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What is a water footprint?
- The water footprint of a product is an empirical indicator of how much water is consumed, when and where, measured over the whole supply chain of the product.
- The water footprint is a multidimensional indicator, showing volumes but also making explicit the type of water use (evaporation of rainwater, surface water or groundwater, or pollution of water) and the location and timing of water use.
- The water footprint of an individual, community or business, is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business.
- The water footprint shows human appropriation of the world's limited freshwater resources and thus provides a basis for assessing the impacts of goods and services on freshwater systems and formulating strategies to reduce those impacts.
Is the water footprint more than a nice metaphor?
- The term "footprint" is often used as a metaphor to refer to the fact that humanity appropriates a significant proportion of the available natural resources (land, energy, water).
- However, just like the "ecological footprint" and the "carbon footprint", the "water footprint" is more than a metaphor: there is a rigorous accounting framework with well-defined measurable variables and well-established accounting procedures to calculate the water footprints of products, individual consumers, communities, nations or businesses.
How does the water footprint relate to ecological and carbon
- The water-footprint concept is part of a larger family of concepts that have been developed in the environmental sciences over the past decade.
- A "footprint" in general has become known as a quantitative measure showing the appropriation of natural resources or pressure on the environment by human beings.
- The ecological footprint is a measure of the use of bio-productive space (hectares).
- The carbon footprint measures the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured carbon dioxide equivalents (in tonnes).
- The water footprint measures water use (in cubic metres per year).
- The three indicators are complementary, since they measure completely different things. Methodologically there are many similarities between the different footprints, but each has its own peculiarities related to the uniqueness of the substance considered. Most typical for the water footprint is the importance of specifying space and time. This is necessary because the availability of water highly varies in space and time, so that water appropriation should always be considered in its local context.
Why distinguish between a green, blue and grey
water footprint?
Freshwater availability on earth is determined by annual precipitation above land. One part of the precipitation evaporates and the other part runs off to the ocean through aquifers and rivers. Both the evaporative flow and the runoff flow can be made productive for human purposes.
The evaporative flow can be used for crop growth or left for maintaining natural ecosystems;
- The green water footprint measures which part of the total evaporative flow is actually appropriated for human purposes. The runoff flow – the water flowing in aquifers and rivers – can be used for all sorts of purposes, including irrigation, washing, processing and cooling.
- The blue water footprint measures the volume of groundwater and surface water consumed, i.e. withdrawn and then evaporated.
- The grey water footprint measures the volume of water flow in aquifers and rivers polluted by humans.
In this way, the green, blue and grey water footprint measure different sorts of water appropriation. When necessary, one can further classify the water footprint into more specific components. In case of the blue water footprint, it can be considered relevant to distinguish between ground and surface water use. In case of the grey water footprint, it can be considered valuable to distinguish between different sorts of pollution. In fact, preferably, this more specific pieces of information are always underlying the aggregate water footprint figures.


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However I could list the horrors and pitfalls of cosmetic application when yours truly tries it, in fact I will, just a few:
False eyelashes. A sod to apply. I think there is an unfriendly eyelash goddess, a spikey gluey fugitive creature that makes your hands shake and your tweezers jab and ensures the things just won't go on when you have a big night out and a taxi waiting. Then you can never be sure they are actually on. I once looked down at a drink to find a repulsive caterpillar floating in it and made a fuss. It was naturally my kamikaze eyelash.
Little plastic boxes that are hard to open, especially with long fingernails. Even once you do prise them open all the little itsy bitsy applicators fly out. One usually hurls itself inevitably into the toilet, the sink or the gaping jaws of hell.
Bright red lipstick no matter how carefully applied migrates to the surface of your teeth making you look like a messy vampire. Also when you drunkenly ram the top of your lipstick back on, without twisting lipstick down it will always be your favourite, most expensive stick that is reduced to a mucky messy stump.
Once you find the perfect failsafe shade of eyeshadow or lip colour the cosmetic company will promptly discontinue it and replace it with dead corpse nude. And in your mind no colour will ever look that good.
When applying nail varnish you will get an attack of sneezes, have an irristible urge to scratch your ear or be forced to rescue a kitten or something. Shall I just describe this as the dreaded nail varnish smudge paradox?
Katie Chutzpah had already reviewed the Powderpuff girl salon in her blog, and having worked out they are just around the corner from my favourite barnet fixer I decided to have my face put on for me. Which I did, whilst nibbling a biscuit and drinking tea. The interior of the premises is pleasingly girly and retro decorated in a fifties palette of feminine pastel shades. The ladies wear kitsch retro uniforms and cute pill-box hats and it is run by the rather elegant Katie Reynolds. This is a welcome migration from the East by this company as some of us are just innately West End Girls.
They offer a number of services ranging from manicures, through to make-up and on to hair. I had the 15 mins 'in a jiffy' make-up which cost £15.00. Vintage themed looks are their mainstay and they have literature to help customers choose their look. As I was sitting there in a full circle skirt and petticoat a fiftiesish look was applied. What a luxury to let someone else, very efficiently, get on with it. In terms of confidence, time saved and fun the price and end-product were good. The lady applying mine was happy to give advice and kind enough to trim my unruly brows. I am also impressed with their eyelash applying service, you get two pairs of eyelashes, and one of these is applied for you, which seems a good deal at a tenner considering that a decent pair of false eyelashes cost this. The speedy hairdo's at £15 pounds seemed also good value for girls in a hurry.
Moreover it is pleasant to be sat in a feminine stylish environment. I'm sure this, the good looks of the staff and the fact that they have leaflets and advice on retro looks encourages visitors to experiment. It had a friendly atmosphere and I felt the environment encouraged the customers to be chatty (and those that know me know I am far from monosyllabic). To be honest all I need now in Covent Garden is a Wallace and Gromit like machine to drop me into the perfect vintage frock, the 'right dress' rather than the 'wrong trousers'!
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Red Bull Music Academy is in town and kicks off on April 28. We were lucky enough to be invited to the Redbull Academy last night for a kick off party for a taste of events to come this next month and we even got a tour of the whole place. Theaters, recording studios, and aquariums — it was a creative playground and we couldn't be more impressed. Over the next month, RBMA is throwing 38 events in every cultural background to cater to anyone's likes which include Eryka Badu, our friends from Fixed JDH & Dave P, a Brian Eno paintings exhibit, DFA 12 year anniversary party, NYC in Dub, and pretty much any other NYC party you can think of will be taken over by. We've added 11 of their events to our SHAW Calendar, all of which have not been sold out yet. Check those out HERE!
And here is a word about the festival from RBMA:
"The Red Bull Music Academy is a world-travelling series of music workshops and festivals: a platform for those who make a difference in today's musical landscape.This year we're bringing together two groups of 31 selected participants – producers, vocalists, DJs, instrumentalists and all-round musical mavericks from around the world – in New York City. For two weeks, each group will hear lectures by musical luminaries, work together on tracks and perform in the city's best clubs and music halls. Imagine a place that's equal parts science lab, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and Kraftwerk's home studio. Throw in a touch of Haight-Ashbury circa 1967, a sprinkle of Prince Jammy's mixing board and Bob Moog's synthesizer collection – all in a 22nd century remix – and you're halfway there.
The Academy began back in 1998, and has been traversing the globe since: from Berlin to Cape Town, São Paulo, Barcelona, London, Toronto and many other places.
Interested? Applications for the 2014 Red Bull Music Academy open early next year. Watch this space for more information."


