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Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
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One of the hardest things to do with a popular series is to give it the conclusion it deserves. Some of the greatest entertainment phenomenons of our time, be it The Sopranos, Lost or Hi Honey, I'm Home! have failed to give fans the closure that they, as uninvolved spectators watching at home for free, feel they are entitled to. The Lord of The Rings series, on the other hand has mastered the art of delivering a satisfying conclusion. And The Return of The King does it so well, in fact, that it decides to end seven or eight times.
The final chapter of one of the most beloved trilogies of all time finds our characters picking up where they left off. Frodo and Sam continue onwards towards Mt. Doom, despite Frodo increasingly appearing to Sam as a walking roast turkey. Aragorn faces down one of lifes toughest questions: whether to embrace his true destiny, or to combine three flavors of Combos into one bag and lay on the couch with his shirt off eating them. Gimli and Legolas have started an organic dog biscuit bakery in Vermont. And Mushmouth is futilely trying to convince the gang to make him the Buck Buck breaker instead of Fat Albert.
All the while, the fearsome Eye of Sauron is observing their movements in a style that can best be described as "pretty funny when you really think about it."
There's also drunken table dancing, Elven poetry and a spider proboscis that you would best be served to never think about if you're ever considering venturing into the outdoors again.
The journey through Cirith Ungol is never an easy one, so it's best to join up with Mike, Kevin and Bill, who have their very own Light of Earendil*, tin of pipeweed**, and satchel of Lembas Bread***
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***Bag of combos with three different flavors of Combos combined in it
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Background of the study
Cardinals Ottaviani and Bacci: These two cardinals presented Pope Paul VI with the Short Critical Study of the New Order of Mass.
A Brief Critical Study of the New Order of Mass
Also known as "The Ottaviani Intervention" this study is one of the most important critiques made of the New Mass.
Background to the study
On September 25, 1969, Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, prefect-emeritus of the Sacred Congregation for the Faith, sent a letter to Pope Paul VI. Accompanying the letter was a theological "Study of the New Order of the Mass" (Novus Ordo Missae), written by a group of Roman theologians.
Cardinal Ottaviani's letter was a plea to His Holiness "not to deprive us of the possibility of continuing to have recourse to the fruitful integrity of that Missale Romanum of St. Pius V so highly praised by Your Holiness and so deeply loved and venerated by the whole Catholic world." It was apparently in response to the Ottaviani Intervention that Pope Paul subsequently ordered a delay of two years in the deadline for mandatory implementation of the new Ordo.
A little known fact about the creation of this study was that Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre chaired the working committee that drafted it. Historical details about this important event can be found in The Biography: Marcel Lefebvre by Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais.
As briefly related by Fr. Ramon Angles in his transcribed conference, "A Short History of the Society of St. Pius X":
On April 3, 1969, the apostolic constitution Missale Romanum presented a new order of the Mass. Archbishop Lefebvre gathered together a group of twelve theologians who wrote under his direction, "A Short Critical Study of the Novus Ordo Missae" often called the "Ottaviani Intervention". Cardinals Ottaviani and Bacci wrote indeed an introduction and presented the study to Paul VI. Since no response came from the Vatican, the archbishop announces to his small group of seminarians, June 10, 1971, that he refuses to accept this new protestantized liturgy:
How can I agree to abandon the Mass of All Time or to admit to place it at the same level as the Novus Ordo, created by Annibal Bugnini, with the participation of Protestants to make of it an equivocal supper that eliminates totally the Offertory, and touches the very words of the Consecration."
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The document and accompanying letter which Cardinal Ottaviani submitted to the Holy Father, which has also been submitted to the bishops of Italy, is printed in the following pages. It is the work of a group of theologians and liturgists in Rome, of different nationalities and differing tendencies.
Because the document was submitted as evidence in support of points made in the cardinal's letter, the Italian original has been faithfully translated, which explains why it is not entirely suited to the English language. It does however, raise so many questions of such profound importance, some of considerable complexity, that it would be wrong to depart from the Italian text.
The evidence is cumulative and does not stand or fall on any single part. A brief summary is however provided to direct the attention of the reader to what may be of particular interest to him.
The translation of the study and letter was first made available by the Lumen Gentium Foundation in 1969 and reprinted several times, including by Angelus Press. This version has been slightly edited and corrected from the original by the Society of St. Pius X's United States of America District Headquarters.
Archbishop Lefebvre founded and guided the SSPX for over twenty years

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This soup started out as curried carrot soup but I figured why not just throw in everything I had in the crisper. The end result is thick & hearty. The sourness of the yogurt is a good combination with the sweetness of the vegetables. Plus talk about healthy, this soup doesn't even have any oil or butter in it!
Curried Root Vegetable Soup
1 1/2 lbs carrots, sliced
1 lb yellow onion, chopped
1 lb parsnip, peeled & chopped
10 oz turnip, peeled & chopped
8 oz potato, peeled & chopped
4 c water
3 c chicken or vegetable stock
2 t salt
1 t dried thyme
2 T curry powder
1/2 t sweet paprika
1/2 t pepper
plain yogurt
Put the carrots, onions, parsnip, turnip, potato & water in a large soup pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover & simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
Process the vegetables until smooth with an immersion blender, blender or food processor. Add the stock, salt, thyme. curry, paprika & pepper. Simmer uncovered about 10 more minutes stirring occasionally.
Serve with a scoop of yogurt on top.
Makes 6 servings
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North Dakota Looks to Extend Pipelines Through Tribal Land to Reduce Natural Gas Burn-Offs
While North Dakota takes steps to limit the volume of natural gas that is being burned off, or "flared," in its rapidly expanding oil fields, the problem, which has caught the attention of Congress, is far worse on the state's American Indian land — where regulation is more difficult.
Last week, the North Dakota Industrial Commission announced it would force producers to restrict oil production if they could not meet reduction targets for burning off natural gas. Gov. Jack Dalrymple called the new policy "a dynamic shift in the way regulators approach reducing natural gas flaring."
Oil companies burn off natural gas venting from their wells when they don't have processing plants or pipelines to carry the gas away. The rapid rate of North Dakota oil exploration in recent years has outrun pipelines and resulted in a dramatic increase in flaring, which is 30 times more common there than in Texas, where both pipelines and regulations have been established for decades.
"We've got to be able to develop the infrastructure," Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said recently. "We cannot do that without the permitting of the pipelines and the gatherings system to do it."
That permitting process can be particularly complicated on tribal lands, which fall under the jurisdiction of multiple federal agencies.
Companies burn off more than half of the gas produced from the 743 oil wells on the Mandaree section of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in the western half of North Dakota — twice the average on state and federal lands in the rest of the state.
Bisected by the Missouri River, Fort Berthold is home to members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara, known as the Three Affiliated Tribes. The reservation is now dotted with hundreds of wells, connected to deep lateral borings that extend horizontally for more than a mile under tribal soil. Since 2011, oil production on the reservation has doubled to more than 170,000 barrels a day, making up about 17 percent of North Dakota's total. Because the installation of natural gas gathering lines has not caught up with the expansion in drilling, the flaring rate has soared.
Oil companies blame tribal right-of-way laws, topography and duplication of federal agency oversight for delays in getting permits for lines to gather the natural gas.
Like other states and tribes, the government of the Three Affiliated Tribes recently revised its right-of-way laws to allow gas lines to come within 700 feet of structures, opening up new opportunities for routes that had been blocked by a previous half-mile buffer. But unlike on state lands, those lines still require approval from several federal agencies.
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., introduced a measure (S 2132) this spring to expedite the approval of pipelines in right of ways on tribal lands, which he said hold nearly one quarter of all American onshore oil and gas reserves.
"Tribes have called upon Congress and the administration to assist in finding a way to tap into that potential," he said.
On the Southern Ute Indian lands in Colorado, companies are waiting for approval of 81 right-of-way agreements that must be OK'd by the Bureau of Indian Affairs before the Bureau of Land Management issues a permit. More than half of those agreements were approved by the tribe seven years ago, according to acting tribe council Chairman James Olguin.
"In each instance, these pending transactions have already undergone environmental reviews by the tribe's natural resource department," he told lawmakers last month.
Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PL 109-58) tribes and the secretary of the Interior are required to enter into a Tribal Energy Resource Agreement. Barrasso's bill would set a time limit for the Interior Department's review of those agreements.
Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., said revising the multiple layers of federal bureaucracy on Indian lands could be something to consider.
"I think that's something that we potentially might want to look at and work on," Lowenthal said last month while debating a bill (HR 4293) to provide categorical environmental exemptions for natural gas pipeline permits on federal and American Indian lands. Lowenthal opposed that measure because it would cut environmental protections.
Rep. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., welcomed Lowenthal's openness to considering potential jurisdiction issues.
"I'm delighted to hear Mr. Lowenthal say that we have problems in Indian lands with regard to multiple layers of bureaucracy," she said. "It does transcend just oil and gas production — it goes to grazing and a whole variety of things."
Republicans have pointed to flaring as a reason for expediting pipeline infrastructure and increasing exports, while Democrats have called for regulations to cut the waste and emissions from burning natural gas. Members from both parties agree that the problem is worse on tribal lands.


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Last month I ran an all night comics making workshop at the amazing Light Grey Art Lab in Minneapolis.
We knuckled down and shredded pencils and brush pens until the break of dawn. At the end, everyone had made an 8 page mini comic, and wound up with a copy of everyone elses work to take home. The above picture shows us dividing up the booty like good pirates do.
Over on the Light Grey blog, they posted a recap of our adventures and a whole bunch of photos. Head over there for more visual stimulation.
The night was super exciting and inspiring, to see so many talented people together in one room making gorgeous shoot from the hips comics and illustrations filled me with joy. Thanks to everyone for turning up and submitting to all my ridiculous requests and demands. Thanks also to Light Grey for being the greatest and most generous people and hosting the event.


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Oracle OpenWorld snub fails to put off Salesforce CEO
Ticked-off Benioff sets up speech at nearby hotel
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff has managed to turn an Oracle slight into a nice little piece of publicity, vowing that his scheduled keynote at the OpenWorld conference would go ahead in a nearby hotel.
Not content with stirring up trouble with IBM, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison also decided to annoy Benioff by cancelling his slot at the conference at the last minute.
"I don't know why... Larry just cancelled my keynote tomorrow!" Benioff tweeted yesterday, adding "The show must go on!" in further tweets urging the crowds to join him at the St Regis Hotel in San Francisco today at 10.30am Pacific Time (18.30 GMT) instead.
Oracle emailed the New York Times to say that the cancellation was purely due to the crowds at the conference.
"Due to the overwhelming attendance at Oracle OpenWorld, we had to make several session changes. The Salesforce.com Executive Solution Session was moved to Thursday at 8am in the Novellus Theatre," the canned statement said.
As far as Benioff is concerned, that's as good as a cancellation, since "the show is over by then". He told Oracle he wouldn't be able to make that slot and set up his speech at the St Regis, a hotel a few steps away from the conference.
OpenWorld isn't quite over on Thursday, there are still seminars scheduled, but Oracle is having a free concert on Wednesday night for conference attendees, which means anyone who makes the 8am slot the next day probably won't be on their top form.
Despite Oracle's excuses, rumours abound that the reason for the snub is that Ellison's own keynote on Sunday night was a less than resounding success, and Benioff pointed out this fact on his Twitter account.
Benioff retweeted one tech commentator's review, which read: "What we saw today from Larry Ellison was abysmal. And shows why Salesforce under Benioff has captured the zeitgeist...".
He might have got away with that as a bit of flagrant self-promotion, but he also retweeted this comment from a software blogger: "How do you tell your founder CEO that his keynote sucks. Oracle marketing has a tough job."
But Benioff appears undaunted by the whole thing.
"Sorry Larry, the cloud can't be stopped," he told Ellison in his press release announcing the new venue for the speech.
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Cindy is a recent transplant to San Francisco who's searching for Mr. Right — a process made significantly more complicated by her advanced state of pregnancy. In Jonathan she seems to have found a likely prospect, but Cindy's unusual religious beliefs may pose a challenge to their new relationship.
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Austin, TX based Rock Band BLACK HEART SAINTS has released the official music video for "Lines," off of their newest EP, Misery. The much anticipated new EP follows the band's 2017 released LP, Alive. Misery was produced and recorded by Austin music legend Omar Vallejo (Vallejo, MC Overlord, Chris Perez Project) at 512 Studios. The EP contains 3 original songs and 1 cover song ("Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer).
"The video for Lines represents a lot of what the band is about -- a little humor mixed in with rock 'n roll. It's loosely based on real events that have happened to us on tour. We're excited to share this first of a four part anthology with our fans." - BLACK HEART SAINTS
Dangerous & dirty, with a distinct groove steeped in classic rock, yet with a modern edge. Black Heart Saints gives fans exactly what they want – rock god vocals catapulted over explosive, memorable riffs – leaving legions of the rock 'n' roll faithful yearning for more.
After debuting at SXSW in 2014, this powerhouse quartet has been building a solid reputation as a support act for national touring bands such as Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Sevendust, Pop Evil, Nonpoint, Coheed and Cambria, Filter, POD, The Toadies, and more.
The soaring vocals of front-man Josh Ross have drawn comparisons to Myles Kennedy and Chris Cornell. While the band is influenced by the likes of Mötley Crüe, Guns 'N Roses, and other legendary Hard Rock acts, the commanding presence of Black Heart Saints' live show brandishes an updated take on the genre.
Quickly conquering some of the biggest stages and festivals in the United States, Black Heart Saints has built an impressive resume, and has been recognized as one of the nation's top emerging rock acts:
– Official SXSW 2018 Performer – Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Headliner – Austin Chronicle Music Awards: Top 10 Best New Bands – Austin Music Foundation Artist of the Month, 2017 – San Antonio's Fiesta Oyster Bake Headliner – Buffalo Trace Battle of the Bands Grand Prize Winner – ESPN X Games Austin Performer
In 2014, Black Heart Saints represented their hometown at the ESPN X Games in Austin. 2015 kicked off with key performances during South by Southwest Festival, Texas Rockfest, and Fiesta Oyster Bake in San Antonio. The band also went back to the studio to record a string of upcoming singles produced by Omar Vallejo at Austin's renowned 512 Studios.
After debuting their first official music video for the hit single "Touch The Sky" on MTV, VEVO, and YouTube, Black Heart Saints is poised to launch a memorable international career with ambitions to dominate stages across the globe. Half-way through 2016, the band gained nationwide airplay on Sirius XM's Octane and Faction channels.
In 2017, the band received two major accolades: Black Heart Saints was chosen as Austin Music Foundation's Artist of the Month, and received a spot in the top 10 Best New Bands in Austin Chronicle's Austin Music Awards for 2016-2017.
The band's first full-length release –ALIVE– was soon followed by the "Road to Sturgis Tour 2017," which put Black Heart Saints' charismatic live performance to the test when the band took the stage at the world-renowned motorcycle rally, attended by over 500,000 bikers from all around the globe.
Foreshadowing a successful 2018, Black Heart Saints embarked on an extensive tour to the West Coast beginning in January, which included a highlight performance at the legendary Viper Room in West Hollywood, California. The band plans to return to the studio and launch another USA tour in summer of 2018.


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But then its back to reality and Mark is on the warpath to explain to people in this this world that they should focus on what they know best and not discuss things they are not up-to-date and researched on. Mark's basis for argument is that a lot of people are on social media discussing Russian and the Ukraine, yet they are completely blind to the backgrounds and reasons why these things are happening....BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP THEM FROM TALKING LIKE THEY ARE PART OF THE SITUATION DIRECTLY! Mark feels that people should only take stances on things they are well versed in information. What do the other guys feel about this and do you agree?
Finally , a story hits the show every so often that makes everyone on it take a step back. Well that's what Dan does when provided with the hypothetical marriage/relationship with a snake handling Pentecostal woman. Also a Senator wants to provide a bill in his state that makes it okay for businesses to discriminate based on anything. Should businesses be allowed to to do this? Find out what Mark, Dan and Bobby say in this new edition of the Q. And a nice GAME ON/GAME OFF this week!
