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Bipolar Disorder
Disease Mongering in a Top Psychiatry Journal
Counting symptoms that don't count for fun and profit
Posted Sep 10, 2012
One of the main themes of both my book How Dysfunctional Families Spur Mental Disorders and this blog has been the incredible expansion of the bipolar diagnosis to anyone who is moody, chronically depressed and irritable, or chronically agitated.
This has been done predominantly by some egocentric blowhard psychiatrists trying to make a name for themselves in conjunction with a well-documented and highly successful plan by several pharmaceutical companies to enlarge the market for their brand named, so-called "atypical" antipsychotic drugs.
This marketing plan was plainly documented with the unauthorized release of Eli Lilly's own company marketing memos as part of a US Justice Department investigation—the so called Zyprexa Documents. Although highly effective in curbing delusions and hallucinations in psychotic patients, these medicines are potentially toxic and do nothing to solve the interpersonal and psychological problems of many of the mental health patients to whom they are now prescribed.
"Disease mongering" is a term used for marketing techniques designed to accomplish the goals Dr. Frances alluded to in the quote at the top of this post. The ongoing mongering of bipolar disorder by the pharmaceutical companies uses many tricks. Often so-called researchers and practitioners alike do totally inadequate diagnostic evaluations using highly inaccurate and misleading symptom checklists; other doctors employ the completely unvalidated concept of bipolar spectrum, or b.s. as I like to call it.
A highly transparent example of disease-mongering was recently published in a respected psychiatric journal, the Archives of General Psychiatry. Five hundred twenty-one hospital-based or community psychiatrists in 18 countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa between April 1, 2008, and April 30, 2009 were involved in a "research" project which was designed primaily to shape their thinking and diagnosing, and altering diagnostic paradigms in those countries.
The article is titled Prevalence and Characteristics of Undiagnosed Bipolar Disorders in Patients With a Major Depressive Episode and was "designed, conducted and prepared" by Sanofi-Aventis. Sanofi-Aventis markets an atypical antipsychotic named Solian, which is the brand name of the drug amisulpride. (Not FDA-approved in the United States).
The supposed "results" of the study:
"These results are from a large, three-continent, culturally generalizable study conducted by practicing psychiatrists. The data indicate that, whereas with application of the DSM-IV-TR criteria, 16.1 percent of patients with Major Depressive Episodes met criteria for either bipolar I or bipolar II disorder, this rate rose to 47 percent with application of the bipolarity-specifier criteria.
These results suggest that bipolar features are more frequent in patients with MDE than indicated by DSM-IV-TR criteria. Almost half of the entire 5098 cohort presented the core symptoms of bipolarity (elevated mood, irritable mood, or increased activity), and these symptoms led to unequivocal changes in behavior that were observable by others in a similar proportion of patients."
What this means is that, if this were true, half of patients who exhibit Major Depressive Episodes might actually bipolar and should be taking "mood stabilizers." Not lithium, I suppose, but the aforementioned atypical antipsychotics.
The article goes on to make this point by stating: "Major depressive disorder, the most common psychiatric illness, is often chronic and a major cause of disability. Many patients with major depressive episodes who have an underlying but unrecognized bipolar disorder receive pharmacologic treatment with ineffective regimens that do not include mood stabilizers."
All of the "researchers" recruited received fees, on a per patient basis, from Sanofi-Aventis in recognition of their participation in the study. The key lead authors all have significant Pharma connections.
So what's wrong with the study? Well, that hinges on the meaning of the term "bipolarity specifier" that was added to the usual, DSM criteria for bipolar disorder. This assumes that this additional test has been validated as being predictive of actual bipolar disorder, which is a "fact" not in evidence. It sounds in the study description as if this were an established and valid measure.
Here's the defintion:
"This bipolarity specifier attributes a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in patients who experienced an episode of elevated mood, an episode of irritable mood, or an episode of increased activity with at least 3 of the symptoms listed under Criterion B of the DSM-IV-TR associated with at least 1 of the 3 following consequences: (1) unequivocal and observable change in functioning uncharacteristic of the person's usual behavior, (2) marked impairment in social or occupational functioning observable by others, or (3) requiring hospitalization or outpatient treatment. No minimum duration of symptoms was required and no exclusion criteria were applied."
People sleeping less, talking more, and doing more. This is how mental illness is now being defined in psychiatry's leading journal.
One of the dead giveaways that this article is bipolar diseases mongering is the sentence:
"No minimum duration of symptoms was required and no exclusion criteria were applied."
This means that any person who has a suddenly angry, agitated, or elated response to an environmental trigger (like a big fight with a family member or winning the lottery) or who took cocaine would be labeled bipolar.
This would also mean that if they had a reactive episode of emotional dysregulation, the reaction would be labeled a bipolar episode. This makes almost anyone who has borderline personality disorder suddenly bipolar.
Also, 23.2 percent of their subjects who had experienced episodes of elevated or irritable mood triggered by antidepressants were also defined as bipolar. This is almost comical. Irritibility is a common side effect of drugs like prozac and has absolutely nothing to do with bipolar disorder (unless tranquilizers cure mania, because they sure do cure that side effect).
As evidence for the overall effectiveness of the PhARMA marketing campaign, the word bipolar, in the sense advocated by this piece-of-you-know-what study, is showing up in common discourse everywhere - particularly among young people describing their unpredictable and volatile classmates. You can even hear the word used as a synonym for moody in pop songs (e.g. "Hot and Cold" by Katy Perry).
In response to this article, I wrote a letter to the editor of the Archives co-authored by my partners in crime-solving Drs. Peter I. Parry, Robert Purssey, Glen I. Spielmans, Jon Jureidini, Nicholas Z. Rosenlicht, David Healy, and Irwin Feinberg. It was published in the June 2012 issue of the same journal, and made a lot of the above points.
In the rebuttal to our letter, printed in the same issue of the Archives, the authors, using a number of old debating tricks, avoided actually addressing the criticisms in the letter and denied that they meant to conclude from their "study" that which was highly implied by their journal article.
Please keep in mind that when journals publish letters to the editor that are critical of one of their published studies, they allow the authors of the original study to respond to the criticisms, but that is where it ends. They do not give letter writers the chance to respond in the journal to the rebuttal. So I'm doing it here. Next to what they wrote in said rebuttal, I will provide my own commentary. Their rebuttal is in italics.
We are pleased to respond to the points raised by Allen et al, some of which take material out of context and quote news media articles beyond our control. For example, the letter states that "The message is that almost half the patients with a major depressive episode have undiagnosed bipolar disorder and are 'not receiving necessary mood stabilizer treatment.'" The authors are well aware of exactly how the news media were going to interpret their study. Ditto doctors who read the article.
The drug companies have apparently taught these authors that their readers almost always ignore the disclaimers that they list next in their rebuttal. The article is designed to give a very specific "take home message." The success of this strategy is illustrated by those very news stories over which they are now saying they have no control. Of course they don't need to have direct control to achieve this goal.
Our actual statements are: "Based on these studies and the major differences in treatment guidelines for MDD [major depressive disorder] and bipolar disorder, we recommend that, among patients with MDEs [major depressive episodes], the presence of bipolar features, including all those with significant predictive value reported in this study, should be investigated carefully before a decision is made to prescribe antidepressants. If patients exhibit bipolar symptoms that impair everyday functioning, treatment with a mood stabilizer or an atypical antipsychotic may be useful." The take home message from what they "actually said:" exactly what we said it was. This paragraph subtly equates "bipolar features" with agitation seen in major depressive disorder - a fact nowhere in evidence.
