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Friday, January 4, 2013
Out of Sight but not out of Mind - Repost
Some things were easy to part with BUT there were other things that I wanted to keep just not necessarily out anymore.
So, I lined up some items that were going to be stored away and took their pictures.
Then, in a word document I created some text boxes and pulled in the pictures of those items that were going to be stored away. Once printed...
I taped it to the box, storing my things.
So, now when I look into my closet, I can still appreciate my 'things'.
They may be out of sight but they are certainly not out of mind.
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Brilliant! I love it! Now I just need to get some ink for my printer!!!ReplyDelete
Aww that's a cute idea!ReplyDelete
Cute! And you won't have to open every box to see what's inside. I started writing down everything, but taking pictures seems like a much better idea!ReplyDelete
What a great idea! I need this for all those storage totes I have in my basement. :) I just wrote on tape with sharpie but a picture would be such a better idea. :)ReplyDelete
At first I thought you were making a valentine collage with all your heart items! That would also be a great way to "keep" your items. Good luck with your purging, I'm in that zone, too :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 9:41 AM
Good idea!! I'll definitely remember this for the future when organizing/storingReplyDelete
So smart! I'm putting things away right now. Um, I mean, I'm about to go put things away... after I stop drinking coffee and reading blogs... ;)ReplyDelete
Genius! ...and practical!ReplyDelete
Great idea! I should have done this when I put away all the things that were in my living room.ReplyDelete
I like this idea Amy...need to buy a colored ink for my printer asap!ReplyDelete
So thrilled that you joined my Fun Friday Blog Hop. I really appreciate it :) hope you had fun!
That is a great idea Amy! I should do that with my Christmas decor - It would save a lot of mess and headaches when I pull it all out next November!ReplyDelete
This is a great idea!! Out of curiosity, what type of printer do you use? My color printer is a pain, and I'm looking for a new one. Do you like yours?ReplyDelete
You are one smart cookie. Pinning this idea.ReplyDelete
Great idea! I am going to do this...thanks for the re post. :)ReplyDelete
This is brilliant, Amy! I use to do this to help my third graders organize all their stuff... never thought to do this for myself haha ;)ReplyDelete
What a clever idea! I have about 5 black plastic boxes sitting in the cellar, all labeled 'deko material'...ReplyDelete
Will take some inspiration from you :-)
What a great idea. Buying clear bins to store things in can get expensive. Great use of free cardboard boxes. Love it!ReplyDelete
You are so clever ... and so much smarter than I!ReplyDelete
... and why are all the hearts being packed away? Kinda makes me sad ...ReplyDelete


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How Should the Free Software Movement View the Linux Foundation?
By Eben Moglen | April 11, 2016
The opinions offered here are my own. I am not expressing the views of any SFLC clients, the Free Software Foundation, or Richard M. Stallman.
There has been much recent controversy concerning the relationship between the Linux Foundation and "community," or non-commercial organizations in the world of free software. I've been somewhat confused by the dynamics of that conversation, which has spilled out from private mailing lists into the public eye occasionally, and I have found it useful in clarifying my own views to state my thoughts on the subject, which I've now decided to share.
The Linux Foundation, which was formed by merging OSDL and the Free Standards Group, is a trade association, which is a special form of legal entity under US tax law. It is not a charity, or a public service organization. It's an association of businesses, paying dues, in order to achieve common business purposes, which in the case of LF results in a wide range of activities, all centered around promoting the success of Linux. Because it does not pay federal income taxes, and its exemption—like those of charitable or public benefit organizations—comes from section 501c of the Internal Revenue Code, lay observers might suppose that it has some "community benefit" function, but the precise opposite is true. The tax-exemption rationale for trade associations is that their primary income is the dues paid to them for achievement of business purposes. Since that expenditure would be a business expense netted against revenue for the member businesses if they performed the same tasks individually, there is a sharp disincentive to group together for common business purposes unless the dues are also untaxed in the hands of the recipient. It is axiomatic to their identity that trade associations aren't charities, that they only benefit their donors (as opposed to 501c3 tax exempt charities, which must not benefit their donors specially), and that they pursue business goals, not social interests.
Several consequences follow from this fact.
First, the trade association LF doesn't make legal decisions or take legal actions for the software development project that makes the Linux kernel. It isn't responsible for copyright enforcement, and it doesn't make decisions for the collective of kernel developers. This is as it should be, and no one on either institutional side of that relationship—so far as I, a mere bystander, can see—doubts it. If that weren't the case, it seems to me, there would be more to worry about, and it's therefore surprising that very well-informed people aren't sure about it.
Second, it isn't reasonable to expect the trade association to act as a compliance cop with its members. Its function is to help them according to their definition of helping. There are many ways for LF to provide compliance assistance to its member companies, and it does so. SFLC works with LF to provide, for example, a different form of compliance advice and assistance, with respect to US cryptography export control regulation. We have a particular expertise in that subject, given the nature of my personal practice since PGP, and the needs of our primary client base, free software projects. We have built some compliance assistance tooling, released as free software, to help identify software source code potentially subject to export control regulation, and template advice on how to use the relevant regulatory exceptions. We used that tooling to provide advice to LF on FOSS it is itself responsible for releasing in its members' interest, and we are assisting LF to provide such assistance to its member companies, including for some large collaborative FOSS projects in which LF members have substantial business interest.
LF is in many respects productively and valuably involved in assisting with copyright compliance, but it makes neither legal nor political sense to expect that assistance to be about "policing its members."
Third, LF's value to the communities that make software, SFLC's clients and others, does not lie in our being "part" of LF. We have no stake in its internal governance or its decision-making, and we don't seek one. That would be as inappropriate as the LF's corporate members seeking to have their lawyers on the board of SFLC. Once again, precisely the opposite is true. LF's value to us is that it provides industry parties with a place to discuss and decide on common strategies—carefully and responsibly conducted within the sphere set by competition law—that as non-commercial parties we can then talk with them about, seek to inform or modify with respect to our own needs, negotiate with, and seek help from. LF helps businesses both determine their collective interests and execute collaborations built on those interests. For those of us who are not representing businesses, LF thereby performs an essential and invaluable function.
In negotiation, as professional negotiators all know, it is never a friendly activity to tell counterparties what their interests are. Describing the other fellow's interests is an attribute of hostile negotiation. For us as non-commercial parties, negotiation is only possible on the basis of the common interests identified by our counterparties. LF, and the other means by which businesses meet among themselves to discuss their common needs, are indispensable to us as preconditions of the discussions we wish to have. In such discussions, LF is also an invaluable diplomatic resource, because its lines of communication with its member businesses are friendly and always open.
It is thus in our interests as communities and community representatives to support and facilitate LF's roles. We do that not because LF is an agent of community interests or an entity participating in any way in community governance, but because it is an entity helping to coordinate alliance among those very businesses with whom we as communities are most engaged for mutual benefit.
LF, like OIN, has specific valuable roles to play in the coordinated activity of securing, peacefully, respect for free software copyrights, and for copylefted software rights in particular. Having done the work of securing and maintaining respect for GPL'd rights longer than anyone but Richard Stallman, I have a unique basis for respecting those roles. Because of LF and OIN, the work of securing, peaceably, the necessary respect for my clients' rights is infinitely easier than it was in, let us say, the latter 1990s. That's good, because there is infinitely more to do, as well. It is only the organizations that we do not control, organizations that are primarily committed to business rather than community goals, that make it possible for us to scale the necessary processes. This is an ironic outcome of the immense success we planned for and have enjoyed.
It is unhelpful and unproductive to attempt to change the nature of this dynamic by resetting organizational roles. We need to improve the quality of coordination among parties, not change the nature of the parties coordinating. I have spent the last three years trying to help evolve improvements in that coordination. Like all diplomacy, it is slow and sometimes frustrating: people do not always keep the commitments they have made. But at no time in that process have I found LF to be unwilling to improve the terms on which all the relevant parties mutually inform one another and arrange for facilitated settlement of potential disputes.
Some frustration has been expressed that LF does not seem to be as favorable to copyleft as those of us who care deeply about free software licensing might wish. This is a perfectly comprehensible feeling, which I share. But I think the reasons for our frustration should be sought in another quarter, namely our own.
