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- Peter Trapp
It's not often that Vermont fundraising appeals are heard in Europe. Last summer, Seven Days reported on the Fairlee Drive-In's quest to raise more than $70,000 for its conversion to digital projection. Now BBC News has made that drive-in and its owner, Peter Trapp, the centerpiece of a story called "Last Reel: The Death of the Drive-In Cinema?"
In the piece published on August 14, reporter Kim Gittleson quotes Trapp as saying he and his family have raised about $15,500 for the conversion, and if they can't close the gap by the end of the summer, it will "very likely" be the six-decade-old drive-in's last. In a last-ditch effort, Trapp has entered the Fairlee in a Honda-sponsored contest called Project Drive-In; the auto company will donate new digital systems to five drive-in theaters chosen by popular vote.
With the deadline looming — Hollywood studios will ship their last 35-millimeter film prints this year — the Fairlee isn't the only Vermont drive-in angling for that prize. You can also vote once per day for Colchester's Sunset Drive-In or Bethel's Randall Drive-In at projectdrivein.com.
Meanwhile, Vermont's indoor theaters have already undergone digital conversion, but some smaller ones are still appealing to the public to help them meet the costs. "Friends, our back is against the wall," writes Bill Shafer, owner of Middlebury's 74-year-old Marquis Theatre, on his website. Montpelier's Savoy Theater has sent numerous appeals to its membership list, and Waitsfield's Big Picture Theater & Café is still taking donations in the wake of its successful Kickstarter campaign.
So if you want your favorite small-town screen to stick around, now's the time to be generous.
It's also not often that celebrated European filmmakers shoot in the Green Mountains. German auteur Werner Herzog did just that for a segment of his 35-minute documentary about the dangers of texting while driving, "From One Second to the Next," commissioned by AT&T's It Can Wait campaign. If you haven't already, check out the haunting doc at our Live Culture blog or itcanwait.com. It features a segment on Debbie Drewniak of Colchester, who was critically injured when she was struck by a texting driver in 2011.
Want to see Herzog himself — in the flesh? The Hopkins Center for the Arts has lured the eccentric maestro back to our area for events scheduled for September 18 and 19, including a showing of his 2005 doc Grizzly Man. Watch this space and our blog for details.
Halloween is months away, but some Vermonters are getting in the spirit — and getting attention. On August 28, the crew of the Travel Channel's series "Making Monsters" will visit North Danville to shoot a segment devoted to the Great Vermont Corn Maze and Dead North: Farmland of Terror. Both seasonal attractions are run by Mike and Dayna Boudreau on their fourth-generation dairy farm. The episode, slated for an October airing, will give locals a rare glimpse inside the Boudreaus' rustic scarehouse; Dead North runs for just two weekends, starting this year on October 4, and routinely sells out.
Jay Craven's latest film, Northern Borders, is still going strong on its 100 Town Tour. The director writes that he recently returned from a week of sold-out screenings on Cape Cod. There he showed the Vermont-shot drama based on a Howard Frank Mosher novel to its star, recent Cannes Film Festival winner Bruce Dern.
This week, Chittenden County residents have three more chances to see Northern Borders on their home turf, in Burlington and Shelburne, with Craven speaking at each screening. The director and Marlboro College prof made Northern Borders with the help of college students who received credit from their schools for the hands-on experience; now he's recruiting undergrads for his next semester-long film intensive.
Craven's Kingdom County Productions is busy these days: His wife, Bess O'Brien, has a premiere date for her new documentary, The Hungry Heart, about prescription-drug addiction in Franklin County. That first look will happen on September 21 in St. Albans, with a tour of the state to follow.
American terrorists, or idealists in action? Viewers can make up their minds this Thursday at a screening of The Weather Underground, a 2002 documentary about the radical leftist group that bombed banks and government buildings in the 1970s. Ron Jacobs, Burlington author of a history of the Weather Underground, will speak at the screening, which is presented by the Burlington Film Society, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center and the Peace & Justice Center.
The original print version of this article was headlined "Short Takes on Film."

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Yes, it's time once again to play Twistie's Sunday Caption Madness! You know the drill. I post a picture, you reply with your best captions, and next saturday I declare a winner. So take your best shots at this:
"Oh Becky, you are so thoughtful and cost conscious! For only $10.99 these tablecloth dresses are smart AND re-usable!"
"Yup, that was me, but champagne always gives me gas and we are outdoors."
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Brenda was seriously regretting her decision to have massage the night before her wedding. But her bridesmaids assured her no one would even notice her neck was stuck in the position. Fortunately, the angle of her head prevented her from seeing they were laughing at her.
They all prepared, mentally, for Gertie's inevitable burst into song.
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Action wherever you are03/17/08 00:47 AM
We invite all orienteering fans to the World Championships, which will take place in July 2008 in Olomouc region.
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WOC News #103/15/08 00:49 AM
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Last week, important meeting of responsible WOC organisers and Czech TV's redaction of sport took place.
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Czech competitors can make their entries through registration system of Haná region, foreign runners can do so by downloading the entry form. After filling out the form please send it at . More information can be found in Orienteering Festival Bulletin.
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New Training Opportunity02/18/08 22:18 PM
Participants of WOC 2008 as well as other runners are welcome to Moravian Open Championship 2008 which will be held from April 10th to April 13th 2008 in Olomouc and Prostějov.
Access Codes for National Federations Sent01/31/08 23:51 PM
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From the inimitable Mark Steyn, writing at National Review and discussing the IRS' appetite for doing things that decent, honorable, moral government servants ought to know they shouldn't:
If you don't instinctively know it's wrong to stay in $3,500-a-night hotel rooms at public expense, a revised conference-accommodations-guidelines manual isn't going to fix the real problem.
So we know the IRS is corrupt. What happens then when an ambitious government understands it can yoke that corruption to its political needs? What's striking as the revelations multiply and metastasize is that at no point does any IRS official appear to have raised objections. [emphasis mine] If any of them understood that what they were doing was wrong, they kept it to themselves. When Nixon tried to sic the IRS on a few powerful political enemies, the IRS told him to take a hike. When Obama's courtiers tried to sic the IRS on thousands of ordinary American citizens, the agency went along, and very enthusiastically. This is a scale of depravity hitherto unknown to the tax authorities of the United States, and for that reason alone they should be disarmed and disbanded — and rebuilt from scratch with far more circumscribed powers.
