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As promised I'm going to get back to a weekly post to go over weekly progress.
Last week I don't have to much to report on and the only time I was able to walk was with my mother at the beautiful Des Peres Park we did 5 miles together. However, it was a new milestone for me because I did raise the amount of weight in my backpack to about 25 pounds. The extra weight on my backpack I could defiantly tell a bigger strain on my back but I talked to my trainer and he said for me to work on my posture and keep doing what I'm doing and it should improve. I was able to make it to the gym twice and work on mostly upper body it was quite encouraging when I asked our trainer if he can notice any difference in only the month that I have been going and he said that physically he cant see much of a difference but he can tell that I'm lifting more weight and my stamina is night and day from when I started. Tomorrow when I actually post I will be weighed and get the amount of body fat that I currently am at.
Getting the compliments recently from both my Dr. who can tell I'm getting healthier and my trainer who can tell I'm getting stronger have been a great boost on my psyche. In the past times where I have successfully lost weight the only thing to quantify the progress were the numbers on the scale. To receive those positive remarks add a different type of satisfaction as well as regret in past decision. Once I saw that I was closer to 350 pounds than 300 pounds and got blood work that had terrible reviews on my liver, cholesterol, and high blood sugar, I knew that I needed to make a change or risk rotting away and killing myself on the inside by potentially becoming diabetic, potentially getting a fatty liver which I got an ultrasound for, and putting nothing but crap in me and risking heart failure.
With all the recent successes and good news as opposed to failures I can tell that I am happier and getting the compliments really keep me going because again its not just the weight but so much more.
On another note I wasn't able to make it to a big walk this weekend because I had distinct honor and privilege in being a groomsman in the newly Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Haller wedding this weekend and although I still did get my workout in by tearing up the dance floor but it may not have been the healthiest weekend in the world however I wouldn't change it in a heartbeat. I know you two will read this and I am so happy for the both of you and have a blast in Italy!
It being the wedding season and the fact that I have no photos of any hikes I'm putting together two photos one taken this weekend and one taken on December 31st, 2017 I think I can see a difference but if you do let me know.
March 24th, 2018 December 31st, 2017
I will add the weight numbers tomorrow due this weekend I'm stalling but I want to get the body fat % number and weigh in this week but I wanted to get the pictures uploaded because I'm leaving for Florida tomorrow.
Thanks for reading and come back tomorrow for an edit on the numbers.

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Quality Early Childhood Education
The first PBL challenge I deliberate many years ago was the creation of a butterfly habitat within the school garden by my third graders. This remark in itself is relevant for education coverage: the civil servants and advisors designing these insurance policies usually reside in environments that bear no resemblance to other elements of the country. Provide educational alternatives and facilities to students with disabilities in the normal education system at the secondary stage (courses IX to XII).
Nellie served on City Council for eight years as an At-Large member and was elected as Council President in her last two years of service. However, as many special education college students have issue speaking or can not talk verbally, special education teachers are sometimes anticipated to supply common communication. The determine beneath shows the effect of vocational education throughout a lifetime (relative to common education, once more managed for education degree, numeracy proficiency and parents' education), in two kinds of techniques: programs with a robust dual sector and with a weak or no twin sector. Then education secretary Michael Gove vowed schools would be shut down if discovered to not be protecting pupils from the threat of extremism.
Refugee education in international locations of first asylum: Breaking open the black field of pre-resettlement experiences. Boston has the T transit system, New York has an enormous subway system, with 1000's of cabs all around the city. The politicians send their kids to overseas continents where their education system is healthier. Medieval Feast and Field Trip Ideas – This is the culminating exercise we did after a four (or 5) week fingers-on unit on the Medieval Period. What is the purpose and logic(learn l-g-i-c) of being extremely educated your self and going with a person with less education. At no time do I ever really feel that I am missing one thing based mostly on our educational differences.
Education is also often perceived as a place the place youngsters can develop according to their distinctive needs and potentials, forty five with the purpose of creating each particular person to their full potential. A nice deal of labor has already been accomplished to identify how and where education can better use technology within the classroom. Agriculture, architecture, education, history, the arts would all be much less with out these in pursuit of upper education. If you are promoting a niche program, comparable to selling a language faculty, dance faculty, or driving faculty, you'll must create an Education advertising plan.
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Quality Early Childhood Education
I was so moved by Malala's story and seeing her on television that I simply needed to put one thing down on paper. CPS even has stolen our social worker and psychologist for all however a day or two a week regardless of the high variety of children who have skilled trauma and want therapeutic services. Trends Shaping Education 2016 appears at how technology is transforming our lives – and asks whether or not education will be capable of sustain. This is why many poor mother and father discourage their kids from taking education significantly. You are dreaming………dreaming in the event you believe that education variations are unimportant in a relationship.
For example, the Council of Economic Advisers (2014) documented that both moms and dads in high-earnings families spent considerably extra time engaged in educational activities with their kids. In our journey in the direction of true excellence in education, the Universitas Pelita Harapan vision and mission statements function fundamental guide within the unending improvement of Total Transformational Education. These features, in addition to extra resources accessible to Alabama lecturers, earned ALEX the 2009 Digital Education Achievement Award. The citizens of countries dwell healthy because of medical medical doctors and pharmacists who were made by education.
She further encouraged parental and neighborhood involvement as a Co-Chair for the Hoboken Early Childhood Advisory Council (HECAC), an advisory group that supports the Early Childhood Education Program. My friend's daughter and her husband are pondering of transferring from Brooklyn to Jersey, assuming a certain commute time since they each work in the metropolis.
Its goal is to move the educational implications of Data Science to the forefront of conversations among the cyberlearning analysis neighborhood. Education is often understood as a means of overcoming handicaps, reaching better equality, and buying wealth and status for all (Sargent 1994). The list goes on. Blaming the academics merely isn't going to reform America's education system when a lot of them are trying to do one of the best they can inside a seriously broken system. This information will provide you with some recommendations on should see issues in the city of Boston, even in case you live there. I was shocked when Rodriguez mentioned that bilingual education limits students and that it's a resistance in direction of assimilation. Elementary instructor education focuses on methods that work greatest for younger college students. NEIFPE has executed appreciable analysis on a number of subjects relating to public education.
But before choosing a bodily education exercise to do, there are two major parts that we take into consideration. The second aspect is that the bodily education activity needs to be one thing my youngsters are occupied with. We are interest led learners so we do not EVER push an exercise onto our kids that they are merely not all in favour of. We do make ideas however ultimately leave the choice up to our youngsters. Also you would possibly earn a little less since you are payed either by the hour … Read More


