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Ulcerative colitis occurs when ulcers and inflammation form on the lining of the colon and intestine. Uncomfortable symptoms can result, with multiple trips to the restroom every day.
"It's hard to tell your friends what's wrong, and you just kind of have to withdraw from life," said Dr. William J. Sandborn, chief of gastroenterology, UC San Diego Health System.
Sandborn says patients can have surgery, but that means removing the colon and requires an ileostomy bag.
Instead, there's an experimental therapy available.
"What we think is happening with this medication is that it's promoting healing of that inflamed lining of the bowel," said Sandborn.
MDX-1100 works by blocking a protein called chemokine, clearing it from the body so inflammation can't occur. Current drugs can hinder the immune system, lead to infection and even increase the risk of cancer. MDX-1100 promotes healing.
"It seems to be really targeting the colon, so it leaves much of the rest of the body alone," said Sandborn.
But if they stop the therapy, symptoms will come back.
Patients get an infusion of the drug about every four weeks. So far, it's shown good results in a Phase One study. It's now in Phase Two of testing. One interesting fact: smoking actually protects patients from ulcerative colitis. Smokers have about half the risk of developing the disease compared to nonsmokers.
ULCERATIVE COLITIS: Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. The cause of this disease is unknown. However, patients who have this disease generally have a weaker immune system. Stress and particular foods may trigger symptoms in those who possess this disease. The disease affects all age groups, but there have been peaks at ages 15-30 and then again at 50-70. The disease begins in the rectal area and can grow to infect the entire large intestine.
SYMPTOMS INCLUDE: The symptoms vary in intensity and could start suddenly or slowly. Half of patients experience mild symptoms while the other half gets the worse end. They include:
- Abdominal pain and cramping
- Weight loss
- Blood and pus in the stools
- Fever
- Light or extreme diarrhea
- Joint pain or swelling
- Diet and Nutrition: Certain types of foods may worsen diarrhea and gas symptoms. Eat small amounts of food, drink water, avoid high-fiber foods, limit milk products if you are lactose intolerant, and avoid fatty, greasy or fried foods and sauces.
- Stress: Stress increases when the disease is active because it results in an increase in the number of bowel movements a day and can be embarrassing.
- Surgery: Surgery to remove the colon will cure ulcerative colitis and removes the threat of colon cancer. Recommended for patients who have: Colitis that does not respond to complete medical therapy, changes in the lining of the colon that are thought to be precancerous, or serious complications such as rupture (perforation) of the colon, severe bleeding (hemorrhage) (Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information).
CHANGING LIVES: There are a number of medications available for patients with less severe cases. However, certain drugs can hinder the immune system, increase risk of colon cancer, or lead to infection. But, there is one new drug available that promotes healing, IP-10 or MDX-1100. It works by blocking a protein called chemokine so inflammation cannot occur. The drug has recently been filed with the FDA for approval. Preclinical studies demonstrate that antibodies targeting IP-10 neutralize the effects of IP-10 and decrease the appearance of the disease progression in animal models of ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. The Phase 2 trial is expected to enroll up to 106 patients at multiple centers internationally. Patients in the study are randomized to receive either placebo or MDX-1100 (10 mg/kg) every two weeks for a total of four doses. The primary endpoint of the study is response rate at eight weeks. (Source: Drugs.com).


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On June 30, Thalía decided to forget for a few days of work and the bustle of New York. Packed her bags, got on a plane and traveled to the French coast, which since then is enjoying a delightful vacation. The Mottolas vacation together with the Hilfigers.
They are aboard the luxury yacht charter Diamond A that costs from €255,000 (approx $282,956) per week plus expenses
They also checked-in in the luxurious Capri Palace Hotel & Spa and booked in the Penthouse Acropolis Suite with Private Pool & terrace room (€4,300-5,700 + VAT) and dined at il Riccio restaurant
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As reported here last week by Pam Zubeck, a rally was planned for earlier today in opposition of proposed fracking in Colorado Springs residential areas.
More information, including comments from organizers and participants, can be found on the Frack Up: 500 People To City Hall on Tuesday December 11th, 2012 Facebook event page.
And now that the vote on the issue has been moved to Feb. 12, a new event page has emerged: City Council Meeting to Stop Frackers, calling for more action on that date.
Many concerned citizens are hoping that City Council members will follow in Tim Leigh's footsteps, with a "no" vote.
Meanwhile, here are some images captured of today's protest signs, and one clever sticker handed out to rally participants by co-organizer Don Goede.
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Knight of Swords
The Knight of Swords is young* man who has not reached maturity** yet. His vocation in life could be related to the element of air (pilot, air steward, meteorologist, etc), intellectual challenges (teacher, academic, scientist, lawyer, etc), surgical professions (dentist, doctor, nurse etc) or defence (soldier, policeman etc). The Swords offer a great range of possibilities of vocation in their symbolism. The symbolic relationship to this card may not be vocational, it could be a description of his personality. In which case this youth could be aggressive, argumentative, arrogant, authoritative, assertive, career minded or ambitious. His positive traits can be that he is brave and courageous or highly intelligent. He could even be someone who has spent time in prison or lives outside of the law.
In the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot The Knight is travelling on horse from east to west, the horse is charging at speed and the knight has his sword drawn in attack. It is important to note these details when divining who the symbology is talking about. This could, for example, mean a young man who is, or will be, aggressive or someone who comes from the East across wind swept and inhospitable lands.
Finally, the symbology is never fixed in its interpretation as this card may not represent a person but a situation. For example it could be a warning about driving too fast or the need for immediate action and swift travel.
*the age of this man could be relative to the person the reading is for. He maybe a mature man but a younger man.
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i thought i'd give a little update on my first two weeks living as a freelance photographer in new york city. moving from coast to coast is a big change, going from having a car to not is a big change, + leaving the solitary life of living alone to living with other people is a big change too. but i'm completely loving it. the adventure... the unknowns... all the new restaurants, bars, neighborhoods, stores to explore... i've been around long enough to know that most of the time it's all about who you know... so i've been one busy lady on the networking front. i've had about 20 meetings in the last two weeks with everyone from old seattle friends, friends of friends, and food stylists, art directors, producers, reps, PR people, marketing people, potential brides, + current clients. i felt really excited to book two weddings in my first week here, + am loving all the new people i'm meeting and friends i'm making. here's a couple of my first impressions with my new home....
