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Physicians have been talking about smoking for many years and to individual recidivists on numerous occasions. I try to vary my pitch to get their attention. Emphysema as altitude sickness at sea level was an early theme. Recently I made a surprisingly strong impression on a smoker I have cared for since shortly after WW II. She doesn't even have emphysema, but I have long ago suffered a shortage of new pitches to help her stop smoking. When I told her the following, she said, "You should write that up. They will do a double-take and read it again." Here goes:
In colonial times the British sent prisoners to Australia to serve their sentences. No return passage to England was provided, so most of them stayed on as colonists. Now how to arrange a similar normal life for emphysema patients who are prisoners of their disease if only because of their need for supplementary oxygen. The Mediterranean Sea is 15,900 feet deep. There is more evaporation from its surface than the combined flow of all the rivers entering it. The Straits of Gibraltar are only 700 feet deep. The world's highest dam is 950 feet high. Do you begin to perceive my program?—Dam the Straits of Gibraltar to exclude Atlantic Ocean water which is replacing the excess evaporation. (Incidentally, the Mediterranean Sea is only a little bit saltier than the Atlantic Ocean because in the depths of the strait there is a westward flow of dense salt water which drops by gravity toward the bottom of the Atlantic).
Now wait for the evaporation. Four or five giant salt seas like the Great Salt Lake will form leaving ample area for settlement. The Dutch with their tradition of dike building will be jealous. I have already suggested a foreign aid project for the Dutch in Bangladesh: making polders (this is what the Dutch call new districts reclaimed from the North Sea) in the Bay of Bengal to create arable land and protect from storm surges onto the extensive existing lowlands. Emphysema patients can be resettled in these low areas of the newly emptied Mediterranean basin where atmospheric pressure will be nearly double that of sea level, giving the ambient 21% oxygen the partial pressure of nearly 40% oxygen at sea level. Most of them won't need any supplementary oxygen—no need to argue with them about sleeping with oxygen to get continuous relief from pulmonary hypertension. Nature has arranged for limitation of blood flow to a region of the lung affected by lack of oxygen in order to limit dilution of systemic arterial blood by poorly oxygenated blood passing through that part of the lung as in pneumonia or a collapsed lung. Involving this mechanism for whole lung anoxia is a limit to nature's wisdom and results in pulmonary hypertension in both emphysema patients and exposure of normal people to high altitude. Compare with increased iron absorption in the presence of any anemia even if the anemia was not caused by iron deficiency. Still another limit to nature's wisdom is excess hunger in diabetes out of control as if to compensate for the loss of food as sugar in the urine.
I have checked the technical facts, which do support the foregoing. Geology tells us that continental drift has closed the Straits of Gibraltar millions of years ago. The sea did evaporate leaving a salt lake. Engineers have built dams comparable to the requirement. The partial pressure of oxygen would increase. Social and political obstacles would be insuperable even if the displaced Mediterranean water didn't raise sea level by the calculated 34 feet. So this whole discussion has been facetious even without getting into climate change in the surrounding continents.
My patient was correct in that this has been a new angle in getting constructive attention from smokers.
I hope it is obvious that this article is whimsical. But actually it has helped in getting the attention of a few smokers, a worthy goal for conscientious physicians. More subtly, I think the article illustrates that a plan which is technically feasible should not necessarily be carried out. An unintended consequence I didn't directly mention is that the straits of Gibraltar are in a tectonically unstable area, so a dam there would be especially vulnerable to failure, the worst flood since Noah! So please regard this as the first April Fools' health column that you ever read. April first, any year.
John A. Frantz, M.D. August 7, 2002
The following was written in response to an item in The Sunday Magazine of The Wisconsin State Journal on July 17 2001.
Your article "Size Matters" about cosmetic breast surgery in today's paper was interesting and informative. The point about reluctance to recommend augmentation surgery in youth was well taken. The fact that this surgery seriously compromises breast feeding was not mentioned.
Human brain growth is quite incomplete at birth. Although the newborn infant can manufacture all of the special material for this growth, the extra quantities required for optimum development are supplied by human milk uniquely. Formulas for bottle feeding make only some corrections, which do not include these special brain forming lipids. A study in Cambridge, England, of breast fed premature babies showed an eight point IQ advantage compared to similar bottle fed babies.
This type of consideration is unlikely to be made by the young candidate for breast implants. Do the surgeons all discuss the consequences of implants for breast feeding with these young patients and their parents? If not, this letter may help.
John A. Frantz, M.D.
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Where is the year going? Another month gone and I have done nothing... I must admit I am a lot more tired these days and have no motivation at all.
I looked at a new sewing machine yesterday maybe that could motivate me... who knows, I know I won't be getting the machine in the near future.
We are looking at buying a house!!!!!!!!!!! what excitement!!!! I am looking at beautiful new places within walking distance to everything we love, but realistically we are looking at a small 3 bedroom older style house that we will eventually renovate a bit so we have my sewing room and a nice deck/ entertainment area. Dave would like a yard big enough to have a vegie garden, shane would like a granny flat, brad and I want a nice kitchen.
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I've been interested in yoga for quite a while now, maybe three years or so, but back when I first got into it I didn't look too much into the meaning or benefits of it; it was simply a form of exercise that I enjoyed. Even then, I didn't do it that often - I just followed a 45 minute video of very gentle yoga whenever I felt like it. Over the last two years, though, I've become more and more interested in it, and I've learned a little about the different styles of yoga, the benefits (both mental and physical), and over the last few months I've progressed from following Youtube videos to finding my own flow. During that time, yoga has become increasingly important to me, and I do my best to practice every day (although I somewhat neglected it whilst I was doing my exams), and since it's so important to me I thought I'd write a little post about it.
At first I though yoga was only about relaxing and increasing flexibility, and my practice was very slow and gentle, much like hatha yoga. If you're looking for something to ease tight muscles that isn't too challenging or dynamic, I would definitely recommend this sort of yoga.
I took a break for a while about two and a half years ago and didn't do yoga very often at all, but I got back into it when I found Sadie Nardini's Youtube channel. I was trying to get in shape so I had a little browse online and came across Sadie's 'weightloss yoga' videos. Her vinyasa routines were much faster and more intense than any yoga I had done before, and there was more focus on linking breath and movement. I really enjoyed following Sadie's videos, so from there I started to find more videos to follow, most of which were vinyasa routines, too.
I also attended a few yoga classes at college earlier this year, and after that I stopped following videos altogether and experimented with my own flow, and that's what I do almost every time now. I follow a few yogis on Instagram (this girl is a huge inspiration - her flow is so beautiful and she's incredibly strong) and they provide a lot of inspiration. Since playing around with my own flow, I've found that my practice feels much more natural and personal, and it really encourages me to listen to my body and what it needs. I've also gotten a lot stronger a lot quicker, and I push myself further than I ever did when I was following videos.
Yoga has a lot of physical benefits - if you challenge yourself to take on more advanced poses, you can build a lot of strength and muscle tone (yes!), and if you move at a faster pace you can give your cardiovascular system a workout and build up quite a sweat, keeping you looking and feeling fit.
You can also get a sense of achievement from yoga - there are few things more satisfying than mastering the pose you've been working towards for the last month! Seeing and feeling your strength and flexibility increase is incredibly rewarding and only encourages you to practice more, and it makes you realise the amazing things your body is capable of if you guide it in the right direction.
But for me, the most important part of yoga is the connection you build within yourself, particularly when you use your own flow. Since using your own flow means you have to bring your attention to your breath and your movements, which strengthens the link between the two, all of your attention has to be on what you're doing rather than the fifty thoughts flying through your head. This makes your practice somewhat like meditation, and as a result you feel more grounded and in tune with yourself. You learn to trust your body to support you, but you also learn its limits and how to ease it into more difficult poses. When you really listen to your body, you can feel any areas that need stretching or any areas that you need to go easy on, and you can shape your practice around those needs. This intuition can be extended beyond your practice, and you can become more aware of your body in your daily life, listening out for any aches or pains and knowing what your body needs to recover from it.
It's difficult to sum up what yoga means to me without waffling, but this at least touches on the main reasons why I value it so much, and perhaps in the future I can do more posts which focus more on specific areas.
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Julio Hernandez-Camarena, Victor Boullosa, Alejandro Navas, Arturo Ramirez-Miranda, Cesar Carriazo, Enrique Graue-Hernández; Pachymetry Assisted Lamellar Keratoplasty for Corneal Ectasia. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):3080.
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To evaluate the structural, refractive and visual outcomes of pachymetry assisted lamellar keratoplasty in patients with corneal ectasia.
Prospective, non-randomized consecutive case series. Patients with corneal ectasia who underwent unilateral surgery using custom pachymetry assisted lamellar keratoplasty (PALK) were evaluated. Host corneas were treated using transepithelial excimer laser ablation planned to leave 100µm of stromal residual bed. Donor cornea endothelium and Descemet membrane were removed mechanically and then secured to the host cornea with 16 interrupted 10-0 nylon sutures. Eyes were examined preoperatively, day 1, month 1, 3, 6 and 12 postoperatively. Outcome measures were corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), manifest and keratometric refraction, endothelial rejection episodes, conversion to penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), corneal thickness and endothelial cell density (ECD).
Five patients with keratoconus grade III and IV (Amsler-Krumeich) and one patient with post-LASIK ectasia were treated with PALK. Average follow up was 3.8 months. The mean postoperative CDVA was LogMAR 0.44 (±0.37)(p=0.02). The mean postoperative manifest spherical equivalent was -3.00±1.01 (p=0.01) and the mean postoperative keratometric reading was 41.51±2.60 (p=0.01). Postoperative central corneal thickness improved to 689.16±29.64 (p<0.001). No endothelial rejection episodes or statistically significant changes in mean ECD were observed. None of the cases had conversion to PKP.
PALK is an effective, predictable, reproducible and safe technique; dodges the surgeon learning curve and the intraoperative complications that can emerge from other deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty techniques. Further assessment is focused on guaranteeing the long-term safety and stability of the visual outcomes.
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Let's welcome our 20 newest agents: Shawn Abadie, Dan Clem, Ana Coggin, Angie Gardner, James Gardner, Katie Gehart, Michael Gehart, 'Bruni' Goettsche, Jennifer Harris, Pat Holt, Jacqueline Klein, Ken McNaughton, Robin Mingle, Sheila Noel, Kim Petrie, Emanuela Regus, Edwin Soriano, Peter White, Jerry and Marla Wicks ... As always we are very proud of the caliber of agents we draw to the company ... Our agents average almost 8 years experience ... this is great for the company and the clients ...
Happy Birthday to our September Agents
09-02 Dean Stevens
09-07 Cliff Allen
09-11 Lester Tang
09-12 Heather Pursley
09-13 Chris Frank
09-13 Gloria Ortega
09-14 Junise Moise
09-16 'Angie' Gardner
09-22 Lina Zavaleta
09-23 Laura Ohmer
09-26 Dan Clem
09-28 Peter Schaumloeffel
09-28 Emma Regus
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce Ana Quintero-Coggin, a new member to Clients First Realty, LLC. Ana is a Managing Broker with CFR and is heading up the 'Agent Acquisition and Development' department out of Corporate. Please assist Ana with her recruiting efforts and feel free to call her.
She is a real people-person and I believe her knowledge and guidance will be of great value to you and your clients. The attached link will give you additional information on Ana:
We have doubled the size of CFR since last October and we continue to grow. Our thanks to the Agents, Brokers and Staff Members of this company for all of their support. We are building a strong corporate foundation that will endure the current market conditions and allow us to maintain a positive attitude and approach when conducting business for our clients.
Our strength, as always, is created and generated by our people and the people they bring into our company ... please continue to nudge your fellow REALTORS in our direction ... word of mouth and you have built CFR ... please continue to do the great job you have done in the past ... thus guaranteeing our future ...
Each month, more and more transactions are being turned in ... over 80% of them are getting closed ... this closing ratio is a 30% improvement over last year ... we are tracking currently to write 3 to 4 times the number of transactions over our 2007 volume ...
It is our responsibility to be successful under the conditions as we find them ... we don't control the conditions, but we do control our attitudes and the way we approach our business ... if you say business is great, you are right ... if you say business is NOT great, you are also right ...
Positive breeds positive and negative breeds 10X's faster ... just focus on what you can be thankful for and the current times will continue to improve ...
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Silver Legacy Resort Casino is looking for a Human Resources Training Coordinator.
The primary responsibility of this position is to facilitate all aspects of the New Hire Orientation and assist with the onboarding process.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Includes, but is not limited to the following)
This position will support the coordination, implementation, reinforcement and evaluation of learning development strategies, structures and processes for improving the performance and effectiveness for Silver Legacy, Eldorado and Circus Circus.
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):
Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information. Understand and comply with all company and departmental rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Possess skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with management and Team Members. Good organizational skills required. Excellent communication skills. Ability to perform basic math. Read, write, and communicate verbally in English. Ability to interpret, to adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures. Working knowledge of MS Office, and AS400. In addition, performs assigned duties to the best of their ability; adhering to behavior, dress and grooming guidelines; treating each guest and co-worker with courtesy and respect; conducting themselves so that their decisions and actions are in the best interest of guests, co-workers and the Silver Legacy, while promoting a safe work environment and reporting any problems as they arise.
Associates or Bachelor's Degree preferred. Experience in a similar role may be substituted for education.
Occasionally works alone and may work unsupervised for long periods. Work is performed in an office environment. Work may be performed in areas, which may be unusually hot, cold, noisy, dimly lit or brightly illuminated. Requires the use of computers, calculators, and telephones.
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Requires frequent sitting and/or standing, fine motor skills, finger manipulation, pinching and grasping, use of office equipment, such as computer terminal, keyboard, mouse, printer, photo copier, telephone, fax machine and shredding machine. Occasional walking, bending, twisting, reaching and stooping from the floor to 6ft; lifting, pulling, carrying and pushing of boxes weighing up to 30 lbs. Requires the ability to speak clearly and hear. Possess the skills to instruct, supervise, influence others, follow directions, meet time requirements, memorization, problem solve using independent judgment and decision-making skills.
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Brewers' Tom Gorzelanny expected to start the season on DL
Tempe, Ariz. — Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke conceded Wednesday that left-handed reliever Tom Gorzelanny likely will open the season on the disabled list.
Gorzelanny had off-season shoulder surgery and has been brought along slowly in spring camp. He currently is throwing long-toss off flat ground at 150 feet as he works on rebuilding strength in the shoulder.
But, with less than three weeks remaining before opening day, Gorzelanny will not have time to pitch the requisite bullpen sessions and then get enough innings during exhibition play to open on the active roster.
"He's still a ways away," said Roenicke. "It doesn't look real good unless something happens where he comes along really fast. I don't think it's going to be a lot (of season missed), as long as there are no setbacks. But we're pushing it maybe a little (to think Gorzelanny would be ready on opening day)."
Gorzelanny said he has no discomfort in the shoulder and there is good range of motion but he still must rebuild strength before pitching in games.
"It's feeling pretty good," he said. "I can feel it getting stronger. That's what we're working on now."
Gorzelanny is in the second year of a two-year, $6 million deal. Last season, he was 3-6 with a 3.90 earned run average in 43 outings, including 10 starts when the Brewers' rotation was thinned by injuries. This year, the plan is for Gorzelanny to pitch strictly out of the pen.
Assuming Gorzelanny opens on the DL, it could impact the status of a couple of other lefty relievers, Wei-Chung Wang and Zach Duke. Wang, who has not allowed an earned run in five exhibition innings, is a Rule 5 draft pick and must be kept all season or offered back to Pittsburgh, which likely would want him.
Duke is trying to make the bullpen as a non-roster player and has been impressive for the most part. On Wednesday, he struck out the side in an inning of work against the Los Angeles Angels.
"It's hard to talk about all these things because so much changes," said Roenicke. "We spend a lot of energy talking about stuff that we can wait to talk about."
Asked if he thought Pittsburgh would want Wang back after throwing the ball well thus far this spring, Roenicke said, "It's hard to comment on what they're thinking.
"I'm sure they were hoping that because he was in rookie ball (in 2013) that nobody was going to pick him up and keep him the whole year. He's got a nice fastball, and he's young, so there's a lot of upside to him. His personality doesn't seem like (facing big-league hitters) is going to affect him."
Roenicke isn't ready to make it official yet, but lefty Will Smith almost certainly will have a spot in the bullpen. Smith has allowed one run in six innings with no walks and nine strikeouts.
"The way he's throwing the ball, yeah," said Roenicke. "He looks really good. He probably commands the ball better than I thought (previously), down in the zone.
"I saw (video) clips of the highlights of the punch-outs, but he really commands his fastball well."
Of the decisions the Brewers have to make with the assortment of lefties, Roenicke said, "That's nice to have. And (they are) good ones. I don't want lefties that are not good. They're good."


