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In this first-ever episode, Angelisa Corbo talks to Ms. Zaineb Gharbi, a Lieutenant Colonel at the border police of Tunisia and Assistant Security Manager at Tunis Carthage Airport.
In this third episode, Angelisa Corbo interviewed Mr. Franz Zeiner from the Austrian Police, Unit for migration control.
The fourth episode features Mr. Dennis Cosgrove, Head of the OSCE Border Security and Management Unit.
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Me and Host of Atlanta Plugged In Annalee Penny
Hey guys, I hope your day is going well! This afternoon I made my debut on a new lifestyle show on CBS 46 called, Atlanta Plugged In! I had so much fun meeting the pint-sized host Annalee Penny and talking about all things Atlanta! It went by really fast but I did the best I could with the time allowed lol! We talked about local fashion designer Reco Chapple's fashion show, reunited with reality star Claudia Jordan and chatting it up about Kandi Burruss who also attended. We then talked about former President Bill Clinton being in town for a global forum and then we chatted about the Ashley Stewart model call and my daughter getting selected to participate in the Love Your Curves fashion show! Whew, I got all that in within 5 minutes but talking for that long seems like forever in the tv world!
After my segment, I met up with the Producer who asked me to come back next week and the week after that, and that, so your girl will be on till someone says otherwise!!! I'm too excited about this opportunity and I was just asking God to place me back on tv and he did it! God is good and won't he do it! Tune in next Monday when I will give my red carpet rundown from the Trumpet Awards (that takes place this Saturday) plus Married To Medicine's Lisa Nicole Cloud's Sip & See and actor Kevin Costner will be in town to promote his new film Black and White! Atlanta Plugged In airs daily from 12:30-1pm Monday-Thursday on CBS 46! Check out more images inside and the video! xoxo
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A new Transcribe feature is available today in Microsoft Word on the Web for paid Microsoft 365 subscribers. Designed to help writers and journalists instantly and easily transcribe in-person conversations or virtual interviews, Microsoft hopes the feature can help users save time and accomplish more throughout the day.
Like the Dictate feature that already turns spoken words into text in Word, Transcribe in Word on the Web in Microsoft 365 is seamless. It is currently available in any web browser by visiting Microsoft Word online and clicking the Home tab, followed by the down arrow next to the Dictate icon, and then the Transcribe button.
Transcribe in Word on the Web works in two time-saving ways. With the first, Microsoft 365 subscribers can record an interview or conference live through Word on the Web and get a transcript in the document right after it is completed. Subscribers can also upload a MP3 MP4 M4a, or WAV of an existing audio file to get a complete transcription of a prerecorded interview or even a web conference.
The feature will also be coming to Android and iOS versions of Word later this year, and Microsoft is looking into bringing it to Word on the desktop as well.
Powered by Microsoft's Azure Cognitive Services, the feature works its artificial intelligence magic in the background. This means that even if you opt to record live, you can still take notes in the background and type your document as Word does its transcription. A typical transcription will take just a few minutes, according to Microsoft, and the feature cuts out the need to go through multiple apps.
Once a transcription is finished, recordings are stored in a Transcribed Files folder in OneDrive. Then, from a pop-out pane in Word on the Web, you will be free to select and edit certain points, add additional information, or correct typos from the automatic transcription. You also can insert certain or full excerpts into the document or play back the audio file right from inside Word on the Web.
Currently, audio can only be transcribed into English. There is also is a five-hour limit of transcription time per month for uploaded recordings and a file-size limit of 200mb. Microsoft says it is working to improve this, though, and that there is no limit to recording live.
"Whether its touch, pen, or voice, we want to enable everyone to work in the way that's best for them so they can be more effective and focus on what matters most," said Dan Parish, principal group program manager for Microsoft Office, during a virtual press briefing.
Also launching alongside the Transcribe in Word feature in Word will be some new voice command features for the existing Dictate feature. You'll be able to say things like "start list," or "bold last sentence" without stopping to adjust your text or touching the keyboard or the tabs on the screen.
Microsoft sees these features being used not only by journalists but also by students with learning differences who aren't able to take notes at the same time as a lecture. The company even sees it being used by parents who are busy with their children during a virtual meeting.
"At Microsoft, we're uniquely positioned to help provide a one-stop shop where your audio recording, transcript, notes, and your story can all live together in a single, familiar, secure tool so you don't have to worry about fussing around with different windows and apps," said Parish.
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An important variant of theta functions are modular forms coming from certain Hecke characters of a quadratic number field $K$. In this case the definition is given in terms of a sum over integral ideals but this can be reformulated as a linear combination of theta functions of the form $\Theta_{L;Q;h}(z)$ defined above. In this case the lattice $L$ is an ideal in $K$, the quadratic form $Q$ is the norm form, that is, $Q(x)=\mathcal{N}_{K/\Q}(x)$, and the function $h$ is given by the Hecke character. There are several reasons for the importance of these functions: one is that even though they are cusp forms, their Fourier coefficients can be easily computed, contrary to functions like $\Delta$. A second is that they are all CM forms, and conversely all CM forms are obtained from Hecke characters. In addition, a CM form is easily seen to be lacunary (i.e., the proportion of nonzero Fourier coefficients tends to zero), and, conversely, Serre has shown that for integral weight $k\ge1$, a nonzero form $f$ is lacunary if and only either $k=1$, or $k\ge2$ and $f$ is a linear combination of CM forms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
All things Curly Girl
Who is Curly Girl
Well, Curly Girl Design is the creative endeavor of artist Leigh Standley! So I guess she's Curly Girl, but really, there's a little 'curly girl' in all of us. Leigh's the big cheese, if you will, and she's got a small team behind her making the magic happen in the day-to-day at Curly Girl HQ. You can learn about all of us here!
Where is Curly Girl located?
Curly Girl HQ ships out of Billerica, MA.
What is the Live Big Initiative?
We're so glad you asked! Curly Girl Design has a practice that we want to yell from the rooftops: Shop Small, Live Big! Learn more about our initiative here, and Live Big with us!
I want more Curly Girl in my life, how can I make this happen?
Well, following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest are a great start! Follow Leigh's Blog for even more imperfect living and other marvelous things.
I've got some general questions about your products, is there someone I can talk to?
Of course! You can email firstname.lastname@example.com for all your Curly Girl questions, or get us on the phone at 877-904-2583.
Questions about the website?
Be sure to use the most updated versions of your browser to have the best experience with our website and blog. Best bet? Use Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Please note! Internet Explorer is no longer supported and should not be used to browse or purchase through as it will hinder your curlygirldesign.com experience, including but not limited to errors in page loads, appearance and cart/checkout issues.
Where are your products made?
Curly Girl prides itself on making as all of our products with love, either domestically or overseas, and utilizes other small businesses to help us make our products. Nearly all our paper products are printed right here at home in the States, with our cards coming from a shop just down the street from HQ! Our licensed products are made in a mixture of domestic and overseas locations. Canvases are lovingly handmade in North America.
How Green is Curly Girl?
We are absolutely dedicated to being an environmentally-conscious company. Most of our paper products are printed with soy-based inks and are made of recyclable materials. Our cards are sleeved in recyclable plastic, as are our magnets, notepads, and matted prints. We re-use packing materials for shipments, including popcorn, paper, air-bubbles, and foam, and our boxes are all made of recycled and recyclable cardboard.
As you can imagine, an office that doubles as a warehouse/shipping facility can accumulate a lot of waste. This is why we have a local recycling company pick up what we can not re-use in shipments including a lot of cardboard, shredded paper, plastics and other waste that accumulates from day-to-day activity.
We also work with a number of local manufacturers and warehouses which help us cut down on freight times when moving product around.
Do you have any coupons or sales I can take advantage of?
Sure do! We have a SALE section that is always updating. Many items in the SALE section are being retired, so take advantage while it lasts! We also run discounts every month – be sure to sign up for our email list and follow us on Facebook, and Leigh's Blog for even more exclusive deals.
Do you offer gift cards?
Of course! We offer Gift Certificates in $25 increments up to $100 that can be utilized in our online store. When you add the Gift Certificate to your cart you can choose to send the credit to yourself or to email directly to your lucky recipient. Coupon codes are automatically populated and may be used immediately in our shop.
Why are some items final sale while others may be returned?
Our Canvases are final sale due to their handmade nature and on-demand creation. Each canvas is made specifically for your order, it is then assembled, glittered, and signed by Leigh before heading to your home. This takes lots of love, a little time, and is one-of-a-kind! Because of these reasons, canvases are final sale.
Retired items, such as those in our Sale section, will not be restocked in our warehouse and often are the last of their kind. For this reason, we do not accept returns on Sale items and these types of product returned to our warehouse will not receive a refund or store credit.


