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LOCATION: 322 Adelaide St. W., one of three Toronto locations
And for many Torontonians, the only soup worth slurping is one from Ravisoups.
Daniela Gentile finds herself drawn to the Adelaide St. W. location at least twice a month — usually more in the winter when she craves a comforting meal.
The public relations specialist, who can see Ravi's original soup spot from her office window, wondered whether she ought to be going quite so often.
"After a seemingly healthy lunch at Ravisoups, I'm going to bite the bullet and ask that you review their popular offerings," she wrote to The Dish.
Gentile wanted to see nutrition numbers for her favourite soup: the corn chowder, which is served with blue crab and a scattering of Thai basil.
The silky smooth concoction is the second most popular item on the menu, according to the restaurant's owner, Ravi Kanagarajah, who shared the recipe with the Star's Jennifer Bain last fall.
Though eager to get the nutrition breakdown, Gentile also hoped she wouldn't be "too blown away" by the lab results.
I had the same hope. In full disclosure, I have to report that Ravi's is one of my favourite places to grab a quick meal. I always order the chicken hot pot broth — a soup of many flavours, including coconut milk, lemongrass and kaffir lime.
Gentile guessed that the soup was way too salty to be healthy.
"Every time I eat it, I'm very thirsty. I know it's way over my daily sodium intake."
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A large bowl of minestrone soup from Tim Hortons has 920 milligrams of sodium, while a serving of roasted chicken noodle soup from Subway has 860 milligrams.
Gentile was a little disappointed that a soup from a restaurant known for handcrafted meals has more salt than soups ladled out at a fast food counter.
Reza, who looked over the recipe Kanagarajah provided to the Star, guesses that much of the sodium in the corn chowder comes from over-seasoning with salt and from the red curry paste, something she called a "big time salt lick."
When it came to calories and fat, Gentile was happy with the lab report.
The soup's 288 calories is about half of what the average diner needs in a meal, says Reza.
And the 14 grams of fat is certainly not over the top. Health Canada recommends women aim for between 45 and 75 grams of fat a day.
"That will make me feel better when I eat the scone that comes with the soup," laughs Gentile.
Reza cautions that scone, which for take-away customers is tucked into a small brown paper bag with a small pot of red pepper jelly, will likely add several hundred calories and perhaps as much as 20 grams of fat. Even seemingly small items can add up.
Even so, Gentile admits she will continue to line up for Ravi's soups, despite the sodium revelation.
"I'll still go there when it's cold outside and only soup can hit the spot. But I'll be mindful to have a salad for dinner."
That's exactly what Reza suggests Gentile and other soup-lovers do after slurping down Ravi's creations.
"Choose to eat homemade meals with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables for the rest of the day."
VERDICT: A seriously salty soup. Just avoid the salt shaker for the rest of the day.
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The present invention relates to endoscopes, accessory devices used with endoscopes and associated methods. In particular, the present invention is directed to facilitating use of medical devices and endoscopic accessories with an endoscope.
Endoscopes are elongate instruments navigable through natural body lumens and cavities of a patient for the purpose of remotely evaluating and treating a variety of ailments. Endoscopes have viewing capability provided by fiber optic elements that transmit images along their length to the medical care provider. Endoscopes may specifically configured in length, diameter, flexibility and lumen configuration to navigate specific treatment areas in the body. Examples of specifically configured endoscopes are a laparoscope, duodenoscope, colonoscope, sigmoidoscope, bronchoscope and urethroscope among others. In combination with remote viewing capability, endoscopes are frequently configured to provide a working channel through which shaft mounted tools and medical instruments may be navigated and remotely operated. Additionally, the endoscope shaft itself may carry a medical instrument for remotely performing a procedure at an internal treatment site, while permitting direct visualization of the site through the endoscope.
Presently, instruments and accessories used with endoscopes employ shafts that extend from the distal working end of the instrument, proximally outside of the patient to provide a mechanism by which the physician can manipulate the device. When used with an endoscope, the instrument shafts are routinely passed through the working channel of an endoscope so that the device extends distally to the distal face of the endoscope while the proximal end extends out through a port in the control handle of the endoscope to provide means for the physician to manipulate the instrument. In the case of certain endoscopic accessories, the distal end of the device attaches directly to the outside surface of the distal end of the endoscope. However, even with accessories that attach to the distal end of the endoscope, control elements such as cables or wires must pass through the working channel of the endoscope.
