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- Interim Editor's Preface
I come again to be the Editor of this journal, if only for one issue, upon the sudden illness of the sitting Executive Editor Charles Anderson. Rhetorician and scholar in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Anderson has been our shepherd and muse since he ascended to the Editorship in 2007. He is known for his scholarly parsing of the works of Richard Selzer and for his astute rhetorical insights into the dividends of creative writing in health care settings. To those authors he published in Literature and Medicine during the last six years, he has become known as the ideal close reader, the nuanced writing coach, the alter-ego every writer yearns for in a reader—that reader who gets what you are after, way before you yourself do.
Anderson's sensibility has guided us in ever more daring examinations of not simply the relationships between medicine and literature—that is banal and by now boring—but the ways in which writing (and I do not limit the writing to literary writing, whatever that means) can express aspects of the human mortal condition that cannot otherwise be represented or, hence, known. I mean, look at L&M volume 30, issue 1. Chuck is now recovering from his acute medical situation but has asked to be relieved of his editorial duties. I have functioned as Interim Editor since the fall and, as you learned in the announcement that opens this issue, I will hand the workings of the journal over as soon as I finish writing this Preface to our next Executive Editor, Catherine Belling.
Coming back to reading manuscripts for Literature and Medicine after my five year hiatus, I see a vault of commitment, an exaltation of scholarship, and unmeasureable risk. We are facing harder questions than those that used to vex us. We are exposing more urgent questions, questions that don't just impress literary scholars or clinical professionals but that burn for human beings anywhere, whatever they do. This issue of the journal exposes questions of social murder, medicine's gender violence, the popular culture's suppression of the [End Page vii] truth about disease, and the inaccessible, ever receding grails of our lives. We are no longer asking what did Milly Theale die of. We are instead asking of what we are all dying, as we all come to know that we, too, will sicken and die.
This capacity to face that which is coming marks us as a vanguard—or maybe a rearguard—of the culture. I can't get the words of John Banville's representation of Zeus in Infinities out of my head or my prose. Remember, as Banville has it, when Zeus looks down from Mount Olympus at the hapless mortals he and his buddies have created, he envies us our mortality. "This is the mortal world. It is a world where nothing is lost, where all is accounted for while yet the mystery of things is preserved; a world where they may live, however briefly, however tenuously, in the failing evening of the self, solitary and at the same time together somehow here in this place, dying as they may be and yet fixed forever in a luminous, unending instant."1 Banville's Zeus is hardly the expert on mortality. We mortals are the experts. And yet we recuse ourselves from that position on the bench, either out of a false sense of modesty or a real one of terror. Who says we want to confront that which we know about dying? Well, some of us are, maybe, prepared to do that. I think that is what this journal—and the field of medical humanities—is for.
Health care's concentration on the individual body instead of the population has been criticized for centuries, from religious atonement rituals to John Snow's pump handle to Agent Orange to the spike in breast cancer cases on Long Island. Terry Tempest Williams focuses not only on her family's generational bowing to breast cancer but to the atomic testing that went on in Utah that probably started it. Mayor Michael...


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Jay Leno knows better than to get into a logical debate on gun control, and so in this interview you can see how quickly he shifts topics in stead of offering a reply to Ted Cruz's answers. Leno is seen as one of the least liberal of the talk show hosts, but that did not keep him from using the same old talking points that all the anti-gunners spew out.
The most intriguing part of this interview is actually the audience who cheered for the comments Cruz made much more than they agreed with Leno.
Cruz has been an outspoken advocate for 2nd amendment rights, and Leno decided to pounce on that issue using only the regurgitated talking points from his network over at NBC.
In the interview Leno said that any psychopath can march into a gun show and buy a gun without a background check. Anti-gunners like to use this argument for gun control all the time, even though it is completely false. While it is true that certain states allow for the private sale of firearms, gun shows dealers run background checks just like brick and mortar pawn shops and gun stores. Furthermore, it is illegal to sell a gun to someone if they are suspected of being a felon or ineligible of owning a gun.
While Cruz said he supported background checks he points out that all gun control does is go after law abiding citizens instead of the truly violent criminals. Just a fraction of felons and fugitives who tried to buy guns illegally were actually prosecuted (44 out of 48,000). So to go after background checks (which most violent felons avoid anyway) only inconveniences the law abiding gun owner while the criminals scoff at the law and continue to get guns.
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During a session a person will find that compassion, conscious breathing and therapeutic touch help to unwind the habitual patterns deeply rooted in the nervous system, muscles and cells of the body. This unwinding creates an opportunity to experience new ways of being. The nervous system can relax and let go while the mind takes on a fresh perspective. It is here that healing and integration begins.
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Tiki people are a disgusting, wild, terrified group. This weekend at the tiki convention I witnessed the grossest of base, amoral misbehavior by adults. It was in the tiki and sushi bar that I saw an off-duty hula girl bite a Shriner's nipple, right through his thick, polyester, blue Hawaiian shirt.
"You cretin!" she cried, baring her teeth, lei torn off and plastic petals flinging.
They were separated and the hula girl's friends attempted to console her.
One lens of the Shriner's thick black Buddy Holly glasses was cracked. Apparently, this hadn't been his first altercation; with a hula girl or someone else, I didn't know. His awful comb-over seemed more menacing.
I have never seen a fez used defensively before. While the aging gadabout recovered on his barstool, he stuffed napkins and ice into his burgundy conical cap.
"What's that for?" I asked. "Ice and napkins?"
"So there won't be any bruising," he said through chipped yellow teeth and a waxy greasy mustache. I thought he meant to use it as an ice pack for his sore nip.
The hula girl was red-faced furious and her grass skirt shook like a rattlesnake's warning. But the Shriner sat up from his stool and crossed the bar, his fist stuffed into the napkin-and-ice-filled fez. When he reached the hula girl, he pulled his elbow way back and socked her hard in the temple. She crashed against a bank of televisions playing Blue Hawaii. Three monitors filled with Elvis's giant head were torn down from their shelves and shattered against the slippery tile floor and one TV rolled over the hula girl's torso, knocking the wind out of her.
Oh, it was pandemonium after that. Hula girls on one side, Shriners on the other. Brass knuckles. A switchblade. A tiki mug filled with banana daiquiri smashed into the face of a retiree. Blood splashed against unflattering floral pattern shirts.
From an overturning table, I rescued my coconut-husk cup of piña colada with tiny umbrella and sipped at the bendy straw through a storm of cocktail ice cubes and mixed- drink rain.
"What the hell is this all about?" I asked my girlfriend.
"You really are stupid, aren't you?" she said. "That Shriner grabbed that hula's rear end."
"Well, she isn't wearing underwear. She kind of asked for it."
My girlfriend shot me a glance that said, for my last comment, things were going to be worse at home than they were here. I searched around for an errant fez and napkins.
Thursday August 23 Clifford the Big Red Dog PBS 7:30 a.m. Clifford the Big Red Dog ate a baby. He's part pitbull, but nobody knew that. They had to put him down. I know. It's sad and I don't want to talk about it either, kids, but there it is. He was a menace to cartoon children everywhere, and I'm not sorry. I'm not sorry Clifford the Big Red Dog is heaped in a trash barrel behind the cartoon dog pound.
Scrubs NBC 9:30 p.m. Nobody cares about Scrubs anymore. Not even Zach Braff. I understand though. If every year you wrote yourself into a movie where you make out with the hottest actress of the season, you'd be hard-pressed to get excited about your day job too.