I use a phrase in my office, with my employees, and at home, with my children, that applies here, in spades: "When in doubt, do the right thing." As Mr. Steyn rightly points out, it's striking that it took three years for the harassment policies to come to light, that nobody stepped forward sooner. "When in doubt, do the right thing." I rarely expect and less-rarely see such character from politicians. But the government employees of the IRS do not work for politicians, they work, or rather they should work, for all of the American people. All of 'em. And when politicians, for whom re-election and ideological victory are all-consuming, direct you to do things you know are wrong, shouldn't one of these individuals have had the ... well ... the balls to stand up and put a stop to it? Just one stand-up guy, one Gary Cooper? Anyone?


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[AWARDS] Erik Clark, a senior midfielder from Wando High School in Mount Pleasant S.C., and the first player to repeat
as a Player of the Week, and Taylor Baur, a freshmen defender from Mary Institute and St. Louis Day School, have been named as the NSCAA/TopDrawerSoccer.com
High School Players of the Week.
Clark, who first won the award on April 3, was named MVP of the Palmetto Cup. Clark scored seven goals and registered three assists in the tournament. Two of his seven goals came in the 3-0 championship game victory.
He will play at the College of Charleston this fall.
Other male finalists included Eduardo Umana from James F. Byrnes High School (Duncan, S.C.) and Chandler Corley from Chapin High School (Chapin, S.C.).
Baur scored three goals in her last two games for the 10-0-0 Rams, two in a 3-0 win over Notre Dame High School, and a free kick goal from 40 yards in a 3-0 victory over Principia High School.
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Over recent years, a number of innovations have changed the way each person perceives the established healthcare model. In the past, the delivery of healthcare services focused on the role of the physician or healthcare service provider. Now, that has changed. The use of electronic clipboards, medical all-in-one computers, and medical tablets within hospital settings has presented a new way of accessing healthcare services. Now, the focus of the healthcare industry has changed to a degree where the patient has a more active role in the delivery of healthcare services. At first glance, observers may be quick to pin this development on the use of electronic devices. A closer look reveals that Electronic Medical Records software is really responsible for an increased amount of patient involvement.
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The question remains: what is an Electronic Medical Record and how does it affect the healthcare industry? If you are familiar with a patient chart in your physician's office, then you have a good idea of what an EMR is. An EMR is basically a digital version of a patient chart. Medical practitioners and patients can access an EMR through the use of a computer for doctors that runs the software required process these files. The extensive use of EMR software impacts the healthcare industry in a transformative manner. EMR software allows physicians and patients to access records remotely. The need to be physically present to track a patient's development has been eliminated. Let's take a look at the other advantages made available through the use of EMR software that have changed the industry.
Disease Management and Monitoring
Patients with chronic diseases will find that the use of EMR software helps them to manage their conditions in an efficient manner. In cases where the patient is hypertensive, devices that are equipped with EMR software allow healthcare providers to track the blood pressure levels and blood glucose levels of each patient. Patients with diabetes can easily track their weight levels through the use of these devices. This provides the entire healthcare industry with the ability to track ongoing physiological developments in each patient case and perform a variety of analytics as the information is coursed through a computer or a medical tablet.
Remote Patient Monitoring and Assisted Care
In cases where patients have assistive living concerns, medical touch screens that are EMR certified allow physicians to work with the patient's caregivers in a remote capacity. The task of monitoring the patient's status no longer requires the physical presence of the physician. This is a measure that dramatically cuts back on cost. Some analysts have also been quick to note that there has been an increased rate of healthcare staff productivity because of the solutions that have been made available by EMR enabled devices.
Preventive Medical Care
The wearability aspect of devices that are equipped with EMR capabilities increases the capacity of patients and healthcare professionals to develop more preventive health measures. A continuous availability of data allows physicians to track physiological developments each patient case. This makes it easier to identify conditions that could potentially lead to more serious health concerns in the future. Tracking these indicators as they develop allows the physician to address the potential development of debilitating physical conditions and increases the ach patient's quality of life.
The advantages that are available through the use of EMR equipped devices are clear. It should be noted that the features that are native to EMR software allow these devices to actually deliver these advantages in the first place. Here are some of the features that can be found in EMR enabled devices.
Charting Features
EMR devices have charting features that allow healthcare providers and patients to access records on any EMR enabled device. Through this feature, patients can fill out forms online in the of the healthcare organization's preferred format. This allows the physician to have a patient's health information before he can even come in for a checkup. As doctors fill up a form for lab, imaging, or medication orders, they can easily access the patient's full medical history through the charting feature. The ideal of a paperless workplace gets closer to becoming a reality through the use of this EMR software feature.
Medical Prescription
The process of prescribing medication to patients has been changed through the use of EMR enabled devices. Now, physicians can manage requests for patient refills remotely with just a few clicks on their computer or medical tablet. Frequent prescription orders and access to pharmacies can also be saved on a physician's device and pulled up whenever they are needed. In cases where several medications are prescribed, the prescription feature can allow the physician to check for drug interactions that may cause allergic reactions and other adverse effects.
Medical Lab Connectivity
Several medical laboratories use EMR software and this changes the healthcare industry's rate of efficiency when it comes to service delivery. With several labs connected in a wireless capacity, a healthcare service provider can easily manage laboratory and imaging requests, obtain results from lab tests, and share results with patients remotely.
Patient – Physician Referrals
EMR software delivers a level of connectivity to such a degree that patient referrals are easier to make. From your all-in-one computer or medical tablet, you can easily refer a patient to another physician. This function also allows you to attach a copy of the patient's chart for the other physician to peruse. A messaging function allows physicians to collaborate with members of the hospital staff in a seamless manner. Direct messaging functions also allow you to communicate with fellow physicians on the fly.
Billing Forms
Hospital administrators will enjoy an increased rate of productivity through the use of the EMR software's billing function. If you already have a billing system in place, you can easily access these forms through the use of the new EMR system. If you haven't decided on a billing system, contact the manufacturer of your EMR equipped device to determine which billing option best serves your configuration of needs and preferences.
