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Midnight Snacks. Late-night Cravings. The Munchies. Gamer Fuel. No matter what you call them, everyone gets them at some point. It's a craving for just something small (or large for some people) to eat or munch on. Not a large meal like lunch or dinner. Just something to nibble on while the game enters the later quarters or while the movie enters its second hour or something to give you some added fuel while your latest videogame marathon drones on for another hour or more. Just something to munch while not doing much or even, nothing at all.It's true that not a lot of snacks are all that healthy, but hey, sometimes you need to kick back and relax a little, right? Right.
Companies the world over have come to capitalize on the ever growing snack food craze. Again, they may not be the most healthy snacks on the planet. but darn if they're not good. I'll be the first to admit that one of my all time favorite munchies any time of day has to be a bowl of Tostitos accompanied by a container of salsa. To me, that's snack food any time of day. But, sometimes I like to get creative and make some dips of my own. A personal favorite is ketchup, mayo, ranch, Parmesan cheese, soy sauce and hot sauce. It's the kind of dip that goes great on chips, veggies or even spread out on a chicken sandwich.
Now, I know what some of you are thinking. Snacks? Chips? This isn't what I expected from a culinary school student! My response? Hey, I'm only human! I like snacks too! But, if you had to twist my are for a snack worthy of culinary school status, then I'll give you one!
Simply grate some fresh Parmesan Cheese onto a silicone baking mat and toast them in a 350 – 375 degree oven for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and formed a nice cheese crisp. These are delicious! Trust me!
If you have any neat snack ideas, feel free to post them as a response! I'll think of more snack time recipes and post them up for you to enjoy!


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A Spanish woman was dragged around a tube carriage by her hair by two women who told her to 'speak English when in England'.
British Transport Police are appealing for help to find the two women who launched an attack on a 24-year-old victim on a Central Line night tube.
It happened at around 3.45am on Saturday as the train was travelling from Liverpool Street to Stratford.
The victim was talking to some friends in Spanish when two nearby women heard her.
They then started shouting at her, saying she should be talking English when in England.
http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/13/spanish-w ... ito=social
I bet the thick right wing bigoted neanderthal cunts holiday once a year in Spain and don't bother to speak Spanish and also deny hate crimes exist on forums.

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The TV star—and closet granola girl!—talks organic food, Ayurveda and spirituality during her pregnancy with youngest son, Reign Aston Disick with Fit Pregnancy sister magazine, Natural Health.
Behind the Scenes at Kourtney Kardashian's Natural Health Cover Shoot
Five camera lenses—three video, two photo—are trained on Kourtney Kardashian, to say nothing of the paparazzi snapping away from the bushes. But you wouldn't know it from looking at her: She sits on the floor in an airy oceanfront hotel room in Montauk, N.Y., calm and not the least bit self-conscious. As film rolls and producers strategize to capture her every move, Kardashian kibitzes with her hairstylist and makeup artist as if they're all merely enjoying a casual day off at the beach. Of course, this scenario isn't out of the ordinary for the reality star, who has done 11 seasons of E!'s hit show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, plus several spin-offs, like Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons. In fact, she rarely gets much of a break between shooting and the sisters' business ventures, including their Dash boutiques and clothing lines for women and children.
Having so many plates spinning can take a toll on Kardashian and her own growing family—her three kids with ex-partner Scott Disick (Mason, 4, Penelope, 2, Reign, 1)—but it's also exactly what inspired her to make changes to protect her household's health a few years ago. Along the way, Kourtney has developed passions that all those cameras have largely overlooked: organic food, Ayurvedic cooking and the paraben- and phthalate-free Kardashian Beauty line, which has, she says, "a longer list of no-no ingredients than Whole Foods." Getting the rest of her famous relatives on board with her clean-living efforts has been challenging. "I pick apart everyone's pantries," she says. "They think I'm super-annoying." We, however, were more than happy to hear about her wholesome pursuits. Here she revealed her favorite natural kitchen tricks, the gentle products that maintain that Kardashian glow and the spiritual tradition that kept her steady throughout her latest pregnancy.
NATURAL HEALTH: Healthy living is not exactly what you're most famous for. When did you get so interested in it?
KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN: I was not raised this way—people just weren't as aware of healthy eating as they are today. When I got home from school, my snack was a bag of chips or cookies, and as an adult, I didn't even know what organic meant—I'd just go to the market and buy the same things my mom bought. I didn't really have any thoughts about it before I had my kids. Starting off, I was big on breastfeeding; I nursed my first for 14 months and my second for 16. That was important to me. Then I began making their baby food myself, all of it organic. After that, I was super cautious about what to introduce into their diets. I called a bunch of the restaurants in my neighborhood that I had assumed served all-organic food, and so many didn't!
NH: Have you maintained these standards as your kids grow?
KK: We definitely make exceptions, like if we're at Disneyland. But we eat organic when we can, and I try to keep healthy food and snacks at home, where I have the most rules and restrictions. I saw my mom making meals for my kids, and I said, "This is the cheese you use? This is the butter?" But I guess that's just part of going to Grandma's house.
NH: How did you learn about what to eat?
KK: I got really into Ayurveda and did the Panchakarma cleanse [a detoxification treatment involving massage, herbal therapy and other procedures]. Through that, I met my yoga teacher, who taught me her way of preparing food. We would do yoga for an hour and then she'd stay for another hour and cook with me. That's where I got all of my rules. In our house, we do everything whole: whole milk and full-fat cheeses. And I use ghee and coconut oil for cooking. I turn to my Ayurvedic friends for health advice when it comes to my kids, too. If Mason or Penelope has a rash, I'll look into natural treatments first. But they have their pediatrician, and I'm not afraid to give them medicine if it gets to that point.
NH: Interesting. Did you change your diet when you were pregnant?
KK: I try to eat pretty healthy, but I think it's fun and important to listen to your cravings. I develop a thing for Nilla Wafer cookies every time. I have no idea why! I've also been into cheese and pickle sandwiches. Everyone thinks I'm gross when I order them.
NH: Ha! Do you still do yoga?
KK: I did yoga during my last pregnancy. I was anxious, and it just helped me feel calm.


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These factors can make the heart beat faster or stronger than usual, or they can cause premature (extra) heartbeats. In these situations, the heart is still working normally. Thus, these palpitations usually are harmless.
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Palpitations are very common. They usually aren't serious or harmful, but they can be bothersome. If you have them, your doctor can decide whether you need treatment or ongoing care.
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I know I'm too old to be writing "Mah Birfday" but whatev.
I'm Twentynine, and today is the start of my birthweek. One year away from Thirty, it's too short and un-epic to celebrate my birthday for just a mere day, especially when I either sleep in until 2PM, or I am in a fog until 10AM at work, and then miserable until 6:30 when I leave work (that is, until I'm working full time as my dream job–more on that later, when I'm working in my dream job, or in school for it, which is in 3 months).
Anyway…. sorry no special posts. I'm busy getting mah birfday on.
On like donkey kong.


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My vintage jewelry obsession includes all kinds of clips: shoe clips, dress clips, fur clips, clip earrings. From the 1920s through the 1950s, various dual purpose clips were patented. Dress clips and fur clips were sold in pairs with a separate frame with a pin on the back. The clips could be temporarily attached to the frame to make one brooch, or worn separately as two or three. I have two brooches that separate into pairs of clips – one separates into dress clips, and the other into fur clips.
This first piece is a Coro Duette, and is likely from the 30s or 40s; the frame mechanism was patented in 1931. The brooch separates into two fur clips. The long, dangerous looking double-pronged clip was apparently to clip onto one's fur; it could hold two sections of a thick fur stole than a regular dress clip. I purchased this at Magpie Vintage.
I've had this Weiss clip pin (shown below) for years . It's a dress clip from sometime after 1942, when the Weiss jewelry company was founded. This piece doesn't have a patent number but it is marked "Weiss." You can see that the clip mechanism isn't short enough to be a shoe clip, and doesn't have the double-pronged clip that a fur clip typically does.
For more information on vintage clips, see Illusion Jewels.