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Just as the dialogue around food has expanded to cover more than just what's on our plates, the subjects dissected in food media have grown to include the political, the personal, and, of course, all things palatable. This year's crop of Book, Broadcast & Journalism medalists was selected from a talented pool, yielding diverse and insightful winners that contribute to America's constantly evolving culinary scene.
Whether you're looking for some beach reads or your next media binge, our 2016 winners have got you covered. Below, the complete list.
The 2016 James Beard Foundation Book Award Winners
American Cooking
The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook
Chris Fischer with Catherine Young
(Little, Brown and Company)
Baking and Dessert
Sourdough: Recipes for Rustic Fermented Breads, Sweets, Savories, and More
Sarah Owens
(Roost Books)
The Oxford Companion to Wine
Jancis Robinson and Julia Harding
(Oxford University Press)
Cooking from a Professional Point of View
NOPI: The Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully
(Ten Speed Press)
Focus on Health
Lighten Up, Y'all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome
Virginia Willis
(Ten Speed Press)
General Cooking
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
J. Kenji López-Alt
(W. W. Norton & Company)
Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking
Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook
(Rux Martin Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Near & Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel
Photographer: Heidi Swanson
(Ten Speed Press)
Reference and Scholarship
The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
Toni Tipton-Martin
(University of Texas Press)
Single Subject
A Bird in the Hand: Chicken Recipes for Every Day and Every Mood
Diana Henry
(Mitchell Beazley)
Writing and Literature
Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning)
Marion Nestle
(Oxford University Press)
Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian
V Is for Vegetables: Inspired Recipes & Techniques for Home Cooks
Michael Anthony
(Little, Brown and Company)
Book of the Year:
Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking
Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook
(Rux Martin Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Cookbook Hall of Fame
Deborah Madison
The 2016 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Award Winners
The Starfish Throwers
Director: Jesse Roesler
Producers: Jesse Roesler and Melody Gilbert
Airs on: DirecTV Audience Network and iTunes
Outstanding Personality/Host
Host: Vivian Howard
A Chef's Life
Airs on: PBS
Host: Tina Antolini
Producer: Tina Antolini
Airs on: southernfoodways.org/gravy
Radio Show/Audio Webcast
The Food Chain: Chinatown
Host: Dan Saladino
Producers: Kent DePinto, Sarah Stolarz, and Dan Saladino
Airs on: NPR Stations/BBC World Service
Lidia Celebrates America: Home for the Holidays
Host: Lidia Bastianich
Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Anne Adams, and Shelly Burgess Nicotra
Airs on: PBS
Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location
Extra Virgin (password Virgin)
Hosts: Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos
Producers: Gordon Elliott, Mark Schneider, Dan Connell, Sara Porter, Debi Mazar, and Gabriele Corcos
Airs on: Cooking Channel
Television Program, on Location
I'll Have What Phil's Having
Host: Phil Rosenthal
Producers: Laurie Donnelly, Phil Rosenthal, Richard Rosenthal, John Bedolis, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Craig H. Shepherd, and David Beebe
Airs on: PBS
Television Segment
PBS NewsHour's "Food4Thought" (clip 1, clip 2, clip 3)
Host: Allison Aubrey
Producer: Mary Beth Durkin
Airs on: PBS
Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional
Indian Curries: The Basics & Beyond (password: jbcraftsy)
Host: Raghavan Iyer
Producer: Jared Maher
Airs on: craftsy.com
Video Webcast, on Location
The Sushi Chef: Oona Tempest and Toshio Oguma
Producer: Elana Schulman
Airs on: munchies.vice.com
Visual and Technical Excellence
Chef's Table
Directors: David Gelb, Clay Jeter, Brian McGinn, and Andrew Fried
Photographers: Will Basanta and Adam Bricker
Editors: Brad Grossman, J. Santos, Eric Freidenberg, Ravi Subramanian, Adrienne Gits, and Jesse Overman
Airs on: Netflix
The 2016 James Beard Foundation Journalism Award Winners
Dining and Travel
"America's Best Food Cities"
Tom Sietsema
The Washington Post
Food and Culture
"Straight-Up Passing"
John Birdsall
Food and Health
"The Healthy Cook's Guide to Fat"
Sidney Fry and Robin Bashinsky
Cooking Light
Food Blog
Lucky Peach
Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication
Los Angeles Magazine
Lesley Bargar Suter and Bill Esparza
Food-Related Columns
Francis Lam
New York Times Magazine
Food Reporting
"Seafood From Slaves - An AP Investigation Helps Free Slaves in the 21st Century"
Martha Mendoza, Margie Mason, and Robin McDowell
Associated Press
Home Cooking
"Cook Like a Pro!"
Adam Rapoport
Bon Appétit
Maryse Chevriere
Personal Essay
"On Chicken Tenders"
Helen Rosner
"Christiane Lauterbach: The Woman Who Ate Atlanta"
Wendell Brock
The Bitter Southerner
Visual Storytelling
"One Night: Kachka"
Erin DeJesus, Danielle Centoni, Jen Stevenson, Dina Avila, McGraw Wolfman
Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages
"There Are Almost No Black People Brewing Craft Beer. Here's Why."
Dave Infante
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award
"A Health Food Restaurant so Cool It Will Have You Happily Eating Seeds," "Revisiting Momofuku Ko, After the Revolution," "Polo Bar Review: Ralph Lauren Corrals the Fashionable Herd"
Tejal Rao
Bloomberg Pursuits
MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
"Pork Life"
Todd Kliman
Lucky Peach
Publication of the Year
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Scholar Profile
University of Virginia
Jill H. Esquivel, Ph.D., R.N., A.C.N.P.-B.C. is working to develop a culturally appropriate intervention to improve self-care and knowledge of Heart Failure in Hispanic patients. She believes this intervention, created specifically for Hispanics, will reduce the risk of re-hospitalization in Heart Failure patients.
University of Missouri
While working as a research nurse on a federally funded study on intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy, Tina Bloom, Ph.D., R.N., M.P.H. was dumbstruck by the fact that she and her colleagues in a high-risk perinatal unit had been so ill-equipped to recognize and respond to IPV in pregnant women, one of the most common and serious threats to maternal child health. Transformed by this experience and encouraged by mentors to seek a career in nursing research, Dr. Bloom embarked on a journey to improve access for underserved pregnant to culturally appropriate resources to support IPV victims. Read more about this University of Missouri Associate Professor.
Johns Hopkins University
Jason Farley, PhD, MPH, CRNP is an Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. His research focuses on HIV and epidemiology, prevention and management of associated drug resistant co-infections such as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. For his research project, Dr. Farley will conduct a randomized controlled trial of persons living with HIV who are colonized with MRSA bacteria. His ultimate goal is to inform practice among patients living with HIV.
Duquesne University School of Nursing
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Public/Community Health, Alison M. Colbert, Associate Professor at Duquesne University, aims to improve the health of recently-incarcerated women. Her RWJF-sponsored research will focus on developing a case management intervention targeting this population.
New York University
Maja Djukic, PhD, RN is an Assistant Professor at New York University College of Nursing. Her research interests focus on exploring personal and organizational factors associated with the implementation of evidence-based nurse work environment improvement strategies. As an RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar, Djukic hopes to make important contributions to the inter-professional field of implementation science.
University of Utah
Andrea Wallace, Ph.D., R.N. is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah College of Nursing. Her research interest is in finding means of improving outcomes for those living with chronic illness, particularly for vulnerable patient populations. Her current focus is on examining how interventions aiming to improve diabetes self-management support can be feasibly implemented during routine primary care service delivery.
University of Washington School of Nursing
How state and local public health systems can be most effective in eliminating health disparities is of keen interest to Betty Bekemeier, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., F.A.A.N. of the University of Washington. Dr. Bekemeier is also actively engaged in translational reserach with the national system of Public Health Practice-based Research Networks.
The Ohio State University
Timothy Landers, PhD, RN, CNP, FAAN is an Associate Professor in the Ohio State University College of Nursing. His research focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of antibiotic-resistant infections. For his RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar research project, Dr. Landers is investigating the five most common bacteria causing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) to see if improving hand hygiene reduces these bacteria.
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Matthew McHugh, Ph.D., J.D., M.P.H., R.N., C.R.N.P., F.A.A.N., is interested in the relationship between policy, nursing systems, and patient outcomes. Through his research, Dr. McHugh hopes to determine if new policies should focus on improving nursing care environments in minority serving hospitals.