This conflation is even more pronounced in the abstract of their original article (the short summary at the beginning of the article which is usually the only thing that most busy physicians actually read). That introduction states "Many patients with major depressive episodes who have an underlying but unrecognized bipolar disorder receive pharmacologic treatment with ineffective regimens that do not include mood stabilizers." This sounds like the article is going to demonstrate unrecognized signs of bipolar disorder and will "orient" anyone who reads the whole thing to think along those lines.
They assert that "The study's findings are based on a 'bipolar specifier' requiring 'no minimum duration of symptoms' and 'no exclusion criteria,' " and that "Any subject who came to psychiatric attention with an angry, agitated, or elated response to environmental triggers or psychoactive substances might have met criteria for 'bipolarity.' "
The criteria, stated in the "Methods" section of our article,1(p793) were (1) an episode of elevated mood, an episode of irritable mood, or an episode of increased activity with (2) at least 3 of the symptoms listed under Criterion B of the DSM-IV-TR …The minimum duration of symptoms required for a hypomanic episode was 1 day. Here the authors are flat out contradicting themselves! I quote from the original article itself: "No minimum duration of symptoms was required and no exclusion criteria were applied." (page 793). And exclusion criteria in the article do not exclude active drug abusers, which we brought up and which the authors just ignore in their rebuttal.
We assessed the duration reported for hypomanic episodes in 5 groups. Among subjects with major depressive episode with hypomanic episodes, 7.8% reported episodes of 1 day's duration; 2 to 3 days' duration was more frequent than 4 to 6 days. Even if they did have a minimum duration criteria, the DSM criteria for even a hypomanic episode is four days. Really, one day? In patients who met criteria for major depressive disorder? Riiiight.
…associated with (3) at least 1 of the 3 following consequences: unequivocal and observable change in functioning uncharacteristic of the person's usual behavior, marked impairment in social or occupational functioning observable by others, or requiring hospitalization or outpatient treatment. Neither the article nor the rebuttal tells us how the study doctors made the determination that there was an unequivocal "change in functioning uncharacteristic of the person's usual behavior. " Especially since under their rules you only have to agitated (giving them the benefit of the doubt on their contradiction) for a single day, and if you took cocaine or had a big fight with your mother, you might have an unequivocal change in your "usual" functioning.
What the phrase is supposed to mean in the context of bipolar disorder is that the patient's functioning has unequivocally changed under any and all environmental contingencies. They would have to be more reactive than they usually are to all situations to a similar degree.
So how would the study doctors know this? Did they take the patient's or a family member's word for it? I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that patients rarely really understand what psychiatrists mean by this phrase. The only way a doctor can know this is the case is to observe the patients several times over several weeks, both during and outside of the specified time period.
In addition, even a close approximation would require taking an extensive psychosocial history including evaluating the subjects' current environmental stresses as well as an exploration of the nature, past history of, and current status of the subjects' relationships with spouses, lovers, parents, and children. Maybe the doctors involved in carrying out the "study" did that, but I doubt it, because doctors like these tend to denigrate the importance of such factors in favor of "disease" explanations. And it would take a LOT of time.
No exclusion criteria for manic/hypomanic episodes associated with antidepressant or other drug use were applied. So people who got agitated from a side effect of an antidepressants were not excluded by their own admission. Someone gets a side effect from a drug, and that proves they are manic?
Importantly, the initial eligibility criterion was that patients have presented to clinical settings for evaluation and treatment of a major depressive episode per DSM-IV-TR criteria. These sequential criteria, applied by senior psychiatrists in each country, are entirely inconsistent with the assertion that the psychiatrists conducting the assessments enrolled "any subject who came to psychiatric attention with an angry, agitated, or elated response to environmental triggers."
The statement that 23.2% of subjects experienced elevated or irritable mood triggered by antidepressants did not "define the subjects as having 'bipolar disorder.'" Rather,it addresses the DSM A criteria, which are essential, but not sufficient, for diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As Figure 1 in our article shows, mood lability while taking antidepressants occurred in 55.8% of bipolar specifier–positive vs 23.0% of bipolar specifier–negative subjects (odds ratio, 1.7;95% CI, 1.4-2.0) and mania/hypomania while taking antidepressants occurred in 37.2% of bipolar specifier–positive vs 3.4% of bipolar specifier–negative subjects (odds ratio, 5.7; 95% CI, 4.4-7.5). Sorry, but with this paragraph the authors are still implying that their subjects MAY be bipolar, and assumes precisely what the article is supposed to show—that a patient who is agitated when depressed could have a manic symptom. So if patients with an agitated depression are more likely to become more agitated on an antidepressant than depressed patients without agitation, that is supposed to show that they might be bipolar? Only by circular reasoning.
Allen et al view their position as part of a "debate" about the "ever-widening bipolar spectrum." We consider data, not debates, as central to the progress in the scientific understanding of mood disorders. Ha! This is a brazenly outrageous statement. The "debate" is specifically ABOUT "data" like theirs—both its validity and what it means.
They make several references to borderline personality disorder. The BRIDGE study assessed for comorbid diagnoses in all subjects. Five hundred thirty-two patients (9.3%)met DSM-IV-TR criteria for borderline personality disorder. This large sample provides an opportunity to analyze patients who met borderline criteria vs those who did not. We are completing a manuscript that will provide useful evidence on this subject. Maybe they should have said this in the original article. But we know from the work of Zimmerman and others (My Psychology Today blogpost 12/11/11) that many patients who have borderline personality disorder are misdiagnosed as bipolar in clinical settings.
Allen et al cast unseemly aspersions that the BRIDGE study was a vehicle to promote sales of an antipsychotic drug sold by sanofi-aventis. sanofi-aventis has no antipsychotic with an indication for bipolar disorder. Here the study authors are being completely disingenuous. The misleading point is contained in the phrase "with an indication for bipolar disorder." What they say is literally true - in the United States. Unfortunately, Sanofi does have an antipsychotic drug called amisulpiride (brand name, Solian). In fact, in the United States, it is not FDA-approved for any indication, let alone for bipolar disorder.
However, Solian is approved and widely marketed in Europe and Australia, and at least according to Wikipedia, used for bipolar disorder. (This may be why the study was conducted overseas). In addition, Sanofi also sells a preparation of depakote, which while an anticonvulsant and not an antipsychotic, is widely used in both actual and misdiagnosed bipolar disorder.
Besides, as I described in a blog post of 6/12/12, marketing for off-label uses of drugs for bipolar disorder is unequivocally rampant. Maybe the authors didn't know this? NOT.
We know of no evidence that this was the case at any stage of development and execution of the BRIDGE study. Sanofiaventis ceased financial support for analyses of the study in 2010. All work subsequently conducted has been achieved by our local funds. How convenient. The drug company got out of the game just in time for the authors to claim they were not biased due to the funding source. Unfortunately, the original article says "The sponsor of this study (sanofi aventis) was involved in the study design, conduct, monitoring, data analysis, and preparation of the report."
