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Notts County goalkeeper Fabian Spiess insists he is fully focused on life at Meadow Lane despite reported interest from Manchester United.
The 18-year-old stopper made his senior debut for the Magpies against Portsmouth last night (Tuesday), keeping a clean sheet in his side's 2-0 win at Fratton Park after impressing off the bench in defeat to Leyton Orient at the weekend.
Spiess has built his reputation outside the top four divisions, impressing whilst on-loan at non-league Lewes and Corby Town, as well as in his parent club's youth team.
It's led to speculation over a move to Manchester United, as well as interest from Premier League rivals Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. However, the teenager isn't letting the transfer talk go to his head.
"You can't lose your head just because someone says Manchester United want you," he's quoted as saying by This is Nottingham.
"I'm a young goalkeeper and I'm really happy at Notts and determined to take my chance. It's all down to me and I can't wait for the next few games if the manager picks me."
Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson isn't afraid to gamble on young keepers, with Luke Steele, Ben Foster and David De Gea three players who had differing levels of success at Old Trafford.
How Spiess would fair at Manchester United is up for debate, but the youngster appears happy with life in League One, and is eager to make his mark for Keith Curle before looking towards the future.
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Maximize your fun -- and minimize your health risks -- with our best natural solutions for summer ailments.
1. Allergy Relief
Your grass and weed pollen allergies shouldn't preclude you from lazing about at a summer picnic. Seek out a natural antihistamine such as quercetin, a type of antioxidant found in onions and citrus fruits. Available in supplement form, 1,000 mg of quercetin taken three times daily throughout the season should help you stay symptom free, says naturopath and "Prescription for Natural Cures" coauthor Mark Stengler. And in a 2000 study from "Alternative Medicine Review," researchers found that quercetin was even more effective against allergies when paired with bromelain (enzymes found in pineapples). Other ideas: Pack a thermos of nettle tea (another natural antihistamine), says ethnobotanist Chris Kilham. Cutting back on dairy may also help reduce congestion and sinus-pressure headaches, he says.
2. Sun Safeguards
Don't skimp on the sunscreen. "To get protection for a variety of reasons, including skin-cancer prevention, use an SPF of 30 or over on your entire body and face, including your lips," says naturopath Koren Barrett. Slather on enough lotion to fill a shot glass, reapplying every couple of hours that you spend outside. And when purchasing sunscreen, check the ingredients list for zinc oxide, a shield against both UVA and UVB rays. Once you're out of the sun, rub in some borage oil, a rich source of gamma-linoleic fatty acid, to help protect against sun-related aging. "Borage oil should not be used as a substitute for sunscreen," says aromatherapist Constance Hart, "but it may help reverse damage from UV rays."
3. Anti-Woozy Wonders
For those prone to motion sickness, traveling can feel more like torture than leisure. But ginger, shown to ease nausea in a number of studies on pregnant women, can keep you from turning green while on the road or the high seas. Stengler recommends sipping ginger tea throughout your trip; Kilham notes that ginger candies work, too. And for a quick aromatherapy treatment, Hart suggests rubbing pure ginger oil on your lower belly and inhaling orange essential oil. Wearing an acupressure wristband may also make for a drug-free alternative to medications. The band stimulates the Nei-Kuan acupressure point, an action found to relieve nausea in many studies on post-op patients.
4. Summer Sniffles
Eucalyptus is "all powerful" in breaking up the congestion that accompanies summer colds, says essential-oil educator Andrea Butje. Three times a day, fill a bowl with steamy-hot water and add one drop of essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus. Cover your head with a towel, lean in, and breathe deeply for one minute. Keep your eyes closed for the whole treatment, says Butje. For cold relief, Kilham recommends the immune-boosting herb andrographis. "A few 300 mg capsules at the first sign of a cold can usually knock it out."
5. Herbal First-Aid
Keep a calendula-based salve or cream in your backpack to prevent infection of cuts and scrapes suffered out on the trails. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, bee propolis spray or tincture also staves off infection when applied four times daily, says Stengler.
