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This informative, step-by-step workbook helps you examine your daily activities through thoughtful questions, and suggests ways you can reduce your impact on the creek. Let us know if you score 150 or higher and we will send you a personal stewardship certificate and a small laminated "Home of a Clean Creek Steward" sign to post in your yard for others to see!
The goal of the Clean Creek Stewardship program is to increase the participation of watershed residents in activities that will keep the waters of the creek clean and able to support recreation and good habitat. The small individual actions of residents throughout the watershed add up to big benefits that we can all enjoy.
A Citizen's Guide to Clean Water
Information on non-point source pollution and links to other water issues on the website of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Using less water at home helps reduce pollutant and contaminant runoff into natural lakes, rivers, and streams as well as extend the life of your sewer or septic system. This site outlines several tips and tricks you can use to reduce your water consumption.
Center for Watershed Protection
CWP is a clearinghouse for information and seminars on best practices in stormwater and watershed management.
Skidmore College Water Resources Initiative
This site presents photos, publications, and a wealth of information on the Saratoga Lake watershed, which is largely made up of the Kayaderosseras watershed.
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The Barron ligation treatment, also known as the elastic treatment, is performed in 75% of all hemorrhoid treatments because of the high success rate. Before the treatment is carried out an internal and external examination takes place. Then the mucous membrane is sucked up above the hemorrhoid and tied off with an elastic band. The rubber bands loosen themselves and leave the body through stool. Venapro Natural Hemorrhoid Treatment
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Artist Kritios
Date ca. 480 BCE
Movement Greek | Early Classical
Medium Marble
Height 46"
Provenance Akropolis, Athens, Greece
Housed at Akropolis Museum, Athens
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This is a photo of Little Dude's first introduction to goo! It's also called oobleck or slime, and it's a great sensory activity. There are many ways of making goo, but this one is made with cornstarch, water, and food colour. I made it in yellow and blue, and we (and I do mean we!) had a lot of fun playing with it. I'll be sharing more about our 'goo adventure' soon on this blog.
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Meet Aurora – the giant mechanical polar bear that joined a Greenpeace march in London.
Up to 3,000 people marched through the streets of central London yesterday in a 'part protest, part performance' demonstration against oil companies in the Arctic, and along with them was the giant super-puppet.
The people-powered polar bear, which is the size of a double deck bus, required 15 puppeteers and 20 volunteers to march it down Lambeth Palace Road towards Shell headquarters.
The fabric fur carried the names of more than 3million supporters.
Protesters marched to call for a ban on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic as part of Greenpeace's Save The Arctic campaign.
A Greenpeace spokeswoman said it was a 'family-friendly' event to raise awareness of Arctic destruction.
Its website describes the three-tonne marionette bear, which took several months to build, as 'the voice and spirit of the Arctic'.
London was one of 110 cities worldwide that played host to events on a global day of action. The event was also part of Ice Ride, which marked a mass cycling event in 75 cities worldwide and in the UK.


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Investors pulled the most money out of stocks last week in two and a half years, as part of a trend that may signal more than just short-term panic selling.
Mutual funds focused on equities lost $28 billion in the week ended Feb 5, according to Citigroup and EPFR Global. It was the worst weekly performance since August 2011, when Wall Street was weathering the debt ceiling impasse in Washington.
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Life is different now.
It's different from what it was before.
And I already know what you're thinking: Michelle. Life is always different. It's in its nature.
Agreed, but listen. Right now, today and the last six months, it's big different.
And yes, I've been avoiding you. I've been avoiding you and this coffee shop and my favorite latte, because life is different. I can't sit here and write about something else until I can first deal with all this differentness.
I belong to Maryland, now. Write about the MVA! everyone keeps telling me. You really want to know? Part of me died there, and I'll never get it back.
There were non-helpful employees that kept changing the rules on me, I went broke for a plastic card and two metal plates, and some lady unceremoniously cut my Louisiana license in front of me. Well, that just happened. Hello commitment.
But there was also beauty: a teenage girl passed her driving test with a 94% and everyone in our section cheered for her when she told her father (although his smile seemed sad). Another father talked to me for a while about his own daughter moving to New Jersey, and he asked how my parents took my seven-states-away move. Well, I told him, they took it really well. (I think it's okay to lie sometimes.) I also got a nifty mug for filling out a survey concerning my satisfaction with Maryland drivers (very dissatisfied) and my new license picture doesn't look half-bad.
The man who finally gave me new tags was nice. While handling my paperwork, he sang Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" and talked to his friend about their mutual acquaintance who was hiding out in Ocean City. It seems this acquaintance was in trouble with the law and a bunch of angry bikers. I was intrigued by the story and I was also tempted to tell him that, yes, we do belong together; that's why I need to secure my Maryland residency. But I didn't.
Instead, I just cried like a girl who's been in the MVA too long and said thank you! Welcome to Maryland! he congratulated me.
Welcome to Maryland: different.
Life is different, and sometimes it's also a bit confusing. I spent my summer writing a character named Amelia. I gave her my history and my memories and I watched her relationship play out just like mine did. And I called her "fiction."
We like her people said, but something's not quite right. They couldn't believe her as a person they said; she just isn't believable. Who is she? What does she want from life? Where's she going?
I don't know.
She doesn't know I told them. Well, that's kind of a problem, isn't it? they asked. Oh, I said, is it?
I ran a half-marathon. That happened. That's definitely different for this wanna-be ballerina. It was the hardest thing I've ever done, and I won't even downplay how amazing it was.
At one point they gave us bananas and everyone dropped their banana peels on the ground and all I could think of was Mario Kart and how bad an idea this really was. I then started considering what the marathon might be like with green and red turtle shells or mushrooms. This line of thinking gave me the giggles for a while, but it also got me through miles 8 and 9.
There's more I could tell you, but this is the point: you can't cross a finish line like that and not be different. Big different.
And then there were some changes that didn't happen all at once. Someone recently asked me why I wasn't funny anymore. I was inclined to disagree with her assessment, but then it came in like waves: Why so serious? Write something funny! You're always funny when you're funny.
It's hard to argue with that kind of logic. But listen: I can't just be funny. And once you've demanded it, it's almost impossible. (Although, this has more to do with my stubbornness than it does with my life circumstances.)
Life is different right now, people. And it's rapid. Constantly changing. And it reminds me of my first memory of the ocean:
I toddler-walked in, holding my father's hand, grinning as the sand and water rushed through my toes. Then all the sand was gone, and the water took my feet, my legs, my small body. I wasn't standing on anything, and the next wave took me from my father's hand.