There are scheduling options available in these devices that allow healthcare practitioners to manage their workload efficiently. Even when you're mobile, you can check your schedule on your tablet to prepare yourself for the tasks that await you in the hospital environment. The scheduling function also allows you to send appointment reminders to patients to prevent scheduling mishaps. A quick view of your weekly schedule also helps you to easily identify vacant periods that can accommodate new patient appointments.
EMR Software Vendors
All of these features make EMR software a practical tool for healthcare service providers to use. Before you begin purchasing devices equipped with EMR software, you need to familiarize yourself with the EMR software developers that currently dominate the market. Epic Systems Corporation is a popular choice for healthcare professionals. Epic enjoys the largest amount of market share, taking up 19.1% of the EMR landscape. Other EMR software vendors worthy of note are Meditech, CPSI, Cerner Corporation, and Allscripts. Make sure that the company that manufactures the devices you purchase is certified by at least one of these software vendors.
Cybernet Products
Purchasing Cybernet products allows you to address your EMR software needs. The features and specifications of Cybernet devices are backed by certifications from EMR software vendors. Epic, presently the biggest EMR software vendor, certifies Cybernet devices. The approved vendor list published by Epic even recommends the 24" and 22" devices that Cybernet manufactures.
EMR software has caused the healthcare industry to undergo a rapid and drastic transformation. The only way for you and your organization to maintain a competitive advantage in the face of these developments is to work with a company that can completely address your IT needs. It is clear that the developments surrounding EMR software will have long term effects on the healthcare industry. The use of EMR enabled devices is the surest way for you to adapt to the healthcare industry's new standards.
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text: [Apologies if you receive this more than once] __________________________________________________________________ Call for Papers International Workshop on Context for Web Services (CWS'05) Held in conjunction with CONTEXT, the 5th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Modeling and Using Context (http://context-05.org) July 5, 2005. Paris, France http://www710.univ-lyon1.fr/~dbenslim/CWS05/ Keynote Speaker: =============== - David Martin, SRI International's Artificial Intelligence Center, CA, USA, http://www.ai.sri.com/people/martin Sponsors: ========= - International Sponsors: AgentLink, ObjectWeb - Local Sponsors: LIRIS Laboratory, Istase. Proceedings: ============ Papers of the Workshop will be published in ELSEVIER's Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (Elsevier's ENTCS). Scope: ===== Web services are nowadays emerging as a major technology for deploying automated interactions between distributed and heterogeneous applications. Various standards support this deployment including WSDL, UDDI, and SOAP. These standards respectively support the definition of Web services, their advertisement to the community of potential users, and finally their binding for invocation purposes. In general, composing Web services rather than accessing a single service is essential and provides better benefits to users. Composition primarily addresses the situation of a user's request that cannot be satisfied by any available service, whereas a composite service obtained by combining available services might be used. Several questions raise during Web services composition and execution including which businesses have the capacity to provision Web services, when and where the provisioning of Web services occurs, and how Web services from independent parties coordinate their activities during execution so that conflicts are avoided. To address some of these questions, it is recommended considering the context in which the composition and execution of Web services occur. Context is generally perceived as the information that characterizes the interaction between humans, applications, and the surrounding environment. From a Web services perspective, it is expected that context should define a set of common data about the current status of a Web service and its capability of collaborating with other peers, possibly enacted by distinct providers. For example before a Web service agrees to participate in a composite service its status in terms of current participation is assessed. Moreover, before a back-up strategy is deployed an assessment of the exception that a Web service has raised is needed. Relevant topics: =============== - Ontologies and context for Web services - Context-based semantic matching for Web services composition - Context-based Web services deployment - Software agent-based approaches for context-based Web services interaction - Context-aware Web services - Security of context during Web services interactions - Software agents and context for Web services personalization Papers and Evaluations: ====================== Authors are invited to submit electronically original papers through CONTEXT'05 Web site (http://www.context-05.org). Papers length should be between 12 and 15 pages and must be in ELSEVIER's ENTCS submission format (http://www.math.tulane.edu/~entcs). All papers will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, clarity, and technical quality. Papers of the workshop will be published as post-proceedings in ELSEVIER's Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ELSEVIER's ENTCS, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/entcs). A first hard copy will be provided at the workshop. A special issue in an international journal is expected and will be dedicated to selected papers from the workshop. At least one author of each paper should attend the workshop to present the paper. For more information, please contact the workshop chairs at chirine.ghedira at liris.cnrs.fr, djamal.benslimane at liris.cnrs.fr, zakaria.maamar at zu.ac.ae. DEADLINES: ========== - Submissions due: March 25th, 2005 - Acceptance notification: April 15th, 2005 - Camera-ready papers received: April 30th, 2005 - Program on line: May 5th, 2005 - Workshop: July 5th, 2005 Workshop Organizers: =================== - C. Ghedira, Lyon 1 University, France - D. Benslimane, Lyon 1 University, France - Z. Maamar, Zayed University, U.A.E Scientific Committee: ==================== - K. Baina, ENSIAS, Morocco - B. Benatallah, UNSW, Australia - M. Berger, Siemens, Germany - W. Binder, EPFL, Switzerland - L. Cavedon, Stanford University, USA - R.M. 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Triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond's long-awaited return to bicycle manufacturing will occur this year, with the American teaming up with French frame manufacturer Time to relaunch his signature brand.
The LeMond bicycles return will begin with the release of three limited edition road bikes commemorating his Tour wins in 1986, 1989 and 1990. The handcrafted carbon fibre models will be launched at interbike, and further models and designs will be introduced longer term.
LeMond has a long history with the French company and has been in negotiations for several months to finalise the deal. An agreement was reached earlier this summer and since then LeMond Inc has worked on the details.
"My interest in the bicycle as a machine, with its design, details and innovative possibilities, never went away after I retired from racing in late 1994," LeMond said today. "For a time I lost my creative outlet, but like form coming back to a rider who was weakened, I have rediscovered my creativity and passion for the bike.