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Just now, I'm reading The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (on the recommendation of Anne from What Should I Read Next?). In the novel, the protagonist Lauren is profoundly empathetic, meaning you can literally feel the pain of others in her own body. It's an often-debilitating ability, and at this point in the novel (about a third of the way through), she resents it because she feels it weakens here. I don't know where Butler is going with the book, and I trust her entirely . . . but I'm also hopeful that this ability becomes a gift for Lauren and the people around her.
I hope for this because I think empathy is one of the writer's strongest tools . . . AND it's also one of the things most writers fear in one way or another.
Why Have Empathy
Now, let me say here that I am in no way arguing that we all need to write about our own trauma to be good writers. I can not make the decision when/if you write about your own suffering. That is your decision – and yours alone – to make. I will say, though, in my experience finding empathy for those who have harmed us is one of the great gifts that writing has given me. That said, I still have traumas I cannot write about for fear I will break apart again, so give yourself grace in these things.
One of the key elements of a great piece of writing is that we see the characters on the page as complex, three-dimensional beings. They are imperfect; they are complex; they have conflicting desires, and they sometimes sabotage themselves. They have moments of radiant beauty and self-sacrifice, and their shadows are rich and multi-layered.
To achieve characters like that – whether in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction – we have to have empathy for them as their creators on the page. We have to understand WHY they make the choices they do, and we have to accept those choices as part of who they are, even if we don't like the choices.
This empathy becomes particularly hard when we are writing villains, be they fictional or from our own lives. It is hard to find our way to empathy for people who hurt children or cause harm to women, especially if we have been the one harmed. It is also difficult for us to empathize with someone who does things we would never consider doing because it is simply challenging to imagine a motivation that would bring someone to do that particular thing. (I'm writing generally here because I don't want to trigger the trauma of readers who have been harmed.)
But I would argue that the characters that we have the most difficulty relating to and the most challenge in understanding are the ones that deserve our deepest attention as writers because we NEED to know them and grapple with their decisions so we can render them fairly – no, to render them beautifully – even when their actions are horrible.
How to Write with Empathy
There are as many ways to find understanding for a character on the page as there are to find it for people in the world, so please read these ideas as options, possibilities. They are not a definitive, complete rendering of the ways forward in this work.
- Dwell in Why. To understand someone's actions, we need to settle in with the question of WHY they did that thing, said those words, ignored that chance. Sometimes why takes us way back to early childhood; sometimes it's about the busy schedule of a 21st century person; sometimes it's about physical or mental health or ability; sometimes it's about a trauma so new the person doesn't even know it's trauma yet. To really understand someone, we need to ask WHY they are as they are.
- Write from our Scars, Not Our Wounds. I once heard Nadia Bolz-Weber say something like, "Wise writers write from our scars, not from our wounds." It was one of those statements that was so true I felt it whiz through my body like electricity. When we write from our wounds, we often make our wounds deeper OR we inflict them on other people. By way of example, consider a person you know who is very angry, whose pain is still so fresh that reading anything they write – even a Facebook post – feels like you've been blasted with heat so intense that you have to back up. That's a person writing from their unhealed wounds. . . and it's very hard for a reader to step into that space with them.
- Research people who share experiences that mirror those of people in your writing. Set up an interview with someone who has had a life experience like the one you're writing about. Ask them about what made them do or say the things they said. Even ask them why this character might have done that thing. Or read books about people like the people about whom you write. Go deep to broaden your understanding of what you don't know.
- Remember that EVERYONE on the page is a character, even you. You are creating a work of art, not recreating a real-life experience. . . . actually, I don't think recreating real life is even possible (i.e. reality television). Thus, every person you are depicting on the page is going to be a faceted version of that actual human – you included. You cannot capture everything about a person on the page, so you need to be wise and selective about what you include and be sure to aligns with your larger purpose in writing. If you give yourself the freedom to realize you are writing a character, you loosen the binds of "fact" and get closer to writing truth, which is not the same thing but is not antithetical either. (But that's another blog post.)
The Real Key for Bringing Empathy to the Page
The central piece of this work of empathy is very simple – you have to try, and trying is work.
You can write a flat, stereotypical villain. You can sketch a rough outline for the person who hurt you and keep the reader at a distance so removed that they don't invest themselves fully in your book. You can paint yourself as perfect and flawless and guarantee most readers will dismiss your work as inauthentic and even dishonest.
Or you can invest effort in understanding each and every character on the page and make good choices about how to reveal your understanding to the reader and find your readers leaning in close to see the inner workings of human life. . . the choice is yours.
What characters on the page have you found to be fully-rendered in a way that reveals the writer really, really understood and had empathy for them? Let's make a list together.


text: Nic Constantinescu was born in Hamburg in 1983 and works as freelance photographer since 2004. His lifestyle-influenced Photography for known streetwear and fashion brands as well as record labels all over the globe which made him work with many famous reaggae and dancehall artists. At the moment Niculai is based between Hamburg and Johannesburg. His clients include: Alkaline, Ayo, Coogi x Trap Skateboards, Esprit, FGUCK Magazine, Juice Magazine, Kontra K, Macarons, Roscoe, Sean Paul, Skörl, S´Oliver, Teflon, Wiclef Jean, Yard Gear Fashion.


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Who Will You Nominate?
November 2014
It's time to submit your candidates for next year's elected and selected positions. Among the open elected positions are president and vice president of the College; four positions on the BOC, three of which are held by incumbents eligible to run for a second term; four positions on the Council Steering Committee; three positions on the College Nominating Committee (CNC); and two member-in-training representatives to the Intersociety Conference. Additionally, the CNC will select a private-practice representative to the 2015 and 2016 ISC meetings.


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Issue 31
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Another issue jam-packed with modern quilt patterns suitable for beginner quilters to advanced, and articles about modern quilting guaranteed to make you smile, inspire you to quilt outside your comfort zone, and start making modern quilts today. Our beautiful patchwork magazine is published independently by a team of quilters, and priced at just AU$10 (approx. US$7, CA$9, €6 or £5).


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Weekly Wire: The Global Forum
These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.
International Journal of Communication
Online Civic Cultures? Debating Climate Change Activism on YouTube [1]
"This article explores the potential of video activism on YouTube to form a communicative space for deliberation and dissent. It asks how commenting on activist videos can help sustain civic cultures that allow for both antagonism and inclusive political debate. Drawing on a case study of online debates spurred by the video War on Capitalism, which called for protest against the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference, the article offers an empirical analysis that operationalizes the framework of civic cultures. In so doing, it investigates the ways in which activist videos are received by potentially transnational publics and how online modes of debate engage notions of the public sphere in contemporary online environments." READ MORE [1]
National Geographic
Aid Workers Turn to Text Messaging to Improve Food Aid Delivery to Refugees in the Western Sahara [2]
"Communication between beneficiaries and food aid providers in the Western Sahara refugee camps in Algeria suffers as the number of food distribution points increases. Rosa Akbari worked as an independent researcher funded by a grant from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) to explore better communication tools to be used within the camps. What she found was a society prepped for technological innovation. By using what was already in place – a mobile phone in each household – Rosa capitalized on existing flows of information as they worked without technology and used FrontlineSMS to ease the communication within the camps." READ MORE [2]
Insight on Conflict
What came first? The Internet or the social change? [3]
"Monica Brasov-Curca looks at how the development of the internet is affecting social change. This is the first of a series of articles looking at the relationship between the internet and peacebuilding.
It has been five years since the 2008 Mumbai bombings flared tensions between India and Pakistan; four years since that first tweet went out in the Iranian 2009 "Green (Twitter) Revolution" three years since the world shook in despair at the mass destruction and human suffering in the 2010 Haitian Earthquake, two years since the first cries for democracy and equality were tweeted out in the "Arab (Spring) Uprising" began; and one year since the Occupy movement occupied the world's curiosity but failed to get its full support. These events were unprecedented… all thanks to the potent combination of human determination, democratized communications platforms and an ever-enclosing digital divide." READ MORE [3]
Can Gaming Change The World For Good? [4]
In an interview with Asi Burak, Co-President of Games for Change, we discussed the past, present and future of gaming for social change. As Co-President of Games for Change, Asi leads on the curation, development and execution of programs and services to raise the production, quality and influence of social impact games, and serves as a spokesperson for the organization.
Rahim Kanani, Skoll World Forum: When you think about the last 10 years of gaming for good, where were we then, and where are we now?
Asi Burak, Games for Change: The concept of "gaming for good" or games for social impact / learning was in very early stages 10 years ago. The Serious Games movement started in 2002, and Games for Change followed suit in 2004 with the premise that games could live beyond entertainment and contribute to improve our society. In essence – to make the world a better place. READ MORE [4]
Mixed bag for freedom of expression in Ecuador's new Communications Law [5]
On June 14, 2013, after almost four years of discussion, Ecuador's National Assembly passed a new Communications Law, providing a legal framework for the fundamental right to communications considered in several articles of the Constitution of 2008. While this new legislation represents a great advance for internet access, along with a more equitable distribution of public spectrum that can bring more diversity and pluralism to public media, it also contains some provisions that represent a threat to freedom of expression. READ MORE [5]
Follow PublicSphereWB on Twitter [6]
Photo credit: Flickr user fdecomite [7]
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- Video Activism [9]
- Games for Change [10]
- Text Messaging [11]
- Deliberation [12]
- Youtube [13]
- Social Change and the Internet [14]
- Freedom of Expression [15]


