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An exciting opportunity as Senior Administration Assistant is now available at Riverside Inverclyde, to provide administrative and clerical support, lead and co-ordinate the Inverclyde Town Centre Regeneration Forums and to be the centre of competence for Governance related matters at ri until March 2019.
The energetic and motivated postholder will be responsible for the delivery of an efficient and effective administrative and clerical service to all employees of Riverside Inverclyde. The role involves providing a professional reception service to visitors, responding to enquires in a professional and courteous manner, attending to incoming and outgoing mail, updating employee records, carrying out basic website updates and filing. The postholder will also have responsibility for the full administration function involved with Board and Committee meetings and Town Centre Regeneration Forums.Â
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Hours: 37 hours per week
Duration: Until 31st March 2019
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Airway Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, Volume 33-2
1st Edition
Authors: Lynette Mark
Hardcover ISBN: 9780323388764
eBook ISBN: 9780323388771
Imprint: Elsevier
Published Date: 2nd June 2015
Airway management is the medical process of ensuring there is an open pathway between a patient's lungs and the outside world, as well as reducing the risk of aspiration. Airway management is a primary consideration in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and first aid. Difficult airway (defined as more than three attempts, or taking longer than 10 minutes) is the major factor in anesthesia morbidity.
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The Homegrown Artist Announcement
This was supposed to be all about Aotearoa and announcing our local artists. But just like Hillary and Donald, these bands just wouldn't get out of our view.
Joining our already amazing lineup of incredible artists for Festival One 2017, we are excited to announce Citizens & Saints. Based in Seattle, Washington, this 5 piece pack a gospel-powered punch. Delivering a full wall of sound and haunting visuals, you'd be crazy not to have them on your schedule.
But that's not all. We are also excited to announce the return of Brady Toops, Thad Kopec, and The Radial Conservatory.
This swag of musicians bring with them a not only a range of fantastic accents but also an incredible passion for music and art.
Closer to home, we have a bus load of amazing locally produced, handmade, organic artists that we can't wait to see. This includes Strahan, Aaron // David, Ah Jeez, ar.lo, Airports, Chem, Fends, Frontiers, Harbourside Worship, holly untitled, JuliaGrace, Kingdom Recruiters, Late 80s Mercedes, Lead us Forth, Link, Lost By Design, Lounge Dogs, Matt Boom, Nick and Amanda Kraenzlin, Only Brothers, Paper Cranes, Patriot, Revere, Sam Tanner, Sinai, Sleepy Knee, The Join Outs, The Northern Outpost, Unchained XL, Unwavering, Valere, Vanguard, van derwel, VCTRY, We Remain, Wilderness Love, and Worship Central.
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RIP:Print media?
There are many who believe that in the days to come print media will be a dinosaur. Not in the size terms but more in the existance terms. It will be extinct. My thoughts on the subject:
The many who believe that print will be dead seem to be assuming print media to be news. Digital content is very ominously shaking the basics of the news print industry as we know it today! The reasons why print media news appears to be failing are
- Digital content has become increasing real time.
- Digital content is becoming crowd sourced.
- Digital content can be customized
- Digital content measures its audience better and thus for the advertiser, it focusses his campaign better on the right audience. In brief, it increases efficiency.
- The print media is not seen as environment friendly. The raw material, wood pulp requires millions of trees to be sawed off.
Thus the traditional news on print industry is facing a double whamy where users are moving to customizable news content and advertisers are reducing their marketing spends because they are unsure about the target group/audience match! Almost all large newspaper houses now have their website and lately have registered on other mediums such as www.twitter.com, www.facebook.com, www.digg.com, www.stumbleupon.com, www.delicious.com, www.readit.com and more…
The idea is to stay relevant in the digital age and engage/interact with consumers. News is soon becoming a two way communication instead of the one way information flow that it had been so many years.
However, does this mean the end of print media?
Reasons: The theme behind the failure is target, customization and focus. Marketeers being able to target their users well and users able to see content which is customized to their requirements.
Print media is more than just news. Reading is more than an electronic habit. So there will be niche's that the print industry will successfully cater to. The more properly defined the niche is, the better the chances of making money. Journals and Publications which are very niche focused will continue to thrive because it will be producing customized content to a select target audience and there would be opportunities in the niche to make marketing programs viable!
Besides, there is always a thing about the reading habit and the love of reading…. the way it has been through ages!
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One billion people currently live within 150 kilometers of active volcanoes. To safeguard human lives and prevent damage to infrastructure, such as supply chains, these people need ample warning when an eruption is imminent. Monitoring the flux of volatile species, like He, CO2, CO, SO2, H2S and HCl, which are emitted by volcanoes, can help provide clues as to when an eruption might occur. Not only is it important to measure the amount of those gases, but their isotope composition is also an important parameter.
Volcanic gases
Instead of bringing samples back to the lab from the field, researchers can now bring just data, opening new avenues for research. Studies have shown that the ratio of CO2 and SO2 in a volcanic plume, can systematically rise in advance of explosive eruptions. Now that real-time isotope ratio infrared spectrometry (IRIS) can be implemented in the field, researchers can investigate if there are corresponding pre-eruptive changes in δ13C-CO2. This technology has potential to complement other methods of monitoring to forecast volcanic eruptions.
The Trail by Fire expedition determined the flux of gases from volcanoes along the Nazca subduction zone in South America—15 volcanoes in 5 months—to learn how much of the subducted volatile budget is released back into the atmosphere, and how much remains trapped deep in the earth.
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Men and women have very different constructs of their psyche. The problems arise in translation. How a woman should try to understand her man are markedly different to how her man should try to understand her. When a man tries to understand his woman in a masculine way (as he would like to be understood by her), she is often let feeling misunderstood and alone. And vice versa.
Understanding your man:
Accept his short comings and be patient with them.
The first and most important way to be an understanding girlfriend is to accept his flaws and his short comings. This means she should not point them out or bring them up, as she simply does not consider them important.
This is a very hard thing to do as most of us feel like we are the absolute experts when it comes to knowing what our partners need to change about themselves.
Criticism is a feminine quality (and not a very good one at that). It is very easy for a woman to criticize and judge other people. This is one of our bad character traits. That is why if we can put our attention on being understanding partners to our other halves by deciding to no longer point out his short comings, we will be taking steps in the purification of our consciousness; in the removal of our bad character traits.
Men are not as prone to criticism. They just don't think about it as much. Which is why they can find it pretty overwhelming and pretty psychotic when their wives always have a new bad personality trait in them to bring to light. They wonder "Where does she get the time to think all this stuff up? Can't she just be happy?" That's what he's thinking, and probably even saying to you from time to time, but what he is feeling is completely unsupported.
(*Some men have developed a tendency for criticism, which women often look at find vulgar and cruel*)
Continue to believe and put energy into his positives character traits
The next thing you can do to make your man feel understood is to constantly look for his good qualities. Reaffirm them all the time. Believe in them. Even if he does something "bad", instead of saying "UGH, I knew you would do that! I expected this from the very beginning. This is just typical of you", you should say something like "I don't understand what happened. It isn't like you at all. You are not usually like this. Usually you are so _____". If a woman can say this (and believe it), the man will grow into the good qualities that his woman points out to him. The magic is that you don't have to tutor him or counsel him into how to develop these good qualities, he will develop them himself. He will learn all by himself. But only his woman has the power to give him the energy to do this, and only a woman can be the one to select the qualities that her husband will grow into. He can try to do it himself, but without his woman's belief, he will not be able to make it far. At least not with her!
Understand his "manly needs"
Which are:
The Mancave: His need for "space"
I once read somewhere that "Men need space, and women need time." That sounds reasonable. There will be times when he needs to buy a ticket to the Mancave islands. Let him go. He will come back eventually (if he likes you). After a while he will feel replenished and ready. After a while he will notice what is missing from his mancave; cozyness, affection, warmth, your delightful (but first, please be a delightful person) company, and the delicious smell of the warm apple pie you are making for dessert. Then he will come stumbling out of his Mancave and probably into the kitchen and be like "Hmm, where is that smell coming from?"
Men usually need their Mancave time after he gets home from work. They usually need from about 15 minutes to 1 hour there. Not usually more and definitely not less than 15 minutes. So facilitate that for him. Make his first moments at home pleasurable. Don't start talking his ear off, because this is not the time that he is ready to truly listen. You don't even have to say "How was your day?" because he probably hasn't even had much time to process his day yet and so you won't get much more out of him other than a "fine". All you have to say is "Welcome home!" and if it feels too cheesy to say something like that, then at least let your actions show that he is welcome home. Then let him go and have his 15 minutes.
When he is stressed it is best to let him go to the cave and attempt to do some trouble shooting and problem solving himself without your help.