In addition, all of the clinicians recruited for the study received fees, on a per patient basis, from Sanofi-Aventis in recognition of their participation in the study. The key lead authors, all with significant Pharma connections, did not disclose their other pharmaceutical company ties. These authors: Allan H. Young, MD, Jules Angst, MD, Jean-Michel Azorin, MD, Eduard Vieta, MD, Guilio Perugi, MD, Alex Gamma, PhD, Charles L. Bowden, MD.
They should be ashamed of themselves.


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Euthanasia Services
11/15/17 – please note at this time our shelter is not able to offer euthanasia services.
We understand that choosing euthanasia for a beloved pet is not only an emotionally challenging decision but can present a significant financial burden as well. The Humane Society of Lebanon County now offers affordable end of life services for owned pets suffering from old age, illness, or injury. In addition to offering humane euthanasia, we have partnered with Allied Veterinary Cremation Services in Manheim, PA to provide communal cremation and private cremation services.
Your pet is humanely euthanized and the body is returned to you for burial.
Euthanasia with Communal Cremation:
After euthanasia your pet will be cremated with other pets and no ashes will be returned to you.
Cats and small dogs (0-30 lbs): $75
Medium-sized dogs (31-70 lbs): $85
Large-sized dogs (71-99 lbs): $115
Dogs 100 lbs and over: $130
Euthanasia with Private Cremation:
After euthanasia your pet will be cremated separately and his or her ashes will be returned to you in a keepsake wooden box.
Cats and small dogs (0-30 lbs): $120
Medium-sized dogs (31-70 lbs): $140
Large-sized dogs (71-99 lbs): $160
Dogs 100 lbs and over: $180
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Does not include euthanasia and no ashes will be returned to you.
Cats and small dogs (0-30 lbs): $45
Medium-sized dogs (31-70 lbs): $55
Large-sized dogs (71-99 lbs): $85
Dogs 100 pounds and over: $95
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Does not include euthanasia. Your pet's ashes will be returned to you in a keepsake wooden box.
Cats and small dogs (0-30 lbs): $75
Medium-sized dogs (31-70 lbs): $95
Large-sized dogs (71-99 lbs): $125
Dogs 100 pounds and over: $145
Rabies Testing: $50 (plus euthanasia and cremation fees, if applicable.)
Please call the shelter at (717) 628-1369 or send an email to request more information. While an appointment for euthanasia is not required, we ask that you please call ahead if you anticipate needing these services to ensure that we are able to accommodate you.
TNR Clinics
Please note: at this time our shelter is not able to offer Trap Neuter Return (TNR) services. We sincerely apologize for this temporary inconvenience.
In response to the large feral cat population in the county, the Humane Society has started offering low-cost TNR clinics. TNR is the best known way to manage the growing feral cat population. Please keep an eye on our event calendar for upcoming TNR clinics.
These TNR (Trap-neuter-return) clinics will be low-cost spay and neuter clinics for feral and stray cats. The shelter takes appointments for TNR clinics via phone at (717) 628-1369, or by email at email@example.com. There will be 15 spots available per clinic, with spots being reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. No more than 3 spots will be reserved for a single individual per clinic. Cats must be brought to the shelter in a trap.
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Recommended Low-Cost Clinics
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Greys and Strays, LLC
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1500 Frush Valley Rd.
Reading, PA 19605
Bucks County SPCA
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About Crestwood Equity Partners LP
Houston, Texas, based Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) is a master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream businesses in multiple unconventional shale resource plays across the United States. Crestwood Equity is engaged in the gathering, processing, treating, compression, storage and transportation of natural gas; storage, transportation, terminalling, and marketing of NGLs; and gathering, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil.
About Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Chesapeake Energy Corporation's (NYSE: CHK) operations are focused on discovering and developing its large and geographically diverse resource base of unconventional oil and natural gas assets onshore in the United States. The company also owns oil and natural gas marketing and natural gas gathering and compression businesses.
Portions of this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined by federal law. Although the parties believe any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially different. Additional information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance is contained in the parties' annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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When it's a response advert you are compiling, remember that it's often wiser to have lengthy copy. This is especially important when you expect people to buy from you through the mail, the internet or by telephone. Longer copy (provided it's relevant) is also a way of making a classified advert stand out on a page. It makes it look different to the rest.
When writing, select in your mind a reader who is typical of your customers – preferably one with whom you get along well! Write your copy as if you were addressing that person, all the while trying to get across your strongest product benefit in terms that will be the most appealing – to that customer.
Advertising copy, while doing its job to provide information, works best if angled at human appeals:
- Making money.
- Saving money.
- Winning praise.
- Family or individual fun.
- Impressing others.
- Saving time and effort.
- Self-improvement.
- The copy MUST fulfill the promise of the headline.
- Use a human appeal.Have a real person in mind, not some grey mass.
- Write as you talk, but speak the language of your reader.
- Believe in what you're writing.Use "action" words that excite or create visual impressions. The best examples of these are found in restaurant menus, where exotic names and descriptions of food dishes conjure up visions of culinary delights.
- Also use words that are emotive, sentences that conjure up visions of the reader enjoying himself with your product. Invite him to become involved in your advert.
- Use short sentences, but vary their length. Too many of the same length are like the boring drone of a fly.
- Be honest.
- Beware of humour – and respect the reader's intelligence. NOTE: humour most certainly does not belong in trade directories. The reader scans it in search of help, not to be entertained.
- Provide information. You have to convince the reader about what you are promoting.
- Copy must be specific, so sell one thing at a time. Leave the rest for another advert.
- Long copy should be broken up. It looks too formidable when it is clumped together in reams. Break it up into small pieces, so that it appears as blocks of copy. Or use columns.
- Be logical in your sales arguments. Lead the reader line by line, with each flowing smoothly into the next.
- Make it clear what you want the reader to do. Must he come to your store by a certain date, telephone in, or write?
- Let meaning take precedence over grammatical rules – within limits! Make sure the spelling of words is correct, and that especially apostrophes are correctly used.
- Price makes good copy. Price your products and services right, especially at certain times of the month. At the same time, be clear about what the price does and does not include.Work with the professionals, either at your local newspaper or, if you hold a franchise, with those at their head office.
- Repeat the key benefit at least twice, in different words or through illustrations or examples.
- Include as many emotional reasons for buying as possible.
- See how much can be cut from your body copy without confusing or weakening the ad. One way of achieving this is by making them bullet statements. Ruthlessly trim your copy of metaphors, clumsy sentence structures, repeated words (we all have our favourites!). See whether lengthy sentences can't exist as two or more separate ones.
- Leave the whole thing for a day or two. A fresh look might reveal the flaws. Let someone else read it.


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Cool Pak currently has the following job openings:
- Outside Sales (Southern California)
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Cool Pak offers an energetic work environment, competitive salaries, growth opportunities and comprehensive benefits:
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Can you kick butt? The Kingston Derby Girls are hiring a coach. Do you have the jam?
The Kingston Derby Girls are looking for a coach for the 2018 season, who will:
● Serve as coach to a mixed league of skaters
● Together with captains and Training Committee members, develop rosters and lines for game
● Plan and implement pre-game preparation and communication with the teams
● Design team practice plans in consultation with KDG Training Committee
● Coach the league in games and at least one practice per week
● Provide feedback to skaters throughout the season in a constructive manner
● Motivate teams
● Ensure all team members uphold the rules and regulations of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA)
● Abide by the league's Vision, Mission, and Value Statements, and the Code of Conduct
● Coaching or athletic background (Roller Derby /skating background/ experience a bonus, but not necessary)
● Communication skills, interest in researching the sport of roller derby and staying up-to-date with latest strategies
● Strong interest and commitment to athlete development
● Ability to work collaboratively with fellow coaching personnel, the Training Committee, captains, and skaters
● Ability to communicate on-skate and off-skate requirements to players and administration
● Availability for practice one evening per week (usually Tuesdays and Thursdays) from 7-9 pm (subject to confirmation)
● Availability to travel to away games during the 2018 season
How do you apply?