The arrangement of instruments and accessories passing through the working channel of the endoscope presents several problems to the user operating the combination. First, setting up the device can be cumbersome and time-consuming for the physician. In the use of accessories that attach to the distal end of the endoscope, the physician or technician preparing for the procedure must first back load control elements for the accessory into the working channel of the endoscope. This procedure entails threading the control cables or wires for the accessory into the working channel at the distal end of the endoscope and advancing the wires through until they project from a port at the control handle of the endoscope. After inserting the control elements through the working channel, the accessory may then be secured to the distal end of the endoscope. As a final step in the assembly, an accessory control module that will be manipulated by the physician during the procedure must be connected to the proximal end of the control element and then secured in some fashion to the endoscope control handle. The means for connecting such a control module to the endoscope control handle may be awkward and may not be secure because the accessory may not be designed for the particular endoscope control handle set-up.
After the lengthy set-up procedure described above, another problem faced by the physician during the procedure is controlling both the endoscope and the accessory at the same time. Typically, in an endoscopic procedure performed without an additional accessory, a physician will hold the endoscope control handle in the left-hand while advancing and controlling longitudinal movement of the shaft with the right hand, grasping the shaft along its midportion. When an accessory is added, the proximal control module presents the problem of operating a third element that must be manipulated by the physician's hand during the procedure. Obviously, with only two hands available, a physician must have the assistance of another person to control the endoscope accessory combination during the procedure. Alternatively, the physician will have to release control of one control element in order to manipulate the third element during various portions of the procedure. However, while the endoscope shaft or either the endoscope or accessory controls are released, that element will be subject to small undesired movements that may result in movement of the device away from the intended internal treatment site. It would be desirable to provide a system that permits two-handed control of both the endoscope and the accessory or instrument being used in conjunction with it.
Another disadvantage of current endoscopic accessories and instruments is that their control shafts must pass through a working lumen of the endoscope that could otherwise be used for other purposes during the medical procedure. In order to provide a reasonably small diameter, endoscopes can afford to provide only limited additional space for working channels to accept accessories or provide a lumen for other operations. Accordingly, when the control elements for a single accessory take up the space provided by the working channel, the use of other instruments or procedures through the channel are necessarily hindered or eliminated. With control elements for the accessory extending through the working channel, a second device, such as an injection needle for drug therapy will not be able to pass through the working channel and may, therefore, have to be navigated to the site with a second, subsequent intubation with the endoscope, which increases procedure time and danger to the patient. Additionally, functions such as aspiration are hindered by the presence of control elements in the working channel of the endoscope. With the diameter of the working channel being used predominantly by the indwelling control elements, vacuum through the channel is reduced and the aspirating function impaired. The reduced effectiveness of aspiration can be problematic in applications where blood and tissue may cover the distal end of the endoscope inhibiting viewing capability. Insufficient aspiration may not adequately clear the area of the distal end of the endoscope of tissue debris. Also, debris and blood that is sucked into the channel may interfere with the smooth operation of the accessory control elements. Additionally, procedures that require aspiration to collect areas of tissue into a chamber, such as band ligation or suturing may be negatively impacted by reduced aspiration capacity. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide an endoscopic accessory control system that does not dominate the use of the endoscope's working channel.
The present invention provides an endoscopic accessory control system that resides external to an endoscope with which it is used. By remaining external to the endoscope, the control system provides a platform by which a variety of endoscopic accessories and instruments may be quickly and easily applied to any endoscope prior to a procedure.
Mounting of an accessory is facilitated by the present invention because the control elements for the distal operating portion of the accessory are maintained external to the endoscope. Time need not be spent back loading control wires through the working channel of an endoscope. Rather, the distal portion may be quickly affixed to the distal end of the endoscope while control elements lie external to the endoscope extending to a control handle.
The present invention improves control handle placement to facilitate two-handed operation because the accessory control elements do not extend through the working channel. The proximal ends of the accessory control elements need not extend from the working channel proximal port at the endoscope control handle. This permits the accessory control handle to reside at the end of the control elements at any point along the endoscope shaft midportion. Thus, the control handle can be placed at a location where the physician would ordinarily grasp the endoscope shaft to control it. The control handle for the endoscopic accessory is externally mounted to the endoscope shaft, slidable along its length and configured to be grasped by a physician's hand together with the shaft of the endoscope so that both can be controlled simultaneously with the single hand. The ergonomic controls of the handle permit easy manipulation of the accessory control elements by the physician while controlling the position of the handle along the endoscope and controlling movement of the endoscope shaft relative to the patient.
