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Lone Star Black Belt Academy Reviews
Awesome staff! My son loves it here and Master Jackson does a great job teaching not only martial arts, but important moral lessons (anti-bullying, etc) too.
Mr. Jackson and his team are outstanding with the kids and truly care about there students. Between their dedication and the wonderful parents this school definitely feels like a family!
Mr. Jackson and Mrs. Maureen are awesome instructors, my daughter has learn so much from them. I couldn't ask for a better place to teach children the Martial Arts. I am so happy that we have chosen LSBBA
Greatest in instruction and instructors in a family atmosphere when you want to learn self defense and get in shape.
I appreciate the rapport that Mr Jackson and his staff maintains with his students.
My son Cameron has become such an amazing child and I definitely think this place helped!!!! I encourage all parents to try this amazing facility especially if your child gets bullied at school or has discipline issues!!! Mr. Jackson is so incredible with all his students and has so much patience with them. All of the staff is so friendly. Lone Star Black Belt was the best choice we have made with our son!!!
The instructors are the best around. My kids love them just like family. I tell everyone what I think about them all the time. If there is a place to take your child/children to learn about self defense, this would be the place to do it.
Mr. Jackson has patience that is enviable to anyone who works with children, classes are tough but not too intimidating for new children- expectations are very high as is level of respect that is required. My son is not only learning martial arts but he is also learning to be respectful, honest and disciplined among many other traits children today need. Thank you LSBBA!!!
I start with the most basic moves that will allow my body and mind to develop the ability to perform great kickboxing moves l learn how to use my arms and legs to kick box, it's the perfect workout to get in shape & stay in shape, kickboxing is a terrific way for me to burn calories
The atmosphere & kids at LSBBA are just so great; plus the motivation speeches & life lessons from Mr. Jackson are great for everyone!
Sensei Steven Jackson is a wonderful caring instructor, who believes in teaching quality martial arts to promote the positive values and benefits that it has to offer. I would highly recommend you enroll your child in the Lone Star Black Belt Academy today.
This is one of the best decision I have ever made by joimg the best team known as Lone Star Black Belt Academy.
Mr. Jackson nails it with his attitude and approach with the kids. Positive reinforcement but firm when needed. Highly recommended!!!
I have enjoyed this place since the moment I first walked in.
Bringing our son here is easily one of the best decisions our family has ever made.
Wonderful, funny instruction! Genuine care for each student to achieve their best!
Sensei Jackson is the best.
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Kempinski Corvinus Budapest helps plant 34 trees in 2011
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Protecting the environment is a key element of the Kempinski Corvinus' corporate social responsibility policies. The hotel continues to be an enthusiastic early adopter of the latest developments, especially when they have an effect on reducing paper consumption. Last autumn the hotel pioneered paper waste management in Hungary by introducing an interactive iPad wine list in its Restaurant Giardino. In line with the hotel's green policies, use of paper, and subsequent waste, has decreased.
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Created in 1897, Kempinski Hotels is Europe's oldest luxury hotel group. Kempinski's rich heritage of impeccable personal service and superb hospitality is complemented by the exclusivity and individuality of its properties. Kempinski now comprises a portfolio of 73 five-star hotels in 31 countries and continues to add new properties in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Each one reflects the strength and success of the Kempinski brand without losing sight of its heritage. The portfolio comprises historic landmark properties, award-winning urban lifestyle hotels, outstanding resorts, and prestigious residences. Each one imbues the quality guests have come to expect from Kempinski while embracing the cultural traditions of its location. Kempinski is a founding member of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA): the world's largest alliance of independent hotels.
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ere are the three awards I have to offer at this time. I'm quite generous in giving them out. There is just one simple rule to follow:
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Baldur's Gate – Review
Review by Merlin2k
Reviewed: 01/03/01 | Updated: 01/03/01
A game that'll keep you there for hours
Baldurs Gate? Well if you ask me (and please don't ask me) it is one of the best games that's out there for a pc. The plot is basically the vengeance of the man who killed your foster father Gorion. There are many people to interact with and many (and I'm not kidding you) sub quests, minor quests that have nothing to do with the plot, these quests get you lots of experience treasure and plus weapons. Now you may ask what are plus weapons. Well in order to understand what they are you first have to know how the weapon system for Baldurs gate works. It is based on that of AD&D A.K.A. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, but if you are unfamiliar with that game then let me explain.
With certain weapons (take a quarter staff for example) you roll a die to figure out how much damage you do. A quarterstaff does 1d6, which is basically a six-sided dice. Now a quarterstaff plus one would do 1d6+1. This means that it can do anywhere from 2 to 7 damage because no matter what (assuming you land a hit) it will always do at least one damage.
In Baldurs Gate the plus weapons go as high as 5!!! Considering that you get bonuses for strength. Again allow me to explain. In the game you get to decide what your stats are these six stats are Strength, which gives you a bonus to your damage and T.H.A.C.O. Thaco as it is more often called is you to hit armor class 0. This means that if your opponent has an armor class of 0 whatever you Thaco is, that is your chance of hitting the other person. Also the weapon you are using is also taken in to affect.
Then there is dexterity. Dexterity determines your skill at missile weapons, for some reason, and your armor class. Your armor class, based on how low it is, determines your chances of getting hit by the other guy. For example judging by your constitution (which I will explain in a moment) forces the other person to combine his weapon roll with his strength roll, then it subtracts that number from your dexterity roll. Then it takes into consideration what your constitution and if its higher than the number that your constitution PROVIDED it hits for the amount that is left over, and obviously because Thaco means to hit armor class 0 you Armor class, or ac as it is called, should be as low as it can get.
Then (I said that I would explain this later) there is constitution. This is combined with several random bonuses and it will determine the number that needs to be left over for the other person to do damage to you. Other than that it also determines your roll for hit points. For example if your constitution would be 18 then you would roll a certain die to find out how many hit points you would have.
There is one stat that is easily drainable. This stat is intelligence. Now most people might argue that intelligence is something that is required, but it is not. The only reason a person would want intelligence is if they would be able to cast mage spells, this is mostly done by mages but is also done by bards as well. Intelligence determines how many spells a mage can memorize, and learn. Mages can learn spell but in order to use them they must have them memorized. Of course I'll get into spell casting a little bit later.
Then there is wisdom. I'm not going to go into detail because it is another one of the spells that involves spell casting. But instead it is the same factor for intelligence save that it is for clerics and druids, who are basically bards that can cast druid spells rather than mage spells, also rangers and paladins (when they get to a high enough level) will also be able to cast priest spells.
The final stat that you can roll for your character is charisma. Yes it is the prime requisites for being a leader but if you pump up this stat you get to buy items from stored at a lower price and when, and if, you decide to sell an item to a store they will offer you more if charisma is high.
In Baldurs Gate you may think that just about everything is based on the roll of a dice but there is one thing, other than prices, that is not determined by the roll of the dice and that is reputation. Reputation determines more than the price of items at stores, it does determine that, nut it also determines your reaction rolls. I'm not going to go to depth into this but if you meet a certain character and you want to have him in your party. You will talk to him and your charisma plus your reaction bonus (or penalty, which will be given to you by your reputation) will determine that roll, and if that roll is low enough then that person will refuse to talk to you. If your reputation gets low enough, from doing things such as say... killing innocent people (Noober is not an innocent person) then every time you enter a civilized area you will be greated by a group of knights if it goes lower not only will that chance of getting attacked increase but also you will be attacked by bounty hunters. These bounty hunters aren't exactly tough but they are really annoying. Take notice that if the person that is attacking you has a name then he or she is probably tougher.
