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While the body is growing and changing during pregnancy, people start looking, gawking, wondering, gossiping…is that a baby bump? Or did that girl eat one too many Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs after the Easter Bunny hopped along.
While we are navigating our way through the world of enlarged chests and hips, growing belly, shrinking clothes, and the ultimate switch from regular jeans to elastic waist jeans, others are noticing. They may not feel comfortable asking just yet because there is nothing more uncomfortable than asking an overweight woman if she is expecting.
Not only are other people noticing, but so are our beloved animal friends. Just as our friends, family, and coworkers will start treating us differently so will our darling animals. We may experience extra attention from other people's animals or wild animals we encounter at the zoo.
After baby comes this phenomenon continues. Everyone wants to be around us and our newborns. Everyone was to hold the little one. Hear our birth story. Welcome the new baby into our families and into our worlds. Our babies become part of our family and part of the greater communities that we are involved in.
So after everyone has had the opportunity to lay their hands on our pregnant bellies, asked us how much weight we have gained, and told us that we are glowing there are other things to look forward to. We see the world around us in a different way and the world and animals around us see us and our children in a different way.
The only way to prepare for this is to expect the unexpected because we never know when a Lioness may try to have a playdate with our little one through the safety glass at the zoo. We also never know when our trusted animal companions may save our baby's life.
15 Kissing Baby Bumps
Oh the temptation, a beautiful pregnant woman, glowing in her third trimester, and the bump that houses the little being who we can see moving and kicking. For many just seeing this miracle is not enough. All too many women have complained about the strangers and not so strangers, reaching out and touching them without permission.
Reaching out and rubbing our pregnant bellies as if we were Buddha statues and if they could just rub our magical bump then they may achieve enlightenment, or at least pregnancy. There is a sweet Orangutan, Rajang, who lives at the Colchester Zoo in Essex, who takes it a step further.
Instead of reaching out to touch these women he reaches out to kiss their baby bumps. He can't physically kiss them because they are separated by glass but he goes as far as to kiss the glass where the pregnant ladies are standing. He's done it to multiple mama's now who are amazed by the connection they feel with this majestic animal.
14 Treating Babies Like Prey
Not all animals are as compassionate as Rajang. Even animals who have been people's pets have turned on them in certain situations. The important thing to remember is that wild animals, whether they are free or in captivity, are unpredictable and just because an animal is housed in a family friendly environment, like the zoo, doesn't mean the animal itself is friendly.
A family who visited the Oregon Zoo can attest to this. They had their child dressed in a zebra striped sweatshirt and set him in front of the Lion enclosure so that he could check things out. The Lionesses who lived there thought that he looked like a tasty snack and tried to munch on him through the glass. The family was seemingly very entertained by this as you can see videos on Youtube of the family laughing. They just left their son there for a while to be pretend eaten by the Lioness. Thank goodness for that glass.
13 Trying to Play
Although some Lionesses see our littles ones as an afternoon delight, others may see them as little playmates. Or that's what we like to think anyway. Although the way the Lion would play with the baby would most likely inflict a lot of pain it's the intention that counts, right?
Zari, a 7-year-old lioness at the El Paso Zoo tried to have a playdate with a little visitor who was set in front of her safety glass. She batted her paws at the joyful toddler and the little boy gladly played along as his parents sat by his side and videotaped the interaction.
This animal's reaction to the toddler was shocking and some parents are left wondering, is it neglectful to leave a toddler behind a sheet of glass with a pawing wild animal on the other side? Is it all in good fun or is it responsible parenting?
12 Raising A Human Baby As Their Own
When thinking of suitable caretakers for a baby a goat is definitely not the first childcare provider that comes into my mind. I know that we all have different ways of childrearing and one parent in Russia decided that she would let her baby be raised by goats, yes goats. The child's mother just locked him in a room with a bunch of goats and left her to be raised by these farm animals.
The boy played with his goat brothers and sisters. He slept with them too. His biggest issue was malnourishment as the goat mother could not provide a sufficient amount of milk for the little tike along with her own little ones. When the boy was found by social workers in June 2012 he weighed a third less than a typical child of his age.
Thank goodness the boy was rescued when he was because apparently the boy's mom had disappeared. The child had a hard time acclimating to human life after his time with the goats. Apparently he insisted on sleeping on the floor and was very scared of adults. I do wonder if he was allowed to keep in contact with his goat family.
11 Saving Abandoned Babies
When I think of a baby left in the wild I immediately think that if this baby is not found sooner rather than later then he would most likely meet an untimely death. I have read children's books of children being raised in the wild by animals but it wasn't until recently that I discovered some real life situations where children were taken in and protected by animals in the wilderness.
One such story involves a baby boy was abandoned in Argentina. Surprisingly a group of wild cats found him and saved his life. The baby was kept alive during a freezing winter by these cats. They laid on top of him to provide him warmth as if they were his blanket. They cleaned him by trying to lick the dirt from him as they would one of their own.
They fed him scraps of food that they foraged for. The boy was discovered by Argentinean police when he was 1-year-old.
10 Polar Bear Reacts
A Polar Bear at the St. Louis Zoo had quite a violent reaction to a baby sitting in front of his glass tank. It was just an average day at the zoo and the sightseers were checking out the 1200-pound polar bear. A small boy squealed with delight as he reached out to the glass as if he was trying to touch the polar bear as it swam buy.
The parents and bystanders thought it was an adorable sight until the polar bear surfaced for air, slid down the glass back to the boy, then opened his mouth wide with his sharp teeth on display as he approached the boy. The boy was understandably freaked out and his mother was quick to snatch him up and let him know that he was safe and secure in her arms.
Other visitors thought it was funny when this large animal tried to chomp on the small child. Luckily, there was a glass tank separating the two.
9 Boa Constrictor Pregnancy Test
So some people believe dogs can sense pregnancy, others believe cats can, but a woman named Beckie and her baby Daddy believe that their pet snake was the first one to know that Beckie was pregnant. Their Boa Constrictor, Poseidon, started paying extra special attention to Beckie's belly.
He even became protective when Tom or anyone else would try to move him from his shielding perch on top of the baby bump. When Poseidon became persistent about making Beckie's belly his new hang out the couple started having a hunch that something was going on. They had tried to get pregnant but their attempts were met with no luck.
They questioned whether Poseidon was sensing something that they were unaware of. After some consideration they took a pregnancy test and what do you know? Beckie was pregnant and little Poseidon was in tune with his owner's body. Can snakes sense pregnancy? This couple certainly believes they can.
8 Man's Best Friend Sniffing Out Pregnancy
Who spends more time with our families besides our good old pet dog? Dogs do a lot of sniffing. My friend Laura brings her dog over and man he goes straight for my crotch every time. He does this to everyone. It's just his thing. I've told Laura that if I ever get lost in the woods she should give her pup a pair of my panties to sniff and send him on his way.
I'm sure he'd find me. We all know that this dog isn't alone in his interest in intriguing smells. Dogs have been able to detect cancer through a specific scent that is linked to cancer. If a dog can smell cancer, he can certainly smell the changes that are bodies are going through with the influx of hormones going on while we transform into mommy's to be.
Although our dogs can sniff out the changes going on it doesn't mean that they understand why these changes are occurring.
7 That's My Baby
There is no way to tell how your dog will act when you bring your baby home but there are many dogs out there who love those new babies as their own. Check out all of those pictures of newborns snuggling with their big furry friend. The truth is we have no idea how our dog will act when we bring our baby home but Pit Bulls were once referred to as the "nanny breed," for a reason.
Dogs are pack animals and when they see us loving and caring for our sweet little ones they instinctively do it too. We know they want to please us in most cases. Hopefully our pups will love our new pack member as much as we do but they may have some other reactions based upon their personality, what they observe, changes that occur, and how they are treated.
Other possible reactions include being protective, fearful, or indifferent as they sense the changing pack order.
