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As impossible it might sound at this point in time, China is all set to do what the US has been wanting for the last 18 months – appreciate the Yuan.
Wait a minute and let me clarify, the Chinese are NOT taking this step because the Americans have pressurized them; they definitely don't care about that.
Beijing will be looking to appreciate the Yuan because it wants to, or so it claims. Many (including myself) believe that the country have no choice at the moment.


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Tottenham Hotspur have finally agreed to terms on a three year contract with ex-Chelsea and ex-Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas after nearly three weeks of having their managerial position vacant. The man who under performed versus Chelsea's expectations was too good to not get a second shot in the Premier Leauge, and was likely the best managerial candidate available to Tottenham. Speculation immediately turned to the question of whether the Chelsea job or this shot at redemption with Spurs would be the highest pressure position the young 34 year old has ever held. The types of pressure in each job are different due to different performance expectations, but the Spurs job is likely the greater test of Villas-Boas' mettle.
While the expectations from Villas-Boas' current and past clubs' owners are high, the clubs themselves operate in two very different worlds. Data from the Transfer Price Index (TPI) helps illustrate this point. Looking at the Big Six's total team valuation (TTV, which equals the cost of a squad's wages for the season plus transfer value of all players on the squad) and multiple of the median total team valuation (mTTV), it becomes clear that Chelsea is in a league of their own with the Manchester clubs, while Spurs scrap it out with Arsenal and Liverpool for the fourth through sixth positions. This means that even with Chelsea's declining TTV, they still held a 2-to-1 advantage the past few seasons over the likes of Spurs. In a league where 74% of the variation in club table position can be chalked up to a club's average mTTV, a 2-to-1 advantage is the difference between a perennial title contender and a club simply hoping to finish in the Top 4 and make Champions League.
Chartered with reinvigorating an aging side and returning them to their championship-winning ways, Villas-Boas was originally given a similar three-year contract when taking over the Chelsea job in the summer of 2011. The arrangement was fraught with difficulties from the beginning, as strong personalities within the locker room and an inability to pick his own front office staff isolated Villas-Boas from the start. A campaign that started with so much promise continued to deteriorate as the season wore on. Increasingly frustrated and isolated, Villas-Boas was sacked in early March after completing nearly 75% of the season. A near-disaster on an absolute scale, Villas-Boas' tenure was also well below Chelsea's standards that had been set when Abramovich took over the club in 2003. The graph below plots Chelsea's 2011/12 performance versus the TPI's m£XIR model, which predicts the points a team should earn each match based upon whether the match is home or away and the ratio between the two team's starting XI player costs (m£XIR). Data from Harry Redknapp's final season at Tottenham Hotspur is also shown for comparison. The "m£XIR residual PPM" represents the points per match difference of actual points earned to predicted points from the m£XIR model. A positive residual indicates over performance versus the model, while a negative residual indicates under performance. There is a reset that occurs when Villas-Boas is sacked and Roberto Di Matteo takes over as the metric is calculated on a per-manager basis.
Villas-Boas reached a final peak m£XIR residual of 0.193 PPM in match 15, which would have translated to a 7.3 points over performance in a 38 match season. At that point he began a slow erosion in performance that culminated in a -0.227 PPM by his sacking after match 27 (-8.6 points over 38 matches, or a nearly 16 point swing). Chelsea was out of the league championship picture, and only had the FA Cup and the Champions League left to play for. Abramovich reluctantly pulled the trigger, put the onus on the players to perform, and sacked Villas-Boas in favor of the up-to-that-point undistinguished Roberto Di Matteo (-0.211 PPM/-8.0 pts per 38 matches in his 25 matches at West Bromwich Albion in 2010/11). There was certainly a quick rebound in performance that is the norm with any managerial change, and Di Matteo did take the team on to the FA Cup and Champions League double against improbably long odds. But the longer run form in the league began to dip as the season ended, even taking into account the fact that Chelsea rested high-priced players in anticipation of the all-important Champions League semifinal and finals (see £XI line in graph below, which represents the total cost of the starting XI's transfer value for each match). After 11 matches in charge Di Matteo finished with a m£XIR PPM of -0.036 (-1.4 pts per 38 matches), but was on a 6 game skid at the end of the season that saw his m£XIR residual slip nearly half a PPM (or 19 points per 38 matches). No wonder Roman Abramovich took so long to announce Di Matteo had been signed as the permanent manager! His performance in the league wasn't much better than Villas-Boas', and Abramovich knows he can't count on miracle runs in Champions League to keep the club afloat internationally. It's sustained league excellence that will be required to achieve that goal, and it appears that neither Villas-Boas nor Di Matteo could deliver that. This is why Chelsea are looking to overhaul their squad this offseason, and why Villas-Boas was perhaps doomed to fail to meet expectations from day one at Chelsea. It didn't matter which manager was in place during the 2011/12 season, as both men failed to meet the expectations set by the wage and transfer bills.
