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Open Chair - Jealous!America X ReaderOpen Chair – Jealous!America X ReaderFor the first time in the obnoxious boy's history, America was the first to arrive at a meeting. Often he wandered in late or what he called "fashionably late", though that was only an excuse which he had been using for over a century now. This excuse, however, did not settle well with most of the countries and frequently ended with Germany or England berating him for it.He snickered to himself as he made his way through the empty room, imaging the awestricken faces of those two when they saw he had appeared before them. He could barely contain himself as he thought about the bragging that would surely ensue on his part and the disapproving grunts on theirs. He moved quickly to the end corner of the table, not wanting to waste any time, and took a seat in the second to last chair. In the end chair he placed a stack of newspapers that he had been carrying down with a smile. He leaned back and with a contended sigh plucked t
Party Stain - England X ReaderParty Stain - England X ReaderWhy Arthur had even accepted the invitation to Alfred's party was beyond him.The music was deafeningly loud, his head pounded like it was being hit repeatedly by a sledgehammer, and currently he was being crushed between two fairly burly men as he tried to make his way off the dance floor.He squirmed between them, trying to push them off, only to have them bump back with the beat of the offensively explicit music.Instantly, he lost his footing and tumbled forward, hitting the floor roughly. He scrambled to get back up, dashing for an escape from the madness.He wanted to leave. Now. And nothing was going to stop him. . .Except knocking into someone considerably forcefully.He was so focused on getting out that he wasn't really paying attention, and when he turned the corner you collided, spilling soda everywhere and bumping heads violently.Arthur palmed his forehead in pain, looking down at his clothes. His once white button-up shirt now
Sheet Fort - France X ReaderSheet Fort France X ReaderIt had been your idea to build the fort. You were the one to grab the sheets from the closet while Francis finished cleaning up the plates from dinner.He had invited you to stay the night, since he knew you were struggling with work and could use a break.He could hear you giggling in the other room and it made him smile. He absolutely despised when you were upset, feeling guilty for a reason he couldn't explain.After wiping his hands on a towel and removing the dirty apron he was wearing, hanging it neatly on a hook in the cupboard, he made his way out of the kitchen."Francis," you called childishly. "Over here."You peeked your head out of a tent of covers, beckoning him to come and join you.Comforters and quilts were hung all around his living room, tied to different objects and corners of the room. It was quite dark, only the light of a small electric lantern lit his path.He wiggled his way through the slit of the entrance, crawling on his hands an
Chocolate Kisses - France X ReaderChocolate Kisses - France X Reader"Francis, do you want a kiss?" You asked, one hand behind your back, slightly leaning into him.The Frenchman was obviously taken aback by your question, but he didn't hesitate to act."Ohonhon, so you've finally give in to me (Name)? I knew you would."He bent forward to meet you, eyes closed and mouth puckered, expecting the gentle touch of your lips against his.Instead he was met with a small, cold object being pressed into them.Startled, he recoiled backwards and looked at you in confusion. He spit the mysterious item into his hand, only to find a small chocolate kiss wrapped in aluminum.He let out a nervous chuckle and smiled awkwardly."Ha. . . Mon amour, when I said yes to a kiss I was expecting. . . well a kiss.""And you got one! What, you don't like it?" You replied, batting your eyelashes innocently."You're being a tease," he whimpered out, pouting in an
Northern Wind - Romano X Reader SongficNorthern Wind Romano X Reader songficLovino loved the way you would bury your head in the crook of his neck when it was winter. The way your fingers traced up his spine slowly, sending cold shivers through his body. How he could feel your lips moving against his soft skin, whispering inaudible sweet nothings to him.Lovino would wrap his arms around you, pulling you in closer. He would listen to your heartbeat, wanting his own to be in sync with yours. In that moment, the chilly winds didn't bother him, and he was at peace.He would pull away, only for a second, to stare into your loving eyes. His hand would find its way to yours, and your fingers would become intertwined.But right now his hands pulled at his hair in frustration. He let out choked sobs, and tears rolled down his flushed cheeks.Your smile flooded his thoughts and your gentle laugh pounded in his head. His chest ached and he stumbled into the bathroom, draping his arms over the toilet. He felt so incredibly sick."[
Bandages Chp 1 - Scotland x ReaderBandages Chp 1 – Scotland X ReaderYou remember the day you first met the Scotsman. It was back several hundred years ago when you accepted an invitation to attend one of Francis's balls. It was extravagantly breathtaking and most of the countries who were on good or neutral terms with him showed up.You wandered around taking in all the new sights and sounds until you bumped into Arthur. The Englishman was exceedingly grouchy that evening and thinking that you were someone else, he turned on his heels to give you a piece of his mind. Luckily, he recognized you and stopped himself from spouting off."Arthur, you seem a little tense," you giggled, moving to cover your growing grin."Ah, hello (Name), I thought you were one of those imbeciles come to bother me again. I haven't had a moments rest from them." He sighed deeply and gave you a halfhearted smile."Perhaps it's because you're standing about doing nothing?" You r
Video Games AmericaXReaderHe'd found it! His baby blue eyes were sparkling as he looked over the video game gleefully. He'd finally found it! It'd taken him weeks of searching this his large as his appatite house, but somehow Alfred F. Jones found Super Mario Bros buried in his top secret hamburger stash.Well, he knew exactly what to do now: go over to the house of his video game bro, ____, pop that fucker in, and play until he could no longer use empty Mountain Dew bottles to release his piss(something Alfred had to do more than once on his gamer days) Lazy fatass though he might be, when he had motivation(or a coupon for a free Big Mac) Alfred could run pretty damn fast, so it was no surprise that he was at your house in no time. Being Alfred, he didn't bother knocking and invited himself inside. "Hey bro, I finally found it! Let's go play!" He recieved no response, seeing as no one was on the first floor. He assumed you were in your room and ran upstairs. What he didn't assume was that you
