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As I'll explain in a later post… 2015 hasn't exactly been the best year for me, but I'm optimistic I can make 2016 better.
And I'm hoping to do that through these New Year's resolutions. Now, I'm not the kind of person who makes goals and thinks it will automatically be different. I understand these will take some work.
So here's the hopefully somewhat motivational… always cliche New Year's resolution list:
Number 1. Get healthy
I wrote a post back in September how I was making a "lifestyle change," (you can read that post here) so far I've done a pretty decent job of taking better care of my body, working out more, and eating healthier… so I'm hoping this next year I can basically "intensify" my goal and become the healthiest I've ever been.
I'm doing this through planning, upping my workouts per week, and eating healthier.
Helping me with this is my new Fitbit Charge HR (thanks mom!) + my Lilly Pulitzer agenda (you can find some here).
How? Well… my fitbit is able to track my exercise, calorie and water intake, even sleep patterns which will be super helpful in figuring out I'm doing wrong so I can fix the problems.
And my LP agenda will be helpful because I'll use the 'Months' portion of the agenda (which I previously never used) to track everything – and plan workouts.
Number 2. Blog more/Make more videos
I've always said I would blog more/upload more videos to Youtube, but it's always been on the back burner because of school or work… and while I don't think that's a bad thing (education comes first) I would love to focus on this blog and my channel more this coming year.
I graduated with a broadcast degree and I'm not utilizing the video skills I've acquired because at work I'm mostly producing and writing scripts (see my bio for more details).
Number 3. Be more financially fit
I know my parents will be pleased with this one.
I'm excellent at spending money. I guess you could say it's a talent of mine… which is why I need to become better at saving this next year. Especially because I realize there are certain things I want to do someday like travel overseas and buy a house – which I can't do unless I have money to do so… so I'm hoping this next year I get better at saving and a spending less.
Number 4. Be more organized
I feel like I'm a pretty organized person… but I can always be better. I would love to learn how to manage my time better in 2016 and just overall be more… organized (really not much to it).
What are your resolutions for 2016? Let me know in the comments – I love seeing what other people are hoping to accomplish (it gives me some motivation as well!)
Happy New Year!


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The 45-year-old Phippsburg man accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a teenage girl was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday in Routt County District Court.
Harold Dean Goedell accepted an offer in which he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child, a Class 5 felony, and child abuse that resulted in serious bodily injury, a Class 4 felony.
The District Attorney's Office offered the plea in September. Under the plea deal, Goedell will serve three years in prison, and he will get credit for the 330 days he already has served. Goedell also was ordered to pay the costs of his trial.
Goedell was arrested in Dec--ember 2004 after DNA samples from a social services investigation led authorities to think he was the father of the teenage girl's son. The sexual assaults were alleged to have occurred between Sept. 1 and Dec. 30, 2003.
The teenager testified that Goedell gave her two alcoholic beverages with a blue powder in them and told her the blue powder was Kool-Aid. She said she woke up the next morning feeling strange and wearing disheveled clothes.
Deputy District Attorney Tammy Jenson said the DNA samples were sent to a paternity lab and not to a forensics lab, that they were handled by about 20 people and that the results of the test may have been tampered with.
In the year Goedell has been in jail, he repeatedly has proclaimed his innocence. On Thursday, he said mistakes made in court documents may affect him for the rest of his life.
"I do think it's important to understand that if things are misrepresented that I will be punished for things I didn't do," he said.
"You know, I am taking responsibility for my actions; I just wish everyone involved in this case would. No one had ever wanted to know the entire truth as to what really happened."
Jenson said Goedell's comments were self-centered and that he was not remorseful.
"This victim's life is a train wreck today. This victim deserved to have (the defendant) face a life sentence for this crime. Instead, she received a life sentence," she said.
"We decided it was better to get a little justice in this case than no justice at all."
The victim, who has moved from Routt County, addressed the court via telephone during the sentencing.
"I just wanted to say that I am disappointed he doesn't feel bad for the things he has done or for the people he has hurt. I wish there was some way to change this," she said.
Goedell's attorney, public defender Trevor McFee, said Goedell also was a victim because he lost personal belongings as a result of his imprisonment.
"Perhaps (Goedell) has not shown any remorse or regret because he asserts he is not guilty, McFee said.
"He has been forced to choose between bad and much worse. When you're facing a possible sentence of life in prison, you consider pleading to a charge that doesn't carry that sentence, whatever it is, whether you're guilty or not."
District Judge Michael O'Hara told Goedell he thought the case deserved more than three years.
"It's clear, Mr. Goedell, that you have denied your guilt in the face of overwhelming evidence that you fathered a child by this victim," the judge said.
"The truth is, you deserve to go to prison for life, in my opinion. You represent a threat to the community and to the victim.
"There is not explanation -- not a possible explanation -- that would justify what happened in this case."


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More and more, employers are watching where their workers are going in their company vehicles. It makes sense from an employer standpoint, but what do employees think?
Employers stand much to gain from relying on GPS devices to track their workers. Just the fact you can save a substantial amount of money in excessive, unnecessary wear and tear makes it a winning choice in an effort to add to your profit margin. It only adds to the value of the GPS tracking device when you know your drivers are making it on time to their destination, and not misreporting their time.
The general manager of Auckland's Drain Repair Company in New Zealand can attest to its value. Ryan Lusty said that for the price of $1000 per vehicle, GPS tracking devices were installed in every one of its fleet six years ago. The purpose of the GPS devices was to monitor the location of the workers, how long they were taking to finish jobs and move on to the next location, and their rate of speed.
"The reason why we put them is just to stop the extra travel, because the vehicles do get abused if you can't see them," he said. "They will shoot to the city in the middle of the night or something stupid like that. Now we know how long they are on jobs for, and if they have gone the best, shortest way to a job."
Of course, the employees weren't pleased with the decision to install the GPS devices, according to Lusty.
"At the start the guys weren't very happy about it, obviously, but everybody has got used to it now and it's standard practice. Everybody knows it's there and they are work vehicles and that's it. Everybody knows we are watching them at all times," said Lusty.
All over New Zealand, workers are being called out for their misdeeds thanks to GPS fleet tracking. For example, in Nelson, a man responsible for maintenance for Downer was caught going home hours before he was claiming on his time sheet, often falsely claiming overtime when he was really relaxing at home on the couch. In Whangarei, a linesman working on street lights was also discovered falsely reporting hours, where the work vehicle was shown sitting in his driveway at home. Both men were fired.
David Lowe is the employment services manager for the EMA, and he says that employers "don't like catching employees doing bad things…so the best practice is to discuss it with them, discuss what the system can do. We would rather people realize themselves that if they are doing something that maybe they shouldn't, it will get picked up."


