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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Amid the celebration, the tears and the hugs, there was something else in the Seattle Seahawks' locker room as they celebrated the first Super Bowl title in franchise history.
A complete and utter lack of surprise.
Most of the football-watching world was no doubt stunned by the ease with which the Seahawks dismantled the Denver Broncos on Sunday, winning Super Bowl XLVIII 43-8 at MetLife Stadium. Even if you believed the Seahawks would win, you couldn't have reasonably expected that, right? But the Seahawks themselves, they did. They knew the Broncos' record-setting offense hadn't seen anything like Seattle's defense this year. They knew their offense was a lot better than it gets credit for, especially after putting up subpar numbers late in the season.
"We did exactly what we said we were going to do," safety Kam Chancellor said. "… We finished business."
And it was an early play by Chancellor that explains, better than anything you or I or any other observer can explain, why these Seahawks are the best and baddest team in football.
The official play-by-play lists one of the game's most significant plays as: P. Manning pass short middle to D. Thomas to DEN 40 for 2 yards (K. Chancellor).
But really that play said, "Welcome to Seahawks football, you'll be getting hit like that all night." Already trailing 5-0, the Broncos were trying to bounce back from that rocky start, but on their third play from scrimmage, Peyton Manning hit Demaryius Thomas over the middle for a short gain, then Chancellor reminded Thomas of what was coming for the rest of the night with a devastating blow.
As much as the safety on the game's first play and the field goal that followed gave the Seahawks an early cushion, it was Chancellor's big hit on Thomas that set the tone.
"It just sends a message," said Chancellor, who also had an interception that helped jump start the blowout victory. "Any time you come across that middle, you've got a chance of getting wrecked. That's the way we play on defense. We play physical, we want to instill our will."
Consider the Broncos and their record-setting offense wrecked.
The Seahawks are Super Bowl champions not because they have the flashiest offense, or even the most star-studded defense. They're champs because they have a defense that can impose its will on even the most prolific offense in NFL history. Manning set NFL records for passing yards and touchdowns this season and the Broncos were the highest-scoring offense in NFL history.
Yet when we look back at the 2013 season, the unit that secured its place in NFL history was the Seahawks defense. From the playmaking linebackers — a former seventh-round pick, Malcolm Smith, was the game's MVP — to the "Legion of Boom" to a pass rush that harassed Manning all night despite registering only one sack, this was a completely dominant performance.
"We saw this coming," defensive end Michael Bennett said. "We never went into a game thinking we couldn't win. We always knew when we played our type of defense that we play, there's no offense that can play with us."
Even better, the Seahawks did it playing pretty much the same defense they played all year. They didn't need to trick things up to hold the Broncos to their first game under 17 points in Manning's two seasons in Denver, or to make a team that averaged more than 37 points a game look pretty awful while turning the ball over four times.
"It was the same exact game plan," Bennett said. "At the end of the day when you've got these type of players, you don't need to change every week. We go out there and line up, play our defense and win."
And, yeah, that early hit by Chancellor set the tone for the rest of the night.
"I don't want to say (we were in their heads), but you know they were tip-toeing around those slants and stuff," Bennett said. "But, hey, I won't want to catch a ball if Kam Chancellor was running out there. K.J. Wright is 6-4, 255 playing linebacker. It's scary to go out there and catch a ball against them."
And to be fair to the rest of the team, it was a group effort. The Broncos did a good job containing Marshawn Lynch, so quarterback Russell Wilson carved them up in the second half to extend the lead. Seattle's special teams were spectacular, most notably in the form of a Percy Harvin kick return, and in a stat that will make coach Pete Carroll most happy, they won the turnover battle 4-0. The domination was as balanced as it was dominant.
"That's it," Carroll said. "That's exactly how we try to play. We've been what we've tried to put up pretty consistently for a lot of years. I'm thrilled that it came out like that so clearly and so obviously that that's the way we can play ball to win a championship."
The Seahawks were tougher, they were more talented, and they were a more complete team. And on defense, they were historically good on the way to securing a Super Bowl title.
"We'll let all the pundits, we'll let all the football historians … we'll force their opinion on what type of team that was," said emotional defensive lineman Red Bryant. "We dominated on the biggest stage when the light was the brightest and played the way we played, we'll let everybody else form an opinion of what we are."
No need for opinions. The defense that was the heart and soul of the Seahawks all season dominated a historic offense to key a Super Bowl win. This Seattle defense is one of the best of all time, and because of that, the Seahawks can finally call themselves champions.
The Seahawks adopted the motto "Seahawks 24/7, leave no doubt" last offseason. Sunday, despite having no doubt in themselves, the Seahawks and their dominant defense erased all doubt.
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Rick Riordan, dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five New York Times number-one bestselling book series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson, the Heroes of Olympus and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase, based on Norse mythology. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod, won the Red House Children's Book Award and is now a blockbuster film franchise starring Logan Lerman.
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FC 69 Remembering Adamsville Oral History Project with Marjory O'Toole
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This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Marjory O'Toole, editor of the book Remembering Adamsville which is the culmination of a village-wide oral history project.
Marjory O'Toole is the full-time Managing Director of the Little Compton, Rhode Island Historical Society and a part-time student in the John Nicholas Brown Public Humanities Program at Brown University.
Marjory is a lifelong resident of Little Compton who fondly remembers trips to Adamsville with her grandmother to buy candy at Simmons' Store. Today she lives a few miles away from the village with her husband and three children.
You can learn more about Marjory from her website.
Book Summary
Remembering Adamsville is the written end-product of an oral history project undertaken in the village of Adamsville in Little Compton, Rhode Island. The book chronicles the memories of many Adamsville residents and provides a solid representation of life in the village.
Book Info
Title: Remembering Adamsville
Publisher: Little Compton Historical Society (2013)
Trade paperback; 252 pages with an index and lots of color and BxW photos and illustrations. Alphabetical by participant.
Remembering Adamsville is available for purchase from Amazon.com and other booksellers.
The Interview
In this interview we talk about every aspect of conducting a town-wide oral history project from the volunteers needed to pull it off to engaging the interviewees. We've left no stone unturned during our discussion but perhaps most important was the powerful message that arose as a result the project. While collecting history is important, the coming together of a community and forging stronger ties with each other was perhaps the greatest benefit of all.