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I was a teenager (for the first abortion) - away from home and family - first
real boyfriend. I attended a Catholic school -- should have known better. Became
pregnant again this time by the man I eventually married and lived with, raising
a family, - for 53 years. But had an abortion before I married him.
[It was] shameful - degrading - changed my personality.
Broke the first young man's heart - made me feel so guilty - disturbed - kept
trying to make up for it!
I have devoted my life to trying to "make up" for these happenings. Each day
- almost every minute of the day, I tell our dear Lord how sorry I am for have
arranged to end the lives of these 2 pregnancies. I also have donated money to
different organizations to try to help in education and direction.
It made my life into one of prayer - prayer for forgiveness -- prayer that me
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While I probably have more affinity with the bar owner than Amelie herself, the film has become a visual map of all that is perfect and quirky in Paris. So as I don't have bones of glass this year has been led by the motto Carpe Diem, do everything you can before times runs out. We pass the time of day to forget how time passes.
My other half has written a song with a friend and singer, called 'An American In Paris" and so I hunted down the cheaper seats on the Eurostar and a low price Air bnb so we could walk and film in the steps of Amelie and beyond.
My recommendations for catching some of the films most iconic locations will take you on a most romantic trail, away from the main streets and the obvious sights. Start your journey at the Metro station Lamarck Caulaincourt and find yourself immersed in Amelie country.
At Lamarck Metro station, with the double staircase either side, take these stairs up and head towards Place Dalida, the cobbled street going up will take you to the pink and green cafe on the corner of Rue St Vincent, this is where our film starts with the buzzy bluebottle. Stop and have a coffee or beer at the prettiest Cafe, La Maison Rose.
As you follow the winding streets up hill there is so much to entertain, passing by the square where the artists sell their work, until you reach the Sacre Couer. Perhaps use the telescope to look for love, or just stand and wonder how many people are having an orgasm this this precise moment.
We took the steps down at the front of the Sacre Couer and explored the area below, not forgetting to look along the Rue De Trois Freres for Amelies flat.
I like to look for things no-one else catches.
I have had a slight obsession with the Metropolitain line stations since I was a child, my first love was the Art Nouveau movement, I copied drawings and shapes, the fluid lines and swirls, and oh, shouldn't every railway station have a canopy so stylish. The Metro station Abbesses should also be your destination on the Amelie trail.
The most important destination however, is the Rue Lepic and the iconic cafe where our heroine works. The Cafe des deux Moulins.
We stayed a while, drank some Kir, watched couples and film fans, and I can thoroughly recommend the steak and chips, but if you are a true Amelie fan then you must order a creme brulee so you can crack the sugar with your spoon.
Amelie[to blind man] Let me help you. Step down. Here we go! The drum major's widow! She's worn his coat since the day he died. The horse's head has lost an ear! That's the florist laughing. He has crinkly eyes. In the bakery window, lollipops. Smell that! They're giving out melon slices! Sugarplum, ice cream! We're passing the park butcher. Ham, 79 francs. Spareribs, 45! Now the cheese shop. Picadors are 12.90. Cabecaus 23.50. A baby's watching a dog that's watching the chickens. Now we're at the kiosk by the metro. I'll leave you here. Bye!
Whatever you do, don't get tired as you simply have to see Paris by night, no trip is complete without a glimpse of the Eiffel turning twinkly on the hour ... the sky can also provide some lovely surprises to this scene, like the half moon hanging like a christmas ornament from the Eiffel's searchlight beams.
Life's funny. To a kid, time always drags. Suddenly you're fifty. All that's left of your childhood... fits in a rusty little box.
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In my last post I mentioned my parents have gone back to Malaysia after a lovely visit. In this post I will show you one of the wonderful things my mum prepared for me before she left.
Pork lard, glorious pork lard.
|crispy pork lard - 猪油渣 (zhu you zha, chu yao cha)
My mum had bought some excessively fatty pork belly from the market, so she simmered the pieces of pork fat to render out the lard. This was skimmed out of the pot and then kept in the fridge where it soon solidified, and I've been using it instead of oil in stir-fries, even adding it to soups for some extra pizzazz. Delicious.
|rendered pork lard, great for adding flavour to stir-fries and even soups, or for making pies and such.
After the rendering of the lard, of course, the pieces of pork fat were stir-fried vigorously over high heat until golden and crispy. I love these sprinkled liberally in noodle dishes. I'm also tremendously guilty of crunching on them just as a snack. Hey, it's not an everyday treat, and I don't get it in great quantities. Besides, as mum says, most of the fat had been rendered out already, so while it's probably not going to be the next craze in the health food industry, it isn't quite as unhealthy as you may think. So there.
But really, I shouldn't have to justify enjoying these delightful morsels. Look, here they are again, calling out to me...
|another gratituous shot of the crispy pork lard crackling.


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At the beginning of Bartman Meets Radioactive Man, Bart Simpson is at home reading a Radioactive Man comic book only to be shocked as Radioactive Man's sidekick, Fallout Boy, jumps out of it. Fallout Boy tells Bart that he must venture into the comic book universe in order to save Radioactive Man, who is being held captive at the black hole-orbiting prison Limbo Zone. Once inside the comic book world, Bart transforms into his superhero alter ego Bartman and has to defeat three super villains that have stolen Radioactive Man's powers: Swamp Hag, Dr. Crab, and Lava Man. After collecting these powers, Bart must find Radioactive Man and team up with him to defeat Brain-O the Magnificent, the mastermind behind the evil plot.
Bartman Meets Radioactive Man is a side-scrolling platform game. Throughout the four levels, Bart is faced with enemies he has to defeat. He only has five life points, but if he loses one or more of them they can be restored. This is done by collecting radioactive signs. The player is able to collect lightning icons that give Bart the ability to shoot lightning bolts at enemies. His other weapons are kicking and punching. In addition, Bart must avoid the deadly traps that are scattered at various places in the levels.
Source: Wikipedia, Bartman Meets Radioactive Man , available under the CC-BY-SA License.


