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Petite Fashion Tips: How to Dress for an Interview/Office
9:00 AMHey guys! Today I wanted to share a helpful tip video on dressing for petites. I've mentioned in the past how short I am (around 4'11") so I've gotten a ton of you asking where I get my clothes and how to get things to fit properly, especially since doing lookbook videos.
Since I never got a chance to delve into the topic in video before, I thought this would be a great opportunity to share a couple shorts I filmed with my friend Evelina (5'2") centered around petite fashion and what to look out for in both professional workwear and everyday casual-wear!
Check out the two videos after the jump!
To start off, here is the vid on my channel which focuses on what to wear for an interview (there are so many details to watch out for and alter on a suit!) and also fun ways to fashionably play up a creative office look.
Blazer | Theory "Gratian"Blazer (similar)
Skirt | Theory "Joanie" Skirt (similar)
Blouse | Ann Taylor (similar)
Shoes | bought in Korea (similar Ann Taylor & Kurt Geiger)
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I am short too! I find it hard to dress professional when I look like a 8 year old.
Laila from Townhouse Palette ♥The "tips on how to dress for an interview" video is SO helpful, thank you!
~This is great, I am petite too, and have problems finding pants. The tailor is my best friend :)
ReplyDeleteI find fitted dresses, either just above the knee, or to the knee, work well for giving me a longer looking body. Because they're single units of clothing, I don't have to worry about my proportions looking odd if a blouse comes slightly untucked as the day wears on. Also, because they're fitted, the shoulders fit well, if I need to put on a jacket, a shorter blazer works well, alternatively a thinner scarf/shawl wrapped around works well.
ReplyDeleteThank you for providing such videos and posts - they are extremely informative and helpful for us petites :) I also always have problems finding pants which are adequate for my height. I hope you keep providing such posts since there aren't many guides and tips online to assist petites and am deffo looking forward to a spring lookbook ;)
ReplyDeleteThese were awesome tips! I'm about 5'2" as well and it's suuuuper difficult to find things that fit someone so short, but I'm also not the thinnest lady on the block lol. ^^; I'll find things that fit the shoulders or bust area perfect, but the sleeves are too long and things just don't hang right. I'm definitely looking into a tailor, it would most likely save money in the long run. ^__^ Hope to see more petite fashion tips in the future. ♥
ReplyDeleteHi Jen, I just discovered your tutorials and I'm so addicted to them that I've been watching them on youtube way past midnight the whole week. You make loud colors so wearable.. Can you please please do one like the St. Patrick's Day: Green Winged Eyeshadow Tutorial but for blue eyeshdow?
ReplyDeleteI'm also short like many Asian girls. But if dressed well, I can look very tall.
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The Scourge of Money-Bought Politics Returns to Montana By BRIAN SCHWEITZER Governor of Montana (From NY Times)
In Montana's frontier days, we learned a hard lesson about money in politics, one that's shaped our campaign-finance laws for a century and made our political system one of the country's most transparent.
Those laws, and our political way of life, are now being threatened by the Supreme Court — which is why I recently signed a petition for a federal constitutional amendment to ban corporate money from all elections.
Montana's approach to campaign law began when a miner named William A. Clark came upon a massive copper vein nearButte. It was the largest deposit on earth, and overnight he became one of the wealthiest men in the world. He bought up half the state of Montana, and if he needed favors from politicians, he bought those as well.
In 1899 he decided he wanted to become a United States senator. The State Legislature appointed United States senators in those days, so Clark simply gave each corruptible state legislator $10,000 in cash, the equivalent of $250,000 today.
Clark "won" the "election," but when the Senate learned about the bribes, it kicked him out. "I never bought a man who wasn't for sale," Clark complained as he headed back to Montana.
Nevertheless, this type of corruption continued until 1912, when the people of Montana approved a ballot initiative banning corporate money from campaigns (with limited exceptions). We later banned large individual donations, too. Candidates in Montana may not take more than a few hundred dollars from an individual donor per election; a state legislator can't take more than $160. And everything must be disclosed.
These laws have nurtured a rare, pure form of democracy. There's very little money in Montana politics. Legislators are basically volunteers: they are ranchers, teachers, carpenters and all else, who put their professions on hold to serve a 90-day session, every odd year, for $80 a day.
And since money can't be used to gain access, public contact with politicians is expected and rarely denied. A person who wants to visit with a public official, even the governor, can pretty much just walk into the Capitol and say hello. All meetings with officials are open to the public. So are all documents — even my own handwritten notes and e-mails.
All this is in jeopardy, though, thanks to the Supreme Court and its infamous Citizens United ruling. In February the court notified the office of Montana's commissioner of political practices, which oversees state campaigns, that until further notice, we may no longer enforce our anti-corruption statute, specifically our restriction on corporate money.
The court, which will make a formal ruling on the law soon, cited in the 2010 Citizens United case that corporations are people, too, and told us that our 110-year effort to prevent corruption in Montana had likely been unconstitutional. Who knew?
The effects of the court's stay are already being felt here. The ink wasn't even dry when corporate front groups started funneling lots of corporate cash into our legislative races. Many of the backers have remained anonymous by taking advantage of other loopholes in federal law.
But it's easy to figure out who they are: every industry that wants to change the laws so that more profit can be made and more citizens can be shortchanged.
I know this because I've started receiving bills on my desk that have been ghostwritten by a host of industries looking to weaken state laws, including gold mining companies that want to overturn a state ban on the use of cyanide to mine gold, and developers who want to build condos right on the edge of our legendary trout streams.
In the absence of strict rules governing campaign money, these big players will eventually get what they seek. I vetoed these bills, but future governors might sign them if they have been bribed by the same type of money that is now corrupting our State Legislature.
This will mean, sadly, that the Washington model of corruption — where corporations legally bribe members of Congress by bankrolling their campaigns with so-called independent expenditures, and get whatever they need in return — will have infected Montana.
That's why, in the event we don't win in the court, I'm also supporting a federal constitutional amendment that would enshrine the right of a state to ban corporate money from political campaigns. I'm hoping the rest of Montana will join me — indeed, the petition will be presented to voters in November.
It's not much, but it's a start. If other states get into the act, maybe we can start a prairie fire that will burn all the way to Washington. In the meantime, we will see whether the court decides to blow the stink of Washington into Montana, or whether we can preserve our fresh mountain air.
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Back in high school, I vividly recall running across a quote once that stated something along the lines of "aside from silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible, is music." It has the ability to reach the deepest parts of us as it moves us, soothes us and says everything that is beyond words. Intoxicating, hypnotic and virtuositic are a just a few words one could used to describe the sensational guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. Whether in live performance or recording, when these two are joined together they create a musical force to be reckoned with. One could easily argue that the highly intimate, impassioned performances are something beyond entertainment. While the two are undoubtedly entertaining and show a level of mastery many could only wished for, on a deeper level they are communicating and conversing through the language of music in a way that is profoundly moving. Needless to say, audience and listeners alike are privied to a soulful exchange that is truly breathtaking.