Prize Winners
Two copies of Remembering Adamsville were given out to the Fieldstone Common audience courtesy of the Little Compton Historical Society.
The winners are:
- Beth Finch McCarthy of Massachusetts
- Candace Breen of Rhode Island
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to the Little Compton Historical Society for their generosity in donating the books!
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Get the tools you need to turn that search into a smilie!
The TOTT kit starts with a Condor sidekick pouch that seems like it was made for Geocaching. It not only holds your favorite tools of the trade, but the para-cord creates a 90-degree angle and makes it a handy log signing station.
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Pickup available at Smilewear Brisbane
Usually ready in 5+ days
Limited colours and sizes available.
BIZ SCRUBS™ are made with high performance soft touch fabric for all day comfort in the most demanding of environments. Loose fitting bootleg style and a natural stretch in the fabric allows for ease of movement and resists creasing. Can withstand hygienic high-temperature laundry wash to 80°C.
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- 2 Lower front pockets with functional concealed inner pockets
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- 65% Polyester, 35% Cotton
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Machine wash warm, tumble dry low, non-chlorine bleach, do not dry clean, warm iron.
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- New embroidery set up - you will receive your sew out for approval within 5 business days
- Repeat embroidery - add approx 5 to 7 business days
- scrubs and accessories will be available for collection in approx 24-48 hours. We will notify you via email when your order is ready to collect
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How long will it take to receive my order?
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- Uniforms and workwear are ordered especially for you generally ship in 10 - 15 working days, however we will always endeavour to ship your items as soon as possible.
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- $15 per logo
- $10 for 2 rows of text only
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Do I need to have my scrub embroidered to be tax deductible?
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- Opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5pm and Saturday & Sunday 10am - 4pm
- No appointment is necessary - and we are open to the public.
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Abell was deputy director of the Press Complaints Commission at the time of giving evidence, having previously acted as one of two assistant directors at the Commission. Abell provided extensive information on the background of the PCC, its guidelines regarding conduct, and desirable ways of balancing the interests of editors and the public. He also argued in favour of pre-publication consultation. If a person knew something was to be written about them, the PCC could represent the person to the paper "and give advice to the editor, while letting the editor retain the decision about publication. But the effect is very often that stories are either not published, or that the inaccurate and untruthful parts of stories are not published." Now a radio presenter and editor of the Times Literary Supplement, Abell was also Managing Editor of The Sun from 2013 to 2016.
Worked as a legal advisor to News International in his role as a partner at Harbottle & Lewis. Was questioned on his involvement in, or knowledge of, the surveillance of two prominent lawyers, Mark Lewis and Charlotte Harris. Later fined £20,000 after a tribunal found that he failed to read an email containing evidence of widespread phone hacking at the News of the World. He said he was asleep when it was sent.
Adwent was a senior crime reporter for the East Anglican Daily Times and Evening Star Ipswich at the time of the Inquiry. He gave evidence regarding the relationship between Suffolk Police and the media.
Former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, Akers joined the force in 1976 and retired at the end of 2012, having led Operation Weeting, investigating the News International phone-hacking scandal, and the related Operations Elveden and Tuleta, respectively investigating inappropriate payments to police officers and other public officials and computer hacking. Akers was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 2007 and appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to policing.
Francis Aldhouse, solicitor, worked as deputy to the first Information Commissioner (formerly Data Protection Registrar) from 1985 to 2006. Gave evidence on his involvement in Operation Motorman during that time.
Facebook's Director of Public Policy for Europe, Middle East and Africa at time of Inquiry. Gave evidence on his role in ensuring that the platform did not violate privacy laws within each country of use and in removing information which was libellous or violated the terms of service. Asked whether Facebook ever sold personal information to third parties, he replied that it did not.
Served as Suffolk's Chief Constable. Joined police force in 1982 and retired in 2012. He provided evidence on Suffolk police department's involvement and relationship with the press.
At the time of the Inquiry, Ashford was Editorial Director of Northern & Shell, then the parent company of the Daily and Sunday Express, OK! magazine and a variety of other periodicals. He was requested to explain the circumstances of that company's withdrawal from the PCC. He said that "hurtful" attacks from other PCC members made N&S reluctant to participate, fearing that the PCC would not have the group's best interests at heart. Ashford also gave evidence regarding the Daily Express's close following of the Madeleine McCann story and comments made by Sir Christopher Meyer, then Chairman of PCC, about Peter Hill, editor at that time.
British journalist and documentary film-maker. In 2009, Atkins wrote and directed a film, Starsuckers, about press treatment of celebrities and the selling of false information to press outlets. Gave evidence to the Inquiry of the off-the-record accounts he had been given about the working practices of tabloid journalists.
Baggott was Chief Constable of the Leicestershire Constabulary at the time of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, when Leicester police took up a liaison role with their Portuguese counterparts. Gave evidence to Leveson about the intense press speculation around the case and the police effort to contain it. Also gave evidence on the relationship between press and police in Northern Ireland, where he served from 2009 to 2014.
At the time of giving evidence in 2011, Bailey was Chief Executive of Trinity Mirror publishers, a post to which she was appointed in 2003. Following allegations of hacking, Bailey launched an investigation into the ethics and procedures in place within Mirror Group's publications, she told the Inquiry. In 2012, following substantial drops in circulation and profits, she was asked by Trinity Mirror to resign. During her time at the Mirror, she told the Inquiry in 2011, authorisation of payments, expenses and the costs of pursuing stories were delegated to editors of the Mirror titles. The use of private investigators was banned after the convictions of Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire. She was asked what she would know of stories pre-publication, replying that she would have been told, for example, of a famous model's alleged use of cocaine, or a politician's affair, "so that they would not come as a surprise" to her the next day.
At the time of giving evidence, Baker was Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary having been appointed in 2009. Gave details of his personal experience with the media while carrying out this role, as well as reflecting on the relationship of the Essex Police, where he had been Chief Constable from 2005 to 2009. He kept records of all contacts, he said, and accepted no hospitality beyond tea, coffee or water.
