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Tigers Shutout Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Stop North Carolina A&T
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Kate Morris drove a ball into the left centerfield gap to drive home Jayna Hanawahine late Friday night to give Tennessee State a pair of wins to start the 2014 Tiger Invitational. The late heroics capped off a 5-4 win over North Carolina A&T, while Hannah St. Clair teamed up with Shea Morris to record a shutout win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 6-0, earlier in the day.
TSU improved to 9-15, while UAPB moved to 2-13 and the Bulldogs dropped to 4-8. UAPB opened the Invitational with a 3-2 win over Saint Louis. The Billikens fell 7-4, in game three, to N.C. A&T. SLU is now 8-5.
St. Clair (1-3) earned the first win of her career as she tossed five innings of scoreless ball. The freshman scattered four hits and a walk. Shea Morris came in with the Tigers holding a 2-0 lead and pitched two scoreless innings, striking out three and earning her second save of the season. Morris attacked the Golden Lions from the start as she threw 29 strikes in 34 pitches.
TSU received all the runs they needed in the second inning with a two out rally. The Tigers used three consecutive hits from Kiarra Freeman, Tayler Shimizu and Liz Stansberry to forge ahead 1-0. Stansberry's single allowed Freeman to touch home plate for the early lead.
The Tigers picked up an insurance run in the fourth off a single, a walk and two sacrifices. Rebekka Gross opened the inning with a ball up the middle and moved to second on a Freeman walk. Shimizu sacrificed the two runners up 60-feet, setting up a sacrifice fly from Lindsey Burgess for a 2-0 advantage.
A four run sixth gave the Tigers a comfortable lead heading into the final frame. Ashley Haynes returned to action for her first plate appearance after being injured on Feb. 15. Haynes came through with a pinch hit single to score Shea Morris extending the lead to 3-0. With bases loaded, Burgess picked up another RBI with her second sacrifice fly of the game, giving TSU a 4-0 lead.
Courtney Gearlds added to the lead with an RBI double down the right field line. The extra base hit chased home Shimizu for a five-run lead. Stansberry closed out the scoring on a wild pitch.
Game two saw another strong pitching performance from the Tiger staff. Olivia Gamache earned a career high nine strikeouts in six innings of work. With the punch outs, the Exeter, R.I., native is now fifth all-time in strikeouts at TSU. The senior issued three hits and was touched for four runs, three earned. An unearned run chased Gamache from the game with no chance of a win.
Morris entered and was even more efficient than the first game. The junior pitcher threw 11 pitches, 10 for strikes, as she fanned all three batters she faced. The inning of work and the clutch hit in the bottom of the seventh inning improves Morris' record to 6-6.
Lindsey Burgess and Kate Morris took charge in the night cap to propel the Tigers to the 5-4 victory. Burgess finished 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI, as Morris finished 2-for-4 with two runs driven in, including the game ending run.
The first of Burgess' three hits opened the bottom of the first. The sophomore made her way to third on a wild pitch and a passed ball. Freeman singled to center on the next pitch to plate Burgess.
In the third, Burgess once again led off with a hit. Freeman converted on a sacrifice bunt to move her classmate 60-feet. Two batters later, Morris delivered with a drive through the left side of the infield to bring home Burgess for a 2-0 lead.
With the score 2-2 in the sixth, Burgess used her final hit of the day to plate Shimizu, who reached on a fielder's choice after a Gross single. Stansberry, who singled with two outs, went from first-to-third on the Burgess single and hustled home on an errant throw. The freshman got underneath the tag for a two-run lead, 4-2.
The two runs off Gamache in the top of the seventh set up the exciting finish at Tiger Field. Hanawahine led off the inning with a single just out of the reach of Tranea Jones at third base. Morris stepped to the plate and wasted no time as she drove a ball to the fence in left center. Hanawahine raced around the bases as head coach Jeff Dabney waved her home to give TSU the 5-4 win.
Day two of the Tiger Invitational will begin at 10:00am with the Tigers' first game at 12:15pm versus Saint Louis. Bracket play will begin at 2:30pm with North Carolina A&T and UAPB; No. 1 seed Tennessee State will close out day two at 4:45 versus the No. 4 seed, Saint Louis. All games can be seen on OVCDigitalNetwork.com.


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Cops: Montauk man charged in fatal Amagansett hit-run
A 30-year-old Montauk man was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Amagansett that caused the death of a pedestrian in October.
Edward L. Orr, 30, of 18 Edison Dr., was arrested in the crash that killed John Judge, 61, of East Hampton, after evidence from the scene was linked to a 2004 Jeep Cherokee owned by Orr and recovered in New Jersey, East Hampton Town police said early Friday.
Police did not immediately detail the charges against Orr, who was arrested at 3:25 p.m.
Judge was struck and killed on Main Street in Amagansett early in the evening on Oct. 23, police said. He was found by a passing motorist near a parked car on the eastbound shoulder of the road near Hedges Lane, police said. Judge was taken to Southampton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Immediately after the hit-and-run crash police said they believed the vehicle that struck Judge suffered "front-end damage" -- though it is not clear what evidence was recovered as the crash scene.
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Ghostrider93 wrote:Scorch715 wrote:Certainly an intriguing tale, more for seeing how non-Grimdark humans would react to the 40k universe. A bit of constructive criticism, but it doesn't really feel like you're getting over just how brutal the universe is. I'd love to see Price and co's reactions to things like a Commisar executing a man for a slight infringement, or astartes boarding ships with flamers and chainswords. Basically anything that's common place in 40k but seems utterly insane by modern standards.
Hi Scorch, thanks for reading and the feedback. I'm glad you like it.
As for the brutality in the universe... Well the brutality must have its place in the story.
It must serve its purpose. Don't wory. It'll get there. Remember, the ball only just started rolling.
This is good to hear. More bloodshed is always better. Keep up the good work.


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Sunday, 28 September 2008
Ahoy There - HH Challenge 1
So many new challenges this week, but this is one I definetly cannot miss, not only because there are so many of my favourite bloggers on the DT but also I love these cute stamps they are just so perfect for the Grandchildrens cards. So why not click
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I have made a card like this before, but hope this is an improvement on that one. All the stamps are from HH Pirates collection. I have done my first bit of masking, after I had stamped up the treasure chest I masked it and stamped the map over it, really pleased with how it turned out. Map was stamped with Brown Versafine ink and distressed with Antique Paper TH Inks. I have added beads to the treasure chest and small pieces of eight in the corner these are all from stash as are the brads which I think came from Poppicraft, but don't quote me.
30 comments:
- Sandra said...
Hi Jacqui,great card again,and well done with the masking,it's turned out brilliant....i would like to let you know there's something on my blog for you,
Take care
Sandra x
- 28 September 2008 at 20:45
- Gina said...
fantastic card, love it all, great boy card
Gina xxx
- 28 September 2008 at 20:56
- Diane.W. said...
Brilliant,really fun card! :o)x
- 28 September 2008 at 20:57
- Andrea, said...
Fab card Jacqui, I love these images and am ashamed to say I bought the stamps when they were first released and they haven't seen ink yet!!
- 28 September 2008 at 20:59
- Sharon said...
Great card for the kids Jacqui. Love the treasure spilling out. Gorgeous!
- 28 September 2008 at 21:03
- Pop's Cards said...
I love it, very cute love Pops x x
- 28 September 2008 at 21:05
- Lynsey said...
Wow Jacqui I love all the little details you have added to this card, it must have taken you ages!
Hugs Lynsey :)
- 28 September 2008 at 21:13
- craft mad Jenny said...
great card, my kids would love it!
- 28 September 2008 at 21:14
- Donna said...
This is such a fun and cute card Jacqui, just perfect for any little boy who is in to pirates :) Donna x
- 28 September 2008 at 21:18
- Michelle said...
This is adorable!! I love all the bling!!! Thanks so much for playing along in our first challenge!
- 28 September 2008 at 21:21
- Jill said...
fantastic card Jacqui, love the beads on the treasure chest and the brads, it's just fab Jill x
- 28 September 2008 at 21:23
- Annie said...
ahoy there! what a fabulous card and what a treasure in that chest - love all those pearls! hugs, annie x
- 28 September 2008 at 22:13
- Anonymous said...
Fabulous! Love your coloring and choice of dp! Great challenge card!
- 28 September 2008 at 22:23
- Anna said...
Wonderful card !! Love the treasures in the treasure chest :o)
- 28 September 2008 at 23:25
- NGCARDS said...
love this pirate card, the colours are fab! The coins in the corner really complete the look! xxx
- 29 September 2008 at 00:04
- Rach said...
oh i love this card jacqui, it looks stunning love the beads that you have used for your treasure..fantastic idea. hugs rachxx
- 29 September 2008 at 00:17
- Marcea said...
Jacqui, you just keep making outstanding cards. This is the sweetest thing ever - love your gold .... your ideas are fab!
- 29 September 2008 at 00:51
- Suzanne J Dean said...
Super cute! I love the dimension and the beads in the treasure chest--brilliant!
Suzanne Dean
- 29 September 2008 at 01:20
- Donalda said...
Jacqui this is just gorgeous dear!!! Aren't those stamps so cute?? I so love your coloring dear it is always so beautiful
- 29 September 2008 at 01:27
- Kraftin' Kimmie said...
This is a gorgeous card!!! Love all the beads and coins! What a treasure! Thanks for joining in with our first challenge! Fabulous job!
- 29 September 2008 at 02:36
- AngelRenee said...
Jacqui, Thanks so much for the wonderful comment you left on my blog.. Your card is amazing.. I love the bright colors and the backgrounds.. Wow.. One day I will be that good..
- 29 September 2008 at 06:06
- Kim Piggott said...
Wow! this is wonderful I so love your fabulous colouring. Your design is brilliant, and your treasure and coins fantastic.
love it,
kim x
- 29 September 2008 at 07:48
- Sew This N That said...
Oh Jacqui, can I be one of your grandchildren? I want some pieces of eight ;0)
Awesome card Jacqui :0)
- 29 September 2008 at 08:14
- Anne said...
What a fantastic boy card Jacqui. Love all the stamps .... my wishlist is getting ever longer! x
- 29 September 2008 at 09:09
- debby4000 said...
Brilliant card, love the gorgeous colouring on the Pirate and his treasure chest.
- 29 September 2008 at 09:56
- Nikki Fairbairn said...
I love this Jacqui and fab idea to add all the beads... great effect! Hugs, Nikki x
- 29 September 2008 at 22:07
- Bev said...
Oooh it's fantastic hunny - love all the details. It's perfection!!
hugs Bev x
- 29 September 2008 at 22:21
- Ria Zonnestraaltje said...
WOW Jacqui you have been busy. This one is stunning!!! I bett your grandsons love a card like this ;)
hugs Ria
- 30 September 2008 at 09:27
- Ila said...
This is Absolutley Amazing and so Gorgeous!! I love the layout, Fabulous coloring and the beads on the treasure chest..Fantastic!! Thanks for playing!!
- 30 September 2008 at 09:52
- carolann said...
This is a great card love the image WTG xxxx
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Real Or Staged? Sneakerhead Gets Robbed For His Red Dre Beats Headphones On D Train!
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In 2013 I plan to write more than I have in 2012, which was certainly more than in 2011. There is a growing interest in what one does on a "Pagan homestead", and what makes it magickal or Pagan. Today, however, I want to steer away from that to something I think many are very guilty of, even if you don't want to admit it. I'm definitely guilty of it, and this is my public proclamation to be better, to understand my worth and limits.
There is an often overlooked component to Paganism, it's propagation, and the fostering of a tolerant environment in which it can, in its many forms, be fostered and actively encouraged to grow and flourish. That part isn't the expected tolerance from others, it's not the guaranteed, yet often unrealized, equality and freedom for those who have 'alternative' spiritual paths. It's something closer to home.


