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CONNECT Show 2015October 18 & 19 | Vancouver Convention Centre West
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Trade Show Hours Sunday, October 18 – 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday, October 19 – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Trends Breakfast Monday, October 19 – 8:00 am Culinary Competitions BC Chef of the Year – Monday, October 19 Junior Chef Challenge – Sunday, October 18 CPBA Bartending Competition Sunday, October 18 – 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Monday, October 19 – 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
LocationVancouver Convention Centre West – Exhibit Hall C1055 Canada PlaceVancouver, BC, V6C 0C3www.vancouverconventioncentre.com
This is a Trade Only event. Attendance to the CONNECT Show is restricted to members of the foodservice, restaurant, bar, beverage retail and lodging industries. No persons under the age of 19, including infants, will be admitted.
All fees are in Canadian dollars ($ CAD) and are subject to 5% GST. Our secure server will process MasterCard, Visa, and American Express. Charges on your credit card statement will appear as CONNECT Show.
Refunds are not permitted. Should you wish to make changes to your registration, you can do so using the Edit/Change Registration link in your confirmation email. Delegate substitution is permitted if the title and company of the new delegate make them eligible to attend the event.
Pan Pacific Vancouver CONNECT is pleased to offer a room block at the Pan Pacific Vancouver, based on availability, over the dates of October 15 - 20, 2015. Room types available include:
Above rates do not include applicable taxes, currently at 16.5%. These special rates are only available until Friday, September 25, 2015. Please book online OR contact the Reservations Office to make your booking: Reservations ID: CONN2015 (Please quote to the Reservations Agent) Reservations Direct Phone: 604.662.3223
Vancouver Marriott Downtown Hotel We are pleased to offer a special rate of $149 plus tax for Standard City View and a $179 plus tax for a Harbourview Room over the dates October 16-19, 2015. Reservations for the Event can be made with Marriott reservations at 1.800. 228.9290, or book online. Reservations must be made by Friday, September 25, 2015. After this date, reservations will be available at the group rate based on a space-and rate-available basis.
Ramada Limited Downtown Vancouver CONNECT is pleased to offer a room block at the Ramada Limited Downtown Vancouver. The rate is $89 per room, based on single or double occupancy, plus 16.5% tax per room, per night . This rate is for our STD King rooms ( if they are available at time of the reservation) and it includes a complimentary hot continental breakfast, WIFI and morning paper. Reservations ID: CONNECT 2015 (Please quote to the Reservations Agent) Reservations Direct Phone: 604.488.1088 Toll-Free Numbers: 1.888.389.5888
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I am Ihasnoleek and, for those who are not aware, "Let's Play Quantum Conundrum part 27 – Finale" was uploaded yesterday on the 11th of December 2014. The episode began with Ihasnotomato explaining how to finish the last proper puzzle before story-related puzzles started appearing. It ended with him discussing the possibility of a Let's Play of the Downloadable Content (DLC) expansion to the game, explaining that he does not actually own the DLC. For those interested in the music clip played during the outro of each episode during the LP, the full song is played during the credits and is called "Flip a Switch", being made specifically for the game.
Ihasnotomato released a Garry's Mod/Team Fortress 2 music video of the song around the time he first completed the game back in 2012.
Also, Let's Play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with Erren has returned! A new thumbnail was created to celebrate the comeback, but interestingly it was only used for episodes in which the Forest Temple was being played through. Does this mean future temples will have their own thumbnails? Only time will tell.
Thank you for reading this blog post, I have been Ihasnoleek and you have been the reader.

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Designing for People with Partial Sight and Color Deficiencies
by Aries Arditi, PhD
This page contains three basic guidelines for making effective color choices that work for nearly everyone. Following the guidelines are explanations of the three perceptual attributes of color -- hue, lightness and saturation -- as they are used by vision scientists.
How does impaired vision affect color perception?
Partial sight, aging and congenital color deficits all produce changes in perception that reduce the visual effectiveness of certain color combinations. Two colors that contrast sharply to someone with normal vision may be far less distinguishable to someone with a visual disorder. It is important to appreciate that it is the contrast of colors one against another that makes them more or less discernible rather than the individual colors themselves. Here are three simple rules for making effective color choices:
1. Exaggerate lightness differences between foreground and background colors, and avoid using colors of similar lightness adjacent to one another, even if they differ in saturation or hue.
Dont assume that the lightness you perceive will be the same as the lightness perceived by people with color deficits. You can generally assume that they will see less contrast between colors than you will. If you lighten the light colors and darken the dark colors in your design, you will increase its visual accessibility.
2. Choose dark colors with hues from the bottom half of this hue circle against light colors from the top half of the circle. Avoid contrasting light colors from the bottom half against dark colors from the top half. The orientation of this hue circle was chosen to illustrate this point.
For most people with partial sight and/or congenital color deficiencies, the lightness values of colors in the bottom half of the hue circle tend to be reduced.
3. Avoid contrasting hues from adjacent parts of the hue circle, especially if the colors do not contrast sharply in lightness.
Color deficiencies associated with partial sight and congenital deficiencies make it difficult to discriminate between colors of similar hue.
Hue, Lightness and Saturation
The three perceptual attributes of color that can be envisioned as a solid.
Hue varies around the solid; lightness varies from top to bottom, and saturation is the distance from the center.
Hue is the perceptual attribute associated with elementary color
Hue enables us to identify basic color catagories such as blue, green, yellow, red and purple. People with normal color vision report that hues follow a natural sequence based on their similarity to one another. With most color deficits, the ability to discriminate between colors on the basis of hue is diminished.
Lightness corresponds to how much
light appears to be reflected from a
colored surface in relation to nearby
Lightness, like hue, is a perceptual attribute that cannot be computed from physical measurements alone. It is the most important attribute in making contrast more effective.
With color deficits, the ability to discriminate colors on the basis of lightness is reduced.
To a person with color-deficient partial sight, the left-hand panel might appear like the right-hand panel appears to a person with normal color vision.
With color deficits, the ability to discriminate colors on the basis of all three attributes -- hue, lightness and saturation -- is reduced. Designers can help to compensate for these deficits by making colors differ more dramatically in all three attributes.
Aries Arditi, PhD , is Senior Fellow in Vision Science, Lighthouse International; this brochure is based on his earlier work with Kenneth Knoblauch.


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English grammar update
A long time ago I read that Strunk and White was the must-have guide to style in English writing. I dutifully bought a copy, and I may have read it.
It's still praised, but not by anyone who reads Language Log, I think. Language Loggers have been pointing out the deficiencies and inconsistencies of The Elements of Style for quite some time.
Dr. Geoffrey Pullum has written a succint and scathing article
The Elements of Style does not deserve the enormous esteem in which it is held by American college graduates. Its advice ranges from limp platitudes to inconsistent nonsense. Its enormous influence has not improved American students' grasp of English grammar; it has significantly degraded it.
This was most unfortunate for the field of English grammar, because both authors were grammatical incompetents.
Notice what I am objecting to is not the style advice in Elements, which might best be described the way The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy describes Earth: mostly harmless. [...]
But despite the "Style" in the title, much in the book relates to grammar, and the advice on that topic does real damage. It is atrocious. Since today it provides just about all of the grammar instruction most Americans ever get, that is something of a tragedy.
And for an enjoyable bonus, Dr. Pullum responds to some of the comments on his article at fark.com.
Language Log: my English grammar heroes for the twenty-first century.


