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The puppy mill owner told me he was a bit on the mean side and disliked men most of all. No amount of socializing really changed Bear's opinion of men, but what the lady failed to tell me was that Bear also disliked women and children as well. I felt pretty lucky that he like my sister and me. I was his person. He was okay with my sister, but she couldn't groom him or bathe him. At least she could pet him and love him.
I have spent the past 11 months treating Bear for a nasty chronic staph infection and bladder cancer. Nothing we did could save him from the inevitable however. With me have my immune system disorder, Bear was becoming a danger to me. I contracted staph from him last April and had to have the wound that resulted incised and drained. I was also on antibiotics for a month. As Bear continued to decline and began showing resistance to every antibiotic, I knew I would have to make the awful decision to have him put to sleep. The bladder cancer was the final straw. Bear was urinating blood and thick blood clots. He was losing weight too. It was sad to see, and I wasn't going to see him suffer.
After preparing my sister for what needed to be done, I called and set the appointment. Bear had been on painkillers which helped him a lot. In fact, he was as bouncy as a puppy and hardly seemed like a dying dog. That made it harder to take him to the vet for his euthanasia. I loaded him into the backseat and, we started off for the final journey. My sister wept softly. When we pulled into the parking lot at the vet's, Cheri took 3 final photos of our big Bear. Then, I helped him out of the car and went inside. I filled out the paperwork and paid for the services. Then, it was time to take him for that final walk to the exam room. I turned him over to the vet and her tech after he was muzzled. I couldn't stay because if Bear was true to form, he would get very upset and begin snapping and scratching. As I have to have surgery October 3rd., I couldn't risk being bitten or scratched. I told him goodbye and petted him briefly. The vet and the tech both gave me a comforting hug, then, I left before the waterworks started. It hurt so bad knowing he wouldn't ever be coming home again. I was okay with my decision though. I was doing the right thing for my wonderful, loyal friend. We gave him the best 3 years of his life and, we showing complete kindness by letting him go so that he wouldn't feel pain or suffer any longer. It's part of being a responsible pet owner.
Yesterday wasn't awful, but both my sister and I were subdued most of the day and just tried to get lost in household tasks. It wasn't until I went down to clean up Bear's kennel that it really hit me that he's gone. I swear I even heard his collar jingle once. Zoey, my female Bouvier, won't even come down the deck stairs, so, I'm certain she knows, in that strange way animals know, that her buddy is no longer with us. Poor Bear with such a hard life, is in a better place now. I can feel good that we gave him a wonderful life. He learned to play. He learned to do silly parlor tricks. He learned to trust. When we got him, he didn't even know what a dog treat was. He really did make strides.
There will never be another dog quite like Bear and, I will also treasure the time I had with him. That this dog, who had been so abused, could learn to love and trust again amazed me. People could learn a lot from animals. In many ways, this dog knew he had been rescued and really seemed thankful. All he wanted was to be loved and petted, have a nice dog house with thick blankets to lie upon, and a big backyard to run in, and good food and treats too. He even learned to like being groomed. He would come home practically strutting. He knew he was a handsome boy. He touched my heart and there he will remain. Always, my Bear. Someday, my buddy, I'll meet you on that Rainbow Bridge.


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I've seen two operas. They were both in German, contemporary, minimalist and involved men sleeping with/killing their mothers and/or someone's ghost haunting and ultimately sending someone mad. Given I'm all about costumes and hold an unfair prejudice against Germans (horrible German exflatmate), this isn't my idea of a fun night out. Turned me off opera to be honest.
I would, however, have make an exception for the English National Opera's recent production of Aida. That's because Zhandra Rhodes, high priestess of pink hair designed the costumes and set, using her own Egyptian collection as inspiration. Sounds like the Abyssinian's loincloth to me!
Design sketches
I presume these are sketches by Zandra Rhodes... quite interesting to see the illustration style, n'est pas?
On stage
More turquoise than you can shake a Navajo neckpiece at...
Not impressed? Think you could have done a better job than that crazy lady with the pink hair? Click here and design your own Aida costume.
More information
Zandra Rhodes website
English National Opera
This Is London interview with Zandra
Hilary Alexander on Aida + Zandra
One of Zandra Rhodes' other creative productions, the Fashion and Textile Museum

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Executives from several of the country's largest technology companies have bankrolled a $10 million investment in District-based EverFi, a start-up that provides online tutorials for students on topics such as financial literacy, alcohol consumption and cyberbullying.
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and Twitter co-founder Evan Williams led the funding round, with additional money coming from several of the company's existing investors.
The dollar figure is small compared with other venture capital investments in the region, but the high-profile investors behind the deal represent a heady endorsement for a local upstart that operates well outside tech-centric Silicon Valley.
"These are the best investors in the world for what we're trying to build," said EverFi chief executive Tom Davidson. "These guys have built very significant, international networks of millions of people."
Founded in 2008, EverFi provides public school systems and colleges with online programs that teach students life skills often missing from classroom curriculums. The firm has grown from a handful of employees to nearly 100.
Davidson said the firm's programs reach nearly 4 million students across the country and tackle topics such as how to build positive credit and the ramifications of sending suggestive text and photo messages.
Davidson and investors say those subjects can be a direct impediment to learning yet many schools strain to focus on issues beyond academics.
"There's so many demands on [schools] to teach to the test and focus on certain portions of the curriculum, [EverFi] is really addressing these aspects," said Michael Walden, a venture partner at investor Rethink Education.
EverFi has managed to circumvent the biggest challenge for companies that count on customers in public education, especially in low-income areas with limited resources: getting schools to pay for the content.
The firm finances its high school programs through grants from corporations, foundations and wealthy individuals. (EverFi sells its college programs directly to universities.)
Davidson acknowledges that a business model dependent on third parties for payment can be hit-or-miss. But the contributors are often acting in their own best interest — for example, when a commercial bank sponsors a financial literacy program.
"There is an investment for these companies in making an impact on their community and growing customers," Walden said. "It's not just a giveaway."
The latest funding round will allow the company to add new tutorials, reach additional school systems and hire employees for its Washington, Chicago and San Francisco offices. EverFi has raised $21 million from investors to date.
The Washington area has proved to be fertile ground for technology companies targeting education. In addition to the region being home to Congress and federal regulators, Washington boasts some of the industry's big players, including BlackBoard, K12 and Sylvan Learning. (The education firm Kaplan is owned by The Washington Post Co.)
"You're seeing, probably, the biggest, most aggressive financing environment for education start-ups that we've ever seen," Davidson said. "People see it as one of the last great . . . markets that's ripe for disruption."