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By DAVID L. HUDSON First Amendment Center Jail officials in Sumner County did not violate the First Amendment rights of a former inmate when they prohibited him from wearing a kufi, or Islamic head covering, a federal magistrate judge said recently.
Horatio D. Burford contended that during his time in the Sumner County jail, officials denied him the right to wear the kufi, citing a general ban on head coverings.
I live in Kingston and want to make pet owners aware of potential dangers of feeding their pets chicken treats. Some of them are made in China and have unknown contaminants in them.
I have a toy Pomeranian and thought chicken jerky would be as good as it gets for a treat. My little girl nearly died.
She was almost in renal failure before I realized anything was wrong.
She has to have a special diet for her kidneys now and takes a tablet a day to prevent liver damage.
If we have a judge who is doing wrong things and gets put in prison for his wrongdoings, then why is it we still have regulars on the street who continually do things wrong and continually get by with these wrongdoings?
What are these people teaching their own children?
There are people out there committing TennCare fraud and getting a so-called slap on the wrist.
They are teaching their children it is OK to do things wrong, and then their children end up committing harmful things to the community.
I think that Roane County News columnist Gerald Largen is a Democrat.
I refer to his rantings of Oct. 21: His description of the GOP is right in line with current "us vs. them" language coming from the White House.
I believe the actions of Curry Todd is a slap in the face of law-abiding gun owners, and I strongly urge the state to pull his license for at least five years on top of any other actions against him.
Although I agree with photo ID voting, it seems the system broke down somewhere between passing and enforcement.
On Nov. 18, state Sen. Ken Yager hosted his annual chili supper and silent auction at Roane State Community College.
Yager had contacted the staff at the Roane County United Way several weeks prior to the event and notified us that he would like to donate the proceeds of this year's silent auction to the United Way.
Yager, his staff and other volunteers spent a great deal of time soliciting gifts from businesses around his district to be entered into the silent auction.
Christmas is coming.
Parents will want to surprise their little ones with puppies and kittens. Just keep in mind the responsibilities that go along with pet ownership.
There will be teeth marks on furniture, spots on the rugs, money for pet supplies and pet medications (not cheap). If you purchase a pet, keep in mind they like to be around people and to run and play, not be tied to a tree or a dog house with no interaction with the family or others.
When they run loose, they run in front of cars and put themselves and people in danger.
I was very sad to hear a college professor say that we shouldn't send care-packages to our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, because they were "killers."
While I respect his right to free speech I totally disagree with what he said!
Many of the brave men and women serving there are reservists and national guardsmen who would prefer to be at home with their families.
By KEN PAULSON First Amendment Center Imagine if they canceled Independence Day.
What if the federal government declared that the Fourth of July was no longer a holiday? We would be told to report for work, cancel fireworks displays and picnics and go about our business the same as any other day.
There would be outrage. Americans would be angered by the suggestion that we shouldn't celebrate freedom.
Not recognize Independence Day? Why, that would be un-American.


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"A lot of men who see it on the surface think that this is very sexual," she says. But for women, it's about the music and the technique.
The man in charge of that music, Robin Thomas, sits at the DJ table across the room. A self-described "tango entrepreneur" who teaches tango and organizes events like this frequently, he verifies the marquee status of the Providence Tango New Year's bash.
"There are people here from all over the country," he says. He points to dancers one by one and says, "Baltimore . . . New York . . . Maine . . . Philadelphia . . . Worcester . . . Berlin, Germany . . . San Francisco . . . ."
As the New Year nears, it is Thomas — the first of the event's five scheduled DJs — who grabs the mic for a countdown. Bundles of red balloons fly and the room erupts with brief cheers at midnight. But mostly, people simply keep dancing: spinning and sliding languidly around the room.
The scene is nearly identical the following evening, although the cosmopolitan glow of New Year's Eve has given way to a slight middle-school-lock-in vibe. A pizza box sits on top of the piano. A tall, male tango dancer naps on one of the lounge chairs. A sweat-dampened "Providence Tango" shirt hangs on the back of a couch.
Steven Spura is buoyant, however. "At first . . . you're thinking about all your dancing and stuff," he says, explaining the allure of tango marathons like this. "But after a while you can relax and you get into being able to just move to the music."
Spura, a software engineer in the Boston area, will be taking over the Providence Tango business this year. And though some uncertainty about the organization's home remains — he urges people to check providencetango.com for updates — he vows to keep the New Year's party going. "It's an annual event," he says.
But many feel that it won't be the same. Wolfson, the New York scientist, says, "frankly, it's a little weird . . . [a] whole bunch of people leaving New York on New Year's to go to Providence, Rhode Island." To inspire that kind of a reverse commute, she says, the event has to be spectacular. "I don't know that anyone except Ellen could do it so well."
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Old Saybrook - School and police officials are taking extra precautions this morning at the Old Saybrook High School after a bomb threat was found written on a bathroom wall.
In a letter sent out to parents Wednesday, the threat was found last week and made reference to May 17.
The school's administration and school resource officer have conducted a joint investigation and found no credible threat against the building or students, the letter said.
As a precaution, teachers secured their classrooms Thursday after dismissal and no students or staff were allowed in the building after 6 p.m.
Students were asked Friday to limit their use of bags and expect bag screenings.
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Cats handle Colonials to extend streak
The Kansas State men's basketball team was at a crossroads at the end of November.
(Kansas State's Shane Southwell shoots over a George Washington defender on Tuesday at Bramlage Coliseum).
K-State was sitting at 3-3, its season needing an upswing after a dreadful season-opening loss to Northern Colorado and a seventh-place showing at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
A goal was set.
"We had seven games in December with five of those at home and the one in Wichita and obviously, the game against Tulane, and we had to get ourselves back in contention for postseason play," K-State head coach Bruce Weber said. "We needed to go undefeated in December and that was on us."
The Wildcats did just that on Tuesday, closing out 2013 by winning their seventh straight game — a 72-55 victory over George Washington in Bramlage Coliseum — while earning their second quality win in the last 10 days.
Of course, there was a time when it looked like the Wildcats (10-3) would fall just short of their December goal, especially after the Colonials (11-2) opened the game with a 15-6 lead.
That's when Weber called a timeout to try and regroup in a hurry.
"I asked 'what's going on?'" Weber said. "We are one of the best defensive teams in the country and they were picking us apart. It wasn't just layups, they were beating us on post-ups as well. They were just beating us on everything. I don't know if we weren't ready to play but we managed to pick it up."
Weber sent his players back on the court, subbed in Jevon Thomas for his Bramlage debut, and hoped the Wildcats would respond to his words. K-State, guided by senior guard Shane Southwell and reserves Nino Williams and Omari Lawrence, went on a 20-0 run from there, pushing its lead to 26-15.
