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Week 16: Morning, noon and night sickness … still
As soon as I saw the positive pregnancy test, I […]
As soon as I saw the positive pregnancy test, I knew it was coming. I am the person who always finds a way to get sick, so there was no way I would make it through the first trimester unscathed by the nonstop nausea that plagues so many moms-to-be. But, as someone who is prone to carsickness and experiences nausea as a thrilling side effect of migraines, I wasn't worried about it because I've dealt with my share of queasiness.
Morning sickness, however, is a different ball game. It's an entirely different sport actually. I never realized how much of it would be mental. Yes, there are certain tastes and smells that activate my gag reflex in 0.2 seconds. But there are plenty of times that I can simply be thinking about our weekly meal plan or writing out the grocery list, and it will send my stomach churning. (I eventually relegated all food-related duties to my husband around week 7 because my brain and belly just couldn't handle it.)
Every mama and every pregnancy is different, so you unfortunately have to figure out what alleviates—or aggravates—your morning sickness through good, old-fashioned trial and error. For example, I learned during an ill-fated spaghetti dinner that garlic is a very bad thing right now. And what's worse, my list of offending/acceptable foods (the latter is far shorter) is constantly changing. What sounds good one day might be a no-go the next. It's riveting wondering what your digestive system will be able to handle on any given day.
Now, I've heard/read from many sources that morning sickness should fade away at the start of the second trimester, but I'm a few weeks in with nothing to show for it. I keep hoping this will be the day! until I quickly discover, no, it won't. So I'd love to know, when did your nausea finally take a hike? Please, oh please, tell me it was right around week 16. I miss enjoying my food and not just tolerating it.
In case it helps someone out there, here are a few coping tricks that have worked for me …
-Eating in bed. My sweet husband brings me a box of dry cereal every morning, so I can have something to munch on before I get up and get ready. It makes all the difference, trust me.
-Ice cold water. If it isn't frigid, it isn't helping.
-Deep breathing exercises. They help distract my brain when I am fighting the urge to empty my stomach.
-A veritable stash of bland snacks. I have to have something in my stomach at all times, so that usually means I'm nibbling on food every couple hours.
-Medicine. My doctor gave me a prescription for a tiny dissolving pill that I can pop in a nausea emergency. These have saved me from several close calls, but they aren't always enough to avoid tossing my cookies.


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We've all done it, keep meaning to make something homemade to save money but never getting around to it. Then thinking about it all over again as you scoop the expensive stuff into a bag at the shop. My husband enjoys having granola on his yoghurt in the mornings. For at least a year I've been meaning to give it a try but something always distracted me.
The other week https://frugalhausfrau.com posted about making granola. She made it look so easy and delicious I knew I couldn't put it off any longer! And quite frankly, with two teenagers in the house, any way I can save on the food bill is a good thing.
My husband loves raisins/sultanas and currants so I thought I would keep it simple with the addition of almonds.
Preheat the oven to 300F/150C.
In a bowl add a cup of oats, a handful of almonds (chopped), a pinch of salt, a tablespoon or so of brown sugar, half a teaspoon each of cinnamon and ground nutmeg. Mix well.
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter, add this and a teaspoon of vanilla to the bowl. Mix thoroughly. Taste to see if you need to adjust the seasoning.
Spread out evenly on parchment paper over a baking sheet. Bake 30-40 minutes. This is a wide range because you don't want to bring out a burnt taste to the granola and every oven is different. Stir the granola twice during the baking. Once it's a light golden colour it should be done.
Once it's baked, let it cool before adding the raisins/sultanas and currants. I added a healthy handful of each. If you find the raisins are on the sweet side you can back off on the sugar to keep it balanced.
I enjoyed it over yoghurt but this is great as an on the go snack or over ice cream. As we ended up with nearly 3 cups of mixed granola store it in an airtight container. This is so easy and the variations are endless, there isn't any reason to buy it anymore!


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Bunny Wailer to receive membership in Order of Merit today
A total of 171 persons will receive national awards at King's House in St Andrew today.
The list of awardees includes musical icon Neville O'Reilly Livingstone, popularly known as 'Bunny Wailer', who is to be conferred with membership in the Order of Merit.
Bunny Wailer is the only surviving member of the iconic group Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Also being recognised are: University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, principal, Professor Archibald McDonald; track and field coach Stephen Francis; and housing developer Phillip Gore.
Last month, Culture Minister Olivia Grange disclosed that Tremayne Brown, the rescuer of a drowning boy in Trench Town, Kingston, will also receive a national award for his bravery.
Grange had said then that Prime Minister Andrew Holness suggested that Brown be given a national award for risking his own life to save 12-year-old Renaldo Reynolds, a student of Jones Town Primary.
It is anticipated that Brown could be awarded the Badge of Honour for Gallantry.
Under the National Honours and Awards Act of 1969, formal recognition of service to Jamaica and its citizens may be given by the conferment of membership in the six Orders of the Societies of Honour, and the two national awards.
They are as follows: Order of National Hero; Order of the Nation (ON); Order of Excellence (OE); Order of Merit (OM); Order of Jamaica (OJ); Order of Distinction, Commander Class (CD) and Officer Class (OD); and by the award of the Badge of Honour and the Medal of Honour.
Membership in the Orders are the highest of the national awards, and recognise merit in terms of achievement and service, while decorations and awards are used to recognise gallantry, meritorious, and long and faithful service to the nation.


