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Photographer's Note
Detail of a house in a small village of El Ferrer. (additional info about the village can be found here)
It shows traditional Spanish way of marking their houses - both the house number and house name are ceramic tiles.
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wilkinsonsg (8662) 2004-11-28 4:50
A good graphic shot - simple but effective.
manny (21833) 2004-11-28 10:14
Nice shot. I like the simplicity of the details and patterns and colors. It is very easy to look at.
Aegean (2571) 2004-12-02 13:47
Lovely simple graphic composition Robert! The framing and all the ellements in the shot makes it very pleasant. I really like the textures on the wall and the door...Very well done!
sunny (3069) 2004-12-02 17:11
Wonderful graphism of door detail and wall, Robert! :-) The contrasting colours work fine to make the impact strong and the framing accentuates on it in a lovely way. Very well done!
ags84 (100) 2005-09-28 13:30
awesome shot, very minimalistic elegant bravo
stego (24132) 2008-10-24 13:57
Hi Robert,
This one, with the respectable age of 4 years, was on the TE main page...
I like very much its simplicity, almost minimalism. The great clarity allows the appreciation of the texture of the wall and door.
Regards, José.
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- Copyright: Rob Janovski (robiuk) (10807)
- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2004-11-09
- Categories: Arquitectura
- Camera: Minolta Dimage 7Hi, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM
- Exposición: f/4, 1/750 segundos
- Versión de la foto: Versión original
- Date Submitted: 2004-11-27 16:56
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Auburn graduated from the Future Tutor program at the Royal School of Needlework in 2017 with distinction. Since graduating Auburn has begun teaching on the RSN Certifacte and Diploma course at Hampton Court Palace and The Williamsburg School of Needlework. She has also taught a number of short courses for RSN and the London Embroidery School, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and The British Library.
Throughout her time with the RSN she has worked on numerous high-profile collaborations such as with Burberry's 'Maker's House', in partnership with the New Craftsmen, Nicholas Oakwell Couture's feather gown for the GREAT Britain Campaign and renowned artist Cornela Parker's 'Magna Carta (An Embroidery)'. During her studies Auburn won a number of awards such as Student of the year in 2016 and the Rachel McGowan Teaching award in 2017.
Prior to her studies at the RSN, Auburn accomplished a First Class Degree in Historical Costume for Film and Theatre. She also completed an Apprenticeship with a Savile Row Tailor, where she still works, alongside working as a freelance costumier.
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One of the worst-kept secrets in the Texas Panhandle is that too many high school students are dropping out before they earn their diplomas.
But there might be some good news on the Panhandle's expansive horizon if some Palo Duro High School students are able to get an important message across to their peers.
PDHS students are putting together a video they hope to serve as a public service announcement to their at-risk peers who might be prone to drop out of school.
The students are working as part of a American Graduate Community Engagement Project grant administered by KACV-TV, the Amarillo College-run public television station. Yes, the contest involves prizes, such as some nifty telecommunications devices — and even some money.
Is there a compelling message to be delivered to PDHS students? Absolutely.
Texas Education Agency figures show that the Palo Duro HS dropout rate in the 2009-10 school year was 3.8 percent, compared to the Amarillo Independent School District rate of 2.5 percent. The 2.5-percent rate isn't great, either. Indeed, no student should be dropping out of school to enter the job market before completing his or her studies.
An interesting aspect of this program, though, is that the stay-in-school message is coming from students themselves.
Any parent will tell you that young people respond generally better to peer pressure than they do to pressure from adults. Which parent, for instance, hasn't heard a child come home from school to proclaim some "great advice" he or she got from a friend that sounds like the advice the parent had given, only to have the child ignore it?
Therein lies the beauty of the Palo Duro High School video project and the potential for success it holds in the Panhandle's ongoing struggle to keep students in school.
That is just part of the challenge facing the students. The rest of it involves getting at-risk children to watch it and then take its message to heart.
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Home > L R A N > Agrarian Reform > News > Sumilao land remains undistributed after 2 years
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Sumilao farmers resume claim over disputed 144-hectare land
Two years ago today, in March 29, 2007, the Sumilao farmers signed an agreement with San Miguel Corporation (SMC), represented by its president, Ramon Ang in the presence of Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales. In signing of the agreement, SMC ceded 50 of the 144 hectares being claimed by the Sumilao farmers and committed to acquire 94 hectares of land outside the disputed property for distribution to the farmers under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform. This marked the end of the Sumilao campaign which started with their historic 1,700 kilometer-march from Sumilao to Malacañang. As a direct result of their 1,700 kilometer march, President Arroyo revoked the conversion order covering the contested property in December 2007 and ordered the distribution of the property under the CARP forcing SMC to the negotiating table with the farmers. After the signing of the agreement, the Sumilao farmers returned home and occupied and began to cultivate the 50 hectares covered by the agreement.
However, after two years, the Sumilao farmers are yet to receive the land titles of the 50 hectares within the contested property and the 94 hectares outside the 144-hectare disputed land. "We have met with the representatives of SMC and the DAR and they have promised the land titles every time we met. Deadline after deadline came and went but the promised land titles failed to materialize. Even the title of 50 hectares we are now tilling remains an unfulfilled promise" Peter Tuminhay, spokesperson of the Sumilao Farmers said. He added that the lands offered to them by SMC have various problems; some of the lands are still leased to Del Monte, some had titles that were not surrendered by the landowners.
"Last February, Atty. Fred Peñaflor, legal counsel of San Miguel Corporation committed to us that they will distribute the titles for the 50 hectares of land that we are now tilling and the 94 hectares outside the 1-44-hectare property today on the 2nd anniversary of the signing of our agreement. After waiting for 2 years and listening to promises several times, this will be the last deadline. Should they fail to distribute the titles today, as they have promised, we take it that San Miguel Corporation is not serious about fulfilling its commitments to us. It is almost a year since our leader, Rene Peñas was gunned down here in this land. We can no longer wait for more promises. We will to return to our original claim, should they again break their promise today, we shall begin to occupy and cultivate portions of original 144-hectare land" said Yoyong Merida, spokesperson of the Sumilao farmers. "We call on those who have supported our struggle to once again join us in our cause. We will not stop until we cultivate the land that belongs to us" Merida added.
In commemorating the 2nd anniversary of the signing of the agreement, Malaybalay Archbishop Honesto Pacana will celebrate a mass with the farmers at their camp outside the gates of San Miguel Corporation in San Vicente, Sumilao, Bukidnon. He will join the farmers in demanding the distribution of the Sumilao property.
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When visiting the reserve enjoy your stay and please keep to the roadway, parking area or the beach where it is possible to get good views of the wildlife of the reserve.
The welfare of the wildlife of the reserve is your first consideration. The reserve includes a mixture of lake, swamp, grassland and woodland habitats and is of local nature conservation importance. It is also an important local amenity and is used by local schools for educational purposes.
Thanks to: Wanda Ronan and Andrew, Heather and David Bird, without whose generosity as landowners the reserve would not exist. Birgit O'Driscoll, Eddie Ronayne, Anna Ahern and Moggy Somers for their help and advice, Cobh Town Council, Cobh Community College, Cork County Council, The Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund and SECAD for their assistance. Thanks also to the teachers and pupils of Scoil Iosaef Naofa and those too numerous to mention who have been giving their time, help and advice since the reserve was established in 1990.
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Sessions 1-10
Sessions 11-18
Abbreviations: [R] = Read; [C] = Check class website; [W] Watch assigned film
(all films are on reserve in Green/Media-MTXT), [G] = Green Library on Reserve, [W] = On the Web to this topic,
R = Reader
1. Tuesday, January 8: Introduction.
2. Thursday, January 10: Theoretical Reflection: Reading Cities, Reading Spaces.
[R]ead - M. Crang and N. Thrift: "Introduction," in: Thinking Space. R
[R] Walter Benjamin: Paris, Capital of the 19th century (1939), in: The Arcades Project. R
[R] M. Savage: Walter Benjamin's Urban Thought, in: Thinking Space. R
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3. Tuesday, January 15: The Romantic Age.
[C]heck on the website the biographies of Ludwig Tieck and Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
[C] the image gallery related to Schinkel's work.
[R] Ludwig Tieck, Der gestiefelte Kater (Puss-in-Boots). R
[W] Galerie der Romantik, Berlin-Charlottenburg
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4. Thursday, January 17: Berlin to Bismarck's Time; Theodor Fontane's Berlin.