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Sad news for the San Francisco Zoo Tuesday as it announced the passing of a rhinoceros who lived at the zoo since 1978.
Gene, who was described as a gentle and friendly black rhinoceros, died yesterday. He was 41-years old.
For the last few months, the zoo's Animal Care and Veterinary staff had been keeping a watchful eye on him because of his decreased appetite and increased lethargy. Recently a blood sample showed that Gene had kidney failure, and medical treatment focused on maintaining a comfortable quality of life for him.
Gene was named after the late Eugene Friend, who served on the Recreation and Park Commission for 24 years.
While at the zoo, Gene shared his exhibit with Elly, a female black rhino. He fathered five offspring, three of which are living at other accredited zoos.
Gene was described as being very friendly and a favorite for children.
"We nicknamed him Big Dog," his animal keeper Julie McGilvray explained, "because he loved to be rubbed, either by hand or with a scrub brush, and oftentimes he would lie down and absorb the soothing experience."
Black rhinos like Gene are a critically endangered species. They are often victims of illegal poaching for the two horns they carry on their skull.


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Remarkable Portraits Made with a Single Sewing Thread Wrapped through Nails by Kumi Yamashita
Constellation is an ongoing series of portraits by New York artist Kumi Yamashita known most prominently for her innovative light and shadow sculptures. Each image is constructed from a single unbroken black thread wound through a dense array of galvanized nails mounted on a painted white board, meaning that the darker areas within the portrait are formed solely from the density of the string. Colossal is no stranger to artworks created with thread and nails, but these are certainly some of the most impressive and intricate works I've ever seen made using this method.


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While Schmitthenner provides the chemistry to make the cancerous cells stand out, Rao and Dogra have created the technology to create a clear ultrasound image of prostate cancer.
As it is, there is a degree of collaboration. Rao is on Schmitthenner's team and Schmitthenner has worked with Rao and Dogra.
"This is a fabulous partnership," said Schmitthenner.
The Schmitthenner half of the partnership is funded by a $440,367
The dye-targeting agent combo will be tested first on cancer cells in petri dishes.
If the research successfully progresses, a person being tested would be injected with the dyes combined with a targeting agent that directs the dyes to a cancerous prostate.
Using the Rao-Dogra laser, near-infrared laser pulses would be beamed at the prostate and absorbed by the dyes that stick to any prostate cancer cells. The laser light would be adjusted so that only the dyes absorb the laser and create ultrasound.
Ultrasound is typically not an effective way to detect cancer at an early stage because the images are not high resolution. Rather, they are murky.
But in this case the ultrasound would be produced when the laser hits the dyes on the cancer cells.
"It heats the cells. They emit the sound," Schmitthenner said. "We call it making the cancer cells scream."
An acoustic lens device invented by Rao and Dogra would then — like a camera — focus the ultrasound emitted by the dyes as well as amplify it, resulting in a clear ultrasound image of the prostate cancer on a computer screen.
Rao recently received a $436,290 NIH grant, with $49,812 going to Dogra, to continue developing technology — photoacoustic imaging — that, with short bursts of a laser, causes the prostate area to emit ultrasound waves.
Such an approach — without the dyes and targeting agents that Schmitthenner is developing — tries to detect higher hemoglobin concentrations found when the prostate is cancerous. That happens because cancer cells are faster growing than normal cells, resulting in increased blood flow to these cells.
But the higher hemoglobin counts are difficult to detect because the ultrasound created isn't as strong — so Rao and Dogra approached Schmitthenner two years about collaborating.
"He as a chemist has the expertise to attach the dyes to the membranes of the cancer cells," said Rao. "With the hemoglobin, I don't have direct evidence that the ultrasound is coming from the cancer cells."
The dyes, said Schmitthenner, are a much more effective indicator — sticking to the cancer cells and producing ultrasound when hit by the laser..
With these combined technologies, the researchers hope that images of prostate cancer — resembling glowing spots — would show up as distinct areas on the computer screen.
Since one of every seven men, usually older adults, is diagnosed with prostate cancer, improving detection techniques can have widespread implications as the medical profession looks for more exact procedures that would be more cost-effective.
The result would be performing biopsies on a smaller number of people who have a greater likelihood of having cancer, with far fewer adults getting false alarms that they might have cancer.