At Tottenham, the challenges are very different. While Abramovich expects Chelsea to compete for championships every year and is willing to spend the money on players and manager turnover to do so, Tottenham appears to have the goal of making it into the Champions League each year on a much thinner budget. As was explained when Redknapp was sacked nearly three weeks ago, it seems as if Spurs have a bigger disconnect between expectations and the financial commitments they're willing to expend to achieve them. Last season was Harry Redknapp's best versus financial outlay. In fact, his success was third best that season behind Manchester City and United, whose 89 points each outstripped any financial expectations set by their large outlays. Redknapp outperformed Newcastle's Alan Pardew, last season's over performing darling in the media's eyes, and perennial Moneyballer Aresene Wenger at Arsenal. Yet Redknapp got the sack for missing out on Champions League play, partly due to poor late season form and partly due to the statistical anomaly of Chelsea winning the Champions League. Sure, Redknapp's early season performance might have also done him in given his late season swoon, but some historical perspective is required to gain the proper context on that great early run of form. When Spurs peaked at match 13 they had an m£XIR residual PPM of 1.08, which is a full 0.12 PPM over the best ever full season residual set by Arsenal's Invincibles in 2003/04. Tottenham may have been off to a good start last season, but no one should have expected them to maintain that form all season. It turns out that Tottenham's 0.423 m£XIR residual at the end of the season was good enough to place them in the top 10% for performances versus financial expectations in the history of the Premier League. The fact that this wasn't good enough with Chairman Levy to warrant renewing Redknapp's contract tells you how high the expectations are at Tottenham relative to their player expenditures.
Getting back to reality, Tottenham are in a very tough position. They have three clubs – Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea – who are willing to spend any amount of money to win (often two times as much as Tottenham). Two out of the three also have highly successful, well-established managers that deliver more value for the money spent. Outside of those top three teams Spurs are amongst the likes of Arsenal and Arsene Wenger, who finds a way to qualify for Champions League no matter the change in resources available to him from season to season. Meanwhile, Newcastle United and Alan Pardew are nipping at their heels and no one can expect a club like Liverpool to remain down for long. The English Premier League is a highly competitive, very fluid marketplace for football talent and success that revolves around huge monetary expenditures.
With Villas-Boas' appointment there is the requisite transfer speculation that comes with a new manager. Most of the speculated transfers were likely already in process before Villas-Boas was appointed manager, and are more in the vein of addition-by-subtraction. Rumors are flying that both Rafael van der Vaart (11 goals/7 assists) and the perpetually one-foot-out-the-door Luka Modric (4 goals/4 assists) may make way to fund the purchase of last year's leading scorer that played on loan, Emmanuel Adebayor (17 goals/11 assists). What matters is not the net spend this summer, but the total value that is added to the team in the process. If the rumors come true and Spurs really do add £50 million in total team value they'll still be at around £375M in TTV (an mTTV of 2.6). Meanwhile, the top three clubs sit north of £500M and Arsene Wenger will still be working his magic at Arsenal. Spending £50 million over one summer may sound like a lot, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to what's required to compete in the Premier League year-over-year. Spurs must be willing to invest that net sum in the team for the next three years if they wish to compete with the likes of Chelsea and the Manchester clubs. That's highly unlikely given the lack of Tottenham's income and the impending UEFA financial fair play rules that will attempt to prevent debt-fueled success.
Thus, there's only one conclusion to draw: Levy and the Tottenham board expect Andres Villa-Boas to greatly overachieve versus his financial resources. They're setting the expectation that he must achieve 0.40+ PPM over performance versus the m£XIR model if Spurs are to consistently qualify for Champions League. Only two men have done that for anything longer than a 38 match run: Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson. It's expectations like these – that Andre Villas-Boas must equal the performance of the two greatest managers in the history of the Premier League – that makes this Tottenham Hotspur opportunity the highest-pressure job in his brief managerial career.


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The winner of this race almost always becomes the favourite for the Classic Races of another season. The race might be the most esteemed in the UK and provides the top middle distance 3 year olds a chance to compete against older, more well-known horses. The Irish Champion Stakes race is among Europe's most prestigious flat horse-races for thoroughbreds that are preceding and 3 year old, with around Euro1m in prize money.
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Through the quantify exercise﹣together with your colleagues on both sides of the Atlantic﹣you have identified and quantified the influence of the topic Feedback on the success of your collaboration. It is now time to understand that influence. This is the basis for combining the respective approaches.
Step 1 – Respond
Go to the topic Feedback and respond to its survey and case study under Discuss. Respond in English. If that is your native language, express yourself in clear, straightforward English, keeping in mind that many participants speak and read English as a second language. If English is not your native language, you are not alone in the international business context. Don't worry about writing in perfect English. Keep it simple.
Step 2 – Reflect
You have responded to the survey and case study. Now read and reflect on the responses from your culture, as well as on the responses from the other culture. The responses may include those from other CI members.
