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In a small mixing bowl, add the cocoa, sugar, orange zest, black pepper, and clove. Combine well to form a rub. Coat the pork with oil and sprinkle with the salt. Smear the cocoa rub all over the pork shoulder. Add the onion quarters and pork to a large dish and pour orange juice and red wine vinegar over the pork. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 to 12 hours to marinate.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle. Let pork sit a room temperature while oven heats up, at least 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Remove pork from marinade and dry well. Put the pork in a clean, dry roasting pan, and roast until the skin is browned, about 30 minutes. Reduce the oven to 325 degrees F, scatter onions from the marinade around the pork and roast until the internal temperature registers 155 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 2 to 2 1/2 to 2 hours.
Transfer the pork to a cutting board and cover loosely with foil. Allow the roast to rest for 15 to 30 minutes before carving.
Slice between the meat and cracklings and lift the crackling off in 1 piece. Cut the crackling into pieces, so they're easier to eat. Carve meat downward and against the grain and arrange on a platter. Spoon pan juices and onions over the meat and serve.


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Laura Knight with model, Ella Louise Naper ('Self Portrait')
Laura Knight with model, Ella Louise Naper ('Self Portrait')
by Laura Knight
oil on canvas, 1913
overall: 60 x 50 1/4 in.; 1524 x 1276 mm
Purchased, 1971
Primary Collection
On display in Room 30 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sittersback to top
- Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970), Artist. Sitter in 33 portraits, Artist associated with 3 portraits.
- Ella Louise Naper (née Champion) (1886-1972), Artist and artists' model. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970), Artist. Artist associated with 3 portraits, Sitter in 33 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This portrait of artist and model, the artist Ella Naper, is a bravura statement about the ability of women to paint hitherto taboo subjects on a scale and with an intensity, that heralds changes.
Related worksback to top
- NPG 6494: Sir Richard Branson (appears within the portrait)
Linked publicationsback to top
- 100 Portraits, p. 104
- Audio Guide
- Broadley, Rosie, Laura Knight Portraits, 2013 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from National Portrait Gallery, 11 July - 13 October 2013; The Laing, Newcastle, 2 November 2013 - 16 February 2014; Plymouth Art Gallery, 2 November - 1 March - 10 May 2014.), p. 46
- Cooper, John, A Guide to the National Portrait Gallery, 2009, p. 50
- Forster, Margaret, BP Portrait Award 2006, 2006 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 15 June to 17 September 2006), p. 12
- Gibson, Robin; Clerk, Honor, 20th Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection, 1993, p. 9
- Ribeiro, Aileen, The Gallery of Fashion, 2000, p. 206
- Ribeiro, Aileen; Blackman, Cally, A Portrait of Fashion: Six Centuries of Dress at the National Portrait Gallery, 2015, p. 214
- Rideal, Liz, Mirror Mirror: Self-portraits by Women Artists, 2001 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 12 September 2001 to 20 January 2002), p. 57
- Rideal, Liz, Insights: Self-portraits, 2005, p. 19
- Saumarez Smith, Charles, The National Portrait Gallery: An Illustrated Guide, 2000, p. 181
- Saumarez Smith, Charles, The National Portrait Gallery, 1997, p. 180
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 357
- Schama, Simon, The Face of Britain: The Nation Through its Portraits, 2015-09-15, p. 414
- Various contributors, National Portrait Gallery: A Portrait of Britain, 2014, p. 190
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- Face of Britain: Self (14 September 2015 - 4 January 2016)
- Mirror Mirror: Self-portraits by women artists (12 September 2001 - 20 January 2002)
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Current affairsThe Suffragette, Emily Davison dies after stepping out in front of the King's horse as a protest at the Epsom Derby. In the same year the Liberal government passed the Cat and Mouse Act allowing them to release and re-arrest Suffragettes who went on hunger strike while in prison. Davidson, herself, had been on hunger strike and was force-fed while detained at Holloway Prison.
Art and scienceStravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring comes to London following its premier at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Audiences were shocked by Stravinsky's rhythmic and dissonant musical score and by the violent jerky dancing of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, which were intended to represent pagan ritual.
InternationalHenry Ford introduces the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company, rapidly increasing the rate at which the famous Model T could be manufactured, leading to massive growth in the motorcar industry and demonstrating to other industries the efficiency of mass production.
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Boehringer Ingelheim to Present New Sub-Analyses of Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) Bleeding Management and Outcomes at the ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition
Ridgefield, CT, December 5, 2012 – Boehringer Ingelheim will present data from eight abstracts at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, Ga., from December 8 to 11, 2012, including the results from a new sub-analysis of RE-LY® and four other Phase III dabigatran trials. These analyses reinforce BI's commitment to adding to the scientific body of data for PRADAXA.
Highlighted as "Best of ASH," the new sub-analysis of the RE-LY trial alone as well as part of a pooled sub-analysis of five Phase III studies in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and acute treatment and secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism, compared reports from major bleeding events associated with dabigatran or warfarin. The results will be presented on December 8.
Detailed information regarding the data presentations include:
- Saturday, December 8, Oral Sessions
- Management and Outcomes of Major Bleeding On Dabigatran or Warfarin (Lead Author: A. Majeed) [Abstract No. 19, 12:00 p.m.]
- Benefit of Extended Maintenance Therapy for Venous Thromboembolism with Dabigatran Etexilate Is Maintained Over 1 Year of Post-Treatment Follow-up (Lead Author: S. Schulman) [Abstract No. 21, 12:30 p.m.]
- Reversal of Dabigatran's Anticoagulant Activity in the Monkey by a Specific Antidote and Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling (Lead Author: J. Toth) [Abstract No. 22, 12:45 p.m.]
- Saturday, December 8, Poster Session
- Real-World Study of Dabigatran Etexilate for Thromboprophylaxis in Over 5000 Hip or Knee Replacement Patients: Favourable Safety Profile in Subgroups with Different BMI, Renal Function and Age (Lead Author: N. Rosencher) [Abstract No. 1160, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.]
- Sunday, December 9, Poster Sessions
- Epidemiological Data On the Incidence of Co-Morbidities and Co-Medications in Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery: Real-World Study and Phase III Clinical Trials (Lead Author: N. Rosencher) [Abstract No. 2269, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.]
- Acceleration of Dabigatran Elimination by Activated Charcoal Perfusion and Hemodialysis in a Pig Model (Lead Author: J. Lange) [Abstract No. 2272, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.]
- Monday, December 10, Health Services and Outcomes Research Session
- Persistence Among Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Beginning Dabigatran or Warfarin (Lead Author: K. M Francis) [Abstract No. 365, 8:00 a.m.]
- Monday, December 10, Poster Session
- In Vitro Characterization, Pharmacokinetics and Reversal of Supratherapeutic Doses of Dabigatran-Induced Bleeding in Rats by a Specific Antibody Fragment Antidote to Dabigatran (Lead Author: J. van Ryn) [Abstract No. 3418, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.]
About Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) Capsules
Indications and Usage
Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) capsules is indicated to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
PRADAXA is contraindicated in patients with active pathological bleeding and patients with a known serious hypersensitivity reaction (e.g., anaphylactic reaction or anaphylactic shock) to PRADAXA.