When he is very tired, let him go into the cave. He might fall asleep there, but that's ok. You can tip toe in, put a blanket on him, and leave. In the morning he will wake up and be thinking "Oh damn, I can't believe I fell asleep in there!"
After he has done something nice for you and your family (for example, if he just took you all out for a day trip), when you get home let him go to the cave.
The need to have an opinion.
Konstantin told me that men need to accept the woman's changing emotions and feelings, and women need to accept the man's need to have an opinion. The man's opinion is a very interesting thing. There are some things he will not have a strong opinion for and yet you wish he would offer more guidance (example: Her: Hey babe, do you think we should get this dinner plate set in banana yellow or mustard yellow? Him: ?!?!?! Whichever!!! I'll eat off anything). Although I should note that if he does attempt to make a choice the prevailing conversation usually follows as such:
Him: Uh, banana yellow?
Her:….Really? Banana yellow? I was thinking more mustard yellow, it has a more mature feel about it.
Him: Ok, mustard yellow. I like mustard.
Her: Thanks hun!
But then there are also certain things that men seem to have such a strong opinion on that you wish he could just be more flexible about. But that's just how they are. Men like to take their time and formulate their opinion on something, and when they do, it sticks. It take's a lot to change a man's opinion on something when he truly cares about his thoughts on it, and has actually put some thought into formulating his opinion. We women are more changeable. Our opinions on things, people, relationships, circumstances changes very frequently. So we expect the same flexibility from a man at times, and we just won't get it. Men have strong opinions on certain things (and couldn't care less about lots of other things) and that is that. In order to understand your man, you have to accept that. You have to accept his right to have a strong opinion on something. I believe it is the man's duty to be strong. If you want to date a "strong man" then he will have strong opinions. It is our duty as women to be more flexible, and try to find harmony within the relationship.
The need to have a goal and ambitions.
Men need to have goals and a purpose in life. If he does not have a plan for his life, his woman will automatically not respect him. The woman's energy in a relationship is the fuel, and the man is the steering wheel. He needs to know where he is going. To understand a man you should understand his desire to have a goal in life, even if he doesn't seem to have one. We must inspire them to have goals and make plans! That doesn't mean we should make plans for them, but it means we should be their muse, we must give them a reason to want to get this ship moving. Help him create his ambitions and nurture his dreams.
The need to get out and be active every few hours
Weird things happen to a guy if he is stuck inside the house all day. It is not the same for women. Women have a much higher threshold for staying inside. Partly because women find more pleasure in relaxing, and also because the woman's "real work" begins at home – because that is where she can create harmonious family relationships. But for men, they get restless, agitated, irritated, lethargic. They need to do something. You can argue and say "But there is so much to do in this house! We need to rearrange the furniture and maybe even reorganize our photo albums of our time together! fun fun!" but for a man these things won't even make it close to his 'to-do' list. These things seem pointless to him because it is not where he finds his sense of purpose. He does not find his sense of purpose in organizing your family vacation photographs. He will become frustrated and overwhelmed with the whole process, whereas for women something like this can feel very reaffirming of your family life and also very relaxing and pleasurable. What he will enjoy is maybe seeing the album when it's finished, and then he will appreciate having a girl who cares so much about their time together. But for him, what he really needs to do is to set mini goals and get out and achieve them. These things could be working in the yard, fixing the car, picking things up for the family, working, practicing his hobby, exercising, organizing his collections (whatever he is into), and interacting with the outside world. Simple things like that will make him feel better.
Understanding a woman:
Understand her changing emotions
Ancient Vedic teachings say that a woman's brain is 6 times stronger, 6 times more sensitive than a man's brain. We feel everything 6 times stronger, and react to everything 6 times stronger than a man does. Because of this, we can appear to be a little bit crazy, I guess
Oh boy!
Understand her intentions, not her actions.
Kostya told me once that we should judge ourselves by our actions and not our intentions, but judge others by their intentions and not their actions. This means we should put importance on our actions, on how we actually act – and make sure they are in line with goodness. And this also means that we should look at peoples intentions and not at their actions. Because most people have good intentions that sometimes just get lost in translation. This is the compassionate way of giving someone the benefit of the doubt.
This is a very sweet thing for a man to do for his lady. Because it is very easy for a woman to have a best of intentions, but somehow have that goodness get lost in translation. Sometimes we can make a big mess of things because the woman's strength lies in her mental and psychic power and not always in the execution. This means that a man can try to look for the woman's intentions behind her actions. He can then encourage and nurture a woman's good intentions, to believe and support in them, and slowly teach her the ways that she can live by them in a real way, and slowly she will gain the confidence to do them too.
For example, a woman decides to host a big family dinner party on saturday night. She has invited many people. Husband is looking forward to the evening and happy that the idea of this party makes his wife happy. But then she starts to get overwhelmed. She starts to complain about all the work it takes for her to cook for so many people.
She thinks: This is a lot of work for just one person to do! There is so much to organize and do before Saturday. How am I going to pull this off? I really enjoy party-planning, and I am really looking forward to having everyone there and taking care of them all, but I am worried about how I am going to get all of this done!
He thinks: What is her problem? She wanted a party, and now she is complaining about the party?! I don't get it. Shouldn't she be smarter about it? Shouldn't she know her strengths and weaknesses by now? Why didn't she plan a smaller party so that it is less overwhelming for her? Sure, having a party will be nice, but I would be just as happy just having a normal Saturday night.
She thinks: I know, I think I want to make personalized gifts for all the guests. That would be such a cute idea! Hmm but that's making things more complicated, I know that, but I like to be creative and I would like to do that for my guests. Maybe I will ask hubby to go pick up the supplies.
He thinks: I think I have married a crazy woman. Personalized gifts for all the guests? First she was complaining that she couldn't cook for everybody and now she wants to make personalized gifts for everybody? And on top of that she is asking me to go running to the shop to buy her supplies! Why can't we just have 5 people over and order a big pizza for everyone?
She thinks: I don't want to order pizza for everyone, I want to cook for everyone! I want to take care of my guests properly! I was looking forward to making _____ for everybody.
He thinks: But she said she just said she doesn't want to cook for everyone.
She thinks: *quietly*….Maybe I am crazy?
Then, Friday comes along and:
She thinks: You know what, I think I need to book an appointment to get my hair done before the party. I want to feel good and presentable for the party. I know there is a lot of work to do, but I think this is also important to me.
He thinks: She looks fine.
She thinks: I don't want to look just "fine".
He thinks: Why would she book a hair appointment at this very last minute when there is already so much to do? And then complain that there is so much to do?
I think this example illustrates the problem very well. The husbands concerns are very reasonable and understandable. From his point of view, she seems like shes losing it. She doesn't know how to communicate her intentions in a way that makes sense, and none of her actions are reflecting any of her true intentions. She makes specific complaints, and he gets irritated because he can't fix the problems she created and continues to create for herself. It's a very troubling situation!
It's at times like this that a man can try to understand his woman by looking at her intentions and ignoring her complaints. Her complaints are her way of processing what she needs to do. Her intentions are: to cook a delicious meal and take care of her guests, to make her guests feel special and loved, to feel beautiful and good about herself, to enjoy the party and make sure everyone else also enjoys themselves. Her intentions are honorable. Her actions are confusing.
At a time like this, if the man makes an extra effort to look at her intentions and affirm and encourage them, she will slowly generate the psychic strength she needs to pull it off, somehow. Sure she might need his real physical help from time to time, but at this time, what is more important is his understanding and support of her intentions. If she feels that somehow, behind the wall of crazyness, her husband believes and sees what she desires in her heart, and also reassures the concerns of her heart, then she will have the strength to pull it off. And it will probably be the best party you've ever seen!
Understand the concerns of her heart, not her specific complaints.
We women have a really great ability to not say what we really mean. It's hard! It's even harder for a man to try to crack our codes, especially when they make very little sense. We can come up with many small, specific complaints about things, but the real issue is always much deeper and closer to our hearts. We just have a hard time to express the real issue in a real way. So we can complain about little things. For a man, these small, little, specific complaints can drive him crazy!
For example, a woman can want to get a drastic hair cut, and then she gets it done, and she's happy with it for a while, and then she complains about it – it's too short, the colours fading, it doesn't match her face shape and what not. To respond to her specific complaints, her man can say "It isn't too short, and besides – hair grows, the colour looks more natural now that it's fading, and your face shape looks great – whatever that means." But if he was to look deeper at the concerns of her heart, he would see that her real concern is a question of her beauty, of how beautiful she feels. Then his response, affirming that she looks very desirable to him – that will mean more to her than if he commented on her specific complaints. It is very hard for a man to follow his woman's specific complaints, daily worries and concerns. What is important is the intentions and concerns of her heart. If he learns to understand that, then she will soften and blossom.
As always, thank you for reading.
