text: Adrenal Fatigue - The 21st Century Stress Syndrome Carly Flynn / Tuesday, August 19, 2014 / Categories: Health & Wellbeing I had a bit of a lightbulb moment this week.. Eco Store run a series of events for journalists around toxins, good health, nutrition, and lifestyle every month and I'm lucky enough to attend them to share with you. This month's was Dr James Wilson, an American Integrative doctor who was the first to recognise Adrenal Fatigue as a diagnosable syndrome - in fact he actually coined the phrase "Adrenal Fatigue" in 1998. Adrenal Fatigue is also described as the "21st Century Stress Syndrome", a common health problem that is often under diagnosed and not treated. You feel extremely tired, lacking in energy/enthusiasm, and generally down on life. Not unlike Depression. Our adrenals secrete hormones and if not functioning correctly give us imbalances which can play havoc on our daily lives. Getting Adrenal Fatigue diagnosed can be difficult, so I've listed the symptoms and some key info below in the hope that you may be able to identify with and take from there to your doctor. Feeling overwhelmingly tired is not normal - and CAN be fixed!! That's my A-ha moment right there. Why am I sharing this? This could be an for the huge number of women I speak with who complain of being super tired, and can't seem to get any relief or advice from their regular doctor. Please note though this is also prevalent in men, and children even, who're being run ragged with extra curricular activities due to our busy lives. Adrenal Fatigue - Key Facts/statistics: (Courtesy Dr James Wilson) 1. Usually caused by stress, especially multiple stresses over time. 2. Affects all ages, social economic groups, ages & races 3. Can be easily diagnosed and treated once diagnosis is made 4. Plays a significant role in symptoms and signs of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), perimenopause and menopause. 5. Certain groups appear to be more vulnerable 6. Slower recovery from illnesses 7. Decreased resistance to respiratory infections: flus, pneumonias & bronchitis 8. Affects all ages including children 9. Closely associated with low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) 10. Can significantly affect sex life Symptoms: 1. Unique fatigue/energy pattern: early morning fatigue, difficult to get up in the morning, even with 8+ hours of sleep needs coffee to get going and stay going throughout the day mid-afternoon low feels better after 6:00 PM or evening meal often gets a second wind around 11:00 PM and stay up until 1 to 2:00 AM 2. Tired for no reason 3. Lack of sex drive (libido) 4. Lack of enjoyment of the things you used to enjoy 5. Signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia, especially under stress &/or missing a meal: Irritable Intolerant Easily angered Easily confused Weakness (often sudden) Cloudy thinking Poor concentration 6. Decreased ability to handle stresses 7. Often suffers from nervous stomach or indigestion when under stress 8. Gets light headed or dizzy when rising rapidly from a sitting or lying position 9. Gets sick more often, especially respiratory illnesses. 10. Takes longer to get over illness or stressful events than it used to. 11. Feels unwell much of the time 12. Unexplained and frequent headaches that seem to come and go without explanation 13. Sometimes have to force myself to keep going 14. Difficulty sleeping 15. Even if sleeps for 8+ hours, does not feel well rested upon rising Important Points to Note: 1. As badly as people with adrenal fatigue can feel, they can usually fully recover to their previous level of good health. 2. The person has great control over their own treatment. 3. Help is available from a growing number of health care professionals in New Zealand. There are currently over 200 health care physicians who have been trained to diagnose and treat adrenal fatigue in New Zealand. 4. Recovery can usually be achieved by making particular changes in lifestyle, dietary intake and by taking the correct dietary supplements. 5. With proper treatment, it usually takes between 6 months to 2 years for full recover, depending upon the severity of the adrenal fatigue and the dedication to the treatment protocol. 6. However, people usually begin to feel better within 6 weeks of starting the adrenal fatigue treatment protocol. So how does Ecostore fit into this? Well part of reducing toxic load on the body is to remove nasty chemicals from your life – Ecostore< products have no nasty chemicals. After hearing Dr Wilsons' lecture I could identify with so many of the symptoms myself, and in people close to me. Here's a video that may help any more questions you have with the lovely Dr Kathleen Wills who's based here in NZ; "3 simple checks for adrenal fatigue".. view it at YouTube/ecostoreNZ Hope this helps, Carly xx Previous Article Confessions of a Smartphone addict Next Article Carly Flynns #myfacemystory Print 1105 Rate this article: No rating Tags: Carly Flynn Health & Wellbeing Adrenal Fatigue Dr James Wilson Dr Kathleen Wills Eco Store Please login or register to post comments.


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Marty Siroka has more than 30 years of experience working on structured financing transactions. He has an extensive background in public finance; real estate financing; multifamily and hospital staff housing development; federal, state and local government housing programs; and mortgage insurance. He represents multifamily residential developers, owners and managing agents, underwriters, tax credit syndicators, borrowers and lenders, mortgage bankers, real estate equity investors and individuals forming partnerships and limited liability companies to acquire, own and operate real estate or conduct real estate-related businesses.
Marty drafts and reviews bond documents, offering statements, investment agreements, mortgage loan documents, and partnership and limited liability company agreements. He negotiates with underwriters, bond insurers, banks, government agencies, credit rating agencies and developers, and conducts closings of complex bond and mortgage transactions and real estate sales transactions. Marty has been involved in hundreds of multifamily housing bond and note offerings and has focused on the financing of "80/20" rental developments. He has also worked on a broad array of issues involving the low-income housing tax credit, and he has significant experience in dealing with rental developments subject to New York State's Mitchell Lama Law and Redevelopment Companies Law (Article 5). In addition, he has extensive experience in rental projects involving Federal Housing Authority (FHA) insurance and Federal Section 8 and Section 236 subsidies.
Previously, Marty served for more than 11 years as vice president and general counsel of the New York City Housing Development Corporation. He also served as vice president and general counsel for the Housing New York Corporation and the New York City Residential Mortgage Insurance Corporation, and as deputy general counsel for the Historic Districts Council (HDC). Before joining HDC, Marty served as deputy general counsel to the city of New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development, where he supervised all legal matters for the division responsible for the maintenance, operation and disposition of more than 9,000 city-owned residential buildings, which accommodated more than 100,000 tenants.

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The work of band leader and songwriter Steve Postell is what makes this album so exceptional. Postell's songs are full of warmth and intimacy.
That golden California Sound comes alive again on 'Time Still Knocking', Steve Postell's Immergent Records debut. This rich, organic work draws on rock, folk, blues, country and R&B, all distilled through well-honed craftsmanship coupled with genuine heart and the musical camaraderie of a staggeringly talented group of musicians. The music on 'Time Still Knocking' crackles with a sense of discovery. For Steve Postell, 'Time Still Knocking' is the culmination of dedicated work, lasting friendships and creative partnerships for a complete musician who knows where he's been and looks to the future with anticipation.
Time Still Knocking is a hidden pearl that everyone should own. It all starts with fantastic finger picking as if you hear the master Ry Cooder at work. But Steve doesn't need a blueprint. He already proved with his previous album that he knows how to write an edgy song and how to translate this musically. I couldn't find a bad or lesser tune. They all have that refreshing quality that made me think back to the sound of Steely Dan and also that of the Eagles. What Steve has achieved borders on the unbelievable. Other than his outstanding voice, he has the ability to compose THE perfect song. Simply a masterpiece from which many can learn something.
Singer songwriter Steve Postell already proved with his previous album that he writes excellent songs and that he surrounds himself with unique people. People like Jackson Browne are good friends of this guy. He reminds me a lot of Ry Cooder, but he doesn't need that, because this man knows his stuff which becomes very clear when you listen to his new album "Time Still Knocking".
