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Are you all sick of hearing about my spooky past yet?
I don't think you're sick of hearing from my mom, but if any of you are thinking, "LOUISE. Get back to researching the world's most haunted bike paths," you might want to skip this week's post.
Alright. Now that we have that out of the way.
If you remember, last week we talked more about the weird shit that happened in my childhood home in Seattle. Prior to that, we talked about my going back to that house hoping that the new owners could confirm my "haunted house" suspicions.
Well, Creepy Corneristas, the saga continues.
My mom called me after last week's post with some confessions to make.
"I had no idea that all those things happened to you. I knew you saw the old man in the chair and there were other odd goings on, but I didn't realize how much happened to you. I thought it was just Mar Mar and me."
Uh... come again Mom?
"Aauuugh," she made her throaty screaming gagging sound. "That house had something going on with it. I was always on edge. I told Mar Mar [my grandmother] never to tell you about the things she saw. You mean... YOU KNEW?"
What did I know, Mom?! Tell me (us)!
"Well... you know about the release right?"
Yes, the previous owners released the house to us. The trees, the rooms, the spirits, etc.
"Hm. You don't know the half of it kid. You don't know what they made us do."
"We were so stupid. We may have gotten ourselves into some shit we didn't understand. Part of the 'release' was that we had to go to the house one night, before they would officially sign the house over or something, and walk around in the dark with [the previous owners, I'll call them the 'the Smiths']."
"I mean that the Smiths made all of us gather in a dark room, light candles, and walk around every corner of each room 'releasing' the spirits and energy to us. We walked around the whole damn house, room by room, in the dark with candles."
WHAT?! And maybe don't say "damn house" Mom... because I'm scared.
"Aauuugh, Louise. What? The house is going to get you in Hong Kong? The house can hear you?"
"So we did that. The house was 'released', then the house was ours. Spirits and all, supposedly. Our realtor wasn't very good."
Yeah, it's her fault.
"I would NEVER subject my clients to a mostly-ghostly ceremony! Anyway, so we moved into the house, and nothing seemed right. I was so jumpy and unhappy in that house. Weird things happened from day one."
That, I do know.
"But you weren't supposed to know about it! Remember when we had to fix the dining room? One day there was a big pane of glass, one that was supposed to be a new window. Well, it was just sitting there, leaning against a wall, and it shattered. You were playing upstairs. I was alone. It just shattered."
Could it have been cracked already? Temperature changes?
"Maybe. Lots of things could have happened, but it freaked me out. Oh Louise, I would get so nervous at night — I'd never been like that before — I'd go downstairs and sit in the dark with a glass of wine and feel sorry for myself. I would try to calm my nerves but... Louise, you'll think I'm crazy... but I was never alone. I saw things moving around."
"I swear it. As depressed as I was, I never felt like there was 'evil' around me just... a presence. Sometimes I'd see something moving down the hallway, or someone peering at me from around a corner. For a little bit I talked to it and... something listened. But then I had to stop because I thought I was losing my mind. I never felt like I was talking to myself, though."
Why did you keep up your nightly ritual?
"I don't know, I was trying to deal with stuff. I didn't know how. I had you, your dad wasn't around a lot, and Mar Mar needed care. It was my time to try and sort things out. But the house... it felt so heavy."
I'm sorry, I didn't know.
"You didn't know anything! You were seven!"
It's funny how we think of our parents in a certain way throughout our childhood and even into adulthood — but "still waters run deep" as my mom likes to say. They always have their secret life. I've long since stopped thinking of my mom as just "my mom," but thinking of her sitting alone in the dark, the weight of anxiety and obligations pressing down on her, I recognized a part of myself in her. And more than that, I realized that she protected me from more than ghosts.
"Aauuuugh. And I was always chasing Mar Mar back into her bedroom so you wouldn't be scared."
Of what? Her?
"No! You'd be playing in the backyard, or upstairs, and she'd come rushing out of her room into the kitchen or living room saying she'd heard you call for her, had seen you running down the hallway. This happened all the time. You were never around." (The hallway in question was on the opposite side of the house from the door to the backyard and the staircase. There's no way I could have gotten to the hallway from either place undetected.)
My mom continued, "She actually positioned the chair in her bedroom so she could watch the hall. She said she'd see a dark figure coming out of the room at the end of the hallway, walk down the corridor, and go to the kitchen. She worried about you and... it."
A dark figure. Creepy Corneristas, does this sound familiar? In last week's post, we talked about how my Mar Mar may have seen shadow people her whole life. Did they also walk our halls?
I should also mention that my Mar Mar was sharp as a tack. She never suffered from dementia or memory loss, and was very clear-headed up until her dying day. While Mar Mar had a fantastic imagination and was an excellent storyteller, I can't believe that she'd ever add to the tension in our home. It wasn't her style to stir the pot.
"I hated that hallway. It was the worst part of the house."
I did too. It always felt like something was following me.
"You too?" My mom muttered a few things about how she wished she'd asked the former owners more questions about the house. "What did the Smiths 'release' to us?"
Did you ever hear from the Smiths again?
"Well, you remember how they had a son who was a little... off?
Yeah, sort of.
"One day he came back with his girlfriend. He asked if he could come inside and see his childhood home."
Wait, weren't we supposed to avoid contact with him?
"Yeah, maybe. But he seemed nice, and he was kind to my cat."
Okay... what happened?
"He was so weird. He didn't want to see the house, he just went straight up to his old room, what was then the master bedroom. I waited for him in the doorway. He just stood there in the room, he didn't do anything he just stood there staring off into space. Then he thanked me and left."
"Weird right? Anyway, when we moved away it was a relief to leave that house, but also kind of sad. The house was special, even if it was scary as hell."
Did you release the house to the next owners?
"NO. I wasn't about to go dabbling in such things. The Smiths may have known what they were doing, but I would have mucked it up."
Does the "releasing ceremony" my parents participated in sound familiar to you? Do you know what it is? My mom and I mean no disrespect to the ritual, it was just so baffling (not to mention unsettling) to her at the time. Nobody really explained anything to her.
It sounds like some sort of cleansing ceremony to me, but I don't understand the "releasing" part. Do you think it had any connection to the activity in the house?
So there you have it, Creepy Corneristas. I went digging, and just when I thought I'd found all the skeletons and buried treasure, my mom (of course) pointed me to a new spot. I always knew that house was a bit strange, but I had no idea exactly how strange.


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Josh and I recently purchased a home & of course as soon as we move in, Josh is ready to start some projects. We are really into the rustic look & looked on Pinterest for ideas to spruce up our new home! Here are some inexpensive DIY projects we did!
Josh and I are all about a bargain. So we went to the local thrift store to find odds & ends that we can make our own.
This is in our entry way of our house. We got these picture frames for 50 cents each and that black thing on the top for like $1. (I don't even know what it is, but I like it.)
We took the glass out of each of the frames. We spray painted each frame with white spray paint. Then with sand paper, we sanded some of the edges for that HGTV white wash look. This whole project costed us about $10. We love it, especially the fact that all of the frame are different.
This is similar to the first project! Except these are actual canvas pictures that we picked up from the thrift store. (These did not have glass on the front.)
We covered the frame with newspaper or took the canvas out of the frame of we could. We spray painted the frame with white spray paint and the canvas with chalk board paint. We have these little chalk boards hanging all around our house with cute sayings! This project cost us about $7.
My favorite but most stressful project of all; the pallet board wall. I have seen this done all over Pinterest and I needed this in my house. So we did it in our breakfast nook.
Josh and I found a guy on Craigslist selling pallet wood. He brought a huge truckload over for $50. We had about 600 boards to choose from. It was awesome. A lot of DIY websites said to place a piece of plywood between the wall and the pallet wood. We didn't listen.
We sanded a bunch of the boards down and took all of the nails out. (I got so many splinters doing this.) Then we found all of the studs in the wall to nail into. Then we individually nailed each piece a few times into the studs.
Our drywall will 100% need to be replaced if we ever decide to take to wall down, but I don't think we ever will.
The hardest part of this was finding pieces that matched to make it even all the way across. Luckily we had a large selection to choose from.
We still have a garage full of pallet wood if anyone wants any!
I'm sure that Josh and I will have more DIY projects soon!