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About this course
According to recent data, roughly ten percent of pregnant women take an antidepressant. Numerous research studies have shown that antidepressants cross the placenta. What effect does this chemical exposure have on the developing fetus?
In this course, Dr. Adam Urato, a practicing OB-GYN at Tufts University School of Medicine, reviews what science has to say about that question. He details the role that serotonin plays in normal fetal development, and reviews the extensive literature, from both animal studies and human studies, that warns of potential harm to the fetus and newborn child from exposure to a drug that disrupts normal serotonin function. Dr. Urato also discusses the financial conflicts of interest that have led to a societal failure to warn pregnant women of this risk.
Note: This lecture does not currently provide continuing education.
What you'll learn
Who should take this course
This course is designed to educate both medical and mental health professionals (doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, social workers, etc) and also the general public. Women of child-bearing age, in particular, are encouraged to take the course, as it will put them in a better position to make an informed choice about their use of antidepressants.
Course length
The course will take approximately 90 minutes to complete, not including the reading of supplementary materials.
Course fee
This course is for free. If you find this course useful, please consider making a donation to help support our work.
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Dr. Adam Urato graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1997 and has been practicing medicine for almost 20 years, specializing in Obstetrics & Gynecology. He cares for pregnant women on a daily basis as an attending maternal-fetal medicine physician at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. He is also an Associate Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. An expert witness in antidepressant litigation, Dr. Urato writes and lectures regularly on antidepressant use during pregnancy.
Depressed pregnant women need good treatment and care and we shouldn't ignore depression. I care for these patients every day in my practice. This talk is about warning and the public's need to be aware of what the science is showing about the use of antidepressants in pregnancy.


