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Our corporate design teams create unbelievable themed events that not only deliver powerful messages, but inspire the imagination of attendees. We can transform any space into a fully produced, creatively themed event through staging production and event design.
We combine creative event entertainment components, room design, decor enhancements, lighting design and effects, as well as audio and video technology to produce events that defy the imagination. We are recognized as an industry leader when it comes to designing events that connect with audiences and inspire human emotion.
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Combining spectacular lighting systems, beautiful table arrangements, dazzling wedding and stage backdrops, striking props, elegant ceiling draping and fabrics, amazing corporate logos, in addition to other colorful and artistic enhancements, we create events that are visually breathtaking. Events in Demand is a one-stop shop for all of your event décor needs.
Award-Winning Design Team
Our award-winning design and event production team has created stunning room decor for wedding events, corporate celebrations, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, Holiday and New Years Eve Parties, trade shows, conventions, conferences, private shindigs, and more. From tabletop floral arrangements to overhead fabric canopies to colorful lighting enhancements, our wedding and corporate event design team is ready to help you capture the perfect look and theme for your next fundraising gala, corporate celebration, wedding or special event.
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As a creative person inhabiting an engineer's mind, I'm often a walking contradiction of organization. On the one hand, a messy desk does not bother me at all and I like having lots of information in front of me to draw from when I work. But on the other, eventually the collection of stuff reaches a critical mass where I can no longer find what I'm looking for, at which point I decide it's time to clean up and organize. That tension between chaos and order is just part of how I think.
Along those lines, while I very intentionally keep Portfolio Charts simple and intuitive in the Assets, Portfolios, and Calculators I realize I've reached the point in the Commentary where the old system really isn't doing the site justice and relevant posts are a bit too difficult to identify and track down. The logical next step would be to roll out a typical blog archive sorted by date or topic, but keeping with the spirit of designing the site primarily as a set of practical tools I've decided to build something a bit more comprehensive. As you may have already noticed up top, there's now an entire new section called the Library.
The Library is a compilation not only of my own posts but also of a wide variety of books, links, and any other resources I can get my hands on related to a specific investing topic. It is broken into six sections:
Basic Concepts — Everything a new investor might need to get started and to understand how asset allocation works
Goals & Milestones — Practical advice with a special focus not simply on maximizing returns but on why we all invest
Investing Psychology — Articles and resources on how to not be your own worst financial enemy
Portfolio Theory — More detailed portfolio analysis and intellectual theories for how to solve asset allocation problems
Retirement Income — Everything pertaining to living off of your portfolio when work is a luxury rather than a requirement
Tools and Data — Calculator explanations and a collection of data sources for your own research
In conjunction with introducing the Library, I've also greatly simplified the Commentary page and transformed it into a running chronological feed of posts that is formatted in a way to make it easy to browse. So while the Library is designed for people searching for a specific topic, the Commentary is optimized for casual window shoppers and binge readers. By being a bit more attentive to the different ways people consume content, hopefully the new design will be more user friendly than before.
As a side note, it's possible that if you normally read this using an RSS feed that the link may have been broken in the migration process. If that's the case, please redirect your reader to the new Commentary page and that should fix the issue.
One of the fun things about the Library is the potential for a bit of group participation in the sharing process. So if you ever run across a book, article, tool, or anything else on the topic of asset allocation that inspires you and you think belongs on the list, please let me know. By working together, I feel like we can create a truly dynamic resource that everyone will benefit from. Let's team up and build something great!
Overall, my goal for the Library is to make it another information-driven tool on par with the Assets, Portfolios, and Calculators to help everyday investors find simple and intelligent portfolios to support their financial and emotional needs. So don't just treat it like a pile of books gathering dust in the corner — dive in and see what you think. Whether you're an investing rookie just getting your bearings or an experienced professional looking to expand your set of investing tools, wise investing is not just about growing your bank account but also your mind.
So take a break from the raw charts and numbers for a moment and take a stroll to the Library. Here's to learning something new!

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Our winter retreats are our most popular event of the entire year – last year we had over 20 people register and participate in the online daily practices and in-person special events.
This year, our retreat lasts for seven days starting February 18th through February 25th. Our theme, "Lean In" comes from a conversation I had with my friend and mentor, Aditi Devi Ma, who is herself in the depths of a six month retreat. We joked with each other that "retreat" may not quite be the right word for what you're doing when you dedicate a set amount of time to silence, stillness, and isolation. "If anything," she laughed, "you're leaning deeper into yourself – there's really nowhere to hide."
Think about it – we are surrounded by distractions all day, every day. From the moment we wake up, we are bombarded by advertisements, social media, telephones, work, commute, radio, family, and finally – falling asleep with a good book. There is actually very little time free time for our minds – even when we're eating, we're thinking about the next thing we're about to do. When we're walking up the stairs, our minds are racing with calculations, judgements, fears – no wonder as a culture we are more busy, but less productive. We work more, but have less time to enjoy nature, our families, even just sitting on the porch watching the sunset.
But then, what is left when we take out the computer, the television, the radio, the books – even telling our family that we need a break for a while?
Our retreat this year will guide you gently through letting go of the myriad distractions, leaning in to your essential self – the pure, joyous, and free being that you were born to be, and introduce you to techniques to support staying with that clear, quiet, open space, even when the world comes rushing back in.
You are cordially invited to join us from February 18th through the 25th for our annual "lean in", joining others with positive, healing, and open intentions to receive and share the blessings of spiritual practice. We do not favor any singular religious system, but draw inspiration from the many faiths and spiritual leaders of the world to guide our journey of self-discovery. As always, our homepage will become a digital shrine on which to place your intentions and share prayer requests.
The Winter Retreat is always donation based, everyone is encouraged to participate as much as their lifestyle, commitments, and spirit allow. Throughout the week, you will enjoy spiritual readings from Thich Naht Hahn, Rumi, Rabeinu Bahya, Thomas Merton, The Dalai Lama, and others. Each day is structured with gentle yoga, pranayama or t'ai chi practices to help calm and center the mind and body; inspirational readings support our dedication to practice; and guided meditations allow for a deepening of our inner transformation. All participants have access to one-on-one guidance to help integrate spiritual practices in a busy day, and find a structure that fits with your beliefs, and goals for your retreat.
Won't you join us? Click here to register now, and receive a free PDF all about winter retreat!
Blessings and gratitude, Arwen


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Curtis Sittenfeld's American Wife grabbed me on page one, in the presidential bedroom. The wife, a cameo Laura Bush, questions her choices and ponders her unique situation given her regular midwestern roots. Alice can't sleep while her husband snores. This fictional memoir can be funny and very personal. It is painfully true to our times. Along with Barack Obama's memoirs (my blog on the first,) American Wife is "the book" to read this election season.
where my husband teaches politics
American Wife follows the president's wife from her small town childhood to the White House. Sittenfeld is a master of creating a sense of place. By the book "she writes what she knows." The author was raised in the midwest like her protagonists in American Wife and in Prep, her first novel. She taught at a similar exclusive prep school. In Prep I pictured a campus like Bowdoin College's.
Sittenfeld's descriptive prose is lovely and not overdone. Her writing is understated and truly beautiful in places, and yet it's quiet enough not to distract you from the first person narrative. You see the world through her eyes. Alice is a totally sympathetic character. In this way Sittenfeld's third novel is the opposite of her first novel, Prep, with its unlikable protagonist. She has grown as an author.
I find the midwestern setting in Sittenfeld's writing personally appealing. My mother's family is from Kansas City. My aunt Virginia Huber lives in Madison, Wisconsin where part of American Wife is set. I can also relate to small town life after moving to Maine. American Wife will give you a real sense of the American heartlands, and it does so lyrically.
