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Lilac beauty (Apeira Syringaria): case and proving
The Proving: Apeira syringaria (The Lilac Beauty )
K-J Muller's Proving; dream proving
Resumé of themes
Each theme is followed by some of the demonstrative symptoms from the proving, with interpretation and observation notes as appropriate.
* Powerless in wanting to help
- I ought to do something but I do not have the proper equipment and skill, so it was a failure
- I ought to cure my symptom but I haven't the means, so I couldn't do it
- I dream of beta-blockers. I wonder if beta-blockers are good for patients with thin blood vessels. They are not indicated for patients with a serious pathology
- Later, I took my parents, on foot, to the family doctor, all dressed in black.
- I helped a friend sew in a zipper, for another friend, who was ill.
Interpretation and Observation Notes: The first four symptoms reflect the frustration of my patient. The last symptom is interpreted as the zipper symbolising the DNA string, which was the cause of the genetic disease concerned.
* Losing energy whilst trying to guide
- I dream that the bottom of my Renault Clio has fallen out, and I have to drive by running myself, like Fred Flintstone
Interpretation and Observation Notes: This dream is symbolic of the collective unconcious because the dreamer has no personal association with the elements of his dream.. To understand it better it is worth recalling the nine Muses in Greek mythology, goddesses of inspiration and of the arts:
Kalliope - epic and heroic poetry
Clio - history
Erato – love poetry
Euterpe - music and lyric poetry
Melpomene - tragedy
Polyhymnia – songs and hymns to the gods
Terpischore – dance
Thalia – comedy
Urania – astronomy
The muses were the daughters of Zeus. It is interesting to note, however, that King Pieros also gave his daughters the names of the Muses, which is a direct link with "Pieridae", the butterfly family. The inclusion of "Clio" is also relevant to our patient, in that she was, at the time, struggling to finish her historical thesis….)
* Sensuality, beauty, strong colours. On the other hand, aversion to wearing jewellery, and looking through glasses smeared with faeces
* Responsibility – but failing because of forgotten tools or lack of skills. Then he notices that others have thought of themselves first, making the prover angry with himself. (Combining the previous two dreams was a dream where he only got attention from others when he was well-presented.)
* He can decide his own actions – and gets upset with himself if he does not follow his wishes. In one dream, a horse (symbol of strength) stamps on his leg at the dreamer's command.
* Dreaming itself can get blocked. In one dream, everything that happened was incomprehensible – the summit of confusion.
The case: Lilac Beauty
Case history reported by F. Gassin, Paediatrician in Nantes.
C. is a 14 year old girl brought up in an upper class family. The pregnancy was disturbed by violent conflict between the parents. Although the child was desired by both parents, the father left the mother, at the beginning of pregnancy. This abandonment was accompanied by an extreme explosion of violence, which is quite unusual in this type of social profile; conservative, well-to-do, and traditionalist Catholic.
C. was born full term and the birth was normal. She rapidly developed skin problems – Leiner-Moussous, then eczema – followed by an acute case of heartburn, and then whistling bronchitis, diagnosed shortly after as asthmatic.
She had a good development. She was, however, very ahead in many developmental aspects: walking, language, with a grasp of grammar quite unusual for a 2 year old! She displayed great artistic abilities very early; the mother's house is a real museum; furniture, paintings, and superb dishes from the 18th century. C. is particularly attracted by singing and by music.
I started looking after her, as a paediatrician, when she was 18 months old, as her mother was seeking homeopathic care.
C.'s primary health problems – asthma, eczema, allergy, and throat problems – resolved fairly rapidly, after using well known homeopathic remedies: Tuberculinum, Pulsatilla, and Phosphorus.
She started primary school at the age of 5, in a private, very traditionalist religious school cared by nuns; a private school, reserved for girls. At the same time, C. entered the music conservatory and learned the violin, music theory, and singing.
As soon as she started school, she was bored, refused to learn, and had no desire to work; she is a dreamer. She tended to disturb the class and the poor nuns did not know what to do with her. They would have liked to get rid of her, except that the school's headmistress is a very close friend of C.'s mother!
During the same period, C. entered into conflict with her mother; strong opposition, refuses to eat, to sleep, swears, and also blasphemes against religion.
C. came to me at the age of 6, then 8, then 10, and so on. In the office she is strictly charming, smiling, elegant, wearing clothes of another century. She is really different from other patients of her age.
C.'s behaviour towards her mother has become so awful – aggressive, nasty, naughty; a real devil – that she is looked after by the grandparents, who live in a strange, disaffected castle.
Family context
The mother: from aristocratic descent, she is small in size, charming but strange. She has a very white complexion, reminiscent of Roman Polanski's film: Dance of the Vampires.She has no profession but has trained in Paris to become a psychologist. Her whole life is devoted to the extreme hate she feels towards C.'s father and to the permanent conflict with her daughter. She has uro-genital problems that even very well known doctors in her town cannot cure; only one acupuncture doctor is able to relieve her) .
The father: I have never seen him but his wife says that he is a 'crap'. He is a shipshandler and despite being well off he has never supported his daughter financially. He writes to his daughter, at Christmas for example, but C. returns his letters without opening them. Indeed, during one consultation, she said to me that she had kept one of his letters, and that she would read it to me.
Grandparents on mother's side: they live in an old Briton house, in the country, that was used for a home for severely handicapped children, with heavy genetic disease, all coming from 'good families'. C. has grown up in this environment the first five years of her life. The grandfather is a Briton aristocrat, very Catholic, with a very paternalistic image; the only man in the family. This grand father thinks that C. is possessed by the devil and wants a priest to perform an exorcism on her.
Result of the WISC III psychologic test
* Very high level of intellect: average 153
- QI verbal = 139
- QI performance: 150
C. is very happy when she speaks, when she elaborates mentally, less when she acts. She is not emotionally well balanced; going from blockage to compensation.
* Inhibited tests (--)
of concentration
- Gets quickly bored at school and discouraged; "school is important but not interesting"; "it is easy to be good at school, and school is useless for me."
* Adapted tests (0)
- Logic, mental representation, abstraction
- Maths
* Highly invested tests (++)
- Information, general culture ,
- Adaptation to reality: C. observes a great deal, she is worried and is afraid to get on with things.
- C. tries to compensate her difficulties; exhibiting a bipolar attitude: adorable/horrible
C. has always been looked after homeopathically. She is also followed by a psychiatric doctor, which has allowed me to take a little bit of distance with my approach, and reduce the very long consultations filled by the mother's complaints.
Recently, C. told me that she does not like the consultations with the psychiatrist; she has something to confess (sic) to her but she would never be able to do so. I proposed to her to consult with another psychiatrist, who has not been chosen by her mother and with whom she might feel freer.
At the height of the conflict with her mother, in 2007 (anno horribilis), two prescriptions were made:
January 2007: 1 – Iridium metallicum 1M
- C. is 11 years old and in the process of pre-puberty growth. She presented with exhaustion and was growing taller too rapidly. (Silicea)
- She was at the maximum of her realisation as an artist, for her age group: for the last two years C. writes music and plays it on her violin, if possible when the mother is not around. Nobody knows what she writes not even her teacher.
- One significant event: the school headmistress reported that C.was close to achieving good results and failed everything at the last minute; close to the objective she failed.
Note: Iridium metallicum could also be of good use for the uro-genital problems of the mother!
October 2007: 2 – Germanium metallicum
- Great exhaustion
- Family context: grand father, old fashion, "vieille France", very dominant.
- War between mother and daughter and with an invisible enemy: the father.
Germanium 1M was prescribed one month after Iridium and had a good effect on her state of exhaustion, as well as on her school results; she concentrates better and is less agitated.
During the year 2008, I had no contact with her as the psychiatrist had taken over.
C. came back - with her mother- in spring 2009. The conflict between them is on the go again and C. is vomiting. All her energy seems to be consumed in the fight with her mother, and the mother continues to take her own energy from the hate that seems eternal towards the father. It seems evident that "the devil that is in her", which the grandfather wants to exorcise, is no one else but the father himself.
2009 February
C. comes back and the conflict with her mother is at a high level. She still has concentration problems and is highly concerned with aesthetics; particularly with her looks and her music.