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On this page you will find video tutorials made by myself, about different pieces of software I use on a regular basis.
This includes Wwise, FMOD, Fabric, Unity, and Reaper.
They will sometimes be exercises, sometimes quick tricks, and I'll try to be understandable as much for beginners as for more advanced audio designers.
I plan to make all new, all fresh ones for the purpose of this blog, and with more recent and quick tips and tricks, but I haven't done so yet (coming soon!).
In the meantime, you can take a look at these tutorials I recorded when I was giving practical workshops on game audio at the University of Edinburgh. These refer sometimes to specific exercises we did during the workshops or in a lecture, so I try to provide the sounds with them (in the video description) so you can try and replicate those exercises.
By clicking the link below you'll find a playlist of 5 Wwise tutorials, topics being:
- Chat and fan blades exercise (Distance parameter )
- Footsteps integration
- Wwise & Unity integration
- Music integration
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I love discovering new designers in South Africa, especially unique, fashionable and exclusive designers like Ann-Lee Couture. About a year ago, Ann-Lee Lamprecht started her own label and in this short period of time she has truly made great process dressing ladies like Rolene Strauss (Former Miss. SA and Miss World), Christia Visser (Actress) and Marciel Hopkins (Miss SA Finalist 2016). No matter what you say, women like to be pampered and that is something that goes with the design process. Ann-Lee always makes her clients feel special and makes them look breathtaking in her designs. For now, this brand is still very exclusive and you can visit their studio in Upington if you want a special made Ann-lee Couture creation.
|The stunning Rolene Strauss in her Ann-Lee Couture dress
|Christia Visser in a delicate Ann-Lee Couture design
|Marciel Hopkins in a classic Ann-Lee Couture dress.
The very talented Ann-Lee was raised in Namibia, but did her N.Dip Mode at the University of Bloemfontein. In the year 2010 she really started going into the fashion industry where she worked at a private bridal boutique before she had the opportunity to start her own label in 2015. Ann-Lee works with a small team at Ann-Lee Couture, but everybody is passionate about this brand. I am truly amazed with what this designer brand has accomplished in the one year it has been started. I am so excited to see what they have in store for us and hopefully one of these days this designer brand will be available nationally.
|The designer herself, showing off a news article about her stunning designs.
For more information, check out Ann-Lee Couture's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages where you will be updates on all of her new designs.
Carolina Factor love,
Have a happy weekend!


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Tim Brockman needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 88 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
Odyssey Wilderness Programs
Adventure therapy expeditions for teenagers in the Olympic National Park and San Juan Islands of Washington state.
A rich and compelling display ad to promote our upcoming NW summer season.
Ad size: 2 versions of the same ad
1) 2.375 (Width in inches) x 4.625 (Height in inches): High resolution print quality Photoshop and PDF
2) 250 pixels by 250 pixels: Online banner image in Photoshop and JPG or GIF
Uploaded three images to use in the ad. Pick which one best suits your design. Our logo will also be attached and should be used in the ad.
We're looking for a creative ad that will stand out with a clear message.
Our message for this ad campaign is: Odyssey NW - a breakthrough adventure for teens.
We want to highlight our website: odysseynw.com
And our phone number: 360-671-4999
Thank you, we look forward to seeing your designs!
Target audience is parents looking for a summer camp / program for their teenagers.
Make it look fun!


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The spaces we live and work in are important. Growing up, if I was going through a creative rut, or just felt distracted and overwhelmed, I would change it up, push around some furniture in my bedroom and try and put my belongings in places that felt right. It later occurred to me that this is an … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2015
An Ode to Houseplants (as written by a self-proclaimed black thumb.)
I am just going to open with a disclaimer: I have a black thumb. The blackest of thumbs, in fact. I have killed cacti and various other desert-dwelling flora before, and one of the most thriving plants I have kept was one I left outside for several months. I inherited none of the flower-whispering skills of … Continue reading
Labor Day whites, end of summer blues
Last weekend, Jacob and I (and everyone, and their mother, and their kitchen sink) drove down the coast to Santa Cruz to spend Labor Day weekend as it is best intended to be spent – on the beach, in great leisure. For many, this weekend heralds the last hurrah of summer – and the last … Continue reading
14 fine art prints you need. Like, yesterday.
If you still sometimes eat fruit loops or noodles for dinner because you haven't been to the grocery store in about a week, chances are you're also the kind of person who wants affordable art for your walls. I've got your back. Here are 14 fine art prints and posters under $60, so you can … Continue reading
A day on the Bay in Sausalito
As summer nears to an end and Labor Day Weekend is upon us, the thought of a warm weekend away clouds our minds with increasingly frequent urgency. How can we soak up every last morsel of sunny day left to appreciate before the leaves start to fall and we retreat indoors under our blankets and … Continue reading
Bits & Bobs
Hey there. Does anyone remember those computer classes from primary school where you learned how to "type on the computer" but then just spent most of your time in class drawing things in MS Paint? OK well I definitely still do that. When I have a few minutes I like to pull up a blank … Continue reading
Owning your (self-appointed) title in a world full of self-appointers. What REALLY makes you a _____?
I always used to think that one day I would "become" a photographer when someone told me I was, or validated my lame attempts at legitimacy by plucking me from the wayward hands of fate and slapping a big, fat "real deal" sticker on my work. I had a problem saying "I'm a photographer" like … Continue reading


text: Home > Bookshop > Other Fiction > Thrillers « Back Festering Lilies Cooper, Natasha Our Price Retail Price AUD$14.21 Your Price AUD$5.44 Minimum Order: 1 In Stock (1) Dispatch: 1 day Festering Lilies/Cooper, Natash/Paper/0671853546/S053-B2 AUD$5.44 QTY Gift Wrapping Add Gift Wrapping (click checkbox) If you would like a gift wrapping message, please add it in the Notes section on the checkout page, thank you. AUD$2.95 Publisher: Pocket Books ISBN-13: 9780671853549 Series: Willow King Mystery Binding: Paperback Year Published: 1990 The Department of Old Age Pensions is not noted for drama. Nor for scandal, corruption or even the odd leak to the tabloids. Not until Algernon Endlesham, its high-flying Minister, is brutally bludgeoned to death.Willow King, Assistant Secretary (Finance), is noted for her formidably enquiring mind. Though an enquiry is the last thing she could wish for. Especially if daunting ex-SAS Inspector Worth uncovers her figment of an alibi and well-kept secret.Disconcertingly for Willow, however, someone has a very violent means of silencing the curious... ID: 13831 Code: CB000056


