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Janice Webster
This description of Janice Webster's work was prepared when Janice Webster was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2008.
Jan Webster has developed a new model for hospital care that is more attentive to the needs and rights of patients and their families, and more supportive of the responsibilities and work of overburdened nurses and other highly trained hospital staff.
The New Idea
Having observed that patients in altered states of consciousness often suffer from misdiagnosis, neglect, and abuse in South Africa's public hospitals, Jan has devised a new model of hospital care for comatose patients that heed their rights and needs as well as those of their family members. Jan's model also markedly improves the working conditions and job satisfaction of severely overstretched nursing staff and other hospital personnel. In 2005, Jan founded a citizen organization, ComaCARE Trust, with the aim of implementing her model., today ComaCARE is based in a neurosurgery ward and neuro-ICU in the Groote Schuur Hospital—a major public hospital in Cape Town that serves as the teaching hospital for the University of Cape Town's Faculty of Health Sciences. Jan and her ComaCARE team engage in four types of activity—Care, Advocacy, Research and Education/training (CARE). Jan has introduced a new protocol for interacting with coma patients that trains neurosurgery staff, nurses, family members, and volunteers to identify small signs of brain activity and to cultivate those signs into signals for communication. Jan and her colleagues also attend to the generally overlooked needs of family members of coma patients—a task in which she draws on the services of carefully trained local volunteers who speak indigenous languages and can thus pick up and relate to the nuances of the ethnic background of patients and their families. Such use of volunteers in the care of critically ill patients in acute neuro settings and their families is unprecedented in Southern Africa. As one component of a broader advocacy initiative, Jan has also set up a multi-disciplinary out-patients' clinic to provide patients and their families with medical information pertaining to coma in their local languages and to expedite their access to social service grants. This "one stop shop" clinic is also the first of its kind in Southern Africa. ComaCARE offers an expanding array of training and education initiatives. In addition to training volunteers, Jan has organized three training modules for nurses working in neurosurgery wards and neuro-ICUs for which she is seeking formal accreditation from the Health Education and Training Authority (SETA) and for registered nurses through the South African Nursing Council ((SANC) She is also providing informal training for medical staff to help them become more aware of coma patients' ability to communicate, and lectures on lessons learned in the ComaCARE initiative in public health courses for second- and fourth-year medical students at the University of Cape Town. Jan and her colleagues are also actively engaged in ward-based research to assess the effectiveness of their approaches in caring for comatose patients—both to provide assurance that the rigorous ethical standards that govern patient care are being followed, and to construct a firm basis for gaining the approval of the National Departments of Health, Social Services, and Justice for new protocols for coma and post-coma care. This will facilitate the spread of ComaCARE's approach across Southern Africa and across the African continent more broadly. With the latter aim in view, ComaCare has developed a website (w.w.w.comacare.com), has been represented at international pediatric neurosurgery conferences and aims to host a Pan-African Conference on coma care in 2011.
The Problem
The healthcare sector in South Africa is ill-equipped to cope effectively with the country's burgeoning demand for its services. Once reserved for the use of a small minority of the country's population, public hospitals in South Africa are now faced with a huge upsurge in patient numbers that is putting immense strains on their facilities and their medical and nursing staffs. These problems are system-wide but are particularly acute in intensive care units and trauma wards, including those treating comatose and coma-recovering patients requiring specialized care.For many reasons, including inadequately funded healthcare budgets and a longstanding and continuing "brain drain" of doctors, nurses, and other highly-skilled professionals, there are growing system-wide shortages of appropriately trained and experienced medical personnel in South Africa's public hospitals. Those shortages are particularly evident in highly specialized fields, including those dealing with brain-injured and comatose patients. And as a consequence of those deficiencies, very little funding is available for "non-essential" purposes, including patient and family counseling and "postponable" training of medical and nursing staff.Moreover, in the field in which Jan and her colleagues are working, these difficulties are compounded by a pervasive lack of understanding of several factors affecting the special care and attention needed by comatose patients and their families. Most patients who enter the hospital in a comatose state—the majority of whom are poor black men—are victims of alcohol or drug abuse, stroke, road accidents, or violent crimes. Five percent of such patients remain unidentified, since there is no mechanism linking missing person reports to unidentified, newly admitted hospital patients, and those particularly unfortunate "John Doe" patients do not receive healing-inducing visits from loved ones and often die without socially acceptable burials. Another serious problem results from the fact that many such patients (some 40 percent according to a recent study in the U.K.) are misdiagnosed. Because comatose patients cannot communicate (at least in the usual ways), it is generally assumed that they have suffered very serious brain damage and have little chance of surviving—assumptions that all too often result in the denial of rehabilitative care that could tip the balance between recovery and death. In high-income societies, ready access to advanced technology (including MRIs and CAT Scans) permits those assumptions to be tested. In South Africa, however, where very few hospitals possess such diagnostic tools, close observation and skilled attempts to communicate with such patients and recognize small indications of consciousness are vitally important for determining the existence of brain activity and the patients' prospects for recovery. Finally, substantial cultural and language gulfs often severely complicate communication in hospital settings. Most senior medical and nursing personnel are white men or women whose first language is English or Afrikaans, while a substantial majority of hospital patients (and their families) are black South Africans, whose first language is Xhosa, Zulu, or another African language. For many people working in the health and hospital care fields in South Africa, this array of problems is discouragingly daunting. For people like Jan, however, it presents interesting, challenging, and, indeed, compelling opportunities for innovation and positive change.
The Strategy
Since 2005, when ComaCare was founded, Jan and a growing number of colleagues have been working, initially as volunteers and now as salaried ComaCARE staff, to transform the hospital experiences of comatose patients and their families. Employing the four-pronged strategy noted above—care, advocacy, research and education/ training—Jan has already achieved several important improvements in the neurosurgery ward and neuro-ICU unit in the Groote Schuur Hospital, where the Coma-CARE team is based. Those changes are being duly noted by medical and nursing staff and senior administrators in other parts of the Hospital, and initial steps to replicate them are now underway. Jan's work at Groote Schuur is also attracting the attention of senior hospital staff in other parts of South Africa and elsewhere on the African continent. Jan's care strategies address several pressing needs. In an effort to combat the "invisibility" of comatose patients and to improve their recovery chances, Jan trains doctors, nurses, volunteers, and family members of patients in techniques for developing new channels of communication between patients and caregivers. The bedside method that she prescribes, which has been found effective resulting in a decrease use of restraints and less patient and family frustration and distress. The ComaCARE "A BIT OF CARE" method, asks caregivers to acknowledge the atmosphere or environment, sit close to the patient, introduce themselves, and try to match their breathing patterns to that of the patient before attempting spoken communication. It also advises caregivers to repeat, or duplicate, any patient responses that they detect, to make patients aware that they are communicating. It does not employ arousal techniques that attempt to shock the patient out of a comatose state. Jan's care and advocacy strategies also address important needs of patients' families. ComaCARE has set up a family counseling room in Groote Schuur Hospital that support family members at each stage of their loved ones' long journeys towards recovery or dying process. ComaCARE provides each family with a support packet containing information, in their preferred language, on several topics—the hospital, brain injury and coma, living wills and death, and resources for financial and spiritual support. If necessary to assure family visits for coma patients, ComaCARE also provides "visiting grants" that cover the transportation costs associated with such visits. As noted above, Jan has also established a "one-stop shop" outpatients' clinic to help families gain quick access to disability grants for which they are eligible.Jan's training/education strategy also has several components. Jan presents regular lectures on lessons learned in the ComaCARE initiative in public health courses for second- and fourth-year medical students at the University of Cape Town. Finally, in 2009 she will begin offering short courses for ambulance and emergency medical response personnel to enable then to identify signs of brain trauma and provide immediate treatment for such injuries. Since ComaCARE was launched three years ago, Jan and her colleagues have made considerable progress in developing new initiatives to address the needs of comatose patients and their family members in Groote Schuur Hospital. There is rapidly mounting evidence that Jan's innovations are working. Nurses in the neurosurgery ward and neuro-ICU unit report that they are better equipped to address the special needs of comatose patients and that they are experiencing less stress and burnout. Jan's volunteer program is facilitating communication across cultural and language divides, and it is opening up new employment opportunities in health and related fields for many of its participants. Jan is seeking funding for an emergency hotline with a centralized database that is accessible by police and emergency response personnel will soon be in operation to help connect "John Doe" victims of road accidents and other traumatic injuries with their family members. ComaCARE's family counseling center and outpatient clinic are making important contributions to the peace of mind of family members of coma patients. And Jan and her colleagues have also mounted a growing array of training and research initiatives that will support the extension of many of their initiatives to dimensions of hospital care well beyond coma care and to other parts of South Africa and elsewhere in Africa. ComaCARE is beginning to attract the attention and support of both domestic and foreign funding agencies and recently received a grant from the Norwegian Center for Human Rights. Jan also received funding from a private trust in South Africa to facilitate a Pan-African Conference on coma care that Jan will host in 2011.