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Indoor plants will not only look good in your office, it'll make you feel good too.
Reduces stress
Creating a stress free workspace is a common goal we all have. Adding plants throughout the office can reduce stress as the color green has a relaxing and calming effect. Studies have shown workers feel more attentive and even improve their productivity when having plants in the office, as their stress levels are decreased.
Adds color to the office
There are many different plants that you can add to your office. Adding plants will also add color making it appealing to the eye, including job applicants or potential business partners visiting your office. If you were looking for a plant with color, african violets are the best way to go. They even come in many different colors to add some vibrancy to your office.
Purifies the air
Not only are plants the perfect way to add some color to your office, but they also clean the air. Adding plants to your office can clean the air as they absorb carbon dioxide, which is one thing we do not want to be breathing in throughout our work day. There have been studies to show that plants help remove chemicals, helping us to breathe.
Easy to maintain
Many indoor plants are easy to take care of and require little attention. Snake plants are one popular office plants with its mixture of green and yellow colors it is very appealing to the eye and can brighten up the office. Succulents are also a great plant that are small and can be added to your desk to add a little color. They hardly require any water where you only have to water it once a week. Another plant we love to add to our office space are lucky bamboos.
Not only do they add great color and lucky, but they also only require little light and little water which makes it the perfect plant for your office. Plants add a lot of color and positivity to the office so have fun with it and add your favorite plant to the office.


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Be it booking flight tickets, buying a car or finding a new apartment, we always come up against the same question: Should I strike while the iron's hot, or wait until a better offer comes along? People often find it difficult to make decisions when options are presented not simultaneously but one after another. This becomes even more difficult when time is limited and an offer that you turn down now may no longer be available later.
"We have to make decisions like this countless times every day, from the small ones like looking for a parking space to the big ones like buying a house or even choosing a partner," says Christiane Baumann, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology of the University of Zurich. "However, until now, the way we behave in such situations has never been thoroughly examined." Under the leadership of cognitive psychologist Bettina von Helversen (previously UZH, now University of Bremen) and in collaboration with Professor Sam Gershman (Harvard University), Baumann carried out numerous experiments to investigate this issue. Using the results, she then developed a simple mathematical model for the strategy that people use when they make decisions.
It is easy, using a computer, to find the best-possible process for making decisions of this type. "But the human brain is not capable of carrying out the complex calculations that are required, so humans use a rather simplified strategy," says Baumann.
Baumann simulated purchasing situations with up to 200 participants in each test in order to find out what strategies people use. In one test, the participants were told to try to get a flight ticket as cheaply as possible – they were given 10 offers one after the other in which the price fluctuated; meanwhile the fictional departure date was getting nearer and nearer. In another test, people had to get the best possible deal on products such as groceries or kitchen appliances, with the fluctuating prices taken from an online shop.
The evaluation of the experiments confirmed that the test participants did not use the optimal, yet complex, strategy calculated by the computer. Instead, Baumann discovered that they use a "linear threshold model": "The price that I am prepared to pay increases every day by the same amount. That is, the further along I am in the process, the higher the price I will accept," explains Baumann.
This principle can be applied not only to purchasing decisions, but also situations such as choice of an employer or a life partner: "At the beginning perhaps my standards are high. But over time they may lower so that in the end I may settle for someone I would have rejected in the beginning."
Baumann analyzed the experimental data and developed a mathematical model that describes human behavior in various scenarios. "That helps us to better understand decision-making," says Baumann. The model also allows us to predict the circumstances in which we tend to buy a product too early – or when we delay too long and then have to take whatever is left in the end.
Baumann thinks these findings could help people make difficult decisions in future: "In the current digital world the amount of information available for decision-making can be overwhelming. Our work provides a starting point for a better understanding of when people succeed or fail in such tasks. That could enable us to structure decision-making problems, for example in online shopping, in such a way that people are supported in navigating the flood of data."
Christiane Baumann, Henrik Singmann, Samuel J. Gershman, Bettina von Helversen. A Linear Threshold Model for Optimal Stopping Behavior. PNAS. 28 May 2020. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2002312117
The study was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation.


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Bob The Robber 4: Japan is another part of this amazing game series and you can play it online and for free on Silvergames.com. Bob The Robber has arrived to Japan, ready to sneak into each and every building and take all kinds of valuable stuff. In the fourth instalment of the popular platform puzzle game, Bob The Robber 4: Japan, our sneaky little friend needs your help to rob some precious objects related to the country's traditional culture, like antique fans and samurai helmets.
Try not to be noticed by security guards and cameras, knock down workers, open locks, find and enter secret codes, buy helpful equipment to become the greatest robber ever and much, much more. Enjoy Bob The Robber 4: Japan!
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Is it Extra Virgin?
Nicholas Coleman is one half of the company Grove and Vine who seek out, taste, and import the very best olive oil and then send it on to their subscribers. They send out 4 bottles a year, 2 from the Northern and 2 from the Southern hemisphere. Tune in to hear Harry and Nicholas wax poetic about Oil, what to do with it, and why there's so much mislabeled oil on the market.
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All Stockists will be taking delivery of our latest designs in the coming week. Our Panini World Cup T-Shirt, Warehouse plus the North and South Skull designs are ready to distribute. We have also done a re-print of a few favourites from recent months including Our Proving Ground, The Bobby Moore England, plus Thrills and Pills.
New Stockists added to the list include Scenario of Derby with Mainline Menswear from Scarborough and Nautica Menswear of Bathgate coming back on board after a lengthly absence.