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Classroom Interaction and Second Language Acquisition: The More Interactions the Better?
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17 Years
I am on a train, and as we started to move, I just burst into tears. I might be a little dramatic. But, I waited 17 years to get back here.
Paris. I am headed to Paris. Almost 17 years to the day, I am on a train, headed straight to my favorite place in the world, a place that means so much to me. There just hasn't been an opportunity; life and work have gotten in the way, the time hasn't been right, the finances haven't been right, the list goes on. All the while, I have dreamed and wished and hoped. I honestly gave up on ever coming back.
Then, I had to come to London for work, and being two hours away from Paris, there was no way I was going to let the chance pass me by. So, voila! My work is done, and I am headed for a short stay in Paris.
When I went to Paris 17 years ago, it was on a lark, more of a last minute trip, not planned or obsessed over. I had to take vacation time I was going to lose, and I had a lot of hotel and airline points, and could do it for free, so I thought, why not Paris?
But, upon arrival, something so unexpected happened. I felt a connection to the city like nothing I had ever experienced before. Like I was "of" this place, like I had past lives here, or at the very least, my ancestors had walked here. I felt the very being of me had started here. I felt I had found home, something I have been endlessly searching for. I still can't quite explain the connection I felt to Paris, but that feeling never left me, and the need to get back was like an aching chasm.
Later that same year, I went back at Christmastime, and I thought surely the spell would be broken, that maybe I was just so vacation-starved that Paris had cast a temporary spell that spring, but the feeling was even stronger. As I did the first time, as I left for the airport to go home, I wept in the cab the entire way.
There are other places that I love, other cities that are special to me, San Francisco in particular, that have a part of my heart. But there is something different and deeper about Paris. There always will be.
So, now, I am headed back, and I don't have to ask if the spell is still there, the tears in my eyes tell me it is. Paris is waiting for me, and I am going home, even just for a few days. I cannot wait. I will wander, eat bread and cheese and pastries and not count a calorie once. I will walk through museums that make me remember why I loved every art class I ever took, and that I have tried to learn and absorb everything I can about the artists behind the huge canvases on the walls. I will stand in awe over works that are ancient that I have seen many times, but still feel like I am seeing them for the first time.
I will not plan too much, and get lost and end up finding amazing shops and restaurants, as I have both times when I visited before. I will still be a tourist and do a few touristy things. I will see the Eiffel tower. I will go back to my favorite little places I remembered in my dreams over the years.
I didn't realize it had been seventeen years until I counted a few nights ago, and it made me sad. I had always kept Paris kept closer in my mind. I couldn't imagine it had been so long. But now, I am going. Next week, I can say, I was just in Paris, last week. And in about two hours, I can say, I am in Paris, right now.
Right now.
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Seniors and Medications: The Good, the Bad and the Dangerous
You've probably read news coverage of today's opioid epidemic. Federal data shows the problem is so serious that it has actually lowered the average life expectancy for Americans.
Although the stereotype of a narcotics abuser is a younger person scoring drugs on a street corner, older adults are just as likely to improperly use codeine, oxycodone or hydrocodone. But most older adults begin with a legitimate prescription from their doctor (or, often, from a number of their doctors).
Only a few years ago, patients often would walk out of the doctor's office with a prescription for an opioid pain medication and the reassurance: "Don't worry about addiction; if you take these drugs for pain, you won't become addicted." But the American Medical Association now reports that although most patients who take opioids do indeed take them only for a short time, an alarming minority of patients go on to misuse these drugs. It is a balancing act. The World Health Organization refers to effective management of pain as a fundamental human right. Yet opioid abuse takes many lives every year. (To learn more about the opioid crisis, see the Right at Home blog.)
Opioids aren't the only drugs that present health problems for seniors. Seniors take prescription medications to control a wide variety of health conditions and their symptoms. These drugs can lengthen and preserve the quality of lives. But changes in the way our body processes substances as we grow older might mean that some drugs we've taken for years are no longer safe. Older adults are more likely to experience undesirable drug side effects, such as dizziness, depression, confusion and bone loss. The Dartmouth Institute even reported recently that 21 different classes of medications raise the risk that a senior will suffer a debilitating fall!
Too much or too little
A Caring Right at Home poll found that one-third of our respondents take five or more medications. This is about average for the total population of adults—and the number goes up as we grow older. This "polypharmacy" is a big part of the problem. The more medicines we take, the harder it is to take them at the right time and in the right way. Should we take a medication in the morning? At night? With or without food? For how long? What side effects should we be aware of? When a new drug is added, is there a danger of a negative interaction with a drug we're already taking?
With all the media attention on drug overdoses, it's also easy to overlook the opposite problem. A recent study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology showed that 67 percent of senior patients were getting an underdose of their prescription medications. The research team, from Ghent University in Belgium, reported that underuse of a prescribed drug raises the risk of hospitalization by 39 percent, and the risk of death by a startling 26 percent!
Medication management for patients with multiple health conditions
Here is a good example from the American Heart Association (AHA). In July 2016, the AHA warned heart failure patients that prescription drugs they were taking to manage other health conditions could worsen their heart condition, either by affecting the function of the heart, by making their heart failure medications less effective, or by interacting with their heart failure drugs in a dangerous way.
Prescription drugs weren't the only problem. The AHA noted that some nonprescription pain medications, such as ibuprofen, can cause dangerous fluid retention. Heartburn medications and cold remedies can be high in sodium. And many "natural remedies," among them St. John's wort, ginseng, hawthorn and green tea, are high in sodium or can interfere with heart failure medications.
How can patients know what to do in such a complicated situation? In the AHA report, author Robert Page of the University of Colorado advised, "Keep a list of all your medications and doses to show at every medical visit, and inform a healthcare provider treating your heart failure before stopping or starting any medication. Ideally there should be a 'captain' who oversees your medications. This person might be a physician, advanced practice nurse, nurse or a pharmacist who is managing your heart failure."
This is good advice for anyone who is dealing with multiple health problems. The first step is to have medications reviewed by their primary care physician and/or the pharmacist. Patients should ask their doctors about the medications they take. What is a medication for? Is it really needed?
The second step is to get organized. Put a system in place for obtaining and taking medications. If possible, use a single pharmacy for all prescriptions. The pharmacy may be able to help simplify the management process. According to Professor Jalpa A. Doshi of the University of Pennsylvania, "Synchronized prescription programs that adjust medication refill dates so that all prescriptions are 'due' for a refill at the same time may be an effective strategy."
The third step may be to get help! The American Geriatrics Society recently reported that managing medications is especially challenging for seniors who are age 75 and older, who have memory problems, and who have problems performing the activities of daily living. Said Duke University researcher Brenda D. Jamerson, "Some older adults can put themselves at risk for experiencing problems if they don't receive the assistance they may need."
Help from home care
Medication assistance can be provided in a senior's home. This might include skilled nursing care to assist with administration and management of medications. Less costly nonmedical home care services also help clients overcome the top four obstacles to optimum medication management:
- When clients can't drive, transportation may be the biggest obstacle! In-home caregivers can drive clients to the pharmacy or pick up prescriptions.
- Keeping track of all their medications is another challenge. In-home caregivers can provide medication reminders, and help clients with prescription memory aids, such as pill boxes, specially packaged doses, checklists and calendars.
- Seniors who are experiencing side effects such as confusion, lethargy or depression may not be aware that it's happening. In-home caregivers are able to observe changes in condition of the client and report problems right away.
- Most people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia need help managing their medications. It's important to know that while antipsychotic drugs once were frequently prescribed to control agitation, aggression or sleep disturbances, the Alzheimer's Association now warns that these drugs are not appropriate for treating dementia symptoms. In-home care can help address the underlying causes of troubling behavior changes—which are often an expression of distress and unmet needs, frustration, loneliness or pain.
Beyond medication
In-home caregivers help clients take part in non-drug treatments and lifestyle changes that can lessen pain and improve health in many ways, such as lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. This might include transportation to physical therapy or an exercise class … exercise supervision … preparing meals as prescribed by the doctor … and providing companionship and mental stimulation that benefits people of every health condition by warding off isolation and depression.
An important note: Consult with your doctor before stopping, starting or changing the way you take medications. The information in this article is not intended to replace the advice of a person's healthcare provider.
For information on topics related to home care and healthcare, visit our Home Care and Healthcare Advocacy group on LinkedIn.
Right at Home, Inc. is a national organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for those we serve. We fulfill that mission through a dedicated network of locally owned providers of in home care services.