With the control elements for the endoscopic accessory residing externally of the endoscope, the working channel of the endoscope is left open for dedicated functions such as aspiration or injection or for the passage of other instruments that may be useful in a given procedure.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an endoscopic accessory control system that mounts externally to the endoscope shaft to facilitate mounting of the accessory and to avoid utilizing the working channel of the endoscope so that it may be left open for other instruments or operations.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an endoscopic accessory control system that permits two-handed operation of the endoscope and accessory, combination.
It is another object of the invention to provide an endoscopic accessory control system that provides a control handle that permits grasping of the endoscope shaft and operation of the accessory control elements with a single hand.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an endoscopic accessory control system that can serve as a platform by which a wide variety of instruments and operative devices can be used in conjunction with an endoscope.
It is another object of the invention to provide a method operating an endoscope and endoscopic accessory by using one hand to operate endoscope controls at the proximal end of the endoscope and the other hand to operate endoscopic accessory controls positioned on the endoscope shaft between the proximal and distal ends of the shaft.
The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will be appreciated more fully from the following further description thereof, with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings wherein:
The endoscopic accessory control system 10, shown in
In an exemplary use of the band ligator device such as treatment of esophageal varices, the distal end of the endoscope 18 with the ligator 12 attached is advanced through a patient's mouth 11 and down the esophagus as shown in
The distal portion 12 of the accessory device may be slidably mounted onto a distal end of an endoscope 18 as is shown in
When the device is navigated to a tissue treatment site such as a varix location, the tubes are in a retracted position, such that the band driver 24 and band carrier 22 are positioned proximally on the static sleeve 20. In this position the distal portion 12 does not interfere with the peripheral view through the viewing lens 11 on the distal face 15 of the endoscope (
The exploded view of the distal portion 12 presented in
Vacuum seal ring 32 is positioned between the outer surface of the static sleeve 20 and the interior surface of the band carrier 22. The presence of the vacuum seal ring between those two cylinders helps to insure that sufficient suction is developed in the vacuum chamber created when the band carrier 22 is slid distally relative to the static sleeve 20 and beyond the distal face 15 of the endoscope to capture tissue.
The band carrier 22 and band driver 24 together may be moved longitudinally relative to the static sleeve 20 by movement of the static control wire 52 distally relative to the sheath 16. The static wire 52 wraps around and is held fixed in U-shaped receptacle 54 formed in rib 56 at the proximal end of the band carrier. As the control wire extends through the U-shaped receptacle, one side of the wire extends proximally back through the sheath 16 to the control handle 14 of the device. The end of the control wire extending through the other side of the U-shaped channel continues proximally slightly to provide an extension 60 that terminates in a ball tip 58. The extension 60 slides through a passage in the static sleeve and proximal retainer 28 large enough for only the wire to pass, but not the ball tip. When the ball tip reaches the passage (not shown), it stops the longitudinal travel of the wire in the distal direction. The remaining length of wire 60 and ball tip 58 correspond in length to the amount of longitudinal travel that the band carrier 22 can have on the static sleeve 20 without becoming disconnected. Thus, the remaining portion of the wire 60 and ball stop 58 comprise a safety limit stop that prevents the band carrier from being overextended during use.
The band driver 24 is slidably received over the band carrier with resilient arms 64 arranged to slide within diametrically opposed channels 47 as discussed above. Band driver retainer 26 is snap-fit into the proximal end of the band driver 24 and fixedly receives driver control wire 53 so that longitudinal movement of the driver relative to the band carrier 22 and static sleeve 20 can be affected from the proximally located handle.
As mentioned above the control sheath 16 carries slidable control wires 52 and 53 each joined to control handle 14 and in particular to operator controls on the control handle, as shown in
The handle 14 is configured to be releasably and slidably mounted onto an endoscope shaft 18 (shown in
The control handle 14 may be formed from two molded plastic body halves 80 and 82 shown in
Once mounted, the handle 14 can be slid longitudinally along the scope shaft 18 with the physician's right-hand or temporarily restrained in position by grasping the endoscope and handle together between the curved forks. As the handle is slid longitudinally along the endoscope, the sheath 16 freely slides through the sheath guide channel 92 formed through the body of the handle in order to accommodate the corresponding change in distance between the handle and the distal portion 12 of the band ligator. To maintain smooth device operation through the sheath while maintaining free length adjustability, the proximal end 94 of the sheath, joined to the operator controls, is arranged to exit the handle proximal end 96. The sheath then forms a loop 99, reversing its direction, and reenters the handle through the sheath guide channel 92. The sheath is slidably received through sheath guide channel 92 and exits the distal end 98 of the handle and continues distally, outside of the endoscope, to its connection to the distal portion 12 of the band ligator.