"I've travelled the world, observing carbon fabrication in more detail than ever before, and I've refined my ideas. When I landed in Vaulx-Milieu, France to meet with Jean Marc Gueugneaud and Roland Cattin of Time Sport International earlier this year, I had done my due diligence. I spent countless hours traveling, sitting in meetings and standing on factory floors, but I saved Time for last for a reason: I would now be able to view everything they were doing through a discerning eye."
LeMond considered several options, in terms of which company to go with, and ultimately decided that the French frame manufacturer was the right choice.
He first met Gueugneaud almost three decades ago; while with Look, the Frenchman built a carbon fiber bicycle for LeMond and his La Vie Claire teammate Bernard Hinault in 1985. He then left the company and launched TVT, a custom carbon fiber manufacturer, which provided soles for Time shoes and also made bikes for LeMond, Pedro Delgado and Miguel Indurain.
In all LeMond won three Tours and one world championship on TVT framesets.
The American used own-branded frames prior to the end of his career, and built up the company after his retirement. It was eventually bought by Trek, but he and that company had a falling out when LeMond was critical of Lance Armstrong's association with the doping doctor Michele Ferrari.
The relationship eventually ruptured and ended up in the courts, although recent history has shown that LeMond's concerns were well founded.
Now, after focussing on the LeMond Revolution indoor trainer for several years, he is ready to branch out again and to return to bicycle sales.
LeMond said that his history with TVT and Time was something he was proud of, but that he needed to ensure that Gueugneaud and Cattin had kept up to speed with things since he retired from the sport. "I needed to see how they were doing it now." He liked what he saw. "The level of design and craftsmanship poured into their products today is unsurpassed. The balance of strength, weight, durability and ride quality in what they build puts them atop the podium as the premiere carbon constructor.
"For these reasons I have chosen Jean Marc and TIME to partner with me in my newest endeavour: the relaunch of the Greg LeMond Bicycle Company."
The limited edition Tour de France commemoration models will be launched in Interbike next Wednesday.
LeMond will team up with Valentino Campagnolo; the Italian company will supply its 80th Anniversary Record gruppos to the LeMond line.


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Intelligent Web mining supported by semantic based search leads to a useful pattern for better search process (Bollegala, Matsuo, & Ishizuka, 2011). This area of research addresses the optimization of the structure and the connection of the Web sites (Yang, Sun, Tang, Ma, & Li, 2015).


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5 Unbelievable Facts about High Blood Pressure in Cats
Just like humans, cats can also suffer from hypertension. However, feline hypertension, unlike in humans, is commonly due to an underlying disease, such as kidney failure, hyperthyroidism or heart disease. It is important to get your cat screened by a natural veterinarian for proper diagnosis and treatment to prevent complications, such as blindness and heart failure. Let's discuss more about high blood pressure in cats.
It's All About Hypertension
This condition in cats occurs when your pet's arterial blood pressure is beyond the normal range. It may affect his other body systems, such as the nervous system, and organs, including the eyes, heart and kidneys. There are two types:
- Primary hypertension: It is a disease itself.
- Secondary hypertension: This condition occurs when the high blood pressure is due to another disease.
The condition affects both dogs and cats. When it comes to the symptoms, the common ones include circling, seizures, retinal detachment, disorientation, blindness, dilated pupils, nose bleeding and eye haemorrhage.
Other common signs are protein/blood in the urine, shrunken or swollen kidneys, weakness in the legs or on one side of the body, heart murmurs, palpable thyroid gland and involuntary rolling of the eyeballs.
The Real Causes
Now you know what hypertension is and associated symptoms are, so you should next learn about the real causes.
According to a natural veterinarian, the main cause is unknown, but studies have been pointing to genetics as one of the roots. Still, results vary.
Studies had it that 87% of cats suffering from hyperthyroidism had mild hypertension and their age range from 4 to 20 years old.
The secondary hypertension that is caused by another disease accounts for 80 percent of the cases.
Diseases linked to this type of hypertension include hormonal fluctuation, hyperthyroidism and renal disease.
On the other hand, your cat might also be having diabetes with hypertension being one of the symptoms. Nevertheless, the most common causes are kidney disease and hyperthyroidism.
Why Cats Die From Hypertension
They die because of the complications that follow when it remains untreated or ignored. High blood pressure can lead to kidney injuries or worsening of an underlying kidney condition.
Over time, hypertension also leads to the overworking of the heart, which eventually becomes muscled, leading to heart failure.
It can also cause the rupturing of the blood vessels in your pet's brain. Following, your cat can develop neurologic problems, suffer from dementia or experience frequent seizures.
Those mentioned in "Why Cats Die From Hypertension" are horrifying and no cat parent wants any of that to happen and lead to the death of their beloved friend.
In order to prevent the worsening of high blood pressure in your pet, take him to the natural veterinarian for a thorough diagnosis.
His blood pressure will be measured using an inflatable cuff positioned firmly on his tail or paw. While having this blood pressure check, you should hold the cat long enough to keep him still for an accurate reading.
So for example, a reading of 160/119 to 179/100 requires treatment to limit organ damage or failure, while 180/120 needs an emergency treatment to prevent worst complications, including blindness and heart failure.
Up to seven BP measurements will be taken or the entire procedure will be repeated if results are disputed.
Proven Ways to Treat It
The best way to treat feline hypertension is definitely a trip to the natural veterinarian.
He or she recognises that treatment is just as important as diagnosis because it will include approaches to treat the underlying causes of hypertension and suggest changes on his diet.
Generally, the vet will design an appropriate diet that can address an underlying condition as well as meeting the special dietary and nutritional requirements of your pet. The vet will also devise an exercise or activity plan composed of aerobic activities, especially if your cat is obese. [Obesity is one of the most common causes of heart disease and hypertension among cats.]
The holistic vet will also teach you ways of changing his routine or environment. For one, your feline companion might need a calm and enriching environment if he's dealing with health challenges or is highly stressed due to major changes in his world.
Will he be given medications? Right now, there are no specific hypertension medicines for cats, although some vets would prescribe human medications. However, it might not be appropriate because human hypertension medicines are strong and can be challenging to dosage correctly for a cat.
Hypertensive cats can still live an active and happy life! Both you and a natural veterinarian can constantly monitor his condition, diet, physical activities and other risk factors that can be causing his hypertension.
