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"Accurate terahertz simulation with ray tracing incorporating beam shape and refraction", in IEEE ICIP , 2020.,
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Top American boxer Claressa Shields has won her first round in the ring at the Rio Olympics.
Shields beat Russia's Yaroslava Yakushina in the women's middleweight quarterfinals on Wednesday with a 3-0 score. She moves on into the semifinals. She will face the winner of the second match in her division: Dariga Shakimova of Kazakhstan on Friday.
Shields unexpectedly dominated the first Olympic women's boxing tournament in London and won the gold medal.
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Shields hasn't lost a fight since then, winning two world championships and a Pan-American Games title.
In London, Shields coasted to victory — only Sweden's Anna Laurell came close (18-14) — and won the first U.S. women's boxing gold. All at the age of 17, making her the youngest Olympic boxing champion since 1924.
Shields, who has a 73-1 career record, says she's much improved since London. "I'm a way better fighter now; I'm way stronger and smarter and I'm faster."
If she makes it to the prize fight, she'll become the first two-time U.S. boxing gold medalist since 1904.
In the men's welterweight (69 kilograms) final bout, Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov beat Uzbekistan's Shakhram Giyasov for the gold medal.
In the women's lightweight (57-60 kg) semifinals, France's Estelle Mossely and China's Yin Junhua won and will box for gold on Friday. Finland's Mira Potkonen, who was outpointed by Yin, won her country's first medal in Rio. She'll face Russia's Anastasiia Beliakova, who got the other bronze after losing to Mossely.
Earlier Wednesday, the International Boxing Association removed an undisclosed number of referees and judges from the Olympics on after determining they had not met the organization's standards of competence, The Associated Press reported.
AIBA declined to provide the judges' names or the fights in which they failed. The results of all bouts will stand, however.
The banished judges apparently didn't include some of the participants in the two most prominent disputed decisions.
Russian heavyweight Evgeny Tishchenko's victory over Kazakh power-puncher Vassiliy Levit sparked a wide public outcry over the decision, which rewarded Tishchenko's retreat over Levit's power.
Judge Armando Carbonell Alvarado of Colombia, who joined his two colleagues in awarding that fight 29-28 to Tishchenko, was on the AIBA's list of judges and referees working Wednesday's fights.
Irish bantamweight world champion Michael Conlan also complained vociferously and profanely after his quarterfinal loss to Russia's Vladimir Nikitin on Tuesday, accusing AIBA and Russia of wholesale corruption. A Sri Lankan judge and a Brazilian judge from that fight were on AIBA's list of working officials Wednesday as well.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
The Olive Plan
What started out as a Valentine for my beloved, has progressed to something bigger and better for the whole beloved world. Miss Em-En from I Like Lemons, has created the best project of the new year using my knitted olive pattern. In her words:
I intend to knit at least one olive every week this year. Why olives? Well, olive trees/branches/fruit symbolize peace, prosperity and love ("olive you"). By the end of the year I should have a jar full goodness. Ok, ok. So I also need to use up some yarn, but with each olive I knit I'll be reminded of the things I wish for myself and the people I care about.
I think some black olives will be knit to represent naughty and mischievous wishes. The giant olives will be for the most important and biggest wishes.
What a wonderful, thought provoking idea. Visit her blog to see the giant olive she's developed and the chubby jar she intends to collect the peace olives in; there are even more olives on her flickr page, where she reveals:
While knitting the black one this week, I was trying to think of a particular person, but ended up craving olive and mushroom pizza instead.
If I can find the right shade of reddish-purple yarn, I might try to make some kalamatas too. :)
Oh happy day! I love it when things like this happen. For me, there is no greater gift, than the validation of one's own work by someone who has given it wings, to take off in a new direction. Oh happy blogesphere!
11 comments:
- Eliza said...
That's really a fun, wonderful idea! And I like that each of her olives will be different, representing something special for her. Congratulations on being the inspiration!
- January 29, 2008 10:30 AM
- Gudrun Johnston said...
That's so cool...a jar full of knitted olives....it'll be fun to watch it grow!
- January 29, 2008 2:31 PM
- Berlinswhimsy said...
I want to make these, too! They're on my list.
I, too, love it when I read that someone else has "given wings" to one of my ideas or projects. Fun!
- January 29, 2008 4:48 PM
- Di said...
I love the knitted olives and the Olive Plan for 2008! They look really cool!
- January 29, 2008 6:58 PM
- Em-En said...
Awww, Mary Jane! I am so happy, the Olive Plan make *you* happy. :)
- January 29, 2008 10:53 PM
- cseneque said...
That's awesome!
I've nominated you for the You Make My Day award, since you really do.
- January 31, 2008 7:18 AM
- Jen said...
That olive jar is a wonderful idea!
BTW, just saw your peasant blouse on the IK Spring preview ~ stunning!
- January 31, 2008 10:39 AM
- Angelina said...
Those olives are wonderful! Thank you for stopping by my blog! I love Amber's blog too.
Are some of those olives felted, or are they all knitted?
- February 02, 2008 4:29 PM
- Connie said...
That is wonderful when something you create inspires someone else to run with an idea. Your olives are very cute and I can't wait to see her jar of olives :)
- February 02, 2008 9:02 PM
- mary jane said...
Thanks you guys. I love what she's done. Angelina some are felted, but those made with superwash ( like babyull) don't really felt well.
- February 02, 2008 11:57 PM
- emma said...
What a cute idea! How sweet! I wish I could eat them they look yummy.
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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
Wendy Williams is a media legend. She conquered the radio airwaves and now she is the latest queen of talk on The Wendy Williams Show, which airs weekdays on BET at midnight.
The proud New Jersey native is on the fourth season of The Wendy Williams Show with a new studio, A-list celebs, juicy hot topics and classic Wendy-isms like "How you doin'?" Wendy not only reports on celebrities, but she has become a household name with legions of fans who love her willingness to be a "true mess," adjust her wig and always "say it like you mean it."
A candid Wendy sat down with BET.com to discuss the latest season, critics and her groundbreaking radio roots. Check out the video below.
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The soldier that fascinates me lately is one James Monroe Purser. Known as "Jim," he was born in Georgia on June 10, 1843, to Richard William Purser, of North Carolina, and Elizabeth Scott Bentley Purser, of Tallapoosa, Georgia. He had four brothers and one sister. When Jim was a child, his family moved to Alabama, where they farmed. His father died sometime between the 1850 and 1860 US censuses.
On February 4, 1862, at at Murphee's Crossroads in Blount County, Alabama, Jim enlisted in the Confederate army to fight the Union in the Civil War. His brothers, Richard and Moses, also enlisted and fought in the war. Jim was promoted from Private to 2nd Corporal in the 28th Alabama Infantry, Company B, but his service in the Confederate army wasn't without its trials and tribulations. As you can see in the army documents, below, Jim became ill within just a couple of months of enlisting, and ended up in the hospital at Shelby Springs, Alabama, for a time. Shortly after that, he somehow managed to lose his "gun and accoutrements" somewhere near Tupelo, Mississippi.
Jim's most serious trial, however, came during a defining battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Chattanooga in Tennessee. From the end of September through October 1863, General Braxton Bragg's focus was on cutting off supplies to the Union army. On October 17, Major General Ulysses S. Grant took over the Western armies and moved to reinforce Chattanooga and establish a new supply line for the Union. When Major General William Tecumseh Sherman arrived with his divisions in mid-November, the Union began its offensive at Chattanooga.
|Battle of Chattanooga as reported in Harper's Weekly
|A scene at Rock Island, painted by fellow prisoner, John F. Gisch
Rock Island hadn't even been completed when it started taking in more than 5,000 Confederate prisoners that December. The water supply and drainage were sub par, creating a sanitation problem; the temperature was well below zero degrees; and a smallpox epidemic sickened thousands and killed more than 600 within three months. During the Civil War, more than 12,000 men were imprisoned at Rock Island, and nearly 2,000 prisoners died there.