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Questions from GP's answered by Dr. Tom Kelly of the Everyman Centre, Dublin.
Question 1.
What surgical operations are available in Ireland for men with erectile dysfunction resistant to medical treatment?
Question 2.
What is the role for psychosexual counselling, if any, for erectile dysfunction now that we have such good medical treatments?
Question 3.
Considering erectile dysfunction treatments have a black market value, are there any ways to assess whether someone really needs it or not?
Question 4.
Should severe alcoholics, whose erectile dysfunction is probably related to their alcohol usage, be given medical treatments for erectile dysfunction?
Question 5.
Does medical treatment for ED help in premature ejaculation?
Question 6.
Apart from prescribing medication, how can a GP treat ED?
Question 1.
What surgical operations are available in Ireland for men with erectile dysfunction resistant to medical treatment?
Insertion of penile prostheses, both malleable and inflatable, are common surgical procedures used in Ireland for the treatment of ED ( erectile dysfunction).
Penile revascularisation, especially following pelvic trauma, is occasionally performed.
The most basic prosthesis is the semirigid rod prosthesis which consists of two rodlike cylinders which are inserted in the corpora cavernosa. This prosthesis can be mechanically jointed or malleable and allows the penis to be manouvered into either a downward or an "erect" position.
This is generally the type of choice for men who are obese and those with limited manual dexterity.
Advantages of this type over the inflatables include easier placement, lower cost and a smaller risk of mechanical failure.
Disadvantages include higher risk of device erosion, less concealability and inability to increase the girth of the penis.
Inflatable devices consist of inflatable cylinders and a fluid reservoir. The cylinders are inserted in the corpora cavernosa and the fluid reservoir is usually located in the scrotum. To achieve an erection the patient pumps the fluid from the reservoir into the cylinders. The pump can also be used to pump the fluid back into the reservoir.
Inflatable devices are more difficult to insert and carry a higher risk of infection.
Penile prostheses do not achieve the full length attained by natural erections.
Technical success rates and patient satisfaction rates are high though partner satisfaction rates are not so high.
About 25,000 prostheses are inserted annually worldwide.
Question 2.
What is the role for psychosexual counselling, if any, for erectile dysfunction now that we have such good medical treatments?
The majority of men under 50 years of age who present with ED will be found to have none of the following aetiological factors:- organic; psychiatric; drug use or post-operative.
They will not be suffering from true ED in the sense that they can achieve and maintain an erection in some circumstances. Typically these would include when they masturbate and occasionally on awakening.
The " ED " only occurs when having sex with a partner and it is primarily due to the fact that they do not experience sufficiently strong and sustained arousal, for whatever reason.
Most men recognise that even in a loving relationship where both partners are sexually attracted to one another that occasionally sex will be "low-key" and that it will be entirely appropriate that they don't get a strong erection. They do not see it as a problem.
However, when it occurs on a regular or recurrent basis it is usually seen as problematic.
When a man (and ideally his partner) understands (or you help him to understand) that the problem relates to arousal issues, most will want to explore and deal with these. The process which follows is psychosexual counselling.
Some men, and/or their partners, will not want to explore these issues and will opt for medication instead.
Those who chose psychosexual counselling may do so for a number of reasons.
They understand that the source of the problem does not lie within their penis.
They want to solve the problem using their inner resources, if possible.
They want their partners to be involved since they too are affected.
They have an aversion to taking medication.
They want to put the problem to bed, so to speak, for once and for all.
Question 3.
Considering erectile dysfunction treatments have a black market value, are there any ways to assess whether someone really needs it or not?
Firstly, I doubt whether anyone who wants to sell ED medication on the black market would consult a doctor for a prescription when he could obtain what seems to be ED medication, in any amount he wants, through internet sites.
However, I think this question is primarily about the diagnosis of ED.
Suppose a man presents with ED and relates that he sometimes experiences erections on awakening; can achieve and maintain an erection during masturbation and also when engaged in "heavy petting"; but that he cannot maintain an erection for penetrative sex . This is a very common presentation, especially in young men. I can think of no way to independently, or objectively, verify the veracity of what he says.
If a man presents with a history of progressive loss of erectile capacity over a period of many months or years, including in relation to erections on awakening, such a history suggests an organic aetiology. Nevertheless, no matter what possible causative factors we find on further investigation, we cannot say with certainity that he suffers from ED.
So why would we carry out any further investigations? Primarily because ED of the progressive variety can be a marker for cardiovascular disease.
We may also detect a cause of ED which, when treated, reverses the ED, e.g, hypogonadism.
We may be called in a court of law to give evidence that supports or refutes a man's or his partner's claim that he suffers from ED.
Question 4.
Should severe alcoholics, whose erectile dysfunction is probably related to their alcohol usage, be given medical treatments for erectile dysfunction?
Certainly, if it is safe to do so.
Oral medications for ED should not be prescribed to men with severe liver disease. In cases of moderate and mild liver disease a low dose should be prescribed initially. If a higher dose is needed a careful individual risk/benefit evaluation should be undertaken by the prescribing doctor.
Liver disease is not a contraindication to the use of Prostaglandin E1 intracorporeal or intraurethral therapies.
Because hypotension is sometimes associated with the use of ED medication and is also associated with alcohol abuse, it would be prudent to advise all men using ED medication of this possibility.
Question 5.
Does medical treatment for ED help in premature ejaculation?
Many well conducted studies have found that ED medical treatments are beneficial in the treatment of premature ejaculation.
There are several mechanisms of action that may explain this.
There is some evidence that the ejaculatory latency time may be dependent on the duration of erection so an increase in the duration of erection may result in prolonged ejaculatory time.
ED oral medication may inhibit the contractile responses of the seminal vesicles, vas deferens, prostate, urethra and even the skeletal muscles. Type 5 phosphodiesterase activity has been reported in the prostate, seminal vesicles and skeletal muscles. PDE -5 inhibitors have been shown to exhibit a direct inhibitory action on the smooth muscle of the vas deferens.
These drugs have also been shown to induce a state of peripheral analgesia in animals. This effect could be instrumental in alleviating the penile hypersensitivity that is reported in some men with premature ejaculation.
Some men use ED medication to treat premature ejaculation in a similar way to the use of masturbation. Many men find that if they masturbate to ejaculation a few hours or so before sex with a partner that they will not come as quickly, as they would otherwise, with the partner.
Similarly, some men find that ED oral medication enables them to have sex again, after a relatively short period, and that they last longer the second time round.
Question 6.
Apart from prescribing medication, how can a GP treat ED?
Most men presenting to a GP complaining of ED will probably give a history of the problem arising only in the context of a sexual relationship in which they desire penetrative sex. In other words they will experience erections when they masturbate, occasionally on awakening and, perhaps, during "foreplay". Some of these men will not experience an erection at any stage of sexual intimacy. Others will lose their erection when they feel it is the appropriate time for penetration. In both situations they are afraid that they will fail to get or maintain an erection. They fear "failure" because there is a prior history of such. Consequently, their arousal level plummets and they fail to achieve or fail to sustain their erection.
By the time they consult the GP they will probably be avoiding sex with a partner. If they are in a relationship, you may well find that there has been little discussion between the partners but much tension. Their partners may be feeling angry, unloved and rejected. They invariably think that it is their "fault" – "I don't turn him on"; "I'm not attractive anymore" and so on.
Many sufferers, mainly young, will have little insight into the nature of the problem. Where the patient is inexperienced and not in a relationship, the GP can, in a relatively short period , provide education and reassurance. For example, it may be clear that the young man expects to "perform" in inappropriate circumstances or with inappropriate partners. He may be reacting to peer pressure – real or perceived. He may need reassurance that there is nothing wrong with his penis.
Where the patient is in a relationship the GP can provide an opportunity for both to air their attitudes, beliefs and feelings about the situation and thus clear the way to do whatever is needed to treat the ED. Again, education and reassurance may be all that is required.
Most men in this situation will have lost sexual confidence, will be over-thinking during sex and will be unable "to go with the flow".
If the man and his partner are willing there are a number of "exercises" they can do to overcome his performance anxiety.
Initially, whenever they become sexually intimate they both pretend he doesn't have a penis. This may have the effect of reducing his performance anxiety and preventing him and his partner focussing on erections. It may be helpful for him to wear boxer shorts at this stage. If and when this enables them to relax and "live in the moment", he will begin to maintain arousal and, consequently, erections.
When such progress has been sustained on five or six consecutive occasions he then dispenses with the boxers. Touching of his penis is then incorporated into sexual intimacy but penetrative sex is avoided. At this and every other stage his penis is never touched with the express intention of producing an erection. The emphasis is always on pleasure, intimacy and arousal.
When this approach maintains arousal on another five or six occasions they may then incorporate some degree of penetration. This I call "teasing" penetration. With this approach shallow, short-lived penetration is included on a number of occasions during sexual intimacy but is never the end-point. The depth and duration of penetration is gradually increased with each encounter. When this approach is successful the man will inevitably start doing his own thing without fear or anxiety.
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4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Have you ever wondered?
What is it like to work at NASA? What jobs do engineers have on space missions? What classes should I take to become an engineer? A panel of African American engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and a former high school intern will answer these questions and more during a live online program on Wed., Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific. JPL manages many robotic space missions for NASA, including the Mars Exploration Rovers and the Cassini Mission at Saturn.
This online event honoring Black History Month is geared to high school students. School audiences will be able to "tune in live" to the NASA/JPL UStream Web page. Click here to watch the 30- to 40-minute program.
Classrooms are invited to email questions in advance to the panel. All questions must be received by Friday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific. To submit a question, send it to email@example.com . Please include school name, city, state, grade level and, preferably, student's first name. No last names will be used. A few pre-selected schools may pose questions live to the panel.
The panel of engineers includes:
Kobie Boykins -- Kobie began his work at JPL as a student "co-op" working on the mobility system for the Mars Pathfinder Mission. He was involved in building the solar array panels for the Mars Exploration Rovers and is currently working on the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory Mission.
Tracy Drain -- Tracy's first assignment at JPL was to work on futuristic robotic outposts on Mars. She later built and tested command sequences, or computer instructions for a spacecraft, for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission. On the Kepler Mission, Tracy co-led the operations team in responding to unplanned events during space travel. She is currently working on the Juno Mission to Jupiter, focusing on ways to ensure safe space travel to the planet.
Carrine Johnson – Carrine is currently a senior in a Southern California high school. Last summer she was an intern at JPL. This fall, Carrine plans to attend college and major in engineering.
Visit http://education.jpl.nasa.gov for more information about JPL's educational opportunities and teacher resources.
All NASA educational materials are at http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/about/index.html
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With the passage of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (2010), school lunches are more nutritious than ever before.1 USDA and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) lunches now limit sodium sugar, fat, and calorie levels while promoting more fruits and vegetables.2 Sadly, many parents and other community members do not know about the healthy makeover that school lunches have gotten and hesitate to have children eat them. However, by using media channels such as radio, newspapers, and social media, you can inform your community of the benefits of school lunch. Use these tips to determine which media channels will help you share your messages most effectively:
Research has shown that the radio is one of the primary health information resources for people who are not health-oriented.2 Conduct a series of radio interviews or commercials about the many benefits of school lunches. Talk about how inexpensive and nutritious school meals are as well as the positive effects of healthy eating on students' academic achievements, behavior, and overall wellness.
Printed articles or advertisements in a newspaper are a good way to reach adults who are seeking information on health.2 Printed information can easily be accessed in the future or left out for children to read. If you choose to use a newspaper, you should focus primarily on the nutritional benefits of school lunch. Contact your local newspaper and ask for the staff writer in charge of the educational beat or local news column, or for the editor in charge of editorials.
Social Media
Sites such as Facebook and Twitter are easy, free, effective way to share information with health-conscious adults and students within your school community.2 If your school district already has a Facebook page or Twitter account, you can ask them to share information you provide; on the other hand, if you'd rather have greater control over content or wish to post more frequently, create your own accounts. Distributed information can be in almost any form, including articles, videos, or pictures that promote school lunch and healthy tips. Encourage students, parents, and other stakeholders to "tune in" to your pages and tweets by using other in-house school media forums (announcements, auto-call systems, school newsletters and flyers, and school and district websites) as well as by promoting them at parent-focused school events (Back-to-School Night, parent conference days, etc.). Lastly, encourage students, health professionals within the school and wider community, and other interested stakeholders to get involved by submitting content or helping maintain and/or monitor the sites; they will draw additional followers to the account, share the work, and spread your message more widely.
For advice on attracting stakeholder and for advice in starting a SNAC (student nutrition action committee), check out: Become Involved in Healthy Lunchroom Initiatives by Running a Student Nutrition Action Committee and smarterlunchrooms.org.
Tisa Hill and Julie Apuzzo, Cornell University Division of Nutritional Sciences


