Videos show the Southern Lights dancing in the Australian sky

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It's moments like these that humans feel like a mere speck in the universe.

An Australian photographer, Rudi Vavra, spent a long, cold night waiting for the Aurora Australis — or Southern Lights — to illuminate the sky on Tuesday morning. His weary eyes were rewarded not long after 5 a.m. local time, when the "impressively bright and very expansive" spectacle could be spotted over the water looking out from the New South Wales coastal town of Kiama

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He chose the spot, which is five minutes from his home, because of its open view to the south and the fact it is away from street lights. The Aurora Australis is caused by an intense solar storm that produces a light show in the sky, which is best viewed in open, dark areas. Read more...

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Brilliant Aurora Borealis sneaks further south thanks to solar storm

June 23, 2015, 3:42 am

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The Northern Lights made a guest appearance over portions of the northern hemisphere not normally treated to its magical colors on Monday night.

The brilliant colors of the Aurora Borealis were visible in a large swath of sky, much further south than usual, from late Monday into early Tuesday morning, thanks to an intense solar storm.

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The Space Weather Prediction Center forecast that the lights would be visible at the Canadian border in the midwestern United States, and would dip down over parts of New England



Our @MWObs intern celebrating in viewing his first ever #AuroraBorealis tonight#NHwx #aurora #northernlights #NH pic.twitter.com/lkpomhWpF7

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Aurora Health Care Invests in StartUp Health to Accelerate Implementation of Innovations in Care

June 23, 2015, 4:10 am

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New collaboration to provide Aurora streamlined access to innovations

New York and Milwaukee (PRWEB) June 23, 2015

Aurora Health Care, one of the nation’s leading not-for-profit health care systems, today announced that it is taking a lead investor role in StartUp Health, a global health innovation company with more than 100 digital health portfolio companies, to help accelerate the review and adoption of innovations aimed at transforming the delivery of care. The collaboration will bring together Aurora’s integrated health care system of world-class hospitals, clinics, home care, pharmacies and physicians with StartUp Health’s broad network of healthcare entrepreneurs and their extensive portfolio of innovations.

“The Aurora and StartUp Health collaboration is significant because together we can quickly identify the next generation of solutions for the people we serve,” said Nick Turkal, MD, Aurora’s chief executive officer. “We’re living in an age where every aspect of our lives is being reinvented by technology; the opportunity now is to streamline how the most effective innovations can be applied to improve the health and wellness of our patients. With StartUp Health we can do this more quickly and efficiently.”

As a key investor in StartUp Health, Aurora will be afforded early access to proposed innovations and will be able to work side-by-side with entrepreneurs to implement solutions in Aurora’s provider and patient communities. The new collaboration will also provide Aurora with first-look opportunities to invest in, pilot and implement innovations from StartUp Health companies around the globe.

“At Aurora, our purpose is to help people live well. Our new investment in StartUp Health will help us to continue to fulfill that purpose by delivering the very best patient care in an efficient, cost-effective manner,” said Rick Klein, executive vice president of Aurora’s enterprise business group. “We are excited to work with StartUp Health as they help us identify the next generation of solutions for our patients.”

Steven Krein, co-founder and CEO of StartUp Health said, “We have a synced vision with Aurora – we’re in the most exciting time in history in healthcare and together we have the ability to leap forward in our approach to discovering, cultivating and delivering the best health and wellness solutions. Aurora’s spirit is the same as so many entrepreneurs passionately working on transforming healthcare.”

“This is a meaningful collaboration with Aurora that we believe will not only transform the pace of how innovation makes its way to patients and doctors, but we hope will serve as a roadmap for other leaders throughout the industry,” said Unity Stoakes, co-founder and president of StartUp Health. “Virtually every aspect of healthcare is being re-imagined and there’s no better way to speed up the cycles of innovation than to collaborate to provide entrepreneurs and innovators with ongoing support, expertise and resources to grow their business. Aurora is the perfect entity to do this with.”

Aurora Health Care will immediately begin reviewing innovations proposed through the StartUp Health platform for possible adoption. Health and wellness technology startups from around the world may apply to StartUp Health at startuphealth.com/apply. Applications are reviewed every 30 days.