Look first for the way of thinking within the two respective cultures. Then look for the differences between those ways of thinking. And remember, similarities are good, differences are better. In differences lie the opportunity to combine cultural approaches.
Step 3 – Learn
Finally, read CI's research-based analysis about Feedback. Approach describes the pattern of how the two cultures think. Under Examples you have pieces that make up those patterns. View is how one culture's approach can be (mis)perceived by the other culture. Advice contains CI's thoughts on how to anticipate and prevent those (mis)perceptions.
You responded to the survey and case study. You then read and reflected on the responses from your culture and the other culture. Your eyes are focused on identifying patterns in thinking.
Then you read CI's research-based analysis about Feedback. Approach contrasts patterns of thought. The Examples describe those patterns. View is about misperceptions. Advice is how to anticipate the misperceptions.
Step 4 – Deepen
Under Discuss read the Stories about the topic Feedback. Then read the questions and answers uploaded to Ask CI. Both of these provide more insight into how the two cultures approach Feedback.
Step 5 – Discuss
Now enter into a discussion with colleagues from both cultures. The questions below might be helpful. Who participates in that discussion, how it is structured, and the mode of communication used, is your decision as a team.
In your culture, when is negative feedback taken personally? When is it not taken personally?
Can you remember when you received praise which really motivated you? Or when you praised someone and it had a motivating effect on them?
Voicing criticism is sensitive in any culture. In your culture, when is it absolutely necessary? How should it be communicated?
When is it appropriate to criticize another person in the presence of other people? When is it helpful? When is it destructive?
Explain to your colleague the scoring system in two non-business contexts of your culture. What is the logic behind the system?
You responded to the survey and case study on Feedback. You read and reflected on CI's research-based analysis on the topic. Stories and Ask CI gave you additional insight. After that you engaged in discussion with colleagues from both cultures.
You now understand key cultural differences between Germans and Americans when it comes to Feedback. You and your colleagues are ready to apply that understanding by combining your respective approaches to Feedback.
Step 6 – Formulate
Feedback is of critical importance not only within an organization, but also in that organization's daily interactions with customers and suppliers, whether they be company-internal or -external. In other words, within its business ecosystem.
Create an apply-team within your culture. Based on your newly gained insights, formulate a combined approach to Feedback. Write in simple, clear English how the two approaches﹣German and American﹣could be combined. Take the following steps:
1. Review the key success factors you identified in the quantification.
2. In which areas it is essential that the organization gives and receives feedback effectively?
3. How should the organization give and receive that feedback?
Step 7 – Prepare
Send your proposal to your colleagues in the apply-team on the other side of the Atlantic. You will receive their proposal. Study it carefully, first individually and then as a team. Prepare to engage in discussion and decision with your colleagues from the other apply-team.
Step 8 – Apply
Go into the apply-workshop with a clear and open mind, and with the determination to convert cultural differences from a liability into an asset. Your mission is to find the best way to combine the inherent strengths in the German and the American approaches to Feedback.


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After years of the service being routinely abused and fucked up by successive governments, NHS chiefs explained that they no longer had enough money to convince staff to care.
Spokesperson Percy Spoke said "From now on, A&E 'major emergency centres' will only accept you provided you've


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Competing with hundreds of designers, builders and architects from across the country, Santa Rosa Beach-based design studio Kitchens Etc. was named Thermador Kitchen Design Challenge national runner-up for its residential kitchen project at Alys Beach.
Interior designer and HGTV personality Candice Olson presented Kitchens Etc. owners Jennie Rowe and Eddie Hatfield with the prestigious award Sept. 26 in Irvine, Calif. They received $15,000 and the expense-paid trip to Southern California to visit the new Thermador Design and Experience Center.
�These are some of the brightest kitchen design professionals in the business, and seeing the amazing results from utilizing Thermador luxury appliances is incredibly inspiring,� said Zach Elkin, director of brand marketing for Thermador. �These designers know what culinary enthusiasts need and have created stunning, yet functional hubs of the home that beautifully showcase Thermador�s capabilities in the American kitchen.�
The Thermador Kitchen Design Challenge encouraged professional kitchen designers, builders and architects to enter their most impressive kitchens equipped with Thermador appliances.
�The Thermador Kitchen Design Challenge award is an enormous honor, and we�re grateful to be a recipient� said Rowe, co-owner and kitchen designer. �Our goal for this project, unlike any of our other projects, was to create a beautiful, functional space that flowed effortlessly into the rest of the home. To be honored for this work on a national level by industry leaders is amazing.�
Kitchens Etc. is recognized for an Alys Beach home kitchen design, which blended cohesively with the home�s Mediterranean style and met the homeowners� needs � such as a distinct area for entertaining, an open floor plan, a large work area and a plethora of kitchen appliances.
There wasn�t just the standard refrigerator, range and dishwasher combo in this kitchen. Kitchens Etc. seamlessly incorporated a full-sized refrigerator column, full-sized freezer column, two double wall ovens, built-in microwave, warming drawer, dishwasher, built-in coffee machine, range top and electric griddle. By utilizing custom appliance paneling and creating multiple cooking stations, Kitchens Etc. was able to create an innovative, unique kitchen design that maintained the home�s contemporary style.