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Daggers and knives have been part of civilian wear and military dress since the first knives were crafted from stone. A few cultures throughout history, though, have taken this utilitarian tool and really turned it into an item of great cultural significance. The dirk, as developed by the Scots, is one of these weapons
The Scots of the Middle Ages and renaissance spent much of their time in conflict whether warring with England for independence or fighting with other clans for local dominance. As such, the Scots were known to go through their daily lives fully or nearly fully armed, more so than other Europeans of the time. A quote by John Hume perfectly illustrates this: "Thy [the Highlanders] always appeared like warriors; as if their arms [weapons] had been limbs and members of their bodies they were never seen without them; they traveled, they attended fairs and markets, nay they went to church with their broadswords and dirks."
Dirks were effective weapons in war as well as a useful tool for everyday tasks, including eating. They were also more affordable than a sword. Taking these things into account, it is easy to see why it was hard to find a Highlander without such a weapon.
What is a dirk? At its most basic a dirk can be defined as a "long dagger with a straight blade." This loose definition of course encompasses many different kinds of knives; in fact, most daggers will fit within this definition. The Scottish dirk, though, has unique features that set it apart from other straight-bladed sidearms.
The Scottish dirk is a direct descendant of the medieval ballock dagger. Looking at the late stylized versions of the dirk, it may be difficult to see a relation to its earlier cousin. The early versions, though, show its lineage more clearly.
Handfasting is the symbolic act of a couple's hands being tied together, often with cords or ribbons, representing their union. For modern-day couples who choose to be handfasted, it is usually the main focus of their wedding day or engagement and is seen as strongly symbolic and spiritual
Here is a short film I made a couple of weeks ago of Caerlaverock Castle near Dumfries Scotland on a warm summer night.
I will shortly be finishing off a project on The Mill Forge and The World Famous Blacksmiths.
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GTA 5: A Closer Look at Chop the Rottweiler
gameranx.com: It's no indication that there are going to be pets in the game, because Chop is special and he follows Franklin around. One thing we noticed about Chop is that he (or she?) can be seen sporting different collars in the game's 2nd trailer and a newly released screenshot in which he's riding in a cadillac with Franklin. He appears to be wearing a pink collar in the new screenshot, different from the yellow collar he had in the video
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Tetsujin + 21m ago I saw how stupid easy this game is from when I played back in the 75 days; and I'll pass at this point. Even if it's new jobs that just means more stupid voidwatch/abyssea runs for no name gear to look "l33t." #1 Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Neoseeker's Game of the Year 2012 Nominee Spotlight: Dishonored
neoseeker.com: Coming in at number six on our "Game of the Year" lineup is Dishonored. An entirely brand new IP that debuted just months ago, Dishonored had no problems impressing the hell out of a lot of people. Players step into the shoes of one Corvo Atano, a skilled soldier framed for the murder of his beloved queen, the woman he was sworn to protect.


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"Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all."
Edmund Burke
'And in the Incarnation the whole human race recovers the dignity of the image of God. Henceforth any attack, even on the least of men, is an attack on Christ, who took the form of man, and in his own Person restored the image of God in all that bears a human form.
Through fellowship and communion with the Incarnate Lord, we recover our true humanity, and at the same time we are delivered from that perverse individualism which is the consequence of sin, and retrieve our solidarity with the whole human race.'
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
"For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, but lose his soul?"
Mark 8:36
Stocks were off a bit today, while the precious metals remained steady.
The markets were perturbed a bit by the geopolitical events, as well as some new domestic disappointments with the triumph of corporatism in the form of tax relief at the expense of the working and middle class.
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PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwired - July 13, 2016) - The trend of outsourcing labor costs is increasing for small to midsized companies. The reasons are complex: A global economy, governmental policy, regulatory encumbrance and more. The why is less important than how to deal with it -- especially in a top level position such as a Chief Financial Officer.
Sound financial management is critical to business success, but many companies don't know how to deal with this without a huge outlay of scarce resources. According to the Young Entrepreneur Council, writing in Forbes, there are three functions you can outsource in a start-up company. The CFO is at the top of the list. CFO level expertise is expensive, but it is still needed.
According to Dennis Collins, an expert CFO who has chosen to operate as a consultant, "Companies are usually good at what they do, but the financial piece is either missing or not understood." He believes he can be more effective and help more companies as a consultant, either for short term fixes or longer involvements. Many companies need C-level experience, but cannot afford it or don't appreciate the value an experienced financial officer provides.
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) believes that outsourcing the CFO responsibilities allows business owners to get high-level financial guidance without creating a big paycheck. Collins agrees, "With my experience I can hit the ground running and have a massive impact quickly, since many issues that are obvious to me tend to be overlooked or ignored by existing management."
A report, "Top 10 Steps to be an Empowered Business Owner," is available on his website. This report is informative, as it identifies the top issues he faces when coming into a business for the first time. His approach is open and focused on key issues. He is known as a team-builder and gets disparate divisions in communication. His secret sauce of harmonious cooperation and team-building has helped two companies extend viability beyond expectations.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Collins is a prime example of what can be accomplished by a consulting CFO. Notable accomplishments include taking one company from $4M in Sales to $20M. Also, he saved a company $1.5M annually by relocating its inventory to Laredo, Texas. In another example, he developed and implemented profitability by Customer and Produce Line, adding $750K annually to EBITDA. Thus, limited or part-time expertise can have a major impact on a company's trajectory.
Collins is a prime example of how outsourcing, even with critical financial tasks, can be remarkably successful. For more information on how a part-time CFO can make a difference and to get his complimentary report, go to www.CFOExpertise.com, or email him at email@example.com.
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Mobile operators are making huge efforts to promote third generation telecom technology, or 3G. Many hail it as the future of the industry. But it seems consumers' attitudes towards 3G aren't so positive, despite the overwhelming promotional campaigns.
3G technology is a hot topic in modern life. Operators are promoting this advanced technology in various ways.
But it seems customers feel 3G hasn't met their expectations. One of the major reasons is that 3G services are quite expensive. Often, the price of a 3G phone is even higher than the cost of a laptop computer.
What motivates many customers to buy 3G phones, is being able to watch movies and surf on the internet. But they need to pay a lot if they want to use several 3G functions.
And there are some customers who think 3G services aren't actually very convenient.
One consumer said "The signal is poor and unstable. Many places aren't covered by the signal. You can't watch videos or log onto the internet all the time."
Another factor hindering customers from choosing 3G mobile phones is lack of available 3G services.
Operators expected the number of China Mobile 3G users will increase to 50 million by the end of this year. But at the end June, 3G users in China had only amounted to more than 25 million, far below expectations.
Li Shanyou, Chairman of KU6.com said "The total proportion of 3G mobile phones users is too low "
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"We are delighted to congratulate QUADROtech on their win," said award committee chairperson and former IAMCP President, Gail Mercer-MacKay. "Whilst the acceleration of cloud-based technology solutions has disrupted the market, IAMCP members like QUADROtech are innovating, transforming their businesses and enabling customers around the world to capitalize on that disruption. New solutions, new business models and new markets are opening as a result, creating greater profits and more robust and secure businesses."
"We are honored to be awarded APAC Gold winner by IAMCP for our intense commitment to building mutually-beneficial partner-to-partner alliances within Microsoft's partner ecosystem," said Dan Langille, QUADROtech's director of business development. "MPN's mantra to 'specialize, focus on what you do best, and partner for the rest' is embedded deeply in our go-to-market strategy. This distinction is evidence of the immense pride we take in creating revenue opportunities for our partners."
QUADROtech is a hybrid ISV/MSP focused on building IP and delivering managed services that drive deep and rapid active usage of Microsoft Office 365 and Azure. They specialize in empowering partners to co-sell and co-deliver 'fixed price, fixed outcome' migrations of advanced email workloads – archives, PSTs, and Public Folders – that complement the live mail services available through FastTrack.
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Microsoft Partners that are part of the IAMCP community typically enjoy significantly higher revenues and higher margins than their counterparts outside of the community. Members benefit from P2P relationships with other trusted members to generate these higher margins and deliver exceptional solutions and services to their customers.
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Launched in 2015, the IAMCP Awards Program is designed to encourage and recognize Association members for the outstanding, innovative and creative products and services they deliver through trusted P2P and channel relationships. Winners and finalists benefit from increased recognition through press and social media.
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QUADROtech (http://quadro.tech) is a hybrid ISV/MSP that helps customers to optimize their operations and empower their employees to collaborate and be productive anywhere on any device by bringing ALL their email data (live mail, email archives, PST files, and public folders) home to Microsoft Office 365 and Azure.
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Learning from others, Michigan considers best options for future fracking
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With the rapid rise in hydraulic fracturing activity, numerous government, industry, academic and environmental organizations have rushed to examine the potential benefits and impacts of high-volume hydraulic fracturing. In fact, one review of the available scientific peer-reviewed literature on the impacts of shale gas development found that the bulk, or 73%, of the studies have been published only since January 1 2013.
The Global CO2 Initiative at the University of Michigan focuses on technologies, processes and policies to increase the rate at which carbon dioxide is removed from the global carbon cycle and help identify and support technologies that are scalable. Visit globalco2initiative.org for full project details.
Mark Tercek is president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, the global conservation organization known for its intense focus on collaboration and getting things done for the benefit of people and nature. He is the author of the Washington Post and Publisher's Weekly bestselling book Nature's Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature.
Understanding public perceptions of energy is important for informing energy-related business, research and policy strategies. To this end, a new U.S. consumer survey probes core attitudes about the reliability, affordability and environmental impact of energy. Appended quarterly to the long-running monthly survey of 500 households that produces the Index of Consumer Sentiment, this instrument inherits the sample design and statistical rigor of that household economic survey.
A readiness test: What if oil spewed into the Great Lakes?Detroit Free Press
Canadian oil transport giant Enbridge, the U.S. Coast Guard and several other federal, state and local agencies took to the waters of the Great Lakes Thursday in boats big and small, testing their preparedness and capabilities to contain what many consider as the worst of nightmare scenarios for the Great Lakes: a leak in Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline that runs along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan researchers today released the final version of a report analyzing policy options for the state of Michigan regarding high-volume hydraulic fracturing, the natural gas and oil extraction process commonly known as fracking.
The final report of the U-M Hydraulic Fracturing in Michigan Integrated Assessment consists of six chapters totaling nearly 200 pages. The two-part integrated assessment took three years to complete and is the most comprehensive Michigan-focused resource on high-volume hydraulic fracturing.
This fall, Daniel Raimi joins the Energy Institute as a Research Specialist in Energy, Technology, Policy, and Economics, and a lecturer at the Ford School for Public Policy. He has worked on a range of energy policy issues including the public finance effects of unconventional oil and gas production, state fiscal policy design for oil and gas production, the climate implications of shale gas development, and federal climate policy design.