I tumbled head over feet—forward and then back again—my eyes and mouth wide open. All I could see was the dull brown-blue of the sand and water mixing around me, and everything was strong and fast. I was little, but I remember understanding that this is what the word "drowning" meant.
Write something funny!
Okay, fine. This is funny: I didn't drown that first time in the ocean. My father's hands reached into the cloudy water and brought me back into the sunlight with his arms around me. He was laughing, unafraid. Whoa! That was a big one he said. He'd been there the entire time; I was never drowning at all.
And this is kind of funny, too:
This morning, my car drove me here, to the coffee shop that's been at the back of my mind for months. And there was only one spot left in the parking lot. And there was only one table left unoccupied in my favorite waiter's section. But he won't look at me because the last time he did, I was crying in a public place. (I can't really blame him; it was admittedly awkward.)
And all of a sudden the trees are on fire with oranges and yellows and reds again, and I've only just realized it's fall. To write to you in this place is to remember that winter is coming again. More change. I'm not drowning, but the water is rapid and sand is sliding beneath my feet. Foundations are shifting.
Life is different is what I'm saying. It's changing before me and often without my consent. And here's the thing about being or not being funny: sometimes, different means serious. And I think that's okay.
Here's the last thing you really need to know: two months ago, I saw the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in my life. I stood at the water's edge just as I did in the gulf when I was a toddler holding Dad's hand.
I put my feet in the water like I did then, but this time the water was much colder. It was thrilling. I edged in, a beach of people behind me. I let the sand wash from my feet, but I soon realized the pull was stronger here, or maybe my feet were bigger and that had something to do with it. Surface area and all that.
Before I knew what was happening, my feet, my legs, and my still-smallish body were being beat up by the waves on the shore, the beach full of people watching.
Well that's kinda funny.
This time was different than when I was a kid because I immediately knew just how funny this was and I knew this wasn't drowning. This was pride dying, sure, but drowning it was not.
I couldn't regain my footing because I was laughing and my friends couldn't help because they were laughing, too. I couldn't catch my breath and it suddenly occurred to me that, actually, if I didn't take action soon, this time I could actually drown. A few people stood up and asked if I was okay.
I waved to them and gurgled fine, I'm fine! waves…great…fine!
And then I dove deeper. I dove deeper, swimming face-first into the waves. It was not graceful, but there was a moment of calmness and I caught my breath. And I laughed some more, my face red from the sun and my injured pride, because what else can you do?
I've been avoiding you and this coffee shop and this poor waiter, because life is different. The waves keep coming in and that feels scary most days. Sometimes, it feels like heartbreak and sometimes it feels like drowning. But other days, it still feels thrilling. And funny—even if it is the Oh Michelle, why haven't you written about that yet? brand of funny.
And I'm learning to catch my breath.
Life changes. It's in its nature.
I was once a little girl afraid to grow up. My mother told me this was silly. Everyone grows up. And she was right.
Here I am, sitting in a coffee shop that has become my favorite, drinking black coffee because I've finished my latte. And the brown-blue haze of the water and sand is starting to recede and I can see that the trees are on fire with color. Fall is almost over, and winter's coming.
And I feel like I've only just woken up.
"Write something funny!"
I hate that too. Because I feel a sense of obligation to those who started reading when I was funny. But things change and we change and it doesn't make you less funny. But I know I certainly have gotten more introspective, more self-aware, more serious. And it doesn't necessarily mean I'm not funny anymore, but just like when you add more and more crap on the top of a pizza, you can't taste the sauce as well. The funny is diluted among the peppers and spinach. Maybe that's just what happened. Stupid maturity.
Anyway, good luck catching your breath. You're apparently going to need it come next semester.
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Hi, my name is Carla, I'm 46, I'm a podcaster, I have 2 dogs…and I have chronic primary and secondary depression and anxiety. What I mean by this is that I have them as stand-alone diagnoses, then have them compounded as both symptoms of, and then also natural consequences of, my chronic illnesses of EDS, fibro, and POTS. Triple whammy. I also have some PTSD issues even now from the assault I described and unpacked in episode 34, "This Girl Just Had a Bad Date". Depression and anxiety (and PTSD) are liars, and one of the most insidious lies is that you are alone in this pain, and that you are alone in this—inability to cope? Inability to bootstrap yourself? Inability to YOLO? So I made a list in my #commonplacebook, which goes with me everywhere, of successful, "happy" people who do or have struggled with mental illness, often multiple disorders, like me. A couple of them, like @ladygaga, are also chronically ill like I am. Now, next time depression or anxiety tries to tell me I am all alone or desperate, I have receipts. I hope this list helps someone else, too. Add me to the list, and add yourself to the list. As Rumi said, we're all just walking one another home. I will put a picture of the full list on theremightbecupcakes.com. #depression #anxiety #mentalhealth #strength #bujo #bulletjournal #neveralone #horrorpodcast #truecrimepodcast #bookpodcast #literaturepodcast @braintrustfm #chronicillnesspodcast #chronicpainpodcast #spooniepodcast #spooniepodcaster #zebrapodcaster #zebrapodcast #braintrustnetwork #cursiveismagic #chronicpain #chronicillness #PTSD #beyourownheroine
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We are all just walking each other home.
Recommended reading:
Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair by Anne Lamott
Prozac Diary by Lauren Slater
my Goodreads chronic illness bookshelf (to be read and read)
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I really don't like Dotmailer, I find that their services are expensive compared to other other email campaign management systems and the UI leaves a lot to be desired. Grumbling aside, they do make a good report or two. I like to read the annual "Hitting the mark report" which forced me to be signed up to their list, which until the other day I had completely forgotten about.When I received this email, I immediately searched for the unsubscribe button and spent a while locating it. Completely understandable once you realise it's much smaller than the rest of the copy and not in the obvious place like the header or in the footer. Found it yet? That's right, it's underneath the sign-off. This isn't an instant unsubscribe either. It's one of those opt-down options. I am totally PRO opt-down, but not when there isn't a link to instantly unsubsribe immediately pro or preceding it. And from a company like Dotmailer, they should really know better.
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Came across this report recently recommended by a friend, might be of some interest to you as it reviews some of the leading email marketing tools (dotMailer included) with some great insight into their suitability for different requirement: http://mayfieldsolutions.co.uk/emailmarketingsoftwarereview.aspxHave to mention that you have a great blog, really interesting to read and the best thing is they are short and always to the point. Looking forward to your next post.