West Virginia University
Laurie Theeke, Ph.D., R.N. will use mixed methods to better understand the phenomenon of loneliness, and to evaluate the efficacy of new interventions on loneliness, its associated psychoneuroimmunological stress response, and quality of life in chronically ill, older, adults.
Rush University
Susan Breiteinsten, PhD, RN, FAAN is interested in developing innovative ways to deliver eevidence-based programs targeting young children and families experiencing economic and social hardships. For her research project, Dr. Breitenstein plans to develop and test digital delivery of a parent –training program for low-income, minority parents of young children.
Montana State University, School of Nursing
Laura Larsson, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N. is interested in environmental health and is currently researching renters as a vulnerable population. Dr. Larsson serves on the Gallatin City County Board of Health. In that role she is working to improve local air quality and promote a prevention agenda to enhance the quality and quantity of years of rural Montanans.
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Sarah Szanton, Ph.D., C.R.N.P., F.A.A.N., Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, saw first-hand the psychological stress of living in resource-poor neighborhoods while working as a nurse practitioner at community health sites serving the poor and underserved in Baltimore and Washington, DC. It was there that she found her passion for research -- to discover what was known and what we could do to alter the trajectory of these adults so that they could "age in place" successfully.
Duke University
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, Ph.D., R.N., M.P.H., C.P.H., F.A.A.N. is developing a culturally specific Teen Dating Violence prevention intervention, which consists of strategies directed towards the student, their parents, and the school. Ultimately, she hopes that this project will be implemented in high schools throughout the world. Click here for more information on Dr. Gonzalez Guarda's research on violence prevention.
Uniformed Services University
Dr. Kostas-Polston's research goals include developing tools for the detection of persistent Human Papillomavirus infection of the oropharynx as well as identifying strategies which may be used to inhibit the oncogenic activity of high-risk HPV genotypes.
Adelphi University
Dr. Elizabeth Cohn, PhD, RN, FAAN is director of the Center for Health Innovation at Adelphi University, and an adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of Nursing. She is deeply committed to advancing health equity for underserved, low-income urban communities. Her work focuses on increasing representation of minorities in genetic and genomic research. Dr. Cohn is also Associate Chair of Research for the Hip Hop Public Education Center and has a federally funded academic-community partnership with the Abyssinian Baptist Church of Harlem.
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Dr. Matthew Gallek's research focuses on cerebral vasospasm, which is a devastating complication following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, a type of stroke caused when a cerebral aneurysm ruptures and causes bleeding in and around the brain. He is interested in functional outcomes following subarachnoid hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. Dr. Gallek's long term goal is to identify patients at high risk for developing cerebral vasospasm, in order to facilitate more aggressive treatment.
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
Shannon N. Zenk, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., F.A.A.N. is Professor of Health Systems Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing. The foci of Dr. Zenk's research are understanding social determinants of obesity and identifying environmental and policy approaches to reduce obesity. Of particular interest are contributions of the built and social environment to racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in obesity.
Ohio State University
Jodi Ford, Ph.D., R.N. is an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. Her research focuses on population health, specifically the mechanisms through which contextual disadvantage contributes to health and health disparities among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. and globally. Dr. Ford teaches courses on the social determinants of health and quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
New Mexico State University
Alexa Doig, Ph.D., R.N., hopes to develop a human factors training intervention for nurses to acquire the cognitive skills necessary for managing work interruptions. Dr. Doig is Enriquez Endowed Chair and Director of the New Mexico State University School of Nursing in Las Cruces.
University of California
E. Alison Holman, Ph.D., F.N.P. is Associate Professor at the University of California, Irvine. Her research addresses the relationship between acute responses to psychological trauma and long-term mental and physical health. She is currently focused on using genetics to identify early interventions for at-risk populations that decrease the likelihood of developing trauma-related health problems, especially cardiovascular disorders.
Calvin College
Adejoke Ayoola, PhD, RN is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing at Calvin College. The goal of her RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar research project is to find effective ways to educate low-income women at risk of unplanned pregnancy about reproductive changes related to their menstrual cycle.
University of Washington
Andrea Landis, PhD, RN, APRN is an Assistant Professor in the University of Washington School of Nursing. Her research addresses the relationship between sleep and obesity in adolescents. She is currently focusing on examining the effects of sleep deprivation on body composition, diet, food cravings, physical/sedentary activity, metabolic and endocrine function, and stress in adolescents.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Anna Beeber, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Her research focuses on improving the quality of care for older adults residing in long-term care settings. Dr. Beeber currently teaches clinical care of older adults to MSN students.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cheryl Giscombé, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, MSN Division and Programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Her research focuses on how the social and cultural context of African American women's lives influences stress-related obesity and diabetes risk. Dr. Giscombé previously developed a conceptual framework called Superwoman Schema (SWS), which suggests that obligations to present an image of strength, to suppress emotions, and to prioritize caregiving over self-care may influence health disparities in African American women.
University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Nalo Hamilton, Ph.D., R.N., W.H.N.P./A.N.P.-B.C., is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing. Dr. Hamilton is interested in the development of breast cancer and its impact on women of diverse ethnic backgrounds. She hopes that the discovery of unique biomarkers for breast cancer development and progression may improve patient screening and treatment outcomes.
Yale University School of Nursing
While working as a Nurse Practitioner caring for individuals with dementia, LuAnn Etcher, PhD, GNP observed the negative impact that temporally patterned behaviors can have on the quality of life of those with dementia and their caregivers. As a result of this experience, Dr. Etcher became interested in finding ways to specifically detect and manage circadian based systems associated with Dementia. Dr. Etcher teaches graduate and doctoral level students an Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Nursing.
University of California, Davis
Elena Siegel, Ph.D., R.N., has a background in business and finance and is applying this knowledge to her research in care systems management and gerontology. She hopes that her research will maximize organizational and workforce capacity to deliver high quality, cost-effective long-term care for older Americans. Dr. Siegel is an Associate Professor and founding faculty member at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis.
Thomas Jefferson University
Jennifer Bellot, Ph.D., R.N., M.H.S.A., is an Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Bellot's passion for policy and health equity helped shape her RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars research project, which focuses on the integration of Medicare and Nurse Managed Centers.
University of New Mexico
Emily Haozous, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. is an Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing. Dr. Haozous studies the relationship between digital storytelling, medical mistrust, and patient intent to receive cancer screening among American Indian/Alaskan Native people. She hopes this research will help to improve cancer outcomes in the AI/AN communities.
University of South Carolina
Robin Knobel, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN is an Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor at University of South Carolina College of Nursing. After completing her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Nevada, she practiced as a neonatal nurse for 13 years and then completed an MSN from East Carolina University as a neonatal nurse practitioner.
West Virginia UniversityTaura Barr, PhD, RN is an Assistant Professor in the West Virginia University School of Nursing and Prevention Research Center. Her program of research is centered on the use of genomic methodologies to identify biomarkers of cardiovascular disease, understand their relationship with post-stroke inflammation and immunity, and define the contributing environmental factors related to health disparity in underserved populations.
University of Cincinnati
Gordon Gillespie, PhD, RN, FAEN is an Associate Professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing where he studies the stressors and stress response of emergency department workers. He plans on using the information from his research project to develop an intervention that promotes the resilience and psychological health of victimized workers. Click here to read more about Dr. Gillespie's research in workplace violence.
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Terrah L. Foster Akard, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. would like to decrease suffering and enhance life for children undergoing palliative care. Her current research involves developing a legacy-making intervention which will be used to test the effects on suffering in children with cancer who have a poor prognosis and their parent caregivers.
University of Toledo
Dr Tsui Sui Kao of the University of Toledo aspires to translate her research with adolescents and their parents to develop strategies to promote positive parent-child interactions, thus bridging the health disparities gap created by socioeconomic inequality and inadequate understanding of diverse adolescents' behaviors. Read more about Dr. Kao's research on the family collective efficacy and her role as an academic nursing by clicking here.
