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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Closer scrutiny of radiation left over from the creation of the universe shows the Big Bang took place about 13.8 billion years ago, 100 million years earlier than previous estimates, scientists said on Thursday.
The findings are among the first results from analysis of data collected by the European Space Agency's Planck spacecraft, which is providing the most detailed look to date at the remnant microwave radiation that permeates the universe.
This relic radiation was first detected in 1964 and later mapped by two NASA spacecraft - COBE, launched in 1989, and WMAP, which followed two years later. With even greater sensitivity, Planck has picked out details of tiny temperature variations in the so-called cosmic microwave background.
The fluctuations, which differ by only about 100-millionths of a degree, correspond to slightly more dense regions of space, places that later gave rise to the stars and galaxies that fill the universe.
"It's as if we've gone from a standard television to a high-definition television. New and important details have become crystal clear," Paul Hertz, NASA's director of astrophysics, told reporters on a conference call.
Overall, the new data fits well with existing models of how the universe evolved, but it presents some new puzzles as well.
"The variations from place to place in the map that Planck has made tell us new things about what happened just 10 nano-nano-nano-nano seconds after the Big Bang when the universe expanded by 100 trillion, trillion times," said Charles Lawrence, Planck project scientist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
"We can see the subtle effects of gravitational pulls from literally everything in the universe."
Compared to the previous best measurements, the universe is a little older and, surprisingly, is expanding a little more slowly than currently accepted standards.
Plank's data also shows that ordinary matter - the stuff that makes up stars, galaxies, planets and everything visible - accounts for a relatively tiny 4.9 percent of the universe.
Dark matter, which does not interact with light but can be detected by its gravitational pull, comprises 26.8 percent of the universe, nearly one-fifth more than previous estimates.
The rest of the universe is dark energy, a mysterious and recently discovered force that defies gravity and is responsible for speeding up the universe's rate of expansion. New results from Planck show dark energy accounting for 69 percent of the universe, slightly less than previously estimated.
The research is the fruit of Planck's first 15 months on orbit. Additional information, including details of how the universe's early light was polarized, are expected next year.
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Single lane traffic finally began moving on the Coquihalla Highway, just south of Kamloops, B.C., shortly after 5 a.m., nearly 11 hours after a major chain reaction crash shut down the northbound lanes of the route.
RCMP say the crash occurred just before 6:30 Wednesday night when a tour bus hit a jackknifed transport truck, and another semi-trailer and at least two cars rammed the wreckage.
But witness Guillaume Allard says the incident actually began when the first big rig clipped an SUV, and the semi driver was out of his truck and talking with the other driver when he was hit by the northbound bus.
Allard says a logging truck then slammed into the back of the bus, carrying that vehicle and the truck driver at least 15 metres down the very slushy and icy highway.
Allard believes the truck driver suffered at least a broken leg but RCMP say all other injuries — including those among the estimated 35 seniors aboard the tour bus — were minor, although B.C. Ambulance reports 22 people were treated at the scene and five have critical injuries.
Mounties say further details about the collision are expected to be released later today. (CHNL)

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Around the World in 80 Hats
Around the World in 80 Hats infographic from Venere is a quick culture trip around the world with a little help from a fashionable article of clothing, hats.
All cultures of the world use the clothes they wear to define how they live, work, and respect their history. From the first world to the third world, hat styles especially have become important iconic markers of cultural dress. This infographic looks at 80 culturally significant hats from all corners of the earth, showing just how wonderfully diverse and interesting humanity can be.
A story like this depends on the visuals. You have to see the hats to understand the history and connection to each country. The footer should include the URL to the infographic landing page in text so readers can find the original when other sites post the infographic without the link.
Thanks to Thomas for sending in the link!


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OKLAHOMA CITY – Two EMBARK crosstown bus routes began operating until midnight on January 26 as part of an initiative to improve public transit service. Crosstown route 23N runs east/west along NE/NW 23rd Street and route 011 runs east and west along SW 29th Street. The buses run every 25-30 minutes until 7 p.m. and hourly until midnight Monday through Friday.
In the first two months of service the two night routes have provided over 5,000 trips.
For Andre Small, night service means he can ride the bus to and from his home near 23rd Street and the Bricktown restaurant where he works. "I would take the bus to work in the late afternoon, but then I'd have to walk home when my shift ended at 11 p.m. - about four miles," says Small. "Walking home, carrying all my tips in cash late at night didn't feel safe. Bus service until midnight is a lifesaver."
Others riders taking the Nightshift buses have similar stories; getting to work, going to see a friend and picking up necessities from the grocery store. For most people, the day doesn't end at 7 p.m.
"Working the night shift at Chesapeake Arena used to mean walking nearly five miles before I even started my workday," adds Levon Ingersoll. "That walk really took a toll on me. I was exhausted before I even started work. Now that the bus runs later, I have time and energy to get food and run errands before work, so I can relax when I get home."
"It's great knowing that I'm helping people get to work and school," says operator Ed Newsome. "I'm working later so that my riders can too – I'm proud that I'm helping them get to where they need to go."
Night service is possible because the City Council and the EMBARK Board recognize public transportation as a priority and provided $420,000 in additional funding to operate until midnight on two routes. Before, the last stops were between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
"Night service is our next step in creating a transit system that works for everyone. It was highly requested by our riders and recommended by our consultants as a key service enhancement," notes Jason Ferbrache, EMBARK Administrator. "While we're only about eight weeks into it, we're seeing good results and I anticipate ridership to continue to grow."
The increased frequency and evening services are the continuation of service enhancements identified in a study conducted by an international transportation planning firm Nelson\Nygaard hired by the City of Oklahoma City and the EMBARK Board of Trustees to review and make recommendations for improving the public transit system.
In late April 2014, EMBARK launched the first phase of changes that included increased frequency of bus routes, reduced passenger wait time, reduced passenger travel time and routes that better match demand. Since the launch, ridership has increased 8%.
EMBARK is also making technology improvements which include a mobile trip planner, SMS real-time bus arrival info, and on-board Wi-Fi. Bus stop improvements are also underway and include new, more robust stop signage and the addition of 31 bus shelters.
About EMBARK
To learn more about EMBARK and view bus schedules and routes, visit www.embarkok.com or call (405) 235-RIDE (7433) for personal assistance from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. To learn more about carpooling or to be matched with someone in your area, visit www.getaroundok.com.
Media Contact: Michael Scroggins | 405.297.2107 | email


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"Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever." – Will Self
Our decision to become minimalist was intentional. It was based on the realization that our possessions were distracting us from things in life that were more important. Our possessions were stealing too much of our money, time, energy, and focus. And as a result, we decided to get rid of everything we didn't need or love to focus on our greatest passions.
On the other hand, this on-line journal of our journey into minimalism was not intentional. Originally, the Becoming Minimalist website began as simply a humble means to inform our extended family of our goals. But somewhere along the way, it became an important piece in helping us achieve them.
Since then, I have used the discipline of keeping a journal to assist me in the pursuit of other life goals as well. And I have come to clearly recognize and appreciate its importance.