Friday August 24 Miss Teen USA 2007 NBC 8:00 p.m. Sponsored by Noxzema and anorexia.
Saturday August 25 Crypto the SuperdogCW 7:30 a.m. I've devised a new cartoon superhero. He harnesses the power of Japanese crustaceans. He is "Robster Craw! To the lescue!" Prease, Robster Craw! Save me, prease!
The Cat in the Hat ABC 8:00 p.m. When it comes to kids' movies, there's a fine line between entertainingly cute and creepy. Mike Myers hopscotches over that line in too-tight short shorts. You can see the outline of something you don't want to see. But he's in pigtails and it's weird. I weep for our children.
Sunday August 26 Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll CW 9:00 p.m. I have a Pussycat Dolls lunchbox. What can I say? I got caught up in the media frenzy. After I bought it I was so embarrassed that I covered up the lettering with glitter and My Little Pony stickers. Somehow, that didn't bear the effect I had hoped. I am the laughing stock of the gym.
Monday August 27 Fat March ABC 9:00 p.m. I wish fat was disgraceful again. Oh, Bewitched, take me back to a time when slender-hipped women in mint-green pencil skirts were the nightly offering for viewing pleasure instead of humps of stinking humanity, sweating through the seat of their "team color" track pants.
Tuesday August 28 Live From New York: The First five Years of Saturday Night Live NBC 8:00 p.m. NBC is out of ideas. If they have to dredge up slapdash late-night programming from the Carter administration to sell ad space, they've gone as stale as a nine-week-old pizza crust behind the toilet. It's attracting bugs and the dog won't even eat it.
Wednesday August 29 Last Comic Standing NBC 9:00 p.m. I wish something about this show were funny. It's so far down on the "tragic" end of the "tragic-comic" spectrum that only a crotch attack by raccoon could bring it back. Or, an old lady getting cracked in the ear by a Wiffleball bat.
Thursday August 30 In the Wild: Polar Bears With Ewan McGregor PBS 9:00 p.m. What? What the hell is going on? Why is young Obi Wan Kenobi doing PBS specials on polar bears? This documentary discards my childhood Star Wars memories like a peed-on couch into the alley.
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- The Reader's Eye on Television — Aug. 30, 2007
- The Reader's Eye on Television — Aug. 16, 2007
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Strike back against phone thieves
A cousin of mine and a friend of hers recently had their mobile phones stolen in Georgetown. It was early evening and they were standing on the street chatting and exchanging phone numbers when a neatly dressed young man walked up and held my cousin's hand, forcibly removed the phone and then snatched her friend's phone. He then calmly walked away.
They were left helpless and mildly distraught after what was a slightly traumatic experience. Naturally when one loses a mobile phone, either by theft or otherwise, one tends to be more concerned about the valuable information stored in that phone – particularly the contact details of friends, colleagues and loved ones – than the instrument itself.
In 2005 when I worked with the West Indies team I and several of my then colleagues had our phones stolen in Sri Lanka and we had not known about the need to save our IMEI numbers. Fortunately after a month our phones were returned to us after an intense countrywide search by the Sri Lankan police and army and the offender – an army deserter – suffered a terrible fate.
After the loss of my phone and over the years I received several emails advising that I copy and store my phone's IMEI number in a safe and secure place in the event I lose the instrument. Ever since I received the first email about this I have been keen on storing the information but thankfully I have not had reason to use it for the purpose intended. I have also forwarded this most useful email tip to others and I am certain that I forwarded to my cousin as well.
Purely by coincidence I came upon her at the very scene of the crime less than five minutes after it occurred. After a quick assessment of the situation it was agreed that there is little sense in going after the thief in the dark of night in a dangerous ghetto area in which he appeared to have entered to make good his brazen escape. We were left with two options. One was to report the matter to the nearest police station. This is Guyana, we agreed that the phones were lost for good and decided not to pursue that course of action.
We could however exact some form of revenge. I immediately asked her for the IMEI number so that we could report it to her network and have them render the phone useless. Unfortunately she did not have the number saved.
You should not make this mistake. It is easy, painless and may come in useful.
To view your phone's unique IMEI number simply input *#06# on your keypad. The number will automatically show up. Copy it, send it to yourself and select loved ones by email and, as a back-up mechanism, it is also a good idea to write it down in a place where it will be easily accessible. Saving your phone's IMEI is like a quasi-insurance policy of sorts.
If you suffer the unfortunate experience of losing your phone you should contact your service provider and provide them with the IMEI number. They will be able to use the number to block the handset from being used even if the thief (or new owner) changes SIM cards. The phone will become nothing more than a paperweight.
I have come to realise that many people are aware of the need to save their phone's IMEI number but, sadly, out of pure negligence they do not save it and some are left bitter and helpless when they lose their prized handsets. If enough people all across Guyana save their IMEIs and phone thieves realise that stealing people's phones is a worthless petty crime it could lead to a reduction in the incidence of phone snatching which seem to be at an all time high in Georgetown.
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Partnership Development
HC Link Resources
HC Link News Digest PLUS - February 2016 - a round-up of resources related to Partnership Development.
HC Link News Digest PLUS - May 2014 - a round-up information pertaining to Intersectoral Collaboration.
Planning for Partnership
HC Link | 2017
This resource defines working in partnership and the various levels of working in partnership. It provides an overview of the essential requirements for putting a partnership in place and details some activities required for dynamic and effective partnerships.
Effective Meetings
HC Link | 2017
Meetings can be an efficient way to disseminate information, obtain feedback, or make collective decisions. This short resource offers advice on the necessary components of effective meetings, broken down into three simple steps.
How to create a functional, effective advisory committee
HC Link | 2017
Putting an advisory committee in place can be a good way to involve and engage the community in your organization's work. This basic guide will help community organizations use best practices for creating advisory committees as an element of supporting community engagement.
What Successful Partnerships Do: 6 Key Activities
HC Link | 2017
Today, more and more organizations are being called upon to work in partnership, and so having capacity for developing and maintaining effective partnerships has become necessary. This factsheet outlines 6 key activities of successful community partnerships.
Getting started with...Partnership Development
HC Link | 2016
Working with community partners often allows us to accomplish more than we could working on our own. This resource provides a brief overview and selection of resources, websites and other materials to 'get you started' in developing partnerships.
Collaborative Partnership Webinar Series
HC Link | 2015
This three-webinar series explores the six activities of effective partnerships, featuring collaborative leaders and members from across Ontario.
The Genius of Partnerships: New relationships & diverse perspectives within a common vision
An Eye on the Vision, An Eye on the Road: Working together for change
Partnership Development
HC Link | 2009 (revised 2015)
This resource covers several concepts related to community partnerships - including various levels of partnerships, conditions for success - and explores measures that can be taken to maximize the efforts of your partnership.
Governing for Partnership Success
HC Link | 2010 (revised 2015)
This resource describes a variety of governance approaches and models and provides practical suggestions for choosing a structure or form that will support the initiatives being undertaken by your partnership.
Terms of Reference Builder
HC Link | 2014
Having a Terms of Reference is an essential component of working in groups. It outlines things like the scope of the group's work and the responsibilities of members. This Terms of Reference Builder is intended as a place to start when developing your Terms of Reference.