If the strengths of American Wife are the protagonist, the setting and the fine writing, then the weakness is the caricature husband, the president. There isn't much nuance between Sittenfeld's kind-hearted Democrats and her spoiled, wealthy Republicans. The story also rambles a bit like a memoir. It still is a book well worth reading and admiring.
So how do I choose the books I review? I look for books that I think I'll like so the book list in my sidebar is recommended reading as opposed to critical reviews. I never give an ending away or reveal too much of a book's plot as I hate it when critics spoil a book I plan to read.
I read commercial as well as literary fiction, with an interest in books that straddle that divide. I'm especially interested in new releases. I'm a sucker for good writing and books that tackle the issues. Character and setting matter. I want to fall in love. What I look for in my reading is what I aspire to in my writing. The best teacher is a good book. Having a unique voice is important too.
My reviews are short and part of the personal story I'm telling. I have never torn apart a book in my blog because I would share the author's pain. I'm an aspiring novelist myself, and authors are habitual self-googlers. I'm still going to be honest about a book's strengths and weaknesses.
I first heard about American Wife in my most trusted book review source, The New York Times. I also read reviews in People Magazine, The New Yorker etc. That etc. gets shorter every year. Sadly, book reviewing seems to be a dying art in the print media. Newspapers keep cutting those sections. Then again newspapers aren't doing well either.
Happily book reviewing is finding a second life in blogs. It was author/blogger Jane Green who urged me to read American Wife. The novel had favorable reviews, but I wasn't sure I wanted to read it. I'm no fan of the Bush administration, with markets crashing and the war even less so. Add to that, I like to think of women as more than wives, but American Wife was so much more than that. Thank you, Jane!
Readers: What was the best book you've read lately and why?
How did you choose it?
Gardeners: these wildflowers are the only thing left blooming in my garden. What are they called? The leaves are at peak color in Maine. I'll have more photos next week from the our White Mountains hike over Columbus Day Weekend. This post is part of Garden Blogger's Bloom Day. Visit to see what else is blooming around the world or to add a link to your garden post.


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This balanced guide to agility gets past the hype and frustration to help frustrated leaders transform their agile transformations.
Agile transformations are supposed to make organizations modern, competitive, and relevant. But in the well-intentioned effort to move into the future, change leaders find themselves frustrated by pushback, limited impact, poor practices, and unfair criticism. What's going on?
Jesse Fewell's book cuts through the "quick-fix" hype of agile theory and explains a recurring transformational pattern that unpacks what holds organizations back. The boost is the initial gains from logical first steps; the barrier is the unavoidable roadblock that must come next; and the rebound is the way forward to further gains by leaning against the concept of the original boost. With these counterintuitive rebounds, Fewell identifies seven leadership moves that can be used to unblock stalled agile transformations.
No, your transformation is not a failure. It turns out the buy-in, the talent, the alignment, and the growth you need to break through are already in front of you; it's all simply hidden under the surface–undiscovered, unutilized, and untapped.


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Guest of the National Theatre Opera. The soprano Petra Noskaiová studied at the conservatory in Bratislava with Ružena Illenbergerová, graduating in 1994. She attended several international master-classes, including in Krieglach (Austria) and at the Týn School in Prague. At the Summer Academy for Early Music in Innsbruck she was a pupil of Sigiswald Kuijken. She has collaborated with a number of ensembles and artists specialising in performing old music (Collegium Marianum, Camerata Bratislava, Musica Aeterna, Pražští madrigalisté, Musica Antiqua Praha, Capella Regia, Musica Florea, Teatro Lirico, Capella Istropolitana, Andrew Parrott, Stephen Stubbs, Sigiswald Kuijken, Harry Van der Kamp, Suzie le Blanc, Howard Crook, Barbara Schlick, Paul Elliott, etc.). With these ensembles and artists she has made a host of recordings, works by Peter Zagar (Apokalypsis Ioannis), Franz Lizst (Via crucis), Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský (Mass), as well as works by Kryštof Harant of Polžice, Antonio Vivaldi, Adam Michna of Otradovice, Jan Dismas Zelenka and other composers. She has received acclaim for the recordings of J. M. Leclair's Scylla and Glaucus (Collegium Marianum - Simon Standage), Requiem by W. A. Mozart and Sieben letzte Worte by Joseph Haydn (La Petite Bande - Sigiswald Kuijken). At the present time, Petra Noskaiová primarily performs with Sigiswald Kuijken's La Petite Band and Paul Van Nevel's Huelgas Ensemble. For more information, visit www.collegiummarianum.cz Update: April 2007


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Complete Series Batch
Wake up because it's time for the Kiva series batch!
This batch contains Episodes 1-48 in 720p. No bonus features are included, however, a future secondary batch may be made with the deleted scenes if and when we get subs for them as they are currently unsubbed.
No v2s are needed for this release, so if you already have the individual episodes, you're good to go!
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Africa Cup of Nations 2013: Bafana Bafana need to rediscover their roots
Africa Cup of Nations 2013: Ed Owen puts forward a case for how South Africa can get back to winning ways
There is a scene in the Vinnie Jones film 'Mean Machine' where his footballer-turned-convict performs keepy-uppies before volleying the ball into the net.
But despite the applause from watching team-mates, Jones is unmoved, turns to the crowd and says that if you want to do that, you should join the circus.
In a nutshell, that was the problem plaguing South Africa on Saturday afternoon – there was too much Vinnie, not enough circus.
Despite possessing a great tradition of exciting attacking play, the Rainbow Nation seemed to consciously trade this excitement for an overly-defensive, timid display.
This style so inherently linked with Bafana Bafana but unceremoniously dumped that Johannesburg afternoon is called 'piano and shoeshine' – a product of apartheid days.
In the isolated environment of the black-segregated leagues, this entertainment-focused philosophy – a hybrid of short-passing 'tiki-taka' game and the dribbling skill of Brazilian 'joga bonito' – thrived.
Yet after the apartheid sporting boycott was repealed in 1992, piano and shoeshine was exposed on the international scene, branded tactically naive for prizing dribbling tricks above defending.
The critics had a point – the isolation and lack of international experience had turned Bafana Bafana into a parody of Brazil, better suited to exhibitions than football matches.
In a 1993 friendly against Botswana, Theophilius 'Doctor' Khumalo – given his nickname because of his precise ball control – balanced a ball on his foot in front of a defender, only to be robbed of possession.
But rather than chase his opponent down, 'Doctor' wandered to the bench for water, his attitude showing a necessity to adapt to the international standard of defence.
Yet Saturday's listless display showed this defensive caution had gone too far, with flair and attacking instinct curtailed for rigidity and sprayed long-passes.
Bafana Bafana have moved beyond the tactical naivete of their early years, and their current crop of players would never dream of emulating the Doctor.
But while a move toward defensive responsibility was necessary, Gordon Igesund's men shouldn't forget their own traditions.
Spain and Brazil have shown that when performed responsibly, these philosophies can work – against Angola, the Rainbow Nation need to find this balance.


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ASUS P8Z68-V PRO motherboard pictured
Intel Z68 Express chipset based motherboard from ASUS was caught in the eyes of Chinese media followed by quite a detailed description .
Leading motherboard manufacturers continue to surprise us with its products based on Intel Z68 Express chipset. This time its ASUS P8Z68-V PRO board caught in the eyes of Chinese media followed by quite a detailed description.
The model is designed for 2nd generation Intel Core processors with Socket LGA 1155. The board has four DDR3 slots. CPU power system uses 16-phase circuit design with smart load control called DIGI+.
DIGI+ is a parts of Dual Intelligent Processors complex, that includes EPU (Energy Processing Unit) IC and TPU (TurboV Processing Unit). Its main role is to better performance and providing maximum energy efficiency of the system.