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The Globalization and Sovereignty theme concentrates on the concept of modern sovereignty and state formation while emphasizing practices of border and identitarian crossing. While giving priority to the Middle East, our discussions will advance a broad interdisciplinary and comparative analysis in terms of geographical and historical context, considering diverse attitudes and perspectives so as to challenge existing knowledge production. Among the principal areas of interest are national, ethnic and religious conflicts, social relations between citizens and non-citizens, and globalization processes that challenge state sovereignty.
In a world in which immigration, cultural flows, and global trade agreements call into question the inevitability of the state, sovereignty and borders become an important site through which to rethink the necessary link between political units, law and territory. If today state logic is associated above all with the separation and division of populations, social harm and injustices, we will begin by re-examining the histories of harmful differences as well as identifying political practices that challenge identitarian distinctions by offering new concepts of law, freedom, and equality. If such alternative practices do indeed exist, how are we to understand their relation to the state, and how are we to conceptualize the difference between the Law and alternative local norms? Further, looking closely at the concept of borders, we will question the reasoning behind territorial divisions and the discourse of security.
Possible questions and topics for discussion:
1. What are the processes through which people are made into national, ethnic and religious groups and why do such processes lead to eruptions of violence, or to relations of domination that rest on structural violence?
2. Under what conditions do practices that challenge territorial and identitarian divisions take place, and what are the reasons that such practices succeed or fail in establishing new norms of freedom and equality?
3. How do alternative political practices challenge the legal ubiquity of the state, and can they do so without always-already presupposing its structures? Can such practices learn from the capacity for ethnic and legal diversity of imperial forms?
4. How does the global order challenge state sovereignty and its ability to guarantee the freedom and equality of its citizens?
5. If every political organization presupposes a limit and a border, what are the meaning and significance of practices that challenge territorial and identitarian divisions?
What are the ways in which works of art think borders, freedom and equality in a global world?


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Age of Oracles: Tara's Journey - A Walkthrough Guide
WARNING: This walkthrough contains spoilers that will solve the adventure puzzles at the end of each chapter in Age of Oracles: Tara's Journey.
We list all the hit areas at the start of the puzzle, as well as the beginning inventory items. If you are still stuck on a level, you can read through the step-by-step instructions provided to solve the level.
Chapter 1: Tara
Hit areas:
peacock, card, inkwell, shovel
Inventory item:
compass arrow
Click the peacock to collect the quill.
Use the quill with the inkwell.
Use the quill with ink on the card.
Use the compass arrow with the compass.
Click shovel to collect it.
Move compass around the screen until it spins. It will spin when over the right patch of grass.
Click to mark the spot.
Use shovel to dig on the X.
Click buried cards to solve puzzle.
Chapter 2: The Magician
Hit areas:
candlelabra, chest, mirror, magician
Inventory item:
mirror, match
Use match on the candles. Room will brighten.
Use mirror on broken mirror on wall. You can see the bookshelf reflected.
Find magic book on the bookshelf. Click to open it.
Retrieve key from book.
Use key to open chest.
Give wand to magician.
Chapter 3: The High Priestess
Hit areas:
fires (3), Priestess, column drawer, loose brick, moon, mosaic tile
Inventory item:
mortar & pestle, chisel, tweezers
Use the chisel on the moon to collect moon dust.
Use the mortar and pestle on the loose brick to collect iron dust.
Use the tweezers on the Priestess's cloak to collect a thread.
Click the mosaic tile to reveal a key for adding the collected elements to the fire.
Add thread to left-most fire; moon dust to middle fire; iron dust to right most fire.
Combination will be revealed: 5-3-9.
Click drawer to maximize combination dial. Click numbers until they read: 5-3-9.
Chapter 4: The Empress
Hit areas:
dirt, broken waterpump, loose stone (2), flower pots, shovel
Inventory item:
crowbar, bucket, shears
Use shears on shovel to free it from vines.
Use crowbar on loose stones(2). Click to retrieve seed packet. Click to retrieve pump handle.
Add pump handle to broken waterpump.
Use bucket with waterpump to fill bucket.
Use shovel on dirt to collect dirt.
Add dirt to the flower pots.
Add seeds to the flower pots.
Add water to the flower pots.
Chapter 5: The Emperor
Hit areas:
lions (2), window, crown key, chandelier, panel
Inventory item:
four gems
Click the window to open it. The banner will blow revealing a lever.
Click to collect the lever.
Place lever in left lion's mouth. Panel will open.
Click the right lion's tail. Lion's mouth will open.
Click to collect the gear in lion's mouth.
Add gear to mechanism. Chandelier will lower.
Click crown. Add gems in order: red, blue, green, purple.
Chapter 6: The Learned Man
Hit areas:
panels on wall (4)
Inventory item:
colored orbs (4)
Match glyph in orb to glyph in center of the corresponding panel.
Puzzle will open.
Solve all four puzzles to complete the level.
Chapter 7: The Lovers
Hit areas:
lovers, branches
Inventory item:
hammer, shears, basket
Use shears to cut down branches letting in sunlight.
Use basket to collect flowers.
Click on stack of boards to collect them.
Place boards on tree. Use hammer to nail them down.
Click bird. Bird will fly down and loosen the girl's ribbon.
Click to collect ribbon. Garlands will be added to inventory.
Place garlands on the lovers' heads.
Chapter 8: The Chariot
Hit areas:
wheel, branch tied with rope, stuck swing, rock, sign post
Inventory item:
knife, saw
Click to collect rock.
Click to collect wheel.
Use saw to cut axle from sign post.
Use rock to knock down swing.
Use knife to cut swing from rope.
Use saw to cut off branch tied to rope. Chariot will rise.
Add axle to chariot. Add wheel to axle.
Chapter 9: Strength
Hit areas:
clumps of grass (3), weaving machine, lion
Inventory item:
Use scythe to collect clumps of grass (3).
Add clumps of grass to the weaving machine one at a time.
Play weaving game by turning the pipes to complete the path:
Play weaving game three times.
Three strips of woven grass will form into leash.
Place leash on lion.
Chapter 10: The Hermit
Hit areas:
hermit, torches (2), avalanche (2)
Inventory item:
match, hammer
Use match to light the right most torch.
Use hammer to break rocks in avalanche.
Click on broken rocks to zoom in. Complete puzzle.
Do this twice.
Chapter 11: Wheel of Fortune
Hit areas:
wheat, water wheel, wheel of fortune, grainery door, bird cage, bakery door
Inventory item:
scythe, oil can
Use the scythe to collect wheat.
Use oil can on stuck water wheel. Wheel will spin.
Place wheat in the grainery. Receive bag of flour.
Place flour in the bakery. Receive muffin.
Place muffin in birdcage. Bird will fly in and drop key.
Collect key. Use key to unlock wheel of fortune.
Chapter 12: Justice
Hit areas:
crystal in rock, Judge, vines, grinding wheel, broken water clock, puddle, clock dial
Inventory item:
bell, shears
Click to retrieve clock dial. Add dial to broken water clock.
Add bell to broken water clock.
Place water clock under the dripping water.
Judge will wake. Click Judge to retrieve hammer.
Use hammer on crystal deposit. Receive rough crystal.
Place rough crystal on grinding wheel to grind it to size.
Use shears on vines.
Add cut crystal to map.
Chapter 13: Hanged Man
Hit areas:
elephant ottoman, well pulley, mask, vine trunk, gargoyle
Inventory item:
ball, club, coin
Give the ball to the elephant ottoman. It will roll in front of the mask.
Place the coin in the mask's mouth. It's tongue will make a step.
Click the pulley to retrieve water from the well.
Use the bucket of water to water the vine.
The vine will bloom and make a ladder.
Use the club to bonk the gargoyle on the head. It will fall off the beam.
Chapter 14: Transition
Hit areas:
missing window pieces (4); mosaics in front of statues (4)
Inventory item:
wand, cup, coin, sword
Place the inventory items in their respective mosaic (clockwise): sword, coin, cup, wand.
Stain-glass pieces will be added to inventory.
Turn dials to determine the proper order for fixing the windows: Coin (1), sword (2), wand (3), cup (4).
Put stain glass pieces back in order to solve puzzle.
Chapter 15: Temperance
Hit areas:
beehive, bucket, fountain rocks (4)
Inventory item:
wheat, berries, honey dipper, acorn
Use honey dipper on the beehive to retrieve some honey.
Place food on proper rock for each animal:
~ Honey on largest rock for bear;
~ Acorn on second rock for squirrel;
~ Berries on third rock for raccoon;
~ Wheat on smallest rock for mouse.
Chapter 16: Indulgence
Hit areas:
puzzle box (3); door lock, Emperor shackles; Empress shackles
Inventory item:
Use gems to open the puzzle boxes (3) and start minigame.
Place gems in the holes to reveal the combination.
Check means the right stone is in the right spot.
Question mark means the the stone is used, but it is in the wrong spot.
X means the stone is not used to unlock the box.
Solve all three puzzle boxes to retrieve the three keys: Emperor, Empress, and Door.
Use the proper key on the Emperor, Empress and Door.
Chapter 17: The Tower
Hit areas:
goose, raven, falcon, hummingbird, Empress
Inventory item:
golden egg, skull, gauntlet, flower
Give the Empress an inventory item, then click on the correct bird to collect some feathers:
~ Golden egg - click the goose.
~ Skull - click the raven.
~ Gauntlet - click the falcon.
~ Flower - click the hummingbird.
The feathers will form wings once all are collected.
Chapter 18: The Star
Hit areas:
stuck crystal, frozen lake, Empress
Inventory item:
broken wand, sword, cup
Use the sword to dislodge the stuck crystal.
Use wand to collect crystal. Wand will be fixed.
Use fixed wand to melt ice in pond.
Collect water using your cup.
Give full cup to the Empress. She will present you with a coin.
Click to collect coin.
Place coin in knot in tree.
Chapter 19: The Moon
Hit areas:
locked cabinet; sleeping cat; sleeping dog, mouse, mousetrap, apple basket, tied awning, key, jerky jar, candelabra, missing moon
Inventory item:
ball, wheat, knife
Use knife to cut rope on awning. Piece of moon will fall. Click moon piece to collect it.
Use wheat to trigger mousetrap. Mouse will run to cheese. Cat will stand up revealing moon piece.
Click moon piece to collect it.
Throw ball at apple basket. Basket will topple revealing moon piece. Click moon piece to collect it.
Click candelabra to retrieve candle. Use candle to melt wax on jerky jar. Click open jar to collect jerky.
Give jerky to dog. He will wake up revealing moon piece. Click moon piece to collect it.
Find key in scene (on table next to cat). Use key to unlock the cabinet. Click moon piece to collect it.
Place all moon pieces in the hole in the frieze.
Chapter 20: The Sun
Hit areas:
broken carosel horse, rope, saddle, horseshoe, rock in fountain
Inventory item:
Use knife to cut mane and tale from rope.
Click to collect saddle.
Click to collect horseshoe.
Click to remove rock. Fountain will run. Eye will be on top of fountain.
Click to collect eye.
Place all inventory items on the broken horse. It will come to life.
Chapter 21: Judgment
Hit areas:
broken catapult, log, tree stump, rocks (2), beehive, portcullis, drawbridge
Inventory item:
saw, hand mirror
Use saw to cut catapult arm from log.
Use saw to cut wheels from tree stump.
Add wheels to catapult. It will move into position.
Add catapult arm to to catapult.
Click to collect both rocks.
Add rocks, one at a time to fixed catapult. Drawbridge will lower.
Click to collect beehive.
Add beehive to catapult.
Use mirror to reflect sun and catch beehive on fire.
Fire will burn down portcullis.
Chapter 22: World
Hit areas:
cauldron, leaves, golden bough, chimes, pots (2), tapestry chime key, statue, lion molds (2), wand
Inventory item:
match, hammer, shears
Find tapestry with chime key. Click chimes in order: red, green, green, blue, red.
It will rain making magic tree grow. Click to collect coin. Coin will be added to the shield.
Click to collect wand. Use wand to make statue disappear.
Click to collect cup behind statue. Cup will be added to the shield.
Click wand leaning against statue. Wand will be added to shield.
Use hammer to break left pot revealing sword.
Click sword to add it to the shield.
Use shears to trim leaves. Leaves will fall revealing star pieces.
Click to collect star pieces (5). Star pieces will be added to shield.
Click to collect fallen leaves (2 bunches).
Place leaves under cauldron.
Use match to light leaves.
Click to collect golden bough.
Add bough to cauldron. It will melt and turn to gold.
Click to collect cauldron.
Pour melted gold into both lion molds. Click to collect lions. They will be added to the shield.
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The rule gives teeth to nondiscriminatory provisions in the Affordable Care Act but falls short in other areas.
APA is encouraged by several modifications and clarifications included in the final rule issued last month on the "essential health benefits" (EHB) that must be offered in the federal and state health insurance exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act. The rule was issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
But other areas—especially around requirements for prescription drug coverage, definition of habilitative services, and agency requirements for "network adequacy"—either fall short of APA recommendations or remain to be clarified.