On the following key notes, I consider a butterfly prescription.
Energetic: permanent loss of energy in the fight. Source of creative energy in music and dreams, especially at school.
Artistic and beauty : C. has grown up 13 cm and is becoming very beautiful, with a princess attitude. She is very involved in music; I was lucky enough to be invited to listen to her, one Sunday afternoon, when she was interpreting one of her own compositions.
Genetic : C. was brought up (partially) among genetically disabled children, in her grandparents' castle.
Animals and relations: C. had to ride a horse at Easter and hated it; she also dislikes all type of animals, except what flies at night; owls, bats, and moths.
Level of energy: suffering from loss of energy; too much chanelled into family problems.
Prescription: Lilac beauty 200C
Reaction: the reaction after the remedy is spectacular regarding her concentration and her agressivity towards the mother. She calms down and settles at school; the nuns have now accepted her. She is very keen on the violin, which she continues to play with passion.
Follow up two months later: after seeing her father, she comes back for a consultation, obviously disturbed by the event, and asks for a repeat of the remedy.
Repeat: Lilac beauty 200C
Follow-up 6 months later: she is stable again, happy in life, and doing really well with the violin. She seems to have taken some distance from the conflicts around her.
Materia Medica
Dr Patricia Le Roux; characteristics of the Lilac Beauty
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Genus: Apeira
Species: Apeira syringaria
A moth from the Thorn family, it is not brilliantly coloured, but the edges of its wings are prettily crimped. This, combined with a subtle colour scheme, gives the impression of a crumpled leaf. It flies between June and July, and is found in England, Ireland, and Wales. It prefers hedgerows and edges of forests and woods. The caterpillar eats honeysuckle (Lonicera) and privet (Ligustrum) amongst other plants. Its wingspan is from 38-42mms (Linnaeus, 1758).
The key paediatric symptoms of APEIRA
1/ Sensuality, beauty, pleasure, aesthetics
These are artistic, aesthetic patients, with ideals.
2/ Suffering from loss of energy; chanelled too much into family problems
As children they feel responsible for family issues erupting around them and over which they have no control.
3/ Attracted by animals, especially butterflies
They are lively, active people, looking for pleasure and amusement.
4/ Often confronted with serious genetic illnesses
This was the case of my 14 year old girl.
Interesting butterfly prescription considering the artistic surroundings and the severe family conflict!
There are several good reasons for this young girl to receive a butterfly remedy at this stage in her life. Firstly, the experience of dramatic abandonment, secondly, her aesthetic surroundings; social and also physical. The sensation of beauty and harmony, and the yearning for beauty is always present when a butterfly prescription is needed. Thirdly, her upbringing among severely handicapped children (genetic disease) is a key point that must be taken into account. Lastly, the agitation and instability, which occur in such cases. This young girl is for ever loooking for harmony and anything that prevents her from doing so, causes anxiety and agitation.
This type of prescription can really foster the patient's development and help her to settle in her aesthetic aspiration.
Patricia Le Roux is a pediatrician with a homeopathic practice in Marseille, France. She is the well-known author of Homéo et Juliette, Homéo-pitchoun, Hydro-Homeopathic Energy, Metals in Homeopathy, and Butterflies.
Keywords: aesthetics, yearning for beauty and harmony, loss of energy, agitation, instability, family problems,
Remedies: Apeira syringaria


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Spiral: Suiri no KizunaSynopsisTwo years ago the brilliant detective Narumi Kiyotaka disappeared, leaving behind his wife and younger brother with only a vague message concerning solving the mystery of the so-called Blade Children. After being falsely being accused of an attempted murder, Kiyotaka's brilliant younger brother, Ayumu, finds himself drawn into investigating the cursed Blade Children and their connection with his missing brother. ReviewThis show primarily focuses around Ayumu's continuing investigations into the nature of the Blade Children with the assistance of the perky head of his school's newspaper club, Hiyono. While the first few episodes are fairly straight forward mystery stories of the Murder, She Wrote variety, once the plot kicks in, Ayumu faces a series of mental challenges. The Blade Children are rather intelligent themselves and have their motivations to test or potentially eliminate Ayumu. One of the main aspects I particularly enjoyed about this show was that it has the central challenge always revolve around mental puzzles or the solving of mysteries along with the general intriguing mystery concerning the nature of the Blade Children. It is kind of a nice change of pace to have a central protagonist whose primary talent is their mental aptitude rather than their combat ability, mecha ability, magical ability, or so on and so forth. While on one level you might think that a show mainly concerning mental challenges might be bereft of tension, but the ruthless nature of the Blade Children makes sure that Ayumu and his friends realize that failure might mean a loss of something more than pride. The show does a good job of developing all the major and minor reoccurring characters. They all have their own complex motivations and no one is initially what they seem on the surface. Toward the end of the series, it was interesting for me to look back on my changed opinions on several of the characters. I was also pleased at the unexpected depth of some of the support characters. Hiyono, for instance, initially seems to just be another stereotypical perky airhead whose purpose is to be cute and occasionally offer encouragement to the main lead. However, Hiyono ends up defying the stereotype by being rather talented herself in a number of areas (hacking, informational gathering) and ends up being a partner to Ayumu rather than just some superfluous cute adornment. While not as profound as some titles, many of the characters do spend a lot of time discussing the role of destiny and free will since both concepts play a central role in the motivations of many characters. While the philosophical concepts aren't anything particular interesting in and of themselves, it was rather intriguing to see how various different people in the series deal with these concepts and how it reflects in their actions. It is a fairly new series, so the colors and art are fairly good, though the very nature of the series, somewhat cut down on the need for a lot of super fluid action animation or anything along those lines. Most of the action scenes they do have tend to be quick and abrupt. A secondary theme of this show involves the related concepts of hunters and their prey, and even most of the action tends to involve more stalking than straight battle. The music tends to supplement the mood, but doesn't stand out too much. It is bit too synth intensive at times for my personal taste, but I'll admit I have a certain fondness for the musical theme associated with one of Ayumu's little mental victories. The opening theme is interesting and could only be properly described as "J-Ska". While it is extremely catchy, in some ways it doesn't seem to fit the tone of the series. I only had one real problem with this series and unfortunately it was kind of a major one. It ends after only twenty-five episodes and although they do end it at a good point in terms of plot arcs, the primary background mysteries have yet to have been solved. I suspect that perhaps the manga that this was based on was not finished at the time the series was made. I rather thoroughly enjoyed the series enough to want to seek out the manga if it is translated, but I felt somewhat disappointed by the ending. I really wanted to give this show four stars, but though Spiral is an excellent mystery show full of intriguing characters, the lack of strong resolution in a show where the central mystery is so critical to the plot keeps it from quite earning that fourth star. 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Authors Sue Self-Publishing Service Author Solutions
Filed in the Southern District of New York, the suit seeks damages in excess of $5 million and, in a twist, is before a judge that has some background in publishing—Judge Denise Cote, currently presiding over the ongoing e-book price-fixing scandal.Three authors have filed suit against self-publishing service provider Author Solutions, and its parent company Penguin, airing a laundry list of complaints and alleging the company is engaged in deceitful, dubious business practices. "Defendants have marketed themselves as an independent publisher with a reputation for outstanding quality and impressive book sales," the complaint reads. "Instead, Defendants are not an independent publisher, but a print-on-demand vanity press."
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This case could strike a nerve, as it comes at a boom time for self-publishing, and recalls a dark self-publishing past—the days of the Vanity Press—when unsuspecting authors were wooed in by companies, only to be saddled with expensive fees and left with stacks of sub-par print books. In July of last year Penguin purchased Author Solutions, for a reported $116 million, and the complaint puts the company's annual revenue at over $100 million. Author Solutions also partners with other publishers, including a recent deal with Simon and Schuster's Archway Books.
In a prepared statement, Author Solutions pointed to the fact that it has "successfully enabled more than 170,000 authors to self-publish more than 200,000 titles," and noted that it has received an "A" rating from the Better Business Bureau. The company said it "will correct the false and misleading claims made about Author Solutions in the appropriate legal forum."