Editor of the Financial Times at the time of the Inquiry. Testified regarding ethics and procedures in place within his publication. Gave his personal view that the PCC code "needs to be enforced before it is substantially amended... In the case of phone hacking it clearly was not enforced."
Chairman of Telegraph Media Group, a subsidiary of Press Holdings and responsible for The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. He told the Inquiry he believed in "self-regulation".
Barnett, of Cheshire Police, was president of the Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales at the time of the Inquiry, an elected role which he took up in 2010. Gave testimony on the Association's guidelines with regard to the press and told the Inquiry that police officers had become more nervous about talking to journalists.
Professor of Communications at the University of Westminster at the time of giving evidence and an experienced independent commentator on journalism and media policy issues. He was also at that time acting as specialist adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications for its inquiry into Investigative Journalism, having also advised the same committee in its inquiry into News and Media Ownership in 2007-08. Gave his views on the Editors' Code of Practice and lessons that could be learned from broadcasting regulation.
At the time of the Inquiry, Battle was Head of Compliance at Independent Television News (ITN), having worked as a lawyer in broadcasting since 2001. He previously worked at the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Today newspapers.
Belcher made a statement at the Inquiry on behalf of Trans Media Watch, a charity dedicated to improving the media coverage of trans or intersex issues. Belcher was a founder of the organisation and is a long-term campaigner for British transgender rights.
Director and co-owner of Ferrari Press Agency Limited, a freelance news agency based in Kent at time of Inquiry. Ferrari specialised in providing images, news and real-life features to national newspapers. Described the procedures and safeguards in place at the time.
Head of Media and Marketing for British Transport Police from 2006, Bird was asked to testify on the relationship between the Transport Police and the media and on practices concerning CCTV footage.


text: Michael Braxton Michael Braxton has dedicated his entire professional career, spanning over 20 years, to defending individuals charged with crimes. Mr. Braxton began his legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Tampa, Florida. After leaving the Public Defender's office, Mr. Braxton became a partner at the law firm of Essen & Essen et al., defending DUI's and criminal offenses. Throughout his career, Mr. Braxton has defended thousands of people charged with DUI and other criminal offenses. He has tried over 150 criminal jury trials and countless bench trials. He has also argued hundreds of pre-trial motions. His success in the courtroom has led to numerous not guilty verdicts in cases involving DUI's, misdemeanors, and all felonies ranging from 3rd degree to felonies punishable by life. In addition to his success at trial, Mr. Braxton has secured countless case dismissals based on police misconduct, destruction of evidence, illegal searches and seizures, and a number of other reasons. He has also handled and won countless driver's license hearings, allowing individuals accused of DUI to protect their driving privileges. Mr. Braxton has lectured at several DUI / Criminal Defense seminars and has taught hundreds of attorneys throughout the State of Florida on the art of winning a DUI / criminal case. He has lectured on the topic of "How to Properly Cross Examine a Witness." He has written nationally published articles on such DUI / criminal defense topics as "Excluding Breath, Blood, and Urine results" and "Unlawful Police Stops." Mr. Braxton has handled thousands DUI and criminal cases throughout the state of Florida. His experience and commitment to clients continue to be a driving force behind the firm's ability to secure successful results. Mr. Braxton is also admitted to practice law in the state of New Jersey. Education University of Connecticut, 1990 - B.S. Business Administration Nova Law Center, 1993 - J.D.


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The story of Jesus and the leper in Mark 1:40-45 provides us with a case study on the subject. In biblical times, "leprosy" encompassed many different skin diseases. We don't know what kind of leprosy the man had, exactly. It could have been Hansen's disease, which is what we call leprosy today. In that case, he would not have been in a lot of physical pain, since this disease takes away one's ability to feel much of anything in many parts of the body. This, in fact is one of the problems with the disease. Pain actually is supposed to be a gift from God–it tells us that there is something wrong that we must attend to before it gets worse. Without this unpleasant sensation we might be tempted, for example, to ignore an infection or continue to put stress on an overworked muscle that desperately needs a rest. The consequence can be permanent damage to the organ in question, and this is why lepers are often horribly disfigured, with missing digits and extremities. This hideous appearance causes the leper further suffering.
But regardless of what kind of leprosy the man had, there is yet another kind of suffering experienced by all lepers in ancient Israel. Leviticus 13 tells us that, to guard against infecting others, lepers had to isolate themselves from the rest of society, living as outside city limits, obliged to warn all who approached them that they were "unclean."
So the leper asked Jesus to rid him of his despicable disease, with all it ugly consequences. Jesus promptly healed him. He did this not to prove he was a prophet, the messiah, indeed, the Son of God. In fact, he gave the man strict orders not to broadcast the news of the miracle. Jesus healed him, instead, out of compassion. It was a work of mercy, which is loves response to suffering. Notice Jesus did not scold him for wanting to be relieved of the suffering associated with this dreadful disease. He had the power to free him from it and so he did.
So there are at least two lessons here–it's OK to seek relief from suffering and, should we encounter it in others, we must do all we can to relieve it.
But there is more. Jesus took away one source of suffering but imposed another. The former leper was understandably thrilled at his change of fortune and passionately wanted to tell everyone about it. Jesus commanded him to restrain his passion and be quiet. This by the way, was for the good of others–to make it possible for Jesus to move freely through the towns of Galilee preaching the gospel and revealing his identity in his own way and according to his own timetable.
But the leper would not accept the discipline imposed upon him by the Son of God, and the result was that from that point on it was Jesus, instead of the leper, who had to stay out in the wilderness, away from the towns.
We need not go looking for suffering. It will inevitably find us. Generally, we should seek relief from many forms of suffering, such as physical illness. But as long as we find suffering to be our traveling companion, we should bear it with as much joy and faith as possible in the name of the Lord, who suffered for us, joining our suffering to His for the redemption of the world. This is what St. Paul says – whatever we do, and whatever we have to endure, we must do for the glory of God and the salvation of all (I Cor 10:31-33).


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Three Years After Being in a Coma, This Guy is Able to Fulfill His Dream
Kelcie and Larry were high school sweethearts who, above all, were best friends. Things were going great until one night, when a drunk driver hit Larry and put him in a coma. Years later, after a lot of therapy, he was finally able to fulfill one of his dreams.
