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The 2016 The Yoga Expo - Saturday December 17, 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center 10 AM – 6 PM
The 2016 The Yoga Expo - Saturday December 17, 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center 10 AM – 6 PM
Kyle Michaud brings Yoga Expo to Los Angeles
The Yoga Expo is a one-day event that took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center (for the second year in a row) on December 16, bringing together the local yoga community. A wide array of 50-minute classes were offered for beginners, advanced yogis, kids, and anyone in between.
The Yoga Expo Arrives in Fort Lauderdale
The Yoga Expo (www.theyogaexpo.org) is returning to Fort Lauderdale at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center on Saturday, April 8th.
The 2016 The Yoga Expo (www.theyogaexpo.org) is making its debut in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, Dec. 17th.
Whether you're advanced or beginning, The Yoga Expo is the perfect place for yogis of all levels to further explore their practice and deepen their understanding of techniques and philosophy. Local and national teachers lead classes and workshops on Bikram.
Yoga Expo 2017
Fort Lauderdale – With the numbers increasing in this years tickets sales and nearly all the vendor spaces taken, the crowds were eager to find there way to a yoga classes taught by local and international instructors. Lines quickly grew as the Expo had nearly 10,000 people pass...
'The Yoga Expo' Heads To Los Angeles In December
The Los Angeles Convention Center will be a center for fitness and mindfulness, as The Yoga Expo is making its La La Land debut Saturday, December 17th. Attendees will receive unlimited yoga and meditation and experience sustainable food samples and live music.
Namaste from The Yoga Expo DC
This weekend I had the opportunity to check out The Yoga Expo's stop in Washington, DC! As a recent yoga-enthusiast (you can read about my love for CorePower Yoga here) I was excited to learn that this event was taking place in my city and jumped at the chance to learn from new teachers, students and really get a better sense of the yoga community I've recently become a part of.
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It's been a solid week since the DC Yoga Expo, and I am still sore. But I guess that's what two vinyasa flows, yin yoga, and arm and handstand balance classes will to do a girl. But that's ok, because it was all worth it!.
I knew my day would be jam packed, so I got to the Yoga Expo 30 minutes before the first class even started. I checked the schedule and waited for my friend (hey Kylie!), then we headed off to our first class
Leading the Way to Healthy, Mindful Living: The Yoga Expo
Whether you're advanced or beginning, The Yoga Expo is the perfect place for yogis of all levels to further explore their practice and deepen their understanding of techniques and philosophy. Local and national teachers lead classes and workshops on Bikram, Ashtanga, Hatha and other forms of yoga, as well as aerobics, resistance training and meditation workshops.
The Benefits of Yoga for Kids
It's no secret that yoga has become the number one exercise for fitness devotees looking for a little mental clarity with a side of stretching and toning. But did you know that yoga is fast becoming one of the most beneficial activities for kids of all ages, as well?
3 Reasons to Attend The Yoga Expo Santa Clara
The Yoga Expo in Santa Clara is coming up on July 24th. This is an all-day yoga event that offers unlimited yoga classes & workshops. Attendees are encouraged to immerse themselves in the practices of yoga, meditation and mind-body awareness.
Small Business Snapshot: The Yoga Expo
Our Small Business Snapshot series features photos that represent, in just one image, what the small businesses we feature are all about. The Yoga Expo, which just launched in January 2016, hosts events throughout the U.S. and Canada to educate attendees and empower them to enact social change through their daily choices. Founder Kyle Michaud explains how this photo represents the company.
The Yoga Expo
Master teachers will travel from around the globe this April to lead more than 150 classes and workshops at this year's largest Yoga Expo in Fort Lauderdale. The event aims to strengthen the yoga community while allowing attendees to explore yoga practices and taste local sustainable food and beverages.
The Yoga Expo 2016 Fort Lauderdale
This is an all-day yoga event featuring local & national teachers. Studios showcase their unique styles of mind & body practice. The expo serves as a platform to empower and strengthen the South Florida yoga community.
Pioneering the Way to Healthy, Meaningful Living: The Yoga Expo
Beginning at a very early age, Kyle Michaud was a natural born entrepreneur. In noticing a need to connect eco-conscious consumers with green businesses on the market, he created The Yoga Expo. The unique event serves as a platform to empower and educate Yoga communities across the nation, and beyond.
Yoga Expo comes to Fort Lauderdale
More than 11,000 people attended the first Yoga Expo held January 2016 in Los Angeles. Next on tap is Fort Lauderdale as part of the expo's seven-city tour.
Improve Your Relationships through Practice at The Yoga Expo
Created as a platform to empower and strengthen the yoga community, The Yoga Expo comes to the Broward Convention Center, 10am to 6pm, on April 16, featuring local teachers and studios. The first expo held this past January attracted more than 11,000 attendees and numbers are expected to grow throughout the year.
The Yoga Expo 2016 coming to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in April
Saturday, April 16, 2016 will be this year's Yoga Expo in Fort Lauderdale. This unique yoga and holistic living festival will feature numerous yoga and meditation activities, healthy foods, yoga merchandise, and live music.
Veganize Your Summer Vaca
So you missed Expo West? Instead, you can up your summer road trip by planning your vacation around your commitment to animals. Below are some ideas to get your creative juices planning.
#ThankYouMiami Talks 9 Upcoming Miami Events You Can't Miss
Hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife—for the first time in a while, we're going to be in Miami for a whole month and we're going to be out in full force rekindling our love for Miami's bustling social scene and its love for us. Below we highlight nine can't-miss events we're planning to attend.
Kyle Michaud, founder and president, Experience Expositions Inc., Boca Raton, Fla.
Kyle Michaud is the driving force behind Experience Expositions, an operator of business-to-consumer festivals including The Yoga Expo, the Green Planet Festival and the upcoming South Florida VegFest. We spoke with this 25-year-old entrepreneur about his career as a business owner.
The Yoga Expo | Fort Lauderdale – April 16th
Join master teachers from around the globe on Saturday, April 16, 2016 as they lead more than 150 classes and workshops at this year's largest Yoga Expo in Fort Lauderdale.
It's no secret that the practice of Yoga is increasing in popularity throughout the nation with no sign of slowing down. Sustainability, positivity, and healthy living are three of the trends we're starting to see more and more people pay attention to, especially in the South Florida area.
Empowering a Vegan Nation: The Yoga Expo, 2016
The Yoga Expo is a 7-city event that serves as a platform to strengthen and educate communities about vegan options available to them locally. The all-day event allows attendees to taste local, sustainable food and beverages, and also to participate in over 150 different classes and workshops.