Nevertheless, the best way to treat your hypertensive feline friend is to have him regularly checked and plan a treatment approach composed of a healthy diet, physical activities and herbal supplements.
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Let me just start off this write-up by saying that Nez Cruz captured this wedding in a way that could make any heart sing, sing, sing–yours included! Matt and Thea's gorgeous rustic fête is basically as lovely as they come, so you won't find it hard at all to satisfy your thirst for beautiful inspiration! Every frame is filled with love and every photo is worth dreaming over. Here's to a bright and sunny Tuesday, folks! Enjoy!
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7 Classic Green Bean Casserole Upgrades
Who doesn't love a mean green been casserole? Thanksgiving just wouldn't be the same without this throwback staple. It's a side dish that's nearly impossible to mess up, which probably lends to its ever-growing popularity.
Traditionally, green bean casserole is made simply with cream of mushroom soup, green beans, crispy onions and a small handful of spices making a scrumptious combo. Imagine switching it up a little for a whole new dish with chorizo, or by baking it up directly on some dinner rolls--the possibilities are endless!
Let's rock the boat a little this season and surprise our Thanksgiving guests with a twist on this classic dish. What do you say? Check out these 7 Classic Green Bean Casserole Upgrades.
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Rik Pieters winner of the 2019 CBSIG Consumer Behavior Research in Practice Award
The 2017 JCR paper by Rik Pieters together with Femke van Horen (a former Tilburg marketing PhD): "Out-of-category Brand imitation: product categorization determines copycat evaluation," has been selected as the winner of the 2019 CBSIG Consumer Behavior Research in Practice Award.
This AMA Consumer Behavior SIG (CBSIG) recognizes a scholarly research article that contributes significantly to marketing practice. The 2019 award is based on articles that appeared in a refereed journal, including but not limited to Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, and Journal of Consumer Psychology, in calendar year 2017.


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Monday, March 9, 2015
My first official weigh in...
I felt pressure. What if I didn't lose weight? What would that do to me mentally?
Good news is I lost weight.
I weighed in at 204 lbs. In my first week I lost 1.4 lbs. At first I was a little disappointed. I was hoping for a 3 - 5 lb weight loss. Or even a 2 lb weight loss. The more I thought about it I realized that 1.4lbs is not bad. If I factor in the weight loss with the gain of muscle it probably was a 2 - 3 lb weight loss.
The one thing I do know is that it's a true and hard fought 1.4 lbs. I worked for it and I earned it. What made me feel good was when I googled what does one pound of fat look like and it was a nice handful. When you see it in the raw form it's a lot more than you think a pound is in your mind.
Today is now the beginning of the next week on this journey and day number 9. I went for a run this afternoon. It's starting to warm up and other than having to dodge puddles on the sidewalks and get wet shoes it was good.
As I was running I was thinking, "I'm at 204 lbs, be happy. It wasn't long ago that you tipped out at 210.4 lbs. To be 6 lbs down from a 4 week ago high is great. Put it in perspective". Turns out that 210.4 lbs was on February 2nd.
I was right. At 210.4 lbs I was at the height of my discouragement. I didn't feel good mentally and I could barely put my pants on and do up the button. I'm not near where I want to be yet but I do know where I don't want to go ever again.
The day began with my listening to hypnosis tape. I'm on day 9 and every time I listen to it I hear something new. I'm actually paranoid that I NEED to listen to it as I don't want to mess anything up and get off my weight loss roll.
I also think that this week will be a very interesting week. If I'm going to lose more than 3 lbs in one week I think it's going to be this one.
Eating healthy has not been that difficult on this diet. It's been easier than I thought it would be. There is one snack that I absolutely love. It's an oldie but a goodie. Its' the closest thing to eating ice cream with out the calories and a hugely healthy snack.
It's plain yogurt with frozen blueberries.
You take the yogurt, put it in a bowl and pour in the frozen blueberries. Then mix it up.
The frozen berries then start to freeze the yogurt and it takes on an ice cream texture and the blueberries are sweet so it makes is taste sweet naturally. No sugar, no nothing.
So here I am, day 9 in the books. Down 1.4 lbs in one week and down exactly 4 lbs from February 22nd.
For fun I decided just to add up the weight gain and loss that I've had over the last 30 days it's been 13 lbs. That's down 2 pounds, up 2 pounds and up and down and the downs equal 13 lbs.
If I calculate the entire year I've probably lost 130 plus pounds if I use that formula. Just shows it can be done. The difference is being able to string those losses together in a row for a month.
Physically I'm feeling sore and I LOVE IT!!! Feeling like an athlete again. Can hardly walk because my calf hurt when I walk. I can run. Just can't walk. All from the Insanity workouts.
Run - 1:00 / 8.99 km
Posted by Bryan Payne at 9:27 PM
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We ARE in a parallel universe! I had a weigh in today with the same sad trombone feeling. Whomp whomp. You are right, you have to keep it in perspective. You feel great and really that is what matters! (I tried posting a comment and google made me sign in and out again so if you get two comments just take it as two thumbs up) LOL.ReplyDelete
I hear you K. Next week I hope we both have a great week of loss. Get the trumpet going. hahaReplyDelete
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Gov. Ricketts Honors Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing for Earning 13th U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Members of the 155th Air Refueling Wing stand at attention as they are addressed by Major General Daryl Bohac
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts congratulated the men and women of the Nebraska Air National Guard's Lincoln-based 155th Air Refueling Wing on a prestigious award the unit earned. The 155th recently achieved the U.S. Air Force's prestigious Outstanding Unit Award following a two-year period of intense deployments, record-setting flying, a successful air show, and numerous other support missions.
"This team of dedicated men and women have proven once again the Nebraska Air National Guard continues to be the premier unit of the Air National Guard," said Governor Ricketts. "The men and women composing the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing are shining examples of what it means to be a Nebraskan. Traits such as hard work, helping your neighbors, and making sacrifices are present in every citizen of our great state, and doubly so in the men and women of our Nebraska National Guard."
This marks the 13th such award for the Nebraska Air National Guard's largest unit in its 71-year history. More than 860 Airmen are assigned to 155th Air Refueling Wing in a variety of different occupational positions, all of whom contributed to the award.
