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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Halal Gummies & Starbursts
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 1:08 AM 2 comments
Labels: Candy
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Shaikh Abdullah Hakim Quick's family's home was damaged by a fire this weekend!
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:14 AM 2 comments
Monday, August 3, 2009
Nature's Gate Haircare
I bought a set of the shampoo and conditioner yesterday and used it for the first time today. My hair is definitely a bit softer than it was before, so hopefully this shampoo is a keeper! My body and hair tends to get used to things very quickly, but hopefully it won't get used to this set inshaAllah. It had a very faint, fresh, and natural smell to it.. which I really like. I don't like those neon colored shampoos that have really strong smells, this is one was really nice mashaAllah.
After checking out their website, I see they carry a line of organic products too as well as oral care, body care, and more products. I paid less than $11 for both the shampoo and conditioner, online it's a big more expensive though. Check around at your local store for it. I found it sitting in a corner with some other animal byproduct free shampoos. However, some of them shot up to even $30+ per bottle! Yikes!N
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:11 PM 2 comments
Labels: ALTERNATIVES, halal, Hygiene Products
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Mystery Animal Source in Cheetos
Hi Lazeena,
Thank you for writing to us. The list on our website is a list of products that DO NOT contain pork. The enzyme used to make the cheese used in Cheetos Crunchy is from an animal source, but not pork.
Most cheese is made using animal enzymes animal. The source of the enzyme lends to the flavor of the cheese.
We consider you a valued consumer and hope you will continue to enjoy snacks from Frito-Lay.
Best regards,
"B"Frito-Lay Consumer Affairs
This is not the first time Cheetos has told me about 'other animal ingredients' in their Cheetos. In 2 previous e-mails they've told me the same exact thing. Also, whenever I inquire about what specific animal they tell me 'not pork' or 'if you have any allergies or religious dietary restrictions please avoid eating Cheetos'
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 9:30 PM 10 comments
Labels: Cheese, Chips, Haram/Avoid, Snacks
Monday, July 13, 2009
However, most likely there is a small trace of alcohol in it, for those who are wary of alcohol in foods, wAllahu ta'ala alam.
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 9:46 AM 18 comments
Labels: Candy, halal, Haram/Avoid, Skittles
Saturday, June 20, 2009
I haven't posted in almost 2 months! I'm so bad! Please leave suggestions on products/brands we should look into inshaAllah. JazakAllah khayr, and thanks for not sending me vicious hate mail for my lack of updates! =)
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 3:48 AM 7 comments
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Lender's Bagels
Dear Lazeena:
In the baking process yeast converts sugar into carbon dioxide and allows baked products to rise. HFCS is the sugar source in Lender's bagels that facilitates that process.
The dough conditioner in bagels, l-cycsteine is sourced from chicken - chicken feathers to be exact. This might render the bagels unacceptable for vegetarian consumption.
Beyond those requirements, the details of individual ingredients are part of our confidential formulation which we are not able to disclose.
Thank you for your e-mail.
Consumer Insights Representative
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:07 AM 7 comments
Labels: Bread, Breakfast foods
Monday, April 20, 2009
Lipton's Soups
A red flag with this brand, which will now queue us to be more careful with other brands is that in their soups they may list NATURAL FLAVORS in the ingredients section, which can be derived from animals. So the next time you see NATURAL FLAVORS on anything you buy... be wary...
Hello ,
Thanks for writing!
Most of our soups contain meat, meat derivatives, or dairy products.
Here are some exceptions :
- Onion
- Onion Mushroom
- Vegetable
- Broccoli & Cheese
- Cream of Mushroom
- Spring Vegetable
- Tomato
Ingredients of animal origin may be listed as meat (e.g., chicken or beef), fat (as in chicken fat), extract (such as beef extract, broth, or natural flavors).
But, we checked with our brand management, and they informed us that the natural flavors may or may not be derived from animal origin. There are many mixtures that we purchase from hundreds of flavor suppliers. If you are uncomfortable about the natural flavorings used they recommend that you do not use the product as we cannot guarantee that it is not of animal origin. We hope this information is helpful.
Kind regards
Your friends at Unilever
Here are the safe ones as mentioned above:
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:00 AM 7 comments
Labels: halal, Haram/Avoid, Ingredients, Soup
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Apple & Eve Juices
Dear Lazeena:
Thank you for your e-mail regarding the Apple & Eve 100% juices.
None of our juices contain any animal derived ingredients or alcohol. Our 100% juice contains only juice with no artificial ingredients, sugars or sweeteners.
Best regards,
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 1:13 AM 4 comments
Monday, April 13, 2009
Colonna Brothers Grated Cheeses
You can find their grated cheeses here
This is their email:
All enzymes found in Colonna Brothers Grated Cheese are microbial, not animal based.
Colonna Brothers Inc.
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 10:00 PM 1 comments
Labels: Cheese, Dips/Spreads, halal
Friday, April 10, 2009
Dawn, Joy, & Ivory Dish Liquid Detergent
Thanks for contacting us.
No Animal derivatives Not found in any Dawn, Joy or Ivory product.
Ethyl alcohol is used in all versions of Dawn, Ivory, and Joy. That is the only type of alcohol in Dawn.
P&G Team
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 10:20 PM 6 comments
Labels: Cleaning Supplies
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Andy Capp Fries (Hot Fries, Cheddar Fries...)
Dear Lazeena,
All of the Andy Capp Fries would be considered to contain animal derivatives. The Cheddar Fries, Chili Cheese and the White Cheddar steak Fries all contain cheese. The Hot Fries contain whey. The whey is animal derived.
Sincerely, Consumer Affairs
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 8:31 PM 2 comments
Labels: Cheese, Chips, Haram/Avoid, Snacks
Sunday, April 5, 2009
**New Hijabs, Pins, Gummies and other candies!**
I've finally gotten the new items for my little online souq
They include:
- New hijabs! (pashminas, shaylas, amiras, and square hijabs)
- New hijab pins
- Candies: Halal Starburst (Original and Strawberry Mixed flavors) Halal gummies (variety of flavors)
- Chocolates: I've added a few chocolates which are not native to the US, so it's something sweet to treat yourself to! ;)
Check out http://souq.shutterfly.com for the products, information, pricing, and how to order.
Keep checking on and off too, I'll be adding items periodically over the next week. If you want me to hold something for you (at a negotiated and reasonable amount of time) then I am willing to do that too.
continued on my other blog..
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:20 AM 1 comments
Labels: ALTERNATIVES, Candy, halal, www.shopthesouq.com
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Smashbox Cosmetics
Thank you for contacting us. "Animals" is a term widely recognized to mean mammals. Our cosmetics are free of animal ingredients. Some vegans may also consider "insects" to be animals. Some time ago, Smashbox determined that our official interpretation of "No animal ingredients" means "No animal ingredients…insects are not animals". We have continued to use Carmine, Beeswax, and Honey in some of our cosmetic formulations. Our brushes are not cosmetics so technically are not subject to this claim, we continue to produce both synthetic and natural fiber brushes.
Our Core Item Vegan List is as follows:
Anti-Shine, Neutral
Artificial Light Luminizing Lotion in Diffuse, Flash & Glow
Bronze Lights in Suntan Matte & Sunkissed Matte
Camera Ready Full Coverage Foundation, All Shades
Camera Ready Full Coverage Concealer, All Shades
Compact Anti-Shine
Cream Eye Liner in Picasso, Thunder, Caviar, Midnight Brown, Scout, Lava, Putty & Image (MIDNIGHT PURPLE variety NOT INCLUDED!!!)
Eyelights in Flash (BEAM and STROBE varieties NOT INCLUDED!!!)
Eye Shadow in Vanilla, Sand, Bliss, Platinum, Nude, Shell, Oyster, Ink, Java, Safari, Walnut, Ambient, Eye Shadow in 24K, Serpent, Lagoon, Obsidian, Blackout, Envy, Flirt, Champagne, Zoom (MINX, BRAZILIAN BRONZE, CABERNET, CINNAMON TOAST,SPELLBOUND, FIZZ, RAPTURE, FLAMINGO, HONEY, TORCH, and SIENNA varieties are NOT INCLUDED!!)
Eye Shadow Trio in Smashbox.com, Twilight, Microfilm, Shutterspeed (CENTER STAGE, PANORAMA, HEAD SHOT, MULTI-FLASH, ON STAGE and VIEWFINDER varieties are NOT INCLUDED!!!)
Filter (Photo Finish Primer Pen)
Fusion Soft Lights, Baked Starburst
Fusion Soft Lights, Dusk (INTERMIX variety is NOT INCLUDED!!!)
Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder, All Shades
Jet Set in Midnight Black, Dark Brown, Bronze, Navy Blue (MIDNIGHT PURPLE variety NOT INCLUDED!!!)
Lip Brilliance, Transparencies (LIGHTBOX, SKYBOX and STAGE 2 varities are NOT INCLUDED!!!)
Lip Enhancing Gloss in Starlit, Flash, 35MM, Aura, Crystal, Pop, Spark, Afterglow, Expose, Candid, Siren, Scoop, Radiant, Debut, Fame, Luxe, Surge, Hype, Pixel, Beauty, Pout, Electric (ICON and ILLUME varieties are NOT INCLUDED!!!)
Photo Finish Lipstick, All Shades
Photo Finish Foundation Primer, All Sizes
Photo Finish Color Correcting Primer, All Shades & Sizes
Photo Finish Bronzing Foundation Primer, All Sizes
Photo Finish UVA/UVB SPF 15 Foundation Primer, All Sizes
Primer Light, All Sizes
Waterproof Shadow Liner Duo in Cashmere & Smolder (GODDESS and SLATE varieties are NOT INCLUDED!!!)
Best Wishes,
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 2:00 AM 10 comments
Labels: Carmine dye, Cosmetics, halal, Haram/Avoid, Hygiene Products
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Pert Plus Shampoo
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for contacting Pert Plus Consumer Relations.
Like most shampoo's, the Pert Plus line does contain tallow which is a animal derived ingredient and alcohol in some of the fragrances.
A complete list of ingredients can be found on the back of all Pert Plus bottles.
Thank you for contacting Pert Plus Consumer Relations.
Consumer Response Representative
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 11:30 PM 12 comments
Labels: Haram/Avoid, Hygiene Products
Nature's Own Breads
Dear Lazeena:
There are no alcohol containing ingredients used in our Nature's Own formulas.
Some of our products do contain butter from cows and some contain honey.
L-cysteine is not an ingredient in the Nature's Own formulas.
The Double Fiber 20 ounce bread contains Omega 3 from a fish oil source.
Thank you for your interest in our products.
V P Technical Services/Quality Assurance/Regulatory Flowers Foods
This response is for all their products (their breads, muffins, English muffins, bagels, buns, and rolls). If yo visit their website and select a specific product, it will list the ingredients there for you.
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:22 AM 9 comments
Labels: Bread, Breakfast foods, halal
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Curel Lotion
For Curel lotion, the company is 'unsure' of what specifically goes into it and basically takes whatever materials are available at the time and use it in their lotions.
Dear Lazeena:
Our Biore products have only plant derived or synthetic ingredients.
For Jergens, our Naturals Renew, Naturals Hydrate and Naturals Refresh are also free of animal derived ingredients However, for our other products, we cannot guarantee the lack of animal derived ingredients because we use multiple suppliers for a variety of our materials who can change sources at any time due to market conditions.
Kao Brands Consumer Relations Dept.
Ban Biore Curel Jergens John Frieda
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:22 AM 2 comments
Labels: Haram/Avoid, Hygiene Products
Monday, March 30, 2009
Tom's of Maine (Toothpaste, Deodorant, Mouthwash, Soaps)
"Our support of non-animal-testing models also includes the belief that we don't need to use animal ingredients to create effective products. Just one example: glycerin, used in toothpastes and soaps, is often made from animal ingredients, but ours is vegetable-based." Taken from here.