- on my first day here i learned what a bodega was
- later that first day i was recommended to get the itrans NYC app. this was promised to be my most used app, + has proven so. i use it about 20 times a day + the biggest perk is that it works in the subway. FTW!
- i learned what a railroad apartment is.
- coffee places ask you if you want milk or sugar and put it in for you. hate that. + it really is milk... not 1/2&1/2.
- 50% of the people you see don't know where they're going either. + if you ask for directions, they'll have no idea what to tell you.
- i was so grateful to discover that wellfleet, MA oysters are just as delicious as PNW ones... i was very biased.
- don't go to the MOMA on rainy saturdays... that's everyone else's idea too... (but do get a MOMA membership)
- jaywalking is legal!
- NYC weather is officially bipolar. + when it rains, it pours.
- new yorkers like to reference places by always mentioning the cross streets said place is at. "you know, at 7th between W45th and W46th..." these references fall on deaf ears when you have no idea where 7th or W45th is.
- hasidic jews look like they're from another century, but listen to ipods on the subway.
- it's no wonder that people get mugged in NYC because most places are cash only. you have to have cash on you at all times. + it's true what i heard... some places are cash only or amex. true story.
- when i pick out what shoes i'm going to wear in the morning, my decision is based on how far i'll be walking that day. + yes, i've already become one of those that wears flats to + from the subways + stashes my heels in my purse.
anyone who knows me knows i heart me some good food + drink... so here's just a few of the places that i've been discovering...
Prune Restaurant + Juliette Restaurant tipsy parson freemans restaurant + pegu club
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DCLG have issued a Planning Guarantee Monitoring Report ranking LPAs based on the number of applications decided within 26 weeks.
John Silvester, Society Spokesperson, told Planning magazine "This monitoring report was never intended to be used to identify poorly performing authorities". It's specific purpose was to consider sanctions DCLG could take against local authorities which fail to meet the guarantee.
Silvester also stated "Given that overall Councils currently decide 82% of applications within 8 weeks and 93% within 13 weeks within the context of council budgets having been cut by at least 28% in real terms over the course of the spending review and, importantly, that planning fees have been capped at less than the cost of providing the service LPAs seem to be doing pretty well!"
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UK must stop inciting hatred against migrants: UN human rights chief [Xinhua]
GENEVA, April 24 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Human Rights chief on Friday urged authorities in Britain, media and regulatory bodies to take steps to curb incitement to hatred, in the wake of a recent article in The Sun newspaper calling migrants "cockroaches."
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, also called on all European countries to take a firmer line on racism and xenophobia which he said often feeds a vicious cycle of vilification, intolerance and politicization of migrants under the guise of freedom of expression.
"This vicious verbal assault on migrants and asylum seekers in the British tabloid press has continued unchallenged under the law for far too long," he said, adding that while he was an unswerving advocate of freedom of expression, the right was not absolute.
Zeid said the tabloid press was "sapping compassion for the thousands of people fleeing conflict, human rights violations and economic deprivation who are drowning in the Mediterranean."
"The nasty underbelly of racism may also risk making the crisis even worse, and could sadly result in further massive loss of life," he added.
Zeid noted that the Sun article was simply one of the more extreme examples of thousands of anti-foreigner articles that have appeared in UK tabloids over the past two decades.
The High Commissioner noted that "while migration and refugee issues are completely valid topics for public debate, it is imperative that migration policy decisions that affect people's lives and fundamental human rights should be made on the basis of fact — not fiction, exaggeration or blatant xenophobia."
Earlier this week a British NGO, the Society of Black Lawyers, reported The Sun to Britain's Metropolitan Police and requested the matter be investigated under the 1986 Public Order Act to see whether the article amounts to incitement to racial hatred.
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Article original title: "Stop inciting hatred against migrants: UN human rights chief"
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The Dinkey Lakes Trip II, July 2009
This 9 mile 3 Day trip was another 3rd time's the charm, being the best trip to Dinkey Lakes. A friend and I deviated a little from what we normally do, taking the River Trail in and Lake trails out. It's important to note that day hikes are included in the mileage for the trip and added many additional miles of travel with all of the exploring done on the marathon of day hikes and climbing of 4 peaks. We climbed all of the Three Sister Peaks and the higher peak that's confused for Dogtooth Peak. We were nearly drenched by a very powerful series of Thunderstorms that just missed us the first night, but other than that the weather was partly cloudy, making for nice hiking conditions. I will sum up this trip with 3 words, "Lots of Photos."Read More


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First of all, a heartiest thanks to the moronic Paki cricketers who indulged in some nice match-fixing and helped Indians take their mind off Commonwealth mess. After all, we may be a nation full of shitty assholes but our sporting icons arent tainted ( We also boast of the GOD Himself). Moreover, its always a sadistic pleasure to see Pakistan getting what they truly deserve: humiliation. Besides, what more can you expect from a nation whose President goes on foreign trips, hires women "guides" and refuses to pay them! ( Link here ).
Fuck Yeah ! We are to Pakistan what USA is to us and we are loving it! YAY !
Now, back to the issue at hand : Commonwealth.. nay; Delhi city itself.
I dont give a shit about Commonwealth now. I also dont give a damn for Chetan Bhagat but for once I agree with what he said in his column in this Sunday's Times of India. Boycott these games! I wont however, delve into the reasons for we all know them already. You know.. corrupt games etc etc . What I am concerned about is my city.. my Delhi and its image.
Its no secret that news channels go berserk everytime theres rain in Delhi nowadays and jams happen because of ongoing construction work. I actually appreciate that media is highlighting the issues and keeping Government on its toes. But what bugs me is the style in which these assholes project this. Just a few days back, I saw this news-piece on IBN7 where they had compared Delhi to hell !!.