In a music industry that is frequently dominated by synthesizers and electric music, it is needless to say they add a bit of freshness and diversity as brilliant acoustic performers. Though they aren't the only act of this 'genre' they have certainly been carving their own unique place in the music industry. Since the release of the album 11:11, they've been setting the tour trail ablaze. Traveling all across the US, then to Zurich, London, Paris and Dublin just to name a few. In many of these cities, they have multiple tour dates. They are energetic, dedicated and they are clearly in demand. In fact, just recently, the fantastic duo performed here in Houston at the House of Blues and gave a concert that received great reviews and praise. For all of the technical prowess they demonstrate, in their music they give of themselves. They add the special "something" to a piece of music that moves it from the mind, to the heart and the spirt. That special something provides a feeling of satisfaction and nourishment at the end of a great performance. These unique qualities they possess demonstrate exactly why the demand is so great.
11:11 (first released in September 2009) is their 3rd studio effort following the 2006 release of their self-titled Rodrigo y Gabriela. The title track "11:11" is a hauntingly gorgeous and rather mysterious piece. Characterized by infectious rhythm, the pulse is somewhat suggestive and beckons you to a place beyond where you are. The album itself is the sound of depth and passion and you can definitely listen to this cohesive work from start to finish. The effortless and fluid playing they demonstrate almost seems improvisatory. But it is clear that each song has a unique, pronounced structure that is undeniable. The seamless blend of polyrhythms, layered voices and memorable motifs are emphasized by near perfect articulations. The command they have over their music reaches straight to the core of one's being.
The 11 theme runs through the entire album album. The title is, of course as mentioned, "11:11." The album is comprised of 11 tracks all composed by both Rodrigo y Gabriela with John Leckie as co-producer on one of the tracks. According to their official press release, the solid album serves as a "Gracias" to music masters of the present and past that have inspired them along their path. If Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero continue along this path, it won't be long before they are mentioned in the same ranks with the very masters they adore.
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"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."
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"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness."
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Hi everyone,
I've just posted entry five of my Max/MSP diary blog, in which I tackle the evolution of a patch from something rubbish to something (hopefully) half-good. It's got audio and plenty of screenshots, as well as Max patch downloads.
Thanks to everyone who's been reading and who's helped with problems I've had. As before, if anyone has any improvements to my patch then let me know!
If anyone's interested and hasn't read any of my learning Max blog, here's part one: http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/maxmsp-diary-the-big-idea-171643
Cheers all!
Well done for improving your patch. I made something quite similar when I was first introduced to the software about a year ago. What do you plan to explore next? One small point you might want to note: when posting your patch as text online you can highlight all or any of it and then choose "copy compressed" from the edit menu and the resulting text will be much shorter. It will look like nonsense but it will mean less scrolling around. This is especially useful if you post bits of your patches on this forum.
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Quote: chriswickett wrote on Thu, 23 October 2008 03:23 —————————————————- > As before, if anyone has any improvements to my patch then let me know! >
Hi Chris, This is a very simple improvement but I think you will like it. In the top-level interface patch, attach the output of the soundgeneration subpatch to a [gain~] object. Now you can control the volume. This also allows you to get rid of the [*~ 0.2] object in the soundgeneration subpatch if you want.
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Wanted: a Natit / video guru to help me get TV-out working on an Intel D945GCLF2 'Little Falls 2' dual-core Atom board with GMA950.
Status: Disable/remove GMA kexts, s-video out works, fixed at 800x600, mouse tearing etc. Install kexts: blue screen on s-video, VGA working fully.
I remember people finding various ways of enabling TV-out in Natit. Could it help here?
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Coming up with new recipes for breakfast has been the best fun lately. First thing in the morning, the kids are bright, happy and fresh and love nothing more than spending a little time (and making quite the mess) in the kitchen. Especially Miss G. even if we have a simple piece of toast she has to spread the butter and topping and slice up the fruit to go alongside.
So far this year we've created our raspberry & banana breakfast smoothies, easy peasy 2 ingredient pancakes, apple coconut and buckwheat breakfast cookies as well as a gorgeous batch of carrot cake cookies. Yum.
But today's breakfast recipe concoction has to be our favourite thus far. The 'raw' cups are a mix of coconut, cashew, pistachio and date and are 'set' in the freezer. The crunchy yet chewy cups are the perfect nutty little vessel to adorn a dollop of Greek yoghurt and fresh berries and the kids absolutely demolished them. So did Mr my lovely little lunch box!
This recipe makes five breakfast cups which can be left in the freezer (in a freezer safe air tight container) for up to a week which is great for those super busy mornings.
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Arab American Association of New York seeks to work with youth of the local Bay Ridge community. Through our youth programs and services, we hope to engage youth to participate in their local communities as well as community advocacy for human rights.
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High School students raise funds to grant to an organization, student group or youth group that serves a major need of the community. AAANY will match the funds! The TGI team will develop a Request for Proposals (RFP), solicit and review grantee applications, select a grantee, and donate the money.
This is a great way to learn about non-profit management, improve your financial skills and give back to the community. In addition, develop your leadership skills through a groundbreaking program that will look GREAT on your college application!
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Brooklynat is a program for young Arab-American women in New York City that fosters engagement, activism and leadership. Working within a largely conservative and traditional community, we are building a team of young Arab women who are outspoken advocates for the issues that matter to them as empowered and independent Arab-Americans. Brooklynat is the plural of "Brooklyna," an Arabic/English word to describe a girl from Brooklyn.
What do the Brooklynat do?
We create our own community service projects, paint public murals, attend film screenings, spoken word shows, poetry slams, visit art galleries and political rallies.
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When you don't have a tissue box around your house or cannot afford it because you are a student, this is a great way to lighten up your ...
First find any rolled toilet paper.
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You should then be able to pull out the entire core out.
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Congress Must Not Fast Track TPP to Ratification
US lawmakers may soon introduce legislation to give the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) a "fast-track" through Congress. Senate Finance committee leaders Sen. Max Baucus and Sen. Orrin Hatch have renewed their call to pass such fast-track legislation and hand over Congress' constitutional power to set the terms of US trade policy. Instead, under fast-track, (also known as Trade Promotion Authority) lawmakers would be limited to an up-or-down vote, and shirk their responsibility to hold proper hearings on its provisions.
President Obama's trade negotiator, then, gets more leeway to push for unfair provisions that could not withstand public scrutiny. In other words: free rein to finalize agreements like TPP and the upcoming EU-US trade agreement. It is not surprising that Sen. Baucus and Sen. Hatch are the ones leading the charge, given they've been supporters of TPP from the beginning and have loudly touted the importance of fast-track to get this undemocratic agreement passed.