In the video above, Kelcie's sister recounts the romance between the two and the tragedy that befell them. It seems that on the night that he was hit by a drunk driver, Larry showed Kelcie's sister the ring he was going to use to propose to Kelcie during a group vacation to Disneyland. Unfortunately, the accident left him in a coma for a few months.
Upon waking, Larry began the long road to recovery with Kelcie by his side, supporting him the whole way through. More than three years later, he's now in a wheelchair and has made excellent progress. Because of this, he decided to finally pop the question he had been meaning to ask three years ago and proposed to her. What's even better is that he still had that same ring he was going to use, all those years ago.
Although he couldn't pop the question at Disneyland like he originally planned, some of the couple's friends and family helped raise some money with an Indiegogo campaign to send the kids on their way to meet the Mouse. So now they'll be having both their wedding and honeymoon at Disneyland! If that doesn't warm the cockles of your heart, then we don't know what will.


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What makes organizations weak? Is it a failure of good strategic planning? Are there cultural issues that preclude good performance? Are many leaders and workers failing to execute? While these issues are important, new information suggests that there may be one major issue we have often overlooked.
An Insightful Revelation
In a recent publication by Darren Overfield and Rob Kaiser, the authors culled through their research since 2010 of 5,400 leaders in organizations in four continents. They found that accountability was the weakest link in organizational behavior. Nearly half, 46 percent, said they do not have sufficient accountability from managers and leaders. The two authors noted, "No matter how tough a game they may talk about performance, when it comes to holding people's feet to the fire, leaders step back from the heat."
The evidence is overwhelming. Leaders are letting people get away with laziness, lack of productivity, personal branding, and personal interests to the detriment of the organization. Overfield and Kaiser offer some historical reasons that might explain this counterintuitive behavior. I have added a few of my own.
Lack of Courage Among Leaders
Some leaders are simply unwilling to have the tough conversations with those in their organization. For certain, those conversations are not fun and they are thus often placed on the backburner. Anytime we confront someone with his or her deficiencies, we can be certain there will be negative emotions. So it's just sometimes easier to take the path of the coward and do nothing.
Concern with Personal Popularity
I once worked with a leader in an organization who was very smart and well equipped for his position. His style of leadership, however, was one where he wanted to be liked and popular with those who served in his area. As a result, he gave additional vacation days beyond policy as rewards for regular and expected work. His department constantly had parties during working hours. And everyone got good reviews and raises. The leader's first concern was his popularity. Consequently, his employees developed an entitlement mentality and resisted normal accountability. Productivity thus lagged and the leader was asked to leave.
Free Riders Carried by the Group
The organization may have a culture that encourages productive employees to cover for non-productive employees. There is a "niceness" in the systems of the organization inhibiting productive employees from confronting the non-productive employees with their failure to carry the load. As a result, the better workers will pick up the slack for the weaker workers. Sadly, the better workers usually get frustrated with the inequities over time, and they eventually leave. The organization gets to keep the non-productive employees.
Focusing on Strengths/Neglecting Weaknesses
There has been some silly advocacy to focus only on workers' strengths while avoiding any discussion about their weaknesses. Many leaders have moved toward that approach because it is less confrontational and more comfortable. But those in leadership positions are not there to be comfortable. They are to be leaders who are courageous and bold and forthright and honest.
A Culture That Discourages Accountability
Sometimes the overall culture of an organization discourages leaders from holding people accountable. I have seen this phenomenon, for example, in a number of churches. Staff members will not be carrying their weight. They come and go as they please. No one really knows how much they work in a given week, but many suspect that the hours are minimal. However, they get the same raises as everyone else. Their reviews are positive if they exist at all. Leaders in the organization are discouraged from dealing with the situation, because any type of confrontation would be perceived as "unchristian."
But the Bible is clear on such behavior. The Apostle Paul said without equivocation in 2 Thessalonians 3:10: "In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you: 'If anyone isn't willing to work, he should not eat'" (HCSB). I think if we enforced that level of accountability in our organizations, productivity would move to unprecedented heights.
Posted on November 12, 2012
With nearly 40 years of ministry experience, Thom Rainer has spent a lifetime committed to the growth and health of local churches across North America.
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Trauma Surgeon Rachael Callcut Participates in Fleet Week Disaster Training Aboard USS San Diego
Rachael A. Callcut, M.D., M.S.P.H., a trauma surgeon at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, recently participated in Fleet Week disaster training aboard the USS San Diego with other medical professionals.
Dr. Susan Ehrlich, Chief Executive Officer of Zuckerberg San Francisco General, described the exercise:
This October, there was also some serious work and training going on involving ZSFG and the US Navy's 3rd fleet from the USS San Diego. The ship's team spent a day touring ZSFG with members of our trauma,anesthesiology and ED teams. Then our team spent two days,including an overnight on the ship learning about how they run their trauma operat ions. This training was an effort to drill how the Navy would deploy to ZSFG in the event a large-scale disaster hit San Francisco.
An article in the San Francisco Examiner characterized the mock exercise as deploying the USS San Diego as an extension of hospital facilities for treating victims of a future catastrophic event, one perhaps even exceeding the Loma Prieta or Northridge earthquakes.
Navy doctors and Navy resources, according to city officials, could make the difference in saving lives.
So as San Francisco prepares for Fleet Week's swooping jets, a trauma crew from Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital flew to the USS San Diego (LDP-22) to cross-train with Navy medical professionals. The exercise may be the first of its kind, according to Aram Bronston, a prehospital coordinator at the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management.
"No one ever figured out how our medical teams can work together," Bronston excitedly told a crew of trauma personnel Sunday morning.
To practice the use of a Navy ship as a medical base of operations, Bronston assembled a crew: Rachael Callcut, a trauma surgeon at ZSFGH; Malina Singh, vice chief of emergency medicine at ZSFGH; Benn Lancman, an anesthesiologist at ZSFGH; and Craig Johnston, chief of California's Disaster Medical Services Division.
Callcut, an Associate Professor in the UCSF Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, also treated victims of the 2013 Asiana crash at SFO. She told the Examiner that the Navy's mock surgery would have played out nearly identically at ZSFGH, noting hospital personnel could benefit from lessons in logistics and hierarchy.
