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So, in keeping with the old tradition I am posting an Israeli elections guide for this year, to give those interested an "inside" look in order to counterbalance the sheer amount of nonsense being published by the "outside" media.
Main election themes:
This year's elections are focused on three main subjects, more or less in the following order of importance:
1- Binyamin Netanyahu's performance as Prime Minister over the last 6 years
2- Cost of living
3- Security
1- The main subject of elections for most parties - and people - seems to be whether or not "Bibi has to go home". That appears to arise from the fact that Netanyahu has been in the picture for so long (he is actually the second longest-serving head of state in the history of Israel after David Ben-Gurion) that at this point all the flaws of the Israeli governing system, economy and society in general are - rightfully or otherwise - perceived as his fault at least to some degree. Most of the campaigns run by the center-left (and the foreign-funded "non-partisan" groups) are either straightforward attacks on Netanyahu personally or somewhat more euphemistic but transparent calls for a "change" (the Hebrew word being used suggests replacing something rather than changing a quality of something).
2 - In recent years, the main complaint of the Israeli public has become the "cost of living". Every few months there is a major scandal when one newspaper or another publishes comparison of food prices between US, Europe and Israel, usually showing Israeli food as being several times more expensive. Another common complaint is housing costs; renting or buying an apartment in Israel is expensive even by middle class standards.
3 - Security is a perpetual concern in Israel, for obvious reasons. Recent developments such Hamas' tunneling under the Gaza border and the gains of Islamic State on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights worry a lot of people. Many have been left disgruntled at Gaza war's premature ending and limited gains, and that's going to drive their vote.
The Likud Civil War
One interesting factor, almost completely ignored by the foreign media, is that these elections's main figures are almost all present or past Likud members. That includes Tzipi Livni, Moshe Kahlon, Avigdor Lieberman,Naftali Bennett and, last but not least, Reuven Rivlin - the President of Israel who will decide whom to award the right to form governing coalition. Many of them have left the Likud either after the split initiated by Ariel Sharon or due to a feud with Netanyahu.
The Israeli electoral map is always dynamic. Some of the old parties stay around, some new ones get formed, some fuse together and some disintegrate. This year has seen some most interesting changes yet. Most significantly, the electoral barrier (number of votes necessary for a party to make it into the Knesset) has been raised to 3.25%.
Likud - The center-right governing party to which Benyamin Netanyahu belongs. Weakened by past splintering, it lost much of its core support over the last few years. The Likud as a party is not terribly popular at present - but Netanyahu, its leader, is widely seen as the most capable Prime Minister candidate on offer, even if largely due to lack of viable alternatives. The Likid's campaigning focuses mainly on contrasting Netanyahu's reputation with the lack of experience of his main rival, Isaac Herzog, and the disastrous record of Herzog's partner, Tzipi Livni. The Likid was up until recently running a head-to-head race with Labor as far as expected number of seats, but they lose a lot of votes to the two rising stars of Israeli politics - Jewish Home's Naftali Bennet and Kulanu's Moshe Kahlon. Netanyahu has also worsened his party's standing by heavy-handed interference into the process of apppointing the jury of the Israel Prize in literature, which led to the cancellation of the Israel Prize this year as all judges pulled out. (Another high-impact event that had no mentions whatsoever in foreign press). In the last poll, Likud was expected to receive 21 seats in the Knesset. (Hard to tell if it's more or fewer than before as the Likud ran in 2013 together with Lieberman's Israel Our Home).
Zionist Camp- An awkwardly branded merger of Labor and Hatnua parties, currently under leadership of Isaac Herzog. Outside of Labor's inner circle Herzog is largely an unknown quantity and his record is meager. He lacks a personal charisma to the point that he felt compelled to ask voters to not dismiss him just because of his shrill voice, and his photos for elections campaign were airbrushed to make him appear older than he really is. For elections Herzog has partnered with Tzipi Livni who, scarcely worth any votes herself at this point, provides him with the backing of someone with actual experience in political affairs. Should Zionist Camp win the elections, Herzog and Livni are expected to rotate as Prime Ministers after 2 years. Zionist Camp is running an aggressive negative campaign against Netanyahu for his handling of economy, diplomacy and relationship with Barack Obama. The attacks are backed up by unrealistically grand promises of social and economic change (one of the Labor posters I've seen said "Zero poor elderly citizens in one year - or him!"). Occasionally, Herzog injects into this mix mentions of "the need to restart the diplomatic process", which is the most mention that the "Palestinian issue" gets in these elections outside of the Arab parties and Meretz. In the last poll, Zionist Camp was expected to win 25 seats. (A considerable gain from 17 in 203)
Jewish Home - Progeny of the National-Religious Party (MAFDAL), Jewish Home is the party representing secular and modern Orthodox right-wingers. Its leader, Naftali Bennett, is perhaps the most interesting personality on the Israeli political scene right now. A son of American immigrants, Bennett's is a veteran of an elite combat unit and a self-made multi-millionaire who founded and managed several successful start-ups. He is known as an extremely effective speaker in both Hebrew and English; his aggressive, unapologetic style and sharp-witted rebuttals to both foreign reporters and Israeli political rivals earned him considerable popularity. Bennett is a straightforward opponent of the Palestinian state who believes that the conflict cannot be resolved and Israel should learn to live with the perpetual Palestinian hostility ("I have a friend who's got shrapnel in his butt, and he's been told that it can be removed surgically but it would leave him disabled... So he decided to live with it. There are situations where insisting on perfection can lead to more trouble than it's worth."). He is a believer in a free capitalist economy and an implacable foe of monopolies, both government and of the tycoons. As an Economy Minister, Bennett pushed for a "pivot" from reliance on Europe as Israel's primary export market to greater ties with China and India. Bennett is also credited with implementing reforms to lower Israeli food prices and with helping decrease unemployment among Arab women. On the flip side, Bennett is opposed to same-sex marriage and generally avoids having to deal with the issue of homosexuality in any way. By the polls, Jewish Home is expected to win 11 seats, one less than they currently hold (although I think their performance is being underestimated). Bennett's slogan is "Let's stop apologizing".
Yesh Atid - Surprise success of 2013, the single-issue party founded by famous TV host Yair Lapid and brought to power by grand promises of lowering the cost of living and helping the middle class. Having gotten the Finance Minister portfolio he wanted, Lapid was forced to implement harsh austerity measures. He turned out to be a pretty good Finance minister and successfully reduced government deficit by half in two years, but his crowning achievement - law that would free first-time apartment buyers from paying the value-added tax - never materialized. Yesh Atid is expected to fall to 13 seats from the 19 they currently hold.
Israel Our Home - The secular right-wing party led by Avigdor Lieberman has split from the Likud yet again due to disagreement of how last year's war should have been handled. Lieberman has been completely eclipsed in his role as right-wing alternative to Netanyahu by the younger, more dynamic, better spoken Naftali Bennett, and his party's popularity has been decimated. Polls promise Lieberman only 4 Knesset seats, which means that if he falls any lower he might not enter the Knesset at all.
United Arab List - The higher electoral threshhold forced Israel's Arab parties to unite in an awkward alliance of Communists, Islamists and Palestinian nationalists. The nominal leader is Ayman Odeh - a softly spoken man who talks on TV about integration and Arab rights but finds himself unable to repudiate the odious pro-terrorist views of his political bedfellows. The party does not appear to have much of a coherent agenda other than scaring their voters with caricatures of Lieberman and Bennett. They do not intend to be part of even the most left-wing government and refused to sign a vote-sharing agreement with the far-left Meretz.
Kulanu - A new player in the field, Moshe Kahlon's Kulanu was formed only in November but is already running strong. Kulanu is a single-issue party similar to Yesh Atid, focusing on cost-of-living issues. Kahlon is tremendously popular as the man behind the wireless communications market reform that sharply brought down the mobile phone prices. He also authored a bill that reduced electricity prices for the poor, and fought a long (and unsuccessful) war to lower the bank fees. Kahlon's party has managed to attract popular personalities such as famous historian and former Israeli ambassador to the USA Michael Oren, Major General Yoav Galant and women's rights activist Rachel Azaria. Kulanu is predicted to receive 10 seats.