[C] website for Theodor Fontane's biography.
[R] Theodor Fontane, Jenny Treibel. R
[R] David Clay Large, "Berlin under Bismarck," in: D. C. Large, Berlin.
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Tuesday, January 22, and Thursday, January 24: NO CLASS
5. Friday, January 25: Walter Benjamin in Berlin.
[C] website for Walter Benjamin's biography.
[R] Walter Benjamin, "A Berlin Chronicle." R
[R] David Clay Large, "World City?," in: D. C. Large, Berlin.
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6. Tuesday, January 29: Expressionism in Art; The Poetry of Else Lasker-Schüler.
[C] website for Else Lasker-Schüler's biography.
[G]reen Library on reserve Else Lasker-Schüler, poems, in: Hebrew Ballads and Other Poems. R
[R] Sigrid Bauschinger, "The Berlin Moderns," in: Berlin - Metropolis: Jews and The New Culture. R
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7. Thursday, January 31: Stormy Times-World War I; The Revolution and the Birth of the Republic.
[C] website for Rosa Luxemburg's biography.
[R] R. Luxemburg: "Founding Manifesto of KPD," in: The Weimar Source Book. R
[R] "The Spartacus Manifesto," in: The Weimar Source Book. R
[R] Paul Celan, "You lye..." R
[R] David Clay Large, "Discord in the Castle," in: D. C. Large, Berlin.
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8. Tuesday, February 5: The Impact of Urban Dis-Order - Bertolt Brecht.
[C] website for Bertolt Brecht's biography.
[R] Bertolt Brecht, Ten Poems for a Reader..., in: Bertolt Brecht: Poems 1913 - 1956. R
[R] Bertolt Brecht: Diaries 1920 1922. R
[R] F. Vaßen, "A New Poetry for the Big City: Brecht's Behavioural Experiments in 'Aus dem Lesebuch für Städtebewöhner'," in: Bertolt Brecht: Contemporary Essays. R
[R] David Clay Large, "The Great Disorder," in: D. C. Large, Berlin.
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9. Thursday, February 7: The Age of Weimar I.
[C] website for Walter Ruttmann's biography.
[W]atch Walter Ruttmann, Symphony of a Big City.
[R] David Clay Large, "The World City of Order and Beauty," in: D. C. Large, Berlin. R
[W] http://www.filmmmuseum-berlin.de
Image Gallery
Tuesday, February 12: NO CLASS
10. Thursday, February 14: The Age of Weimar II.
[C] website for Alfred Döblin's biography.
[R] Alfred Döblin, Berlin. Alexanderplatz I.
[R] K. Scherpe, "The City as Narrator," in: Modernity and the Text. R


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A: Geothermal heat pumps can be installed in some urban and suburban areas if they utilize dedicated water systems not interconnected with the domestic water or sanitary systems.
Several houses, all the apartments in a building or an entire community could be looped into a network of ground water distribution and return, if conditions were right. In addition, vertical closed-loop systems can be installed in urban and suburban areas where the bore holes can be drilled in parking lots, open plazas, or even under the footprint of new buildings, if the bores are drilled and the loops installed before building construction begins. Open-loop, two-well systems can even be installed if land area is sufficient to permit proper well spacing, aquifer capacity is sufficient, and local regulations permit.
In short, it is technically feasible to use a geothermal heat pump in a city or a suburb. However, local government restrictions or local ground water or geologic conditions may limit its use, so be sure to check with your appropriate authorities.


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By Tracee Davis on Thu 03/28/2013 05:24am
Sheridan Memorial Hospital is looking for volunteers to provide relief support for the Hospice of the Big Horns.
A training and screening session will start April 4 to provide familiarization with the ins and outs of end of life care. Cecile Pattison, Community Relations Coordinator with the hospital, says volunteers are critical to the program to provide a break for regular caregivers.
Those who complete the training program volunteer when they can in one to three-hour increments. The training program will run three weeks in a row from p.m.
For more information, or to sign up for the program, contact Cindy Baker at 672-1083.


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Festival of Colors
Things have been a bit quieter around these parts because of a few big projects that I've been finishing up, but I'm looking forward to sharing a bunch of them really soon!
I spent last weekend in Philadelphia and one of the highlights of the trip was celebrating Holi, the festival of colors, at UPenn with some good friends that go to Wharton. I haven't celebrated Holi since I was a kid and visiting family in India, and I forgot how much FUN this holiday is. Imagine a field filled with people wearing white, running around, throwing colored powder in every color imaginable on each other. It's messy, colorful, and we laughed until our stomachs hurt. At the end, we had color ALL over ourselves—in our hair, on our faces, and on every inch of exposed skin. The powder is non toxic and the kind we used actually washed out very quickly and amazingly well, so there were no issues with the color staining anything.
The people going all out also had water guns and hoses, but I preferred playing with the dry color because it's not quite warm enough yet to get wet. Some of the Wharton students who had kids brought them and the kids looked like they were having the time of their lives. I saw some kid laughing so hard while he was throwing color on his own head that I thought he was going to explode. It was adorable.
Holi makes for some awesome photography, too (we took these photos really quickly with my iPhone wrapped in a plastic bag). I especially love the color dust and puffs of smoke that you get from throwing the powder around.


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The Douchey DM » Adventure Seed Fiction » Adventure Seed Fiction: The Nevada Pestilence Part 2
Adventure Seed Fiction: The Nevada Pestilence Part 2
The Nevada Pestilence
Part II
by Stu Venable, Jr.
The stench, as I found purchase to gain footing upon the caboose's railings, was unlike anything I had ever experienced. Having served with the 51st Ohio Infantry, I was not unfamiliar with the smell of rotting human flesh. This however seemed to me to be the smell of cooking human flesh, a scent with which I was far less familiar, having only caught the briefest whiff of it when an occasional wound need cauterization.
But my senses were met with the cannibalistic equivalent of some festive feast. Deep within my mind, the memories of my ancestors met the smell with revulsion and horror.
I tensed my jaw and looked more closely into the interior of the caboose. It was then that I noticed that the blankets and linens covering the corpses were smoldering, some vaguely yellowing and browning as if being gently and gradually burned from beneath.
Furthermore there was a haze of bluish smoke within the cabin of the car, hanging at approximately eye level. Now that I had a clearer view of the interior, I could see that this was no infirmary. This was a morgue. These corpses had not been carefully placed here as if they were once merely sick people, these corpses were dragged in and hastily piled atop one another.
It would be a gruesome task indeed to accurately determine the exact number, but by my estimation, there were no less than fifty corpses within. The bodies had tumbled and rolled to obstruct the narrow path that had once run down the length of the caboose.
Feeling no small amount of trepidation, I decided to scale the nearby ladder and cross the length of the caboose on the cabin's roof. As I climbed down the railing on the forward end of the caboose, I peered into the door window of the last of the passenger cars.
Again I bore witness to aftermath of this strange lesion producing pestilence. There were again expired victims of the fever, perhaps twenty in all. Most sat in their seat, slumped forward or to the side. A few had fallen into the aisle that bisected the passenger car.
These corpses, much like the dozens I found in the caboose, appeared to be smoldering, their clothes producing delicate swirls of blue smoke.
Now I am not a man of great medical knowledge, having only once assisted a harried surgeon during a hasty amputation in the midst of the war, but I felt compelled to investigate further this disease and the black and red lesions it produced.
I forced open the door of the passenger car and was again met with the sickening, disquieting smell of burning flesh.
I stepped just inside the car and knelt down next to what I assumed to be a young woman, at least that was what I ascertained by the manner of her clothes, as here face was so disfigured by the lesions that she looked as if she had been completely burned.
I took a closer look at the lesions upon her face, and immediately noted the fact that there was no puss coming from these wounds, even though there were numerous cracks in her skin to allow such discharge. As I investigated the lesions more closely, I noticed the blackness appeared to be actual charring of the skin, rather than a necrotizing darkening sometimes seen in dead or dying flesh.
It was at this moment, when my face was closest to hers, that the young woman inhaled. Her dry, cracked eyelids parted, exposing her milky and horrifically blistered eyes. She tried to lift her arms, but then wailed in agony, as the black, peeling lesions on her arms cracked, exposing a mixture of blood and clear fluid, not unlike the liquid one finds in a blister.