That's dangerous, because the TPP has been negotiated in secret and includes a wide range of provisions that would negatively impact the Internet and our digital rights. Corporate advisors have had easy access to see and comment and draft text while Congress and the public have had little to no ability to influence its provisions.
US Trade Representative Michael Froman admitted this week that he's recently been spending most of his time lobbying both Democratic and Republican Congress members to introduce and support a bill to authorize fast-track. Froman says that this authority would be "a manifestation of the partnership between Congress and the executive on trade policy and really gives Congress a very important and meaningful role in both the substance and the process of trade negotiations." It's a strange thing to say when the opposite is true: it would actually give the Obama administration almost full control over trade deals.
Last week EFF and 13 other organizations—including Amnesty International, Demand Progress, Free Software Foundation, and Knowledge Ecology International—sent a letter to the heads of US Congressional committees explaining that it is vitally important that democratically elected representatives are given the opportunity to review and amend international agreements to ensure that users' rights are included. They should not ignore the public interest by rubber-stamping agreements negotiated in near total secrecy.
Fast track is the final step of locking the public out of trade negotiations. Congress, civil society, and the public at large should be consulted from the beginning over agreements like TPP. Compounding this problem, according to the Congressional Research Service, the US Trade Rep is negotiating TPP as if fast track authority is in place, acting as if it has the unilateral authority to further a one-sided agenda.
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Merville Mennonite Church is located in the Merville area south of Black Creek, British Columbia. The congregation was formed in 2005 and has been affiliated with the Nationwide Fellowship Churches. The church runs the Merville Mennonite School, located at 8080 Island Highway.
In 2010 the congregation had 29 members and was led by Minister Nevin J. Zimmerman.
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Location: 1424 Krueger Road, Merville, BC
Telephone: 250-337-5034
Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
Date Published | March 2012 |
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Tyler Coil doesn't do men. But it's harder to remember that each time he visits his best friend, gorgeous Landon Burke. As a political reporter, Ty is good at reading people, and he can tell the lust is mutual. But giving in to it could mean alienating his ultra-conservative family.
Landon never desired a man badly enough to explore that side of his sexuality - until he met Ty. He's waited four long years for a sign that Ty wants him too, and he can't deny his needs much longer. So when a career opportunity arises out-of-state, Landon wonders if maybe it's time to move on.
Then Ty crashes at Landon's while working on a story - and a searing kiss ignites a night of mind-blowing sex that's better than their most erotic fantasies. Forced to face his feelings, Ty must decide if love is worth the risk after all - before he loses Landon forever.
This is Book Two of Lovers and Friends.
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"Nice short story"
This is a nice sweet story of Ty's coming to terms with his sexuality. It is pretty predictable but a nice quick listen. Not worth a credit but a good sale item or something to listen to while waiting for something better. The narrator does a good job.
I really enjoy the world of books! Narration just add layers to that world... don't u think? :)
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I have and it was great. Enjoy her story telling just not a fan of this one
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"good little read"
a cute little storty about two friends that explore there sexuality and atraction to one another and realise there feelings
Narrated by Robert Black and he does a good job
"Light, fluffy."
No, it was rather boring. I listened to it because I was on the road and only had a limited number of books on my iPhone.
Added a suspense thread, maybe.
Hell, no.
No more Samantha King books for me. I'd listen to DeGrassi again, though.
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The narrator can make or break a book...
Robert Black didn't bring any emotion to the performance. I didn't care how it ended. I needed to rewind several time because I couldn't remember what had happened in the last several minutes.
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I won't listen to any more performances by Robert Black.
I liked the story, but--as is often the case--it's short length may have contributed to its lack. Overall, the story had great potential. It made complete sense and was quite believable. But the sex scenes lacked detail and, therefore, seemed far too quick to be romantic or meaningful as a listener, a voyeur of sorts. And the ending seemed far too incomplete. And the narrator didn't differ between the two main voices enough for me, but his job was not a bad one.


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Whenever there is information that needs to be protected, there is a need to use cryptographic solutions. POS applications are no exception explains ESET's Lucas Paus.
A major vendor of point-of-sale terminals has not changed the default passwords used on its devices in a quarter of a century, researchers have revealed at RSA 2015.
Un nuevo caso muestra que las brechas de seguridad en instituciones médicas ya no son novedad: se volvieron blanco de ataques. ¿Cómo proteger los datos?
More than a thousand U.S. businesses have been affected by point-of-sale malware – malicious software written specifically for online fraud, to steal information such as credit card details from businesses and their customers.
New malware targeting point of sale (PoS) systems, detected by ESET as Win32/Spy.Agent.OKG is described in a warning and analysis distributed by US-CERT, a reminder to increase security around PoS access.
Read how to protect yourself if you've been shopping with credit or debit cards (and who hasn't?). As the scope of the latest cyber crime spree expands beyond Target and Neiman Marcus, malicious software is suspected.
Further to an earlier blog about the "broken" Chip & PIN credit card security system (strictly speaking, the primary problem described is with EMV), it's noticeable that, as John Leyden puts it, "Industry groups [have] leap[t] to Chip and PIN's defence." In fact, the response has been a bit more mixed than that. But there
[Update: added some extra links at http://avien.net/blog/?p=422] Here, so to speak, is a bit of hot potato*. Flippancy notwithstanding, this isn't really funny. For several years now, Brits have enjoyed a banking card system called chip and PIN, a simple form of two-factor authentication for in-person credit and debit card transactions. In countries where the


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By Taus Rizvi
Sandeep Sharma is not your everyday fast bowler. He is neither well-built nor overly aggressive. Soft-spoken but blessed with an uncanny knack of imitating his coaches (a talent he displays only in the dressing room), the 20-year-old turned heads in the UAE leg of Indian premier League (IPL) 2014 with his ability to generate sharp swing. The likes of Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir will vouch for that.
Bought by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) for Rs 85 lakh at the auction, Sharma is going great guns in the cash-rich league. With seven scalps in three games, the former India Under-19 player is unarguably one of the finds of this IPL. Mind you, he produced back-to-back man-of-the-match performances against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the UAE.
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"I had a good season, starting with the Ranji Trophy. I focused on working on my swing, backed my strengths and worked on my weaknesses. This has helped me a lot. When I came into the IPL, I got to talk to Viru paaji (Virender Sehwag) who told me to concentrate on swing because it is difficult for any batsman to hit when the ball swings. I did the same and I have been getting the desired results," Sharma told dna after his team's practice session at the Wankhede on Friday.
Sharma's popularity soared when he destroyed a rampaging Gayle's stumps recently. This after the West Indian took Glenn Maxwell to the cleaners in the previous over. "It was amazing to get his wicket. We have seen him how he murders the bowlers. Obviously, I was under a lot of pressure. Everyone knows Gayle is a legend in this format. My plan was to bowl an away-going ball and, luckily, it swung big time and destroyed his stumps," he said.