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St. John went to Tulane and fell in love with New Orleans. After introducing Kelly to the city, they both knew this was the place for them to tie the knot! Kelly, being a very detailed and organized person, made sure everything from the floral decor to the welcome bags was cohesive and perfectly designed to represent them as a couple. They said their I Do's in the gorgeous courtyard at the Pharmacy Museum and then took their guests on a traditional New Orleans Second Line to another quintessential New Orleans courtyard at the Montegut House. Here, she completed the look with lounge seating from Mrs. Vintage under chandelier and candle light from Luminous Events, which hung from the gorgeous Magnolia Tree. Upstairs, she tied in the southern magnolia theme by having magnolia leaf garlands on the banister overlooking the courtyard and on each fireplace inside the house. The whole night was filled with an old time southern charm.
Planner: Sapphire Events
Hair: Amanda Gros
Makeup: Melissa Vaccaro for Ashley Sievert Beauty
Florist: Kim Starr Wise
Photographer: Austin Gros
Rentals: Mrs. Vintage Rental Company, Event Rental
Venue: Montegut House
Lighting Decor: Luminous Events
Catering: Catering d'Orleans
Pies: Nola Pie Guy
Band: Mojeaux
Photo booth: Smile Booth
Ceremony Musicians: New Orleans Finest
Wedding Cake: Melissa's Fine Pastries
Second Line: Original Pin Stripe Brass Band, White Oak Production


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Customers love convenience—and Detroit Print Shop offers a clever, unique method of making your business card or coupon as convenient as possible.
These perforated cards can be added to door hangers, flyers or postcards and add an immediate and compelling element to your message. Your coupon or business card can be removed from the promotional literature and easily tucked into a wallet or folder for future use.
These perforated cards are an innovative and clever way to add a strong impact to your printed marketing material and will leave a lasting impression with potential clients.
These perforated ripped business cards are available in several sizes and paper weights, including:
Three size options:
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See You at the Altar
Tori Thomas
Flow 24-7 a fledging commercial radio station organises a blind date competition for a wedding to rescue crashing ratings. A cheque for a £100,000 awaits the daring couple who agree to court over the airwaves, get married blindfolded and agree to stay married once the blindfolds come off. The applications are flooding in but for all the wrong reasons.
- Year
- 2007
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 90 mins
- Format
- DV Cam
- Director
- Tori Thomas 1st Feature
- Producer
- John Killin
- Co-Producer
- John Killin
- Editor
- Nat Suda
- Screenwriter
- Tori Thomas
- Director of Photography
- Tori Thoams
- Production Designer
- Tori Thomas
- Sound
- Steve Acton, Phillip Walker, James Barcha, John Killin
- Music
- Phil Mountford
- Principal Cast
- Al Convy, Iona Thonger, Jo Marriot, Paul Senn
Production status
Please let us know if we need to make any amendments to this Film entry mailing us directly at
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Over the past seven years, I've climbed several mountains and crossed many passes for the smallest glimpse of Himalayan splendour. Once I hiked for a whole week only to get a 10 minute view of Kanchenjunga and more recently travelled and hiked to the farthest corner of Uttarakhand for exactly an hour of clear view. Needless to say, every one of those journeys was priceless and I'd do it in a heartbeat again.
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HÀ NỘI – Protecting the interests of female workers and improving the quality of vocational training for women were among the major topics discussed by the 12th National Women's Congress yesterday.
Speaking at the congress's second session, Nguyễn Trọng Đàm, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, noted that of the 53.27 million paid workers nationwide, 25.8 million were women, accounting for 48.48 per cent. (The figures were compiled by a General Statistics Office survey in the third quarter of last year.)
He said job generation for women has been a priority for the Government in recent years.
The National Fund for Job Assistance, which provides credit for job generation, helped create jobs for around 105,000 workers in 2016, about 60 per cent of them women.
The fund also earmarked VNĐ62 billion (US$2.69 million) last year to offer job assistance to over 1,000 members of the Việt NamWomen's Union (VWU).
Since 2011, Việt Nam has been sending 80,000-100,000 workers abroad each year, and 35-40 per cent of them have been women.
Đàm also said that his ministry sees improving quality of and access to vocational education as a "breakthrough measure" in improving the lot of women in the country.
He said the ministry will focus on issuing legal documents guiding implementation of the Law on Vocational Education, improving technical standards on the operation and management of vocational education system and improving the capacity of State management agencies in the field.
The ministry will improve the efficiency and quality of vocational training, especially for adult women in rural areas. It will also hold mobile job fairs in rural areas, thus increasing women's access to employment opportunities.
Trịnh Thanh Hằng of the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) said protecting the legitimate rights and interests of women was the responsibility of the confederation and the VWU.
The VGCL has adopted a resolution on mobilising female workers and an action programme on gender equality with specific goals, she said.
The VGCL and the VWU are actively reviewing and offering recommendations on amendments and supplements to legal documents related to female officials, cadres and workers, she added.
In the near future, both organisations will continue to perform their roles as advisors in law building and enforcement, especially involving female workers.
Gender equality, women's advancement, population, reproductive health, family and children will be other areas that they offer their view and insights on, she said.
The VGCL will continue listening to women's aspirations, holding dialogues with employers, and proposing relevant laws and policies, she added.
New central committee
Later yesterday, delegates at the congress elected 161 members of Central Committee of the VWU for the 2017-2022 tenure. Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà was re-elected as chairwoman of the VWU for the new tenure.
Earlier, the congress adopted a proposal that the VWU Central Committee will have 171 members.
The remaining 10 members of the committee will be elected later. The new central committee convened their first session in the afternoon.
Also yesterday, participants contributed ideas for the congress's documents, including a draft political report and the union's charter.
Many delegates presented their reports and recommendations on women's affairs, women's movements and the union's operations.
The congress is set to conclude today. - VNS
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Wall sconces are used to great effect in lighting the home. As sconces are available in a wide choice of styles, colors, shapes and designs there is something for everyone. What do you look for when choosing wall sconce lighting? There are three basic points to consider lighting type, placement and style.
Lighting type
This is what kind of light you will be using the sconce for. Sconces can be candle lit, electrically powered or battery operated. You would use wall candle sconces where you have no power available. The sconce can be a standalone unit used to light dimly lit areas such as hallways on occasions that you need it. A candle sconce will also be a wall feature in its own right. If you are renovating or building a house and changing the wiring then this is the best time to install electric wall sconces. There is little additional cost and all redecorating will happen after. For areas where candle may pose a safety risk battery operated candles or light can be used on the sconces to great effect.