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Conference: Zaporizhia Modernism and Bauhaus School: Universality of Phenomena. Problems of Preserving Modernist Heritage
19th-20th November 2017, Zaporizhia, Ukraine
"The conference ´Zaporizhia modernism and Bauhaus school: universality of phenomena. Problems of preserving modernist heritage´, will be held on 1920 November, 2017, in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, as a part of ´German Weeks in Zaporizhia´ series of events. The organisators of conference are the NGO Urban Forms Center supported by Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany and in partnership with Bauhaus University. Zaporizhia is significant city on Dnieper for the history of Soviet modernism, where the various objects of residential and public functions of so called constructivism are presented.
The conference will be dedicated to such problems as theory and history of housing construction in the interwar modernist period, procedures and mechanisms of protecting architectural and urban objects of interwar modernism, features and technologies of restoring architectural monuments of interwar modernism. Besides this, as a part of conference, the seminars for NGO activists, city administration representatives and heritage defenders, a participatory project for the one of the Sotsgorod district inhabitants, guided tours for conference participant on the Sotsgorod and in the DniproHES Machine Room, designed by architects Vesnin brothers and Сolly in 1928, will be held."
Preliminary program: PDB below


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It's another round of Friday's Furniture Fix and we're so glad that you're here! Thank you to all of you who shared your furniture makeovers with us this past week! Today, we've got a little bit of mid-century, mixed with rustic and a dash of classic to share with you! Enjoy!
Your hosts for #fridaysfurniturefix are...
Patina Paradise | 58 Water Street | Slightly Coastal | Thirty Eighth Street
Here are our favorite picks for this week!
Week 15 Friday's Furniture Fix Features
Are you drooling over this Gloss White and Dark Wood Mid Century Dresser? We are too! Reeves from The Weathered Door always creates MCM pieces that shine and we think this one is no exception!
This Red Empire Dresser from Kandice at Just The Woods is exquisite! They just don't make furniture like they used to. We love Kandice's color choice- it's perfect for Fall. And those legs? We could stare at those all day long...
Can you believe somebody pitched this lovely French Provincial Dresser to the side of the road? That lucky Rachel from Queen Patina took it, slaved away and worked her magic on it! If you're interested, she has an interesting read on a new paint line that's she's discovered!
We're smitten with these fabulous Industrial and Modern Chairs that were created and up-cycled from a set of old leather chairs. April from Uncookiecutter revealed these chairs as part of her Dining Room Makeover and shared the tutorial for them at SawDust 2 Stitches. It's a must see!
Our most popular makeover this week goes to Larissa from Prodigal Pieces for her stunning three toned Mid Century Dresser. What a fun and charming piece. The blue color blocking sure caught our eye!
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017
In this role, Lawless will author in-depth breaking news stories, columns, features, event recaps and player/staff profiles on vegasgoldenknights.com and will serve as the team's lead on-camera reporter, filing daily video recaps from Golden Knights practices, games, events and press conferences. He will work closely with Golden Knights Senior Writer Dan Marrazza to provide fans with exclusive, authentic, and engaging content highlighting team personalities, off-ice initiatives and community outreach. He will also make regular on-air appearances during radio and television broadcasts of Golden Knights home games. Lawless will officially join the Golden Knights organization on Tuesday, June 6.
"Our goal is to provide our fans with exclusive and engaging content across all of our digital platforms," said Vegas Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz. "Gary is a hockey expert, having covered the game extensively in one of the most passionate hockey markets in North America on television, radio, print and web. We hope Golden Knights fans will enjoy his reporting and insight that will come from being entrenched with the team. Together with Dan Marrazza, we will continue to deliver entertaining and compelling stories across our entire network of media assets."
Lawless joins the Golden Knights after an 18-year run in Winnipeg, Manitoba where he held several prominent media positions. He began as a beat writer and columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press covering the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the NHL's Winnipeg Jets. In 2006 he launched the "Hustler and Lawless" Radio Show on TSN 1290 AM, a daily, drive-time sports talk radio show covering a variety of topics throughout the world of sports. He has been the show's co-host since its inception in 2006. Lawless regularly appeared as an analyst on multiple television programs, including TSN That's Hockey, TSN Sportscentre and TSN's broadcasts of Winnipeg Jets home games. He also contributed regular columns and feature stories on TSN's website as their Senior Correspondent.
Over the course of his reporting career, Lawless has covered multiple Super Bowls, Grey Cups, Stanley Cup Finals, IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships, IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and one Winter Olympics (2014 in Sochi).
He began his career in sports reporting in 1993 as the hockey beat reporter for the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He also worked for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts as the club's Public Relations Director where he was part of the 1996 Grey Cup championship winning team.
Lawless is a native of Peterborough, Ontario. He and his wife Jennifer have a daughter, Lauren.
14 comments:
He will be missed! A great fit in Vegas and he will enjoy being paid in $US - just hope Trump lets him stay..
- May 03, 2017
O man, good for Gary but he will be missed in Winnipeg great reporter. The CFL will Miss him dearly too.Smart guy with a great knowledge of sports.
- May 03, 2017
Hmmm, stay in Winterpeg or go to Las Vegas. Tough choice there.
- May 03, 2017
Live in Vegas or Winterpeg???? Hello Vegas Baby!!
- May 03, 2017
So, he is going to a hokey job and working for a team nobody cares about. Good for him, way better locale. ..but there is that Trump thing.
- May 03, 2017
Hustler and Lawless started their radio gig on 680 CJOB and had a long run there until they got raided by TSN.
- May 03, 2017
Gary is a hockey expert, huh? When did that happen?
- May 03, 2017
- This Guy said...
Personally I thought Lawless was terrible. A huge homer. But then again Roddy is prob the biggest homer around lol. I like roddy though. He at least says intelligent things.
- May 03, 2017
The Peter Principle at work again.
- May 03, 2017
Maybe Gary and Crim can get you in there Roddy!
- May 03, 2017
There's a lot of people here in the Peg that are quite fine seeing him leave. Never been much of a Lawless fan myself. Too bad this doesn't count as the Jets expansion draft pick lol
- May 04, 2017
I was serious RP when I said you should go after the job clueless (your terminology) had, and yet you don't post my comment?
- May 04, 2017
And he's already tweeting about food
- May 04, 2017
- Morgan said...
He's still 1000 times better than Madani!
- May 05, 2017


