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WASHINGTON (AP) — A presidential advisory panel has recommended sweeping changes to government surveillance programs, including limiting the bulk collection of Americans' phone records by stripping the National Security Agency of its ability to store that data in its own facilities. Court orders would be required before the information could be searched.
In a 300-page report released Wednesday, the five-member panel also proposed greater scrutiny of decisions to spy on friendly foreign leaders, a practice that has outraged U.S. allies around the world.
While the panel's 46 recommendations broadly call for more oversight of the government's vast spying network, few programs would be ended. There's also no guarantee that the most stringent recommendations will be adopted by President Barack Obama, who authorized the panel but is not obligated to implement its findings.
The task force said it sought to balance the nation's security with the public's privacy rights and insisted the country would not be put at risk if more oversight was put in place. In fact, the report concludes that telephone information collected in bulk by the NSA and used in terror investigations "was not essential to preventing attacks."
"We're not saying the struggle against terrorism is over or that we can dismantle the mechanisms that we have put in place to safeguard the country," said Richard Clarke, a task force member and former government counterterrorism official. "What we are saying is those mechanisms can be more transparent."
The review group was set up as part of the White House response to leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden about the scope of the government surveillance programs. Snowden is now a fugitive from U.S. authorities and was granted temporary asylum by Russia. The White House is conducting its own intelligence review, and Obama is expected to announce his decisions in January.
The White House had planned to release the panel's report next month, but officials said they decided to make it public now to avoid inaccurate reporting about its content. It coincided with increased political pressure on Obama following a blistering ruling Monday from a federal judge who declared the NSA's vast phone data collection likely was unconstitutional.
The judge, Richard Leon, called the NSA's operation "Orwellian" in scale and said there was little evidence that its gargantuan inventory of phone records from American users had prevented a terrorist attack. However, he stopped his ruling from taking effect, pending a likely government appeal.
The panel's most sweeping proposal would terminate the NSA's ability to store the telephone data and instead require it to be held by the phone companies or a third party. Access to the data would then be permitted only through an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
"With regard to the bulk metadata of phone calls, we think there should be judicial review before that information is accessed, and we don't think the government should retain it," Clarke said.
If both recommendations were enacted, it's likely they would slow down the intelligence collection process. The panel's recommendations do allow for exceptions "in emergencies," leaving open the possibility of intelligence agencies scanning the information quickly and asking for permission later if they suspect imminent attack.
The task force did not say how long the phone companies would be required to hold the private data. The phone companies' retention policies vary markedly, according to information recently provided to the Senate Commerce Committee, ranging from one year at Verizon and US Cellular to five years at AT&T and seven to 10 years at T-Mobile.
Representatives of AT&T and Verizon declined to comment on the report and its recommendations. T-Mobile said it would look closely at the proposals. Spokesmen for US Cellular didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Another major shift recommended by the task force would tighten federal law enforcement's use of so-called national security letters, which give the government sweeping authority to demand financial and phone records without prior court approval in national security cases. The task force recommended that authorities should be required to obtain a prior "judicial finding" showing "reasonable grounds" that the information sought was relevant to terrorism or other intelligence activities.
The panel also tackled the diplomatic furor over NSA spying on the leaders of allied nations, including Germany. The group recommended that such spying be approved by the highest levels of government and that the decisions be based in part on whether the United States shares "fundamental values and interests" with the leaders of those nations.
The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at protecting the right to privacy against unlawful surveillance. Germany and Brazil introduced the resolution, which is legally nonbinding, following a series of reports of U.S. eavesdropping abroad, including on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The report was issued a day after a group of top executives from leading technology companies met with Obama at the White House to discuss NSA surveillance and other issues. Several of the companies, including Facebook, Yahoo, Apple, Twitter and Microsoft, have joined to urge Obama to curb the surveillance programs.
In a joint statement Wednesday, the companies praised the "thoughtful and transparent" approach taken by the White House panel in the report. "We look forward to a continued dialogue with the White House as we advocate for meaningful reform of government surveillance practices," they said.
In a nod to critics' complaints that government lawyers had no opposition in secret hearings about NSA programs before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the presidential advisory panel urged the creation of a "public interest advocate" to represent civil liberties and privacy interests before the court. The task force did not detail how the advocate would work, but Obama administration officials already have signaled their interest in the idea.
Snowden's disclosures have angered an unusual coalition of liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Following the release of the report, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said: "The message to the NSA is now coming from every branch of government and from every corner of our nation: You have gone too far."
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who has proposed legislation to shift control of telephone records from the NSA to the phone companies, said the new report was "impressive" and likely will carry a lot of weight for policymakers and Congress. The recommendation regarding custody of phone records by the companies "should put to rest that there's a technological problem" with allowing the companies to hold them, he said in an interview.
Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director of the ACLU, which has challenged the NSA's surveillance programs in federal court, said Monday's court ruling against the government and now the task force's proposals would "put wind in the sails" of efforts in Congress to scale back the secret operations.
While the White House said Obama was reviewing the full report, he already had decided to pass over one of the panel's recommendations. Last week, officials said the president would continue to allow the NSA director to also oversee the military's cyberwarfare command, ensuring that a military official run the spy agency. The panel recommended that oversight for the units be split, allowing a civilian to head the NSA.
Associated Press writers Stephen Braun, Jim Kuhnhenn and Marcy Gordon contributed to this report.


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Sophisticated video processing effects require both image and geometry information. We explore the possibility to augment a video camera with a recent infrared time-of-flight depth camera, to capture high-resolution RGB and low-resolution, noisy depth at video frame rates. To turn such a setup into a practical RGBZ video camera, we develop efficient data filtering techniques that are tailored to the noise characteristics of IR depth cameras. We first remove typical artefacts in the RGBZ data and then apply an efficient spatiotemporal denoising and upsampling scheme. This allows us to record temporally coherent RGBZ videos at interactive frame rates and to use them to render a variety of effects in unprecedented quality. We show effects such as video relighting, geometry-based abstraction and stylisation, background segmentation and rendering in stereoscopic 3D.
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Your veterinarian plays an crucial role in your bird's health. Birds tend to hide their discomfort until it is too late. Owners who notice a minor change in attitude or Physical Condition of Their Pet Bird Pet Bird should seek immediate treatment from an experienced veterinarian. The bird veterinary services Thomas Veterinary Nixa offered in Nixa are kind and caring, making us the Ideal Bird Veterinarians in Town.
A newly purchased bird should be examined by a veterinarian, preferably before it is taken to its new home. Newly Acquired Birds are susceptible to transmittable diseases. It is also important for birds to have a regular annual physical checkup. Treatment of Preventalble Illnesses is beneficial to the overall health of your pet bird.
Many species of Pet Birds have a long lifespan, and most people who adopt a pet bird or avian bird expect a long-term, gratifying relationship with their bird. Thomas Veterinary Nixa suggests Scheduled Checkups For Companion Birds to make sure they live a full, healthy life.
Avian medicine has developed into a specific sector of veterinary medicine, and most general practitioners are not educated in avian care. We offer Avian Veterinary Services in Nixa.
Many avian veterinarians recommend a scheduled checkup under short-acting gas anesthesia. Thomas Veterinary Nixa is one of the few places where the Checkup of Your Birds can be comfortably conducted.
Every visit to Thomas Veterinary Nixa starts with a complete physical checkup. During the physical, the doctor will document your Bird's Weight, General Appearance, And Mobility. This aids in determining any health issues your bird may have.
Just as your scheduled visit includes blood testing, so does a Checkup For Pets. Blood testing can contain a complete blood count (CBC) (examining the red blood cells, white blood cells, and thrombocytes) and serum biochemical profile (which looks at various organ enzymes.)
Thomas Veterinary Nixa suggests regular checkups for companion birds to ensure they live a full, healthy life. The veterinary services like bird vet, Reptile Vet, dog dentist, etc, given by Thomas Veterinary Nixa in Nixa are caring and thoughtful, making us the ideal veterinarians in town.


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Available in AN-6, AN-8, AN-10, and AN-12. High quality, lightweight, full flow hose end fittings for PTFE lined fuel hose.