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Until recently, hospitals participating in the Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program (SCOAP), a quality improvement program that works to improve healthcare in Washington state, have only been able to see what happens while a patient is in the hospital. There has been no standard way to gather information about what happens to patients after they leave the hospital.
For example, if you had surgery at Hospital A and then went to the emergency room of Hospital B because you were still in a lot of pain after your surgery, Hospital A would not know about your visit to Hospital B. Your surgeon at Hospital A would not be able to learn from your issue after surgery to make sure other patients did not have the same problem in the future.
To date, we have only been able to focus on the time when patients are in the hospital. The CERTAIN Patient Voices Project gathers information about patients after they leave the hospital by contacting patients and asking them to complete surveys about their health related to their surgery. Surveys can be taken in whatever format is most convenient for patients. Patients who complete these surveys are taking part in improving the quality and safety of healthcare in Washington state.
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You may have forgotten, but Marvel was always planning on taking a couple more dollars out of your Iron Man wallet by converting "The Avengers" to 3D. Today that plan seems even more official, as "The Avengers" shall forth be known as "The Avengers 3D." The movie is already looking busy with Thor, Tony Stark, Hawkeye, Captain America, Loki, Pepper Potts, Bruce Banner, Phil Coulson and Nick Fury all running around doing stuff, so we're not we need this thing in some hastily coverted 3D to further fry our eyeballs, but to quote David Fincher, to each his own.
The flick is already riding in on a pretty tight production schedule, and we're not sure why any studio would decide to rush a 3D conversion when so much of the chatter these days is about shooting in the format to get it right or allowing enough post-production time to do a good job. But those extra dollars from less savvy audiences, we suppose, are too hard to resist. So choose your format and watch your heroes assemble on May 4, 2012.
Meanwhile, remember over the summer when Pixar set the date for November 27, 2013 for a mystery blockbuster movie that won't be a sequel? Well, it's now called "Frozen 3D" and
it's about dinosaurs. Or not. Seems there is some confusion but we suppose it'll be cleared up eventually and it's the new title of "Snow Queen," a project Disney have been developing for a while now. The new date bumps the dinosaur movie, which remains somewhere in development. And speaking of mysteries, Marvel has moved their still unannounced superhero movie, originally dated for June 27, 2014, to April 4, 2014. No idea what it is just yet, but probably "Captain America 2" if we were betting men. So mark your calendars folks, and let the guessing begin. [Deadline]
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NC school district to pay workers' comp to principle
This week, a North Carolina Industrial Commission ruled that the state's school system will pay workers' compensation to a former middle school principle. James Hunt, former principle of Fairmont Middle School, was injured in a shooting on his way to work at the school in April 2009. While driving to the middle school, another vehicle pulled up next to Hunt's SUV and fired a shotgun at him.
The commission made their decision in favor of Hunt believing that the shooting was more likely than not connected to Hunt's anti-gang efforts at the middle school and throughout the school district. North Carolina school system officials tried to argue that they should not have to pay workers' compensation to Hunt because the shooting happened off school property.
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Vol. LXIV, No. 19
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Polly Burlingham wears many hats: Master Gardener, owner of Green Gardens design firm, chairman of the Shade Tree Commission, and now owner of Pollys Pots, a brand new shop in Kingston.
ENDURING DENIM: We adapt to the times, but always keep the same focus on quality items at affordable prices. Michael Bonin, owner of Princeton Army & Navy store, is holding a pair of the very popular stone-washed Levis Slim Straight #514 jeans. Denim continues to be the most popular item in the store, he adds.
A young man recently stopped in at the Princeton Army & Navy store at 14½ Witherspoon Street. It was a chilly day, and he quickly walked toward the back of the store, selected a blue hooded sweatshirt, paid for it, put it on, and left!
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Earlier this week the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved two critically important pro-Second Amendment measures: House Bill 1383, sponsored by State Representative Stanley Cox (R-118), and House Bill 2034, authored by State Representative Brian Munzlinger (R-1).
HB1383 would prohibit business owners from denying law-abiding gun owners the right to store a firearm in a locked vehicle in a public parking area.
HB2034 seeks to greatly enhance Missouri's range protection statute to ensure that current and future generations of law-abiding gun owners have adequate ranges at which they can practice safe and responsible firearms use.
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Primeval fic: No Matter What the Ending (7/7)
feeling: thoughtful
A/N: Sorry that I'm just squeaking this part in -- the day ended up a bit unexpected for me. Nonetheless, I do appreciate those who stuck with this fic. I know it was more than somewhat complicated, so I hope the ending pays off. Again, much thanks to kristen_mara, who really was a saint to put up with this beta. And none of this would be possible without lsellersfic, who deserve all due credit once again.
They've jumped into a fire; they've slipped into a room with circling deadly predators. They've killed the villain of the story and saved the heroes.
All in all, it's been quite an adventure.
Which makes this last stop seem somewhat anticlimactic.
They're in London, though Abby hasn't actually been to this particularly location. She recognizes the name of the university from Cutter, Stephen and Connor, but she'd never had need to go there herself. In fact, as they'd started the anomaly project, the university had seemed more like a convenient cover story than an actual part of their lives.
This is where it started, though, in a very large part. This is where Helen Cutter had worked, where she had posited her theories and been thoroughly discredited. This was where her marriage had fallen apart and where she'd seduced Stephen when he was a student.
This was where she'd disappeared from, where her wild theories turned into practical nightmares for everyone involved.
This was where she took her first steps toward ending the world.
It was also, not so coincidentally, where Connor Temple had been this close to failing out of school before he found a newspaper article about the Forest of Dean.
They need to change the ending of this story, but the beginning is still important for what it is. For Helen, for Cutter, for Stephen.
And even for Connor.
"This is it, then," Jenny announces, snagging a newspaper from outside the girls dormitory where they'd made the jump. The building is not only conveniently next to Connor's place, but they'd jumped into a bathroom. Within five minutes, they'd had time to change and get cleaned up. Now, armed only with a newspaper, they are ready for the last task at hand.
"University life," Sarah muses. "I can't say I miss it."
"Oh, to be young and stupid again," Jenny chuckles.
Abby looks at the dormitory next to them, feeling suddenly out of place. The feeling is only intensified when she sees Connor come out the front door, his friends no more than a step behind.
Suppressing the urge to yelp, Abby turns quickly and then tries to look inconspicuous. Her fear is slightly irrational, she realizes a beat too late. Connor won't recognize her. He can't. They haven't met yet.
Even so, a little secrecy isn't a bad thing, and Sarah and Jenny follow her lead, studiously looking in the opposite direction while Connor sighs dramatically on the steps.
"If I don't come up with something, I'm not going to pass the class," Connor says.
"I thought your last paper was brilliant," one of his friends replies.
"I don't think Professor Cutter agreed," Connor bemoans.
"You can't afford to fail another class, Conn," the other friend says.
"I know!" Connor says. "Why do you think I'm feeling so bothered right now?"
Connor would have people believe he's a wonder kid, and it is true, he has a knack for things that other people don't. But his skills are well suited for a place like the ARC.
Anywhere else, however, he's something of a hopeless cause.
Too eager about all the wrong things. Too impractical about what he chooses to deem important. It doesn't help that he surrounds himself by people who are too much like him, and not strong, stable forces like Cutter or Stephen.
No wonder Abby hadn't thought of him like that in the beginning.
Connor Temple still had to grow up.
That was why he needed the Forest of Dean.
Because the rest of them needed the man Connor would become.
Abby closed her eyes.
She needed the man he would become.
It wasn't outright attraction; it wasn't love at first sight. It wasn't fate or star-crossed lovers or any other such nonsense.
It was just something that Abby knew.
Between Robbie Dayton and a lizard, Abby probably would have picked the lizard.
Between Stephen and a lizard, she actually might have picked Stephen.
With Connor, though, she'd get both.
With Connor, she'd get everything.
With Connor.
She grits her teeth and tries to remind herself: not quite everything.
"Anyway," Connor continues, sounding a little dejected. "I should probably go. Maybe Professor Cutter will actually show up to lecture this time."