Both Jim and Richard Purser lived through their imprisonment, and were released in March 1865 as part of a P.O.W. exchange program with the Union army. All three Purser brothers who fought in the war lived for several decades after the war, raising families and, hopefully, enjoying their lives.
|Inscription reads: "Beloved One, Farewell"
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Hand Car Wash Near Me in Royal Palm Beach
Royal Palm Beach is a village in southeast Florida, located within Palm Beach County. Its neighbors include, Sunset Isles, Avondale Woods, Barrington Woods, Bella Terra, Berkshire, Casa Nella Foresta, Counterpoint Estates, Estates of Royal Palm Beach, Grand View at Crestwood, Guilford, Hidden Landings, Hidden Pines, Huntington Woods, La Mancha, Little Ranches, Loxahatchee Groves, Madison Green, Monterey on the Lake, Nautica Lakes, Pines of Wellington, Pinewood, Pinewood East, Pinewood Grove, Portosol, Saratoga at Royal Palm, Sheffield Woods, Strathmore Gate, The Island, The Willows and Tree Tops of Wellington. All communities that we also serve.
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There isn't much better than being able to say, "I have a hand car wash near me." The type of auto detailing clean that goes way past a typical drive-thru car wash. Do you know how much dirt and grime those machines tend to miss? They shouldn't even be allowed to call themselves car washes. Also, imagine the damage they can do? There goes your paint job. Oh look, a dent, what a surprise! Most of all, don't even get me started on the drive there or, least to say, the traffic. Then once you get there, the line for the wash is out the door. Literally. So, the real question is, why do you do it? Simple. You want a quick clean. But, have you ever considered the alternatives?
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If you are looking for a detailed hand car wash, then look no further. With the birth of apps galore, you now have the ability to get a hand car wash or auto detailing brought straight to your work or home. The future of convenience is here. The name of this brilliance is MobileWash. All you have to do is download the app, MobileWash, and in a matter of minutes, our team sends out a vetted professional detailer, with years of experience, heading directly to your location to service your vehicle. This freedom allows you to spend your time in the way you want and deserve to spend it.
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The benefits of a hand car wash are numerous. With automatic car washes there is the possibility that the machines may cause damage to your car. With a hand wash you can forget about machines and focus on gentle quality. The benefits include, removal of dust and grime that react with oxygen, which causes rust on the exterior parts of your vehicle. It can protect you and your loved ones from harmful germs and bacteria. It can preserve the beauty of your vehicle. It allows for early detection of possible tiny cracks in your windshield or identify where an odd smell in your interior is coming from. It can give jobs to the unemployed, and lastly, it boosts fuel efficiency.
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When it comes to your car, you always want it to look its best. With time, the interior of your vehicle can become considerably dirty. This is why auto detailing is so important. The main issue is trying to find an auto detailing service that can meet all of your needs. Too often car owners play the trial and error game of car detailing; often leaving them with disappointment and regret. Those feelings should never be felt by any customer. With MobileWash, we are the best auto detailing and car wash service in the industry. Your satisfaction is and always will be our guarantee.
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Everyone wants to have a car wash near them. When you search the Internet, "car detailing near me," you are saying two things to yourself. The first of which being that you don't want to travel far, and the second being that you know your car is well-past due for a cleaning. With MobileWash, we offer the best car detailing services in the industry, through our innovative mobile car wash app. Now, the "car detailing near me," is in the literal sense, near you; your work or home, we'll be there.
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Sean Connery to Sir Sean Connery....this James Bond hunk has always captured my heart. Is it that sexy Scottish accent or the chiseled handsome face, his rugged good looks?? He has only improved with age.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Eye Candy
Posted by Faye at 11:48 AM
2 comments:
- Mz.Elle said...
Oooooh sing it Sister!
I am in love with that man:)
- June 19, 2008 at 4:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
I prefer Pierce Brosnan as James Bond! He's still gorgeous at 50!
- June 21, 2008 at 6:20 PM
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Cardinals Face Pujols in LA
ANAHEIM, Ca. - Albert Pujols faced the Cardinals for the first time since leaving St. Louis after the 2011 season. Pujols bolted the Gateway City for California, and a ten-year, $240 million deal.
While he won three National League Most Valuable Player awards with the Cardinals, Pujols has struggled with the Angels, batting just 249 this season, after a career low 285 batting average last year.
Pujols batted against Lance Lynn with a man on and one out in the bottom of the 1st. Albert struck out; The Angels threw out J.B. Shuck attempting to steal, and were scoreless after one.
In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Angels up 1-0, former Royal Alberto Callaspo singled to left to drive in a run, making it 2-0. Then Erick Aybar singled to drive in Mark Trumbo, 3-0 Angels.
They still were not done in the 2nd inning. Shuck hits it up middle and another run scores, for a 4-0 lead.
Then it's 5-0, with Pujols up as 9th man to come to the plate in the 2nd inning. Lynn would strike him out for the 2nd time.
The Angels would go on to win the game, 5-1.


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MDOT MBE/DBE/ACDBE/SBE Application Assistance Workshop Time: 10:00a - 1:00p Location: Maryland Department of Transportation Headquarters, 7201 Corporate Center Drive, Hanover, Maryland 21076 Details:
On a monthly basis, the Maryland Department of Transportation's Office of Small and Minority Business Policy hosts the MBE/DBE/ACDBE/SBE Application Assistance Workshop. This workshop is intended for those firms interested in seeking Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and/or Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) and/or Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certification. By attending the workshop, you will learn the benefits of certification, the five key requirements for certification, and the four steps in the certification process. For information and registration visit www.mdot.maryland.gov/aaw.
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MBE/DBE/SBE Application Assistance Workshop Time: 11:00a - 1:00p Location: Eastern Shore Innovation Center 104 Tech Park Dr. Cambridge Dr. 21613 Details:
Maryland Capital Enterprises is holding this workshop.
The MBE/DBE/SBE Application Assistance Workshop demystifies the certification process and privdes valuable information to firms considering certificationi as a strategy to grow their businesses. The workshop covers the benefits of certification, the five key requirements for certification and the four steps in the certificationi process. Participants who attend the workshop will be well-positioned to move through the certification process with confidence.
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8th Annual Minority Business Expo Time: 7:00a - 8:00p Location: Walter E Washington Convention Center 801 Mount Vernon Place NW Washington DC 20001 Details:
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The Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce presents:
8th Annual Minority Business Expo
Join us at our biggest event of the year. Our Minority Business Expo is an incredible opportunity to connect with the region's leading minority owned businesses! We hope to see you there.
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Hear from leaders on our following panels:
The Key Role of Technologies in Today's World
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Veteran-Owned Small Business Resource Day Time: 8:30a - 12:00p Location: College of Southern Maryland – Leonardtown Campus, Building A, Auditorium, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650 Details:
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Baltimore District Office is holding an Open House to showcase the programs and services that can help with the development and growth of your Veteran-owned small business. This free event will feature representatives from Federal, State and Local government organizations who can provide you with assistance.
· Find out about small business resources in your community.
· Meet face to face with representatives in a friendly environment.
· Get connected and grow your business.
Participating organizations include: MD Small Business Development Center, St. Mary's County Dept. of Economic Development, MD Procurement & Technical Assistance Center, SCORE, the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs, Veterans Business Outreach Center, FranNet, Veterans Institute of Procurement, MD Dept. of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, MD Dept. of Commerce, Progressive Commercial Finance, Community Bank of the Chesapeake, PNC Bank.
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Government Contracting Workshop Time: 10:00a - 12:00p Location: Johns Hopkins Eastern Campus 1101 East 33rd Street Suite C 307 Baltimore, MD 21218 Details:
Hosted By: City of Baltimore Small Business Resource Center
This workshop will include information on Seeking Contracts, Core Basic Contract Standards, Documentation on Contract practices and Proposal Presentation tips. This workshop is provided by Shawnte Wright, Multi-Stream Consulting Contract Training. Free
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Secrets to Contracting with the State of Maryland Time: 10:00a - 12:00p Location: Johns Hopkins Eastern 1101 E. 33rd Street 3rd floor conference room Baltimore, MD 21218 Details:
Hosted by: Maryland PTAC
This workshop is for entrepreneurs who want to understand what it takes to sell to government agencies at the state level. Find out how to do business with Maryland. Gain an understanding of the procurement registration requirements, and learn how to market your company to state agencies. The workshop is centered on what market research tools are available to determine which agency make what purchases and how to position your company as one from whom they should buy. Attendees will learn about:
- Identify which government agencies buy what you sell
- Doing research in the Maryland Marketplace and agency web sites in order to locate contracting opportunities targeted to their business
- Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), and the Federal Acquisitions Regulations(FAR) flow down clauses
- University System of Maryland Procurement
- Governor's Office Of Minority Affairs (GOMA)
- Working effectively with the internet to research opportunities
- State contracting certifications: SBR, DBE/MBE
This course covers pre-award steps that a contractor needs to understand, as well as how the state government makes purchases.
