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Insulin Therapy and You Tips
There are different types of insulin and each may have its own timing schedule. For example, rapid-acting insulin generally works best when taken either 15 minutes before you eat or right after eating a meal. Always make sure you follow your healthcare providers instructions.
Next: Know Your Numbers
Keep a record of your results. Look for times when your blood glucose is often too high or too low. Talk about your results with your healthcare team at each visit. Ask what you can do when your glucose is out of your target range.
Next: Diabetes Food Pyramid
Foods from the starches, fruits, vegetables, and milk groups are highest in carbohydrates. They affect your blood glucose levels the most. Talk with your healthcare provider about how to make a meal plan that fits the way you usually eat, your daily routine, and your diabetes medicines.
Next: Carb Counting
Counting carbs is easier when food labels are available. Two key facts to look for -- serving size and total carb amount. Compare the amount of carbs you can eat to the amount of carbs per serving to determine if this food choice is good for you.
Next: Blood Glucose Target
Talk with your healthcare provider about your target levels. Ask how often you should check your blood glucose. Keeping a diary of your blood glucose levels is helpful in identifying problems with your plan. Share your diary with your healthcare provider.
Next: Mealtime Insulin
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Insulin Therapy and YouOur expert team of doctors and pharmacists receive many questions about Insulin Therapy and You. Many of these questions are from individuals seeking information about treatments, as well as dietary and lifestyle changes thay can make to improve their condition. The following questions deal with Insulin Therapy and You, medications, lifestyle changes, and dietary advice. Click on the questions below to see the answers.


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Muscular Dystrophy Association needed to expand their existing Health Services, MVP, Advocacy, Community Program and Research departments. Initially, they wanted to demolish their parking structure and repeat their existing architecture in a 16,000 s.f., two level office addition. After analysis and design exploration, we elected to preserve their existing structure by developing the new office addition just north in an abandoned wash. The new addition complements the existing entrance sequence by introducing a field of northern, vertical glazing that reflects the beauty of the Sonoran Desert. The east wall of the addition has a refined version of their existing stone cladding that draws you toward the covered entrance and provided donor naming opportunities. A desert roof or "green roof" enhances the idea of laying low on the land; "repurposing" nature that is being utilized by the footprint and considering the effects of heat island effect and provides a deck that can be used for fundraising events.

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How to Generate Great Business Testimonials
Today, word-of-mouth recommendation is the most effective way to market every product and service. Consider your own experience: Do you believe commercials and ads and base buying decisions on them, or do you ask your friends? You trust the opinion of people you know most of all, followed by those with direct experience of the product or movie or book or lawn service — people who post reviews and award stars.
And people read reviews and testimonials! Testimonials are the most-read elements of websites. They can also spice up all your marketing materials, LinkedIn profile, proposals, letters, and more. They work in written form and even better in video.
Asking your clients for honest feedback is a great way to better define your own value, sharpen your messaging, and attract the specific clients you most want. Here's how to go about the process.
- Create a shortlist of clients or customers with whom you have a comfortable relationship and represent your preferred clientele.
Invite each to talk about how they think you're doing and possibly supply a testimonial. Try to have the conversation in person — offer a cup of coffee or lunch — but if that isn't possible, use the telephone.
- Prepare a set of good open-ended questions. Some possibilities:
- What do you like best about working with us?
- What do you most value about our service?
- How does it help you? What problem did it solve?
- How has our work changed how you handle X?
- Did we increase profitability, save you time, or increase efficiency?
- What would you say about us to a colleague?
- What can we do better?
- Approach the conversation with a genuine interest in hearing the truth.
Some truths will probably surprise you because we often misgauge what a customer values. Other truths may not be so happy, but give you terrific clues for improving what you do.
- Listen appreciatively.
Don't argue! Nothing is more annoying than being asked for input then resisting what you hear. Follow-up important points tactfully. If you've asked for permission to record, do so, otherwise take notes — few people will object.
- If you hear good stuff and you think the client is amenable, invite him or her to write a short testimonial for you (a few paragraphs).
People will do this for LinkedIn fairly readily (especially if you do it in return), but not so much for a website or marketing piece. In such cases, ask if you may write up part of what she said and give it to her for review.
- Assemble a concise statement that is true to the person's meaning and language.
Take careful liberty to adapt spoken language to a written form. Present your draft for approval and revise it cheerfully as asked. Providing a relatively long version enables you to use excerpts for different media.
- If the client is truly enthusiastic, ask if you may videotape a brief endorsement.
This is a bigger favor and it's your responsibility to make sure he comes across well. Shooting with your smartphone may not work well enough. Be sure you have the capabilities to turn out what you need efficiently and with quality.
Should you make up endorsements yourself and ask customers to sign off on them? Never! First, they won't be convincing — they'll sound like you. Second, you miss the opportunity to strengthen the bond with your customer and discover why you are valued — and how to do even better.


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mining for big history: uncouth things i want to do with archives
- June 24th, 2009
- joguldi
- Tags: big history, history, ideas for sessions, images, interdisciplinary work, mapping, texts, timelines, visualization
woohoo THATcampers! i'm so psyched to hang out with you. actually, i need to learn from your enormous brains…
a major theme of my graduate course in digital history at the u of c was the opportunities lying around unprecedented scale of access and manipulability.
historians, for instance, typically train to write 20- to 40-year studies, at most 100-year histories; they frequently teach by the century, at most the five-hundred-year time period. proposal: digital archives, as a revolution in access, radically open the horizons for legitimate big history of long-term trends.
ideas for sessions:
* how would you text mine a 500-yr history? how bout a 5000-yr history? many of the tools for text-mining (cf philologic) look narrower and narrower within a peculiar text; how could these tools be used to crunch many texts across large time periods (off the top of my head: graph for me, computer, the top verbs used around the word "eye" in medical texts since Greece … )? how can timelines more usefully render the results visual (and interactive!)?
* how bout images. here we're talking about 200 years what can you do with 1 billion photographs? what happens when you automagically photosynth (livelabs.com/photosynth/) the entire nineteenth- to twentieth-century city of London? what about "averaging" photos: www.faceresearch.org/demos/average ? what does the average house look like, decade by decade? what does an average coal miner look like?
* how bout maps. doug knox (hi doug!) and i have been talking with the newberry map librarians about how you'd collate atlases of place names, travelers' diaries, and maps to annotate an interactive atlas of chicago where any given block could be peeled back, year by year. how would you make a 300-year thick map of the american west?


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Re: Widget approval process
Paul & Rob, open the widget document in edit mode. Halfway the page there will be a button to approve the widget.
I agree with Paul Austex. How do you approve it?
The widget catalog doesn't show "Needs review" on my system, it shows "needs approval". And there is no action button, action menu item or any other item that lets me approve it, although I have all the roles and am a Manager of the widget catalog. Can you contact Rube Goldberg and ask him about how he designed this?