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All right, Instagram users. You're not going to like what I'm about to tell you, but you knew it was going to happen. In a few months, you're going to start seeing ads in your feed.
I know, I know. Go ahead and throw yourself to the ground, screaming, "But why, Instagram? Why?!" No judgements.
But Instagram is a company that has to make money – Facebook doesn't drop US$1 billion on something to never see a return on its investment. And since you don't pay it to post your filtered latte art, advertising it is.
Analysts and journalists have long speculated as to when Instagram would introduce ads and what those ads would look like; now some details are starting to trickle in. In a Thursday blog post, the company said users will begin seeing "photos and videos from brands you don't follow".
"We'll focus on delivering a small number of beautiful, high-quality photos and videos from a handful of brands that are already great members of the Instagram community," the company continued.
Instagram is treading carefully here, because an easy way to kill a still growing app's momentum is to anger its 150 million users. The company was quick to point out that users still have total ownership over their photos and videos and that advertising wouldn't change that – otherwise Instagram would risk incurring the type of wrath not seen since the great Terms of Service debacle of 2012.
Users will also be able to hide ads they don't like, then tell Instagram what they didn't like about the ads. It's unlikely you'll be able to hide all ads forever and tell Instagram, "I just don't like any ads" in the feedback section, but you never know. And if those ads turn out to be photos and videos from brands you already like, maybe you won't be that mad at Instagram.
"Our aim is to make any advertisements you see feel as natural to Instagram as the photos and videos many of you already enjoy from your favourite brands," the company said in its post.
Users will, of course, remain sceptical until we see what these so-called 'beautiful' ads look like. The company didn't say exactly when Instagrammers can expect to see ads roll in, only the very vague "in the next couple months".
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"As a student of medicine, I get so excited when I learn about surgeries, labor and delivery, drugs and devices, but it wouldn't be complete without the human side. In my mind, reproductive care—all patient care—is built on the foundation of respect for the patient." -- MS1 Zoe Kornberg
Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, PhD, visited UCSF and held a roundtable discussion with UCSF leaders and experts as part of the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative.
The newly opened UCSF Center for BRCA Research provides personalized care and planning for people with hereditary cancers.
Esteban Burchard, MD, PhD, Atul Butte, MD, PhD, and Keith Yamamoto, PhD, represented UC Health at The White House Precision Medicine Summit with President Obama.
Shary Eiser, RN, S. Andrew Josephson, MD, Wylie Liu, MPA, MPH, and Mike McCune, MD, PhD, are this year's recipients of the Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine. They will be honored at the Salute to Excellence reception in May.
Joanne Engel, MD, PhD, was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Dean Schillinger, MD, was one of six Californians to receive a James Irvine Leadership Award for his clinical work and outreach focused on diabetes in vulnerable populations.
UCSF won seven Council for Advancement and Support of Education awards, in recognition of the best in communications at higher education institutes.
The recipient of the inaugural Donald Seldin - Holly Smith Award for Pioneering Research from the American Society for Clinical Investigation is Christian Schaaf, MD, PhD, of Baylor College of Medicine.
March 3 – Multispecialty Transgender Grand Rounds: Perioperative Preparation and Education for Transgender Patients – SF Department of Public Health's Experiences (Parnassus)
March 3 – Geraldine McGinty, MD: Imaging: How We Got Here and Where We're Going – A Roadmap for Our Future (Parnassus)
March 3-4 – Developmental Disabilities: Update for Health Professionals (Laurel Heights)
March 7 – NURTURE Center Inaugural Conference – Adversity and Cardiovascular Health: Defining New Ecological Frontiers (Mission Bay)
March 9 – Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo: How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Develops Evidence-Based Guidelines: Processes and Controversies (Parnassus)
March 9 – Janelle Palacios, RN, CNM, PhD: Heads/Tails-Silenced Warriors and Baby Daddies: Young Fatherhood Among Native American Men (Parnassus)
March 17 – Academic Senate Faculty Research Lecture – Basic Science - David O. Morgan, PhD: Chasing Ghosts in the Cell Cycle Machine (Mission Bay)
March 23 – Margulis Society Alumnus Lecture - Michael Federle, MD: Use of Decision-Support Tools in Radiology: Adding Value to Our Reports (Parnassus)
March 30 – Macy Regional Conference on Innovations in GME
Mini Medical School for the Public (all at Mission Bay)
March 1, 8, 15 – High Value Medical Care: Why Sometimes Less is More
March 9, 16, 23 – Menopause and Beyond: A Primer on Sexual Health, Physical Health and Mental Health for Women and Those that Love Them
March 3, 10, 17 – Pain: New Insights and Treatments
April 3-5 – Education Showcase: The Scholarly Basis for Teaching and Learning with Karen Mann, PhD and Karen Hauer, MD, PhD
April 9-11– Annual CUGH Global Health Conference (Hilton Union Square)
April 14-15 – Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science and Medical Education (Hyatt Regency SF)
April 18 – Shobe Endowed Lectureship—Focuses on Pediatric Ethics – John Lantos, MD – Building an Ethical Climate in a Pluralist Children's Hospital: Reason, Emotion, Spirituality (Parnassus)
April 19 – Shobe Endowed Lectureship—Focuses on Pediatric Ethics – Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN – Moral Resilience: Individual Strategies for Addressing Moral Distress (Mission Bay)
May 9 – Salute to Excellence (Parnassus)
May 15 – Intersections Gala and Silent Auction in support of adolescent and young adult oncology patients (Sausalito)
May 18 – Salute to Excellence (Mission Bay)
May 26 – Helen Nahm Research Lecture (Parnassus)
June 6 – Annual Innovations in Geriatric Nursing Care Conference (Laurel Heights)
July 25-27 – National Latino Cancer Summit (Mission Bay)
Hal Chapman, MD, Brad Backes, PhD, Dean Sheppard, MD, and Bill DeGrado, PhD, founded Pliant Therapeutics, a startup company to develop new treatments for fibrotic diseases based on discoveries from their labs at UCSF. The company has secured $45 million in initial funding from the venture capital firm Third Rock Ventures.
In the first UCSF teach-in since the Iraq War, Soledad O'Brien delivered a keynote speech on injustice and health and moderated an incisive panel discussion on race and racism within health with Suzanne Barakat, MD, Phuoc Le, MD, MPH, Rena Pasick, DrPH, Howard Pinderhughes, PhD, and SOM students Sidra Bonner and Andrea Quinones-Rivera.