The Person
The youngest of three girls, Janice Webster was born and raised in Scotland. When Jan was 16, her mother died, and, three years later, she cared for her father until he was hospitalized in an unconscious state and died. Soon thereafter, Jan left school and traveled to South Africa, where she worked as a volunteer in a home for children. After returning to Scotland, she completed an honors degree in the social sciences at the University of Aberdeen in 1980, and studied occupational therapy at the Grampian School of Occupational Therapy.Jan then joined the staff of Oxfam, U.K., in which she held a series of posts culminating in a three-year appointment (1986 to 88) as Deputy Regional Representative for Southern Africa. At the conclusion of the latter assignment, Jan left Oxfam to accept the post of National Coordinator of the Namibia Development Trust, which she transformed from a funding conduit for the European Union into a Namibian citizen sector development organization. In 1991, having trained and transferred leadership of the Trust to a Namibian woman, she returned to South Africa, which she had first visited some 15 years earlier.In South Africa, before founding ComaCARE Trust in 2005, Jan worked for 14 years as an organization development consultant for scores of citizen sector organizations and Government departments, mainly in the service delivery, health, and human rights sectors. In that role, in which she found her "gift for asking awkward questions" in high demand, she worked on a broad range of issues relevant her current work in ComaCARE including strategic planning, fundraising and organizational sustainability, and race and gender diversity processes. In 2002 Jan was awarded a full scholarship to enroll in a course in process oriented psychology at the Process Work Center in Portland, Oregon, where—from a wide range of programs offered—she decided to focus exclusively on coma care.Throughout her life, Jan has championed the rights and causes of marginalized and severely disadvantaged people, and in 2004, in a gang ridden township near Cape Town, she organized a "Tooth Commission" to curb an abusive "tooth removal" practice and restore the smiles of girls whom it victimized. (The practice, which is quite common in some communities in the Western Cape, involves the removal of the two to four front teeth of girls and young women, with the supposed aim of making them more appealing to men and more ingratiating sexual partners.) Jan's decision to devote her full energies to improving the care of comatose patients and hospital care more broadly in Southern Africa, can be traced in part to her studies at the Process Work Center in Portland. Her choices are also a result of two earlier personal experiences—caring for her sick father, during which she became acutely aware of the stress of caring for and being unable to communicate with an unconscious patient, and a similar experience three years later, when one of her sisters acquired a viral infection in her brain stem and fell into a coma for three months. The founding of ComaCARE Trust in 2005, Jan reports, was also directly precipitated by international news coverage of the Terri Schiavo coma case where she was saddened by the polarization of the family, partners, friends and care givers."At ComaCARE we stand for all parties as they all have an important part to play in the recovery or dying process of a coma patient. Each party needs relationship care. Coma patients have travelled further than most of us into an altered state of consciousness—why would we not listen to them as the experts?—they are teaching us about attending to consciousness in a mindful way."


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Kelly Clarkson has canceled her upcoming tours of Canada, Ireland and the UK so she can rest her voice.
Doctors have told the singer she's too sick to continue with her current Piece by Piece tour.
The Since U Been Gone star was scheduled to perform nine shows in Canada, beginning next week (01Oct15), before jetting off to Britain in November (15) for six concerts in England, Scotland and Ireland.
Clarkson previously canceled a handful of US dates earlier this month (Sep15).
A statement from her reads: "I am truly sorry that I have to cancel the remainder of my tour dates. I was looking forward to sharing this tour with all my amazing fans in Canada and the UK Unfortunately my doctor is telling me I have to stay on vocal rest, but I am working hard to get better as fast as possible."

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Colorado College toughs out win
Tigers' Schornack and Goldsmith each earned double doubles
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Colorado College continued its run in the NCAA Division III volleyball tournament by beating Occidental College in five sets (18-25, 25-17, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13) on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Amy Schornack and junior Laura Goldsmith each had a double-double for the second time during the tournament. Schornack led the Tigers with 47 assists and 16 digs, while Goldsmith had a team-high 17 kills and added 23 digs to lead the defense.
Sophomore Devin Wilkinson led CC at the net with six blocks and had a team-high .520 hitting percentage on a career-high 15 kills.
Colorado College fell behind early in the first set, 3-6, but scored the next three points to knot the set at 6-6. Occidental was able to retake the lead and did not surrender it to go up one set to none.
The top-seeded Tigers proved their worth with a comeback in the second set to tie the game at one set apiece. With the set tied at eight all, CC scored 10 of the next 13 points to take a six-point advantage and continued its run to win the set.
Colorado College carried its momentum into the third set, hitting a match-high .314 attack percentage on 13 kills to take a 2-1 lead on Occidental.
Down 14-18 in the fourth set, the Tigers went on a 6-2 run to tie the set at 20-20. Occidental went on 5-3 run to win the set and tie the game at two sets apiece.
CC took an early 5-4 lead in the fifth set, but Occidental came back to take a 9-8 lead. The Tigers fought back with a 3-0 run to take an 11-9 lead and was able to hold on to their lead to earn the victory over Occidental.


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European Removals are normally undertaken by road and we offer both a dedicated service and a part load service which is more cost effective for smaller consignments. We also offer return loads for those clients returning from European destinations back to the U.K.
Martell's can arrange your removal to worldwide destinations such as U.S.A, Australia, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand and U.A.E. either by Sea and/or Airfreight. Our trained staff can export wrap your furniture effects using specialist packing materials and carefully pack your loose chattels into strong cardboard boxes.
Most worldwide destinations are best served by moving your effects in shipping containers. In the case of whole house removals our staff can pack and wrap your effects, and load them into a container at your current property. The exclusive use container is then shipped to your destination country where our agents can arrange customs formalities and deliver everything to your new home.
For smaller shipments we may be able to offer a groupage consignment (shared load). Although transit times may be longer, as the total costs of shipping are split proportionally between all those parties including effects within the container, the costs can be considerably lower than a full container option.