The run lasted more than 8 minutes and showed just how strong K-State's defense can be this season.
"Our defense during the 8-10 minutes where they didn't score, did a great job and that kind of knocked their spirit out," Weber said. "After that, we really never let them get close."
George Washington coach Mike Lonergan said Thomas gave his point guard fits all day.
"In all honesty, I think it was their point guard just dominating us," he said. "We couldn't get into an offense. He got up into our point guard and we really struggled with the ball. We couldn't get into any of our sets. We ended up not getting good shots and those led to easy shots for K-State.
"I thought the kid, Jevon, dominated that game, despite not making a field goal, with his defensive ball pressure."
Southwell scored the first eight points of the 20-0 run, the first two field goals coming off passes from Thomas. The senior finished with a career-high 21 points — 14 points in the first half alone. Southwell's big game came on the heels of scoring a previous career-high 19 points against Tulane last Saturday.
Weber said Southwell and Wesley Iwundu's size caused defensive problems for George Washington, often leading to open shots for the Wildcat senior. Lonergan said K-State took advantage.
"Yeah, he killed us," Lonergan said of Southwell. "He's a tough matchup because he can handle the ball, he can shoot it. We were really concerned with him coming into the game. It was disappointing because we got off to a really good start, but they just played with so much more energy and were more physical than us. That combined with his scoring completely changed the whole game."
K-State opened the second half with a basket and a 3-pointer from Marcus Foster before the Colonials charged back to pull within 14 points of the lead. They would never come any closer.
George Washington made just 5 of 25 shots from the field in the second half and finished with a season-low 34 percent shooting from the field.
(Kansas State junior forward Thomas Gipson dunks the ball against George Washington on Tuesday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. Gipson had 12 points in the Wildcats' 72-55 victory).
Lonergan said the Wildcats' defense was tough — anchored by Thomas.
"They have a very good defensive coach, and that is why I told our guys that this is not the same team that beat us last year," he said. "That physical play really hurt us. That's what their coach does and if (Thomas) is good as they think he is, because they are playing him over Nigel Johnson, then that will be a key for their season.
"That defense is pretty good. Joe (McDonald) has played some pretty good teams and nobody has taken the ball from him like that."
Foster finished with 15 points, while Thomas Gipson added 12. Williams scored nine off the bench and Lawrence had five.
Thomas finished with no points, missing on all four shots from the field, but added six assists to go along with zero turnovers.
"He had 10 assists and no turnovers (in his first two games)," Weber said of Thomas. "He goes a little fast sometimes. He can get by anyone. He's got to keep his balance and the ball. Last week, we had not gone against a 1-3-1 (zone) and we put 10 seconds on the shot clock and he dribbled through the gap and dished it out to somebody. I didn't teach him that. That's just natural instinct and that is the nice thing about him.
"After the first day of practice, he was just laying on the floor because his whole body was cramping. This is a guy who has not played full-court basketball with college players in three months. Everyday his conditioning gets a little better and he just needs to pick up some concepts offensively and defensively."
The Wildcats will now move to Big 12 play this Saturday when they host, No. 6 Oklahoma State inside Bramlage Coliseum, beginning at 3 p.m.


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Taylor County Sheriff Speaks Out on Gun Control
But much has changed since the western days, and recent evens have President Obama and other legislators pushing for more control.
"You have a right to protect yourself and your own property. And if that means you want to own a gun, then by all means own a gun," says Taylor County Sheriff Ricky Bishop.
Bishop has a clear stance when it comes to gun control in west Texas.
"Law enforcement cannot be everywhere. The people have to be able to protect themselves until we can get there to help protect them," said Bishop.
Bishop is among many sheriffs across the state supporting a new bill that would challenge Obama's legislation.
"The biggest thing everybody is worried about is that the federal government is going to come in and start taking away guns. We're not going to let them do that," said Bishop.
If passed, the bill would create a statewide ban on any federal ban of assault weapons or high capacity magazines. It would make it a criminal offense to enforce a gun ban in the state of Texas.
"I swore an oath to the people and to uphold the Texas and United States constitutions," says Bishop. "I'm not going to violate either one of those documents to get guns off the street."
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Spurs finally start the season at home but must face Liverpool
A chance to get excited months before anything actually happens
Tottenham have finally been granted their wish to kick-off a Premier League campaign at home but Liverpool will be the visitors for their first opener at White Hart Lane since 2004.
Spurs fans can take some comfort though from the fact Arsenal have been given a challenging away game on the opening weekend against Everton.
Wolves are the only promoted side who start at home – against West Ham – and the last five to have done so have avoided defeat. Every new arrival who has opened their campaign on the road over the last three seasons has lost and Birmingham and Burnley face tough trips to Man United and Stoke.
Hull took a point at Stamford Bridge last season but could be cannon fodder on August 15/16 because Chelsea have won their opening game in each of the last seven seasons.
Elsewhere, Blackburn host Man City, Wigan visit Aston Villa, Steve Bruce's Sunderland travel to Bolton and Portsmouth face Fulham at Fratton Park.
Newcastle's first game as a Championship side is away to West Brom while Charlton's League One opener is at home to Wycombe, who won at The Valley in the Carling Cup 30 months ago when three divisions separated them.


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Usually, Narak Chaturdashi is observed on Kali Chaudas day.
It must be noted that the Amavasi in the month of Ashwin is dedicated to Kali Puja in eastern parts of India - this is on October 18, 2017 . Diwali day is dedicated to worship of Kali in Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand and Assam . Tantric practitioners perform special pujas on the day.


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Seeking to end their losing streak at home, Chennai Super Kings will have their task cut out when they take on an improved Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League match on Friday.
The Super Kings have lost their last two matches at the M A Chidambaram stadium, against Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders, whereas the Chargers are slowly finding their feet with wins over Pune Warriors at both home and away.
While CSK coach Stephen Fleming and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been insisting that they have got enough depth in both batting and bowling, that did not reflect in their performance in their last two games.
Fleming had commented that it is time his players clicked.
In the initial stages of the tournament, Chennai had South African stars Frau Du Plessis, Albie Morkel and Tamil Nadu's S Badrinath contributing to the team's cause. But Dhoni and Suresh Raina's lack of form seem to have exposed the chinks in the middle-order.
On the other hand, though placed at the bottom of the table, the Chargers' morale got a boost after wins over Pune. CSK may appear a better side on paper, but the Chargers have the wherewithal and the combination to beat the struggling hosts.
It is a good opportunity for the Chargers to cash in on Chennai's poor run at home.
Dhoni, on his part, has done precious little with the bat and his on-field decisions have not yielded the desired results.