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More than a mom: my eternal link to me
So where is that person now? I know she's in there somewhere, and hanging onto that person is essential to remaining sane. Photographer friend told me that her link to her former self is going out and talking shop with other grown-ups, maybe only mentioning her two daughters in passing. Because in that circle, they aren't the glue. They aren't the most important thing, or only thing defining her or connecting her to those other adults. Don't get me wrong, the kid connection is hugely important and the women I have met through my kids have saved my life.
But being a mom isn't the be all, end all. I think that having a newborn has made that much more difficult for me to remember. It seems that having another baby has pushed me farther away from myself because I am nurturer and protector and everything to this new puny human. My wants, my needs, my passions are virtually nonexistent because of this other incredibly important person who I love dearly.
Still, I know the old me is in there and I'm staying connected every once in a while. My link is dancing. I loved going dancing when I was in high school (I met Father in Chief in a roundabout way though a very cheesy club in Western New York called the Yellow Jaguar back in 1989), I loved it in college (Venus de Milo, Avalon, TT The Bears, and others in Boston--especially because my college sweetheart was in a band and I was one of the most dedicated fans), and here and there in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 10 years. Most recently at the Little Fox Theatre while my three-week-old baby was home with FIC.
Dancing reminds me that I'm still me, even if I smell like spoiled milk and you can see my breast pads under my shirt. I'll probably out there shaking my groove-thang when I'm 75--and for those few hours I'll feel like I'm timeless, ageless, and childless. I know that dancing isn't the be all, end all either. And it's not more important than my kids. But we all need something fun once in a while just for us.
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"I loved it in college (Venus de Milo, Avalon, TT The Bears, and others"ReplyDelete
Ah the good old days...keep on dancing!
Dance on sister-ReplyDelete
Mine is reading-
Reading books that don't have anything to do with parenting, nursing, cloth diapering, vaccines, or how to make baby food.
Books that provoke thought- political books, gourmet cook books, biographies- Anything the old me inside would want to learn about-
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The Washington Post recently started a column similar to your post called "[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/18/AR2006091800812.html]Still Me[/url]." Check it out - they're looking for stories to share.ReplyDelete
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My link didn't work. Here it is:ReplyDelete
And, if that doesn't work - do a google search on: "Still Me" Washington Post.


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Managing Your Online Reputation
Monday, October 12, 2015
That's what I'm talking about today over at Franchise Gator, in the post, 5 Tips for Managing Your Franchise's Online Reputation. Although this article is written for franchise owners, the advice applies to anyone looking to manage their online reputation. Learn how to monitor what's being said about you with a few easy tools and how to deal with negative reviews.
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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you'll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
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Designing wayfinding for all of us
2. Designing for diversity
This is the second article in a series of four, where we open up a discussion about the significance and future of good wayfinding. Based on evidence-based research and two decades of experience from guiding people in complex environments like airports, hospitals and other public areas, we discuss the role of wayfinding as an enabler of intuitive journeys, followed by an article on wayfinding for all of us – regardless of our cognitive, physical and emotional capacity. The third article focuses on how wayfinding can enhance the overall experience of a service, and finally – the fourth article revolves around where we believe that wayfinding is heading, and the role of new technologies in informing that development.
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Behind the Mind: Birds of All Feather Illustration Flyer
The past week, I partook in a local live music event at the Daily Bean in Vernon, NJ. I showed off my artwork there and managed to sell a decent amount, I did pretty well. The people performing music there also had a lot of fun!
Also, I illustrated the flyer for this event. The text and type were supplied by someone else. For the flyer, I used the Procreate app on my fairly new iPad I got three months ago. Instead of using my finger to draw, I bought a stylus pen and used that. Drawing with a stylus almost feels like you're drawing with pen and paper.
Starting out I would use simple solid black strokes for the outlines. After completing the outlines for my layers, I would switch the colors of my strokes and widen them to fill over. Once the solid colors are in, I would add smaller details on my birds and the branch they're sitting on. The backgrounds look more paint like than the birds, which I wanted to be able to tell apart. Just in case, I made a horizontal flyer and another of a vertical flyer. The photo shown way above is the final design.
Below are links to two time lapse videos of the illustrations being drawn in process. Watching these videos will help make sense of what I've explained in this post.
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Things are starting to get crowded in the race to sequence entire human genomes quickly and relatively cheaply — usually meaning somewhere in the territory of $1,000 per genome, compared to the $100,000+ it costs with current technology. At least four startups have taken on the $1,000 genome challenge, two of which have already been acquired by larger companies. (See details at the end of the first item here.)
Last week, two relatively new venture-backed startups — Complete Genomics, of Menlo Park, Calif., and Philadelphia's BioNanomatrix — considerably upped the ante in what I've started to think of as the "fast, cheap and out-of-control" genome race when they announced a joint venture that aims to sequence an entire human genome in eight hours for less than $100. (Technically, it appears that this figure applies only to a single set of the 23 paired chromosomes every individual carries, so a spiffy new high-resolution "diploid" genome like Craig Venter's would presumably take more like 16 hours and cost somewhere around $200. That's still dirt cheap, of course.)
This is, of course, some mighty big talk from companies that virtually no one had heard of until recently. (See our coverage of Complete Genomics here.) The companies still aren't saying exactly how they hope to pull off this feat, although they've disclosed a bit more detail in their latest announcement. Apparently they plan to adapt a "novel DNA sequencing chemistry" (presumably from Complete Genomics) and combine it with a "linearized nanoscale DNA imaging" scheme (BioNanomatrix's technology, it appears) in a way that allows them to read up to long DNA stretches of up to 100,000 nucleotide bases — those DNA "letters" we're always carrying on about — at a time.
