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What is High Cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a type of fat that is highly abundant in animal products such as red meat including burgers, steak, and sausage. The Western diet is generally high in foods that contain cholesterol. Over time, cholesterol and other fat begin accumulating in our blood stream and is known as a condition called hypercholesterolemia. There is good cholesterol and bad cholesterol in our blood. Good cholesterol is called HDL and bad cholesterol is named LDL.
Bad cholesterol (LDL) eventually makes its way to arteries all over our body. This leads to arterial injury, inflammation, and eventually the development of fatty arterial plaques (atheromas).
Fatty plaques reduce blood flow to organs and tissues in our body, which reduces oxygen levels to these areas. Fatty plaques can also abruptly rupture, leading to complete blockage of arterial blood flow and lack of oxygen delivery to tissues causing tissues to die. When this occurs in the heart, it is called a heart attack. This process can also happen in the brain, kidneys, gut, and limbs.
Since elevated cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) has serious complications, it is important that patients understand its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
What Causes High Cholesterol?
High cholesterol is caused by diets high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in cholesterol include:
- Red meats (e.g. steak, burgers, sausage)
- Dairy – Milk, Cheese, Ice cream
- Eggs
Some people have a genetic predisposition to developing various forms of elevated cholesterol, which is why hyperlipidemia tends to run in families.
How Common is High Cholesterol?
Hyperlipidemia is a highly prevalent condition in the United States. It is frequently seen in the elderly population but can also affect adolescents and adults. This is largely due to the Western diet and lifestyle – physical inactivity and little exercise. The biggest concern is that hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, which are two of the leading causes of death in America.
Signs and Symptoms
The symptoms and signs can range from no symptoms at all, to manifestations of its complications such as heart attack and stroke. Patients are often asymptomatic in early cases that are mild. Those with extremely high levels for long periods of time may eventually show signs of it on their face. They often develop fatty plaque-like structures around the eye, which are called cholestomas.
People with heart attacks usually have chest pain, difficulty breathing, nausea, and sweating. Individuals with stroke develop sudden one-sided weakness or numbness, confusion, trouble speaking or swallowing, and headaches. Patients with hypercholesterolemia are also at risk of developing peripheral vascular disease, which causes leg and calf cramps after walking certain distances due to poor circulation.
Your doctor will test for elevated cholesterol by ordering a fasting lipid panel. Lipids are fats – a lipid panel tells your doctor which types of fats are elevated, normal, or low. Remember – HDL is good cholesterol and LDL is bad cholesterol. A high LDL is worrisome but a low HDL can also be concerning.
HDL is a good fat because it helps get rid of LDL and other bad cholesterol from our arteries, which helps reverse fatty plaque buildup in our arteries. The fasting lipid panel also evaluates for other types of fat in the blood such as triglycerides – these can also be important in heart disease. Statins are a class of medication frequently used to decrease cholesterol. They work by decreasing LDL, increasing HDL, and reducing triglycerides.
Your doctor will also likely order blood tests such as a CMP (comprehensive metabolic panel), and screen you for diabetes. If your doctor is worried about a prior stroke or heart attack, they will probably obtain an EKG (electrocardiogram), chest x-ray, and ultrasound of the heart (echocardiogram).
Cholesterol Medication and Treatment
High cholesterol is treated with dietary and lifestyle changes, as well as medications. Your doctor will likely recommend a low-sodium, low-cholesterol diet, rich in fruits and vegetables. They may also tell you to avoid red meat and encourage intake of lean meats such as poultry and fish.
Your doctor typically evaluates for other cardiovascular risk factors such as older age, smoking history, diabetes, history of stroke or heart attack. If you smoke, they will advise tobacco cessation.
They may recommend treatment with cholesterol-lowering drugs depending on your cardiovascular risk. The most common prescription for elevated cholesterol is a class of medications called statins, which include:
- Lipitor (atorvastatin)
- Lescol (fluvastatin)
- Mevacor (lovastatin)
- Pravachol (pravastatin)
- Crestor (rosuvastatin)
- Zocor (simvastatin)
Other, less commonly prescribed medications for elevated cholesterol include:
- Questran (cholestyramine)
- Colestid (colestipol)
- Lopid (gemfibrozil)
- Tricor (fenofibrate)
- Niacin
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Morris PB, Ballantyne CM2, Birtcher KK3. Review of clinical practice guidelines for the management of LDL-related risk.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Jul 15;64(2):196-206.
- Keaney JF Jr1, Curfman GD, Jarcho JA. A pragmatic view of the new cholesterol treatment guidelines. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 16;370(3):275-8.
The above information is an educational aid only. It is not intended as medical advice for individual conditions or treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and effective for you.


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Size/Weight: 7 1/4″ inner circumference (including the 1 3/8″ gap); width varies between 2 7/8″ in the front and 1 1/8″ at its narrowest; 87.1 grams
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So. The second time Jack wanders onstage, it's a longer scene. Four of the sisters are there (Rose is off-stage) and he begins with the line: If anybody is looking for me, I'll be down at the bank of the river for the rest of the… I beg your pardon. My mind was… It's Kate. Having recognized Kate, he then recognizes Maggie and Aggie, and on being properly introduced to Chris, he starts on an anecdote of about a hundred and fifty words, talking about when he left Ballybeg twenty-five years previously, back when Chris was a baby. He then tells three more stories in quick succession, in less detail, before starting what could reasonably be called a conversation. I suspect that's his normal mode, that he's a storyteller, a talker and not a listener. A guy, you know.
There's a kind of arc, or rather double-arc to the scene. He comes in a bit confused, starts to gather strength, has a couple more instances of his peculiar agnosia, and then noticeably winds down. Then he catches a second wind (remembering the word from before) and perks up considerably. It's within the larger arc of his recovery; I think the moment of weakness foreshadows the illusory nature of the recovery and his eventual off-stage fatal heart attack. Or, you know, it may just be breaking up a potentially boring sequence of yarns.
It's during this bit that we start to learn about Jack's experience in and attitude toward Ryanga. Ryanga… I'm going to have to write about the thing where my character tells these stories about how much better and purer life is in this mythical African village, where there is no distinction between the secular and the religious, and everyone cares for each other, and they can use vibranium to heal wait a minute that's not right. This is the white European version of the African Village trope and, er, well, at some point I should probably write about how this fits in to the whole trope, and all of that. It's not unproblematic.
Anyway, when Jack finally begins a proper conversation, it's with Chris: he asks after Michael, and he says I have still to meet your husband. She has to explain that she is an unwed mother. There is a certain hesitancy in the conversation, as you might imagine. And then Jack says He's a fine boy. I love that moment; the moment when The Church threatens to come down from on high and ruin their little household, but instead he talks to her as a brother and an uncle. It's the one real moment of connection, I think, for Jack, in the whole play. The moment when he is really, properly, there in the house with his sisters, and not half in his dream-Uganda. I hope I find more moments, throughout my scenes, but that's the one in the script that really shines out for me.
That's my main question, in this scene and the others: how much does Jack really connect with his sisters? How much does he understand of their reactions to his oh-so-amusing anecdotes? For that matter, how do they react? How different are the reactions to each other? How much are the reacting to Jack as a person, and how much to the priest, the stranger, the gone-native traveler? Preparing the scene by myself, with the text how it is, it's very easy to assume that there isn't much connection there, and that Jack doesn't see or ignores any unhappy reactions. Or happy ones, for that matter. And that's plausible enough; I know plenty of people (including myself) who will cap a story with another without checking to see how the people in the room reacted to the first one. Still, it's not usually the best choice to keep the audience interested in what's happening on stage.
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I am always drawn to the smell of lemon but this smells truly amazing. We added lemon peel and it really helps hold the scent in and gives it a light exfoliation. This bar smelled so lemony I had to add some mica so it would come out a nice lemon color. We handcraft our soap bars in small batches right in our store. We designed our soap to have a nice lather but wash off clean leavng your skin soft and refreshed.
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"Vatin plays with style and grace... Darko Milovich and Xavier Vander Linden are the violinists, and Aleksandr Khramouchin the cellist. They are barely more than a continuo for the concertinos, but they come to life in the trios, a unified ensemble playing with considerable gusto; the cello is particularly fine. The recordings of the trios are excellent, up close and yet natural."
These are relatively short chamber concertos, delightful in their uncomplicated cheerfulness. The keyboard dominates throughout the all-too-short movements, and the relatively massive sound of the 1893 Erard instrument sounds almost like a modern piano. It was a clever idea for producer Darko Milowich to have two string trios interspersed so as to create a change of ambience. Performances are idiomatic, and the recorded sound superb.


