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Readers be like, "430 times, huh? He actually CLOCKED THIS?"
Yes, I did. It'd be easy to write a clickbait headline exaggerating something along the lines of "Chelsea Peretti Says 'Like' a Hundred Million Times" but I couldn't in good conscience write an article based on hyperbole. (I tried to make a cool visual chart of the data, but failed miserably. If anyone has the skills to do so, feel free to download the CSV of "likes as lap times" here. )
I had picked Chelsea Peretti's special "One of the Greats" over the multitude of stand-ups now on Netflix because, if she was good, I'd enjoy watching "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" just a little bit more. The first gold star for her was rolling up on that motorcycle in in front of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. No wussy little cruiser. A badass sport bike. I was getting turned on… maybe it was her Clint Eastwood voiceover, but regardless, her mission was already half-accomplished.
A few more minutes in, and I'm unsure about this show. Chelsea Peretti is proving to be one of the funnier young comics I've come across, but her comedy special makes it difficult to judge. With this show Peretti takes us on a "re-imagining" of her stand-up act. This entailed intercutting Peretti's "live" stand-up act with cutaways to awkward audience moments that were funny in the context of the special, but definitely staged and not typical of a live show.
These bits were sometimes funny, sometimes awkward, but the main result was to leave me wondering, "How much of this could be described as live stand-up comedy?" There were very few camera shots that showed both Peretti and the audience, and the atmosphere didn't have quite the energy that a truly live stand-up show would have. I'm not saying that it was staged without a live audience, but it definitely felt more studio audience than club audience.
Regardless of how the production of Peretti's stand-up special was done, she is a very funny comedienne. She does a little man-bashing, which is fair of any female comic, and touches briefly on some female-only experiences – the longest of these bits about the jealousy between regular and beautiful women on social media. Even as a man who hasn't necessarily experienced it, I've seen this enough to get on board with those jokes. The rest of her material was across-the-board, just plain funny.
However, one thing captured my attention and quickly became an annoying distraction: Chelsea Peretti (mis)used the word "like" on average every 9.4 seconds. Biggest gap between two "likes?" Just 54 seconds. The shortest gap? Less than 1 second. Over 430 times in the course of her show. And this does not include the proper uses of the word "like."
Proper Uses of "Like"
- "Like" as a synonym for "enjoy" – I like fast cars/I enjoy fast cars.
- "Like" as a way of comparing two things – "People say I look like you."
These are fine. Everyone's okay with these. But, an exhausting majority of Peretti's "likes" fell into the teenage girl category, the improper uses of "like."
Improper Uses of "Like"
- "Like" as a replacement for "um" or "uh" – I was, like, wondering if you'd want to go out with me.
- "Like" as action describing someone or something - "He was like, and then she was like, and then it was all, like… crazy, you know?"
"I was like" as a replacement for "I was thinking."
During her special, there were times I couldn't click my stopwatch as quickly as the "likes" were coming. An example of this would be when Peretti said:
"Like, I was on Twitter, and someone tweeted to me and they're like: Get your thyroid checked. It, like, threw my entire day into a complete ball of chaos – I'm, like, what? Like, why? Uh... like, that's not even being hateful; like, that's someone that's concerned for you. So I'm, like, Googling symptoms. It's, like, 'Bug eyes.' I'm, like, 'Aah! Aah!'"
Listen to this snippet here: https://soundcloud.com/sidtunez/like
10 "likes" in 26 seconds! That's nearly a "like" every 2 seconds.
We all use unconscious, redundant phrases. Maybe your Mom doesn't say "like," but how often does she say "you know?" And how about your friend who says, "dude" every other word? And then there's "totally" and "all," often used in conjunction with "like." In everyday speaking, we can give these a pass. But performers need to be more aware than anyone about language that takes their audiences out of the show and into a grammar spasm.
Do I make this mistake in my performing? Yes, of course I do. I've caught myself relying on "like" to get through anecdotes, on or off stage, and later tried to think, is there a better way I could have expressed myself than with "like?" In the clip below I say "like" 6 times in the first 30 seconds. In my defense, this was my newest material and I follow it with only 6 more "likes" in the next 3 minutes, one of which is an acceptable use.
There is a fine line between "grammatically correct" and "socially retarded." Proper spelling and pronunciation in a txt message is akin to your grandparents trying to join a conversation about video games by opening with, "Well, in my day…" Stop already. TLDR. Lost your audience. L33t speak is great for the gamer and tech geeks that get it, but for those of us who earned some of our highest grades in spelling, writing, and english comprehension, we are scoffed at when we try to express ourselves in only 140 characters on Twitter.
It is in this socially conscience world that, for the purpose of clear communication in spoken dialogue, the "like" has a place as an effective describer of both verb and adverb in one. Instead of "he said belligerently..." or "he asked in a scared way..." or even "he didn't say anything at all, but was prepared to leave in a hurry..." - you can describe each of these with "he was like...".
"One of the Greats" was a wake up call for me, though, to not rely on the laziness that "like" allows. I'm practicing slowing down, paying more attention to my words. I don't need to rush. Onstage, with the pressure to keep an audience, is where it's most difficult to balance proper grammatical speech with informal conversation. It helps that I often record my act to play back and refine my material later, and with practice I've been able to cut back on the "likes" in my performed bits. I am, however, still noticing the "likes" in my regular conversations.
So, today is a good day to break the habit of the "LIKE." Check out these additional links to see how you can help yourself break the habit, too.
I should be thankful for my OCD reaction to Chelsea Peretti's "One of the Greats," because I'm more focused on the quality and variation of my own delivery now. Despite all the "likes," it's still pretty dang good, so go ahead and give it a viewing. I watched it 3 times, and only once was for science.
- levi
ps. I also found a great app for Android during this: StopWatch Export.
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This touhou project paper toy "Kogasa Tatara" is designed by Ponta, and Graphig Template from Nasos. Kogasa Tatara is a karakasa who wants to surprise people. She hasn't been very successful so far. She tried to scare the heroine just for fun, but she was beaten easily. Later on, she decided to go to Byakuren's Temple to try and scare her, but instead, she met the same person and got beaten again.
At Ten Desires she tries to enter the cemetery, but is stopped by Yoshika, then asks the heroine who has beaten the keeper of the cemetery. She ends up being defeated by the heroine for being a youkai.
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Do you agree? Stevenage edges out Letchworth and Hitchin as best town for commuters in North Herts, says formula
PUBLISHED: 17:39 20 March 2017 | UPDATED: 17:39 20 March 2017
Stevenage narrowly edges out Letchworth and Hitchin as the best town for commuters in North Herts – that's according to a formula put together by a credit comparison website.
TotallyMoney.com's annual list of the best 89 London commuter hotspots ranks the towns based on average house prices, rail journey time and annual season ticket costs – all as of January this year – weighted against life satisfaction estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
Stevenage is ranked 28th, just ahead of Letchworth in 29th and Hitchin in 30th – with Stevenage's lower house prices, 23-minute journey time and £4,908 annual rail passes making up for its lower life satisfaction rating.