LF will be as favorable to copyleft as its members are. Copyleft licensing is easy for businesses to doubt: required sharing of work that could be instead "owned" by the capital investors seems to be mere loss in conventional calculations. I have spent most of my adult lifetime not telling businesses that copyleft was in their interest, but educating them about copyleft and others' experience with it, in order to allow them to draw their own conclusions. Experience has taught me that this process, though uncertain and unscalable, is absolutely crucial to the attainment of the free software movement's fundamental objectives. It is, however, all too easily destroyed by any form of overly aggressive copyleft enforcement that fully confirms businesspeople's skepticism.
This delicate dual process—of securing respect for the free software copyleft licenses while also increasing their acceptability to businesses—is now in danger of failing. The results can be seen in an unnecessary increase in acrimony, on the one hand, and a decrease in willingness to support the value of copyleft in even core infrastructure projects—from which all businesses, societies and persons in the Net will benefit—on the other. If we are to avoid the erosion of what we most value, it is apparent that we must redouble efforts at a new general social consensus on processes of copyleft compliance. We need to demonstrate in action, not declare, that the means by which we ensure fair sharing are—like traffic enforcement, environmental regulation, and fair labor standards—not losses to businesses, but gains to society and to the businesses that live there. Supply-chain based initiatives like OpenChain; educational outreach efforts conducted at the Legal Network mailing list, at ALN, and elsewhere; and closer mutual information and facilitation or mediation arrangements among SFLC and all other relevant community parties as well as LN, OIN, etc., are all urgently required.
Two decades ago, all the work required for this purpose could be done by two people, Richard and me. It is neither disappointing nor troublesome that this is not true anymore. There are now thousands of people around the world directly involved with these issues, and hundreds of thousands more in communities and businesses with substantial stakes. Recent decisions about the makeup of Android will change the relationship between copyleft and a substantial fraction of the human race. Those following directly in our footsteps—trying to put copyleft more and more at the center of everything in the technology that either supports or eliminates freedom in human life, for social and political as well as technological reasons—must now work in careful and shifting alliance with many other social and economic powers, still much greater in all measures of puissance than we are. The sort of antagonism once represented by Microsoft has vanished. But a combination of creeping distrust resulting from mistakes on our part and a deterioration of commitment among young developers could spell our doom anyway.
The free software movement's policy, while requiring subtle care in execution, is obvious. We must be firm without undue truculence. Our priorities must be carefully selected. We must not choose fights that are not worth winning. And we must make optimal use of the extraordinarily beneficial institutions that have grown up in our neighborhood.
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Ktunaxa Nation and Teck Sign Joint Management Agreement for Conservation Lands
CRANBROOK, British Columbia, Jan. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ktunaxa Nation and Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) ("Teck") today announced the signing of a Joint Management Agreement for more than 7,000 hectares of land purchased by Teck in 2013 for conservation. The lands are located in ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa and in the region of Teck's steelmaking coal operations in southeast British Columbia.Under the Agreement, the Ktunaxa Nation and Teck agree to jointly manage the land for conservation purposes protecting significant fish and wildlife habitat. The Agreement will also support the Ktunaxa Nation Stewardship Principles, and Teck's goal to achieve a net positive impact on biodiversity in the areas where it operates."This agreement between the Ktunaxa Nation and Teck solidifies our commitment to protect ʔa·kxam̓is q̓api qapsin (All Living Things) in our territory of ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa. We look forward to working with stakeholders in the region to ensure this unique area will be managed according to principals of respect for the land and all those who live within it," said Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa Nation Chair.Teck and the Ktunaxa Nation worked closely with stakeholders to purchase the land in 2013 in the Elk Valley and Flathead River Valley because of its exceptional social, cultural and ecological value."This agreement will support responsible joint management and protection of these important conservation lands," said Don Lindsay, President and CEO, Teck. "Together, we can advance our mutual objective of conserving these culturally and ecologically significant lands for years to come, while also making progress towards Teck's vision of a net positive impact on biodiversity."Teck's purchase of these lands was one of the single biggest private sector investments in land conservation in B.C. history. There are approximately 7,150 hectares in total of private lands consisting of three parcels: Flathead Townsite (992 hectares), Alexander Creek (3,098 hectares) and Grave Prairie (3,059 hectares). The lands provide important habitat for numerous species, such as grizzly bear, wolverine, badger, elk, lynx, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout, and hold significant value for local communities. A map of the area can be found here.Teck and the Ktunaxa will begin implementation of the Joint Management Agreement in January 2021. This will include developing conservation management plans with input from communities and other stakeholders.
About the Ktunaxa Nation
The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) is the Ktunaxa Nation government in Canada, and is comprised of elected officials from ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation, Yaqan Nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band), ʔaqam (St. Mary's Band) and Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡiʾit (Tobacco Plains Band) First Nation Communities. www.ktunaxa.orgAbout Teck
Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, zinc and steelmaking coal, as well as investments in energy assets. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK. Learn more about Teck at www.teck.com or follow @TeckResources.Photos accompanying this announcement are available at:
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Here's What Flatlanders Need to Know About Hiking at Altitude
Less oxygen? No problem. Crush your alpine goals—whether ski-touring in winter or hiking in summer—with these tips from Peter Hackett, MD, founder of the Institute for Altitude Medicine.
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The 6 Golden Rules of Hiking at Altitude
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1. Stay hydrated
Your body begins to sense a decrease in oxygen levels at around 5,000 feet and responds by increasing respiration and heart rates. As your body works harder, it uses water more quickly. High elevations are also less humid, so sweat evaporates faster, making it tough to gauge water loss. Hackett recommends drinking an extra 1 to 1.5 liters of water daily.
2. Skip happy hour
Fifty grams of alcohol, or two drinks, can depress breathing at high altitude and result in lower blood oxygen. Avoid it entirely (or at least limit your intake to no more than one drink) for the first couple of days at altitude.
3. Pack palatable food
The type of chow you eat doesn't make a big difference for elevations up to 12,000 feet (for higher than that, some studies suggest a high-carb diet). Getting enough calories is the most important thing. Hackett recommends taking foods that you enjoy since altitude tends to suppress appetite.
4. Use Sunblock – And Not Just Once
Ultraviolet radiation increases roughly five percent per 1,000 feet of altitude gain—at 10,000 feet you'll encounter about 50 percent more UV radiation than at sea level. Wear UPF 50+ clothing and slather exposed skin with sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB (SPF 30 or higher). Be vigilant when traveling over snow, which reflects rays that can burn the underside of your chin, nostrils, and other areas that are not usually at risk.
5. Consider medication
Ibuprofen may help prevent symptoms of altitude sickness by easing headaches, according to Hackett. If you are concerned about altitude sickness, ask your doctor for a prescription drug called Diamox, which stimulates breathing to expedite the acclimatization process (but can cause side effects such as tingling in the extremities, altered taste, and frequent urination).
6. Get in shape
Improving cardiovascular fitness and VO2 max (a measurement of your body's rate of oxygen intake during strenuous exercise) through high-intensity interval training can get you ready for high climbs. But unless you have access to an altitude chamber (which cost thousands of dollars), you can't fully prepare your body for high elevations while at sea level, Hackett says.
Ace Your Adjustment
"The number one way to thrive at altitude is to respect the time it takes for acclimatization," Hackett says.
Start low
Moving from sea level to a sleeping altitude of over 9,000 feet in one day hinders the body's ability to acclimatize. Instead, spend a day or two between 8,000 and 9,000 feet before moving higher.
Take it easy
Don't go crazy on your first day at altitude. Give your body an adjustment period with mild exercise, and then ramp up your exertion level over the next few days. How much altitude you should gain each day depends on how you're feeling: shoot for a moderate challenge on day 2, and feel free to push yourself on day 3 and after if you feel good.
Climb high, sleep low
Where you sleep is an important factor because your oxygen levels are lowest during the night when automatic (slower) breathing mechanisms take over. If possible, sleep more than 1,000 feet lower than your highest point reached during the day. Been ascending all day? Consider hiking uphill after making camp, gaining a few hundred feet, and then returning to sleep.