There are a number of good FMV (oh please don't tell me you don't know what those are. An FMV is a full motion video. During those times you get full 3 dimensional graphics.)
Also, the way the game is played goes some thing like this you have a six-man army. These people A.K.A. you party are under you control. But will also do things on their own such as say attack that guy that's trying to kill you without your command. Don't rely on this however because this little nifty system kicks in after about six seconds. But don't be surprised if someone attacks without you telling. Any hoot you control these people, you tell them where to go, you tell them who to attack, and you even tell them which spells to cast. When you kill something you get experience. That experience is split up thought the whole plot. After a certain amount of experience you level up. When you level up you get a die roll, based on your constitution, which will give you some extra Hit points. Plus if you are at a certain level you get new weapon proficiencies or more spells say. And if you're a thief you get thief skills.
The sound is really good. Not only the music but also the things people say. There are two good mages that are in, well one is on a bridge in a town and the other is in the mines that belong to that town, not only are they good character but they say some pretty funny things. Also there is a character in the southern part of that same town that is called minsc. He has some good stats and is often referring to his hamster. You might think that he is insane but he is quite funny especially if you have the right females in your party.
All in all Baldurs gate is a good game for beginners and it is a good game for advanced players as well.
P.S. watch out if you go through a door people can follow you into that door.
Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
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I think you are doing the right thing by asking your mom to get you some help. Apparently you are going to have to be persistent and keep asking. If she doesn't seem to take you seriously maybe you aren't telling her enough about how bad this stuff really is for you. If she still doesn't make you an appointment I suggest talking to another adult in your life such as a grandparent, aunt or uncle or your school guidance counselor. If none of these work you are legally allowed to see a therapist in Ohio up to six times without parent permission but it would obviously be better to get your parent's support. It sounds like you are suffering from anxiety which then leads to the stomach problems. You need to get help soon because you could cause yourself some permanent damage by throwing up so much. You mentioned that breathing used to work to calm you down but doesn't so much anymore. Taking deep slow breaths is the fastest way to feel better and think more clearly when you get anxious but you must also work on your thinking patterns. You must change the negative worrisome thinking into more positive hopeful thinking. Finding a good therapist to help you with this, or maybe even a group therapy situation, would really help you along. In the meantime you may want to educate yourself by getting some books from the library. An excellent one to start with is The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook. Be assertive and keep asking for help until you get it. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.
I think I suffer from anxiety.Asked by an Anonymous User on with 1 answer:
Q: I can think of a circumstance, & I will get worked up over it.
Normally it'll be about what I'm going to do with a guy, what's going to happen tomorrow, etc. I'll be thinking & all of a sudden I'm overcome by this enormous fear that something bad is going to happen. I'll start shaking & trembling. I'll feel unsteady & queasy. I can't control it. I used to be able to take deep breathes & I'd be alright. Now it doesn't work. I can't eat before I go to school because it increases the chance of me vomiting. Sometimes I might not have eaten anything & yet I still vomit. I hate being sick. Regular aspirin won't take care of it. Once I come home from school I just eat & eat & eat. Then I'll walk around for hours on end, without rest. Normally about 3 hours. I feel like I have to walk until I collapse. I feel bad because I'm eating so much at one time. People keep telling me that I need to eat more & I'm too skinny. I would like to eat more, such as healthy food & I'd like to be healthy. But whenever I eat, I feel so sick or so compelled to move. I've asked my mother to make an appointment with a doctor & she hasn't. I want to have some idea as to what it is, in case it may be serious or not.I think I suffer from anxiety.


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Stoff og Stil in Drammen instead... DS1 is ready to leave. Hubby will drive him to
Stavanger this weekend, so we are busy packing him up, and getting him ready for Gann. It will be strange to see him leave. He's always been around! But he is ready to go, and eager to go, and very motivated for school, so I think he will be fine. He will stay onboard the ship, it's like a boarding school (which makes it easier for me to let him go! I know he will get proper food, and there are people to check on them, and he'll get help with his homework. ) 105 pupils this year...he'll have a great time!
I'll be back with knitting shortly...
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Based in the heart of Sweden's High Coast, Malux supplies lighting, communications and electrical equipment for hazardous environments.
Founded in 1972, Malux evolved its IT infrastructure over time to become a mixed environment of PCs and thin clients. Outdated hardware made it difficult for employees to access information and be productive outside the office.
Malux wanted to make the business more scalable and mobile, that's why Malux CIO Jörgen Norman partnered with Platinum Citrix Solution Advisor AceIQ to develop a more agile infrastructure with Citrix Workspace Service on Citrix Cloud.
"Cloud is the best way to make IT competitive and adaptable, but none of the other options we considered had the full portfolio with mobile device management and mobile application management that you get with XenMobile. And we liked XenApp. We knew that our applications worked very well in that environment."
When Norman joined the business, IT had become a constraint. "People complained that IT didn't support the business," he says. "We are an increasingly international company, but we still had a local approach to technology."
Business agility and scalability are important goals for Malux—both of which they are now realizing with Citrix Cloud.
"With Citrix Cloud and Microsoft Office 365, we can create a new office anywhere in hours, not weeks or months," Malux CEO Anders Nygren says. "All we need is an internet connection and a laptop."
With limited capital expenditure required, business risk is reduced and decision-making is accelerated.
"Being mobile makes Malux very competitive," Nygren says. "We can employ people from all over the world. We don't really care where our staff are; they can just connect and do their work."
Mobility makes it easier for people to balance their work and personal lives, too.
"With Citrix Workspace Service, it's easy to access your desktop from anywhere, on any device," Norman explains. "You just log in through the webpage and pick up where you left off. It gives people peace of mind. You're not tied to your desk. You can go and pick up the kids, then log in from home on your child's iPad to do the last 30 minutes' work. People really like the simplicity."
The same simplicity extends to IT management. "The biggest benefit is ease of support," Norman says. "Whatever device they use, people have one familiar desktop. If there is a problem with hardware, they just log in somewhere else. It has freed so much support time."
Citrix Workspace Service has improved the security of Malux's apps and data, too:
"With XenMobile, we can control the apps we want our users to have on their phones. We also have a greater protection from cyber-attacks like ransom-ware. We have not had a single incident since we moved to Citrix Cloud. We are confident that users don't have the ability to start any unauthorized application. The device is not an attack surface anymore."
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Cougars Thump Troy State, 12-5
March 1, 2002
>DOTHAN, Ala. -- - Washington State extended its winning streak to three Friday at the Troy State Wiregrass Classic by defeating the host Trojans 12-5 at Northcutt Field.
Starter Eddie Bonine (3-1) went seven innings for WSU (8-5), allowing 14 hits, but just five runs, while striking out five. Lanakila Niles pitched two innings in relief to earn his first save of the season. Aaron Hunt (2-2) took the loss for the Trojans (7-7).
'Bonine gave up a lot of hits, but a lot were ground balls with eyes and check swings,' WSU head coach Tim Mooney said. 'He didn't get hit hard.'
The Cougars survived 15 hits by the Trojans, as well as three errors. WSU, however, collected 14 hits and mounted several big run-producing innings. Third baseman Jeff LaRue went 3-of-5 at the plate, with doubles and three runs, while second baseman Bookie Gates went 2-for-5, while driving in two runs. Freshman shortstop Derek Bruce hit his team-leading fifth home run of the season, a three-run shot in the sixth inning.