Benefits of Keeping a Journal
Consider these 8 ways keeping a journal can help us reach our goals:
1. Keeping a journal requires us to write out our goals. The importance of committing our desires to paper cannot be overstated. It is a simple process, but it pays great dividends. Writing out our goals provides the opportunity to articulate them clearly and makes their achievement appear closer.
2. A journal serves as a permanent record of our progress. Success can be quickly forgotten. And when it is, it becomes easy to get frustrated with our pursuit. As with any pursuit, there are times we may feel like we have not accomplished anything despite all the invested effort and energy. During those moments, it is helpful to look back and be reminded of our past successes.
3. Writing requires us to think through the why's and the how's. When we sit down behind a blank computer screen or sheet of paper and begin to write out what we accomplished during the day, we are forced to think through our process on a deeper level. The discipline forces us to answer the difficult questions of "why," "how," or "why not?" The answers to these questions are not just helpful as we move forward to repeat successes and avoid mistakes, they can be therapeutic as well.
4. A journal proves we have solved problems in the past. Whether we are chasing a physical goal (26.2 miles), a career goal (start my own business), or a personal goal (become a better father), not every step in our pursuit is going to be easy… goals worth pursuing never are. At some point, we will be required to overcome adversity. But we will. And the next time we face it, we'll find motivation and strength in our written record of overcoming it in the past.
5. Keeping a journal naturally reminds us to articulate next steps. It is difficult to look back without also looking forward. As a result, when we journal, we naturally begin to look forward. And the next step becomes easier to see.
6. Writing reminds us to think beyond the obvious. Always looking for "material to journal" has caused me to see the value of simplicity and minimalism in areas I would not normally have seen it ― whether it be an article in the newspaper, an advertisement on television, or a conversation with a friend. Likewise, writing causes us to become more intentional in any pursuit ― and to find inspiration beyond the obvious places right in front of us.
7. Even a private journal provides accountability. As we script our journey, we find accountability ― not to the written word, but to ourselves. Our past success and perseverance compels us forward. We can see how far we've come, how much we have left to accomplish, and why giving up would be foolish.
8. A written account allows our story to inspire others. Our journal is our story. It is our account of moving from Point A to Point B. And rightly shared, it can inspire others to do the same.
Getting Started.
• Find a form that is comfortable for you. A journal should work for you ― not the other way around. You may feel most comfortable with a notebook, a computer processor, a website, or an on-line writing app. Find a form that fits your personality and lifestyle. And embrace it.
• Commit to writing every day. The intention of sitting to write every day will compel your mind to manufacture and recognize progress. It is a bold plan. And you'll likely miss days. But don't let that stop you. Commit again to write the next day.
• Care more about substance and less about style. Write for yourself, not for others. As you do, write with the truest goal of putting onto paper your thoughts and action. Don't worry about spelling and grammar if those things tend to bog you down. Your goal is not to get an "A." Your goal is to articulate progress.
• Don't be motivated by length. There are some days where you'll be motivated to write much. Others days, only a little.
• Recognize our need. You story is important and is meant to be shared. It may be unique to you, but we desperately need to read it. Make sure we can.
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Each week we post a round-up of some of our most exciting national and international PUP book coverage. Reviews, interviews, events, articles–this is the spot for coverage of all things "PUP books" that took place in the last week. Enjoy!
With George Washington's birthday approaching, it seems fitting that we start off this week with a look at good ol' G.W. We depend on George Washington every day — on the front of the dollar, of course. For PUP author Eswar Prasad, it is all about the dollar. The U.S. dollar's dominance seems under threat. The near collapse of the U.S. financial system in 2008-2009, political paralysis that has blocked effective policymaking, and emerging competitors such as the Chinese renminbi have heightened speculation about the dollar's looming displacement as the main reserve currency. Yet, as The Dollar Trap powerfully argues, the financial crisis, a dysfunctional international monetary system, and U.S. policies have paradoxically strengthened the dollar's importance. This week, the New York Times ran a review of The Dollar Trap in the Sunday Business section. Want to preview the book? You can view the preface and Chapter One. Professor Prasad is also included in this week's edition of BBC World Service Business Matters.
The Shanghai Daily's Wan Lixin reviewed Essays and Reviews, saying of the book:
[A] stimulating read for anyone who cares about the condition of the world. With characteristic clarity, insight, and humor, the author tackles a wide range of topics as diverse as philosophy, religion, science, the humanities, and pornography.
"Start spreading the news…" We reading today. We know you'd like to be a part of it — our new book on old New York. We're channeling our inner Sinatra as we present our next book in this week's News of the World: The New York Nobody Knows.
As a kid growing up in Manhattan, William Helmreich played a game with his father they called "Last Stop." They would pick a subway line and ride it to its final destination, and explore the neighborhood there. Decades later, Helmreich teaches university courses about New York, and his love for exploring the city is as strong as ever. Putting his feet to the test, he decided that the only way to truly understand New York was to walk virtually every block of all five boroughs–an astonishing 6,000 miles. His epic journey lasted four years and took him to every corner of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Helmreich spoke with hundreds of New Yorkers from every part of the globe and from every walk of life, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former mayors Rudolph Giuliani, David Dinkins, and Edward Koch. Their stories and his are the subject of this captivating and highly original book.
Professor Helmreich wrote an op-ed for the Daily News this week. The piece, entitled "I was on your block; here's what I learned," addresses what he sees as the "often underappreciated norm" of New York City's tolerance for differences. He writes:
How is it, I wondered, that immigrants from more than 100 countries speaking more than 170 languages can coexist in relative peace and harmony, while European cities like Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam have far greater difficulty integrating their racial, ethnic and religious groups?
New this week, Professor Stent sits down with PBS Newshour and the Economist to discuss her views of the tense relationship between the U.S. and Russia as well as her personal interactions with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Check out these two videos:


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Bundled Up
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Beautiful and stylish outfit! Well done :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful november outfit!!! I love those boots and your hair is sooo nice...hm! Greetings from cold Germany, Silvi fashion-beauty-zone.blogspot.deReplyDelete
Great outfit, you look fantastic!ReplyDelete
Happy Monday ♥
Great outfit!! Love the boots :)ReplyDelete
Looking adorable! Love the golden accents on that jacket :)ReplyDelete
You look great! I adore your bright red scarf!! :)ReplyDelete
Following on Instagram now. ;)
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- AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 1:10 AM
This outfit reminds me of cape cod. I went there last summer and wore similar layer outfits like this.ReplyDelete
Love the pop of red the scarf lends to the outfit!ReplyDelete
Happy Monday Hun xoxo
OH I absolutely love this outfit Anna! Fabulous!ReplyDelete
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Wonderful outfit! love the navy and red on you! xxReplyDelete
Omg, Anna, this is one of my favorite outfits. The scarf and boos are sooooooo cute. You look like a little snow bunny. xoxoReplyDelete
- PriscillaNovember 5, 2012 at 1:31 AM
Those boots are everything. You always find the best locations. You look gorg.ReplyDelete
Anna, you look lovely. Very American chic. I feel the same way about turtle necks. I own seven. lol. I hope you had a wonderful weekend.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for dropping by my blog!ReplyDelete
And once again you have outdone yourself!
