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He was presiding over Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing event among six Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) for setting up the Sambhar Ultra Mega Solar Power Project in Rajasthan.
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Last week I told you about the devil's bargain that the mythical moderate from Maine, Sen. Susan Collins, made in exchange for her vote on the Senate GOP tax bill. The Senate GOP tax bill is also an assault on health care (excerpt):
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has now scored the bill negotiated by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) to stabilize the "Obamacare" market, and it also comes up woefully short. The CBO just released a report that should worry Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski:
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office dealt what should be a crushing blow to the tax bill: The deal that was crafted to win key senators who objected to the bill's provision that would leave millions uninsured won't actually stanch the loss in coverage.
With moderates expressing concern over a provision that would repeal Obamacare's individual mandate — leaving an estimated 13 million more uninsured by 2027 — Republican leadership hatched a plan to simultaneously pass a bill to stabilize the Obamacare marketplaces, a proposal negotiated by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA).
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While President Barack Obama delivered a speech on nuclear reductions at the iconic Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday, things got a little hot -- literally.
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Brooklyn's upcoming movie Results will premiere this week during Sundance Film Festival! And slowly new information about the movie has started to come out.
Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #20: Andrew Bujalski Learned a New Language to Make the 'Commercial' Comedy 'Results'
By Ana Souza | Indiewire
Andrew Bujalski is no stranger to the Sundance Film Festival, having premiered his fourth feature "Computer Chess" there in 2013, where it nabbed the Alfred Sloan Feature Film Prize. This time, however, Bujalski returns to the Festival with a slew of name actors in his much-anticipated "Results", which will debut in the Festival's U.S. Competition section. Featuring the likes of Cobie Smulders, Guy Pearce, Kevin Corrigan, Giovanni Ribisi, and Anthony Michael Hall, the film explores the intricate lives of personal trainers and promises a bittersweet look at the culture of self-improvement.
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There is More to OD&D than the Three Little Beige Books
Some of the comments to my post on The Gray Book yesterday that The Gray Book was too much like AD&D to be considered OD&D confused me. The only reason I can think is that the 1e retroclones have given people a very limited idea of what OD&D included. Swords & Wizardry, for example, mainly emulates the original three book set of OD&D. Swords & Wizardry include the different die types for hit dice and weapons -- and some of the new spells -- from the first OD&D Supplement, but ignores most of the addition material in Greyhawk and seems to completely ignore the additional material in Blackmoor, Eldritch Wizardry, and the issues of The Strategic Review published in 1975 and 1976. Most OD&D campaigns played in the 1970s used a great deal of this OD&D material that currently available 0e retroclones ignore.
Here is a list of the major material added in the three OD&D supplements and in issues of The Strategic Review:
Greyhawk added:
* more bonuses and penalties for attributes, including exceptional strength for fighters and number of spells knowable per level for magic-users
* More class options for non-human characters
* Thief class
* Paladin fighter sub-class
* different die types for different weapons and class hit dice
* weapon vs armor type modifiers
* multiple monster attacks
* more spells, including levels 7-9 for magic-users and levels 6-7 for clerics
* many more magic items, including lots more miscellaneous magic items
* many more monsters (including metallic dragons)
Blackmoor added:
* Monks as a cleric subclass
* Assassins as a thief sub-class
* Hit location during melee
* new monsters (mainly aquatic)
* new magic items (mainly water related)
* underwater adventure rules
* specialists (sages)
* diseases
Eldritch Wizardry added:
* Druids as a cleric subclass
* Psionics
* Segmented melee round
* new monsters (mainly psionic monsters and demons)
* Magical Artifacts (Mainly from Greyhawk)
* new outdoor encounter tables
The Strategic Review Added
Issue #1 (Spring 1975)
* the Mind Flayer (non-psioniv version)
* Solo Dungeon creation tables
Issue #2 (Summer 1975)
* Rangers a a fighting-man subclass
* D&D FAQ explaining a number of rules poits that weren't clear
Issue #3 (Fall 1975)
* new monsters (including cllasics like Shambling Mounds, Piercers, Lurker Above)
Issue #4 (Winter 1975)
* Illusionists as a magic-user subclass
* Ioun Stones
Issue #5 (Dec 1975)
* a few new magic items and monsters (including prayer beads and the Trapper)
Vol 2, No 1 (Feb 1976)
* Two Axis Alignment System (Law/Chaos, Good/Evil)
* Bard class
As you can see from the above list, there is a lot more to OD&D than current retroclones have elected to include. Groups that used most of these rules -- and most groups I knew of in the 1970s did use much of this material -- were playing a game very similar to what was later published as AD&D -- just without all fine detail and complexity of that came with the longer and more detailed AD&D rules. However, the game they were playing was still OD&D.
The Gray Book includes most of the additional OD&D material published by TSR in 1975 and 1975. This makes it look more like AD&D to those unfamiliar with the OD&D supplements, but the rules are still OD&D. The lowest armor class is 9, not 10. The hit tables are those of OD&D not those of AD&D (where 20 repeats five times), there are no material components or XP costs for spells, spell and monster descriptions are usually very short, etc. Most people who played OD&D in the 1970s would look at The Gray Book and see the D&D rules they used, just in one book instead of in six booklets and six newsletters.
Robert Fisher
September 22, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Yeah. Some people like oD&D because of its minimalism. They tend to prefer just the 3 little books & a few additions. When they say "oD&D", they tend to mean just the original three books.
Others like oD&D because it is AD&D that didn't go too far.
Probably most of us like it because we can find our own preference somewhere in between.
I think it is somewhat natural for a lot of people when first discovering or rediscovering oD&D—considering what is likely brought them there—to be more interested in minimalism.
September 22, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Some of the comments to my post on The Gray Book yesterday that The Gray Book was too much like AD&D to be considered OD&D confused me. The only reason I can think is that the 1e retroclones have given people a very limited idea of what OD&D included.
To be fair Randall, only two of us made the comment and both of us admitted it was only because neither of us had actually had a close look at the Gray Book document, but rather had only just glanced through it. So it had nothing to do with having "a very limited idea of what OD&D included", and everything to do with not having actually read the Gray Book. But thanks to you, our ignorance has been laid to rest. I'm now looking forwarded to sticking my nose into my printed copy.
September 22, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Something to consider might be that there is already an AD&D retroclone (OSRIC) and several OD&D retroclones that approach the AD&D end, but not much for the LBB end. Closest is Swords & Wizardry Whitebox, and even that has a couple post-whitebox bits. I know I looked at The Gray Book thinking it might be closer to the LBB end, but it looked to me more like Holmes + lots of extra bits.