Measuring Partnership Effectiveness – Part 1 Introduction
HC Link | 2011
This resource provides an overview of some of the many approaches to evaluating the functioning of partnerships and the work they do as well as some principles that should guide decision-making early on in the process.
Measuring Partnership Effectiveness – Part 2 Tools
HC Link | 2011This resource describes a number of existing tools and resources that can help you evaluate your partnership's effectiveness. We identify the strengths and limitations of each tool so you can quickly identify which ones might suit your local needs.
Exploring the Constellation Model of Governance
HC Link | 2011
Models & Elements of Collaborative Governance
HC Link | 2011
This resource supplements information found in Governing for Partnership Success, expands on governance theory for collaborative groups and profiles the structure and functioning of a sampling of governance models and frameworks
Network Mapping
HC Link | 2011
This resource provides a brief overview of the uses and process of network mapping.
Case Studies in Partnership Structure & Governance
HC Link | 2010
This webinar builds on the work of the Governing for Partnership Success and focuses on the need for flexible governance structures and processes which encourage the application of generative, fiduciary and strategic governing styles.
Other Resources & Documents
The Partnering Toolbook: An essential guide to cross-sector partnering
Partnering Initiative | 2011
The toolbook offers a concise overview of the essential elements that make for effective partnering. It contains seven tools to develop, sustain and assess inter-sectoral partnerships. This easy-to-use guide includes helpful strategies, flowcharts and tips for working with other agencies to build and maintain partnerships, along with partnership development tools.
Partnerships Analysis Tool
Vic Health (Australia) | 2011
This resource is designed to help organizations develop a clearer understanding of the range of purposes of collaborations, reflect on the partnerships they have established and focus on ways to strengthen new and existing partnerships by engaging in discussion about issues and ways forward.
Community Partnerships Resource Guide
Quality Improvement & Innovation Partnerships | 2009 (amended 2010)
This toolkit describes several levels of partnerships and provides a six-step process for partnership development. It also contains an extensive list of links and resources for further exploration.
Partnership Self-Assessment Tool
Center for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health | 2008
The tool provide a measurement of the key indicators for successful collaboration and level of synergy. It can help partnerships understand how collaboration works and what it means to create a successful collaborative process; to assess how well collaborative processes are working; and to identify specific areas to focus on that can improve the collaborative process.
Creating Welcoming Places Workbook
Community Activators | 2004
This workbook was designed to help any group assess its current welcoming capacity and make plans for improvement. When members feel welcome, and their individual skills are being utilized and appreciated, groups can sustain their membership and achieve goals.
Working in Partnership: Recipes for Success
Wild Rose Foundation | 2001
This resource from Alberta, provides a comprehensive framework for partnership development, as well as useful tools to assess an organization's readiness to partner, identifying potential partners, creating partnership agreements, as well as implementing and evaluating partnership initiatives.
Intersectoral Action Toolkit
Health Canada | 2000
This toolkit was designed to introduce some practical ideas and actions to help ISA teams in meeting the journey's challenges. Two real-life examples of ISA collaborations are provided, as well as a Tip Sheet.
Community Tool Box
Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas
The Community Tool Box is a free, online resource for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change. It boasts 46 chapters and 16 toolkits that provide practical, step-by-step guidance in community-building and partnership development skills. Two of the Community Tool Box's toolkits are particularly relevant to partnership development:


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Due to the many scientific advances in medicine over the last century, people are living longer, healthier lives, but at the same time we may feel that our outside appearance does not always reflect how we feel on the inside. Wrinkles form as our skin gets older and less elastic, and the Sun does its fair share of damage as well. Injectable treatments are a quick, and convenient way to smooth-out lines on the forehead, and around the eyes and mouth, without any need for surgery.
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Family: Nymphalidae
Wingspan: 45 to 75 mm, one of Ontario's larger butterflies
Description: wing margins are irregular. Upperside wings are a rich purple-brown with a bright yellow marginal band along the edges and bordered by a submarginal row of iridescent blue spots. Underside wings are dark brown with wavy thin black lines and a pale yellow border.
Larvae: up to 55 mm; black with sharp spikes, large orangish-red spots on back
Range: found throughout most of the province from southern Ontario to the shores of James Bay and Hudson Bay
Habitat: woods, stream course, fields, swamps and even city gardens
Larval foodplants: willow, elm and birch
Flight season: early spring to mid-autumn
Overwintering stage: adult
True fact: Mourning cloaks are our longevity champions, living up to ten months. Adults that emerge in July feed on tree sap, building up reserves of fat. They overwinter as adults in small crevices under bark or in hollow logs. When re-emerging in early spring, mourning cloaks shiver to generate heat, increasing body temperature by as much as 8 – 11oC.
Red-Spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis
Family: Nymphalidae
Wingspan: 47 – 78 mm, one of Ontario's larger butterflies
Description: upper side wings black, with iridescent purplish-blue on outer portion of hind wing; underside wings have reddish-orange spots near the body and in a row near the margins
Larvae: up to 40 mm; cream-coloured with humped appearance; dark-coloured saddle and two bristles behind its head
Range: red-spotted purple in southern and central Ontario, north to Lake Nipissing and east to Kingston area; white admiral (a subspecies) throughout Ontario
Habitat: open spaces, deciduous or mixed forest
Larval foodplants: red-spotted purple caterpillars feed on cherries and oaks, whilte white admiral caterpillars feed on willow, poplar and birch
Flight season: June to August
Overwintering stage: half-grown larva
True fact: The red-spotted purple gains protection as a mimic of the distasteful pipevine swallowtail, which ranges to the north shore of Lake Ontario. The white admiral, ranging mostly north of the pipevine swallowtail, has an additional disruptive white band through the central portion of its wings. This confuses predators by disrupting its butterfly shape.
Danaus plexippus
Family: Nymphalidae
Wingspan: 93 – 105 mm, one of the largest Canadian butterflies
Description: orange wings with black veins, double row of white spots on black wing borders, on hindwings of males specialized scales form a black spot along a vein
Larvae: up to 45 mm; entire length banded with white, black and gold, large black antennae on head and smaller black, false "antennae" at rear of abdomen
Range: Ontario north to James Bay and west to Lake of the Woods
Habitat: meadows, pastures, marshes, roadsides and parks
Larval Foodplants: milkweed species
Flight season: late May or June through September, sometimes into October
Overwintering stage: adults migrate and overwinter in Mexico
True fact: Monarchs are remarkable for their amazing migratory journey. In late summer and early fall, adult monarchs follow shorelines of Lakes Ontario and Erie, sometimes stopping and congregating in large numbers, particularly at Point Pelee. They continue their journey to about 30 small sites in the highlands of central Mexico, where millions gather on trees to overwinter. On the return journey in spring, monarchs lay eggs, then die. The new generation continues the northward journey, then their offspring (the "grandchildren" of the migrants that left us the previous autumn) finally reach Ontario and the rest of eastern Canada in late May or June.
