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Unforgivable Curses
Unforgivable Curses are curses seen in the Harry Potter Universe.
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The unforgivable curses are the most powerful curses in the wizarding world. They are tools of the Dark Arts, and where first classified Unforgivable in 1717. Unforgivable curses are powerful meaning there is great power, and great skill needed to cast them. The three curses seemed to be called "unforgivable" because they carry an automatic life sentence in Azkaban. Aurors where permitted to use them during the First Wizard war, possibly as a means of last resort. Lord Voldemort legalised the curses when he took control of the Ministy.
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All three curses are seen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The killing curse is seen more than the others, being cast or attempted to cast in all films.
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- The Killing Curse - This curse kills those that it touches instantly.
- Imperius Curse - This is also known as the Torture Curse, and causes incredible pain to the victim.
- Cruciatus Curse - This curse controls someone, unquestionably doing anything the caster wishes of them.
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Predictors of dietary change and maintenance in the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
Publication Date
Document Type
Age Factors; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Cereals; Diet, Fat-Restricted; Dietary Fats; Educational Status; Energy Intake; Female; Fruit; Health Planning; Health Surveys; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Middle Aged; Nutritional Sciences; Patient Compliance; Postmenopause; Vegetables; *Women's Health
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Women's Studies
OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of dietary change to and maintenance of a low-fat eating pattern (or = 5 servings fruits/vegetables daily, and > or = 6 servings grains daily) among a cohort of postmenopausal women. Candidate predictors included intrapersonal, interpersonal, intervention program characteristics, and clinical center.
DESIGN: Longitudinal study within the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial. Dietary change was evaluated after 1 year of participation in the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial, and dietary maintenance after 3 years.
SUBJECTS: Postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 years at baseline who were randomized to the intervention arm of the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial (n=19,541).
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis was performed and associations evaluated between candidate predictors and each of the three dietary goals: percent energy from fat, fruit/vegetable servings, and grain servings.
RESULTS: Year 1 (change) predictors of percent energy from fat (PCONCLUSIONS: The strongest predictors of dietary change and maintenance were attending intervention sessions and self-monitoring dietary intake. Novel was the finding that optimism predicted dietary change.
DOI of Published Version
J Am Diet Assoc. 2007 Jul;107(7):1155-66. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
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Tinker, Lesley F.; Rosal, Milagros C.; Young, Anne F.; Perri, Michael G.; Patterson, Ruth E.; Van Horn, Linda; Assaf, Annlouise R.; Bowen, Deborah J.; Ockene, Judith K.; Hays, Jennifer; and Wu, Lieling, "Predictors of dietary change and maintenance in the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial" (2007). Women's Health Research Faculty Publications. 447.

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my insides ache. i think i know what i need to do but it's a decision that would require a lot of growing pains and separation that i'm not sure i am ready to deal with.
maybe it's the best thing for us both, though.
i just don't know.
aren't you supposed to "know"? at the pit of your gut that this is right person for you?
i've felt it before. so many years ago the feeling seems like a dream.
will i feel that way again? here? with this person?
is fear holding me back or is it my heart trying to tell me something?
i can hear it rumbling advise to me...
but i don't want to open my ears to it just yet.


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Tuesday, May 06, 2014
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I recommend Paul Levin.
Paul Levin helped me and my family through one of the most difficult times of our lives. He was very caring and understanding of our situation. He always made sure we were well informed regarding our case and always responded to our calls. He made himself available at all time and never made us feel bad for bothering him. His knowledge, experience, and compassion is outstanding. We couldn't of asked for a better attorney.
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I had almost given up trying to sue for medical malpractice before speaking with Attorney Paul Levin because my case had already been rejected by another large firm. I was told that I did not have a viable case even though I went totally blind and it seemed that none of my Doctors tried to do anything about it while it was happening until it was too late. Because of Attorney Levin's efforts, I am financially independent and can properly take care of my Son and make sure that he gets a good education. I moved out of the inner city and relocated out of State where it is better for us both. Attorney Levin believed in my case and succeeded and though I never did get an apology from my health care providers, I at least understand what they did wrong and they paid money to compensate me for the harm caused.
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He is a man of true integrity and high morals. Against some very difficult circumstances, he persevered.
I was fortunate to find Attorney Levin to take on my very difficult medical negligence case. He is a man of true integrity and high morals. Against some very difficult circumstances, he persevered in uncovering every detail of a situation that was being swept under the rug at many levels. He is truly interested in seeking justice in the face of a medical system that was less than honest. I would recommend Attorney Levin to anyone who is seeking honest and righteous legal representation.
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I was so fortunate in having contacted him first.
I was very satisfied with the work that Paul did for me in my personal injury case. And I was so fortunate in having contacted him first through just looking for good lawyers via the internet. His response was within minutes by him calling me directly and arranged a meeting the next day. He right away recognized the severity of my injuries and indicated the various steps that would need to be taken to pursue a just settlement. I thought I understood the insurance industry quite well by having worked in the business for 24 years but Paul proved to understand that business much better than anyone I ve met over those 24 years. He made me understand that it usually takes quite a long time to both prove the extent of ones injuries and to be treated for those injuries. In my case, probably for the rest of my life. I have no reservations in highly recommending Paul and his team of professionals in bringing a personal injury case to a just conclusion.
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Paul is extremely knowledgeable about personal injury law.
He knew about traumatic brain injury and how it would affect me for the rest of my life. He was supportive throughout the long process and kept me well appraised of where my case stood throughout the 2 1/2 years it took to litigate and go to trial. He knew exactly how the jury would react when defense motions portrayed the insurance company in its true light through foolish objections and he convinced the judge to rule in my favor with regards to those objections. As a result of his skills, the jury ruled in my favor. I highly recommend Paul Levin.
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I have interacted with his office as a client seeking legal guidance personally (though he has never charged me money for the level of assistance required in those instances). I have also referred friends over to his office from time to time. At these times, he was always kind, courteous and willing to share his legal expertise.
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i've got a geniunely great, new (as far as i know - did a quick google search and couldn't find anything) idea for an 'App' game - who could i send it to?
In the general area of sport, but more like a management thing? WHAT are some good studios?
- alcxxk, spit-fire, and umlaut_ampersand this'd this
sean knows some good developer folk
Middle management simulator?
Balance the demands of the board with keeping your staff motivated and productive.
I'd bang 69p on some of the action
General sports manager -
already a game. Sorry.
General Levy manager -
not already a game.
I find that....
I thought you meant a game about making apps.
Now THERE'S a killer game.
Virtua Tim Sherwood 3
Just turn down good jobs in case you get better wages, whilst making ludicrous opinion pieces for shit papers until you fade into obscurity.
might as well just tell us what it is.
ideas are worthless.