Ms. Johnson LeFlore has extensive experience in both government and commercial contracting. She has worked with a wide range of items, methodologies and procedures, including: Federal, Department of Defense, State Department and local contracts. Acquisition and instructions applicable to acquisition of highly sophisticated, unique research and development efforts, professional and management services. She reviewed requests for contractual services submitted by organizations supported by government agencies. Analyzing the requirement, conferring with appropriate personnel to obtain needed technical data related to preparation of the contractual document (scope of work, evaluation criteria, deliverables, patents, etc). Her experience encompasses the entire contract spectrum from cradle to grave contracting.
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Business Diversity Fair Time: 9:00a - 12:00p Location: Morgan State University Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management 4200 Hillen Road Baltimore, MD 21218 Details:
Morgan State University's Office of Procurement invites you to participate in our upcoming business diversity fair on Friday, April 21st from 9am-12pm. The goal is to give small and minority business more visibility by exposing Morgan and the surrounding community to the amazing goods and services you provide.
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How to Obtain Certification for Opportunities at Port Covington & Small Business Reserve Program Time: 2:30p - 5:00p Location: 100 Community Place Crownsville, MD 21032 Details:
Are you a minority or women-owned businesses located in Anne Arundel County interested in the development of Port Covington?
The redevelopment of Port Covington by Sagamore Development LLC is one of the largest urban renewal projects in the country, encompassing 260 acres of waterfront property in south Baltimore estimated to cost $5.5B to construct.
Key speaker, Courtney Billups, Esq., Chief of the Minority & Women's Opportunity Office will discuss how to obtain certification for the City of Baltimore. Staff from the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs will give an overview of how to obtain contracts under the State's Small Business Reserve Program. Catherine Paff, Vice President of Sagamore Development Company, will then outline upcoming opportunities at Port Covington.
Registration begins at 2:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend.
Why attend?
• Learn about the certification process required for doing business in Baltimore & access to opportunities at Port Covington. Firms in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Howard, Harford & Queen Anne Counties are eligible for City certification.
• Discover contract opportunities under the MD Small Business Reserve Program
• Network and hear about upcoming opportunites available from the Anne Arundel County Purchasing Division
This workshop is sponsored by the Anne Arundel County Office of Central Services/ Minority Business Enterprise Program in concert with the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs, and the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation.
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Ready, Set, Grow Time: 10:00a - 1:00p Location: Hagerstown Community College Career Programs Building (CPB) Rooms 211-213 11400 Robinwood Dr. Hagerstown, MD 21742 Details:Are you interested in contracting opportunities with state agencies and institutions? If so, then t his unique workshop is for you. Join us for an overview of how our small, minority, women, and veteran procurement programs work. You'll hear what buyers are looking for right now, and what's in their pipelines.You will also learn more about Western Maryland's largest and most comprehensive technology-based business incubator, the Technical Innovation Center (TIC). The TIC provides support to entrepreneurs specific to emerging tech companies, a ccess to business and government communities, and l aboratory space and equipment for biotechnology and alternative energy companies.Stick around for the networking portion to meet state procurement officers, representatives from the TIC, and other professional organizations that want to see your small business grow.Date :Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Time :10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Location:Hagerstown Community CollegeCareer Programs Building (CPB)
Rooms 211-21311400 Robinwood Dr.Hagerstown, MD 21742Attendees should park in Lot F adjacent to the Career Programs Building (CPB).
CPB 211-213 is on the upper level of the Elliott Center.Campus Map____________________________________________________Click here to register today!
The Alliance for Hispanic Commercial Contractors Business Workshop Time: 6:00p - 8:00p Location: WSCC 14501 Sweitzer Lane Laurel, MD 20767 Details:
The Alliance for Hispanic Commercial Contractors Presents:
"Growing your business through Strategic Bonding"
Seminar Conducted in SPANISH/ENGLISH
Date/Time: Wednesday April 26, 2017 at 6pm-8 pm
Location: WSSC14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20767- Complimentary Parking
Description: Come learn not just about "surety bonds" and how to get surety credit but what strategies you need to employ to grow your surety capacity. Find out what triggers the indemnity agreement? Why does my spouse need to sign? What is the difference between contract and commercial surety? How is my rate determined? What provisions of my construction contract do sureties dislike the most? How can I negotiate better terms? How is my insurance coverage tied to all of this?
Who should attend? Commercial Contractors that want to increase their capacity and grow their revenues through contracting and procurement.
La Alianza para Contratistas Comerciales Hispanos tiene el placer de invitarle,
A nuestro taller de "Creciendo su Negocio con Fianzas Estratégicas" que será enseñado en ESPAÑOL/INGLES.
Fecha/Hora: 26 de abril 2017 desde 6pm-8pm
Lugar del evento: WSSC 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20767 ¡Parqueo Gratis!
No sólo aprender lo que es "fianzas" y cómo obtenerlas, sino qué estrategias necesita emplear para aumentar su capacidad de garantía. ¿Averigüe qué desencadena el acuerdo de indemnización? ¿Por qué mi cónyuge necesita firmar? ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre contrato y garantía comercial? ¿Cómo se determina mi tarifa? ¿Qué disposiciones de mi contrato de construcción causan más problemas? ¿Cómo puedo negociar mejores términos? ¿Cómo está vinculada mi cobertura de seguro a todo esto?
¿Quién debe asistir? Contratistas Comerciales que quieren aumentar su capacidad y aumentar sus ingresos a través de contratos y adquisiciones.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
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Friday, April 28, 2017
Greater Baltimore Urban League Business Summit Time: 7:30a - 2:30p Location: BALTIMORE HILTON 401 WEST PRATT BALTIMORE MD. 21201 Details:
Hosted By: Greater Baltimore Urban League
Building strong sustainable communities that transform people's lives through economic empowerment with legacies of wealth is the goal of the Greater Baltimore Urban League (GBUL) Business Summit scheduled for Friday, April 28, 2017 at the Hilton Baltimore beginning at 7:30 am.
The one-day event is designed specifically for minority, women and veteran-owned businesses. The critical objective is to provide tools and resources to compete and excel in today's business culture.
This year's Business Summit's theme is "Start Right. Get Right. Grow Right."
Start Right: Individuals who are not in business or have been doing business in an unofficial way and want to increase revenue or bring more formal structure to their organizations. ·
Get Right: Individuals who have been in business and have made some mistakes and want to get on the pathway to prosperity.
Grow Right: Individuals who have been in business and have reached a stable place. They are positioned for growth.
The Business Summit is part of the GBUL's Equal Opportunity Day (EOD) activities. In addition to the business summit, the day will include the release of the GBUL's State of Black Business in Baltimore Report and the EOD Gala that evening. Additionally, there is an Empowerment Resource Zone which features vendors and exhibitors.
Saturday, April 29, 2017
2017 W.O.M.E.N. Conference Time: 9:00a - 3:00p Location: Morgan State University School of Business 4100 Hillen Road Baltimore, MD 21251 Details:
Join the Enterpreneurial Develpment & Assistance Center for the Women Owned & Managed Enterprise Network (W.O.M.E.N.) conference.
Contact: Yvette Racks at 443-885-3663 email@example.com
Sunday, April 30, 2017
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CD19 Chimeric Receptor Expressing T Lymphocytes In B-Cell Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma, ALL & CLL (CRETI-NH)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00586391
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : January 4, 2008
Last Update Posted : April 22, 2020
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
Patients on this study have a type of lymph gland cancer called non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, or chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (these diseases will be referred to as "Lymphoma" or "Leukemia"). Their Lymphoma or Leukemia has come back or has not gone away after treatment (including the best treatment known for these cancers). This research study is a gene transfer study using special immune cells.
The body has different ways of fighting infection and disease. No one way seems perfect for fighting cancers. This research study combines two different ways of fighting disease, antibodies and T cells, hoping that they will work together. Antibodies are types of proteins that protect the body from bacterial and other diseases. T cells, also called T lymphocytes, are special infection-fighting blood cells that can kill other cells including tumor cells. Both antibodies and T cells have been used to treat patients with cancers; they have shown promise, but have not been strong enough to cure most patients.
T lymphocytes can kill tumor cells but there normally are not enough of them to kill all the tumor cells. Some researchers have taken T cells from a person's blood, grown more of them in the laboratory and then given them back to the person.