It remains to be seen if the case has any legal merit, but it makes for fascinating reading, and one can certainly imagine a large contingent of similarly discontented self-published authors who would love a peek behind the self-publishing curtain. In the complaint, all three named plaintiffs (Kelvin James, Jodi Foster, and Terry Hardy) detail their experiences: paying thousands of dollars, being upsold into "developmental" packages for editing and marketing services which either did not materialize or provided subpar service and, in the process, generated fees for Author Solutions. Author Solutions, the complaint alleges, has even created a collection of "imprints" to deceive would-be authors into thinking there are specialized publishing programs, which there are not. The company's true business is not publishing, the complaint stresses, but selling services to authors.
The complaint also alleges that Author Solutions's royalty practices are either misleading or not properly paid out, with even some authors listed as bestsellers on Amazon, the complaint states, told they have no reported sales, and, that it is difficult if not impossible to get a correct sales accounting.
The next step now awaits and Author Solutions and Penguin will answer the suit—but things could ramp up quickly. After all, for all the self-published success stories, there are surely many unhappily self-published authors, as well as a growing number of services available. And, as is common with class action suits, it will be interesting to see if other firms file "copycat" cases, as often happens, and happened in the consumer e-book case.
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But the criticism was quick. "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recklessly and needlessly endangering people by approving a super-strong opioid," a statement from the public advocacy group Public Citizen said in response to the approval. The group noted that Dsuvia is five to 10 times more powerful than fentanyl and 1,000 times more potent than morphine.
"It is certain that Dsuvia will worsen the opioid epidemic and kill people needlessly," said Dr. Sidney Wolfe, founder and senior adviser of Public Citizen's Health Research Group.
"DSUVIA will not be available in retail pharmacies or for outpatient use. DSUVIA will only be distributed to health care settings certified in the DSUVIA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program following attestation by an authorized representative that the healthcare setting will comply with appropriate dispensing and use restrictions of DSUVIA," AcelRx said.
Other restrictions, according to the FDA, include that it cannot be used for more than 72 hours and will have the same black-box warnings as are required for all opioids about the risk of misuse and abuse that can lead to addiction and overdose death.
"Because of the risks of addiction, abuse and misuse with opioids; Dsuvia is also to be reserved for use in patients for whom alternative pain treatment options have not been tolerated, or are not expected to be tolerated, where existing treatment options have not provided adequate analgesia, or where these alternatives are not expected to provide adequate analgesia," according to a statement from Gottlieb about the drug's approval.
The statement noted the benefit the drug could have for soldiers injured on the battlefield. It notes that the Department of Defense was involved in its development and that it was a priority for the Pentagon because it "fills an unmet need."
The same drug, with the chemical name sufentanil, is already available as an IV medication. In its newly approved form, it is an option for patients with acute pain who are not able to receive an IV or are unable to swallow a pill. Dsuvia was approved by the European Medicines Agency in June under the name Dzuveo.
Dsuvia was rejected by an FDA advisory committee in 2017 because the committee wanted more data. AcelRx returned to the committee this year, and on October 12 the drug was recommended for approval. It is expected to be available in the first quarter of next year.
"As a single-dose, non-invasive medication with a rapid reduction in pain intensity, DSUVIA represents an important alternative for healthcare providers to offer patients for acute pain management," Dr. David Leiman, clinical assistant of surgery at University of Texas at Houston, said in a statement from AcelRx. Leiman was a researcher on an AcelRx study of Dsuvia in post-surgical patients.


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Professional Hack: A Review Of Ed Klein's The Amateur
Written by Ben Dimiero
"The Amateur" by Edward Klein is a book about an inept, arrogant ideologue who maintains an absurdly high opinion of his own talents even as he blatantly fails to achieve his goals. Oh, and President Obama is in this book too." - NY Times' Janet Maslin
"The Amateur is the best book I've read on how Barack Obama is wrecking our country." - Donald Trump, on the book jacket
Though his previous work has been marred by falsehoods and his journalistic integrity called into question by people from across the ideological spectrum, you can rest assured that Ed Klein is still a serious reporter. Just ask Ed Klein.
As New York Times book reviewer Janet Maslin noted in her justifiably brutal review of Klein's new anti-Obama book, The Amateur, Klein announces on the first page that it "is a reporter's book," and recounts the "nearly two hundred" interviews and "dozens of four-inch-thick three-ring notebooks" of research he compiled during its writing. These boasts of gumshoe reporting and exhaustive inquiry come off as a feeble attempt by Klein to explain why anyone should respect his new book given his ugly track record.
That Klein's credibility needs repair is beyond question, but it's doubtful that people who stopped taking Klein seriously after he wrote a book forwarding suggestions that Hillary Clinton is a lesbian -- and that Chelsea was conceived when Bill raped Hillary -- will be swayed by his claims of scholarship. (Klein's other recent work includes an embarrassing self-published novel "based on real stuff" co-authored with conspiracy theorist John LeBoutillier about a CIA agent who discovers that Obama is a Kenyan-born Muslim Manchurian candidate.)
In a 2005 column excoriating Klein's The Truth About Hillary, conservative Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan called the book "poorly written, poorly thought, poorly sourced, full of the kind of loaded language that is appropriate to a polemic but not an investigative work." The same criticisms can all be leveled at The Amateur.
Despite Klein's pile of three-ring binders, The Amateur is filled with lazy research, bad writing, bizarre generalizations ("Political wives have always found something to complain about") and gossip forwarded by anonymous sources -- exactly what you should expect from an Ed Klein book.
It would be tedious to run through every distortion in the book (and impossible, considering his heavy reliance on unverifiable anecdotes from anonymous sources), but a couple of characteristic examples show that Klein either isn't very good at research, or just prefers to rely on exaggerations and distortions when it suits him.
In a section attacking Obama for his June 2009 speech in Cairo, Klein complains that Obama "made no mention of how existing policies in the Arab world discriminated against women." But Obama did just that, specifically highlighting "women's rights" and saying that a "woman who is denied an education is denied equality." From Obama's remarks:
The sixth issue that I want to address is women's rights.
I know there is debate about this issue. I reject the view of some in the West that a woman who chooses to cover her hair is somehow less equal, but I do believe that a woman who is denied an education is denied equality. And it is no coincidence that countries where women are well-educated are far more likely to be prosperous.
Now let me be clear: issues of women's equality are by no means simply an issue for Islam. In Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia, we have seen Muslim-majority countries elect a woman to lead. Meanwhile, the struggle for women's equality continues in many aspects of American life, and in countries around the world.
Our daughters can contribute just as much to society as our sons, and our common prosperity will be advanced by allowing all humanity -- men and women -- to reach their full potential. I do not believe that women must make the same choices as men in order to be equal, and I respect those women who choose to live their lives in traditional roles. But it should be their choice. That is why the United States will partner with any Muslim-majority country to support expanded literacy for girls, and to help young women pursue employment through micro-financing that helps people live their dreams.
In a chapter titled "The Jewish Problem with Obama," Klein argues that Obama's Israel policy resulted in a hemorrhage of support from Jewish voters. As part of his evidence, he mentions "one poll" finding that "Obama's approval rating among American Jews has plummeted to 54 percent." The poll in question is likely a much-discussed Gallup poll from last summer that did indeed find Obama's support among American Jews had fallen to 54 percent (we have to assume because Klein never provides a specific citation). Gallup's write-up of that poll, however, said "there is little sign that Obama is suffering disproportionately in support among Jews," which "calls into question attempts to link a decline in Obama's approval among Jews to his statements or policies on matters important to Jewish policymakers and lobbyists."
In the same chapter, Klein repeats a story from 2010 about how Obama ostensibly insulted Benjamin Netanyahu during a 2010 visit to the White House by leaving the meeting "to have dinner with Michelle and their daughters, Malia and Sasha." As the White House pointed out at the time, this would have been impossible, "since Michelle, Sasha, and Malia Obama were in New York City that night." This was debunked more than two years ago, but it's the kind of thing Klein felt was worth including in his book.
I could go on, but you get the idea.
In the past, Klein has repeatedly been criticized for his thin, second-hand sourcing and tabloid-level gossip-mongering. The Boston Globe staff, in their review of The Truth About Hillary, described Klein's research as consisting "mostly of anonymous interviews of the kind one finds in newspaper tabloids." While Klein did conduct a number of on-the-record interviews for The Amateur, many of the sections of Klein's book that are now being echoed throughout conservative media outlets rely on vague anonymous sourcing.