Jez: I've always got the Three Oh Walcott millions.
Mark: Jeremy's planning to sell the headline "Three Oh Walcott" to a tabloid newspaper when Theo Walcott turns thirty, and we've agreed not to argue whether that's a good plan.
Jez: It is a good plan.
Mark: I know.
Am a developer
Have developed games
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By they I mean the French establishment.
Just a few weeks ago, it looked like the presidential race would come down to a second round contest between centre-right outsider Francois Fillon and Marine Le Pen neither of whom are acceptable to the French establishment. Clearly something had to be done. First it was the strategic leaking of a so-called investigation into Francois Fillon's parliamentary expenses (he's accused of paying his wife and children for non-jobs out of his parliamentary budget). It's questionable whether Fillon's done anything illegal as this sort of nepotism is permitted in France, but the "investigation" rolls on with further details of interviews of family members, and threats of charges appearing in the press, damaging the image of a candidate who in the past was seen as untainted by the personal and financial corruption in which most French pols and their families wallow.
Now it's Le Pen's turn with a raid on her office relating to old allegations that she paid FN staffers out of her European Parliamentary budget.
The obvious beneficiary of Fillon's and Le Pen's legal troubles is third party candidate Emmanuel Macron who claims to be an outsider but has establishment stalkinng horse written all over him and who has the connections within the French bureaucracy to get the dirt on his rivals publicized:
It is clear that Macron has powerful supporters behind the scenes, and a clue may lie in the little-discussed fact that some years ago he was identified as a member of 'les Gracques' — a discreet centre-left pressure group loosely staffed by influential chief executives and civil service mandarins. They are pro-market socialists who long ago gave up on the Socialist party. Many are fellow 'énarques' (graduates of ENA) and every step of Macron's career could have been directed by them. Spotted as a brilliant and charming student, Macron could first have been launched into the prestigious state Finance Inspectorate, then switched into Rothschild to gain business experience (and wealthy support) and then placed like a time bomb in Hollande's outer office, where he ticked away until he could be moved into the heart of the Valls government. Last August he finally exploded into action at the perfect moment to cause maximum damage to Hollande, Valls and the entire Socialist presidential election campaign. Macron's rise bears all the hallmarks of a classic ENA undercover operation, a fundamental part of the énarques' stock-in-trade and one in which the country's leading bureaucrats are cynically trained.
For what it's worth, I think the attempted kneecapping of Fillon and Le Pen is going to backfire. For one thing Macron doesn't appear to be ready for prime time just yet, and questions and rumours are stilling swirling around his rather odd personal life. And it has been nearly ten days since it was promised that Fillon and his wife would be indicted "this week". Now the impending charges have been downgraded to "a financial prosecutor said that an investigation into fake work allegations concerning him and his wife, Penelope Fillon, would remain open." The timing of the raid on Le Pen's office (the second such raid because apparently they didn't find enough evidence the first time) suggests that a plan B is in the works – if they can't charge Fillon then they'll have a go at Le Pen instead. Or lacking enough evidence to charge either they'll just drag the legal circuses out in an attempt to smear both candidates.
The longer this drags out, the sooner French voters are going to come to the conclusion that they investigations are politically motivated if they already haven't. The latest polls show Le Pen increasing her lead in first round voting intentions and narrowed her second round deficit. They also have Fillon running neck-in-neck with Macron despite nearly a month of nonstop criminal allegations. Throw in more missteps by Macron, a terrorist attack, or a continuation of the rioting that is currently plaguing Paris and it French establishment may prove as helpless as their American counterparts.


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By Tara Bradley Connell
In order to share their love for diving the Great Lakes, PADI® Dive Instructors Kim Parker and her husband, Tom Rhoad, began training people out of their home. When they realized they needed more space, they opened up Aquatic Adventures of Michigan. For 17 years running, the husband-and-wife team has been catering to fellow divers in the Great Lakes area.
Wanting to give special attention to Michigan's unique diving conditions, Parker noticed a need for some PADI Distinctive Specialties specific to the Great Lakes. And since nothing like that previously existed, she decided to write her own.
"We sometimes feel that the 'Middle Coast' gets forgotten when diving is discussed, and we want the diving community to recognize that there are wonderful diving opportunities in the Great Lakes," Parker says. "If you enjoy diving shipwrecks, especially intact old wooden wrecks, there is no better place than the Great Lakes. The wrecks are preserved and protected as an important archeological resource by the surrounding communities."
Requirements for each specialty include confined water training, finning techniques, reel work, rescue skills, and four dives on various shipwrecks specific to each lake. The mission: to empower divers by focusing on the wreck's structure, local conditions and history.
"Each student is required to survey the wrecks, know the history of a wreck and cause of its sinking," Parker says. "This is done by visiting local museums with dive buddies and the instructor to gather research information."
Research was also a key factor for Parker and her team when planning the structure of these specialties.
"A lot of research went into each of these specialties, and I can't take all the credit for it," Parker says. "Two of Aquatic Adventures of MI Instructors, Gary Flum and Thomas Rhoad, helped with the materials that created the specialties, too."
Together, the group created a series of seven PADI Distinctive Specialties:
Lake Michigan Wreck Diver
Lake Huron Wreck Diver
Lake Superior Wreck Diver
Lake Erie Wreck Diver
Lake Ontario Wreck Diver
Great Lakes Invasive Species
Great Lakes Master Diver
In order to gain momentum among the dive community, Parker came up with the Great Lakes Master Dive program, making her the first person to be approved for a PADI Distinctive Master Scuba Diver™ certification.
"The concept behind the Great Lakes Master Diver was to provide diving goals to divers and expand their diving experience towards the Great Lakes," Parker says. "These certifications give us the opportunity to educate and explore all five of the lakes and to understand what threatens them."
From concept and research to training and certification, Parker notes that one of her biggest obstacles when writing these specialties was finding objectives to differentiate the unique aspects of each lake.
"Keep in mind what your students and your goals are," Parker advises. "Figure out how can you challenge students to meet those goals while improving their dive skills. You want to be proud to have your instructor name on their certification card."
But no matter what specialty Parker and her team are working on, the common goal is to promote diving in the Great Lakes.
"To keep people in the water, you have to challenge them," Parker says. "What better way than to create a dive specialty that is challenging, fun and unique?"
Seven PADI Distinctive Specialties later and Parker has turned a passion for local diving into a PADI Great Lakes Master Diver Program that her dive community can be proud of.
If you're interested in writing your own PADI Distinctive Specialty course, contact your Regional Training Consultant for more information.