The U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force to numbered units that have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service or outstanding achievement that clearly sets the unit above and apart from similar units. Criteria include:
- Performance of exceptionally meritorious service.
- Accomplishment of a specific outstanding achievement of national or international significance.
- Combat operations against an armed enemy of the United States.
- Military operations involving conflict with or exposure to hostile actions by an opposing foreign force.
The current award covers the period of Sept. 1, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2016.
"This latest achievement is part of an amazing legacy of sustained excellence by the members of the 155th Air Refueling Wing that extends back nearly 50 years and through multiple flying missions," said Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac. "The excellent work that our Nebraska Airmen have done over the years is exemplified by their continuing accident-free flying record, their commitment to their state and national missions, and their belief in the value of giving back to their fellow citizens. It is a demonstration of their commitment to excellence and duty before self."
"This 13th U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award helps validate what we have long known: that the men and women of our 155th Air Refueling Wing are among the best our nation has to offer," he added.
The statistics accumulated by the 155th ARW during the award period include:
- Flew 2,276 sorties for a record 10,946 hours while offloading 2,999,204 gallons of fuel in support of U.S. and Coalition aircraft conducting both operational and training missions.
- Continued its legacy of Class A/B mishap-free flying – 142,000-plus hours since 1977.
- Served as the lead/host U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker unit during the nation-wide modernization and upgrade of the KC-135s' avionics systems.
- Conducted 10 separate deployment rotations involving 512 Airmen to locations around the globe, including the U.S. Central Command area of operations.
- Partnered with local and state entities to successfully conduct a major open house and air show in 2016 that attracted more than 250,000 spectators.
- Supported numerous other community outreach events to include the annual Lincoln Marathon, Cornhusker State Games, Skills USA competitions, Lincoln Public School Science Fair and more than 30 events in local schools and colleges.
- Maintained an overall personnel strength of more than 100 percent through concentrated recruiting and retention efforts.
- Underwent frequent major inspections that resulted in numerous laudatory results.
The 155th Air Refueling Wing will be officially presented with its 13th U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award during a ceremony to be conducted at a future date.


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Paul George signs multi-year extension with Pacers
The Pacers' Paul George, who the Heat's LeBron James said will be a "great one," signed a max contract extension with Indiana on Wednesday. (Issac Baldizon/Getty Images)
As expected, the Indiana Pacers officially inked swingman Paul George to a multi-year extension Wednesday, according to NBA.com.
Terms of the deal were not immediately available per team policy, but according to multiple media reports, including ones from NBC Sports and ESPN, the deal is a five-year max contract believed to be in the ballpark of $80 million, not including an approximate $10 million in incentivized bonuses should he make an All-NBA Team again. That extra money from the "Rose rule" could also kick in if George is named MVP next season.
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The 23-year-old became a first-time All-Star last season and was named the league's Most Improved Player of the Year, averaging 17.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals in 79 games for the Pacers. George, who faced off against the Miami Heat's LeBron James, was called a "great one" by James during their matchup in the Eastern Conference Finals last season. After Game 2, which the Pacers won by four points, James and George exchanged handshakes after the game with James reportedly telling the young player, "I got you back, young fella."
George, selected 10th overall in the 2010 draft, said at a press conference Wednesday he is "blessed" to be in this position:
"I want to thank the Pacers for believing in me when they drafted me. To continue my career with the Pacers was a very easy decision. We have great ownership, a great front office, great fans and I'm blessed with great coaches and great teammates. I use great a lot because that is what this franchise is and I'm hopeful we can be part of great things in the future."
He added that remaining in Indiana was a "no brainer" and that he looks forward to the pressure that comes with signing the extension.
Larry Bird, the Pacers' president of basketball operations, also spoke at the press conference, calling George the model of what a professional athlete should be:
"Paul represents not only what our team and franchise is about, but what a professional athlete should be. He strives every day to be the best he can be, as a player, as a teammate, as a person and as a representative of this franchise."
George now joins the Washington Wizards' John Wall as the second player from the '10 draft class to sign a max extension.
He will remain in Indiana with up-and-coming center Roy Hibbert, who inked a four-year, $58 million deal with the Pacers last year, and veteran forward David West, who re-signed with the Pacers this summer for three years and $36 million.
Danny Granger, once believed to be the cornerstone of the franchise before missing most of last season because of knee injuries, is expected to return to the Pacers next season. Sharpshooter Chris Copeland, who played for the New York Knicks last season, also joins the core of players in Indiana who will look to make a repeat trip to the Eastern Conference Finals under head coach Frank Vogel.
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Mobility after the car era
The strong growth in car traffic witnessed during the last half century will soon come to an end in the Western world. Around 2050 we will travel more kilometres in airplanes than in cars. And the new wave of urbanization we 're in, will give a boost to cycling and urban mass transit. In addition to these changes, policy makers need a new compass: accessibility resulting both from short distances and from travel speed. We need a new way of thinking about mobility and its economic and social benefits. In my book 'New Mobility – Beyond the car era', I develop a new narrative, starting from the driving forces behind our mobility.
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Efforts to achieve sustainable mobility saw many illusions and only few successes. Fortunately, the successes were large. In shorthand: policies to force the use of cleaner vehicles and energy, have… Read More
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This is the million-dollar question for many advocates of sustainable mobility. T&E - European Federation for Transport & Environment - invited me to present my insights and discuss these during… Read More
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Global health is an area of study, research and practice that aims to promote the improvement of health of people around the world. It includes the traditional areas of medicine and public health, and now crosses disciplines, engaging researchers in fields as diverse as economics, sociology, management, international development and engineering.
At U of T, the Faculty of Medicine is forging partnerships with other disciplines – and with universities in developing countries. For example, the department of psychiatry has partnered with Addis Ababa University to create Ethiopia's first psychiatry residency program – raising the number of psychiatrists in Ethiopia, a nation of 90 million, from 11 in 2003 to 41 today.