Laurence Finberg, MD, passed away in January. A pediatrician and a scientist, Dr. Fineberg was known for his contributions to the management of salt and water balance in children.
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We complement our migration tool migRaven with an additional function. After creating the target directory with the newly created authorizations, the data are to be copied. Thereby the new function "Deploy Data" supports the user.
migRaven uses the Robocopy command and recommends the necessary parameters, which the user must then copy and execute in a batch. Robocopy is a very flexible copying tool with over 70 parameters and is already installed on your Windows computer.
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The Jerusalem Post reports:
Former US President Bill Clinton came to his wife's defense on Friday when the focus of a campaign event for the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton shifted to Israel, Politico reported.
Amidst a speech discussing his wife's positions on the major issues at an event in New Jersey, a member of the audience interjected "What about Gaza?" and criticized her statement that neutrality is not an option when it comes to Israel.
"I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state." the former President responded. "I had a deal they turned down that would have given them all of Gaza."
When the audience member continued to press the issue, Clinton elaborated on the complicated nature of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
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We recently got a dog for our children. I am not a dog person. Or I guess I should say I was not a dog person until we got our Bailey. She has become a member of the family very quickly, and my husband and I were surprised at how we are changing our routines by having a dog in the house.
I never expected to let the dog sleep in our beds, and yet, we begin each night with Bailey in our bed, and every morning when my husband leaves for work, she curls up in his spot next to me! Granted, she gets kicked off during the night to sleep in her own bed.
A recent survey among pet owners found that 66% of women allow their pets on the furniture while only 54% of men do. Even though my husband has never had an indoor dog, he is finding he loves having the dog with us.
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this was 2013…in a nutshell
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This is my year, in a nutshell.
It brings me to joyful tears to know, what a great adventure I was lucky to embark on.
Thank you to everyone who thought of us, we love imagining and creating memories with all of you.
I learned a lot this year, and I hope in the days to come, everything, for everyone shines a little brighter and is a little happier.
I am going to learn more, and experiment more and take bigger leaps.
I know I have to, when you create the only way to grow is to jump a little higher each time. I will believe more in what I can accomplish and have faith that with little patience, perseverance and of course a whole lot of imagination anything is possible.
My most favorite thing I learned in my life, is that easy does it!!! Really, I did and it really does…now to apply it…
In my forever endless Photography adventure, I have fallen in love with manipulating light…its so much fun…=)..wait and see…=)
A big warm hug, and a very Happy New Year!!
We are here lets imagine something together…maybe a better tomorrow!!!!
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Announcing the final two additions to our 2015 line-up
Horia Dragomir and Zoe Gillenwater
We're really pleased to announce that our 2015 line-up is now complete as we welcome the final two speakers to get on stage at CSSconf EU: Horia Dragomir and Zoe Gillenwater.
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Justin Bieber V. Miley Cyrus: Whose New Tattoo Do YOU Like Better?
Justin and Miley both have new body art — but which tat are you more fond of? Read on for more details.
Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber both express themselves through their music — and tattoos!
Justin's latest ink is a Japanese Kanji symbol which means "music" on his right arm.
And Miley's new tattoo on her left arm says, "So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." It's an excerpt from a speech that President Roosevelt gave in Paris in 1910.
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Do you prefer music — or a good history lesson? Vote and weigh in below!
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"We eat healthy."
In Italy, Food Means Love
Our goal is to help you arrive at a total satisfaction with yourself and your environment. We show our love by offering the best organic and locally (Italian) sourced ingredients prepared with extreme care and expertise.
Chef-owner Angelo Doriani brings over forty years of experience and knowledge to the table every time you sit down. From the meats and sausages cured in house to the hand made desserts, everything you eat at Rifugio Belvedere is made in Rifugio Belvedere.
After all, we eat here too. And we eat healthy.
Taste the difference.
This is our culture, this is our philosophy.
Materia Prima
Materia prima means the best of local and fresh produce, meat, and fish. Rifugio Belvedere prides itself on the excellence and diversity of its suppliers. We eat what we prepare. And we offer our patrons a superlative Italian culinary experience.
Made in Belvedere
Everything we offer is made from scratch. Croissants and pastries at breakfast, handmade pastas and hamburgers at lunch, filet steaks aged and cured for 60 days: everything on our table was created at Rifugio Belvedere.
Seasonal and spontaneous
We create our menu based on availability, and we change it to taste… We love to eat fresh fish and crustaceans from Sicily, fresh sheep ricotta from Sardegna, and local grass-fed Valdostano cows. Just not everyday. We update our menu frequently and we take pride in our ability to stay fresh and offer a wide variety of "unforgettable" plates.
Wine, spirits, and craft beer
"We eat healthy" extends to our cellar, where we keep a discrete and tightly focused selection of superb Italian wines, hand crafted spirits, and craft beers. We'd like to raise a glass to the good health of our guests… may there be something healthy in each glass we raise!
Custom menus
We are happy to prepare special meals or 'Italian Classics' by request, and we accomodate our guests with special dietary requirements. We've even been known to send specialty birthday cakes down the mountain by ski. Please contact us in advance for any special request from the kitchen.
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We have kids and we know the routine! Child specific menus and reduced portions are ready in an instant, to fill a crying stomach or help the adults relax at the dinner table. We offer healthy and tasty meals that are enjoyable and easy for even the most picky eaters.


