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The Director-General in Haiti, three years on
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, is visiting Haiti from 16 to 18 September 2013, in order to measure the progress made in cooperation between Haiti and UNESCO, three and a half years after her visit in March 2010, following the earthquake of 12 January. The Director-General will be accompanied by the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti.
During her visit, Irina Bokova will meet Mr Michel Martelly, President of the Republic of Haiti, with whom she will visit the National Park in the Massif de La Selle, officially declared Haiti's first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2012. Irina Bokova is also expected to meet the Prime Minister, Mr Lamothe, and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Education, Culture and the Environment, as well as donors and partners of UNESCO in Haiti.
The Government of Haiti has made strengthening support for the education and culture sectors two of the strategic pillars for the rebuilding of Haiti, and has designated UNESCO as a key partner. UNESCO is responsible, in particular, for coordinating the sectoral group on education in the country and has worked since 2011 to improve the quality and oversight of education – namely through the establishment of a system of collecting and processing of reliable statistical data, curricula reform and teacher training. This last point is of vital importance to the Director-General.
"There has been a massive effort in Haiti to ensure access to free schooling for all. The challenge we face is to improve the quality of education, and quality is achieved through teacher training and professional development," she emphasized before her visit.
Irina Bokova is expected to visit the National History Park Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers, which has been inscribed on UNESCO's Word Heritage List since 1982, and to meet key players of Haiti's cultural sector. The Director-General will review the various initiatives conducted with UNESCO during the past three years to support cultural industries as a force for inclusion and development -- training workshops with craftpersons on the quality of products and their marketing, an inventory of the built heritage of Jacmel with the Haitian Institute for the Preservation of National Heritage (ISPAN) training on the intangible heritage with the Bureau of Ethnology, and reshaping policies on copyright and publishing.
The Director-General will underline the key role of education, sciences and culture in the rebuilding of Haiti. The newly created La Selle Biosphere Reserve, for instance, provides capacity-building opportunities, in the fields of science and management of the country's natural resources -- particularly in the sustainable management of water resources. It presents significant potential for international cooperation, particularly with the Dominican Republic, because of its central position in the Caribbean ecological corridor.
"All of these initiatives have a strong potential for development, which calls for political support from us at the highest level and renewed commitment", said the Director-General.
The Director-General will also visit the Campus Henri Christophe of the State University of Haiti at Lemonade, created after the 2010 earthquake, a symbol of recovery and development of in the region of Great North through higher education. She will deliver a speech on the role of UNESCO in strengthening higher education for development education in Haiti.


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Own Your Day >
Day 46. Mon, June 15 2009
Endless spring in New York
Silk blouse donated by Helen paired with crocheted doiley from eBay and vintage python pumps from the Lower East Side.
Britwatch tagged this Slytherin Scores!
Python Pumps rule!
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Anonymous tagged this Cute
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A thinking photo tagged this Cute
Very cute!
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Anonymous tagged this Hot
i like the red shirt!
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slim tagged this classic
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Nancy tagged this Cute
I just love this idea--very inspired and inspiring. I'd love to try it too, but as a "professional" person in a not-so-creative industry, I just wonder how it could happen. Any ideas?
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Anonymous tagged this Hot
Yummy glammy!!! I like!!!
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The Raisin Girl tagged this Cute
This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen (at least as far as clothes go). I would never think there were this many ways to style a single dress.
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jessica tagged this Cute
New York in June is cold?
Posted 3876 days ago.
^^Jessica - the past few weeks have been rainy and in the low-70s. atypical since it's usually hot at this point.
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Karla tagged this classy
I wish I was this creative :)
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the knotty hooker tagged this dainty
you work that doiley! (let me see if i can contribute something knotty to your efforts!)
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Linda tagged this Cute
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Clár tagged this cute but not girly
i like this alot :)
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Juneau tagged this Utilitarian.
Good re-use of the doily.
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eileena tagged this Brave
Great idea love it ,cute
Posted 3876 days ago.
Is this a deliberate or accidental ripoff of the Brown Dress project (littlebrowndress.com)? Personally I'm more impressed with her effort, since she didn't make 7 identical brown dresses; but whatever.
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llu tagged this Hot
This is definitely the best look of June! What an awesome project.
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RogueTess tagged this Hot
I love love love this combo.
Posted 3876 days ago.
HW, I found out about the littlebrowndress project last week through an article by Kottke. I am aware that this is not a new concept and that many have done similar projects before. This is simply my interpretation.
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Diva tagged this Cute
I wore the same skirt for 7 days for a story I wrote this spring. The one thing I know for sure....you are going to have a serious aversion to having your photo taken. Aside from that, you look amazing and what a great effort/idea! Diva, Daily Crave
Posted 3876 days ago.
Love your bewitcherie!
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Sacha tagged this Side-Table
I think the doily is unnecessary here.
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Camilla tagged this Creative
Love the colors together, and those shoes are amazing! They really give the outfit a classy yet creative look. :)
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Jessica tagged this Cute
You're so creative!
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anne tagged this cute.. but a doily?
I like the creativity, but doilies belong on old ladies' nightstands.
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Sara tagged this Cute
What a great project! Look forward to following you. Very best wishes.
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mads tagged this Cute
luv it!!! <3!!!!!!!!!
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biellen tagged this Cute
neat idea
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Anonymous tagged this Cute
I love this one most!!
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Leilani tagged this Hot
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Liesbeth tagged this Clever
Fantastic project and cause - you have inspired me to get more out of my existing wardrobe!
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salsera tagged this Try Harder
like the shoes, hate the rest
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Britwatch tagged this fullydefensibleposition
HW, I had a look at that browndress project after your post. Got there first, yes, but not a patch, mate, not a patch. Let's talk panache, not precedence.
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AKI tagged this Cute
Her hairstyle is also nice('-')
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lissa tagged this Cute
love this idea-have just tuned in and checked out all your looks-LOVE 1June and 9June best so far! you find some great stuff on ebay! how many of the same dresses do you have on rotation? it is not just the one is it??
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sorry...disregard my last question in previous post - just read your blog and the section "whats this all about". 7 dresses on rotation...
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I'm sure your idea of sustainable fashin is great, but don't you still have to get other piece of clothes to make your uniform dress a uniqueness from previous days? All after all, is it really a sustainable fashion at the end of your 365 days?
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Fashion Speaks tagged this Cute
love the concept behind each outfit, but this is a cute look...not sure about the shoes...
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eek tagged this Cute
love your ideas! you are too cute!
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sid tagged this Brave
Inspiring. and am not even here to plug my site!! :) no seriously, this is an interesting concept, looking forward to seeing it grow biiiiiig
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...love Maegan tagged this Cute
I mean, what a smart and creative idea! love it.
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Anonymous tagged this Cute
I like it.
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Your blog mentioned on my blog: http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/timewasters/
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Elizabeth Jones tagged this Hot
Gorgeous! So sophisticated.
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havana tagged this Brave
Not sure about the style in gral but I love the idea and admire your creativity !!
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Anonymous tagged this Hot
love the blouse!
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Chiada tagged this Cute
I love the collar with it and the top underneath with those very neat puff sleeves.
Posted 3875 days ago.
Touché, Britwatch! HW is missing the whole point of this project -- raising funds for children in need. This isn't a competition, it's philanthropy with a really fun angle, not to mention tons of effort.
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Aleta tagged this feisty
perfect silk blouse
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Nabila tagged this Cute
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april tagged this Cute
would love to wear this
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hillaryh tagged this Cute
love this look. the lacy collar is amazing.