May I PLEASE have your wardrobe! ;)
Obsessed with this ensemble, Anna. You look FAB FAB FAB!!!ReplyDelete
Such a great outfit, the turtlenecks are back!! Love the boots.ReplyDelete
I need to get these boots and that cross body bag. Where is it from?ReplyDelete
What a cute, cozy outfit!! I saw the jacket in J.Crew and was SO tempted to buy it... These photos only make me want it more!! I think I might have to add it to my Fall wardrobe :)ReplyDelete
I like your boots. Cute outfit, you look like a doll!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 1:46 AM
Love how you have the red scarf to make the outfit pop. Super cutes shoes. Great blog! xxReplyDelete
Great photos! I Love the combination with the scarf!ReplyDelete
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What a lovely outfit! The scarf really completes the look for me! You look fabulously well put together and effortlessly chic always.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for commenting on my blog! I am an avid follower of your blog and I must admit I gave a little happy squeal to see you had commented!
Love this look!ReplyDelete
Great look as usual :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful outfit. Love the color combination.ReplyDelete
wish you a lovely day
xo, Petra
Love it!!!! The bright red scarf really gives it that extra touch. Adore your boots hun!ReplyDelete
great outfit!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous shots! <3ReplyDelete
Absolutely love it all! Such a cute casual style! Love the red scarf!ReplyDelete
you can make even the most boring thing look fabulous!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 3:40 AM
What a beautiful and comfy outfit!ReplyDelete
And I'm crazy about your boots!
very cute, love the pop of red.ReplyDelete
You look beautiful! I adore your hair!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 4:03 AM
Love this look! Pretty bootsReplyDelete
Great outfit. Love the casual chic look. I also turn to turtle-necks when it gets cooler and look for ways to style them. I look forward to seeing how you style yours.ReplyDelete
Beautiful post!!!You are so pretty. Today in my blog "No todo es Inditex" I hope you visit me. Kiss from AndalucíaReplyDelete
Great look, love those boots! :)ReplyDelete
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xo, Christina
Great look!ReplyDelete
You look so adorable!ReplyDelete
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I totally get the turtleneck obsession and you may have just stirred mine up AGAIN! You look so cozy and ready for a fall road trip!ReplyDelete
These boots are gorgeous! I just love the colour.ReplyDelete
Adorable! I love the scarf/shirt combo. xReplyDelete
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I love this bundled look and how you make a turtle neck look stylish! Cute scarf too. Would love your thoughts on my latest post!ReplyDelete
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I used to love in turtlenecks, too. You look great :)ReplyDelete
Such a great fall look!! You look stunning as always!ReplyDelete
I am re-discovering turtlenecks as well!!
Always such a great piece to layer with! I love it!
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so pretty! love the navy and red together! xoxoReplyDelete
Such a cute casual look! Love those boots on you.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 6:48 AM
Love the colors, and of course the turtleneck because it's striped! :)ReplyDelete
Love the layers lady. Looking fabulous as always! xoReplyDelete
I never thought I would like turtle necks again, but I love this one with the loose fabric around the neck. I remember seeing Miranda Kerr with a black and white stripped turtle neck with black skinnies and I absolutely loved it. I love your outfit paired with the jeans and orange scarf. It's a great autumn outfit!ReplyDelete
I love this look.ReplyDelete
This is one of my favorite color schemes! And you have a perfect balance of color and pattern, love it!ReplyDelete
gorgeous look!ReplyDelete
Thanks you for your lovely comment ! I love the combo looks very nautica with stripes , xoxoReplyDelete
see u around, xoxo
You remind me of someone, I can't remember... Maybe later!ReplyDelete
You look amazing, Anna. I love love love this outfit and the stripe turtleneck adds a great touch. Lovely!ReplyDelete
As usual, I want everything on you. Can I please raid your closet? lol. I just got a pair of boots like this and need to try and recreate this. Thanks for sharing, girl. xoxoReplyDelete
I love the way you styled that cute striped turtleneck--you made it seem anything but basic. I only have one turtleneck (in basic black!) in my closet, but you're making me want to add a striped one!ReplyDelete
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- StacycooksNovember 5, 2012 at 7:43 AM
Pretty! Love the stripes & pop of red.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 7:59 AM
Love the bootsReplyDelete
I'm a huge fan of turtlenecks, esp. in black or stripes too. You look pretty here!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Love the bootsReplyDelete
Absolutely gorgeous, I am wearing a red scarf today too!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 8:26 AM
Cute outfit!!! Love it.ReplyDelete
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Love a goot turtleneck especially if it is striped! http://fabricandfrosting.blogspot.com -HeidiReplyDelete
Normally I shy away from turtlenecks, but I might have to give them another try- this looks GREAT on you! Loving the layers, and those boots!!ReplyDelete
i love this outfit. it's so casual and chic at the same time. those boots are beautiful!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 9:23 AM
This look is adorable on you - and I secretly love turtlenecks, too. I almost bought one at J.Crew yesterday and now I'm sad I didn't!ReplyDelete
So cute! Looks so comfy yet chic! :)ReplyDelete
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so turtlenecks are not my favorite, but i find myself totally loving the one you have one. i mean, how can anyone say no to stripes? loving the whole outfit too!ReplyDelete
That is so funny you bring up turtlenecks, a while back from H&M I bought my first turtleneck ever! I always steered away from them because my mom used to wear them all time time and they looked so constricting to me! Now she doesn't, but they can be really cute. You look great in the stripes and pops of color.ReplyDelete
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You look so pretty! I love all the layers and those boots are gorgeous :)ReplyDelete
Never seen a turtleneck look so fab!ReplyDelete
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If you get bored with them, cut off the neck into the shape of your favorite neckline. :)ReplyDelete
Very cute outfit! I love the setting too!ReplyDelete
Dying over this outfit. Amaze.ReplyDelete
So incredibly cute! You've inspired me to pair my bright orange scarf with my new striped shirt! Don't think I've worn my orange scarf in years. Love it!ReplyDelete
xo, Mal
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Nice outfit! :) I like your hair.ReplyDelete
great outfit! I never wear turtlenecks they just annoy me but Im still excited to get all cozy now. so cute all bundled up love it. xx. gigi. food and beauty blogger @ www.gigikkitchen.blogspot.comReplyDelete
LOVE this outfit. Super cute and perfect fall go-to look!!ReplyDelete
so pretty:) love shoes and scarf:))ReplyDelete
I want to be a blonde like you;)
- AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 11:03 AM
I'm not the hugest fan of turtlenecks(they make me feel like I am being strangled) but your striped version is wicked cuteReplyDelete
Anna, I love this cowgirl inspired outfit. You are a beautiful woman and your style is impeccable. Thank you for dropping by. I am returning the favor and have been following along with you for a while now. Sorry I have not visited more often. I think we both share a love for lauren conrad clothing. dawn suitcase vignettes xoReplyDelete
Cute outfit! I love stripes, navy, and red together. Fabulous!ReplyDelete
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Your fashion sense is really good.ReplyDelete
Super cute outfit! Love! :)ReplyDelete
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Turtlenecks are a fantastic winter staple. They keep you cozy and look super chic! Great styling:)ReplyDelete
J.Crew has the BEST turtlenecks! You rock it!ReplyDelete
Super cute outfit!!!ReplyDelete
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You look stunning, I love the outfitReplyDelete
It looks so cute with the scarf!ReplyDelete
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This outfit is so cute, I've never owned turtle necks but now it makes me want to go look for one myself!ReplyDelete
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I love layering with turtle necks!ReplyDelete
Thanks for visiting my blog, you are such a doll! :)
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I loved turtlenecks in high school too! And I'm beginning to love them again :) You look great!ReplyDelete
I love turtle necks too! love this look on you! hope all is well!ReplyDelete
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I cant pull off a turtle neck but you look great! Very nautical too. Too cute!ReplyDelete
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Beautiful outfit! I love your jacket!ReplyDelete
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I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great.ReplyDelete
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Adorable. I love the pop of red!!!ReplyDelete
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Cuuuute!!! LOVE the striped turtleneck! :)ReplyDelete
love those boots! what a perfect fall outfit!ReplyDelete
ooohh I love this look, a few of my favorite brands. I saw that same J Crew jacket in black and came this close to getting it before I went for that puffer vest.ReplyDelete
I am so hooked on your blog! I look forward to it everyday! YOu look amazing! the colors are meant to go together!ReplyDelete
You're so stunning in your outfit, truly makes you look so fabulous! :)ReplyDelete
I also love the curl of your hair.