This album is again heavily influenced by R&B, Folk, Blues and Rock. Steve has a great voice, plays the guitar beautifully and, as I already said, writes outstanding songs and turns those into amazing compositions. He has a mind boggling list of guests on this album - a few names: Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Jennifer Warnes, David Crosby, David Koz, Buzz Feiten, Steve Ferrone, etc., etc. Definitely a disc to play over and over again, and then you'll discover more and more why this man really should come over here. A beautiful release.
KPFK RADIO, Los Angeles
This is a beautifully crafted CD, lyrically, compositionally, and acoustically. There is something about the stories Steve tells that makes you want to sit down and listen. Steve's voice is strong when he's rockin' out, and supremely delicate and sensitive when he's playing an acoustic guitar. He's versatile but has carved out a sound that is uniquely his own. It's sophisticated, pensive, and smart music that will emotionally move you.
This CD doesn't leave our CD player: classical but very well-played rock songs with shining guitar work (Robben Ford, of course, but also Postell himself, Buzz Feiten and Jeff Pevar, who made Peter Galway's Freedom Is such a trip), wonderful harmonies and a flawless production. The harmonic colors [i.e., timbres] are sometimes so breathtaking that it becomes almost too much, but you can hardly call this overproduction. . Literally every one of the thirteen songs holds your full attention. And that makes it virtually impossible to single any one of them out. But just maybe one could favor Ford's work on 3:45 Coming Through, the penetrating Background Noise with the glorious play of voices, the brink of pathos in Change in the Circle. And why does Paul Barrere no longer write and sing for Little Feat something like the barn song Missing You for this CD?! The closing title number, Time Still Knocking grabs you by the throat …. Cognac, cigars and the whole shebang.
Americana from California that draws on rock, folk, blues, country and R&B! That's probably the best description for Steve Postell's debut singer-songwriter album "Time Still Knocking." Steve's career moves include titles as singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and now also as recording artist. Helped out with some big time friends and acquaintances like David Crosby, Jennifer Warnes, John Oates, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, and many others, "Time Still Knocking" is a timeless effort reminiscent to groups like CSN&Y, Little Feat and The Eagles.
Leading track is the bluesy "3:45 Coming Through", without doubt the most appealing tune on this album for lovers of roots influenced music, but there are plenty of other good tracks in different genres to be found on this album. The funky-blues track "Living In The Mystery", the country influenced "The Tide Will Rise" or the country-rocking "Never Been To Memphis" are all tracks that need to hit the airwaves!
Good folk-rock, leaning a little towards country, reminding one of Neil Young, America, the Eagles, Tom Petty or Bob Dylan. The New Yorker, Steve Postell, actually a studio musician, and until recently singer of the band Little Blue (with 2 released albums that remain trade secrets), has provided us with Time Still Knocking, his 2nd solo album, following last years Until You get Here. the record is really worth a listen, and especially multiple listenings, because only then do you begin to recognize the pearls that are coming from your CD player. But Time Still Knocking is not an album to listen to superficially. Rather its true qualities develop only by the third or forth listen. For friends of American folk, Steve Postell is most definitely warmly recommended.
As I loaded the CD and the first vocal tones hit my ears, I knew immediately; I know this voice. But from where? During the 3rd song, "Catch The Wind", it became clear to me. I was listening to the ex-front man of Little Blue. The same band that in the 90's released 2 fine albums with Taxim records and Blue Rose. Steve Postell's markedly silken vocals remain unforgettable, and his songwriter qualities have not diminished, rather they have remained on the highest level of the west-coast sound.
Time Still Knocking is an album on which, along with Steve Postell, we hear pretty much what well-known studio musicians listen to — Benmont Tench on the keyboards, Leland Sklar on bass, Robben Ford and Waddy Wachtel on guitar, and, among others, David Crosy, Jenniifer Warnes and John Oates on backing vocals. A really polished album is the result, but it's also an album with tender moments and songs that make a lasting impression. He wrote most of the songs himself, sometimes along with others, and all of them are good to very good. A beautiful record.
I won't easily forget Steve Postell's debut "Until you get there" from 2005. A crystal clear recording, which hasn't lost any of its power after the passage of four years. Postell's "Time Still Knocking" radiates this same power, a release that thunders into the living room right from the start with the epic road song " 3:45 Coming Through."
Strong yet thoughtful songwriting. It's not your average song crafting, but fairly complicated arrangements - like precise stitching on expensive Italian boots. The perfection extends even to the choice of musicians and to how perfectly they are used within a given composition. It is pure enjoyement to listen to these musicians offerings, to hear the various techniques of the guitarists and above all to listen to the various vocal stylings. Perfect harmonies, and instrumentally a master class. The amassed talent is also reflected stylistically; Americana, rock, roots, singer/songwriter, country-rock … and found throughout are exciting hooks, refrains and melodies. With all the positive attributes of this album, lets not forget to talk about Steve Postell, for he too is vocally blessed and plays 6 beautiful strings
"Time Still Knocking", reveals from the first listen a rare quality: to be in the past but still able to innovate. This is an album like you haven't heard in a while, filled with important guests. You can taste a little American music Encyclopedia in its thirteen songs, going from blues to country, from folk to rock, from R&R to Rhythm and Blues. A guitar "orgy", a vocal mixture that reminds of CS&N, the Hammond and piano which often sustain, in a convincing way, the beautiful melodies written by Steve, who can capture the listener after a few songs thanks to a distinctive vocal quality.
A classy combination of intelligent acoustic and big rock songs. The playing and singing is first rate, but what makes the album worthwhile is Postell, who, to quote his song Never Been To Memphis, "knows he's got soul", and he's right. The CD, TIME STILL KNOCKING, though classy and literate, feels something like a throwback, possibly even a guilty pleasure at times.
Postell is a master of writing songs that hook you with catchy melodies and lyrics and sustain you with their depth.
Surrounding oneself with such high-caliber musicians creates high expectations, but Steve's been in the business so long, and he knew what he was getting into. The big names aren't just for show. Rather, their presence is due to Steve's songwriting talents and musicianship. After 10 worthy tracks, Steve end s the CD with the song and spoken-word ballad Time Still Knocking: where he tells of the vagabond musician, who is keeping his head above water with Hank Williams songs and coffee shop gigs, who meets a soulful artist who paints his innocence on canvas in her studio... All the while he notices Time knocking, knocking, always there at the door. The perfect ending to a fully-evolved songwriter album which hooks you at first listen, yet lures you back again and again before it begins to give up its secrets to you.
Postell has the ability to understand all American music, ranging from blues to country and up to Rock 'n' Roll and Rhythm and Blues, all of this maintaining a very high quality both in the writing and in the arranging of the individual songs. Throughout the album we found ourselves wrapped into wonderful guitar phrases, sparkling vocal harmonies, intertwined piano and Hammond lines, everything used to spice up the beautiful melodies composed by Steve, who also skillfully navigates his way around the singing. If you want to take a dive into the past of the West Coast and enjoy some excellent music, this disk will not disappoint you one bit.
JOHN OATES (Hall & Oates)
Steve is a gifted, sensitive songwriter.


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Common Mistakes Done By Students Who Buy Essays Online
The one reason that people often end up with sorry faces after hiring a professional for their paper, is because they make a series of mistakes that are not advisable in the least when they buy essays online. When you make online purchase of academic papers, you should make sure there are a few things that do not go unnoticed from the people that make most of the things that are meant to be.
If you have already learnt some of the basics of the game here, you should also understand that there are some special cases where people have actually made some really silly mistakes when buying papers online. Here is collection for you.
Not doing enough research
There are several people who do not care about looking into the nature of the work that the company does and simply go ahead with a purchase that does not reflect upon the quality of the paper. You must make sure you are thorough with your study on the company.
Going for the cheapest option
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Caring less about speaking to the writer
Whether it is intentional or unintentional, many people inadvertently skip speaking to the writer. These things could play out very unnaturally when you are looking to have a paper that is well-balanced and takes some part in the development of the paper.