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I found you guys through Fanzy and I've got to say - loving your songs! Your Inertia music video is so original, and I can't wait to see the one for Away. When do you think you'll come to the UK? ;)
Oooh, that's tough. We want to. We will. But I don't know when we'll really be able to go and do it. Spread the word, and help us find fans over there, and it will be sooner! Then you can be our UK Superfan and we'll give you backstage passes when we do finally make it :)
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today's the day to...
• sleep in
• watch the Thanksgiving Day parade
• indulge in an extra slice of pumpkin pie
• count your blessings
At this time of Thanksgiving we pause
to count our blessings.
The freedom of this great
country in which we live.
It's opportunity for achievement.
The friendship and confidence
you have shown in us.
For all of these things
we are deeply thankful.
Our best wishes for a
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Best of NY Gift Fair: Harry Barker
Get set for a greener Harry Barker this spring: Besides switching its bed inserts to fibers made from 100 percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate (also known as, aptly enough, PET, the same material soda bottles are made of), the pet-goods purveyor is adding new hemp bone toys, a striped hemp bed, and biodegradable pet-waste bags, as well as a bag dispenser made from 100 percent recycled plastic.
Colored with AZO-free dyes, the 100 percent organic hemp slipcovers are preshrunk and machine-washable. They'll be available in two shapes (round or rectangle), five colors (orange, green, blue, red, or brown), and three sizes (small, $120; medium, $140; or large, $160), but if you're champing at the bit, an organic-cotton version is currently for sale.Also making their debut are Harry Barker's No. 2 bags, which come in rolls of 20 and are packaged in sets of three for $6. Made from soy and corn bioplastics, the poop scoopers are completely biodegradable, as well as compostable. The companion dispenser ($10), available in pink, blue, brown, or black, comes with a roll of 20 bags, plus a hook for attaching to your dog's leash or collar—hey, the mutt needs to pull his weight somehow, right? ::Harry Barker


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I brought up the issue of family loyalty yesterday not because of any problems we are currently having with Big Daddy's side of the family. Most of those issues are way in the past. They would have been but a blip on the radar screen if hubby would have understood that I needed him to stand by me. The reason I brought the subject up was because of something that happened last week.
I mentioned that Oldest Son totaled his car last week. Luckily, he had his seat belt on and was not injured at all. But his car and the guard rail he hit were not so lucky. He posted a picture of his twisted-up Toyota on his Facebook. Naturally, he got a string of comments from concerned friends expressing sympathy and good wishes. But he got one snarky unnecessary comment from the nasty little psychopath he was most recently dating. Next to her evil ungrateful face were the words: *covers mouth to hide laughter*
Upon seeing this, of course, my blood began to boil. Oldest Son is the sweetest person in the world. He, and we, did so much for this nasty bitch I don't even know where to begin. Despite red flags popping up EVERYWHERE, Big Daddy and I tried so hard to like her and give her the benefit of the doubt. She used him shamelessly. She lied to all of us. Despite the fact that she was dating someone from a Catholic family, and was happily accepting scholarship money from the Catholic university she attends, she was one of those "devout Christians" who came from a "Christian" family that did not like Catholics. She looked us all in the face and told us numerous times that 1.) She had been married but her husband had died. She even made up what caused his death. and 2.) She had filed for divorce from the abusive husband but it had not quite gone through yet. All of these things were untrue. She was still married, had not filed for divorce, and started screwing around on her husband a few months after the marriage because he wasn't servicing her enough. Even then, after we found a totally damning piece of writing she had accidentally left at our house confirming all this and Oldest Son had civilly broken off the relationship, she felt the need to be so uncivil.
I controlled the urge to say what was in my head and instead commented sarcastically on what a good Christian she was and such a nice person, too. After all, a woman my age sometimes needs to at least appear to be mature. But my dear Middle Son J, all the way from Germany, let his true feelings fly. He hurled personal insults. He used the F-bomb. And then he let Oldest Son know he was sorry about the car, and told him to find a nice replacement.
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CAMP KRUTKE, Afghanistan – Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Johnny Wilder carefully observes his students as they train each day and offers guidance where he can. But when one student approaches to ask a question, Wilder cannot give him the answer he needs -- not because Wilder does not know, but because he cannot understand Pashto. All of Wilder's students are Afghans.
Through an interpreter, Wilder learns the Afghan wants to know if he is married and if he has any children. It is an unusually personal question for a class about basic construction, but Wilder laughed it off.
"That's how they get to know you," he said. "I'm trying to teach them what an inch is, and they keep bringing up [my] personal life."
In Afghan society, Wilder said, trust is important to a student-teacher relationship. Though the questions his students ask seemed strange and daunting at first, he added, he quickly realized they have their own methods of learning.
Some instructors find it difficult to adjust their mentorship styles to students' learning abilities, but for Wilder, it is nothing new.
Wilder enlisted in the Navy in 1990 and has served for more than 23 years. He first served with Support Unit 4 in Atlantic City, Ill., and joined Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15 when his first unit deactivated in 1994. Over the course of his career, he estimated, he has mentored hundreds, if not thousands, of students.
In the past, Wilder said, Seabees came into the Navy to learn a skill or trade in the construction industry. Senior enlisted Seabees would pass on their trade and shape the new Seabees into professionals. But the dynamic began to change, he said. More Seabees were arriving in the fleet with experience and newly developed techniques. Wilder noted that in the past construction work was more physical. With new technology, however, the craft involves more thought processes.
"A lot of Seabees today are so advanced when they get in," Wilder said. "Now we have people who will come in and take the lead on building projects because of their experience as a civilian. You can take a third class [petty officer] and put him in charge of a project just because of his expertise."
Wilder added that the Navy has been quick to embrace the influx of experience.
"You have to change and move on. The Navy is about being aggressive and modernizing," he said. "You can't keep depending on the past to get the job done in a modern world."
Wilder said he also believes that a good teacher is an even better student. He continues to listen and learn from his young Seabees, and he attributes his success as a mentor to his willingness to listen.
"With technology, things change," he said. "The younger generation is picking up this technology and teaching it to us."
Wilder is now using that knowledge and experience to help train Afghans.
Starting with the basics, he slowly increases the level of difficulty. Beginning with basic units of measurements, he moves on to explain different types of materials and their function. He then teaches the students how to read blueprints. Only then are they ready to learn actual construction techniques. Wilder calls it a "crawl, walk and then run" approach.
Wilder acknowledge that teaching Afghan students presents challenges, but he added that he sees some promise.
"Afghans are curious," he said. "They have some people that really want to learn. The ones that really want to learn try very hard."