How you position your sconces can affect how they long and how well they light the room. For general room lighting; sconces need to placed no lower than 5ft 6inches from the ground. The actual height will depend upon the overall room height and the height of the tallest person in the house. For higher ceilings move the sconces up to get reflection from the ceiling, but not so high that the down light is lost. The other positioning to consider is that of along the wall, usually sconces are used in pairs or more.
The sconces need to be spread along the wall to balance the wall and any features you have, sconces look best when they are placed at equal distances from each other. Candle sconces are usually placed according to how they look- rather like hanging a picture- and as easy! A single candle sconce will be a feature on a wall and should be placed accordingly.
Wall sconces are available in so many styles, shapes, sizes, material and colors, that everyone should be able to find a sconce to suit their decor. Outdoor wall sconces can be used in the yard, brass wall sconces can add a nice touch to a nautical theme.


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About The Edge
The Edge is a European Social Fund Project co-financed by the Education & Skills Funding Agency as part of the Employees Support in Skills Project commissioned by Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership. Led by accountable body Carlisle College and delivered by a partnership of highly skilled and experienced providers of training and business support, we offer funded training solutions up to Level 4 and support to recruit apprentices to enable Cumbria to have one of the fastest growing economies in the Country.
Together with Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership we work closely with Jobcentre Plus to deliver a project which complements and enhances existing services available to Cumbrian employers and their workforce.
"Since doing the course I've gained a wealth of knowledge and since I reconfigured the website I've noticed that I have an increase in the number of projects coming forward."Paul Witterick - Wittwoo Photography


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Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Delivering cardiac rehabilitation programming via the Internet
The Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Program (vCRP) uses an online interface to mimic the existing outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs currently in use at hospitals across BC. As a result of the success of the vCRP trial, British Columbia's Fraser Health Authority is collaborating with our research team to implement the program alongside existing hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation programs (CRPs) in the region (see below).
The original vCRP study tracked a group of ischemic heart disease patients who used the vCRP website over a four-month period in place of a face-to-face cardiac rehabilitation program. Upon completion, patients saw improvement in their exercise capacity, the number of hospital visits, diet and cholesterol levels, and these changes were still present a year later. The vCRP was also cost-effective, using less staff hours than an in-person program.
Click here to watch a video showing the virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in use.
Existing CRPs are cost-effective and can result in a 25% reduction in mortality. However, despite the known benefits, as few as 10% to 25% of eligible patients attend these programs. One of the main barriers to attendance is proximity to a CRP, as the majority of these programs are limited to hospitals in large urban areas. Unfortunately, cardiovascular diseases do not discriminate by geography; the result is geographic inequity of care for patients living in rural, remote and smaller urban/suburban centres. We believe that the use of the Internet may present itself as a viable alternative to attendance at a face-to-face cardiac rehabilitation program.
vCRP Trial Program
To see whether patients with ischemic heart disease will see significant improvements in exercise capacity after completing a 4-month Internet-based cardiac rehabilitation program and at one-year follow-up, compared to usual care.
Seventy-nine patients with ischemic heart disease were recruited and randomized to usual care or the four-month online cardiac rehabilitation program. Patients in usual care received simple guidelines for safe exercise and healthy eating habits.
Patients in the intervention group received a heart rate monitor, blood pressure monitor and access to the vCRP website. They monitored heart rate during their exercise sessions and uploaded this data to the website for weekly review sessions with their assigned care provider. The vCRP program also allowed patients to track blood pressure and glucose levels and offered one-on-one chat sessions with a cardiac-trained nurse, dietitian and exercise specialist, as well as peer-support group chat sessions. Upon completion of the four-month program, patients were discharged into the care of their primary care physician.
All participants were assessed at baseline, four and 16 months for risk factors and lifestyle behaviours. Exercise capacity was measured at each assessment as total time on a symptom-limited exercise stress test.
- • After 16 weeks in the vCRP, patients saw improvement in their exercise capacity, diet and cholesterol levels, and all of these changes were still present one year after the end of the program.
- • There were fewer hospital visits among patients in the program than in usual care.
- • Drop-out rates were lower (less than 10%) than what is reported in literature (up to 35%).
- • Staff time required to administer the program was lower than in-person care, at 8 hours ($435) per participant.
- • Follow-up interviews revealed that participants found the vCRP to be accessible, convenient and effective. Participants additionally identified that:
- • they came out with greater awareness of and motivation for managing their health conditions and improving
- their lifestyle
- • the program was useful in allowing them to assess and monitor their progress
- • they saw an improvement in health measurements over time
- • they had increased confidence when interacting with healthcare professionals
- • of those who experienced difficulty using the program, the main barrier was computer literacy.
Fraser Health Authority Implementation Project
Members from the Fraser Health Authority (FHA) Cardiac Services Program are partnering with the BCATPR to implement and test the vCRP across the FHA region. The authority is hoping to increase the capacity and reach of cardiac services across both urban and rural areas, and to address the current gap in care.
We aim for 140 cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients to be referred to the vCRP during the project, from either existing FHA CRPs or community physicians.
We anticipate the vCRP will
- a) improve access to cardiac rehabilitation services in urban and rural areas
- b) identify lessons learned and challenges (i.e., what worked and what did not) in the implementation of the vCRP
- c) reduce the CVD risk and improve self-management of patients participating in the vCRP.
The findings will be used to inform the ongoing provision of the vCRP in the FHA and have the potential to be used as a blueprint for use of the vCRP in other health regions.
Heart care at the click of a button: the Internet as an effective mode of delivering cardiac rehabilitation programming
vCRP briefing note, August 2015
Improving Access to Cardiac Rehabilitation Using the Internet: A Randomized Trial
Scott A. Lear, Joel Singer, Davina Banner-Lukaris, Dan Horvat, Julie E. Park, Joanna Bates, Andrew Ignaszewski
Global Telehealth: Integrating Technology and Information for Better Healthcare, 2015
Randomized Trial of a Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Delivered at a Distance via the Internet
Scott A. Lear, Joel Singer, Davina Banner-Lukaris, Dan Horvat, Julie E. Park, Joanna Bates & Andrew Ignaszewski
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2014
The use of the Internet to deliver cardiac rehabilitation remotely to patients with cardiovascular disease: Report of the 'virtual' cardiac rehabilitation program
Scott A. Lear & Davina Banner-Lukaris
Canada Health Infoway, October 2014
Utilization of the Internet to Deliver Cardiac Rehabilitation at a Distance: A Pilot Study
Amber Zutz, Andrew Ignaszewski, Joanna Bates, and Scott A. Lear
Telemedicine and e-Health, 2007


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Driver Responsibility Assessment
As traffic tickets in New York do not have fine information on the tickets, it is important that you contact a Driver Responsibility Assessment Lawyer if you have a question about your traffic ticket.