"Because of health concerns, we do not use alcohol in our products..." Taken from the FAQ section.
Check out their website to get familiar with some of their products!
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 11:45 PM 7 comments
Labels: ALTERNATIVES, halal, Hygiene Products
Bertolli Pasta Sauce
If you buy Bertolli's pasta sauces, please keep these matters in mind:
- Any label listing CHEESE, or any type of cheese, is most likely derived from PORK.
- Avoid any variety with BEEF/MEAT FLAVORING
- Of course avoid all of their VODKA SAUCES, because obviously there is Vodka inside
- They also said they use SHERRY WINE in their products, but didn't specify if this was always on their label or if you used it in all the sauces. I would switch to a different brand to be on the safer side.
Hello Lazeena,
Thanks for writing!
Bertolli sauces do not contain animal or animal derived ingredients unless listed on label, e.g., cheese, cream, etc. The label may also specify that the product is flavored with "beef" or "meat" . The "Meat" is always beef. However, the cheese in products may be produced using ingredients derived from pork. You must check each label. If the product contains cheese, then you must assume it contains a pork derivative.
The wine used in our product is a sherry wine with a very minimal alcohol content. The Unilever and home cooking processes almost eliminate the alcohol entirely. The wine is really just a flavoring agent.
In our Vodka sauce, the recipe includes 2 1/2% Vodka for flavoring purposes only. Most of the spirits evaporate during the reheating process leaving behind only the flavor.
Kind regards,
Your friends at Bertolli
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 1:01 AM 9 comments
Labels: Haram/Avoid, Pasta sauces
Friday, March 27, 2009
Nestle Hot Chocolate
A lot of hot chocolates contain MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES and/or WHEY.
This is what Nestle had to say about their hot chocolate:
Dear Lazeena,
None of the Nestle Hot Cocoa flavors contain any animal derivatives except the products with marshmallows, as the gelatin comes from pork.
Consumer Response Representative
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 11:00 PM 3 comments
Aussie Shampoo
Aussie and Herbal Essences are both owned by the same company, so the response I got from them was the same I'd received for Herbal Essences ... that they sometimes use animal products but cannot indicate exactly when.
Thank you for contacting Aussie.
All of our products may or may not contain animal by-products, depending on what ingredient source was available at the time of manufacture. The ingredients used may be derived from a variety of vegetable sources or animal sources (typically beef or pork). I
ngredients that may be derived from animals are fatty alcohols, fragrance, gelatin, glycerin, hydrolyzed collagen, keratin amino acids, and tallow glycerides. Clairol/P&G uses vegetable sources whenever possible!
The Consumer Relations Team
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:07 AM 2 comments
Labels: Haram/Avoid, Hygiene Products
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Arm & Hammer Liquid Detergent
Dear Lazeena:
Thank you for contacting us recently regarding ARM & HAMMER® Liquid Laundry Detergent.
We appreciate your interest in our product. We do have animal by-products in our detergent.
Consumer Relations Specialist
(This includes all varieties of Arm & Hammer Liquid detergents)
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 2:24 AM 8 comments
Labels: Haram/Avoid, Laundry
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wise Dips and Salsas
None of the Wise Dips or Salsas are halal. I do not know what exactly is in them but customer service told me that they are not kosher, meaning that they do contain animal byproducts.
The Dips and Salsa products include:
- Bravos Mild Salsa
- Bravos Medium Salsa
- Bravos Hot Salsa
- Wise Nacho Cheese Dip
- Wise French Onion Dip
- Wise Green Onion (Dip Mix)
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:01 AM 3 comments
Labels: Cheese, Chips, Crackers, Dips/Spreads, Haram/Avoid, Snacks
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sensodyne Toothpaste
We have received your e-mail regarding Sensodyne® toothpaste.
Sensodyne® toothpaste products do not contain animal derivatives. The toothpaste does contain glycerin; however, the glycerin is from a vegetable source.
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:07 AM 6 comments
Labels: halal, Hygiene Products
Sunday, March 22, 2009
V8 Juices
V8 juices are all halal and vegan even. They have 3 different types (V8 Splash, V8 Juice, & V8 V-Fusion) with several flavors, all of which are permissible inshaAllah.
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 10:00 PM 9 comments
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Smucker's Jellies, Jams, and Preserves
Dear Lazeena ,
In response to your inquiry, Smucker's Jelly, Jam and Preserves do not contain any animal derivatives or alcohol.
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 11:00 PM 2 comments
Labels: Dips/Spreads, halal
The only Tums varieties that are not okay are EX Sugar Free and Tums Smoothies.
The rest do not contain animal derived ingredients, they are:
- TUMS Dual Action
- TUMS Quik Pak
- TUMS Ultra 2000
- TUMS Regular Strength
- TUMS Kids
- TUMS "To Go"
Dear Lazeena,
We have received your e-mail message regarding Tums® antacid/calcium supplement.
The Tums® EX Sugar Free and the Tums® Smoothies contain animal derivatives.
All other variants of Tums® do not.
We appreciate your taking the time to contact us.
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:02 AM 4 comments
Labels: halal, Haram/Avoid, Medicine
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Hostess Snacks
Hostess, my friends, is a big no-no. None of their products are okay.
Here is a list of Hostess Products:
- Twinkies
- CupCakes
- HoHo's
- Suzy Q's
- Ding Dongs
- Donettes
- Mini Muffins
- Sno Balls
- Fruit Pies
Here's a summary of what the email says for any lazy bums who don't feel like reading it =)
- FRUIT PIES contain BEEF FAT
- SHORTENING on the ingredient label can be from either VEGETABLE or BEEF sources
- BEEF FAT is used in the CREAM FILLINGS
- BEEF FAT is also used in the FRYING OIL
- GELATIN on the ingredient label is always from PORK
Here is the email:
Dear Lazeena,
Thank you for your thoughtfulness in contacting us regarding the shortening ingredients used in our products.
Our Hostess Fruit pies contain beef fat. The shortening ingredients noted on our labels are: vegetable (may be soybean and/or canola and/or cottonseed and/or palm oil) and beef shortening. "Beef Fat" when noted, is a very small trace used in the creamy fillings of our cakes for taste. Also, it is used in a trace amount in the vegetable oil frying medium.
Gelatin, when noted on the ingredient legend is pork sourced. Gelatin is used in the squiggle of our Hostess® and Dolly Madison® cupcakes and also in the Hostess® SnoBalls.
Thank you for contacting us...
Consumer Response Representative
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:02 AM 19 comments
Labels: Cake, Cookies, Haram/Avoid, Snacks
Monday, March 16, 2009
Jergen's Lotion
We are always pleased to hear from our consumers and your comments are very important to us.
For Jergens, our Naturals Renew, Naturals Hydrate and Naturals Refresh are free of animal derived ingredients
However, for our other products, we cannot guarantee the lack of animal derived ingredients because we use multiple suppliers for a variety of our materials who can change sources at any time due to market conditions.
Thank you for the opportunity to be of service.
Kao Brands Consumer Relations Dept.
Ban Biore Curel Jergens John Frieda
So from the Jergen's Natural's collection of Lotions, 3 of the 4 are okay - Natural Soothes are NOT. Aside from the Natural Collection, they also have a Soften, Smooth, Enhance, Nourish and Preserve collection of lotions which all seem to have animal bi-products.
The links are provided for the different collections, so if you use Jergen's you can double check and compare the bottle image on the site to the one you have to be sure if you're using an okay one or not.
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 4:00 PM 8 comments
Labels: halal, Haram/Avoid, Hygiene Products
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Barilla Pasta Sauce
Good Morning Lazeena,
Thank you for your recent email to Barilla America, Inc.
The Barilla Green & Black Olive contains wine. The Barilla Three Cheese sauce contains cheese. Both of these products are made on the share equipment with our other sauces.
We hope that you continue to enjoy Barilla Pasta & Sauces.
Consumer Relations Barilla America, Inc.
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 9:00 PM 5 comments
Labels: Haram/Avoid, Pasta sauces
Biore Facial Products
Our Biore products have only plant derived or synthetic ingredients.
Thank you for the opportunity to be of service.
Kao Brands Consumer Relations Dept.
Ban Biore Curel Jergens John Frieda
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 1:00 PM 4 comments
Labels: halal, Hygiene Products
Silk Soy Milk
Taken from Silk's website:
Are Silk products vegan?
Yes, completely! There are no animal derivatives hidden in any of the ingredients. The lactic acid and live cultures used in Silk soy yogurt come from a vegetable source. All vitamins used to fortify Silk Soymilk are derived from vegetable sources including calcium carbonate that comes from limestone.
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:02 AM 6 comments
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Snyder's of Hanover (Pretzels and Snacks)
In any event, inshaAllah just check for whatever has the kosher sign (in this range of products) and they are safe for consumption inshaAllah.
They make several pretzel snacks, some chips and a few popcorn flavors. This is their product page
LAZEENA each time, this person called me LATEEN each time! ughh.. LOL
I hope this helps.
There is no meat or meat derived ingredients in our products if they have the OU symbol on the package.
However, if you must avoid milk this ingredient will be listed in the ingredient section.
Thanks for your interest in Snyder's of Hanover.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Philadelphia Cream Cheese & Neufchatel Cheese
Hi Lazeena,
Soft cheeses utilize another method of coagulating milk by the growth of pure cultures of bacteria in the milk and the development of lactic acid.
Our cream cheese products such as PHILADELPHIA BRAND Cream Cheese and Light PHILADELPHIA BRAND Neufchatel Cheese fall into this category.
Associate Director,
Consumer Relations
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 4:00 PM 19 comments
Labels: Cheese, Dips/Spreads, halal
Coffee-Mate Creamers
Dear Lazeena,
The only animal derivative in our products is sodium caseinate, a milk derivative, as stated on our label...
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:00 AM 6 comments
Monday, March 9, 2009
Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa
All but the flavors with marshmallows are okay.
Dear Lazeena,
The mono & diglycerides in Swiss Miss products are all plant derived.
The marshmallows in varieties that contain marshmallows are made with gelatin derived exclusively from North American Pork.
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 1:00 AM 5 comments
Labels: Beverage, halal, Haram/Avoid
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Kraft: Snackwells Cookies
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 5:00 PM 2 comments
Labels: Cookies, Haram/Avoid, Snacks
Ensure Drink
Hello Lazeena,
Thank you for contacting Abbott Nutrition.
Ensure(R) products do not contain animal ingredients aside from cow milk proteins.
Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.
Consumer Relations
Abbott Nutrition
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:00 AM 3 comments
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Dear Lazeena,
In response to your question, Ricola does not contain any ingredients derived from animal ingredients or alcohol.
Sincerely, Ricola USA Inc.
Customer Relations
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 4:30 PM 0 comments
This includes all flavors of the beverage.
Dear Ms. Lazeena,
We have reviewed your email and researched your inquiry.
Our Ready to Drink product is Kosher OUD which indicates dairy only. "Kosher OUD" also means no other animal products.
Consumer Response Representative
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:00 AM 2 comments
Friday, March 6, 2009
Prego Pasta Sauce
Prego's pasta sauces are ALL haram, except for the Organic Sauces:
- Organic Tomato & Basil Italian Sauce
- Organic Mushroom Italian Sauce
Posted by Lazeena Umm Yusuf at 12:00 AM 4 comments
Labels: halal, Haram/Avoid, Pasta sauces