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Beth tagged this Cute
Love the blouse under the dress. I'd wear this to the office. :)
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ttt tagged this sexy
One of my favs!
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Anonymous tagged this Try Harder
"I would never think there were this many ways to style a single dress." -- Umm, but she's not really just wearing a single dress. She's wearing a single dress with lots and lots of other stuff, including other dresses, pants, and shirts. Take away the dress and she still has lots of different outfits. I wonder how much all the shoes, tights, scarves and blouses cost?
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Anonymous tagged this Awesome
Very sophisticated.
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V!V!@N tagged this Cute
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firstname.lastname@example.com tagged this Cute
serious shoe envy
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erina tagged this Cute
girlishie sweetness!
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maggie thunder tagged this Batty
wow this is really really nice! guud job: )
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Anonymous tagged this Hot
LOVE the lace!
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Ruth tagged this Hot
Love this.
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Josey tagged this Batty
Red Shirt! Love the color paired with the darker tights and shoes.
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maj tagged this Hot
i heart the shoes!
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Sara tagged this Lovely
What a great idea with the doily! As always, love the stockings and shoes.
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Chelsea tagged this Hot
Very Fall, I dig it.
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Arwen521 tagged this Hot
LOVE this idea with the shirt underneath!
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Gaby tagged this Hot
very nice - I like the combination with the shirt and shoes. Congratulations with the site, great idea!
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Addie tagged this Hot
I LOVE THIS LOOK!!!! Tres chic & fantastic!
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The red and black combo is killer. The tights are a burgundy-brown? It surprises me, and it really works. For me it's a great fall look.. but those few weeks in June were so rainy, it may as well have been a different season.
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bowie tagged this luverly
one of my favourites so far love
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Manon tagged this Perfect
God, god, I love it.
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"Difficult" economy notwithstanding, the 10th Mask Project and Gala did better than Just OK. Figures released today indicate that 1,200 friends of The Denver Hospice attended the May 31 gala, raising an amount just shy of $1 million.
The attendance tied that of the gala's first year, and the money represented proceeds from the online auction of 570 masks; sponsorships; and ticket sales for the gala held at Cherry Creek Shopping Center.
The Mask Project had record corporate sponsorships of $432,000 — a 22% increase over 2006. The Mask Project is held every other year.
What this proves, says The Denver Hospice spokeswoman Lynn Bronikowski, is that companies are willing to put money into cause marketing, even during challeging economic times.
The online auction of masks, she added, raised $100,000. That figure tied the record but was achieved with fewer masks: 570 in the 2008 gallery vs. Top sellers included the Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama, whose mask sold for $4,400; actor Robert Redford's creation that went for $2,300; President George W. Bush's $1,700 mask; and actor George Clooney's, which fetched $1,100.
Live bidding at the gala was conducted by Gary Corbett, who extracted $70,000 from friends of Steve Chotin in exchange for "The Heavens Smile," a mask created by Charles Wooldridge that was a true work of art.
The mask was hand fabricated from a mixture of glass, zinc, brass and silver. The glass mixture is a compound of 15% black epoxy that is ground down with diamond pads and polished to create the effect of a starry night. The protruding, smiling face is sculpted to suggest that even in the midst of all that is happening in our lives and the universe around us, there is joy and happiness. Joy is a choice that can be alive, in us through us and around us.
This is the fourth time that Chotin has supported The Denver Hospice in a major way by calling on business colleagues and friends to join together for a collective bid. What started as an idea to create a team bid and generate interest among Chotin Group employees in 2002 has since evolved into a national request for help. Chotin sends letters to everyone he knows, inviting them to contribute to this charitable event, and they respond with enthusiasm.
Since 2002, the Chotin participation has contributed $260,000 to the cause.
"These are challenging economic times, and it certainly is a different world than it was two years ago," Chotin says. "That's why I'm so grateful for the outpouring of generosity that allows us to continue our support for The Denver Hospice.
"All of us, at one time or another, are faced with the impending death of a loved one," he adds. "To know there are programs like The Denver Hospice that provide comfort and support to individuals and families during a most difficult time provides great solace. I'm honored that so many friends and business associates chose to give again to support such a worthy and deserving cause."
Major contributors were The Chotin Group; The Chotin Foundation; Steve and Robin Chotin; the Tuchman Family Foundation; MDC Holdings; Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck; Jeff and Carole Schwartz; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marano; Mr. and Mrs. James Lustig and C.L.F.S., Ltd.; Norm and Sunny Brownstein; Scott and Mauri Zemachson; and Raymond Sutton/ Baker and Hostetler LLP.
A paddle bid special appeal did quite well, too. David and Bonnie Mandarich raised their paddle and gave $25,000 in support of hospice care while others contributed the $100 gifts that auctioneer Gary Corbett said would "buy two tanks of gas for hospice nurses visiting homes."
KYGO morning host Kelly Ford emceed the gala with Fox-31 anchor Libby Weaver. Speakers included Mickey Ackerman, whose idea it was to have a Mask Project in Denver, and Andrew Hudson, who movingly described what hospice care meant to his family during his mother's final illness.
Pete and Marilyn Coors were there to see the mask that Pete had painted himself go for $300; Coors CEO Leo Kiely also created a mask and it sold for $2,500.
Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey included a tour for four of the Denver Police Department crime lab with his mask, something that helped bring the selling price to $650.
Frances Owens and daughter Monica arrived by way of the GOP state convention where Monica was elected to be a delegate to the party's national convention in Minneapolis.
Hospice board member Ned Flanigan turned in the $30,000 high bid to buy the 2008 Harley-Davidson Rocker donated by Rocky Mountain Harley-Davidson. His purchase includes masks from Harley riders ZZ Top, actor Larry Hagman of "Dallas" fame, NASCAR driver Sterling Marlin and Willie G. Davidson, grandson of the founder of Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
Luann and Micky Miller bought the Vespa donated by Erico Motorsports for their granddaughter.
Pictures from the Mask Project Gala can be viewed at denverpost.com/seengallery
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The oceans provide vital sources of protein, energy, minerals and other products of use the world over and the rolling of the sea across the planet creates over half our oxygen, drives weather systems and natural flows of energy and nutrients around the world, transports water masses many times greater than all the rivers on land combined and keeps the Earth habitable.
Without the global ocean there would be no life on Earth.
It is gravely worrying, then, that we are damaging the oceans on a scale that is unimaginable to most people.
We now know that human activity can have serious impacts on the vital forces governing our planet. We have fundamentally changed our global climate and are just beginning to understand the consequences of that.
As yet largely unseen, but just as serious, are the impacts we are having on the oceans.
A healthy ocean has diverse ecosystems and robust habitats. The actual state of our oceans is a far cry from this natural norm.
A myriad of human pressures are being exerted both directly and indirectly on ocean ecosystems the world over. Consequently ecosystems are collapsing as marine species are driven towards extinction and ocean habitats are destroyed. Degraded and stripped of their diversity, ocean ecosystems are losing their inherent resilience.
We need to defend our oceans because without them, life on Earth cannot exist.
We need to defend them now more than ever, because the oceans need all the resilience they can muster in the face of climate change and the potentially disasterous impacts this is already beginning to produce in the marine world.
The Greenpeace Defending our Oceans campaign sets out to protect and preserve our oceans now and for the future by setting aside swathes of the global oceans from exploitation and controllable human pressure, allowing these areas the respite they so desperately need for recovery and renewal.
Building on a protection and recovery system established to manage land based over-exploitation, Marine Reserves are the ocean equivalent of national parks.