September 22, 2009 at 8:58 PM
Robert said: "When they say "oD&D", they tend to mean just the original three books."
I agree. I know this seems seems to be the majority position amongst those playing OD&D and its retroclones today, but it was a minority position when OD&D was in print and in active play. Neither position is wrong, but the fact remains that The Grey Book isn't a rules light version of AD&D. 90 to 95% of its material is taken (in many cases word for word) from OD&D, its supplements, a few articles in The Strategic Review, and the Holmes Basic rules -- all OD&D.
It's more accurate (IMHO) to say that AD&D is a "lots more rules and details added" version of The Grey Book/OD&D and supplements than it is to say that The Grey Book/OD&D and supplements is a rules light version of AD&D. Perhaps this is a another case of "Randall tilting at windmills," but I think it is an important point. Your mileage may vary, obviously.
A Paladin In Citadel
September 22, 2009 at 10:16 PM
I may have to take a look at this. Makes me nervous to have a copy if it crosses the line re: copyright though.
I gather the Grey Book includes the exceptional strength table, since that appears in Greyhawk. Just one of the reasons why my tastes run towards the LBB's.
Matthew Slepin
September 23, 2009 at 5:31 PM
I find that the LBB's + all the Supplements is basically AD&D. Or, maybe better, to quote the Gray Book's intro: "AD&D Lite"
September 23, 2009 at 8:11 PM
I must say I'm not sure why we're seeing all this enamoration of the original 3 LBBs.
They lasted a grand total of, what, less than a year? And most everybody who was around back then is in agreement; nobody stopped at the boundaries formed by their covers. Folks were using all sorts of added material, Greyhawk, Blackmoor, and Eldritch Wizardry just being the beginning. The dream of OE as some sort of pure-state game just isn't a realistic one, at least from the standpoint of history. The borders were pushed from the get-go.
September 23, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Joesph: I think some of the admiration for the original 3 LBBs today is the dislike of the Thief class from Greyhawk. A lot of people see this class as the start of the "you can't do X unless you have skill or feat Y even though realistically just about anyone should be able to try with some chance of success" attitude that took over the game by 3.x. Other people just like really rules light. (And I'm sure there are other reasons.)
Personally, I think ignoring everything after the 3 LBBs is cutting off one's nose to spite one's face -- at least for most campaigns. However, to each their own. I just get tired of the attitude I often see today that adding much past the 3 LBBs makes the game too much like AD&D. I've played OD&D with everything and AD&D they are not the same. They are close enough to easily exchange adventures, but they play differently in practice because the AD&D rules are much more "tight," more complete, and often more complex.
September 24, 2009 at 3:19 PM
I'll admit that I'm not a fan of how the original Greyhawk supplement handled thieves, though I'm also of the mind that there is a great deal of fun and useful information in Greyhawk, Blackmoor, et al. I absolutely agree that people who ignore all of that later material without first considering it are missing out.
Andreas Davour
September 28, 2009 at 6:07 AM
I think one reason the current retro clones haven't replicated all of that stuff, is that many today have less time to play and the experience of their youth and a longing for simplicity is what they get from retro clones.


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You're probably not surprised by these facts if you know Ken. His first store offered: Cricketeer clothing, Corbin trousers, Gant and Sero shirtings, Canterbury belts, Alligator Rainwear, and of course—English Leather cologne. Ken's clients from his specialty-chain days followed him and he drew from Lake Highlands, Jesuit, Bryan Adams, and the two high schools in Garland. Part of this was because Ken's Man's Shop was a young-man's shop; part of this was that he hired and trained, 16-18 year-old, high-school and college students.
The cornerstone of Ken's Man's Shop then—and today—is the high quality of the personalized service afforded each member of Ken's clients—clients he considers his extended family. With a keen eye for detail, an infectious wit, and a gift for training, Ken helped his hires become accomplished salespeople for their own as well as other age groups—including the wives who also frequented the shop buying for their husbands.
Then in 1968, the other side of his shopping center was being developed and he was asked if he wanted to become the center's anchor store. So a short, 4 years after opening his first shop, the second Ken's Man's Shop opened—in August of 1968—in the same center.
And as this cast grew, so did Ken's family of clientele: Coach Landry, and others from the front office of the Dallas Cowboys, began to be seen at and wearing outfits from Ken's Man's Shop. In fact, Roger Staubach, fresh out of the U.S.
Navy in 1969, bought his first suit at Ken's. And, it wasn't long before the
Dallas Cowboys were seen shopping at Ken's.
And as new vendors and designers emerged, Ken's Man's Shop started to change its look—more European—and it's lines—more contemporary. The store offered: Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint Laurant, Roland Melodandri, Hardy Amies, Oleg Cassini, Geoffrey Beane, Tiger of Sweden, Contefiel of Spain, Nik-Nik, Roland, Gleneagles, Delton, Gino Paoli, and many others made up his "star-studded cast."
The 1970's
Dallas Cowboys and Playboy Playmates
Ken had and has a knack of "doing things right" as well as "doing the right things." He chose to advertise in the local newspapers as well as on radio and television. And probably because of his close relationship with the Dallas Cowboys, Ken's Man's Shop was chosen to sponsor a Dallas Cowboys' award—the Ken's Man's Big Play Award. The store awarded a suit or sport coat of their choice to the defensive or the offensive player who made the most significant game play—as chosen by the late Doug Todd and Ken. The award and recipient was announced at each home game and in the newspapers; it continued to be a cornerstone of Ken's relationship with the Dallas Cowboys until 1982 when Bum Bright bought the franchise.
But this was the 70s and you likely remember the popularity of Hugh Hefner, Playboy Magazine, and the Playmates? Well, so did Ken's Man's Shop and his clients—for one month the store flew in the Playmate of the Month from Chicago for an all-day appearance. The legendary, Dallas Radio DJ Ron Chapman did a live interview. Men—some clients and some not—came to meet her, get their copy of Playboy magazine autographed, and have their picture taken with her.
The 1980's
Ken's Celebrates It's 20th Anniversary in 1984
And as Ken's cast evolved and as his clientele diversified, so did the promotional approach he chose.
To celebrate Ken's Man's Shop's 25th anniversary, the first major party was held at the store in 1984. All past and present sales people, vendors, customers, and the press made the list—and the scene—and made this event a resounding success.
The 1990's
As the 90s unfolded, with the demographics in Garland beginning to shift—Ken had to put a new strategy in place. Simply, it came down to a choice—close or relocate the store. And as has so often been the case, Ken began discussing his situation with his clients—his friends.
