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This post is in response to "Engineering Politics"
by Christopher Csikszentmihalyi in the Sep/Oct 2007 issue of Good Magazine
I liked this article because it is why I got involved with the IEET in the first place. I think the author's concerns are valid, I held similar ones myself, but his understanding of the effort to communicate to the general public comes up a bit short. (DARPA excluded from this, what they are doing, well, only those involved know). Christopher refers to the military's drive to come up with "autonomous killing machines", and while I don't doubt that somewhat (always err on the side of caution), the military drives quite a bit of the emerging technologies that we have in our lives today. Hummer's were not made for the suburbs or driving to the mall, they were made for combat, like Jeeps. The military had a need and the scientists, engineers and thinkers fulfilled that need. Once it became commonplace for the military and they worked most of the kinks out, they sell commercially, because some people fell the need to drive a ginormous tank of gas to take their kids to school.
I don't necessarily have a problem with the military pushing for "autonomous killing machines", ok, so I have a problem with the "killing machines" part. But after this summer, I have a more belief in the engineers behind it, and those that I don't, again that's why the IEET is around. It's for the "Ethics and Emerging Technologies" to think and do for the technology and society, to talk about it openly and question things beforehand. Christopher writes that "Progressives need to get involved in research, design, and production" we are, the general public on the other hand, may not be interested in paying attention however.
For one, the websites that I have been too are full of open information; anyone who is interested can read about, say, what happened this weekend at the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence about the Singularity. It's not a secret. Jamais Casico put out his transcripts from his speech on his blog, not just what he thought he would say, but what he actually said, because he went back to revise it and repost. This is open. After Transvision 2007, George Dvorsky took and wrote reflections on several of the speakers on his blog, and got quite a response to it all.
What I see is that there is an effort to disseminate what information is available to the public. If the public was interested they could've went to two very affordable conferences, Human Rights for the 21st Century (East Coast) and SIAI conference (West coast), and TV07 (Midwest, whoo!), which was more expensive, but worth the price for the celebrity speakers and numerous other notable presentations, not to mention other speeches out there that have been available across the country and globe from the fine people that are part of the think tanks and engineers of the emerging technologies. They travel a lot to give speeches and disseminate what they spend the rest of their time learning and knowing, primarily knowing. They are the doers, not those sent on their behalfs.
Christopher's conclusion in the article is "But such changes will only take place if we work to connect models of a just society to specific technical directions. And if we find more progressives who aren't afraid of a little math." I'm honestly afraid of a little math, but that isn't enough to stop me from caring about all of this and becoming involved. I disagree that it is the engineers alone who "determine whether a product abets democracy or totalitarianism, whether it treats its user as a worker or as a human being." True they are the creators, but there is interest before the creation, in the conceptual stages when ideas are being tossed around, while the technology is in process of being created.
If anyone was interested in the engineering stages, they had opportunities this summer to get up to a microphone and question the creator of their choice, which was taken advantage of by several in the audience at TV07. Or, if these same questioners sat in the audience and listened to the speeches that were given and heard what I heard they may have a different understanding of those out there making this technology reality. What I didn't hear was that the technology was being created to destroy ourselves in the future. And if this was the case, they put on a pretty good show of convincing me of the opposite. I heard that they were aware of this concern and talked about it and included it as part of the discussion. As a skeptic of "autonomous AI" I understand other's fears of the technologies on a personal level, however, becoming an engineer isn't happening for me in the near future, and this is what Christopher didn't include in his discussion, options. That just knowing, being aware of the conversations, or in them, is also an option that may help change and affect the overall larger picture.
Don't think me too harsh, I must applaud him for hopefully starting a dialogue for the magazine's audience. The audience appears to be a younger and more open-minded group. This is the type of press that is both helpful and hurtful to communicators within the emerging technologies community. Referring to my above statement of information being out there and open, it happens mainly on the internet. Eventually, the discussion needs to be viewed by the general public which means off the net and into the mass media and popular culture, and I know that this may irk some of you, since it is an academic arena. Again, as someone, who is submersed in learning more about this daily, I need to learn more. The article tells others, unfortunately not that the IEET is out there, but that the technological evolution is.
Most people I speak with are not completely comfortable about all of this. It is unfortunate, but the only comfortable place there is to discuss is online, thus my urge to franticly type this. If I talked to anyone else there is an eye roll and a "uh-huh" complete lack of interest. It is troubling that the general public is not aware, but the technology is sneaking in to their daily lives. I read Our Molecular Future by Douglas Mulhall last year and was fascinated by the future technologies he discussed. And then I went to the dreaded Wal-mart last week, another topic for another day in itself, in the make-up aisle, what did I see?? Why the electronic paper I thought I wouldn't see for quite awhile. It was on a L'Oreal or Revlon section (not too effective as I didn't remember that part). I stood and stared and looked behind it for the plugs, cables, etc. and none. I was astonished that it was moving and just like a screen from a computer and as thin as a coin. I watched and no one else that I saw took pause, it was another ad in a sea of make-up.
I guess overall, the communication is out there, just not in the way that people notice, the technology is out there, again, just not in a way to notice, the problem is that when they do notice, as things will evolve, there will be questions. Maybe not on the small things that are the build-up to the greater technologies, but to the "autonomous killing machines" that, like the Hummer will eventually make to a commercial state where they can protect ones home. Or there will be questions when something happens in a negative manner, a mistake or a learning curve, if you will, like how we learned about the Hindenburg or Titanic. This is what causes me to be involved. Everything has trials and tribulations. I like to think however that, with people like those in the IEET, the discussion of the ethics will go out to the public before the commercialization.


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If the report is right then particles up to 1200 TeV were detected - this is equivalent to more than the mass of 1,200,000 neutrons (or protons).!!!
How could a neutrino achieve that energy ?
Even if somehow all the energy of a collision of a uranium atom with an antimatter uranium atom could be put into one neutrino, this would still be less than one thousandth of the energy of this particle.

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With the flurry of undergraduate students promoting their time studying abroad, sometimes we forget that international programs are equally open to graduate students. Lisa Gaddy, a graduate student in the M.S. in Apparel Merchandising and Product Development program, participated in the China study abroad tour this summer. Gaddy shared how her experience abroad helped her apply what she learned in class to the real world as well as develop her professional network.
My international experience improved my learning and helped me put the ideas from the classroom into real experiences. By being able to study abroad, I learned about another culture and its diversity. The experience was invaluable to me to understand the world of mass manufacturing in China. While on the study abroad tour, I was able to make several contacts with professionals in the apparel industry that were willing to take the opportunity to speak with me about my career path and goals. I made valuable contacts if I decide to further my career and live abroad and work in the apparel industry.


