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While listening to a presentation by an MIT student, at a Poptech Conference, it occurred to me that she could be either autistic or have Asperger's Syndrome. She truly loved mechanical things better than humans. She loved the blender in her kitchen so much that she showed a photo in which she embraced the blender (she adored the sound, as well) and of course, computers. She was very bright and a pleasure to hear. It then occurred to me that the increased numbers of autistic people, in the past 20 years, coming at the rise of computer literacy in the world, might not be a coincidence. Does anyone have thoughts on this? Joyce Hays, Target Health Inc.
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Is There an Up Side to Autism?
Dr. Laurent Mottron
Society's Negative Bias Toward Autism Needs Rethinking, Expert Says
Medscape.com, by Yael Waknine, November 9, 2011 — Autism may be an advantage in some settings and should not be viewed as a defect that needs suppressing, according to a provocative article published online November 2 in Nature.
"Recent data and my own personal experience suggest it's time to start thinking of autism as an advantage in some spheres, not a cross to bear," author Laurent Mottron, MD, PhD, from the University of Montreal's Center for Excellence in Pervasive Development Disorders, told Medscape Medical News.
According to the article, the definition of autism itself is biased, being characterized by "a suite of negative characteristics," focusing on deficits that include problems with language and social interactions. However, in certain settings, such as scientific research, people with autism exhibit cognitive strength.
"We think that the kind of strengths and cognitive profile that we find in autistics are much more specific than scientists usually acknowledge," said Dr. Mottron.
"Unfortunately, there is no gold standard for the diagnosis of autism. Clinical diagnoses are reliable among scientists, but it is just a consensus…everybody may fail."
He noted that as a result of a diagnosis, many individuals with autism end up working at repetitive, menial jobs despite their potential to make more significant contributions to society.
"After 18 years of age they're not kids anymore, and they're forgotten," he said. "People have a cliché, that if he's autistic you can do nothing with him. That's not true. The fact that you have some terrible autistic life is not representative of autism in general."
Autism should be described and investigated as an accepted variant within human species, not as a defect to be suppressed.
Dr. Mottron has 8 individuals with autism people in his research group including 4 assistants, 3 students, and 1 researcher, Michelle Dawson, whom he met almost 10 years ago during a television documentary about autism.
Following the show, Ms. Dawson experienced problems in her job as a postal worker and was asked by Dr. Mottron to edit some of his papers.
"She gave exceptional feedback, and it was clear that she had read the entire bibliography," Dr. Mottron noted. Her single-minded autistic abilities to discern patterns out of mountains of data and instant recall of correct information made her perfectly suited to a career in science, he said.
Though lacking a formal doctorate, Ms Dawson has since coauthored 13 papers and several book chapters.
Dr. Mottron said Ms. Dawson and other individuals with autism have convinced him that more than anything, people with autism "need opportunities, [and] frequently support, but rarely treatment."
As a result, he believes that "autism should be described and investigated as an accepted variant within human species, not as a defect to be suppressed."
Dr. Mottron noted that autistic brains do function differently, relying less on verbal centers and demonstrating stimulation in regions that process both visual information and language.
Advantages may include spotting a pattern in a distracting environment, auditory tasks such as discriminating sound pitches, detecting visual structures, and mentally manipulating complex 3-dimensional shapes.
Individuals with autism also perform Raven's Matrices at an average of 40% faster than nonautistics, using their analytical skills to complete an ongoing visual pattern.
Other benefits of autism include the ability to simultaneously process large amounts of perceptual information as data sets and the presence of instantaneous and correct recall.
Because data and facts are of paramount importance to people with autism, they also tend not to get bogged down in career politics or seek popularity via promotional publishing; online essays such as those posted by Ms. Dawson in her blog may instead receive unintentional acclaim.
Intellectual Disability Not Intrinsic
What we know is that if we reach these individuals at a young age, when their brains are malleable, we can cognitively redirect the transmission of information via the corpus callosum to the speech areas in the left hemisphere of the brain and oftentimes speech and language will kick in.
"I no longer believe intellectual disability is intrinsic to autism," Dr. Mottron said, noting that intelligence in people with autism should be measured with nonverbal tests.
In his article, Dr. Mottron cites recent data, including an epidemiological study that showed the disorder is 3.5 times more prevalent than common statistics suggest.
He noted that the study showed that many of those with autism have "no adaptive problems at all," and can function relatively normally.
However, he added, a focus on "normocentrism" prevails in some countries. France, for example, has proposed mandatory interventions aimed at forcing children with autism to adopt "typical" learning and social behaviors, rather than allowing them to make the most of their differently wired brains.
Dr. Mottron finds such a concept concerning.
"There is no current treatment for autism, just educational strategies that do not put the emphasis on learning abilities for nonsocial information…. [W]e need to take their learning style for what it is and feed it," he said.
Joanne Lara
Some of these therapies may include engaging children with autism in a music and movement program, said Joanne Lara, MA, founder of Autism Movement Therapy, Inc, in an interview with Medscape Medical News.
"What we know is that if we reach these individuals at a young age, when their brains are malleable, we can cognitively redirect the transmission of information via the corpus callosum to the speech areas in the left hemisphere of the brain, and oftentimes speech and language will kick in."
She continued: "The audio processing of music in the brain combined with the forward, backward, and side-to-side movements stimulate and activate the dormant areas of the brain that, in autism, do not generally receive transmission of neurons.
"Movement and music, when combined with gross motor and visual processing, oftentimes helps the areas of the brain of the individual with autism to work together to allow for a whole-brain processing approach," she added.
Dr. Jonathan Tarbox
"I think it's critically important to acknowledge the potential strengths associated with autism, but it's equally important, if not more important, to reiterate the notion of the right to effective treatment," Jonathan Tarbox, PhD, BCBA-D, director of research and development at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Tarzana, California, told Medscape Medical News.
"If an individual with [autism] is having a difficult time in their life because they don't know how to do something that they want to do, and there is a proven effective method to teach that skill, then we as fellow humans have a moral and ethical responsibility to provide the treatment that addresses it," he said.
Behavioral intervention programs, he said, should be used in a supportive environment to treat skill deficits in individuals with autism wanting to learn, similar to those used for literacy and mathematics. He added that autism is no different: People who have skill deficits and want to learn have a right to effective treatment.
Dr. Tarbox took exception to Dr. Mottron's contention that individuals with autism need opportunity more than treatment.
Environmental support, he said, does create opportunity. In addition, he noted that research shows that early intensive behavioral intervention increases the ability to communicate and function independently.
"How can a newly found ability to communicate not be considered an opportunity?" he said.
One of Dr. Mottron's main points is that the performance of individuals with autism on visual intelligence tests is often overlooked, showing that the true intelligence of people with autism is higher overall than verbal intelligence tests would indicate.
"This is, of course, true, but true intelligence is of little relevance to a person's everyday quality of life. What really matters is one's ability to do what one wants to do in life independently; that is, without having to rely on support from others," said Dr. Tarbox.
"There are many people, autistic and nonautistic, who have superior intelligence but still have much difficulty in life and suffer for it. Unfortunately, vocal language is the medium with which most humans interact, so deficits in one's ability to vocally communicate are going to create barriers for people."
Dr. Mottron also states that no education programs are tailored to the unique ways that people with autism learn.
However, Dr. Tarbox noted that there are "many tens of thousands of special education teachers, speech and language pathologists, and applied behavior analysts working to change what they do to help individuals with autism learn."
The aim of behavioral interventions, he added, is not to try to teach individuals with autism to adopt typical learning and behavior but, rather, to teach skills that help increase independence.
Such programs, he said, "teach skills that open doors for individuals with autism, but they do not dictate which door to take."
First-Hand Experience
"I think what Dr. Mottron was getting to is the idea that autism is a different way of being, not necessary a disordered way of being, and the difference can give us strengths and abilities that other people may not have," said Stephen M. Shore, EdD, assistant professor at Adelphi University in Long Island, New York, in an interview with Medscape Medical News, citing the well-known accomplishments of Temple Grandin, PhD.