And yes, this is something that you will help you get your ideas for the paper straight.
Paying upfront
Whenever you feel like paying an advance to a paper writing service, you are inviting danger which is totally uncalled for. You do not have to pay someone an upfront to get something done. Alternatively, you can use a third-party app that will help you store the money and you can release it on successful completion of the job.
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This is another mistake that you will have to avoid at all costs. You must make sure the paper is thoroughly revised for relevance at the end of it all. To make things simpler, you should be using a better service that gets things done for you.


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What is Mold
Mold is found almost every place on earth and has been a problem since ancient times. In recent years, mold has become more of a problem, not because it has become more widespread but because awareness and knowledge about mold has increased.
Molds are part of the natural environment. Molds are fungi that can be found anywhere - inside or outside - throughout the year. About 1,000 species of mold can be found in the United States, with more than 100,000 known species worldwide.
Outdoors, molds play an important role in nature by breaking down organic matter such as toppled trees, fallen leaves, and dead animals. We would not have food and medicines, like cheese and penicillin, without mold.
Indoors, mold growth should be avoided. Problems may arise when mold starts eating away at materials, affecting the look, smell, and possibly, with the respect to wood-framed buildings, affecting the structural integrity of the buildings.
Molds are usually not a problem unless mold spores land on a damp spot and begin growing. They digest whatever they land on in order to survive. There are molds that grow on wood, paper, carpet, foods and insulation, while other molds feast on the everyday dust and dirt that gather in the moist regions of a building.
When excessive moisture or water accumulates indoors, mold growth often will occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains uncorrected. While it is impossible to eliminate all molds and mold spores, controlling moisture can control indoor mold growth.
All molds share the characteristic of being able to grow without sunlight; mold needs only a viable seed (spore), a nutrient source, moisture, and the right temperature to proliferate. This explains why mold infestation is often found in damp, dark, hidden spaces; light and air circulation dry areas out, making them less hospitable for mold.
Molds gradually damage building materials and furnishings. If left unchecked, mold can eventually cause structural damage to a wood framed building, weakening floors and walls as it feeds on moist wooden structural members. If you suspect that mold has damaged building integrity, consult a structural engineer or other professional with the appropriate expertise.
There are more than 100,000 types and species of mold, some of which are harmless, and some, which can cause serious health problems. The most common categories of mold, which can be detrimental to your health, are:
Allergenic Molds: These types of molds contain allergens, which can cause allergies in humans. People, who have asthmatic problems, and also those with weak immune systems, can be susceptible to allergies due to allergenic molds.
Pathogenic Molds: Such types of mold can cause severe health problems in people who are undergoing chemotherapy, people who have HIV, and those who have weak immune systems. It is best to get pathogenic molds removed from your house by a professional, and not try to do it on your own.
Toxic Molds: Molds which produce harmful toxins are known as toxic molds. Toxic molds are very rare and are known to cause grave health problems, including death in rare circumstances. If toxic mold is present in your home, you should get it removed by a professional as soon as possible. The two main types of toxic mold are:
1) Stachybotrys: This type of mold is more popularly known as the black mold. It is a contaminant, which is found on wet cellulose type materials, and causes harmful effects to health of people and animals. One strain of stachybotrys is known to produce a poisonous toxin that is fatal to animals, whereas another type is known to be fatal to infants by causing bleeding lungs. Stachybotrys is also responsible for many other adverse health reactions in humans. This type of mold often grows at the back of walls and under ceilings, and is usually difficult to spot because of its hidden growth and also as it is not easily discovered by regular air sampling. Thus, stachybotrys has immense potential for harm to health as it goes unnoticed and can thus keep producing lethal toxins without being discovered.
2) Memnoniella: This type of mold is another contaminant, which is mostly found along with Stachybotrys on wet cellulose type materials such as paper, cotton, and wood products. Some types of memnoniella mold develop toxins which are very much like those formed by stachybotrys and can be equally harmful to health of humans and animals.
- Common Indoor Molds: Of the many different types of molds that are found in homes, the following are the most common ones:
1) Alternaria: This type of mold is not just commonly found in homes in the US, but is the most common type of contaminant found across the globe. It is also found on plants and soil, and is a type of allergenic mold. Alternaria causes allergies, and if inhaled by people, could result in hay fever, asthmatic reactions, and other allergies.
2) Mucor: This type of mold is found in soil and animal droppings, but is also commonly present in household dust. Mucor can cause lung infections in people who have weak immune systems.
3) Penicillium: This type of mold is found in the soil, in food, indoors dust, and decaying food materials. The mold that forms on bread is an example of penicillium. It is an allergenic mold, which can cause allergies in people, but certain species are also known to be toxic in nature.
4) Aspergillius: This is an allergen and can cause hay fever, asthmatic reactions, and lung infections. It usually does not affect people with strong immune systems, but it does produce some harmful toxins that can even be fatal for those with weak or compromised immune systems.
If you have discovered any kind of toxic mold in your home, which was not disclosed at the time of buying or renting the home, and have suffered any illness due to it, them you may be entitled to certain damages. Consult with a personal injury lawyer to know more about your right.
Common mold allergy symptoms include, but are not limited to:
- Sneezing.
- Chronic cough.
- Runny nose.
- Nasal congestion.
- Itchy, watery and red eyes.
- Skin rashes and hives.
- Sinus headaches.
- Reduced lung capacity and difficulty breathing.
While the symptoms of breathing Toxic Mold are much more serious:
- Coughing up blood.
- Nose bleeds.
- Dizziness.
- Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
- Chest congestion.
- Difficulty breathing.
- Anemia.
- Skin rashes.
- Forgetfulness and memory loss.
- Pulmonary hemorrhage.
- Death.
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
National Security vs. Bloodthirsty Quran
Barry, My Liege:
Let us be clear, the Quran is a bloodthirsty document, explicitly calling for violence.
One quote is below:
Quran (5:33) - "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement"
Read more here : http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/023-violence.htm
Rational people conclude that some of those who treat the Quran as a religious text may be violent criminals, using religion as an excuse for criminal behavior.
The National Security of the United States of America requires that all who will not renounce violence in the name of religion, nor disavow the Quran passages which call for violence, should be permanently barred from the country.
Your faithful servant,
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She turned her back on the music industry to start a family. But it seems the joy of motherhood hasn't curbed Lily Allen's sharp tongue.
The singer has launched a scathing attack on her former showbusiness friends, claiming they abandoned her after she became pregnant and stopped going to parties.
Describing them as 'a bunch of sterile ****ing Botoxed idiots', the pop star likened her exclusion from their clique to being bullied at school.
Miss Allen announced that she was taking a break from touring and recording in 2010 because she was disillusioned with the music business and wanted to start a family.
The 28-year-old singer - who now has two children - said: "I thought the people in that showbiz circle were my friends.
"Almost the second I got pregnant and wasn't able to go out and party, they were suddenly quite nasty.
"There's a way those people survive and it's not by being nice. They make themselves feel powerful by ostracising other people."
She added: "I feel blessed to be able to recognise that, but at the same time it can still feel pretty s**t when you walk into a room full of people and you can feel the eyes looking at you and people laughing."
Miss Allen, the daughter of actor Keith Allen, added: "I'd had enough of people constantly hacking at me. I was at the end of my tether. Once you're exhausted physically and mentally it does get you down."
And she insisted that her upcoming album would be more low-key, saying: "I'm not trying to take over the world here. I don't want to be Rihanna. I want to live my life."


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by Patricia B.
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Here's my GE Bottom Freezer Refrigerator Review (model #gbscohcxcrww):
It was made in mexico had to have had bottom freezer door replaced immediately after delivery.
The door was warped and would not seal. Now, 6 months later, the freezer door is gets pushed open when top door is shut. What happens is the freezer door does not seal properly and this causes my food to defrost. This is the second time this has happened and currently I tape the freezer door shut.