The loosers even invented a term for this which i dont remember. That made my blood boil so much that I just wanted to go full Sunny-Deol on that anchor. What the fuck? You may highlight the issues but how dare you disrespect my home just for the sake of creating sensationalism. Although coming from IBN7, I am not surprised about this as this idiotic channel ranks next only to India TV in "quality news" ; but I wont tolerate anyone calling my home that. Fuck you.
Infact, I dont see any difference between these news channels and many Delhi-ites ... most of whom are bloody hypocrites: throwing their garbage on streets and then shouting that " our capital aint very clean".
But, arent we all missing a vital point here? Spare a thought about the city itself. Its crying for attention. These assholes-in-arms namely Municipal Corp, Delhi Govt., CWG organizing Committee etc have thrown this city out of gear. Its not the city's fault that due to the third rate planning of these morons, rubble is lying everywhere and jams are happening. The trouble is that when this happens; majority people shout that its Delhi! No morons.. its not. Its Kalmadi. Its Mrs Dikshit. Its MCD. Blame the right targets.
The city needs its citizens more than ever today. Dont curse the city. Dont litter. Dont forget about the CWG scams after the games ( they say public memory is too short.. Not this time!). File PILs against the looters. Many invaders over the ages have plundered Delhi but the current lot takes the bloody cake. Theres so much stuff we can do by genuinely loving the city, cant we? ( ** More suggestions invited in comments - Thanks)
Delhi has the nicest and the widest roads , a world class metro system, now also a world class airport ( T3 terminal ) and all the facilities. What we witness during rains nowadays, many Indian cities have been witnessing that since long.. without any sort of ongoing construction work. See that and aim the right targets.
Yes, due to this Commonwealth mess, things are mega chaotic presently. But this will soon change. Amen. Let the CWG get over. Let those foreign babas and babes come, click pics of "poor Indians" for sharing with their friends back home and let them go back peacefully. But after that Mr Kalmadi (and others) , .. clean my city of the mess you have created. You owe it one.
// Upcoming post : Why we shouldnt support M F Hussain and forget about the old rat.
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We know every path, every corner of our beautiful mountain region better than the back of our hand. That's why we are delighted to share our knowledge with you by providing you with accurate tipps and information on hiking tours and trips suitable for you! To make sure that you return safely from your hiking trip to our hotel - enriched with a lot of memorable and unforgettable, positive impressions.
We have a special introduction to our hiking schedule for you: We introduce you by offering an orienteering hike through Innerkrems. You get a map and are encouraged to find various destinations in the neighborhood. This way you not only get to explore the area around the hotel but also return to the hotel with a sense of what nature has in store for you during your family vacation in Austria. Equipped with this wonderful experience it is easier for you to explore all the beautiful spots and the most hidden corners of our beautiful landscape with the support of our hiking tour guide.
Can you hear something? No, you don't? You certainly need to get used to the stillness and the silence you find in the Nock Mountains. As soon you are used to it, you simply get to enjoy its benefits. You may be encouraged to listen to the soothing sounds of the water in one of the many streams, lapping over stones and pebbles or the chirping of birds. The Carinthian Nock Mountains are known as one of the most interesting and oldest mountain formations in Europe. They are soft and thus contrast the cliffy mountain formations of the Hohe Tauern to the west, the Niedrige Tauern to the north or the Karawanken and Karnische Alps to the south. The Nock Mountains are rich in history for people, flora and fauna. Its panoramic view overlooking surrounding mountain regions in Carinthia is simply stunning.
During summer, from the middle of June to the middle of September two chairlifts are in use to take guests from the hotel to the mountaintops of the Nock Mountains. All you have to do is to walk the 20 meters from the hotel to the chair lifts.
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In this course, trainer Joe Albano explains how sound interacts and is modified by the listening environment. Learn the powerful influence of acoustics on our perception and the propagation of sound.
How we hear sound is greatly influenced by where we are physically in relationship to where the sound emanates from. Understanding how sound is shaped, colored and transformed by the listening environment is essential knowledge when designing a studio and recreating acoustical phenomena in sound design and mixing.
In this course, you learn all about the wavelength, absorption, reflection, transmission of sound in the real world. You also learn all about phase, polarity and interference and how these physical properties determine why sound "sounds" the way it does!
From there, expert engineer Joe Albano dives into phenomena like Comb Filtering, the Haas Effect, Standing Waves and other phenomena that can impact direct and reflected sound. The final two sections in this course zoom in on Room Treatment and Sound Proofing - essential knowledge for anyone designing or modifying a listening space or designing their own studio.
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- Audio Concepts 101: Audio & Sound Basics
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Fundamentals, fundamentals, and more fundamentals! Yet another masterful, detailed, and foundational course with the mighty Joe Albano at the helm. The topics relating to reflection, phase, polarity, comb filtering, and the Haas/Precedence Effect are particularly invaluable for every stage of audio production. Highest recommendation. Review this course repeatedly!
Another great course by Joe Albano! I can see I have a lot of work to do making my studio better!
A great, informative class if you can keep up. Reading copy, there's no pauses to keep up so you're constantly rewinding. Even if this were an actual class, you'l constantly ask the teacher to repeat himself. If someone's gonna give that many facts in a short period of time, at least publish the script you're reading from. But still greatly informative...
Joe Albano has done another great job in this course! He continues to make the subject matter completely understandable. Each step follows the previous one in a logical and paced manner. The course is comprehensive and no time is wasted on superfluous material. I highly recommend the course!
Joe Albano's Acoustics 103 is fantastic! I have used the information in this tutorial and a few others on MPV in constructing my own home studio and it has been working out well for me. I can't wait to take other courses in this series!
Almost everything you need to know about how sound travels, and how to maximize your listening and working environment. I recommend this course to anyone who wants to mix, even in difficult conditions.
Easy to understand and enough to learn. Starting with the length of a waveform to optimizing your studio. really useful information and the quiz sums up the most relevant points. good job!
Another great course from Joe Albano, my favorite teacher on here. If you are new to acoustics, this is gold. Otherwise its still a great review, and you may still learn a thing or two. Very thorough yet easy to understand.
Spectacular. I've just as much as i would in class at MiU, but i loved to keep my knowledge up-to-date with any teachings of good audio courses as possible
Very informative for anybody who is thinking about making a project studio..