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Data scraping/cleaning to Excel/FilemakerPro from Word or Website
Budget $30-250 AUD
I have cut and pasted approx 912 company contact's information from a website into a large MSWord doc. It has retained formatting. The original source is here: <[url removed, login to view]>. The Word file is attached here. I need the data cleaned into an Excel spreadsheet. Please see the attached spreadsheet which has the first 4 rows completed and which should act as a template for the completed work. There are more than 912 companies on the website. ie the Word file is not complete. What I'd like is a quote on two scenarios:
1. Using the Word file as the source and cleaning the data to fit into the Excel template provided.
2. Re-scraping the original website and getting the completed data set. I am guessing that this would make it approximately twice the size.
Important things to note are that
a. the number of contacts ie "WHO IS WHO" varies a lot.:
b. the country currently appears at the end of address line two. I need it separated out.
c. the "Exhibited Products" and "Destination" should be treated as Booleans each appearing under it's appropriate heading.
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Lunor // Contrast & lucency
Lunor's distinctive acetate models
For Lunor, this year is all about opting for a clear view. Transparent vinyl, plastic or lace fabrics dominate this season's fashion trends and shed light on thrilling outfit details. This also applies to Lunor's clear acetate frames: They add subtle contour to the face and thereby highlight the bright area around the eyes.
Emphasizing the beauty of the individually shining iris, the transparent shades of acetate are named crystal or antique crystal matte. Apart from the completely lucent acetate colour crystal, the nuance grey crystal also grants a special glimpse – the fine gradient in shades of grey and white creates a unique play of colours, making the frame a true highlight.
Both in a round panto shape and in a rectangular form, the models of the A5, A6 and A10 collection are persuasive with the highest quality – all acetate models are manufactured in Southern Germany. There, in more than 200 steps, the frames are milled, grinded, curved, glazed and finally polished by hand. The collection also includes antique-looking metal rims, titanium frames, sunglasses and a broad range of acetate frames in retro design.
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text: Some would call me an artist. Though, I don't believe I am dedicated enough to claim that title. I would say that I have been gifted with artistic skills. I have been drawing since I was a little girl and have grown and stretched my creative abilities in other artistic channels as well. While I primarily work with graphite, I've also enjoyed working with oil pastels, chalk, charcoal, throwing pottery with clay, wood working and have even painted one oil painting. I went to school for Interior Design and learned to use my skills to create spaces, products, light fixtures and furniture (actually building, from scratch, the furniture piece I designed…I even learned to weld!) I also made digital and mixed media presentations to communicate my designs to clients. Most of what I do now is graphic design for work. But there is something special about picking up a pencil and sketchbook and just spilling out what is stirring inside. Usually I give away all of the best drawings and paintings I create, forgetting to even take pictures of them. So, I don't always have much to show. Over the years, I have gotten busier and don't spend much time creating things just for the sake of creating. However, there have been times that God actually puts a picture in my head that I can not stop thinking about until I get it out onto paper. This was the case about a year and a half ago.