6 Dolphins Love Pregnancy Too
Many people believe that dolphins have magical and healing abilities and others believe that dolphins have a special gift to sense pregnancy. To identify shapes and locations of things dolphins make sounds and listen to the echoes that return. Doctors use a similar technique when they are taking our first baby pics in utero, ultrasounds.
These ultrasound pulses are so high pitched that humans can't hear them but our dolphin friends can. They may also be able to hear the heartbeat of a baby inside of the mama if they get close enough to the baby bump. Dolphins are notoriously attracted to pregnant women and give them special attention when they are allowed.
They buzz right up against the women's bellies when they sense pregnancy. This buzzing is nature's pregnancy test, otherwise known to us as echolocation. The verdict is not out as to whether or not dolphins can definitely sense pregnancy.
5 Chimp Grieves With Caretaker Over Miscarriage
This is a touching event that brings tears to the eyes of many who hear about it. There was a Chimp named Washoe who was taught American Sign Language (ASL). Washoe had a large vocabulary and was able to communicate emotion through ASL. Washoe had a pregnant caretaker named Kat and Kat and Washoe would talk about the baby inside of Kat.
One day Kat abruptly stopped visiting Washoe because she had a miscarriage. Washoe's feelings were hurt and no one told her that Kat stopped visiting because of the miscarriage. When Kat returned she signed to Washoe that her baby had died. Washoe signed back "cry" and "please person hug." Washoe had also lost a child and expressed sympathy for Kat's loss.
Washoe was later given another baby to adopt and she taught the baby ASL.
4 Parrot's Reaction Saved The Baby
For Megan Howard, her daughter Hannah, and their pet Parrot, Willie It was just another day in paradise. Suddenly, the day took a turn for the worse and an unexpected hero stepped up to the plate. Hannah and Willie were in a room alone when Hannah began to choke. Megan was nearby and heard Willie the Parrot.
Willie stepped up and knew just what to do to catch the attention of his owner. He grabbed Megan's responsiveness in the only way he knew how. He yelled, "Mama, Baby!" He also flapped his wings and created a ruckus until he alerted Megan that her baby was choking. Megan performed the Heimlich Maneuver and dislodged the food stuck in baby Hannah's throat.
In the end, Hannah lived and Willie the Parrot was honored by the Red Cross for his quick reaction to the emergency.
3 Stray Dog Treats Abandoned Newborn As One of Her Pups
It was a cold day in La Plato, Argentina. The temperature outside was 37 degrees. A 14-year-old woman gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. He weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces. A stray dog huddled with her newborn puppies nursing them and trying to keep them warm. The young woman made the choice to leave her newborn son laying in a field to fend for himself.
She left the infant to die but a stray dog decided it was not that baby's time to go. This Mama dog reportedly found the boy and carried it 50 meters to where her puppies were huddled. She cuddled him in with the other dogs and kept him by her side until a local man heard the babies cries and found him.
The baby boy had only superficial wounds and was bleeding from the mouth but considering the circumstances he was in good shape. The baby was only hours old when he was found and doctors believe the instincts of the dog saved him.
2 Cats Know What's Up
For all of the pregnant cat lovers out there you may have already noticed the changes in the way your cat is acting. Is he curling up and enjoying the comfort of your growing baby bump? He's acting like that because he's noticing the changes within you. Our cats are very observant and pick up on everything. They have strong senses of sight, hearing, and smell.
This is why they pick up on the pheromones that you are producing during pregnancy. Your home is their domain and they keep an eye and ear on everything that is going on with you and within you home. It's important to remember that each cat will act differently. Some will become more affectionate, chill out a little bit, become more protective, or take a motherly role.
On the other end of the spectrum some may become jealous. So stick to the same routine, keep giving your cat all the loving he needs, don't forget about him after the baby is born, and somewhere down the line the jealousy should pass. Like humans, cats all have different personalities but it's a rare cat that becomes aggressive towards a newborn.
1 The Ultimate Protector
Finding a babysitter for a young baby is especially challenging because our baby is not yet capable of speaking up and telling us if they like someone or not. They can't tell us if they are having the time of their lives while we are gone or if they are experiencing a traumatic nightmare.
While these babies can't speak up for themselves one dog, Killian, took it upon himself to let his owners, Benjamin and Hope, know that the babysitter they chose, Alexis Khan, was verbally and physically abusing their baby, Finn, for 5 months while they were at work.
Killian, a Labrador-Retriever-German Shepherd Mix, growled and stood between Khan and Finn every time Khan entered the home. This was unusual behavior for him. When Killian started becoming aggressive towards Khan, Benjamin and Hope left an iphone recording the day after they went to work.
Upon listening to the recording, they heard unimaginable abuse that lead to Khan's incarceration. Without Killian's protective actions the abuse would have continued.
Sources: Today, National Geographic, Live Science. CNN, Daily Mail UK


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Queen Elizabeth II has conferred a dukedom on Prince Harry -- making him the Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel.
The new title will mean that when Harry marries American actress Meghan Markle later Saturday in Windsor, she will become the Duchess of Sussex.
The secondary titles are for use in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The monarch similarly bestowed titles on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge before their wedding in 2011.
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Despite losing 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild, the Vegas Golden Knights are locked in to a playoff spot. Head coach Gerard Gallant and players discuss their performance against the Wild and what it means to go back to the playoffs.
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The Vegas Golden Knights host their first annual charity night during the Red Wings game at T-Mobile arena. Fans were able to buy from two choices of backpacks full of VGK memorabilia.
1,500 Golden Knights Charity backpacks were filled and fans lined up to buy the backpacks. The charity gives it proceeds to various causes around Las Vegas in order to give back to the community.
With Las Vegas growing as a pro sports town, the cast of Fox Sports 1's "Lock It In" give their betting predictions on if the Vegas Golden Knights can make another run at the Stanley Cup and if the Raiders will make a Super Bowl in 2020. (Heidi Fang / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights reporters Ben Gotz and Adam Hill answer your burning questions about how Mark Stone is affecting the team, Erik Brannstrom making his NHL debut and getting to know the team. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant and players talk about protecting Marc-Andre Fleury when push came to shove. The team defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 at the T-Mobile Arena and will take their 5-game win streak on the road.
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Netflix Pulls The Plug On 'Luke Cage', No Season 3 For The Marvel Series
I feel like what's going on with Netflix's Marvel shows is similar to the final days of NFL training camp, players on the bubble are dreading that phone call from the general manager. If you don't hear from him, it's all good. But if you do...well, time to start cleaning out the locker. After Iron Fist became the first Marvel show cancelled by the streaming network, his Hero for Hire pal Luke Cage finds himself on the unemployment line. There will be no season three.
Here's the joint statement released by Marvel and Netflix: "Unfortunately, Marvel's Luke Cage will not return for a third season. Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix is grateful to the dedicated showrunner, writers, cast and crew who brought Harlem's Hero to life for the past two seasons, and to all the fans who have supported the series."
Unlike when the poorly-received Iron Fist was canned, this is more of a surprise. Luke Cage has had two successful seasons critically, with star Mike Colter becoming one of the most popular characters in that corner of the MCU. Not only that, but his supporting cast had great potential to crossover or break out into their own shows.
THR blames "creative differences" as the reason for the decision, and an inability to come to terms on the third season, which would've seen Cheo Hodari Coker return as showrunner. Like with Iron Fist there is always the possibility Luke Cage resurfaces on other shows, or perhaps he makes the jump to Disney's streaming service. We just don't know, but it does feel as if Netflix is winding down on their Marvel commitments once and for all.


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The Pools examines the aftermath of the death of a 15-year-old boy, Robert, and the repercussions the event has on people involved with the boy's life.
The novel is set in a small town in middle England, in the mid-1980s, where nothing seems to happen. The teenagers endure terminal boredom, and when not at school talk about nothing in particular.