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Here are the final numbers. Believe it or not, people did vote on Friday despite the fact that the entire metro area appeared to be at the Astros parade. Here are the daily totals from previous years:
And here's a select comparison:
Year Early Mail Total Mailed
2017 46,224 12,205 58,429 19,875
2015 164,104 29,859 193,963 43,280
2011 49,669 8,676 58,345 15,264
2007 43,420 6,844 50,264 13,870
So 2017 early voting is almost identical in total to 2011 and ahead of 2007, but the source of the votes are different. 2017 trails 2011 with in person voting but makes up for that in absentee ballots, and holds a sizable lead in absentee ballots over 2007. That's a clear change in voter behavior, and something to continue to watch as we go forward.
One other difference to point out, which requires another set of numbers. Here are the last day in person totals for the odd year elections going back to 2007:
2017 = 9,092
2015 = 35,493
2013 = 18,893
2011 = 10,559
2009 = 17,072
2007 = 10,473
Even with more people voting early, this year's last day totals are the weakest we've ever seen. I'd attribute some of that to the Astros parade, and some of it to the overall lack of campaign activity compared to previous years. One possible effect of this is that more people will wind up voting on Tuesday than we would have expected. Turnout wasn't just lower than one might have thought on Friday, after all. The whole week was lighter than it might have been, and to the extent that was a real thing and not just the way this year would have played out anyway I'll cite the World Series as a reason. Unless the term limits referendum gets thrown out and we get put back on two year terms, we'll next have a chance to see what a non-Mayoral election year is like in 2021. And who knows, maybe the Astros will be in the World Series again then.
So we turn our attention to final turnout. For once, I'm not going to overthink this. As we've already established, city turnout in odd years is roughly 70% of the county; it ranges from about 67% in years where there isn't something that specifically drives non-city voters to the polls to 73%, and we're splitting the difference. In odd years past, early voting has been between 40 and 50 percent of final turnout. I continue to believe that early voting will be a higher share of this year's tally, partly because of trends we've seen in other years and partly out of the belief that hardcore voters are more likely to vote early, but I'm not going to put all my eggs in that basket. If we assume the range of outcomes is that early voting will be between 40 and 60 percent of the final total, then when the dust clears we should expect between 54,000 and 81,000 voters. Which, again, corresponds pretty well to my original gut-feel estimates of 50 to 75 thousand. I love it when reality seems to line up with my intuition. All that said, I could be off in any number of directions, and that guesstimated range is wide enough to cover a lot of potential error. Feel free to make your own guesses in the comments.


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White Hart and surroundings. On left hand side of road, left to right, part of 50 Newland Street, 48 Newland Street (two white gables), 44 Newland Street (four windows), 42 Newland Street (three windows) (all left of telegraph pole). On right hand side of road, left to right, 35 Newland Street (Woolworth), 37 Newland Street (with 'ANTIQUES' written vertically on near side), White Hart, part of 39 Newland Street ('Booksellers'). In centre, car BEV 732.
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Photojojo's Guide to Kodachrome
Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009
The always-wonderful Photojojo e-newsletter has a tribute to Kodachrome, the venerable slide film that Kodak is going to be discontinuing.
I haven't shot a roll of Kodachrome in at least ten years, but I shot many hundreds of rolls of it before that. Now I'm inspired to scan those old slides.
There have been a lot of great homage-to-Kodachrome articles and blog posts this past week, but I'm still looking forward to one that doesn't mention Paul Simon.
I guess this isn't the one, is it?
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The common causes of chronic lower back pain. Acute lower back pain can be intense and incessant but chronic lower back pain is altogether a different level of back pain. If your back pain is persistent for more than three months, then it should be considered to have moved in classification from acute to chronic.
Though it would be difficult for a layman to make head or tail between these two types of pain, in reality, some differences actually exist between them.
Acute lower back pain can occur at any unexpected, awkward time. Most likely, it originates from some sudden injury or fall, or even after you have endured a slip disk. Basically it is a kind of muscle strain which gets healed after some medication and rest.
On the other hand, if acute back pain remains untreated for a long time, and then it can turn into a chronic one, but apart from that, I can say that in most of cases, the causes of chronic back pain outbreak remains unspecific. However, if you fall victim to a severe backache, and it continues for many weeks, and no amount of medication, or professional massage seems to heal you of the condition, then you can assume (or perhaps assure) that you are actually suffering from a chronic pain.
So beware! As the name suggests, chronic back pain maintains no time table, and it can flare up at anytime and once it does, it can cripple the unfortunate victim with an inability to live a normal life.
Causes Of Chronic Lower Back Pain .
Maintaining what I said previously, from my experience and observation I can say that you cannot blame one single event as the key to your back woes. Chronic backaches can spring up due to a number of reasons, including structural back problems, diseases that otherwise affect the whole body, physiological factors as well as biomechanical factors. If you are desirous of a comprehensive study on chronic back pain, then you should not start without apprising yourself of what actually leads to chronic low back pain.
People Who Are Most Likely To Fall Prey To Chronic Back Pain.
To start with, I have seen that certain groups of people are more vulnerable to chronic pain. They include the following individuals:
- Chain smokers.
- Pregnant women.
- People who have just undergone surgery.
- People who had injuries and fractures in the past.
- Overweight individuals.
- Those who easily get depressed.
- Those who do not exercise regularly.
- Professionals like truck drivers and sandblasters, whose job requires lots of bending, twisting and vibrations.
Now let us have a look at more back pain facts.
Mechanical Causes Of Chronic Back Pain.
Since the low back architecture includes the bones of the back, and the cushions or "disks" between them, the cartilage or lines of bones that link spine to ribs, and other supportive constructions around the spine, including tendons , ligaments and muscles, Chronic lower back pain can develop due to :
- Musculoskeletal pain.
- Osteoarthritis.
- Spinal Stenosis.
- Spondylolisthesis.
- Bone Fracture.
- Other innate diseases.
Non-mechanical Physical Causes Of Chronic Back Pain.
Though this group of conditions account for a negligible fraction of the causes of chronic backache, it is always wise to be aware of them. They may be due to:
- Visceral diseases.
- Neoplasm.
- Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- Atherosclerosis.
- Infections.
Biomechanical Causes.
Poor sitting/ standing posture can also lead to chronic lower back pain.
Neurological Disorders And Chronic Lower Back Pain.
The roots of nerves, which arise from the spinal cord and move within the spine, simply to exit and become nerves can be greatly wounded by spinal disorders. Generally, the nerve roots can get injured if they 'pass' along any spinal region with abnormalities in bone, or diseased disks, or some tumors. This can cause weakness or numbness and inflict pain on back, as well as on the legs.
Psychological Causes of Chronic Lower Back Pain.
According to the experts, pre-existing depression, anxiousness, and excessive stress can wreak havoc on mental health, and it can even dispose a man to severe back pain.
Chronic Lower Back Pain – A Closer Look At Things.
What you have read till now is just a blanket guideline on the different factors that can give rise to lower back pain. Now let us take a broader view and have a more exhaustive study on the different causes that actually lead to persistent backache.
Spinal Degeneration.
To put it very simply, this condition refers to the tapering of the spinal canal. The discs in between the bones of spinal cord consist of fibrous tissue, cartilage and of course, water. In course of time, these discs can bulge, flatten, become herniated, break down or weaken. Some studies reveal that spinal stenosis accounts for some 3% of low back pain. Disc herniation is commonly associated with spinal degeneration, and it occurs when the sinewy portion of a disc wears down and the nucleus of the disk pressurizes the nerves that lie nearby. This condition can be treated in a number of ways, including surgery.
Degenerative Disc Disease.
This is one of the most common causes which is responsible for recurrent low back pain. However, Degenerative disc disease is not essentially a disease, but a degenerative condition which, at times, can generate pain from a 'worn-out' disc. You should also know that disk degeneration is a very natural part of aging and with time, every individual will surely experience some modifications in the consistency of their disks with a very high, or relatively less degree of degeneration. But how will you know if you are actually suffering from this situation? Just check out if you are experiencing any of the below mentioned conditions:
- Though the pain remains centered in the lower back, it can pass off to the legs and hips.
- If you remain seated, the pain just gets worse.
- The pain gets aggravated when you bend, twist or lift things.
So, do you think that you are actually suffering from degenerative disc disease? Then, don't worry! Several effective treatments await you out there. You can start by modifying some of your day to day activities. Stop playing games or doing the physical activities that require straining your back like golf, basketball etc. Yes, I know this is tough. But dealing with chronic back pain can be tougher, you know. You can even apply heat to stiff muscles, or use ice packs to calm the ached muscles. Certain exercises, such as low-impact aerobic conditioning (like walking, swimming) or back strengthening workout program like Dynamic Lumbar Stabilization exercises can also help to treat back pain. If nothing works, then let the medical help do the trick for you.
Have you ever heard of sciatic nerves? Well, they are a set of nerves that run from lower back, down to the back of legs. The pain originates from the nerve is called sciatica. The common causes of sciatica include:
- Spinal stenosis.
- Breakdown of disks and
- Spondylolisthesis .
Now, let me tell you the indications of sciatica. They are:
- The pain in the leg gets worse when you are sitting.
- Numb legs.
- A constant pain in the legs makes it difficult for you to stand up.
- A burning or a tingling sensation in the legs.
However, you should know that Sciatica normally affects one side of the lower body. Oftentimes, the pain runs from the lower back to the back of the thigh as well as, down through the leg.
Though sciatica is likely to ease by itself, medical help, such as surgery and steroid injections can also be sought for effective pain relief. Read more about Sciatica or read our Sciatica SOS Review.
Cauda Equina Syndrome.
"Cauda equina," literally refers to horse tails. Medically, it means the general anatomy of the end of the spinal cord in the low back. There, it divides into bundles of nerve tracts, which resembles a horse's tail. Cauda equina syndrome is an emergency situation, or more specifically, it is an abnormal compression of the nerves at the very end of the spinal cord inside the spinal canal. Now the question that comes here is what actually causes cauda equina syndrome? Well, it can be caused by any condition that comes as an effect of pinching of the nerves or direct irritation. It can be caused by:
- Herniation of lumbar intervertebral discs.
- Abnormal growth (like tumors, both benign and malignant) next to the lower spinal cord.
- Infection near spinal cord.
- Local bleeding or epidural hematoma.
- Badly positioned screws placed in the spine can injure nerves and cause it.
Symptoms of Cauda Equina Syndrome.
Check if you are experiencing any of the following conditions:
- Pain in one leg or both legs. See if the pain begins from the hip region and goes down to the backside of thighs and legs.
- A feeling of numbness in the groin area.
- Disturbances in bladder.
- Incontinence of bowel movement.
- Recurrent constipation.
- Less sensation while you urinate.
You must understand that CES is a surgical emergency and a patient suffering from this should not be kept at home. However, sufferers with tumors or infections should be given the right antibiotics or chemotherapy, if needed.
Basically, arthritis is a type of joint disorder that features inflammation. If the joint inflammation you are suffering from persists for long, then you can draw a conclusion of having chronic arthritis. There are almost 100 diverse types of arthritis, and the causes of the disorder highly depend on its form. It can occur due to many reasons, including:
- Injury, which, in turn, leads to osteoarthritis.
- Abnormality in metabolism (like gout or pseudo gout).
- Hereditary causes.
- Direct or indirect effects of viral or bacterial infection.
- Perverted immune system.
The symptoms of arthritis may include:
- Swelling of joint.
- Joint pain.
- Stiffness in the morning.
- Red, warm tender joints.
- Less ability to move joint.
Medicines to treat this disorder include anti-inflammatory drugs and placebos like:
- Traditional NSAIDs.
- Glucocorticoids.
- Minocycline.
- Cyclosporine.
- Salicylates.
- Leflunomide.
Lordosis or 'swayback' is a disorder in the spine where the spine of an individual curves excessively inwards at the lower back region. The disorder can be attributed to an inborn deformity, or neuromuscular or hip problem.
It can be healed by spinal manipulation, or by strengthening the hip extensors on the back of the thighs, and also, by stretching the hip flexors on the front area of the thighs.
Kidney Stones.
Kidney stones can be extremely painful. Often you feel pain in the lower back region due to kidney stones but often the pain gets overlooked as just another bout of back pain. So, to stay safe, it is always important to diagnose the actual factor causing the low back pain!
Since prevention is always better than cure, it is always wise to exercise (the recommended ones of course), or practice yoga regularly to keep the possibilities of Chronic Lower Back Pain at bay. The other measures that you can take for pain management are:
- Stop smoking.
- Do not crawl into bed whenever you start suffering from the pain.
- Seek medical consultation well before the pain gets hold of you.
The other things that you can do to treat the condition are:
- Take bed rest at most for 1-2 days.
- You can also have medicines, including analgesics like ibuprofen, aspirin and naproxen.
- Anticonvulsants can also be used to treat certain types of nerve pains.
- Antidepressants like amitriptyline and desipramine have been found to relieve pain and assist with sleep.
- Opioids like morphine, codeine, oxycodone, can also be used for a short time, but it should be taken under medical supervision.