Joe Albano Audio Concepts series is a great one. He strikes a great balance throughout in a very likeable and informative style. This course, acoustics, again finds the right balance between the theory and practical relevant details, demonstrating how these concepts relate to production effects and techniques as well as studio acoustics. Nice visual examples, illustrations. The series builds and is a great primer or review. This is one series I look forward to completing in full.
Some technical information clearly explained, with some simple graphics. Most useful for those who can build or modify a room specifically to be a studio.
I particularly enjoyed this course. It provided very practical advice about constructing a studio and I found that the concepts of acoustics were presented in a clear, understandable manner.
Considering building a new studio in my house, I could now understand better the basement of sound travelling and how to avoid issues that could occur. Great course.
Incredible course. No rambling, just straight to the the point information. Very practical and easy to follow
The Audio Concepts series is one that I will return to on a regular basis so I can continue to absorb all of the material. They are clearly written and presented with a no-nonsense approach. There is so much to learn in the world of audio and I am happy Joe decided to share his expertise with us. The Acoustics course is an important one and helped me understand how to get my home studio sounding better.
Definitely a wealth of information and easy to understand the key concepts. Just as great as the previous 2 courses. Looking forward to the next module.
Great course, just as good as the other ones from this series. Help a lot on how to get the best set up in a room to make your mixes.


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There are certain days that I just want to forget…last week I had a few of those days.
It seemed like everything that I baked just didn't go right. One cookie recipe I tried twice, and both times it flopped. I'm really bummed because it sounds good, but I haven't gotten the consistency right yet.
Then on Wednesday morning I was driving the kids to school, and apparently I was in my own little world.
I looked ahead, saw that the light was green and no one was coming either direction. I'm thinking I need another salted caramel mocha latte to make sure I'm really awake.
Then I was distracted by the red flashing lights at the new gas station. I even pointed it out to the kids, and said something about someone must have been speeding and got pulled over bright and early.
All of a sudden my son asked me why I wasn't stopping. The green light that I had seen had turned yellow and then red, all while I was gawking at the flashing lights on the side of the road.
At that point it was slam on the brakes and slide through the intersection…or just keep on going and blow through the red light.
No one was coming, so I opted for the second choice. The first thing my son said was, "I'm going to tell Dad." He couldn't believe I ran a red light. Not the thing I want him to see when he is just a few years away from a license himself!!
The sad thing is that was the first of about 3 red lights that I went through last week. It's a really good thing the kids haven't been in the car for the rest of them.
I would really have some explaining to do. Maybe I just need some refresher driving lessons.
After all these driving mishaps, I needed to get in the kitchen and destress. Baking has a way of calming me down. (This salted caramel pumpkin oatmeal cake is something I pull out when I need to bake a delicious treat!)
And since it is fall and all things pumpkin is the way to go, I pulled another can of pumpkin out of the cupboard and made some muffins.
The original pumpkin Nutella muffins had a pocket of chocolate in the center, but this time I swirled it on top. They turned out so pretty, and the kids devoured them. Yay for the baking fails ending!
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Swirls of chocolate make these soft Pumpkin Nutella Muffins a delicious way to start out any day in the fall.
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup Nutella spread
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with non-stick baking spray.
- Add the pumpkin, eggs, oil, and sugar to a large bowl and mix together.
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NBC is taking flack for casting Mike Tyson–a convicted rapist and accused serial abuser–as a victim of abuse in an upcoming episode of Law & Order: SVU.
Tyson will portray a death row inmate who was abused as a child and was convicted of murdering one of his abusers.
The network originally scheduled the episode, which finished filming months ago, to air on Feb. 13. NBC later rescheduled it to air on Feb. 6 in order to distance its air date from an international, anti-violence event planned for Feb. 14. The event, the One Billion Rising march, is meant to raise awareness of abuse and violence against women.
The casting was protested by rape survivor Marcie Kaveney who started a petition to have NBC recast the role removing the convicted Tyson. The petition received more than 7,000 signatures.
Kaveney, a rape-crises advocate from Fort Meyers, FL, told the Washington Post, "As soon as I saw it [in a news report], I just saw red."
On her petition, Kaveney laments Tyson's casting, saying, "As an advocate and a survivor, my heart aches at the thought that this man gets a free pass because he is famous! I can't even begin to imagine what this news would mean to his victim."
In 1991 Tyson was convicted of raping 18-year-old Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington and served a six-year sentence. Also, in the late 1980s, Tyson was accused of multiple cases of domestic abuse of his one-time wife, Robin Givens.
Tyson has weighed in on the television show controversy, saying he's been sober for five years and in that time has remained a law-abiding citizen. "I'm just trying to live my life," the former boxer told TV Guide in an interview about Kaveney's petition.
"I didn't rape nobody or do anything like that, and this lady wasn't there to know if I did or not," he added.


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We all use t-shirts on a regular basis and buy them more often than any other apparel. SelflessTee is a startup selling t-shirts that do more than look great — they change lives. When you buy from SelflessTee you not only get a hip looking wear but through your purchase of that t-shirt you also support an important cause. The dollars from your purchase go towards supporting the work of the charity behind the cause.
SelflessTee is a Pepsi Refresh funded startup whose goal is to be a leading apparel company, creating continuous social impact.
As co-founder Josh Furnas put it, "Our goal is to raise money and awareness for causes and we do it through designer apparel. We turn the cause into something visually appealing on a T-shirt which people would love to own"
How They Do It?
SelflessTee sells limited edition t-shirts on their website (selflesstee.com), representing the cause that they've picked for that period which is generally two weeks. So keep coming back to see if the cause you endorse has a t-shirt designed around it or you may just be moved by the great looking t-shirt into buying irrespective of the cause. However, SelflessTee goal is to really bring the stories out and to educate its consumers on the cause and the work of the nonprofit.
It is a really important part of our work that we make the human connection between nonprofit and potential consumer, that the consumers know the story behind the t-shirt they buy – Danny Bocanegra, Co-Founder
When you go onto their site, alongside the display of the t-shirt, you'll also find information on how the funds will be used and a video of the nonprofit's work.