His friends offer him warm platitudes as he leaves, passing close enough to Abby that the hair on the back of her neck stands up and she lets out a breath, finally opening her eyes again. Glancing behind her, she sees Connor disappearing down the street, his familiar dark head bobbing through the crowd and toward the campus. It hurts a little, to remember how he'd been in the beginning. It hurts a little more to think of the man he'd become.
Turning back, Sarah is watching her intently. Jenny holds out a newspaper.
"Are you ready to do this?" Sarah asks.
"I don't mean to rush you, but we are on the clock," Jenny says.
Her hands are shaking when she reaches out, taking the paper. Jenny has folded it to the article, and Abby feels her mouth go dry.
"We'll be right here," Sarah promises.
Abby shakes her head, almost out of instinct. "But the plan--"
"The plan is fine," Sarah says.
It cuts through the haze, the sudden memory of the plan. It's remarkable how distant it seems, almost like a dream. But it's an important dream, one she won't let them compromise for her sake.
"No," she says with more vehemence than she expects. It startles her, and she remembers herself. "No."
Jenny's expression softens. "Abby, we know this is hard--"
Abby shakes her head with even more force. "Of course you do," she says. "Because you each did it. You did what you needed to do, and you didn't need to be coddled. We're a team, and we're better together, but this is my part. This is my turn. And if I'm going to do it, then I need you to do yours."
Sarah looks a little surprised, but Jenny starts to smile.
"Please," Abby adds, faltering just a little now.
"We'll get the car," Jenny says.
"And we'll be back for you," Sarah promises.
"Five minutes," Abby tells them, summoning all her confidence. "I'll meet you in five minutes."
"If you change your mind--" Sarah starts.
"I won't," Abby vows.
Not in this lifetime, anyway.
Abby feels like she's been here before.
Robbie Dayton is putting that lizard down her shirt, and a little boy chases a lizard into the Forest of Dean. She's lying about her credentials, and secretly she's relieved when Connor's invited back on the team.
These are the moments, she knows. The moments she's going to remember, even when time stretches so far that she forgets to keep track. The moments that count; the moments that put everything else into perspective. The moments that a lifetime are built on.
The moments that underpin eternity.
With all that, it seems almost comically simple that it comes down to this. That, at the beginning, all she has to do is give a boy a newspaper and change the world.
It's simple.
And so desperately complicated.
That's why she needed eternity.
Just to get through this one moment.
With a steadying breath, she looks at the paper, running her fingers along the creases as she climbs the steps. Connor's friends are still there, leaning against one of the flower beds outside their dormitory. She knows them from her research, of course, but she remembers them from real life as well. Theirs had been a brief acquaintance, and a tragic one at that. She wonders briefly if she can change that now, if there's a way to keep Tom alive, too, but she knows that's not why she's here.
More than that, she knows the part they play in Connor's story.
That's how Connor learns about consequences.
It's a lesson he'll need to learn time and again.
Abby forces back the thoughts and smiles inside. "Hey," she says.
Both boys look surprised. One seems to think she must be talking to someone else. The other -- Tom, Abby knows -- blinks in surprise.
They're not going to make this easy on her. "I'm a friend of Connor's," she says, and it's as much the truth as it is a lie at that moment. "And I know he's been looking for a way to get on Professor Cutter's good side."
The one boy seems unable to digest the first tidbit Abby offered.
Tom, however, manages to collect himself enough to respond to the second. "Are you in Cutter's class, too?"
Abby shrugs. "Last year," she says. "So I know how to make him listen."
Tom is so clearly trying to stay in control of himself, and when he smiles, Abby almost can't take it. "Yeah?" he asks.
She has to, though. "Sure, he's got his things, just like everyone," she says. Then she holds out the paper. "This ought to do it, though."
Tom hesitates, glancing down at the paper. "The Forest of Dean?"
Abby nods, offering it to him again.
Tom appears to doubt this. "What's the big deal about the Forest of Dean?"
It's an innocent question; he has no idea.
What's the big deal about the Forest of Dean?
It's just the start.
The start of everything.
Abby pushes the paper a little closer to him. "Show this to Connor," she says. "And find out for yourself."
It's a little hard this way, not being certain of how it'll turn out. But she's giving him the thing that matters most. Even in the scope of eternity, even when she knows the ending, the power of a choice can't be understated.
Maybe they don't all deserve a happy ending. Maybe not everyone will get the fairy tale.
But they'll all get to choose.
That's the crazy thing about choices.
The first one is just as important as the last.
The first step is hard.
Behind her, Tom chuffs in disbelief to his friend.
The second step is harder still.
Tom tucks the paper into his bag and starts off after Connor.
The third step almost breaks her, and it's all she can do to stop herself from following him.
She'll never see Connor again. If she walks away, she'll never personally experience the life they're meant to have.
The fourth step threatens to bring her to her knees.
This could be the wrong choice. Her heart is pounding in her chest, her stomach churns.
The fifth step is instinct.
Because she knows this is the right direction.
She knows.
Everyone makes their choices.
And this is the one she made a long, long time ago.
She's making it again.
She'll make it every day to follow.
For the rest of her life.
And into eternity.
When she makes it around the corner, Jenny and Sarah are already there. She gives the car a once over and raises her eyebrows as she gets in.
"This is what you picked?" she asks.
"An older model was always going to be easier," Sarah reminds her from the backseat.
Jenny smirks in the driver's seat, adjusting the sunglasses she's managed to pick up from somewhere. "I think it suits the mission, don't you think?"
"A bit plain, for you," Abby points out.
Jenny puts it into gear. "This mission isn't about the journey," she says. "It's always been about the destination."
"No more beginnings," Sarah agrees. "Just endings."
Jenny pulls them into traffic, cutting through seamlessly and aggressively taking the corners.
"You know how to get to the waterfront?" Abby asks.
Jenny doesn't even look at her. "You have the car charger?"
Abby pulls out the device, unwinding a few of the wires and finagling them into the antiquated lighter system. "You really think the coordinates we set will work?"
Sarah is perched at the edge of her seat, jiggling her knees restlessly. "It's a theoretical leap to a theoretical place that might only exist in theory."
"So we can't be sure at all," Jenny says, honking as she cuts someone off.
Sarah winces, holding onto the seat. "I think it's probable--"
Jenny veers the car hard left into another lane and starts to accelerate. "With the little added boost I gave the engine, it better be probable," she says. "Or we're going to end our story a lot sooner than we intended."
Abby watches the device, watching as its power signal builds as Jenny presses on the gas. "It'll work," she concludes.
"And you're sure of this because?" Jenny asks.
"Because we did it together," she says. "Besides, I think we know the ending."
Because it's the story they started, even if they didn't know it.
And they're going to finish it.
It doesn't take Jenny long to get them to the rundown waterfront district they identified a long time ago for just this purpose. The device whines and crackles, ebbing and flowing with the influx of energy. The coordinates are set.
"Okay," Jenny says, hands on the wheel.
Sarah exhales. "Okay."
Abby wets her lips, nodding. "Anyone want to turn back now?"
"Not now," Sarah says.
"Not ever," Jenny agrees.
Abby nods again. "Okay," she says.
And that's that.
The decision's made.
Jenny revs the engine; Sarah braces herself in the back.
Abby watches the device.
The car rattles, shimmying as Jenny grinds the engine faster. She aligns them along the abandoned dock, pressing her foot all the way to the floor.
They're out of space; they're out of time.
There's nothing left.
Except to fly.
Sarah gasps, and Jenny yells. The engine flames out as the wheels turn on air and the dock explodes behind them with the added force from Jenny's machinations. With the ensuing fireball, the device reaches a fevered pitch, the coordinates locking in as the energy climbs higher and higher.
After everything, this is how it ends.
Then, in front of them, the anomaly appears.
Abby grins.
This isn't how it ends.
This is how it begins.
Abby still remembers the moment she knew, beyond all doubt.
Robbie Dayton puts a lizard down her shirt.
A little boy shows her a lizard no one can identify.
It's the Forest of Dean, and she can't walk away.
There's a centipede in the sewers, and she tells a simple, audacious lie.
Nick Cutter is easy to follow.
Stephen Hart is easy to love.
Connor Temple is the most annoying person in the world, probably.
He's also the person she needs more than anyone else.
Abby chases Rex through her flat and wakes up in a castle outside of time with two women she's never met but has always known.
A man named John tells her she's going to save the world.
Three women decide they'll save themselves, too, while they're at it.
These are beginnings.
These are the moments when Abby knew what she was meant to do with her life.
So it's funny now, as the light swallows her, that she has no idea what the future will hold.
But she's ready to find out.
Most people dream of happy endings.
Abby will let them have those endings.
For her, though, Abby just wants the beginnings.