6. Heatstroke Help
On especially sweltering days, prevent heatstroke by staying hydrated, avoiding diuretics such as alcohol and caffeine, and spending most of your time in the shade or the water, or in a cool indoor space. Although heatstroke must be treated with medical attention, you can stimulate recovery by taking two pellets of the homeopathic remedy natrum muriaticum (at 30C strength) four times daily, says Stengler.
7. Sunburn Soothers
With its anti-inflammatory effects, aloe vera is your best salve for sunburn pain. Squeeze the amino-acid-rich gel directly from the plant, or apply a product containing 95 percent to 100 percent pure aloe vera, says Stengler. For a skin-cooling soak, combine a cup of powdered milk with 10 drops of lavender essential oil, says Hart. Shake the ingredients in a jar and let sit for a day before pouring into lukewarm bath water.
8. Buzz Off
Make your own DEET-free insect repellent by blending five drops of patchouli essential oil, 2 ounces of witch hazel, and eight to 10 drops of cedarwood essential oil in a spray bottle, says Butje. Apply frequently.
9. Post-Picnic Relief
Indulged in one too many servings of ambrosia salad? Unburden your belly by drinking a cup of chamomile tea or chewing on fennel seeds. Both natural remedies act as carminatives to aid digestion and dispel gas from the stomach, says Koren Barrett, N.D.
10. Muscle Magic
Whether it's the result of an all-out workout or a long day of play, muscle soreness will subside sooner with the right rubs and balms. Choose natural muscle rubs that contain menthol and eucalyptus, shown to possess anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties in a 2003 study from the "Journal of Ethnopharmacology." Homeopathic arnica can speed healing as well, says Barrett. Take five pellets of arnica (at 30C strength) three times a day to reduce pain, swelling, and bruising.
11. Banish Blisters
New sandals or hiking boots can rub you the wrong way. Tamanu oil, a botanical extract that Kilham considers "the No. 1 remedy for skin problems," helps blisters heal fast and infection-free. Apply a drop or two of the oil (available at mountainroseherbs.com) directly to your blister, cover it up with a bandage, and try to avoid chafing.
12. Fly Right
Traveling across time zones can throw your circadian rhythms out of whack, resulting in insomnia, fatigue, headache, and general crankiness. To prevent jet lag, adjust your bedtime by an hour each day leading up to your flight (to match the sleep schedule you'll follow when you reach your destination), says Barrett. Stay awake on flights if it's daytime at your landing place; try to sleep if it's nighttime where you're headed. And drink plenty of water before, during, and after your flight, since dehydration can exacerbate jet lag symptoms.
Supplementing with melatonin can help reset your natural rhythms, according to Barrett. "Take 1 mg when you want to go to sleep, and continue taking it at bedtime until your sleep cycle is regulated," she suggests. Rhodiola rosea, an herb that helps the body adapt to stress, also acts as a "beautiful system-balancing material," says Kilham. For three days before and after traveling, take 150 mg to 300 mg of a product standardized to 3 percent rosavins.
13. Poison Control
Campers, backpackers, and other outdoorsy types can steer clear of poison ivy, oak, and sumac by knowing how to identify each plant: Poison ivy typically has a woody, ropelike vine and three leaflets that turn green in the summer; poison oak shows off clusters of yellow berries and oaklike leaves (usually in clusters of three); and poison sumac is a rangy shrub that grows up to 15 feet tall, with seven to 13 smooth-edge leaflets. The sap of all three plants contains urushiol, a chemical that triggers rashes, blisters, and itching. If you do brush up against one of these plants, try a cool or lukewarm bath in oatmeal-powder-infused water. Taking two pellets of homeopathic rhus toxicodendron (at 30C strength) daily can also alleviate symptoms, says Stengler.
14. Hangover Help
For starters, go easy on the blender. Frosty concoctions like daiquiris and margaritas may make for the perfect summer cocktail, but it's those sugary drinks that do a number on you, says Kilham. If you've partied too hard, replace the lost nutrients and restore your energy by taking 100 mg of a B-complex vitamin and drinking plenty of water.