While Cameron White, Shikhar Dhawan and skipper Kumar Sankagara have been the batting mainstays for the Chargers, Jean-Paul Dumminy and Parthiv Patel have also been amongst the runs.
The visitors, though, will have to tighten their bowling as apart from pace spearhead Dale Steyn, who has been exemplary with 11 wickets from nine matches, none of them could make an impact.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt), Srikkanth Anirudha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinath, George Bailey, Doug Bollinger, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Michael Hussey, Ravindra Jadeja, Shadab Jakati, Joginder Sharma, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara, Yo Mahesh, Albie Morkel, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha, Scott Styris, Sudeep Tyagi, Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, Ganapathi Vignesh, Murali Vijay.
Deccan Chargers: Kumar Sangakkar (capt.), Parthiv Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Bharat Chipli, Cameron White, Jean Paul Duminy, Dan Christian, Ashish Reddy, Amit Mishra, Juan Theron, Manpreet Gony, Kedar Devdhar, Daniel Harris, Ishank Jaggi, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Akash Bhandari, Chris Lynn, Tanmay Mishra.
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As my post-Thanksgiving series of Holiday Gift Guides continues I tackle one of my main journalistic topics, food. There's something for everyone here, from the passionate cook to the passionate eater to the health conscious. Check out my themed gift guide for Skiers/Snowboarders, for Cyclists, and for Golfers as well! I also look at this year's hottest trend, personalized gifts.
Real Extra Virgin Olive Oil: High quality olive oil makes a great gift and not just for the obvious reasons that it tastes great, is good for you, and makes so many dishes taste better. There's also the fact that due to a rather glaring labeling loophole, only something in the neighborhood of 2% of all olive oil sold in this country as "extra virgin" is actually extra virgin by international (or logical) standards. Most of it, even some very expensive olive oil, has been treated or heated destroying most of the health benefits, and it often has inferior flavor. On top of all that, even the good stuff, when you can get it, is usually woefully outdated - I recently saw some $30+ Italian oil on the shelf in a well-known gourmet store that was already past its "use by" date and this is very common, even in the nicest stores.
Anyone who loves to cook or eat will love getting really good olive oil, and I have two great gift suggestions that address all of these issues with bad, fake or stale olive oil. The first is the Olive Oil Club from Fresh Pressed Olive Oil, a company that seeks out the best small producers around the world. I've gotten shipments from them myself and not only do they impeccably source real extra virgin oils that taste great, they vary them seasonally around the world so you always get the freshest harvest and pressing, maybe from Argentina in our summer just after the fall harvest in the Southern Hemisphere, and the best Greek, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese oils at the peak of their flavor in our fall. As the company very accurately says, "Now you can be among the tiny handful of Americans who can enjoy rare fresh pressed olive oil whenever you wish." There are two subscription options, both of which include three different oils each quarter, representing the mild, medium and bold ends of the flavor palate, either large 500 ml bottle ($124 per quarter) or smaller 250 ml bottles ($87). It's pricy, but either way your recipient gets a bottle for every month of the year and I promise you these will blow any gourmand away and taste much better than almost any olive oils you can find in retail stores.
If you want to spend less but still give a really fun olive oil gift, Nudo's olive tree adoption program is truly unique. First you pick a specific tree from one of over a dozen olive groves scattered across the eastern coast of central Italy, in the Le Marche and Abruzzo regions. On the website they detail the flavor profile of each grove, the olive varietals, and even the owner or farmer responsible, with info such as whether the grove is organically farmed, After picking the grove and tree (you can even visit it!) they send an adoption certificate with a link to a photo of the tree (not all are available yet to be viewed online) and you get the year's production of oil from it, 1.5 liters each Spring, Summer and Winter and ¾ liter in the Fall. Again, there are two options. The regular subscription for personal use gives you a year's worth of oil from your tree and is $49 per quarter, The Gift adoption option gives your recipient the certificate and the spring pressing (three 500ml tins) for $69, with the option of adding one or more additional seasons for $49 each. The Nudo oils are fresh and first cold pressed.
Natural Gourmet Institute Gift Certificates: Got a cook on your list in the New York City area (or just a cook who might visit)? People love learning and cooking lessons, and right now interest in natural products is at red hot. This is why a gift certificate for a class at the Natural Gourmet Institute, the nation's foremost culinary school devoted to the preparation of natural, whole foods, makes so much sense. Your recipient can learn to make fresh handmade pasta, master classic French bistro cooking or bake gourmet cupcakes. There are public classes almost every day on a wide range of topics, from basic knife skills to Thai Street Food to holiday menus (most classes are $110-$120).
Got a young chef? There is a special Mother/Daughter, Father/Son, Father/Daughter or Mother/Son (or Uncle, Aunt, nephew, niece, grandkids, whatever) sushi class for kids 7-11 ($135 for one adult and one child). Got someone more interested in eating then cooking? A unique option is the Friday Night Dinner series. Every week the kitchens and classrooms at NGI are transformed into candlelit dining rooms where guests are served a 3-course gourmet vegetarian meal incorporating fresh, seasonal and mostly organic produce. The dinner is the "thesis" project for students about to graduate from NGI's professional Chef Training Program - many of whom are about to go to work in the kitchens of the nation's finest four and five star eateries. It's a Big Apple bargain at $40 per person.
Silpat Nonstick Baking Mats: I got my first Silpat as a gift myself about three years ago and I have used it regularly ever since. The French made silicon-based sheets are essentially reusable permanent parchment paper and stop whatever you cook on them from sticking. They are focused on baked goods but you don't have to be baker - I use mine all the time for free form meatloaf and the cooked on crusty meat residue that would normally require steel wool to get off simply rinses away. It works equally great with cookies or frozen sweet potato fries. Silpat comes in a variety of sizes and shapes to fit everything from a full-size sheet pan to the toaster oven to the carousel of a rotating microwave. They are green, replacing disposable parchment paper, are nonstick and never need greasing or sprays, clean easily, store easily, and are FDA, NSF (a third party food safety certification body) and Kosher certified. Recently Silpat (it's been around since 1965) added some new products to its line, including a black micro-perforated version specifically for baking bread, Silpain, whose darker color and moisture escape holes result in even browning and perfect crust. The Roul Pat is essentially a larger sheet of Silpat designed for the countertop of worktable to turn any space into a nonstick pastry station - it's great for rolling out any kind of dough or pie crust. Silpat may not be sexy but it works great and anyone who cooks, and especially anyone who bakes, will love it. It's sold everywhere from Williams-Sonoma to WalMart. The full size sheet is around $25 and most other sizes are less.