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Sunday, 22 March 2015
If only...
Chapeau, also, to Wales for setting the scene for a roller coaster of an afternoon - the most bizarre climax to a Six Nations in…well…ever.
England, perennial bridesmaids, can reflect on a series of 'if onlys':
If only they'd scored that late consolation try in Dublin;
If only they'd taken one more of the multiple try scoring chances they created against Scotland;
If only Stuart Hogg hadn't lost control of the ball in the act of trying to touch down against Ireland;
If only Scotland hadn't folded like a cheap suit at Murrayfield;
If only England could attack AND defend.
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Since mid-summer Britney Spears has been making a bold promise. Her new album, she said, would be her "most personal yet." Well, then, Spears has opened a window into her soul a week earlier than expected, as "Britney Jean" is now available for streaming on Apple's iTunes store.
The album certainly amps up the vulnerabiltiy in its opening moments. "There was a time I was one of a kind," Spears sings on "Alien," in which she and collaborator William Orbit groove with contemplation. It's bright and airy, and the tone is confident without being boastful.
The song threatens to break open, but vocal pauses aren't followed with the expected EDM freak-outs, as the track goes for a vibe that's more space-age cool and reflective. It was a good look for Madonna on "Ray of Light," and it's a good look here for Spears, certainly better than the determined-as-heck Britney shtick of the first single, "Work Bitch."
But "Alien" isn't necessarily an early indicator that "Britney Jean" is going to deviate from the pop formula. It foretells an album that, at least on first listen, is going to ricochet between emotional deep ends: the springy electro bounce of "Body Ache" on one spectrum, and the more gentle, subdued synth textures of "Perfume" on the other.
The surprise, perhaps, is that "Britney Jean" actually finds a way to rectify those deep ends more often than not. When Spears tries to split the difference between the highs and lows, "Britney Jean" is rather effective. "Till It's Gone" is full of light-speed stops-and-starts -- three and a half minutes of hands-up, hands-down moments -- and reasserts Spears' dance-floor dominance with the recognition that such moments can be fleeting.
"We're finally falling," Spears sings on "Passenger," expressing the joy of going along for the ride rather than controlling it, and "Chillin' With You" slaps together acoustic guitars and tough-girl posing, but it's all in the name of sitting around drinking wine with a buddy.
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The album's potential tear-jerking moment, "Don't Cry," may come with some whistling straight out of an '80s rock ballad, but its buck-up hand claps and smiling digital blips are far more prominent. It's not you, it's us, and that's a drag, but it's going to be OK, says the song. How very ... adult.
"Britney Jean" will be available Dec. 3. Most retailers will carry some form of an expanded edition, but the 10 core tracks clock in at about 36 minutes. Look to Pop & Hiss for a more in-depth analysis of "Britney Jean" soon.
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So, you bought a barbell and nothing else. You are wondering what you could do for your lower body with just a barbell. Well, there are two main exercises - Romanian deadlifts and Jefferson squats. In this post I will focus on the Jefferson lift because most of you have never heard about it. It's pretty simple and looks like this. The feel is very similar to a squat/deadlift hybrid.
Another option is a barbell hack squat:


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It doesn't always happen this way. When forecasting solar eclipses, the sun blowing up, or the heat death of the universe, scientists are prepared to step up. The problems seem to arise when predictions are difficult, or there is uncertainty. Of course these are the areas where the best input of scientists would be most valuable.
Instead of scientists, technical experts seem most attracted to futurism. There, taking a long term view sometimes seems to have some associated status, and people are not quite so reluctant to look to the future. Futurists are a bit of a motley crew, though. They are not necessarily folk which scientists gain by affiliating with. I suspect that that's a big part of the problem.
I think more evolution enthusiasts should step up to the plate. Now we have a reasonable stab at a science of cultural evolution, we are better equipped to look to the future of evolution and consider its possible attributes. Scientists not expressing their opinions or not studying the topic is problematical. It leaves civilization without very much foresight - and without the ability to see, it becomes harder to steer.
One popular meme which recommends avoiding long term forecasting places a so-called "singularity" in the near future - and claims that making forecasts beyond this is practically worthless. This meme is hokum. Machine superintelligence might represent a significant change, but it is not one that makes all of our models fall to pieces. I think that making this claim regarding the impossibility of forecasting shows naïveté about models and forecasting in general.
Most of those involved in long term future forecasting are not very well versed in evolutionary theory. Indeed, one of the popular ideas is that evolutionary theory isn't going to be very relevant because natural selection is horrible and cruel and so humans are going to decommission it and go off in their own direction. This is a poor excuse for not making more use of evolutionary theory, IMO.
We are, by most accounts, in the midst of a major evolutionary transition. Evolutionary theory knows some things about major evolutionary transitions. IMO, it's time for more scientists to step up to the plate and share their best forecasts.


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By William Maley
Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com
May 5, 2013
With the problems that Fisker Automotive is currently going through, one of companies that is somewhat effected is VL Productions? How so? Well, VL Productions showed off a vehicle called the Destino at the Detroit Auto Show this year that used Fisker Karma as a starting point, rips out the plug-in hybrid powertrain, and slips in the supercharged 6.2L LS9 V8 from the Corvette ZR1.
Planned to go into production sometime in third quarter, is VL Productions worried about the future? Well not really according to one of the partners of VL Productions, Bob Lutz. Lutz tells Wards Auto that the company has already gotten twenty Karma "gliders" (doesn't come with electric powertrain and batteries). Lutz also said that VL could work with the Fisker's suppliers to build the Karma/Destino itself, although that could introduce "a logistics hassle."
VL has also received a large number of inquiries from Karma owners who have an interest in converting their vehicles to using a V8.
"We've heard from hundreds of Karma owners, with about 10% who may want to convert their cars, because sooner or later the cars might wind up as boat anchors," Lutz said.
The transformation could cost $85,000 to $90,000.
Source: Wards Auto
William Maley is a staff writer for Cheers & Gears. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or you can follow him on twitter at @realmudmonster.


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Colombian Customs, Meet American Customs
November, 22nd 2011
How ironic. I'm only out of Colombia, so famed for being laidback with tardiness-inducing sloth, for a mere five hours before I nearly miss my connecting flight because of the worst time management used by a massive U.S. airport.
Don't you hate it in movies how they show the main character bustin' his ass, sweatin' balls in a 100 yard dash to catch his flight? Well, that cliché douchebag was me – only exchange that 100 yards into 300 one way, 300 back, a high-speed escalator ride, and a ferry train ride, all in time to have the almighty gatekeeper open up the door just for you, with an unnecessarily irritating, "I thought you weren't gonna make it," quip.
Oh yeah, and the security threw away my recent duty-free purchase of only the finest Aguardiente Nectar quince mil pesos can buy (Verde if you must know). Fuckin' 'ell. Thanks Continental Airlines, for allowing myself (and most likely a few other unluckier flyers) to purchase a ticket from you with a connecting flight that is literally impossible to catch unless you say, 'peace out luggage, I'll see ya when I see ya,' toss out your party-fave guardo, and run all five legs of that corny-movie relay. And you heard right…bye bye luggage. I could only hope to have her returned to me within a month.
Ok Continental, let's do some elementary math. Your favorite. If you have one hour and a half between flights, and U.S. Customs takes 45 minutes to clear, you have a full 45 minutes remaining to relax before you take off. Sweet, right? Maybe I'll watch Why Mac Got Fat. But wait a moment, well-paying customer. You need to pick up your own luggage from baggage claim and recheck it before you can decide which Always Sunny character is slacking this season. 'How long will that take?' you ask. You guessed it, another 45 minutes – just in time to make your flight. Oh wait, I forgot to mention, Houston's airport is fahkin' ooge mate! and you have to traverse a sizeable portion of everything's-bigger-in-George Bush's Texas Airport to reach your gate. Hilariously, the only flight whose gate number is omitted from the Departures board is yours! That's gonna cost ya another 15 minute sprint to customer service plus the five minutes it'll take to get through the third security checkpoint you've stripped your way through today. At least, they were too negligent to discover the baggie of exotic Colombian uchuvas (look 'em up) that you nabbed before leaving the Boog.
But, upon landing in Washington, DC a few hours later, I can't be a complete cynical bastard. By some miracle in the form of a beautifully sweet airport luggage worker, my bag that I had left for dead appeared on the baggage claim belt before me as if I imagined the whole ordeal. And, I can say that I met a compassionate Texan student who listened to my sweaty ranting, consoling me with time-honored classics like, 'damn, that's terrible.' I think I convinced her to travel to Colombia, by the way. Plus, it's good to be home. And it's decorative gourd season, motherfuckers.