Please send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com and answer the following questions:
1. Why are you interested in coaching a competitive derby team?
2. Please describe your roller derby experience and/or knowledge of the sport.
3. Have you ever coached before, or do you have any team experience?
4. Anything else you would like us to know?
5. Are you interested to doing a trial run of an upcoming practice. You can meet the league skaters, run a drill, or just watch practice.
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Barco and Salam Technology share the latest in security at Milipol Qatar 2018
Control Room 2 min read
Milipol Qatar is a biennial tradeshow dedicated to homeland security. In 2018, it incorporated the Civil Defence Conference and Exhibition to become the Global Security and Safety Event. Barco was proud to be on show at the event, alongside our partner of over a decade, Salam Technology. Together, we have tackled the biggest control room and surveillance projects in Qatar—and have gained royal attention for our achievements!In 2014, Mr. Issa Abdul Salam Abu Issa, Chairman and CEO of Salam Technology was awarded the honorary title of 'Commander in the Order of Leopold II', which was bestowed upon him by H.R.H. Princess Astrid, on behalf of His Majesty Philippe, King of the Belgians. The award recognizes his significant contribution to strengthening the cooperation between Belgium and Qatar. And Abu Issa lists the partnership between Salam Technology and Barco as one of the most fruitful collaborations to have facilitated this success. It's a partnership that has continued to grow and flourish in the years since.
The Salam Technology booth at Milipol Qatar 2018 featured ClickShare CSE-800 & CSE-200—Barco's wireless presentation system that allows participants to easily share to a central screen from their laptop, tablet or smartphone with just the click of a button. Collaboration is simple and ClickShare's enhanced security features keep information safe. Also in the tradeshow spotlight were Barco's RGB laser ODL-721 rear-projection video walls—the most intelligent screens in control-room technology, boasting unique features that maximize uptime and offer reliable, clear video feeds with automatic and continuous calibration.
Barco Sales Director, Marco Fornier, attended Milipol Qatar 2018 and was humbled by the overwhelmingly positive reception of Barco technology. 'Barco has been collaborating with Salam Technology for over ten years,' he reflected. 'It's such an honor to be here today, celebrating the long-lasting partnership between our companies and our past successes—and sharing a glimpse of the innovative solutions we have coming next.'
Milipol Qatar 2018 was a bustling and enthralling event, brimming with the latest knowledge driving developments in cybersecurity and homeland security. Barco is proud to stand beside Salam Technology on the front line, offering the best technology to keep information secure and places and events safe. A safe and secure future is one that we're thrilled to help create.
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Sizing Info Inspired by mod heritage, this men's suit features a skinny fit - you may wish to size up for a more comfortable fit.
Inspired by the rich Ben Sherman heritage - this two piece suit boasts a modern silhouette and quality British made cloth in a comfortable skinny fit; creating a timeless addition to any wardrobe.
With a navy blue colour scheme, this stylish corduroy suit features the iconic Ben Sherman branding that has been inspiring and innovating since 1963, in 100% cotton corduroy fabric, four button cuffs and slim notch lapels - a stylish men's blue cord suit by Ben Sherman.
Ben Sherman have been an iconic component of British fashion since 1963. Starting with iconic shirts, the brand has grown from strength to strength, with stylish suits, trousers and more now in their world-beating range. Shop the Icon - this is the original Ben Sherman. Often imitated - never beaten.
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Click and Collect from one of our 25 store locations across the country. This service is free and your order will be ready for collection after 10am 2 working days after you order. When you collect your order please bring a proof of purchase and the card you have used for payment.
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Standard delivery is free on all UK Mainland orders over £70 and your order will be will be delivered within 2-3 working days. For orders under £70 the standard delivery option is £4.95.
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Place your order before 5pm to qualify for Next Day Delivery on most UK Mainland orders. For orders over £70 this is charged at £2. For orders under the value over £70 the cost for this service is £6.95.
All returns on UK orders are FREE, you can return via Collect+ or via Royal Mail or alternatively you can return all or part of your order one of our stores. You have 28 days from receipt of your order to do so as long as they are unworn and in a saleable condition. For exchanges we ask that you place a new order for any items you require and return back to us any unwanted items.
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Photography is an excellent way to display the beauty within your life to the entire world. This could even be an excellent method of making a living if you understand all the correct picture-taking techniques. Read this article to start improving your skills as a photographer.
To improve your photographs, try playing around with the shutter speed on your camera under a variety of different shooting conditions. By varying shutter speeds, you can capture stills as well as fast moving objects. A fast shutter speed can stop a moving object in it's tracks, while a slower speed allows you to blur motion a bit, such as water moving over a waterfall.
Overcast skies aren't great for pictures. If too much gray sky is in your picture, it will look muted and bland. If the sky is overcast, perhaps you should shoot the photograph in black and white. If the sky is blue, you should put it in your photo, but be careful of the light.
Depth is an important feature to incorporate in your landscape images. Have a person or other object put into the foreground in order to gauge the overall scale of the image. Set your cameras aperture opening to a small setting, such as f/8 for most cameras or f/16 for full-frame and panoramic cameras. This will not only increase sharpness in the foreground, but in the background as well.
You should always be on the lookout for photographers who inspire you. The photos taken by other people can give you ideas about the many ways there are to capture a scene.
Choose only the best photos to showcase or display. Don't show everyone or all of the exact same subject. Your audience can become bored with repetitive images or too many of them. Keep it fresh by showing different facets of your photography.
Now that you know how to get started, take your passion for photography out into the world and share it with those you love. You might be able to get good enough to make some money from your photographs.


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The transport of dangerous goods is regulated in the European countries and in most of the surrounding countries as well by the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, otherwise known as the ADR.
The regulation states precisely on what kind of packages dangerous goods can be transported in, what kind of labelling is to be used and who can transport dangerous goods and where. ADR Regulation is very strict and extensive. There are slight national differences in the implementing of the ADR, but otherwise the regulation is implemented in the different member countries as is.
In many countries those engaged in transporting dangerous goods by road or railway, as well as those associated with packing, loading, or other security-related activity in dangerous goods transportation are to designate a security advisor to monitor and control this activity and to identify ways in which the work associated with the transport of dangerous goods is carried out as safely as possible.
Chementors Ltd has the official DGSA qualification and training as well as the right to act as a partner company. We can help you make sure you packages, labelling and transport documents meet the dangerous goods transport requirements in European area, so that your product will not get stuck at the customs and will not present hazards during the transport. We can also help you fulfill your Finnish legal obligations to have a DGSA.
Examples of transport labeling of chemicals that are monitored by the DGSA.