The reverse loop configuration prevents bowing of the sheath 16 in the area between the handle and the distal portion 12 of the device, which could cause interference in operating the control wires 53 and 52 through the sheath as well as cause interference in the smooth longitudinal movement of the handle along the endoscope. Instead, as the handle moves longitudinally along the endoscope, sheath 16 slides though sheath guide channel 92, and the size of the loop 99 changes to accommodate the change in distance between handle and distal portion 12. The size of the loop at the proximal side 96 of handle does not interfere with movement of the handle along the endoscope nor does it interfere with the operation of the control wires as the sheath is not forced to bow at the critical area of the proximal end 94, immediately adjacent to its attachment to the control mechanisms. A stop 101 is fixed to the exterior of the sheath to prevent it from being fed too far into the sheath guide channel 92 such that the curvature of the loop 99 becomes excessively tight, possibly impairing operation of the control wires.
Accordingly, from the foregoing, it can be seen that an externally mounted endoscopic accessory control system adaptable to a variety of different endoscopic tools has been presented. It should be understood however, that the foregoing description of the invention is intended merely to be illustrative thereof and that other modifications, embodiments and equivalents may be apparent to those who are skilled in the art without departing from its spirit. Having thus described the invention what we desire to claim and secure by letters patent is:
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|600/104, 606/170, 606/1, 600/131, 600/102, 606/205, 600/127, 600/129
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Beautiful unique rooms and the hotel is very clean and fresh.
Great breakfast, friendly staff and the location is great.
The staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble.
Breakfast plentiful, fresh, and waitress superb.
Small double rooms were too small. No room for luggage
We tripped over it constantly.
Great location, newly decorated, helpful staff
Location was great, we stayed 1 night and it was good for a quick stop.
Bathroom facilities were great, and the bed was comfortable. Private
breakfast room was a nice touch.
Checking in at hotel reception then walking down the block to the actual
room was ok but if it had been raining it would have been no good, at
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keys! We also had no view, which was fine for a quick 1 night stop, but
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Excellent location. Clean and tidy and modern. Wifi was brilliant
No window!! Not even in breakfast room. Didn't like sink on bedroom. Bathroom too small
Amazing location in strict center, all the sights were near by. The room was nice, staff very friendly, buffet breakfast also great :)
The room had a very small window, but since we didn't use it during the day, it wasn't that big of a deal.
very clean.friendly and efficient staff.excellent location.
a little expensive but then again i don't like parting with my money.
i loved everything! the location was perfect, the hotel was gorgeous and the staff were incredible! highly recommended!
The location was fantastic.
We did not have a window in our room... I would not stay here again due to this and in comparison to other hotels in different locations it was very expensive.


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Most mortgage-backed securities are issued by Ginnie Mae (the Government National Mortgage Association), Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association) or Freddie Mac (the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), all U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. MBS from Ginnie Mae are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, which guarantees that investors receive full and timely payments of principal and interest. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, but both have special authority to borrow from the U.S Treasury if necessary. Other private institutions, including brokerage firms, banks and homebuilders securitize mortgages; these products are known as "private-label" mortgage securities.
Mortgage-backed securities can be purchased at most full-service brokerage firms and some discount brokers. The minimum investment is typically $25,000; however, there are some MBS variations (collateralized mortgage obligations, or CMOs) that can be purchased for less than $5,000. Investors who don't want to invest directly in a mortgage-backed security but who want exposure to the mortgage market may consider mortgage funds - exchanged-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in mortgage-backed securities. Examples include SPDR Barclays Mortgage Backed Bond ETF (MBG); iShares MBS ETF (MBB), and Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index ETF (VMBS). ETFs trade just like stocks on regulated exchanges, and can be sold short and purchased on margin. And, like stocks, ETF prices fluctuate throughout each trading session in response to market events and investor activity.
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Badass Video: Blogger Confronts Newspaper that Stole His Article with $500 Invoice
New Media Superhero: PJ Lifestyle's Duane Lester walks away with a check!
May 14, 2012 - 1:19 pm
Duane Lester is the proprietor of All-American Blogger and a regular contributor to both PJ Media and here at PJ Lifestyle (where he covers the superhero/comic book beat for us).