The characters of the parents are distinctly well drawn, and Bethan's handling of the courtship of Robert's parents, Kathryn and Howard, reveals the foundation to their lives together.
Howard works at the local power station, while Kathryn is a librarian, and their quiet domestic existence of work, home, and the garden, which is Howard's pride and joy, is bought into sharp relief by the arrival of their son Robert. Continue reading


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Did you know there are right and wrong things to eat after a workout?
A common mistake is to refrain from eating after exercise either because people think that fat burning will continue at a higher rate or because the appetite is depressed.
It is better to eat and drink immediately after exercise, especially after prolonged or high-intensity workouts.
The post workout meal is one of the most important meals of the day for anyone who feels strongly about nutrition or wants to build muscle, lose fat or improve their body.
However, it's also the meal that confuses people the most.
It can be pretty easy. Aside from the obvious water, your post workout meal needs to contain 2 things and you need to avoid 1 thing:
You should be eating protein and carbs. You should NOT be eating fat.
Typically you'd want to try to get this meal, drink or shake into your body within 1 hour. If possible, within 30 minutes would be even better.
Here's a little known fact: Liquid meals digest faster than solid food meals which is why people prefer to have a shake or some sort of liquid blend of protein and carbs.
I put it to the test. For one week, I read up on Jennifer Cohen's One Week Boot Camp. I thought it was a genius idea and really enjoyed her quick tips!
The secret to scoring a great summer body is to use and engage as many muscles as possible while quickly moving from one exercise do another. This makes sure your heart rate remains high, so you burn the maximum amount of calories in the shortest amount of time possible.
First thing when you wake up drink a glass of water with lemon. This help detoxify your system and hydrate you starting as soon as you wake up. It's a great habit to get into.
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AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Westfield State surrendered 20 hits and 17 runs to Washington University (of St. Louis, Mo.) on Thursday afternoon, as the Owls fell 17-4 to the Bears at Lake Myrtle Park.
The Bears, who are receiving votes in both national Division III polls, struck for three runs in the top of the first, and five in the top of the second to put Westfield in a deep hole early in the game.
Westfield errors helped key both big innings. Thomas Gardner had an RBI single in the first inning and a 2-run double in the second inning.
Westfield finally got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning, as Nick Martin doubled, and Jake Gibb followed with a double off the very top of the centerfield fence that scored Martin.
Trailing 11-1 in the sixth, Westfield State Anthony Crowley powered his first home run of the season with a line shot deep over the left centerfield wall.
The Owls faced the 10 run rule in the seventh, trailing 12-2 after Caleb Durbin's solo shot in the top half of the inning, but Aaron Clancy led with a single, Brett Dooley slapped a double into the right field corner, and pinch hitter Jamie Butler delivered an RBI single to score Clancy. Pinch hitter Alex Benevides lofted a fly ball to center that let Dooley scamper home from third to trim the lead to 12-4.
The relentless Bears' lineup tacked on five more runs in the top of the fifth. John Gegetskas took the loss for the Owls, working five innings, allowing 12 hits and 11 runs (6 earned), while striking out six.
Washington's Matt Ashbaugh started and worked six innings to get the win.
Durbin finished with four hits, and three more Washington hitters rapped out three hits each. For Westfield, Nick Martin had a pair of hits. Crowley's home run was the 22nd of his career, which has him just two behind Dave Carlucci '85.


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Stellas Gluten Free Brand Found in Edmotnon
Abisaac Saraga December 03, 2010 Gluten Free Brands 2 commentsWe love when readers share their gluten free finds!
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Stellas, has been taking over my freezer.
Stellas make perogies, raviolis and pizza pouches. The kids love them and I secretly admit that they are easy to make and taste amazing. Available at Ben's Meats, Stellas offers a wide variety of filling catering to all sorts of food sensitivies.
Great Eats just thought I would give a shout out for all living on the diet.
What great gluten free products have you found in Edmonton?
This was updated January 2016 to reflect a new store to purchase the products in Edmonton
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- AnonymousJuly 6, 2011 at 11:48 PM
Absolutely love them - they are also egg free which is a added bonus for us vegans!!!ReplyDelete
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Do you know where else I can get these since Ed's has closed.ReplyDelete
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Ashley Tisdale At Young Hollywood Awards — Get Her Sun-Kissed Skin
Ashley Tisdale was a winner on all fronts at the Young Hollywood Awards on June 27! This stunning celeb not only looked gorgeous in her trendy dress, sleek hair, and natural makeup, but she also managed to take home a win for #SocialMediaSuperstar!
Ashley Tisdale, 29, had a lot to smile about after winning the Young Hollywood Award for #SocialMediaSuperstar. This award was the cherry on top of a successful summer for Ashley, who produced the show Young & Hungry on ABC family, which started airing this summer. While Ashley may have been excited about her award, we were excited about how incredible the star looked!
Ashley Tisdale's Young Hollywood Awards Hair & Makeup — Natural Beauty & Stunning Dress
On July 28, Ashley upheld her title of social media superstar and posted an adorable Instagram of herself posing in her blue carpet outfit with her new trophy. She captioned her pic: "About last night….. Winning the #socialmediasuperstar at the Young Hollywood Awards. Hair by: @dickycollins Makeup by: Karan Mitchell Styled by: @emilyandmeritt."
Ashley was definitely right to thank her glam squad because she looked absolutely gorgeous.
Her hairstylist, Richard Collins, gave her a shiny straight hairdo that framed her face perfectly. Her outfit was styled by Emily Current and Meritt Elliott.
For her makeup, Karan Mitchell gave her a pretty glow. Ashley worked a peachy pink lip, bronzed cheekbones, and a shimmery silver shadow that complemented the silver feathers etched across her white dress.
Too Faced Glow To Go — Get The Look
To get amazing, naturally glowing skin like Ashley's, try using Too Faced Glow to Go. This bronzer is the perfect way to look golden without looking orange.
The powder is mixed with a slightly rosy base, which is what makes the bronzer appear so natural on the skin. To get a look similar to Ashley's, focus on applying the bronzer high on the cheekbones to make them clearly defined from the rest of the face. This will get you a perfect, rosy tan that looks like it's from the sun!
Did you love Ashley's makeup at the Young Hollywood Awards, HollywoodLifers? Remember to watch the show on the CW on July 28 at 8/7c!
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A suspense-filled fantasy trilogy comes to a riveting conclusion—now in paperback!The adventures of Happenstance and Umber reach their epic, surprising, and emotional conclusion in this gripping end to a critically acclaimed series. As Happenstance struggles to master his unusual abilities, he realizes that time is running out—because Umber's rivals threaten to undo all the good he has achieved, while an unexpected new enemy with terrible destructive power approaches the kingdom…. Happenstance Found, the first book in the trilogy, was named to the 2010 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List!
P. W. Catanese is the author of ten fantasy-adventure novels. His books have been received with critical acclaim and have been translated into five foreign languages. His Books of Umber trilogy has been nominated for six regional book awards, including the Texas Bluebonnet award, the Florida's Sunshine State Young Readers award, and the Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice awards. He lives in Connecticut. When he's not writing books, Catanese draws cartoons, works for an advertising agency, and tries very hard to respond to every message from his readers. Meet him at PWCatanese.com, and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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George Herbert Walker Bush may have been, in his lifetime, one of the most accomplished of our presidents.
But before getting to that, let me tell you about my first experience with him. He came …
George Herbert Walker Bush may have been, in his lifetime, one of the most accomplished of our presidents.
But before getting to that, let me tell you about my first experience with him. He came to us at the CIA after the agency had been through a rough patch — initiated when President Richard Nixon fired our own Richard Helms and directed his appointee, James R. Schlesinger, to emasculate us.
And that's what happened. Pink dismissal slips rained out of Schlesinger's suite. In one day, a third of our officers at Langley and overseas left. In the days that followed, those still standing were expected to produce the same high level of intelligence as in the past with a fraction of the personnel and a leadership that hampered us at every turn. Morale plummeted.