Limenitis archippus
Family: Nymphalidae
Wingspan: 53 – 81 mm, a mid-size butterfly
Description: similar to the monarch butterfly, except for smaller size, an extra black stripe on hindwings, and single row of white spots on black wing borders
Larvae: up to 30mm; bumpy and reddish brown with white saddle; resembles bird dropping, spiny black antennae
Range: throughout Ontario
Habitat: meadows, in vicinity of wet areas
Larval foodplants: willow and poplar
Flight season: late May to September
Overwintering stage: half-grown larva
True fact: The viceroy is a mimic of the noxious monarch. Rather than being a tasty snack that gains protection from their mutual resemblance, recent studies in Florida revealed that viceroys may be as distasteful as monarchs. If this is true for all viceroys, birds that feed on either species will learn to avoid any butterfly of that colour pattern. Also, studies have shown that monarchs have a range of palatability depending on the toxicity of the milkweed species they feed on as larvae. It's possible that in some areas "tasty" monarchs may benefit by resembling toxic viceroys.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Family: Papilionidae
Wingspan: 75 – 100 mm, a large butterfly
Description: bright yellow wings with black "tiger" stripes, hind wings with "swallow tails," females have more extensive blue on hind wings than males
Larvae: up to about 50 mm; early instars resemble bird dropping; when disturbed older caterpillars will rear head and extend red horns (osmeterium) that resemble a snake's tongue; older caterpillars brownish with gold and black eyespots on thorax
Range: southern Ontario north to the Bruce Peninsula and east to the Rideau Lakes
Habitat: deciduous broadleaf forest, edges and river valleys
Larval foodplants: a variety of trees such as cherry, ash, tulip tree and hop tree
Flight season: May to August
Overwintering stage: pupa
True fact: A similar species, Canadian tiger swallowtail (Papilio canadensis), differs from the eastern tiger by having a wider black band along the inside edge of the hindwing. This butterfly ranges much farther north and west in Ontario, and was identified as a separate species in 1991 based on genetic characteristics and larval food preferences. Their larvae feed on aspen, willow and yellow birch that are toxic to eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillars. These species are often seen engaged in a behaviour called "puddling," during which males suck up sodium and/or amino acids from muddy areas and animal dung. The sodium is then passed to females during mating.
Cabbage White Butterfly
Pieris rapae
Family: Pieridae
Wingspan: 32-47mm, mid-size butterfly
Description: forewing upperside white with black wingtips; males have one black spot on forewing and females have two; undersides greyish-green or yellowish green
Larvae: up to about 35mm; greenish body sparsely covered with fine white hairs, yellow line down back, yellow spots along side
Range: common throughout Ontario (and the rest of Canada)
Habitat: many habitats, bogs, backyard gardens, meadows, road edges, parks, etc
Larval foodplants: plants in the mustard family, including cultivated species such as cabbage
Flight season: mid-April to mid-October
Overwintering stage: pupa
True fact: Cabbage whites were introduced to North America from Europe during the 1860s in Quebec, and have spread across the continent. It is considered a pest of agricultural crops, including cabbage, broccoli and brussel sprouts. Birds avoid eating this species; they may be distasteful.


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ORLANDO, Florida – 70-year old Betty Smith has plenty of energy to keep up with her rescue dogs Holly and Oliver.
A little more than two years ago her family noticed she was having trouble walking.
Her sister in law Sandi remembers it well.
"We called it a waddle to being with. She just seemed to kind of waddle."
Then Betty began to fall whenever she changed directions.
A neighbor had been diagnosed with Parkinson's. It was one of Betty's worst fears.
"She had a very bright mind trapped in a body that couldn't function," Betty remembered.
Dr. Manoucher Manoucheri is in charge of the NPH program at Florida Hospital.
"It is critical to diagnose NPH early it is the only reversible condition you can actually help the patient with."
Normal pressure hyrdrocephalus is a buildup of cerebral spinal fluid in the brain's cavities.
One of the obvious symptoms is a shuffling gait, much like this patient, posted on social media.
Surgeons implant a shunt to slowly drain excess fluid from the brain.
"It is basically a tube placed in the ventricle and subcutaneously goes into peritoneal cavity," explained Dr. Manoucheri.
TREATMENT: After diagnosis, patients enter the program and get complete neuropsychiatric evaluation before the lumbar drain placement. Patients also get a physical therapy assessment including walk tests and gate assessment and the lumbar drain is placed; doctors remove fluid periodically for 48 hours. On day three doctors do an assessment again with a neuro psych evaluation and physical therapy and then determine if there is sufficient improvement in any of those parameters. Patients usually show improvement within a week.
For some patients, like Betty, when the pressure is gone they begin to recover.
A few months after surgery, Betty was traveling with a friend to Budapest and her sister-in-law to Alaska.
Betty says she's better than normal.
"It's this big smile on my face," she said.
"I've had my own personal miracle. I'm very, very blessed."
If this story has impacted your life or prompted you or someone you know to seek or change treatments, please let us know by contacting Jim Mertens at firstname.lastname@example.com or Marjorie Bekaert Thomas at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The smell of a (soccer) changing room has been made into a new aftershave. Scent of Success is created from a blend of grass, sweat, boot leather and heat spray, reports the Daily Telegraph. It is made by Sports Interactive, who also make cult computer game Football Manager. They say it has been created from samples collected from a number of successful teams' dressing rooms.
It is the latest in a long line of bizarre scents that have been bottled and sold as fragrance. Burger King (recently) launched a meat-flavoured body spray called Flame. And (early last) year the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks launched its own aftershave and perfume range.
People stink enough as it is. Note to companies: Please don't make it any worse.


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Senate hopeful claims Obama administration's health care law eliminates doctor-patient relationship
For Joe Kyrillos, it's clear "we must repeal ObamaCare."
In a campaign e-mail, the Republican state senator and U.S. Senate hopeful made his case for taking the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- or as some call it, ObamaCare -- off the books.
"The fears are unanimous. ObamaCare is too expensive. It is a government takeover of our healthcare system. Services will be diminished. The patient-doctor relationship will be eliminated. It will not make healthcare more affordable. And it will bankrupt small businesses," Kyrillos said in the March 15 e-mail.
There's a slew of claims in that paragraph, including PolitiFact's 2010 Lie of the Year about the government takeover of health care, but one jumped out at us: "the patient-doctor relationship will be eliminated."
To support the claim, Kyrillos' campaign manager, Chapin Fay, first pointed to a survey of physicians that found more than half of the roughly 5,000 doctors who responded said health care reform would have a negative impact on their relationship with patients.
But that doesn't prove the relationship will be eliminated and a spokesman for the company that conducted the survey said Kyrillos' statement is "a step further than what our survey would say."
When asked for specifics from the law, Fay pointed to the "value-based payment modifier under the physician fee schedule." The modifier provides financial penalties or rewards to doctors serving Medicare patients depending on the quality and cost of the care delivered.
In another e-mail he said: "To the extent that Medicare drives all health care services, one could make the argument that the relationship as we once knew it will be 'eliminated.' Primarily due to two new federal bureaucracies - IPAB and Preventive Services Task Force."
The 15-member Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, will recommend ways to prevent Medicare's spending growth from exceeding targets.
The board can't recommend changes that would ration care or raise premiums for Medicare beneficiaries, among other measures. It will be able to decrease government payments to health care providers and recommend ways to cut wasteful spending.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force makes recommendations on clinical preventive services to primary care clinicians. Under the new law, certain plans must cover recommendations made by the task force.
Some experts expressed concerns about how such measures will influence the doctor-patient relationship, but it's clear that relationship isn't eliminated. Whether treatments are covered by insurance or result in out-of-pocket costs is another matter -- and not a new one.
Robert Moffit, a fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said the traditional doctor-patient relationship, if defined as a doctor recommends treatment and insurance pays for it, has been deteriorating.
Moffit said the health care law "does change the practice of medicine," significantly, but he called Kyrillos' language "a little too strong."