love this! the stripes and red are awesome together!ReplyDelete
I've been craving a stripy turtleneck! You look so cute and classic.ReplyDelete
This is a terrific look! Love everything about it! Thank you for your kind comments!ReplyDelete
This is a terrific look! Love everything about it! Thank you for your kind comments!ReplyDelete
Love absolutely everything about this outfit!ReplyDelete
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Where were you when you took this pic? The background is so nice.
I like how your red scarf ties your outfit together. great job :)
Loving your bright red scarf! I'm on the hunt for a beanie in the same color.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous outfit, love the colours!ReplyDelete
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This is an amazing look on you girl:)! Love it!ReplyDelete
I've always wanted to be able to pull off polo-necks but I find them so scary! You're totally rocking them, your outfit is beautiful :)ReplyDelete
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Really lovely outfit. 100% xReplyDelete
You look so cozy and warm!! Lovely outfit, still waiting for the cooler weather here in Texas ^_^ReplyDelete
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Love that j.crew jacket!ReplyDelete
That look SO amazing! I love the red scarf as an accent to the rest of the outfit!ReplyDelete
Really lovely, dear :)
You look amazing! Love the boots and adoring the scarf!ReplyDelete
Love this outfit. It's so put-together, but also looks really comfortable!ReplyDelete
I love this outfit. The navy stripes paired with red is so patriotic of you :)ReplyDelete
This is such a great look - patriotic for sure! I think you are going to single-handedly put the turtleneck onto the must have items for these cold months! The scarf is a great pop of color.ReplyDelete
Loving those boots!ReplyDelete
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Love the blue and a pop of red!!!ReplyDelete
Love the pop of red - very American classic ;)ReplyDelete
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There are way too many good food blogs out there and I just can't keep up anymore! I follow some of them pretty regularly as they appeal to me for various reasons. Cynthia's lovely blog, Tastes Like Home, is one of the blogs I like to frequent. Her writing, her recipes and her photos always make me go back for more. Her blog truly is a visual delight and her warm personality comes through in every post that she writes. I had never actually cooked from her blog, so when Zlamushka announced the Tried and Tasted event earlier this month and decided to kick things off by showcasing Cynthia's blog, I was only too happy to participate. I dug deep into her archives and found just the thing I was looking for- a dead simple recipe that called for only 2 ingredients- cheese and pepper.
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This is how I did it.
(For about 12 crisps)
10 Tbsp Parmesan cheese (obtained by grating about half a 5 oz. wedge of cheese)
¼ - ½ tsp pepper
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Grate a small wedge of parmesan cheese using a box grater into a bowl. Add pepper. Mix.
Place about a tablespoon of the grated cheese onto a silicone or parchment lined baking sheet (I used a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil) and lightly pat down with the back of a spoon. Repeat with the remaining cheese, spacing the spoonfuls about a 1/2 inch apart.
Bake for 3-5 minutes or until golden and crisp. Carefully peel crisps from foil.
Cool. Serve with mango salsa.
The crisps can be used as an appetizer with a dip, on top of salads or even in a soup instead of croutons.
I also tried making Parmesan cups. I had seen Giada make these on one of her shows a few months back.
I spooned the cheese onto the baking sheet and pressed down gently to flatten out the mound. I baked it for a minute or two till the cheese melted and started to bubble. This was quickly removed from the oven and transferred (this has to be done very fast or else the cheese starts to harden and molding it becomes impossible) to a mini muffin pan and molded into the shape of a cup by gently pressing down with fingertips, also using a small spoon for help. This was then cooled until it hardened. I made a few cups like this.
I had prepared a chickpea salad yesterday which we had in these cute little Parmesan cups.
For the mango salsa:
1 mango, peeled and finely diced
½ small onion, finely chopped
Cilantro, chopped
Scallions (I only used the green part)
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Lemon juice
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In a bowl, combine everything. Serve chilled with parmesan crisps or spoon into cups.
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Yes, you read that right. I started this blog on 29 May 2010, which makes me three today. So I thought I would look back at my very first post and see if I have achieved anything along the way...
"This blog is intended to be an extension to my ancestor-spotting records at home of names, dates and places. It is going to be the place where I put my family history. Anecdotes, snippets of information, quotes, pictures - and even some chapters of book(s) I am writing on the surnames that appear in my family tree. Who knows? there may even be some information that might help you, dear reader..."
Well, I've managed the 'anecdotes, snippets of information, quotes, pictures' part. I haven't done the 'chapters of book(s)' bit, though - I suppose I am still too nervous of copyright thieves. Anyway, the book I was writing ('Faith and Silk', about my way-back-when silkweaver ancestors) has proved to be such a monumental task that I have put it on the back burner while I flex my writing muscles on more 'modern' topics, such as my grandparents' life stories, joining in the Family History Writing Challenge, taking up the A-Z Challenge, and writing about Fearless Females.
The best thing I have discovered about writing a family history blog is that it focuses you. At least, it did me. Although I frequently tell beginners not to take a scattergun approach, I am rather poor at taking my own advice - and began to wonder why I wanted to give up researching my ancestors when I 'only' had about 3,000 of them. Then I started this blog, and it has done wonders for my research approach. Geneabloggers, with its excellent daily blogging prompts, and Thomas MacEntee with his boundless enthusiasm for the craft, have inspired me and FOCUSED me so that my family history has benefited enormously.