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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Audiobook Review: Feed (This book is still unit!)
300 pages (5 hours, 1 minute audio book)
Appetizer: Titus and his friends went to the moon for a good time and while it was kind of fun since he met a girl named Violet, it wound up sucking because some of their feeds were hacked. But after that, Titus's life isn't quite the same, a fact he has trouble dealing with.
The feed is--essentially--an internet connection in most people's heads, complete with advertising, chats and viruses. Through Titus's voice, M.T. Anderson reveals a possible future in which skin legions are becoming cool, the English language is diminishing, schools are run by companies and consumerism is a requirement. Although only written in 2002, some of Anderson's predictions feel as though they are only several years or decades away from becoming realities.
The audiobook was a fun read. The ads that are sprinkled throughout the novel are brought to life with actual jingles and all of the comments made from the President sound vaguely George W. Bush-like (dating the book a little).
This week my students had the choice between reading Feed and Brave New World. As I was re-reading Feed though, I thought of an even better book pair: Feed and A Walk to Remember. No, seriously. The different ways that the protagonists deal with the declining health of their girlfriends is fascinating.
When we discussed the book, my students didn't seem to enjoy Feed as much as I thought they would. But it became apparent from our discussion why they were resisting the text: It was scary. Aspects of the scary dystopian future were a little too familiar.
Frankly, that just makes me even more impressed with Anderson's Feed.
Dinner Conversation:
"We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck." (p. 3)
"I guess if I'm honest? Then I was hoping to meet someone on the moon. Maybe part of it was the loneliness of the craters, but I was feeling like it was maybe time to hook up with someone again, because it had been a couple of months." (p. 5)
"Link and I were chatting about the girl, like I was going, She is meg youch, and he was going, What the hell's she wearing?, and I was going, Wool. it's wool. Like from an animal, and then Calista did her own chat to us, which was, If you want to hear about an animal, what about two guys staring with their mouths wide open so they look completely Cro-Magnon?" (p. 21)
"She was on the moon all alone. Here it was, spring break, and she was on the moon, where there was all this meg action, and she was there without friends. She said she just walked through the crowds and watched, and she saw all these great things that way. She said she was there to observe." (p. 28)
"She took me up to a huge window. We stood in front of it. Outside the window, there had been a garden, like, I guess you could call it a courtyard or terrarium? But a long time ago the glass ceiling over the terrarium had cracked, and so everything was dead, and there was moon dust all over everything out there. Everything was gray.
Also, something was leaking air and heat out in the garden, lots of waste air, and the air was rocketing off into space through the hole, so all of the dead vines in the garden were standing straight up, slapping back and forth, pulled toward the crack in the ceiling where we could see the stars.
"Whoa," I said.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
"It's like...," I said. "It's like a squid in love with the sky."
She was only looking at me, which was nice. I hadn't felt anything like that for a long time.
She rubbed my head, and she went, "You're the only one of them that uses metaphor."
She was staring at me, and I was staring at her, and I moved toward her, and we kissed. The vines beat against each other out in the gray, dead garden, they were all writing against the spine of the Milky Way on its edge, and for the first time, I felt her spine, too, each knuckle of it, with my fingers, while the air leaked and the plants whacked each other near the silent stars." (pp. 62-63)
Tasty Rating: !!!!!
Labels: 2000s, Award, Science Fiction, Young Adult
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4 Country Bike & Boat Tour Along The Danube Independent and Guided tours – 7 nights / 8 days The most famous bike route in Europe along the beautiful Danube, however this time we enjoy our travelling hotel, the MS MY STORY, as we start in Passau, Germany, cruise and cycle through the Austrian countryside […]
4 Country Bike & Boat Tour Along The Danube
Independent and Guided tours – 7 nights / 8 days
The most famous bike route in Europe along the beautiful Danube, however this time we enjoy our travelling hotel, the MS MY STORY, as we start in Passau, Germany, cruise and cycle through the Austrian countryside into Slovakia and Hungary, before returning to Germany.This journey takes you to the highlights along Europe´s second largest river.
The impressive spectacle of nature of the Schlögener Donauschlinge (Great Loop"), the fascinating landscape of the Wachau with its vineyards, castles and palaces, the untouched alluvial forests of the Danube National Park as well as the picturesque Hungarian Danube Bend, alternating with metropolises such as Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest.
Explore Budapest's imperial and Art Nouveau delights, take a comprehensive tour of beautiful Bratislava's baroque and Gothic buildings and fountains and discover why Vienna is "the waltz capital". After a great day of cycling, relax on board listening live music or discover the port city.
Day to Day Schedule
Individual arrival in Vienna.
Vienna – Bad Deutsch-Altenburg (approx. 46 km/28 miles)
On the Danube-Cycle-Path you bike through the idyllic meadows along the Danube, passing the castle of "Orth" to Petronell-Carnuntum (significant Roman excavations).
Bad Deutsch-Altenburg – Mosonmagyárovár (approx. 61 km/38 miles)
Still following the Danube-Cycle-Path you will reach Bratislava. Shortly after, you reach Hungary where you bike through small typical villages using the dam cycle path (gravel) and country roads.
This section can be divided by an additional night in Bratislava (Day 3: 21 km/15 miles, Day 4: 42 km/25 miles)
Mosonmagyárovár/Halaszi – Györ (approx. 45 km/28 miles)
You bike through the former marsh region of the "Little Alföld". Taking side roads you pass through delightful villages and arrive at the provincial capital of Györ.
Györ – Tata (approx. 61 km/38 miles)
Today you bike through a landscape of rolling hills and reach the picturesque town of Tata, situated on two lakes.
Tata – Sturovo/Esztergom (approx. 55 km/34 miles)
Leaving Tata you travel over the densely wooded hills of the "Gerecse" range. Some uphill stretches are rewarded with wonderful descents. In Esztergom you can admire the imposing cathedral.
Sturovo/Esztergom – Budapest (approx. 58 km/36 miles)
Steep mountain-slopes frame the picturesque landscape of the Danube Bend up to Szentendre island. Go by bike or boat to Budapest (not incl.). On the boat, the view from the sun deck is overwhelming.
Individual departure.
|Tour Rating: easy to moderate
|Mostly rather flat, but with a few stretches of small hills. Suitable for all levels. Expect some traffic on the roads in/out of the cities.
Austria: on the Danube Cycle Path.
Hungary: cycle paths, field paths and country roads.
|Airport / Transfers
|Fly into Vienna, and depart from Budapest.
Regular public shuttles and/or train service is available at both these major international airports.
Schedule & Price
Departure Dates 2014
Independent tours depart every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May through September. Only Saturday departures are available in April and early October.
Season 1: April 19 – May 01 + September 26 – October 04, 2014
Season 2: May 02 – June 29 + August 18 – September 25, 2014
Season 3: June 30 – August 17, 2014 *
|Price per person – Season 1:
|Price per person – Season 2:
Price per person – Season 3:
|Single Supplement
|Half-board supplement (6 dinners)
|Upgrade hotels to all 3 and 4 star
Upgrade to electric bike
|This tour includes:
|• 7 nights accommodation in a double room with private facilities. The hotels we use on this tour are family run guesthouses and hotels of good 2 and 3 star standard. In both Vienna and Budapest 4 star hotels are always used. All rooms have private bathrooms.
• breakfast daily.
• luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• return bus ride from Budapest to Vienna (if required)
• modern hybrid bicycle with 21 gears & pannier
• 7 days service hotline
• Detailed travel material, maps, and route descriptions of places of interest
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So, Uri Geller has passed through town, leaving in his wake a throng of anxious zealots who have little or no regard for your favorite four ace tricks. (What's new?)
To the extent keys must be bent, you ought to bend them our way. (No harm, no foul-the spectator's will appreciate it).
Collectors Workshop offers you the slickest, most logical, and ultimately most entertaining key bending routine of them all. (We promise to say nothing more about this, if you promise to forget all your four ace tricks.)
The story begins with a Gellerism and a forgotten motel key. The routine is designed to allow the spectator to think that HE bent the key while it was in his hands.
A very well thoughtout, well executed, simple routine with no special gimmicks to hide, etc.
You receive the props, a wonderful routine, complete instructions, and guaranteed performance value.
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Stop the Presses! (CBS Sunday Morning)
Baristanet.com versus
Monmouth NJ newspaper
USA Newspaper slump
(a view from Australia)
WHY we need newspapers … or not
Telling the "why" of every story is the rationale behind the continued existence of the Las Vegas Sun. (That the Sun still breathes — an extremely independent voice within the pages of its former competitor, the Las Vegas Review Journal — is another story.)
The Las Vegas Sun commercial gives a much better reason to pick up a newspaper than does the ceaseless dribble New Yorkers endure through the NY Times' "Weekender" TV spots (like the yuppified one that follows), spots that make those of us who still read the Times feel like idiots for doing so.
Thanks to the 92YTribeca for this satire of their "Weekender" spots. I'm so pleased to know I'm not the only one who absolutely HATES those Times intrusions. Watch this:
This loving couple just LOVES the Sunday New York Times…
And here, the Times reminds us that you can read the Old Lady in your pajamas (what a joy!) … and they give us a teenager who started reading the Times when she was 7 years old (now THAT's news!)
Is Superman Jewish?
Russian billionaire buys London Standard
This appeared on RussiaToday on January 22, 2009
A new way to view what we do.
It's time to change … and to thrive!
***** TRIPLE dose of Murdoch *****
Hear Mr. Murdoch's overview on how technology has changed the media (2008):
Then watch a full hour with Charlie Rose (2006):
And, finally, in "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" (2004), a documentary film by Robert Greenwald that was distributed on DVD by the left-wing MoveOn.org, you'll get an extremely critical view. Here it is (run time 77 min):
Old school newspapering (a career video from the 1930s)
A bit of history (how news is transmitted)
Batton Lash on comics
Promoting Internet use in the 1990s
A really old AOL commercial…
… and one from Compuserve!
Save a tree!
Daily Show on the NY Times
The Daily Show, in case you missed it…
For the entire show, click here: The Daly Show, June 10, 2009
Triple J TV Hack:
Death of the Newspaper
never buy the newspaper: start through 1:49 (…newspapers are going down)
also: 4:36 ("i don't have a lot of sympathy…")
Are these guys for real?
NY Times: Pass it on!
How about The NY Post Weekender?
Funny newspaper commercial from Europe
Small Newspapers Look To Survive
Rockin' Robbin 1972 (bonus track!)