What, exactly, that means and whether it's possible is something the experts will have to hash out. The best I can figure at the moment is that since BioNanomatrix specializes in "nanofluidics" systems — little gizmos that are essentially labs-on-a-chip at near-atomic dimensions — it might somehow be possible to snake long stretches of DNA into a tiny channel on a chip, where having the molecule laid out end-to-end might make it easier to tag and read out the bases in one fell swoop. But that's just a guess at this point.
Another interesting element here is that these companies bluntly acknowledge the direct threat they pose to today's genetic-testing industry. Existing genetic tests usually rely on antibodies or other probes that identify a single gene variant; newer varieties examine a handful of single-base variations that have been correlated with something like your risk of heart disease. The ability to read out an individual's entire genome, however, would effectively demolish the need for such tests, as any the information the tests could turn up would be right there in your genome. (The same issue arises, albeit in somewhat less-dramatic form, with the SNP genome "outlines" that startups like 23andMe and Navigenics would like to provide — our coverage is here, here and here.) This is a potentially huge problem for companies like DNA Direct, one of the first consumer-oriented genetic-testing startups. Expect to see some fireworks on this front before it's all settled.
The joint venture recently received an $8.8 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which for some reason got virtually no attention at the time but for the noble exception of the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Here's some additional detail from the press release:
"We tried to approach this project from the perspective of the clinician, looking at the requirements and opportunities associated with incorporating genetics into routine clinical diagnostics," said Dr. Radoje (Rade) Drmanac, chief science officer and co-founder of Complete Genomics. "Accuracy, speed and low cost were paramount considerations. While there are a number of powerful and elegant sequencing strategies available or under development, we determined that we needed a completely novel approach to overcome their inherent limitations and achieve our $100 cost objective. We are optimistic that the combination of our two highly innovative approaches has a good chance of success. "
The joint venture has proposed adapting a novel DNA sequencing chemistry combined with linearized nanoscale DNA imaging to create a system that can "read" very long DNA sequences of greater than 100,000 bases at high speed and with accuracy exceeding the current industry standard. By condensing a wide range of genetic tests into a single, cost-effective platform, the proposed technology has the potential to enable improvements in the diagnosis and personalized treatment of a wide variety of health conditions, as well as the ability to deliver individually tailored preventive medicine. The $100 genome would also have important applications in medical research and drug development.
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I guess the really good news about the Phoenix's "All-Time Best" list (see below) is that Ted Nugent didn't place as the "Best" from our fair state. Nevertheless, the "Terrible" one is in the local news this weekend, as he prepares to present his 6000th show this Friday, July 4th, at Pine Knob (or DTE Music Theater, for those of you who insist on being formal).
For some reason, the Detroit News keeps running opinion page editorial articles from this joker. Actually, the one he wrote a few weeks back, giving advice to graduating seniors, wasn't all that bad, as cliche-ridden as it may have been. But he then followed that up with an editorial (sent via e-mail to editors and writers such as myself) praising the U.S. Supreme Court on their recent "right to bear arms" decision. We still don't think Thomas Jefferson and those dudes had assault weapons in mind when they were writing the document, but whatever... This, of course, came on the heels of Ted debuting his new song, "I AM THE NRA" (he insists on all CAPS for the title) at the NRA Convention (Ted's on the board of directors) in Louisville, Kentucky this past May 17th through the 18th. The song can actually be purchased at the NRA Website. With lyrics such as "If you hate tyrants and dictators and are ready to give freedom a whirl/Celebrate the NRA and the shot heard round the world," we're imagining that those Minnesota tied songwriters Bob Dylan and Prince are probably shaking in their boots somewhere. (Seriously, though, we are curious what Mr. Dylan thinks of Ted's current tour, which he has dubbed "The Rolling Thunder 2008 Tour"...since Zimmy used that exact same title -- well, not including the 2008 part -- more than three decades ago.)
Said the Terrible One: "We debuted the ultimate soundtrack for freedom lovers everywhere with my new song 'I AM THE NRA' to thunderous applause and spontaneous dancing in the aisles. Real honest to God Motor City rock 'n' roll goes perfectly with the spirit of gun lovers everywhere. We know in our hearts and souls that God gave each of us a precious, equal, miraculous gift of life. And we also know, that if not for the formation and growth of this fundamental grassroots organization, individual American citizens would no longer have that US Constitutionally guaranteed God given right to keep and bear arms for the protection of this gift. Thank God for the NRA."
If that's not enough, Nugent's new book, Ted, White & Blue: The Nugent Manifesto, will be published in August via Regnery Publishing and is comprised of "10 chapters on how to fix America." By having everyone carry guns, we're betting is at least one of those options. Years ago, Beach Boy pain-in-the-ass Mike Love once suggested to the first George Bush that the two of them get together at the Texas Ranch so Love could discuss with the Prez how to fix America. True story. Perhaps Love and the Nuge can get together to compare plans...and maybe Obama, if not McCain, will take note.
OK, maybe we're not being fair to Ted with all the sarcasm. I mean, why hate the guy? He still makes my sister-in-law laugh; she says she can't help herself. And the dude does work hard, after all. In addition to his new live CD and DVD, Sweden Rocks, and his Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild hunting show on the cable Outdoor channel, the rock star will also make his feature film debut this summer (August 8th, to be exact) in Beer For My Horses, which stars Toby Keith and also features Rodney Carrington, Claire Forlani, Tom Skerritt and Willie Nelson. Filmed on location in New Mexico, the film "follows the exploits of small town deputies and best friends who defy the local sheriff to embark on an outrageous road trip to save one of their girlfriends from kidnappers." We're bettin' they all carry guns, too!