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Another string to Durban's bow is tourism, which accounts for a significant portion of the revenue to the DMA and comprises almost half of all tourism trips in South Africa.
Formerly the de facto choice for South Africans, Durban suffered as a result of crime but has latterly regained its preeminence over Cape Town.
It has also suffered as a result of aggressive marketing by other resorts in KwaZulu-Natal. Tourism in Durban is expected to grow by approximately 6%pa with the profile of its visitors changing from white middle class to an increasing number of urbanised, middle class Africans.
Because of its industrial nature, Durban is almost as popular as the Gauteng region.
Overseas tourists to Durban make up approximately 30% of the total to South Africa but comprise only 6% of the total to Durban. This proportion should be somewhat higher and is hampered by the lack of a suitable airport.
Plans to replace the current airport have been on hold for some years and the pressure is growing to complete the King Shaka Airport north of Durban at La Mercy.
In general, prospects for growth in the tourism market are optimistic with enough potential for tourism to replace gold as the country's major foreign exchange earner.


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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
nani iro tank dress
Scarlet did a little photo shoot of me in the dress I finished this morning. I set up the tripod for her and so she just had to instruct me and click away. I used the Wiksten tank top pattern that I love and went for the dress version this time. I think it's safe to say that Jenny's pattern suits my need for nice, basic and casual pieces that become wardrobe staples. My only change was to leave off the pocket. The fabric is double gauze Nani Iro and was a bit fiddly but, I carried on.
I've been thinking about my habits with purchasing fabric and yarn over the years and how my tastes have evolved. I seem to have way too much quilting fabric and lots of small pieces and one or two skeins of yarn and lots of odd bits left over. I like to use what I have and try not to buy often since when I look in my craft room there seems to be so much already but often, not what I am looking for. Going forward I am going to be more conscious of buying only what I need for a particular project or at least yardage for clothes and sweaters. I know it's normal to have a lot of 'leftovers' but, sometimes I feel like I am in over my head with all the supplies. How do you best deal with your stash?
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You all remember Raul? If not…by way of refresher, he's a guy I dated – it didn't work out, and I wrote a blog post about our "break-up." You can check it out here.
Well, Raul and I have remained friends and it's a great friendship! I asked him for advice, the other day, on what to wear for a date this weekend, and he sent me a mini tome on the matter. So, naturally – I thought I'd post it.
I figured, the women can read it to get some insight into what guys think about how they prepare for and look on dates, and guys can read it to see if it's an accurate representation. I'd love some commentary below… I mean…do you other guys REALLY agree that you want a girl to come out "UN-spanxed??" Can it BE? I'm a doubting, spanx-wearing Thomas…
Convert me.
I have no idea if what I'm saying is worthwhile or representative of most guys – it's just my sole opinion, but I'll generalize as if I'm speaking on behalf of the entire US male population.
OK, here's the bottom line: 99% of the time, we couldn't care less what you wear. Really, it doesn't matter. Whether you're wearing a miniskirt or a canvas sack, we probably think it would look best on our bedroom floor. There you go. Plus, we won't remember it the next day, anyhow, unless the impression was a really bad one. How do you avoid a bad choice? Follow these guidelines:
- Wear something appropriate. This is the number one – and probably the only – consideration. Fortunately, it is also the easiest. We certainly don't expect you to obsess over what you wear to meet us; using your normal judgment in what's appropriate should be simple enough. After all, we'll hardly give a moment's notice to what you're wearing unless it's totally, wildly inappropriate. If we ask you out to a honky-tonk dive bar, don't show up in a ball gown. If we ask you out to a nice French restaurant, don't show up in sweatpants. This isn't rocket science. But it IS probably the only time we'll make a judgment about YOU based on your clothing. If you show up in blue jeans and a t-shirt for the symphony, we're embarrassed. We make certain assumptions about your background/upbringing/education, and will give serious thought before inviting you to something nice again.This also includes activity-appropriate clothing if the date involves a fair amount of movement (dancing, bowling, batting cage, shark wrestling, etc.), wear something that allows you to do that activity comfortably – if you knew what the date involved, we don't want to hear you say "I can't because my skirt is too tight / dress is too long."
- Wear something you are comfortable in. This means two things: First, don't wear something that will cause you to complain (I'm cold, I'm hot, this scratches, my feet hurt, this purse is heavy – please hold it, etc.). In fact, once you are dressed, look at yourself in the mirror and repeat a few times, "I will not complain on this date." Good, now you're ready to go. (OK, I'm exaggerating….a little.Second, "comfortable" means wear something you are confident in. If you are visibly self-conscious, that's a distraction. If you are constantly tugging down your skirt, pulling up your strapless top, talking about the fact that other people are staring at you, etc., that's a distraction that makes you look nervous or self-absorbed.And yes, I've had the occasional date that seemed derailed by what the girl wore and how it made her feel (inappropriate to the venue, uncomfortable for the planned activity, inappropriate for the weather, and yes, someone who complained about her feet hurting every five minutes (so why did she wear those shoes?). I just think that the early dates should be as distraction-free as possible, because you want to focus on each other. But I could always be wrong.
- Don't show up all spanxed out. This is false advertising. I know, girls don't want to hear that, but it's true. We want to see you for you, not the tucked-in, trussed-up, ratcheted-down, corseted, lifted, sculpted, Wonder Bra-ed version of you that does not, in fact, exist in real life. That doesn't mean thrown on some shapeless, frumpy, moo-moo as an alternative…it just means that whatever you choose should be an honest reflection of who you are. If you want to be appreciated for who you are (and who doesn't?), then don't be afraid to show up that way. We understand that no one is perfect, and we don't expect perfection (lest you expect it of us!).
- Don't wear your "dating uniform." To quote Sarah, — "TRY. That's it. Effort. [Men] love a [woman] who gives THOUGHT to us. Effort is at the root of romance." We don't want to feel like we're just date #572…where you put on your "1st date" go-to outfit, pick up your lunch pail, and go to work.
- Calibrate the "revealing" aspect of your outfit to where you want the date to go. If you're not sure yet, err on the side of demure. I did not say err on the side of the masculine (for most women, pantsuits are as difficult to pull off successfully as very short haircuts), just go a little more conservative if you don't want him to focus exclusively on "those" thoughts (remember, he's a guy, those thoughts will be there even if you show up in a burqa). If you don't want to be complaining to your girlfriend that he never made eye contact above your neckline, then don't where something that makes him spend the entire dinner hoping for something to slip out. I've had girls show up for dinner at a restaurant in VERY revealing clothing, and I almost think that's a test – if I glance down, I lose.But if you do think you want the date to go there, then anything that leans towards descriptions like "short", "tight", "low cut", or "see-though" (or my favorite – all of the above) is probably a good thing, as long as it manages to remain at least somewhat classy/tasteful, and does not cause others around you to think "who let that trollop in here?" If meeting his parents for the first time, avoid anything with two or more of the aforementioned adjectives – remember, one is fine, two or more, and you're "that tart that Raul brought over for dinner". Not good.
Well, them's the rules.
Aside from doling out advice for the women of online dating, Raul enjoys traveling, cooking, fly fishing, scuba diving, reading and, in general, getting krunk.
He currently works as a steel drum virtuoso in an internationally-recognized Calypso band."


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The Arts for Humanity! Team
Karsen Lee Gould
Founder/Executive Director
Karsen Lee Gould, MA, CDT, founded Arts for Humanity! in 1997 and continues to lead the development and programming of this unique arts outreach organization. For over 25 years she has been active in bringing the inspirational and healing power of the arts to underserved segments of our communities.
An acclaimed educator, artist, theatre director, and creative arts therapist, Ms. Gould received her Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology and Creative Arts Therapies from Antioch University, Santa Barbara. Her career began as a performing artist after completing formal training at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago and the Theatre School at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. She soon gravitated toward teaching theatre and movement to children, which eventually informed the core of her understanding of the innate nature of creativity. This led her to work with a wide variety of populations, developing an integrated arts practice teaching creative theatre, expressive dance, and visual art for personal growth. Realizing that facilitating other people's creativity and working with the therapeutic nature of the arts is an art form in its own right; she began creating original theatre pieces and directing. She subsequently delighted in discovering that working with "mixed ability" was a tremendous opportunity to explore authentic and unique creativity.
Over the past decade Ms. Gould has produced and directed seven original Mixed-Ability Theatre/Dance Productions for Arts for Humanity!, providing the Santa Barbara community with an inclusive and enriching cultural experience.
Through Arts for Humanity!'s Internship Program, Ms. Gould trains college youth to work through their art form in the social service sector, bringing an altruistic dynamic to the value of their art experience and helping them to expand their world view while changing the lives of those they serve
Sarah-Palmer Garrett
Program Associate
Sarah-Palmer Garrett graduated from New York University's Gallatin School of
Individualized Study with a degree in Arts Administration & Creative Business in
May 2017. After working at the Grey Art Gallery in New York City, she decided it
was time to make the move from the East to the West coast, landing in Santa
Barbara. Her parents are both artists, so she grew up surrounded by different forms
of art and understands first hand the significance of expression. Sarah-Palmer
believes in the power of art to have reverberating positive effects, both locally and
globally, and she is very excited to turn this belief into action through her work
with Arts for Humanity!
Mitra Cline
Graphic Arts and Communications
Mitra Cline, has exhibited in over 40 art shows in the last 15 years. Her skills include the following visual art techniques; painting, printmaking, and graphic arts. Serving her community and the arts have always been her passion. She currently received a degree in "The Creative Life" at Pacifica Graduate Institue. Mitra has been a friend of Arts for Humanity! since the very early years and is excited about developing creative marketing materials to foster the growth and reach of Arts for Humanity!.