United Torah Judaism - The party representing Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox Jews, an inevitable presence on the popitical spectrum with utterly predictable agenda and results. They are expected to get 6 seats, down from 7 they currently hold.
Shas - Once the kingmaker who made or broke governing coalitions, the party representing Sephardic-origin ultra-Orthodox and poor has been steadily losing ground as mixed Ashkenazi-Sephardi marriages predominate and the sub-ethnic background of Israelis is becoming hard to pinpoint. The party was further damaged by the death of its spiritual leader, Ovadia Yosef, and the fierce war for leadership that followed. The party's legendary leader, Arye Deri, is out of prison (taking bribes while serving as an Interior minister) and in charge again. He added his mother's maiden name, Mahlouf, to his last name in order for it to sound more "Moroccan". Meanwhile, Eli Yishay, who led Shas during Deri's jail term has split from the party and founded a rival party called Yachad. To top it all, a movement of ultra-Orthodox women arouse within Shas threatening to boycott the elections if women are not represented on the ballot. Shas is expected to end up with 7 seats, down from 11 right now.
Yachad - The splinter group from Shas headed by Eli Yishay competes with Shas for the Sephardic religious vote. It is expected to receive 5 seats.
Meretz - The far-Left party that's all about peace now at all costs, dismantling settlements, minority rights and social justice. Despite attempts to ride the wave of popular cost-of-living tent protests (the forerunners of the Occupy movement), Meretz is expected to fall from 6 to 5 seats.
To be continued...

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First Drive: 2010 Nissan Patrol
The Next Infiniti QX56, in Disguise
You might not have picked up the seismic tremors in North America, but jaws thunked to earth in places as far flung as Australia, Africa, Russia and the Middle East when Nissan confirmed its Patrol heavy-duty SUV was trading in its good ol' live axles for independent underpinnings.
So what's the Patrol and why should you care? Well in plenty of places, it's a 4x4 icon, conquering the tough terrain of the Middle East since the 1950s and in 1962 becoming the first vehicle to successfully cross Australia's scorching Simpson Desert.
So it's a tough, old-style truck -- go anywhere, do anything, tow anything. Mechanically, it's barely altered in the last 25 years. Philosophically, not at all through 60 years and six generations.
But it's all changed now, much to the chagrin of traditional fans, who fear such things as those newfangled double wishbones will compromise the Patrol's legendary off-road ability.
It's the requirements of North America that have a big role to play in this fundamental shift, because the Patrol is finally headed for the world's largest SUV playground, albeit as the new-generation Infiniti QX56.
Scheduled for unveiling in New York in April, the luxury SUV will have its own external and internal styling features, its own seats and instrument panel, but all the important mechanical and technical stuff and much of the equipment will be shared.
Previously the QX was twinned with Armada, both built in Nissan's Canton, Missouri, plant alongside the Titan pickup. The new QX will be built in Kyushi, Japan, on the same line as the Patrol.
So what happens to the Armada? Pretty much nothing, says Carla Bailo, program manager for the P61G Patrol.
"Right now [the future of the Armada] it is still to be determined," she explains. "The current model based on the current Titan we are going to continue building as long as physically possible, meaning as long as it meets all the emissions and safety requirements.
"We are going to have a next Titan, but whether we turn that into an SUV is still TBD."
So what about turning the Patrol into the Armada? "This is a little bit more sophisticated than the Armada, quite frankly," responds Bailo. "So we are not sure if it is right for that segment. We would have to do some tuning and decontenting."
Decontenting the Patrol? That used to mean hosing it out after a hard weekend in the boonies. But the new car's long and sophisticated list of standard features would discourage that: six airbags, stability control, lane-departure warning, intelligent cruise control, a forward-collision warning system, an individual multiscreen DVD system, new roof mounted air vents, 9.3 GB hard drive, sat-nav, a 360-degree camera monitoring system, and a power liftgate.
Nissan even claims some world firsts among all this; none of it would be out of place in the QX.
Bailo spoke to Motor Trend at the global launch of the Patrol in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. This region is the other reason the Patrol has gone upmarket. They like their luxury 4x4s here, and the old Patrol was just too utilitarian. It had gotten to the point where the archrival 200 Series Land Cruiser controlled 90 percent of the market.
Emphasising just how important correcting this imbalance is, global boss Carlos Ghosn flew in for the first public viewing of the new generation, a vehicle that's taken six years and $500 million to bring to reality. It's just he and 1000 of his closest friends at a swanky function on the grounds of the beyond-luxury seven star Emirates Palace Hotel. When the Patrol rolled onto the stage, Ghosn was dwarfed. Admittedly, he's not the biggest guy in the world -- he'd just about stroll between Ed Whitacre's legs -- but this is one huge vehicle.
"The last Patrol? People said, 'It's a great car, but you are off the mark in terms of comfort and luxury, it is too frugal, too austere,'" Ghosn explained. "So we listened, we corrected it, we have presented it, and now you have seen it."
Well, you could hardly miss it. Dimensionally, at 202.4 inches long, 78.5 inches wide, and 76.4 inches high, its profile eclipses the old Patrol, the current Cruiser, and probably the sun. And at around 6150 pounds, it's in an even weightier division. The only thing that compares for sheer size and heft is the Armada.
And that's no coincidence because the Patrol employs a vastly uprated form of the Armada's F-Alpha body-on-frame architecture (variants of which also underpin the old QX, Titan, Pathfinder, and more), as well as an overhauled version of the 5.6-liter V-8 petrol engine, a seven speed automatic transmission, and a hydraulic body control system that banishes mechanical stabilizer bars to the trash bin.
Iin place of an old-style transfer lever and part-time four-wheel drive, the Patrol now employs Nissan's electronically controlled All-Mode 4x4 system. Static, it is 100 percent rear drive, but it can send up to 50 percent of torque forward. Via a dial on the dash, the driver can let the software do all the work in Auto mode or lock into 4High or 4Low. Push buttons allow for different setup preferences, be it on-road, sand, rocks, or moguls. It's a lot like the Land Rover Discovery's Terrain Response setup.
In fact, the Land Rover -- and even the Range Rover -- comparisons continue once we're rolling in the Patrol for the first drive. It crystalizes not while driving, but when I'm sitting in the front passenger seat, head down, making notes.
"That's 110 mph," remarks my co-pilot casually. I look up, surprised, I thought we'd been rolling along at 75. Tops.
Okay, it's a smooth, flat freeway somewhere south of the Omani capital, Muscat. The concrete joints of U.S. freeways are noticeably absent, but so is any sense of engine or wind noise. That's impressive considering the speed we are doing, the demands being placed on the engine and the bow wave of hot air we're pushing.
Two things are immediately obvious: This is one heck of an engine, and this thing sure is refined.
Nissan went to town with the unfortunately acronymed VK56VD engine. It now has variable valve timing (VVEL in Nissan-speak), direct injection and, Nissan claims, a complete internal redesign. The on-paper result is 400 horsepower and 413 pound-feet, figures that eclipse the Land Cruiser V-8 and -- more important for Infiniti -- the Lexus LX 570.
That was part of Nissan's plan, and it also claims the Patrol is now the fastest in class. No official figures are available on the launch, but some rough timing on a deserted stretch of freeway indicates sub-seven seconds to 60 mph. Now that's impressive.
Both Sumo and Ninja, the engine is a gargantuan performer in a stealthy package. The thought of what it could achieve bolted into a 370Z is drool-inducing.
Fuel economy? Well, where the Patrol does its biggest business, it's a moot point, but the official claim is 13 mpg. And that's with the seven-speed auto recalibrated for more economical running...Poor thing's still busier than a one-armed wallpaper hanger swapping multiple gears under acceleration.
It's not only quiet and fast; it even handles after a fashion too. Okay, there's body roll and float, remote disconnected steering and plenty of pitch under hard braking, but it does get along a winding country highway at a decent, composed rate. No doubt the shift to a far more modern independent suspension setup is key, along with the influence of the hydraulic stabilizer system. Called Hydraulic Body Motion Control, it is a development of the Land Cruiser's KDSS.