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When it comes to raising kids, we believe that anything boys can do, girls can do equally well.
Still, historically speaking, women have faced more obstacles in managing their money.
According to a survey of more than 800 men and women, women between the ages of 18 and 34 are more likely to have rising debts and lower incomes-and are less optimistic about the future-than men their age.
And that doesn't even take into account the additional struggles women have when saving for retirement.
So, although personal finance is, at its core, gender neutral, there seems to be some truth behind the idea that parents of girls need to spend more time teaching them about money. "The stereotype has always been that girls don't do well in math, and they spend more, and therefore they don't know how to manage their money," says Abigail Norfleet James, Ph.D., author of "Teaching the Female Brain: How Girls Learn Math and Science."
In other words, this whole girls-are-bad-at-math stereotype becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. And there is a direct correlation between math skills and financial prosperity-a recent study suggests that numeracy, or mathematical reasoning, may be associated with greater wealth later in life.
Dr. James says: "Current research says there's no reason girls can't do just as well as boys in math and with handling their finances … it's just a matter of how they're taught." She says doing so is as easy as four simple steps.
1. Be a Role Model
Parents always aim to be good financial role models, but this is extra important for girls. "Especially for little girls in elementary school, there might not be a ton of female role models who like doing math," said Dr. James. Studies show that female teachers who are anxious about their own math abilities are likely to pass that on to the kids they're teaching. To counteract this, point out the financial things you do for your family, and avoid saying things like, "I'm so bad at math!" around her.
(Are you a good financial role model for your kids? Take our quiz.)
Try this: Have your daughter sit with you while you balance your checkbook, pay bills or transfer money, suggests Dr. James. Point out what you're doing, and try giving her her own "checkbook" and a ledger to track her "transactions" with her allowance money.
Or have young kids play the "store owner" game by pretending to be a shop owner. Make it their job to assign prices to everything, take inventory, ring you up at the register and give you change. This will help her associate money with fun and responsibility, rather than fear.
For other money milestones, check out our timeline of goals to hit at specific ages.
2. Let Her in on the Secret
If your daughter gets anxious doing math or handling money, there may be a biological reason. Those feelings actually have a lot to do with the human fight or flight response, says Dr. James. "Especially in young girls, research has shown that when they get stressed or worried, their bodies tend to shut down," she said. "It physically becomes hard for them to think."
Try this: Give her some general stress-alleviating mechanisms to cope with her anxiety in the moment, like taking ten deep breaths or drinking chamomile tea before sitting down to tackle math homework. Once she starts associating calmer feelings with the event, she may have a more positive reaction to math and money overall.
3. Think Right Brain
Scientifically speaking, the vocabulary and grammar center in the left side of the brain develops faster in girls, while spatial skills in the right side develop faster in boys, says Dr. James.
"We spend a large amount of time in school helping boys compensate for their lack of verbal skills by concentrating on reading and writing, but there's hardly any time spent working on the spatial skills, like stringing beads, or throwing bean bags at a target, that girls tend to lag behind in early on," said Dr. James.
Try this: Compensate for this lack by focusing on activity-based learning at home. For example, during play time, encourage your daughter to build with blocks and work on her spatial skills rather than simply drawing on paper.
4. Recognize Teachable Moments in Everyday Activities
"The other day, a good friend of mine made a comment that she's 'so bad at math,' and I looked at her with my mouth hanging open," says Dr. James. "She's an amazing seamstress. She makes her own suits! And yet, she didn't recognize how that was using math in an everyday sense, working with spatial skills and geometry."
Try this: Simple tasks like cooking can turn into math lessons when you have your child measure out the ingredients and keep track of cooking times (try starting with these school lunch recipes that the two of you can make together over the weekend).
To take the lesson a step further, show her your grocery list and talk about how you budget for different food items.
Depending on her age, let her choose a meal menu (think small, like breakfast or lunch), give her a "budget" and help her buy everything she needs to make it. Needless to say, this will be an especially helpful ability when your kid goes off to college or gets her own place.
What money lessons have you taught your kids? Would you teach a girl any differently than a boy?
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Here's a fantastic and lovely story about a transgender teen who became homecoming queen. ❤
Patterson, a senior at Oak Park High School, came out as transgender in her junior year to a surprisingly supportive reception.
"When I came out as trans I was so afraid that I was expecting a lot of hate, but surprisingly there wasn't much at all," she told BuzzFeed News.
"There was some here and there but it was stuff that was never said to my face."


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A pretty hand painted bottle containing a scroll will invite participants to tonight's dinner. The edge of the Coral Sea under the twinkling night sky is the setting for tonight's tropical extravaganza. As guests are welcomed by saronged wait staff offering pina colada's in freshly lopped green coconuts, a group of Thursday Islanders emerges from the beach to entertain with traditional song and dance. The perfect meal for this setting is a seafood banquet accompanied by fine Australian wines. Coconuts, palm fronds, bright tropical flowers and flares decorate the site. A highlight of this evening is the performance by the fire-eater and his Cook Island drummers and dancers.


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Biological was my MFA Solo Thesis Exhibition held at the Donna Beam Art Gallery in Las Vegas, Nevada in April 2003. My Thesis Statement: In Pursuit of Beauty was published in the May 2004 issue of Ceramics Monthly. Below is a short excerpt:
Daily living can be a draining chore with endless to do lists, long lines, and traffic jams. Mundane and monotonous, the week drags by only to fast forward over the weekend. It is a miserable routine that weighs on the human spirit as we delude ourselves in our workaday lives and forget the beautiful and mysterious world we live in.
Beauty is an escape from my mundane life. It is beauty that reminds me that life is a gift which is far greater than our daily struggles. Beauty truly exalts the mind and spirit. Making art is a way for me to focus on this idea. It enables me to make sense out of why I am here and what it means to be self aware. As I strive to create an ideal world through my designs of perfecting the sublime I understand what I am looking for is a spiritual revelation.
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Misty Frisbey is the Marketing and Communication department's support specialist at Dixie State University. Misty has shared her love for Dixie State University for the past 18 years, and offers a very unique set of skills. She has a great love for marketing, graphic design, accounting, business, and dance.
Misty started as a student here in 1999. At that time she was a proud member of Rebelettes, and held her Rebel pride. After receiving her associate degree, Dixie became a 4 year college, and she was privileged to be on the first Dixie State Dance Company, under the direction of Dr. Li Lei as she pursued a business degree.
Misty accepted an exciting job to travel the U.S., so she ventured south to Las Vegas, but the red sand was heavy in her shoes and she found herself back at Dixie in 2004. She then began her studies in the Computer Information Technology program with a Visual Technology emphasis, and, low and behold, her soon-to-be Prince Charming sat quietly next to her in most her classes. She continued to dance as a scholarship member of the Dixie State Dance Company, until she graduated.
In 2007, Misty began working at DSU as an adjunct dance instructor, and in-between her Dixie experiences, she managed to open an amazing dance studio in St. George. She loves teaching and learning from students of all ages. She has been ecstatic to share her new TRAILBLAZER PRIDE with her dancers and this community, and is a True Rebel converted.
Misty's most important accomplishment to this day was becoming a mother to her little redhead, RJ. When she is not busy dancing, designing, or working, her favorite time spent is with him and her husband Rex, attending DSU sporting events, and going on outdoor adventures.


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Lots of Canadian Shield Rock, acidic soil from pine needles and no people makes the region the best area for Blueberry picking in Canada. In a matter of hours you can pick pounds of Blueberries. These Wild Blueberries have twice the flavor of farmed berries and have ten times the antioxidants as well as being high in Vitamin C, which makes them the healthiest fruit you can eat. Many guests take a couple hours off from fishing in the afternoon and pick berries so they can have them to munch on during the day or you might be able to talk Vickie into making a delicious home made Blueberry pie to go with dinner.
You don't want to pick too many if you live in the US because you can't take fruits or vegetables back over the border without special exporting permits.


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Windmills could not replace Vermont Yankee
Credit: The Orleans Record, orleanscountyrecord.com 23 November 2011 ~~
Reasonable people can disagree on the need for nuclear power, but their arguments must be based on facts. In a letter printed on Friday, Nov. 4, Peter Van der Does said Vermont Yankee could be replaced by windmills. This is not factual.
Nuclear power cannot be replaced by windmills because it is baseload, supplying a constant amount of electricity for a determined period of time. Vermont Yankee runs nearly 100 percent of the time, day and night, until it is shutdown every 18 months for refueling. The most efficient wind turbines run about 35 percent of the time, and nobody can predict when they will actually be generating electricity because nobody can predict when the wind will be blowing.
Even if we pretend that wind power were baseload and could provide sufficient electricity at the times that it's needed, it would take nearly 1,300 large wind turbines to generate as much electricity as Vermont Yankee. Mr. Van der Does says these wind turbines will fit on 5/8 of a mile of Vermont ridgelines, which is simply absurd.
Whether you support Vermont Yankee or want it shut down in 2012, this kind of misinformation adds nothing to a serious debate about Vermont's energy future.
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Ivy League women's basketball moved up 3 spots to No. ten in the newest NCAA Conference RPI! Most significant group sports play some form of round-robin schedule, where the goal is for every group to play a somewhat balanced schedule with each and every other team in the league or in its league subdivision. The vast majority of main league teams are concentrated in the most populous metropolitan areas of the United States and Canada. MLB clubs have also recruited several players from the Japanese leagues , and also sign players from Latin American nations.
The nature of the bidding process, namely a blind auction, clearly helped drive the boost, resulting in (likely) total annual revenue of around £2.7 billion, practically a billion higher than the existing £1.8 billion. Important leagues have franchises placed nationwide, with multiple franchises in each and every of the United States' 4 census regions —Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. The Spanish league is estimating €800 million, which equates to about £0.six billion.
The oldest extant teams, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts , trace their origins to the late 1860s and early 1870s, which ranks them amongst the oldest qualified sports teams of any type nevertheless in existence on the continent. Some of the big professional sports leagues possess other attributes, although these attributes do not distinguish significant expert leagues from other leagues. The Pride Sports League was founded in 2012 and has been increasing ever due to the fact, we'd love to have input on sports that the neighborhood wants to participate in so don't hesitate to attend a monthly board meeting, or send us an e mail.
MLS has annual revenues of about $300 million, whereas 5 European soccer leagues ( England , Germany , Spain , Italy , and France ) have annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. The projected deal for 2016/17 of £2.7 billion a season is almost as much as the combined revenue from the bargains for Serie A, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and La Liga, which is worth about £2.9 billion.
Not only did the number of Premier League clubs in the major 20 increase from six to eight in the 2013/14 edition, but even far more strikingly, the quantity of Premier League clubs in the best 30 compared with final year has risen from eight to 14 and all 20 Premier League clubs are now within the best 40 globally. There had been pretty few important league teams in the far west until right after World War II. As travel and settlement patterns changed, so did the geography of professional sports.