Nuke Performance offers a wide range of hose ends. With the PTFE lineup, you get a perfect solution for all types of fuels, including alcoholic fuels such as ethanol.
- Safe for all type of fuels, including ethanol
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The wide selection of hose ends from Nuke Performance is of the highest possible quality and is available in AN-6 to AN-12 size and in a variety ranging from straight to 180-degree versions. The Full-Flow PTFE fuel hose works as inexpensive insurance for your injectors, filters, and fuel pumps.
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The inner Teflon liner withstands all types of fuels, including alcoholic fuels such as ethanol, methanol, and race fuels. The PTFE fuel hose from Nuke Performance has a much longer life span, as it won´t degrade in the same way that the usual nitrile rubber fuel hose does over time. This protects your injectors, fuel filters, and in the long run, your fuel pumps from getting jammed and harmed by the dissolved interior of nitrile fuel hoses. The Nuke Performance PTFE fuel hose is carbonized for conductivity, which is crucial for motorsport fuel systems. The black nylon braided PTFE-lined fuel hose from Nuke Performance is available in various sizes.
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The Nuke Performance PTFE fuel hose has an internal Teflon (PTFE) liner that acts like a vapor barrier when running all types of fuels. This becomes especially useful when running alcoholic fuels, which otherwise often go through a traditional nitrile or rubber fuel hose. This comes in handy when you want to run the fuel hoses within the driver's compartment, as well as in your workshop between races and racing seasons.
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The Nuke Performance Full Flow PTFE lineup uses a full-flow design that lets you design your fuel system with minimum flow loss. With its three-layered design, it has a much smaller outer diameter than an ordinary nitrile fuel hose. The PTFE liner prevents the fuel hose from hardening and does not fracture or crack. This helps to prevent fuel leakage and the smell that would occur when running an ordinary nitrile fuel hose.
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Co-developed with worldwide motorsports teams, this lineup of hose ends and fuel hose is ready to give you maximum quality even in demanding conditions. The Full Flow range of hose ends is made with the same hallmark as all other parts in the lightweight Nuke Performance motorsports range. There is no substitute for the quality of Nuke Performance!
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To make your hose end and fuel setup installation as trouble-free as possible, Nuke Performance offers a wide variety of handy tools and accessories for fuel hose assembly. The adjustable aluminum wrench with its V-shape will revolutionize your hose end assembly.
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By Sean Dorsey Dance
May 22-25, 2014
"SAN FRANCISCO'S BEST DANCE COMPANY" -SF Weekly
"an epic work … powerful, moving, hilarious"
(Miami Herald) "evocative, compelling, elegant"
(LA Weekly) "trailblazing … powerful"
(Boston Bay Windows) "poignant…heartbreak and eloquence"
(San Francisco Chronicle) "wonderfully imaginative and powerful"
(The Advocate) "virtuosic"
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7 Stages (Atlanta, GA)
Dates: | Thursday-Sunday, May 22-25, 2014 |
Times: | Thursday-Saturday 8pm; Sunday 2pm |
Venue: | 7 Stages 1105 Euclid Ave N.E., Atlanta, GA 30307 [Map] |
Tickets: | $11-15 sliding scale Buy your tickets Here |
Info: | www.7stages.org/shows/secret-history-of-love/ |
SAVE THE DATE! After sold-out audiences and standing ovations in cities across the US, The Secret History Of Love makes its Washington, DC premiere May 9-10, 2014. Don't miss this opportunity to see the award-winning work of Sean Dorsey Dance!
The Secret History Of Love reveals the underground ways that LGBT people managed to survive and find love in decades past, despite tremendous obstacles. 1920′s speakeasies, wartime love affairs, police raids and steamy underground cabarets explode onstage in this powerful work by transgender trailblazer Sean Dorsey.
Dorsey created The Secret History Of Love through a 2-year LGBT Elders Oral History Project. The Secret History Of Love features the voices and remarkable real-life stories Dorsey recorded in these oral history interviews – along with powerful, moving and hilarious episodes from the LGBT community's history of finding love and community, against enormous odds.
The Secret History Of Love features full-throttle dancing, riveting storytelling, luscious partnering, highly-physical theater and first-hand tales of tremendous risk, passionate love, impossible courage, heart-breaking loss, and bold resistance –revealing the great resiliency and strength of the human heart … even in the face of great danger and devastating violence.
The Secret History Of Love features a stellar cast of performers: Sean Dorsey, Juan De La Rosa, Brian Fisher, NolSimonse and special musical guest Shawna Virago.Follow us as we tour: join our email list.Booking inquiries are welcome through 2015.
Dorsey says, "These stories belong to all of us, this is our shared history – everyone can relate to these profound, moving stories of love and perseverance."
our vulnerability, our deep need to connect and the risks we take to do so,
how we're all in the same rickety little boat, hoping to navigate to safe harbor.
It's also about well-constructed dance, compelling storytelling,
and laugh-out-loud humor." (In Dance)
The Secret History Of Love is available for tour bookings in 2014 and 2015: tours include a range of Community Engagement Residency activities. Contact us with booking inquiries. Follow us as we tour: join our email list.
Sean Dorsey Dance is the resident dance company of Fresh Meat Productions. Fresh Meat Productions is an award-winning San Francisco non-profit arts organization that creates, presents and tours year-round transgender arts programs. Founded in 2002, Fresh Meat Productions' programs include Sean Dorsey Dance, the popular annual Fresh Meat Festival of transgender and queer performance, and media arts events.
The Secret History Of Love is presented by Fresh Meat Productions and was created with generous support from the Queer Cultural Center, The New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation), the Creative Work Fund (a program of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund supported by generous grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation), the National Performance Network's Creation Fund and Performance Residencies, the San Francisco Arts Commission, The Theater Offensive (Boston), and Links Hall (Chicago).


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The MRI technique, so far tested only in test tube-grown cells and mice, is described in a report published March 27 in the online journal Nature Communications.
"We think this is the first time scientists have found a use in imaging cellular slime," says Jeff Bulte, Ph.D., a professor of radiology and radiological science in the Institute for Cell Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "As cells become cancerous, some proteins on their outer membranes shed sugar molecules and become less slimy, perhaps because they're crowded closer together. If we tune the MRI to detect sugars attached to a particular protein, we can see the difference between normal and cancerous cells."
Bulte's research builds on recent findings by others that indicate glucose can be detected by a fine-tuned MRI technique based on the unique way it interacts with surrounding water molecules without administering dyes. Other researchers have used MRI but needed injectable dyes to image proteins on the outside of cells that lost their sugar. In this study, Bulte's research team compared MRI readings from proteins known as mucins with and without sugars attached to see how the signal changed. They then looked for that signal in four types of lab-grown cancer cells and detected markedly lower levels of mucin-attached sugars than in normal cells.
Xiaolei Song, Ph.D., the lead author on the study and a research associate in Bulte's laboratory, explains that this is the first time a property integral to cancer cells, rather than an injected dye, has been used to detect those cells. "The advantage of detecting a molecule already inside the body is that we can potentially image the entire tumor," she says. "This often isn't possible with injected dyes because they only reach part of the tumor. Plus, the dyes are expensive."
Bulte cautions that much more testing is needed to show that the technique has value in human cancer diagnosis. His team's next step will be to see if it can distinguish more types of cancerous tumors from benign masses in live mice.
If further testing does show such success, Bulte and Song suggest the technique could be used to detect cancer at an early stage, monitor response to chemotherapy, guide biopsies to ensure sampling of the most malignant part of a tumor and eventually make at least some biopsies unnecessary.
Other authors on the paper are Raag D. Airan, Dian R. Arifin, Amnon Bar-Shir, Deepak K. Kadayakkara, Guanshu Liu, Assaf A. Gilad, Peter C.M. van Zijl and Michael T. McMahon, all of The Johns Hopkins University.
This project was supported by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (grant numbers R01 EB015032 and R01 EB015031), the National Cancer Institute (grant number U54 CA151838), the Maryland Stem Cell Research Foundation (grant number MSCRFII-0042), and the Pearl and Yueh-Heng Yang Foundation.