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Health updateFirst, the good news.....the MRI revealed no problems, so no tumours. Next step is a 2nd hearing test on Wednesday and then, I hope, a program to treat what looks like Meniere's Disease. If any readers out there have Meniere's or know someone who has it, invite them e-mail me (email@example.com) and share their experiences.
More good news.....today marks 17 days without dizziness attacks of any degree, which is the longest run yet.
Not so good news.....Christine has bronchial pneumonia and is on antibiotics. We thought Aidan might have the same thing, but his cough is apparently viral and should pass without drug assistance. Aaron's the only healthy one in the house.
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Definition of 'medical'
Word forms: medicals
1. adjective [ADJ n]
Medical means relating to illness and injuries and to their treatment or prevention.
Several police officers received medical treatment for cuts and bruises.
2. countable noun
A medical is a thorough examination of your body by a doctor, for example before you start a new job.[mainly British]regional note: in AM, use physical
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Video: pronunciation of 'medical'
of or connected with medicine or the practice or study of medicine
Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
Word origin of 'medical'
2. a less common word for medicinal
3. informal
a medical examination
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Word origin of 'medical'
Example sentences containing 'medical'
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The question for medical science has been what kind of damage. Times, Sunday Times (2017)And what of the elderly who need care and medical attention? The Sun (2016)It allows you to be honest about medical conditions without then having to pay over the odds. The Sun (2016)His wife and sons had panic attacks after being told he was dead and also needed medical treatment. The Sun (2016)Much of modern government, commerce and medical science would be impossible without it. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Although rare, beauty parlour syndrome has been written about in case study reports in medical journals for more than a decade. Times, Sunday Times (2016)A branch ruling on pharmaceutical and medical device disputes is set for London. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Students use the UK's largest medical simulation centre to learn how to treat patients in emergency situations. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Then see your doctor for medical help to find out why you took so long to conceive. The Sun (2010)He cites a project to build a special school with a boarding facility and medical centre. Times, Sunday Times (2011)They have the right to be kept alive as long as medical science can do it. Times, Sunday Times (2012)This is why medical and scientific journals are so important. The Antioxidant Health Plan (1994)You need urgent medical attention because it can make you very ill very quickly. The Sun (2016)We fear that there are still very serious defects in the method of medical examination for recruits. Times, Sunday Times (2016)First a strict new medical assessment was introduced to test eligibility for incapacity benefit. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Here are ten examples of homespun medical wisdom. The Sun (2010)Sending her to prison would be punishing her for having suffered from a terrible medical condition. The Sun (2012)The prisoner could then expect to be seen by the medical officer the following morning. The Prisons We Deserve (1994)The younger doctor also produced medical notes and blood test records to back up his account. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The advance of medical science has been a wonder of the modern world. Times, Sunday Times (2014)The research was turned down by leading medical journals because it was deemed too radical. Times, Sunday Times (2013)They can be very distressing and need urgent medical attention. The Sun (2015)The woman has had a medical examination. Times, Sunday Times (2015)It is wilful blindness that lies behind the often sluggish reaction of the medical establishment to new research. Times, Sunday Times (2011)Charities offer food and medical treatment. The Sun (2015)She was given an intravenous drip but no other medical treatment in the carriage although there was a group of paramedics nearby. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Why not combine their expertise and turn local chemists into walk-in medical centres? Times, Sunday Times (2016)Unlike medicines, which have a physiological effect once absorbed, medical devices are not absorbed so they do not change physiology. Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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Translations for 'medical'
British English: medical /ˈmɛdɪkl/ ADJECTIVE
Medical means relating to illness and injuries and to their treatment or prevention.
Four of the men needed medical treatment.
- American English: medical
- Arabic: طِبِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: médico
- Chinese: 医学的
- Croatian: medicinski
- Czech: lékařský
- Danish: medicinsk
- Dutch: medisch
- European Spanish: médico
- Finnish: lääketieteellinen
- French: médical
- German: medizinisch
- Greek: ιατρικός
- Italian: medico
- Japanese: 医学の
- Korean: 의학의
- Norwegian: medisinsk
- Polish: medyczny
- European Portuguese: médico
- Romanian: medical
- Russian: медицинский
- Spanish: médico
- Swedish: medicinsk
- Thai: ทางการแพทย์
- Turkish: tıbbi
- Ukrainian: медичний
- Vietnamese: thuộc y học
British English: medical /ˈmɛdɪkl/ NOUN
A medical is a thorough examination of your body by a doctor.
- American English: physical
- Arabic: فَحْصٌ طِبِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: exame médico
- Chinese: 体格检查
- Croatian: liječnički pregled
- Czech: lékařská prohlídka
- Danish: helbredsundersøgelse
- Dutch: medisch onderzoek
- European Spanish: revisión médica
- Finnish: lääkärintarkastus
- French: examen médical
- German: ärztliche Untersuchung
- Greek: ιατρική εξέταση
- Italian: visita medica
- Japanese: 健康診断
- Korean: 검진
- Norwegian: legeundersøkelse
- Polish: medyk
- European Portuguese: exame médico
- Romanian: examen medical
- Russian: медосмотр
- Spanish: revisión médica
- Swedish: läkar-
- Thai: การเช็คร่างกาย
- Turkish: tıp
- Ukrainian: медичний огляд
- Vietnamese: sự khám sức khoẻ
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Carry On Doctor (1967)
Directed by: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Charles Hawtrey, Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Sidney James
Genres: Comedy
Continuity mistake: Jim Dale and Anita Harris think that Barbara Windsor is going to jump off the roof and race across the road into the nurse's block. We see Anita Harris is wearing dark seamed hosiery as she runs up the stairs. A few minutes later she hangs down from the roof and the seams have disappeared from the backs of her legs. (00:59:00 - 01:01:55)
Continuity mistake: When Mr Roper is asking the nurse if he can have a fag, he is told to take his medicine, so he takes it. But in the next shot, when the nurse has gone and he is holding a newspaper, the medicine has disappeared.
Continuity mistake: When Nurse May is sunbathing on the roof on the nurses' home, her bikini is undone. After she turns over, she sees Dr Kilmore and stands up screaming while still holding the towel in front of her and her top has been done up again.
Trivia: If you look between the lifts in the foyer, you can see a portrait of James Robertson Justice, who starred in the "Doctor" films that were produced by Peter Rogers' wife, Betty E. Box, and directed by Gerald Thomas' brother, Ralph.
Trivia: This film contains a reference to "Carry On Nurse" (1959), specifically the daffodil thermometer scene. When a nurse approaches Frankie Howerd with a daffodil, he says "Oh no you don't! I saw that film!"