"It's burning me," she rasped, "make it stop. Please. Water." Her head and arms relaxed, as if these few words had exhausted her completely, leaving here with no will to either move or breath.
I fetched a drinking glass and a small, weighted pitcher with a small amount of water that was resting on a courtesy table near the cabin door. I filled the glass and rushed back, gently offering the glass to her unmoving lips. The water poured in ever so slightly and she sputtered and coughed.
Her coughing turned to convulsing as the water spilled from her mouth, making a hissing noise as it rand down her cheeks and her neck and face. Steam rose where the water touched her skin.
"No. Not drink," she said through her rattling cough, "pour it on me. Pour it on my hands, they hurt worst of all." I did so, pouring a portion of the water on one hand and then the other, the water vaporizing as it touched her skin. She breathed a small but sincere sigh of relief, but only for a moment, for there was not much water in the glass or the pitcher for that matter. Yet she clinged to the respite from her pain, however brief.
My investigative side got the better of me at that moment, having witnessed these strange medical anomalies, so that I ventured to touch her skin to feel just how feverish this poor girl was. I chose to touch her forehead, thinking that was the location most congruous with such a situation of a single man coming to the aid of a presumably single woman at her moment of need.
For some reason I still do not fathom, I was not at all concerned with contracting this illness from physical contact. Perhaps a part of me had noted that I had considerable contact with the sufferers of this illness back on my own train without contracting the disease and assumed I had some sort of immunity to it.
I think, however, it is more likely that my curiosity toward this situation and the strange symptoms of this bizarre illness overrode my normal drive to maintain my own well-being.
I withdrew my hand just a moment after my skin made contact with hers, as her skin was so hot to the touch that I found it difficult to comprehend how she could be alive, let alone intact, being at such a high temperature. I looked upon the skin of my hand as I heard the sizzles and pops of burning flesh and found that I had severely burned myself, so much so that my skin was blistering as I observed it.
It was nearing mid-day, so the air was dry and hot, not an uncommon occurrence in northern Nevada, but I noted with my other, unburned had that the air near the young woman was considerably hotter than the air temperature some distance away from her.
It was at this moment that I remember my current situation, that of being aboard a runaway train, where I would presumably fine no one alive or at least no one capable of helping me to stop this locomotive.
I stood and faced to the West, toward the engine that was pulling this long train of passenger cars and began my long walk through each car.
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We lost one of the greats on Wednesday, 6 May 2015. Denise McCluggage, 88 years young, slipped this mortal coil – as many of her close friends have in the recent past. It seems like just yesterday that we heard that Phil Hill had passed away – Phil was a contemporary and close friend of Denise's. It's sad to see my generation's heroes slip away – but, as we are painfully aware of, it happens to us all eventually.
Denise was born In El Dorado, Kansas in 1927. A number of years ago she related a story to a group of us about her father taking her to the site of Knute Rockne's plane crash when she was a child. It was a spellbinding performance, one of many that those who have had the pleasure of being in her presence can relate.
She spent time as a sports reporter in the 1950s, extraordinary for a woman in those times. And she was good at it – covering among other things skiing and auto racing. Her skiing skills were high, as both instructor and competitor, and, as those around her quickly learned, her driving skills were commensurate. She went on to found, Competition Press, which eventually became Autoweek. At the time, outside of National Speed Sport News, it was the only place a racing aficionado could get race results (especially for Formula 1 and sports car racing).
She was a part of a parallel 'rat pack' of racing drivers and hangers on, equivalent to Sinatra's gang, but with women in prominent roles. There was Denise, Phil Hill, Carroll Shelby, Stirling Moss, Pat Moss, Erik Carlsson, Dan Gurney, and a host of others, that made their way through the fifties and sixties across Europe and the US racing and partying. I'm still not sure about all the odds and ends I have heard regarding her friendship with Steve McQueen – but, truth be told, she did have a funny story or two about him (that I will not retell ; -).
She treated everyone she met with kindness and a directness – a true mid-western characteristic – that immediately put one at ease and enabled the wonderful story telling. Denise was a world champion raconteur – I remember spending a lunch with her on a product launch where she described having been awake so long that she was hallucinating that gnomes on logs in the Austrian forest were cheering her on when she negotiated a corner correctly during a rally. She was a delight to be around and an incredible human being. I am ever so glad to have met her and been able to spend time with her, as brief as it was.
There are any number of eulogies I have read today and Steven Cole Smith's stands out (as do others): http://www.motorsport.com/
Also, John Pearly Huffman wrote a gem: http://blog.caranddriver.com/
Of course, then there is Mark Vaughn of Autoweek's contribution: http://autoweek.com/article/
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The federal government is planning outreach programs to combat patients who don't take the medications prescribed to them, skip pills or otherwise don't take them correctly. However, the pharmaceutical industry is already one step ahead with programs of its own to boost compliance.
Bedminster, New Jersey-based Cegedim Dendrite is a leader in the patient compliance area, with programs involving more than 40 brands. These programs primarily involve "loyalty" cards that the pharmaceutical industry provides to physicians, who in turn provide then to patients when the initial prescription is written. The cards provide a financial incentive for patients to fill the initial prescription and any subsequent refills. There are associated Web sites and patient information newsletters that consumers can receive on an opt-in basis.
Currently, Cegedim Dendrite has more than 30 million cards in circulation via 50 different programs and is working with nine of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies, says Harvey Brofman, vice president and general manager of Cegedim Dendrite's Opus division and chairman, American Pharmacy.
Although Cegedim Dendrite can't reveal its clients due to confidentiality agreements, the company was willing to share a blind case study. In this case, the pharmaceutical company was facing an unsettling situation with one of its biggest sellers. Managed care formulary restrictions were resulting in fewer new patient starts through prescribing physicians and higher co-pays for patients.
Cegedim Dendrite developed a brand loyalty and persistence program consisting of peer-to-peer telecommunications outreach to 3,600 physicians and distribution of a persistence card kit via sales reps to physicians. The card kit educated patients about the therapy and provided patients with up to $30 off their co-pay for six months (a total value of up to $180).
Of the 6,000 patients enrolled into the program, more than 75% used the card two or more times, with 62% using the card three or more times. A persistence analysis conducted four months post-program indicated that new patients increased their refill ratio by an average of one additional refill month per patient. The six-month pilot program encouraged redeeming physicians to prescribe an additional two New Brand Starts (NBS) per month per physician.
Of total prescriptions generated by this program, 63% were new patients to the brand. The program increased the propensity to stay on therapy into the fourth month and beyond, raising the percentage of patients who were persistent by an average of 21% versus control. Among redeeming physicians, NBS share increased an average of four points versus control. The program ultimately generated an ROI of more than 3:1.
One opportunity is for pharmacists to get more involved with patient compliance. Of all health-care providers, pharmacists have more "touchpoints" with patients, and potentially can have the largest impact on patients complying with their medication regimens.
"For every one visit to the doctor, patients visit the pharmacist three or four times," Brofman says. "There are more opportunities for intervention. It's a more natural fit."


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happy easter! it's calling for 20 degrees this weekend in the city so i am ELATED. it's supposed to rain, but that will not but a damper on my mood at all. 20 degrees you guys!! i've been waiting for this day for what feels like an eternity. i'm not going home for the weekend, but i am making a special trip to the bulk barn in my area to get a very large bag of mini eggs (both the chocolate AND the malted ones of course), and hopefully cooking up a storm.
i feel like easter weekend is a very "brunchy" weekend – easter brunch just has a nice ring to it. it's a time to be drinking many, many mimosas, eating eggs benny and wearing pretty pastel colours (or maybe that's any given spring weekend for you, if so, can i come?). if you are hosting a brunch, i have the perfect recipe for you: asparagus and rapini frittata. i grew up eating frittata – my dad makes the best ones full of potatoes, little cubes of my nona's cured sausage, and lots and lots of cheese. he uses a whole carton of eggs, which we always think is *way* too much, but then the two of us demolish the whole thing with half a loaf of very generously buttered toast. and then we nap; sounds like the perfect long weekend plan, no? essentially a frittata is just ingredients whisked with eggs and baked at a low temperature – but the beauty of it is that the possibilities are endless. it's also super simple, which makes it perfect for a boozy brunch. it requires little prep, you toss it in the oven, and then pour yourself another glass of bubbly.