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Digitecture - our architectural model for digital solutions
This is Sogeti's reference architecture model called Digitecture, which defines how integration tiers of omnichannel services can help meet the demand of fast-moving touch points (e.g. webs and apps) even if the legacy back-end systems can't keep up.
From Back-end Systems to Touch Points
Starting from the bottom of the model are the back-end systems:they are hard to change and they change slowly. It could also be external services, and this will become more common as the traditional linear value chain is transformed into a dynamic ecosystem where each player cooperates with others to bring value to the customer.
Then we have the low-end services that use the back-end systems to deliver generic functionalities (most often data-oriented) and information according to a consolidated (master) data model. That way we can get a unified view of a customer and a product even if the back-end systems have different or even conflicting definitions.
The high-end services use these low-end services and add logic, which may include processes, for a certain business domain, like order handling or booking. These services deliver generic functionalities and usually all available information (attributes), and are not implemented to meet a specific user scenario. Low-end and high-end services are usually developed by a team that is not part of any specific project to implement a touch point.
The front-end services, on the other hand, are usually built as part of the touch point project, and their purpose is to use the high-end services to support the touch point with specific functionalities and information for each user scenario. The main benefit of this tier, which is often referred to as an API, is that it prevents the implementers of the touch point from solving things on the client side (when mobile, often on multiple platforms) that should be handled on the server-side. Thereby solving the problems that comes from trying to implement high-end services that can meet all the needs of the touch points.
Security and Management
A security framework is available to all tiers, providing support for confidentiality, integrity, authentication, authorization, availability, traceability, compliance, etc, and there is also a management framework that supports governance and operation of the platform using self-service as much as possible.
The background is the mindset of people shifting to an expectation that any need in the current context can be fulfilled immediately, most organization are focused on meeting that expectation by changing how their people work and the technical solutions to support that. Many have therefore started a digital transformation journey, and soon come to the conclusion that their legacy back-end systems cannot keep up with the needs of the business and its customers.
There is also a need to get a unified view of the most important information, like a single view of the customer, and functionalities that can be used in multiple channels.
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Housed in a former courthouse, the Hicksville Gregory Museum features collections that highlight earth science, natural history and the history of the area. Among these are unique specimens of glittering minerals, a collection of fossils that show the outlines of birds, fish and more. In addition, there are exhibits of butterflies from around the world, a bit about the local history of this area of Long Island, and even a jail cell that once was used to incarcerate criminals.
The building itself is significant to Long Island's history. Once the Heitz Place Courthouse, it was built in 1895 on land that was originally deeded to the Town of Oyster Bay by Arnold G. Heitz for a meeting hall, known to locals as the Village Hall. In the early 1900s, the courthouse's original two-cell jail was expanded into three cells. One still remains and can be viewed by visitors to the museum. During the World War I era, the courthouse became the headquarters of the Selective Service for Eastern Nassau County. The building was later renovated and has been the home of the Hicksville Gregory Museum in 1973. One year later, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Teachers and scout leaders, take note: the museum offers a variety of educational program s and hands-on activities for groups of all age levels. There is no charge for Hicksville public or private school students. However, there may be a class fee for the cost of materials. There are also tours of the museum and programs for senior citizen and other groups.
Geode at the Hicksville Gregory Museum
Among the many beautiful rocks on view at the Hicksville Gregory Museum is this glittering geode. Sometimes formed over millions of years, a geode is a mineral deposit that fills in hollow areas of soil like animal burrows, clay pockets that have washed out of sedimentary rocks or holes that remain when tree roots have rotted away. Geodes can also be formed within the gaseous bubbles of volcanic rocks like basalt. The name derives from a Greek word that means "earthlike," and refers to the generally round shape of these rocks.
When minerals slowly seep into these holes in the ground, they deposit tiny crystals along the edges. An outer form hardens, and as time passes, layer upon layer of crystals grow toward the center and eventually fill most of the inside of the hole.
Sometimes geodes contain large crystals of quartz or amethyst.
Pyrite at the Hicksville Gregory Museum
A large specimen of pyrite or "fool's gold" sparkles in all its geometric glory at the Hicksville Gregory Museum in Nassau County, Long Island, NY.
The mineral was named for an ancient Greek word for fire because pyrite creates sparks when it is hit with other rocks. Although its shining appearance and yellow-toned color resemble a more precious mineral, all that glitters is not gold, as the proverb says. Pyrite is actually much lighter than real gold, but if you try to scratch it with your nail, it won't leave a mark, as it might with gold.
Phosphorescent Rocks at the Hicksville Gregory Museum
One of the most fascinating exhibits at the Hicksville Gregory Museum features a broad variety of rocks that glow in the dark when exposed to ultraviolet light. These are known as phosphorescent minerals. When a museum docent turns off the regular lights and flips a switch to the ultraviolet light in the exhibit, bright shades of neon green, blue, purple and other hues will glow from the rocks in the collection.
Amber With Centipede and Termites
When resin oozed down ancient trees, the sticky substance often trapped insects, leaves and more. After a million years or more, this resin hardened and transformed into a transparent, golden-hued fossil called amber.
In this amazing insect fossil specimen from Colombia, South America, on view at the Hicksville Gregory Museum, no less than one hundred termites, one centipede and several gnats can be seen, preserved for over one million years in the amber since the Pleistocene epoch.
Trilobite Fossil at the Hicksville Gregory Museum
Trilobites are extinct marine animals that most likely were bottom dwellers deep on the ocean floor over 500 million years ago. Their bodies were divided into three parts, and hence the name "tri" (three)-lobite (lobe). The outside of their bodies was a hard skeleton, much like those of today's crabs and lobsters.
The Hicksville Gregory Museum's fossil collection includes this fine example of a trilobite.
Bird Fossil at the Hicksville Gregory Museum
This fossil exhibited at the Hicksville Gregory Museum was found in China. This excellent specimen clearly shows a type of bird that became extinct 65 million years ago. The fossil dates from the late Jurassic period, 199 to 145 million years ago, a 54 million year time span during the Mesozoic Era.
Petrified Wood at the Hicksville Gregory Museum
At the Hicksville Gregory Museum, petrified wood and coral fossils are on exhibit next to dinosaur bone fragments and other exhibits from past geological ages. Other fossils on view include a sycamore leaf from 46 million years ago, a fish from the Upper Cretaceous period (98 to 65 million years ago) and other excellent specimens.
Jail Cell at the Hicksville Gregory Museum
As you wend your way through the Hicksville Gregory Museum on Long Island, NY, you'll notice a jail cell. Don't worry. They're not incarcerating people who haven't paid the admission fee. This is just the only surviving remnant of the three original cells in the building, which is a former courthouse.
Built in 1915 by the Pauly Jail Company of St. Louis, Missouri, only one of the original cells is still in the building. Because this one had a steel plate door that separated it from the others, it was often used for women prisoners to afford them greater privacy, and also for solitary confinement for male or female prisoners.
In the early 20th century, Hicksville was known as a resort community for German-American immigrants who lived in New York City. Since the prisoners' meals were provided by residents in the area who were later reimbursed by the court, some weekend visitors would try to get arrested for a minor infraction so they would have a good meal and a free place to sleep!
Ulysses Swallowtail Butterfly - Hicksville Gregory Museum
The Hicksville Gregory Museum features a collection of colorful butterflies in all sizes and shapes from around the world. Here, the Ulysses swallowtail butterfly shines with a vibrant blue-and-black color scheme.
The Hicksville Gregory Museum - Long Island Earth Science Center is located in the Old Hicksville Courthouse, Heitz Place, Hicksville, NY (near Bay Avenue and Woodbury Road. If you are a Hicksville resident, museum admission is free (with proof of residence.) Admission is also free for museum members. The museum is wheelchair accessible.
The museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays.


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If you're currently in the throes of divorce, chances are you have a lot on your mind. From dividing marital assets to negotiating a fair - or at least reasonable - child custody order, divorce forces you to consider a lot of things, including things you don't normally think about, like alimony.
Does permanent really mean forever with alimony?
Alimony: It's not one-size-fits-all
Divorce and related family law matters come with a whole host of assumptions and misconceptions. For the most part, people don't necessarily expect to get divorced. Because of this, many people are unfamiliar with the legal elements of divorce and often rely on the experiences of others to prepare.
The great alimony reform debate -- a neccessity or a handout?
Back when divorce was uncommon, judges would grant them only in cases of broken marriage vows through infidelity or similar circumstances. Judges often used the awarding of alimony as a form of public chastisement. Now, in the era of the no-fault dissolution, there are many who question the wisdom of court-ordered spousal support. There are likely many Georgia residents who either make or receive these monies.
Can Georgia spouses be jailed for missing alimony payments?
It's understandable that in many situations, parents who miss child support payments could face jail time. However, divorced spouses in Georgia may face time in jail for missing alimony payments. This is the case with a man who has been jailed multiple times and is now on a work release program. He must report to jail by a certain time each evening and leave during the day for work. In order for him to be released, he must pay $25,000 in back alimony.