CLASS 3: Flammable liquids
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Child & Family Development services gives support and guidance to families and their young children. This program focuses on the critical early years of a child's life, birth to age 5, to support strong foundations for future success. Our trained staff educates parents so they can build that strong foundation for their family's growth. All programs are offered free of charge in English and Spanish to families in the Greater Norwalk area and are on a voluntary basis. Services are primarily home-based and include the following:
The Nurturing Families Network provides screening and assessment, group support and intensive home visiting for new parents who are overwhelmed by the demands of parenthood. The program focuses on nurturing parenting, child development, and health and community resources through three main programs:
In addition to the traditional home visiting services, Family & Children's Agency offers a fatherhood component to expecting fathers and first-time fathers. The fatherhood home visitor works to increase the participation of fathers in the lives of their child, increase the fathers' knowledge about their child's developmental needs, and promote bonding and attachment between fathers and their child (ren).
Parents As Teachers is a voluntary family education and support program based on the philosophy that parents are their children's first and most influential teachers. PAT works with families prenatally until children enter Kindergarten and provides the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the critical early development years. Through ongoing home visits, FCA parent educators provide curriculum-based activities to encourage positive parent/child interactions and promote healthy development, while also connecting families to community resources.
Minding the Baby (MTB) is an intensive home visiting program developed by faculty and staff from the Yale University Child Study Center and the Yale University School of Nursing. This program was designed to provide clinical support to first-time mothers between the ages of 14 and 25 and their families. The MTB team includes a nurse and a social worker who provide weekly home visits during pregnancy until the baby is two years old. The primary goal of MTB is to enhance opportunities for families in the Norwalk community to thrive by strengthening relationships between mothers and their babies and promoting overall health and child development. The MTB team collaborates with all maternal and pediatric clinicians to coordinate care for both the mother and baby to support positive physical and mental health.
The Maternal Outreach Mentoring Service program provides home visitation services designed to strengthen families through teaching positive parenting skills, promoting healthy child development and empowering mothers to become self-sufficient. The program serves pregnant and/or parenting women with at least one child under the age of eight years, in need of family strengthening services. The program works with families individually through home visiting services, but also offers a group component to provide psycho-education and reduce social isolation among families.
If you are interested in participating in any of the parenting programs listed above, please fill out the Family & Children's Agency Referral Form or contact Margaret Woglom at 203-855-8765.


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Fred F. French Building, New York, NY
Project Summary:
Historic lobby pendant restoration and lighting re-engineering.
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Frederick Fillmore French (1883-1936) was a real estate tycoon in 1920s New York City. Owing to the unlivable conditions of his properties he is indirectly responsible for the City's infamous rent control laws. Ironically, with its glorious Art Deco terra cotta faience and metalwork, his eponymous 1927 Manhattan skyscraper helped to cement the international reputation of Fifth Avenue.
Regal is the 38-story building's foyer and lobby, resplendent with polished marble walls, patterned floors, mosaics and ornate ceilings finished in bright blue and gold leaf. Since the building's dedication, exotic, internally lit pendants—unique across the City—have illuminated this evocative, coffered, L-shaped lobby.
The fixtures were ravaged by dirt, abuse and time. The owners desired 1) to completely restore these masterpieces of glass and metal, 2) increase their ease of maintenance and 3) modify them to uplight and highlight the beautiful ceiling motifs. Rambusch recreated the 1/2-inch plate glass, acid-etched sabers, many of which had broken over the years. The units were gutted and 100,000-hour induction lamps installed to edge-light the glass. Two types of concealed LED sources light both the foyer and the hand-textured metal of the fixture itself. After cleaning off decades of grime, the metal was hand polished and umber incrementally applied to build up a rich finish. This subtle treatment was lacquered and baked to create a permanent protective seal.
Once the symbolic lanterns of a New Babylon, they now hang as they did in their day: extraordinary fixtures, the last of an era before incredible handcraftsmanship reluctantly yielded to mass production.
Note — The Fred F. French Building is a striking conglomeration of design references. Using rich materials, its style, according to French's house architect, H. Douglas Ives, was "Mesopotamian." Difficult to see atop the 38-story building is a polychromed bas-relief inspired by Assyrian art. This sculpture was fabricated by the Federal Seaboard Terra Cotta Corporation of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to the design of Leif Neandross, a painter and ceramicist who was The Rambusch Company's chief designer at the time. This symbolic edifice was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.


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About Kerri
"The superfluous, a very necessary thing." – Voltaire
Hallo! My name is Kerri, but a lot of really awesome people call me Kerri Jo. You can use either. I am the heart and soul (fingers and keyboard?) behind Groggy In The Morning, this crazy little collection of my personal stories. I have always loved a good story. I've been an avid reader since I was old enough to hold a book, and I have probably spent far too much of my life with my butt glued to a couch, but my mind a million miles away. Stories have the power to provide escape, insight, adventure, joy, and even anguish, all delivered, into your imagination direct from someone else's. To this day, when life is too much to handle I like to pick up a familiar book and lose myself in its story.
I've taken this love of reading stories and attempted to make a career out of it, but surprisingly no one would pay me to read Harry Potter or Tolkien all day long. I don't get it either. Instead, I've floated around dabbling in journalism, advertising, and now more technical writing. I'm unbelievably lucky to be paid to write, even if it is on topics that might put a sane person to sleep in .02 seconds.
Craving a more creative outlet, and wondering if I still have the ability to write creatively in the first place, I decided to start a blog. Because really, what kind of millennial would I be if I didn't have a blog where I can talk about myself 100% of the time and expect people to want to read it? I'd hate to disappoint the all those social scientists studying our selfie-obsessed generation. Hence, why we're both here.
Speaking of my generation, I know we prefer to read things in list format, so for those of you who skipped over the elegant prose above, you can learn a little more about me here in this handy-dandy list of fun Kerri Jo facts. There will be a quiz.
Fantastically Fun K-Jo Facts:
- Books are my life. Big books, little books, old books, new books, book with pictures, and books in languages I can't read. It doesn't matter, I just love books.
- For obvious reasons, I still can't forgive Fahrenheit 451 for burning all those books, even if it was a literary lesson on censorship. I will probably never pick up that book again, despite the fact that I own it.
- Coffee. Just Coffee.
- Mornings are not my best time. You might call me groggy.
- If I could buy all the shoes ever, I'd do it and would never regret it for an instant.
- Sarcasm is my first language. I also speak a little German.
- I am impatient about most everything.
- I often feel guilty for not reading "more important" books.
- I collect quotes and coffee mugs. If there is a coffee mug with a quote on it, my day is made.
- I tend to be long-winded when I write, kind of like this list. I'm sorry if you hate that. I'll work on it.
- It should be noted that I'm a people-pleaser. If my people are happy, I'm happy.
- I love to feed people. It goes hand-in-hand with my people-pleasing tendencies.
- Perhaps even more enjoyable than feeding people, is making people laugh. I value laughter pretty dang highly in this world.
- I really agree with my Voltaire quote I put on top of this page. I think that silly, superfluous things are often more important than the necessary things. Yes, I realize that's an oxymoron. Those are my favorite.
- To further prove that point, see the below quote. I do, in fact, love flowers!
"Just living is not enough … one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." – Hans Christian Andersen
Have any more questions? Feel free to send them my way!


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DENVER — Madison Bumgarner believes in creating your own luck, but in one respect, he said Sunday, the Giants have caught a tremendous break.
With a 5-2 win over the Colorado Rockies, the Giants snapped a six-game losing streak and picked up a game on the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks. The Giants began this 10-game trip three games out of first place, and after losing five of six to the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Rockies, they're still just three games out of first place.