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I wrote this a couple years ago, and the story is the same. Also, I will add very critical additions to the NYC single mom story:
Dating as a single mom
Nowhere in the world is there a higher concentration of interesting, successful, progressive men — many of them devoted dads. Men in NYC, more so than other parts of the country, I've found, are incredible daters. First dates are nearly always a nice dinner out, he pays. He just pays. Like a man. Theater tickets, concert reservations, invites to private media parties are not uncommon. The downside is that dating culture here can divulge into Sex And The City / Sienfeld antics — such an embarrassment of riches there is scant motivation to commit, a better offer surely around the corner, or with a single swipe-right.
Professional opportunities for single moms
If there were 400 hours in a day, I would still never be able to attend all the networking events, conferences, lunches, dinners, cocktail parties, breakfasts and other events designed to bring ambitious, successful people together with the goal of connecting and making money together. Also: NYC has an incredible energy of support and collaboration, especially among women, all of which makes building a great career and the surrounding tribe necessary all that easier to assemble.
Awesome single mom friends
See above. Many of them breadwinners, so many doing incredible things in the world, statistically far more progressive politically and socially than the mean in this country. Some are single, others married, and many are single moms. I find myself welcome in all circles.
What do you think? Where do you live? How does that affect your ability to thrive?
This is what it is like to be a single mom in NYC …
I just passed my 10-year mark living in New York City. Throughout an entire decade in this city, one thing was constant: Whenever I caught a glimpse of the Manhattan skyline — while jogging along the East River near my home in Astoria, Queens, or driving along the New Jersey Turnpike — I always got a giddy shiver down my spine.
For as long as I could remember, this was the place of my dreams. The place I fantasized about moving when I felt stuck as a kid in my small, Midwestern hometown. That is where writers live, I knew. Where people were direct, brash even, just like me. It took me a few years of adulthood to get up the nerve to move here — until I had the comfort of a boyfriend to join me. We moved here with no jobs and little money. My writing career took off. I joined friends at fabulous restaurants. It was easy to network — everyone who could help me in my career was here. This, finally, was home. I was 26 years old.
Today my life looks entirely different. That boyfriend became a husband, father of our two children and now an ex. I achieved my dream of being a writer in New York, but instead of a Dorothy Parker-esque existence (no drunken lunches for me!), I spend my days in a sunny home office that doubles as my bedroom, overlooking a playground we frequent almost daily.
My children are ages 4 and 6, and maybe because it is universally true, or just because I am projecting my own childhood experience, I worry my children need a place to run. Green lawns and trees to climb. They don't have that here. They are city kids.
And yet I don't relocate to any of the lovely suburbs in New Jersey, Westchester County or Connecticut. I stay in Astoria, Queens, because it is my home. Our home.
When I feel my cheeks burn with fury at the litter blowing through the streets of this neighborhood or put in my ear plugs at night to block out the sirens, café chatter and horns outside, I am calmed by the comfort of the community I've amassed here.
My building alone — a 1926 six-storey co-op with about 90 units — is home to dozens of neighbors, ranging in age from chipper-if-struggling musicians in their twenties to the gorgeous Cuban sisters in their eighties who share a one bedroom on the second floor.
Some of these people have come to be close friends and confidants, there as neighbors are — through the joys of new babies and the horrors of family tragedy, sometimes bringing by bottles of wine or wrapped gifts for the kids. It is no small thing to go to sleep — blocking out the kooky upstairs neighbor's stomping — knowing that should one of the kids awaken with a scary fever and need to be rushed to the hospital, there are countless doors on which I could knock.
This sense of community is what humans crave, but that pull is stronger in cities. I find there are so many people here who, like me, come from someplace else. Other states and towns. Other countries. Their ties to those places have been loosened by distance and time. So we make communities and connections with those who are in close proximity.
Dense neighborhoods lend plenty of proximity. Pretty much every service I need is accessible by foot: grocery stores, doctors and dentists, the post office, a hair salon, any variety of restaurant. And a Gap for crying out loud. I consider time my most valuable commodity, and city living wins for most efficient.
There are other practical reasons to live in a city. The monthly maintenance check I write to the co-op relieves me of any responsibilities for fixing broken boilers, leaky roofs, the garbage disposal or snow shoveling. Sure, if I lived in a single-family house, I could outsource those tasks, but in a city apartment I don't even have to manage the third-party service. It's all taken care of.
The reality of cost of living in New York City as a single mom
It's also cheaper to live in New York City, versus the suburbs. Yes, the real estate prices are through the roof (no pun intended). But as this New York Times article found, families spend 18 percent less by living in the five boroughs, as they save on real estate taxes and transportation.
If you don't believe me, think about your car expenses — loan note, insurance, gas and maintenance. In most parts of New York City you can replace those costs with a monthly subway pass of $112, or $2.75 per ride. I do own a 1999 Subaru Forester — a junker for weekend trips to the beach and mountains. If I moved to the suburbs and needed a reliable vehicle for daily errands and job commuting, I would be forced to invest in a new car.
Apartment living brings hidden joys. I am grateful for my home — a 1,300 square-foot two-bedroom, two-bathroom home with high ceilings and tons of natural light — a feat to afford after my divorce and considered spacious quarters in this expensive town. But these digs are small in comparison with what I would likely live in should I move to a more bucolic location. There are tradeoffs that come with small square footage: I am forced to live minimally. I must think critically about every purchase — and I believe that is a valuable exercise.
I also appreciate how close quarters bring people together. I like that my children share a bedroom, at least now that they are small. Soon I imagine we may invest in a partial wall, but for now, I adore listening to my daughter singing lullabies to her little brother after I've tucked them in. And I remark at how when one of them happens to wake in the middle of the night and silently slip into my bed, the other systematically does the same, sensing the absence of the other.
As my children grow, I'm sure I will feel very differently about our living arrangement. Indeed, these days when I jog along the East River in the mornings, I do not get that jolt upon seeing the city skyline. The thrill of making my New York City dreams come true has faded.
But like many youthful thrills, that one has been replaced by something else: When the kids and I leave our our apartment each morning, we cannot walk a half-block without bumping into a familiar face, someone who at least nods hello, but often stops to remark at how big the kids have grown or at the recent chilly weather. These are the stitches that connect us to our neighbors, the threads of community and the making of home.
Emma Johnson is a veteran money writer, noted blogger, bestselling author and an host of the award-winning podcast, Like a Mother with Emma Johnson. A former Associated Press Financial Wire reporter and MSN Money columnist, Emma has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Glamour, Oprah.com, REAL SIMPLE, Parenting, USA Today and others.
The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children (Penguin, 2017), was a #1 bestseller and was featured in hundreds of media, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fox & Friends, Oprah.com and the New York Post, which named it to its 'Must Read" list.
Her popular blog Wealthysinglemommy.com, and podcast Like a Mother, explore issues facing professional single moms: business and career, money, sex, relationships and parenting. Emma regularly comments on these topics for outlets such as CNN, Headline News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fox & Friends, CNBC, NPR, TIME, MONEY, O, The Oprah Magazine, Woman's Day, The Doctors, and many more. She was named Parents magazine's "Best of the Web," one of "20 Personal Finance Influencers to Follow on Twitter" by AOL DailyFinance, "Top 15 Personal Finance Podcasts" by U.S. News, and "Most Eligible New Yorkers" by New York Observer.
A popular speaker on gender equality, Emma presented at the United Nations Summit for Gender Equality.
Emma grew up in Sycamore, Ill., and lives in New York City with her children.