University of Michigan, School of Nursing
Maria Katapodi, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. came to United States as a Fulbright Scholar to pursue graduate studies in nursing. Her research integrates oncology genomics, decision-making, and family communication. She aspires to use her program of research and her expertise in meta-analysis, to facilitate the translation of genomics into evidence-based nursing practice.
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Futures trading is complex and carries the risk of substantial losses. It is not suitable for all investors. The ability to withstand losses and to adhere to a particular trading program in spite of trading losses are material points which can adversely affect investor returns.
The returns for trading systems listed throughout this website are hypothetical in that they represent returns in a model account. The model account rises or falls by the average single contract profit and loss achieved by clients trading actual money pursuant to the listed system's trading signals on the appropriate dates (client fills), or if no actual client profit or loss available – by the hypothetical single contract profit and loss of trades generated by the system's trading signals on that day in real time (real-time) less slippage, or if no real time profit or loss available – by the hypothetical single contract profit and loss of trades generated by running the system logic backwards on backadjusted data (backadjusted).
Note that the Client Fill Trades are reported across all clients utilizing the platform, across multiple brokers, and are not based solely on the performance of accounts at this brokerage.
The hypothetical model account begins with the initial capital level listed, and is reset to that amount each month. The percentage returns reflect inclusion of commissions, fees, slippage, and the cost of the system. The monthly cost of the system is subtracted from the net profit/loss prior to calculating the percentage return.
If and when a trading system has an open trade, the returns are marked to market on a daily basis, using the backadjusted data available on the day the computer backtest was performed for backtested trades, and the closing price of the then front month contract for real time and client fill trades. For a trade which spans months, therefore, the gain or loss for the month ending with an open trade is the marked to market gain or loss (the month end price minus the entry price, and vice versa for short trades).
The actual percentage gains/losses experienced by investors will vary depending on many factors, including, but not limited to: starting account balances, market behavior, the duration and extent of investor's participation (whether or not all signals are taken) in the specified system and money management techniques. Because of this, actual percentage gains/losses experienced by investors may be materially different than the percentage gains/losses as presented on this website.
Please read carefully the CFTC required disclaimer regarding hypothetical results below. HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN; IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK OF ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.
The information contained in the reports within this site is provided with the objective of "standarizing" trading systems account performance and is intended for informational purposes only. It should not be viewed as a solicitation for the referenced system or vendor. While the information and statistics within this website are believed to be complete and accurate, we cannot guarantee their completeness or accuracy. As past performance does not guarantee future results, these results may have no bearing on, and may not be indicative of, any individual returns realized through participation in this or any other investment.
The statistics on this page are calculated via the combination of three hypothetical data sets:
1. Backtested, 2. Tracked, and where available 3. Live.
Backtested performance is calculated by running a trading system backwards in time, and seeing what trades would have been done in the past when applied to backadjusted data. Tracked performance is calculated by running the trading system forwards on data each and every day, and logging the trades as they happen in real time day after day. Live performance is calculated by running the trading system on live tick data for actual clients and tracking the actual buy and sell prices those clients trading the system receive in their account.
We use Live results to calculate monthly returns for any month in which clients were trading for the entire month, Tracked fills for those months in which there are no client fills for the entire month, and computer generated fills for those months occurring before we loaded the system onto our trade servers. The results are hypothetical in that they represent returns in a model account. The model account rises or falls by the single contract profit and loss achieved by the system in whichever data set is available. The hypothetical model account begins with the Sugested Capital listed, and is reset to that amount each month. The percentage returns reflect inclusion of commissions, fees, slippage, and the cost of the system. The commission, slippage, fees, and monthly system costs are subtracted from the net profit/loss prior to calculating the percentage return.
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All hatmakers get into it by accident. I had my dream job: I was working at Queen's Park for a couple of politicians, but in the end, it wasn't as perfect for me as I thought. I took a hatmaking course as a stress release, and [then left] the office. I studied with retired milliner Barbara Hobbs and had a table at St. Lawrence Market for two and a half years. Perhaps I was closeted about it [laughs], but I didn't know I was artistic. I learned that by doing. I am the official milliner—the style guru—for the Queen's Plate [Canada's oldest thoroughbred horse race]. I advise people on what to wear: Just because it's big and flashy doesn't mean it's good for the event. A milliner always wants everybody to look at the hat, but a great one should frame your face. The brim should not extend much more than an inch past your shoulders or it throws the scale off.
As Rob Ford prepares to re-enter the mayor's race that's been getting on just fine without him, a Forum poll released last week put him in second place, behind challenger Olivia Chow and ahead of John Tory. According to Forum, Chow would win a five-way race with 34 per cent of the vote, with Ford grabbing 27 per cent and Tory getting 24 per cent. It's surprising stuff, and not only because Ford has maintained such a large group of supporters in spite of being a known criminal. Tory trails a guy who's been bro'ing out in Muskoka for several weeks. So does this really mean Ford can still compete in the mayor's race? Maybe not. Journalist and smarter-guy-than-you David Hains has already broken it down this way: 27 per cent of the electorate would vote for Ford, so he needs to appeal to more voters. But 58 per cent of those voters want him to resign. This number can change, but right now, there's just a tiny chunk of the electorate for Ford to try and snag. The math doesn't look good. But wait. There's another poll, this one done by Tory strategist Nick Kouvalis' firm Campaign Research, that shows Chow and Tory in a virtual deadlock, with Ford far behind.
Back in May, John Tory spokesperson Amanda Galbraith said that it would take a miracle to have shovels in the ground on the Scarborough subway by 2015. Despite this bit of candor from the campaign, Tory's website still says the project could break ground by next year. In a statement about bringing jobs to Scarborough, for instance, Tory is quoted as saying that he hopes to have a sound economic plan in place "when the shovels start digging in 2015."We asked Tory about his transit timelines at a press conference last Thursday. Get it while it's hot.


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After two straight weeks in which the figures tracked near their lowest levels in seven years, the number of first-time applications for jobless benefits rose more than expected last week.
The Employment and Training Administration says there were 329,000 such claims filed, up by 24,000 from the previous week's slightly revised figure.
Reuters says that even though the latest number was above expectations, "the rise probably does not suggest a shift in labor market conditions as the underlying trend continued to point to strength. ... The increase probably reflects difficulties adjusting the data for seasonal fluctuations given a late Easter this year and the timing of school spring breaks."
Bloomberg News makes much the same point: "The Easter holiday period made it more difficult to adjust the data for seasonal variations. ... Looking beyond the swings, firings have slowed, which probably means employers are gaining confidence the world's largest economy is strengthening."
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It follows logically: If you are unable to predict how a decision might affect your life, your decisions may be more impulsive.
New research from the University of Florida in rats backs that up.
A study found that rats with impulsive tendencies tend to have poorer working memories. In humans, scientists define working memory as the ability to hold details like a name or phone number in mind.
On the other hand, rats that avoided risky situations tended to have poor cognitive flexibility, which in this case means they were unable to learn a new way to get a food pellet after they had been trained to expect it from a different lever. By studying the rats' behavior, the researchers are examining the ways impulsivity, working memory and cognitive flexibility may or may not interact.
The research, published online in March ahead of print in the journal Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, could provide animal models for people with certain mental disorders such as anorexia or addiction, said Kristy Shimp, a doctoral candidate in the UF College of Medicine's department of neuroscience. People with anorexia tend to have poorer cognitive flexibility, whereas people with addiction often engage in risky behavior.
Shimp studies in the lab of UF Health neuroscientist Barry Setlow, Ph.D., who examines the connections between risky behavior, decision-making and addiction, as well as disorders such as anorexia, schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Shimp, who is the paper's lead author, said the study of risky behavior is significant.
"Instead of treating psychiatric disorders based on a cluster of symptoms and a single diagnosis, the National Institutes of Health is shifting to treating separate symptoms," Shimp said. "Researching things like risky decision-making, impulsivity and other features that are part of multiple disorders is becoming more important."
To study impulsivity, Shimp's rats were presented with two levers. Pressing the first lever yielded the rats one pellet right away. If the rats pressed the other lever, however, they got three pellets of food — but only after a delay. The delay increased as the test went on. Shimp found that some rats were able to delay gratification, continuing to choose the large reward even when they had to wait for it. But other rats still opted for the smaller amount of food that came more quickly. This showed a greater preference for immediate gratification and indicated impulsivity, the researchers said.