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NEW YORK � New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday night helped light the Rockefeller Center tree, an 80-foot Norway spruce that made it through Superstorm Sandy.
Thousands of onlookers crowded behind barricades on the streets that surrounded Rockefeller Center. A video screen was provided for those who did not have a direct line of sight of the tree, which was illuminated with more than 30,000 lights and topped by a Swarovski star.
�It makes me want to sing and dance,� said Zuri Young, who came several hours early with her boyfriend to watch the lighting.
The tree came from the Mount Olive, N.J., home of Joe Balku. Balku lost power and other trees during the storm at his residence about an hour outside of Manhattan.
The tree was taken from his home in November. It had been there for years, measuring about 22 feet tall in 1973 when Balku bought the house. It�s now 50 feet in diameter and weighs 10 tons.
Erik Pauze, the head gardener at Tishman Speyer, one of the owners of Rockefeller Center, picked out the tree. He said he found it by accident when he got lost while returning to the city on a tree-hunting expedition.
JERUSALEM � With Western support swelling in favor of a Palestinian bid for enhanced status at the United Nations, Israel engaged in damage control Wednesday, a day before the vote.
Israeli officials played down the significance of a draft resolution that calls for upgrading the Palestinian status from observer to nonmember observer state � a move also opposed by the United States. Israel has also toned down its threats of countermeasures after the vote in the General Assembly, which is virtually certain to pass, aware that a harsh reaction would only isolate it further.
�We always said that the reality was that the Palestinians have an automatic majority in the General Assembly,� said Mark Regev, an Israeli government spokesman.
While Regev acknowledged �a certain amount of disappointment� over the decision of some friendly European countries to support the Palestinians or abstain from the vote, he said the vote �will in no way affect the realities on the ground.�
Israel�s response, he said, will be �proportionate� to how the Palestinians act after the vote.
France announced Tuesday that it would support the Palestinian bid. Other European nations have followed.
Britain said it would consider voting for the resolution pending certain amendments and public assurances.
NEW YORK � Increased public awareness of how child predators operate, along with better law enforcement and policies to protect children, may be helping to reduce child sex abuse despite this year�s headlines about cases connected to institutions such as Penn State, the Boy Scouts and the BBC.
A recent report from the University of New Hampshire�s Crimes Against Children Research Center found incidents of child sexual abuse have been declining in the U.S. for 20 years, with some statistics showing decreases as steep as 60 percent.
�One or two or even five or 10 high publicity cases are not going to stop the problem in its tracks,� said David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center and a UNH sociology professor. �But there is a lot of evidence that the greater awareness and actions taken to improve safety in the wake of these things does reduce the amount of abuse.�
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. � The former Penn State president accused of covering up reports of sexual molestation by convicted assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky earned $2.5 million in severance last year, the school said Wednesday.
Graham Spanier�s total taxable income was $3.3 million in 2011, the university said. That included $700,000 in salary, $83,000 in taxable benefits and the severance money, which will be paid by 2017, the school said.
Spanier was forced out of the job after Sandusky was arrested on child molestation charges.
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MyRepublic has announced two new major stakeholders — Sunshine Network, the telco arm of Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas, and Xavier Niel, Founder of French telco Free.
Both have made an investment totalling S$30 million (US$24 million), with Sunshine Network investing $20 million (US$16 million) and Niel investing S$10 million (US$8 million).
Malcolm Rodrigues, CEO, MyRepublic said, "MyRepublic is flattered and encouraged by the trust and partnership of Xavier Niel and Sinar Mas. These strategic relationships don't just present opportunities for us to learn from larger, more experienced players, but also help to push the MyRepublic brand further into Asia and bolster our plans to become the next telco in Singapore."
This injection of funds will support the enhancement of the MyRepublic's services and brand. It will also fund the launch of MyRepublic into the New Zealand market in the latter half of 2014.
MyRepublic's recent proposal to be Singapore's fourth telecommunications company aroused attention. Given the stagnation of the market and domination by an oligopoly of Singtel, Starhub and M1, MyRepublic's entry into the market changes the status quo. Its 1Gbps fibre broadband offering disrupted the Singapore fibre broadband industry, forcing the focus back onto consumers.
Also Read: MyRepublic launches MyGigNation initiative; supports indie developers
MyRepublic's low-cost operations model attracted significant attention from Sinar Mas. Under the traditional operations models, Indonesian consumers pay less for telecom services than their counterparts in Singapore. The investment is aimed at creating a mutual benefit for both companies.
Xavier Niel has been referred as the 'Steve Jobs' of the European telecommunications industry, due to the way in which his company, Free, entered the French telecom market and disrupted norms by offering mobile plans at half the price of competitors and establishing new benchmarks in service and pricing.


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"God won't give you more than you can handle." FALSE.
It is the just opposite; God often gives you more than you can handle. God is absolutely sovereign. He deliberately gives you trials (Deut 8:2; Job 1:8), He allows Satan to tempt (1 Cor 10:13; again, see Job), and He intentionally permits persecution (Acts 5:41, Phil 1:29).
Why? God does this for a variety of reason: to mature believers (James 1:3, Rom 5:3-5), test your faith (Deut 8:2), and display His faithfulness (2 Cor 12:9)—to name a few.
God's children run to their Father when they have more than they can handle. Basically, God's children run to Him every day because God gives us more than we can handle.


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I come from a family of 6. I have 2 sisters, one older Annette and one younger Jessica, and one older brother Troy.
In 1994 I graduated from high school. While in school I was on the Newspaper Staff. During my Senior Year, I was Co-Editor of the Echo Yearbook.
On May 20, 1995 I got married to my husband, Dave, at St. Raphel's Catholic Church. We have been happily married for 3 years now and are looking at a long, happy life together.
I am now 22 years old and employed at a Daycare in a neighboring town.
As you can tell or will soon see, I am a Big Pooh fan. I not only like Pooh but I like all of his friends too.
My favorite thing to do in the summer is to go to yard sales to find all kinds of stuff. My philosophy of yard sales is "Other People's Junk Is My Treasure." From these yard sales I started to collect Little Golden Books. I have collected almost 168 books. The dates of these books range from 1948 (Walt Disney's Bambi) to 1997 (20th Century Fox's Anastasia). Check out my Little Golden Book Page. I also collect other children books as well.
I enjoy doing any kind of art or crafts. I can do anything I put my mind to.
I recently became an Assistant Scoutmaster with Boy Scout Troop 185. I got to go to winter camp with them and that was pretty cold, but fun!
I am also with High Adventure Explorer Post 134. I hold the office of Post Committee Treasurer. I have been with the Explorers for about 2 years now. I have a blast going on the high adventure outings. This year we went to summer camp.
Comments are Welcome. This Home Page is updated by: "Poohbear.3"
Comments are Welcome.
This Home Page is updated by: "Poohbear.3"