15. Skin Savers
When sticky weather brings on a heat rash, cool off with a lavender essential oil and aloe vera fusion. "Lavender is the queen of skin remedies," says Butje. Try mixing a half-ounce of aloe vera gel with five drops of oil and applying it to the skin. The mixture is anti-inflammatory, so it reduces the redness and heat of the rash. Massaging in some calendula salve can have a similar hydrating, calming effect.
16. Energy Boosters
We may have visions of swinging in a hammock on summer weekends, but the reality is we often try to cram in way too much (both work and play) during the warm months. The result? Exhaustion. A study published in 2005 in "Phytotherapy Research" found that use of a class of herbal remedies called adaptogens "effectively increases mental performance and physical working capacity in humans," with rhodiola rosea emerging as the most energy-rousing herb. Indeed, both Kilham and Stengler name rhodiola as a supreme solution for heat-spurred fatigue. "It really works for bringing a person to greater vitality," says Kilham, who recommends a daily dose of rhodiola standardized to 3 percent rosavin in tincture, tablet, or capsule form (follow package directions).
Another fatigue fighter, the mineral-rich Peruvian vegetable maca is "spectacular for building up your energy," says Kilham. Look for maca in powdered form and add it to smoothies, juice, or frozen yogurt -- or try the herb in tincture or capsule form. Of course, no remedy is as effective as rest in beating exhaustion. In addition to taking regular timeouts from the heat, says Stengler, stay hydrated, exercise during the cooler parts of the day, and start each morning with a multivitamin and sublingual (dissolving under the tongue) B12 supplement.
17. Healing Hands
Tending to a thriving summer garden can leave your hands dry, sore, and cracked, but you can soften your skin with a calendula-based cream or salve. And when combined with a carrier oil such as jojoba or almond, tamanu oil helps restore skin that's withstood too much chafing, says Kilham.
18. Healthy Hydration
Eating juicy foods like mango and watermelon can "give you a great, big belly full of water" and up your dehydration defense, says Kilham. Try to drink eight glasses of water daily, especially if you're active. And if you're on a major hiking trek or biking excursion, Kilham cautions against skipping the salt: Since sweating can disturb your sodium-water balance, replenish by snacking on salty foods like tamari almonds. To speed recovery if you do feel dehydrated, Stengler, recommends taking two pellets of homeopathic china officinalis (at 30C strength).
19. Safe Travels
As you're wandering the globe this season, steer clear of food-borne illness by getting your daily fill of garlic (in food or capsule form) and probiotics (through yogurt or acidophilus supplements). Garlic provides antibacterial action, and probiotics build up your gut's beneficial bugs to counter harmful bacteria, says Barrett. If you do end up with a queasy stomach, taking an activated-charcoal supplement can help absorb the toxins and restore your digestive health.
20. Bug Balms
To treat bee stings and mosquito bites, apply a paste made from baking soda and water. The combo can neutralize the bug's venom, says Barrett, who recommends taking five pellets of homeopathic apis (at 30C strength) three times daily until the itchiness subsides. And a drop of lavender essential oil applied to the bite can "take out the itch and sting almost right away," says Butje.

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Android devices got one step closer to interoperable wireless display sharing as the Wi-Fi Alliance announced today the launch of the Wi-Fi Certified Miracast certification program. The first consumer products certified since testing opened to vendors include the LG Optimus G and Samsung Galaxy S III, and we expect many more to follow.
Miracast make use of a Wi-Fi Direct connection to deliver audio and video content from one device to another, without cables or a connection to an existing Wi-Fi network. Pretty much any of the current crop of Android devices could potentially see Miracast support, but they will need to receive a software update to enable it after they are certified.
"Wi-Fi users around the world want to experience multimedia on the device of their choice – no matter what brand – and Miracast is the breakthrough they have been waiting for," said Edgar Figueroa, CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance. "We have been delighted with the level of enthusiasm and support among our member companies for this new offering."