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African prints, popularly known as Ankara, has gained popularity in the global fashion scene since 2010. The material is primarily associated with Africa mainly because of the tribal-like patterns and motifs. The African print fabric has gone from cultural attire to a glamorous wardrobe must-have and right now the spotlight is on Africa.
Wearing two different prints is a trend that has come to stay but still one that is quite difficult to pull off. While some fashionistas can easily pull any prints off and tie it in with their accessories with perfect charisma and poise, for others may not find this trend quite as easy. Not to worry, Madivas is here to help you in creating statement looks with mixing two different prints.
The easiest way to mix prints is by mixing prints with similar colours.They would most probably look not too far off if you were to wear them together. It could be different prints with quite similar colour palettes and so not too far apart.
Another way to mix up the Ankara African prints is matching up big prints with smaller ones. Big prints with small or thick prints with thin prints would create an appealing yet strong contrast
Wearing them together created a nice harmony and they almost look like they were bought as a one-piece.
Scroll below to see some creative Ankara mixed prints looks
A neutral white fabric with a yellow/purple Ankara fabric styled into a palazzo jumpsuit
A similar patterns and prints fabric in different colours styled into a simple chic dress
A small star prints yellow fabric and a big circular prints blue fabric in a fit and flare dress
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A bold purple prints jacket styled with a spiral prints high waist flare skirt
A brown fabric and geometric purple fabric styled into a crop top and high waist ankle length pants
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A geometrical print fabric and a floral fabric styled into a mini skirt and a buba top
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Dry Creek Greenway Regional Vision Master Plan and EIR
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Foothill Associates developed the Dry Creek Greenway Regional Vision, a master plan for a multi-jurisdictional system of trails and open space in western Placer County. The Dry Creek Greenway Regional Vision is a policy and project recommendation document that provides guidance and direction for the future design, implementation, and management of the Dry Creek Greenway. The key concepts of the Greenway Vision is the integration of trails as part of a multi-modal transportation strategy, flood control, habitat preservation, water quality, recreation, cultural resources, and education. A primary component of the project wass a Class I trail system connecting the Dry Creek Parkway on the western project boundary, to the Folsom Lake State Recreational Area to the east. This critical trail connection forms the last link in a 70-mile regional bikeway system consisting of the American River Parkway, Ueda Parkway, Dry Creek Parkway, Dry Creek Greenway, and Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. Numerous other trail linkages were recommended that used both on-street and off-street Class I trails located within the open space areas along creeks and drainages in the Dry Creek watershed.
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What To Do With A (Built) RB26?Say you've got a built RB26 sitting around, but no longer have the R32 GTR that it came out of. What would you swap the motor into? Wait a few more years for another GTR? Swap it into a different Nissan, like a 240 (z or sx)? Cross breed it into a BMW or RX-7? Whatever it is would have to be a rad car for all around duties (and yes, I realize that what makes a great street car doesn't always make a great track car) because the motor itself is pretty rad; depending on the turbo (or turbos) it could be good for up to 1000hp. Here's the parts list:
- GReddy intake manifold plumbed for Direct NOS kit
- GReddy Fuel Rail
- 720cc Injectors
- HKS Cam Gears
- Jun Cams – 280 11.35mm lift
- HKS Pro L Head System 10,000rpm springs/retainers/etc.
- Ferrara 1mm oversized valves
- ATI Damper
- JE Pistons/rings
- Crower Rods
- Jun Oil pump
- Nismo Water Pump
- Tomei Oil pan baffle
- Calico Bearings
- Cometic Head gasket
- ARP Head Studs
- Head port/polish
At one point, the motor was going to go into my e30 M3, but I really wanted it to be awd and that led to more than a few complications (excuse the old cellphone pic). So then it came back out and the M3 got a proper S52 (with a little turbo). And I went back to having a rad motor sitting around.
There isn't really another BMW that I like enough to put the motor in and since I've already got a rad e30 M3, BMWs are out. I think that if I'm going to cross breed it should be done with a car I really like because I'll most likely piss off enthusiasts from each brand and never be able to sell the car (well, at least I'll take a huge hit on it). That really doesn't leave many options.
I've always been fascinated by third gen RX7s but after hearing so many horror stories about the motor I've always written them off. Upon finding this little gem, the RB swap seems doable but seeing how the word "custom" appears 15 times in the description, I'm a little skerred. Actually, the bigger issue is that the current prices of these cars are comparable to a state legal R32, so the RX7 may be out.
The obvious and least expensive option seems to be a 240sx (Silvia for you doriftos out there), but there is only one thing holding me back from going that route: I don't like them…at all. Sure, an S15 looks pretty rad but that carries the same problem as the GTR. Needless to say the 350z has the same problem.
So what's left? Well, speaking of Z cars, there is another option that I never would have considered a few years ago (and I'm still surprised by my current opinion): a classic 240z. I know, everything that could be done to that car has been done including RB26 swaps (here, here, and here – just a few of the 45k results). But it wasn't any of those swaps that got me interested in the 240z. It was this hunk of junk:
I don't know what it is about that car that makes me tingle, but it is rad. Now, with a 500hp+ motor in a 2300lb car, 225 tires stretched over 11 inch rims will not do. So, I wouldn't be able to go that low. Which means I'd have to look at other versions of the car to determine if I still like it. And I did, and I do.
Then I read through his entire build of the car so far. The budget seems to have stayed pretty tame, but the amount of time put in to get to this stage looks pretty serious (and it is far from a 'finished' car, though it does look good). And that doesn't include getting an RB26 to fit (and run). Which leads me to this conclusion: sell the motor. Sure, I won't get anywhere near the money I put into it, but it might still give me enough money to do some things that I'd like to do on my e30, like wheels, sideskirts, a decent bumper and maybe some paint. What if the motor doesn't sell? Well, an RB26 240z isn't a bad second choice.


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"In early December, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher sent a fund-raising letter to Ramsey County carry permit holders... The letter invited carry permit holders in Ramsey County to a shoot in a private outing at the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office indoor firearms range."
"Subd. 14. Records. (a) A sheriff must not maintain records or data collected, made, or held under this section concerning any applicant or permit holder that are not necessary under this section to support a permit that is outstanding or eligible for renewal under subdivision 7"
We submit that an appeal for charitable contributions in exchange for access to law-enforcement facilities, no matter how noble the stated causes may be, most definitely falls under the category of "not necessary to support" the issuing of carry permits by county sheriffs such as Fletcher.
Not surprisingly, local gun-rights groups such as GOCRA, the Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance (the ones who put out this press release) and MADFI, the premier organization that certifies carry permit instructors in Minnesota, are hopping mad over the situation. GOCRA has gone so far as to file a criminal complaint about Fletcher's activities with the St. Paul Police Department, and urges any county resident who received such an illegal letter to also file their own addendum to the complaint. The relevant case number is CN 09273/732.
We fervently hope that this latest naked disregard for the law on the part of Sheriff Fletcher is the event that finally brings his autocratic reign in Ramsey County to its deserved ignoble end.