Shimp's finding that the impulsive rats have poor working memories echoes research done at Virginia Tech with people addicted to methamphetamine, who also have poor working memories and are shown to be more impulsive than non-users. But, this research showed, when given computer-based working memory training, the subjects' working memory strengthened and their impulsivity decreased, which could help them reduce relapse. The similarities between the results of Shimp's study and the Virginia Tech study could give researchers a new animal model to study the neurobiology underlying addiction.
"Better working memory leads to less impulsivity. Intuitively, if you have a more salient recall that, 'hey, if I do drugs, bad things will happen,' you'd be less likely to use drugs," she said.
In humans, it is difficult to study whether their behavior is a result of genetics or a result of other environmental factors, or both. Setlow, who is also an author on the paper, said his team's goal is to examine both the genetic and environmental causes of risky behavior, impulsivity and addiction.
"In this experiment, the rats all came from a very homogenous background," Setlow said.
Understanding how these features are connected may help change medical treatment for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, addiction and other disorders associated with risk-taking.
"While pharmaceuticals can be very helpful, there may be side effects. Things like exercise and mental diversion in addition to typical kinds of therapies could be helpful," Shimp said. "We can find natural ways that can help people modify their behavior in a healthy way — and give them scientific credence to help advance their cause."


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4K video: 3 things to future-proof your work
Should you be shooting 4K at all times to future-proof your work? A Canon video specialist shares his best advice.
The high quality and superior design of Canon's cameras and lenses make them the go-to kit for today's best documentary filmmakers. The results speak for themselves: at the 2019 Academy Awards, announced in February, all the nominees in the Best Feature Documentary category were shot using Canon equipment.
The winning movie, Free Solo, plus the four other nominated films (RBG, Of Fathers and Sons, Hale County This Morning This Evening, and Minding the Gap) were all made using cameras and lenses from Canon's range of Cinema EOS and DSLR kit.
The equipment performed well in the often-demanding conditions in which the Oscar-nominated filmmakers worked. Subjects ranged from a perilous cliff climb to life in an Islamic caliphate.
Free Solo is a compelling documentary about Alex Honnold and his ascent of the 3,000-foot granite rockface of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, USA. Alex is one of the world's best free solo climbers, and this extraordinary climb was achieved without any ropes, harnesses or other equipment.
It was filmed over a two-year period using three Canon camera bodies: a Canon EOS C300 Mark II, a Canon EOS-1D X Mark II and a Canon XC10.
The film's co-director, co-producer and director of photography, Jimmy Chin, says the main reason he chose Canon was its high level of performance. "We knew that we wanted to shoot with real cinema cameras and real cinema lenses and really push the craft of the film," he says.
"The EOS C300 Mark II was an obvious choice for us. We knew we wanted to shoot for a big cinematic experience, so we were shooting in 4K. We needed to have a camera that was easy to use, that was very dependable. Also a big advantage for us is that it is a great vérité camera."
Shooting took place in a range of locations, from high on California's El Capitan to the cramped interior spaces of Alex's van, so a range of prime and zoom lenses were needed. They included Canon Cinema Primes, the CINE-SERVO 17-120mm, Compact Cinema Zooms, CN-E 14.5-60mm and EF lenses. For capturing the climactic free solo climb itself, Jimmy used one of the "big guns" in the Canon range, the CINE-SERVO 50-1000mm lens.
"Ultimately, the film looks beautiful because of the Cinema cameras and Cinema lenses we were able to use," he says.
Claudia Raschke, director of photography on the Oscar-nominated RBG, says Canon equipment was essential to that film's appearance, too. It's a documentary about US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ("RBG") and was shot using Canon EOS C300 Mark II cameras. "They are lightweight, I can move around quickly, they have a fantastic sensor – I can use the craft to support the story," Claudia says.
She chose to shoot with Cinema EOS primes and zooms partly because she wanted to accurately capture details in Ruth Bader Ginsburg's physical appearance. "Her skin tone was very striking and I really wanted to make sure I could reproduce that and create this incredible glow that she carries," Claudia continues. "One of the things that really struck me was the amount of reflectance [that Canon lenses capture] within the skin tone. It just kind of blew me away."
Also nominated were Of Fathers and Sons, which gives a rare insight into life in an Islamic caliphate, and Minding the Gap, which documents the lives of three young men growing up in an American 'Rust Belt' town. Both were shot on a Canon EOS C300. Finally, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, which gives an intimate view of life in an African American community in Alabama, was shot on a Canon EOS 5D Mark III.
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LAS VEGAS–Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage here Jan. 9 for what could very well be his last keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). As predicted by many in the tech media, his talk focused primarily on Windows Phone, Microsoft's designs on living-room entertainment and the upcoming Windows 8.
But most of all, Ballmer wanted to talk about the "Metro" design aesthetic that increasingly unites Microsoft's properties, referring to it as a "star attraction" across "all the user experiences" offered by his company.
"I think people will be kind of impressed by how it lights everything up," he told television host Ryan Seacrest, who acted as a host of sorts for the keynote, and the audience of hundreds filling the ballroom of Vegas' Venetian hotel and casino.
Overshadowing the event was the knowledge that this would be a Microsoft CEO's last CES keynote, at least for the foreseeable future.
"We agreed to a pause," Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), which hosts CES, told the audience before Ballmer appeared. "I would be shocked if a Microsoft leader didn't return to the stage in the next few years."
That made the pullout sound like a mutual decision, despite an official Microsoft blog posting in December framing it as a unilateral one–on Microsoft's part. When Ballmer stepped onstage, he declined to say much of anything about his company's decision, but moved on to the main event with a brisk "Let's get started."
Soon enough, the giant screen behind Ballmer and Seacrest was flashing images of the company's upcoming products, and a rotating host of executives stepped onto one of the onstage podiums to deliver a somewhat deeper dive into the various features.
"I'm really excited and upbeat about where we are," Ballmer said about Microsoft's Windows Phone. "If you take a look at it, the other phones all make the sea of icons, the sea of applications what we've really done with Windows Phone is have a better way."
Microsoft and its partners are using CES as a platform to essentially reintroduce Windows Phone to a broad audience. Although the mobile software platform attracted some solid critical reviews following its initial release in late 2010, by summer even Ballmer acknowledged that Windows Phone devices were selling poorly.
Microsoft has released a major Windows Phone software update, "Mango," with hundreds of tweaks and new features. In addition, manufacturing partners such as Nokia and HTC have committed to building a new generation of Windows Phones with specs matching those of high-end rivals such as Apple's iPhone and the premium Android smartphones.
Ballmer and company then moved on to Windows 8. "People don't want to compromise on what they have today," he said, in a not-so-veiled allusion to tablets and their somewhat lightweight functionality. "They want the best of what they have, and the best of what they want." The upcoming operating system, he said, will operate on both tablets and PCs without forcing users to compromise.
Despite the near-ubiquity of the Windows brand on PCs, Windows 8 will face some significant challenges to adoption when it enters the market in the second half of 2012. With a start screen composed of large, colorful tiles linked to applications, the operating system has indeed been designed to work on both traditional PCs and tablets; in the latter case, however, it will face a segment dominated by Apple's iPad and crowded with a variety of touch screens running Google Android. Those rivals will surely battle fiercely to keep Windows from gaining traction among tablet users.
In addition, Windows 8 will arrive a mere three years after Windows 7. That could make the operating system a hard sell to customers and businesses that recently upgraded. Over the past few months, Microsoft executives have taken pains to emphasize Windows 8's enhancements and tweaks to the standard Windows features.
Ballmer and company also pushed the ultrabooks that are ubiquitous at this year's CES. This isn't exactly a startling move on Microsoft's part: Ballmer has long advocated selling ultrathin laptops with more powerful specs than netbooks small and cheap devices that flooded the market a few years back. For Microsoft, the advantage is clear: More powerful hardware can run a more expensive version of Windows, not to mention software such as Office. Ultrabooks are also being pushed aggressively by Intel, which is seeking a way to make its presence more deeply felt in the mobile segment.