Industry analysts predict annual shipments of Miracast-certified devices to exceed one billion units within the next four years. The new Samsung Echo-P Series TVs are also Miracast certified, so they should work out of the box without any additional accessories.
Current HDTVs and other displays will be able to directly connect to Miracast devices with the addition of small dongle that plugs into a HDMI port. We expect most of these dongles will retail for $80-100, but prices should dip to as low as $50 once the Miracast standard gains popularity.
Google has not announced native Android support for Miracast, but I expect it will be included in the next release of Android (Key Lime Pie). Android 4.x already has support for Wi-Fi Direct, which Miracast builds on.
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Constantinople I
The First Council of Constantinople ("Constantinople I") was called by Emperor Theodosius in A.D. 381 to combat the Arian heresy, which had not ended after being condemned at the Council of Nicaea; and also to combat the heresy of the Macedonians, who denied the divinity of the Holy Spirit.
150 bishops attended. They reaffirmed and expanded the Nicene Creed to the version currently known, affirming the equal divinity of all three Persons of the Trinity.
They also wrote seven canons concerning church order. All seven are accepted by the Eastern Orthodox Church; only the first four are accepted by Roman Catholics.
- "The profession of faith of the holy fathers who gathered in Nicaea... is to remain in force. Every heresy is to be anathematised..."
- "Diocesan bishops are not to intrude in churches beyond their own boundaries..."
- "Because it is new Rome, the bishop of Constantinople is to enjoy the privileges of honour after the bishop of Rome." This canon provoked much controversy later when popes attempted to use it to prove papal supremacy.
- "Maximus the Cynic... never became, nor is he, a bishop... Everything that was done both to him and by him is to be held invalid."
- "Regarding the Tome of the Westerns..." (Unfortunately, this tome has been lost.)
- Only orthodox Christians are allowed to bring accusations against bishops, and then only before the other bishops of the province or diocese.
- Certain heretics are to be received immediately upon confession of their errors; others must be rebaptized after following through the regular process.
At the conclusion of the council, Emperor Theodosius declared that all bishops must confess the equal divinity of all three Persons of the Trinity and be in communion with certain of the bishops who attended.


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Yesterday four separate people alluded to how much my life is going to change when this baby is born. That is, when I go from having one rambunctious two-year-old boy to having one rambunctious two-year-old boy plus a newborn baby.
The first was my mother. She came over with breakfast because it was Nick's birthday. Alex was being relatively good until I told him we had to put away the vacuum and get ready for school (he is obsessed with vacuums, brooms, mops, etc. and I occasionally let him play with the real thing rather than the kiddie versions he has in his playroom). He threw a full-on temper tantrum complete with rolling on the floor and sobbing outside of the closet where I stashed the vacuum. It was the first tantrum he's ever thrown and I was…thrown. I got flustered and didn't know how to deal without freaking out myself. My mom remained calm, mostly laughed, but did manage to say: "Oh Erin, you've got to relax, what are you going to do when you have two?"
The next was my friend, Chris. I replied a few days late to her email and wrote that things were a little hectic in the Ruddy house. She wrote back leading off with, "it only gets worse with two…"
Then it was Don, the guy who was installing our new dining room blinds (we put up really cheap ones throughout the house when we first moved in and just decided to replace some of the more visible ones). Alex was obsessed with Don and wanted to climb his ladder and play with his tape measure and asked him 10 times, "Watcha doin Don?" When I told him we had to go play upstairs, he said, "No mom, no way mom, stop it mom, do you hear me mom?" and ran away from me. Don -- who, p.s., was no more than 22 -- said: "Just wait until you have two running around here." Thanks, Don.
Finally, it was the waiter at dinner (like I said it was Nick's bday so we got to have a date night). I came back from the bathroom and found him chatting up Nick. They were talking about kids and the waiter was imparting some wisdom. The bit I caught: We better enjoy our nights out now because we won't get many once baby number two gets here. Sweet.