And so it was that Ken made an appointment to meet his hero—Stanley Marcus—his most respected retailer—at his office at the Crescent Hotel in Dallas. Ken's life was changed by this experience for two reasons: first, Ken remarked that if he'd been born a Catholic, he would have thought he was visiting the Pope—not Stanley Marcus; and second, Mr. Marcus' vision, knowledge, suggestion, and visit a week later made Ken's decision easy.
So, the decision was made—move Ken's Man's Shop once again but this time to a more, up-scale retail location—Highland Park Village or Preston Royal Shopping Center, owned by Henry S. Miller, were the preferred locations. So in February 1993, after 29 years, Ken's Man's Shop closed in Garland and opened in Dallas where it is today—in the Preston Royal Shopping Center. Ken often laments: "We outlasted Gunsmoke in Garland."
This "new" opening of Ken's Man's Shop also brought a new cast of characters: Pal Zileri, Lubium, Aquascutum, Versace, Ferre, Lazo, Jhane Barnes, Bill Kaiserman, and To Boot—to name only a few. Now with a more-exclusive address, a north and a south entrance, and 3,200 square feet to work with, Ken continued to "shuffle his deck of cards" in order to offer the best mix for his customers. He brought in antiques he had collected the past three decades to complement the shop's décor and ambiance. He added a full tailor shop—on premise—staffed with Dallas' best tailor as the "coup de'ta."
Then in 1994, Ken's son—Kory—joined him. In one change, Ken's Man's Shop's customers gained again as two Helfman generations served, side-by-side, the multi-generational customers at Ken's. That same year, Ken began supporting a series of designer, trunk-show, and charity events. Ken, a volunteer for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children since the late `70s, began an annual book and toy drive—now a Dallas tradition during the holiday season at Ken's Man's Shop starting at Thanksgiving and ending at Christmas.
Jhane Barnes, a celebrity cast member in her own right, graced Ken's Man's Shop doors at a private press party held on a Friday night and an all-day, meet-and-greet with Ken's customers the next day; she has participated in two additional parties since. Events like this, word-of-mouth marketing, and second-(&-third-) generation clients as well as great-looking threads and hand's-on, personalized service have put Ken's Man's Shop on the map—and keep it on the map—in Dallas, regionally, and even nationally.
In 1999, Ken's Man's Shop celebrated it's 35th year in business. A catalogue of unique, one-of-a-kind items was developed and sent to clients. It included store merchandise, wines, gifts of food-and-drink, autographed footballs, a hat autographed by Tom Landry, Super Bowl XXXIV tickets and hotel reservations, and a host of other very unique offerings. This event and its silent auction were done to support two charities near-and-dear to Ken's heart: the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and a high-school scholarship established in honor of his first employee who lost his life to mental illness. All totaled, $90,000 was raised for these two charities.
But events were not the only way Ken made contributions to his favored charities: For instance: proceeds for years from the sale of the Audrey Buckner, all-silk, "Rite Tie"—featuring the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children's colorful logos of crayola—that retailed at $85 each. All of these "Rite Ties" were sold and proceeds given the TSRHC.
The 2000's
And as 2000 rang in, Ken's Man's Shop had become one of the top, specialty stores in the southwest—and some would say nationally. The keystone to Ken's Man's Shop's on-going success—and popularity—has to lie in their unique ability to "clothe relationships and generations" today as they have been doing for decades. Customers, many who have brought their sons and even their grandsons to the shop, are like family to Ken, Kory, and the staff.
Since opening in 1964, forty-seven years have passed. Ken's Man's Shop continue to execute on their philosophy of style and grace. For instance: if you're an out-of-town client, Ken's will professionally package your purchases and ship them to the location of your choosing. Of if you're a color-challenged customer, Ken's will provide you photos of your different outfits so you have a constant reminder or reinforcement at hand whether at home or on a business trip.
The Present
The love that Ken's provides is it's attention to detail. From the clothing, the selections, to the service. The small details assist in enriching our relationships with our clientele season after season.
– Kory


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It's hard to find case studies about companies that are harnessing the power of B2B video marketing, which is why I jumped at the chance to interview Yaniv Masjedi, Nextiva's Vice President of Marketing. Nextiva is a leading provider of cloud-based phone services with more than 75,000 small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers across the U.S. The company makes it easy for SMBs to move their telephone systems to the cloud and with VoIP, fax, telephone, web conferencing and more, it's a one-stop shop for cloud communication services for businesses.
We've already taken a look at how they are using customer service videos to reach out to their clients base, a tactic which is helping to build fantastic brand loyalty for them. Now we focus on their use of YouTube advertising to generate business leads in such a competitive marketplace.
Building A Brand Around Amazing Customer Service
While Nextiva has a strong lead in the market, business communications is incredibly competitive. Nextiva wanted to build on its momentum with more qualified leads, which can range from SMBs to mid-size companies. The company also wanted to publicize its customer-first philosophy of "Amazing Service." This philosophy is emphasized by making sure 95% of service calls are answered by the second ring and ensuring that your first call resolves a problem.
"We're not going to be that company where you wait two hours on hold," says Masjedi. "We want to be the lifelong partner that helps your business succeed." Nextiva's biggest goal was to make sure potential customers heard that message.
Using YouTube TrueViews Ads To Generate Business Leads
To get the word out on Nextiva's service and products, the company has been using various Google ad products since 2008, including Google Search and Display advertising. But it wanted to expand the tools it was using to reach new customers. So it decided to give YouTube TrueView ads a try. Using the new TrueView ad format, Nextiva was able to show product demos and testimonials to potential customers as they browsed YouTube videos. One popular video showed how Nextiva's "Amazing Service" kept an insurance company up and running after Hurricane Sandy. The ad format helped Nextiva tell this story to thousands of YouTube users with an efficient cost-per-view pricing model.
"The amount of views these videos can attract is enormous," says Masjedi. "The audience is incredibly large and the cost is relatively low." Masjedi says using Google services has dramatically increased the number of people researching and contacting Nextiva.
"Google allows us to be in multiple places during the interest and buying cycle," Masjedi says. "Rather than just getting a lead and following up with a call, we're able to put Nextiva in front of customers' eyes in many areas. The scale and reach that Google offers is far beyond the rest."