As for expansion slots, there are three PCI-E x16, two of which(white and grey) work at x4 speed as well as PCI-E and PCI slots. For storage device connectivity there are eight SATA 2 (white and blue) and SATA 3 (light blue) connectors four of each type.
The back panel has six USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports, optical S/PDIF slot , eSATA ports, Bluetooth adapter and HDMI, D-Sub and DVI outputs.
Box logo refers to support of LucidLogix Virtu technology, that can provide dynamic switch between discrete graphics card and IGP (integrated graphics processor). The price has not been revealed.


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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I'm Fred Fishkin. Music is one way families can get through the difficulties everyone is facing with Covid-19….and the folks at Stingray have been providing access to free Karaoke and concert content. VP Fred Ranger..
"We have a karaoke app, we have a concert app, we have even a classical music fan app. So we decided to open up those apps. As a matter of fact, you can now sing fifty thousand songs for free on Stingray Karaoke, you can watch over two thousand shows on Stingray Qello and you can enjoy some very interesting classical content just by downloading our apps."
In fact…there's free content from the folks at the Montreux Jazz Festival…at www.stingray.com/freemjf1m
You can find us at Techstination.com. I'm Fred Fishkin.
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Writer's cramp – you've heard of it – writing for long periods of time or playing a musical instrument can cause your hand to cramp up and become painful – but why does it happen?
The answer is not so simple until you study the anatomy of the hand and realize what all is going on. There are 27 tiny bones in the wrist/hand. Overlapping those bones are over 150 muscles and ligaments that all work synergistically to allow the hand to bend, move and function.
Repetitive activities can really take their toll on the hands – altering the healthy alignment of those 27 bones and causing many of the tiny muscles and ligaments to become involved as well.
When the bones and joints of the hand become misaligned it tugs and pulls on the many muscles of the hand. Then when you write, play the guitar or engage in another tedious hand activity you are likely to experience extreme tightening and spasms in the small hand muscles.
As you may already know, our chiropractic clinic is very unique in that we treat the spine but we also adjust the hands and feet and other extremity joints in the body. There are so many people who suffer with hand pain, numbness and other problems – and they don't know that chiropractic care is an option for their hands. Specialized chiropractic adjustment to the hands can provide amazing relief for those individuals.
I've found that most people tend to take their hands for granted. When sitting down to write a lengthy letter, type on the keyboard for hours, or engage in any other potentially stressful activity requiring sustained hand positions or repetitive movements – it is always in your best interest to take a break occasionally and stretch out your hands and forearms.
All you have to do is to get comfortable in your chair and bend your fingers into a fist and hold for a second or two, and then extend your fingers out as straight as you can for about five seconds (you'll feel a stretching sensation in the webs of your fingers as you do this).
It doesn't take long to do this but it just takes your commitment to do so.
As Benjamin Franklin once said – "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."


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ST. LOUIS — Concerns over the coronavirus, officially named COVID-19, are growing in the St. Louis area.
5 On Your Side is focusing on giving you facts and not spreading fear. We've gathered up the latest information you need to know about the virus, which we'll continue to update as new information comes in.
Coronavirus questions: We're working to get your questions answered by local health officials. You can see the growing list of questions answers by clicking here. We're adding new answers every weekday.
We've added a newscast at 10 a.m. weekdays to answer your questions and share the latest updates. We're dedicated to keeping St. Louis informed and healthy. Take care of yourself and each other and if you have any questions about this health emergency text our team at 314-444-5125.
Follow our latest coronavirus coverage at KSDK.com/coronavirus and on the 5 On Your Side app.
Latest Coronavirus Headlines:
- President Trump says he's been taking malaria drug to protect against COVID-19
- Nursing homes should be virus-free for 28 days before opening, feds warn
- You can now call the IRS with your stimulus check questions
- No virtual Republican National Convention, GOP chair vows
- Moderna: Early COVID-19 vaccine results are encouraging
- Uber cuts 3,000 more jobs as virus slashes its workforce by 25%
- Some restaurants may be adding a COVID surcharge to your bill
Helpful Links
- Your top coronavirus stimulus check questions answered
- Stimulus check calculator: See how much you'll likely be getting
- YES! Social Security and disability recipients will get stimulus checks
- How to make sure you actually get your coronavirus stimulus check
- How to file for unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic
- Should you wear gloves out in public? Doctors say no. Here's why.
- The mistake you're probably making with your face mask
- The material you should be using for your DIY face mask
- St. Louis extends earnings tax filing deadline to July 15, mirroring federal and state extensions
- What is a stay-at-home order?
- These places are hiring temporary workers as coronavirus increases demands
- Can coronavirus spread on mail? United States Postal Service issues statement
Cases in Missouri:
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported a total of 12,962 cases and 771 deaths Wednesday, an increase of 201 cases and 10 deaths. The state also reported a total of 193,380 PCR tests.
The single-day case increases over the last week were:
- 164 last Saturday
- 128 last Sunday
- 109 on Monday
- 91 on Tuesday
- 136 on Wednesday
- 168 on Thursday
The positivity rate in the state decreased to 7.56% Tuesday, down from 7.68% on Monday. The rate has dropped each day since the state made changes to the way it reports testing data.
RELATED: Missouri health department reports 1 new death as director takes questions on reporting change
RELATED: Missouri health department: Current positivity rate 'cannot be compared' to old method after reporting change
The Missouri DHSS COVID-19 count did not include about 300 cases and six deaths reported by St. Louis area health departments, bringing the totals to 12,827 cases and 702 deaths in the state. Local health departments typically have more up-to-date information than the state. Five of the deaths reported by the Missouri DHSS Wednesday were previously reported by St. Louis area health departments.
St. Louis and St. Louis County account for more than half of the cases and deaths in the state. St. Louis County has the highest number of cases(4,832) and deaths(389) of any county in the state, but St. Louis city has a higher rate of cases.
St. Louis has the highest rate of COVID-19 in the area with 626 per 100,000, but there are three counties in the state with higher rates. Saline County has the highest with 1,173 per 100,000 followed by Sullivan at 870 and Buchanan with 757.
The age breakdown for state-reported cases as of Wednesday was:
- Under 20 481
- 20-24 773
- 25-29 948
- 30-34 881
- 35-39 856
- 40-44 871
- 45-49 995
- 50-54 1037
- 55-59 1104
- 60-64 1063
- 65-69 815
- 70-74 676
- 75-79 526
- 80+ 1426
The age breakdown for state-reported deaths as of Wednesday was:
- Under 20 0
- 20-29 1
- 30-39 4
- 40-49 13
- 50-59 44
- 60-69 117
- 70-79 183
- 80+ 334
How COVID-19 is affecting our area
- 'The virus hasn't left' | St. Louis doctors say social distancing measures need to continue as cities reopen
- Washington University leads global COVID-19 treatment study for health care workers
- Gym owners to meet with St. Louis County about possible reopening plan
- A look inside St. Louis area restaurants, salons and stores as they reopen
- 'We cannot look at this as a victory or a celebration, too many lives have been lost' | St. Louis County Executive on first day of reopening
- How to avoid job scams targeting people unemployed due to COVID-19
- Parking enforcement to resume in St. Louis on June 1
St. Louis County
On May 27, St. Louis County reported an increase of 66 cases and two deaths, bringing the county's totals to 4,832 cases and 387 deaths.
That's the most of any county in Missouri.
On Monday, St. Louis County allowed some businesses to reopen with new rules to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.
St. Louis
The City of St. Louis reported 17 new cases and one additional death on May 27, bringing the totals to 1,884 cases and 117 deaths.
On Monday, St. Louis joined St. Louis County in allowing some businesses to reopen their doors to customers.
St. Charles County
St. Charles County has 755 cases as of May 27, including 55 deaths. The county reported seven new cases and one new death Monday.
St. Charles County began reopening its economy on May 4.