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Something says Josh Spence never faced this kind of pressure when he was a teenager pitching in adult-league games in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
In the bottom of the seventh Wednesday night, with the Padres clinging to a 1-0 lead, Spence, 23, was staring at a one-out, bases-loaded assignment.
After retiring Dee Gordon on a soft liner back to the mound, Spence engaged Dodgers third baseman Aaron Miles in an eight-pitch showdown. Pitch No. 8 was a 78 mph slider.
Miles headed to first base, thinking he had walked. But umpire Chris Conroy called it strike three and the Padres went on to defeat the Dodgers 3-0 before 25,371 at Petco Park.
"What I saw was a back-door slider that caught the plate," said manager Bud Black.
"I guess you could say I was stubborn," said Spence, regarding repeatedly relying on his slider. "I knew I could get him out with it. I just kept pounding him the slider."
It's the fourth straight time the Padres averted a sweep with a series-ending win.
Jason Bartlett's second home run of the season gave the Padres a 1-0 lead in the sixth. The Padres added single runs in the seventh and eighth.
Tim Stauffer (7-8) pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing six hits and one intentional walk. Spence, Chad Qualls and Heath Bell completed the shutout. Bell earned his 31st save.
In a disappointing Padres season, Spence has developed into the feel-good, hard-to-believe story. A 10th round 2010 draft pick out of Arizona State, Spence had never pitched above Double-A before he was promoted on June 16.
His numbers since then: 22 games, 19 innings pitched, one run, seven hits, five walks, 25 strikeouts and a 0.47 ERA. The Aussie has retired the first batter he's faced in 20 of 22 games.
Of Spence's success, Black said, "He understands how he gets people out. He knows his game. One of the things the minor league people told us the last couple of years is that he's a clear thinker.
"He throws strikes, keeps the ball down, out of the middle of the plate. That's what we've seen so far."
Spence owes an assist to second baseman Orlando Hudson for last night's outcome. In the seventh, Spence came in with runners on second and third. He intentionally walked Casey Blake to load the bases.
Spence deftly fielded Gordon's liner, then fired to second trying for a double play. Spence's throw was far off line and Hudson made a diving stop to prevent the Dodgers from scoring.
"I bounced it," Spence said. "Orlando made a great play. If that gets past him, it's a tie game. He's the unsung hero."
Then came the eight-pitch showdown with Miles, with Spence preserving the shutout. Miles didn't agree with the call, jumping up and slinging his bat at least 40 feet toward the Dodgers' dugout.
Bartlett, meanwhile, continued his hot hitting since the All-Star break. Since then, the shortstop is batting .328 (21-for-64).
"He's steady," said Black. "He's a little bit under the radar, but he's a solid player."
First baseman Jesus Guzman went 1-for-3 and is batting .389 since the break.
After struggling his past two starts (12 2/3 innings, 8 runs, 16 hits) Stauffer was sharp last night, allowing runners to advance into scoring position only three times. Overall, Stauffer has clearly become the Padres' most reliable starter.
Across his past 11 starts, the right-hander is 6-4 with a 1.97 ERA.
Asked about being taken out while he was pitching a shutout, Stauffer said, "I probably wanted to stay. (But) the numbers (for Spence) don't lie, and he pitched well."


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This collection explores the way in which critical theory and practice can unite into a common vision of democratic hope. While each author has his or her own specialty, the thread of shared dreams is portrayed in a call for solidarity. The separate viewpoints are drawn together to constitute a democratic platform for an enlightened critical education agenda. From narrative to critical ethnography, case studies explore the multicultural and power struggles of states, districts, and schools. Intimately connected to all contributions in this collection is the commitment of each author to similarly share a common pregnancy of intention within a language of possibility.
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Published December 23, 2015
Republicans say they are "flabbergasted" by the Obama administration's latest proposal for averting a fiscal meltdown -- a plan that they call a "joke" and which has only further divided the two sides with the clock ticking.
Rather than offering a round of spending cuts to soothe Republican concerns about the debt, the Obama plan calls for a new wave of stimulus spending on top of $1.6 trillion in tax hikes over the next decade.
House Speaker John Boehner told "Fox News Sunday" he was "flabbergasted" when Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner presented the plan in a closed-door meeting last week. The administration doubled down even though Republicans broke with their long-standing no-tax vow and indicated a willingness to close deductions for top earners.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation," called the plan a "joke" and predicted it would bode poorly for the future of talks.
"I think we're going over the cliff," Graham said. "It's pretty clear to me they've made a political calculation. This offer doesn't remotely deal with entitlement reform in a way to save Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security from imminent bankruptcy."
The unproductive closed-door talks come as both sides now seek support from outside Washington for their positions. Fox News confirms that House Republicans plan to meet with small business owners and governors this coming week. Obama returned to the stump last week to make his case for tax hikes on top earners, and has also turned to his campaign operation to rally the base.
He also plans to field questions on Twitter at 2 p.m. ET on Monday about his plan.
Republicans are fuming over the president's call for $1.6 trillion in tax hikes -- four times the value of his proposed spending cuts.
The administration's latest proposal includes roughly $600 billion in spending cuts. Those cuts, however, would be offset by $200 billion in proposed stimulus and other spending programs. The multi-year stimulus program would include at least $50 billion in fiscal 2013 alone; the administration also wants an extension of unemployment aid. And, in what one House Republican source called a "pipe dream," the administration called for effectively implementing a permanent increase in the debt limit.
The plan underscored how the post-election period has only pushed Republicans and Democrats further apart.
The Obama administration's latest proposal was ridiculed by Republicans who claimed it was unbalanced, locking in tax hikes in the near-term in exchange for fuzzy spending cuts in the long term. And while some Republicans had opened the door to raising revenue by limiting deductions for high-income earners, the president has insisted instead on raising rates for households making more than $250,000.
Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Geithner said the White House plan has "balance" and "detail," but he's willing to hear suggested improvements.
"But what we cannot do is figure out what works for them," said Geithner, who appeared on all five major TV talk shows. "The ball really is with them now."
Boehner, appearing later on "Fox News Sunday," called the offer "non-serious."
The Ohio congressman also said he was "just flabbergasted" when Geithner presented the plan last week.
"I looked at him and I said, `You can't be serious,'" Boehner said.
Boehner said of the status of talks: "Well, right now, I would say we're nowhere."
Should the White House and Congress fail to reach a deal, a $500 billion mix of tax hikes and austere cutbacks on federal spending will kick in Jan. 1.
Obama's campaign operation piped up late Sunday, when his deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter sent out an email urging supporters to share stories about "what $2,000 a year means to you." That's the amount middle-class taxes are estimated to go up if Congress and the White House fail to reach a deal by the end of the year to avert the devastating combo of spending cuts and tax increases.
"Your story matters and Congress needs to hear it," Cutter wrote to supporters.


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Glue on your hands, glue on the table, glue on the floor? I hate it when glue gets in places where it just shouldn't be. If students are not taught how to use their glue correctly or in some kind of manner, it will typically end with a razor blade scraping it off the table. Here's how I solved this problem.
My students use these steps for gluing.
1. Open the glue by making the tongue disappear. (We also stick out our tongues and stick em back in)
2. With the top up, squeeze gently to make sure it's breathing. If air comes out we're good to go.
3. If no air comes out then we have to open close, open close and pick out the glue boogers!!!
4. Then we flip over and gently squeeze one "Baby Dot" onto our finger.
I have them do this exercise in grades K-2 every time we use glue to make it sink in in the upper grades.
A "Baby Dot" fits in the center of your finger. If they learn this early with their tiny hands, the dots stay small and it seems to stick with them in the later grades.
We also compare it to a Momma Dot and a Daddy Dot.
"What will happen if we use a Momma or a Daddy Dot?"
"It will go smooosh!"
If a smooosh does happen we leave it to dry clear. If we leave it and kids don't like it they are sure to try not to do it again.
5. To get the glue off our finger we rub our hands together and "Turn it to DUST!"
Kids love this and it's great because we don't always have time to wash everyone's hands.
Below are some pictures of the first activity I do with Kinders in the Fall to teach them this technique.
We are making a mosaic with many pre-cut shapes. The shapes are small which makes it great to teach why we use Baby Dots and not Daddy Dots. This activity is definitely more about the process than the product.
Trays of shapes.
Great Baby Dots
It doesn't matter to me whether the students put the dot onto to back of the piece they are gluing down or directly on the paper. I really feel like it depends on the project as to which way is best.
How do you glue?