Recently he wrote an article for his blog that a small town newspaper reprinted without permission or attribution. Duane explains the story here and presents the screenshots demonstrating the undeniable plagiarism. So what did he do? Duane went and confronted them and — in blogger fashion — took a video camera along with him.
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After listening to Barack Obama's economic plan, you can expect the number of addicted Americans to grow. He calls for substantial government subsidies for healthcare, college, foreclosure relief, pension plans and alternative energies. He favors tax cuts for middle-class workers and tax increases for top earners and businesses. Those tax increases will need to be very high to pay for his massive increases in spending and his proposed takeover of healthcare. But, like any addiction, the costs keep going up the more citizens are addicted.
Too many Americans have a need for a 12-step program to help break their addiction to government assistance. Unfortunately, some Americans don't even realize that Democrats are selling a dangerous addiction that further undermines personal responsibility and freedom while creating more government dependence and out-of-control spending.
Senator McCain rightly blames both parties for the wasteful spending, "Congress and this administration have failed to meet their responsibilities…. Government has grown by 60 percent in the last eight years. That is simply inexcusable." McCain's economic plan doesn't create new entitlements; it gives Americans more freedom by allowing them to manage their own lives.
In addition to promising a simplified tax code, McCain pledges to cut taxes on all and raise them on none. In addition to eliminating government waste, he wants government to shrink, not grow. He wants to cut the waste and end earmark abuse on pet programs. To McCain, Americans don't need renegotiated trade agreements or protection from competition; they just need freedom to compete in a free-trade, global economy! His plan for healthcare takes the responsibility and choices away from the government and employers and gives it to every American adding portable policies, tax credits and saving account options.
McCain treats citizens as adults capable of rising to the challenges they face. For all his talk on self-reliance, Barak Obama's message of hope doesn't depend on our citizens achieving their own American Dream. His hope resides in government's ability to create more programs and more dependent Americans.
Nearly 9 million Americans are asking for federal help because they made bad decisions about loans they could not afford. They risked and lost in the housing market. Are taxpayers responsible for everyone's bad decisions? What about the people who played by the rules and waited until they could afford to buy? Are they to pay more taxes to help those who were reckless?
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As the person responsible for the product marketing of System Center Service Manager, our IT service desk and IT service management product, I wanted to provide an update on the timeline for the release of the product. I also wanted to share some of the reasons for the change to that timeline.
We've had a great response to the first beta of Service Manager that we made available earlier in the year, with thousands of downloads. This beta, along with input from our Technology Adoption Program customers (a group who we work very closely with on the development of the product), provided a lot of really good feedback on how to ensure this product will meet customer needs.
The relevant feedback here can be summarized as:
To meet these requirements we have decided to replace specific components of the Service Manager infrastructure. We will also take this opportunity to align the product with the rest of the System Center family by taking advantage of proven technologies in use in those products which are already successfully deployed in our customers' environments. These will be enhanced and evolved to meet the needs of Service Manager. This will deliver an infrastructure that is not only better performing but will support more complete integration across System Center – with the associated benefits to our customers and partners.
These changes mean that Service Manager will now not be released until the first half of 2010, with a beta refresh available towards the end of 2008.
I'm confident that our strategy for Service Manager is going to provide the capabilities that our customers are asking for in terms of the IT service desk, deep integration across System Center products, and support for service management process frameworks such ITIL or MOF. I know any delay is unfortunate, but we must ensure that the product is ready on day one, rather than deliver a product that has to be changed once it is deployed in customers' environments.
There will be much more detail on these changes and the progress we are making with Service Manager on this blog in the coming months and I look forward to sharing it as our vision becomes a reality. In the meantime, check out this short FAQ that hits the main points regarding the delay.
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It looks like the System Center team has decided that in order to properly address the many bumps it
With MMS just around the corner I'm starting to turn my thoughts to the breakout session we'll be running
Des nouvelles assez intéressantes du côté de System Center Service Manager . [ Présentation du produit
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2015-09-23 07:45:36 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)
I can be a duck.
A boy can have dreams, can't he?
Goodnight G+ Pleasant Nightmares :-)
because #owlsarebadass #owlsday #owlsdayeveryday
Die meisten Reshares: 2
2015-10-07 06:50:02 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)
A cool #Bernie2016 image to share...