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Why do Dogs Bite?
According to veterinarian Dr. Sofia Yin the main reason dogs bite is because owners don't always have a good understanding of dog body language. Often owners don't know when their dog is signalling aggressive behaviours. Consequently, owners reinforce the biting behaviour without realizing it.
For more about biting behaviour check out Dr. Yin's short video: http://drsophiayin.com/videos/entry/why_dogs_bite1
How do you Know if a Dog is going to Bite?
The simple answer is body language. As a pet owner the best thing you can do is get to know your dog. Here are some questions to consider about your dog's behaviour:
1. Is my dog possessive?
2. Is my dog fearful, nervous, or suspicious of others/strangers?
3. Does my dog have a high prey drive?
4. Is my dog a mother? Dogs with puppies become very protective
5. Is my dog sick, injured, or in pain?
(The above questions are based common reasons dogs bite as suggested by Dr. Kristy Conn)
If the answer is yes to any of these questions it's important to learn how your dog shows these behaviours – what's Rover's body language telling you about his state of mind?
For a quick review of dog body language you can check out this short video from the Humane Society: http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/avoid_dog_bites.html
Preventing Dog Bites
Dr. Conn states that the first step in preventing dog bites is recognizing that all dogs have the capacity to bite in the right situation. Knowing this, owners must learn to read their dog's body language and behaviour. It's probably not much of a surprise but more than half of reported dog bite victims are kids. Kids are playful, can be aggressive, and don't understand body language. These conditions can lead Rover to nip, and possibly bite.
Dr. Yin states that it's important to teach kids how to react if a dog starts nipping. Instead of running away from the dog or screaming, (behaviours that can cause the dog to become more aggressive), Dr. Yin suggests that kids stand still and not engage the dog. Here are some tips for preventing dog bites suggested by Cesar's Way:
• Don't play aggressive games
• Train submissive behaviours
• Get your dog spayed or neutered
• Vaccinate your dog – prevents behavioural changes due to illness
• Do not leave your dog unsupervised around babies or kids
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• Dr. Conn's blog about preventing dog bites: http://www.cesarsway.com/dog-behavior/biting/Dog-Bites-101-Why-Bites-Happen
• Cesar's Way blog about avoiding dog bites: http://www.cesarsway.com/dog-behavior/biting/How-you-can-prevent-dog-bites
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Auditions and Interviews for The Savoy Company's Production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Comic Opera The Yeomen of the Guard
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Type: Theater
Call for leads, chorus and backstage! The Savoy Company, Philadelphia's internationally award-winning and oldest amateur Gilbert & Sullivan Company in the world, is looking for new members to stage Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera/musical comedy THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD in spring 2019.
The Savoy Company welcomes new talent! To schedule an audition and interview time with Savoy Recruitment, Admissions, & Auditions Committee, to receive audition materials/character descriptions, or to get more information, please email email@example.com. Rehearsals will begin in late January 2019.
Auditions and Interviews are by appointment only.
Thursday, December 20, 2018 from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday, December 29, 2018 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sunday December 30, 2018 from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Philadelphia Boys Choir, 1336 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Entrance will be through the center doors on Spring Garden.
Lead Auditions
(Please bring a resume with you to auditions, a headshot is optional)
Music Director Peter Hilliard and Stage Director Deb Schrager seek 14 adults (age 21 and over) for lead roles. All roles require strong vocal skills and some dance skills.
Sir Richard Cholmondeley, Lieutenant of the Tower (baritone)
Colonel Fairfax, under sentence of death (tenor)
Sergeant Meryll of the Yeomen of the Guard (bass-baritone)
Leonard Meryll, his son (tenor)
Jack Point, a strolling jester (comic baritone)
Wilfred Shadbolt, Head Jailer and Assistant Tormentor (bass-baritone or baritone)
First Yeoman (tenor)
Second Yeoman (baritone)
First Citizen (speaking/chorus)
Second Citizen (speaking/chorus)
Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer (soprano)
Phœbe Meryll, Sergeant Meryll's daughter (mezzo-soprano)
Dame Carruthers, Housekeeper to the Tower (contralto)
Kate, her niece (soprano)
Chorus Auditions
Men's Chorus: Chorus of Yeomen Warders, gentlemen, citizens, etc.
Women's Chorus: Chorus of ladies, citizens, etc.
Backstage Auditions
If you are handy with a hammer, circular saw, glue, or needle and thread, you can help build set pieces, make costumes, and do all the important things that make the show possible. Almost all aspects of the productions are produced or managed by enthusiastic Savoyards. Members are encouraged to apply whatever talents they have to putting on the show (and maybe even discover new talents).
The Savoy Company, celebrating its 119th season, is a non-profit theater organization — all leads, chorus, and backstage personnel are volunteers.
Savoy is unique in that it performs Gilbert & Sullivan comic operas at 2 venues.
May 17 & 18: The Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
June 7 & 8: Open Air Theatre of Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
Leads, Chorus, and Backstage are required to commit to the dates listed above.
Since the beginning in 1901 The Savoy Company, Philadelphia's historic Gilbert and Sullivan theatre group/social club, has staged annual 'G&S' performances to support local charitable organizations. It is the oldest amateur theater company in the world dedicated to the production of the 13 existing Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The Savoy Company provides creative and social outlets for its members and gives the audience the most exhilarating theatrical and cultural 'G&S' experience.
Famous Savoyards have included: Hollywood film star Nelson Eddy, Broadway star Wilbur Evans, Metropolitan Opera soprano Margaret Harshaw, and Wagnerian bass-baritone James Pease.
For more detailed information please go to www.joinsavoy.com or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Payment: Non Paid
City or Location of call: Philadelphia, PA
Please submit to: email@example.com by 2018-12-29
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Power Fitness Capillary Anabolic Mass 750g - Floractive
If with correct use, this protein can increase the energy and strength for the wires. Creatine recovers the mass of the yarn, its difference is in the particle size in relation to Keratin, smaller and that it resembles micro versions of the protein, which is an asset at the time of application in the locks, as it facilitates the absorption and avoids the saturation effect.
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Vitamins that helps in the growth, in the healing of the scalp
Powerful agent for moisturizing dry hair. A natural lipid that, in treatments, potentiates the hydration of the hair, nourishes and lends the resected wires more luster. It works as a natural protective barrier, helping to keep the hair cuticles tightly together and the result is shiny, healthy hair.
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Hydroretting agent and hydrocaptor for wires. Hair styler reduces the static electricity charge of hair strands.
How to Use:
-After washing the wires;
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Partners in Prevention (PiP) is a network of practitioners working across Victoria to prevent violence against women. PiP supports prevention practitioners to hone their practice skills, connect with one another and strengthen their knowledge of the evidence base around respectful relationships education and the primary prevention of violence against women.
PiP is funded to support community sector and local organisations focusing on respectful relationships education and primary prevention in Victoria, including family violence and sexual assault services, local government and community and women's health services.
The PiP network includes more than 1500 members from across Victoria, with some national and international membership.
PiP is resourced by the Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria and funded by the Victorian Government.
What PiP provides members
This website
This website includes information and tools to support PiP members to develop an evidence based understanding of respectful relationships education and primary prevention and build their capacity to implement this work.
PiP events support members to come together and hear from guest presenters, share ideas and discuss their work. See notes and recordings from previous Respectful Relationships in Victoria seminar series events. Keep an eye on the homepage and bulletin to stay posted on upcoming events and news.
PiP provides a suite of professional development opportunities for respectful relationships education and prevention practitioners to build their knowledge and skills. Information about further training will be included in the bulletin and on the DVRCV training homepage.
Email bulletins
Monthly email bulletins keep PiP members updated with the latest information, tools and details of upcoming events.
DVRCV can provide organisations with individual advice to support their work around respectful relationships education and primary prevention. Please email email@example.com or call (03) 8346 5250 to contact the PiP team.
How do I join PiP?
Use the quick sign up form on this website to join the network and receive our monthly bulletin. PiP members get all the latest news, tools and information of upcoming events.
PiP evaluation
PiP Evaluation Report 2017-2019
In the twelve years since PiP began, we have evolved into the largest professional network for the primary prevention sector in Victoria, supporting over 1500 members working in respectful relationships and prevention spaces across the state. Our newly published evaluation shows PiP is central to achieving the vision of a community free from family violence. PiP offers a platform where members connect and grow their networks while also learning about best practice and evidence-informed approaches, in a sector undergoing rapid change and expansion.
Read the PiP Evaluation Report 2017-2019 Executive Summary and Infographic to find out what we have achieved together. Contact us to access to the full report.
Nine year review
In 2016, PiP commissioned a review of the effectiveness and impact of the network since its inception in 2007. The review found key benefits of PiP to include:
- Support for members to shift their practice to better align with the evidence base. The review found that most PiP members (83%) have made an attempt to bring their practice in line with current research as a result of their involvement with the network.
- Provision of information and an environment that enables members to understand the evidence and its implication for their own work.
- Connection, networking and partnership development with others in the sector, particularly the network's role in alleviating professional isolation and providing a space for members to discuss their practice in depth.
- The opportunity to test ideas and work through challenges with the PiP Coordinator and with relevant organisations.
- Access to information and resources through email bulletins and the dedicated PiP website.
- Having specialist experts and senior officials present at network meetings, who they may not otherwise have access to.
2011 Project evaluation
An evaluation of PiP was also completed in 2011. The findings in this evaluation clearly indicate that the PiP project was successful in building the professional capacity of RRE practitioners in Victoria and fostering a community of practice around this work.