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|Greek: doxazo
primarily denotes "to suppose" (from doxa, "an opinion"); in the NT
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|Greek: endoxazo
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Hello every one..I know the previous post was sad, but this is life, we see many things every day. It was just a phase, and it is gone. I know I didn't have these kinds of feelings since several years ago, I was happy all the time, I didn't feel upset, but now I'm being very sesitive even to the silly things. While I was optimistic, and look at the bright side of the world, because I knew every thing will be changed, nothing still the same forever.
Let's forget about it, I'm in a good mood these days, or I can say my mood is better than the previous one. There is nothing new these days, all are the same, I'm planning to learn how to cook!!, yes I'm planning to do it, but it doesn't mean that I don't know how to cook, I know how to make (White rice, Tomato Rice, Bryani, which is another kind of rice with pieces of potatos, meat or chiken pices, mushrooms, and so many things, I can make Macaroni, Lazanie, chinese food, Faheetee, Pizza, Chiken soups, meat soups) but there are another dishes I want to learn, and every time I will do something, I'll post a photo of it.
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I watched a cartoon movie a week ago, it is "The Corpse Bride", what I loved the most is the 3D drawning of this movie. I will leave you with the photos
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Chuck W. Morse
Chuck W. Morse (born 1969) is an American anarchist, academic, translator, editor, and writer. He founded the Institute for Anarchist Studies and The New Formulation: An Anti-Authoritarian Review of Books. Morse was the editor of Perspectives on Anarchist Theory and taught at the Institute for Social Ecology.
In 2006, Morse completed a translation of the classic biography of the revolutionary Buenaventura Durruti by Abel Paz, titled Durruti in the Spanish Revolution, published by AK Press. In 2007, he published "Being a Bookchinite", a controversial account of the years he spent working with American anarchist, Murray Bookchin. In 2010, he completed a translation of Juan Suriano's Paradoxes of Utopia: Anarchist Culture and Politics in Buenos Aires, 1890–1910, also published by AK Press. He has published widely in leftwing journals and blogs.
- "Being a Bookchinite". The Negations Blog. 2007
- "Latin American Anarchism". The New Formulation. Volume Two, Number One. 2003
- "Resistencia Libertia: Anarchist Opposition to the Last Argentine Dictatorship. The New Formulation. Volume Two, Number One. 2003.
- "Theory of the Anti-Globalization Movement". The New Formulation. Volume One, Number Two. 2004.
- "Magonismo: An Overview". The New Formulation. Volume Two, Number Two. 2004.
- Durruti in the Spanish Revolution. AK Press. ISBN 1-904859-50-X
- Paradoxes of Utopia: Anarchist Culture and Politics in Buenos Aires 1890–1910. AK Press. ISBN 9781849350068
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- Institute for Anarchist Studies
- Institute for Social Ecology
- The New Formulation
- Perspectives on Anarchist Theory
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Shawn Crawford is one of the more colourful characters on the athletics circuit, but the man who glories in the nickname 'Cheetah Man' is hoping that he can upset the odds here and take the 200 metres title.
If that sounds an unlikely scenario given the current form of Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay, his track record proves he is always up for a challenge.
For the 31year old, 2004 Olympic 200m champion a former training partner of disgraced sprinter Justin Gatlin has previously raced a giraffe and a zebra in 2003.
The giraffe came off second best but the zebra overcame a slow start to beat the extrovert American however that did not deter him from believing he could have had the zebra's stripes.
"Tell the zebra I coulda whooped him," he told ESPN the Magazine.
Crawford, who has also stated he wants to run in war paint, having already worn a Phantom of the Opera mask at a meeting in Milan, has also shown that he is not all bluster and self_promotion.
Having failed to defend his title successfully at last year's Olympics, finishing a distant fourth behind Bolt he found himself promoted ultimately to second as compatriot Wallace Spearmon and Netherlands Antilles Churandy Martina were disqualified.
Crawford, though, was plainly embarrassed and, in a sport not known for its humility, he handed the silver medal to Martina who would have been the first ever Olympic medallist from the island.
However, for Crawford it was important he did give Martina the medal.
"I felt like it was a burden off my shoulders," said Crawford at the US trials in late June.
"I can't do anything about that," he said. "He (Martina) knows where my heart is."
Crawford showed he was in top form at the trials winning the 200 metres in style even if he was deprived of facing Gay, who automatically qualified for the world championships as defending champion.
Crawford put the race down as one of the finest of his career as he timed a wind assisted 19.73 seconds.
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The broken U.S. economy, in one simple chartPosted by Jim at Tuesday, August 08, 2017
By David Leonhardt
7 August 2017
(The New York Times) – Many Americans can't remember anything other than an economy with skyrocketing inequality, in which living standards for most Americans are stagnating and the rich are pulling away. It feels inevitable.
But it's not.
A well-known team of inequality researchers — Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman — has been getting some attention recently for a chart it produced. It shows the change in income between 1980 and 2014 for every point on the distribution, and it neatly summarizes the recent soaring of inequality.
The line on the chart (which we have recreated as the red line above) resembles a classic hockey-stick graph. It's mostly flat and close to zero, before spiking upward at the end. That spike shows that the very affluent, and only the very affluent, have received significant raises in recent decades.
This line captures the rise in inequality better than any other chart or simple summary that I've seen. […]
The message is straightforward. Only a few decades ago, the middle class and the poor weren't just receiving healthy raises. Their take-home pay was rising even more rapidly, in percentage terms, than the pay of the rich. […]
In recent decades, by contrast, only very affluent families — those in roughly the top 1/40th of the income distribution — have received such large raises. Yes, the upper-middle class has done better than the middle class or the poor, but the huge gaps are between the super-rich and everyone else.
The basic problem is that most families used to receive something approaching their fair share of economic growth, and they don't anymore. [more]
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|Commune of Oran
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|Saddek Benkada (2007–2012)
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|64 km² (25 sq mi)
|110 m (364 ft)
|683,250 (2006)
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Coat of arms of Oran
Oran (Arabic: وهران) is a major city on the Mediterranean coast in northwestern Algeria. The name comes from the Berber word Uhran meaning The Lions.
During French rule, Oran was a prefecture in the Oran département. It is now the capital of the smaller Oran Province (wilaya). The city has a population of 683,250 (2006), while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 2 million, making it the second largest city in Algeria.[1] Oran is a major port, and since the 1960s has been the commercial, industrial, and educational centre of western Algeria.
Oran was founded in 903 by Moorish Andalusi traders[2] but was captured by the Spanish under Cardinal Cisneros in 1509. Spanish sovereignty lasted until 1708, when the city was conquered by the Ottomans. Spain recaptured the city in 1732. However, its value as a trading post had decreased greatly, so King Charles IV sold the city to the Turks in 1792. Ottoman rule lasted until 1831, when it fell to the French.