America x reader- Scared of the DarkI hate when we watch horror movies! You thought, as you walked closer to America's house.He had invited you over to watch movies with you and sleep over, which you two didn't mind, it was normal. You'd been friends ever since you were little kids, and always had spent as much time as possible together. But sometimes America would want to watch movies with you, and out of every time he suggested watching one, only twice have they not been horror. He made you watch Star Wars, which you liked, and The Gray, which you ranted through the entire time because of it being a movie based on seeing how many ways a human could die in the wilderness. Anyway, you didn't like horror movies not because of the gore or the screaming or dying, but because America would always turn the lights off when you watched them. You were deathly afraid of the dark and whatever evil it held. You never told America though, you didn't want him to laugh at you.Finally you reached the steps of the blonde's hous
America x reader- Just Another Day~You drive me crazy~You heard a crash from the kitchen. Oh great... You thought."Hey, ___!" You hear your boyfriend shout from where the sound came from."Don't tell me you broke something!" You shouted back.It went quiet for a moment, then you heard him nervously call, "T-totally not! Heh..."You sighed, getting up and walking to the kitchen, peering in. There you saw America sitting on the counter, a bunch of glass on the floor below him. You put your hands on your hips, glaring at him."You're never allowed in the kitchen again." You stated."But ___!" He whined, "I was getting some coke and it just fell!"You gave him a look, making him speak up again, "Ok fine, I accidentally hit it when I turned around!"You smiled at his innocence, then noticed his hand was bleeding. "You tried picking it up, didn't you?""Shut up..." He said, looking at his hand.You jumped up on the counter in the middle of the kitchen to avoid stepping on glass, moving over to the other count
Pranks [Hetalia: America x Reader]I love my boyfriend. I really do! But I swear, he's… slightly immature. He likes pranking people, mainly me. And I usually get him back. So I guess that makes me immature too, doesn't it?Alfred's latest prank backfired. I'll admit, finding a snake in the passenger's seat of my car did startle me. But he seemed to forget the fact that I love reptiles. So I'm keeping my guard up as I read my book in the living room. Who knows what that man is up to?"Hey [Name], I'm home!" I heard him shout from the front door. Usually, I'd say something back. But I'm getting to a good part in my book…"[Name]? Hello?" I could hear Alfred carefully moving towards the living room. Wait… I bet he thinks I'm going to get him back for the snake in the car. I could use this to my advantage… I quickly saved my page and hid behind the couch. Damn, wish I hid something useful back here…"
Request: America (x) ReaderYou walked with your niece, hand in hand, to the large office complex. She wasn't really your niece, she as your boss', but you had grown so attached to her that you called her your niece. The poor girl was frightened for her dear life, being as shy as she was, but her school was having a little competition to see who could sell the most treats and make the most money and you were going to help her win."Um...why are we going to this place again, Miss (Name)?" She asked, shaking in her little dress and boots. "Because, there are a lot of people here I know – really nice people, too, trust me – and they'll happily buy the cookies from you." You replied as you entered the building. You headed to the elevator and rode to the top floor. "Th-there aren't t-too many people, um, are there?" Her voice started to squeak. "Well...I can't really say for sure, it would depend if everyone is there or not, but, if we're lucky the ONE person that
AmericaXReader My Nerd Boyfriend"HOLY CRAP. HOLY F- DID YOU SEE THAT, AL? DID YOU FRICKING SEE THAT?!"You were screaming your head off like a deranged lunatic.How had it come to this?---- 2 hours earlier ----"So ________, I know I told you we could go out to dinner, but I was wondering if maybe you could come over to my place?"Alfred, scratched the back of his head nervously as you stared at him with you big, curious, (e/c) eyes.The blond boy was your first boyfriend, and he was usually much, much more obnoxious than he was being right now. Well, everyone else thought he was obnoxious. You thought that he was just plain adorable. You were wondering at that moment what was making him act so nervously. You spent time together often enough, so canceling dinner was no biggie."Yeah, 'course. But what gives?" You asked."O-oh, well, I just thought it might be a nice change."You shrugged and nodded. Al gave you a quick hug and kiss on the head before leaving for his own home in his pick up truck.A nice chang
America x reader- Why do you love me? So yeah(Hey this my first reader insert, I hope you guys like. Something I did in my free time and please give me some feedback, if you guys like I might just continue writing. So yeah enjoy~) "F/N!!!!" I woke up screaming. I had an awful nightmare that my precious (F/N) decided to leave me for someone else. The room was still dark so I start patting the sides to make sure she was still there. I finally felt her form and immediately hug it. "Nghh..." (F/N) groaned and buried her face in the pillow. I held her tighter and take in her smell. 'Oh god, I can't imagine a day without her,' I thought, but then I begin to wonder. 'Why does she love me?' I glance over her figure and push some hair strands out of her peaceful face. 'I mean seriously dude~She's like a perfect 10! I gotta know!' I proceed to nudge her, "(F/N), (F/N)." Nothing. I start poking her squishy face to get a reaction. "(F/N), (F/N)," I repeat and I could feel her face twitch
America x reader- My Hero~Once a hero...~"Americaaaaa, where are we goiiiing?" You whined at the blonde.He simply laughed, continuing to pull you through the streets. Eventually he stopped, looking at a road that went off into the dirt, which led to some trees. He smiled brightly, staring off in that direction. At this point you just thought he was plain crazy."That'll be where we go!" He stated as if you had any idea what he was talking about."Go... For what?" You were looking at him as if he were an alien from some weird planet far far away."Oh nothing, only for one of the best moments of my life!" He laughed happily, then pulled you away again.What the hell does that mean??? You thought to yourself. Remembering this was America, you decided to shrug it off. Later on you both found yourself at a restraunt, and no, it wasn't Mc Donalds. It was an actual fancy restraunt. All day America had been acting weird, you couldn't figure out why.~~Earlier that morning~~"___, babe, come on w
America x reader- Mommy and Daddy~I love you~You kneeled down next to a crying little boy, wiping away his tears."Mommy, I tripped and scraped my elbow!" He cried.You smiled at your little boy. He'd grown so fast in only a few years. You picked him up, hugging him tight."America!" You called to your husband, "our son got himself hurt!""It was an accident, mommy!" The little boy said, squirming in your grip.America walked outside holding your daughter. He smiled sweetly, giving a small chuckle at you and your feisty son."Come inside and we'll fix him up, poor little dude!" America laughed, walking back in and setting your daughter down.The two siblings were twins, actually. The boy had bright blue eyes and short [your h/c] hair. The girl had your eyes and longer dirty-blonde hair. Both children had one hair sticking out, the boy a cowlick and the girl a hair curl.You walked over to the kitchen sink where America stood. Setting the feisty little boy on the counter, you patted his head gently."Now, let's