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....a walk in my life as a legal counsel in the day dealing with six growing kids and my bakeshop that operates after eight....
Thursday 7 April 2011
Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble
11 comments:
- Lisa said...
That looks so deliciously fruity. I can imagine just how good this must have been, especially with ice cream. I have a sweet treat linky party every weekend on my blog and I'd like to invite you to stop by then and link your crumble up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com
- 7 April 2011 at 15:07
- Ribbon and Circus said...
K Yani,
looks yummy!! never eat rhubarb before..how does it taste eh?
- 7 April 2011 at 15:37
- Unknown said...
same as RC.. i wonder how does it taste? looks like batang keladi! hehe.. found so many recipes with rhubarb.. gotta try-lah. one fine day nanti.. insyaallah..
- 7 April 2011 at 20:58
- Cilantro said...
They are so tempting Yani! They look so colorful and inviting. :-)
I've never actually tried rhubarb, though I have read about them in the internet and seen in the "food network" channel. I wish I could reach through the screen and taste yours. It looks sooo….delectable.
- 8 April 2011 at 10:09
- Tina said...
yani..lokks so omputih!! :P yes, I too never had rhubarb and always wonder how they taste like!!
- 8 April 2011 at 13:41
- Maizatul said...
K.yani, sakit2 boleh bake camni, kot sihat I tak tau la u masak apa pulak.rasa cam kalau I sakit nak dok kat rumah k.yani je, boleh tak?
btw,I also wonder, what is the taste like? I mean the rhubarb.It comes under which family, sayur ke buah?
- 8 April 2011 at 14:18
- KG said...
lisa...tqs! i wil!!
- 8 April 2011 at 15:35
- KG said...
ribbon clown, mrs plain june, cilantro, tina...rhubarb has a tart, a bit bitter and sour taste...but it complements strawberries and apples well!
- 8 April 2011 at 15:36
- KG said...
mai...dah makan ubat dah todoq okalah...nak kena masak utk family jugak....yes rhubarb ni rasa keladi pun ada...i di uk dulu buat assam rebus rhubarb ni!
- 8 April 2011 at 15:37
- Nurwin Heny said...
Hi KG
I've always wanted to try to make crumble using rhubarb but "takut" cos don't know the taste. Now that you've mentioned that it complements strawberries and apples, akan ku berani kan diri utk cuba resipi ini..hehehe.. Thanks for the info and the recipe.
Enjoy your weekend!
- 9 April 2011 at 19:05
- Norlaili Lott said...
salam kak, tumpang tanya, where can i get rhubarb, eh? I thought kat Malaysia takde. Where is the Hock Choon Supermarket? Thanks. :)
- 29 April 2011 at 12:01