The Patiala-born Sharma, who represents Punjab in the Ranji Trophy, enjoys bowling to left-handers. Why? Because he ends up dishing out that effective away-going delivery. Apart from Gayle, Sharma has dismissed two other southpaws in Gambhir and Parthiv Patel. "The in-swinging delivery is my strength and I enjoy bowling to lefties because it goes out (away). At the same time, I am working on bowling out-swingers to right-handers. Death-bowling is another area I am working on. I don't want to be a predictable bowler," he said.
Sharma doesn't want to remain just a swing bowler. He wants to bowl fast too. "When you swing the ball, batsmen can't hit out easily. But I know I need to work on my pace too. I was bowling 120-125 kph the Under-19 World Cup in Australia in 2012 (it may be recalled that the Unmukt Chand-led side were crowned champions). Today, you will see I bowl 130 kph. However, my aim is to touch 135 now. Combining swing with pace will help me create trouble for batsman," he added.
The IPL is a high-pressure tournament as every player has to deliver whenever an opportunity comes by. "There is not much planning and discussion in the Ranji Trophy. But here, it's different. Here, you have a plan for every batsman and you discuss these things a lot. You are always under pressure; you have to keep performing. It's about how you handle the pressure and expectations. I look up to the big players for help," he said.
Apart from tasting big-league cricket, Sharma is also enjoying bowling with Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson. Ask him about what lessons he has taken from the Aussie, he says, "Mitchell is a different kind of bowler. I don't talk to him about bowling. Just only mental aspect. He tells me how to avoid negative thoughts and bowl positively with control."
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Efficacy Study of NH001 in Vegetative State & Minimally Conscious State Following a Traumatic Brain Injury (NH001-2)
This study has suspended participant recruitment.
NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Inc.
FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 26, 2008
Last updated: August 6, 2015
Last verified: April 2013
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to test the drug apomorphine in subjects who are in a Vegetative State or a Minimally Conscious State.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Brain Injury |
Drug: Apomorphine Drug: Placebo |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Study of the Safety and Efficacy of NH001 in Improving the Functional Outcome of Patients in a Vegetative State or Minimally Conscious State Following a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Presence or absence of meaningful responses to external commands based on Coma Recovery Scale-Revised [ Time Frame: Day 42 or the day that the drug treatment is discontinued, whichever happens earlier. ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Coma/Near Coma Scale (CNC) Disability Rating Scale (DRS), Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOS-E), ability to participate in 3 hours a day of active rehabilitation, and a clinical impression of change. [ Time Frame: Baseline, weekly during drug treatment and at follow up visits of days 90,180 and 360. ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 76 |
Study Start Date: | July 2010 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: Apomorphine
Patients will receive an ascending dosing schedule to reach a maximum infusion rate of up to 6 mg/hour for 12 hours a day.
Drug: Apomorphine
Patients will receive an ascending dosing schedule of continuous subcutaneous apomorphine to reach a maximum infusion rate of up to 6 mg/hour for 12 hours a day.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Patients will receive a continues subcutaneous infusion of saline solution.
Drug: Placebo
Patients will receive a continues subcutaneous infusion of saline solution.
Detailed Description:
This is a prospective, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the safety and efficacy of NH001 to improve the functional outcome of patients in a vegetative state or minimally conscious state following a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 50 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient is between 18 and 50 years of age, inclusive.
- Male or non-pregnant female (females of child-bearing potential will be required to have undergone a pregnancy test with negative results prior to entry to the study).
- Patients will have sustained a severe closed head injury within one to four months.
- Patients will have remained in a vegetative or minimally conscious state between one and four months after injury.
- Patients will have reached a stabilized clinical state prior to admission to the study (e.g. afebrile, haemodynamic and electrolyte stability).
- Patients will have a mean DRS score between 17 and 29, when measured twice a day over two consecutive days.
- Informed consent from a legal representative will have been obtained, according to the procedures outlined in Section 8.1.2.
- Patients who, according to the investigator's opinion, are likely to be available for the required 180-day follow up evaluation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are not clinically stable at the time of entry into the study (infections, cardiovascular decompensation, etc.)
- Patients who require mechanical respiratory assistance.
- Patients who show signs of progressive neurological deterioration post-TBI.
- Patients with a known history of medically relevant substance abuse.
- Patients with history of cardiac disease.
- Patients who suffered an anoxic event.
- Patients who have received an investigational drug within 30 days of the study.
- Patients who have previously used NH001, other dopaminergic agent (e.g. levodopa, amantadine, domperidone) or any known neuro-stimulant (e.g. methylphenidate, amphetamines, atomoxetine, modafinil) within the last 7 days days.
- Patients who are receiving dopamine blockers (e.g. risperidone, haloperidol, chlorpromazine, flupenthixol, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine)
- Patients who are receiving drugs of the 5HT3 antagonist class, including, for example, ondansetron, granisetron, dolasetron, palonosetron and alosetron.
- Patients who are receiving tricyclic antidepressants drugs
- Patients who are receiving type I antiarrhythmics (i.e. quinidine).
- Patients who have a known history of cardiac arrhythmias or congenital QTc prolongation.
- Patients who have a known history of previous neurological functional impairment (e.g. stroke, spinal cord injury, dementia, epilepsy, psychiatric diseases).
- Patients who experienced seizures within the first week post injury or have ongoing seizures.
- Patients receiving prophylactic anti-convulsive medications.
- Patients with known allergies to apomorphine, morphine, sulfites or trimethobenzamide.
- Patients who are receiving nitrates or other vasodilators.
- Patients receiving CNS acting agents such as barbiturates, morphine, belladonna, opiates.
- For male patients, patients who are receiving trazodone or any other drug that is known to produce priapism.
- Patients without a relative or legal guardian to consent to the study.
- Patients who, according to the investigator's opinion, are unlikely to be available for the required 180-day follow up evaluation.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00761228
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00761228
United States, Massachusetts | |
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Inc.
FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
Principal Investigator: | Elkan R Gamzu, PhD | NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Principal Investigator: | Ross D Zafonte, DO | Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital |
More Information
Keywords provided by NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Inc.:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 29, 2017
Responsible Party: | NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00761228 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
3337 |
Study First Received: | September 26, 2008 |
Last Updated: | August 6, 2015 |
Keywords provided by NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Inc.:
Vegetative State Minimally Conscious State Coma Traumatic Brain Injury |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries Brain Injuries Persistent Vegetative State Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Craniocerebral Trauma Trauma, Nervous System Brain Damage, Chronic Unconsciousness Consciousness Disorders Neurobehavioral Manifestations |
Neurologic Manifestations Signs and Symptoms Apomorphine Emetics Physiological Effects of Drugs Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Gastrointestinal Agents Dopamine Agonists Dopamine Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 29, 2017


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To make things more fun, the size variations of the bill on the dowitchers overlap so the actual size of the bill isn't indicative of the species.
