Some animals have physical brains as large or larger than man's, and with similar cerebral cortex complexity - but none has the powers of intellect, logic, self-consciousness and creativity of man. The physical brain of a dolphin, whale or elephant is larger than the human brain, while a chimp's is slightly smaller. Qualitatively, the difference between them and the human brain is very little - not enough to remotely account for the vastly superior intelligence and output of the human brain. The gap between animal brain and human mind is incredibly vast.

When God molded Adam out of the dust of the ground, he was made in the "likeness" - the outward form and shape - of God Himself. Not too many people believe that, but you can look it up in Gen. 1:26. God did not make any of the other creatures to be a replica of Himself. This unique form and shape was given to man alone. This is because man was created with the potential to become God. This is another doctrine not many believe, choosing the nebulous "floating on a cloud after death" theory. But of the two, the Bible is replete with inferences to the former.

Each animal was created with a brain suited for its particular animal kind. But animals do not have the potential of mind and character that God gave only to man. No animal was ever given the gift of mind power - ability to think, to reason, to make choices and decisions - as was man.

It is this very special attribute of mind and character that separates men from animals. Animals posess what we call instinct. Their brains are programmed, so to speak, by God with particular instinctive aptitudes to live and perform in a certain way. They follow instinctive habit patterns in their feeding, nesting, migration and reproduction. Thus beavers build dams, birds build nests. These aptitudes are inherited - they are not the result of logical, cognitive or thinking processes.

For example, millions of birds flock south each year as winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere. They don't stop to reason why, they don't ask themselves whether they should, they don't plan ahead an itinerary for the trip. At a given internal signal - like the preset alarm of a clock - they leave their summer feeding grounds in the north and travel hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles south. Scientists don't fully understand why - they merely observe  the operation of this animal instinct.

Each species or kind of bird builds a different type of nest; feeds on specific kinds of foods; and migrates at different times to various destinations. But none of these actions is planned in advance by the birds as humans would. Birds merely have the capability and proclivity to do that which Almighty God built into the instinct of each at creation.

But man's mind is vastly different from animal instinct. Man is able to devise various ways to do any one thing or to achieve a predetermined goal. Man can acquire knowledge and reason from it. He can draw conclusions, make decisions, will to act according to a thought-out-plan.

Man can design and build different types of houses, using various designs and building materials. Thus we see intricate designs of castles and mansions, and more basic designs like igloos and wood cabins. Humans also eat different types of foods, prepared in many ways, and in a logical, thought out manner. We may also live different lifestyles from one another. And if a man wants to change his way of life - he can! He is not governed by a set of predetermined  habit patterns as animals are.

Man can choose - he has free moral agency. He can devise codes of conduct and exercise self-discipline. He can originate ideas and evaluate knowledge because he has a mind that is patterned after God's mind. Man can devise and bring his plans to fruition because he has been given some of the very creative powers of God.

Man alone can wonder, "Why was I born? What is life? What is death? Is there a purpose to human existence? Man, unlike the animals, not only "knows" how to do certain things, but he also knows that he knows - that is, he is aware that he has knowledge; he is conscious of that fact and self-conscious of his own existence as a unique being.

These attributes of mind and character make man God's unique physical creation. God has shared some of His own unique qualities with man. And God expects man to develop and become conformed to the "spiritual" image of God's perfect mind and holy character (Matt. 5:48) - just as man is now formed in the physical image of God.

But now the question begs to be answered - what is the elusive element that separates man from the animals?

"Human" spirit makes the difference

Man was created to have a special relationship with God. He was made in the likeness of the God kind. If in doubt, read what Jesus Christ looks like now in spiritual form (Rev. 1). He as a shape like we do, with all parts of the body comparable to ours, except in spiritual form and glory.

God's purpose in making mortal man after His own likeness demanded mind power in man patterned after God's own mind. That is why the most remarkable thing about man is his mind. What is it then that separates humankind from the animal kingdom? What gives man this god-plane power of intellect? It all boils down to a non-physical component in the human brain that does not exist in the animal brain. This component makes man so vastly different from animals, and truly unique.

Man does not have an immortal soul within him that enables him to live on apart from his body after death (remember man is a mortal soul). But the Bible nevertheless does speak of a "spirit in man" Here are some examples:

1. Job 32:8 - But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

2. Zech. 12:1 - The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

The Commentaries are baffled by passages such as these, because their writers are so steeped in the doctrine of the trinity, they cannot understand that this spirit in man has no consciousness of itself. It is not an "immortal soul," nor is it the man himself. It is something within the man. Joined with his physical brain, it forms human mind. It imparts to man's brain his unique powers of intellect and personality - the ability to think rationally and make free will decisions. It imparts the ability to learn mathematics, , languages or other types of knowledge such as music, art, carpentry, flying.

The spirit in man can be called the "human" spirit, for it is in each human being, even though it is spirit essence, and not matter. It is not a "ghost," spirit being or the Holy Spirit. It is also not the soul - the physical human is a soul.

The human spirit does not supply human life. The human life is in the physical blood, oxidized by the breath of life (Lev. 17:11). But the spirit in man does impart the power of intellect to the human brain:

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God (I Cor. 2:11).

This non-phyical component in the human brain is spirit essence, just as in the material world, air is a gaseous essence. it cannot see - the physical brains sees through the eyes. It cannot hear - the brain hears through the ears. it cannot think - the brain thinks, although the human spirit imparts the power to think far above the level of the brute animal. Without such spirit, animals cannot do original thinking.

Whatever knowledge enters the brain through the five senses is instantly stored (memorized) in the human spirit within the person, much like a computer stores information. it enables the brain to have instant recall of stored up knowledge, thus enabling it to utilize bits of related information in the process of thinking and reasoning.

The human spirit imparts the power of intellect to the physical brain in two ways: 1) It gives the brain instant recall of whatever it calls for in its knowledge base and (2) it allows the brain to put the pieces of information stored in the spirit together in the process we call "thinking," "reasoning" and "drawing conclusions."

The human spirit is also the means God has instilled which to make possible a personal relationship between human man and divine God. It acts as a bridge, so to speak, between our mind and that of God. When the human mind is given the Holy Spirit, then there is a "bridge" of understanding between God and man. That is what the second part of I Cor. 2:11 is all about: "...even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God." It is the vital missing component in communicating with our Father and Jesus Christ.

This truth is so important that Satan has twisted and perverted it long ago. He clouded the minds of men and led them into believing his big lie as far back in time as the first human beings in the Garden of Eden.

Here was the origin of the "immortality of the soul" teaching so prevalent today. Satan told the first woman she would "not surely die" (Gen. 3:4). In other words, he told her she had an "immortal soul" that woud live forever. Eve believed this lie. And much of the world today continues to believe some variation of that ancient "big lie!"