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"Fashion Police" co- host and TV personality, Kelly Osbourne was looking absolutely ridiculous while in London as she payed a visit to ITV Studios. Kelly Osbourne was wearing a tacky, lime green blouse that was utterly hideous to say the least. Her shades are a complete nightmare and I dare say that I think her head may have grown a few inches in diameter. Kelly Osbourne is nothing but a joke to the entire fashion industry. I've yet to understand what purpose she serves being on the 'Fashion Police.'
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10 Amazing Benefits Of Spikenard Essential Oil
Did you know that you could swap your deodorant with spikenard essential oil? Did you know that spikenard essential oil can help clear bacterial infections? What other benefits does spikenard essential oil have? Read this post and find out all about the benefits of spikenard essential oil.
What Is Spikenard Essential Oil?
Spikenard or muskroot is an essential oil derived from flowers, and depending on who is mixing the oil, the flowers can vary (1). Spikenard essential oil has been a perfume for centuries. It is tough to determine what the exact ingredient is, but Jatanmasi (2), a flowering Himalayan plant from India, is the prime candidate.
Now that we have a rough idea about Spikenard essential oil, let's look at some of its benefits, which include:
1. Antibacterial:
Spikenard essential oil is a potent remedy for many skin ailments caused by bacterial infections. Spikenard not only helps eliminate bacteria from the skin, but it can be used internally as well. You can apply it to wounds to keep them from contracting bacterial infections. Spikenard essential oil also helps cure bacterial infections in the bladder, urethra, kidneys and the stomach. Spikenard also helps treat Athlete's Foot, cholera, food poisoning, septic, and tetanus (3).
2. Antifungal:
Along with Spikenard's antibacterial property, the antifungal characteristics of the essential oil make it an effective remedy for skin infections. Spikenard not only cures fungal infections of the skin, but also helps eradicate food poisoning and other internal fungal problems. Spikenard oil helps ease dermatitis, itchy skin, skin deformities, and psoriasis (4).
3. Anti-Inflammatory:
Spikenard essential oil is an effective anti-inflammatory agent. It helps alleviate most forms of inflammation, whether it affects the nervous, respiratory or digestive systems. Topical application of this oil can help alleviate skin inflammations as well (5).
4. Deodorant:
Spikenard essential oil has an earthy smell to it. The smell soothes your mind and calms the body. Spikenard oil soothes your nerves, and the essential oil is an effective deodorant. So, the next time you go out, dab two drops of spikenard on your wrists and smell divine. The fragrance helps soothe headaches and does not lead to skin boils or allergies like other synthetic deodorants do (6).
5. Laxative:
Spikenard is an effective laxative; it helps relieve many stomach ailments like constipation and improper excretion. Laxatives help, but they can have ill effects on your digestive system. Spikenard essential oil has little side effects and is not as harsh as laxatives on the digestive system. Laxatives can dry out your intestinal walls and excretory tracts while spikenard has no such effects (7).
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6. Sedative:
Spikenard essential oil is a potent sedative and helps maintain physical, mental and psychological balance in your body. It can help relieve your insomnia and also the inflammation of the digestive and nervous systems. If you feel irritated, depressed, anxious, panicked or angry, consider dabbing some spikenard essential oil on your wrists. It is also quite effective in sedating nervous afflictions and is a potent relaxant (8).
7. Uterine:
Spikenard essential oil is an effective uterine, which means that it instigates the secretion of estrogen and progesterone, the two hormones essential for maintaining proper health and reproductive capabilities of your reproductive organs (9).
8. Other Benefits:
Spikenard essential oil has many other health benefits. It cures allergies, relieves hemorrhoids, treats varicose veins and also reduces angina pain. The oil also has proven cell regeneration activities. Spikenard oil boosts blood circulation and oxygenation of the cells, tissues, muscles and organs. Aromatherapists use spikenard to achieve mental peace.
Typically, spikenard essential oil is blended with oils like frankincense essential oil, myrrh essential oil and others like petit grain, orange, rose and sage essential oil. You can also create your blend.
We hope you found the post useful. Tell us about any other spikenard essential oil uses that you are aware of. Post a comment below.
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The refurbishment of the European galleries in London's Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum will embrace the original Victorian architecture at the expense of 1970s alterations.
Locally-based firm Zombory-Moldovan Moore Architects is providing a reactionary interpretation of the V&A's Europe 1600-1800 galleries, the largest section to be refurbished as part of the second phase of the museum's Future Plan.
The redesign will involve stripping back the 1970s cladding to reveal the original Aston Webb architecture from 1900, as well as the reclamation of more than 350m2 of unused display space.
Windows will be reinstated to maximise natural light and the teak parquet floors will be restored. The refurbished galleries are due to reopen in 2014.


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The 5th year component of the scholarship (up to $37,044) is to be used for tuition and living expenses. Students in the 5th year Education Program are not eligible for financial aid from Bryn Mawr and Haverford so there is no issue of how the Scholarship would impact financial aid.
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Didn't find a LaCinema section, so I'm trying on this one ...
Got a LaCinema Mini, and struggling with Wifi. Got three wireless networks at home, and either he doesn't see them, or when trying to connect, I get a very interesting 'cannot connect' message on the TV screen. Device has been to LaCie, where apparently it is perfectly working normal. Bizarre, at my home all my other wireless device connect perfectly well, except the LaCinema.
Been begging LaCie to get more debug information from the device, so we can at least trace the root cause in a professional way. Only comment back ... 'not possible'.
So, my quest now is to find out if I can't hack the thing and at least get to better debugging information.
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Unbearable pain is not necessary while giving birth . Your happiness at the arrival of the newborn baby can be enhanced if you have control of the pain.
There are many ways to reduce pain. We can do a lot to help without pills: changing positions, relaxation and breathing exercises, massage and a nice warm bath while in labour can make a big difference. Medicines are also available: anaesthesia around the cervix, opiate injections, inhaling a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide and epidural injections.
The most effective pain relief method is epidural analgesia (EDA). This can only be administered by a trained obstetrician, who supervises the woman in labour throughout the whole process.
Technical implementation of EDA
For this procedure the woman in labour should be in a lateral position, knees bent and drawn up to the stomach, head should be bent forward and the back should be arched. The insertion is carried out on the lower region of the spine (lumbar), where the spinal marrow is present only in narrow strings, thus the spinal cord is not damaged.
The sterilization of the skin is followed by local anaesthetic. After 1-2 minutes the epidural space is located with a special needle. When the needle reaches the appropriate position a catheter is threaded through it into the epidural space. Then the needle is withdrawn and the catheter is secured. Local anaesthetic (or other painkiller) is injected into the catheter. The painkiller takes effect within 15-20 minutes. By this time the woman in labour is in a lying position. One dose lasts for approximately 45-120 minutes. Then the injection can be repeated, or it can be given continuously.
When is EDA needed?
If there is no contra-indication and the woman is aware of the procedure, and possible complications - and has signed the agreement, then it can be administered at any time during birthing. Ideally it should be given when the pain becomes regular. If you are sure that you would like to use this method then the catheter can be placed before the pain strengthens and becomes regular, and the dosage of the medicine can be started later. There is no benefit in administering epidural in the pushing stage, when the pain is the most intense, because the medicine needs time to take effect.
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Medicine can be dosed into the epidural catheter in a way that the woman in labour can walk under supervision, thus making this stage easier and a bit more bearable. We give you detailed information about this procedure before administering it, so you will be aware of the implementation method, possible complications and can ask questions. We hold seminars four times a year and you can also get information on workdays in our anaesthesiology department.