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You know my sheep mug:
I use it every day, either at the cabin or in the city. I have one at both locations.
They were given to me by a friend who lives in Lüneburg, Germany:
That's Germany in yellow. In grey are the Netherlands, to the left of Germany. To the north is just a bit Denmark. Upper right, under the Baltic Sea, is Poland. Czech Republic underneath it. (we're now at the grey country in the middle, right of Germany.)
Right lower border shows Austria. In the middle, under Germany, is Switzerland. Left lower border is France. The little country shown in grey at the left is Luxembourg and to the left of that is Belgium. Then we're back at left upper corner with the Netherlands again. The blue in left upper corner is the North Sea.
Lüneburg is a beautiful city, chuck full of history and fairytales and culture. I've been there once, in winter, it was magical.
There's an impressive heath nearby where a flock of sheep live with their shepherd. They're moorland sheep of the German breed Heidschnucke:
This looks just like the picture on my mug! The heath in bloom and with those weird long trees.
Heidschnuck sheep is a very handsome breed. And also intelligent. Beautiful ewe:
Heid = heide = heath and Schnucke = candy. Sweet heath-candy sheep 🙂
My mug supports the flock at Lüneburger Heath.
I've had it for years. For as long as I knit, I think…
it was one of the first "knittery" gifts I ever received. Oh, I love this mug! It's big, it has green on it, it was a gift given at a time I was low on energy and happiness, it reminds me of Lüneburg and my friend and it's a knitter's mug.
Right before Advent the mug in the city fell to the floor and shattered 😦
I had to do a lot of internet wizardry to find a suitable replacement and this is it:
from a husband and wife team in Bulgaria: Miglena & Miroslav from MMceramicdesign at Etsy.com
A knitter's mug has to meet a few requirements:
– it needs to hold half a liter of tea (14 to 17 ounces of fluid)
– it must have a handle (we say "ear")
– it must be higher than wide (I often forget I have tea, it mustn't cool in a hurry)
– I prefer it to be handmade and directly support the creator
– I love porcelain, more than stoneware
– I love thick glaze
– I like particular colours
– I don't like comically drawn sheep
– I can't go out and visit ceramic artists and look for a mug, I'm still house bound. So internet shopping it is.
– if purchased outside of Europe it must cost less than 24 euros (26 USD) otherwise I'll have to pay a ridiculous amount of import costs
– I don't trust a handmade mug that costs 24 euro or less, handmades ought to get a fair price
This was the only one to fit the bill. The only one in the whole wide world! Or so it seemed to me, after days of growing a set of screen shaped eyes.
It's not particularly knitterly but Cat Lady is a close second to Knitter and it met all the other requirements so I'm well pleased.
It's part of a line of handmade ceramics by a husband and wife company in Bulgaria. It's well made as judged by Lieneke from Wolop who has a degree in ceramics. The shape keeps the tea hot. It holds 500 ml easily. It's green, handmade and has a cat.
I like it!
They even do yarn bowls!
And sheep mugs:
Comical sheep….
I'll keep searching for another mug. A knitter should have more than one mug I feel. For when another knitter comes to visit. And for when you are in a different mood. Or for when I feel more of a spinner than a knitter.
I have one other good mug. It's not knitterly at all but I love it. It's my Winter mug:
It's a cheapo mug from a cheapo store but it's big, brown and festive! (oh look at my scrawny claw hand in that photo! That's my inner witch peeking out, I suppose. I DO have fairytales on the mind these days…)
At Sinterklaas Wolop got a beautiful knitter's mug from Starbucks. A proper knitter's mug!
A cat with a golden collar, playing with green yarn. Lots of volume. High mug. Porcelain, I believe. What a beauty!
I wanted to steal it. Very much.
I didn't steal it.
Now my New Years Resolution is to steal less (I love resolutions that don't require any change of behaviour but still give cause to self congratulations) and to go out of the house and meet ceramic artists in real life instead of online. See their products. Find myself another knitter's mug.
There are some ceramic fairs throughout the year and in 2016 I plan to visit at least one of them. There's one in Gouda, the city where Lieneke lives. Gouda is traditionally known for it's ceramics. And cheese. I wonder if it shows functional ceramics or more arty statement things.
There's another fair in a piece of grassland in the north of the most southern province, Limburg. Someone in the know will enlighten me.
Here's another knitters' or spinners' mug I once had:
(I gave it away. I saw straight away that it's too wide to keep my tea hot for the time it takes me to remember I made a cup.)
So there we are. One new knitter's mug and some beautiful New Year Resolutions. Congratulations all around!

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Policy H-33
This is an archived version of the policy. See current university policy here
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH THE "FN" Grade"
(Approved by the UFC: 3/30/99, 11/24/09, 4/29/14)
To: University Faculty Council From: Educational Policies Committee Date: March 23, 1999 Subject: Proposal to Establish the "FN" Grade
Following is a document from the Registrar's Office, requesting UFC action.
A University-wide federal "A133" audit was conducted in 1996-97 which was a general audit of all University programs receiving federal funds, including Student Financial Assistance. The audit report was sent to the University on May 6, 1998, and contained a "finding" under the category of Student Financial Aid regarding a "Lack of an Acceptable Unofficial Withdrawal Policy for all Campuses."
The definition of an "unofficial withdrawal" is: A student who ceases to attend classes and fails to notify the school that he/she is officially withdrawing.
- A. For a student to be receiving student aid the student must be in attendance.
- B. If a student withdraws during the federally defined aid refund period (usually about 10 weeks of a full semester) during which unused portions of aid must be returned to providers for students who withdraw, the university must return the portion of unused aid as determined by the withdrawal date or last date of class attendance. The university has a responsibility under federal aid regulations to determine a withdrawal date for "unofficial withdrawals" so that an accurate return of unused aid can be made. Determining this date can be especially difficult if the university does not require class attendance, and therefore has no record of when the student stopped attending. When aid is returned due to withdrawal or non-attendance, the University can attempt to recover from the student the portion of the returned funds that is not forfeited from university fees.
The definition of the "withdrawal date" for an unofficial withdrawal is "the last recorded date of class attendance as documented by the school." In a practical sense, the last date of attendance can be based on instructor records of attendance, exams, or participation in class activities. In the absence of such documentation, the institution can also accept documentation of class participation provided by the student to determine the last date of attendance.