Marine Reserves are a scientifically developed and endorsed approach to redressing the crisis in our oceans which work alongside a range of other measures designed to ensure that the demands we make of our oceans are managed sustainably.
Beyond Marine Reserves we need to tackle a great many threats to the oceans' viability and find better ways of managing their resources. To this end, while Greenpeace campaigns for Marine Reserves, we also campaign against the acts which have brought the oceans to this point - we expose the countless pressures, reveal the threats, confront the villains and point to the solutions and measures necessary to create sustainable oceans.
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Franklin Quentin Hubbard was born in December 1983. His parents Angela Baxter Hubbard and Jesse Hubbard were divorced at the time. Angie hadnt told Jesse she was pregnant and gave the baby up for adoption. Jesse found out and quickly began searching for his son. Angie and Jesse reconciled and eventually found their baby. They kidnapped little Frankie, named after Jesses beloved Uncle Frank, and went on the run. They did remarry. Wanted by the FBI for kidnapping, they were eventually caught. Jesse was charged but the judge dropped the charges and restored custody of Frankie to his parents.
Angie was a doctor and Jesse was a police officer. Frankie was just 5 years old when his father was killed in the line of duty.
As a teen Frankie lived in California with his mother until she moved them back East to Corinth PA. There Frankie fell hard for Briana Hawkins. The two were very much in love. Fate would not let it be that simple. Angie married Charles Harrison. It was soon found out that Charles was Brees father. Bree couldnt handle the awkwardness of being in love with her stepbrother. She broke off the relationship and broke Frankies heart. Bree and Frankie got back together, but it was short lived. Angie divorced Charles because she had fallen in love with Jacob Foster. Angie, Jacob and Frankie moved to NYC where Angie opened a free clinic. Frankie attended film school.
Angie and Jacob became foster parents to a white baby named Kayla. Racially charged epithets and threats flew from local residents. One such person set a bomb off at the clinic. It almost killed Frankie. He decided to leave NYC after his recovery and moved to California to be with Bree.
In 2002 Frank returned to PV. He had graduated med school and was part of the intern program at PVH. Frankie had previously had a fling with Mia Saunders, Liza Colbys half sister. Mia and Frankie had a son William who was given up for adoption. Upon his return to PV, Frank decided to try and find his son. His attending physician, Jake Martin, convinced him this was not in Williams best interest. Jake was also coincidentally Mias fiancé. Frank gave up his search for his son.
Frank began a relationship with Simone Torres. Her father was the head psychiatrist at the hospital. He despised the relationship between his daughter and Frank. Simone found out that while in California, Frank was filming a documentary in which a homeless person was overdosing. The person turned out to be Simones brother. He had been in a coma ever since. Simone held Frank responsible for not doing more to help her brother in his time of crisis. Frank tried to explain that he did not have medical training at that time and that the paramedics were called. Simone was not hearing that. She broke off the relationship. Frank left town.
Several years later, Frankie enlisted in the US Army. He served a tour of duty in Iraq.
He returned to PV in December 07.
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Well, I want to learn to crochet, so maybe I'll try this out. That panda is awfully cute.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Dishcloth....sort of.
Well, I started to crochet this dishcloth (found here), but I ran out of orange yarn before I could make it dishcloth size, so instead I finished what I could and then folded it in half and with some white yarn I whip stitched it together to make like a sponge thing. Then I just used a chain stitch to make a handle. Really easy, but I'm happy with it. I want to eventually make amigurumis, but things like this will help me actually learn to crochet before I try one of those. (:
Monday, May 04, 2009
Japanese Knot Bag
So, while browsing around online today, I found this cool tutorial for a Japanese Knot Bag. The pattern and instructions seemed easy enough, so I gave it a whirl. I love it! It's fully reversible too.
The Outside
Reversed-this is what I will use for lining.
Here is the original pattern: Show Your Workings
I also used this site because it has step by step with pictures that explain the original design: Curiosities 808
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Super Simple Cupcake
I drew up a cupcake design and face while I was at work the other day. Today I made it into a stuffy (kind of flat though) for a pen pal for her birthday.
I think I did a lot better than usual on the embroidery features.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Easter Bunnies
I made these to send to a couple of pen pals. I know that by the time they get them, it will really be too late, but I think that is ok. They are cute little guys.
Monday, March 02, 2009
Easy Scrap Coaster
I made this out of the scraps leftover from the netbook case. Just a stitch up the middle and around the outside, then I ladder stitched the hole. Wah-lah-coaster.
Netbook Bag Complete (without button)
So, I have finally managed to finish the bag for my Dell Mini 9. It's still just a touch too big, but I'm ok with that. I added some batting to the inside to make it a little more protective of the netbook.
The only thing I have left to do is to add a button or some other type of closure.
Thanks to this tutorial for lots of help with the lining.
Netbook Bag Cloth Prototypes
Well, the paperbag idea didn't work out. I just couldn't figure out how to make the sides work. So, I decided just on an envelope style.
The first one came out ok, but it leaves the seams on the inside showing and if I add padding, that would be showing on the inside as well. Not a big deal, but not as neat as I wanted. It was also too small.
The second one I based on this tutorial at Craftster, only I'm not using a zipper, so I just left that out. It came out with the smooth lining on the inside that I was looking for, but It didn't have a flap lid like I wanted. It also came a little small.
Next, I used the same tutorial and I stuck a flap where one side of a zipper would go (according to the tutorial). I need to make the flap a little bit smaller so it fits nicer on the inside, but I think this way will work out nicely. I also made it a lot bigger-it is actually a little too big now, but that is easier to fix.
The first one is on tope-the flap is hard to see. The 2nd one is under that and the 3rd one is on the very bottom of the pile. I only used a strip as the flap lid just to see if it would work, now that I know it would work, I would make a full sized flap next time.
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Netbook Bag Prototype
So, I have a Dell Mini 9 and I want to make a bag for it, but I'm not quite sure how to do it. I have made up a paperbag prototype of what I want the bag to look like, but I want to make it padded, so I'm a little confused as to how to go about doing that.
Plus, I hurt my hand the other day and cutting is a bitch. ):


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We had a reader ask the following series of questions. We are going to break them down into a question and answer format.
Q - Regarding capital gain rates and selling farmland - Am I correct to use the difference between a stepped up ( appraisal / time of death ) value of inherited farmland and sale price ( long term )
A - When you inherited land, you will use the basis that the estate placed on the land at the time of death. However, in some cases, this value may be different if the land was originally in a trust for the benefit of the person who died and it did not get included in their estate. As an example, assume Grandpa owned 500 acres of land and passed away in 1970 when the value of the land was $50,000. This property was placed in a trust for the benefit of his only son until his death in 2013 when the land was worth $5 million. Under the terms of the trust, the land is then distributed to the son's children and they elect to sell it for $5 million. Even though it was worth $5 million when the son died, the heirs have to use the $50,000 cost basis since this land was not included in the son's estate.
Q -If so, when I subtract the difference between cost basis and sale price may I deduct broker fees ?
A - All broker's fees, commissions, title insurance and any other related costs of the sale are allowed as a reduction of the gain.
Q - In addition what is the rate I pay as a non resident to the state of Illinois ?
A - For most states, there is no special reduction in the capital gains rates for sale of farmland. Therefore, for most states this income is treated like other income and subject to the same income tax bracket. However, some states, assuming you meet certain specifications allow you to reduce or eliminate the gain from the sale of farmland. You would need to check with your state laws to see if that is applicable in your situation.