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Hi folks, Airtel recently announced a new offer for 4g prepaid users that is almost similar to Jio's prime 4g Offers. Yeah, we can call this as Jio Effect or Airtel's reply to Jio prime. With this offer, users can enjoy free 1 gb 4g data per day + free local and STD calls up to 1 month at just RS 345.
What is the actual Airtel Rs 345 Offer unlimited offer?
Airtel Prepaid unlimited offer – Rs 345: Free 1GB 4G data per day + local and STD unlimited calls
The user needs to recharge RS 345 this march and he will be able to continue this offer until next year. But the user needs to keep recharging the same offer every month.
Means, from this march users, need to recharge RS 345 per month so that they can enjoy 1GB 4G data per day and free calling offer for 1 year.
Note: The 1GB Data have some terms and conditions. that is 500MB at day time and 500MB at night time.
Note: This offer is limited to 4G handset owners. that is you can avail this special unlimited 4g and free calling offer only if you own a 4g supported handset.
These things clearly show that airtel is somehow forced to give good 4g offers. since jio's born all networks had a huge loss in their users. almost all 4g handset owners in India grabbed jio sim. yeah, Airtel lost a good amount of their users. now on this march 2017, Jio's free offers are going to end (Jio happy new year offer). And jio announced a Jio prime subscription which provides Rs 303 plan with 1 GB 4G per day and free calling offer. Now Airtel replied to Jio with Airtel Rs 345 pack which is almost similar to jio's 303 pack.
Airtel announced one more offer yesterday:
Rs. 145 offer – Free Airtel-to-Airtel calls local and national, 2GB data per month.
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The airtel 345 pack will surely provide good competition to JIO prime and other Indian networks. and while considering the speed and the network strength, Airtel's RS 345 pack is worth trying. And we can still hope more good offer from Jio, Airtel and other network operators on coming days.
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DESTINATION: The Opera House- Rivermarket Kansas City MO
MILEAGE: Over 8 miles
BEVERAGE: Jennifer- Cafe Au Lait Lance- Double white Latte
BIKES: Lance- The Irish Bike- Trek Mtb Jennifer- Citizens Folder
Oh man! There is NO WAY you could be in the KC area and not go to the Royal Celebration! I was almost 10 the last time they won a World Series and the electric excitement of the city was magnetic. Offices closed, schools closed, it was a day to celebrate in the city. I imagine this is what it is like in other countries when they crown Kings and Queens and such.
Navigating the 800,000 people was a dream by bike! KC is not a big city. It's population is around 440,000. Knowing it would be difficult to navigate we drove over to Kaw Valley point in KCK where the Rivertrail begins & started our Coffeeneur there. The trail was deserted and we rode smoothly across the bridge into KCMO and the Rivermarket area. There were people everywhere hanging out waiting to move towards the parade route. We stopped in at the Opera House which is a very cool coffee/brunch place. The staff did their best to not be frazzled by the shear volume of people!
We drank leisurely and then road on toward the parade route. It was so easy that we felt like the smartest people on the planet. Traffic was bumper to bumper and we just flew on by. It was such a beautiful day and to see so many people happy (even maneuvering a large crowd) was immune boost! The players and their families were overwhelmed with gratitude. It was an amazing day.
Days like this make me glad I have a folder. So easy!
This parade was the best!
A sea of people and all that we encountered were kind and considerate. Amazing!


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Dutch Outlook
Entire books have been devoted to understanding the Dutch, but we're really not that quaint and easy to adapt to. The following four traits are key to the Dutch outlook and should give you some idea of what the 'Hollanders' are all about.
International orientation
Dutch society is characterized by an international outlook: children learn English, French, and German in high school. While they're not always thrilled about this heavy load during their school days, as university students they all appreciate the benefits of this strong linguistic focus: 2009 research has shown that Dutch students are most likely to date international students. In fact, our crown prince Willem-Alexander even married Argentinean Maxima, so the internationalization process characterizes Dutch society on all levels.
Tolerance and respect are equally central to the Dutch mindset. All views are respected, and Dutch people are constantly in dialogue with each other to foster understanding of all elements in society. Queen Beatrix even emphasized the importance of welcoming people of all persuasions with open arms in her New Years speech. Respect and dialogue characterize the Dutch approach to all foreign elements, and you will have no problem openly expressing your views—whatever they may be.
Whether it is on issues such as religious freedom or abortion, the Dutch keep an open mind and respect all points of view. Things such as soft drugs and prostitution are not legal, but they are tolerated throughout the Netherlands, as is euthanasia. Very important is the absolute equality between men and women, gay and straight persons, and lower and higher incomes. Therefore, Dutch society is an egalitarian one. We have an elaborate social security system. The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. The government stimulates equality between men and women in higher functions. Religious freedom ensures that you will see Catholic churches, Protestant churches, mosques and synagogues in almost every city, including Groningen.
A popular Dutch saying is, "doe maar gewoon, dan doe je al gek genoeg," which translates to "just be normal, then you're already crazy enough." This is emblematic of the no-nonsense attitude that most Dutch people have. They will not quickly try to impress someone by outer displays of wealth, and in fact are a little bit apprehensive about people who do emphasize their own status in their appearance. When a Dutch person shows interest in you, this is genuine; there are no affected manners as some other countries have. "How are you?" is not merely a polite greeting, but a genuine expression of interest in you, and you'll be expected to answer—if you want to that is.
Finally, the Dutch are a very open people. Whether it is inviting a technician to have a cup of coffee when he's repairing your washing machine or calling the teacher by his/her first name, Dutch openness characterizes almost all daily interactions.
An often misunderstood aspect of this openness is directness: the Dutch will not use flowery language to communicate their opinion, but will call them like they see them. But always with the best intentions: their directness is not to be rude or to correct you, it is simply their way of offering help and voicing their opinion. When a teacher tells you to correct something, he wants you to get a better grade. When a friend tells you that you have something stuck in your teeth, it's not to ridicule your looks, but to help you look better.