In order to come up with a killer t-shirt, that make a statement, SelflessTee sources graphic designers, who are motivated to make a difference and nonprofits who are looking for funds for their projects. They then pair the two (one designer, with one nonprofit) to come up with beautiful creation. If you are a graphic designer, looking for fame, money and most importantly to create change, you can apply here. Nonprofits looking to raise funds for projects, learn about the criteria here. As for the people looking to buy t-shirts online, this is what the founders of SelflessTee has to say to you, "It's about doing something, intrinsically having your purchase tied to something great and substantial. An attractive tee can have profound meaning and still be really really cool"
Would you be more likely to buy a cause inspired t-shirt than a regular one? Let us know in the comments.
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Today most jobs require at least a General Educational Development certification, if not an actual high school diploma. If you dropped out of high school or were expelled, there are options. Although you cannot take the GED test online in Florida or anywhere else in the US, training and practice are classes available on the Net.
Make sure you meet the requirements. To obtain GED certification in Florida you must be 18 years old and have a valid Florida ID. You must not be enrolled in an accredited high school and never have graduated or received a diploma.
Study hard. The GED test covers language arts (reading and writing), mathematics, science and social studies. To pass you must earn between 200 and 800 points.
Take pre-tests. Pre-tests are a great way to learn the material or refresh your memory. Some companies that offer pre-tests online include Steve Vaughn and 4Tests.com. Most basic programs are free, but the more involved and time-consuming programs do have fees.
Sign up for a high school program online. These home study programs cover the five subject areas of the GED test and can be done at your leisure.
Find a test location. Look on Florida's Literary Coalition's website for a full listing of GED testing centers.
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- Social Security Card
- Florida ID
- Official general education development (GED) tests are not offered online. The ones that are will not be accepted by colleges, universities or the military. According to the American Council on Education, these programs claim you can earn your GED online, but they are unauthorized.


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Manufacturers are always catching heat for not staying up to date with Android software. They can release three phones in a quarter, each with better hardware than the one before it, but not a single one runs on the latest version of Android. Why is that? We know third-party UIs and carrier customizations hold up the update process. That's not all though. A Motorola executive has spoken out on the hardships of updates, and it looks like the Big M holds Google's Nexus hardware choices responsible for much of the delays.
When Google first releases a new version of Android, only the company lucky enough to be chosen as the manufacturer of the next Nexus has access to it. When that new version of Android is released with the next Nexus, it's optimized to run on Nexus hardware. According to Christy Wyatt, senior vice president and general manager of Motorola's Enterprise Business Unit, that's where the problems begin.
When Google does a release of the software ... they do a version of the software for whatever phone they just shipped. The rest of the ecosystem doesn't see it until you see it. Hardware is by far the long pole in the tent, with multiple chipsets and multiple radio bands for multiple countries. It's a big machine to churn.Christy WyattMotorola
Clearly, manufacturers are faced with several hurdles leading to a consumer update. Some are uncontrollable, while some could be worked on.
Carrier control isn't likely to go away anytime soon. Companies like Motorola don't see any advantages in limiting what a carrier can do to their device. Some devices make it to market with only a handful of custom apps, while others, like Moto's Droid devices, are as carrier branded as Android gets. In return for giving Verizon this sort of control, Motorola gets to be the face of Verizon for many ad campaigns to come.
Limiting the hardware a manufacturer releases would also help alleviate some of the stress behind updates. This could be a growing trend in 2012. It was certainly well voiced in 2011.
As far as Android being optimized for specific hardware, forcing manufacturers to work overtime to optimize for their hardware, there's not a whole lot that can be said. However, companies with less hardware available, who make less changes to stock Android, generally get their updates out faster than anyone else.
Hardware optimization and custom software aside, one can't help but wonder how much of the drawn out update process is tied to sheer laziness or a "who cares" attitude. Take Motorola's unfulfilled promise to unlock bootloaders: instead of making good and releasing the necessary tools, they've announced yet another version of the RAZR with an unlockable bootloader and "Developer Edition" in the name.
Is that because Verizon told them unlocking the original RAZR would be a bad idea? Are they too busy working on new phones, ignoring the old ones? Do they really even care? If Motorola is spending all their time trying to optimize new versions of Android Google released with a Nexus in mind, would they be opposed to some hardware limitations imposed by Google? Or probably most ideally for Motorola, should consumers just get over it, and be happy that they can still run (most of) the latest apps from the Market?
Whatever the case, one thing is for sure. Don't expect the manufacturers to suddenly start updating their handsets faster any time soon. They have plenty of
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From 4004 One Lincoln Tower you see a 180 degree view of Bellevue, Seattle and the surrounding Mountains.
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On Photography: Impressions and MemoryJuly 6, 2007
I'm only in the first chapter of Susan Sontag's collection of essays "about the meaning and career of photographs," and I am feeling that immediate sense of recognition — the quickened pulse and the urgent need to nod my head vigorously as she deftly touches the undercurrents that drive my own photography. The insatiable need to capture images, the desire to collect and catalog — all are neatly pinned down on page two like butterfly specimens beneath a gentle but unremitting light:
To photograph is to appropriate the thing photographed. It means putting oneself into a certain relation to the world that feels like knowledge — and, therefore, like power.
And with the same clarity, she continues…
…print seems a less treacherous form of leaching out the world, of turning it into a mental object, than photographic images, which now provide most of the knowledge people have about the look of the past and the reach of the present. What is written about a person or an event is frankly an interpretation, as are handmade visual statements, like paintings and drawings. Photographed images do not seem to be statements about the world so much as pieces of it, miniatures of reality that anyone can make or acquire.
From time to time, I look back on my own past, at the earliest years where memories become fragments, sparse and dimly lit. I only see glimpses now, suspiciously photographic in quality and often even toned in sepia as are my family's pictures from the period. Are my recollections merely photographs seeded into my memory by years of browsing the old pictures? Or have my real memories taken on the visual characteristics of photographs, a projection of time-clouded uncertainty into a familiar and comforting frame?


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Among the exciting 2012 introductions from United Kingdom-based Thompson & Morgan are six tall hollyhocks in the Halo series. Halo Red is a Fleuroselect novelty award winner.