About Aurora Health Care
Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit Wisconsin-area health care provider and a national leader in efforts to improve health care quality. Aurora offers services at sites in more than 90 communities throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Aurora is Wisconsin's most comprehensive health care provider and the state's largest private employer. Aurora serves more than 1.2 million patients every year via a comprehensive network of facilities, services and providers, including 15 hospitals, 159 clinics, 70 pharmacies and 30,000 amazing caregivers. As evidenced by more than 400 active clinical trials, Aurora is dedicated to delivering innovations to provide the best possible care today, and to define the best care for tomorrow. Get helpful health and wellness information via the Aurora MyHealth blog, our Facebook page, our Twitter account and our Pinterest account.

About StartUp Health
StartUp Health is a global health innovation company. The StartUp Health Platform, including its Academy, Network and Innovation Fund, is empowering a global network of entrepreneurs and innovators to transform healthcare. StartUp Health has the world’s largest portfolio of digital health companies from 10 countries and 50 cities. StartUp Health was founded in 2011 by Steven Krein and Unity Stoakes and is chaired by former Time Warner CEO, Jerry Levin. StartUp Health’s notable strategic partners and investors include AARP, AON, Aurora Health Care, California Healthcare Foundation, Steve Case, Cleveland Clinic, Conifer Health Solutions, Mark Cuban, Esther Dyson, Roger Ehrenberg, Brad Feld, GE Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, SeventySix Capital and Stericycle. Learn more at startuphealth.com.

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Theater shooting victim's baby born on highway

June 23, 2015, 4:35 am

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.The wife of Aurora, Colorado theater shooting victim Marcus Weaver gave birth to their daughter on Father's Day. Weaver was shot twice during the mass shooting at the movie theater in 2012. His wife Megan says their baby girl is a symbol of new hop

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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BIND Therapeutics Announces FDA Authorization of First-in-Human Clinical Trial with AstraZeneca’s Aurora B Kinase Inhibitor Accurin AZD2811

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BIND Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIND), a clinical-stage nanomedicine company developing targeted and programmable therapeutics called Accurins™, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of AstraZeneca’s Accurin AZD2811 in clinical trials under an investigational new drug (IND) application. BIND is collaborating with AstraZeneca on the development of AZD2811, an Aurora B Kinase inhibitor that has been shown to be Reported by Business Wire 16 hours ago.

8-Year-Old Diagnosed With Cancer After Playground Incident Passes Away; Inspires Acts of Kindness Via Social Media

June 23, 2015, 6:02 am

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Donia Madison “Maddy” Grayless from Longmont, Colorado, passed away on June 16, just two weeks after doctors diagnosed her with terminal bone cancer, reports KUSA. 

Around the end of March, Maddy came from school and complained of knee pain to her mother, Jessica Grayless, after getting hurt on a playground slide.  

“I looked at it, I didn’t see any bruising,” said Mrs. Grayless, according to KUSA. “I didn’t see a scratch. I didn’t think much of it, and she was walking on it fine, so I didn’t think a lot about it. And about a week later, she started limping and complaining that it was a little bit more sore.”

On June 1, Maddy was taken to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora after experiencing a fever and nose bleeding. The following day, she was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer. 

When Maddy learned of her condition and its outlook, she told her mother of her hopes and wishes in her remaining time. 

“’Mom, I just want people to know I made a difference,’” said Maddy to her mother, according to the Longmont Times-Call. 

Stephanie Keesling, a family friend, took heed to Maddy’s comment, and created a Facebook page called “Maddy’s Mighty Minions”, reports the New York Daily News. 

“We would like to invite all of you to do kind acts of service for others and post your pictures and stories of that service here to give comfort to Maddy’s family and help her wish to continue!” reads part of the Facebook page’s description. 

Maddy’s story reached and inspired people worldwide, who often post their acts of kindness on the Facebook page. The hashtag #MaddysMightyMinions was also created, which helped her story spread through many social media platforms. 

“There are articles about Maddy in the U.K., in the Daily Mail, in the Longmont Times-Call, even in People magazine…all over the world,” said Maddy’s father Brian Grayless, according to the Daily Camera.

“We were able to show her, while she was still [healthy] enough to watch, what people are doing with her name, “ Jessica said, according to Today.com. “It was a help during that time, because it helped her to know that that wish wasn’t going to be unfulfilled.” 

The Daily Camera reports that friends and family shared their stories of Maddy and the impact she left on them at her memorial service on June 20. 

“As hard as this has been, I would do it all over again,” said Jessica. “I am so grateful for the almost nine years we got with this sweet girl.”

Sources: KUSA, Daily Camera, Longmont Times-Call, Today.com, New York Daily News, Maddy’s Mighty Minions Facebook Page
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Aurora borealis was reported in Colorado overnight Monday as space weather forecasters say severe geomagnetic storms brought the strongest northern lights in more than a decade. Reported by Denver Post 15 hours ago.

