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West Island petition demands 10 per cent increase in welfare benefits for the handicapped
Pierre Marsan, a Liberal MNA for Robert Baldwin will present a petition to the National Assembly asking the provincial government to increase welfare benefits to the mentally handicapped by 10 per cent.
The petition was delivered to the West Island MNA's office last week by representatives of West Island Citizen Advocacy and the West Island Mental Health Table, community organizations dedicated to improving the lives of people living with mental handicaps.
On Monday, Marsan said, the petition and its tabling would be one of the first things on his agenda once the National Assembly resumes sitting next week.
"We are hoping the petition makes a difference." said Mary Clare Tanguay, the director of West Island Citizen Advocacy.
At the moment, she said, disabled people on welfare receive just over $10,000 a year, considerably less than the poverty line, which in 2009 was $18,421 for a single Quebec resident. A 10 per cent increase in welfare benefits would put Quebec recipients on par with their counterparts in Ontario.
Tanguay said the petition, which was circulated over the past two months, contains more than a 1,000 signatures and, is expected to be presented by Marsan in Quebec's National Assembly next week.
"We want people to be able to have an apartment and to eat, too." she said of the lobby effort.
The rising prise of food has made it exceedingly difficult for handicapped welfare recipients, especially since the social housing stock is limited and, she said, many people with handicaps are being forced to rent private apartments on the West Island that are beyond their means.

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- 6 Best Appetite Suppressant Pills for Easier Weight Loss
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Will this product really help you lose weight?
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You'll be taking just two of these pills per day, and you'll start to lose weight as a result. Leptigen pills work by using thermogenic-inducing agents, but you will also experience lipolysis-induction as well.
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Preuss, H. G., et al. (2000). "Effects of niacin-bound chromium and grape seed proanthocyanidin extract on the lipid profile of hypercholesterolemic subjects: a pilot study", in Journal of Medicine, Vol. 31(5-6).
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Grant, K. E., et al. (1997). "Chromium and exercise training: effect on obese women", in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol. 29(8).
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Stern, J. S., et al. (2013). "Efficacy and tolerability of an herbal formulation for weight management", in Journal of Medicinal Food, Vol. 16(6).
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List of Ingredients
Meratrim – Active Ingredient in Leptigen
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I'm a bit of a health nut, so I have a tendency to read ingredient lists and run the other way when there are dozens of substances that I don't know of personally.
A firm believer in knowing what goes into his body, I'm happy to say that this product has just four main ingredients – many of which you already know – that help you lose weight:
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Benefits of chromium:
"Chromium supplementation is a simple method to improve blood sugar control in some people. Several studies have evaluated the effect of chromium on glucose levels with varied results, but a significant number of these studies have shown that chromium can normalize blood sugar levels, improve blood sugar utilization and decrease insulin requirements in patients with glucose intolerance and insulin resistance."
Read more: Chromium helps control blood sugar, curbs carb cravings and fights body fat
Benefits of green tea extract:
"In most cases, GTE is effective as a fat-burner via a complex cellular mechanism involving catechins and caffeine. The addition of caffeine to the potent mix of catechins revs up your production of noradrenaline, pumping you with enough feel-good confidence to think you can arm wrestle someone like Jay Cutler…and win.
The mere mention of "fat loss" might cue you to throw money at your screen, but let's consider the "catch" first. The fat-burning potential of GTE rests in the realm of 400-500 milligrams of ECGC—the most active catechin—per day. That's about 4-5 cups of strongly brewed tea."
Read more: Everything You Need To Know About Green Tea Extract
Benefits of caffeine:
"Ingesting caffeine jumpstarts the process of lipolysis, which is when your body releases free fatty acids into the bloodstream. This occurs when your body is breaking down your fat stores to convert it into energy. In other words, caffeine boosts your metabolism slightly and helps you burn fat."
Read more: The Truth About Caffeine!
Pay attention: There other ingredients included in this supplement. They include gelatin, cellulose, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate (vegetable source).
Side Effects You May Experience
Read More: The Ultimate Guide to 3 Day Military Diet
Potential side effects that are listed by the manufacturer are none. Since all of these ingredients come from natural substances, they have very little risk of causing side effects when taken appropriately.
If you decide to take more than recommended or you're one of the unlucky few, you may experience:
- Jitters
- Headache
- Stomachache
Keep in mind: There is also a chance that you may be allergic to some ingredients, but this is very rare and has not been listed by the manufacturer.
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Product Disadvantages
- Results don't happen overnight.
- With $109.95 per monthly supply, Leptigen pills are a little on the expensive side.
- A potential of experiencing an allergic reaction.
- You need to take a pill twice a day.
My Verdict: Working But Expensive Option
Leptigen pills work. Period. But it does take the time to see results. I wouldn't say that this is a miracle product, but it definitely helps you overcome those plateaus that you'll reach during your weight loss efforts.
And don't forget that the manufacturer does recommend exercise for faster results.
Despite the slightly higher cost, these pills seem to work wonders. I also like the fact that you only have to take two capsules per day, and that you will have so much energy when it comes time to perform your workout.


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Choosing to wax or not is a personal decision. The bottom line is that whether one waxes or not, if that individual acquires a herpes infection he or she needs an effective herpes remedy. – Mike Evans, polyDNA
Rochester, NY (PRWEB) January 18, 2014
Bikini waxing, in particular the Brazilian waxing method, increases the likelihood of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease such as herpes. In its December 2013 survey, polyDNA learned that many women were unaware of this fact. An article published on FoxNews.com on March 19, 2013 said that "Brazilian waxing and other methods of removing pubic hair may increase the risk of catching certain skin infections through sex (1)." In addition "Small nicks or cuts in the skin, which could occur with hair removal, can make it easier for viruses to establish infections (1)," according to researchers.
The article continued, noting that "in theory, removing pubic hair could increase the risk of genital skin infections. (1)." Two doctors agree. Dr. Robert Brodell said "[t]he body has a number of defense mechanisms to prevent infection. One of those mechanisms is normal, healthy skin (1)." Dr. Jonathan Zenilman, chief of the Infectious Diseases Division at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center went further. He said that "herpes is known to be more transmissible if small trauma occurs to the skin during sex (1).
These doctors are not alone in raising a warning concerning bikini waxing. "Emily Gibson, a family physician and head of a student health centre, called for an end to the 'war on pubic hair' claiming it is increasing the risk of infection and of sexually transmitted diseases amongst young people." This is according to an article published in The Independent on August 5, 2012 (2).