During French rule over Algeria, Oran was the capital of a département of the same name (number 92). In July 1940, the British navy shelled French warships in the port after they refused a British ultimatum designed to ensure they would not fall into German hands. The action increased the hatred of the Vichy regime for Britain but convinced the world of the British will to fight on alone against Nazi Germany and its allies. The puppet Vichy government held Oran during World War II until its capture by the Allies in late 1942, during Operation Torch.
Before the Algerian War, 1954-1962, Oran had one of the highest proportions of Europeans of any city in North Africa. However, shortly after the end of the war, most of the Europeans and Sephardic Jews living in Oran fled to France. A massacre of Europeans, four days after the vote for Algerian independence, triggered the exodus to France. In less than three months Oran lost about half its population.
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|Oran became a perpetual object of conflict between the Umayyads of Spain and the Fatimides of Kairouan.
|Presence of Almoravides. In 1145, Ibrahim Ben Ta chfin perished in Oran while fighting against the already victorious Almohades troops in front of Tlemcen.
|Presence of Almohades. 1147 marked the beginning of persecution against Oran's Jews.
|Presence of the Zianides of Tlemcen and then the Marinid dynasty of Fes. The protection by the Emir, the customs system (tariffs), trade with Marseilles, and the Italian Maritime Republics of Genoa and Venice, with whom,in 1250, Oran signed a commercial treaty of forty year's duration, made the Oranians rich. So much so, that toward the end of the XIVth century, celebrated Arab historian Ibn Khaldoun wrote the following, "Oran is superior to all other cities by its trade. It's a paradise for the unhappy one. Those who arrive poor in its walls, will leave it again rich." The city excelled in the exportation of lead, wool, skins, fine burnous, carpets, haïks, cumin, nuts, and galls, without forgetting the draft of black slaves.
Before the Spaniards, the Portuguese launched a failed expedition to capture the city in July 1501. Four years later, the Spanish took Mers-el-Kébir, located just four miles to the west of the Oran. Thus began the first organized incursions against the city which, at the time, numbered 25,000 inhabitants and counted 6,000 fueros. Count Pedro Navarro, on the orders of Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, captured the city on May 17, 1509.
By 1554, the Turks had reach Algiers, and then governor of Oran, Count d'Alcaudete, allied himself with Moroccan Sultan Mohammed ash-Sheikh against them. Nine years later, in 1563, Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis de Santa Cruz, built the fort of Santa-Cruz, strategically placed at the top of a mountain, l'Aïdour, more than 1,000' above the sea, directly to the west of the city. Pedro Garcerán de Borja, Grand Master of the Order of Montesa, was captain of Oran when, on July 14, 1568, John of Austria (the illegitimate son of Charles I and thus the paternal half-brother of King Philip II), led a flotilla of 33 galleys against the Algerians.
The Spanish rebuilt the fortress of Santa Cruz to accommodate their city governors. "The fortifications of the place were composed of thick and continuous walls of over two and a half kilometers in circumference, surmounted by strong towers spaced between them," with a central castle or kasbah where the Spanish governor established his headquarters. The city under Spanish rule continued to grow, requiring enlargement of the city walls. In spite of the improved fortifications, the city was the object of repeated attacks. Notable in this regard, Moroccan Sharif Moulay Ismail tried to force his way past the defenses in 1707, only to see his army decimated.
The Spaniards occupied the city until 1708, when they were driven out by Turkish Bey Mustapha Ben Youssef (also known as Bouchelaghem). The Spanish returned in 1732 when the armada of the Duke of Montemar was victorious in the Battle of Aïn-el-Turk.
In the night after October 8, 1790, a violent earthquake claimed more than 3,000 victims in less than seven minutes. Thereafter Charles IV saw no advantage in continuing the occupation of the city, which had become increasingly expensive and perilous. He initiated discussions with the Bey of Algiers. A treaty handing over the city was signed on September 12, 1792. After another earthquake had damaged the Spanish defences, Bey Ben Othman's forces took possession of Oran on October 8 of the same year. In 1796, the Pasha Mosque (in honour of Hassan Pasha, Dey of Algeria), was built by the Turks with ransom money paid for the release of Spanish prisoners after Spain's final departure. In 1830 the Beys moved their capital from Mascara to Oran.
The town of 10,000 inhabitants was still in the possession of the Ottoman Empire, when a squadron under the command of captain Bourmand seized el-Kébir on December 14, 1830. The city was in a wretched state. On January 4, 1831, the French commanded by General Denys de Damrémont occupied Oran. In September 1830 the King appointed a police chief with the function of mayor in Algiers. In September 1831, General Berthezène made Mr. Pujol, captain of cavalry in retirement and wounded at the right hand under the Empire, mayor of Oran. In 1832, at the head of five thousand men, a young Emir called Abd al-Qadir attacks Oran. In April 1833, commander-in-chief, General Boyer, leaves Oran and is replaced by the baron Louis Alexis Desmichels. The city, attacked by Abd el Kader, holds good.
A locally popular legend tells that in the period around 900 BC, there were sightings of lions in the area. The two last felines were killed in a mountain near the city of Oran, which is now known as La montagne des Lions ("The Mountain of Lions"). In fact, there are two giant lion statues in front of Oran's city hall, hence the twin lions' mountain is Oran's symbol.
Today, Oran is a major port and a commercial centre, and has three universities. The old quarter of Oran has a casbah and an 18th century mosque.
Oran has become a major trading centre for the wider area, serving Arzew, the areas oil/gas port as well as Sonatrach, the countries biggest oil and gas company. Sonatrach has built a new congress centre in Oran and in 2010 the 16th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas will be held in Oran city, expected to attract around 3,000 visitors and major companies from around the world. To accommodate all visitors, new hotels are currently being constructed and floating hotels will be used in addition.
The folk music Raï ("opinion" in Arabic), had its beginnings in Oran. This genre of music was formulated by shepherds in the 1930s through Arab and European influences. This music was surrounded by controversy due to women's key role in public performances of the music, as well as the hedonistic lyrics about love and alcohol. This led to strict governmental control in the area which led to arrests, injuries, and assassinations.[3] Many notable Raï musicians (including Cheb Hasni, Cheb Khaled and Rachid Taha) hail from Oran. The violinist Akim el Sikameya was also born in Oran.
El Gallardo Español 1615 by Miguel de Cervantes and Albert Camus's 1947 novel The Plague take place in Oran.