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Charice Pempengo revealed she has a huge crush on Cosmo cover girl, Sarah Geronimo at the OMG! Awards on June 4.
"Kasi she's pretty. Bonus na 'yun. Kumbaga, we all know that. Pero yung talagang ano ko, napakabait po niya. And I know na dinefend niya po ako..."
When asked how her relationship is with girlfriend and The X-Factor contestant Alyssa Quijano, the singer replied, "Siyempre, people are gonna try to invade my privacy, which is kasama po siya do'n. Ayaw din po naming i-deny, ayaw naming lokohin ang tao. Dahil ayaw naman namin na lalabas kami, holding hands kami, 'tapos, 'Ano yun?' Sasabihin namin, 'Friends kami.' We're not like that. We're normal. So, kung couple kami, di couple kami. Kung friends kami, di friends kami."
According to Ace Showbiz, Charice has a tattoo on her chest with the words "Let's start with forever." This was a line made famous by Robert Pattinson (who plays Edward Cullen) during the wedding scene in The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I.
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Happy St. Patrick's Day
Anyone catch any leprechauns?
Maybe these cute banners would help. I loved making these!
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Leading supplier of sorting machines
Keestrack has since 1988 been manufacturer of mobile sorting equipment of high quality. A lot has happened since 1988. There has been a tremendous progress in reuse both for sorting and crushing. New environmental legislation has forced the recycling industry for innovation. Many have had to rethink their way of doing their business. Keestrack has helped many to be one step ahead. Keestrack has always been at the forefront in terms of sorting and crushing, and is leading in the area of their grading plant, direct feed coarse sorting, mobile stack conveyors, rotary, cone and jaw crushers.
Many years of experience in designing specialized machines
In 1994 the company became a shareholder company. This resulted in a major advance in their product development and production. The first mobile direct feed sorting facility was specially designed to recycle and quarry industry for sorting such materials as stone, rubble, topsoil, clay, recycled, concrete, sand, gravel. The first mobile direct feed coarse sorting, as Keestrack produced was called the Frontier 4518 and is designed specifically for recycle and quarry industry stones, rubble, topsoil, clay and mountain bride. All machines are manufactured, assembled and tested with the utmost care, and they are designed in full compliance with EU standards.


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Balin closing on Met PGA Player of the Year
Balin closing in on Met PGA Player of Year honor
Burning Tree assistant Danny Balin fired his second successive 3-under par 68 Tuesday to forge a three-shot lead over Glen Arbor's Rob Labritz at the Lincoln Met PGA Championship at Piping Rock Club.
Balin enters the final round needing a win to lock up Met PGA Player of the Year honors. Long Island Open Champion Mark Brown of Tam O'Shanter will round out the final group.
Griffith E. Harris assistant pro Pat Massi shot a 69 Tuesday and is tied for 22nd with a 146.
Tour de Greenwich this Sunday
The Volvo of Stamford Tour de Greenwich XXVI will take place Sunday at 7:30 a.m. at Greenwich High School.
The early entry fee is $33 and cyclists may enter for $39 on the morning of the race.
For more information call Threads and Treads at 203-661-0142, go to the threadsandtreads.com website or e-mail email@example.com


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Naturally Clean Eats are the new healthiest, tastiest + cleanest nutrition bars on the market! These no sugar added, gluten free & vegan clean-eating bars don't require refrigeration - a huge convenient plus - and contain ZERO artificial or processed ingredients (including lecithin, soy, sweeteners, flavors).
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Gunbox 2.0
Hands down the most technologically advanced gun safe in the consumer market, The Gunbox 2.0 incorporates multiple scanning sensors to allow the user quick and secure access to their firearm or other valuables. The 2.0 can store up to 25 unique fingerprints or opens through an RFID scanner by use of chips imbedded in the included (2) key fobs or (2) wallet keycards. A newly added feature, the 2.0 now also includes a 5 digit numerical key pad as a third option to access the safe. The unit can also be programed to use with a wearable RFID ring or wristband (sold separately). The 2.0 can be mounted in any orientation by using the predrilled holes or it can be secured with a tether cable (sold separately).
The 2.0 is constructed of strong 4mm die cast aluminum that features pneumatic pistons which automatically open the lid smoothly and quietly. An anti-tamper sensor activates an audible alarm if the box is moved. Apart from the technological advancements, the most unique feature about The Gunbox is its unobtrusive and sleek design. Perfect for a nightstand or countertop, the safe doesn't telegraph that a gun may be contained inside. Appearing more like an alarm clock or kitchen accessory, The Gunbox is hidden in plain sight. The 2.0 comes with an AC adaptor for continuous power or can also be charged through the USB port. The battery maintains power for up to 6 months on one charge. As an added bonus for convenience, the back of the 2.0 also has two USB charging ports for convenience to charge your cell phone or other electronics. The unit comes in 2 standard colors.
Interior Dimensions 7.5" x 8.75" x 1.75" (190mm x 222mm x 45mm)
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Cornstarch Kids Family Camp
Meridian, Texas
Cornstarch Kids Family Camp, at CampJohnMarc in Texas, is for families that have a child or children with all types of Glycogen Storage Disease served at Cook Children's Medical Center, Children's Health, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Vitaflo USA was honored to be able to offer a sponsorship for families to be able to attend this year's camp.
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CTE Home >> Resources >> Online Resources >> Online Teaching and Learning Resource Guide >> Managing Your Online Class >> Developing a Routine and Schedule for Online Classes
Online classes certainly give both you and your students time flexibility, but that flexibility can be a trap for both you and your students.
One of the mistakes new online faculty members sometimes make is to not structure the class and give deadlines. One faculty member new to teaching online put in his syllabus that he recognized that many of his students were working individuals...and so there would be no deadlines in his class. He then found that 80% of his students waited until the last week of class to submit all assignments! He was hard-pushed to grade that volume of material by grade submission deadline…and he certainly was unable to provide quality feedback to his students.
Online students need to be more self-motivated and self-sufficient than classroom students, but that motivation can be built in to the schedule. Tips we have used:


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This post has to do with encrypting data in a storage server. When the storage server in question was architected and implemented the data at rest and in transit were raw (unencrypted). The main reason was that clients and servers where deployed in the same facility.
Years when by and the requirements called for encrypting data in transit while the data at rest was left raw. Encrypting data in transit could be performed by using HTTPS, secure sockets or encrypting the data when retrieved from the servers and decrypting by clients when received. Storing data would be the opposite. The initial decision, given that the client and server where under control, was to encrypt transmissions using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) which was designed by Vincent Rijmen and Joan Daemen back in 1998. Continue reading "Encrypted Store"