"At the same time, there are many challenges that come with being on the autistic spectrum, such as sensory issues, communication, interacting with others. These things are challenges, and we do have to address them," Dr. Shore noted.
Dr. Stephen M. Shor
Diagnosed himself with autism at age 2 and a half years, and nonverbal until age 4 years, Dr. Shore was originally recommended for institutionalization. With the help of family and others, he completed a doctoral dissertation at Boston University in Massachusetts that was focused on matching best practice to the needs of people on the autism spectrum. He now spends his time researching, teaching, writing books, and conducting autism workshops around the world.
According to Dr. Shore, the best way to address those issues is to find a way to use a person's strengths to overcome their challenges.
"There is a point in time when you have to get off the remediation and start moving on to finding a way the person can be successful in communication," he said. Methods may include use of a computer keyboard, rather than a pen, to write, or pointing at pictures to communicate, he said.
Adjusting the environment also plays a vital role and often benefits people without autism.
"Many autistics have sensory issues and perceive fluorescent lights as most people strobe lights, which will really affect productivity at work and school," Dr. Shore said. "Research shows that everybody's productivity is affected by fluorescent lamps, so everyone benefits by using alternate lighting."
With respect to the plethora of methodologies used to address autism in children, Dr. Shore notes that the wide variety of diversity within the autism spectrum disorders necessitates a tailored approach.
Parents and educators are encouraged to pick one or more approaches that best suits the child's needs and abilities. This may include use of Applied Behavioral Analysis, Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children, Daily Life Therapy, the Miller Method, the Developmental/Individual Difference/Relationship-based method, relationship development intervention, and social communication/emotional regulation.
"You can have a right or wrong approach on an individual basis, but not on a generic basis," he said.
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Autism Linked to Excess Neurons
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By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPageToday.com
Published: November 10, 2011
Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and
Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
Children with autism appear to have bigger brains with more neurons than normal for their age, a small preliminary study affirmed.
Postmortem examinations of seven boys with autism showed 67% more neurons in the prefrontal cortex (1.94 billion), which controls social and emotional development as well as communication, compared with six controls (1.16 billion, P=0.002), Eric Courchesne, PhD, of the University of California San Diego, and colleagues found.
Autistic brains also weighed 17.6% above normal for age (P=0.001), the group reported in the Nov. 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Neuron counts in the autistic children should have been accompanied by brain weights of 29.4% versus the observed 17.6% enlargement, they said. "Thus, the size of the autistic brain, overlarge though it is, might actually underestimate the pathology of excess neuron numbers," the group explained.
Researchers have long documented abnormal enlargement of the brain during childhood that persists for about 20% of individuals with autism.
These new findings are the first direct evidence that neurons, and not glial or other cell types, appear to be responsible, the researchers pointed out.
Neurons in nearly all regions of the brain are generated before birth and the excessive head and brain growth also occur before clinical manifestations of the disorder, an accompanying editorial noted.
Thus, the results "add significantly to mounting biological evidence that the developmental neuropathology of idiopathic autism begins before birth in some, possibly all, cases," Janet E. Lainhart, MD, of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and Nicholas Lange, ScD, of Harvard University Schools of Medicine and Public Health in Belmont, Mass., wrote in the editorial.
What may be happening is unchecked proliferation of neurons, or a failure of the normal process of neuronal pruning through apoptosis in the third trimester and early postnatal period, Courchesne's group suggested.
They obtained brains from several tissue banks and had expert anatomists, blinded to diagnosis, conducted unbiased stereotactic cell counts for the entire dorsolateral and mesial portions of the prefrontal cortex, rather than just estimating counts from density in small blocks.
The donors were all boys, ages 2 to 16 years, who had died in 2000 to 2006, largely due to hypoxia (drowning, hanging, or electrocution). There also was one death from a car crash, one from rhabdomyosarcoma, and one from possible cardiac arrest.
The seven autism cases fell across the spectrum of disability, with some having had normal language and daily functional abilities and others being highly impaired on both counts. None had Asperger's syndrome or pervasive development disorder-not otherwise specified.
Neuron counts in the children with autism were:
- 79% higher in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex at 1.57 billion compared with 0.88 billion in controls (P=0.003)
- 29% higher in the mesial prefrontal cortex at 0.36 billion versus 0.28 billion in controls (P=0.009)
These differences as well as the overall prefrontal cortex counts remained significant between groups after controlling for age and time since death.
Whereas brain weight in controls correlated strongly with their number of prefrontal neurons (P=0.004), the same wasn't true for the children with autism.
Glia counts overall and in the prefrontal cortex regions came out similar between groups.
The researchers cautioned that their sample of autism cases wasn't big enough to determine any links with behavior, nor could the small sample of controls be taken as representative of all healthy young children.
Importantly, girls with autism may differ, so further studies may be needed to test whether that is the case, they noted.
Tissue was provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Development Brain and Tissue Bank for Developmental Disorders, the Brain and Tissue Bank for Developmental Disorders, Autism Tissue Program, and direct donations to the Courchesne laboratory.
One of the researchers reported being owner and employee of Sinq Systems, a contract research organization that performed data collection and analysis for the study, and also being an applicant on a pending patent for analysis of microscopic structure.
Lainhart and Lange reported having no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Primary source: Journal of the American Medical Association
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Courchesne E, et al "Neuron number and size in prefrontal cortex of children with autism" JAMA 2011; 306(18): 2001-2010.
Additional source: Journal of the American Medical Association
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Lainhart JE, Lange N "Increased neuron number and head size in autism" JAMA 2011; 306(18): 2031-2032.
Start Up Company Hires Only Autistic Programmers
In this photo,, Aspiritech co-founder Moshe Weitzberg works with employees at the nonprofit enterprise that specializes in finding software bugs, as they test a new program in Highland Park, Ill. Aspiritech hires only people with autism disorders. Traits that make great software testers _intense focus, comfort with repetition, memory for detail _ also happen to be characteristics of autism. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
By Carla K. Johnson, Sept 2011, HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — The software testers at Aspiritech are a collection of characters. Katie Levin talks nonstop. Brian Tozzo hates driving. Jamie Specht is bothered by bright lights, vacuum cleaners and the feel of carpeting against her skin. Rider Hallenstein draws cartoons of himself as a DeLorean sports car. Rick Alexander finds it unnerving to sit near other people.
This is the unusual workforce of a U.S. startup that specializes in finding software bugs by harnessing the talents of young adults with autism.
Traits that make great software testers — intense focus, comfort with repetition, memory for detail — also happen to be characteristics of autism. People with Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism, have normal to high intelligence and often are highly skilled with computers.
Aspiritech, a nonprofit in Highland Park, Ill., nurtures these skills while forgiving the quirks that can make adults with autism unemployable: social awkwardness, poor eye contact, being easily overwhelmed. The company's name plays on the words "Asperger's," "spirit" and "technology."
Clients, nine companies in Aspiritech's first two years, have been pleased.
"They exceeded my expectations," said Dan Tedesco of Shelton, Conn.-based HandHold Adaptive, which took a chance on Aspiritech to test an iPhone application. "There is a pride in their product you don't usually see in this type of work."
Aspiritech was founded by Moshe and Brenda Weitzberg after their son, Oran, now 32, was fired from a job bagging groceries. Oran was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome when he was 14. He now works at Aspiritech.
"He went from failing at bagging groceries to being one of the best software testers on our team," said Brenda Weitzberg.
The Weitzbergs modeled Aspiritech on a successful Danish company called Specialisterne, or "the Specialists." Specialisterne also employs software testers with autism. Its satisfied clients include Oracle and Microsoft.
Other companies in Belgium, Japan and Israel are either hiring or training adults with autism as software testers.
This year, Aspiritech projects $120,000 in revenue, with 60 percent coming from donations and 40 percent from clients. The Weitzbergs hope to raise the client revenue to 50 percent next year.