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Immunosurveillance pathways in brain cancer
Dr Alexander David Barrow
Project Details
Growth factor (GF) surveillance is a new mode of cancer immunosurveillance in which the immune system responds to GFs over-expressed by cancers and infected cells. Our work has implicated natural killer (NK) cells and GF surveillance in the control of glioblastoma, a high grade glioma with poor survival. In collaboration with Theo Mantamadiotis' group, Alex's group is assessing the role of NK cells and other immune cell subsets in immunosurveillance of the brain using a transgenic mouse model of glioma.
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Yuhan Sun, Masters student
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
blooming onion
If you need help naming your paintings, I am open for business. It is so hard to think of titles. Hard enough to come up with new set ups and then.....you have to come up with a name. Sometimes it is easy but more often than not I just settle.
This is painted on a 5 x 7" linen canvas.SOLD
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Lovely one, Carol. Oh, I love nameing things too. Isn't it fun!ReplyDelete
"Blooming" good painting and good name as well!!!ReplyDelete
Love these colorful stacked bowls and the humor of having the onion with it's blooming roots popping out of the top of one. Amazing color and values. Love the areas of rust and aqua in the foreground. Your compositions are always so striking!ReplyDelete
I think this is my favorite yet of the gorgeous bowl paintings. And I think the title is perfect for that spray of root at the top of the onion!ReplyDelete
Nice composition here, love the stacked bowls and the onions are so well done!ReplyDelete
Rich painting!! You want to borrow my purple bowl??ReplyDelete
Wonderful job Carol! Especially like the way you've handled the onions!ReplyDelete
I love these bowls, I can't get enough of them!ReplyDelete
Carol, I love the colors you used in this painting...you have gotten so good!ReplyDelete
The edges in your still life work are fabulous Carol! Superb work.ReplyDelete


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Disease threat to travelers in certain parts of the world
This is a disease primarily found in tropical and subtropical areas, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (below the Sahara Desert), the Asian subcontinent, and certain islands, such as Haiti and Papua New Guinea. Malaria affects hundreds of millions of people in these climates and is also a danger to travelers to malaria-infested areas.
Malaria is caused by a parasite that gets transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes. It can also be passed from an infected mother to her baby during birth, and via blood transfusion or shared needles (intravenous drug users). Once you have been bitten or infected, the parasites get into your bloodstream and make their way into the liver. There they become mature and release another form of parasite. This parasite gets back into the bloodstream, infecting the red blood cells, multiplying, and infecting some more.
With certain types of parasites, symptoms may not occur for up to a year, but for most they begin to occur within the first few weeks of being infected. Common malaria symptoms include:
- Chills
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Sweating
- Vomiting
An infected person may also experience anemia due to red blood cell loss.
Malaria can be fatal if left untreated. If you suspect you may have been infected, it's important to see a doctor right away. Your doctor will ask questions about where you have traveled and how you might have been infected. He or she will likely order a blood test to confirm whether there are parasites, and if so, what type and how they are affecting your body.
The disease is commonly treated with antimalarial medication although some parasites have become resistant to certain drugs. The best way to prevent malaria is to not get bitten. Preventive measures include wearing protective clothing and mosquito repellant, using mosquito nets to avoid getting bitten during sleep, and taking antimalarial medication before traveling to places where malaria is common.


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Changes all over the Billboard Album Chart This Week. Well, at least in the top five.
This week introduced an unexpected change in the Billboard chart – rapper Wale came out of the blue to claim the top spot in the chart with his brand new album, The Gifted. Wale snatched the number one from Kanye's Yeezus, which this week had an 80% drop in sales, taking the record down to number 3. Yeezus only managed to sell 65,000 copies this week, which is respectable, but still nothing compared to last week's 324,000.
Wale emerged seemingly out of nowhere to dominate the Billboard chart this week.
This debut marks Wale's first crack at the Billboard number one. The closest the rapper had come previously was his previous release, 2011's Ambition, which entered the chart at number two and never went any higher than that. The album sold a respectable 164,000 that week, however had to take the second spot after Justin Bieber's Under the Mistletoe debuted with over 210,000 copies sold.
Continue reading: "The Gifted" Wale Snags The Billboard Top Spot From Kanye's "Yeezus"
A triumphant Wale gave Kanye West and J Cole a good thumping on the chart this week.
Washington D.C rapper Wale has topped the Billboard No.1 after his third album 'The Gifted' sold a very solid 158,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Wale's follow-up 2011's 'Ambition' - which saw him cement a place in the mainstream - ousted Kanye West from the top-spot, whose album Yeezus suffered a dreadful drop in sales.
Clearly, Wale was boosted by the success of lead single 'Bad' which has been a mainstay on rap radio since the beginning of the year. It peaked at No.3 on Billboard's rap chart and spawned a Rihanna remix.
Last week, Kanye West had marginally seen off J Cole's new album Born Sinner for the top spot, though the tide has turned dramatically. West suffered an 80% drop in sales - the fourth biggest second week drop since SoundScan began keeping records in 1991 - to allow J Cole to snatch the No.2 spot with an additional 84,000 sales. Kanye's slump echoes Madonna's huge sales drop with MDNA, which sank a massive 87% in week two.
Continue reading: Rapper Wale Tops Billboard No.1 As Kanye West Suffers 80% Sales Drop