Q - Do I pay 15 % cap gain to both the state and the Federal government ?
A - This answer like many income tax questions is "It depends". We previously stated that the state capital gains rate is most likely the same as your other state income tax rate. The federal rate is only 15% up to the threshold amount ($200/$250K), then the extra 3.8% net income income tax kicks in which increases your rate to 18.8%, then certain phase-outs may increase it another 3-6% or more. Finally, if the gain is large enough, the capital gains rate will increase to 20% plus 3.8% plus any related phase-out increases.
Q - Is one deducible from the other ?
A - The state capital gains tax paid is usually deductible on the federal return. However, in many cases, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) will make this deduction have no value assuming the taxpayer ends up in AMT. AMT does not allow a deduction for state income taxes.
Some states allow a deduction for federal tax paid, however, there is usually a limit on the amount of the deduction.
Q - Finally what level of income bracket results ( if any ) in a lower or 0 % cap gain ?
The 0% capital gains tax rete applies to the amount of capital gains that is taxed in the 15% or lower tax bracket. The cut-off for a married couple in 2013 is about $72,000 of taxable income. A taxpayer would calculate all of their other ordinary income after deductions and if this amount is less than $72,000, then the difference would be the maximum amount of capital gains that could be taxed at zero.
For example, assume a couple has ordinary income after all deductions of $30,000. They have a gain from selling farmland of $200,000. $42,000 of the gain would be taxed at zero percent ($72,000-$30,000) and the remainder would be taxed at 15%. However, all of the gain would be subject to their regular state income tax rate (unless they meet certain farmland sale limitations).


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Langston Galloway had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Ronald Roberts had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead Saint Joseph's past Pennsylvania 79-59 Saturday night.
Carl Jones scored 15 for the Hawks (10-6), who had lost two straight to their local rival.
Two free throws by C.J. Aiken broke a 17-17 tie with 7:08 remaining in the first half and started an 11-0 Saint Joseph's run that included two 3-pointers by Galloway.
Saint Joseph's padded its 32-21 halftime lead by shooting 64.3 percent (18 of 28) in the second half.
Darien Nelson-Henry scored 17 points for the Quakers (3-14), who on Thursday became the 11th Division I program to reach 1,700 victories but have lost nine of their last 10.
The game was played at the Palestra, but Saint Joseph's was designated the home team, a role that rotates in the series between the Philadelphia Big 5 teams.


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Atlanta Children's Hospital Surprises Sick Kids With Snowfall
Cancer, transplant patients and families revel in winter wonderland.
Dec. 11, 2013 -- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta wanted to bring the magic of the season to their sick children and families, so they created a winter wonderland of snow at all three of its hospitals -- all at the same time.
It was a tightly held secret: Only a handful of employees knew that the surprise event would happen.
At dusk on Dec. 2, it began to snow -- and snow for an hour outside the hospital rooms where children were getting treated for cancer, waiting for heart transplants and in the intensive care unit.
Video: Surprise snowfall delights children in Atlanta hospitals.
"What more magical and childlike than snow -- especially in Atlanta?" asked a spokeswoman from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
It was a balmy 57-degree day, so dozens of these children, many in wheelchairs, hooked up to IVs and wearing surgical masks ventured out to just feel the white stuff.
Those who were confined to their hospital beds watched it from their windows.
"It all started out as a desire to do something big for our patients," said the spokeswoman. "It's such a special time of year and kids in the hospital don't get to celebrate."
Only a small group knew the skies would start snowing, mostly the security team.
"The facility people were a huge help and got us access to the roof," she said. "We pulled it off with a few volunteer coordinators. The staff, physicians and nurses didn't know about it."
The hospital hired Zigmont Magic F/X, a company that works with Disney on snow shows. (The Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of ABC News.) It assembled more than 31 snow machines holding 31 gallons of snow fluid on the roofs of all three facilities.
The white stuff looked real but felt a bit more like cotton.
Each hospital campus -- in Egleston, Scottish Rite and Hughes Spalding -- had arranged a party so that children and their families would be gathered in a place where they could see the falling snowflakes.
Children enjoyed arts and crafts and music with "Frosty the Snowman" playing as the snow began to fall.
"It really did accumulate on the ground," said the spokeswoman.
"The snow felt more like soap," she said. "Kids were outside dancing in it and playing. They were making snow angels and even had snowball fights."
"But it was more like throwing soap bubbles!" she said. "But it was so special."


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IEMA encourages participation in multistate earthquake drill Feb. 7
anniversary of 2 New Madrid earthquakes
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[January 25, 2013]
SPRINGFIELD -- A little more
than 200 years ago on Jan. 23, two major earthquakes rocked the
central U.S., including much of Illinois. The Illinois Emergency
Management Agency marked the 201st anniversary of those quakes by
encouraging people to register for the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut
drill, scheduled for Feb. 7 at 10:15 a.m.
"History shows us that catastrophic earthquakes can happen in the
central U.S.," said IEMA Director Jonathon Monken. "The ShakeOut
drill only takes a minute or two, but the lessons learned could save
your life."
The Jan. 23 earthquakes were part of a series of earthquakes in
the New Madrid Seismic Zone that began Dec. 16, 1811, and concluded
on Feb. 7, 1812. These earthquakes , each estimated to be around
magnitude 8.0, were among the largest temblors ever recorded in
North America.
Participants in the drill will practice "Drop, Cover and Hold
On," which reminds people to "drop" down to the floor, take "cover"
under a sturdy desk, table or other furniture, and "hold on" to the
furniture item and be prepared to move with it until the shaking
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Schools, businesses, government agencies, families and others can
register at http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/ to participate in the
drill. Registered participants will receive additional information
about the drill and earthquake preparedness.
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|1974, New Year's Eve fondue-
everyone is enjoying the fun of cooking in the pot!
|2004, we introduce Hubby's parents, from Spain, to fondue.
My Father-in-law had a sandwich!
It was taking too long for him to cook his own tidbits!
|2009, New Year's Eve in Londonderry.
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If you have a Classic Cruiser and want to see it here, e-mail at least six high-resolution photos and background info to the e-mail address above, or mail prints to: Classic Trucks, Attn: Grant Peterson, 774 S. Placentia Ave., Placentia, CA 92870.
It's A Jimmy, EhCanadian resident Michael Phillips bought his '70 GMC Sierra Grande Custom Camper 10 years ago and has never looked back or toward driving a new truck. Convinced that the GMC was made tough to last a lifetime, he has used it as a daily driver/work truck/hot rod for the last decade. The truck was converted to run on propane when Michael bought it, and he continued to fully equip it as his welding rig with ARC, MIG, and TIG welders, plasma cutter, cutting torch, generator, and air compressor.
The Jimmy is powered by a 402ci big-block bored 0.030 over, decked, and fitted with forged pistons, ported and polished heads, aluminum roller rockers, and ceramic-coated headers. The '70 also has a Saginaw close-ratio steering box with Borgeson U-joints, disc brakes from a '71 C-10, an '02 Firebird Ram Air hood, and aluminum wheels from an '06 GMC. Inside we find a center console from a '99 GMC and '86 Grand Am seats all wrapped in matching leather that also covers the headliner, sunvisors, door panels, and dash pad. There is also a hidden high-output stereo system, tilt GM column, and a billet gauge panel from Brothers filled with Auto Meter's Phantom gauges.
Michael isn't ready to retire, and neither is his trusty Jimmy, so until the time comes, they'll be hitting the streets of the Great White North taking care of business, eh.