One of the first excerpts of The Amateur to surface featured Bill Clinton supposedly labeling Barack Obama an "amateur" and urging Hillary to run against him in the primary. In the chapter, Klein describes how the ensuing argument took place in front of "a few old friends" and recounts comments from "one of those witnesses" and "one of their friends." (The Clinton camp quickly denied the story and labeled Klein a "known liar.")
Discussing the story in question on Fox Business last week, conservative Wall Street Journal writer James Taranto said the story sounded "too good to be true in every particular." Indeed, Klein's tale sounds more like a bad novel based on the Clintons than something from a "reporter's book":
"Why risk everything now?" Hillary demanded to know.
"Because," Bill replied, "the country needs you!"
His voice was several decibels louder than necessary, and his nose was turning shades of red.
"The country needs us!" he shouted, banging a fist on his desk to drive home his point. [The Amateur, pg 6]
Other thinly-sourced scoops include a story that Michelle Obama "had divorce papers drawn up" following Obama's loss in a 2000 congressional race (according to "one of her friends"), and a rumor that "some of [Obama's] friends worried that he was suicidal."
Klein devotes an entire chapter to reprinting anonymous complaints from Oprah staffers about Michelle Obama's supposed feud with Oprah. Quoted objections include a "high-ranking" Harpo executive saying Oprah was upset that she had to run questions for a possible Obama interview past a deputy speechwriter:
"Oprah isn't a snob, but she doesn't like having to put up with mid-level clerks. These guys were $75,000-a-year men. Oprah was like, 'Hello, what is this shit!' But she did it; she went to Washington with Gayle and met with both Doebler and Stephens to has out the details. I was surprised she went there, hat in hand." [The Amateur, pg 139]
An unnamed executive also decries how "Michelle mentioned that the White House cooks made the best pie in the world. But she didn't offer Oprah or Gayle any. It was almost an act of cruelty. Instead, she served them almonds, not an Oprah fave." Serving almonds to Oprah! It's a wonder Obama hasn't been impeached yet.
Perhaps Klein's worst journalistic sin in The Amateur is that the book is boring. While promoted as some sort of groundbreaking tome about the president, the insights he supposedly provides -- that Obama is an incompetent narcissist who is unprepared for the job, that Michelle is controlling and has a bad temper, that the two "share a sense of entitlement," et cetera -- are exactly the same things people like Rush Limbaugh have been yelling about for years.
Klein cynically bet that conservatives would run with the allegations in his book, despite his utter lack of credibility. While some have treated Klein with the appropriate level of skepticism, people like Sean Hannity (who rolled out the red carpet for Klein on Fox last night) and Rush Limbaugh are happily promoting the allegations from The Amateur, which says more about their character than the president's.


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- Beauty packaging is a key communication device to reach a consumer ready to purchase. Thus, it requires constant thought and strategizing in order to convey the right message.
- Packaging designs and motifs that are currently being highlighted in beauty packaging include sustainable, animal print, nautical, food and wallpaper themes, as well as those with sculptural and alternative typographic elements.
- Following trends can be fun and a great way to garner more attention for your brand's products, but you also always want to make sure your packaging stays true to the core principles of your brand.
Packaging is one of the most important parts of a brand's presence in today's crowded marketplace. It is the functional delivery system for the product, and has to work effectively and thoughtfully. It is the billboard for the brand, and should convey a story and a personality. It is also the physical space for product messaging, conveying benefits and instruction. Packaging is often the first and only interaction a consumer has with a brand, and it can be solely responsible for influencing purchase decisions. For this reason, beauty companies tend to invest in packaging design just as much in it—if not more than—any other brand touch point.
This article explores a range of beauty packaging trends taking place in 2013, and includes both superficial visual observations and more thoughtful analysis of brand identity expression. The following represents an audit of notable packaging identity trends for beauty products currently in the marketplace:
Trend #1: Sustainable
The trend toward sustainability in packaging follows a broader cultural shift in consumer thinking, and can be seen in almost all categories. In fact, its arguable that sustainability can really no longer be called a trend, as it's really more of a movement—consumers expect corporate responsibility in today's highly competitive marketplace. Current research even says that women will choose a brand that is socially responsible over another if product benefits and price are competitive.
Brands with sustainable packaging typically reflect the product itself. For example, the formulas are often biodegradable, non-toxic or otherwise eco-friendly in nature. In this trend, both the primary and secondary packaging tends to be manufactured from sustainable materials.
Many companies with brands that follow this trend are visually sustainable, meaning they communicate a natural or eco-friendly look and feel at first glance. Sustainable packaging identities tend to have neutral color palettes or are completely stripped down to the packaging substrate itself. For example, Tay's skin care line is packaged in 100% eco-friendly bamboo and recyclable PET plastic containers that are long-lasting and can be refilled and reused. The bamboo texture is the primary visual read, and graphics are kept minimal to keep from distracting from the natural beauty of the material.
Because many of the brands with sustainable packaging are responsible in their corporate practices, there is also often a cause marketing tie-in with some of the products in this category. For example, Method's innovative Ocean Plastic bottles are made from a blend of recovered ocean plastic and post-consumer recycled plastic, which results in a unique gray resin that is intentionally left "naked." The Ocean Plastic initiative is designed to raise awareness about cleaning up the world's oceans, and Method employees even hand-collect plastic from the beaches of Hawaii for conversion into packaging.
Another example of clever sustainable packaging is Lush's Little Green Bag, which is designed with minimal and reusable packaging. A selection of five unpackaged cosmetics and a durable aluminum tin are wrapped up in an organic cotton scarf, woven and screenprinted by a non-profit women's cooperative in India. The only traditional packaging structure is a recyclable cardboard sleeve with instructions on how to use the products, a game and instruction on how to rewrap the scarf with traditional Japanese techniques. There's even a face sticker on the label of the person who packed it for you.
And the sustainability trend isn't limited to just boutique specialty brands—mass retail brands such as Pantene are also getting into the mix. Pantene uses plant-based plastic bottles for its Pro-V Nature Fusion line, which are made from more naturally derived ingredients such as cassia.
Trend #2: Animal Print
This next trend is purely visual, and is much more fun and playful in nature. Many current package designs out there today have either a graphic or tactile animal print element, which can be seen in both the primary and secondary packaging. The products within this category are highly decorative in nature, as well as influenced by fashion design and trends.
The brand within this trend with the most obvious ties to fashion is Jimmy Choo. Its eau de parfum secondary packaging structure features a pink snakeskin that is a direct nod to the shoe designer's leathers. Tarte also has a fashionable slant to its brand identity, with an "eco-chic" brand story that describes its philosophy of packaging its natural cosmetics line in runway-inspired cases. For example, its Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara has an embossed purple snakeskin pattern on both the primary and secondary packaging. (And its latest iteration—Lights, Camera, Splashes——lso crosses over into the next trend to be discussed.)
In addition to looking like a fashion accessory, the high contrast repetition of animal print can also simply serve as eye-catching patterns on the shelf, particularly when paired with bright or unexpected color palettes. Victoria's Secret's Pink All My Heart fragrance features high contrast black, white and pink leopard print as the main identity on both the primary and secondary packaging, and Pinch Provisions' Minimergency Kit utilizes a bright teal snake-like pattern on the product, which shows through the clear packaging structure.
Trend #3: Nautical
Because of the summer season, there are a large number of beauty products that are using a nautical or beach theme in their packaging, with some as seasonal offerings and some as permanent expressions of the brand identity. The packages within this trend use elements such as cool color palettes, misty gradations, nautical ropes and water-inspired illustrations or patterns.
Some of the brands within this trend make simple, subtle references to the ocean or beach. For example, the Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue fragrance has an abstract misty ocean blue pattern that is reminiscent of pool reflections. Other brands more literally reference the ocean. For example, Crabtree & Evelyn's Himalayan Blue products feature ocean-inspired graphics that feel like vintage botanical illustrations, as does its Black Sea Mud & Seaweed Triple-Milled Soap.