Dr. Gibson also noted that "In her practice it is not unusual to find patients with boils and abscesses on their genitals from shaving as well as cellulitis, an infection of the scrotum, labia or penis from shaving or from having sex with someone infected. Herpes is also an increased risk 'due to the microscopic wounds being exposed to virus carried by mouth or genitals' (2)."
After hearing some of these facts, survey respondent Jeanie K. said "I like having a great bikini body. But you know, maybe it is time to declare a truce in the war on pubic hair and allow it to stay right where it belongs."
"Choosing to wax or not is a personal decision. The bottom line is that whether one waxes or not, if that individual acquires a herpes infection he or she needs an effective herpes remedy." – Mike Evans, polyDNA
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(1) Could Brazilian waxing increase STD risk? Published on March 19, 2013.
(2) Physician calls for an end to bikini waxing. Published on August 5, 2013.
(3) Gene-Eden-VIR Is Antiviral: Results of a Post Marketing Clinical Study. Published on August 12, 2013.
polyDNA is a biotechnology company that develops dietary supplements using the unique scientific method developed by Dr. Hanan Polansky, which is based on Computer Intuition.
In addition to his unique scientific method, Dr. Polansky published the highly acclaimed scientific discovery, called Microcompetition with Foreign DNA. The discovery explains how foreign DNA fragments, and specifically, DNA of latent viruses, cause most major diseases.
polyDNA developed Gene-Eden-VIR , an antiviral natural remedy that helps the immune system kill latent viruses.


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Shalom Friends;
This week, our Parshat HaShevua, Parshat Tetzaveh is being sponsored by Yossie and Elisheva Schulman and family of Ramat Beit Shemesh dedicated for continued refuah shlaima for Yishaya Shalom ben Malka Gittel. To the Schulman family, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses.
You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua.
Please forward to your relatives and friends and encourage them to sponsor a Parshat HaShevua. And please be in contact with me with any questions, or for further details.
Best Regards,
Moshe Burt
skype: mark.burt3
Our Parshat Tetzaveh seems, in a way, an extension of Parshat Terumah where, l'chatchila (the way things oughta be), one's intent should be as pure as the components used in construction of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and it's accoutrements. Parshat Tetzaveh is dedicated to the enunciation for the Jewish people of the laws concerning the Kohen's garb, the oil for illumination and anointment and the Avodah (service) of the Kohanim. This service reflects the purity of the Kehunah as a paradigm to the Jewish people, just as l'chatchila the purity of Jewish people should be a light revealing the ways of Hashem unto the world.
Our Parshat Tetzaveh is also the Parsha notable by the absence of any mention of Moshe, a point discussed at length in previous years.
Shem Mishmuel (by R' Shmuel Bornstein, z"l, the Sochaczever Rebbe, translated to English by Rabbi Zvi Belovski, Parshat Tetzaveh, pages 173-175) renders our Parsha's opening posukim (Sefer Sh'mot, Perek 27, posukim 20-21):
"You shall command the B'nei Yisrael that they should bring to you pure olive oil, beaten for the lamp, to make an everlasting light burn in the Tent of Meeting…"
The Sapirstein Edition of the Chumash with Rashi Commentary renders translation of these posukim substituting the word "clear" for "pure" (Sefer Sh'mot, page 376). The Rashi commentary defines "clear" and notes:
Without sediments, i.e. "He leaves it to ripen at the top of the olive tree, etc."
It is not enough that the oil not have sediments at the time it is used in the Menorah. It must be oil which never had sediments in it.
Shem Mishmuel (ibid, pages 173-175) cites both Yirmiyahu (Perek 11, posuk 16) and Sh'mot Rabbah (Perek 36, posuk 1):
You shall command — "A verdant olive tree, beautiful with good fruit, Hashem called your name."
Why is Yisrael named just after the olive tree, for are not all other types of trees pleasant and beautiful? …With regard to the olive tree, while the olives are on the tree, they are picked and brought down from the tree. They are beaten, and once beaten, the are taken to the press and put into a crusher. Then they are crushed again and surrounded by ropes and pressed by huge stones. After all of this, they give forth their oil. So too, with Yisrael — idolaters come and beat them from place to place and oppress them; they bind them with chains and surround them to besiege them. After that [Yisrael] do teshuvah and Hashem answers them…
Shem Mishmuel then comments (ibid, pages 173-175):
This midrash, while very graphic in its comparison of Yisrael to the olive, is very hard to understand. For it implies that Yisrael's nature is such that they repent only if attacked and abused. Once trouble befalls them, they become convinced that they need to return to Hashem, and when they eventually do so, He will answer them with salvation…. It seems very unlikely that Chazal would describe Klal Yisrael in quite this way. What is the deeper meaning of this midrash?
It is obvious that teshuvah which is prompted by duress is of a very low standard. Real and sincere repentence should be independent of outside considerations, motivated by one's own distress at failure in religious life.
The teshuvah of Yisrael is likened to the olive and the procedure by which its oil is obtained. This is its praise — that it fulfills the purpose for which it was created by being subjected to these harsh procedures [as described above]. As an olive, it is relatively useless — a mixture of oil and material which will eventually be discarded. Its nature and function are revealed by extracting the oil from the waste.
This is the intended comparison to Klal Yisrael. At root, they are good, but sometimes destructive ideas and actions creep into their lives. These must be expunged by certain outside influences. Through this, they can return to their pristine state, discarding the "waste" elements in their lives.
…It teaches us that the purpose… is to peel away the layers of dross from Yisrael and to reveal their true nature…. Then the real personality of Yisrael can shine through, without the need for attack or punishment.
It seems to this author that there could be another understanding of equating Yisrael with the olive tree and its end product: clear, pure olive oil. This author's possible understanding is in the context of the "Koor Barzel", the Iron Crucible of Mitzrayim (Sefer Devarim, Parshat Va'etchanan, Perek 4, posuk 20) as described in Parshat Hashevua Va'eira. Just as the nation which emerged from Egypt had to have suffered and endured the subservience of Egypt in order to be forged into a nation epitomizing emulation of the ways of our Creator, it seems that through our history, B'nei Yisrael is in a perpetual state of being a work-in-progress, a nation with its imperfections, yet a nation of the next levels from where the nations have stopped. As such, the "Koor Barzel" of the Egyptian enslavement, as well as the suffering and the oppression of the destruction of the Batei Mikdashim and resulting Galut, the modern-day reestablishment of Jewish Sovereignty in Eretz Yisrael, with the many and glaring imperfections of secular governance, to this day should serve to eventually forge amongst B'nei Yisrael a rock-solid belief in Hashem, as well as spirituality and morality based in the ways of Hashem and to serve as a paradigm of both these ways and as light of Hashem unto the nations.