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On day 1 we participated of the Board of Governors meeting where the three main topics were MOC, public reporting, and MACRA. Discussion between the ACC and the ABIM are ongoing with the final evolution of the MOC process still being negotiated. Public reporting is a reality and will increase and it behooves us to ensure that our practices and hospitals are preoccupied with producing accurate outcomes data. In regards to the upcoming changes to the Medicare program under MACRA and MIPS, CMS is focused on making a transition to reimbursement based on value with the set goals to have 85% of reimbursement adhere to one of 3 forms of value-based payment systems by 2016. For more information on this topic, follow this ACC link on MACRA and MIPS.
Critical to thrive is such an environment will be for hospitals to invest in the necessary information systems, electronic health records, and clinical registry infrastructure to be able to accurately produce quality metrics. We are fortunate to have NCDR, the implementation of which would serve well this purpose. I encourage you to do your part in persuading and working with your hospital administrators toward this goal.
On day 2 we had a full day of lectures by legislative and regulatory experts focusing mostly on the Medicare reform. Among many excellent lectures, Dr. Bruce Siegel, CEO of America's Essential Hospitals, gave a superb review of what it will take hospitals to thrive and Dr. Mathew Press from Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation gave us a glimpse of the future of alternative payment models. The general consensus among attendees was the high complexity and unpredictability of the changes that are coming our way. Again, having access to solid, rigorous, and reliable data as that achieved by the proper implementation of NCDR will be the best tool for success.
On day 3 we visited Capitol Hill to deliver the message of the need to address the healthcare funding disparities between the states and Puerto Rico in order to improve direct patient care as well as our quality measurement infrastructure. We also delivered a strong message about the abusive physician "de-selection" and provider network shrinking being indiscriminately conducted by the Medicare Advantage companies in Puerto Rico, which impairs patient access to care, quality of care, and the viability of physician practices.
The fiscal and healthcare challenges ahead are monumental and seem beyond our reach. Nonetheless, there is much each of you can do, especially ensuring that your practices and the hospitals you work at are proactive at developing the information infrastructure required to thrive in the value-based reimbursement healthcare environment. Also, I invite you to be part of local and federal advocacy efforts. It is the sum of many voices that can make a difference.
I also want to recognize the remarkable support that our chapter received from the ACC Federal Affairs office at Heart House, including Ms. Kathleen Sheehan and Mr. Lucas Sanders. Their role was a prime example of the high value of ACC membership to help improve heart health in Puerto Rico. I encourage you to go ahead and renew your ACC membership for 2016. Today more than ever, the ACC continues to be a pillar of our struggles and our professional home.
Warm regards,
Orlando Rodríguez Vilá, MD, MMS, FACC
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SAH Log Day 28
(Stay at Home)
I have been in a funk. For a few reasons. None more prevalent than the fact I am in pain. If you are new to this revelation, let me give you a summary.
- Car Wreck 2007 – Wrecked my Hip
- Exploratory surgery 2009, removed mass, put in anchor, 2 tears in this area.
- Another surgery 2011 when the first one didn't make a damned bit of difference.
- Current – 8 cm of my squish shock bearing labrum is gone. Bone on bone.
- Have to get another surgery to inject cartilage. When ever I have a chance to get a home nurse because no one else can help with eight weeks no weight bearing. – yeah because that shit is going to happen, at the end of NEVER.
- If the above doesn't work, hip replacement.
I take nothing but motrin for this. Nothing else. I was on pain medication prior to my last surgery. Decided I couldn't keep taking it, because what is the point. So been 2 years since any pain medication intervention. So I hurt a lot. And I limp.
Funk Reason #2 I have had a bit of a hard time assimilating to this new role I have.
While I should be just all giddy and thrilled I am not working and spending time with the boys, I wasn't aware that I was going to become a Kid Bitch.
It isn't pretty, but it is true. But not their fault. Mine.
I had these awesome, pinterest pinned ideas about how we would spend this summer. As an unknown, I just assumed.
You know what happens when you assume.
I have been a kid runner. I had so many things I wanted to do, so many things I wanted to accomplish, and I feel I have done none of these, nor lived up to my vision or what I assume others vision of what I would be doing.
Football, Baseball, Basketball camp, sleepovers, Nana's, beach, pool, kids wanting to visit friends, mandatory family outings, grocery store, laundry, Three meals a day, house cleaning, running, running, running.
Something, lots of things. Every.damned.day. I know none of this sounds bad, but this is ALL I HAVE DONE.
I finally took an hour to get a pedicure last Thursday. In the first 10 minutes I get a call.
"I need my bat bag. It is in your car."
The rest doesn't matter. I couldn't even get 10 minutes. Not 10 minutes in 20 solid days.
Needless to say, it all started to get to me.
Then I spoke to my hubs. Who is not perfect, but by far my saving grace and biggest cheer leader. The one.
He reminded me *I* am important too.
I owe no one.
I can't do it all.
I am a good mom.
I am a good wife.
I am CEO of this house and I need to run it to benefit me too.
He is only worried about my happiness.
And I felt better.
All of my other woes will be sorted out one way or the other. But I finally had a paradigm shift.
I Can't Do It All.
And that is ok.
Sometimes life just isn't perfect. But what is?
As always,
Woman on Pause.
PS. Sorry for the rant, but this was one of the exact reasons I started to blog again. A diary of sorts. A timeline of recovery and discovery.
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When it comes to berries, the simpler the recipe the better. We'll learn to select, clean and store these fruits, make basic sauces, pair with garden herbs or scented geraniums in iced desserts, tarts, shortcakes and crumbles.
Kitchen participants: $15
Observers are welcome to attend the first part of the class (the learning part) for free.
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The Source (2011)
Directed by Radu MihaileanuGenres - Drama | Run Time - 135 min. | Countries - Belgium , France , Italy | MPAA Rating - NR
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The women of a small village choose a shrewd weapon in a battle of the sexes in this comedy-drama from director Radu Mihaileanu. In a town in Arabic North Africa, the men rule the roost while forcing the women to do much of the labor, when they're not busy taking care of the homes and looking after the children. Leila (Leila Bekhti), a newcomer to the community, is appalled with this division of labor, especially when it comes to water; running water is unknown in the village, and custom dictates the women carry water back from a distant stream each day. After seeing pregnant women miscarry under the backbreaking labor of fetching the water, Leila demands the menfolk either do their share of the work, or preferably run plumbing lines from the stream to the village. The men balk at Leila's demands, so she organizes the women and they lay down the law, declaring that they will withhold sex from their husbands until their demands are met. While the men are angered, and political and religious leaders speak out against the strike, the women stand firm, embracing their rights for the first time, though some discover the strike is harder to live with than expected. La Source des Femmes (aka The Source) was an official selection at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.


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Officially, Earth Day 2014 is on April 22nd but we're celebrating early on April 12th with "It's Green In Bisbee." On April 12th in conjunction with the roll out to ban plastic bags in Bisbee, selected business' have volunteered to get their creative on by decorating their store front using various recycled goods.
Come join us for a stroll down Main St from 5pm - 8pm for the Bisbee After Five Art walk and "It's Green In Bisbee" while enjoying music, nibbles and of course great art. It's a perfect way to spend your Second Saturday.
So head out for a stroll on Main St and check out the Bisbee After Five Art Walk and "It's Green In Bisbee" for a perfect way to spend the Second Saturday.
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UD wanted to know today why no article has appeared at the student paper web site. I went to YU (admittedly a while ago). I know that immediate scoops were not something that students on the newspaper were after. We don't expect the quality or immediacy of the reporting of the Brown Daily Herald or Harvard Crimson there at YU's student newspapers.
UD is right about the scale of this scandal. It is unprecedented. And UD is right to expect a news release today from the school to reassure the students, faculty, staff and supporters -- even if it only a broad and general no-content release.
The lack of that PR event worries me deeply. The word on the street is that due to the Madoff unpleasantness there was a loss is $100 million to the endowment - a big one day loss. But recall that the YU endowment lost $400 million already this year on market declines and stood at $1.4 billion before the Madoff Affair.
Remember further that when I graduated the college in 1970, the YU endowment was basically non-existent. During that era, Yeshiva survived and grew on hand-to-mouth fundraising.
In that context, and lacking an official press release from the YU PR office, let me offer my own reassurance to the world that Yeshiva University will survive this crisis. Appropriately, I present my affirmation in the form of a rabbinic anecdote.
As a courtesy, when I was his student, I used to drive the legendary Rav J. B. Soloveitchik, the Rabbinic head of the Yeshiva, to the airport on Thursday after he finished his teaching for the week, so that he could return home to Boston.Even in light of the severe setback of the last few days, I am sure of that survival too.
During one such drive around 1971, with some concern I inquired about what the Rav thought about the serious financial crisis of that time that YU faced. I was surprised to hear both the certainty and the flavor of the Rav's response to me. He said:
"The Yeshiva has survived many serious financial crises for many years and I am sure it will survive many more serious financial crises for many more years."
PS: Irony... Rav Soloveitchik was the Leib Merkin professor of Talmud and Jewish philosophy at YU. (Times)