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text: Hurghada was founded in the early 20th century, and until a few years ago, remained a small fishing village. But today, it has gone on to become the foremost tourist resort of the Red Sea coast and an international center for aquatic sports. If it takes place in or on the water you can do it here: windsurfing, sailing, deep-sea fishing, swimming, but, above all, snorkeling and diving. The unique underwater gardens offshore are some of the finest in the world, justifiably famous amongst divers. The warm waters here are ideal for many varieties of rare fish and coral reefs, which may also be observed through glass bottom boats. This area has many fine accommodations, usually offering warm and efficient service. Restaurants are mostly along the main road. While in Hurghada, don't miss the museum and aquarium, with their complete collections of flora and fauna of the Red Sea. Today, Hurghada is known as a party town, particularly among Europeans. Locals and others will tell you that life begins at night in Hurghada, with the many, many clubs. They are particularly frequented by the young, but certainly many others of all ages. One may often find a rousing party centered around the visitors from a tour group taking over the action of a particular bar. They are easy to find along the main street, along with loads of inexpensive and expensive hotels. It is also a beach resort, where thousands of older Europeans and others come with their families to enjoy the sun and fun of private resort beaches, some all inclusive. Many of these hotels offer so many activities and facilities that one may never need to leave the resort. Often, the larger resorts have zoos, playgrounds, discos, bars, a number of pools and even small theaters. Hurghada is also a city under development. Many new hotels and construction are taking place, and we can expect to see some great new hotels, restaurants and other facilities in the near future. Actually this is a busy section of the Red Sea in general. Safaga is just south of Hurghada, and Soma Bay with its beautiful Sheraton is even closer to the South. To the North is El Gouna, a highly organized resort community. Together, these communities and resort areas offer just about everything a visitor might wish for, from raucous parties to isolated scuba diving, with golf, bowling and fishing in between. Islands near Hurghada offer all kinds of fun and excitement. Take a day trip to Giftun Island for snorkeling and a fish barbecue, or view the Red Sea from a submarine! When you're not in the sea you can shop in the boutiques, relax in the luxury holiday villages or visit the Roman Mons Porphyrites (mountain of porphyry) remains at nearby Gebel Abu Dukhan (Father of Smoke). Day-trips or safaris to explore the Red Sea Mountains by camel or jeep are also available. Other nearby islands and destinations include the Shadwan Island (Diving, snorkeling, fishing but no swimming), Shaab Abu Shiban (Diving, snorkeling and swimming), Shaab el-Erg (Diving, fishing and snorkeling), Umm Gammar Island (Diving and snorkeling), Shasb Saghir Umm Gammae (Diving), Careless Reef (Diving), Abu Ramada Island (Diving), Shaab Abu Ramada (Fishing), Dishet el-Dhaba (Beaches and swimming), Shaab Abu Hashish (Beaches, diving, snorkeling, swimming and fishing), Sharm el-Arab (Diving, swimming and fishing and Abu Minqar Island (Beaches and swimming). For More Information:- http://www.righttravel.info/page/hurghada-53.html Keywords:- , Egypt private Tours, Custom Egypt Travel, Egypt Vacation, Egypt package, Nile Cruise, Egypt holiday, Egypt Tour, Egypt hot deal, affordable egypt tour, custom tour to Egypt, group tour Egypt |


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Based on diagnostic results, we can offer either PRP therapy or hormone replacement therapy to fight hair loss and hair thinning.
For Women: Hair Loss and Menopause – How to Cope?
Most of us have heard about hot flashes and mood changes during menopause, but what about hair thinning?
Many women experience hair loss during menopause, but hormone replacement treatment may be able to help.
Thinning hair during menopause can seriously affect your sense of well-being and your self-esteem. However, you're not alone with menopausal hair loss. An estimated 21 million women in the U. S. will experience hair loss at some point in their lives, many of them during and after menopause.
What causes hair loss during menopause?
During menopause, you're likely experiencing a lot of changes, from irregular periods to night sweats and mood changes. Thinning hair can also occur in post-menopause. Many women notice that hormone replacement treatment can help reduce hot flashes and may even help their hair. However, what is it about menopause that makes your hair more vulnerable? In many cases, it's hormones.
Estrogen and Progesterone
Estrogen and progesterone are hormones in your body that perform a lot of functions. For example, they're responsible for menstruation and can help keep your bones strong. These hormones also help with hair growth. Estrogen and progesterone can help keep your hair in the growing (anagen) phase.
Therefore, these hormones can help your hair stay on your head longer and may even help your hair grow faster. This may be why many women notice their hair thinning starts to improve with estrogen replacement therapy.
During menopause, your estrogen and progesterone levels naturally start to decline. This is what causes your periods to become irregular and eventually stop. Low progesterone and estrogen are also often to blame for thinning hair during menopause.
Hair loss from menopausal hormone deficiencies can take many forms. Most women notice thinning throughout their scalps, which may be visible when you part your hair or you might notice a thinner ponytail.
You may also notice thinning along your hairline, but this is less common for women. Low levels of estrogen and progesterone mean your hair may start to fall out sooner and grow more slowly. The goal of hormone replacement treatment during menopause is to help your body attain healthy, balanced hormone levels, which is why many women may notice changes in hair thinning once they start treatment.
Declining estrogen and progesterone levels during menopause can also lead to having higher than usual testosterone levels, as your hormones may become imbalanced. Generally, a woman's body has more estrogen and progesterone than testosterone.
Just like other hormones, your testosterone levels decline with age as well. However, in some cases, your estrogen and progesterone levels may decline so quickly that your testosterone may become more dominant in your body.
Even if your testosterone levels are the same or within healthy ranges, without estrogen and progesterone to keep testosterone in check, you may experience changes related to this imbalance, including thinning, fragile hair.
Testosterone can also affect your hair, as certain forms of testosterone your body produces can shrink hair follicles. The most common culprit is dihydrotestosterone, also known as DHT. When testosterone becomes out of balance with estrogen and progesterone, your body may have higher concentrations of DHT, which may affect your hair.
Shrinking hair follicles can make your hair finer, or smaller in diameter, which can make it more brittle. This can make your hair weaker overall, as the individual hair strands that you grow are more delicate. You may notice your hair breaks easier than it used to, or that your ponytail is thinner. In these cases, hormone imbalance treatment for your other symptoms may also help your hair become stronger.
However, hormones aren't all to blame for thinning hair during menopause. Other common symptoms of menopause can also lead to hair loss. For example, stress is a common cause of hair loss and thinning for women at any age. Stress can cause your hair follicles to get "stuck" in the dormant phase of hair growth. If this happens, you may notice thinning throughout your scalp.
Many women experience high levels of stress during menopause. For example, hormone imbalances can lead to anxiety and depression symptoms. Another reason many women feel more stressed during menopause can be due to other symptoms like hot flashes or difficulty sleeping. Not only can this affect your overall health, but it can also lead to thinning hair.
How can thinning hair affect me?
While thinning hair itself doesn't usually affect your physical health directly, there are many ways hair loss can negatively impact your well-being. One study showed that 55% of women who were experiencing some form of hair loss also experienced symptoms of depression.
In this same study, about 89% of those women noticed improvements in their depressive symptoms after receiving treatment for hair loss. Many women notice they have lower self-esteem, confidence, and negative body image after experiencing hair loss.
The problem with hair loss during menopause is that it doesn't just signal hormone imbalances or extra stress, it can also cause negative consequences for your mental, emotional, and social health. Many women notice that they're less likely to engage in social activities if they experience menopausal hair loss.
They may also feel anxiety and stress about their hair. Over time, this can also affect your overall well-being and quality of life. If you're experiencing other symptoms as well, we may recommend hormone replacement treatment.
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Through partnerships with corporations, hospitals, civic organizations, schools, churches and individuals we have created opportunities for all involved to help poor children in truly effective, life-changing ways.
Making a difference in the world is a fun and rewarding experience. No matter how old you are or what resources you have there is something you can do to help children.
Help is needed right now to bring about awareness and action needed to give children what they need to escape the severe poverty they were born into. There are many ways, large and small, you can make a difference:
Make a financial donation to help educate children. Become a monthly donor. Donate $30 per month and help provide a child a better future. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee you can save a child from a lifetime of despair.