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Seeing the Deftones is not an impossible task. The band played the Hollywood Palladium last year and turns up from time to time at any number of KROQ events. Looking over nearly 20 years as a touring unit, there aren't many Southern California venues they haven't played.
Yet these Sacramento kings have managed to go their entire career without ever headlining the Greek Theatre in L.A. That changed Friday night as the five-piece alt-metal outfit nearly sold out that landmark on its final weekend of its season, delivering a 100-minute set that spanned their full output and will surely go down as a career highlight.
The band has long been able fill places the size of the Greek, but the spot's residential location, nestled into Griffith Park, doesn't make loud shows practical; System of a Down and Pearl Jam are probably the loudest acts to have played there in recent years. The Deftones gig is also noteworthy considering they had previously been on a run opening for Avenged Sevenfold, a role they pretty much grew out of at the turn of the millennium.
Attention was grabbed right from the beginning, with a pair of bleeders from White Pony (2000), "Feiticeira" and "Elite." Frontman Chino Moreno, looking youthful and healthy and happy, sang/screamed parts of the song from atop monitors that served as pedestals for him and bassist Sergio Vega all evening. Moreno would sometimes leap from the spot, other times run off it, usually winding up near another musician for a moment of acknowledgement, whether drummer Abe Cunningham, electronic mixer Frank Delgado or perpetually wind-blown guitarist Stephen Carpenter. Finally he would wind up at the stage's edge, high-fiving people in the pit like he had just scored a touchdown.
That's essentially what this show was: a really long touchdown. "This is really cool," the vocalist noted partway through. "I feel like everyone who is here wants to be here, so we're just going to play our songs the way we like to play 'em."
It's hard to say if that was a reference to the confines of recent opening slots or a nod to performing at a place usually unwelcoming of heavy bands, or neither. But playing the way they wanted to could only go so far. After their encore break, Moreno seemed prepared to defy the Greek's curfew and challenged venue operators to turn him off. That didn't come to pass, however, as the brutal conclusion of two Adrenaline cuts, "Engine No. 9" and "7 Words," saw the Greek become a sweaty club with a fitting climax. As members broke random bits of equipment in fits of passion, it was easy to overlook guest guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers, of Fear Factory notability.
Not everything was a complete triumph. The decision to play White Pony rarity "Teenager" for the first time in nearly a decade was a poor one, with Moreno unable to sing the ballad and the murky production making it sound like their equipment suddenly broke. He also seemed to lose his voice as the night wore on, a not-uncommon occurrence when he's really into it; that was easy to forgive considering the passion he poured into this show from the start.
And then there was "Change (In the House of Flies)," their biggest hit, turned into a mass sing-along after being dedicated to the memory of Chi Cheng, their former bassist who passed away in April after a terrible car crash in November 2008 left him in a persistent vegetative state. The emotional lift could not be ruined by the sea of bros emoting too loudly, with everyone already high following the evening's surprise peak, "Passenger," performed without its studio collaborator, Tool's Maynard James Keenan.
No matter how angry or somber the material they chose, the joy of performing before so many diehards at such an auspicious location was written all over Moreno's face, his grin uncontrollable. It was contagious. Ultimately, Deftones at the Greek functioned as a celebration, uniting them with the tradition of the theater's best performances – and maybe paving the way for more of their kind.
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The Accenture Foundation Platform for Oracle (AFPO) is a pre-built, tested reference application, common services framework and development accelerator for Oracle's Fusion Middleware product suite and Oracle Engineered Systems.
More specifically, AFPO supports a number of Oracle offerings, including SOA Suite, Business Intelligence, Identity Management Suite and Database.
AFPO provides a decision guide to select the right Oracle product for your needs. It's fully integrated, combining key products across Oracle's Fusion Middleware stack that many clients are in the process of architecting.
AFPO addresses common integration gaps found in Oracle Fusion Middleware implementations. It was built based on best practices from hundreds of our clients' projects over recent years.
Our advanced tools, knowledge and software implementation skills can reduce complexity, mitigate risk and increase business value delivered on Oracle solutions.
Rather than spend weeks or months on architecture design and construction, AFPO provides a framework developed in collaboration with Oracle on Day 1. Then, on Day 2, we begin to customize client needs.
Other benefits include:
Increased delivery quality.
Jump-starting delivery projects.
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Reduced implementation effort by as much as 30 percent.
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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, December 3, 2018, and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Almost all papers today covered the recent claims made by the US and the UK regarding Iran's missile tests, and Tehran's response to the allegations.
Also a top story was a deal between the US and China over their trade war, based on which the two sides are going to observe a 90-day ceasefire.
The Parliament's bid to impeach Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif over his comments about 'rampant' money laundering in Iran also remained a top story in Iranian papers today.
The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:
1- UK Foreign Secretary Claims Iran's Missile Test Violated UNSCR 2231
2- Erdogan: I Don't Believe Bin Salman's Account of Khashoggi's Murder
3- Merkel: Russia Shouldn't Block Ukraine's Ports
1- On Rallies in France []
1- Four Lawmakers Back Off from Bid to Impeach Zarif
FM: My Remarks about Money Laundering Totally Clear
2- Tehran Mayor Hanachi Swears to Fight Corruption, Promote Culture in Tehran
1- Expert Panel Discusses Tehran-Riyadh Relations
2- 90-Day Truce in Trade War
Reaction of Tehran's Stock Exchange Market to US-China Deal
1- Fire of Trade War Extinguished for 90 Days
2- Return of Yellow Vests
Alarming Situation for Europe as Protests Dragged to Netherlands, Belgium
1- How Russia Is Managing Its Ties with Iran, Saudi at Same Time?
1- Paris on Fire
2- Tehran to Host Anti-Terror Conference of Parliament Speakers from Six Countries
1- Iran's Missile Tests Not in Violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231: MFA
2- Rouhani to Visit Semnan University on Students' Day
3- 1,000 Women Appointed to Executive Position in One Year
1- Unending Pretexts: US, European Officials Make New Claims against Iran's Missile Program
1- US Diplomats Had Better Ask Their Generals about Iran's Power
Armed Forces Spokesman: US to Be Dealt a Heavy Blow If It Makes Any Mistake
2- Left, Right-Wingers Set Paris on Fire: France Protests Out of Control of Gov't, Parties
1- Amnesty Int'l Enlists New Aspects of Al Saud's Brutality
2- Belgium, Netherlands Join France 'Yellow Vest' Protests
1- Death of US Navy Admiral in Bahrain; CBS Says It's Suicide
2- Tehran's Response to US, UK's Rude Remarks: We'll Continue Testing Missiles
3- Putin: Stances of Tehran, Damascus Should Also Be Considered in Settling Syria Crisis
4- Adopting FATF Standards to Only Increase Effectiveness, Accuracy of US Sanctions
5- Paris Still on Fire: 300 Yellow Vest Protesters Arrested, 110 Wounded
1- Iranians Being Deported from Georgia without Any Reason
2- The Guardian Reveals Shocking Details of Sexual Exploitation in MKO Camps
1- New Psy-War against Pompeo Says Iran's Missile Test Violates JCPOA
1- From North to South with Train: Benefits of Iran's New Railway
1- Five Forex Dealers Accused of $150-Million Money Laundering


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The Flip pocket camcorder range brought basic video capture to the masses when the first model launched earlier this year. But now the device's video quality has been boosted, with the creation of an HD model.
The Flip Mino HD captures content at 720p resolution, so could be disappointing to HD TV fans who've become used to full 1080p hi-def.
The Flip Mino HD: captures 720p video
Nonetheless, the HD shooter's integrated 4GB memory will still hold up to 60 minutes of video. But it's disappointing to see that the camcorder's 1.5in LCD screen hasn't been enlarged.
Touch-sensitive buttons let you navigate around the Mino HD's menu system, and the shooter has a 2x digital zoom. A tripod mount's also hidden away underneath the gadget.
The flip-out USB connector – which made the camcorder range so famous – is still there, but it's been moved from the side to the top of the machine.
The camcorder comes bundled with FlipShare software for organising, editing and sharing your cinematic masterpieces.
Pure Digital Technologies' Flip Mino HD is available now for around $230 (£150/€180).
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As has been pointed out by the community, there is an existing crash bug that was reported by Matthew Dempsky in the Flash Player bugbase (JIRA FP-677) in September of 2008 that still exists in the release players. It is fixed in Flash Player 10.1 beta, and has been since we launched the beta in early November 2009.
I want to reiterate that it is our policy that crashes are serious "A" priority bugs, and it is a tenet of the Flash Player team that ActionScript developers should never be able to crash Flash Player. If a crash occurs, it is by definition a bug, and one that Adobe takes very seriously. When they happen, it can be the result of something going on purely within Flash Player, something in the browser, or even at the OS level. Depending on where an issue occurs we work to resolve the crash internally or with our partners.
So what happened here? We picked up the bug as a crasher when it was filed on September 22, 2008, and were able to reproduce it. Remember that Flash Player 10 shipped in October 2008, so when this bug was reported we were pretty much locked and loaded for launch. The mistake we made was marking this bug for "next" release, which is the soon to be released Flash Player 10.1, instead of marking it for the next Flash Player 10 security dot release. We should have kept in contact with the submitter and to let him know the progress, sorry we did not do that. Having that line of communication open would have allowed him to let us know directly that it was still an issue. I intend to follow up with the product manager (or Adobe rep) who worked on this issue to make sure it doesn't happen again. It slipped through the cracks, and it is not something we take lightly.
The team is actively reviewing all unresolved crash bugs in JIRA and will reach out to the submitter if we need their help. We have been updating JIRA bugs with status when we ship pre-release and release players with fixes, but will be focusing on scrubbing these more vigilantly so the community will be able to get status on their issues earlier. Again, FP-677 is fixed in Flash Player 10.1 beta on Adobe Labs and was made public in a regular bugbase scrub that happened yesterday.
The community is an important part of making Flash Player great, and is one of the reasons why we created the public bugbase in 2007. You have been instrumental in helping us improve the quality and feature set of the runtime, and we are committed to looking into what happened with FP-677 and making the necessary improvements and investments for our part of the relationship. So please download Flash Player 10.1 from Labs and play a role in identifying and reporting issues so that we can live up to our commitment to ship the next version of Flash Player without any known, reproducible crashers.