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Swans with special guest Carla Bozulich, Sept. 4th at The Showbox Market
by Nick Nihil
Swans – photo by Matias Corral
For all the problems artists have found with file sharing and streaming services, the Internet has been fairly kind to a handful of 'unaccessible' artists like Scott Walker, and especially Swans, whose popularity and stature has increased manyfold in spite of releasing 2-hour long records with songs that break the 30-minute mark (and without dumb guitar solos). This runs completely counter to the idea that people now have to digest information in small scattershot bits in order to catch on and still lends me a few glimmers of hope in humanity and culture. Of course it helps that their last two records are arguably the finest they've made in their 30+ year history. Making things seemingly more troublesome is that, when Swans toured for The Seer, by the end of the tour most of their set comprised of new, unrecorded material, much of which became To Be Kind. Word has it they're going about this tour in a similar fashion, already working out a number of new pieces that may well become the next record. Michael Gira has stated that his mission within music is not dour anguish (as the dark and violent nature of their music may lead listeners to believe) but ecstasy. Dynamic and meticulous orchestrations like the rise and fall of civilizations manage to keep their droning dirge-like incantations vital and unpredictable. Let you be warned that ecstasy of this order and ambition happens at VERY LOUD VOLUMES, but it just might change your life.
Carla Bozulich is another long-time road worn veteran of underground music who's finding herself at a creative peek. I caught her show with Evangelista at the Sunset a couple of years ago, bittersweet as she played to a crowd of about 25. I had to hug her twice after the show, and I hate touching people, such was the state of my amazement and elation. She's long bemoaned her tours of the U.S., finding herself in many similar venues with similar crowds, barely making enough for gas, but Europe has treated her far better. Her latest record, Boy, has garnered almost unanimous rave reviews and, in my opinion, should put her in the same conversation as Nick Cave and Tom Waits as eminent boundary-pushing songwriting entities. She called Boy her 'pop' record, and you'll indeed find things on the record that sound like traditionally structured songs with verses and choruses as such, but Katy Perry it ain't. Industrial clatter, haunting skeletons of folk melodies buried under reverb, and noisy guitar work keep the record aesthetically rooted in her no-wave meets folk-country tendencies. This is a dream pairing if there ever was one, and hopefully playing sold-out 1,000 person venues opening for the venerable Swans will help bring her the crowds to meet her accolades.


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Where Everybody Knows You're Lame.
As a neuroscientist I have to disagree with the perception that anyone is doing mathematical modeling of cognitive intelligence, yet; intelligence as an economist defines it, yes, but economists are worlds away from actual cognition.
Anyone ever think about how Richter inhabits the same reality as you and just scream and scream and scream, but in a good way?
Provided we begin stationary in our own corners of the performing ring, and that said ring resembles a boxing ring; a blue whale.
You can use any part of your body, I meant "bare hands" figuratively, not literally.And, keep in mind that a human is an animal too.
hahahhaha this is a good question!probably a manatee
Ryan Seacrest
I don't think water animals on dry land should count.....
You can use any part of your body, I meant "bare hands" figuratively, not literally.


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Have You Hit Someone Else's Parked Car?
Own up – have you accidentally hit a parked car in the local supermarket car park? Did you leave a note?
If recent research is anything to go by,* at least a fifth of people would just drive off – especially if they thought no-one noticed. And a separate study by AA Insurance last year showed that 8 out of 10 drivers have returned to what they thought was their safely parked car, to find someone or something has bashed it.**
Chay Collins of the AA car insurance team says that car-park bashes are the most common single category of car insurance claims. "Amazingly 20 per cent of all claims – which if scaled up nationally would be the equivalent of over 6 million – are for damage caused in car parks.
"But I think the true number might be a lot higher than that. Because it would affect their no-claim bonus, many people wouldn't bother to claim for a small dink unless it was caused by someone else and they could claim against them.
"But sadly, time and time again, customers tell us that they can't even do that because whoever caused the damage 'did a runner'."
Many people have a sorry story about car-park bashes. Of course, it's not just careless reversing or parking that can cause a scrape or dent in another car. Rogue shopping trolleys can cause damage, as do carelessly hit immoveable objects such as concrete pillars, trolley shelters or lamp posts.
Chay adds: "Parking is a very hazardous activity. You need your eyes in all directions, and it's easy to misjudge a gap or corner. Suddenly crunch – the damage is done, and for most people the first reaction is being angry with themselves at being so careless.
"It's one thing if you clobbered a concrete post, but if you hit another car put yourself in their situation and imagine your anger if the other person just drove away or even left a false note. It's worth remembering that if you do get caught, for instance on a CCTV camera, you could end up with a charge for criminal damage."
Chay urges everyone to own up and also tell their insurance company. "Knowing you've caused damage to someone else's car can play on your conscience, and there's always the risk that you could lose your concentration and have another accident. So honesty really is the best policy."
If you have a car park experience to share or have a view, do let us know on the AA Zone.
* Daily Mail, 22 September 2010.
** Based on insurance claims from 1 million AA policy holders, 2009.