Nissan claims similar cornering ability to a BMW 5 Series or some such nonsense. The reality is it does a good job of shepherding and corraling a massive, tall, unwieldy vehicle with the same natural affinity to fast cornering as your grandma.
HBMC not only aids behavior on-road, but off-road too. It needs to because the shift away from live axles brings with it potential wheel articulation and ground clearance issues. HBMC locates hydraulic cylinders over each wheel. Connected by cross-piping and two accumulators, they generate variable roll stiffness depending on the driving conditions. The system does this by transferring oil between the upper and lower sections of each cylinder, according to road conditions. The big advance from the Toyota system is that HBMC dispenses with stabilizer bars altogether, rather than only temporarily disabling them.
Our Omani drive gives convincing evidence that the Patrol remains a true heavy-duty 4x4. Jeep tracks, goat tracks, rock-strewn creek crossings, mountain climbs so steep you can hear the All-Mode system shuttling drive on tight hairpins even though they are concrete-surfaced. Then down again, using low range and hill descent control to prevent an unfortunate expedition into inner space.
The wrap-up comes with a dash along a sandy beach track, the chassis soaking up all the hits and shocks, the absence of suspension, tire, or gravel-splash noise still quite extraordinary. All this in a plush leather, wood, and chrome interior, riding on man-size seats, stretching legs out salubriously, and viewing the world from on high.
So sorry, Australia and bad luck, Russia. Click your jaws back in and suck it up like men. Your pain is the USA's gain. The new Patrol isn't what you might have expected or wanted, but America's going to like it as the new QX56.
|2010 Nissan Patrol
|Base Price
|Vehicle layout
|Front-engine, 4WD, 8-pass, 4-door SUV
|5.6L/400-hp/413-lb-ft DOHC 32-valve V-8
|7-speed automatic
|Curb weight
|6150 lb (mfr)
|Length x width x height
|202.4 x 78.5 x 76.4 in
|EPA city/hwy fuel econ
|On sale in the U.S.
|Late 2010-Early 2011 (As 2011 Infiniti QX56)


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Rose A. Caron - Woonsocket
Rose A. Caron - Woonsocket
Rose A. (Tardif) Caron, 93, of Elm Street died peacefully April 1, 2013, in Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of the late Joseph O. Caron. Born in St. Aime, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eugenie (Parenteau) Tardif.
She was an LPN at Holy Ghost Hospital in Cambridge for many years before retiring to raise her children. Rose was a charter member of the Mt. St. Charles Women's Guild and St. Joseph's Veterans Association.
She is survived by her two sons, Dennis G. Caron of Woonsocket and Victor Caron and his wife Catherine of Westerly; three daughters, Lorraine Caron of Woonsocket, Doris Pickering of Blackstone and Carol Turcotte of Cumberland; her sister, Simone Desrosiers of North Smithfield; 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her son, Richard Caron; her six brothers Eugene, Gerald, Harris, Lionel, Paul and Phillippe Tardif; and her two sisters Jeanne Belba, and Cecile Joly.
Her funeral will be held Monday, April 8, 2013, at 9 a.m. from the Holt Funeral Home, 510 South Main St., Woonsocket, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in All Saints Community Church, 323 Rathbun St., Woonsocket. Burial will follow in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, 314 Wrentham Road, Bellingham, Mass. Calling hours are Sunday from 4-7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, 1085 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904 or to Visiting Nurse Home Care, 6 Blackstone Valley Place, Suite 515, Lincoln, RI 02865.


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So I got on their website, thinking that I would probably use it to buy
And that's when I noticed that their 2009 "swimwear" line is out:
hysterical and sad
Swimsuits like these make me glad I don't have a model's body.
I love your names for them!! Hilarious! My husband actually tried to get me to buy a suit almost exactly like the "Attacked By a Shark Swimsuit" with pink on it, last summer at Victoria's Secret. I laughed at him. I might have little boobs but I'm still quite certain that they would pop out the sides in that suit.
Amazing.. bathing suits that can make the world's most stunningly beautiful and perfect women look awkward and uncomfortable.
Way to boost sales VS your going to sell a lot of those!
I TRIPLE DOG DARE anyone to wear any one of those the the neighborhood pool!
Good golly - they don't even look attractive on the models, how could they POSSIBLY look good on me???
We just got back from the Carribbean, and I totally expected to see stuff like this, but everyone we saw on the beach was really really NORMAL. Well, everyone except the topless grandma (oh yes she was).
Ha! You're right, these swimsuits are bizarre.
Sarah-This was hysterical. You are crackin me up this week.
Thanks for making me feel better about my tankini (the official bathing suit of real mommies everywhere).
Ah yes...Victoria's Secret. Making regular women feel bad about their bodies since the 1990s...
I gotta say, I LOVE their bra's (it's all I own except for a few recent nursing bra purchases) and I have a few pieces of lingere from bridal showers. But their clothing line has always seemed a little trashy to me.
LMAO @ the penis & yeast infection suits. You're hilarious!
LOL, I love your descriptions!
My goodness, those suits don't even look good on the 90 lb models, what would they look like with a real woman in them?
I work there and know they are having a huge semi-annual sale right now and have tons of bras for 15 bucks and panties for 2.99! It was all reduced more but you have to hurry because they are going fast and the sale ends soon too. Also, their beauty products are on sale and you can get tons of delicious smelling stuff for little $$!
Don't do it online, go in to the store woman-GO!
Oh man....
I wonder what the other moms at the pool would think if someone walked in wearing one of those. LOL.
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Has anyone ever seen a person wearing these in real life?!
In my wildest dreams.
I think the "stomach thong" is cute
AHAHAHA... That pregnant one? Also works if you've got a beer belly. Nice. I'll take 2. (because I also need the penis one...you know? who doesn't need a penis tan line?)
love your comments on the suits!!!
here from The Bean
I would seriously go naked at the beach before wearing any of those monstrosities which are labeled "swim suits." Maybe VS needs to appropriately label that section "my crazy ass boyfriend/husband wants to F me in these ridiculous suits." Cause there's just no swimming about them...
Beej sent me, and she was right to do so.
I'm trying to imagine the pyroclastic flow that would result from cramming my huge butt into one of those balloon shreds. It would NOT be pretty.


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Investigators combed through the wreckage of a Toronto stage Sunday to determine what caused the structure to come crashing down ahead of a Radiohead concert, killing the band's drum technician and injuring three other crew members.
The British band said it was devastated over the death of Scott Johnson, a U.K. citizen in his 30s who was trapped under the rubble and pronounced dead at the scene.
"We have all been shattered by the loss of Scott Johnson, our friend and colleague. He was a lovely man, always positive, supportive and funny; a highly skilled and valued member of our great road crew," the band said on its website. "We will miss him very much. Our thoughts and love are with Scott's family and all those close to him."
Toronto Police spokesman Tony Vella said a 45-year-old man hospitalized with a head injury was improving and his life was not in danger. The other two crew members were treated at the scene.
Officials from the Ontario Ministry of Labor searched through the wreckage for clues to the cause of the collapse Saturday in Downsview Park. They were also investigating whether safety regulations and standards were followed and if staff were properly trained.
Ministry spokesman Matt Blajer said the massive structure is "still fairly unstable" and work is under way to make it safe.
He said the investigation is "fairly complex" and it could take some time to figure out exactly what happened. Blajer said they have three inspectors and two engineers going through the wreckage. They were provided with engineer drawings.
Vella said criminal charges could result but added that it's early in the investigation.
Live Nation, the company that organized the concert, did not immediately return calls seeking comment Sunday.
Radiohead's website had listed the concert as being sold out, with 40,000 tickets sold. The band said fans could get refunds for the cancelled show at points of purchase.
Police said the park wasn't full when the collapse occurred at about 4 p.m. but there was a considerable crowd already waiting for the show amid sunny skies.