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Here are my notes from Ashe Dryden's talk in RuPy 2013 about diversity in tech.
What is Diversity?
- We often talk about "where are the women in tech?", it's more than gender
- Backgrounds, experiences, lifestyles. Not always visible. Sexuality, age, language, ability, socioeconomic class, race, physical & mental health.
- Intersectionality means the interactions of biological, social, and cultural traits that contribute to system inequality. Going through life is different based on your traits.
- Privilege - an honorary advantage you get just for being who you are, e.g. white and American. "Normal". You may get better education, access to tech earlier, higher pay, quality of social/proferssional network. You may also be also assumed competent more easily.
- Privilege is seen as a skill set instead of traits.
- Certain traits make it more to identify to a certain subculture. I.e. geeks.
- Stereotypes are things we believe to be true about certain groups. XKCD:s "You suck at math" vs. "Girls suck at math".
- Prompting a group based on their gender makes them perform worse.
- The Impostor Sydrome is being unable to internalize your accomplishments. "I could never give a talk at a tech conference". Even if you're excellent at what you do, there's a fear stopping you.
- Negative stereotypes about groups make the impostor syndrome more pronounced.
- Going to conferences is awesome. But a lot of people are afraid of it.
- A marginalized minority or sub-group is one that's excluded or having their needs or desires ignored.
- "Margins" are where the unimportant stuff goes to. Same applies for marginalization.
- Society teaches us to marginalize. Programmers may think of themselves as logical & rational ("I don't see gender or race"), but studies say even scientists and STEM professors do this to each other. The same resume is interpreted differently depending on gender.
How Diverse Is The Tech Industry?
- Women make up 24% of the tech industry. Including developers, designers, UX... Management not included in this number.
- Only 3% of OSS contributors are women. This affects hiring because companies look at GitHub, etc.
- Lack of diversity is a global problem. In Germany women make up 7% of tech graduates, 17%, other countries, no more than 25%.
- Are women not interested in programming? Well, women kind of invented it. First compiler, first programming language.
- Are women not "biologically predisposed" to programming? No physical or biological difference.
- Must be purely social and cultural constructs. That means we can defeat them.
In Bulgaria, 73% of CS grads are women. They are actively pushing it.
Lack of global inclusion is another problem. Americans dominate the tech world. Vast majority of OSS.
How does this affect shared spaces? People have closed GitHub issues because the reporter's English was too difficult to understand.
China is disconnected from the other tech community. They can't access Twitter. That cuts them off in many ways.
Lack of people from local communities in conference speakers (such as RuPy).
Why Does Diversity Matter?
- I.e. to me as a person, even if I'm a "white man".
- Increases revenue, number of customers, market share, profits relative to competitors.
- Complex problems solved faster.
- More creative and stimulated work communities.
- We make better decisions, generate more innovation.
Financial success and viability of companies, countries, is affected by diversity.
The wage gap is smaller in science and technology.
Not many famous role models for non-white males.
Less likely to see people who represent them in companies, conferences.
The geek stereotype: The geek is a white guy, socially awkward, doens't like being around women, lives in mother's basement. It's a shared cultural cue. People who don't identify it are turned off by those who do.
56% of women leave tech in 10 years. Twice as much as men.
Lots of harrassment. "But I've never seen someone get harrassed" -> That may be because we're so alike. Minorities are more likely to get harrassed.
We need to get to know people who are different from us. (Not only tech, but humans in general.) Getting outside of the bubble changes a lot of things - just knowing that different people exist.
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On the first anniversary of 9/11, I knew just how Americans should mark the occasion.
"Hang ten. Hang it up. Hang out. Paint a portrait. Paint the town. Watch your weight. Let it be. Say hey. Strike back. Roll a strike. Spare a dime. Rock the boat. Do time. Take a shot. Do your best. Give back. Give a damn. Turn a cheek. Heal the sick. Feed the poor. Hold hands. Make love. Love life. Hug kids. Wave flags. Play taps. Pledge allegiance. Light a candle. Never forget," I said.
"And through these ordinary acts of American life, show the bastards they failed."
Now, it's the fifth anniversary of 9/11. And in the sense that most of us still go about such ordinary acts of American life, I suppose the bastards did fail.
But in a larger sense, they have divided us against one another, driven us deeper into national debt, shifted our funding from other priorities, lured us into the quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan, distracted us from potentially greater threats in Iran and North Korea and, worst of all, led our government to limit our freedoms in the name of protecting them.
In the sense that we've allowed ourselves to respond in these ways, with the net result that we feel less free and less safe today than we did five years ago, then maybe the bastards succeeded after all.
Here's my concern on 9/11/06.
On Sept. 2, al-Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri appeared in a 41-minute video that also featured a man identified as Adam Yehiye Gadahn, an alleged American member of al-Qaeda. Both invited Americans and the West to convert to Islam.
"To the American people and the people of the West in general ... God sent his Prophet Muhammad with guidance and the religion of truth ... and sent him as a herald," al-Zawahiri said.
Gadahn, a 28-year-old California native who's wanted by the FBI, said he hoped to correct the incorrect image Americans have of Islam.
Gadahn described the West as "the civilization which enslaved Africa, slaughtered native Americans, fired bombs at ... Tokyo and Fallujah, and nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki."
Gadahn also said no Muslim should "shed tears" for Westerners killed by al-Qaeda attacks.
In other words, the al-Qaeda spokesmen said their way is the right way and the moral way and any world citizen would be wrong and unfaithful to question that approach.
Two days earlier, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had made a speech to the American Legion at its national convention in Salt Lake City.
He compared critics of the Bush administration's war on terror to Nazi "appeasers" of 1939.
He accused them of spreading "distortions and myths."
He asked "Can we really afford to return to the destructive view that America, not the enemy, but America, is the source of the world's troubles?"
And he said that those Americans showing any "moral or intellectual confusion about who or what is right or wrong weaken the ability of free societies to persevere."
In other words, Rumsfeld said, the administration's way is the right way and the intelligent way and any American citizen would be stupid, immoral and unpatriotic to question that approach.
But aren't such arrogant absolutes the very basis of our qualm about al-Qaeda, the Taliban and all the other radical regimes?
And aren't our arrogant absolutes the very basis of their qualm about us?
And if both sides are still pounding their chests and saying, "We're willing to die and kill to impose our way on your way" have we really gotten anywhere at all? And can we?
Of gravest concern, though, is not what we say or do to the enemy, or what the enemy says or does to us, but what we as Americans have let happen to ourselves.
On 9/11/01, we stood united as a people. Our leaders spoke respectfully of us and for us. And much of the world stood with us in empathy.
But that solidarity was squandered. And our leaders, foremost Mr. Rumsfeld, have spoken ill of us and for us. And much of the world has lost respect.
Had we lost money after 9/11-to rebuild lives and economies, to reinforce our defenses, to seek out the perpetrators and bring them to justice-I would have been happy to invest.
Had we lost faith after 9/11 (What kind and benevolent God would send innocents to their deaths in such raging infernos, after all?), I would have been quick to understand.
But because we've lost, instead, our values, via pols who chastise our intellect and mock our morality for even daring to question their omniscience, I find myself five years after 9/11 mightily discontented with those who lead us and wondering aloud whether we'll ever again let freedom ring.
Hetrick is president and CEO of Hetrick Communications Inc., an Indianapolis-based public relations and marketing communications firm. His column appears weekly. To comment on this column, go to IBJ Forum at www.ibj.comor send e-mail to email@example.com.