Annual season tickets from Letchworth are £5,500 for a 28-minute journey, and it's £5,036 a year for a 28-minute commute from Hitchin.
The average house price for Stevenage is given as £310,174, compared to £372,433 for Letchworth and £432,146 for Hitchin.
The 37-minute journey time, £5,432 rail season tickets and houses costing an average of £387,788 in Baldock saw it ranked much lower, in 58th – despite a life satisfaction rating equal to that of Letchworth and Hitchin.
Biggleswade and Arlesey came 37th and 40th respectively, with higher life satisfaction ratings than the North Herts towns and cheaper houses, but higher rail costs and longer journey times, with 31 minutes from Biggleswade and 38 minutes from Arlesey.
Commuting by rail would cost £5,988 per year from Biggleswade, and £5,272 from Arlesey.
Sandy's 48-minute journey, £5,828 annual rail costs and houses more expensive than either Biggleswade or Arlesey sees it ranked 84th out of 89.
The average house price in Biggleswade is £312,694, compared to £285,335 in Arlesey and £325,599 in Sandy.
Royston comes in at 72nd, with £5,932 for an annual rail card, a 38-minute commute and an average house price of £431,752. Its life satisfaction rating is the same as that for Letchworth, Hitchin and Baldock.
According to the data, the best London commuter town is Swanley in Kent.
The 'life satisfaction' score comes an annual ONS survey in which adults across the UK are asked to answer the question 'overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?' with a rating out of 10.
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'Spring Time of Hope' exhibition now open at Clonmel Art Centre
Cluain Training Centre launched its art exhibition 'Spring Time of Hope' in Clonmel Art Centre on Thursday, 17th January. It features the work of 31 artists from Cluain Training Centre, many of whom have not exhibited before.
The Mayor, Councillor Billy Shoer officially launched Spring Time of Hope and paid tribute to the creativity and artistic skills of the artists. Mr. Seamus Leahy, Chairperson of Cluain Training Centre congratulated the artists on their talented art works, thanked Julie Dargan, Art Teacher in Cluain for her work with the artists and thanked Maureen Purcell and her team in Clonmel Arts Centre for their great support. The exhibition will run in the Arts Centre until 14th February.


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"First Snow"
Snow Fairies in Magenta
Open Edition
Size:14 x 10 inches, plus white borders
You may request another size of this print.
Signed by Artist Nancy Lee Moran
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WELCOME. Please email me. I will figure out two options for the shipping price.
The Snow Fairy prints would make a pretty grouping (set) of three on a wall.
The sizes and colors of the three prints are harmonious.
Style: Magic Realism Fantasy
Paper: Premier Smooth Fine Art Paper
Print Type: Giclee High Quality
Date of Creation: 2011 (first print proof)
Giclee Print on Smooth Watercolor Paper, 100% acid-free cotton heavyweight paper, museum-quality pigment inks
Each Giclee is from a professional scan and printing done by Art for Conservation (Fine Print Imaging) in Colorado.
SEE this art here:
Link to Winter Snow Fairies on Nancy's website.
The last photo shows how Nancy created the original painting.
The original oil painting is in a private collection.
~ Kind Enchantments #09, Fairy Series by Nancy Lee Moran ~
A note from my fairy journal:
In the first week of February 2010, a light snow fell upon my town. Two of my small vinyl dolls braved the snow to balance on a spruce tree for photos. In the art, I created new faces and made costume changes.
As fairy art, the paintings also speak to me of the love between a mother and daughter, a mentor and girl, or between sisters. I believe these paintings to be about affection, protection and tenderness.
The floral dress was designed by Tracy of sewmanydreams from an MHD doll pattern. I changed its colors to my favorite cranberry and blush rose. For the child's violet outfit, I was inspired by various ballet costumes. Her cap is a reproduction of an antique doll hat in a Theriault doll catalog.
One of my husband's baby blue-spruce trees appears in each of these paintings. In the print, the spruce size is 40% of its real-life size.
I wish to thank Janet for inspiring me with her 2010 request that I paint some winter fairies. ~ Nancy Lee on December 8, 2011
© Art signed and copyrighted by Nancy Lee Moran
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Art Class
- "Go with the Flow: Basic Alcohol Ink." (For beginners)
- Pam Griner offers an afternoon providing instruction on inks, papers, and creating abstract and landscape paintings.
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The Magic Sweet Shop – Elementary Level
As Betty and Robin were going for a walk over Breezy Hill, Robin saw a small path that he had never noticed before. "Look!" he said in surprise. "Where does that path go to? I've never been along it."
"Perhaps it's just a rabbit path," said Betty. "There are lots of rabbits on Breezy Hill."
"No, it isn't a rabbit path," said Robin. "It's too big for that. Let's go down it and see where it leads to."
So off they went down the little green path.
When they had gone some way they came to a small village. It was made up of just three or four houses and two little shops, set close together on a hillside. One of the shops was a candy shop.
It was a funny little shop with a small window of thick glass. Behind the window they could see tall, thin bottles of coloured candy.
"A candy shop!" cried Betty, surprised. "I didn't know there was one on this hill, did you, Robin?"
"No," said Robin. "It's a funny place, Betty. There doesn't seem to be anybody about and yet I feel as if people are watching us from the houses. But whenever I look, I don't see anybody!"
Betty looked all around. There were no signs of people anywhere. The doors of the houses were shut, and not a sound was to be heard. It was a strange little place.
Betty put her nose to the candy shop window and looked at the bottles of candy. She began to read what was written on them. Then she cried out in surprise.
"Robin! This shop seems to have some very unusual candy! Just read what they are!"
Robin looked at the bottles. The names written on them were certainly very strange. On a bottle of blue candy was the word "Giant", and on a bottle of pink candy was the word "Tiny". On another bottle was the word "Invisible".
"You know, this must be a magic candy shop," said Betty excitedly. "Let's go in and buy some candy! I've got a penny and so have you."
So they pushed open the door, which had a little bell, and went inside the dark shop. At first they thought there was nobody there. Then they saw a small, thin man sitting in the corner reading a newspaper. He had large reading glasses on his long nose and two long, pointed ears.
When the bell rang he looked up. He didn't seem at all surprised to see the children.
"How can I help you this morning?" he asked, putting down his newspaper.
"Could we each have a penny bag of candy, please?" asked Robin. "They look such funny candies."
"There's nothing funny about them at all," said the shop-keeper, moving his pointed ears around like a dog. "They're quite normal."
He took five bottles from the window and emptied a candy from each into two bags. Each candy was a different color. Betty looked at what was written on the bottles so that she would know which of the candies were which. She saw that there was a blue "Giant" candy, a pink "Tiny" candy, a purple "Invisible" candy, a yellow "Prickly" candy and a red "Home-again" candy. She was very excited.
The shop-keeper handed each of them a bag. He took their pennies and put them into a box. Then he picked up his newspaper and began to read it again.
"Shut the door when you go out," he said.