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DEVOTED dads are being sought to help get a new parenting course up and running in a Coventry estate.
His Time is an offshoot of Surestart's successful My Time course for mums living in and around Willenhall and Stoke Aldermoor.
The course, run by children and families service worker Derek Grimley, will be aimed at dads and male carers, and will teach basic skills and confidence building.
The free weekly sessions were due to start today but they have been postponed until enough dads have signed up.
Men who want to improve their skills as a father will be able to learn first aid, how to cook healthy food and how to build toys like an expert.
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Mumbai Memoir- Exploring 'Behind the Bazaar'!
The Islamic month of Ramzan is practised with religious fervour among the Muslims world-wide. In spite of its Hindu majority, Mumbai's cosmopolitan nature has exposed its citizens to diverse religious and ethnic cultures.
South Mumbai's 'Bhendi Bazaar' is a Muslim dominated area. Followers of various sects of Islam, namely Sunni, Shias, Dawoodi Bohras Dhakkhani, Konkani, Malbari Muslims and Ismaili Khojas have their own settlements in this region. The area that roughly spans from present day Crawford Market (now renamed as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market) to J.J Hospital is locally referred as 'Bhendi Bazaar'. During the colonial rule, it is believed, that the British use to refer this area as 'Behind the Bazaar' (i.e behind the (Crawford) market). Unable to pronounce the exact words, the locals colloquially started referring it as 'Bhendi Bazaar'!
Throughout the year this densely populated area rattles with commercial activities. Besides the congested residential accommodations, retail shops selling clothes, imitation jewellery, fashion accessories, cutlery, perfumes, henna, hardware goods & Islamic religious books, sprawl on its main streets. The area is also famous for its restaurants, namely Zaika, Shalimar, Noor Mohammedi etc that offer Moghulai cuisines on a daily basis.
For a solo tourist it may be a chaotic experience to explore the narrow lanes of 'Bhendi Bazaar', unless a local guide helps to navigate through the 'sea of people' and the 'ever green' traffic that moves around. Many visitors flock to explore its buzzing streets, while the holy month of Ramzan unfolds the moon above. Due to the fast from dawn to dusk, the mornings may seem dull here. But at night, like an Indian bride beautifully decked, the streets of Bhendi Bazaar glitter with pomp and pride.
The most iconic structure of Bhendi Bazaar is the 131 year old 'Minara Masjid' (Minara mosque) that stands overlooking the Mohammed Ali Road. Like a grand old man, it has witnessed the metamorphosis of its precinct since the colonial rule in pre-Independent India, the partition of India in 1947, the local communist discipline in the 50s, the rise of the notorious Mumbai underworld in the 80s and the communal riots during the 1990s.
Since the last decade, besides its holy identity, the mosque has become a popular landmark for friends, family and tourists to meet up for 'Iftaar' snacks during Ramzan. The lane adjacent to the mosque dishes out mind boggling non-vegetarian delicacies that tempt every adventurous foodie. The menu ranges from smoking hot spicy starters to aromatic, lip smacking 4 course cuisines that captivates one's senses.
One may feel like a Moghul emperor as one feasts on the spicy barbequed kebabs, baida roti (deep fried preparation of egg & minced meat wrapped in a corn flour based dough), Haleem, Nalli Nihari, Paya soup (bone soup), Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Shawarma, Chicken & Mutton Biryani and various other slow cooked 'Bara Handi' delicacies (made out of 12 spicy preparations) that are served on tables laid on the streets of Bhendi Bazaar. Both Muslims and non-Muslims enjoy the food along with their friends & family here. Here's a link that gives a glimpse into the street food culture of Bhendi Baazar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPXwj8fo5IE
For the one's having a sweet tooth, Suleiman Usman Mithaiwala (a sweet meat shop) is a must visit. Besides other Indian sweets, the shop boasts of its Phirni, Malpau, Mawa Jalebis and Faloodas. Calorie conscious Mumbai'kars too excuse themselves for a night, after tasting the sweets here.
As one walks further north on the Mohammed Ali road the streets are decorated with shops of various kinds. Everyone in the evening time is in a pre- Eid shopping mood. Kids enjoying on the ferrous wheel and teenage boys zooming on their speed bikes typically adds to the night life at Bhendi Bazaar during Ramzan. After the Ishaa namaz (last prayers of the day) as one walks away from the Minara Masjid area, beautiful 'taraabi' verses (lines read from the Holy Quran) can be heard in the background. This is how a 'taarabi' sounds like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFT3-Xf6O1k. Irrespective of the faith one follows, I believe, that the peace that radiates from a well read 'taraabi' needs no particular religious background to experience it soulfully.
As one enters the Bohri Mohalla (the area dominated by the followers of the Dawoodi Bohra sect) a calm ambiance is experienced. Besides the distant buzz at the foods stalls around the corner, prayers will be heard from the huge mausoleum named 'Raudat Tahera'. Outside the mausoleum, ice cold jaggery juice is served to all, irrespective of religion, caste or creed. I always find that the Bohri hospitality is sweeter than the jaggery juice which is generously served with heartfelt sentiments of communal harmony.
Lastly a one tours Bhendi Bazaar area, one notices a unique sight from over the fly over bridge that cuts through the main road. A Hindu temple of Lord Shiva is located on the West side of the bridge which overlooks the minarets of a mosque on the East side of the bridge. It seems as if the temple's golden canopy and the minarets daily exchange greetings with each other, thus promoting the secular Indian legacy of 'Unity in Diversity' that reflects during the festivities of Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar!
Photo Courtesy: Shraddha C. Sankulkar & Aditya Chichkar
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Minara Masjid- The Pride of Bhendi Bazaar!
Minara 'meet-up'! Friends & family feast at the 'Iftaar' get-together.
The chef & me frying Malpua (sweet dish) together at Suleman Mithaiwala.
Little Prince from Arabian nights! A kid at his dad's shop selling fashion accessories.
Pre-Eid shopping at Bhendi Bazzar-Bangles, cutlery, lamps.
Mesmerizing henna designs & aromatic perfumes attract one's attention at Bhendi Bazaar.
Bohri Mohalla & the 'Raudat Tahera' reflecting serenity & sweet hospitality. Photo edited by Aditya Chichkar.
Celebrating 'Unity in Diversity' since 15th August 1947. Photo edited by Aditya Chichkar.