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News Archive
Brockermeyer Not Rushed
May 24 2002
By Bryan Hersh of 49ers Paradise
The 49ers got some very encouraging news about the health of free agent, offensive tackle, Blake Brockermeyer. Reports from Brockermeyer's second physical with the team were quite positive. MRI results indicated that there were internal improvements, and a greater range of motion in his shoulder was also evident. Still reports showed that Brockermeyer is not quite ready to take the field.
The 49ers management are awaiting more predictions from their medical team regarding a timeline for Brockermeyer's recovery. While the team does not intend on rushing him to return, they would like him to be available, at least off the bench, within the first few games of the season. Both sides have reportedly had very positive conversations with one another.
The 49ers have expressed a rough contract figure to Brockermeyer's agent, but have made no formal contract proposal, and likely wont make one until a timeline is known. It is believed that Brockermeyer is considering all of his options - but the 49ers unofficial offer of a long term deal, with time to fully heal is bound to be one of the best opportunities Brockermeyer will be given.
Donahue stated that the interest in Brockermeyer had nothing to do with a lack of faith in their starting offensive line. He emphasized the Brockermeyer would not be guaranteed a starting slot on the team, but feels strongly that Brockermeyer is the type of player that will indeed improve the 49ers team, and protect quarterback Jeff Garcia.


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Geosciences 2011, 1(1), 1-2; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences1010001
On behalf of the Editorial Board and the editorial management staff of MDPI, it is my great pleasure to introduce this new journal Geosciences. Geosciences is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal, which publishes original papers, rapid communications, technical notes and review articles, and discussions about all interdisciplinary aspects of the earth and planetary sciences. Geosciences may also include papers presented at scientific conferences (proceedings) or articles on a well defined topic assembled by individual editors or organizations/institutions (special publications).
My own vision for the direction and progress of this journal is that it should cover not only the classical themes related to geology and geosciences, but also other much more vanguardist and interdisciplinary subjects. This includes the solid Earth, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere, as well as related issues of planetary and space sciences. In addition, Geosciences provides an advanced forum for contributions on Earth history, natural hazards, geology-related environmental problems and geoethics, reflecting the wide scope and societal, educational, cultural and, in general, human implications of the crosscutting nature of the problems. In the past, scientists in each branch studied their field without considering the Earth as an interacting system (also with life in general, and the human society and its circumstances in particular), which forms part of the solar system. It can be said that the man-made multifaceted branching of the geosciences into independent areas was made for procedural convenience in studying a large and complex planet.
In addition, it is well known that the research in geosciences is frequently based on long-standing observations and analyses. Thus, a key point to be considered in the context of the study of geological processes is time, as well as the implications regarding its perception by humans. A good knowledge regarding Earth and planetary sciences provides methodological tools for predicting and mitigating the effects of geological (and astrogeological) hazards such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and asteroid/comet impacts. Understanding the Earth's origin and its bio-geological evolution, the multiple implications of the geosciences (as a coherent set of interconnected disciplines), and the socio-cultural and ethical interdisciplinary approaches, will be crucial for a better understanding of Nature, and also for undertaking scientifically-based political decisions.
Geosciences covers, therefore, a wide range of topics, concepts, theories and practical issues both in the field and laboratory. They are interrelated with other areas and fields of knowledge, and encompass: (a) the study of the origin and evolution of the Earth (and other planets and planetary bodies' astrogeology); (b) the study of the geological processes (and methodologies, principles and technologies) sensu lato, and (c) the characterization of their multiple physical, chemical, biological, societal, ethical and cultural links. By combining the geological exploration and research with the life (and specifically human) dimension, we are developing new ideas and guidelines to understand the mechanisms, dynamics and joint evolution of our planet and the human beings. The journal Geosciences should also progress and increase contacts between scientists working in and interested in interdisciplinary aspects of the above fields even from a transdisciplinary point of view.
I see Geosciences as an exciting new interdisciplinary open access journal, and we are completely committed to drive it to a position in which it is recognized for: (a) its high quality and leading edge research and (b) the scientific influence of its contributions. This, of course, will depend on its readership and potential authors. Those who submit to this journal can be sure that their accepted study will be disseminated quickly, broadly, and in its entirety to anyone anywhere who has Internet access. We strongly encourage you to participate and invite you to submit your manuscripts.
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The current administration building of Society for Chemical and Metallurgical Production was constructed between 1929 to 1930 by the Dresden Lossow and Kühne company, which achieved worldwide recognition for their monumental building of the main railway station in Leipzig. The new administration building represents one of the most important structures built in expressionist architecture nationwide. Its perfectly designed interior features numerous Art Deco and Rondocubism items. When the structure was accomplished, it ranked as the tallest structure in Czechoslovakia.


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As Yogi Berra's biographer, I can tell you three things about Mr. Berra:
1. He doesn't talk much, and when he does, contrary to public perception and AFLAC commercials, when he does say something it usually makes sense.
2. Yogi doesn't give advice, he tells you what he would do in a particular situation.
3. Well, I forget what number 3 was, but it was something good.
This morning Yogi is being widely quoted as saying "They [the Yankees] better find a way to get that kid 500 at-bats." "The kid" is Eduardo Nunez, and at 25 years old and after putting together parts of three seasons for the Yankees, he isn't really a kid any more. But I understand what Yogi is saying.
Last year in 38 games and 100 plate appearances, Nunez hit .292 with an almost respectable OBP of .330 and an even more nearly respectable slugging percentage of .393. He's not a great hitter, but he seems to be getting better. His power is moderate but promising. In 491 major league at-bats, he has seven home runs and 23 doubles.
He's valuable in other small ways, too. He grounded into just one double play last year, and he has terrific speed. For his career, he's stolen 38 bases in 46 attempts, and last year he was 11 of 13.
His problem, of course, is fielding. No matter how hard I try to twist the stats, I can't make a case that he's a good fielder at either shortstop or third base. (He's played 18 game at second base but with Robby Cano there that position would seem to be a most point.) Still, you think that some sort of intensive remedial postseason fielding clinic would be in order to prepare him as a backup for Derek Jeter (who is, after all, 38 this year and is going to need relief in the late innings) or even to play third base, where he is probably a better hitter than Kevin Youkilis.
Still, for all his shortcomings on the left side of the infield, Nunez's chances per nine innings over the last three years has been just about the same as Jeter's — a shade over 3.7 chances per nine innings — and even though he hasn't gotten to as many ground balls on average as Youklis over the last three seasons, remember that Nunez is in his physical prime right now while Youklis, at 34, will probably be fading.
All in all, the Yankees have little to lose by giving Nunez more of a shot — if nothing else, letting him play regularly while Jeter and Youklis take turns at DH-ing, or something like that.
Oh, just remembered the third thing: Yogi is usually right.