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Second baseman Felipe Lopez, a free agent acquisition, is the only new position starter, replacing Orlando Hudson, who signed a free agent deal with the Dodgers. Adam Dunn, a rent-a-regular in the outfield and at first base the last six weeks of 2008, moved on, and outfielder Justin Upton will reclaim that spot.
Stephen Drew, who became the third shortstop in major league history to collect 40 doubles, 10 triples and 20 home runs in the same season (Robin Yount, Nomar Garciaparra) when he did it in a breakout 2008, will be moved into the No. 3 spot in the order. That should give him more opportunities to hit with runners on base.
Left fielder/first baseman Conor Jackson and catcher Chris Snyder had their best offensive seasons a year ago, and the D-backs believe center fielder Chris Young and Upton are at the stage of their careers when they can take the next step forward, too. However, Upton was hitting .190 without a home run entering the final week of spring training.
First baseman/third baseman Chad Tracy could be a key component. He will start at first but could spell third baseman Mark Reynolds to give Reynolds a break against tough righties. Reynolds set a major league record with 204 strikeouts in 2008 but was asked to develop a better two-strike approach, and the early results were positive.
Outfielder Eric Byrnes is the wild card. He missed the last half of 2008 with a hamstring injury but could force his way into the lineup if he regains the form that made him the 11th player in major league history to amass 20 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same year when he did that in 2007. He can play all three outfield positions.
The D-backs lost reliable right-handers Brandon Lyon and Juan Cruz from their bullpen and replaced them with righty Tom Gordon (elbow) and lefty specialist Scott Schoeneweis, but it remains to be seen if the new unit can be as cohesive as the 2007-08 group was.
THE DIAMONDBACKS WILL CONTEND IF ...: RHP Brandon Webb and RHP Dan Haren are the dominating front-end-of-the-rotation starters they were in 2008. SS Stephen Drew handles the No. 3 spot in the order the way he handled the leadoff spot last season. OF Justin Upton plays the whole season the way he played in April 2008, when he .340 with five homers and 15 RBIs. He finished the season with 15 homers. RHP Chad Qualls can handle the closer's job. He has never held the job at the start of a season before.
PRIMED FOR A BIG SEASON: 1B/3B Chad Tracy, who struggled with injuries to both knees the past two seasons, could make a big splash with a return to health. He had 75 doubles, 47 home runs and 152 RBIs while playing regularly in 2005-06, and there is nothing to suggest that his bat cannot return to that level again. Tracy will start at first base, his best position, and he could play third to give Mark Reynolds a rest against some right-handers.
ON THE DECLINE: RHP Jon Garland's strikeouts have decreased in each of his past four seasons, and his walks have increased in each of the last three, a trend that does not bode well for a pitcher entering his 10th major league season. Garland won 18 games in 2005 and 2006 but is only 24-21 the last two seasons combined. He signed a one-year, $6.25 million contract with a mutual option for $10 million in 2010. He was not particularly effective this spring.


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here's what i love about me
i'm henry!
my big, happy smile full of sparkling choppers
my nose and all the amazing info it sniffs
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playing with my cat brothers
soaking in the sunshine
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It's that time of year again when the study sessions get longer, the books get heavier and the exam prep sessions pile up. But don't stress! The MBA Tour is giving you your weekly dose of #MondayMotivation with an exciting Instagram giveaway, the perfect cure to those study jitters.
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Ayami KawashimaPosted by tb4
L.A. based painter Ayami Kawashima is currently showing at 88Point5. The pieces are all right around $250. Check them all out at 88point5.com.
Ayami Kawashima is a Japanese painter from Tokyo and a current senior student at OTIS College of Art and Design.
Ayami began learning classical ballet at the age of three, and studied abroad at a notorious art school in Boston as a ballet major from fourteen. She went through a succession of injuries and surgeries, and a particular painting of a ballet dancer that was created during her rehabilitation was highly appraised by the principal of OTIS, which led to her admission to the school.
On 2009, Ayami's work was exhibited at the La Luz de Jesus Gallery and 1988 Gallery. She worked as an intern at Beacon Communications, a well known advertisement company, and at American Greetings.
This collection of paintings is mainly constructed with the portrayal of hardships and emotion in the lives of ballet dancers through the confrontations with original characters.Website: http://www.ayamikawashima.com


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High cholesterol isn't something you should take lightly. Your risk of heart attack and stroke increases immensely as your cholesterol spikes. With your doctor's permission, make some changes in your diet and lifestyle to bring your cholesterol down as fast as possible. Changes won't happen overnight, so stick with your new routine. After all, it took a while for your cholesterol to go up and it will take some time to bring it back down.
Start Moving
Exercise is one of the fastest ways to lower your cholesterol, because each time you work out, you're taking small steps in the right direction. Physical activity lowers your triglycerides and elevates your high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, which is the good cholesterol you need. If you're typically sedentary, the Cleveland Clinic advises that you start out with just 15 to 20 minutes each day -- with your doctor's approval. Gradually work your way up until you're getting 30 to 40 minutes of exercise most days of the week, or roughly 200 minutes each week.
Eat Your Oats
Getting more soluble fiber in your diet helps flush out excess cholesterol, binding with it and excreting it during digestion. Adding 5 to 10 grams of soluble fiber to your diet daily may lower your LDL -- low-density lipoprotein -- by up to 5 percent, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Oats are one of the richest sources of soluble fiber. You'll get about 2 grams of soluble fiber from 1 cup of cooked oatmeal. Stir in a tablespoon of psyllium seeds and you'll sneak in another 5 grams. Top off your bowl of oatmeal with one-half cup of blackberries, wedges from a medium orange or a medium sliced banana. These fruits add another 1 to 2 grams of soluble fiber to your meal.
Watch Your Fats
You need fat in your diet, but it's important to focus on the right types of fat. Mono- and polyunsaturated fats, or MUFAs and PUFAs, can help improve your cholesterol levels, while trans fats and saturated raise the bad LDL cholesterol and lower your HDL. The American Heart Association recommends that you consume no more than 1 percent of your calories from trans fats and 7 percent of your calories from saturated fat. That's a maximum of 2 grams of trans fat and 15 grams of saturated fat on a 2,000 calorie diet. You should also keep your dietary cholesterol intake to less than 300 milligrams per day.
Go Nuts
Nuts aren't just a source of soluble fiber -- they're also full of heart-healthy fats and antioxidants like vitamin E. These beneficial food components protect heart tissue, veins and arteries, all the while improving your cholesterol. Enjoying 2 ounces of walnuts, pistachios, almonds or other nuts each day may lower your low-density lipoprotein by as much as 5 percent, the Harvard Medical School reports. Measure out your portion before snacking freely from the container because calories can add up quickly.