In fact, we recently heard that during shooting for the film...well, let Toby Keith himself, who wrote the film (which we're betting will be stunning Oscar material) describe what happened: "Ted had just shot a guy with a bow and arrow [as part of the film]. He was leaving the set to go back to his trailer, and all of Hollywood is standing around, and suddenly, a cotton tail jumps up -- a rabbit -- and crosses the set. POW! Ted then guts him a rabbit right in front of everybody!"
Charming; just charming. We've said it before and we'll say it again: Fuck him...
Mr. Nugent: He IS the NRA...!


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Low Emission Vehicle Fleets: Driving Innovation in the South-West
You are invited to attend a free one-day masterclass organised by Cornwall Council and kindly sponsored by CGON. The day will include technology demonstrations to help businesses and other organisations gain knowledge to assess the various options for low emission vehicles.
Aimed at businesses in Cornwall and the wider South-West region, this event will bring together key players (both industry and public sector) to provide fleet decision makers, environmental managers, and those with an interest in lowering vehicle emissions, with the information necessary to make the right choices.
Presenters include:
*ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme*
*Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (Low CVP)*
*Eco Drive (zero emission electric vehicles)*
*CGON (Hydrogen Fuel Additive Systems)*
*Water Fuel Engineering (Oxy-Hydrogen Autonomous Electrolysers)*
*Cornwall Council: Air Quality and Business Regulatory Advice*
Demonstrations include:
*Fuel enhancement (hydrogen) technology and electric fleet charging solutions*
A light lunch will be provided during which time there will be an opportunity for conversation, informal discussions with speakers etc.
When: Wednesday 31st January 2018
Where: Chy Trevail, Beacon Technology Park, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2FR
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BEA Systems Monday took the wraps off of a free service to make the inclusion of XML into Java easier.
With XMLBeans, San Jose, Calif.'s BEA said it is working to create a common framework for business process modeling, application development and J2EE development.
Not only will this make it easier for Java developers to create XML-based applications that employ XML, but the developers will be able to to focus their time on other pressing development projects. XMLBeans turns XML code into Java to pave the way for developers to create Java-based applications with XML.
BEA said it created the service to help assuage the tricky practice of getting XML to function with Java, which is important as more and more Web services applications are relying on XML because it works across operating platforms and programming languages. Many organizations are making hefty investments in XML data and information exchange because of XML's interoperability.
"Customary approaches to incorporating XML data with Java, such as using traditional DOM or SAX, are difficult and time-consuming," the company said in a statement. "Other approaches to connecting Java data models and XML often result in a loss of data due to the fundamental differences between the two languages. This requires developers to re-code information and create custom linkages."
XMLBeans, according to BEA, treats developers to a Java object-based view of XML data. XMLBeans lets programmers preserve the fidelity of raw XML data, while benefiting from the flexibility Java provides.
Ronald Schmelzer, senior analyst for XML and Web services research firm ZapThink described the significance of BEA's announcement as a acknowledgement that XML and Java integration are tough tasks worthy of addressing.
"It is clear that BEA realizes that working with XML in Java is not particularly optimal today. This is also the case in trying to shoe-horn XML in other object-oriented or procedural languages," Schmelzer said. "What is interesting is that XML is viewed differently from different developer perspectives: programmers think of XML documents as objects and database designers think of XML as data sets. Each of these views is incorrect, which results in lots of shoe-horning in trying to get their respective developer environments to work with XML."
Schmelzer discussed some forward-looking possibilities: "While this step by BEA is no doubt needed to help smooth the integration of XML with Java (wasn't the JAX Pack supposed to do this?), it is quite possible a new language might be needed to deal with the document-oriented nature of XML. That's why there are all these rumors about X#. However, BEA has a lot to gain if Java remains the primary development platform of choice for XML and Web Services, so they would rather smooth out the problems than necessitate a move to a new development environment."


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A look at Disney World's new Pandora-World of Avatar land
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Get ready for Pandora-World of Avatar. It's a new 12-acre land opening at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom in late May outside Orlando, Florida.
Pandora is inspired by James Cameron's 2009 "Avatar" movie. But you don't have to know anything about the film, set in an alien world inhabited by the Na'vi (NAH-vee), to enjoy the attractions.
The marquee attraction is Flight of Passage, where a 3-D simulator makes riders feel like they're riding on the back of a banshee, a bluish, gigantic, winged predator. Another attraction, Na'vi River Journey, is an indoor river ride in the dark.
At night Pandora transforms into a sea of color with glowing lights on artificial plants and in the pavement. At the entrance, visitors hear a cacophony of bird chirps and animal cries.


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Mexican Cartel Essays and Notes: Strategic, Operational, and Tactical
This second Small Wars Journal-El Centro anthology signifies the important debate that this new forum, focusing on the crime wars and criminal insurgencies taking place in Mexico and other regions of the Americas, is helping to generate in U.S. defense and homeland security circles. The debate comes at a time when neither of the two major U.S. presidential candidates were willingly to candidly discuss this issue and at the end of the recent Felipe Calderón administration which saw over 80,000 dead, 20,000 missing, and 200,000 internal refugees stemming from gang and cartel violence during its tenure in Mexico.