Time, the Watergate and Nixon's impeachment followed. Morale remained low and wasn't improved by news that George H.W. Bush would move onto our seventh floor. Nothing in his background promised well.
"Another politician," we moaned.
I changed my mind one sunny winter day when I escorted a pair of visiting foreign intelligence chiefs to the Director's Dining Room for lunch with DCI Bush. It was my first meeting with him, as well. He was tall and affable and short on time, but my visitors never knew that. Within the hour, he had turned those two men from reluctant allies into believers willing to put their support behind an operation the White House wanted.
That was George H.W. Bush.
It wasn't alchemy. He listened. Then, he was gracious, understanding, respectful and willing to collaborate to reach mutually agreeable outcomes. My visitors responded and in this instance, American policy won two more whole-hearted allies. As for me, he'd turned me from a jaded civil servant into a hopeful officer. With George H.W. Bush as director, our mission promised to be again worth serving.
This is just one incident from the year he spent at the agency during which he restored the morale we'd lost, brought the Directorate of Operations back to something close to its former effective self, and pulled our four directorates together, setting us on track to regain our utility as the powerful instrument of national security we were intended to be.
But that was just his beginning. As president of the United States, after overseeing the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, he recognized the larger possibilities and brought a bloodless end to the Cold War and, with it, to the nuclear threat that had haunted us for so long. In the Middle East, he set the stage for what could have become peace by bringing together Israelis and Palestinians for the first time and ending Palestinian terrorism. In Africa, he presided over the end of apartheid.
There was much more. He was a builder, not a destroyer. At home, from "sea to shining sea," he reached across the party divide to achieve an impressive list of legislative accomplishments from a Democrat-dominated Congress, which included ending acid rain, two arms reduction treaties and an opening of public spaces to the handicapped.
Then, there was Desert Storm where he understood the need to stop Iraqi expansion without turning us into an occupying power. Which was when his life touched mine again.
By the end of Desert Storm, I'd broken a few glass ceilings and had spent the war as a CIA chief of station in an Arab country. There, one day after the war's conclusion, a communicator personally carried a priority-precedent message to my office wearing a "you're never going to believe this" look on his face.
Along with the other COSs who'd been part of the war effort, I was to return to Washington for a meeting with President Bush. We flew in from our posts. Personally, I went almost directly from Dulles Airport to a conference room of the Executive Office Building that overlooked the West Wing. At the appointed hour, we walked across to take seats in the Roosevelt Room.
President Bush found us there, immediately moving around the table, shaking hands, remembering some of us, offering personal words to each. He knew we had been in harm's way, some frequently risking death. As a former DCI, he understood our war, knew of our individual contributions and spoke of the high value he placed on the intelligence we'd provided.
We'd all signed on to work without public acclaim for our accomplishments. This was better. His gesture put a lift in my stride, a smile in my soul and a rededication to my profession in my mind as no public recognition could have.
How many presidents have done anything like this? Even after a war? I suspect none.
So many positives came out of the George H.W. Bush presidency. But, most essentially, he pulled us out of the mire of nuclear fear and made us great in the best sense of the word — great in trustworthiness; great in humility; great in generosity and leadership.
In so doing, he touched all of our lives. Rest in peace, George Herbert Walker Bush.


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Episode 05: Transatlantic Relations and the Evolving View of China
China has represented opportunity—both geopolitical and economic—since its dramatic openings in the 1970s. There are, of course, the opportunities for China itself: hundreds of millions of people have escaped poverty as a result of economic growth in the forty years since reforms began in 1979. American, German, and other Western companies benefited from these reforms as well, investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the Chinese economy.
There have also been other, more elusive, opportunities, including change in the Chinese political and economic systems: more open, a stronger rule of law, and a more constructive Chinese role in international affairs. This was the hope that China would become a "responsible stakeholder" in the world and see its interest in preserving and expanding the open, liberal order.
Today, the Chinese state is reasserting its preeminent role and Beijing is pursuing an ambitious foreign policy and a strengthened military capacity such that the United States now describes China as a "near-peer competitor." It includes the massive Belt and Road Initiative, with pledges of $1 trillion in Chinese money for infrastructure and transportation investment to bring Chinese goods to the world. Annual Chinese outward investment now exceeds foreign investment in China.
The changing Chinese economic and political role has been raising concerns in Europe (as in the U.S.) and European countries have been instituting stricter screening of Chinese investments in strategic sectors, while also fighting back against Chinese state subsidies and the continuing problems of intellectual property theft and technology transfer. Against that backdrop, a new set of 54 recommendations by the Federation of German Industry, which represents 35 different German economic sectors, describes China as a "systemic competitor" and calls for German and European leaders to rise to this challenge through stronger measures at home and internationally.
In this episode of The Zeitgeist, Jeff Rathke and Peter Rashish talk with Stefan Mair, a member of the board of the Federation of German Industry, to discuss the evolving German view toward China, and what it means for cooperation at the European level and with the United States.
Jeff Rathke, President, AICGS
Stefan Mair, Member of the Executive Board, Federation of German Industries
Peter Rashish, Senior Fellow and Director of the Geoeconomics Program, AICGS
Recent AICGS publications on China
China's BRI and Europe's Response
Europe, China, and a Stable Indo-Pacific Order
If Not the Chinese Belt-and-Road, Then What? Navigating A Multitude of Visions for the Indo-Pacific and Beyond
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Work to tackle queuing at the A565 Southport New Rd and A59 Liverpool Road junction in Tarleton will begin next week.
This improvement scheme, which starts on Monday 5 February, is scheduled to take three weeks.
The Lancashire County Council scheme involves creating a new dedicated right-turn lane for eastbound traffic traveling towards Liverpool on the A565 Southport New Road. This will reduce delays for vehicles travelling straight ahead at the junction.
Highways teams will be widening the A565, demolishing and rebuilding the central island in a new position, laying new anti-skid surfacing and road markings and improving the traffic lights system.
Lanes will be closed so that the work can take place. The team will operate temporary traffic lights when needed, but will keep their use to a minimum.
County Councillor Keith Iddon, cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "The new right-turn lane and traffic lights system will help to cut queueing traffic at this busy junction.
"New road markings and anti-skid surfacing will also make the junction safer.
"There will be some disruption while the work is ongoing and we're sorry for any inconvenience this will cause. However, we're using lane closures and temporary traffic lights, which will be operated manually by the highways team when required. The team will do all they can to keep delays to a minimum while the work is carried out.
"These much-needed improvements will cut journey times significantly once the work is complete."


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"A beautiful, haunting story of one family, spanning generations and continents, as they face life's inevitable losses, struggle with grief, and reach for redemption."
—Shilpi Somaya Gowda, New York Times bestselling author of Secret Daughter and The Golden Son
Haunted by visions of her recently departed mother...
Simran is unable to move on. Grappling with the growing estrangement of her sister and daughter as well as the disintegration of her marriage, she wonders how her life has come to this. As the life she has carefully constructed unravels, she is forced to confront one of her most painful childhood memories--her parents sending her younger brother away from home.
Woven throughout are memories of Simran's mother as a young woman in 1960s India. Her world had seemed beautiful and full of hope then. But when an unexpected event occurs, the results will have repercussions for generations to come.
As the ghosts from the past clamour for attention, the only way to put them to rest may be for Simran to dig deeper into her family history and close the circle that was left open when her family was torn apart.
Lyrical and heartbreaking, Someone You Love Is Gone is a mesmerizing tale of enduring love and family ties that defy time and space, weaving together the past and present, crossing continents and spanning generations.
GURJINDER BASRAN's debut novel, Everything Was Good-bye, was the winner of the Search for the Great BC Novel Contest in 2010 and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award in 2011. It was chosen as a Chatelaine Book Club pick in 2012.The author lives in Delta, British Columbia.