"Think of a large-scale earthquake," Calcutt said. "You have 20 trauma surgeons" in the Bay Area, she estimated. "That's the challenge we face."
That staffing level is fine now, she said, but once trauma surgeons are burned out from several days of disaster care, they'll need rest. At that point, the Navy could provide key replacement surgeons.


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By Judy Berlin, VP Worldwide Marketing, XMPie
10 tips for boosting your marketing campaigns with personalized landing pages
When Time Magazine Europe needed assistance in moving from a manual postal mail-based subscription process to harnessing the potential of an online order system they turned to Latcham Direct, a UK-based company providing direct mail, cross media, document management and print management services.
In the past, Time Magazine's subscription method had relied on a time-consuming and expensive system whereby customers manually completed and mailed order forms through the postal system. Critically, this system did not offer the customer a positive or efficient brand experience and was a missed opportunity in brand loyalty building. When planning their next campaign, Time Magazine chose Latcham Direct's alternative strategy which was to implement a cross media campaign powered by XMPie that streamlined the subscription process by utilizing Personalized URLs (PURLs).
Results far exceeded Time Magazine's goals and this success has led Time Magazine to engage Latcham Direct to run the campaign twice more. Latcham's application of the online ordering process via PURLs proved to be a success story for many reasons aside from boosting response rates. Sign-ups and payments were completed faster and at lower cost to Time Magazine as the delay and expense caused by mailing back and manually processing the orders was eliminated. The PURLs made the subscription process quicker and easier and, along with the additional personalized design features and the inclusion of a targeted special offer, enhanced customer experience and perception of Time Magazine as a trusted brand.
Latcham's cross-media approach, resulted in online responses increasing from 30 per cent to 50 per cent over the duration of the campaign which resulted in significant cost savings. In fact, to date, the campaign has reached nearly 3 million potential subscribers in the UK and has continued its success, with a conversion rate of nearly 75 per cent for recipients who visited their PURL.
This successful Time Magazine subscription campaign demonstrates how Personalized URLs are an excellent way to increase response rates and Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI). In fact any marketer looking to engage and build a long-term relationship with their customers should consider PURLs. Here are a few tips to get started:
- Use Clean Data – Target prospects either by using a robust current customer database or by buying qualified data that matches your target market.
- Relevance – Offer your prospects products or services that are personally relevant to them.
- Simple Format Display – PURLs should not be too long or complicated.
- Mobile Friendly – PURLs must be responsively designed for access from any device.
- Limit Data Display – Don't creep out your prospects by displaying too much personal data or asking prospects to provide unnecessary details. Limit display and requirement fields.
- Strong Call-to-Action – Must be worth the customer's time- special offers or discounts are ideal
- Track Results – Use software that allows you to monitor and analyze results in real time, and adjust and adapt your campaign accordingly.
- Consistent PURL Generation – Use software which ensures that PURLs and their encoded QR codes are consistent with the rest of the design and are generated with the same tools as other personalized elements.
- Think Ahead – Strategically design your PURL to reap long-term results and help you to better understand your prospect's preferences and requirements for the next campaign.
- Other Options – Remember that not everyone will harness the power of their PURL – don't forget to include other response options such as call centers, general web landing pages, email addresses or social media
This article was first published in GreensheetBIZ, a publication edited for senior industry executives in printing, publishing and converting industries, as well as educators and suppliers to these fields. During its 45 year history, GreensheetBIZ has chronicled the full spectrum of print's evolution. GreensheetBIZ, which is published 2x a month, is a division of the OutputLinks Communications Group.


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In laying out a web design, I often try to make sure that my typography is proportional and consistent. However, I haven't been able to find any definitive articles or resources on what ratios and sizes should be used. Specifically, what are the recommended or standard practices for:
- Font-size
- Line-height
- Line-width
- Line-spacing
Please consider both paragraph and header text in your answers. Also, any studies on the effectiveness of various ratios or metrics would be very useful.


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by Amirtharaj Stephen
I come from a village called Kavalkinaru in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, not very far from Kanniyakumari. My father was employed at a Heavy Water Plant in Tuticorin and I spent the first 24 years of my life in the Atomic Energy Township there. I was always told by the people in my township that nuclear energy was safe and that it was the future. I believed them.
A coast guard aeroplane flies low over protesting villagers who ventured into the sea. September 13, 2012.
In 2001, construction of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) had begun at a distance of about 18km from my village. In 2009, I was living in Bangalore and working as a magazine photographer, when I heard about a leakage at the Kaiga nuclear plant that exposed 50 workers to radiation. Later when I went to Cambodia for a photography workshop, I found my fellow participants discussing the issues of nuclear safety and weighing the pros and cons of nuclear energy.Many in the region did not care much about the power plant or the effect it would have them until 2011. The tsunami that shook Japan in March that year and the subsequent Fukushima disaster however caused panic in the region. The villagers, already severely affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, began raising a lot of questions on the safety of nuclear power.? KNPP was nearing its completion just about that time and the people living in the vicinity of the plant started fearing a similar catastrophe in their region.The Indian government, on its part, did little to allay the fears of the villagers regarding safety of the plant and preparedness in the event of a natural disaster. The response has always been ambiguous and completely lacked transparency on plant safety measures.
Since then the villagers have been involved in a non-violent protest against the nuclear power plant. Idindhakarai, a village located very close to the plant, has been the epicenter of the protest. The villagers, mostly fishermen and farmers, have been protesting against the plant for more than 500 days at Idindhakarai. They are also worried about the ecological impact the plant would have on the region. The Gulf of Mannar, after all, is an ecologically fragile region.
The Tamil Nadu state government, which took sides with the villagers initially, did a U-turn and tried to crush the agitation by using all means available at its disposal. Police force was deployed against the protestors to suppress and dissolve the protest completely. All villages within a radius of seven kilometers from plant have been under curfew since March 2012. Cases were filed against members of the People?s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), the anti-nuclear protest group, and any villager found taking active part in the agitation. Many of them were charged with sedition and waging a war against the nation.
This is the story of the brave fight being put up by the villagers.