Thank you, Thomas, and also to all those who have followed me.
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BALTIMORE - Worcester County, Md., violated federal law when it paid female retail clerks at county-operated liquor stores less than their male counterparts because of gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
The EEOC charges that the Worcester County Department of Liquor Control paid Donna Smith, Kylesha Conner, Sharee Dale less wages than male retail clerks, even though they were doing substantially equal work under similar working conditions.
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination in compensation based on sex. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division, Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-02595-CCB, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
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A large percentage of companies still block social media access on the corporate network. Companies are concerned that access will have an impact on employee productivity. – Cisco Connected World Technology Report
The latest chapter of the Cisco Connected World Report went out last week, with its focus on what it calls 'the new workplace currency' and highlights new rules for attracting young talent into the workplace. A key finding comes as no surprise: young professionals want to work in an open environment that accommodates social media, device freedom, and remote working to accommodate their lifestyle and inspire innovation. The clincher is that they would take a lower salary to have this freedom if necessary.
Understanding how these young professionals feel about work and what's important to them are key in recruiting them. Those companies that don't embrace, allow and leverage social media in the workplace will be at a major disadvantage in competing for this new workforce.
Here are a few things to consider when thinking about this future workforce:
1. Social media is not a fad. It's one of the most powerful tools that mankind has ever seen.
2. Most senior executives have never used social media and believe it's something their kids use. How would your business school professors feel about you making strategic decisions on topics that you may not fully understand? This is a dangerous situation.
3. Most companies put out policies on what the employees can't do versus showing them what they should be doing. Encourage the use through tutorials and best practices.
4. Most companies don't take mobile phones away from employees when they enter the company premise. Facebook and Twitter apps run on almost all phones and I can guarantee your employees are on Twitter and Facebook whether you allow it or not. Don't you think it might be better to provide guidance?
5. Use this generation to "reverse mentor" senior executives on social media. We have done this at Cisco in multiple groups and the results have been great for both the Gen Yer and the executive. It's a win/win scenario.
6. What does it say about your culture if you block social media? Does it show trust? Recruitment will be difficult in the future.
7. This is the most important thing to note. The 50+ generation has always served as the voice of wisdom for the younger generations. But we are at a point in time where things are moving so fast that the older generation with the wisdom is not using the technology. How will the younger generation learn how to use these extremely powerful tools for good, and not bad? How will they learn about the importance of sources, ethics in blogging, importance of privacy, expectations in the workplace and using social media for making the world a better place? If we – the current senior leaders of the world – don't use and understand these powerful instruments, how will our children learn?
Here are some other resources I encourage you to read:
- 31% of companies block employees from using social media
- Cisco Social Media Guidelines, Policies
- The Future of Work: Restricting social media at work – How does it affect productivity?
- MLK and the London Riots: 4 digital activism do's and don't's
- More businesses than ever block social sites. Firstpost Technology
I'll close by reminding everyone to be their own "tech nowist" by learning, experimenting and leveraging what technology and tools are out there …now.
Have fun!
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A New Orleans preacher, preaching to a New Orleans crowd, can expect a few "Amens!" if he quotes lyrics from Billie Holiday's bluesy "God Bless the Child" while talking about God's love for sinners who get saved. But what if he's preaching at the pastors' conference before the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention?
All the people said, "Amen!"
What really mattered was that the preacher was the Rev. Fred Luter and his turbo-charged call for salvation and social change was one of the dramatic scenes that preceded his election, by acclamation, as the first African-American president of America's largest non-Catholic flock.
But there was more to this event than its symbolism, coming 167 years after the convention was formed to defend the rights of slaveholders to be missionaries. Also, his election came on "Juneteenth" -- June 19th -- when many African Americans celebrate the emancipation of the slaves.
In his only sermon during the gathering in New Orleans, Luter challenged Southern Baptists to face the blunt realities of life in a diverse and urban society. For starters, Southern Baptists in pulpits and pews must face their own sins, so they can truly identify with the lost.
After all, everyone is "an ex-SOMETHING," he said. Sin is sin and forgiveness is forgiveness.
"The Gospel can save a gang banger. The Gospel can save a crack addict. The Gospel can save a child abuser. The Gospel can save a street runner. The Gospel can change a rebellious teen-ager. The Gospel can change an unfaithful spouse," he shouted.
"The Gospel can change you and the Gospel can change me. How do I know it? Because, ladies and gentlemen, I haven't always been preaching in a pulpit. I haven't always been preaching at the pastors' conference. At one time I was too mean to live and not fit to die, going to hell and enjoying the ride. But one day I heard the Gospel and the Gospel changed my life."
The young Luter's life in New Orleans was shaped by a broken home and his rebellion ended with a bloody motorcycle wreck. This dance with death inspired his move into part-time street preaching in the Lower Ninth Ward and eventually into the ministry. Under his leadership, the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church grew from 50 members in 1986 to 7,000 two decades later.
Then Hurricane Katrina demolished the church and its community. Luter stayed to rebuild, with the remnants of his flock sharing space for a time with the predominantly white First Baptist Church of New Orleans. That partnership grew and it was First Baptist's pastor, the Rev. David Crosby, who nominated Luter for the SBC presidency, which traditionally consists of two one-year terms.
Today, Franklin Avenue Baptist has about 5,000 members and is rebuilding again, because of its rapid growth. Meanwhile, 36 of the 110 churches in the New Orleans Baptist Association are majority African American.
Nationwide, the SBC's membership totals are down 2 percent in recent years -- a slide that have been much worse without rising numbers in predominantly black, Latino and Asian congregations. Today, whites make up 81 percent of the national convention's nearly 16 million members, with African Americans at 6.5 percent and other ethnicities combining for 12.5 percent.
Looking at the bigger picture, Luter stressed that all Americans -- regardless of race -- are wrestling with a blitz of social changes that are shattering many families and communities. Thus, his sermon addressed a litany of hot issues, from sitcoms to politics, from racism to gang violence, from adultery to pornography, from homosexuality to abortion.
"Oh my brothers and my sisters," asked Luter, "what is it going to take to change our lives? What is it going to take to change our morals? What is it going to take to change our culture, our community and our world? ...
"Only the Word of God -- not the Republican Party. Only the Word of God -- not the Democratic Party. Only the Word of God -- not the U.S. Congress. Only the Word of God -- not the U.S. Senate. ... Only the Word of God can change the mind of a murderer. Only the Word of God can change the heart of a racist. Only the Word of God can change the desire of a child molester. Only the Word of God can change a gang member. Yes it can! Yes it can!"


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Global Investor Study
Cry for help? Millennial investors signal the need for face-to-face investment help
Despite overestimating their own abilities to understand investing, investors are willing to learn more, potentially saving themselves from future financial pain.
Younger investors are most inclined to turn to financial advisers for help, a new global study shows.