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Top 10 theatre breaks
Save time and money when you book your rail from Newcastle to London as part of your West End theatre break. With so many fabulous showstoppers on offer which London play or musical will you choose?
The Lion King
Theatre breaks from £154 pp
The Pride Lands brought dazzlingly to life as never before.Book
Les Miserables
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Viva la revolution! Passion & power in 19th century France.Book
Mamma Mia
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Friendship, true love and ABBA's hits on a Greek island.Book
The Mousetrap
Theatre breaks from £67 pp
Over 60 years in the West End for Christie's murder mystery.Book
Matilda The Musical
Theatre breaks from £80 pp
Don't miss the best family musical since The Lion King.Book
The Phantom of the Opera
Theatre breaks from £91 pp
Tragic love & Music of the Night below the Paris Opera HouseBook
Thriller Live
Theatre breaks from £87 pp
Michael Jackson's life & career from Billie Jean to Beat It.Book
Wicked The Musical
Theatre breaks from £92 pp
Experience the other, untold side of Oz's famous story.Book


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In a move that will certainly stir movement from GameStop and Blockbuster, 7-11 announced today that the nation-wide convenience chain will begin to step into previously unexplored territory. This move exemplifies "convenience", in the most basic sense of the word.
Beginning in September, the 3,000 store chain will begin to sell used games. Yup, that's right. Now when you buy your Slurpee and Mt. Dew, you can now buy a used game for $19.99 and below. The move is part of a broader partnership with Game Trading Technologies, will also deals with Best Buy, Blockbuster, GameStop, Gamefly, Walmart, among others.
"What this means to consumers is that they will have many convenient locations, most open 24/7, to buy value-priced video games," commented GTT president and CEO Todd Hays.
"The program is available to all 7-Eleven US franchisees, and we hope to have most US stores on board by September."
Only time will tell whether this move will work out for the franchise. What do you think? Post your responses in the comments section below.


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The Summit's Social Skills signature program is an intentional response to one aspect of the school's mission statement, which calls for faculty to challenge students to develop socially and grow in both grace and wisdom.
Polishing the social skills of our children is something The Summit Country Day School has always done. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur were devoted to developing students' social skills when they ran the school and their call to challenge children to grow in both grace and wisdom continues to be the bedrock of all that we do.
In developing the Social Skills program, faculty took inspiration from Daniel Goleman's "Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter more than IQ," The idea that emotional intelligence can be taught – and that it could matter more than IQ in the success and happiness of an individual – had a profound effect on the school psyche. Faculty were also influenced by Nancy Frey's "Purposeful Classroom: How to Structure Lessons with Learning Goals" and the work of developmental psychologist Thomas Lickona, which holds that children should be taught to be "smart" and "good." Combining the ideals of Goleman and Lickona with the practical pedagogy of Frey, the faculty developed a program that is intentional, age-appropriate, repeatable and sustainable.
Teachers and parents identified list of social skills that are taught at home and could be reinforced at The Summit. Faculty determined which skills seemed age-appropriate at each grade level with an eye toward where they dovetailed naturally with curriculum. Once traits were assigned to each grade level, faculty determined how to connect the skills purposefully in classroom lesson plans and preparation for annual school events. For example, preschoolers are taught when to "say please and thank you," second-graders learn "how to not interrupt conversations," seventh graders learn "proper phone/electronic etiquette" and ninth graders learn "how to handle disappointment."
In the Montessori kindergarten and Lower Schools, social skills are written directly into lesson plans in the classrooms. Some Lower School skills lessons are presented by the librarian and school counselor, so that children see the skills reflected by all the faculty. In the Middle School, where teachers are trained to understand the rapid changes that are taking place in the adolescent brain, intentionally taught social skills aim to instill self-responsibility and self-esteem that help students face negative societal influences and peer pressure. Middle School social skills are presented through a variety of avenues – by faculty in the classroom, in conjunction with Character Education capstones and through the leadership of students in the Knights of the Round Table. As students become more independent in the Upper School, some skills are built into lesson plans while others are connected with behavioral expectations for events and passages in their lives – such as how to dress for prom and graduation or how to greet college representatives and respond in interviews.
The idea of teaching social skills intentionally delivers on the promise in The Summit's promise to develop children socially so they can "become people of character who value and improve the world they inherit."
"The reason parents send their children here to The Summit is that they want to give them an advantage in life," says Rich Wilson, Head of School. "We think these skills will help them deliver better college interviews. We think these skills will make them better communicators so they are happier in their marriages. We think they will get better jobs. We think they won't be as easily be derailed in their careers if they are polished. We see social skills as life skills."


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Upcoming OLED iPhone to have a 5.8-inch OLED screen.
As you probably know, Apple is going to remove the physical home button from the upcoming iPhone 8 (or X) with OLED display. The new model will come with a new design that can be characterized with an all-glass body and screen taking the entire front. Logically, the Touch ID sensor will also be eliminated along with the Home button, and possibly embedded into the glass. Now, a new report may have shed more light on Apple's plans for 2017.
According to the new information, Apple is going to launch three models in 2017 – iPhone 7s with a 4.7-inch LCD screen, iPhone 7S with a 5.5-inch LCD screen – both with modest improvements over the current line, and iPhone 8 with a 5.15-inch OLED display. The report also claims that below this OLED screen will be a small function area for navigation and other purposes. The tiny strip, part of the display, may be an approach similar to the 2016 MacBook's touch-bar, allowing users not only to navigate through menus and apps, but also to access shortcuts and see relevant information from the running app.
With the function area into the account, the whole screen may measure in at 5.8 inches across the diagonals, but the phone itself may have the same size as as the 4.7-inch model with LCD thanks to aforementioned design improvements. Apple's 10th anniversary model with OLED is also expected to offer better battery life thanks to improved energy efficiency of OLED technology and a larger battery. Analysts have predicted that Apple's top-selling product for second half of 2017 will be the premium, OLED version of iPhone, with shipments estimated around 60 million.


text: Most people's beliefs are shaped not by arguments but by the beliefs of others they trust. Counterintuitive as it may seem to scientists, most people believe in conclusions before they accept arguments. So stories and source credibility are at least as important as the quality of arguments. ~ Daniel Kahneman


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Monday, July 7, 2014
Postcards to the Principal
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Ryan, this is an interesting idea. Is there a concern that this program will further disadvantage those children with less family/social capital? (because more advantaged kids have families that are more likely to encourage them to read, can better get them to the library, etc.)ReplyDeleteReplies
That's a valid question and one I will look at once we receive all of the postcards. My hope is that the external motivation (gift cards) will be an incentive for the demographic you described to walk to the community library and pick-up a book.Delete
Good luck. Will be interesting to see what you find out!Delete
This is so cool! This might be a silly question, but are your postcards pre-addressed? Could you get a community partner to actually put postage on those cards so as not to exclude the families that Scott was worried about? I know a few of my teachers do something similar to this, but I'd love to see us do it school-wide. Thank you, Ryan!ReplyDelete
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Dose Response
After almost two years, in an act of either bravery or insanity (depending on how you look at it), I decided to see if Lawrence could be maintained on a lower dose of TSO. I reduced his last two doses by one third, to approximately 1600 ova. This is done by shaking the bottle and just removing one third. Since the ova are not in suspension this method is not accurate, but after consulting with experts in the topic I believe that it is accurate enough for my purposes. There was no change in the first week, then the following symptoms started to come back, in this chronological order:
1. Stimming (he had not had any stimming since he started TSO)
2. Hypersensitivity to noise and external stimuli (fingers in the ears all the time)
3. Agitation (mild, so self abusive behavior)
Obviously, my little experiment is over. After one month at the lower dose he's going back to 2500 starting Monday. It is very interesting that there is such a clear dose response and that the first things to return were stimming and hyperacusis.
a man and a woman that i know and use tso for colitis and crohn,also have to continue to take it.the thing they did was not lowering the amount.they kept the amount 2500 but were able to move to once in 3 weeks instead of 2.
My wife has a different autoimmune neurological problem than autism but we found it seemed to work better when she takes 1/2 a dose every week. The worms live an average of two weeks and our thought was this prevents a precipitous die off every two weeks which would be a little unusual in nature.
I suspect the dose is very dependent on the individual and whether there is a continuing autoimmune response or a declining one.
We are working at eliminating the antigens that are responsible for cross- reacting antibodies (to both antigen and self). In our case TSO does not seem to be enough but we may soon get rid of the second set of antibodies and we then then see if we can drop TSO down.
When you increased Lawrence's dose back to 2,500 ova did his stimming, hypersensitivity and agitation abate?
I have not rec'd the e-mail survey so I don't know allof the criteria people are interested in. I have a 20 year old daughter with a long history of stimming, hypersensitivity, and OCD-type, aggressive & self-injurious behaviors. We did 2500 ova for 16 weeks (8 doses, 1 every 2 weeks). There seemed to be perhaps a little more social attentiveness but the core behaviors of concern did not seem to be affected. Her last dose was July 16th. Currently (Aug 16th) we are experiencing familiar symtpoms but at a dramatically increased level both in intensity & duration (almost non-stop). This is much more intense than anything we saw prior to starting. I know there is some comment about people taking longer to respond than the typical 8-12 weeks I would like more experience about this. Obviously I can not be sure this is some sort of withdrawal reaction - but I am concerned. I would gladly go back to the pre-TSO behaviors at this point. Any experience or theoretical thoughts on this? Have I potentially heightened her immune response even more?
Hi Jo,
Did you daughter's symptoms improve when she was ill and then return when she got better?
Does she have any autoimmune diseases?
Has your daughter been tested for gluten antibodies (gliadin IgG) and also for IgG milk and egg proteins?
Is she getting plenty of sunlight?
My daughter was not actually been "ill" very often in 20 years so I have difficulty commenting. When she was ill she just slept more so there was a relief from symptoms. She was not ill during TSO trial.
She has not been Dx with an autoimmune disease (but her older sister has ulcerative colitis). I'm at work so don't have the name of the tests in front of me but her immune system looks like someone who might have hepatitis of herpes but the tests for such things did not identify what was causing this immune response.
We did some tests - she has been on GF/CF diet for many years - and modified SCD. We only took away eggs for 2 weeks many years ago - but of course many other factors were not being controlled at the same time.
She does not get plenty of sunlight. She is very phobic of dogs (and our community takes dogs everywhere) and now her behavior is so aggressive and loud it is difficult to find a place where she does not scare other people (and exhaust us).
Do you suggest any other things to try? I do know I did not refrigerate the TSO - has anyone found that really made a difference in how effective it was in 8-12 weeks?
you can always try low dose naltrexone.also for the daughter with colitis.it also helps regulate the immun system and the costs are minimal,and no side effects.