Rowe and Hatfield have more than 30 years of cabinet design and construction experience, respectively. Rowe, who is the firm�s cabinetry designer and space planner, is recognized as a Certified Kitchen Designer (CKD) with the National Kitchen and Bath Association. Hatfield manages home renovation and cabinet installation for the firm.
The accolade from Thermador isn�t the first honor the Alys Beach kitchen design has received. Earlier this year, the kitchen was chosen from designs across the country by Omega Cabinetry, the kitchen cabinet�s manufacturer, to be featured in the company�s product literature.
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It runs along a single tram track, using it as a monorail, its wheels propelled by an electric motor. The cushion lies on top of a mechanical system that allows the driver to balance wh en seated in the Lotus position. This posture not only mimics the operation of a "real" flying carpet, but also links body posture to movement in a way that driver has to be Zen to operate …The experience of driving Tapis Volant is semi-automated: The vehicle glides along the tracks, accelerated by the act of tilting forward and comes to a standstill when leaning back.
Cabin Taxi, Germany. As part of a movement to develop autonomous movement along a common rail system, Germany funded a project that involved pods that could be self controlled and would run along an elevated rail network.
Rail Velo, designed by artists Raphael Zarka and Vincent Lamaroux. This seems to be the neatest marriage between an ARV and the local taste for bicycles. I wonder how you could institute a system of public Rail Velos (like the Velib), without running into difficulties such as people biking at different speeds, or turning off the main track to park the bike.


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If you are like many people, you may believe that hiring a Richmond Workers' Compensation attorney to represent you in your work injury claim will cost a lot of money. However, many lawyers work on a contingency fee arrangement, which means the only way they get paid is if your claim is successful. Inquiring about a Workers' Comp attorney's qualifications and fee schedule is often helpful when considering representation.
The percentage of the benefits your attorney will receive varies not only by attorney, but also by jurisdiction. Most states place a cap on the percentage that an attorney can collect from the benefits that a client is awarded in a claim. In some states, your attorney may be paid by your employer's Workers' Comp insurance policy.
When you talk to potential attorneys, ask about their fees upfront to better understand how the process works. It is also a good idea to meet with more than one attorney so you can compare fees and the attorneys' credentials.
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As you can see, you don't have to pay out of pocket for representation in your work injury claim; in addition, a Richmond Workers' Compensation attorney may increase your chances of a successful resolution and maximize your benefits. At the Injured Workers Law Firm, we are dedicated to facilitating the claims process for our clients. To learn more about our services, please contact us at 804-755-7755 or 877-755-7744 today.


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How do HMO referrals work in a BCN AdvantageSM plan?
Who is this for?
If you have a BCN Advantage plan, this information will tell you how to get a referral from your primary care physician to see other doctors.
When you're a member of one of our HMO-POS or HMO plans, you get the convenience of having one doctor who looks out for your health and coordinates your care.
Whether you have a bad cough, foot pain, or a suspicious mole, you'll go see your primary care physician first. They might be able to give you the care you need. If not, they'll refer you to a trusted specialist in your network, like a podiatrist or a dermatologist.
How referrals work
Most referrals from your primary care physician are good for up to a year.
Some referrals need to be approved by Blue Care Network before you can see the specialist. This is called a plan authorization. In this case, your primary care physician will let you know when your authorization is approved. Or we'll send you a letter in the mail.
In most cases, you won't need separate referrals each time you see the same specialist. But you do need to coordinate your appointments with your primary care physician. And if your specialist wants you to see another specialist, you'll need to get another referral from your primary care physician.
What if I change doctors?
If you get a new primary care physician and you're seeing specialists, you'll need to get new referrals from your new doctor.
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I don't know if it's an Italian thing, or just something my family did, but our grandparents were always referred to as nanny & poppy. I've heard kids call their grandparents many different types of names. Surprisingly, the Monte family were the only ones I ever heard use nanny & poppy referenced in a sentence.
As a kid, I thought that made them even more special.
I really couldn't have asked for better grandparents. They fulfilled their roles, and then some. I think my story of my dad's mother sums it up.
Nanny: Nicholas J., are you hungry?
Me: No Nan, I'm good.
Nanny: Ok, let me get you a meatball.
I can't help but crack a smile every time I think about that story. Also, I can't help but think that everyone's cooking is inferior to hers!
Yup, I have a story about all four of them. Some funny, some sad, some heartwarming, all precious memories.
Why am I bringing all this up? As of yesterday, both of my grandmothers took a turn for the worse.
I know, what are the odds of that one?!?!
My dad's mom was in much worse shape of the two. So we went to her bedside first, since my many aunts and cousins went to my other grandmother's bedside.