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First of all, my appointment was at 1:00 and I didn't even see the Dr. until 1:30, but what's new, right? So the nurse comes in and asks me what medications I'm on. I'm a little concerned because I have been to this Dr. twice before and given this information on the first appointment. I tell her that I'm on the blood pressure med, and she starts asking me questions about how many milligrams, what type of the certain med I'm on, etc. etc. I knew the name of it but not much more than that!! I was like, well the Dr. prescribed it to me, so.... (shouldn't they have that information!??!!?) They had this new computer system where they put all of the info on a laptop instead of writing it down, which is fine, but while she was putting in my birth control, which is called Yaz, she started asking me more questions like, "Is that Yasmine, Yaz 25, etc?" Well, first of all, as nurse I would hope you would know when I say Yaz, which one of those 2 a birth control... As a patient, I should not have to know the specifics about the medicine. I am not a pharmacist. I know the names, isn't that all I should have to know?
Then the Dr. comes in and does the same things. She had no clue what blood pressure med I was on, how often I took it, or anything.... and SHE PRESCRIBED IT TO ME!!! She ended up putting me on a new med, because it is a little higher than it should be when I'm on a medicine, but she said she's not worried about my BP, which made me feel better.
Next, she asked me if I exercise, I said, "Yes I do, and I've also lost 19.6 lbs. (as of the scale yesterday)." She just replied, "Well, you need to maintain and don't gain it back. Don't just exercise once in a while and then stop for a while." Well, yes, that's very true, but HELLO I just told her I lost almost 20 lbs, and there was no, "great job, keep up the good work!" Maybe I'm expecting too much. That type of attitude like she thinks I'm a lazy bum just bothers me. I really have to fight with myself not to get discouraged and give up. I know that looking at me, most people have no clue the hard work I have put into losing weight, to them, I still look overweight, lazy, etc. BUT my husband has been giving me pep talks that I am doing wonderful, I am so thankful for him!!!
She also said, "You need to learn to manage your stress." I am someone who is a bit of a perfectionist and I worry about EVERYTHING. She was like, "You're young and you can make changes." That's also true, but where do I begin? How do you change your personality? I really am interested in learning to control my stress and not be such a worry wart. For example, I can get a 92% A in a class and be disappointed because it wasn't a higher A, yes I admit I do have issues. But what's wrong with being an over achiever? :- P
Well, that's how my Dr. appointment went. I am concerned with the service I was given. I expect my Dr. to know what medicines they have prescribed me. What do you think? Time to fire the Dr?


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Praised for his beautiful tone and agile technique, bassoonist Jeremy Fain began his musical studies at the age of seven. Quite rapidly, Jeremy established himself as a versatile soloist, orchestral and chamber musician having performed with the Rochester Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, Binghamton Philharmonic, Abilene Philharmonic, and Lubbock Symphony Orchestras among many others. He has been selected as a fellow to the Pine Mountain Music Festival, Las Vegas Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra and the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria.
An avid teacher, Jeremy served as teaching assistant and secondary instructor of bassoon at the Eastman School of Music where his duties included teaching bassoon students at Eastman and The University of Rochester as well as leading masterclasses for Eastman bassoonists. He was also an active coach to the Lubbock Youth Symphony Orchestra and is a former educator in the Lubbock Independent School District.
Striving to hone his craft, Jeremy has performed in masterclasses for Rose Corrigan, Steven Dibner, Glenn Einschlag, Judith Farmer, Loren Glickman, John Hunt, Kristen Wolfe Jensen, Judith LeClair, Richard Meek, John Miller, Mark Popkin, Stefanie Przybylska, Patricia Rogers, Barrick Stees, Richard Svoboda, Robert Thompson, K.D. Van Hoesen, and Lecolion Washington.
Jeremy pursued his undergraduate studies at Texas Tech University, graduate studies at The Eastman School of Music, and post-graduate studies at The University of Southern California where his principal teachers included Richard Meek, John Hunt, and Judith Farmer.
Jeremy returned to Houston from Culiacan, Sinaloa – Mexico where he was tenured bassoonist and contrabassoonist with La Orquesta Sinfonica Sinaloa de las Artes. He is now the founder and artistic director of Houston Pro Musica, a chamber music society which showcases and promotes local professional musicians and serves on the faculty of Lone Star College – Montgomery where he teaches Music Theory, Music History, and applied bassoon.
Jeremy can be heard as principal bassoon on Arkiv Music's recently released album, Manhattan Music, recorded with the Canadian Brass and The Eastman Wind Ensemble. He plays on Heckel bassoon #13446.


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The Swords were great but tips came bent.
The swords are perfect and exactly what I expected, however, the sheathe is too long for the blade itself and leaves a descent amount of space between the blade tip and the sheathe tip.
Just need to sharpen A little, then, it will cut
I bought 2 sets of these for my friend and for myself. As soon as we got them we couldn't have been happier. The swords are freaking sweet. My only complaint is that the sheathes don't really fit me, they fit my friend but one of his swords cut through the sheath. Overall I'm extremely happy with these
When i unboxed the swords the tips of them were bent.
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These swords are not from Mortal Kombat X they are from Mortal Kombat 9 that is why they look different but any way these swords are amazing
These swords are awesome, they are almost identical to scorpion's swords from Mortal Kombat X. The blades are a little different but when I'm slicing through water bottles at lightning speed, you can't even tell. Thanks BUDK for these awesome Scorpion replica swords at an unbeatable PRICE!
Great look! But not sharp at all.
these have some weight to them. they seem solid, but i'm not intending to swing them at anything overly sturdy.. like a tree. the sheaths are nice, with a strip of velcro in the middle. i am not certain if i like that the sheaths are connected together by the straps.. i could cut one end of each strap and sew them together to make single sheaths, if wanted later. i don't know why the did not use a clip mechanism. i got mine on sale so that made them that much better.
THESE ARE DISPLAYS PRIMARILY!!! I bought these swords back when I thought the only important factor in buying a sword was how cool it looked. Being a bit less stupid now, I've decided to write this review to help future sword-swingers like myself. First, look at the metal used to make the blade. Stainless steel, of which these blades are made, is very nice for display swords, as it does not lose its luster. However, it is terrible for actual swords, as it is very soft due to a rather low concentration of carbon. Optimal blades are made of 1060 carbon, or 1045 or 1090 carbon, though 1045 is a bit softer and prone to bending, while 1090 is more rigid and thus more likely to shatter with misuse. Anyway, these blades aren't high carbon, and thus not at all recommended for actual use.Perhaps more importantly, the hilts are of a of very uncomfortable mould, and are made of ABS plastic. While I was able to look past the stinging corners of the grips, the plastic was a fatal flaw for me, as the hilts of both swords snapped in my hands after a few good swings, because ABS plastic is too weak to take the force exerted on it by the tang of the blade when the blade makes contact with anything.These swords are fine display pieces, though there is no included method of display other than the sheaths, which conceal the coolest part of the swords, and get a 4/5. As real swords, they get a 2/5. They don't get a 1/5 because i still use one of them, as enough of its hilt remains that I was able to wrap nylon cord, duct tape, and packaging tape around it to fashion a makeshift hilt that is actually more comfortable than the original; whenever the blade bends, I just bend it back to a (somewhat warped) semblance of its original shape.Cool to hold, cool to show, bad to use, remember to oil them.