Create a Circle of Giving. Invite friends, family, acquaintenances and business associates to donate towards your fundraising goals to help bring education to our Global Family of Children. Plan events that will bring people you know together into an atmosphere of fun and giving.
Approach local business owners and corporations to begin workplace giving campaigns.
Introduce Bless the Children to your church or civic organization. Help them understand the needs of poor children and invite them to help.
Assemble school and hygiene kits to help provide a poor child with the tools needed for school and basic health.
As a team we can create a better world by loving and caring for children!
Contact us now at [email protected] so that we can help you get started!
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Source: AutomotorPro.com – 2020 Toyota Sienna SE Premium Nightshade Edition
Written by Marco Carvajal
Driving the 2020 Toyota Sienna SE Premium FWD for 8 passengers in the warm state of Florida. Riding the Sienna with children and family gives you a wish to stay on the road The Sienna feels like my small portable home on the road. Enough room for everybody on board and storage for anything you may need, from music instruments to sport accessories, beach umbrellas, portable chairs, extra clothes, it seems that everything can fit inside the minivan Toyota Sienna.
Riding inside the Toyota Sienna SE minivan can be compared with being inside of a limousine, but instead of champagne, let's serve juice for the kids.
Sienna Minivan
The Sienna is an excellent choice for people who want to purchase a minivan at a reasonable price and with lots of extras. Large families, or even families with few members, can benefit greatly from this beautiful minivan. Having a larger storage area, more space for passengers, excellent entertainment for children, and an excellent audio system. The Sienna is spacious and conservative, but at the same time organically comfortable.
So far the Toyota Sienna is the only minivan in the segment offering available all-wheel drive, giving you the power for any off-road.
The Sienna has everything you need to make yourself comfortable and safe on the road. Especially when travel long-distance rides, this minivan makes the journey much more pleasant and comfortable. If the passengers are comfortable then the driver will automatically enjoy the trip and be able to focus more on driving.
For some people, a minivan is not the most striking and fashionable mean of transportation, but it is worth test-driving the Sienna, most will be surprised and impressed!
Made in the US
The Toyota Sienna minivan is becoming an American tradition, it has been produced by Toyota for more than 2 decades. The Sienna is manufactured at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Princeton, Indiana.
Onboard the Sienna long rides are exciting and very comfortable. The driver can focus on driving and enjoy the large interior of the cabin, and the passengers can relax and watch a movie while riding. So much space inside the back of the Sienna allows passengers to walk from the third row to the second row.
Passengers onboard this minivan can recline the seats almost all the way down, making the Sienna the perfect place to take a nap and rest while watching your favorite move on the DVD/Blue Ray or other external media. Reclining seats so much is only possible on a minivan, no other automobiles give you so much interior space.
The Sienna is here to stay, it replaced the first-generation Toyota Previa minivan in 1997. The Sienna was not only a name upgrade for Toyota's minivan lineup. It also included several enhancements including a new front-wheel-drive system to replace the Previa's rear-wheel-drive.
The 2020 Sienna is part of the Third Generation, introduced in 2011. Even though Toyota has not changed the current Sienna third generation in the last 9 years, every year Toyota is enhancing the Sienna, producing small changes and upgrades. Toyota keeps refreshing features and details to keep customers interested in each new minivan model.
The Sienna 4th Generation should be available sometime in the near future, but for now, the current third-generation has enough features and options to satisfy the most demanding drivers and passengers.
Sienna 2020
The 2020 model includes many practical features, and new trims with standard Front Wheel Drive, All-Wheel Drive, and seven or eight-passenger seating available.
The 2020 Sienna is a great choice, it includes Apple CarPlay and Amazon Alexa compatibility on all models standard, plus a generous amount of five USB ports covering all three rows.
The L trim gets Toyota Entune 3.0 with Connected Navigation (Scout GPS Link with Moving Maps). The LE, SE, and XLE trims get Entune 3.0 Audio Plus with Safety Connect, and WiFi Connect for up to five mobile devices with 4G LTE coverage (also standard on the Limited trim).
New Nightshade Edition Slick Look for the 2020 Sienna
The new 2020 Sienna keeps all the great look and features from the previous model but it gets better than ever. New for 2020, the Sienna SE and SE Premium trims are available as the Nightshade Edition. The new feature is themed on black color.
If superhero Batman would buy a minivan, he will get the cool black Nightshade Edition Sienna.
The Nightshade Edition enhances the Sienna adding the following cool features
- Black sport mesh front grille
- Black door handles
- Black 19″ wheels (18″ for all-wheel drive)
- Black spoiler
- Black mirror caps, and
- Black Toyota badges
The Nightshade Edition package is only available with four exterior colors: Midnight Black Metallic, Celestial Silver Metallic, Salsa Red Pearl, and Super White. As per the interior, it is only available in black.
This Nightshade additional feature has a starting price around $700, very low price for a very cool impressive look upgrade for the 2020 Sienna.
New 2020 Auto Access Seat, Engineered by Toyota
The new 2020 Toyota Sienna is available with the first industry factory installed power rotating lift-up Auto Access Seat. Toyota is the only automobile manufacturer to offer this passenger-friendly mobility model. This Auto Access Seat is available as new trims in the LE or XLE trim models.
The Auto Access Seat rotates ninety degrees, then extends from the vehicle and lowers to a convenient transfer height, ready for easy entry and exit. The Auto Access Seat design matches the interior of your Sienna on leather or fabric, and since the Auto Access Seat it's a standard feature, then the Auto Access Seat is also covered with the three-year factory warranty.
2020 Toyota Sienna SE Premium FWD 8 Passengers
The 2020 Toyota Sienna is available in several trims. The one I am driving is the SE Premium. The SE includes many of the features to satisfy your driving needs.
2020 Toyota Sienna SE Premium FWD 8 Passengers Highlights
- Dual Moonroof
- FWD standard and AWD available.
- Fuel Consumption
- MPG 19 / 22 / 27 City / Average / Highway
- 3.5L V6 DOHC 24-Valve With Dual VVT-i
- Horsepower 296 @ 6600 RPM
- Torque 263 @ 4700 RPM
- 8-speed Electronically Controlled Automatic Transmission with Intelligence ECT-i
- 8-passenger seating with removable perforated leather-trimmed 40/20/40 second-row seat, tip-up and long-slide feature and stowable center seat
- 3500 lbs Towing Package
2020 Toyota Sienna Trim Models
For 2020, Toyota is offering more trims and features. The choices and pricing are made to satisfy the needs of minivan buyers.
The Sienna is available in trim levels that include standard Front Wheel Drive, but most models are also available as All Wheel Drive. 2020 Sienna models are available with 7-Passenger or 8-Passenger Seating.
New for 2020, Toyota is offering passenger-friendly mobility model trims with Auto Access Seat.
- LE with Auto Access Seat
- SE Premium
- XLE Premium
- XLE with Auto Access Seat
- Limited
- Limited Premium
For 2020, pricing has increased by only $100 on the base L model from the previous 2019 model Sienna. You can purchase a Toyota Sienna starting with an MSRP of $31,415 with the Sienna L trim, and go all the way up to $49,190 MSRP for the top of the line, the 2020 Sienna Limited Premium AWD for 7 passengers.
Toyota gives you the flexibility to buy a minivan at the most convenient price for your budget. Pricing for the Sienna is very flexible.
With some trims, you have the choice of the standard Front-Wheel Drive or upgrade to the All-Wheel Drive for an additional charge around $1,000 approximately.
The 2020 Toyota Sienna SE Premium FWD 8 Passengers that I am test driving has MSRP pricing of $43,660.
The 2020 Toyota Sienna SE Premium FWD 8 Passengers that I am driving includes a 3.5L V6 DOHC 24-Valve With Dual VVT-i. It also includes an 8-speed Electronically Controlled automatic Transmission with Intelligence (ECT-i). Horsepower 296 @ 6600 RPM and Torque 263 @ 4700 RPM, enough power for normal activities and some adventure. If you need more power you can upgrade for an AWD Sienna.
Why you should love Minivans?