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FRENCH prophet Nostradamus predicted ISIS's bid to dominate parts of Europe in moves which will spark a Third World War, researchers are sensationally claiming.
Nostradamus is believed by some to have accurately predicted the rise of Napolean and Hitler as the world's first two appearances of three anti-christs.
So when the 16th century prophet predicted a "third and Final" anti-Christ, more hideous than the first two combined, coming to power on Earth before a 27-year Third World War", was he referring to ISIS?
Many researchers of the infamous French prophet, who died in 1566, are convinced he has correctly foretold the current barbaric acts being committed by ISIS in the Middle East including its recently declared bid to capture areas of Europe to fulfil its Caliphate.
One website - Nostradamus 2242 - even claims WWIII will begin this year as a result of the struggle with ISIS and the world could end in 2242 - 27 years from now.
The website lists the four-verse quatrain from which it is claimed it warns of the unfolding events in Iraq and Syria.
It said Nostradamus had been translated as saying: "He will enter wicked, unpleasant, infamous, tyrannizing over Mesopotamia.
"All friends made by the adulterous lady, land dreadful and black ofaspect."
The website says: "An amazing quatrain about Iraq's ordeal and tyranny in the ongoing sectarian violence, particularly on the aftermath of the 2003 US invasion, the surging of Al-qaeda leading to the organisation of ISIS.
"ISIS' target is Mesopotamia, present day Iraq. ISIS is also the most wealthy terrorist organization in the world, thanks to its numerous contributors.
"ISIS flag and uniform, black! their combat method infamous and Islamic Sharia law - tyrannical."
Some psychics have claimed more Nostradamus and psychic researchers were beginning to believe this quatrain does, indeed, relate to ISIS.
It said on its website: "There has been much interest in whether Nostradamus had anything to say about ISIS. There are many people speculating about whether ISIS would start the next world war, and whether its leader is the Antichrist that Nostradamus warned against."
But the problem is many earlier interpretations of other Nostradamus quatrains said WWIII would begin around 1999.
From this, and with so many tyrants to choose from in the Middle East, Nostradamus researchers had already identified the likes of Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden as being the third and final anti-Christ.
Spiritualists on Psychiclessons.com wrote: "While this hasn't been the first time that people have speculated about a person being the dreaded Antichrist, there certainly seems to be a lot more interest in today's current events among Nostradamus scholars. Time will tell whether the French seer was right about this one."
This problem with dates has led some Nostradamus researchers to conclude we are already in a WWIII, which some how started in 1999, and should therefore come to an horrific conclusion, "probably involving nuclear weapons", in 2026.
Nostradamus is also claimed by some to have correctly predicted the Twin Towers attacks of 9/11 with the line: "The year 1999 seven months, from the sky will come the great King of Terror", prompting Bin Laden's brief holder of the third Antichrist title, despite it being around two years out.
Reports suggest ISIS has managed to obtain 40kg of uranium from the University of al-Mosulwhen it occupied the Iraq city, and have declared wanting to take over Spain, Greece and most of the Balkans.
There is reportedly mention of Russia (Ukraine War) in the Nostradamus verses and some have linked ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as suspect number one for being Antichrist 3.
One online commentator pointed out how ISIS were so much more tyrannical than others before them because of the barbaric executions and beheadings that led even fanatical Al-qaeda to distance itself from the fellow terrorists.
Nostradamus' quatrains are clearer as we draw close to the events and details cloaked in their codes and riddles.Author and Nostradamus reseracher John Hogue,
Author John Hogue, described on his website as "a world authority on Nostradamus and the prophetic traditions of the world" believes Nostradamus did predict ISIS. He says Nostradamus predicted the US interventions in Iraq.
He said: "Let's fast "foreword" back to that future foreseen four-and-a half centuries ago, when Nostradamus predicted a modern "crusader" army would occupy Mesopotamia (Iraq) and then foretold the outcome.
"Century 3, Quatrain 61 of Les Propheties (The Prophecies) reads: "The great host and sect of cross bearers [crusaders], Will be massed in Mesopotamia [Iraq].
"Of the nearby river [the Euphrates] the fast company, that such a law will hold for the enemy."
He claimed to have always known it was a mistake to label dictator Hussain as the third Antichrist.
He added: "Nostradamus' quatrains are clearer as we draw close to the events and details cloaked in their codes and riddles.
"Nostradamians during the Saddam Hussein era made a mistake I often exposed.
"They incorrectly defined who line one's "He" was as being Saddam Hussein."
Even YouTube is now awash with armchair Nostradamus analysers theorising on his Isis prediction.
But sceptics of Nostradamus point out that at least 50 per cent of his premonitions were so way off that even the die hard researchers leave them alone.
Of the 50 per cent that he is said to have got right, there are many that believe the vague terminology used by the French "prophet, and so-called Nostradamus codes need a strong dose of hindsight and imagination to prove the prophecy after the event.
They also argue with so much conflict in the Middle East it is easy to link any one of them to the verses and when looked at together then don't add up with todays ISIS events or earlier ones.
According to some Nostradamus researchers, he explained a "King of Terror", wearing a blue turban, would rise to power from Greater Arabia during the late 1990s, wage war around the world.
They interpret him saying the "King of Terror" would form an alliance with Russia to wage war on the US and Europe, starting with a nuclear strike on New York City.
Others say he predicts that the "King of Terror" will be defeated after 27 years, with a 1,000 years of peace before the world ends.
One researcher is not convined, he said: "I was doing a little research into Nostradamus, when, lo and behold, he predicted both the US war in Iraq as well as ISIS.
"By using the same techniques as those who find miracles in the Quran or Bible, "researchers" have done the exact same thing with Nostradamus.
"To be clear, I don't believe such nonsense, since all Nostradamus did was write a whole bunch of cryptic things and then let the reader use their imagination to interpret verses to suit their own beliefs.
"The verses can only be understood once the event has already happened, as hindsight."