Take a breather
Stop to rest every few days to recover from altitude stress.
Altitude and the Body
Understand how thin air affects the body inside and out so you can prevent and treat these three elevation-induced illnesses.
Acute Mountain Sickness
AMS sets in when the body doesn't adjust to lower oxygen levels. The brain's blood vessels dilate to gather more oxygen, which leads to swelling of the brain.
Your nagging headache? That's your swollen brain running out of room. Other symptoms include dizziness, nausea, or difficulty sleeping. Rest, and your AMS should resolve itself in a day or so. If not, descend.
AMS can progress to a more severe form of illness called high altitude cerebral edema (HACE). This typically only occurs above 13,000 feet.
HACE causes lethargy, irritability, vomiting, seizures, and, if untreated, death. A person with HACE may act drunk and confused, and must descend at least 3,000 feet and receive medical care.
In response to low oxygen, blood pressure in the lungs rises. High altitude pulmonary edema occurs when pressure causes fluid to accumulate in the air sacs. Untreated, it can cause coma and death.
HAPE begins with shortness of breath. As fluid accumulates, symptoms progress to a bad cough and weakness. Those with HAPE may feel gurgling or wheezing in the chest and must descend immediately to see a doctor.
It Happened to Me: Vomiting on a Volcano
My first peak was 13,045-foot Volcán Acatenango in Guatemala. I was a hiking newbie straight off the plane from sea level—I even believed my guide, who told me there would be an ice cream stand at the top. The higher we climbed up the volcanic sand, the worse I felt. When we reached our camp in the crater, I was teary with relief.
But while others enjoyed the view of a volcano spurting lava a few peaks over, I was spewing my lunch next to my tent. I felt so weak that I stayed cooped up all night vomiting in the vestibule, and even peed in my Nalgene so I wouldn't have to go outside.
Eight years later, I returned to Acatenango from my new home in Colorado. Now accustomed to altitude, I crushed the hike. As I watched the lava light show, I breathed deeply. Redemption never felt so good. —Louisa Albanese
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Sunday, January 26, 2014
An Afternoon at Barnegat Light
Somehow I managed not to photograph the female King Eider or any of the Harlequins, but other than that it was a fine, cold afternoon outing at venerable Barnegat Light, NJ, which is where everyone goes to photograph eiders and especially Harlequins, so maybe it's just as well I concentrated on the other species present. This was the first serious bird outing I've had in a couple weeks, so everything was appreciated, especially the everything that was close to the jetty, which was most things. There was a really fine, big collection of ducks in the inlet, with all three scoters, both eiders, and a nice bunch of Greater Scaup, plus plenty of Long-tailed Ducks and Red-breasted Mergansers and Common Loons and two Red-necked Grebes and Great Cormorants and. . .it was really pretty good.
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Saturday, January 25, 2014
Word Is
Word is, there were 29 or more Fox Sparrows on the lawn at Cape May Point State Park today, refugees from snow cover. That word being from Tom Johnson. Dunno about you, but I've never seen that many Fox Sparrows in one shot.
Word is, the Cape May canal is frozen solid at the ferry terminal, that word being from Richard Crossley, who called to chat about American Black Duck - Mallard hybrids at Forsythe NWR, my workplace.
Word is, the birdseed on the deck is much appreciated, that word being from the juncos and whitethroats devouring it now.
Word is, it's winter, that word being from the National Weather Service, which says temps will go down to 9 degrees F. this Tuesday. Good time for heat tape and keeping the water trickling in the tap.
Imagine being a bird right now, all the choices you have to make right to survive. Feed here, or move on to feed elsewhere. Roost here, or seek shelter elsewhere, and risk being found by hawk or owl while you are looking for the perfect spot.
Word is, we're lucky to be human and sheltered in our homes while our beloved birds struggle out in it.
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Thursday, January 23, 2014
Thoughtful Thursday: Frozen Sunset
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Sunday, January 19, 2014
The Hordes
I guess I was hoping for something fancier when I went to Stone Harbor today, but the highlight had to be the flock of several thousand European Starlings devouring eastern redcedar berries, poison ivy berries, sumac berries, and probably foods I didn't notice on the Nummy Island causeway. It was a real spectacle, one I'm sure the native birds that were looking forward to these foods probably didn't appreciate.
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Thoughtful Thursday: Guts
"If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences."
― Criss Jami
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Sunday, January 12, 2014
Finding What You're Not Looking For
I not found (I know, it's bad grammar) the Greater White-fronted Goose, Black-capped Chickadee (second Cape May record), and plenty of other birds in Cape May this morning, but still managed some interesting observations, my favorite of which was the pictured mockingbird. You could spend a lot of time staking out rain- or dew-covered car roofs and not see a bird drinking from them, so I counted myself lucky to be there, camera at the ready, when this mockingbird decided to do just that. It's called taking things as they come to you, which is evolving into my New Year's resolution, bird wise: just get out there and enjoy what unfolds.
Like bumping into friends at Cape May Point State Park, and finding a Blue-winged Teal there, a lingerer indeed when many of its kind are in Central and South America. That's a long way for a duck to fly, as my companions this morning pointed out, and yet wintering numbers of Blue-winged Teal in the U.S. are low except for the Gulf Coast and Florida.
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Thursday, January 9, 2014
Thoughtful Thursday
- Henry Miller
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Froze-out Birds
[Red-necked Grebe at Nummy Island, NJ today.]
Arctic blasts of air tend to move things, when they're not freezing things, like my home's water line, for example, which necessitated a day off and visits to the hardware store and the dank innards of the crawl space to apply heat tape to pipes. Ah, but the Arctic air also freezes water bodies, which forces birds wintering to the north to reconsider sometimes. That, I presume, is what put the Red-necked Grebe at Nummy Island this afternoon, where I was delighted to find and photograph it. Red-necked Grebes aren't exactly rare but close to it, and this I believe is the first I've ever photographed in Cape May County. I'd be curious to know exactly where the grebe was before it up and moved to Cape May - could be as far as the Great Lakes, but probably it was a shorter hop, perhaps from some inland reservoir that froze over and forced the move.
Near the Grebe were two Common Goldeneye, a presumed immature male showing a trace of a white spot on the face, and a female, and near them were numerous more common things like Bufflehead and Red-breasted Mergansers, all concentrated near the toll bridge at the south end of Nummy Island.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Last Bird, First Bird, Good Birds
By paying just a little bit of attention, I determined that the last bird species I recorded in 2013 was the Dunlin that shot across the Nummy Island causeway in front of the truck on New Year's Eve, shortly before dark and shortly after we recorded Snowy Owl and Snow Buntings in Stone Harbor. A fine finish to a good year. This morning it was a cardinal chipping outside the bedroom window that became bird number one, beginning a day spent with friends re-tracking-down the Ash-throated Flycatcher and White-winged Dove of yesterday, as well as the continuing Rufous Hummingbird and the pictured surprise, an immature male or female Painted Bunting. Not even Cape May often produces so many rare birds back to back.
Now, what should the bird goal be for 2014? A big Cape May County year, perhaps? Several friends are threatening to do just that, why not me too, I wonder. I dunno, I'm not feeling chasing birds, even just in the county, right now. I had this idea that maybe I would photograph every bird species I see in 2014, but that got broken up right away today when I was unable to get shots of the first several species I found, mainly from lack of patience. This bird goal thing is going to require further reflection. . .
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Without a doubt, The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TGOD) has one of the hottest IPOs in the cannabis industry right now. Initially slated to raise around $102 million, TGOD has amended their IPO twice due to investor demand and have grown an already impressive offering to $132,263,225.
For all the Johnny Come Latelys kicking themselves for not getting in on this red-hot IPO sooner, have no fear. There is already a handful of new investment IPOs waiting just around the corner, and they all look just as promising as TGOD. Here are four upcoming IPOs that you need to keep an eye on:
Acreage Holdings
Founded by a team of Wall Street veterans and financial gurus, Acreage Holdings is a well-financed company with a diverse portfolio. With licenses in cannabis cultivation, processing, and retail dispensaries; the company is currently operating in 11 U.S. states and has plans for further expansion. Most notably, the company rocked the world of cannabis and politics when it announced the addition of former U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld to its board of advisers. So far the company has already raised $50 million and plans to go public in Canada sometime this year. With two heavy hitters like Boehner and Weld on their board and one of the largest cannabis cultivation footprints in the industry, Acreage is bound to give the top dogs like Canopy a run for their money.