The antibody used in this study is called anti-CD19. It first came from mice that have developed immunity to human lymphoma. This antibody sticks to cancer cells because of a substance on the outside of these cells called CD19. CD19 antibodies have been used to treat people with lymphoma and Leukemia. For this study anti-CD19 has been changed so that instead of floating free in the blood it is now joined to the T cells. When an antibody is joined to a T cell in this way it is called a chimeric receptor.
In the laboratory, investigators have also found that T cells work better if they also put a protein that stimulates T cells called CD28. Investigators hope that adding the CD28 might also make the cells last for a longer time in the body.
These CD19 chimeric receptor T cells with C28 T cells are investigational products not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
The purpose of this study is to find the biggest dose of chimeric T cells that is safe, to see how the T cell with this sort of chimeric receptor lasts, to learn what the side effects are and to see whether this therapy might help people with lymphoma or leukemia.
|Condition or disease
|B Cell Lymphoma Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
|Genetic: CD19CAR-28-zeta T cells Drug: Ipilimumab
|Phase 1
Patients will give us blood to make CD19 CD28 chimeric receptor-T cells in the laboratory. These cells will be grown and frozen for the patient. To make the T cells investigators take the blood and stimulate it with growth factors to make the T cells grow. To get the CD19 antibody (with CD28) to attach to the surface of the T cell, they insert the antibody gene into the T cell. This is done with a virus called a retrovirus that has been made for this study and will carry the antibody gene into the T cell. This virus also helps us find the T cells in the blood after they inject them using a special laboratory test. Because the patients will receive cells with a new gene in them they will be followed for a total of 15 years to see if there are any long term side effects of gene transfer. If the patient cannot visit the clinic, they may be contacted by the research coordinator or physician.
When the patients enroll on this study, they will be assigned a dose of CD19 CD28 chimeric receptor-T cells.
For those with intermediate or low grade lymphoma/leukemia: The investigators' studies so far have shown that the infused T cells may need to receive an extra boost in order to expand efficiently in the body. Therefore, 2 weeks after T cell infusion, the patient may receive one injection of a drug called ipilimumab, which they believe will help the T cells grow. This drug is approved by the FDA to treat certain cancers, such as melanoma, but the dose of drug used for this study will be lower than those used in those other treatments to avoid side effects.
Patients will be given an injection of cells into the vein through an IV at the assigned dose. The injection will take about 10 minutes. Patients will be followed in the clinic after the injection for up to 3 hours. If after a 4-6 week evaluation period after the infusion, the patient seems to be experiencing a benefit (confirmed by radiological studies, physical exam and/or symptoms), they may be able to receive up to three additional doses of the T cells if they wish. These additional infusions would be at least 4-6 weeks apart and at the same dose level they received the first time or a lower dose. The treatment will be given by the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Texas Children's Hospital or Houston Methodist Hospital.
To learn more about the way the CD19 CD28 chimeric receptor-T cells are working and how long they last in the body, extra blood will be drawn.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|14 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase I Study Of CD19 Chimeric Receptor Expressing T Lymphocytes In B-Cell Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
|Study Start Date :
|February 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2014
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|July 2029
Experimental: CD19CAR-28-zeta T cells
Three dose levels of CTLs will be evaluated. Each patient will receive one injection according to their assigned dose over 1-10 minutes IV.
*At the discretion of the attending physician, if after a 4 to 6-week evaluation period the patient has had apparent clinical benefit (as determined by symptoms, physical exam or radiological studies); repeat infusions separated by 4 to 6 weeks (up to a maximum of 3 extra doses) of modified T cells at the same dose level or below the patient's original dose can be administered.
Genetic: CD19CAR-28-zeta T cells
Intravenous injection
Dose Level 1:
CD19CAR-28zeta - 2x10^7 cells/m^2
Dose Level 2:
CD19CAR-28zeta - 1 x10^8 cells/m^2
Dose Level 3:
CD19CAR-28zeta - 2x10^8 cells/m^2
Drug: Ipilimumab
For patients with intermediate or low grade leukemia/lymphoma, patients may receive ipilimumab once during the week 2 visit after the T cell infusion.
Other Name: Yervoy
- Adverse Event Data per Patient [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]Evaluate the safety of autologous T-lymphocytes genetically modified to express CAR targeting CD19CAR in patients with NHL, ALL or B-CLL.
- Survival and function of CD19CAR T cells [ Time Frame: 15 years ]survival will be measured by a real time Q-PCR assay to detect CD19.CAR T cells in peripheral blood from subjects. Plotts will be generated to depict patterns of survival. Function will be assessed by assays.
- Number of patients with tumor response [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]To measure the anti-tumor effects of chimeric CD19 receptor transduced autologous T- lymphocytes in patients with Low-grade non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) and Leukemia
- Correlation of additional doses and cumulative rise in the percentage of circulating gene modified cells [ Time Frame: 15 years ]To discover if the clinical and laboratory data collected following the additional doses of cells are consistent with a cumulative rise in the percentage of circulating gene modified cells and if the infusions are associated with sequential reductions in patient disease burden.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Older Adult
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Patients must meet the following eligibility criteria to be included:
- Recurrent B cell lymphoma or leukemia (ALL or CLL), or newly diagnosed patients unable to receive or complete standard therapy OR diagnosis of intermediate B cell lymphoma with a treatment plan that will include high dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. If a patient is less than 18, the lymphoma/leukemia is highly aggressive (i.e. lymphoblastic, Burkitt, ALL).
- Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
- Recovered from the toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy before entering this study
- ANC greater than 500, HgB greater than 8.0
- Bilirubin less than 3 times the upper limit of normal
- AST less than 5 times the upper limit of normal
- Serum creatinine less than 3 times upper limit of normal
- Pulse oximetry of greater than 90% on room air
- Karnofsky/Lansky score of greater than 60%
- Available autologous transduced peripheral blood T-cells with greater than/=15% expression of CD19CAR determined by flow-cytometry
- Patients or legal guardians must sign an informed consent indicating that they are aware this is a research study and have been told of its possible benefits and toxic side effects. Patients or their guardians will be given a copy of the consent form
- Sexually active patients must be willing to utilize one of the more effective birth control methods during the study and for 3 months after the study is concluded. The male partner should use a condom
- History of hypersensitivity reactions to murine protein-containing products
- Pregnant or lactating
- Tumor in a location where enlargement could cause airway obstruction
- Currently receiving any investigational agents or have not received any tumor vaccines within the previous six weeks
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00586391
|United States, Texas
|Houston Methodist Hospital
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Texas Children's Hospital
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|Carlos Ramos, MD
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Responsible Party:
|Carlos Ramos, Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Obsolete Identifiers:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|January 4, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 22, 2020
|Last Verified:
|April 2020
B cell Lymphoma
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Leukemia, Lymphoid
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Leukemia, B-Cell
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Antineoplastic Agents


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We've heard that some discussion boards or chat rooms might be better named bitter rooms because those drawn to them often seem rather bitter.. And since bitter people seem to gravitate towards other bitter people, these sites seem to be the place to hang out. Misery loves company. Unfortunately, some people seem to derive much pleasure from nitpicking other people's lives. (Chapter 6, loc 2192)
And so, this month, my fellow bitter people, we shall be examining Growing Up Duggar, a guide to life penned by Jana, Jinger, Jessa and Jill, the oldest Duggar girls. In this book, they teach us how to live and love and follow the way of our Lord and Saviour, Rick Santorum. The book is definitely this "how to" manual for the young Evangelical Christian, as it teaches us ways that you can overcome your insecurities and internal conflicts by being obedient to God. And they encourage us to be invested as citizens. Well, scratch that. We need to be invested in a conservative Christian. We need Rick Santorum, as outlined in the video below (though the Duggars would call those women unrepentant whores if swearing wasn't so sinful. I mean, they wear pants. PANTS. You can see the outline of their thighs).
While the Duggars purport that their books is a series of life lessons, in fact, it seems more like a series of warnings against sinning. Sinning. Sinning. SINNING. But of course, given that their life is dictated through their obedience to God, that should be no surprise.
Now, it's important to remember that it's not our fault that Satan "randomly throws an impure thought into our head, but it is a sin to dwell on the temptation". Satan is like one of those automatic tennis ball launchers and unless you are willing to lob those tennis balls back, you might spend most of your day angrily masturbating while thinking about voting for the Green party. Part of being a good person and especially a proper young lady is not only to manage to avoid sins ourselves but to also prevent people around us from sinning by avoiding gossip, tight clothes and other sinful avocations.