How Do We Stop the Next Mass Shooting?

June 23, 2015, 7:34 am

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Who is the next Dylan Klebold, the next Adam Lanza, the next James Holmes? Who is the next Dylann Roof? Can we figure that out in advance who they are, help them, and prevent the next atrocity?

The events at Columbine, Sandy Hook, Aurora, and now Emanuel A.M.E. (and elsewhere) are so horrifying that rather than look, we choose instead to look away.

But as we keep looking away, these events keep happening, and they seem ever more distant from the bounds of comprehension, civility, and community.

By doing nothing, we are making a choice. Doing nothing is a decision, one that brings with it a whole new mirror of horrors. We are not reflecting on ourselves, but it is being reflected upon us.

This is a multi-faceted problem that requires integrated solutions, but the national narrative is piecemeal and focuses on flags and weapons and illnesses. But this problem requires a holistic solution.

Today, we must ask how we stop the next mass murderer using a public health approach.

We can reduce mass murder by thinking about it as a public health problem, with prevention as the cornerstone vaccine.

• Primary prevention reduces all of our risk.

• Some of us have more risk factors than others, and targeted prevention (secondary prevention) reduces that risk.

• Some of us already have a disease and tertiary prevention (what we commonly consider to be a direct intervention) reduces harms.

This holistic approach is the foundation of our public health system. And it may reduce mass murder.

Each facet limits the probability of violence. None singularly cures, but as a portfolio the cumulative effect would could be large.

Primary prevention would have two facets. One is reducing access to instruments of violence, and one around predilection toward violence.

Limiting the availability of semi-automatic weapons and high capacity gun clips would prevent some mass murders. Sandy Hook would have been less likely with those prevention practices, while the likelihood of a Charleston style shooting would likely have been unaffected.

Creating a culture where hate is not tolerated also has primary preventative effects. That means thinking about racism (does the Confederate flag flying over the Capitol motivate hate?) misogyny (does our cultural objectification of women create hate?) capitalism and coolness (do we need to think about creating a society that is more inclusive?). Primary prevention requires a nation curriculum built on inclusive values.

Secondary prevention. Some people are at greater risk of becoming mass murderers. People who have experienced great trauma and individuals who have strong racist, misogynistic, religious and political values that is out of the mainstream are at higher risk. These individuals often have suicidal ideation and have committed particular crimes: rape, child sex offenses, burglary. Developing targeted assessments at intake into the criminal, juvenile or public health systems would help to identify these individuals and target evidence-based interventions to them.

Tertiary intervention. Decisions about what type of intervention we choose appear to lie in research, in the field of predictive analytics. For many crimes, we can predict, albeit imperfectly, where crime and violence are likely to occur next. We can even get a general sense of who is likely to be a perpetrator.

In the case of the Charleston shooter Dylann Roof, there were clear red flags. Here was a young man (and mass murderers are predominantly young men) who exhibited one particular pattern of behavior that was quite instructive: he was arrested multiple times in a short period of time, without prior history of that type of behavior. That should be a red flag to law enforcement.

We know a little about the risk factors for mass shooters. With research we could learn a lot more.
There is no one policy change that will stop all mass murder, but a layered approach might reduce the general likelihood. Sophisticated research can help us to unlock this box, to identify future offenders, and to save lives. Yes, there are privacy and civil liberties concerns. Yes, the analytic process needs to be improved. Yes, there needs to be rigorous, transparent and objective oversight.

But without proactive action, another church and another school is destined to become yet another memorial to tragedy.

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Good Guys With Guns?

June 23, 2015, 7:47 am

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The tragic shooting in (Virginia Tech, Omaha, Dekalb, Binghamton, Fort Hood, Manchester, Tuson, Oakland, Aurora, Oak Creek, Minneapolis, Newtown, Santa Monica, Washington DC, Isla Vista) Charleston, was a wake-up call to many: wake up and buy more guns.

In an economy that has been challenging for many businesses, gun sales have been robust. In October of 2008 as Obama was heading towards victory, gun sales surged 15%, which according to the FBI is about 1.18 million firearms. These sales were allegedly stoked by fears that the Obama administration would take an aggressive stand on gun control. That didn't happen.