Risk of Bleeding
- PRADAXA increases the risk of bleeding and can cause significant and, sometimes, fatal bleeding. Promptly evaluate any signs or symptoms of blood loss, such as a drop in hemoglobin and/or hematocrit or hypotension. Discontinue PRADAXA in patients with active pathological bleeding.
- Risk factors for bleeding include medications that increase the risk of bleeding (e.g., anti-platelet agents, heparin, fibrinolytic therapy, and chronic use of NSAIDs). PRADAXA's anticoagulant activity and half-life are increased in patients with renal impairment.
- A specific reversal agent for dabigatran is not available. Dabigatran can be dialyzed (removal of about 60% of drug over 2-3 hours) but data supporting this is limited. Activated prothrombin complex concentrates, recombinant Factor VIIa, or concentrates of factors II, IX or X may be considered but their use has not been evaluated. Protamine sulfate and vitamin K are not expected to affect dabigatran anticoagulant activity. Consider administration of platelet concentrates where thrombocytopenia is present or long-acting antiplatelet drugs have been used.
Temporary Discontinuation of PRADAXA
Discontinuing PRADAXA for active bleeding, elective surgery, or invasive procedures places patients at an increased risk of stroke. Minimize lapses in therapy.
Effect of P-gp Inducers & Inhibitors on Dabigatran Exposure
The concomitant use of PRADAXA with P-gp inducers (e.g., rifampin) reduces exposure to dabigatran and should generally be avoided. P-gp inhibition and impaired renal function are major independent factors in increased exposure to dabigatran. Concomitant use of P-gp inhibitors in patients with renal impairment is expected to increase exposure of dabigatran compared to either factor alone.
- For patients with moderate renal impairment (CrCl 30-50 mL/min), consider reducing the dose of PRADAXA to 75 mg twice daily when dronedarone or systemic ketoconazole is coadministered with PRADAXA.
- For patients with severe renal impairment (CrCl 15-30 mL/min), avoid concomitant use of PRADAXA and P-gp inhibitors.
In the pivotal trial comparing PRADAXA to warfarin, the most frequent adverse reactions leading to discontinuation of PRADAXA were bleeding and gastrointestinal (GI) events. PRADAXA 150 mg resulted in a higher rate of major GI bleeds and any GI bleeds compared to warfarin. In patients ≥75 years of age, the risk of major bleeding may be greater with PRADAXA than with warfarin. Patients on PRADAXA 150 mg had an increased incidence of GI adverse reactions. These were commonly dyspepsia (including abdominal pain upper, abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, and epigastric discomfort) and gastritis-like symptoms (including GERD, esophagitis, erosive gastritis, gastric hemorrhage, hemorrhagic gastritis, hemorrhagic erosive gastritis, and GI ulcer). Drug hypersensitivity reactions were reported in <0.1% of patients receiving PRADAXA.
Other Measures Evaluated
In the pivotal trial, a higher rate of clinical myocardial infarction was reported in patients who received PRADAXA (0.7 per 100 patient-years for 150 mg dose) than in those who received warfarin (0.6).
NSAIDs=non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
CrCl=creatinine clearance.
GERD=gastroesophageal reflux disease.
For full PRADAXA prescribing information, please visit www.pradaxa.com or contact Boehringer Ingelheim's Medical and Technical Information Unit at 1-800-542-6257.
About the Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation Patient Assistance Programs
For more than 125 years, Boehringer Ingelheim has been focused on improving the lives of patients. In keeping with the company commitment to do the most good for the most people, Boehringer Ingelheim works hard to ensure its medicines are accessible to everyone who needs them, including senior citizens and families on limited incomes. The Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation Patient Assistance Programs (BI-PAP) make Boehringer Ingelheim medicines available free of charge to patients who are without pharmaceutical insurance coverage, and who meet certain household income levels.
About Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., based in Ridgefield, CT, is the largest U.S. subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation (Ridgefield, CT) and a member of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies.
The Boehringer Ingelheim group is one of the world's 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, it operates globally with 145 affiliates and more than 44,000 employees. Since it was founded in 1885, the family-owned company has been committed to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel medications of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine.
As a central element of its culture, Boehringer Ingelheim pledges to act socially responsible. Involvement in social projects, caring for employees and their families, and providing equal opportunities for all employees form the foundation of the global operations. Mutual cooperation and respect, as well as environmental protection and sustainability are intrinsic factors in all of Boehringer Ingelheim's endeavors.
In 2011, Boehringer Ingelheim achieved net sales of about $17.1 billion (13.2 billion euro). R&D expenditure in the business area Prescription Medicines corresponds to 23.5% of its net sales.
For more information, please visit http://us.boehringer-ingelheim.com and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/boehringerus.
PRADAXA® is a registered trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmBH and Co. KG and used under license.
RE-LY® is a registered service mark of Boehringer Ingelheim International GmBH and used under license.


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Seattle is a dream city for a coffee-lover like me. If you type "coffee" on your smart phone's Google Maps while standing in the city, it will explode.
On a three-day trip to Seattle recently, I decided I'd hit every coffeehouse that showed up on my map. I made it to nine before collapsing in a petit-mal seizure. By the time I walked into number nine, my hands were shaking so bad that I couldn't swipe my credit card, so I had to just dump my cash on the counter for the barista to sort through.
Even in Seattle, you can't survive on coffee alone; fortunately, there is no shortage of croissants, scones, macarons, and other assorted carbohydrates to keep you alive. My favorite were the bundt cakes, of which there were countless varieties in the coffeehouses I visited. Bundt cakes are homey, comforting treats, perfect to pair with a strong mug of coffee. Or two. Or nine.
To live vicariously through me, make this Triple Espresso-Walnut Bundt Cake with Kahlua Glaze. Made with PHILADELPHIA cream cheese, it's dense and moist, and with brewed espresso, espresso powder, coffee extract, and Kalhua, you'll experience one fine coffee buzz.
My recipe for Triple Espresso-Walnut Bundt Cake with Kahlua Glaze is part of a collection of blogger recipes you can find at The Real Women of Philadelphia web site. That's where Paula Deen and Philadelphia Cream Cheese have joined forces to find their next big cooking star. The finalists have been chosen, and the winner will contribute to a cookbook, star in cooking videos, make publicity appearances, and become $25,000 richer!
It all started with a video from Paula Deen on April 4th, 2011, announcing Season Two of Real Women of Philadelphia and will come to a fabulous conclusion at 7PM EST on June 30th, 2011. That's when Paul Deen, during The Live Event at the historic Lucas Theatre in downtown Savannah, Georgia will announce the four women who will officially become the Real Women of Philadelphia hosts and be awarded a contract with Kraft Foods worth $25,000.
The Live Event is more than just announcing the winners. It's a celebration of the community that women from all over the country have built together. A family of at-home cooks who have banded together over their common interests and have turned the website into a living thing. And Paula wants you to be a part of that community. If you do too, then hop on over to the Real Women of Philadelphia website, join the community, and tell her what you think of the finalists' recipes. Like she says, "let those sweet congratulatory words start pourin' in."
While you're at The Real Women of Philadelphia site you should check out the finalists' recipes. Then come back here and tell me which one(s) you liked most or wanted to try. I'm curious to see what looks good to you!