Acreage is focused on medical marijuana and with a portfolio that spans 11 states, it has the largest footprint of any U.S. cannabis company. Initially, the company began life as High Street Capital and had intended on just making investments in cannabis companies, but it has since pivoted to become an operator. The IPO is expected to occur later this year in the Canadian market.
This next IPO is not really an IPO, but nevertheless, it's something that you should take note of. MedMen is a California-based cannabis retailer with operations in multiple states. As one of ten licensed medical cannabis operators in the state of New York, the company holds a lease on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and will soon open a retail dispensary directly on the Las Vegas strip. Instead of doing a simple IPO, the company has decided to go public through something called a Reverse Takeover (RTO) and had entered into a letter of intent to merge with the publicly traded company OutdoorPartner Media Corporation. Instead, MedMen is doing its RTO with Ladera Ventures Corp. (TSXV:LV.H). Once the RTO is complete which is expected in the second quarter of this year, MedMen will essentially become a publicly traded company itself.
MedMen is also beginning life as a public company in Canada. Adam Bierman, the Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder says he believes the company can raise more money in Canada versus the U.S. stock market.
MJIC Inc.
Compared to the other IPOs discussed so far, this one has been flying under the radar a bit, which is why you definitely want to keep a close watch on MJIC Inc. MJIC is a self-described "omnichannel" for the cannabis industry attempting to connect the multiple segments of the industry through a variety of services that it offers; such as accounting, compliance, e-commerce, etc… The company hopes to launch its IPO sometime in the third quarter of this year and plans to use the funds for its expansion in California as well as future mergers and acquisitions down the road.
CEO Sturges Karban said the company plans on raising at least $20 million in the offering, which has been discussed for some time, but the planning began in earnest over the last couple of months. In addition to creating a distribution channel, MJIC also owns MJIC News and the Rolling Paper Depot.
Dixie Brands
The maker of the famous edibles brand, Dixie Elixirs, the Colorado-based cannabis company is currently considering its IPO options. This year the company expects to generate approximately $20 million in revenue and expects to more than double that figure ($50 million) by next year. Last month the company closed a $4 million funding round and hopes to use those funds to expand its operations from four states to 10. Details about its upcoming IPO are scarce, but what is known is that it would be offered either at the end of this year or sometime in early 2019. Speaking with Bloomberg, Dixie CEO and majority shareholder, Chuck Smith, said that the IPO would go towards funding future brand acquisitions. "We need access to capital, we need liquidity because this growth is very expensive," said Smith. "We're going to continue to acquire brands or innovate them."


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The ability to make available de-identified and masked clinical and preclinical data derived from marketing applications could make an important contribution to that goal by providing scientific data that may be of value in the generation of new knowledge to facilitate innovation in the development and evaluation of critically needed medical products. The contribution of patients who participate in clinical trials should be maximized for the benefit of society. The Agency invites comments on the issues to be considered with regard to such availability and on any limitations that should be placed on the availability of these data. DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments by August 5, 2013. ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA- 305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 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In accordance with its responsibility to promote the public health, FDA has, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, launched the Regulatory Science Initiative, a call to action to enhance the science and knowledge critical to improving the development, manufacture, evaluation, and safe use of critically needed new therapies. In addition, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), enacted on July 9, 2012, contains important new authorities that will enhance the Agency's ability to promote innovation across industry, research and clinical care settings, including new provisions that require the development of a plan for advancing regulatory science for medical products in order to promote the public health and advance innovation in regulatory decision making. (See, e.g., section 1124 of FDASIA (Pub. L. 112-144).) The development of new knowledge and insights from clinical and preclinical study data is an important regulatory science opportunity. These data have a tremendous potential to help address critical challenges and provide new opportunities for innovation in medical product development, including for human drugs, medical devices, and biological products. Safety and effectiveness data from multiple studies have been used in the past to address key hurdles in drug development. Analysis of data from multiple clinical and preclinical studies has been used to identify potentially valid endpoints for clinical trials, understand the predictive value of preclinical models, clarify how medical products work in different diseases, and inform development of novel clinical designs and endpoints to the benefit of patients. For example, the primary endpoint for chronic hepatitis C trials has been based on detection of hepatitis C virus at week 24 of follow up. Evidence suggested that assessing the response at earlier follow up time points may provide an equivalent measurement of drug response. FDA scientists conducted an analysis of the combined data from 15 clinical trials and 3 pediatric trials from 5 drug development programs to determine whether assessments conducted at earlier time points could provide results that were predictive of the outcomes at 24 weeks of follow up (Ref. 2). The sustained virologic response measurements at 12 and 24 weeks of follow up were concordant across a large population database involving multiple trials, viral genotypes, treatment regimens, and durations. The sustained virologic response at 12 weeks of follow up was determined to be suitable as a primary endpoint in clinical trials and allows for hepatitis C virus treatment options to be available earlier for patients suffering from this disease. The sustained virologic response at 4 weeks of follow up may have utility in guiding dose and treatment strategies when designing registration trials. The use of earlier time points for key regulatory decisions and dose selection may facilitate drug development for additional therapeutics under investigation. In addition to identification of additional endpoints for clinical studies, pooled data (both preclinical and clinical) have also been applied to the analysis of safety issues. An analysis of 199 clinical trials of 11 antiepileptic drugs by FDA helped quantify the increased risk of suicidal behavior or ideation for patients and prescribers. (Statistical Review and Evaluation: Antiepileptic Drugs and Suicidality (May 23, 2008): http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/UCM192556.pdf.) An independent analysis of data on 5 potential biomarkers of kidney injury by the Predictive Safety Testing Consortium led to their qualification for inclusion in pre-clinical safety data submissions (Ref. 3). These markers are now being evaluated for their utility as more sensitive markers of early kidney damage in human clinical trials. Thus, advances in regulatory science can arise from analysis of diverse data submitted as part of marketing applications, including, for example data related to clinical outcomes, safety, biomarker status, drug disposition, drug action, or patient reported outcomes. (See, e.g., 21 CFR 314.50 (specifying the content of new drug applications).) FDA has considerable expertise in analyzing individual patient level and aggregated clinical trial data, but recognizes the potential to further advance regulatory science by allowing other experts the opportunity to contribute to these efforts. To fully realize the potential of these data, experts outside of FDA would need to become actively engaged in the research. FDA is considering approaches to providing access by non-FDA experts and other interested parties to data that have research value in a way that would both safeguard the privacy interests of patients enrolled in clinical trials, and appropriately protect the commercial investments of sponsors. Consistent with and in furtherance of the objectives and mission of Commissioner Hamburg's Transparency Initiative, FDA intends to consider the extent and nature of public availability of de-identified and masked subject level data necessary to achieve specific aims. For more information on the Transparency Initiative, see http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/TransparencyInitiative/default.htm. FDA uses the term ``masked data'' in this notice to refer to data with information removed that could link it to a specific product or application. The Agency will consider different strategies [[Page 33423]] to minimize the ability to identify specific products and the impact of any such strategies. Such strategies might include making available certain data from a random sample or appropriately chosen subset of subjects, restricting the data fields made available or pooling data where possible from studies of multiple members of a product class, without identifying the specific product. For the purposes of this notice, de-identified data refers to data that does not identify an individual and with respect to which there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to identify an individual. Cf. 45 CFR 164.514(a) (although FDA references the standard used in the Privacy Rule here, the Agency notes that it is not a covered entity for the purposes of that Rule). The Agency has an unwavering commitment to protecting the privacy of research subjects' identities. As such, consistent with FDA's regulations at 21 CFR 20.63(a), any data that might be made available under this proposal would be stripped of any information which could identify patients or research subjects, either directly or through combination with other publicly available information. See id. (``The names and other information which would identify patients or research subjects . . . shall be deleted before the record is made available for public disclosure.'') This same