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If I'm being totally honest with this blog, yesterday something bad happened in the morning right outside my office and it sort shook me. It took 3 months to muster the sort of "city confidence" I've built to walk around the city alone and skirt around questionable people and areas without much thought. The city is just not something I grew up experiencing. The scarier sides are an extreme I've never seen in a cozy small college town. When I say it took a long time to become comfortable, I mean it took me a long time to feel safe.
Which was my problem, really. And truthfully, these kind of incidents can happen anywhere, even in my small hometown. It can happen at any time, at the building where you work or the street you walk on every day. I spent the morning feeling like I just wanted Idaho back and I wanted my internship to be over now. Walking across the street to the Post Office, I kept my head down and sped walked as fast as I could. I might have hated Seattle for a second.
My night turned the day upside down. I fell in love with the city again. I realized how silly I was. I realized how naive I was to think that I could ever feel 100% safe anywhere. I realized I hung onto that confidence for the sake of putting on a brave face because I'd been totally on my own first five weeks I was here. I felt like I had to feel confident or I'd crumble. No single place is perfect. And the things that Seattle has given me are so much more than a random act of violence. I saw the city from a new perspective, both literally and figuratively, and walked through it in the evening sunshine, tense at first, but slowly with more comfort. I walked back to my ferry stop slightly anxious but okay again. I got it back. I couldn't love this city more. It's a wonderful place not without its faults but it has a whole lot of positive things about it, too.
It was a bad day. But it was a lot worse for other people and in the end the person I feel worse for, is the one who did it.


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thirty years. Weitz had the most intimate acquaintance with Turks and Turkish affairs; there was not a hidden recess to which he could not gain admittance. He was constantly at Wangenheim's elbow, prompting, advising, informing. The German naval attaché, Humann, the son of a famous German archaeologist, had been born in Smyrna, and had passed practically his whole life in Turkey; he not only spoke Turkish, but he could also think like a Turk, and the whole psychology of the people was part of his mental equipment. Moreover, Enver, one of the two main Turkish chieftains, was on friendly terms with Humann. When I think of this experienced trio, Wangenheim, Weitz, and Humann, and of the charming and honourable gentlemen who were opposed to them, Mallet, Bompard, and Giers, the events that now rapidly followed seem as inevitable as the orderly processes of nature. By the spring of 1914 Talaat and Enver, representing the Committee of Union and Progress, practically dominated the Turkish Empire. Wangenheim, always having in mind the approaching war, had one inevitable purpose: that was to control Talaat and Enver.
Early in January, 1914, Enver became Minister of War. At that time Enver was thirty-two years old; like all the leading Turkish politicians of the period he came of humble stock and his popular title, "Hero of the Revolution," shows why Talaat and the Committee had selected him as Minister of War. Enver enjoyed something of a military reputation, though, so far as I could discover, he had never achieved a great military success. The revolution of which he had been one of the leaders in 1908 had cost very few human lives; he commanded


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In January, 2015, ANZ hosted it's first tennis rally on social media to help a good cause. Players of any standard were invited to post, or share a video or photo of themselves hitting a tennis ball using the official hashtag for the campaign, #rallyforgood. For every 'shot' shared on public social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook etc., ANZ would donate $2 to several local community programs across the Asia-Pacific including Tennis Australia's 'Tennis Cares' program. The main aim for the marketing campaign was to create the world's largest tennis rally on social media as well as combine community support with driving awareness of tennis as a sport.
Stackla, a social content marketing platform, was used to discover all the different videos and photos that were being uploaded and shared, as well as curate them to ensure each rally was aligned. A range of social media platforms were used in promoting ANZ's #rallyforgood campaign including Facebook, Twitter, Vine, and Google+. Current world no. 1, Novak Djokovic, led the campaign in which he invited his #nolefam to take part and share their own photo or video rally on social media platforms, as well as starring in the advertisements as shown in the video above. The campaign was also promoted across outdoor, radio, on-site promotions, and during Channel 7's broadcast of the Australian Open this year in January. Entries closed on 1st February.
As demonstrated, ANZ's #rallyforgood campaign has shown its significance in the digital marketing world for tennis. It has opened our eyes in terms of the impact social media campaigns can have on businesses, including sports like tennis. Knowing the extensive use of social media nowadays (view Australian statistics here) ANZ back in January did the clever move of creating a campaign utilising social media and user-generated content, which not only creates brand awareness for ANZ, but also encourages the participation in the sport of tennis whilst raising money for community charities.
So what does this tell us about the use of social media and digital marketing as a whole in the world of sport? It tells us that digital marketing is now becoming a valuable source of marketing for the sporting industry, whether it's for increasing participation rates, raising funds, or building awareness of a sporting event. ANZ's #rallyforgood is only one example which demonstrates this importance. Other events are also carrying this trend including the Australian Open at the beginning of the year which utilised a variety of social media platforms to turn the grand slam into a more spectator involved event (have a look at my 'Australian Open 2015 serves an ace with its use of social media' post which features a Youtube video I created on this). Therefore, we can see that digital marketing, including social media, now plays a critical role in campaigns if businesses are wanting wide coverage and a successful outcome.


text: Lawyers from Clifford Law Offices will be featured on the Chicago television network, CAN TV, this week in three educational interviews on the legal profession. Viewers can learn about Tort Reform in Illinois, breaches in personal data, and general information about medical malpractice and what it takes to have a case. The video interviews were filmed by Clifford Law Offices with the intent to educate the Chicago community. The interviews will be screened on CAN TV Thursday, August 21st, 2014 starting at 8:00pm. Here are the airing times: • When Personal Data becomes Compromised with Shannon M. McNulty at 8:00pm • What is Tort Reform? with Keith A. Hebeisen at 8:09pm • Medical Malpractice with Susan A. Capra at 8:13pm We invite those living in the Chicago area to tune into CAN TV this Thursday starting at 8pm to learn about these important legal subject matters. Thanks to CAN TV for airing these informative interviews.


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A Marion Superior Court judge on Tuesday denied a motion that sought to temporarily block the buyout of Emmis Communications
The Indianapolis-based public company, which owns 23 radio stations in the United States, in May consented to a purchase by JS Acquisition LLC, a private company formed by Emmis Chairman and CEO Jeffrey H. Smulyan. The acquisition price is more than $500 million when including assumption of debt.
Emmis shareholders challenged the acquisition and sought a temporary restraining order to block it.
Plaintiffs' lawyers argued in Marion Superior Court that the Aug. 3 deadline for shareholders to accept a buyout offer should be delayed until they have more information to make a decision.
But Judge Robyn Moberly said the shareholders "failed to show a likelihood of success on the merits of any of the claims."
JS Acquisition is offering $2.40 a share in cash, a 12-percent premium to the closing price of $2.14 on May 26, the day Emmis' board unanimously approved the transaction. The offer was announced on April 26.


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These scrubbies are so cute,
they make doing the dishes or cleaning the bath tub seem fun.
Well, Not really. But how can you not smile when you are cleaning with a one of these Happy Little Scrubbies.
The are designed with a Cotton yarn and Scrubby yarn,
which I think is the perfect marriage of 2 yarns!
They come through the wash better every time you wash them.
For The pattern I used Sugar and Cream Cotton yarn
The Regular Red Heart Scrubby Works great, too.
See the video on my Youtube Channel at this LINK
Happy Little Scrubby Crochet Pattern By Sara Sach
Please, add this pattern to your Ravelry Favorites
Skill: Easy
Crochet Hook : I
Yarns: Cotton Peaches and Cream - any colors
Red Heart Scrubby Sparkle - any colors
or Red Heart Scrubby - any colors
Small amount of Black cotton yarn for eyes and mouth
Yarn Needle
Chain (ch)
Slip Stitch (slst)
Single Crochet (sc)
Double Crochet (dc)
Pattern Notes:
Ch 3 counts as a dc, join rounds with a slst.
Make 1 each, of Cotton yarn and Scrubby yarn
R: 1 - Ch 4, 1 dc in the 4th ch from the hook, 8 more dc in the the same ch,
join to the top of the ch 3, Ch 3 ( 10dc)
R: 2 - 1 dc in the same st as the ch 3, 2 dc in each dc around, join to top of ch 3,
Ch 3 (20dc)
R: 3 -1 dc in the same st as the ch 3, 2 dc in each dc around, join to top of ch 3
Tie off cotton circle, weave in ends.
Embroider the eyes and smile on the Cotton circle.
Do not tie off the circle made of Scrubby yarn.
Place the 2 circles together, right side out, sc around the edges,
sewing the circles together. Join to the 1st sc and weave in ends.
Front of Happy Little Scrubbies
Back of Happy Little Scrubbies
make some for you, and give some away!
What a great way to brighten some one's day.