Here's the thing: This wasn't news to me. I know your life changes when you have a baby and I'm OK with that (obviously). I've been there. But when I think about life changing again -- in new and different ways -- I start getting…nervous. And I'm wondering if I should prepare. If I can prepare. So, I ask those of you who've been there: How does life change when you go from one to two? What can I expect? Any tips for softening the blow? And for any moms or moms-to-be out there, what was the best "life-is-going-to-change" advice you ever got?


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Reflections on the Wilderness Act at 50
The concept may need some rethinking, but it's still an important way to preserve some of our most treasured land.
On Sept. 3, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Wilderness Act, America's great charter for roadless area preservation. Fifty years! Yet the celebrations now getting underway have an oddly defensive cast. There's a sense of pumping air into a movement gone a little flat, of re-selling an idea that has drifted out of fashion. As a wilderness supporter since 1970, I've been puzzling out why.
The story began for me, as for many, with a place: a specific piece of land that produced the click of commitment. Mine was a lake-strewn slope in the Sierra Nevada, where for the first time I stepped across the boundary of a designated wilderness area, the Hoover near Tioga Pass. I was startled to be so moved.
It wasn't that the land inside the boundary was different or more beautiful. My reaction was to the boundary itself, to the act of drawing it. I had grown up in a suburbanizing region near San Francisco; had also seen, on car camping trips, the explosion of roads and logging in those postwar years. I had vaguely assumed that all land, any land, was due to undergo some fairly violent change. The knowledge that there were places meant to be exempt from such change – exempted explicitly, as even the national parks were not – was a revelation. The thought that more such places could be shielded was electrifying. I became a wilderness activist overnight.
Wilderness. Then and now it was a word with a swarm of meanings, sometimes just a synonym for open space or undeveloped land. But in the Wilderness Act of 1964 it became something more definite: a zone by which defined blocks of federally owned land could be placed out of reach of road-building, logging and (eventually) mineral claims. A handful of wilderness areas, set aside earlier by the Forest Service, became the core of a national system to which only Congress, henceforward, could add.
When I visited the Hoover, the law was six years old. The Forest Service, as instructed, was studying specified areas to nominate (or not) for wilderness status. The Park Service was looking at parklands, the Fish and Wildlife Service at its refuges and ranges. The first two agencies were reluctant players, and progress was slow.
With what ardor I collected the reports that dribbled out! The one for California's San Rafael, a rugged headwaters region up back of Santa Barbara, all chaparral and condors; the one for Sycamore Canyon, a glove-shaped erosion into the red rock of Arizona's Mogollon Rim; the one for the Flat Tops, a meadowy plateau in Colorado. I read the booklets, imagined the landscapes, wrote letters. I started a card file of wilderness areas, present and potential, and drank a toast every time a candidate received the congressional blessing.
Going on research field trips with the Sierra Club, I came to focus on two regions: the Klamath Mountains, astride the California-Oregon border, and the Great Basin, centered on the state of Nevada. I tramped and scrambled and took notes in places like the very dry Grant Range, southwest of Ely, Nevada, and the very wet Kalmiopsis country in southwest Oregon.
Deciding rather soon that I could best contribute as a writer, I produced guidebooks to these regions. And I wrote the Sierra Club's entry in the how-to-backpack field, Walking Softly in the Wilderness, the first such book to suggest low-impact practices throughout. It was the era of the backpacking boom – it seemed likely to last forever – and there was an earnest worry about wilderness areas being "loved to death." (Though I'm a little sheepish about some of the things I said in that first edition, I stand by the advice I gave in the fourth.)
The later 1970s saw an abrupt expansion of wilderness horizons, as first the Forest Service and then the Bureau of Land Management (brought under the Wilderness Act in 1976) began inventorying areas not selected for study in the original law. It turned out that there was vastly more roadless land – and potential wilderness – than the authors of the act had dreamed: much more, too, than the agencies had any thought to recommend to Congress.
