text:
{{search.results.count}} results {{searchFilter()}} {{searchQuery()}}
{{search.results.count}} results {{searchFilter()}} {{searchQuery()}}
Enter a search term such as "mobile analytics" or browse our content using the filters above.
That's not only a poor Scrabble score but we also couldn't find any results matching
Check your spelling or try broadening your search.
This service is currently undergoing maintenance.
Please try again later.
Author: Jens Lundgaard
The role of the 'Chief Marketing Technologist'
Blake Cahill, Head of Global Digital Marketing at Phillips, is unequivocal about the importance of understanding today's fast-moving mobile and social technologies.
'As a marketer,' he says, 'if you don't understand those technologies well and how they're being used by relevant audiences, it's going to make it incredibly tough for you to do your job well.'
And he's right. Indeed it's no surprise that, as technology becomes ever more central to the marketing role, many businesses are now seeing the need for a special kind of professional who can bridge the gap between marketing and IT.
Of course there are already people applying technology principles to marketing under a variety of job descriptions: marketing operations, digital strategy, conversion optimisation, growth hacking and so on.
But it is increasingly clear that we are currently witnessing the emergence of a quite specific new breed among marketing professionals – the marketing technologist.
And it's significant that most businesses embracing this new trend underline the importance they attach to the role by appointing a formal Chief Marketing Technologist (CMT).
Looking back at brand management in 2013
As the year draws to a close, I thought it would be fun to look back at my predictions for brand management in 2013.
They are all still relevant to marketing and brand management going into next year but let's see how accurate I was 12 months ago!
Rebranding: how they got it wrong, how they got it right
Any brand manager will be only too well aware of the pressures that go with a rebranding exercise.
But the recent run of high-profile rebranding launches that have backfired badly, including Everton FC (as reported in Design Week recently), has pointed up even more sharply the need for caution and prudence in brand implementation.
Here are four examples of recent rebranding initiatives that make the point, not from a subjective design perspective, but in terms of consultation, brand-customer interaction and implementation.
Five tips for a successful rebrand
A rebranding exercise is an exciting project for any company. But it will present challenges too, not least because the process, from concept to roll-out, can take months if not years to implement.
The value that your brand represents to your overall company value can be as much as 15%, and in the case of a business like Coca-Cola, that figure is 50%. Getting a rebrand implemented smoothly and accurately, therefore, can have a massive impact on your business.
In my experience, success is most accurately measured by the implementation phase of a rebrand. In my early career at various branding agencies, I frequently saw branding projects lose momentum, strength and vitality in the implementation stage – because the process was, to put it bluntly, chaotic.
Implementation can cost as much as 20 times the price of brand design. If you pay £100,000 for the design phase, you'll pay £2m for the roll-out. And, if you don't get it right, you are going to see a disappointing return on investment.
So I offer the following as the five strategic actions that, in my view, come together in assuring a successful rebrand.
Five lessons in corporate brand building from the big boys
There's been some talk in the last weeks about FMCG companies investing in and building their corporate brands.
Research by media monitoring company Precise, published in March 2013 says that consumers are more likely to view FMCG companies favourably if they develop a recognisable corporate brand.
Now comes the news that Johnson & Johnson have unveiled a new corporate slogan, prompting Mark Ritson to write in Marketing Week last week in less than complimentary terms about various attempts at corporate brand building.
What all this proves is that the audience for corporate brands has extended beyond the traditional confines of city, press and internal staff to include consumers, and the principles of brand management are being applied.
In fact, both Reckitt Benckiser and Unilever place so much importance on their corporate brands that they use digital asset management systems to manage them.
How to encourage all your employees to use your brand/marketing portal
According to Gartner, marketers are becoming increasingly responsible for buying marketing related technology and services. In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2017 the CMO will spend more on IT than the CIO.
Here at Brandworkz, we are seeing a growing trend for marketers to implement online brand management or digital asset management systems.
In line with this trend, marketing and brand teams in global companies are becoming used to using their brand management portal or digital asset management system widely and frequently and probably take its working resources pretty much for granted.
But we believe your brand portal can be a much greater an asset to your business if everyone in the organization makes use of it.
It's true that people working in other departments don't always see themselves as directly responsible for the brand. And yet, if your HR team, sales people and IT department can also be converted to brand evangelism, the outcome can be hugely positive in terms of building your business.
Here are five ways in which you can help make that happen...
The brand new year: key trends
Marketing automation on the rise, social media going ballistic, location-based marketing ramping up. We certainly saw some major changes in the brand management landscape in 2012.
But what do we predict as the key trends in branding and marketing as 2013 gets under way? Let's have a look.
Four principles of great country branding
He's been saving the world from assorted villains these past 50 years – and now James Bond is backing Britain. Currently being aired in 21 countries, VisitBritain's new promotional campaign has put 007 on the case.
VisitBritain's 'GREAT Britain' campaign also draws together major events, sporting achievements and commercial partners to promote the UK as a great country in which to live, study, invest and do business – as well as to visit.
In my book, the GREAT Britain campaign is a real winner. So what can it teach those of us in branding and brand management about the principles of country branding?
Four ways to maximise your marketing budget
The last IPA Bellwether report indicated that UK marketing spending had fallen due to deteriorating business confidence and cost-cutting measures.
Marketing budgets were hit by weaker than expected sales and concerns about the strength of the economy in Europe.
In the face of reduced budgets, the challenge for marketers is to find ways to become more efficient.
We need to think smarter about how to get more out of our marketing budgets and to make sure that we invest the resources we have in the channels that demonstrate the best returns.
Three parallels between Olympic athletes and brand management
No-one can fail to have been inspired by the 2012 Olympics we have just witnessed. Sports men and women competing at the top of their game to win the highest prize possible in sport.
They invest years preparing for the moment they go for gold. It is humbling and also motivating to witness that determination to be the best.
While reflecting on the efforts of the Olympic athletes, I believe there are some parallels with brands. Here are three of them...
Three tips for building a stronger brand
Businesses with strong, consistent, well managed brands have higher market valuations than their competitors, but building brand value involves much more than developing a great looking visual identity.
Brand building is all about managing the customer experience whether that is through your products, packaging, price, advertising communications, website, email marketing or even your sales personnel.
Each time a customer interacts with your brand, that experience defines who you are, how you operate, and how you're different from your competitors.
Here are three tips for building a stronger brand...
How to choose a format for your brand guidelines
Your brand guidelines and brand manual are the most important documents your company will ever produce.
A bold statement, but the truth is that these documents are your brand 'bible'. They communicate why you exist, tell your brand stories, and communicate how it should be expressed.
Everyone tasked with communicating your brand should be consulting these instruction manuals whenever they are creating branded materials.
In many businesses the reality is somewhat different. Time and effort are spent creating brand guidelines, only for them to be left on someone's hard drive or copies printed, distributed and 'filed' in the bottom of the marketing team's drawers.
Brand consistency suffers as people may not thoroughly understand the brand.


text:
... to train at for 3 weeks.
Ok, let's start from the beginning.
- I'm planning to spend this years holiday in the UK (I'm living in Holland).
My wish is to spend 3 weeks in the UK training in XMA.
But I have a few things to keep in mind:
1) I have ABSOLUTELY no experience in XMA or tricking. Never done any trick in my life!!
2) I have a 9 years background in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, so I DO know the traditional kicks, but no flashy jumpkicks or whatsoever...
What am I looking for?
- Well, here I go:
1) A club which offers me the chance to train with them for 3 consecutive weeks.
If possible every day, but on a free base... meaning I'm free to choose which class to attend.
2) A cheap B&B nearby (as I don't have much money to spend...)
Please keep in mind taht I don't have that much money to spend... so it would be nice to find a place to train for a cheap price (for free would be even better, lol).
So my question is:
IF you know a club where I would be welcome, or if you own a club and would like to help me with this...
Please contact me: iceman[@]xma-freestyle.com (this is also my Msn)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
21 U.S. Code § 384c - Inspection of foreign food facilities
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, food shall be refused admission into the United States if it is from a foreign factory, warehouse, or other establishment of which the owner, operator, or agent in charge, or the government of the foreign country, refuses to permit entry of United States inspectors or other individuals duly designated by the Secretary, upon request, to inspect such factory, warehouse, or other establishment. For purposes of this subsection, such an owner, operator, or agent in charge shall be considered to have refused an inspection if such owner, operator, or agent in charge does not permit an inspection of a factory, warehouse, or other establishment during the 24-hour period after such request is submitted, or after such other time period, as agreed upon by the Secretary and the foreign factory, warehouse, or other establishment.
Nothing in this section to be construed to apply to certain alcohol-related facilities, to alter jurisdiction and authorities established under certain other Acts, or in a manner inconsistent with international agreements to which the United States is a party, see sections 2206, 2251, and 2252 of this title.
LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.


text:
Commercial Carbon Monoxide Detectors
There are no products matching the selectionThis is a custom CMS block displayed if category is empty.
You can replace it with any custom content.
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Carbon monoxide poisoning kills hundreds of Americans every year, and if you don't have a quality carbon monoxide detector in your home, now is the time to act (actually, the time to act is yesterday, but let's not waste another moment). CO detectors can quite literally save your life, and HomeSecurityStore.com carries a wide range of affordable, reliable detectors that are ready to ship today. Browse our full selection and order yours today. It may be one of the most important purchases you ever make.
Minimal Price: $23.13


text:
Google Is Clamping Down on Progressive News—Fight Back
By now you may have heard about how Google launched a new algorithm designed to combat fake news.
Then came the shocker: Google targeted AlterNet as fake news, as well as dozens of other progressive news sites. Almost overnight, we lost roughly 1.2 million readers.
A giant conglomerate with no journalists or editors is deciding what you should read, watch and hear. If not stopped, Google will become an ever-tightening "information noose" for independent media and alternative voices.
Can you commit to supporting AlterNet in this battle against Google?