(One) Ton Of LoveCoins Auto in Chandler, Arizona, was kind enough to supply us with these shots of their latest project: Duane Ridel's '48 Chevy Thriftmaster 1-ton. He inherited it from his dad, who coincidentally got it from his father-three generations and still going strong! The heavy-hauler extra-long bed features a restored 216 six-cylinder, three-speed tranny, and, uniquely enough, a '98 1-ton I-beam front axle. The truck also includes a custom sound system integrated with a tan leather and blue suede interior to perfectly complement the dark blue metallic exterior. Nice job, folks!


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If you can't be bothered to read up on the basics of public key encryption but you still want to use PGP or GPG to send and receive digitally signed or encrypted mail, then this article should cover the bare minimum you need to get started.
First, once you have chosen an encryption client and a mailer (I recommend GPG with Thunderbird plus Enigmail), self-signed your key, and generated a public/private keypair, you must make your public key public. If anyone is to verify your signed emails, they must have your public key. If anyone is to send you encrypted emails, they must have your public key. Post your public key on the web or email it to your friends.
Second, you should download the public keys of your friends and add them to your encryption client. If your client has a concept of trust, you should edit the trust of your friends' public keys.
Third, get your friends to sign your key. Key signatures serve as proofs of identify. By signing your key, I am telling the whole world that I believe that you are who you say you are, so they don't have to take just your word for it. This is even more important when you start exchanging signed and encrypted email with people whom you haven't met.
Fourth, sign the keys of your friends.
Fifth, if you are using Enigmail and want to be standards-compliant, change your default settings to always use PGP/MIME.
If you want to experiment, my public key is located here:
I am always willing to exchange signed or encrypted email.
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Bellevue-based Apptio has a new logo, a new headquarters and a growing slate of new customers.
But one thing remains the same: The company's mission to transform the way CIOs manage and monitor IT spending.
Things are going well for the Sunny Gupta-led company, which showed off its new HQ at an open house Thursday night. Located in downtown Bellevue across the street from the Bravern, the new headquarters is a bit symbolic of what's to come at Apptio. For one, it's inspired by the Pacific Northwest, featuring restored wood from barns in central Washington.
Secondly, it's simply big.
The five-year-old company has leased three floors of the Plaza East building, about 60,000 square feet of space. And to fill all of that space, Apptio plans to go on an aggressive hiring spree this year, adding between 100 and 150 people to the 350-strong workforce.
Gupta, who just moved the company into the new building this week, tells GeekWire that they are already about 70 percent full. And the remaining space could evaporate quickly, given that Gupta told employees, customers and partners at last night's open house that they plan to hire between 100 and 150 employees this year alone.
"Our sense is, before we know it, we are going to be filling this thing out," said Gupta, who has not been shy in the past about his desire to build Seattle's next large enterprise software company.
Apptio raised $50 million last year from T. Rowe Price, Madrona Venture Group and others, money that it is now putting to work to scale the business. Apptio boasts more than 125 customers, big names such as Starbucks, JPMorgan Chase and Cisco, which helped grow the company's revenue by 85 percent last year.
But Gupta, who declares that "Act One of Apptio is now complete," has much more in store. He said that they've established themselves as a leader in technology business management, capturing about 90 percent market share in the niche.
But Gupta says that Act Two "starts now." And what might that be?
Well, for one, he said that Apptio will expand into new verticals and geographies, including Europe and Asian expansion. There's also a goal to expand the product to serve smaller customers, which may have the same IT spending problems as the big dogs already using the product. Right now, he said most of the customers using Apptio have IT budgets of more than $50 million, with one of the biggest customers managing an IT budget of more than $6 billion.
"That vision is, how do we take Apptio from its current form to becoming the Salesforce.com of IT. Just as every VP of sales buys Salesforce as their number one software — every IT function, every technologist five years from now will buy Apptio … to run IT."
Given that big mission, one has to ask if Apptio is headed toward an IPO in 2013. It certainly could be in the cards with venture capitalists valuing Apptio at $600 million during last year's financing round.
But Gupta, who is certainly swinging for the fences this time, is keeping the IPO plans close to the vest even as investors clamor to get into hot enterprise software deals.
"People say, when are you going to go public and all, and we don't really talk about that. That's just a financing event. We are really more excited about how do you build a long-lasting company, which you deliver so much value and change the way CIOs run IT and make it pervasive."
And, since Gupta is breaking things into acts, what's Act Three all about? He's not saying much about that at the moment, other than this one-liner.
"We want to apply what we are doing for IT to other spaces." Stay tuned. This is one story that will be fun to watch.
Coming up on GeekWire: Find out the story behind Apptio's new logo and hear Gupta's secrets for startup success.


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Your cancer treatment will be planned by a team of health professionals. This team is called a multi-disciplinary team (MDT). Depending on what type of cancer you have, this may include a:
- surgeon
- medical oncologist – a doctor who specialises in treating cancer with chemotherapy and targeted therapy
- clinical oncologist – a doctor who specialises in treating cancer with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy
- radiologist – a doctor who specialises in reading scans and x-rays
- pathologist – a doctor who specialises in looking at cells under a microscope and diagnosing the cell type
- nurse specialist – a nurse who gives you information and support during treatment.
Your MDT will often include a pharmacist. They can give you information and advice about your medicines.
Your MDT will not usually include a diabetes specialist doctor or nurse. But some larger cancer centres may have one working as part of the team. If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, your diabetes team will often be asked for advice. When you meet your cancer doctor and specialist nurse you can ask if they have discussed your treatment with your diabetes team.
Some people have the option of joining a cancer research trial as part of their cancer treatment. These are called clinical trials. They are done to try to find new and better treatments for cancer. All clinical trials have strict guidelines about who can take part. Having diabetes may mean you cannot take part. Your cancer specialist can tell you whether you are suitable for a specific trial.


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News Release 12-203
Small Marine Organisms' Big Changes Could Affect World Climate
Warmer future oceans could cause phytoplankton to thrive near poles, shrink in tropics
October 25, 2012
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In the future, warmer waters could significantly change ocean distribution of populations of phytoplankton, tiny organisms that could have a major effect on climate change.
Reporting in this week's online journal Science Express, researchers show that by the end of the 21st century, warmer oceans will cause populations of these marine microorganisms to thrive near the poles and shrink in equatorial waters.
"In the tropical oceans, we are predicting a 40 percent drop in potential diversity, the number of strains of phytoplankton," says Mridul Thomas, a biologist at Michigan State University (MSU) and co-author of the journal paper.
"If the oceans continue to warm as predicted," says Thomas, "there will be a sharp decline in the diversity of phytoplankton in tropical waters and a poleward shift in species' thermal niches--if they don't adapt."
Thomas co-authored the paper with scientists Colin Kremer, Elena Litchman and Christopher Klausmeier, all of MSU.
"The research is an important contribution to predicting plankton productivity and community structure in the oceans of the future," says David Garrison, program director in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences, which funded the research along with NSF's Division of Environmental Biology.
"The work addresses how phytoplankton species are affected by a changing environment," says Garrison, "and the really difficult question of whether adaptation to these changes is possible."
The MSU scientists say that since phytoplankton play a key role in regulating atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, and therefore global climate, the shift could in turn cause further climate change.
Phytoplankton and Earth's climate are inextricably intertwined.
"These results will allow scientists to make predictions about how global warming will shift phytoplankton species distribution and diversity in the oceans," says Alan Tessier, program director in NSF's Division of Environmental Biology.