Alimony help for Georgia couples facing divorce
Georgia divorced spouses may be able to say farewell to alimony being paid for life. Several states are contemplating changing laws that decree paying alimony that ends upon death. There was a reason that law was passed long ago, but in so many cases these days, that reason is no longer valid.
The basics of alimony
Many people going through divorce have questions about alimony. What is alimony, how is it determined and how long will it have to be paid are some of the most common questions about alimony.
The debate over permanent alimony continues in Georgia
The perils of permanent alimony remain for people getting divorced in Georgia. What is permanent alimony? Permanent alimony is when one spouse is required to pay their ex-spouse alimony for the rest of their life or until their ex dies or in many cases, remarries.
Court order required to lower spousal support obligation
As the economy continues to limp toward recovery in Georgia, many people are finding themselves out of work or making less than they previously did for several months (or even years) longer than they anticipated. As such, many Atlanta residents are no longer able to meet financial obligations dating back to their pre-recession life and income.
Alimony, federal and state tax laws, and the IRS
At some point after a divorce had taken place, a husband agreed with his former spouse to make a single $20,000 lump-sum payment. In doing so, his wife assured him that he would then be relieved of his $500 per month spousal support obligations.
Several states modify alimony laws; should Georgia be next?
In recent years, several states have modified their laws regarding alimony, or spousal support, in response to mass criticism claiming that the current laws are outdated and out of touch with modern marriages and family financial situations. With this seeming wave of alimony reform sweeping the country, many Atlanta residents are wondering if Georgia will be next.


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S: ZBS April 2011
BC: Take that Momma!
FC: Zachary Brooklyn Santamaria | April 2011
1: Mom this is NOT a chocolate bunny!!!!
4: Hiding in places here and there. | "The Easter Bunny came by today and left surprises along his way.
5: "Colorful eggs are all around. With baskets in hand we search the ground. " | Easter eggs are everywhere."
6: Zach's first
7: Easter Basket
8: Endearing | Radiant Smile
9: Coy | Happy
10: Rub - a - dub - dub
11: little guy in the tub
15: Children are the mirrors of a family. You see who you are once you've looked into the eyes of your child.
16: HAPPY BIRTHDAY | Celebrating Caleb turning 4 at Chuck E Cheese
18: Yummy BabyFeet | Whose feet do you have?
19: Mommy's feet? | Daddy's feet? | Flinstone feet?
20: You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who do you think you're talking to?
21: First taste of oatmeal. Got a bit messy. | What? I have something on my face?
23: Soy Panameno
24: Handsome
25: Lil Guy
26: You have now been in this world for half a year ~ happy 6 months of life little guy! You have had a very busy month little man so let's get started with all your new experiences. You have the cutest little facial expressions. You speak volumes with those big, beautiful eyes. When you want something you are able to fix a very intense focus or gaze on people, almost as if they are the guilty party in something, and you won't withdraw this gaze until you get what you want. Typically your Popo loves to see you do this to him so when you see him he will greet you and then go sit down. You focus those eyes on him like your reprogramming his mind so he will come and play with you. It works every time. Exposure to Chuck E Cheese was inevitable (heavy sigh). I, however, thought it would be postponed a few years, but you lucked out and got to celebrate your cousin Caleb's fourth birthday there this month. You weren't afraid of the mechanical or dress up Chuck E Cheese mouse either. You just kind of checked him out a bit and went on your merry way. You mostly enjoyed all the games that had lights which held your attention for a very long time. You were passed out from all the excitement when we left. This month also kicked off the Your Baby Can Read videos. You seem to enjoy it, but your favorite part of the entire video is the Itsy Bitsy Spider song. You absolutely love that song and every time it ends you start to cry. After the video is over me or Nana usually have to sing and act out the song for you another 20 times, but we aren't complaining as long as it brings a smile to your face. After you finish your video, you watch the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. You are already a Disney fan! It is amazing to me how that show holds your attention. I can't wait to take you to Disneyworld in a few years. You celebrated your first Easter this month. You were slightly interested in the colorful eggs, but what really got your attention was all four of your cousins running around the yard screaming and yelling. You kept twisting and turning your head in the direction of the screams wondering what the heck was going on. Mommy opened your eggs and you got some candy and a dollar! You also got a big kick out of Chulo, your Auntie's little dog. You kept squealing with delight when he would run up to you. This month you started expressing your dislike for things by pitching little fits. You straighten your legs and arms out and let out this little scream. You've only done it a few times. Mommy thinks it is funny for now, but I'm sure soon I won't have that same sentiment. | Zach, | 6 month letter
27: You're also discovering more variations to your voice. You enjoy the bubble blowing and high pitch screams. You aren't mad when you scream, but just enjoy being able to hear yourself. Some days you make me nervous that you are going to go hoarse. My favorite new thing you do is you can now grab my neck for a hug or my face and give me a kiss. Well okay, I call it a kiss, but it is more like an open mouth sucking attack. I still love it. Texas bluebonnets arrived this month and you loved investigating them. Your Aunt Katsi took some wonderful pictures of both of us in the gorgeous bluebonnets. Plus we all celebrated Nana and Popo's 40th wedding anniversary this month. Your Popo said by far this is the most memorable anniversary because you completely lost it during the meal. You've never done that before. Mommy had to leave the restaurant and it took 20 minutes to calm you down. Pobresito - not sure what triggered you, but Popo will remember this anniversary for a very long time. Now for your monthly stats! You weigh a whopping 17 pounds 15.5 ounces, heavy boy! You are 26.75 inches long and your head is 17.5 inches around. You are at 55% for your weight, 60% for your length, and 70% for your head circumference. That means that you are no longer on the small side for being a preemie, you have now passed up the average baby your age & you have a BIG head! ha ha ha - that big head must be your daddy's genes! : ) Okay baby boy full steam ahead to month seven! I love you ~ Mommy
28: Beautiful one I love you You opened my eyes to your wonders anew
29: Beautiful one I adore You captured my heart with your love
31: Best seat in the house
32: Texas Bluebonnets
36: I love my Popo | yeah Mom he fell asleep again.....
37: Hanging with my cousin
38: Charming
39: Lovable | Perfect
41: L | u | v | M | y | F | e | e | t


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Jennipher Frost Interview with Reality Shack (Oct 04)
April 29, 2010
In October of 2004, Reality Shack.com interviewed Cycle 3's Jennipher Frost. The interview summarizes her experience in the Top Model house, as well as her feelings regarding her elimination. Here is the text from the article (written by "Aurora"):
Jennipher was fun to watch on ANTM! From her spunky move last week where she wrote "ANTM" on her booty to her feisty arguments with Ann and Eva, Jennipher added a very human element to the show. Find out how she feels about her shorter hair, her tiffs with the other girls, and much more!
Hi Jennipher! Going into the competition, what did you feel was your strongest asset physically?
My height and my bone structure in my face.
Once you moved in, were you surprised at the amount of drama going on in the suite?
No, I wasn't at all! You take 14 girls and put them together, and there's going to be drama! Especially when we're all competing for the same thing.
Has it been difficult to adjust to the new shorter haircut?
A little! I haven't had hair this short for 4 or 5 years. The maintenance level is nice though, and there are so many more things I can do with it now.
Did you know they would end up cutting your hair?
Oh yeah, I knew from day one. I knew it was coming. I thought it would still be longer though, like the middle of my back. I didn't think they'd go right to my shoulders. They were joking the whole time though that they were going to shave my head bald.
Watching the show on television, has there been anything that's surprised you? Anything that was going on that you weren't aware of?
Not really. The only thing was Tocarra – I knew about her problems with her family, but I was surprised at the emotional breakdown with Tyra. She never mentioned that. But that's the only thing that surprised me. I pretty much knew what was going on.
When it came down to you and Kelle, did you think that you'd be the one leaving?
I had that feeling, I just knew I was going home. I knew it all day, that I was leaving and there was nothing I could do about it.
Were you surprised at the judges' reactions last week when you wrote 'ANTM' on your butt?
I actually was! They made it seem much worse on TV than it actually was. They made it seem like it was some sort of prank, that I wasn't taking things seriously.
What prompted you to do that in the first place?
They kept asking me to show more of my personality, to have more spunk. And that was me being me. I figured the dress didn't cover my booty, so I'd do something with it!
The judges and photographers kept saying they felt you weren't 'working it'. Do you feel that you had enough direction from them so you could give them what they were asking for?
A lot of the time they'd tell us something like "hold your chin up" or little things like that. But no, we got very little direction. I think the whole idea was to see what we could do on our own, what kind of raw talent we had. They asked us a few times to look at fashion magazines and try to copy what the models were doing.