We can act to manifest this paradigm in our times. Just as it seems obvious that the Jews of Shushan put aside personal and familial issues for the sake of unity and Jewish survival based on collective teshuvah, we too can collectively step up in unity and teshuvah with the game on the line. With heart, creativeness, fire-in-the-belly and pitching in, we are capable of compelling change from governance which loathes both Jewish values and the Land of Israel, to governance which embraces them.
Like in the time of Mordechai and Esther and the Jews of the city of Shushan, I believe that embracing our Jewish values, just as the Kohanim donned their Bigdei Kehunah, and crushed olives until their oil was perfectly clear and pure, is the message this year of our Parsha Tetzaveh.
May we, the B'nei Yisrael be zocha that our brethren — the refugee families from Gush Katif be permanently settled and be made totally whole — be totally restituted for all that was stolen from them at leftist-agendized, supreme court legalized gunpoint, that our dear brother Jonathan Pollard be liberated and truly free — only upon his return home to Israel, and that Sholom Rubashkin, as well as the other MIAs be liberated alive and returned to us in ways befitting Al Kiddush Hashem, as should the remains of the two chayalim from the Gaza War of 1 1/2 years ago. May we have the courage and strength to stand up and physically prevent the possibility of Chas V'Challila any future eviction of Jews from their homes and the handing of Jewish land over to anyone, let alone to enemies sworn to Israel's and Judaism's destruction and eradication. May we fulfill Hashem's blueprint of B'nai Yisrael as a Unique people — an Am Segula, not to be reckoned with as with "the nations" and may we be zocha to see the Moshiach, the Ge'ula Shlaima, as Dov Shurin sings; "Ki Karov Yom Hashem Al'Kol HaGoyim", the Ultimate Redemption, bimhayrah b'yamainu — speedily, in our time", — Achshav, Chik Chuk, Miyad, Etmol!!!
Good Shabbos!
Moshe Burt, an Oleh, is a commentator on news and events in Israel and Founder and Director of The Sefer Torah Recycling Network. He lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh.


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Today my father and I drove to Cape Ann, had a delicious plate of fish-and-chips for lunch in Gloucester, and spent the early afternoon driving from Gloucester Harbor up to Rockport and checking out the smorgasbord of winter waterfowl on the coast.
New England's beaches are transformed in the winter; the crowds vanish and a unique mix of birds show up to seek food and shelter close to shore. Many are species that breed far to the north or normally live away from shore. Here's what we saw.
Gloucester Harbor had a small flotilla of common eiders bobbing in the surf near the Gloucester Fisherman statue, as well as herring and ring-billed gulls scattered about. It's entirely possible there were more species mixed in with the ducks and gulls, but I couldn't pick them out.
The harbor was choppy and the wind coming off the water was enough to cut through the warm sun. I never claimed to be a particularly intrepid birder, and my father has a particularly low cold tolerance, so we went back to the car.
We drove up toward Rockport, and soon found a lovely, sheltered beach just to the west of downtown. A large group of mallards was hanging out in this cove, along with more gulls — including a great black-backed gull. Made sense that the mallards would stay here, because the geography kept the water almost as placid as a summer pond.
Scanning the edges of the rocky outcroppings on either side of the bay, I finally spotted my prize: a trio of harlequin ducks, two males and one female, swimming out from behind a promontory. These tiny, gorgeous ducks live way up north in rushing mountain streams during the summer, and winter on the rocky coasts of New England in winter.
Unfortunately, they ducked (ha!) back behind the rocks after just a few moments. My father and I stayed at this little beach a bit longer, savoring the view, and gave a lesson in basic winter waterfowl identification a one of the several people who strolled by. We were both shocked when a house finch started singing from somewhere nearby — and kept it up until we left. Perhaps he was getting in some vocal warm-ups before spring?
We drove a bit further up the road, and pulled in at another sheltered beach — just where the harlequins should be. Sure enough, they were right where we expected, standing on the tip of the same jetty they'd vanished behind earlier. This stretch of beach had its own pleasures, not least of which included a red-breasted merganser, a trio of buffleheads diving in near synchronicity, and — a new bird for us — a razorbill.
Razorbills are part of the same family as puffins, the alcids, and are almost never visible from shore. Like puffins they spend almost all of their time at sea away from the coast and in far northern waters — but in winter, especially after storms, they can be found down the coast of New England. The razorbill's profile is unmistakable, and our small scope gave me a perfect look at that distinctly heavy beak with its thin white markings. Razorbills and other alcids swim with their wings, not their feet, and it was my first chance to appreciate their distinct diving posture: tipping forward with their wings spread wide.
We stayed at this beach for a while, enjoying a perfectly clear day with the sun at our backs. The lighting was perfect, and we got really lovely views of most of the birds: I could make out the green sheen on the buffleheads' heads and the rich palette of rusty-brown, black, blue, and white that make up the harlequins' painterly plumage.
Eventually, we left, and headed home. We weren't on Cape Ann long but we had a delicious meal and saw a bunch of beautiful birds and just as much beautiful coastal scenery. What more can you ask for?
Full Species List:
– common eiders (many many)
– bufflehead (3)
– razorbill
– mallards (many many)
– herring gulls (many)
– ring-billed gulls (many)
– great black-backed gulls (few)
– red-breasted merganser
– cormorant (unknown species, too far away)
– harlequin ducks (3)
– house finch (singing)


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Photographs and Sculptures
These images explore our relationship to those aspects of the physical and metaphysical world we inhabit but choose to ignore. Combining organic and inorganic roadside detritus to create temporary sculptures, they confront the viewer with the mortality of all things built and born as well as the promise of transformation through reebirth. - And they are kind of fun.
On the Street
As is often observed, the mundane is a place filled with wonder if you only take the time to look. With this series of images my goal is to share the faces I find in crumpled street paper "... among the garbage and the flowers..." L. Cohen - Suzanne.


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This post is helpful for female event organisers who are looking for solutions such as event management software and venues event management tools.
As you do your research for an effective event management software, you may be faced with the dilemma of narrowing down your choices. This can be very difficult, especially with the number of good options out there! This post gives you tips on how to scrutinize potential candidates based on one very important criterion when investing in a software: customer service.
There's nothing more frustrating than using an event management solution and not getting the kind of support you are entitled to as a paying customer. Here are three ways to know that a provider is heavily invested in its clients:
- They reply promptly to your questions.