regulation also directs outside parties to remove such personal identifiers from records prior to submission to FDA. (See Sec. 20.63(b).) De-identified and masked data could be used to advance public health. For example, a model of disease progression in control arms of future studies could be based on pooled control group data from past studies of the same disease or indication and would not require identification of a product or even product class nor would there be personal identifiers associated with the data. Similarly, characterization of risk factors might only involve control group data. On the other hand, validating a biomarker as a surrogate for a clinical outcome or as a predictive classifier of potential treatment response might require identification of products by class or analysis across a class to show consistency. We note that this proposal contemplates the availability of certain data after appropriate steps have been taken to de-identify it and remove the data's link to a specific product, study, or application. This proposal does not pertain to unmasked safety and effectiveness data, (i.e., data that can be linked to a specific, identified application) including full study reports; the circumstances under which this information is disclosed is already specifically set forth in the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and FDA's regulations. Further, FDA will not make available business-related confidential commercial information contained in product applications, including but not limited to information concerning licensing agreements and information identifying suppliers, unless such information has already been publicly disclosed by the sponsor. Nor will the Agency make available trade secret information under this proposal. Such information will continue to be treated in a manner consistent with sections 301(j), 505(l), 520(c), 535(d), and 537(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(j), 351(l), 360j(c), 360ll(d), and 360nn); the Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1905); and FDA's regulations (21 CFR 20.61, 314.430, 601.51, and 814.9). II. Request for Comments FDA is interested in receiving comments from the public on the following topics: (1) What factors should be considered in masking study data (e.g., data fields from regulatory submissions to remove or modify, number of different products to pool within a product class), (2) what limitations, if any, should there be on the Agency's ability to make available the masked data as described previously, (3) are there any additional factors FDA should consider in de-identifying data in addition to FDA's requirement to remove any names and other information (e.g., birth date, death date, local geographic information, contact information) which would identify patients or research subjects before disclosing information, (4) would regulatory changes facilitate implementation of such a proposal, and if so, what changes would be most useful, and (5) which situations do you believe disclosing masked data would be most useful to advance public health? 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(FDA has verified all the Web site addresses in this reference section, but we are not responsible for any subsequent changes to the Web sites after this document publishes in the Federal Register.) 1. Hamburg, M. A. and J. M. Sharfstein, ``The FDA as a Public Health Agency,'' New England Journal of Medicine, 2009 June 11; 360(24):2493-5. 2. Chen J., J. Florian, W. Carter, et al. ``Earlier Sustained Virologic Response End Points for Regulatory Approval and Dose Selection of Hepatitis C Therapies.'' Gastroenterology, 2013 March 4 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016508513002886 3. Dieterle, F., et al., ``Renal Biomarker Qualification Submission: A Dialog Between the FDA-EMEA and Predictive Safety Testing Consortium,'' Nature Biotechnology, 2010 May; 28(5):455-62. Dated: May 29, 2013. Leslie Kux, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2013-13083 Filed 6-3-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-P


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This January our international Wellbe team has become even more "international", or to be more precise – "Scandinavian". We had a visit from a couple of Swedish consultants and medical professionals to show them the premises and capacities in Istria and Kvarner.
These regions traditionally offer excellent medical services and can increase the chance for further development in health tourism. This is our company's, Wellbe – International medical solutions – main business activity and we have been focusing specifically on Scandinavia, but not only that market for some time.
The choice of really good quality professional medical expertise and the techniques they use in their work are very wide, and our guests were truly impressed. There is nothing to be ashamed of, quite the contrary. The premises we visited gave our visitors strong confidence to support the proposition for medical care for their clients, both from the modern condition of the premises and by the treatments that are performed there, and their success that has been consistently confirmed by many satisfied clients. It is a pity that the co-operation between a number of Scandinavian and other European health institutions and our various hospitals, clinics and rehabilitation centres stopped at the beginning of the last century for the unfortunate reason (the war in ex-Yugoslavia). I am sure that many of the 50 plus or 60 plus generation from all over the Western Europe remember very well not just the beautiful and warm summer holidays on the Adriatic, but also several rehabilitation centres along the coast that were offering fantastic climatic cures for some typical diseases that affected the people from the colder and wetter parts of our continent.
Today we can say that the excellent medical tradition within these facilities, that has been going on for a long time in the past in Croatia, especially in Kvarner and Istria, has improved even further. The variety of services aimed to deal with conditions such as rheumatism, skin problems, breathing or heart difficulties, allergies etc. are performed within pleasant and attractive premises which can offer the cure, the accommodation and some fun. Besides, there are plenty of other lovely hotels, apartments, or villas ready to accommodate international clients in the vicinity of the medical premises.
Our international visitors from Scandinavia have also met with our brilliant experts who have been helping a number of athletes worldwide in treating their various sport injuries, either by surgery or non-surgical recovery procedures, but prescribing specific rehabilitation programmes that can delay or completely replace the surgery. Again, there are testimonials from the world top sportswomen and men who can vouch for these success stories.
At the end of our short but intense "medical tour" we dropped by a state–of-the-art eye clinic in Zagreb. Although they have already been co-operating with a number of foreign clients, there are still capacities available for swift, efficient and very affordable solutions for a number of eye procedures, including cataract, refractive laser surgery, corneal transplant and so on, performed by 20 physicians. In 10 years of their existence they have performed over 50.000 operations.
I didn't manage to put down all the things we have seen during this last week nor did I emphasize all the impressions that were experienced during that time. However, I am now even more convinced that this good news will very soon reach our audience and that the success and satisfaction will be there for all.


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Tales of Actual Occupation and Factual Possession
29th October 2019
(Or is that Factual Occupation and Actual Possession?)
Estoppel in orally granted easement abandonment and a case of unfenced land being adversely possessed.
Pezaro & Anor v Bourne & Anor [2019] EWHC 1964 (Ch)
Thorpe v Frank & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 150
This author finds keen interest in the synergy of cases that reach the courts at various times. It may be the result of my skew-whiff method of thinking, but on reading this couple, I couldn't help but pick out the similarities.
Pezaro is an abandonment of easement case at the High Court; Thorpe is a Court of Appeal adverse possession matter. With both focussing, as you might expect, on how the areas of land in question are used in practice.
Pezaro v Bourne [2019]
Pezaro hinges around the enforceability of oral agreements in proprietary estoppel. The decision is based on the actual use of the land subject to a documented right of way.
In practice, the right of way, which was noted on the property titles, had not been used by the dominant owner for 11 years. In fact, he had erected a solid fence (an important detail for an abandonment argument), to prevent his dogs escaping, plus the escape of unpleasant liquids when he hosed his yard down.
Mrs Pezaro wanted to develop parts of the rear gardens of her collection of plots and asked the neighbour if he would sell part of his rear garden to facilitate it. He agreed and planning permission for a block of flats was granted in June 2006.
During this exercise, Mrs P did not want to specifically bring the right of way into discussion for fear that it would be used for bargaining. As part of these discussions, Mrs P did allow the neighbour, on request, to retain an additional part of his garden, so as not to impact on the value of his property as a whole.
At no point was the right of way mentioned, presumably because it was felt to be irrelevant.
I'd imagine at this point the reader is thinking that if all was amicable between them, it would have been far better to just sort it out. Hindsight and all that.
This parcel of land was then sold to a developer.
In early 2010, Mrs P contacted the neighbour again, wanting to construct a new house on the remaining Pezaro land, which, this time, would encroach on the right of way. She requested now that the right of way be removed from the titles, she would cover the legal expenses and carry out some landscaping for him. The neighbour agreed on the basis that he thought it had already been surrendered.
Planning permission takes until mid-2011 to be granted, at which point contact is made again to have the right of way removed.
The issue occurs because in the meantime the neighbour had sold his property to a 'quick-cash' developer, who in turn sold to the Bournes, both transfers are made without mention of the intentions relating to the right of way.
It was held that the chain of notice had broken down. The bona fide purchaser(s) would rely on the register entries, which identified the right of way. The Pezaros should have taken steps to alter the register when first agreed, rather than wait for planning permission to be granted.