RELATED: What reopening looks like: Scenes from St. Charles as restaurants, retailers get back to work
Jefferson County
On May 27, the Jefferson County Health Department reported one new case and no deaths. There have been 345 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in the county. Sixteen have resulted in death.
Jefferson County began reopening its economy on May 4.
Franklin County
Franklin County's COVID-19 total stands at 140, including 16 deaths, as of May 27, with one new case over the last 24 hours. On May 23, the county said it had 18 active positive cases and 104 people have fully recovered. They range in age from 19 to 98 years old.
The impact on other Missouri counties in the St. Louis area has been limited.
You can see a county-by-county breakdown with the interactive map below.
The map reports the higher number of confirmed cases for each local county as confirmed by the state or local health department. The numbers from county health department officials may not match the state count.
Cases in Illinois:
There have been 118,917 total confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5,330 deaths as of May 31, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. A total of 877,105 tests have been performed.
RELATED: This graph shows why Illinois' largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases isn't as bad as it seems
May 5, Gov. Pritzker announced a five-phase, regional plan for reopening the state. On May 22, he said the entire state would be allowed to move to Phase 3 on May 29.
On April 25, Gov. Pritzker and Dr. Ngozi Ezike with the Illinois Department of Public Health cautioned against the ingesting, injecting or snorting of household cleaners, citing an increased amount of calls to the Illinois Poison Center.
The large increase in cases on Friday was due to the state administering its largest number of tests, officials said. Gov. JB Pritzker said the state met its goal of 10,000 COVID-19 tests per day.
"Testing is really key to everything else we need to do, to get Illinois moving again," he said.
Patients have ranged in age from younger than 1 to 99 years old, the Illinois Department of Public Health said.
Most of the cases and deaths have been in the Chicago area.
IDPH said the number of COVID-19 cases being reported is rising quickly partly because testing is becoming easier, but also because the virus is spreading across communities.
On April 23, Gov. Pritzker extended the stay-at-home order for Illinois through May 30. The new order also requires people over the age of 2 to wear facemasks when going out in public.
'I'm asking you to hold on just a little while longer' | Illinois Gov. Pritzker extends stay-at-home order through May
On April 17, he announced students will stay home from school through the rest of the school year.
On April 2, the state launched a new statewide initiative called "All in Illinois" to reinforce the state's message during the coronavirus pandemic: stay home and stay safe.
As Illinois residents practice social distancing, the initiative is a way to "unite residents across the state and remind them we are all in this together."
How COVID-19 is affecting our area
- St. Clair County part of new effort to increase contact tracing in Illinois
- Report: Illinois unemployment system 'glitch' publicized private data
- Collinsville High School gives memorable graduation with drive-thru diploma ceremony
- Madison County businesses begin to reopen, but with criticism
- Illinois extends stay-at-home order through May 30, requires masks in public
The state has issued a disaster proclamation. Gov. Pritzker called the proclamation an "operational procedure" that opens up Illinois to receive more state and federal resources and tools in how it handles coronavirus cases. The proclamation also would allow Illinois to be eligible to receive federal reimbursement.
On March 25, Gov. Pritzker announced the state would delay its tax filing date to July 15, which is the same date the federal tax deadline was moved to. He also announced two new loan programs for small businesses.
He also announced a new initiative, Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund, that will support nonprofits across the state. Gov. Pritzker said about $23 million has been raised for the fund so far. If you'd like to donate to the fund, click here.
On March 27, Gov. Pritzker announced more than 500 former medical professionals have submitted applications to come back to work to support the state's coronavirus response.
Metro East
The county-by-county numbers in the Metro East as of May 21 were:
- Bond County 10 cases, 1 death
- Calhoun County 1 case, 0 deaths
- Clay County 2 cases, 0 deaths
- Clinton County 178 cases, 16 deaths
- Fayette County 20 cases, 3 deaths
- Greene County 5 cases, 0 deaths
- Jersey County 20 cases, 1 death
- Macoupin County 43 cases, 1 death
- Madison County 551 cases, 58 deaths
- Marion County 50 cases, 0 deaths
- Monroe County 93 cases, 11 deaths
- Montgomery County 39 cases, 1 death
- Randolph County 264 cases, 4 deaths
- St. Clair County 1134 cases, 89 deaths
- Washington County 18 cases, 0 deaths
Many of the deaths in the Metro East have been residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
On May 12, the Madison County Board voted to reopen the county despite the statewide stay-at-home order.
Cases in the U.S.:
The CDC said more than 99,031 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States and 1,678,843 people have tested positive as of May 27, an increase of 770 deaths and 16,429 cases over the last 24 hours. According to numbers from Johns Hopkins University, more than 391,508 people have recovered from COVID-19.
On Wednesday, the count from Johns Hopkins, which updates in real-time, reported the death toll in the United States surpassed 100,000.
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On April 24, President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion bill to aid employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic. It's the latest effort from the federal government to keep businesses afloat.
On March 27, President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week. The package will support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic. As he signed the bill Friday, Trump declared it "will deliver urgently needed relief." He thanked members of both parties for putting Americans "first."
Cases around the world:
The World Health Organization said there are 5,491,678 confirmed cases and more than 349,000 deaths as of May 27. According to Johns Hopkins data, more than 2,350,000 people have recovered.
On March 26, the United States surpassed China as having the most confirmed cases, according to the interactive map shown below from Johns Hopkins. The U.S. is followed by Spain, Italy, France, Germany and China. The map tracks the numbers in real-time.
On April 2, the worldwide count according to Hopkins passed the 1,000,000 mark.
The CDC has given a global Warning Level 3 travel notice due to widespread transmission of COVID-19. A Level 3 warning means all nonessential travel should be avoided. The CDC is also advising against cruise ship travel worldwide.
Frequently asked questions:
What is a coronavirus?
According to the World Health Organization, coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
According to the CDC, patients diagnosed with this coronavirus experience a mild to severe respiratory illness. Symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath. Patients with severe complications from the virus often develop pneumonia in both lungs.
How does the virus spread?
The virus is spread person-to-person. According to the CDC, spread is happening mainly between people who are in close contact (within 6 feet) of each other via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The droplets land on the noses and mouths of other people, who then inhale them.
The CDC says it may be possible for the virus to spread by touching a surface or object with the virus and then a person touching their mouth, nose or eyes, but this is not thought to be the main method of spread. As the virus was discovered just a few months ago, more research is required to learn more about the spread pattern of the virus.
How do I protect myself and others?
There is currently no vaccine to prevent COVID-19 or medication to directly treat COVID-19. Therefore, the best way to protect yourself is to avoid being exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19. The CDC recommends maintaining personal preventative actions such as:
- Avoiding close contact with those who are sick
- Not touching your eyes, mouth or nose, especially with unwashed hands
- Washing your hands often with soap and warm water for last least 20 seconds
- Clean and disinfect objects and surfaces that are frequently touched
- Stay home if you are sick
- Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue
There also is no need for members of the general public to wear surgical masks to guard against coronavirus. Individuals should only wear a mask if a healthcare professional recommends it.
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Tampa,FL & Dayton, NJ: It's call Friendship!
"when a stranger become your best friend"
I never thought I will came to US for aupair program. Why? This is the reason , first become aupair is not familiar in my country. Second it's kind of expensive for us after convert the kurs. Well, I know your feel.
I have dream to came United States for join hiking community, that's the reason I join aupair program. I know that's sound like hmm yeah but it's my reason. Now I am join Women Who Hike, that women community who like hike.
On the last semester at college I start get ready my application and send it to Expert Aupair Agency. I find host family quite longer than usual, at that time I don't have experience with the kids yet. So my plan change little bit, I went to Australia for aupair experience during my process to find family in US.
On June, 2018 I got host family who live in Dayton, NJ. This is my aupair life and story begin. Here we go….