Mike Kensey, 26, said he arrived at the venue hours early to get a spot close the stage and see the opening act by Canadian band Caribou.
"It was like fireworks went off and then boom, the stage just crumbled to the ground in a matter of seconds," he said. "I had never really seen anything like it."
Joseph McGuire, 28, said he drove from Warren, Michigan, to attend the concert.
"I was so bummed, coming all the way here to find out the show had been canceled, but I also thought we were pretty lucky that it didn't happen while the concert was going on," he said. "I couldn't imagine the chaos and even great potential injuries and possible deaths had it happened during the concert."
Many of the disappointed fans headed instead to Yonge-Dundas Square in downtown Toronto, where "Spinner Magazine" was hosting a free concert headlined by the Flaming Lips as part of the weeklong North by Northeast musical festival.
Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne paid tribute to Radiohead throughout the show, including performing a cover of Radiohead's "Knives Out," which he introduced saying "peace be with their hearts tonight."
"This has been a pretty powerful day. This goes out to the Radiohead family," he said.
There have been a number of concert stage collapses in recent years.
In Canada, one person died and several people were injured when the stage went down at Bluesfest in Ottawa last July, and one person died and more than a dozen were injured in 2009 when a powerful windstorm caused the main stage to collapse at the Big Valley Jamboree near Camrose.
Six people died last August when the stage collapsed at a Sugarland concert in Indianapolis; five died in Belgium when a storm swept in and toppled the stage at the Pukkelpop Festival.


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You want to clean your microwave? Preferably quickly and correctly? It would be good if there was a trick for cleaning microwaves easily because the interior can quickly become splashed and dirty. You can avoid these by using a special lid while warming that can then be washed in the dishwasher. Too late? It doesn't matter. To clean a microwave correctly, remove the turntable and clean this in soapy water. It's best to wipe the interior with a damp cloth. You shouldn't use the rough side of universal sponges. These can scratch the interior surface. Oven cleaner should not be used under any circumstances. Ideally, don't wait too long before cleaning the microwave, but always clean it immediately after warming and preparing food. This way, dirt won't become stubbornly baked on and the microwave can be cleaned quickly and easily.


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by Ricardo Baca, The Denver Post, published on July 6, 2012 - 01:00:00 AM MDT
Woody Allen continues his love affair with Europe's great metropolises via his latest, "To Rome With Love." And like his last film, 2011's successful "Midnight in Paris," this playful, seductive exercise in head-over-heels romance, overnight fame and unexplained time travel is a rewarding, entertaining confection.
"To Rome With Love" is truly a companion piece to "Midnight in Paris" but in a different way than "Paris" and Allen's 1985 film "The Purple Rose of Cairo" were related.
"Rome" and "Paris" should be viewed together discussed together, even and not only because they each present a startling view of the cities that inspired them, street-level shots and unfocused cityscapes that only Allen could capture. Both films present the quandary of living and loving outside of the lines living without any attention to the rules, both perceived and legitimate, and giving in to the loves outside of your existing relationship.
While "Paris" focuses on one man's surreal story, "Rome" belongs to many mostly lovers, naturally.
There's Jerry (Allen) and Phyllis (Judy Davis), an American couple visiting their daughter Hayley (Alison Pill) and her new Italian fiancée Michelangelo (Flavio Parenti).
There's also American ex-pats Jack (Jesse Eisenberg) and Sally (Greta Gerwig), who are living and working abroad, happily so, until her friend Monica (Ellen Page) visits and draws his attentions elsewhere a story guided by John (Alec Baldwin), who has been around this Roman block before.
There's also the small-town Italian couple, Antonio (Alessandro Tiberi) and Milly (Alessandra Mastronardi), who relocate to Roma and instantly fall into an almost-slapstick situation that has him passing off prostitute Anna (Penélope Cruz) as his wife and features her going to bed with famous actor Luca Salta (Antonio Albanese).
And that's not even getting into the overnight (and unexplained) fame of Leopoldo (Roberto Benigni), who is potentially the most normal man in Rome or Michelangelo's father Giancarlo (Fabio Armiliato), who hits legendary operatic notes while in the shower and is recruited to star in his own avant-garde production.
This road to "Rome" is indeed meandering and wandering, but it's not confusing so much as it is cementing. This film's many stories provide brief but welcome breaks for one another. Here's a little about Hayley and Michelangelo falling in love. And here's a few minutes on puzzled Leopoldo and his growing profile. The innocent sweetness of Antonio and Milly's new-to-the-city love intersects with Jack's wandering eyes and are we surprised when Antonio and Milly are faced with wandering eyes of their own?
Allen's story moves along quite wonderfully, primarily because of his nuanced casting. Page is devilishly sexy and confident as Monica, and Eisenberg does the whole neurotic thing well as he falls into his ill-fated destiny. Cruz plays the popular prostitute with subtlety, and her interactions with Tiberi especially as they reveal a secret that embarrasses him are among the film's most honest.
Allen acts his age here, as an older, retired husband and father. But he still gets on everybody's nerves and fittingly so as his wife wants him to find contentedness in retirement, as his future son-in-law bristles at his self-centered neurosis and as his daughter's in-laws-to-be push away his promises of opera fame and fortune.
The role and the movie itself asks the question: Where to next, Woody? Early reports swirled around Munich, which could make for some striking scenes in the historical German city. He already did Barcelona ("Vicki Cristina Barcelona"), but what about Vienna or Amsterdam?
Here's to hoping he sticks with his travels before his inevitable return to Manhattan.
**** STAR REVIEW (out of 4)
Source: www.denverpost.com


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Board of Regents approve medical school partnership to provide better health care for Travis County residents
AUSTIN – The University of Texas System Board of Regents Thursday unanimously approved an affiliation agreement between UT Austin, Central Health and the Community Care Collaborative that establishes an innovative model for improving the delivery and quality of health care in Travis County.
The agreement outlines the role UT Austin's Dell Medical School will play and how funding authorized by Travis County taxpayers in 2012 will be used to offer better and more efficient health care to Travis County residents, particularly those who are uninsured.
Central Health and the Community Care Collaborative, a nonprofit agency created to coordinate health care delivery, already have approved the affiliation agreement.
"We are pleased to support this partnership, which will serve as a national model for expanding the healthcare infrastructure by creating new opportunities for healthcare delivery," Regents Chairman Paul Foster said.
Also Thursday, Regents unanimously authorized the establishment of a doctor of medicine degree at UT Austin. The UT Austin Dell Medical School degree proposal must go to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for final approval. Construction of the Dell Medical School began earlier this year, and the first class of students is expected to start in July 2016, pending preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
The affiliation agreement serves as a blueprint for Central Health, UT Austin and the Community Care Collaborative to work together to provide state-of-the-art, cost-effective health care. It calls for the coordinated participation of an expanded range of health care providers – from doctors and nurses to social workers and public health professionals.
The model calls for community clinics to provide wellness and preventative health care to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits. Central Health, through partner CommUnityCare, operates 24 health centers throughout Travis County.
At the same time, the agreement also maximizes the opportunity for biomedical researchers at UT Austin to translate their work into cutting-edge care for patients in Travis County.
"We are pleased that we can begin our work together to make Austin and Travis County a model healthy community," said Clay Johnston, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the Dell Medical School. "This agreement will help us fulfill an essential part of our mission: to develop and implement new models to improve care for the underserved. This partnership will be one that other communities strive to emulate."
Later this year, the Seton Healthcare Family will begin construction of a 211-bed teaching hospital that will serve as the primary training site for Dell Medical School students. An affiliation agreement between UT Austin and Seton is close to being finalized and will be considered by the Board of Regents at a later date.
About The University of Texas System
Educating students, providing care for patients, conducting groundbreaking research and serving the needs of Texans and the nation for more than 130 years, The University of Texas System is one of the largest public university systems in the United States, with nine academic universities, six health institutions and a fall 2013 enrollment of more than 213,000. The UT System confers more than one-third of the state's undergraduate degrees, educates two-thirds of the state's health care professionals annually and accounts for almost 70 percent of all research funds awarded to public universities in Texas. The UT System has an annual operating budget of $14.6 billion (FY 2014) including $3 billion in sponsored programs funded by federal, state, local and private sources. With about 90,000 employees, the UT System is one of the largest employers in the state.