asparagus and rapini really feel like spring, and also makes me feel like i'm being healthy (it counteracts all of the mini eggs i've been eating). i added some creamy boursin cheese because i had it in my fridge *only* because the sample girl at the grocery store last weekend tempted me. the one important note involves the rapini – you need to blanche your rapini first, then drain and chop before you add to the eggs. this step seems annoying but is v.v important! blanching rapini brings tames the bitterness and coaxes out a little sweetness from the greens.
bon voyage my friends, i am headed to the gym and then on my journey into the depths of the bulk barn mini eggs bin. may your weekend be filled with sticky fingers from too many peeps, pink tulips, and many mimosas!
asparagus & rapini frittata
*serves 6
8 eggs
1 small bunch asparagus, ends trimmed
1/2 bunch rapini, blanched & chopped
1/3 – 1/2 package boursin cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
preheat the oven to broil. heat the olive oil in a cast iron pan or other oven proof pan over medium heat until shimmering. add the asparagus and cook for about 5 minutes, tossing occasionally until just tender crisp. turn heat down to low and keep the pan on the burner.
while asparagus is cooking, whisk eggs until uniform pale yellow. stir in chopped rapini, lots of pepper and chillies then pour into the oiled pan. crumble boursin cheese over top of eggs, then arrange the asparagus stalks on top, very gently pressing into the egg. let cook on low heat until edges are just beginning to set, then put into the pre-heated oven. let cook until middle is just set – about 5 minutes.
remove, let cool slightly, then cut into wedges and serve. finish with a sprinkle of herbs, sea salt, and chilli oil! it's perfect with greens on the side, or sandwiches between two pieces of buttered toast.


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Dynamic Earth joins forces with marine scientists exploring the deep Atlantic Ocean.
Up until about 20 years ago, relatively little was known about the deep oceans and even to this day, much of the ocean below about 200 m is still unexplored. The deep sea remains a transition between the known world and the imagined but what we do know for sure is that the ocean depths are not devoid of life as previously thought but home to a remarkable diversity of plants and animals. Even though they live well out of sight in dark and often cold conditions, the species that have evolved to thrive in the deep sea have a surprisingly important role to play in the well-being of the planet as well as an economically sustainable future for all of us. Which is why I'm so delighted that Dynamic Earth is a partner in ATLAS - the biggest ever scientific research project on Atlantic deep-sea ecosystems.
ATLAS stands for "A Trans-Atlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management plan for Europe" and is supported by the European Commission's Horizon2020 funding programme. Over the next four years it will involve hundreds of scientists from 10 European countries, the USA and Canada, working collaboratively to explore the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Dynamic Earth's role will be to engage our visitors and the wider public with the discoveries made during ATLAS, the excitement and significance of the Atlantic deep-water environment, and the impact humans are having on the oceans. Over the coming months members of the Learning Team at Dynamic Earth will develop new education material on the deep sea, a new workshop for schools and a travelling road show that will visit communities across Scotland. Future plans also include updating our oceans gallery to convey the excitement and importance of researching the deep ocean and the incredible ecosystems that live there.
The project is being co-ordinated by a team at Heriot-Watt University led by Professor J Murray Roberts, Director of the Centre for Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology. As Murray explains, "The north Atlantic was the birthplace of deep-sea biology and the cradle of oceanography. It's the place we should know best, but it's only over the last 20 years that we've uncovered just how varied and vulnerable the Atlantic's deep-sea habitats really are." The researchers will embark on a series of exciting expeditions to improve our understanding of what lives in the deep Atlantic using various techniques from remotely operated submersibles to environmental DNA sequencing to search water and sediment samples for known and undiscovered deep-sea species. Another major goal of ATLAS is to develop a scientific knowledge base that can inform the development of appropriate international policies to ensure deep-sea Atlantic resources are managed effectively to support sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sectors as a whole.
Dynamic Earth is involved to share the findings of the scientists and help make us all more aware of the important of the oceans on everyday life on Earth and what actions we can take to help protect them. Look out for future updates on ATLAS in our blog.
For more information about ATLAS: http://www.eu-atlas.org/
Image caption: Squat lobster perched on a deep water coral on the continental margin of the north-west Atlantic. (photo credit: Ifremer & AWI, 2003, http://www.lophelia.org/imagesgallery/category/14-animals)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 678760 (ATLAS). This output reflects only the author's view and the European Union cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
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The Obama administration has quietly approved a substantial expansion of the terrorist watchlist system, authorizing a secret process that requires neither "concrete facts" nor "irrefutable evidence" to designate an American or foreigner as a terrorist, according to a key government document obtained by The Intercept. The "March 2013 Watchlisting Guidance," a 166-page document issued last year by the National Counterterrorism Center, spells out the government's secret rules for putting individuals on its main terrorist database, as well as the no [lees verder]
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"The Intercept" hat die vertraulichen Leitlinien für die Terrordatenbank der US-Regierung veröffentlicht. Demnach sind konkrete Fakten nicht nötig, um jemanden als suspekt einzustufen. Die Folgen können gravierend sein. "The Intercept", die Enthüllungswebsite, für die auch Glenn Greenwald arbeitet, hat am Mittwoch ein internes Dokument der US-Regierung im Volltext veröffentlicht. In den Leitlinien mit dem Titel "March 2013 Watchlisting Guidance" wird auf 166 Seiten dargelegt, wie verdächtige Personen auf der nationalen Terrorliste landen und wieder entfernt werden können. Die US-Regierung hatte [lees verder]
Muslim Americans Who Claim FBI Used No-Fly List to Coerce Them Into Becoming Informants File Lawsuit
Naveed Shinwari is one of four American Muslims who filed suit against the government this week for placing them on the U.S. "no-fly list" in order to coerce them into becoming FBI informants. The plaintiffs say the government refuses to explain why they were named on the no-fly list. They also believe that their names continue to be listed because they would not agree to become FBI informants and spy on their local communities. "It's very frustrating, you feel helpless," [lees verder]
No-fly list used by FBI to coerce Muslims into informing, lawsuit claims
Case highlights plight of people wrongfully added to database who face lengthy, secretive process to clear their names Innocent people are being put on no-fly list as coercion or punishment by the FBI, a lawsuit alleges. Naveed Shinwari hasn't seen his wife in 26 months. He suspects it's because he refused to become an informant for the FBI. In February 2012 Shinwari, who has lived in the US since he was 14, flew to Afghanistan to get married. He says [lees verder]
Dr Rahinah Ibrahim is not a national security threat. The federal government even said so. It took a lawsuit that has stretched for eight years for the feds to yield that admission. It is one answer in a case that opened up many more questions. Namely: How did an innocent Malaysian architectural scholar remain on a terrorism no fly-list – effectively branded a terrorist – for years after a FBI paperwork screw up put her there? The answer to that [lees verder]
Advocate General's Opinion in Joined Cases C-539/10 P and C-550/10 P Stichting Al-Aqsa v Council and Netherlands v Stichting Al-Aqsa
In Advocate General Trstenjak's view, the Council may freeze funds in the fight against terrorism only while national prosecutions of the persons concerned are ongoing. In view of the repeal of the Netherlands measures against Al-Aqsa, the General Court was therefore right to annul the legal acts by which the Council allowed Al-Aqsa's funds to remain frozen. The Netherlands Al-Aqsa foundation has been engaged since 2003 in judicial proceedings challenging its inclusion or its continued inclusion in the list drawn [lees verder]


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Twitter has announced that it is going public. Twitter will be one of the core social media marketing and advertising platforms for businesses in the next few years.
When dot com companies go public the pressure to build revenues is extreme. This means that we should expect to see more advertising on Twitter.
The most obvious will be the roll out of sponsored posts. If they use some of their strong data mining skills and apply it to the advertising space, then it is very likely to be a success.
However, the challenge will be their strategy in this space. Do they only stick the major advertising agencies, or will they make it available to small and medium businesses.
They are likely to offer both a pay per click option and pay per view. Pricing of these options will probably be based on an auction system where there is a limit to the supply and bidders will decide the price to pay.
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The recent cultural madness and subsequent campaign of distortion surrounding guns in America — framed on one end by the Sandy Hook massacre and on the other end by the manhunt for murderer-turned-leftist-icon Christopher Dorner — offers a chilling example of the selective outrage and cynical manipulation employed by the cultural elites of our country, from the president and the White House to Hollywood and academia. Taking very seriously Rahm Emanuel's candid remark that "You never let a serious crisis go to waste," these institutions have wasted no time in exploiting both the anguish of grieving parents and the endless reservoir of manufactured racial grievance and entitlement that keeps this county hopelessly divided, to the benefit of leftist agitators.