'Bookie is still swinging the bat well,' Mooney said. 'Bruce hit the ball well - his home run was a good 420 feet and LaRue also hit well. We are still getting hits up and down the lineup. That's the way you have a big inning.'
WSU got on the board first in the top of the fourth inning. Gates' third triple of the season plated Justin Hart. Later that inning, Gates scored on a fielder's choice to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead. Troy State scored runs in the fifth and sixth innings, but WSU, behind Bruce's home run, held a 5-2 lead after six.
The hot streak at the plate continued for the Cougars in the seventh. Gates had an RBI double that scored Evan Hecker and Gates later scored on a sacrifice fly by Bruce. LaRue then capped the inning by scoring on a throwing error. The Trojans responded with one run in the seventh and two in the eight to cut WSU's lead to 8-5.
WSU responded with a big final inning, scoring four runs to seal the game. LaRue scored after Trojan pitcher Justin Morgan hit Brandon Reddinger with a pitch with the bases loaded. Collin Henderson followed with a single that plated Bruce and Steve Mortimer. Reddinger capped the Cougar scoring by coming home on a Hecker sacrifice fly.
Up next for WSU is Kent State Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the second day of the three-day tournament.
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Eddie Bonine, Lanakila Niles (8) and Brandon Reddinger.
Aaron Hunt, Mal Winters (7), Justin Morgan (8) and Lance Newman.
W - Bonine (3-1). L - Hunt (2-2). Save - Niles (1). HR - Bruce, Holder.
WSU Hits - Hecker 2, Hart, Gates 2, LaRue 3, Bruce 2, Mortimer 2, Reddinger, Henderson.
Troy State Hits - Smith 2, Newman, Howard, D. Miller 2, W. Miller 2, Lipman 2, Holder, Stephens 3, Griggs.
E - LaRue 2, Reddinger, Lipman, Griggs. 2B - Hecker, Gates, LaRue 2, Bruce, Howard. 3B - Gates.
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This was also a new find today in Aldi. J has been on a hunger strike so I have been trying to find new things he will eat. I thought that by trying a pouch he may enjoy feeding himself .
I haven't given him strawberries before as ive been paranoid with the whole allergy thing. However I realised we cant live like that so decided to try him with them.
As you can see from the ingredients there is only fruit in the pouches . This is also good for those with allergies as you know exactly what it contains.
This has J's stamp of approval as he enjoyed eating out of the pouch. I did have to keep taking it off him though as he thought it was hilarious to squirt it everywhere. However he did manage to eay it all, minus what went on the floor and his clothing.


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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals [official website] on Monday stayed the execution [order, PDF] of convicted murderer Henry "Hank" Skinner [advocacy website] in order to review changes to a state law that may permit DNA testing in relation to his case. Skinner, who was convicted in 1995 of killing his girlfriend, Twila Jean Busby, and her two adult sons, was scheduled to be executed Wednesday. Skinner and his attorneys argued that the court must consider a new law [AP report] passed by the Texas legislature that permits an offender to request DNA testing, despite refusing the testing as a trial strategy. Skinner's counsel had refused DNA testing at the time of Skinner's 1995 trial for fear that the testing would bolster the prosecution's case. Attorneys for the state contend that the law, which went into effect on September 1, does not apply. The court, however, granted Skinner's plea for consideration of the new Texas statute:
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 64, which provides for DNA testing, has undergone several changes since its creation, but those changes have never been Skinner reviewed in the particular context of this case. Because the DNA statute has changed, and because some of those changes were because of this case, we find that it would be prudent for this Court to take time to fully review the changes in the statute as they pertain to this case.The court also ordered that the lower court submit its legal determinations for denying the request for new testing so that Skinner may make a meaningful appeal. The stay does not guarantee that evidence will be tested.
Skinner has insisted he is innocent, saying he was not capable of committing the murders because of the amount of drugs and alcohol in his system on the day of the murders. While the prosecutors in the case did rely on some DNA evidence in the case, Skinner's attorneys argue they were selective in the tests they conducted. In March, the US Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] 6-3 for Skinner in Skinner v. Switzer [Cornell LII backgrounder] that a convicted prisoner seeking access to biological evidence for DNA testing may assert a civil rights claim [JURIST report] under Section 1983 [text]. A year earlier, the Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of execution [JURIST report] just one hour prior to Skinner's scheduled execution so he could pursue his civil rights claim. In District Attorney's Office v. Osborne, the court held that a defendant does not have the right to obtain post-conviction access to the state's biological evidence in order to do DNA testing. The decision involved a claim for access under section 1983, but the majority rejected that approach saying it "would take the development of rules and procedures in this area out of the hands of legislatures and state courts shaping policy in a focused manner and turn it over to federal courts applying the broad parameters of the Due Process Clause."


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After staying up all night this past Saturday, and spending Sunday feeling totally off kilter and falling asleep in random places in my living room, I have arrived at Monday, drinking my coffee, wondering if it was all just a crazy dream!
Funny how quickly things go back to normal.
Funny how hard you sleep the night after being awake for so long.
Funny how awesome coffee tastes in the morning when it is actually morning and you have slept all night….
Today seems so normal! Filled with to-do lists and loads of photos to process as well as plans with friends and waiting to hear about Mr. FN's first day at his new job.
On we go!
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Sports clinic Paris
Metro: Saint Marcel
Parking 6 rue test
The information provided on this website is provided by medical professionals: sports doctors, rheumatologists, functional rehabilitation doctors, orthopedic, clinical surgeons sport, podiatrist sports meeting within the group "chirurgiedusport.com"
Ce site respecte les principes de la charte HONcode.
Site certifié en partenariat avec la Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS).
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The intensive sport promotes osteoarthritis.
The chondral lesions are more common in subjects with sudden changes of direction.
Cartilage degradation is significantly worsened by the joint trauma
Moderate physical activity, varied, can participate in the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis.
The maintenance period the mechanical properties of cartilage, muscle strength and joint mobility.
Disciplines like cycling, swimming, water aerobics, stretching and even weight training or walking often prove beneficial.
Many studies have found a high rate of knee osteoarthritis among top athletes practicing football, rugby, basketball, wrestling, judo, weightlifting and dance (3). Within a group of footballers aged on average 35 years, 60% shows signs of osteoarthritis ankle against 6% in the general population. The upper limb is not spared. Although the shoulder does not support the weight of the body, it frequently shows osteoarthritis among swimmers and basketball players. More broadly, 50% of former top athletes aged 50 suffer from osteoarthritis against 30 to 40% of sedentary the same age. Finally, the "hip footballer" is a particular entity. The subchondral bone is denser, osteophytes appear, yet cartilage thickness is maintained. For some, these images show a joint coating eroded but swollen with edema!
When monopod support Pauwels showed that the coxofemoral behaves like a balance. The gluteus medius supports the pelvis and chest despite an unfavorable lever arm. This results in a joint pressure equal to 4 times the weight of the body. During sporting activity, the phenomenon is growing because the trunk frequently flop away from the hip joint. In addition, add the pressure resulting from each reception. Trotting at 12 km / h, the impact peak is already equal to 3 times the weight of the body.
The chondral structure intolerant shears and rotations. The stack of chondrocytes is designed to withstand the stresses in pressure. The integral sports sharp turns and twists are particularly harmful.