Part of Arturo Pérez-Reverte's 2006 Capitán Alatriste adventure novel Corsarios de Levante (Pirates of the Levant) takes place in early 17th-century Oran. The action of the book occurs just a few years after the forced expulsion of last Moriscos (Spanish Muslims) from Valencia. There are vivid descriptions of Oran as a sun-blasted North African military stronghold, largely forgotten by the King of Spain and his advisors, whose attention is focused on the wars in the Low Countries and the treasure fleets from the Americas. Fictional hero Capitán Diego Alatriste and his ward Íñigo Balboa find Oran to be manned by an impoverished garrison of Christian Spaniards, living alongside Muslims (some fiercely loyal to Spain), and Sephardic Jews, themselves refugees from the 1492 expulsions ordered by the Catholic Monarchs (Ferdinand and Isabel).
In the movie Casablanca, the route for refugees fleeing to the Americas was Paris to Marseille, across the Mediterranean to Oran, then by train, auto or foot to Casablanca. If luckily enough to get an exit visa, on to Lisbon.
In the ITV Drama Series Hornblower Lieutenant Hornblower is sent by Captain Pellew to Oran in order to obtain supplies, only to discover that Oran is suffering from Bubonic Plague and have to spend 3 weeks on board an abandoned supply ship enroute to Gibraltar loaded with the supplies obtained from Oran, as a sort of quarantine.
El Hamri is a large popular district in the center of Oran known under French rule as Lamur. One finds there the football club Mouloudia d'Oran.
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The historical district is a suburb in the north of the d'Oran city. One finds l ancian Saint-Louis college there, as well as the old mosque of the Pasha dating from the XVIIe century. In this district the skin of Saint-Patron of the city in the name of "Sidi El Houari" rests;. Other tourist curiosities: one ancient prefecture of the data base Stalingrad, the Spanish vestiges dating from XVI century, and especially the Palate of the Bey d'Oran.
The Oranian metropolis comprises several communes.
This commune is located at the North-West of Oran to a few 7 km of the centre town. It is also a maritime base and a naval station as its name implies—which means "The Great Port"—sits of the Algerian national navy.
The Aïn-el-Turck commune, whose name means Fountain of the Turks is also located at the North-West of Oran to 15 km of the center. It is a seaside resort which includes several hotels and other tourist attractions. The landscape of this commune is continually improving thanks to the many infrastructure projects under way.
This commune is in the South of Oran with 7 km center. It shelters industrial parks, several university institutes (Oran-Es-Sénia University, Institut of Communication, ENSET "Higher Teacher training school", CRASC "Research center in social sciences", etc.) and the international airport.
This commune depends on Bir-El-Djir and composes the suburbs Is of Oran (apart from the districts). It is the future c?ur beating Oranian agglomeration. It includes several buildings which are the seats of companies with a modernistic architecture (Sonatrach, in construction), the new CHU "November 1, 1954", the Palate of the Congresses, l University of sciences and technology (conceived by the Japanese architect Kenzo Tange (1913-2005)), l'Institut of medical sciences, and the Court of Justice. This commune is the urban extension to the East of the town of Oran, to 8 km of the center, with a population of 118.000 habitants.et the projects: Olympic stage of 50.000 places, its name means Clay Pit.
This is a small peaceful city in the Western extreme of the metropolis, having its fans Misserghin and its Tour operators Misserghin-Tours in order to promote tourism in the radiant and green area of this locality.
Oran has numerous hotels in all categories, from luxury to basic, as well as many restaurants offering Algerian specialities and other foods. Tourists will also find a variety of cinemas, arts centres, the regional theatre, an open-air theatre, the Museum, the historic city centre of Oran, the district of Sidi El Houari, the municipal gardens, Médina Djedida with its artisanal products, the cathedral, Djebel Murdjadjo, and nearby seaside resorts. International airport Es-Senia is 7.4 miles from the town centre. One can also reach Oran by ferries from the ports of Marseilles, Sète, Alicante and Almería, via the national company Algérie Ferries.
The city has limited means of transport, which do not cover sufficiently the non-urban zones. The entreprise ETO (Company of Oranian Transport) acquired new buses burning coal. There is an extensive network of "gypsie" taxis in the City. Work will start in 2008/9 and will last approximately two to three years, to deliver the first line of the tram in 2009. It should comprise 31 stations, distributed on 17,7 kilometers going to Es-Sénia, in the South, jusqu'à Sidi Maarouf, with l'Est, while passing by the centre town The tram should serve the locality d'Haï Sabbah, l University of Sciences and Technology (USTO), the Crossroads of the Three Private clinics, the Law courts, Dar El Baïda, the Plate-Saint Michel, the Place of the 1Template:Er November, Saint-Anthony, Boulanger, Saint-Hubert, the 3 × 10{{{1}}} Ring road and finally l University Es-Sénia. The Oran Es Senia Airport, for domestic and international flights. Oran Es Senia Airport serves both, domestic and international flights, with frequent connections to the capital Algiers, served by the public airline company Air Algerie. The same company also has flights to many French cities (Marseille, Paris, Lyon, etc.) and other European and EMEA cities. The Es Senia Airport also serves passengers from most smaller towns in proximity to Oran (Mostaganem, Arzew, etc.). The airport building is a fairly limited construction and does not operate on a 24-h basis.
Oran held its first international marathon on November 10, 2005. The event, sponsored by Toyota of Algeria, attracted runners from Morocco, Libya, Spain, France, and Kenya. The marathon served to publicize the health benefits of running and to provide a novel form of public entertainment for the city's residents.
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I joined a great group in Flick called
I Drive By Shooting.
What were once peaceful drives in the country with me staring vaguely into
the mid-distance have become a dramatic experience reminiscent of the more
fraught moments in the film "Bonnie and Clyde" when they were on the road.
The perpetual "beep" of my trusty Digital Rebel has been heard for the past two months
as I capture everything that moves along the way.
Here is a nice shot from the end of the peninsula in Sheep's Head, West Cork.
I'm sure it's not necessary to travel the length and breath of Ireland
to make nice photos... but it seems to help.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Getting Out and About to Practice the Art of Driveby Shooting
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Workout of the Day
Back Squat
Three sets of: 184.108.40.206 at 75-85%
(or 10-15 lbs heavier than your last BS session)
Rest 30 seconds between clusters, 3 minutes between sets
"Tried and True" Last done July 18, 2016
AMRAP in 6 minutes of:
18 Wall-Balls (20 / 14)
12 Pull-ups
Rest 4 minutes
AMRAP in 6 Minutes of:
12 Wall-Balls (20 / 14)
6 Pull-ups
Rx+ 30/20, chest to bar
We are getting the Soles4Souls shoe drive started again. Soles4Souls is a not for profit global social enterprise committed to fighting poverty through the collection and distribution of shoes and clothing. We had an enormous number of shoes we donated last year, and I'm confident of another massive collection this year. If you have any used shoes you don't wear, please bring them in and put them in the box in the lobby.