This inflation was both exhilarating and taxing. The national organizations struggled to work on a new scale; I abandoned my bulging card file. And while I still celebrated each new designation, I became ever more aware of the areas left out, many of which were being roaded, logged and otherwise disqualified as fast as the agencies could move.
This was surely true of my Oregon favorite, the Kalmiopsis. Here, a small pre-1964 wilderness area lay in the middle of a vast roadless sweep of the Klamath Mountains, a swirl of serpentine plateaus and fir-forested ridges dissected by some of the nation's wildest rivers. Generous rain, low elevation, and diverse geology made the region a garden of rare and endemic plants. The same factors worked against its protection: The woods promised old-growth timber; the serpentine plateau, marketable minerals. In 1978, Congress passed a disappointingly modest Kalmiopsis boundary expansion. The debate about roadless lands outside that line has continued ever since.
Despite such omissions and setbacks, the wilderness movement in 1989 could look back at an amazing 25 years. The system had grown from 9 million to 92 million acres, a tenfold increase. Over half of that growth had come in one huge gulp, the Alaska National Interest Lands Act of 1980; but even in the Lower 48, wilderness had quadrupled. Despite agency resistance and shifting politics, the cause was popular and bipartisan. President George H. W. Bush proclaimed a National Wilderness Week.
The next 25 years would be different.
Radical environmentalists would dismiss the wilderness project as far too timid. Deconstructionist academics would stamp it as intellectually suspect, even harmful to the broad environmental cause. Meanwhile, the reception in Congress would cool. Even the actions of a friendly president, to saving roadless areas by executive authority, would raise the question: Is the Wilderness Act itself obsolete?
I remember the mixture of excitement and skepticism I felt in 1991, when I came across the first issue of Wild Earth, the journal of the Wildlands Project. The contributors looked at the wilderness effort from a biological point of view – and found it sadly wanting.
In the 1980s, young biologists, drawing lessons from the fate of wildlife on oceanic islands, came to doubt the usefulness of parks and other scattered reserves in preventing species loss. "Isolation is death to the flora and fauna of wild areas," wrote Michael Soulé. What the new "conservation biology" demanded was a whole web of protected lands, including both wilderness and carefully managed buffer zones, spanning vast regions of the country (and indeed the world): corridors along which animals could move and plants shift their ranges. Veterans of the ultragreen group Earth First! latched on to this idea, and the Wildlands Project was born.
Suddenly, my old ideas seemed naive. Here was a vision of a wilderness system as system, not merely a collection of trophy areas. The incomplete Kalmiopsis Wilderness, for instance, gained significance as one of a constellation of areas inviting connection. But could such ambitions be realized?
The first testing ground was the Northern Rockies, from Yellowstone to Glacier. Maps of the region, already freckled with parks and wilderness areas, made it easy to imagine the kind of linkages the new doctrine sought. Political map-readers, though, shook their heads. The Sierra Club and others refused to back legislation doomed to veto by conservative congressional delegations. The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, covering more than 11 million acres where grizzlies and eventually wolves could roam, was introduced in 1992. It went nowhere.
The Wildlands Project essentially asked us to step up an existing game. A more unsettling challenge surfaced in 1995, when noted historian William Cronon published his essay "The Trouble with Wilderness" in The New York Times Magazine.
Cronon started with the commonsensical observation that "wilderness," like its parent term "nature," is an idea – the construct of human minds in a particular human culture. He proceeded to deconstruct this concept, "the foundation on which so many of the quasi-religious values of modern environmentalism rest."
Cronon and like-minded critics attacked the notion of "pristine" or "primeval" land as Edenic and unchanging. Even disregarding human impact, the notion of stable "climax" landscapes is ecologically dated. And human imprint goes way back. In places where Native Americans lived, the land became "unoccupied" only by force. Nor is any corner of the world shielded from the larger changes sweeping over it, of which global warming is only the most obvious. In response to these pressures, all land needs to be managed.