If on inspection of the property during the acquisition it was evident that the Pezaros had interfered with the right of way to their own detriment on reliance of the oral agreement and the dominant owner had acquiesced, then the outcome may have been different.
"Actual occupation" distinguished occupation of the real estate and occupation of the right of way. Although the Pezaros were clearly in control of the land and buildings, they had done nothing to prevent use of the right of way.
Thorpe v Frank [2019]
In Thorpe v Frank, the area in question was missed at first registration of the Frank land.
This is a case with pictures, which are incredibly useful for quickly understanding the position 'on the ground.' Do have a look at the original text, here. In summary, the "jug-shaped" land is open and located between Nos 8 (Frank) and 9 (Thorpe).
Mrs T regularly parked on, pressure washed (wearing out a number of pressure washers doing so), cleared weeds and litter. Pots were also used to delineate the perceived boundary.
The case arose when Mrs T fenced the land in 2013. The Franks argued that she had not accrued the required period of control under the Limitations Act 1980. Events then centre on repaving the area in 1986, the work conducted by Mrs T's son, which took two weeks to complete.
The Court of Appeal (CA) seem irritated by the handling of the case in the Upper Tribunal (UT), which led to it being heard here, support is given to the original decision of the First Tier Tribunal. For example, McCombe LJ takes umbrage at the UT view that there are no cases where paving has "in itself" resulted in a successful adverse possession claim, by citing an exhaustive list of such cases where alterations to the physical surface of the land have succeeded; emphasising the types of additional factors that resulted in those decisions.
The UT Judge's view was that the paving represented a two-week period of taking control, once complete it was impossible to further exclude third party use.
The CA held that paving demonstrates an act capable of "factual possession" (at paragraph 53): "Whether it does so or not will depend; … what constitutes a sufficient degree of exclusive physical control has to depend upon the nature of the land and the manner in which land of that nature is commonly used or enjoyed."
Also at para.39: "While enclosure of the land in issue by the squatter is an obvious manner in which he can take possession, it is not an absolute requirement and it is not the only way in which possession of land can be asserted and achieved."
Mrs T made it readily apparent that the land was part of the curtilage of No.9; she used the land for parking and regularly maintained it to varying degrees. In addition, the character of the neighbourhood is open plan, which is emphasised by restrictive covenants, meaning a party would exercise caution in doing things in contravention of those.
Considering these factors: "Even without the covenants, that assertion of possession was sufficient for the purposes of the [Limitations Act], but the covenants afford some background as to why the land is of the character that it is." (para.38); the other factors were all types of behaviour that an occupying owner would typically carry out.
The Court of Appeal unanimously found in favour of Mrs Thorpe.
McCombe LJ enters into an interesting discourse that historically too much emphasis has been placed on the confrontational suggestion of adverse possession/dispossession. Referring to Lord Browne-Wilkinson's speech in para.427 of JA Pye (Oxford) Ltd v Graham [2003] AC 419. Rather than demonstrate that the true owner has been ousted "…The question is simply whether the defendant squatter has dispossessed the paper owner by going into ordinary possession of the land for the requisite period without the consent of the owner."
This method of thinking adds weight to the growing number of boundary dispute cases that have become far too adversarial and should have been dealt with through more sensible mediation. As with that series of cases, a small parcel of land (enough to park a car on) has been the subject of a legal case, the costs of which far outweigh its value. Though perhaps, generally speaking, this depends on precisely in which part of the country the subject land is located…
Reference in support of his findings is also made by McCombe LJ to Williams v Usherwood (1983) 45 P&CR 235, an abandonment of right of way case, which I found of particular interest when drawing together some of the themes from Pezaro. This related to a combined driveway situated between two houses, owned to the centre by both parties respectively and over which each adjoining owner had mutual rights of access. A boundary fence was erected by one of the neighbours, which for practical reasons, encroached on the paper title of the other. The other had stopped using the driveway. A subsequent owner of the fenced land carried out acts of ownership, such as replacing and maintaining the surface, meanwhile the neighbour acquiesced. Here it was found that the right of way had been abandoned and the subject land had been obtained by adverse possession. This further supports the decision made in Pezaro.
Documentary evidence of a right of way does exist in Pezaro, of course; but both cases help us to understand the types of behaviour and acts the court will consider appropriate when granting or denying interests in property.


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Over the past few years, I've written about various milk alternatives - almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk. Today I thought it was time to give regular milk a fair shake and talk about some of its benefits.
Milk is a good source of Vitamin D which millions of people are surprisingly deficient in. Even in warm weather, many people stay indoors or use sunscreen to protect their skin from the sun. Many doctors believe that maintaining sufficient levels of Vitamin D is key to good health, as well as in cancer prevention. Milk also contains appreciable amounts of protein and calcium which are good for our bones and muscles.
Of course, I have to acknowledge that there is a lot of concern about how our milk is produced these days. Some people feel that the pasteurization process is quite harmful to the milk, altering its amino acids and killing the very enzymes which help our bodies assimilate the nutrients in the milk.
All this has led to a resurgence of interest in raw milk. If you do not have a supplier of raw milk in your area or if you just prefer not to buy it raw, look for *organic* DHA-enhanced milk. DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid which is needed by the brain and the retina. It is a crucial element for optimum learning ability, mental development and good vision. Apparently Americans are quite deficient in DHA which is why many food manufacturers are adding it as a supplement.
You probably don't have too much trouble finding ways to include milk in your diet. It is a great smoothie base, goes with cereal, hot or cold, makes a great base for hot chocolate and as a great midnight snack.


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2011 – Water: Values, Traditions, and Cultures
ArtLink 2010-11 Theme Assignment: Water and culture are inter-related. Specifically we asked our participating young artists to choose something they particularly value in their culture and convey how water plays a major or minor part in how this value is carried out.
This exhibition highlights the talents of over 300 young artists from 26 countries. Their work was selected from well over 6000 pieces that were produced as part of Creative Connections' ArtLink program for the 2010-11 school year.
Creative Connections' "Art Partners of the Year" honors were awarded to:
International Partner of the Year: Peekok YouthARTS Center, Lagos, Nigeria
Director: Mr. Akinloye Oyetunji Olu.
This collection includes a variety of particularly thoughtful pieces illustrating the rich traditions valued by these young Nigerians.
US Partner of the Year: Curie High School, Chicago, IL
Art Teacher: Ms. Valerie Xanos
The talented young artists from Chicago created a bright and bold set of art that compellingly presents the culture of city life.
Special Exhibit of "Water" art exchanged between partner classes in Japan and the USA.
Thanks to a generous grant from the United States-Japan Foundation, 2O classes in these countries created art to send across the Pacific to their ArtLink partners.
Special thanks to
Our ArtLink partner teachers from all over the world who inspired their young student artists to create such wonderful, insightful art.
Bill Burnham,
Jane Caldwell,
Maria Ghiso
Hanneke Goedkoop
Pamela Hovland
Liz Howald
Susie Hurwitt
Gail Johnson
Arianne Kolb
Trudie Larrabee
Susan Newbold
Mary Beth Nisco
Miki Porta
Susie Salomon
Grace Shanley
Ann Weiner
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk for hosting our "live" exhibit from May-August, 2011.
Developing World Markets for their generous underwriting support for this website exhibit.