According to FBI data, sales of handguns in Arizona jumped 60 percent the day after the Tucson shootings compared with the year before. Handgun sales in Ohio rose 65 percent, California 16 percent, Illinois sales rose 38 percent and there was a 33 percent increase New York. There was another surge in 2013 after the Newtown massacre.

This isn't a new phenomenon. When 32 people were murdered and several more wounded at Virginia Tech in April of 2007, gun sales surged upward.

It takes no courage for elected officials to publicly condemn the shooting of innocent people. They condemned the mass shootings (at McDonald's in California where 21 people were killed, Columbine, Virginia Tech, Fort Hood Texas, Aurora ) in Newtown. The list goes on; so does the lack of sensible legislation. Now add 9 dead in Charleston.

Proposed gun legislation may not have prevented Dylann Roof from getting and using his gun - but it could prevent others.

A recent Quinnipiac poll showed 92 percent of voters, including gun owners, favored universal background checks. Why is this not reflected in policy? Politicians don't have the courage to stand up to the gun lobby. Who are these politicians representing? Why aren't they concerned about their constituents? Money. Lobbyists for gun rights outspend those supporting gun control by huge margins, overall, approximately $40 million versus $15.5. Elections cost lots of money. Most politicians are afraid of losing the financial support. It seems like the concern for life ends at birth.

Once again, the slumbering beast of the gun control debate woke up from the sound of the Charleston murders. It awakens after every mass shooting and then goes back into hibernation until the next massacre of innocent people.

To claim that someone who murders students on campus, people in a shopping mall, on an army base in a theater, kids at school, church goers in a bible study group, is mentally unstable is an obvious truth. Sane people don't do that. The mental instability is used as an excuse for their actions instead of trying to affect policy that tries to keep guns out of the hands of such people.

Opponents of gun control argue that there would be less crime if more people were armed.

Charles L. Cotton is a National Rifle Association board member who also runs TexasCHLForum.com, an online discussion forum about guns and guns rights in Texas and beyond. In a discussion thread (June 18) which has since been deleted, a commenter noted that one of the 9 people slain at a Charleston church, Clementa C. Pinckney, was a pastor and a state legislator in South Carolina. Cotton responded:

"And he voted against concealed-carry. Eight of his church members who might be alive if he had expressly allowed members to carry handguns in church are dead. Innocent people died because of his position on a political issue."

"If private citizens were allowed to carry guns everywhere, there will be fewer mass shootings because potential shooters would not be able to target gun-free areas. And if they did, armed citizens are in there, they have a chance to defend themselves and other citizens."
The Washington Post: June 19, 2015 (http://wapo.st/1TB3Rzj)

Gun advocates claim that we would all be safer if more people had guns the crime rate, especially the murder rate, would go down.

"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun," said CEO of the NRA, Wayne LaPierre after the Newtown school shootings where 26 people were massacred.

Arizona's gun laws are among the most permissive in the country, yet no one stopped the killer, Jared Lee Loughner who shot 19 people. No mass killings have ever been stopped by armed civilians. Either the police or the shooter ended the spree by shooting himself.

The latest United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime stats show that the US has the highest gun ownership rate in the world - an average of 88 per 100 people. Number two is Yemen, with 54.8. The U.S. has less than 5% of the world's population, but has 42% of the world's civilian-owned guns. Following the logic of Mr. LaPierre, there must be a lot of "good guys" with guns.

However, federal data shows citizens with guns rarely stop crimes. An analysis of the FBI and National Crime Victimization Survey compiled by the Violence Policy Center, from 2008 through 2012, showed for every justifiable homicide in the United States involving a gun there are 38 criminal homicides. The U.S., which has the most guns per capita in the world also has the most firearm-related homicides of developed countries. (UNDOC)

Good guys stopping bad guys is a myth perpetuated in movies and television. The best chance of stopping a bad guy with a gun is good policy that makes it tougher to get one.

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CASI Pharma initiated with “buy” at HC Wainwright

June 23, 2015, 8:07 am

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CASI Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CASI), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, was initiated with a “buy” rating and a price target of $2.50 per share at HC Wainwright.

Casi is focused on developing and commercializing oncology therapeutics for both the US and Chinese markets. 

The company’s lead internal drug candidate, ENMD-2076 is an Aurora A, multi-kinase inhibitor in development to treat multiple indications including: triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), soft tissue sarcoma (STS), ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) and fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC).

In the US and Canada, the company is in Phase 2 trial in multiple indications, and in China, it is entering Phase 2 beginning with TNBC. While data thus far has been mixed, the company is exploring predictive biomarkers to use with ENMD-2076.