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Inspire Video Released, System Goes Live
(Rock County, WI) By James Otterstein, Media Contact
Rock County 5.0 released an Inspire Rock County promotional video during today's Regional Business Expo, officially signally that the web-based career preparation and readiness platform is available for public use. By integrating career development tools, social media elements and workforce data into a seamless system, job creators, students, educators and parents can connect efficiently – as well as effectively – through the Inspire system. This system, which is powered by a licensed product called Career Cruising, is designed according to recognized career cluster and pathway specifications.
Publicly announced six months ago, the Inspire project represents a collaborative talent development and employment engagement commitment between Rock County 5.0, the Southwest Workforce Development Board, the K-16 education system and the County's business community. To date, the level of Inspire exposure / outreach and related support has been extremely positive. Specifically:
- Over 50 companies throughout Rock County, representing various industry clusters, geographies and company ownership structures, have committed to participate in the Inspire Rock County project.
- Nearly 130 work-based learning activities have been entered into the system.
- Approximately 50 volunteers have stepped forward to serve as virtual career coaches.
- Over 200 K-16 staff members, ranging from guidance counselors to career / technical education instructors, have been trained in this new career preparation and readiness platform. A number of these staff piloted the Inspire system during the summer months, as well.
In the coming weeks and months, the utilization and integration of this new career development platform into student academic and/or career planning and related programming is expected to increase, accordingly. During this same time frame, the project's sponsors will continue forward with their business and volunteer recruitment efforts. To view the Inspire video or to begin using the system's tools as a pathway to navigate life's next steps, visit www.inspirerockcounty.org .
Rock County 5.0 is a five-year public / private economic development initiative designed to reposition and revitalize Rock County's economy. The initiative's efforts are focused on the following five economic development strategies: Business Retention & Expansion, Business & Investment Attraction, Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Real Estate Positioning and Workforce Profiling. For additional Rock County 5.0 information, visit www.rockcounty5.com .


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This qualification is suitable for people working in a work health and safety (WHS) role that may or may not work under supervision. They may provide leadership and guidance to others and have some limited responsibilities for the output of others. This qualification reflects the role of workers who apply a broad knowledge base and well developed skills in a wide variety of contexts and may include coordinators, advisors and facilitators.
With almost all industries now requiring a WHS professional in the team, this qualification is designed for people or organisations to provide formal qualifications as required by their industry, enabling you or a staff member to upskill and move forward in your career.
Trainwest's BSB41415 Certificate IV Work Health and Safety course is recommended for job roles and titles across all industry sectors, some of which include
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There are no pre-requisites for this qualification. However, there is a significant amount of reading and writing during the course and access to a computer is required for assignments and internet-based research.
Units of competency
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- BSBWHS403 Contribute to implementing and maintaining WHS consultation and participation process
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Face to face: In order to gain the BSB41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety you will be required to attend five days of face to face training and complete a post course assignment. The post course assignment is comprised of assessments that enable you to apply the skills and knowledge you have gained from the course to your workplace or a simulated workplace environment. You have up to 24 months to complete your post course assignments and have access to ongoing trainer support.
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OAKLAND, Calif. – Tanner Nelson led BYU-Hawaii men's basketball to a 90-80 victory over Holy Names to open conference play Saturday at Tobin Gymnasium.
"Much better job of executing our offense," BYU-Hawaii head coach Gabriel Roberts. "Tanner was able to take advantage of his ability to drive or pull-up at will. Everyone else played within themselves and let the game come to them."
Nelson led the Seasiders (3-4, 1-0 PacWest) with a game-high 24 points and seven rebounds. Denyhm Brooke added 22 points and seven rebounds, while Caeleb Roney had a career-high 16 points. Roney also had team-highs of eight rebounds and two blocks.
Dante Robinson led four Hawks (1-8, 0-2 PacWest) in double figures with 13 points to go with eight rebounds. Andre Green added 10 points and four steals.
BYU-Hawaii had their best shooting night of the year, hitting 58.9 percent from the field and holding Holy Names to 45.2 percent shooting. The Seasiders also did a good job of distributing the ball to finish with 15 assists.
Roney and Nelson got BYU-Hawaii off to a fast start scoring four points each during an 8-0 run to give the Seasiders the 16-8 lead with 14 minutes left in the half. Brooke gave BYU-Hawaii its first double digit lead of the game when he slammed the ball home two minutes later for the 20-10 lead.
Nelson hit a 3-pointer and added a jumper to extend the lead to 15 at the midway point of the half, but the Hawks fought back. Andre Green hit a jumper and Jewels Sanders added a 3-point play to cut the Seasider lead to single digits at 30-21.
This time BYU-Hawaii responded getting to the rim for three consecutive layups to retake a 15-point advantage with 5:22 on the first half clock. The Hawks aggressive play on offense got them to the free-throw line to propel a 7-point run to cut the lead to 36-28. The teams traded baskets for the remainder of the half and BYU-Hawaii took a 47-39 lead into the break.
Brooke provided the spark out of the half with four points in the first two minutes during an 8-2 run to make it 55-41 Seasiders. Nelson knocked down another shot behind the arc and Brooke slammed the ball home to give BYU-Hawaii its largest lead of the game at 60-44 with 14:32 remaining.
Green then jumpstarted the Hawks offense with a 3-pointer and added a jumper during an 11-point swing in the next two minutes to put them within striking distance at 60-55. Shad Watson scored five straight for the Seasiders to respond, giving them the 66-55 advantage.
The teams began to trade baskets over the next six minutes, but back-to-back baskets by Roney and Brooke once again gave BYU-Hawaii the 15-point lead with three minutes remaining. The Seasiders held off any Hawks runs to take the game.
BYU-Hawaii will return to the court Monday to take on Academy of Art at 7:30 p.m. PST at Kezar Pavilion. Live stats and video will be available online.