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Heather Elvis continued from Pt.1…
Heather Elvis is a twenty year-old young woman from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Last heard from during the early hours of 18th December, 2013, the search continues to find her.
Heather's abandoned car was found the following evening; a 15min. drive from home at a boat ramp. Law enforcement advise that Heather drove herself to that location, however a search of the immediate area came up empty of any evidence of foul play. On 28th February, LE held a reenactment at the site, again with no reported evidence found.
In part one, we learned that Heather was in the midst of an affair with a married man eighteen years her senior and that his wife was creating a ruckus on social media during the aftermath of her rival's disappearance. Tammy Moorer had been doing her level best to get attention from the public; once her young rival in love had disappeared. I doubt that this yearning for attention is something new in this woman's life.
I would have considered a battle between a forty year-old wife who has three children at home and a twenty year-old slip of a girl, was a no-brainer. The man would be less inclined to leave the wife and kids, although of course it happens every day, as we know. But this is not just a change of partners, this rivalryescalated; rage erupted.
We already have an idea that the connection between Heather and Sidney Moorer is likely of karmic origin, however that's not enough to explain the violence in Heather's and Sidney Moorer's bi-wheels. What of Tammy Moorer? How does she fit into this scenario?
As is our want, we disclose that astrology is a pseudo science and any interpretation is as a result of classical training – all of which is available on the public record. Please treat this enquiry as suggestion only. We do not claim to be in the realm of science, nor is anything written here acceptable in a court of law.
Tammy Lorinda Moorer nee Caison was born on 8th March, 1972 when the Sun was square the Moon; her parents were likely at odds when she was conceived; suggestive of an unplanned/unwanted pregnancy.
Born with a Pisces Sun and Sagittarius Moon, we can suggest that too much of the time Tammy's ideas would be vague, hypothetical and intangible. In many ways she could be considered an 'impractical visionary'; thinking in broad, general terms rather than dealing with specifics and details. It can be suggested that as a result, bullying would cover up any discrepancies raised, if she were challenged.
Anger would likely build as the frustration of this Sun square Moon tension continued; 'wants' are at odds with 'needs'. This gives us the 'champagne taste on a beer budget' personality and with her Moon in the opinionated fire sign of Sagittarius, Tammy would not be backward about coming forward, in relation to her needs.
In fact, we can see that in evidence as the weeks go by, following the disappearance of Heather Elvis. Tammy Moorer is very vocal across social media when it comes to any suspicion of her husband's involvement in the disappearance of Heather; back off, she rages, I'll sue. Is this the hawk protecting the dove, or just another social-media bully?
During her ranting on social media, Tammy Moorer disclosed that a private number called her husband's phone six times on Dec 18th between 3:17am and 3:41 am, stressing that only one of those calls was taken by her husband. The inference is that it was Heather, whom made those calls.
Apart from questioning how many people would be likely to call Sidney Moorer at that time of the night; 3.30am, we know from Heather's phone records, that Heather is likely our caller and so we generate the first bi-wheel for 3:41am on 18th December, 2013 (method). The outer is a snapshot in time of the planetary positions at birth of Tammy Moorer (noon birth time used for a mid-range Moon).
We are immediately in forensic astrology mode having Sidney Moorer well and truly in our sights for Heather's demise (see Pt.1). Is Tammy involved directly with Heather's demise?
Aha! There is that 19°Taurus we were looking for…
Tammy's natal Mars is conjunct this point in the zodiac. We also note that the 7th house (marriage) at 3:41am encloses this natal Mars. Yes, we can be pretty darn sure that Tammy is in the mix. She's not tucked up in bed, sleeping.
If we step into the realm of interpreting asteroids and fixed stars for a moment, we know that the star Botein is always at the zodiac degree of 19°Taurus; a fixed point in the heavens. The ancients share their knowledge of Botein:
Hearts are never content with what is theirs; minds are bent on plunder and will banish all sense of shame – such is their desire for venture.
- Sidney has the karmic indicator/ Lunar South Node at 19°Taurus – Botein has a message for him in relation to karma.
- Tammy has natal Mars at 18°Taurus – Botein's message is in relation to her actions.
- Tammy also has the asteroid Hades at 19°Taurus in her natal chart conjunct natal Mars – she is hell-bent on getting her way, it would seem.
- Heather, meanwhile, has the dwarf planet, Chaos at 20°Taurus in her natal chart. The Moorer pair create total chaos in this young woman's life – their particular form of chaos is contained within the symbolism of Botein.
Oh my, what it takes for the heavens to get everything lined up! But back to the business at hand – Tammy Moorer's bi-wheel at 3:41am.
With the wife calling the shots in her household, natal Saturn in the 7th house at zero degrees Gemini, reveals a raw energy. We can suggest that this woman; Tammy Moorer is most likely a compulsive liar who lacks self-control and reacts impulsively.
- Transiting Saturn (our primary forensic indicator/grim reaper) is the focus of the midpoint = natal Moon (blue) /Uranus (in the outer wheel) – intensification to fulfill needs (Moon-Uranus) meeting the grim reaper (transiting Saturn). I would go so far as to interpret this as doing a deal with the devil.
- Transiting Saturn also is opposite natal Mars – that Taurus conversation above, joins us here plus indecision; clash of hot and cold.
- Transit Mercury (yellow) conjunct Moon – mental stimulation driving the need; driven by perception rather than fact.
- Transit Mercury square natal Sun – communicating the ego/wants; driven by self-esteem issues.
- Transit Sun (orange) conjunct natal Moon (blue) – ego drives emotions with this particular date on the calendar.
- Transit Pluto illuminated by the Moon in opposition – exaggerated plans.
- Transit Moon (blue) square natal Mercury – following senses rather than rationality.
- Transit Moon opposite natal Jupiter (green) – inflated emotional drive.
- Transit Jupiter (green) square natal Uranus – inflating the midpoint with transiting Saturn.
- Transiting Mars opposite natal Mercury – the navigator/she who directs the action.
Two months after Heather Elvis was reported missing by her family, Tammy and Sidney Moorer were arrested on charges of indecent exposure and obstruction of justice. "Creating false, misleading and/or inaccurate information regarding the disappearance of Heather Elvis and their activities in the early morning hours of December 18th, 2013 causing the investigating agency to divert resources."
The mug-shot of Tammy Moorer still had a grin on her face, so she was enjoying the attention; naïve to the reality of the situation. Social media buzzed and sleuthing became even more intense with other family members joining the fray; tempers flared as the pressure built.
Detectives had access to search premises and seize vehicles, so a bond hearing was put on hold and the couple remained in custody. We note that the wife was booked at 8:50am 21st February and her husband was booked at a later time; 11am. We have something to work with…
On 21st February, the transiting Moon was at 22° Scorpio and for those interested in the synchronicity, the Moon was in the same position of the zodiac as the day that Heather Elvis was born. This happens once every 28 day cycle, however it is noted; Moonchild's day in court.
Chart #1: Transiting in the heavens at the time Tammy Moorer was booked, Saturn is in the 8th house and transiting Pluto is in the 10th with the two planets creating a focus on Tammy Moorer's natal Moon (blue).
With this aspect, Tammy likely considers that she has control (Saturn) of the power (Pluto), however when we turn to classic interpretation of this midpoint we reveal the underlying emotion of the event – the threat of loss in her routine/domestic situation drives an emotional coldness; a shut-down of emotions – denial of the reality.
As for the hard aspects in her chart, the truth of the matter:
- Transiting Moon at the time of her booking (7th house) is opposite natal Mars (1st house) – personal needs are given priority.
- Transiting Sun (orange) square natal Neptune (turquoise) in 8th house. Date on the calendar (day of the arrest) – in fantasyland; likely delusional.
- Natal Uranus at the descendant – behaviour likely indicates the need for a psych assessment.
- Transiting Sun is also square natal Saturn in Gemini – self control under intense pressure.
Chart #2: Transiting in the heavens at the time Sidney Moorer was booked later that morning, we have the ominous ascendant and the fixed star position; Algol in the mix.
Algol threads the fine line between life and death, madness and wisdom and Algol at the ascendant can be a truth serum, or it can be involved in the worst of lies. Which way would Sidney swing, when confronted by the charges of indecent exposure and obstruction of justice?
The clock has wound forward from when his wife was charged by more than two hours. Again we have a midpoint, a focus for analysis that reveals which way the swings went; Algol and Sidney in collaboration of the worst kind.
- Transiting Neptune/Pluto = natal Mercury (yellow) – interview in relation to a death; attempted deception is the likely stand taken by the defendant.
As for the tension in the heavens, natal Saturn retrograde is in the 3rd house (communication) squared by transiting Lunar nodal axis – no-one in the courtroom believes this man for a moment. He is totally alone as he faces the seriousness of the situation.
- Transiting Jupiter (green) square natal Pluto – the big picture is before him and yet he remains optimistic.
- Transiting Moon (blue) is exact conjunct natal Lunar nodal axis – here we go again with the karma story. I would expect this man to realise what is going down at this point in time. 'Moonchild' is in the room.
Three days later warrants were drawn up and further charges laid against the pair. Both parties were charged:
- Kidnapping: the suspects did unlawfully seize, confine, kidnap, abduct or carry away Heather Elvis by any means whatsoever without the authority of the law.
- Murder: the suspects did unlawfully, without just or sufficient cause, murder Heather Elvis with malice forethought.
Dare I say, this story continues to intrigue us as we step into the future for the first time on this blog and wind the clock forward, bend the space-time continuum and endeavour to see what is ahead in this case.