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Opportunities for Consumer Input in the Legislative Process
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Huda Beauty Limited Edition Matte Liquid Lipsticks - Queen of Sheba and Girl on Fire
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What a brilliant selection!! I love the look of girl on fire especially xxReplyDelete
I agree with you, Huda has great liquid lipstick formulas. Both shades look very pretty xReplyDelete
Thx for attaching swatches! I wish I could get them in my local SephoraReplyDelete
Ooo, I love the colours, they look so nice. I especially like girl on fire, definitely right up my street, gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Both these are gorgeous shades! Thanks for the swatches and review!ReplyDelete
OMG I love queen of Sheba!! I've seen these everywhere but you're the only one who did actual swatches of them. I hope she brings them to hudabeautyshop because I'm not from the uk.ReplyDelete
Great review Olivia! I'm really liking the look of these two lipsticks.ReplyDelete
this lipsticks looks like amazing addition to your Huda Beauty collection. Im sad Im not from UK so won't be able to get these unless she sells them via her website later one.ReplyDelete
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I love the packaging on these! The shades are stunning too xReplyDelete
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Huda's liquid matte lipsticks are such a classic and must-haveReplyDelete
I love matte liquid lipsticks and these look great! Thanks so much for sharing!ReplyDelete
such pretty shades honestlyReplyDelete


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Much has changed about mentoring in the modern organization. Nowadays leaders at every level—from the bottom to the top—have the responsibility to perform as learning catalysts and trusted advisors. The questions now is, how can managers effectively carry out insight goals from in-charge roles? According to bestselling author and relationship expert Dr. Chip Bell, the key to success is to build a partnership in learning.
Grab a cup coffee and dial into Managers as Mentors: Building Relationships for Learning. Inspired by the book Dr. Bell co-authored with Marshall Goldsmith, you will discover new perspectives, practical tips, and proven strategies for developing relationships based on safety and trust. Don't miss this valuable webinar—after all, an organization's ability to learn faster than its competition is its only sustainable advantage.
Participating in this webinar will give you insight into:
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Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatographic profiling and chemometric interpretation of the volatile profiles of sweat in knit fabricsContexto UDLAP Admin
Human axillary sweat is a poorly explored biofluid within the context of metabolomics when compared to other fluids such as blood and urine. In this paper, we explore the volatile organic compounds emitted from two different types offabricsamples (cotton and polyester) whichhad beenworn repeatedly during exercise by participants. Headspace solidphase microextraction (SPME) and comprehensive twodimensional gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC-TOFMS) were employed to profile the (semi)volatile compounds on the fabric. Principal component analysis models were applied to the data to aid in visualizing differences between types of fabrics, wash treatment, and the genderofthesubjectwhohadwornthefabric.Statisticaltools included with commercial chromatography software (ChromaTOF) and a simple Fisher ratio threshold-based feature selection for model optimization are compared with a custom-written algorithm that uses cluster resolution as an objective function to maximize in a hybrid backwardelimination forward-selection approach for optimizing the chemometric models in an effort to identify some compounds that correlate to differences between fabric types. The custom algorithm is shown to generate better models than the simple Fisher ratio approach.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance for blood establishments that collect blood or blood components with recommended revisions to the donor deferral period for men who have sex with men (MSM).
Beginning in 1985, the FDA recommended that blood establishments indefinitely defer male donors who have had sex with another male, even one time, since 1977 due to the strong clustering of AIDS illness in the MSM community and the subsequent discovery of high rates of HIV infection in that population. In 1992, a blood memo was issued with the current recommendations regarding the indefinite deferral for MSM along with indefinite deferrals for other persons with behaviors associated with high rates of HIV exposure such as commercial sex workers (CSW), intravenous drug users (IDU), and certain individuals with other risk factors. However, the use of donor education material, specific deferral questions, and advances in HIV donor testing have reduced the risk of HIV transmission from blood transfusion to a current estimated residual risk of approximately 1 in 1.47 million transfusions.
RELATED: FDA Recommends Ending Lifetime Ban on Blood Donations from MSM
The FDA initially announced a recommended change to the blood donor deferral period for MSM from indefinite deferral to one year since last sexual contact with another man in December 2014. The new recommendations apply to the collection of blood and blood components, including Source Plasma. The draft guidance will be open for public comments for 30 days; when finalized, the new "Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products" will replace the previous recommendation from 1992. The indefinite deferral recommendations will not be changed for other high-risk groups.
Blood establishments will be able to implement changes to the blood donor deferral for MSM after the final guidance has issued and standard operating procedures for the facility have been reviewed and approved. The FDA will monitor the outcome of the proposed recommended change to assure that blood safety is maintained before considering any further policy change.
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The distinction between solicitors and barristers is a traditional feature of English legal systems, including Australia's. The main difference between the two today is that barristers specialise in court advocacy and are normally instructed by solicitors, who deal with clients directly, operate trust accounts and also do non-court work such as writing correspondence, conveyancing, preparing legal documents and handling estates.
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Looks like such a fun weekend! I can't imagine temperatures that cool! 55 in the summer is crazy! Hope you have a wonderful week!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh I am totally with you on blood type being cheese LOL!! Such a fun wedding weekend for you guys!! Your football watching style is on point girl!! Hope today is a breeze for you! xo, Biana -BlovedBostonReplyDelete
Yay for Green Bay!! Glad you had so much fun :) the weather was definitely showing off for you - 55 degrees?! Amazing! And I loved the dress you wore for the wedding, it was beautiful! Happy Monday!ReplyDelete
Such a fun trip, and LOVING your dress from the wedding! So pretty! LOL at your blood type being cheese, it's definitely the best one to have! And how amazing that you got to go to Lambeau Field not once, but twice! Cheers to a great week <3ReplyDelete
Green Fashionista
Girl, this is my kind of weekend trip! Football game, stadium tour, breweries, and a wedding?? You're speaking my language here. Hope you have a great Monday!ReplyDelete
what a fun long weekend! how was the game? hard to believe it's football again when it's so dang hot here! you missed nothing in that regard ha. ugh all the cheese. now i want cheese haha. it's never too early for that right? glad you're home!ReplyDelete
xoxo cheshire kat
I love your dress that you wore to the wedding!! I have never been to Green Bay but I have been to Madison which is beautiful and Kohler which is also beautiful. :-) Glad that you had a fun weekend though and I hope that you have a great day today too!!ReplyDelete
Sounds like so much fun!! I love cheese just the same! Loving all your looks from the weekend!!ReplyDelete
Allison / Joy and Ivy
Such a fun weekend and I am sure that weather was a nice change from the heat! I love that squeezed in a game!!ReplyDelete
I want more details of the dress you wore to the wedding it's gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I followed along on your Insta-story and it looks like you had a blast! You looked absolutely GORGEOUS for the wedding!ReplyDelete
Looks like such a fun weekend! Loved seeing your Instagram stories and you looked beautiful! :)ReplyDelete
Looks like you had a fun weekend! Such a pretty dress!ReplyDelete
Glad you had a great weekend. It's always nice to get away. I tried cheese curds in Chicago and I'm lucky we don't have them around me because I'd seriously eat them all time. Beautifully CandidReplyDelete
Glad you had a great weekend. It's always nice to get away. I tried cheese curds in Chicago and I'm lucky we don't have them around me because I'd seriously eat them all time. Beautifully CandidReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 22, 2016 at 10:41 AM
So glad that you had a great time up here and that you got your cheese curds fix! I love what you wore to the wedding - so pretty!ReplyDelete
That game looks like sooo much fun. I love NFL!! Love the dress you wore to the wedding and yikes that sounds like a nightmare about the bus breaking down. In a few years I'm sure the bride will look back and laugh though!ReplyDelete
Now I want some cheese! Hahaha!ReplyDelete
Looks like you had a fun trip! Sometimes the shorter trips are the best ones because you have less time to do things so you want to do it all and they turn out so fun.