"Millennials", those aged between 18 and 35, indicated they are more willing to take personal advice from an investment professional: 46% of millennial investors said they would like to improve their understanding of investments by speaking to a financial adviser, compared with 41% for investors aged 36 and over.
The findings are part of a major study involving 20,000 investors from 28 countries, each with at least the equivalent of €10,000 invested, that points to a strong desire to understand more about investments.
The Schroders Global Investor Study found around nine out of ten investors wanted to improve their investment knowledge. The findings come at a crucial time for world markets, and the potential returns that may follow, given increased global political uncertainty.
The research also found disparities across regions, with more Asian investors expressing a thirst for improved knowledge than European investors. By countries, in Europe the Dutch were least likely to want to learn and Italians were keenest.
Schroders Global Investors Study 2016 found:
- 89% of investors globally want to learn more to help them understand their investments
- 94% of millennials globally would like to improve their investment knowledge
Speaking to a financial adviser remains a popular choice among investors before making an investment decision
The desire to learn about investments should serve as comfort to policymakers. By improving their understanding of investments and speaking to an independent adviser before making a final decision, investors could be prevented from falling into a financial trap.
It is also particularly important given that the study also found many investors were overconfident of their own understanding of investments and had potentially unrealistic expectations in regards to their financial goals. This combination could mean they risk disappointment with meeting their future financial targets.
The 2016 study also found:
- Only 13% of investors globally admit they have worse than average understanding of investment
- 63% didn't correctly identify what an investment manager or fund manager does
- Investors, on average, would expect a 9.1% return on their investments annually
Why guidance is becoming more important
The 2008 credit crisis has turned the investment world on its head. For the best part of 20 years, investors had enjoyed unprecedented growth and investment returns.
We now live in a world of low interest rates, low growth and returns that are consequently lower than investors previously enjoyed.
It is a world where policymakers are running out of options to boost growth and yet investors, confident in their own understanding of investments, expect near double-digit returns on their investments.
Investors need a better understanding of their investments, which is why the investment management industry needs to be more open and do more to meet investors desire to learn.
Graphic: Globally, the % of investors wanting to learn more about their investments is high
Investment advisers need to engage
While there is a healthy desire for investors to self-learn - 42% would do their own research via independent financial websites – half (50%) would still speak to a financial adviser before making a final investment decision.
Perhaps surprisingly given how fast technology is advancing in the world of finance, millennials (those aged between 18 and 35) appear to be most willing to take advice from an investment professional: 46% of millennial investors said they would like to improve their understanding of investments by speaking to a financial adviser, compared with 41% for investors aged 36 and over.
When it actually comes to making an investment decisions, millennials were again more likely to speak to a financial adviser first with over half (51%) likely to want a human contact, compared with 49% among the 36 and over age group.
Despite technological advancements and the advent of "robo-advisers", where websites ask questions about risk and goals before offering investment solutions, most investors still prefer to speak to an independent financial adviser before making their final investment decision.
Graphic: Half of investors still want to speak to a financial professional before making an investment decision
Sheila Nicoll, Head of Public Policy at Schroders, said: "There is clearly a need for affirmation ahead of making investment decisions, underlining the need for investment management firms and financial advisers.
"The world of investing can be daunting, and even more so now with the added complication of growing global political uncertainty. It is therefore essential that those in the know use their knowledge to those who need and want to know."
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Dr. Ch'ien is associate professor of English at the University of Minnesota and a core faculty member of the Asian American Studies program there. Her recent book Weird English describes the ways in which a variety of contemporary authors play with syntax, grammar, and orthography to invent new language. In the classroom she teaches multicultural literature, Asian diaspora literature, and hip-hop composition and literature.
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Dr. Cusset is an eighteenth-century French literature scholar. She taught at Yale University from 1991-2002. Since leaving academia, she has become a successful novelist in her native France; her books include En Toute Innocence, La Haine de la Famille and most recently, Un Brillant Avenir, which won the prestigious literary prize the Prix de Goncourt.
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Fill Me Up, Buttercup.
The great thing about cake is you can make it look like anything. Dead rat? No problem! Broken toe? Gimmie an hour! Dong cake? You want that in chocolate, red velvet, or Funfetti?
The only problem is that many decorators just don't have the "skillz" necessary to pull off a really good dong cake. [smirk] So instead, they make their cakes look like popcorn.
(For what it's worth, that segue made more sense in my head.)
Now, bakers, the first thing to do when making a popcorn cake - and this is very important - is to try to make a cake that looks like popcorn.
Or maybe just label it "popcorn."
As useful as labeling can be, though, there are still times when you want your popcorn cake to kind of look a little bit like actual popcorn:
So I guess this is not one of those times.
Really, though, I think you can do a little better than that. Go on! Give it a try.
Um. Well, I've never seen beige popcorn before...
And that's the back of this guy's head:
Ok, obviously this isn't working. Tell you what, bakers: why don't we try something a little more... drastic?
So the moral is: when you can't figure out how to make something in icing, just put the real thing on there instead!
Although I wouldn't suggest it with the Dong cake.
The health inspectors might complain.
Thanks to John B., Mia & Trinh, Melissa S., Dolly N., Chelsea E., Miles J., Amy S., & John M., who think all popcorn should come with a side of icing. Yeah. Just imagine all that soggy, salty, greasy goodness! Mmmmmmmhurk.


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BOSTON (AP) Boston Celtics first-round draft choice Jared Sullinger had back surgery on Friday and will miss the rest of the season.
The team said Sullinger underwent successful lumbar disc surgery. He is expected to be ready in time for next season's training camp.
Sullinger had been tabbed as a lottery pick before health concerns dropped him to 21st overall in the draft. He appeared in 45 games, averaging six points and 5.9 rebounds in 19.8 minutes per game.
The announcement comes five days after All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo was diagnosed with a torn ACL that will keep him out for the rest of the season.


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Understanding Financial Solutions
Financial accounting's focus is around the financial statements given to people outdoors of the organization. The main element of financial reporting may be the fiscal reports: earnings statement, balance sheet, statement of money flows, and also the statement of stockholders' equity. The earnings statement signifies a company's profitability throughout a specified period of time for example twelve months, three several weeks a treadmill month.
Under accrual accounting the earnings statement reports the quantity of revenues earned and also the expenses which were incurred to generate the revenues. Expenses likewise incorporate costs that expired throughout the earnings statement. If your corporation's stock is openly traded, the earnings statement may also report the income per share of common stock. The total amount sheet reports a corporation's assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity by a particular instant, for example night time of December 31. Most balance sheets will group all the current assets and every one of the present liabilities. This enables readers to simply begin to see the corporation's capital and current ratio. The statement of money flows organizes the explanations from the alternation in cash and funds equivalents into three sections: operating activities, investment activities, and financing activities. The statement of stockholders equity provides a listing of the alterations occurring to stockholders' equity throughout the accounting period. The alterations include internet earnings, dividends declared, acquisition of treasury stock, along with other comprehensive earnings.