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The Glow of Autumn's Leaves
the Final Act we see
announcing the soon to be
Winter's Freeze.
[Photograph taken with Samsung S6 Phone]
I experimented with this photograph with so many filters, I couldn't even begin to tell you what I did. I just kept on trying filters on my phone, then I imported my image to my email and from there played in PS then in LR with it. I had SO much fun with this one, going after a super glow effect. I'd say I got. Wouldn't you? LOL Hope you enjoyed!!!
The colors this Autumn have been spectacular!!! I was out driving yesterday and was so enthralled with the colors around me I had to keep reminding myself to keep my eyes on the road!! I hope to get even more pictures for you although I have so many now that they would probably last all Winter if I showed them to you.
OH! I just LOVE what I do and am SO in LOVE with Mother!!
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Quidditch in Orlando this summer? Just when you thought the Harry Potter phenomena was waning (and you could sell your capes and wands at the garage sale) Universal Studios in Florida is about to open Wizarding World of Harry Potter Adventure.
I have been following the progress and as jaded as I can be about commercialism I am intrigued. Mostly because I want to see how things will match up with Rolling's mega series. And really who doesn't want to eat at Three Broomsticks and go to Ollivanders Wand Shop. Naturally Universal Orlando Resort has created family vacation packages that include early park admission, breakfast at the Three Broomsticks, and Universal Express Access (Beginning May 28, 2010).
Need a replacement wand? The spirit of Harry Potter is still alive and well in London. Every Sunday afternoon London Walks provides Potter fans a lively walk about town recreating more than a bit of mystery. Pure fun with a dose of cleverness best describes the themed outings. For families it is an ideal way to share magic and do a bit of pretending for the fun of it – invisibility cloaks not included. Alan, the engaging guide and Harry Potter trivia expert, relates real tales about real London locales to the fact and fiction of Harry and friends. Looking for the Ministry of Magic? Want to catch the night bus? This walk is an authentic experience based on the themes of the very popular Harry Potter book series. Dumbledore does not appear at the Temple tube stop but Alan manages to provide the magic. If the walkabout magic is not enough sign up for the Harry Potter taxi tour of London including film locations: Gringotts' Wizarding Bank, the 'Cracked' Cauldron, the Knight Bus Bridge, the Flying Car "crime scene", as well as Platform 9 ¾. You get the idea.
Actually London Walks is one of my favorite things to do in London. Walk with them once and you will want to walk with them again. The guides are skilled at conveying myths, facts, history, and trivia in an entertaining first person manner. The talent level is high – think stage performers gone rogue. No two walks are the same but the themes are engaging and guaranteed to unravel a bit of London before your very eyes. While it is true London Walks does not make entertaining children their primary focus what they offer is well suited to families and certainly ideal for teens. Add to your next walk list
"Ghosts of the Old City" or to creep out your teens – "Jack the Ripper". Sign up for a spy themed walk featuring Ian Fleming's James Bond and John Le Carre's George Smiley or follow the Beatles and end up on Abbey Road. I like the Dickens walk but then I also like pea soup and sherry and my husband drinks a blended scotch.
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Accountants are responsible for keeping track of financial information for companies, government agencies and other organizations. Accounting salaries differ by level of education, the organization an accountant works for and its location. For instance, an accounting salary in a metropolitan region is typically higher than in a rural area. Within a company, people that need expense reimbursements or have payroll questions talk to the company accountant. Salary information for accountants also varies according to the type of work they do and the title they have. Most accountants have a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and often specialize in a specific field of accounting. For instance, an accountant salary for a staff accountant averages $41,000 a year, while a senior accountant has an average salary of $55,000 annually.
One type of accountant works as a certified public accountant. Salary for this position is typically higher because this designation requires a certificate issued by the state in which they work, after the accountant takes and passes the state test. Forensic accountants may work on behalf of government agencies when financial crimes are suspected. They typically rebuild financial records to find "missing" information or as the FBI indicates, "to follow the money." Financial accountants typically prepare the financial statements for publically-held companies. This information must be submitted quarterly to the Securities Exchange Commission and follow specific formats. Accounting managers oversee the work of other accountants and all accounting clerks, while many tax accountants work for county or city government in the tax revenue department.
For 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the median accounting salary across all accounting disciplines is $61,690 per year. Job growth is projected to continue at 16 percent through 2018. Most accounting positions require a Bachelor of Science degree or experience equal to a degree. The accounting salary also comes with benefits in addition to the salary that may include health insurance, 401-K contributions, vacation and more. Most accountants typically work 40 hours a week. Accounting salaries for accountants with graduate degrees are higher than average.
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Forensic accounting isn't always about detecting criminal activity; it can also involve rebuilding financial records for newly purchased companies. While there are specific guidelines that all accountants should follow under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP, not all accountants do. When financial records are not adequate, a forensic accountant will research all past financial activity to rebuild the records and create an auditable trail. An average forensic accounting salary in the U.S. is $73,000 per year. A forensic accounting salary varies by governmental agency, company and location. The average forensic accounting salary working for the government ranges between $53,000 and $80,000 a year depending on the level of education, the position and experience.
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Tax accountants can work as certified public accountants, in government or private enterprise. When they work for the government or within a company, they may or may not be a CPA, depending upon the company or organization's requirements. Tax accountants specifically work with the financial data that affects taxes of all kinds. This includes state and federal taxes, but it may also include special excise taxes, sales taxes, gasoline taxes, payroll taxes and any special taxes levied by government against the business. A tax accountant salary is $54,000 a year nationally. When the accountant works for an accountancy firm, the tax accountant salary could be as much as $66,000 per year. An annual tax accountant salary does not include the added amounts paid for benefits, such as vacation, retirement or health insurance.
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Financial accountants ensure that all financial statements or reports are prepared and distributed timely. Financial accountants prepare public reports for submittal to the SEC when the company offers stock to the public. When the company is privately held, the financial accountant is responsible for all reporting and may be involved in financial analysis for the company. Simply Hired, a website that provides job information and salary reviews, indicates that the average salary across the U.S. for an accountant salary in finance is $59,000 per year.
Accounting Manager
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Certified Public Accounting
Certified public accountants typically run their own business and provide accounting and tax services to businesses and individuals. CPAs can also work for the government or for private companies, typically in management positions such as controller. A certified public accountant salary, averaged across the United States, is $66,000. When working as a controller, the average salary is $76,000. A certified public accountant salary may also be much more when the CPA is a partner in an accountancy firm.


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Ideas for Next Year (in no particular order)June 10, 2006
Do something with constructions as an extra-credit project in Geometry.
Allow make-up quizzes with the possibility of a lower grade than the original.
Print out assignment log with dates and assignments listed so that students can figure their averages themselves. Set up assignments in IGPro at the beginning and print progress reports.
Take points off if pen is used on a quiz or test.
Late work – Take 5 points off for each day it is late.
New class rules:
- Treat others and other people's property with respect.
- Do what you are instructed to do when you are instructed to do it.
Move kleenex, hand sanitizer, and spare pencils with stapler.
No electric pencil sharpener.
Cut magnetic letters out for bulletin/assignment board.
Student information scavenger hunt on first day of school.
Put returned papers in hanging file folders for students to pick up.
Color-coded hanging file folders with letter separators?
Have a specific tray for papers to be graded.
Organize trays better.
"Overlearning for automaticity"; 5 in a row correct
Do more in-class grading.
Use a literature sorter to store blank paper.
Homework pockets on the wall like the make-up work folders
Calculator caddy and assigned calculators!
Store whiteboards in a file caddy with supplies nearby but not quite as accessible.
Book review info in a file pocket
Instead of working every homework problem, have students write the problems they need help with the most, and do the top five. Then show correct answers.
Provide solution keys either in print or online as much as possible.
Make more use of my AISD homepage
Use PowerPoint for notes. Buy remote mouse to run PowerPoint (and cable for monitor if I rearrange my room).
Use PowerPoint for warm-ups?