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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Animation Legend Arthur Rankin Jr. 'Frosty The Snowman' 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' Has Died At The Age Of 89, Highlight Hollywood News
Arthur Rankin Jr., the animator, producer and director behind the whimsical holiday stop-motion TV specials Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, has died. He was 89. Rankin died Thursday
'Ryan's Daughter' Star Christopher Jones, Considered Heir-Apparent To The Late James Dean, Has Died At The Age Of 72, Highlight Hollywood News
Christopher Jones, the terribly handsome star, who starred in such films as The Looking Glass War and Ryan's Daughter before quitting show business at the height of his brief but dazzling career, has
Michiel Huisman Romanced Connie Britton On 'Nashville' Now Emilia Clarke As Daario Naharis HBO's 'Game Of Thrones', Highlight Hollywood News
"Game of Thrones" fans enjoyed the media dump on Thursday (Jan. 30) when HBO released the highly anticipated first photos from scenes in the upcoming Season 4. One image that generated a
CBS's 'Lucky Dog' Star Brandon McMillan To Appear On 'The Bold And The Beautiful', Plus, Heather Tom, Jacob Young, Darin Brooks Scoops,Highlight Hollywood News
Brandon McMillan from CBS' Lucky Dog plays himself on February 10 episode on CBS's mega-hit drama "The Bold and the Beautiful," the soap confirmed. The handsome animal behavior expert has filmed his
Ex-Port Authority Official Says 'Evidence Exists' Christie Knew About Lane Closings, Highlight Hollywood News
The former Port Authority official who personally oversaw the lane closings at the George Washington Bridge, central to the scandal now swirling around Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, said on Friday
Former 'Boardwalk Empire' Star Michael Pitt Lands Role On NBC's 'Hannibal' As Iconic Character, Highlight Hollywood News
Michael Pitt is returning to TV in a major role on NBC's dark thriller Hannibal, EW reported on Friday. Actor Michael Pitt will be playing the character of Mason Verger, an unstable wealthy
Actors Jesse Eisenberg Cast As Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons As Alfred, In Upcoming 'Superman Vs Batman' Film, Highlight Hollywood News
Warner Bros. has announced casting news in the upcoming Henry Caville, Ben Affleck Superman-Batman flick. Jesse Eisenberg has been set to star as the comic-book super-villain, while Jeremy Irons will play Bruce Wayne's
White Powder Being Mailed To Hotels Near Super Bowl Site, Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliana, Highlight Hollywood News
Authorities Friday were investigating white powder scares at New Jersey hotels near the site of the Super Bowl and at the Manhattan office of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Hazardous materials teams
Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' Starring DiCaprio, Maguire Sweeps Australian Academy Awards, Highlight Hollywood News
It was Baz Luhrmann's night at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Thursday, as the director-producer's lavish 3D spectacle The Great Gatsby won best film and best director and
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I began this blog in June 2012 after reading other blogs for many months and thought it was about time I set up my own place to write about and share with all you lovely people the things I love and enjoy :)I've found the blogging community to be a very nice one indeed, and it's really lovely to know that there are so many of you out there who comment and take the time of day to read what I ramble on about! So a BIG Thank You to each and every one of you! ♥
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On. The. First. Day. Ugh.
Thus, until we got a new one, my daughter was the kindy kid with a different hat.
And I had an uneasy feeling...
Would she get picked on due to her hat?
Would she pick up a nickname that would haunt her for life?
Would her ability to make friends be compromised due to her headwear?
Previously, I'd never been too worried about my kids getting bullied.
But, after her first day of school, I was concerned.
Would I have similar feelings if my kids went to a new church or joint a youth group?
Ideally, of course not. No community of God's people has the scourge of bullying.
But, my experience says otherwise.
I've seen kids, no matter what age group, be incredibly mean during church activities.
So, would I be concerned, having dropped off one of my kids, in the church carpark?
I suspect so.
But, there's one difference maker that might calm my nerves.
The culture of the leaders.
Are they welcoming?
Are they diverse?
Are they actively on the lookout for cliques?
Are they teaching on things like inclusiveness, acceptance and the importance of the induvidualness God has made within each person?
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Episode 3: An unexpected metropoleFirst aired: Tuesday, 19 January 2016 at 17.32 hours
What is the relation between a village in Drenthe, called New Amsterdam, and our capital?
This question is the starting point in this episode of Qwestie van Tijd. Podium. TV visits historian Wim Visscher. Among other things he talks about the 'Verlengde Hoogeveensche Vaart', that played an important role in the development of the area. The quest is extended in the city of Hoogeveen, where we stumble upon some interesting facts!
Website: www.historischekringhoogeveen.nl, Dorpsarchief Nieuw-Amsterdam-Veenoord, www.vangogh-drenthe.nl
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Helloo again Bazzers, on this the eve of summer! Could it possibly be true that we are about to get...warm? The evenings are drawing out and it's a lovely day to be outside - this is promenade weather - and for the uninitiated we ain't talking about parasols and lace. No, we of course refer to theatre occurring in pub gardens, on roofs, underground train arches, as we found last summer at The Vaults - truly live, truly unpredictable, and truly vulnerable to plane noise, but hey you can't have everything. We kid, we love those metal birds, who needs soundscapes? *rolls eyes but we love it*
One of the main things that Baz's manifesto set out to achieve from the start was accessible theatre, for all - we have massive respect for London's rich theatre history and it's theatres - the old and cherished and the new and bold. The only thing is that these beautiful, gold-embellished venues aren't meant for throwing around paint in and climbing up curtains - the kind of crazy thing we are wont to do - exhibit A being a half-full bathtub being splashed around in every night at The Vaults, that kind of thing- therefore a lot of high profile theatre events tend to stay in the traditional realm, with lots of revivals. And that's great- far from underestimating our rich theatre and playwriting history, we honour it, we hope, by moving the action to new and unexpected places.
In 2011, we performed Macbeth in a crypt in Holborn, in 2013 the entire Greek Myth canon in a single room in Shoreditch - for us, it's about taking away as much as possible and seeing what we can still work with. Great theatre companies like Punchdrunk take over full warehouses, and almost all of the then abandoned Battersea Arts Centre for their projects, marking, we feel, the first shift we felt in the industry away from seeing promenade, experimental theatre as gimmicky or worse, looked down upon. Our most recent production, a version of Strindberg's dreamplay at the Vaults in London, moved our audience, from courtyard, to stairwell, theatre, to tunnell and beyond, on a scene by scene basis. The majority of our audiences didn't bat an eyelid about being moved from space to space, sometimes able to sit, sometimes not - Bazzers unite - but those who were being introduced to us, seemed bemused, occasionally annoyed about the upheaval. For us, theatre is a group activity - it's not sitting with your feet up and eating popcorn - in essence, we don't want you to be too comfortable, all the time.
Er, take that last statement any way you want. We are experimental, after all and that is what we want you to do.
But what remains is the irksome idea that sitting down in a beautiful dark room that is adorned with cherubs is still the standard - Baz loves that stuff more than anyone else, but that's partly why we made our manifesto in the first place. We of course don't want to do a disservice to major theatres doing excellent and ground-breaking work, on and off west end - Lucy McCormick's devilishly entertaining Triple Threat at the Soho is a definite pick - go forth and see it and then never forget it, really just try- but when a member of the Baz Team got to go to a piano recital just recently: where applause is restricted to between movements, coughing is a killing offense and the line between performer and audience has never been so clear: in status, in skill, in tone in such regimental fashion - makes us seem a bit moany over here in Theatreland. Sort it out, classical music concerts. But in all seriousness what do we, and other experimental theatre companies have to sacrifice in order to court the proscenium arch audiences and break through to the mainstream, you ask? Well thank you for asking, but we counter with maybe that it shouldn't ever be mainstream-ised (is a word, shut up) and that we belong in the weird crowd - discovered by all you delightful weirdos (or Bazzers in this private circle *raises champagne glass*) as you perhaps tell your friends about this bonkers piece of theatre you saw, or you post it online….and maybe that's the true future of experimental theatre: it's not, by its nature, there to to earn a place in the prim and proper books of history - it's meant to be a live, thrown against the wall, one time only event. Truly utopian in nature - anyone can do it! It can happen any place, any where - it's groovy like that. Viva abandoned cark parks, real parks, fake parks with astroturf, roofs, underground stations, crypts and night clubs in the daytime, your front room - anywhere we can make theatre together... and let's all arrange to meet back here to see the panto in December.
What do you know. Maybe there's room for us all - even if you have to stand a little bit. Look at these people, they're loving it! Cheers!
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49 Headless Bodies Found In Mexico
If you're planning a trip to Mexico anytime soon, be very careful! Authorities are currently having a hard time identifying 49 bodies without heads, hands or feet to in a series of massacres from an escalating war between Mexico's two dominant drug cartels.
According to TIME, all of those incidents resulted from the fight between the Zetas gang and the Sinaloa Cartel, which have emerged in the last year as the two main forces in Mexican drug-trafficking and other organized crime. The recent discovery marksthe fourth massacre in a month.
Reports also say that some victims in earlier body dumps have turned out to be bakers, brick layers, and even students—anyone who could be snatched off the streets in mass killings that one captured gang member said were designed to "cause terror."
The 43 men and six women found Sunday were dumped at the entrance to the town of San Juan in the municipality of Cadereyta about 105 miles (175 kilometers) southwest of McAllen, Texas.
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Boundary Waters – Fall 2013
Tofte, MN
Sawbill to Burnt Lake
This trip had a more leisurely pace compared to the summer 2009 trip. There were not any epic portages, mosquito plagues or nasty storms. The weather was perfect and a little warm for early September with high temperatures in the 70's and lows in the 50's.
From Sawbill, we had a short 4.5 mile paddle with 2 quick portages to get to the campsite at Burnt Lake. Once at Burnt Lake, we had our choice of sites. Our campsite was large enough to accommodate 4 tents and the location was central to all areas of the lake. There was a nice fire ring with precut wood left by the previous campers.
This year's crew included Charlie, Gary, Rick and I. As usual, Charlie planned out the route and took care of permits ahead of time. I'm always amazed how knowledgeable Chuck is in all things outdoors for someone so entrenched in big city living.
This was my first trip with Gary. He has an easy going and calming personality. Gary is a knowledgeable fly fisher and had the patience to give me a quick lesson. He is also a fellow creative and I look forward to our next trip.
Rick is a master at fish cleaning and his backcountry culinary skills are unmatched. He can break down a fish in minutes with minimal waste. On top of that, he packs enough condiments and spices to create a 5 star meal in the middle of nowhere.
I came with my usual assortment of gadgets to document the trip. This year I brought a GoPro Hero 3 Black high-definition camera. It was fun to try some different video techniques such as the time lapse video and the camera mounted in the canoe.