They ran outside and shut the door quietly behind them. Then they stopped to look at the very strange candy. "I am not sure if we should eat them," said Betty. "What if they make something bad happen to us?"
"Let's go back and ask the shop-keeper about it," said Robin. Betty agreed so back they went.
"What will happen if we eat these candies?" asked Betty.
"Try them and you will find out!" answered the shop-keeper, without looking up from his newspaper.
The children didn't like to ask him any more questions, so they went outside again. There was a small road in the village that lead towards the top of the hill. They followed this road, talking about the strange candy shop. They were surprised when they came to a big white gate that went all the way across the road.
"This is stranger and stranger," said Robin. "I've never seen that village before, and now here is a gate across the road that leads to it."
"We've never been this way," said Betty. "What shall we do? Climb over the gate? We are nearly at the top of the hill."
"Yes, let's," said Robin. So they climbed over the gate and followed the road. There were thick bushes on both sides of the road. These were covered by flowers that were were as thick as snow. It was lovely.
They came to the top of the hill and looked down. To their great surprise they saw a much larger village on the other side!
"How strange!" said Betty. "There has never been anything on the other side of this hill before. Now there are houses and shops everywhere!"
They went on down the hill towards the small town, and soon came to some very unusual looking people. They were very round, their arms were very long, and their faces were as red as tomatoes. Some of them were riding in small cars, which looked more like big toys.
Betty and Robin stood on the road and looked around them. A small yellow car came along going very quickly. Robin jumped to one side, but Betty was too late and the little car ran into her. To her great surprise, it exploded like a balloon and flew up into the air in a hundred pieces! She fell over on the road, but wasn't hurt at all.
The little round man in the car shot up in the air and down again. He landed heavily on the ground next to Betty. He was very angry!
"You stupid girl!" he cried. "Why didn't you get out of my way? Look what you've done to my car. It's exploded!"
"Well," said Betty, getting up and brushing the dirt off her clothes. "I'm sorry about your car, but you should not have come along so fast. You didn't even sound your horn."
"You rude girl!" cried the man, looking as if he was going to hit Betty.
Robin was not going to let anyone speak to Betty like that, and he certainly wasn't going to let the anyone hit her. He pushed the little man away.
"Don't speak to my sister like that!" he said. "You are the one who is being rude. You might have hurt her very badly running into her like that! It's a good thing your car has exploded. You won't be able to drive so dangerously again again for a little while!"
The little round man went quite purple with anger and started shouting.
"Help! Help!" he cried. At once many more of the strange looking people came running out of the houses. They took hold of Betty and Robin.
"Take them away and lock them up!" shouted the man whose car had exploded. "Give them nothing but bread and water for sixty days!"
Robin was very angry but he could do nothing against so many. He and Betty were taken away to a big yellow building and put in a small room together. Robin pushed on the door but it was no use. It was locked from the outside.
"Look here, Betty!" said Robin. "Let's eat a piece of the candy. Perhaps something will happen that will help us to get out of here!"
So they each picked the blue candy from their bags and put it into their mouths. They began to grow taller before they had even eaten half of it. Yes, and fatter, too! They were soon so big that their heads touched the top of the room.
"Those must have been from the Giant-candy bottle!" said Robin in excitement. He kicked at the door and it nearly broke, for his feet were now very big.
"Stop that!" cried an angry voice outside. "If you kick the door again, I shall come in and hit you both!"
"Get ready," Robin said to Betty. "I'll kick the door again, and when he opens it we'll walk out and give everyone a surprise!"
He kicked the door hard. It was opened at once and a very angry man came in. But then he saw Betty and Robin. They were both as tall as the room and nearly filled it. His red face turned white and he ran for his life.
"Now we'll go," said Robin. He and Betty somehow managed to squeeze through the door and walked outside. The people now looked very small to them. The two children laughed to see the looks of surprise on their red faces. Everyone ran away before them.
They went down the road, scaring everyone they met. Soon they came to place where a much bigger road led off to one side. There was a sign pointing along this road that said:
"Look! " said Betty. "How exciting! We are giants now, Robin, so why don't we take the road to Giantland. It would be fun to be with giants."
So they took the road to Giantland, feeling more and more excited as they went. After walking for half an hour they came to some very large trees and knew that they must be getting close to Giantland. They were soon there, but the giants were far bigger than the children had thought they would be! Although Robin and Betty were much bigger than they usually were, they were still much smaller than the giants!
A very large giant with eyes like dinner plates saw them first. He looked at them in surprise and then called to his friends. His voice was so loud that it hurt their ears.
"Well look here! Look at these strange children!"
In a moment there were giants all around Betty and Robin. They didn't like it at all. One of the giants pushed his finger into Robin's chest.
"He's real," he said, in a very loud voice. "He's not a doll."
"Of course I'm not a doll! " shouted Robin, angrily. "Don't push your finger into me like that! '
The giants thought it was funny to see how angry Robin was. They pushed him again with their big fingers. Robin felt sure he would be hurt.
"Aren't they terrible, unkind things," said Betty, almost crying. She didn't like the great giants with their big eyes and teeth. "Can't we get away, Robin!"
"How can we?" said Robin, trying to push away a finger. "Oh, Betty, I know! Let's eat another candy!"
The children quickly took out their candy bags and ate the pink candy. In a moment they felt themselves growing smaller, and smaller, and smaller.
The giants seemed to grow bigger, and bigger, and bigger. Soon they were so big that they seemed like mountains! The children looked smaller than insects to the giants.
"Quick!" said Betty, taking hold of Robin's hand. "Quick! Let's go somewhere safe before they step on us with their great feet!"
There was a large hole in the ground not far from them and Betty and Robin ran to it. It was a worm hole! The children were now so small that even a worm hole seemed large to them.
They went down the hole and suddenly came to what they at first thought was a large snake. But it was only a worm, which politely pushed itself against the side of the hole so that they might go past. They ran on, very scared. A great beetle ran by them, stepping heavily on Betty's toes. It was all quite scary.
"I wish we could get out of here," said Robin, after a time. "Oh look, Betty! There's a light far in front of us. That must be where the hole ends. Come on!"
On they went and at last came out into the sun. They were in a beautiful field of green grass. Nobody was about at all, but not far away were some great red and brown animals.
"They must be giant cows," said Betty, looking at them. "I hope they won't eat us!"
The cows saw the two small children and walked over to them. One cow put her head down toward them. Robin ran away and pulled Betty with him. The giant cows followed, excited to learn more about these new little animals in their grassy field.
Betty was scared that she would be eaten up by one of the large cows. She ran from flower to flower trying to hide. Then she noticed that, as the cows ate the grass, they would not touch the prickly thistles that grew among it. An idea came into her head.
"Robin! Let's eat the Prickly candies," she cried. "I know which they are – the yellow ones! I don't know what will happen to us, but if we grow prickles the cows won't eat us. They will think we are a kind of thistle!"
So they each took a yellow piece of candy and ate it. Then they looked at one another in surprise for at once prickles grew out all over them! The cows soon left them alone, and went off to eat in another part of the field.