Photographs - America x ReaderPhotographs - America x ReaderYou and Alfred were close. He made you feel happy even in the worst of times. His smile was contagious and fun seemed to follow him everywhere.You were in love with his country, and would frequently visit at particular parts of the year, running around with a camera and taking silly photos. Each one held important memories that you fondly looked back on.Often during winter he would invite you to stay in the north with him. You would bundle up for the cold weather, packing on your snow boots and heavy coats. You would snuggle up together by the fire, sipping your hot coco slowly, trying not to burn your tongue. He would throw snowballs at you, which frequently ended with you being the victor of the fight. Together you built impressive snowmen and forts, which somehow always ended up always being crushed.In the summer you would visit the south where it was particularly hot, peeling off your winter clothes and slipping into bathing suits and tank tops. Th
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16th June 2011 - Posted by Derek Johnson in category Text Message Marketing Statistics
In a recent Hipcricket survey of mobile users, I found three key statistics that illustrate why every business and brand should be using some form of an SMS loyalty program. For those that are new to SMS marketing, an SMS loyalty program is similar to an email loyalty program. Instead of receiving regular email promotions from that business though, the customer receives text message promotions directly to their mobile device.
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Earlier Marco posted a very good point about why you shouldn't nag users about App Reviews. It was pointed out to me by Peter Hosey that Apple Reccomends that you ask users to review the app after a while.
I would say that App Reviews are okay to ask your users to do, but only passively. In other words it'd be far better to simply have a button/link somewhere where the users are actively discovering it and decide to write a review themselves vs being nagged by the app. Thats because 99% of the time when an app asks me to leave a rating I don't feel like i've had an adequate amount of time to give it an honest review. If I did anyway most of my reviews would be like
"This app seems okay however I am still getting used to it. It does Annoying-Thing-1 and it may possibly be related to Annoying-Thing-2 however I just really haven't had enough time with the app. I may possibly delete it in a couple days"
All this reminds me of The Futurama episode where Fry discovers that he can have a celebrity girlfriend/robot and downloads Lucy Liu. After staring at her for a while he asks "What do you want to do?" and the conversation goes something like
Liu Bot:"Would you like to take a moment to register me?"
Fry: "Later"
Liu Bot:"I'll go ahead and remind you later you hot stud"
Fry: "So what do you want to do?"
Liu Bot:"Would you like to take a moment to register me?"
Fry: "I said later!"
Every time I see a "Would you take a moment to review me?" screen I am reminded of this. Even if the prompt to review an app never comes up again I just don't think you'll get honest reviews out of it. I imagine that if users do leave reviews its to get the prompt to never come up again. When is the best time to ask a user to review the app? The answer is, whenever the user feels like it and thats something you can't really develop an algorithm to figure out without being incredibly intrusive. Apps seem to use a standard of asking users after x amount of time or x times launching the app, both of which are not good ways to go by for choosing a time to ask users to review your app.
But really this is just tip of the iceberg. Really the issue is that this is a giant turd in the users experience of the app. Here you are just getting used to an app and you may possibly be having a great time and then suddenly a prompt comes up out of nowhere. My reaction is usually "What? Why are you asking me to review the app now? I am just getting used to it." For me personally regardless of how noble the developers intentions the app review prompt feels a bit needy/attention grabbing. I can't really imagine that for a significant amount of users that they really hang on every word of reviews, who knows maybe I am wrong and there are some group of users who really can't make up their mind until they've seen a few reviews. Even if there are users who really deeply care about reviews, it is never a good experience for a prompt which blocks everything else on screen, to come up just so the users can do something for you which they have to leave your app to do so.
So what would be better than this prompt? How about in your app settings/help section somewhere you have a button with the title "Review [APP_NAME] on the App Store" perhaps right by a support link button so that users see this is a separate distinctive action from support. Really anywhere where the users discover that they can do this in the app and decide to do so on their own time unprompted. Only then will you get honest reviews most of the time vs complaints about what doesn't work in the app or cues that users really haven't taken any time to learn the app or don't care to learn the app and just wanted to complain/vent.


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In exchange for 5 points in her Chores Chart, I let Princess One prepare the Stuffed French Toast Bake for my hubby today, and it turned out delicious :) (Side note: She's trying to earn 50 chores points so she can attend Victoria Justice's concert in August.) Every Fathers' Day, we cook a recipe that's something different from our usual menu and that's how we decide if a new dish is worth adding in our repertoire of recipes. Tonight, courtesy of Princess One again, we'll have meatball sandwich. Being 10 1/2 and all, Princess One has become so helpful and handy in the house, especially at this time when my mother and I are sick. Of course, it doesn't hurt to earn points for her much-coveted Victoria Justice concert. So, anything special you're doing for the dads in your lives?
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Q:Where do you recommend buying invisible socks? I tried looking at department stores and could only find ankle socks. Thanks.
I just got 2 pairs a couple of days ago @ H&M for €5,00…I hadn't had a chance to really try them out 'cause the weather's been awful but they seem to get the job done. They usually fly off the shelves so if you're lucky to spot them get a few in advance. Asos has the "premium" version from Falke (just click the pic on the previous post) and shops like Calzedonia usually carry a few options as well.