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T-Mobile Waiving Activation Fees for the Weekend
Feb 10, 2009, 3:49 PM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper
Starting Feb. 13 and running through Feb. 16, T-Mobile will be offering credit towards its standard activation fee. The credit will be available online, in stores or by calling Customer Care.
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Toba Tek Singh (short story)
"Toba Tek Singh" | |
Author | Saadat Hasan Manto |
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu |
Genre(s) | Satire |
Publication date | 1955 |
"Toba Tek Singh" (Urdu: ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ ALA-LC: Ṭobah Țek Siṉgh IPA: [ʈoːbəh ʈeːk sɪŋɡʱ]) is a short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto and published in 1955. It follows inmates in a Lahore asylum, some of whom are to be transferred to India following the independence of Pakistan in 1947. The story is a "powerful satire" on the relationship between India and Pakistan.[1] A film based on a play adaptation was made in 2005 by Afia Nathaniel.[2]
Plot summary[edit]
The story is set two or three years after the 1947 independence, when the governments of India and Pakistan decided to exchange some Muslim, Sikh and Hindu lunatics, and revolves around Bishan Singh, a Sikh inmate of an asylum in Lahore, who is from the town of Toba Tek Singh. As part of the exchange, Bishan Singh is sent under police escort to India, but upon being told that his hometown Toba Tek Singh is in Pakistan, he refuses to go. The story ends with Bishan lying down in the no man's land between the two barbed wire fences: "There, behind barbed wire, was Hindustan. Here, behind the same kind of barbed wire, was Pakistan. In between, on that piece of ground that had no name, lay Toba Tek Singh."[3]
Bishan Singh's mutterings[edit]
In the story, whenever Bishan Singh gets irritated he mutters or shouts a mix of Punjabi, Urdu and English which, though nonsensical, is indirectly pejorative of both India and Pakistan. For instance, "Upar di gur gur di annexe di bedhiyana di moong di daal of di Pakistan and Hindustan of di durr phitey mun", which means: "The inattention of the annexe of the rumbling upstairs of the dal of moong of the Pakistan and India of the go to bloody hell!"[4][5]
Critical reaction[edit]
On the sixtieth anniversary of independence, the Pakistani theatre group Ajoka, as part of a series of plays and performances, performed a play adaptation in India. It was described as a "commentary on the state of affairs between the two countries, where sub-committees, committees and ministerial-level talks are the panacea for all problems".[6]
- ^ Toba Tek Singh - About the story - Columbia University
- ^ Toba Tek Singh at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Saadat Hasan Manto (2006). Arif, Iftikhar; Khan, Mohammad Anwar; Siddiqui, Khurram Khiraam, eds. Frances W. Pritchett (trans.). "Toba Tek Singh". Pakistani Literature. Islamabad: The Pakistan Academy of Letters. 11 (2): 83. (Translation available on-line on Pritchett's website)
- ^ Clifford Chanin, Aili McConnon, Blooming through the ashes: an international anthology on violence and the human spirit, Rutgers University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8135-4213-3,
Bashan Singh walked away muttering: 'Upar di gur gur di annexe di bedhiyana di mung di daal of di Pakistan and Hindustan of di dar fatay mun!'
- ^ Saadat Hasan Manto, ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ (Toba Tek Singh), Four Corners, 2008, ISBN 978-81-907633-5-6,
اوپردی گڑگڑدی اینکس دی بےدھیانادی منگ دی وال دی پاکستان اینڈ ھندوستان آف دی درفٹےمنھ
- ^ Beyond the shadows, Friday Review Delhi : The Hindu
External links[edit]
- Frances W. Pritchett's 2005 English translation.
- An English translation from The South Asia Citizens Web.
- A review of Saadat Hasan Manto's stories.
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EarthPots: Melanie Miller from OBC Northwest demonstrates a simple, environmentally friendly way to start roots, avoid transplant shock, help plants root faster and healthier at 1 p.m. April 15 at The Plant Farm, 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351; www.theplantfarm.com. No registration is necessary for this free event.
Home design and organization: Designer Kelly DuByne of Distinctive Interior Designs and Monika Kristofferson from Efficient Organization offer classes in home decor and organization. Register at Marysville Parks &Recreation website, www.marysvillewa.gov, call 360-363-8400. Lake Stevens School District classes at Educational Service Center 12309 22nd St. NE, Lake Stevens. Register 425-335-1500; www.lkstevens.wednet.edu.
April 19: Organize &Design Your Office for Optimal Productivity, 6 to 8 p.m. $30. Marysville Library.
April 26: Decisions, Decluttering &Downsizing for Seniors, 6 to 7:30 p.m. $20, Lake Stevens.
May 9: Decluttering, Decisions &Downsizing for Seniors, 6 to 7:30 p.m. $22, Marysville Library.
May 15: Declutter, Organize &Park in Your Garage Again, 6 to 7:30 p.m. $20, Lake Stevens.
June 5: Design and Organize Your Kitchen for Beauty and Efficiency, 6 to 8 p.m. $30, Lake Stevens.
May 5: Declutter, Design, Desserts &Donate (For a Cause), a free class from 10 a.m. to noon. Call 425-238-3678 for more information. Lake Stevens Boys &Girls Club, 1609 E. Lakeshore Drive, Lake Stevens.
April 10, 17, 24: Office Efficiency Series, Paper, Time Management, Email Management, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. $70 for series at VanValey house, 2130 Colby Ave.., Everett. Register at Everett Parks &Recreation, 425-257-8300, ext. 2, www.everettwa.org.
Sustainable gardening lecture series: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. every other Friday through April 13, Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4515 84th St. SW, Mukilteo. A limited number of single-lecture tickets may be available for $20 at the door. See www.gardenlectures.com to buy tickets and see the speaker schedule and biographies. Call 425-357-6010 with questions.
April 13: "Designing the Landscape with Low Maintenance in Mind" with Polly Hankin, landscape architect.
Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens 2012 lectures: Noon to 1 p.m. select Saturdays, at the arboretum, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett, either in the indoor classroom or, when appropriate, outside on the arboretum grounds. All the classes are free except for the $30 Mother's Day basket class on May 12. Seating is limited. Call 425-257-8597 for reservations. See www.evergreenarboretum.com. for more about the arboretum.
April 21: "Plant Propagation" with master gardener Frankie Dennison.
May 12: "Mother's Day Baskets" with arboretum volunteer Dee Drake. Cost is $30 per person, cash or check.
May 19: "Gardening Using Native Plants" with master gardener Susan Egan.
June 23: "Summer Pruning of Japanese Maples" with Charlie Morgan, owner of Amazing Maples of Mukilteo.
July 21: "Garden Photography" with John Lindstrom, retired Everett Community College photography instructor.
Aug. 18: "Yoga for Gardeners" with Beverly Anderson, Everett Community College yoga instructor. Bring your own mat, rug or blanket.