Betty and Robin ran down a very big rabbit hole, scaring a family of rabbits as they went. They ran on to where the hole led up to the open air again and came out into the sun.
They were on a green hillside, and nearby was a notice which said:
"Oh no!" said Betty. "Look at that notice!" But, just as they finished reading it again, there was a strange sound in the air. To the children's surprise about a hundred witches came flying through the sky on long broom sticks. They darkened the sky as they came together like black clouds. Then they flew down to the green hillside.
And, of course, the very first thing they saw was Betty. Robin had hidden behind a bush, but Betty was so surprised to see the witches that she hadn't thought of hiding!
Just as the witches came flying over towards them Robin pulled Betty down beside him. "Get out your bag of candy!" he said. "We've got two left. Eat the purple one and we'll see what happens!"
Betty and Robin quickly put their purple candy into their mouths. They looked at one another and to their great surprise they couldn't see each other. At first they didn't know what had happened, and then they guessed the candy had made them invisible!
Betty put out her hand and tried to find Robin. She felt him and took his hand in hers. He was still a little prickly, but she didn't mind. She pulled him down the hillside and then looked back at the witches. They were hunting all around the bush where they had seen Betty.
"There is no one here!" they cried. "How could they have got away?"
By this time Betty and Robin were at the bottom of the hill. They could not see each other, so they were still holding hands to make sure they stayed together.
"I'm tired of all this running away," said Betty at last. "Are you, Robin? Something always seems to be trying to hurt us. Who knows what it will be next time! Let's go home."
"But we don't know the way," said Robin, looking all round. "I'm hungry and want to go home, too. I wish I knew the way!"
"Let's eat the last piece of candy and see what happens," said Betty, feeling for her candy bag. "We've eaten all but the Home-again candy. Maybe it will take us home!"
So they each put a red candy into their mouths. Before they had finished eating it they could see one another and all their prickles had gone! They were very pleased, for they were both tired of being so prickly! They waited to see what would happen next. Would a big wind come and take them home? Or would their legs walk them safely back? What would happen?
Nothing happened at all. They sat there at the bottom of the hill and waited. But still nothing happened. It was very strange. Shouldn't the Home-again candy take them back home? If not, how could they get home? They were quite sure they would never be able to find their way!
And then Betty began to look around her. She saw a big tree with an unusual shape that she seemed to know. She noticed a house not far off. She could hear a milk cart coming along the road. Suddenly she jumped up with a cry of happiness.
"Robin! We are home! This is the hill just outside our garden! That's our house over there! There's the milk cart, look! Why we're home and didn't know it! However could we have got here! I'm sure the hill outside our garden isn't really a witch's hill."
It was quite true they were home again. They were just outside their own garden. They could even hear their gardener singing to himself as he worked among the flower beds!
"Well, how surprising!" said Robin, standing up. "We're safely back after a very strange day. Let's go and tell mother. Perhaps she'll come with us and see that magic candy shop."
That evening, they took their mother up the hillside to find the candy shop. They followed the little path but sadly, it did not lead to a candy shop. It led to a hill full of rabbit holes!
"It's just a rabbit path!" said mother. "You must have dreamed it all, my dears!"
But they really didn't, you know!


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In a new interview the guitarist said that the band were still firming up dates, but that they would be in the US in a few months.
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Phil Collen also recently revealed that the band were scheduling dates and that they would be exploiting the inevitable boom in interest in the band that is sure to come when the movie version of Rock Of Ages comes out in June.
"We're actually going to be back on tour around when the [film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical 'Rock Of Ages'] is out, and it would be a lot of fun to get some of the other bands featured in 'Rock Of Ages' out with us," he said. "Nothing has been finalized yet, but apparently POISON will be joining us — at least according to [POISON singer] Bret Michaels, who has been telling everyone that they'll be touring with us this year. [Laughs] We went out with POISON in 2009, and we all had so much fun. If it does end up happening like that, I would love for the third band to be someone like TWISTED SISTER, since they're also in the new movie. I think that would make for a great lineup."


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PRODUCT BACKGROUND: Iconic whiskey brand I.W. Harper is returning to the United States with a limited release of 15-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The whiskey, which was inspired by the original I.W. Harper releases, will be available in Spring 2015 and will offer American consumers lucky enough to get their hands on a bottle a richness of taste and history only the I.W. Harper brand can provide.
HISTORY: In 1867, German immigrant Isaac Wolfe (I.W.) Bernheim arrived in America with four dollars in his pocket and dreams of a better life. By 1872, he had founded his own distillery, Bernheim Brothers and Company, soon acquiring the trademark to produce the whiskey ultimately known as I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The whiskey won its first gold medal in 1885 and continued to gain popularity across the country and around the world throughout the twentieth century. By the mid 1990's, the I.W. Harper brand shifted its focus to the Asian market and ceased distribution in the United States. Nearly 20 years later, the I.W. Harper brand is returning to the U.S. with two new Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys for legal drinking age consumers to enjoy.
ORIGIN: I.W. Harper 15 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey was distilled at the current Bernheim Distillery in Louisville, Ky. and aged most recently at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville. It is hand bottled in Tullahoma, Tenn.
PRODUCTION: The mash bill for I.W. Harper 15-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is approximately 86% corn, 6% rye and 8% barley.
PRODUCT PACKAGING: The I.W. Harper 15-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey packaging is inspired by the rich history of the legendary brand, featuring the iconic bowing man and diamond labels that helped make the original instantly recognizable. The bottle is a modern interpretation of the classic I.W. Harper Whiskey decanter bottle.
TASTING NOTES: Sweeter up front with grain and corn immediately apparent, I.W. Harper 15-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey then moves into notes of oak, raisin, caramel, spice and vanilla. The finish leaves a long and lasting mouthfeel perfect for sipping over conversation with adult friends and family. I.W. Harper 15-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is recommended to be enjoyed on the rocks or neat to truly appreciate the full flavor profile.
SIZES: 750 ml
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 86 proof, 43% ABV
ABOUT I.W. HARPER: I.W. Harper evokes a sense of timeless gentility to provide premium whiskey to a new generation. As a testament to the authentic quality which sustained the decades, the Bowing Man remains as the iconic symbol of I.W. Harper. The Bowing Man stands to remind us— anywhere, anytime, it's always a pleasureTM. These traditions remain as two new Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys will be released to American consumers in 2015 as the next chapter in I.W. Harper's expansive story. Welcome home, Mr. Harper.
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Editor's Note
The Chinese keep expanding the use of mutual currency swaps to do an end run around the U.S. Dollar. Now Switzerland China currency swap is added to the growing list.
Here's the countries I have found, prior to the Swiss, that have entered into the currency swap arrangements with China since 2008:
- Pakistan
- Argentina
- South Korea
- Indonesia
- New Zealand
- Malaysia
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Uzbekistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Singapore
- Kazathstan
- Chile
- India
- Brazil
- United Kingdom
- France
- South Africa
- Germany
- Nigeria
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Australia
- Iran
- Russa
- Switzerland
- Mongolia
- Iceland
- Hungary
This list may not have all the countries agreeing to go outside the dollar and do currency swaps with China. (I DID NOT DO A SEARCH ON EACH INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY AND THEIR CURRENCIES.) But the currency swaps are expanding to the Central Banks to include the ECB (European Central Bank) to now the Swiss Central Bank. The Swiss are a major player in world banking and finance.