Triple Espresso-Walnut Bundt Cake with Kahlua Glaze
Serves 14 to 16
Printable recipe.
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup espresso powder or finely ground espresso beans
12 ounces PHILADELPHIA cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 extra large eggs
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons coffee extract
2 tablespoons brewed espresso or strong coffee
1 cup walnuts, lightly toasted and chopped
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons Kahlua, or other coffee flavored liqueur
1. Place rack in center of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9 to10-inch Bundt pan with cooking spray.
2. To make the cake, in a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and espresso powder.
3. In a separate medium bowl, add cream cheese and butter. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat until creamy. Add the eggs, sugar, canola oil, and coffee extract and beat until just incorporated. Add the dry ingredients to the wet in small batches, beating after each, until just incorporated. Stir in the walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan, and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a cake tester inserted deep into the center comes out clean. Transfer the cake to a rack to cool for 10 minute before unmolding. Cool at least 30 minutes before glazing.
4. To make the glaze, whisk confectioners' sugar and Kahlua in a bowl until smooth and thin and it clings to the back of a spoon. Drizzle glaze over the cake.
To find more wonderful blogger's recipes, visit the BlogHer Round-Up Page!


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Former U.S. Prosecutor on Possible SAC Settlement
Solomon Wisenberg, former federal prosecutor, joins the News Hub to discuss a possible $1 billion settlement between U.S. regulators and SAC Capital Advisors. Photo: AP.
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... the ... as fun as they seek Apple on the last time ... it was a record breaking one billion dollars ... settlement join me now to his sake a sullen whys but coach of the one call I climbed the fence practice group ... he has more than two decades of expenses lead counsel in complex one call investigations ... of Solomon thanks obeying him that this would be a complex one color investigation one right up your alley ... well how complex it is is a pretty open and shut cases I said when they were indicted ... this is a slam dunk for the prosecution so ... the company had really no choice but to negotiate a guilty plea ... today Wal-Mart messaged ... his face and hair with with that this enormous amount of money back McCabe pay ... I'm sorry to say that again what what what what is the message the government is sending have by getting ... a penalty that could exceed one billion dollars ... I don't mess with the government were taking ... insider trading seriously and if you think you can defeat ... an individual criminal investigation ... will this go after your company which is exactly what they did here really ... a brilliant ... strategic move by the U S attorney for the Southern District of New York ... now ... what was interesting here is going after the company and not be an end and image on your side that that was brilliant ... as it is now fat but I mean the company a new company to be set up right now I'm at the same people presumably ... going to go walk that run on a wall with a different state ... will the U S attorney would say it's there in this case ... because you had six people who work for the company ... through a Vardy pled guilty to insider trading to the U S attorney would say hey ... this is a pervasive problem ... I have no I have no qualms whatsoever about in guiding the company ... now what what someone about next steps I will be going on now to get this all finalized we know that that there are negotiations on the stale ... two hundred or somebody and also on on the actual size of the amount what else is gonna go on ... Adelaide the money is important at this point what's important ... is exactly what they're going to plead guilty do but make no mistake ... the company is to plead guilty to something ... there will be no deal ... if they don't U S Attorney's office is holding all the cards here ... now after the settlement ... is finalized a representative of the company will literally have to go and the Federal District Court ... and actually say I plead guilty on behalf of the company ... and have a question as to Watson and it probably won't be as low as a parking ticket and oversee the company ... doesn't want to be for them we'll see how it works out thank you Brian much that some some unwise but we appreciate it ... my pleasure ...


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DailyDirt: How Reliable Is Your Memory?
from the urls-we-dig-up deptHuman memories are not as trustworthy as you might think, but we rely on our brains to remember tons of information everyday. Without a decent working memory, we wouldn't be able to function normally at all. There are at least three different kinds of memory: sensory, short-term and long-term -- but how these memories are actually stored in our brains is still a bit of a mystery. Here are a few links on the subject of how we might remember.
- Scientists have successfully implanted a fake memory in a lab mouse, but maybe you didn't know that researchers already find it relatively easy to generate false memories of words and images in humans. The difference is now we know a little bit more about engrams and the mechanism of how memories physically form in the brain. [url]
- If someone asked you to name as many animals as you could in 3 minutes, it wouldn't be unusual for your list to be grouped into categories like pets, marine life, insects, etc. This kind of active recall or "memory foraging" can be modeled using the same equations that describe how bees forage for nectar in a field of flowers. [url]
- It's still science fiction to have the ability to download your memories onto a silicon chip. However, as we learn more about how memories are formed, it could be possible to save or copy our memories onto other media. [url]
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It seemed like I was so fit during the season and especially toward the end after logging in between 4-7 days a week for hours on end. Now in the winter downtime, it's becoming apparent - a New Years resolution will be in order! More running, less eating! More kiting would help too.
Anyone else feelin' it?


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Virgin Media Rolls Out Cisco Quad As Part of its Flexible Working Initiative
Over the last several months, Cisco has been espousing the virtues of people-centric collaboration and today we're thrilled to announce that Virgin Media is deploying Cisco Quad, Cisco WebEx and Cisco Unified Communications as part of its Flexible Working Initiative. By putting people and not text, email or the document at the center of collaboration, Virgin is able to foster a more flexible work environment that allows people to work effectively from a variety of office locations including the home. Thousands of Virgin Media's employees will now be able to collaborate and work remotely with web-driven conferencing, voice, video calls and shared documents from the device of their choice – be it PC, laptop, tablet or mobile phone, using a social business platform to drive a new way of work.
Cisco Quad, Cisco's social business platform, will act as a virtual knowledge bank accessible via any browser that helps create virtual business communities where filtered and relevant information "finds you" allowing users to find resources and prioritize work in a manner befitting the generation we live in. WebEx high-definition video helps engage workers and allows them to meet "face-to-face" no matter where they are.
Collaboration technology lets Virgin Media's employees enjoy greater work/life balance while also giving them the ability to access information anywhere to make decisions more quickly.
For more details, see the full press release.
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Cisco Cloud is truly changing the way people work and live. It enables flexible working locations and drives higher productivity for the new generation of global workforce. This video shows it all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_jD957CWq0


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As consumers become more conscious of the quality and origin of the food they eat, fish producers and their products are increasingly subject to various forms of standards, labels and certifications.
At the same time, globalisation of the fisheries value chain is creating an increasingly multifaceted trading environment that involves a larger number of interactions, and possibly standards as well. As companies outsource processing activities and source from increasing number of providers and locations, the supply chains become more and more complex, reflecting the need for more sophisticated logistics and traceability schemes.
OECD aims to support policy makers and demystify fisheries and aquaculture certification, through increased transparency and a better understanding of the economics of certification.
Further reading
Fisheries and Aquaculture Certification (October 2011)
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text: Ok, I realize XP will not be patched anymore once the magic date passes but a plea to keep our family and friends safe by helping them realize they need a new PC with a new OS? Gimmie a break. My mom has an old PC that runs XP and it won't run 7 never mind 8. She is on a fixed income and will not be upgrading. That old PC still works and does what she needs. This lets keep people safe is BS!