I respect different driver choices and needs but for many buyers, the Sienna is more attractive than other competitor minivans. Toyota gives buyers a strong confident when buying this minivan. Toyota is well known for producing great cars at a reasonably low price.
In addition to great pricing, one of the reasons why many minivan buyers love the Sienna is because of the low-cost maintenance, easy to do repairs, parts at a low price, and all the support provided when buying a Sienna.
Traveling with children and family, from home to parks, beach, amusement parks or other destinations is easy and enjoyable. Taking my children onboard the Sienna makes the ride much more comfortable and easy for me as a parent, than driving with children on any other vehicle.
I am one of those drivers who love minivans, even I know that for some people the minivan has some not so exciting stereotypes, but for me, it is opposite, the idea of a minivan brings excitement, pleasure, more space, and tons of practicality.
Who doesn't love electric automatic doors that open just with the push of a button? Who doesn't love to have so much space in the front cabin, and especially so much space for passengers in the back so they can walk from row to row? I love driving minivans, especially with family, friends or with my musician friends.
Driving the Sienna feels like riding on a private Jet, luxury seats, cool flashing lights, TV monitors so that passengers can enjoy their favorite movie while traveling. Opposed to many SUVs, a minivan has very large cargo space, and if you need more space, just push a button and the third row can be folded to increase cargo space. Even the second row can be folded or removed, giving you a huge cargo space on most minivans.
While other minivan models like the Chrysler Pacifica, the Honda Odyssey, Dodge Grand Caravan, and the Kia Sedona feature very interesting competition, the Toyota Sienna remains a great choice providing one of the best values on the minivan segment and great pricing.
The 2020 Toyota Sienna offers the best combination for very important aspects like fuel efficiency, reliability, power, comfort and interior space in its class, for a great value price on a range from $31K to $49K.
Toyota Care Complimentary
The Sienna includes Toyota Care, free of charge, a no-cost maintenance plan standard with the purchase or lease of every new Toyota Sienna, during the first 2 years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first. Toyota Care also includes 24-hour roadside assistance for 2 years and unlimited miles.
Source: AutomotorPro.com – 2020 Toyota Sienna SE Premium Nightshade Edition


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Therapy for Teens
Is your teen under a lot of stress? Do they not seem as happy as they once did? Are they suffering from an eating disorder? Do you suspect they are using drugs?
Most of us remember our teenage years as a combination of great fun, burgeoning freedom, and a tremendous amount of stress. During this time our hormone levels are skyrocketing, making us feel emotionally out of control. We also feel a greater need to perform well academically and fit into social circles. All of this stress can take its toll on a teen's mental health and overall well-being.
Common Life Challenges Among Teens
Teens can often face some serious life challenges that impact their mental health and well-being.
- Loss - Loss can come in the form of a death of a loved one, including a pet, and it can also come in the form of parental separation or divorce. A loss also happens when a family moves to a new location and the teen must go to a new school.
- Stress - A little stress is normal in life and can even be motivating. But too much stress can cause burnout at any age. Many teens face tremendous amounts of stress to do well in school, hold down a job, and be accepted by their peers.
- Violence - Teens that are bullied at school or at home suffer, and are often alone. If not dealt with, the aftermath of violence can result in PTSD symptoms.
This is not an exhaustive list of reasons why a teen may want to speak with a therapist by any means. If you think your teen could benefit from therapy, please reach out to me.
What Are Some of the Best Types of Therapy for Teens?
There are three general types of therapy for teens experiencing mental health issues:
Individual Therapy
In these private, one-on-one sessions, a therapist will typically use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help the teen make a connection between their thoughts and feelings, as well as understand how these impact their behavior.
Group Therapy
Group therapy can be very effective because it allows teens to see how their peers handle their problems. Most groups have five to seven teens and one leader who will ask questions and guide the conversation.
Family Therapy
In this scenario, the teen would go to therapy with their parent(s) and sometimes even with siblings. This style of therapy can be very beneficial as it allows the family to communicate effectively and respectfully.
Which type of therapy will be best for the teen will be determined by a trained therapist. Often, he or she will use a combination of all three of these types of therapy.
If your teen is struggling right now and could benefit from therapy, please reach out to me.


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Now have I captured your attention with my strange blog post title? Yes-no? Well let me explain. Today's blog post is all about writing and readers but did you know that, writers don't WANT everyone to read their books?
Why? The simple fact is because writers have specific readers whom we want our work to reach, and some people we genuinely don't want to have as readers.
This took me a little while to understand this. For some years I believed I had to chase every living person out there to get them to read my work. And this is absolutely the wrong thing to do. With some clear thinking and time taken to sit back and explore I now have a very clear and specific idea of the person I'm writing for when I'm planning and writing each novel.
Simply put, I know what I write is not going to appeal to everyone. My writing is going to appeal to people who share certain values that matter to me, and who love some of the same genre and content I love.
In writing what I love—my ideal readers will love the same, and consequently, my fiction will fit them. This must apply to almost every other writer out there too.
To explain more fully, my stories all have a certain retribution factor within them.
So you're my reader if you love real-life heroes who are usually the underdogs and struggle to do what's right against enormous odds. You're my reader if you believe in right and wrong, and you want the characters who are struggling in my story to do things right to win. You're my reader if you love stories where one person beats the odds to make a difference. You're my reader if you value creation over destruction. You're my reader if you love characters in worlds where things go wrong more often than they go right, and the solution to the problem is simple, plain common sense. You're my reader if you love the shivers you get when you first open a new book and the mysterious story begins to unravel itself, word by word. You're my reader if you know love matters above all else, and you'd never hesitate to save your love if facing death.
If you fit this 'mould' you're my reader, welcome. I have a whole cornucopia of stories to tell you.
Thanks for dropping in, have a fantastic day and week ahead!
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The way forward - Making sense of the Q1 economic shock
From record highs to a sudden bear market - what a difference a month makes!
On February 19, the S&P 500 Index—the benchmark for U.S. equities—reached an all-time high of 3,386, Senator Bernie Sanders was the front runner to win the 2020 Democratic nomination, and investors were evaluating the extent to which the Coronavirus would create supply chain disruptions. Fast forward a month and a bit, the S&P 500 Index sits 24% lower, Joe Biden is now the front runner, and hundreds of millions—if not billions—of global citizens are self-isolating in their homes.
The market collapse has been broad-based and not limited to any one country. In Canada, the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell from the high reached in January for a year-to-date return of -21.6%. The volatility in Canadian stocks has been amplified by the 66% percent drop in the price of oil as measured by the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) price per barrel of crude. WTI started the year at US$61.06/bbl and ended the month of March at US$20.49/bbl. In the United States, the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq Price indices were down by -20.0%, -23.2%, and -14.2%, in U.S. dollar terms, respectively. In overseas markets, international equities were down -23.4 percent in U.S. dollars as measured by the MSCI EAFE Price Index. It's not just the magnitude at which the sell-off has taken investors by surprise, it's the speed. It took just 22 days for the S&P 500 Index to fall -30% from its record high. The fastest drop of this magnitude in history.
Avoid a fool's errand
There are two investing activities that offer little to no hope of success:
- Selling high quality stocks, at these levels, based on fear. Dalbar, a company that studies investor behavior and analyzes investor market returns, found that the average investor earned below-average returns over a period of 20 years. Investor behavior is often irrational during market selloffs as decisions are based on emotion.
- Trying to call a stock market bottom. As of March 31, 2020, global equity markets as measured by the MSCI World Price Index in U.S. dollars are down -21.4% from their record highs. For context, the recession of 1973/1974 and the Great Financial Crisis of 2008/2009 saw economic output measured by Gross Domestic Product drop -3.2% and -5.1% respectively. In those periods, markets fell by -48.2% percent and -56.8%, respectively.
The impact on the broader economy over the short term will likely mirror a severe recession, and history would suggest there may be more downside to the equity markets. However, given the magnitude of the selloff, financial history also suggests we are closer to the later stages of this downturn as opposed to the early or mid-stages.