I am waiting for service man to come back again
Needless to say, I am very disappointed and disgusted to be having this problem with a brand new refrigerator
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new earthscience blog 'hello world' cross-post to eScience at Microsoft
This is a cross-post of a first blog entry from Rob's new earth science blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/earthscience.
Hello, my name is Rob Fatland and this is the first in an occasional blog primarily about earth system science. That is: The task of understanding our habitat using interwoven system models. 'Our habitat' now extends from -35,576 feet (10843 meters) thanks to James Cameron to +29,029 feet (8,848 meters) thanks to Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. And that's the last time I'll use English units, by the way; if Americans can follow the British into the intricacies of this bizarre language we can certainly follow them in the adoption of the metric system. Which brings me to today's topic, the interpolation of trajectories.
Do you write code? Do you crawl under the hood of a computer or go behind the curtain and direct activity like some Great and Powerful Oz? I would consider it a "YES" if you work with formulas in Excel or if you use hypertext markup, or if you write programs in JavaScript or Python or C or C# or MATLAB for example. If so you may have noticed that not everything works the way we want the first try, and so we have a culture of wants (why we write the code) and bugs (the mistakes that get in the way). I have one such science want -- predicting the future of the northeast Pacific Ocean -- that brings me back under the hood just about every day; and this produced an amusing bug the other day. So my very first Hello World earth system science blog is about to turn into a bug report... so I better come up with a nice way of tying this up in the next couple paragraphs. Wish me luck.
I use a virtual globe application called Worldwide Telescope (WWT) to draw and explore earth science data in geospatial context. This has advantages and disadvantages. The main disadvantage is a big learning curve and a very Wild West programming environment. The advantage is that WWT is much more powerful than Google Earth. I can draw a millions of data points and geometric objects and animate them in time. For example visualizing current flow in coastal oceans is quite feasible on a moderately powerful PC laptop; see for example the video embedded here. There are two key ideas in creating visualizations of this sort: First, do the processing in advance on a super computer, and second, interpolate between solutions (times and locations) for the flow of a marker dropped into the model ocean. Parker MacCready, the scientist I work with, creates trajecotories as discrete locations sequential in time separated by a kilometer or so, and while the water moves about on the map sometimes it also goes up or down in the vertical direction. With Nels Oscar, a graduate student at OSU, I built Narwhal, a software library for visualization that (among other things) does trajectory interpolation. This is just like filling in the gaps in a coarsely rendered animation, commonly known as key frames. Provide intermediate marker locations and the apparent motion becomes smooth and easy to understand.
To the goofy bug, then, I was calculating how many intermediate points to interpolate between successive coarse points of a trajectory, a calculation using distance based on depth, longitude and latitude. You would think that I would scale those three types of units to the same thing, so that 50 meters change in depth would not correspond to 50 degrees of latitude (or about 5,550,000 meters) but alas... well, it's fixed now. It points up a danger of powerfulness in a programming language: Just because I can do something in one line of code doesn't mean it does what I think. Anyway one fixed bug is one step closer to that extrapolation of the northeast Pacific, which coincidentally all comes down to the microbes that form the base of the marine food web. Or in colloquial language: Bugs.
So hello world, welcome to the earthscience blog. My game plan: Let's use technology to explore and better understand the earth; let's see where we're all headed, and if there is trouble ahead as we now suspect then let's see if we can't figure out how to change course for the better. More on what's possible is at Layerscape, and more nitty-gritty at my informal supporting wiki.


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Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have been the mainstay of asthma treatment for over 30 years. The steroid molecules have improved considerably over time, with greater topical potency and less systemic side effects. During that time, numerous studies have shown that ICS are effective at reducing symptoms, exacerbations, hospitalizations, and death due to asthma. Likewise, there have been numerous studies examining the side effects of these medications which have shown that in low to medium doses, there are few if any systemic complications. In the highest doses, there may be a slight increase in cataracts and loss of calcium from the bone. But, and this is a very important point, these risks have to be weighed against the risks of the alternative: more symptoms, more exacerbations and more oral steroid use.
A common concern voiced by patients and parents is, "I don't like taking medications" or "I don't want my child to be on daily medications". It's right to be thoughtfully critical of regular medication use, but, by the same token, if regular medications are helpful and are the better alternative, then they are a good choice. In order to explain why regular ICS are a good choice, I've got to do a little math. Let's say you were just using a rescue inhaler for asthma control and that during the last year you only required one course of oral steroids, prednisone. A usual prednisone "burst" is 40mg a day for 5 days for a total of 200mg or 200,000mcg. By way of comparison, each dose of Advair 100/50 contains 100mcg of fluticasone, the steroid. If you took Advair 100/50 twice a day, the usual dose, it would take you 1000 days of regular use to equal the amount of steroids in one burst of prednisone on a mcg-per-mcg basis.
But wait, there's more. When you swallow a predinisone pill, 100% of the drug makes it into your system. Doctors call this bioavailability. In contrast, the bioavailability of inhaled steroids, especially the newer molecules is very low, from 1-6%. Why is this? When you use an ICS, you swallow a significant amount of the drug. When the swallowed portion is absorbed in the stomach, it travels directly to the liver where it is broken down and inactivated. This is called first pass metabolism. A part of the inhaled portion of the drug can still make it into the blood stream. This part is not immediately inactivated by the liver and, therefore, is the portion which can lead to systemic side effects. So, back to the math: if only 1% of the inhaled steroid dose in Advair is bioavailable, then you multiply 1000 days by 100 to get 100,000 days of regular use to equal one burst of prednisone on a bioavailable mcg-per-mcg basis.
To be completely honest, the newer inhaled steroids are more potent than prednisone on a mcg-per-mcg basis which means the 100,000 day number is inflated. Also, the amount of steroid that is absorbed and the subsequent systemic side effects vary based on delivery device, inhaler technique, and timing of administration. Nevertheless, the underlying point holds true: one round of oral steroids is worth a whole lot of inhaled steroids. Given this and the quality of life improvements afforded by regular inhaled steroids, in all but the mildest asthmatics the tradeoff is a no-brainer.


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Benjamin Drake: Every once in a while, we get the question from our clients. We are asked how much my case is worth? Is it worth for me to follow through with my case? Is it even worth for me to pursue a claim for injuries that I got from an accident?
It is important for every individual to to know that your case is worth following through. Your claim is worth following through. We, at Drake Law Firm, are here to help you with it. Every accident is different. Every injury is different. Compensations could be different for every case.
It is important for us to be in communication with our clients, and let them know what to expect. We will be there for them with any questions they may have with regards to the value of their case.


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A few years ago, congress decided to step in on the rights to pull one's plug. And now, there are at least two more women who are "brain dead." I'm sure that if I were ever diagnosed as "brain dead," no one would actually notice. But if I am ever diagnosed, and there is no good chance that I was to recover, I want the plug pulled.
I am currently the back up on at least one living will. And I know the pressure of being placed in that position. Someone's life is in your hands, and you have to make a judgment call. Will they recover? Will their life be worth living? These are questions that you must consider. And it's a lot of pressure being left in charge with a loved one's life.
Now, my sister would probably have no issues pulling the plug, provided she was well compensated. And since I know what the person who asked me to do this wants, I would pull the plug. It would hurt, and I would feel regret, but I would do it since it is her wish.
And, I hope that if I were ever in the situation where I am "brain dead" people would consider my wishes, and let me go.


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What Should You Ask at an 'Open Home'?
Open home inspections are crucial when it comes to buying property. Whether it's your first property or looking to upgrade, you want to be sure you are buying wisely.