The Way To Cook: There are thousands of cookbook titles available, but if you could only have one, this is the one I would recommend. I'm a bit biased as a Julia Child fan, but what she did so well was make a wide range of dishes, from the most casual to elaborate French classics, very well, and this cookbook covers everything from barbecue spareribs and burgers to filet of sole Florentine and from scratch homemade pates. This is the perfect cookbook for someone starting out, like a recent college graduate setting up their kitchen for the first time. The Way to Cook is available in gift friendly hardocover ($41 at Amazon.com) or paperback for $24.
Japanese Steel:For most of my lifetime, high quality cutlery or professional chef's knives meant just one thing, German brands like Wusthof and Henckels - but I have never understood why. Once you go Japanese you can never go back. I picked up my first good Japanese knife in Tokyo a few years ago and now have several, while my high-end German knives sit idle in the block. The Japanese blades simply work better and slice things that are almost unlikeable for most knives, like ultra-ripe tomatoes which can be cut paper thin without crushing. While Western blades are beveled on both sides of the blade, traditional Japanese knives are only beveled on one side (and as such they come in left and right-handed versions!). Yes, they take a little more care and maintenance to keep sharp but when sharp they are much sharper (I bought a Chef's Choice brand electric sharpener model specifically designed for
Asian blades and it makes my life easy). There's the sushi or sashimi style, a long thin blade, as well as more of a heavy chef's knife style, and the handy all-purpose Santoku design. Fortunately the market has changed and better kitchenware shops and retailers now stock a lot more Japanese knives. I'm not big fan of Global, which is probably the most widely available brand, so for reasonably priced and widely available knives I'd go for MAC or Shun, which will set you back between $100 and $250 for a really good knife, or around $350 (that's' the low shopping around price) for a three piece Shun set of different sizes. There are far more esoteric brands that can run several hundred dollars (or up to a grand) per knife. Sites like Chef Knives To Go or Cutlery and More have very extensive selections, info and good prices. The beauty of this as a gift is that the person you know who loves to cook probably doesn't have one, will love one, and even if they do, no one who cooks can have too many good knives.
Really Good Beef: Who doesn't love a great steak? While it's getting easier to find the best natural and dry aged meat, the kind the world's best steakhouses use, it is still a challenge, so simply go mail order. There is no doubt at all that dry aged beef is best and tastes better than wet aged, but you will practically never see dry aged steak in a supermarket or even at most butchers. I've had excellent results with dry aged beef from two top New York area butchers that ship and have elaborate sites, De Bragga and Lobel's, both of which I have written about here and herefor Forbes.com before, though both are very expensive. I personally like grass fed beef (not everyone prefers it) and go out of my way to find natural producers. I
haven't tried it yet myself but I am very excited about La Cense Beef, which sells only 100% grass fed beef straight from its own Montana farm, with no middle men or holes in the supply chain, and has gotten rave reviews. Their focus is on sustainable natural meat and they have been ranching Montana for a century and half, and they have a great selection at attractive prices. They have a very wide selection of cuts, but even the most expensive luxury steaks like a thick cut 24 ounce porterhouse or hefty 7 ounce filet run under $30 per pound, while special gift collections like the French Bistro Pack or Gourmet Grill Pack bring the price down considerably. This is what I'm hoping Santa brings me this year!
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The amount of water used by people across the state daily is dropping, driven by an increasing concern about the environment and nudges from the government — even as the price of water keeps climbing rapidly.
Residents are using 10 gallons less per day on average, according to state numbers between 2006 and 2011, the most recent available—enough to fill two standard office water dispensers.
Water usage remains particularly high in some communities west of Boston, where big house lots, big homes, and wealthy residents abound.
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The Man Behind The Music
First of all, a BIG thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Totem Kickstarter campaign. Please keep spreading the word.
This is a video with my good friend Steve Itterly, an extremely talented self-taught guitar player and song writer, who also lives here in Boulder, CO. The guitar you'll see and hear is a National Steel from the 1930s. Steve's song, "Rebirth of John Henry," is the song for our original Kickstarter video.
Thanks again,
Josh & Totem Industries
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Just thought I would say, I love this guys guitar playing! Can't wait to see the results of your project. Good luck with all in your business.


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8 Things You Need to Know About Paint Booth Lighting
Global Finishing Solutions has come up with some helpful insights on lighting for paints booths which plays a crucial role in achieving a quality paint job.
Global Finishing Solutions has come up with some helpful insights on lighting for paints booths. Industrial Sales Rep Jim Husby and Marketing Research Specialist Melissa Fochs say proper paint booth lighting plays a crucial role in achieving a quality paint job.
"There are many factors that go into creating a well-lit environment, including fixture quality, fixture location and type of light tube," Husby and Fochs say.
The following are a few things they say to consider when it comes to paint booth lighting.
1. T8 Energy-Efficient Light Tubes
T8 light tubes are much more energy-efficient and cost-effective than its predecessor, T12, which are no longer in production. If you have an old booth with T12 light fixtures, be sure to upgrade your booth to T8 fixtures, as you will no longer be able to purchase replacement T12 lights.
2. Color-Corrected Tubes
For many paint jobs, color matching is critical. In order to accurately color match, the lighting in the paint booth should match outdoor lighting. This is accomplished by using color-corrected light tubes.
3. Color Rendering Index (CRI)
The Color Rendering Index (CRI) measures lighting quality, on a scale of 0 to 100. The closer the number is to 100, the truer the color of light is. Higher CRI rated lamps should be used when quality or color matching is important. One thing to keep in mind though is that higher CRI rated lamps tend to be less energy efficient than lamps with lower CRI rating.
4. Foot Candles
The brightness of a booth can be measured in foot-candles. A candle is the intensity of light in a given direction. An ordinary wax candle has the luminous intensity of one-foot candle. The industry standard for a paint booth is 100 to 150 foot-candles at a 3-foot height. If a different foot-candle is desired, light quantity, placement and size should be adjusted.
5. Clear Tempered Lens
A clear tempered lens on the light fixture allows for clearer, more accurate lighting. Tempered glass is 4 to 5 times stronger than regular glass of equal size and thickness. It's also much clearer than wire reinforced glass, which was previous used in GFS paint booths.
6. Energy-Efficient Dual Ballasts
An energy-saving feature, 6-tube dual ballast fixtures offer two levels of lighting. When less light is needed, such as during prep operations, you can save on energy costs by using half of the lights (3 tubes). Full lighting can be easily restored for painting operations and detail work.
7. Inside-Accessible Fixtures
Depending on your shop and booth location, it may be difficult to get at the sides or top of the booth to replace light bulbs. Inside-accessible light fixtures swing open to the inside of the booth, allowing for much easier light replacement.
8. Class I Division II Electrical 3rd Party Listing
We cannot express enough the importance of code compliance when purchasing and installing a paint booth. In addition to the booth as a whole, certain booth components must comply with national, state and local regulations. When it comes to lighting, regulatory agencies require that booth light fixtures be approved for Class I, Division II, Groups A-D.