The way forward
Conditions are ripe for a material snap-back for the global economy and capital markets but volatility in the stock markets has yet to materially impact the credit markets. Dislocations of the banking system in 2008/2009 led to the worst recession since the Great Depression. This time around, central banks around the world are acting preemptively, faster, and more decisively with monetary policy tools. The U.S. Federal Reserve has essentially pledged to do whatever it takes to ensure liquidity in the financial markets, including but not limited to:
- Lowering their overnight interest rate to near zero, and
- Investing directly in investment grade corporate bonds and investment grade bond ETFs—something they have never done before.
On the fiscal side, governments have also increased their support in the face of large job losses, giving leeway in terms of loan payments in attempts to support quarantined workers. In the short-term, fiscal policy will provide a cushion for those who are economically affected. In the long term, corporations and consumers will be shielded from extreme financial hardship, facilitating a recovery afterward.
"When others are greedy, I'm fearful and when others are fearful, I get greedy."
-Warren Buffet
Investing during times of economic downturn is often challenging for the fearful investor. At the same time, others may look for opportunities. But now is not the time for greed. Now is the time for calculated decision making.
The markets have historically provided an investment golden nugget—once a decade. During the severe recession of 1973/1974, sky high oil prices from the OPEC oil embargo and the Vietnam War created fear. During the blow up in the dot.com era, it was the destruction of the new economy and 9/11. In the Great Financial Crisis of 2008/2009, it was the potential collapse of the financial system and housing market. Today, it's a virus that in a matter of a months has spread around the world.
What does it mean to be calculated?
Remove emotion from your decision making. Continue to be disciplined with your asset allocation. Don't sell quality investments at a loss. Consider dipping your toe into equities and taking advantage of the volatility.
We are given only a handful of golden nuggets during our investment lifetimes. Make sure you don't waste them.
As always, if you have questions about the markets or your investments, I'm here to talk.


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Being the victim of a burglary can be a very stressful time in a persons life. As a jeweller (Voltaire Diamonds), I am constantly asked for advice on insuring Jewellery and other valuables stored at home. I hope this blog offers some practical advice that will help you avoid the many pitfalls associated with home contents insurance.
As we all know insurance companies like all other companies are in the business of making profits for their shareholders. In the event of a loss or theft of your valuables, the insurance company will employ the services of a Loss Adjuster. The sole purpose of the loss adjuster it to reduce as much as possible the amount the insurance company has to pay out in the event of an insurance claim.
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In recent times there has been an increase in fraudulent claims due mainly to the harsher economic environment we are currently experiencing. As a result of these fraudulent claims, most insurance companies now replace the item that has been lost or stolen and do not write a cheque for the insured value of the item. It is therefore imperative that you have an accurate up to date description of all valuables that are specified on your insurance policy. I recommend that you have your valuables assessed every two years by a registered valuer and provide these to the insurance company. The valuer will provide you with a comprehensive report which includes an accurate description and images of the item. Therefore, in the event of a loss, the insurance company has to replace the item exactly as described in the independent valuation report. Bear in mind that an accurate up to date valuation also protects you in the event the item has increased in value over the years. Eg Gold prices have risen substantially in last 10 years. You do not want to be underinsured! The only time an Insurance company will generally offer a cash settlement is when the item is underinsured.
Terms and Conditions of Insurance Policies – The Small Print!
Check the small print on your insurance policies. Does the policy cover the valuables when outside the home? Does the policy cover the items when at home but not being worn or in a home safe? Does the policy cover cash stored at home? If you travel abroad, are the items insured? These are all questions you need to ask your insurance provider.
I recently heard of a case where a house was burgled during the day. The victim was upstairs at the time and had left her engagement ring on the kitchen table. The ring was stolen and the insurance company refused to compensate the victim. Why? Because her insurance policy only covered the engagement ring when it was being worn or in a home safe. My advice is to consider an All Risks Policy that covers you against such an eventuality.
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Ultra-efficient home design combines state-of-the-art, energy-efficient construction, appliances, and lighting with commercially available renewable energy systems, such as solar water heating and solar electricity. By taking advantage of local climate and site conditions, designers can incorporate passive solar heating and cooling and energy-efficient landscaping strategies. The intent is to reduce home energy use as cost-effectively as possible, and then meet the reduced requirements with on-site renewable energy systems. To learn more about the details of designing and building an ultra-efficient home, visit Building America Resources for Energy-Efficient Homes.
Another strategy for achieving an ultra-efficient home is to build or remodel to the rigorous, voluntary Passive House standard. The result is an extremely well insulated, airtight structure with dramatically reduced heating and cooling requirements.
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Big changes have arrived for the family of Eric Alvarez.
Hours after a story aired on NPR's Morning Edition last week, a federal judge found "extraordinary circumstances" that called for the release of Alvarez's fiancée from a prison in Danbury, Conn.
"In other words, Petitioner's family is currently experiencing a dire, urgent situation," ruled U.S. District Judge Sarala Nagala.
Eva Cardoza was one of 230 people released from federal prison during the pandemic only to be sent back after small infractions, like a single positive alcohol or drug test. In June 2021, Alvarez and Cardoza took a 90-minute cab ride to the Bronx so Cardoza could meet with staffers in charge of her supervision. Alvarez waited outside in the taxi, but Cardoza, who had tested positive for marijuana, did not come out of the building that day.
"I mean, I just went down on my knees and just cried because it was a long process," Alvarez said of the moment when he learned Cardoza would return after 14 months in federal prison.
Alvarez has been struggling with heart trouble and colon cancer while taking care of his four children and his fiancée's daughter. He said the family celebrated Cardoza's homecoming with a tradition: a meal of Chinese food and photos on the porch.
Life for the children is returning to normal, with the most immediate changes for Cardoza's teenage daughter.
"Seeing her [go] from crying and being sad in the corner to seeing her alert and running and hugging on her mom, and you know, that's all I wanted," Alvarez said.
The Bureau of Prisons told NPR that 442 people released to home confinement during the pandemic have been returned to prison. More than half like Cardoza allegedly violated rules about alcohol or drug use. The BOP says a tiny fraction, 17 people out of 11,000, committed new crimes while released — mostly related to drugs.
Alvarez said he's grateful that the system worked in this case. But he said lots of other families need due process: the chance to challenge the evidence against them before being sent back to prison.
"If you're accused of something, you have every single right, you're innocent until proven guilty, to defend yourself and to comment on the things that are being said about you," he said.
Alvarez and Cardoza are now planning a wedding. He's thrilled that he'll have more time to take care of his health. But he said the prison system needs to develop clear rules for prisoners and their families.
"There's a lot of people like me at home, elderly that need their loved ones back so they can help, and they're being held over something really, really, really minor," he said. "It shouldn't be that way."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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Student presents fishing stories, research
University of Alaska Fairbanks anthropology student Emilie Springer presents "Community Voices: Tales of Fish and Men in the North Pacific," a collection of her writing, research and interviews, at 5 p.m. Saturday at Bunnell Street Arts Center. Springer is a graduate student in the doctoral program at UAF department of anthropology and the National Science Foundation's Resilience and Adaptation program. She has been doing research out of Cordova and focuses on the role and meaning of community in the context of place and local salmon fisheries.
"I am interested in the humanities dimension of environmental sustainability and the possibilities of expressing true identity through fiction, poetry and place," Springer said. Peter Norton and Sara Jackinsky also assist Springer in reading some of the stories and interviews told to her.
Marimba Madness returns
"Marimba Madness," the Homer Council on the Arts evening of African marimba music, returns at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Homer Elks Lodge. Featuring the music of Williwaw and Shamba, the family-friendly event is $5 for youth, $10 HCOA members and $15 general. Chili, cornbread and root beer floats also will be available for purchase. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.


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Gastric Ulcers in Horses, Explained
Ulcers impact 60% of show horses and 90% of racehorses, according to American Association of Equine Practitioners.
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) is a painful condition that can affect horses, regardless of age, breed or riding discipline. Equine stomach ulcers are caused by excess stomach acid, often produced as a result of stress. The pain from stomach ulcers may lead to certain changes in your horse's behavior. Signs include a change in eating or drinking habits, weight loss, dull hair coat, recurring colic, poor performance and overall poor attitude.