Do you feel you were edited fairly?
Honestly, no. They cut so much out that the audience can't get the full idea of what I am like, or any of the other girls for that matter. Like the booty thing – they edited that to make it look like I was pulling a stunt rather than letting my personality be seen.
What about the other girls? Is anyone getting overly positive or negative editing, in contrast to the way they really were?
I think so. Eva gets props for everything she does. And Amanda doesn't complain at all about her eyesight. She never uses that as an excuse for anything, but they made it look like she did.
You and Ann had quite a battle on the show last week. Have the two of you resolved your differences?
With Ann things are cool, yes. It was just a matter of us being under pressure and we let off some steam. It was miscommunication in the heat of the moment. We sorted ourselves out the next day and we're cool with each other.
With Eva, I really don't care. We'll never really get along with each other.
Will you stay in contact with any of the girls?
Yes, quite a few of them. I talk to some of them every day, and some of them every week. I made a lot of good friends there.
Are you still planning on modelling?
Definitely! In fact I'm moving to New York soon and I'll be living with Leah.
Anything else you'd like to add about the experience?
I really enjoyed my time living in luxury!
Thanks for your time Jennipher, and good luck with your career!
Thanks a lot!
To learn more about Cycle 3's Jennipher Frost, visit her bio page here.
Source: RealityShack.com
Photo: CW / Troy Ward
Jennipher Frost Interview with TV Guide (Oct 04)
April 29, 2010
In October of 2004, TV Guide.com interviewed Cycle 3's Jennipher Frost. The interview summarizes her experience with America's Next Top Model, as well as the spelling of her name and possible race issues with regards to her elimination. Here is the text from the article (written by Daniel R. Coleridge):
Top Model's Jennipher: Can't She Spell?
TV Guide Online: What's with the "ph"? My Watercooler pal, Damian, said you need to get hooked on phonics.
Jennipher Frost: I was born spelling it with an f. Then, in sixth grade, there were so many Jennifers in our class — one went by Jen, one was Jenny, one was Jennifer… I had to do something different, so I changed it to Jennipher. I like the cool, unique spelling 'cause I don't know anybody else that has it. So I went and changed everything and left it at that!
TVGO: So you legally changed the spelling of your name?
Jennipher: My driver's license is the only thing that says Jennifer. But all my credit cards and everything else has the "ph." It's almost worth going back to the original spelling just so I don't have to deal with it!
TVGO: Let's play devil's advocate: The eliminations came down to you and Kelle. Once again, she made the bottom two and the judges hated her photos — but they kept her. Could race be a factor?
Jennipher: You're the first one to ever say that, but I would say maybe yeah. If she's doing that awful, what's happening? Are they looking for a black model this year? There has to be something there because she's just not cuttin' it picturewise. They never say anything good about her. That's the only difference between me and her, so….
TVGO: You mean that you're white and Kelle's black.
Jennipher: Yeah. There has to be a little something goin' on because my picture is better than hers every week. I got one that's maybe so-so, but all hers are just awful. So what makes her stay? I don't know exactly what they're looking for.
TVGO: Well, Kelle did win $1000 in lingerie for best pose in the LaPerla store window. How humiliating was that task?
Jennipher: That wasn't that bad. I flashed my booty the week before when I did runway in a little pink spandex dress. It didn't really fit, so I wrote "ANTM" on my booty. Most people know me by that. The judges thought I was trying to be a joke, so it didn't work out so well.
TVGO: Which models were hardest to cohabit with?
Jennipher: Ann was only bad when she tried to tag along with Eva; she becomes a totally different person around her. Eva and Kelle were probably the hardest. Eva's trying to be the diva leader and Kelle's an only child, so she's not used to sharing the bathroom.
TVGO: Hey! I'm an only child, missy. I know how to share.
Jennipher: [Laughs] OK, well there's only a few of you that know about that. My cousin's an only child and he gets everything. I have a brother and a sister, so I fought with both of 'em!
TVGO: Who was your least favorite judge?
Jennipher: Nole didn't have much attitude or opinion. He was just plain there. He's the one with the Pomeranian dog. I only saw that dog in the first two episodes, and then it was gone!
TVGO: There was no explanation? Maybe Cruella Dickinson made a coat out of the pooch.
Jennipher: You need to write about that! Find out what the hell happened to the dog. Maybe it was eliminated.
TVGO: Consider this canine case file opened!
To learn more about Cycle 3's Jennipher Frost, visit her bio page here.
Source: TVGuide.com
Photo: CW / Daniel Garriga
Jennipher Frost at Cycle 3 Finale Party
April 29, 2010
Jennipher Frost for Magic Power Boats
April 29, 2010
Jennipher Frost for Sex Symbol Jeans
April 29, 2010
Jennipher Frost for Hot Boat
April 29, 2010
Jennipher Frost for Fiu Fiu
April 29, 2010
To learn more about Cycle 3's Jennipher Frost, visit her bio page here. Photo credit: Armando Bareno II.


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I DEFECTED from North Korea in 2004. I decided to risk my life to leave my home country — where I worked as a psychological warfare officer for the government — when it finally sunk in that there are two North Koreas: one real and the other a fiction created by the regime.
Although in my job I had access to foreign media, books with passages containing criticism of our Dear Leader Kim Jong-il or his revered father, Kim Il-sung, had large sections blacked out. One day, out of deep curiosity, I made up an excuse to stay behind at work to decipher the redacted words of a history book.
I locked the office door and put the pages against a window. Light from outside made the words under the ink perfectly clear. I read voraciously. I stayed late at work again and again to learn my country's real history — or at least another view of it.
Most shocking was what I discovered about the Korean War. We had been taught all of our lives how an invasion by the South had triggered the conflict. Yet now I was reading that not only South Korea but the rest of the world believed the North had started the war. Who was right?
It was after my harrowing defection — in which I bribed my way to a border crossing and escaped by running across a frozen river to China — that I recognized the existence of a third North Korea: a theoretical one. This is the North Korea constructed by the outside world, a piecemeal analysis of the regime and its propaganda that misses the political and economic realities of the country.
All of us at the United Front Department — also known as "the window into and out of North Korea" — learned three tenets of diplomacy by heart: 1. Pay no attention to South Korea. 2. Exploit Japan's emotions. 3. Ply the United States with lies, but make sure they are logical ones.
Kim Jong-il stressed the importance of these three tenets as the framework within which we were required to implement his vision for Pyongyang's foreign relations. North Korea's dealings with South Korea, Japan and the United States always hewed closely to these principles.
Our department's mission was to deceive our people and the world, doing what was necessary to keep our leader in power. We openly referred to talks with South Korea as "aid farming," because while Seoul sought dialogue through its so-called Sunshine Policy, we saw it as an opening not for diplomatic progress but for extracting as much aid as possible. We also successfully bought time for our nuclear program through the endless marathon of the six-party talks.
Despite Pyongyang's deceptive ways, many people in the outside world continue to believe in the theoretical North Korea in which dialogue with the regime is seen as the way to effect change. But I know from my years inside the government that talking will not get Pyongyang to turn any corners, not even with the North's current leader, Kim Jong-un.
Dialogue will never entice the regime to give up its nuclear weapons; the nuclear program is tightly linked to its survival. And talks will not lead to change over the long term; the regime sees them only as a tool for extracting aid. High-level diplomacy is no strategy for getting the regime to make economic reforms. The key to change lies outside the sway of the regime — in the flourishing underground economy.
All North Koreans depended for their very survival on a state rationing system until it collapsed in the mid-1990s. Its demise was due in part to the regime's concentrated investment of funds in a "party economy" that maintained the cult of the Kims and lavished luxuries on an elite instead of developing a normal economy based on domestic production and trade. Desperate people began to barter household goods for rice on the streets — and the underground economy was born. With thousands of people starving to death, the authorities had no option but to turn a blind eye to all the illegal markets that began to pop up.
Around this time, the nation's workplaces were made responsible for feeding their employees. The only way they could do so was by setting up "trading companies," which sold raw materials to China in exchange for rice. These businesses became part of the foundation of the underground economy, acting as import-export hubs that in time began to import from China consumer goods like refrigerators and radios.
Likewise, party officials started to take part in wheeling and dealing, profiting through bribe-collecting and prohibited financing activities. Nowadays the party is so deeply involved in the market economy that the "trading companies" are staffed by the children of party officials and openly operate on behalf of the party and military. In short, all of North Korea has come to rely on a market economy, and no place in the country is untouched by it.
The social effect of the rise of the market has been extraordinary: The umbilical cord between the individual and the state has been severed. In the people's eyes, loyalty to the state has been replaced by the value of hard cash. And the U.S. greenback is the currency of choice.