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I know our contest page is already pretty off the hook with all the cool stuff we're giving away of late, but I think this is one is special, particularly for true fans of SLAM. Check it out: SLAM art director and issue 123 cover artist Stephen Goggi has signed limited-edition (as in one of each) prints of his cover artwork, sans cover lines. The reaction to these covers has been tremendous, as we hoped it would, but in truth, having to put our logo and all those cover lines on the illustrations did muddy them up a little bit. So, in an effort to show you guys just how nice Stephen's work is, as well as to reward a real SLAM fan with a one-of-a-kind keepsake(s), we are showing and then giving away, all five pieces of cover art to whichever commenter makes the best case for what their favorite cover in the history of SLAM is, and why. And, just in case this winner-to-be-determined likes the actual magazine version better, they will also get all five copies of the issue.
So get to writing (again, the entry is: please tell us what your favorite SLAM cover ever is, and why), and check back in a few days to see who wins this unique contest. Lastly, for all those of you who either don't want to enter the contest or enter and don't win but still want to get all the covers, go to this page and scroll down to find all five Dec. 2008 issues (A-B-C-D-E), and order any or all of them.


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RT @L_Pbusiness: UK leads the way on AI ethics as @GOVUK release code of conduct for #AI technologies used in the @NHSuk ensuring only the…
Feb 12, 2018 · Sadiq to commit a total of £114m funding over four years. Investments will help transform skills provision in the capital.
Dozens of projects to boost skills and training for Londoners across the capital have been awarded a share of £25.7 million funding by the Mayor, Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq today announced the investment to build a workforce for London's future, as part of a total pot of £114 million available over four years through his Skills for Londoners Capital Fund – which aims to transform the capital's skills provision by delivering 21st century, fit-for-purpose education and training facilities at further education colleges and other providers across the city.
The London Aerospace and Technology College in Bromley – a joint project between London South East Colleges and London Biggin Hill Airport – received £6.4 million to expand technical training across aviation and aeronautics, while Barking and Dagenham College received £5 million to complete its Centre for Advanced Technologies, which will provide training in electrical engineering, digital technologies and the creative industries.
Other successful projects from the initial funding round include a learning hub focused on science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects and health care at Newham Sixth Form College, advanced simulators to develop nursing skills at London Cactus College in Edgware, and a programme to boost digital, gaming, music and creative skills in communities including BAME young people at Big Creative Education in Walthamstow.
The £114 million has been made available by the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP), which is the Local Enterprise Partnership for London and is chaired by the Mayor.
Sadiq has been clear that London's skills provision should respond to the needs of businesses and should equip Londoners for the demands of the economy in the future, including a range of technological and digital skills.
Last May, Sadiq launched Skills for Londoners, a programme aimed at giving all Londoners the opportunity to train in the skills needed across the economy. The Skills for Londoners Taskforce, a group drawn from London's top skills and business experts, was set up to spearhead these efforts.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: "London's economy is changing and I'm determined to lead by example when it comes to helping build the workforce of the future in the capital.
"These projects are great examples of how innovative institutions can deliver the skills which will increasingly be in demand as London grows and changes over time.
"The increase of globalisation and automation in the workplace brings both challenges and opportunities and we are addressing this head on through our Skills for Londoners Strategy.
"We are also making the case to the government for London to have greater powers and resources in this area, so we can help ensure all Londoners have the opportunity to train in the skills the city's businesses need."


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"Well, that's different."
"What difference? The woman who asked you to wear hijab. she was a woman, right?"
"Right, but."
"But fashions that are designed and promoted by male-dominated corporations, set you free? Men have no control on exposing women and using them as a commodity?! Give me a break!"
"Wait, let me finish, I was saying."
"Saying what? You think that men control women by hijab?"
"Specifically how?"
"By te lling women how and what to wear, dummy!"
"Doesn't TV, magazines and movies tell you what t o wear, and how to be 'attractive'?"
"Of course, it's fashion."
"Isn't that control? Pressuring you to wear what they want you to wear?"
"Not just controlling you, but also controlling the market."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, you are told to look skinny and anorexic like that woman on the cover of the magazine, by men who design those magazines and sell those products."
"I don't get it. What does hijab have to do with products."
"It has everything to do with that. Don't you see? Hijab is a threat to consumerism, women who spend billions of dollars to look skinny and live by standards of fashion designed by men.and then here is Islam, saying trash all that nonsense and focus on your soul, not on your looks, and do not worry what men think of your looks."
"Like I don't have to buy hijab? Isn't hijab a product?"
"Yes, it is. It is a product that sets you free from male-dominated consumer ism."
"Stop lecturing me! I WILL NOT WEAR HIJAB! It is awkward, outdated, and totally not suitable for this societ y ... Moreover, I am only 20 and too young to wear hijab!"
"Fine. Say that to your Lord, when you face Him on Judgment Day."
"Shut up and I don't want to hear more about hijab niqab schmijab
She stared at the mirror, tired of arguing with herself all this time.
Successful enough, she managed to shut the voices in her head, with her own opinions triumphant in victory on the matter, and a final modern decision accepted by the society, rejected by the Faith.
Yes to curls or blowed dried hair, no to hijab.
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The cost of being a coffee-drinking woman
What if you were told that you had to pay more for your morning coffee, just because of your gender? Toronto coffee shop Tokyo Smoke got a rise out of its customers for doing just this. One woman was told she'd have to pay a whopping $5.00 for her small decaf latté—$1.50 above the male… Keep Reading


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Music Review: Childish Gambino Ft. RZA "American Royalty". Damn, the song starts off with RZA and his verse is just pure awesome. He's got that powerful voice and an immense amount of multi-syllable rhymes that were just crazy, loved his flow as well. He's a legend and really proves it, some real true skill here. I can't even decide on which of his bars were my favorite, the whole verse is just perfection.
I don't often listen to Gambino but I've got to tell you he's pretty damn good, nice flow and a very clear and strong voice. Lyrically impressive as well I loved, "Packed them crowds up, boss like Bowser. D-pocket poetry, my custom trousers." Plus also the part when he mentions Wocka seems like he could be insulting Wocka Flocka's music, which is quite respectable since as a rapper he's lame. Either way Gambino is really good.
The instrumental also has the Hypnotic Brass Orchestra and I believe it's only for the first verse as RZA just flows on it nicely; the rest of the instrumental is changed when Gambino comes on and I believe it would have been so much better having the orchestra just play through the whole thing. Still a great song, I think I'll be downloading his free mixtape "Royalty."
Have listen HERE, tell me what you think, were as impressed as I was with this song?
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I love the idea of geohashing, but sometimes I can't help but wonder if all the rules defeat the whole purpose of having an adventure. Then I realize I'm probably over-thinking what constitutes an adventure. And then I also realize I'm still stuck in a cubicle and am in no position to criticize any type of adventure.
I live in Franklin, TN, and I'm hoping to start some activty on my home graticule of Murfreesboro. However, since my town is situated in the northwest corner of my graticule, I will also visit my neighboring graticules when their hashpoints are closer to my house than the hashpoint in my own sector.
My Graticules[edit]
Murfreesboro - Where I live
Nashville - Northern neighbor with an active group of geohashers that I hope to meet!
Columbia - Neighbor to the west
Clarksville - Northwest neighbor
My goal will be to visit geohashes in each of these graticules!