"There have been a couple of attempts in the U.S. and Aspiritech is the one that's making it," said Scott Standifer of the University of Missouri's Disability Policy and Studies office and the organizer of a national conference on adults with autism and employment.
The exact unemployment rate for adults with autism is unknown, but it's thought to be high, Standifer said.
"We don't know how many adults have autism and, because of that, we don't know their rate of unemployment," he said. "We do know from tracking adults just emerging from high school that they are having great difficulty finding jobs."
A 2009 U.S. Department of Education survey found the employment rate for young adults with autism was on par with that for deaf-and-blind young adults, and well below the rate of those with blindness alone or learning disabilities or traumatic brain injuries, Standifer said.
Since Asperger's syndrome didn't become a standard diagnosis until the early 1990s, many of Aspiritech's software testers were adults when they first learned they were on the autism spectrum. They are pioneers, the first generation of adults with Asperger's.
Katie Levin, 35, was diagnosed in her late 20s with Asperger's. As a child, she'd been labeled as mentally ill.
"Asperger's is not a mental illness," she said. "I definitely feel like I identify with the Asperger's community more than I did with the mental illness community." She tests software and runs Aspiritech's Facebook page and Twitter feed.
Rick Alexander, 24, another tester, has a degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology and completed an internship developing software for the city of Chicago.
"I have a lot of social anxiety. I don't like meeting new people," said Alexander, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome as a teenager. Like many of the other testers, he lives with his parents.
He'd rather be a software developer than a tester, he said. But selling himself in a job interview is "very difficult for me."
"When you're a child, the school is very concerned with you, the state is very concerned with you," Alexander said. Organizations help adults with autism, he said, but "you need to approach them and for somebody with Asperger's syndrome, it's very difficult to do the approaching."
Most research dollars have gone toward studying children with autism while adults have been neglected, said Molly Losh, an autism researcher at Northwestern University.
"Our vocational structure really isn't suited to funnel people with autism into the workforce," Losh said. Aspiritech "is a magnificent and innovative venture," she said.
Many businesses hire offshore companies to test software. Mike Mestemaker, director of engineering for Schaumburg, Ill.-based ISI Telemanagement Solutions, chose Aspiritech because it offered competitive rates but was based in the United States.
"They dove right in and worked very quickly," Mestemaker said. "They were very detail-oriented people. They really got the job done."
ISI was happy with the work and has hired Aspiritech for a second project, he said.
Aspiritech provides meaningful work (pay is $12 to $15 an hour) in a relaxed environment where bosses never yell if you're late and nobody minds if you need to be alone for a while. What's more, the company is building social skills. The software testers, who are in their 20s and 30s, are trained to work together and they take part in organized outings: miniature golf, bowling, eating at a restaurant.
"We want to improve social skills among people who tend to be socially isolated," said Marc Lazar, Aspiritech's autism specialist. For many of them, software testing is not going to be their lifelong career, Lazar said, "but while they're here they're going to improve their job skills and they're going to learn what kind of behavior is expected on the job and they're going to have more to put on their resumes."
AP Medical Writer Carla K. Johnson can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/CarlaKJohnson
AIDS Free Generation
MedPageToday.com, By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent
Published: November 10, 2011, WASHINGTON — The United States will, for the first time, make it a policy goal to have an "AIDS-free generation" in the near future, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced.
The administration's new AIDS-free generation goal will focus on "combination prevention strategy," combining three interventions that have been proven to slow the spread of the disease: ending mother-to-child transmissions; expanding voluntary male circumcision; and making greater use of antiretroviral medications.
Scientist now have a better understanding of the virus that has infected 60 million people and killed nearly 30 million since the first case of HIV was reported in 1981. And that better understanding of a once-mysterious virus makes it an achievable goal to eradicate AIDS, Clinton said during an event at National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Tuesday.
"HIV may be with us well into the future, but the disease that it causes need not be," Clinton said.
She outlined the three main areas of focus for the government's AIDS-free generation plan.
- Prevention of mother-to-child transmissions, which are responsible for one in seven new infections worldwide — it's already a global goal of the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to eliminate new infections in babies by 2015
- Increase rates of voluntary male circumcision — the procedure has been shown to reduce the risk of female-to-male transmission by more than 60%
- Use treatment to prevent new infections — recent studies show that treating HIV-positive patients with anti-retroviral drugs helps reduce transmission of the virus to a non-infected partner by 96%
Clinton said the U.S. government would commit an additional $60 million beyond the $50 million it's already spent to explore which prevention tactics work best in sub-Saharan Africa, where AIDS is the leading cause of death.
In 2003, when President George W. Bush signed the PEPFAR legislation, only 50,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa were receiving anti-retroviral drugs. Today, more than five million sub-Saharan Africans receive the drugs, along with another one million people in other regions of the world. Most of those drugs are paid for by the U.S., either through PEPFAR or through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
Speaking with MedPage Today after Clinton's speech, Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he thought an AIDS-free generation was an achievable goal, especially in light of the relatively recent findings from the HPTN 052 trial that, in heterosexual discordant couples, if the HIV-positive partner is treated with antiretrovirals it "remarkably diminishes" the likelihood of infecting the HIV-negative partner.
"Within a reasonable amount of time, we could have an AIDS-free generation," he said.
Another physician in the audience, Thomas Quinn, MD, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, said that science achieved a "home run" with the HPTN 052 trial, but the challenge is convincing policymakers to fund scientifically-proven interventions. But Clinton's message convinced him that at least one policymaker is sure that ramping up the nation's effort to combat HIV is something that needs to be done.
"Science here has led to a policy change," he said.


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Missouri offensive lineman mysteriously vanishes while jogging off the field
There may have been a black hole at Faurot Field on Saturday.
It wasn't seen by many, but sophomore offensive lineman Clay Rhodes sure made it look like one existed during Missouri's game against South Carolina on Saturday.
As the Tigers ran off the field for halftime, Rhodes jogged along with his teammates until he likely tripped and rapidly vanished from sight, appearing to be sucked into the ground.
Wow. #72 got sucked into the underworld. pic.twitter.com/Bgf0O57uW5
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Readers, I burnt the potatoes.
I knew that it'd be the simple things that'd fox me at Ballymaloe. The things that you stick in a pan or leave in the oven and then slap on a plate at home. Potatoes, rice, pasta – the damn soda bread. And so it came to pass.
To make boiled potatoes (with their skins on) the Ballymaloe way, you scrub them, boil them for about 15 minutes in salty water, then drain, leaving some water in the pan, return to a low heat and steam until tender. Easy, right? But do you know which element of that I forgot about? Returning the pan to a low heat. I stuck it over my largest hob and carefully steamed all the water out of the pan until it began to blacken and look like a washing up nightmare.
Cue Darina coming into the demo kitchen and saying: "What's burning? It smells like burnt potatoes." By then I knew what I'd done and I had to put up my hand and I admit that I was the student who burnt the boiled potatoes. "Never mind! It happens to everyone!" My teacher took a similarly sympathetic view and we decided to draw a veil over the entire episode.
Darina also caught me out when I was cooking the sweet chilli chicken wings. The morning hadn't gone to plan – my order of work said "Joint chicken" at 9am, we jointed it at 10am. And I hadn't factored in segmenting grapefruits at all. So I was running very late (eventually plating up my food at 12.30pm, a full hour after tasting is supposed to take place) and I was a bit panicked. I grabbed the first large baking tray I could see, slapped the sweet chilli chicken wings on it and stuck them in the oven.
Darina reappeared just as I was hauling them out and sloshing soy sauce over everything. Waste is the one thing we do not countenance at Ballymaloe and I was pouring out soy sauce like it was rain water. The students were gathered round so they could see what I'd done – used the wrong size baking tray, which meant too much soy sauce was being used and getting burnt on the tray.