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Access Files from Off-campus - Mac
The Off-Campus File Service Gateway provides a way for users of the departmental and individual file storage services to connect to their storage from off-campus. Off-campus connections are made through a server called 'webshare.usask.ca'. The Off-Campus File Service Gateway can be used from anywhere on the Internet (including from on campus) and the software required is built in to most operating systems.
Connecting using the Off-Campus File Service Gateway from Macintosh
1. In 'Finder', click on 'Go' and 'Connect to Server'.
2. If you are connecting to Cabinet, enter 'https://webshare.usask.ca/cabinet/abc123 (where abc123 is your NSID) in the Server Address text box. If you are connecting to Jade, enter 'https://webshare.usask.ca/jade/sharename' (replacing 'sharename' with the name of the file share on Jade that you want to connect to).
3. Make sure 'Connect as Registered User' is selected. Enter your NSID and password and click 'Connect'.
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Journal of Life Science (생명과학회지)
- Volume 25 Issue 5
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- Pages.548-556
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- 2015
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- 1225-9918(pISSN)
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- 2287-3406(eISSN)
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Influence of Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) and Carotenoids on Growth, Fatty Acid Composition, and 3T3-L1 Cells in Black Seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
CLA 첨가사료가 감성돔(Acanthopagrus schlegeli) 성장과 지방산 조성 및 내장 추출지방이 지방세포 3T3-L1에 미치는 영향
- Guo, Rui ;
- Rohmah, Zuliyati ;
- Choi, Kwang-Soo ;
- Park, Si-Hyang ;
- Ha, Yeong-Lae ;
- Kang, Seok-Joong ;
- Choi, Byeong-Dae
- Received : 2015.01.12
- Accepted : 2015.05.08
- Published : 2015.05.30
Three groups of black seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegeli) were fed with treatment diets containing certain concentrations of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and carotenoids. The control group feed contained 0% CLA and 0% carotenoids, the CP10 group feed contained 1% CLA and 0.1% carotenoids, and the CP25 group feed contained 2.5% CLA and 0.1% carotenoids. The CP10 and CP25 groups demonstrated the enhanced growth and increased feed conversion efficiency of black seabream. The specific growth rates (SGRs) were 0.74, 0.81, and 0.97, while the feed conversion ratios (FCRs) were 2.65, 2.46, and 2.04 for the control, CP10, and CP25 groups, respectively. The total contents of high unsaturated fatty acid (HUFA) for the control, CP10, and CP25 groups were 41.0%, 41.7%, and 43.5%, respectively. CLA was deposited to the extent of 2.8% and 5.6% in the muscle, and 4.0% and 8.3% in the viscera of the CP10 and CP25 groups, respectively. Meanwhile, treatment with the viscera lipid extract (VLE) from CP25 fish evidently lowered 3T3-L1 adipocytes viability. The lipid extract from the muscle and viscera of black seabream contained ample amounts of beneficial substances, such as CLA, carotenoids, EPA, and DHA. CLA, which enriched black seabream muscle, could be categorized as a functional food and serve as a well-being food. Meanwhile, the fish oil from its viscera could serve as a high function supplement.
Black seabream;carotenoids;conjugated linoleic acid (CLA);growth performance;3T3-L1
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This is a collection of my recipes. Many are quite old, and have been handed down through generations of my very Southern family. There are others that I have collected over decades of cooking. The purpose of this blog is to preserve and pass them on to the younger generations of my family, and to share with old and new friends. You are welcome and appreciated here. I hope you will join my blog, and visit often! Click JOIN THIS SITE below to join this group of friends who love food!
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Pumpkin Dip
1 can Libby's Pumpkin Pie Mix
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
3oz. box instant vanilla pudding
1 C sifted powdered sugar
Mix first three ingredients, then gradually add sifted powdered sugar (to prevent lumps). Note that the Libby's Pumpkin Pie MIX is used, not regular pumpkin. This product has spices mixed in. Serve dip with gingersnaps. Yum! A great fall or Thanksgiving treat!
Adults and kids love this dip. I seve it with gingersnaps from World market. They come in a large red tin. They are thin, crispy, and perfect for this dip!
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Ambika Marshall and James Blackburn were first introduced by mutual friends, but it took a significant location to really bring them together. "We spotted one another at a restaurant a few months after we met," Ambika says. "It was the same restaurant where James's parents had gone to on their first date!" With fate on their side, the couple began dating, and in August of 2015, James proposed at another restaurant. "We were were waiting for dessert at our favorite restaurant in Jackson Hole, and when I looked up, I noticed there wasn't a single person in the restaurant—not even the wait staff," Ambika remembers. (She didn't have long to think about the situation, because their dessert was served, the waiter disappeared, and James got down on one knee.) "He said some beautiful things while he held this gorgeous ring in his hand, and I burst into tears of joy!"
The couple chose to get married in Richmond, Virginia, the groom's hometown, on June 4, 2016. They wed at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, and then headed to the nearby Commonwealth Club for an old Richmond reception—with another personal touch! "It's where James's parents had their wedding reception, too," says the bride. Family connections, elegant styling, and a friend behind the camera (the one and only Patricia Lyons!) meant James and Ambika's wedding day was as personal as it could get. Here's a peek at their glam Richmond wedding!
The invitation was decidedly traditional, with gold printing to add a bit of elegance. "Putting together our guest list was the hardest part of planning," says the bride. "We had 400 names on the list, and it was so time consuming to reach out to everyone and get their addresses!" But they persevered, and ended up celebrating in style with 300 of their family and friends.
Ambika's Naeem Khan dress was the very first she tried on—at Bergdorf Goodman, of course. "My consultant was amazing, and she came with us to every fitting," she says. The winning gown had a sleek silhouette and sparkly stripes that gave off an Art Deco vibe.
To match the clean lines of her gown, Ambika wore silver Rupert Sanderson sandals and family jewelry that included a sapphire ring that her father had given her mother years ago. The graphic nature of her gown called for an equally graphic bouquet, a cascade of white phalaeniopsis orchids accented with baby's breath. And how gorgeous is Ambika's three-stone engagement ring?
The groom and groomsmen all donned traditional tuxedos, with no boutonnieres. And to keep with the formal and elegant theme, Ambika's bridesmaids wore two different designs from Jill by Jill Stuart. "I wanted to pick something that the ladies could wear to a black tie event in the future," she says.
Ambika walked down the aisle on the arm of her father. And while this moment was one of her favorites, she admits that she was nervous. "I told my dad I had so many butterflies in my stomach, I didn't know if I'd make it down the aisle," she says. "He turned to me and said 'Those are the same butterflies you had when you first met James,' and I was immediately calm."
The clean lines and beautiful lighting at St. Mary's Episcopal Church make it, in Ambika's eyes, one of the most beautiful churches in Richmond.
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43 thoughts on "What I learned from my first year of Project Life scrapbooking"
my other scrapbooking lover friend (danielle from aloveaffairwithpaper) does this all the time and every time she posts her PL book, i'm in awe. just like this one. this is something that i've always wanted to do and i started doing that….6 years ago! needless to say, this is another thing that laziness has killed. i really need to get a grip on that.
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Hey Sarah! I'm part of your SITS Tribe for the week and am stopping by to show some comment love! I used to scrapbook when I was in high school and then became side tracked with college and never went back. It was so much fun letting the creative juices flow – sometimes I get an itch to do these again but I don't even print photos anymore! Yours look lovely though great job! 🙂 Looking forward to connecting with you further! Take Care -Iva
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I scrapbooked the 9 months of my pregnancy with a mixture of journaling and pictures and also scrapbooked the first year of my daughter's life. When my husband and I decide to go down memory lane, we pull out this scrapbooks and are filled with laughter and tears. It is a great way to memorialize those milestone moments.
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How fun! I have not heard of Project Life before. I'm assuming it's a company through which you can buy scrapbooking supplies?… Is it direct marketing? I remember Creative Memories and I used to scrapbook using their stuff. Now I just do digital scrapbooks through Shutterfly. I love them! We do a yearbook every year with highlights throughout the year. I still need to do one for 2013 though!!
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I began using Project Life a few months ago and love it! I am just like you in wanting to keep it simple. I keep seeing these gorgeous pages with all the embellishments but I know myself- I need to keep it simple or I won't do it. Also, I get my pictures from Snapfish too. If I had to add an errand to the mix, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't happen!
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I can relate to so much of what you've posted!!! When I first put together my PL album, I was all over the place with cards and even how I wrote-out notes. I actually re-did my first PL album by sticking with one color scheme per page, like you. And isn't that the best part about PL? Nothing is permanent!!!
Seeing others using PL and embellishing beautifully, sometimes I am jealous but I totally relate to what you wrote — the reason I got PL is because it's simpler, so why complicate it. The most "creative" thing I did was cut-up my son's artwork into 2×3 or 4×6 sizes so that I could use them in the PL album as just art.
I find the cut-up corners all around my house too! Haha. Maybe my next album, I won't even bother. Or, maybe I already told you I may go digital next time and print 12×12 sheets. Though I am not sure since I have an ANCIENT version of Photoshop and I find the 12×12 album a bit too big. I'd rather have a 8×10 album.
Amen to only printing photos you need! I can't throw away extra photos either :). This is another reason to go digital. No wasted printed photos.
LOL Walmart is your "seventh circle of Hell". And great idea to just not use cards you don't like! So simple, yet for folks like us, it's hard to see things go to waste.
Sorry for the lengthy comment! I just love sharing my PL experience with you!
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This is so helpful. One of my goals for this year is to figure out a way to successfully document James' first year. I've been leaning towards Project Life for the simplicity factor and these were great tips for me to keep in mind.
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I've never heard of Project Life but I'd like to try it. I've had all the makings of scrapbooks – I can't throw a single thing out – it's bad! And I've been meaning to do this for years. I know I'll get there someday but I imagine I'll need a little push.
Tamara recently posted…This Is My Life.
Project Life is something I've been wanting to start doing! I'd say that my hobby right now is reading and spending way too much time decorating my planner with washi tape and stickers. 😉 Excited to have you in my SITS tribe and can't wait to get to know you better. 🙂
Brittany recently posted…It's Okay
They look great!! I am overwhelmed by the # of papers and pictures and little spots for scrapbooking which is why I do my digital books every year. I do like the idea of Project Life, though. This blogger does a nice job w/ hers: http://jenniferwoodbury.typepad.com/jennifer/project-life/ She doesn't post like she used to but I love her choices of photos and her photography is good too!
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Love the new blog header!
I've never scrapbooked but I do have hobbies. I enjoy knitting, crochet, and photography. I can also paint but for some reason I haven't painted for years. The only change I've made is that I knit and crochet less than I used to which is really sad!
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This will be my 3rd year doing this and I've changed from the 12×12 format to the handbook size. I also do it monthly now instead of weekly because that didn't work for me either. I found myself taking random photos just to fill the spaces & I didn't like that. I try to keep a planner from Target that I bought filled with little notes for the days I want to record because I'm not good at writing out journaling cards immediately. My goal this year is to just keep up somewhat. I ended up doing the entire 2013 album in like 2 weeks of very long days at the end of Nov & Dec. But to also keep it simple and fun. I can't help but compare myself to other scrapbookers sometimes and it's just silly. We each have our own unique styles, amount of time, and supplies (or lack of). Loved reading about the lessons you learned. And can't wait to see this year's album. XO
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I have so many interests…makeup, photography, knitting, blogging…..I've looked at this Project Life project too, but I KNOW it would end up just sitting there. I'm so glad to see your results! OH…I'm part of your SITS Tribe….so hi!
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This was so much fun to read. I decided on a digital scrapbook/photo album again this year. I'm doing it more PL-style than what I did last year – which was a photo a day. This year it's going to be looser – by the week versus daily. I'm doing it in Shutterfly. I'd like to do a proper PL album but I'm just not ready to take the plunge yet.
I love seeing how your album evolved and how you settled in as the year went on. I aways wondered how the corners of photos got so perfectly rounded 🙂
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What a cool progression to see!! I've seen something similar with my knitting over the years. I started off very haphazard, knitting anything and everything that caught my fancy, in whatever yarn I liked at the time, whether or not it suited the project. This is how I ended up with alpaca socks…that were washed and dried, and subsequently fit my 3 year old!! Hello, from your SITS blog tribe! 🙂
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I adore albums! My mom used to make so many albums of all of our family travels, etc and I am so happy she did because I don't remember doing 1/2 of the things she put in albums – except, clearly we DID IT! ha! I wish I were older when we did so I could appreciate those memories, however- I certainly appreciate these books and look at them every year during the holidays!
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I scrapbooked for years, but I don't anymore. I have so many supplies and paper just sitting there – it's a shame. Project Life looks so easy, though – I will have to check it out. And btw – do you use Ebates.com to shop online? You get cash back on purchases from tons of online stores, and Snapfish gives ten percent cash back. I have a referral widget on my sidebar if you're interested (or just go there on your own) – you should check it out!
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Wow, this looks wonderful! Great tips too. xx
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Oh! You've made me so happy with this report. I've been seeing a lot of talk about Project Life scrapbooking, and I'm thinking this may be the format for me. I need something super low-key, but the point is that I feel I need *something* since I'm one of those people who never prints out their pictures. As in: Not in the last 4 years. As in: I'm doing well to take a darn picture! Your album is really coming along great, by the way.
Meg recently posted…Whatever
Stopping in from SITS. So impressed you made it through and complete a year of PL! I've been scrapbooking most of my life and PL gives me an anxiety attack. LOL There are just so many options for such a "simple" thing and I already feel like I'm behind enough on albums in progress. *sigh* Anyhow, kudos to you for giving it a whirl and finding a system that works. Your pages look great!
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I'm struggling to find my rhythm with the whole Project Life thing. I love the idea, but I'm not implementing very well. I am going to take your suggestions and see if I can have better luck getting into a groove.