text:
Stay with us at the Four Seasons and enjoy countryside tranquility. Soon you'll be feeling as if you've come home - even if you've never lived in the country.
Nestled in the rolling hills of Southern Kentucky, our Victorian-style inn is traditional in architecture and decor, yet fully equipped with up-to-date amenities and conveniences with all bed and breakfast accommodations! Located in the heart of Barren County, we are open year round and offer seasonal rates and specials throughout the year to reward our customers.
We offer individual attention and our hospitality is second to none. Our rooms are first class and uniquely decorated. Bed linens are always fresh for your comfort.
We hope you will join us each morning in our breakfast area for a complimentary breakfast offering the finest muffins, assorted pastries, cereal, yogurt, fruit and fruit juices, milk, spiced cider, hot cocoa, and of course, fresh brewed coffee. You'll be able to relax with the morning paper, share conversation with other guests, and look over our display of fine local crafts.


text:
(AP) FIFA 'not ashamed' of Brazil World Cup, no Plan B
By ROB HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
FIFA has defended keeping the 2014 World Cup in Brazil despite civil unrest during the test event, and says no "official offers" have been received from countries to step in to host the tournament.
More than a million Brazilians have taken to the streets during the Confederations Cup to protest about the lack of investment in public services compared with the billions of dollars being spent on the World Cup project.
FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke says he is "not ashamed about what we are doing" in Brazil.
Tear gas and rubber bullets have been fired at some demonstrators, leading to increased security around venues.
Valcke insists "there is no Plan B and … I have never received any official offer from any other countries" to stage the 2014 tournament.


text:
1. Re: Photoshop7 start problemRicky-T Feb 23, 2012 5:26 AM (in response to Nico Boots)
Have you changed anything on your PC recently hardware wise? In particullar have you added a new hard drive? I'm sure i heard before that if you have a hard drive over 1TB in size, the old programs like Photoshop 7 will not install properly... if they were already installed maybe this has stopped them working? May be way off the mark there but just a thought.
2. Re: Photoshop7 start problemNico Boots Feb 23, 2012 5:41 AM (in response to Ricky-T)
Thanks for your reaction. I've not added any hardware. However, my problem has now been solved: I found elsewhere a discussion which described more or less the same problem. It can be caused by a corrupt preferences file. If you press CTRL/ALT/SHIFT while Photoshop7 starts it asks you if you want to delete the preferences. I did this, confirmed the question, and hurray ....Ph7 starts!!. Problem solved .
However, I still do not understand why Adobe's helpdesk refuses to give me this simple solution, which is nowhere described in the help files.(G%&/"'^!)
3. Re: Photoshop7 start problemRicky-T Feb 23, 2012 5:46 AM (in response to Nico Boots)
Ahh right good to hear And yes it seems weird that Adobe would not even attempt to assist with an older version of thier software; they could at least take you through the simple trouble shooting such as resetting your preferences.
4. Re: Photoshop7 start problemPatriciaBruhn Apr 11, 2012 4:09 PM (in response to Nico Boots)
HI I am having the same issue but on my MAC, I will try your solution and see if it works. I too am not Happy with adobe and was hung up on, and think we should all write to them regarding these issues.
5. Re: Photoshop7 start problemPatriciaBruhn Apr 11, 2012 8:49 PM (in response to PatriciaBruhn)
HI I have tried several times and I still cant open 7 photoshop, is there anyone who knows how to fix the issue??
6. Re: Photoshop7 start problemNoel Carboni Apr 12, 2012 11:52 AM (in response to PatriciaBruhn)
You're trying to run Photoshop 7.0 on a Macintosh?
Do you have an old enough operating system to accomplish that?
Apple has been steadily making it impossible to run older code (Photoshop 7 is what, PowerPC?) by deprecating the emulation facilities that allow you to continue to use older tools.
7. Re: Photoshop7 start problemRicky Roberts Apr 12, 2012 12:56 PM (in response to PatriciaBruhn)
Hi Patricia,
Pls tell which version of MAC OS are you using to run PS 7.
If possible attach the screenshot of error to be looked upon.
8. Re: Photoshop7 start problemPatriciaBruhn Apr 16, 2012 11:30 AM (in response to Ricky Roberts)
it is 10.5.8 and I dont know how to do screen shot on a mac
Patricia Bruhn
9. Re: Photoshop7 start problemPatriciaBruhn Apr 16, 2012 11:30 AM (in response to Noel Carboni)
yes a mac IBOOKG4 yes I was using it right up till I upgraded to 10.5.8
well now that just isnt right if that is true No one should be forced to upgrading, I cant afford a new Mac at this time. Thanks for your info. about Apple
Patricia Bruhn
10. Re: Photoshop7 start problemBo LeBeau Apr 15, 2012 8:48 PM (in response to Nico Boots)
Google is your friend.
Photoshop 7 no longer works in Leopard OSX 10.5
Photoshop 7 was released in March 2002, it is now 10 years old.
Sorry for your problems, but you have only 2 possible solutions:
- Roll back the OS to an earlier version
- Upgrade to a newer version of Photoshop (to save some money you could just get Photoshop Elements instead)
You might want to download a trial version to Photoshop Elements to see if it does what you need before spending any money.
Good Luck
11. Re: Photoshop7 start problemPatriciaBruhn Apr 16, 2012 11:30 AM (in response to Bo LeBeau)
HI BO, Thanks for the info I have asked others and did do a google & apple search etc, and didnt find anything. I owned 10.5.8 for a year before I upgraded due to memory issues , I do own CS5, which I cant use because I need a new MAC that has intel, while it is old Photoshop, it does what I need I think the problem is when I got the new hardrive os x tiger wasnt re installed . In dec I lost everything when adding leopard Thanks again at least now I have an awswer and will spread the word.
Patricia Bruhn
Graphic Designer


text:
Tigers back in the hunt
YAMHILL – Tonight the Tigers were riding high in Yamhill. Three football players graced the homecoming court and the Tigers trounced Class 4A Cowapa League rival Tillamook, 27-14.
"I'm happy for our boys," Yamhill-Carlton coach Jerry Sutton said. "We're working hard to make playoffs and this win is a big first step. If we can get one more next week we'll give ourselves a chance to make playoffs."
The Tigers (3-5 overall, 2-2 Cowapa League) played tonight like the playoff caliber team their coach believes them to be.
Senior Jacob Wood led them team on offense and defense. At linebacker, Wood collected 19 tackles and rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown at running back.
"He's a good player for us," Sutton said. "He just keeps getting tackles."
Early in the second quarter, Tillamook (0-8 overall, 0-4 Cowapa League) had the upper hand. Cheesemakers quarterback Matt Strang threw his second touchdown pass of the game to Brenton Martindale and the extra point put Tillamook up, 14-0. But the Cheesemakers offense would stall at 14 points.
The Tigers, however, were just getting started. Late in the second quarter, Wood put his team on the scoreboard with a touchdown run from the one-yard line. The half ended with the Cheesemakers leading, 14-7.
The momentum resided with the Tigers. After halftime, Yamhill-Carlton senior Garrett Smith added a touchdown of his own. A holding penalty had just brought back a Tigers touchdown, but Smith took the next play 24 yards to the end zone, tying the game at 14.
At the end of the third quarter, the Tigers took a seven-point lead on a touchdown pass from Connor Weidner to Zach Rhodes and a successful extra-point attempt. Montana Olson put the game out of reach with a 43-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. After a failed point-after attempt the score was 27-14.
The Tigers defense held strong against Tillamook's passing attack and the game ended at 27-14.
Read more about the game in Tuesday's News-Register.
Amity 42, Sheridan 26
The Sheridan Spartans were primed for an upset of Class 3A West Valley League rival Amity, forcing five Warrior turnovers on Friday night.
However, the Spartans couldn't stay out of their own way.
Sheridan's 10 turnovers -- seven in the first half alone -- allowed Amity to take an early lead and never relinquish it in a 42-26 victory for the Warriors in Sheridan.
"They made mistakes, we made mistakes," Spartans coach Brice Ingram said. "We made more."
Amity's Brett Hilt had touchdown receptions of 35 and 15 yards, touchdown runs of 1 and 49 yards and a 6-yard interception return for a touchdown. Zach Wilson of the Warriors intercepted a pass and returned it 81 yards for another touchdown.
Sheridan junior Dominique Card had a pair of 2-yard touchdown runs for the Spartans.
Amity improved to 3-3 overall (2-2 West Valley), while Sheridan slipped to 2-5 (2-3 West Valley).
Read more about the game in Tuesday's News-Register.
Glencoe 28, McMinnville 13
The Grizzlies suffered their fourth loss in their last five games in the Class 6A Pacific Conference loss to the host Crimson Tide on Friday night in Hillsboro.
Mac dropped to 4-4 overall (2-4 Pacific), while Glencoe improved to 5-3 (4-2 Pacific).
Colton 57, Willamina 28
The Vikings held a 29-22 halftime lead on the Bulldogs before sprinting away with the Class 3A West Valley League game in the second half at Willamina's Glen Larkin Field.
Willamina (1-6 overall, 0-4 West Valley) continues to search for its first league win of the season, while the Vikings enter their Oct. 25 tilt at Amity 4-3 overall (3-1 West Valley).
Perrydale 76, Falls City 28
The Pirates improved to 2-0 in Class 1A Casco League play (4-3 overall) with a victory over the Mountaineers Friday night in Falls City.