Now, this all stems from the idea that we are all born sinners and the Duggars believe a child's natural state is to sin—to be angry, to whine, to scream, to listen to DC Talk and all sorts of vagaries and because of our sinful nature, we need to be continually corrected. This is why as women, they dress modestly. And they don't put the onus on the women solely to hide their goodies. There is a code word for their male companions when they see an immodestly dressed women—they say "Nike" and they look down at their shoes, not reflecting on the fact that Nike is the Goddess of Victory.
Now, Duggars don't hate the immodest woman, they merely pity her. They understand that they don't know better—Michelle herself used to apparently mow her lawn in a bikini (yes, seriously) and had no idea why the neighbors hated her. They understand that the immodest woman has no self worth and needs to be corrected. When Michelle was corrected and educated about modesty, she realized that her body was leading men into temptation and quit being cheerleader. And then she started using a lot more gel in her hair, I suspect to help her manage the rage and disappointment. I always wonder then how her best friend feels about all this. The same best friend that still has her pom poms. I wonder if this friend just feels a little bad and is friends with mean old Michelle anyway.
The Duggars extend this to all parts of the media, enjoying things about Jesus and carefully avoiding the evil sins of mainstream media. Sometimes they'll walk on the wild side and "enjoy many carefully selected episodes of the Andy Griffith Show as long as they are not centered around a lot of romance and deceptiveness." And who can blame them. I mean, Aunt Bee was a wanton jezebel. Andy was a gadfly. Opie... Poor Opie. And you have to ask yourself before you settle down to that suggestively titled show, Leave it to Beaver- "Is this something that God would be pleased with?"
And finally, we do learn all sorts of things about the Duggarnaut in terms of parenting and sisterly love. One story that they shared (which you might remember from the show) was when Jana was eight and Jessa was six. Jessa, who was on the bottom bunk, would thump Jana's bunk every night. EVERY NIGHT. Drove her crazy. I know how she felt. My sister would sit on my pillow and fart and chant "Rub my butt" while I cried. And when I brought this up to her recently, my sister still thought it was funny. But anyway, Jana began to hate and resent her sister and shun her but her parents, through their bible study taught her forgiveness and kindness. Jana, being one of the nicest Duggars gave her annoying sister all her nicest possessions to try to forget a better relationship. Jessa, who was a "willful child," was touched by this show of kindness and and stopped harassing her sister. I thought that sounded lovely. Comparatively, my sister just annexed my shit and then laughed at my pain. She read my diary and told me I was boring. Of course I was boring. I was 10. How many 10 year olds have a really interesting life? But I'm not bitter. I'm not bitter at all.
But they do bless their enemies and preach reconciliation, except when they shoot one of their many guns or think about interacting with Democrats. Why? "Words are like toothpaste." And because of delicious minty words, they decide to "talk sweet" and "restore offenders to a right relationship with God". So, when Michelle Duggar is really really angry at her kids, apparently she gets REALLY QUIET. You'll notice this. She'll start whispering and asking her children to meet her eyes. There you will realize, she feels a murderous rage. It's quite enlightening. I'll never look at the show quite the same way again.
Some of their advice admittedly is well taken. They do have an idea that if someone says "Please don't", the children just stop doing what they are doing to each other because everyone has the right to have boundaries. I'd say as well, when they speak about "loving the girl in the mirror", you know, it's good advice to girls to be more accepting of what they look like, rather than trying to adhere to an arbitrary ideal. And not make mistakes with Peroxide, like Jana did so many years ago. She used WAY to much and then just basically dyed her hair black by mistake. All without asking for her parents. Her shitty hair was God's punishment for her insolent nature. And really, just putting a bunch of peroxide in your hair all willy-nilly is a really bad idea. Didn't we learn anything from the 70s? That whole decade was just a series of hair related errors.
Overall, I give this book 8 stars out of 10 for passive aggressive judginess and awkward photos of Jim Bob. Tell me what you think in the comments below.
PS. Next month we'll be discussing Becoming Sister Wives!
PS. Pictured here are the Duggar girls and guests with Bill Gothard, Quiverfull cult leader who just resigned 4 days ago amidst allegations of abuse.


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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro walks in a garden on Oct. 19, in an image provided by Cubadebate.
By NBC News wire services -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.
He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.
"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.
The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs (in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm. Full Story
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Fidel Castro holds up Friday's edition of Granma.
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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, June 22
Yesterday was a throwback Tuesday in Streakland, with ageless wonder Bobby Abreu leading the hit parade for 11.5 percent of all selectors.
We wonder where all you guys came up with that idea? What's that old saying — even a blind MLBlog sometimes finds an Angels DH? Pretty sure that's how it goes.
Anyway, Pauly Konks and Adrian Gonzalez also converted last night, combining to push an additional 18.6 percent of Streakers 24 hours closer to a 10 percent down payment on the $56 million house of their dreams.
Wednesday's picks are below, please enjoy them responsibly. Nobody says you have to go and take Justin Upton today — hey, it's your Streak on the line — but just remember that the Report is on a little bit of a (one-day) roll.
Wednesday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
Kelly Johnson: .750 (6-for-8) since '06 vs. Royals starter Jeff Francis
Ryan Howard: .462 (6-for-13) since '06 vs. Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse
Ben Zobrist: .500 (5-for-10) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Shaun Marcum
Jamey Carroll: .500 (4-for-8) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Rick Porcello
Justin Upton: .417 (5-for-12) since '06 vs. Royals starter Jeff Francis
Feeling kinda spicy?
Omar Infante: .556 (5-for-9) since '06 vs. Angels starter Joel Pineiro
Sean Rodriguez: .538 (7-for-13) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Shaun Marcum
You'll thank me later …
Jimmy Rollins: .167 (3-for-18) since '06 vs. Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse
Chase Utley: .176 (3-for-17) since '06 vs. Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse
Michael Bourn: .143 (1-for-7) since '06 vs. Rangers starter Colby Lewis
Leaderboard time!
On Monday, Ryan Braun got sick. On Tuesday, Joey Votto and the Reds got rained out. On Wednesday, we may finally get to see sebringt make a run at 35 games. Either that, or we'll know there's a force even bigger than BTS at work here.
Top MLB streakers
Ryan Braun: 12 games
Nick Markakis: 12 games
Michael Cuddyer: 10 games
Ryan Zimmerman: 10 games
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Josh Hamilton: (6 HR this season) vs. Astros starter Brett Myers
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Keith. I'll get the data pull but you'll have to update the PH and reset rate.
LaV's List
Wednesday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
163 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Justin Upton 286 11.44 (3RD)
Adrian Gonzalez 202 8.08 (4TH)
Miguel Cabrera 188 7.52 (1RST)(4TH)
Josh Hamilton 132 5.28
Paul Konerko 112 4.48
Ichiro Suzuki 97 3.88
Michael Young 96 3.84
Robinson Cano 87 3.48 DOUBLE HEADER
Dustin Pedroia 77 3.08
Daric Barton 59 2.36
Jacoby Ellsbury 59 2.36
No Selection 54 2.16
Nick Markakis 8 0.32 (2ND)GOOD
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# with streak of back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was % with reseting the most.
There was also % PPD due to players not playing. These streakers do not reset, but did not increase either.
Got Pinched OR 1 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 2 AB or Less)
Keith will have to update these
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick, (Times picked in top2500)
YanksGiantsDevils33, 12, pg 18 , 435, JOSH HAMILTON (PICKED 132X)
Dalywalker322, 10, pg 41, 903, ICHIRO (PICKED 97X)
heyya, 9, pg 56, 1151, JOSE BAUTISTA (PICKED 17X)
Kenfucious, 9, pg 57, 1151, ADRIAN GONZALEZ (PICKED 202X)
cojobs, 8, pg 78, 1558, CHASE HEADLY (PICKED 29X)
dragbunt104, 7, pg 100+, 2272, PAUL KONERKO (PICKED 112X)
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
GL to all
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 2 with streak of 20 back to zero.
The damn leader moved on yet again. Tomorrow is massacre day as there are only 5 games on the schedule and it will be a very tough day.
Guerrero pinch hit again and went O fer again. I'm very lucky about last Friday's pinch hit hit since he has had 3 pinch hit O fers since.
I won't have to worry about tomorrow unless I get my hit today. 1 more AB minimum.
Rain shortened game. Tomorrow is no worry for me now.


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The women who say that nothing changed once they became a mom are pretty little liars. I'm 21 months into motherhood and not only have some of my kid-less friends disappeared just like my once happily plump rear-end, but there are things I used to wear all the time that have been pushed to the back of the closet.