Trauma inherent in sport are aggravating factors. They promote early osteoarthritis in case of continuation of the activity. The meniscectomy greatly increase the chondral pressures. Direct joint sprains shocks but also cause impaction cartilage responsible for mechanical and inflammatory lesions. Chronic laxity sequelae, even asymptomatic, cause micro-movements that erode cartilage.
Some constitutional abnormalities increase the risk of osteoarthritis in case of intensive sport. This is the case of varus frequently encountered among followers of supported sports. This is the case of hypermobility often found in the dancer or gymnast.
Strict rest has proven harmful to the cartilage. Chondral the coating thins. Collagen fibers are no longer oriented in the stress axis. The articular surface becomes irregular with concavities and ulceration at points of contact with the bone part opposite one another. Conversely, a well-conducted physical activity has a pump effect on the cartilage tissue avascular. It promotes its nutrition by imbibing. Bearings-slides perform a real bore, called
To preserve the cartilage, it is customary to provide sports practiced in the axis of the joints. Activities "analytical" type of cardio equipment, weights, maintenance, gym, sweet and even hiking or jogging stretching are possible. They are preferable to more fun disciplines such as snowshoeing or ball sports. For fans of football or tennis, it is essential to encourage a "joint preparation" through more analytical practices. Sports activities should be moderate. Three to four weekly sessions of 30 minutes to 1 hour seem optimum. It is better to diversify disciplines to better distribute the joint stress. Vary activities can divide the risks and increase profits. "
If incipient osteoarthritis (1), joint bore the chondral imbibing, muscle building and maintaining flexibility remains advisable. It is necessary to reduce the pressure and outlaw twists. Disciplines "worn" without direction change can be proposed. Cycling, swimming or water aerobics are found most often beneficial.
1 - BUCKWALTER J et al. Aging, sports and osteoarthritis. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review 1996; 4: 276-287
2 - ETTINGER H. coll.JAMA and 1997; 277; 25-31
3 - VIGNON E. Osteoarthritis Paris, Ed Pharmascience 1999.
The main objective of the study was to compare the performance of GNRB® and that of Telos ⢠in the diagnosis of a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) methods. A prospective study from January to December 2011 included all patients with partial or complete tear of the ACL reconstruction without prior with a healthy contralateral knee. The anterior laxity was measured in all patients by the ⢠Télos and GNRB®. read lsuite ...
The rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common injuries in athletes. Many studies have shown that equivalent practical level the risk of ACL injury in women was four to seven times higher than in men [1-4]. In the US, approximately 38,000 ACL injuries in female athletes occur per year [5].
Women have four to eight times more likely than men to have a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). This risk seems more important during the pre-ovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle than during the post-ovulatory phase. The main objective of the study was to describe the distribution of ACL injuries during the menstrual cycle in a large recreational skiers population.
The main goal of this study Was to compare the results of the GNRB arthrometer To Those of Telos TM in the diagnosis of partial thickness tears of the anterior cru- ciate ligament (ACL). A prospective study Performed January- December 2011 included all patients presenting with a partial or full-thickness tears ACL without ACL recon- struction and with a healthy contralateral knee. Anterior laxity Was Measured in all patients by the Telos TM and GNRBÃ devices.
The high and complete rupture of the hamstring tendons, tendon avulsion, at the ischial is rare. The severity of the injury is often underestimated. There is no consensus on treatment. Functional treatment of these lesions simply by immobilization in a splint flexion knee gives bad results, unlike the early surgical treatment and / or late.
The meniscus is a small wedge between the two knee bones. At the top is the femur, the thigh bone. Downstairs there is the tibia, the leg bones. The bottom of the femur is rather round and the top of the tibia appears much flatter. These two bones do not fit together well. The menisci that allow a better insertion of the tibia on the femur. There are two menisci in each knee.


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Learn from my mistake. In yesterday's post I commented that I knew the photos were all jacked up and hoped it was a Blogger problem. Well, guess what? It wasn't. I went to my Google+ account last week and looked in my photos file for some reason. Maybe I was bored. Anyway, there were filed there that had my blog name and tons and tons of photos. It seemed ridiculous because there were so many, so I deleted the albums. Big mistake. Big, BIG mistake. Those albums were all the photos on my blog for the past FIVE YEARS and when I deleted the albums I deleted every photo on my blog. Every !@#$ing one of them. There was nothing that said they were linked to my blog and Google cannot recover them. I seriously want to cry. There's no way I can go back and reload the more than 800 photos that were on my main blog and the 100 or so that were on my home school blog. I'm so pissed at Google I'm thinking of moving my blog to another host. This is beyond ridiculous. If you have albums in Google+ that show you blog photos, do NOT delete them. I'm going to slowly upload the side photos and banner over the next few days and fume the rest of the time. Not cool Google. NOT COOL.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
!@#$ing Google+ and Blooger! Be warned
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- May 16, 2012 at 12:56 PM
- instant student said...
Sorry that happened to you!
That's one of the reasons why I don't have google+.
They do things without telling you.
If you connected/accessed google+ with your phone, whenever you snap a picture with your phone, it will automatically be uploaded to the internet.
I heard about a lady that snapped a very private picture, just for her husbands eyes and it ended up online without her knowing.
- May 16, 2012 at 12:57 PM
- Erika . . . with a K said...
OMG! What a horrible tragedy.... I can't believe Google would do that and I can't believe there is no way to recover them! I hate Google+
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Little free libraries are popping all across the nation. The little libraries are small little boxes set up in both public and residential areas to give access to books and promote reading.
I've discovered several in Royal Oak, erected by both private residents and local community groups, filled with wonderful books.
The above pictures were taken at Realtor. This little free library was donated by the Greater Metropolitan Association of Realtors and built by Transitions Remodeling.
Two local residents, one on Sunnybrook and the other on Wilson right by Jim's Frosty Treats, have each added libraries to their front lawns.
One of the best ones I've seen is located in Royal Oak's VFW park at Lincoln and Campbell Road. As I was taking pictures a little girl ran up to pull out a book. This little free library was done by Dalton Cymbal, troop 1629 as an eagle scout project in September 2016, way to go.
Anyone can take a book or two, leave a book or two to help keeping reading alive and accessible to all.


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In the first part of this blog series, we explored the first of five battles we fight as leaders. Today, we'll look at two more.
The Five Kings We Battle in Our Lives as Leaders - King #2
The King of Temptation
Leaders today are facing an increase in temptation.
As blessing increases, so does temptation. As weariness increases, so does temptation. Today's leaders are some of the most blessed and most weary people out there.
We've all felt temptation. Some of us have followed through on it. And if you do, you get the voice of condemnation in your ear. That voice doesn't come from God. You know what your thought life is like when the enemy condemns you, asks you who you think you are.
If you've been there, you're not alone.
Temptation is something that we all face. Fortunately, there's a right way to deal with it.
That's probably not news to you. If you face temptation, you fight it, right?
Not exactly.
The best way to overcome temptation is to fall in love with Jesus all over again.
It's so much easier to fulfil the commands of God by falling in love with Him rather than simply trying to white knuckle your way through. Temptation (and your reaction to it) reveals so much more about the condition of your relationship with God than it does your self control.
Here's how John puts it:
"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome." (1 John 5:3)
When you're in love with God, following His commandments doesn't feel like a burden. Neither does resisting temptation.