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Waste management for economic and environmental sustainability
All industries have to deal with waste. Today, companies pay to recycle, incinerate or get their waste land-filled which is costly for both companies and environment. Much of this waste could be transformed into something valuable by other actors. The problem is that these two sides of the market have no easy way of finding each other.
In a larger setting: the problems of the linear ways of conducting business have become increasingly prominent, as seen in the climate changes, the decreasing amount of virgin resources as well as the volatile prices of today's supply chains. The linear model of today equals a substantial amount of waste that is not being reused.
What is Waste2Value?
Waste2Value's mission is to become the digital marketplace for business to business trading with industrial waste; redefining waste management for economic and environmental sustainability.
Waste2Value links buyer and seller of waste, lowers the cost for waste management and closes the loop for a Circular Economy. Our vision is to change industries' waste management and their view of their value chain on a global scale and ultimately eliminate the notion of waste.
How will we get there?
We want to become the first platform for trading with industrial waste between different industries in Sweden and in order to reach our goal, we will start within the building industry. The building industry has huge potential to improve their waste management and today they account for one third of all of Sweden's waste; 9 M tonnes in 2014 (Swedish Waste Management, 2016). At the same time, The EU Commission formed a law saying that 70 % of all waste within the building industry should be reused or recycled within 2020 (Environmental Protection Agency, 2016). The demand for solutions like Waste2Value is thus high.
Total Waste generated in Sweden in 2014 (excluding mining waste)
Swedish Waste Management, 2016
Our Story
Waste2Value started when Linn and Isa conducted their master's thesis within Circular Economy. During their work, they realized that the only way to go in order for a sustainable society is to prolong the lifetime of products and treasure the earth's resources. The idea of a marketplace for trading with industrial waste took form. Shortly after, they pitched the idea on CreateSquared, Sweden's largest entrepreneurship marathon, and won. When Waste2Value thereafter also won Global Goal Entrepreneur, for its potential to realize the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it was evident that Waste2Value is here to stay. Today Linn investigates the opportunities for Waste2Value, and how cooperations can change their definition of waste.


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Leadership Team/Department Heads Meeting Minutes – April 8, 2014
Leadership Team/Department Heads Meeting
Marcus called the meeting to order at 11:20am.
Leadership Team Agenda
I. Homeroom/Bell Schedule Discussion Report
Joseph said VPA wanted to do without homeroom, and wanted to return to the 2011/2012 Bell Schedule. Homeroom was scheduled just for necessary activities.
Mr. Machtay said it is important to have G-House TV on both days, as PE students would not see it if there was only one weekly broadcast.
Spec. Ed. Yes on homeroom, no blocks, CPT once a week for 2 hours.
Social Studies—close vote. Some supported homeroom— as teachers and students can take care of business, mini-break, sense of community. Most would vote to get rid of homeroom. Schedule wise would like to end consistently and CPT time in the afternoon. With morning CPT time students were still late. Starting homeroom at 8am would mean many would be late.
Science—discussion centered on blocks and the academies and pathways and science classes would be destroyed without the blocks. To even think about changing it now for next year would be a big problem. CPT should be in the afternoon. Homeroom—his department did not want to touch homeroom if the blocks would disappear. Members were split on homeroom.
World Language—her department wanted to keep homeroom but would like a nutrition break and allow students to eat during homeroom. Block periods are very long and the homeroom is like a break. One member suggested 1 homeroom a week. One of her department members mentioned grade level meetings in past years during homeroom in the auditorium. Some felt CPT time should be once a week.
ELD—Her department likes homeroom—relationship with kids, break, take care of business. Why are we talking about changing the schedule at this late date? She said the year without homeroom it was difficult to locate kids. They like the blocks. CPT in the afternoon.
Counseling—they do like homeroom to pass out papers, etc. They will allow the teachers to make the decision. Jo suggested not talking about doing away with something, but can we talk about consequences for not attending homeroom? Lisa told of a parent she talked to at the truancy meeting who told of students going to the wrong homeroom to be with friends. There was also discussion about teachers not knowing their homeroom students.
PE was split—they do not have homeroom right now. CPT time in the afternoon.
Stan asked if anyone checked with Eugene Wing and the competition between the classes. How would eliminating homeroom affect his activities?
Lisa said the English department was split and she could get no feedback from Math.
Administration was leaning toward eliminating homeroom. Lisa said with educational research, homeroom is effective if there is a curriculum. Alicia said it is effective for giving students a break.
David hears the logic of the break and the logistics of passing out materials, etc. Are there other ways to make this work?
Ray said it is easy to pull Special Ed students out of homeroom rather than their classes.
Without homeroom, Jo would have to defer to English and History classes to distribute information. That would be disrupting academic classes. Then materials would have to be sorted by each class.
Math said no homeroom. Marcus said the administrators will talk it over.
II. Final Exam Schedule
–Lisa mentioned that the final exam schedule—first final is 2 hours and 5 minutes in length; second schedule is 1 hour and 55 minutes. Everyone felt the periods should be even. The schedule will be readjusted.
III. Debrief of Truancy Meeting
–Marcus said it was so bad and it was effective in some ways. Next year when A2A is working, Synergy is working, the meeting will be planned better. Marcus said the homeroom truancy was quite large. Marcus told of a parent who was encouraged by the students and she caused a problem in the discussions.
A2A is the system that generates letters to the parents. These letters are sent out automatically through the district. The district did not want us to interfere with the letters. Nancy gave a history from last year. We have not had an auto dialer this year, so many families are finding out quite late about their children's absences.
–Joseph asked if this will be better next year. Nancy said there is hope the attendance will be online next year. There is nothing certain about this yet. Nancy said we need the auto dialer, but we will not get it unless we have online attendance. She said we have 300 students who are absent every day and it is impossible to call all of these students.
Marcus said he would ask teachers next year to call parents if a student has been absent 3 or 4 times.
The counseling office does send out D & F letters.
Jo said there were positives from the meeting—lots of parents attended. She encouraged teachers to let counselors know which students are not attending class.
Ray asked about phone numbers that are not working. Jo suggested checking the emergency cards but even these numbers could be incorrect. Marcus said Mr. Westry should make a home visit to get the contact information.
IV. After School Study Hall/Homeroom Club
–Alicia said this came out of the truancy meetings. She talked of activities she did with her students and one of the ideas parallels the Principal's Book Club. She mentioned Asian students getting together to get their homework done and it is also a social activity. She would like to open up her room after school to start this. She has many Latino students. This way the students could get their homework done. She said some students don't go to class as they are behind. They don't understand their books at times. They could help each other and possibly have food.
Members agreed that this is a great idea. David mentioned some schools have a study hall built into the day.
Ray called it a Peer Tutoring Program and said it is a great idea. Alicia has formed relationships with these students.
Lisa suggested getting the snacks through the Excel After School Program. The program will deliver the snacks.
Marcus mentioned Loan Ly's "Slacker's Club." Joseph said there are teachers who are here and are already having homework clubs. Joseph would like to see these teachers get compensated. He suggested some of the funds that go to Excel could go to these teacher. There are rules that govern this. Certificated Teachers can get paid after school for credit recovery, but not enrichment activities.
Marcus said study halls would require a certificated person and this is a budget issue. Ray said they are trying to eliminate their Study Skills classes, as the students do not take it seriously.
Department Heads Agenda
I. Student Teachers
Lisa will send an email about SF State and student teachers.
II. CPT during STAR
Next week there will be 4 block days. There also be 4 CPT's. Monday and Tuesday next week will be Curriculum and Cluster. Wednesday and Thursday—what was previously planned. Wednesday will be grading, Thursday, Departments. Following week Tuesday would be an extra department day, Friday everyone can leave early.
Stan asked about the attendance strips. Lisa will check on this.
Blocks will be as follows: Monday—odd periods, Tuesday—even periods, Friday—odd periods.
III. Master Schedule
Nancy thanked those who turned in department preferences on Google Spreadsheet. Nancy asked Ethan to let her know. Nancy said they will start doing the schedules this week.
Kathleen asked if there will be a Newcomer Pathway. The answer is Yes. Nancy said these students do need to be in the general population as well as their own classes.
Meeting adjourned at 12:20pm.