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Jesus "Chuy" Quintanilla was discovered dead in Mission, Texas, across the border from Reynosa, Tamaulipas. He was a noted singer of narcocorridos.[1] Narcomusica (narco-music) plays a key role in shaping the social space of Mexico's drug war. Narcocorridos are epic folk ballads that extol the merits of the narcos: capos and sicarios alike. Chuy Quintanilla was best known for his narcocorridos:
…depicting the infamous characters and clashes of Mexico's drug war, and with lyrics that could drop listeners into the thick of a gunbattle, it'd be easy to mistake the singer for a combatant himself. (Source: [2] The Monitor, 28 April 2013)
Norteño singer Jesus "Chuy" Quintanilla was discovered dead in a pool of his own blood on Thursday, 25 April 2013. Hidalgo County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene. According to Sheriff Lupe Treviño, Quintanilla had been shot at least twice in the head— the preliminary autopsy report released later stated one shot to the head and one to the neck. While it is too early to determine the motive for the slaying, Quintanilla's prominent role in narcomúsica and long history of singing narcocorridos make him a prominent figure in Mexico's narcocultura that shapes the social contours of the drug war.
Jesus "Chuy" Quintanilla appeared to have been shot at least twice in the head and was found near his vehicle, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino said. Irrigation workers found his body on a roadway north of Mission in an isolated area surrounded by citrus groves, Trevino said. (Source: [3]. El Paso Times, 26 April 2013)
Quintanilla who recorded over 40 albums of corridos was known as La Mera Ley del Corrido — The True Law of the Corrido. His nickname is derived from his serving as a Mexican judicial police officer for 20 years prior to his music career.
Quintanilla's songs covered topics ranging from horse races to cockfights, but the drug war was prominent on his play list. Further, the dress of this individual and his propensity to be posed in his album covers with assault weapons, expensive cars, and beautiful women added to his mystique as a narcocantante. His repertoire included several songs about drug traffickers on the U.S. side of the border. These include corridos entitled "Tomy Gonzalez," "El Chusquis" and "El Corrido de Marco," that commented on alleged drugs dealers in Weslaco and Rio Grande City who coordinated drug trafficking organizations in Texas and the U.S.:
One of Chuy Quintanilla's most famous songs involves the fierce battle through the streets of Reynosa as Mexican authorities hunted down the Gulf Cartel leader known as Jaime "El Hummer" Gonzalez Duran.
Another top hit, called "Estamos en Guerra," talks about how the Zetas turned on the Gulf Cartel, which in turn would move to eradicate its former enforcers. (Source: [2] The Monitor, 28 April 2013)
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[For additional examples see https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chuy-Quintanilla-La-Mera-Ley-Del-Corrido/317375941611273]
As Sullivan noted in his SWJ–El Centro paper "Criminal Insurgency: Narcocultura, Social Banditry, and Information Operations,"
Music is a key element of transmitting alternative cultural values in the 'narcoscape.' Narcomúsica (narco-music) is an integral component of cartel influence operations (information operations) and is instrumental is defining (redefining) the persona of the outlaw. The tradition of narcocorridos builds from the ranchera tradition of folk ballads (corridos) that extol heroic deeds. The narcocorrido variant of traditional corridos has extended its reach from the narco subculture to mainstream audiences throughout Mexico and the United States. Narcocorridos extol the virtues of the drug lord and describe, apotheosize, comment upon and lament the deeds of the narcos, projecting the image of 'folk hero.'[4]
According to University of Texas, Brownsville Professor Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, narcocantantes are influential in transmitting narcocultura:
People who sing about these people, drug traffickers are making money from that because there is a captive market and the drug traffickers are going to promote this music," Correa-Cabrera said. "It promotes, recruits young people presents a life that everyone would like to have and it really serves the purpose of drug trafficking organizations. (Source: [5] Action 4 News, 25 April 2013)
While narcocorridos are popular and bring musical success, they can also bring violent reprisal when the lyrics cross certain gangsters. When the gangsters take exception to the story line, the singers can become targets. For example, in January 2013, members of the band Kombo Kolombia were found in a mass grave (narcofosa) in Monterrey. Other narcocantantes killed in cartel-related violence include: Julio Cesar Leyva Beltran of Los Ciclones del Arroyo in Sinaloa
(April 2012); Sergio Vega (aka "El Shaka") in Sinaloa (June 2010); and Valentin Elizalde in Reynosa (November 2006).[5] The difference here is that Quintanilla was killed on the U.S. side of the border.
If the investigation determines that Quintanilla was killed because of his narcocorridos it would be the first known assassination of a narcocantante (narco-singer) in the United States. This would be a significant shift in targeting and the U.S. would be firmly in the operational zone of targeted killings to shape the 'narcosphere' or 'drug war zone.'
Quintanilla was identified with the CDG: Cartel del Golfo (Gulf Cartel) and had dedicated songs to Tony Tormenta (Antonio Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén)[6] the CDG capo who died with Mexican marines in November 2010 which resulted in a turf battle with Los Zetas in the city of Mier.[7] One of his songs, "Estamos En Guerra (Los Zetas Vs. CDG),"chronicled the battles following the Gulf-Zeta split.[8],[9]
It is possible that Quintanilla became a target of one or both of those cartels as a result of his characterization of their activities in the current conflict in Tamaulipas. Certainly both cartels have a presence in Texas and could operate there as seen in recent reports of narcobloqueos (narco-blockades) in Texas.[10] It is also possible that he crossed other criminal enterprises (such as U.S. gangs) or was targeted for more mundane criminal reasons. Nevertheless, the modus operandi or tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) involved in his death are consistent with those of narco-assassinations.