"They illustrate the value of combining ecology and evolution in predicting species' responses."
The microorganisms use light, carbon dioxide and nutrients to grow. Although phytoplankton are small, they flourish in every ocean, consuming about half of the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere.
When they die, some sink to the ocean bottom, depositing their carbon in the sediment, where it can be trapped for long periods of time.
Water temperatures strongly influence their growth rates.
Phytoplankton in warmer equatorial waters grow much faster than their cold-water cousins.
With worldwide temperatures predicted to increase over the next century, it's important to gauge the reactions of phytoplankton species, say the scientists.
They were able to show that phytoplankton have adapted to local temperatures.
Based on projections of ocean temperatures in the future, however, many phytoplankton may not adapt quickly enough.
Since they can't regulate their temperatures or migrate, if they don't adapt, they could be hard hit, Kremer says.
"We've shown that a critical group of the world's organisms has evolved to do well under the temperatures to which they're accustomed," he says.
But warming oceans may significantly limit their growth and diversity, with far-reaching implications for the global carbon cycle.
"Future models that incorporate genetic variability within species will allow us to determine whether particular species can adapt," says Klausmeier, "or whether they will face extinction."
Blooms of phytoplankton off the coast of New Zealand in October, 2009, form sea-swirls.
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Phytoplankton in a dark sea; countless numbers drift through the world's oceans.
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Earthquakes in the Eagle Ford Shale region — including a 2011 quake felt in San Antonio — are likely being triggered by increased oil extraction, according to a new research paper from the University of Texas at Austin.
A two-year survey of seismic activity links small quakes in South Texas largely to the upswing in the production of oil and brackish water that flows up alongside hydrocarbons.
However, researchers concluded the quakes were not related to hydraulic fracturing, the process of pumping water, sand and chemicals at high pressure to crack open dense shale rock. Nor do disposal wells, where companies discard hydraulic fracturing fluids and brackish water found underground, appear to trigger most of the quakes.
Previous studies have linked earthquakes to the disposal of fracking fluids in deep wells in other regions, including in other parts of Texas and in Ohio.
Texas tremors: North Texas rocked by 11 earthquakes in 40 days
The UT study will be published online this week in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
The most powerful quake included in the survey was an Oct. 20, 2011 event centered at Fashing in southeastern Atascosa County — a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that was felt throughout the San Antonio area, and as far south as Kingsville and as far north as Burnet. No injuries or significant damage was reported, although in Atascosa County it rattled windows, cracked masonry and knocked items out of cupboards.
Cliff Frohlich, associate director and senior research scientist with UT's Institute for Geophysics, said the Fashing earthquake coincided with a significant increase in nearby oil and water extraction — something mirrored in previous quakes in Fashing in 1973 and 1984, other times when oil and gas production increased.
Most of the South Texas tremors have been too small to feel. And most of the quakes have been centered in Fashing, as well as in Karnes and Dimmit counties, two areas of heavy oil field activity.
"I have to have a nuanced takeaway," Frohlich said. "I don't think people should be hugely concerned because of the huge amount of production and injection we've had in Texas. If it were a big problem, Texas would be famous for all its earthquakes.
"That said, some of the earthquakes like the 4.8 in Fashing are getting large enough to be of concern. If that had happened in an urban area there would have been severe damage."
Study: Fracking doesn't cause significant earthquakes
The study surveyed south-central Texas and identified 62 probable earthquakes between November 2009 and September 2011, including 58 not reported by the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquakes happened in 14 clusters — two near injection wells, eight near wells where increased volumes of oil or water were being extracted and four that were not near injection or extraction sites.
It found 22 quakes in Dimmit County, which had no previous reports of earthquakes. But the county did have a big upswing in both oil production and in the extraction of freshwater for use in fracking and agriculture, the study said.
Frohlich published research last year about seismic activity in the Barnett Shale in North Texas during the same time period.
There, he concluded that the most reliably pinpointed earthquakes occurring during that time were in eight groups, all located within two miles of one or more injection, or disposal, wells.
One difference between the regions may be that South Texas has had production for decades, while the Barnett Shale development is more recent, or that there are more faults in the Eagle Ford than the Barnett that can be activated by fluid movement below ground, Frohlich said.
UT researchers tapped into a wealth of detailed seismic data not normally available. The National Science Foundation's EarthScope USArray Program has funded a network of broadband seismometers across the country, and they happened to be in Texas for a roughly two-year period. That program placed about 25 seismometers in or near the Eagle Ford Shale, although normally there are around eight in the entire state. Frochlich said the array has since been deployed on the East Coast.
Policy: Fracking-linked earthquakes spurring state regulations
The array moved out of South Texas two weeks before the Fashing quake, so researchers spent three days in the region interviewing residents instead.
Omar Garcia, president of the industry group South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable, said the industry has had a minimal seismic impact on the region.
"We've experienced 70-plus years of production in South Texas with no significant seismic activity," Garcia said. "To my knowledge, there's no evidence of dangerous earthquakes in the Eagle Ford Shale."
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Hyperlipidemia and HIV
- How to Know If You Have Hyperlipidemia
- Foods That Affect Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels
- Physical Activity and Hyperlipidemia
- Drugs for Hyperlipidemia
- HIV Drugs and Hyperlipidemia
- Other Risks for Heart Disease
- Taking Care of Yourself
Lipids are fats and fat-like substances in the blood. Cholesterol and triglycerides are lipids. Your body uses cholesterol to build and maintain cells and to make some hormones. After eating, energy that is not needed right away is converted into triglycerides, which are stored in fat cells.
While having some cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood is important for the body to function properly, having too much is unhealthy. Having high levels of lipids is called hyperlipidemia.
Hyperlipidemia and HIV
There are many possible causes for high lipid levels, including HIV and some of the HIV drugs. This puts people living with HIV (HIV+) at particular risk for developing hyperlipidemia. Although you cannot tell if you have this condition without lab tests, it can cause serious long-term health problems.
The main danger of hyperlipidemia is heart disease. If you have too much cholesterol in your blood it can build up on the inside of your arteries (blood vessels), and form plaques. This buildup of plaque can lead to a heart attack or a stroke. High triglycerides can also increase your risk of getting pancreatitis (a painful inflammation of an organ in your abdomen called the pancreas).
Some people living with HIV experience lipodystrophy. Lipodystrophy means abnormal body fat changes, and can include body shape changes and metabolic changes like hyperlipidemia. These changes have been linked to increased chances of developing diabetes, heart disease, and strokes. For more information, see The Well Project's articles on lipodystrophy.
How to Know If You Have Hyperlipidemia
There are two main kinds of cholesterol. One is low-density lipoproteins (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol, which can clog the arteries. The higher your LDL, the higher your risk of heart disease. The other kind is high-density lipoproteins (HDL) or "good" cholesterol, which can help reduce the risk of heart disease.
Your health care provider can tell you if you have high cholesterol or triglycerides by doing a simple blood test called a fasting lipid profile. This will measure total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. It is important that you have nothing to eat or drink for eight to 12 hours before the test is done. The following levels are ideal:
- Total cholesterol -- less than 200
- Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) -- less than 100
- High-density lipoproteins (HDL) -- 60 or higher
- Triglycerides -- less than 150
Foods That Affect Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels
There are several types of fat found in the foods we eat. These include saturated fats, trans fats, polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated fats. Saturated and trans fats raise cholesterol and increase the risk of heart disease the most. They are considered "bad" fats. Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats tend to keep cholesterol low and are considered to be "good" fats.