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Conference Faculty
Brandon Arbiter is VP of product and business development at Tidepool, the open source, open data platform for diabetes. He was diagnosed with type 1 at age 27 while running the data management and analytics practices at New York's online grocer, FreshDirect. Brandon developed an innovative, data driven approach to meal bolusing with his diabetes app, "nutshell," that gives patients the information they need to make the right decisions about their dosing strategies. Brandon has become an outspoken member of the patient community, advocating greater access to data and the expanding role of software in health management. He is focused on making diabetes technology smarter and more accessible to patients everywhere.
Natalie Bellini, BSN, RN, CDE, has had type 1 diabetes since she was a young child. Within a year of finishing nursing school, she started to care for people with diabetes, focusing first on diabetes in pregnancy then pediatrics and insulin requiring adults. She has worked on the medical side of camps for children and teens in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. She has spoken nationally and internationally as an expert in both working with teens and their parents with diabetes as well as infusion set choice, usage and maintenance. Her fundamental goal when developing the teenage curriculum for Children with Diabetes conferences is that each and every teen that attends finds a passion in life and pursues it. She is currently attending university part time in order to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. Natalie works at Novo Nordisk and is mom to Erin.
Bruce Buckingham, MD, is a Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at Stanford Medical Center. His research interests have focused on continuous glucose monitoring in children. He is Principal Investigator at Stanford for DirecNet, an NIH sponsored multicenter study group which evaluates continuous glucose sensors in children. His current work focuses on the use of continuous glucose sensors in real-time, and the development of a closed-loop. These efforts are being funded by the JDRF and NIH and are currently focused on preventing nocturnal hypoglycemia and rapidly restoring metabolic control at the onset of diabetes.
Jason Calabrese Jason Calabrese is a software developer who graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Management Science and Information Technology. He is the father of 7 year old twins, Andrew and Katie. Andrew was diagnosed with Type 1 at age 3 in 2010. In 2013, John Costik replied to a tweet posted by Jason about a talk he attended, given by Gary Scheiner. That was the catalyst for Jason's active involvement with the #WeAreNotWaiting movement, the CGM in the Cloud group, and as a co-founder of the Nightscout Project. When he actually has some free time, Jason enjoys camping trips with Andrew's Cub Scout Den, and playing Minecraft with his twins. Jason is not waiting to reduce the burden of living with Type 1 for Andrew, his family, and so many others.
Korey K. Hood, PhD, is Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University where he directs NIH-funded research projects and provides clinical care aimed at promoting health and quality of life outcomes in youth with diabetes and their families. Dr. Hood actively investigates the human factors associated with the uptake of diabetes technology and works with Dr. Bruce Buckingham on his team's artificial pancreas project. Dr. Hood also serves on national committees for the American Diabetes Association and is on editorial boards for Diabetes Care and the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Dr. Hood is the author of Type 1 Teens: A Guide to Managing Your Life with Diabetes and a recent book entitled Teens With Diabetes: A Clinician's Guide (with authors Michael Harris, PhD and Jill Weissberg-Benchell, PhD, CDE). His research, clinical care, and service are fueled by his personal experience with type 1 diabetes. He was diagnosed as a young adult and has spent more than 14 years managing type 1 diabetes. He is passionate about helping children and teens with diabetes, and their families, make diabetes a part of their lives while not letting it run their lives.
Jeremy Pettus, MD, is an endocrinology fellow at the University of California, San Diego. After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes himself at the age of 15, Dr. Pettus has dedicated his career toward treating and educating others with the disease. In addition to his clinical work at UCSD, Dr. Pettus is also involved in basic immunology research with a focus on cure based therapies. Finally, Dr. Pettus has interests in patient empowerment through education. He is very involved with the not-for-profit organization entitled Taking Control of Your Diabetes. With this organization, Dr. Pettus speaks at patient-centered conferences around the country and heads the conference's "Type 1 Diabetes" track.
Harold Sanco, CPT, is a former National Aerobic Champion and two time bronze medalist at the National Step Challenge Competition. He has been voted Washington, DC's "Best Instructor" by Washingtonian Magazine and the Washington Post. With more than 20 years of experience in youth physical education and coaching, he is an internationally acclaimed instructor and trainer who teaches across the United States, Canada and 15 countries for some of the top fitness conferences in the world. His popular "Urban Funk" class has been featured in People, Allure and W magazines. He is AFAA certified and a Master Trainer for Lebert Training Systems. Currently he serves as the Director of Group Fitness for the award-winning Results Gym in Washington, DC and the Director of Fitness for two National Youth groups "Children with Diabetes" and "Workout4Kids."
Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE, is a Certified Diabetes Educator who has had type 1 diabetes for 30 years. He has personally used more than 25 different types of insulin pumps, 40 blood glucose meters and 7 CGM systems since his diagnosis. In 2014 he was named Diabetes Educator of the Year by the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Gary owns and operates Integrated Diabetes Services, a private practice located just outside of Philadelphia specializing in intensive insulin therapy for children and adults with type 1 diabetes. He and his staff of diabetes educators provide consultations throughout the world via phone and internet. Gary earned a BA from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Master of Science from Benedictine University. He received his diabetes training with the Joslin Diabetes Center. In addition to serving as a member of the CWD staff since 2004, Gary is an active volunteer for the ADA, JDRF, College Diabetes Network, Diabetes Sisters, and Setebaid Diabetes Camps. Gary has written six books (including "Think Like A Pancreas") and dozens of articles on various topics in intensive diabetes management. A devoted husband, father of four and a Philly sports fanatic, Gary enjoys playing basketball, cycling, running and boxing.
Marissa Town, BSN, RN, is a Registered Nurse who graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. She has had type 1 diabetes since the age of 2 and has grown up with a passion for helping families living with diabetes. In 2010, Marissa served on the American Diabetes Association's Transitions Working Group, helping to prepare the ADA's guidelines for transition from pediatric to adult care. Marissa is a new mother to Connor, who was born September 1, 2013 after a healthy pregnancy.
Jill Weissberg-Benchell, Ph.D., C.D.E., Pediatric Psychologist, Associate professor of Psychiatry, Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. She has been a certified diabetes educator for over 20 years and is an author of numerous research articles, and a co-author of a book on transitioning from pediatric to adult care. Dr. Weissberg-Benchell works with children, teenagers and their families to facilitate adaptation and coping with diabetes and other chronic conditions.
Ben West is an author of open source software to raise fidelity of therapy, liberate people with type 1 diabetes, and increase the fidelity of therapy. His advocacy efforts include sponsoring talks between FDA and open source software like Nightscout.
Teen Faculty
Natalie Bellini, BSN, RN, CDE, has had type 1 diabetes since she was a young child. Within a year of finishing nursing school, she started to care for people with diabetes, focusing first on diabetes in pregnancy then pediatrics and insulin requiring adults. She has worked on the medical side of camps for children and teens in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. She has spoken nationally and internationally as an expert in both working with teens and their parents with diabetes as well as infusion set choice, usage and maintenance. Her fundamental goal when developing the teenage curriculum for Children with Diabetes conferences is that each and every teen that attends finds a passion in life and pursues it. She is currently attending university part time in order to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. Natalie works at Novo Nordisk and is mom to Erin.
Sam Billetdeaux, diagnosed at age 8, is determined that diabetes will never get in the way of his life dreams. Sam is an active member of the CWD Young Adult program and has traveled to Denmark, Italy, the UK, and all across the United States to exchange ideas with other CWD teens, young adults, and their families. Sam is an avid athlete and enjoys running and working out with friends. He graduated from the University of Michigan and currently resides in Brooklyn.
Marissa Town, BSN, RN, is a Registered Nurse who graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. She has had type 1 diabetes since the age of 2 and has grown up with a passion for helping families living with diabetes. In 2010, Marissa served on the American Diabetes Association's Transitions Working Group, helping to prepare the ADA's guidelines for transition from pediatric to adult care. Marissa is a new mother to Connor, who was born September 1, 2013 after a healthy pregnancy.
Jim Vail was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1986 at age 19 while he was a sophomore at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Jim graduated with a degree in Media Communications and was a producer for CNBC Business news in Washington, D.C., for 9 years all the while wrestling with the unpredictability of short and intermediate acting insulin. After finally going on a pump in October of 2001 and 'getting his life back,' Jim began volunteering at CWD in the teen program where he quickly became one of the Program Coordinators. He's worn, tested or personally used virtually every product represented in the Exhibit Hall. Jim has recently accepted the position of Director of Development and Communications for CWD.
Tween Faculty
Grace Grande-Cassell is very excited to be staffing her fourth year of CWD conferences! She has grown up with a connection to type 1 diabetes because of her grandfather, who was diagnosed at age 14. After graduating from the University of Michigan in May 2012, she moved to New York City where she currently works in the fashion industry. She is overjoyed to be logging another conference with the CWD Youth Program!
Kelsey Martin was diagnosed with diabetes when she was 12, and attended her first CWD conference two months later. She's since become an active volunteer and plans any vacation/free time around coming to CWD events. Kelsey remains active with her local JDRF chapter, and was the sole Kansas delegate to the 2007 Children's Congress. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism and business, and works in the public relations industry.