Think about it: when you're in love with your spouse, you don't have to struggle to be faithful to them. You only struggle when you're not focusing on loving them.
There are two ways to communicate Biblical truth: are you trying to follow the rules, or are you doing it out of love? How you interpret this verse can help you find out:
"If you love me, keep my commands." (John 14:15)
If you read this verse with a focus on the law, you'll interpret it like this: "If you love me, you will prove your love by doing what I command." But that's not what the verse says. It says "If you love me, you'll do what I command."
The easiest way to resist temptation, the easiest way to do what God commands, is to simply be in love with Him. Your self control isn't what keeps you from temptation. Instead, it's the way you feel about God.
The Five Kings We Battle in Our Lives as Leaders - King #3
The King of Discouragement
This is the one where the enemy tries to take all of the courage out of you.
Some of us feel it when we drive home from church on a Sunday. You find yourself wrapped up in thoughts about what didn't happen. It doesn't matter which amazing things God brought to pass - you're too wrapped up in what He didn't do.
So what do you do about it?
Accept that you're not the one to change it.
It's nearly impossible to encourage yourself. Instead, you have to have the right people around you to lift you up. Two are better than one.
One of the best defenses against the king of discouragement you can have is a group of people who know what's going on inside of you. If you're the only one who knows your secrets, you're in trouble. Someone has to know when you're struggling, where you're facing difficulties, and what's hard for you. And then they need to be there to lift you up.
And here's the thing: when you have the right friends, God will never allow the both of you to be discouraged at the same time. When you're feeling down, they'll be able to pull you up. And vice versa.
If you go to God with the problems you face, God will cleanse your heart. He is faithful and will forgive us of our sins. It takes care of what you did, but it doesn't take care of the fact that you might do it again. You go to God for forgiveness, but you go to God's people for healing.
If you're facing a battle with the king of discouragement, other people are your greatest defense. Surround yourself with people who know what you're thinking, who understand your pains, and who can lift you back up to where you need to be.


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A humble design proposition
Sidian M. S. Jones
Hey Freeter team! Absolutely love the app. One of the things that has stuck out to me however is the very important vertical screen real estate that I think may be getting taken up a bit unnecessarily. A quick run through on my thoughts here...
Top OSX Bar: It just doesn't do anything important. If fullscreen is a needed option, give it a hotkey or add it to the "View" menu.
Project Selection: You don't really need to see a projects name. Shift for email is a good example of this. Icons will do great.
Manage Projects Gear: These days everyone knows what a gear does, it's for settings of course! . Let the icon do the work and put it off to the side, it doesn't need to be accessed all the time.
Timer And Other Buttons: Was a little unsure on this one as I'm not entirely sure just how much users are accessing these on a regular basis. But I think it's pretty safe to just make them smaller and bring them down to the side, along with the Edit Layout button.
Anyhow, it's not a pixel perfect mockup, but I hope there is anything useful here for you. I'd love to have more vertical real estate in Freeter!


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Making the point whites will stick out in alot of places in South America.
Time to Hide!
Watched it way back when. Skousen is an idiot who says you should stay here and hunker down. You should already be rich, and be able to afford land, plus an underground shelter, plus rations to last for months or years.
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he is an idiot.
Tell us what you really think, Jester.
Must have been angry when I wrote this....
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Chase Brexton Health Care aims to raise $150,000 to further expand its HIV testing, awareness and care programs during the fourth annual AIDS Walk & Run Baltimore, presented by Quest Diagnostics, at the Maryland Zoo on May 6, 2018.
"HIV and AIDS remain a major problem in Baltimore and a leading cause of death here," said Sharon Cooper-Kerr, Special Events Manager for Chase Brexton. "We urge people in the community to come out and walk or run – and support this critically important effort to raise funds to expand testing and treatment."
All proceeds from the AIDS Walk & Run Baltimore will support Chase Brexton's HIV and AIDS programs, including assistance with medications, case management services, and medical care. A comprehensive health fair will once again be present at the end of the course offering health information, testing, and refreshments.
Maryland has the fifth highest rate of HIV infection in the U.S., according to the State Department of Health, and more than 30,000 Marylanders are currently living with the disease. HIV/AIDS has also seen a resurgence among Baltimore youths; citywide, the percent of new infections occurring in 13 to 29-year-olds grew from 14 percent in 2000 to 39 percent in 2015, the department reported.
For more than three decades, Chase Brexton has maintained a leading role in battling HIV/AIDS. Now a multi-faceted health center offering a continuum of care to a diverse community, Chase Brexton continues to provide comprehensive HIV-targeted case management services. These services include physical exams; ongoing follow-up visits with patients; diagnostic tests; treatment for patients co-infected with Hepatitis B or C; nutritional assessments and consultations; and intensive patient health education and support for HIV medications.
Last year, the event succeeded in raising nearly $100,000 to support Chase Brexton Health Care's HIV/AIDS prevention, outreach, and testing services. More than 600 attendees came to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore to walk, run, and volunteer.
If you go:
What: AIDS Walk & Run Baltimore 2018
When: Sunday, May 6, 2018; 8 a.m.
Where: The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, 1876 Mansion House Drive, Baltimore, MD 21217
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- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
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- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
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- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
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According to the pilot, he was taking off from a grass airstrip near Pace, Florida, which was outlined by trees, in a tailwheel-equipped Waco bi-plane.
He increased the airspeed and pushed forward on the stick to raise the tailwheel off of the ground and the airplane began to veer left.
The pilot recalled he applied full right rudder and right aileron, and the plane felt like it was "skipping down the runway" while continuing the left veer.
The plane then swerved to the right, the nose pitched up, and the airplane "skipped" and became airborne at a low airspeed.
The pilot pulled the throttle back and the airplane banked left, and the left upper and lower wings hit the ground.
The plane came to rest facing the opposite direction of takeoff, with substantial damage to the left wings and fuselage.
The pilot reported that he believes the left main landing gear brake locked up, initiating the accident sequence.
An FAA airworthiness inspector inspected the wheel and brake assembly, which had separated from the airplane as a result of the impact, and found that the left wheel rotated freely with no indication of binding. The brake assembly revealed no indications of seizure, and a function check indicated normal operation at the time of the inspection.
The FAA inspector also reported that there were no indications of ground scars on the grass strip in the area of the takeoff roll that indicated binding or seizure of the left brake.
Furthermore, a cell phone video of the takeoff, viewed by the NTSB investigator, showed the airplane during the takeoff roll with the tailwheel on the ground for the entire duration of the takeoff roll.
The recording showed that as the airplane veered left, the airplane ascended with the nose canted approximately 45° to the left of the runway centerline. The airplane remained airborne for seven seconds before it descended in a left bank, and hit the ground.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, and his excessive pitch attitude at low airspeed during initial climb, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and consequent ground impact.
NTSB Identification: GAA16CA229
This May 2016 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.


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I would like the ability in all three clients (Web, iPhone, Android) to be able to select multiple assignees to filter to. in specific I would like to be able to select "Patrick[Me], Unassigned, and MyWorkgroup[a user I created for tasks for my whole team]" so that I can see all task that are relevent to me
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The penultimate storyline of Grimm Fairy Tales begins! The Arcane Acre students rebel against their teachers in order to reunite with Lance and Skye. However, with Hailey missing and Ali in trouble, will their efforts prove fruitless? Also, Bloody Bones has made a dangerous new ally... and preparations for the final assault against the Nexus begin.