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Beth Chatto Gardens
Another garden made famous by its iconic creator, the Beth Chatto Gardens in Essex are a tremendous feat of design. Chatto is widely celebrated as a pioneer for her ecological style of garden making, preferring plants that suit the conditions to fussy varieties that require constant tending. Lesser garden designers impose their style on a landscape, regardless of its underlying qualities, often with disastrous results. Such is not the case here, where Chatto takes cues from the land and creates gardens that are undeniably "of the place." A dry stony upland becomes an intricately textured gravel garden; a sheltered valley becomes a series of luxuriant borders cascading down to a pond edged with Gunnera and other marsh dwellers; a shaded hillside becomes a verdant woodland tapestry; and a sun-baked south-facing slope becomes a scree garden that embraces the refreshingly modest Chatto family home, adorned with exotica in terra cotta pots. And that's all to say nothing of the world-renowned nursery that started it all (a fitting and tantalizing end to a visit).
This is another garden that in both its skillful negotiation of varied and sometimes impossible conditions, and seamless integration of remarkably opposing environments, is a testament to the true genius of its maker.


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We will be walking into a Cypress Dome. A cypress dome is a type of swamp, typically dominated by pond cypress. The trees at the center of the swamp grow higher than the trees at the edge, which forms a dome-like shape of treetops when viewed from a distance. For todays field trip we will be walking into Movie Dome and if time permits Double Dome. Not many people get to say that they have walked into a Cypress Dome, this is a great opportunity to experience the real Everglades. During this walk you will be surrounded by the sounds of nature, crystal clear water, bromeliads and air plants that fill every tree. You might also get the chance to see alligators, owls, birds and rare wildlife.
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It has been quite a long time again. My last blog post was during the recall, which was an awesome appetizer to today. Oh, what a joy! Election Day in America! Our electoral system is bogged down in skepticism, cynicism, … Continue reading
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The xfs_repai rutility is highly scalable and is designed to repair even very large file systems with many inodes efficiently. Unlike other Linux file systems, xfs_repair does not run at boot time, even when an XFS file system was not cleanly unmounted. In the event of an unclean unmount, xfs_repair simply replays the log at mount time, ensuring a consistent file system.
The xfs_repair utility cannot repair an XFS file system with a dirty log. To clear the log, mount and unmount the XFS file system. If the log is corrupt and cannot be replayed, use the -L option (" force log zeroing" ) to clear the log, that is, xfs_repai r -L /dev/device. Beaware that this may result in further corruption or data loss.