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Father's Day gift ideas
It doesn't have to cost a lot to make Dad feel like No. 1 on Father's Day. If he's like most dads, he'd rather spend time with you than have you spend money on him. The main thing is to do something that shows Dad you know and appreciate him. With that in mind, check out these low-cost (and even no-cost!) Father's Day gift ideas:
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Make his card more personal by writing down a favorite memory of him inside. Bonus: Make it a group effort—arrange for all his kids to write down their memories.
Road trip!
Drive him to a favorite place, like a sentimental spot from his past or any place he enjoys going. Bonus: Don't let him pay for gas—even though he'll probably try.
A thousand words
Frame a meaningful photo for him. Bonus: Share a related story or memory.
Take an interest
Ask him about—or join him in—a sport, hobby or other activity he enjoys. Or use this as an excuse to try something new together. Disc golf anyone?
Help out
Do a chore for him—mowing, painting or the like. Bonus: Make it something he taught you to do. (Then he'll know you were paying attention.)
The gift of time
Maybe what he needs most are a few uninterrupted hours to catch up on things. Things like sleep and fantasy baseball. Arrange for that time to happen.
Dear Dad...
Write a note or letter thanking him for all he does. A sheet of paper tucked inside his card will do the job.
Research one of his ancestors. Start an album or scrapbook to share what you find.
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Take any gesture up a notch by getting his young kids or grandkids involved. They'll be happy to contribute their artwork, performances, hugs and smiles.


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Young Jeezy Has a Release Date for TM 103
Congrats, Jeezy.
TM 103, Young Jeezy's fourth album, has undergone the classic interminable-delay hip-hop album thing. But, now, finally, it's got a release date: September 20. Rejoice, Jeezy-ites! Also of note is that one track, "I Do," has two versions: one that features Jay-Z (who made an appearance at Jeezy's show in New York earlier this week) and Drake, and one that features Andre 3000. Not too shabby of a roster. No word on whether the still-great "Lose My Mind" — which was purportedly a single from the album but was released last summer — will be on the it. Anyway, congrats, Jeezy.


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This high-end restaurant and event space is located in the heart of Le Marais. It is available furnished or empty and is an ideal venue for Private Functions and Launch Events.
The space has modern contemporary interiors which are finished to an excellent standard. Divided over three rooms, this venue offers plenty of flexibility and is open to a range of event types from showrooms to private dinners.
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Lewis B. Smedes Quotes About MemoriesQuotes about: Memories
If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have...they are given the power to keep their evil alive in the hearts of those who suffered most. We give them power to condemn their victims to live forever with the hurting memory of their painful pasts. We give the monsters the last word.
When we forgive someone, we do not forget the hurtful act, as if forgetting came along with the forgiveness package, the way strings come with a violin. Begin with the basics. If you forget, you will not forgive at all. You can never forgive people for things you have forgotten about. You need to forgive precisely because you have not forgotten what someone did; your memory keeps the pain alive long after the hurt has stopped. Remembering is the storage of pain. It is why you need to be healed in the first place.
Can you stop your memory on a dime, put it in reverse, and spin it in another direction the way you can reverse direction on a tape recorder? We cannot forget on command. So we just have to let the forgetting happen as it will; we shouldn't rush it, and we certainly should not doubt the genuineness of our forgiving if we happen to remember. The really important thing is that we have the power to forgive what we still do remember.
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- Born: 1921
- Died: December 19, 2002
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The 10th day of the Miracle Month also marks the mahaparinirvana of Lama Chimed Namgyal. Sanghas will gather for tenth-day guru yoga and ganachakra festivals, while remembering with our hearts, the legacy and blessings of this great hidden yogi.
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Xiaomi was pitching its IPO to U.S. investors last week, and many had little understanding of the company's broad product suite. » Read More
Hannover, Germany — From June 11 to June 15, Huawei will be exhibiting its digital innovations at CEBIT 2018 under the theme of "Leading New ICT, The Road to Digital Transformation".
Your smartphone can be your best camera, so long as you know how to use it.
The right entry-point to fix health care? This health investor thinks it's employers.
Hap Plain has amassed one of the largest private collections of rare and unreleased Apple prototypes. His collection of more than 250 prototypes ranges from iPhones, iPads, Macs and pretty much everything in between.
Fortnite is the world's most popular video game, with 125 million players. GameSpot VP Ben Howard explains why Fortnite is a global phenomenon. Plus, a WHO report that found compulsive video game play can be an addiction.
Stone Investment Partners' Bill Stone sees energy and technology as big winners.
The move pushed Facebook's market value past $588 billion and buoyed CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth.
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A simple question, What is a website? In its bare form, a website is a single domain that consists of different web pages. We should all know that by now, but surprisingly what we don't all know, is the benefits a website can provide for your business and its shocking to witness how many business don't actually have a website or online presence!
If you have a business and don't have a website, you are losing out on great opportunities for your business. A website itself can be used to accomplish many different marketing strategies to help your business grow.
As a business owner, you need toknow where your consumers are. But what ifconsumers know your business and what you can offer, but theycan't reach you? That is one of the risks you take bynot having a website for your business.
What are some other benefitsof having a business website?
Cost Effective You know exactly how much your website is going to cost you and it's ongoings – a brick and mortar store, on the other hand, is susceptible to many out of the ordinary occurrences which could blow out the costs such as leaving the lights on, theft, damage, extra staff etc.
A strategically developed website and online presence solution providestremendous benefits and costing outlines.
Accessible around the clock Your website and social media accounts are accessible 24/7/365. Imagine that you want to buy from a store. You put inall the effort requiredto go to the store, but when you get there, it's closed. We all know how irate wefeel in that situation.You'll think twice about going back given the bad taste its left (ok might have been your fault for not checking but hey, this is proving the point here!).You will just find another store that is more easily accessible.
Since your website is operational around the clock, from the convenience of the local coffee shop, theircouch or theirbed, your customers and clients can easily access your website and services.
Convenient What is more convenient: driving outsideto look for different stores that areavailable to shop in,or sitting in the comfort of your own home and shopping for the products you're looking for? Pretty obvious answer, unless you like aimlessly driving around. Smart businesses realise this and thus have their own website housing their products and services so that potential customerscan browse onlinefor the products they want to purchase.
Credibility By building a website you aregiving your businessthe opportunity to tell consumers why they should trust you and the testimonials and facts to back up those opportunities. Believe it or not, most people will search the internet for a product or service before the purchase to check the credibility first. When youprovide good service or product,positive word-of-mouth about your business is likely to spread. Which in turn, delivers more repeat and newbusiness.
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Pinnacle Island Picnics
The Farne Islands were and are famous for their seal and seabird colonies. The pinnacle rocks off Staple Island were covered in guillemots and shags. Dauntless locals gathered their feathers and eggs, bridging the rocks with precariously narrow boards.
Here, however, it's the visitors who take centre–stage. Following what must have been an adventurous trip to the islands in a small boat, the gentry risk their fair skin and fine clothes in a picnic – a form of culinary torture not generally inflicted on families until the Victorian age.


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Mini has created an advertising mini-series called Hammer & Coop, a take-off of Starsky and Hutch with a little Knight Rider thrown in for good measure. Considering the gratuitous use of bikini car washes and power slides though, I'd say it's going to be a success. Just a guy and his car kicking asphalt.