"All are single flowering," says Andrew Spencer, Thompson & Morgan's wholesale international sales manager. "These are first-year flowering perennials. We were looking for good, strong, contrasting bicolors to add interest to the series.
Other new varieties are the Polkadot collection featuring four digitalis hybrids, the Beauty series of primula that features six colors designed for earlier flowering and ipomoea 'Persian Star.'
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The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) sits a-top a Delta IV Heavy, ready for a test flight, one of the first ever to reach this deep into space since the Apollo missions of 1972. The year of the test is 2014. The video below breaks down the Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) from launch until splashdown.
We have a real need for such space craft right now, especially in the even of an asteroid threat, but unfortunately, as always, budget constraints keep pushing the future of the space program and exploration into the future. Hopefully 2014 will at least be the year of the test. See the simulation of the test in the video below.
The Orion crew vehicle designs originated in the now-cancelled Constellation program that began in 2005 as the "Crew Exploration Vehicle". Each capsule is to hold 4 astronauts.
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I'm starting a new series, about that weird transition time between graduating university and being a real adult. This is a time where people my age are getting their first real adult jobs, or are in their first grown up relationship, maybe moving in with their significant other. I figured that sharing these experiences would benefit everyone involved, making the process easier for someone just starting out. Now, since I haven't done most or even half of the things on the list, I'll be featuring guest writers, and am actively looking for volunteers to guest write posts for me.
Things I'm featuring in Adulthood 101:
How to get into grad school
How to get an adult job
How to rent an apartment/house
How to buy healthy groceries and plan meals
If you want to write a post for Adulthood 101, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com, and let me know what you want to write about. And if you can think of something that you'd like featured, please email me or mention it in the comments. I'm always looking for new ideas.


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Beth got as hair cut. She likes "high maintenance" hair. Her bangs hang in front of her face and are just long enough that they can't stay behind her ear. She has to put her hair back all day long. The kids of her generation like this hair cut.
Fall is here. The leaves are turning colors. We need to try on our winter jackets and see how many pairs of gloves we have. We either are way ahead on trying on our winter things, or we…I …forget and we try them on the morning that we wake up and it is freezing out. We have a lot of left handed gloves. Where did all of the right handed gloves go? We buy a few pairs of one style of glove, in all the same color that way if we loose a glove we can still use the one that is left. Since we have lost all of the right handed gloves, we will need new gloves. We keep the unmatched gloves to use to shovel the drive and play in the yard if all of the matched gloves are wet.
Here is a picture of some donkeys and pumpkins. They are made out of straw. I think that they are donkeys…
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The Provincetown International Film Festival will honor actresses Patricia Clarkson and Debra Winger on its 16th anniversary.
Clarkson will receive the Excellence in Acting Award, and her most recent film, the dark comedy Last Weekend, will open the festival.
Winger will collect the Faith Hubley Career Achievement Award. Her last significant role was in 2008's Rachel Getting Married, in which she played Anne Hathaway's mother. She received a Best Supporting Actress nod from the Independent Spirit Awards.
"We are delighted to honor Patricia Clarkson and Debra Winger at this year's festival," commented PIFF Artistic Director Connie White. "It is perfect timing to honor Patti, as we can celebrate her remarkable talent and also spotlight her beautiful performance in Last Weekend as our opening night selection. In choosing Debra, we get to highlight one of our favorite actresses and a career shaped by thoughtful and intelligent artistic choices, a hallmark of the annual Faith Hubley tribute."
PIFF will take place on June 18-22.
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Batman #702
- Story by
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- Art by
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- Colors by
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- Letters by
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- Cover by
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I wasn't too sure initially about "Batman" #701-702, with Grant Morrison and Tony Daniel reteaming to provide the 'missing chapter' of "Batman R.I.P.," presumably for all those that complained it was hard to decipher or follow. A two-issue exercise in hand-holding didn't sound too appealing, but I've really enjoyed Morrison's work on the character, so I was in. Issue 701 was exactly what I feared when it presented what happened after the climax of "Batman R.I.P." up until "Final Crisis," filling in 'gaps' that never needed filling. This week's issue 702, though, does something different in its second half as it provides a somewhat essential explanation of what exactly happened to Batman in "Final Crisis" #6 when he shot Darkseid and was hit by the Omega Sanction in response. More than simple gap-filling, Morrison takes this chance to add new elements to the story currently going on in "The Return of Bruce Wayne" and "Batman and Robin."
In the lead-up to Batman's confrontation with Darkseid, Morrison rehashes the hero's place within "Final Crisis" with reworked versions of the events we saw in that mini-series. He does use a new scene with the Flash to establish a big idea about Darkseid and the other New Gods as coming "from a king of platonic, archetypal world," which comes up later when he's up against Darkseid. In many ways, this issue has Morrison continue to push Batman into the territory of myth, of something larger than 'just' a superhero. It fits well into Morrison's conception of superhero comics, their characters, and the universes they live in being more 'real' than our own. They inhabit an entirely different plane of existence.
In the confrontation with Darkseid, Morrison tacitly acknowledges the problem that some had with Batman using a gun to shoot the dark god, but he masks the act in myth and archetypes. The bullet used isn't just a magic bullet, it's the platonic ideal of a bullet. It's the blueprint for every bullet fired and, by using it against the platonic ideal of evil, he's perverting its intended use, changing its purpose. The explanation of the Omega Sanction builds well on the "Seven Soldier: Mister Miracle" series, which showed something similar, while also dropping hints about the true nature of Simon Hurt and leading directly into "The Return of Bruce Wayne" #1.
Tony Daniel drawing this story arc makes sense given that it's titled "R.I.P. The Missing Chapter," but since this issue explores the Batman-centric events of "Final Crisis," it's hard not to compare his work here to the artists that handled that series. Compared to the cleaner, bolder art of JG Jones, Marco Rudy, Carlos Pacheco, and Doug Mahnke, Daniel's work here looks a lot worse. That's not a problem in the new or expanded scenes as much as the ones that are representations of scenes from "Final Crisis." Comparing the first page to the same scene in "Final Crisis" #1, Daniel's art looks overwrought and his figures distorted to laughable degrees (why are Superman's hands so big?).