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With the "Corrgram" package we can see patterns that can help us to recognize possible inter-correlations in a big matrix. This could be the case to see the correlation to every wavelength respect to all others. This way we can see the high correlation respect to their neighbors and between the different overtones.
I have selected just 40 (in steps of 2nm) consecutives wavelengths in this case.
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Iowa topples Michigan State to reach Big Ten final
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) – Jeff Horner netted 14 points to help No.
20 Iowa defeat Michigan State, 53-48, in a defense-dominated Big Ten
Tournament semifinal showdown at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Greg Brunner added 12 points and five rebounds while Mike Henderson finished
with 11 points and three steals for the Hawkeyes (24-8), who will face either
Indiana or Ohio State in the final.
Maurice Ager scored a game-high 21 points to pace Michigan State (22-11),
which was coming off an upset win over nationally-ranked Illinois in the
quarterfinals. Paul Davis posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards
for the Spartans, who shot only 28.3 percent from the field.
Iowa trailed by three at the half and fell behind 27-22 after Davis made a
couple of free throws in the opening minute of the second frame. The Spartans
were held off the scoreboard for the next four-plus minutes, however, allowing
the Hawkeyes to move within one.
Iowa went up 30-29 with 12:32 remaining on a Henderson layup, and held a
slight edge the rest of the way.
Ahead just a pair with about five minutes to go, Brunner and Adam Haluska went
a combined 3-for-4 from the charity stripe on consecutive possessions to make
it 40-35.
Ager sank a jumper with 2:58 remaining to cut Michigan State's deficit to four
and had a chance to move his team even closer the next time down, but his shot
would not go down. Brunner grabbed the rebound, was fouled, and hit both
ensuing free throws to put Iowa up 44-38 with 1:47 left.
The Hawkeyes assumed their largest lead at 48-40 with under a minute to play
following Haluska's layup, and held on the rest of the way.
The Spartans scored the first eight points of the contest and extended their
lead to 15-4 with 12:22 remaining after Shannon Brown drained a three-pointer.
The Hawkeyes countered with an 11-0 burst, capped by a Brunner lay-in with
5:06 left, to knot the game at 15-15.
Michigan State finished the half up 25-22. Both teams struggled mightily from
the field in the opening 20 minutes, as Iowa shot 39 percent while Michigan
State converted just 33 percent of its field goal attempts.
Game Notes
Iowa won its lone Big Ten Tournament championship in 2001…The Hawkeyes and
Spartans split a pair of meetings during the regular season…MSU is now 10-7
all-time in the Big Ten Tournament…Michigan State still leads the all-time
series, 56-50…Haluska ended with nine points and five rebounds.