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Reduction of Facial Redness With Resveratrol Added to Topical Product Containing Green Tea Polyphenols and Caffeine
July 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 770 | Copyright © 2013
Georgina Ferzli MD MS, Mital Patel MD, Natasha Phrsai BS, and Neil Brody MD PhD
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Many topical formulations include antioxidants to improve the antioxidant capability of the skin. This study evaluated the ability of a unique combination of antioxidants including resveratrol, green tea polyphenols, and caffeine to reduce facial redness.
METHODS: Subjects (n=16) presenting with facial redness applied the resveratrol-enriched product twice daily to the entire face. Reduction in redness was evaluated by trained staff members and dermatology house staff officers. Evaluators compared clinical photographs and spectrally enhanced images taken before treatment and at 2-week intervals for up to 12 weeks.
RESULTS: 16 of 16 clinical images showed improvement and 13 of 16 spectrally enhanced images were improved. Reduction in facial redness continued to evolve over the duration of the study period but was generally detectable by 6 weeks of treatment. Adverse effects were not observed in any subject.
CONCLUSION: The skin product combination of resveratrol, green tea polyphenols, and caffeine safely reduces facial redness in most patients by 6 weeks of continuous treatment and may provide further improvement with additional treatment.
J Drugs Dermatol. 2013;12(7):770-774.
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Facial redness can occur in association with a large number of medical problems. The most common causes of facial redness include inflammatory dermatoses, such as rosacea, perioral oral/ocular dermatitis, contact, seborrheic and atopic dermatoses and chronic sun damage. While redness is the final clinical manifestation, the biologic pathway leading to the redness may be quite varied. We refer to the common denominator in all of these as inflammation, and we now understand many molecules are involved in the inflammatory process. Many of the pathways of inflammation involve reactive oxygen species (ROS). Therefore one may conclude that molecules quenching ROS should be considered anti-inflammatory agents.
There are a number of topical formulations that include antioxidants to improve the antioxidant capability of the skin.1,2,3,4 Two antioxidants, green tea polyphenols and caffeine, have been shown in the laboratory5,6,7 to be very effective and have been used in a commercially available product that has been well tolerated. A third compound that has received considerable attention is resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene), a polyphenolic phytoalexin found in red wines, colored berries, and peanuts.8 Resveratrol has also been shown in the laboratory9 to be a potent antioxidant. The myriad of clinical benefits of resveratrol led to the hypothesis that the addition of this agent to a topical preparation containing green tea polyphenols and caffeine (both of which protect skin from UV injury10,11) might create an even more effective skin care product. The present study demonstrates that this combination of GTP, caffeine, and resveratrol reduces facial redness.
Stage 1
In a preliminary split-face study, volunteers applied topical antioxidant product containing green tea polyphenols and caffeine to one side of the face and the same product with resveratrol added to the other side of the face. Product was applied twice daily for 8-12 weeks. Both products were well tolerated. Facial redness was reduced on the side treated with resveratrol-enriched product (data not shown). These results led to the present study in which subjects presenting with facial redness applied resveratrol-enriched product to the entire face to evaluate the consistency of the clinically apparent reduction in redness.
Stage 2
Subjects (n = 16) presenting with facial redness applied the resveratrol-enriched product twice daily to the entire face. Reduction in redness was evaluated and photographed at 2-week intervals for up to 12 weeks. Photography was obtained by Canfield Visia Software Version 5.2.0 2010-0503a. This unit has a mode that spectrally separates the red portion of the image allowing enhanced ability to see changes in skin redness. Improvement was evaluated by nine trained staff members and 21 dermatology residents on a scale of 1 to 9. The baseline score was assigned a value of 5 for each subject. Post treatment scores lower than 5 denoted redness reduction while scores above 5 indicated an increase in redness. Evaluators compared photographs taken before treatment and at 2-week intervals for up to12 weeks. All subjects provided signed informed consent to treatment and photography.


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Share the Sunshine/
While I was in (or on route to) Mexico, I received an email from a very sweet blogger that I "met" a few months ago...
Britt from Bee LittleQueen Blog!
And she so sweetly awarded me the...
The sunshine award is for: "Bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere".
I'm super excited to get this award. I really try to be positive and encouraging on my blog, so getting this award was really encouraging.
SO here's how the award works…
- Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them
- Answer the following 10 questions about yourself
- Select 10 of your favorite bloggers, link their blogs to your post and let them know they've been awarded the Sunshine Award!
- Don't forget to copy and paste the award on your blog!
10 questions:
- Favorite color? - Pink...coral to be specific!
- Favorite animal? - I'm not really an animal person...but I do like dogs okay and I want to own chickens someday.
- Favorite number? - In the past it has been 7, 14, 30....idk what else. I don't think I currently have a favorite number...
- Favorite drink? - Hmmm...diet pepsi, coke zero, and carmel macchiatos.
- Facebook or Twitter? - Facebook for my personal life, and Twitter for my "blogging life". (That sounds so terrible...i just need to get a Facebook page for my blog solidly running and then I'll probably be back to Facebook being my favorite across the board.)
- Good book or good movie? - Oh wow...book. =) Though I do love a good movie as well.
- My passion: - Jesus...and then teaching and writing. I love to writing...anything and everything. And I love to teach writing. But mostly, I just love to teach! Often I can teach things that I can't do myself...don't ask me how. Teaching gives me energy. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!
- Giving or getting presents? Giving! I love getting gifts too...mainly from my hubby. <3
- Favorite day? - Days that I can hang out and with my friends and family with quality talking time and deep conversations. Of coarse the day would probably start with sleeping in, a run, and a coffee date with my hubby at Starbucks.
- Favorite flower? Wow! My answer on this is the same as Britt's answer...Sunflowers! How awesome is that? They are so pretty! I like gerber daisies and babies breath are beautiful too. However, I also agree with Britt that basically any wild flowers are AWESOME!
Nominations: This is the fun part for me!
- Nichole from Nicoladee
- Dionne from Raw Christian
- Jen from The Arizona Russums
- Erin from {Sweetness Itself}
- Katy from Sweet Verbena
- L from All Glorious Within
- Shelly from House of Smiths
- Audrey from Putting Me Together
- Gussy from Gussy Sews
- Mariah from Thee FireWife
Woohoo! Isn't this fun?
A big thank you to Britt from Bee LittleQueen for awarding me this cool award...the Sunshine Award!
Be blessed <3


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Barnes & Noble just released a new printable coupon that you can use through December 16th at in-store to save 25% off any one item! I love to give books as gifts, but of course Barnes & Noble has so much more then just book anyways. My local store has a pretty substantial toy section as well.
Make sure to read the fine print on the coupon, and take note of the exclusions. The most notable is probably the Nook of course. 😉


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So they said it couldn't be done, they being the voices in my head, however a year later and this is my 52nd consecutive weekly updates about the on goings of retail and restaurant news in Halifax on the blog and syndicated by haligonia every Sunday morning. Thanks to everyone for reading, contributing, encouraging and criticizing me along the way. This weekly digest is comprised of updates from my twitter feed, where I then take the highlights and put them on my Facebook page, which I then compile weekly to bring you this update. I look forward to providing you with more updates over the next year and I'm sure I'll come up with some more ideas on how to keep you informed and entertained.
Now on to this weeks digest:
Scanway will be opening a cafe on Grafton St where until recently was a bead store, they will be serving up soup sandwiches, pastries and maybe even doughnuts
Tarboosh Lebanese on Fenwick St. is gone being replaced by something called Tipsy Chopstick, which seems to be a fusion Asian bar.
BOOMBurger in the Larry Uteck area is aiming for a mid June opening, while across the roundabout McDonald's opened up this week.
Is Tarek awesome? YES!
Is using Tareks name worth it NO! The buffet in Brewery Market and pizza joint in Bedford both drop Tarek name but continue under same management.
The TimmyME app now allows you to pay at Tim Hortons with your phone.
Nurtured natural and educational kids store on Robie will be moving to Agricola street in one of the spaces created by the recently renovated NSLC. CycleSmith will also be relocating there from Quinpool. While in the Nurtured space a new business Patch will be opening. Patch will have sewing machines on hand to rent and sell fabrics and other notions. They will also have classes, so maybe someday a guy like me will learn how to make a napkin.
Sears continues it's end, licensing for Kenmore and Craftsman names are available for the Canadian Market. While word comes out that Target Canada has amassed $1.5 Billion in losses since opening it's stores. A computer glitch has been blamed for its notoriously empty shelves.
US based chain Party City opened in Bayers Lake on Friday, it's located in the same plaza as Home Outfitter and Paderno.
Monday marked the opening of Indochine's second Halifax location on the corner of Barrington and Prince.
So I will be on vacation this week, I expect that next weeks update will have a Montreal flare to it 🙂
1 Year ago on ReTales: Fid Kitchen Closed and EDNA and 2 Doors Down opened
see a new feature already 🙂