GFS also manufactures high-efficiency high-bay fluorescent light fixtures for shops, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities. Check out gfshighbaylights.com for more information.
In this interview, Mike and Jim Ring give us some of the history of Ringbrothers, discuss their thoughts on spraying waterborne paints, provide some insight in to spraying clear coats and matte clear coats, and talk about their experiences painting cars in their GFS PERFORMER paint booth.


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Historically, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) has been the paradigm for the study of a dominantly inherited disease of connective tissue resulting from a mutation that disrupts the three dimensional structure of a major extracellular protein. The study of OI mutations has shown that the disease results not only from an improperly organized bone matrix that is continually undergoing remodeling (high turnover bone) but also from impaired matrix production due to the high intracellular content of misfolded collagen chains (low collagen secretion) and retarded osteoblast differentiation. While therapies directed at any of these mechanisms can improve disease severity, everyone agrees that correction of the underlying genetic mutation is the ultimate therapeutic goal. With advances in stem cell biology and in methods for homologous recombination at a defined genomic site, a potential roadmap for a gene/stem cell therapy for OI has become feasible. This application will test the practicalit of the roadmap as we envision it. Fibroblasts obtained from normal and OI subjects with genetically defined mutations resulting in the severest forms of the disease will be converted to iPS cell using methods that do not integrate the transcription factors into the host genome. To follow the osteogenic fate of these cells, a bone restricted reporter gene (Col2.3GFP) will be inserted into the AAVR1 locus using a proven Zn finger technology. Subsequently the genome of OI-iPS line will be cleaved near the site of the mutation in the Col1A1 gene using TALEN targeting proteins to direct correcting DNA into the host chromatin repair mechanism. To enhance the possibility the cleaved DNA will be repaired by the desired homology-driven mechanism rather than the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) mechanism, transient co-transfection of genes encoding herpes derived recombination enhancement proteins (UL12 and ICP8) will be added to the targeting protocol to determine if a higher proportion of correctly targeted clones is obtained. Once corrected OI-iPS clonal cell lines are obtained, their ability to correct a skeletal repair defect as well as control iPS clones, and certainly better than the uncorrected OI-iPS clones, will be evaluated by fluorescence-based cryohistological, molecular expression and mechanical criteria. This proposal is a proof of principle that correction of OI mutations will restore normal osteoblast differentiation and fully functional bone matrix production, which will yield the most desired cellular tool to determine the best manner to deliver the cells back to the affected host and achieve the greatest clinical impact on skeletal health and function. In addition, the technical pathway will be applicable to many other dominantly inherited diseases by providing a rapid and relatively low cost method for gene correction in IPS cells that are still capable of multi-lineage differentiation.
A method for correcting the OI gene mutation in stem cells derived from affected adult individuals will be developed. It utilizes the latest techniques from stem cell biology and target gene correction, and it will evaluate a new approach to make the method more faithful and less expensive than the methods that are in current use. The other aspect of the grant is to demonstrate that the bone formed by these corrected stem cells in repairing bone defects in mice is equivalent to bone formed from normal stem cells and dramatically better that the bone formed from OI stem cells.


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It looks like "Hannibal" will have some company. Bryan Fuller, the creator of "Dead Like Me" and "Pushing Daisies," received a 13-episode order from NBC for his drama about the early days of Hannibal Lecter, one that will feature the not-yet-incarcerated psychiatrist/serial killer helping FBI profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) solve crimes.
Now, according to TV Guide, Lifetime is developing "Clarice," a drama that will follow a young Clarice Sterling fresh out of the FBI academy. As TV Guide notes, both "Hannibal" and "Clarice" are set in a pre-"The Silence of the Lambs" era before the characters have met: "As originally envisioned by [author Thomas] Harris, Clarice grew up in West Virginia until she was 10, when her father, a police officer, was shot and killed. She moves to her uncle's farm in Montana, but later runs away and winds up in an orphanage. After college, she applies to the FBI academy."
Jodie Foster won an Academy Award for her performance as Clarice in the 1991 "The Silence of the Lambs," though she didn't return to play the character in Ridley Scott's 2001 "Hannibal" — the role was taken over by Julianne Moore.
Anthony Hopkins also won an Oscar for "Silence of the Lambs," and did reprise the role of Lecter in "Hannibal" and then in "Red Dragon." Brian Cox played the character in 1986's "Manhunter," while Gaspard Ulliel played a young Lecter in "Hannibal Rising."


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Since 2005, more than 80% of Americans have rated nurses as having "high" or "very high" honesty and ethical standards, Gallup noted Monday with the release of its latest ethics poll.
TSAILE, Ariz. — Some people enter the twilight years of college without a clue of what they want to do, only to decide at the last minute. Others, like pharmacist Terry Teller, know early on.
For Teller, a member of the Navajo Native American tribe originally from Lukachukai, Ariz., helping to heal people is part of his heritage, with multiple generations of medicine men and women on both sides of his family.


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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Review for PC, Xbox 360, PS3: As Good As The Original Deus Ex
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August 23, 2011
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August 22, 2011
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Matt Swider spent more than four years waiting for a Deus Ex 3. Eidos Montreal's debut game doesn't disappoint, unless you're stuck on your CoD ways.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is coincidentally set in the now-popular video game plot year 2027. Already, first-person shooter Homefront gave us a glimpse of what the world might look like 16 years from today with its own speculative fiction version of events. Homefront was heavy on changing the world map, yet lousy on incorporating new inventions within society. Its depiction of 2027 looked more like a war-torn 2011, whether that was due to North Korea trying to take over the world or the game's lack of development. The world map in this Deus Ex game, the long-awaited prequel in the series, meanwhile, doesn't have a strikingly revised world map. But its advancements in human technology make for an intriguing, thought-provoking narrative about the future. This leads to the most significant difference between the two FPS titles: Deus Ex: Human Revolution is worth playing.
The world of Deus Ex: Human Revolution portrays the next stage in human development - a promising, scary and lucrative future all at once. That's because corporations in this story are enabling people to use ?augmentations? to become transhumanists. Whether they're enhancing their mind and body or eliminating war wounds and the natural aging process, these ?augs? are essentially pushing the barriers of evolution. Not everyone is down with the A-U-G, namely the morally opposed radicals and the poor (it's an expensive process your insurance doesn't cover). The pro- and anti-augmentation movement gives the population of this game a nice, natural divide.