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Comedy star Tracy Morgan is "still struggling" more than two months after he was injured in a motor vehicle crash, his attorney said.
Appearing on NBC's "Today" show Monday, Morgan's attorney Benedict Morelli said the "30 Rock" star was struggling but is "fighting hard."
Morgan, 45, suffered a broken leg and cracked ribs when a Wal-Mart truck crashed into his Mercedes-Benz limousine on the New Jersey Turnpike on June 7. The accident killed Morgan's friend and fellow comedian, 62-year-old James McNair, and injured two other passengers.
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Morelli has filed suit against Wal-Mart, claiming the retailer should have known the truck driver had driven 700 miles from his home in Georgia to work in Delaware.
In a statement to NBC News Wal-Mart called the accident a terrible tragedy and said the company is "cooperating fully with the ongoing investigation and working to resolve all of the remaining issues as a result of the accident."
The driver of the Wal-Mart truck, Kevin Roper, has pleaded not guilty to charges of vehicular homicide and assault by auto.
Watch the video of Morelli's appearance on "Today":
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy


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Adobe MAX is where we will formally launch Adobe Exchange and show how it is being integrated into Creative Cloud. For any user of Adobe's creative apps Exchange will bring lots of great new add-ons to make your experience of those applications so much better. What you may not know is how easy it is to create products and content for Adobe Exchange. Anyone can do it and you do not need to do any coding. You can offer free, paid and even private products. Adobe Exchange will let you get products and content in front of millions of users, or just the ones you want if you share privately. How do you do this? We will reveal all. We have two sessions at MAX:
1) A Preconference that has 2 tracks, one focused on our extensibility plans, being revealed at MAX and another track covering everything you need to know about Adobe Exchange. This afternoon preconference will also give you an opportunity at the end to network, meet the product teams and other users at our cocktail reception.
Please note: this preconference session is included in your MAX pass, there are no additional fees to attend this session.
Sign up: https://bit.ly/VytZNr
2) A 1 hour session – This is for MAX attendees that cannot make the Sunday afternoon preconference on May 5th, or just want to learn about Adobe Exchange.
Sign up: https://bit.ly/WdQqZQ
Either session is relevant for any type of Adobe creative product user so please sign up and see what's possible!
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CDS Login prolbem
I'm trying to use the API with PHP but are still at login.
He keeps telling me that my password is incorrect but does not with response 552.
this is my code:
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$data = date("D, d M Y H:i:s e");
$pass = "mypass";
$string = hash_hmac("sha1", $data, $pass);
$password = base64_encode($string);
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://localhost:23424/cds/login");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, TRUE);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, FALSE);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, TRUE);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array("Accept: application/xml | application/json", "Date: " . $data, "X-Serviio-Date: " . $data, "Authorization: Serviio " . $password));
$response = curl_exec($ch);
what's wrong???
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Reed's Original Ginger Brew was our first creation, and is a Jamaican recipe for homemade ginger ale using 17 grams of fresh ginger root, lemon, lime, honey, cane sugar, pineapple, herbs and spices.
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About Reed's Ginger Brews
When Chris Reed first decided to create a ginger ale made with fresh ginger in 1987, he went to UCLA library, pre internet, to research into the early formulas for soft drinks. He figured if he went back far enough in time he would find recipes that worked with real ingredients. Then he found a book from the 1780's, before the first bottling plants even existed, that talked about brewing sodas from whole roots, spices and fruit juices in the kitchen. Chris knew he had found what he was looking for. These early soft drinks, besides being delicious, were also used as herbal tonics. After two years of much trial and error, Reed's Original Ginger Brew was ready to launch.
Reed's brews are a delicious revival of the lost brewing art of brewing sodas. Each small batch is hand crafted with pride, carefully brewed and aged by our expert brewmasters. We choose only the finest fresh herbs, roots, spices and fruits. We don't use any preservatives or artificial anything in our beverages. Enjoy.


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Dry, Flaky Skin? Oh Hells No!
I'm a pretty gigantor CREO fan. Their products are all free of skanky shiz (i.e. sulfate-free, silicone-free, paraben-free, cruelty-free), and they don't contain foam boosters like TEA, DEA, MEA or oxides.
Their Vanilla-Orange Hair Cleanser has got to be one of my all-time fave shampoos. Not only is it chemical free, but it smells like orangesicle and actually gets down and dirty with my hair without being abrasive or over-drying.
Now that fall is in full swing and winter's on its way, keeping our skin extra moisturized is key! CREO has a new line of body oils that are überly moisturzing, quick-absorbing, awesome-smelling and don't clog pores! I got hooked on their ♥ Citrus Mint ♥ body oil—I've been using it religiously after every bath. My skin is lovin' it! It's luxurious and contains key cold-pressed oils (high in omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, Vitamins A, E and C, and lots of phytonutrients and antioxidants) for soft, supple skin: apricot kernel, Moroccan argan, rose hip seed, borage and kukui nut.
CREO body oil is $41 (SO worth it… and it's a huge bottle, so it'll last you a long time), and it's also available in yummy-smelling Grapefruit Ginger and Vanilla Orange.
Don't let your skin get the winter blues. Dry, flaky skin is so NOT sexy, so prevent it before it starts.
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I love Argan Oil! Thanks for the post. I have tried a number of different brands, and my favorite is Russell Organics Argan Oil http://www.russellorganics.com They have excellent quality at half the price of most other brands.
Ok, I love the shampoo and conditioner, and the body oil smells yummy and makes my arms super soft. The hair shine spray I have to be careful with though. I was using too much and it made my hair look greasy, but I have found a happy medium. 2-3 squirts is perfect. Thanks for the suggestion!
Super excited! I went on the Creo website, filled up my basket with shampoo, conditioner, hair shine spray and a vanilla orange body oil. Came to just over $100. Called customer service to ask if they had any promo codes for first time customers, because I like to save $ and I'm super cheap. 🙂
They asked me who referred me, and I of course said VBR. So, they gave me a code, "vbrholiday2010", which took 20% off my order! So happy I am dancing in my chair!


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Missoula Contractor Guilty of Workers' Compensation Fraud
This morning, Missoula contractor Jared Allen Langley admitted in Lewis & Clark County District Court that the state could likely prove him guilty of felony Employer Misconduct for underpaying Montana workers' compensation premiums for his roofing business.
In August 2012, Langley, 42, was accused of defrauding the Montana State Fund for over $200,000 in lost premiums. Langley pleaded not guilty to the felony charge of employer misconduct in District Court in Helena.
Assistant Attorney General Mary Cochenour alleged Langley lied about his roofing business to avoid paying premiums, claiming instead that his employees only cleaned up construction sites. The classification code for "clean up" carries with it lower premiums for contractors, while on average, premiums for roofing activities are approximately five times higher due to the high risk of injury. However, investigators from the Montana Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation and Montana State Fund learned that from 2007 to January 2012, Langley obtained more than 370 roofing permits. Their investigation also showed that Langley allegedly purchased $1.3 million in roofing materials in that same time frame from a Missoula roofing supply business. Meanwhile, while Langley did not pay premiums for roofing work, Langley's employees filed injury claims that were roofing related.
"Today's success in one of recent history's largest State Fund fraud cases is due to the diligent efforts and teamwork of Assistant Attorney General Mary Cochenour, Division of Criminal Investigation Agent Tony Poppler, and the staff at Montana State Fund," Attorney General Tim Fox said. "Workers' compensation fraud impacts all of us by contributing to higher premium costs, which makes our state a less attractive place to conduct, start, or open a business. Working on behalf of employers, employees, and all Montanans, we take fraud seriously and will continue to prosecute it vigorously."
As part of the plea agreement, Langley paid the Montana State Fund $200,000 in restitution in cash in June 2013. Employer Misconduct carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment in the Montana State Prison and a $50,000 fine. District Court Judge Jeffrey Sherlock deferred imposition of Langley's sentence for a period of two years, subject to a number of conditions, including that Langley abide by all rules of probation and parole.


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...Sometimes eating out is stressful for me.
I usually dine with close friends who are quite used to me eyeing up their plates but tonight, Jason and I were catching up with Moody and meeting his girlfriend, Kylie, for the very first time. We arrived a little early and sat at an elevated table right next to the kitchen where we could watch the chefs make a million appetisers for a party that was happening upstairs. This also gave me time to fret about whether or not Kylie would like us, whether or not she would like Asian food and whether or not she would let me touch her food...
|Ko Phi Le - $10
|Braised Pork Belly - $26
|Prawn Jungle Curry - $30
The Jungle Curry was light and fragrant, with strong flavours of lemongrass. The crunchy cabbage, sugar peas and baby corn were brought texture to the dish and I loved spooning the broth over my rice.
|Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder - $26
|Red Beef Curry - $26
|Lime-Papaya Meringue Pie - $12
|Coconut and Burnt Palm Sugar Icecream Sundae with Lemongrass Jelly and Peanut Praline - $12
|Kaffir Lime and Ginger Chocolate Mousse - $12
|Pandan and Ginger Panacotta - $12
With its modern twist on traditional south Asian cuisine, Mekong Baby is a must visit for anyone who loves food. Every dish was superb and it was clear that a lot of care had gone into creating them. We already have plans to visit again!
Mekong Baby can be found at: 262 Ponsonby Road, Ponsoby, Auckland