UlcerGard is the only medication approved by the FDA for the prevention of equine stomach ulcers. GastroGard is the only medication approved by the FDA for the treatment of equine stomach ulcers. Both GastroGard and UlcerGard contain 2.28 grams of the medication omeprazole, per oral syringe. Omeprazole suppresses the production of stomach acid.
UlcerGard is available without a prescription. The typical preventative dosage is ½ syringe per 1200 lbs body weight daily, for 8 days or 28 days. GastroGard requires a prescription for purchase. The typical treatment dosage is 1 syringe per 1250 lbs daily for 4 weeks, followed by ½ syringe daily for 4 weeks for prevention of recurrence.
Many other products are available to address equine stomach ulcers and other digestive disturbances.


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As an academic sponsor we have are routinely reviewing the MHRA website for any changes to SPCs for our sponsored CTIMPs. We have put together a tracker which holds all of the IMPs, each month we search the MHRA website to see if the SPC for each IMP has been updated. As the MHRA website does not include a summary of changes or any sort of version number for the SPC, we are using the "Date of Revision of Text" found in Section 10 as our version number. We log the date of revision of text in our tracker as the version of the SPC this way we can quickly see if there have been any changes.
Without this the only way we have of reviewing for any changes is to compare the most recent SPC from the MHRA website with the SPC we hold. The eMC website does include a summary of changes, but we have seen many inconsistencies between what is available to the eMC and MHRA websites.
Our process is to check the date of revision of text, if it is different we will review for any changes and check the eMC summary. I have recently been informed that using the date of revision of text as some sort of versioning is not a reliable method. Does anyone have a different process or have any suggestions about the most effective way to maintain oversight of the SPC changes?
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I'm sure everyone who loves photography, at some point gets a bit burnt out. I have to admit I'm one of them. It seems like the more we chase after the newest quadrillion megapixel camera and become increasingly bogged down by post processing those ridiculously cumbersome files that we somehow lose that fervor and passion we had at the beginning. You know, when times were simpler, and all we wanted to do was shoot everything that caught our eye? If you haven't already noticed, I've been a bit addicted to Instagram. The spontaneity that it cultivates has really brought back a little bit of that lost passion, and I find myself excited to shoot and share the things I see. Kind of like the old days.
On the same note, traveling with an SLR, lenses, and such has become more of a hindrance. I don't have those 2o year old shoulders anymore, and whipping out a big heavy camera every time I see something interesting isn't really my idea of spontaneity. When I spent a week in beautiful Maui last week, I did pack my trusty 5D with a sparse three lens kit. But I already knew it was a lost cause. Instagram and my iPhone had already ruined it for me. The 5D never made it out of the bag.
This was my first true test of iPhone-only travel photography. To be honest, I rather enjoyed it. The freedom of shooting with such an small device, plus the ability to instantly post process and share was really refreshing. The lower-tech nature of the iPhone also forced me to be more resourceful and contemplative of each photograph; in subject matter, composition, etc. I think the results were pretty good, what do you think?
(find me at @rick_poon on Instagram or you can check out my statigram feed here!)
P.S. I know some of you will ask, so I'll mention it here: all photos were shot with an iPhone 4s and processed using a combination of snapseed and vscocam, the collages done off camera in PS.
At some point it sounded like a good idea. Having laid down to rest in a comfortable hotel bed only hours before, and with a few snooze cycles already jarring me from my heavy slumber, I began to question my previous logic. "Let's go check out a fish market in town, and let's go really early to avoid the crowds and catch the action at its peak," I had proposed the evening before.
Five o'clock. Pitch black outside, and we were dragging ourselves out of a warm bed, clumsily bundling up in preparation for the chill of a pre-dawn January morning. And in Seoul, that means about 15 degrees F. "Whose bright idea was this again?"
A twenty minute or so cab ride from our hotel brought us to Garak Shijang, a produce and fish market in the neighborhood of Garak-dong. Weaving between white refrigerated trucks, a swarm of mopeds, and a flurry of activity, our driver drops us off close to the harsh fluorescent glow of the covered market.
At this hour it's primarily commercial business. That meant constantly watching our backs to dodge mopeds, bicycles, and hurried couriers with hand trucks that whizzed through the narrow aisles. As we navigated through the labyrinth of vendors, we took deliberate steps to avoid slipping on the perpetually slick and puddled walkways. Our eyes widened from stall to stall and around ever corner; everything you could imagine (and plenty that you couldn't) was available freshly-caught, still squirming or splashing, frozen, dried, or marinated. Literally everything under the sea.
After window shopping and exploring what the market had to offer, it was time to make a few purchases. We backtracked to a vendor we had passed earlier, and picked a couple of items some people would find odd for any meal, let alone for breakfast. A few live baby octopuses, a whole flounder, and a handful of sea squirts thrown in for for good measure. Our monger makes quick work of the flounder and hands off the neatly filleted pieces along with our other delicacies to another person. We follow in brisk pursuit as our runner leads us to a restaurant in a separate building adjacent to the market. For the price of rice and some side dishes (and alcohol if you so desire) , the restaurant will prepare your market purchases and provide you with a warm, clean place in which to partake.
Within a few minutes the dishes start coming out. The flounder is simply sliced and eaten as you'd like: sashimi-style or wrapped in a perilla leaf with rice and a little chili. The octopus, on the other hand, is a bit macabre. Snipped up with a pair of scissors and seasoned with sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, and a pinch of salt, the dismembered pieces wriggle like worms on a plate. Once in your mouth, the little suction cups try their darnest to stick to everything. It's the oddest sensation, but not as disgusting as you might think. Once the giggles and the novelty subside, the taste of the octopus is surprisingly neutral, picking up the flavors of what it's seasoned with.
We head outside just as dawn breaks, our bodies warmed and bellies filled. Not a typical way to start the morning, but man, that was a brilliant idea.


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Respecting tutorial instructors' beliefs and experiences: A case study of a physics teaching assistant Documents
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Respecting tutorial instructors' beliefs and experiences: A case study of a physics teaching assistant
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Renee Michelle Goertzen, Rachel E. Scherr, and Andrew Elby
Effective physics instruction benefits from respecting the physics ideas that introductory students bring into the classroom. We argue that it is similarly beneficial to respect the teaching ideas that novice physics instructors bring to their classrooms. We present a case study of a tutorial teaching assistant (TA), Alan. When we first examined Alan's teaching, we focused our attention on the mismatch between his actions and those advocated by the TA instructors. Further study showed us that Alan cared about helping his students and that his teaching was well integrated with his beliefs about how students learn physics and how teachers can best assist students. Learning about Alan's beliefs and motivations changed our thinking about what might constitute effective professional development for Alan and other TAs. We advocate a new perspective on TA professional development: one in which TAs are seen as partners in the endeavor of educating students and one that seeks to find and build upon productive elements in their beliefs.
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Women of Wandsworth, WoW Mums, are a group of mothers from Wandsworth who are trying to educate and entertain their children by broadening their perspectives on life in multicultural and international spirit and yet teach them about importance of their community as well.
We're an all inclusive group that organises a weekly forum to discuss issues that matter to us, campaigns for a better life for us and our children, and arranges activities for mutual benefit. We're a community funded group, with no state funding. If you'd like to help, please see our Supporters page.
WoWMums is all about making our community stronger through self help.
Join us!
WoWMums helped me feel part of the community. I really enjoy the trips and my children loved cooking pancakes and making Sushi workshop.
This is exactly what our children need, because there are lots of activities and they are all for free.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Growing Through The Storm
What can we learn from the storms and fires? Will gardening still be possible if the climate is disrupted? Where will fertilizer come from after Peak Oil?
In this Fall 2011 Kick-off show, we have three interviews.
"Peak Oil Shrink" psychologist Kathy McMahon starts out. Watching the TV reports, and being kind of a "prepper" - Kathy got caught in Hurricane Irene in Vermont.
As the roads washed out, making a strange journey home, Kathy learned to watch what is developing in the actual emergency around you, rather than going by TV forecasts. What wasn't predicted: the real problem in New England was not high hurricane winds, but the extreme rainfall event.