I was remember I arrived in Tampa, Florida on 15 July 2018. I started my training class for four days of course i met my new friends, they are aupair from different country. We spent our time walking around, swimming, went to beach after the class. It's so fun! During my training I try to find some friend in the aupair facebook group who live in Dayton. That's right, I will live in Dayton. Somewhere.. suburb ..in NJ. Let's you guess how many aupair in Dayton? Yups, there are just one aupair, she live 6 minutes drive from my host family. Don't worry I was happy that time, still I am. She is from Crech Republic. That's nice experience to me.
In the first week she show me around, we bought ice cream and went to mall. No,no, not for shopping we are broke. Long story short, we realize that we have same hobby. We like hiking, camping and traveling. During my first year I did road trip, bus and train trip with her. I will not forget that moment. Also when her mother came here to visit her, they invite me to join their trip to Philadelphia.
Calling for hiker or outdoor enthusiast!! I have good place to share for hiking around New Jersey. The best place and good view ever in New Jersey is Mt. Tammany (Delaware water gap). Located in Warren County is about 2 hours from Central Jersey or New York City. Fyi, now Mt. Tammany close due to fire. It was break our hearth, because we love that place so much.
We did a lot of thing together since we don't have any aupair friend in Dayton. I was thinking aupair program had impact to me. Im glag be part of the aupair program in the US. This program is awesome, I learn many things from host family, friend and people in the US. I still keep in touch with my friends in the training class, we have chat group. Last year we celebrate New Year Eve in New York City. I can't wait to see them soon.
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Massage oil, especially when infused with herbs, can be more than just a feel-good skin moisturizer. Ayurveda teaches that fat is closely connected to love, satisfaction, and protection (Svoboda, 1999). In addition to nourishing and nurturing the skin, using herbally infused homemade massage oils produces a grounding, supportive, and protective effect on the body and mind. Daily self-massage with oil, called abhyanga, is a wonderful practice for soothing vata dosha in particular but can be practiced with benefit by all types. The base oil and herbs can be adapted based upon your constitution and the season.
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Science Fun at Leonardo's!
On a sunny winter day the O G & E Science Club students came to Adventure Quest to test their egg drop hypothesis. Leonardo Science Education Coordinator Joyce Fales is teaching the students scientific methods. A hypothesis is written in clear simple language and is an educated, testable prediction about what will happen.
The students wanted to determine if an egg dropped from a tall platform would break. They designed special containers to "protect" their egg and climbed up the castle of Adventure Quest to drop their egg.
Each student took a turn to see how their egg would do. Many of student's eggs did in fact survive the experiment but some did crack. Afterwards the class discussed why some did crack and others did not.
O G & E Science Club meets after school on Tuesdays from 3:30 - 5 pm. The class is an opportunity for children to learn real science but also have fun and explore their imagination.
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Apple is adding a small but handy feature for those who need to travel during the pandemic (via The Verge). The next time you search for an airport on Apple Maps, its place card will include a summary of the coronavirus-related procedures it has in place. Those may include things like the need to wear a mask, quarantine guidelines and any testing requirements. Each card also includes a link to the airport's website where you can find out about those in more detail.
Apple is sourcing the information from the Airports Council International (ACI), so you won't see the place cards of every airport include those details. That said, they're available through the app on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Since the start of the pandemic, Apple has updated Maps to include other useful COVID-19 information. You can use the app to find vaccination sites, as well as testing locations. And if you're more of a Google Maps user, you'll find similar features there too.


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Pope works miracles in the Holy Land
He was never going to please everybody in his visit to the vortex of the world's spiritual turbulence. Even so, the Pontiff's visit to Palestine and Israel was a miraculous balance of grace and prophetic energy!
He went with a promise that his tour of the Holy Land would be of a strictly religious nature. Even so, Zionists had plenty to criticise him for:
- The Pope flew directly from Jordan to Bethlehem, thus by-passing Palestine's Israeli gate-keepers.
- He refused to speak of Israel as a 'state of the Jewish people' (despite promptings from Mr Netanyahu)
- He did refer to the 'State of Palestine', confirming the Vatican's recognition of Palestinian as an independent state.
Even so, the Pope did not openly advocate the Palestinian cause but rather directed all his energies towards emphasising inclusiveness:
- He travelled everywhere with his Jewish and Muslim companions – Rabbi Abraham Skorka and and Sheikh Omar Abboud.
- he spoke of Jerusalem as the birthplace of the three great monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam).
- He stopped and prayed at a graffitied section of the so-called 'Apartheid Wall' that separates Israel and Palestine.
- He likewise stopped and prayed at the so-called 'Wailing Wall' in Jerusalem – inserting into the wall a prayer for peace between Christian, Muslims and Jews
The Pope's coup de gras though came when he invited both the Palestinian and Israeli Presidents – Mahmoud Abbas and Shimon Peres, respectively – to join him at his home in the Vatican to pray for peace between Israel and Palestine.
This was a political master-stroke as neither of the two men could respectfully decline such an offer. At the same time, who knows whether this might not give birth to a genuine peace-process, mediated over by a far more honest broker than the heavily compromised Americans!
With this bold initiative the Roman Pontiff managed to harness leaders of both countries and take them to neutral soil where they will have the opportunity to listen to the Almighty as well as each other!
Was this a piece of subtle political maneuvering or simply the prayerful offer of a pious man. In truth it was both, for prayer and politics cannot be easily separated. Both are concerned with the welfare of people, and so both are the business of the church!
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Clarence Darrow returned to life in a small and cramped theatre in Doornfontein, a dangerous part of Johannesburg, as sweat flew from his face. Early in 1984, forty-six years after his death, Darrow held me in a grip so tight that, for a while, it felt as if I couldn't breathe. I was twenty-two years old, a white South African dodging military service in a war along the border, while working as a school teacher in the black township of Soweto. I was struggling to keep my head straight in a country dominated by apartheid and murder, by theories of biblical retribution and pure white neighbourhoods, by the same prejudice which Darrow had raged against during his three defining trials as an iconic lawyer sixty years earlier.
That one-man play, Clarence Darrow, had been made famous by Henry Fonda, who had acted out the courtroom life of the great attorney in the mid-1970s. Under apartheid, and locked inside a cultural boycott, there were no famous stars to light up the Johannesburg stage. But this was also a period of fevered vitality and cultural resistance and Richard Haines, who played Darrow, was perhaps the best actor in South Africa then. He was gay rather than straight, and not an old man like Darrow, but he seemed to give flesh to the twentieth century's most celebrated yet controversial lawyer.
It helped that Darrow's work resonated so forcefully in South Africa – for we lived in a country that echoed 1920s America. The racial divide echoed the divisions that had cleaved America apart during Darrow's time. I was also familiar with Darrow's motivation in standing up to religious fundamentalism. We lived in a country where the government tried to justify apartheid in biblical terms with talk of "God's will" and the holy vow that had apparently been struck between the Afrikaner people and the Almighty. Our old religious province of the Transvaal seemed curiously related to Tennessee and the Bible Belt – where, in the Scopes 'Monkey' trial, Darrow had waged battle against those who regarded the teaching of evolutionary theory as a mortal sin.
Darrow was famous for his defence of the America's most notorious "thrill-killers", Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, and we even had our own comparative pair. I came from the same town, Germiston, as Charmaine Phillips who, the previous year, in October 1983, had gone on the run with her older lover, Peter Grundlingh, as they murdered four men on the road. Grundlingh, who had confessed to the murders, was on death row the night I saw Clarence Darrow.
Twenty-two years later I felt the same shiver of recognition as I uncovered new material around Darrow's defining trilogy of trials – when he defended Leopold and Loeb in Chicago in 1924, John Scopes in Tennessee in 1925, and Ossian Sweet in 1925 and 1926. Sweet had been a black physician charged with murder after he had fired shots in self-defence when a lynch-mob surrounded his new home. He and his family had just moved into a white neighbourhood of Detroit.