Trading with their U.S. dollars (many of which are counterfeit) for Chinese products, North Koreans have come to recognize the existence of leaders greater even than the Kims. Who are these men gracing U.S. bank notes? North Koreans now see that loyalty to the supreme leader has brought no tangible benefits; yet currency bearing the faces of American men is exchanged for many things: rice, meat, even a promotion at work.
Today, when North Koreans are ordered by their state employer to take part in political activities, they know their time is being wasted. Fewer North Koreans show up for their state jobs. This growing economic and psychological independence among regular people is becoming the greatest thorn in the regime's side.
It is also the key to change. Instead of focusing on the regime and its agents as possible instigators of reform, we must recognize the power of the flourishing marketplace to slowly but definitively transform North Korea from the bottom up. This empowerment of the North Korean people is crucial not only for a positive transformation of the nation, but also for ensuring a stable transition to the new era after the regime eventually goes.
Increasing trade with China has made the North Korean border porous in many ways, facilitating a flow of information in and out of the country. Many North Koreans can now access South Korean television programs that are smuggled in on DVDs or memory sticks.
One way to accelerate change would be by continuing to broadcast into the country so that North Koreans can access outside radio programming on their illegal devices more easily. Another is to support the work of North Korean exiles, who are a conduit of goods and liberal ideas across the border.
Talks with Pyongyang can only offer temporary solutions to manufactured crises. And I can say from my experience, they encourage only more deception from the North. Looking at North Korea from below, building on the market realities on the ground, is the only effective way to make the regime reform — or go.
Jang Jin-sung, a former North Korean state official and poet laureate, is editor in chief of New Focus International, a Web site on North Korean affairs. This article was translated from the Korean by Shirley Lee.


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The Myth of Complete Protein and Protein Deficiency
The Protein Myth and Beautiful Vegan
What is a Complete Protein
The correct answer to this now is that there is no such thing, just like the idea of the world being flat. This was written April 20, 2013. This comes from the U.S. National Library of Medicine that is one of the NIHs (National Institutes of Health). They say under Protein in Diet:
Protein foods are no longer described as being "complete proteins" or "incomplete proteins."
A diet high in meat can contribute to high cholesterol levels or other diseases such as gout. A high-protein diet may also put a strain on the kidneys.
Note that the above has been taken off the above site. You can do a search and see that other sites found this and have put it on their site like The New York Times. So let me explain why there are no unprocessed foods that do not contain all of the 9 amino acids. I have the Nutrition Almanac that lists the essential amino acids of all the fruits and vegetables. None have a 0 and all of them are in proportions close to the ideal amount.
For example a cup of watermelon has 11 mg of tryptophan, 43 mg of threonine, 30 mg of isoleucine, 29 mg of leucine, 99 mg of lycine, 10 mg of methionine, 24 mg of phenylalanine and 26 mg of valine. The 9th essential amino acid was added after the above was written.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention takes a stab at it under Protein and even gets the old definition wrong:
A complete protein source is one that provides all of the essential amino acids.
An incomplete protein source is one that is low in one or more of the essential amino acids.
The second paragraph is right and shows what is wrong with the first paragraph. So the first one should say that none of the essential amino acids are low. Of course how low is low? Is it 5% less than optimal or 50% less than optimal. So you are learning why it is no longer used. Note that the purpose of this whole myth is to sell meat and dairy products. The meat industry sued Oprah and the meat industry lost. But some say their whole point was to intimidate or scare others to not say anything bad about meat.
Wikipedia has a good definition for the outdated term complete protein under Complete Protein. It says:
A complete protein (or whole protein) is a source of protein that contains an adequate proportion of all nine of the essential amino acids necessary for the dietary needs of humans or other animals.
Nearly all foods contain all twenty amino acids in some quantity, and nearly all of them contain the essential amino acids in sufficient quantity.
It gives the amino acids in potatoes that is known as a high carb food as an example. Decades ago they tried an experiment where a guy ate only potatoes and margarine for one year and he felt fine after one year on this diet.
Webpage with more about potatoes says:
The potato is thought to have originated in what is now Peru, on the shores of lake Titicaca. Native Peruvians such as the Quechua have been highly dependent on the potato for thousands of years. A 1964 study of the Quechua inhabitants of Nuñoa showed that they obtained 74% of their calories from potatoes (fresh and chuños), 10% from grains, 10% from Chenopodia (quinoa and cañihua), and 4% from animal foods.
Starting nearly a century ago, a few scientists decided to feed volunteers potato-only diets to achieve various research objectives. The first such experiment was carried out by a Dr. M. Hindhede and published in 1913 (described in 15). Hindhede's goal was to explore the lower limit of the human protein requirement and the biological quality of potato protein. He fed three healthy adult men almost nothing but potatoes and margarine for 309 days (margarine was not made from hydrogenated seed oils at the time), all while making them do progressively more demanding physical labor. They apparently remained in good physical condition.
Dr. Hindhede discovered that potato protein is high quality, providing all essential amino acids and high digestibility. Potato protein alone is sufficient to sustain an athletic man.
These people had no problems from following this diet. Some people describe potatoes as deadly nightshade plants just as they say that tomatoes are also part of the deadly nightshade. Tobacco is also a member of this group. All of the above plants contain nicotine. Also included in this group are eggplants, bell peppers and hot peppers. Note that the hot pepper called cayenne is considered the best herb in American herbology or American herbalism.
Is There Protein Deficiency
Kwashiorkor is actually the result of a lack of protein in the diet. It is found in third world countries suffering from starvation. So you could say that it is a type of starvation. But it is non-existent in countries like the United States, Canada or the U.K. unless a child is being abused by the parents.
As far as the above saying that all the essential amino acids being in all foods, it is talking about non-processed foods like dead animals and plant foods. Of course there are jelly beans and other foods like that, that may not have any amino acids. So there is no need to worry about a lack of protein. Even body builders only add a tiny bit of muscle to their body, so they do not need to worry about not getting enough.
What about getting too much? When you eat carbs or fats, the body can store them. Excess protein cannot be stored and so it is broken down. This creates toxins that hurt the body so that America is not among the top 25 healthiest or longest living countries. This is why Wikipedia says that dairy makes your bones weaker. The high protein in it causes you to urinate out more calcium.
A woman from Japan told me that even though they eat some meat, they eat a small fraction of the food that Americans eat. The Japanese are the longest living people. My article about Japanese in Japan being longest living people is my most popular article out of 100 articles.
Now on one nutrition website they use complete protein to mean a near perfect ratio of amino acids that is 100 or more. There is nothing wrong with having a ratio that is not near perfect. Also here is something interesting. Going by this definition of having 100 or more which food is a complete protein? Kiwi fruit or beef bottom sirloin.
The answer is kiwi fruit with an amino acid score of 105 under protein quality. The beef bottom sirloin is not a complete protein so you need to add other foods to it like kiwi fruit. Beef bottom sirloin only has an amino acid score of 94 under protein quality. So there goes another popular idea about protein quality.
At one time people were concerned about eating different foods to make sure that they got enough of each amino acid. The only thing to be concerned about is not eating too much protein that is common among our society just like many of the diseases. Also I have an article about the Latest Science of Health Benefits of a Vegan or Plant-based Diet.
It has a video tape on it where at the end of it, it shows popular people promoting a high protein diet that are fat and people promoting a high carb diet that are thin. Of course it is talking about eating good carbs like potatoes and not bad carbs like jelly beans. Note that there is a whole book about treating depression by eating a potato before going to sleep.
Please note that the second book below is by Joel Fuhrman M.D. He is the country's leading expert in not eating or fasting. He supervises people to fast and then gets them to change their diet to a nutrient dense vegan diet (called the nutritarian diet) to make sure that their problems do not return.
So who in their right mind goes to a doctor that is going to have them not eat (fast) for weeks? Note they only consume pure water. Some people are told by their doctors that there is no hope for them and they are going to die. Those are the people that go to Dr. Fuhrman. He has them fast until they are no longer in danger of dying and has them change their diet permanently.
Hundreds of medical doctors follow his diet and he created the ANDI (aggregate nutrient density index) scale that is used by Whole Foods markets. Also here he is on the Dr. Oz TV show explaining why medications (drugs) do not work. Read what is said under the book below for more on his results.
Book About Protein Myth and about a vegan or plant based diet by a medical doctor.
The Protein Myth: Note that the guy on this is thin! He has too much muscle.
The Vegan Protein Myth: She asks have you ever met someone that is protein deficient?
People don't understand that it is not a "protein deficiency" you have to worry about, its a B vitamin deficiency. If you know how to get B vitamins from plants, you will be strong and healthy. I would and could never be a vegan. I love cheese and sweets! I was a vegetarian for many years though and I became sick from it. My body wasn't getting enough of the vitamin B's it needed. I eat meat now but not as much as the average American. I think that if you choose to eat meat, you shouldn't eat red meat more than once a week and poultry no more than 2 times a week. It is also greatly misunderstood about people becoming fat from meat. Meat, on its own, DOES NOT MAKE YOU FAT! The hormones, the grease its cooked in, that is what makes people fat. When you inject a cow with growth hormones and then feed them to people... What do you expect to happen?