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"It was a scary moment when I realized the power I have as a teacher. I was teaching a class of intelligent high school...
Posted by Pesach Sommer on Thursday, January 21, 2016
"But it takes so little to help people, and people really do help each other, even people with very little themselves. And it's not just about second chances. Most people deserve an endless number of chances." ― Will Schwalbe, The End of Your Life Book Club
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Kiruv Uber Alles?-when the end does not justify the means
6 comments:
I think your series could be summed up in a couple of sentences: Donors want metrics to justify where they put their money, so kiruv workers go for bulk, which means that rather than actual Torah education they're broad-band marketing.ReplyDelete
a) What's the difference between "The Kuzari Proof" and what RYH actually wrote?ReplyDelete
b) When people date, don't they try to put their best foot forward until the other person sees their qualities and only afterward share their not-so-great attributes? As long as one is eventually shown the whole picture, what's wrong with initially conveying the beauty of Judaism before dumping a load of questions and problems on someone? If, as a young man, I had been shown all the problems with belief in Torah, without first experiencing its solidity and value, I'm not at all sure I would have chosen this life.
c) Why is a trip to Israel any different than good advertising? If getting someone to do something for an ulterior motive can serve to expose him/her to meaningful experiences, how is that misleading or deceptive?
d) I do not know any kiruv professionals who feel that they are "fooling" the people with whom they interact, with the notion that the ends justify the means. I have four or five nephews and a brother-in-law in full-time kiruv all of who are caring, sincere, and intelligent. When asked a difficult question about Judaism, I'm pretty sure that they would respond honestly to the best of their ability, and openly acknowledge that no system is perfect and without things that remain incomprehensible.
e) I'm curious about all these proofs which "don't work". Which ideas "don't work"?
f)You make it sound like the entire profession of kiruv is a lot of slick, false advertising with no real value behind it. I am neither aware of people in kiruv who function this way, nor the truth of the idea itself.
Pesach, I love you like a brother, and am intimately aware of many of your frustrations with the establishment. Also, it is true that to secure funds for kiruv, donors are often more interested in statistics and results than in things which take longer or are more important. But this is not unique to kiruv, or even to frumkeit. How many doctors bemoan the fact that actually caring for the patient is no longer valued by the medical establishment? I think you are being way too harsh in condemning a profession that, for all its faults, is mostly done by people of integrity and yiras shamayim.Replies
I'll respond point by point, with the exception of A which Micha has answered.Delete
B) First date? Fine.Second date? fine. Only show the truth after we are married? Wrong.
C) it's not provided that it is clear what the real purpose of the trip is.
D) I don't most are being dishonest. I think most are not well educated, and think they have proof for what is unprovable.
E) No proofs for God (and thus Matan Torah) work. There might make things that help me believe but that does not make it a proof.
F) throughout my posts I made it clear that there are those who do these things and those who do not. I have seen much of what I describe personally, and spoken to others who have seen the rest. While mostly unintentional, there is a lot of damage being done within the kiruv industry.
If someone invited you for lunch, giving the impression that he cared, but he really had a different goal, that of getting you to lend him money, and each subsequent interaction was with this goal in mind, how would you feel? How would you feel being treated like an object, or being treated paternalistically by someone who is sure they know what you need best?
a) The point of the Kuzari, sha'ar 1, is that proofs don't work -- whatever one philosopher can "conclusively prove", another proves the opposite. I mean the Greeks lack the ancient tradition, so they relied on the best they had, but we...ReplyDelete
Then around 850 years later, they made his argument that tradition is more reliable than a proof into a proof.
BTW, the Kuzari Proof itself is an example of (e) a proof that doesn't work.Replies
Perhaps I'm remembering incorrectly, but doesn't the Kuzari offer the mesorah as the reason why we should accept Judaism as being reliable? What does it matter whether or not we call it a "proof"? (To be honest, I don't even know if kiruv pros even call it a proof. They simply use it to explain why we believe as we do.)Delete
No, they make a big deal about how one can prove it's impossible to forge a story (1) about a miraculous event, (2) that happened to a whole nation, (3) of millions of people, (4) to the body of descendants of those people.Delete
The Kuzari, OTOH, is invoking "reliabilism" -- we trust sources that we know from experience to be reliable. Personally, especially since I am teaching in a generation where only a minority of Jews believe and in a zeitgeist where appeal to authority evinces cynicism, I invoke first-hand experiences.
And they're wrong, it is possible. There are examples across central America and the Natives of the Mid-West. Or Thebes. Pointing to Xianity, Islam and the Mormons is insufficient.
(For that matter, how far is it from the Palestinian narrative? No, nothing miraculous in that case, but all the families named al Misri [from Egypt], al Mougrabi [Morroco], al Lubani [Lebanon], al Halabi [Aleppo, Syria], and so on, they're all convinced the narrative of the PA about being the descendants of the Canaanites, and simply that their family is one of the few exceptions.)
Second, and this may explain how the counterexamples emerged, the assumption is made that the claim is made out of the blue, in a single stroke. It doesn't account for gradual acceptance of a story. Say something starts out as a myth about a subset of the people, and it's known to be a bed-time story. The next generation it's "some say". Over several generations, it can become "official history" about everyone, with no one generation having that moment of "Why does he know all about this event, and we never heard of it before from our grandparents?"