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Preventing those that would be bad parents from becoming parents
Take a survey of our thousand most successful people about the parenting they received as children; then compare those experiences with the parenting received from our thousand worst criminals. The successful people will tell stories mostly of decent to great parenting, while the criminals will be telling stories about abandonment, abuse and neglect. Also, all those stories we read about people that were about to overcome the obstacles of poverty to go on to do great thing, they all had some good parenting in their past. Society's worst problem is bad parenting.
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Jul 15 2013: Your posing this obvious question, Colleen, reminded me of the several members of the TED community who might not be alive had this policy been in force. It also reminded me of the stories many here have told of abusers whose public face would never have suggested what they were doing at home.
Millions upon millions of fine people have overcome questionable parenting to live good lives and contribute to the larger community. They may not share their stories in public, so people do not know.
This CDC study reports that about 60% of Americans indicate that they had troubled childhoods. 20% , for example, indicate they had a depressive parent. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/yourlife/parenting-family/2010-12-17-adult-majority-troubled-childhood_N.htm
Jul 15 2013: If we had listened to the experts that were warning us about overpopulation in the sixties, and now we were approaching four billion instead of eight billion people, Global Warming would be a distant blip on our radar, the Gulf spill would not have happened and the term Anthropocene would not have been coined. Other than there are just too many people, so what if one person out of a thousand from crappy parents makes it, what about those other 999 that end up in our prison and fill our welfare rolls and live lives of anguish? Also, people that make it from bad parenting don't do it because of the bad parenting but despite it, and just think how much more these people would have achieved if only they had quality parenting in their lives! Being a parent is the greatest responsibility one can have in their lives, but we allow the most irresponsible among to have the greatest number of children; your average American has a fertility rate of 2.1 children while your average American felon has a fertility rate of 2.6 children. Just because what did in the past was wrong does not mean we should continue doing it that way.
Jul 15 2013: Yes, people can undoubtedly benefit from better parenting, but these particular people born into troubled families would not have been born to different sets of parents. The researchers in the CDC study drew the conclusion that various forms of support to improve children's living situations and to assist parents to be better parents are productive pathways to pursue.
Jul 16 2013: Fritzie and Nelson,
You both make some very good points! We certainly would like to see happier, healthier children, and I agree that education could help.
That being said, I still wonder about who would choose, and enforce the idea of "Preventing those that would be bad parents from becoming parents".
Nelson, you write..."They pick themselves by commiting felonies that victomize children." Are you suggesting that everyone who commits a felony, not be allowed to have children? Again, I ask...who would monitor that, and how would it be enforced?
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K2 took everything good in the Darkstar and created their new board, the Parkstar. Don't let the Park in the name fool you, though - the Parkstar edgy freestyle heritage shows through strong and clear. Under the triaxial glass top is K2's famous W2 core and under that, a flexible and strong biaxial glass layer covered with the industry standard sintered 4000 base that takes and holds wax. Whether you're cruising the back country or tearing up the slopes, the Parkstar follows you every step of the way without limits.
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i demoed the 153w, i hit everything possible groomed,trails,powder,park,trees.... it was awesome! it doesn't catch edges, it handles great! it has a good surface for landing jumps and even for a 153 it shredded the pow! it was an all round smooth and fun ride. it is of course favored in the park, hence it's name (parkstar). i would definitely recommend this board to anyone!
Best board i have ridden so far and Ive ridden several. Since i am in the east coast we do often ride on icy mountain at time and this board held is ground, was able to link my turns and it handled awesome at high speed considering is a park board. When it comes to the park this board rocks especially on rails and boxes. Overall a great board to have. I am 6.1 208 and this is a 157w.
I'm 6'3 and 210lbs. I've ridden this board in pow, hardpack, groomers and jumps. It handles everything pretty well. It's a touch rough at super high speed, but you can hit the big line in the park. Excels at sliding boxes and just old fashion playing around. You can even ride it in pow and the jib rocker helps it float better than most camber boards.
Demoed this board for acouple of runs and I ended up loving it by the end. The parkstar will defiantly be my next board that I purchase. The first thing I noticed was how fun it was just to butter and mess around with. Great flex for pressing but not soft that it will wash out. It held a edge well and felt very stable while riding. I next took it into the park and it exceled. Great for jibbing and locked into presses easily. Going off jumps it had great pop and felt stable when landing. I would recommend this board to someone who rides park first and then wants a board that can handle its own outside of the park.
I have the 2010 model of this board, and it is amazing. it one of transworld's over $499 good wood last year, and i'm pretty sure it got the award this year too. last year there was this on big storm on the east coast and i went riding with this board in waist deep powder, but the board floated like a feather. being the east, i also had to ride some ice, but it cut turns fine, and i ride as fast as a lambo. great all around board. and i put that it's an intermediate board, but it can be used for all skill levels.


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Definition of Atkins diet in English:
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A diet high in protein and fat and low in carbohydrates, prescribed for weight loss.
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1972: after its originator, cardiologist Dr. Robert C. Atkins (1930–2003) and his book Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution (1972).
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A Little Bit of NOLA in NYC
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It's hot and it's humid. Basically, Brooklyn feels like summer in New Orleans lately…but never more so than last night at d.b.a.! The Brooklyn branch of NOLA's legendary Frenchmen St. bar welcomed NYC Elite yelpers for a fantastic fête with a bit of Cajun flair.
If you've ever spent some time in The Big Easy, you know that it's all about flavorful food and fun. Nothing in New York embodies that feeling quite like Tchoup Shop, the "pop-up" restaurant that is a true New Orleans backyard BBQ experience. Last night, Chef Simon Glenn (who sets up in d.b.a.'s backyard on summer Sunday afternoons) was slingin' all sorts of samples off his can't-miss catering menu: brisket and duck liver boudin balls, crispy chicken biscuits with homemade pepper jelly, smoked andouille sausage sliders, Char-BQ'd Bluepoint oysters with spicy ginger sesame hoisin that "kicked Paul L in the face with their flavored heat" and more…
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A new report says one in 10 Canadians who goes to an emergency department and requires admission to hospital has to wait more than 28 hours for a bed.
The report says nine of 10 people who transfer into hospital from the emergency department do so in under 28 hours, and for them the median wait was 8.8 hours for a hospital bed.