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To guarantee the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance's passage on Nov. 3, proponents of the nondiscrimination ordinance need your help.
Equality Texas and the local Human Rights Campaign steering committee host a phone bank training and session to encourage supporters supporters to register to vote ahead of the election from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17 at the Resource Center, 2701 Reagan St.
Bring a laptop computer or tablet and cell phone with charger.
Contact Daniel Williams at danielwilliams(at)equalitytexas(dot)org with questions.


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It's the return of cooler temperatures and that means it's time to take the kids outdoors! Join us as we "hop" around Scottsdale area parks all season long. These are super casual, but fun events for you to meet other moms and let the kids play and socialize. Whether you can come to one or all, whether you can come for an hour or three – we would love to meet you at our 2017/18 Scottsdale Park Hop!
Want to connect more with other local moms? Join one of our small groups on Facebook! (North Scottsdale – South Scottsdale)
We will start around 9-9:30 am and you can stay as long as you'd like! Though we plan to stick to this schedule, dates/locations are subject to change. We will update as soon as possible (if necessary).
September: Monday the 25th
Cactus Park: 7202 E Cactus Road Scottsdale, AZ 85260
November: Wednesday the 8th
Horizon Park: 15444 N. 100th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85260
January: Tuesday the 9th
Rotary Park: 7960 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85258


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Home > SCB > SBR > Vol. 12 (2006) > Iss. 1
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are a hot topic in the employee benefits arena, as employers of all sizes look for ways to control the relentless rise of health insurance costs. HSAs fall under the category of "Consumer-Directed" healthcare plans, which are designed to involve the consumer more in the financing and decision-making process related to the use of healthcare services. Figure 1 shows the average increase in health insurance premiums, workers' earnings, and overall inflation from 1988 through 2005. In recent years, health insurance premiums have exceeded the rise in workers' earnings and overall inflation by a wide margin.


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- The 7″ iPad rumour and what it means for apps development
- The day I heard the rumour about the 7″ iPad, I thought that it was insane. The 9.7″ works great on iPad and I thought that there is no need to distinguish between the 3.5″ display of my iPhone and the 9.7″ display of iPad. Now I think different. The idea of a tablet had [...] Read more – 'The 7″ iPad rumour and what it means for apps development'.
- Apple TV relaunched. Will hobby grow to the main product category?
- Apple TV is a "must have" relaunch for this holiday season. As the Google TV concept was released before the summer, Apple needed to reply. With articles about Google TV flooding all tech news before Apple's iPhone 4 reveal, I think that Apple made a controlled leak, and in late spring, Engadget brought news about [...] Read more – 'Apple TV relaunched. Will hobby grow to the main product category?'.
- iPad revealed. Big iPod Touch or Game-Changer?
- No other products have been the subject of so many rumours as iPad and its 3-year-old brother iPhone. Apple revealed iPad and as with all such category-defining products, it divided opinions to haters and lovers. Apple usually takes a hard part in product designing and very often, its new products abandon some old computing features, [...] Read more – 'iPad revealed. Big iPod Touch or Game-Changer?'.


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Regional dispute hurting GCC economies: Moody's 'Business as usual' for Qatar's $300bn sovereign fund
DUBAI: A boycott of Qatar by a Saudi-led bloc of Arab states is hurting the economies of all the countries involved, with Bahrain and Qatar the most affected, Moody's Investor Service said yesterday. The row has translated into a credit negative for the entire six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, Moody's said in a report.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt on June 5 severed diplomatic ties and imposed economic sanctions on Qatar, accusing it of backing radical Islamist groups. Doha has denied the charges. "The severity of the diplomatic dispute between Gulf countries is unprecedented, which magnifies the uncertainty over the ultimate economic, fiscal and social impact on the GCC as a whole," said Steffen Dyck, Moody's vice president.
Qatar faces large economic, financial and social costs stemming from related travel and trade restrictions, it said. The impact on Qatar so far has been most acute for trade, tourism and the banking sector. Sizeable capital outflows in the vicinity of $30 billion flowed out of Qatar's banking system in June and July, with further declines expected as GCC banks opt not to roll over their deposits, Moody's said.
It estimates that Qatar used $38.5 billion-equivalent to 23 percent of its GDP-to support the economy in the first two months of sanctions. Moody's said it does not expect that Qatar will have to borrow from the international
capital market this year, but its financing costs will increase. The standoff could also impair the sustainability of Bahrain's currency peg to the US dollar and will also increase the cost of borrowing for the kingdom, the poorest of the six oil-rich GCC nations. The diplomatic rift will inevitably impair the functioning of the GCC more severely as the row prolongs.
Meanwhile, the head of the Qatar Investment Authority said yesterday that the lingering Gulf political crisis was having little impact on the $300 billion sovereign wealth fund of the gas-rich nation. In a rare public appearance, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohamed Bin Saud Al-Thani, chief executive at the QIA, said there was "no problem" for the fund despite the crisis passing the 100-day mark.
"We are still open for business and business as usual," Sheikh Abdullah said in an address at the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. "We are fine," he added. Qatar has found itself regionally isolated since June 5. Pressed on the impact of the crisis several times, Sheikh Abdullah said the QIA's exposure to those countries leading the boycott was "very, very small" and added that the fund would continue its recent policy of targeting hi-tech and infrastructure companies in the United States.
"The future is technology," he said. Among the companies in which the QIA was investing were those in the health sector using hi-tech solutions for cancer treatment, said Sheikh Abdullah. In 2015 he announced that the QIA would invest up to $35 billion in the United States over the following five years, after targeting high-profile acquisitions in Europe. Last December it was also announced the fund would invest $10 billion in US infrastructure projects.
He said yesterday that around half of that $45 billion had been invested. The QIA has opened an office in New York and will do so soon in the Silicon Valley, he added. "If you want to invest in the States, you have to have boots on the ground," he said. Earlier this week it was announced that the QIA and Swiss commodities trader Glencore had sold a major part of a stake they had only recently acquired in Russian oil giant Rosneft to Chinese conglomerate CEFC. The QIA is considered one of the world's biggest sovereign funds, swollen by Qatar's massive gas and oil revenues. — Agencies


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A taxi driver has died after being involved in a hit and run in Edgbaston.
The 47-year-old was stood next to his vehicle on City Road at around 1.50am today (August 29th) when he was hit by a car that failed to stop at the scene.
Sergeant Alan Hands, from West Midlands Police, said: "At the moment we are keeping an open mind around what might have happened but we really need anyone who witnessed the collision or the lead up to it to give us a call.
"The family of the man are being supported by specialist officers at this tragic time and our thoughts remain with them."
Anyone with information is urged to call the investigation team on 101 quoting log 193 29/8.