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Its the true definition of a "spin" lol
FWIW, Georgia has five 5*'s in this class according to 247Sports composite. Travon Walker and Nakobe Dean are both 5*'s. I think Rivals may also looking at the position rankings, where UGA has scored high.
In the end recruiting rankings are very subjective and final evaluations cannot be reached for another 3 years. There's little question that Bama reeled in a great 2019 class, regardless of Rivals rankings.
If you want to see the disparity between Rivals and others, look at the reference sheet above. Just finished updating it. The 247Composite player rankings and the Rivals player rankings drastically differ on some guys, and remember the 247Composite would include the Rivals ranking.
"I don't know what class is but I can tell when one has it, you can tell from a mile away"
-- Coach Bryant
"We always talk about playing 60 minutes but this is a 60-10 game: the 60 minutes of the game and the 10 minutes in the locker room after the game that you remember for the rest of your life."
-- Nick Saban day after beating Clemson


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What's the Impact of The US Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement?/
Trump withdrew from the Paris agreement in early June 2017. Not surprisingly, there was a big reaction. We were meeting with one of our ReConsider Cabinet members discussing the withdrawal the day it happened (as expected, great conversation). One thing we learned immediately hearing from her was that she had done much more research on the Paris Agreement and the withdrawal's implications than we had, so we did some research! You're welcome.
The ReConsider Gut-Check
Time to eat your vegetables.
Regardless of how you feel about the withdrawal, now's a moment to take stock: how much did you know about the agreement when you made your initial reaction? What do you think it contained? Did you know, and educate yourself?
If not, can you know what the implications--good or bad--for the United States and the world could be?
We'll summarize the basics of the agreement and then based on that summary discuss the likely implications. (Note we didn't read the whole thing, but read a breadth of summaries and dove into a few key parts. If there are any inaccuracies, let us know.) When you read the summary below, check that against what you believed was in the agreement before reading.
What Is In the Agreement?
Despite lots of paperwork, the agreement boils down to just a few core parts, with a few key things to keep in mind.
The Core Parts
1) Each country gets to voluntarily choose "Nationally Determined Contributions" (NDCs). These contributions represent the portion of CO2 output that each country will be reducing from its current output. These are *cough* "required" to be "ambitious" and to "represent a progression over time." But ultimately each country chooses their contribution on their own. Yes, you can be a signatory and choose to increase your CO2 contribution (which is the case for many developing nations--China, for example, is committed to "peaking" in 2030). The United States' NDC is reducing CO2 production by 26% by the year 2025.
2) Every 5 years there is a "global stock-taking." In this, each country submits a report on its progress to its NDC to the UNFCCC Secretariat. These are made public.
3) There is wording to set up a global carbon trading market in order for countries to make money by getting ahead of their NDCs and selling carbon credits.
4) There is a "Sustainable Development Mechanism" meant to support environmentally sustainable economic development. However, there is not yet any structure or process. In essence, it doesn't yet represent anything, and it will be hashed out later.
5) The only really concrete thing in the agreement is the "Green Climate Fund," where the developed countries in the agreement committed to contribute $100 billion per year to developing nations between the years of 2020 and 2025 for climate change mitigation (reducing CO2) and adaptation (dealing with the impact of climate change).
That's it. As far as we can tell, it adds a reporting mechanism to "name and shame" (not our words) countries publicly, and provide some money to developing nations.
To Keep in Mind
1) There are no enforcement mechanisms. The only binding commitment is the 5-year reporting requirement. Everything else is completely voluntary.
2) The lack of enforcement mechanisms was why the United States was able to become a member without approval by Senate. Because there is no binding law, it did not have to be passed as a law--therefore, President Obama was able to enter the agreement unilaterally--and Trump was able to leave it unilaterally.
3) To meet their NDCs, each country needs to develop policy internally to encourage (or force) a change in their economy.
Direct Implications of the US Leaving
Trump made the case in his speech announcing the withdrawal that staying in Paris would have cost the US economy trillions of dollars and millions of jobs, and that it was unfair to the US to be sending billions of dollars overseas to developing nations.
National Geographic makes a six-point argument why the US leaving Paris won't derail reduction in CO2 output. The crux of the argument is "the economic forces are already in place and Washington policy probably wasn't going to change that much." However, there are a few direct implications, some of which are speculative:
1) Upon exit, the US is no longer publicly committed to meeting its 26% NDC reduction
2) Upon exit, the US is no longer publicly committed to contributing an undefined amount of money to the Green Climate Fund
3) Fact-checking Trump's numbers is a bit beyond our scope, but we'll just say that there's disagreement among economists (big surprise) over the economic and employment impact of Paris:
- "The Paris Climate Deal Was a Terrible Deal for the US" - Washington Examiner
- "Ditching Paris deal will have huge costs, won't create jobs, economists say" - Japan Times
4) Some academics have speculated that the US pulling out reduces the motivation and pressure for other countries to meet their targets. Others think that the opportunity to become the world leader on the environment will cause big economics like the EU, China, and India to meet their commitments in order to have the leadership honor.
To Keep in Mind...
1) None of this was binding in the first place, so the decision to leave might have absolutely zero impact on what US policy on CO2 emissions would look like over the next few years.
2) The United States had the option to reduce its NDC target.
3) Trump chose to pull out on the official Paris timeline, rather than right away. Turns out that the US signed onto the Paris agreement on November 4, 2016, and under the Agreement any pulling out would actually take effect 4 years later. That means the US isn't actually "out" until the day after the next Presidential election. It's possible the US will only be out for a few months. The next president--if Trump is not re-elected--could sign the US back in on day one.
It's not clear that leaving has any substantial impact on global CO2 emissions vs. Trump simply continuing business-as-normal. Whether it would depends on to what extent the pressure from the 5-year stock-taking would have influenced the Trump administration's decisions. Feel free to speculate.
Political Implications
We're actually pretty surprised he did it, given all of the above. Trump is probably not too worried about the impact on American soft power in the world--his foreign policy approach seems deeply realist at heart. But for the time being, it has brought a lot of flak from leaders of other signatories. Whether that seriously impacts US power on the global stage is yet to be seen, and whether you're a realist or a liberal in the school of foreign policy is likely to change your outlook on that.
But the domestic effect is something he probably knew about, and it's a doozy. Fully 69% of Americans supported staying in the Paris Agreement, with only 13% against. 51% of Republicans wanted to stay in, vs only 26% that wanted to leave. Even in the coal-centric West Virginia, 52% of Americans wanted to stay. This is a level of agreement that's incredibly rare in current American politics. The move to leave is, simply put, very unpopular.
The other really interesting political fallout is Trump may be inadvertently Making States Rights Great Again. New York, California, and Washington committed to keeping to the US's NDC, and other states, including Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maryland have set emissions reductions targets for themselves.
This both practically and symbolically shifts power from DC to state capitols, loosening DC's grip on governing the country centrally.
What's Really Surprising
Given general DC dysfunction, Trump probably could have gotten away with quietly stonewalling any direct policy to reduce CO2 emissions, and not put the Green Climate Fund numbers into his budget. The public stock-taking "shaming" wouldn't even take effect until 2021. It's surprising that Trump went for such a major--and unpopular--announcement when he could have simply quietly ignored it without any direct repercussions.
In fact, even if he wanted to be "above board," he could have just declared that the US would alter its NDC reduction target and Green Climate Fund contribution. It's specifically in the text to keep a country from having to choose "in or out."
So why did Trump leave the Paris agreement? We're actually still not sure.
Some Key Sources
- "The Paris Agreement Summary," Climate Focus (December 2015)
- "What is in the Paris climate agreement?" BBC News, 31 May 2017
- "What is the Paris climate agreement and why does it matter?" Wired, May 2017
- "Scholars greet Paris exit as multifaceted mistake" Harvard Gazette, June 13 2017
- "So What Exactly is In the Paris Climate Accord?" NPR, June 1, 2017
- The UN's giant page on the Paris Agreement