Hope you have a great Monday!
xo, Lily
Beauty With Lily
55 degrees - that sounds heavenly! I am with you on the cheese thing - love! The game looks like such fun and you always know its a fun night if you don't have many pictures to show so I'm sure the wedding was great!ReplyDelete
Like you know, I'm not a huge Packers fan, but I've heard amazing things about the field so that's cool that you got to tour it! Holy temp swing, I'm hoping for cooler temps when I visit Chicago during LDW, but 55 degrees in August seems really low! Give me all the cheeeeeeeese!ReplyDelete
What a fun trip! I am loving your game outfit - so, so cute!ReplyDelete
I can't believe you're rocking a Packers hat!! Do the Bengals know!??! ;) i love your dress at the wedding!!ReplyDelete
I loved following along with your weekend on snap!! Your dress for the wedding was so pretty, and I cannot believe the transportation broke down. So glad it ended up okay in the end!ReplyDelete
Meg, Borrowed Heaven
So fun! Yes to all the cheese and omg I cant believe the bus broke down on the way to the reception! Glad everything worked out though!ReplyDelete
<3 Shannon
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What a fun trip! That's definitely on my list of places to go. I've had to cut back on cheese a bit but I can't ever give it up completely, so I totally get this! I love all of your looks from the trip! Welcome home to the hot weather! :(ReplyDelete
It sounds like you had the perfect weekend, and sometimes it's just the best to completely disconnect and have a good time and not think about the blogging world. I bet that seeing a game at Lambeau field was awesome, and all of that cheesy goodness and beer sounds amazing! I want some now!ReplyDelete
It's definitely a breath of fresh air to get out of this FL heat for a bit and how fun you got to go to a Green Bay game!! When I drove through WI years ago cheese curds were my first priority too! LOVE cheese anything like you...hope you ease back into this week smoothly like I hope to too! lolReplyDelete
Cheeeese, gimmie! Love all your football pics, sounds like afun weekend! I liked the Snapchat filter you made too!ReplyDelete
Your dress was so pretty for the wedding! Loving those striped shoes too. Looks like you had a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Southern Style
oh my gosh the bus! that would have been so stressful lol. love your dress for the wedding! i had so much fun following along on snapchat, i went there like 5 years ago and it was so cold so i didn't really appreciate it haha. so i got to live vicariously through you this time ;)ReplyDelete
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So, I have been using rap song titles for play of the week posts, but today I thought that I would connect with the man who most eloquently expressed my feelings about NU football right now: Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, everybody!
Thanks to NBC for the magnificent camera work and the internet for preserving the moment for posterity!
Now, I could indulge my inner Kelly and type until my face turns blue about NU's fundamental defensive failures or the horror of the pick six in the red zone. However, I don't think that these failed in an interesting way. Taking them in order: I was impressed with the Iowa line's run blocking, the NU secondary is still struggling in basically the ways they have been all year, and Dan Persa should have just taken the sack.
On the positive side, NU dominated third down on both sides of the ball. Northwestern converted 16-22 third downs on the game, while Iowa only managed 1-7. NU's success on offense was, to a great extent, based on the fact that Jeremy Ebert is still open against man coverage. After the jump, I will look at how NU managed to have a good third down defense in a game where the defense struggled on first and second downs.
Iowa faced their first third down on the opening drive of the game, a third and eight from the NU 14. They came out in a singleback set with three wide receivers and James Vandenberg under center; NU responded with the three down lineman look that fans have come to associate with three man rushes and big plays from opposing quarterbacks.
As Vandenberg goes through his cadence, however, the linebackers head for the line, showing blitz. At the snap, NU overloads the offensive right while Vandenberg hands off to Marcus Coker on a run to the left. As a result of the combination of the blitz to the wrong side and solid blocking from the Iowa offensive line, Coker manages 6 yards before being brought down by David Arnold.
On Iowa's next drive, Iowa faced third and 6 from their own 34. They come out in the same formation, but Vandenberg backs off into the shotgun when he sees NU crowding the line of scrimmage from the same 3 man line look.
The linebackers start bailing just before the snap, and NU only rushes the three linemen. Iowa keeps in both the tight and and running back to protect, and Tyler Scott gets his hand up to knock down Vandenberg's pass.
The next third down came in the second quarter. After a completion and a short run, Iowa faced third and one from the NU 46. Once again they came out with three wide receivers, though this time they lined up with a single receiver to the right and the tight end to the side of the other two receivers. Northwestern walks Chi Chi Ariguzo out on the inside receiver to the left and plays Jordan Mabin somewhat close over the single receiver, but the outside receiver to the left has 10 yards of space in front of him.
The linebackers, with David Nwabuisi shading forward and Ariguzo moving back towards the formation, are showing blitz. Indeed, two linebackers rush and the weakside defensive end drops into coverage; this is a basic fire zone. The blitz gets Quentin Williams free from his defensive end spot while the rest of the pass rushers collapse the pocket. Vandenberg looks to Coker on a swing route to the right as an outlet, but Vandenberg's throw is high as a result of the pressure. The blitz has a nice design, with Williams and Jack DiNardo executing a stunt that combines with the blitzing linebackers to overwhelm Iowa's protection.
The next Iowa third down came in the second half. After a short pass and an incompletion, Iowa faced 3rd and 4 from their own 30. Iowa once again has three receivers, with Marvin McNutt alone to the right and the other two as well as the tight end to the left. NU has three linemen, with four players crowding behind threatening to blitz and all the receivers covered by a player near the line of scrimmage.
Vandenberg sees the linebackers threatening to blitz and the tight coverage and heads under center, though the running back doesn't shift. He takes the snap under center, 6 NU players rush with limited effectiveness, and Vandenberg takes throws to McNutt running a fade without feeling any pressure. Jordan Mabin makes a good play to break up the pass; though he doesn't see the ball coming in, he sticks with McNutt and hits him while the receiver is securing the ball.
Iowa's next third down was a third and one from their own 45. Iowa comes out in a strong-I formation with two tight ends and a receiver to the right (the line might be unbalanced to the right, but I can't make out the number on the tight end on the right side of the line). The h-back motions from right to left, and Northwestern has an 8-man box with both safeties in position to play the run.
Iowa runs inside zone to the right; the offensive line dominates the point of attack, Coker cuts back left, and Brian Peters can't squeeze down fast enough to prevent the first down. This was Iowa's only third down conversion on the day, and it was a critical play in the game, as Iowa took the lead never to relinquish it later on this drive.
Iowa's next third down went from a third and twelve on the Northwestern 22 to a third and 27 at the NU 37 due to a false start and a holding penalty. Iowa comes out in the shotgun with three receivers; NU has a four man line with the secondary and linebackers playing well off the line of scrimmage.
The rush isn't terrible, but Vandenberg sees the coverage drop deep and fast, so he dumps the ball off to Coker on a swing route to the right. Coker gets a block from one of his receivers and manages to get 15 before going down, putting Iowa back in field goal range. Though Iowa didn't get the first down, the gain set up a field goal to extend the Iowa lead to three scores.
Iowa comes out in the same power formation as their third down conversion, and the h-back motions the same way as on that play.
The zone run goes to the left this time, and David Nwabuisi penetrates to make the stop short of the first down, bringing up 4th and one. Iowa brings three tight ends into the game and puts the backs in an I-formation. NU, perhaps mindful of the problems defending QB sneaks against Army and Illinois, packs the middle of the line.
Vandenberg fakes a dive, while the left guard pulls right and the right tight end leaks into the flat. I think that this was designed as a pass, but Vandenberg saw that his tight end was covered and just went ahead and ran. Since he almost scored, its hard to argue with his decision.
I think that there are a few things to be learned from this exercise. First, the NU defense was significantly more aggressive than against Michigan, and it payed off on third downs. When the 'Cats showed blitz, Vandenberg's checks were generally unsuccessful. The blitz on the first third down almost allowed Coker to pick up a first down on the ground, but Vandenberg's throws against the other two blitzes were both incomplete, one due to pressure and the other good coverage against a McNutt fade. When NU backed out of the blitz from the three man line, Iowa checked to a seven man protection. This gave the secondary a better shot at the stop, while Tyler Scott's stellar reaction broke the pass up.
Against short yardage runs, NU only stopped 1 of the two Coker inside zones, with Vandenberg adding a critical scramble. Still, while not dominant, the defense acquitted themselves fairly well on these plays, contesting the runs up the middle while covering the tight end on Vandenberg's bootleg and getting a man outside with a shot at the tackle on the quarterback; unfortunately, Iowa pulled a guard to protect Vandenberg on the play. On the remaining play, when NU wanted to play straight coverage on third and long, they brought in Kevin Watt as an additional pass rusher and rushed 4, giving the defense a chance at getting pressure on Vandenberg.
Third downs were a rare bright spot for the NU defense on Saturday. An aggressive approach paid off, causing Iowa to change plays and Vandenberg to hurry his throws. The defense needs to improve on first and second downs to give the team a chance at bowl eligibility, but aggression on third downs gives a chance of covering up the weaknesses of the secondary in high leverage situations.