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The transition from the first to second year of medical school is fairly seamless as far as our daily routine is structured. In both years we're mostly in the classroom, pouring through thousands of pages of medical facts and diagrams, learning PowerPoint slide bullet points and preparing to one day use this information to treat actual patients. Of course, the difference between our first and second years consists of more than that. We're a year more practiced at seeing patients under the guidance of our preceptors and other physicians, we have most of the normal human physiology under our belts and by now, much of the pathology too. In essence, I can understand many medical conversations, though I'm still not great at participating in them.
There is another notable difference between first and second year that really came to life over Thanksgiving break, and that is how family and friends viewed me a year and a half ago compared to now. As a first year medical student, people are focused on the fact that you earned acceptance into medical school and are 'on the road to becoming a doctor.' Earning a spot on this 'road' is an accomplishment in itself, and therefore during your first year, you get a lot of congratulations, pats on the back, and maybe even a special toast during Thanksgiving dinner. As a second year, however, all that is behind you. Your acceptance into medical school is a distant memory, and now you are instead expected to be an expert in all things medical and health care related.
It turns out that being a part of the medical community has a unique effect on some individuals, and I don't mean on patients, I mean on everyday people. This year, when I showed up to Thanksgiving, I quickly realized I was no longer just a member of the family. Instead, I am a walking, talking representative of United States health care, the Obamacare debate, current research in cancer and other medical topics, and the best person to ask if your shoulder hurts, if your left foot gets sore after you run, or if you feel a burning sensation when you pee. Perhaps this is something to get used to overtime, but as a new experience, it's hard to know how to manage.
My uncle sells industrial-sized farming equipment for a living. When we get together, I don't grill him on the legitimacy of our country's agriculture system. My grandmother is a judge, but I rarely ask her about the latest Supreme Court case. Health care, however, seems to be what everyone wants to talk about.
When I sat down for a pizza dinner with 15 members of my extended family the night before Thanksgiving, I was excited to see everyone, anticipating four full days of relaxation. Before I could bite into my first piece of cheesy bread, however, one uncle asked, 'David, do you think you'll be able to support yourself given the low wages doctors will earn with Obamacare?" Well now, I was not expecting to have to think about this on this night of all nights! As I tried to brush off my uncle's question with a joke, before I knew it, my other uncle had his finger in my face, arguing against the merits of government-controlled health care as if I am the one entrusted with making the final decision for the American people. This went on until thankfully my grandmother, from the corner of the table, demanded that we change the subject.
The next morning, as I was sipping a glass of orange juice, my cousin asked me about cancer research, 'Why haven't we cured cancer yet, given all the money we spend on it?' I looked down at my glass, incredulous considering I had woken up a mere five minutes prior. 'Wow, how much time do you have?' I asked, probably a bit too condescendingly. This sparked a conversation about cancer, which led into old age and life expectancy, and eventually spiraled out of control when it was suggested we should be living to be 200 years old given all we know about nutrition.
If you're a doctor and have been one for years, you're probably used to this somewhat absurd banter. You've probably found a way to dodge these types of questions and change the subject, or perhaps you enjoy discussing medicine one hundred percent of the time. Personally, I am interested in lots of things, including medicine, but also including spending normal time with my family and not thinking about the subject I spend ninety-nine percent of my time doing. This weekend got me thinking about all of this, and I came to a few brief conclusions.
First, I am lucky to be in medical school. There are few topics more interesting and that have such a large effect on nearly everyone. No matter who we are, we all know someone who is sick and also know that at any time, each one of us can fall victim to our own health. Second, the more I learn as part of this field, the more difficult it may be to deal with common misconceptions, such as the fact that cancer (which in reality is not one disease, but many) can simply be cured with a single magical solution. I think it will be up to me, as well as other new members of the medical field, to understand that people who work in different industries will indeed ask me these types of questions. I need to find good answers that make sense to people outside of the field, which is a similar process to explaining a disease process to a patient who has no previous knowledge of the particular topic.
Finally, and perhaps the most difficult lesson to swallow from all of this, is that there is still so, so much that I do not know. Despite the thousands of hours of studying and stress, I am still very new in this field, and when you consider the range of questions one can ask about medicine and health care, I actually still know very little. Which reminds me, now that break is over, I should get back to studying.


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It was reported by Sky Sports on Sunday afternoon that Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic is on the verge of joining Manchester United.
The Serb rejoined Chelsea in the winter of 2014, immediately establishing himself as a cornerstone in Jose Mourinho's midfield, and one of the best midfielders in the Premier League in doing so.
Fast forward 18 months and Matic had his hands on the Premier League title, forming a diamond encrusted midfield pairing with Cesc Fabregas.
The reality is, however, that Matic has not been the same player since. He seems to have lost all of his tactical discipline, and could be accused of floating in and out of games.
Question marks can be raised over his concentration and work ethic. To summarise, he is a shadow of his former self.
That may well explain the reaction of Chelsea fans on Twitter when Sky Sports' report was published. Very few seemed to care at all about Matic's departure, even to a direct rival. Take a look at these.
Matić may rekindle form at United, but he's looked and played like he's going through the motions for ages. No affinity towards him at all.
— J. Tweeds (@JoeTweedie) 30 July 2017
In the space of a year, Antonio Conte has binned Ivanovic, Oscar, and Matic. The man knows rubbish when he sees it.
— Dami (@TheChelseaWay) 30 July 2017
Man United fans convincing themselves about Matić.. pic.twitter.com/ZBF6poEDbW
— Avirup (@CentralWinger_) 30 July 2017
Thank you so much for taking Matic off our hands @ManUtd
— David (@TekkaBooSon) 30 July 2017
Why do United fans act like Matic still has his 2014 form😂 No, Pogba won't be "pushing forward" because if he does you'll be exposed
— Brian (@Luizesque) July 30, 2017
Imagine paying 50 million for a midfielder and the only thing you're getting out of it is RTing positive tweets about him from 2014 lmao.
— zhou qi bandwagoner (@DoYouEvenMikel) July 30, 2017
United fans trying to convince themselves Matic is good is dead funny.
— OleOleOle (@BrockSolidBlue) July 30, 2017


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If you haven't yet had a chance to grab Sara Lewis Holmes' newest book The Wolf Hour the following posts and her various guest post/interviews around the web will raise this book on your TBR list.
This week, Sara's talking music with poet Laura Salas. Interestingly, the poetry in THE WOLF HOUR is something that Sara, a poet herself, excels at -- but isn't something you'd ordinarily expect in a fairytale, which is what makes it significant and fun.
Sara's interviews elsewhere can be found at Charlotte's Library where she unpacks some quotes from the book; Maureen Eicher's review at 'By Singing Light' and our interview here at Wonderland, which kicked it all off is right here.
Cheers, and happy reading!