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An Episode
Along the narrow Moorish street
A blue-eyed soldier strode.
(Ah, well-a-day)
Veiled from her lashes to her feet
She stepped from her abode,
(Ah, lack-a-day).
Now love may guard a favoured wife
Who leaves the harem door;
(Ah, well-a-day)
But hungry hearted is her life
When she is one of four.
(Ah, lack-a-day.)
If black eyes glow with sudden fire
And meet warm eyes of blue -
(Ah, well-a-day).
The old, old story of desire
Repeats itself anew.
(Ah, lack-a-day.)
When bugles blow the soldier flies -
Though bitter tears may fall
(Ah, lack-a-day).
A Moorish child with blue, blue eyes
Plays in the harem hall.
(Ah, well-a-day.)
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924.
The author died in 1919, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 99 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.


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A recent feature of the Parola library is sprite based text effects. This extends the functionality of the library to include fully customisable, user defined, animated bitmaps to wipe text on and off the LED matrix display.
Here's how it works.
Continue reading "Parola A to Z – Sprite Text Effects"


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Fall Festival Recap/
It was another glorious Fall Festival at Camp Hiawatha last week! A record 72 people came out to the lake for fun games, pumpkin painting, and a campfire cookout. The weather was perfect, and we are excited the event gets bigger and bigger each year. We hope you can join us next year!


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The songs include words by Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa and writer Luis Amaro, Brazilian poet Clarice Lispector and the great Englishman William Blake, as well as lyrics by Serpa and Matos.
CD Release Concerts:
* September 15, 2016 9:30 p.m. at Joe's Pub, NYC
* November 18 at Constellation in Chicago
The reception for "Primavera" - the first album by the duo of vocalist Sara Serpa and guitarist André Matos - was rapturous, with reviews for the 2014 release using such apt descriptors as "enchanting" (The New Yorker), "breathtaking" (JazzTimes) and "spellbinding" (All About Jazz). The New York Times praised Primavera at length, calling the album "calmly stunning" while adding that the pair's music "capitalizes on their many affinities: as limber improvisers, as thoughtful composers, as selfless ensemble players, and as internationalists hailing originally from Portugal (by way of Boston and New York) Primavera is gemlike in its beauty and precision."
Now, Serpa & Matos present their second duo album. As with "Primavera" - which All About Jazz lauded for being "sonically lustrous," with an "intricate melodic sense" - the new "All the Dreams" glimmers with luminous melodicism and magical atmosphere, the music again casting a spell. The sound of "All the Dreams" mixes the organic and the electronic seamlessly, with Serpa and Matos playing multiple acoustic and electric instruments along with using the studio as an instrument; several tracks also feature Billy Mintz on drums and Pete Rende on ambient, Eno/Budd-like synthesizers.
Along with Serpa's signature wordless vocalese and the duo's own lyrics, there are songs that draw on words of great poets, both Portuguese and English. Atmosphere and image, poetry and melody - this is the stuff of which "All the Dreams" is made.
The title of the album comes from its lovely song "Nada," which features universalist lines by the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (via his heteronym Álvaro de Campos): "I am nothing, I shall never be anything / I cannot even wish to be anything. / Despite all that, I have within me all the dreams of the world." The title phrase also appears in the poetry of Walt Whitman, a key influence on Pessoa: "I dream in my dream all the dreams of the other dreamers / And I become the other dreamers."
These words mirror the feelings of creative reverie Serpa and Matos had while composing the music for the album. The singer says: "We felt that this music was making us dream and disconnect somehow from the reality of the outside world - and that seemed to be a positive feeling. For us, to be able to work in this dreamlike state of mind is fundamental to staying creative and happy."
About the leap from "Primavera" to the even more accomplished "All the Dreams", Matos says: "Primavera planted a seed for us. Our duo identity developed throughout the making of that first album, and with the new one, we knew more about how to use the studio to our advantage. We wanted to pay even more attention to detail - sound, texture, words. We didn't hesitate to depart from a 'duo sound' and do whatever it took to get the right feel for each song, whether through sonically multiplying ourselves or developing the sounds we produced. The mixing and post-production process was more intensive this time, and we did things like reverse the vocals on 'amlaC.' Pete Rende played such an important role in this, not only adding synthesizers to a few tracks but mixing the album, too. It's hard to imagine the album without his contribution."
As for the contribution of veteran drummer Billy Mintz, Matos adds: "We met Billy a few years ago, and he has become an important musician for me. He was super-meticulous in the studio, and the results are amazing, like pure gold. His dedication to music is inspiring, and his playing gives the record a nice contour. With Billy, there's a search for a primal beat, playing almost like a child in the sense of being free. But at the same, he has all this knowledge and experience to apply. He is a master."
Serpa and Matos make for a kindred-spirit duo, even beyond being husband and wife. Her fresh, subtly virtuosic singing blends beautifully with his gleaming, flowing guitar playing. "We do complement each other as performers easily, with most of the songs being reducible to just voice and guitar," Matos says. "In the studio, we're able to guide each other to the best performances possible, with sometimes even the best arrangements coming after the first take. Our tunes tend to have slightly different vibes, with Sara's a bit more intricate and mine less dense, simpler. It creates a nice balance, we hope."
In addition to those of Pessoa/Campos, the songs of "All the Dreams" include words by his fellow Portuguese writer Luis Amaro, Brazilian poet Clarice Lispector and the great Englishman William Blake, as well as lyrics by Serpa and Matos. There are songs about night, dreams and the imagination, about accepting sadness and offering forgiveness, about identity and empathy, about love and memory. Even the songs without words impart a sense of mystery and romance, with Serpa singing vocalese on such gems as the opening "Calma."
One of the album's other, lyrical highlights is "Lisboa," Serpa's tune-rich paean to the ancient capital of Portugal. "The words stem from something a taxi driver once told me about Lisbon having 14,000 streets, alleys and staircases - and all those reflecting so many memories, for me, for everyone who has lived there," Serpa says. "Because I live in America now, the city is distant from me, but somehow it remains so close to my heart. Every time I return to Lisbon, the memories come flooding back, the sense of place and time so strong. And music can evoke feelings of time and place - of memory - like little else in art."
Serpa and Matos each have long associations with some of the most important musicians in jazz. Serpa studied with iconic pianist Ran Blake, with whom she has recorded two albums, "Camera Obscura" (2010) and "Kitano Noir" (2015). Serpa joined saxophonist Greg Osby's band right out of school in 2008, performing with the group at such hallowed venues as the Village Vanguard and contributing to his album "9 Levels."
Osby's Inner Circle Music label also released Serpa's debut album as a leader, "Praia" (2008), and her quintet album "Mobile" (2011), along with "Camera Obscura." Inner Circle released Matos's third album, "Quare" (2010), and Osby also contributed sax to their duo debut, "Primavera."
Individually and together, Serpa and Matos have performed with such prominent musicians as John Zorn, Danilo Perez, Guillermo Klein, Tyshawn Sorey, Dan Weiss, Leo Genovese and Thomas Morgan, among others. Beyond their duo together, Serpa leads such projects as her vocal group City Fragments, while Matos leads a trio featuring saxophonist Tony Malaby and drummer Billy Mintz.