The very first step when wanting to try out a product is to contact the provider via email or phone. You should tell them that you are interested in their solution and that you would want to find out how much it would cost you. Observe the language that they use this early in the business conversation. Do they reply promptly and in a friendly manner when addressing your requests? Do they sound polite over the phone? It's a red flag to trust people who cannot communicate well with potential clients when looking for corporate event management solutions.
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Another way to know that a provider is truly invested in customer service is when they give you the chance to try out or explore their product without reservations. Before you make any big decision, you should gain enough understanding on how a certain event management software works. Try to ask if it's possible to get a free trial. If this is not possible, check if you can get a free demo instead. A product expert should be able to demonstrate to you how the different features of the software can help you in organizing events.
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Last but not the least, good event management software providers do not overdo sales. They do not call your office thrice a day to find out if you're interested to buy their product. Everything should be conducted with grace. They should give you space to think about your options and to consider why they should be your ultimate pick from tens of other providers. Try to read in between the lines as well; see if they use welcoming language and if they will still take care of you after you have signed a contract. Ongoing customer support has to be afforded to clients like yourself.
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If you're exploring the world of entry doors, this cheat sheet will show you the good and bad side to every style.
Why Choose Wood Doors?
Wood doors have stood the test of time for homeowners all over the world. They're an age-old choice that looks beautiful on nearly any home, and they've been around since the concept of doors was created.
Wood doors are a good choice for homeowners who want to bring warmth to their entryway with a natural product. They are also quite heavy and make your home look elegant, polished, and well-maintained.
Why You Should Avoid Wood Doors
Even though wood doors are undeniably beautiful, they also present a host of potential problems to homeowners. Direct sunlight can cause wood doors to fade over time. They can also swell due to excess moisture and humidity that we experience here in Cleveland. This can cause the wood door to stick, making it difficult to open.
Keep in mind that a standard wood door at 1 ¾" thick has an R-value of 2.5—which is close to what you'll get with a double pane window. This is a lot lower than the efficiency that you'll experience with the following two options.
Why Choose Fiberglass Doors?
Fiberglass is one of the most popular materials for front doors in America. They are a great alternative to wood in terms of maintenance, and they can be custom made to look like a real wood door if you simply can't live without the look. They are very easy to prime, paint, and they're also energy efficient when engineered with a polyurethane foam core.
Why You Should Avoid Fiberglass Doors
While fiberglass doors don't have a laundry list of cons, there are some considerations to keep in mind. Fiberglass doors are quite resistant to dents and dings, but they can crack under severe impact—so you might want to think twice before you slam a fiberglass door.
Why Choose Steel Doors?
Steel doors account for roughly half of the market for entry doors. They come with an attractive price tag and they offer a lot of value in terms of insulation. Furthermore, steel entry doors have a return on investment of up to 90%.
Why You Should Avoid Steel Doors
Steel doors also have several downfalls. They aren't as resistant to weather as fiberglass and dents can be difficult to repair. Be careful with this choice if you anticipate a lot of wear and tear on your door over the years.
If you need more help choosing the right front door for your Cleveland home, contact Universal Windows Direct for your free consultation.


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Make the rice: Put the rice in a small saucepan and add 1 1/4 cups water. Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce the heat to low and cook until the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the rice vinegar, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Gently stir in the sesame seeds and cooked rice with a rubber spatula and let cool to room temperature. (The rice can be made up to 2 hours ahead; cover with a damp cloth.)
Meanwhile, make the sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, Sriracha, soy sauce, sesame oil and ginger in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Make the tuna: Rub the tuna with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the vegetable oil, then add the tuna and sear until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and refrigerate until ready to use, or up to 1 hour.
Assemble the rolls: Toast the seaweed by waving it directly over a gas or electric burner over medium heat. Cut each sheet in half with kitchen shears to make 12 rectangles. Thinly slice the tuna and season with salt. Lay a seaweed rectangle on a work surface with a long side facing you. Press some rice onto the left side of the sheet using moistened fingers, leaving a 1-inch border on the left. Top with 1 slice each of tuna and avocado, a spoonful of sauce, and some cucumber, carrot and chives. Starting from the bottom left corner, tightly roll into a cone shape, moistening the edge of the seaweed to seal. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Serve with pickled ginger and more sauce.
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WASHINGTON — Beauty not only hurts women trying to climb the corporate ladder but is also a detriment once they reach the top, a study reported Thursday.
Good looks seem to have the opposite effect for men -- accelerating their rise and bolstering their image in the male-dominated business world, said the study, citing earlier research as well as its own.
``The relationship between beauty and the perceived competence of a successful senior manager appears to be a complex one, with opposite effects for males and females,`` wrote psychological researchers Madeline Heilman and Melanie Stopeck.
Heilman, a psychologist at New York University, and Stopeck, a psychology doctoral student at the school, traced the relationship, in part, to the fact that ``most high-level organizational jobs are masculinely sex-typed.``
Thus, they said, men with good looks are often seen as more masculine and capable, and attractive women are often viewed as more feminine and less capable for masculine-type jobs.
Their study, ``Attractiveness and Corporate Success: Different Causal Attributions for Males and Females,`` is published in this month`s Journal of Applied Psychology.
It notes that earlier research, some dating back to 1973, found that attractiveness seems to be a positive factor in hiring decisions but appears to be a liability when a woman seeks a managerial post.
In an effort to determine how good looks affect those men and women who become corporate successes, Heilman and Stopeck sent questionnaires to 113 working men and women in New York City.


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Liberty Side Chair from Humanscale
Designed by Niels Diffrient as a companion to his Liberty task and office chair, the Libery Side Chair seamlessly combines comfort, a timeless aesthetic and super-sustainable design. The chair, produced by Humanscale, was recently awarded the Best of NeoCon® 2005 Gold Award in the Guest Seating category, and has some impressive sustainability credentials. The chair frame is made predominantly from 100% recycled and 100% recyclable die-cast aluminum, and the mesh seat and back are created from "environmentally-friendly materials," according to a Humanscale press release. They also say that it is produced in such a way as to have minimal environmental impact, and judging by the prestigious awards and track record of Humanscale, they probably have. Overall, the Liberty side chair contains 80% recycled content and is 95% recyclable.The chair's intended uses include guest seating, hospitality seating and secondary conference room seating, though the chair is designed to be very versatile and useful just about anywhere. It is available in multiple frame colors, mesh styles and colors, and upholstery options for the seat. Humanscale's other products are all intended to make the workplace a more comfortable place; they include keyboard systems, monitor arms, task lighting and various ergo tools like glare filters. I.D. Magazine named them as one of ten "Best Companies" worldwide "that help push design forward." ::Humanscale


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Collins spikers on winning path
Klein Collins finished on a high note last week.