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Although I had taken Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for myself in order to make inroads on the Plot project Thursday morning turned out very wet and I was unable to get started until after ten o'clock. E was off out for the day visiting a trade fair or something, I didn't ask. A couple of times each year she will go to these functions with one or two of her group members to seek items they can raffle for charity. She always takes along a small suitcase of the type with wheels and an extending handle. It goes with her empty and gets filled during the day! I was more interested in getting my work underway. There would be no mixing of mortar or concrete, no chiselling out of old bricks or anything of that nature though because I wanted to concentrate on other things. I didn't wear overalls but I did put on my trusty 'toe-tecter' wellies. They have steel caps to prevent damage to toes should any heavy object fall on them though you cannot see the caps as they are covered in the rubber construct of the boots. I needed to wear wellies because I would be walking about on wet soil part of the time. My first task was to empty the contents of the compost bin out on to the floor then temporarily transfer it to the yellow industrial bag you see in this picture.
The compost bin stood where the white bag now stands. That bag is now filled with the soil I removed from the Plot but only that soil on the left in this picture. You can see the grey-coloured compost bin standing in front of the water-butt in the same picture. Eventually it will stand between the water-butt and the rear of the flowerbed and against the rear wall. It will then be refilled with the contents of the yellow bag.
It all looks pretty level but in fact it isn't, that is wasn't when the picture was taken. I had just about finished for the day as it was now after one o'clock and time for lunch when the heavens opened and we had a torrential downpour of rain. It was so heavy it reminded me of the tropical storms I have experienced when in the tropics. Like those storms it didn't last too long but it kept me pinned in the small passageway behind the garage, just to the bottom left in the picture above. Below is an old picture of the passageway taken before the first steps to the Plot were constructed.
Handy place to dash if it suddenly pours down with rain! After lunch it was so bright and sunny I spent a little time on the patio relaxing. Two hours later and it went cloudy again ready for the overnight promise of more rain. I would be doing electrical work on Friday and whilst writing this I received another call for electrical work which I scheduled for Monday. That meant a few days rest from the Plot unless the weather was nice on Saturday.
Shirley Anne


text: As I said last night on Twitter, running the Spontaneous Scholarships allows me to see a very positive and supportive side of the archival profession, which although we all know it exists, we sometimes don't see as much of as we'd like. One aspect of this is that although everyone knows that the donations are primarily about the money, I also get to see that the opportunity to give back or pay it forward provides donors a direct and tangible way to show their support for others. I also get to hear from people asking for help that even if they don't get lucky and have their name pulled out of the hat, just knowing that other archivists want to help them makes them feel like others in the profession care. But you don't have to take my word for it. Below are some excerpts from notes and a selection of tweets that show how people feel about the program. And after you read them and get inspired, donate if you can.


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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Laurels for Lauro
I love to have friends come in from out of town. Especially when they live a fair distance away and I don't get to see them often. But picking a place for dinner can be fraught with uncertainty if there are dietary or budgetary restrictions, or if one person is an adventurous eater and the other isn't.
Portuguese pork and clams.
We recently had a couple of friends come to visit and wanted to take them to one of Portland's off-the-beaten track (i.e. not downtown or in the Pearl) places. Half the couple didn't like spicy or unusual food, so that nixed Mexican, Ethiopian or anything too ethnic. And we wanted to be able to chat comfortably, so it needed to be relatively quiet, as well. The food, of course, had to be great, and fortunately there is an abundance of spots that would fit the bill on the east side of town, so the task wasn't too daunting.
I'd just been working on an article for FoodDay about cooking large hunks of meat on the grill with the chef from Lauro, Jennifer Beuhler, and she'd mentioned some fabulous dishes she'd just put on the menu that would fit our friends' proclivities. And sure enough, when we got there and ordered drinks and appies, they were both able to find something to love on the menu.
One ordered a grilled pork loin and the other drooled over the burger, while Dave got their fantastic seafood paella (photo, top) and I had the lick-the-plate-it-was-so-delicious Portuguese pork and clams. Everyone was happy and satisfied and the catching up on kids, work and plans for the future was accomplished. I'd call that a very successful evening.
An added note: Lauro is now open for lunch with a seasonal menu featuring salads, sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, a daily risotto special, a fish entrée and the much-loved Lauro burger. Look for a full report in the near future.
Details: Lauro Mediterranean Kitchen, 3377 SE Division, #106. Phone 503-239-7000.
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tabs like peas...sociopolitics+art.
when i 1st saw this i liked it, but is eat plenty vertical space and i had no valid reason to repost, other than my liking it. since these days i accept my inner archivist and choose to make it work for me by sometimes posting random things for my reference, i reposting "two cows", plus some other tabs been sitting, waiting...
TWO COWS ~{Matthias Varga}
SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour.
COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRATISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (VENTURE) CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States , leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public then buys your bull.
SURREALISM You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
AMERICAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.
GREEK CORPORATION You have two cows. You borrow lots of euros to build barns, milking sheds, hay stores, feed sheds, dairies, cold stores, abattoir, cheese unit and packing sheds. You still only have two cows.
FRENCH CORPORATION You have two cows. You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.
JAPANESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called a Cowkimona and market it worldwide.
ITALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You decide to have lunch.
SWISS CORPORATION You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them.
CHINESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity. You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
INDIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You worship them.
BRITISH CORPORATION You have two cows. Both are mad.
IRAQI CORPORATION Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No-one believes you, so they bomb the ** out of you and invade your country. You still have no cows, but at least you are now a Democracy.
AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. Business seems pretty good. You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive...
talking 'bout politics+corporations, sunity, as always, have bes' words about the situation in sweet t+t. and before we abandon politics, i fully admit i eh know anyting else about the dude, but i cyah help but like this apparently smart+funny canadian politician after reading his tweets...
no connection other than my interest, so no segue: this article delivered more real truth than expected (although i eh sure about use of the word "trained" in title) and i appreciated the honesty, especially as he had to know many would take it as making excuses, rather than an attempt to explain so we can move to suit...5ways modern men are trained to hate women.
i keep art linkage for last so i doh end on a downer: because wasa always digging up the road, potholes, reenvisioned; and because apparently german groceries mash up the dance and we all clearly need to shop there...
and who else mash up the dance? them dancer boys in mayaro the band's short-dhoti song video (which, if you know anyting about life in trini, also provides serious social commentary)
this is just audio and i eh no expert to critique how they beat, but i enjoy the music/arrangement enough to wanna be able to find it again: st.margaret's superstars, panorama2014 semis, medium band playing de fosto's in de minor, arranged by shenelle abraham
and as that had no visual, and is carnival, take a lagniappe: me eh know if it real or set up and me eh care; enough of them look jokey enough to make me laugh, so right now these haunted house photos could share...
real words sooncome...walk good.


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On the heels of their holiday 7″, Will Oldham, aka Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, and Dawn McCarthy of Faun Fables have announced a full LP of Everly Brothers covers. Entitled What the Brothers Sang, the record of retooled classics is due February 9th, 2013 via Drag City.
While the songs pull from four decades worth of material, the record is "no mere gesture of nostalgia; these new versions rethink The Everly Brothers for the audience of listeners today…". What the Brothers Sang seeks to instill McCarthy and Billy's uniquely harmonized presence into a collection of songs fit for The Great American Songbook.
The album was recorded with David Ferguson and features Emmet Kelley, Dave Roe, Kenny Malone, Matt Sweeney, Pete Townsend, Billy Contreras, and more. For a taste of what's to come, check out Billy and McCarthy's video for "Christmas Eve Can Kill You", from the aforementioned recent 7″.
In another, non-related collaboration, Oldham has joined forces with Maryland math-rock trio Oxes to cover Sheryl Crow's "Strong Enough", which you can stream below. The song is included on a limited split 7″ from Friends Records, which comes backed by a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on Fire" by Future Islands' Sam Herring and Microkingdom. The single will be available December 20th (pre-order your copy here).