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Wright Leather Works LLC., specializes in concealed carry leather holsters made specifically to fit your firearm. We make our leather holsters and belts from only the highest quality domestic hides and they are completely handcrafted and finished right here in Ohio. We do not make any "one size fits all" leather holsters. Each holster is handmade to fit a specific handgun… and we have a huge list of guns to select from! We make leather holsters for Colt, Glock, Kimber, Sig Sauer, Ruger, Smith & Wesson, Springfield XDs and many, many more.
Browse our selection of IWB (Inside the Waist Band) holsters, OWB (Outside the Waist Band) holsters, and pocket holsters that allow you to carry where you feel most comfortable and confident. If you're not comfortable carrying, you will eventually carry less and less until you rarely or never carry your firearm. Wright Leather Works is here to help ensure that doesn't happen. Our motto is: "Carry Concealed, Confident, and Comfortable" and we take it very seriously. We keep those three factors in mind every time we design a holster. Every holster is a work of superior craftsmanship that is personally and meticulously inspected before it leaves our facility.
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There are several species of crustaceans available in the Pyrenean region, fished from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The largest are called langostinos or langoustines, which are actually slim-bodied members of the lobster family. Red in color, their wide, heavier tails distinguish them from shrimp and prawns. The next in size is the red shrimp (crevette rose), which can be up to four inches in length. Red shrimp are difficult to transport alive, and are usually available boiled or frozen. Finally, North Sea prawns (crevette gris) are only about two inches in length and have an excellent, distinctive taste. The frozen shrimp and prawns that are sold in North American markets rarely provide the precise species or provenance of the product, which can come from any ocean.
In northern Spain it is most common to find the simple and classic preparation of shrimp or prawns quickly sauteed in a bit of garlic and olive oil. For a change, I created this shrimp marinade composed of common Mediterranean ingredients. This recipe is based on a technique to marinate shrimp with lemons, learned from Barry Morgenstern, a friend who trained at the famous Cordon Bleu in Paris. The marinade quickly infuses deeply into the hot shrimp, imparting bright flavors deep into each morsel. Once all the ingredients are assembled this is an extremely easy recipe, in which all the work can be done in advance.
zest of 1 lemon
½ cup lemon juice, from approximately 2 large lemons
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon wine or sherry vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
12 black olives, kalamata or oil-cured, pitted, and halved
6 anchovy fillets, coarsely chopped
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 bay leaf, crumbled
pinch of piment d'Espelette1 or cayenne powder
1 to 1 ½ pounds large shrimp
2 to 3 teaspoons salt
1 ripe avocado, pitted, peeled, and sliced, optional
Prepare marinade in a large bowl by combining lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, vinegar, oil, olives, anchovies, red onion, bay leaf, and piment d'Espelette.
Peel and clean shrimp, leaving tails on. Partially fill a pot with water, add salt, and bring to a boil. Add shrimp and boil for 1 ½ to 2 minutes, or until shrimp pinks and the flesh looks opaque. Remove immediately. Drain and place hot shrimp into marinade. If additional liquid is needed to cover most of the shrimp, add a few tablespoons of the shrimp poaching water to the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 to 3 hours, turning the shrimp once.
Serve with avocado slices (if desired), on a salad, or by themselves as a shrimp cocktail.
1 Piment d'Espelette is a small, pleasantly spicy red pepper that is usually used dried and ground in French Basque cooking. It is available from spanishtable.com.


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Examples of prints in practically all sizes and several materials are available for viewing at the Spanish restaurant El Toro Furioso. Stop by for dinner, tapas (or at least for the irresistible Crema Catalana dessert and coffee) and walk through the interiors, including downstairs.
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digitalmars.D - AssociativeArray!(string,double) vs. double[string]
- Jens Mueller (18/18) Jul 28 2011 Hi,
Hi, I'm trying to compare the type of associative arrays: unittest { import std.stdio; double[string] aa; writeln(typeof(aa).stringof); writeln(typeof(aa.init).stringof); writeln(typeid(aa)); writeln(typeid(aa.init)); assert(is(typeof(aa) == typeof(aa.init))); } The assert fails which puzzles me. Why is the type of the expression aa not the same as the type of the expression aa.init? There is a struct AssociativeArray!(key, value) involved (part of druntime). The typeid (i.e. the TypeInfo of the respective types of the expressions) are not the same (double[immutable(char)[]] vs. object.AssociativeArray!(string,double).AssociativeArray). Jens
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Buttons by larafairieWatch
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Model - Nicola
Styling - Me & Nicola
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Gorgeous, simply inspiring.
this is beautiful..
Weird and beautiful!
How'd you get the buttons to stick?
that's cute!!
Oh my goodness. I LOVE this!
what a neat, obscure idea with the buttons. loved it. how did you do that?
original shot))
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very original and good photo!
Make up, the lightning, colours - everything seems to be working
i really like the buttons
really interesting idea
I love buttons! This is an amazing photo, I love you!
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The colours are gorgeous, and the buttons are just amazing.
Fantastic colors and contrast (red vs. white/dark vs. light). Love the concept
without the buttons she looked like she's from the paintings but if you put the buttons it's like she's posing for Vogue
Love, love and more love..so whimsical...just magik!!
love it
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ok ok i've been on this site for weeks trying to find this picture again so that i can tell you something!! i used your picture for a painting but i didnt paint the buttons...[ironic because its named buttons(laugh and geeky snort)] but anyway...i painted this picture and won a prize at my school for it!! its the first time i ever EVER won anything. i wasnt even student of the month in middle school!! lol and i wanted to let you know that you inspired someone!!!! and thank you thank you thank you! you are a photographic GENIUS btw lol i really enjoy this picture!
This will always be one of my favorite photos ever.
This is SO creative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How did you get the buttons to stick to her skin?
How did you get the buttons to stick to her skin?
This is SO gustav klimt. Was that your vision?
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Fan-friendly changes for Kansas Speedway in 2007
*Fans come first
Kansas Speedway has always put their fans first, but in 2007 fans will be able to experience the changes that the speedway has made.
For the first time in Kansas Speedway's history, fans won't have to worry about the July heat as they enjoy the racing action. With the IndyCar Series Kansas Lottery Indy 300, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 and the ARCA Re/Max Series Kansas Lottery $150 Grand running April 27-29, the fans will benefit from cooler temperatures.
Fans will still have September races with the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Kansas 400, the NASCAR Busch Series Yellow Transportation 300 and the USAC kansasspeedway.com 100.
Also new in 2007, fans will be allowed to bring a 6x6x12-inch cooler into the grandstands with their favorite food and beverage.
Fans will continue to be able to park free at Kansas Speedway.
Looking for a holiday gift? RPM season tickets are on-sale now for five exciting races at Kansas Speedway. Tickets for the Sprint Fan Walk and Midwest Ford Dealers Pit Stop Pub are on sale, too.


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- Page 1 ViewSonic ViewPad 7
- Page 2 Design, Size, Specifications and Connectivity
- Page 3 Display, Speakers and Usability
- Page 4 Cameras, Battery Life, Verdict
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There's no doubt about it, Apple's iPad (which gained first place in our Readers' Choice: Product of the Year Awards 2010 and received an honourable mention in our own selection) singlehandedly brought the tablet into the consumer spotlight. Now every major manufacturer is throwing its own challengers into the arena, most based on Google's Android OS. We were somewhat disappointed with Samsung's hotly-anticipated Galaxy Tab, so can ViewSonic's ViewPad 7 make a better case for itself?