At the time the audit was done, the federal ruling required that if attendance could not be documented at all, then the university would be required to return the full amount of aid, and then could attempt to recover the cost of repayment from the student. Recently, a revision of this rule allows for a determination of withdrawal date at the midpoint of the refund period whenever attendance cannot be documented to a specific date. In either case the university incurs a significant financial liability for cases of "unofficial withdrawal."
Additionally, the process used by the federal auditors to identify "unofficial withdrawals" which might require return of aid funds was as follows: Looking at student final grades, the auditors decided that any student who fell to less than half-time enrollment (the minimum enrollment for aid qualification) due to a combination of "F" and "W" grades could be considered an "unofficial withdrawal" who would not be qualified for aid through the entire semester, and for whom an official withdrawal date would need to be determined for courses receiving "F" grade in order to determine the correct refund amount. The basis of the inclusion of "F" grades in the formula is that the official IU grading policy requires that faculty assign an "F" grade for "unofficial withdrawals." Therefore any "F" grade might (or might not) indicate an "unofficial withdrawal." Using this formula, potential financial loss for Bloomington campus was estimated at more than 1 1/2 million dollars per year.
Inadequacy of Past Procedure
For many years the Bloomington Registrar has conducted a mid-semester enrollment audit with faculty assistance, concurrent with midterm grade processing, to identify students who are enrolled but not participating in class, or attending class but not enrolled. The historical purpose of the audit was to identify and correct enrollment problems so that class rosters would be correct at the time of final grades. However, the audit also serves to provide some data for determining student participation in class. In the federal "A133" audit, these procedures of the Bloomington Campus were acknowledged by the auditors but found to be inadequate for the identification of unofficial withdrawals and for determination of a withdrawal date for these students. Three reasons were given: 1) faculty were not "required" to participate in the mid-semester enrollment audit, so data were incomplete; 2) although students were notified of identified enrollment problems and instructed to contact their instructors or the Registrar to resolve the problems, students were not "required" to respond; and 3) student attendance was not tracked after midterm.
Changes Implemented for 1998-99
The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) contacted Registrar administrative staff last summer to work with them on some potential solutions to reduce campus liability related to "unofficial withdrawals." The following changes were put into place:
- A. This fall, we moved up the date of our enrollment audit to begin in the fifth week of classes in order to collect class participation information earlier in the semester. Enrollment verification rosters are now due from faculty at the beginning of the seventh week of classes, instead of the ninth week. The audit results served as the basis of a data report and analysis file provided to OSFA for further follow up with students. We report all students who would fall below half time enrollment if the courses in which they were indicated by faculty as not attending were counted as withdrawals, and who are also receiving federal student aid. We also take into account later "IM" and "FM" grades awarded at midterm to University Division students, which also indicate non-attendance. (A report by school is also produced of the enrollment audit data to allow follow up by school advisors if the school wishes to do so.) For First Semester 1998-99, 112 students were reported to OSFA as potential "unofficial withdrawals."
- B. OSFA uses the data produced for contacting the reported students to inform them that they have been identified as not attending class and to require them to show evidence of class participation. Further financial aid is in jeopardy unless the student provides an adequate response demonstrating class participation.
- C. We continue to separately contact students enrolled in class but not attending to resolve their enrollment problems. We encourage them to officially drop if they don't intend to finish the class so that a withdrawal date can be established and financial aid can be adjusted as appropriate.
Further Recommendations
Discussions were undertaken with campus administration and the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, as well as with the registrars and financial aid directors on other campuses regarding further policy changes that might assist in reducing institutional liability. The following are our further recommendations:
- This has been endorsed by the system-wide Academic Officers Committee. As proposed, the "N" part of the grade would not appear on the official academic record, but would appear on internal transcript formats and on registrar data files. This addition to grading policy would allow separation of "F" grades awarded for poor performance in class from "F" grades awarded for students who fail to attend or stop attending (the "unofficial withdrawals"). Since the "FN" grade would provide additional information regarding student performance (or, rather, lack of performance), it might also serve as an aid in advising.
- This would provide a basis for establishing a "withdrawal date" for return of unearned financial aid.
- We already receive a 93-95% response rate, so we think this requirement will have little additional impact on faculty. However, it should, if complied with, provide more complete data and improve the credibility of our enrollment audit results with the federal auditors.


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Conditioning Exercises: Sitting
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This six-page illustrated handout educates people about conditioning exercises they can do while sitting on a chair or at the edge of the bed. It contains brief descriptions and accompanying illustrations of seven exercises people can do for rehabilitation while sitting. Exercises focus on leg, shoulder, trunk, hip, and knee. The document includes checkboxes where a healthcare provider can indicate which exercises they should do, and a place where they can write in the number of times a day the patient should repeat the exercises.
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Cricket will shed all pretensions of being a lazy, nuanced game and reward brute force when top teams brawl in Bangladesh over the next three weeks for the biggest crown of the game's shortest and most unabashed format at the ICC World Twenty20.
Mostly young, brawny men will walk out wielding heavy, modern bats with the sole aim of whacking the ball into the orbit in front of a largely young crowd with insatiable appetite for the crash-bang format.
There will invariably be a Sunil Narine or a Saeed Ajmal, refusing to be just cannon-fodder, conning batsman with their guile and variation to prove that smart, slow bowlers can also coexist in this format.
The tournament is still likely to be a mind-boggling batting exhibition over 35 matches at three venues culminating with the April 6 final at Mirpur's Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Much of it is expected from the Australians who will land eyeing the only major cricket silverware missing from their trophy cabinet.
For a batting line up boasting the likes of David Warner, Aaron Finch, Shane Watson and captain George Bailey, few teams can match Australia's firepower.
Complementing them will be a bowling attack spearheaded by the redoubtable Mitchell Johnson, who is nursing a toe infection and might arrive late for the tournament.
"We've got the most balanced side and balanced squad I've ever been involved in," Watson declared earlier this week. "We really do have firepower in our batting order, all the way down to number 10.
"We've got high-quality opening bowlers, death bowlers and spinners. We have versatility. In all conditions, against any opposition we can match up really well.
"Twenty20 cricket is certainly fickle, but if you have a lot of match-winners in your team then you've got more of a chance of it being someone's day. We certainly got that in our squad for sure."
Eyes will also be on Brad Hogg, 43, and Brad Hodge, 39, as they challenge the popular perception that Twenty20 is essentially a young man's game.
On a similar mission will be the Sri Lankans who are fully aware what victory means for their passionate fans who have endured the agony of watching their team falter in the final of four World Cups - both 50 and 20-over - since 2007.