Die meisten +1: 10
2015-09-22 07:40:07 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)
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2015-10-07 06:50:02 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)
In one of his stump speeches, Bernie said very clearly, a president cannot do it alone. As we saw with Carter. A highly motivated, intellegent man, that got almost nothing thru the houses, he had zero support from the Hill, and also zero support from us "the people".
Without the support of "the people", even if Bernie gets voted into office, he can do nearly nothing. So simply getting him there is only the beginning.
h/t +Xenophrenia
2015-10-06 06:23:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Very interesting point of view.
What they all have in common is their gender (male), their race (most are white), and their youth (almost all under 30 at their peak destructiveness). Beyond this, they seem to share little beyond a stubborn immaturity wedded to a towering narcissism. In almost every case, they dress their anger in the clothes of ideology: white supremacy, jihad, hatred of abortion, or anti-government paranoia. Stuck in perpetual adolescence, they see only their own imagined virtue amidst irredeemable corruption. In a typical sentiment, Roof wrote before his rampage that "someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world, and I guess that has to be me."
This is the battle cry of the narcissist, and we've heard it before. Western societies are producing more and more of these Lost Boys, the fail-to-launch young men who carry weighty social grudges. Some ... mehr »
2015-10-05 11:50:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)
Act, instead of reacting.......
2015-10-03 06:00:11 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)
Remember the heros, not the zeros.
Does someone remember the name of the teacher that hid her students and saved them. Hero, not zero.
2015-10-02 05:45:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)
Ok, its a meme. Simplified. But tell me truly, based on what you see around you, and what you experience..... isn't it a summary of the situation these days?
h/t +Rex Dexter
2015-10-01 12:27:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
Register to vote(find out what the process is in your state) and under what conditions you can vote for the candidate of your choice. For instance, sometimes you have to be a party member.
h/t +Valkyrie
2015-10-01 06:14:54 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)
I am completely for a Basic Income. I wonder how many amazing things would be created, if people could do as their dreams, their creativity let them.
That people don't want to DO is a myth. That people don't want to work at tasks that they aren't good at, or that don't fulfill them- well, just look at yourself. Are you pursuing a dream? If so, very lucky you. Most aren't that free.
h/t +Uche Eke
2015-09-24 12:28:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
This is simply awesome. I had read about this initiative by the police, as it was called to life. And now.... it is moving bigger.
This is so very, very hopeful.
more info:
a recent update:
h/t +Xenophrenia
2015-09-24 11:10:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
Very cool infographic. The actual audio/clickable version is here: http://www.concerthotels.com/100-years-of-rock/
2015-09-24 11:10:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Very cool infographic. The actual audio/clickable version is here: http://www.concerthotels.com/100-years-of-rock/
2015-09-23 08:56:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Words are powerful, and create images and associations in peoples minds. I had not thought about this before, and it makes perfect sense to me.
2015-09-23 07:45:36 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)
I just can't resist .... Ok, you can be a duck. A duck called "Owl".
h/t +Jesus Christ
2015-09-23 07:30:32 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)
Two videos:
A happy birthday rap for Bernie Sanders.
The simple rap mixed and reissued by someone a bit more professional.
And both: a labor of love.
The original:
The remix:
h/t +Pamela Zuppo
2015-09-22 07:40:07 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)
Oh. Well, when you put it like that.... OK, my mind just did a minor reboot.
Oh, yes, I really, really like that!
h/t +AdmiralLadyPaula Rizzuto
2015-09-22 06:57:01 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)
Excerpt from a longer speech, with much truth in it.
It is not him.... it has to be many of us together.
#feelthebern #berniesanders #bernie2016
2015-09-22 06:54:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
This is Bernie Sanders as he is. And his plans, stand, ideology and what he wants for the country. Not smooth, not funny, not pretty.
Damn passionate.
Sanders "Stump speech". 13,5 minutes
2015-09-21 11:22:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
And often without help and subsidies not themselves either......
that is grotesque
2015-09-21 06:40:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Petition to support those that oppose the following:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell guaranteed a vote on a bill imposing a federal ban on abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, telling a conservative crowd in Washington that a vote on the divisive legislation would be "good news for our entire country."
Article here: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/federal-abortion-ban-20-weeks-mitch-mcconnell-vote-119219
2015-09-21 06:20:46 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)
Not only Canadians: anyone can sign to indicate that this is not supported, just the opposite, it is opposed by an international community. that is also us! An international community!!