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Darci A. V. Phillips
Associate Attorney, Sheridan Office
Darci A. V. Phillips joined Davis & Cannon, LLP as an associate in March of 2018. Prior to joining the firm she worked for nearly 10 years as a deputy county and prosecuting attorney for Sheridan County, Wyoming. During that time she represented the State in 16 jury trials and numerous bench trials.
Darci is admitted to practice in the State of Wyoming, the State of Colorado, and the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. Her practice includes general civil litigation and criminal defense.
Darci graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2008 and was named the Peter C. Maxfield Most Outstanding Graduating Student. While in law school she served as an Articles Editor for the Wyoming Law Review, and as both the Vice President and President of the Student Bar Association (Potter Law Club). Darci interned for the Wyoming Public Defender's Office in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the Spence Law Firm in Jackson, Wyoming, and the Domestic Violence Legal Services Clinic.
Prior to law school, Darci completed undergraduate degrees in Business Administration and Economics at the University of Wyoming. She was a member of the Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team from 1999-2003, earning the Nicole Ryder "Nobody Did it Better" award.
Darci grew up in British Columbia, Canada, as a hockey sister and sports fanatic. In her free time she enjoys running through the Big Horn Mountains, spending time with her husband, and trying to keep up with her two sons.
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All-New Material! Adventure, romance, and mad-science! Agatha Heterodyne is the last heir to the "Maddest of Mad Scientist" families, and on the run from the current ruler of Europe. In a fairy-tale castle on a mountain pass, she finds herself at the center of an evil plan to bring back one of the deadliest enemies of recent history. Available in Softcover and Hardcover editions.
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I have just injected myself for roughly the 30,000th time. It's nearly lunchtime in the office, but no-one looked up from their work as I stuck the syringe into my belly. They've all seen me do it hundreds of time before.
I have been diabetic for over 30 years and, in order to survive, I have to inject myself with insulin before every meal. At first my workmates squirmed when I shot up in front of them, but now its just part of the daily routine. The editor is barking instructions to the journalists, the phones are ringing, the photographers are pretending to be busy, the sports guy is injecting himself.
Diabetes, unfortunately, will have an impact on everybody's lives.
Within 20 years, the NHS will be spending £17 billion on diabetes care and management – almost 20 per cent of its budget. That is money that could be spent on cancer research, crucial heart screening, treatment and drugs that could keep patients alive.
For 'type 1' diabetics like me, the current diabetes endemic brings bad headlines and misconceptions. The number of people with diabetes has increased in the last six years by almost 40 per cent, and the majority of those cases are attributable to poor weight control, bad diet and a lack of exercise. This is the less serious 'type 2' strand of the condition and is managed simply by diet, weight loss and occasional insulin supplements.
For type 1 diabetics, like me, the condition is the result of a viral infection and there was nothing I could have done to avoid it. Indeed, I was just 18 months old when diagnosed. Recently, my healthy, active, three-year-old niece Aoife was also diagnosed and is just coming to terms with regular blood tests and four injections per day as she prepares to start nursery school in September.
When diabetes is reported in the news, it is almost always type 2 being referred to, and it is almost always accompanied by a photograph of an overweight person. But life with type 1 is very different. Everything we do, from having a cup of coffee in the morning, to walking to work, or worrying about exams or Antrim GAA, can impact on our blood sugars.
If your blood sugar falls too low you have a 'hypo' – a hypoglycemic episode – which can be very dangerous. These hypos result in a diabetic's energy levels falling quickly. They become exhausted, very hungry, confused and lose the ability to think logically. Eventually, they will collapse, with sometimes very serious consequences. The thought of having a hypo while driving, for example, means I always have high sugar foods – such as Lucozade or glucose tablets – close at hand on long car journeys.
A healthy person will produce insulin naturally in order to balance their blood sugar levels. So, after a big feed or a night on the beer, for example, the body will produce the hormone insulin to keep blood sugars at a healthy level. Type 1 diabetics produce no insulin so it must be injected. Therefore, before every meal I must 'shoot up'.
Exercise brings blood sugar levels plunging downwards and while a healthy person will recover with time, diabetics must take on appropriate levels of carbohydrates or sugars after a training session.
I test my blood about six times a day, and while I feel I'm a well-controlled patient, I still make small errors in judgement and end up having a hypo. I was training for a leg of the marathon this year, and on one occasion had a serious hypo overnight. I only came round after I was given a sugary drink. If I had been on my own, it could have been much more serious.
I was 'lucky' enough to be diagnosed when I was just a toddler. Like most diabetics pre-diagnosis, my blood sugars were extremely high and, in order to fight this, the body tries to flush the sugar out of the system by excessive urination. You grow extremely dehydrated, and my mother knew there was something seriously wrong with me when she looked out the window to see me drinking from a puddle.
Luckily, because I was so young, injecting and not eating sweets when I wanted was no big deal to me – it was just the way it was. But it can be frustrating always having to have insulin pens and blood testing equipment close at hand. Intense exercise is very difficult and unexpected changes in plans – such as simply being stuck in a traffic jam, or a match going to extra time – can really impact on your blood sugar management. It's a constant process of testing and eating or injecting.
A recent revolution in diabetes management has been the insulin pump – which constantly monitors blood sugar levels and injects appropriate insulin doses when needed. However, there is a huge shortfall in funding for these expenses devices so, like the vast majority of the 15,000 type 1 diabetics in the North, I'll plug on with the insulin injections and the blood tests. Diabetes is a serious condition, and long-term there are some serious side-effects. But with proper control and management there's nothing stopping type 1 diabetics from living a full and active life.


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Oracle Open World 2016 – When and where to find me!
It's that time of year again, time to pack your bags, grab a few spare cell batteries and head to San Francisco for Oracle Open World. This year I again have a very busy schedule! Not only am I Continue reading


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This morning I resolved to ride my bike- just in the neighborhood, to check its alignment before I frighten drivers on busier streets. But now rain streaks my windows and drools out of the gutters, so I sit squinting at IRS forms and thinking of poetry.
You asked why I don't write more poems.
Quite actually, you didn't, but there I've beaten you to it,
and in bending the truth thus, accomplished that subtle
weave of fact and feeling that I associate with poetry.
But I undid the threads. The truth is, I have internalized Rilke
when he said that perhaps we are here simply to make lists:
House. Bridge. Fountain. Gate. Pitcher. Apple tree. Window.
To say things as they are in their integrity, without embellishment.
So every night at 9:50 I add to a list: Train going by in the dark.
Small singers' hugs. Kitchen table. Two hawks. Dent in my car.
One huge arched cloud trail. Skeletal trees.
I notice the way the rain envelopes and becomes the sky, content to sink through the earth and change its form, abandoning flight and keeping me indoors, where I sit like a reservoir of simple things, making my lists when I ought to be doing my taxes. Rilke says we ought to speak the lists aloud, or write them, as the most fitting beginner's form of poetry. "There are the hurts," he writes. "And, always, the hardships. And there's the long knowing of love – all of it unsayable. Later, amidst the stars, we will see: these are better unsaid." So I write: the soft way light reaches through the window to rest in stripes on a girl's brown hair during church. A friend talking about Paris. Unexpected meetings and free food and my hand out the window to feel the warming air and, of all things, Call Me Maybe on 95.5.
These are no more than fragments that I, in listing them, weave into a body. Rilke, again: "And the things which, even as they live, pass on – understand that we praise them. Transient, they are trusting us to preserve them – us, the most transient of all. As if they wanted our hearts to transform them into – o endlessly – into us. Whatever we are."
I cannot yet call that transformation Poetry. I slowly fulfill my human duty to name things, but it is ironic that I have no name for the Opus that results. There is great and solemn joy in the mystery. To all the spoken and word-upheld world, I say: be.
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Even seasoned gym-goers may feel muscle pain after working out, especially if they have undergone a strenuous routine. While some would consider the ache as a good thing – bodybuilders will argue that soreness is an indication that you are building muscle – this can be very uncomfortable, and downright painful at times.
Many people, including well-known personalities, have since turned to yoga in order to get relief from the pain. A blog post on Enjoying the Journey explains how yoga can help post-workout muscle soreness. According to the article, the stretching done in yoga limits the impact of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), which is the primary reason behind body ache post-workout.
Yoga and sports
FitPro cites tennis player Andy Murray as one of the athletes who uses the practice to alleviate pain from his hard training. It was revealed that the sportsman does Gyrotonic exercises to manage muscle ache. The routine is a combination of yoga, dance, tai chi, gymnastics, and swimming.
Besides Murray, the article also identified the US women's soccer team and New Zealand's All Blacks rugby team as yoga practitioners. They use it to recover more quickly and become less prone to injuries during training and/or competitions.
Yoga and entertainment
Hollywood actress Heather Graham is also a yoga devotee. She said in several interviews that she makes it a point to do yoga every day.
According to the actress, she combines yoga with transcendental meditation to calm her mind and manage stress, as she is always juggling a multitude of projects. She was reported by Metro as having recently worked on Bliss, a British TV comedy series; and as the face of the gaming site Foxy Bingo. Graham was chosen as part of the latter's new marketing campaign, which also includes the release of the Foxy Bingo Android app. They were in addition to her role as the lead star, writer and director of Half Magic, an upcoming indie film set to be released in 2018. Aside from yoga and meditation, the thespian also practices Pilates as well to help stay in shape.
Should you incorporate yoga into your workout plan?
With all that being said, should you incorporate yoga into your workout routine? The Huffington Post claims that cross-training yoga with various other types of workouts, including athletics, helps reduce the risk of injury. Furthermore, it can boost your overall fitness. Combining different types of workouts also trains different parts of your body and challenges your bodily system to perform a variety of movements.
In effect, mixing up your training will prevent your body from becoming used to a fixed set of motions. This makes it more adaptive to different routines, not to mention that it gets stronger and more flexible. The article mentions athletic activities, cardiovascular training, and strength training as options for those who want to mix up yoga with another type of workout. Weight training, in particular, is recommended as a good match for yoga because it develops your strength and stamina, which in turn can help you become less prone to common injuries associated with the training hard.
Note that there are different types of yoga out there, each of which has been designed to help practitioners achieve a certain goal. Some focus primarily on mental exercises, while others lean more towards physical movements. There are also types which are a combination of both. Make sure to do your research to see what form of yoga will be best suited for you. This is crucial in coming up with a workout plan that will help you meet your fitness goals. It's advisable as well to get the assistance of a personal trainer who can help in formulating the right training programme applicable for you.