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After driving everyone, including you, nuts for months about these, Jamie and I are finally publicly releasing our Zack scripts. Hope they were worth the wait! =)
(You can see the main post about the release on Obsessed with Bones.)
Intro for "The Man on the Roof."
Jamie proposed this idea out of her "Patty Hearstian" love of Zack. I must be honest that I do not have the same level of passion for his character, but I do have the passion for Bones, for writing, and for a good challenge. Hence, a script was born.
It became apparent rather quickly that Zack would be a case-of-the-week B-story in my script. I wanted to find a way to tell a reasonable continuation of his story but I wanted it, more than anything, to feel exactly like a real episode of the show. I needed to have the Booth/Brennan, the humor, and the feel of a weekly trip into the show.
It will be obvious to anyone who reads my script what I love most about this show. To some, you will even be able to tell exactly who my favorite character is. I really enjoyed writing it. I loved delving further into Zack, a character I'd previously enjoyed but not loved, on the same level as others. I hope I did him justice, and I hope you enjoy the whole package.
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Yet the flipped classrooms, personalized learning programs and real-time student assessment tools that the iPad and similar devices enable are really just appetizers for what we should expect over the next half decade. Technological advancements involving connected objects and wearables (the so-called Internet of Things), along with hyper-personalization and an exponential increase in the volume and sophistication of digital content will transform all walks of life.
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For education in particular, expect to see digital innovations that range from shoes that teach toddlers how to tie knots, to holograms of world class surgeons who explain state-of-the-art procedures to medical students.
For better and worse, connectivity is extending beyond the screen. Here are three ways that the Education of Everything will impact us in the months and years ahead.
Smart Toys and Early Childhood Learning
We've come a long way since the days of Teddy Ruxpin and the Speak and Spell. Today's connected toys weave technology like sensors, accelerometers and transmitters within building blocks. While smart toys like Stanford University-created Dr. Wagon are often cited as devices that teach kids elementary concepts behind computer programming, there is also a set of toys accessible to babies and toddlers that serve as physical extensions to iPads, iPhones and other touch screen devices.
Boulder, Colorado-based Seamless Toy Company has a series of toys in development called ATOMS that (among other things) latch onto and manipulate the movement of Legos. So with ATOMS, kids cannot only build a toy car with these components, but also steer it around the house with an iPhone-turned remote control. Investors in Seamless Toy Company include Bono and a number of former Apple executives.
Marketed to children as young as 18 months old, Tiggly Shapes are colorful blocks that can stick to an iPad screen. The toy not only offers a series of basic math and geometry games, but also teaches kids how to balance touch screen gestures with physical objects.
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Source: Huffington Post


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What We Can Learn From A 12 Year Old's Tragic Death
Chances are you have recently heard of the tragic death of 12-year-old Rory Staunton, who went septic after receiving a cut during basketball practice in April. Rory's story demonstrates the alarming trend of failure to recognize the symptoms of sepsis until it is too late. While Rory's untimely death is real tragedy, there are several things we can learn from it, and also many ways we can all help to ensure that his death was not entirely in vain.
Sepsis, also known as blood-poisoning, is the body's response to infection or injury, which is often deadly if left untreated. An estimated 200,000 people die annually in the United States as a result of sepsis, although most sepsis resources argue that the number of deaths is far higher, as many sepsis deaths are blamed on other causes. Here is another example of something that kills more people each year than AIDS, yet few people have ever even heard of it.
We need to first understand the context of Roy's final days to understand how we can prevent similar circumstances from happening to others. The day after receiving the cut, Rory was taken to his pediatrician's office with a 104-degree fever, and several symptoms mimicking the flu. There were however some symptoms of sepsis there as well, including Rory's blotchy skin. Rory was sent to the emergency room by his pediatrician, where he was released just two hours later being diagnosed with the flu.


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In just the last two weeks over 360 young riders have taken part in iRide: Cycling BC's FREE Schools and Communities Program. This is a great success and we are looking for even more participants in your community!
At Cycling BC our goal is to provide all young people in BC with physical literacy through a positive cycling experience and to help create a pathway from the playground to the highest level of the sport (or anywhere in between).
One of the primary goals in Cycling BC's Strategic Plan is to continue to provide more opportunities for young people to be active and to take-up sport for life. After all, our youngest riders are our future! Cycling BC's iRide program is designed to be an enjoyable and educational activity for children and youth who demonstrate varying levels of bike riding experience.
The iRide program increases knowledge about bike safety and allows children to practice smart decision-making skills. Most of all, the iRide program inspires children and youth to develop their riding skills and increase their fitness level.
With strong growth over the past seven years iRide is looking to expand even further and to bring physical literacy to your community. Do you want Cycling BC to run one our FREE iRide programs in your school or community?
Contact Stephen Berg at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information about iRide.
We thank all the supporters of Cycling BC who continue to make iRide possible by helping to fund these programs and bring the sport of Cycling to BC's children and youth!
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Like many breeds the Boston Terrier takes his name from the area where he was developed – in this case the New England city of Boston USA. The first club was founded in the 1890s in Boston and membership was confined to Bostonians. However, its fame soon spread throughout America and by the 1950s it was the most popular breed in the USA.
The Boston is the smallest of the Bull breed i.e. containing Bulldog blood. The founding father of the breed is reputed to be a dog known as Hooper's Judge, born in Liverpool, a cross between a Bulldog and an English White Terrier and exported to America. He inherited the brindle markings from the Bulldog and white markings from the Terrier, with the smart brindle/white being the accepted colour of the breed to this day. The colour pattern of white on legs, chest, collar and head make the Boston a very 'Dandy' dog and the term 'Boston marked' is sometimes applied to other breeds with similar colour patterns e.g. Mantle Great Danes.
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This group consists of miscellaneous breeds of dog mainly of a non-sporting origin, including the Bulldog, Dalmatian, Akita and Poodle.
The name 'Utility' essentially means fitness for a purpose and this group consists of an extremely mixed and varied bunch, most breeds having been selectively bred to perform a specific function not included in the sporting and working categories. Some of the breeds listed in the group are the oldest documented breeds of dog in the world.
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And he's good to his word. Not only does Endless Forms evolve on a track to track basis, but on a more granular level as well: each tune twists and turns, ultimately sounding far displaced from its beginning. Sometimes the mutations are explicit, sometimes more subtle—either way, you can't help but get drawn in. Each track intimidates and, whether through non-stop grinding grooves or building, frenetic ticks—all have mischievous and dark undercurrents which take a little working out. This makes for more involved listening than your average release, but it's also true that the more you put in, the more you get out.
As an album from beginning to end, Endless Forms is not one which makes for the best rounded listening experience in the way that, for example, Burial's work does. Here, somehow, the disparate parts are better than the haphazard sum. But, like on Exercise One's latest album, that's not fatal because there's invention throughout and you're likely to come back to it from amongst the laissez-faire and largely unchallenging alternatives.
There are warped, pulsing sounds from bass music; loopy glitch of the sort Reboot might enjoy and unashamedly brash, bolshie and swaggering tech house, all twisted with Butane's take into something which almost breathes in its bristling effervescence and resistance to settle. Pushing on like this, searching out new atmospheres and soundscapes, it's as if Butane is playing—just seeing what he can do. As his inspiration Darwin would have it—it's the process of natural selection: Butane has come up with a more successful means to the enjoyable end than most, and so will prosper.
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Words /
Kristan Caryl
Tracklist /
01. This Is Your Brain on Music
02. His Story
03. Nite Vision
04. Mutation
05. Transmit the Music in Me
06. Almost Finished
07. Idle
08. Adaptation


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Police are investigating the theft of £400 worth of Panini World Cup stickers- by three MEN.
The trio are suspected of snatching a "large quantity" of stickers and albums from a supermarket.
Police have released CCTV of the wanted men, who are all in their 30s.
The first is around 6ft 3in tall and slim with dark hair. He was wearing a dark brown t-shirt, blue jeans and sunglasses.
The second man is 6ft 1in tall with medium build and short swept back hair.
He was wearing sunglasses, blue denim jeans and a big chunky watch on his left arm.
The third is 5ft 11in, of big build and short brown hair. He was wearing a brown t-shirt, dark shorts, black and white trainers at the time.
A police spokesman said: "Officers would like to hear from anyone who may recognise the men in the images or has any information relating to the incident."
The theft occurred at around 4.30pm on June 25 at a Co-operative store in Norwich, Norfolk.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Norfolk police or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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Recently acquired set in mint condition. Have never seen a set like this, or in the condition it is in. Most stuff especially tonka trucks from 1958, are usually scratched up to some degree or missing pieces. I was really surprised to find all parts to the set intact.


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"The pale blue dot"-by Carl Sagan- (you tube video)
Posted by dandare on February 5, 2008
I thought i would post this you tube video here, as it just gets you thinking……and wondering. It lasts just over 5 minutes. We are here: the pale blue dot
The Pale Blue Dot: above : As told by Carl Sagan through some of the uploaders favorite films set to the music of Mogwai… i think it is very well done (some of my favorite films are here too).
see here for more about him.
This video shows us how small we are in the universe, among other things, and it makes you ponder about life/what if,ect ?