Larry Harmon,  who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure.  He was 83.

"Bozo is a combination of the wonderful wisdom of the adult and the childlike ways in all of us," Harmon said.

Not only was he the most famous clown in the world, but he also managed to surpass the average life expectancy of 77.  Was it solely genetics that kept him living or was it the happiness he felt in return for bringing happiness onto others?  We all could learn something from Bozo.  Smile,  make people laugh,  give a gift,  and let someone know you appreciate them.  By using these simple gestures Bozo changed peoples lives for over 50 years.  Start bringing joy into your life and others.  It works.

Thanks for reading I appreciate you!!

Beatie zou gespot zijn toen hij het St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon verliet. BBC meldt dat de dochter van Beatie met een keizersnede is geboren. Anderen schrijven dat ze op natuurlijke wijze ter wereld kwam.

As I sit here having just read this interview, I am blown away by how far we have truly come since the birth of our first child. We have overcome so much and I know it is because neither one of us is afraid of staring adversity in the eye. Chris and I met November 2000 while we worked at the same company. We've been inseparable ever since, no matter what the storm brought to our world. Relying on each other's strengths and shoring up each other's weaknesses, we've managed to build an extremely strong marriage that has been tested time and again in the short six years of wedded partnership. And you know what? We've come out of each storm stronger and closer than before. There's a quote by Louisa Alcott:  "I am not afraid of the storm for I am learning to sail my ship." Together we are not afraid of the storm and have slowly begun to master sailing our ship through whatever mighty waves come our way. I hope you enjoy this honest and compassionate look into my PPD experience from my husband's perspective.

Would you share your experience of watching the woman you love suffer from Postpartum Depression? What were some of the emotions you went through as you watched me spiral downward and what was the hardest part for you?

Wow, thats tough. I guess it is hard because I have blocked that out of my mind. I think the best way to answer that question is to just explain what PPD looks like from the outside from the perspective of someone who is uneducated in the signs, because that is where I was when it all began. Honestly I really didn't know what to think. All I knew is that the woman that I married and loved was gone. You were reclusive and moody most of the time. All I really wanted to do is just tell you to snap out of it, and I think that I did a couple of times. I thought you had become lazy and selfish. I knew something was wrong, but I thought it was more of a problem with lack of motivation and lack of discipline. It made me angry. After our second daughter was born, I had educated myself. I found that even though I got frustrated with you, I understood. I probably didn't show it all the time, because I had my own stresses going on with sixty hour work weeks and the hospitalization of our daughter. The hardest part of it all though was watching you hurt. I just wanted so bad for you to be happy and it just didn't seem to happen.

Looking back, would you agree that the lack of diagnosis/treatment of my first episode compounded my second episode?

Definitely. I actually believe that it just carried over into the second pregnancy. You never really recovered from the first episode. It wasn't until nearly a year after the birth of Charlotte that I even began to recognize you as the same woman that I married.

You recognized my PP OCD the second time around well before I was able to admit there was a problem. In fact, you even made the call to my OB's office for initial treatment. What were some of the warning signs that alerted you to the beginnings of this episode?

You had become anti-social. You were sad most of the time. You did a lot of cleaning, and please don't take this the wrong way because you really are a great housewife, but neither one of us is Mary Poppins when it comes to keeping the house clean. What really tipped me off though was that you just didn't seem well. You wanted to sleep a lot and you also seemed to snap very easily at the smallest things.

My hospitalization absolutely frightened me but ultimately became the turning point in my recovery. Would you share your memories and feelings surrounding my hospitalization?

Honestly, I was scared to death as well. I didn't know what I was going to do. I was working sixty hour work weeks with a two year old and newborn at home and I didn't know how I was going to take care of them. And how would I juggle having to make the hour drive back and forth to the hospital that you were in to bring you the things that you would need and to get milk for Charlotte? I didn't know how long you would be there. I was really scared. I was also concerned for you. I love you and didn't want to see you hurting. I was also thankful for the fact that you were getting the help you needed. When you called me at work and told me that you were having intrusive thoughts, I couldn't get home fast enough. Who knows what the outcome would have been had you not gone to the hospital that day? That thought still crosses my mind today. I am so grateful that you understood the severity of your problem and took the help that was given to you. I think it all goes back to education.

We worked very hard together to prevent PPD after Cameron's birth. What were some of the differences in how we approached the postpartum period this time around?

Well, I know that you took antidepressants during your pregnancy, but we also had a set of written guidelines as to what to look for and for how we would respond if certain events took place. We tried to educate (there's that word again) our families about the signs to look for and also what were the right and wrong things to say and do in the event that PPD reared it's head again. During your second bout with PPD I really think that we were better educated, but our families were not. This caused a lot of tension and strife. With the whole family knowing what to look for, it helped make everyone sympathetic to the situation. Boy do I wish we had that in place when in the throes of your second episode.

What is the biggest lesson you feel you've learned from my PP OCD episodes?

I always viewed mental illness as something that happened to other people. I viewed people with mental illness as weird or abnormal. The biggest thing I learned is that mental illness can strike anyone, at any time. I suffer from ADHD, depression and anxiety and would have never sought help with my issues had I not educated myself about yours.

What has it been like to watch me grow from mother suffering from PPD to the PPD Advocate I am today?

First I would like to say how proud I am of you. You have turned adversity into triumph. I have been amazed at the transformation. Most people just take their hard knocks and then move on, but you have taken up a cause and have made a difference in other peoples lives. I am inspired and in awe. I love you and encourage to keep up the great work that you are doing.

Share with us what you find to be most challenging about fatherhood. The Least challenging.

I have always been a rather impatient person. Fatherhood is teaching me patience. That is a challenge since I tend to want instant results. Maybe that is just the ADHD in me. Kids sort of move at their own pace, and I have learned that they are learning all along the way. To rush them along is not only detrimental to their growth and development, but it is also unfair to steal those learning experiences away from them. The least challenging is loving those precious kids. I just can't seem to get enough of them and can't give enough hugs and kisses. That is not a challenge at all.

How important do you feel it is to hold onto a sense of self once you become a parent? What are some ways a father can provide some much needed alone time?

You must know who you are before you can help someone else, namely your children, discover who they are. The best way to do that is to have some "me time". It is very difficult to get when you are a parent between diaper changes and cleaning mud (or other mud like substances) off the walls, but is essential. Sometimes I will stay up late to get some alone time or will go to the store. Don't forget though that you and your spouse need some time together too. Also, it is ok to ask your wife to take the kids for a few hours while you go get some coffee. Just remember though that you need to provide her with that same luxury as well. Ask the Grandparents to take the kids too. Even if it is just for an hour or two, you and your spouse can have a nice dinner or just go home and work on some of those household projects that you have on your "honey do" list.