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Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Blog Tour Review and Giveaway: Perception Anthology- Various Authors
Title: Perception A New Adult Anthology
Authors: Nealy Gihan, Scott C. Davis, Linda Davis, Mary Laufer and Heather Hildenbrand
Pages: 54
Rating: 3/5 Stars
Summary: The world will never look the same…
There comes a defining moment in every young person's life that irrevocably shifts their point of view. For a new teacher who still compares herself to her students, it's a missing girl and a false accusation that could cost her more than her career. For a young man who settles into a rut that not even his broken marriage can pull him out of, it's a drifter's gun to his head. For an idealistic college student, it's her parents' divorce pulling back the curtain on who they really are, shattering everything she thought she knew about love. And for a recovering addict who's not ready to change, it might just be an unhappy ending to her illicit affair.
In Perception, discover five captivating stories that explore what it means to be a new adult.
Review: I received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Firstly I want to say that I am in love with this cover, it's what really drew me in to this book in the first place. Now to the harder parts. For some reason I thought this book was full length but it's not, it is a whopping 54 pages and I was actually thankful for that. I found the writing of the stories to be fine. But I felt like because they were so short that you were dropped in the middle of the story and then it was cut off. It just felt like you were getting a snippet of the story so with each story I was left wanting more. Also the last story stuck out like a sore thumb because every other story was contemporary where this one was paranormal ish. So it didn't really jive with the other stories.
I feel like I want to read other novels that are full length by these authors because they were good at drawing me into the story but they all just bluntly ended. You just meet the characters and find out a tiny piece of their life and then the story is over. I think I would recommend people to read other works by these authors to see if they like their writing and then try this anthology just as an extra.
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Observing and analyzing the intricate details of what surrounds me is exciting and it is my main source of inspiration.
The result is a natural, curious and careful process – a synthesis of what we absorb every day incorporated into my work.
This method provides me with a good dose of experimentation by using new techniques and media, but also rediscovering traditional techniques, without dismissing those that are most unusual and forgotten, creating ever changing projects.
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|Artist Bio
Amy-Ellen Flatchestedmama Trefsger is a performance/live artist. In 2004 she made a Public Declaration of Commitment to Her Creative Self with a performance titled, Commitment Ceremony. To correspond with the Commitment Ceremony she legally adopted her artist moniker as her middle name.
Recurring themes in Flatchestedmama's work include brief public residencies (Domicile: A Sense of Place, 2004, 40 days in the Center on Contemporary Art and Destination: Country Village, 2006, 9 days in a country-themed shopping village), photographic series and the integration of simple, self created boundaries with daily-life.
Flatchestedmama is a founding member of the double dutching performance group, OntheDouble (dutch). She is also an avid mail artist. You can check out OntheDouble's jumping at: www.onthedoubledutch.com and send Flatchestedmama mail at:
1122 E Pike St. #502
Seattle, WA 98122
For more information please visit: www.flatchestedmama.com.
|Watch a video of screen grabs made by her homey!
Performance: "Hello from MOTEL" FRI 28 SEP 10 AM - 6 PM
Click here to see live streaming webcast of performance
An exercise in displaced domestic rituals, examining the items and actions that make up one's home, away from home.
If you would like to receive a limited edition Hello from MOTEL postcard via snail mail, written during Flatchestedmama's performance, please e-mail your address to flatchestedmama @ hotmail . com with I want MOTEL mail in the subject line. Thank you for your interest.
Enter. Unpack. Jump on the bed. Write postcards. Change clothes. Pack. Exit.(Repeat).
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Oh yes they are. Today, after the christmas tree- thingy I went to the press lunch for Lindex new collection, and I must say that it looked really, really good! I walked away with this nice tee (pic above), a lovely conversation with the press manager and a very full stomach.
Apart from talkning to the lovely Ms Kling I also spoke to a few of my fashion idols here in Sweden, Cia Jansson, fashion editor extraordinaire at swedish Elle and Behnaz Aram, designer at Whyred (and many more cool people that I would like to.. well change life with and that even though I LOVE mine). Anyhow, it's so nice to meet these people and see that you can get rally far and still keep grounded and still be nice to everyone. I want to be like that too.
Now I'm going to do some research on famous red carpet moments, tomorrow I'm going to be interviewed by finnish radio and I better know something spectacular to say about the subject...
Styling by Cia Jansson, Photo by Jimmy Backius for Elle.
And it's wadnesday! Lets celebrate... something. Today I've been to a glamourous christmas tree event to interview a fashion star here in Sweden, Elin Kling (just as I've done before), she is such a nice person with a style d´to die for. And I'm pretty sure she'll go extremely far in the fashionsphere. Did I say that I love my job? I really like meeting interesting people, you learn from each and everyone of them!
Really are two colors that it's difficult to fail with. Yesterday for example I didn't really know what to wear (I was going to a concert with Yelle here in Sthlm) and fter ripping out my intire closet I just took what felt best: black and white. Love that there is such a strong culture about loving black in fashion, and at the same time I find it a bit weird. How can you express wo you are by wearing a moody, dark color all the time (something alot of my fellow students at Fashion History does...). Well well, here are two looks for spring/summer that I think is just perfect, and a great example of how you can wear these two lovely colors. src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YhJtz0UPTDM/TOj5qhuuBaI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/95FTLeKMIdk/s320/Neuk%2BBarret%2Bspsu11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541953850483541410" />
Colette Dinnigan. I really like this dress.
Colette Dinnigan. I really like this dress.
Yepp I do! After work yesterday I met up with the lovely Klara at Strand and we ended up talkning taklning talking about life and more. Very nice. Yesterday we also got the sesult from our first exam back and I must say that i aced it, it came as a pleasant surpsise. Now I'm going to the gym. Hate it but I do love the feeling of strenght you get afterwards, it's worth it. Phu.
Just came back from the cinema. Matilda and I went to see Harry P. Nice movie, not as great as the earlier ones though. Tomorrow it's work time at the magazine (as it is almost every day now) and then a fancy fashion party.
Today is going to be a good day! Just like monday and tuesday was. I just have to tell you about two movies I've gone to in the last couple of days, the day before yesterday I brought dear Adam with me to the exclusive (a lot of blog celebrities that is) preview of the documentary about Take That- the biggest boy band ever. It was pretty sweet! Yesterday I met my lovely father for another movie time (don't laugh when I tell you I'll go to Harry Potter tonight too...) and we saw my new favourite movie, "Igelkotten", it was probably the most beautiful movie ever when it comes to tellning a good story. See it.
OH! I just love this three looks from Christopher Kane, resort 2011. I think this is a great example of fun fashion, it's brave but it's stylish like hell. I want to wear this. Now.
zara lookbook november 2010Well... my life is really hectic right now, but in a good way! I love to combine working at a magazine writing about fashion and gossip with studying fashion history at the university. I get the best of two worlds, the glamour of going to a premiere and interview a celebrity, with having to do a five page analysis on the male costume in Four wedding and a funeral. Both the more shallow parts of thfashion but also the more intellectual, perfect.
When we're on the subject of perfect I really think this look from Zara is a perfect way to dress on a cold monday, tomorrow that is.
It's raining outside and I'm singing
Well...I did so while cleaning the apartment, it really do helps when doing something boring(another thing that helps while cleaning is thinking that it's exercising. Works just fine for me as I NEVER exercise). Anyhow, speaking of raining, I really love the latest ads for the swedish brand Filippa K. The photos are so calm, but still so captivating. I love that they don't seem to try and romanticize the lovely (but sometimes cold and cloudy)autumn in the usually so "bright and brisky, now we're going to have a picninc in a bunch of orange leafs"- kind of way, but in a more depressed (haha), grey way. The photographer is Camilla Åkrans and the beautiful model is Amanda Norgaard. The stylist is one of my favourites, Robert Rydberg.
Fall is upon us and I love it
Yeah, we are going against colder days. Soon the leafs will all be red, the wind will have a new type of freshness and the fashion will be even better then in the hothothot summer months. I must say that I prefere the fall when it comes to dressing as I really do love layering, and knitted sweaters is someting I cannot get enough of... One of my favourite designers is Dries van Noten, a genious when it comes to put togehther colors, and fabrics in a beautiful way. For this fall he created a collection with a few pieces that I would love to wear, especially a really nice, militay green coat!
Phu! Back home today after a crazy weekend at the Way out West festival in Göteborg. I saw the most amazing artist preform, like Wu tang clan, The soundtrack of our lives, The National, Marina and the diamonds, Iggy, LCD Soundsystem... and so many more! Now I am completely finished but this morning I had to get uå early to help with the Stylelin show at the fashion week here in Sthlm. It was so much fun, and I lovelovelove the clothes! I took care of all the changes for superduper model Leona Axelson Ringström (pic above) who opened the show, she really was very beautiful, and perfect for the Styelin look.
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Rob Wittkowsky and the Hillcrest PS P&C have committed time and money to the nature play area in Early Childhood Centre.
Throughout the holidays volunteers constructed new decking, paths, planting and limestone edging to create a great space and environment for the students. It links directly with the newly constructed nature play area that formed part of the building works.
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The scene is simply inviting.
If you pass by here, do try them, and you will surely come backvfor more. The potato, banana and sago chips are popular besides many types of farsan including bitter gourd chips, chakli and South Indian varieties too.
Full of calories and cholesterol but irresistible!ReplyDelete
Just incase you didn't read my comment on the Mumbai metro post of yours, I am reposting it here -
I am a member of SkyscraperCity - an online forum that is tracking many infrastructure projects coming up in India which includes the Mumbai Metro project. I was wondering if I could post your images in the forum. I'll also add a "Copyright Anu" text above the images. It would be really great if you can allow me to post them.
here's the link to the forum -
and the Mumbai metro thread -
Please do let me know. And if you like the forum, then please do consider joining it :-)
I will review the site mentioned and if I intend to join, I will post the photosReplyDelete
Looks so delicious! We need a shop like that around in my area -- or maybe not as I would probably die of a heart attack for over-indulging! :-)ReplyDelete
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Carrier Network Operations (Tail) vs. Marketing (Dog)
Top 10 Reasons Why Network Operations Don't Like Femtocells
I cannot tell you how many times I have heard carriers give the poor excuse that the mini base stations aka femtocells are too costly and expensive for consumers. In my opinion its a horrible excuse and here are 10 reasons why. Marketing 101 class in business school always preaches, go to market with a with high price point and then lower it to reach the masses (ie. iPhone). I know many people that live in high end homes in Southern California that have expensive things and yet have zero coverage at their home. You are telling me that they wouldn't be willing to spend $200 or $10 per month a service like this? Bogus comments from ivory tower executives who are simply puppets to their internal politics.
Carriers have barely even tried testing price points for femtocells in U.S. and I believe the "tail is waging the dog" internally at these wireless operators. What do I mean by this? Marketing teams are constantly saying I can't sell phones in Palos Verdes, CA because we don't have good coverage there. Network operations people are saying I can't handle a fire house of new mini base stations to manage on the network. Who is right and who will win. Apparently, Vodafone seems to be the first carrier that has cracked the internal marketing politics and are starting to push the products not without resistance however.
Top 10 Reasons Why Carrier Network Operations Don't Like Femtocells:
1) Carriers are lazy and don't want radical change to their networks
2) Network operations folks don't know how to handle thousands of additional nodes
3) Wi-Fi offloading is cheaper and less reliable
4) Fear of another iPhone like mistake underestimating demand
5) Fear additional customer service issues
6) Who ever owns the fixed broadband line into the home (cable) wins
7) Wire line broadband companies like Cox, Comcast & Time Warner have control
8) Admitting deficiencies in the network is against the culture9) Fear of legal liability or class action using their own coverage maps as leverage
10) Technical interference issues with base stations too close together in neighborhoods
So far carriers that are considering femtocells are: Vodafone UK, AT&T (trials), Verizon (must pull teeth to get one). See Vodafone Sure Signal UK promotion and reportedly gaining some success with its 'Sure Signal' femtocell product (albeit after a disastrous launch). Orange and T-Mobile have both stated a preference for Wi-Fi could see the operator community split along technology lines for in-building coverage. We speculate that a Vodafone & Verizon merger would be great for its US customers who want iPhones and 3G femtocells embedded in FIOS.
Not considering femtocells are: Orange, Deutsche Telekom, (T-Mobile) Good article to read here as well: Femtocells remain too expensive, claims Orange VP