And let's not forget, whether our national and international policies are right or wrong, this year we have alienated more countries, such as Russia and France (especially with the sanctions) to move away from the US Dollar.
Truthfully if this present trend continues and we have more international issues, without some real solutions to our monetary policy issues, you have to ask yourself: Will the US Dollar still be the world's reserve currency by the end of 2015?
Why does it matter whether the US Dollar is the world's reserve currency? Can't we just use the US Dollar at home?
Yes, you can use the US Dollar at home. We spend trillions in international trade and are highly dependent on it. In fact 20% of your food supply is IMPORTED. We have been exporting our manufacturing base since George Bush Sr. 41 was president. Since we have been exporting our manufacturing base we are dependent on IMPORTS for our economy and individual use.
Can you now see that we will experience our modern Weimar Republic (Germany post WWi), an onslaught of meteoric rise of inflation in major economic sectors of our economy, once other countries loose faith in the US Dollar as the trading instrument?
I encourage everyone to keep following the currency swaps on their own. The media seems to focus only on the BRICS countries, but they are just a fraction of what is going on. Follow the trend.
Be on your toes so your dollars, income and savings can go farther!
Swiss, Chinese Central Banks Enter Currency Swap AgreementBy Dow Jones Business News, July 21, 2014, 04:12:00 AM EDT
By Neil MacLucas and Richard Silk
ZURICH--The Swiss National Bank and the People's Bank of China reached a currency swap agreement on Monday, allowing the two central banks to buy and sell their currencies up to a limit of 150 billion renminbi, or 21 billion Swiss francs ($23.4 billion).
The deal will also allow the Swiss central bank to invest some of its huge accumulation of foreign exchange reserves in the Chinese bond market, the SNB said in a statement Monday.
The Zurich-based SNB said the agreement will further strengthen collaboration between it and its Chinese counterpart and is a "key requisite for the development of a renminbi market in Switzerland." It could also facilitate trade and investment between the two countries, the PBOC said.
Switzerland is the latest of a series of countries to set up swap lines with China, which is keen to promote the international use of the yuan.
Last year China signed swap agreements with the European Central Bank and a clutch of others, including the U.K., Brazil and Indonesia.
The agreement between China and Switzerland has a term of three years and can be renewed thereafter, the PBOC said.
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List Prices, Sale Prices, and Marketing Time: An Application to U.S. Housing Markets
Many goods are marketed after first stating a list price, with the expectation that the eventual sales price will differ. In this paper we first extend search theory to include the seller setting a list price. Holding constant the mean of the buyers' distribution of potential offers for a good, we assume that the greater the list price, the slower the arrival rate of offers but the greater is the maximal offer. This tradeoff determines the optimal list price, which is set simultaneously with the seller's reservation price. Comparative statics are derived through a set numerical sensitivity tests, where we show that the greater the variance of the distribution of buyers' potential offers, the greater is the ratio of the list price to expected sales price. Thus, sellers of atypical goods will tend to set a relatively high list price compared with standard goods. We test this hypothesis using data from the Columbus, Ohio housing market and find substantial support. Other applications could include the market for fine art or autos.
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- Knight, John R & Sirmans, C F & Turnbull, Geoffrey K, 1994. "List Price Signaling and Buyer Behavior in the Housing Market," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 9(3), pages 177-192, November.
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Juicy treats on offer at Harestanes Apple Day
Revel in autumn's bounty at Harestanes Visitor Centre's annual Apple Day extravangaza in The Scottish Borders on October 9.
This free family day out celebrates the humble fruit in all its guises with juice tastings and expert advice alongside sales of apples and trees. Organically reared meat, cheeses and bread will also be on sale and there will be children's activities and a live band to add to the party atmosphere.
The event is being hosted by Borders Organic Gardeners, an organisation with more than 450 members in Scotland and England, and the Scottish Borders Council.
Harestanes Centre Manager, Michael Scott, said: "For me, one of the highlights of Apple Day is seeing the fruit of over 150 different apple varieties laid out together, all sourced locally by apple expert Alec West from Leitholm.
"Visually, it's quite overwhelming – the range of colours, shapes and sizes is a real surprise. Alec's tremendous collection of apples helps visitors to identify their own fruit and often leads to the discovery of previously unknown varieties from the local area".
Apple Day runs between 11am-3.30pm and is at Harestanes Visitor Centre, Ancrum, near Jedburgh.
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Hello, i'm 19 years old and i started MD as a form of protection. It started at college (my first round) where i had no friends, everyone was mean and i didn't enjoy my subjects. No one understood my creative abilities. So i started to imagine my life successful, full of friends, a boyfriend who was just my type (often took the form of celebrities i thought were good looking, but not them personally) and it was how i coped. But then the depression sank in. My daydreams made me feel alone because i realised life wasn't like that. I became a shell of myself and often thought if i'd ever feel happy again. I had to drop out and come back the next year, which i did after i recovered but in a different college. One more suited for me, where it was all course work and film making. But still i MD'd without realising it was an addiction and saw no harm.
It became the way i breathed and meditated. If someone made me upset i'd cry my eyes out and the only thing that would cheer me up was just to imagine my second life and how all the friends there would comfort me and how a loving partner would tell me everything was going to be ok. It became the only source of my laughter. I became a little crazy, talking to myself, not exactly pretending i could see them, but it's like a shutter effect. My eyes were open and i could see my bedroom but in my head i knew where i was, in my perfect life.
I idolised myself - i was funny, loved, caring, able... which i am! all those things! but no one would let me show who i am. I am a film student and every time i have an idea it's crapped on by others. I'm now to scared to film a short, i get nervous overtime i pick up a camera. And so i'd just imagine i did it... in my second life. But this isn't me! It's a coping mechanism.
I've been shitted on so often in my life. They see the vulnerable me and manipulate me. I had a boyfriend who made me believe everything i thought was invalid, like i had no opinions. If i didn't enjoy kissing him it was because something was wrong with me, not him. But it was him. He was an arsehole that made me feel insecure. He was up his own arse but i was so happy to be wanted i could't see. (I should say now i never loved the guy, or even liked him. I just kept at the relationship because it been so long. Then i got trapped in his self-pity and every time i thought of breaking up with him he'd make me feel like my opinion was wrong and that he never hurt me (mentally). He was very defensive, it was gross) We broke up eventually when i had had enough and asserted my own damn opinion!!!!! But life was still shit.