The company licensed three oncology therapeutics for development in China from Spectrum Pharmaceuticals. Two of these therapeutics have already received FDA approval while the third has established positive POC results,minimizing regulatory and developmental risks. 

“Though the revenue potential is relatively modest, we see these therapeutics as the “low- hanging” fruit of the company’s portfolio,” analyst Ching-Yi Lin wrote in a research note to investors today. 

“Additionally, we have not factored in valuation for ENMD-2076 and believe there is minimal downside while there are multiple opportunities for ENMD-2076 to achieve positive POC results. As such, we see ENDM-2076 as an upside optionality to the current stock valuation.” 

ENMD-2076 is a new chemical entity (NCE) with antiangiogenesis and select inhibition of Aurora A. 

“Given the difficulty of treating refractory solid tumors, we believe that multi- kinase inhibitors may offer advantages over a single targeted inhibitor as well as traditional chemotherapy,” Lin noted. “Research has demonstrated that multi-kinase may help inhibit the complex pathways involved in solid tumors as well as suppress the tumor environment.”

HCW added that aurora kinases have been implicated in a number of oncogenic pathways and demonstrated early efficacy in tough-to-treat indications. 

In September 2014, Casi announced an agreement to license rights of three oncologic therapeutics for China, HK, Taiwan and Macau. These therapeutics include ZEVALIN for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, MARQIBO for acute lymphocytic leukemia and EVOMELA for multiple myeloma. 

“Though the afflicted population is modest, we believe this portfolio will provide a more assured path to commercialization,” Lin wrote. 

The company is preparing import drug registration with China FDA, a pathway of approximately 5 years requiring a small confirmatory study. Already the company has begun marketing activity of ZEVALIN in HK (through Spectrum's registration). 

Shares of the Rockville, Maryland-based company were up 8.5 percent at $1.80 at 10:36 a.m. in New York, extending this year’s rally to 42 percent.

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June 23, 2015, 8:52 am

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Residents in Colorado, Georgia, Virginia, and Arkansas were treated to an unusual celestial display Monday night. Reported by Christian Science Monitor 12 hours ago.

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Patch Geneva, IL -- A massive G4 geomagnetic storm is kicking up the aurora borealis, which rivals some of the best Northern Lights shows in recent years. Reported by Patch 11 hours ago.

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While a "severe" solar storm that sparked dazzling auroras around the world on Monday through Tuesday morning is dying down now, skywatchers shouldn't stop looking up quite yet

Another potentially powerful solar tempest is expected to impact Earth on Wednesday into Thursday, and it could create more amazing auroras for people in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

In particular, the next solar storm is especially well aimed to enhancing aurora activity over North America, according to experts at the National Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, Colorado.

Monday's solar storm hit the G4 or "severe" level, a relatively rare class of storm that can create bright auroras in relatively low latitudes. Such G4 storms — the rating scale goes up to G5 — can also cause problems with power grids on Earth and harm satellites in space. Read more...

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This rare red aurora made a veteran astronaut do a double-take

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Even after months in space, there are still things that will surprise you.

Astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted a photo Monday of a curiously red aurora he spied from the International Space Station

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Describing the phenomenon as "spectacular," the red aurora was a rare treat as it typically appears only during an intense solar storm.



I've never seen this before- red #aurora. Spectacular! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/j2DVejt974

— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) June 22, 2015



Kelly also tweeted a video of the aurora turning from red to purple as he orbited around the Earth. He is currently two months into his year-long mission aboard the ISS, and we can only expect more spectacular photos to come. Read more...

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A severe solar storm slammed Earth on Monday afternoon, pushing shimmering polar auroras to places where more people can possibly see them. (June 23)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Aurora borealis spotted from Long Island; rare sighting might be visible again Tuesday night

June 23, 2015, 2:45 pm

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The flash and glitter of the aurora borealis -- the northern lights -- could be seen from Long Island early Tuesday -- a rare vision so far south. Reported by Newsday 6 hours ago.

When Worship Leads to Darkness: Tyrone Short Announces the Re-Issue of the Classic Book: The Jesus from Hell and His Legion of Dead Christians

June 24, 2015, 12:04 am

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They call his name, pray to him, and follow him, but they do not know him. They follow the Jesus from Hell and they are his Legion of Dead Christians.

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They call his name, but they do not know him. They pray up to him, but they do not know him. They follow him, but they do not know him. Who do they follow, they follow the Jesus from Hell and they are his Legion of Dead Christians.