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'Happy Meal' Bonds Let Hedge Funds Bet On Bonds, Against Stock
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The Wall Street Journal's Michael Rothfield and Tom McGinty today examine a very unusual corner of the bond market apparently known as "happy meals," whereby companies entice hedge funds to invest in their convertible bonds by also agreeing to lend shares to the same funds so they can sell them short. From the Journal:
Facing meager returns on many fronts, some hedge funds have developed a taste for Happy Meals—deals named after the McDonald's burger-and-toy combo. Companies strapped for cash serve up everything the funds need to profit: bonds that are convertible into stock if the borrower does well, and tools for betting against the company if its prospects sour.
Hedge funds say being able to borrow shares easily to make the negative bets, called short sales, enables them to offset the risk of lending to struggling companies. But critics of the deals contend some bond buyers get involved only because the issuing companies facilitate their big negative wagers, and that their short selling can exacerbate problems for companies by driving down their share prices.
The deals take place in the already somewhat arcane convertible bond market, which tends to cater to companies that have growth potential but lack the size or track record or credit rating to obtain good financing terms through more traditional corporate bond markets. The story says restrictions on short selling during the financial crisis slowed such transactions for a time, but five companies have done six such deals since mid-2010, with another currently in the wings.
The Journal looked at the 24 companies that have done such deals since 2004 and found that share prices of 19 of the 24 companies had fallen 200 trading days after deals, by an average of 53%. Eight of the companies, 33%, had sought bankruptcy protection within five years, compared with a five-year bankruptcy rate of 7.1% for about 788 U.S. companies that sold all types of convertible bonds since the beginning of 2004. The story says traders and bankers attribute the high failure rate more to the type of companies willing to sell Happy Meals than anything about the deals themselves, and that the investors in the deals aren't out to hurt the companies.


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There isn't much July left, guys. Who even knows where summer went? And yes, technically there is still the month of August, but August and I don't get along too well. August is a tease. August is summer but brings panicky thoughts of back to school, the end of care-free days, the end of life without a schedule. August is hot and feels like summer but life begins to get busy again, and who can even enjoy it? Not this girl. My Henry begins school for the first time in a couple of weeks and to say that I am dreading it would be the understatement of the year. I don't care for you, August. Not one little bit.
However, despite this downer of an introduction, we really have been having a wonderful summer. We have been enjoying our fair city and love living in Milwaukee! We made a list of things we wanted to do this summer and have had fun checking them off the list, slowly but surely. One of those things was visiting a local brewery and taking a tour there. The brewery holds a Friday night fish fry that we tried after our tour. Local polka bands play and everyone sits together at long tables that span the room. This was our second time going and each time Jason and I say we would like to bring our parents there someday. Hear that, Mom?
We bought a canoe for our anniversary and took up camping. Having never really envisioned myself as a camper, I am enjoying it. How can I not when my three boys love it so? Also, there really is nothing like being on the water in our canoe. One of our most favorite dates early in our relationship was when we went canoeing down the Mecan River. We've wanted one ever since!
Our garden is coming along nicely. We've been enjoying tomatoes, green beans, zucchini, green peppers, onions, cucumbers, and carrots as well as our herbs.
The boys have been enjoying the Olympics and have been having fun trying to participate in as many events as they can in our backyard. I'm quite thankful we don't have cable and can't view any boxing or we would be in trouble. They've memorized the Olympics songs and hum them constantly. Go USA!
Finally, my Mom, sisters, and I have been busy prepping and planning for a baby shower for our youngest sister Amelia. She is expecting a baby boy in October. We're so excited and continue to pray for a healthy mama and baby boy.
I'm debating joining in on the fun for Fat Mum Slim's Photo A Day Challenge for the month of August. Have any of you participated in that? I am wondering if it is exciting at first but becomes a hassle after awhile? I'd probably start off strong but end up failing miserably like most things in life (ahem- piano, card making, running...). I'll let you know what I decide!
Thanks for sticking with me despite my lack of presence here lately. Honestly, you're the best readers. I'll be back soon. In the meantime, fill me in on what you've been doing lately. I'd love to hear!


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Historically, Fat Acceptance has framed body positivity in fairly stringent and problematic ways. I think a lot of work has been done to address these issues, but oftentimes these things get played out over and over again as new people come to the fold.
When you first discover body acceptance, after years and years of hating yourself and fucked up weight loss attempts and (for many) disordered eating, it can be so tempting to latch onto this mantra of "LOVE YOURSELF NO MATTER WHAT, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR COMPROMISE". This results in a lot of fat activists advising others to simply "accept yourself", and anything else is automatically Bad Activism.
Of course, not understanding the nuanced ways we experience ourselves/bodies and embracing this approach to self-acceptance often means trying (usually unsuccessfully) to sweep one's more ambivalent feelings under the rug. It also means not being open to others' discomfort with their own bodies in ways that can be racist, ableist, and cissexist.
In The 'Fat' Female Body, Sam Murray writes about one of the more insidious aspects of this kind of humanist logic: it reasserts a problematic dichotomy between mind and body. It says that we must, in our minds, overcome our bodies (and hatred of them). This is problematic for a couple of reasons: 1) this is the same strategy we are supposed to use, according to contemporary fat-hating society, to lose weight and become "normal" people, and 2) our bodies and minds are not ACTUALLY split—we perceive and understand the world THROUGH our bodies, and to imply that we can just "change our minds" about how it feels to be fat in a fat-hating world—in a world not made for our bodies—disregards this pretty important reality. Continue reading


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Maybe it's me, but when Bears general manager Phil Emery says that new Bears linebacker Shea McClellin was the team's best "pass disruptor" when he played defensive end, everyone looks stupid.
First, Julius Peppers. Emery's statement means the mistake that is McClellin outplayed the waste of money that is Peppers when it came to getting pressure.
Second, McClellin. Being the best "pass disuptor"' on a team with one of the worst sack totals is embarrassing in its failure and tells you he was more of a disaster when it came to outside contain than he was effective in getting to the quarterback.
Third, Emery himself. He's still trying to defend his first Bears draft choice, but if he's so proud of McClellin's pass disruptions and if pass disruptions are so important, then why is he moving McClellin to linebacker?
I'll hang up and listen for my hummena-hummena-hummena.
There are so many layers to Emery's and the Bears' utter failure with the defensive line, but the most damning thing coming out of the GM's office is that he is now being forced to redraft a pass rusher just two seasons after spending his top pick on that kind of player.
Emery said the McClellin experiment taught him to focus more on size and length with defensive ends, and I'm thinking, just focus on football players.
Here's an idea: Focus on playmakers who face real opponents on a regular basis instead of in a conference where it's a big deal to play in a bowl game involving poinsettias.
There's a bit of hope that might prevent Emery from adding to his list of bad defensive picks, and that's the draft being pushed into May. I'm hoping the extra time between the NFL scouting combine that ends today and the later draft weekend will allow the Bears GM to focus on game tape instead of "American Ninja" auditions.
But then, the extra time also might allow Emery to make mistakes in free agency, such as this talk about re-signing gimpy defensive tackle Henry Melton. That would be no more than a guess. The Bears are in no position to guess wrong on the defensive line. They've done that enough already. That's why they continually redraft the position.