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This holder was made from a piece of old cedar log I found in the woods surrounding our home in Georgia. I have left the outside surface and shape as I found the log laying on the forest floor with the exception of cutting off some branches, cleaning up the surfaces. The thickness of the piece, have been saw cut to length and sanded smooth.
You are buying the holder shown in this set of pictures with all the imperfections that come standard with old dry cedar. Cracks, flaws and rough natural surfaces can be seen in the photographs. As these old pieces of cedar age they often develop even more cracks. So with all of this in mind..........don't buy it if you want perfection. Buy it because nature made it for you to enjoy as it ages. The holder will change color with time.
This Essential oil holder is designed to hold 8 bottles. The diameter of the holes are 1 3/16". The bottle holes are approximately 1/2"" deep. Frequently I receive the question: "Will my (particular brand of oil) bottles fit in this holder?" My response is measure the diameter of your bottles to see if they will fit. My standard hole diameter is 1 3/16". If you need a different size hole follow the directions below for a custom order. It does not cost you any extra for me to meet your needs.
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This text (original title: "The Outskirts of the Internet") was originally commissioned for the book Turning Inward, with contributions by John Beeson, Svetlana Boym, Marta Dziewańska, Philipp Ekardt, Felix Ensslin, David Joselit, William Kherbek, John Miller, Reza Negarestani, Matteo Pasquinelli, and Dieter Roelstraete. Edited by Lou Cantor and Clemens Jahn. The text was modified slightly, including the deletion of a section about Rhizome's own activities. Published by Sternberg Press, 2015. Orit Gat is a Contributing Editor at Rhizome.
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Fifty percent of arts organizations in the United States maintain a blog.[1] The Metropolitan Museum of Art calculated that while the museum draws six million visitors in a year, its website attracts 29 million users and its Facebook page reaches 92 million.[2] Of these millions of people interacting with the museum online, only a small percentage would ever walk up the New York museum's famous steps. If the internet has changed the definition of what a museum's audience is, then it also poses the difficult question of how to interact with it. This adds a new dimension to the museum's relationship with its traditional audience: How to extend the relationship with visitors beyond the museum's walls? This twofold task—both to generate a public and sustain existing relationships—has created a new landscape of digital engagement where museums look to their websites, dedicated apps, and online magazines as tools to involve this new online public.
As museums are rethinking their relationship to their audience online, an increasing number chooses to publish online magazines, and many of these publications emerge from institutions that are not necessarily the major museums in art world hubs. The attitudes toward these publishing initiatives vary—some choose to outline the scope of their publishing platforms in the shape of their programming, while others produce magazines that are thematically related to subjects the museum covers but are not directly linked to the art on view. What they all share is a feeling that online publishing expands the museum's audience, making it a potentially global one. The idea that a museum's public is to be found beyond visitorship is full of potential, but publishing online does not automatically overcome geography and create new relationships with international audiences. On the contrary, these institutions are working to generate content in an environment that is arguably already saturated. Digital presence does not automatically make for global reach, and much of the writing produced online by museums is bound to disappear in the vast amount of content on the internet. YouTube famously has more videos on it than anyone could ever watch—in fact, with 100 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute, it would take over a thousand years to view the total running time of videos posted on the platform—this, in less than ten years of existence.[3] Alexa—the Amazon-owned service that gives public estimates of website metrics—makes online publishing seem almost futile. According to Alexa's data, the most visited website in the world is, of course, Google, and an average user spends nineteen minutes and nine seconds a day on it. Facebook averages 27:34 minutes and the New York Times 3:57. Visitors spend almost twenty minutes a day on YouTube and less than three on the New Yorker's site. When so much content is offered, and so little of it seems to attract readers, the goal of museums joining the online publishing game should not be to reach the largest audience, but rather, to create platforms that expand research and the production of knowledge that builds on the museum's mission statement and expands it, regardless of how many hits it generates—a difficult leap to make, especially in terms of the way museums represent their activity and receive funding.


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Haiku News: A Closing and an OpeningSaturday, March 28th, 2015
Hi everyone,
We are sad to say that Haiku News will not be publishing any more new poetry in the foreseeable future. It's been an amazing experience for us, running the journal and getting to read so many excellent haiku, tanka and senryu over the years. We have had so many amazing poets contribute to the journal, and if you are one of these poets we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Although the online journal is closing down, we still have related projects and Haiku News will stay active through its FaceBook page and occasionally here on the blog too. This year we plan to release the Haiku News Anthology Vol. 2, covering the poems we published between 2012 and 2015 here on the blog – so we'll keep you informed about that. We also have some plans to start a different journal, more suitable to our time constraints. As well as this, we have plans to do some writing and publishing around haiku theory and translations. And within all these projects we hope to keep to the Haiku News ethos of publishing and writing poetry committed to social and political critique.
deep winter, two crows settle into silence
(Laurence Stacey)
cicada— do not fear me, your life is short enough
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George Edwards was an English draughtsman and a skilled observer of birds and one of the most prominent ornithologists of his day. He worked as Librarian to the Royal College of Physicians, where he was later elected a fellow, and was honored with the Gold Medal of the Royal Society. As the Librarian to the Royal College of Physicians, he oversaw a library of 8,000 volumes. The small honorarium he received for this post liberated him to pursue his ornithological studies and drawings. He died in West Ham, which was also his birthplace, in 1773.
Natural History and Gleanings was illustrated for the first time many foreign species often drawn from live specimens held in captivity in London. Edwards etched his own plates and then hand colored several copies before supervising others in the coloring. The result is a work of superb skill and breathtaking color that remains ever popular and is now increasingly rare. Such was the impact of Natural History and Gleanings, that Edwards is considered to have almost single-handedly popularized the art of bird and animal illustration, and is thus known as "The Father of British Ornithology."
In 1749-1776, Johann Michael Seligmann, a German engraver re-engraved these George Edwards plates, as well as many by Mark Catesby plates for the "Sammlung Verschiedener Auslandischer un Seltener Vogel" published in Nurenberg. In some cases, botanical and scenic backgrounds were added for superb decorative effect.
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Dr. Newman is the vice president for academic affairs of the Wright Institute. He began his clinical training in 1973 with the Philadelphia Association in London, England, where he spent two years working in alternative residential settings under the tutorial instruction of the eminent anthropologist, Francis Huxley, and with the supervision of several existential phenomenological psychiatrists and psychotherapists including, R. D. Laing.
In 1977, he became the founding assistant director of Burch House, Inc., a residential alternative psychiatric facility and training program in New Hampshire. Burch House was based upon the principles espoused by Laing, who became involved in the program serving acutely psychotic, suicidal, and other severely disturbed adults. Moving to California to attend the Wright Institute, Dr. Newman trained at the Wright Institute Clinic and at the Superior Court, Alameda County, Family Court Services. He was employed from 1989 to 1996 at the Institute for Labor and Mental Health providing assessment and psychotherapy services for physically and psychologically disabled workers.
In addition to providing crisis intervention, individual, group, and couples psychotherapy services, Dr. Newman has had extensive experience in program development, design, and consultation. Included among his program development projects are the Berkeley Primary Care Program, the Homeless Assessment Program, the Jail Outreach Program, the Wright Institute Collaborative Practicum Program, and the California Psychology Internship Council of which he is the founding and former Executive Director.
Dr. Newman's current interests include group process, multitheoretical approaches, and professional psychology advocacy. He was the 2006 President of the California Psychological Association (CPA). Dr. Newman is active in the American Psychological Association as a Chair of the Board of Educational Affairs and as Chair of the Committee of State Leaders. Dr. Newman is also a regional coordinator for the Federal Educators Advocacy Network, which supports congressional legislation to improve funding for psychology education and training, and he is a member of APA Practice Organization's Committee of State Leaders.