Somewhere in the middle of this social divide is protagonist Adam Jensen, a security specialist for one of these powerful bio-tech firms called Sarif Industries. He doesn't seem to care for the transhumanism movement at first and, for that reason, he's a well-written conflicted character. For example, he points out that most clients seem to be from the Department of Defense only to get a spiel about how augmentations also benefits teachers, doctors and construction workers. Seeing a demonstration of a deadly typhoon weapon, he quips, ?You're right, a teacher would just love having one of those things.? Throughout the game, Jensen, with his dark, sarcastic personality, seems to be voicing the BS you're always wanting to say from behind a controller.
Jensen's skepticism begins to change when the Detroit-based Sarif headquarters is attacked, people he loves are killed and his own body is left in critical condition. He's fitted with a number of life-saving augmentations ? without his consent - that radically change his appearance and, to an extent, his attitude toward transhumanism. His acceptance isn't exactly black and white (or, if you're following this game's fitting art style, black and gold), a revelation that becomes clearer as he hunts down the killers and the game's mystery deepens.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a first-person shooter, but it's not another Call of Duty clone; Homefront tried a 2027-set carbon-copy of CoD's arcade gameplay and that failed to impress. Here, overused run-and-gun mechanics are replaced by stealth and strategy. The combination of the two comes into play when looking for diverging paths. Confronting enemies by going for the typical shoot-out is the obvious, overly complex route to an objective. Well-hidden vents are more obscure, but easier on the ammo and, therefore, worth seeking out. Often, you'll stumble upon the end of a hard-to-find alternative route, mistakenly follow it backwards and realize that it's the easier path you should've taken fifteen minutes ago. It inspires a second playthrough.
Likewise, augmentations offer diverging gameplay because DE:HR doesn't provide a god-like Adam Jensen from the get-go. His battery life is limited, so meleeing every enemy in sight is out of the question; his radar isn't fully equipped, so you don't have the unfair 411 on every unsuspecting enemy; and his hacking skills start out at a level zero out of two, so there are secrets that you'll have to painfully skip. It all depends on which upgrades you take advantage of early in the game. A hoarder, for example, is going to have trouble with the tight inventory space. In order to keep more weapons, energy bars and other tempting pickups, he or she will want to max out Jensen's three-tiered carrying capacity as quickly as possible. A minimalist who is able to manage their inventory list to a science should opt for stealth enhancers instead, like the cybernetic leg prosthesis augmentation, which allows you to gracefully run and walk in silence.
The diverging paths and character makeup are joined with social gameplay in which dialogue choices allow you to choose the direction of the script. We've seen this in a number of games this console generation, most recently LA Noire. But unlike Rockstar's 40s-set cop drama, Eidos Montreal's 20s-set (that's 2020s-set) Deus Ex 3 doesn't feel as though it's funneling you into the same game ending. Pressing the button to advance the story isn't going to cut it in this very different sci-fi experience. As a result, I didn't feel half-pride when beating a boss.
Deus Ex 1 and Deus Ex 2: Invisible War had AI problems and Human Revolution amends that - for the most part - by ramping up the difficulty. Besides the aptly named ?Tell Me A Story? easy setting, the ?Give Me A Challenge? and ?Give Me Deus Ex? difficulty levels require developing a strategy to take down enemies. But, no matter which of the three settings you choose, AI always seem to be careless in the way of animation. While equipped with a machine gun behind cover, thugs will nonchalantly flank my cover with no hesitation, as if I'm not packing and ready to fire. The game tries to make up for this with accurate-as-hell AI and by bumping your health down to a couple of hits, License to Kill-style. More dynamic-
AI would have been great if it were married to the thugs' bullets, which successfully act much deadlier than their attitude.
The art director didn't go for a super-realistic interpretation of the future and instead created a look that evokes a ?Cyber Renaissance.? That theme, along with the black and gold color scheme, creates a distinctive look that contrasts with other FPS games. It also ties into history's Renaissance era, when science, medicine and experimentation were part of the new culture movement beginning in the 14th Century. The only complaint that I have with the graphics is that both the NPCs and enemies are extremely fidgety during dialogue sequences, as if they're scared of the cyber-enhanced Adam Jensen or on a serious caffeine-high.
As advanced as the future is in this version of 2027, a number of modern-day refinements could've made Deus Ex: Human Revolution even more revolutionary. In real life, I'm pretty sure I can melee a person from across the couch. I haven't tried it, but I'm fairly certain of this one. Adam Jensen, however, can't seem to pull that off. Even with his humanoid implants, he has to go from the back of the couch, turn right to travel along the side of the couch, turn right again when he's near the first cushion and awkwardly choke the confused enemy. Sneaking up behind an enemy can be so lame in the future!
I have no complaints about this slower-placed, strategy-focused FPS, as much as I know avid Call of Duty fans are going to be in for a shock. While it's okay to be different than CoD, it's not okay to lock down the control scheme to one option on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Case in point, pressing in the left thumb stick in an effort to sprint only to all of a sudden start crouching and traveling at a snails pace instead is annoying beyond belief. What was the thinking in the meeting room behind that? Eidos Montreal: ?Instead of assigning the L3 button to the action they want, let's assign it to the opposite of what they want [Crouching, meaning you go slower].? A lesser annoyance, the X button on Xbox 360 and Square button on PS3 are used as your go-to action button (to carry objects, activate doors, select options in the menu, etc) instead of the usual A and X button. Someone at Eidos Montreal must be an avid Nintendo DS owner. Luckily, PC gamers get off easy with fully customizable buttons in the options menu.
Bottom Line
Deus Ex: Human Revolution took more than four years to develop, but it's no wonder - there's plenty of exploration to be had in the cities built on top of each other (think: Futurama), challenging gameplay that requires thought-out strategy and 21 categories of game-defining augmentations. I love how augmentations are so well tied to Adam Jensen's multi-layered, sci-fi narrative as well as the gameplay. Augmentation choices, branching paths and varying social gameplay encourage social gameplay, allowing you to put the perfect spin in the DE:HR tag line: ?It's not the end of the
game, but you can see it from here.? All of this slows the pace down - which may turn off your average Call of Duty jock - but it's on purpose to make the game less like everything else out there and, most importantly, more like Deus Ex from 2000.
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BROOKFIELD, Wis., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has begun a clinical study of InTone®, a new, FDA-approved medical device that treats female urinary incontinence. The 12-week study will evaluate the effectiveness of InTone in women with stress incontinence, urge incontinence, or mixed (stress AND urge) incontinence.
Stress incontinence is unwanted bladder leakage that can occur after coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercise. Urge incontinence is a strong, sudden need to urinate due to bladder spasms or contractions. Altogether, urinary incontinence affects up to 25 million, or one in four, adult American women, according to the National Association for Continence (NAFC).
Women who qualify for the study will receive an InTone device and instructions on how to properly use it at home. Study subjects will be evaluated at intervals during the 12-week study period for progress, physical changes and safety factors. Subjects will complete incontinence questionnaires at regular intervals and complete a "bladder diary."