The nice thing about Darina is she always says: "Now this is a good example of…." so you feel less like a cretin and more like a useful demonstration. A boon to cookery students and lessons everywhere. Nevertheless, I switched my chicken thighs to a smaller baking tray pretty damn fast.
The result was some sticky-good chicken wings, alongside a plate of chicken breasts with mushrooms and rosemary (nice) and melted spring onions (tasty, but cold). A week and a half into Ballymaloe and I think I'm beginning to establish that my future doesn't lie in a busy restaurant as part of a brigade.
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I can't believe you're doing the Ballymaloe course! I am *madly* jealous – I have wanted to do that course for years and years, but now that I'm married to a vegetarian it seems a bit pointless (should have done it before breeding, too).
I am eating and making a surprisingly large amount of vegetables/vegetable dishes, but it's safe to say this isn't a vegetarian course. Any veggies have to come in and make their own stock in the morning as punishment for being so foolish. And if you're not the vegetarian one, then…
Plus there are several people here with children, including one woman who has bought her 18 month old twins with her. There's a child minder in Ballycotton introducing them to the seaside and the countryside while she cooks all day.
Come and join our gang.
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Funny burning potatoes you'll never do it again now.
No, I will never do that again (fingers crossed). And as Darina says, it's not doing something wrong, it's a learning opportunity *cough*
Re: Sarah @natural history comment. Yeah. I might have dreamt of doing this before breeding. How simple my life was then. But as they say, youth is wasted on people without children.
There are people her with kids here… it is possible!


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The first rule of these tweets is: read them. The second rule of these tweets is: read them now.
Welcome to time machine club. Everyone say goodbye to Gary. He gets hit by a car tomorrow.— eric (@ericsshadow) April 15, 2015
Welcome to fight club. Where anarchy thrives! Ok but first things first: we really care about following the rules— brian essbe (@SortaBad) October 26, 2016
Hi, welcome to Masters of Disguise club, I'm excited to see so many new faces.— MehGyver (@AndrewNadeau0) June 7, 2017
Welcome to Reverse Psychology Club. You probably shouldn't touch my penis.— Steve Suckington (@SteveSuckington) August 20, 2014
Welcome to Contradiction Club. You're not welcome here.— Todd 'Papi' Carlos (@TheToddWilliams) April 11, 2017
Man: Welcome to Mystery Club— It's Abby. Yep. (@abbycohenwl) July 1, 2016
Guy: What's it for?
M: No one's sure of that
[suddenly Guy's head gets clubbed]
M: Or when that'll happen
"Welcome to Isolation Club.— Sam Grittner (@SamGrittner) March 22, 2014
The 1st rule is: That's right, it's just me. The 2nd rule is: Netflix. 3rd: Why am I still talking to myself?"
Welcome to laser noises club. Please take a pew.— Bea_ker (@bea_ker) December 7, 2014
Welcome to anxiety club, first order of business I'm resigning as club president it's too much pressure what the hell was I thinking oh god— Siobhan Thompson (@vornietom) May 6, 2017
Welcome to MC Escher Club. I see everyone from last time is still here because they couldn't find a way out.— rachelle mandik (@rachelle_mandik) November 12, 2015
"Ok welcome back to frisbee club.Did u all remember to bring a frisbee this week & not a tropical fruit"— Fred Delicious (@Fred_Delicious) August 12, 2015
Me [holding a pineapple] - "dammit"
Welcome to book club! The first rule about book club is don't talk about Fight Club. We read it years ago and frankly the movie ruined it.— Elle Oh Hell (@ElleOhHell) October 3, 2015
Welcome to Named After a Month Club. June welcome back. April good to see u. May, hows the kids? Danuary...nice try get out.— horse (@Karate_Horse) April 10, 2017
welcome to the Passive Aggressive Backhanded Compliment Club. i absolutely LOVE what you've done with your hair, it's SO adventurous— content provider (@cwhudson) February 3, 2016
welcome to loser club sike welcome to prank club— smartest persen (@hippieswordfish) November 11, 2015
Welcome to Height Club. The first rule of Height Club: be some sort of height. The second rule of Height Club is again just the height thing— Paige (@PeachCoffin) April 18, 2015
Welcome to Inventors club— Cat Damon (@CornOnTheGoblin) August 20, 2014
I'm glad you could make it
Welcome to excessive redundancy club group, please sit and take a seat chair and we'll begin starting to hear listen to inquiry questions— Captain Antagonist (@AnOrangeSNES) January 19, 2016
Yoda Club, Welcome to.— Michael, still here (@Home_Halfway) August 7, 2014
welcome to star wars singles club! if you're solo raise your han— Fro Vo (@fro_vo) December 23, 2016
haha that was just some star wars humor you can put the action figures down
Hi welcome to the first meeting of the [takes ashtray and puts it over my head like a little hat] wear an ashtray like a little hat club— Tamara Yajia (@DancesWithTamis) August 10, 2015
Welcome to T-Rex Club. First on the agenda- [drops paper on floor]— Reverend Scott (@Reverend_Scott) March 1, 2015
Welp, this meeting's over.
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Hello friends!
This page serves a bit of a dual purpose. First, to give a little of my life history. Second, to explain why I started this page. Disclaimer: it's going to be really drawn out and boring.
I was born in Knoxville, TN and raised in Oneida on the plateau. My parents divorced at a relatively early age for me but I was blessed with a good childhood. Through high school I did well academically, and after finishing tied for fourth in my class, I left Scott County to attend the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Following graduation, I accepted Christ as my Savior on June 9th, 2012 at Laurel Lake Baptist Camp. How odd it was that a lost person found their way to being team captain… On July 4th, my maternal grandfather and one of my greatest Christian role models passed away. On July 21st, my father was arrested. After being baptized on August 5th, I left for Knoxville to begin my education. I take time for detail here because I count this summer as the most important of my life thus far for numerous reasons. Not only was my place in heaven eternally sealed, but the diversity that followed worked to strengthen my newfound relationship with God through Christ. I found that, despite the circumstances, it was the first time in my life that I was truly happy.
Starting school at UTK was daunting. I had gone from being comparatively exceptional to average. I was surrounded by future physicians and engineers. My ambitions of becoming a physician were youthful at this point, and finding that 80% of my 300 person freshman biology class wanted to pursue medicine left me with a feeling of doubt. What if I would be a part of those that were left behind by my classmates, failing to achieve what I always thought I was meant to do? I resolved to simply keep my head down and focus. After my first semester and the first B of my life, I realized that effort would have to be my method of distinguishing myself. Four years later, I received my B.S. in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology from the Chancellor's Honors program, a 3.84 GPA, Summa Cum Laude.
While getting my degree, I was actively having to pursue experience that would benefit me in terms of medical school application. Studying for the MCAT my senior year was miserable, and taking it equally so. I volunteered some, but found that my main experience came scribing in an emergency room. I soon found out that, despite my nearly having a degree in biochemistry, I had literally no clue what was going on. What a terrifying realization! Over time, I became more acclimated with the goings on of the ED, and found that when it was time to interview at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (the only interview I had), I had spent 1700 hours over the course of the past 11 months in the ER. What a blessing it was to have experiences to discuss.
Three long weeks later, I found out that I had been accepted. Elated is an understatement. Crying in the hallway outside of the ER isn't necessarily a position that I wanted to find myself in, but hearing from my mother over the phone that I was finally going to be going to medical school was overwhelming. At last, I could relax (relatively speaking).
I started medical school in August 2017, with planned graduation in May 2021. Following, I hope to pursue a residency in Emergency Medicine and return to Knoxville following to work near my home in East Tennessee.
I find that my mind often wanders. Past experiences, future experiences, nothing out of its grasp. To that end, I have considered a sort of journal as a way to vent and reflect to myself. This page serves as my outlet, to help me reflect those ponderings which I find to be at least mildly significant.


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Street View is the best available vantage point looking, if possible, towards the location of the building. In some locations, Street View may not give a view of the actual building, or may not be available at all. Where it is not available, the satellite view is shown instead.