In addition to any fines, fees, penalties, or surcharges that you pay for a traffic conviction, you may have to pay the "driver responsibility assessment". The assessment is an amount that you must pay each year for three years. You pay the assessment to the DMV if you receive six or more points on your NYS driver record during a period of 18 months.
Driver Responsibility Assessment Amounts
If you receive six points on your driver record during a period of 18 months, the annual assessment is $100. The minimum amount that you must pay each year is the annual assessment. The total assessment for the three years is $300. If you receive more than six points on your driver record during a period of 18 months, the annual assessment is $25 for each point more than the original six points. The minimum amount that you must pay each year is the annual assessment. The total assessment for the three years is $75 for each point more than the original six points.
The 18 months count from day of violation, how long you push off the conviction date makes no difference to the driver responsibility assessment.
The Driver Responsibility Assessment: A Hidden Fee and Liability
Even if you call the Court and ask them what your ticket will cost you, and even if you check up the fee online, you still can get caught unawares by the Driver Responsibility Assessment. For instance; the maximum fine amount of the speeding ticket for driving 21 MPH over the posted limit is $300. If you are careful, you will notice that there is a surcharge of $93. Even if you plead guilty, the Court will only print out on your bill the fine amount and the surcharge. Unless you read the fine print you will be unaware of the additional $300 which you will have to pay.
How do one know if they must pay the driver responsibility assessment?Only the DMV will send a statement to the driver! If that statement does not make it to you, or if DMV does not have your correct address on record, or if you do not understand the statement, your license will be suspended, and you could be arrested for the misdemeanor of driving on a suspended license (511-1a).
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The first place prospective students and their parents visit when they come to PSU is the Student Welcoming Center, which is now located in the old Horace Mann laboratory school. Today's visitors are likely not aware of the building's original purpose, but many former students have fond memories of their days in the school.
Dr. Aldon Bebb, director of the lab school from 1953 until 1962 and director of elementary education until 1973, said students in Horace Mann benefited from being on campus.
"The children attended many types of things that the ordinary public schools couldn't do," Bebb said. "Their curriculum was quite improved. We were cited as a very, very good teacher education program."
Horace Mann was built in 1927 and served as a lab school for grades 1-6 until 1971. It was renovated in 2000 and now houses the offices of Admission, Financial Aid, Housing, Student Diversity and Career Services. A laboratory high school operated in Russ Hall until 1951, when College High was completed. College High is now home to the Kelce College of Business.


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Mission Statement
The mission of the School of Physician Assistant Studies is to educate students to become physician assistants who will serve the people of Florida and the nation as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team in a diverse and ever changing healthcare environment.
The School of Physician Assistant Studies will continue to be recognized as a leader in the education of physician assistants.
Excellence—in patient care and education, through the use of the latest technology, evidence-based practices, and life-long learning
Integrity—ethical, fairness, honesty, accountability
Diversity—recognizing and respecting each person's individuality
Compassion—to all people, through empathy and self-reflection
Service—to our profession, College, University, community, and nation
Attract and select highly qualified students.
As reflected in the chart below, entering students are academically well prepared and have clinical experiences prior to matriculating to succeed in the program.
To have a student body representing diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Diversity is one of the core values at the School of Physician Assistant Studies and we respect and recognize each individual as unique, having different experiences, perspectives, and ideas.
Attrition rate for UF PA students will be less than the national average.
The School has been successful in graduating the vast majority of those who matriculate. The School's attrition* rate over the last five years is 1.9% falling below the national average of 9.1% according to the PAEA "By the Numbers" 31st Report. We strive to graduate 100% of all entering students and the faculty are committed to support the students in completing the program and ultimately be successful in their chosen career.
UF graduates will have a first time PANCE pass rate greater than the national average.
Our graduates' success on PANCE is reflected in the chart below from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA):
This table can also be located at: http://pap.med.ufl.edu/about-us-2/alumni-statistics/national-certifying-exam-pass-rate/
Develop life-long learners.
The process of life-long learning begins in the classroom. Each student becomes involved in the learning process through natural inquiry. Activities such as problem-based learning, use of clinical simulation, classroom assignments, and group projects, help develop this process. The process continues during clinical rotations where each student is expected to seek answers for questions and discuss clinical cases with their preceptors. Students are given the opportunity to attend state and national clinical conferences when the schedule permits.
Each PA must pass their initial PANCE examination for certification. To remain certified, a PA must take the Physician Assistant Recertification Examination (PANRE). In addition to the PANRE, each certified PA must complete continuing medical education to help insure the PA is current in medical knowledge. Using current certification as a marker for life-long learning, over 80% of UF PA Program graduates, since 1984, are currently certified as PA-Cs. This figure does not include those graduates who are no longer certified due to retirement, those not working as a PA (some graduates have graduated medical school and are physicians), or those deceased.


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New Delhi: Frost & Sullivan has conferred the 2015 New Product Innovation Award for Competitive Intelligence Platforms to Contify, a market intelligence company. The award was announced at Frost & Sullivan's annual Growth, Innovation and Leadership Executive Congress (GIL 2015: Middle East) at Dubai.
Contify has developed a finely balanced hybrid platform which fuses machine learning and human analysis into one unified market intelligence solution. Contify customers get unadulterated market signals, categorised within custom taxonomies, vetted both by algorithms and human analysts enabling users to immediately leverage intelligence instead of spending countless hours researching for reliable information.
Frost & Sullivan evaluated the key challenges in the majority of competitive intelligence solutions available in the market for enterprises and identified the major solution providers in MENASA. Analysing the propositions and feature-set offered by each shortlisted nomination and based on ratings for the above mentioned criteria, Frost & Sullivan presented this prestigious award to Contify for its cutting-edge solution.
Anand S, Senior Director, Frost & Sullivan said, "Traditional market intelligence solutions play a limited role, only allowing the collection and analysis of the same data sets of the same market for every firm, which does not translate into a tangible competitive advantage for organisations. Owing to this, there is a need for a personalised intelligence solution that can analyse the exact data sets and variables of interest for an organisation and provide a comprehensive view of the market, competitors, customers, and the industry. Within this context, Frost & Sullivan is pleased to recognise Contify as the recipient of this prestigious award".