A Chatelaine's Best Fall Reads pick
"A beautiful, haunting story of one family, spanning generations and continents, as they face life's inevitable losses, struggle with grief, and reach for redemption." –Shilpi Somaya Gowda, New York Times bestselling author of Secret Daughter and The Golden Son
"In this brave and beautifully written novel, Gurjinder Basran shines a light into the darkest corners of one family's emotional inheritance. Grief has the power to remake us, and for Simran and her mother, Amrita, it proves truly transformative, blurring the lines between self and other, home and history--even life and death."–Alissa York, author of Fauna and The Naturalist
"Someone You Love Is Gone proves Basran knows deeply the ways personal history is etched by time and events. . . . The desire to connect and belong underscores Basran's fiction. Her characters reel from absence and grief, placing apparent success at risk in search of a sense of home. Rather than metaphysical, Someone You Love Is Gone broaches a life's worth and the facets of self—parent, child, sibling, spouse—that compose families and individuals alike." –David Chau, The Georgia Straight
"Someone You Love Is Gone . . . [serves] up characters with whom we can empathize, even when we recognize unappealing glimpses of our own neurosis staring back at us. The ability alone to weave this moral complexity into her stories makes Gurjinder Basran a novelist worth reading." –Jagdeesh Mann, The Globe and Mail
"Someone You Love Is Gone is about loss, grief and the memories and secrets that can haunt a family for generations." –Fashion
"Someone You Love Is Gone is a touching, interesting look at a family's ups-and-downs and generational connections." –Dana Gee, Vancouver Sun
"Although epic in scope, Someone You Love Is Gone is economically and poetically written. It serves up a rich narrative with a cultural and generation-crossing protagonist supported by a cast of equally compelling characters." –Elizabeth Mitchell, Toronto Star
"A realistic and emotional exploration of grief." –Kirkus Review
"Basran writes vividly about loss and how desperately families want to forget." –NOW Magazine
Praise for Everything Was Good-bye:
"[T]he writing is vivid, full of crackling dialogue, and the plot is completely absorbing.... Basran's book reminds me of the work of the Pulitzer-prize winning novelist, Bengali American writer Jhumpa Lahiri, who also draws the outsider into the world of Indian immigrants to North America, vividly expressing their difficult adaptation.... She is clearly on the same path as Lahiri, a writer on the first step to greatness."--Toronto Star
"Basran's writing is by turns elegant and poetic."--Quill & Quire
"Thought-provoking and compelling ... Timely and engaging."--Winnipeg Free Press
"A tender novel about identity and the search for belonging that is both humorous and heartbreaking. In Meena, Basran has created a feisty, complicated and irrepresible heroine."--Thrity Umrigar, author of The Space Between Us
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Bataria Pro – Battery Saver v1.25 Apk | 2.4 MB | Mediafire
Requires Android:2.1 and Up
Pro version of Bataria – Battery Power Saver
App Review:
+ Premium Widgets
+ No Ads
+ Schedule Power Saving
+ Premium Widgets:
4×1 Power Widget
2×2 Power Widget
1×1 Task Manager widget with free memory info
1×1 Quick Settings widget
Battery Saver + Active Applications Manager (task manager)
Battery Widget: Add Bataria widget with Menu > Add > Widgets > Bataria
Bataria is a simple battery saver application, designed to save your battery's life when you most need it.
With this new version of Bataria you can now move your device easily into power save mode with just one tap, and even manage your active apps from the same place.
Bataria was designed to be small and efficient, including status bar battery and 1×1 battery widget for quick operation
Activating power save mode will turn off all the power hungry resources: Display Brightness, Background Data Sync, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Key Features:
– ACTIVE APPLICATIONS MANAGER (similar to samsung task manager)
– STATUS BAR BATTERY PERCENTAGE (color change according to the battery level)
– AUTO POWER SAVING (when the battery level reaches a specified percentage)
Power Saving Features:
– turn off Display Brightness (set to minimum)
– turn off Auto Sync
– turn off Wi-Fi
– turn off Bluetooth
– turn off Haptic Feetback
– set lower Screen Timeout
– turn off Screen Rotate
Battery Widgets:
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1×1 Circle Battery Widget
2×2 Circle Battery Widget
What's in this version :
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September 04, 2019 02:00 PM EDT
5G is coming on fast. The carriers are already well down the implementation path. Are you (and your factory) ready for it, particularly when it comes to securing that network? This panel will look at the implementation of 5G in an industrial setting and what that means from a security perspective. Basically, we'll look at what you need to know to ensure that the wireless connections in your factory remain secure.
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Russian journalists have been far more willing than their U.S. peers to criticize Obama for a perceived double standard when it comes to human rights and personal privacy.
The Manning verdict: American justice flawed. Photo: AP
The verdict handed down to U.S. serviceman and WikiLeaks informant Bradley Manning, who received 35 years for releasing classified material, has caused not only protests by human rights defenders, but also controversy among journalists.
Some regard the violations by the military and intelligence services as justifiable in terms of security. However, the opposite point of view has come to predominate. In the Russian media, for example, it has taken the form of explicit criticism of the U.S. administration, while Barack Obama has even had his pre-election promises read back to him.
Russian media analyzes Obama and the surveillance state
Profile magazine, a Russian weekly, describes the actions of the U.S. administration as "harassment" and "intimidation."
"The sentence handed down last Wednesday goes far beyond this particular case: It bears witness to the new scale of persecution faced by those that 'betray' the U.S. intelligence services. Obama hunts them down with unprecedented resoluteness. Intimidation is more important than image for the present incumbent of the White House," says the publication.
Meanwhile, the business daily Vedomosti cites Obama's campaign promises on transparency.
"During his first election campaign, Barack Obama fondly remarked that his administration would be the most transparent in U.S. history. He won the election and became commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. One might have hoped this progressive leader would have begun by tackling the most opaque part of the state machine. Alas, it is the military that has succeeded in turning the president into a paranoid information security freak. The Bradley Manning case is a prime example of that," writes the paper.
The publication goes on to mention another scandal currently raging in the U.S. regarding the collection of data on citizens.
"America's top brass — or any country's for that matter — are far too inclined to trample over someone else's freedom to be trustworthy. People like Bradley Manning are critical. Obama's behavior demonstrates that he has fallen under the charm of an old-fashioned spy romance. He believes everything he's told by the military, and fails to understand why the public needs information," adds Vedomosti.
The daily Izvestia gives a similar assessment of the U.S. president's actions.
"Today, many in America and the world are wondering how a liberal president, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, ardent opponent of the Washington hawks, and singer of freedom warped into the embodiment of a supporter of near total surveillance — with wiretapping of U.S. citizens and media, and drones plying the skies of his own country?" the paper writes.
According to the author, there was no metamorphosis of this liberal Peace Prize laureate: Obama has simply revealed his true colors.
"With his left-wing views and America's technological capabilities, it was simply impossible for him not to interfere in all spheres of life, flex his Big Brother muscles, and hound anyone who leaked details to the press about this Orwellian state of affairs," reads the report. "George W. Bush initiated his fair share of odious programs, but he was at the start of a war that Obama decided to finish. And what the logic of war cannot excuse, neither can the logic of peace."
Russian media have also drawn parallels between Bradley Manning and former employee of the CIA and U.S. National Security Agency Edward Snowden.
According to the influential paper Kommersant, "Bradley Manning's sentence has in fact predetermined the fate of former CIA and NSA analyst Edward Snowden, who was recently granted temporary asylum in the Russian Federation."
A WikiLeaks spokesperson told Kommersant: "Snowden is absolutely right. He does not want to return home, since his chances of facing a fair trial are zero [...] This assessment is shared by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which asserts that Mr. Manning's sentence 'invalidates U.S. claims to lead the field of human rights' and 'shows double standards,'" writes the publication.