And last but not least, if you had one piece of advice to give an expectant father (new or experienced), what would it be?

Educate, educate and when it's all through educate some more. You can never fully prepare yourself for everything that fatherhood throws at you, but knowing some of what to expect takes a lot of the anxiety away and relieves a lot of the stress on you and your spouses relationship

From England, to Maine, to the Carolinas, Florida and Washington State to Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Here is the story from New Zealand.

"A green funeral is a way of reducing one's carbon footprint -- from the choice of casket to the way loved one's dispose of remains."

As the article points out Green means lower funeral cost.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaruherald/4604146a6571.html

If you want a list of the green cemeteries in the United States description, and it all here

http://www.thegreenfuneralsite.com/GreenCemeteries.html

Some information on biodegradable caskets can be found at CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/12/27/green.coffins.ap/index.html

More information on Lowering the average cost of a funeral can be found here:

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by Morgan James Publishing.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois, Funeral advocate

The “Google Books Search” give a look inside the book.

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At just seven weeks postpartum this past December, Jennifer Bankston took her life and her son's life as a result of a severe postpartum mood disorder. Her family has started a wonderful organization in memory of her dedicated to spreading awareness, educate, and help support women and families suffering with postpartum illness. They have already achieved so much and netted over $50,000 at their first fundraiser. Please support this amazing family as they join us to help prevent other families from the pain they have so unfortunately experienced.

The room was decked out with a great sound system, drum set, guitars and guitar amps as well as theatrical lights. It was pretty impressive. There were some men there when we arrived, so we met them and spent some time getting to know them.

One of the men I met had been in prison for several years and would be for many many years to come. He had a bigger smile than you can imagine. As we talked he explained that he lived horribly on the streets, and when he was put in prison, he continued to act the same which led to him being placed in the super max. He then realized that he had violated the commands of a Holy God and that Christ was his only hope for salvation. Now he had joy. He has other inmates ask him all the time if he's having visitors because he is so happy.

Why shouldn't he be happy? He's found his advocate before God.

25 Years

Complimentary qualities

So easily seen in you

She an obvious violet red

He a greenish hew

Though if you mix these two

All radiance leaves the room

The colors are more less gobbled up

A darkness here does loom

That’s why we shouldn’t mix them up

They better stand alone

To compliment each other

Though it cause the heart to groan

At times can't get a word in edgewise

Into each others track

Yet when you see what God has done

No wisdom does He lack

You are each other's greatest fan

Best advocates of you

Now time brings an empty nest

To focus…  You’re not through

You make the greatest dream team

When you see each other's strengths

And understand from whence they come

God’s glory to display

You know God brought you together

On that momentous day

You've seen Him do amazing things

And He's not going away!

Eloyce M Witzel

2/24/08

Here's an excerpt of what Shari Lusskin, MD says in the foreword of the Therapy & the Postpartum Woman:

Ms. Kleiman presents a theoretical framework in which the therapist “mothers the mother” by acting as the “good” mother, who “must achieve that equilibrium between absolute support and appropriate boundaries.” Using compelling patient narratives, she demonstrates just how to achieve that balance in order to teach the patient how to develop confidence in her own skills as a mother. There is a treasure trove of “clinical pearls” in this eminently readable book, which even the most experienced clinician will be able to use right away. For those new to the field, and for patients and their loved ones, the book offers a wealth of information on the nature of postpartum depression as a medical illness and the psychosocial issues that arise when a woman is faced with caring for a baby. Ms. Kleiman describes how the medical community tends to minimize the complexity of these issues and use a “one size fits all” approach to treating depression. Readers will learn to be more effective advocates for proper treatment of perinatal depression. Therapists will also learn how to draw from their own experiences to facilitate the human connection between therapist and patient at a time when women feel isolated by shame and insecurity. Together, the therapist and the patient can work towards discovering the innate resilience that has allowed women to raise children even in the most extreme circumstances. Ms. Kleiman has developed a humanistic approach to psychotherapy for postpartum mood disorders that gives recognition to psychodynamic theory, but then uses many cognitive–behavioral techniques to reach well-defined goals. Therapy and the Postpartum Woman is an elegantly written book that not only offers practical advice but also does so in a way that will touch the lives of both patients and therapists. It is destined to become a classic for those experiencing or treating perinatal mood disorders.

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                                                                        Selling Your Soul

        TO sell your soul you will want to make kinds of manifestation of power for conjuring of lost souls which will directly ttake3 your soul to Satan.  Making a personal abgggreement to Satan for what you desire for your soul this can be fame fortune power or any re3aso n you feel constitutes selling your soul.  Do this only once and be racy for the making of this work for rituals can be done for.  Your conjuration using skulls and drawing f blood to form a kind of ritual pact with the devil.

                                                Heresy

        In all of history there has been forms of heresy this would be done in lien black mail and falseness heresy is done of the  droning motivations of the satanic trinity,.  You will want to use heresy in some form for your own attempts for ritualistically a accommodating yourself with Satan powers you can tell false tales worship the beast alas a christen and also worship Satan while using deception to all others you may encounter.  Heresy some to the foundations of satanic history would wanton t use them in motivation for making parts curses and spells in satanic magic,  This will work your power wall and will often give you a sense of range for your own powers as far as how for you will be able to develop your allegiance to satin.  OI use heresy by using the name Satan even tight Imp not the true antichrist or dragon but really am using the false trinity forming a practice and influence others into satanic and occult practices.

                                                                        Prince of Darkness

The Prince of darkne3ss is known by Satan Lucifer Belial or the Devil.   Cloaked in mystery destruction deception secrecy and dark insanity the Prince of darkness was cast to earth and lives as the true God of Man.  The backstabbing Father of lies is the leader of advocacy against God and his angels.  The Armageddon and rise of the antichrist is the main reason for the man of sin Satan or beast to rise to power through the possession of individual.  This individual will be thought of an s a charismatic worldly ruler.  Which will rise to power buy Satan and will perform great miracles?  The devil is the adversary to humanity also building up his powers with the send of man and also follower’s worshippers and disciples. To be held in petition the power of hell and all its entities fallen and damned. 

                                                Deities

        Many deities are used and worshipped by occultist.  You can use many of the cities many in worship but it’s important to create your own you will want to use your workings.  You will want to use deities which can e represented in your magic by your personal work standards use your amuck for your workings along with enchantment.  Using them this way will allow you to make rituals.  You will develop powers this way and will also be able to worship with your magic which will allow you to make your large spells and god making be able the spiritual indulgence for your work.