Latitude: 51.5757 / 51°34'32"N
Longitude: -2.2515 / 2°15'5"W
OS Eastings: 382669
OS Northings: 186339
OS Grid: ST826863
Mapcode National: GBR 1PN.1MK
Mapcode Global: VH95P.XNLG
Entry Name: Cowbyres to the South of North End Farmhouse
Listing Date: 12 December 1951
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1023260
English Heritage Legacy ID: 318160
Location: Sopworth, Wiltshire, SN14
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Sopworth
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Church of England Parish: Sopworth St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Gloucester
ST 88 NW (west side)
2/163 Cowbyres to the south of
North End Farmhouse
Cowbyres and hayloft. Early C19. Squared and coursed rubble with
flush rusticated dressed stone quoins, wooden lintels, plank doors
and double Roman tile roof to inner yard face at the north end,
stone slate to remainder. Cowbyres with square piers, hayloft with
steps up and gabled roof; half-hipped roofs to north and south
ends of cowbyre range. Included principally for group value with
North End Farmhouse (q.v.) and for its visual importance in the
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Squeezease Therapy Inc.
We are commercializing a medical garment that uses air to place pressure on the torso to manage stress, relieve anxiety, and improve focus.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
- Location Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Currency CAD
- Founded April 2011
- Employees 2
- Website squeezease.com
Company Summary
Squeezease Therapy designs and develops high quality, effective products for Deep Pressure Therapy and are dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals with Sensory Processing and Anxiety Disorders. Firm pressure to the torso regulates the sensory system when it is overwhelmed from environmental input. The Snug Vest by Squeezease is a user-controlled inflatable vest to provide a hug-like squeeze to ease anxiety and improve focus.
David Christie, MBAMedical Device / Business Adviser
David has broad and deep 30+ years of experience in the development and commercialization of medical devices. He is excited to be involved with Squeezease because of the potential to favorably impact the lives of children with autism.
Kayla Ten Eycke, PhDClinical Researcher
Kayla studies the psychological development of children with ADHD and Pervasive Developmental Disorders such as autism and asperger's at the University of Victoria towards her PhD in child psychology. Kayla tests the behavioral and physiological effects of an inflatable Snug Vest by Squeezease.
Lisa Fraser, BDesCEO
Lisa's background is in Industrial Design with excellent complex problem solving skills and exceptional ability at generating creative ideas.
Joe Zhao, MScFinancial Analyst
Joe has 12 years of financial analysis and banking experience with a Master of Financial Risk Management. He focuses on capital budgeting, financial forecasting, and risk analysis of Squeezease Therapy.
Lucia Hsieh, BDesLead Designer
Lucia is skilled and experienced in research, design for manufacturing, and user-centered design.
Doug SimpsonTechnical Adviser
Doug is the founder and CEO of Feathercraft Products Ltd. Doug is experienced in product development and in using radio frequency welding construction methods. He brings his creativity and technical talent to the team on research and development for the product and product construction.
Peter ParrishBusiness Adviser
Peter is an experienced corporate executive, having held senior management positions with a variety of established US and Canadian corporations. He has worked with numerous emerging businesses, helping them grow into viable and sustainable enterprises
Cris Rowan, BScOT, BScBi, SIPTMedical / Health Adviser
For the past 15 years, Cris has specialized in pediatrics, helping children take their first step towards self-regulation. Cris has performed over 200 workshops on topics such as Sensory Integration and Attention, and trains other Cris is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist.
Hendrik Zurmussen, Dipl.Ing.Media Designer
Hendrik is a skilled web and graphic designer with a master of technology and design at the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences in Germany.
Steven Lukas (Fasken, Corporate) & George Kondor (Oyen Wiggs, IP)LawyerUnconfirmedRobert Orr (previously at PWC)AccountantUnconfirmed


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BANGKOK – This is the shocking moment a small girl falls from a moving car and avoids being run over by a matter of inches.
Miraculously, the girl escapes seemingly without serious injury.The incident, which took place on Monday afternoon in the Minburi district of Bangkok, was captured on a dashcam.
In the footage, a white Nissan Almera can be seen sat in heavy traffic but when the car begins to move the young girl falls out of what looks like the front passenger seat and into the busy road.
However, the Nissan then begins to drive forward, narrowly missing the girl who rolls out of the way just in the nick of time.
The footage was shared on Facebook by Pornpilin Aeamsaad who said the incident took place on Monday afternoon and explained that dashcam had not been setup properly and displayed an incorrect date.
The condition of the girl remains unknown.The incident takes place from around 2 minutes onwards. – The Nation/Asia News Network


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|DO NOT REPLY [Bug 38929] New: - [configuration] Support event listeners for configurations
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DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, BUT PLEASE POST YOUR BUG· RELATED COMMENTS THROUGH THE WEB INTERFACE AVAILABLE AT <http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38929>. ANY REPLY MADE TO THIS MESSAGE WILL NOT BE COLLECTED AND· INSERTED IN THE BUG DATABASE. http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38929 Summary: [configuration] Support event listeners for configurations Product: Commons Version: 1.2 Final Platform: Other OS/Version: other Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Priority: P2 Component: Configuration AssignedTo: firstname.lastname@example.com ReportedBy: firstname.lastname@example.com I would like to suggest creating a ConfigurationEvent class and a ConfigurationEventListener interface for monitoring changes on configurations. AbstractConfiguration could act as an event source allowing listeners to register itself at an instance. Whenever this instance is modified a notification is sent out to all registered listeners. The event class could contain - a reference to the affected Configuration object - an ID about the type of the event (e.g. property added, property removed, configuration cleared etc.) - the name of the affected property if applicable - the value of the affected property if applicable The listener interface could be quite simple and contain only a single method: void configurationChanged(ConfigurationEvent event); While an implementation should not be too complicated some details need to be cleared: - ATM as AbstractConfiguration is implemented an operation could cause multiple events. For instance setProperty() is implemented as calling clearProperty() and then addProperty(). Should this be caught and treated as a single event? - Should a reload of a file based configuration cause an event? Could this be problematic if a called listener tries to access the configuration? -- Configure bugmail: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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6 Reasons to Keep Hydrated
Keep your mind and body in top form by making sure you're getting enough H20.
If you were to ask a college student what they drank most, the answer is more likely going to be PBR and energy drinks than water. While it may seem obvious to some, students should always keep in mind just how important staying hydrated is to both getting the most out of time spent in class and at parties. Here are some of the reasons why you should make sure you're getting the minimum amount of 10 glasses of water each day:
Lessen Hangovers
Whether it's your 21-Run, Thirsty Thursday or just a regular night of partying, college students will find any good excuse to drink. Unfortunately, beer and booze will have you running to the bathroom more than anything else, and as dehydration is one of the biggest contributors to hangovers, it's best to drink water before and after drinking in order to lessen your headache the next day. If you can, drink a glass of water for each alcholic drink consumed, and have at least a pint of water before passing out.
Stay Sharp
One of the main causes of headaches is dehydration. When you rely on caffeinated beverages, your body will expel more liquid and can actually become more dehydrated, so drinking water in the morning instead of, or at least in addition to coffee will give you more energy and reduce the likelihood of getting a headache. And since water is so vital to our brain's overall health, make sure you're drinking H20 when you find yourself losing attention in class.
Reduce Appetite
Gaining weight while at college is ubiquitous these days, but a good way of avoiding the Freshman 15 is to make sure you're drinking enough water. In addition to lacking the calories of soda and energy drinks, water stimulates your metabolism so you'll be less likely to pack on the pounds. Not only that, but most people often confuse hunger for thirst, so the simple act of drinking water is often enough to suppress your appetite and keep the munchies at bay.