Last week, the cricketers got a hero's welcome and were given an open-top bus ride in Colombo after they won the Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
There could be an encore next month if Sri Lanka's enviable balance translates into performance.
In Tillakaratne Dilshan and captain Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka have two batsmen who can clear the boundary almost at will, fortified by the presence of contemporary cricket's two premier bailout specialists - Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.
The presence of two enigmatic bowlers in Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis means outscoring Sri Lanka, also a formidable fielding side, will be doubly difficult for any side.
Their recent Asia Cup victory also means they know the conditions in Bangladesh better than any other team except the hosts.
Neighbours India have opted for a blend of youth and experience, having recalled Yuvraj Singh, hero of their triumph in the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007 and the 50-over World Cup four years later, to the squad.
In a team teeming with strokemakers, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's major worry will be India's bowling frailty which has recently been laid bare in other formats.
For the talented Pakistan team, the challenge essentially will be to curb their tendency to implode if they are to repeat their 2009 triumph.
In Shahid Afridi and Ajmal, Pakistan have two game-changers and they are familiar with the conditions too, having reached the Asia Cup final last week.
Defending champions West Indies will rely on Chris Gayle's power-hitting and Marlon Samuels' street-smart cricket to see them through, but they will miss Kieron Pollard's all-rounder service after the Trinidad player hurt his knee.
England look even more depleted, yet to settle down after the unceremonious axing of Kevin Pietersen, who was adjudged player of the tournament in their 2010 triumph in West Indies.
To make it worse, Joe Root has been ruled out with a thumb injury and captain Stuart Broad is also nursing a knee problem.
Bangladesh take on Afghanistan on Sunday in the first match of the qualifying stage which culminates with two of the eight smaller teams joining the top eight teams in the Super 10 stage starting from March 21.
Comprising players who learned the game in refugee camps, Afghanistan continued their fairytale rise in international cricket when they beat Bangladesh in the recent Asia Cup and the muted celebration that followed was a statement of their growing self-expectations.
"We were expecting this," chief executive of the war-ravaged country's cricket board, Noor Muhammad Murad, told Reuters after the team's first victory against a test playing nation.
"Whenever I spoke to the team, they told me they were confident of at least beating the lower-ranked full members."


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Political Center Shrinks in Congress
Maine Senator's Retirement Reflects Dwindling Bipartisanship Among Lawmakers on Capitol Hill
The surprise retirement of Sen. Olympia Snowe is the latest sign that the political center is disappearing from Congress.
Ms. Snowe, a Maine Republican, cited the chamber's growing "polarization" in announcing her retirement Tuesday. She joins other departing Senate centrists, including Ben Nelson (D., Neb.), Joseph Lieberman (I., Conn.) and Jim Webb (D., Va.).


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Hurricane Irma kills 11 people on Caribbean island of Saint Martin
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Hurricane Irma plowed past the Dominican Republic on Thursday after devastating a string of Caribbean islands and killing at least 11 people as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century took aim at Florida.
With winds of around 180 mph (290 kph), the storm lashed several small islands in the northeast Caribbean, including Barbuda, St. Martin and the British Virgin Islands, tearing down trees, flattening homes and causing widespread damage.
The eye of the hurricane passed north of Puerto Rico early Thursday, battering the U.S. territory with high winds and heavy rains and leaving nearly 70 percent of the population without electricity, Governor Ricardo Rossello said.
The eye of Irma was moving west-northwest off the northern coast of the Dominican Republic on Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Irma's precise course remained uncertain but it was likely to be downgraded to a Category 4 storm by the time it makes landfall in Florida, according to the NHC.
Irma has become a little less organized over the past few hours but the threat of a direct hurricane impact in Florida over the weekend and early next week was increasing, the NHC said.
Authorities in the Dominican Republic ordered the evacuation of towns along the northern Atlantic coast, as the storm ground toward the port and tourist destination of Puerto Plata.
At least 8 people were killed in the tiny French-Dutch island of Saint Martin, with 23 others injured, and the toll was likely to rise as emergency services reached isolated communities, officials said.
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1260 Saxifraga stoloniferaCommon Names: strawberry begonia,strawberry geranium,creeping saxifrage,mother of thousands,creeping sailor Family: Saxifragaceae (saxifrage Family)
Strawberry begonia is a ground hugging herbaceous perennial that spreads out on strawberry-like stolons, eventually forming a mat of green and silver foliage. The leaves are kidney shaped to almost round, coarsely toothed, 1-3 in (2.5-8 cm) in diameter, and borne on 2-3 in (5-8 cm) petioles. The leaves are arranged in a tufted rosette and, erect on their petioles, never more 8-10 in (20-25 cm) tall. On the upper side, the leaves are mid-green with silver veins, and underneath they are pale violet or reddish. The inflorescence is mounted on a stalk 12-16 in (30-40 cm) above the foliage, and consists of a loosely branched raceme with numerous white flowers. The flowers are about an inch (2.5 cm) across, with two long (0.4 in; 10-20 mm) lower petals and three shorter (0.2 in; 3 mm) upper petals. There may be violet spots on the little upper petals.
'Tricolor', also called 'Magic Carpet', is a variegated cultivar with dark green, white and pink markings on the leaves. 'Harvest Moon' has yellow-green leaves.
Saxifraga stolonifera is native to China and Japan, where it grows in woodlands and rocky hillsides.
Light: Outdoors, strawberry begonia does best in partial shade and does well even in deep shade. Indoor container plants should get bright light, but not direct sun through the window. Moisture: Strawberry begonia thrives in a moisture retentive, but well drained loam. They need plentiful water during growth but can tolerate dry conditions when not actively growing. Hardiness: USDA Zones 7 - 10 . This is a ground cover plant for the South, and a plant for hanging baskets everywhere. Most of the other species of Saxifraga are much more cold hardy than strawberry begonia. Propagation: It's easy to start new plantings of strawberry begonia by detaching individual rosettes and rooting them as you would a cutting.
As a container plant in a hanging basket, strawberry begonia has few equals. The threadlike stolons dangle dainty rosettes of green and silver foliage over the sides. The plant grows fast and tolerates the low light conditions found indoors. Strawberry begonia is perfect for planting on a shady rock wall where it can send its runners and plantlets cascading over the sides.