After dropping matches to Oak Ridge and Cypress Ranch, the Tigers ended their stay at the Magnolia Volley Battle with a win over the host Bulldogs.
That victory sent them to 11-8 overall going into this week's action.
"We had our moments," coach Amanda McMeans said. "We had two tough schools, which was really great for us.
"We played Oak Ridge twice actually. We lost to them both times (but) played great first games against them, and Oak Ridge is a strong team. Really, we've just got to get a little more mentally tough.
"(And) we saw Cy Ranch again, and played very tough against them as well."
Collins' biggest win to date came in its season opener, a five-set win over College Park on Aug. 11 at home.
"The girls played awesome," McMeans said. "They played lights-out."
The goal going forward is to keep the lights on upstairs, and make sure their confidence is soaring by district.
"We have lots of options and lots of weapons this year, so we need to get a little bit more mental tough, expecting to win and walking in with a little more drive," McMeans said. "That's where I wish we were better.
"Where we are skill-wise and physically, I couldn't be more happy."
Libero Alyssa Carruth, setter Julia Montezuma and middle blockers Karlie Greene and Natayla Chatham are leading the team.
"The four of those kids right now are just doing an awesome job," McMeans said.
The Tigers were supposed to play Tuesday at Clear Springs, but a transformer blew at Clear Springs, forcing the school to send everyone home.
They return to action Friday against Conroe, then play in the Clear Creek ISD tourney next week.
"We should see some pretty tough competition against next week, which we're very excited about, and that should lead us into district play finally," McMeans said.
Memorial goes platinum
Tomball Memorial showed well at the Spring Branch ISD tournament, winning the platinum bracket with a win over Katy.
The victory left the Wildcats sixth overall at the tourney.
They finished first in their pool last Friday, then made the platinum final Saturday with wins over Katy Taylor and St. Thomas.
Libero Camila Vecchi made the all-tournament team.


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Analyze differences between categories
Use correspondence analysis to more easily display and analyze differences between categories.
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Easily incorporate supplementary information on additional variables.
Uncover associations and relationships
For example, use symmetrical normalization to produce a biplot so you can better see associations.
Easily work with categorical data
Benefit from tools to help you analyze and interpret your multivariate data and its relationships more completely. For example, understand which characteristics consumers relate most closely to in terms of your product or brand, or determine customer perception of your products compared to other products that you or your competitors offer.
Use categorical regression procedures
Predict the values of a nominal, ordinal or numerical outcome variable from a combination of numeric and ordered or unordered categorical predictor variables. Use regression with optimal scaling to describe, for example, how job satisfaction can be predicted from job category, geographic region and the amount of work-related travel.
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Quantify variables so that the Multiple R is maximized. Optimal scaling may be applied to numeric variables when residuals are non-normal or when predictor variables are not linearly related with the outcome variable. Regularization methods such as Ridge regression, the Lasso and the Elastic Net can improve prediction accuracy by stabilizing the parameter estimates.
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Use dimension reduction techniques to see relationships in your data. Summary charts display similar variables or categories, providing you with insight into relationships among more than two variables.
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Techniques include correspondence analysis (CORRESPONDENCE), categorical regression (CATREG), multiple correspondence analysis (MULTIPLE CORRESPONDENCE), CATPCA, nonlinear canonical correlation (OVERALS), proximity scaling (PROXSCAL) and preference scaling (PREFSCAL).
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70% of all data breaches result from the loss of data-bearing equipment.
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Our Secure Asset Tracking solution is designed to resolve the largest area of risk associated with Technical Logistics – hardware loss leading to data breach. Whether it's one IT asset or thousands, having the peace of mind that they are secure and accounted for is critically important.
- Upload asset serial numbers through our on-line service requests
- Cellular scanning captures asset detail to eliminate manual counting and transposition errors
- Serialised reconciliation of the scanned inventory against the original service request — identifying variances before we leave site
- In-house teams, trained and tested in best-practice procedures, packaging and security standards, follow pre‐defined business rules for resolving discrepancies
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- On-site erasure or destruction means you are indemnified at the point of execution
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BOZEN, Italy, January 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics today announced that the European Union (EU) Commission and eTen have made available the first results of the SafeChemo Project it sponsored at three of its pharmacies. The EU's SafeChemo objectives were to scientifically and independently establish if CytoCare(TM) (the world's first and only automated robotic system for the safe preparation of hazardous patient-specific IV medications) could improve patient safety for Oncology patients, eradicate injuries and contamination risks associated with handling Oncology IVs, and reduce costs as compared to manual compounding of cancer drugs.
I'm delighted with the outcome of the SafeChemo project because it independently and scientifically authenticates CytoCare(TM) features and benefits, providing additional evidence of our success to prospective CytoCare(TM) customers, and comparing and contrasting these results with our competitors' claims that pharmacies should take great risks by solely relying on vendor's advertised specs and factory self-tests without the need for independent validations, said Werner Rainer, CEO of Health Robotics.
Asked about her overall impression, Ann Jacklin, Chief of Service, Pharmacy and Therapy Services at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, stated: Studies on CytoCare(TM) are now largely completed, including tests for filter integrity, particulate contamination, microbiological cleanliness of chambers, sterility of prepared doses, sterility of partially used vials, precision of preparation, correct vial recognition, accuracy of final-container labeling and software reliability. CytoCare(TM) is still the best in the world, there's nothing to beat it. CytoCare(TM) creates a beautiful aseptic environment, free of microorganisms and particles. Other robots push-and-pull or suck-and-blow, CytoCare(TM) represents a far greater level of complexity. We have also estimated direct costs savings of GBP180,000 per year just from reducing waste with partially used vials. Before CytoCare(TM), RSI [work-related upper limb disorder] affected most of our IV staff. At any given time we had at least one person resting and unable to undertake this type of work, significantly limiting the throughput of the aseptic unit. Technicians love working with CytoCare(TM), it improves their role and they feel better.
Staff shortages and pressure from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations (JCAHO) drove Capital Region Pharmacy to validate CytoCare(TM). Senior Scientist Dr. Vagn Handlos said: We have been through all of the GMP procedures needed to take CytoCare(TM) into action. Regarding microbiological integrity, I have never seen anything better. We conducted tests using settle plates and swabbing the surfaces with growth media; there was no growth of microorganisms in any of the samples. On handling of particulate contamination, the robot gets an excellent score. There is no problem complying with class-A conditions and there is no leakage from the filters. Cross-contamination has also been tested using cyclophosphamide. We were unable to detect cyclophosphamide above a detection limit of one picogram*/ml after having handled multiple cyclophosphamide doses in concentrations of 1g/50ml.