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The New England Journal of Medicine and 13 other research publications may force scientists who submit studies to disclose payments from hedge funds in the wake of insider-trading probes involving a drugmaker and technology companies.
Editors for the New England Journal, the Journal of the American Medical Association and 12 other periodicals will discuss during their annual meeting in June whether researchers must reveal investment-industry ties, said Karen Buckley, a New England Journal spokeswoman. Existing rules on payments by drugmakers and device companies don�t cover arrangements with investors, Buckley said in a phone interview.
U.S. prosecutors in November said Yves Benhamou, a French researcher advising Human Genome Sciences Inc., leaked information about a drug study to a hedge-fund invested in the company. The case has focused new attention on doctors� consulting work, said Jerome Kassirer, who was editor-in-chief of the New England Journal from 1991 to 1999.
�We have no idea what the doctors� connections are, how much they know about new research, how much they�re talking to their friends about what the most promising drugs are,� said Kassirer, a professor at Tufts University Medical School in Boston, in a telephone interview Wednesday.
The journals publish peer-reviewed articles by scientists outlining their study results. They are followed closely by doctors and investors alike seeking insight into the value of medicines, devices and procedures, and their reports can move company stocks, Kassirer said.
For example, Cepheid Inc., a maker of medical laboratory tests, jumped 7.2 percent in Nasdaq Stock Market trading Sept. 1, after a study in The New England Journal of Medicine found a test developed by the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company could cut the time for diagnosing tuberculosis.
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors meets in June, and the question of whether to expand disclosure rules for researchers whose work is published in the journals is �on the agenda,� Buckley said.
Along with the Boston-based New England Journal, the panel includes editors from The Lancet of London and the Chicago-based Journal of the American Medical Association, also known as JAMA. Those three publications are the most influential, as measured by the number of times their articles are referenced in other publications. The rankings are compiled by Journal Citation Reports, a unit of Thomson Reuters Corp.
Jeffrey Drazen, the New England Journal�s current editor- in-chief and a member of the committee, declined to discuss the issue because it�s premature to say what the group will do, Buckley said. While there�s no guarantee the editors will expand disclosure, Drazen said he felt �this is an issue that�s been in the news� and merited discussion, according to Buckley.
While the journals� disclosure form required authors to reveal any financial activities that may be �broadly relevant� to research, instructions and editorials that accompanied the form�s release referred specifically to company connections.
The New England Journal�s editors recognize that scientists can play a legitimate role in helping the financial community, Buckley said. Investors �couldn�t operate without getting the professional opinion of someone in the medical community,� she said.
Catherine DeAngelis, JAMA�s editor-in-chief, declined to comment, said a spokeswoman, Jann Ingmire. JAMA �believes it has been quite clear in what it requires of authors,� Ingmire said in a telephone interview.
Benhamou, the adviser to Rockville, Md.-based Human Genome Sciences, was charged Nov. 2 with allegedly leaking information to a portfolio manager at FrontPoint Partners LLC, a Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund.
In separate cases, U.S. prosecutors last year filed insider-trading charges against employees at hedge funds, technology companies and expert-network firms that allegedly connected the two groups in cases involving secrets at Apple Inc., Dell Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
The Human Genome case is another example of the �ubiquitous� ties between doctors and those who have a financial interest in their research, said Marcia Angell, a former New England Journal editor-in-chief who now teaches ethics at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
The journals should expand disclosures to cover the investment industry, she said.