Strawberry begonia makes an excellent groundcover, spreading on above-ground stolons to carpet partly shady areas that have adequate soil moisture. Let it colonize under trees or shrubs where few other plants can survive. In just a few years, under ideal conditions, it will have covered an area of several square feet. I like to use strawberry begonia at the edge of pathways and the front of borders that do not get much sun. The sprightly flowers, appearing in mid spring and standing conspicuously above the leaves, are a delight to behold.
Where not hardy, you can still use strawberry begonia outside: just bring a few rooted sprigs indoors before the first hard freeze and then put them back out in spring.
Neither a strawberry (Fragaria X ananassa), which is in the rose family, nor a begonia (for example, Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum), which is in the begonia family, our strawberry begonia is one of more than 475 species in the saxifrage family. The family includes annual, biennial and perennial herbs occurring in temperate and polar climates on all continents save Antarctica.
There are some 370 species in the genus, Saxifraga. Since the leaves of many species are shaped like kidneys, it was assumed by early physicians and other deep thinkers that the plants would cure kidney stones, hence the name was derived from the Latin, saxum, which means stone, and fragere, which means to break.
The genus Saxifraga includes some very cold-hardy plants, with some species growing in the Arctic tundra, in rocky alpine scree, and on the edges of melting snow.
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KINGSTON – It is one of two Massachusetts stores operated by Sears Holdings Corp. being closed as part of the company's continuing cost cutting. The company owns Sears and Kmart stores.
The Kmart in Milford closed at the beginning of this month.
The Kingston store's 73 employees will receive severance and have the chance to apply for employment at other local Sears or Kmart stores, Sears spokesman Howard Riefs said.
A liquidation sale at the Kingston store will begin Oct. 31
About 130 leased and owned Sears stores nationwide either have already closed this year or will be closing by year's end, according to Sears Holding's second-quarter earnings report.
The retailer has shifted emphasis to its online Shop Your Way, which accounted for 73 percent of Sears' transactions and sales, Riefs said.
Sears also has stores at the Hanover Mall and South Shore Plaza, and there are a number of Kmart stores in the region, including one in Braintree.
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Sean St Ledger, the Ireland defender, believes that Fifa has created a dangerous precedent by failing to punish Thierry Henry for the handball that sent France to the World Cup finals at Ireland's expense.
Henry's reputation might never recover from the sleight of hand that helped France to earn a place in South Africa after a Fifa disciplinary committee ruled in Zurich last night that it had no power to sanction him.
"I don't want players to get banned, but [the decision] promotes, 'If you can get away with it, do it,' " said St Ledger, who played in the 1-1 draw at the Stade de France in November.
"I've seen [the incident] again today and I still think he intentionally, the second time, handballed it. I still feel a bit hurt from it."
Ireland had lost the first leg of the World Cup play-off 1-0 in Dublin. They led 1-0 in Paris, forcing the game into extra time, when Henry's handball led to William Gallas scoring the decisive goal.
The incident caused outrage, with the FAI demanding a replay and then to go to the World Cup as a 33rd team. Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, referred to it as "blatant unfair play". Fifa dismissed Ireland's demands but did agree to have another look at the possibility of using video evidence in the future, and referred the handball by the Barcelona striker to its disciplinary body. But a Fifa statement issued last night said that it had no basis on which to punish Henry.
"The disciplinary committee reached the conclusion that there was no legal foundation for the committee to consider the case because handling the ball cannot be regarded as a serious infringement as stipulated in article 77a of the Fifa disciplinary code," the statement said. "There is no other legal text that would allow the committee to impose sanctions for any incidents missed by match officials."
The decision means that the 32-year-old former Arsenal player will not face a ban for any of France's matches in the World Cup finals this summer.
Ireland had been angered even before the match by Fifa's decision to seed the play-offs, allowing teams such as Portugal and France to avoid each other.
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Henry's defence yesterday argued successfully that Fifa's disciplinary code does not give the committee the power to punish such incidents.
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The Importance of Performance Character Values
Over the past couple of months, I've been talking about six performance-related character values that Catapult Learning is focusing on and supporting in our new programs. They are:
- Persisting towards solutions
- Working with precision
- Asking questions
- Working with others
- Making connections
- Monitoring progress and embracing learning
I wrote last month about persistence. Today, I'd like to talk about the importance of working with precision and asking questions.
In case you missed it, here is Part I and Part II of this series!
Working with Precision
When we talk about precision in school settings, we often mean things like proofreading, checking calculations, and following instructions. But what is it that allows students to be precise and careful in their work? As a teacher, do I get careful work just by asking for it? Surely not. I remember asking for it (begging for it) all the time, and getting it….well, significantly less than all the time.
As with so many things, it's All About the Brain. There are several important, cognitive processes that govern precision, and together they are called "executive functions." These processes included planning, problem solving, task switching, and monitoring (among others). Executive functioning is crucial in child development, and obviously plays a huge role in a child's ability to attend school successfully. Historically, teachers and psychologists have seen executive functions simply as control mechanisms—processes that allow students to rule over and monitor their actions. But researchers now see two slightly different, but complementary, things at play within the larger idea of executive functions: cognitive self-control and cognitive flexibility.
Self-control is the part we understand fairly well, but the second term, "cognitive flexibility" may strike some people as unusual. The term refers to a student's ability to think outside the box, see alternative solutions, and negotiate unfamiliar situations. The kinds of critical thinking and problem-solving demanded by the Common Core State Standards and our increasingly innovation- and creation-oriented workforce make this kind of thinking crucial, so it's definitely an important piece of the puzzle.
But hold on a minute. Can students really think flexibly and differently if cognitive self-control is in force, ruling over their desires, urges, and temptations? Don't we ask students to "stay on task" and not go off on tangents? Don't we want them to do as their told, and not think up a variety of alternatives to our instructions?
Well, let's remember that self-control and flexibility are meant to be understood as complementary. They do different things, but they work together to create a balanced approach to the challenges of life. Sometimes control and conformity rule the day; other times, flexibility and innovation are required. Not chaos; just flexibility. And this is nothing very new. The entire scientific method involves careful testing of theories and examination of results to reach conclusions. Could we even have science if self-control ruled over us so completely that we could not consider alternatives? Would we have ever left our caves or trees to try anything different?
As it turns out, cognitive self-control is more nuanced than we might have thought. It certainly involves the inhibition of bad behavior and distractions, but it can also involve inhibition of habitual, instinctive, and thoughtless responses, allowing a student some breathing room and a chance to think—to substitute an alternative response that may prove to be more effective. Self-control monitors everything—including an over-developed sense of control. It's like that old joke: moderation in all things, including moderation. Executive functions exist to keep us from acting impulsively, and thoughtlessly following a routine can sometimes be an unhealthy impulsive.