                        False Gods

        False Gods are hold incredible power and will allow you to make many sands and the development with deception secrecy and devotion to yo9ur true pat belief and systems.  You will want to use them with your spell casting curses and also manifestations and lost souls conjurations you can also use them in your rituals and workings.  You don’t need to create then they are usually extremely secretive and not too many people use them. You will also want to se them in your practice. Using the antichrist in your work with false gods along with Satan will allow you to use dark magic doing this will create a kind of effect which will work with you in your power,  Making you  way twitch this false hood.  Is apart if the worship and use of the false prophet.  So to better yourself you will want to have false pretenses intentions, powers blessings help and trot.  Theses are the natural powers of the false.

                `                       Vampirism

        Vampirism is a great movie to watch for occultism and power.  The use of numerology and the zodiac will allow you to have your own astral or horoscope power with sin the self hypnosis developing divinity and with you own means and power.  Buddha horns made out of the 8 worlds give a strong sense of masculinity and vampire suprenmacy7 for you to use in symbolism with horned gods.  Blood worship to this vampire god initiates you to have powers beyond the nocturnal thresh hold and will uplift you to know heights.

                                                Demoniac

        With demoniac you can heave exceptional powers build up from demon worship use.  T5he practice of demoniac in the occultist the practice of nothing being holy.  The   theory of the dammed is used here as the embodiment of its success.   Where there is holy there is unholy there for there is no holy and the breaking down of holy power and divinity falls into patterns of demonism and occultism.  Working with demoniac will give you powers which are more super natural.  This wan are light and dark powers.  For demons can be either or both.  The practices of ancient Greece come up here with the replacement of many christen and arch angels with demon guardians and protectors.  These demons can be thought of as many watchers of Babylonian texts which will allow for great ceremonies rituals and seduces for a church, coven, or a demonist.  Antichrist Church Hosted by Satan has a great demoniac clip on you tube using a skull demons and hallowed ground of the building up of demonic powers.

                                                Antichrist

        Many people believe there is only one antichrist.  I believe there is a great deceiver in the world which wills ris4e to power.  But until then believe many antichrist will begirding this power and will also be cunning enough to use great deception for themselves also, There are several of these antichrist to look at to start would be George Bush along with Hillary Clinton, Marilyn Manson, Myself Satan, david Hassel off, Bill Gates, Jim Morrison, Alistair Crowley, Hitler, Saddam Hussesin, and host of celebrities which would be classified in some form as the Prince if Darkness.  You can use any of these people roar Deities in occult rituals for the building of your own occult deception for worshiper gods and goddesses for your occult coven or church.

                                        Gods

You can use thousand so different gods in your magic.  The pots look is to use several this would be.  Though Loki Diablo and of course Satan as the God of the witches for your concentration in witchcraft or ne4o pagan idol practices.  There are many theory’s which could be used in a way as to build up your god powers for your self in a kind of antiphony and unholy practice// the way to do this is with systems of money to week pay check have and spend.  You will want your system. To revolve around particular deities for a rise in your personal and secret for your worship of false worship.  Depending yon your desires and wither these gods or goddesses will be for your coven or self you can use them in a manifestation of your self which will come in occult strength fiord your to use.  This will be a divine path or cult depending of which direction you go in keeping it all for your self or sharing it with others.  You will want to model them with horn for masculine and 3^rd eyes intuition for feminine.  You will want to also include some form of chakras for your self also for the ecmcompassing if this nest power.  You can fashion them with belief power.  You can fashion them with belief atheist, worship, non worship, false worship.

                                        Mind Control

        Using mind control with your deities will allow you to manifest great secret powers which only you may unknown about a dues.  They will be desecrated and designed to have the effect f a kind of perfection in your practice.  OU will want to use them in conjunction with the healing couscous shifting d deceptive manipulation s of fatuousness in your path., this wiled be the high powers in your occult.  Mind control is used as an accent to your astral aura spirit and psychic.  The use of telepathy projections and privileged privacy of thought building will allow you to congregate a pattern of chains of thought which will be spells of the mind only brought out in hypnosis or self hypnosis.  This will alloy you to use in communications with professionalism.  This will make several kinds of demons, deities, and folklore of course to use for representation in ritual.  You can use them in conjurations of wicked Arian practices and beliefs ales.  You may be able to congregate symbols and magical tools for later brain washing for there rising of personal gain and your own personal Babylonian keys which will represent psychic channels of the mind.

                                                Brain Washing

        You should look at the history of brain washing.  There is mooched to be learned here in this there are workings and rituals which use Bain washing especially in the occult.  You will want to use yours as a higher form of hypnosis and mi9nd control.  The best way too do this is to make a kind of thought form which will talent an den elaborate your senses and especially 6sense for the building up of power to go along with the talents and skills but the mind when you want to and this would be the purposes of mutely workings a s a sorcerer does thought using this kind of channeling.  Then using sorcery you will want o have exchanges of power with deities develop a kind of hypersonic to occult and can be done with all powers to give great strength and even combination use which can be used in brain washing.

                                        Hypocrisy

        Hypocrisy is a occult practice of developing a kind of nature which is less definite hypocrisy will allow you to develop senses of deception un expected sin and dynamics. Using hypocrisy as a tool for decision making a subjue3ctso of these matters.  This will block out most of the strictness of other religions and give you a freedom of control to use in your determinations and practices especially in ritual and sermons.  This will give you more of a way to form a kind alternative perspective and practice which would be the kind of strength to compile more success out of what you may not expect.  Hypocrisy can lead you to making new forms of talent and itinerant you mayo not know you have or could want.

                                        Divination

        It is important to remember your divination to carryon out your goals and path if you are a true times that its is important for ritualistic and magical purposes to carry on these attitudes which can be envy greed any typo of sin to do this you will wanton to do this you also use this for the conjurations of wickeder Ian spell casting or other forms of spell casing and cursing you will wanton to use them in a way to allow your altitude to carry these spells for ward tryout will also want to make strategies for crying refunded results for the pressumagbility of results you will also want to use them is  manifestation and powers,.  This was what you can use for your occult divination.

                                        Black Mass

Black mass is a perspective of will and trust between individuals for a participation of collaboration and will for the group as a whole.  You will wanton use divination for the main ghouls of ritual.  You will also be able to make a kind of worship a kind of unification for the groups.  You will then be able to meek power casting a d magical powers become the main possibilities and conjurations of black mass for the purposes of the ritual.  You can also make perspectives of youth come using collaborated psychic powers and manipulation of demons or tether entities for which you may call. You can also make kind so passivity’s for scone forms of sorcery and other principals of magic lore.  You can then make many forms of voodoo hoodoo ore arts or craft for conjurations of gods or many other forms of mythology.

                                                Black Arts

        Black arts are incredible and carry great responsibility and power.  You will want to use them for a spiritually and manifestations of soul and spiritual invocation and incarnation s for art work drawing and occult callings rituals and endless  possibilities if carnal urges and cravings.  You can use them for any hypo of practice which would in clued witchcraft sorcery neo pagan or pagan demon and voodoo workings.  You can also develop fended skills of projection and manifestation s of powerful workings and spells you will want to use them in forms of shairvoyensce, as;  And telepathy and aura seeing or astral projections can be done with the black arts you can also manifest powerful films of possession and charm for increasing your power forms of possession and charm for increasing your power for the possibilities of making pacts  and justifying the use of deity worship and relic formations for vampirism and collectively creating a divinity and path of your own.