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BSB-regulated pro bono charity folds due to lack of cash and "exhaustion" of barrister founderFriday, 7 April 2017
A Bar Standards Board-regulated charity that provided pro bono legal representation in challenging the unlawful detention of migrants and asylum seekers has been wound up just 15 months after it was authorised due mainly to problems with funding. It appears to be the first BSB entity to be dissolved.
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A Belle Epoque Antique Diamond and Emerald Ring circa 1890.
This elaborately designed 19th century ring features a beautiful cabochon cut emerald (approximately 1 carat) and 23 old cut sparkling white diamonds (estimated combined weight 3 carats, color F-G, clarity VS2-SI1)
A superb ring with excellent gemstones.
Height – 28 mm (1 1/8 in.)
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What I have got today is another baked product from Laura Geller. This is from the Vanilla Nudes collection, a 3-in-1 blush/bronzer/highlighter. I already have this in 2 other shades, Neapolitan and Vanilla Peach Cobbler. I like the bronzer/blush shade which is a nice shimmery bronze, and the colour of the blush in the middle is also really pretty pinky purple, but unfortunately the middle strip is so thin, it is almost impossible to pick it out alone. When I used it on my cheeks, I ended up mixing the bronze and pink/purple together. The highlighter is very subtle and not at all shimmery, and it's a good portion of the whole compact, so easy to pick up on its own. The compact is 9 g as usual.
I think this is another nice product from Laura Geller, but if you don't like shimmery blushes, then it's not for you. It is disappointing that the middle strip is so thin as it's a really pretty colour, but maybe you can use a very small brush to pick it up. You can see me wearing the blush and bronzer in this FOTD picture and there are lots of swatches after the jump!
|Baked Cheek Dreams Highlighter and Blush in Banana Split on the right
I first swatched the shades with a brush and then swatched them heavily to show the shades more clearly. So first, lightly swatched:
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Heavily swatched:
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Repossessed properties. Spanish repossession. Torrevieja, Alicante, Javea, Denia, Altea, Benidorm, Murcia, Orihuela, San Javier, Mazarron, Cartagena, Almeria
TLACORP lawyers are experts in conveyance, and real estate, with wide experience in Spanish repossessions. This is an activity that we have developed during the recent years with high levels of efficacy and success to our clients.
As you could see in our special section of repossessed properties, the decision to buy this kind of properties is adequate now for commercial reasons, but must be carefully considered from the strict legal point of view.
The situation of the properties repossessed by Spanish Banks must be studied in the proper way, in order to guaranty to investors the right ownership and use of the properties acquired. The reason of this is due to the fact that banks, when they take possession of the properties, they do not pay attention to the legal aspects from such properties.
The process is very simple, the mortgage debt is not paid, and they take the property, without paying attention in the legal and real conditions of the property.
In other words : Banks do not make the proper searches before they take the ownership of the property.
It means that a high number of legal problems from the previous owners are passed, with the property, to the new ones.
Due to the fact that repossessed properties are commercially interested in relation to their special prices, their legal aspects must be specially considered in the earliest steps of the process. It will help investors to identify, from the beginning, the eventual problems of the property, and to balance the final decision to buy.
As specialists in conveyance, and after the intermediation in hundreds of bank repossessions in the previous years, we know perfectly the way in which banks have completed the repossession process, and the way in which properties are left in their database waiting for a new buyer.
Our experience is, then, the key of success in the acquisition of repossessed properties.
Our services would start making a previous legal checking of the property, the land, and the construction of the property (checking the legal and the administrative situation of the estate). For this, we apply for the information about the property in the Town Hall where the property is placed, talking to architects and inspectors of the area.
The reason of this is to obtain an exact legal situation of the property for construction, licenses, building permits, etc. With this, we will guaranty our clients that there will not be any actions, like fines, demolition applications, etc., in the public institutions regarding any eventual illegal construction, or work over the building. Please, pay attention to the fact that banks they do not to check this point when taking the ownership of the property.
Purchase of a property from a bank is a very serious investment. It is compulsory then to know exactly the different aspects of the property, what we call: The History of the property.
Knowing from the beginning how the property was built, how it is considered now, and how it will be in the future with the eventual developments in the area will make secure the high efforts and the investments derived from the acquisition of the property. Only specialist in properties, with expertise acknowledge of the area, can confirm to you this information to give you completely peace of mind.
We are a company expert in construction and real estate with more than 10 years experience in the area. Our clients, they have bought their properties fropm banks and enjoyed them without problems for years.
We are a reputed company in the area, being even participated in TV interviews as recognized legal experts, as you can see just clicking in the link below: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tlacorp&aq=f.
Once we complete our searches, we will check with the Notary that the property is registered in the right way, assuring you the right ownership. Also, we will proceed with the preparation of the paperwork to be signed at the notary on completion, completing also the registration of the property on your name, and changing the water and electric supplying contracts into your name after the completion. Besides of this, we will calculate, and pay and organize the payments of all the expenses and taxes derived from this transaction.
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Jason B. Branch graduated from Davidson College, cum laude, and graduated, magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was a Talmadge Scholar, a member of the Georgia Law Review and The Order of the Coif. Upon graduating from law school, Jason served as a judicial law clerk to the U.S. District Court Judge Jack T. Camp in the Northern District of Georgia.
Jason is currently a member of Philips Branch & Hodges, where he devotes his practice to the representation of plaintiffs in medical malpractice and other serious injury and death cases. Jason is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, where he currently serves as a regional Vice President. Jason is also a member of the Columbus Trial Lawyers Association, where he has served as Vice President, and he is a member of the Columbus Inn of Court. Jason has been selected as a Georgia Rising Star, recognizing the top lawyers in Georgia under 40, for 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. In 2012, he was also selected to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40 and as one of Columbus and the Valley Magazine's top "5 under 40." In 2013, he was selected to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
Jason is frequently asked to speak on various legal topics at Continuing Legal Education meetings around the state. He also serves as a member of the Civil Justice PAC, Inc. Board of Directors, and he serves on multiple Boards of local organizations benefitting the Columbus community. Over his career, he has resolved numerous seven figure verdicts by trial and settlements for the benefit of his clients.


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Darrell Corti is still 'cool'
For the second year in a row, Sacramento gourmand-grocer Darrell Corti of Corti Bros. Market has been included among "The 60 (Plus) Coolest People in Food & Drink" by thedailymeal.com. For the complete listing, click here.
The editors at the all-things-food-and-drink site define "cool" as "a way of behaving, a bearing, an attitude. Cool people are true to themselves and don't serve the masters of fad or fashion."
Corti's entry reads in part: "Corti is simply one of the most deeply knowledgeable food and drink experts in America, able to expound with equal authority on Chinese tea, Spanish vinegar, Central Asian wine, Italian pasta and about 30,000 other gastronomic topics. Corti knows everybody worth knowing in his chosen field, and everybody knows him. They call him 'The Professor.' If you've never heard of him, well, that sort of makes him even cooler, you know?"
I called the market to get a reaction from Corti himself. Store manager Rick Mindermann answered the phone. "He's at the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition in Los Angeles this week, tasting more than 500 oils," he said. "But his likely response would be something like, 'Who, me? I'm just a grocer...'"
Which is pretty cool, no?
Corti is listed with some good company, sharing the "cool" honor with such famous chefs as Jacques Pépin, Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, Rick Bayless and Daniel Boulud.
The list also include Cindy (Mustards Grill) Pawlcyn and Thomas (French Laundry) Keller of the Napa Valley.
Pawlcyn's entry reads: "Pawlcyn was doing local and sustainable before a lot of today's local and sustainable apostles could put their Pop-Tarts in the toaster by themselves."
Keller's entry calls him "almost certainly the finest American-born chef in the country, (who) has dedicated his life to learning how to practice his art to near-perfection."
Corti Bros. Market is at 5810 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento; (916) 736-3800, www.cortibros.biz.