Sept. 15: "Fall and Winter Containers" with arboretum volunteer Dee Drake.
Snohomish County Master Gardeners: Annual spring plant sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5 at the WSU County Extension at McCollum Park. 600 12Sth St. SE, Everett. Herb and vegetable starts, perennials and shrubs, and more than 5,000 tomatoes. Call 425-357·6010 for more information.
These local nurseries feature gardening classes, guest speakers and special events throughout the year, often for no charge. Check their websites or call for details.
Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com.
McAuliffe's Valley Nursery: 11910 Springhetti Road, Snohomish; 360-862-1323; www.mcauliffesvalleynursery.com.
Molbak's Garden &Home: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000; www.molbaks.com.
My Garden: 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; 425-402-1842; www.mygardennursery.com.
Pine Creek Nursery: 23225 Sofie Road, Monroe; 360-863-8866; pinecreeknursery.com.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851; www.skynursery.com.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net.
The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351; www.theplantfarm.com.
Wight's Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com.


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Resveratrol for Patients With Colon Cancer
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Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Colon Cancer Cancer |
Drug: Resveratrol |
Phase 1 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Resveratrol for Patients With Colon Cancer |
- Test the hypothesis that resveratrol modulates Wnt signaling in vivo in colon cancer and normal colonic mucosa [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
Enrollment: | 11 |
Study Start Date: | July 2005 |
Study Completion Date: | April 2009 |
Primary Completion Date: | December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Resveratrol
GM-CSF administration to all subjects in addition to chemotherapy treatment.
Drug: Resveratrol
Patients were randomly assigned to one of four dose cohorts: plant-derived resveratrol tablets (purchased through the Life Extension Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ) at a dose of 80 mg/day, plant-derived resveratrol tablets at a dose of 20 mg/day, Grape Powder (GP) dissolved in water and taken orally (supplied by the California Table Grape Commission) at a dose of 120 g/day, and GP at a dose of 80 g/day.
Detailed Description:
Patients will be treated with a two-week course of resveratrol. The initiation of the treatment will be approximately 14 days before standard of care surgical resection of tumor. Resveratrol will be ingested as 20 mg pills or in the form of freeze-dried grape extract which is prepared by the California Table Grape Commission used under GMP guidelines for human consumption.
The first two patients receiving resveratrol will be treated at a dose of 20 mg/day, the third and fourth patients at a dose of 80 mg/day, and the fifth and sixth patients with a dose of 160 mg/day. All patients receiving grape extract will receive 125 mg/day that will have to be mixed with one 8 oz glass of water. There will be no dose adjustments. If a patient has any side effects which are attributed to the resveratrol, it will be discontinued.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients diagnosed with colon cancer by colonoscopic biopsy and tissue obtained under UCI04-05.
- Patients with a plan for surgical resection at UCIMC within 2-4 weeks of enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Surgical resection to be performed at a facility other than UCIMC.
- Patients under 18 years of age.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00256334
United States, California | |
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
Orange, California, United States, 92868 |
Principal Investigator: | Randall Holcombe, MD | University of California, Irvine |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00256334 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UCI 05-20 2005-4333 ( Other Identifier: University of California, Irvine ) |
Study First Received: | November 17, 2005 |
Last Updated: | June 18, 2014 |
Keywords provided by University of California, Irvine:
Colon Cancer Resveratrol Clinical Trial |
WnT signaling Grapes Cancer prevention |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Resveratrol Colonic Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Colonic Diseases Intestinal Diseases Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Analgesics, Non-Narcotic Analgesics |
Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Anti-Inflammatory Agents Antirheumatic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Antineoplastic Agents Antioxidants Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Protective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors Antimutagenic Agents Anticarcinogenic Agents |
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[From Harold H. Hart's Hart's Guide to New York City (New York: Hart Publishing, 1964).]
One more from Maeve Brennan's Manhattan: Le Steak de Paris. Brennan writes about this restaurant several times in The Long-Winded Lady, more than about any other. In a 1967 piece, she stops in for dinner and learns that the building has been slated for demolition and that the owner, unable to find a new location in the city, is planning to move Le Steak to Long Island. Brennan then describes the restaurant:
Inside, Le Steak has hardly changed in all the years I have been going there. The walls were once covered with printed-paper murals of rustic eighteenth-century scenes. Later there was red-brick-patterned wallpaper. Now the paper imitates polished wooden planks — vertical planks — and there is a cigarette machine where the jukebox that played French records used to be. But nothing has really changed there. The menu is much the same as always — Crème Jeannette, Poulet Rôti, Shrimps Cocktail, Artichaut Froid, and so on. Even the atmosphere is the same, as though finality had stayed where it belongs — out of sight and far away.Le Steak de Paris must have lived a very quiet life in Manhattan: if the New York Times historical index (1851–2007) can be trusted, the paper has not one reference to the restaurant — which would mean no reviews and no advertisements. The 49th Street address still houses a restaurant, City Lobster and Steak.
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Baking brownies with aluminum foil?!
Answers: I'm trying a new brownie recipe for the holidays this year. My experiences with baking brownies is never good. After I've taken them out of the oven and let them cool, I can never get them out of the pan without them falling apart on me! Can I bake brownies in the pan if it's lined with aluminum foil? I think that may make them easier to get out. Also, the new recipe I'm trying is actually a cheater recipe that starts with devils food cake mix. These are going to be gifts for friends and coworkers, and I just want perfectly squared, clean brownies! Any tips or ideas?
Aluminum is an amazingly good conductor of heat. Which means that the bottom of the brownies will be burnt before the middles are done. I agree with others: try a parchment-paper-lined pan, or grease the pan well (use margarine spread with clean fingers or a spray), and then dust the pan with cocoa. Usually you would use flour, but that will leave a white residue on the brownies--the cocoa will blend in and actually add a bit more chocolate flavor. Or, dust with some of the cake mix before you mix up the batter. Also, be sure to let the brownies cool in the pan before you try to cut them.
Yes, you can line the pan with aluminum foil OR just use Pam and spray the pan well then dust with flour.
Don't overcook the brownies!
New Classic Brownies
(from Cookies and Brownies)
8 tbsp unsalted butter (1/2 cup)
4 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2/3 cup walnuts or pecans (optional)
Preheat the oven to 400F and line and 8-inch square metal baking pan with foil.
Melt the butter and the chocolate together, on top of a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring often until smooth. Stir in sugar, vanilla and salt. Add eggs one at a time, followed by flour. Stir until very smooth, about 1 minute. Add nuts, if using.
Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake at 400F for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare a water bath. Fill a large roasting pan with water and ice about 1 inch deep.
When the brownies are done - and they will look a bit dry on top - take them immediately from the oven and place in the water bath. Add more ice to the water if necessary. Allow to cool completely in the bath before removing the pan and cutting the brownies.
Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Makes 16.
The best thing to prevent this, is to use non stick baking paper. Much better than foil, & can be found with other kitchen goods such as foil, lunch & cling wrap etc.