Other experts said Kyrillos' claim overreaches.
"As I read the legislation these are all tools to strengthen the primary care infrastructure so that it can better support patient-physician relationships," said Ann O'Malley, a senior health researcher for the Center for Studying Health System Change, a research group cited by both Republicans and Democrats.
O'Malley also said Kyrillos' statement assumes the "existing system is set up so it's in the best interest of patients, and it's not."
Judy Feder, a professor of public policy at Georgetown University who served in the federal health department under President Bill Clinton, said the measures Kyrillos highlighted "define some of the coverage and payment features but they are not in any way dictating the relationship between the patient and a doctor."
Kyrillos' campaign was not swayed.
"The fact is that this law eliminates the 'doctor-patient' relationship and creates the 'doctor-patient-government' relationship," Fay said.
Our ruling
Under the Obama administration's health care law, Kyrillos claimed "the patient-doctor relationship will be eliminated."
That's a hefty charge. And there's little proof to substantiate it.
Provisions in the health care law allow changes to payments to health care providers and influence what's covered by certain insurance plans, but nothing in the bill prevents physicians and patients from making health care decisions together.
Kyrillos may need to call a doctor after this ruling: Pants on Fire!
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High-end luxury cars are meant to amaze with elegance, luxury and complete comfort from the first moments you see and drive them. Beautiful vehicles like Audi, BMW, Mercedes or Jaguar are part of high-end luxury cars category with stunning models we can proudly present. Renting luxury cars in Dubai for your special events or visits, including the golf resorts, should be your top choice when looking for an extravagant holiday. Let our luxury car rental agents in Dubai help you obtain information about our remarkable fleet of cars.
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Meggan Walsh works with the Invesco Diversified Dividend A and has done so for nine years. Her top stock picks are…
- General Mills: She says that General Mills is a strong brand. The stock has a 3% yield which is inexpensive compared to the value of the company.
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- SunTrust Banks: Meggan believes that as the economy recovers the management will be able to grow profits.
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I stitched this for my friend Kim. Her oldest son Tom and my youngest son Jordyn met in Grade One (both will be 20 years old this year), our families have been friends ever since. I love stitching for my friends, so I gave Kim my cross stitch magazines to look through and this is what she chose. This was my first blackwork project.
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VIDEO: Satellite Tour of Historical Michigan Sites
WOW…this is a cool six-minute video that highlights some of Michigan's historical sites, some of which I wasn't aware of.
Somebody took the time to "Google Earth" these places and make this very enjoyable video.
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- Amtrak
A 15% discount is offered to Amtrak travelers age 62 and older on the majority of Amtrak trains. However, this deal excludes first-class and business-class tickets, as well as weekday Acela Express trains. For train rides crossing the Canadian border, this discount becomes 10% for seniors age 60 and older.
- Greyhound
A 5% discount is available upon request to passengers age 62 and older on bus fares within the United States.
- Verizon (65 Plus Plan)
Verizon accommodates the basic, simple phone needs for seniors who don't need all the fancy gadgetry and just want a phone for functional purposes.
Verizon offers customers age 65 and above a cell phone plan with fewer minutes than its regular nationwide plans for a lower price. This 65-plus plan provides 200 anytime minutes for just $29.99 on basic functional cell phones. A comparable data plan for a smartphone is a little extra.
- A Range of Restaurants
A handful of popular restaurant chains offer excellent discount to dining seniors.
Applebee's offers a 15% discount for customers age 60 and older.
IHOP has a 55-plus menu offering smaller portions at lower prices.
Denny's takes 20% off the check for all AARP card carriers.
And Dunkin Donuts offers a free donut with the purchase of a large coffee to AARP members.
- Rental Cars
AARP members are entitled to discounts for up to 25% on car rentals from Alamo, Hertz, National, and Budget, as well as 30% discounts from Avis, and 5% discounts from Enterprise rental cars.
- Select Hotels
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- Teleflora Flowers
AARP members can get a 20% discount on flowers and bouquets at Teleflora Flowers.
- Movies
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Inspired by the classic Chanel Rouge Allure range of lipstick, Chanel has released Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss – a "new generation" of lip gloss. The Extrait de Gloss offers extremely rich color, intense shine, and a smooth, silky texture that feels luxurious and looks dramatic. I'm a big fan of lip gloss and I had a chance to try this at the makeup counter. It wasn't sticky at all and I loved the shine – it gave a nice finish to the look. Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss is available in nine shades and can be purchased at Chanel makeup counters and online for $32.
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Les Pop-Up De Chanel Summer 2010 Makeup Collection
Coco Chanel made tans chic, and now Peter Philips had concocted a summer cosmetics collection that will make bronzed skin glow. Inspired by Mademoiselle's idyllic seaside vista, Les Pop-Up De Chanel, boasts a fresh crops of colors that will surely be the cult favorites of the summer. Neon pink, sunny coral and brilliant turquoise are sure to complement any glowing tan (faux or not).
The limited edition collection features Soleil Tan de Chanel (Moisturizing Bronzing Powder), Rouge Allure (Luminous Satin Lip Color $32), Aqualumière (Sheer Color Lipshine SPF 15 $29), Aqualumière Gloss (High Shine Sheer Concentrate $27), Gloss Fluo de Chanel (Brilliant Lip Shine $27), Lèvres Scintillantes (Glossimer $27) and Le Vernis (Nail Colour $23).
I'm especially loving Le Vernis Nail Colour in Nouvelle Vague – it's a bit reminiscent of the ever-popular Jade but it's a bit more blue evoking the Mediterranean Sea. All of these colors looks great together and will take you from the beach to le club. Les Pop-Up De Chanel Summer 2010 Makeup Collection hits stores in May 2010. I know I can't wait to get my Nouvelle Vague!


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A CIO's Drive for Product Development will require Sheer Innovation with Increased Market Challenges
By James Dickinson, CIO, BDO New Zealand
James Dickinson, CIO, BDO New Zealand
The role of the CIO is changing and we all know it, particularly for mid-size organisations. While larger companies have a greater ability to hire specialists into senior roles, the vast majority of us turn up each day with a suitcase full of 'hats' we have to wear. Whether the task is strategic, operational, digital, human resource related or data driven, they all rely on systems that the CIO assumes ownership for.
So surely the CIO owns these processes too, right? Well even if we don't own a process or business function we do have a tremendous amount of power by virtue of the systems and resulting data we preside over. As we all know, with power comes responsibility.
We are in a unique position to gather insights over core business functions and therefore have the ability to spot patterns, threats and opportunities that others might not see. So much so that I'd argue this is the essence of the value we can deliver to our stakeholders.
In a constant effort to balance thought leadership with being demand driven I talk regularly to my executives as to how they want my team and me to pull the big three levers of revenue, productivity and cost in any given year. Productivity and cost is a comfortable and traditional space for the business to engage with IT, and goes something like; "please try to have our systems break less frequently and do that a lower cost". Sound familiar?
However, the conversation about IT assisting in revenue growth often draws questioning or sceptical looks, particularly if you work in a traditional industry were IT plays a supporting role rather than being a headline revenue stream.
A tact that has gained traction for me is to focus on how the business defines demand-driven, sustainable and profitable growth. This has led me to refine the conversation down to two key areas: 1. Evolution: One constant in business is change; therefore long-term success is a case of strategically evolving. An important role for the CIO is to assist the growth aspirations of the business by consolidating data from all of the relevant systems to map the evolution of its products and services on a product lifecycle continuum. [see below fig ]
This provides the
By overlaying the competitors in the market you can quickly plot where your products, services or indeed the market is likely to mature.This allows you to predict the demand cycles you can align your business efforts to.