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An Ocuvigil is a Don't Starve Together exclusive Structure, introduced in A New Reign. It is found in the Magic Tab, requires a Purple Moonlens, a Compass and 2 Boards to craft, and a Prestihatitator to prototype. It serves as a Map marker and is also used for revealing the Fog of War in a certain location to all players. This means it keeps the area around it loaded so that it can be monitored on the Map.
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- The Ocuvigil was added in the East or West, Base is Best update.
- It's referred to as a "sentryward" in the game files. Also, a similar structure with the same name and function exists in multiple MOBAs.
- The name "Ocuvigil" is a portmanteau of "oculus" and "vigil".
- It used to be crafted with a Yellow Moonlens, that was replaced by a Purple Moonlens in a later update, as Yellow Gems are not easily available in worlds without Caves.
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Today was my day off from work, lucky me I get to work on Saturday this week. But today was a great day, the sun was shining not a cloud in the sky, it is getting a little warmer, for Canada for this time of year. The snow is melting, not fast enough but it is melting. Anyway hubby and I decided to visit his Mom and take her out for lunch. We had a lovely drive of about an hour with our Tim Horton coffee's and then we went for lunch. We spent the afternoon with his Mom and his sister and her husband and then we travelled home.
I went to a meeting with 2 friends, they had positives and I had a negative. But I will do better next week. Some weeks just are better than others.
I have spent an hour or so stitching on a special project and I feel better now. I did sleep in a bit this morning so I am not really tired right now, but I know I will be in the morning so I had better sign off and work on sleeping.
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It's taken me basically this entire day to wrap my head around all of this Anthony Davis news. Eric had a short reaction to this news earlier as well (our views differ). First, as always, Woj blessed our timelines with this:
For everyone around the situation, it isn't really news, and is something that has been expected for months. Danny Ainge has been salivating over the possibility for years and we've heard about the treasure trove of Celtic assets for probably longer than that. We've also heard about the now-infamous "Rose Rule" (allows a player finishing his rookie contract to sign for 30% of a team's salary cap if they have been voted an All-Star Starter twice, been All-NBA twice, or have been named league MVP; Can only have 1 player on the roster on this deal) that prevents the Celtics from trading for Anthony Davis before July 1st since Kyrie Irving is already on this type of contract.
The trade deadline is February 7th (Next Thursday) and teams will be chomping at the bit to get a shot at Davis while the Celtics are forced to be dormant. Davis apparently wants to be traded to a contender after only having 1 series win in the postseason to show for his first 6+ years in the Association. The teams right off the bat that were said to be involved are the Lakers and Knicks. The Lakers make sense as LeBron wants a sidekick and these young guys aren't doing the trick so far. The Knicks are the Knicks and New York is New York so they also seem like somewhere that could make sense, especially with a top pick to deal, and cap space in the summer.
For the Lakers, while there is urgency to put pieces around LeBron, it's going to come at a steep price.
That's just where LA must START in a potential deal for Davis, and that's already quite the haul. Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, or more picks might have to be involved, or all 3 of those things. Davis is the biggest star on the market, arguably, since Kevin Garnett in 2007 and he's due to turn 26 years old in March. He's just entering the prime of his career while his previous 6 years in the league could be considered a prime in their own right. Davis is a budding megastar and it's going to take a king's ransom to get a hold of him.
The Knicks trade package would have to be based around their pick (could be a lottery ticket for Zion Williamson), Tim Hardaway Jr., Kevin Knox, and/or other young pieces (Trier, Mudiay, etc). That might not even be enough and it's a possibility that they would need to get Kristaps Porzingis involved in the deal, which they might be hesitant on doing. With the cap-space and known ties that Kevin Durant, the Knicks could be a spot Davis would consider long term in time.
Playing off of the Knicks idea, rumors came out today that Kyrie Irving is still uncertain about his future in Boston.
Via Yahoo! Sports:
"Boston is not a top target for Davis, sources said. There's a growing belief of uncertainty that Kyrie Irving will re-sign with Boston, sources said, even though he vowed to do so at the beginning of the season."
Just when we all thought the "Kyrie's leaving" takes were a thing of the past, they come up again. Kyrie is known to be a free-thinker and kind of a loose cannon in terms of what he says. While I'd be foolish to not at least acknowledge this report, I will have to see it to believe it. I've iterated over and over again how Kyrie is thinking about the future and Boston has the brightest one with the brinks truck to back up for him (sorry IT). With New York/LA now in the mix, these rumors will only grow louder as the season goes on. "He's going home to play at MSG!" or "Kyrie and LeBron are reuniting and AD is coming with them!" or whatever other ideas there may be will be thrown out there. Before diving head first into all of this I'm going to need to see more reports and more concrete evidence out there.
While all of this is hypothetical, the question is what does this mean for the Boston Celtics and their pursuit of Davis? It means they're going to have sweat for a bit and hold out hope that he does not get dealt before the deadline. They know in the end that they have the best package for Davis and that it makes more sense for the Pelicans to wait until the off-season. Think about it, if you're the Pelicans, why trade Davis now when in July they could potentially stage a bidding war for him and get a better deal? They don't even necessarily have to trade him to the Celtics, but the presence of Danny Ainge, and the presence of the assets the Celtics have will up the types of offers the Pelicans get from other teams. While maybe the Lakers aren't budging on not including Ingram at the trade deadline, they might be apt to do so when Boston is possibly throwing Tatum or multiple first rounders in a deal. It's not the Kawhi Leonard situation where he was actively considering sitting out seasons and basically held the organization hostage. Davis seems to want to do things the right way and already said he plans on playing the rest of this season wether he's traded or not. It doesn't make sense for New Orleans to get anxious and jump at the first deal they see. So as the Celtics, survive until February 7th at 3:00 PM, hope Davis is still a Pelican, and reconvene on July 1st.
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Scanner lets scientists peer at brain wiring
The one organ that continues to baffle scientists around the world is the human brain. Every day, however, researchers get a little bit closer to their goal of unraveling the mystery surrounding how human beings think and act, especially since the human genome sequence was completed a couple of years ago. Recently, the scientific community in Taiwan was buoyant over a joint project between researchers in the United States and Taiwan aimed at helping them better understand how brains work.
The Brain Research Center of the University System of Taiwan--an umbrella organization of four national universities--has collaborated with Taiwan's National Center for High-performance Computing and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the United States to create a three-dimensional database for visualizing gene expressions in the brain of the fruit fly. Scientists will be able to observe the neuronal circuits in detail and gain a better understanding of how the brain works. This could help shed light on the causes of brain disease as well as possible treatment.
The overall project, called FlyBrain Neurogenomics, germinated in 2001, according to Chiang Ann-shyn, director of the Institute of Biotechnology at National Tsing Hua University. "I was visiting Cold Spring Harbor then," Chiang said. "We found that we could complement each other's research and combine our resources toward a bigger goal." The two sides have since been working on various projects with particular interest in genes relating to learning and memory.
Fruit flies, or Drosophila, are a model species for studying the brain because of the ease with which their genes can be manipulated. Since they only have four pairs of chromosomes, this allows scientists to observe their rapid mutations.
Scientists are studying the fruit fly in order to pin down which brain circuits and genes control learning and memory. They believe that if the specific genetic sequences and neuronal connections can be mapped, the resulting circuit diagram and genetic network should provide clues to the operation of the brain.
Before his visit, Chiang and his research team at Tsing Hua had already developed a high-resolution imaging tool, which is one of the reasons that the U.S. institute was drawn to them. It has pledged US$5 million in funding for the collaborative effort and is looking to double that amount in May.
Wholly developed by Taiwanese scientists, this imaging technology is able to turn biological tissues transparent, facilitating the observation of expression patterns of genes at different times and locations during development. The technology, which took researchers at Tsing Hua seven years of trial and error to achieve, has been granted a 20-year patent from the U.S. government.
Aside from gene discovery and circuit mapping, the project will develop new techniques and instruments for molecular brain imaging of mammals. This is one area that interests local industry the most, Chiang noted. Taiwan has built a solid foundation in information technology and computer science which, together with nanotechnology, could herald good business opportunities.
The professor explained that such imaging enables observation of every neuron cell, how they interact and what their functional problems are. "It will work like a global positioning system," he said, adding that it can also be used on other organs such as the kidney and heart. It can be imagined that such a database will be useful for surgeons and drug manufacturers.
Already, the team's research has made the cover of various scientific journals. Chiang expects explosive development in the next year or two. Despite such encouragement, the professor cautioned that Taiwan needs to grasp the opportune moment before it is too late.
"Even though Taiwan has a head start, how long it will last is anybody's guess," Chiang admitted. "Scientists around the globe will try to reach the same goal with different means, and what worries me is whether we will be able to make the most of our current advantages." Chiang suggested that a project of this scale cannot be carried out by a single university or institute alone, and it needs full backing from the government.
The study of the brain is likely to drive heated international competition as the Human Genome Project did a few years ago. Last year, Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft Corp., donated US$100 million to initiate a brain research project that also aims to crack the codes between genes and brain. Chiang pointed out that they share almost the same objectives. "Right now Taiwan has a chance to be part of this scientific advancement, and it is definitely a worthwhile pursuit," he stressed.


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1. Re: SPI Slave problemJoMe_264151 Nov 14, 2017 8:00 AM (in response to user_2864716)
You should ground the MOSI pin to have a defined input.
I count more than 12 clock cycles on your picture. Sure you do not have 15 bits to transfer?
2. Re: SPI Slave problemuser_2864716 Nov 14, 2017 9:24 PM (in response to JoMe_264151)
Yes, I'm sure. That is the only way this particular master communicates. 1'st is for sync (sadly, I don't know how to make SPI start from the 2'nd), and the other ones are error and parity bits.
I will try grounding MOSI, thank you
3. Re: SPI Slave problemJoMe_264151 Nov 15, 2017 12:06 AM (in response to user_2864716)
So you need to increase the slave's width to 15.
SPI works as:
For every bit the SPIS interface gets, one bit is returned immediately. When the very first byte is sent, the interface usually does not "know" yet what to answer, so a dummy byte is returned which should be skipped.
SPI has no read command, so you must send dummy bytes to retrieve the information wanted.
There is no sync or parity defined for SPI, you need to handle those in software.


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William A. Darity
Professor of Economics
William A. ("Sandy") Darity Jr. is the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics and the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University. He has served as chair of the Department of African and African American Studies and was the founding director of the Research Network on Racial and Ethnic Inequality at Duke. Previously he served as director of the Institute of African American Research, director of the Moore Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program, director of the Undergraduate Honors Program in economics, and director of Graduate Studies at the University of North Carolina. at Chapel Hill.
Darity's research focuses on inequality by race, class and ethnicity, stratification economics, schooling and the racial achievement gap, North-South theories of trade and development, skin shade and labor market outcomes, the economics of reparations, the Atlantic slave trade and the Industrial Revolution, the history of economics, and the social psychological effects of exposure to unemployment.
He was a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation (2015-2016), a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (2011-2012) at Stanford, a fellow at the National Humanities Center (1989-90) and a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors (1984). He received the Samuel Z. Westerfield Award in 2012 from the National Economic Association, the organization's highest honor, Politico 50 recognition in 2017, and an award from Global Policy Solutions in 2017. He is a past president of the National Economic Association and the Southern Economic Association. He also has taught at Grinnell College, the University of Maryland at College Park, the University of Texas at Austin, Simmons College and Claremont-McKenna College.
He has served as Editor in Chief of the latest edition of the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, (Macmillan Reference, 2008) and as an Associate Editor of the 2006 edition of the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism (2013).
His most recent book, coauthored with A. Kirsten Mullen, is From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century (2020). Previous books include For-Profit Universities: The Shifting Landscape of Marketized Education (2010) (co-edited Tressie McMillan Cottom), Economics, Economists, and Expectations: Microfoundations to Macroapplications (2004) (co-authored with Warren Young and Robert Leeson), and Boundaries of Clan and Color: Transnational Comparisons of Inter-Group Disparity (2003) (co-edited with Ashwini Deshpande).He has published or edited 13 books and published more than300 articles in professional outlets.
Darity lives with his family in Durham, N.C. where he plays blues harmonica, occasionally coaches youth sports, and especially enjoys reading science fiction and speculative fiction. (On leave, 2015-2016)
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1978
- B.A., Brown University 1974
Mason, Patrick L., Samuel L. Myers, and William A. Darity. "Is there racism in economic research?" European Journal of Political Economy 21, no. 3 (September 2005): 755–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2004.07.005. Full Text
Tyson, Karolyn, William Darity, and Domini R. Castellino. "It's Not "a Black Thing": Understanding the Burden of Acting White and Other Dilemmas of High Achievement." American Sociological Review 70, no. 4 (August 2005): 582–605. https://doi.org/10.1177/000312240507000403. Full Text
Darity Jr, W. A. "Stratification Economics." Journal of Ecoomics and Finance 29, no. 2 (July 2005): 144–53.
Darity, William. "Stratification economics: The role of intergroup inequality." Journal of Economics and Finance 29, no. 2 (June 2005): 144–53. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02761550. Full Text
Darity, W. "Afro-Mexicano symposium: An introduction." Review of Black Political Economy 33, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 47–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12114-005-1031-9. Full Text
Darity, W. "Growth, trade and uneven development." Cambridge Journal of Economics 29, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 141–70. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bei003. Full Text
Darity, W. "Interrogating unstable boundaries: An introduction." Review of Black Political Economy 33, no. 2 (January 1, 2005): 69–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12114-005-1016-8. Full Text
Young, W., R. Leeson, and W. Darity. "Economics, economists and expectations: From microfoundations to macroapplications." Economics, Economists and Expectations: From Microfoundations to Macroapplications, March 4, 2004, 1–160. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203357934. Full Text
Goldsmith, Arthur H., Stanley Sedo, William Darity, and Darrick Hamilton. "The labor supply consequences of perceptions of employer discrimination during search and on-the-job: Integrating neoclassical theory and cognitive dissonance." Journal of Economic Psychology 25, no. 1 (February 2004): 15–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-4870(02)00210-6. Full Text
Young, W., and W. A. Darity. "IS-LM-BP: An Inquest." History of Political Economy 36, no. Suppl 1 (January 1, 2004): 127–64. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-36-Suppl_1-127. Full Text