To ensure that your readers of those fiscal reports to create comparisons along with other companies, it's important the fiscal reports follow some common rules. The guidelines are known as generally recognized accounting concepts or GAAP (pronounced gap) and contain several components. One element of GAAP may be the fundamental or fundamental accounting concepts and ideas for example cost, matching, going concern, economic entity, materiality, conservatism, consistency, reliability, yet others.
Another a part of GAAP includes the detailed rules established through the Financial Accounting Standards Board or FASB (pronounced fas Bee). These pronouncements are titled statements of monetary accounting standards. FASB interpretations are also found in GAAP. The accounting rules established through the predecessors from the FASB remain as GAAP unless of course they've been superceded through the FASB.
Lastly, GAAP includes industry practices. For instance, the total amount sheet of the public utility can place the guarana plant assets in front of its current assets. Unique reporting practices frequently exist in industries which are controlled by government departments.
The financial accounting and financial reporting of openly traded corporations likewise incorporate the annual are accountable to the Registration (Form 10-K), the annual are accountable to stockholders, as well as other press announcements on financial matters.
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|Preventing Neglect and Abuse in a Rapidly Ageing Society by Counselor Dan Zhang of the Chinese Mission at DPI Briefing on Preventing Neglect of the Elderly
|New York, 22 May 2008
Preventing Neglect and Abuse in a Rapidly Ageing Society
by Counselor Dan Zhang of the Chinese Mission
New York, 22 May 2008
Dear friends and colleagues,
It gives me great pleasure to join you today and share with you some information on older persons in China.
The 21st century is an era of population ageing. China, which became an "aged society" in 1999, has the largest older population and the fastest ageing process in the world. The older population over 60 is 153 million by 2007, accounting for 11.6 percent of the total population, up from 10.2 percent in 2000. According to the research report by China National Committee on Ageing(CNCA), the older population will reach 200 million by 2014, 300 million by 2026, over 400 million by 2037. The peak of 437 million will come by 2051, and thereafter the older population will remain between 300 to 400 million.
Historically, the phenomenon of population ageing in such European countries as Holland emerged after or simultaneously with the attainment of high socio-economic development. The transformation of a mature into an old population age structure in these countries usually took 50-60 years, and they generally are better equipped to deal with the resulting economic and social consequences. In stark contrast, in mainland China it is estimated that this ageing process will take only 27 years. In fact, population ageing in China has emerged too early and too rapidly, under circumstances of relative socio-economic under-development. At present, quite a few regions and municipal cities in China, including Shanghai, Beijing, and Tianjin are already above the national average in the percentage of the aged population.
The ageing of population will have a grave implication for all aspects of life. In the economic spheres, it will influence the economic growth, investment, labor market, pension and taxation etc. In the social aspects, it will affect social welfare, medical care, family structure and life styles as well as housing and transportation. China is a lower middle income country with per capita income just reaching $2000, ranking around N.129 in the world, according to World Bank. We still face daunting task of poverty reduction to lift the remaining 120million people out of poverty. Under such circumstances and given the big number of older persons, we face unprecedented challenges in preparing for the aged society, meeting the needs of the elderly in particular:
1. Insufficient and low coverage of social security including old age insurance and medical care for the older persons remains one of the biggest obstacles to combat poverty and improve the welfare of older persons.
2. Family care has been China's traditional mode of old-age support for several thousand years. At present, in the countryside, the family is still the most reliable support for the elderly, and 80% of the older persons live with their children or other family members. But with more parents of the only-child generation becoming old, the ratio of lonely elderly families grows. Now, almost 50 percent of China's urban elderly live apart from their children, up from about 42 percent in 2000. The ratio is as high as 56 percent in major cities. The transition of the society and the weakening role of the family in supporting the elderly could easily lead to neglect and exclusion unless effective and timely care and support are provided by the society.
3. Compared with urban areas, rural areas face a greater pressure. Different from developed countries, in China, the proportion of the older population in rural areas is 1.24 percentages higher than that in urban areas. As young farmers migrate to cities as a result of urbanization and industrialization, older persons in the "empty nest" households increased and care for the older persons that the family provided in the past no longer exists and social care and support are insufficient. Besides, the rural older persons are disproportionately affected by poverty.
4. While inter-generational solidarity remains strong in both urban and rural areas in China, and older persons continue to play a key role in the upbringing of their third generation, changes in family structure and residential modes have inevitably affected intergeneration relations. The widening differences between the young and the elderly in ideas and interests and values lead to bigger "generation gap" and sense of loneliness for the older persons.
5. Isolation and disengagement hampers older persons from active ageing. Active and participatory ageing is the dream of most people. Enabling older persons to hold on jobs and recognizing their value, wit and wisdom in workplace that come with a lifetime experience not only enrich lives for the older persons but benefit society at large. An enabling and friendly environment including age-sensitive infrastructure, transportation, social participation and integration, information and communication, also provide means for active lifestyles for the older persons. In this respect, community-based organizations in urban areas has been playing a positive part in China while rural areas are lagging far behind due to the limited accessible infrastructure, transportation and community services.
Dear friends and colleagues,
With the challenge of population ageing in China becoming increasingly severe, age responsive and sensitive policies has gained increasing prominence on China's social and economic development agenda, and efforts have been strengthened recently with a special emphasis on income security, care giving and expanding social security coverage and preventing discrimination against older persons.
1. A sound old age social security system is fundamental to ensuring income security and necessary support and health care for the older population. Thank to the priority accorded to social protection and vigorous efforts by the government in the past few years, social safety network has been expanded tremendously and greatly strengthened. For example, old-age social insurance system has been established in 1900 counties in 31 provinces, benefiting more than 54 million older farmers. At the same time, the new rural cooperative medical care system which started to be piloted in 2003 has been put in full play and covers 86% of counties in rural areas. The rapid expansion of the coverage of social security system and medical care not only in urban areas, but also rural areas, especially in the impoverished areas, contributes greatly to social cohesion and improving the livelihood of older persons living in poverty.
2. The provision of care to older persons has also undergone transformation compatible to the changes of family structure in China. According to a survey disclosed by the CNCA recently, 85 percent of the elderly people surveyed in six provinces said they preferred home-based care to nursing homes. Taking into consideration the increasing demand for care for older persons in the coming decades, and to cope with neglect and abuse arising from changes in family structures which are becoming smaller and more nuclear, a nationwide homecare system will be set up soon to ensure elderly people enjoy a comfortable and active life. According to a guideline circulated by the State Council in April this year, the government has set the goal to provide care services for the elderly in every community of every city by 2010. Comprehensive service centers for the elderly will be built in 80 percent of all rural townships, and one-third of all villages will get a center providing cultural and medical services for seniors.
On the other hand, high quality institutional care becomes more preferable to the older persons over 80, half of whom can no longer care for themselves. In east China's metropolis of Shanghai, one out of six older persons wants to live in "homes for the elderly" run by the government or private institutions with the hope of easing the burden on their children.