Idinthakarai village with the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) seen in the background. May 21, 2012.
Kids belonging to fishermen families play on the beach in Koothankuli village. July 02, 2012.
A fisherman brings his boat to the fish auctioning center to sell the day?s catch. Every Wednesday, villagers collect 10% of their earnings as their contribution towards running the protest. The Indian government, which has accused that the protests are being funded by the Scandinavian NGOs to run the protest, could not produce any proof. The villagers maintain accounts of all funds collected and spent by them. October 18, 2012.
Villagers from the Koothankuli, prevented from going to Idinthakarai by the imposition of a curfew, gather in front of the church and shout anti-government slogans. May 10, 2012.
Police forces assemble? in front of the KNPP before going on rounds in Koodankulam village after the imposition of a curfew. May 10, 2012.
Villagers take a holy procession around the Koothankuli village while praying that the nuclear power plant be closed down. Most people from the region are devout Roman Catholics. May 14, 2012.
Villagers observe a candle light vigil to pay homage to Hiroshima victims.? August 06, 2012.
Children from Idinthakarai with the post cards they have written to the Russian Ambassador requesting Russia to stop providing technical support to the project. August 06, 2012.
Women on their way to laying siege on seashore near KNPP. September 09, 2012.
Thousands of villagers protesting against the commissioning of the plant sleep on the seashore with their kids near KNPP.? September 09, 2012.
Men warm themselves by a bonfire while on an overnight protest against the commissioning of the plant. September 09, 2012.
Villagers cry and pray during a cleansing ceremony which was performed after police forces broke the idols of the Mother Mary and urinated in the church. September 15, 2012.
Fishermen lay siege to Tuticorin Port and block passage of ships to protest the attack on villagers in Koodankulam? by police forces. September 22, 2012.
A woman prays to Mother Mary at the church after the police attacked villagers during the siege. September 11, 2012.
Thangamma, a 70- year-old woman was on hunger strike for over 7 days along with 260 other women demanding that the nuclear power plant be shut down. May 05, 2012.
Women plead with Dr. S.P. Udayakumar, leader of Peoples Movement Against Nuclear Energy(PMANE) to reconsider his decision to surrender to the police. Within few minutes he was lifted from the dias by a group of youngsters and carried in a boat to a safe hideout. September 11, 2012.
Napolean, a resident of Idinthakarai, runs after being attacked by the police. September 10, 2012.
Xavieramma, a resident of Idinthakarai, cries out for help after being chased into the sea with no place to run. She was later helped out by the security forces. September 10, 2012.
Children of Sahayam cry during his funeral mass. He fell off a boulder he was standing on inside the waters due to fear when the coast guard aeroplane flew very low and was killed by the impact. September 17, 2012.
Amirtharaj Stephen is a documentary photographer based in Bangalore. He is currently documenting the anti-nuclear protests around his native village in Tamil Nadu. He had been a participant in? the Angkor Photo Workshops and a mentee under Lucie Foundation?s E-pprentice program. He is also a foodie who loves to explore the rural cuisines.


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We know you might have a lot of questions when trying a new church. We want you to feel welcome and comfortable and at ease when you join us in person. Click here to learn more about what you can expect.
Plan A VisitWhat Skeptics & Atheists Say
Some of the primary arguments against the plausibility of Christian beliefs are founded on the Bible's supposed contradictions. Many atheists point to the differing accounts of the creation story in the book of Genesis, for instance, or the inconsistencies in the stories of Jesus' resurrection. These skeptics maintain that the Bible is simply a historical book written by men, who naturally err in their recollections, and thus it can't be used as the basis for a system of beliefs.
Other skeptics criticize the validity of the stories themselves based on these seemingly conflicting passages. They say that not only is the Bible written solely by imperfect humans, but it's not even historically accurate and therefore shouldn't be given any more weight than a children's fairytale passed down through the ages.
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Watch OnlineWhat The Bible Says
Christians believe that the Bible is the unfailing word of God. They acknowledge that yes, the books were written by humans, but they were divinely inspired by God's spirit. Therefore, nothing exists in the Bible that isn't there intentionally.
So if we start from this point, looking at Scripture as God-breathed and infallible, the first thing to examine is the way that we interpret it. Different Christian denominations may have differing beliefs about literal vs. metaphorical interpretation and natural vs. spiritual meaning. Many say that a historical perspective must be applied, recognizing that the Scriptures as they're written don't necessarily equate to our modern understandings, but that the principles still apply.
One explanation for the differing accounts of the same story is the perspective from which they're told. Different authors might be telling different parts of the very same story, only highlighting different details. Some point out that lack of detail in one portion of the text, or additional detail in another, doesn't negate the consistency of the Scripture, but instead adds layers of meaning and understanding to the same story.
Additionally, many Biblical scholars point out that the authors were sometimes recording events that happened long before their time, such as the Gospel writers of the New Testament. The very first Gospel wasn't written until 40 years after Jesus' death. Many people claim that the way the Gospel stories were passed down verbally to the individual Gospel writers was God-inspired, meant to show us different aspects of Jesus' life. Other scholars say the contradictions have everything to do with the way the text has been translated over time; they think that the original Scriptures were the infallible ones, but words have been misapplied in translation, causing problems with consistency and also in our current understanding.
Regardless of whether readers are exegeting (looking critically at the text to derive the original meaning) or eisegeting (drawing meaning from the Scriptures to apply to their current circumstances or beliefs), there are many ways to interpret the Bible and still retain the belief that it's a holy book without error.
What would happen if you embraced the possibility that the God of the Bible really did create the world and really does care for you?
Meet New People
As human beings, we're all born with an innate need to know others and to be known. Having healthy relationships is essential to having a full and satisfying life, but not everyone has the kind of positive, supportive, and meaningful relationships they need. Many people are even uncomfortable with the process of meeting new people and making new friends.
We believe that life is better lived in an authentic community of people who appreciate the connection to others, we've created a variety of environments that make it easy for you to meet new people and initiate new relationships. Regardless of where you are on your faith journey, you're welcome to explore, learn and grow with us.