More Than Four Million Impressions In Three Months
Nextiva's new TrueView campaign, combined with its existing Google AdWords campaigns, have helped the company generate thousands of new leads and made more businesses aware of the company. The TrueView campaign led to more than four million impressions on Nextiva videos in just over three months. With a view-through rate of nearly 19%, Nextiva's TrueView promotion led to a significant rise in new visits to the Nextiva.com website. During the campaign, overall site traffic got a nice boost. Nextiva's website traffic jumped 20.8% and new visits to the site increased by 12.4%. YouTube-specific stats were encouraging as well, with YouTube-sourced site visits increased by 41.4%. Nextiva's YouTube video shares were up 650%, favorites increased 150%, and comments were up 100%. Masjedi confirmed that:
Google's been a great partner for Nextiva. It's a one-stop shop where we cannot just focus on lead generation but support our brand message from the time someone first starts to do research to the moment they visit Nextiva. That's something no other partner can offer us.
Nextiva's Video Advertising And Marketing Strategy
I also interviewed Masjedi about Nextiva's YouTube channel, programming strategy, optimization best practices, and community-building tips. Here are my questions and his answers:
Greg Jarboe: Can you tell me the backstory of Netivia's YouTube channel? When was it launched and why did you launch it?
Yaniv Masjedi: Nextiva's YouTube channel was established in 2008, just a few days after we acquired our first customer. Our team knew video would be integral to our business from the very beginning and we've found great value in dedicating resources to this effort. We find that YouTube is an excellent medium to get our message out there to clients and potential prospects. With the site functioning as the second largest search engine behind Google, we will continue to strengthen our video efforts.
Greg Jarboe: What is your programming strategy? What is your YouTube channel's long-term plan?
Yaniv Masjedi: Our programming strategy is based on our core mission of providing value to viewers and customers. Instead of just touting a new product, we travel to meet customers in-person and record on-air testimonials for the Nextiva YouTube channel. In addition, our team believes in providing education to our customer base. This education doesn't always have to do with phone service, but instead highlights small business thought leaders on topics near and dear to the hearts of our customers. For example, on Mondays we feature a business tip video from best-selling small business author Mike Michalowicz. We also showcase webinars where experts discuss business-oriented topics that relate to all of our customers.
In addition to our main Nextiva YouTube channel, we have a channel titled Nextiva Cares. This channel features short videos (less than 20 seconds each) where team members personally thank customers or fans for shout-outs on Twitter and Facebook. We also respond to customer concerns on this channel. The long-term plan for Nextiva's YouTube channels is to continue to dedicate resources to our video efforts. When we started with video, we hired temporary employees to facilitate recordings. Today, we have an in-house production team that helps make our videos the best they can be.
Greg Jarboe: Are you using any optimization best practices? In addition to using TrueView, how do audiences discover your videos?
Yaniv Masjedi: Instead of subscribing to a mass optimization strategy, we try to give each customer individualized attention via video. We find that this personal touch leads to more clicks. For example, we may send out a thank you video to a customer and, without our prompting, find that that customer shares the video with his or her friends and business colleagues. Those people then come back to one of our YouTube channels to learn more about our product. We've experienced tremendous ROI as a result of our dedication to producing quality recordings.
Beyond customers sharing videos, we find that people discover our YouTube presence through our tweets and Facebook posts containing video links. We also send customer success story videos to prospects. After a while, the momentum creates a flood of viewers. That, and TrueView also helps us optimize.
Greg Jarboe: Can you share any important tips about building a genuine community around your channel and what it stands for?
Yaniv Masjedi: The best and most authentic way to build a genuine community around your company's YouTube channel is to put in the work. There really isn't a silver bullet. Mobilize your team to create content that will truly provide value to your customers, potential clients and overall viewers. The better your content, the more engaged your community will be.


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New York, October 20, 2011 - JPMorgan Chase announced today that it is giving $10 million to the Brookings Institution to underwrite the Global Cities Initiative: A Joint Project of Brookings and JPMorgan Chase aimed at helping civic and business leaders identify and leverage their city's greatest economic development resources. Utilizing his extraordinary hands-on experience in building global relationships on behalf of the city of Chicago, JPMorgan Chase also announced that former Mayor Richard M. Daley has been appointed as a senior advisor to the firm to chair the Global Cities Initiative.
"Our nation's cities hold incredible, untapped potential for economic growth and job creation," said JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon. "We need to put capital and knowledge to work in partnership with local governments and businesses so that cities can invest in the kind of 21st century infrastructure and export capabilities they need to compete and win in today's global economy."
Through JPMorgan Chase's $10 million underwriting, the Global Cities Initiative will provide leaders from the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas with in-depth research, analysis and guidance on what their economic development resources are, how best to leverage these resources and how to build economic relationships with their international peers and operate in today's global environment. Over the next five years, the Global Cities Initiative will annually bring together key civic and business leaders through three major U.S. regional conferences and one international conference that will drive discussions, consensus and action about best practices and strategies for regional economic growth.
"As cities have struggled to maintain vital services, J.P. Morgan continues to show its willingness to provide support throughout the economic downturn," Jes Staley, CEO of the Investment Bank said. "This initiative will help our city and local governments plan and lay the foundation for sustained growth in a rapidly changing global economy. Mayor Richard Daley's success and experience in leading one of our great cities for 22 years, coupled with his leadership and work through the Richard J. Daley Global Cities Forum, makes him ideally suited to guide The Global Cities Initiative as it develops customized solutions individual cities can use in building their economies."
Mr. Daley added, "I am honored to be part of this extraordinary initiative. My years serving the people of Chicago gave me a first-hand view of both the enormous economic potential and the unique challenges facing America's great cities. We need our cities better positioned for innovation and growth if our nation is to succeed. A program that puts a laser focus on identifying strategies for urban economic development is exactly what we need right now to help kick-start national economic recovery."
Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, underscored the importance of the data and analysis: "Too often local leaders lack the data necessary to make informed decisions on business investments and regulatory policies. We will be able to provide a city-by-city overview of the key metrics for economic development and help leaders retool their industries to be better prepared to compete in the global market." Katz will direct the project at the Brookings Institution.
Los Angeles Mayor and President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Antonio Villaraigosa added, "At a time when major urban areas throughout the U.S. are facing tremendous challenges, city leaders need to be at the center of bringing private and public sector partners to the table to maximize their regions' economic development potential. The Global Cities Initiative will provide cities with a forum to have these critical conversations while simultaneously providing cities with a road map for competing in an increasingly international marketplace and creating 21st century jobs."