Saturated fat is usually solid at room temperature (e.g., butter). It is found in the fat of animal products like meats and dairy. It is also found in a few vegetable products like coconut, palm, and palm kernel oil. To keep your intake of saturated fat low, check food labels and choose dairy products with low fat content like skim (non-fat) or one percent milk, and low fat cheese and ice cream. When you are buying meats, choose leaner cuts of meat and trim off fat before cooking. Lean meat has less visible 'marbling' (white fatty swirls or stripes that can be seen in the pinkish meat). If you have any questions, ask your grocer or butcher to help you find leaner cuts of meat.
Most trans fats are industrial or synthetic fats. These are the result of food processing techniques that partially hydrogenate unsaturated fats. To reduce how much trans fat you eat, check food labels for trans fat and any partially hydrogenated oils.
Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats ("good" fats) are usually liquid at room temperature and generally have plant-based sources. These include oils (olive oil, safflower oil, peanut oil), nuts, and avocados. If you use oil in cooking, two good choices are canola and olive oil.
Eating a lot of "refined" carbohydrates or simple sugars (e.g. sugary foods, sodas, white bread, white rice) can raise triglycerides. If you need to reduce total cholesterol, LDL, and triglyceride levels it is important to limit the amount of bad fats and excess sugar in your diet. See a registered dietitian to help you make good choices and plan your meals. Many AIDS service organizations have registered dietitians on staff who will see you free of charge. For more information, see The Well Project's article on nutrition.
Physical Activity and Hyperlipidemia
Aerobic, or cardiovascular exercise, is the kind of physical activity that will help lower your lipid levels. A brisk walk, or other activity that gets your heart pumping moderately hard counts as aerobic exercise that can benefit your heart. This kind of exercise has been found to lower total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL; it can also raise HDL. It is important to get 30 minutes of moderately hard aerobic exercise five times a week.
Drugs for Hyperlipidemia
Sometimes, despite diet and exercise, lipids cannot be kept at healthy levels without the help of drugs. There are a variety of drugs available to help lower cholesterol and triglycerides. Some of these may interact with HIV drugs. To reduce the chance of drug interactions, make sure your health care provider is aware of all the medications you take.
If you take a lipid-lowering drug, it is still important to include a good diet and exercise in your lifestyle to help the drug work its best. It is also important to take the drug consistently.
HIV Drugs and Hyperlipidemia
Some HIV drugs have been:
- Found to cause changes in lipid levels
- Tied to diabetes -- another risk factor for heart disease
- Linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, for reasons that are not clearly understood
While experts agree that heart disease risks are associated with some HIV medications, there are also important benefits to the heart and immune system from HIV treatment. It is important to work with your health care provider to weigh the risks and benefits of the HIV medications you choose.
There are some HIV drugs that have less of an impact on cholesterol and triglycerides. These include Edurant (rilpivirine), Viramune (nevirapine), Intelence (etravirine), Isentress (raltegravir), Tivicay (dolutegravir), and Selzentry (maraviroc). Reyataz (atazanavir) and Prezista (darunavir) are also less likely to increase lipids, but both require use with Norvir (ritonavir), and Norvir does increase lipids.
If you take HIV drugs, it is important to be aware of the possible side effects and get your lipid levels checked regularly by your health care provider. It is also important that you not stop or make changes to your HIV drug regimen without first speaking to your health care provider.
Other Risks for Heart Disease
Other factors that increase a person's risk of heart disease include:
- Family history of heart disease
- Little or no physical activity
- High fat, high sugar diet
- High blood pressure
- Age (women over 55, men over 45)
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Smoking
Try these tips for lowering cholesterol and triglycerides and decreasing other risk factors:
- Avoid fried foods
- Avoid adding extra fats like butter, sour cream, dressings, and gravies to foods
- Limit sweets and snack foods
- Cut excess fat and skin off meats
- Choose skim or one percent milk instead of whole or two percent milk
- Limit cheese or try low fat cheeses
- Choose whole grain breads instead of white breads; choose brown rice instead of white rice
- Increase fiber with whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and cooked beans
- Eat fish three times a week
- Increase aerobic exercise to five times a week for 30 minutes or more
- If your health care provider has prescribed lipid-lowering drugs, make sure to take them consistently
- Maintain a healthy body weight
- If you smoke, try to quit or at least cut down
Taking Care of Yourself
Because hyperlipidemia and other conditions associated with lipodystrophy have been linked with heart disease and strokes in people living with HIV, it is important to keep all of your medical appointments, get regular lab tests, and tell your health care provider about any changes in the way you feel or in your body shape. Other factors also contribute to the risk of heart attacks and strokes, including high blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, it is important to have that treated as well. You can also support your body, and especially your heart, with a healthy diet, regular exercise, and limiting or stopping tobacco use.


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- World War II, Bomb Damage, circa 1942, Southwark Park Road
Living in the Blitz
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kiwi wrote:This was taken in the playground of Fair Street School; the rear of Devon Mansions in the background. By Fogbrain.
For clarity - the identification of the location was by me - I didn't take the photo!
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Family eating a meal outside the broken shell of Sayer Street School. Sayer Street was off New Kent Road near the railway bridge, it no longer exists.
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I was wondering if there are any photos at all of Spa Mansions, please. Both my grandmother and father were born there and their first flat became inhabitable following bombing in October 1940. They moved to another part of the building but had barely moved in when they were bombed out again on 10 May 1941. They lost everything as there was no water for the fireman to put the fire out. I have a copy of the architects drawings but would dearly love to see a photo.
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Disabled veterans learn new crafts at a factory on the Old Kent Road London circa 1919 Mr F Jackson who lost one arm and Mr H Grinter DCM MM who lost. Not sure but I assume a leg or legs, brave men whose lives were changed for ever. LESS WE FORGET!
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Kevin is assigned to prevent poaching around the wildlife refuge area of Lanseria, South Africa . The way these animals interact with him is absolutely stunning! The lions seem to know he's there to protect them. His charm works with hyenas and cougars too. Hyenas are usually vicious. Checkout the pictures taken in the river – amazing because lions hate water.
To pull this off, Kevin does not use the common methods of breaking the animal's spirit with sticks and chains, instead he uses love, understanding and trust. With this unusual method of training he has developed some exceptionally personal bonds with his students.He sleeps with lions, cuddles newborn hyenas, swims with lionesses.
Kevin can confidently look into their eyes, crouch to the their level and even lie down with them – all taboos in the normal world of wild animal handling – yet he doesn't get mauled or attacked. Some people call him crazy; others shake their heads at his unique method of interacting with the animals.To others he is a hero because he has been able to tame and handle beasts that haunt our imagination, triggering our deepest fears.
This has earned Kevin the name the Lion whisperer.The Lion whisperer's secret – get to know the particular personality of each animal, what makes them angry, happy, upset, irritated – just like a mother with a child. Kevin's interaction with these animals has raised questions, and dispelled certain myths. Kevin goes to show that animals do have individual characters, they do show feelings and most of all they can develop a special bond with a man.
Not only does the whisperer get them to do things but he makes these dangerous creatures to show their playful side.The relationship Kevin has with these creatures is that of respect. Both man and animal have great respect for one another.Kevin treats each individual differently, speaking to them, caressing them and, above all, treating them with respect.
How do you put sense in a lion that is about to turn you into a snack?Having learned his lesson early on, the lion whisperer says he uses his instincts to gauge situations and will not just approach a creature especially if it doesn't feel right.He is also more confident with animals he has known since birth.