                                        Sin

        You acne use sin for the production of spirituality which would be in tune with why you and other demons for the making of spells and courses for which craft paganism of sorcery.  You will also want to use such books as the necronomicon, satanic bible, and the antichrist bible. For chapter in the bible for ht possibility of manifestations of the powers and forces of nature.  This will allow you to make many forms of duality and manufacturing of complex workings for business or pleasure.  You can use many forms of magic and practice for shamanism and soul callings.  You will also want to develop forms of practices for lust sex greed vanity to make a kind of freedom for your self to be more in tune with magical forces and powers you akin also make many kinds of black mass.  Workings and rituals and conjuring lost souls.

        Paganism

Paganism is a natural part of ancient history involving nature and many will want to u use them for making some forms of divination and worki9ngs more direct.   Evolving your self with the god or goddess, you will want to use them for many forms of divination of powers of calling on gods for demons you will want to also develop familiars and spiritual relations with manifestations of power for the self and other relations with spirits and demons.  You can also  want to use the starts astrology and psychic powers for the manifestations of powers which can be light of dark power depending of what form of magic you would like to use for making demons and spirits campanile for you participation other self and other wilds in this spiritual nature.

                                                Witchcraft

        Witchcraft is over live thousand of year’s folds you will want to use them in a way as to allow for the relationship twitch the goddess and god you can also use them in a form of potential for the god of the dance.  You can use them in a way as to allow you to make conjurations of black magic and wickedness power of emancipation and empowerment of the whole sell, You will want to use them for them making of goals and possibilities of satisfaction fit be activated in practices of ritual fistic worship of the god or goddess you can also make a spell hex or curse grow and become attractive through the building of rituals for ultimate goals you can for different deities to using in magical aortas and practices for the empowerment of self will and wholeness.

                                        Babylon

        Babylon is the ancient city of which many practices come form you will want to use then in a way to make the system of advantage work for you.  You can also make many classifications of deities to use out of the nectonomicon or any other literature with Babylonian gods.  You may use them for the ritualistic worship and calling of gods and deities. You can use then for the building up of power and craft for sinful pleasures and self discovery.  YO can also develop skills for projection you use of a coven.  Also magic and power you can also make great manifestations of demonic forces which would be intone with Babylonian practices and beliefs.

                                        Evil

        Evil comes in many forms usually project able by the means of ghost spirits succubae incubi familiars and evil may even look like a particular person you may or may not be familiar with evil is seductive and when allowed can take you whole depending apron which type of projections you are seeking and your powers’ This will allow you to make the evil judgments many have made in the past come to life for you to use in a hypnotic meant of possession on to a person or group of people.  You many also are able to use them in doctrine with the capabilities.  Of evil worship and ritual acts and even some forms of blood worship.  You can use evil in a meant of blood worship.  You can use evil in a means of making the best possiblisituations for yourself while trying to seduce or entice or over power a person.  You will want to develop these skills on  practicing of familiars and even enemies where you deem fit for some forms of possession and bewitching for results of making money or some forums of craft which would tie in to demonism occult or even abominations in type of black or high mass.

                                        Unholy

        Ungodliness is a virtue of the damned.  The incarnations of witchcraft sorcery and dark paganism are usually the benefit of having a kind of metaphor of parallel and gifted seduction into darkness. The abyss the devil and even forms or projected spirituality’s this will allow you to make judgment calls oven types of sin and secretive manipulation of powers and abilities you may possess for raising demons, spirits, devils, and folklore.  You can even make forms of ghost’s spirits vampires or beasts out of yourself in means of spirit astral and soul.  These are levels of the self if you choose to believe in them which will allow you to make sorcery witchcraft and forms of god or goddesses worship.  YOU may them make decision which still remain pure strong and beautiful and reselect.  You can also develop monsters of the abyss and world as a whole.  You can develop power which include hypnosis psychic and astral projections, and even out of body experience.  The unholy usually conjure together and are strong groups.  There are many dress styles which include Goth and punk but usually remains a kind of mystery whether a person is or isn’t unholy.

                                                Incantations

        Incantations are for making spells curses and hexes happen for you.  They would include hexes on popularity politics gossip money clothing and work of any sort.  You will want to use them in a meant of projecting and detecting a kind of meats of goodness exact evil in trades of minion before whom you worship.  You will want to use the m forking types of sermons, rituals, say ounce, group workings or private symbolism of divinity magic.  This will allow you to stand out form the rest and will give you powers to appropriately make light and truth or darkness and deception your goals in what you do.  You can make forms of magic which will correspond with outside forces for which you may or may not be able to control.  You will want too be practical in your wane and develop a sense of belonging to the left hand path for which you are on either light or darkness in this behavior.  You can practice witchcraft paganism sorcery or even forms of druidism and Nordic dark spiritualism  you can be a wicked Arian or some form of a priest in secrecy or known depending apron your virtues.

                                        Abominations

        Abominations are usually associated with Christianity and the Garden of Eden.  But can be strongly be put to rest there ant they can be used in formulation s of magic which wolf be form Babylon medic Celtic promo green Egyptian and Mesopotamian in craft and lore.  As existing usually in a kind of cruel and dark realm of incarnations of ghost spirits witches and even sorcerers.  Abominations are usually Andy type of entities which is not known or ever seen theory is associated with projections of magic and dark worship you.  You can be affiliated with darkness light shadow demand still use abominations for the deception of being in the astral and or not Bentsen or controlled tracked or followed by witch hunters vampires slayers of some form of evil invasion.  You will be able to use them in doctrine with associated magic lore with ghost spirits golems and antichrist. With out being controlled track or followed by witch hunters vampire slayers or some form of evil invasion abominations can be in many forms and you should pick one that stouts you in some form of art work and pictures sculptures and writings using the descriptions of old of demon fairy tales vampire stories and forms f ancient texts relating to the issues.

                                        False Prophet

        False Prophets are usually associated with ate reason wait decried falsest workings oaf the antichrist Satan or the devil in some cases they are politician men and women of power and even dictators of the past which have exemplifies great cruelty on ether masses of freeing and older countries will want to use them for the ducting for which you use in secrecy and deception carrying a flag of false hood even for the truth you will want to make dictation s to other people which matter to you and possibilities for which you exist in solitude and your craft for powers friendships relation s and evince practicality of your whole self this can be the best way to be a basest kept secret of your own powers and deceptions you can make means of witchcraft formalizers pets friend work lifestyle which will allow your own rituals and practices which can liberate you and your powers in conversations people and realizations and tasks afro which you have and are willing to shard.  You fragmentation which only you can will put together in your folklore and last magic of deceptive qualities which last forever.