Dr. Newman is the Director of Clinical Training at the Wright Institute. In September, 2003, he received the Education Advocacy Distinguished Service Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) in recognition of his long standing personal and professional commitment to gaining federal funding for psychology education and training, and his efforts to raise student awareness of the value of advocacy to psychology. In 2006, Dr. Newman received the Silver Psi from CPA recognizing outstanding service to the Association. He is also the recipient of the Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award from Division 31 of APA recognizing legislative advocacy work for state and federal laws.


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This three day hands-on course is designed for those who want to learn the full feature set of Final Cut Pro X and how to use it in any editing environment. The class includes the Apple Pro Training Series book: Final Cut Pro X, which includes a DVD of all the video material used in the course. (This course covers the requirements necessary to become an Apple Certified Pro, Level 1 in Final Cut Pro X.) The Apple Certified User Test Level 101 is available right after the course for those students who would like to participant. However, if you'd like to wait, you can come back to the Weynand Training Center and take the test at a later date. Final Cut X is a 64-bit application. It sports a brand new interface, with features to speed up the editing process, including background rendering, full use of multicore processors and Apple's Grand Central Dispatch system, as well as the option to make edits as footage is being imported.
Final Cut Pro X - Level 300
Apple Certified - Advanced Editing Techniques
Final Cut Pro X is a revolutionary video editing application that makes it possible for beginners and seasoned professionals to achieve stunning results. This three- day, hands-on course teaches hard-to-find advanced editing and finishing techniques. Learn how to create fantastic effects using filters creatively, color correct like a pro, and create complex audio mixes. This course also covers advanced workflows for managing media, including using Compressor.
Final Cut Pro 7 - Level 101
Professional Editing Techniques
This three-day introductory program is designed for those who want to learn the full feature set of Final Cut Pro 7 and how to use it in an editing environment. In this course, you will cut a scene from the TNT television series, Leverage, create a promo for Seaworld's Believe documentary, as well as master filters and effects as you edit a segment of Playing for Change, the international, music-creation event.
Final Cut Pro 7 - Level 300
Advanced Editing Techniques
This three-day course provides the most extensive must-know, professional techniques for cutting dialogue scenes, action scenes, multi-camera projects, scene by scene color correction and more. The class also covers Soundtrack Pro, audio finishing, managing clips and media and work flows. This course is designed for existing Final Cut Pro users who wish to increase their skill level through learning advanced features and workflows.
Motion 5 - Level 101
Apple Certified - Introduction to Motion
Designing and Animating Motion Graphics in Final Cut Studio. This three-day hands-on course teaches Apple's revolutionary software for motion graphics design. The course comprehensively covers working with Motion's Real-Time Design engine and interface, behavior-based animation, parameter behaviors, blend modes, advanced particle system design, advanced title animation and much more. This three-day introductory program is designed for those who want to learn the full feature set of Motion 5 and how to use it in any editing environment.
Mac OS X Operating System
Getting Started with the Mac OS X
This one-day hands-on course provides a comprehensive overview of Mac OS X Operating system, complete with insider tips for getting the most out of the operating system. The course shows how to configure system preferences, personalize the interface, and master gestures, as well as achieve fluency with applications such as Mail, iCal, and Preview.
Mac OS X Operating System
Apple Certified Support Essentials
OS X Support Essentials is a three-day, hands-on course that provides an in-depth exploration of troubleshooting on OS X. This course is designed to give you a tour of the breadth of functionality of OS X and the best methods for effectively supporting users of OS X systems. The course is a combination of lectures and hands-on case study exercises that provide practical real-world experience. Certified Exam available.
Mac OS X Operating System
Apple Certified Server Essentials
OS X Server Essentials is a three-day course designed to give technical coordinators and entry-level system administrators the skills, tools, and knowledge to implement and maintain a network that uses OS X Server. Students learn how to install and configure OS X Server to provide network-based services, such as file sharing, web and wikis. Tools for efficiently managing and deploying OS X are also covered. The course is a combination of lectures and hands-on case study exercises that provide practical real- world experience. Certified Exam available.
iPad in Business
Getting the Most out of your iPad in Business
This one-day workshop gives participants a thorough understanding of the iPad and the Mac iOS operating system. This course is designed for both those who want to learn more about their iPads, and those who work in business environments and who want to integrate the iPad into their existing company's infrastructure.
Mobile Application Development
iPhone and iPad App Development
This five-day hands-on course is designed for anyone interested in learning how to develop iPhone or iPad applications from the ground up. Students will learn to use the iPhone SDK's Xcode, Interface Builder, and UI Kit framework to build and design full-featured iPhone and iPad apps. The course will cover techniques and tools to enable students to use all of the powerful features of Objective-C, Cocoa Touch, and the various iOS SDK libraries and frameworks. The ideal combination between instructor-led presentation and the hands-on exercises will enable students to become proficient on the tools and the essentials of iPhone and iPad development.
iWorks - Pages
Pages (Apple's equivalent to Word)
In this one-day hands-on course you'll learn to create everything from first-rate newsletters, flyers, business cards and all kinds of other documents. Focused lessons take you step by step through all aspects of Pages. The course combines real-life material and practical lessons that you will be able to apply immediately to your own projects.
iWorks - Numbers
Numbers (Apple's equivalent to Excel)
In this one-day hands-on course you'll learn to use Apple's spreadsheet program, Numbers. With great-looking templates, easy-to-create formulas, dynamic tables and charts, spreadsheets in Numbers are easy to understand and manipulate.
iWorks - Keynote
Keynote (Apple's equivalent to PowerPoint)
This one-day hands-on course introduces students to Apple's presentation program, Keynote and teaches them how to create stunning presentations, complete with Apple-designed themes, cinema-quality animations, and voiceover narration.
Adobe Captivate
Introduction to Adobe Captivate
This Captivate training class will introduce you to the essential Adobe Captivate skills you need to know to get up and running with Captivate 6 as quickly as possible. Using Adobe Captivate, you can capture screen shots on your computer and quickly turn them into lessons or movies. The movies you create can be interactive and you can add images, captions, rollovers, clickable areas, typing areas and sound effects.
Adobe Photoshop
Introduction to Photoshop
Photoshop is one of the most widely used software programs in the world. It isn't just about photo-retouching, Photoshop is used for designing logos, brochures, websites, books, illustrations, in fact, virtually any graphic you need on the job, at home or in school. This two-day introductory program is designed to get you up and running on photoshop. The course will begin with an exploration of the Photoshop interface and The Bridge, how to identify and access all the tools. How to create a workspace using layers and channels. During the class you will work on 'real world' projects like creating a four-color movie poster. This class is ideal for anyone just starting out with Photoshop for for othe students who want to rev up their skill level. Other topics include: Navigator Palette and Hand Tool, The Color Picker, Marquee Selection Tool and Lasso and Wand Tools, Quick Mask Mode, Alpha Channels and Channel Palette, Moving, Copying and Transforming Layers, Type Tool, Paint Bucket, Retouching Tips, Blur, Sharpen and Smudge, Clone Stamp and more.
Adobe Premiere
Introduction to Premiere Pro
Been hearing a lot about Premiere lately? Why don't you add this editing system to your set of skills. This three-day, introductory hands-on course is designed for those who want to learn the full feature set of Adobe Premiere and how to use it in an editing environment. This course is ideal for beginnings, Final Cut Pro and Avid editors. Premiere has broad support for tapeless and DSLR footage; Blu-ray Disc authoring with motion and multipage menus; Cross-platform, open workflows for easy collaboration; Powerful metadata features for greater editing and production efficiency and Real-time 3D editing.


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No Sleep 'Til…?
I honestly don't understand how some people can function on minimal sleep. I can do it when I have to (5ish hours), but I always catch up as soon as I can.
It seems the richer you are, the less sleep you can function on (I'm looking at you, Donald Trump). I read one of Trump's books a few years ago, and one of his 'things' (besides That Hair) is ability to successfully run his empire on only four or five hours of sleep a night. But apparently, it's the done thing among execs.
The Guardian's Aditya Chakrabortty recently did a related story, listing numerous members of Club Carpe Diem (US chapter). Among them:
- Bob Iger, Disney's top dog, who gets up at 4:30am.