Adam Town, BSN, RN, is a Registered Nurse who graduated with a Bachelors of Science in nursing from the University of Cincinnati. He currently works in a hospital where he lives in West Chester, Ohio. Adam is a husband to Marissa, who has had type 1 diabetes since she was 2, and new father to Connor. He has always enjoyed being a mentor and role model for children and loves to help the families at CWD conferences.
Elementary Faculty
Alex Bush is a graduate from Chico State University where she received her Bachelors degree in Psychology and Child Development. She is currently attending graduate school at Pepperdine University to receive an advanced degree in Clinical Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy. This is Alex's fourth Friends for Life conference, and she is very excited to work in Elementary for the first time!
Lauren Lanning is mom of Monica, 20, dx 8/96 and Sarah, 18. Lauren became involved with CWD shortly after her daughter was diagnosed in 1996. She has been involved in the conferences since the very first gathering in Orlando in 2000, where she volunteered to make name badges. Lauren now coordinates the Elementary Programming for every CWD conference. She serves on the boards of the Diabetes Scholars Foundation and CWD Foundation. Back home in Denver she is an IT consultant.
Kenny Rodenheiser, BSN, RN, was diagnosed with diabetes in 2003. He currently lives in New Jersey and is striving to become a CDE. He has been an active part of the diabetes community through CWD, ADA and JDRF for a decade. Kenny looks forward to helping others enjoy CWD conferences as much as he does.
James Stroud is a recent graduate of Chico State University where he was a 5 year collegiate soccer player. As a college athlete, James focuses on exercise and healthy eating habits as an important part of his daily routine. James has been part of the FFL family ever since his older brother Ben was diagnosed with type 1 over 15 years ago. He can't wait to see old friends and meet new ones at this year's FFL Conference.
Jenny Vandevelde was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2003. She has a degree in Recreation and Tourism Management from San Diego State University. She currently works for Tandem Diabetes Care in San Diego and spends her weekends snowboarding and wakeboarding. Jenny is part of the Elite Coaches team at Riding on Insulin, where she helps kids with type 1 learn to snowboard. She also loves playing soccer and basketball. Her most recent accomplishment is her third bike ride through Death Valley for JDRF, clocking in at 102 miles and raising $10,000. In October 2008, she ran as one of the 25 Medtronic Global Heroes in the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. Jenny attended her first CWD conference in San Diego in 2005 and has been in love with CWD events since then.
Siblings Staff
Carolyn Billetdeaux has been attending FFL conferences since the age of 13. After growing up through the Teen and College Age programs, she now works as a leader with the Tween and Sibling programs. She presents diabetes as a family disease and focuses on sharing the sibling side of the experience. Carolyn majored in management and organizational behavior at New York University, and currently works as a Sustainability Consultant in the metro-DC area.
Austin Martin is currently a senior at UCLA studying computer science. He is the younger brother of Kelsey Martin, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 12. Austin works with the Sibling program and enjoys interacting with the kids at CWD conferences, as well as discussing with other siblings the impact of diabetes on the entire family. Outside of school, Austin enjoys sports, California beaches, and all things technology-related.
Jill Weissberg-Benchell, Ph.D., C.D.E., Pediatric Psychologist, Associate professor of Psychiatry, Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. She has been a certified diabetes educator for over 20 years and is an author of numerous research articles, and a co-author of a book on transitioning from pediatric to adult care. Dr. Weissberg-Benchell works with children, teenagers and their families to facilitate adaptation and coping with diabetes and other chronic conditions.
Mary Babin Bulgarelli, RN, BSN, CDE, has served as the childcare coordinator since the very first CWD conference. Mary leads a team of certified diabetes educators providing care and fun in a safe environment for kids under age six with and without diabetes. Providing this service alleviates the concerns of many parents of kids with diabetes – allowing them to attend the sessions with peace of mind knowing that their children are cared for by skilled professionals. This supports Mary's belief that education is the key to successful blood glucose management. Mary has devoted her career to the world of medicine. As a graduate of Eastern University and Presbyterian School of Nursing, Mary has been in intensive care nursing for over 25 years and a Certified Diabetes Educator for 19. This busy mom and devoted professional has been involved with CWD since 2001. You can spot her at the conferences-she's the one with the trail of kids behind her!
Lynn Senecal, RD, CDE, is celebrating her 50th year of living well with type 1. She has over 30 years of counseling patients with diabetes as well as celiac disease and has spoken nationally and internationally on both subjects. Lynn enjoys spending time with her two children and four grandchildren. Her hobbies include cooking, traveling and loving life! She states, "Diabetes hasn't stopped me yet!"
CWD Staff
Jeff Hitchcock is the creator, editor, webmaster and president of Children with Diabetes. After earning a degree in computational mathematics in 1981, Jeff worked in high tech and traveled the world, meeting Brenda, who would become his wife, in Africa. He worked in defense related industries until 1995, when he started a small Internet company and launched Children with Diabetes. He subsequently worked at LEXIS-NEXIS and Pearson plc on Internet initiatives, and now works full time bringing Children with Diabetes to you.
A finicky connoisseur of hotel meeting space, cappuccino, and kid-friendly cheese and fruit platters, Laura Billetdeaux is CWD's VP of Education and Programs. Since 2000, Laura has organized every single CWD conference, always keeping in mind the true purpose of CWD - education and support of families with type 1, and always keeping in mind why it all works – the efforts of so many dedicated individuals. Laura lives in Manchester, Michigan with husband Neal, who graciously and energetically assists with the conference teen programs. They are parents of Sam and Carolyn who both serve as youth faculty at CWD conferences as time allows.
Brenda Hitchcock is mom to Marissa (dx'd at 24 months), Kathryn, and Tim. She's worked side by side with her husband Jeff on Children with Diabetes since it began in 1995. Brenda brings a mom's perspective to diabetes care, is editor of the "Ask the Diabetes Team" section of the CWD web site, helps to manage the CWD Forums, and helps out in countless ways at CWD's conferences.
Scott Kyllo lives in British Columbia, Canada. He has two children, Alyssa (23) and Chad (20). Their path along the diabetes road started in 1996 when his son, Chad, then age 2 was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when they were residing in Bahrain in the Middle East. The World Wide Web had just arrived in Bahrain and it brought to the Kyllo's the safety of the CWD family. Two years later, when life was becoming somewhat comfortable and routine, Alyssa, then age 7, was also diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Chad was also diagnosed with celiac disease in 2001. The family attended their first Friends For Life conference in 2002. Getting to meet the CWDers in person was like Christmas in July! Scott is a Chief Information Officer by day and an Aircraft Engineer by night maintaining a Piper Cherokee and a Mooney. Scott is a strong advocate of CWD conferences and believes anyone with a connection to diabetes should attend at least one ... although warns that the conferences are much like potato chips ... it's hard to stop at just one.
Chad Kyllo is 20 years old and has had diabetes since he was two. He was diagnosed with celiac when he was seven. Chad has attended CWD FFL conferences in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, and 2013, along with conferences in Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver. Chad is passionate about the electronics world and enjoys off-roading with his 4x4 truck. He attended camp for children with diabetes since the age of six including leadership training. He has served as a "Midnight Rambler" at Camp Elphinstone in Gibsons, BC working with the medical staff going around doing the midnight and 3 a.m. blood tests of the campers.
Julia Mattingly is mom to 18 year old Hannah and 16 year old Ethan, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 10 months and started pumping when he was 3. Julia, Ed, and the kids have been to every Friends for Life conference and most of the regionals as well. Julia coordinates registration at each conference, and you can always find her when you need a smile and a "Hi Y'All!" Julia loves coordinating registration and being able to meet and talk to everyone who walks in the door. Her best CWD memory is from 2000 when she met all of her CWD email moms in Orlando for the first time. She also loves to see the smiles on her children's faces when they re-connect with their CWD friends each summer.
Joanne Stroud, MHA, FACHE, is first and foremost a CWD Mom. Her son Ben was diagnosed in 1998 at the age of ten and CWD quickly became their lifeline. She attended her first conference in 2003 and instantly became hooked, telling Laura she'd do anything (within reason of course!) she could to assist CWD. Both Ben and his brother James (23) are now 'giving back' as CWD volunteers. When not hanging with her FFLs, Joanne is a training manager for a healthcare software company. She and Jim, a CRNA, have one other son, Kyle who lives in Portland, OR with his fiancée Sarah.
Barb Whedon, MS, RD, CDE, has a BS and MS in nutrition and for over 30 years has coached others to find their individual dietary balance, moderation and variety. Barbara loves to cook and try new foods. She has two young adult children and has enjoyed watching them embrace healthful eating and a healthy enjoyment of food. Barb worked in outpatient nutrition services at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia for 18 years where she counseled individual clients, taught cooking classes, led grocery store tours, consulted to chefs of local restaurants and provided nutrition education to college and professional sports teams including the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies. For the past 13 years, Barb has worked for Animas.
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This is my first time linking up with Teaching Trio!
Here is my Sunday Scoop ...
Do you ever have one of those days when you can not seem to get everything on your list done? Then you find other
distractions fun things to do instead ...
That is me today!!!
3 To Do's:
2 Hope To Do's:
3 To Do's:
1. Do all of the laundry I have put off all weekend! I did most of it, but it is sitting in a stack waiting for me to put it away. Hummmm ... maybe tomorrow ...
2.Finish the grade level weekly newsletter. I did this! Yahoo!!!
3.Organize all of our outfits for tomorrow. I am almost done with this activity. Mine is ready, Corey's is ready & he even helped, KK's is not even close!
2 Hope To Do's:
1.Finish two products I have been working on. Ummmm .. nope!
2.Join in on the TPTCHAT tonight. Yes, and it was GREAT!!! If you want to check it out is should be archived #tptchat.
1 Thing I am Happy To Do:
Spend some quality time with my kids. Not as much as I would like! Those chores sure do take away from what matters most. I wish I had a magic fairy to get it all done!
I hope your scoop was a ton more successful than mine!!!
Have a very HAPPY week!