Brands in this category are even taking the nautical or beach theme all the way from their brand name to the packaging identity. Victoria's Secret's Bombshell in Paradise has ocean blue gradations on its primary packaging, and the secondary packaging features additional nautical themes such as rope graphics, travel stamps and a gold foil stamped seal. Lush's limited edition Beach Box has five beach-inspired products packaged in an eco-friendly barn box structure made from craft paper and printed with a bright seaweed pattern and casual, handmade-looking typography with facts about ocean conservation printed on it.
Trend #4: Food
The food trend is one of the most explored concepts, and many of the products that fall within it have a distinct novelty feel to them. The packages in this trend feature food-inspired visuals, almost always playing off of the scent cue of the product inside. The packaging identity is fun, cheerful and optimistic in tone, and often features illustration or photography of food.
Cucina was one of the first beauty companies to successfully adopt food inspiration for its product packaging. Cucina means kitchen in Italian, and the brand and its packaging take inspiration from kitchen ingredients and real food packaging. Many of its primary components take direct inspiration from food, and are reminiscent of traditional olive oil, cheese and honey packaging. The Cucina packaging identity also utilizes illustrations of fruit, with additional subtle references to vintage food packages such as stamps and seals that were originally designed to keep products fresh.
More recently, Bath & Body Works has adopted a tongue-in-cheek approach, both visually and in the messaging, with its Fresh Picked collection, which includes vibrant food photography on the labels and unique secondary structures that resemble fruit crates and carriers.
In some instances, both the product and the packaging are food-inspired. Korean skin care line Skin Food (launched in the U.S. in 2011) centers its entire brand around the food ingredients in the formulations. Like Cucina, its packaging is inspired by food packaging structures, often directly related to the product inside. For example, Skin Food's Steam Milk Essence Mist is packaged in a milk carton structure, and includes a graphic cow print and typography that resembles nutrition facts found on food labels.
Also within this trend, food references can be more abstract, artistic or decorative. For example, Issey Miyake's L'eau D'Issey summer edition packaging features abstract gestural interpretations of fruit such as pomegranates and kiwis. Crabtree & Evelyn's Avocado Olive & Basil line has a decorative avocado pattern on the soap and a vintage, botanical-inspired illustration on the pumps and secondary carton structures.
Trend #5: Wallpaper
Packaging with ornamental patterns as the primary identity is a common trend found in the beauty industry, and is widely seen in almost all beauty sub categories including cosmetics, fragrance and skin care. These packages feature patterns that are reminiscent of wallpaper seen in home décor, and tend to be fun, feminine and decorative in nature.
Much like the food-inspired trend, many of these packages have graphics that visually reference the scent or ingredient inside. Crabtree & Evelyn's Tarocco Orange features a monochromatic botanical pattern on the vintage wallpaper design on its secondary packaging, and, as related category example, Origins' Warm Up candle packaging's pattern is both floral and fruit-inspired to communicate the combination of orange, ginger and amber scents of the product.
Some of the designs seen in this trend also mimic either a cultural or vintage pattern. Charlotte Ronson Summer Always has a packaging identity with a tribal pattern, with interlocking diamond shapes woven between the typography in the package design. Fresh's Mangosteen soap has a vintage floral pattern, with a circular seal element and wire tie completing the overall traditional regal feel. And Estée Lauder's Bronze Goddess Powder Bronzer utilizes a pattern that references 60s or 70s era textile designs with a vintage color palette.
Trend #6: Sculptural
The next grouping of products have an artistic, sculptural feel—like little works of art. And perhaps not surprisingly, all of them are in the fragrance category—and though some have been on shelves prior to 2013, there influence continues to be felt. Because fragrance has a higher price point and a longer shelf life, the package designs allow for a more intensive process involved with developing a custom component. These products also live on the customer's dressing table after purchase, so having something that feels like a premium home accessory is important to the design, and can influence the customer's purchase decision.
In this trend, the forms can range from expressive to simple. On the more intricate side, Thierry Mugler's Angel has a sculpted, dynamic, angular asymmetric form with a dimensional star shape at the cap. Justin Bieber's Girlfriend fragrance is a relatively simple oblong shape, but is enclosed by a series of overlapping expressive circle shapes in various bright colors that resemble stacked bangles. And Marc Jacobs' Dot is a more playful take on a complex structural form, with embellishments that resemble flower petals and red and white spots that look like a ladybug.
In the packages that are more simple and minimal in nature, many have references to architecture or industrial design. Issey Miyake's L'eau D'Issey is a tall, thin tapering triangular shape with a clean white and silver color palette to help draw attention to the form. Carolina Herrera's 212 fragrance is a unique oblong pill-shaped design that feels clean and singular. And DKNY's Be Delicious is also a relatively minimal form, and has an abstract shape that is reminiscent of a piece of fruit.
The design of these packages can also conjure an image of the broad concept or celebrity behind them. For example, Lady Gaga's Fame fragrance has a relatively simple oval-shaped form at the base but with added sharp gothic inspired embellishments that reference her edgy personal brand.
Trend #7: Alternate Typography
Typography is one of the most important elements in most designs, as it usually conveys the brand name and key messaging on the most prominent panels of the package, and alternate typography—with identities that utilize handwriting-inspired letterforms, multicultural letterforms and other non-traditional letterforms—is another trend in current packaging.
Bumble & Bumble uses alternate typography at the root of its brand, with an expressive, handmade looking logo and fonts on almost all their products. In one of its newer products, Sumo Wax, the brand uses Japanese-inspired characters in a vertical configuration to create the unique packaging identity for the product. Bath & Body Works has also employed the use of alternate typography in some of its newer scents, with the Pink Chiffon and Carried Away fragrance collections both utilizing funky typography styles that feel like a handwritten note or scrapbook.
Other brands are using alternate typography with accompanying doodles to give the overall package design look even more personality. The Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire gift set has handwritten cursive typography all over the front panel, with illustrative doodles of a woman, ruffles and a building coming together in a unique design. Also, Lancôme's Show collection by Alber Elbaz uses handmade sketchy illustration and typography to give the packaging a sense of personality while referencing the designer's personal touch.
Following Trends Thoughtfully
As in any consumer market, beauty packaging is susceptible to trends taking place in the industry. Sometimes it's clear that the brand is intentionally following a trend with a seasonal or limited product offering, while other times a brand's identity falls into a trend even if the package design authentically reflects a brand's core identity.
It's important to remember that analyzing and understanding trends is necessary for staying current and informed, but can also be detrimental to standing out in a crowded marketplace if followed blindly. The best brands stand for a big idea and reflect the company's personality while effectively conveying the product's properties and benefits. Some trends can simply be fads that come and go quickly, while others endure the test of time and become visual styles with staying power. It is up to you to figure out what is best for your brand.
Aniko Hill is the creative director of The Kitchen Collaborative, which she founded with a determination to innovate the traditional creative business methodology. Her distinct creative and professional vision has produced award-winning work with quantifiable results for clients in categories including health & beauty, fashion, home products and pet care. Her work creating premium lifestyle brands for the sophisticated female market has been featured in top industry publications such as Print, CPC Packaging, and HOW magazines. Hill is also an expert editorial contributor, writing for trade publications such as GCI, Package Design and Beauty Packaging magazines. Graphic Design USA recognized Hill as one of the People to Watch in 2008.


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Child Safety
Would Your Child Know What To Do If:
- He got lost at a shopping mall
- A nice, friendly stranger offered her a ride home after school
- A babysitter wanted to play a secret game that no one would know about
- A friend dared him to hitchhike
Start with the basics
- Rehearse with your child his or her full name, address, and phone number including area code, and how to make emergency phone calls from home and public phones. Practice on an unplugged phone
- Teach your child to go to a store clerk or security guard and ask for help if you become separated in a store or shopping mall. Tell them never to go into the parking lot alone. And when possible, accompany your child to the restroom
- Tell your child never to accept gifts or rides from someone he or she does not know well. Your child should never go anywhere with another adult, even one who says you have sent him or her. Adopt a family code word to be used if you have to ask a third party to pick up your child and make sure your child knows never to hitchhike
- Teach your children that no one, not even someone they know, has the right to touch them in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable. Tell them they have the right to say "NO" to an adult in this situation.