text:
It's the 1st Round of the 2014 O'NEAL Model Search and we have four gorgeous ladies for you to vote on!
There are more pics of each of these four ladies HERE. Look through a few more of their pics and then CAST YOUR VOTE!
And don't forget to spread the word! Tell your girlfriends, your girlfriend's friends, your girlfriend's moms. Tell the girl next door, alert your yoga instructor, the girls at the track, to enter the O'NEAL Model Search.
One lucky winner will get to travel to Los Angeles, California for a professional photo shoot and be featured in the O'NEAL Calendar & Advertisements…not to mention getting a nice CHUNK of CASH!
Click HERE to find out more and enter for your chance to win!


text:
News from the Energy Revolution
by Guest Blogger
April 13, 2012
BlogpostbyMartin Lloyd [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Nesjavellir Geothermal Plant in Iceland: The station produces approximately 120MW of electrical power, and delivers around 1,800 liters (480 US gal) of hot water per second. Steve Morgan/Greenpeace"][/caption] News that the UK could be set toimport volcano power from Icelandhas also focused some attention on the number of high voltage interconnectors being built across Europe. So now is a good time to revist a report Greenpeace put out in 2011. 'Battle of the Grids' spelled out what's needed for an energy revolution:
- Micro Grids combining different types of renewable energy to power communities
- Smart Grids to balance power supply across cities and regions
- Super Grids to balance power supplies at the national level


text:
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Sussex County Economic Development Partnership (SCEDP) held a dinner at the Lafayette House on Thursday, November 29, to honor the mayors of the 24 municipalities in the county.
Tammy Horsfeld, President of the SCEDP, welcomed the group, on behalf of the business community, many of whom were present.
"I'd like to thank you for all you've done to try to make it a little bit easier for all of us who live here in Sussex County, and to improve the quality of life that we have, even in tough times," said Horsfeld. "We appreciate that more than you know."
Horsfeld then introduced the evening's program by explaining, "I thought this would be an appropriate setting to introduce a brand new tool that's coming out, that's going to assist our towns, our engineers, our planners in moving forward in planning their transportation needs and taking a look at the big picture."
The guest speaker was Zenobia Fields, the Department Director of Planning of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA), headquartered in Newark.
Fields is responsible for VizTool, a multi-faceted computer program, which will allow counties and municipalities to "sketch alternative futures" using computer aided design. Using real data, much of which can be obtained from her office, municipalities can input population, land use, commuting habits of residents and many other aspects of community, to plan where people will live, shop, work, and play in that community, in the future. The program will allow planners, legislators and citizens alike to visualize the consequences of hypothetical decisions, in order to proactively create the type of healthy, sustainable community that they want to have. It allows communities to evaluate strategies through technical analysis. It coordinates the federal, state and local agencies' regulations that affect the growth or revitalization of a municipality, on a local or regional scale.
Fields explained that when planning, it is important to look at the future through many different lenses, including economic, demographic, environmental, land use, and transportation. She encouraged the mayors to "use this tool to explain your trade-off options. Ask people what they value, get feedback. This will allow you to analyze your transportation investment options."
According to their website, the NJTPA is 100 percent federally funded. They are the authorized Metropolitan Planning Organization for 6.6 million people in the 13-county northern New Jersey region. Each year, the NJTPA oversees more than $2 billion in transportation improvement projects and provides a forum for interagency cooperation and public input into funding decisions. It also sponsors and conducts studies, assists county planning agencies and monitors compliance with national air quality goals.
Each of the 13 counties sends one representative to the monthly meetings, held in Newark. For many years, Susan Zellman has been Sussex County's representative. As she is stepping down, a new representative will need to be appointed.
Jerry Murphy, Mayor of Sparta, questioned the Lackawanna cutoff, saying, "Who is making these decisions?"
Fields responded that they are looking for people to come out and give input. Horsfeld promised that the public hearings would be advertised by the SCEDP.
Later in the evening, Horsfeld presented a tribute to each of the county's 24 mayors, whether in attendance or not. She presented a slideshow, highlighting some trivia, and the accomplishments and challenges that each mayor faces.
She also explained the role of the Economic Development Parntership. Besides mentoring new businesses in the process of getting started, they provide real estate site location, liaison with utility companies, financing assistance, and advocacy with red tape. "Job creation is our primary role."
Freeholder Richard Vohden spoke highly of VizTool, and of the opportunity to partner with NJTPA.
He shared, "My father used to quote Confucius, who said, 'Plan ahead or find trouble on your doorstep.'"
Assemblyman Gary Chiusano felt it was "one of many good tools."
He emphasized the need to gather input about what people value before making decisions.
Newton Mayor Sandy Diglio enjoyed the evening. "It is a very nice event, it's nice to be appreciated. Tammy does a great job organizing it."
Other mayors in attendance were: Michael Lensak, Andover Towhship; John Morgan, Andover Borough; Anthony Fredo, Branchville Borough; Jim Oscovitch, Byram Township; Gary Larson, Frankford Township, Carl Lazzaro, Fredon Township; Sylvia Petillo, Hopatcong Borough; and Jerry Murphy, Sparta Township.
Continue to follow The Alternative Press for Sussex County news, as well as news and community information on The Alternative Press of Sussex County's Facebook Page.


text:
Nationwide EHR and Health Care in the Cloud
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
Time to touch on a few popular topics that I found being discussed on Twitter. First, I'll put the tweets and then a little but of my own commentary on these hot button issues in healthcare IT.
Does a nationwide #EHR lower healthcare costs? Social media reactions | #GovHIT Blog http://ow.ly/64DL1
I always love when people talk about a nationwide EHR. I actually think that it's a bad title by Government Healthcare IT, but that it's a very good question. To me a nationwide EHR implies that there is one EHR for the entire nation. I think a number of other countries which are much smaller and less complex than the US have proven quite well that a nationwide government run EHR is a bad idea. I think the Government HIT article actually refers more to widespread adoption of EHR. To that, I'm obviously amenable and can't wait for that day. Although, we still have a very long way to go.
@ekivemark – Mark Scrimshire
Should Health Care Move to the Cloud – Absolutely (but carefully)! #EHR #HIT 2.healthca.mp/oMMtNA
Might as well cover the cloud in healthcare issue if we're talking about hot topics in healthcare. Little by little, I'm really seeing the shift to "the cloud" when it comes to EMR and EHR software. There are certainly still instances where the cloud based EHR doesn't make sense. We also can't start counting the days to the death of the client server based EHR software. In fact, non-cloud based EHR software is going to be around for a LONG LONG time to come. There's far too many millions of dollars invested in these systems. However, I still do sense a shift from in house servers to cloud based EHR solutions.
I do appreciate the comment in the tweet about moving to the cloud…"Carefully!"


text:
Oakland A's to implement metal detectors
Oakland A's to implement metal detectors
The Oakland Athletics will be using a walkthrough metal detection system for fans entering the Coliseum beginning Thursday night against the Minnesota Twins.
Major League Baseball said Monday that there is no league-wide mandate on the new security. The Pittsburgh Pirates began using the system in June. The NBA's Golden State Warriors, whose arena shares the same parking lot with the Coliseum, already have been using walkthrough metal detectors.
The A's said fans will have their bags searched and will need to empty pockets of keys, cellphones and other items before walking through a metal detector. The team has not changed any of its current policies on carry-in items but recommends allowing for extra time to pass through security.


text:
2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship To Begin With NCAA
July 12, 2010
- "First Four" comprised of four first-round games to tip off the Road to HoustonTM, to be broadcast nationally on Turner's truTV as part of the new NCAA-Turner/CBS broadcast agreement
- Two first-round games to feature showdowns between teams playing for two of the No. 16 seeds
- Two first-round games to feature the last four of the 37 at-large teams selected to the tournament
- First time in tournament history that the last at-large team will be revealed
INDIANAPOLIS --- The Division I Men.s Basketball Committee today announced plans for the 2011 NCAA "First Four" to showcase the expanded field for the NCAA Division I Men.s Basketball Championship.
The 2011 championship will tip off with four first-round games, all broadcast nationally in primetime on Turner Broadcasting's truTV. The four games will highlight the start of the Road to Houston as part of NCAA's new 14-year partnership with Turner Broadcasting and CBS Sports.
The expansion to eight teams will constitute the first round of the championship, with the second- and third-rounds played to round out of the first week of play. Two of the first-round games will feature the last four at-large teams selected to the championship field, while the other two games will match teams ranked 65 through 68 on the overall seed list. The winners of the four games will advance to the second round.
In April, the committee was charged by the Division I Board of Directors to determine the new 68-team format for the championship. Since that time, the committee actively solicited input from the NCAA membership. During its annual meeting, the committee reviewed and analyzed options, considering the benefits of each.
When the Mountain West Conference was created in 1999, NCAA membership chose to add a 65th team to the tournament, creating a single opening-round game starting in 2001. Going to 68 teams in 2011 allows for all four regions of the championship to be balanced in size, with 31 conference automatic qualifiers and 37 at-large selections -- four more than the traditional 64-team configuration.
"With the new bracket essentially featuring four additional at-large teams, the committee determined it was appropriate to have the teams play in the first round," said Dan Guerrero, the director of athletics at UCLA and chair of the committee for the 2009-10 academic year. "We believe this format provides an extraordinary opportunity for the championship.s first-round games to be quality match-ups as March Madness begins."
The two at-large pairings will both occupy the seed line where they would normally be placed in the bracket. The pairings could occupy different lines in the bracket. For example, one game may be played between two No. 10 seeds, while the other could feature a pair of No. 12 seeds. Winners of those games would advance to play their natural opponent on a 64-team bracket; the No. 10 seed would play a seventh-seeded team and a 12th-seeded team would meet a No. 5 seed. In accordance with the bracketing procedures, teams will continue to be assigned to the closest available geographic location while avoiding regular-season rematches and conference opponents. This marks the first time in tournament history that the last four at-large teams will be publicly revealed.
The winners of the two first-round games involving teams seeded 65 through 68 will advance to second-round play against number one-seeded teams.
The 2010 Selection, Seeding and Bracketing Principles and Procedures are available at www.ncaa.com/finalfour. The 2011 Principles and Procedures will be available in August.
The schedule and location of the 2011 First Four games will be announced in the coming weeks. "We will examine all options moving forward, and that includes playing the first-round games at one site on one date, at multiple sites on multiple dates, or any combination therein," Guerrero said.
"With all 67 games being broadcast nationally live across the Turner and CBS networks and a variety of other platforms, this is an exciting time for the growth of the championship," said Guerrero. "From the First Four to the Final Four, the tournament has a history of successful expansion and format evolution, and we're excited about what will be the latest transformation of one of the world.s great sporting events."
All 68 teams earn full units from the NCAA Basketball distribution fund based upon participation and wins leading to the Final Four. For more details on the NCAA.s Revenue Distribution Plan, go to www.ncaa.org.
Second- and third-round sites for the 2011 championship will be played Thursday-Sunday, March 17-20 in Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa and Washington D.C. Regionals will take place March 24-27 in Anaheim, Newark, New Orleans and San Antonio, while the 73rd Final Four will be held in Houston April 2 and 4. Host cities for the second- and third-rounds and regionals have been determined for the 2012 and '13 championships, while Final Four cities have been selected through 2016.
In 1980, the NCAA expanded the field from 40 to 48, with an equal split of automatic and at-large bids. One year later, it became NCAA policy that no more than 50 percent of tournament berths be filled by automatic qualifiers.
In 1983, the number of conferences eligible for automatic entry passed the 50 percent mark, so the conference champions of the eight lowest-rated conferences had to play in opening-round games that determined the No. 12 seeds in the 48-team field. The next year, the championship featured five opening-round games, with one winner slotting in at a No. 11 seed and the other four occupying the No. 12 seeds. The championship field expanded to 64 in 1985, eliminating the need for opening round games until the 65th team was added in 2001.