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Jesse and Angie's Introduction
On January 3, 1981, PV got a new arrival. He was 16 years old and had come from Chicago to live with his Uncle, Dr. Frank Grant. His beloved mother, Franks sister Ellie had just passed away. His name was Jesse Hubbard. Tall and lanky with the most amazing dark eyes and full heart shaped lips, Jesse was full of confusion and frustration. He found PV stifling and acted out. The Grant family included Frank, his wife Nancy and her son Carl. The conventional family unit proved a difficult adjustment for him. J spent his first year in PV trying to get his footing. Emotionally, he was a wreck. Jesse didnt feel as if he belonged. Jesse had been raised by his mother after his father's departure when he was a small child. Soon after his arrival in PV, Jesse was befriended by Jenny Gardner. She saw through Jesse's tough guy act and became Jesses dearest friend in the world. The two were inseparable. This proved a blessing for Jesse. If there was one person in PV who could get through to Jesse, it was Jenny. That was until he met Angie.
Frank introduced Angela Baxter to Jesse in 1982. She was a perky HS senior new to PV. She lived next door to the Martins and was friends with Jenny. Jesse was failing in school and in danger of not graduating on time. Frank asked Angie to be Jesse's tutor. It was anything but love at first sight. Angela was proper and reserved and Jesse was all swagger and bravado. At first Angela couldn't stand being around Jesse. Angie couldn't figure out how Jenny could be so fond of him. Jenny explained Jesse to Angie. She told her about how good his heart was. Jenny told Angie that Jesse just needed somebody to understand him. Angie finally started to see through his armor. His interactions with his little cousin let her know that there was another side to the hot headed young man. Soon Jesse softened toward Angie as well. The two drew closer quickly. This was not acceptable to Angie's father, Les. He felt that Jesse was in no way suitable for his daughter. This became a source of frustration for the young couple. Les Baxter made things as difficult as possible for Jesse to see Angie. Nothing he did was able to dim the fire growing between the two. They were hooked and nothing was going to change that. Jesse told Angie time and time again that she was stuck with him. Angie, Jesse, Jenny and her boyfriend Greg Nelson were always together. Life was good for the teens.
Like all teenage boys, Jesse was eager to make love to Angie. He sincerely loved her and didn't see why they shouldn't take the next step. He arranged to get a motel room for them to finally be alone on Valentine's Day 82. The night proved to be more eventful than either of them had anticipated.
Angie was the original "good girl". She wanted to be with Jesse, but she couldn't get past the premarital thing. She believed she should be married before she had sex. She arrived at the motel scared to say no and afraid Jesse would leave her if she did. Jesse was all ready to go. His excitement was palpable. He was certain about what he wanted. And Angie was all he could think of. Angie made a valiant effort and tried to go through with it, but she just couldn't. Through her tears, she explained to Jesse that she loved him but she couldn't bring herself to have sex before marriage. Jesse was so sweet. He reassured her that it was ok that she felt that way. He told her how much he loved her. Then he proposed. Jesse Hubbard, all of 17 asked Angela Baxter 17 as well, to be his wife! And she accepted.
The two crossed state lines and were married by a justice of the peace. They returned to the motel and spent their first night as husband and wife together. Angie overcame her fear and Jesse contained his youthful impatience. They had a good start but that would change quickly.
About a month after they married, Angie discovered she was pregnant. This was not good news. Angie and Jesse had told no one but Jenny and her Greg about their marriage. There was no way this was going over well at home. Distraught, Angie finally confided in her mother. Her mother decided to help her daughter instead of berating her. Pat, Angie's mother, went to talk to Jesse to feel him out about his thoughts on having kids. Jesse said he couldn't see it for at least a couple of years. Neither Pat nor Angie told Jesse about the baby. Angie told Jesse their marriage was a mistake and that she had decided to get a divorce. Angie went to Haiti and had the marriage dissolved. Poor Jesse was crestfallen. He couldn't understand what went wrong. He had never loved anyone else and now his precious Angie was gone.
Her father convinced her that the only solution was to give the baby up for adoption. Angie was sent to NY to live with an aunt until she was due to give birth. She delivered a healthy baby boy in a NY hospital. Jesse found out from Jenny that Angie was pregnant. Greg drove Jesse to NY and showed up at the hospital just after the birth. From the time he laid eyes on his son, Jesse was sure he wanted the boy. And he still loved Angie. Angie was not so easy to convince. Jesse told her that she had no right giving the child up without consulting him. He was deeply hurt that Angie never even told him about the baby before the divorce.
Stubborn as ever, Jesse refused to believe his son was gone. He set out to find his boy and get him back. He told Greg he would raise him by himself if he had to. In the process he convinced Angie that they belonged together and that he needed her. The pair eventually found their son. They kidnapped the baby from the adoptive parents. Of course this was a bit of a mess, legally. The judge dropped the charges and returned custody of the boy back to Jesse and Angie. They were remarried and were over the moon about their new life together with young Franklin Quentin Hubbard.
Things took a turn for the worse. Jesse and Angies best friend Jenny had jilted a fellow named Tony Barclay and run off with Greg. Jenny and Greg were married. Barclay was none too happy about this and decided to kill Greg so Jenny would come back to him. Barclay Gregs water skis with explosives. Unfortunately, Jenny decided at the last minute to take the first ride. Jenny was fatally wounded in the explosion. Everyone in PV was in shock. Jesse was completely devastated. His speech at Jennys funeral was one of AMCs finest moments.
Things got better briefly for the couple. Jesse bought a club called the The Steam Pit and began singing at the club. Unable to pay the loan shark he borrowed the money to purchase the club; he lost control of the venue but continued to perform there. He began singing with a partner, Yvonne Caldwell. She had eyes for Jesse. During this same time, Jesses half brother Eugene arrived in PV. Eugene decided he was going to have Angie. Yvonne and Eugene began plotting how to separate the two. Yvonne managed to seduce Jesse and Eugene conveniently sent Angie to catch them in the act. Angie was crushed. Meanwhile, Eugene framed Jesse for burglary. Eugene attempted to console Angie and when Angie was having none of it, Eugene tried to rape her. Jesse foiled Eugenes plan to assault Angie. Jesse eventually cleared his name of the burglary charge and the Hubbards reconciled.
Jesse was offered a spot on the PV police force due to his excellent work in clearing his name. Jesses first big case was a black market baby ring. Yvonne returned to PV very pregnant. At first claiming Jesse was the father, she later recanted. Yvonne planned to sell the baby to the black market ring. During his investigation, Jesse found out the ringleader, Mr. Big was his father-in-law Les Baxter. Jesse didnt tell Angie about her fathers illegal activities. A sting operation was set up to capture Baxter. In the midst of a scuffle, Baxter fell to his death. Angie was on the scene having followed Jesse to the warehouse where the sting was to take place. She was beside herself. Her husband was responsible for her fathers death. Jesse pleaded with her to forgive him, but she wouldnt hear him. She left Jesse and moved in with her mother taking Frankie with her. Once again poor Jesse was devastated.
Months passed and Angie still refused to take Jesse back. Angie even began seeing Jeff Martin. Jesse lived for his job. A mix up led Angie to believe Jesse had been shot. She finally admitted she was still in love with him. Jesse helped her prove Dr. Voight, her resident at PVH, was sexually harassing her. He also consoled her as she lost an AIDS patient she had grown very close to. The Hubbards reconciled once again.
Unfortunately, their happiness was short lived. Jesse was shot and killed in the line of duty.
But things arent always as they seem in soap land .
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