Dr. Alicia Tavella, Oncology Pharmacist at the General Hospital of Bolzano stated: the results of the validation tests for CytoCare(TM) have all met the required GMP standards. The system efficiently removes particulate and microbiological contamination.
* A picogram [pg] is a metric unit of mass equivalent to one trillionth (10-12) of 1 gram, or one millionth (10-6) of 1 microgram. Prior to CytoCare(TM) it was becoming increasingly difficult to recruit staff to undertake this work, often because of concerns about exposure to carcinogenic agents and the ever-present risk of repetitive strain injury (RSI) for staff. We also had experienced drug errors (when you are very busy it is easy to pick the wrong vial or bag) but with CytoCare(TM), correct vial and bag identification and picking is now assured with no errors. The use of CytoCare(TM) has also resulted in efficiency gains for the pharmacy. It has reduced the steps in the preparation process and the overall preparation time. Work-study results show that the technicians' time has been reduced from 80 hours to 12 hours. In addition, only one technician is required to operate CytoCare(TM) whereas two technicians are needed when chemotherapy IVs are manually prepared in a BSC, one to make the product and another one to look. A further benefit is that it takes less time to train a technician to work with CytoCare(TM) than to work in a BSC.
About Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, University of London, UK:
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has a very strong history of education and research. It is the UK's first Academic Health Sciences Centre and the largest NHS Trust in the UK with combined annual production of around 27,000 patient-specific chemotherapy IV doses. It is composed of the teaching hospitals Charing-Cross, St, Mary's, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea, and Western Eye Hospital.
About RAP Capital Region Pharmacy, Copenhagen University Hospital:
Rigshospitalet Apoteket is the hospital pharmacy for the Capital Region of Denmark. RAP delivers pharmacy services under GMP regulations to 14 hospitals serving 2,300 wards [nurse stations]. The yearly turnover is EUR200 million, and the 460-staff includes 75 pharmacists and 230 technicians. RAP supports three centers for cancer treatment and prepares approximately 80,000 patient-specific chemotherapy IV doses annually.
About General Hospital of Bolzano, Italy:
The 850-bed General Hospital of Bolzano belongs to the Italian National Health Service and operates under the supervision of the Health Authority of the Province of Bolzano.
The hospital provides health care services to an integrated health network serving 7-hospitals with 206,729 inhabitants, distributed in an area of 1.525 sq. km. The pharmacy prepares about 25,000 patient-specific chemotherapy IV doses per year.
About Health Robotics:
Health Robotics is the global leading supplier of life-critical intra-venous medication preparation, compounding, and dispensing Robots, providing health care facilities around the world with robotic technology and software automation solutions. The world-leading solutions CytoCare(TM) (hazardous IVs) and i.v.STATION(TM) (non-hazardous IVs) have and will greatly contribute to ease global hospitals' clinics' growing pressures to improve patient safety through effective and efficient production of sterile, safe, accurate, and ready-to-administer IVs, to decrease life-threatening medication errors and cross-contamination risks, and to work more efficiently, increase throughput, reduce waste and staff injuries, and contain spiraling costs.
For additional information, please visit http://www.safechemo.eu and/or contact:
Health Robotics Gaspar G. DeViedma Europe: +39(346)963-4934 USA: +1(609)980-7976 email@example.com
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Serge Pierro has playtested numerous games for several companies, including Wizards of the Coast and AEG. He has also written for Duelist, Inquest and Gamer print magazines. His award winning photography has appeared in both newspapers and magazines. He has self published a game, and has several other designs scheduled for a 2016 release.
Eric Devlin has been the North East Regional Representative for Wizards of the Coast, the brand manager of Legends of the Five Rings, as well as working with Sabretooth and Third World Games. He has an extensive background in playtesting for top companies. He has also written for Games Quarterly, Duelist, Inquest and others.
Dan Fokine has sculpted miniatures for "Wreck Age", published by Hyacinth Games, as well as miniatures for the "Brushfire" and "Endless" product lines, published by "On The Lamb" games.
Bill Braun has been a contributing writer for PSNation and High- Def Digest, an Editor and Publisher Relations Director for 30PlusGamer, and the co-creator and podcast host of A Band of Gamers.
John Anthony Gulla graduated with an M.A. in Humanities, wherein he focused his study on games, the history of gaming, and game design as it relates to the Humanities. He is an avid board gamer and game collector, with over 200 games in his current collection. You can reach him on BGG.com under the username JohnAG68
Alex Harkey is an accountant by day, an MBA candidate by night and a game design enthusiast on the weekends. He enjoys aid- ing local game designers with their latest projects. Alex writes for the blog Games Precipice at www.gamesprecipice.
David Niecikowski is a published game designer and recognized expert on using traditional games with families and students. Since 2000, over two dozen of his board games, role-playing supplements, books, and articles have been published. He has also worked as a freelance marketing and event consultant with scores of industry companies such as Alliance Game Distributors, Gen Con, Wizards of the Coast, Upper Deck, Mayfair, Rio Grande, AEG, and Out of the Box.
Jeff Rhind is a single father raising a 17 year-old son and a 6 year-old daughter, and slowly coaxing them into the world of tabletop gaming. He has been gaming for many years and shares his love and appreciation for the hobby by reviewing and talking about games on his web site: completelyboard.com as well as his You Tube channel at youtube.com/completelyboard. You can also follow him on twitter @jeffrhind
Kevin Cox is a published game designer, graphic designer and co-owner of KnA Games. His first tabletop release is a sci-fi co-op called Space Movers, which he created with his wife, April. Kevin has been gaming for over 30 years and has an extensive collection, which features many vintage games. In addition to gaming, Kevin enjoys being a husband and all around geek.


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Another H1 Award For Detroit
Larry Lage won the H1 Award for the "Best National Print Coverage", and it turns out that he is a Detroit area reporter for the Associated Press. Our congratulations and thanks to Larry!
More DYC Fundraiser Info
Drivers, area musicians and VIPs from Detroit and Windsor are expected to attend the APBA Detroit Gold Cup fund-raiser dinner party and auction at the Detroit Yacht Club on April 27.
The Gold Cup races on the Detroit River will be July 13-15. Money from the fundraiser will go toward operating expenses of the event.