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Our team includes selected general and specialist dentists who share our passion to deliver 21st century dentistry with the focus on patient care and well-being.
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In about six months, [Google] will roll out a system that will bring high-quality news content to users without them actively looking for it.
And on this basis, Google believes it will be able to sell premium ads against premium content.
Full Article [thewrap.com]
Schmidt is distinctly aware of the newsprint meltdown going on in an information world dominated by his company, and that this system only works as long as there is someone to report the news that his system delivers to readers.
No doubt that is a big BIG [6]BIG[/6] deal for Google News. Also, with all the ruckus from the AP about needing compensation from websites that use AP content, it seems clear that print news must find a new business model or go extinct. With some savvy business moves, Google can be a part of that new model.
high-quality news content to users without them actively looking for it.
introducing the google telepathic search helmet; i could see charles xavier endorsing the product.
i think that they should focus more on covering new news, as i could find a lot more breaking content surfing directly to the news sites or, @ times, on social media.
edit: after i hit post it dawned on me that it doesn't matter how many billions big companies throw at the net to try and get a stranglehold on it because one thing never changes... us little webmasters continue to have the stranglehold on our smaller niches. People like visiting sites NOT mass produced by big business and I don't see that changing. I give credit to Google for being willing to try new things but I also believe the holy grail of web ideas is quite hidden and safe, perhaps forever.
[edited by: JS_Harris at 12:08 pm (utc) on April 30, 2009]
google will just end up PAYING a subscription to Reuters/AP/AFP/whatever like any other normal newspaper is doing since the rock age.
this way they'll not even need to link to the original articles, they'll have the rights to write the whole articles + photos.
actually you don't even need to subscribe to all those agencies, you can directly pay one single subscription to aggregators like DailyLife.com who offer also a nice set of APIs to automate the content retrieval.
Kill the "trusted" media that flags-up the big national and international issues and we're left ignorantly submerged in our own niche worlds.
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will bring high-quality news content to users without them actively looking for it
Sounds like what newspapers do. When I pick up a copy of the WIDGETVILLE POST, I'm not necessarily looking for a story about swine flu, a human-interest piece about a blonde Buddhist nun from Iowa who's teaching yoga to senior citizens, or a political op-ed piece by John Doe. Those things are "pushed" to me when I'm looking for something to read at breakfast.
Kill the "trusted" media that flags-up the big national and international issues and we're left ignorantly submerged in our own niche worlds.
So the choice is sensationalist reporting, often ill-understood by the overworked journo paid to sell volume rather than inform, versus informed but partisan opinions from people with vested interests.
But side-swiping aside, I think is can only be positive if G (or anyone) can keep paid-up journalists with actual editorial oversite publishing content for which they can be held accountable, rather than drowning in sea of propaganda and spin
The NYT reporters who've been casually "inventing" supporting details to lend corroborative verisimilitude to an increasingly biased and unconvincing narrative, together with their ilk in the video broadcast media (Dan Rather, etc.), have already killed the "trust." All that remains is to bury it in some toxic waste dump where the stench of the rotting corpse won't be so noticeable.
All that remains is to bury it in some toxic waste dump where the stench of the rotting corpse won't be so noticeable.
...which can be turned into a landfill on which houses, with fiber optic connectivity to google news that serves us more mainstream spin, can be built for all ;) if we make them cheap enough we could solve the housing crisis.


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Hello, beautiful! I hope you are had a great week. One of the things I love about blogging is the community. Meet Kelly of Freckled in Green, we first meet when I was managing the clothing & accessories boutique a few years ago but have become closer through blogging & our love of fashion. Not only is Kelly super sweet but she has pretty fabulous princess Ariel hair. Let's get to why we are here today, the fashion.
Kelly & I met up for coffee & to take outfit pics. She showed up wearing this fabulous look. I just love how nautical this striped ruffle sleeve top is. She balanced the sleeves by pairing the top with ripped skinny jeans & completed the look with open toe flats. This look is perfect for weekend activities. You can also make it appropriate for casual Friday at the office by replacing the torn skinny jeans with a clean cut non ripped pair.
Well fash dolls I hope you have enjoyed today's look & got some inspiration from it. Life is a weird thing but if you surround yourself with a boss babe tribe they will help keep you motivated & inspired. Till next time!
Stay Sassy & God Bless!


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Congratulations! You've mapped out all of the things you need to do between now and succession day. It's time to add the details to the task list.
Choose the month and year that the farm is expected to transfer fully
Establish your Labour-Management-Ownership table
Give yourself a reality check
You've finished listing all the tasks for the transition period and you've also noted what tasks will transfer to the successor in each year. It's time to look at the information in a slightly different way and see if you've been realistic and fair to both the owner and successor.
Action Point
Review your work on transition period. Are there any years where an awful lot of tasks are moving to the successor?
If so, it's a pretty good indication that the transfer will not flow smoothly. Perhaps the owner is holding onto responsibilities longer than he/she should. Perhaps the successor is nervous about taking over certain responsibilities.
If there is one or more years where too many tasks are moving to the successor at once, go back and edit the timeframe.
Next Step
If you have reviewed the number of tasks moving to the successor in each transition year and you're happy with how it looks mark complete and continue on.If you have reviewed the number of tasks moving to the successor in each transition year and you may need to change some things. Review your Labour Management table


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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, From FHFI!
We would like to express our gratitude to all the teachers around the world. We know that teaching is not an easy profession and it takes a lot of hard work to shape minds, young and old. You have our greatest respect for nurturing the minds of future leaders. "Teaching creates all other professions" (Author Unknown). We thank you for everything you do!
We would like to give a special honor to the teachers at Pardada Pardadi Educational Society (PPES), and all of the wonderful people who work at the school. Since 2000, PPES has been improving the lives of females in rural India. Its mission is to empower community women from the poorest sections of society. They provide free education for girls and job opportunities for women, thereby creating a new generation of self-reliant and educated females who will break the cycle of poverty in the region. The girls receive 3 meals a day, transportation, education, uniforms, books, and supplies; a safe, nurturing environment and a chance for a bright future.
It's not hard to see why PPES is one of our core projects. The girls, the school, and the teachers inspire us to be the change we wish to see in the world.
To all of the teachers out there, thank you!
If you would like to learn more about PPES, please click here.
Tell us about your favorite teacher in the comments!