                                                Priest Hood

        Priesthood can be  blamed in many forms which would include the doctrine for which you have developed or gave to make power full decisions secrecy and many forms of deceptive or light filled mangers of your life you can also make matter you can developed with statues posters of the internet connecting you with tour own personality and obligations of sincerity of your own workings rituals styles mysteries and fellowship or even govern between you and others for which you may want to be included in your practice or craft.  This will allow you to make decisions which would be practical and also play in leader ship roles which would bellow thorn the changes to be make that would be different form many of theirs and make possibilities or magic persuasion and even pacts with demons spirits and souls and other witches which would give you tenth and power.

                                                Cults

        In cults you can make magic come to you in dragon. angel fallen and angel worship whiz will allow you to draw in energy and change energy a way from other people you will also be able to make strainer and more persuasive decisions. You can make power spells complex workings and magic work for you in worship of a beast or animal god or goddess for raisin great power and also better your self with secret sermons say ounces and rituals with in a form of covenanted trade of rites and practices and spirituality of power which would bake judgments of the rites of the use of the unholy trinity your thrown conjuration of spiritual physical l psychic.  And spirituality of power which would make judgments of trinity your own conjuration of spiritual psychical or psychic worship  you can also develop senses of magic  or incantations and possibibles of people of power your sin for  friendship relations fellowship or even transcend your magic as blessings and spells.

                                Sacrifices

Sacrifices can be made in many ways some of them are good some are bad and many are for the exaltation of the self and what you want or wish for.  You will want to use the m in satisfaction for an obtainable goal. You will be able to use then in correlation of dignity and your obtain arable judgments of money power fame Fortuna glamour indulgence good or the customs of prosperity and a whole.  You will be able to make the best family neighbors business work or harm sacrifices can be in time management money small animals friendship partner power magic or any other type of personal prosperity which would give you some kind of powering group relationship society or fate prosperity sacrifice can be stones gems crystals olla charged and bearded in the earth. This will allow you to make charges and benefits come to you or your coven.  YOU will want your sacrifices to give you the Benet fit of friendship and relations to help you obtain your goals incant and secrecy for results in devil and other types of worship.

                                        Conjuring

Conjuring an best use in powers of darkness and really should be done carefully and with one or more people dedicated to making indulgences of the spiritual physical mental or other types or prosperity you can conjure livid dead romance relationships people all forms of the prosperity conjurations can be don in ritual say ounce ceremonies and even forms of spiritual astral and soul projections.  YOU will want to use them in practice of witchcraft paganism sorcery or even attempts of wizardry dromedary occult anal forms of white or dark magic will allow for conjurations of some sort in a fashion of independent goals to be made in perspective of the senses and many other forms of power to be gained in pacts wade form conjurations these pecan beamed pholophhicalll magically all types of magic an draft or height priesthood sorcery occult witchdoctor and black magic as a whole.

                                        Possessions

        Possessions are strong regarded to only use in ritual and only when they should be used for safety’s you can use possessions for many reasons some of them are for the reasons of magic.  Making for getting a date or even want to use possessions for making money with the use of self hypnosis and spiritual possession.  YOU may also want o to make goals for 12-5 years with small amounts of possession and also of hypnosis This will be fore college fame popularity fortune conmen to be able to make goals for your altars relationships friendships and salsa business partnering you will be able to conjurer greater workings power spells and sorcery workings y in accordance with formations of magic on special interest of feats and overcoming obstacles or pagan however you see fit.

                                                Taboos

Taboo is used in accordance with will and power to obtain a kind of magic which will keep magic returning to you with power to be reused and dedicated to specificities kind individual support of family and friend.  You will also be able to support yourself greatly this way by allowing much of your past to become a form of taboo for which withers many three to follow or manipulated against you by doing this the possibilities for secrecy and deception increase and become better organized in a fashion which will allow you to work greatly with magic and workings of great power and will.  The more taboo you work with will allow you to make better workings out of signs characters and also see molls.  This will enhance more work that thee current workings of powerful views and magic which can be considered artistic and valuable to other people tan blessings and workings with artifacts charms talismans staffs and skulls comes to gather very Weill and drive you perfectly in work in accessible and occult practices.

                                        Hoodoo

        Hoodoo is a way of working magic with the powers of altering perception and transforming magic into great power for physical possession and future gain.  You will be able to make many forms of money prosperity and did even supernatural powers work for you instead of against you.  The power you will have will be that of hidden and secret use of possession and spell casting this will alloy to make better decision soar your self and also others in a way as not to lose special abilities only to gain in tremendous occult strength to use in coven making and group making effect of collective energy for great organized workings and occultism.  This will work will with future sorcery workings which will allow manifest forms of secrete power which will work with spirits animal’s people or faces of nature.

                                                Rites

        Rites of the occult are not conservative or like that Christianity of other fruitions instead they are that of making only the basics of yourself your self but many for your gamin which would include ham nice.  3 Fooled laws or winder shins and of course the basic magic of workings which would be like that of make in more ritual sermon and coven rules. You wan privilege yourself with others powers which can call out demons spirits fallen angels work with you in any takes for which you may have about yourself.

                                                False Worship

        False worship goes along with the power of makings wakens go with you instead of against you.  You will be able to qualify yourself with high positions with the occult form the powers of false worship’s  YOU will also want to make many forms of skills which will develop false priest faze teachers or even a form of the false Christ you can make false gods for many types of worship also which wall develop your skills of the arts for which you will be able to make great conjurations of impotence and sustain valuable aura about yourself which would be allowable would be different than many other s of cause. You will be able to make deception work k for you.  The powers work greatly wills b ether power of dark will and testimony oaf many natural powers.  Which will ether results of false acts and should be traded off to others as blessings as part of giving and receiving.  False worship will also allow you to make a better way of defining the principles of worshipping who you choose and when.

                                                History

The occult goes back in history many thousand so years which would be the work of great power benefiting the power and workings and many of the darkness’s of the ancient world.  You can only imagine the depots other occult and its power.  The doctrine of what is includes and does is ten times as powerful as any relationship in rule of t any country.  The idea that no inquisition or any amount of burning could ever stop the occult form rising.  Many times in history there has been wishing to hold the power of the occult only to be term apart by its power.  The caves of fold and the great damnationand empiries build by the occult have left great power this time anyone gone thorough channel energy and make possible the way for many to transform there spirits or soul to the darkness of occult wisdom and will.