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Last weekend was another rainy Istanbul weekend (thank goodness because the newspapers are forecasting a major drought this summer), and our roommates Nazlı and Berk had the luck of having a rental car on hand after attending a wedding the evening before. We woke up early and Nazlı told us we were heading out on a road trip. To where I asked? Ağva and Şile. I didn't know much about either, but I jumped in the car still half asleep and we were soon on our way to Kurtköy to pick up our friend Başak.
We took a few wrong turns on the way from Kurtköy to Ağva, but eventually ended up in Ağva just in time for breakfast. The rain hadn't let up, so we found a rustic cafe along the river flowing into the sea. The cafes were set up on the pier, and the space between the cafes and the river was home to a number of furry critters. At first, we had no idea they were there until a few random paws started to reach up over the ledge.
After breakfast, we walked out to the lighthouse which is what everyone visiting Ağva on that rainy morning was doing. It's surprising how one can live surrounded by water in Istanbul and never have a chance to enjoy it, so it was a real treat to feel and hear the sea in Ağva. We didn't come prepared to go swimming but we were able to stick our feet in, and it was incredibly refreshing.
Our next stop was the İmrenli Koyu Plajı, a gorgeous beach in a semi-protected cove. We grabbed refreshments from the nearby convenience store and lounged around on the beach enjoying the feel of sand and the first rays of summer.
Next was Şile's Saklıgöl (Hidden Lake) which was aptly named. The lake had several cafes around it as well as a walking path. A perfect place for a peaceful family outing.
Lastly, we stopped in Şile for fish and fried mussels (I had been craving midya tava all day!). The restaurant we ate it had a lovely view overlooking the Şile harbor, and afterwards, we walked on the pier among the fishing boats. I also learned about the famous Şile bezi or Şile cloth, a light woven gauze-like cloth ideal for the summer heat.
Where is Şile? Located on the Black Sea, Şile is approximately an hour and a half outside of Istanbul. We headed to Ağva first, followed by İmrenli Koyu Plajı, Saklıgöl, and finally the town of Şile. When the weather is nice, both Ağva and Şile turn into summer resort towns, full to the brim with people. We were lucky to visit before the summer season officially started.


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Invisible Neighbors: Eco-conscious Artist Kenneth Burris Explores and Educates with Exhibition on Wildlife in Queens
The Local NYC will host a special ecologically-themed, educational art show on Queens wildlife by LIC artist Kenneth Burris. The show opens on Friday, November 11th and will be on view until Friday, December 23rd. Invisible Neighbors is inspired by the often overlooked animal, reptile, and insect residents of the Borough, and features paintings and drawings by Burris, as well as a slideshow to debut a children's book of the same title written by author Lisa Jane with artwork by Burris. A free pamphlet will also be available outlining ways and places to view the local wildlife. The show hopes to rouse interest in local ecology, trigger dialog, and motivate community members to become more engaged with local conservation efforts. Visitors are encouraged to bring the whole family along.
The Invisible Neighbors exhibition is hosted by the Local NYC, an edgy hostel/gallery providing a community cultural space to showcase works and events in the LIC neighborhood of Queens. Opening night is Friday November 11th at 6pm. The event has been generously sponsored by a Queens Art Fund (QAF) New Work Grant from the Queens Council on the Arts. More information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1066212246809876/


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creative self-care (a one-day inner excavation workshop)
liz lamoreux
I am so delighted to announce my first local one-day workshop!
Come along and explore ideas and themes brought up in my book Inner Excavation: Explore Your Self Through Photography, Poetry, and Mixed Media. In this workshop, we will look at how to use writing and photography to find the beauty in the everyday moments in our lives, and we will explore how seeking this beauty becomes a brave practice in self-care. You will be invited to slow down and notice where you are in this moment and to think about how creating a daily practice can support where you are on your journey. During our time together, we will also play with paper and color to create a simple journal to house our inner excavation observations. This day will be all about reflection, recharging, and fun!
When and Where:
Saturday, October 29, 10 am - 5 pm
Tacoma Pregnancy, Birth, and Family Education Center
7406 27th Street West, Suite 301 (top floor), Tacoma, WA 98466
Supplies needed:
Notebook + favorite pen/pencil
Digital or instant camera (a cell phone camera is great; if you don't have a camera, we will have one or two for people to share)
Optional supplies (the following are not required):
A few copies of photos that you can use in your journal. Examples include: nature photos, self-portraits, childhood photos, and so on. Images from magazines are also great.
A quote or poem that has meaning for you.
Supplies provided:
Kit + all art supplies needed to create the journal
Printer to print out photos taken during our time together
Other surprise goodies for our adventure
Cost: $130
Lunch included (sandwich, fruit, chips, cookie from the GreenSpot Tea House)
Snacks and beverages included throughout the day
To register (or ask any questions):
Email me (you can also click the email link in the sidebar)
Please note:
This workshop is for women only.
Because this has come up in a few emails, I want to just let you know that even though this workshop is being held at a birth and family education center, the workshop is not about pregnancy or birth and is open to all women.
For several months now, I have been hoping to find the perfect place for local one-day and evening workshops. During this time, I had no idea that Patti Ramos, our doula for Ellie Jane's birth, was living one of her dreams into reality and opening the Tacoma Pregnancy, Birth, and Family Education Center. In July, we had an incredible afternoon that went into the evening brainstorming session and the idea for me to teach a few classes at the center was born. This is the first class in a series that will be taught at the Center over the next few months. I am thrilled that Patti wants to encourage all types of gatherings at her new sacred space.
If you would like to make a weekend trip to the Seattle/Tacoma area to attend the workshop, there are some great B&Bs and hotels here. Just email me with any questions.
If you are interested in more of a retreat experience, there are still a few spots left at Create Magic, the Fall Be Present Retreat, that I am hosting and teaching at with Vivienne McMaster and Mindy Lacefield.