I'm not saying moms can't be stylish. They sure can. Nor am I saying that we have to now only be seen in some really antiquated view of what 'mom clothes' should be. Not saying that at all. What I am saying is that some things are ... well ... just more challenging to wear once you become a mama.
See if you agree ...
Moms can no longer wear:
1. Strapless anything. Unless of course you don't mind your kid pulling down your top when you least expect it for the whole playground to see your breasts as your little one screams "MILKIES!"
2. Low cut shirts. See above. Kids hands are quick!
3. High heels. Specifically the stiletto heel. Unless you want to break an ankle. I did wear them all through my pregnancy (until the end when no pair of shoes even fit anymore). But once my twins arrived, those sex kitten heels only come out on adult nights out. Wedges however, totally do-able ... unless they are on a high platform.
4. Lipstick. I love me some berry tinted lips. But I don't love that berry tint all over my baby's cheeks. So I avoid when with the kids because I can't avoid kissing them!
5. Perfume. Honestly it's no longer needed especially when you have that new baby scent all over you.
6. Short skirts. Mini skirts + bending over to pick up your kid's lovie in the supermarket = X-Rated mommy.
7. Non-stretch jeans. You know the kind you have to wiggle into and then lay down on the bed to get zipped up? Uh, yeah. Try running after your toddler in those. I have agita just thinking about it.
8. Things with sequins. Kids think it's dessert.
9. Pants with too many buttons and snaps and requires a belt. Have you ever tried to pee with a baby in your arms? It takes the skill of one arm and an elastic waist.
10. Dangling earrings. Unless you are going for a barbaric way of stretching to a 0 gauge.
11. Really tight shirts. Not conducive to nursing moms.
12. Hair down. You don't have to cut it all if you don't want to, but you may want to get it out of your kid's reach unless you enjoy torture and practicing face contortions.
13. Necklaces. Can be a chocking hazard for the kid and you. Also, most likely to break. Just like ...
14. Glasses. Little hands love spectacles. They snatch 'em off your face and run away. My husband's pair are taped together.
15. White. Unless you don't mind it being the day's canvas with stains that will never come out.
16. Dry-clean only clothes. Unless you are rich.
Of course you can wear any and all of these things when out without the kids. But wear that really tight shirt, mini skirt, and heels all together with caution, mama, because dayum you still look good.
What items do you find are more challenging to wear once becoming a mom?
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Coping with respeccing
Respeccing changes things, and whether you're the person respeccing or the guild leader who has a member that's respecced, you've got some things about with which you need to deal.
If you have respecced, you no longer know your character inside and out. You need to take time to learn the differences and effects, and I'm going to suggest that you STILL will be surprised – sometimes rudely, sometimes pleasantly – down the road. And last but not least, if your respec causes you to gain a new ability that requires /use, then for Goo's sake USE IT.
And this is true even if you move half a dozen points within a tree to 'tighten things up'.
Wow, that's short, not like me at all? Guess it's time to build up some wind…
I'll start with an example. Based on some insightful comments and my personal awareness that the map is not the terrain — er, that theory should be tested with practicality — I did a minor respec of my character to make max effective use of Inspiration. I maxed it and moved some points to Holy Spec talent to increase the crit rate. Where did most of these points come from? Spell Warding.
It took conscious effort to up the use of spells that could crit within my rotation so inspiration COULD proc, but I finally got in the habit (after about 10 hours of play). It took another dozen hours after that to realize I was dying more, and a bit of review made me realize it was because I was taking more spell damage that I'd previously lived through. Which meant I needed to adjust SOMETHING – either work harder to stay out of the AoEs that were killing me, or get my spell warding back or… Now remember, I used to respec a LOT on my main. And to maintain that but not cause annoyance with guild leaders trying to plan (grin) I'm raising another priest as an alt (39, shadow as of yesterday). And it STILL took time to realize the changes' effects. Not to mention the sudden delivery of Fear Ward (which I still forget to apply far too often).
FWIW, it was becoming pretty obvious that I was still not getting enough from Inspiration to make it worthwhile – a whopping 15% proc rate spread across ALL my heal targets, no guarantee it's going to the tank is NOT reliable enough for planning. So I returned to my previous spec. Which will up my survivability, and means I need to retrain back to my older heal-pattern.
Which I will do — lesson, again, friends — by running a few 'safe' instances. That is, I'll run a couple of non-heroics, then a couple of heroics, intentionally pushing my healing habits, so that I set the habits AND remind myself of what to expect.
That last is pretty critical. See, part of our playstyle is based on our expectations. We 'get a feel' as shadowpriest that this sequence of 5 or so spells means a dead mob and time to move on. Or as we're leveling we 'get the feel' that this 1-2-3-wand pattern grinds the fastest over time. Thing is, when we change something, we may suddenly need one less spell to kill. Or we've now got something we HAVE to remember to put in place (fear ward) and that slows down our reflexes – and we start losing party members as our heals start a smidge too late (though really no later than what USED to be right, it's just we're not doing what we used to do). Or….
If you respec – even if it's just a change of a small handful of points within your tree, even if it's changing from a bit here and max there to max here and a bit there – do yourself and your regular party friends a big favor and retrain your habits and reflexes. Trust me, you want to learn this now instead of having everyone tearing hair out wondering why suddenly THIS BOSS is 'too tough' when it wasn't just the other day.
Finally, let's switch to guild officer view. You have a member who respecs. You know there are going to be effects – you've read the article here and you've been around enough to know it happens. You've got a couple of small issues with which to deal.
Now, most (not all) guilds put the member who respecs into some sort of special status – nominally recognizing the change. But in my experience, few actually DO something about it. If anything, they assume the player will take care of the issue and make it 'merely' an issue of time. As I said above, it takes actual practice to grasp the change. As a consequence, I'd like to recommend that you require — and then assist in meeting the requirement — that the player run through some practice runs to get the habits in place. Run them through a couple of "easy" instances, then some "hard" ones. Dual purpose these if you can – you've undoubtedly got members who need rep/gear/XP for themselves or their alts, or applicants who need evaluation, or, well, there are a number of such situations. Save some time for everyone, make a schedule, and do what needs done. At the same time, be smart enough to help the player get the habits. If they respecced within holy to pick up CoH, then insist they USE CoH — and do your best to help build the habit. (Take a melee based group to the party, and remind him to CoH instead of sequence heal or moving in range to PoH just for the practice – just for an example.) If it's a major respec – say, heal to shadow – take along the class leader or another knowledgable (OF THAT SPEC) player, in alt if necessary, who can evaluate and help improve swiftly. Ummm, let me point out a critical point in that last sentence. Don't take the "Expert who grates on everyone's nerves." Take the person who can teach, even if they're not the Most Bestest Priest everyone wants on hand when they actually run an instance.
Second issue. Do this even if it's a minor respec. Yes, I know, that's a harder sell. And for what it's worth, I don't think you, the guild leader, need to make the retrain as hard as is needed for a major respec. Just… ask your class leader what the impact of the change might be (faster or slower or bigger or smaller heals, a little more or less survivability, and so forth) and try to set a run or two to bring those issues home. Some people will get it fast, and others… it'll take longer. On the other hand, don't make a huge deal of it. Just set some simple rules, and make the apply across the board:
If you respec, you are at whatever the reduced standard is until you satisfy us you've coped with the change. And that means you run some instances to lock in the habits.
Oh – yes, if I add my two cents, I would include this situation when Blizzard does a forced respec. Note it's not really time – dedicated players (who have support) can knock out at least a couple of instances on any given day. Don't go overboard, just… most guilds put some sort of burden on people who respec. Part of that is to discourage changes so you keep the same number of that sort of healer/dps/tank. But a major other part is to make sure your members are quality performers. Take a moment to decide which, and make your burden work to help everyone. In the long run, it'd help.
final note. Yes, I just respecced a mere 5 points, and it's even back to the previous spec in which I was better. I would agree to my guild doing this to me anyway. But then, I plan to do some work to regain the right habits anyway.
One Response to "Coping with respeccing"
Kirk, my first thought about your frequent deaths was: get more stam!
I haven't had any of the priest survivability talents since the xpac came out so I don't really know what I'm missing.
What I do is wear my stam gear during trash pulls (when deaths are most annoying I find), switching to my regular healing gear on bosses. With regular buffs (fort, motw and stam food) I normally run about 9600 to 10k hps on trash, I find it sufficient.