The Jesus from Hell and His Legion of Dead Christians is a self-examination. "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?" Then I will tell them plainly, "I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!" (Matthew 7:21-23).

Tyrone writes, "Your boyfriend cheated on you, you were deceived by his charm, but you were able to move on. That company cheated you out of your money, you were deceived by their false advertising, but you were able to move on. The spirit that you followed cheated you out of your salvation, you were deceived by a false sense of peace, but this time you will not be able to move on."

Tyrone Short announces the Re-Issue of the classic Christian Book: The Jesus From Hell and His Legion of Dead Christians. In a time when real Christian truth is in peril, Tyrone Short designed The Jesus From Hell And His Legion of Dead Christians because of the need of many to question the spirit that they are following.

To order the book, click on the following link:

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Tyrone Short/Prince Trog is Colorado's one and only Christian Reggae Rapper. He plays for the Reggae Dub Sound called the Squadron Supreme. His inspirations come from a variety of areas, but mostly from Jesus Christ. Reported by PRWeb 21 hours ago.

“Extreme Weight Loss” Video Blog: Cain & Tiffany’s Wedding Transformation Began with Holly Wyatt, MD at the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center

June 24, 2015, 12:21 am

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In this first episode of "Love Can't Weight," Cain and Tiffany complete a record-setting transformation in anticipation of their wedding. Holly Wyatt, MD reflects on their journey in her weekly video blog and credits their success to creating a healthy "new normal."

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Every episode of the hit ABC series “Extreme Weight Loss” Season 5 begins at the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo. Holly Wyatt, MD is associate director of the center and medical director for the TV show. She is affectionately known as “Dr. Holly” to the show’s cast members and her patients.

For three weeks this summer, “Extreme Weight Loss” Season 5 offers a new twist on the series with three special companion piece editions -- "Love Can't Weight" -- in which three obese couples get in shape, both physically and emotionally, for each of their weddings. Like the cast members on “Extreme Weight Loss,”, the couples spend the first part of their transformation journey at the CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center getting guidance from Dr. Holly.

Each week, Dr. Holly watches the show then records a video blog about the episode offering fans her insight plus advice on how to begin, or continue, their own weight loss transformation journeys. In this episode, Cain and Tiffany (New Orleans) set out to reclaim the active, healthy lifestyles they once led and ended up setting a record for the most weight lost by any two-person team in the history of “Extreme Weight Loss.”

Reflecting on what she terms an “important” episode, Dr. Holly says the couple lost that record amount of weight by creating a “new normal” and that other weight loss seekers can do that, too. Cain and Tiffany took advantage of the big life event that was in front of them and decided to use it as the catalyst to make a lifestyle change and transformation. The couple’s “old normal” was taking them down the wrong path. Their new, healthy, normal took them down the aisle to their happily ever after.

Watch Dr. Holly as she reflects on creating a "new normal" and Cain and Tiffany's successful transformation.

Dr. Holly’s observations:· Cain and Tiffany saw their upcoming wedding as the perfect motivation tool to make a big life change. It gave them a goal.
· Deciding to transform before their wedding forced them to act quickly, change their lifestyle and adopt healthy behaviors.
· To me, Cain and Tiffany are the perfect example of using a big life event to create a “new normal” and of the huge positive impact living that “new normal” can have.

Dr. Holly’s advice:· There are any number of life events you can use as a good reason to create your own “new normal” and begin or continue your weight loss transformation— retirement, a new job, a move, a marriage.
· Think about the change of seasons as a good time to begin adopting new behaviors. I encourage you to use this new summer season as the inspiration to create your own “new normal” where making healthy choices and being active become the norm.

Dr. Holly’s participation in the TV show inspired her to create the CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center’s first destination weight loss program. The weeklong Extreme Weight Loss: Destination Boot Camp is designed to provide participants with the tools they need to complete their own successful weight loss transformations— without the TV cameras! Limited space is available in upcoming boot camps and weight loss seekers are encouraged to learn more and register now.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center is recognized as a global leader in the fight against obesity. It offers some of the country’s most advanced research and science-based expertise, focusing on a comprehensive weight loss and weight management approach, including fitness, nutrition and wellness services. Follow AnschutzWell on Facebook and Twitter.

“Extreme Weight Loss” is produced by 3 Ball Entertainment. JD Roth, Todd A. Nelson, Matt Assmus and Brant Pinvidic are the executive producers. Reported by PRWeb 21 hours ago.

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