Prevent Indigestion
Water helps the digestive system in numerous ways, and is key to keeping your insides happy when you've been eating foods that are known to cause indigestion. Our bodies digest food through lactic acid, and water is essential in keeping these acids balanced, thus breaking down food more easily so as to prevent heartburn and indigestion. Additionally, water helps fiber work more efficiently, making proper hydration an essential step in preventing constipation or other bowel issues.
It goes without saying that water is vital to getting the most out of your workout, but what most people may not know is just important sweating is during your workout, and how it relates to your body releasing toxins. If you aren't sweating a lot in your workout, it's more likely due to the amount of water you've consumed than how hard you're exercising.
Keep Your Skin Healthy
Your skin is an organ, and just like any other part of your body, it requires lots of water to function properly. If you constantly find yourself with skin blemishes, the answer could be related to how much water you're imbibing. Keeping yourself hydrated will help your skin stay moisturized and maintain a healthy glow, as well as helping to flush out the toxins in your body that will contribute to acne. So if you find yourself often popping zits, try drinking more water in addition to topical treatments.
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Microsoft Sees Accelerated Adoption of Dynamics GP 10 with Introduction Feature Pack 1 in June
published September 26, 2008
The GPUG 2008 Summit was a frenetic mix of partner presentations, roundtable discussions on issues relating to Microsoft Dynamics GP, and opportunities to learn from other users, ISVs and Microsoft officials. In between his busy conference schedule, Rich Miller, of Microsoft Dynamics GP Product Marketing, spoke with Laura Oppenheimer of MSDynamicsWorld.com about using Microsoft Dynamics GP today, and what users can expect to see more of in the future.
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Yesterday I was part of an email conversation that was discussing the coming collapse or correction to the market and how to prepare for it. The conversation brought me back to a verse I read last Saturday that just rose up from the page and I know the Lord wanted me to write about it. King Solomon wisely wrote:
"In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but in the revenue of the wicked is trouble." (Proverbs 15:6)


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Comparer's Anonymous
Warning: Confession ahead. I need to go to C.A. (Comparer's Anonymous) and quick before I let this ugly thing rob me anymore. Comparing is such a selfish act as someone reminded me this morning and you see I am on this journey to become someone who is selfless not selfish yet my actions in the way of comparing have steered me in the wrong direction, so my friends it is time to re-route. Sometimes I picture God banging His head against a wall when my name pops up, thinking "how many times will she be shown before she gets it." I'm exhausting, I get that, my husband gets that and guess what…I own it and I am thankful that the God I serve has grace and mercy that covers me and loves me far to much to leave me the way that I am. So hang with me I promise I have been given some insight on this issue/struggle I have and I'm guessing if we are all honest we all can say we all have.
So this morning's message finished our our series at church called "I Quit" and today was "I Quit Comparing." Reflecting on this message this evening and how I can directly apply it to my life (and the realization that I should google C.A.) inspired me to think on how I could help other's apply it to their lives and immediately I thought of my students and future students of the arts center but first this thought applies in anyone's life, young or old in my opinion. So many people today (me included) compare rather than recognize. And friends let me tell you there is a HUGE difference between comparing and recognizing. When we compare ourselves to lady in front of us at the grocery store we are chipping away a part of who were were created to be. When we compare our children to our neighbor's children we are chipping away a part of who they were created to be. When we compare our husbands to our friend's husband who just left her we are chipping away at our marriage as pride is a deal breaker. Are we on the same page yet? Here is where this thought gets me as I type. I think about the amount of time I have spent comparing myself and my loved ones and how much chipping and damage I have done to the person God created me to be. Woah. Ok. Deep breath.
So what can we do about it. We can recognize. Recognize first that comparing is incredible destructive on every level, large or small. We can recognize that we are a beautiful work in progress and God loves us right where we are. We can recognize that other people are also a beautiful work in progress and God loves them right where they are at. We can recognize that each day is a new day to learn, a new day to be challenged, a new day to grow and a new day to love ourselves just as it is intended to be.
This realization is also something so important for me as a leader of young people in the arts. Competition can do one of two things. It can challenge you or it can destroy you and I think the difference here is recognition vs comparison. When we recognize someone else's talents we can appreciate them and find the fire within ourselves to be challenged, to learn, and to grow. When we compare our talents with someone else's talents we are filling ourselves with envy and honestly ugliness. I am a firm believer that it comes from the top so if we ourselves are comparing each other and our children to other children then our children will learn to do the same and teach the same in turn creating this awful vicious cycle. This breaks my heart people and I am recognizing that I have been a part of this vicious epidemic in our society and I will not stand for it anymore. This is me loving myself where I am at. Incredibly flawed. Filled with humility. Forever thankful. I hope you will join me in a feverish effort to quit comparing. Now I am on board with you that this quit comparing thing will not be easy but I promise it will be a game changer.


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Now that you've made the investment for a professional headshot, how do you maximize that investment? Whether you are a CEO, a doctor, or a small business owner, there are many ways to here are to make the most of your professional headshot. Here are 10 of our favorite ideas:
1) Social Media
Update your profile pictures on social media platforms. It's a quick and easy way to refresh your profiles. Updating LinkedIn is a must since it's such a powerful marketing tool in its own right, but consider Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and even Google+ too. Use a smaller web-sized version of your headshot for fast loading even with slower internet speeds.
2) Your Website and Blog
It's very easy to update social media and forget to update your site or blog, but you want visitors to get the same experience no matter where on the web they interact with your brand. Again, use a web-sized version for fast loading.
3) Your Business Card
If putting your face on your business card seems like a strange idea, consider if you went to a networking event and passed out your card over thirty people. What's going to make your card stand out or make them remember you? Personalizing your business card with your headshot also puts a name to a face if your card ends up in the hands of someone you've never met.
4) Your Email Signature
Use your new image to make your email signature stand out and reinforce the professionalism of your brand. Need help designing a signature? Follow these tips or check out these templates.
5) Print
If you're an author or do any public speaking, a headshot is helpful for printing up brochures, creating press releases, posting blog updates, and creating other digital or printed marketing or PR material. If you plan to print, make sure to use print-sized versions of your image. Read more about that in the FAQ's.
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Whether you're a realtor or a small business owner or the face of a brand, your headshot can be a great thing to include in any digital or printed advertising, or even a banner for a trade show or event.
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When is the last time you printed out a recent image of yourself and sent it to your mom or even your grandmother? Print your new headshot, add a nice frame and you have an easy and meaningful gift.
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Include your headshot on YouTube and other video posting sites. Even if you don't post videos, your headshot will appear when you leave comments on other videos.
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With working remotely, co-working from different offices, or meeting with clients through video chat becoming so common, many meetings happen over Skype. Put a face to your name by updating your profile image with your new headshot.
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Matthew Borowick is a versatile, award-winning photographer based in New York. Matthew's style blends elements of fine art and photojournalism, and his work spans portraiture, editorial, travel and event photography.
Matthew graduated from the International Center of Photography with a certificate in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, and from Corcoran College of Art & Design with his BFA. Matthew's work has been exhibited in New York and Washington, D.C., most recently at the International Center of Photography and the American Institute of Architecture. He was selected for an honorable mention by the Moscow International Photography Awards in 2015 and 2016 as well as being selected to be part of American Photography's 30th edition in 2014. Matthew's editorial photography has appeared on Time.com, LATimes.com, and Elle.com.
In his free time, Matthew enjoys traveling and experimenting with drone photography.
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4 Random Things I Like About My Husband....
-He is the best "kitchen dancer" while doing the dishes every night.
-My kids think he is the "scariest monster ever"!
-He works really hard to provide for his family.
-He rubs my feet whenever I ask him!