You've heard Vermont was very hard hit. Not just the mountain roads, but even parts of the Interstate system were flooded out, along with bridges. The Interstate is supposed to be built for the "100 year flood". I guess we just had that.
Kathy has a lot more to tell us about our psychology in an emergency, how we handle ourselves in stressful times. I think this is a really useful interview.
Jules Dervaes and his family started growing food on their standard city lot (1/10th of an acre) in Pasadena, California - because they needed the food. That was about 10 years ago.
Now they produce record "crops" from their home garden, over 7 tons of produce in 2010. They did it even with the usual asphalt driveway, and even a bunch of cement in the back yard.
You will hear how container gardening can be mixed with in-ground to find just the right conditions for each plant. How to save water and weeding by the way you plant. Some tips on keeping the garden alive during high heat waves. That is surely necessary knowledge as global warming develops.
In fact, this year of 2011 was a real challenge for Jules and his three adult children. There was a long period of heat and poor growing conditions in California, and even experienced gardeners are struggling. The Dervaes family will still feed itself handsomely, but they may not have the extra income they hoped for selling the extras to organic restaurants. Nature is always teaching us how to adapt.
Jules has a wealth of knowledge, which the family freely shares on their various web sites.
Start out with their main page at: urbanhomestead.org
Read the family daily blog at: littlehomesteadinthecity.org
The Dervaes family also runs a store at: urbanhomesteadsupply.com
Or find people in your area through the social network at:
And finally, for those who want to talk about raising chickens, bees, or larger animals in the city, try: barnyardsandbackyards.org
Lots to chew on there! Everybody should hear this interview with Jules, to know your prospects for feeding yourself or family, should the need arise. Self-sufficiency is coming to the city.
Richard Heinberg is one of our favorite guests. He's the Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, and author of so many seminal books. Find his web site here.
Richard is also featured on a news site I check daily, the really helpful Energy Bulletin. Bookmark that.
I really "grokked" Peak Oil by reading Heinberg's book "The Party's Over." He made the case that our energy supplies are limited, and what that means for society.
We last talked to Richard on Radio Ecoshock about his book "Blackout". That one is kind of a sleeper, I think. Not that it puts you to sleep! Not at all.
The book is mostly about coal. You have been told over and over we have enough coal to last a thousand years, or at least 250 years. Now they are saying 80 years, and Heinberg says we'll feel the coal pinch much sooner than that.
The real kicker in "Blackout" (and the reason for the title) - there is no other mass power option waiting, to provide electricity to the world. Unless we can get a solar and wind revolution going now - civilization could "blackout", perhaps in 40 or 50 years. Lights out?
In his new book "The End of Growth, Adapting to Our New Economic Reality" (which follows his previous "Peak Everything") - Richard Heinberg looks at all the lies our politicians and economists tell us: "we'll get back to growing jobs and the economy any day now..."
No, this "recession" is not a temporary blip. The whole model of endless growth was a Ponzi scheme from the start. It is bound to fall into bankruptcy, unless we provide some new models for living.
Richard did a lot of radio interviews about the book. I tried to pick up on three things the others did not cover, that should interest you.
First: it turns out a vital nutrient for all agriculture is also very limited: phosphorus. We minded out half of central Florida to get it. And stripped the South Pacific Island of Nauru until it looked like a moonscape. Now we are getting phosphates from North Africa (what could go wrong there?!)
Heinberg explains how peak phosphates could prevent the world from feeding our current billions, and lead to social unrest.
One solution is self-sufficiency, developed in a network of people who care about one another (also known as "community".) The trouble is, we are just recovering from a pattern of corporate job-moving. A huge number of North Americans have moved around, some every few years, as part of their jobs. That breaks up community.
The extended family has also suffered, for reasons you know well.
People in cities and small towns are now looking to rebuild community, outside the former institutions like the family (or even the church). The Transition Movement is certainly part of that.
In his book "The End of Growth" Richard Heinberg also gives some good solutions, including the "Common Security Clubs" (which are now renamed as "Resilience Circles". Google either of those to find out more. They are frameworks to help one another in difficult times.
In the interview Heinberg gives us a lot of other clues and tools about what we need to do, to survive better in climate disruption, energy decline, and social upheaval.
Three interviews this week - and a lot more to come! My inbox is already filling with interview requests. As usual, I'm also out looking for new things you'll want to hear.
Radio Ecoshock is now broadcast on 41 stations (we just added another college station from Canada this week, CKUW 95.9fm at the University of Winnipeg. We'll be continuing on WPFW "Jazz and Justice" radio in Washington D.C., a long-time 50,000 Watt station I want to support.
Please check out our list of radio stations here, and turn your friends, co-workers, even your family (if you dare) to Radio Ecoshock on a local station. If we are not in your area, and you like this program, I need your help to write or call the nearest community or college station to get deep green radio on the air.
Thanks to all our listeners.
And a special "hello" to Khalid and friends in Pakistan. I will cover the Mangrove problem there. We also have a special guest from India coming up. If we learn anything from the environment this year, it is: the whole world matters.
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Rock N Roll Cheeseburger Episode 17! Beard master & English major Bryan Cook joins returning guest host Celia Finkelstein as we get back to our burgery roots in our first new episode of 2015. We crack beers as we talk Burger Technology, Gross Selfies, Sandwiches (DIFFERENT THAN BURGERS, YOU GUYS), and Kyle kinda freaks out about Umbrellas a little bit. We pump up the jamz with "Drones" by Ghost Idols, and a saxophone-heavy tune called "In The Sunshine" by the Dirty Cakes band. We revive one of our favorite to-dos with 60 Second Story Hour, and we hop around the terrible-radio-o-sphere in this week's commercial parody segment, including some sweet mom raps! Oh, and we may have stolen the bodies of Alex & Stu from Warp Drive for this week's image.
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A 44-year-old officer suffered serious injuries Thursday in a shooting that Ontario's police watchdog said involved two members of the Niagara Regional Police Service.
The Special Investigations Unit said it was probing an "altercation" between two officers, one of whom sustained a gunshot wound at about noon in Pelham, Ont.
"The officer was transported to hospital for treatment, and then airlifted to Hamilton General Hospital," SIU spokeswoman Monica Hudon said.
"Understanding what transpired and the relationship between the officers is part of the SIU's investigation. I can only tell you that there was an altercation, and a firearm was discharged and one officer was struck."
Hudon added that the agency has assigned 11 investigators, including three forensic specialists, to the case. She said it's very early in the investigation and there have been no arrests.
She urged anyone with information — particularly anyone with video evidence — to contact the SIU.
Niagara regional police said in a statement Thursday evening that the officer was in stable condition. The officer has 28 years of service and his name "is not being released at this time," the force said.
"In the spirit of transparency, I have asked the Ontario Provincial Police to determine if there is any criminal culpability outside of the SIU's scope," Niagara regional police Chief Bryan MacCulloch said in the statement.
"The days and weeks ahead will be trying ones for the NRPS family and the community we serve," MacCulloch said. "I ask for your support for our members and all those involved."
Local residents said the shooting led to a rush of squad cars racing to the scene in the early afternoon.
Robin Zavitz said she was driving home at about 1:30 p.m. when she came across a police blockade. She said she could see a police SUV in a ditch and numerous squad cars nearby.
"The police car is head-first in the ditch and there doesn't appear to be any damage to it," Zavitz said.
"It's scary when a police officer has been shot in the middle of the day."
Zavitz said a police car had been blocking the road at the same intersection all morning, but added the flurry of police activity didn't occur until the early afternoon.
Niagara regional police had tweeted earlier Thursday that the road would be partially closed for an investigation. Hudon said that investigation was related to a collision that occurred days earlier, but did not elaborate further.
Mike Shepherd was driving home when he came across the same intersection at about 11:30 a.m. An officer was in his squad car, blocking the road eastbound, Shepherd said.
"He said they were doing an accident investigation down the road."
A little more than an hour later, he said an ambulance rushed by.
The province's air ambulance service said it transported a patient from a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital to a trauma centre in Hamilton with critical injuries.
The SIU is an arm's-length agency that is automatically called in to investigate reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
The Canadian Press