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A decision at the Doha climate conference which excludes New Zealand from international carbon markets will have little effect on consumers and emitters over the next two years, market sources say.
Beyond that it is likely to mean that the planned auctioning of New Zealand units by the Government will be what drives the carbon price for the local economy.
The annual United Nations climate conference opted to restrict access to the buyer's side of the international carbon market set up under the Kyoto Protocol to those countries (mainly European but also Australia) which undertake legally binding commitments under the treaty's second commitment period, which begins in the new year.
When Climate Change Minister Tim Groser announced last month that the Government would not be doing that, he acknowledged the risk it could shut New Zealand out of those markets.
He thought that outcome unlikely, however, since it would also exclude the world's third-largest economy, Japan, from the demand side of a market which is already massively oversupplied and where prices have collapsed.
The Government is confident New Zealand emitters will still be able to access the market until 2015, when countries with obligations under Kyoto's first period, which ends in two weeks, square accounts with one another.
The European Union severely restricts European emitters' ability to use Kyoto offsets to meet their obligations under its emissions trading scheme. Australia and South Korea will too.
But the New Zealand Government has rejected calls to follow suit, despite a flood of cheap imported carbon which has crowded out domestic supply, notably from the forest sector, and rendered the ETS toothless.
"It doesn't help arrest the price slide, that's for sure, excluding anyone," Nigel Brunel of OMF Financial said.
"That is why a lot of people thought anyone who wanted to buy a UN offset should have access to them."
Stuart Frazer of climate change advisers Frazer Lindstrom said there was an "element of spite" to the decision.
It would undermine investment in climate-friendly projects in developing countries which give rise to the units traded and increase pressure from them for direct funding.
The Government has yet to finalise an emissions reduction target for the 2013-2020 period.
The offer it has on the table - a 10-20 per cent reduction from 1990 levels - is conditional, among other things, on continued access to international carbon markets.
If that condition cannot be met, Frazer said the target was likely to be less ambitious.
Recent legislation amending the ETS provides for the Government to boost domestic supply by auctioning New Zealand units.
If international units are not available as the marginal source of supply setting the price, the design of the auction programme becomes critical to the carbon price emitters and consumers will face, according to both Frazer and Brunel.
The Green Party's climate change spokesman, Kennedy Graham, supports the decision to exclude from the Kyoto markets not only Japan, Russia, Canada and New Zealand, which have not signed up for a second commitment period, but also the United States, which never ratified the first one.
"I see there is an argument to make the market as deep and liquid as you can, to link the regional markets en route to a global market," he said.
"But I would hold that up, on economic grounds, until those developed countries which are not taking on legal obligations are prepared to do so, because to reward that is economically short-sighted.
"It is only when the developed countries convince the other five billion people in the world that we are prepared to take the lead that you will start to get the rapprochement between north and south and a proper global agreement."


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And thank fuck for that, given that Kansas is described as 'solid Romney'.
Time for a musical interlude to shake off that bad taste in my mouth.
How. Awesome. Is. That?
I mean, apart from anything else, how fab is that song?
But I confess, I'm afraid. The US elections are actually scaring me.
I can only wonder how right-thinking people who actually live there are actually feeling.


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Top 10 Kids Activities Websites: Your Guide to Kid Fun, Offline
Looking for some inspiration to bring offline play and fun back to your family?
The editorial team of My Kids' Adventures has discovered just what you need.
Read on for a list of our 10 favorite sites for awesome kids' adventures…
Why Offline Play?
Kids' adventures come in all shapes and sizes.
Children find adventure in science, food, the great outdoors and so much more.
Though we're living in an age when many kids like to spend time with their gadgets and video games, our favorite adventures are those that happen offline, together as a family.


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Comet Lovejoy's tail rises up from near Earth's horizon in an image captured by NASA astronaut Dan Burbank on Dec. 21, 2011.
It was just a year ago that NASA Astronaut Dan Burbank caught sight of what he called "the most amazing thing I have ever seen in space": Comet Lovejoy and its long streams of shining gas and dust, seen from a vantage point 240 miles above Earth.
The spectacle that Burbank saw from the International Space Station, and that other observers watched from the world below, was quickly nicknamed the "Great Christmas Comet of 2011" and the "Star of Wonder." Lovejoy lit up the skies of the Southern Hemisphere — but most northern observers could experience it only vicariously.
Next Christmas, there's a chance that the Northern Hemisphere will get in on a star of wonder: Comet ISON, which is due to make its circuit through the inner solar system next November and December. It's still too early to say whether ISON will be the "Great Christmas Comet of 2013" or a great disappointment. But astronomers are keeping a close eye on the comet, and some are wondering whether they're already seeing the start of a cometary tail.
This Christmas, the rest of us will have to content ourselves with visions of future sugarplum comets — and tales of the original Star of Wonder, more than two millennia ago.
This look back at Comet Lovejoy serves as the penultimate picture from the Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar, which has been offering up daily images of Earth from space through the month of December. Check back on Christmas for the final picture of this year's series — and check out the links below for the rest of the Advent calendar images:
- 2012 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
- Day 1: A fantastic Chinese fan
- Day 2: Satellite shows a Grander Canyon
- Day 3: Typhoon stirs awe — and alarm
- Day 4: Glittering nighttime view of Riyadh
- Day 5: Night lights shine on 'Black Marble'
- Day 6: Holy sites seen at night
- Day 7: Blue Marble still leaves its mark
- Day 8: Satellites look into a volcano's hell
- Day 9: Jack Frost nipping at Alaska's nose
- Day 10: Cosmonaut looks down on peaks
- Day 11: Earth looms above moonwalker
- Day 12: Skytree casts shadow on Tokyo
- Day 13: Aurora sets stage for meteor show
- Day 14: Apollo's last look at Earthrise
- Day 15: A sobering moment from space
- Day 16: Middle Earth spotted from orbit
- Day 17: Mount Etna erupts ... in 3-D!
- Day 18: Gaze into the Great Blue Hole
- Day 19: Mount Fuji goes fuzzy
- Day 20: Look down on a ruined Maya city
- Day 21: Pyramids have their day in the sun
- Day 22: Outer-space views go festive
- Day 23: Satellites check in on North Pole
- 2011 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
- 2010 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
- The Atlantic: Hubble Advent Calendar
- Zooniverse Advent Calendar
Alan Boyle is NBCNews.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter and adding the Cosmic Log page to your Google+ presence. To keep up with Cosmic Log as well as NBCNews.com's other science and space news coverage, sign up for the Tech & Science newsletter, delivered via email. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about dwarf planets and the search for new worlds.


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DJ AM was found dead on Friday, with police telling Access Hollywood that the star, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, is believed to have died of a drug overdose.
If toxicology tests – still weeks away — do confirm that drugs led to his death at age 36, it would be a tragic end to his years of battling addiction.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: A Look Back: DJ AM Coast To Coast
"I got so lost in my disease," he told MTV News in his final interview with the network on July 29, 2009, which was posted on MTV's Web site after the news of his death.
At the time of his death, the star had just completed a reality series for MTV called "Gone Too Far" about helping addicts stop using. Whether it will air or not is currently unknown.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Sudden Endings: Stars Who Died Too Soon
"The inspiration for the show is that I am a recovering drug addict, 11 years sober," he told MTV News.
But filming brought him back into contact with his old demons.
"One of the first shots that we did for the show, I was researching this girl Gina, where she buys – and I walked into the bodega right near her house and bought a crack pipe. That was my drug of choice," he said. "I walked out and I'm holding it and I just wanted to show how easy it was – and then I realized my palms were sweaty and I was like, wait a minute, this is not smart for me to be holding this. It's been tough."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Celebs In Rehab
Still, he added that the show was a reminder for him of how important sobriety was.
"There's no better way for me to see how low my bottom was than to see someone else at their bottom and to offer them a way out of it," he said.
The stakes, he added, were serious – even life or death.
"I have to remember, this person's going to die, and their family has been allowing this to happen, so this is my one chance," he said of his mission on the show. "I owe it as a human, who's sober, to say something to them. That's my job. That's what I'm there for…. Every single one that I've met, I see a part of me in them."
In the February 2008 issue of Glamour, DJ AM revealed the story of his struggles with addiction and weight in a painful, personal interview.
"When I was 20, I started freebasing cocaine," he told the mag. "For the next four years, that's about all I did [outside of deejaying]. I was hugely fat, because whenever I wasn't high I was gorging on food."
His life reached such a low point, he added, that he even attempted suicide at age 24, but the gun didn't go off.
Shortly after, a friend brought him home, a moment he called "the turning point."
But after 90 days clean, he relapsed again.
"Crawling back into meetings was difficult and painful, but at that point, I had no choice – it was recover or die," he said.
And meanwhile, though he'd given up drugs, his weight issues stacked up after a new girlfriend left him.
"I started to eat," he said. "And I ate and I ate and I ate."
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, the DJ experienced another break-up, this time with model Hayley Wood, which left him reportedly "completely devastated," in the weeks before he was found dead.
In the Glamour interview, DJ AM explained at the time that he finally turned to gastric bypass surgery and lost 100 pounds within a year.
Paired with daily good deeds, he said he finally learned how to like himself.
"I no longer needed a trophy girlfriend or drugs to feel good about myself," he said, but remembered how far he'd come. "Every day, I have to remind myself that… I'm still a drug addict. I have to hold onto the ground, gripping the grass with both hands."
Related Content from AccessHollywood.com:
PLAY IT NOW: DJ AM On MTV Video Music Awards: It's A 'Big Movie Set Of Madness' (September 9, 2007)
PLAY IT NOW: 2008 MTV VMAs: Travis Barker and DJ AM
MORE ACCESS ON THESE TOPICS: DJ AM - Deaths - Drugs - Reality TV - Celebrities


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I have just one more video from Rootstech to share. I waited until I boarded my cruise ship (with free included internet access) to upload and blog about this interview which is quite different from all of the others I have shared.
I have been thwarted. It seems as though access to Youtube s blocked on the ship so my attempts to share the video have failed. I will just have to wait for three more weeks until I debark (that's American for disembark) to upload it.
In the interim you may see my other Rootstech video interviews by searching for Jill Ball or Rootstech n Youtube.