At School or at Play
- Walk the neighborhood with your child. Pick out the safest route to school and friends' houses. Avoid danger spots like alleys and wooded areas. Identify safe places to go in an emergency, like a neighbor's house, a block parent, McGruff House, or an open store.
- Encourage your children to walk and play with friends, not alone, and to stay in well-lighted open areas where others can see them. Teach your child to walk confidently and stay alert to what's going on
- Don't hang a house key to a child's neck. It's a telltale sign that you won't be home when they return from school. Put it inside a pocket or sock.
- Encourage your child to look out for other kids' safety and to stay away from strangers who hang around playgrounds, public restrooms and empty buildings. A stranger is someone the child doesn't know well. Teach your child to remember and report to you the license numbers of people who offer rides, hang around playgrounds, or appear to follow them. If a stranger tries to follow or grab your child, teach him or her to scream "Stay away from me" or "This person is trying to hurt me" and run to the nearest place where people are around.
At The Home
- Make sure your children reach you by telephone, wherever you are. Have your child check in with you at work or with a neighbor when she or he gets home
- Caution your children about answering the phone and accidentally letting a stranger know he or she is alone. The child should say that parents are busy and take a message
- Put important phone numbers near all your home phones: Police, Fire, Emergency, Poison Control Center, Mom and Dad at work, Neighbor
- Agree on rules for having friends over or going to someone's house when no adult is present
- Work out an escape plan in case of fire
- Tell your child never to open the door to a stranger when home alone. Teach your child how to work door and window locks
Tips on Choosing Daycare Centers/Babysitters
- Find out as much as you can about the caretaker's reputation and whether there have been any complainants in the past. Is the caretaker licensed or regulated in any way? What are their qualifications? Have background checks been made? Have you asked for or checked references?
- Drop in unannounced, periodically, to ensure that quality of care meets your standards. Observe how the children relate to the caretakers
- Ask about the philosophy and practice of discipline. And then ask your child the same questions
- Make sure there is ongoing parent involvement. Compare notes with other parents. And, most important, talk with your child daily about how things are going and investigate problems that worries you or becomes chronic.


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9/11 hero receives posthumous presidential medal for saving lives
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nexstar) — President Donald Trump honored Rick Rescorla Thursday for saving thousands of lives during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Rescorla was working in the Twin Towers on September 11 when the first plane hit and helped thousands of people evacuate.
But he was able to get out in time to save his own life.
"On Tuesday September 11, 2001, Rick got up early, put on his blue pinstripe suit and just before he left his home in New Jersey he kissed Susan and told her "I've never felt better in my life. I love you so," said Trump.
It would be the last time Susan Rescorla saw her husband.
Rick was working as the head of security at Morgan Stanley, based in the South Tower of the World Trade Center, when the first plane hit.
Trump says Rick ran up the stairs of the South Tower to tell thousands of people to evacuate.
Rick never made it out of the tower but because of him, 2,700 people did.
Trump posthumously awarded Rick the Presidential Citizens Medal. Susan says she knows her husband is looking down, proud to be an American.
The Presidential Citizens Medal is the second-highest civilian award in the United States, second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom.


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Project Spurs continues celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a look at past and current Hispanic players to wear the Spurs uniform. We also discuss ways the NBA can market to the growing Hispanic population.
As Jeff Garcia wrote about on Monday, the Spurs have adopted and embrace San Antonio's Hispanic culture since they moved to the Alamo City. But in recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month, we felt it was also important to talk about the players who came to the Spurs before Manu Ginobili was a household name.
You can't begin to talk about the Hispanic players on the Spurs without mentioning Carl Herrera, better known as "Amigo" in San Antonio.
While Herrera's career took him to Houston, San Antonio, Vancouver and Denver, the University of Houston grad was well traveled before he even stepped onto the NBA hardwood.
Originally born in Trinidad and Tobago, Herrera was the first Venezuelan to play in the NBA. He began playing basketball at the age of 13 and by 16, he was already playing with the Venezuelan National Team. After going to Jacksonville Community College in Texas and one year with the Cougars, Herrera played a year in Spain before getting a call from the Rockets.
The 6-9 Herrera played for the Spurs from 1995-98. He enjoyed his best NBA year with the Spurs in 96-97, averaging eight points and 4.5 rebounds per game. On June 24, 1998, the Spurs packaged Herrera with another Hispanic NBA player, Felipe Lopez, in a trade to Vancouver for Antonio Daniels.
Named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the Country in 1993 by Hispanic Business Magazine, Herrera was a fan favorite in San Antonio and will always be remembered by Spurs fans for his batman-like protective mask and for playing salsa music.
A year after Herrera was traded, the Spurs decided to use one of their late second round picks on a little-known Argentine shooting guard by the name of Emmanuel Ginobili, who had been playing with Viola Reggio Calabria in Italy at the time. The Spurs decided to keep Ginobili overseas to keep developing, but even the Spurs front office couldn't have known how much he would improve over the next three years.
In the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis, Ginobili took the basketball world by surprise, leading Argentina to a second place finish and making the All-Tournament Team along with Peja Stojakovic. Dirk Nowitzki and Yao Ming. It didn't take long for the Spurs to come calling. After a 58-24 the year before and three straight years of not making the finals, Spurs brass realized they needed some help off the bench and signed Ginobili.
I remember interviewing Ginobili the day he came to San Antonio for his press conference. He remarked about how excited he was to come to San Antonio, especially because of the Hispanic culture. It didn't take long for San Antonio to be excited about having him either. Spurs fans saw his impact off the bench on opening night, and his addition was a big part of the reason the Spurs were able to get over the hump and make another trip to title town.
A year later, the Spurs signed another South American player, Alex Garcia of Brazil. At the time, Garcia was coming off a good year with Ribeirao Presto averaging 17.9 points, four rebounds and four assists per game. Unfortunately for Garcia, he seemed to suffer a series of injuries which kept him off the court.
He ended up playing two games for the Spurs, averaging 1.5 points and one steal in 6.5 minutes per game. After initially protecting him from being taken in the expansion draft, the Spurs waived Garcia. He signed with New Orleans, but the injuries kept on coming. There were rumors that Garcia was being invited to Spurs training camp in 2007, but he never made it back. He currently plays for Universo BRB of Novo Basquete Brasil and is a member of the Brazilian National Basketball team.
Since then, the Spurs have signed Fabricio Oberto and drafted Tiago Splitter. They also drafted and signed several other Hispanic players that never made it to San Antonio or earned a spot on the team, including Felipe Lopez, Luis Scola, Leandro Barbosa, Elias "Larry" Ayuso and Romain Sato.
Marketing/Scouting without Borders
With Hispanics becoming the largest minority in the United States, it may now be time to venture beyond Noche Latina and making Los Spurs jerseys and for the NBA to make a concerted effort at marketing to a growing population and a new audience, not only overseas, but in the Unites States. But there is a right and wrong way to go about marketing.
As a Hispanic male living in the United States, I've been more offended by some companies who make failed attempts at marketing to this population. This is a new world, where multiculturalism is part of America, and while the term "Hispanic" or "Latino" refers to an ethnicity, it is not one market. The Hispanic population in the United States is made up of several cultures and countries. While something like Los Spurs can be something some Hispanic fans can get behind, using Spanglish may seem like a slap in the face to others.
So what can the Spurs do to step up their Hispanic marketing efforts? Use Spanish. There's nothing that ties every Hispanic country and culture together like the language they all speak. Other than that, utilizing the players Hispanic fans recognize, like Manu Ginobili, would certainly make a difference over the same old english television ad with a spanish voiceover.
But maybe the Spurs efforts shouldn't stop at marketing. While this front office has excelled at scouting international players, even recently with having Romel Beck on the summer league squad and brining Anthony Lever-Pedroza into training camp a few years back, maybe it's also time to look in our own backyard.
With the Hispanic population making up over 60 percent of San Antonio's total population, these are fertile grounds for scouting without using up any frequent flyer miles. There's been plenty of NBA talent that has come out of San Antonio and several players that have yet to have that chance.