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WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Westchester) is urging President Barack Obama to direct federal agencies to take responsibility for oversight of crude-oil transportation.
Lowey, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, sent a letter to Obama asking him to "direct all federal agencies responsible for the oversight of crude oil transport to make more expansive use of their emergency authority in order to immediately mitigate the dangers that crude oil transport poses to communities across the country," according to a press release. Lowey called for an expedited review of crude oil transport regulations expected to be submitted by the U.S. Department of Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget, according to the release.
"In light of recent accidents and the drastic increase in domestic crude production, elected officials across all levels of government, industry stakeholders, and safety advocates agree that the issues surround the use of these tank cars must be urgently addressed," said Lowey. "I urge you to commit additional resources … and to employ every possible means at your disposal to immediately address this public safety threat."
Lowey's letter is a response to recent tragic events across the country involving the disasters during the transport of crude oil, most recently today in Lynchburg, Va., where a train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire, according to the release.
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Victorian Ensemble
Added Apr 15, 2008
by paranoire
Bochum, Germany
Bespoke skirt and boned bodice made for a french client.
Hopefully, I'll get to take some pictures in Paris with my client wearing the garments, but I don't know when I'll be able to get there. Anyone wants to offer me a ticket? ;)
Pattern drafting and design are of course by me, as well as the sewing itself. The front details are made using a form of hand smocking.
And yes, I'm also happy to be able to upload pictures of my projects again. There'll be more to come, since I'm now working on two major projects (one victorianesque costume and a 19th century wedding gown plus bridegrooms outfit). And I've started my Fashion Design Studies in April, yay!
Material Notes
black Dupion Silk and red Silk lining
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Aug 12, 2010, 01.33 AMby rhianna78
Awesome job! This is a top example of bespoke. You did wonderfully!
Aug 24, 2009, 08.35 PMby lala86
Amazing jacket, I love it!
Apr 25, 2008, 04.48 AMby finnbeginner
wow amazing :o
Apr 16, 2008, 01.51 PMby polychromatin
WOW! Really cool!
Apr 16, 2008, 08.43 AMby enero
Do you use patterns? Could you message me with the answer?
Apr 16, 2008, 03.19 AMby maha1965
it looks fantasic and the finishing is very professional
Apr 16, 2008, 02.28 AMby lauriana
Paranoire, it's great to see some of your work again, and I love it. I adore historical clothes and details from those and I think you did a great job with this outfit.
Apr 15, 2008, 05.51 PMby mmmrphs
lovely lovely lovely.
Apr 15, 2008, 04.29 PMby nikkiclare68
This is simply stunning!!! Wow!
Apr 15, 2008, 02.37 PMby mirela
Nice to see more of your work again! This is stunning! you are truly very talented and a perfectionist! How did you make the rouching?
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Two classics come together to make these hearty and delicious pizza pot pies. Baked in individual ramekins, they are covered in a crispy, golden crust made of pizza dough brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. Tucked inside are some of my favorite pizza toppings including sliced Italian sausage, black olives, onions, and peppers doused generously with tomato sauce and plenty of mozzarella cheese. Like 'deconstructed' pizzas.
By improvising on the filling ingredients they can be easily personalized to suit any taste or craving. They are a great vehicle for reinventing leftovers whether it's using traditional pizza toppings or more creative and modern ones. Some ideas to get you started: meatballs, chicken and broccoli, pepperoni, salami, ham and pineapple, bacon, chorizo. cooked ground beef, roasted vegetables, eggplant, artichokes, cubed potatoes, roasted red peppers, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes. You can even play around and use different cheeses like provolone or ricotta and use an alternative sauce like alfredo.
These will become a favorite for everyone! Especially kids, who will have fun digging a 'hole' through the crust to get to the
toppings filling below. Homey and comforting, these will fill your home with mouth-watering smells and put an entirely new twist on pizza night.