Precision can relate not only to student work, but also to student communication with peers and teachers about the work. It should involve thinking before speaking, choosing one's words wisely, constructing rational arguments, and paying attention to the relationships among textual details or physical pieces of evidence. It is a habit of mind—a way of interacting mindfully and deliberately with the world around you.
Asking Questions
We spend a lot of time thinking about the kinds of questions we ask our students and the various ways in which we encourage students to answer our questions. Author and researcher, Robert Marzano, has written thoughtfully about ideas such as wait time, chained response, choral response, and other strategies to maximize student responsiveness. But little attention has been paid to the kinds of questions that students ask of us, or of each other.
Modeling and posing questions lie at the heart of one of the eight Standards for Mathematical Practice embodied in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, but it is just as vital a performance value in English language arts, science, social studies, or any other academic discipline.
When we speak of asking questions here, we do not mean badgering the teacher with incessant demands for clarification and explanation. Obviously, we want to encourage our students to speak up and ask for help when they need it, but questioning as a performance character trait takes this basic level of questioning to a higher level. We need to encourage students to ask questions from higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy—questions of analysis, of evaluation, and of synthesis. We need to get students to wonder (and demand to know) what has been left unsaid, what lies behind the curtain, what causes certain things to happen, what would happen if…. We need to encourage their curiosity and help them understand that learning—life-long learning—is less about finding answers than seeking out new questions.
Obviously, this can pose challenges for teachers who are used to being able to manage the discourse of the classroom closely and control the range of questioning to ensure things hew closely to the syllabus or the lesson plan. When you encourage and honor student questioning, you open the door to the possibility that students will ask questions about all sorts of things. The danger here isn't the totally-off-the-wall question—that's an easy one to deal with. The danger comes from the question that is related to the topic at hand but demands content knowledge beyond the scope of the textbook, the question that should be honored and needs to be addressed. It demands a classroom teacher who is just as engaged and curious and questioning as we want our students to be—a teacher who knows far more about her subject than what she is teaching…or is at least willing to find out.
One of my favorite examples of how Common Core is asking us to change the way we think about instruction comes from a math teacher named Dan Meyer. He speaks movingly about the need to remove scaffolding and support from our instruction to make vital questions—questions worth asking and answering—leap into the minds of our students. If you have not seen his TED talk, Math Class Needs a Makeover, take a few minutes to watch and listen.
One of the things I like about these performance character values we've been discussing is that, taken together, they paint a very clear picture of "what good looks like" –-not just for students, but also for schools and the whole idea of school culture. Every state is developing frameworks and rubrics and tools for teacher evaluation so that they can nail down—once and for all—what good teaching looks like. But if you could walk around a school and see these six performance traits at play among teachers and students—if you could see real and consistent evidence of persistence and resilience, precision and questioning, and the others we haven't gotten to yet, I think you would feel pretty confident that you were in a good school. In fact, if I was starting a school and needed to write a mission statement, I think I'd be tempted to list these six values, draw a circle around them, and just write: "Make these happen."
Join us for our next webinar, Habits of Mind for Successful Students on June 25th at 1PM EDT. Presented by Dr. Andrew Ordover.


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The Western & Central New York Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society announced Deborah and Rocco Surace will serve as co-chairs for the society's 22nd annual Diamond Ball. The event will take place at Samuel's Grande Manor Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014.
"Our family became involved with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in 2008 when our daughter was diagnosed with acute mylogenous leukemia," Debbie Surace said. "We experienced first-hand the importance of patient and caregiver support and the benefits of privately funding cancer research. Research funded by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society provided the cure that has allowed our daughter to complete her path to survivorship."
"Honored, privileged, thankful are just a few of the happy emotions we have felt since being invited to chair this very important event," Rocco Surace said. "We are forever committed to assist LLS in their ongoing missions of patient support and the research road to a cure, so many more families can beat this terrible disease."
Rocco and Deborah have been committed to the Western & Central New York Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Along with many family members and friends, they have participated in "Team in Training" and the "Light the Night" events to raise money for LLS. Their family has extended its support to other cancer-related efforts such as fundraising for Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Deborah has been employed at Eastern Niagara Hospital as a registered nurse since 1979, working with patients in cardiac rehabilitation and cardiac stress testing. She received her bachelor of science degree from Niagara University.
Rocco is now a partner in his newly merged CPA firm The Bonadio Group. Before the merger, he was the managing partner of Gaines Kriner Elliott. His service areas of focus are attending to all of his clients' tax and accounting needs. Rocco has developed internationally recognized specialties in market-driven process improvement and performance-measurement programs, succession planning, strategic planning, business valuations, and consulting in the buying and selling of businesses. Rocco is a frequent speaker before industry association groups and professional organizations.
Rocco is on the boards of directors of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, the Niagara USA Chamber, Eastern Niagara Health System and some local private companies. He is a member of the Niagara University President's Board of Advisors. He is also the chairman elect of the board of directors of the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization. Rocco is a proud Vincentian graduate of Niagara University.
Rocco and Deborah reside in Lockport.
All proceeds from the 22nd annual Diamond Ball will be directed toward research of leukemia, lymphoma and blood cancers, local patient aid, advocacy and educational and community service programs in the Western & Central New York Region. For more information regarding the Diamond Ball, contact The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at 716-834-2578 or visit www.lls.org/wcny/diamondball.


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Being aware of the rise of nursing home abuse and neglect can help family members ensure that a loved one is protected at all times. It is important to be aware that instances of nursing home abuse and neglect are actually quite common, despite marketing portrayals of nursing homes as comfortable and safe facilities for elderly people. Research indicates that a total of one in three nursing homes are cited for instances of nursing home abuse every year. Over 50 percent of nursing home residents suffer from physical pain that is left untreated by nursing home staff workers every year. A University of California-San Francisco research study indicates that over 30 percent of South Dakota nursing homes consistently have issues with food sanitation and maintaining a safe environment for nursing home residents. South Dakota nursing homes have also been discovered to have issues with housekeeping services, infection control and maintaining confidentiality in clinical records in the past. If you feel that your loved one has suffered as a result of deficiencies in South Dakota nursing homes, then nursing home lawyers are available to help you.South Dakota Nursing Home Injury Laws
There are state laws and agencies in place to provide protections for those who have suffered from abuse or neglect in South Dakota nursing homes. Despite the existence of these government agencies and state laws, there are still thousands of residents who suffer from abuse and neglect in South Dakota every year. The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Act is the statutory authority that establishes the protective programs for adults who suffer from abuse and neglect in the state. The departments charged with the task of investigating abuse reports include the South Dakota Department of Health, Adult Protective Services Act, Adult Services and Aging Act and the Long Term Care Ombudsman Act.