Normally, a single murder (narco or otherwise) would possibly at best warrant a tactical note. This killing, due to the prominence of the victim, his history of singing narcocorridos, and his alleged links with both the CDG and Los Zetas cartels make this an act of strategic significance. Even if the death is not a cartel-related hit, the information operations dynamics of his murder exude images of narcocultura.
1. "Asesinan en Texas al cantante de narcocorridos Chuy Quintanilla," Emeequis, 25 April 2013 at http://ht.ly/krl0R.
2. Ildefonso Ortiz, "Slain singer Chuy Quintanilla gained fame for drug war ballads," The Monitor, 26 April 2013 at http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_d8fbf6e2-ae19-11e2-b50a-0019bb30f31a.html.
3. Christopher Sherman, "Singer found dead along road in rural South Texas," El Paso Times, 26 April 2013 at http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_23109298/singer-found-dead-along-road-rural-south-texas.
4. John P. Sullivan, "Criminal Insurgency: Narcocultura, Social Banditry, and Information Operations," Small Wars Journal, 3 December 2012 at http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/criminal-insurgency-narcocultura-social-banditry-and-information-operations.
5."Narco Corridos: The dark side of the Mexican music world," Action 4 News, Harlington, TX, 25 April 2013 at http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=890087#.UX2Hw7_XFZR.
6. Chuy Quintanilla songs about Cárdenas Guillén include "El Corrido De Tony Tormenta," see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs0CLyCtsqk.
7."Asesinan a Chuy Quintanilla, cantante de narcocorridos," Terra, 27 Apil 2013 at http://entretenimiento.terra.com.co/musica/asesinan-a-chuy-quintanilla-cantante-de-narcocorridos,6467775b15a3e310VgnCLD2000009acceb0aRCRD.html.
8. For an analysis of the fissure between the CDG and Los Zetas see Samuel Logan and John P. Sullivan, "The Gulf-Zeta Split and the Praetorian Revolt," ISN Security Watch, ETH Zurich, 7 April 2010 at http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?id=114551.
9. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMIuse2rY1s&noredirect=1 to hear Chuy Quintanilla, "Estamos En Guerra (Los Zetas Vs. Cartel Del Golfo)."
10. John P. Sullivan, "Spillover/Narcobloqueos in Texas," Small Wars Journal, SWJ Blog, 1 April 2013 at http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/spillovernarcobloqueos-in-texas. See also Texas Public Safety Threat Overview 2013, Austin: Texas Department of Public Safety, February 2013, p. 18 at http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/director_staff/media_and_communications/threatOverview.pdf.
Additional Resources:
a. Video: "Narco singer 'Chuy' Quintanilla found shot dead in South Texas." NewsFix, 26 April 2013, at http://newsfixnow.com/2013/04/26/narco-singer-chuy-quintanilla-found-shot-dead-in-south-texas/.
b. Video: Nadia Galindo, "Preliminary autopsy results released for slain singer Chuy Quintanilla." Valley Central, 26 April 2013, at http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=890536#.UX2_zJX3C9Y.
c. Facebook: Chuy Quintanilla (La Mera Ley Del Corrido) at
d. "Narco Singer Chuy Quintanilla Found Slain North of Mission Texas." Borderland Beat, Thursday 25 April 2013, at http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2013/04/cdg-narco-singer-chuy-quintanilla-found.html.
Very significant work with SWJ El Centro counter non-state OPFOR (opposing force) implications. Presented at the 21st ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM 2012) October 29 to November 2, 2012 in Maui, Hawaii. The MOGO (Making Order using Google as an Oracle) discussed in this paper is highly cost effective and provides very significant OSINT (open source intelligence) analytical capabilities via a web crawler approach. See the trafficker distribution figures, politician-municipality significant relations, and cartel migration patterns for applications. Also note the acknowledgement section re institutions supporting this project.
Knowing Where and How Criminal Organizations Operate Using Web Content
Michele Coscia and Viridiana Rios
KddLab - ISTI CNR/ Department of Government - Harvard University
We develop a framework that uses Web content to obtain quantitative information about a phenomenon that would otherwise require the operation of large scale, expensive intelligence exercises. Exploiting indexed reliable sources such as online newspapers and blogs, we use unambiguous query terms to characterize a complex evolving phenomena and solve a security policy problem: identifying the areas of operation and modus operandi of criminal organizations, in particular, Mexican drug trafficking organizations over the last two decades. We validate our methodology by comparing information that is known with certainty with the one we extracted using our framework. We show that our framework is able to use information available on the web to efficiently extract implicit knowledge about criminal organizations. In the scenario of Mexican drug trafficking, our findings provide evidence that criminal organizations are more strategic and operate in more differentiated ways than current academic literature thought.


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This article lists the set of functionality from the Homeflow People Exchange (HFPE) which is (in build to be) supported between Homeflow and Reapit RPS v12. Reading it will give you a detailed explanation of which bits of applicant and vendors activity can be transferred between your site (where a lot of intelligence is gathered and contacts are nurtured) and your back office software (where you need that data to do anything useful with it).
(The item numbering is kept consistent with the full list of potential capabilites article for reference).
(1) New web customer > software
As a new customer comes to the website – their details are passed to software to create an account. This may well be stored in a web prospects holding tank for approval into the main applicant database.
(2) New software customer > website
As a new customer comes into branch of phone – the software system passes their information to the website to create them a website account, the website emails them their welcome and passwords etc.