I am donating the lost and found box on Thursday, December 15. If you think you may have left something out, it may be in the box. You have until Thursday before I donate it to Goodwill.


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Atlantic Health System has joined six health care providers and universities in a nonprofit clinical research consortium.
Partners in Innovation, Education and Research aims to increase the number of clinical trial sites across the U.S. PIER participants also include Drexel University, Einstein Healthcare Network, Geisinger (including AtlantiCare), Main Line Health and Thomas Jefferson University.
A consortium-launch event, set for Jefferson in Philadelphia on Monday, will feature Stephen Klasko, CEO of Jefferson Health; David Whellan, chief operation officer of PIER Consortium; Brian Gragnolati, CEO of Atlantic Health System; Jack Lynch, CEO of Main Line Health; Ellie Kelepouris, associate dean of clinical research at Drexel University and Dr. Marilouise Vendetti, chief medical officer at Geisinger AtlantiCare.


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One day last week, I caught Aspen trying to climb into her crib. She can almost make it if she climbs onto the arm of the nursing chair first. If she knew about momentum, she would totally fling herself over the rail and find success. But, thankfully, she doesn't understand basic laws of physics yet.
Also, while she climbed, I was able to keep reading through my old journals. I'm trying to refresh my memory and collect my thoughts so I can keep writing about my story here on the blog. At some point though, I think I need to stop on the blog and start with a manuscript. Like, to write a book.
It feels a little like trying to climb Aspen's pillow mountain. At first I'm completely overwhelmed. Then I think, hey, this could be fun! Then I want to cry. Then I convince myself I can do it. Then I'm laying down, exhausted by all of it. So we'll see what happens.
Any advice on writing a memoir would be greatly appreciated. Or, y'know, hookups in publishing.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side / It's the cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimb.
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OH, that is so exciting about possibly writing a book. I would totally read it. I love the pillow mountain. I should do that with my boys. :)ReplyDelete
That is such a great idea with the cushions. You are so good at finding safe and healthier alternatives to fulfill a desire in a child that typically ends in tears. Good luck on the book. That is so exciting. I am sure you will do a great job.ReplyDelete
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Chess! Apples to Apples! Ticket to Ride! Go! Squarriors! Gather your party and drop in for some gaming. Choose from intense strategy games, lively family games, fun party games, and more. Play them all at the Tabletop Gaming Lounge presented by Lake County's Count-i-Con. Open to game lovers of all ages and all levels. Registration is not required. Sponsored by Count-i-Con.


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Gold, together with glitters reminds us that Christmas is coming and brings us in a magical mood. With A Touch Of Gold on your nails your ready to grab the spotlight. Nr. 708: a festive top coat with gold foil and feathers. This one will endure presents opening time. Made in Europe.


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Monday, 6 February 2012
Another Valentines card
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Beautiful card Sharon, such a cute little Bear, the papers and flowers are gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Hugs Julie x
beautiful image, papers and flowers have put together have made an wonderful card. Thank you for joining us at OSAAT Jennie xxReplyDelete
This is so gorgeous sweetie. Lovely papers and I adore the flowers. Thank you for joining us at Digi Doodle Shop Challenges this time and good luck.ReplyDelete
Pink and brown makes a welcome change to the usual bright red for Valentine's cards. Lovely. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT. Hazel xReplyDelete
Gorgeous flowers, Sharon! Great punched hearts and that bear image is so sweet!ReplyDelete
So sorry I missed getting a card done for the challenge this morning but thanks for your understanding and support while my computer problems are being solved. Fortunately, I'll still be able to do my commenting from the computer at the office. Hope everything is up and running before the next challenge. :-D
gorgeous creation and thank you for joining us at the Emerald Faerie Garden with your lovely workReplyDelete
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Love your easelcard! Great flowers and punched harts! Tineke xReplyDelete
Love the colours you have used on this card Sharon and your image and flowers look wonderful.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your wonderful work with us at Crafting When We Can Challenges. :-) xx
Gorgeous card, i love this image and your colour combo is fab!ReplyDelete
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Gorgeous easel card, love the colouring on the bear and the lovely embellishments - beautiful!ReplyDelete
Wow this is a supercute easel card. I love the bear, flowers and hearts. Thanks for playing at Digi Doodle Shop Challenge and good luck. Hope to see you back thursday for a new challenge. Bettina xxReplyDelete
cute, beautiful flowers, thank you for joining our challenge at Digi Doodle Shop challenges this week, hugs, martinaReplyDelete
The hearts and flowers look wonderful on your pretty easel card! Thanks for joining us at the SNSDC!ReplyDelete
Beautiful Valentine's card love all the detail xReplyDelete
Such a sweet bear, and I love your gorgeous layout, thanks so much for joining our challenge this week at One Stitch at a Time, sure hope to see you again soonReplyDelete
this is so cute and delightful!ReplyDelete
hugs and kisses from germany,
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Beautiful card Sharon. Thanks for sharing with us at CWWC this time. Carol DT xReplyDelete


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This Saturday is the 11th Annual Story/Truck Fest, at the Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) Education Service Center, 255 Stanley Avenue, Ventura 93002, from 9am – 2pm.
The goal of the event is for children and their families to celebrate the joy of reading. The event features story tents where community celebrities will read books in English, Spanish, and America Sign Language (with every child visiting the tent receiving a FREE book), art, music, and science activities, games, healthy food vendors, and so much more!
Trucks from the city's different departments will be there for kids to play on and learn about, too! Public Works will have a backhoe, Police will have their BearCat SWAT vehicle, Fire will have a big red engine, Ventura Water will have TWO trucks, a Vactor truck and the shiny new NO-DES truck, and Harrison will have an awesome recycle truck.
This event is FREE and open to the public, don't miss it!
Visit: http://www.venturaeducationpartnership.org/Events/Storyfest
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MONMOUTH — Customers of Monmouth's utilities can now pay and manage accounts online.
"It's integrated with our billing software, so when a customer signs up and pays their bill online, the next morning we'll receive that payment, and we will update their account," said Mark Dunmire, finance manager.
Online payment services had been offered a few years ago for customers of Monmouth, but it did not work well for either customers or city employees, Dunmire said.
The new system is used by other cities, including Dallas and Independence.
Once a customer signs up, he or she can monitor his or her utility usage.
"They can go months back and see their consumption," Dunmire said. "If they don't have their bill handy, and want to go back and see why their bill is so high, for example."
It could come in handy for determining sewer bills, which are based on four months during the winter, he said.
"Most people don't know how it's calculated, but they could contact us and we'll explain it to them," Dunmire said. "Having their consumption history is a good thing. It helps them understand their charges."
Property managers with multiple rentals can access utility information for all their buildings on one account, Dunmire said.