The Global Cities Initiative brings together JPMorgan Chase's long standing commitment to investing in cities and Brookings' vast collection of metro-focused research to help civic and business leaders leverage their area's greatest economic development resources and compete in the global marketplace. The Initiative will seek to link U.S. metros to trading partners abroad - capitalizing on the growing ranks of a global middle class that is creating new markets for US goods and services. Brookings will undertake unprecedented levels of research and analysis into metropolitan economies. Findings from the Initiative will serve as a platform for a series of joint forums, which will help promote the exchange of ideas and best practices for delivering jobs and development in cities both at home and abroad. This work will provide U.S. metropolitan leaders with tangible ideas for how to expand their competitive position globally and domestically, building on policy and practice innovations from across the nation and around the world.
About JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Former Mayor Daley, the Brookings Institution and its representatives and the Global Cities Initiative will not solicit business on behalf of JPMorgan Chase or its affiliates. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.3 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.
About the Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions. For more than 90 years, Brookings has analyzed current and emerging issues and produced new ideas that matter - for the nation and the world. The Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings provides decision-makers with cutting-edge research and policy ideas for improving the health and prosperity of metropolitan


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I want one tool, with a command line option to build online. I think it would be *extremely* confusing to have two tools to "deploy". -dain On Oct 25, 2004, at 7:44 PM, Aaron Mulder wrote: > I only got one vote on this, and it wasn't from a committer. > Please everyone take a look and send along your vote. > > Thanks, > Aaron > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:46:41 -0400 (EDT) > From: Aaron Mulder <email@example.com> > Reply-To: firstname.lastname@example.com > To: email@example.com > Subject: Vote: 1 deployment tool or 2? > > It looks like we'd like to have a command-line deployment tool > with JSR-88 features. This would be aimed at providing hot deploy and > start/stop and other JSR-88 features, as well as operating on remote > servers. It could use the same logic as the Maven plugin or otherwise, > I'm not concerned about the implementation yet. The question is: > > [ ] Add these features to the existing bin/deployer.jar tool > [ ] Create a new bin/xyz.jar tool with only these features, so we > have an "offline" deployer and a "JSR-88" or "J2EE" deployer. > > The advantage to the unified tool is that you'd have one deployer > tool for any scenario. One command to remember, etc. > > There are a couple advantages to having separate tools: > > * If combined into one tool, the help would need to be rewritten to > make > the 2 usage modes clear. For example, JSR-88 can't handle creating > a > CAR or executable/classPath information, while the current deployer > can't handle start/stop/undeploy/etc. Also there would need to be > substantial syntax checking to avoid mixing parameters from > different > modes. It seems unfortunate that a lot of the command line > arguments > would clash with each other. > > * The code for a unified tool would need to decide how to operate > based > on the mode, and some operations (install/distribute) would need two > code paths for the same operation, making it harder to have clean > code. > > * The JSR-88 features of a combined tool might work against other > servers > (given an appropriate plugin), but the other features would not, > which > would also need to be clarified. > > * The current deploy tool would not depend on JSR-88, making it > possible > to have a more compact Geronimo distribution with a functional > deployer, granted without remote deploy or other JSR-88 features. > > Anyway, please vote. > > Thanks, > Aaron
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Feedback loops encourage community engagement by Melissa Rivera
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Hi! I'm Melissa Rivera, an evaluation consultant with Habitat for Humanity International.
I provide evaluation consulting to local Habitat organizations and am pleased to share with you a conclusion we've reached about feedback loops as an approach to increasing community engagement.
Over the past 40 years, Habitat for Humanity has worked with people around the globe to help build or improve a decent and affordable place they can call home. The most important element of our mission is the partnership between Habitat and the homeowner, and we continuously seek to keep homeowners and their input at the center of what we do. Through Habitat for Humanity's Neighborhood Revitalization approach, Habitat engages with local residents to help them respond to community aspirations, revive their neighborhoods and enhance their quality of life.
Over the past three years, we have piloted a systematized approach — feedback loops — to collect and analyze data and share findings with community residents to co-create strategies and projects that address their aspirational goals. We started with 12 local Habitat organizations in the United States.
Our goal was to examine if integrating standardized feedback mechanisms increases the level of resident engagement in these neighborhoods. We evaluated as follows:
- Explored whether technology that allows for real-time feedback could help facilitate this process.
- Developed a rubric to track the progression of integrating feedback loops.
- Evaluated data associated with the feedback loop prototype.
- Completed focus groups and key information interviews.
- Synthesized all data to provide quarterly updates on the level of resident engagement.
Lessons Learned:
- Feedback loops work!
- Having a rubric to monitor the coalition's integration of feedback loops helps Habitat provide clarity and to track continuous progression.
- The feedback loop methodology can increase or sustain the level of community resident engagement. This occurred in each of the 12 pilot communities. As an example, prior to the pilot, 11 residents of a Missouri neighborhood were engaged in community projects. Now, more than 46 residents are actively participating.
- Integrating the feedback loop methodology during community conversations can change the dynamic between community residents and the people and agencies that support them. One example from our pilot is a Georgia neighborhood where community residents said they felt as if they did not have a major role in decision-making regarding community improvement. Now community residents and partners are both co-creating projects and planning on their future efforts with equal input.
These learnings provide insight for Habitat for Humanity on how collecting shared metrics has strengthened the evaluation of community engagement. The methodology helps us to continuously refine programs, projects, or systems. Our next step is to undertake a detailed exploration of the sustainability of feedback loops.
Rad Resource: Survey Gizmo has built in reporting mechanisms that enabled community residents to see how their community responded. Another great technology is Scantron's Class Climate product. This system is especially helpful for agencies that work in communities where residents prefer to provide their feedback through a paper form.
Do you have questions, concerns, kudos, or content to extend this aea365 contribution? Please add them in the comments section for this post on the aea365 webpage so that we may enrich our community of practice. Would you like to submit an aea365 Tip? Please send a note of interest to firstname.lastname@example.com . aea365 is sponsored by the American Evaluation Association and provides a Tip-a-Day by and for evaluators.
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Jindra Cekan · July 14, 2017 at 9:56 am
Dear Melissa – delighted you have proof they work. In Anderson and Brown's Time to LIsten, that was one big take-away: our participants want to be involved in the development, co-creating it so feedback loops (ideally bi-directional and continuous!) are a terrific step. As my firm works on sustained and emerging impact, I am especially interested in your "next step is to undertake a detailed exploration of the sustainability of feedback loops." Could you tell us more about about how you're doing that? Warmly, Jindra
Rebecca · July 14, 2017 at 8:14 am
Hi Melissa, thank you for this article. It's encouraging to hear of the emphasis on involving community voice in decision making. You mentioned the use of a rubric to track the integration of feedback loops – could you share a link/version of this? Thanks!