It goes on to note that U.S. experts and human rights activists believe that Mr. Manning's sentence is part of a White House campaign to stamp out leaks of classified information.
U.S. media concerned about role of transparency in a democracy
In Manning and Snowden sagas, Obama no longer the hero. Photo: Reuters
U.S. media are critically disposed towards the Obama Administration, but generally couch their arguments in terms of the problem of democracy and transparency, using the Manning case as a starting point.
As noted by Politico, Americans are wondering why most of the information divulged by Manning was hidden from the public. According to one of its columnists, unauthorized leaks to the media play an important role in any democratic society:
"Unauthorized leaks to the press play a critical role in a democracy. Without them, the American public might never have learned about torture in Abu Ghraib, the CIA's 'black-site' prisons, the NSA's domestic surveillance operations, and other matters of vital public concern. Whistleblowers who disclose information about these kinds of government activities should be able to defend themselves on the grounds that the public benefit of their disclosures far outweighed any claimed harms to security," reads the article.
Politico reaches the bold conclusion that the sources of the leaks should not be prosecuted.
"Indeed, unauthorized disclosures of information relating to government fraud, corruption, or illegal activities should not be prosecuted at all, because in these instances the public's right to know categorically outweighs the government's interest in secrecy," believes the author.
The headline "Bradley Manning Headed To Prison, While Those Who Authorized Torture Go Free" reflects the position of a journalist for The Huffington Post.
The article lists the names of former top officials who, in the author's opinion, should be punished instead of Manning. They include George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and former CIA chief George Tenet.
British newspaper The Guardian, which published the leaks of whistleblower Edward Snowden, describes Manning's sentence as unjust.
"It is unclear what the U.S. military hopes to achieve by securing a sentence that dwarfs those of other military convictions. Deterrence features large in its thinking. Whistleblowing will not only endanger your career, it wants to say, but your freedom - for most of your adult life. In 2008, one could have hoped that the U.S. had a president whose administration would distinguish between leaks in the public interest and treason. But this sentence tells a different story. Mr. Manning's sentence is both unjust and unfair," remarks the paper.
Western media are divided on the topic, with some denouncing Bradley Manning and calling for stronger security measures. In their view, excessive liberality could lead to more unpreventable terrorist attacks.
"In the fantasy world of the Mannings and Snowdens, the U.S. is waging unnecessary surveillance of terrorists while willy-nilly eavesdropping on Americans. In the real world, the biggest risk is that rules to protect privacy could discourage the intelligence agencies from being aggressive enough to stop the next 9/11," writes The Wall Street Journal.
"Until then, the big risk is not intentional eavesdropping on Americans. It's that the country will revert to the pre-9/11 mindset that allowed privacy concerns to take priority over collecting the information that would have stopped the al-Qaeda hijackers."


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The Senior Group Manager, Third Party Governance (TPG) Vendor Manager is a team member in the Third Party Vendor Management Group which is responsible for monitoring the onboarding and ongoing activities between BNY Mellon stakeholders and third parties. This leader collaborates with key business executives, business leaders, external Third Parties and internal subject matter experts to advance TPG program objectives, while adhering to all documented policies and procedures.
•Provides guidance and consulting on third party governance, oversight, and risk mitigation approaches throughout the third party lifecycle to business operations and key stakeholders
•Helps maintain accurate risk profile reporting and dashboards, sharing the results with key stakeholders across the business
•Leads the development of ongoing monitoring activities and protocols with third party relationships, bringing transparency to the residual risks of any engagements
•Validates and monitors controls across relevant risk domains as well as contractual adherence through carrying out regular remote and on-site visits with key third parties
•Ensures vendor risk exposures are accurately measured and reported, escalating issues to the relevant internal partner or subject matter expert to develop an appropriate remediation plan
•Coordinates with senior business leaders who serve the as Executive Sponsors for key vendors to oversee and manage their third party engagements
•Conducts business reviews for top vendors on a regular basis, enabling Engagement Managers and Engagement Sponsors to better manage vendor performance
•Serves as a strategic advisor for a portfolio of third party vendors, well versed in the details of specific engagements while simultaneously managing the broader list of vendors
•Recruits, directs, motivates and develops a staff of more junior managers, maximizing their individual contribution, their professional growth and their ability to function as a team or lead for their team
Nature and Scope:
•Reports to Executive Director, Third Party Vendor Management
•This role has direct reports
•Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required
•12-15 years of total work experience, with 3-5 years of management experience, preferred.
•Experience in developing and managing teams preferred
•Experience in a large banking or financial institution as either an internal team member or as an external consultant is preferred
•Background in third party/vendor management and governance, procurement, or regulatory compliance is preferred
•Experience in Risk management organizations preferred
BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
Primary Location: United States-Delaware-Wilmington
Internal Jobcode: 85241
Job: Finance/Accounting
Organization: BNY Mellon CAO-HR16507
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December 22nd - Freebies!
December 22nd is... First Gorilla Born in Captivity (1956), First Christmas lights (1882), National Date Nut Bread Day, Thermometer Was Invented (1714), Forefathers' Day (1620), Abilities Day, National Cookie Exchange Day, National Mathematics Day (India), Be A Lover of Silence Day, Christmas Eve Eve Eve, St. Chaeremon's Day
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PLUS - interesting books to read and free printables, paper crafts, kid crafts, activities, and coloring pages.
First Gorilla Born in Captivity (1956)
-- Colo (December 22, 1956 – January 17, 2017) was a western gorilla widely known as the first gorilla to be born in captivity anywhere in the world and as the oldest known gorilla in the world. Colo was born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to Millie Christina (mother) and Baron Macombo (father), and lived there for her entire life. She was briefly called Cuddles before a contest was held to officially name her. (Mrs. Howard Brannon of Zanesville, Ohio, won the contest.) Colo's name was derived from the place of her birth, Columbus, Ohio. Source
Read: Colo's Story: The Life of One Grand Gorilla
-- When Colo was born unexpectedly on the cold concrete floor of the zoo on December 22, 1956, the book, How to Raise a Baby Gorilla didn't exist. So the keepers at the Columbus Zoo raised Colo the only way they knew, as if she were a human baby. She wore diapers, drank from bottles, and had an entire wardrobe of baby clothes. Follow Colo's amazing journey from a cuddly baby, to a feisty toddler, to a mother of three, to the matriarch of one very large gorilla family and now the oldest living gorilla in the world. Colo has done more than live her own amazing life; she has helped teach generations of zookeepers and veterinarians learn what is best for all gorillas in captivity.
• Melissa and Doug Giant Gorilla -- Equally at home perched on a child's bed or sitting at the breakfast table, the amazingly lifelike Gorilla from Melissa and Doug may just hitch a ride wherever your little one goes. Long, pliable arms, a kind face and a soft and inviting shape mean everyone will want to give this Gorilla a hug.
• Gorilla Paw Slippers -- Black gorilla faux fur upper • Size medium fits a women's shoe size 7 to 9 • Size large fits a men's shoe size 9 to 12 • Soft, cushioned sole • Five claws on the front of each claw slipper• Exclusive AnimalPeds brand slippers
• Gorilla Coloring and Activity Books
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Free Printables, Coloring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
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First Christmas lights (1882)
- The American custom of using electric lights began in 1882 when Edward Johnson an associate of Thomas Edison, hand-wired 80 red, white and blue bulbs and wound them around a rotating evergreen tree.
National Date Nut Bread Day
- Honors date nut bread with its delicious flavors perfect for the fall season - Date nut bread is perfect spread with butter and toasted. Serve it for breakfast with a nice hot cup of coffee and you are off to a good start celebrating date nut bread day. Or add a drizzle of icing and serve it as a dessert.