Every month there is a substantial amount of money exchanged between home buyers and sellers around the country – around $32 billion according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
New South Wales can certainly take responsibility for the lion's share of this expenditure. Figures from CoreLogic RP Data reveal that between June 2008 and the same time in 2015, Sydney easily had the highest value growth of all of the capital cities in Australia with 16.2 per cent.
In these kinds of conditions, it can be easy to become flustered and rush into a decision you could later regret. Here are a few questions that you should ask at the open home inspection.
The History
If you're liking what you see, get down to all the nitty gritty detail and ask the agent and/or the seller about the home's life. What condition is the structure in, is it insulated, has there been any termite or weather damage? In addition to this, a building and pest report should be obtained.
The Area
Often, a home is only as good as the area it is located in. Fortunately, New South Wales is proving to be a good place to buy property. According to CoreLogic RP Data, after significant growth, 17 of the 20 most expensive suburbs in Australia are now located within Sydney.
Ask the Agent about the area, local community, neighbours and the surrounding streets. Depending on your requirements, you may also want to know about the proximity to your work, schools, public transport, sporting clubs and amenities.
The Reason for Selling
One of the most common questions to ask at an open home is: "Why are you vendors selling?" It can tell you a lot about not only the property, but also the seller's intentions.
If they're moving because the home is too small for their four-person family, yet you have one the same size, is it really a good idea to move there? Meanwhile, if its revealed to you that the vendors are looking for a quick sale, this could give you room for negotiation.
The future
Think about the home in five, ten, fifteen years down the line. Will you be living in the property or renting it out to help your investment account? Essentially, what are the benefits to you of owning this piece of real estate?
Ask the agent if there are any building restrictions that could potentially affect your plans in the future. These can include height restrictions and protected trees or shrubbery, among other things.
If you would like to know more about home loans and the buying process, get in touch with the team at Border Bank.


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Recommended Activities
1 Adventure Park & Rock Climbing
Adventure Park at
Boomerang Adventure Park Near Chiang Rai town there's a lovely park set alongside tall limestone cliffs. Over two dozen rock climbing routes have been developed using top-rope strong anchors. Top quality climbing equipment available on-site for low cost. A great time enjoying the rocks, zip lines and nearby caves. Camping is also available, as well as an open air restaurant.
|Boomerang Adventure Park
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 08 5525 5435, 08 7172 8406
|Mida Chiang Rai Adventure Park
Location : Mae Sai District
Tel.: 0 5370 9323, 08 4043 6781
2 Bird Watching
Bird Watching at Chiang Saen Lake Chiangsan Lake is among the best place in Thailand for Water-birds watching. During the winter months, usually there are thousand of migrating ducks from further northern atmosphere. Among them, there are a few rare types of duck, as well as beautiful local birds such as Purple Swamp hens, Water hens, etc.The best bird watching spots would be those areas called ?or Thong Dum and Nong Sa Lab?which are located About 2 kilometers east of the park office.
|Nong Bong Khai Non-Hunting Area (Chiang Saen Lake)
Location : Chiang Sean District
Tel.: 08 5716 6549
|Maesalong Outdoor
Location : Mae Chan District
Tel.: 08 1602 1308
3 Canoeing, Kayak, Rafting
Kayak at Huaikhum Resort The Kayak trip offers a leisurely kayaking on the cool Mae Kok River where you get to see up close the lifestyle of the 3 people living of the River we kayaking along the levee hill tribe house and way of Life Mountains. Safari on an elephant back Karen Village elephant camp is home to over 20 elephant. Here you can join a safari and explore the jungle.
|Golden Shan Travel & Chiang Rai Kayak Club
Location : Chiang Sean District
Tel.: 0 5365 2084, 0 5377 7360
|Mae Kok Rafting
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 08 1746 6969, 0 5315 0046
|Huaikhum Resort
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5371 7438, 0 5391 8254
4 Cruise Ship Mae Kok River
Travel along Kok River Rafting Along the Mae Kok River, lots of opportunities for rafting both along the Mekong and Mae Kok rivers. The Mekong, one of Asia's mightiest rivers, begins in Tibet and flows some 4,500 kilometres eventually into the South China Sea. The Mekong can be explored from Chiang Saen by an exhilarating 3-hour boat trip downstream to Chiang Khong, or, far more sedately, from Sop Ruak.
The 130-km-long Mae Kok is one of the most scenic and unspoilt rivers in Thailand. Rafting trips are often combined with "inland" excursions, like elephant trekking to hilltribe villages. You can take a short trip or cover longer distances, staying at local villages on route.
|Chiang Rai Pier
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5375 0009
|Maekok Cruise
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 08 3319 1900, 0 5360 0757
|Chiang Rai Tourism Management Center
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5374 0584
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5371 2884, 0 5374 2844
5 Cycling
Chiang Rai Bicycle Tour Since Chiang Rai has a scenic mountain landscape and fresh air, it is an excellent place to go mountain biking. Cyclists will enjoy the natural beauty along the trails following the Mekong River including the views of Myanmar and tropical forests. Please contact travel agencies for more details.
|Chiang Rai Bicycle Tour
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5377 4506, 08 5662 4347
|Maesalong Outdoor
Location : Mae Chan District
Tel.: 08 1602 1308
6 Elephant Riding & Hill Tribe Trekking
Trekking Tour Chiang Rai Riding on elephant's back is one of the exciting activity and you should not miss because you will not only taste the adventurous ride but also have a good opportunity to explore the jungle. For more information please contact your travel agency.
As Chiang Rai has a lot of mountains and hilltribe villages of all major groups, there are many areas good for trekking, e.g. Doi Tung, Doi Mae Salong, Doi Pa Tang and the banks along the Mae Kok River. Many travel agencies and hotels offer trekking packages with experienced guides. Prices, which include guide, meals, transportation and accommodation, normally depend on the number of days and number of participants (the more people, the cheaper price per person). Trekking alone or with unauthorized tour guide is not recommended, even though you have a route map.
Trekking is one of the biggest attractions for travellers in Chiang Rai. The opportunity to get out into the jungle on foot or on an elephant is something that goes hand in hand with a trip to Thailand. Treks vary in length and challenge. Itineraries vary a little, but as a general rule, a two- to three-day trek will include:
a) Trekking in the mountains;
b) A boat trip and an elephant safari, which means some time out on a river and a jungle trek on an elephant;
c) Treks by foot into the jungle;
d) Visits to Akha, Karen, Lisu and Lahu tribe villages;
e) Overnight stops in villages.
On these trips the tour guide should be well experienced, but do not expect to see anything dramatic. Over the years trekking has become fairly standardised, but nonetheless an enjoyable experience. The villagers have become very used to foreigners arriving, taking photos and getting back into their minibus or walking off on their way to the next village. It does no harm to buy some of their produce or craft. Some of the more enterprising villagers will be keen to have a photo taken on the premise that you will give them some money.
|Akha Hill House
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5391 8442
|Khun Chae National Park
Location : Wiang Pa Pao District
Tel.: 0 5316 3364, 08 4489 2173
|Chiang Rai Far-East North Tour
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5371 5690, 0 5371 3615
|Lahu Hilltribe Home Stay
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 08 5029 5953, 0 5317 0641
|Eagle Adventure Tour
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5371 7438, 08 7265 0527
|Namchong Garden Home Stay
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5370 6343
|Golden Triangle Tours
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5374 0478
|Ruammit Karen Hilltribe Village
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5375 0009
|Hilltribe Tour
Location : The Mirror Foundation, Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5373 7425, 0 5373 7412
|Tungluang Tour
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5375 2161
|Jungle Trekking or Hill Tribe Trekking
Location : Doi Hang, Mueang District
Tel.: 08 9997 5505
|VIP Travel and Service
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 08 1764 4877
7 Fishing
Fishing at Kieng Doi Fishing Park The fishing park very near to the Chiang Rai town centre. With very good prices for fishing and rod hire its definatley worth a visit if you are up there in the North of Thailand.