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Directed by: José Giovanni
Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale and Michel Constantin
Language: French | Subtitles: English, Romanian
Country: France | IMDB Info
Also known as: A bajhozó, As Balas Nunca Se Perdem, Der Mann aus Marseille, El clan de los marselleses, Hämnaren från Marseille, Hævneren fra Marseille, Hit Man, Il clan dei marsigliesi, Lo scomunicato, Mafia Warfare, Mafian kostaja, O Bandido Bem-amado, O simademenos, Pahan ilman lintu, Réquiem para un homicida, Sevimli kabadayi, The Pariah, Valtataistelu
Description: Episodic portrait of a criminal, from 1934 until after the war. Roberto Borgo is tough, cool, sardonic, loyal, and deadly. He comes to Marseilles to help his friend Xavier Saratov get out of jail, first killing a local brothel and casino boss to take over the businesses, and, with the help of Xavier's sister, Georgia, amass money for Xavier's defense. Xavier loses in court, so Roberto gets himself thrown in prison to be with his friend. Escape proves futile, but they are pardoned in exchange for working as sappers. After the war, Xavier is a bitter cripple, but Roberto remains detached, extorting ownership of a casino, which puts his friends at risk. Does he care?
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Many years of trials have shown the effective control of Botrytis with BOTRY-Zen® and ARMOUR-Zen®. BOTRY-Zen® works from flowering, colonising the nutrient rich flower caps and aborted berries. This is the tissue Botrytis would initially colonise, ready to infect the ripening berries later in the season. BOTRY-Zen® reduces the inoculum present within the bunch, and in recent trials has also reduced latent berry infections. ARMOUR-Zen® is applied from pre-bunch closure and stops the Botrytis spore from germinating. A mid season spray of MIDI-Zen® also helps combats Botrytis and Powdery Mildew.
Two to three applications of BOTRY-Zen® are required from flowering to pre-bunch closure. ARMOUR-Zen® should be used to protect the ripening berries later in the season from direct infection by Botryits.
The fungicide programme consisted of Early season: EuparenMult®i and Switch at flowering, Captan at berries pea size; Late season: Switch® pre-bunch closure, 4 Captan applications from post bunch closure to 2 ½ weeks pre-vintage. The BOTRY-Zen® programme was 2 applications of BOTRY-Zen® at flowering and a third at berries pea size followed by ARMOUR-Zen® from pre-bunch closure.
With the recent addition of MIDI-Zen® growers are able to add in to their programme a product that directly controls Botrytis and has the added advantage of controlling powdery mildew at the same time. MIDI-Zen® was specifically developed to control botrytis between veraison and pre bunch closure. Two applications are required through this time frame.
A research paper was published by Calvo-Garrido, Vinas, Elder, Usall, Teixido, titled "Suppression of Botrytis cinerea on necrotic grapevine tissues by early-season applications of natural products and biological control agents".
In the research paper it reads: ….the application of synthetic fungicides in vineyards worldwide has become less popular owing to the ease with which Botrytis Cinerea populations quickly adapt to new fungicide chemistry and reports of harmful environmental and human health risks associated with some synthetic fungicides. Constraints associated with fungicide use and the increasing number of organic growers highlight the need for alternative or complementary control strategies against BBR (Botrytis bunch rot)…..
After the pilot season of the three year project, The Organic Focus Vineyard Project was expanded by two more prominent wine companies in Marlborough and in Central Otago. BOTRY-Zen® was again included in the organic spray programme for the Hawkes Bay site for these two seasons.
Organic Winegrowers New Zealand, with funding from the Sustainable Farming Fund and New Zealand Winegrowers, launched a three-year project (The Organic Focus Vineyard Project) to document and demonstrate the realities of organic production. In the pilot season a Hawkes Bay company contributed their vineyard to the project. The vineyard was split into side by side organic and conventionally managed blocks featuring two grape varieties (Merlot and Syrah) characteristic of its region. BOTRY-Zen® was included in the organic spray programme for this site.
2009 Vintage Results
In a season that produced some heavy Botrytis pressure the BOTRY-Zen®/ARMOUR-Zen® programmes have performed well. Trial results show that ARMOUR-Zen® applications late season are significantly reducing Botrytis crop loss. There has been positive feedback from growers who used a BOTRY-Zen®/ARMOUR-Zen® programme this season and will continue to expand their application areas in the coming season. Figure 2 shows the results from grower-applied programmes in Marlborough. All of the blocks were Sauvignon Blanc, except for Vineyard 1C which was Pinot Gris. In five of the six blocks the Integrated programme performed at least as well as the Conventional programmes in reducing Botrytis crop loss. The results from vineyards 4 and 5 would suggest that a BOTRY-Zen®/ARMOUR-Zen® programme, without the inclusion of any chemical Botryticides, can effectively control Botrytis.
Vineyard 1A had no Conventional comparison block. The vineyards applying ARMOUR-Zen® made between 3 and 5 applications through the mid to late season.
In five of the six blocks the Integrated programme performed at least as well as the Conventional programmes in reducing Botrytis crop loss. The results from vineyards 4 and 5 would suggest that a BOTRY-Zen®/ARMOUR-Zen® programme, without the inclusion of any chemical Botryticides, can effectively control Botrytis.
2008 Vintage Results
Assessments show that a BOTRY-Zen®/ARMOUR-Zen® programme is providing protection that is comparable with a chemical fungicide programme. There were higher levels of Botrytis in the field compared with the 2007 season, with up to 40% crop loss in unsprayed treatments. The results from Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and Marlborough field trials show the standard BOTRY-Zen® programme which had been recommended to growers, (that is an integrated approach using BOTRY-Zen®, Switch® and ARMOUR-Zen®) performed as well as the chemical fungicide treatment (refer to Figure 1 below). The full season chemical-free programme using BOTRY-Zen® and ARMOUR-Zen® also performed well against both Botrytis rot and sour rot (sour rot is not tolerated by wineries as it affects the flavour of the wine), significantly reducing disease to a level similar to that of the chemical fungicide programme.
This shows that the BOTRY-Zen®, ARMOUR-Zen® and Integrated programmes performed equally as well as the full season fungicide programme in both the Hawke's Bay Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.