WJR Radio's Frank Beckmann, the voice of Michigan football, will act as master of ceremonies, while musical entertainment will be provided by Detroit-area recording artist Dal Bouey.
A title sponsor is still being sought for the races. Interested parties can contact the DRRA at 586-774-0980.
Tickets to the fundraiser, which is open to the public, can be purchased by calling (313) 824-2788 or (313) 824-2887. Ads may also be purchased for the fundraiser program starting with business card size ads up to a full page.
More details about the DYC Fundraiser are available in the PDF on our home page at http://www.gold-cup.com
Special Hotel Discounts For 2012
Book your hotel now. Gold Cup hotel discounts for 2012 are available at the DoubleTree Hotel, Dearborn for $88 plus tax and at the Westin Book Cadillac, Detroit for $129 plus tax.
Make sure you mention you are affiliated with the Detroit APBA Gold Cup races to get the special rate for our room block.
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On-Board Video From The 2011 Gold Cup Final
Here's a video from the 2011 Gold Cup final, aboard the U-7 Valken.com boat:
(The start of the race is at about 6:10 in the video)
There are many more videos in the Multimedia section at http://www.h1unlimited.com


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Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich shared a sweet selfie with daughters Ever, 9, and Dashiel, 2, via Instagram.
"Off to Paris!! So excited to spend the next 10 days adventuring with my family!" the model-actress, 41, captioned the image.
Last month, the proud mama shared a series of selfies with her baby girl.
In April, the Zoolander star shared birthday greetings for her baby girl.
And in January, Jovovich rocked the red carpet with husband Paul W.S. Anderson and their elder daughter at the Los Angeles premiere of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.


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I'm a Mac user (I know - boo hiss!) and know nothing about Windows. However, I'm trying to help someone with Windows 7 as they are new to computing and have even less understanding than me!
I'm trying to help with importing, organizing and editing photos and video footage. Is there software pre-installed to do this - ie the Windows equivalent of iPhoto and iDVD?
If not, is there some free software available that can do this? Someone told me of a Google programme called Picasa - I've seen mixed reviews so wondered if anyone had any feedback on this?
(I realise there is plenty of professional level software for this but we're not looking for anything that serious - just something to to do basic bits of editing like red-eye removal etc)
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Hiya pal and welcome to the forums :)
This program is pretty good and it's free Fastone Image Viewer
and there's this one aswell Infranview which is also free
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Picasa (which is now part of Google) is an excellent program for novices and it is free. http://picasa.google.com/
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You can use paint for photos, its built into w7, and windows live movie maker 11 comes with w7 but is a separate download, it comes in a package, but you can get only movie maker if you want- just check only it for download etc.. I use both for somethings, but use them lil..>
Windows Live Movie Maker 2011
I like and use [irafan view] for screens and photos, It is easy to use and is free, it can play videos but not edit them. It can batch resize convert and rename all at the same time. It has a screen shot key and can take screens every so many seconds if you want it too..>
IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers worldwide
I use free [any video converter] for most all my video edits conversions or splits etc. I will use [virtualdub] for some video things or to get screen shots from videos to make animated gif's etc. Virtual dub can make animated gif's on its on from parts of videos, but will be what ever size you photos are. I use free [unfreez] to make the actual animated gif's.
Free Video Converter - Any Video Converter Free Version - convert video to any formats, avi to MPEG, avi to MP4, flv to MPG
Welcome to virtualdub.org! - virtualdub.org
UnFREEz 2.1 - WhitSoft Development
I used this as a basic guide to make my animated gif's..>
A Guide to Creating an Animated GIF from a Video
All the programs I use are free..
See ya..
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Windows 7 has basic editing and display for both video and photos. You may have to download movie maker but it's free as part of Windows Live essentials.
Paint - Windows 7 features - Microsoft Windows
Windows Live Movie Maker - Windows 7 features - Microsoft Windows
View pictures and videos in Windows Media Center
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 OEM --> RTM clean install
Zoner for photos.Windows Live Essentials will do photos and video.
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Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
Fortunately, there's a way to correct that. You have to use Live Movie Maker. Here's a link to the workaround
Windows DVD Maker Aspect Ratio
It basically involves making the project in Live Movie Maker, selecting the aspect ratio there, and then exporting it to a DVD. This apparently preserves whatever aspect ratio you selected. This takes a while, but as I said, it does make some nice menus
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
April Goal -- Finished!
I remembered to clean and oil my machine and change to a new needle after every three bobbins of sewing. I think that made the quilting much easier and the results more pleasing. There were a lot of thread color changes which made for an incredible number of threads to bury, but I think it was worth it. I'm happy with the results. Can you tell? My Quilted Village is done. I'm calling it "Synesthesia."
Here are a few close-ups of the quilting.
I'm going to take more photos tomorrow when, hopefully, it isn't quite so sunny. (I shouldn't be complaining about that since we've had so much rain this month!)
I am linking up with Fiber of All Sorts for their Finishes Party. My original goal was #88 and my Finish is #45.
I am also linking up this week with A Quilting Reader's Garden for WIP's be Gone Week 18.
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Huzzah! It's done. It looks terrific. Boy that village green pops!ReplyDelete
YEA!!! Congratulations on finishing your Village! It is Bright, Colorful and truly Beautiful. The quilting is Amazing. A Happy Thought indeed.ReplyDelete
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Right now, as East Texas grapples with wind damage and catastrophic flooding from an unpredictable storm that may last for days, there is something we know for sure: When it's over, the people of the Gulf Coast will pick up the pieces amid the destruction. Lives may be devastated and some things will be lost forever, but rebuilding is what they will do.
It brought me back, once again, to Masha Gessen's "Autocracy: Rules for Survival." as Donald Trump rampaged on democracy further last night under cover of intense media coverage of the hurricane, Gessen, a Russian immigrant who lived and worked as a journalist in Putin's Russia, had written the rules in The New York Review of Books shortly after the 2016 election. I've re-read them many times. This time her last rule stuck out first as I re-read:
Rule #6: Remember the future. Nothing lasts forever. Donald Trump certainly will not, and Trumpism, to the extent that it is centered on Trump's persona, will not either. Failure to imagine the future may have lost the Democrats this election.
It's in moments such as last night, when Trump showed his complete contempt for civil society and safeguarding rights in his pardoning notorious former sherriff Joe Arpaio and signing an order banning new transgender military members, that we must imagine that future ― and stay focused on beating him and Trumpism no matter how daunting it seems right now. Last night showed us, however, that before that future happens, the present is only going to get much worse.