The product and service evolution is plainly obvious once you undergo this task; if you have a cluster of rapidly maturing services then you are going to need to backfill with some new services before your headline products fall off the commoditisation cliff. If you have a cluster of new products and services you might spot one or more that is maturing faster than the others which will drive strategic investment or conversely divestment.
Fundamentally this graph plots market demand, translated into revenue attainment. You might not like the picture it paints but its reality. From this you can make informed decisions as a business about how you harness what the market is telling you and consciously evolve your offerings and efforts accordingly.
2.Time to Value (TTV): Who is time rich? None of us right? Andno surprises that neither are our clients and customers. Mapping and right sizing the TTV for our products and services is critical, whether you build ships or ship fresh produce there is a sweet spot for the perceived TTV. Too fast and you are burning margin, too slow and you'll increase churn. Again this is demand driven and IT alone sits across product and service deliverables from end to end. A particular divisional manager may only have a narrow field of view and therefore can't see let alone affect the scale and scope of change that may be required.
IT can help shape that discussion. In a previous role I was faced with a slew of angry clients who believed a particular product deliverable was too slow. By talking with each individual internal business division tasked with contributing to the deliverable it wasn't perceived there was a problem. However, we mapped the time from order to delivery and found it was 50 working days;the market expectation was less than five working days. Our TTV was way out. It wasn't a sales problem, nor was it a marketing or purely IT problem.
There were so many contributors to the product deliverable across multiple divisions that there wasn't a clear understanding of the time to deliver (TTD) in order to measure against the market perception of the TTV, resulting in an irreconcilable mismatch. The internal service was disestablished and the function outsourced, client TTV realised and fantastic growth ensued. IT alone was able to depersonalise the problem and get the business closer to its demand-driven profitable growth objectives.
The old adage that it is ten times easier to retain a client than to win a new one is particularly pertinent in this day and age. Competition is fierce, barriers to entry are being lowered and commoditisation is rife. One age-old constant however is the client experience. Again the CIO is in a unique position to bring data sets and systems together to assist in the retention of clients through exceptional client service.
There are hundreds of tasks, key focus areas, strategies and methodologies that can be employed to harness demand-driven profitable growth. The secret to success I believe is to keep it simple and keep lines of communication and collaboration open to both internal and external stakeholders. If you want to grow, ask the market how and nine times out of ten they'll tell you how. It may be explicitly via a campaign or implicitly through divining the data. Either way in our senior IT roles we have a wealth of information and insight to impart upon the business in an impartial and respectful manner. After all, the data doesn't lie.


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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Goth white pumpkin face
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Annamaria, an opera singer who lost her voice
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Labels: art doll, folk art doll, hand sculpted, hand sculpted doll, OOAK, ooak doll, opera, polymer clay, polymer clay doll, primitive doll
Friday, September 21, 2012
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Labels: altered, bottle, decoration, doll, folkart, halloween, hand sculpted, OOAK, polymer clay, primitive, pumpkin, shabby, shabby chic
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Bob, a falling leaf ornament
"Bob" is my 4th falling leaf for the 2012 fall season. He is darker in color than the previous 3. His colors mostly burgundy/brown. The antiquing isn't as pronounced but he is still cute!
Catch a leaf while you can! I won't be making these much longer.
Here is Bob's auction link:
Friday, September 14, 2012
Lillith, the forgotten bride doll
I feel like I have gone back to my roots with these primitive, folk art dolls. It's fun to be able to concentrate on creating a mood, a look, without having to concentrate so much on realism and perfection. In fact, the imperfections and flaws give these dolls the distressed look that is expected with an old piece.
I didn't really know where this doll would take me when I started with her. Along the way, I realized that she would be a sad bride. She waits for her groom that never showed, never to be seen again. I think you can feel her sorrow. Tear stains run down her cheeks. Her only friend and companion, an old pumpkin, sits by her side or on her lap. Her wait is neverending, an eternity.
She is jointed at the shoulders, hips, elbows, and knees so that she can be posed in many positions.
Currently, Lillith is sitting in front of a hinged black box on a black chest here in my home. You can see the box in the photos. I get to enjoy her for 3 days before she goes to her new home, where she will continue to wait, and wait, and wait.
Here is her auction link:
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Labels: "polymer clay" "hand sculpted", antique, antique doll, art doll, doll, fimo., jointed, jointed doll, OOAK, primitive, Toodlesocks, vintage, vintage doll
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Baby falling leaf and Boston Terrier Puppy!
Baby Gus is my third leaf for this 2012 fall season. I thought about putting a pacifier in his mouth, but that is just too cutesy for my taste. So, he's just smaller than my first two leaves. I like showing my leaves in front of an antique window that I've found on a trip to Michigan many years ago. If you have an old window, it would be a perfect display for him!
I also listed a sweet little Boston Terrier puppy. This one has a particularly sweet face. I used plain old sculpey glaze on his eyes and nose. Sometimes I think it works better than the fancy stuff. I didn't put a shabby ruffle around this one. I opted for a red collar with a gold buckle (all tediously hand sculpted) because I thought it would contrast so well with his black and white coloring. He sits on a coordinated red and black box with the vintage dictionary treatement on the side of the box. You will find the definition for Boston Terrier there.
I hand painted this puppy's eyes using Genesis paints. I used acrylic for his body (white paint on black clay.
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
pumpkin head doll and mini pumpkins
I've been itching to make some spooky dolls for Halloween. Emma Boo is my first of these. Even in her spooky-ness, she still has the shy, obliging look that most of my beings have. She is wire jointed and very poseable because she is jointed, not only at the shoulders and hips, but at the elbows and knees. I have had a lot of fun posing her and hope you do too!
I like all of the irregularities in the clay because they accentuate the primitive, vintage look that I was striving for. The stain really brought them out. If you are using stain, remember that it must not be oil based or it will eat the clay. I used an acrylic stain that I have had for years. One bottle lasts a long long time!
I also listed some of my mini pumpkins. I altered a box for them. You can use it for storing the pumpkins or for displaying them. I am still into using old dictionary pages in my work, so you will find the definition for "pumpkin" and "pumpkin seed" on the side of the box. My collectors are liking that I use appropriate words and definitions for my work.
Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love the colors, the characters that make their yearly appearances and everything that goes with the season.
Here are the auction links:
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Monday, September 3, 2012
"Rusty," my second Falling Leaf for 2012
Rusty joins Goldie in a trip to the ground this fall! He is a pretty burnt orange color and his eyes are a little closer set than his sister's, Goldie's.
I used a small antique window to display Rusty and it worked out very well!
Fall is my favorite time of the year. Even though Calfornia falls aren't as pretty as those in Ohio, the sun casts a different light and I still get that nostaligic feeling of school days and new beginnings! Rusty is certainly in for a new life on the ground. Maybe you would like to catch him in his fall and let him live at your house!
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Me? I'm made a quick Zine. Pulling some random selections from one of my 2015 sketchbooks. Which include some pics of snack wrappers and paper ephemera. I glue all sorts of dumb things into my books.
You have my full permission to use these images for your own project. Do whatever... Just go make something!
Show me and I'll feature your work here or on Facebook.