Mohit Bhakuni, CEO, Contify said, "In the long run, all information is public information. But with specialised tools to listen for signals and recognise patterns on a chaotic Internet, Market Intelligence teams can anticipate forthcoming changes and empower their business leaders with timely and relevant intelligence. With our existing customers, we've seen that Contify has created greater market awareness across business verticals within their organisations. I think this award by Frost & Sullivan is a further validation of the value that market intelligence teams are getting from using Contify."
Contify's flagship product is a market intelligence platform developed for the enterprise segment.
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On the market for an iPhone? Here's a breakdown of all the currently shipping iPhones from Apple.
Apple's Augmented Reality Team Gains Hires From Oculus, Magic Leap
Zeyu Li, who served as a principal computer vision engineer at Magic Leap, is now working at Apple as a "Senior Computer Vision Algorithm Engineer." Magic Leap, for those unfamiliar, is a startup developing a head-mounted display similar to the HoloLens from Microsoft, designed to project virtual objects into the real world.
Yury Petrov, a former research scientist at Facebook-owned Oculus, is now serving as a "research scientist" at Apple. According to his LinkedIn profile, Petrov studied virtual reality experiences, prototyped optics, and developed computer simulation software. Despite his vague title, given his expertise, it's reasonable to imagine he's working on similar projects at Apple.
Psychophysical and physiological studies of visual and multisensory experience of virtual reality (VR) including user experience factors in head-mounted displays (HMD). Determined perceptual constraints on HMD hardware parameters. Research and development of novel optical systems for HMD. Prototyped optics of superior quality. Developed a popular Matlab library for computer simulations in optics (Optometrika). Research and development of new types of VR controllers. Prototyped controllers significantly increasing user enjoyment of VR. Research and development of 3D audio stimulation for VR.Rumors have suggested Apple has a dedicated team exploring augmented and virtual reality and how the emerging technologies could be used in future Apple products. Apple has been building up its team over the course of the last several months through new hires and acquisitions of companies like Metaio, Flyby Media, and Faceshift.
Apple is said to be working on developing several prototype VR/AR headsets, and Apple CEO Tim Cook has spoken about augmented reality several times over the course of the last few months.
In July, Cook said Apple is "high on AR in the long run" and said Apple continues to "invest a lot in this." Earlier this week, he said that he believes augmented reality, rather than virtual reality, is "the larger of the two" because it allows people to "be very present" while using the technology.
In addition to the new hires, developer Steven Troughton-Smith recently discovered Apple has included references to a "HeadMountedDisplayRenderingTechnique" in SceneKit code since iOS 9, perhaps already laying the groundwork for future products.
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This is not the future. I repeat, this is not the future.
Correct. It's the present and it's awesome and one specifically chosen bad photo doesn't change that.
Apple are chasing rainbows these days and deliberately delaying improvements as long as possible because they don't want to shoot their load too quick and run out of the limited ideas they do have. It's all just so pathetic and not at all what they used to be.
Using many of the avai
Not sure there is always:
Micro/nano led displays
Micro/nano projector
Flexible iPhone
Semi translucent iPhone
Wireless Charging
iOS mobile to desktop docking
USB-C charging in and out
Solar Charging
Thinner iPhone
4K/8K display
Dynamic Display (i.e. iPad Pro)
Complete water proof
Built-in laser pointer
More optical and other sensors
No bezel screen
Iris scanning and tracking
Hand/finger air gestures for interacting
Rollable iPhone
See Apple is not running out of ideas it is waiting for the technology to be released or mature so it can refine it and possible get it cheaper as other companies make the initial mistake and test the market acceptance of such technology.
Apple is a marketing company first then a technology company second and the profits prove it.
You do not understand my point. But you do agree with it when you say they are waiting for tech to be released or mature - they are way too conservative now because clueless Tim et al do not want to jeopardize their shareholding. And I do agree they are now a marketing company first which is a disgrace. Profits only prove people are still buying their products. Sadly, I fear this is a fashion led success and they are doing it on the wave that Steve started with actual substance to back it up. It's now a weak premise and one which will not endure a strong competitor.
They could bring back a Mac Pro tower w/PCIe slots so the Mac platform can rock the latest VR creation tech. Or they can continue to cram a laptop video chipset into the ultra-thin iMac where the GPU must continually throttle itself to avoid self-immolation. Eventually even laptop graphics will handle VR but they will never lead the way on VR content creation.
Cook just needs to ask himself if he wants Macs to lead or to serve as fashionable iDevice accoutrements.
Yeah, good luck running any VR graphics on any of the existing macs or iToys with their lack luster GPUs.
That's pretty much what I had come here to say. This "Apple cares about VR" stuff just sounds like corporate "me too"ing without any educated awareness of what it really means to care about VR. Apple doesn't seem to know where they want to go, and statements like this, with Apple's track record with GPUs, makes it sound like hollow PR. Apple seems to think they need to go where everyone else is going (even if everyone else is chasing windmills), or at least appear to be going where everyone else is going (until they all find themselves suffering a burst market bubble).
Apple is spreading itself out, losing focus on its own products, and that's because it's serving shareholders and following trends, instead of listening to what its most dedicated customers need, making its core products solid, and trying to LEAD. (Consumer fad products don't provide a reliable long term base, as they will dump your product for the competitor's on a moment's notice that the fad has shifted; the content creators with rows of studio machines will stick with you through dry spells... But not forever)
2013 jumped the shark with iOS 7, trashing decades of interface research to hop on the flat bus (though you have plenty of people on that flat bus, loving "change for the sake of change", bashing anyone who talks about human interface design research). iOS 7 introduced some desirable features, some of which I am appreciating with music apps on my iPad Pro, but it also introduced an incredible number of bugs and usability issues into their best product line. Prior to iOS 7, iPhone/iPad was a product that kicked the computer industry in the ass and gave us a few golden years of real competition and advancement (a trend that has now gone retrograde). Three major releases suffered from this asinine GUI change and I have not had anyone confirm if any of these long standing bugs have been fixed in iOS 10 (I'm not installing it until I know it's safe for my apps and won't slow my devices).
The last three years have been a waltz of one and a half steps forward and one step back. Incremental improvements gave us the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil (without compelling apps on launch, nor an eraser end on a product called a PENCIL), which I think was the right, but late, direction for iPads to go... trying to catch up with Microsoft's surface. I have it. I like it. I'm glad the screen is uniform, unlike my iPhone 6s...
The Apple Watch is a reaction to things like FitBit and Nike Fuel. I don't wear watches, so it's irrelivant to me. But I notice the UI design is still being decided by Jony Ive, and, even for luxury markets, it's very plain looking (again, Ive). I think there is a legitimate use for it and some people love it. Fair enough, but we've been watching the Mac Pro go nowhere for almost three years now.