One such player is Orlando Mendez-Valdez, who grew up on San Antonio's west side. Valdez went to Lanier High School and was named the Greater San Antonio Player of the Year. After that, Mendez-Valdez moved onto Western Kentucky, and made two NCAA tournament appearances. His last tournament appearance was the last game of his collegiate career. He outplayed Gonzaga's Jeremy Pargo and scored 25 points, had seven assists and three rebounds, shooting 9 of 12 from the field and made 7 of 10 three pointers. He ended off his senior year as Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and was named to the 2009 AP All-American basketball team, but no one came calling on draft night, he was not invited to be on anyone's summer league team and at this writing, he has not been invited to training camp.
While that may be one example, as a basketball fan in Texas, I've come across several talented Hispanic players that never got their chance. If Spurs scouts look in the right places, there may just be the next Ricky Rubio, Leandro Barbosa, Manu Ginobili, Jose Juan Barea or Eduardo Najera in the 210 area code.


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DSW shoes coming to former Borders store in Riverhead
It looks like a tenant has been found for the vacant Borders Books store building on Route 58 in Riverhead.
And sorry, book fans, it's not Barnes & Noble.
Designer Shoe Warehouse, also known as DSW, has obtained a town building permit to renovate the empty building in the massive Riverhead Centre, and has already begun work on the interior.
DSW describes itself as a "leading branded footwear and accessories retailer that offers a wide selection of brand name and designer dress, casual and athletic footwear and accessories for women, men and kids."
The company has 366 stores in 41 states, according to its website.
Borders closed all of its stores last year after going into bankruptcy. It had been a tenant in Riverhead Centre since 2003.


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How to protect an American wildlife legacy
A new paper shows that while science plays a critical role in informing conservation action, scientists must move beyond the realm of their expertise into less familiar areas like public relations, education, and even politics, to ultimately meet America's conservation goals.
The paper, "Moving Beyond Science to Protect a Mammalian Migration Corridor," appears in the current online edition on the journal Conservation Biology, and will appear in Volume 28 of the print edition. Authors are Joel Berger of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Montana, Missoula, and Steve Cain of Grand Teton National Park (Grand Teton).
In their paper, the authors examine the process that led to the creation of the United States' first federally designated migration corridor—Wyoming's Path of the Pronghorn (POP). The POP is a 93-mile route travelled by Grand Teton's pronghorn between their summering range in the park (where females give birth) and their wintering range in Upper Green River Valley.
Pronghorn have made this journey for more than 6,000 thousand years, but increasingly face the modern day challenges of bottlenecks and barriers created by roadways, fences, and energy development. Designation of the corridor, which both Berger and Cain worked to bring about, led to the protection of the migration. Without this corridor, one of the western United States' iconic species would ultimately vanish from Grand Teton. "The POP is a critical life-link to pronghorn in the park, where native ungulates and predators, including grizzly bears and wolves, are formidable drivers of the ecological system," Cain said.
While science played a vital role in generating data on this landmark project, the paper illustrates that science is only an initial phase in creating a desired conservation result.
"We chose this project as a case study to show that science alone cannot achieve real world outcomes and that conservation is the provenance of the people," said Berger. "The Path of the Pronghorn migration, in terms of ecological, historical, and cultural relevance, is a distinctly American treasure. As scientists there at the beginning, we had to illustrate that significance and get that message to the American public."
The scientists were initially faced with a lack of recognition for migrations and their importance. In response, they sought out an understanding of Wyoming's demographic, social, and ecological make-up, and then built local and broader public consciousness around the migration issue. They met with energy companies and elected officials (including then-Governor of Wyoming, Dave Freudenthal), engaged the media and published opinion pieces in national outlets, mobilized the conservation community, and conducted presentations and workshops for municipalities, businesses, non-governmental organizations, and local, state and federal agency officials.
The paper notes that "activism, science, trust and engagement at levels involving very basic cultural values were all important ingredients in building support for POP." These efforts, "required those involved to move away from science and become part-time information brokers and part-time conservation advocates."
Berger said, "Not all audiences were immediately receptive, but ultimately trust was built between the scientists and the public who began to recognize the global, biological, historical and economical significance of the migration as an icon of the American West."
While the paper notes that no blueprint achieves conservation outcomes in all cases, the POP case study revealed several key elements that contributed to success. These included:
1. the development of ecological insights and publications to frame issues and establish credibility;
2. a collaboration between WCS and the National Park Service that enabled opportunities and access to other agencies and NGOs;
3. support from energy producers that facilitated meetings with elected officials; and
4. targeted communications and outreach, and engaging county commissioners, ranchers, local and national NGOs, politicians and state and federal agencies.
Berger and Cain also note that a "thick skin" and calm demeanor are invaluable assets and that while science was a critical part of the discovery and ultimate designation of the POP, "human dimensions played a larger role."
Journal information: Conservation Biology
Provided by Wildlife Conservation Society


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WFDF is pleased to announce that the Freestyle Players Association (FPA) has been accepted by the WFDF Congress as a Disc Game organisational member of the World Flying Disc Federation. As such the FPA is going to represent the Flying Disc sport of Freestyle within WFDF with immediate effect.
The WFDF Board of Directors have unanimously appointed the FPA nominee Kevin "Skippy Jammer" Givens to serve as WFDF Freestyle Committee Chair and member of the WFDF Board of Directors for the next year until elections on this position can be held by the WFDF Congress at year end 2013.
"The Freestyle Players Association (FPA) had been a charter WFDF member and returns now in a time when WFDF is striving for the official recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). We look forward to co-operation between WFDF and FPA for the development of Freestyle around the globe and in particular in countries where FPA and WFDF already have member associations," commented WFDF President Robert "Nob" Rauch. "We welcome back the members of FPA to the WFDF family and in particular are pleased to welcome Freestyle Committee Chair "Skippy Jammer" Givens who is very familiar with WFDF as our former Executive Director."
"I think with my experience and insights I can contribute greatly in the development of Freestyle around the globe by leveraging the WFDF platform. As Chair of the WFDF Freestyle Committee, I am looking to bring together a group of engaged and energetic members of the international Freestyle community," added Givens.


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Public school officials said on Saturday that they are ready to implement new state guidelines that allow transgender students to use bathrooms and play on sports teams designated for their preferred genders, among other provisions.
The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the guidelines on Friday, following passage of a Massachusetts law that took effect in July barring discrimination of transgender students in public schools.
The department's commissioner, Mitchell D. Chester, and his spokesman could not be reached for comment on Saturday.
Tom Scott, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, said in a phone interview that his members have known about the impending guidelines for some time and that he does not expect districts to have any significant problems implementing them.
"These are complicated issues, and we need to respect every child," Scott said. "We need to ensure that everybody has a right in school to feel that they have a place. . . . In that regard, it's absolutely imperative."
The education department's 11-page document laying out the guidelines does not specify when they take effect, though Scott said he presumed they are effective immediately. The department issued the guidelines after soliciting input from administrators, parents, and other stakeholders.
The guidelines call for school officials to assess cases individually, and they allow for flexibility in making accommodations.
For example, transgender students may use bathrooms, locker rooms, and changing areas for the gender with which they identify, but those who are not comfortable doing so should be provided with alternatives, such as a unisex or nurses station's bathroom.
But transgender students cannot be denied access to their preferred bathroom or locker room because of other students' discomfort.
"School administrators and counseling staff should work with students to address the discomfort and to foster understanding of gender identity, to create a school culture that respects and values all students," the guidelines state.
Also, transgender students must be allowed to participate in sports "in a manner consistent with their gender identity," and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, the state regulatory body for school sports, must defer to "the gender determination made by the student's district."
An association spokesman could not be reached for comment on Saturday.
Matthew Wilder, a spokesman for the Boston Public Schools, said in an e-mail that the district does not track the number of enrolled transgender students. He also could not provide details on any such students who are currently playing on sports teams for their preferred gender, or using appropriate changing areas.
"I'm sure there are, but that is information that is extremely confidential, and therefore only a limited group of people in the organization would have access to it," Wilder said.
He said the city already exceeds the requirements for accommodating transgender youth.
"We feel as though we are actually well ahead of these guidelines in Boston," Wilder said. "This is nothing new for our school leaders, and we want to be able to support them any way we can in this area. We updated our internal guidelines last year, and Superintendent [Carol] Johnson has appointed an internal committee to ensure we are meeting and exceeding all requirements."