text:
Matt Brown doesn't believe any of his past six wins were a product of luck. Instead, he says it is his dedication to his craft.
Brown returns to the Octagon Saturday to meet Erick Silva in the main event of UFC Fight Night 40 from Cincinnati. He stopped by "UFC Tonight" earlier this week to talk about his six-fight win streak.
"There ain't no luck in this sport," Brown said. "You know how hard I've worked to make my right hand work? Plus, I started wrestling these past year. I never did in my life.
"Not only does it help you with your confidence with the takedown, my foundation, my base and my overall strength has improved with working with these wrestlers."
The welterweight division holds some of the elite wrestlers in all of MMA, as champion Johny Hendricks was a standout collegiate wrestler at Oklahoma State University. Former champ Georges St-Pierre used his takedowns and takedown defense to hold the belt for years, while Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, Jake Ellenberger and Kelvin Gastelum have all shown their prowess on the canvas.
"There's no secret (to the win streak)," Brown stated. "I stayed on the grind. I kept working hard every day. I stayed in the gum and I didn't let it get me down. I didn't let it slow me down.
"I stayed true to who I am. If you work hard enough, the good things are going to happen to you. Whether it's success in the Octagon or out of it."


text:
Whatever you do...DO NOT get pulled into all the Christmas gadgets
Picnik has...it's like going through a time warp and before you know
it an hour has passed...it's dark outside...and your bum in numb!
Not that I know from personal experience or anything... ;}
And now I bring you selections and snippets from Bee's home this year...
she filled this apothecary jar with package bows and I think it's the best
thing since sliced bread! { the wise men are acting very cool, but it's all
they can do to keep from staring!} (was that sacrilegious?)
I always love how the garlands look against the stark white ...
{it's "red" year...she alternates between pink and red every other year...
she would do pink every year but her kids demand the traditional red
& green! You know how subversive and anti-establishment children
can be! ;}
Speaking of unruly children! Bad dog! Down! I am so telling mommy...
after I take a picture!
More jars and pretties. Really... bows in the jars are completely floating
my boat!
The previous picture was the "mercy crop"...because this is the other view...
yep, there's the total gym...isn't it more of a New Year's decoration???!!! HA!
An excellent "Merry Christmas"! Our criteria for a fabulous Merry Christmas
sign is if it reminds us of the cover of The Carpenter's Christmas CD! {we have
issues! ;}
Gosh! Isn't that really big "Merry Christmas" above her mantel cool!
You'd think she'd get them for her sisters too...well, you'd be WRONG!
{she's the middle sister...it explains so much!}
Moving on...
Bee was a tad peeved {not really, I just wanted to put the word "peeved" in
a post! ;} that when I unveiled her new patio I didn't show the other seating
area and her new cushions...
Please don't be intimidated by my photography skills!!
I just couldn't get the whole sun-into-shade thing figured out!
You can get the gist though, right?
Pretty darn cute! And obviously had the small-bratty-dog-seal-
The new cushions...she was wanting more of a striped and polka dot and
solid thing going on but GEEZALOO! The variances of corals, pinks & greens
is enough to drive a body to drink! The FDA or NRA or someone really needs
to step in an standardize colors! Anywho...she went with the green and then
found those really cool wallpaper patterned pillows from Restoration Hardware
on BIG TIME sale! And everyone knows that things on sale are 10 times cuter
than they appear in the rear view mirror!!!
Even the plants get all festive! {You know Santa takes all of these things
into account when making "the LIST!!}
Sorry...artsy shot...well, at least to me...I'm easy like that!
She had intended the garland for the actual patio...but, like math is totally
not our strong suit... ;}... so, there wasn't enough. But it looks really cute
on the arbor!!! {you can't tell but the incline is steep and oye vey the toe
cramps I got from gripping the inside of my tennies in order to stay upright!
Another wreath for the birdies to abuse!!
Seriously!!!! Ring! Ring! Hello Cesar Millan!!!
Someone needs a "calm-assertive" furry butt woopin'!
{she is a cute little rat though...}
All-in-all, I think Santa will be pleased and will enjoy a nice little respite
here after he pops out of the chimney, don't you?
Be sure to stop by Mary's for more MOSAIC MONDAY


text:
Reuben Franklin Worley
Funeral services for Mr. Reuben Franklin Worley, age 95, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, November 4, 2013, at the Temple Baptist Church, Springhill, LA, with Bro. Wayne Reeves and Bro. Phillip Carroll officiating.
Graveside services will follow at 3:00 P.M. in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Malvern, Arkansas under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill.
Visitation will be held Sunday, November 3, 2013 from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. at Bailey Funeral Home.
Sign our online guest book at www.baileyfuneralhome.net.


text:
Assessment #9
Lesson 6 of 19
Objective: SWBAT demonstrate mastery on unit objectives - systems of linear equations through substitution and graphing.
Each day, students complete a warm-up that usually consists of spiraling the previous day's material, in addition to older material. Warm-up problems also sometimes extend lessons that students have encountered before to more unfamiliar contexts.
For a video narrative about how I structure each lesson, and how the warm-up fits in, click here.
Occasionally, I use a quick warm-up on test days to "pre-test" students on concepts that they might be shaky on, as one last way to solidify their understanding. They are based on previous year's data and my own analysis of the most common misunderstandings, and provide a much better assessment and review than, "so, before the test, are there any questions?"
Resources (2)
Resources (2)
HW65 contains five problems related to this unit. I also give the kids the answers to the problems on page 2


text:
(AP) Georgia holds on to edge rival Florida 23-20
By MARK LONG
AP Sports Writer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
There was pushing and shoving, momentum shifts, strange calls and costly penalties.
Typical Florida-Georgia, really. Even the winner was somewhat predictable.
Todd Gurley scored twice in his first game in more than a month, helping Georgia beat rival Florida 23-20 for the third consecutive year Saturday. It's the Bulldogs' first three-game winning streak in the series since 1989.
Gurley played a huge role in the latest one.
The sophomore, who missed the last three games because of a sprained left ankle, totaled 187 yards in his return. He found the end zone on a 5-yard run and a 73-yard reception _ both in the first quarter.
"He helped a little bit, didn't he?" Georgia coach Mark Richt joked. "He played so well those first couple of series."
Gurley did so much that he felt queasy. He sat on the bench and stared at the ground before slowly walking to the locker room for treatment.
"We settled him down and he was fine after that," Richt said.
The Bulldogs scored on their first four possessions, taking a 20-0 lead that looked like it would be enough against one of the Southeastern Conference's most anemic offenses. Georgia gained 259 yards in the first quarter and looked like it would roll.
But the Gators rallied, taking advantage of a fumble, a safety and some questionable play calls to seize momentum in a weird, wacky and an unbelievably chippy game.
Florida cut it to 23-20 early in the fourth, putting Georgia on its heels after a failed fourth-down run followed by a huge defensive penalty. But the Gators faltered down the stretch.
"We dug ourselves too big of a hole," Florida coach Will Muschamp said. "We'll rebound and we'll be fine."
The victory kept Georgia (5-3, 4-2 SEC) in contention in the SEC's Eastern Division.
The Gators (4-4, 3-3) have their second three-game losing streak in Muschamp's three years, raising speculation about his future in Gainesville.
Muschamp fell to 0-7 in the series. He was 0-4 as a Georgia player between 1991 and 1994 and now he's 0-3 at Florida. Possibly making things worse for Muschamp, he screamed back at a fan as he left the field.
"I don't spend two seconds thinking about that," said Muschamp, who is now 4-5 against rivals Georgia, Tennessee, Florida State and Miami. "I just move on. We have to coach our football team and control the things you can control, and that's what we're going to do."
Georgia looked nothing like the same team that lost consecutive games to Missouri and Vanderbilt. The Bulldogs scored on the game's opening possession and then shocked Florida when Aaron Murray found Gurley over the middle for a 73-yard catch and run. The Bulldogs piled on from there, making it 23-3 with a 32-yard field goal just before halftime.
Florida appeared down and out.
But Georgia helped the Gators get back in it.
Arthur Lynch dropped what he thought was a screen pass near the sideline. Officials ruled it a lateral and a fumble. Lynch didn't realize the call and left the ball on the ground. Florida's Leon Orr scooped it up and returned it to the 14-yard line. Mack Brown scored two plays later, cutting Georgia's lead to 23-10.
Loucheiz Purifoy sacked Murray in the end zone two series later, making it 23-12. Tyler Murphy, playing with a sprained right throwing shoulder, second on a 14-yard TD scamper on the ensuing possession. Murphy hooked up with Clay Burton for the 2-point conversion _ and it was a different game.
Georgia tried to reclaim the momentum, but Gurley failed to move the chains on a fourth-and-1 play. Florida's Neiron Ball was flagged for removing his helmet on the stop, drawing a 15-yard penalty, and then the offense stumbled as usual.
Still, Georgia gave Florida more life by having 12 men on the field on a fourth-and-2 play. Nonetheless, Florida floundered again.
The Bulldogs ran out the clock with a final drive that lasted more than 8 minutes, a series that included a third-down penalty on Florida's Darious Cummings.
Gurley, who carried 17 times for 100 yards, had several key runs on the drive.
"Gurley means everything to us," said Murray, who completed 16 of 25 passes for 258 yards and a touchdown. "His energy, when he makes those runs and catches, and runs people over is so important to us. He's a very vocal guy getting people pumped up, getting guys going, it was huge tonight. It was great to get him back. His personality in the huddle, his play-making ability, he just made some huge, huge plays for us in this game."