Do not use aluminum foil......there is a good chance it will still stick and leave little bits of foil on your brownies. I use parchment paper (and no wax paper will not work). I usually spray the pan with PAM cooking spray so the parchment paper will stay in place. Let the brownies cool completely and the entire thing should pop right out and you can slice it up.


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FROM: RNC Political Director Chris McNulty
TO: Republican Allies and Surrogates
RE: RNC Ground Game
After today's election, many of you have been asking about the RNC's role in New Jersey and Virginia this year—and about what we've been doing to prepare for 2014.
As you know, the RNC began a long-term process earlier this year to build a year-round campaign and fundamentally reshape the party's approach to politics. Among our priorities were developing a precinct-based voter contact model, creating a voter engagement strategy for minority communities, and better integrating data and digital capabilities to make voter contact more efficient.
These are still works in progress. The new strategies will be fully in place for 2014. However this year's elections did allow us to test some new models and new ideas. In New Jersey, we accelerated our demographic engagement plans. In Virginia, we focused especially on improving the voter contact model and utilizing new methods and technology. The lessons we learned will be applied in 2014.
Here are some of things we did in New Jersey:
- The RNC spent $2.5 million to support Chris Christie and the Republican ticket, while building the party's presence in New Jersey.
- The RNC had 32 staff in New Jersey, stationed in 20 offices, eight of which were paid for by the RNC.
- Two of the offices, located in Paterson and Vineland, were dedicated to Hispanic engagement and bilingual voter contact. This investment helped the New Jersey Republican Party and the Christie campaign contact and identify new Republican voters.
- On-the-ground Hispanic engagement activities were coordinated with our state advisory team of 15 county chairs. (By next year, the team will have grown to 40 new chairs in targeted precincts.)
- African American engagement staff ensured Republicans had a presence at events and gathering across the state, ready to pass out literature and share our message.
- Republicans attended everything from civic and religious events to high school competitions, from an annual Alpha Kappa Alpha gathering to rallies for African American candidates.
- The Christie campaign utilized RNC offices to hold Asian-Pacific American phone banks and to organize the canvassing operation.
- With a record number of Republican women running for office in New Jersey, the RNC Co-Chair's office helped launched Project New Jersey, along with sister organizations and committees, to provide training and support for these candidates.
Here's a look at Virginia:
- The RNC spent $3 million to support Ken Cuccinelli and the Republican ticket, while building the party's presence in Virginia.
- In getting out the vote for Cuccinelli and the Republican ticket, we tested our new precinct-based voter contact model.
- Precinct Teams, led by Precinct Captains, canvassed neighborhoods using RNC data and new technology.
- This allowed for a more decentralized approach: individuals could focus on neighborhoods with which they were familiar.
- By October, we already had twice as many data points as we did at the same point in 2012.
- We had 50 offices, which was more than 2012.
- We had 60 staff on the ground, on par with 2012.
- Our Virginia-based staff included four dedicated to Asian-Pacific American engagement, two for African American engagement, and one for Hispanic engagement.
- On the communications side, the RNC equipped campaigns with comprehensive communications plans for engaging with minority communities.
- The RNC ran ads on Korean TV, commissioned a poll of Korean residents and tested targeted digital ads—in addition to other efforts to reach new voters.
Building a truly national party with a year-round presence takes time. But in just a few short months we've made much progress. We already have hundreds of staff at work in communities all across the country. Under our new grassroots-based ground game model, we're organizing at the precinct level, and our staff will work alongside state parties and campaigns to support a team of thousands of Precinct Captains we've already recruited. They in turn will be responsible for building Precinct Teams to contact and persuade voters neighborhood by neighborhood.
We've made substantial investments in engaging with Hispanic, African American, and Asian-Pacific communities, including staff and offices in Washington, DC, and multiple states. These efforts are based on the same model and organized down to the precinct level. In addition, the RNC is providing playbooks to campaigns for effective minority engagement, giving them resources they otherwise would not have.
All of this work is long-term. It's about winning in 2014. It's also about 2016, 2020, and beyond. It's about laying a foundation for future candidates and campaigns.
The RNC's mission is to prepare the field for our candidates. Our work continues on in 2014, and we will refine our approach based on what we learned from 2013.
Gone are the days of stockpiling money till a few months before Election Day. The RNC is operating year round and engaging year round. Over the long term, we believe this approach will pay dividends and result in a larger party that wins more elections.
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Since this is the largest centre of its kind in the Balkans—and the event hosted all the year's best bands in a 9-hour back-to-back show—Studio Berar needed to draw on all of its 28 years' experience, which in the case of NS Koncert Godine dates back to 1993.
Working with production managers Momcilo Berar and Emil Berar, the service company took responsibility for the entire technical realization, including stage, rigging and lighting, as well as the sound.
For the main PA system, Studio Berar rigged 20 HARMAN's JBL VERTEC® VT4889 fullsize line array elements (10 per side), with eight VT4880 fullsize arrayable subwoofers on each flank covering the main auditorium and giant balconies. Twelve further VT4889's provided outfill coverage, with a pair of VT4888 midsize line array elements assigned for infill duties.
The entire system was set up and optimized using HARMAN Professional's HiQnet System Architectâ"¢ 3.0, with system management under dbx DriveRack 4800 control.
Other processing was also drawn exclusively from the HARMAN catalogue and included dbx IEQ 31 graphic EQ, Lexicon PCM 91 and PCM 96 reverbs, BSS DPR-402 and DPR-404 compressor/de-essers and DPR-504 gate. This was all reinforced with JBL powered VP7212 loudspeakers.
Studio Berar also took the opportunity to field its two Soundcraft Vi6â"¢ digital consoles in the FOH and monitor positions—both configured with stage box and local racks. In addition a Soundcraft MH2 analogue desk was deployed for the second stage.
The highlight of the event, according to Studio Berar's marketing manager, Lazar Josanov, was the continuous music—thanks to the deployment of the second 'No Break' stage. "Both stages were situated in the north-west corner of the hall, and close to each other, so that fans didn't need to turn round to follow performers on the adjacent stages," he said. "An advantage of this was that some of the same equipment could be utilized for both stages.
Of the auxiliary stage, Josanov reports that production was thrilled with this new approach, which enabled the musical marathon to take place without a break. "On the main stage were the older, more famous bands and while they were changing over, young up-and-coming artists were reveling in their first 15 minutes of fame on the No Break stage," he said. Major acts appearing included Partibrejkers, Sunshine, Eyesburn and Ritam Nereda.
Studio Berar's technicians, who also undertook necessary Vi6 induction, were main sound engineer Ivan Paplacko, while Zoran Matic supervised the No Break stage. "These are among the most experienced sound technicians in Serbia and we were delighted to have them in our team," praised Lazar.