No other book had focused exclusively on these three trials, which Darrow contested between the ages of sixty-seven and sixty-nine, or explored his illicit relationship with the journalist Mary Field Parton – which he rekindled just before he went into battle for the lives of Leopold and Loeb.
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WASHINGTON — Calling it a "shocking" case, Fairfax County major crimes detectives said they need to identify more than 60 women and teenagers who were unknowingly recorded in more than 100 mall dressing rooms during the weeks leading up to Christmas.
Investigators are now asking the public to check the dates and locations where investigators know women were caught on a suspect's recording equipment set up at stores in Fair Oaks Mall and Tysons Corner Center between Dec. 15 and 24.
There are also other dressing room locations pulled from images and video that have yet to be identified, said Major Ed O'Carroll with Fairfax County police.
On Dec. 24, Mumtaz Rauf of Alexandria, Virginia, was arrested at Fair Oaks Mall after a teenager spotted a camera in her dressing room at Forever 21 and alerted employees who flagged officers.
"This young lady on Christmas Eve saw something that didn't seem right and took the right step," said Fairfax County police Maj. Christian Quinn, commander of the Cyber and Forensics Bureau.
Rauf was found with a pinhole camera, black tape, and a battery-powered Bluetooth transmitter.
Officers suspected he was using those items to remotely gather video and pictures from various fitting rooms. He was charged with the unlawful filming of a minor.
"By all indications, he was close by — in that next stall," O'Carroll said.
Police now know there are more victims because officers found more than 100 videos on Rauf's iPhone, Quinn said.
So far, investigators said the following locations and approximate time frames are when Rauf was recording:
Dec. 22, 2018:
- 1:15 p.m. – 2:10 p.m., Fair Lakes Old Navy
- 2:50 p.m. – 3:20 p.m., Fair Oaks Mall H&M
- 3:40 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., Fair Oaks Mall Forever 21
- 4:25 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Fair Oaks Mall H&M
Dec. 24, 2018:
- 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m., Fair Oaks Mall Forever 21 and H&M
There is also a time period from 9:15 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Dec. 22 during which investigators believe he was possibly at the H&M and Old Navy at Tysons Corner Center.
After searching the 39-year-old's home, Quinn said officers found an additional 13 devices, including tablets, phones, laptops and thumb drives that they are sifting through for evidence.
"We are aware of other videos where he walked around and filmed videos of women in public places," Quinn said.
Virginia law states the offense against an adult is a misdemeanor but the unlawful filming of a child is a felony.
Rauf is being held without bond.
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Promoted to the front page because it's tonight. It may be a trainwreck, it may go smoothly, but you don't want to miss it either way.
On Tuesday, January 10th, we at Talking Red, David Sarch, Ryan Lucas, and John Fischer will be recording a live episode. The recording will take place from 7:30-9 PM. The episode will be in addition to the normal weekend episode and will be a recap of the first half of the season.
Since this will be done live, listeners will have the ability to either submit questions or call in and ask questions. We will be taking any questions you may have about the New Jersey Devils. After the jump is a short FAQ on how this will event will go. If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to ask them in the comments.
What service will you be using to do this live episode?
For this episode, we will be using TalkShoe. TalkShoe is a service that allows people to listen to or join live discussions.
How can I participate?
There are a few ways you can participate. On the day of the show we will provide a direct link to the live discussion. As a listener, you can go there and and hear the episode as it is happening. There is also a live chat client on Talkshoe where you can submit questions for the panel to answer. You can also interact with other listeners, speaking about what the panelists are saying.
Additionally, you can also call in with a question. The number will be provided the day of the show. When you call in, you'll be muted at first and then we will then call on you to ask your question. After your question is answered you will be muted again, so feel free to hang hup..
If you are going to be away from a computer or don't have speakers, you will be able to listen to the entire show over the phone. Alternatively, the show will be recorded so you can listen to it later.
Who will be participating in the call?
So far, Talking Red regulars David Sarch and Ryan Lucas, as well as In Lou We Trust writers John Fischer and Tom Stivali are scheduled to take part in this show. Also, you (possibly)!
Don't the Devils have a game that night?
Yes, they do. Since the game is in Calgary, it will not be starting until 9:30 PM EDT. The call is scheduled to take place from 7:30-9pm so you won't miss a moment of Deb Placey and the Devils pregame show, much less the game.
I live overseas, can I still call in?
Yes, you can still call in. However, calling the phone number from Skype or a VoIP system will cost money. Let us know in advance and we can work on a specific time to help reduce any cost. Alternatively, you can submit a question through the chat client and listen for free.
Do I need to install any programs on my computer to participate?
No, you do not. TalkShoe is a web based service so you should not need to download any particular software to have your say.
If I'm busy on Tuesday and/or I can't participate, can I still ask questions and listen to the episode?
Yes! You can always submit questions to TalkingRed at gmail dot com up until the time of recording. The episode will also be posted like a normal episode in the days following the show.
This will be the first time we're doing this, so we hope to be as smooth as possible. If it works out well, who knows, we may do it again sometime. If not, then at least we tried. In any case, if you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to ask them in the comments.


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You see it in some athletes. They walk out onto a field and in spite of being in front of a huge crowd, they'll look like they belong there. They've put in the practice, they have the skills. They give the impression that they are formidable, that they came to win.
You see it in some performers. They take the stage, grab the mic or step into the role and whoosh, you believe in them. Just like that. Snap.
You see it in some professionals. The doctor under pressure in a life-threatening situation. The attorney arguing a case. The SWAT team running into a building with a hostage situation. You know they are going to do the job they came to do.
You see it in some writers. They start the story with an evocative sentence, something that pulls you in, that says, "Yes, you want to be here, reading this, right now."
As a kid, I didn't have a lot of confidence… until one day, I did. And the only thing that shifted was a fundamental understanding of what confidence was. See, for a long time, I kept thinking, "One day, I'm going to feel confident, and when I feel it, I'll know I'm good enough to be confident." It was as if I were waiting for a cosmic permission slip to believe in myself. Like at some point, whatever it was I had accomplished was going to ding ding ding on some giant meter and I would get my Certification of Confidence from the Universe. (The Universe, by the way? Doesn't give a rat's ass.)
The problem, of course, was that there really never was going to be any giant certification from the Universe. Rationally, I knew that all along, but I kept thinking that with the next accomplishment, I would feel it. With the next "A" on an exam, or the next strike-out on my softball team or the next award, I was gonna know. And because I was waiting, there was a hesitancy. I didn't quite realize there was a hesitancy. If you'd asked me at the time, I couldn't have explained it, but everything—particularly my writing—felt tentative.
I was thinking about the nature of confidence one day as I happened to be on a long drive, and I punched around the radio stations, craving background music. Unfortunately, I was between decent stations and I ended up on a talk-radio show I hadn't heard of, some psychologist talking about something entirely different than what I was thinking about. I barely heard the first half of the story she told, annoyed that it wasn't music, and then suddenly, I was in that story. It likely won't mean the same to you, because it was a specific moment in time, me cocooned in that car on a long, hot drive in the deep south one Sunday afternoon. It was classic… and it wasn't something new to me, but it had a profound life-changing effect.
The story was about a woman who bites her nails. She'd gone to a doctor for a consultation and as they sat there, him in a chair near hers, she explained how she was desperate for help. Her hands were nearly ruined, and she held them up for him to see, and sure enough, bloody, horribly bitten nails. She told him she'd do any sort of program he'd want her to do, and she had been all over creation trying to get help, but nothing had worked thus far. As she told him the story, she started chewing on a nail and the doctor reached over, pushed her hand down and said, "Stop biting your nails."