Sandy Hook, we are told, is the product of a lawless and renegade gun culture, the logical culmination of right-wing anti-government paranoia on the part of delusional survivalist preppers, goaded on by the Tea Party and Fox News. Deftly equating conservative suspicion of ever-expanding government with the extreme mental illness that spurred the shootings, politicians and the media seize on Sandy Hook as an opportunity to simultaneously demonize conservatives and impose sweeping new laws and regulations on everything from guns and ammunition to parental rights and mental health procedures, all without regard to constitutional guarantees or even, in many instances, legislative process. The Left and their media allies engaged in similar rushes to judgment over the shooting of congresswoman Gabby Giffords and the Aurora massacre, with any number of right wing straw-men implicated before any facts were actually known.
In this fog of confusion and media-fueled misinformation, an alarming number of talkers on the Left not only fail to hold accountable the murderous and deranged Christopher Dorner and his growing horde of cultish followers and apologists, but they also excuse his brutal murders and the paranoid manifesto that justifies them, going so far as to equate his rampage with the stated aims of the social justice movement and likening him to Robin Hood and Django, the trigger-happy protagonist of Quentin Tarantino's latest cinematic celebration of blood and slaughter. A few hours after Dorner's manifesto was published online, numerous Chris Dorner fan-clubs appeared on Facebook, with such titles as "We are all Chris Dorner" and "We Stand with Christopher Dorner." CNN contributor and Columbia University professor Marc Lamont Hill argued on television that although Dorner's actions were "awful" and "killing people is bad," nevertheless "as far as Dorner himself goes, he's been like a real-life superhero to many people … they're rooting for somebody who was wronged to get a kind of revenge against the system. It's almost like watching Django Unchained in real life, it's kind of exciting."
Of course, it shows a dangerous lack of critical thinking and good faith to seize on the Sandy Hook massacre to argue the need for sweeping and comprehensive gun control, while simultaneously lionizing a cold-blooded killer like Dorner, who's celebrity can be attributed in part to his carefully crafted pose as racially aggrieved victim of a racist system. It also demonstrates the hypocrisy of the current anti-gun movement, an enterprise that seeks to vilify guns, except when they are in the hands of government officials and institutions, or glorified in violent movies and video games, or appropriated by anti-gun advocates like Dorner, hell-bent as he was on shooting his fellow citizens in order to draw attention to grievances real or imagined, and gun control especially.
Rather than be surprised at the brazenness of such double think, we should recognize it as a critical facet of leftist ideology, one on display in our schools and enforced on our children from the very earliest grade levels. Consider the "zero-tolerance" policies in our schools with regards to guns, and the myriad stories in the news about students being suspended or expelled for bringing toy guns to school, or for pointing their fingers and saying "bang," or for having pictures of guns on their computers or their t-shirts, or for playing cops and robbers at recess. Rather than see these incidents as "teachable moments" that offer the opportunity to distill for students valuable lessons in moral reasoning and critical thinking, the schools' zero-tolerance policy actually retards education, taking a complex subject that lends itself to discussion and reducing it to a simple-minded exercise in censorship and an inflexible example of hysterical prohibition. Rather than take the opportunity to teach kids independent thinking and personal responsibility when it comes to guns, the purpose and history of the Second Amendment, or the constitutionally protected rights of individual citizens, the schools opt instead for inflexible, intolerant, and utterly anti-intellectual policies that insult rather than instruct.
And yet, when it comes to teaching very young students equally controversial issues such as birth control, abortion, and homosexuality, there is nothing but tolerance — total tolerance, if you will — and no amount of protest, dissent, or collective scruple can be allowed to deter the teaching of these subjects to younger and younger students. The pattern is as clear as a bull's eye on a target or a condom on a cucumber: total tolerance for their own views means zero tolerance for ours. Kids rendered incapable of making even basic moral distinctions in our schools are sure to grow up and become teachers or journalists unwilling to teach or report on such distinctions at all. And every now and then, they will grow up to be another Christopher Dorner, exposing folly and hypocrisy of it all. With this caveat: Fewer and fewer will be able to grasp the irony.
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Phil begins the hour by reading from John Laughland's perceptive article in the Guardian of August 2 exposing the lies about Sudan.
Isaac Saney, speaking from Trinidad, talks with Phil about the "unknown story" of Cuba's selfless and courageous role in helping to defeat South African apartheid. Saney, the author of "Cuba: A Revolution In Motion", derides the US characterization of Cuba as a 'terrorist state' when Cuba has been the victim of numerous terrorist attacks backed by the US government.
Investigative journalist Wayne Madsen talks with Phil about his forthcoming book, "Jaded Tasks: Big Oil, Black Ops and Brass Plates" which the Bush administration is trying to suppress until after the election. Madsen talks about the confluence of big oil companies and mercenaries in Iraq and Africa. Former apartheid special forces, ex-Pinochet presidential police, former Contras, political operatives from Iran/Contra, Cuban exiles and prominent neo-cons are all linked together.
The Guardian - The mask of altruism disguising a colonial war: Oil will be the driving factor for military intervention in Sudan - by John Laughland
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Miguel San Vicente, of A Different Book List, talks to Phil, Jacob Leibovitch and Steve Reimer about his recent trip to Venezuela. Miguel witnessed the inspiring victory of President Hugo Chavez in the August 15 referendum. Miguel pointed out the extent of popular support for Chavez - strong majorities in 8 elections in the last 5 years - despite which the opposition and the United States still try to portray him as illegitimate. He said you only needed to look up to the barrios surrounding Caracas to see houses completely painted in Chavez red and slogans supporting the President. Popular music supporting Chavez was also widespread.
Chavez' victory came despite a virulent campaign against him by the two major newspapers and all the private tv stations. Much of the anti-Chavez opposition has been sponsored by the US through such institutions as the National Endowment for Democracy. Reforms in health, education, land and jobs are priorities for the Chavez government and results are already evident. Miguel noted that job creation projects have meant that the formerly filthy streets of Caracas are now cleaner than the streets of Toronto. Medical care is now much more accessible to the poor, thanks in part to the 10,000 Cuban doctors in Venezuela and Cuban scholarships for Venezuelan medical students.
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Phil interviews Miguel San Vicente, of A Different Book List, from Caracas Venezuela about the inspiring victory of President Hugo Chavez in the recent referendum. Despite a hostile media and US backing for the opposition, Chavez called for defending his governments programs for literacy, food and land distribution and won over 58% of the vote.
Stan Goff, the author of "Hideous Dream: A Soldiers Memoir of the US Invasion of Haiti", talks with Phil about similarities between Venezuela and Haiti, particularly in how the US works to create first an economic crisis, secondly a political crisis, and thirdly a security crisis to serve as the excuse for intervention. The difference, of course, has been the defence of Chavez' government by the 'Bolivarian circles' and the loyalty of the army to Chavez. Goff also talks about Haiti's long history of rebellion and the bicentennial of the 1804 Haitian revolution for independence - the second successful revolution in this hemisphere, and the first to arise from a slave rebellion.
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India is a land of deep cultural memory. Perhaps nowhere else in the world do people have active conversations and shape their lives around stories that have been written thousands of years ago. Mythology, for us, is not just mythology; it's a way of life.
So we've put together five great books that not only retell the stories of yore but also bring them alive. You can win a bundle of all five books for free if you participate in this giveaway.
Scroll down to the bottom of this post to learn how.
Book 1: Govinda by Krishna Udayasankar
Krishna Udayasankar is a graduate of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, and holds a PhD in Strategic Management from the Nanyang Business School, Singapore, where she presently works as a lecturer. Krishna's bestselling debut series of mytho-historical novels, The Aryavarta Chronicles (Govinda, Kaurava and Kurukshetra) (Hachette India, 2012, 2013, 2014) have received critical acclaim.
She lives in Singapore with her family, which includes three bookish canine-children, Boozo, Zana and Maya, who are sometimes to be found at her laptop, trying in vain to make her writing better.