So i go back to my second life and get my dose of dopamine there and carry on like everything normal. But i want to not have to do that. It makes me upset about how lost i've become. I could walk into a new club (sports ect.) by myself and make friends easily. I was an air cadet for a long time and it was the happiest bit of my childhood because i got to be myself there. I was quite popular, with the boys as well ;) but thats all gone now. I'm at college with fuck his face (ex boyfriends nickname) and he makes me feel insecure there, has taken away all my freedom and all the classmates there are up their own arse i have no one to work with. I feel like shit, that today i came home at lunch crying my eyes out because i found myself wandering around the college aimlessly, trying to find a place to be, but there was none. I'm not an introvert. I love talking to people! I'm that person that will give u some change if your 20p short to get a bus ticket. I've helped random strangers through panic attacks, helped old ladies with heavy bags! I am such a nice person and i don;t think i need to be rewarded for it, but i hate keeping myself to myself. I want to leave the house but realise i have no place to be!
If anyone wants to start their recovery process with me. Serve as the other card that stands the other card up to make a that triangle thing, I'm happy to be that person. I'd love to hear everyone's stories. I've tried everything... please help, i'm in dire need of support, i've told no one :'(
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It's sad to hear this kind of story, but not nearly as sad as living it. By what you said, there's so much potential in you that ends up wasted because of others' rotten selfishness. I'm going to take the gamble here. If you can trust a complete stranger over the internet, I might just be able to help a little.
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Hi All,
While we are negotiating for a venue and try to book the right hotel, it will be helpful to fix the scope the the conference. According to the original proposal (https://live.gnome.org/GnomeAsia/2012Summit/Bids?action="">) It will be a 1 Day Conferece + 1 Day Tour + 5 Day Hackfest.
Emily suggested to have a community track. This is noted and will be considered seriously when we put together the conference schedule.
Is this the scope that everyone comfortable with? The 5 day hackfest is actually copied from last years' proposal. With GNOME 3 to be released, there were plenty of work to be done. As I know that a number of person are interested in the "Adapting GNOME to New Types of Devices", some topic within the hackfest can be related to that as well.
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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended is a film, video and multimedia professionals in the field, the use of 3D and animation of graphics and Web designers, as well as engineering and science professionals an ideal choice. A 3D image and composite it into 2D images. Easily edit video layers of animated graphics, so the time came to a halt. And the use of measurement, counting and visualization tools, exploration of your images.
CS3 the most shining star of more than Photoshop CS3. As Adobe's core products, Photoshop CS3 has always attracted the greatest attention, Adobe is also the end of last year released its beta version. Photoshop CS3 reasons to choose it would be perfect not only compatible with Vista, more importantly, dozens of exciting new features, such as support for the new widescreen display space, more than 20 sets of windows in a dock, the total area occupied by more small toolbar, multiple photos automatically generated panorama, flexible black-and-white conversion, easier to adjust the choice of tools, smart filter, and improve the disappearance of point features, better support for 32-bit HDR images, and so on and so on. In addition, Photoshop from the CS3 version of the first time divided into two, namely the conventional version of the standard 3D features and support Extended (extended) version.
1, Photoshop CS3 The biggest change is the tool into a scalable, single for long and short two-section.
2, tool box on the Quick Mask Mode and switch the screen mode switch method has changed.
3, the choice of tool kit options, a group of multi-selection mode, you can decide to choose their own group or a separate layer.
4, toolbox and more rapid selection tool for Quick Selection Tool, should be a shortcut version of a magic wand, you can not add any shortcut keys to the election, according to the same painting can go to choose the region, very magical. Of course, there are new options column, add, subtract optional three models, rapid selection of the image color difference will be very intuitive and fast.
5, the choice of tools are all included in the definition of the constituency to re-edge (Refine Edge) options, such as the definition of the edge radius, contrast, and so on eclosion, can shrink and expand constituencies. There are also a variety of display mode options, such as the Quick Mask Mode and Mask mode, very convenient. For example, you do a simple eclosion, can preview and adjust the value of the effect of different eclosion. Of course, the choice of menu commands familiar from eclosion from the stage of history.
6, transfer board can be reduced for the beautiful icon, a bit like a docker CorelDraw, or the panel as Flash contraction, but compared to the cooler, two-tier contract, I feel great!
7, more than a "cloning (copying) the source of" Palette, is a seal with the use of imitation, allowing the definition of a number of cloning source (sampling points), just like there are a number of cut-and-paste version of Word does. Other sources can be overlapping clones preview, sample specific coordinates, you can clone the source of the shift to zoom, rotate, mixed operations such as editing. Cloning can be a source for a layer, as well as two from top to bottom, as well as all the layers, which more than the previous version of a model.
8, the preview in Adobe Bridge can be used in a magnifying glass to enlarge the local image, and the magnifying glass can also be mobile, you can rotate. If you select several pictures at the same time, but also with the preview is really cool.
9, Adobe Bridge adds Acrobat Connect function, used to open the network meeting, formerly known as Macromedia down to the Breeze.
10, Bridge can see the Flash FLV video format, and the other Bridge to start feeling better faster than the two versions CS2 and CS should be faster, there is no sense of burden and "a sense of death."
11, in Bridge, select multiple photos, press Ctrl + G can be stacked more than one picture, of course, you can click to start at any time, this used to save space
12, added a new dialog box to create Web pages directly, video and mobile phones the size of the contents of the default. Banner of the website such as the commonly used sizes, such as the common cell phone and then the screen size and so on
Related knowledge of photo editing software:
Adobe in July 18 launch of the first Lightroom beta version
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Official Adobe Photoshop CS 3 trial version
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI 11.20
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What is AggieCon?
AggieCon is the oldest, largest student-run fan convention in the world! We like to call ourselves a "congloma-con." We cater to all fandoms, including Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming, Horror, Anime, and many more. This year's theme is "It's Dangerous To Go Alone".
The convention is proudly run by Cepheid Variable, the only Texas A&M student organization devoted to the support and promotion of all things geeky.
Location & Hours
2017's AggieCon was hosted at the Brazos County Expo Complex in Bryan, Texas March 24-26.
The Hours of the convention are:
- Fri. 24: Noon-Midnight (Registration opens at 11AM)
- Sat. 25: 10AM-Midnight (Reg and Tabletop open at 9AM)
- Sun. 26 : 10AM-3PM (Tabletop opens at 9AM)
A transit service may be operational during the convention to help students attend the convention at their convenience.
Badge Prices (badges are available online and will also be available at the door):
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Guests and Panelists
The following guests have been confirmed:
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- Harris O'Malley (a.k.a. Dr. Nerdlove
- Martin Whitmore
- Black Paper Moon
Along with these panelists:
- Sammy Berzoza
- Alycia Christine
- Christina Garlisch
- Megan Proska
- Arianne Tex Thompson
- Mel White
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Over the last couple of weeks I have noticed a lot of activity in my yard. When I look out my kitchen window I wonder, how does it work, this instinct that the animals and the birds all seem to have at the same time of year. I see black squirrels and grey squirrels busy carrying all those nuts. I don't know how they hang onto them, some of the chestnuts are bigger than their heads. Then there are the birds, I have a huge pack of sparrows that all seem to be jumping around my yard and the squirrels try to sneak up on the birds (I'm not sure why and what they plan on doing with them). The golden finches are busy getting fat, the other day there was 5 all at once on my little feeder, some bright yellow and black, some a muted yellow and black. They seemed to be having quite the conversation. It would be fun to understand what they are saying when they are chattering away. I'm sure they might sound just like a group of children playing in the yard.