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Updated January 3rd, 2016.
Ah, Lion. It's almost as if someone is trying to make our Macs harder to use. Here's one example: the default setting for Lion's Mail app has the toolbar displaying icons only. Problem is, some of the icons are new, and we don't know what they do. Solution: set the toolbar to show the icons and their labels. So much better, and so easy to do.
Here's what the toolbar looks like in Lion's Mail, by default:
Yeah, I know you can figure out most of these, but it's not supposed to be a puzzle.
It would be better if the toolbar looked more like this:
So let's do it.
1. Select "Customize Toolbar…" from the View menu.
2. At bottom left corner, change "Show Icon Only" to "Show Icon and Text."
3. Click "Done" (bottom right).
That's it! So much better. And so easy to do.
You can always go back to Customize Toolbar… and make other changes, including adding and deleting buttons such as "Add To Address Book" and "Smaller Bigger." And, if you get really good at things and you want that quarter-inch of vertical screen space back, you can change back to "icon only" or even to "text only." Nice to know you have choices.
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Last night, the City Council approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Twining Properties for the development of the Long Island Sound waterfront at Echo Bay — a large and important step toward reclaiming the shoreline for the public's use and enjoyment.
Called "Pratt Landing," the project envisions a mix of homes, shops, offices, hotel space, and parkland with a continuous public promenade at the water's edge. There's more about the project in this prior post.
Over the next 12 – 18 months, Twining will prepare an environmental impact statement that comprehensively analyzes Pratt Landing's benefits, costs, and effects. Public input will be welcomed and aspects of the project could certainly change prior to final approval by the City Council.
The right kind of waterfront development can strengthen our local economy, improve our environment, create new jobs and recreational opportunities, and enhance property values. So I am encouraged that this positive vision is moving forward.
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Grand-Pont 15
卧室 3
Description of the holiday rental
"Grand-Pont 15", 4-room apartment 90 m2 on 2nd floor, south facing position. Comfortable and beautiful furnishings: living/dining room with open-hearth fireplace and satellite TV (flat screen), CD-player and DVD. Exit to the balcony. 2 rooms, each room with 2 beds. 1 room with 2 beds. Open kitchen (4 hot plates, oven, dishwasher, microwave, electric coffee machine, Capsules for coffee machine (Dolce Gusto) extra, raclette grill, fondue Set (cheese)) with bar. Bath/WC, shower/WC. Balcony 15 m2. Terrace furniture, barbecue. Very beautiful panoramic view of the mountains and the valley. Facilities: children's high chair, hair dryer. Internet (WiFi, free). Garage space n 15, height 215 cm, width 300 cm. Please note: non-smokers only. Residence "Grand-Pont", surrounded by trees and meadows. In a central, sunny position, south facing position. In the house: lift, storage room for skis, central heating system, washing machine (extra), tumble dryer (for shared use, extra). Room cleaning weekly on request (extra). Communal covered parking. Grocery 10 m, restaurant 100 m, 6 minute walk to the centre, bus stop 100 m, railway station "Villars-Bretaye" 900 m, indoor swimming pool 400 m, thermal baths "Lavey-les-bains" 19 km. Sports harbour 25 km, golf course (18 hole) 7 km, indoor tennis centre 1.6 km, sports centre 1.6 km, mountain railway 900 m, ski lift 1 km, gondola lift 850 m, ski bus stop 100 m, ski school 850 m, children's ski school 1.6 km, ice field 400 m, children's playground 1 km. Free ski bus service to the ski region Villars.
- WiFi
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Parking space
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This Specimen has been sold.
1.95" Wulfenite and Botryoidal Mimetite Association - Mexico
This specimen contains yellow-orange wulfenite crystals that formed in associaiton with botryoidal mimetite. This specimen was collected from the San Francisco Mine in Sonora, Mexico.
Wulfenite is a lead based, molybdate mineral with a chemical formula Pb(MoO4). It forms as a secondary mineral in the oxidation zones of hydrothermal lead deposits, with coloring ranging anywhere between yellow to bright orange and red, and occasionally brown. Typically forming as tabular, stubby or pyramidal crystals, this unique mineral can be both brilliantly transparent and opaque.
While these crystals are safe to hold, due to the fact that they are lead-based, washing your hands following handling is strongly suggested.
While these crystals are safe to hold, due to the fact that they are lead-based, washing your hands following handling is strongly suggested.
Mimetite is a lead chloro-arsenate mineral with the chemical formula of Pb5(AsO4)3Cl. Depending on conditions, during formation/replacement, arsenate radicals (As04) can be replaced by a phosphate (PO4) or vanadate (VO4) radical. This alteration is what leads to the formation of pyromorphite and vanadinite, hence why they're typically found associated with each other. Regularly ranging between red and yellow in color, mimetite can occur in a variety of structures, from small prismatic clusters and crusts, to incredible hexagonal crystals both thick and thin.
Wulfenite & Mimetite
San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
1.95" wide matrix. Largest wulfenite crystal is .12"


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I must confess that if I was not madly in love with my sweetie Bud, I would have scoffed at the notion of someone keeping letters written 20 years before by a man she met and knew for only a few days on a trip to Paris. Being in love has led me to believe that people come and go in our lives at certain times to teach us lessons; and sometimes the time isn't right to have the relationship we want--sometimes we have to wait for it. But--when you do find that special someone, you embrace the wonderfulness of that love. Sounds corny, I know.
Samantha is turning 40, and in an unhappy marriage she doesn't have the courage to end. She's just been laid off her job, and over wine and whine with her friend Tracey they reminisce about a trip they took to Paris 20 years before, when they were 19 years old. On that trip, they met two attractive French men: Jean-Luc and Patrick. The attraction between Samantha and Jean-Luc was immediate and intense. With only a few days left in Paris, Samantha and Jean-Luc spend every moment together. He begs her to stay longer, but she insists on keeping to travel plans (and a non-refundable train ticket) and leaves her man behind. She longs for him, but realizes it was too much too soon.
Jean-Luc writes Samantha 7 letters which are waiting for her when she gets back home to California. They really are quite extraordinarily romantic letters, full of longing and a desire to see Samantha again. You get to read them and realize that there is something to be said in receiving a love letter.
But she never replies to Jean-Luc's letters, and instead packs them away. Until 20 years later. She acts on an idea Tracey has to start a blog about those special letters, and after re-reading them, finds Jean-Luc on the internet (it makes these connections so much easier now!) and writes him, apologizing for never replying to his letters. And so a rekindled romance begins.
There are no surprises in this memoir. Yes, Samantha and Jean-Luc do find each other again, and get married. Yes, they live happily ever after in France. The journey of Samantha from a confused, very unhappy woman at a major cross-roads in her life is one that we can all identify with in some way. She's starting out with nothing again--no job, no home, no money, no husband. To top it all off, she has to move in with her parents. Pretty much hits rock bottom in her life.
Enter Jean-Luc and a love story that will make you sigh and smile. It's truly a wonderfully sweet and romantic story that makes you believe in the power of love and those powerful connections we find in other people that make no sense and aren't explainable--they just are there. Love works in magical, mysterious ways.
Rating: 7/10 for a sweet memoir about finding love again and navigating a new beginning.
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The problem was that at the time no decent pizzerias in Manchester existed. Not one permanent quality pizza restaurant. Another real mystery and embarrassment for our city. When I say decent, what I'm looking for is a that real attention to detail and the want of doing things properly with real care. Using simple but quality ingredients and perfecting the dough etc. These simple things are often deceptively tricky to get right. At that time there was nobody apart from mobile street food operators like Honest Crust. I think everyone in their right mind agrees that these guys are the best in the North West. They certainly got my vote any way. I've eaten their pizza in various locations and now they have a permanent home at the phenomenally successful Altrincham Market. Not strictly in Manchester but a short tram ride away.
1. Honest Crust.
I normally go for the spicy N'Duja but they're all good here. This particular one below, Honest Crust owner Richard Carver even had to slide under the barriers in Albert Square as I had Sam with me and we weren't allowed into the square for one of the events.
There's no doubt in my mind that Rudy's would have made the book if they'd been open at that time. They're pizza obsessives and that attention to detail shows. The base here is especially good, springy and light. I had a 'white pizza', the Ancoazzese ~ chilli flakes, mozzarella, tuscan sausage, wild broccoli, parmesan and extra virgin olive oil. I prefer my pizzas a little wetter (the white pizza is without tomato so is slightly drier) but you cannot argue with the quality of these pizzas, currently the best in the city centre. 3. Double Zero, Chorlton.
I went back several months after our initial few visits when they first opened. I have to say I was impressed, they've come on loads and the interior is cosier too . This Vulcano Pizza with spicy N'Duja hit the spot. I liked that they're not tight on the toppings, it was nice and juicy.
4. Purely Pizza
I'm cheating a bit for this one. Purely Pizza are based in Southport but they have appeared regularly on the Chorlton Green Market. Their pizzas are very decent. 5. Ply.
I really liked Ply and it's dog friendly too. I think they really made an effort to get the pizza right. I enjoyed mine a few months back but they look even better now just from pictures on their twitter feed.