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- Special or Theme Issue 7
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- Press Release/Announcement 39
Approach to Improving Safety
Communication Improvement
Communication between Providers
- Sbar 2
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Education and Training
- Students 5
Error Reporting and Analysis
- Error Analysis 196
Human Factors Engineering
- Checklists 18
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- Regulation 22
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- Policies and Operations 15
Quality Improvement Strategies
- Reminders 21
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Technologic Approaches
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- Alert fatigue 10
- Device-related Complications 41
- Diagnostic Errors 9
- Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems 42
- Drug shortages 8
- Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation 1
- Identification Errors 11
- Inpatient suicide 2
- Interruptions and distractions 9
- Medical Complications 26
Medication Safety
- Medication Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events 414
Specific to High-Risk Drugs
- Anticoagulants 117
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Preventing errors with high-risk medications.
Wiley F. Drug Topics. August 2019;1633:16-18.
High-alert medications have the potential to cause serious patient harm if not administered correctly. Reporting on challenges to medication safety in the context of home, hospital, and cancer care, this news article recommends patient and health care professional education and support for collaboration with pharmacists as avenues for improvement.
Cases & Commentaries
Delayed Clozapine Prescription in an Elderly Man With Dementia
- Web M&M
Candy Tsourounis, PharmD, and Katayoon Kathy Ghomeshi, PharmD; July 2019
An elderly man admitted for agitation and suicidal ideation was prescribed clozapine by psychiatry. The clozapine Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program requires both prescribers and patients to be registered in an online database. A REMS-registered attending psychiatrist entered the initial order (12.5 mg). During the hospitalization, the medicine intern, who was not registered with the REMS program, titrated the dose to 25 mg daily and also wrote the discharge prescription. The outpatient pharmacist noted the intern was not registered and contacted the attending psychiatrist, who wrote a new prescription. The patient's family was unable to pick up the prescription for 3 days. During this gap in therapy, the patient experienced recurrence of paranoia and required readmission to the hospital.
Cases & Commentaries
Diuretics and Electrolyte Abnormalities
- Spotlight Case
- Web M&M
Tobias Dreischulte, MPharm, MSc, PhD; July 2019
During a primary care visit, a woman with morbid obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, heart failure, and diabetes mellitus complained of worsening lower extremity edema over the past few weeks. Her physician prescribed a thiazide diuretic. The patient presented to the emergency department (ED) 10 days later with 3 days of drowsiness and confusion. Laboratory results revealed severe hyponatremia and hypokalemia. She had a seizure in the ED and was admitted to the intensive care unit. Both the critical care provider and a nephrologist felt the diuretic had caused the electrolyte abnormalities.
Journal Article > Commentary
The dangers of ignoring the Beers criteria—the prescribing cascade.
DeRhodes KH. JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179:863-864.
The Beers criteria serve as a standard guidance to inform prescribing decisions in older patients to protect against adverse drug reactions. Written by a registered pharmacist, this commentary relates insights regarding how use of the Beers criteria could have prevented a misdiagnosis in her elderly mother. The author highlights the responsibilities of pharmacists and prescribers to use the list as appropriate to ensure patient safety.
Journal Article > Review
Catastrophic drug errors involving tranexamic acid administered during spinal anaesthesia.
Patel S, Robertson B, McConachie I. Anaesthesia. 2019;74:904-914.
Medication administration mistakes can result in serious patient harm. This review explored human factors that contribute to spinal anesthesia administration errors. The authors documented organizational, supervisory, system, and individual factors that contributed to errors. They recommend strategies to prevent such incidents, including the use of double checks and improved labeling practices.
Newspaper/Magazine Article
Your attention please... designing effective warnings.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 28, 2019;24.
Medication warnings inform providers and patients about risks associated with medication use. As with other safety strategies, applying a systems approach to medication warnings can help redirect actions and prevent patient harm. This article describes design, content, and language characteristics of successful medication safety warnings. In addition, specific design and user-centered considerations are included to improve the effectiveness of electronic alerting.
Journal Article > Study
Usability and feasibility of consumer-facing technology to reduce unsafe medication use by older adults.
Holden RJ, Campbell NL, Abebe E, et al; Brain Health Patient Safety Laboratory. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2019 Feb 26; [Epub ahead of print].
This usability study examined whether older adults could use a mobile application to consider the risks and benefits of anticholinergics, a high-risk medication class. The 23 participants reported an overall high usability for the application, suggesting that mobile health information technology has potential to engage patients in safety.
Newspaper/Magazine Article
Another round of the blame game: a paralyzing criminal indictment that recklessly "overrides" just culture.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 14, 2019;24.
Reporting on the criminal indictment of a nurse involved in the death of a patient, this newsletter article reviews factors that contributed to the failure, urges leadership to modify the use of blame tactics in response to medical mistakes, and highlights guidelines to prevent similar incidents.
Journal Article > Study
Patterns in outpatient benzodiazepine prescribing in the United States.
Agarwal SD, Landon BE. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2:e187399.
This observational study based on surveillance data documents increasing rates of benzodiazepine prescribing in outpatient care over time. The rate of coprescription of benzodiazepines with opioids and other sedating medications has also increased, raising concerns for harm including overdose deaths and hospitalizations.
Journal Article > Organizational Policy/Guidelines
American Geriatrics Society 2019 Updated AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.
2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019;67:674-694.
The Beers criteria serve as standard guidance for clinicians to prevent potentially inappropriate prescribing in patients age 65 years and older. This update of the Beers criteria examined current evidence to determine changes required to keep the recommendations in step with current practice and knowledge. Nearly 70 modifications have been made to the 2015 set.
Journal Article > Study
Gaps in ambulatory patient safety for immunosuppressive specialty medications.
Patterson S, Schmajuk G, Evans M, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;45:348-367.
This retrospective cohort study sought to determine whether screening for tuberculosis and hepatitis B and C was consistently performed prior to initiating immunosuppressive medications. About a quarter of patients were appropriately screened for all three infections before starting these high-risk medications, demonstrating the need for safety protocols regarding provision of immunosuppressive medication.
Journal Article > Commentary
It is time to define antimicrobial never events.
Liu J, Kaye KS, Mercuro NJ, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019;40:206-207.
Never events are devastating to patients and indicate serious underlying organizational safety problems. This commentary suggests that there are types of inappropriate antibiotic use behaviors that should be categorized as never events, such as use of an antibiotic longer than is required. The authors believe that labeling these incidents as never events will drive development and application of prevention strategies.
Tools/Toolkit > Fact Sheet/FAQs
High-Alert Medication Learning Guides for Consumers.
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2018.
This set of leaflets provides patients with information about taking high-alert medications safely.
Meeting/Conference > Meeting/Conference Proceedings
2018 APSF Stoelting Conference Perioperative Medication Safety: Advancing Best Practices.
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. September 5–6, 2018; Royal Palms Resort and Spa, Phoenix, AZ.
Anesthesia is a high-risk activity that has achieved safety improvements. This conference explored perioperative medication safety through discussions about drug shortages, toxicity management, patient harm reduction, and policy development. Recommendations for improvement were generated at the event.
Press Release/Announcement
ISMP Survey on High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings.
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2018.
Results from this survey will inform the revision of a high-alert medication list used to raise awareness about drugs that have heightened potential to cause patient harm if used incorrectly.
Journal Article > Commentary
Our other prescription drug problem.
Lembke A, Papac J, Humphreys K. N Engl J Med. 2018;378:693-695.
Unintended consequences can emerge when targeted strategies divert attention from concurrent safety concerns. This editorial recommends that lessons learned during efforts to improve opioid prescribing should be employed to reduce the potential for overprescription and misuse of benzodiazepines.
Journal Article > Study
High-alert medication stratification tool-revised: an exploratory study of an objective, standardized medication safety tool.
Washburn NC, Dossett HA, Fritschle AC, Degenkolb KE, Macik MR, Walroth TA. J Patient Saf. 2017 Dec 12; Epub ahead of print].
High-alert medications have particular risk for severe harm if not safely used. This study aimed to develop a standardized tool to identify high-alert medications. The authors report that the revised tool consistently distinguishes between high-risk and usual-risk medications.
Newspaper/Magazine Article
High-alert medications: the safeguards that you should put in place to reduce risks.
Blank C. Drug Topics. October 13, 2017.
This magazine article reports on high-alert medications, their potential to result in patient harm, and efforts to reduce risks. Strategies highlighted include development of organization-specific lists to guide practice and use of independent double-checks when working with high-risk medications.
Cases & Commentaries
High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers
- Web M&M
Nancy Staggers, PhD, RN; October 2017
Hospitalized with sepsis secondary to an infected IV line through which she was receiving treprostnil (a high-alert medication used to treat pulmonary hypertension), a woman was transferred to interventional radiology for placement of a new permanent catheter once the infection cleared. Sign-off between departments included a warning not to flush the line since it would lead to a dangerous overdose. However, while attempting to identify an infusion pump alarm, a radiology technician accidentally flushed the line, which led to a near code situation.
Press Release/Announcement
ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment for High-Alert Medications.
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2017.
High-alert medications have the potential to cause substantial patient harm if administration mistakes occur. This assessment tool will enable organizations across a range of care environments to determine opportunities for improvement in 11 high-alert medication categories. In addition, the tool provides an opportunity for organizations to submit their data anonymously to a national data collection effort led by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices to define the current state of high-alert medication practices in health care. The data submission process is now closed.


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Maria Simonetti
Executive Director
Maria Simonetti has had a long career as a public health professional and manager, covering community health support programs, health education in schools, community based organizations and hospitals, youth and professional development in health-related fields, and public health program design in multiple areas - nutrition, behavioral health, communications, sexuality, HIV/AIDS.
Maria designed health promotion and prevention programs in Westchester County, New York, with a focus on high-risk populations, and directed comprehensive sexuality education programs as well as programs promoting health, safety and wellness, covering many populations, from young children in school settings, to the elderly at senior centers county-wide.
She served on the Board of the Westchester County, New York, Youth Bureau, was Vice President of the Putnam County AIDS Task Force, and as a long term Community Partner for the Latino Providers of Northern Westchester, and the Chappaqua Coalition for Youth.
Maria was born in Tokyo, Japan, but spent most of her life and career in the Westchester, NY, area, and now looks forward to her new work with the Collins Center in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. When not working, Maria enjoys family time with son Michael, a college sophomore, travel, and hiking with her rescue Wonder Dog and close friend, Shepsula.


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Francesca Fuges is the founder of Loudhouse, a design & print shop based in Los Angeles. We strive to infuse our hand-crafted paper goods with the same mischief and humor that inspires, delights, and sustains us.
A Jersey girl born and raised, Francesca now lives in a crazy little bungalow in Southern California with her husband and a bunch of cats and dogs. Believe us, the chaos is real. It's fun, it's wild, it's messy. And out of that crazy life comes the creative inspiration for Loudhouse.
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Deadline Approaching for mmc2017 Late Breaking Posters
This is a sponsored blog on behalf of MMC 2017
Late Breaking Poster Submission to mmc2017 closes on Friday 15 May.
The Microscience Microscopy Congress 2017 is nearly upon us, taking place in Manchester from 3 – 6 July 2017 and this your last chance to be a part of this great event by submitting a late breaking poster. As one of the year's biggest European events for imaging and microscopy and with over 1000 cross-disciplinary visitors expected, by submitting a poster you can expect to be part of a large international conference which will feature work from across the globe at the very forefront of the field.
The Poster Village will be housed within the mmc2017 exhibition hall along with its large exhibition featuring some of the top names in the industry who will be showcasing their latest equipment as well as a number of smaller companies showcasing their range of products and services designed to help you with your research. As part of the main hall, the Poster Village enables poster presenters to reach the biggest possible audience. Poster sessions will take place each day to attract visitors to the area to browse at their leisure, and allow you to network and discuss your research with interested parties.
Late breaking posters are still being invited to all mmc2017 conference sessions. These sessions encompass a huge range of microscopy techniques and applications meaning the latest research across the field can be submitted.
You can submit your late breaking poster abstract online until 15 May 2017. Early bird registration rates are also in place until Friday 15 May.


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Dubai Photo Essay
You guys, Dubai. Wow. I recently returned from a whirlwind 72 hours in Dubai (and nearby Ajman) on behalf of Travel Mindset and Fairmont, and simply put, my mind was blown. This U.A.E. trip was my first proper visit to a Middle East country, and I don't know if I've visited a destination where my senses were so heightened and I experienced such a melting pot of cultures. Of the 30-plus people I met, for example, only two were from the same country. TWO! Dubai truly is one-of-a-kind. In a given day, you could sky dive above Dubai's urban landscape, wake surf, paddleboard, snowboard (yes, seriously), and go to the top of the highest building in the world, Burj Khalifa. Where else can you do that in just one day?
For any urban, architecture, and adventure lover, Dubai is a dream. And for no longer than I was in Dubai, I was immediately smitten. From the melting pot of cultures to the first-class food and drink scene to the adventure sports to the innovative architecture, it's unlike any place I've ever visited. And while I'll be sharing some of my experiences in Dubai over the coming days and weeks, today I come to you with a Dubai photo essay from last weekend.


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text: Tea Party ousts veteran Republican Bob Bennett in Utah 09 May 2010 The conservative grassroots Freedumb Works-backed Tea Party movement claimed its first major scalp in the US political establishment yesterday as the veteran Republican senator Bob Bennett was deselected by delegates in his home state of Utah for being too moderate. Bennett, 76, has been in office since 1992 and is an ally of the Republican senate leader, Mitch McConnell. His defeat at the hands of two political newcomers was partly due to anger over his support for the White House's $700bn bailout of the banking system at the height of the global financial crisis.


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