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A constructive start to the year came to a complete halt this week as sleet pellets covered the ground and froze together forming a layer of ice an inch or so thick, keeping me more cooped up than I prefer to be during a time I was just getting used to my creativity flowing again. As I stared out of the window wishing it was warm outside and read through the news feeds of those whose travel was hindered by icy roads, I was reminded of a zoo full of well-fed animals that I visited a few summer's back.
Most animals were behind fences, others were kept within square cages of varying size. On one cage, a sign read that it was normal for the animal within to pace back and forth, something I have been doing multiple times on this cold day. I didn't find pacing back and forth to be as normal as the sign implied it to be, for myself now or the bear back then. The Syrian brown bear that was trapped inside looked like I feel on this day.
When I think back, whether living in an apartment, or a house in the city, or out here where I can walk for several miles on this beautiful ranch, surrounded by fences, I guess the "what is" cage just varies in size.
As much as I enjoy the sunrises and sunsets, there are times at this age when I feel confined, even with all this planet-wide room beneath the sky to travel. Times when no matter how hard I look, there is, as the saying goes, "nothing new under the sun." Times when I wish there was interstellar travel available in such a way that when I travelled and missed the place I now call home, I could return.
Eventually, we all have times in our lives when we end up like that bear, pacing the cage, worrying about "what is" instead of concerning ourselves with what "could be." I should be more thankful that I live in a place where I am not stuck with one type of weather year-round and in a mindset where the potential for what could be rules over the what is world.
I think it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who said "It is always the right time to do the right thing." Never let "what is" define your existence. Instead, always constructively work toward what "could be."


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Articles Tagged php
Use of classes and static variables with the Drupal 6 Batch API
Drupal provides a nice API for anyone that needs to process a massive amount of data: the Batch API. This allows for running heavy scripts split into multiple operations while providing a progress bar to monitor the process' progress. However this API is not adequately documented and I had a hard time trying to resolve some issues I come across. I thought of sharing my findings in case someone else needs this.Posted on July 13th, 2011 by Pantelis Petridis
How to automatically add taxonomy term relations when adding content in Drupal 7
Let's suppose we want our Drupal article content type to have a parent category and a sub-category. We have defined a 'categories' vocabulary and we are also able to add new terms and set their parent elements. When using the administration UI to add a new article we can create a new category, set a new sub-category and both taxonomy terms will be saved along with the article. However, the sub-category won't be connected with its parent category automatically. We need to manually visit the taxonomy terms list and set the sub-category's parent category term.
This is a problem I came across when working on a yawd project and to solve it I had to create a simple module that programmatically correlates the sub-category with its parent category field...Posted on June 29th, 2011 by Pantelis Petridis
Keystone TKL framework for Digital Libraries now supports PHP5The past few years IndexData's Keystone Library framework has not been actively developed. When PHP5 was introduced back in 2004 it featured a completely redesigned Document Object Model (DOM) implementation that lacked backward-compatibility. At the same time, Keystone was heavily relying on XML manipulation, so it was not possible for these two to work together and Keystone users were forced to use PHP 4. IndexData at the time focused on other projects and officially stopped...Posted on June 24th, 2011 by Pantelis Petridis
Scan additional PHP 5 .ini files in Eclipse PDT
Although Windows systems seem to load all PHP 5 variables & extensions from a single php.ini file, there might be system configurations -especially Linux systems (Ubuntu in my case)- that use multiple .ini files. In such systems, PHP configuration is usually located inside the /etc/php5 directory: When running in cli mode,
/etc/php5/cli/php.inigets loaded along with all .ini files located in the
/var/php5/cli/conf.ddirectory.. When using Apache,
/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/*.inifiles are all loaded. The same is true for php-cgi. To load the additional .ini files, either a
PHP_INI_SCAN_DIRenvironmental variable or the
--with-config-file-pathoption can be used. So far so good.
When it comes to Eclipse PDT, it seems that the additional .ini files are not loaded when PHP runs as script...Posted on June 16th, 2011 by Pantelis Petridis


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Who Are the Top 11 Women Who Inspire You?
Take a moment and think of the women who inspire you. Make a list. Who are the top 11 women? Would you include a construction worker from Jamaica? How about a midwife in Sudan or a jewelry maker in Costa Rica? What about a student from India or a small business owner in Egypt?
When most of us think about people who inspire us, we consider world leaders, celebrities, or those who've changed the course of world history. Or we might think of individuals who have had a significant influence in our lives—our role models or people we strive to emulate. The people who make it to our "inspiration list" are there because we relate to them, regardless if we're man or woman.
As we celebrate International Women's Day this week, we present 11 stories of women around the world who've made amazing strides to achieve their goals and make long-lasting impacts on the lives of their children, families and communities.
From Senegal: A Road of Opportunity
DAKAR, Senegal — One of the most important pieces in our new strategy is that all parts of the World Bank Group need to work together more closely. In Dakar, I visited a new toll road that has cut down commuters' travel time and shows signs of boosting economic development at various exits. The project was supported by IDA, our fund for the poorest, and the IFC, our private sector arm. Please watch to learn more.
Watch: Empowering Women in Senegal
International Women's Day celebrates women's economic, political, and social achievements. On March 8, 2013, women all around the world will be recognized for the work they do as businesswomen, mothers, caretakers, and community organizers.
These women in Senegal have a reason to celebrate—they've become more active in their communities, they're starting new businesses, and they're generating income for their families. New energy projects in Senegal are now being designed to include women in decision-making processes and leadership roles.
Quick Guide to International Women's Day: Live Chat, Data, a Contest, Videos and More
International Women's Day 2013 comes at a time of heightened concerns globally about women's safety in society—hence the day's theme: "A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women." World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim addresses the issue in a Huffington Post blog, and invites feedback from the public on ways to accelerate progress for women and girls. You can ask questions and weigh in on the factors driving women's empowerment in a live chat March 6 in English, French, and Spanish with Sustainable Development Vice President Rachel Kyte, and World Bank gender experts. Find a complete list of World Bank International Women's Day 2013 resources.
March 6 Live Chat: What Drives Empowerment?
11 a.m. EST (DC time), 16:00 GMT (Convert Time)
Post questions ahead of the chat for Sustainable Development Vice President Rachel Kyte, Gender and Development Director Jeni Klugman and other experts. Follow on Twitter with hashtag #WBLive.
Higher education in Africa – time to pull out the stops
At a candid discussion yesterday with African ministers of education and a range of education experts from the public and private sectors, one thing was very clear – that higher education was recognized by everyone in the room as being critical for Africa's development in the 21st century. All participants—from the Gambia's education minister, who pointed out that his country went without a university for 30 years after independence and was facing a severe resource gap, to his counterpart in Senegal who wanted to catch up with Tunisia on the number of students enrolled in universities—agreed that higher education was key to diversifying Africa's growing economies and reducing their dependence on natural resource extraction.
There's another reason higher education is so important in Africa—the region has burgeoning numbers of young people, some 7 to 10 million of whom knock on the doors of the labor market every year. These young people constitute a huge opportunity for Africa. Yet of today's unemployed in the region, a full 60 percent are youth. Good quality, relevant education that goes well beyond the primary stage will turn out the types of employable graduates and professionals that Africa so urgently needs. Doctors, nurses, lawyers, engineers, and entrepreneurs—but also agriculturists and environmentalists. This morning's news about intensifying drought in West Africa's Sahel region, with 10 million people thought to be short of food, only underscores the great urgency to build human resource bases in each country that can help tackle the environmental and health issues that confront Africa.