Very interesting info! As a vegetarian...mostly vegan, I have so many people who think I must not get enough protein. My blood work is awesome and I feel great. As long as I know what to eat and do it correctly, that's what matters. Thanks for writing.


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The OOH experience
Out-of-home advertising recently posted its ninth consecutive quarter of growth, according to the Outdoor Media Association.
It continues to grow and buck the trend of traditional media. Why is this so?
There are a number of factors of course. Adshel's CEO Rob Atkinson believes "the outdoor audience is growing with population increases". OohMedia's CEO Brendan Cook offers "outdoor is one of the last remaining broadcast media allowing advertisers to reach mass audiences".
Given out-of-home is not new, I've asked myself the question: how does it fit with today's typical customer journey and, more importantly, today's connected consumer?
Those moments of down time when outdoor is so powerful – at the traffic lights, on the tram, sitting at the bus shelter – are increasingly leading to web visits.
If the consumer's actually interested in what the brand has to say, it's less likely they're going to make a mental note to visit a store (or log on when they get home), and they're increasingly going to pull out their phones and Google it.
Beyond this transformational behavioural shift, the emergence of real time interactions will also only enhance outdoors relevance.
QR codes won't work in this market until the apps are native in phones, though NFC (near field communication) will have a big impact. Coles has already put its toe in this tank.
So it's inevitable we'll see more dollars and eyeballs going this way. The opportunity to engage – on a deeper level – with consumers is here today.
An outdoor campaign can never end again with a great piece of art and copy. It also requires a mobile-friendly, seamless online experience that offers not the same but more information (indeed this is the benefit).
It is no longer optional to have out-of-home brand or retail campaigns not connected in the digital ecosystem.
In fact, I'd go as far as saying that if the experience doesn't continue online, it will create a negative impression on the brand.
So how are Australian marketers (and ad agencies) doing?
Over the last month I've made a point of photographing as many outdoor ads as I can. Then, while I'm outdoors, I go to their brand's website on my phone or tablet. The results are staggering. Try it for yourself.


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Alcohol Dependency and AbuseAlcohol Abuse can be overcome: Free advice – ask me today!
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Alcohol addiction, although common for centuries, has become of particular concern in the last 50 years, mainly because of the impact on health, the family structure, work, finances, medical services and the real risk of self harm and suicide.
Until recently there has been very little the medical profession has been able to do, other than offer support and counselling, with referrals to alcohol and addiction charities.
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We have expertise with working with these medications and are able to offer treatment in combination with psychological support and counselling. In addition we can provide a comprehensive liver screen which will help to predict your future health.
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Why do I have an alcohol addiction?
How does alcohol damage my liver?
Alcohol is toxic to the liver, causing damage to the liver cells (hepatocytes). The first sign of alcohol damage to the liver is the development of fat globules within the hepatocytes. This is called fatty liver or steatohepatitis and is reversible with abstinence of alcohol. Continued alcohol consumption results in those cells dying and being replaced intially by other liver cells but ultimately by scar tissue (fibrosis).The liver is extremely good at repairing itself but over a period of many years as more scar tissue gets laid down, the liver becomes encased in a rigid network of fibrosis and can no longer expand and repair itself. This is called cirrhosis and is associated with a 50% mortality over 5 years, if the person continues to drink.
How does alcohol affect my other organs?
- Brain – Alcohol causes progressive deterioration of the brain and is the second most important cause of dementia. It also causes serious psychiatric illness such as depression, anxiety, bulimia, panic attacks and personality disorders.
- Heart – Over a period of time, alcohol causes damage to the walls of the chambers of the heart (ventricles). The heart becomes less effective as a pump and the body starts to retain fluid. This is called heart failure.
- Pancreas – After a binge, alcohol can cause acute pancreatitis, a destructive inflammatory process, damaging the pancreas. This is a medical emergency and has a high mortality. Over a period of time, alcohol causes a slow destruction of the pancreas. This can lead to diabetes, malabsorption, severe and often untreatable pain and chronic diarrhoea.
Does alcohol damage my health?
Unfortunately alcohol can have a severe impact on your health. Apart from the destructive effects on your work, your family structure and on your children, alcohol excess can cause serious and potentially fatal medical problems. The main 4 organs that are damaged by alcohol, are your liver, your brain, your pancreas and your heart.
What else do I need?
Before treatment can be started, it is really important that you are committed to reducing your consumption or stopping altogether. We will usually ask you to abstain for 2 weeks prior to starting treatment. This will often require the full support of your family while you embark on treatment, but also continued support from charities and also even cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling and hypnotherapy. Treatment will last at least 6 months but longer if necessary and some patients may need treatment for many years because of the high risk of recidivism (starting alcohol again).
Are there tablets I can take to stop me drinking?
Acamprosate is usually started after an initial withdrawal period of 2 weeks. It seems to work by stabilising the chemical imbalance in the brain that would otherwise be disrupted by alcohol withdrawal. The usual dose is 6 tablets a day and to be taken for at least 1 year. It is very safe with no significant interactions with other medications and the only real side effects are diarrhoea and abdominal pain and some skin irritation.
Although in general terms, Naltrexone is very safe, the main concern is that patients who are also addicted to opioids (such as Heroin, Co-codamol, Co-dydramol) may experience acute withdrawal which may be extremely dangerous. We normally recommend a 2 week abstinence period before starting treatment so that acute withdrawal symptoms do not occur. Otherwise it is safe and effective and needs to be taken for at least 6 months but usually much longer.
Nalmefene is also very safe with few serious side effects and drug interactions. Patients taking Nalmefene may experience decreased appetite, poor sleep, dizziness, headaches and palpitations. After an initial monitoring period of 2 weeks, it can be started at a dose of 1 tablet taken 1 to 2 hours before alcohol consumption is likely to start. It may be needed to be taken for many years.
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This would include a full blood count, liver and kidney screen, gamma GT, cholesterol profile, blood sugar, thyroid and cortisol. This would be used as a baseline for your future management with medication.
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This would be suggested in those patients who have abnormal liver tests on the initial screen. This would give us more useful information about the state of the liver, pancreas and other abdominal organs. This can be organised at your local private hospital.
This is a new and sophisticated scan that detects the amount of early scarring or fibrosis in the liver. This detects early fibrosis and before the development of cirrhosis and so gives a very useful predictive idea about the risks of you developing cirrhosis. This can be arranged at your local private hospital.
Contact me now for advice, prescriptions, blood tests and referrals.
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It is never to be used in the case of a medical emergency.
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Bio-dynamics - Sustainable Living & Self Reliance - Raising Livestock Ethically for Food & Profit - Beekeeping - Frugal Living - Cooking & Preserving - Nutrition - Alternative Therapies - Growing Vegetables - Living the Dream
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
Any Day Now
Her due date is tomorrow, seventh of December, so no prizes for guessing what my next blog post will be.
It will be lovely to have a new calf on the place, and best of all, there will be fresh, raw, organic milk.
Fingers crossed all goes well, but as usual, there is a sense of apprehension mixed in with the excitement.
Cheers for now!
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Exciting days ahead! I hope she has a good birth for you sally!ReplyDelete
Although I'll be up and down with a torch all night Emma, I feel sure there will be a baby by morning.Delete
I can tell you are excited, Sally. I hope all goes well for the birth and how wonderful to have fresh millk. Imagine all the cheese you will be making soon :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Chel it doesn't matter how many calves we have born here, the same sense of excitement and nervousness is always the same.Delete
She looks like she is about to have her calf any minute the way her tail is up. Waiting in anticipation for the good news.ReplyDeleteReplies
That tail swishes non stop Annie.... flies!Delete
Babies! Best thing about living rurally, are the baby critters. Here's hoping all goes smoothly.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh yes Chris, all babies, animals that is, are greeted with much enthusiasm. ;)Delete
I hope it goes well for her ... and you.ReplyDelete
You are cruel taking a photo of a pregnant Mum's nether regions ... I do hope she hasn't seen it she'd be mortified ;-)Replies
She was having a bad hair day Sue, insisted I take a rear end shot. ;-)Delete
a new baby on the way! awww can't wait to see it!