Global health has its own value in improving the lives of people in other countries. But in today's global economy, the repercussions spread far beyond national borders. Healthier, more stable societies become better business partners, says epidemiologist Prabhat Jha. "Canadian businesses won't get excited about working in countries where there are risks like malaria. Who'd want to go there?" Moreover, Canada, and especially Canadian universities, have a tradition of creating connections with other cultures – and long-term relationships with healthy societies can only improve collaborations that benefit both places, opening two-way doors for students and researchers. "If you think about global markets, it just makes sense for Canada to invest in global health because it improves our prospects," Jha says.
While once focused on epidemics such as smallpox (successfully eradicated since 1979), global health now looks to larger issues such as health equity. That includes improving outcomes for people everywhere, including our own country, says Dr. Catharine Whiteside, dean of U of T's Faculty of Medicine and vice-provost, relations with health care institutions. "We don't separate issues of inequity in certain groups in Canada, such as aboriginal populations or people in lower socio-economic environments, from groups in developing countries," she says. "Many of the social determinants are very similar. By addressing those we can transform health care, whether for an elderly Canadian in the inner city or for a mother of several children in Kenya."
U of T is planning to create an Institute for Global Health Equity and Innovation, which, in addition to medicine and public health, will encompass disciplines such as management, global affairs, engineering and bioethics. Whiteside also hopes to enable the Dalla Lana School of Public Health to hold at least two more endowed chairs in health equity, as well as increase the numbers of global health scholars and fellowships.
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Grachev scores third goal of pre-season in Blues' 3-2 win over Avalanche
DENVER - Evgeny Grachev is off to an impressive start with the St. Louis Blues.
Grachev scored his third goal in four pre-season games, and Adam Cracknell and David Backes added scores to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
"He's finding a way to be effective, not only on the score sheet, but in a number of different areas, decisions on the ice with the puck, his defensive play," Blues coach Davis Payne said. "He's come here to make a statement to our organization after picking him up in a trade this summer and he's doing a very good job of it."
Grachev, a 21-year-old Russian who was acquired from the New York Rangers in exchange for a third-round draft pick, scored at 8:06 of the first period.
Jamie Langenbrunner backhanded a pass from behind the net to Grachev, who was waiting on the doorstep and poked the puck past goalie Semyon Varlamov.
The Blues added another goal at 5:02 of the third when Cracknell wristed a shot from the centre of the right circle past Varlamov. It was the second goal of the pre-season for Cracknell, who also had the tie-breaking score in St. Louis' 4-3 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday.
The Blues got an empty-netter from Backes with just over 58 seconds remaining on a shot from the blue line following a Colorado turnover by Peter Mueller, who was playing in his first game in a year.
He missed all of last season after suffering a head blow in an exhibition game that brought on another concussion. Mueller also missed the final weeks of the previous season after incurring the initial concussion when he smashed into the boards in a game against San Jose on April 4, 2010.
Avalanche coach Joe Sacco shrugged off Mueller's mistake late in the game, saying he was encouraged by Mueller's overall play and the fact that he was on the ice mixing it up in a game.
"I thought he's coming along," Sacco said. "His game is progressing and heading in the right direction. Once he gets up to speed with his conditioning and his timing, I think he'll be fine."
Sacco added of Mueller, "He's competitive. I want to get him in situations again where he gets used to being out there when there is a minute left and we're down a goal, because he's a guy that's going to be out there when we're in those types of games."
Sacco also said after the game that right wing Brandon Yip suffered a broken forearm when he blocked a shot early in the third period. There was no immediate word on how long Yip would be out.
In addition, the Avalanche said that defenceman Jan Hejda would miss two to four weeks because of a knee injury suffered in an intrasquad game last week.
Paul Stastny scored for the Avalanche from up close 13 seconds later, but it wasn't enough and the Avalanche fell to 0-2 in exhibition play. St. Louis improved to 3-1.
The Avalanche were trailing 2-0 at 12:48 of the third period when rookie Tyson Barie ended Jake Allen's shutout bid with a shot from the top of the left circle that went under the goalie's right leg as he dropped to the ice. Barie also scored a goal in the Avalanche's pre-season opener, a 5-2 loss in Dallas on Thursday night.
Allen made 23 saves and Varlamov had 22.
Cody McLeod of the Avalanche and the Blues' Ryan Reaves each served a five-minute major for fighting after dropping their gloves at centre ice and pummelling each other with just over 11 seconds remaining in the second period.
Chris Stewart, who starred with Colorado before being sent to St. Louis in a mid-season trade last season, did not play.


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Each year the American Library Association compiles a list of books targeted with removal or restrictions in libraries and schools across the county. The ALA says, "Banned Book Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read".
Below is the list of the most challenged book of 2014. How many have you read?
The Top Ten Most Challenged Books in 2014:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.
Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane's child's-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.
(Reasons: Gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint. Additional reasons: "politically, racially, and socially offensive," "graphic depictions.")
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
This tender tale of two male penguins raising a baby penguin together is based on actual occurrences at the Central Park Zoo in New York City. Of all the penguins around, Roy and Silo choose each other and spend all their time together: swimming, walking, and singing. They even make a nest with stones for eggs, and carefully tend to it, though nothing ever hatches. A watchful zookeeper places an abandoned egg in their nest, and the two joyfully hatch and raise Tango, their very own chick.
Illustrated with delicate watercolors, this touching story focuses on the wonderful diversity that can make up a family.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye, published in 1970, is the first novel written by Toni Morrison, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature. It is the story of eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove — a black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others — who prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment.
It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
Ages 10 and up. — When young people have questions about sex, real answers can be hard to find. Providing accurate, unbiased answers to nearly every conceivable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, It's Perfectly Normal offers young people the real information they need now more than ever to make responsible decisions and to stay healthy.
Frankly written with nicely done cartoon-like illustrations. Plus there is a bird and a bee who have side dialogue that is delightful.
Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Written by Eisner Award-winning "Best Writer" Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, The Private Eye) and drawn by Harvey Award-winning "Best Artist" Fiona Staples (Mystery Society, North 40) Saga is the story of Hazel, a child born to star-crossed parents from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war. Now, Hazel's fugitive family must risk everything to find a peaceful future in a harsh universe that values destruction over creation.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
This powerful first novel tells a story of fierce cruelty and fierce yet redeeming love. Both transform the life of Amir, the privileged young narrator, who comes of age during the last peaceful days of the monarchy, just before his country's revolution and its invasion by Russian forces. But political events, even as dramatic as the ones that are presented in The Kite Runner, are only a part of this story. Hosseini gives us a vivid and engaging story that reminds us how long his people have been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence, forces that continue to threaten them even today.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Standing on the fringes of life…offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower.This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.