I walked through the hospital room doors, said hi to everyone, and went straight to her bedside. She looked up at me, big puppy dog eyes, and said, "My Nicholas J., how are you babe?"
It's a name she's called me as long as I can remember, but it's the first time she said it in such a weak/defeated tone.
I almost lost it right there.
Hours passed by, and the room was filling up more and more with family members. We reminisced, cried, prayed and did our best to make her comfortable.
Surprisingly, it's also the first time I've EVER seen my dad cry. I almost can't put the feelings into words. Only that it was one of the saddest moments of my life.
I know the next few weeks are going to be rough. No way to avoid it. Luckily, a few weeks ago I called nanny on her birthday. We talked for about 20 minutes on the phone. I'm so glad we did. It's kind of helping me out a lot knowing that we had a great conversation recently.
Yes, it's sad and heartbreaking. However, I know it'll be a celebration of a great life these women lived. Also, I know that they finally get to be with my awesome grandfathers.
Now, as an adult, I truly know how special they are to me.


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Scrambled Eggs, Not Runny, Not Watery, Hard Scrambled Eggs
Ever had scrambled eggs at a restaurant? Ever tried making scrambled eggs before? Runny? watery? unappetizing? Well, not anymore!
cheese, +butter, +cornflour, +eggs, +dijon mustard, +milk, +black pepper, +salt, +hot sauce, +bread, +worcestershire sauce
Eggs Napoli Aka Monday Morning Eggs
This Italian spin on a breakfast favorite is a perfect way to use up Monday leftovers from Sunday's tomato sauce. Quick and easy too!
cheese, +butter, +eggs, +nonstick cooking spray, +salt, +tomato sauce, +white potato
Eggs for Dinner
A very forgiving all-in-one-pan baked omelet recipe that makes a great weeknight meal. This is the deluxe version but it's just as tasty with only eggs,...
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German Baked Eggs a La Conifer House
From the Conifer House in Flagstaff, AZ. - we make this every Christmas morning.
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Baked Eggs
This easy dish is great for breakfast because it so filling and full of protein.
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Anglesey Eggs
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The Little Joe Body Bag is made in genuine Buff Crazy Horse Leather to give a worn looking but hard wearing finish.
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Welcome to Presentables! A gorgeous gift store which has been locally owned and operated for the past 20 years in downtown Whakatane


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If you use a recordset with a repeat region, then you can show a limited number of records on a page. You can use that same logic to send a limited number of emails on a page.
You would probably want to combine it with logic that somehow marks or identifies who has been sent emails so that you can easily start and stop the process without accidentally missing or sending multiples.


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(Our new entrance is through the rear of the building. Enter 9 Park Street into your GPS and look for our skull & crossbones flag over the door!)
Lewiston ME 04240
Our main location has been downsized because of the demands of Linda's social work job. Customers who have been to the shop will remember our furniture gallery in the back of the shop; that is our primary location now, which can be accessed through the rear of the building (off Park Street).
There are signs in our rear windows saying "Retail Shop", "Antiques" and "Heritage Collectibles"; although the door is a plain steel one that may look rather institutional.
207 740 2247Expanded hours during the holiday season:
1:00-6:00 most Tuesdays-Saturdays, occasional Sundays.
Also open by appointment.
As of right now, we do know we'll be closed on Thursday, November 29th.
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Fruity Vegan Soft Serve
2 bananas, sliced
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup frozen raspberries
Up to ½ cup soy milk
¼ cup frozen apple juice concentrate
Directions: 4-6 hours prior to dessert time, peel and slice bananas. Seal in plastic bag and place in freezer. Just before serving, put frozen berries and bananas in a food processor. Pulse fruit and add soy milk to desired creamy consistency. Add apple juice concentrate. Blend. Serve immediately! Freeze leftovers in individual servings for future desserts.
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We stopped at the local pharmacy store (they have a super cool gift area there) so I could pick up a birthday present for my boyfriend's Grandma. Naturally Little Miss wanted a toy so I let her get this weird, ugly witch looking ball thing from the Halloween area. That kid is obsessed with balls whenever we go to the store, then gets them home and hardly plays with them. Must be a fun thing to buy? After that we stopped by the dollar store for some craft supplies for a project I planned to do with her. Then it was off to the local orchard's market - LOVE that place! I get most of my FPP goodies there, so I'm in there at least once a month! I noticed that they had pumpkins out last week, so we stopped by to get some...And by some I mean about eight pumpkins and several little gourds (maybe six?). Then we went home to begin our afternoon of crafting fun!
First we worked on painting pumpkins. I let her "help" me spray some with glitter spray paint. Of course she's not even three yet (soon!) so I didn't actually let her spray anything, but I let her put the pumpkins on the cardboard and let her pick out the colors so she thought she had a big job. She was SO interested in it! My fear is that now she's going to come over and want to spray paint everything... Hmmm... Like her Auntie! After we spray painted some of the pumpkins we took three of them inside for some hand painting. I worked on while while I let her work on one. Mine of course had a design where hers is more...Abstract. She had a blast with it and was so proud of making painting her own pumpkin. We painted the third one together, which meant that while I painted different colors on different sections she painted randomly on the otherside...And then over what I had painted. Too cute! They're definitely interesting but she she was just so proud of them. I put them out on my front porch with the rest of my fall display.