"Nobody has really run away with it," Bumgarner said. "It's a close division, which makes it fun. We know we've got to be pretty happy with the spot we're in with the way we've played."
Bumgarner hasn't been part of the rough stretch, combining with Matt Cain this month to stabilize the rotation amid a host of other problems. Since giving up 12 combined earned runs in a June 1 doubleheader in St. Louis, the duo has been charged with just 15 earned runs in 10 starts.
The Giants wasted Cain's gem Saturday, but Bumgarner got plenty of help Sunday while giving up just one run in seven innings. Buster Posey's solo homer gave the Giants, who had led for just two of the previous 56 innings during their skid, an early lead. The Giants caught a break in the fifth inning, helping them score three more runs.
With Andres Torres on third and Tony Abreu on second, Posey hit a grounder to second. Abreu took off for third, where Torres remained, and it appeared Abreu would be caught in a double play after Posey was thrown out at first. But Jordan Pacheco's throw to second bounced into the outfield, allowing Torres to score and Abreu to reach third. Hunter Pence followed with a two-run homer that put the Giants up 4-0.
"We've been looking for a big hit for a while," manager Bruce Bochy. "And it took some pressure off some of the guys."
Bumgarner kept the pressure on the Rockies, pounding the zone while improving to 4-1 over his past five starts.
"He's a spectacular talent," Bochy said. "It showed today."
Bumgarner said he didn't feel any added pressure to stop a season-high losing streak, but after the team's first win in over a week, he acknowledged that it was a big win for the Giants, who are 39-42 at the season's halfway point. It was just their 10th victory in June, but they lost just two games to first place.
All five teams are within four games of each other, and the biggest threat might be the team in last place. With their lineup finally healthy and rookie Yasiel Puig providing a daily jolt, the Los Angeles Dodgers have won eight of nine to creep back into the race. The Giants will see the Dodgers after playing the next four games in Cincinnati, and Bochy is hopeful that his club presents a different look this time around.
"Hopefully that was just a June swoon," he said of the recent stretch that included a sweep at the hands of the Dodgers. "We're fortunate. Every team in this division can say that."
"It's normal with a lot of catchers," Bochy said.
Bochy said the condition is not serious and not related to the ankle surgery that Posey had in 2011. But it's enough of a hindrance that Posey was moved to first base again, pushing Brandon Belt to the bench for a second straight day. Bochy said he talked to Belt on Sunday morning to explain the situation.
"I didn't want him to think he's on the bench against lefties, but Buster could use another day from behind the plate," Bochy said.
Belt said he would start taking fly balls in left field so the Giants would have another option on days when Posey needs to play first base. Belt started four games in left field last season.
Giants (Mike Kickham 0-2) at Cincinnati (Bronson Arroyo 6-6), 4:10 p.m. CSNBA


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You may be breaking out the face paints and masks to party and clink glasses, or perhaps hiding behind closed curtains to share a bottle hidden from sweet-seeking trick or treaters. One thing you don't have to be afraid of is your wine and Champagne by the glass being served in anything less than perfect condition!
If you are looking to head out for some frightening fun this weekend, here are some of our customers who are getting into the spooky spirit and hosting Halloween events:
Raise a perfectly served glass of Veuve Clicquot this All Hallows' Eve weekend at Mr Fogg's Tavern as they celebrate the lives and loves of theatre darling Gertrude Fogg, and the truly talented Madame Clicquot.
Or, why not heighten the scary atmosphere at Sky Garden's dress up do til 3am with live soul music and, of course, a fantastic wine and Champagne by the glass list to select from.
We always love hearing from our customers, so if you've any spooky snaps to share you can find us at: @LeVerredeVin on Twitter or @BermarCollection on Instagram!


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My Top 7 Facebook Groups to Drive Traffic Through Pinterest
I've been using Pinterest to help grow my blog for a year now and it's really helped a lot. I blogged about some of my beginners tips here and you can find some Tailwind tips here. Today I'm going to share some of my favourite "Pinterest-related blogging groups on Facebook". That's a mouthful of social media words!
Basically, if you use Facebook blogging groups then there are a few Pinterest ones which are worth joining!
Pinterest Group Board Add
Pinterest Group Board Add is great for finding group boards to collaborate on. Think about posting your own shout out on the page too. Tell people the type of boards you're looking to collaborate on. So if you're a mummy blogger, you may want toddler or pregnancy boards. If you blog about food, maybe recipe boards or groups related to healthy living will be your thing. You get where I'm going with that?
Most of the posts accepting collaborators will require you to follow them and the board on Pinterest first.
Peace, Love and Pinterest
Peace, Love and Pinterest is a group I really like because Penney, the admin, posts some awesome ideas for content creation and keywords. So for example, right now some suggestions for keywords include: "pumpkins, squash, apples, slow cooker meals, and Halloween.
I find these suggestions really handy as a reminder as to what I should be pushing through Pinterest right now.
People also post questions and ask for general Pinterest help in this group. There is also a "What are you Pinning?" post where you can drop one of your pins. Be sure to follow the rules and make sure you reciprocate by pinning at least 3 other pins.
Bloggers Unite on Pinterest
Bloggers Unite on Pinterest has a number of things going on each week to boost your Pinterest feed and increase traffic to your blog. Share your pins, share other pins, find content to fill your Tailwind queue and join in with the weekly follow threads.
Tuesdays offer people to share the boards where they are looking for collaborators. Be sure to look out for those if you want to join new group boards.
Bloggers Pinterest Pinning Party
Bloggers Pinterest Pinning Party is for bloggers who love using Pinterest to drive traffic to their blog. You can share your tips and tricks, ask questions and join in with the various pinning parties. People also use the group to advertise group board collaborations.
There are different pinning activities pretty much every day so keep a look out and be sure to follow the rules if you share your content.
Pinning Aint Easy
Pinning Aint Easy is an AWESOME group. I've been a member of this group for a while now and although it doesn't have loads of Pinterest related posts, I really love the StumbleUpon ones! The rules are not too complicated and the threads are easy to complete. They don't get too big if you know what I mean. Some threads I join end up with over 100 plus accounts to follow and sometimes it gets a bit much!
PinTips – Pinterest Tips for Bloggers and Brands
I really love PinTips as Jen is awesome when it comes to Pinterest. I get her emails and they always offer loads of advice. She's always super quick to answer any questions I have regarding Pinterest and Tailwind too.
This group is fab for advice and for anyone just starting out who needs a helping hand. There are a number of threads you can join to share pins too.
Definitely a group to join if you want to get to grips with this social platform.
Pinterest Pals
I've been a member of Pinterest Pals for a while and although I don't often join in the threads, when I do, they are super simple to complete. The rules are short and sweet, not too complicated. Drop a pin, pin six others. Remember that Pinterest isn't just about sharing your content. Threads for finding and sharing other content are super handy.
Overall Amber's group is well run and a place I enjoy browsing. I try and take part in the threads when I have time.
So there we go. A little round-up of my favourite Pinterest groups on Facebook. I've had a lot of help and advice from these groups and I love finding new content to share from them. I love helping people who are new to Pinterest too!
Don't Forget to Pin This!
Am I missing any other groups that you love? Perhaps there are even better ones out there! Be sure to share with me your own tips and tricks in the comments and of course, be sure to pin the images in this post!


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Checklist percentage in app
It would be helpful if you could view your percentage complete in the app like you can on the website.