A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard
In the summer of 1991 I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother who loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen. — For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse. — For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible situation.
On August 26, 2009, I took my name back. My name is Jaycee Lee Dugard. I don't think of myself as a victim. I survived.
A Stolen Life is my story — in my own words, in my own way, exactly as I remember it.
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The younger readers out there may not remember how much of a box office powerhouse Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan once were. What started as playful chemistry in "Joe Versus The Volanco," erupted into a pair of romantic comedy classics, "Sleepless In Seattle" and "You've Got Mail." Now, sixteen years after they traded emails on the big screen, Hanks and Ryan are back together again, though not quite in the capacity you might expect.
Tom Hanks is set to produce "Ithaca," the directorial debut of Meg Ryan. Based on the novel "The Human Comedy" by William Saroyan, and adapted by Erik Jendresen ("Band of Brothers"), the film tells the story of 14-year-old Homer Macauley, who is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has ever seen. His older brother has gone to war leaving Homer to look after his widowed mother, his older sister and his 4-year-old brother, Ulysses. And so it is that as spring turns to summer, 1942, Homer Macauley delivers messages of love, hope, pain and death to the good people of Ithaca. And Homer Macauley will grapple with one message that will change him forever – from a boy into a man.
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We are deeply saddened at the indiscriminate killing of 18 adivasis in Kottaguda Panchayat of Bijapur district as part of the security force's combing operations. Even if they were attending a Maoist meeting, the CRPF should not have opened fire so carelessly knowing that villagers were present, and sexual assault is certainly not part of any 'encounter'. Avoiding loss of civilian lives should be the highest priority for both sides.
Instead of heeding the Supreme Court's directions, the Chhattisgarh and Central Governments have consciously chosen to step up paramilitary operations, retain SPOs under the new name of Armed Auxiliary Force, and have continued to violate human rights on a large scale. Even the CBI enquiry into the attack on Tadmetla and 2 other villages which the Court had directed should be completed within six weeks of the July 5 2011 order has been stalled by the state government, with the SPOs' attacking the CBI itself. We reiterate the urgent need for the government to call off its combing operation and initiate peace talks, and for the Maoists to respond. We also reiterate the need for a judicial enquiry into this and all previous killings of adivasis from 2005.
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Zammad 2.2.0 & 2.1.1
· We are pleased to announce the release of Zammad 2.2. On this occasion we would like to draw your attention to new Zammad trainings at the Linuxhotel (in German and English - see public trainings).
· We are pleased to announce the release of Zammad 2.2. On this occasion we would like to draw your attention to new Zammad trainings at the Linuxhotel (in German and English - see public trainings).
Now for the release. In addition to the bugfix release Zammad 2.1.1 we also release the new Zammad 2.2.0 with the following major improvements.
i-doit is a highly flexible web application for the documentation of complex IT infrastructures (also often called CMDB, which comes from ITIL).
If you want to link your objects in i-doit with tickets in Zammad, you can now use the i-doit integration.
The integration makes it possible to manage objects in i-doit with an additional sidebar when creating or editing tickets.
Furthermore, when you integrate a monitoring system (e. g. Nagios, icinga or Check_MK), the affected objects (if the relationship exists via i-doit) are also displayed directly. This has the advantage that even in i-doit the ticket history for the failures of an object is visible.
As usual, the integration can be done easily via the Zammad admin interface.
Often the entire email (incl. attachments) of a customer must be forwarded to a third party (who does not use Zammad, e. g. a supplier).
This is now supported by Zammad without the hassle of downloading and uploading attachments. In addition to the familiar "Reply" and "Reply to all" functions, "Forward" is now also available.
PS: Attachments are now also included when sharing tickets.
The training is aimed at administrators who would like to run Zammad and project managers who would like to introduce Zammad. We turn you into a professional regarding installation, configuration, use of power features (text building blocks, macros, etc.), integration of channels such as Twitter, Facebook, email, chat and email forms. We also familiarize you with the possibilities of user/rights management, backup and restore, scaling and high availability.
More at: https://www.linuxhotel.de/kurs/zammad-agent/ (de)
The training is aimed at service and support members who will learn how to work efficiently with Zammad in their daily work. We make your agents fit for the daily work with Zammad.
More at: https://www.linuxhotel.de/kurs/zammad-agent/ (de)
Mailsploit is a vulnerability in different email clients, which makes it possible that a sender can be forged. Vulnerable clients only provide the forged sender.
Zammad is not affected by this gap.
All improvements can be found in the changelog.
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Information about upgrading a Zammad installation can be found here:
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This is the point in the legislative cycle when the reality of the misery of the legislative session starts to kick in, and rumors begin to circulate about who may and may not return. Pitts has said that he intends to run again, but he could face a tough reelection campaign if the talk that Mark Stiles may run has any validity. If Pitts retires, a likely candidate to replace him as chairman of Appropriations would be John Otto. Other possible departures are BFFs Solomons and Pickett. Weber is gearing up to run for Congress. Weber and Congress … yeah, that's a perfect fit. Kelly Hancock is running for the Fort Worth state Senate seat and will be favored to win. Larry Taylor is mulling a race for Mike Jackson's Senate seat, if Jackson goes to Congress. The departure of Hancock and Taylor would remove two of the likeliest threats to Straus's reelection. Hancock was probably the greater threat, because he was effectively the policy coordinator for the Republican caucus. If Taylor runs for senator, there will be a power vacuum in the Republican caucus. One possible candidate to fill the void is Jimmy Don Aycock. Myra Crownover, the current vice-chair, is another possibility, although the caucus rules do not provide that the vice-chair automatically moves up. Then it will be up to Straus how he wants to manage the caucus. There are three choices: (1) Keep the caucus weak, as Laney did; (2) Control the caucus, as Craddick did; (3) Let the caucus run wild, as Straus did — and the result was ugly.
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