Seems to me, the Bears would be better off with a rookie who's healthy. I know what Melton did before, but now he's coming off knee surgery that undoubtedly will impact his burst and effectiveness. I don't know what it will do to his ability to help stop the run, but it can't be good, and the run defense is another issue that we haven't talked about.
And it's a big problem. So big, in fact, that fixing the Bears defense looks like a five-year plan on its own with the defensive line taking three of those years.
The Bears' run defense was historically bad, which is saying something for a historic franchise. With that joke of a pass rush, it seems like the Bears have to pick one to improve first.
Me, I'm going with the best pass rusher available. It's a quarterback league, which means you need someone to tackle the quarterback. You know, the way Peppers used to. That was, I don't know, $14 million ago.
I have to believe that even those wonderful Bears talent evaluators who brought you last season's pathetic defense recognize they can't waste $18 million more on a guy who gives them maybe one game a month.
I also have to believe that Emery recognizes a disaster when he helps create it. That's the good news and the bad news. The worse news might be that Emery is the first one who now has to fix it.


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OKANOGAN An Omak man faces two felony charges for allegedly biting a 2-year-old child.
George Joshua Gilmer, 34, Omak, was charged Nov. 18 with second-degree assault of a child and endangerment with a controlled substance.
A statement by Okanogan County Sheriff's Office Detective Deborah Behymer said the Sheriff's Office was notified Oct. 9 by state Child Protective Services that the child, identified as JFP, suffered multiple human bites on his inner and outer thighs and buttocks, and lesion marks and a red rash on his penis.
Behymer's statement was filed with the charges as a probable cause statement.
The statement alleged Gilmer was alone with and caring for the child for two nights.
Although the child apparently had been bitten previously by a 2-year-old cousin, the marks were several centimeters wider than the other child's jaw, the statement said.
The documents did not specify what Gilmer's relationship is to the child, nor the relationship between Gilmer and Rosea Perez. She was described as the child's custodian and was out of town at the time of the alleged incident, court records said.
Perez took the child to the doctor when she discovered the rash on his penis, court records said.
The bite marks were discovered at the clinic.
The maximum penalty for a conviction of either charge is 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine, plus restitution and assessments.
The assault charge counts as a "most serious offense" under the state's "three strikes" law.
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Joe Bowler Interview, Part 5: More About Influences and Process
LP: When I read the article from American Artist magazine, 1967, you described your process as not really involving much in the way of pencil sketches. But rather, that you would do small, 8" x 10" painted sketches on gessoed masonite.
(Below, two painted sketches by Joe Bowler - studies for different magazine illustrations - 1960s)
JB: Yeah.
LP: Was that typical in the '50s as well? Or would you do a longer pencil sketch stage or a thumbnail stage before going to the paint?
JB: I changed it a little... but I would usually start with a fairly involved pencil to start with on most of the illustrations I did.
LP: I assume you'd shoot photo reference for starters...
JB: Yeah. Oh yeah. Always. But once I started doing painted sketches, I ended up drawing less and sort of 'drawing' with my paint brush. In fact, when Murray Tinkelman got me to start teaching at Parsons, that's how I would begin my demonstrations. I would just get the model up there and begin to paint... maybe do a little raw sienna outlining to sort of establish where she was going to sit on the canvas, and then go in immediately with colour and paint - big areas - like you're supposed to do.
(Below, McCall's illustration 'sketch' and final, 1960s)
LP: So you're essentially blocking in shapes and values right from the get-go.
JB: Yeah. (emphatically) I never draw anything anymore. All done with paint. And boy, is it fun. It's like making mistakes and correcting them, that's what [Thomas] Eakins used to say. And that's what I do; I just keep throwing the stuff on, scraping it off, refining it and refining it, and that's how it grows.
Over a period of time you start to see something really working.
LP: Let's talk about back in the '50s... I've got this scan from one of your crime fiction pieces from Collier's. This would be from around 1954...
On the Heritage Auctions website, I found a great scan of the original art of that piece...
... I mean you can literally see every brush stroke.
LP: I guess - am I correct to assume - that at this point you were working in gouache?
JB: Gouache, yeah. Designer's Colours.
LP: Ok. And it's fairly evident looking at this piece that you weren't really mixing and blending the paint so much as laying down one colour over another, using the opacity of the gouache. Was that something that came very easily to you or was that a technique you learned at Cooper's?
JB: I think it was something I learned at Cooper's, watching Coby, mainly.
LP: When you consider how you work today in oils and the way you worked back then in gouache; is there a relationship between the two ways, do you think?
JB: In a way there is, except I used to do a lot of drawing in those days. And that whole business of being afraid to lose your drawing because you'll never get it back? Once I got over that - that's when I really started to have fun.
JB: You can always get the drawing back. And mainly reading about how Sargent painted and Sorolla and Zorn - all of these guys had a lot written about how they approach painting and that's where I get a lot of the stuff... and then I have to do it... and then I say, "Oohhh, that's how they did it."
LP: From reading about the Cooper studio and especially from talking with Murray Tinkelman, there came a point in the mid-to-late '50s where he introduced you guys to a painter named Reuben Tam.
(Below, "The Weathering of Kauai" By Reuben Tam, year unknown)
I know that, subsequently, a bunch of guys from Cooper's started going to Tam's painting classes... were you among that group? Was Tam an influence on you as well?
JB: Well I had gotten polio in the fall of 1958, and when I was able to come back on crutches and everything I couldn't really sign up for it. It killed me because Bill Whittingham and Coby and all these guys were signing up for this class because of Murray. Of course [Bernie] D'Andrea had been there for a while, studying with Tam. But I did go to the critiques. Once a month he'd have a big critique. And I'd go over and listen in on a couple of hours of the most incredible critiques of about sixty paintings. The guy was a master.
("Ominous Reef" by Reuben Tam, year unknown)
LP: So you didn't actually get to paint in Reuben Tam's class but you at least got some influence from listening in on the critiques.
JB: I sure did. Yeah.
LP: That's interesting because when I look at your work from around 1960/'61 I can see a change... a stylistic change, a technique change... maybe that was the influence of Reuben Tam?
(Below, Joe Bowler illustration for Redbook, September 1961)
JB: Well, Tam, yes, plus Murray dragging me to every show of abstract expressionists that he could get me to.
LP: Really?
JB: Yeah. Murray was bound and determined to teach me about that group. And of course that was a time when all of them - Pollock and Kline and DeKoenig and all the major guys, plus the second rung, would have these shows that we would go to. And Murray would explain these things to me... so in the end I was influenced a lot by that. Not that you'd ever see me going that way (chuckles) but there was really a tremendous amount of stuff going on at that time that influenced me.
(Below, Joe Bowler illustration for Redbook, April 1961)
LP: Before Murray started explaining it to you, I'm sure you must have seen articles in magazines or the arts section of the paper about it. Initially did you think, "This stuff looks like a bunch of baloney."?
JB: Well, yeah, totally, because I didn't understand a thing about it. And Murray was doing stuff at the time. He was with Tam (and he wasn't making any money at Cooper's) so he'd bring these paintings in when he'd get 'em done - these great big 5'x5' abstract expressionist paintings - and auction them off.