- Brett Yormack, Chief Exec of the Brooklyn Nets, who's already been up for an hour by the time Iger's alarm goes off. On the weekends though, talk about lazy! Sleeping in 'til 7am, Brett, really?
- Dan Akerson, Chairman and CEO of General Motors? Before. Dawn. And even when he is sleeping, he's apparently plagued by stockmarket worries.
What. The. Fuck. They're like mutants – the less sleep they get, the more productive they are! And it's not even one of those 'Weird-But-Please-Let-It-Be-Contained' things you can only shake your head at in disbelief and say, "Only in America!" Like deep-fried pickles, or Justin Bieber.
Brits and European bosses aren't getting much sleep, either. Of course, as their titles suggest, responsibility levels across the board (get it?) are consistently Pretty Fucking High.
I'm no doctor, but I'm confident lack of sleep is shocking for general health. Shakespeare's Macbeth spoke of "Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care" – presumably he'd experienced what I do on little sleep: no energy, groggy, lack of motivation, sore eyes, emotional, hungry, With a bit of research (including this Huff Post article and this one from The Harvard Business Review), my suspicions are confirmed – it's like the Grim Reaper's pet project! Sleep deprivation has links to obesity, heart disease, cognitive impairment including permanent memory loss, decision-making ability and reaction time, plus increased risk of diabetes, and osteoporosis. The less sleep you get, the worse these risks. But wait, there's more! According to News.com.au, new research found sleep deprivation can mess with your genes! Specifically, getting only six or less hours a night on a regular basis affects genes involves in immunity, stress responses, and inflammation.In response to the article, one guy said, "SLEEP IS A LIFESAVER! Stress-induced insomnia not only screws with your biochemistry, it turns you into a zombie! Weight gain and the like are all common. I have had to totally rechange the way I live in order to accommodate sleep – left my old career, spend more time outdors, no eating late in the evening and acupuncture for tension and pain…. Take care of yourself!!!" Here, here, Jason of Sydney. Further to Jason's point on weight gain, The Daily Mail says sleep deprivation causes snacking, which causes weight gain of 2lbs a week! (For Aussies, that's just under a kilo). AND, you can't just get more sleep and lose the weight (though it'd help).
So how the heck are the elite few consistently effective, night after night, year after year, with so little sleep?? Particularly if Fast Company's Marcia Conner is right, and "sleepless habits deprive us of our natural capacity to excel." Are they secretly sick all the time? Do they do a Don 'Mad Men' Draper and take regular power naps? I don't know, but it's not cool to think of it as aspirational. Dr. Charles A. Czeisler, the Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, says "encouraging a culture of sleepless machismo is worse than nonsensical; it is downright dangerous, and the antithesis of intelligent management." I'll put it down to a downside of extreme success, i.e. no other choice. They have so much to do, they can't afford to sleep that much. But, by that token, surely they couldn't afford to get really sick, which is what they're constantly risking from lack of sleep?
I know what you're thinking — oh, here we go! Another well-rested person, sans dark-eye circle, disparaging hard working folks who can't get enough sleep precisely for that reason, AND probably doing so on your laptop from the comfort of your bed, after plenty of sleep. Well, I am well rested now (one of the perks of unwanted unemployment), but an awareness of the deadly side effects of sleep deprivation are as good for me to know as anyone else. So there.
As much as the bosses would probably love some quality shut-eye (except maybe Dan Akerson, the worrywart), I don't see their behaviour changing anytime soon.
Interestingly, the whole point of The Guardian article isn't to marvel at chief execs' lack of sleep, as I'm doing, but to report research that found "people at the bottom of society have among the least amount of sleep – and the most disturbed." The research found almost one in five men working routine jobs (cleaning, waiting, etc.) get less than 6.5 hours' sleep a night – not factoring in travel time from the outer 'burbs. So poor people are tired, rich people are tired – presumably those in the middle aren't exclusively well-rested. Sounds like a serious public health problem!
With so many sleep deprived people out and about, it's a wonder there aren't more car accidents and deaths. Oh, wait, there are. The Harvard Business Review says from 2001-2006, "driver fatigue…accounted for more than 1.35 million automobile accidents in the United States alone, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration." Scary.
Get this: Aussie mathematicians say there's a formula to getting a good night's sleep. So ,what encourages restful sleep? Sex before bedtime = six more minutes of sleep. Who knew? And sleeping next to a partner = better sleep quality and an extra 21 mins sleep, BUT nix both those benefits if they're a snorebag – you'll lose 14 mins of sleep. (via 'Body & Soul' in The Advertiser)
Scientists have been busy…
Danish research found Training away muscle soreness is as good as a massage when it comes to pain relief – and you don't need a trained therapist. Recommends light exercise to warm up the muscles to relieve pain.
A French study found Bra dependency 'makes breasts' sag; breasts gain no benefit from bras and women would be better off going braless. Bras are a 'false necessity' and women would be better to subject their breasts to the forces of gravity.
Via US research: The flavour of beer may provoke the urge to get shwasted, by activating a particular brain region. The effect might be stronger in people genetically predisposed to alcoholism. Beer flavour induced the release of dopamine (pleasure chemical).
English research found three glasses of Champas (or any sparkling) a day could improve memory and theoretically help fight brain diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia.


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CRYSTAL LAKE – Tea party members, conservative bloggers and radio hosts are rallying in support of a Woodstock waitress who says she was fired from the Crystal Lake Outback Steakhouse for wearing a political bracelet and admitting tea party sentiments.
Twenty-three-year-old Megan Geller of Woodstock said that a couple dining at the restaurant in early October took offense to a bright yellow bracelet with the words "Don't Tread On Me" imprinted on it.
Outback's Chief Legal Officer Jospeh Kadow said Geller was fired for her inattention to customers that evening.
"Megan Gellar was not let go because of her tea party bracelet," Kadow said in a statement to the Northwest Herald. "On the night in question two separate tables complained about her lack of attention."
When the manager spoke to Geller about these complaints, she responded by yelling at him with a hostile attitude and that led to her termination, Kadow said.
Geller says she told the diners her mother, Tonya Franklin, gave her the bracelet after Franklin received it at a tea party event. Those last three words incensed the couple, who then asked for the manager, Geller said.
Holding signs, and waving American flags and yellow "Don't Tread On Me" banners, a weekend protest outside the restaurant was held against what demonstrators called a violation of Geller's free speech rights.
Conservative bloggers and radio hosts also have spread Geller's story.
"They stirred up the wrong hornet's nest and messed with the wrong mama," Franklin said at the protest Saturday. "When mama's get mad, mama's get to work."
Megan said she feigned ignorance when the customers questioned the bracelet's meaning.
"I didn't want to talk politics at work," she said.
Geller claims she wore the bracelet "for months" with no prior warning from restaurant management and was never asked to remove the bracelet.
"She was not fired because a customer complained about her bracelet," Kadow said. "That would have simply been handled by asking her to take off the bracelet."
Documents from the Illinois Department of Employment Security provided by Geller state that she was fired for misconduct, but she should not have been denied unemployment benefits.
"The evidence shows the claimant was discharged from [Outback Steakhouse] because they received a couple complaints from customers since she was wearing a bracelet with a political point of view," according to documents from the state agency. "Since the claimant's action, which resulted in her discharge was not deliberate or willful, the claimant is not ineligible for benefits."
Outback did not challenge Geller's unemployment claim, or submit any information regarding her claim, Kadow said.


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Farm to Fork: Public Market Sacramento's "Farm to Fork" movement gets a bit nebulous when you try to explain exactly what it means or who it involves. In essence, it's a conglomeration of farmers, restaurateurs, entrepreneurs and grocers in the Sacramento Valley who are working to make locally-grown produce and locally-raised meat more accessible to the people who can truly call that food "local." Now, a group of four area entrepreneurs and developers have announced a plan to build a public market similar to San Francisco's Ferry Terminal near the heart of Sacramento as a cornerstone of the Farm-to-Fork movement and a place where people can find regional food. The group made the announcement Tuesday and joining us to explain more is Amy Thoma, who is working to make the market a reality.