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Around the Woodlands is a wealth of all kinds of activities. If you can tear yourself away from camp, you might want to check out the places listed below, all within a half hour's drive. For lots more area information, see visitmendocino.com.
The water world nearby includes:
•Big River: swimming and canoeing (rentals available); studying the river, marsh and tidewater ecology
•Coastal State beaches and tidepools
•The Mendocino Headlands
•Albion River
•Little River
•Jughandle Creek
•Ten Mile River
•Kayak Rentals at Van Damme State Park Beach
Nature study areas nearby include:
•The Pygmy Forest
•Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
•Jughandle State Preserve Ecological Staircase
•Thousands of acres of forest, ferns, plants, animals and mushrooms
The picturesque town of Mendocino is just 11 miles from the Woodlands, and is well known for its 19th-century charm. The town has lots of fine art galleries, shops and restaurants. Art classes are offered at the Mendocino Art Center.
The nearby town of Fort Bragg, 8 miles north of Mendocino, provides most of the necessities and many of the pleasures of life. There is a variety of food and hardware stores, a hospital, many fine restaurants, a growing number of galleries, and a movie theater. The Skunk Train can be boarded in Fort Bragg for a fun trip with stunning scenery.


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5 Email Marketing Tips That Save You From The Pitfalls Positively
Niharika Gupta 2 Min Read
Email marketing is one of the most commonly followed marketing style by the businesses nowadays. The marketers send emails containing quality information about their products and/or services and try to build a communication link with their target customers. So, to help the ambitious business persons, here are 5 email marketing tips that will surely save one from falling into the pitfalls while on the journey towards success.
Email address
Lose here and lose on the entire campaign! A recipient will open up the mails only when they he is sure about the authenticity of the same. Hence, in order to win his trust and help him click on the email, make sure that the emails are send from a valid email address. Try to include either your name or the company's name in it.
Content inside
An email should not appear as too colloquial and chatty which actually results in its poor performance as it sends a bad impression to the reader. An email should be balanced in its tone which must be a good mix of professional and friendly tone. Hire experts who can help you out with this.
Another point to be noted regarding the content is to pay attention to the plain text as there might pop up a situation that demands the graphics to be discarded or ignored. Therefore the text in the email must be readable as well as visually appealing.
Reading pattern
It is found that usually the readers read from left to right at the top and again scrolling down and reading the content at the bottom. This pattern is referred to as 'Z' pattern which enables the reader not just to read quickly but grasp the main point(s) instantly. Hence, design an email in such a way that the important point goes to the reader easily. Also, the left corner at the bottom and the centre position at the top are good places to put the logo of the company and draw attention towards it.
Embed backlinks
Do not shy away from including few backlinks in an email. These links need not be just for the website but can also be for the Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook accounts. The reader will be motivated to know more about the business via different routes that are not difficult to follow.
Subject Line and CTAs
Subject line must have not more than 40-45 characters in order to be catchy enough. There is a lot of space in the email to tell the story. But this is not the place to do so and demands that there are only few words to tell the purpose of the communication.
Call to action if included in an email enhances its effectiveness as a marketing tool. The reader is taken one step closer to know the intention of the sender and understand what he can gain from the same. Offer something good and the reader is likely to click on the CTA button.


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I started off just covering the pages in the colours I think of in December... I must admit I got to this stage and wondered if anyone would know what was going through my head but Devvie walked past and went "cool, Christmas pages!" So either she is as batty as her Mum or they look someway like Christmas. I included some Christmas postal stamps I've been hoarding.
The journalling overleaf details how December will always be Christmas. Even though it's not the same these days - not when you don't wake up to the smell of your Mum's cooking. But how I try and recreate those smells and feelings for my girls - I've also detailed a few Christmas memories... the year my Mum gave my Dad a right rollicking for eating an entire plate of fairy cakes and then, when the dog pooped out the wrappers, still refused to apologise because it's something he would have done! Or the year my sister and I heard a racket in the middle of the night - crept downstairs and caught my parents mid-Sega wars. They had been unwrapping the Sega Mega Drive every night, playing each other and re-wrapping it before morning in hopes of gaining an advantage over us on Christmas Day! Rotters! And the year my film watching was forever changed when my sister and I watched The Labyrinth for the first time ever - stretched out on our parents bed, watching the dodgy old portable and being completely gob-smacked by this glorious film...
Yes, even though our Christmas change over the years and people can no longer be with us. December will always mean Christmas. And love. And laughter.
Thanks for stopping by :)


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Since Trisha Paytas started her YouTube channel 2007 she has made over $525.000! That is almost as much as Zoella who has 4,5 million subscribers more than Trisha.
Why is that? That is because people watch Trisha's video purely just to judge her not because they like her but with Zoella people watch her video because they like her so they are more likely to hit the subscribe button.
But what has Trisha been doing with all her money? Spending them on ridiculously ugly shoes? Yes and she also came out with a perfume and two books, the stripper diaries and the history of my insanity.
Whose earnings would you like to know about next?


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One of the biggest problems with small businesses and entrepreneurs selling more lies in their attitude and beliefs.
Which of these notions can you relate to?
- Sales is dirty
- It's manipulative
- Sales has a bad reputation
- It's like a used car sales person
- It's dishonest
- Sales people are pushy
- I'm not outgoing enough to sell
- Sales people are annoying
- They won't stop talking!
If you can relate to ANY of these, then you have a block that you need to get over. Unless you can see yourself involved in an honourable profession, then you're in danger of putting yourself out of business. We will deal with each of these issues in future blogs posts.
If you're not selling and promoting yourself – who is? Get over your beliefs and watch your sales GROW!
Want help in seeing sales as a good thing to do? Want to make selling fun and successful as you help people?
Contact Patti at 416-951-3842 or email@example.com and she'll set you straight.


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Source: littlemommaandcompany.blogspot.com via Laura on Pinterest
These are some adorable lollipops, am I right? So, I was thinking we could learn about how liquids can become solids....That would actually mean the liquid turns into a solid...Which unfortunately, ours didn't!!
Funny thing about making candy- you HAVE to have a candy thermometer. If it doesn't make it to a certain temperature it will never become solid-- poo! Of course, my firsties didn't care and they still looked adorable and tasted all sugary:
I am going to attempt this activity again next year with a helper and a candy thermometer!!! I do recommend it and if you choose to do it, here is a little recording sheet you can use:
|Click the picture for a FREE download :)
Hope yours turn out better than mine! For the detailed directions you can click on the pin above and find out what you need and how to do it :)


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A small batch of us went to this place for lunch, and were bowled over by the quality of food. Actually, the ambiance also is quite good, because a villa has been converted into a Café and a Studio! We will of course focus only on the Café here. This place basically serves European cuisine. Because we went in a group, we could order a lot of items! For soups, we ordered the Hungarian Mushroom Soup, Pea and Brocolli Soup, and the Shrimp Bisque. I personally like the Shrimp Bisque a lot, but the vegetarians in our group were drooling over the other two soups!
For starters, we got the Mezze platter (basically I will always order this wherever it is available!). As usual, this was quite good! We ordered Devilled eggs, but didn't like it very much. The Fish cakes tasted awesome, but smelled ☹. The Chicken Souvlaki was good, as were the Brushcettas! There was a dish named Autumn bomb 😊 – but we didn't venture into trying it!
I had the Basa grilled fish for main course, which was quite good, and also didn't smell like the fish cakes did! Other dishes included the Eggplant Parmigiano, Vegan Burger, Shepard's Pie, and Veg Casserole! Overall, this place serves really good European Cuisine.


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