Over four years, Shell wants to drill up to seven exploratory wells, which are especially risky and prone to large spill. If a blowout did happen, it would be catastrophic for Canada's major fishing grounds and the environment.
The U.S. requires oil companies to have blowout-capping equipment on site within 24 hours. Canada is giving Shell three weeks to bring equipment in from Norway after a blowout happens 5,000 kilometres away. And worse, some of the backup safety equipment is located in South Africa, a staggering 12,000 kilometres away.
Shell is not only gambling with Nova Scotia, it is wreaking havoc all over the world. It recently got the go ahead to drill the Arctic, putting our... mehr »
2015-09-18 10:42:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
Cable companies are in court, trying to kick over "Net Neutrality". There is a place where you (as an American citizen or legal Resident) can add your name to the petition to support the argument FOR Net Neutrality. Sign! Share!
Here the basic argument from the Brief:
The public interest in an open, neutral platform for the free exchange of ideas is a collective interest of the highest order. A neutral platform is particularly important for dissidents, those with unusual political ideas, groups who would challenge governmental choices, and activists who want to challenge concentrated private power. An open Internet is also critical for wideopen public discussion and debate where a broad range of clashing, complementary, and eccentric viewpoints can be spoken and heard. The Internet has become the beating heart of collective action, where organizing... mehr »
2015-09-18 06:34:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
So many congressmen, so many senators. So many multi-millionaires. What do they know about day to day living?
Bernie is a day to day person. Waits in lines, squashes into airplane seats, and doesn't live n the lap of luxury.
h/t +Rex Dexter
2015-09-18 06:30:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
A point by point response to the "hit piece" by the Wall Street Journal.
h/T +Rex Dexter
2015-09-18 06:19:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)
So, I will be me, and you will be you. We can talk, but don't "push".
h/t +Jim Feig
2015-09-17 15:12:25 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
Instructions how to judge a Candidate: (yes, long, but good info)
Elections present voters with important choices. Whether it is a local race that will affect your community or a national race that could change the direction of the country it is a time to consider the issues which you care about and decide which candidate you support.
How do voters go about comparing and then judging candidates?
The seven steps outlined below are designed to help you judge a candidate.
-- Decide what you are looking for in a candidate.
-- Find out about the candidates
-- Gather materials about the candidates
-- Evaluate candidates' stands on issues
-- Learn about the candidates' leadership abilities
Learn how other people view the candidate
Sorting it all out
Step 1: Decide what you are looking for in a candidate.
Candidates can be... mehr »
2015-09-16 12:47:49 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)
Instructions how to pick a candidate
You will need
Factual information
Internet access
Stance on the major issues
Ability to see through ploys
Information sources
Step 1 Be an informed voter Be an informed voter by reading as much factual information as you can about the candidates and issues. Find out when debates will be broadcast and watch them.
Quick Tip:
Explore the candidates' websites for their positions on the major issues. A candidate who is open about their positions and qualifications is more to be an accountable and responsive elected official.
Step 2 Take a poll Take a political ideolo... mehr »
2015-09-16 12:41:30 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)
Having trouble sorting the different planks that candidates stand on? And want to find out which candidate most closely what you really feel is important and who is most likely to represent what you hold dear?
Behold, the Internet and people who manage masses of data have come up with a way to make a "matching" between your ideals and wants and opinions and that of the candidates. Find out, without telling anyone, who of the candidates would most likely represent YOU.
And if you don't like the one in the link below, try this one: http://www.selectsmart.com/president/
2015-09-16 12:34:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
Just understood that there are different types of voting rules for different states. And then there are even different rules for Dems and Reps within a state. All this I did not know.
So, some states have "closed primaries" meaning you have to be registered with the one or other party, and you can only vote for a candidate of your party.
So- here a comprehensive overview of what your kind of primary system your state has. Make sure you know and act accordingly!!!!!
(At bottom of the page and overview and interactive map)
Expats- register to vote! We could have 6 million voices. There is the "Overseas Vote Foundation" or probably others the guide us expats thru the steps to make sure we are eligible... mehr »
2015-09-16 11:30:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
Calling all Massachusetts residents. Any Massachusetts Expats out there? Register to Vote !!!!!
2015-09-16 07:41:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Here a chance to communicate with some of the folk in space.
The Mission:
Human Research Program
The One-Year Mission will focus on seven categories of research. In March 2015, American Astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will begin collaborative investigations on the International Space Station (ISS). They will reside on the ISS for a year, which is twice as long as typical U.S. missions. These investigations are expected to yield beneficial knowledge on the medical, psychological and biomedical challenges faced by astronauts during long-duration spaceflight.