I'll even trade you Zines.
Like em? Want more? Let me know in the comments and every once in a while I'll toss a few up.
Oh yeah... Zine how-to here.
UPDATE: When using the template instructions in the link. Revers the "front page" and "back page" positions. otherwise your Zine will open in reverse.


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For the third day running and into the night, Haitian exiles gathered on Little Haiti's main street firm in their belief that the end has come for President-for-Life Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, the man they sometimes call the "Mengele of Haiti."
Saturday night, the information officer for the Miami Police Department, Angelo Bitsis, said that there were about 200 people massed in Little Haiti's main street, but that the crowd was peaceful. City Manager Cesar Odio announced that he expected the crowd to clear out of the area by 11 p.m., which it did, and the police lines were withdrawn.
Bitsis said four people were arrested Saturday night but specific charges were unavailable.
It was a smaller, more reserved crowd that stood vigil Saturday afternoon, in marked contrast to Friday's celebration of dance and song. About 50 Haitian exiles stood on the sidewalk in front of the Haitian Refugee Center on Northeast 54th Street to show their solidarity with their countrymen in Haiti.
"The people want to express to the American public and to the world international opinion that they are in solidarity with the people in Haiti," said Patrick Baussan, 32, a board member of the refugee center. "People are here spontaneously, naturally."
A couple of Haitians carried signs saying, "USA Why?" and "USA Hipocrit (sic)."
Officials of the refugee center and the city agreed to keep the two-block area on 54th Street free of barricades.
There was a general feeling that the Reagan administration was directing events in Haiti, with an eye toward finding a legitimate successor to Duvalier. But some of the Haitian exiles said the United States could not find untainted leaders in Haiti to fill a power vacuum that would threaten U.S. investments there.
"Many people think the U.S. is hiding Duvalier so they can find a solution," said a 29-year-old man who identified himself only as George, a member of a local group called "Combit Solidarite."
"The U.S. even knows when the guy goes to the bathroom, so they must know when he is going to fall," he said.
When Duvalier's father, Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, died in 1971, news of his death did not hit the streets until days after. The Duvalier family has ruled the island country since 1957.
"Apparently the U.S. can't accept the idea of Haitian self-determination," said Baussan.


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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Travel Pretty: Tiffany & Co. Christmas Windows 2015
A last minute trip to New York with my sister last week to get into the holiday spirit (it's harder here in Newport Beach with the skies blue and the weather warm)... Stayed at the impeccable as always St. Regis just off Fifth Avenue, perfect for morning and nighttime strolls along the street's colorful Christmas window displays. Tiffany & Co., of course, was my favorite this year...elaborate, yet delicate vignettes featuring white winter wonderlands accented with the signature Tiffany Blue. ...And the pièce de résistance of the entire street itself, that last window, with that ring set against the tree, just inside those pearly gates...a true glimpse of holiday heaven.
See the rest of my New York Christmas window picks here!
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Ahhh Ramen Noodles. Depending on where you go to school, Ramen is like a gourmet meal compared to the slop they serve at the dining halls (Sure as hell was at Albany). All you need is $2 (if that) and some boiling water, and you get a full meal — Broth, noodles, veggies, meat, the works.
So if you love Ramen as much as we do, check out the following infographic from HackCollege.com. All you ever wanted to know about everyone's favorite instant dinner, including recipes. Enjoy and eat up. Because who knows what the "meat" in Meatloaf is referring to?
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A report has raised serious concerns about the financial state of the health service in Surrey and Sussex, and the possible impact on patient care.
The Strategic Health Authority (SHA) for the two counties has been warned "radical action" is required.
There are 30 health trusts within the Surrey and Sussex SHA, with a predicted budget deficit of £75m for the 2005/06 financial year.
The Audit Commission report urged them all to work towards financial recovery.
A "continuing failure" to reverse the problem was identified, although it was also recognised that recovery work was already under way in some areas.
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Digital Circuits/Digital Data
In a digital circuit, the smallest unit of data is the bit, which derives its name from the phrase binary digit. Any single bit can only exist in one of two possible states. These states are most often represented as either one (1) or zero (0). Other possible representations used are true and false, or off and on, but one and zero are the most common ways to represent the data a bit holds.
In a physical digital circuit, ones and zeros are represented by high and low voltages, respectively. Reasonable voltages within a digital circuit might be 5 volts representing a 1 and zero volts representing a 0. The realities of digital circuits are a bit more complicated than this, but for now this will serve as an adequate abstraction. Understanding how to handle digital information does not require a complete knowledge of how the underlying circuits work.
A single bit has limited use, since it can only represent two states. To overcome this limitation, digital circuit designers use groups of bits to represent data more complex than 1 and 0. If you group two bits together, each bit can take on a 1 or 0 value independent of the other bit. This means that the two bits together can represent four different states, 00, 01, 10 and 11. As you group more bits together you can represent a larger number of states. Three bits can represent eight states and four bits can represent sixteen states. If you have a group of n bits, that group of bits can represent 2n different states.
Early computers used groups of bits of various different sizes, but eventually industry practice converged on the use of groupings of eight bits. Today, a group of eight bits is known as a byte. The term "byte" is a respelling of the word "bite," in order to avoid the problem of a typo causing the two words to be mistaken for one another. If you have ever heard of an eight bit computer, what that means is that the digital circuits within the computer are designed to primarily handle single bytes. One famous instance of an eight bit computer is the original Nintendo Entertainment System.
The value of a byte can be represented using eight digits, like so.
Even though this is only eight digits, it can be a difficult for a person to read. One way to increase readability is to use some type of spacer or delimiter. We do this all the time with phone numbers (123-555-8765) or social security numbers (XXX-XX-XXXX). A common way to divide a byte is by placing a single space between the two halves of the byte, like so.
1001 0110
When dividing a byte into halves like this, each half is called a nibble (because a nibble is a "small byte"). Few computers handle nibbles independently, although they do exist. Nibbles are usually only a convenient way to represent data organized into bytes.
Modern computers are built to handle pieces of digital data larger than a byte. These larger units of data are called words. The term word is a bit problematic, because its definition is not as strictly defined as a byte. A word could be any group of bits of a particular size, but most often a word is some number of bytes grouped together. Occasionally there will be a computer part that deals with an unusual word size, like 13 bits, but the most common word sizes are 16 bits, 32 bits and 64 bits.
The three common word sizes are sometimes referred to with specific names. The term word gets reused in this context to specifically mean a 16 bit word. A 32 bit word is called a double word, and a 64 bit word is a quad word. The reuse of the term "word" to mean any group of bits, or specifically a group of 16 bits can be confusing. Most of the time it won't matter too much, but you will have to rely on the specific context to determine which meaning applies.


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After the gown is boxed up, the tuxes are returned and the tan from your honeymoon fades, you'll look forward to opening your photo album and reflecting upon the heartfelt memories from your wedding for years to come. And more importantly, you'll count on your photographer to capture and deliver the most important highlights, from the vow exchange to your first dance!
But, where does that leave the candid moments unfolding in the background? Whether it's the interactions between your guests or the sweet embrace you share with your parents, hiring a second shooter to work with your lead photographer on your wedding day will ensure that no precious moment goes un-captured!
Multiple Locations: Wedding photographers are talented, but they don't have the power of being in two places at once. Ultimately, this forces them to choose between capturing multiple moments that occur simultaneously, like your grandmother's tears of joy or your parents' reactions to an emotional part of your vows. An additional photographer can help cover these high points of the day, meaning you can have footage of every special moment, big or small.