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We will definitely take this into consideration. We're always trying to improve the Wedding Website experience for couples so we welcome all of your great ideas.
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Adidas partners with International Space Station
today Nov 6, 2019
Adidas is taking its footwear to space. The sportswear giant announced on Tuesday a multi-year partnership with the International Space Station that will allow the company to explore product innovation outside of Earth.
The partnership is scheduled to begin with Adidas' coveted Boost technology, marking the first time that any footwear innovation will be tested without the distraction of gravity.
These tests outside of Earth's gravitational pull are predicted to influence the performance and comfort of existing models and enhance innovation of new products.
"The unique conditions of space provide the ideal environment to discover the unknown," explained Christine Kretz, vice president of program and partnerships of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory.
"For example, microgravity is the only condition in which we can observe specific experiments like the behavior of a spinning soccer ball without interrupting airflow and external supports holding it in place. Having control of certain variables allows us to conduct tests and collect insights that aren't possible on Earth."
Testing will begin as early as 2020. Adidas will send its signature Boost pellets and footwear to the ISS National Lab onboard a future SpaceX cargo mission where astronauts onboard the station will execute experiments to uncover if it is possible to produce Boost midsoles with regions of different particle sizes– something that scientists theorize could optimize footwear performance and comfort.
Earlier this year, Adidas did initial testing with soccer balls delivered by the NASA-contracted SpaceX CRS-18 cargo mission in an effort to better understand flight characteristics beyond an Earth-based wind tunnel for future designs.
Next, Adidas also plans to research elements such as human performance and sustainability while leveraging the space station.
Insights from astronauts could allow Adidas to apply potential learnings to athletes, while developments in circular manufacturing could help advance sustainable creation and recreation methods applicable to Earth.
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Southwestern Hummus Dip
I made this earlier in the day and refrigerated it until we went to the party. We served the dip with some corn chips, but tortilla chips or celery sticks would be great too! Feel free to change up the veggie toppings on this Southwestern Hummus Dip. I used tomatoes, olives and cilantro. I think onions, green olives and bell peppers would be delicious too. Get creative!
The BUSH'S® Hummus Made Easy is so simple to customize the flavors to your taste. I added a can of green chiles to the black bean hummus. I wanted a little kick to the dip. Once the hummus was made, I spread it out in a pie plate and layered the remaining dip ingredients on top. SO simple and SOOOOO good!
BUSH'S has two other Hummus Made Easy pouch - Classic and Roasted Red Pepper. I can't wait to try them! My favorite thing about these new Hummus Made Easy pouch is that they are so easy to customize. The add-in possibilities are endless. You can also use any BUSH'S Beans - garbanzo beans, black beans, pinto beans, you get the idea. SO many ways to make it your own!
serves 8 to 10
(Printable Recipe)
- 1 (15 oz.) can BUSH'S Black Beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (6 oz.) package BUSH'S Southwest Black Bean Hummus Made Easy
- 1 (4 oz.) can diced green chiles
- 8 oz. sour cream
- 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 1 small tomato, chopped
- 2 tbsp. sliced olives
- 2 tsp. chopped cilantro
Combine the BUSH'S Black Bean, BUSH'S Southwest Black Bean Hummus Made Easy and green chiles to the food processor. Blend until desired consistency.
Spread hummus into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. Spread sour cream over hummus. Top sour cream with cheese, tomatoes, olives and cilantro.
Serve or refrigerate up to 1 one day. Serve with chips or veggies.


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Format: eGalley
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Publisher: Harper Teen
Source: Publisher via Edelweiss
Genre: YA | Fantasy
Make a wish…
Lennie always thought her uncles' "important family legacy" was good old-fashioned bootlegging. Then she takes some of her uncles' moonshine to Michaela Gordon's annual house party, and finds out just how wrong she was.
At the party, Lennie has everyone make a wish before drinking the shine—it's tradition. She toasts to wishes for bat wings, for balls of steel, for the party to go on forever. Lennie even makes a wish of her own: to bring back her best friend, Dylan, who was murdered six months ago.
The next morning gives Lennie a whole new understanding of the phrase be careful what you wish for—or in her case, be careful what wishes you grant. Because all those wishes Lennie raised a jar of shine to last night? They came true. Most of them came out bad. And once granted, a wish can't be unmade
I have the blues and DOWN WITH THE SHINE by the brilliantly funny, Kate Kyrus Quinn,is just what I needed! Thanks to my fellow bloggers who've read this and reviewed it before me, I didn't realize how much I needed to laugh til I started drinking Lennie's moonshine.
DOWN WITH THE SHINE surprised me in more ways than one. I was hoping to be entertained and forget my troubles for a day, I wasn't expecting KKQuinn to have me in stitches, laughing at her dark and comedic YA urban fantasy. I'm absolutely gobsmacked how a young-adult novel had such an effect on me, a genre I avoid more than crave. What's more, I didn't realize that I had a book hangover til days after. I can't focus on my next read because I kept thinking about Lennie and how much I want to read another book set in this world or at least a novel that is similar in tone and texture! So KKQuinn, if you're reading this, either write a sequel, a spin-off, ANYTHING that will take us back to this world you created, and I WISH it's just as funny, if not funnier than DOWN WITH THE SHINE.
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Our Avery Sweater has a slight boat-neck and an up-dated A-Symmetrical hem in the front and back. Made with soft, brushed, two-tone fabric and designed with a flattering fit; all combine to make our Avery a cool weather favorite.
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Creamy Chicken Packetsposted by Andrea | 05/30/2012
Creamy chicken packets were one of my favorite weeknight meals growing up — mainly because I loved anything with chicken, but also because I absolutely LOVE crescent roll dough! It's so buttery and flaky… any recipe that's wrapped in crescent roll dough get's my approval!
Plus, I'm pretty sure my mom liked making it because it is just SO easy and uses simple ingredients I'd assume are readily available in most of our pantries.
Recipe for Creamy Chicken Packets:
Make 8 chicken packets
Ingredients for 8 Chicken Packets
- 2 -3 c. cooked & chopped chicken
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 c. milk
- 1 8 oz. package cream cheese
- 2 T. Chives (I often use fresh from my garden this time of year but dried are fine)
- 1/2 t. garlic powder
- 2 packages refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1/2 c. seasoned bread crumbs
Start by mixing the chicken, onions, milk, cream cheese, chives, and garlic in a bowl
Remove the crescent roll dough from the packages and divide into 8 rectangles (each rectangle is 2 triangles pressed together)
Press the two triangles together to eliminate the seam (otherwise the filling will seep out.)
Once you have 8 dough rectangles (I only have four in my pictures) scoop filling onto one side of the rectangle, fold the other side over the top, and pinch the ends together — kind of like a huge ravioli!
Place the chicken packets into a greased 9″x13″ baking pan (again, I'm making 4 in a 9″x9″ pan) and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Bake at 350*F. for 20 minutes or until packets are golden brown.
I got this recipe from my mom, but she got it from a school cookbook — so you know it's fast, easy, and something real families will eat!
If you want to freeze this, I'd make up a big batch of the filling and freeze it in small portions (enough for 4 packets). Then, when you're ready to make dinner, simply pop open a package of crescent roll dough, scoop in the filling, and bake.
These creamy chicken packets are delicious right out of the oven, and then cold the next day for lunch — so feel free to make a bunch!
What's your favorite chicken dish?