Later in the issue, his work looks better, specifically in the Omega Sanction scene, where he can distill elements through single meaningful images that are meant to be jump cuts from the previous panels. In that respect, he recalls his art on "Batman R.I.P." much more strongly and it's clear how he's improved in the intervening months.
Not quite the worthless throwaway it might have seemed upon first glance, "Batman" #702 provides some key elements for Grant Morrison's ongoing Batman story, specifically the current "Return of Bruce Wayne." His writing here is poetic and purposeful, and continues his work to elevate the character beyond the limitations of a simple urban vigilante.


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It's a busy world out there, and you don't have a ton of free time to be doing Internet searches for the most important items of the day… lucky for you, we do. We drink gallons of coffee in an effort to stay awake long enough to scour the far reaches of the world wide web in an effort to bring you the most important, useful and useless information every single day.
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So without further ado, here's what we're reading Thursday November 14, 2013.
Only about 100,000 people have enrolled for Obamacare thus far which is way below the number the administration has been trying to tell us had signed up. It's also far below the number the administration hoped would have signed up by now.
At least three people have been shot near a High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to the school at the end of the school day a shooter emerged from the woods near the school, shot three students and then fled back into the woods.
Over the last month and a half the GOP has erased a 9-point deficit to the Democrats on a generic ballot poll. "Thirty-nine percent of registered voters say they would vote for a Democrat in their district — and the same percentage say they would vote for a Republican — if elections for the U.S. House of Representatives were held today, according to numbers from a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday."
Here's one for the liberal main stream media and the Hollywood hipsters who constantly berate Fox News and Middle America. Fox News is the most trusted source of information about Obamacare – even more trustworthy than the President himself.
Staying with Obamacare here's the latest update from Time Magazine on what's going on with the Obamacare mess.
Democrats are getting a bit antsy about the Obamacare mess, no one wants to take the fall for the law they all used to love.
This is fun. Watch a white supremacist learn that he has African ancestors… it's awesome.
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"Musical VETStravaganza" Concert to Promote Hiring Veterans and Military Spouses
Military Ensembles, Country Stars to Perform FREE Concert February 17 at GWU Lisner Auditorium
Jan 24, 2013, 08:40 EST
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Code of Support Foundation (COSF) announced today a spectacular lineup of musical performers who will be joining forces in a special Presidents' Day weekend concert saluting veterans and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's "Hiring Our Heroes" program. Dubbed "A Musical VETStravaganza," the concert is set for 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17 at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW in Washington, D.C. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. The concert is FREE and open to the public, but tickets are required.
The renowned 70-voice West Point Cadet Glee Club leads the list of performers, along with the West Point Alumni Glee Club comprising veterans who average nearly 20 years of service with 75% combat veterans among its members. The hot military quartet and Sony Music recording artists "4TROOPS" and CAMMO recording artists "Homefire" Military Spouses Choir (created by sixteen time Grammy Award winner David Foster) will add their special talents to the program.
Special VETStravaganza guest stars include Mark Wills, a multi-platinum selling country music star with eight top-10 hits to his name, and rising star David Kroll, who recently released a new single, "Little Soldiers," saluting family members who remain at home while Dad or Mom is deployed.
According to Maj. Gen. (Ret) Alan Salisbury, COSF chairman and CEO, this concert is intended to promote the hiring of veterans and military spouses, and support the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's "Hiring Our Heroes" program. "Along with the musical numbers, we'll feature a number of local employers such as Booz Allen Hamilton who have great success stories to tell about veterans in their organizations," said Salisbury. "The audience will leave this concert with an appreciation that hiring a veteran is not an act of charity, it's the smartest thing any company can do for their organization."
In addition to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a dozen nonprofits are joining with the COS foundation as co-presenters of the VETStravaganza concert. These include Blue Star Families, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), National Louis University (NLU), Operation Homefront, Points of Light/Military Initiatives, Student Veterans of America (SVA), Teach for America, USO, and the Wounded Warrior Mentor Program.
"This concert is a great example of how the community of military family, veteran and troop support organizations can accomplish big things by working together," said Kristy Kaufmann, executive director of the Code of Support Foundation. "We share common goals and common interests that provide opportunities for cooperation and leveraging our collective resources."
Tickets for the VETStravaganza Concert are general admission and free of charge. Tickets may be obtained online at www.lisner.org or by phone at 202- 994-6851 or through the box office at 202-994-9599. Box Office hours are 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Background: The Code of Support Foundation is dedicated to bridging the gap between the American people and our Armed Forces. Its mission is to ensure all Americans understand the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families and are committed and actively engaged in doing their part in defending freedom. The foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, was established in 2010, and helps identify, vet and support other nonprofit organizations that support military communities. The foundation has created a "Code of Support" for our troops intended to help Americans give meaning to the words "Support Our Troops." The Code of Support parallels the military "Code of Conduct" which guides all service members. In the first article of the Code of Conduct, our troops pledge that they are prepared to give their lives in our defense. The Code of Support is a simple set of promises all Americans can make to our armed forces in return.
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The Saskatoon real estate market has been slow to get rolling, but has started to gain momentum now that April is behind us in the rear view mirror.
Many buyers who had found themselves sitting on the fence waiting for large price reductions have realized that prices have stabilized, and there is no better time to buy then the present. With low interest rates, and a number of listings to choose from, buyers have a lot of choices available to them.
Sellers on the other hand, need to price proeprties aggressively in order to sell in a timely manner. With alot of competition, now more than ever is it critical to be priced right in this market in order to maintain momentum and create interest for showings.
Thinking of buying or selling... or just have some real estate questions? Don't hesitate to call or email me anytime, I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
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Dutch Judge Rules for Rutger Hauer in Heineken Film Case
A convicted crime boss claimed Hauer's new film "The Heineken Kidnapping" was "bad for his image."
AMSTERDAM – A Dutch court Friday ruled that the true-life drama The Heineken Kidnapping starring Rutger Hauer can be released as planned in the Netherlands next week, despite complaints from a local crime boss that the film would be "bad for his image."