Thermometer Was Invented (1714)
- The first thermometers were called thermoscopes and while several inventors invented a version of the thermoscope at the same time, Italian inventor Santorio Santorio was the first inventor to put a numerical scale on the instrument. Galileo Galilei invented a rudimentary water thermometer in 1593 which, for the first time, allowed temperature variations to be measured. In 1714, Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, the modern thermometer.
Forefathers' Day (1620)
- Forefathers' Day is a holiday celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on December 22nd. Commemorating the pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620. They left for the New World, to escape religious persecution. After a late fall start, the Mayflower set sail from England and landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts just before Christmas. This holiday is celebrated largely in New England.
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Is your life filled with lots of doing and not enough being? Do you find you don't take the time to recharge and regenerate?
Loving ourselves enough to say no to obligations is often one of our most challenging lessons, especially if you are a people-pleaser.
In order for our lives to be in balance, we need to spend enough alone time to rebuild our energy so that the time we spend with those we care about is quality time. When we are too busy and exhausted by our lives, we are not fully present in any activity, and our family and friends aren't really getting our quality attention anyway.
One of the key things to consider is whether or not you are an extrovert or an introvert. Extroverts will get energy being with people. Introverts, although they enjoy being with people, will feel depleted if they go too long without having some alone time. Which ever personality type you are, everyone needs to replenish and spend time with themselves. The challenge for an extrovert might be to learn how to be alone, for the introvert it would be to carve out alone time and not feel guilty.
If you are anything like me, you have spent way too much time worrying about taking care of everyone else's needs and not nearly enough trying to figure out your own. There are times we do need to be there for our friends and family, but there are other times where our presence is not crucial. Ask yourself if a phone call, card or gift will suffice for you being there on this particular occasion.
For years I worked at soul-depleting corporate jobs. I was always drained yet I spent much of my precious down time going to events and parties for all of the people in my life because I felt obligated. I dragged myself from place to place, feeling only half-present, yearning to go home and recharge my batteries.
Sometimes loving ourselves means being able and willing to say no. Rather than telling a white lie (which was often my modus operandi) tell the truth instead. Lying about it complicates things further, because you need to keep track of what story you told to whom. Try simply saying I really need time to recharge and just be alone. Then practice not feeling guilty about it. You may get some flack but hold your ground. Guilt is a choice and you can choose to not go there.
Those who choose to heap guilt upon you are showing their true colors, which often means that their friendship is more about you taking care of them than a mutual give and take. Those who truly love you will honor your need to be alone and allow you to do so without an emotional charge.
I encourage my fellow people-pleasers to look at your social obligations this week, and if you are in need of alone time practice saying no. And be honest about why.
Your real friends may be disappointed but they will understand. If those you thought were true friends make it all about them, then you may want to access whether or not you need these kinds of friends in your life. Often times you will find that your quiet yet powerful example will give others permission to take much needed time for themselves. We then need to make sure we support and honor their need to be alone and not make them feel guilty.
By Erica Sofrina, International Speaker, Teacher, Author and Coach
Erica Sofrina is a motivational speaker, author and life coach specializing in connecting people to their spiritual essence. She is also an Internationally recognized Feng Shui speaker, teacher and the author of the book Small Changes, Dynamic Results! Feng Shui for the Western World and the Founder of the West Coast Academy of Feng Shui. She is also the founder of Earth Spirit Adventure Travel which takes people on retreats to powerful energy vortexes such as Bali and Hawaii to facilitate their deep earth/spirit connection.


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Illustration of a rescue rabbit, Rossco. This was used for fundraiser T-shirts, hoodies, and singlets, to support Wellington Rabbit Rescue.
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The Easy Guide to Getting Rid of Persistent Varicose Veins Even for people who feel quite confident about their looks, you'll find that there are certain things that will make them a bit uncomfortable. People who are dealing with all kinds of effects of aging will be especially likely to have things that they'll want to change about themselves. You'll find that spider veins on a person's legs will be something that a lot of people will be interested in changing. If you're someone who has spent a career standing up, you'll tend to find that these veins can really start to show up after a couple of years. Because there have been a lot of different types of changes that have happened in the modern medical industry, there are now a variety of effective treatments for all kinds of spider veins. With even just a short amount of time spent checking out the options that are available to you, you'll discover that there are diverse sets of local clinics that you can use to get the best possible treatment around. When you're serious about finding all kinds of different types of spider vein treatments, you'll find that the best thing to do will be to go through the information below to make your choice. When you're looking into getting some effective treatments for your varicose veins, you will have to make sure you're finding the kind of clinic that has plenty of experience helping people get results. When you're hoping to be able to find the kind of clinic that can solve any problems that you're facing, you'll find that there are all kinds of clinics that will be able to help you make the right kinds of choices. By getting online and looking up as much information as possible about the different kinds of clinics that are in your area, you should be able to come away with a great sense of the types of options you have.
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Another thing you'll have to spend some time thinking about will be what type of treatment approach you'll be getting when you choose to work with one type of clinic over another. Each doctor is going to have his own specialty method for repairing any varicose veins that you're experiencing, which means you can come up with a custom approach that's right for you.
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You'll find that you can find all kinds of great improvements to your spider veins with an effective set of treatments. When you find a clinic that specializes in these types of treatments, you'll be all set for success.


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Mt. Clemens Career Center
Robert Loomis met with Career Planner, Mark Getman, at the Mt. Clemens Michigan Works! Career Center. Mr. Loomis explained that he had been working as a carpenter and painter but was not licensed in these areas. He wanted to complete a course which would prepare him to become a licensed professional.
Eligible for training funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Mr. Loomis enrolled in a Builders Pre-License course at Macomb Community College in 2011. After completing training and becoming licensed Mr. Loomis started his own company, Loomis Painting and Construction.
Fast forward to 2017 and the business remains strong. He recently returned to the Mt. Clemens Career Center to speak with the Business Account Manager regarding On-the-Job Training and other services for employers. Mr. Loomis also stopped in and thanked his career planner for helping him to change his life.
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The National Transport Commission has said productivity will become the main focus for its work over the next four years. A statement released outlined a range of projects designed to boost transport networks. It says it will seek to identify ways to deliver quicker and cheaper road, rail and intermodal networks, particularly for Australia's freight and logistics industry. This announcement follows the approval by Australia's transport ministers of anew work program last week.
"A growing economy needs more productive transport networks and these projects will help us find new ways of getting goods to market more efficiently," said Michelle Hendy, Acting CEO of the NTC. "The latest statistics show that Australia's transport, postal and warehousing industry's productivity declined by 3.3 per cent in the past year.
"Yet, our freight task is expected to increase by 80 per cent between 2010 and 2030 and triple by 2050, with truck traffic alone predicted to increase by around 50 per cent to 2030. Making it easier for high productivity trucks to access our roads which will reduce heavy vehicle trips, transport emissions, fatalities and road wear."
The NTC's productivity program will look at systems, tools and decisions, already shown to increase productivity in different states, territory or local government areas. It will also develop options to increase load volumes allowed to be carried by high-productivity trucks, when the weight can safely be carried and investigate the market for PBS to see if there is more it can do to improve design innovation.
There was also a commitment to complete the projects the NTC has already started, such as the heavy vehicle roadworthiness program, and also included several proposed reform areas, including identifying any regulatory or operational barriers to more automated road and rail vehicles.
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the NTC's renewed commitment and ATA CEO Christopher Melham said the focus on productivity would help the trucking industry address the growing freight task in the safest, most efficient manner possible.
"The national freight task is expected to grow by 80 per cent between 2011 and 2031, with the trucking industry handling a large part of this extra freight," said Melham. "Last week's Australian Infrastructure Audit Report warned that governments must focus on policy reforms to improve higher productivity vehicle use and the performance of highway infrastructure. It's fantastic to see the NTC taking this advice seriously.
"However, NTC still needs to increase its focus on measures that will deliver productivity improvements in the short term. In particular, the ATA urges the NTC to develop projects to increase the steer axle mass limit, investigate the use of ultrawide tyres, support the recognition of third party heavy vehicle safety accreditation programs, reconsider the bridge formula and examine an increase in vehicle length, particularly so the industry can handle the 45 foot containers."