Trump's Arpaio pardon, coming after Trump has only been in office for little of seven months, without a Department of Justice review and of someone who violated constitutional protections, is unprecedented. It's the action of a much more angry, much more fearful Trump trying to get us used to the idea of pardons ― many, many pardons ― which almost always come in the last weeks of a president's term and certainly not in the first year.
Trump has been becoming more unhinged as the weeks go on, and more accurately, as the Russia collusion investigation continues to close in. Almost all of his conflicts with prominent Republicans have been about his perception that they're not loyal and not protecting him from truths about him and Russia ― from former FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnelland Senators Bob Corker and Thom Tillis.
Trump is so impulsive and reckless that's it's hard to ever pinpoint one reason for an action and its timing. Clearly the exit last night of the Nazi group-affiliated White House aide Sebastian Gorka, who wrote a scathing resignation letter calling Trump a sellout, was overshadowed by the pardon, as well as by the hurricane, and it's hard not to believe this wasn't all a coincidence. But the pardon also appears to be Trump's attempt to normalize pardons of people for offensive criminal activity because he likely envisions himself doing a lot of them.
And yet, all we've heard from some quarters of the media in recent days is how much John Kelly, a retired Marine general, is bringing some sort of "discipline" to the Trump presidency as the new White House chief of staff. But discipline in the service of fascism is actually not a good thing. It's actually the last thing we need.
And the truth is, the White House ― and Trump ― are as chaotic as ever. This particular narrative brings me back to Gessen's Rule #2: Do not be taken in by small signs of normality. We actually saw a Washington Post reporter, Philip Rucker, breathlessly chirp on Twitter after Trump's speech on Afghanistan on Monday that, "Tonight is new President Trump" ― simply because Trump read from a teleprompter and sounded like a vaguely normal politician. How many times has this happened? The next night Trump gave perhaps the ugliest, angriest, most reckless speech of his presidency in Phoenix.
Gessen's Rule #3 comes into play here: Institutions will not save you. We've watched much of the Fourth Estate go from enabling Trump during the primaries and the general election campaign with a lot of free, non-critical and sensational coverage, to taking him on in fits and starts throughout his presidency, only to fall victim time and again to those false signs of normality just when you think they're finally on the right track.
I think back to much of the media ― and in particular Maggie Haberman's New York Times piece which pegged Trump as having "more accepting views on gay issues" than other Republicans ― making Trump out to be a supporter of the LGBTQ community during the campaign simply because he claimed it in vague terms (with no mention of actual rights he'd secure) and used the initialism, "LGBTQ."
But Trump was very clear, and certainly not vague, when he spoke to evangelicals and promised them he'd turn back marriage equality via the Supreme Court ― and Neil Gorsuch, his pick, is doing just that ― and would push their agenda to take America back to a time before queer equality.
Trump's callous banning of transgender Americans from the military ― and signing the order during the hurricane as he scampered off to Camp David ― and his Justice Department's attempt to keep gay, lesbian and bisexual people from being protected under federal civil rights statutes, showed that LGBTQ activists were right about Trump. But too many journalists ― which included that same Phillip Rucker of the Washington Post ― just didn't want to believe what he was actually saying to evangelicals because he was, as Haberman had couched it, from New York and knew many gay people, either socially or in business.
And that brings us to Gessen's Rule #1:
Believe the autocrat. He means what he says. Whenever you find yourself thinking, or hear others claiming, that he is exaggerating, that is our innate tendency to reach for a rationalization.
We're over seven months into this presidency and there's still this idea out there that Trump doesn't really believe what he says, won't really do the most destructive things he's threatened and is going to be contained by those around him ― whether they be generals or New Yorkers, either in his family or among former Goldman Sachs executives. Even after Trump pulled out of the Paris climate accord and after he equated white supremacists and neo-nazis to those fighting against hate ― "fine people" on both sides ― there's an idea among some in the media that people like his economic advisor Gary Cohn "almost" resigning, but thinking it better to stay close to Trump, is a good thing.
But Cohn, who more so seems to be staying only because he has his sights on becoming Federal Reserve chairman (and may have screwed himself by speaking out against Trump, including being overheard at a restaurant), is not going to temper or contain Trump, just as no one else can. Kelly, if anything, is only enabling Trump to engage in his brutality in a more efficient way.
Similarly, the dismissal of people who aligned with Trump on his racist, nationalistic views, like Steve Bannon and Gorka, means nothing. They didn't make Trump temporarily racist because they were there. He was a racist long before he knew them, and they were brought into his fold because of like-minded views.
That brings us to Gessen's Rule# 4:
Be outraged. If you follow Rule #1 and believe what the autocrat-elect is saying, you will not be surprised. But in the face of the impulse to normalize, it is essential to maintain one's capacity for shock. This will lead people to call you unreasonable and hysterical, and to accuse you of overreacting. It is no fun to be the only hysterical person in the room. Prepare yourself.
And that's why we must keep boldly and loudly speaking up, and why we can't fall victim to either burning out or accepting any of this as normal, either by those who want to tell themselves things have "stabilized" or by the GOP and Trump supporters who want us to acquiesce.
Trump's response to Charlottesville, the Phoenix speech, the transgender ban, the Arpaio pardon and the other more extreme actions by Trump in the past two weeks must be a wake-up call that things are going to get really, really bad, and that Trump will never be restrained.
What will save us doubling down on organizing, protesting in the streets and fighting at the ballot box, and remaining fiercely outraged.
Follow Michelangelo Signorile on Twitter: www.twitter.com/msignorile
- This article originally appeared on HuffPost.


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A new service was recently founded in western Mexico to provide assistance in the difficult process facing people who decide to have a surgical sex-change and have been rejected by their families because of their transgender condition.
Casa Impulso Trans is the first establishment in Mexico to offer counseling along with medical, psychological and legal aid, its president Izack Zacarias, a young man who decided to leave behind his life as a woman, told EFE.
This is a place where they can come, settle in and "find a solution so they can go on with their lives," said the activist, a native of Tequila municipality in the western state of Jalisco.
Since its opening a few months ago, the establishment has received some 20 patients from northern and central Mexico.
Those who come to this two-bedroom house outside the city are going through "a complicated emotional process," not only to accept their deep-down wish for gender change, but also to deal with their families when it comes time to announce their decision, Zacarias said.
"There are no statistics, but of the people I know, at least half have suffered rejection by their families and have had to leave home," he said.
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Since 2015, the Mexico City Civil Registry has allowed those who have undergone gender reassignment to obtain a birth certificate reflecting their new gender identity.
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