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Thursday was a day of scheduling announcements for the Ohio State football program.
Both OSU and Washington announced this afternoon that the schools have reached an agreement on a future home-and-home series. The Huskies will play host to the first game of the series on Sept. 7, 2024, with the Buckeyes returning the favor Sept. 13, 2025.
The teams have met 11 times previously, the first in 1957 and the last in 2007. All of those games have been played during the regular season.
"Big, early-season matchups between traditional powers is a highlight of every college football season," said UW head coach Chris Petersen in a statement. "I'm really excited that we'll be able to bring the Buckeyes to Seattle for what should be a great September afternoon for Husky fans and college football fans everywhere."
Additionally, OSU announced that its home-and-home with TCU scheduled for the 2018 and 2019 seasons will be pared in half to just one game — a neutral-site matchup Sept. 15, 2018, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Both teams will receive $5 million for playing the game at Jerry World.
With the 2019 game with TCU off the schedule, OSU has confirmed that they have replaced that game with one against Miami of Ohio. Concurrently, TCU announced that it has replaced the second game against OSU with the front-end of a home-and-home with Purdue in West Lafayette. The back-end is scheduled to be played a decade later in Fort Worth.
There are also a couple of additional scheduling notes dropped by OSU this afternoon.
- The home-and-home with Boston College, originally slated for 2023 and 2024, has been pushed back. The Buckeyes will be the home team for a game on Sept. 19, 2026, and then travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Sept. 18, 2027.
- A home game against Bowling Green Sept. 5, 2020, has been added.
- A home game against Tulsa Sept. 18, 2021, has been added as well.


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You can create a drought-resistant garden that will attract native wildlife and need less looking after too! Here are some basic rules to consider when planning your garden.
Click here to view North Sydney Council's Noxious Weed Guide. The guide tells you which plants are banned in the local area and which ones are not recommended for planting.
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By: Sophia O'Brien
Kara McClanahan saves bats in her off time. The Instructional Lab Supervisor for SBS grew up in the southwest, which is where her love for bats arose — the climate there is warm and dry making it the perfect environment for many bat species. McClanahan spent part of her childhood in the subtropics of Japan, where she first saw fruit bats. She found it fascinating that such little animals could create such a demonic ideal in people and in the media.
After receiving her bachelor's degree in zoology from WSU, she looked to WSU faculty member Mike Webster for guidance on continuing graduate studies here. Webster studied animal behavior, specifically birds, and became McClanahan's informal "genetics advisor"; he put her in contact with Christine Portfors a WSU Vancouver professor who became McClanahan's "bat advisor". McClanahan's and Portfors' studies on foraging bats in Central Washington looked at identifying what insects bats were eating by looking at the DNA in bat feces.
Though her days of bat research are behind her, she still participates in all things bat around campus. It is not unusual for the police, animal control, or environmental health to call in need of her bat rescuing expertise. McClanahan has her rabies vaccinations, which is one of the reasons she is often called when a bat is trapped indoor. Bats that are trapped inside are typically roosting on a wall or in a doorframe. She sneaks up on them and grabs them with leather gloves before taking them home to be fed and given fluids. The bats will fly away within a couple hours. She is in the process of acquiring a license for bat rehabilitation, which will make it so she can help bats with injuries and hold them for longer rehabilitation periods if necessary.
One of her most difficult bat rescues occurred in Webster Hall. All she knew was that there was a bat in the stairway; Webster has 14 floors. After making it to the top floor, she found the bat flying around the ceiling of the stairwell. Having nothing but the plastic aquarium and towel that she uses to transport the bats home, she decided to try throwing the towel in the air in hopes of it driving the bat down. The bat swooped down to avoid the towel and landed on the floor, lucky for her she was able to grab it safely.
So, what do you do if there's a bat in your house? According to McClanahan, if a bat is found indoors and is just resting and hanging out during the day, it means it's just seeking warmth and safety. The bat will fly back outside at night. They are creatures of habit, and will try to return to the safety of indoors. Once the bat has flown out, cover the entryway and put a bat house outside.
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Hello! My name is mindanguyen and call me Minda please! I would like to make a fan cover in English of Please Venus from Aikatsu by Remi from STAR☆ANIS and Mona from AIKATSU☆STARS (Yurika and Sumire).
1. The auditions will be in any language you want, preferably English or Japanese.
2. I will self-cast as Yurika and I need someone to be Sumire.
You can find the original here: http://aikatsu.wikia.com/wiki/Please_Venus or the video below.
I'm about to come back from hiatus xP
A low-medium pitch soothing voice. Sumire was alone at first and later became friends with Akari then she opened her heart and made more friends. She seems to have the same preferred brand: LoLi Gothic like Yurika.
You can find the lyrics here: http://aikatsu.wikia.com/wiki/Please_Venus
Please sing in Japanese or English, thanks! ^^


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Small Enamel Mug 250ml
Made of laminated birch plywood, this lightweight tray features the Ketunmarja pattern designed by Aino-Maija Metsola for Marimekko, part of their new autumn/winter 2019 collection.
Exuding mysterious enchantment, the Ketunmarja (fox berry) pattern features foxes that have crept at dusk into a garden with little birds sitting in a yew tree.
Size: 27 x 20 cm
Material: Plywood
Care: Wipe clean with a damp cloth or wash by hand. Do not soak.


text: I woke up this morning, checked the display page of my book on Amazon and… my eyes widened. For the first time in years, I didn't need a coffee to wake me up. The Little Light: A Story of Reincarnation and the Crazy Cosmic Family was a bestseller in two categories.


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John Dierkes (1905 - 1975)
Film DeathsEdit
- The Red Badge of Courage (1951) [The Tall Soldier]: Shot in combat, then dies of his wound later on while talking to Audie Murphy.
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) [Batley]: Shot in the stomach during a struggle with Craig Stevens.
- Shane (1953) [Morgan Ryker]: Shot in the chest by Alan Ladd after John shoots Alan in the back, then falls over the balcony railing to the ground below.
- The Alamo (1960) [Jocko Robertson]: Killed during the final battle. We don't actually seen John die on-screen, although we can see his body amidst the rubble of a destroyed wall as Joan O'Brien is escorted out of the Alamo following the battle, so it's possible that John was killed in an explosion.
- The Premature Burial (1962) [Sweeney]: Strangled by Ray Milland when John and Dick Miller dig up Ray's grave; John's body is shown afterwards when Ray brings it to Alan Napier's laboratory.
- The Raven (1963) [Corpse of Roderick Craven]:
- The Haunted Palace (1963)
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Skwigly Animation Podcast Steve, Laura-Beth and myself discuss death, grief, erectile dysfunction and eggnog bathing among other such seasonally appropriate topics. On the guests front we're pleased to welcome talents from three animation highlights of this holiday season:
Firstly we hear from Jamie Badminton, co-director of Snowy Day, whose previous work includes helming Karrot Entertainment's various properties including the hugely successful Sarah & Duck. For Snowy Day
Karrot have taken on the daunting task of adapting Ezra Jack Keats's
classic of American children's fiction to animation for an Amazon Prime special.
Also joining the podcast are Joanna Harrison and Robin Shaw of Lupus Films, who have followed up this year's acclaimed feature film version of Raymond Briggs's Ethel & Ernest with another classic book adaptation, Michael Rosen's We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Channel 4, December 24th 7:30pm and December 25th, 5:25pm).
Last but not least, producer and Magic Light Pictures co-founder Michael Rose (Room on the Broom, Stick Man), discusses the two half-hour Roald Dahl animated specials Revolting Rhymes that he'll be bringing to UK screens (BBC1, December 26th 6:30pm and December 27th 6:30pm).
Lots of goodies indeed. We are, after all, a giving bunch. Give 'er a stream below, why doncha?