We can never forget the skunks, they seem to be out in a great abundance as well. I don't see them but I sure can smell them. The closer they are the more acrid the smell. I'm sure those with dogs have all had that same experience. How do the skunks stand still long enough to wait until the poor animal gets so close they almost always get it in the side of the head. PEWWWWWWWW...lol.
Do we have those same instincts? Do we start nesting for winter? I have my wood pile in order, should I start burying some nuts just in case the squirrels forget where they put theirs. I've been thinking about what to put out for the birds over the winter, does anyone know? I don't want to have hundreds of birds but a few would be nice. What kind of birds stay for the winter?
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Googling myself ended in full depression, says Blake Lively
Blake Lively doesn't think the internet is a very nice place.
Blake Lively has said she does not read about herself on the internet because Googling herself once ended in "full depression".
The former Gossip Girl star, who is married to actor Ryan Reynolds, said she learned the hard way not to search for her own name online.
Blake, 29, told Variety magazine for its Power Of Women issue: "I have (Googled myself) before and it just ended in full depression.
"So I think it's a good rule of thumb not to Google yourself because the internet is not nice."
The mum-of-two was asked to give her best advice during the interview, and said it was that women should not feel they have to choose between parenting and a career.
She said: "My mum had a career and had five kids.
"Don't compromise one for the other.
"You can do both fantastically, and some days you'll do both horribly. As long as you're happy and give your family all the love and attention they need, it all sort of falls into place."


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I posted this exactly a year ago from today and I am still using it to this day! As of right now, my garage sale box is overflowing and I need to take it up to the attic and replace it with an empty one!
Do you dread going through all your stuff to find things to put in a garage sale? Make it easier, by designating a box as a garage sale box and keep it in your basement, garage, or a closet. As you find things throughout the year you no longer want or that no longer fit, just toss it into your box. Having a go-to-box, makes having a garage sale not seem so daunting. Plus, it helps you get rid of things because you have somewhere for them to go right away.


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President's report 2013/2014
The President's Report is presented to the General Assembly during the annual congress of the European Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiology.
See also:
President's Report 2013/2014
President's Report 2012/2013 (Geneva, Switzerland)
President's Report 2011/2012 (Stresa, Italy)
President's Report 2010/2011 (Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
President's Report 2009/2010 (Berlin, Germany)
ESPA President's Report 2013/2014
Dear members of ESPA,
I am delighted to present the ESPA President's report summarizing the activities of the Society over the past year. After a highly successful 4th Annual Congress in Geneva in 2013, with a record number of delegates, the ESPA Congress has firmly established itself as THE meeting to attend for its scientific and educational content and its friendly atmosphere.
We have been very fortunate to secure the services of Guarant International as our Professional Congress Organisor and we have had excellent service from them over the past year. As well as providing a comprehensive congress service, they are helping us develop our membership services and website.
ESPA ELECTION 2014 (Chair: Nigel Turner)
I am very pleased to announce that Ehrenfried Schindler has been elected as ESPA President from September 2015 and will thus become Vice-President in September 2014 when Nigel Turner demits that official role. Fredi has been an outstanding Honorary Treasurer and we are pleased to welcome Michael Brackhahn as his successor. Nigel Turner has had a most distinguished record in steering and guiding ESPA through its early years and his wise counsel will be sorely missed. Torsten Lauritsen continues as Honorary Secretary and Tom Hansen, PA Lonnqvist, Riku Aanta and Marzena Zielenska are re-elected to the Executive Board. We thank Karin Becke for her great contributions to the scientific work of ESPA and Peter Crean for his excellent work on guidelines over the last 4 years. Their elected replacements on EXBO are Pervin Bozkurt and Maria Vittinghoff. Thanks to all who took part in the election as candidates and voters.
Scientific Committee (Chair: Tom Hansen)
Under the leadership of Tom Hansen, the scientific committee has worked hard to develop an interesting programme for ESPA Prague 2014 and has coordinated the assessment of over 130 abstracts for this year's congress. Over the past year the committee has worked with ESPNIC and the ESA on joint sessions at their congresses and also to produce a programme for a special two day meeting in Athens on Peri-Operative Medicine: The Paediatric Patient 14-15 November 2014. Through Tom, we also have input to the Eurostar and SmartTots projects and research groups on neurotoxicity and the developing brain.
Pain Network (Chair: P-A Lonnqvist)
We now have an ESPA Pain Network with named representatives from most countries and we now need to energise this with specific projects. Anyone with ideas for international collaborative working should contact PA. There are excellent resources and good practice guidance on the ESPA website http://www.euroespa.org/index.php/education-centre/specialized-sections/pain-section
The QUIPSI project continues to collate and benchmark performance data on paediatric post-operative pain under the guidance of Winfried Meissner. The EPSA QUIPSI group is currently standardizing the data collection system for use throughout Europe and recently a collaboration with the UK Paediatric Pain Travelling Club Network to validate the English version of the system has started with a number of pilot sites ready to contribute to this important step. ESPA hopes to facilitate the expansion of QUIPSI across all European countries. http://pain-out.med.uni-jena.de/node/82
Regional Anaesthesia Group (Chair: Steve Roberts)
This subcommittee has been working hard to produce excellent high quality educational material for our website covering the whole range of paediatric regional anaesthesia techniques http://www.euroespa.org/index.php/education-centre/specialized-sections/us-regional-anaesthesia You can find almost everything you need to know about paediatric regional anaesthesia on this section of our website.
Task force on competent paediatric anaesthetic services (Chair: Karin Becke)
The aim of this task force is to provide guidance on the essential and desirable components of a modern paediatric anaesthesiology and pain management service. After considering a range of source documents and to provide practical tools for ESPA members, the group has decided to produce a series of checklists to allow departments to assess themselves against current standards and guidance. This should highlight areas of good practice for sharing across Europe and areas where quality improvement initiatives should be focused.
Education committee (Chair: Riku Aanta)
The main tasks of this committee have been to collate competencies for paediatric anaesthesia, guidance from UEMS, and draft a curriculum for a paediatric anaesthesiology fellowship. Riku has also worked extremely hard to keyword our video lecture archive from previous congresses so this may be more readily searchable. The lectures from all ESPA Congresses are available now to members and provide a fantastic training and CME resource. We are also discussing a European version of the UK Royal College of Anaesthetist's CPD matrix that provides a framework for keeping knowledge, skills and competences up to date over a five-year cycle.
Guidelines Committee (Chair: Peter Crean)
The ESPA Guideline Committee has collated several guidelines for the ESPA website and has produced very useful downloadable action cards for use wherever children are anaesthetised.