Book 2: The Thirteenth Day by Aditya Iyengar
Aditya Iyengar is a writer based in Mumbai. He's spent a greater part of his writing career in advertising and television winning awards and critical acclaim (mostly from his mother and brother who unfortunately still encourage him). Though not accustomed to writing about himself in the third-person, he has discovered a sudden liking for it. In fact, he will begin to address himself as…oh, word limi
Book 3: Shakti: The Divine Feminine
Anuja Chandramouli is a bestselling Indian author and New Age Indian Classicist. Her highly acclaimed debut novel, Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior-Prince, was named in a poll conducted by Amazon India as one of the top 5 books in the Indian Writing category for the year 2013. Her third book, Shakti: The Divine Feminine is the definitive work on the Mother Goddess and is gracing best – seller lists everywhere.
Currently she is working on her next awesome book and waiting expectantly for that big fat royalty cheque that will allow her to fill her swimming pool with pink champagne after she builds it with her Booker Prize money.
Book 4: Pradyumna: Son of Krishna
A gold-medallist in English, Usha Narayanan blitzed through a career in advertising, radio and corporate communications before becoming a bestselling author. Her second novel is the chartbuster 'Pradyumna: Son of Krishna' (Penguin Books), with the sequel scheduled for a mid-2016 release. Her third book, 'Love, Lies and Layoffs' (Harlequin HarperCollins) is a lighthearted office romance that hit the shelves in Oct 2015.
When she's not juggling writing, editing and interviews, Usha reads everything from thrillers to romances, provided her cat isn't fast asleep on her Kindle. She loves travel, movies, Jack Reacher, Game of Thrones and taking mad leaps of faith.
Book 5: The Rise of Hastinapur by Sharath Komarraju
Sharath Komarraju is an author of fiction and nonfiction based in Bangalore, India. Once a software engineer, now he writes professionally, and on lazy days he watches cricket and talks to his wife (often at the same time). His most well-known work is the 'Hastinapur' series, in which he tells the story of the Mahabharata from the point of view of the epic's lesser known female characters.
How does the giveaway work?
Quite simple:
- There are five book bundles up for grabs. Each bundle contains each of the above five books.
- In order to throw your name into the hat, leave a comment under this post.
- In your comment, EITHER tell us about your favourite mythology-related memory (favourite character, story etc), OR you can ask any of our featured authors a question about their works.
- We will randomly select five out of all the comments that we get and announce them as winners.
- You can leave a maximum of two comments. We will count both comments as entries, meaning that your chances of winning will increase if you leave two comments instead of one.
- When you click on 'Leave a comment' below, you will be prompted in a separate field to enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address here, because all winners will be contacted on the email address they leave behind. Note: Please don't enter your email address as part of your comment, because then it will be publicly visible to everyone.
When does the giveaway end?
The last date for your comment is Monday, 11th January, 2015. Any comment that we receive after that will not be counted toward the giveaway.
When are the winners announced?
Winners will be announced on Monday, 18th January, 2015. They will be announced as a comment to this blog post, so please keep a tab on it. Winners will also be contacted via the email they leave behind when they enter the comment. So please make sure it is an email that you check regularly.
What is the purpose of the giveaway?
The main purpose of the giveaway is to allow authors and readers a platform to converse about the topic they like: in this case, mythology. So whether you leave a comment about your favourite mythological character or whether you ask a direct question, expect one (or more) of our featured authors to respond. We hope this will be a great way to bridge the gap between us and you.
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Dallas real estate icon Ebby Halliday Acers died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday night. She was 104.
Ebby, as she was known, was not only an incredible business woman and philanthropist, she was someone whose smile was bigger than Texas and whose eyes twinkled brighter than all the lights in Dallas.
I was blessed to know Ebby. I'll never forget our first meeting. She was 99 at the time and had agreed to an interview with me for neighborsgo, a community newspaper published by The Dallas Morning News. The story was about the oldest living community members, and Ebby fit the bill. I met her at her office in Addison. It would be the first of many interviews, as well as what I like to consider the beginning of a friendship.
When Ebby walked into the room that day, I instantly noticed her beautiful smile. I felt an instant connection and was admittedly mesmerized by her.
As we chatted that day, she asked me if I'd ever considered selling real estate. I hadn't, but I was tempted after she said she thought I'd be good at it. I explained that I'd recently graduated from college and begun my career in journalism (even though I was already in my 40s). She assured me that I still had plenty of time to make all my dreams come true. I'm certain she never knew how much her words meant to me that day, but her encouragement was exactly what I needed to keep me pushing forward.
I attended her birthday parties, ribbon cuttings and other events over the years. No matter what the event or how many people were gathered around her, I'll never forget how Ebby would turn toward me when I walked into the room and give me a little wink and a smile. It was one of those simple gestures that made her, well, Ebby.
Ebby had a gift — she knew how to make others feel special, loved. There will never be another Ebby. She touched countless lives, including mine.
Ebby's life
She was born Vera Lucille Koch in the small town of Leslie, Ark., on March 9, 1911. The woman who would later take the professional name "Ebby Halliday" was admired worldwide for her ability to combine leadership with femininity and business acumen. Her impact on the residential real estate industry was unmatched. Over the years, Ebby opened the doors to successful careers for thousands of people; in particular for women at a time when opportunities were limited.
Ebby began working at age 8 near Abilene, Kansas, riding her pony from wheat farm to wheat farm selling Cloverine salve, which she marketed as good for bug bites, cuts and bruises. She quickly learned the profit system, the value of repeat business and the importance of attention to customers.
During the Great Depression, Ebby helped support her family by selling general merchandise and eventually hats at a department store in Kansas City. In 1938, she was transferred to Dallas, Texas, as hat department manager at the W.A. Green Store. She would soon open her own hat boutique.
When a customer's husband built 50 single-family spec houses made of insulated concrete, he knew exactly who to call. "If you can sell those crazy hats to my wife, maybe you can sell my crazy houses," legendary Texas oilman Clint Murchison said to Ebby. Ebby sold all of them and soon changed her product from hats to houses, and the rest was history.
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Help Aamir Khan to keep promises and quit smoking
Last week the bollywood heartthrob film-star Aamir Khan was found smoking after the launch of the latest blockbuster movie 'jaane tu … ya jaane na'. Earlier in June 2008, he was reported saying that he is back to smoking due to 'stress' related to the forthcoming release of 'jaane tu … ya jaane na' film and he will quit smoking right after the film-release. Although the film has been successfully released and is doing well at box office, the cigarettes are hard to leave… and Aamir continues to smoke.
Tobacco is addictive, and some researchers feel nicotine is as addictive as heroin. It is not impossible to quit, but not easy too, because tobacco is so powerfully addictive!
India, luckily, has a strong tobacco control policy framework today, with a national parliamentary Act (The Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Act 2003) and is a party to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) - the first global corporate accountability and public health treaty. But it is undoubtedly lagging too far behind in implementation of these tobacco control policies that are known to work.
Services to treat tobacco dependence are fully available in only nine countries with 5% of the world's population, and India is not one of them. India must establish and rapidly scale-up programmes providing low-cost, effective interventions for tobacco users who want to quit.
Scaling up tobacco cessation clinics by integrating it in present healthcare system and building upon the capacities of the existing healthcare staff to provide tobacco cessation counseling and services, is going to take much longer than we expect. Thankfully India has well-equipped and trained healthcare personnel in a very limited number of tobacco cessation clinics (TCC). These existing TCCs should function as training resource centre to other primary, secondary and tertiary levels of private-public healthcare centres, and facilitate rapid scale-up of tobacco cessation services nation-wide.
The tobacco industry has failed to warn its customers of the harms caused by its products and instead has spent millions falsely portraying tobacco use as glamorous and appealing. Film-stars have tremendous influence on young-minds and this is one big reason why India's Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss has been making repeated appeals to bollywood film-fraternity to refrain from on-screen tobacco use.
We must move rapidly to protect health by requiring picture-based health warnings on tobacco products. Despite conclusive evidence, relatively few tobacco users understand the full extent of their health risk. Graphic warnings on tobacco packaging deter tobacco use.
Chandigarh, India's first city to go smoke-free on 15 July 2007, can potentially become a good example for the rest of the country to go smoke-free - only if government officials, civil society and other stakeholders effectively synergise to enforce existing tobacco control policies with due diligence. All people have a fundamental right to breathe clean air. Smoke-free places are essential to protect non-smokers and also to encourage smokers to quit.
Partial bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, do not work because the industry merely redirects its resources to other non-regulated marketing channels. The 'Red & White' bravery awards are an example of the surrogate advertising.