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Picture books are often the primary means through which young children in the United States first learn about our nation's history. Telling stories about traumatic past events can prove challenging, though. How can we inspire young people from all backgrounds while being honest about the pain and the hope of the African American story?
Taking up this charge, four new picture books by award-winning authors and illustrators introduce slavery, Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the civil rights movement to a new generation.
Set in Huntsville, Ala., during the 1960s, Hester Bass' "Seeds of Freedom" (Candlewick: 32 pp., $16.99, ages 5-8) begins by contrasting future possibilities with past injustices: "As the first American astronaut orbits around the Earth, black men, women, and children circle around the courthouse, wearing signs that say things like "I Ordered a Hamburger, They Served Me a Warrant!" The 1962 arrests of three young black women after they ordered lunch in a white establishment set off a series of protests in Huntsville, Ala., — from a Blue Jean Economic Sunday economic boycott to a "Please Support Freedom" balloon launch. E.B. Lewis' illustrations highlight the contrast between the relatively peaceful integration of Huntsville, King's nonviolent March on Washington, D.C., and comparatively violent incidents in Birmingham, Ala., and serve as an eerie echo of today's "Black Lives Matter" protests.
Faith Ringgold's "Harlem Renaissance Party" (Amistad: 40 pp., $17.99, ages 4-8) is a fantastic voyage to one of the brightest periods of black history. Young Lonnie and his Uncle Bates fly the fictional Harlem Airlines back through time and encounter luminaries from W.E.B. DuBois to Langston Hughes.
Representing famous figures from this period of African American history as giants through her lyrical prose and iconic illustrations, Ringgold transports readers from the sidelines of a Marcus Garvey parade to the Schomburg library where Zora Neale Hurston reads folklore from "Mules and Men." Next, Lonnie and his uncle breeze through Madam C.J. Walker's beauty school and enjoy a Paul Robeson play. Their magical day ends with a Josephine Baker dance party. This picture book stands on its own as a fun read and could easily be paired with other books about individual notables of interest from the period.
"Real freedom means 'rithmetic and writing": Connections between literacy and liberation emanate from each page of husband and wife author-illustrator team Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome's "Freedom's School" (Jump at the Sun/Disney: 32 pp., $17.99, ages 6-8). In the years immediately after the Emancipation Proclamation, young narrator Lizzie is hungry to learn, and her hunger is nurtured at home, in school and by her neighbors. Arson disrupts her ordinary life, leaving Lizzie's community devastated. Lizzie's teacher is prominent in the foreground of the spread featuring the burning school, doubled over and weeping. Boys throw pails of water on the fire, while adult men, carrying two pails each, seem to pause as they recognize the futility of their mission.
The cause of the fire is not directly stated, but in the left background, a white man on horseback peers at the scene, his eyes shadowed by the brim of his hat. Lizzie's family and neighbors work together to rebuild the school, demonstrating the strength and resilience of this black community.
Ann Turner's attempt to render Sojourner Truth's life in her own words in "My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth" (HarperCollins: 40 pp., $17.99, ages 6-8) is commendable. But there seems to be a mismatch between Turner's bold free verse and James Ransome's gently drawn illustrations. For instance, in one spread, the text reads: "I got bought for $100 when I was nine / at least they spoke my home tongue, Dutch." Truth continues, "next place (I was bigger now, worth $150) / they did not speak words I knew / I was always getting beat." In the foreground, two white men face each other with closed mouths; one is clutching a handful of bills, while the other's hands are folded behind his back. In the background, Truth stands with eyes closed and a calm expression on her face. She is surrounded by sheep and stands against a backdrop of neatly plowed fields.
There is little sense of Truth's reality in this illustration, no hint that her owner once disconcertingly "fired up a bunch of green sticks in the fire hardened like stone / and beat me until the blood ran." While this picture book features several high points (including a brilliant montage showing Truth's journey to freedom) and includes a helpful biography in the endpapers, young readers may be left with considerable confusion about the significance of some events. "My Name is Truth" would work best paired with other books for this age group about Truth's life as well as picture books about slavery in general.
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T.rex Sue's life at the Field Museum
A look back at great years of Sue at Chicago's Field Museum. Since the dinosaur's unveiling at the Field in 2000, 16 million visitors have marveled with strained necks and dropped jaws at the awe-inspiring sight that is Sue, the massive reassembled skeleton of a 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex.
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SICK: Kaepernick Compares Police To Slave Catchers
The NFL is currently facing a PR crisis of epic proportions — and former 49er Colin Kaepernick isn't helping anything.
In fact, he's making it all worse for the football league.
In a recent tweet, the "protest hero" compared United States police officers to nineteenth century slave catchers.
Yes, really — and his only "evidence" is the fact that the badge for both parties look similar.
"A system that perpetually condones the killing of people, without consequence, doesn't need to be revised, it needs to be dismantled!" Kaepernick stated.
A system that perpetually condones the killing of people, without consequence, doesn't need to be revised, it needs to be dismantled! pic.twitter.com/BVVPVZIQyD
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) June 16, 2017
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Bansko, Pamporovo Land Sales Activate
There is a large selection of land plots for sale in Bansko and Pamporovo, two of Bulgaria's top winter resorts.
Offers are popping up as the new building season kicks in, the Investor.bg website reports.
But selling prices are notably higher in Bansko, starting at some EUR 50 per square meter and reaching as much as EUR 150.
Presently there are about 450 plots for sale.
Their number in Pamporovo is about 130. The minimum cost per square meter is EUR 20, and can reach EUR 110.
Meanwhile, landowners in Borovets are at a wait-and-see point, the article says.
They hope that the future launch of Super Borovets, an impressive investment project, will boost land prices and make sales much more profitable.
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Budva, Montenegro. 7 June. Graham Greene once wrote, "There is always one moment when the door opens and lets the future in". Here in beautiful Budva the Adriatic laps gently on the beach below my balcony and then stretches away like a carpet of crushed opal with the sun leaping from shard to shard. I have just spent the past two days at the excellent '2BS' (To Be Secure) conference as a guest of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro along with ministers and leaders from across the Western Balkans. In the wake of NATO's Chicago summit the most profound of questions has hung in the air; will the Western Balkans be given sanctuary within NATO and eventually the EU before the region slides back into dangerous instability?
It is all too easy to slot the Western Balkans into the 'job done' box of what now seems an endless conveyor belt of crises. That would be a mistake. As I write the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation has just concluded with China, Russia (and observer Iran) warning the West to keep its hands off the Syrian tragedy just as another massacre is denied by Assad and his cronies. Closer to home Prime Minister Cameron is meeting Chancellor Merkel to discuss the Eurozone crisis and Spain's imminent banking crash.
At Chicago the one commitment of any substance was the determination to move rapidly towards NATO membership for at least three of the successor states of Yugoslavia; Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia ('Former Yugoslav Republic thereof to keep you Greeks out there happy, although the argument over a name demonstrates the pettiness of many Balkan contentions) and Montenegro. Serbia is of course key to stability in the region and unless Belgrade is happy (something Serbs tend to find hard) the Western Balkans will never be truly stable.
However, incorporating countries from the region will not come without cost. First, the western Balkans will need financial support for many years to come at a time when most of Europe is mired in dangerous debt. Second, the region still faces a profound challenge from organised crime that too often spills over to blight the rest of Europe. Third, Russia is still prickly about aspirations from countries in the region to join NATO in particular. Fourth, several of the causes of past conflict remain not only unresolved but bubble just below a dormant political volcano that is by no means extinct – Republika Srpska remains unreconciled with Bosnia-Herzegovina and the relationship between Serbia and Kosovo is always a flashpoint. As one senior Montenegran said to me, "true peace will take generations to achieve".
The bottom-line is this; on balance (and international politics is always 'on balance') I have been convinced that NATO's Open Door must be honoured and quickly. Indeed, with Greece facing possible exit from the Euro there is a very real chance that the instability traditionally associated with this region will spread across the rest of the Balkans. Above all, with Syria burning what hope can we in Europe possibly offer those struggling for the respect of human rights in North Africa, the Middle East or elsewhere if we cannot guarantee stability in this corner of Europe?
There is no question that the Eurozone crisis represents the greatest security threat of the age with Iranian nukes not far behind. However, the danger that the Western Balkans slides back towards war is also very real posing a threat to the stability of Europe at a time of particular instability. The Western Balkans cannot be brushed under some metaphorical (and mythical) security carpet by capitals otherwise engaged.
The next NATO enlargement will take the Alliance into the heart of Balkan instability and must therefore be a model enlargement. Montenegro is small enough and committed enough to make that embrace work. With a population of only 650,000 and having adopted the Euro as the national currency there is no duplicity – either open or subtle – about Montenegro's ambitions and leanings. Be it security sector reform or democratic control over armed forces Montenegro can show the way for much of the rest of the Western Balkans so that Europe is never again blighted by the obscenity that was the War of Yugoslav Succession in the 1990s.
Europe will not be able to do it alone and the open support of the United States at this conference in the elegant and impressive shape of the US Ambassador Sue Brown was both welcome and necessary. For all the talk of America's 'pivot' to Asia-Pacific it is clear Washington is committed to the Western Balkans and will need to remain so.
Graham Greene was right; this is indeed the moment when NATO's open door can shine a light on a Balkan future that offers hope not just in Europe but much of the world beyond. In time another door might lead into the EU. Montenegro holds a mirror up to us all and the image I see is not a pretty one.
We must not close the door on Montenegro.
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vVv ChiboSempai: So Keitaro, you won the Testing Grounds bracket today, where players got to try out Brawl in a competitive scene with 2 stock matches. You won the 8 person single elimination bracket beating Umbra, Xzax, and vVv Cheese. Congrats, do you have any thoughts?
Keitaro: Was pretty fun. I went in thinking I wouldn't win but I somehow came on top. The matches were sooo fast! I actually really liked it. Makes me wonder why this wasn't considered in the past.