4 Jobs I've Had....
-Millies Hamburger Stand
-Operator at Answering Service
-Kindergarten Teacher
4 Movies I've Watched More Than Once....
-My Fair Lady
-Every Animated Disney Movie
4 Places I've Lived....
-Sugarhouse (SLC, UT)
-East Millcreek (SLC,UT)
-Saratoga Springs, UT
-Las Vegas, NV
4 T.V. Shows I Watch....
-Hannah Montana
-What Not To Wear
-Spongebob Square Pants
4 Places I've Been....
-Maui & Oahu, Hawaii
-West Palm Beach, Florida
-St. Marteen
4 People Who Email Me Regularly....
-Pottery Barn Kids
-The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
4 Favorite Foods....
-Steak & Shrimp
-Anything Chinese
-Hot Dog on a Stick
-Diet Coke w/ Lemon
4 Places I'd Like to Visit....
-Kauai, Hawaii
-A Disney Cruise with my kids
-Any other cruise without my kids
4 Things I Am Looking Forward to This Coming Year....
-Nicholas Turning 2
-Going to Utah for Christmas
-Cooler Weather in Las Vegas
-Sisters Weekend in St. George
4 People I Tag....
Monday, June 30, 2008
Tagged....4 Things....
4 Random Things I Like About My Husband....
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Friday, June 27, 2008
My mom.......by Hannah
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
Hannah's Ballet Recital!
Hannah has been taking tap & ballet from Kids in Motion dance studio since January! She loves going every Tuesday with her friend Annika! This Saturday she had her first recital. She looked beautiful and did a wonderful job. We are so proud of our little ballerina!
Hannah, Annika & Miss Patricia.
We always stop at Dairy Queen after for some ice cream! Yum!
The big day!
Aunt Keri came for the weekend and got to come see Hannah's big performance!
Great job Hannah! We love you!
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
Our Pretty, Pretty Princess!
I don't think that Nicholas realizes he is a boy! Since he spends the majority of his day with 2 girls (me and a big sister he absolutely adores), his gender identity hasn't quite become clear. He is constantly dragging me to the toy room closet and pointing out the princess dress he has chosen to wear. He loves to wear my high heels (even though he is constantly falling on his face!) And he was extremely disappointed when we put him in his swim trunks for the first time this year. He kept hitting his stomach like he was trying to say "Why doesn't my suit look like yours and Hannah's?" He is such a sweetheart though. He wants to be just like his big sis. What can you do? We love him exactly the way he is!
See what I mean? He wants to be just like his big sister. But while telling him goodnight Hannah put her arms around him and said "I love you Nick, you're my best friend." What better example could I ask for?
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Newport Beach, CA
We had such a great time in Newport Beach! We stayed in a fabulous condo (thanks to Keith's wonderful mom!) It was a very relaxing, laid back vacation! We swam everyday! Our kids are little fish and wouldn't get out of the pool! We also went to the beach a couple of days! We ate out almost every night and really enjoyed ourselves! One sad note was that I turned the big 3-0 but we didn't let that ruin too much! Hannah cried when we left and said she wanted to live there! I wish we could too! Happy Birthday to Mom!
Where did they go? They loved playing in the sand at the beach (Nick loved eating it too!)
Super Girl!
I know that floatie looks dorky but Nick loved it and it made him comfortable in the water!
Our cute family on the way to the pool! It was just down the hill from our condo!
Posing for their cover shot! Beautiful pool & fabulous view of the ocean in the background!
There was a Koi pond and the kids loved feeding the fish!
Hannah made her T-shirt at the kids activity center. Nick made one too but didn't stay in the lines!
Horsing around at the condo!
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From all of us here at Music Central, we hope you had a relaxing and refreshing summer break. As a new school year begins, we are looking forward to the future of Music Central and all that this year holds for our students.
As we announced in the letter we sent at the start of summer, Notting Hill School of Rock has been renamed to the much more inclusive Music Central. Our mission and values haven't changed; we're still building local communities of musicians and teachers all across London,
and we strive to offer a personal and professional service to all families in this city. We're working on a brand new Music Central website, which we'll reveal to you soon, so stay tuned for details.
As excited as we are about our new name, we want to see your enthusiasm for Music Central, too (and give you a chance to win a fun prize while you're at it)!
Competition Details
To enter our competition, all you need to do is print and cut out these SELFIE PROPS and snap a selfie of you and your child (and family and friends – the more the merrier) getting excited about Music Central. Then just email your favourite photo to firstname.lastname@example.com, upload it to Instagram with the hashtag #IHeartMusicCentral or send it to us via Snapchat.
The lucky winner, who we'll announce at our mid-term Music Camp in October, will receive 3 tickets to see Alice in Wonderland at the Royal Albert Hall – The event is a high-definition screening of the film with live orchestral and choral accompaniment from the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the Maida Vale Singers and the Cardinal Vaughan School Schola Cantorum. The show is suitable for all ages and is set to be an incredible feast for the eyes and ears.
We can't wait to see your entries – the more creative, the better! Check out the instructions on the attached sheet for all the details you need, and get some inspiration with the examples below.
Happy selfie-snapping!


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Crisp puff pastry layered with caramel covered with pecans and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
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Intermodulatorby Leo (Laewoo) Kang, Feb 2017
April 2018, at la SAT, Montreal, photography (c)SebastienRoy.ca
Intermodulator is a sound responsive installation that produces diverse patterns of moire image through participants' collective and improvisational sound engagement. The system receives and analyzes the frequency and volume of different live sounds, and map them to the speed of the fans and the brightness of the backlight. Current installation is comprised of eight different modules of the fans, and each module is assembled by two fans that oppositely face to each other like a sandwich (Figure 2).
Each side of fans is connected to two different sound inputs (mic A and B in Figure 1, 2), and this module assembled with an incandescent light bulb produces diverse combinations of fan images by responding to participants' sound (or music) engagements. When a certain resonance and tension are achieved between these different inputs, the installation produces diverse patterns of moire, which is visionary illusion caused by mutual 'interference' of two oppositely rotating objects or visual images.
Figure 2: One module of Intermodulator responding to two different sound inputs. The speeds of individual fan are mutually affected by each other's sound.
Like a seesaw, which requires more than one person to appropriately enjoy it, its design of the system naturally and implicitly encourages people to use this installation in a collaborative format. This system also can be extended to multi-channel inputs by incorporating an audio-mixer through which more than two people can interact with the installation.The following videos show its alternative version where eight participants collectively improvise with the installation.
By providing a heuristic space where participants can produce interesting audio-visual performances through collaborative improvisation, this installation allow people to empirically explore the nature of collaboration and improvisation that promotes group creativity and learning.
This installation was built in the process of our art-based research project titled 'Intermodulation [Under review]' where different musicians, visual artists and HCI researchers collaborated to produce diverse audio-visual concerts from 2015 to 2017 in NY, USA. The main goals of this research were to understand the key features of collaborative improvisation that enable creative learning, and to explores the value and possibility of such artistic practice as a mode of HCI research and inquiry.
In this project, the author was engaged primarily as a multimedia artist, providing interactive artworks to accompany the performances of electronic and experimental musicians. Along with this art making study, we also had interview-based study on multi-media artists and musicians, including participated musicians, who engage processes of improvisation for producing their creative works.
One key lesson the author learned from this research is that collaborative improvisation has essentially 'inter-dependent' nature where participants actively listen to each other in the situation, and mutually adjusting their tunes depending on other's play. Especially, good improvisation, which promotes creativity and learning, is not only achieved by building harmonic and stable relationships between those who share similar interests, but also by exploring 'tension' between similarity and otherness, which may periodically give rise to kinds of 'interference' or 'disturbance' to each other.
Like two oppositely facing fans that mutually interfere each other's direction, like moire image that appears in tension of interdependent engagement, such lesson on collaborative improvisation conceptually and technically inspire the design of Intermodulator.
photography (c)SebastienRoy.ca
Technical Details and Settings
The system of this installation is built by assembling diverse DIY electronic components. The PSSR/ZC Tail has been used for safe control of 120vac incandescent bulbs through zero-crossing detection. For analyzing the frequency and level of individual input sounds, Sparkfun's Spectrum Shield has been used. The speed dials in the box fans have been hacked and connected to four channel relay shields. These electronic components are connected to and controlled by the Arduino-based microcomputers. More than 2000W at 120VAC is required to run the whole installation.