Deborah Peeples of Shrewsbury, whose 23-year-old son is transgender, was part of a group that helped the state craft the guidelines.
"I think that guidance like this is really critical to students' well-being and will really save lives," said Peeples, who facilitates a support group for parents of transgender children.
The guidelines also call on schools to use transgender students' preferred names and gender-specific pronouns, and reflect their preferred genders on transcripts.
"I think that most of the schools I've heard of are doing a pretty good job, but it takes a great deal of work between the parents and the schools to figure things out," she said. "Each time a school system is faced with this for the first time . . . it's kind of been like reinventing the wheel."
Since their release on Friday, the Massachusetts guidelines have drawn praise from transgender advocates and fierce criticism from detractors.
Gunner Scott, executive director of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, said in a recent statement that his group "is grateful to [the department] for issuing such practical guidance and identifying the steps that schools can take to create a safer and more welcoming environment for transgender youth in our Commonwealth's schools."
Kris Mineau, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute, countered on Friday that the "overriding issue with this new policy is that opening girls' bathrooms to boys is an invasion of privacy and a threat to all students' safety."
The guidelines state that a school should accept a student's transgender identity when there is "consistent and uniform assertion" of it or "any other evidence that the gender-related identity is sincerely held as part of a person's core identity."
Schools can question the assertion only if officials have "a credible basis" for suspecting that the identity is being used for "some improper purpose."
The guidelines do not elaborate on that point, nor do they outline an appeal process for students and families.
Scott, of the superintendent's association, said he was not aware of any specific avenues for appeal outside of litigation.
"No school district is going to want to deal with the issue in that way," he said, adding that principals, guidance counselors, and other school employees must use "a high degree of sensitivity" when making judgments on individual cases.
Massachusetts is one of 13 states, along with Washington, D.C., that have laws prohibiting discrimination in schools based on sexual orientation and gender identity, according to the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, a New York-based advocacy group.
Globe correspondent Jeremy C. Fox contributed to this report. Travis Andersen can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @TAGlobe.


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Mayor of London Bans Bus Ads Supporting 'Ex-Gays'
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has blocked a bus advert looking to counter similar gay activist ads successfully released in recent years. The adverts in question looked to support those who profess to be "ex-gay" or "post-gay" from criticism by gay activists.
The advert featured the slogan: "Not gay! Ex-gay, Post-gay and proud. Get over it!"
It had been due to appear on London buses along five routes for two weeks, starting Monday.
The ad had previously been cleared by advertising regulators and given the go-ahead, however, London Mayor Boris Johnson weighed in on the issue, using his position as chairman of Transport for London to ban it from London's buses.
Johnson defended his actions saying that London should be "intolerant of intolerance."
"It is clearly offensive to suggest that being gay is an illness that someone recovers from and I am not prepared to have that suggestion driven around London on our buses," he said.
However, U.K. Christian groups Anglican Mainstream and Core Issues Trust, the groups behind the advert, accused the mayor of censorship.
Dr. Mike Davidson, Director of the Core Issues Trust, said: "We are saddened that this level of censorship is in operation in a city that regards itself as tolerant.
"We think that this is a mistake and we think it is very important that people have the opportunity to debate freely from all points of view."
Anglican Mainstream and the Core Issues Trust organized the advert in response to gay activist group Stonewall's advertising campaign in support of redefining marriage to include same-sex couples.
"Stonewall placed adverts on 1,000 buses we don't think it's unreasonable for us to come up with something that represents a very different point of view," Davidson argued.
Anglican Mainstream and Core Issues Trust had intended the bus adverts as part of a wider campaign to affirm conventional marriage between one man and one woman, as providing the best environment for the needs of children.
Canon Dr. Chris Sugden, Executive Secretary of Anglican Mainstream, said: "The current political debate surrounding the redefinition of marriage ignores not just the cultural base of this institution that lies at the heart of our society, but seems entirely to have forgotten about children, prioritizing adult sexualities at their expense in an unprecedented way."
[Daniel Blake contributed to this article]


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Last year, [Justin Dailey] was coming down the home stretch of his senior year as a Computer Engineering student and needed to build a final design project. He always wanted to construct a robotic arm, and figured that there was no better way to legitimize such a project, than to claim that it was "homework".
While he originally wanted to control the arm with a joystick, he had been messing with Blender quite a bit leading up to his final project, and thought it would be pretty cool to let Blender do the work. He started out by testing his ability to control a single servo with Blender, then slowly increased the complexity of the project. He prototyped the arm using cardboard, and satisfied with his progress thus far, began constructing the arm out of aluminum.
Once he had all six of his servos attached to the arm's joints and wired to his Roboduino, he got busy constructing a 3D model in Blender. Using a few Python scripts, the movements inside Blender are translated to serial data in real-time, which is relayed to the Roboduino in order to control the arm.
Check out his site if you get a chance – there's plenty of code to be had, as well as several videos of the arm in various stages of construction and testing.


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Portable, DIY Disco Dance Floor
[Rave Rover's Chris Williamson] made a portable DIY dancefloor, sharing instructions and schematics.
Like with many projects similar to this, an Arduino board controls pretty much everything. The floor is dominated by powerful LED lights, which respond to a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). A small computer is also inside (complete with Wi-fi), along with a car radio hooked up to speakers. Oh, and thanks to additional wheelchair motors, the floor can be wheeled away to wherever it's needed.
Chris managed to build the dance floor in just one month, and documented how to do it on Instructables for anyone who wants to make their own. And now you've seen this, would you really want to throw a party without one?
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I just received this email from Wendy Brawer -- one of my favorite people who runs one of the most exciting local green non-profits, Greenmap, that promotes the environment and sustainability in communities all over the world. I strongly encourage you to check them out, then click on the link, and give $10 or more.
"Uh-oh - this is totally tacky!"Please forgive me, but I am resending this request because this is a really good way to extend the concept of community sustainability to new audiences, especially in Parade magazine's not-so-green middle America.
Here's a chance to give to one
Green Map System - the nonprofit I direct - now supports locally-led Green Map projects in 445 communities in 50 countries. Green Maps connect everyone with local green living, nature, social and cultural resources, guiding people to better choices for shopping, dining, getting around, working, etc, and a more sustainable, climate- and biodiversity-protecting future for all, as seen at GreenMap.org. You may have used our own NYC Green Apple Maps - 350,000 free copies are in use - or some of the other 330 wonderful published Green Maps on your travels around the world.
Right now, our movement is in the Top 11 for America's Giving Challenge - we compete by getting the most people to donate $10 online by 3pm (EST) on January 31. There's all kinds of prizes (including a special one for the most donations in the last 72 hours, which is now!) and the winners will get big press in several national newspapers & magazines, including Parade (co-sponsors with Case Foundation, Global Giving & Newtork for Good). We'd really like to see that coverage highlight sustainability & local leadership in all communities, something no other contestant near the top offers.
You can make a great investment in our common future (and in the open interactive Global Green Map we're building with this income) by donating $10 today online at this specific webpage:
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Donate $10 today. Each $10 must be unique, given by a different person & credit card to count.
All donors will receive an invitation to our party in Spring, and your donation is even tax-deductible.
Please forward this message and ask your family, friends and co-workers to donate, too, and help put more green on the map!
thank you so much from Wendy and everyone at Green Map System


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Get ready to go for the gold. Gaming industry legend Sonic the Hedgehog partners with PUMA in a new collaboration that's faster than ever. Running across decades but never getting old, this video game character is loved by the entire family and has become an icon for '90s kids and millennials. PUMA meets Sonic – who's faster?
Speed past the limit of expectations in this mash-up of PUMA performance and iconic videogame daredevils. Modelled on the RS 9.8 family of footwear, this shoe delivers on style and Sonic-approved comfort and performance.
- CMEVA: PUMA's compression-moulded EVA midsole for lightweight performance
- Textile upper with suede overlays
- Rubber outsole
- PUMA Formstrip at lateral side
- PUMA x SONIC Label at tongue
- PUMA's Kids' style: recommended for young kids between 4 and 8 years
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- Outsole: 100% Rubber
- Upper: 39.94% Synthetic, 38.63% Textile, 21.43% Leather
- Lining: 100% Textile