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It should be brought to the attention of the entire Los Alamos community that the 2013 Next Big Idea is scheduled on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and most important day of the Jewish calendar.
We understand that the event organizers have been aware of this conflict since January but decided to maintain the regularly scheduled plan for the 2nd Saturday in September. That decision is something that many members of the Jewish community in Los Alamos take to heart.
We realize not all people are aware of when Jewish holidays take place and since they are based on a lunar calendar they shift in relation to the Julian calendar (Julio-Claudian Roman dating system) and yet we live in an unusually highly educated community and Jewish calendars are widely available and accessible online.
The issue is not about the larger community having to alter all plans to accommodate one particular group. The event planners would not dream of holding the next big idea on Christmas or Easter (Christian holidays that can been understood in the same order of magnitude of Yom Kippur) and would go out of their way to avoid such events if these Christian holidays fell on a 2nd Saturday or whenever a regularly scheduled event would be planned.
While this may be an issue that began out of ignorance – something that could be met with education and open minds when the realization was made that the date was Yom Kippur back in January when something could have been done about it (such as moving the event by merely one week) – but the conscious choice to not make any adjustments and remain rigid to an annual schedule to the point of excluding the Jewish community turned what may have been an innocent act into an act of deliberate bias.
Throughout history there have been bystanders to acts of ignorance and bias who witness these things but do not act up or speak out. A small and vibrant Jewish community exists in Los Alamos and has since the Manhattan Project, and yet perhaps too small in that such a conflict could even occur as it would be utterly unthinkable in so many other places. The scheduling of The Next Big Idea on Yom Kippur is an act of exclusion of the Jewish community one that is incredibly disturbing particularly in such a small community that purports to be welcoming and open to the discovery of new ideas.
The big idea that remains is a question. Is this how ignorance breeds discrimination?


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One of the most premiere fishing destinations in the world. K&G was founded in 1984 and is completely family owned and operated. It was built to what it is today around the world class fishing on Lake Ontario. With only a quick 5 minute drive to the center of town it sits close enough to any activity Oswego has to offer but once you arrive on the property you're totally secluded in the privacy of woods and picturesque landscaping. Upon arriving at K&G Lodge you are warmly greeted by Kris and staff in the main office. Here, you may purchase NYS Fishing licenses and LOC Derby tickets.
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Patty Priddy, CFP® on Kids and Money
by Team Sammy
Patty Priddy, CFP®
One critical objective of Sammy Rabbit's 1st National Dream Big Read Initiative is to raise awareness on the importance of early age financial literacy. We are accomplishing this objective by sharing insights, experiences and money memories from those supporting the endeavor. Today, we are pleased to share Financial Planner Patty Priddy's insights on kids and money.
Patty graduated from Texas Tech with her MBA, and started her career as a business consultant with one of the large accounting firms. After having children, she worked part time, and remained on the corporate side of finance until her kids were in college. She then decided to make a change. Patty believed she could have a greater impact on people's lives by becoming a financial planner. She completed her Financial Planning Certification through SMU, and became a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER TM.
Since March 2017, Patty has worked at Keener Financial Planning in the Dallas, Fort Worth area in Texas. Priddy, is a member of the Financial Planning Association, Garrett Planning Network, and National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA). She works with people of all ages, from early career to retirees.
Sam X Renick: This a question I ask everyone. It is the question I asked myself prior to creating Sammy Rabbit and entering the financial literacy industry. If you could only teach a child one money habit, WHAT money habit would you teach them?
Patty Priddy: Whether it is money earned from chores, your allowance, or your first job, ALWAYS save a portion of your earnings. It teaches good saving habits early that will carry on throughout your life.
Renick: What memories do you have related to your first saving experience
Priddy: My parents opened a savings account for me when I was young. Whenever I put money in the account, my dad always showed me how my money was growing.
Renick: Tell us about your first experience earning money? How old were you? What type of a job was it? How much did you earn? What did you do with the money? What did you learn?
Priddy: My first job outside of the house was when I was sixteen, and worked in the nearby mall. Prior to sixteen, I had "special chores" around the house to earn extra money. My parents had me save half of my earnings to put into a savings account for college.
Renick: What was your biggest money mistake as a child or teenager?
Priddy: I think the biggest mistake was not appreciating the sacrifice my parents made for me to have a good education. I was fortunate my parents paid for a lot of my education expenses, and I didn't really appreciate it until later in life.
Renick: What was one of the smartest money decisions you made as a child or a teenager and why?
Priddy: I think one of the smartest decisions was not to touch my savings until I needed it for college.
Renick: Did you work while you were in college? Please share a little about how working or not working while attending college affected you, your studies, and personal finance choices including student debt.
Priddy: I worked full time in the summers between semesters in college, and had a few part time jobs in college. It made me really plan my schedule for studying.
Renick: At around what age did you realize "money was money" or that it had a value? Please share the circumstances or how the realization came about.
Priddy: I really started to see the value of money when I was a teenager. My parents bought the basics, but anything I wanted above that had to be earned. So, when I wanted that new pair of shoes, I either need to do extra chores (when I was young), or work extra hours at the mall.
Renick: Cambridge University research indicates adult money habits are set by age 7. At what age do you believe parents should start teaching kids about money and why?
Priddy: I think parents should lead by example when their children are young. Teach children that delayed gratification is a good thing, that money is a tool to help you in life and should be managed well, but also that money is not the most important thing in life, nor does it define a person.
Renick: Did your parents talk to and teach you about money as a child? Please share a little about your experience on the topic while growing up.
And, if you have children are you talking to and teaching them about money? Please share a little regarding this.
Priddy: My parents taught me about saving, but they didn't believe in investing. They both grew up during the Depression, and the stock market scared them. I have taught my children about investing, and most importantly, starting early. After they graduated from college and got their first real jobs, the conversation wasn't if they were going to save into their company 401K and Roth IRAs, but how much.
Renick: Why do you think it is important for kids and young people to learn about personal finance (and/or economics)?
Priddy: I think if kids and young people don't understand the importance of saving early, and the basics for investing, they most likely won't participate. This will only make it harder to catch up on retirement savings later in life.
Renick: Do you believe personal finance should or should not be taught in schools? Why do you believe there is not more personal finance being taught in schools? Please explain why or why not.
Priddy: I definitely think personal finance should be taught in schools. And honestly, I think it should be a required college course. I really don't understand why it hasn't been made a priority.
Renick: What is one of your favorite books on personal finance and/or economics? And, is there one lesson that stands out from the book?
Priddy: I really like The Investment Answer by Daniel Goldie and Gordon Murray. It is a quick read, but really drives the point home about staying consistent with your investment plan, regardless of market fluctuations.
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Review: Vintage Girls by Nadia Barbaro
BEAUTIFUL dresses, hand crafted accessories and bags that gleam and glitter? If that description makes you swoon, read on! Self-confessed vintage fashion fan Jessica-Anne Lyons reviews this new release on golden oldie style.
Lovers of fashion past and present – attention! Vintage Girls by Melbourne fashion stylist Nadia Barbaro has now hit bookshelves across Australia and if you love getting lost in a world of fashion past… Well, what are you doing?
Featuring a gorgeous collection of interviews with some of the world's most stunning and eclectic fashion lovers, Vintage Girls is a must read for those who already adore vintage fashion and those who have a blossoming interest in the style.
Vintage Girls features a star-studded line-up of fashion loving ladies who all share their stories on getting into vintage and their tips on making classical dressing styles work for you.
Just take a look at the stellar line-up…
Sarah Owen – Co-owns London vintage store Lucy In Disguise with her pop star sister Lily Allen
Janie Bryant – Award winning costume designer of the TV series Mad Men
Julie Burnett – Senior Artist with The Australian Ballet
Jess Harris – Australian actress and writer of the TV series Twentysomething
Kimbra – ARIA and Grammy award winning recording artist
Liz Goldwyn – American filmmaker and vintage collector
Mia & Cleo – International DJ and visual artist
Sarah Blasko – Celebrated Australian singer-songwriter
Each feature includes an interview and a stunning photo shoot styled by author and stylist Nadia Barbaro and you will easily find yourself ooh-ing and ahh-ing over every shot.
Vintage Girls is the perfect accompaniment for an afternoon cup of tea and sweets, as it is a book that you really need to sit down to enjoy. This is not the kind of title that you want to flick through on the train; you'll want to take your time with it and treasure it like one of your grandmother's strings of pearls.
In today's world where you can easily log onto Pinterest or Tumblr to see a stream of easy access fashion images, I love that a book like this exists. It's a real treat and very well recommended.
Want a copy? You can get one of the limited edition hardcover copies for AUD$75.00 from Readings and each copy is signed and numbered by the author.
If you want to carry around a little pocket of beautiful, you can also find the eBook version on iTunes for US$19.99.
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I support and guide my clients in the process of finding balance and stability with their eating patterns and food choices. The goal is always to improve physical health and mental wellbeing.
I often use this famous analogy for nutrition counseling: "Give a man to fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you'll feed him for a lifetime." Most of us were either not taught how to properly nourish ourselves, or were taught mixed or incorrect messages. I want to teach you how to nourish yourself so that your stress and health problems related to food, body, and weight can melt away.
Investing in nutrition counseling provides the opportunity to develop an authentic relationship with food that is both healthy and sustainable.
I decided to pursue a career as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist after my own experience receiving education and support from a Nutritionist.
At that time, I was struggling with Eating Disorder thoughts, behaviors, and urges. I was so confused by all the conflicting nutrition information; I didn't know what to eat or how to stabilize my eating patterns.
Talking to someone who understood and knew exactly what to do made all the difference for me. With education and clear daily steps, I was able to slowly break away from the thought and behavior loops I had been stuck in.
Many years, a degree, and multiple certifications have passed and I am now able to provide this same support and guidance for my clients. I feel incredibly grateful to do this work. Improving health and finding stability with food, body, and mind isn't fast or easy, but it is possible, liberating, and worth the effort.
I hope to meet you and walk with you on your path to better health.
My practice is LGBTQIA friendly. My pronouns are she/her/hers.
Clients and Colleagues have described me as supportive, trustworthy, knowledgeable, grounded, honest, integrative, safe, funny, open, caring, fun, loving, and wise.
Degree: Bachelor's Degree of Science in Foods and Nutrition/Dietetics
Credential: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (#1022167)
Certification: Certified Eating Disorder Specialist with the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (this certification takes 2+ years to earn)
Certificates: Certificated Lactation Educator Counselor through University of California San Diego Extension; Certificate in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management
Work Experience: Eating Disorder Treatment Centers (adolescent and adult); College Health Centers; Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Centers (adolescent and adult); Public Health- Nutrition Education for Women, Infants, Children Program; Hospital; Outpatient Health Coaching