(Below, 'Me' by William Saroyan, illustrated by Murray Tinkelman, 1970)
LP: No kidding?
JB: Yeah. And sometimes he'd get fifteen bucks (we both chuckle) for one of these beautiful big things. In fact I got one and I had it for years! Until the paint started to flake off. (Joe chuckles) A lot of these guys, they didn't really care about the quality of the paint they were using. They were using house paint and dime store enamels... but that didn't matter - it was the moment, you know - you had to do it 'in the moment'.
That's why it's amazing; you know, Bernie D'Andrea, he's got a huge amount of big abstract paintings that he did. Semi-abstract, figurative abstract expressionist..."
LP: I've actually got a few issues of Boy's Life that have Bernie D'Andrea illustrations in them that are pretty much abstract expressionist paintings.
(Below, Bernie D'Andrea illustration for Boy's Life, May 1965)
JB: Bernie just had a show last year at the museum in Savannah of about twenty of these huge abstract paintings and they're in beautiful condition. He used nothing but the best materials.
Continued tomorrow
* To see recent works by the artist, visit Joe Bowler's website
* Thanks to Heritage Auctions for allowing me to use a scan from their image archives in today's post.
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Great interview Leif. What a treat reading Joe Bowler's responses. Once again it takes me back to my early days studying to be an illustrator. Joe Bowler is one of my favorites illustrators. I would clip and study those gorgeous illustrations that he so deftly painted in designer colors.. probably the most difficult medium to learn. Joe Bowler was undoubtably one of the very best mid century illustrators. His drawing, composition and brush skills were and still are incredibly skillful. I am delighted to read about his experiences and his methods of painting, and the portrait he did of his wife, posted earlier, is a beautiful painting of a very beautiful woman. I imagine she modeled for him often. I look forward to the rest of the interview.ReplyDelete
Tom Watson
Great post! I can't help wondering about practical things: Can Joe explain the difference between casein, gouache, and designer's colors? Did they come in bottles or tubes? Did Coby put his paints in cups or on damp paper towels? Were the latex and acrylic polymers coming in around then? Did they talk about Harry Anderson's technique at Cooper Studios?ReplyDelete
Posted on behalf of Bryn Havord: "Back in 1964, I enjoyed the privilege of being taken to lunch by Joe Bowler at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. Apart from meeting one of my heroes, and actually being able to talk to him uninterrupted for a couple of hours, the whole experience at the SI was very memorable. I remember Joe as being very modest, and very patient in telling me about his life, work and working practices. I also remember him telling me about his struggle to recover from polio, and how he spent hours squeezing a tennis ball to strengthen his hands so he could work again. Thank God he did, as he has done some outstanding work in the past 50 years. Thanks very much for the posts Leif, they have brought back some great memories."ReplyDelete
James; those are terrific questions - though not so much in line with what I prefer to focus on, which is the history, preferably by way of anecdotal documentation.ReplyDelete
But I have no doubt that Joe would be willing to discuss those specifics of technique and materials with you, if you gave him a call. Why not make it the subject of a post on your own blog? I'm sure it would be a big hit - and I'd be happy to plug it here as well.


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Optimizing Hard Drives For Maximum Speed in Linux
Scheduling and Fair Queuing
Imagine a trailer hooked on to the back of an Indy car - the effect on performance would be similar to what happens when you hook up hard drives to a server. That's because a hard drive is a slow, delicate, mechanical component attached to a computer system that is otherwise made up of solid-state electronics built for speed.
To understand how this might be done, let's take a look at how data is moved to and from a disk.
Put simply, the I/O subsystem accepts a stream of requests to read or write data to and from a disk which it holds in a queue. To help speed things up, it usually merges read or write requests together if they are close to each other in the queue, and if they involve the same area of the disk.
Read requests are generally given higher priority than write requests because a given process will have to wait for the read data it has requested before it can continue, while it won't have to wait for the result of a write.
The subsystem will also usually detect when data is being read sequentially from the disk and use a technique called "read-ahead" to read and cache the disk block following the one it has been asked to read. This can reduce seek time during sequential reads, although it does nothing to speed up reads to other random parts of the disk, and it is switched off when the subsystem detects random (i.e., non-sequential) reads.
After this simple merging has been carried out, the I/O subsystem could process requests in the queue in the order they are arrive at the head of the queue, but usually it doesn't. Instead it tries to speed things up by using a scheduler algorithm to decide the order in which requests should be processed. At the most basic level a scheduler will reorder requests to minimize the traveling the disk heads have to carry out, as this mechanical process is relatively time consuming. So reads in one area of the disk will be grouped, then reads in the next area, and so on.
To illustrate what scheduler algorithms do, it's helpful to think of elevators as an analogy. When an elevator arrives at the ground floor of a busy office block, many people get in and press the buttons for the floors to which they want to go, in a random order. Clearly it would make no sense to travel to the fifth floor, then the 40th, then the second, and then the 39th, just because that was the order in which the buttons were pressed. A far more efficient strategy is to stop at the floors in ascending order: the second, fifth, 39th and finally the 40th. By traveling in a single direction instead of backing up on itself, the elevator can drop everyone off at their floors in the minimum time.
But it turns out that this type of scheduling is not always optimal for an I/O subsystem (or for an elevator); it actually has a number of flaws. Going back to the elevator analogy, people working on the very highest floors would have to waste a lot of time, stopping at tens or potentially hundreds of intermediate floors, every time they traveled from the lobby to their office. For that reason many large buildings have some elevators that don't serve the lower floors at all, instead they go straight to the upper levels before stopping. The upper-floor workers benefit, but at the cost of the lower-floor workers, who now have fewer elevators that go to their floors.
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TylzenPosts: 156Joined: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:58 pmLocation: Denmark Gender: Cake
A Potential Funny Series Censored by SBS in Denmark.
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lrkunPosts: 3831Joined: Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:37 pmLocation: R. Gender: Tree
Re: A Potential Funny Series Censored by SBS in Denmark.
SBS did the right move. ^^
Showing how silly it is rather than taking the issue seriously creates gaps rather than bridge the difference.
Unsupport unthink.
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nasher168Posts: 2518Joined: Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:34 pmLocation: Derby, UK Gender: Male
Re: A Potential Funny Series Censored by SBS in Denmark.
Tylzen wrote:Eventually they pulled the plug, as they said, "Want to evaluate the terror risk."
The terror risk isn't something worth pulling the plug on a show for. Freedom of Speech should be the key issue and if some nutter takes issue with a program's contents, fuck 'em. No one will make any progress if things they find offensive are kept hidden by censorship.
Besides, the only people who should take offence at a program mocking terrorists are the terrorists themselves, and who cares if they cause offence to someone like that?
A great Charity
Apologies for my absence of late.
|Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:22 pm
VanlavakPosts: 81Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:00 am Gender: Pinecone
Re: A Potential Funny Series Censored by SBS in Denmark.
I am disappointed by SBS, but to ask was it actually SBS that made the incentive to cancel the show or was it idiots complaining from the government? Humor is always humorous, SBS has little sense of humor, unfortunately.
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CasePosts: 1080Joined: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:40 pm Gender: Cake
Re: A Potential Funny Series Censored by SBS in Denmark.