They gave us a new Mac "Pro" and professionals said "wait, what?" I'm on the fence about that computer since I already have lots of external devices and sort of prefer them after the string of PCs I've injured myself working in, but some of the complaints are legit, and it is costing Apple a lot of market share in the small but important content creation market. So they dropped that highly polarized replacement product for their neglected Pro line and then ignored it again. Apple then went off and wasted resources making a slightly better wrist-worn computing product than the current stuff on the market. Because, mass market, momentarily-happy shareholders.
When Apple started pushing into the office and higher education workspace with iWork improvements, it seemed like they were trying to get Mac OS some deeper traction into Microsoft's territory. It even seemed to be working a bit, after the iPhone and iPad created that halo effect. Pages and Numbers weren't on par with Word and Excel, but they were finally good enough to get into that space and challenge the dominant brand.... Then Apple trashed iWork and replaced it with the iOS port, missing tons of features and a less effective UI. Then they started selling MS Office.
And the contextually relevant item that inspired this rant: GPU and graphics: As gaming started to really boom on iOS, Apple brought out Metal to, apparently, encourage more game development on iOS with more impressive graphics. It seemed logical to push into the gaming space on the Mac, and Metal was brought to Mac OS... but we got no hardware to really execute anything new (to the Mac platform). Nothing to attract game developers for new games or ports from the Windows world. The Mac is mostly just a suicidal chip container where heavy GPU use is concerned, and the Mac Pro, with its impressive professional dual GPUs... were given little to no practical use AND only provide middling game performance (if not for gaming, then what are they to be utilized by? Final Cut X? That's all??). Plus, there still isn't a retina-quality display for that computer, which should be a workhorse photographer's station. Apple discontinues their ridiculously expensive display and then recommends third party 4K display for their headless computers that haven't been updated in years.
Now Apple says they care about VR?? Have they not noticed that VR essentially requires bleeding edge, full length, double-height, cooling-device-heavy PCIe cards?? Even WITH that bleeding edge hardware, the results are not universally accepted as sharp or fast enough to not make you sick or even be entertained ( yes, some people love it, but it is not remotely mass market and we see Apple only cares about mass market product sales, so...??). One of the biggest names in VR has stated that they won't support the Mac until it has acceptable hardware. Did that comment get noticed by Apple's "me too" leadership, and now we're going to somehow get Mac hardware that can somehow reliably host such power-sucking and heat-blasting GPUs?
Confounding behavior.
... and stock holders "happy" I use this term loosely as the concept of a happy stock holder is an illusion.
Dead on. Perpetual growth is unsustainable fantasy, but they demand it anyway.
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For a long time I meant to build a portable dovetail jig station where all parts and accessories would be stored in. I sat down many times to think about what would be the features of my dreamed dedicated station.
Here are the features of the station I came up with:
- Handles to carry the station around.
- Neat way to clamp the station on a steady and solide surface.
- Storage drawers.
- Easy to build.
- As simple as possible.
- Inexpensive.
- Sturdy.
- Raises the jig to a personalized comfortable height.
My thoughts have been successfull as well as the time spent in the workshop building it. It was fun!
To see all the construction details and more pictures, click here.
I hope to see yours soon!
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#1 posted 12-01-2010 12:22 AM
-- If you don't work, you don't eat!.....Garland, TX
#2 posted 12-01-2010 12:26 AM
Nice and neat, and all in one place. I like that! :)
-- Backer boards, stop blocks, build oversized, and never buy a hand plane--
#3 posted 12-01-2010 12:46 AM
Very cool, it is always nice to accessories near by. Looks nice and sturdy, great job.
#4 posted 12-01-2010 12:46 AM
Very Nice.
#5 posted 12-01-2010 12:56 AM
Nice!!!! I have the Liegh 24 inch…...now you have thinking I need to do the same.
-- In the end it is more about the memories we make than the pieces we build.
#6 posted 12-01-2010 12:59 AM
Hi Serge. Nice job on this dovetail jig station. To me, the customized working height is the key element. I made a "station" that was featured in a woodworking magazine years ago and I hate it. It is not stable enough for my liking and since I used their suggested dimensions, it sits too high. I may have to consider using your ideas. Great job. Enjoy it!
-- On the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop! Lenny, East Providence, RI
#7 posted 12-01-2010 01:23 AM
@Serge—Nicely done! Bending over kills my back … I need something like this.
-- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!"
#8 posted 12-01-2010 01:27 AM
Boy that sure is pretty….from one Leigh snob to another soon to be.
: )
-- Educator by Day, Wood Butcher by Night!!
#9 posted 12-01-2010 01:47 AM
Nice portable stand for the jig. The drawers are a nice idea also. Good job..
-- Tim, Missouri ....Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the heck happened
#10 posted 12-01-2010 02:23 AM
What an absolutely great idea, and wonderful execution !! Made THIS one a favorite !
Only one minor issue: everybody knows that Leigh jig is crap.
But … great guy that I am … YOU send it to ME, and I'LL send YOU my (infinitely better) P-C 4212.
I'll even throw in the miniature box joint template, no charge.
-- -- Neil
#11 posted 12-01-2010 02:26 AM
Your work station looks great. I've been talking a lot lately about getting a dovetail jig. I'm working on a project that calls for dovetails. This will be my first dovetail project. I'm not 100% sure but my wife might surprise me with one. She was asking me a lots of questions about them and i happen to see her online looking at some. I was thinking about getting the Porter-Cable 4212 Deluxe. this is my first dovetail jig and i know that there are some things i don't know, but i should know. So i would appreciate all the input i can get here on L J. But just to keep me a small step ahead. I think I'm going to go on and build the work station in anticipation. I would like to have some pros and cons on the Jig that I'm anticipating my wife is going to surprise me with.The project I'm working on is a Country Cupboard. I hope to have some pics on here soon.
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#12 posted 12-01-2010 02:47 AM
James—I bought a Harbor Freight dovetail jig (~$30) because I wasn't sure if I really wanted to get into machine-cut dovetails (I have trained myself to do them by hand and feel pretty good about some of my work).
The HF jig was surprisingly easy to use, and I cranked all of the half-blind dovetails I needed for a project in just one afternoon.
I may consider a PC or Leigh jig (the HF cannot do through-dovetails), but for now, I'm keeping the HF in my shop.
-- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!"
#13 posted 12-01-2010 03:33 AM
You might want to start a separate thread on this. More good answers will come.
In truth, I've been VERY happy with my 4212: easy setup, clean operation, nice results, fair price.