The Ombudsman Office provides a variety of functions for families who are dealing with nursing home abuse in South Dakota. According to the Department of Social Services website, the Office helps file complaints on behalf of residents, mediates with nursing home staff, investigates complaints and grievances and also educates families about nursing home abuse. Families can also seek elder care information in South Datakota from the Ombudsman Office. They can also inquire about any past incidents of abuse or neglect that have been filed at nursing homes in the state.Know the Rights of Your Loved One in Nursing Home Facilities
All too often, family members do not realize the broad extent to which their loved ones have rights under the law. Nursing home residents are a protected class of citizens under the law, and it is a serious issue when administrators fail to recognize the rights of these individuals.
There are certain fundamental rights listed in the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 that every resident has, including the following:
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- The right to be free from abuse, exploitation or neglect
- The right to be free from physical and chemical restraints
- The right to participate in family groups
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- The right to review one's care plan established by a nursing home facility
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There are certain surveys conducted under the federal law that also seek to determine whether nursing homes are providing services to ensure these rights for individuals. If a nursing home is violating the rights of nursing home residents, then it may be subject to sanctions that include directed training of staff, civil monetary penalties, new management or termination of Medicare and Medicaid agreements. Nursing homes may also lose reimbursement for payments of Medicaid or Medicare benefits.
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text: SUMMERVILLE Anne Oglesby Bennett, 79, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 28, 2010, in a Rome hospital. She was born in Walker County on Aug. 18, 1931, a daughter of the late James Hamilton and Arvie Ellie Hartman Oglesby. Mrs. Bennett was secretary for 61 years for Bobby Lee Cook, attorney-at-law.She was preceded in death by her husband the late Archie B. Bennett on May 8, 1990; two brothers, H. Lynn Oglesby and James Oglesby; and sister, Juanita Oglesby Davis McCool.Mrs. Bennett was Past Matron and Secretary of Summerville Chapter Order of Eastern Star #434 and Grand Deputy of District 2; she was Secretary of the Chattooga County Democratic Association, and Secretary of the Summerville High School Alumni Association. On Law Day, May 7, 1990 Mrs. Bennett was presented the Liberty Bell Award by the Chattooga County Bar Association. Survivors include one daughter, Marthanne Bennett Casey, of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; three sons, Richard Lynn Bennett, of Lawrenceville, Ga., Archie B. "Skip" Bennett Jr., of Canton, Ga., and J. Michael Bennett of Summerville; nine grandchildren, Amanda Lynne Bennett Lanham, Laci Deah Bennett, Michael Lance Bennett, Joshua Charles Bennett, Michael Caleb Bennett, Matthew Ryan Bennett, Joseph Michael Bennett, Jeffrey Alan Casey II and William Bennett Casey; three great-grandchildren, Dominick Ladell Bennett, Drake Michael Hines and Roxanne Michelle Bennett; several nieces and nephews also survive.Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. from the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Russell officiating, eulogy by Bobby Lee Cook.Interment in Summerville Cemetery.Active pallbearers Lance Bennett, Josh Bennett, Caleb Bennett, Kevin Scoggins, Matthew Bennett, Joey Bennett, Dominick Bennett, Curtis Lanham and Jeffery Casey.Honorary Pallbearers Bobby Lee Cook, Rex Abernathy, Jon Payne, Bo Loggins, Albert Palmer, Lan Cordle, LaDon Lively, Michael Mack, Sutton Connelly, Ben Ballenger, and Order of Eastern Star Summerville Chapter #434.Visitation will be today from 6 until 9 p.m. at the Funeral Home.Earle Rainwater Funeral home in charge of arrangements.


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- I installed the AOKP ROM but my phone gets so dam hot when I play Gamez it worries me so I wanna switch to another one.how do I do it? Do I just install another like if I had regular ROM or do I need to go back to factory ROM then install new custom one?
Plus not sure my recovery back up worked when I did install AOKP......am I in trouble?
Also titanium backup shows installed but I can not find it.I did a back up after purchasing it,is that one good?
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- 1. The phone generally doesn't get warm unless you're taxing its capabilities, but perhaps this game is doing just that. You could try turning off WiFi, Mobile Data & GPS, and turn screen brightness down. You don't mention if you're running that AOKP ROM with any overclocked kernel settings - if so, that would contribute to your problem.
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3. If your recovery backup of stock didn't work - oh well, it just means that you'll have to spend more time returning to stock if you ever decide to do that.
4. If you purchased Titanium Backup then that item is stored in the Google Play Store, so you can always reinstall it if you need to, no matter what ROM you're on. If you installed it on your current ROM it should be listed in the Apps list - perhaps you hid it by accident? Scroll all the way to the bottom of the apps list to look for it.
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Prickly Pear Cays
The Cays are located six miles north of Road Bay in
Anguilla in the Leeward Islands.
The Western smaller cay consists of mainly rocky coral and scrub with no easy access to the island.
The Eastern Cay has similar terrain on the south side of the island , but once you pass through the passage between the two cays, on to the north side, you'll be treated to a long, beautiful white sandy beach and to the turquoise waters of the bay, where you can snorkel amongst the coral reefs.
If you choose to explore the rocky coast line, depending on the time of year, you may find a variety of nesting sea birds.
Prickly Pear Bar & Restaurant also known as Agatha's has been in operation for twenty years. The restaurant was tastefully rebuilt after hurricane Luis in
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The new buildings are situated in the midst of a well groomed lawn which normally has a life of it's own around lunch time with ground lizards scurrying around in search of leftover tidbits. Whether you sit and enjoy lunch at the main building, or on the new decking under the thatch umbrellas, you can gaze across the turquoise and blue seas while sugar birds (banana quits) dart around the building searching for rice or sugar, some are brave enough to eat sugar from your hands.
The thatch theme continues to the beach where you'll find Allan, Agatha's son (The self proclaimed BBQ king, Bartender, Post Master General, & Mayor of the Island.)
Allan, always found at the Tiki Hut bar, will tend to all your beverage needs, whether an ice cold beer , a refreshing rum punch or a variety of frozen coladas/daiquiris.