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We all love music and we have our own playlists of our favorite songs. Playlists vary from person to person. I usually save my playlists in a text file or an xml file. Well, I recently got an email from a person who wanted to print playlists. Here's the question he asked, "How do I print my playlists? I want to maintain a record of my music collection". Lemme show you how to print playlists.
Printing a playlists solely depends upon the software you use to manage playlists. Well, if you are using iTunes then you can print playlists pretty easily. But, if you're using Windows Media Player then it doesn't have an option to print playlists. One easy way to print playlists is by saving the playlist as an xml file or a text file.
Managing and printing playlists is easy on MediaMonkey and hence I would recommend anyone to use MediaMonkey. It has a ton of features that you won't see in Windows Media Player or iTunes. Printing a playlist in MediaMonkey is pretty easy. If you have a playlist in Windows Media Player then simply import it to MediaMonkey by adding it to your library. If you don't want to import the playlist then you can also create a new playlist in MediaMonkey itself.
Open the playlist in MediaMonkey, you'll see the full list of songs in the playlist. Now, go to File> Create Reports and choose the type of report you want to generate. You can select the type of format of the report. You can generate a HTML, XML, CSV, or Microsoft Excel report. You can later open the playlist in word, Excel, etc depending on the type of output.
But, if you want to get a stylish printout of a playlist then I would recommend using iTunes.


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I consider myself an herbs man, primarily. During my first year in school, I decided that I was going to try to focus as quickly as possible. Now, granted, I need to learn as much as possible about the medicine as a whole. I need to know points, channel theory, point combinations, herbs, formulas, modifications, general theory and all its subdivisions, patient-doctor communication, business management and all the rest.
I need to know where to access resources when I need them and I need to be a competent overall practitioner. However, this medicine is so vast that it is extremely dangerous for a person as enamored with it as I am to operate without a particular focus. Having focus will allow me to increase my abilities in my chosen field while helping me to avoid overwhelm and avoiding becoming a jack-of-all-trades. It will also help me choose a thesis topic, mentor and help me to know who to work with in clinic. Not everyone takes this view, and I realize that.
Regardless – I love my herbs and I love formulas and I feel uncommonly blessed to be at NUNM – home of so many incredible scholars of Classical Chinese herbalism. However, this term I am learning a deep love and respect for acupuncture as well. Although some have argued that NCNM does not have a Classical acupuncture program, I beg to differ. We do learn points as other schools do – memorizing them and learning what sorts of standard actions are commonly ascribed to them by the profession at large.
However, this teaching is mediated by a much broader and more Classically based view of channel theory and, most importantly, techniques. Currently in our classes with Dr. Youping Qin we are learning the principles of Shen management as well as a host of Classically based needle manipulation techniques. It's freaking AWESOME.
I'm especially interested in the Shen management portions of lecture and it has done a lot to change the way I needle. These are the five things I've taken from those lectures. I'd be delighted to hear your thoughts in the comments.
1. You must needle without distraction.
The most important point I've taken away from the lectures so far is the vital importance of focus. This is, at least in part, the process of focusing your Shen completely on the needling. The idea is to focus everything on the tip of the needle, sensing the tissues and energies around it. When you get this kind of focus, you can drive the Qi, you can sense whether you are dealing with evil or even Qi and your treatments will be more effective overall. When I started marshalling all of my resources and not thinking about irrelevant things or even thinking about my performance, I found my insertions improved greatly and I grabbed the Qi much more quickly.
2. You must self-cultivate.
This partly follows from the last point. Focus doesn't always come easily. You have to be able to step outside your problems or at least let them live somewhere else for a while. You have to be able to be totally present for the patient. Even some of my most beloved doctors have trouble with this, but I do think it is very important. Being needled by a doctor who is wholly focused on the treatment and not on talking to me about the latest football game score seems far more effective on the whole. Self cultivation will also enhance your ability to correctly access and interpret Qi, and probably increases the efficacy of your manipulation. That's on top of all the other benefits.
3. You must have good contact with the patient and maintain that throughout the visit.
In more than one class we have talked about the fact that the treatment actually begins with your very first contact with the patient. Even the most practical of doctors have to admit that the conversation between the doctor and the patient – including your body language and speech quality – have a sometimes huge influence on the treatment effectiveness. Given that eyes are the windows of the Shen, having good eye contact is quite important in the Shen management part of any given treatment. I have to admit I am a little confused about this part – the pragmatist in me wants to reduce it down to easily analyzable behavioral actions and reactions. But somehow I know that it's more than that.
4. You must study technique as well as point location.
As usual, I take from my studies a strong urging to study. The greatest needle manipulation techniques in the world aren't going to matter much if you don't hit the point. Regardless of recent studies that indicate that "sham" acupuncture is as effective as "real" acupuncture – good location and excellent understanding of channel theory are a huge part of great treatments. I can't even imagine how you would go about challenging this – one simply needs to get a few treatments from someone only recently trained, or hastily trained and then turn to someone who has been practicing and improving the health of patients for 30 years… you'll see the difference.
However, beyond knowing points and channels it is also vital to learn techniques for manipulating the Qi and actually USE them. We have learned reduction and tonification techniques, and this week began to learn "joined needling" and "joint needling." I needled through my partner's ankle! It was awesome! The more I learn about techniques and apply them in my limited experiences the more I see their power.