hope all goes well with the birth
thanx for sharingReplies
I was up every two hours last night Selina, sure she was in labour, but is still hanging in there. Must have been Braxton Hicks?! So looks like another long night ahead. I know I should just leave her to it, and she is most likely to pop it out when I'm not there, but I can't help feeling anxious.Delete


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Sallisaw, Oklahoma
|Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library
|Motto: "Built on Pride, Dedicated to Excellence"
|United States
|• Mayor
|Julie Ferguson
|• Total
|33.4 sq mi (87 km2)
|• Land
|32.9 sq mi (85 km2)
|• Water
|0.5 sq mi (1 km2)
|Population (2010)
|• Total
|• Density
|270/sq mi (100/km2)
|Time zone
|Central (CST) (UTC-6)
|• Summer (DST)
|ZIP Code
Sallisaw is a city and county seat of Sequoyah County.[1] Its name was derived from the French word salaison meaning "salt meat" or "salt provisions". The population was 8,880 at the 2010 Census, an 11.2 percent increase from 7,891 at the 2000 census.[2] Sallisaw is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- History 1
- Geography 2
- Demographics 3
- Economy 4
- Government 5
- Education 6
- Infrastructure 7
- Cultural references 8
- Notable people 9
- References 10
- External links 11
In the 1840s and 1850s Sallisaw had been the name of a steamboat landing on the Arkansas River, between Fort Smith and Fort Gibson. Modern Sallisaw's beginning as a permanent community began in 1887–1888, when Argyle Quesenbury, a white man, and Will Watie Wheeler, a relative of noted Cherokee leader Stand Watie, laid out lots for a town. Several post offices had existed in the area nearby, even before there was a named community. There was a post office called Childer's Station from 1873 to 1888 when its name was changed to Sallisaw. Another community fifteen miles north bore the name Sallisaw for a period until 1888 when the name of the post office there was changed to Mays, remaining so until it closed in 1896.[3]
Will Watie Wheeler established several businesses in the town during the 1880s and 1890s. These included a cotton gin, saw mill, grist mill and lumberyard. In 1896, he opened the Coffin Shop, which later became the Wheeler Funeral Home. The latter was still doing business in Sallisaw in the twenty-first century.[3]
The Kansas & Arkansas Valley Railway (later the Missouri Pacific Railroad) built an east-west line from Van Buren, Arkansas to Sallisaw in 1888-90. The Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad built a north-south line through Sallisaw in 1895–96. The two intersected in Sallisaw.[3]
The local newspaper, Sequoyah County Times, began publication in 1932. It was founded by Wheeler Mayo, son of an earlier Sallisaw businessman, and his wife. As of 2005, the paper was still owned by the Mayo family.[3]
The word Sallisaw was taken from the French word 'salaison' meaning salt provisions. The French, who hunted in the area long before the town was founded, called Sallisaw Creek "Salaiseau" because hunters salted bison meat there. English naturalist, Thomas Nuttall, recorded the name as Salaiseau, in his journal during his exploration of the area in 1819.[3]
Sallisaw is located at (35.457978, -94.794421).[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33 km2), of which 12.7 square miles (33 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (1.40%) is water.
The city lies within the Green Country region of Oklahoma, known for its rolling green hills.[5] It has three highways running through it: U.S. 59, or Kerr Boulevard, U.S. 64, or Cherokee Avenue,which is the city's main street, and I-40. It is located in the central area of the county, 14 miles from Muldrow, 11 Miles from Vian, and 19 miles from Roland. It is 22 miles from Fort Smith.
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 7,989½ people, 3,206 households, and 2,151 families residing in the city. The population density was 629.0 inhabitants per square mile (242.9/km²). There were 3,556 housing units at an average density of 280.0 per square mile (108.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.29% White, 1.35% African American, 20.30% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 8.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.
There were 3,206 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,821, and the median income for a family was $31,572. Males had a median income of $26,793 versus $19,775 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,231. About 18.5% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.6% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
The local economy was based on cotton farming during the town's early years. During the 1920s, the focus of the economy shifted to the production of lumber, oil and natural gas. A prison camp was established here during World War II. After the war, a variety of industrial and retail businesses were established.[3]
The Sequoyah County Times, founded by Wheeler Mayo in 1932, is called "the largest-circulation, non-metro, non-daily newspaper in Oklahoma." It was still owned by the Mayo family in the 21st century.[3]
East Cherokee Avenue is a business loop, with Sallisaw's only mall, the Eastgate Shopping Center, originally a Wal-Mart store. Wal-Mart was moved to 1101 W. Ruth Avenue in 2001. The Sallisaw Municipal Airport is located a half mile south of the intersection of I-40 and U.S. 59.
Blue Ribbon Downs, a horse racing venue, was established in Sallisaw during the 1960s by Bill Hedge. He sold the track to an investment group in 1973. Legalization of gambling on horse racing did not occur until 1982, so the first pari-mutuel race occurred August 30, 1984. This caused a short-term boom in track-related businesses. However, the popularity waned and the track struggled financially. The Choctaw Nation bought the facility in 2003, put in more capital and converted it to a "racino" that combined the race track with a casino.[3] Despite the improvements, the track was not a financial success and closed permanently in 2010.
The post office is located at 111 McGee Drive, on the east side of town.
Its main public schools are Liberty Elementary, Eastside Elementary, Sallisaw Middle School, and the high school which is located on West Ruth Avenue.
In higher education, it features a branch of CASC, based in Poteau. Aside from the Muskogee and Tahlequah branches, there is a branch of ICTC.
The hospital is Sequoyah Memorial Hospital, at 213 Redwood Avenue.
Cultural references
- The Joad family from the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck were sharecroppers from Sallisaw.[3]
- Brad Paisley mentions Sallisaw in his song "I Wish You'd Stay".
- Charlie Daniels mentions Sallisaw in the song "Christmas Time in Dixie".
Notable people
- Pretty Boy Floyd grew up near Sallisaw. His Sallisaw funeral in 1934 attracted 20 thousand and perhaps as many as 40 thousand people. As of 2013 it remains the most highly attended funeral in Oklahoma history.[3] Floyd is buried in the Akins Cemetery in the nearby town of Akins.[9]
- Jack C. Montgomery (1917–2002) was a United States Army officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II.
- Robert Reed of Brady Bunch fame lived for a time on Highway 64 east of Sallisaw near the Gans exit.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ CensusViewer:Sallisaw, Oklahoma Population.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j .Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and CultureRichard.Mize, "Sallisaw," (Accessed February 9, 2010).
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990".
- ^ Green Country at TravelOk.com.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Decennial Census; census.gov
- ^ "American FactFinder".
- ^ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=348
External links
- City of Sallisaw
- Sallisaw Public Schools


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Two In Five APAC Respondents Think Commercial Space Flight Will Happen After 2025
YouGov, online research firms, polled 9,443 people across Asia Pacific, to investigate what technologies and/or advancements people would love to see most in the near future.Over 40 per cent of those polled believe commercial space flight will be possible in eight years.
Technologies bring us convenience and improve our standard of living. In the past decade, we saw lots of advancements that we probably never thought of before. The emerge of smartphones, mobile applications and social networking, have been a pleasant surprise to many of us. While all these technology advancements might be started by imagination, have you ever thought of the next technology innovation that would totally turn our lives around?
Among the nine technologies and advancements polled, commercial space flight, flying cars, and robots / artificial intelligence that could pass as human beings, are considered as the most scientifically possible in the future, with only 6 per cent, 9 per cent and 9 per cent of APAC respondents think it will never happen in real life.
Over 40 per cent of respondents even think commercial space flight will most likely to be possible after 2025.
On the contrary, despite the fact that 16 per cent of the APAC respondents would most like time travel to happen in the future, 43 per cent of respondents think it will never become possible in real life. Other advancements that people in APAC would love to see in real life include flying cars (18 per cent), teleportation (12 per cent) and technology that can be controlled by human thought (e.g. mind-controlling a robotic limb, writing a text / SMS message by thinking it) (11 per cent).
In particular, Indonesian has a big desire on flying cars (41 per cent) and robots / artificial intelligence that could pass as human beings (19 per cent), with more than double of the regional average (with 18 per cent and 8 per cent) say would most like these advancements to happen. Interestingly, Aussies hold a different view, with less than half of the regional average are favorable to see flying cars (8 per cent) and robots / artificial intelligence that could pass as human beings (4 per cent) in the future.
Human cloning is considered the most detrimental technology advancement to humanity
We can also see high correlation between people's desire on technology advancements and how the technology advancements could benefit humanity. When we asked which technology advancements could be beneficial to humanity, technology that can be controlled by human thought topped the list (39 per cent), followed by flying cars (36 per cent), and the ability for anyone to live permanently / indefinitely in space (31 per cent).
However, there are always two sides of a coin. Not all technology advancements are welcomed by APAC respondents. More than half of the APAC respondents (55 per cent) think human cloning could be detrimental to humanity. Other technology advancements that are considered as detrimental to humanity includes invisibility / cloaking devices (i.e. devices that make the user unable to be seen or look like something / someone else)(39 per cent), time travel (26 per cent) and robots / artificial intelligence that could pass as human beings (26 per cent).