Listen to Farm to Fork: Public Market
Farm to Fork: Food Desert If you've heard about some of Sacramento's "Farm to Fork Restaurant Week" events you might think they're tailored for the foodie, disposable-income crowds. The Sacramento Bee has even used the term "Farm to Silver Spoon" to describe the campaign. But that's not entirely true. The Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services is holding events for people with limited cash and a beginner's knowledge of food who want to get into the Farm to Fork movement. And Ubuntu Green is working to reduce food deserts, which are urban areas devoid of fresh food. Here to explain the efforts is President of the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services Blake Young and President and CEO of Ubuntu Green Charles L. Mason Jr.
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"The American Way of Poverty" Freelance journalist, author and part-time lecturer at UC Davis Sasha Abramsky has a new book about poverty in American. Fifty years after Michael Harrington warned his readers in "The Other America" that unless attention was paid to the widespread problem of poverty in the US another journalist would end up telling the exact same story. Sasha Abramsky is that other journalist and his new book "The American Way of Poverty" tells the story of real people around the country who are struggling to survive and exploring everything from housing policies to wage protections and affordable higher education.
Listen to 'The American Way of Poverty'
Pet Tales: Scams Nobody wants to see a pet suffer. Unfortunately, scammers have used this knowledge of humanity to extort money from pet lovers hoping to help an imperiled animal with a quick cash transfer. Pet expert Gina Spadafori joins us for this month's edition of Pet Tales to explain the many ways perpetrators take advantage of vulnerable pet owners.
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Feb. 16
UNC Family Medicine Offers free Spring Parenting Series
Do you ever wonder how to stop your toddler's tantrums? Have you ever been concerned about your child's development? UNC Family Medicine is offering a free parenting series.
Earp named first director of UNC Cancer Care
William Roper, MD, MPH, Dean of the School of Medicine, Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, and CEO, UNC Health Care System, announces the appointment of Shelley Earp, MD, Director of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, as the first director of UNC Cancer Care, effective Jan. 25, 2012.
CGIBD Thursday Research Seminar Series
Richard Peek, MD, to present at Thursday, Feb. 16 CGIBD Research Seminar Series.
YOUR HEALTH: "Confessions of a Surgeon" with Paul Ruggieri
General Surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Paul Ruggieri joins YOUR HEALTH radio this weekend to talk about his book, "Confessions of a Surgeon."
First clinic to receive NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program recertification via new electronic submission
The UNC Internal Medicine Clinic achieved recertification for the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Diabetes Recognition Program November 2011-2014.
Academy of Educators Faculty Curriculum Development
"Mentoring Junior Faculty: More than just a wing and a prayer" will be presented by Drs. Susan Girdler and Brad Gaynes from the Department of Psychiatry, on Feb. 21 at 4:30 p.m. in MacNider 321. Snacks provided. The second session will be held on Feb. 23 at noon in Bondurant G030. Lunch for the first 20 attendees.
Don't lose your internet access on February 20!
OIS, together with ITS, will be activating Network Access Control (NAC) in the buildings listed below on Monday, February 20. If prompted, please follow the steps to download and install the NAC agent onto your computer to get access to the network. Only devices that are "wired" to connect to the network will be affected. Wireless devices will not be affected.
DAC Minutes - Jan. 10, 2012
Meeting minutes are now available from the January DAC meeting.
North Carolina Strategy for Health Information Technology
Dr. Steve Cline, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Health Information Technology for the NC Department of Health and Human Services, will present this Duke / UNC Health Informatics seminar.
Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award Nominations
Nominations for the Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award are now being accepted. Send a CV, primary letter of nomination and at least one additional letter of support to Dede Corvinus by email [firstname.lastname@example.com] no later than March 16, 2012.
Health IT Fair
Come meet industry professionals working in Health IT March 16 from 1-3 p.m. Learn about research and development projects, along with practicum opportunities. Companies include Allscripts, EPIC, and Quintiles. Afterwards, a brief presentation will be given from industry leaders from 3-4:30 p.m.
UNC selected to participate in new trial for patients with uncontrolled hypertension - Symplicity HTN-3
This is a randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous renal denervation in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Drs. Rick Stouffer and Alan Hinderliter are the Co-PIs at the UNC site, with collaborating investigators from the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and the Department of Family Medicine.
Joint UNC-NCSU BME and Rehabilitation Engineering Center Seminar
Elizabeth Loboa, PhD, will present, "Functional tissue engineering using human adipose derived stem cells and biomimetic stimuli."
Call for Abstracts: 2nd Annual Oliver Smithies Symposium
The symposium will feature the Nobel Lecture by Thomas Cech, PhD, "Crawling out of the RNA world: ribozymes, telomerase and other non-coding RNAs," followed by the post-doctoral research poster forum.
Faculty Governance News
February's issue of Faculty Governance News is now available.
OIS launches new system status page
To see the status of OIS and ITS supported systems, including scheduled maintenance and current outages, visit http://help.med.unc.edu/status. An icon will now appear each week in the Vital Signs email. You may click on it to see all current system status news.


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It's a shorter list this week, and clearly I had a limited number of things on my mind: the High Park Fire, the World Domination Summit, taking pictures, making choices about what stuff to buy or keep or take with us on our upcoming trip, and writing.
1. Instagram. I have been dreaming about, coveting, longing for this app for a really long time, but I'm not an iPerson and I like my phones dumb, (at least dumber than me). I finally couldn't stand it anymore and bought an iTouch so I can play too. For now, since we only have a few days before we leave for Oregon, my strategy is to "keep calm and carry on," because if I don't watch it, I will burn up these few remaining days wandering around taking pictures–which most of the time would be okay, but I need to clean and pack and organize and all the other stuff you must do before a long trip. So far, I've only taken pictures of the dogs and one self-portrait, (in which my forehead and front teeth seem abnormally large).
2. I'm Fine, Thanks, a documentary. There are still four days left to pledge their Kickstarter campaign, even though they reached their goal sometime in the last few days. I get to see it when I'm at the World Domination Summit in a few weeks, and it looks to me like a story that needs to be told.
3. My 100 Things Challenge on Be More With Less. This is one of those things I want to do, at the same time it scares me silly. Courtney Carver is a badass.
4. An Evening with Ray Bradbury, 2001, "Telling the Truth," the keynote address of The Sixth Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea. I don't agree with everything Mr. Bradbury has to say here (like "only the classics are any good, everything new is crap"), but there were lots of things I wrote down, stopped and thought about, and he's so endearing and inspiring. Most of all, he reminds me that the childhood dream of being a writer wasn't, isn't crazy or impossible, and that we should all follow what brings us joy.
"Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for."
5. Terrible Minds. I love Chuck Wendig, am inspired by him time and time again. Lately, it was 25 Reasons This Is The Best Time To Be A Storyteller, 25 Realizations Writers Need To Have, and The Secret to Writing, which is essentially this:
6. This quote from Anne Frank, which I share in honor of the fire fighters and other good people working kindly and so diligently during this High Park Fire:
In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness. I hear the ever-approaching thunder, which will destroy us, too. I can feel the suffering of millions – and yet, if I look to the heavens, I think it will come out all right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again.
7. Happiness Is Simple: Why Too Many Choices Make Us Miserable & 5 Ways To Improve Your Life! by Gala Darling.
8. The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do from McSweeney's. This is good.
9. Necessary advice from the trustworthy, brilliant Jamie Ridler, and a whole host of other luminaries. How to Get the Most Out of a Conference When You're an Introvert or HSP (highly sensitive person) Part I and Part II. I will be taking a close look at this over the next few weeks.
10. Summer Reading List from Brain Pickings. In the introduction for the first book on the list, Magic Hours: Essays on Creators and Creation, Tom Bissell says "To create anything — whether a short story or a magazine profile or a film or a sitcom — is to believe, if only momentarily, you are capable of magic."
11. And finally, this quote, with a picture offered as proof: If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change, (Buddha).