* Clinical psychologist says people in affluent localities try to keep their social status intact by not making their disputes public
* Advocate Surayya Farzand says if a dispute starts in a less privileged family, the husband usually beats wife and forces her to leave home

By Rana Tanveer

LAHORE: It seems that women in posh localities are happy with their marital life, because a less number of women from these areas go to courts to get divorce, compared to women from less privileged areas, reveals courts data available a survey conducted by Daily Times.

The survey, which was completed after analysing 300 cases out of 12,000, pending before family courts of the city, revealed that 7.8 percent women of Gulberg, DHA and Model Town (Gulberg 3 percent, DHA 2.2 percent and Model Town 2.6 percent) moved the courts.

These cases are about suits for dissolution of marriage, maintenance, repayment of conjugal rights, and suit for recovery of dowry.

The survey revealed that Bund Road alone has eight percent women who moved the courts to resolve their family disputes. About 32.7 percent women of less privileged areas have moved the courts to resolve their divorce disputes.

7.1 percent women in Cantonment demanded marital rights through courts from their former husbands, the study reveals. The Cantonment includes Saddar, Burki, and Manawan.

Women of Shalamar and its suburbs (7.5 percent), Shahdara (7.2 percent), Multan Road (3.4 percent), Wahdat Colony (0.75 percent), Johar Town/Iqbal Town (3.4 percent) and Chungi Amarsidhu (1.5 percent) took their family disputes before the courts.

Clinical Psychologist Sajjad Ahmad said, “Almost every married couple fights, but it is up to them how they resolve their matters. In affluent localities, people try to keep their social status intact by not making their disputes public. Women in posh localities being well educated try their best to resolve their family matters on their own. In case they have to part, they do it without intimating others or going to courts.” He said women in posh localities did not bother to move the courts for recovery of dower, which they considered an insult to the family.

He said, “Women in less privileged areas, being less educated, make mountains out of a molehill, disturbing their marital lives that later end in divorces.”

Normally, he said, women did not file cases against their former husbands, but their families forced them to do so.

Advocate Surayya Farzand Chaudhry, who deals with family cases, said, “If a matter rises in a well-off family, it is resolved through conciliation and in few cases divorce takes place. If a dispute rises in a less privileged family, the husband beats the wife and forces her to leave home. In such cases, husbands neither let their wives return home, nor divorce them, which forces the women to approach the courts.”

She said, “In several cases, the husband divorces his wife, but does not return her dower, which again leads the women to move the courts.”

Courtesy: The Daily Times, June 23, 2008

When playing Chess, it seems like a game of triumph or loses. One can never tell if he played fair in the game. As the player makes a move, it entails great responsibilities and risks to what he does, like a leader that makes sense.

Playing chess is sometimes boring, sometimes exciting. The outcome is impulsive as the end of the game is never determined unless planned. The player is required to be focused during the game. Every move is well thought-out. Every chance is valued. In the game you can never redo what you have moved. Chess is not a physical contest, and there is no element of luck as in card games. Chess is, indeed, an easy yet a very meticulous sport.

Chess has tricky rules. The player needs to put in mind those conventions of the game when he takes a step in the board. It is important to know that the player is aware on how to move the chess pieces. Moreover, the player is required to be proactive. He must learn to plan all his moves before proceeding to the game so he will not end up being defeated by his own mistakes. Here, the opponent is not literally an enemy. It is the objective which requires attention.

Out of nowhere, I thought of something while writing this piece which I think is more of a sporty column than a formal one. I think about its relations to how a student organization is managed. Similar to chess, a student organization has student officers who play the role of being one of the chess pieces in a board. Chess pieces also have its own ranks as to a student organization.

The role of these student groups is to protect its King, the student organization as a whole that aims for student service. The goal, like in chess, which is toward a clean game, incorporating the rules of the match while aiming to meet the expectations of the studentry.

Like in a chess game that has a group of chess pieces making their way to cross the board, a student organization will not be successful unless there is cooperation. No teamwork means no concrete plans. In the last student elections, the councils are filled with officers who come from different parties.

Though there are misunderstandings after the election due to the issue of cheating and the alleged violation in the Election Code, it is a good move that these contrasting parties have settled their own grievances in order to manage their posts.

In the case of Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance Student Council (IABF-SC), the president is the only one who comes from SAMASA party while the rest are from Sandigan. If there are any internal problems that this student council is facing, this must be because of the difference in orientation of the two varying parties. However, it is good if this student council and the like set their minds in reference to what their goal is: to serve the students in a way that will benefit everybody.

This comparison is just a miniature of the game of student organizations this school year. If you read this piece from the start then you’ll come to the idea of considering the game chess in playing your role as a student leader in a student organization.

The challenge is to imagine your self being in the chess board and have a fair game while incorporating the rules of your organization and the others’. Don’t just move your chess pieces without any plans because this can destroy all your chances and worst, at the end, the students whom you serve for will tell you ‘checkmate’.

At the end of the day, student leaders must have fair term for students whom they serve this year. Fair term in a sense that they will give back the service that students expect them in return to the trust they grant to all student leaders. This is only a once in a lifetime opportunity, so make the best out of the game. Don’t waste it.

Student leaders, consider the things mentioned here about chess. It’s an advice for all. May all serve the students well enough for them to say: It’s a good year for all student leaders.

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To achieve such vibrant colors, wax is applied to the fabric/cloth ( often a combination of bee's wax and parafin wax is used) before the dyes are applied. Often a series of colors are used through several drying cycles. A canting needle is skillfully manipulated so that it allows the wax to seep out of a tiny spout of a metal cup attached to the wooden tool.  Other techniques of applying the wax, including pouring the liquid and then using a brush, or applying it to a pre-carved wooden or metal or wire box and then stamping it on the fabric.

Since her arrival to Guam over 50 years ago, Judy truly adopted the the Chamoru culture. She learned the language and married a local boy. She has been active in many community efforts especially in the art community. She has written two local children's books as a tribute to her grandchildren.

Her Batik works of art adorn many government buildings and businesses on Guam.  She is an advocate of Arts Education and has earned a P.H.D. in the Arts of Oceania.    There are a couple of web sites of interest: http://www.judyflores.com/Home_Page.html    and  https://batiksbyjudyflores.com/.

Judy Flores has made her mark on Guam and will forever be known as one of it's island treasures.

What??

That was my first thought -- stop all treatments? Stop looking for a cure and accept them for who they are?

I thought about this further, and couldn't get past the thought that anyone who thinks we haven't accepted who are children are really doesn't know what they're talking about. I think everyone other than those dealing with new diagnoses, those who haven't had a chance to grasp it all yet, accepts their children. I accept my child's autism. I accept his differences. I accept his tics, his stims, his rituals, his needs...but that doesn't mean I've given up on thoughts of happiness and functioning as he wants to within society, and I don't see him being able to do that if he's on the floor in a tantrum, biting himself, wetting/messing himself, or not understanding a change in routine. For non-verbal kids, I don't think their parents should have to just 'leave him be' when it comes to not ever hearing their child speak. I don't know, my child's verbal, but from parents I've met, they'd give their right and left arms to hear their child say "I love you" or "I'm happy, Mom." Who can blame them?