Raising taxes and therefore prices, has proven to be an effective way to reduce tobacco use, and especially to discourage young people from using tobacco. Only 4 countries, representing 2% of the world's population, have tax rates greater than 75% of retail price. India did raise the taxes on non-filter cigarettes but is clearly mandated to do a lot more on raising taxes of all tobacco products significantly.
In India about a million people die needlessly each year from tobacco use. The single most preventable cause of death world wide, is tobacco use. Tobacco use has been found to kill one-third to one-half of its users. When International tobacco companies like Japan Tobacco are applying to Government of India to increase their stake in tobacco business on Indian soil, there is all the more reason to team up and strengthen tobacco control policies in India.
The paramount influence film-stars have on young minds is well-documented. Quitting tobacco use by youth icons like Aamir Khan will inspire millions of youth in India to go smoke-free. Aamir demonstrated that influence with his movie 'Taare Zameen par' which certainly increased the sensitivities of people towards dyslexia in one of the most powerful manner. Aamir should continue to be an inspiration.
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How A Healthy Diet Will Boost Your Memory
Did you know that what you eat could play a role in your memory and learning? Before you dig into that large plate of fries, here's some food for thought: what we eat impacts our ability to learn and develop new language skills. According to research from the Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, studies show that our ability to remember and the risk of developing dementia might stem from our diet. On the bright side, there are many foods you can eat to feed your brain and enhance your learning skills. The key is to ensure that you consume these nutrients on a daily basis. Here's how a healthy diet will boost your memory.
Protect Memory with Proper Nutrition
Never skip breakfast. As the first meal of the day, it is also the most important. According to studies from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, women who primarily ate saturated fats from red meat and butter performed worst on cognitive tests than women who ate low amounts of trans-fat.
Take the average burger and fries meal for example. The fries alone are loaded with saturated fat, which can raise blood levels of Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The LDL cholesterol will slowly build up in the arteries and lead to cardiovascular diseases. As a result, the high cholesterol diet will speed up plaque in the brain and cause damage found in people with Alzheimer's.
Food for Thought
While Trans and saturated fats are bad for your diet, there are healthy fats that will benefit your health and preserve memory. For example, the Paleo diet is high in healthy fats like oil, fish, and nut – all of which have been linked to mild cognitive impairment – the stage of memory loss that transitions to dementia.
Foods for the Brain:
Dark chocolate
Olive oil
Leafy green vegetables
Brain Health Related to Exercise
Exercise promotes your brain to work at optimal capacity by causing your nerve cells to engage, strengthen, and protect them from damage. The increased blood flow from exercise will benefit the brain and allow you to feel more focused after exercising. Following a healthy physical routine like daily walks has also been found to lower the risk of dementia.
Protect Memory as You Age
Keep in mind, diet isn't the only way to preserve memory. To help keep your brain sharp, aim to control your nutrition and blood pressure with diet, exercise, and vitamins. Consuming a number of dietary supplements will help to enhance memory, focus, and concentration. By consuming memory-boosting ingredients such as omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, you can improve your memory and enhance your learning.
Written by Jane Sandwood, Contributor at Mondly.


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Google Plus – Idle But There
Hi all, Google Plus is out there. People, whoever they are, are using it. And it is getting more users every day or so the stats say. Here is my main question. Who are these people using Google Plus? I definitely don't see them. I saw an article a few months ago, that I can't find again for some reason, saying that 80% of Google Plus users are idle. They've signed up and they are there but they aren't doing anything.
This puts Google in a rare and interesting position. Lots of people are looking for a reason to use the service. Google must see this. I wonder what Google will try to do to capture the attention of the captive audience before they get bored and stop paying attention … like I will soon.
Google Plus Stats Article: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/facebook-google-plus-growth/38337/
Until next time,
TechStop (JW)


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Cornish Attractions
Cornwall's Finest Attractions
The Eden Project
Dubbed the 'Eighth Wonder of the World' by some, Eden is a dramatic global garden housed in huge tropical biomes.St. Austell, Cornwall PL24 2SG 01726 811911
The Lost Gardens of Heligan
With more than 200-acres to explore, you really can lose yourself for a day in this enchanting restoration garden dubbed 'The Nation's Favourite Garden'.St. Austell, Cornwall PL26 6EN 01726 845100
Trebah Gardens
Discover 26-acres of sub-tropical paradise cascading down to the enchanting Helford River.Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 5JZ 01326 252200
Trellissick Gardens
Perched at the head of the Fal Estuary, Trelissick boasts jaw-dropping views and a huge array of plant species.Truro, Cornwall TR3 6QL 01872 862090
National Maritime Museum
An experience as alive as the sea. A unique and interactive displays of boats and their place in people's lives.Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 3QY, 01326 313388
Prideaux Place
The prominent Prideaux family has lived in this exquisite house since Elizabeth I was on the throne they now welcome you to explore the house and grounds.Padstow, Cornwall PL28 8RP 01841 532411
St. Michael's Mount
Explore the amazing island world of St Michael's Mount and discover legend, myth and over a thousand years of incredible history.Marazion, Cornwall TR17 0EF 01736 710507
A Magnificent late Victorian country house with extensive servants' quarters, gardens and wooded estateBodmin, Cornwall PL30 5AD 01208 265950
Bodmin & Wenford Railway
This railway is Cornwall's only standard gauge railway still operated by steam locomotives and the trains run through some delightful Cornish scenery.Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1AQ 08451 259678
Newquay Zoo
Experience the wildlife with hundreds of animals set in lush sub-tropical lakeside gardens. From the amazing open rain-forest to the beautiful oriental garden there is something for all ages and abilities.
Blue Reef Aquarium
Blue Reef is part of a new generation of sea life attractions to inspire deeper understanding and appreciation of the natural world.Newquay, Cornwall TR7 1DU 01637 878134
Paradise Park
Paradise Park was established in Hayle, Cornwall in 1973 as a tropical bird garden, and since then otters, red pandas, native red squirrels and the rare Cornish Chough can all be seen here.Hayle, Cornwall TR27 4HB 01736 751020
Cornwall Seal Sanctuary
Set in the picturesque Helford Estuary is the fantastic Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Release centre for seals and more.Gweek, Cornwall TR12 6UG 01326 221361
Dairyland Farm
Enjoy the fun of an all-weather attraction providing entertainment for all ages – So much more for the whole family to enjoy… rain or shine.Newquay, Cornwall TR8 5AA 01872 510246
Camel Creek
Wild rides, the biggest outdoor adventure zone in the UK and more undercover play than anywhere else in Cornwall, plus animals to hold and cuddle.Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7RA 01841 540276
Not only does the Theme Park host the best thrill rides in Cornwall, but also the Victorian Village and Britain in the Blitz indoor tourist attractionHelston, Cornwall TR13 0QA 01326 573 404
Poldark Mine
Poldark Mine hosts a variety of attractions from the mine itself to a museum, amusements, activities, play area, restaurant, shops and craft workshops.
Cornish Cyder Farm
Come and visit this traditional working Cyder farm, boasting guided tours, free tasting, fun tractor rides and friendly farm animals.Truro, Cornwall TR4 9LW 01872 573356
Jamaica Inn
Cornwall's legendary coaching house which was immortalised in Daphne du Maurier's novel has stood high on Bodmin Moor for over four centuries.Launceston, Cornwall PL15 7TS 01566 86250
Boat Trips
On the Jubilee Queen you can be sure to see a variety marine life.Padstow Harbour 07836798457
Fishing Trips
Fishing trips depart daily from the harbour.
Padstow 01841 532239
Harlyn Surf School
Padstow Touring Park has teamed up with the guys from Harlyn Surf School to offer all of our customers an exclusive 10% discount off lessons, equipment hire and sales this summer. Harlyn Surf School offers a wide range of exciting activities, for all ages and abilities, whether its Surfing, Sit in Top Kayaking, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Bodyboarding or Coasteering.
Walk the Southwest Coast path
The South West Coast Path National Trail is 630 miles of superb coastal walking. It is the best way to enjoy the wonderful coastal scenery, wildlife and heritage. The path passes through Padstow Village.
Follow the Saints Way
The Saints' Way Trail crosses mid-Cornwall from Padstow to Fowey covering approximately 30 miles / 48 Km. The trail follows a wonderfully varied course through valleys, woodlands, pastures, moors and villages.