"But that's what I'm here for," she cried. "I need to stop and I don't know how. I have tried…" and she listed off a number of programs, and as she went into detail, she started chewing on another nail.
The doctor reached over, pushed her hand down and said, "Stop biting your nails."
"That's what I need help with!" she said, clearly exasperated. "I don't understand what's causing this need. I've been tested for…" and she listed off a string of tests various institutions had run and as she talked, again the hand went to her mouth.
The doctor pushed her hand down again and said, "Stop biting your nails."
"Are you crazy?" she asked. "That's what I'm HERE FOR. I don't understand why—"
"You don't need to understand why to change the behavior," he said. "Quit putting your hand to your mouth. Choose. We can always explore the why later. But make the choice. And keep making it."
That's when I heard the ding ding ding. (The Universe is SLOW. I'm just sayin'.)
Because I happened to be thinking about the nature of confidence, I realized that a lot of people don't have confidence because they're successful… they're successful because they choose to have confidence. Now maybe that got reinforced somehow when they were kids, or maybe they were just more predispositioned toward confidence. And maybe this is a concept every single other person on the planet got by the time they were two. (I doubt that. We all have insecurities.) The thing is, confidence isn't borne out of a surety of success. Confidence is choosing to believe that the outcome will eventually warrant the faith and then acting on it by practicing for that eventual success.
Confidence is choosing. Practicing for the outcome we'd like to have.
I looked at my writing, then. Saw the hesitancy. Sure, there was skill there, but it lacked faith. When I recognized that, my approach to writing changed. Voice rang a bell and showed up to the game.
The thing is, in sports, you can't play someone else's game. You might practice as many hours, with all the same coaches, but no two people are going to play exactly the same. As long as you know the rules (and how to break them), if you try to play just like someone else, that's all you'll be: a copy of someone else. You might even win some, but you won't be the best you.
But true confidence… true voice… is playing your game. It's taking all of that practice, all of those hours and weeks and years of dedication and tackling the problem with faith that you have the skills and you can have the eventual outcome that you desire.
True success is rarely without practice. It is almost never without failure. Maybe even many failures. Failure is just an opportunity to learn and improve. It is nothing else. It is not personal. It is not a value judgment on you as a person. It is a circumstance, and most successes are successful because they've learned and grown and had faith that the practice they put in was going to be worth it.
Also? They competed. Performers put themselves out there for jobs, doctors compete for grades, athletes compete for position, SWAT teams practice relentlessly. Sometimes life isn't fair and they failed, but they keep going.
So practice.
Play your game.
Choose confidence.
And keep choosing it.
I put that lesson squarely in the "better late than never" category. How about you? What did you finally learn to do (can be anything) that changed your life?
[Side note to our readers… be sure to check Tess' post on Tuesday, which deals with what it takes to make it in the business, which she posted first in the queue and I discovered as I post this. They coincidentally make great companion pieces!]


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Visualization and analysis of an Electrocardiogram Signal
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The Electrocardiogram Live Script uses the Signal Processing Toolbox to find peaks of data from an EKG and shows how to refine the peaks based on your data. The Live Script also shows how to gather data from various sources, including data from a web site, and some tips on visualizing complex data in MATLAB figures to help see critical regions, such as peaks, more clearly. In addition, it illustrates how to infer heart rate from the peaks of the Electrocardiogram data. Submitted as part of the MATLAB Online Live Editor Challenge 2018.
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Washington Free Beacon senior writer Adam Kredo in a TV appearance Monday explained Congress' threat to de-authorize sensitive spy operations unless White House leaks stop.
Kredo appeared on One America News Network's "Tipping Point" to discuss an article he wrote last week about key lawmakers threatening to "cancel the authorization of sensitive U.S. spy operations until congressional leaders investigate efforts by former top Obama administration officials to leak highly classified national security information."
Host Liz Wheeler said that it was great to see the House Judiciary Committee show some spine on this issue by standing up to the leaks. She then asked Kredo what the implications would be if FISA section 702, which provides the authorization, was not reauthorized.
Kredo said that he has seen this story framed as "Republicans attempting to undermine national security and NSA operations." That is because they would be holding hostage a key passage of the FISA law that allows the U.S. intelligence agencies to spy on foreign nationals and conduct intelligence gathering.
"These lawmakers I think have a very simple point here that until there's proper oversight and investigation into how leaks from the former Obama administration got out there, how they unmasked officials that are close to Trump. They don't want to reauthorize a program that might be inappropriately used to spy on Americans and allies of the Trump administration," Kredo said.
Later in the interview, Kredo pointed out that Democrats, specifically those loyal to former President Barack Obama, were being hypocritical for saying that Republicans were holding safety in the United States "hostage."
He said that Democrats have weaponized national security leaks to hurt their political enemies and have even leaked classified information that reveals what allies of the United States are up to.
Wheeler asked Kredo why Congress cannot just subpoena some of the former senior Obama officials who are suspected of leaking confidential information.
"I think we are moving in that direction, but we're not quite there yet," Kredo said. "The Judiciary Committee [and] the Government Oversight Committee, they have some sort of jurisdiction in this matter."
"They have subpoenaed as you said, [Susan] Rice. They have subpoenaed [Samantha] Power. They have subpoenaed [John] Brennan. [Ben] Rhodes not yet included in that ... But I think that the more that members of Congress bang on this drum, the more there will be an appetite to either subpoena these individuals or have them meet in a classified setting with the intelligence committee," Kredo said.
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International Conference on Obesity and Chronic Diseases is a part of successful series of conferences started in 2016 and held annually since then. The main objective of this conference is to bring researchers together to share their ideas and provide a critical review of the present state of the field. It is designed in such a way that it provides an opportunity to meet up with people from both industry and academia and establish a scientific network between them.
Due to uncertainties around the world, we have decided to host the ICOCD-2021 meeting in virtual mode. The online event will feature the same high-quality lectures of the in-person meeting discussing the current trends in the treatment options for obesity, chronic diseases associated with obesity, the epidemic of childhood obesity, the prevention methods, and the care and management of obese patients.
This three-day online event will provide a dedicated platform to share cutting-edge scientific findings, medical practices, and caregiver initiatives related to obesity and various chronic diseases associated with it. It is dedicated to creating a stage for exchanging the latest research results and sharing the advanced research methods. Our aspiration is to gather the peer researchers, young inspired scientists, academicians, and industrialists to meet, discuss and share the knowledge that's still more to be revealed!
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The conference would cover all the major areas related to obesity and chronic diseases, including treatment options, prevention methods, weight management, etc. The subject areas may include, but are not limited to the following domains:
Be a part of stimulating discussions at ICOCD-2021 by triggering an exchange of viewpoints among experts in Obesity. There will be on-the-spot interactions which are sometimes difficult to achieve through normal presentations. Our aim at ICOCD-2021 is to facilitate exchange of diverse viewpoints to bring out more value to our audience through panel discussion.
To support and encourage young scientists and entrepreneurs, an opportunity will be given to share their work through an oral presentation. This will help them to gain confidence and get feedback directly from experts in different domains of Obesity and Chronic Diseases.
The best student poster grant will be given through Poster competition at ICOCD-2021. The competition will encourage the innovative research work by the graduate or undergraduate students and post-doctoral research fellows who will be selected to present their work in the form of posters.


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In less than one generation, several new technologies that are capable of resetting our circadian cycle and disrupting our sleep patterns have become ubiquitous. For some reason, while pharmaceutical companies are making huge profits selling hypnotic sleep drugs, people are not being told about what may be causing the impairment of their sleep.
Around the turn of the century, it was discovered that there is a third kind of photoreceptor, in addition to rods and cones, in our eyes! This receptor is optical but not visual: it does not contribute to vision, and it can function in people who cannot see.