So moving on past 'acceptance,' what about finding a cure. Why wouldn't we want to stop another generation from watching their child bang their head on the floor, line up their toys for hours, or flap their hands so much they can't pay attention to anything else. Sure, I love and accept my child for his uniqueness, but does that mean that I should be okay with autism being out there, and I shouldn't want other children to not have to go through this? It's okay for some people, but why make that decision for others?

Heck yes I want a cure. I don't believe we're going to find it in genetics though -- maybe partially, because these kids are genetically predisposed to autism, but we need to focus on why these children develop normally, even if they have a few oddities, then suddenly don't. There's something in our environment causing this, and the research needs to go there.

I accept my son for who he is. The differences that autism has 'caused' him in make him unique. I often envy his outlook on life, and I don't necessarily want to change it. I really wish I didn't care what others think and would just dance in the aisle if I felt moved. I wish I could be comfy in flame-patterned lounge pants and a purple Pokemon t-shirt if I wanted to...in public. My son can. My son is a very unique individual, and I'm so very proud of him.  I also know that until the world accepts his differences, he could be in for a hard time as he gets in higher grades in school. But that's not his problem, that's society's. Autism's often teased, harassed, bullied and ignored, where other disabilities are accommodated. Still though, if I can help him feel more happy, more safe, more comfortable, then I'm going to do that. If that means biomedical treatment to help heal a funky rash, to stop a stim that leaves him with clown mouth, to help him sit down long enough to eat, to eat more than 7 items, to help him be, ahem, regular and not have a hurting tummy, then I'll do that. In my opinion, to allow your child to suffer just so we can be prideful is wrong.

My child will be old enough to make his own decisions eventually. Until then, I'm going to do any and everything I can to make him healthy and happy. If autism takes away from that, I'll be first in line to fix it as he deserves nothing less than healthiness and happiness. I can do that while still being proud of the unique little guy that he is.

Some serious kudos to Dana Lewis and Jennifer Stephens for their hard work in this area! So many moms will benefit from this! Keep up the hard work!

The Women’s Center is first in the region to offer postpartum depression support group

The birth of a baby is supposed to be a joyous occasion in a woman's life. The reality is up to 80 percent of new mothers experience feelings of emotional instability, known as ‘Baby Blues" in the first weeks after pregnancy. Up to 20 percent suffer from a more severe form of depression known as postpartum depression.

The Women's Center at CoxHealth announces the creation of two support groups designed to address topics affecting new mothers, including postpartum depression.

The first, "Mom's New Groove", is a series of six educational classes. The initial class in the series will be at 12:30-1:30, Wednesday, June 18 at The Turner Center conference room, 1000 E. Primrose. The classes are ongoing, so women can begin at anytime and continue until attending all six classes, which will be held at the same time and place each week.

"In the entire state of Missouri, there is only one postpartum depression support group, and it is in St. Louis, so there is a huge need in this region," says Dana Lewis, women's health educator at The Women's Center.

Lewis and Jennifer Stephens, a student at Missouri State University, developed the series, which is supervised by health care professionals. Stephens suffered from postpartum depression after the birth of her first child.

"Our biggest goal with this education is to normalize postpartum depression. These classes will help women understand that they are not alone, that they shouldn't feel bad about themselves for having these feelings and that there is now somewhere to go for help," says Stephens.

The six classes in the "Mom's New Groove" series include handling major adjustments in a woman's life, understanding baby's needs, learning safety tips, and transitioning back to work. Two classes will focus on postpartum depression. Women will learn the signs of postpartum adjustment disorder, how to cope and how a baby can change relationships. These two classes will be led by Wanda Holloway, a clinician at The Burrell Center.

Women who need additional support dealing with the strain of caring for their new baby will be encouraged to attend the second support group, "Beyond Baby Blues."  This support group will begin after the first six weeks of "Mom's New Groove", and will be led by Wanda Holloway.

For more information, call The Women's Center, 269-Lady.

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Does your mother have a black dress?

No other credential program professor would tell this story. No other credential program professor would have this story. But because he’s Dr. Rosy, he’d tell us how he as a school teacher once dealt with a school bully.

This had to have happened in the mid-90s, in the first few weeks he taught 8th grade English in a high school somewhere in the Midwest.

The way he tells it, he came across an all-state athlete picking on some scrawny kid whose feet weren’t touching the ground. The lineman had the kid up by the collar.

Dr. Rosy — then Mr. Rosy, doctoral student — walked up to the bully and told him to put the kid down. The bully complied immediately. This kid must have been pushing iron since the 3rd grade, recalled Rosy.

This athlete was 6 feet 5 inches, with a solid 300 pounds of muscle, and now focused his attention on the upstart teacher.

A girl off to the side of the scene told the football player to just take care of Rosy already. Rosy wasn’t impressed; he asked the girl for her cell phone. She declined.

In that case, you call 911 and get an ambulance here. Well, maybe two. This guy’s so big he won’t fit in one.

Rosy was at least 43 years old and slightly shorter than the bully. A large-framed man even then, he would have been quite a bit smaller than the massive boy defiantly facing him, as if to challenge the teacher's authority with a show of muscle.

Rosy, unimpressed, asked the kid a question.

Does your mother have a black dress?

The bully didn’t understand, so Rosy repeated the question.

Does your mother have a black dress?

Rosy must have feigned pondering to himself for a moment. Knowing him, for dramatic effect.

Because she’ll need one in about four days. That’s about when the state buries you.

That’s about when the story ends with my class laughing hysterically, some laughing out of horror.

He never advocated using or threatening violence, of course, and made sure to say that.

You have to improvise, overcome and adapt to these situations.

That’s one way to look at it.

These impromptu anecdotes were the best part of my credential program. The most entertaining, the most useful, the most helpful, the most consoling. I always felt like I learned something from every one of his classes.

The editorial stresses the value of bikes and buses, rightly praising the 2-capacity bike racks installed on the front of each bus. After reading, it occurred to me that not all cyclists need their bikes at their destination. Installing bike racks at selected, high volume bus stops may be another option for consideration. With good racks in place, cyclists could lock and leave their bikes, take the bus, do their business, and then return to their bikes while opening up the bus bike racks for people who really need them. 

Additionally, bikes are banned from trains during peak hours. This has engendered a fair amount of polarized discussion. Our Metro-North cars are scheduled to be replaced over the next 3-4 years, and they weren't designed with bikes in mind at all. The interior designs are not yet final, so the possibility remains that bikes can be accommodated through interior design or some other means. I plan to look into this further and see what is - and can - be done.  

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