(3) Customer visits website > software
When an identifiable customer visits the website, their visit event is notified to the software system (including the date stamp), including their total cumulative number of visits. This enables parsing of interest level and recency of customers in the software – to generate call lists and so forth.
(4) Customer performs a search > software
When an identifiable customer performs a search (though doesn't save it), we call this event an "implied search", and we pass this event, including the price bounding, property types, a full package of geo-json, defining the text name of the search area, the co-ordinates of the search centre point, the radius, and the full polygon file for that search. This information can be consumed by the software system to add a search profile for the users. We recommend this is treated as a soft search requirement, to inform / guide negotiators, and perhaps even drive matches in software, but not treated as a hard search criteria.
(5) Customer saves an explicit search on website > software
When a customer goes further and SAVES a search, or sets up an email alert, the website will inform the software of this hard search criteria (same format as above). This is safe to treat as a full requirement, for matching, call lists, etc. The system will also pass information on the email alert status for this search, as well as edits and updates.
(6) Customer saves an explicit search in software > website
When a customer is given a search / match criteria in the software system, this is a reverse pass (including the same data on customer, price, type, beds, and Geo-JSON for full search area info) up to the website. Edits and email permissions should be notified. Ie this is completely symmetrical to the web > software call.
(7) Website property view by known customer > software
When an identifiable customer simply views a property detail page, this event is passed backwards into the software system.
(8) Website property save by known customer > software
When a customer saves a property (a stronger signal of interest), this event is passed backwards into the software system. Likewise all associated unsave / edit events, clearly.
(9) Customer interest in a property in branch > Website
If a customer phones or talks to a negotiator to register interest in a property, request a brochure, goes on a viewing etc. then the software system may record a linkage of interest between that customer and any given property (this is a plus, thumbs up, or a saved property, in different systems parlance). This event of registering interest, can be passed back to the website, and which will treat the interest as equivalent to a saved property. The website can optionally be configured to send batched emails welcoming the user AND noting their new saved properties.
(11) Customer makes an enquiry > software
All types of leads (there are 7 or more) that can be generated on a Homeflow website including, property enquiries, branch enquiries, mortgage enquiries, staff enquiries, etc. are passed, in a similar fashion to initial customer registrations back to the software system.
The following two items are agreed to be supported, by faciliating the Reapit "Vendor tracker" and "Landlord tracker" products to be logged into, and authenticated via, the main Homeflow website user account. Ie the same user profile system that a user logs into to save a property or a search on the website, will ghost a login, to the underlying Reapit "Tracker" products, so that the users' house sales or rental status can be displayed seamlessly within the parent website user account…
(13) Customer claims to be a vendor of a property > Software
Where a customer on the website claims to be the vendor of a given property. This claim will be stored as a soft linkage, until they are confirmed as the vendor. It could sensibly be added as a note and to do to the customer record in the software system, and works in tandem with the event below.
(14) Software confirms a vendor of a property > Website
When a customer contact is associated as a firm linkage as the vendor or landlord of any given property, as signal can be sent to associate this customer as the owner of that property.
This remaining list of capabilities, have been discussed, and might be added between Homeflow and Reapit in the future, however they DO NOT form part of the current integration build, and there is no timescale yet agreed for their development, nor even agreement that they will necessarily follow – just ideas…
(10) Customer adds a star rank / note to a property > software
When a customer saves a star rank score, or a note to a property, these events are sync'd in an extension to the saved property event notification. NB, different agents will have different "social contracts" with their users about whether these notes are openly shared with the agent, or are their private (unread) notes on the website only. Both types may be created in the future, for now all are treated equally.
(12) Customer is part of a househunting group > Two way sync
If a customer is part of a linked group of customers (husband and wife) then some software systems support the concept of a househunting group. The website will send a linkage to the group (which will always exist, even if the group is a group of one individual). It is safe for software systems which are not architected to support the concept of groups to ignore these calls.
(15) Notes on viewings / reactions – NOT YET SUPPORTED
Deeper sync of notes and reactions to properties are not currently supported, though they are envisaged in the future. Some software vendors have established APIs in this area, and these will be respected / used wherever possible.
(16) Calendar events – NOT YET SUPPORTED
Likewise, any form of sync of calendar events between people and properties are not currently supported, though they are envisaged in the future for vendor areas. Some software vendors have established APIs in this area, and these will be respected / used wherever possible.
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California Care Force
California CareForce is a group of medical professionals, community leaders, and engaged citizens who provide free medical, dental and vision care to those in need at 3-day, temporary clinics across California.
Dr. Wilson serves on the Board of Directors to organize clinics to help those without access to healthcare. California CareForce has held clinics in Oakland, Sacramento, the Coachella Valley, Gold Country and the Greater Los Angeles area.
Dr. Wilson, Dr. Ratner, and Dr. Tran volunteer with California Care Force to give back and help those in need.


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I work at the National
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Supporters - Innovation XXI as well.
I like to work with the computer, to gain knowledge in new
programs and to create my own programs. I am writing my own software on Pascal, Delphi,
Assembler to support the data bases and electronic data in the national (Georgian)
language, and not only. Also writing on ASP, PHP and JavaScript for dynamic web pages.
Work with MS-DOS, Windows 3.1/95/98/NT(Server and Workstation)/2000/XP,
and with many other applications. I understand networks (has created local network with 80 computers and with Windows NT server in the library). I also understand the electronics,
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Machine Guarding
Machine Guarding:
(This the first in a series of safety and health bulletins on specific issues developed/adapted for the GCC by Dan Huziak of Toronto 100M.)