Ballmer spent the rest of his last CES keynote discussing initiatives ranging from Xbox whose dashboard recently underwent a "Metro"-style makeover to the cloud-based Office 365. But he closed with a strong message about Microsoft's core focus. "Windows 8 is what's next," he told the audience. "There's nothing more important at Microsoft than Windows."
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Ontario is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019, ensuring equal pay for part-time workers and increasing the minimum vacation entitlement as part of a major labour overhaul.
Premier Kathleen Wynne made the announcement Tuesday in response to a government-commissioned report released last week that included 173 recommendations addressing precarious work.
"Change in the workplace isn't just on the horizon, it's here," Wynne said. "People are working longer, jobs are less secure, benefits are harder to come by and protections are fewer and fewer. In a time of change like this, when the very nature of work is being transformed, we need to make certain that our workers are treated fairly."
The Changing Workplaces review concluded that new technology, a shrinking manufacturing sector and fewer union jobs, among other factors, have left approximately one-third of Ontario's 6.6 million workers vulnerable.
RELATED: B.C.'s minimum wage will go up to $11.35 an hour in September
The report didn't examine the minimum wage, which is currently indexed to inflation and had been set to rise from $11.40 to $11.60 in October, but Wynne said raising it will make a difference in millions of people's lives.
The minimum wage will rise to $14 an hour on Jan. 1, 2018 and is set to increase to $15 the following year. About 10 per cent of Ontario workers are currently making minimum wage, but about 30 per cent are making less than $15 an hour – the majority of them women.
"It has always been a challenge to raise a family on a minimum-wage job," Wynne said. "But in recent years, it has become almost impossible. And the reality is more and more people are having to do it."
Lower minimum wages for students under 18 and liquor servers will also rise during the same time frame, but those exemptions to the minimum wage will not be eliminated, as the report had recommended.
Wynne also announced that part-time workers will get equal pay for doing work equal to full-time staff, and that the minimum vacation entitlement will be increased. Instead of getting two weeks of vacation, workers will be able to get three weeks of paid vacation a year after five years with a company.
The changes to workplace laws will also establish fairer rules for scheduling, including making employers pay three hours of wages if they cancel a shift with fewer than 48 hours notice.
Personal emergency leave would also be expanded. Currently it is only available to employees at companies with more than 50 people, but proposed legislation would ensure all employees in the province get 10 days per year, two of them paid.
Jessica Smith Cross and Allison Jones , The Canadian Press


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Polyps are one of the most common conditions affecting the colon and rectum, occurring in 15-20% of the adult population. Although most polyps are benign, the relationship of certain polyps to cancer is well established.
Polyps are abnormal growths rising from the lining of the large intestine (colon) and protruding into the intestinal canal (lumen). Some polyps are flat; others have a stalk.
What are the symptoms of polyps?
Most polyps produce no symptoms and often are found incidentally during endoscopy or x-ray of the bowel. Some polyps, however, can produce bleeding, mucous discharge, alteration in bowel function, or in rare cases, abdominal pain.
How are polyps diagnosed?
Polyps are diagnosed either by looking at the colon lining directly during a colonoscopy or by x-ray study.
Although checking the stool for microscopic blood is an important test for colon and rectal disorders, a negative test does not rule out the presence of polyps. The discovery of one polyp necessitates a complete colon inspection, since at least 30% of these patients will have additional polyps.
Do polyps need to be treated?
Since there is no fool-proof way of predicting whether or not a polyp is or will become malignant, total removal of all polyps is advised. The vast majority of polyps can be removed by snaring them with a wire loop passed through the instrument. Small polyps can be destroyed simply by touching them with a coagulating electrical current.
Most colon examinations using the flexible colonoscope, including polyp removal, can be performed on an outpatient basis with minimal discomfort. Large polyps may require more than one treatment for complete removal. Some polyps cannot be removed by instruments because of their size or position; surgery is then required.
Can polyps recur?
Once a polyp is completely removed, its recurrence is very unusual. However, the same factors that caused the polyp to form are still present. New polyps will develop in at least 30 % of people who have previously had polyps. Patients should have regular exams by a physician specially trained to treat diseases of the colon and rectum.


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5 habits to set yourself up for weight-loss success — for life
Someone once said that youth is wasted on the young.
There's some truth to this, of course. Our 20-something selves have a naturally higher metabolism, more muscle and are generally more active than our 40-plus versions. We lose muscle with every decade of life, starting at the end of our 20s.
But instant weight loss is not a guarantee. Many people in their 20s still struggle with losing and keeping off the extra pounds. After all, your third decade of life is filled with more changes than most. Leaving home, independence, your first job and perhaps marriage and kids. Change can often lead to disruption and abandonment of healthy behaviors.
Your 20s are often a time of experimentation. Part of the discovery process can mean more social opportunities and extra helpings in the alcohol department. Aside from some of the obvious reasons why excessive drinking should be avoided, your weight should be a motivating rationale to take a break from alcohol as well.
Alcohol provides empty calories — lots of them — and can contribute to an inability to lose weight. That Long Island iced tea, those fruity martinis and the night of consistent vodka and cranberries can amount to extra fuel your body simply can't burn. You'll find similar issues from cola, juices and energy drinks as the majority either have real sugar or fake alternatives. Both options can be the kiss of death for anyone serious about shedding weight.
Now is a good time to ditch all things diet, and when I say "diet," I'm talking about the kind that equates to deprivation, hunger and ultimate failure.
Several studies show diets don't work; yet young adults are some of its worst victims. A 2018 study found that dieting and skipping meals actually made young adults fatter, not leaner.
Further, a 2017 randomized controlled trial found taking breaks from dieting actually led to more success in weight loss. The authors of the study cited the concept of "adaptive thermogenesis" as the reason why diets ultimately fail.
Calorie restriction reduces metabolic rate more dramatically than once thought, making it harder to actually achieve weight loss. The more you diet, the more your metabolism may be negatively impacted.
Many people have a love-hate relationship with their scale. I often suggest solving this by getting rid of the relationship all together and putting the scale in the trash.
Here's why: The scale provides a number, an assessment of all the "stuff" in you. Muscle, fat, water — all of it. It may not be a great assessment, however, of how you're doing in the health department.
One study found young adults were more likely to be obsessed with an "ideal weight" number than they were in achieving a healthy weight. Further, the number that young adults had in their mind was often far from what was realistic.
A better option? Save money and buy a tape measure. Studies have shown waist size is a better predictor of health and risk for obesity than BMI (akin to that number on the scale).
Along with getting rid of that perfect number you want to see on the scale, now is the time to eliminate the daily calorie count. ed more on a whole-foods diet. All calories are not equal — learn this lesson young and your chances of managing a healthy weight throughout your life go up.
— and there are multiple studies to prove it. Instead of focusing on quantity, now is the time to focus on quality.
A 2018 study in JAMA showed individuals were most successful at weight loss when they stopped counting calories and instead focused more on a whole-foods diet. All calories are not equal — learn this lesson young and your chances of managing a healthy weight throughout your life go up.
While exercise alone won't seal the deal for weight loss, adding it into your weight-loss plan alongside a healthy, balanced diet can go a long way. Plus, making regular physical activity a part of your routine when you're young can help form the habit into a lifetime intention.
Your 20s also are a time when your body is most forgiving, giving you the opportunity to push yourself without worrying as much about the aches and pains that may come later (and often derail our exercise routines).


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Braided Cable OUTDOOR Dog Bed
I love cable knits; great big thick Aran sweaters. I live in eastern NC, where we can wear great big thick Aran sweaters maybe two days out of the year. Even worse, we have red clay soils, which don't play well with cream-colored aran yarn. So when I discovered I could knit for fun and make pillows out of these designs, I was thrilled.
This design is an exploration of braided cable patterns, digitally printed onto a dog bed.
We know your dog doesn't really care what his or her bed looks like. But you do. We're simply not all plaid people. That's why I'm making my rug designs available on three sizes of dog beds.
These are comfortable, knife-edged dog beds, zippered and washable. (Toss them in the dryer on the fluff cycle to get rid of dog hair, or vacuum them.) Dogs, cats, kittens, and little boys love them.
Outdoor Dog Bed - Water resistant polyester top, waterproof cotton duck bottom in black.
Polyester fill bun insert, zipper closure.
Cover is machine-washable. Wash in cold water, tumble dry on low. Do not bleach.