The report is from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Agnita Pal of the institute says the people who are waiting the longer periods are typically older adults, who often have complex medical cases.
The lengthy wait some people experience is well beyond what is recommended by the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP).
The association issued a policy statement last fall calling for half of emergency department patients to be admitted within eight hours, and nine of 10 to be admitted within 12 hours.
Pal is the manager of clinical administrative databases operations at the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
She says emergency department wait time data show that for people who get care in emergency departments but don't need hospitalization, "the time that they spend in the ED were well within the national targets that are being recommended" by the emergency physicians' organization.
And for people who required an admission, the median wait time was 8.8 hours — not too far off the eight-hour target. But median means that half of the people waited less than 8.8 hours and half waited longer.
Some waited much longer.
"It's just that one out of 10 are having to spend ... 28 hours, over 28 hours to get admitted. So that is over CAEP target," Pal said.
The figures were compiled from a database of more than 10 million emergency department visits from April 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013, in participating hospitals in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Yukon — a pool representing nearly 60 per cent of all emergency room visits in Canada during that period.
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IN MY DREAM I was designing sublime new publishing and social platforms, incandescent with features no one had ever thought of, but everybody wanted.
One of my platforms generated pages that were like a strangely compelling cross between sophisticated magazine layouts and De Stijl paintings. Only, unlike De Stijl, with its kindergarten primary colors, my platform synthesized subtle color patterns that reminded you of sky and water. Anyone – a plumber, a fishmonger – could use the tool to immediately create pages that made love to your eyes. In the hands of a designer, the output was even richer. Nothing on the web had ever touched it.
Then the dream changed, and I was no longer the creator. I was a sap who'd been off sniffing my own armpits while the internet grew up without me. A woman I know was using the platform to create magazines about herself. These weren't just web magazines, they were paper. And they weren't just paper. In the middle of one of her magazines was a beautiful carpet sample. The platform had designed the carpet and woven it into the binding of the printed magazine. I marveled at her output and wished I had invented the platform that allowed her to do these things. Not only was I no longer the creator, I seemed to be the last sap on earth to even hear about all these dazzling new platforms.
Then I was wandering down an endless boardwalk, ocean on my right, a parade of dreary seaside apartment buildings on my left. Each building had its own fabulous content magazine. ("Here's what's happening at 2171 Oceanfront Walk.") The magazines appeared on invisible kiosks which revealed themselves as you passed in front of each building. The content, created by landlords and realtors, was so indifferent as to be unreadable. But this did not matter a bit, because the pages so dazzled in their unholy beauty that you could not look away. Every fool in the world had a meaningless publication which nobody read, but which everyone oohed and ahed at as they passed. And I — I had nothing to do with any of it. I was merely a spectator, a chump on a tiresome promenade.
For Tim and Max. You are the future.
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Cameron Diaz and Me
THE FIRST PART has long been known:
Saw Cameron Diaz on her way to the gym. I was wearing the shirt I'd slept in, walking my dog, holding a bag of shit.
Now, here's the rest of the story:
My dog, a mangy old rescue Shih Tzu named Emile, had finished his business and was investigating a sidewalk gum wad. He loved sniffing filthy things on the street, and Midtown Manhattan was always happy to oblige. As was my routine, I monitored his activities closely, partly out of horrified fascination, and mainly to make sure he didn't choke or poison himself.
Typically this activity required my full attention, or at least that part of my attention that wasn't lost contemplating family and business anxieties, petty resentments, and the recollected snippets of imagery, music, and dialogue that pass for thought. But today, for some reason, I looked away as Emile tackled an apparently sumptuous abandoned cigarette filter. As if spellbound, my eyes crossed two streets to hone in on a couple that was briskly heading my way.
The man in the couple wore gym clothes, and seemed to be speaking quickly, with huge animated arm gestures. But it wasn't the man who had made me look up from my dog's debauchery.
At least a head taller than her companion, wearing skimpy gym clothes, the woman appeared athletic and radiant, even from this distance—too far away to see faces. Instead of moving on to discourage Emile from his sidewalk shenanigans, I stood rooted to the spot, waiting as the couple came closer and closer. A fancy gym was nearby, I knew—not from going there myself, but because a friend did, and it was a magnet for activity on this block.
As the couple came closer, the woman lost none of her allure, and I became self-conscious about staring. Not because I felt fat, old, dirty, and tired—a middle-aged man holding a bag of shit, walking an ailing Shih Tzu with a penchant for street turds and candy wrappers—but because it's rude to stare. It's rude to stare at the unfortunate: their hand-me-downs, their hopeless haunted eyes. It's also rude to stare at the genetically blessed, the gorgeous, the toned, the fertile, famous, and wealthy. I still had not recognized Cameron Diaz, but she radiated fabulousness.
So I did what any eldest son raised by my late mother would do: as the couple came closer and closer, I focused my attention on the man. So as not to make the lady uncomfortable, you see. (From this fragment of mental DNA, you should be able to reconstruct me completely.)
So here they were, now on my block, now halfway up the block to me, now almost within arm's reach.
And there I was, with my dog and my shit bag and my eyes firmly trained on the male half of the couple.
Who was either a gym buddy or personal trainer but definitely not a boyfriend, I gathered from their body language with respect to each other, and especially from his smiling quick speech and big sweeping arm gestures, which vibed "consultant meeting an important client" and perhaps Italian-American and maybe also gay. If I was right about that last bit, my staring at him for the past five minutes didn't worry me, but it might be freaking him out. At any rate, that was my cover story to myself for what I did next.
For the couple was now an arm's length away, about to pass out of my sight forever. And while I had been working hard to respect the lady by not telegraphing waves of hopeless lust, if I didn't steal one more glance right now, I would never see her again, never even know what she really looked like up close.
My eyes slid toward her of their own accord, and as they landed, I saw that her smiling, knowing, superior but also playfully flirtatious eyes were locked on mine. She had been watching me studiously avoid looking at her, waiting for the inevitable collapse of my will, the moment when I could no longer resist. "Busted," her eyes said. "You didn't fool me for one minute. Yes, it's me. Nice meeting you. Bye."