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'Drawn by the Flood' by Jonathan Torgrimsen - a 'close encounter' we can relate to(July 18, 2013)
There we go, faith in the world restored, there is still a place for guitar-driven Americana, clean and unadulterated, especially when the music engages instantly. Listen to 'Drawn by the Flood', a short five-track album of original material by Jonathan Torgrimsen. Listen to his long-drawn, searching vocals, sharp-as-life lyrical observations and undiluted tough-as-they-come songs. This man has a voice that fits his subjects, too often singers forget this simple truth, but Jonathan has it nailed. If reviewers have the temerity to offer observations to artists, then mine to Jonathan would be 'Drawn by the Flood' hits it one, so could we have more of the same please.
This is untainted folk Americana with just the right amount of rock added to the mix. Listen to 'And We Sing' to hear what that sounds like - old as the hills one second fresh as dawn the next - this is music of heritage with a fine contemporary edge. Listen to the musical muscle of 'Amsterdam' a bluesy edge and a fatalism born out of encounters, the same experience lends authority to the essential truths of 'Take Me Back', while with its instantaneous hook and persuasive guitars, the eponymous 'Drawn By The Flood' pours out more angst-filled vocal across a melody that carries the message so well.
This is music that evokes feelings and messages familiar to all of us, and it's that familiarity that makes 'Drawn by the Flood' a 'close encounter' that we can all relate to and enjoy the experience.
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Jeffrey Hahn, Asst. Extension Entomologist
A common call that has been received recently has been from people that have been experiencing bites of an unknown source. It is challenging to correctly diagnose these problems. It is important to know that unknown bites can be the result of insects as well as non-insect causes. If it is an insect infestation, the most common causes are bed bugs and fleas.
Bed bugs have been on the increase over the last 10 or so years. Adult bed bugs are about 1/4 inch long, brown, and similar in size and shape to wood ticks; newly hatched bed bug nymphs are about 1/16th inch long or about the size of a pinhead. Bed bugs like to hide during the day and generally prefer to bite at night so it's possible to be bitten and not realize it. When looking for bed bugs, first check out bed rooms and other places where people sleep or rest. Other good areas to look are places where luggage is stored.
Bed bugs like to hide in cracks and behind or under objects so examine closely around mattresses, boxsprings, bed frames, as well as dressers, desks, chairs, and other furniture, the edges along carpeting and behind clocks, pictures, and baseboards. Also be aware of signs of bed bugs in your home. In addition to bites, watch for cast skins (empty shells of insects) as well as dark (but not red) spots. These spots are fecal droppings, composed of digested blood. Look for these spots on sheets, bedding, or other places where bed bugs feed or around their hiding places.
You can also try to determine whether bed bugs are present by using a bed bug interceptor. They are small plastic trays with an inner and outer ring. Put them under each leg of your bed. Bed bugs that attempt to climb up from the floor to the bed become trapped in the outer well. Any bed bugs that try to climb down will become trapped in the inner well. You can purchase Bed bug Interceptors online (type "bed bug interceptor" into a search engine for sources).
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To determine whether you have fleas infesting your home, try the white socks test. Walk slowly through a room where you suspect fleas wearing a pair of white socks. Fleas are attracted to the vibrations from the walking and the warmth of the person and will jump towards the ankle. Their dark colored bodies show up plainly against the white background of the socks. Particularly check areas where pets spend a lot of time (if they are present).
While bed bugs and fleas are the most common biting insects there are other possible causes. Head lice, mosquitoes, as well as insect relatives, such as bird mites, like northern fowl mites, chiggers, and rodent mites, such as tropical rat mites, can potentially be problems. During winter however, mosquitoes, bird mites and chiggers are not active and are not possible causes. Head lice are most common on children and are restricted to the head (it is possible to find body lice which are located on the body as well as clothing and bedding. However, they are rarely a problem). Rodent mites can be encountered, although this rare. In one case, a tropical rodent mite problem was infesting a pet guinea pig and was biting the people in the house. Dust mites do not bite people; they are problem because of the allergic reactions to them by individuals.
If you are not clear whether you have an insect or mite problem in your home, consider having an experienced pest control company inspect your home. You could also submit any suspicious insects to your local county extension office for identification. Under no circumstances should you use insecticides in your homes if you can not confirm a biting insect or mite problem.
However, if you do not find any evidence of biting insects or mites, it is very important to consider non-insect explanations. There are a variety of causes that can explain insect-like bites or irritations that are unrelated to insects or mites. Some of these possibilities can include dry air, allergic reactions to personal or household products (e.g., detergents, soaps, cosmetics, clothes, jewelry), environmental contaminants, microscopic fibers (e.g. insulation or paper fibers), certain health conditions (e.g. diabetes, neurological, liver, or kidney disorders), or even stress.
There is also a condition known as delusory (or delusional) parasitosis, also called Ekbom's syndrome. This is a very real condition where sufferers have the mistaken belief that they are being invaded by parasites even when presented with evidence to the contrary. Typically, people suffering from delusory parasitosis have been battling this problems for months, sometimes even years. Commonly they have had pest control technicians search their homes for pests but without find anything that would be biting. They often have tried a variety of solutions, including pesticide applications, but if there is any relief it is short-lived. Some sufferers have even thrown out their furniture, even moved, to tried to escape this problem. Of course this action is not successful.
People that are experiencing unknown bites that can not confirm an insect or mite problem should see a family physician for help in diagnosing their problem. They should work with an entomologist to verify or rule out insects. For more information on unknown bites and delusory parasitosis see the following web pages, http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ent/ent58/ent58.pdf http://delusion.ucdavis.edu/delusional.html and http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7443.html


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Okay, it's cold. That hasn't changed in a while, nor will it for Friday. Highs in the low to mid 30s are still a few degrees below norms.
Everyone wants to know about the weekend , and this potentially big snow storm. At this point, it doesn't look like it's going to miss. So what can you expect? Snow starts around midday Saturday, with a few showers/squalls that will coat the ground. Later in the afternoon, closer to dinnertime, the snow will ramp up, and continue through the night.
While I'm glad that this doesn't affect kids for a snow day – and the timing is good for sledding and skiing on Sunday, I'm concerned that with holiday party season in full swing, and with the stores counting on revenue this weekend, people will still want to travel and get out and about – and in the evening, that may not be a good idea.
Storm totals are still in flux, but we're looking at the potential for 4-8" across most of the state – with a little less at the shoreline. We'll fine tune those numbers Friday.
Joe Furey has the latest at 4am, and I take over at 4pm. And of course, count on FOX CT to keep you safe during the storm all weekend long.