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It's a strange thing to read things I wrote just a couple years ago. Even a year ago. I feel like I'm reading someone else's writing. Perhaps because… I truly am. That's what grace has done to me. It has changed every fiber of my being a thousand times over in the last two years of being a mama. Reading through my pregnancy announcement, my chronicle of 9 months of pregnancy (which ended up being 10 months!), Grace's birth announcement…
This video still makes me cry every single time I watch it. Right around 3:33 I can't help but feel completely overwhelmed with emotion. Thank you to my friends at Inkspot Crow for creating this for us.
…her birth story, weathering postpartum depression and then her first birthday post… well… friends, I'm speechless. So much has changed. Even with all this change though, I know He is just getting started with me. God is real and His amazing grace and this little Grace change my heart so fast every day that I sometimes don't see the change until days like today when I stop to take a look back.
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Today, Grace is two.
Oh my heart.
Hello, tears.
I'm welling up with an ocean of tears because I just can't believe I am here — the mom of a two-year-old. How did this happen!?!? I can't believe the time flew this fast. And I am in awe of how wonderful she is. This little human He formed in me. God is good. And so, today, we celebrate her life and His grace that has made all of this possible!
Gracie in her doctor's outfit on Halloween!
'But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus. God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.' (Ephesians 2:4-10)
Just having a sweet conversation together the other day : ) I cherish these moments.
Truth: I don't deserve her. Her sweet auburn curls and her funny dance moves. I don't deserve her hugs or this life at all. But, God's love is that big. His love is so big that, no matter what we have done — no matter what — when we give our lives to Him, He takes the burden of our sins away and makes us new like a sweet new baby. He blesses us with "good" things and trials and challenges all to refine our hearts and make us more like Him. I am so grateful. I am at a loss for words large enough to describe my gratitude today, so I will just act them out instead.
Today, I will rejoice and give thanks through dozens of hugs and kisses. I'll sing happy birthday to her probably three dozen times, if not more. This weekend we'll celebrate at a local dairy farm with friends and family. And I will look to the Heavens and smile, knowing that all of this is from above. Not by my own merit or power. Just Him. His grace is a gift and it has changed everything.
Oh there's so much more I could say, but I must go get those hugs and kisses now!
Happiest birthday, sweet girl. I love you with all my heart!


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Edgard Varèse Quote
Our musical alphabet is poor and illogical. Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with youthful vigor.
Why, Italian Futurists, have you slavishly reproduced only what is commonplace and boring in the bustle of our daily lives.
I dream of instruments obedient to my thought and which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm.
Edgard Varèse lecture, edited by Chou Wen-Chung, published in: 391, Nr. 5. June 17, 1917. Translated by Louise Varèse; Quoted in: Classic Essays on Twentieth-Century Music: A Continuing Symposium (1996), ISBN 0028645812.


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EDWARD G. SAYERS, M.D., F.R.A.C.P., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.P. (Hon.)
Acute myocarditis is a common complication of diphtheria and is said to occur in from 10 to 25% of cases and to be responsible for from 50 to 60% of the deaths from this disease.
Pathologic changes consist of fatty and hyaline changes in heart muscle, sometimes associated with necrotic changes or toxic myolysis in muscle fibers. Interstitial changes also occur, consisting of edema and infiltration with lymphocytes, neutrophilic and eosinophilic leukocytes, monocytes and fibroblasts.
It seems rather extraordinary that, despite the clinical severity of many cases of acute diphtheritic myocarditis and the widespread pathologic damage reported, it is seldom
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Why Healthcare Cybersecurity Starts Inside Out
Locking the doors might keep out unwanted intruders, but what happens when it's the users inside the perimeter whom you should worry about the most? In a recent Wall Street Journal article, it was reported that out of 450 data breaches at hospitals, health insurers, and other healthcare-related service providers who house sensitive patient information, 192 were blamed on insiders (99 were classified as accidental and 91 were a result of "insider wrongdoing").
The article reaffirms something we all know, but often forget— that humans are imperfect in their actions and intent. And when it comes to security, all of us are capable of making mistakes and exercising poor judgment. Some may even act maliciously.
Making up for Imperfections
Given the risks and consequences associated with exposing patient data, healthcare providers need to consider the following as part of their overall security strategy.
When security awareness is low, risk rises. Employees must be aware of the rules for handling sensitive material. But don't settle for simply handing them a Word document upon joining your organization. A comprehensive approach is required. Start with new hire training, visual cues throughout the work environment, ongoing education, and regular communications (including anecdotal stories of good and bad behaviors). The key here is changing the employee mindset from protecting data as a secondary responsibility, to protecting patients and their data as a primary purpose and mission. The strategy for driving sustained awareness and influencing proactive behavior should leverage a mix of efforts that motivate and enable employees on the personal, social and structural levels.
Hospitals and other health services organizations also need to put controls in place that minimize the opportunity for making costly mistakes. That effort should be centered on identity governance. Identity governance connects users with the access required to perform their jobs in a visible and structured way. Here are seven success factors for identity governance in healthcare.
- Start with a clear understanding of business needs – As the Manager of IT Security Compliance at one institution pointed out, "It's the wrong approach to buy a tool and then figure out access policies and controls." The first steps must be to define the goals that the new identity governance program will set out to achieve.
- Address the "people component" as a first priority – Identity governance projects succeed in improving security when they align with business needs, including how they are designed to accommodate the rules and politics of the organization or the points of view of various stakeholders (of which there are many in today's modern healthcare organization). There is often a large gap in understanding between the technical side of the house and the business users, and this type of project requires the buy-in and participation of many different groups within the organization.
- Work to achieve business accountability – Managing user accounts and privileges and ensuring effective access control is not a mission that is commonly embraced by business users. Often, business application owners are not held accountable for ensuring adequate governance and compliance with internal controls. Thus, IT inevitably ends up with the responsibility for business risks. To succeed with an identity governance program, it's vital that the accountability and ownership of risk is assigned to its rightful owner: the business side of the house.
- Choose your project leader based on your organization's needs – The success of your identity governance project will depend upon the performance of key team members – especially the program or project manager. It's vital that you find an individual with the right skills and motivation to truly lead the effort. This person will be critical to bridging across the different functional teams involved in the project.
- Find and maintain strong executive leadership – All successful identity governance projects require executive sponsorship. From the planning phase through implementation, the right executive will champion the vision to the company, set the strategy, secure the required resources/budget and drive stakeholder participation.
- Communicate results early and often – Visibility is key to the success of any project and identity governance is no different. Don't wait until the project goes live to divulge plans, goals and expectations. And don't simply focus on execution plans and timetables; most stakeholders want to know why the project is important (e.g., risk exposures and possible consequences), what benefits it's attempting to achieve and what changes are coming that impact them.
- Avoid the "big bang" approach; start small and build momentum – Identity governance projects are very well-suited for phased implementation rollouts. You can focus initial phases of the project on a set of users or applications (e.g., one business unit), or you can limit functionality to one aspect of governance (e.g., access reviews or provisioning).
With security awareness programs to drive mindset and influence behavior, and an identity governance program that minimizes opportunities for mistakes, you may think you've got your bases covered. The reality is, there are more doors left unlocked than you think. I'll touch on that in my next blog. For now, you can get much more detail by downloading a copy of our whitepaper, 'Seven Success Factors for Identity Governance.'


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To support healthy societies and create opportunities, economies must become more democratic and equitable, with a rebalanced social contract among businesses, the state, and individuals.
Dignified work enables dignified lives. Healthy economies, societies, and democracies are only possible when workers are empowered to bargain for better work and can access a fair share of our economic success.
Providing and protecting people's rights to property are essential to creating opportunity for the world's poor.