There's a solution to the problem, and it's called creative commons. If whoever holds the rights to the franchise is not ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, they could just distribute the series online "to let people judge for themselves whether the terror risk is too high to air it on public TV".
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Alphonso Jackson
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From: March 31, 2004 – April 18, 2008
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Alphonso Roy Jackson (born September 9, 1945) served as the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A Republican, he was the fourth African American to hold that position.
Life and career
Jackson was born in Marshall, Texas and grew up in South Dallas. He earned a B.A. from Truman State University in 1968 and a master's degree from there in 1969. He then earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1973. In 1977 he became Director of Public Safety for the City of St. Louis. He served as Director of the Department of Public and Assisted Housing in Washington, D.C. From 1989 to 1996, Jackson served as head of the Housing Authority of the City of Dallas, Texas. Jackson served as President of American Electric Power-TEXAS before joining the Bush Administration in June 2001 as HUD's Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer.
Jackson was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2004 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on March 31, 2004. In 2008, he announced his resignation, effective April 18, 2008.
External links
- Alphonso Jackson biography via U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development


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Proper preparations for a test or procedure can reduce an adolescent's anxiety, encourage cooperation, and help the adolescent develop coping skills.
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Test/procedure preparation – adolescent; Preparing adolescent for test/procedure; Preparing for a medical test or procedure – adolescent
There are a number of ways to help an adolescent prepare for a medical test or procedure.
First, provide detailed information and explain reasons for the procedure. Let your adolescent participate in making as many decisions as possible.
Explain the procedure in correct medical terms, and tell your adolescent why the test is being done. (Ask your provider to explain if you are not sure.) Understanding the need for the procedure may reduce your adolescent's anxiety.
To the best of your ability, describe how the test will feel. Allow your adolescent to practice the positions or movements that will be required for the particular test, such as the fetal position for a
Be honest about discomfort that may be felt, but don't dwell on the topic. It may help to stress the benefits of the procedure, and that you will have more information when the results are in. Talk about things that the adolescent may find pleasurable after the test, such as feeling better or going home. Rewards, such as shopping trips or movies, may be helpful if the adolescent is able to enjoy them.
To the best of your ability, tell your adolescent how the equipment works in literal terms. If the procedure takes place in an unfamiliar location, your adolescent may benefit from a tour of the facility beforehand.
Suggest ways for the adolescent to stay calm:
- Counting
- Creating an environment with low sensory stimulation
- Blowing bubbles
- Deep breathing
- Guided imagery
- Hand-held video games
- Holding the hand of a calm parent (or someone else) during the procedure
- Relaxation (thinking pleasant thoughts)
- Other distractions
When possible, let your adolescent make some decisions, such as the time of day or the date the procedure is performed. The more control a person feels over a procedure, the less painful and anxiety-producing it is likely to be.
Allow your adolescent to participate in simple tasks. Encourage participation during the procedure, such as holding an instrument, if allowed.
Discuss potential risks. Adolescents commonly have elevated concerns about risks, particularly about any effects on appearance, mental function, and sexuality. Address these fears honestly and openly if at all possible. Provide information about any appearance changes or other possible side effects that may result from the test.
Older adolescents may benefit from videos that demonstrate adolescents of the same age explaining and undergoing the procedure. Ask your health care provider if such films are available for your adolescent's viewing. It may also be helpful for your adolescent to discuss any concerns with peers who have successfully managed similar stressful situations. Ask your health care provider if they know any teens who are interested in peer counseling or if they can recommend a local support group.
If the procedure is done at the hospital or your health care provider's office, ask if you can stay with your adolescent. However, if your adolescent does not want you to be there, it is best to honor this wish. Out of respect for your adolescent's growing need for privacy and independence, do not allow peers or siblings to view the procedure unless the adolescent asks them to be present.
Avoid showing your anxiety. This will make your adolescent more upset and anxious. Research has suggested that children are more cooperative if their parents have taken measures (such as anxiety reducing acupuncture) to reduce their own anxiety.
Other considerations:
- Ask your health care provider to limit the number of strangers entering and leaving the room during the procedure, because this can raise anxiety.
- Ask that the provider who has spent the most time with your adolescent be present during the procedure, if possible.
- Your adolescent may have difficulty with a new authority figure entering the situation. This complication can be reduced if someone he or she knows performs the test. Otherwise, your adolescent may show some resistance. Prepare the adolescent in advance for the possibility that the test will be done by someone unfamiliar.
- Ask that anesthesia be used (as appropriate) to reduce any discomfort for your adolescent.
- Assure your adolescent that his or her reactions are normal.


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Greetings good people of the information super driveway! This week's adventure follows your faithful Needles & Pens co-proprietor through the trials and tribulations of shopkeeping. The ups, the downs, the strikes, and the lowly gutters associated with commerce. Yes, all this and more for you my friends. ...Well, something like that.
The Dyke March went by the shop on Saturday. At one point, this funny little character came through the crowd and said hi. So, I obliged her with a photograph.
Last week, I noticed our front door got hit by SF's #1 graffitti artist Gideon Kramer. So, I wrote Gideon a little note. I expect he'll paint over that in the next couple of days too. The sticker he covered up was kinda cool.
The guy is seriously fuckin nuts, look at his work in progress that is our bike rack. Every new sticker or tag is covered by paint within 24 hrs. ...a genuine mental case.
Kyle Ranson stopped by with some art for our flat files. ...Perhaps you recognize him from previous episodes of the Shopkeep's Blog?
Meanwhile, I worked on the postcard for the upcoming Paul Urich show @ N+P
One can only stare at computer screen for so long before it's time for...
...A coffee break.
When I returned from refueling, Richard Hart came through to interview me about N+P and the general state of zine-dom for an article he's writing for SLAP. He had this wacky idea of covering me with zines for the photo.
The scene looked sorta like this.
Speaking of zines, the UPS dude dropped off a box full of the new Snake Pit book. Never heard of it? Well, let me run it down: Snake Pit is a monthly autobiographical comic zine by Austin's Mr. Ben Snakepit. Every couple of years he compiles all the zines into a book, this one is 3 years worth. The formula is simple, three illustrated boxes for the events of each and everyday of his life. The result is a highly addictive and thoroughly enjoyable read ...and in my humble opinion, it just plain rules.
Ben crushes on girls, goes to parties, rock shows, drinks a lot of beer, and rides around town on a bicycle. (...kinda like you and me).
Each day's comic has a song that accompanies it, basically whatever Ben's rocking out to at the moment. The book comes with a compilation CD of tunes that are featured in the book. How rad is that?
Enough about work, time for dinner and some pedaling around our fair city.
First stop, Linc Art, where my friend Anna Ura was showing some work in a group show. Here she is (right) with a friend (whose name escapes me ...duh).
Nice stuff. Sort of nostalgia invoking paintings.
They remind me of staring out of the window of a speeding car on a warm autumn night.
The next night, Dan Higgs was playing in John Benson's Bus (an old SF riot squad bus turned rolling rock club). It was parked at the top of Dolores Park for the show.
It's beautiful up there at night.
Benson told me he did a tour last year where he traveled the country bringing the venue to bands in cities around the US.
Inside, Kiara performed with Daniel Higgs.