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Publication Date
April 2015
Margot Weiss
English (United States)
"Leaving the Nest: Life at the Neoliberal University' is an ethnographic exploration of today's university, highlighting the tension between aspects of university life that are more corporatized or business-like and aspects that are more relational or affective. It focuses on class, privilege, and power at the liberal arts college Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. The thesis draws on interviews and participant observation research of student experiences and begins to address the lack of knowledge of university operations among students. The thesis has three central concerns. The first is the myth of the campus community, and how community rhetoric shapes students' experiences of belonging. The second concern is with ideas of critical thinking and academic excellence, exploring the political possibilities opened up and closed down in the institution. Lastly the thesis analyses student desires for close faculty-student interaction, situating these desires within changing university dynamics. 'Leaving the Nest" prioritizes often omitted experiences and narratives contextualizing them in terms of structural, neoliberal transformations so that they might reveal the failures of corporate university narratives and craft an alternative vision of the university.
Recommended Citation
Massey, Sophia Grace, "Leaving the Nest: LIfe at the Neoliberal University" (2015). Honors Theses - All. 1519.
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The squid Gonatus onyx, which lives in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, broods its eggs by holding them in its tentacles 6-9 months while they mature to hatchling stage (Siebel, et al.).
Apparently, until these photos and video were taken, it was thought these squid just dropped their eggs off on sea floor and said see ya. But, in this study, five female squid were observed holding egg masses containing 2,000-3,000 eggs at depths up to 2,522 m. off the coast of California.
This video shows one of the squids with a mature egg mass (thanks to marc for sending this to me). You can see some of the eggs hatching. Try to ignore the annoying music, which I don't think the squid picked out.
Post-spawning egg care by a squid. 2005. Nature. B.A. Siebel, B.H. Robison, and S.H.D. Haddock. vol. 438, pp. 929.
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A Friday the 13th soft opening went off without a hitch for The Harbor General Store, which welcomed shoppers with open arms on the notoriously superstitious day.
Business has been booming for the downtown newcomer, with sandwiches selling out, shelves emptying and customers packing the deli area.
Everyone has been patient, said owner Stephanie Sagle, and the support has been good to see.
"We're so blessed and we're so excited," Sagle said.
Sagle, 30, and her husband, Cody, 32, spent two years preparing to open the store in downtown Gig Harbor. After remodeling, permitting and stocking, the vision is truly beginning to take shape.
The opening marks the end of a four-year grocery store drought downtown that began when QFC left Judson Street in February 2011. The departure of the grocer left downtown residents stunned.
The new general store seeks to partially fill the void that was left.
"We've been waiting for something like this for a long time," Mayor Jill Guernsey said.
When Guernsey was out doorbelling for a run at Gig Harbor City Council in 2012, what she heard over and over again from voters was a need for a grocery store downtown.
Sagle got the inspiration for the store while in Napa Valley, California, for her younger sister's graduation from culinary school. Sagle visited Oakville Grocery and it's blend of deli, sundries and outdoor seating sparked an idea.
"I just thought, 'You know, this is what Gig Harbor needs,'" Sagle said.
Items available in the Gig Harbor store include beer, wine and everything from cleaning products to baby food. It may not have the selection of other stores, but it does provide all sorts of services.
"We hope to be a store where you can get all of your essentials," Sagle said. "We want to be a neighborhood grocery store."
Sagle addressed issues of price at the store, but commented that much of that is determined by order constraints. With a small square footage, the store can't order in large quantities.
"We can't get prices like the big box stores," Sagle said.
However, there's a varied selection of Northwest products such as 7 Seas Beer.
"In the Puget Sound we have some awesome products," Sagle said, so the store tries to showcase area foods.
It's part of a group of new businesses that have opened downtown recently. Guernsey said the new building tenants are part of a new era for downtown.
Guernsey pointed to businesses such as The Weathered Cottage, Bella Kitchen and Home, Heritage Distilling opening their doors.
"All of those are just perfect for downtown," she said.
The grocery building at 7804 Pioneer Way has a few past lives. Most recently it was Seasons by the Bay, a year-round Christmas store. Many years ago, it was a bank. As a throwback, the old teller window has been converted into a drive-thru coffee stand.
Someday, Sagle is considering offering drive-up grocery service, she said. For example, patrons can swing by and pick up a gallon of milk, like the dairy drive-thrus in Florida.
For now, it's about establishing a place in the community. That place, as Sagle says, depends on community support for the store.


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4 July 2016
Solomon Islands ready for investment: Australian Senior Trade Commissioner
Solomon Islands is a vibrant place to do business and offers emerging opportunities for Australian investors.
Australia's Senior Trade Commissioner to PNG and Solomon Islands, Mr David Knapton, formed this positive view during a four-day visit to Honiara last week.
While two-way investment between Australia and Solomon Islands is growing, Mr Knapton believes even more business links between the two countries can be pursued.
During his visit, Mr Knapton met successful Solomon Islands businesses that are exporting to Australia and doing business worldwide, as well as Australian companies investing in the future of Solomon Islands.
He met with a range of companies engaged in the agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, financial services, fisheries, timber processing and energy sectors.
"The key theme across all my discussions with local businesses was the importance of diversification," Mr Knapton said.
"Successful companies are pursuing a mix of business activities to grow their businesses and help manage the peaks and troughs of the market."
"The other key theme was the importance of finding strong local partners. I'll be taking this advice back to share with future Australian investors."
Mr Knapton also met officials from the Solomon Islands Foreign Investment Division and was pleased to hear about their work to update the country's foreign investment registry.
"Moving to an online foreign investment registry is a huge step forward and I congratulate the Foreign Investment Division Director, Derick Aihari, and his team for taking on this important work."
Austrade is the trade and investment promotion arm of the Australian Government. It provides advice and information to prospective investors on overseas markets, including Solomon Islands. Austrade promotes Australian capabilities and builds connections through an extensive global network of contacts.
For more information about Austrade's work visit http://www.austrade.gov.au/


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In Light of What has just happened to my Country I have to say what I am feeling, I feel it is something that is felt by millions...
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of my country, for the first time, I actually cried when I voted, and I actually cried when I heard my President speak!, I feel so proud right now, You may not agree with all of President Obama's policies, or with his tax plans, blah, blagh, blagh, But here is the reason he is the one, He stands for PEACE, He wants to end this horrible war we shouldnt be fighting, and He wants to bring home our troops :) They deserve to come home to be with their families, and to know they have a President and Country that is Proud of them.
One more thing, To know that as a country we voted for a Black Man, an African American Man, is so Important, I dont think I even can begin to understand how much this is going to change things, and to the prejudice people I even know in my family Shame On You for not understanding How Important this really is, Shame On YOu for voting for John McCain because of no other reason that Obama is a Black Man!! Shame On You for not seeing the bigger picture because of your narrow mindedness!!
OK I'm Done, I feel better, and prouder, and Happy :)
That's all for now!!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
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- Betsy said...
Thank you for saying what you have, thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! I agree 100% with you feelings and I stand beside you...one heart...one love!!!
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- February 9, 2009 at 4:47 PM
I am doing research for my university thesis, thanks for your great points, now I am acting on a sudden impulse.
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When Busy Philipps named her second daughter "Cricket" in July, everyone was really confused. "What is going on, Busy?" the world cried out in unison. "Why would you name your child after a small, chirping bug and/or bat-and-ball game popularized in Britain?!"
Amid the insanity and chaos, Philipps has emerged with an explanation of sorts.
Philipps and husband Marc Silverstein received a call from the hospital saying they needed to "come back and name [their] baby," so Silverstein suggested "Cricket" and said that "everyone likes Cricket, Cricket is just the greatest, happiest kid on the block ... she's hot in college."
Back in August, Philipps said that her husband was also rambling about Cricket being a camp counselor: "He just loved that name. He's like, 'Cricket is the coolest girl in school. She's like the camp counselor that you have a crush on.'"
No report as to whether six-month-old Cricket has decided to go to college or become a camp counselor.


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Southend Airport reaches one million passengers
One million passengers travelled through London Southend in 2017, a record for the airport following huge growth over the past 12 months.
London Southend saw passenger numbers jump 25% year on year, with 1,095,914 people using the airport between January and December 2017.
Key reasons for the airport's popularity include an increasing awareness of the ease of travelling through London Southend. The terminal is opposite its own train station (with central London 52-minute away) and on arrival passengers experience virtually no queues and short walking distancese.
It has more than 30 domestic and European leisure and business destinations via Stobart Air's franchise with Flybe and easyJet, with the airport named 'Best in London' by Which? five years in a row.
Most popular destinations in 2017 included Rennes (France) and Amsterdam. Top predictions for summer 2018 include Croatia (with London Southend offering routes to Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula), Czech Republic capital Prague and Malta.
Glyn Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Stobart Aviation, owners of London Southend Airport said: "Reaching over one million passengers is an important moment for us. 2017 saw us make important additions to the retail offering in the terminal as well as adding a significant number of new routes – with more still to come – some providing a time and cost-effective way for our passengers to connect to North America and Canada.
"In addition to new routes, passengers are also increasingly deciding 'small is more beautiful' and prefer the relaxed, simple, easy and speedy airport experience we can offer rather than the bigger airports - so we are looking forward to an even better 2018 at London Southend."