Meet PeoplePascal's Wager
In the seventeenth century, a famous philosopher and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, encouraged people to make a wager when it came to belief in God. If a person chose to believe in God and God did exist, that person would gain everything (eternal life). If a person chose to believe in God and God did not exist, that person would lose nothing. On the other hand, if a person chose not to believe in God and he was right, he would lose nothing. But if that person did not believe in God and he was wrong- he would lose everything (lose eternal life).
This wager can be said another way:
Based on this logic, Pascal suggested the rational person would choose to believe in God as believing offers a person everything (eternal life) while losing nothing. Wherever you are in your faith journey, would you consider taking Pascal's wager? If the good God of the Bible exists, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by believing in Him today.


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I read your blog all the time and this is gonna be so weird and I'm so sorry if this takes up your time.. but I just gotta try it.
My bf loves a particular flavor of Mr. Potato which is so difficult to find in Malaysia. It's mayo&ketchup flavor. Anyway, he managed to find one can from an old store in Penang and he decided to share with me (eventhough it's so rare) and brought it to our date. Unfortunately, he put it in my bag and the lid was opened and the content went everywhere inside my bag and no longer edible of course. I feel so guilty and wanted to find him a replacement but it's so difficult to find.
I checked mamee's website and turns out it's export merchandise. I really can't find it anywhere (and i've been searching for months).. and I noticed in your latest blog entry you mentioned your friend Pierre whose family owns Mamee right?
I would love to get a few cans for my bf. There didn't seem to be any appropriate channel for me to ask in the website, and umm, if it's not much trouble, could you help me? or at least forward my mail to your friend? It's simple but I know it would mean so much to him.
Thank you soooo much even for just reading :)
Thanks for all the Mamee and Corntoz, Pierre.


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First Impression
My first New Year's Eve with my husband was destined to be special no matter where we stayed, however the Hyatt Regency Chicago made certain that it would be a night that neither of us would forget. Before you read any further, I have a spoiler alert: this was without a doubt the best hotel experience I have ever had. Welcome into the world of the Monarch Suite — the suite whose name says it all.
If you want your hotel to be located in the heart of Chicago, this is the hotel for you, as it is right in the middle of the epicenter. It is conveniently close to all of the major tourist attractions and steps away from the Magnificent Mile. This is something that I truly admire about Hyatt Regency's in general; they know just how important location is for their guests.
The Room
When we checked into the hotel and gave the clerk my name, his eyes widened and a gigantic smile formed on his face. I should have known right then that I was about to be taken somewhere incredibly special. Honestly, words fail to describe how amazing it is to walk into the Monarch Suite! Thus, let me begin with the bedroom and then I will describe the other three thousand square feet of the place. The bedroom combines all of the comforts of your home with all of the hotel amenities you deserve. The King sized Grand Bed™ is the perfect place to rest your head after a long day of exploring the city and from the bed is a stunning view of the magnificent buildings of downtown Chicago
The Bathroom
The enormous ensuite bathroom attached to the bedroom exudes an intimate warmth. There is an array of luxurious bath products to enjoy in either the jacuzzi, which has a view of the TV, or the shower, which had six shower heads. As if that was not enough, the toilet is automated, with one of the functions being a toilet seat heater. There is also a second guest bathroom.
The Extras
I doubt there is something one could think of that was not inside of the Monarch Suite already. From the spacious living room to the modern bar/kitchen to the office with an Apple computer and printer to the pool table next to the freestanding fireplace to the grand piano in the entryway; the Hyatt Regency Chicago most certainly thought of it all! Luxury is without a doubt their forte.
Why It Is Andi's Pick
Simply because it allowed me to cross off "spend the night in a Presidential suite anywhere in the world" from my Bucket List. I truly felt like royalty in the Monarch Suite and, in my book, everyone deserves to be spoiled rotten every once in a while. I even heard a rumor that President Obama might have graced his presence there. Also, the hotel recently underwent a $90 million renovation making the Hyatt Regency Chicago that much more inviting.


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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century - Ian Mortimer
Uudessa painoksessa kansikuva vähän erilainen kuin kuvassa.
Now in paperback, a literary time machine that takes readers into the sights, smells, and tastes of the fourteenth century—a book that is revolutionary in its concept and startling in its portrayal of humanity.
The past is a foreign country. This is your guidebook. A time machine has just transported you back into the fourteenth century. What do you see? How do you dress? How do you earn a living and how much are you paid? What sort of food will you be offered by a peasant or a monk or a lord? And more important, where will you stay?
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England is not your typical look at a historical period. This radical new approach shows us that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived.
Through the use of daily chronicles, letters, household accounts, and poems of the day, Mortimer transports you back in time, providing answers to questions typically ignored by traditional historians. You will learn how to greet people on the street, what to use as toilet paper, why a physician might want to taste your blood, and how to know whether you are coming down with leprosy.
The result is the most astonishing social history book you're ever likely to read: revolutionary in its concept, informative and entertaining in its detail, and startling for its portrayal of humanity in an age of violence, exuberance, and fear.


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Have you ever been grumpy, only to realize that you're hungry?
Many people feel more irritable, annoyed, or negative when hungry – an experience colloquially called being "hangry." The idea that hunger affects our feelings and behaviors is widespread – from advertisements to memes and merchandise. But surprisingly little research investigates how feeling hungry transforms into feeling hangry.
Psychologists have traditionally thought of hunger and emotions as separate, with hunger and other physical states as basic drives with different physiological and neural underpinnings from emotions. But growing scientific evidence suggests that your physical states can shape your emotions and cognition in surprising ways.
Prior studies show that hunger itself can influence mood, likely because it activates many of the same bodily systems, like the autonomic nervous system and hormones, that are involved in emotion. For example, when you're hungry, your body releases a host of hormones including cortisol and adrenaline, often associated with stress. The result is that hunger, especially at greater intensity, can make you feel more tense, unpleasant and primed for action – due to how these hormones make you feel.
But is feeling hangry just these hunger-induced feelings or is there more to it? This question inspired the studies that psychologist Kristen Lindquist and I conducted at UNC-Chapel Hill. We wanted to know whether hunger-induced feelings can transform how people experience their emotions and the world around them.