Ram Kanojia first started in the printing industry in India on a letterpress when he was thirteen years old. Eventually he migrated to Canada with a three year stopover as a press operator in Germany. Upon his arrival in Canada, he continued to work in the trade and became an offset press operator and a member of GCIU Local 10C. Ram worked approximately 20 years on the presses. One midnight shift while filling the ink fountain, his hand and lower arm were crushed between two unguarded rollers.
After having his cast removed, the Workers Compensation Board put him first in rehabilitation and eventually into a retraining program. Ram is now trying to live on a small disability pension and support from his two daughters. The extent of the injury that Ram received has necessitated continuing physiotherapy for his deteriorating condition. An investigation by the joint health and safety committee (JHSC) found the primary cause of the accident to be the lack of a guard. At the insistence of the JHSC the employer retrofitted the press with proper guarding. Unfortunately, this protective action came too late for Ram.
Machine hazards
Machines used in GCIU workplaces range from guillotines to elevating devices to presses. All of these machines, under some circumstances, can be hazardous to the health and safety of GCIU members. Contact with moving parts can result in lost fingers, hands and arms. Poor design or poor maintenance of machinery, inadequate or inappropriate work processes and lack of training are just a few causes of these accidents.
Machines are potentially hazardous for a number of reasons. They almost always include moving parts that may accidentally come into contact with a worker's body. Many incorporate other hazards, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems, electrical circuits, hot exhausts or surfaces and toxic chemicals. When workers come into contact with moving, or otherwise hazardous machine parts, the results can be tragic. It takes only a second for a worker to be killed or maimed. Losing a digit while removing a hickey is no longer an accepted badge of the trade.
Machinery may present hazards from moving, hot, or electrically active parts. The hazards posed by most types of moving machinery are located at two key hazard points: the point of operation, which is where work is being performed by the machine, and points where power transmission components come into contact with one another. Whether they occur at the point of operation or during power transmission, machine hazards involve three kinds of motion: rotating, reciprocating and transverse motion.
Assessing machine hazards
The techniques used to assess machine hazards are similar to those used for other workplace hazards. The first line of defense is the visual inspection of the machine before it is started and every time it is operated. The workplace inspection, conducted regularly by stewards or health and safety committee representatives, is another important assessment tool. Every machine in the workplace must be inspected periodically so that its hazards can be evaluated and controlled.
Workplace inspections must be performed regularly and must not be rushed. An inspection plan ensures that every part of the workplace is inspected periodically. Machine guarding should be treated as a separate inspection item. Referring to a list of machines and their controls, each machine should be observed and its hazards analyzed. The focus should be on identifying unguarded areas as well as assessing the effectiveness of existing guards and safety devices.
Discussions with operators are an important and effective way of assessing machine hazards. Their experience reflects safety factors, as well as flexibility and convenience of operation. Hazard controls work best when everyone affected has a voice in making improvements and believes that the systems used are the most appropriate and effective possible.
A checklist of questions can be a useful tool to ensure that every aspect of each machine is considered. Checklists are only effective, though, when they are customized to account for the unique conditions of each workplace. Each component of an operation can be separately evaluated, as well as the entire work cycle.
Controlling machine hazards
Many standard devices for controlling machine hazards as well as a variety of improvised barriers, enclosures and tools have been developed. All are intended to control worker exposure to machine hazards. Machine guards and other safety devices prevent human contact with hazard points during the normal operation of the machine. Control devices may be used to prevent the operation of the machine while a worker is exposed. In general, these devices are forms of control along the path from the hazard to the worker.
Specific control devices are intended to prevent access to moving parts while they are in motion, prevent parts from moving while the worker is in a danger zone, or contain fragments of particles thrown off by the process or pieces of broken machinery should the machine itself break.
Controls, whether factory-installed or custom, must meet the following criteria:
- Protection for everyone in the workplace: Not only the operator, but all those who pass through the work area must be protected.
- Security: Machine guards should be designed so as to make it difficult for anyone to tamper with them.
- No new hazard: Any guard that presents a new hazard of its own, or interferes with the machine operator, may be counterproductive. Guards that interfere with the operation of a machine are likely to be altered, bypassed or removed.
- Training: Workers must be trained to use guards properly. They must understand the hazard being guarded and know how the guard functions.
- Preventive maintenance: Regular lubrication, repair and adjustment of both the machine and the safeguarding systems are essential.
- Temporary removal: When a guard is removed for maintenance or adjustment, temporary controls must be used to protect workers from machine hazards. These controls often include lockouts.
What can be done?
Health and safety legislation gives workers the right to know about the hazards they are exposed to in the workplace. It is important, and in some cases mandatory, that employers provide training to workers. As well, the local should raise the general awareness of its members about machine and other workplace hazards. Some legislation and contracts also provide for joint health and safety committees (the "Negotiating Effective Joint Health & Safety Committees" bulletin is currently in development).
These committees can then implement controls of machine hazards by:
- performing regular inspections
- performing systematic evaluations of machine hazards
- preventive maintenance
- written work procedures
- thorough training.


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More than a fifth of the province economy is contributed to by Mining. Diamonds, phosphate, antimony, iron ore, copper, platinum group metals, chromium high- and middle-grade cooking oil, are included in Limpopo's rich mineral deposits.
Mineral reserves include vermiculite, scheelite, gold, mica, emeralds, silicon, magnetite. The province is classified as a developing area because it exports primary products and imports manufactured goods and services. The province has high potential though thanks to resources such as rain-fed agriculture, tourism, minerals and abundant labour that offer excellent investment opportunities.
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