Neil S. Morton
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Enhancing 'balance' in our lives. Michael O'Driscoll School of Psychology University of Waikato. What does work-life balance mean?. Definitions : Time: Greenhaus et al (2010) …. 'objective' Role negotiation (Carlson et al., 2012) Subjective perceptions of 'balance'
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Puppy Development – Month 2
The puppy's senses awaken. It should be starting to walk by the start of this month. The puppy shouldn't be separated from its mum for long periods during the day.
A puppy should remain with its siblings until it is at least eight weeks old. This period is crucial for establishing a dog's identity and insuring its life-long stability.
The puppy is able to pee and poo on its own without mum's help and its teeth are starting to grow.
For advice on getting ready for a new puppy, visit our Welcoming your new puppy page which contains everything you need to know about puppy proofing your home!
Feeding & Nutrition
Mother begins to wean them and the puppy becomes completely independent from mum. Puppies should be weaned onto solid food such as gruel which is kibble soaked in milk or water. Weetabix is a good alternative.
They are generally fed this until they are 7 to 8 weeks old.
Training, Exercise & Play
Mum will start to teach them discipline as the puppy socialises with its siblings and learns bite inhibition, which is biting with a soft mouth, through puppy play-biting.
During this time, as there are critical lessons that the puppy must learn from their mum and siblings, they should not be removed from their original homes before 8 weeks.
Puppy Care
Standard dog vaccinations for a puppy tend to occur around 6 weeks of age and tend to be a course of two jabs, two weeks apart. You may find the owner or breeder completes the first set of jabs and once the puppy has found another home the new owner completes the second set.
It is important that your puppy doesn't interact with other dogs except mum and siblings from the same litter, until the vaccinations are complete to avoid infection.
The vaccinations they require are:
• Canine parvovirus
• Canine distemper virus
• Leptospirosis
• Infectious canine hepatitis.
When your puppy has its first jabs make sure they de flea and worm him at the same time. Download our Dog Vaccination Tracker to monitor your puppy's vaccinations from puppy into adulthood.
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Since November 2010, Roberto Carbone is a researcher of the Security and Trust Research Unit at the Center for Information Technologies of Bruno Kessler Foundation in Trento.
He received his Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering and Telecommunications from the University of Genova in 2009. His PhD Thesis, titled "LTL Model-Checking for Security Protocols", has been awarded the CLUSIT prize 2010 by the Italian Association for Information Security. His research focuses on the formal analysis of security protocols and services. He has participated in the EU project AVANTSSAR. He has contributed to the development of some key extensions of the SATMC model checker and he is currently the main developer of the tool. He has contributed to the discovery of a serious vulnerability on the SAML-based Single Sign-On for Google Apps, an Authentication flaw in the most common use-case scenario of SAML 2.0 SSO Profile (Errata by OASIS Security Services Technical Committee), and Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities in SAML-based SSO for Google Apps and Novell Access Manager v3.1.
He has recently contributed to the detection of serious vulnerabilities in protocols for Strong Authentication.
ARMANDO A.; CARBONE R.; COMPAGNA L.,LTL Model Checking for Security Protocols,in «JOURNAL OF APPLIED NON-CLASSICAL LOGICS»,2009
C. Rudolph; L. Compagna; R. Carbone; A. Muñoz; J. Repp,Security and Dependability for Ambient Intelligence,New York,Springer US,2009, pp. 143 -163
Armando A.; Carbone R.; Compagna L.; Cuellar J.; Tobarra L.,Formal Analysis of SAML 2.0 Web Browser Single Sign-On: Breaking the SAML-based Single Sign-On for Google Apps.,Proceedings of the 6th ACM Workshop on Formal Methods in Security Engineering (FMSE 2008),NEW YORK,ACM,2008, pp. 1-10, (6th ACM Workshop on Formal Methods in Security Engineering (FMSE 2008),Alexandria, Virginia, USA,27/10/2008)
Armando A.; Carbone R.; Compagna L.,proceedings of the 20th IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium (CSF20),WASHINGTON DC -- USA,IEEE Computer Society,2007, pp. 385-396, (20th IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium,S. Servolo island, Venice - Italy,6-8/7/2007)
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Up until a few years ago a business owner could convince themselves that they do not need a website or any business from the Internet, however nowadays it is impossible to deny the fact that hiring Dallas search engine optimization firm is imperative to keep pace with your competitors. It is easy to see how much of an impact the Internet has had on business all the way down to the local storefront level. When we need something, the first thing we do is jump onto the Internet to see where we can find it for the lowest price and close to home. If you own a storefront and you do not have a strong Internet presence then you will quickly find that your competitors are scooping up all of the local customers.
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I received this product free from Author for the purpose of reviewing it. I received no other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are my personal, honest opinions. Your experience may vary. Please read my full disclosure policy for more details.Swinging on a Star by Janice Thompson
Series: Weddings by Bella #2
Also in this series: It Had to Be You, Fools Rush In
Also by this author: It Had to Be You, Picture Perfect, The Dream Dress
Genres: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance
Published by Revell Books on January 2010
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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Bella's quirky, crazy family life adds humor to this modern love story. A light but satisfying series debut that will appeal to fans of Kristin Billerbeck.
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Janice Thompson returns with another hilarious tale in the Weddings by Bella series with Swinging on a Star.
In this latest release from Thompson, Bella Rossi's life is nearing perfection. She's got the perfect guy, she's running a successful business, and she's about to plan her most ambitious wedding yet, a Renaissance-themed fairy tale come true, complete with period costumes and foods, horse-drawn carriages, and even a castle. There's just one hitch. The best man just happens to be Brock Benson, Hollywood's hottest and most eligible bachelor. Oh, and did we mention he's staying at the Rossi house to avoid the paparazzi?
With all the pressure surrounding this wedding, Bella's not sure she's going to make it through. Add her starstruck sister, her feuding aunt and uncle, and a trio of large, sequined church ladies with even bigger personalities, and you've got a recipe for disaster—and a lot of laughs. This hilarious romantic comedy is sure to delight both fans and new readers alike.
*This post is updated with my new format on April 29, 2015.
It was no secret that I really enjoyed reading Janice's first Weddings by Bella novel "Fools Rush In" and my opinion is no different with the second "Swinging on a Star". The romance is palpable and the giggles and chuckles are endless. This is the second novel in the series and though I highly recommend that you read the first one to really understand the family quirks, you could definitely appreciate this one alone. Every page radiates God's love and I love this book. I'm really eager for more series like this from Janice as well as the third book to this series.Highly recommended for genuine good laughs.
While reading the first book in this Weddings for Bella Series, Fools Rush In, I giggled entirely too much. When I found out about the second in the series, I could not wait to get my hands on it! Now from reading both Janice's historical voice (Love Finds You in Poetry Texas) and her contemporary voice (Weddings for Bella) I can tell you that I am just an all around fan.
*Thanks to Revell Books for providing a copy for review.*
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, offers practical books that bring the Christian faith to everyday life. They publish resources from a variety of well-known brands and authors, including their partnership with MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and Hungry Planet.
For more information, visit www.RevellBooks.com.
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