After our pumpkin painting extravaganza, we made some ghosts... Out of construction paper, glue, cotton balls, and then paint. They were pretty cool. Gotta love those Pinterest projects!! She is a very active little girl so getting her involved with something to keep her busy is always a good idea. I usually try to do some kind of craft or baking activity with her when she's over. Otherwise she's into everything and making a mess! After we (I) cleaned up, I told her I was going to make something to eat. She told me "okay... I go play in my bedroom and you cook supper." Sassy little thing! She also thinks my guest room is hers.
Later that evening, we headed up to my parents' house. I think it was the last of the PMDD leaving my system because my mood changed and I just could not stand the thought of being alone (well without any other grown-ups around). My boyfriend was supposed to come over but wasn't feeling well and took a nap. Thankfully he felt better when he got up, but decided to spend some time with some of the guys. I think he just wanted to escape babysitting duty...! Not that she was his responsibility but sometimes you just need time with the friends. It turns out that it was a good thing because time away apparently gave him time to think and now he can't stop telling me how awesome I am and thanking me for being such a good girlfriend. He may need guy time more often! Haha!
Anyway, my cousin and I hung out after she got out of work, since Little Miss was peacefully sleeping at my parents' house. We went and picked up some random Halloween accessories, dressed up, and took a drive. We were headed back to my parents' house when my boyfriend called to say he was on his way to my house... So we went and got Little Miss out of bed (luckily she was tired and didn't wake up and want to stay up!) and met him at my house. The three of us stayed up a little late, my cousin and I enjoyed some adult beverages and acted like our goofy selves. Then we all went to sleep.
Sunday I took my cousin and Little Miss home, picked up some football snacks, and headed back home to spend the afternoon watching football with the boyfriend. We were going to go to his Grandma's for her birthday celebration, but we may have both fallen asleep on the couch and woken up a bit late. We spent the rest of the evening just hanging out before we headed off to bed so we could get up and go back to the working world on Monday morning!
Yesterday I had a meeting and then had time to go home to eat and change, and then I headed over to my boyfriend's for our usual Monday night wrestling date.
It was another good weekend - minus my residual PMDD emotional symptoms on Friday and Saturday. Thankfully by Sunday I was back to normal. It's about time! My emotional craziness lasted a bit longer than usual. I actually had an anxiety attack at work on Friday and went home a little early... I was shaking, felt like I could vomit, and just wanted to cry. It took a few hours before I finally started to return to normal. I guess I kinda skipped Friday... Not much happened after that. My boyfriend came over for the night and we just hung out. We were both pretty tired (I think my anxiety attack wore me out) so we were in bed pretty early, which was good since I had that race on Saturday morning.
I suppose that's it for now... Time to go workout!!! I'll be doing a few rounds of my seven minute workout, followed by 30DS and at least a little run. Whether it's one mile or three, I'm getting one in! If there's time I'll probably take the dogs for a walk a little later because it's a beautiful afternoon! It's perfect fall weather... Sunny, on the warm side, and the leaves are starting to change color so it's pretty. Definitely a good day to get out and enjoy it! I'm taking advantage before winter comes!
Have a great week!!


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Elizabethan Pewter Cuff Gothic Bracelet
Robert Dudley designed this pattern for the tracery moulding at Kenilworth Castle for his great love. Rendered in pewter as a bracelet.
Elizabethan Pewter Cuff Gothic Bracelet by Alchemy Gothic Jewelry and Decor
Robert Dudley designed this pattern for the tracery moulding at Kenilworth Castle for his great love, alas, never used. Rendered in pewter as a bracelet, it is a romantic, Elizabethan design with lovely purple Swarovski crystal hearts. One size adjustable - pewter can break with continual bending so adjust once to fit and slip on and off.
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Greenough's Work, Achievements to be Celebrated
Beckman Institute faculty member William Greenough, who became a Professor in the University of Illinois Department of Psychology in 1969, is retiring from the department but his remarkable career as a researcher will continue.
William Greenough is leaving the role of professor behind after serving for more than 40 years as a faculty member in the University of Illinois Department of Psychology. The William Greenough Laboratory, however, will still be going strong in the research center Greenough helped bring to life, the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.
A celebration of Greenough's work and achievements will be held Thursday and Friday, with former students, current colleagues and collaborators, and many others on hand for a symposium and other events to honor his achievements and contributions to the campus and science. Colleagues from Illinois and other institutions, Greenough Lab members, and campus representatives will talk about the scientific implications of his work and pay tribute to Greenough's 41 years of service to Illinois as a professor and researcher.