|Chiang Rai Fishing Park
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 08 9191 4858
|Nantawan Fishing Park
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 08 9191 4858
|Kieng Doi Fishing Park
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5370 1701, 0 5377 4888
|Nong Phum reservoir
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 08 5030 6177
|Mae Chan Resort & Fishing Park
Location : Mae Chan District
Tel.: 08 1951 9642
|Nopporn Fishing Park
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 08 6731 6331
|Mae Suai Dam
Location : Mae Suai District
Tel.: 08 6923 3933
|Rujirada Fishing Park
Location : Mae Sai District
Tel.: 08 3569 0497
8 Golf Course
Mae Kok Golf Club Chiang Rai is located in the far north west of thailand. It is known as the Golden Triangle between the beautiful mountains along Thailand's western border and the Mekong River. A visit to SANTIBURI in Chiang Rai is a delightful experience year round.
|Mae Kok Golf Club
Location : Rob Wiang Rd., Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5375 8387
|THB White Sand Golf & Spa Resort
Location : Sai Khao, Phan District (at km. 799 of Super Highway)
Tel.: 0 5372 9750-1
|Regina Hotel & Golf Club
Location : Mae Sai District
Tel.: 0 5373 1790
|Waterford Valley Chiangrai Golf Club & Resort
Location : Wieng Chiang Rung District
Tel.: 0 5395 3425-7
|Santiburi Country Club
Location : Wiang Chai District
Tel.: 0 5366 2821-6
9 Horse and Ostrich Riding
Ostrich Riding
Wana Horse and Ostrich Farm In Chiang Rai, tourists can enjoy with hourse and ortrich riding such as Wana Horse and Ostrich Farm. They are offer shadow and nice places to sit and children can feed the animals, touch them and even ride on top of them and whole families can drive around in a horse carriage. It's an adventure for young and old that children love it and the parents also enjoy a relaxed moment too.
|Num Chock Horse Back Riding Farm
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 08 1567 3940
|Wana Horse and Ostrich Farm
Location : Mueang District
Tel.: 0 5377 4878, 08 9635 7233


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Procedure for checking brake pads and rotors
Photo 1: Check the brake pad thickness
How to check brake pads: Measure the brake pad thickness by placing the compass points between the backing plate and the rotor. Measure the brake pad thickness at both the top and the bottom of the pad.
Photo 2: Check the rotor's condition
How to check brake rotors: Run your fingernail across the rotor surface. If your nail catches in deep grooves, the rotors should be machined or replaced as a pair.
Here's how to check your brakes yourself in two steps. First find a safe area to test your brakes and check for brake pedal pulsation. Brake to a stop from about 30 mph. The pedal should feel smooth with no pulsation at all. Then try braking at highway speeds. If you get pulsation, the rotors are "warped" and must be machined or replaced.
With the engine cold, remove a front wheel. Then use a compass and a tape measure to check the brake pad thickness (Photo 1). A new brake pad thickness is about 1/2 in. thick. Replace the pads when they get down to 1/8 in. Compare the readings top to bottom; they shouldn't vary by more than 1/16 in. If they do, the caliper isn't releasing properly and must be serviced. Finally, check the rotor disc for grooves (Photo 2). Next, check out: What are Drum Brakes and How do They Work?
Required Tools for this Project
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
- Tape measure


text: natural disaster In Nepal, Efforts Underway To Salvage Ancient Sites Damaged By Quake By Kirk Siegler • May 3, 2015 Swayambhunath — also known as the Monkey Temple, for its holy, furry dwellers that swing from the rosewood trees — is one of the oldest and most sacred Buddhist sites in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley, an important pilgrimage destination for Hindus as well as Buddhists. It was also one of the worst damaged by last month's earthquake. Rescue Brings A Bit Of Good News To Nepal's Capital After Earthquake By Bill Chappell • Apr 30, 2015 There hasn't been much to cheer about in Nepal this week as it copes with a devastating earthquake — but cheers and applause broke out in Kathmandu Thursday after a teenager was pulled alive from a collapsed building. For five days, the teenager was covered in the rubble of a seven-story building hit by Saturday's powerful quake. Rescue workers who got him out included an American disaster response team that arrived in Nepal this week. Measuring Earthquakes With More Than Just One Scale By Greg Myre • Apr 29, 2015 When a major earthquake pummeled Kobe, Japan, in 1995, more than 6,000 people were killed, many buried as their traditional wooden homes collapsed under the weight of heavy, unstable tile roofs. The quake's power was extraordinary and demonstrated Japan wasn't as prepared as it thought it was. Still, it was no match for Japanese resilience. Connecticut Nepalese Community Responds to Tragic Earthquake By Catie Talarski • Apr 28, 2015 SIM Central and Southeast Asia / Creative Commons The death toll from the earthquake that rocked Nepal over the weekend has surpassed 5,000 people. The quake and its aftershocks toppled homes and historical buildings, and caused a deadly avalanche at Mount Everest that killed at least 18 climbers. Nepal Death Toll Tops 5,000; At Least 1.4 Million Need Food Aid By Christopher Dean Hopkins • Apr 28, 2015 Updated at 8:55 a.m. ET More than 5,000 people are confirmed dead from Saturday's earthquake just outside Kathmandu, Nepal. Nearly 11,000 more were injured, according to Nepal's National Emergency Operation Center. From Kathmandu, NPR's Kirk Siegler reports that strong tremors are continuing: More Than 4,000 Dead In Nepal As Earthquake Toll Rises By Bill Chappell • Apr 27, 2015 Updated at noon ET. Nepal's devastating earthquake that hit Saturday is now blamed for at least 4,000 deaths. Reconstruction is estimated to cost billions. International aid efforts are underway, but aftershocks are rattling survivors' nerves and making the recovery even more challenging. Rescue crews and aid groups are working to reach survivors — but their efforts are being hampered by the stricken areas' remote locations. Roads that are drivable are clogged with traffic. 1,400 Confirmed Dead In Nepal After Powerful Earthquake By Scott Neuman • Apr 25, 2015 Updated at 11:10 p.m. ET The desperate search for survivors continues Sunday in Nepal. Strong aftershocks woke thousands of Nepalese who were forced to spend the cold night outdoors. Photos: Massive Fire Shuts Down Freeways In Los Angeles By Christopher Dean Hopkins • Dec 8, 2014 A huge apartment complex under construction near Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles was in flames early Monday, closing two major highways that intersect nearby. More than 250 firefighters are responding, fire department spokesman David Orti told the Los Angeles Times. Battle With The Sea: In Westerly, Beach Town Still Shoring Up For Future Storms By Ambar Espinoza • Dec 4, 2014 Within four years, the town of Westerly experienced four major storms: the Great Flood of 2010, Hurricane Irene in 2011, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and the February 2013 Nor'easter. Like many coastal cities and towns around the state, Westerly is also vulnerable to high tides that flood roads even without storms. Would You Survive a Life-Threatening Disaster? By Colin McEnroe & Betsy Kaplan • Nov 26, 2014 Josh Glovo / Creative Commons John Aldridge, a 45-year old lobster fisherman from Long Island, flew off the back of his boat when a plastic handle supporting a box hook snapped with the power of his pull. He grabbed at the side of the boat, missing it by inches before landing in the water at 3:30 am, alone and stunned, as the boat sped away with his partner sleeping in his cabin. They were 40 miles off the coast of Montauk, Long Island. First, yelling, then panic, then silence before he allowed himself to think he was going to die. Mayor Says Church Leader Broke Promise To Rebuild Tornado Damaged School By Paul Tuthill • Nov 10, 2014 There is frustration and anger over a delay in rebuilding the only Catholic high school in Springfield, Massachusetts that was destroyed in the 2011 tornado. Parents and alumnae of Cathedral High School said they were blindsided by Springfield Bishop Mitchell Rozanski's call for more study to help him make a decision on the school's future. Mayor Domenic Sarno said Rozanski had reneged on a pledge made by his now retired predecessor to rebuild the high school in the same neighborhood where it had stood since 1959 Walking Into the Flames: Discussion With Connecticut