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If you are a fan of Stephen King, then its time wake from your slumber! According to a report by Deadline, Warner Bros. has just launched development on King's 2013 horror novel "Doctor Sleep," a sequel to his 1977 iconic story, "The Shining."
Warner Bros. has hired Mike Flanagan, who directed Oculus, to write the script and direct the sequel to the acclaimed novel. This is not Flanagan's first outing with a Stephen King property. Back in 2017 he worked on Netflix's adaptation of King's Gerald's Game, which opened to moderate success on the streaming platform.
The green-lighting of this project is not a surprise, because Stephen King movies are the new craze. Warner Bros. saw a very strong performance last year from adapting King's "IT," to the big screen with the same name. Brining in over $700 million worldwide on the shoestring budget of $35 million. A sequel is scheduled for release in September of 2019. Continue reading "'The Shining' is getting a sequel!"


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PIM should be specified as per your clients requirements. Typically it specified in absolute power (dBm) or relative power (dBc) to 2 test Tones. Note a -110 dBm IM signal caused by two +43 dBm tones can also be specified as a -153dBc IM level.
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A level that is low enough not to effect the performance of the receiver. Quality components adhere to a PIM requirement at around the -110dBm (-153dBc) level. Antenna systems performing at better than -100dBm are considered as good.
From testing over 2000 feeder lines, 75% of problems are found in poor quality, poorly assembled, dirty connectors. Other contributors are poor component plating, ferromagnetic materials, low contact pressure (connectors not torque correctly).
IEC 62037 is the international standard for measuring PIM in passive components (connectors, cables, cable assemblies, waveguide assemblies and components...etc). www.iec.ch
Is high power testing for PIM really necessary?
Testing for PIM at 40W has been demonstrated as a more stringent network test and a device that meets the desired PIM performance at 2W, may well fail if subjected to higher power levels of 20W or 40W. PIM tests that are performed at low power can also mask the presence of PIM, and although performing PIM testing at 40W is considered to be a more stringent test than is currently required, it exposes a cell site's PIM vulnerabilities in a significantly more quantitative manner leaving little room for conjecture as to the integrity of the devices or components under test. See more info on what is pim testing.
Yes. They are complimentary tests and both are required. RL measures the overall impedance matching of all components in the antennas system. PIM testing measures the linearity of the components in the antenna system.
PiMPro analysers are fitted with a 'connector saver' – a high quality in line adaptor that can be changed quickly and easily if damaged. Adaptors can also be used on PIM LOAD /Standard for the same reason. You need to ensure the performance is correct prior to measurements of DUT?
Calibration is annual. However the performance of the analyser can be checked using a known PIM standard /LOAD.
CCE offer a technical service in field with qualified technicians /engineers either supporting generic installations crew or independent using in house qualified climbers /riggers.
Initial measurement (static) should be made from BTS jumper connector into the antenna. If PIM products exist, break out last joint prior to vertical feeder rise and terminate with PIM LOAD. Carryout dynamic tests until PIM source is found and corrected. Measure from breakout joint into antenna. Carry out dynamic testing on main feeder run and tower top components until all PIM products have been exposed and fixed. Final static test in complete antenna system to prove all connections are good.
The unit has only one 50 ohm port, which is transmit and receive. It transmits 2 carriers, each up to 40W and measures the resulting PIM generated in the antenna system under test, measures it in the receive band in the same port. Internally there is a very high spec duplexer to separate Tx from Rx. The port also measures return loss at the same time, and therefore you can see PIM measurement and RL on the same screen, to verify that you have a good 50 ohm connection. If there is a very bad match, and the power is reflected, the unit will handle this, but obviously this is not preferred for your test nor the unit. The accessories kit contains a 50 ohm low PIM test load which is capable of handling the total of 80W (2 x 40W) amount of power. Check out more technical info on PIM test equipment.
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Certified Training Course - Anritsu
Certified Training Course - CCI
PIM Master Brochure - Anritsu
PiMPro Brochure - CCI
PiMPro Datasheet - CCI
White Paper - Demystifying PIM in Todays Wireless Networks - CCI
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An experimental inquiry into the properties of carbonic acid gas or fixed air: its mode of operation, use in diseases, and most effectual method of relieving animals affected by it ; being an inaugural thesis, submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing, S.T.P. provost ; the Trustees and medical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, on the 12th day of May, 1797 ; for the degree of Doctor of Medicine
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I had my first Burning Man 'did we finish UNAVERZ?' "fever dream" last night 🙂
There I was, enjoying the day at Berkeley Spark. I heard a number of good live musicians playing. I would walk up to them and invite them to join us on our mutant vehicle. I was even adjusting the sound system while a few of them tested it out.
Then I woke up in a panic! Did we finish UNAVERZ?!? Were we approved to drive her during the day and night? While I could hear the sound system (and it sounded GREAT!), I did not get to see how she looked.
I will now redouble my efforts to finish. The Man burns in 107 days!!


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A typical buyer will be exposed to at least 17 impressions of a company before considering doing business with it. At least that's the statistic used by Jay Levinson of Guerrilla Marketing fame.
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July 3, 2018 in Tokyo, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan the 11th Tokyo Dialogue of the «Central Asia plus Japan» Dialogue was held with the participation of representatives of Central Asian countries and eminent scholars and researchers.
The event was also attended by professors and experts from Central Asia and Japan from various state and public organizations and higher educational institutions of Japan.
Representatives of member countries of the «Central Asia + Japan» Dialogue made presentations in accordance with the main theme — «Regional Cooperation in Central Asia and Strategic Views on Regional Security.» The Head of the Department for Analysis and Forecasting of Foreign Policy of the Strategic Research Center under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Hakim Abdulohi Rahnamo, represented the Republic of Tajikistan at the forum. He delivered a detailed speech on cooperation issues, proposed to expand existing ties and joint approaches in accordance with the topic of this dialogue, in particular in the fight against international extremism and terrorism.
At the end of the forum, a thorough exchange of views took place on the trends and prospects for further cooperation within the framework of the «Central Asia + Japan» Dialogue.