Greenough first joined the University as an instructor in 1968, finishing his Ph.D. in Psychology from UCLA and becoming an assistant professor here in 1969, later becoming a full professor in 1978. He is a Swanlund Professor in the University of Illinois departments of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Cell and Developmental Biology, and has served as Director of the Center for Advanced Study at Illinois since 2000. He is currently a co-chair of the Biological Intelligence research theme at Beckman, which has served as home to the Greenough Lab since the Institute first opened its doors.
Greenough was an integral part of the birth of the Beckman Institute, chairing one of two committees formed to develop a proposal for an interdisciplinary center on campus, and later serving as one of its first two associate directors. Karl Hess headed the other committee and was the other associate director when the Institute officially opened in 1989.
"Karl and I were the cheerleaders for the Beckman Institute," Greenough said. "Both Karl and I had gotten involved in interdisciplinary endeavors very early in our careers, and in both cases our careers had been redirected by those experiences in very important ways."
– Neal Cohen
As a researcher, Greenough has been a leader in changing scientific thinking when it comes to nervous system development and the brain. He helped take the concept of brain plasticity from theory to experimental proof to accepted science.
"Bill started his work on this at a time when people thought basic sensory systems were pretty fixed. If it's not pre-wired at least it's wired early on," said Neal Cohen, Greenough's colleague from the Department of Psychology and the Beckman Institute and organizer of the celebratory event.
Cohen said Greenough showed through controlled experiments that – instead of the conventional thinking that the brain was a "hard-wired system" formed at a very early age – factors such as the richness of an environment continue to shape nervous system development and the brain through childhood, and even beyond. That change in perspective has paved the way for entire research lines about how exercise, task performance, and other factors can affect the physiology of the brain as new neurons and synapses are formed throughout the lifespan.
"He was one of the very first people to study that and he showed it in particularly elegant ways," Cohen said. "There are lots of people who say 'yeah we all thought that.' But he actually showed it convincingly in experiment after experiment with all sorts of controls."
Greenough has won many teaching, professional, and research honors and awards over the years, including election as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1992 and as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006. One of his most recent, and perhaps one of his most treasured honors, is the FRAXA Research Foundation Dedication Award he was given in 2008 for his research involving Fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of inherited mental impairment and the most common known cause of autism.
The Greenough Lab's work has resulted in breakthrough research that is a step toward more effective treatment of this disorder. The lab is currently looking at the feasibility of future gene therapy for Fragile X patients, seeking to find if specific forms of the Fragile X gene can be replaced in cells of the brain. That commitment to keeping the research fresh and on the leading edge continues to guide Greenough to this day.
"Usually, in our lab, the most interesting work is the stuff that happens right now," Greenough said. "For example, my laboratory and Jonathan Sweedler's laboratory have been looking at the release of peptides, which are small protein-like molecules, and how that process is affected by genetic regulatory mechanisms. We find that our Fragile X knockout mice have radically altered mechanisms for delivering proteins to synapses."
Cohen said Greenough's work with Fragile X is the latest example of his commitment not just to science but to the broader goal of having an impact on the world beyond academia. In order to do that, Cohen said, years of laboratory research involving mammalian neurobiology were required, as well as a commitment to linking the neurobiological research to behavior.
"Bill's Fragile X research is a great example of doing research that has both obvious societal benefits and also obvious contributions to basic science," Cohen said. "Way back when Bill first started doing this work, the overwhelming majority of work on the mechanisms of memory was being done on simple systems. But it's really hard to tie those physiological changes to the sorts of behaviors we care about in humans.
"Bill was determined to stick to the level where you could relate the changes in the nervous system to real behavior. Bill is really unusual in that he always felt, and I think was absolutely right to do so, that he was a psychologist who knew how to use anatomical and physiological techniques to analyze interesting questions."
Greenough's contributions to the University of Illinois campus go far beyond his research accomplishments; they include more traditional efforts like recruiting faculty to the University, his home department, and Beckman, as well as big picture enterprises like encouraging scientists to cross academic boundaries and collaborate on research projects.
"Bill's impact on the campus is extraordinary," Cohen said. "He has been for a very long time one of our most highly visible faculty members in the department, helped to recruit other faculty members, and he had a vision about building the biological strength of the Psychology Department.
"His vision has always been that way: let's make the department better, let's make the University better, let's bring people here from a variety of circumstances. Bill's vision has always been to grow the place, to bring more people with different ideas and different levels to come to bear."
That was especially true when it came to the pivotal role Greenough played in the creation of the Beckman Institute. He was involved in everything from framing the research parameters of the Institute when the concept of an interdisciplinary center was being developed to helping to determine the makeup of the research groups that first inhabited the building.
"We set out to have an interdisciplinary research center," Greenough said. "What united the people who created the concept of the Beckman Institute was the fact that you could make much more progress in your discipline by borrowing from and using the tools of other disciplines. Most of the people involved in the Beckman Institute were headed in that direction already."
Greenough said the Beckman Institute came along at just the right time.