But yeah, we get comfortable in a given spec and relearning things after a respec can take some time. We respec alot in our guild but I suspect most people just alternate between 2 specs they're comfortable with, not picking up anything that new to play with.
Per example, we have one druid who is feral in pve but respecs tree for arena. He does it every week. He probably goes for the same two specs all the time. Our mages all respec to frost for that boss in TK that is immune to fire. Our one spriest respecs holy when we're short healers. They never seem to pick up "new to them" talents.
Just an observation.


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This morning, all of the weather reports predicted that snow would begin after sundown. Does this look like 'after sundown' to you:
Since I was not expecting snow until after I got home, I ended up with very cold feet:
Max, my snow loving dog, has been eating the snow off the deck:
He's also been romping with his sister:
That's not the best picture, but I love how in sync they are: from their tails to their noses.
The first Jellybean sock is coming along nicely:
Log Cabin #3 is taking shape:
I'm looking forward to seeing this one develop. I think the colors are going to look wonderful.


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About Me
If you were to ask around town, Led's clients would tell you that he has made his mark in Vail Valley luxury real estate by way of superior service, aggressive high-quality marketing, intense focus and a warm, personal approach to his business. Sharing the Vail lifestyle while assisting his clients pursue their Colorado dream is one of Led's favorite pastimes. It is also the reason that many of his clients become good friends... and many of his friends become clients!
Following successful tenures at Xerox Corporation and Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate in Nashville, Tennessee, Led found himself asking the question "If I could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?" Having had close ties to the Rocky Mountains since his youth, Led first made a part time move to Vail 30 years ago, in February of 1989.
Moving to the Vail Valley full time in 1998, Led quickly established a successful reputation in the luxury real estate market. After a decade of success as both broker and lead partner in smaller, boutique brokerages, Led's desire to best serve his clients' needs ultimately led him to the flagship 230 Bridge Street/Vail Village office of Slifer, Smith & Frampton. In conjunction with the company's deep pool of marketing resources and talent, Led's personal experience in developing, brokering and investing in resort real estate has positioned him well to serve the specialized needs of a very discerning, high-end clientele.
Led's tenure with Slifer, Smith & Frampton has proved fruitful, resulting in numerous accolades within the company. Included are #1 broker in the Bridge Street office, consistent Top 5, Top 10 and Top 20 rankings amongst the company's 100+ brokers, recipient of the company's cherished Brokers Choice Award (twice) and Standards of Excellence Award (twice). This track record led to his being hired as the Branch Broker (Manager) of his top-producing Bridge Street office in 2015, where Led continues to broker the sale of resort property while leading a talented team of successful brokers.
Giving back to his profession, and his community, is another passion. Led has served two terms as a Director of the Vail Board of Realtors, six years as a Trustee on the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival board, Council member and two-term President of his church, and two-term President of his own Homeowners Association, as well as serving on several other boards, property owner associations and marketing and development committees. Serving as a mentor via his leadership role in local Mens Fraternity groups over the years (www.mensfraternity.com) has been another meaningful activity for Led.
Led remains most grateful to have the opportunity to conduct business, and raise his family, in this beautiful part of the world. Led, Connie and Chase thrive on the many activities that surround them, with a special passion for skiing and biking. Looking back over the past 30 years in the Vail Valley brings about a sense of heartfelt gratitude, something Led enjoys sharing with his clientele, family and friends.
Enjoying your Vail Valley dream home is great fun. Yet its acquisition and eventual sale are serious business. Helping you accomplish these dreams is Led's business. He looks forward to the opportunity to be of service to you and your family.


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A Coffee Leaf Antioxidant Makes a Comeback
By Michael A. Smith, MDgreen versions.
This tea, as a matter of fact, wasn't really tea at all — as teas are produced from one plant called Camellia sinensis. This tea, however, was steeped from coffee leaves. It didn't catch on in the UK.
Now let's fast forward to 2004. Picture yourself shopping in a busy city market in India. People are drinking a dark, bitter tasting tea. You ask around and discover that it's coffee leaf tea. Apparently, it did catch on and make its way to the exotic sub-continent.
Now here's where it gets interesting. Doctors from India's National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research wanted to investigate the reasons behind the continued low rate of diabetes in their country, despite the introduction of a more Western diet, including refined sugars.
They already knew that some spices helped, like turmeric and ginger, but they also thought about coffee leaf teas. Few people in the West drank them, but many people in the East did. Could this be another reason?
The Kuti Coffee Leaf TeaThe first coffee beverage, according to Ethiopian tradition, was tea brewed from coffee's leaves. Grinding and roasting coffee beans came much later, apparently. The original coffee leaf was called Kuti, named after the small village where it was first produced.
Kuti is naturally caffeine free, as it comes from the leaves. It's bitter, but most people who try it seem to like it.
Coffee Leaf's Anti-Diabetic EffectsIn a study, researchers from India analyzed coffee leaf's antioxidants. They discovered a lot of natural phenolic compounds known as xanthonoids.
This caught their attention, as xanthonoids are known for their gastroprotective and anti-diabetic effects. One in particular, mangiferin, was in high concentration.
So off to the research clinic they went. The goal was to study the effect of mangiferin on oral glucose tolerance in glucose-loaded rats. They used rats with high glucose levels and gave them 10 to 20 mg/kg of mangiferin for 28 days.1
The results showed a significant lowering of fasting glucose levels at different timed intervals. Additionally, mangiferin significantly lowered total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and increased HDL-cholesterol.
The overall atherogenic index — measured through ratios of good to bad cholesterol — improved significantly.1
Since glucose tolerance markedly improved, the researchers suggested that coffee leaf's mangiferin has potent anti-hyperglycemic activity. They concluded that human studies are warranted based on their results.1
So, Where is This Coffee Leaf Tea Anyway?Okay, fast forward to today. What happened to coffee leaf tea, and specifically mangiferin? Nothing. It simply never caught on … again.
But because of the UK's Royal Botanic Gardens and the French Research Institute for Development, this is about to change. Expanding on India's research, the English and French are initiating a series of human clinical trials testing coffee leaf's effects on diabetes.
Currently they are testing 23 types of coffee leaves in order to identify the different xanthonoids' composition.
So far they conclude that coffee leaves possess far higher quantities of antioxidants than green and black tea. That's a major finding.2,3
The next step will be to test coffee leaves clinically. If India's research holds up in humans, the next well-deserved trend may very well end up being coffee leaf tea. Let's see where it goes!
- J Ethnopharmacol. 2005;97:497–501. (http://adglobum.com/XanGo/docs/diabetes2.pdf)
- Ann Bot. (2012) doi: 10.1093/aob/mcs119 (http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/06/13/aob.mcs119.abstract)
- Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9797675/Tea-made-from-coffee-leaves-found-to-beneficial-for-health.html.Accessed January 21, 2013


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A Parade of Heroes
As the White Sox inched closer to the .500 mark (16-17) with their impressive 5-0 victory over the Royals last night, they did it with a solid team effort, a dynamic we would love to continue.
Here are the main candidates for Player of the Game:
* Gavin Floyd, who recorded his third victory with 7 2/3 of shutout baseball. He allowed just five hits and two walks while striking out five as he lowered his ERA to 2.53.
* Adam Dunn, who gave the Sox an early 1-0 first innning lead with a towering homer, also doubled and walked twice as he ended his major league record of most consecutive games with a strikeout at 36. Dunn now has the same number of home runs he had ALL of last season (11), 26 RBIs and with a .257 batting average is hitting about 100 points higher than his final 2011 figure. Add a .401 on base percentage and a 1.030 OPS and can you say Comeback Player of the Year?
* Alex Rios, now batting .284, drove in the fourth and fifth Sox runs with his third triple of the season. While the Sox ultimately didn't need the runs, the fact they were on the board made things much more relaxed when the Royals loaded the bases with one out in the eighth.
And a few Honorable Mentions…
Alejandro De Aza continued his hot streak with a pair of hits, an RBI and a run scored…Gordon Beckham, making his own comeback, also had a couple of hits, an RBI and a run scored…Matt Thornton struck out K.C. phenom Eric Hosmer with the bases loaded in the eighth…Hector Santiago pitched a perfect ninth with a strikeout to end the game.
Sox Note of Note: After a clean MRI, Chris Sale is back in the rotation. The new closer? Maybe Addison Reed, maybe a committee in the short term.