2015-09-16 06:28:03 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)
Uneducated is how many politicians want "their" voters. People who don't ask questions, who aren't educated, are easier to lead, to convince or to downright bamboozle.
And then: Evidentially education hangs together with party affiliation.
Some links:
Check candidates record here :
http://votesmart.org/ (hint: you can search on subject..... like "Education")
More links welcome!!! If posted in the comments I will edit the post and add more links here:
Good one! : http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm
2015-09-15 14:13:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
I am convinced. What I read about him, his consistent voting record, his passion and the subjects with which he concerns himself. So, yeah, I can say, if <i can vote in the nominations, I will and he has my vote.
2015-09-15 13:22:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
Alone to see the pictures, it is worth looking at the article.
But the information contained .... that is mind-boggling. And terrible.
Almost immediately, the FBI began arresting hundreds of Muslim immigrants who were living in the US illegally, handing them off to the immigration authorities in Newark for deportation. But the cases were all being handled in secret — right across the street from my office.
Ultimately, 762 Muslims were arrested. None were charged with terrorism. They were dubbed "Special Interest" cases, and most were processed through immigration court. Here's the Department of Justice memo ordering the courts sealed from the public.
....... (the author wanted to witness such a proceeding)
The Third Circuit appeals court eventually disagreed, however, saying "we hold that the press and public possess no First A... mehr »
2015-09-15 10:11:35 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
As Arthur did, I am mostly sharing this so I can find it again. And then I am sharing it because I went to Tessas site, and oh yes! Interesting articles.
So if you feel like reading and thinking- enjoy.
h/t +Arthur Walsh
2015-09-15 04:42:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
I am sitting here with my jaw dropped..... what muscles that man must have. And he knows how to use them. And...... just wow.
2015-09-14 14:11:48 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
This is deeply scary. I am thankful that I live in Europe where I am in the the care of doctors who, yes might be incompetent. But those are found every whre. But I am NOT subject to deliberate, knowing malpractice.
Across the U.S., religious healthcare corporations are absorbing once secular and independent hospitals and in the process imposing religious restrictions that sometimes pit standard medical practice against theology.
When bishop directives trump science and patient preference, pregnant women are not the only ones at risk. According to a litany of articles at two watchdog sites, CatholicWatch.org and Mergerwatch.org, the problem of religious interference in health decisions extends far beyond obstetrics and family planning, spanning end of life care, treatment of queer families, and any drugs remotely derived from embryonic stem cell research. As med... mehr »
2015-09-12 11:43:24 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)
This looks to be awesome. I am also posting it because I want to watch it, and I have a house full of friends I am going to get back to first.
2015-09-10 12:08:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
Any Niel Gaiman fans out there? Cool offer, with things that haven't been republished in a long time, and things that haven't been published.....
2015-09-08 06:22:26 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
Perfect reminder for me this morning......
2015-09-08 06:06:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Are you curious which candidate most closely matches what you also stand for? The candidate that should reflect the direction you want the USofA to go if elected? Want to figure ot who to give your vote?
Take the quiz. You know you want to ;-)
2015-09-07 18:27:13 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)
Points out very clearly how unfunny these racist/sexist/rape "jokes" are.
h/t +Cesar Gemelli
2015-09-07 11:32:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
I hope Bernie Sanders has a very happy birthday.
I am definitely joining in in sending "money where my mouth is" birthday greetings to Mr. Sanders.
I invite you to do so too.
2015-09-07 10:39:13 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)
A birthday present for Bernie Sanders! #sandersmoneybomb
2015-09-07 10:36:57 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)
A petition that calls for all candidates for the presidency toput 15$ minimum wage on their platform.
And a place to contribute to Bernie Sanders campaign. September 8th is Bernis's birthday, and i will be contributing tomorrow.... I am taking part in the "Birthday Moneybomb" for Mr. Sanders.
#bernie2016 #sandersmoneybomb
2015-09-07 08:37:55 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
Better than a TV. Not as silly as a mirror. Well, I guess some people don't think a mirror on the ceiling is silly. I just happen to think there is little sillier than watching yourself being.... busy.
But watching Fish.... now that is cool!!
2015-09-07 07:44:17 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)
So if you were living here... what would you do now? Especially after having experienced your home turning into this?
Not migrants.
#syrianrefugees #syria
h/t +AdmiralLadyPaula Rizzuto
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