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On Wednesday, the Russian government announced it would halt agricultural imports from the United States and European Union for at least a year.
Russian action comes after U.S./EU sanctions -- including the freezing of assets and loans to many Russian companies and industries -- were recently imposed in retaliation for Russian actions in the Crimean Peninsula and assistance to rebels in east Ukraine.
The USDA says agricultural exports to Russia were worth some $1.3 billion in 2013 (tops was poultry at $310 million). The EU export number was nearly $16 billion. To put the ban in perspective, overall Russia imported $43 billion worth of agricultural goods in 2013.
Following the West's sanctions it was guaranteed Russian President Vladimir Putin wouldn't stand pat. Reports say Putin's directive could mean zero U.S. agricultural exports enter the country.
"This is clearly a political move," said Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation president. "It is unfortunate that the biggest losers in this will be Russian consumers, who will pay more for their food now as well as in the long run.
"America's farmers and ranchers would have been more surprised if Russia's leaders had not announced bans and restrictions on food and agricultural imports. They do so regularly for seemingly small reasons and now they have to deal with sanctions imposed by our nation and others."
On the same page was Ray Gaesser, American Soybean Association president. "Russia is a key trading partner for U.S. agriculture, and the Russian people are our customers like so many others in the world's emerging markets. However, we would add that Russia, while very important, is only one of hundreds of our customers worldwide. By limiting his people's access to American soybeans and other products, (Putin) does a great disservice to his Russian countrymen and women.
"ASA pushed hard for the establishment of permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia last year because of the significant growth and opportunity presented in the Russian marketplace. Soybeans are the biggest crop export from the U.S. to Russia, due in large part to that country's burgeoning economy and growing demand for meat. Sanctions and bans like the one proposed by President Putin serve only to hurt the Russian people by limiting their access to the food and products they need and want.
"It remains to be seen which commodities and products appear under the Russian ban, and while we certainly want to see a key market protected, it is equally important for American farmers to demand a higher standard from our trading partners. In this case, that standard is not being met, and we urge President Putin to rescind this ban."
In a university report, Kurt Guidry, LSU Agcenter agricultural economist, put the Russian announcement in context. "While it is never a positive when we lose a potential market, we have to consider the size of that market to really determine its potential impact."
Further, said Guidry, "While Russia makes up a small percentage of total sales for most commodities, they still purchase roughly $1 billion in agricultural products from the U.S. each year. It is just that total sales of those products are in excess of $100 billion, so Russia's contribution is relatively small."


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The Mom Contract: Setting Guidelines for Using Technology
The "iGeneration"—those born from the early 2000s on, who do not remember a time without technology—are growing into their teenage years, and being connected (sometimes 24/7) is already a lifelong reality for these young people.
As parents, it's important to set guidelines to help your children learn how to use technology responsibly. As Janell Burley Hofmann wrote to her 13-year-old son, "It is my job to raise you into a well rounded, healthy young man that can function in the world and coexist with technology, not be ruled by it."
For Christmas 2012, Hofmann gave her son Gregory an iPhone—but it came with a contract detailing rules for its use. These rules are a great example of guiding your child to make good choices about the powerful technology at their disposal.
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text: unashamed self-publicity... I hope to persuade the publisher to send samples etc to aoir8. "Information and Communications Technologies in Society: E-living in a Digital Europe" by Ben Anderson (Editor), Malcolm Brynin (Editor), Yoel Raban (Editor), Jonathan Gershuny (Editor) Routledge ISBN-10: 0415383846 ISBN-13: 978-0415383844 Content/author list: Introduction Brynin, Anderson & Raban Trends in ICTs and future forecasts Yoel Raban Digital Divides and Choices Reconfiguring Access: National and Cross- National Patterns of Internet Diffusion and Use Bill Dutton and Adrian Shepherd The social impact of broadband internet in the home Yoel Raban and Ben Anderson The Mysterious East: Pluses and Minuses in the E-Europe Equation Maria Bakardjieva Gender and ICTs: implications for policy and strategy Tal Sofer and Yoel Raban ICT use and the elderly - cohort, lifestage or just irrelevant? Deborah Diduca, Caroline Partridge, Jeroen Heres UK Children Go Online: A child-centred approach to the experience of using the internet Sonia Livingstone Web use & Net nerds J Gershuny Telework Transitions and the Quality of Life Ben Anderson and Birgitte Yttri Informal Social Capital and ICTs Rich Ling Social Capital, Quality of Life and Information and Communication Technologies Ben Anderson Civic participation and ICTs Jeroen Heres and Frank Thomas ICTs and growth potential Jochen Dehio The Relative Gains From Computer Usage And Skills: A Gender Perspective Malcolm Brynin The use of ICT in the workplace: opening the black box Bram Steijn & Kea Tijdens What does telework tell us about teleworkers? Leslie Haddon and Malcolm Brynin Have Information and Communication Technologies Changed the Patterns of High-Skilled Migration? Michael Rothgang and Christoph M. Schmidt Electronic waste and dematerialisation Alberto Pasquini and Lorenzo Vicario Sustainable business in the digital society Vidhya Alakeson and James Goodman Conclusion: A slow start? J Gershuny ---- Dr Ben Anderson Deputy Director, Chimera, the Institute for Social and Technical Research University of Essex +44 (0) 7710 187 806 blog: http://istr.wordpress.com/ web: http://www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/


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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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My favorite Christmas memory was from last year. Our baby boy's first Christmas. He was only three months old, and when we first put the lights on the tree we layed him on the floor close to the tree. He stretched his neck so high to see the lights and just stayed like that for the longest time. He was mesmerized and it was the cutest thing. This year, he is 15 months and we took him to see a crazily decorated house and he craned his neck up to see the lights high in the trees-the same way he did a year ago. I have pictures of both memories and am so glad about that!ReplyDelete
PS- love your decor! Thanks for sharing- I am inspired.
My favorite Christmas memory is my siblings and I as children would go outside with our two dogs and take pictures in the snow with them for our Christmas cards and then we would play in the snow with them.. we thought it was the best thing ever;)ReplyDelete
A kids dream! Believe it was when I was 7 or 8 my mom brought my 2 older brothers and I to kids-r-us. Gave us a cart and said go pick out what you want for Christmas. I was in toy heaven! My basket was over flowing with pink things, dolls, tea sets, Barbies, games, and I'm sure some candy was in the mix. Since my older brothers were older... They knew not to fill the basket and pick out items they really wanted. I had to pick out favorites and put away quite a bit. All in all I did get the best gifts that year, and the experience of going through the isles with that dazed wonderment and giddiness is still a fond memory for me.ReplyDelete
my favorite christmas memory is going to grandma and grandpa's big farmhouse--snow, twinkling lights, warm hugs, delicious smells, lots of love and laughter. my own family now lives in that big farmhouse, and i'm hoping my boys have similar wonderful christmas memories when they are grown.ReplyDelete
Aaah. It's so sweet to remember the good old days when life was still so simple. We were still newlyweds. Two very little babies, hubby still in college, absolutely no money for frivolous spending. We had already decided that we wouldn't be doing gifts that year. The babies were too young to know and we already felt so fortunate and happy with our perfect little life and truly felt that money doesn't buy happiness. (Which we still believe!)We each told the other that we didn't need gifts to show our love for each other, either.ReplyDelete
Then it was Christmas eve...I don't remember who mentioned it first, me or hubby. But we both suddenly realized that not celebrating the birth of our savior, not doing anything at all, actually felt very wrong. It is such an important day and we knew we needed to ignore finances, responsibility, etc. and just celebrate the day. We joyously ran to some stores and bought several gifts for the kids and each other. And we had such a precious, cozy little Christmas. And it wasn't because of the gifts, in and of themselves. It was the fact that we made Christmas important.
Now we have thirteen beautiful children. And many, many years of precious Christmases. I try to remind my children every year that Christmas is not about getting gifts. We give them to make the day special by commemorating the birth of Jesus, just like the wise men did.
Every Christmas, I remember that one from so long ago. And I realize that it was what i learned and the warm cozy feelings from that night that keeps me from becoming a grumpy stressed out scrooge. And so the tradition of giving my children as wonderful a Christmas as I can continues...
My favorite Christmas memory was one that was sort of a tradition when I was younger. My older brother and younger sister and I woke up early on Christmas morning, every year, so we could wake mom and dad up to open presents. We didn't think much about what the day actually meant or what we were celebrating. All we cared about was the fact that we could finally open the gifts that had been sitting there, tempting our small hands to open them for days on end. So when we finally were able to convince mom and dad to get up, my dad made us all sit down on the couch and tell him what we were celebrating. He wanted to make sure that we grew up knowing what Christmas was all about and not just expecting presents. I always felt that made the day so much cozier and warmer, just being with family and knowing we were celebrating the birth of Jesus. I hope to do the same for my kids when they come along.ReplyDelete
My favorite memory was when my mom made us write an essay of sorts. She gave us an object (a potato, a stamp, etc) and we had to write about our life as that object. Sone of the essays were QUITE entertaining!ReplyDelete