text:
T-cell receptor diversity in blood samples from healthy individuals has been extensively cataloged for the first time in a study published online today in Genome Research (www.genome.org), setting the stage for a better understanding of infectious disease, cancer, and immune system disorders.
Adaptive immunity is mediated by T-cells, a white blood cell that identifies and attacks cells that may be infected with viruses or contain cancer-causing mutations. To recognize a wide array of potentially infectious agents or cancer-causing mutations, gene shuffling creates a highly variable and diverse collection of T-cell receptor sequences.
While the diversity of sequences in immune cell repertoires has been investigated previously, no study had yet been able to capture the entire range present in an individual sample. Now, using next-generation sequencing technology, researchers in Canada have identified essentially all T-cell receptor variants in blood samples, identifying more than one million unique sequences.
Dr. Robert Holt of the BC Cancer Agency and Simon Fraser University, senior author of the report, explained that this study is the first to establish that while there is high T-cell diversity in a standard blood sample, it does not give the entire picture. "This is only part of the diversity that would be present within a person's entire body," Holt said, "but now we know that although the diversity is very large, it is ultimately limited, and it is measureable."
The group found that some T-cell receptor sequences are common, some are rare, and the repertoire can change over time. The individual repertoire was then compared to that of two other individuals, showing that only a minority of sequences is shared between them.
Interestingly, they noted that for sequences that were shared, different gene shuffling events had often generated the same sequence. "This shows that certain sequences are more favored than others, most likely because they are more effective in recognizing specific types of infections or mutations," said Holt.
By cataloging the baseline diversity of the immune repertoire in a healthy individual, Holt explained that future studies would be able to then recognize how the repertoire is disturbed in cases of immune challenge, such as infectious disease or organ transplantation, and furthermore, may assist in the development of new vaccines.
Source : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory


text:
This is a guest post from Mark L. Olson in response to the New York Times article, 'Navigating Love and Autism.' Mark lives in Henderson, Nevada where he is the only parent of a 16 year old daughter with autism; Chairperson, Community Living & Employment Subcommittee, Nevada Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders; and, President & CEO, LTO Ventures, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit company developing live/work/play communities for adults with autism.
I read with mixed emotions the December 26th New York Times article "Navigating Love and Autism" about Jack and Kirsten, a young couple with Asperger's Syndrome discovering how to have a relationship with each other. The romantic in me found their story inspiring and hopeful. But as the only parent of a teenage daughter with autism, another part of me felt frustration about the lack of attention to and help for autism's "fly-over" population -- the huge group of teens and adults who are often nonverbal, may never expect to live independently, yet deserve the chance to choose the kind of life they want to live. "Fly-over" is a term I heard often growing up in the Midwest and attending University of Kansas.
It refers to the majority of the US between the East and West Coasts that airline passengers look down on when they fly over. It also refers to a mindset in the media that the most valuable audiences are located in New York and Los Angeles, and to which their programming overtly caters. Autism is a broad spectrum disorder just as the U.S. is an expansive land mass and melting pot. A favorite expression in our community is that "if you've met one person with autism, then you've met one person with autism."
Our community and efforts to help persons with autism benefit from all the awareness we can generate, but sometimes it feels like that attention falls largely onto two ends of the spectrum. At one end, thanks to organizations like Autism Speaks and others, kids as young as 18 months benefit from more research dollars than ever directed toward finding the cause of and a cure for autism, while insurance mandates are in effect in the majority of states that emphasize funding for ABA therapy and early intervention, diagnosis, and treatment. At the other end of the spectrum are the Aspies and HFA teens and adults like Jack and Kirsten who are the focus of media coverage, movies, federal programs such as Medicaid and the President's Year of Community Living.
They are also the primary beneficiaries of the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network created by Congress and self-advocacy organizations bent on eliminating all barriers to living and working exactly the same lives as "typical" Americans. But what about the fly-over population?
My daughter is one of them and we live this struggle every day. (I also run my own 501(c)(3) nonprofit company developing live/work/play communities for adults with autism and chair a subcommittee for the Nevada Autism Commission on community living and employment.)
I see this issue from many perspectives and I'm increasingly disheartened by the chasm of resources and choice expanding between our community's newest affected and our most capable. My daughter is 16 and nonverbal, although she can hear and understand some of what is said to her. She's not high-functioning enough to enjoy true independent living, and diagnosed at age 12 she was too old to benefit from aggressive early intervention protocols.
I expect she will stay in her special needs school until her IDEA eligibility runs out and we are planning for guardianship now. But I'm also 39 years older than her and while I like to believe I'm immortal, I'm pretty sure I'm not. So that means planning for where she is going to live, what kind of work she might do, and what chance at a social life she can expect. Let's start with housing options. My daughter deserves the right to choose any residential setting in which she wants to live. It is estimated that 85% of adults with autism live with parents or a family member until they can no longer be taken care of.
As with many kids with autism, there are daily living skills she does well, and others (bathing, feminine hygiene, house cleaning) that are a challenge. Some disability self-advocates argue her only option outside of my home should be in her own apartment or home no closer than 1000-1500 feet from any other disabled person. She can't live alone in a scattered site apartment because she doesn't know how to cross a street safely, or how to avoid neighbors who might bully, exploit, or abuse her.
It's a ludicrous notion to expect her neighbors to be her "it takes a village" safety net. She can feed herself, but she cannot use a stove or microwave to prepare a hot meal. A setting where she could go to eat or pickup meals of her choosing would be ideal. A planned residential community optimized to accommodate her autism such as a disability-based campus or farmstead would be a great solution.
Unfortunately, Medicaid, certain self-advocacy groups and the P&A Network are doing everything they can to deny her freedom of choice and impede development of innovative settings. (Read more at "Choice v. Olmstead") Now let's talk about work. My daughter is blessed with exceptional physical strength and decent gross motor skills. With supervision she can do fine motor projects and follow multi-step instructions...for a while.
But she cannot speak, read or write. She will never be able to pursue competitive employment on the open market, but that doesn't mean she can't earn a minimum or higher wage. A work environment created to accommodate and develop her abilities would be ideal. But again the same forces are at work to eliminate these optimized settings as discriminatory. Would she like a social life? A relationship like Jack and Kirsten? I don't know. I do know she is highly sociable and enjoys the company of affected and typical kids and adults.
A setting where she could freely walk around, meet up and hang out with persons like her and enlightened members of her surrounding community would be ideal. But transportation, availability of programs, and lack of funding marginalize anything except a public park or shopping mall. Jack and Kirsten's story is informative and heartwarming. But as we enter 2012, I implore the autism community, media, government and especially those self-advocates who resist progressive thinking and innovation, to not forget the impact they have on our "fly-over" population.
Their story deserves to be told too. They deserve the right to choose how they want to live.
----------------------------------- For more information:
LTO Ventures Community Living & Employment Subcommittee, Nevada Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders


text:
Rec on the Move
Friday, March 8, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Westminster Branch Library
For all ages
See how easy and fun it is to get up and be active. Move with the Westminster Recreation and Parks Department at the library and enjoy a healthy snack too! Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Return to the Calendar of Events


text:
Deke Richard dies, leaves legacy of 'Jackson 5' songs
Deke Richards dies: The Motown producer-songwriter produced hits for the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross. Deke Richards also wrote songs for Martha Reeves & the Vandelllas.
Bellingham, Wash.
Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards has died at a hospice at age 68.
Richards, whose real name was Dennis Lussier, died Sunday at the Whatcom Hospice House, Peace Health St. Joseph Medical Center spokeswoman Amy Cloud confirmed Monday.
As leader of the Motown songwriting, arranging and producing team known as The Corporation, Richards was involved in writing and producing many Jackson 5 hits, the Universal Music release said. Those songs included the Jackson 5's first three No. 1 hits — "I Want You Back," ''ABC," and "The Love You Save."
He also co-wrote "Love Child" for Diana Ross & The Supremes, as well as Ross' solo "I'm Still Waiting."
Other recording artists for whom Richards produced or wrote songs include Bobby Darina and Martha Reeves & the Vandellas.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Lussier, a brother and two nephews.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


text:
0WOWFLEXIBLEHello there! Please tell me how tempting and lustful I am. Just close Your eyes and imagine all the things I'm about to do for You. Now You should compare the result with reality... and visit my private room if You like.0WOWFLEXIBLE alinabeauty camgirl 0WOWFLEXIBLE jackandjill4u forum 0WOWFLEXIBLE sexyrozyy mfc video 0WOWFLEXIBLE crazykittie pornbb 0WOWFLEXIBLE morennax pictures 0WOWFLEXIBLE hotalicia1 mfc
My favourite position is the 69 - I love the feeling of Your tongue on my clit while Your dick is about to explode into my mouth. If You like the idea, visit my private room and share Your most secret sexual fantasies!