Complete Creativity: From the father-daughter dance to the cutting of the cake, your photographer's schedule will be pretty tight on the day of, meaning they may not have the luxury of testing out a variety of different angles or lighting techniques. A second photographer can use their time to experiment with different compositions and other points of view, complementing the lead photographer's work for a complete story of your day.
Stress-Free Schedule: More manpower equals more help and a stress-free wedding day timeline. Say you plan to exchange love letters with your fiancé prior to the ceremony and want both of your reactions captured — however, you're opening the letters in two different locations. Having an extra team member to assist with documenting those reactions can reduce the stress of traveling from location to location, resulting in a smoother overall schedule.
It's All in the Details: Remember the gorgeous venue you fell in love with? The only time to capture the full effect — flowers, decorations and all — is right before the doors open to your guests! Fortunately, while your lead photographer is shooting photos of the bridal party and family members, the second shooter has time to sneak over to the venue and cover the little details you spent so much time perfecting, from the intricate centerpieces to the wedding favors handmade by your aunt.
When deciding whether a second photographer is right for you and your wedding needs, try to remember that you only have one chance to capture your college friends raising their glasses in song and the emotional impromptu speech your sister gave during the pre-ceremony celebrations. These moments only happen once in a lifetime. Two photographers at your wedding means more memories to cherish and stories to tell long after your wedding is over!
Thank you George Street Photo & Video for being a guest blogger and sharing this great advice on why couples need a second shooter!
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There's something about the Idaho state capitol--its majestic dome, the soft light on the marble floors beneath the rotunda, its hushed sepulchral dignity. That is, when there are no politicians messing it up. Between May and December, our beautiful capitol goes from being the seat of nattering boobs to serving as the lovely navel of our fair state. If you're going to tour the building and want to marvel at the miracle of democracy, do it when the building is not in use. Otherwise you'll have to fight past grandstanding conservo-blowhards on the steps, shyster lobbyists elbowing for influence in the halls, and weary journalists smelling of whiskey and frustration. You also run the risk of overhearing some distinguished so-and-so from some-such-place make the case that schools, hospitals, daycares, animal shelters and old folks' homes are socialist training camps that should either be sold or turned over to the John Birch Society.
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With the summer heat in full force here in Utah, I was trying to think of some creative, easy, and fun ways for our family to be able to tolerate just being outside (we can get 100+ degrees). I love starting with Pinterest whenever I have an idea because the visual images help me gain momentum.
That's where I stumbled upon a template for a bike wash. We came up with the rest after that. Let me start by saying, this was super easy to make, not to mention, inexpensive. If you're up for a kid project, this one is a great start!
1- Choose or Create a Design
Start by deciding how elaborate you want your bike wash to be. Is it for the inside, outside, or both? There are templates online for incredibly simple ones (and some even made out of pallets), or you can alter ones you find (such as doubling the length of the one we ended up making). The image below is the template we used from the Mom Endeavors blog:
And here are some examples of the more simple designs I mentioned above:
2. Go Shopping!
We got everything we needed at Lowe's Home Improvement and our local dollar & store! You can spend as little or as much as you want with this. Here is what you need to build the bike wash we made:
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- 8- 10 foot pieces of 3/4″ PVC pipe
- 11 PVC Tee joints
- 7 PVC elbow-joints
- 4 PVC cross joints
- 4 PVC caps
- 1 hose connector
- PVC pipe cement
- Drill & 1/16″ drill bit
- Scissors
- PVC cutters (or a hacksaw)
- Colored or white nylon twine
- Rust-Oleum's flat white spray paint primer
- Rust-Oleum's spray paint (we used neon colors)
- Rust-Oleum's gloss
- 4 Sand bags
- 10 pool noodles
- 6 sponges
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- 8 micro fiber wash mitts
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- Strider (our favorite balance bikes) to ride through the bike wash
- 10 lime green safety cones from the Traffic Safety Store found here
- Play money used to pay for entries to the bike wash from Prop Money
- Rainbow colored balloons
- Banner for above the car wash from Mister Car Wash
3. Start Painting!
Confession: we drilled too many holes with the first bike wash, so used that frame as a support to paint our second attempt! But here are some other options to paint it: Spray paint with them on top of a ground protector like a flattened cardboard box or tapped down plastic mat; thread string through them and tie the two ends, suspending them in the air; or prop them on saw horses.
Start by applying even coats of primer, followed by the spray paint color you want once the primer dries (which is pretty quick). And lastly, you can apply a spray paint gloss/clear coat to help protect it from getting scratched up.
Other alternatives to painting are simply leave the PVC white, unpainted. That still looks just as great and will save you A LOT of time and some money! If you want color, but don't want to paint, you can slip pool noodles over the pipes, wrap dollar store colored shower curtains or tape over the PVC, or just add your own creative flair of color.
4. Cut Away!
We found it easiest to measure and cut our PVC pipes after painting. The quickest & easiest way to cut them is with a ratcheting PVC cutter. These are basically awesome giant scissors for PVC. Here are the sizes you'll need to cut:
- 3- 3′ pieces
- 26- 2.5′ pieces
- 2- 1′ pieces
- 3- 6″ pieces
5. Assembly & Drilling Time
Assemble your PVC parts (preferably where you want it setup, but you can definitely lift & move it with just one person, too). Use the photo or link from step number 1 above for a visual. The 3′ pieces are the horizontal connectors at the top of the frame. The 1′ pieces get capped off, and the joints are used to connect all the 2.5′ pieces together. The remaining two 6″ pieces go at the top of the entry, with caps on them and are used to place pool noodles on them like we did.
6. Power Tools to the Rescue
We recommend only drilling a few holes in all the pipes you want drilled first, then hooking up the hose, and turning on the water to see where your water pressure is at. Our first attempt at this left us with too many holes and no water pressure on the right side, so we had to start over 😦 Make sure you set the drill bit deep in the drill chuck, so that only ~1/2″ is exposed, or it'll be easy to go through the other side of the PVC, giving you two holes instead of one.
7. Add the Fun Extras and Enjoy!
This is where you can make this your own! I had been so excited about our event, that I used our front room to help me create the layout I wanted before I had even bought the PVC supplies! I had other items setup at the party, like a Strider bike race course, bubble & bubble refill station, chalk art, foam pool, Dartside tent, and Just A Craving food truck
So why a bike wash? My kids LOVE LOVE LOVE going through the real car wash. They think it is so fascinating! The frugal me that I am did some research to find out who had the best deals, the most locations, and the best reviews for purchasing a car wash pass. We ended up going with Mister Car Wash, and I'm so glad we did! There are times we have driven through the car wash twice in the same day, the kids love it so much! We even drove through a car wash in our hometown, and again an hour away after a meal just to hear them giggle. They are actually the largest car wash in the nation and a have a members only-lane so we don't have to wait in line, which were big selling points to us!
And why did I choose STRIDER bikes? We bought a Strider balance bike before our first born could even walk. I went to a neighborhood play group when he was 12 months old and he was OBSESSED with the all the balance bikes there. So many moms told me STRIDER is the only brand to buy, so we did, before we was even ready to use it! Now, he is literally racing down the street with both legs in the air at 2.5 years old, screaming "WEEE!"! We love it, we love Strider, and I wanted to give some away to my followers, too!