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Team USA Athletes: 10 Christian Olympic Medal Winners Glorifying God
Christian athletes were a major part of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and Team USA's athletes managed to bring home multiple gold, silver and bronze medals across a wide range of sports.
Although many athletes utilized their faith while training and competing, here are 10 Christians who managed to bring home a coveted medal from the Olympic Summer Games.
1. Gabby Douglas, Gymnastics, 2 gold
Twitter: @gabrielledoug
Gabby Douglas may only be 16, but she took the world by storm when she became the first African-American gymnast and first woman of color to become the individual all-around champion in Olympic history. While some debated about Douglas' choice of hairstyles, the gymnast went on to win gold medals in both the individual and all-around team competitions while glorifying God in the process.
"We are the 2012 London Olympic Gold Medalists!!! We are all so happy right now," Douglas wrote on her Facebook page after winning big. "It's a dream come true! Gotta give God the Glory! Thank you everyone for praying for me!"
While Douglas has spoken to the media about praying before her competitions, she decided to tweet before winning a gold medal for her all-around competition.
"Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things He does for me," she tweeted.
2. Missy Franklin, Swimming, 4 gold, 1 bronze
Twitter: @FranklinMissy
Missy Franklin may only be a high school student, but the 17-year-old Olympic medalist is also a record-breaking swimmer who currently holds the world record in the 200-meter backstroke. Franklin also holds the world record in the 4x100-meter medley relay and earned four gold medals and one bronze for her performance in the 2012 Olympics.
Although some athletes attribute great coaching, discipline and training for their success, Franklin has been vocal about crediting God for her achievements.
"God is always there for me. I talk with Him before, during and after practice and competitions," Franklin said in an interview with Beliefnet before she became a record-breaking Olympic medalist. "I pray to Him for guidance. I thank Him for this talent He has given me and promise to be a positive role model for young athletes in all sports."
3. Serena Williams, Tennis, 2 gold,
Twitter: @serenawilliams
Serena Williams, 30, may have drawn attention to her celebratory crip walking dance after winning two gold medals for her performance in the Olympic Games, but the tennis star also let it be known that she would be back to compete for a gold medal in 2016.
After beating Maria Sharpova for a singles title and winning her third doubles gold medal with the help of her sister Venus, Serena said only God could stop her from trying it again at the next Olympic games.
"I plan on being there unless there's an act of God or something that doesn't allow me to," Williams told reporters.
Last Month, the tennis star who is a Jehovah's Witness, showcased her faith by thanking her creator for her success after winning big at Wimbledon.
"I want to thank Jehovah for letting me get this far. I almost didn't make it a few years ago, but now I'm here again and it's so worth it," Williams said. "I'm so happy. I've dreamed of being here again. It shows if you never give up, you can achieve anything."
4. Aries Merritt, Track & Field,1 gold
Twitter: @amhurdlestar
Aries Merritt, 27-year-old Olympic track and field athlete, managed to bring the U.S. its first gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles since 1996 with his recent win at the 2012 Olympics. The hurdler admitted that earning his medal was no easy feat.
"I trained for this intensity," Merritt told the press after his big win. "I thought if I treat it like practice then I could do ridiculous things. I execute so well and when I practice there's no pressure, so if I can treat it (the final) like a practice then there's no pressure."
Instead of taking pride in his own accomplishments, Merritt chose to take to his Twitter account to glorify God and all of the people who believed in his dream.
"Words can't even explain how I feel right now! Giving God all the glory," Merritt tweeted after his big win. "Thanks to all that supported and believed in me. #olympicgold."
5. Lauren Cheney, Soccer, 1 gold
Twitter: @LaurenCheney8
Laura Cheney, 24, may not have been the star player on her team, but the forward turned center midfielder managed to overcome an ankle injury, and come off of the bench to help her team win a gold medal. After months of Team USA coach Pia Sundhage calling for Cheney to be more aggressive in various media reports, Cheney seemed to finally adjust to contributing to her team in a new position after a trying transition period.


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The White Sox … organization is set to cut some payroll before adding to the roster for the 2011 run. There had been growing speculation that the Sox were looking to do next year's product on the cheap and hope for the best, but according to one member of the organization, general manager Ken Williams might have a few tricks up his sleeve – and a few more bucks than first thought – going after a division title in '11 before they feel like they may have to take a step back and go younger in 2012.
UPDATE: Padilla @ ESPN:
Despite reports that the White Sox won't be in cost-cutting mode next season, it remains uncertain if there will be enough money to reach Pierzynski's pockets.
B-R says the White Sox payroll for this year is $105.7M and they have committed $73.4M for next year (2011). Cot's has it at $103.1M and $75.4M respectively.


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Two more sleeps and I will be taking off for Cozumel. The trip is the fulfillment of a goal to compete in Ironman Cozumel. I signed up for the event over a year ago, and I have been following a triathlon training plan from Coach Kris since January. And I will be only one of a couple thousand people who have been training steadily for most of the year to complete that race.
But that process began long before January. And it began long before I ever signed up for an Ironman race. The process began over a decade ago and with very different goals.
First it was a gym membership and jogging three times a week. Off and on exercise. Off and on weight loss. Then suffering through a road race. Off and on running. Then suffering through a marathon. Then quitting.
Then starting again. Joining a gym with staff who encouraged me. A faster marathon. MS150 bicycling tours. The first short course triathlon. The first half-iron triathlon. Watching an Ironman swim start and swearing I would never do such a thing. 24 hours later signing up for an Ironman and one year later doing it. Now it's time for Ironman Number three.
So, if you read about Ironman triathlons or other endurance events--here or elsewhere--and you say, "I could never do that," you are wrong. That is simply an excuse to make you feel better for choosing NOT to do it. Assuming that Ironman and marathons are never your thing--which is totally fine--you can duplicate the process of becoming active and healthy.
But if you go against "The Rules" you are doomed to failure. You might as well repeal the law of gravity. Ask Wylie Coyote how that works out. Follow the rules and you can succeed.
Rule One: Start where you are.
You have no choice but to start where you are. It's no use bitching about being slow or being fat or being old or being achy or having bad knees or what have you. You are where you are and you have to move forward from here. If you bite off more than you can chew, you'll get hurt and discouraged and quit.
And if you have quit before. So be it. Start now again. Start where you are. It takes the average person 5 attempts to quit smoking, and I think it took me at least that many attempted programs over three or more years before exercise became automatic.
So, no more head talk about can't. Start where you are.
Rule Two: Use what you have.
Just like you are where you are, you only have what you have. Don't waste breath or mental energy on what you don't have. Is your time limited by a full time job? OK, so you cant' train 40 hours a week. No surprise there. But I bet you can roll out 30 minutes early and walk the neighborhood. I bet you can turn off the television and play soccer with your kid.
Don't have money for a gym membership? Use the playground.
Don't have motivation and discipline? I bet you have shame and laziness. Use those instead. Sleep in your running clothes. Set the alarm. Make a date to meet someone more disciplined than you are. The embarrassment and the shame of not showing on time will get you going. (Watch this space for more later).
The point: even things that hold you back can be used as tools if you are creative enough. Use what you have--whatever you have.
Rule Three: Do what you can.
I've already alluded to this in the prior rules. It does not matter how fit or how woeful your current condition is. You have to start with your current abilities and build from there. And there is no profit in being judgmental about what you ought to be able to do.
In fact, I might even add to this rule--do LESS than what you can while you're building the habit. Set the coffee maker the night before, go to sleep in your workout clothes, set the alarm 30 minutes early, and walk around the block or the neighborhood with a cup of coffee every morning for the next two weeks.
When this becomes a habit, you are ready . . . . to walk faster . . . to run a little . . . to play.
(More later).
The point is this: going forward, you are not responsible for failing to accomplish the impossible. But the flip side of the coin is that you are very responsible for failing to see and do the possible -- where you are right now, using what you have, and doing what you can.
*Arthur Ashe


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By popular demand, now you can own Chaos Cards branded Drawstring Bags. Ideal for transporting cards and your smaller board games from A to B! Can be worn as a backpack. Choose for a variety of colours to suit many tastes.
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