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* Chinese stocks down for fourth day
* Trump says he expects to move ahead on China tariffs
* Russian assets rebound after Moscow-Kiev standoff
By Agamoni Ghosh
Nov 27 (Reuters) - Emerging market currencies weakened against a firmer dollar on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump doused hopes of a trade truce with China, while shares were mixed with mainland China stocks falling for a fourth day.
Four days ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump said it was "highly unlikely" he would accept China's request to hold off raising tariffs, due to take effect on January 1.
The dollar rallied on the news, putting pressure on the MSCI index for currencies, which fell 0.2 percent, while the emerging stocks index was flat.
"The equities are not doing that badly but the currencies are hit," said Jakob Christensen, head of EM research at Danske Bank.
"The latest comments are a typical Trump negotiation strategy to put maximum pressure on the other side and there still remains hope for a ceasefire at the G20 meet later this week," Christensen said.
Trump said the next round of tariffs could also be placed on laptops and Apple Inc's iPhones imported from China, which are part of that $267 billion list of goods not yet hit by tariffs.
A stronger dollar weighed on most emerging currencies even as lower oil prices offered little respite for major crude importers like India and Indonesia. The yuan edged 0.12 percent lower.
Russia's rouble and stocks recovered from the previous day's losses when investors ditched Russian assets amid escalating tensions between Kiev and Moscow.
With Russia striving to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar, the country is ready to tap the global debt market by selling a seven-year Eurobond denominated in euros in December, a financial market source said.
The South African rand gained 0.3 percent as investors shrugged off renewed trade concerns.
Meanwhile, shares in both mainland China and Hong Kong were each down between 0.1 percent and 0.3 percent as investors remained on the sidelines amid concerns of trade war and a slowdown in global growth.
Bourses in Turkey and South Africa also fell but those of South Korea and Taiwan rose.
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Anyone can indulge the child inside. Our Barley Toy Drops are made with the same recipe as the Clear Toy but in a smaller size so that you can eat them anywhere.
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a small size treat of barley toy. Excellent product and excellent service.
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It's like having toy candy without trying to fit a reindeer in your mouth!
I still love toy candy, but these are easy to handle on the go.
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We always had barley toys at Christmas time. They were my favorite candy. Haven't had them for years. Looked in stores around Halifax but could not find any. So happy after an internet search I found Robertson Candy online....and they still make the barley toys!! We will be making this a Christmas tradition once again. The candy is just as I remembered them,,even same shapes. Love them!! Wonder if the are just available around Christmas or all year long.
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Set a budget, and try to follow it. Wedding dress budgets are hardly ever exact. You may need to spend more or you might end up spending less than you expected. The point is having a budget in mind can help you control the urge to splurge on your very special dress. Try your hardest to follow your dress budget, and pray that you find a great wedding dress bargain that will make your groom proud.
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Q: Do you have any idea what is wrong with my burning bush or what I can do to save it? It is several years old and I have never had an issue with it before. Some of the branches are brown, but some appear to have some green on them but no leaves. Thanks for any insight you can give. — Kelli Medders.
A: Thanks for sending the good photo. Burning bush, also called winged euonymus, was among the shrub types that experienced injury from our long, cold winter. They are also a favorite of rabbits. I think your burning bush is going to be just fine because in the photo I see decent growth coming from the base, which is a wonderful sign.
Here's what to do: With a strong lopping-type pruning shears or pruning saw, cut all the branches down to the point at which the new growth is arising from the base. Cutting the shrub all the way down to this new growth will remove the top branches, and divert all the burning bush's energy into recovery. Prune as soon as you can.
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Q: I still have a lythrum plant in my yard, even though we were advised to remove them about eight years ago. I felt that it never spread or went to seed and was a safe plant to grow. My landscaper said I need to remove that plant, or I could be fined. I thought they had relaxed that advisory. What are the current recommendations? — Jane Doe.
A: A number of years ago, lythrum, which was a widely planted perennial flower, was added to the North Dakota Department of Agriculture's Noxious Weed List, which currently contains 13 plants deemed dangerous weeds: absinth wormwood, Canada thistle, dalmatian toadflax, diffuse knapweed, leafy spurge, musk thistle, purple loosestrife (lythrum), Russian knapweed, saltcedar, spotted knapweed, yellow toadflax, Palmer amaranth and houndstongue.
From North Dakota's Noxious Weeds Laws and Regulations: "Each person shall do all things necessary and proper to control the spread of noxious weeds." The enforcement manual adds, "Formal enforcement action is generally a measure of last resort in an effective weed control program, and it usually should only be used after all other attempts to get someone to control noxious weeds have been ineffective."
In summary, if someone reports your lythrum to the authorities, you would likely receive a letter indicating you are to remove the lythrum, and you would be given the chance to do so before other measures are taken.
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A: One of the more common shrubs used for hedges in the past was cotoneaster, and is still planted today. Ninebark is a nice shrub if it is kept pruned regularly, otherwise it becomes filled with old, dead branches. Because of its need for pruning, and tendency to become woody, there might be better choices.
Alpine currant makes a nice hedge, and its foliage trims nicely. Dwarf forms of lilac make beautiful informal hedges, such as Miss Kim lilac and Dwarf Korean lilac.
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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean at New York Toy Fair 2011February 17, 2011 posted by Dreamweb
Here's your chance to see the new LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean sets in 'natural environment', as they were presented at New York Toy Fair 2011. Take a look, maybe this will help you decide which ones you should buy once they're available! There's also a cool Jack Sparrow statue there too!
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The unique vision of photographer Patrick Demarchelier is instantly recognizable in the pages of fashion and culture magazines across the globe. He has captured the world's best - known faces and models wearing the latest couture season after season. Yet beyond the inconstancy of celebrity and fashion, the focus of Demarchelier's photography is consistently form.
For this book, Demarchelier has selected his most successful and striking images to make a multi-faceted artistic statement. Portraits of personalities ranging from Princess Diana to boxer Oscar de la Hoya are juxtaposed with Demarchelier's most iconic fashion images as well as unpublished work that includes safari animals and sumo wrestlers, people from exotic lands, and evocative underwater nudes that showcase the sensual female form.
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"First you have to tell me what giardiniera is," my coworker told me when I offered her a bottle of the spicy, pickled celery/carrot/cauliflower/pepper mix packed in oil. "If it isn't related to giardia [a small-intestine infection caused by a parasite], I will take a bottle."
She wasn't the only person I talked to who had never heard of the condiment. Outside of Chicago, it's hard to find, save for in an Italian grandmother's kitchen. My coworker was born in the Chicago suburbs, but even there, she didn't hear the beckoning of hot pickled vegetables drenched in oil, found all over the city, from sub shops to pizza restaurants.
Giardiniera in Chicago is ubiquitous because of Italian beef sandwiches, says Dave Howey, owner of Al's Beef, arguably the first Italian beef restaurant in the city. Started in 1938 with a single stand on Taylor Street, Al's now serves its thinly sliced beef sandwiches dipped in gravy in more than 15 stores in Chicago and its suburbs.
"Chicago is the hub of Italian beef," Howey says, and Italian beef is where you can most often find giardiniera – even though sub shops such as Potbelly and Subway now all offer some form of hot pepper or sliced banana pepper for some added flavor. "But Italian beef operators had it from the beginning," Howey says. "It's part of the DNA for those stores, and you don't find Italian beef outside of Chicago. If you do, it's usually made here and shipped somewhere else."
Chicago didn't invent giardiniera. "Italy has been doing this forever," says Howey, whose grandmother would make a giardiniera with eggplant and zucchini, "and Italian families would serve it with antipasto, like a tray of olives and hot relish," eaten like a salad. "Food is such a personalized thing," he says. "You might call it the same thing, but there can be totally different flavors."
But the city's unique giardiniera flavor has to do with the small size of the vegetables, the oil they're packed in, and, of course, it's connection to Italian beef. Al's makes its own giardiniera. "Everything we put in is a secret," Howey says. They'll send the blend of spices to each store in a sealed package, and then the staff will dump the spices into oil, mix in the vegetables, and let it sit for about three days to ferment and allow all of the flavors to be saturated into the vegetables. For the heat, Al's uses hot red pepper flakes.
Most of the other beef spots around the city, such as Portillo's, don't make their giardiniera in house. Portillo's uses V. Formusa Co.'s Marconi brand giardiniera, which has Serrano peppers to add the heat. "It's a smaller pepper, a little firmer, a little more heat than jalepeño, and more crunch when eating it," says V. Formusa's Jeff Johnson, whose Italian great-grandfather, Vincent Formusa, founded the company in 1898.
In the past 15 years, says Johnson, people "have gone berserk" for giardiniera. "I think part of it is the popularity of hot sauce – there's more media available for spicy foods." When Johnson, 29, was younger, giardiniera wasn't a large part of the business—V. Formusa also sells olive oils, pastas, and other Italian foods—but when Johnson started working there during college, he noticed the condiment becoming more and more popular. Now, V. Formusa sells about 1 million pounds of giardiniera per year.
No matter the recipe, both Howey and Johnson say that Chicago-style giardiniera, which evolved in tandem with Italian beef, is a crucial element in the uniquely Chicago sandwich. In Al's sandwiches, for example, the giardiniera is added to blend with and enhance the strong flavor of the beef.
Johnson agrees. "You couldn't have the beef without the giardiniera. The two go hand in hand."


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Chely Wright Makes Over LGBT Youth Lounge, Talks to Teens on Nate Berkus
This is pretty cool. Newly out country star Chely Wright teamed up with Nate Berkus to redo the youth lounge at the YES community center
Please Stand for Homeless LGBT Youth
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How Do We Really Make It Better for Gay Teens?
It's certainly not what the Religious Right advocates. No, it's more like this piece in the San Francisco Chronicle, written by an actual gay teen
Gay Kids in the System: When Will It Get Better For Them?
Jason Cherkis has a heavy piece in Mother Jones shining a light on the stark reality faced by gay teens who end up in the
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In the wake of increased media reporting of suicides caused by antigay bullying, Focus on the Family has retaliated against concern for the bullied by
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As resistance in Minnesota rises against Christian Right harassment in the public schools, Exodus International activist Janet Boynes is stepping up to lead Minnesota social
I Believe The Children Are Our Future…
From the Washington City Paper via John Aravosis: Capital City Public Charter School students Keonie Smith, 17, and Clara Lincoln, 14, created the above video
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Minnesota Republican candidate for governor Tom Emmer apparently violated campaign finance laws when his campaign donated twice the legal limit to a Christian punk-rock group
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Origin Of Genus Name: Lupinus is Latin for "wolf."
Presidio Locations: Found on coastal dunes.
Range In State: Central to northern California coast. The Presidio is the type locality for this species.
Description: This native of the Pea Family has smooth, green, hairy, palmate leaves (resembling the palm of your hand). The erect stems have dense, yellow flower clusters and pod like, brown-black fruit. Lupines have the ability to fix nitrogen into soil. Tree lupines are host larvae of the Tree Lupine Moth, a once federally threatened insect. Blooms May to August.
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