text:
Wachowski and her brother Andy have directed some of the most iconic and lucrative films to come out of Hollywood, including "The Matrix" franchise and "V for Vendetta." "Cloud Atlas," the $100 million sci-fi time-bending epic starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry that dazzled Toronto festgoers, is her next directorial effort, again teaming with sibling Andy plus Tom Tykwer. It's also the filmmaker's first film as Lana, not Larry. At the recent Toronto fest, she talked to the press about her transgender choices, saying that she began struggling with gender identity at an early age. For his part, Andy has said that Lana is "easier to work with" than Larry was.
What we should know: "My brother and I don't really (believe in) the idea of the auteur theory of directing. We believe that filmmaking is a social art form and that every movie is a composite of all of the artists that work on it. It's an extremely social project, and actually in a lot of ways women are better suited to directing. Most of the women I know, that are in my life, are better communicators. A lot of what directing is about, trying to get the best performance either from the actor or a storyboard artist or a cinematographer or a costume designer, is about empathetic communication."
Words of wisdom for biz newbies: "No. 1 — if you can write your own material, that's the easiest way. If you can't write then the next thing you have to do is start directing. Do a short film, do a low-budget film, find a way to raise a little bit of money. It's a lot cheaper to make movies now, in some ways it's the cheapest its ever been to make a movie. So I would urge someone who wants to get into directing to go out and direct. And I think that alliances are really important. Find friends and other people who want to also work in the business, build support networks."
Smartphone of vacation? "Sometimes you have to, I try to get time off, like the last week we've been driving across the country and I don't get reception in a lot of places. It was nice to be isolated."
Work week habits:"If we're in the middle of the movie, if we're planning, prepping and shooting and editing, I would guess 100 hours a week maybe."
Life-work balance: "I would like to read all of the other (women's) responses because I could use help with that. Mostly it's about finding a partner who's compassionate and understanding, and knows how much I love what I do. And when I try to go away (on vacation), I try to go away completely."
Charitable passions: "Chicago House. It's a project that deals with homelessness in the LGBT community, and it was started at a time when my partner and I were looking to get involved in a project that had a wider range of services than most public services do. It actually started just recently and I think it has the best approach to dealing with a complicated subject."


text:
Claire Laurier Decoteau Award Statement
The 2009 recipient of the American Sociological Association Dissertation Award is Claire Decoteau for her dissertation, The Bio-Politics of HIV/AIDS in Post-Apartheid South Africa.Dr. Decoteau conducted this research while working toward a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.She is now continuing this line of work as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Based on two years of intensive ethnographic field research in South Africa, this masterful dissertation elegantly links the pandemic of HIV/AIDS in poor, Black South African communities with the political economy of the post-Apartheid health system to elucidate the ways in which individuals negotiate the twin, and sometimes paradoxical, worlds of traditional healers and contemporary medicine.As Decoteau ultimately concludes, the result of the tensions between these two worlds is a culturally hybrid identity among many post-Apartheid South African Blacks, in which ideologies, norms, and values cutting across the international, national, and local level intersect and interact in complex ways.This dissertation illustrates the potential power of theoretically grounded mixed methods sociological research to advance our conceptual understanding of political and public health issues while also informing policy intervention and practice for a timely social problem.
More specifically, the focus of this dissertation is the widespread tendency for Black South African men and women living through the devastating HIV/AIDS pandemic to switch back and forth between traditional, indigenous forms of healing and biomedical forms of healing even though the field of health care and services itself typically separates and divides these two approaches from each other.Indeed, given the effectiveness and availability of advanced biomedical treatments (e.g., anti-retrovirals), many view this mixed approach to healing as irrational.Drawing on a conceptual framework derived from Bourdieu and Foucault, Decoteau explored these issues with an ethnographic, qualitative analysis of health care practitioners, indigenous healers, and HIV-infected populations in formal townships and informal settlements.Her analytical approach was designed to understand how individuals, especially those from historically disenfranchised segments of the population, choose health care and, more generally, seek to improve or maintain their health.Regardless of social class, educational attainment, or other related factors, Black South Africans tend to access the full spectrum of healing approaches, from the most traditional practices rooted in pre-Apartheid conditions for Blacks to the more "modern" practices promulgated by western health care systems.This approach to healing reflects a kind of hybrid habitus that can develop among colonized populations to navigate structural obstacles imposed on them by a dichotomous separation between the "modern" and "traditional" worlds. It powerfully captures the ways in which health-seeking behavior occurs at the nexus of major social, political, and economic trends, including neoliberal economic restructuring, the spread of global health services, and the politics of race and gender.More to the point, because the HIV/AIDS pandemic began during a pivotal transitional period in South African history, it became a central site for struggles over the nature of this historical transition and related social upheaval—the indigenous practices that persisted among Black South Africans during Apartheid as a form of social resistance survived in the post-Apartheid era for similar reasons.
The groundbreaking nature of this dissertation, as well as the rigorous comprehensive approach that Decoteau took to the topic, garnered the enthusiastic support of the various members of the Dissertation Award Committee.Some of their comments go a long way towards explaining why it was selected as the winner this year…
"This dissertation tackles several issues most pertinent to sociology (and a public sociology that is engaged): social inequalities, access to health care, and the politics of services. In doing so, it brings AIDS to a global scale and sociology to an applied level."
"This is a timely, well-written, and theoretically informed ethnography.Above all, Decoteau's astute and compassionate dissertation tackles the broader problem many people around the world face as they draw on traditional and biomedical forms of healing simultaneously, yet without a sense of incongruity. In doing so, her research is poised to have a noteworthy impact on health policy in South Africa and around the world."


text:
Deluxe Grinch Hoodie HatProduct # EL291260
Product Includes
- Hat
Purchase Product
Product Description
This Deluxe Grinch Hoodie Hat will keep you warm all throughout the holiday season! This green hat has the scary yellow Grinch eyes in front and is fuzzy and green on the top and back of the hat. The hat has two long fuzzy green pom poms. Steal Christmas in style!
Attention Customer
This product has restrictions that limit the countries that we can ship to. This product cannot be shipped to Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Plurinational State Of, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Congo, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, CuraÇao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See (Vatican City State), Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Republic Of, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Autonomous, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Maarten (Dutch Part), Saint Martin (French Part), Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, United Republic Of, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic Of, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia or Zimbabwe.