Cycle the Camel Trail
The Camel Trail is an 18 mile level multi use trail passing through some of the most spectacular countryside, following a disused railway. Bikes can be hired from Padstow Cycle Hire.Padstow 01841 533533


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The Richardson Civic Center takes great pride in providing the best in service while offering a wide variety of accommodations. Whether you need a large or small meeting room for a class, seminar or corporate presentation, a large ballroom for a banquet or reception or the entire building for your trade show, the Richardson Civic Center will certainly meet your needs.
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Dr. Alejandro Katz was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1953. He received his MD degree from the University of Buenos Aires in 1976 and operated a private acupuncture/medical practice in Argentina for six years before relocating to the United States.
In 1983, Dr. Katz received his OMD degree from Samra University of Oriental Medicine. He later became a clinical instructor at Samra and helped establish a Latino acupuncture clinic at the university.
Dr. Katz currently maintains two busy acupuncture clinics in Los Angeles and Van Nuys, California. He is a member of the National Acupuncture Network and the Sociedad Argentina de Acupuncture, and he has hosted various Spanish-language radio and television programs designed to educate the Hispanic community about improving health through alternative medicine.


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Destination Truro - 10 Reasons Hit the Hub this March!
Believe it or not, March is an awesome time of year to enjoy central Nova Scotia! Here's a "top-ten" list of family-fun things to do this month. See how many you can check off your list!
1. Ski Wentworth –The Maritime's ultimate ski destination is open 7 days a week. Check snow conditions at skiwentworth.ca and hit the hill!
2. Maple Experience at Sugar Moon Farm – Maple sugar season is upon us. It's the perfect time to enjoy a tour of the sugar camp and a full maple brunch with all the fixin's. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and Tuesday-Friday during Nova Scotia's March Break. Visit sugarmoon.ca.
3. Outdoor Skating at the Civic Square – The new outdoor ice surface in the centre of historic downtown Truro offers a magical skating experience in weather up to 8°C. After a skate, warm up with a good book at the neighboring new library!
4. Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park – Open weekends in winter from 9am-3pm and the week of March 13 to 17 from 9am to 1pm, the Park offers an opportunity to see what the animals are up to this time of year. Upcoming events include a guided night tour (Mar. 10) and educational sessions like "Bearly Awake" (Mar. 13), "What Colour are Foxes" (Mar. 14) and "Tracking the Animals" (Mar. 15). wildlifepark.novascotia.ca
5. Waterfalls in Victoria Park - Truro's Victoria Park is always beautiful, but with run-off from melting snow the Park's waterfalls are awesome at this time of year (though be careful of icy trail conditions)!
6. Colchester Historeum – Discover why Truro is famous for long underwear. Learn fascinating stories about folks from the past like opera singer Portia White; adventurer Karl Creelman – the first Canadian to bicycle around the world; or Sir Adams G. Archibald – a Father of Confederation from Truro. The Historeum's new state-of-the-art exhibits are a "must see". Visit colchesterhistoreum.ca for hours of operation and upcoming March Break events.
7. Swim, Skate, Climb! – Walk the indoor track, try out the climbing wall, or attend a public swim or skate at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre (aka the RECC). Check times at: www.ratheastlinkcommunitycentre.ca
8. Events & Entertainment – The Truro Farmers Market is the place to be every Saturday from 9am – 1pm offering a fantastic variety of local food, drink, crafts and more. Catch an upcoming show at the Marigold Centre (www.marigoldcentre.ca), or at local eateries like the Nook and Cranny Brew Pub who offer regular live entertainment most Friday and Saturday nights (thenookandcranny.ca). A movie at the Cineplex or trip to the Bowlacade are other great options for a fun night out!
9. Shop, Dine and Unwind Downtown – Unique shopping opportunities in downtown can fill an afternoon. Enjoy an art project at the Clay Café, grab a warm drink and book at the Novel Tea Book Store Café, or indulge in a treat at the Nova Scotia Emporium or Jimolly's Bakery Café (new location on Inglis).
10. Hotel-it with an indoor pool – The kids will appreciate this one! Let's face it, by the time we hit March in the Maritimes we can feel a bit cooped up. Get out of the house and enjoy an overnighter with a swim. Truro has four great hotel options that will fit the bill: Best Western Plus Glengarry, Hampton Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Hotel, and the Super 8 Hotel.


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Rising Tide
Rising Tide: Flood simulation of Washington DC - K. Reda, EVL
Researchers: Andrew Johnson, Jason Leigh, Khairi Reda
Funding: Science Museum of Minnesota (NSF award DRL-0741760)
EVL collaborators at the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) built a TacTile multi-touch display in 2009 after seeing it at EVL, and made several design improvements. They are currently funding EVL to develop the interactive application "Rising Tide" for an upcoming exhibition called Future Earth, designed to educate audiences on global climate change.
The Future Earth exhibition will address the long-term human impact on planet Earth. The application Rising Tide, developed for TacTile, will enable visitors to interactively explore the effect of sea-level rise on urbanized areas in the US that are susceptible to sea-level rise (e.g., Baltimore or Washington DC). Visitors will be able to explore different scenarios for global sea-level rise due to global warming, and interact with a photorealistic rendering that shows how much land will be flooded due to sea rise. "Rising Tide" uses state-of-the art LIDAR data, which provides high-resolution elevation data, enabling us to render a scientifically accurate prediction of the flooded areas. TacTile enables visitors to interact seamlessly with the visualization and collaborate with one another to better understand the consequences of global sea-level rise and how it relates to their local communities.
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Wow what a month! Freddie's Food followers I am finally a registered family day care – what a mission it's been getting here. Every second has been dedicated to study and meeting all the compliance, thankfully all the boxes have been ticked and I have a bit of 'free' time and head space again. So I'll … Continue reading
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Paleo Chocolatey Goodness
Do you ever get that 'let's eat junk' mood? I am sure you know what I am referring too. Thankfully (miraculously) our pantry is now junk free but we still need treats! In my mission to only put the good stuff into our bodies sugar definitely doesn't feature, but it's everywhere, especially in anything remotely … Continue reading
Ultimate No-Knead Wholemeal Sourdough Loaf
If you started your sourdough starter after reading my last post then it will be pretty much ready to bake the most delicious loaf of bread. I promise you that the wait to get to this point has been well worth it! The loaf you are about to make will have a crunchy crust and … Continue reading
Meat Free Monday – No added sugar Caramelised Onions
I had such an exciting time at Anna Philips' food styling course. We got to cook some delicious meals, style them and then eat them. It has given me so many ideas for how I can improve the pictures on Freddie's Food to make them look delicious as well as taste delicious. I'm using my … Continue reading
Grain free breakfasts? How?!
Hello everyone! This paleo business takes a lot to get your head around, especially removing food that has long been considered, and is still very much suggested, to be wholesome and healthy food. I am talking about grains. They have sure been around awhile but apparently those hunter/gatherer folk from way back when didn't eat … Continue reading
Delicious and Nourishing Chocolate Coconut Custard
When I think of custard I think cream, oddles of added sugar and unless it's some gourmet brand additives and preservatives. Well this one isn't! In fact this delicious chocolate coconut custard is a dessert full of nourishing ingredients without heaps of saturated fat and added sugar. The recipe is very simple to follow and … Continue reading
How to eat REAL food – Wholemeal Bread Rolls
Reducing the amount of sugar in your diet is back in the limelight with the WHO changing their recommendations with the target of a 5% of the total daily calorie intake… AT LAST!!! By sugar they mean extrinsic sugars, those added by manufacturers as well as syrups, honey, fruit juice and fruit concentrates. If you … Continue reading
How to make Almond Milk
When I was feeding Lottie, following medical advice, I gave up dairy for 7 months in the hope it would help her sore tummy and reflux. It seemed too help although I gave up so many things who knows what the real triggers were! I substituted the milk in my morning muesli with almond milk … Continue reading
Homemade Muesli for the whole family!
This muesli is packed full of nutrients that will help keep your whole family healthy and full of energy. A bowl of oats a day is a frequently heard recommendation to help increase your milk supply so breastfeeding mums there's another reason for tucking in to this delicious breakfast. The recipe includes Chia seeds which … Continue reading
Banana and Peanut Butter Ice-cream
Freddie described this as "this is too delicious Mummy!" and I'm totally with him (just had a sneaky spoonful before starting to write this). The best thing is it is free from refined sugar, naturally sweetened by the bananas and the yummy butteryness of the peanuts. It is also dairy free. What makes this recipe … Continue reading