One apparent function of this receptor is to use daylight to maintain the setting of our biological clocks. Here's basically how it seems to work:
When the Sun is very low in the sky, at sunrise and sunset, its light is rather yellowish, almost reddish. But that effect is a continuum; it is least yellowish at noon when the sun is directly overhead. The 3rd photoreceptor is sensitive to that most whitish/blueish light. Certain blueish wavelengths at high intensity tell our bodies that it is mid-day.
Melatonin is a brain chemical that is necessary to sleep. When the 3rd photoreceptor tells the brain that it is mid-day, the brain produces less (or suppresses production of) melatonin. That is how our sleep cycle is regulated, and can be disrupted...
Within the past 20 years, new lighting and display technologies have appeared that can, as far as the 3rd photoreceptor is concerned, mimic mid-day light, and thus suppress our melatonin levels, and thus disrupt our sleep.
Blue LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)
For decades, LEDS have found their way into the devices that have found their way into our lives. The first LEDs were red. Eventually they showed up in orange, yellow, and green. There were also blue LEDs, but for a long time they were far more expensive to produce. Suddenly, in the late 20th century, blue LEDs became affordable, and manufacturers embraced their use. Their light became fashionable; in part because it had a unique appearance and it signified a new device. Apparently their use resulted in increased sales; manufacturers engaged in blue-wars, trying to out-blue each other.
But exposure to such light can be sufficiently bright to trigger our 3rd photoreceptor, which our brains interpret as a need to suppress melatonin production. And that delays the desire to sleep and makes a good night's sleep more difficult to obtain.
LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays)
Most modern (laptop) computer displays and HDTVs are flat-screen LCDs. They utilize some kind of backlighting to provide a broad-spectrum white light, and then individual pixels can block some or all (colors) of the light shining through that pixel from behind. Many portable devices, including GPS and smart phones, also use LCDs for their displays.
On the showroom floor, extreme brightness seems to be a sales/survival advantage. In manufacturers' zeal to provide the brightest display for the money, the ability to accurately display images with a low backlight level has been sacrificed in many displays.
Many LCDs have a good deal of light that, in addition to what shines through the white portions of the display area, leaks out around the edges even when all the pixels are black. This light is whiter (and thus better able to reset your circadian clock) than what has more traditionally been emitted by bulky old glass CRTs (Cathode Ray Tubes).
HID (High Intensity Discharge) Headlights
Cars and trucks now often come with HID headlamps. These bright blueish-whitish lights are far less yellow than more traditional halogen incandescent headlamps. While responsible vehicle manufacturers do tend to show a little restraint in this regard, some people are suckers for numbers, and foolishly change their lights for aftermarket replacements that have the highest color temperature they can find on the internet...
So if you find that your sleep is not as good as it used to be, it may be because your melatonin levels are being suppressed by exposure after dark to these modern sources of blue-ish light.
Adjusting Your Melatonin Level
You can test that possibility by avoiding such sources of artificial lights after dark. For example, don't bring that cell phone with the bright blue backlit keys up to your face. If that is not possible, there are melatonin supplements available at some drug and health food stores.
In our experience with melatonin supplements (pills), any melatonin product will help you get to sleep (assuming your sleep impairment was caused by a low melatonin level), but only time release melatonin will help you stay asleep, and also help you get back to sleep if something awakens you during the night.
As when experimenting with any drug that is new to you, it is a good idea to start with an extremely small dose (1 mg is more than enough for a first try; don't be afraid to split a pill) and then, if the desired results were not achieved, try slightly more the next night...
Why pay a pharmaceutical company for a powerful hypnotic drug when simply adjusting the level of a naturally-occurring brain chemical can more directly compensate for a common cause of 21st-century sleep disruption?


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Your liver is one of the most important players in your body's digestive system. Right from cleaning your blood to breaking down your food and drinks, your liver helps your body in all these functions. So here are Top 5 tips you can follow to maintain a healthy liver.
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Tip 2: Shed those extra kilos
Tip 3: Have a healthy balanced diet
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Thyme has a strong flavor not often found in cocktails, but it happens to be the absolute perfect addition to an Old Fashioned. Combining the sharp spice of thyme with the smooth sting of bourbon, this bitters-enhanced cocktail is served ice cooled and neat for the perfect front porch beverage.
*1 tbl simple syrup
6 sprigs of thyme
4 dashes of bitters
2 oz bourbon
½ lime, juiced
1. Combine simple syrup, thyme (cleaned from sprigs), bitters, bourbon and lime juice in a shaker.
2. Shake till there is a light frost on the outside of shaker
3. Strain into 4-6 oz glass of choice - Serve neat.
4. Garnish with sprig of thyme and lime wedge.
5. Put on your best Houndstooth. Turn off most lights and pretend it's winter.
* Simple Syrup
Combine equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil and let sit till cooled.
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I'm writing this between Canada Day (this past Saturday) and Independence Day (tomorrow). Happy belated and future celebrations, y'all, you guys, youse, you'uns, and however you pronounce that direct address in Canada.
A brief update on Perry today. Since he was on his own for whoever-knows-how-long, he doesn't like me to touch his head or his back, and he spends some of his time under the bed (and the rest on the bed or in his cat tree), but he is certainly learning his lessons well because I taught him a trick.
He's pretty sweet, isn't he?!
Here he is on the bed (that has lots of layers of covers on because of the deworming). By the way, today is dose #2.
So is Perry feral or not? My guess is that a lot of people would have automatically classified him as feral, but that he was somewhere on the continuum between socialized and feral–and that with some effort he is moving over toward the socialized side. It's nice that he likes to lie on the bed with me to watch TV, likes to play with me, and taps my hand with his paw every time I ask.
I am reading the 2nd set of galleys for Kin Types. With an uptick in work lately and spending time with Perry, I stopped writing again. Ugh. I need to find a routine that works. Maybe writing in the bedroom with Perry? But that would be ignoring him!


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Welcome to MMGA. Monday's are always the absolute worst. You get back to class after a weekend bender or you're sitting in your cubicle just dreading the sight of Microsoft Excel. Well, here is a little distraction for you.
If you need a way to get motivated for the week, or even just for your life, go over to Gary Vee and feel like a loser for not giving the effort you should be.
If you seem motivated, or even just content, but just need something else to get Monday going for you, I got you. Sometimes, just a song can slightly turn your attitude around. This week's song is going to be a small little pop gem. Cher Lloyd's hot ass brings the heat with "Want U Back".
Maybe you just think that your next diet is going to be the one that gets you back to that hot body. Well, let's get some cheap ass meals up in here and turn some heads at the beach next summer. Gotta start somewhere.
If none of those makes it move for you, let's just start the week off with a laugh. Vine announced last week that they have a new platform coming out soon, V2. Here are some of the old Vines that had me pissing my pants.
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It's unusually quiet in the UK corporate dealmaking scene so I thought I would take a look at a story in another sector I have a profound interest in: Premier League football.
I picked up a snippet doing the rounds last week that Dalian Wanda, the Chinese real estate company controlled by billionaire Wang Jianlin, may have rekindled its interest in buying a Premier League football club.
For readers that are not aware, Dalian Wanda/Wang Jianlin was/were rumoured to be interested in buying premier league club Southampton earlier this year before turning its attention to Atletico Madrid, who won the Spanish league.
Here are links to past reports: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/838556.shtml
Anyway, good sources tell me Dalian Wanda - which in 2013 bought British yachtmaker Sunseeker for £320m - has once again been casting its eye over the Premier League for a potential deal.
However, I understand from these good sources the Chinese company has so far shown no interest in purchasing Aston Villa, which has been put up for sale by American tycoon Randy Lerner.
Still, there are a few other Premier League clubs that the Chinese might take an interest in...
Dalian Wanda declined to comment.