text:
Brabham, Sharp Duo Refuses to be Denied Sunday at Mosport, Patrón Highcroft Pair Lead Acura to First 1-2 Alms Finish
Gil de Ferran Sees Victory Lost on Final Lap In Fuel-Strategy Event
David Brabham and Scott Sharp stood in Victory Lane for the fourth time in the 2008 American Le Mans Series Sunday, but both drivers had to feel for fellow Acura pilots Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud following the Grand Prix of Mosport, northeast of Toronto.
Brabham made another remarkable charge on the legendary 2.54-mile road circuit to capture the LMP2 class title with the No. 9 Patrón Highcroft Acura ARX-01b prototype sports car. The victory for Brabham and Sharp closed them to within 10 points of LMP2 point leaders Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas with three races remaining in the season.
Brabham and Sharps win was coupled with a second-place finish by Adrian Fernandez and Luis Diaz in the No. 15 Lowes Fernandez Acura for the manufacturers first 1-2 American Le Mans Series finish since Acura joined the road-racing tour last year. It was Fernandez and Diaz top finishing position in 2008.
The two-hour, 45-minute contest saw some of the most sensational wheel-to-wheel action ever seen in the 10-year history of the American Le Mans Series. But it was the performance of former Indy 500 winner de Ferran that stunned the large Canadian crowd Sunday.
The personable Brazilian, who retired from the cockpit in 2003, drove a spectacular event to hold a 12-second advantage with just 10 minutes remaining. His No. 66 Panasonic ELS Surround Acura looked to be headed to a first ALMS win for the newly-formed de Ferran Motorsports squad. De Ferran played a fuel-strategy game against the likes of Brabham, Fernandez and the pair of Penske Porsches, and he drove brilliantly.
At the end, the overall-leading Audi of Lucas Luhr crossed the start/finish line just one second prior to the scheduled minimum race time of two hours, 45 minutes, necessitating the completion of another lap prior to the checkered flag. De Ferrans car ran out of fuel on the back straightaway on that final circuit and was relegated to a fifth-place finish in the LMP2 division.
Brabham and Fernandez then battled to the finish line, completing Acuras 1-2 placing.
Franck Montagny, co-driving with Englishman James Rossiter in the No. 26 XM Satellite Radio Andretti Green Acura ARX-01b, actually led the overall standings before a late-race pit stop consigned him to fourth in the LMP2 class. Early contact between Rossiters XM Acura and a GT car hurt the aerodynamics of the AGR machine, but the French star wheeled the injured machine to a strong finish.
The American Le Mans Series moves to the streets of Detroit for the ninth of 11 races, the Belle Isle Grand Prix, on Saturday, Aug. 30. The race will be seen live on Speed-TV.
DAVID BRABHAM (#9 Patrón Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01b): What a phenomenal race today! The wheel-to-wheel action was as good as it gets. There was really world-class competition out there today. The racing with Romain [Dumas] was incredible as we passed back and forth. I guess they ran out of fuel like Gil. I feel bad for Gils team. They were so close to winning. But well take this fourth win and close in on the point lead. Very exciting for us!
SCOTT SHARP (#9 Patrón Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01b): The last two races have been about fuel, and our staff, led by Duncan [Dayton] and Rob Hill, did another great job of calling the right shot at the end. Our car was fast all weekend, but I got caught some bad traffic and that hurt us. David did his usual great charge to get the Patrón Highcroft Acura to Victory Lane. This place is like a throwback to older racing with such fast turns. Its great for a driver.
LUIS DIAZ (#15 Lowes Fernandez Acura ARX-01b): We were very close to winning the race today. Our Lowes Acura team had a great strategy and my car felt good. We had some great racing in the P2 class. Each race, well continue to learn about the Acura chassis on these fast tracks. We had the Lola last year, and the new chassis is very good. We think we can get better with each race.
ADRIAN FERNANDEZ (#15 Lowes Fernandez Acura ARX-01b): We had some problems with the battery and that hurt us a little. But the Lowes Acura was fast today. We play a fuel game and I felt Luis had a good momentum. So he stayed in longer than some of the other Acura drivers, who switched [positions] after 45 minutes. I decided to save a little more fuel than Gil and David, or we might have had a shot for the win. Without the suspension problem at Road America, we should have three straight podium finishes. Second feels good.
FRANCK MONTAGNY (#26 XM Satellite Radio Acura ARX-01b): The XM car was not as fast as I would have liked due to the contact James had in the beginning of the race. We lost the front wing. We were able to race with anyone in our class until we had to pit late for fuel and tires. Our strategy came close at the end, but the race was one lap shorter than we would have liked. Another bad break.
JAMES ROSSITER (#26 XM Satellite Radio Acura ARX-01b): The XM car was good in my stint today. Unfortunately, I was racing with Sharp and we were passing a Ferrari in Turn Eight. I dont know if he didnt see me, but he ran into my cars left front. We lost a dive plane that hurt the aerodynamics a little bit. Overall, we just missed a bit on our fuel strategy and we had to settle for fourth.
SIMON PAGENAUD (#66 Panasonic ELS Surround Acura ARX-01b): It shows how much racing can get you sometimes. We will take a lot from this weekend. We learned a lot the whole week. We had some problems, but team had a great strategy and the car was very good in the race. I thought Gil was outstanding today too.
GIL de FERRAN (#66 Panasonic ELS Surround Acura ARX-01b): It was particularly cruel when you consider that we missed the checkered flag by just about a second. That made us take another lap and we ran out of fuel. It was always going to be tight for us on fuel. But the team did a very good job working the numbers. I tried to keep the proper fuel reading that they wanted. And we ran great laps and saved fuel. We thought the race would end one lap sooner. Unfortunately, that didnt happen today. Our guys did great in calling all the right moves, including getting us back on the lead lap in the early portion of the race. We have been struggling all weekend with the car, but, in the race, it felt good. And our lap times were very good. I was feeling very comfortable in the lead and I had a good rhythm in the cockpit. It felt good to run up front again. I think we can do more of that in the future. It is a tough way to lose.
This news content was configured by WebWire editorial staff. Linking is permitted.
News Release Distribution and Press Release Distribution Services Provided by WebWire.


text:
Fill out the form below if you would like to receive
news, tips and information relevant to your pet.
Looking to unsubscribe? Click Here.
How to use
Beaphar Eggfood for Parakeets is a complementary eggfood, ideal for budgies, and other parakeets, Lovebirds and parrots. It contains animal and vegetable proteins, vitamins and minerals, trace elements and all other ingredients
Beaphar Soft Eggfood for Canaries is a complementary eggfood, enhanced with honey for a soft, more palatable consistency. Suitable for all seed-eating birds such as canaries, budgies and finches
Beaphar Eggfood for Canaries & Tropical Birds is a complementary eggfood, suitable for all smaller seed-eating birds such as canaries or finches. It contains animal and vegetable proteins, vitamins and minerals
Beaphar Eggfood for Red Canaries is a complementary eggfood for red colored Canaries and other colored seed-eating birds. In addition to containing animal and vegetable proteins, vitamins and minerals
If you have a question about your pet and need some expert advice, here's where to ask!
Our handy guide can help you pick the perfect Beaphar product to solve your pet problem.
© Beaphar, 2018Privacy
E: email@example.com


text:
IBM touts novel chip-cooling technique - again
Thermal pastiche?
IBM likes the novel technqiue it's come up with for cooling chips so much that it's announced the breakthrough twice: back in October 2006 and, almost five months to the day, in March 2007.
As we reported last year, Big Blue boffins at the company's Zurich Research Lab discovered that if the upper surface of a chip's ceramic casing is etched with a network of channels, the thermal paste applied to conductively connect the chip to its cooling mechanism - heatsink, fan, whatever - spreads in a more efficient manner. Or, as we say in the trade, it gets thinner.
The upshot: the metal particles suspended within the paste are better able to conduct heat away from the chip.
This time round, IBM's researchers also suggest the same pattern of channels be cut into the underside of the cooler, again to ensure a narrower gap between chip and cooler, and so a more efficient flow of heat from one to the other.
There are other benefits, including a reduction in the pressure applied to the thermal paste to squeeze it between cooler and chip. That means the chip's delicate pins are less likely to be damaged. It also makes it possible to use pastes with a higher thermal conductivity value which might otherwise require to much spread pressure to be usable. Again, the use of such paste improves the flow of heat away from the chip.
In turn, that results in chips that can be clocked higher to run faster. Or you can slow down the cooling mechanism's fan speed - reducing its energy consumption - and possibly even switch to passive cooling, IBM said.
IBM is working with third-parties to build tools that can stamp the channels onto chip packages and cooling units.


text:
Mobile APP UI Design
Budget $250-750 USD
Project description
It consists of making the graphic design of the screens of an APP (client and user) and a management website.
The number of APP screens is approximately 120 and there are 25 screens on the administration website.
We provides the models made in Balsamiq Mockups 3 in .BMPR or PNG format and the logo with ours corporate colors.
The designer must create buttons, lists, calendars, graphics and all elements in an attractive way for users, using mainly the base colors provided in the logo. Everything must be in the same line of design.
Must be delivered in the same formats, full editable.
We gently ask for a sample of 3 mobile app designs with the proposal.
Awarded to:
Clickable mockup app for mobile and desktop: Mobile: [login to view URL] Desktop: https:[login to view URL] My mobile app portfolio: [login to view URL] Relevant Skills and Experience Please checkout my latest clickabl More
44 freelancers are bidding on average $647 for this job
HI, -Please share the details for an app and website pages. -We will deliver clean, user friendly theme for all screens. Relevant Skills and Experience App design: http://sdinfo More
Hi, Good day! We have read your post and would like to discuss as we have team of extensively experienced professionals in UX/UI/Graphics/Logo Designing & have successfully delivered over 500+ captivating design More
Hello. Dino here from Lembro design team. We are interested to discuss with you about your project. Please, check our portfolio and ask questions if you're interested. Hope to hear from you soon. Relevant Skills and More
hi so there are 120 screens ,right ?have wire frame ready ? Relevant Skills and Experience Our creative designers have years of experience and are eager to work with you. have some questions to ensure that we're on More
This is not an automatic bid.: With over 14 years UX / UI Design experience. ONLY UI - DESIGNER See my profilea I mostly work with europe and USA. We should discuss the project details. Stay tuned, I'm still worki More
I'm a self-taught UI / UX designer, I have designed too many apps previously and I can deliver you very creative designs for your app. Relevant Skills and Experience Please have a look at my work on "Mobile app design More
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to review our bid! I am really eager to work on your project. I believe in ORIGINAL and QUALITY work since Work is my solo identity. I am highly motivated and professional so ca More
Hello there, I read all the details which you describe in your requirements, i just to know that application in multi language or i just want to create design in English. And please share .BMPR files. Relevant Skills More
Hi, Nermin here, I would be interested in discussing this project with you. Thanks for the consideration, I hope to hear from you. Relevant Skills and Experience ui ux designer Proposed Milestones $1000 USD - I'll ne More
Hello, As per your requirement, I would like to tell you that i have a very strong experience of more than 5 years in the field of design and development. Regard, Shawon Relevant Skills and Experience Mobile UI des More
Hi,Greetings from DGS, I have sound and robust experience in Website design and Graphic design. Check my awesome portfolio [login to view URL] Relevant Skills and Experience Creative designs are ou More
Hello! I am Stefan, an ideas driven designer. Please head to my profile page to see my UI and APP design works. I am available full-time for this project. Relevant Skills and Experience 6+ years of experience in Graph More