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Last week, headlines were dominated by the terrorist attacks in France. It's easy to understand the gravity of the news and why it garnered so much attention. France is a peaceful Western nation, and one that has longed opposed the United States and its War on Terror in the Middle East. Further, the attack was as much an assault on free speech as it was on people.
And yet despite the undeniable importance of the attack in France it wasn't the only major mass murder to take place last week. You wouldn't know it based on the media coverage, but Boko Haram is in the midst of one of its most aggressive stages of expansion in its short but furious history, and is rapidly seizing territory in northern Nigeria.
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Boko Haram is slowly but steadily emerging as the West African version of the Islamic State, and yet it gets far less attention by the main stream media. And while hundreds of thousands of people floods the streets of Paris to make their stand against militant Islam, militant Islamists are gaining ground across West Africa.
Boko Haram: Thousands Likely Killed Over Past Few Weeks
On January 3rd Boko Haram launched a daring attack against a forward military base near the village of Baga. The military base was supposed to be part of the front line of the military force that was supposed to be bringing the war directly to the militant group. In short order, however, the resident military forces were defeated.
Over the next few days the group massacred as many as 2,000 people in the nearby town of Baga and the surrounding bush lands. The death toll has yet to be confirmed but eye witness reports indicate that the killings were wide spread and that bodies literally littered the region. The attack marked the most brutal attack of Boko Haram's history.
Meanwhile, neither world governments nor the Nigerian government is doing much to contain the situation. The Nigerian government has dedicated some resources to battling Boko Haram, but most of the attacks are taking place in the hinterlands and far from most of the major cities, which are still firmly under government control.
And while the United States and others have been quick to shower attention and pump resources to battle militant groups in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and elsewhere across the Middle Easy and South Asia, the purse strings and spot light seem far more fickle when it comes to Nigeria.
"Never again." Those few simple words summed up the feelings and statements of many world leaders in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Never again. Never again would the world stand by and watch as people were butchered with acts of genocide. Of course, it's a lot easier to mutter statements than it is to actually live by them.


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text: This beautiful flag combines the rich history of the "Lone Star" state flag of Texas with the "Thin Red Line". The Thin Red Line is a symbol used by fire departments to show respect for firefighters injured and killed in the line of duty. As firefighters are periled, they place their lives second to those they protect. They are forced to face their own fears and grasp for every ounce of courage to perform the necessary task. "The Thin Red Line of Courage" represents the last ounce of courage firefighters find deep in their blood to conquer their darkest fears in order to save and protect life and property.


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Reading was my mother's escape from the Texas farm where she grew up. As a child, she memorized poems and recited them in her school auditorium. Later, she memorized whole books and performed them for women's clubs. She stood alone onstage in high heels and a large hat while her voice transported her listeners to another world. You couldn't take your eyes or ears off of her. Our home was a house of books, hundreds of which she knew by memory. Now she's 94 and her once famous memory is slipping away.
She called me yesterday and said, "What was it I wanted to ask you?"
"I'm not sure, Mom."
"Oh, I know. Who is the woman who went to our church?"
My mother has gone to the same church for 65 years so she could be referring to any number of people.
"Barbara," she said.
"Barbara Sherman," I offered, one of my friends from junior high.
"No, no, no, not Barbara Sherman. Barbara who had the sister."
I haven't lived in Dallas for 43 years, but I reached into my mother's memory, into her stories. "Barbara and Patti Fugate." I said.
"Yes," she said, relieved. "Barbara and Patti Fugate."
My mother expects me to know all the details from her life. And why not? My parents grew up together. The same characters populated their childhoods and by extension mine. My sister and I lived our parents' lives. My father was a fabulous storyteller so we could picture every detail of Miss Kate Holder's fourth-grade classroom in Plano, Tex., where our parents met. We knew all the teachers — Fay Roth who loved grammar and Rebecca Roberts and even the janitor Shorty Cox. The names and the nicknames of our parents' friends were magic in the voice of my father: Ducky, Boney, Clods. Robert was Rosebush because he worked at his father's nursery, though sometimes he was just Rosie or just Bush. CJ, who skipped school with my father, was called Red. He was sweethearts with Mattie, my Aunt Sue's debate partner. They were my parents' best friends until only my mother was left. My sister and I still say it as one name: RedandMattie.
We even knew the dogs. The stray dog who came to my grandmother's house and was named Wilkie as a joke because of course everyone was for Roosevelt. The dog Coco that fought with Wilkie every day until my grandmother came outside and poured a pitcher of water on them. Coco belonged to the Hanes family across the street who had four boys. The last one died in October and Mother went to his funeral. She called me afterward and asked: "Who was Jerry's older brother? The one who was on Iwo Jima?"
I didn't say: "Oh, Mother; I didn't live with you then. I wasn't even alive in World War II." I don't want her to feel that her past is slipping away so I think hard. "Fred."
"Yes, Fred."
My sister and I memorized mother's book talks as well since they were the soundtrack of our lives. When mother cooked or drove or ironed or vacuumed she recited books on low volume. Friends, over for the first time, would stare warily and whisper, Your mother is talking to herself. That was our life. Mother down on her knees with a hammer tacking up a piece of loose upholstery, all the time intoning, "Grace Graham Vanderbilt's dresses were so heavy with beads they couldn't be hung but were laid on shelves in clouds of white tissue paper."
Now when mother calls me she says: "Oh, Beth, I'm losing it. What is the name of Edith Wharton's house? I've been there. And that book I loved. I used to know it by memory. I want a picture of that house."
When she first started "losing it," I took a Buddhist approach. "Loss is the order of the universe, Mother. Don't grasp at these memories; the memories are not you. The only thing you have is now."
My sister bought her a statue of Buddha and I bought her a book of Buddhist meditations, one for every day of the year. But mother is not interested in shedding the identity she has enjoyed for so long. She Googles frantically and prints out reams of paper on all the topics she is trying not to forget. Then she Xeroxes so she can enlarge the tiny print, but sometimes she cuts off a part of the text and has to Xerox again. The papers pile up and slide off her desk and onto the floor where she trips over them. "Stop printing," I say, "Leave the information in the computer where you can find it." But she won't stop; she wants to hold everything in her hand.
So I give up Buddha and return to the role I know well. "It was 'House of Mirth' you loved, Mother. Remember you said, 'Poor Lily Bart. All she had was her beauty.' "
"Yes," Mother said.
And I dig through Mother's hundreds of scrapbooks in her bedroom, on the porch, in her two storage units in the basement until I find a photo of her outside The Mount, Edith Wharton's home in Lenox, Mass.
I am suited to this role because I inherited my parents' prodigious memories and love of stories. Friends can't believe that I remember their mother's maiden name or the name and escapades of their old boyfriends. They speak as if I can pole vault. It's not a skill, I say. It's not something I've had to work at. It's a gift much like having blue eyes or nicely shaped fingernails. I appreciate it. I like remembering lines from plays so I can say them for fun. I love seeing a former student and being able to shriek out his name.
But I'm old now, too. My memory is slipping away and I have no illusion that my sons will keep my memories for me. Children no longer live their parents' lives as my sister and I did. Parents live their children's lives. Their activities become ours. When I look at the multiple bumper stickers on cars now (school names, ballet studios, Twin Cities soccer, Tiger Kim Tae Kwan Do) I try to imagine my father having had any kind of bumper sticker on his car much less one that paraded my personal interests: drama, debate. It wasn't his job to be interested in our activities or to facilitate our social lives. It was his job to pass on his values to us. And it was a full-time job. Oh, my father smiled at my friends as he passed them in the hallway of our home, but he didn't cultivate them and adore them as I do the friends of my children or the friends of my parents. He didn't memorize and savor their names. One of my friends in high school he always referred to as "the little girl with the broken leg," though she had broken her leg when she was 3.
I care for the generations before and after me. I live the lives of both, and my head is full of names. I don't expect my children will memorize every detail of my life and guard and conserve my memories for me. That is why I prepare myself now. I try to imagine losing my memory, my starkest talent, my most characteristic feature. I try to imagine who I will be without it. I try to imagine myself as my mother, alone without her partner who shared her memory, trying to sweep everything up before it blows away.
But I can't imagine for long. Mother is on the phone. "Oh, Beth," she said. "Ruth died." Ruth Jones, mother's roommate all four years in college. A music major, as Mother always said, from Bastrop, Tex.
"Do I have any pictures of Ruth?" Mother asked desperately. "I don't even know if Ruth was at my wedding."
Mother's parents were poor farmers. They didn't know anyone who even owned a camera. But no camera is needed. "Oh Mother," I say, "Of course she was at your wedding. Don't you remember? She sang, Let me Call you Sweetheart." And I describe it as if I had been right there.