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AAA says more than 3 million people will be flying for the Thanksgiving holiday stretch. Almost 2 million of them at one point will be going through Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports.
But on the board in Terminal 3 at O'Hare, there are only a few cancellations or delays. Nationwide, there have been 330 canceled flights, according to orbitz.com. Travelers on Wednesday were surprised how smooth everything was at O'Hare.
"This is the busiest travel day, so I have no idea. I am shocked. I am glad though, happy. I don't know people were nice, they greeted me when I came in here," said Lydia Young, passenger.
"Going to see the family in West Palm and enjoy some sunshine," said Margaret Else, passenger. "Turkey and sunshine and shopping."
One thing that's helping to ease the crowds this year is a new pre-check screening program people can qualify for, which allows passengers to breeze through the TSA. Overall, travel is down this Thanksgiving by 1.5 percent, according to AAA.
"There's always a ripple effect when you have that situation especially since everyone leaves from a hub airport like O'Hare, so many of those flights the origin of the northeast may be coming through O'Hare so travelers want to be aware of that situation," said Jeanenne Tornatore, Orbitz.com.
"Pack all of the important things in a travel carry-on bag with you so that you have it with you prescription medications, cell phone charger and an extra change of clothes for you and all of your passengers," said Beth Mosher, AAA.
"If the airline has an app, add that to your electronic device or PDA and you can check periodically and be up to date on what's going on," said Karen Pride, Chicago Aviation Department.
Lake-effect snow falling in NW Indiana
Complicating matters, lake-effect snow started falling overnight in parts of northwest Indiana, triggering some snow alerts. A light coating of snow could be seen on cars early Wednesday.
The good news for folks out on the roads heading through northwest Indiana is that Porter County forecasters are now saying the lake-effect snow won't be as bad as they originally thought. However, that doesn't mean it's not slippery out there, and if you're going into Michigan, that's when the snow really ramps up.
Even as the snow amounts aren't expected to be as high as originally thought, holiday travel throughout the Michiana corridor is still expected to be impacted, particularly because of the wind gusts, which at times are reducing visibility to less than a mile on the Indiana Toll Road, I-94 and I-80.
"It's going to take me a lot longer to get home, or to my folks' home anyways. They live in the Detroit area, usually three-and-a-half, so I'm going to factor in an extra hour and a half," said Chris George, holiday traveler.
So far, Indiana State Police say no serious weather-related accidents have been reported, but the Indiana Toll Road has activated the winter trailer ban for double and triple trailers. Originally from Minneapolis, the Millers stopped overnight in Michigan City on their way to Detroit.
"I hadn't been really listening to the news and didn't know about this blast so I'm hoping that it's going to be fine on the roads. We're expecting travelers from NYC too that we're really hoping are going to get there," said Lissa Miller.
In Michigan City and LaPorte County, Ind., snow plows and salt trucks were deployed. More snow could fall during the day Wednesday, and by the end of the day, those areas could see as much as six inches. The wind was also a factor Wednesday morning, making visibility difficult. For that reason, some holiday travelers to hit the roads earlier than they planned, and others headed to Chicago-area airports.
Transportation officials advised travelers to check with their airlines and reduce speed on highways. Travel experts suggested airline passengers might be able to have penalty fees waived if they wanted to change their bookings because of the weather.
Behind the scenes with United Airlines
Chicago-based United Airlines gave ABC7 Eyewitness News a look at how it handles flights during this busy time of year.
"We have a lot of people traveling, and people who also may not travel often. It is wintry. So, we have up our game both in the lobby and out there on the ramp," said Aaron Goldberg, senior manager, United Airlines customer service planning.
The airline says it has also upped its kiosk design, along with a matching iPhone app.
"Flight status, your boarding pass, where your gate is. It has cool features, like where an aircraft is coming from and what kind aircraft you're flying on," Goldberg said.
United and other airlines are now partnering with the TSA. By signing up through a participating airline's website for "Free Check," you can be selected to speed through the security line by not taking off your shoes and keeping your laptop in your bag.
Once you're in, there's a new way to ease the anxiety of eager crowds wanting to board. There is a new way to organize passengers in lanes one through five. One reason many people want to be in one of the first few groups: that battle for bin space. So, United Airlines has added space to overhead bins. And another way to avoid the lines: money.
"This revenue-based program, and it's by invitation only," said Philippe Gaspard, United Global Services supervisor. "There are certain criteria you need to meet, and when you do, then, you get the call."
If you get the call from Global Services, you're escorted through a private check-in process and brought to the front of security.
"It takes five minutes. You just walk in, and you're on the plane within the next 10 minutes," passenger Amy Resnick said.
And even if you're not a member of the special program, you can still buy those services a la carte. Some of them can get you through security faster or give you priority boarding.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)


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Time is running out to register for the discounted rate for The Launch, a girls' Division II/III Lacrosse Showcase on Oct. 26 at Spooky Nook in Manheim, Pa.
This premier girls' event, run by 380 Lacrosse, allows players to enter individually and showcase themselves before Division II and Division III college coaches while learning more about the game, networking with athletes and coaches, and acquiring more knowledge about the recruiting process.
When: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Where: Spooky Nook Sports Complex, 2913 Spooky Nook Rd., Manheim PA 17545
Who: 2015s, 2016s, 2017s, 2018s
150 girls (MAX)
Over 30 college coaches in attendance
Video of skills session and games provided to ALL athletes
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80 minutes of drills and (4) 7v7 Games
Top 30 Athletes chosen to play in SHOWCASE GAME
College recruiting discussion lead by College Coaches
"Thank You Bag" : Drawstring bag given to all participants (Filled with reversible pinnie, Sunglasses, Halo Headband (color of your graduation class), wristbands and MORE.