And then, with a taunting but also pleasing smirk, she was gone. And two things hit me:
- That was Cameron Diaz.
- And she can read minds.
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We Didn't Stop The Fire.
OUR LIBRARY IS BURNING. Copyright extension has banished millions of books to the scrapheap. Digital permanence is a tragically laughable ideal to anyone who remembers the VHS format wars or tries to view Joshua Davis's 1990s masterpieces on a modern computer. Digital archiving is only as permanent as the next budget cycle—as when libraries switched from microfilm to digital subscriptions and then were forced to cancel the subscriptions during the pre-recession recession. And of course, my digital work vanishes the moment I die or lose the ability to keep hosting it. If you really want to protect your family photos, take them off Flickr and your hard drive, get them on paper, and store them in an airtight box.
Though bits are forever, our medium is mortal, as all but the most naive among us know. And we accept that some of what we hold digitally dear will perish before our eyes. But it irks most especially when people or companies with more money than judgement purchase a thriving online community only to trash it when they can't figure out how to squeeze a buck out of it. Corporate black thumb is not new to our medium: MGM watered down the Marx Bros; the Saatchis sucked the creative life and half the billings out of the ad agencies they acquired during the 1980s and beyond. But outside the digital world, some corporate purchases and marriages have worked out (think: Disney/Pixar). And with the possible exception of Flickr (better now than the day Yahoo bought it), I can't think of any online community or publication that has improved as a result of being purchased. Whereas we can all instantly call to mind dozens of wonderful web properties that died or crawled up their own asses as a direct result of new corporate ownership.
My colleague Mandy Brown has written a moving call to arms which, knowingly or unknowingly, invokes the LOCKSS method ("Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe") of preserving digital content by making copies of it; she encourages us all to become archivists. Even a disorganized ground-level effort such as Mandy proposes will be beneficial—indeed, the less organized, the better. And this is certainly part of the answer. (It's also what drives my friend Tantek's own your data efforts; my beef with T is mainly aesthetic.) So, yes, we the people can do our part to help undo the harm uncaring companies cause to our e-ecosystem.
But there is another piece of this which no one is discussing and which I now address specifically to my colleagues who create great digital content and communities:
Stop selling your stuff to corporate jerks. It never works. They always wreck what you've spent years making.
Don't go for the quick payoff. You can make money maintaining your content and serving your community. It won't be a fat fistful of cash, but that's okay. You can keep living, keep growing your community, and, over the years, you will earn enough to be safe and comfortable. Besides, most people who get a big payoff blow the money within two years (because it's not real to them, and because there are always professionals ready to help the rich squander their money). By contrast, if you retain ownership of your community and keep plugging away, you'll have financial stability and manageable success, and you'll be able to turn the content over to your juniors when the time comes to retire.
Our library is burning. We didn't start the fire but we sure don't have to help fan the flames. You can't sell out if you don't sell. Owning your content starts with you.
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The Big Web Show is a weekly video podcast on Everything Web That Matters, co-hosted by 5×5 network founder Dan Benjamin and yours truly. Here's a roundup of recent shows:
- In Episode 2: HTML5, Dan and I talk with Jeremy Keith, designer, writer, featured An Event Apart speaker, and author of HTML5 for Web Designers. We discuss the goals and inspiration behind the book, as well as what HTML5 means for both web creators and those who consume the web, covering topics that range from structure to accessibility and implementation.
- Melissa Pierce's new film, "Life in Perpetual Beta," asks the question, "is the planned life worth living?" and sketches an answer via interviews with the likes of Baratunde Thuston, Irina Slutsky, and Twitter's Biz Stone. In Episode 3: Re-invent Yourself, Dan and I interview Melissa about the unplanned life, Facebook privacy, and using the internet to re-invent yourself.
- In Episode 4: Content Strategy, Dan and I get down to cases with Kristina Halvorson, CEO, Brain Traffic and author, Content Strategy for the Web (New Riders, 2010), and Erin Kissane, content strategist with Happy Cog, and author of Incisive.nu.
- In Episode 5: Web Education, we talk with special guest Liz Danzico, author of Bobulate, and chairperson of the MFA in Interaction Design program at New York's School of Visual Arts. They discuss web and interaction design education, user experience design, how to structure a program and teach a class, acquiring and editing content, and much more.
- In Episode 6: Mobile First, Dan and I chat with leading interaction designer Luke Wroblewski about designing for the mobile space, and learn why the mobile experience for a web application or site should be designed before the PC version.
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USDA Ground Beef Recall: 143 Million Pounds of Beef from California Slaughterhouse
Big news this weekend: over 143 million pounds of ground beef from a Southern California slaughterhouse have been recalled by the USDA after a whistle-blower animal-rights activist video showed crippled and sick cows being shoved with forklifts and dragged into buildings with rope around their feet. The worst part of the story? Most of the meat has probably already been packaged, sold, and eaten in school lunches.
The massive amount of beef recalled is four times that recalled in the 1999 ban of 35 million pounds. Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. in Chino, California, provides meat to many federal and school programs. More below, including the video that started the investigation.
The meat processing plant apparently processed animals that were sick and non-ambulatory and did not contact their vet to inspect and verify that the animals were healthy enough for slaughter and human consumption. This raises the risk of E. coli and other meat-borne diseases, especially if the animals were lying down for long periods of time or sick.
There have not been any illnesses or health issues attributed to this meat, and the health threat is hopefully small. But the animals in the video below were treated very cruelly. It's a demonstration of the power of activism and under-cover journalism, too; we wonder how many other animals have similarly cruel treatment but have no one to document it? Would more slaughterhouses come under the same scrutiny if there were undercover cameras there? .
The video of the meat plant operations is below. Disturbing! You've been warned...
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First of all, this is very sad and proves that our ways of processing food are way beyond repair. Look where the food is going, school lunch programs and fast food. I would argue that the school lunch program can be turned around through activism but fast food, processed food, these things will not change in our lifetime.