How can you beat that ?
I think there are reviews and YouTube videos, online. Here's a pretty good start.
And another one—by Fine Woodworking—here
If you DO get it, download the "advanced" manual from the Porter-Cable site. Excellent info, there !
-- -- Neil
#14 posted 12-01-2010 06:54 AM
I have the Leigh but have only practiced on it a handful of times. This is a terrific idea to keep everything in one place Serge. I like it a lot and am adding this to my holiday to-do list. Thanks for posting it!
-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt!
#15 posted 12-01-2010 07:55 AM
I am wiping the bitter tears of jealosy off my keyboard.
-- Tim, Nevada MO
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The road I journeyed from didn't begin with me loving greens or veggies. In fact, I hated salads! Yet, I thought I was a fairly healthy person because to me, healthy was eating moderate-sized portions and choosing turkey on whole wheat over beef hamburgers.
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Last week, I wrote a blog post on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. But then, I realised that was the first time I had managed to post something for 3 days straight. And I've never done that before. NEVER!
So I challenged myself to keep it up for the rest of the week. That meant, I had to think of 4 more blog posts and I didn't want them to be meaningless just for the sake of posting something. So I got my thinking cap on and did what I do best......shopping!!
I'm so pleased to say that I DID IT! I managed to write something for all 7 days. There's proof that if you put your mind to it then anything is possible.
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On the Road Again - Dating After a Dry Spell
- Category: Love and Relationship Readings
- Last Updated on July 16, 2013
- Written by Mark Blair
It's been a long time since you've dated and suddenly have an urge to try it out. You're afraid that you won't know what to do or how to act. Maybe you're as nervous as the 40 Year Old Virgin. Whatever you're feeling is normal for you. And if you're ready to try dating again, you can make it work.
Be OK With Your Current Status
The first thing to do is to be OK with being single. That is perfectly OK. In fact, the more you can enjoy being single, the better your dating attempts will go. When you're good with being single, you're grounded in yourself and that will come across when you meet new people.
If being single bothers you, then you may approach dating with the thoughts "I need to find a partner", "It's not good being single. I need to be with someone" or "I won't be happy unless I find someone." Those energies will come out to people, too. And those dates won't go so well.
Look How You Want People To See You
Sorry, but there are no perfect "10s" in the world. Everyone has their physical flaws. The so-called "10s" you see in magazines and on TV are the result of creative makeup and Photoshop efforts. What you want to display to the world is your natural beauty.
Dress and act in ways that you want people to see you. When you look at yourself in the mirror and can smile at your appearance, other people will, too. When you look in the mirror and scare yourself, you'll have the same effect on the people you meet.
Friends Are There To Help
Your friends are there to support you with whatever you try in the dating world. They are also a good way to start getting the word out that you are interested in dating again. Be open to their suggestions. And to their match-making efforts. They mean well even though you're not interested in anyone they suggest.
Many people get connected with someone because they are a friend of a friend of a friend. Your personal network, social media, car pools and study partners are all good ways to spread the word.
"But, dating has changed"
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Have fun learning the new approaches. Try out some different ways to connect. Laugh at yourself when you've made a "mistake". Congratulate yourself when you've had a breakthrough. Have fun with the entire process and stay focused on your goal.
Be The Person You Are Now While Dating
If you last dated 10 years ago, don't try dating as if you were 10 years younger. Stay grounded in your current age and situation. Are you widowed? Divorced? With young kids? Grown up kids? Retired? Whatever your current situation, that is the person you are and the person you will be when dating.
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When you approach dating this way, you'll find that it's easier to create a long term relationship because you've been yourself the whole time. People who try to be something else find it hard to do this long term because they know they'll have to reveal their true selves eventually. Start out by being yourself and you'll find that person who really does connect with you because you are who you are.


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The Sea of Thieves is an uncharted land of mystery, magic, and opportunity. A variety of people made their way to the Sea of Thieves in search of this opportunity, whether they're entrepreneurs running Taverns at Outposts, looking to harness magic from the ghosts of past pirates, or wanting to become a Pirate Legend.
Of these characters, the most prevalent are the three Trading Companies that make up the backbone of the Sea of Thieves economy:
- The Gold Hoarders
- The Merchant Alliance
- The Order of Souls
Each of these Trading Companies offer varying types of Voyages to serve their own needs within the world of Sea of Thieves.
Gold Hoarders
The Gold Hoarders are the oldest of the three Trading Companies, having been established in the distance past by some of the first pirates who sought treasure in the Sea of Thieves.
Gold Hoarders are very much as their name describes – they love treasure. While it's suggested that they used to hunt for treasure blindly, they've more recently struck a wary partnership with the Order of Souls. Using their mysterious arts and knowledge of long-deceased pirates and privateers who once hid their treasure among these islands, the Order of Souls provided a set of maps and riddles to locate these buried chests, as well as a set of Skeleton Keys to unlock them.
With the location of the treasure, and the means to unlock it, they are now recruiting pirates to locate and return them. Pirates willing to undertake their Voyages are charged with solving these riddles and finding the 'x' on the map, and after returning successfully are rewarded with a cut of the gold that the Gold Hoarders find within.
Merchant Alliance
As opportunistic as they get, the Merchant Alliance seek to establish trade between the occupied Outposts through out the Sea of Thieves. Where the Gold Hoarders see the potential for for fortune in the treasure buried among the islands, the Merchant Alliance see opportunity in everyone else travelling to the Sea of Thieves, and seek to control trade.
To help establish trade and satisfy these markets, the Merchant Alliance charges willing pirates with finding, collecting, and delivering various supplies to Outposts in need. These could be animals, such as pigs, snakes, or chickens; gunpowder kegs, or boxes of supplies (wood, cannonballs, or bananas).
Order of Souls
The last Trading Company is the mystical Order of Souls. In the history of the Sea of Thieves, many pirates have perished exploring the oceans and uncharted islands, with the magic of the region turning them into skeletons. By collecting their skulls, the Order of Souls works to harness the magic from these former pirates.
While they want to control this magic for themselves, they also use this knowledge to help the Gold Hoarders by developing riddles to locate these pirates' buried treasure.
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"In this fall, I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat."
With those words, LeBron James changed the landscape of the NBA. The King has been courted, and he decided to join his friends Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat.
ESPN reported all day Thursday that Miami was the front runner, and it turned out, they were right.
Looking for his best chance to win a championship right now, James felt the formation of a super team was his best choice. While Miami was rejoicing, his decision leaves behind a devastated Cleveland sports nation.
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