If you've read our extensive hands-on preview of the larger ViewPad 10, you may remember that in some regards, its smaller, cheaper 7in sibling is actually the superior tablet. For one thing, it comes with the latest 2.2 version of Android instead of the outdated – and not (officially) upgradeable – version 1.6 that accompanies Windows 7 on the larger tablet. As ViewSonic has only made minimal alterations to the stock Android OS, it should receive a rapid update when Gingerbread (AKA 2.3) comes out.
It also features a front-facing camera, quad-band GSM (allowing you to use it as a smartphone) 3G connectivity, and access to Android's Marketplace, all features placing it near the top of the tablet game. Combined with its stylish – if rather chunky – looks and fairly solid apparent build quality, initial impressions are certainly positive.
Another immediately obvious advantage over not only its bigger sibling, but also most competitors, is that the ViewPad 7 comes with a very well-thought-out case. This is a classy black affair with a tough, patterned leatherette exterior and soft, suede-like, anti-slip interior. It has three hard clips which securely hold the pad and a broad elastic band that holds its covers closed.
Perhaps the case's best feature is that it acts as a flexible stand. It cleverly folds in on itself to support the tablet either at a fixed angle (with the soft finish on the outside, great for slippery surfaces like glass) or flexibly (with the leatherette finish on the outside). The only disadvantage is that, either way, it's unsuitable for holding the tablet in portrait orientation. Regardless, the case is a genius default addition and a significant value-add, considering a decent equivalent for a rival tablet could easily set you back £30 or more – if it's available at all.
Onto the tablet itself, as mentioned its construction looks very solid at first glance, and for most of it this holds true. Essentially, its front and back are finished in slices of clear glossy plastic over piano black, with a faux-aluminium band running seamlessly around the edge to join them. This is in contrast to having glass panels front and back with a stainless steel band like the iPhone 4, which this device clearly takes its influence from. Despite the inferior materials, though, it feels pretty solid, and that case should keep scratches to a minimum. However, we did notice that we could press the back in ever so slightly where it met the silver strip, as the back 'slice' had come out a little from its frame.


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By ROBERT RIZZUTO & SHIRA SCHOENBERG
Republican Scott Brown will not jump into the U.S. Senate race to replace John Kerry, the former senator confirmed in a statement Friday afternoon.
Brown, who lost to Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in November, has been considered the GOP favorite because of his statewide popularity and name recognition. But following a meeting of the Republican State Committee last night, word began spreading across Massachusetts that Brown was leaning against a run.
Brown, a married father of two, talked of the strain campaigning put on his family in an interview just days before the Nov. 6 election.
In a statement announcing that he wouldn't run in the 2013 special election, Brown reflected on his tenure in the U.S. Senate and circled back to the factor he has always maintained is the most important- his family.
Brown's full statement follows:
"Representing Massachusetts in the United States Senate was the greatest privilege of my life, an experience that takes second place only to my marriage to Gail and the birth of our daughters. It was a higher honor than I had ever expected, and in the time given to me I always tried to make the most of it.
"When I was first sent to the Senate in early 2010, it wasn't exactly welcome news for President Obama or many other Democrats. Yet among my best memories from those three years in office are visits to the White House to see the President sign into law bills that I had sponsored. I left office last month on the best of terms with colleagues both Republican and Democrat. I had worked well with so many of them, regardless of party, to serve the public interest just as we are all supposed to. All of this was in keeping with the pledge I made at the beginning to do my own thinking and to speak for the independent spirit of our great state.
"Over these past few weeks I have given serious thought about the possibility of running again, as events have created another vacancy requiring another special election. I have received a lot of encouragement from friends and supporters to become a candidate, and my competitive instincts were leading in the same direction.
"Even so, I was not at all certain that a third Senate campaign in less than four years, and the prospect of returning to a Congress even more partisan than the one I left, was really the best way for me to continue in public service at this time. And I know it's not the only way for me to advance the ideals and causes that matter most to me.
"That is why I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for the United States Senate in the upcoming special election."
Democratic U.S. Reps. Edward Markey of Malden and Stephen Lynch of South Boston have declared their respective intention to run and will square off in a Democratic primary on April 30. The special election date has been set for June 25.
Lynch reacted to the news with kind words for Brown.
"I understand Scott Brown's decision. He has basically been campaigning non-stop for three years," Lynch said in a statement Friday. "It's perfectly understandable that he wouldn't want to undertake another campaign. I wish all the best to Scott and his family."
Markey said in a statement, "I respect Scott Brown's decision and know that he did what he thought was best for him and his family."
"This race is about who will be the best voice for our families and our future here in Massachusetts," Markey continued. "My record taking on the gun lobby, fighting against climate change, creating clean energy jobs, and standing up for middle class families is clear, and I want to bring this energy and passion to the U.S. Senate."
On Thursday, after some confusion at the Massachusetts Republican State Committee meeting in Natick, Brown's former deputy finance director Kirsten Hughes was chosen as the party's new chairwoman in a 41-39 vote.
Immediately following her win, opponent Rick Green, an entrepreneur from Pepperell, called on the party to put aside its differences and walk in-step together to focus on the 2013 special election.
Green and Hughes had split the party's support nearly equally ahead of the election, signaling that the Republican Party's Massachusetts base is a diverse group that isn't going to always see eye-to-eye.
Hughes released a statement on Friday highlighting her intentions to find a candidate while not missing the opportunity to take a shot at both Lynch and Markey.
"The Massachusetts Republican Party is optimistic about the special election for U.S. Senate because of the strength, character and accomplishments of the many potential candidates who are today considering their political futures. The fact is the Democratic Party will field a mediocre congressman with a highly partisan record who has been part of the Washington gridlock," Hughes said in a statement. "A Republican Senator from Massachusetts will offer the bipartisan leadership to solve our nation's problems. Members of our party have an unparalleled level of energy and commitment to the Republican cause. This special election will unite us in the shared purpose of again electing a Republican to the United States Senate. We shocked the world in 2010, and united, we can do it again."
Possible names being floated to run against Markey or Lynch include Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, who moved from New York back to Boston this fall to take a job at the Mintz Levin law firm, stoking speculation that he might return to state politics.
Weld has said he would not compete with Brown to run for the Senate. But he never ruled out another run for public office, and is considered a possible contender now that Brown is no longer in contention.
Another possible contender is former state Senate minority leader Richard Tisei, who narrowly lost a race for U.S. House in November to Democratic Congressman John Tierney.
Tisei, in a statement, indicated that he would consider a run. "In the coming days, I will be talking with family, friends, and supporters to consider the best role that I can play in helping to bring new, alternative leadership to Washington," Tisei said.
Tisei said he was surprised to hear that Brown will not run again and called Brown's decision "a great loss for the Commonwealth."
Tisei said the country faces many challenges and stressed the need to "find common ground." "Whoever our party puts forward as its nominee in this special and critically important election needs to embody the change that the people want and deserve," he said.
Other potential GOP candidates being discussed as possibilities are former Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey, who served under Gov. Mitt Romney; State Sen. Michael Knapik, R-Westfield; and State Rep. Dan Winslow, R-Norfolk, who contributed to Brown's campaign in 2012.
Attempts to reach the aforementioned Republicans on Friday for comment were not immediately successful.
Recent polls indicate that Brown had been considered a strong Republican contender in the special election.
One poll by the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling found Brown leading Markey 48-45 percent, just within the poll's 3.6 percent margin of error. He held a larger lead over Lynch. A MassINC Polling Group poll found Brown with a 22-point lead over Markey. It did not do a head to head comparison with Lynch.
Anthony Cignoli, a Springfield-based political strategist, said Brown's decision leaves Republicans without the candidate who would have had the most name recognition and who could have raised the most money in the state.