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Fix ImageJ doesn't start from icon click on Ubuntu
Better alternative: install ImageJ directly
A bug in Ubuntu 16.04 stops ImageJ from starting from the icon.
Here's how to fix Ubuntu's system ImageJ version if it won't start when clicking on the ImageJ icon.
The issue is that it isn't finding
JAVA_HOME as confirmed by typing in Terminal
Fix Ubuntu ImageJ
- Be sure Java JRE is installed:
apt install openjdk-9-jre
apt install openjdk-8-jre
- Edit Imagej startup script
/usr/bin/imagej, adding line:
JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/sbin/update-java-alternatives -l | grep openjdk | sort | tail -1 | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f 3)
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One of the most popular items on a birth plan I've seen is the ever-popular demand: No episiotomy under any circumstances, which is an incision in the perineum (the skin, tissue and muscle between your vagina and rectum) made in order to enlarge the vaginal opening and prevent spontaneous tearing.
Really? There's no situation where an episiotomy would be OK?
How about if you've been pushing for 4 hours and the only thing separating your baby from your perineum is a small episiotomy? What if your baby is crowning and suddenly, his heart rate drops down to 50 (normal being above 110 and below 160) and stays there? What if your doctor needs to use forceps or a vacuum extractor because the baby's in trouble? She wants to get her out NOW. There's no time for a C-section but there's not enough room down there for her instruments?
How about if you're at risk to tear three different ways 'til Tuesday and your midwife knows it will be tough to put you back the way you were originally made? Then could they do an episiotomy?
RELATED: All About Episiotomies
Now that I've scared you, let's talk. Most doctors and midwives avoid episiotomies at all costs. Yeah, back in the day, they were standard issue, along with a shave and an enema. Not anymore.
Nowadays, the goal is an intact perineum every single time. If that's not to be, and a tear is in your future, it's usually not a big deal. Most tears are easy to repair and heal really well. All midwives and doctors prefer an intact perineum and will go to great lengths to save your butt.
Standard issue these days are mineral oil stocked with delivery supplies for perineal massage during pushing and hot compresses to relax the tissues so they'll stretch and stretch and stretch. And most of the time they will. But sometimes, they won't. This is the part that's not really your decision to make.
RELATED: Vaginal Tearing During Childbirth: What You Need to Know
Let's set the stage—your knees are pulled up to your shoulders. You're pushing with all you've got. You're exhausted, sweaty and a room full of people are yelling at you to "push, push, push." Your partner has counted to ten through dozens of contractions and guided you through countless cleansing breaths and though nowhere near as tired as you, is carrying his own load of fatigue, excitement and worry.
Your nurse is at your side with warm baby blankets ready and your midwife is at your feet (OK, not really your feet) gloved, gowned and ready to catch the latest addition to your family. Your baby's head is crowning and everyone's complimented the full head of hair emerging from your nether regions. Your midwife says, "OK, take a deep breath and PUUUSH!"
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And you do again, and again and again. Your vagina is stinging like crazy and you're sure it can't stretch any further. All of a sudden, you're thinking about Johnny Cash and wondering how the heck he knew about the "burning ring of fire" when, clearly, he'd never pushed a baby out. And then your midwife says, "What would you prefer? A tear or an episiotomy?"
Again I say, tough choice. And not a decision you're in any way able to make at that moment. You can't see what's going on down there. You're occupied on the other end of the bed. And that's why you hired a professional. To make that decision for you.
Once again, most of the time, it's a tear or nothing. Hardly anyone does episiotomies routinely anymore. Studies show that an episiotomy can result in more damage to the rectal sphincter (the muscle that surrounds the rectum) than a tear so there's good reason to be concerned about it. That's why most doctors don't do them routinely.
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Sure, some of the old-school doctors will because it's part of their standard bag-of-tricks but they're no longer the gold standard of care. The time to ask the episiotomy question is at the beginning of your prenatal care. If your doctor says, "you bet, I do episiotomies every time" then you decide if he is the doctor for you.
But if you're already singing Johnny Cash—that's no time to ask. And very, very few mothers give a hoot at that particular moment anyway. Just get the baby out for God's sake.
So, what if you tear or get an episiotomy? How bad is that and will you ever be normal again?
Both are graded 1st through 4th degree. First degree is skin only. Second degree involves the underlying pereneal/vaginal tissue. Both are pretty easy to stitch up and you'll be good as new within a month or so.
Third degree involves the rectal sphincter and 4th degree—the rectal mucosal tissue. Third and fourth degree tears/episiotomies are bad news and require a lot of skill and needlework to repair.
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If you're delivering with a midwife or family practice physician, they're very likely to call in an obstetrician to do that repair for them. But they can be repaired and heal very, very well. Yes, you'll be able to poop and have sex just like before kids. Still, nobody wants a third or fourth degree laceration. That's part of the reason forceps are less popular these days and c-sections are more popular.
Some studies say long-term effects of a really bad tear/episiotomy can result in incontinence down the road. There are an equal number of studies that say, nuh unh, not true—incontinence is caused by aging not damage. There's actually a study of a bunch of virgin nuns who had the same rates of incontinence in their upper years as women who'd had children. Whatever. Nobody wants a third or fourth degree repair if they can help it.
Trust is essential here. Your doctor/midwife has your best interests at heart. It's their job to save your booty. Talk to them early in your prenatal care and ask about their episiotomy policy, what measures they take to avoid them and under what circumstances they've found themselves doing them.
And, OK, go ahead and remind them on your birth plan but really, ladies, by the time you're singing Johnny Cash—you're not going to care.


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Brubeck's Best
The King of Cool Jazz
During the 1950s, the Dave Brubeck Quartet became one of America's most successful groups, playing 'West Coast Cool Jazz'. Their second album Jazz Goes to College sold over 100,000 and Brubeck became the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of Time magazine, Before then, jazz had rarely engaged the white middle-class students and 'pop' audiences of the late 1950's that surfed the Elvis phenomenon and indicated the arrival of 'teenagers' with money. By the end of the decade, the most popular and influential Brubeck quartet was born. Familiar 4/4 straight-ahead jazz was augmented by complex tempos like 9/8 (Blue Rondo à la Turk) and even 11/4, though the improvising sections of Brubeck's compositions frequently loosened into regular swing, (which cleverly balanced and therefore enhanced their appeal).


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A wise man once said: "A person has to make up his mind what he wants in life: Children or clean pants."
In the nation's capital, people are making up their minds, but while some prefer children, some prefer clean pants.
The Washington Post reported recently on scuffles in Washington D.C.'s gentrified Lincoln Park neighborhood between parents with children and adults without children.
One dog owner interviewed by the Post said that she wished the kids could be confined to a fenced-in area of the park. "I find people with children to be tyrants," she explained. "As someone who doesn't have children, I think children are fine. I don't think they own everything."
"Childfree" is the self-awarded euphemism for the aggressively childless. Don't think they are are some negligible lunatic fringe, either. The Post story detailed similar friction in other trendy Washington neighborhoods and generated 479 comments on the paper's website before commenting was finally shut down. Readers ran about 60-to-40 against parents and children, according to The Weekly Standard, which picked up on the story.