"It really was an idea whose time had come," he said. "Up until then, for most of the disciplines represented in the Beckman Institute, just keeping track of the details in your own discipline was a full-time job.
"We hit the streets at about the same time that the information explosion was occurring, at the time it became possible to search the literature, a database with millions of articles in it, and pull out a half-dozen that you wanted. Lots and lots of things simply became available to science on a scale that was not ever before experienced. So there was merit in combining forces to use the power of the machines."
In 2009 the Beckman Institute is celebrating its 20th year as a leading center for doing interdisciplinary research. So it is fitting that in the 20th Anniversary Year, one of the founding fathers of an institute dedicated to working across disciplines on campus is honored as well.
"He really exemplifies that," Cohen said.


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Governor Tom Wolf vetoed funding approved by the General Assembly last week to rescue social services, school funding, and other programs stranded by Wolf's state government shutdown. Three months into the fiscal year, the governor clings to his position that he will sign nothing but a complete, final budget plan. Anything short of that is a "stunt", he says. Upon vetoing, he said that he could not approve the stopgap plan in order to "keep the pressure up," essentially holding hostages for now 91 days and counting.
If he continues to offer the Republicans the veneer of a compromise as he did recently on public pension reform and liquor privatization, it could be another 91 days. House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana) and Senate Majority Jake Corman (R-Centre) left a meeting with the governor Monday saying too many unanswered questions exist regarding the governor's recent liquor and pension proposals. More rudimentary sticking points about a final spending plan remain as well.
"The only thing we agree on is that we are starting from a $1.2 billion spending deficit," said one legislative source close to the talks. "But even that figure gets shaky sometimes."
The public's perception of who shoulders the blame, lawmakers or the governor, is shifting, and not in the governor's favor. Numerous newspaper editorial boards not only saw through the governor's recent offer on liquor and pensions, but apparently were less than thrilled with his theatrics in calling them "historic reforms," then huffing when he didn't get an immediate response from lawmakers.
Wolf told the press: "I put that on the table today and what did I get in return? Nothing. I got
nothing on severance tax. Nothing. I got nothing on education. Nothing. I got nothing on property tax and I got nothing on how we're going to actually balance this budget."
More than a month ago he teased the Republicans by referring to their plan to trade real pension reform for more education funding as a "good offer," and then took 28 day to reject it. Republican legislative leaders didn't get 28 minutes before he fielded the aforementioned press conference.
Reactions from around the Commonwealth to what's happening with the budget:
- Lehighvalleylive.com: "Wolf dredged up what can only be called Reform Lite". The online news service went on to characterize the liquor proposal and pension plan as "non-starters."
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette: "The (liquor) plan is a loser. It privatizes nothing."
- Bucks County Courier Times: "Now that we've gotten an unvarnished look at those 'historic' reforms, here's our take: phony-baloney 'reforms' that create the appearance of movement for a Democratic governor."
- LancasterOnline: "Forget his proposal last week to offer a long-term lease to manage the state liquor stories; private firms would bid on a contract to manage the system, which would stay under state ownership."
"Clearly, the opinion beyond the Capitol is starting to view this governor in a very negative light," said PMA President David N. Taylor. "With Governor Wolf's action to deliberately keep schools and human service programs unfunded, public perception will shift drastically – and deservedly so. This is pure obstructionism by the governor."
Experts agree. "As the one responsible for delivering the services the governor ultimately takes the blame when the services start being threatened," said G. Terry Madonna, Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College.
The governor's offer to lease the administration of the liquor system to a private firm merely adds another layer on a government-owned system. And the stacked-hybrid public pension plan he offered fails to target the real cost drivers in the hemorrhaging plans that cover state workers (SERS), and public school employees (PSERS). The irony is that under his proposal, the pension plans will continue to engulf General Fund dollars that are needed for true core government services including basic education funding – the governor's purported number one priority in his budget plan. But is it?
Speaking at the PMA headquarters at a Monday morning briefing for business leaders, state Senator Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster) said that, in the last analysis, the governor wants his tax increases above all. "Increasing taxes, especially the personal income tax, I believe remain his true focus," Aument said.
Aument continued, saying the pressure will really mount when the non-profit social services programs run out of money and schools start closing. "A lot of social service programs are now borrowing money to keep their doors open, and the first schools to threaten to close will be the ones most dependent on state funding," Aument said. "That could start in a month or two."
Even Democratic members are conceding where the problem lies. Last week, Rep. Peter J. Daley (D-Fayette) speaking at a town hall meeting predicted that his colleagues would vote for a Republican budget if the governor doesn't compromise. "The governor is a businessman," triblive.com quoted Daley as saying. "He does not understand in government you have to work it out. Democracy is about compromise."
If the governor wants to "keep up the pressure," it's working; it just might not be working as he planned.
As for next steps, look for Republican leaders to attempt a veto override of the stopgap measure in the near future while negotiations on a final budget continue. As always, PMA will keep you updated with the latest budget news.