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Born, raised and educated in the United States, Ivan Törzs has lived and worked in Europe since 1985, and has carved a career as one of the most versatile, cosmopolitan and experienced operatic conductors on the European scene. Fluent in nine languages, he is equally at home in German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish or American repertoire. Whether conducting Wagner's Ring, a bel canto opera of Bellini or a Spanish zarzuela, he brings to all his interpretations a deep understanding of the culture, literature, and vocal and musical traditions that shaped the creation of that work.
From 2002 to 2008 Ivan Törzs was Principal Conductor of the Flanders Opera (de Vlaamse Opera) in Antwerp, Belgium. Here, in addition to the symphonic concerts, he led performances of numerous operas, including Pikovaya Dama, La Traviata, Luisa Miller, Il Pirata, Carmen, Salome, Ariadne auf Naxos, Arabella, and Fidelio, finally crowning his tenure with a new production of Wagner's Ring which ran from May 2006 to July 2008, to critical and audience acclaim. Opernglas described his reading of Siegfried as "unusually elegant" while Opernnetz called his Götterdämmerung "sensational."
Prior to his appointment in Antwerp, Ivan Törzs spent nine years as Music and Artistic Director of the Mecklenburg State Theatre in Schwerin, Germany, where, owing to his experience and deep understanding of the art of singing, some of the most renowned operatic personalities chose to perform new roles under his baton. Renata Scotto sang her first Kundry with him, Helen Donath her first Desdemona, and Cheryl Studer her first Senta. The Berliner Morgenpost wrote of Törzs, "Under his direction, the Schwerin Opera is again approaching the great era in which Klaus Tennstedt or Kurt Masur led the orchestra." The Association of German Music Publishers presented him with the award for the best concert programming in Germany for the 1994-95 season; the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung called his opening production of Fidelio "a courageous deed", and Opernwelt hailed his Otello as one of his "many Verdi performances that show courage and set standards." The Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) said that his conducting of Tristan und Isolde "verged on the miraculous." In Schwerin he led the theatre's first-ever performances of Wozzeck, L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, Il Prigioniero, La Vida Breve, Idomeneo, Erwartung, A Kékszakállú Herceg Vára (Bluebeard's Castle), Messaien's Turangalîla Symphony, Stravinsky's Sacre du Printemps, Ives' 2nd Symphony and many other works.
Ivan Törzs made his début at the Vienna State Opera with L'elisir d'amore, at the Hamburg State Opera with Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and at the Stuttgart Opera with La Bohème. He has appeared at the opera houses of Düsseldorf, Strasbourg, Nuremberg, Prague, Budapest, Nancy, Miami, Münster, Spoleto and many other cities. In 2004 he conducted the live international telecast concert of the laureates of Belgium's Queen Elisabeth Competition. He conducted Der fliegende Holländer with the NDR Orchestra Hannover, led concert programs with the Hamburger Sinfoniker and toured with the Israeli Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra. With the Russian National Orchestra he led the Russian première of Brahms' Piano Quartet in g-minor in Arnold Schoenberg's orchestration. He conducted the concert finales of the Spoleto Festival USA and the Macao Festival, and is a regular guest conductor in Honolulu , where he also conducted the first performance anywhere of Tristan und Isolde in the new millennium – an event which Wolfgang Wagner flew to Hawaii to attend. For their Millennium Gala 2000, the Budapest Opera invited Ivan Törzs to conduct Bluebeard's Castle, representing the many ethnically Hungarian conductors living outside of Hungary. In 2005 he conducted the first concert of Wagner's music ever given in Tirana, Albania. He made his Italian début in May 2010 with symphonic works of Brahms and Schönberg, and in the same year his Spanish début with Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. Ivan Törzs has been the subject of three television portraits and has been featured in numerous radio and TV interviews and even in quiz and game shows.
Highlights of his current season include Aida and Don Pasquale for Hawai'i Opera Theatre, The Cunning Little Vixen in Lausanne, The Rape of Lucretia and Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor in Detmold and the Christmas Opera Gala with the China National Symphony in Beijing.
In recent years Ivan Törzs has been in increasing demand as an educator, leading master classes and opera workshops for with young singers and conducors. In this capacity he conducted productions of Don Giovanni for the combined opera studios of the Suisse Romande, Le Nozze di Figaro for Northwestern University, Così Fan Tutte for the Netherlands Opera Studio, and Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe and Die Zauberflöte in Detmold Germany, where he has held a professorship since 2010.
Parallel to the purely professional aspect of his life, Ivan Törzs is a fervent believer in the importance of integrating his music and his orchestra into the social, cultural and political life of the community. During his tenure in Schwerin he was the Honorary Sponsor (Schirmherr) of the Mecklenburg School for the Handicapped. In this capacity, he organized concerts for which the students of the school designed costumes, as well as conducting benefit concerts for the school. He initiated a series of youth concerts for local schools and supervised a production of Britten's Noye's Fludde involving several schools and churches in the city. He organized a joint John Cage project with the Schwerin State Museum. Ivan Törzs has been invited to perform at numerous state functions, including birthday celebrations for Helmut Kohl and Louis Ferdinand, Prinz von Preussen.
Ivan Törzs comes from a family with a long theatrical tradition. His grandfather was one of the most celebrated Hungarian actors of the pre-war generation; his father was also an actor, his mother a Flamenco dancer. After obtaining a degree in Mathematics from Princeton University, Törzs, by that time already an accomplished pianist, studied orchestral and choral conducting at the Mannes College of Music and at the Juilliard School.
Additional information can be found on the website: www.ivantorzs.com
Wagner: "Die Walküre," Act I, w. Edda Moser, Mark Lundberg, Frode Olsen, (Calig Records)
Thomas: "Mignon" Highlights w. soloists, orch. and chorus of Prague State Opera
"Musik der mecklenburgischen Hofkapelle" w. Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle Schwerin: works of Vivaldi, Künzel, Sperger et al.
Mozart, Jörns: Concerti for Wind Quintet and Orch. w. Rossetti Wind Quintet
Mozart, Danzi: Piano and Wind Quintets w. Rossetti Wind Quintet
"Weihnachtsmärchen" Piano works of Bach, Schumann et al. (Lübbe Verlag)
"Der Mond ist aufgegangen" Piano works of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin (Lübbe Verlag)


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2018 you are our year, we can feel it! 2017, overall you were great, you showed us the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. There was a lot that was learned and we can honestly say that gratitude was the biggest outcome of 2017. Gratitude for the good and the bad and the ability to roll with, get comfortable with and learn from both. Not a bad life skill to work on. But there is just something about a clean slate. The new year brings endless possibility and to say that we are ready to slay is an understatement. 2017 was all about laying the groundwork for what will hopefully be our biggest and most exciting year yet! Giddy Up was born out of the desire to wander, to explore, to dream of something bigger than ourselves and we are so excited to put it all to the test. We cannot wait to share everything with you as it all comes together.
We've never really been ones for resolutions, they are always have the best intentions but never seem to survive past February, if we are lucky. But upon further reflection that just seems like a cop out. The world needs more accountability right now, more compassion, more curiosity, more inspiration. So in honor of wanting to be a good citizen in the world and in hopes of helping to inspire, here are our New Years Resolutions (all in the format of speaking to ourselves):
1. Volunteer More. The holiday spirit always sparks a temporary boost in wanting to help others but why does that spirit have to fade come new years? You know that homeless guy that you see every day on your way to work? Go talk to him, bring him a hot meal and find out his story. We all crave that human connection. You know those cute puppies that are available for adoption that pop up on your Instagram feed all the time, and you think aww for a second? Go help out at the shelter, take one for a walk or better yet take a crazy leap of faith and actually adopt your new best friend! Speaking from experience animal companionship helps everything. Take that fleeting of idea of "'I should do something" and DO IT! The feeling is addictive.
2. Get Cultural. Like really cultural, not Museum of Ice Cream cultural. We love good a IG photo as much as the next but there is so much beauty in this world. Go to more concerts, open mic nights, films and museums. Go marvel in something that someone else created.
3. Save Mo Money. Christmas is over, and it was good to you. You do not NEED anything else. You know what will feel better than a fancy watch, statement bag or 100th lipstick in a slightly pinker shade than the last 10 that you bought? A fat bank account with robust investment portfolio! And you know what is more fun than checking your social media apps 10 times per day, checking your Fidelity Investments app to see how much money you made today!
4. Dream Big. No more excuses, no more whining, no more waiting. You get one chance, make something bigger than you. No exceptions. Demand more from yourself. Whats the worst that could happen?
So there they are kids! Feel free to comment, check in, and hold us to them. Hopefully they inspired you as well. We wish you all a very happy New Year. Make it your best one yet!