Firefighters By John Dankosky, Tucker Ives, Lydia Brown & Catie Talarski • Nov 7, 2014 Jessica Whittle / Creative Commons One of the most basic functions of local government is to protect its citizens. We talk with a panel of local firefighters who do just that. When a fire breaks out, many Connecticut towns have volunteer forces that go to the rescue. What draws firefighters to this profession that includes a lot more than just fighting fires? Some Connecticut firefighters are even taking it a step further, and are going out west to help fight forest fires. After The Waves, Staten Island Homeowner Takes Sandy Buyout By editor • Oct 30, 2014 Two years after Superstorm Sandy struck the Northeast, hundreds of Staten Islanders are deciding whether to sell their shorefront homes to New York state, which wants to knock them down and let the empty land act as a buffer to the ocean. Stephen Drimalas was one Staten Islander faced with this tough decision. He lived in a bungalow not far from the beach in the working-class neighborhood of Ocean Breeze. He barely escaped Sandy's floodwaters with his life. Red Cross 'Diverted Assets' During Storms' Aftermath To Focus On Image By editor • Oct 29, 2014 Within hours of Superstorm Sandy slamming the East Coast two years ago, Americans opened their wallets to help — donating millions to the first charity that came to mind: the American Red Cross. President Obama, like most elected officials and celebrities, vouched for the organization, encouraging people to give. Two Years After Hurricane Sandy, What Have We Learned? By John Dankosky, Lydia Brown, Tucker Ives & Catie Talarski • Oct 24, 2014 Wavian / Creative Commons It's been almost two years since Hurricane Sandy tore her way through the Northeast -- leaving behind a trail of destruction throughout much of our region. City Removes Tornado Damaged Trees By Paul Tuthill • Oct 8, 2014 More than 3 years after a tornado tore through the East Forest Park neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts the city is removing damaged trees from private property. Michelle David watched Tuesday morning as a crew hired by the city cut down the tall oak tree that teetered dangerously close to her house. "It is a relief. It has been a long time. The street was a mess, but it looks beautiful now. We are grateful to the mayor and everyone in the city who helped get this done." Nepal Struggles To Help Villages Washed Away In Floods By editor • Sep 10, 2014 In August, monsoon rains brought flooding and landslides to Nepal on a massive scale. Three days of constant rains inundated valleys and huge swaths of land came tumbling down mountainsides in the western part of the country. Connecticut Crews Head to California to Help Fight Wildfires By Heather Brandon • Aug 5, 2014 U.S. Army A 20-person crew of firefighters from Connecticut is heading to California to help fight wildfires in the northern part of the state. Rhode Island To Identify Offshore Sand Sources For Beach Replenishment By Ambar Espinoza • Jul 31, 2014 The U.S. Bureau of Energy Management has awarded Rhode Island $200,000 to identify offshore sand and gravel resources for replenishing beaches. This is part of a federal effort to help coastal communities recover from Superstorm Sandy and prepare for future major storms. Debris From Sandy Targeted in Northeast Marshes By Associated Press • Jul 22, 2014 Greg Thompson / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nearly two years after Superstorm Sandy pounded the northeast, communities in Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island are preparing to track down and remove debris from marshland. In Connecticut, a Crew to Respond to Wildfires Thousands of Miles Away By Patrick Skahill • Jul 1, 2014 Jordanna Hertz One year ago, 19 firefighters from the Granite Mountain Hotshots died battling a wildfire. While Connecticut isn't known for its forest fires, it is known for a surprisingly elite group of firefighters: the Connecticut Wildfire Crew. Walking Into the Flames: Discussion With Connecticut Firefighters By John Dankosky, Tucker Ives, Lydia Brown & Catie Talarski • Jun 6, 2014 Jessica Whittle / Creative Commons One of the most basic functions of local government is to protect its citizens. We talk with a panel of local firefighters who do just that. When a fire breaks out, many Connecticut towns have volunteer forces that go to the rescue. What draws firefighters to this profession that includes a lot more than just fighting fires? Some Connecticut firefighters are even taking it a step further, and are going out west to help fight forest fires. Study: Americans Less Fearful Of Storms Named After Women By editor • Jun 2, 2014 A study published Monday suggests Americans are less afraid of hurricanes with female names. This is a real study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences — not The Onion. Researchers at the University of Illinois and Arizona State looked at deaths caused by hurricanes between 1950 — when storms were first named — and 2012. Insurers Warn Against Complacency In Hurricane Season By Harriet Jones • Jun 2, 2014 State of Connecticut Hurricane season has just begun, and insurers are gearing up to educate their customers on preparing for the storms ahead. Climate Change Is Here; How Do We Adapt? By John Dankosky, Tucker Ives, Lydia Brown & Catie Talarski • May 22, 2014 NASA The National Climate Assessment released earlier this month paints a bleak picture of the effects of climate change on not only the world - but right here in the northeast. "Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present," the report says. We're teaming up with The Colin McEnroe Show for a big discussion on climate change and how we're adapting to a changing world. Wildfires In San Diego County Continue To Rage Out Of Control By editor • May 15, 2014 Updated at 10:20 p.m. ET.: Authorities in San Diego County ordered additional evacuations Thursday afternoon as a wildfire began "making an extreme run," as one state fire captain said. The Associated Press is reporting that a badly burned body found in a transient camp in Carlsbad is the first reported fatality from the wildfires. The city says it had no information about person who died. Job Training Planned In Springfield Neighborhoods Hit By 2011 Tornado By Paul Tuthill • May 15, 2014 The city of Springfield, Massachusetts is soliciting bids from organizations to do workforce training in poor neighborhoods hit by the tornado three years ago. 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Parents worried about drug use in their teenage children need look no farther than the medicine cabinet: A study from the American Journal of Preventative Medicine showed that teens are abusing prescription drugs at a higher rate than ever.
"Teens are getting into the medicine cabinet and helping themselves," said Dr. Kathleen Cowling, vice president of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
"Prescription drug abuse is second only to marijuana use in teens," she said.
Access is the primary reason teenagers turn to prescription drugs, Cowling said. A common scenario: A parent undergoes surgery, puts leftover pain pills in a cabinet - and the teen finds those pills.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 15.2 million Americans 12 and older had taken a prescription pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant or sedative for nonmedical purposes at least once in the year before being surveyed.
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Styled in a minimal, clean aesthetic, with cozy tones of amber, chocolate, and tan, the 95 guestrooms and suites of The Orlando are some of the most spacious offered in L.A. All feature lush, king-size beds, an honor bar, coffee maker, and crisp cotton bathrobes and slippers. Upgrade to a penthouse-style entertainment suite for added luxury, which comes with a furnished patio and separate living and sleeping areas.
In addition to 24-hour room service, you will find the KEYPR in-room tablet, which allows you to access multiple hotel services and make specific requests that help personalize your stay. Valet parking, dry cleaning, and wake-up calls are available, and complimentary newspapers can be enjoyed in the lobby. Head to the concierge desk to plan your stay in Los Angeles, from dining reservations to directions, or make use of the hotel's limousine or town car services.
Cleo, the hotel's all-day restaurant is one of Los Angeles' most popular Mediterranean restaurants. Chef Danny Elmaleh creates mezze-style menus, with dishes designed to be shared. The restaurant also prepares room service meals around the clock, from delicious breakfast to after-party snacks.