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group of professionals working together to achieve excellence for our clients, patients, and profession
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group of professionals working together to achieve excellence for our clients, patients, and profession
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group of professionals working together to achieve excellence for our clients, patients, and profession
Welcome to Cobb and Cherokee Emergency Veterinary Clinics
We are owned and operated by local veterinarians
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year*
We are a highly dedicated group of professionals working together to achieve excellence for our clients, patients, and profession. We attribute our success to our exceptional staff and extensive services offered to our patients.
The comfort and welfare of your pet is our primary concern. Cobb Emergency Veterinary Clinic is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year including holidays. We accept referrals anytime and will accept emergency walk-in-patients when your primary care veterinarian is unavailable (i.e. nights, holidays, weekends, or when your primary care vet is unavailable for any other reason). Cobb Veterinary Emergency and Referral Center houses several referral specialty practices.
*Cherokee Emergency Veterinary Clinic is open from 4 pm to 9 am on weekdays and 24hours on weekends and holidays. We accept referrals and walk-ins during business hours.
About Cobb EVC
Since 1977, the highly trained and dedicated staff of Cobb Emergency Veterinary Clinic has provided and pledges to continue to provide the highest quality of veterinary emergency and critical care medicine. We offer emergency and critical services at all times.
In addition, we offer these services:
• By referral from area veterinarians
• When other veterinary clinics are closed
• For emergency, urgent, or critical care needs
The facilities are built, equipped, and staffed to provide an atmosphere conducive to the rapid recovery of our patients. Through the provision of compassionate care to the patients and by serving as advocates for companion animals, we strive to meet the needs of our patients as well as our client's expectations for the highest quality of service.
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We dedicate our hearts, our time, and our resources to deliver outstanding veterinary emergency medicine and critical care to our community. This is accomplished by demonstrating integrity, excellence, and compassion in the care of our patients and in collaborative decision-making with clients. Our highly skilled and professional teams are committed to provide exceptional quality of care and service.
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Excellent experience at Cobb Emergency Veterinary Clinic tonight. Front desk staff was warm and welcoming. My dog was in a lot of pain and the vet techs were all very gentle and loving with her. Dr. Braver was very clear in explaining the possible causes for my dog's symptoms and walked me through all the options while thoughtfully explaining each course of action. She also reviewed with me the costs associated with each option. I appreciate the entire staff's treatment of me and my dog!
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I want to thank the staff of the Woodstock location of the Cherokee emergency vet. We have just moved here and don't have a vet yet, so of course, I had to find a vet at 6:30 at night. They took excellent care of my dog, Sophie, doing only the tests needed. They kept me well informed and Dr. Bhaskaran was thorough and professional, answering all my questions.
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Unfortunately, we spent a lot of time at Cobb Emergency Veterinary Clinic last week, but I wanted to say they are absolutely amazing! We have dealt with other emergency clinics and had horrible experiences so we were bracing ourselves for the worst. The entire staff at CEVC was so nice and compassionate. Both vets, Dr. Quinlan and Dr. Maddox, we saw were wonderful! I would definitely recommend them to my friends and family.
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We brought our dog here because I found blood in her vomit and our usual vet was closed for the day. The doctors and staff were very nice and professional and we didn't have to wait long to be seen. After treatment our dog was released and, honestly, my wife and I were given better instructions on what to do with our dog when we got her home than what I get for myself when I go to the doctor - seriously. I would not hesitate to bring my dogs here again.
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Rebekah Brooks dined with Britain's prime minister over Christmas and got a public show of support from her boss Rupert Murdoch before the cameras this month as allegations of phone hacking on her watch mounted.
Now the 43-year-old U.K. media executive is a criminal suspect, her world of power and connections shattered by scandal.
Brooks, who quit as head of Murdoch's British newspapers Friday, was arrested Sunday in a widening investigation into years of alleged phone hacking of hundreds of celebrities, politicians and even murder victims, as well as bribing police for information, at the now-shuttered tabloid News of the World.
The arrest sealed Brooks' swift transformation from one of Britain's most powerful female executives to a figure of scorn and even parody.
On Sunday, an Irish discount airline seized on perceptions of Brooks as an outlaw, placing an ad in The Observer newspaper that showed a photograph of the longtime Murdoch confidant, said to be so close to him that she was seen as family.
"Hacked Off with High Fares... I'm outta here with Ryanair!" the caption crowed.
The implications of Brooks' arrest stretch far beyond her own circumstances, with questions about the extent to which the scandal rocking Britain's media establishment will dismantle the chain of command in Murdoch's business empire and erode the stature of Prime Minister David Cameron and other politicians who had once-cozy ties to the 80-year-old press baron.
Another of Murdoch's chief executives, Wall Street Journal publisher Les Hinton, also had to resign Friday after more than 50 years with Murdoch. James Murdoch, head of European and Asian operations for his father's company, News Corp., is under increasing scrutiny. He and the senior Murdoch, along with Brooks, face questioning Tuesday by British lawmakers investigating the scandal.
Brooks has been at the center of the storm since the scandal broke.
Recognizable by a long shock of curly red hair, the 43-year-old Brooks was a loyal lieutenant of Murdoch and served as editor of the News of the World for part of the time when the tabloid's journalists allegedly hacked into telephone messages.
Reports of illegal eavesdropping had percolated for years, but revelations that journalist had hacked into the voice mail of a 13-year-old murder victim, Milly Dowler, in 2002 caused a public uproar.
The scandal was deemed toxic for the tabloid, and Murdoch shut down the 168-year-old newspaper. Brooks was vilified for initially clinging to her job while 200 other journalists lost theirs.
Brooks' career with the News of the World began in 1989, after briefly working for Murdoch's group as a secretary. She started as a features writer, then became features editor, associate editor and ultimately deputy editor. She left the tabloid in 1998 to become deputy editor of Murdoch's other London tabloid, The Sun, where she stayed for two years.
When Brooks returned to the News of the World as editor in 2000, she was only 31 years old — a feat for Britain's press establishment.
She peppered the tabloid with celebrity scandals, and drew praise for using the newspaper as a platform to help get sex offender legislation, known as "Sarah's Law," passed in Britain. Brooks' controversial campaign to publicly identify pedophiles drew criticism from some police, who said it disrupted investigations and could lead to cases of mistaken identity, but she defended it on the grounds that the public had the right to know.
In another stint at The Sun, another Murdoch tabloid, Brooks became its first female editor in 2003. She thumbed her nose at critics who expected her to end tabloid's daily topless model pictures on page 3, attaching a headline that said "Rebekah from Wapping" to the photo of a nude model of the same name on her first day on the job.
Six years and a host of scoops later, Brooks was named chief executive of News International, joining the elite circle of Murdoch confidants.
No longer drafting the headlines from her perch in the executive suite, Brooks has still made plenty of them — from her lunches and social calls with top politicians to one unusual brush with the law.
In 2005, Brooks was arrested for allegedly attacking her husband, soap-opera star Ross Kemp. No charges were filed.
Brooks's second marriage, to former racehorse trainer Charlie Brooks, came in 2009. The couple have been known to rub shoulders with some of Britain's most prominent politicians and appear at society events from Windsor Castle to Wimbledon.
Brooks cultivated a close friendship not just with Cameron of the Conservative Party, but with the wives of ex-Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair of Labour.


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I mentioned the Games, Learning & Society Conference in Madison, Wisconsin back when a call for papers was put out. Michael Abbott of the Brainy Gamer has some interesting notes on the conference, which was held this past Thursday and Friday. The wrap up of the keynote speech, delivered by James Gee of Arizona State University, is an interesting meditation on the role of games (and not just 'edutainment') in education:
Gee sees broad implications for students in this regard. "Give students smart tools and let them use them and modify them to suit their purposes." Such self-motivated learning moves students away from merely consuming knowledge and encourages them to produce knowledge and apply it in meaningful ways. Furthermore, Gee observed, when communities form around these activities, they are linked by a common endeavor, rather than by race, class, gender, or disability.
Gee clearly situates video games within an overall theory of learning and literacy with genuine power to transform students and equip them to address complex problems. If passion communities could be formed to solve real-world problems like hunger and environmental degradation, Gee believes we would be much better equipped to face these issues head-on. The challenge, according to Gee, isn't just about teaching our kids; it's about ensuring they have a viable world to live in.
Abbott's discussion of the environment of the conference — sounding quite different from your typical academic/professional gathering — is also worth a read.
GLS - Beyond Games and the Future of Learning [The Brainy Gamer]