3. To encourage engagement with community and neighborhood, and prevent neglect and isolation, the Ministry of Civil Affairs launched in 2001 a "Starlight Project" to build community-based services for elderly people. The government has spent 13.5 billion yuan (US$1.63 billion) over the past three years in building 32,490 service stations, where older persons can read books, play cards, do painting, practice calligraphy, have exercises and attend lessons specifically for aged people. 17 thousand universities which are tailor-made to meet the needs of older persons have been established with now 1.5 millions older persons attending.
Many cities have adopted preferential policies, under which older citizens can have free visits to museums and cultural centers, free bus rides and enjoy priority to visit doctors.
Apart from government efforts, an increasing number of community-based groups and volunteers have joined in the efforts to support and care for the elderly people. In Beijing, there are 300,000 volunteers who have established one-to-one relationship with needy older persons and provide regular services ranging from washing clothes, cleaning houses and chatting with the seniors.
Dear friends,
Income security and social services, coupled with easy mobility by public transportation, colorful neighborhood activities make it possible for the older persons to live an independent, but not isolated life. For this to happen, we need the joint efforts by government, community-based NGO and civil society.
Thank you.


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{Low Fat} Dr. Pepper Brownies
I bought a box of low-fat brownie mix. Is that even a real thing?? According to Miss Betty Crocker, it totally is.
I was wondering through the aisles of Target and I spotted a mountain of boxes of low-fat brownie mix on clearance. Obviously there is a reason it was on clearance…"low-fat". Who buys brownies and goes for the low fat? But I was determined to try them anyways…I can doctor up just about any cake mix with some added chocolate or sugar!
In the past my Mom has made a cake using a boxed mix and diet coke. She added a pinch of cinnamon and some cool whip on top and it was surprisingly pretty tasty. So I figured it would probably work with brownies too! My first batch was a disaster, but after I got the amount of ingredients right and added an egg…perfection!
I was so happily surprised with the results! With only 4 ingredients, these brownies are delicious! Sure, they came from a box. If that's not your thing, judge away. But if you like an easy dessert with a fun twist, these are the brownies for you.
They still had the flaky crust that I look for in a good brownie and they have a wonderful fudge-y taste. They are in-between a cake and a fudge brownie and are perfect with a dallop of cool whip! 🙂
While they are still considered a little high on the calorie side (265 calories per brownie) to be considered Ass Friendly, I am adding them anyways. They may be a little higher than you would want, but the taste makes up for it! They have a dense chocolate cherry taste that satisfies and makes them way better than a 100 calorie chocolate-ish brownie that just angers your inner sugar demon.
{Low Fat} Dr. Pepper Brownies
Recipe Note: Of course, you can also do this with full fat brownie mix and regular Dr. Pepper, but I used the new Dr. Pepper 10. It really does taste like regular Dr. Pepper!
- 20.5 oz box Low Fat Brownie mix by Betty Crocker
- 1 large egg
- 8 oz Dr. Pepper 10 (or Diet Dr. Pepper)
- 1 teaspoon cherry extract
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8x8 baking dish.
In a medium bowl, whisk together brownie mix, egg, Dr. Pepper and cherry extract. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few crumbs clinging to it.
Serve plain or with a spoonful of low fat whipped cream and a cherry!


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The Internet and the law collided awkwardly again recently, as a judge in Connecticut has ruled that a man, Andrew Reitenbach, who sent three threatening e-mails to a female student, be prohibited from accessing the Internet. Reitenbach, a 21 year-old student at the University of Connecticut in Torrington, had been arrested last Saturday and charged with second-degree breach of peace, second-degree harassment, and attempt to commit coercion. The judge also ordered Reitenbach to stay away from the victim and her friends, possess no weapons nor explosive devices, and submit to an evaluation and possible treatment for substance abuse.
The judge also ordered him to cease using the Internet. Some might say that's a fate worse than death.
According to The Register Citizen, Reitenbach kept a list of "seven good people" and "seven bad people." He grew angry with the victim on September 2, sending the first of the three e-mails. In that missive, Reitenbach said that although the victim was on his "good people" list and she had "greater potential for wealth and power than the riff raff who exist in [her] relevant social sphere," he feared she would "loose [sic] it all in an instant."
The victim shared the e-mail with her friends, and apparently this got back to Reitenbach as he sent an angrier message: "Needless to say, you have successfully engendered my rage, and unfortunately for you, I am hardly in a forgiving mood after a PRIVATE message to one of my best friends was read aloud to a group of tactless whores who have been convinced that I am now lesser than they. Their fate is sealed, as far as I'm concerned, as they have thoroughly proven their worthlessness." He then wrote that the victim could "redeem" herself if in five days she "cleansed" her life. He told her she must quit school immediately and renounce her friends at UConn Torrington. "If you refuse to comply, I will assure you that you will share their dismal fate."
The message was sent via Facebook, which somewhat blurs the line between social software and direct e-mail as (by default) it sends an e-mail notification every time a message is sent. The victim, aged 19, reported the e-mails to the police because she felt threatened by their content.
Whether Reitenbach is merely an angsty teen with bad netiquette and too much time on his hands or a potential killer in the mold of the Virginia Tech gunman is something that cannot easily be determined without knowing more about the individual involved. What's more interesting about this case is how the Internet is being viewed as, ostensibly, equivalent to guns or explosives.
In this case, a cease-and-desist order preventing Reitenbach from e-mailing the victim again would probably have sufficed, but banning use of the Internet entirely seems unrealistic, especially for a university student. Would someone who left threatening messages on someone's answering machine be banned from using phones?


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Parents of Future ResidentsThank you for your interest in University Ridge
Parents, we know that sending your son or daughter to college can be a bittersweet experience. We want to provide you with information that will assist and help with the transition. Feel free to contact us if we can be of assistance with any part of your son's or daughter's housing experience at University Ridge. Throughout this website you will find helpful information such as links to university departments and other resources for your convenience.
ESU's Parents and Family: Parents and Family Resources
When you are making a housing decision with your son or daughter, we recommend that you carefully examine the fire safety systems available in each housing option. University Ridge is a fully sprinklered community, which provides University Ridge parents with extra peace of mind. University Ridge also has other important safety features:
- Hardwired smoke detectors in each apartment
- Access to University Ridge buildings is electronically controlled
- Access to each bedroom is controlled by a deadbolt lock
- University police patrol University Ridge regularly
- University Ridge staff perform several nightly walks through each building
University Ridge offers a great balance of privacy and social interaction. All bedrooms are single occupancy rooms within larger apartments and each apartment has semi-private bathrooms. This allows University Ridge residents to enjoy a private living space as well as the opportunity to create lasting friendships with their apartment mates.
A full sized kitchen provides great flexibility in meal options to University Ridge residents, allowing them to choose between a Full Meal Plan, an affordable Block Meal Plan, or buying their own groceries. University Ridge is also extremely convenient for parents. Our available summer storage options mean that your son or daughter does not need to move all his or her belongings out each spring and back in each fall.
Finally, University Ridge Apartments has great amenities, such as a cardio fitness center, dishwashers, air conditioning, wired and wireless internet access, and washer/dryers in each apartment, making it a great place for East Stroudsburg University students to call home.