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Hot tubs have been used as relaxing treatment and even disease healing support since hundred years ago. The benefits are so undeniable that it can make our health improved and refresh our body and soul. So the popularity of hot tubs never fades away days by days.
Today you can choose variant models of hot tubs in the market that offer various sophisticated features. The first thing that people seek from a hot tub is how it can give them optimal relaxation and maintain their healthy life. There is one natural thing that is still very beneficial and adapted by the water care system of several hot tub products which is salt water.
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Salt water system as hot tub's sanitizing works like a chlorine generator in salt water pools. Saline hot tubs use salt cells which work with the salt in the water. Don't worry about the water that may become salty, because you only need 2 pounds of salt per 100 gallons of water.
If you have a hot tub with salt water system like the ones produced by HotSpring with their signature ACE Salt Water System, it is so beneficial for you. But you can still use a salt chlorine generator as the salt water system. The generator is easy to install and use, Saltron Mini Hot Tub Salt System, for example, you can get it for about $250.
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May is National Stroke Awareness Month
Tina K.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
By: Tina K.
I had vascular dementia that ended up causing me to have a stoke on January 16, 2009. I had to learn how to walk again, and retrain my brain and my sanity on how to live a different way of life (which I am still doing). By having a strong will, a great team of doctors, and an even stronger support group, I am able to return to office work full time and to be the Mountain Dew mascot once again, even if it's only for small periods of time. However, it is still very tiring for me, due to fatigue and stimulation issues.
I have had to drastically change my life, some for the better and some not, but I am getting through it and will continue to work on getting better every day. It is a long road to haul for any stroke survivor, but I believe with the right people in your life, anything is possible. There are still many things that I can't do and get very frustrated with, but I am reminded that it could have been a lot worse.
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Having sent two of our six daughters off to college, we have learned a few things. So before the younger four are to follow, we've been making several adjustments in the ways that we are parenting and preparing the next group for college and the world. However, we may also be facing some bigger changes, that while possibly necessary – at least initially they will cause discomfort and will be uncharted roads for our family.
The older two didn't have the benefit of our red pill world view. Personally, I think I did something's okay … Married for 20+ years, encouraged personal relationships with God, encouraged community involvement, tried to instill a sense of modesty. I home-schooled them through 5th grade, (imparting a love of literature) and then continued to be involved in their education by volunteering at their schools.
But some things need re-examining:
In high school, the 2 oldest spent nearly 95% of their free time either playing a sport or studying so neither left for college very well rounded. I was too discipline orientated and often didn't understand this method didn't allow them to develop the self control tools they would need to be successful once my barriers disappeared. I didn't facilitate Henry's leadership in our home – but instead challenged him and diluted his role pretty consistently.
I had bought into the notion that today's man would want a strong and independent woman. I didn't think much about feminine/masculine attraction and I definitely wasn't thinking about marriage as the end goal when planning out at least the immediate future for my older girls.
But now, our second daughter is struggling to navigate the hook-up culture on her campus. It breaks my heart to hear her explanation as to why so many girls stay plugged into the cycle. Essentially they've bought into the lie, a mix of everyone is doing it and if you're not doing it there must be something wrong with you. And don't forget they've been told their entire lives that meaningless sex is the prize that we've been fighting for so they had better seize the opportunity! The first girl to step away and even hint at the idea that hooking up is neither enjoyable nor beneficial would be quickly ostracized by the group, declared a prude (definition "displaying sound judgment in practical affairs"), or a loser or any other term that would accomplish the purpose of keeping everyone in line! 18-22 year old girls might be unashamed and reckless but they are probably not going to reject the status quo when all they really want is to fit in and be accepted.
My self reflection comes on the heels of my college aged daughters coming home for spring break. There visit started me thinking "if I believe being a wife and a mother brings fulfillment to a woman and if this is the ultimate end goal – what did I do … what am I doing … to raise daughters who are able to attract, fall in love and then marry a man?" – And taking it further, wouldn't it seem logical to plan their days to allow time to teach them how to present themselves to the world in a way that would accomplish said goal?
It is not hard to find entire blogs written by men exploring how they were lied to by well meaning but clueless adults (usually female) who held steadfast to the mantra "just be nice and you'll find a nice girl" – they were nice and they are alone. What are we, adult women, teaching our daughters and will it enable them to become fulfilled wives and mothers?
I think the answer is No! I am starting to realize that everything that I thought was 'right' is actually 'wrong' … and the first thing that comes to my mind is the role of sports in the lives of my daughters. In our house, playing sports takes up a huge amount of time. Could that time be better spent if they played at a lower level?
And then I overheard this conversation last week between Daughter #2 (who is attending college on a full basketball scholarship) and one of her younger siblings:
Daughter #2: "if you are good at both sports <basketball and soccer> then concentrate on soccer"
Sibling: "why? I like playing both and you play basketball and you love it, right"
Daughter #2: "because basketball is the least feminine sport there is and boys have a preconceived idea of what a female basketball player looks/acts like and I hate it – given the chance I would have concentrated on either volleyball or soccer…
She continues: and so many of the girls playing college basketball are gay so boys are constantly making jokes about it. Even the coaches are mostly gay so we have to wear pants and dress like boys even though I see the soccer/volleyball/softball girls looking all girlie at team events."
I had no idea she felt this way! Is her experimentation with the hookup culture a rationalized way for her to be accepted and to express herself as a woman?
The second area that requires meaningful reflection is how and why we encourage certain educational goals. Daughter #1 graduated high school with a 4.3 GPA and is now studying at a top tier university. But … getting her there took its toll. She was miserable in high school. She didn't have time to attend many (most) extra curricular events (other than ones that complimented college applications) and developed poor coping techniques, that thankfully I clued into and navigated her through. She's doing well in her 2nd year of college – she joined a sorority (yeah, girl power) and is excelling academically, but to what end? What is the goal? Is it to compete with men until she is 32-35 and then start looking for a husband? I know my preparation doesn't have her focused (or even considering) marriage and family as worthwhile goals at this stage of her life.
How many, if any mothers are purposely training their daughters to take womanhood seriously? And if we are not investing time in training them in true womanhood, then why are we so surprised when they so easily reject being a stay at home mom and instead buy into the lie of "we can have it all" only to become disengaged 3-5 years after the wedding ceremony?
So where exactly does our parenting go from here? That is the million dollar question. What happens if we were to have the 14 and 12 year old free up some time by playing sports at a lower level? Or what happens if we don't place quite as much emphasis on excelling academically? What is the right answer? I guess it will be back to the drawing board and time spent with God, seeking His wisdom.
And on a lighter note … assuming the answers will only come with much time spent in prayer and reflection, then WHERE am I going to get the needed time? #notimetoaskGod#gottagetthingsdone#wronganswer!


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Language A - Grade 11R Symbaloo
Tiles on the webmix below include technology sites and content resources that may be useful in developing curriculum for this course. If there is a site that would be useful to colleagues that is not on the webmix, or a link that doesn't work or isn't functional and should be removed, please email that request.
Beneath this webmix is a list of each of the tiles and the sites to which they're linked. Sites pertinent to the course are listed first - the gray and white tiled sites (that are common to all webmixes in all content areas) are listed after
Gray Sites
Top Row:
CPP Mail - Access the district email system
CPP Website - The CPP school district site
CPP Curriculum - This is the link to the Curriculum Office site
Staff Handbook - This is the Staff Handbook Weebly
CPP Instructional Technology - Help in teaching with technology
Second Row:
The Matrix - Click this tile to access the Curriculum Matrix
Unit Planner - Click here to access the Unit Planner
IB OCC - This tile leads to the IB Online Curriculum Centre
Teachscape - Use this link to access the teacher evaluation tool
PDP Timekeeper - Check on your professional development hours
White Sites
Top Row:
CPP Edmodo - Access the CPP Sub-domain of Edmodo
CPP Library - Access the school library webpage (databases!)
CastleLearning - Electronic assessment - all CPP students and teachers have accounts
Glogster - Presentation tool with student/teacher accounts
Sign-Up Genius - Simplify meetings, conferences and more
Second Row:
Planbook - Plan electronically with Planbook.com
EasyBib - Create works cited pages, outlines and research - make accounts at school for premium subscriptions
TurnItIn - Check for plagarism, grade essays online
VoiceThread - Presentation tool, student accounts
Remind101 - Communicate with parents/students via text without exchanging phone numbers