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Lauren S10/15/2016
Made these for dinner last night….really good except VERY garlicky! Are you sure the garlic should be 1 Tablespoon and not 1 teaspoon? Maybe it was just us, but we thought it was too much. If it's not a typo I'll just adjust next time. I just found your blog recently and really enjoy it as I'm trying to organize my house. Thanks for all your great ideas and encouragement! Enjoy those kiddos, they grow up fast. Mine are in college and even though I work part time, it is hard to adjust to them being gone. I know, I know, hard to believe as I was like you, it took me years to adjust to staying home, but you will understand somewhere down the road. 🙂
Andrea Reply:
October 15th, 2016 at 11:34 am
yes, I think it's supposed to be 1 tsp! Sorry. I can't believe noone has mentioned that in all these years!
Also, I actually changed the post to say 1/2 tsp. because I don't even think I add a full teaspoon now (I never measure anymore!) Hope you will try it again 🙂
I'm making this right now for our Saturday lunch. Did you flatten and spread out your dough? It seems my packets are a little smaller and I have extra filling after I did 4 packets. I used 3 cups chicken. Now I'm not sure what to do with the leftover filling.
Andrea Reply:
March 14th, 2015 at 2:57 pm
Yes Debbie, I flatted out the packets some… and also, the recipe is for EIGHT chicken packets, not 4. So it's not surprising you have quite a bit of extra filling 🙂
Debbie Reply:
March 15th, 2015 at 9:52 pm
Thanks, Andrea. My bad, I didn't see it is for 8 pockets. I relied on the picture. My husband loved it! He's a picky eater so it was a success. Now to buy more crescent rolls. 🙂
So excited to make these tonight for dinner esp. since I have very picky eaters in my house (including the hubby)! Thanks for sharing such easy recipes!
These do sound yummy! I will be trying these when the weather is not-so-hot.
I love to make chicken and dumplings from leftover chicken (even a rotisserie chicken from the store.) My go-to chicken recipe is in the crock pot.
1 – Chicken + dry Italian seasoning packet slow cooked until tender (4-5 hours on high)
2 – remove chicken
3 – add 1 cube of cream cheese until melty then stir
4 – add 1 can of cream of chicken soup (you can use two for lots of gravy) then stir
5 – one small can of button mushrooms (if you like them)
6 – replace chicken
7 – cook rice or pasta while chicken and gravy is heating
It is very good with broccoli!
I made this for dinner last night! Yum!
Thank you so much! I wanted to make sure that I actually could premake these then freeze for reheating in a microwave. I wont have time for any proper cooking during term so I plan on making about 3 months worth of grab and go food to freeze, and really liked the idea of the pockets. Also, I like the stew idea, I think I could freeze it in muffin tins for individual portions then defrost and microwave with rice
Thank you! I'm going to give the chicken pot pie a try, but is there a particular way to freeze them? and can i just take one out and microwave at uni or would I need an oven?
Andrea Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
Well, I'm not exactly sure what you mean… are you going to make the chicken packets with the pot pie filling? If so, I would bake the chicken packets as directed in the oven), let them cool, and then wrap them individually for the freezer. They won't be nearly as crispy, but once they are cooked, you can just heat them up in the microwave whenever you want to eat just one.
However, depending on how quickly you will eat them, they will last in the fridge for at least a few days. And you could also just make the filling and store that in the freezer too. It would be great as a stew!
Is there any non dairy substitute filling for these? I'm a student midwife and I really need good freezable food that I can take out for shift work, but I also can't mix meat and milk, so I'm hoping a more experienced cook will be able to help!
Andrea Reply:
February 24th, 2013 at 8:09 am
Well, I don't think you can make this exact recipe without dairy… but there are plenty of other recipes you could make. For example, I have a yummy chicken pot pie recipe that is basically like a chicken/veggie casserole with a crust. You could make the filling for the pie and leave out the evaporated milk (I've done this already an it tastes fine). You could also add less broth back in at the end so the mixture is "thicker" and then scoop that mixture into crescent dough to make similar packets. They would probably be much more "runny" but I'm sure they'd still taste good!
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I made these for dinner last night and my husband and I both loved them. Leftovers for lunch today! Thanks for the easy recipe (I had shredded chicken in the freezer so it was super fast to through together)!
Andrea, I tried these up last night for dinner and the whole family loved them! Thanks for sharing such easy recipes!
Andrea Reply:
June 6th, 2012 at 11:28 am
yay — so glad your family liked it! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
These were very yummy. The only type of cream cheese I had on hand was veggie, but I went ahead and used it. So good! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Debra Kapellakis06/02/2012
looks yummy!
Amber Peters06/02/2012
I use a recipe very similar but we eat our over rice topped with gravy. Yum Yum.
can't wait to try this one with a side dish of fruit salad!! yum!!
These look fantastic! I'm trying to "pin" this recipe on Pinterest, but it says that it's not available to pin. Can you add it to your pinboard, so it can be re-pinned? Just curious…The only way I can remember what I want to try is if it's on Pinterest! Kinda sad…=0)
Karen @ Abundance on a Dime05/30/2012
I make something similar to this that we call "pocket sandwiches". I use my Whole Wheat Refrigerator Bread Dough (http://abundanceonadime.blogspot.ca/2008/05/bread-solution-refrigerator-bread-dough.html) instead of the crescent rolls. I've stuffed them with all kinds of combinations of meats, cheeses, and vegetables (and yes, tuna works, too!) Little bits of leftovers like stews, curries, stir fries, etc can be tucked into them too – and no one will even realize they're eating leftovers 🙂 I cut a few slits in the tops of the pockets before baking so the dough doesn't get soggy from trapped steam.
We love these in our family and always have them after Thanksgiving with leftover turkey. I do make them, wrap in wax paper and freeze. That way all you have to do is unwrap and bake. It's nice to be able to cook however many are needed. Yum!
This is what I always take for dinner to friends who just had babies.
Chalyse Meiklejohn05/30/2012
Sounds yummy!
Have you heard of the recipe (more of a snack type food) that is putting pepperoni and part of a string cheese on a cresent and rolling it then baking it? I saw it on a commercial – it tastes like mini pizzas! I can't remember how long you back them though 🙁 lol
Ooooh – these look so yummy and so easy! They remind me of a similar recipe my mom made – they were basically the same but with a southwest twist to the filling.
Thanks for sharing – can't wait to try them!
That looks yummy. I'm gonna put it on my. Menu for next week. Really, the possibilities of what you could stuff a crescent roll packet with seem endless.
Gonna pin this to my recipe board on pinterest.
These sound delicious, but what could I use instead of cream cheese as my sons don't like that or mayo? Thanks!
Demaroge Reply:
August 5th, 2013 at 10:04 am
I think mozzarella cheese would work and maybe a little egg white to bind it all together?
I am thinking like a stuffing for pasta tubes or shells….
Sounds great! I like to make Bar-b-que chicken pizza – ready made crust, bar-b-que sauce, shredded chicken, shredded mozerella. Easy, quick, delish.
This looks so yummy! I am going to try this for dinner tomorrow. Thank you!!
They look delicious! I don't have any chicken at the moment…. Do you think it would work with tuna and broccoli?
Demaroge Reply:
August 5th, 2013 at 10:02 am
I bet it would. The broccoli is going to be more 'wet' as it is cooking than the original recipe. Maybe you could reduce or eliminate the milk?