As you can see, the bus is amazing.
It felt good, like summer. Seems like last summer many an evening idled away into the wee hours of the morning in this here lovely park. I think it's time we start again.
...Alright, see ya next time!
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FREMONT — Construction crews have begun prep work to seismically upgrade water pipes near dozens of south Fremont homes, and even residents annoyed by the extra noise and dust are willing to live with the construction that will replace aging pipes that cross the Hayward fault.
"I'd rather they do the work now and do it properly, so there are no issues later," said Mandy Fong, a homeowner living near the construction site at the Mission Boulevard-Interstate 680 interchange.
The $92 million project aims to replace and retrofit a pair of pipes installed decades ago. The pipelines run 2,100 feet, or about a third of a mile, underneath Mission Boulevard and I-680, going northeast from Crawford Street in the Warm Springs district to the intersection of Tissiack Way and Paseo Padre Parkway in the Weibel neighborhood.
Those pipes connect to others that run south, delivering water to Milpitas and San Jose. Two other Fremont pipelines, which have not been upgraded, run westward and connect to pipes along the Peninsula. Plans are to add a new fifth pipeline that will run parallel to those.
The project is part of the $4.6 billion Hetch Hetchy Water System Improvement Program, which is operated by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
The system delivers water to 2.6 million Bay Area residents through a maze of pipes that stretch from Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park through the San Joaquin Valley, southern Alameda County, the South Bay, the Peninsula and San Francisco. The utility's infrastructure improvement program has completed 59 projects — and started 17 others — throughout Northern California since 2002.
"The United States' infrastructure is very old and needs replacing," said Daniel Jaimes, a PUC spokesman. "Our infrastructure passes through quake faults, which is why we are upgrading it."
Since late autumn, nearly 100 workers have begun prep work at the Fremont site, including the installation of sound walls to minimize noise pollution for residents, Jaimes said.
Major work on the two pipelines, which cross the Hayward Fault, may start as soon as mid-March. Officials say they feel an extra urgency to get started because the Hayward Fault has caused a major earthquake, on average, about every 140 to 160 years for the past 1,800 years. The last time that happened was in 1868 — 145 years ago — when a 7.0 magnitude quake centered in Hayward killed dozens of people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
PUC officials say they plan to use new technology to prevent the pipelines from breaking during a major quake.
The first pipe, which agency officials call "Bay Division Pipeline No. 3," is 78 inches in diameter and was installed in 1952. It will be replaced with a new pipe featuring seismically fortified parts designed by URS Corp., a San Francisco engineering company, and recently tested at Cornell University, said Bryan Dessaure, the project's manager.
The new pipeline will be covered with a specially made concrete device called an "articulated box," which has been separated into different segments, allowing for gaps of space between each part of the box, Dessaure said. "Each segment will have the ability to rotate and move individually during a quake while protecting the pipe inside," he said. "It acts as a type of buffer."
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Welcome to the fourth day of the Spellbinders Paper Arts Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy!
Spellbinders™ Paper Arts is absolutely thrilled to bring you one of the most exciting die releases to date! These new collections are some of the most innovated and beautiful die templates in the world! The Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy allows you a sneak peek of the products we're introducing at the Craft and Hobby Association trade show later this month.
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I'm thrilled to share two projects using S5-074 Retro Mod Clocks with you. These fabulous new die templates are from the new Samantha Walker Designer Collection!
It's always a thrill to be able to use NEW die templates in multiple ways! I love to look at my die cut shapes and see what they can become. I created this gift card holder using S5-074 Retro Mod Clocks to decorate the band that closes the holder. I also used S4-346 Labels Twenty-two to cut/emboss the opening for the gift card.
To create the gift card holder, start with a piece of black cardstock, cut to 4 ½ x 11". Then score at 3", 5 ½", and 8".
Fold on the 5 ½" score line. Attach S4-346 Labels Twenty-two, die template #5 (#1 is the smallest die template) at the fold as shown.
Fold on the score line. Attach S4-346 Labels Twenty-two #5 at the fold as shown.
Cut/emboss the paper, then snip the shape cut from the star paper in half at the fold and attach to the black cardstock, lining up the opening.
Fold the black cardstock on the remaining score lines. Glue three edges of the center panel, making sure to leave an opening for the gift card.
You are now ready to decorate your covers. Cut paper as shown below:
1 strip black - 1 x 8" (this is for the band)
1 strip pattern #1 - 7/8 x 7 7/8" (this is for the band)
1 piece pattern #2 - 2 5/8 x 3 7/8"
4 pieces pattern #3 - 2 7/8 x 4 1/8"
Attach the orange paper to the inside and outside covers of the gift card holder. Attach the blue panel to the orange paper on the front of the gift card holder.
To make the closure band, glue the star paper to the black cardstock and wrap the band around the closed gift card holder. Overlap and attach the band in the back, making sure it can slip off the holder.
Next, use S5-074 Retro Mod Clocks to cut/emboss the following shapes:
1 Pendulum Clock from black cardstock
1 Small Pendulum Piece from black cardstock
1 Medium Pendulum Piece from black cardstock
1 circle (using S4-114 Standard Circles Large die template #2) from white cardstock
Ink through the openings (like a stencil) BEFORE removing the paper from the die templates.
Cut two stars (using the Presto Punch™ machine and the star punch template from the Starter Pack), 1 from black cardstock and 1 from red cardstock.
Glue the pendulum clock onto the band as shown. Stamp a sentiment onto the white circle and attach the sentiment circle over the area where the clock face should go. Then attach the pendulum pieces to the sentiment so that they look like ribbon tails. Place the red star on top of the "ribbons."
If desired, attach a bingo number to the clock pendulum. Use the age of the birthday celebrant to personalize the project!
Stamp a birthday message on the inside of the gift card and embellish with the other star. Add a gift card, and you are finished!
I hope you enjoyed seeing what you can do with S5-074 Retro Mod Clocks!
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I have a second project to show you. This time, I used the S5-074 Retro Mod Clocks as...clocks! I created an elegant birthday card. This beautiful set of clocks is very versatile and can be used over and over again!
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Machines: Presto Punch, Grand Calibur
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Raven, Lava; Stampin' Up Whisper White
Designer paper: My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Out of the Blue
Stamps: Flourishes Taglines, Waltzing Mouse Fancy Phrases
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Gray Whale
Embellishments: Bingo numbers from Maya Road
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There are some books that stand out for their unusualness. So does the main character of Farmer Cap by Picture Window Books author Jill Kalz. Sahin Erkocak has created some of the wildest illustrations and I keep going back to this book and looking at it again and again. It has made me pull my hair. I have even talked to the publishing company about my amazement with the design, the book jacket and the end pages. "Why can't you design end pages so the book flaps don't cover up any of the pictures?" I demanded. "What is the author and illustrator info doing in the front instead of the back? How did you conceptualize this wacky book? How can I get the rest of the books in this series? Is Sahin Erkocak working on anything else for you?"
Did you know there is a category for ECCENTRICS AND ECCENTRICITIES-FICTION? This title will also work for my tall tale unit. Can you imagine if my kindergarten teachers try to use this with their farm unit? The madness and the mayhem! I think I'm going to go make some Pfeffernuesse Cookies after reading this book.
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