College Coaches attending (to date):
Albright College
Allegheny College
Benedictine University
Brevard College
Davis & Elkins College
Elmira College
Frostburg State University
Hamilton College
Immaculata University
Lebanon Valley College
Lycoming College
Messiah College
Moravian College
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New England College
Seton Hill University
Shenandoah University
Susquehanna University
Tiffin University
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text: Digital National Journal 'Women in Washington' Issue Leads with Piece by NPR's Michel Martin By Nick Massella|July 28, 2014Share By Nick Massella|July 28, 2014Share Friday we gave you the Magazine Cover of the Week, a look at NBC4's Jim Vance and Doreen Gentzler 25 year run as evening news anchors in the Washington Post Magazine, and we're back to highlight National Journal's "Women in Washington" issue. In it, NPR's Michel Martin penned the piece "What I've Left Unsaid: On Balancing Career and Family as a Woman of Color." On how the media portrays women of color, the NPR host of "Tell Me More" – set to fold August 1 – said, "It isn't just the entertainment industry that does a poor job of depicting women of color and their full range of experiences; journalists should take some responsibility for this as well. One former TV boss of mine used to talk about getting a 'white guy in a suit.' The thinking was, if you wanted to show that whatever you were reporting on was a universal issue, you needed to go find a 'white guy in a suit,' either as the subject of the story or even to tell the story." The July 26 issue also features "Go Ahead, Ruffle Some Feathers" by former DC public school chancellor Michelle Rhee, "Working Mother, Washington Powerhouse? Good Luck" by Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, and "How I Learned to Love My Firstness" by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Check it out, here, or on newsstands now. Share http://adweek.it/2kSFFib copy Adweek Adweek


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Great news for high school students who can't seem to tear themselves away from their social media accounts--you can now go to college and spend four years earning a degree in social media.
No, seriously.
Newberry College in rural Newberry, S.C., recently announced it'd be the first accredited university to offer a major and minor in social media, incorporating courses in graphic design, business administration, psychology and statistics into a curriculum with specific social media courses. At current rates, it's a degree that will cost you--or your parents--nearly $100,000 over a four-year period to earn.


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Since we've launched our new Poll Position series we've asked you to sound off on glitter bombing and closeted celebrities.
This week, in honor of the Oscars on Sunday, we're revisiting the controversy involving Brett Ratner's use of the word "fag" during a Q&A session for his film "Tower Heist" with not one but two polls.
As you may recall, after the director was asked whether he rehearses with his actors before shooting a scene, Ratner, who was set to produce this year's Oscars ceremony, replied, "Rehearsing is for fags."
The statement was quickly condemned by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) via Twitter. Entertainment Weekly writer Mark Harris felt similarly, saying that Ratner should step down from his Oscar producing duties as a result: "If he had used an equivalent racial or religious slur, the discussion would go something like, 'You're fired.' Apology or not. The same rule applies here. You don't get a mulligan on homophobia. Not in 2011."
Though Ratner did apologize for his use of the word, he eventually resigned from producing the Oscar telecast and earlier this week it was revealed that he has teamed up with GLAAD to helm a new series featuring "a diverse group of Hollywood celebrities, athletes, musicians and politicians 'coming out of the closet' as supporters of equality."
However, not everyone was happy about Ratner's decision to resign from the Academy Awards and some say the punishment did not fit the crime.
For our first poll, tell us if you think Ratner's use of "fag" merited his backing out of producing the Oscars:
As some LGBT people are beginning to put their money with their mouths are -- like a hair dresser in New Mexico who will no longer do the Governor's hair because she does not support marriage equality -- we're wondering if you feel like this is a useful tactic, and what's more, if this kind of thinking would have had an effect on your decision to watch the Oscars had Ratner not resigned:
Have other thoughts about the lengths to which the LGBT community should hold people accountable for their language -- and how extreme the consequences should be? Sound off in the comments section below.


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In addition to running scripts designed for the GIMP you are also able to run many 3rd party Photosop Plugins within the GIMP thanks to PSPI. Originally written for the Windows version of the GIMP it has also been ported to Linux.
I have been using the standalone version of the PTLens application for a couple of years for fixing distortion within images. I gave the Plugin version of it a try using PSPI. It seems to work well without any problems.
I also tried some of the Flaming Pear plugins which seemed to work fine too. Many software vendors offer trial versions of their plugins. Just do a google search and you should be able to find plenty to choose from.


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In my work coaching organizations toward increased inclusion for people of all abilities, I spend a lot of time exploring organizational change. The one thing synagogue professionals and lay leaders ask most often is some version of this, "How do we change the culture of our community to one where individual members recognize and value inclusion?"
Organizational culture change is a complex process that demands a clear vision and a focused leadership team committed to create, anchor and support change over time within the institutional culture. In other words, it is anything but a "quick fix."


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We love to NEST and this project was so much fun to design. Soothing, modern, and eco-friendly, this room is perfectly palatable. Covered in Jill Malek's Baby Elephant Walk wallpaper, dripping in Oeuf's beautifully designed furniture, and finished with SISSY+MARLEY's custom wall art, this room is pure delight. The striped ceiling, skin rug, and quirky dolls and pillows give the room a fun and edgy spin.
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This script takes all the jpg pictures inside the PICSSOURCE folder and backs them up into the PICSDESTINATION folder. The script reads the creation date of the pictures and based on that it creates folders with the year and month (ie. 2014-08) to where the pictures are stored. Pictures without date information are copied into the "No-date" folder.
#!/bin/bash # Backup your pictures # By Juan C. Riano # This script backups your JPG or JPEG pictures organizing them into folders by year and month. # Folders are created only if they do not already exist. # Dependencies: grep, awk, exif. # Destination folder. PICSDESTINATION='/home/juan/Pictures/' # Source Folder PICSSOURCE=~/Dropbox/pics for file in $( ls $PICSSOURCE/*.{jpg,JPG,JPEG,jpeg} ) do echo "Backing up $file" WHOLESTR=$( exif $file | grep 'Date and Time' | grep 'Origi' ) THEDATE=$( echo "$WHOLESTR" | awk '{split($0,arr,"|"); print arr[2]}' ) THEYEAR=$( echo "$THEDATE" | awk '{split($0,arr,":"); print arr[1]}' ) THEMONTH=$( echo "$THEDATE" | awk '{split($0,arr,":"); print arr[2]}' ) if [[ "$THEYEAR" == "" ]] # Is there exif info for this picture? then THEFOLDER="$PICSDESTINATION/no-date" # Pictures with no exif info. else THEFOLDER="$PICSDESTINATION/$THEYEAR-$THEMONTH" # Folder in format yyyy-mm fi # Create folder, ignore if folder already exists. $( mkdir -p "$THEFOLDER") # Copy files, change for mv if you want to delete original files. cp "$file" "$THEFOLDER" done echo "Completed backing up pictures."
If you rather delete the pictures, just changed the "cp" command for "mv".
Use Dropbox and This Script to Backup your Cellphone Pictures
You can configure Dropbox to automatically backup your cellphone pictures to a folder in your Dropbox, then run this script to backup your pictures organized by date from your computer to an external hard drive.


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Giving thanks.
For many, just the word November conjures up thoughts of Thanksgiving Day. One of the best things about this holiday, besides the family togetherness, is that it forces us to take a day to stop and think about all of the good in our lives. The commercialism isn't too overwhelming, there's no pressure to buy gifts to show our gratitude and, if you're not the one cooking for a houseful, it can be a restful, peaceful day in an otherwise hectic world.