Most of the meat has been consumed and the danger is based primarily on the fact that the meat may have come from "downed" animals.
Keep in mind that the Federal Inspector's regulations regarding slaughtering animals for consumption requires that that animal must be able to walk itself to the kill room.
So, any animals that may have broken an ankle or leg en route to the kill room, which happens often in the barbaric world of cattle processing, is deemed "down." That animal must be shot and burned even though it is not sick, diseased, immune-compromised.
I know this for a fact from talking to a family member who is a cowboy. He was herding some cattle to be slaughtered and one animal was pushed into a fence and broke its ankle. He tried hard to tape it up and get it to walk but the inspector noticed the weakness in the animal and said it wasn't going to the kill floor. He argued with him and said that it was a perfectly fine animal as he knows the animal (as well as all the other animals in the herd) but still, it wasn't going to be processed. So, he shot it.
The way I see it, the whole industrialized system is thoroughly messed up. Everything from the Federal inspection system, to the feed lots and to the big purchasers. It's big-big business, from the corn to the box.
In the end, it's what is sacrificed to get a heavier box.
This situation really shows the deep seated illness that is present in our society. To ship this meat off to kids--shows a total lack of humanity. I hope that at the very least the media attention on this subject will help to awaken people to what they are eating. At least a little.
Did that video really come from the AP?
The M.D. that was being interviewed was from the HUMAN Society.
One note on e. coli:
I think the Federal government would rather assume all beef is contaminated with e. coli anyways. That way, they can just irradiate all of it. Much more efficient, eh?
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i'm so glad i'm vegan/vegetarian (i sometimes slip and have some dairy when i'm out). i don't have to worry about such nastiness in my body nor contribute to such a disgraceful slaughterhouse industry. boo!
utterly heartbreaking.
Why not just irradiate all of us and get it over with quicker!
My husband worked with federal meat inspectors in Canada, and so I know that the large meat processing plants here all have federal meat inspectors on-site, so I don't think this could ever happen in Canada. All the meat inspectors I have ever met have been (how shall I put this?)...most impressive. Definitely not the sort of people to be intimidated and very serious about their work.
Provincial plants tend to be smaller, and I am not sure how the meat inspection is done. I don't think you could find such a situation on such a massive scale going on though.
That said, we cut back on meat after all my husband's visits to the kill floor. He witnessed ritual slaughter (i.e., for Kosher and Halal meat); that was particularly hard to watch, as the animals are not stunned first.
I think that we really must face how animals are treated in the meat production industry -- there is so much that can be done to improve the quality of their lives, and limit the fear and agony of their deaths. Dr. Temple Grandin has done some very important work in the field, and if all plants followed her guidelines and designs, it would be a less cruel world for animals.
Unfortunately, the USDA is opposed to the Humane Slaughter Act, and violations of the Act carry no penalties. Since stopping the line to re-knock conscious animals causes "down time" and results in fewer profits, the Humane Slaughter Act is usually bypassed and ignored by USDA supervisors.
@monika 1,
No way, never in Canada!
I appreciate the pride and trust that you have for your great country but do you really believe that?
Canadian beef is very popular in the United States believe it or not. Why? Because it's usually cheaper than American beef.
Canada is a major exporter of beef to other parts of the world. I'm not sure of the metric tonnage but it's pretty big.
I would encourage you to explore Canada's legislation regarding animal cruelty as it relates to livestock. I'm sure you will find that just like the US, not everyone votes the same way.
as i said in my post, I've met with a number of meat inspectors, and yes, do trust them. My husband has been to many kill floors. I trust the information I get from him. I spoke with him about this story, and in his experience, he just can't see the same thing happening in Canada because of the system and practices we have. No, Canada does not have a humane system either; Dr.Grandin's guidelines and designs need to be adopted everywhere.
Canadian beef was popular in the U.S. because until this year, our dollar was a lot lower than the U.S. dollar; for a good part of the last decade, it was around 60 cents -- it had nothing to do with lower quality production methods. As a matter of fact, a good part of Canadian beef is grass-fed as opposed to the corn-fed U.S. beef -- most prefer the taste of the former, which makes it a popular export.
@monika 1,
I'm not saying that Canada has low quality production, I'm just saying that Canada is still factory farming beef on a major scale, much like the United States. Yes, Canada has a different grading system, it's graded more on leanness than marbling.
When you say most importers prefer the taste of grass-fed Canadian beef I would have to disagree. This, I believe is another challenge that restaurants and markets have to deal with. Corn fed beef is for lack of a better word, juicier, than grass fed beef. Politics aside, many people will prefer the corn fed beef over the grass fed beef if they were judging by flavor and texture.
This was disgusting. I'm glad I've been a vegetarian since I was 10 and read "Meat on the Menu: Do We Really Need It?"
In the near future, we are probably going to learn that global warming is probably caused by burning down the Amazon rain forest to graze cattle, among other things. Don't eat beef! Our teeth don't look like a tiger's or lion's, do they? Do we humans run and kill hooved animals by jumping on them and giving a killing bite on the neck like a true carnivore? Yeah, I didn't think so, either.
I would argue that our teeth DO look like a tiger's or lion's... we've still got discernable and sharply pointed canines, even if they're not nearly as pronounced as a big cat's. Those are meant for ripping and tearing... not something you need for munching on an apple or stalk of celery. As for humans running and killing hooved animals, that is EXACTLY what primitive man used to do. In fact, humans are such excellent long distance runners that they used to run their prey until exhaustion, basically chasing the damn thing until it collapsed of exhaustion and then would slaughter it and drag it back to the tribe. Make no mistake, humans are still predators, even if they don't have big teeth and claws.
Thank you Monika1 for your comments.
I was a vegetarian for my first 12 years, and now I only buy organic meats with a little hope that their treatment is somewhat better. This just breaks my heart. I sincerely wish that people in ALL countries that eat meat will become aware of this situation and act on it.
But with that said, what do we do?
I have a few ideas.