A sample of the venom: "Keep your nasty little snotty kid away from me, PLEASE!!!! Do not let your stickly offspring rush up to me in Whole Foods and grab my $250 Ralph Lauren silk skirt with it's grubby, crusty hands. One of the benefits of not having children is not having to wear the Mommy Wardrobe. Do not make those of us who are not forced into wash and wear to pay extra for the dry cleaner to remove child goo. Do not allow your offspring to lean over the seat of a restaurant and try to initiate "conversation" with me when I am enjoying a meal with friends."
It is said that this culture of life without children began with predictions of a global population explosion back in the 1960's. Bringing more mouths to feed into the world was thus thought to be selfish and unethical. A good global citizen reins in the natural desire for progeny, so as not to pollute the planet with messy kids.
The ethical argument against children has been updated from overpopulation to environmental consciousness: "Fewer emitters, fewer emissions," a bumper-sticker sentiment if ever there was one.
But the designer rant above says it all about the sophisticates who disdain child-raising for ostensibly moral reasons. It is virtually a caricature of selfishness, of the kind of person whose paramount concern is enjoying a meal and keeping her precious designer clothing clean.
It should come as no surprise that Judaism—the mother of religious tradition—comes down on the side of children over clean pants. In the Torah's account of the inception of the Jewish people, the patriarchs and matriarchs prayed to God for children. The Jewish national narrative is first and foremost a family narrative, the story of how Abraham promulgated monotheism not only by proclamation and debate, but through the children and grandchildren that he and Sarah brought into the world. Jacob's twelve sons became the twelve tribes of Israel, which continued as the foundation of nationhood as the people traveled and camped according to tribe in the wilderness wandering after the Exodus. The inheritance of the land of Israel was apportioned by both family and tribe; and the High Priest wore the insignia of each tribe on the Breastplate of Judgment during the Yom Kippur services in the Temple each year.
Maybe what so irks the "childfree" is that the very presence of parents and their drooling little ones is a reminder that life is not for ourselves alone; that as messy as having a family is—and it is—that without it there is no life worth having? Indeed, that without people who are willing to take the responsibility of having and raising children society eventually ceases, or gets taken over by immigrants with a different outlook.
On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur and the days in between, we ask God to inscribe us in the Book of Life. But the prayer does not end there. It goes on to say "…for Your sake…"
We ask God to give us life not for ourselves only, but for the sake of serving Him, which means fulfilling the commandments in the Torah. Having children happens to be the very first commandment in the Torah.
Even if it means having to wear—perish the thought!—a mommy wardrobe.
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The biomechanics of the optic nerve head (ONH) may underlie many of the potential mechanisms that initiate the characteristic vision loss associated with primary open angle glaucoma. Therefore, it is important to characterize the physiological levels of stress and strain in the ONH and how they may change in relation to material properties, geometry, and microstructure of the tissue. An idealized, analytical microstructural model of the ONH load bearing tissues was developed based on an octagonal cellular solid that matched the porosity and pore area of morphological data from the lamina cribrosa (LC). A complex variable method for plane stress was applied to relate the geometrically dependent macroscale loads in the sclera to the microstructure of the LC, and the effect of different geometric parameters, including scleral canal eccentricity and laminar and scleral thickness, was examined. The transmission of macroscale load in the LC to the laminar microstructure resulted in stress amplifications between 2.8 and 24.5×IOP. The most important determinants of the LC strain were those properties pertaining to the sclera and included Young's modulus, thickness, and scleral canal eccentricity. Much larger strains were developed perpendicular to the major axis of an elliptical canal than in a circular canal. Average strain levels as high as 5% were obtained for an increase in IOP from 15to50mm Hg.
The conformal mapping of an ellipse in the z plane to the unit circle in the ζ plane. The region bounded by the ellipse represents the lamina cribrosa and is mapped onto the region λ1∕2<∣ζ∣<1 on the unit circle. The ellipse also contains two critical points: z=±2cλ1∕2 that form the inner annulus and are not part of the solution. The region outside the ellipse represents the sclera and maps to the outside of the unit circle. The outward normal, n̂, makes an angle η with the x axis and an angle θ with the real axis. Figure adapted from Hardiman (18).
The geometry of a regular octagonal unit cell. (a) The lamina cribrosa is idealized as a repeating array of unit cells. (b) The unit cell is composed of plates of thickness, t, depth, hLC, and either length, L, or, 1∕2L. The angle θ is 45°. Macroscale (M) stresses are applied to the faces of the unit cell. (c) Macroscale stresses are translated to microscale (m) stresses in the unit cell. (d) The unit cell symmetry allows a simple deconstruction and analysis of the microscale mechanics. Because the stresses in E1 and E2 are much greater than the IOP in E3, loading in the anterior-posterior direction is neglected. (a) The pictured LC has a vertical diameter of 1.6mm and the expanded area has a length of 243μm. Adapted from Quigley (27).
(a) The macroscale modulus,EM, was normalized by the unit cell microstructural modulus,Em, and decreases with increasing porosity. (b) The macroscale Poisson's ratio, νM, increases with increasing porosity. The horizontal (c) and vertical (d) macroscale stress in the lamina cribrosa, normalized by IOP, versus unit cell porosity. The macroscale stresses decrease with increasing porosity because the macroscale modulus also decreases. Stress in the E1 direction, which is perpendicular to the major axis of scleral canal, increases with increasing eccentricity for a given porosity. Stress in the E2 direction at low- to mid-porosities decreased. When a∕b=1, the stress is equivalent in both directions. Stress also increases as the microstructural modulus of the unit cell increases and the lamina cribrosa becomes stiffer relative to the sclera. The value of Es was maintained at 4100kPa and Em altered accordingly.
Effect of α on the macroscale stress. For Es∕Em=1, changes in α, the ratio of the laminar thickness over the scleral thickness, shift the macroscale stress accordingly. (a) and (b) The scleral thickness remains constant, hs=0.95mm, while the laminar thickness is varied. σ1M increases the smaller this ratio becomes and with increasing eccentricity. σ2M also increases the smaller α becomes but is reduced with increasing eccentricity. (c) and (d) The scleral thickness is varied while the laminar thickness remains constant, hLC=0.3167mm. For this case, decreasing α affects the macroscale stresses differently; increasing the scleral thickness reduces the macroscale stress. This occurs because the scleral stress decreases with increasing scleral thickness (law of Laplace).
Microscale stress dependence on porosity, canal eccentricity, and relative stiffness. The microscale stress in both the horizontal (a) and vertical (b) plates is strongly affected by eccentricity and increases with an increasing microscale modulus. For the most part, stresses also increase with porosity, except for σ1m, which slightly decreases when the canal is eccentric and the scleral modulus is either equal to or less than the microstructural modulus. (c) The highest stress occurs in the oblique plates and is a combination of the axial stress and the bending stress at the plate surface. No bending occurs when a∕b=1 (circle). (d) Shear stresses develop when the scleral canal deviates from a circle. Solid lines −a∕b=2. Dotted line a∕b=1. Note the difference in scales on (c) and (d).
Macroscale strain developed from a change in IOP from 15to50mm Hg. Unit cell strain was dependent on porosity, canal eccentricity, and microscale modulus. Higher strains occur in the E1 direction when the scleral canal deviates from a circle.