In most cases the root cause of urinary incontinence is poor muscle tone in the pelvic floor muscles caused by childbirth, lack of exercise, too much high-impact exercise, obesity, trauma, age, or other factors. Most women who "leak" endure their problem in silence. Absorbent pads and diapers, if used, do nothing to treat the condition. Medications, if prescribed, can cause side effects and are not always effective. Surgery, if performed, can be traumatic and painful, and is not always effective. Research has shown that even when properly taught how to perform pelvic floor, or Kegel, exercises, about half of all women do them incorrectly.
InTone is an inserted device that combines mild micro-current stimulation (similar to a TENS unit), exercises and guided biofeedback to strengthen the muscles in the pelvic floor. After prescribing InTone, the physician customizes the settings for InTone and the patient is shown how to properly insert and position the device. A sensor in the unit measures pressure to determine if the patient is doing the exercises properly. The biofeedback unit uses voice-guided instruction to take her through the routine and reports her muscle isolation and strength. Each daily session takes about ten minutes and is done in the privacy of the patient's own home. Data from each session is recorded, and after two weeks or so, the physician analyzes the recorded data and adjusts InTone based on the patient's progress. At-home treatment sessions continue, with additional checkups to evaluate progress. It is anticipated that patients will experience progress in a few weeks, and may experience effective relief in about 90 days.
According to Michael Guralnick, MD, principal investigator for the MCW study, data from daily InTone sessions will be collected and analyzed by the study investigators. "This is just as a physician who prescribes InTone would do," said Dr. Guralnick. "In an efficacy study, we aim to determine whether the treatment delivers its intended result and to what degree it does so. In other words, does it effectively treat urinary incontinence." Secondarily, the study will measure improvement in pelvic floor muscle tone, improvement in sexual function based on a questionnaire, and finally, the usability and tolerability of the InTone device.
According to the National Association for Continence:
"We want women to know that 'leaking' isn't normal, it could get worse, and it can be effectively treated," said Herschel "Buzz" Peddicord, president and CEO of InControl Medical, LLC, and inventor of InTone. "We encourage women to talk to their doctors about it and we encourage doctors to ask their patients."
In pre-market testing, 85 percent of test subjects who used InTone reported that their incontinence symptoms disappeared. "Obviously we are excited about that," said Peddicord. "We believe InTone can be the new standard of care for the treatment of female urinary incontinence, or unwanted bladder leakage."
InTone is now available by prescription to patients in the United States. It was developed by InControl Medical, LLC, an FDA-listed company based in Brookfield, Wisconsin providing specialty medical products for women's health, and is sourced and manufactured entirely in the United States. More information on InTone can be found at www.incontrolmedical.com.
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Big, Dirty Energy Firms Block Renewables Nationwide
ATLANTA, Georgia - As citizens, businesses and non-profit organizations seek to transition to cleaner power sources like solar and wind, some big energy firms whose business models rely on polluting sources are standing in the way.
In Georgia, the energy company Georgia Power has lobbied for favorable public policies at the Public Service Commission (PSC) and State legislature that are making it difficult for the state's residents to transition to solar power.
IPS learned that the Dekalb County school system wanted to put solar panels on their schools, but could not do it because of state policies like the Territorial Electric Service Act of 1973 which gives Georgia Power a monopoly over the purchase of energy.
"In Georgia, we have about a dozen state policies preventing creation of solar energy," James Marlow, vice chair of the Georgia Solar Energy Association, told IPS. "One of those is the Territorial Act."
"If you're looking at a school, one of the common ways [of setting up solar panels] is using a power purchase agreement or PPA," Marlow said.
Typically, one of the biggest obstacles for businesses and organizations to switch to solar energy is the initial cost of obtaining and installing the panels. A PPA allows a school system, for example, to obtain the panels for no cost from a solar installation company which finances the panels.
Then, the school can purchase the energy from the solar installation company, which would own the panels, for a 20-year period. Marlow said that a PPA client typically pays for the panels after the first five years and then saves money on energy for the next 15, all the while avoiding the use of dirty energy.
However, because of Georgia's Territorial Act, individuals, organizations, and businesses with solar panels can only sell their energy to Georgia Power. This means they cannot enter a PPA with a solar installation company and may have difficulty affording the panels in the first place.
Other states like Colorado have taken a different approach to encourage the use of solar panels. They charge all energy customers 50 cents a month, a very low amount, to support the purchase of solar energy from producers.
According to the Morning News, the Tennessee Valley Authority has enrolled 13,000 green-power customers and has no cap on the annual amount of green energy it will buy from producers. Florida Power & Light "is building three solar facilities that combined will generate 110 megawatts of electricity... Duke Energy in North Carolina plans to invest 50 million in rooftop installations."
To be sure, Georgia Power is only following the regulations established by the legislature and PSC. However, they lobbied for those policies to be enacted in the first place, Marlow said.
"At this point, the utilities are opposed to solar and they're not working to foster its development," Marlow said.
In addition to regulatory tricks, there are more direct ways in which big energy companies like Georgia Power are blocking solar and wind power.
"They are trying to block clean energy by trying to flood the market with cheap, dirty energy," said Erin Glynn, director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, referring to companies attempting to build two new coal plants and two new nuclear reactors in Georgia alone. As previously reported by IPS, numerous coal and nuclear plants are in planning stages throughout the U.S. South.
"If you build these giant power plants, there will be no demand for clean energy. The clean technologies are here today. People have solar panels. The companies are blocking the market," Glynn said.
Big energy companies are lobbying at the state and national levels to prevent public policies from shifting towards renewable energy production as well. Georgia Power's parent company, Southern Company, employed 63 lobbyists to fight the recent federal clean energy bill.
A recent report from the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) shows that many big utility companies employed two dozen or more lobbyists to oppose the clean energy bill, while Southern Company had far more lobbyists than any other company.
"We feel it's very important to educate our legislators, and we continue to work with Congress to further address the issues we see as critical to our ability to provide affordable, reliable energy," Southern Company spokeswoman Terri Cohilas told CPI.
Southern Company argues that pursuing renewable energy or taking steps to address carbon dioxide's recent classification as a pollutant will drive up the cost of energy to consumers. However, Marlow believes that dirty and clean energy are quickly approaching "cost parity," and he said there are indirect costs of dirty energy such as high asthma rates near coal plants.
Twenty-nine states have a renewable portfolio standard, which requires that a certain percentage of the state's energy will be renewable by a certain date.
"California and Colorado will require 30 percent comes from renewable by 2020," Marlow said. "North Carolina requires 12 percent. Georgia has no requirement. North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast that has a renewable portfolio standard."