"The Republicans don't have their major standard bearer," Cignoli said. "Brown was their best opportunity."
Paul Santaniello, a Republican activist and Longmeadow selectman, said Brown's decision highlights the Republicans' lack of top candidates.
"It shows there's a huge void in my opinion of someone who can step up to that stage," Santaniello said. "There's a huge void in the farm system of the Republican Party."
Santaniello said the only potential candidate who has run a statewide campaign would be Charlie Baker – the former Republican gubernatorial candidate who lost to Deval Patrick in 2010. But Baker has ruled out a Senate run, and is said to have his eye on the 2014 governor's race.
Santaniello said a candidate like Weld might attract independents, but would have a hard time shoring up the Republican base, given Weld's 2008 endorsement of Democratic President Barack Obama.


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The Parr Company announced this week the results of a company efficiency review aimed at measuring the effectiveness of each store location. The results of this review recommend the closing of three retail lumberyard locations in Madras and Redmond, Oregon and Woodland, Washington.
Parr Lumber in Madras and Redmond, Oregon will close for business on March 16, 2009. Parr will continue to provide products and services to customers of Central Oregon through their Bend, Prineville, Burns and Klamath Falls locations. Parr Lumber in Woodland, Washington will close April 10, 2009. Parr Lumber will continue to provide products and services to customers throughout SW Washington through their Vancouver and Ridgefield locations.
As the building and contractor segment has slowed during the past twelve months the retail component of the companies business has become more important. The three stores that will be closed were unable to gain the retail traffic necessary to sustain them.
"Our economy has forced all businesses to look at their operating models to review efficiency. We found that we can service our valued customers in these key markets without the costs associated with a traditional retail storefront," said David Hamill, CEO of Parr Lumber.
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Parent (animatedly): What did you do in school today?
Child (contentedly): I played.
This response should make your heart sing, but I fear it doesn't.
News headlines sounding the alarm that U.S. students are falling behind other countries in science and math, that there is an ever increasing competition for getting into colleges, into private high schools, into elementary schools, and even into nursery schools are eating away at our belief in the importance of just playing.
Parents are suffering from the misguided notion that in order for their children to "compete" in this world, to stay in the game, to claw their way to the top, they have to stop playing and start doing some real learning. Play is getting a bad rap.
And here's why. When adults think of children playing, they think of it in the adult sense of the word -- a recreational activity that isn't work. But play is the work of childhood. It is the most potent learning activity of them all.
Play is a crucial ingredient not only in neurological growth but also in supporting development in all realms -- social, emotional, cognitive, creative, and physical -- practicing the skills the child will need later in life.
Imaginative or pretend play, in particular, is a powerful learning tool for the young child. Both solitary and with friends, "dramatic play" is a vehicle by which children not only practice the skills they are acquiring but also process their daily lives. They play out and replay events they are working hard to understand: who is the boss in the family; how does dinner get cooked; when the dog is rushed to the vet; when daddy sends me to my room. They practice the life they observe all around them: the fire truck, the cab driver, the refuse collector, the dogs and cats and crying babies. Imaginative play allows children the space and time to work on their understanding, their conflicts, as well as on their anxieties and fears. Unstructured pretend play with others offers the opportunity to practice social skills such as taking turns, considering another's viewpoint and needs, learning self control, sharing the power, problem solving, compromise, and trying on different roles.
Pretend play is practice for real life. We all know how much practice it takes to do anything worthwhile. What could be more important?
Children use play to work through and master quite complex psychological difficulties of the past and present.
Play refers to the young child's activities characterized by freedom from all but personally imposed rules (which are changed at will) by free wheeling fantasy involvement, and by the absence of any goals outside the activity itself.
Games are different. They are usually competitive and are characterized by agreed upon often externally imposed rules by a requirement to use the implements of the activity in the manner for which they are intended and not as fancy.
Play is an opportunity for pure enjoyment. Games can involve considerable stress.
Children ages three to five are masters at play. Play is the business and the work of their lives. Sometimes alone and sometimes in collaboration with others, these masters play out their fantasies and fears, process their daily lives, hone their social and language skills, grow confidence and competence, and feel very big.
I like the article and it has a lot of valid points that parents of young children should pay attention to. However, I disagree with the author's take on games. Appropriate games for preschoolers ( duck, duck, goose and hide and go seek) teach valuable turn taking skills and strategy. I think balance in a preschool these days is key.
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"The SoCo Night Institute is igniting a conversation among peers by providing an avenue for self-expression to reach each night's potential," said Ken Rose, SoCo National Brand Director. "We want people to share their nightlife skills with the same fun they have within their group of friends. I'm hoping to showcase my legendary late-night snack recipe for fries with curry sauce, which I usually whip up for my friends while we recap the night's adventures."
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It's been a couple weeks since my last installment of the xoFloralFiles, but I'm back at it again with lilac, a scent that is surprisingly difficult to find in terms of skin and beauty products. (Previous roundups include rose — here and here — gardenia, violet, orchid, honeysuckle and jasmine.)
I know from reading the comments on these floral roundups that the scent of lilac conjures up vivid memories for a lot of you. Lilac does the same for me. I remember, with extreme clarity, the scent of lilac wafting into my childhood home on warm spring days in Indiana. The scent emanated from a little tree nestled at the corner edge of our house, planted by my mother, sister, grandmother and me just outside my bedroom. Whenever I passed the tree on my way to play in the woods, I'd often reach out to touch the purple and white waxy buds, and plunge my nose into it to get a good whiff.
There are few scents that are as sweet or as memory-inducing for me, so this roundup was a lot of fun.
I promise you that Aerin's Lilac Path EDP is one of the softest, most delicate, truest lilac fragrances you will ever get your hands on. It's not overpoweringly sweet, and it still has a slightly "perfumed" quality to it, but it is unmistakably lilac. I'm obsessed with all of Aerin's perfume bottles, too, which feature stones on the cap, gilded details, and a clean, boxy silhouette.
Regarding price, I personally think $155 for 3.4 ounces is fair, but I still recommend getting the smaller, 1.7 oz bottle for $110 since lilac isn't an "everyday" scent (in my opinion). Alternatively, you can buy the Matchbox Gift Set for $20, which comes with .07-ounce vials of Lilac Path, Gardenia Rattan, Amber Musk, Ikat Jasmine and Evening Rose.
While the Aerin EDP is straight up lilac, Lanvin's Eclat d'Arpege EDP offers a much more subtle lilac bouquet. It's a fresh blend of green and earthy florals (including peony), and a very clean, modern white musk. It's one of those "reach for it every day" daytime fragrances, and I find it gets complimented frequently.
Rosy Rings Lilac Bloom and Archipelago Lilac Candle
These two lilac candles are, again, very true to the lilac scent. Rosy Rings' Lilac Bloom is a creamy, earthy lilac with a slight twist of something citrusy. They've recently changed the packaging so that it's a double-wick housed in tin, which I prefer. It's the same scent, though.
The Archipelago Lilac Candle is definitely sweeter and more candy-like with a soft, airy, powdery finish. It's housed in a sturdy, frosted glass jar and costs $21.50. I actually like the idea of lighting both candles at once in different rooms.
Rosy Rings Lilac Bloom Wax Sachets
While I'm on the topic of home fragrance, I want to tell you about this lilac wax sachet, also by Rosy Rings. Not only is the sachet gorgeous, it smells absolutely divine. It's the same fragrance as the candle and will definitely fill a small room or closet with the scent of fresh lilac. They come as a set of two for $22, and I've had one hanging in my doorway for a couple months, now, and it's still going strong.