Continue to buy organic or better yet, locally raised, pastured beef and hope that other people will too.
Change people's eating habits. Stop producing fast food and processed foods. Get rid of chain restaurants. Teach people how to cook in schools and the importance of cooking humanely and naturally raised meats.
Have to agree with everything in art's last post; back home in North America, we only bought organic meat from a small butcher and an organic farmer, both of whom we developed a personal relationship with.
Organic meat (especially what you buy from a small butcher) tends to come from small producers who tend to treat their animals more humanely, even through the slaughter process. Although local -- i.e., provincial -- regulations may change things (trouble is brewing in British Columbia on this front for example), generally, animals from small producers can be butchered on-site (frequently, they have the facilities) or go to small abattoirs nearby, minimizing stress. Not a hard and fast rule though, but something worth supporting.
Dr. Temple Grandin also speaks to this issue.
wrt the virtues of grass versus corn-fed beef, an interesting comparison was done by the CBC:
The nutritional analysis they did was not quite complete -- just examining the level of fat instead of the quality of the fat. Just like it is now accepted that all oils do not provide the same nutritive value, so it is with animal fat -- fat that is the product of grasses (and not all grasses are equal either...) is not the same as fat that is the product of corn or soy. Corn, high in sugar and used to fatten up animals quickly, is high in omega 6, whereas grasses produce meat, milk and fats high in omega 3. While the body needs both, it needs them in a certain ratio, and modern diets are too high in omega 6 and too low in omega 3, now thought to be a leading cause of obesity (at least by the French, who do not have excessive portion sizes).
Further, corn is an essential part of the feed lot system. And since cows were never meant to eat corn, it wreaks havoc on their digestive system, necessitating greater use of antibiotics (art, I am surprised at you on this one).
more good info on grass versus corn fed beef:
wrt to food inspection, there are a number of things that should be done.
First off, a meaningful designation for the term organic (scares me that Wal-Mart is now getting on the organic bandwagon -- because it is likely not the same thing as a small farmer's organic.... ).
Another point -- I think it is pretty obvious this horrible Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. is indicative of a failure of the meat inspection system.
One thing that stands out about the U.S. system is that it is handled by the U.S.D.A., which is also responsible for promoting agricultural trade, and is a very large bureaucracy. One of the reasons in Canada that food inspection was hived off from the department of agriculture into it's own agency was to specifically eliminate the possibility of any confusion of purpose (i.e., no interference from the folks promoting beef into the meat inspection). Indeed, almost 10 years ago, there was a report critical of the state of meat inspection -- that animals were allowed to be treated cruelly, etc. -- but the issues were quickly dealt with by the new agency. The flat structure really helps -- it is less bureaucratic, and meat inspectors and vets are more empowered. It is why BSE cases are caught in Canada (BSE is another discussion, but doesn't it seem odd that there have never been any cases found in the U.S. -- afterall, there are more cows, and they had consumed the same tainted feed... last year, Canada did almost 60,000 tests for BSE, and the USDA only 40,000... relying on the quick tests that yield a high rate of flase negatives....).
Anyway, this is all something to pressure the candidates with...
to add to art's ideas (as if I haven't posted enough on this subject...!) --
...somehow, we need to teach people to appreciate food -- to really taste it, and honour the labour and craft of producing good food... the French, with their Appellation dâorigine contrôlée may serve as a good model...
...Eliminate people's dependancy on, and desire for, cheap food...
I'm with you all the way monika 1,
I know the damage that results from feeding cattle corn. I don't believe in this system.
But what I believe and what the masses believe, or should I say, what the masses don't care about, is the problem.
I kind of see it like changing your cat from dry food to wet food. Once that cat gets a taste of that food from the can, he's not going back to the dry. The cat doesn't know how or why that food is in a can, he just knows that it's good and that's all he's going to eat for the rest of his life.
So, because the current beef production system is so efficient, keeping prices reasonable, and has a flavor profile people have become addicted to, people will have to become conscientious and idealistic when it comes to eating beef if there is to be a change in the system. In my opinion, it would be impossible to change more than a small percentage of the meat eating population.
Restaurants and markets that help spread this ideal compromise only a small percentage of the food industry. The rest is up to the grocery store chains, fast food chains, sit-down chains, manufacturers, etc. I guess it would be like Chrysler telling America that they need to drive electric cars.
People need to be more aware of where our food comes from and quit thinking the government is going to protect us from all the bad in the world.
I was just talking to someone who told me that a lot of cows were injured and killed from the tornadoes that have struck recently.
I wonder if any of the cattle from the above video were victims of that storm. From what I saw in the video I didn't see workers taking joy in torturing livestock. I saw people with miserable jobs trying to get injured animals from one area to another.
How did those animals get injured? What is the humane policy for dealing with injured animals?
I find it strange that people are sickened by the thought of injured, suffering animals but not by the idea of killing and processing animals. weird.
I'm with you, mia. It's okay to slaughter and process healthy animals, but slaughtering and processing injured animals that would otherwise be shot and thrown away is sickening?
This topic is so distressing to me I couldn't even begin to articulate a sentence, but Monika 1's comment "eliminate people's dependency and desire for cheap food' really sums it up so well. That picture on the front page of the terrible mad cow mass slaughter put me off beef years ago and the ongoing stories about the work conditions in processing plants make chicken revolting to me. Drive through eastern NC and take a whiff of hog farms. Understanding the real cost of cheap meat in light of environmental, animal. human and health degradations make it not so attractive. I agree with Art that some people will not change.
Ah, the AT posts just keep getting regurgitated...
I fear that the AT's solution of "Buy Local Meat" does not properly address the issue. AT is assuming, as do most "localvores", that meat from local animals is safer. Just because one eats meat from a farm closer to her does not mean: a) the meat does not contain any disease; and/or b) the meat comes from animals that were humanely reared and slaughtered. Sure, items a and b are more likely to occur on a smaller scale farm compared to a giant factory farm. But how many "localvores" have actually VISITED the farm they buy their meat from? How about just not eating meat?


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