Willem Holleeder, one of the men convicted of kidnapping beer executive Freddy Heineken in 1983, had filed an injunction to block the film's release. Holleeder felt director Maarten Treurniet misrepresented his part in the abduction.
Heineken and his chauffer Ab Doderer were kidnapped at gunpoint in Amsterdam and held hostage for three weeks. The kidnappers released them after receiving a ransom equivalent to tens of millions of dollars. But Dutch police carried out a nation-wide man-hunt and captured all of the kidnappers.
Treurniet uses real names in his feature, except for Holleeder, whose character is based on two of the criminals involved.
Two of the other surviving kidnappers had also filed complaints with the film's producers, IDTV Film, claiming that had been misrepresented. So far, however, they have not taken legal action.
Holleeder's lawyer said Friday he would wait for the court to give its justification for its ruling, expected next week, before deciding if he would appeal.
The Heineken Kidnapping will have its U.S. premiere at the American Film Market next month, where Bavaria Film International is handling world sales. There has already been interest in a U.S. remake of the tale. Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries has sold the rights to his bestselling non-fiction book on the kidnapping, written with one of the kidnappers, to Crazy Heart producers Informant Media.


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Caesar rather rashly moved in to the Egyptian capital with a handful of men and barely escaped with his life on more than one occasion. See an enlargement of this image.
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The gallery carries paintings by several renowned non-Indian artists inspired by the natural splendor of the Southwest. These artists settled in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos and captured their visions of the landscape in beautiful realistic styles. The gallery specializes in early 20th Century artists from New Mexico including the Taos Society of Artists, and Los Cincos Pintores.
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Geology for Non-Geologists (4 Day)
This popular four-day course will provide non-geologists with a practical understanding of the principles used by petroleum geologists in the search for oil and gas. The sessions will include both the scientific background and the practical applications of geology. The tools, techniques, and vocabulary of the petroleum geologist will be emphasized throughout the course.
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Paul H. Pause is an independent consulting geologist based in Midland, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in geology at the University of California at Berkeley, and a master's degree in geology at UCLA. He has worked for a number of oil and gas producing companies, and serves on the executive boards of several professional societies. Paul has received the Dedicated Service award from both the WTGS and the Permian Basin Section SEPM. In May 2002, Paul received the West Texas Geological Society's highest recognition, the Honorary Life Membership award.
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Here's a new track(new only in it's release date) from Alicia Keys titled "Power" which is a a previously unreleased track that was recorded during her 2007 As I Am album process.
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"This is one of my favorite unreleased songs. I was looking for my power. This song says it all. All of these pics inspire me! They represent the power of being yourself and finding yourself! Shine on!"


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Although earthquakes are infrequent in the Seattle area, we are at risk of a major quake, so we do earthquake drills in our preschool classes.
When looking at websites, I found multiple references to a "Rabbits in the Hole" story to use with preschoolers for earthquake drills. I couldn't find an official version of the story, so I wrote a little book of my own, aimed at the preschool or kindergarten age child* at school or at child care, which you could read in a group circle time to lead into a earthquake drill. It is intended to teach essential skills in a simple, manageable way, without creating fear. It tells the story of a bunny school where the teacher tells the bunnies how to stay safe if the ground shakes.
You can download and print a copy of the story here: rabbits-in-a-hole-earthquake-drill. I also made a version for parents to read at home: rabbits-in-the-hole-for-parents
For adult reference, here are current recommendations (source) on what to do indoors:
- DROP down onto your hands and knees (before the earthquakes knocks you down). This position protects you from falling but allows you to still move if necessary.
- COVER your head and neck (and entire body if possible) under a sturdy table or desk.
- If there is no shelter nearby, crawl away from windows and things that could fall on you, covering your head and neck with your arms and hands.
- HOLD ON to your shelter (or to your head and neck) until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the shaking shifts it around.
What to do outdoors: Move no more than a few steps, away from trees, buildings and power lines. Then drop and cover.
If you are driving: pull over, stay in your car with your seatbelt buckled (and your child buckled in their car seat) until the shaking stops.
What NOT to do:
- Do NOT stand in doorways. In modern buildings, the doorways are no stronger than other parts of the house. You are safer under a table.
- Do NOT try to run outside or run around inside the building. Although it is safer to be near an interior wall, away from windows, don't run to another room during an earthquake. It's better to drop, crawl a few feet to the safest space, cover, and hold.
- If in bed, stay there – put a pillow over your head for protection.
* Note: This book is for children age 2.5 – 6. If you have a baby or young toddler, we can't rely on them to follow instructions. In the case of an earthquake, it's the adults' job to keep them safe. Pick up the child in your arms, tight against your chest as you drop and find cover for both of you. If possible, cover the child's body with your own. (source)
There's a lot more information on earthquakes at the Earthquake Country website.
You may also be interested in my posts on teaching child safety to toddlers and preschoolers, or in my collection of resources for parent educators.


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Coreopsis Grandiflora 'Golden Sphere' is a fast and moderate growing perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 4A through 9B. It matures to an average height of 1 foot to 2 feet and an average width of 1 foot to 2 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained. In the summer and fall Golden Sphere Coreopsis produces golden yellow flowers. The foliage is dark green in color. It attracts butterflies and visual attention and is resistant to deer, insects, diseases and heat.
Golden Sphere Coreopsis can be useful in the landscape in mass plantings, in containers or planters, as a border or edger, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, in landscape beds or islands or in small groupings and also in cottage gardens, butterfly gardens or perennial gardens.


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Along with a killer LBD, there's no better way to make that special someone swoon than with a gorgeous round of hair and makeup. With Valentine's Day just days away, now is the perfect time to test out some of the most head-turning beauty routines we've seen grace the red carpet this season. From Olivia Wilde's sexy, effortless waves to Allison Williams' universally flattering eye shadow, we reached out to the pros for all of the expert tips, tricks, and products you'll need to set the mood on the most romantic night of the year and beyond. To let the primping begin, click through our gallery to see the top celebrity-inspired styles that are sure to leave a lasting impression.