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|Education Forum
|Friday 25 May 2018
|9:00am – 5:30pm – Plaza Auditorium
|Government Forum
|Wednesday 23 May 2018
|10:30am-12:30pm – P6
|Industry Forum
|Tuesday 22 May 2018
|10:00am – 5:00pm – P11
|PhD Student Forum
|Wednesday 23 May 2018
|10:30am – 1:30pm – P7
|Robot Art Forum
|Thursday 24 May 2018
|9:00am-5:30pm – P6
|Social Robotics Forum
|Tuesday 22 May 2018
|9:30am-3:45pm – P6
|Sustainable Humanitarian Technologies Forum
|Thursday 24 May 2018
|10:00am – 5:00pm – P7
|Ethics Forum
|Tuesday 22 May 2018
|10:00am – 1:00pm – P7
Sustainable Humanitarian Technologies Forum
Humanitarian robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence technologies will play an ever-increasing role in global development, particularly in developing economies, in the coming years sooner than one might think or be willing to admit. Adoption of emerging technologies tends to be slow in developing countries due to reasons that are usually beyond GDP rates and standard of living indices. Whilst the potential of these technologies is for the most part undeniable, the challenge lies in making them reliable, cost-effective and easily accessible for the masses by taking into account socio-economic, cultural, environmental, and sustainability factors. The Forum will bring together experts and thinkers from both technology and public policy domains. The format will consist of keynote addresses and regular presentations with a mini panel discussion after each thematic session covering the gamut of issues stemming not only from research, development, and deployment standpoints but also those from public perception of robotics, automation, and AI.
Social Robotics Forum
Social robotics is a rapidly growing emerging field poised to disrupt industry. As new generations of robots are developed that participate in our lives and exist in public spaces, we need to consider the impact of these technologies and how we can harness their benefits. Social robots must collaborate with people and prove themselves as capable partners. They must make good teammates, learn from us or teach us, as well as communicate with and understand us. The goal of this workshop is to explore where social robotics is heading and how we can best navigate the transdisciplinary challenges such robots will present.
Robot Art Forum
The arts provide a rich and versatile platform for experimentation in robotics. The arts also inform aesthetic principles and interaction design for socially situated robots. Following a series of successful Robot Art workshops over the years, ICRA2018 will host a forum on robotic art, including practical workshops on soft-robotics, featured artists talks and a public art installation.
Government Forum
The Goal of the Governmental Forum is two-fold. To distribute information about national/regional policies and roadmaps and to discuss about the trends and political opportunities and threats in order to learn from each other, be informed and better serve the international robotics and automation community. This will be done by having a number of presentations from different countries and regions in which the speakers will be asked to address specifically for their country/region: the general state of R&A; the identified Roadmap and focus for the coming years; the identified opportunities and threats; the general public discussions around jobs and automation. At the end, a panel will take place in which the presented issues will be discussed and especially try to identify an objective view on jobs and automation and a policy and strategy which can be used to coordinate it and communicate it.
Education Forum
The 2018 ICRA Conference will include a forum devoted to Robotics in Education (Primary/Secondary). Science, Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) is widely recognised as vital skills that all job seekers will need in the near future, and Robotics as part of the curriculum is well suited to cover all these disciplines in a thorough and engaging manner.
Ethics Forum
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence have reached an unprecedented widespread dissemination in many industry and service sectors. AI software and systems, interactive devices and physical robots are now present in daily human activities. The impact on human societies is however not always perceived as beneficial and this has triggered off multiple reflections and discussions about their economical, social, philosophical and ethical consequences. Several countries and international organizations consider the issues at stake of enough importance to organize debates to assess their transformative effect on both individuals and societies, and to develop specific policies to address them. However, academics, researchers, and engineers who are behind the development of these technologies are too often absent from this debate, or even unaware about their responsibility. The ICRA 2018 Ethics Forum, co-organised with the IEEE RAS "Robotics and Automation Research and Practice Ethics Committee" (RARPEC) provides a venue for engaging reflections and discussions on these issues, informed by presentations by distinguished speakers.
Industry Forum
This full day industry forum is a showcase of successful robotics and AI based businesses from across the globe, provides a crash course in business model presentation for the aspiring robotics and AI entrepreneur attending ICRA, and delights all the conference attendees with startup pitch presentations (developed during the startup workshop), with the winner being voted for on the conference app, as well as judged by a VC panel.
PhD Student Forum
ICRA is the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society's flagship conference and is a premier international forum for robotics researchers to present their work. The 2018 conference will be held May 21-25, 2018 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Following on the very successful PhD Forum held at ICRA 2015 in Seattle, we invite Ph.D. students at any level to apply for the ICRA Ph.D. Forum. The Ph.D. Forum will provide an opportunity for a group of Ph.D. students to discuss and explore their research interests and career objectives with a panel of established researchers in robotics.


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I failed miserably at my attempt to clean out my pantry. I had made a 'resolution' to use up what was in my pantry and freezer, only buying fresh ingredients and those staples that I needed on a regular basis-flour, sugar, tuna. I failed. I have this odd neurosis-I am afraid we are going to starve. I really don't know if this is somehow attributed to the stories of my youth about how there wasn't enough food to go around when I was really young. How my Mom would sit out on the porch with a cup of coffee, while my Dad and sister ate, and I picked through the few things I liked.
I don't really remember those times. I remember bits and pieces of life before, say, 7 years old, but not very many things. I remember bugging the crap out of my Mom to let me open a birthday present before my Dad got home from work. I must have driven her crazy, because I remember her letting me open a pair of musical spoons. Do you remember those? They were two spoons with the rounded sides facing each other, and the handles were cemented into a piece of plastic. You would hold them in one hand, slap them against your knee while holding your other hand above them. They would slap between your hand and your leg and make magical noise.
I remember waiting for my Dad to come home from work. He worked at Ford Motor Company in St. Paul. At this time we were living in Baldwin Wisconsin. It was probably 50 miles away. He would come home and strip down to his skivvies and undershirt and I would strip down to my undershirt and panties and on special days he would bring home a little smoked salmon. We would sit on the couch and I wanted to be just like him in my t-shirt and underpants and watch TV. We had an old Black and White console, that had a record player and radio on the other side of the television.
I remember the television repair man who was crippled. I don't know if he had arthritis, or some other illness, but I remember him being nice.
I remember Susie and Sally, the twins that lived across the street, across the open field. They were blond and so pretty.
I remember being at their house and seeing the moving van in our front yard. No one had told me we were moving-the van was just there, and people were moving our few belongings into it and soon we were on our way to St. Paul-to a house that was finally ours. No more renting. We had a yard and my Dad built a sandbox and bought us a Jungle Jym. And I never moved again until I was almost 18 years old and moved in with my Mom.
I never remember us being poor.
In my adult life, we haven't been poor. We haven't had to use an emergency shelter, or use a food bank. We have been broke and couldn't afford things, but we could always make our house payment and all the regular bills we had. We had setbacks. Dude lost his job of 18 years and all of a sudden, I was the primary breadwinner, making a whopping $14 an hour. We had two teenagers, orthodontist bills, clothes, sports equipment, insurance, cell phone bills. We made it through.
I lost my job. Dude was a temporary employee at the cereal plant. We had no health insurance, I willed that my kids wouldn't get sick and we did without presents at Christmas with the exception of a few for the girls.
In saucepan, combine tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, garlic, sugar, basil, oregano, onion powder and red pepper flakes. Crush the tomatoes down with potato masher. Simmer over low heat for 1-1/2 hours. Stir in ground beef and simmer for half an hour. Pour cooked pasta into an 8x8 or 9x9 square glass pan. Top with tomato sauce mixture and shredded cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.