Cleo – This welcoming restaurant, with golden walls and booths, and deep-blue seats, is great for meeting friends for cocktails and snacks such as phyllo parcels of spinach and feta. For dinner, order sharing plates of hummus, skillet haloumi, seared scallops, lamb kebabs, and green falafel. If you feel like a late night snack after a night out, order room service — truffle grilled cheese or prosciutto panini are good choices. Breakfast can also be delivered to your room — try the maple French toast, or mushroom omelet with a coffee and OJ.
After a long day in the city, visit the hotel's spa room, and treat yourself to an indulgent body treatment, full-body massage, or a reviving facial using exclusive Kerstin Florian products, designed especially for the hotel. Work out in the light-filled, state-of-the-art fitness center, then soothe your muscles with a dip in the heated saltwater pool, and lounge in the sunny courtyard.
Step outside the door on West Third Street to find a host of shops and restaurants. Explore the vintage boutiques of Mid-City, and mix shopping with star-spotting at The Grove, Rodeo Drive, and the Beverly Center, just a couple of blocks from the hotel. Take a tour of Paramount Studios, less than four miles away, and CBS Studios, just a mile away. Then, hit the inimitable L.A. nightlife.
Further Los Angeles attractions include:
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- Sunset Strip
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Universal Studios
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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HAF Policy Brief: Predatory Proselytization and Pluralism
It is impossible for me to reconcile myself to the idea of conversion after the style that goes on in India and elsewhere today. It is an error which is perhaps the greatest impediment to the world's progress toward peace. Why should a Christian want to convert a Hindu to Christianity? Why should he not be satisfied if the Hindu is a good or godly man? -- Mahatma Gandhi (Harijan: January 30, 1937)
Religion is important for humanity, but it should evolve with humanity. The first priority is to establish and develop the principle of pluralism in all religious traditions. If we, the religious leaders, cultivate a sincere pluralistic attitude, then everything will be more simple. It is good that most religious leaders are at least beginning to recognize other traditions, even though they may not approve of them. The next step is to accept that the idea of propagating religion is outdated. It no longer suits the times. -- H.H. All the People: A Conversation with the Dalai Lama on Money, Politics, and Life as it Could Be, 1999)
Religious freedom: The right to retain one's traditions
Religious freedom – it is a fundamental human right, declared not only by the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18, but by most free nations. That every individual "has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."
Yet today, this inalienable right stands compromised for billions around the world. Over 60 years after the conception of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and despite some corrective measures made in Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) to include more diverse understandings of religious freedom, "religious freedom" fails to recognize, at the expense of adherents of pluralist and non-exclusivist religious traditions, the right to retain one's tradition and to be free from religious intrusion, harassment, intimidation, and exploitative and predatory proselytization. Such religious and cultural interference, primarily at the hands of non-pluralist and exclusivist religionists, has over the centuries lead to the extinction of entire cultures and civilizations, and today, continues to result in fraudulent, forced, coerced, or provoked religious conversion (hereinafter "unethical conversion").
Non-pluralist vs Pluralist religions: The differences and cost of global asymmetries
In every sense, non-pluralist religions are diametrically oppositional to traditionally pluralist religions. Non-pluralist religions often demand exclusive adherence (vis a vis conversion) based on the claim that theirs is the only legitimate way. In contrast, pluralist religious traditions, including most Dharmic, Eastern, non-Abrahamic, and indigenous religious traditions, generally have a more expansive ethos at their core -- that one's religious tradition may not be the exclusive source of Truth and which acknowledge the potential existence of multiple, legitimate religious and spiritual paths. Most pluralist religious traditions are also non-exclusivist, thus allowing for the assimilation of beliefs and traditions of another religion, but without requiring the relinquishment of one's own religion or conversion to the other.
If left unchanged, the current and prevalent understanding of religious freedom, and the rights and protections proffered by international law will continue to foster global asymmetries in favor of non-pluralist religions. Such an imbalance in power and influence have already proven historically to promote various forms of inter-religious tensions and violent conflict, religious imperialism and supremacy, terrorism, and ultimately, the annihilation of more pluralistic peoples, cultures, and traditions.
Collective Complacency to ICCPR Violations
UN Member States have for too long turned a blind eye to flagrant violations of §2 of the ICCPR -- that "no one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice." Predatory proselytization and the resulting unethical conversions by non-pluralist and exclusivist religionists -- conversions that have been carried out for centuries in various parts of the world, including Africa, the Middle East, and Asia (the 10-40 Window), North and South America, as well as Europe -- can no longer be ignored and must be prosecuted as violations of human rights.
Today's collective complacency has also bred a surge in international conversion campaigns which continue to harass, intimidate, and exploit the most vulnerable segments of society through unethical means. Such means include the conditioning of humanitarian aid or economic, educational, medical, and social assistance on conversion; denigrating other religions to sell the "primacy" of another religion; or knowingly and intentionally promoting religious hatred, bigotry, and even violence. Conversions gained through material enticement, denigration, or the promotion of bigotry, as opposed to conversions borne of genuine faith, belief, study, or religious experience, must be recognized for what they are -- unethical.
Conversion campaigns, the majority of which are funded by American, Australian, and many European faith-based organizations, deny a vast majority of the world's people respect, dignity, and religious freedom, and more alarmingly, are creating deep and open conflict throughout the rest of world. And though these campaigns may be carried out by private citizens, the diplomatic responsibility and cost for dealing with resulting conflicts ultimately rests on the shoulders of the nations to which these individuals and organizations belong.
Proposed amendments to UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ICCPR
We at the Hindu American Foundation hold that the integrity of Article 18 of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ICCPR is endangered today as a result of the failure to incorporate more pluralist understandings of religious freedom as well as the international community's complacency towards unethical conversions. As such, religious freedom, as it stands today, is perversely at odds with tolerance, pluralism, and most importantly, peace within and across national borders. The Hindu American Foundation calls upon the international community and the United Nations for the following:
- Article 18 of the of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights be amended as follows (in bold italics):
- Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to retain, adopt or change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
- Article 18 of the ICCRP be amended, in part, as follows (in bold italics):
- §1 Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have, retain or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
- §2 No one shall be subject to force, fraud and/or coersion, including but not limited to harassment, intimidation or exploitation, the conditioning of humanitarian aid or economic, educational, medical or social assistance upon conversion and/or overt denigration of other religions to intentionally promote religious hatred, bigotry, and violence, which would impair his freedom to have, to retain or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice.
- Demand Assembly Member States to enforce and implement preventative measures to enforce §2 of the ICCPR.
- Demand Assembly Member States to monitor more closely, prosecute, and condemn violations of §2 of the ICCPR.
- Facilitate cooperation between pluralist and non-pluralist religions to develop ethical guidelines for interfaith dialogue and interaction, proselytization, and conversion.
The concept of "retaining" one's religion as a fundamental human right was also proposed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions and endorsed by four Nobel Laureates, including His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, and Shirin Ebadi, at the World Religions after 9/11 Congress. The 2003 Congress, hosted by Professor Arvind Sharma, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Religious Studies, at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
HAF sent a letter on Ms. Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The letter, which can be downloaded by clicking here, touches upon many of the points covered in the above policy brief.
The above policy brief can be downloaded (pdf) by clicking here.
In addition to the above policy brief, HAF has also written blogs and Op-Eds on this issue. Click on the title to read the piece:
- Huffington Post: Human rights and religious freedom's "in" crowd
- Huffington Post: The question of evangelism in India
- Washington Post's On Faith: The violence of conversion


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It may not be pretty, but if you ask Kiss' Gene Simmons a question, you can pretty much always count on a direct answer.
Gene Simmons might not seem like he'd have much in common with a veteran adult-contemporary crooner like Englebert Humperdinck, but appearances can be deceiving.
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After a two months search that included over 1900 applicants, Gene Simmons and Kiss have their hero. As part of the Hiring Our Heroes campaign, the band hired Paul Jordan, a 27-year military veteran, to work on their road crew this summer, surprising him with the news on yesterday's 'Today' show.
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