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SOURCE: GreenLight
August 01, 2016 09:10 ET
Co-Founder Olivia Cole Becomes Chief Operating Officer at Full-Service Creative Agency
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - August 01, 2016) - Creative agency greenlight announced today the promotion of co-founder and former client services director Olivia Cole to Chief Operating Officer. This major promotion comes at an opportune time for the agency, just after celebrating 10 years in Dallas, as well as following a steady stream of continued growth, which Cole has been an integral part of securing.
In her new role, Cole will continue to report to CEO Erik Herskind, and offer support across all of greenlight's clients including Gold's Gym, La Quinta Inns & Suites, La Cantera Resort & Spa and Plum Yoga in Dallas.
As Chief Operating Officer, Cole's responsibilities will expand beyond client service. While continuing to oversee service across account teams, Cole will also be responsible for managing direction on creative, production, media planning, agency profitability and human resources, offering guidance across all facets of the agency.
"From day one, Olivia has been instrumental to greenlight's success," CEO Herskind said. "I've never worked with an agency professional that gains client trust as genuinely and effectively as Olivia. She has the gift of understanding what they want from their agency and then inspires the greenlight team to deliver it."
On the heels of greenlight's 10-year anniversary, Cole's promotion is equal parts recognizing her for the outstanding contribution she has made to the agency's success and positioning the agency for the future, according to Herskind.
"Having been part of greenlight since its founding, my heart and soul are woven into the fabric of this agency; I'm honored to be considered such an essential part of leading greenlight into the next 10 years," Cole said. "As COO, I realize that success means balancing the needs of the agency and in the end have a motivated staff, happy clients and a profitable company. My continued goal in 2016 is to uncork the culture of our agency, as I believe this is truly what matters in bringing great creative work to life."
In terms of agency growth, Cole has been an essential part of building relationships leading to new business wins, including, most recently a brand launch for BBQ Pitmaster Will Fleischman. She also has been instrumental in continuing and building long-standing client relationships with Gold's Gym and La Quinta, both of which have led to expanded partnerships and creative opportunities.
One of Cole's biggest initiatives was, most recently, leading greenlight's full agency repositioning initiative in 2015. Cole restructured the agency's approach to hiring, new business strategy, and marketing, as well as a plan to improve culture among the agency as a whole.
About greenlight
Passionate about bringing brands to life, independent creative agency greenlight are experts in brand development and strategic thinking around promotion and platform design. Based in Dallas, Texas, this 10-year-old agency works closely with its partners, including Gold's Gym, La Quinta Inns & Suites, La Cantera Resort & Spa and Plum Yoga in Dallas to bring innovative thinking, goals and ultimately, brands, to life. The agency's dedication to a robust agency culture, one that is inclusive, fun and atypical (in a good way), led greenlight to be named one of the Dallas Business Journal's 2016 Best Places to Work in North Texas.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- A Pocantico Hills restaurant is among 100 in the county that embody "new and exciting" trends in food and wine, according to a local lifestyle magazine.
Wine Enthusiast, which is based in Mount Kisco, recently released its list of the best places to "drink up while dining out."
Among the recipients of the prestigious designation was Blue Hill at Stone Barn in Pocantico Hills.
The publication feted representatives of Blue Hill and other honorees at a reception at at Marta Restaurant in Manhattan on June 27.
Blue Hill opened in 2004 at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in the Mount Pleasant hamlet.
The restaurant gets its foods from the working, four-season farm and educational center's fields and pastures, as well as other farms.
According to its website, there are no set "menus" at Blue Hill and guests are can pick from "multi-taste grazing, rooting or pecking" feasts "featuring the best offerings from field and market."
Blue Hill allows guests to bring their own vino -- if it's not on the restaurant's extensive wine list. It limits the bottles to one for every two guests and has corkage fee of $90 per bottle.
According to Susan Kostrzewa, the magazine's executive editor, the list is not of "the best wine programs," but rather aims to praise restaurants "where wine, food, service and atmosphere are all integral to the overall experience -- with an emphasis on discovery."
"There's an incredible amount of diversity and experimentation happening with wine in the restaurant space right now and our list reflects this variety," she added.
Similarly, food that made the list ranges from upscale hot dogs in Manhattan to "the peak of fine dining," Kostrzewa said.
There is no ranking; Winners were categorized by trends, such as tasting menus.
Other categories include "Great Glass Programs" (restaurants with exceptional by-the-glass lists); "Laser Focus" (eateries whose wine lists are narrow in focus, and whose staff has deep knowledge and expertise in those areas); and "Not to Be Missed" (restaurants that simply defy category).
Other highlights include chef and sommelier Q&A's, exclusive recipes, and the observations of influential wine directors.
Blue Hill made it into the "Excellent By-The-Glass" program.
That means that it uses the "friendly glass format to introduce customers to new wines, winemakers and pairings," the magazine said.
To read Wine Enthusiast's complete list, click here.
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|Waverly's Swimsuit
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Hello, September!
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So excited about fall too!ReplyDelete
You & me both on lovin' this time of year! It is the absolute best- all things Fall! Great pictures as usual and girl..your hair is to die for! I need a styling tutorial! haha xoxoReplyDelete
Haha I'm glad I'm not the only one partying it up with a kid waking up extra early over here. Waverly in her swim suit, the cutest!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Haha, this morning she woke up at 4:50!!!!! OMG!Delete
I'm sad to see summer go... But I'm so ready for boot weather (which my husband claims isn't until January).ReplyDelete
I am all about Fall, bring it on! Love the pictures of sweet Waverly.ReplyDelete
I love your cute floral sundress! And so jealous of your hair! It always looks so healthy and pretty!ReplyDelete
Waverly's chubby swimsuit thighs just kill me! We are excited for September too! I have a fun "welcome fall" day planned, even though it's supposed to be 90 degrees today!ReplyDelete
Best wishes for your school year! I know how exciting, yet exhausting, these first few weeks can be!ReplyDelete
Looks like a great weekend! Love all your outfits! Love that jacket you got too! We went to the mall over the weekend but with me still recovering it was not so much fun for myself which was a complete bummer because I really wanted to get some new things for myself and the babies... And don't worry, I have been thinking about Halloween costumes for a couple of months now! hahaha! Crew will of course be the classic pumpkin for his first Halloween... because I mean, weren't we all! ;) Hope your first day back is a blast!ReplyDelete
So glad to hear you had a great birthday weekend! Waverly is such a little doll. Charlotte has that same bathing suit. :) And girl, I feel ya about going out two nights in a row. A few weeks to recoup is a given. ;) Hope you have a great week getting back into the swing of things!ReplyDelete
Glad to hear you had a great weekend! And happy you guys like the knotted headband. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
We LOVE it, thank you! XODelete
W is just getting cuter every single day I swear it!ReplyDelete
That pink striped top is the best.
definitely so excited about fall! I can't believe it's already here!ReplyDelete
What a PERFECT weekend! You totally deserved it, Ash!!ReplyDelete
I'm trying to find a pair of footie Halloween pjs for Mia and I'm not having very much luck! It seems like they don't offer those past 12 months :( It just gets so cold at night during fall/winter, and we sleep with the house cold, that I feel like the footie pjs are a must! Hope I can find some in her size!
yay, we have the same birthday weekend, and we both got Mexican food for it...lol, Great minds think alike! Love that black and white bathing suite, W has the best bathing suits!ReplyDelete
Hope your first day back went well, sweet friend! Loving your finds for both Waverly and yourself over the weekend. The jacket especially - I bought it in the plain army green color, but am loving the camo version as well now:)ReplyDelete
Her bathing suit is so cute!ReplyDelete
oh my gosh that little dance!! hahaha so cute!!ReplyDelete
Oh gosh, partying takes on a whole new meaning with kids. I'm like umm, I can mayyyyyybe have ONE drink and stay out until 10pm and I am feeling all sorts of hung over and tired the next day! Haha!ReplyDelete