Pacifica Beauty French Lilac Perfume
This Pacifica perfume is a very candied version of lilac, so if you like sweet scents, then I recommend trying it out. It also features notes of magnolia, heliotrope, and hyacinth — all florals known for their sweetness. Personally, I prefer to temper this fragrance with a creamy lotion or something spicy layered on top. It costs $22 for an ounce, making it pretty darn affordable.


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"Deadfall" liberally borrows spare parts from past films, from the misunderstood beauty to the angry son who can never please his father.
What emerges is a compulsively watchable tale led by an actor straining to create something more than just cinema's latest cold-blooded killer.
Eric Bana stars as Addison, part of a brother and sister team which successfully rips off a casino before their luck runs cold. Within one perilous sequence their getaway car crashes, their driver is killed and Addison shoots a cop investigating the accident.
Addison and sister Liza (Olivia Wilde) decide to make separate runs for the nearby Canadian border before reuniting. The catch? The weather is brutally cold, and the region is already blanketed by snow.
Liza ends up befriending a boxer (Charlie Hunnam) with a bruised past while Addison keeps running into the local police force as well as innocent locals.
Director Stefan Ruzowitzky squeezes the aforementioned elements together, including some gentle machinations involving the boxer's parents (Kris Kristofferson, Sissy Spacek). A lesser cast would have made the overstuffed gambit backfire, but the reassuring presence of old pros and the enchanting Wilde grant the film some dignity.
Screenwriter Zach Dean relies heavily on those happy accidents that power far too many stories, along with one more subplot featuring a female cop (Kate Mara) trying to ignore the misogyny back at the station. Her father, played by Treat Williams, is the main offender.
Bana's Aussie accent occasionally makes itself heard, but otherwise the actor gives Addison a semblance of decency. You can feel him trying to resurrect his banished soul, but necessity requires him to kill and kill again. It's how quickly Addison embraces his inner thug that reminds you there's little to be redeemed.
"Deadall" proves less convincing when Wilde and Hunnam are exchanging moist glances, but the film's thriller elements and ambitious lead performances rally on its behalf over and again.


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Android and iOS App Sizes on the Rise
A new study has found that average Android and iOS app sizes have risen considerably as a result.
According to new study conducted by ABI Research, the global average iOS app size across all categories stood at 23MB last month, representing a 16 percent increase from March.
As expected, gaming is the most popular app category, with most apps weighing in at 60MB, which is a 42 percent increase over the last six months.
ABI said the third generation iPad's Retina display is one of the reasons for app size increases, in addition to Apple's revised submission policy. Back in March, it increased the size limits on apps downloaded over mobile networks from 20MB to 50MB.
"Their games can now be more complex and graphically polished, while still being able to benefit from the instant gratification of cellular downloads," ABI senior analyst Aapo Markkanen said.
Meanwhile, the average size of an Android app measured in at around 6MB in September, a 10 percent increase from what it was during March. The size of games for the platform, however, nearly quadrupled to 40MB; Google had also increased the size limit of its apps to 4GB.
Despite the fact that app sizes are increasing, storage capacity on both smartphones and tablets are not experiencing the same rate of development.
"Especially the consumers with 16GB devices are likely to become more conscious about what apps to keep and what to uninstall, so the developers' bar to impress will be getting even higher than it is now," Markkanen explained. "This could also speed up the adoption of the mobile cloud as a storage remedy quite significantly."
A lot more devices have the capability of supporting SDXC than list it on their spec sheet. Generally, any hardware designed after 2009 should have it. The bigger issue is whether the support is there for the disk format needed. Microsoft doesn't support FAT-32 volumes over 32 GB in Windows for a reason but they've introduced exFAT, which will work with SDXC to allow cards up to 2 TB if the chips should become available.
The licensing terms are pretty reasonable for those not insistent on Free OSS everywhere. It's pretty much a given that Windows Phone and Windows RT will have exFAT built-in and handle whatever size cards appear in the next few years.
For myself, the first thing I did when I got the Galaxy SII in February was add a 32 GB Class 10 microSD card. I've barely put anything on it but it was inexpensive and I could. I'd rather have low cost underused capacity than run out on short notice.
slickflierunfortunately (speaking about the galaxy s3) my s3, 16 gig on droid 4.0.4, with 32 gig class 10 mem card doesn't support apps storage at all on the mem card. The apps HAVE to be stored in the 16 gig internal memory. Actually more like 12 gigs after the os hogs 2 of it. Thus the discussion of apps storage on memory cards is kind of moot point.
Consider where those apps store their data. Do you keep and you audio or video files on your phone? Save games? Documents? It all adds up and having an external storage medium to preserve the base storage for apps helps avoid hitting that wall.
Eventually I expect we'll see something like the support for USB drives on the Xbox 360. Microsoft did away with the proprietary memory units and instead supports encrypted volumes up to 16 GB on a USB drive. The encryption lets them feel safe having the drive used for app storage. Nintendo has gone through a similar policy change with the 3DS and SD cards, now that they're getting serious about download sales.
Partitioning a microSD card so one volume is encrypted and used for additional app space while the rest is fully readable shouldn't be especially difficult to implement. The hardest part is getting users who aren;t familiar with the concepts to understand.
jn77I will not use a mobile cloud. My SG3 has 32gb of internal memory and 64gb in the Card Slot. XFAT will allow me to have up too 2TB in my microdshcxc card. I am waiting for the 128 and 256gb versions of the sandisk cards now.
In 5 years there will be a new standard to allow more than 2TB on microsdhcxc cards and I will be adopting that standard then.
Not sure what you are doing wrong, any app that allows me to move it to the card slot I do. I have about 250 apps on my GS3 and most are not installed on the internal memory.
slickflierIf you can store the apps on your S3 SD card that doesn't involve butchering... ooops i mean rooting the phone. I like to know. Under settings>Applications manager>click a listed app, the button for moving the app to the sd card is missing for me. It's just a blank space right next to the "Clear data" button. I have seen this move to sd card button on my in laws galaxy note. Mind you i do not know the hardware model number nor the os version. So yes I know it can be done. Are you on an SGH-I747m with droid 4.0.4?
That is another problem SDXC fixes. It allows for much greater speed, more like that found in SSD units in a PC. You may have noticed a new rating system carried by SCXC cards, UHS. (Ultra High Speed) UHS-II allows for transfer rates up to 314 MB per second. UHS-III is expected to be defined within the next two years, although UHS-II product aren't shipping yet, AFAIK.
Once the capacity of the average phone is perceived as limiting software sales, expect to see updates to Android that offer more freedom to locate apps. (Likely using encrypted partitions as I described above.) Manufacturers and carriers will want to keep the native capacity low to allow low prices to be advertised at time of sale, leaving it up to the consumer to add capacity as needed.
Apple is the rare exception in offering multiple capacities per iPhone model but as there are no expansion slots the consumer is forced to make a final decision up front rather than starting off with what is both adequate and affordable and adding more storage later as the need arises.
AnonymousGoogle actually started removing support for moving apps to protected folders on your sdcard.
instead the application data and "internal sd" now make use of the same partition.
Google's idea is that you use internal storage for apps, and cloud/streaming for music, video, photos, and documents.
I prefer my method though:
12GB internal storage for extra data for apps, 32GB+ micro SD for documents and media.
and most manufacturers still agree, so they still include an SDcard slot against Google's advice.