text:
Alumni/Departmental Summer Assistantships
[4 awards at $500 paid to the student]
Proposal: Should provide an overview and scope of the work to be done and the impact of this project on the student, the college and/or the discipline. It is preferred that the proposal come from both student and faculty, however, proposals from faculty members will be considered if the student has not been selected yet. Proposals do not have to be lengthy, 1-2 pages will suffice. Submit proposals electronically to email@example.com.
Projects: The Alumni Association Board of Directors would like to encourage all subjects and research projects to consider this opportunity---they value supporting a variety of departments.
Deadline for submission is Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 4:30 PM.
If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Abernathy.
The Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize was created by the late Professor Joseph B. Gittler to recognize outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations. The Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Endowed Fund at Brandeis University supports this annual award.
The award includes a cash prize of $25,000 and a medal. The prize and medal are presented at a ceremony that includes a reception and a public lecture by the recipient on the Brandeis University campus in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Recipients of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize will have produced a body of published work that reflects scholarly excellence and a lasting contribution to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations anywhere in the world. Recipients need not be American citizens or reside in the United States. To be considered for the prize, candidates must be formally nominated. Nominations must be submitted in writing or by using the online nomination form; they should not exceed 1,000 words.
The nomination should include:
- The nominator's name, current affiliation and contact information
- The candidates's name, current affiliation and contact information
- An explanation of the rationale for the candidate's selection
- A list of the candidates' most important scholarly works relevant to consideration for the prize
- A biographical statement or curriculum vitae may be included but is not required.
Nominations must be received by April 15 for candidates to be considered for an award to be conferred in the academic year immediately following.
Founded in 1948 to embody the highest ethical and cultural values, Brandeis is the youngest private research university in the United States and the only nonsectarian university in the nation founded by members of the American Jewish community. Named for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis, the university is dedicated to academic excellence, nonsectarianism, service to the Jewish community, and social justice.
In the spirit of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize, Brandeis University celebrates a commitment to social justice and strives to reflect the heterogeneity of the United States and of the world community, welcoming students and faculty of every nationality, religion, and political orientation.
Augustana's Grants Website: http://www.augustana.edu/x10017.xml


text:
KILLEEN, TX --A Central Texas middle school teacher has been put on paid leave after an 11-year-old student complained his mouth was taped shut.
The Killeen Independent School District said Thursday that Clarence Williams will remain on leave pending an administrative review.
Ernesto Ortiz of Killeen says his boy had three pieces of duct tape put on his mouth Oct. 23 and left in place for about 45 minutes.
Ortiz says his son's mouth swelled and some skin came off with the tape following the incident at Palo Alto Middle School. A school nurse had to help remove the duct tape.
School officials did not immediately provide details on what prompted the teacher to allegedly tape the boy's mouth.
No publicly listed telephone number could immediately be located Friday for Williams.


text:
Felicia's Journey
Cork University Press, 2006 - Performing Arts - 91 pages
Felicia's Journey explores the 1999 film adaptation by Director, Atom Egoyan, of Irish writer William Trevor's novel of 1994.
Issues addressed include Hitchcockian influences, the sense of place in the visual discourse, and the characterization of the serial killer Hilditch, as constructed initially by Trevor and interpreted by Egoyan. Eschewing a crude "fidelity" model of adaptation, the study explores Egoyan's screen version as a commentary on, or significant reworking of, the original book. In particular, Egoyan's extension of the mother figure, through his creation of Gala, opens questions about memory, representation, and cinema's capacity as a reflexive medium which is a central feature of his film art.
From inside the book
31 pages matching Egoyan's film in this book
Where's the rest of this book?
Results 1-3 of 31
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Cover Versions
Novel Departures
Hitchcock Genre and Felicias Journey
2 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abortion Atom Egoyan banal Barthes Bob Hoskins camera catering manager Celtic Tiger central character child cinema collection colonial context cover images crime fiction darker Dennis Potter dimension director's commentary dislocation Dublin echoes Egoyan's film Elaine Cassidy explores fantasies father fear Felicia Felicia's Journey film adaptation film's Fitzgerald-Hoyt flashback Gala Gale's genre Hilditch Hilditch's house Hilditch's memories Hitchcock's idealised identity imperial archive industrial intertextual Irish Film Irish Film Institute Jane Caputi Johnny Lysaght Julia Kristeva Kerry Babies kitchen Kristeva landscape locating London Martin Gale Memory Lane metaphorical Modleski museum narrative image Norman Bates obsession offers past photograph Plate popular songs postmodern presents readers realisation recalls relationship replay role Romney Routledge rural Ireland scenes screen sense serial killer small-town soundtrack story suggests textual theme thriller town Trevor's fiction Trevor's novel uncredited video archive visual registers visual style William Trevor woman


text:
Measles, mumps, and rubella are serious diseases. Before vaccines they were very common, especially among children.
These diseases spread from person to person through the air. You can easily catch them by being around someone who is already infected.
Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine can protect children (and adults) from all three of these diseases.
Thanks to successful vaccination programs these diseases are much less common in the U.S. than they used to be. But if we stopped vaccinating they would return.
Children should get 2 doses of MMR vaccine:
Some infants younger than 12 months should get a dose of MMR if they are traveling out of the country. (This dose will not count toward their routine series.)
Some adults should also get MMR vaccine: Generally, anyone 18 years of age or older who was born after 1956 should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine, unless they can show that they have either been vaccinated or had all three diseases.
MMR vaccine may be given at the same time as other vaccines.
Children between 1 and 12 years of age can get a "combination" vaccine called MMRV, which contains both MMR and varicella (chickenpox) vaccines.
Any of these might be a reason to not get the vaccine, or delay vaccination until later.
A vaccine, like any medicine, is capable of causing serious problems, such as severe allergic reactions.
The risk of MMR vaccine causing serious harm, or death, is extremely small.
Getting MMR vaccine is much safer than getting measles, mumps or rubella.
Most people who get MMR vaccine do not have any serious problems with it.
If these problems occur, it is usually within 6-14 days after the shot. They occur less often after the second dose.
These are so rare that it is hard to tell whether they are caused by the vaccine.
Any unusual condition, such as a high fever or unusual behavior. Signs of a serious allergic reaction can include difficulty breathing, hoarseness or wheezing, hives, paleness, weakness, a fast heart beat or dizziness.
VAERS does not provide medical advice.
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) was created in 1986.
Persons who believe they may have been injured by a vaccine can learn about the program and about filing a claim by calling 1-800-338-2382 or visiting the VICP website at www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation.


text:
Having a problem related to Atlantic Yards? Log in or register for a free account to submit a report to AYW.
Welcome to Atlantic Yards Watch. Registration on this site is intended for stakeholders in the development of the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn. Such stakeholders include:
If you do not fall within one of the categories above, you are welcome to access the site, but you will not need to register as a user, and should not attempt to do so.
You must supply a valid email address in order to register for Atlantic Yards Watch. Note that users with email domains located outside of the United States may not be able to register.
Note that due to the large number of spam bots that register with Yahoo email addresses, we no longer are able to register users with Yahoo addresses online. If you have a Yahoo email address and wish to access Atlantic Yards Watch, please contact the site admin.
Please note that by registering for Atlantic Yards Watch, you represent that you have the necessary right to post any content you submit, and that you grant the sponsors of Atlantic Yards Watch the right to use such content in any manner they deem consistent with the site's purpose.
Thank you for your interest in Atlantic Yards Watch.
© 2016 The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, Inc.


text:
Freida Pinto: Jaeger-LeCoultre Hosted Gala Dinner!
Freida Pinto looks gorgeous attending a gala dinner celebrating The Rendez-Vous Collection at Giustinian Palace during the 2012 Venice Film Festival on Tuesday (September 4) in Venice, Italy.
The 27-year-old actress was joined by Italian actress Cristiana Capotondi and Clive Owen at the gala dinner, hosted by Jaeger-LeCoultre.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Freida Pinto
Freida was recently named the Global Brand Ambassador of Plan International's Because I am a Girl campaign.
FYI: Freida is wearing an Alexander McQueen dress.
15+ pictures of Freida Pinto attending a gala and Clive Owen arriving in Venice…


text:
Quotients of Monomials
Lesson 1 of 15
Objective: Students will be able simplify quotients of monomials.
Big Idea: Investigate the concepts behind, as well as the numerical limitations of, the simplest form of a rational expression.
Warm up and Homework Review
I include Warm ups with a Rubric as part of my daily routine. My goal is to allow students to work on Math Practice 3 each day. Grouping students into homogeneous pairs provides an opportunity for appropriately differentiated math conversations. Please watch my Video Narrative which explains this lesson's Warm Up- Quotients of Monomials.
I also use this time to correct and record the previous day's Homework.
Resources (6)
Rational Numbers
This lesson in a support/scaffolding lesson for my unit on rational functions. Though these concepts have been mapped in the Common Core into the Algebra 1 standards, they are fundamental to my students' success in the upcoming lessons. Since this is a skills based lesson, it does include guided practice. To balance this, I have included conceptual activities that provide an opportunity to deal with the WHY as we talk about the HOW.
The first activity asks students to spend two minutes writing down everything they know about exponents. The goal of this is to activate all their prior knowledge of exponents which will increase their success in this lesson.
Next, we discuss the concept behind rational numbers as well as their major limitations, namely a zero in the denominator. We look at two reasons why this can't happen (Math Practice 2).
Please see the PowerPoint for detailed presentation points.
Resources (1)
Resources (1)
Quotients of Monomials
Next, I have the students investigate the pattern xa/xb = xa-b (Math Practice 8) using several sample problems. After trying a couple of examples, the students look at reasoning behind a0=1.
Our next task is looking at 00. After consulting with their partner, I have the students raise their hands if they think 00 = 0 or if 00 = 1. This discussion provides an opportunity to see how mathematics isn't always black and white and gives the students an opportunity to defend their own reasoning (Math Practice 3). Here is a website with some great information on this topic.
Finally, we discuss negative exponents and look at several examples combining all of these concepts.
Exit Ticket
I use an exit ticket each day as a quick formative assessment to judge the success of the lesson.
Today's Exit Ticket asks students to simplify a quotient of monomials that include negative exponents.
Resources (1)
Resources (1)
This homework begins with eight problems which provide a small amount of practice to reinforce the day's lesson. Next, the students identify a quotient that has a variable with a constraint not equal to zero. This is a preview into the next lesson which includes binomial denominators. Finally, they determine whether a quotient has been simplified properly (Math Practice 3).
This assignment was recreated with Kuta Software, an amazing resource for secondary mathematics teachers.