"As for the Soundcraft desks, they were fantastic; we have two Vi6s and take every opportunity to put them out on our shows. Ergonomically they are laid out with everything in front of the operator, and there is no need to look around when running the show. Using Soundcraft Vi6s, technicians have the mix right in the palm of their hand."
From the desks they also supplied a MADI bridge to enable the entire event to be recorded on a Mack Audio recording station.
Summing up, Lazar Josanov described the event as a major success. "We had 1500 more visitors than last year and this was due to the efforts of the whole Studio Berar production team, the No Break stage and, of course, the very best HARMAN Professional sound reinforcement. It was unquestionably the best concert of the year in Serbia."
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Color: (WTAPS) Beige VN-0 UDE8XS- Vans Vault x WTAPS collaboration- Inspired by military fabrics- Premium canvas upper- Vulcanized rubber outsole- WTAPS logo on collar- WTAPS logo tag on tongueIn 1996, WTAPS director Tetsu "TET" Nishiyama launched a brand that defined modern design and created a league of its own. Deeply rooted in a philosophy handed down from Japanese master craftsmen, WTAPS takes an approach to design that recognizes the essence of items that comprise the material world and realizes their hidden potential. WTAPS designs product where shape determines function, and follows a sophisticated creed that "places things where they should be" to release the creative energy that can be found in every form and materialization.No stranger to Vans, WTAPS joined the family with a number of exclusive Syndicate releases. Working with Vault for the first time, the collection will consist of two Sk8-Hi originals, two Chukka Boot originals, and two Classic Slip-On originals inspired by military fabrics, maintaining a classic-minded direction with suede and canvas uppers.


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Yellowstone Bison Slaughter Will Continue
The plan fails to allow for adequate public lands to be made available to migrating bison to ensure the herd's survival, said representatives of the Defenders of Wildlife, National Parks and Conservation Association, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition.
The proposal by the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service calls for continuing to allow some bison to migrate onto small parcels of Forest Service land within Montana without the state losing its brucellosis-free status. But, large tracts of Forest Service land both west and north of Yellowstone that would be appropriate winter range remain off-limits to bison.
The single positive aspect of the plan is a commitment by the National Park Service to continue to shut down its bison trapping facility along the park boundary near Gardiner, Mont. Instead of trapping bison and shipping them to slaughter, park rangers will try to haze bison that approach the boundary back into the Park.
"This fails to stop the elevator from plummeting in terms of numbers of bison killed," said Mike Clark, executive director of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. "Until the agencies recognize the emergency situation we are in and allow for bison to use more public lands north and west of the park, Yellowstone's bison herd remains in jeopardy."
"Under this plan, buffalo will still be killed while bureaucratic discussions with Montana's governor drag on," said Paul C. Pritchard, president of the National Parks and Conservation Association. "There is more that can and must be done. It is time to stop talking and take action. It is time to end the slaughter not just slow it down. We cannot continue to sacrifice the American buffalo because of an unsubstantiated risk to a handful of subsidized cattle."
"Today's announcement fails to address the root cause of this year's bison killing, which is the Department of Agriculture's narrow, uncompromising and legally bankrupt threats that it would yank brucellosis-free status if any of Yellowstone's bison are allowed in the state. The Agriculture department must adopt a more flexible and less lethal position if this issue is ever going to resolved," said Jim Angell, of the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund.
"The real solution is to find winter range for Yellowstone's bison. Montana and the federal government should work together to identify and provide bison winter habitat that would be permanently dedicated and managed for that purpose," said Charles M. Clusen, senior policy analyst of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
"Today's announcement provides little relief for Yellowstone's bison. Hazing the bison off private land only benefits the bison if suitable alternative range is provided. If it is not, the bison will simply starve to death instead of being shot," said Rodger Schlickeisen of Defenders of Wildlife. "The federal government needs to unilaterally announce that bison cannot be killed on any Gallatin National Forest land. That would leave the only bison killing being done on private land by Montana employees. And that should shame Governor Racicot into stopping the slaughter of America's last free-roaming bison herd."
Heavy snowpack and a thick layer of ice have blanketed much of the forage in Yellowstone park, prompting a mass exodus of elk and bison from the park early this winter. Already more than 740 bison - more than 20 percent of the total herd - have been trapped and shipped to slaughter or shot as they approached or crossed the park boundary. Many more bison in Yellowstone are near the edge of the park and biologists are predicting a high mortality rate for bison that stay in the interior of the park.
Cat Lazaroff, (202) 772-3270


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Archer's Way
The Age of Innocence was begun when Edith Wharton was fifty seven and published, in October of 1920, when she was fifty-eight. She had come to the writing vocation tardily, after an upbringing in New York society and some years of an increasingly unhappy marriage to a Bostonian, Edward Wharton. She was twenty-nine when her first short story was published, and six more years passed before her first book, a nonfiction collaboration called The Decoration of Houses, appeared. Yet as the new century settled in, she, despite the many distractions of an active social life and travel schedule, and bouts of ill health on both her and her husband's part, had settled into a daily routine of morning writing and a steady, even copious, production of fiction. The House of Mirth in 1905 was her first masterpiece; Ethan Frome (1911) and The Custom of the Country (1913) followed, among many other well received, if less well remembered, titles. Against the grain of her social class, she had become a thoroughly professional, widely read, critically esteemed writer. Still, the brilliance and fullness of The Age of Innocence, coming so relatively late in her career, suggest a special renewal.
For a novelist, the halls of memory and imagination are adjacent spaces. An exemplary work of fiction is generally the fruit of a new grasp the author has taken of the riches within. Toward the end of the war, in Paris, Wharton had remarked to Bernard Berenson, "Je me cherche, et je ne me retrouve pas." Her search for herself had been a process of many steps, beginning with her ardent exploration of her father's library in the Jones house on West Twenty-third Street. Edith Jones's marriage to the amiable but somewhat feckless and, in the end, mentally unstable Teddy Wharton had been another step, which had left her deeply informed on a favorite theme, the unsatisfactoriness of marriage, especially a socially presentable marriage of mismatched spirits. Teddy Wharton might have been an admirable husband for a less intellectually ambitious and formidably achieving woman than his wife; as it was, they tried each other sorely. Their sex life (for which Edith's prim and imperious mother had prepared her by telling her to look at Greek statues and exclaiming, "You can't be as stupid as you pretend") went from poor to nonexistent; but Edith executed another step, in her self-education, by taking a lover, Morton Fullerton, in 1909.
Her ties to Teddy, who on his side had turned to adultery and embezzlement from his wife's assets, weakened along with her ties to the United States; in 1911 she sold the Mount, a splendid house she had built in Lenox, Massachusetts, not ten years before, and became a Parisian. Her divorce followed two years later. World War I possessed her, as it did her adopted country; manifesting a prodigious organizational prowess, she founded and ran hostels for refugees, workshops for women unemployed because of the war, hospitals for tubercular patients, and a rescue committee for…
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