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Manhattan is a rush of adrenaline. The energy that the city radiates is overwhelming and the exposure to impressions seems to be at a maximum – Busy crowds crossing streets, speeding yellow cabs, massive lightening banners and blinking advertisements. Vertiginous buildings are winding into the sky forming massive street canyons that are intimidating and headspinning. When you walk the streets of Big Apple it seems as if you are in the pulsating heart of all life – the navel of earth, around which everything else is centered. The city that never stops
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Lucy and Edmond are spending a dreary holiday with their cousin Eustace Clarence Scrub, who is a rather dour and mean spirited little boy. They are unexpectedly drawn into Narnia when a painting of a ship on the wall of Lucy's room comes to life, and the three children fall into the ocean to be rescued be the Dawn Treader.
Once safely on board, Lucy and Edmond are greeted by their friend Caspian (now King Caspian) who has undertaken a quest to find the seven lost Lords of Narnia, as he had previously promised to Aslan. Lucy and Edmond are delighted to be back in Narnia, but Eustace is less than enthusiastic. Reepicheep is also on board, as he has vowed to find the seas of the 'utter east'.


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Sixteen varieties in Frontier Soups' Hearty Meals™ line create wholesome and delicious meals for families and friends. Easy-to-follow recipes with all the seasonings inside make home cooking simply satisfying.
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How to Talk to your Teenager
Teens are complex creatures with a lot different things going on inside them. While you feel that, as an adult, you carry all of the stress, you can be assured that teens face a good deal of stress as well. Kids aren't the way that they were when we parents were their age. Times have changed and the kids of today face a lot more pressures and a lot more scary things than their parents did. With that being said, it is easy for a teen to stray from what he or she has been taught and fall in with the wrong crowd or go down the wrong path. However, knowing how to talk to your teen can make all the difference. These five tips will help you open the lines of communication with your teen and keep them on the right path.
1. Learn to Listen
Sounds easy, but sometimes you just need to be quiet and listen. Kids need to be heard just like adults do. They just need to vent, to talk and have someone listen to them – really listen. Ask appropriate questions to show that you are listening, but reserve your opinions and response for another time, such as when they ask for it.
2. Keep an Open Door Policy
Be there for your teen when they need to talk. Ask them to sit in the kitchen with you while you cook dinner. Boys especially tend to open up more readily when they are engage in an activity. So, if you have them sit in the kitchen with you and ask them to chop vegetables or wash dishes with you, you may be rewarded with them opening up to you and revealing a side you did not know.
3. No Taboo Topics
This is probably a tough one, but it is vital if you want to maintain good communication with your teen. Don't have any taboo subjects. If your daughter comes to you with questions about sex or your son comes to you with questions about drugs don't close the door on these vital conversations just because they make you uncomfortable. There is a trick to handling a topic that may be uncomfortable. Draw in a deep breath n through your nose and hold it for a second or two then exhale through your mouth (like you are blowing out a candle). You may have to do this a couple of times, but do it discreetly if your child is standing right there. This will at least relax you a little.
It is OK to be a little nervous about some things, but if you close that door and respond to your child, saying, "We don't talk about those things." You have just closed an important door and sent your child out to the streets to find the answer from someone else who may give incorrect information.
4. Don't Judge
No matter how floored you are by what your child tells you or asks you, try not to judge. Your child is an individual with their own personality. They are not an extension of you. Regardless of what they say, reserve your judgment because if your teen feels that you cut them off and pass judgment on them, they will feel that you don't listen and that will end your communication.
5. Ask Guiding Questions
This is what you do instead of passing judgment. Ask guiding questions. Also known as the Socratic method of questioning, this is a great tool for parents. The philosopher Socrates used this method when he talked with his pupils to show them their flawed reasoning. You don't ever have to tell the child that they are wrong. You simply ask a series of questions and guide them to find the answer for themselves. This way you are not telling them how to act or feel or be, that figure it out for themselves. What they don't readily realize is that you were the guide.
6. Keep it Safe
This is probably the most important tip for communicating with your teen and if you don't go with any of the others, at least stick with this one. Keep your discussions safe, meaning don't go blabbing what your teen tells you to your sister, friend or anyone. If your teen tells you something in confidence and it does not violate a safety issue, then don't betray their trust. If there is a safety issue involved, discuss with your teen what you can do together to remedy the situation. Even more importantly, when you are angry with your teen or having an argument, don't bring up things that they have told you in confidence. That is just dirty and the quickest way to slam the doors between you and your teen.
Volumes could be written on talking with your teen, but these ideas can help give you a great start to better communication with your teenager. The important thing to remember is that they are people too. They are individuals and are trying to become independent. Stand beside them and continue to guide them, but don't be afraid to give them a little room to grow.