We all have many things to be thankful for, though some of us are much better at acknowledging and expressing that gratitude. One thing I think many of us who enjoy good health often overlook is just that, our health. Unless we've had a medical issue of our own or in our family, it can be easy to take our health for granted. Over the years, I've had the privilege of reading many articles from business owners who have devoted their lives to sharing with others services or products that cured them of their ills. Now they know how to show their gratitude!
Let's consider showing our appreciation for good health by lending our attention to this month's national awareness conditions, including: Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and stomach cancer. It's an opportunity to take action by becoming an advocate or volunteer, making a donation or maybe just being more supportive of those not as fortunate with their health.
I am happy to share some wonderful articles with you this month. Tina Bensman shares her ideas for making the holidays more pleasant if you have some uncomfortable family get-togethers ahead. Cecilia Farran educates us about the workings of the Mayan calendar and some energetic electromagnetic shifts that are taking place in our world. Doug Brown tells us why Tai Chi might be right for us and about the many benefits enjoyed by the millions who practice it. And, there's much more, so please read on!
Best wishes to all of you and your families as you continue to make healthy choices in your lives. Please take some time to express your gratitude for at least one good thing this Thanksgiving. I appreciate all of you who read and contribute to this "bountiful" publication!
In health and happiness,


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what does the adrenal gland do?
A: the outer yellowish layer (cortex) of the adrenal gland secretes about 30 steroid hormones, the most important of which are aldosterone and cortisol ....
what does the adrenal gland do?
A: Each person has two adrenal glands, one above each kidney. Each adrenal is small weighing about 15grams. the adrenal produces four major types of hormones; 1. Glucocorticoids.- the major one is known as cortisol. Cortisol is important to maintain life and to protect against stress. One of its major functions is to raise blood glucose level by both increasing production and reducing usage. Too much cortisol can be detrimental by causing muscle wastage and depressing immunity to infection. 2. Mineralocorticoids.- the major hormone is known as aldosterone. Aldosterone ensures that adequate sodium is held in
what does the inner portion (medulla) of the adrenal gland do?
A: the inner reddish portion (medulla) of the adrenal gland, which is not functionally related to the adrenal cortex, secretes epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine ......
what does the outer cortex of the adrenal gland do?
A: the outer yellowish layer (cortex) of the adrenal gland secretes about 30 steroid hormones ......
what does the medulla do?
A: the inner reddish portion (medulla) of the adrenal gland, which is not functionally related to the adrenal cortex, secretes epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine....
Question about the adrenal glands
A: If her cortisol level was low, it needs to be investigated with a stim test. Don''t wait and ignore this, get it tested and if necessary treated. Cortisol does have an impact on the thyroid but I am not sure in what way. I do know that ideally you treat the adrenals before the thyroid if both are present at the time of dx. Please get a stim test done and let me know the results. I have a six year old with adrenal problems, I fully understand the frustration that goes into getting a dx, he has recently been started on prednisolone to help his...
Shock the adrenal gland
A: Please do not let your wife do this or see this doctor again! How long has she been on steriods? Was she diagnosed with addisons? A person has to be slowly tapered from steriods. By 2.5mg at a time maybe every 2 to 4 weeks. I tried for a year to get mine to start working again, but it didn''t work for me. It does work for some. This is shocking....Wanda She does have Addisons and has been on strtoids for about 4 years. She went in for a level and her level was good for once and the doctor thought that maybe he could get the gland working again. She takes 20mg a day so this is a pretty big change. She also has Epilepsy, which makes it tough when her level...
In September of 1995 my mom found a lump in the right breast. It turned out to be cancer. She then had a mastectomy and it was found in three lymph nodes out of 17. In April of 1996 she was just un-easy about the possibility of it showing up in the left breast, so she had it removed. (It had pre-cancerous cells).She was on Adjuvent chemotherapy from September of 1995 for 4 months and after that went on Tomoxifen pill for four years. Her scan then showed it was in the left clavicle and she had it removed in May 1999. they took her off of Tomoxifen because obviously it wasn?t working. She then went on Taxol chemotherapy for six months. She then went on another oral chemo something that ended with vista for year and a half. then the cancer returned in the T-8 Thoracic spine in February 2001. She had 10 radiationtreatments and five chemo treatments (Not sure what was the name). then she was puton Femara chemo pill. It then showed up in the left adrenal gland July of 2002 and they took her off Femara and put her on two treatments of Taxol. After Taxol they did a CT scan and the tumor had not changed. they they started 4 treatments of Doxil followed by aromasin pill. they were going to remove the adrenal gland because one scan showed no chance - no growth and no shrinking (they did a biopsy and it was part of the original breast cancer) (which all have been) when they did another scan (pet) to make sure it wasn?t in any other part of the body before they did the surgery, it showed it on the right adrenal gland. they are now not recommending surgery but another form of very aggressive chemo. they have not said which one yet. Would it benefit her to get a second opinion from John?s Hopkins or does it sound good what they have done so far? what would you recommend at this point. She is 64 years old and otherwise is very good health otherwise. She is a big fighter and willing to do whatever it takes to live!
A: ... and though she is very ill she is blessed to have you for her daughter. that is clear. Usually when there is evidence of metastatic disease like what you''ve described, the doctors will steer away from surgery and treat instead with chemo. Hopefully she will respond to this next treatment too. Keep hanging in there with her....
what Is the Impact of Stress on Health?
A: Long term stress can affect your stress glands, known as the adrenal glands. When these glands get fatigued, it causes hormone imbalance in your body. Some of the possible symptoms of hormone imbalance can include fatigue, difficulty sleeping, weight gain, (all affected by cortisol), as well as headaches, allergies, digestive problems, pain, estrogen/progesterone and testosterone imbalance and it can even effect heart function. To see if you have adrenal exaustion, do a Ragland''s test. This is done by taking your blood pressure in a sitting position and
what does Cortisol do?
A: Cortisol is the bodys ''flight or fright'' hormone. When you are scared or stressed your body releases Cortisol into your blood stream. Cortisol causes the cells of your body to release sugar (to use as fuel if you need to run), it speeds up your heart rate (to get you ready to run or fight). Produced by the adrenal cortex, cortisol is a hormone that responds to anxiety by raising blood pressure. It increases blood sugar levels, weakens immune response, and is an anti-diuretic. Cortisol is the hormone that is released when your body is under physiologic stress such as illness or injury. In general, it ensures there is enough blood glucose to...