NOTE: Any of the rugs in the "Original Knit Rugs" or "Original Woven Rugs" can be printed onto these dog beds. Please message me if you would like one of the other patterns; I will add the SKU and let you know when it is ready.
In addition, dog beds are available in waterproof duck for outdoor use. In time, all will be added to the shop; if you would like something sooner, please let me know and I will add it.


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The Advanced Beis Medrash Program of Ohr Somayach
Who is it for?
The student who is already capable of preparing Gemara, Rashi and Tosfos and who seeks to become fully independent in learning.
What does it offer?
- The exciting atmosphere of a classical Beis Medrash with a large body of highly motivated students.
- A high teacher-student ratio, and a staff composed of some of the foremost scholars in Jewish learning, ensures that each student receives maximum opportunity for development. The Rabbeim are also highly accessible to their students for educational and personal guidance.
- A rich variety of advanced Gemara, Halacha and Hashkafa shiurim.
- The student learns to independently prepare a folio of Talmud and to engage in creative research, coming to appreciate, first hand, the intense experience of unraveling a complex Talmudic problem
- Philosophy, ethics and history are studied from their sources.
- Shabbatonim with the Rebbeim
Where will you be (after 1-2 years)?
Able to independently prepare Gemara, Rashi, Tosfos, and to master the meforshim – skills which will serve you well at every stage of your life.
Learning at a level equal to the advanced levels of mainstream yeshivos.
Qualified to enter a mainstream yeshiva at an advanced level.
For more information...
Please contact Rabbi Moshe Pindrus
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: from U.S.A to Israel: 646 502 6597
in Israel: 02 581 0315
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If you're fortunate enough to have employer-provided health insurance, that narrows your options down to the plans that your employer offers. If you don't have coverage through your job, perhaps an organization or association that you belong to will allow you to buy health insurance through them at a group rate.
Another option is to check your local Obamacare health insurance marketplace to see if you qualify for an upfront premium credit, which would get you reduced premium costs. Even if you don't qualify for the credit right away, buying your health insurance through the marketplace means you may qualify for it when you file your tax return for the year.
If you can't, or won't, get health insurance from any of these sources, you'll have to fall back on buying a private plan. It will give you the widest range of options, but likely will be far more expensive.
Decide which type of policy to buy
Health insurance policies come in a variety of basic types, although you may not have access to all of these options through your preferred source. Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) are a very common type of health insurance policy. With an HMO, you're required to use healthcare providers within the policy's network, and you have to get a referral from your primary care physician in order to see a specialist.
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) are also quite common. A PPO health insurance policy has a network, but you're not limited to in-network care — although using network providers is cheaper — and you don't need referrals to see specialists.
Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPOs) are a hybrid between HMOs and PPOs. You're required to stick to the plan's network, but don't need referrals for specialists. Finally, Point of Service (POS) plans are a less common option that are essentially the opposite of an EPO. You're not limited to the POS plan's network, but do need a referral to see a specialist.
Of the four common types of plans, an HMO or EPO tends to be cheaper than a PPO or POS with the same level of coverage. However, if network coverage is poor in your area, or you're uncomfortable limiting yourself to network providers, it may be worth paying a little more to get a PPO or POS policy.
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High deductible versus low deductible
All things being equal, the higher a plan's deductible is, the lower the monthly premiums will be. A high deductible means that you'll have to pay a lot of healthcare expenses yourself before the insurance policy kicks in, but if you have few or no medical expenses in a given year, these plans can be a bargain. Very low medical expenses means that you probably won't surpass the deductible, even of a low-deductible plan, so getting a high-deductible plan keeps your insurance costs as low as possible while still protecting you in case something catastrophic happens.
If you decide to go the high-deductible route, getting a Health Savings Account (HSA)-enabled plan, and funding it with at least the equivalent of a year's deductible, is your best option. An HSA plan neatly covers the biggest weakness of a high-deductible health insurance policy – namely, that you'd have to shell out a great deal of money on a major medical expense before the insurance would take over. If you have a full-year's deductible tucked away in your HSA, you can just use that money to finance your share of the expenses, while simultaneously enjoying the triple tax advantage that an HSA offers.
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Comparing coverage
There are two major factors that affect how well a particular plan will cover your medical expenses: the plan's network and its coverage policies. Even if you choose a plan with out-of-network options, like a PPO, you're still better off using in-network health providers as much as possible because doing so will reduce your costs. And the rules that a given health insurance policy uses to decide what's covered and what's not – and how much the co-pays will be – can make a huge difference in how helpful a particular policy really is for you.
For example, if there's a rather pricey medication that you take every day, you'll definitely want to get a health insurance policy that lists that medication on its formulary. If you travel a lot, stick to plans that offer good out-of-area treatment options. And if you already have a primary care physician, you'll definitely want to pick a plan that includes your doctor in its network.
Finding the best deal
If you're stuck between two or three different policies and can't decide which one to choose, try this exercise. Multiply the monthly premium by 12 to get your annual cost for a plan, then add in the plan's out-of-pocket maximum. The result is the most you would end up spending on health care if you had one or more major medical expenses during the year. Do this calculation for each plan you're considering, then compare the results. The plan with the lowest total is likely the best deal for you.


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Give Thanks T-Shirt
The Give Thanks T-shirt is a great way of showing people what's on your mind.
As the year passes we are faced with varied trials and temptations and when we fall and rise again we are indebted to God for His son Jesus Christ and for the grace that we have freely obtained from Him.
As Christians, we have been taught to say 'thank you' from childhood and to always be grateful for all that we have. What better to demonstrate that than wearing this t-shirt that says, Give Thanks.
• Unisex
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
Size guide
Length (inches) | 28 | 29 ¼ | 30 ¼ | 31 ¼ | 32 ½ | 33 ½ |
Width (inches) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
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Buying a home for the first time can be a trial by fire. As you get older, even when you have experience with buying a home, it is easy to get overwhelmed and to forget the little things that you need to do or check. It helps to have a reliable realtor, but here are a few things that you should always have in the forefront of your mind when shopping for a new home.
Larger Down Payment Saves Money
When you finalize the purchase of your new home, chances are that you won't be able to pay the full amount and you will have to get a mortgage. There are a variety of factors that affect your mortgage payments, but one of the biggest is the size of your down payment. The more money you can pay at the beginning, the less you will have to pay interest on. Your initial down payment can be as low as 5% of the price, but it is better to pay at least 20% or more if possible. Look at home prices in terms of how much of a down payment you can make, so you don't have to pay as much overall.
Talk to an Expert
The house you want to buy may look perfect, but there is more to the home than you can see. Without an expert opinion, you may miss problems with the foundation, plumbing, HVAC system, or any number of other problems. Once the contract is signed, the sale is final and any problems you find are your responsibility. While it may cost a little extra, you should make sure that you have a professional inspect the home before you finalize the sale.
Plan for Long Term
This may seem like a no-brainer, but when you buy a home, you need to be looking to the future. This is an incredibly expensive purchase that you will be paying off for the next few decades, so don't make this decision without thinking about the future. You may not want to pay rent anymore, but if your job is going to require you to move in the next little while or you are looking to have a lot more children, it might be wise to hold off on purchasing a home until you are in a more stable situation. You don't want to buy a house and then lose money selling it in just a few years.
Location Matters
The location of your home matters just as much as the home itself. You may find a home that you think is your dream home, but if it isn't close to good schools, in a safe area, or close to work, it might not be as good as it seems. There is so much more to the quality of your life than the features of your home. You can always renovate or upgrade parts of your home, but you can't change the quality of education for your children or your safety. Make sure you look at where you will be living, not just the home.
Don't Forget Security
After you do your research and decide what home you are going to buy, you need to start making preparations for moving in. While there are a variety of things you need to do, don't forget to set up a security system. This is a vulnerable time for your home and burglars will be tempted by the moving trucks. Having even just the basic security system can provide a lot of protection and peace of mind. Try to get an alarm system set up and place a sign in your yard or window as soon as possible to discourage criminals.
Selecting and buying a home is an exciting decision, and by paying attention to the details, you can avoid many common pitfalls. It is a big purchase, so don't be afraid to take your time and to ask experts for help.


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