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The Saygus V2 has had an interesting history. The phone debuted at CES 2015 and got a lot of attention thanks to its spec sheet, which includes two microSD slots. Saygus then opened pre-orders and an Indiegogo campaign, but here we are in 2016 and the phone still hasn't launched. Saygus now says that that'll change soon.
The company recently posted a tweetstorm to explain to shed some light on what's been happening since it last updated us on the V2 in November 2015. Saygus says that it stopped working with one of its partners at the end of the year and now it controls "most of the process" of making the V2. "It has been a great relief not having to count on the words from a partner who may or may not provide us with accurate details or updates," the company explained.
Added Specs: Marshmallow, "Washable", Dual SIM, USB Type C. Last two added at July update. Other exciting partnerships TBA.
— Team Saygus (@Saygus) January 18, 2016
Saygus went on to say that they expect the V2 to ship in Q1 2016, following the availability of its new fingerprint readers in early February. Now that it's a year out from its original announcement, Saygus is upgrading the V2's spec list a bit, giving it Android 6.0 Marshmallow, dual SIM slots, and USB Type-C as well as making it "washable." Saygus is also throwing in earbuds, an extra protective cover, a spare battery, and 50 percent off its next phone with V2 purchases.
The Saygus V2 was originally slated to launch in spring 2015, then it got pushed to the fall, and now it's slated to arrive in Q1 2016. Whether or not Saygus hits this latest release window remains to be seen, but if you're still sticking with your pre-order, at least you know that your phone will feature some upgraded features whenever it finally ships.
Have any of you pre-ordered a Saygus V2?


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HK Rescue Puppies (HKRP) was founded by our Chairman, Hazel Black in April 2010. Hazel is a qualified dog behaviourist who has fostered/ rescued/ rehabilitated/ homed well over 200 puppies & dogs since 2006. Our Treasurer (Candice Murphy) is a highly experienced Animal Welfare Volunteer, who has worked with hundreds of puppies, dogs and cats over the years. Our 6 foot 5" secretary, Stuart Morton (affectionately known as the "Bug Man"; as he jointly runs the pet friendly, pest control company, Bio Cycle) is a lover of dogs and cats and always willing to help out where he can. We have an excellent team of foster Mums & Dads, as well as other parents and lots of school kids (some doing CAS) who volunteer at our puppy homing sessions & help us out at our stands at a number of school fairs.
HKRP is an all volunteer run, non-profit, Hong Kong Government registered Animal Welfare Society that rescues, rehabilitates and homes abandoned and stray puppies and dogs in the Sai Kung area of Hong Kong. 100% of all donations go directly towards the animals that we rescue. If you would like to adopt one or two of our available puppies/ dogs, please download our questionnaire and e-mail the completed copy to firstname.lastname@example.com .
NB. We are currently having a break from puppy homing sessions in Sai Kung town. If you would like to meet any of the puppies and dogs advertised on our website or Facebook page, then please feel free to call the number advertised for each puppy/ dog next to their photo or (if no number), please call Hazel on 9021-2472 (10 am to 7 pm only) to make an appointment to meet the puppies/ dogs in their loving foster homes (a much nicer environment to meet the puppies, plus there is a lot more space for you to interact with them, to see which one(s) you like best).
If we don't have the type of animal that you are looking for, then we are happy to help you find the right one to suit you and your family through other reputable rescue groups (SPCA, HKACW, PAWS, LAP, PALS, SAA, etc.). The important thing is that you please "Adopt; Don't Shop" for your perfect 4 legged family member and please make sure that you choose an animal whose temperament and physical needs best suit your lifestyle and living arrangements. We also work closely with the staff and rescue puppies / dogs at Ferndale kennels and cattery and alongside other Animal Welfare related groups, such as Animals Asia (with their Dr. Dog program), HK Animal Speak (great for doggy tips and ordering good quality doggy name tags) and STOP (Save HK's Cats and Dogs).
Lee Lung Company Limited kindly help us out with reasonably priced (and sometimes donated) Hill Science Diet food & give us lots of goodies for our "Go-Home" Goodie bags (each HKRP puppy or dog comes with one of these "Starter pack" bags). SPCA give us a great discount on their vet services and are always happy to help us out with tricky rescues when necessary (Hazel & the helpful SPCA BoBo Rescue van driver once had to climb down into a 15 foot hole in the forest floor with rock climbing gear to rescue a puppy that had fallen in and gotten trapped in there!).
A HUGE THANKS & WOOF WOOF to all the companies and groups that are always so willing to help us with our cause!
If you would like to join our team, then please e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com & join/ like us on Facebook - HK Rescue Puppies.


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Family: AsteraceaeMain Season: AutumnFlower Colour: WhiteLeaf Colour: GreenPosition: SunSoil Type: Ordinary, medium loamHeight: 90cm to 1.2m (3' to 4')Pot Size: 1.4L
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A very attractive white flowered hybrid producing masses of glowing flowers on deep green bushy plants to 1.2m in autumn. Lovely with other "Asters" and autumn grasses. Decent soil in sun.
Mildew resistant.
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8x2 R/S **Treated** (47x200mm) Ungraded Timber
8x2 R/S Rough Sawn Treated Timber (50x200mm Nominal)
Finished size : 47x195mm
Ungraded Tanalised Timber - Green-Treated: HC3 above-ground specification;
Ideal for Garden Decking joists and for Fencing Rails.
These treated softwood boards may have surface checking and splits;
Price is generally per running metre of 50x200mm Treated Timber & per length in the drop-down menu;
- we can price larger quantities and pack lots per cubic metre.
Other R/S Treated Timber sizes can be viewed: Treated Timber
Timber is a natural product - variations in knots, colour, grain and surface-checking should be expected.
8x2 Rough Sawn Treated Fencing Timber
- Nominal size 50x200mm - Finished size : 47x195mm
Sizes are the usual timber nominal size that the Timber is machined from, with a finished size that is generally obtained;
(Be aware: For a multitude of reasons, size and profile of timber may vary from batch to batch, so it is best to purchase all you need for a job in one go, rather than buying more at a later date.
If Size, Pattern or Grading of the Timber Joist is important, then you need to check this with your Building Inspector before ordering the timber with us, and before commencing work. We cannot be held responsible for any variations in Carcassing Timber sizes, pattern or grading.)
(We are unable to cut or machine this item in our workshop due to Health & Safety restrictions on the dust.)
(POA : cut to length or extra machining, before treatment on 8x2 Rough Sawn Treated Timber.)
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Payment - We can now take Debit Card, BACS, Cash, Cheque or Credit Card payment online for 8x2 R/S Tanalised Timber
Van Delivery of 8x2 Treated Sawn Timber on our van, in Blackburn, Lancashire & the North-West, from £5 +vat, or £1 +vat per mile - poa (from £30 Manchester, £35 Lancaster, £45 Liverpool, £60 Leeds, all +vat)
The approximate weight of 47x200mm Green Treated Timber is 5.0Kg per metre - 12Kg per 2.4M length;
Carrier Delivery of 8x2 Treated Timber is possible from £11.40 +vat - up to 10Kg/2.4M., then 50p per Kg;
(Please contact us if the weight or length is over this, so that we can quote for delivery;)
2.4 to 3.0 M. + £15+vat! Anything longer is not suitable unless in pallet quantities; ( Zone A mainland - poa other zones)
Haulier Delivery of 50x200mm Treated Timber by pallet can be arranged for larger quantities.
Direct Delivery of 8x2 Treated Timber may be possible from some of our suppliers.
(Please tell us the post-code for your enquiry so that we can quote for delivery.)
- Please phone us at JAS Timber Merchants with any enquiries about 200x50mm Sawn Treated Timber - 01254 54000
E. & O.E. see T&C - We do try to keep prices and specifications of Tanalised Timber correct, but mistakes can be made!


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