An idea in psychology known as affect-as-information theory holds that your mood can temporarily shape how you see the world. In this way, when you're hungry, you may view things in a more negative light than when you're not hungry. But here's the twist.
People are most likely to be guided by their feelings when they're not paying attention to them. This suggests that people may become hangry when they aren't actively focused on their internal feelings, but instead wrapped up in the world around them, such as that terrible driver or that customer's rude comment.
To test whether hungry people are more likely to become hangry in negative situations when they aren't focused on their feelings, we designed three different studies. In the first two, run online with U.S. adults, we asked people – some hungry, some full – to look at negative, positive and neutral emotional images. Then they saw an ambiguous figure: a Chinese character or pictograph they'd never seen before. We asked participants whether they thought the pictograph meant something pleasant or unpleasant.
Hungry people who saw negative images thought the pictographs meant something more unpleasant. However, hungry people's ratings after positive or neutral emotional pictures were no different than the not-hungry people.
This suggests that the hangry bias doesn't occur when people experience positive or even neutral situations. Instead, hunger only becomes relevant when people confront negative stimuli or situations. But why would hunger only matter in negative situations?
Affect-as-information theory also suggests that people are more likely to use their feelings as information about the world around them when those feelings match the situation they're in. Hunger likely only becomes relevant in negative situations because hunger itself produces unpleasant feelings – making it easier to mistake the cause of those feelings to be the negative things around you, rather than your hunger.
In the final study, we recreated in the laboratory a frustrating situation to test how hunger and awareness – or lack thereof – might cause hanger.
We assigned two random groups of undergraduate students to fast for at least five hours or eat a full meal before coming to our lab. There we assigned them to write a story that was meant either to direct their attention to emotional information, or to not focus on emotions at all. Then everyone did a long, tedious computer task. At the end of the task, we secretly programmed the computer to "crash." The researcher blamed the participant for the computer malfunction and told them they'd have to redo the task once it was fixed.
It turned out that hungry people who hadn't focused on feelings beforehand exhibited more signs of being hangry. They reported feeling more stressed, hateful and other negative emotions and rated the researcher as being more "judgmental," compared to full individuals and the hungry people who did write about emotions earlier.
These findings suggest that feeling hangry occurs when your hunger-induced negativity gets blamed on the external world around you. You think that person who cut you off on the road is the one who made you angry – not the fact that you're ravenous. This seems to be a fairly unconscious process: People don't even realize they're making these attributions.
Our data suggest that paying attention to feelings may short circuit the hangry bias – and even help reduce hanger once you notice it.
Although these studies provide a valuable glimpse into the ways that physical states, like hunger, can temporarily shape our feelings and behaviors, they are only a first step. For example, our studies only address hunger effects in healthy populations where individuals eat regularly. It would be interesting to look at how feeling hangry could change with long-term dieting or conditions like diabetes or eating disorders.
These studies alongside other emerging science suggest that our bodies can deeply shape how we think, feel and act – whether we realize it or not. We're generally aware that emotions like feeling stressed can influence our health, but the reverse direction is also true. Our bodies and physical health have the power to shape our mental lives, coloring who we are and the way we experience the world around us.
Here are three pro tips to help keep your hunger from going full-blown hangry.
First, it may seem obvious, but pay more attention to your hunger. People vary a lot in how sensitive they are to hunger and other bodily cues. Maybe you don't notice you're hungry until you're already ravenous. Plan ahead – carry healthy snacks, eat a protein-filled breakfast or lunch to give you lasting energy – and set yourself reminders to eat regularly. These basic precautions help prevent you from becoming overly hungry in the first place.
But what if you're already super hungry and can't eat right away? Our findings suggest people are more likely to be biased by hunger in negative situations. Maybe you're stuck in bad traffic or you have a stressful deadline. In these cases, try to make your environment more pleasant. Listen to an amusing podcast while you drive. Put on pleasant music while you work. Do something to inject positivity into your experience.
Most importantly, your awareness can make all the difference. Yes, maybe you're hungry and starting to feel road rage, overwhelmed with your task deadline, or wounded by your partner's words. But amid the heat of those feelings, if you can, step back for a moment and notice your growling stomach. This could help you recognize that hunger is part of why you feel particularly upset. This awareness then gives you the power to still be you, even when you're hungry.
Jennifer MacCormack, Ph.D. Student in Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
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Mathematical Models
There are several situations in which mathematical models can be used very effectively in introductory education.
- Mathematical models can help students understand and explore the meaning of equations or functional relationships.
- Mathematical modeling software such as Excel, Stella II , or on-line JAVA /Macromedia type programs make it relatively easy to create a learning environment in which introductory students can be interactively engaged in guided inquiry, heads-on and hands-on activities.
- After developing a conceptual model of a physical system it is natural to develop a mathematical model that will allow one to estimate the quantitative behavior of the system.
- Quantitative results from mathematical models can easily be compared with observational data to identify a model's strengths and weaknesses.
- Mathematical models are an important component of the final "complete model" of a system which is actually a collection of conceptual, physical, mathematical, visualization, and possibly statistical sub-models.
Statistical Models
A solid statistical background is very important in the sciences. But the extent to which statistical ideas are appropriate in an introductory course depends on specific course objectives and the degree or institutional structure. Here we list several examples showing why and when statistical models are useful.
Statistical models or basic statistics can be used:
- To characterize numerical data to help one to concisely describe the measurements and to help in the development of conceptual models of a system or process;
- To help estimate uncertainties in observational data and uncertainties in calculation based on observational data;
- To characterize numerical output from mathematical models to help understand the model behavior and to assess the model's ability to simulate important features of the natural system(model validation). Feeding this information back into the model development process will enhance model performance;
- To estimate probabilistic future behavior of a system based on past statistical information, a statistical prediction model. This is often a method use in climate prediction. A statement like 'Southern California will be wet this winter because of a strong El Nino' is based on a statistical prediction model.
- To extrapolation or interpolation of data based on a linear fit (or some other mathematical fit) are also good examples of statistical prediction models.
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Last week he received an honorary degree from the private, Ukrainian college, MAUP.
Lepper has lent support to the college in the past, which has a rather dubious reputation politically.
The Anti Defamation League has been concerned about the place for some time:
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