"Once you do it, you log your Express Bill Pay and your utilities come up," he said. "It works really well."
Customers may pay with debit or credit card, do a funds transfer from a bank account to the utility bill, create an autopay option, and sign up for paperless billing.
The city does not levy processing fees for using credit or debit cards.
"There's a lot of customization that people will use," Dunmire said.
With the new system, the city can also accept plastic to pay for other city services, such as dog licenses or park reservations. When paying for anything except utilities, a 3 percent processing fee will be charged.
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KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — A university in Rhode Island is responding to an increased demand for active shooter trainings after the recent shooting in Parkland, Florida.
The University of Rhode island's Department of Public Safety has provided its officers with such training for a number of years, but now is opening up classes to civilians.
Expanding into training session for "civilians" makes sense, said Major Michael Jagoda.
The department says it announced community trainings, and the demand was "immediate."
They're scheduling additional 90-minute sessions to accommodate the interest. Participants are training on tactics to survive a mass shooting, including blockading doors with heavy furniture.
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It'd be nice to be able to go for mission trips once a year with someone instead of just purely travelling for the sake of it.
Category: Random musings
Very British Things Pt. 3
Watching the FIFA World Cup in one screen and Love Island on the other. Whilst having a tea, of course.
"Life is about balance."
Very British Things Pt.2
I think I know better now that I can't be bothered to write a post that re-caps the past year because it's very time-consuming and perhaps more suitable for a personal journal than a blog.
Things that are less time-consuming and more amusing (at least to me) to write would be, for example, the every day British culture. Or in this particular case, Mancunian culture?
So on Thursday when we came back from Switzerland to good old Manchester, the immigration security guard ushered us into the Non-EU line and said "Ni Hao!" to us, and followed it up with a "or is it 'Apa Khabar'?" and I was laughing in disbelief while Zhou responded more appropriately to him.
When we reached the immigration officers there was a line that was particularly slow due to the chattiness of the officer and I had the premonition that I was gonna be headed that line and sure enough, Zhou was done faster than the lady being held up chatting on the slow line and Angela went after Zhou, and I had go after the lady.
Now this is not very typical of me at all, but my attempt at not being rude ended up being a conversation about the details of my course and my recent vacation to Switzerland, including how we got stuck in Zermatt without a train to lower ground. Meanwhile, two other persons have come and gone after Angela on the other line. It was more amusing than annoying to me, really, and he ended the conversation with a 'welcome back' which felt nice and homey. Also, you never know, maybe he was just being really thorough with the background checking so I may as well oblige.
I feel like writing a post on my trips to Edinburgh and Switzerland but I'm not sure if I have enough diligence and willpower to do so… so here's one for the amusement. Happy belated new year! …if there's such a thing.


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27 Jun How to choose a primary care physician
Family Doctor Nashville, TN – Family Medicine
In the past people relied on the family doctor for everything from broken bones and the common cold to the delivery of babies. The family doctor knew the medical history of the entire family because they treated both the children and the parents.
Today many doctors are specialists, focusing on the care of specific bodily systems. But general practitioners, internal medicine doctors and family medicine doctors are still carrying on the tradition of the old family doctors.
Many health insurance plans today – especially HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) plans require members to choose a primary care physician (often called a PCP). Since major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (also known as "Obamacare") were first rolled out in 2014, the popularity of HMO-style plans has increased. As a result, more and more consumers are choosing primary care doctors and getting at least a little taste of the old family medicine model.
A primary care doctor under an HMO plan will typically be your first point of contact for all your health issues. When you need care from a specialist physician, your primary care physician will generally refer you to specialists within your health insurance plan's provider network.
What kinds of plans typically require members to choose primary care physicians?
Consumers covered under any type of health insurance plan may select a primary doctor as their main point of contact for all medical care. But only people enrolled in Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plans are typically required to officially designate a specific doctor as their primary care physician.
People enrolled in Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans , POS (Point of Service) plans, or EPO (Exclusive Provider Organization) plans typically are not required to officially designate a primary care physician.
Since 2014 the popularity of HMO-style plans has increased significantly, while the popularity of PPO-style plans has decreased. This means that more and more Americans are being required to choose primary care doctors.
Which doctors qualify as primary care physicians?
There are many specialties in medicine, but typically only four qualify as PCPs. These include:
- Family practice or general practice doctors: A family doctor or general practitioner is qualified to care for the entire family. Family or general practitioners can be board-certified and have training in a variety of subjects including Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, or Psychiatry. Doctors of this sort were more common in years past but can still be found to treat the entire family in Nashville, TN and La Vergne, TN.
- Internal medicine doctors: An internist can diagnose and treat disease with medicine. An internist is not a surgeon. There are several sub-specialties an internist can have. Some may specialize in a particular organ, like the lungs or the kidneys; or a particular disease, like diabetes; or a particular age group, like the elderly.
- Pediatrics: A pediatrician specializes in the overall well-being of children. Most pediatricians treat children from birth until adolescence or about 14 years old. Pediatricians can have sub-specialties such as surgery or pediatric cardiology. Pediatricians only serve as primary care doctors for children.
How do you find a primary care physician or family doctor in Nashville, TN?
Choosing a family doctor in Nashville, TN can be challenging. You might not want to just pick a name out of the phone book. If your insurance plan requires you to choose a PCP, however, you may want to take time to research your options. Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Your health insurance plan. Your health insurance plan may keep an online list of network primary care doctors who are accepting new patients. Choosing a PCP is often the first step in seeking treatment under an HMO plan. PCPs will handle any referrals to specialists you need.
- Personal referrals. People often ask their friends, families, and co-workers for referrals to primary care physicians or family doctors. If someone you respect and trust has a positive experience with a family doctor, it's possible you may like that particular physician.
- Referrals from your current physician. If you are moving to Nashville, TN, you could ask your current physician to help you find a PCP in your new neighborhood, assuming you're still going to be covered under the same health insurance plan.
- Hospital access. It is common for hospitals to offer a referral service that can provide you with the names of staff doctors who meet certain criteria you may be seeking, such as specialty, gender, experience, and location.
Why should you choose a primary care physician?
Don't wait until you get sick to choose a PCP or a family doctor. Primary care physicians typically prefer to see their patients regularly and look for symptoms a patient may not notice.
For example, a routine health exam may uncover conditions such as hypertension, thyroid problems, menopause or even hormonal imbalances due to glandular problems. Health problems like these can go unnoticed by the patient for years and could result in serious chronic health issues. Annual exams may help your family doctor guide you toward healthy lifestyle habits that may decrease the likelihood that you'll need expensive specialty care.
Developing a relationship with your primary care physician can help keep illnesses at bay. Remember the old adage: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.