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Christmas dinner could cause unwanted acid reflux symptoms.
Acid reflux symptoms could be eased by taking antacids, according to the NHS. Antacids are liquid or chewable tablets that aim to counteract the acid in the stomach.
The medication can relieve symptoms for a couple of hours, but lifestyle changes may be needed to get rid of acid reflux symptoms for good.
Pharmacies and shops will offer antacids over-the-counter, without any need for a prescription.
Eating smaller, more frequent meals in the long-term could put an end to acid reflux.
Losing weight and finding other ways to relax could also help to relieve painful symptoms.
Alternatively, prop the head of your bed up with a wooden block to get a more restful night's sleep. That way, the stomach acid won't travel up towards your throat.
Wearing tight-fitting clothes could trigger symptoms, so it may be wise to ditch the Christmas jumper around dinner time.
Acid reflux is usually caused by the muscle, which keeps food inside the stomach, weakening.
Stomach acid can seep back up the oesophagus, causing an unpleasant, sour taste at the back of the mouth.
It can cause heartburn, and a sensation of pressure building up the sternum.
If acid reflux occurs more than twice a week, or causes the oesophagus to become inflamed, a patient can be diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) – the more severe form of acid reflux.
Other GERD symptoms include trouble swallowing, bad breath, chest pain, and damage to tooth enamel.
Meanwhile, to prevent symptoms appearing in the first place, try avoiding chocolate and alcohol over the festive period.
Coffee, nuts and onions could trigger acid reflux symptoms.
Try not to eat as much for Christmas dinner, too. Eating too much food could lead to heartburn.
Almost 11 million people in the UK suffer from frequent heartburn.


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When I was halfway through my tenure as the Director of Sales at inDinero, a growing Silicon Valley tech company, I stepped into an SDR team that was setting an average of 7 appointments per month per rep, to one that was setting 21 appointments per month per rep. Even while simultaneously increasing variable compensation, we were able to triple the overall ROI of the team in several weeks.
As a humble student of sales development leadership, I'd like to share a few things I learned while my team went through this amazing transition. Credit goes to the fantastic SDR team (love you all, always!) that held strong through this, and to the skilled management team I worked alongside to make this happen.
DATA Is Your Religion
It can't be emphasized enough that the first thing you need to leave at the door is your ego. Use your experience as a guide, but be open to questioning everything you've done in the past. Come up with criteria that will tell you if new ideas hold merit, then test those ideas with discipline.
→ Not sure whether a radically-different approach to email copy will work? Give it a go on a small subset of contacts. Wow — looks like it was effective!
→ Heard that putting emojis in your emails will increase response rate? Try it for a few weeks. Oops, it had a horrible reply rate — back to the drawing board.
Always follow the bright spots. If one rep is doing something very right, encourage her to quantify what it is she's doing right, and to share it with the team.
Track your efficiency ratios. Start by figuring out the percentage of calls and emails that result in positive outcomes, contact other sales leaders to benchmark your performance, and figure out where the lowest-hanging fruit is. That will tell you where to focus your efforts: is it increasing activities, or refining your reps' communication skills?
Always start with the lowest-hanging fruit, because these big improvements will cause your team to build excitement and MOMENTUM, which is incredibly important to morale and future performance.
Don't Believe the HYPE
I've seen SDR teams — and, individual reps on SDR teams — work very well with emails, and others very well with calls. In every organization, and for every individual sales rep, there is a balance to be struck between emails, calls, social touches, etc.
Your job as a sales leader is to 1) find the optimal balance for your product, and for your team as a whole — then, 2) to provide an environment with sufficient guardrails to ensure everyone generally follows best practices, but that the star performers can innovate within those guardrails to find the method that works best for them.
In other words, establish a data-driven best practice for how to be a great SDR at the team level, and then at the individual level. Make it EASY to do the job, thus giving star performers room to be what they are: STARS.
Don't make the mistake of taking sides on "whether cold-calling works" or not, or on similar debates. I can't stand those LinkedIn posts from people debating whether calling is dead, or not. It's one technique of many — figure out whether it has a place in your organization, or not, and iterate over time. When material changes happen to your target market or your sales rep profile, consider forming a new hypothesis as to whether a specific technique should be used.
Be as open-minded as possible, without letting yourself be sucked down wild goose chases.
Drive Best Practice Adoption Through INCENTIVES
Take a look at your compensation plan, and ask two questions:
- Are commissions based on something that is wholeheartedly under each sales rep's control?
- Is total compensation set so that it's roughly market-competitive, but also makes financial sense for the business?
People lose motivation when their pay is determined by something outside of their control. Models where SDRs are paid based on the closed revenue resulting from their appointments are very tough to swallow: while that may protect the business as a whole, this is a crutch that you shouldn't rely on, because it will hamper performance. People need to know that their performance will closely correlate to their earnings. This will reinforce good behaviors and motivate your team.
At inDinero, we scrapped the 'closed revenue' portion of SDR compensation, and it made an enormous difference in the team's performance.
Simultaneously, I worked with Accounting to make sure that the compensation model was scalable, and wouldn't break the bank in the long term. Sure enough, the cost rate of the team went from 75% of ACV to 25% of ACV within just a few months and stayed below 30% thereafter.


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Press release from First Focus. July 22, 2009
Today, a new report has found that racial and ethnic disparities in children's healthcare are "extensive, pervasive, and persistent." In addition to identifying the leading children's health disparities, the report also provides recommendations on how to eliminate them. First Focus, the bipartisan children's advocacy organization who commissioned the report, pointed to its findings as evidence that health reform should include a strengthening of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). "Access to quality healthcare is a right deserved by all children, regardless of race," said Bruce Lesley, President of First Focus,. "Addressing health disparities for children requires several affirmative steps, many of which were included in the recent renewal of the Children's Health Insurance Program. This report underscores the need to build upon the success of Medicaid and CHIP, which disproportionately enroll minority children and have been proven to reduce health disparities. Reform cannot leave those children worse off. Instead, Congress must ensure that the new system addresses racial and ethnic disparities in a manner that meets or exceeds that of Medicaid and CHIP." The report finds that children have ethnic and racial disparities across the health care spectrum, including mortality, access to care and use of services, prevention and population health, adolescent health, chronic diseases, special healthcare needs, quality of care, and organ transplantation. Moreover, having health insurance coverage results in a significant reduction of unmet needs for medical care. Unfortunately, the report finds that Latino and African American children account for 57 percent of all uninsured young people in America, even though they only represent 37 percent of the total population of children. Entitled "Achieving optimal Health and Healthcare for All Children: How We Can Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Children's Health and Healthcare," the report was authored by Glenn Flores, M.D., Director of the Division of General Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health, and the Judith and Charles Ginsburg Chair in Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern and Children's Medical Center Dallas. To reduce differences in rates of health insurance coverage and health disparities, Dr. Flores' recommendations include: * The inclusion of the critically important aspects of Medicaid and CHIP that reduce health disparities as part of health reform. This includes consumer protections, language services, standards for access to care and cultural competency, comprehensive benefits, and limited or no cost sharing; * Automated enrollment, and automated renewal of health coverage, to reduce the number of uninsured children and health disparities; * Additional funding for outreach and enrollment of kids as well as the establishment of a Center for Children's Benefit Outreach and Enrollment, just as there is for senior citizens and the disabled through Medicare; * Extending insurance coverage to all children, including both documented and undocumented immigrants; * Providing reimbursements for medical interpreter services in all insurance plans, as is found in Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare; The report can be viewed at http://www.firstfocus.net/pages/3615.
### First Focus is a bipartisan advocacy organization that is committed to making children and their families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions. To learn more visit www.firstfocus.net