Pizza Pot Pies
(inspired by Giada De Laurentiis)
16 ounces Italian sausage links, hot or sweet
olive oil, for sauteing and brushing over top
1 onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon sea or kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 can black olives, chopped
2 + 2/3 cups tomato sauce
2 + 2/3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 pound pizza dough, recipe to follow, or store-bought
olive oil, for brushing over top
Parmesan cheese, for sprinkling over top
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan and add sausage links. Roast for 25 minutes or until cooked through. Remove to cutting board. When cool enough to handle, cut into thin slices.
2. To a large skillet add enough oil to thinly coat bottom, add onion and green pepper. Saute until tender. Add oregano, salt, pepper and the sausages, combine well and remove from heat.
3. On a floured counter top or cutting board divide dough into 4 pieces, stretch or roll out with a rolling pin into circles an inch or two larger than the ramekins.
4. Grease 4-10 ounce oven-proof ramekins including outer rim. Add 1/3 cup sauce to bottom of each, followed by 1/3 cup mozzarella. Divide sausage mixture evenly between them. Cover with a 1/3 cup sauce, followed by 1/3 cup cheese. Divide olives evenly between them. Place dough circles over top and stretch over the sides pressing down to seal them.
5. Brush tops with olive oil and sprinkle with Parmesan. Cut slits in the top for steam to escape. Bake 20-25 minutes until tops are golden brown. Let set for five minutes before serving.
Pizza Dough
2 + 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoons sugar
2 and 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1. Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup warm water and add sugar. Place in a warm spot for a few minutes then check to make sure the yeast is active. It should be bubbly – leave it until it has doubled in size about ten minutes.
2.In a large bowl add the flour and make a well in the middle for the yeast mixture and water. Add the other 1/2 cup of warm water, oil, the yeast mixture and the salt. Stir until everything is incorporated and then start working the dough using your hands. Knead the dough on a floured board until smooth and elastic about three minutes.
3. Place the dough in a well-oiled bowl and cover with saran wrap or a thin kitchen towel. Set in a warm place to rise about 1 and ½ hours or until dough is doubled in size.
4. Punch down and knead the dough again for a few minutes on a floured board. Use your hands/fist to stretch the dough to fit your pizza pan, if you have trouble stretching the dough let it relax for ten minutes.
You may also like:
Pan-Fried Red Potato and Beef Tacos
Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs
Mini Meatball Chili


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This month I have a minor update to the Rules-Driven Maintenance code I originally posted back in August 2012. This update has just two enhancements, but they are nice ones, I think:
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13 Aug 2013 10:49:38 AM
And Now *She's* Fired: Sheila Gaff Axed by the UFC Following Consecutive First Round TKO Losses
(She might not have been the best fighter in the division, but Gaff had the best throwing-a-punch face in the biz. Photo via Getty.)
In a move signifying that equality in the octagon has finally been achieved, bantamweight Sheila Gaff has been released from the UFC. Following a pair of first round TKO losses to Sara McMann and Amanda Nunes at UFC 159 and UFC 163, respectively, Gaff's departure was passed along by the German website GroundandPound.de yesterday.
After the two defeats in the heavily occupied bantamweight class Gaff must now make a fresh start elsewhere.
Disappointments and defeats belong to every fighter in this career, but I will go on," said Gaff. "Most of all I am sorry that I could not show my fans what I can really do. In the last two weeks the love and uplifting words from many of my fans have helped. Thanks also for the support of sponsors MMA Spirit, Geva and Olimp.
And it is here that we see the dichotomy of the UFC rankings system. The women's bantamweight division currently consists of just 12 fighters. The men's flyweight division has 18 fighters. Ian McCall, who went 0-2-1 in his first three UFC contests, was ranked #3 in the flyweight division going into his UFC 163 bout with Illarde Santos. Gaff, on the other hand, was ranked #10 and axed after two losses. There's not much deeper of a comparison to be made here, but I just thought it was worth noting…
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|Statement by Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yishan, at the 2nd Committee of the 58th Session of the General Assembly on Item 98: Implementation of the United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
|(9 October 2003)
Mr. Chairman,
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report submitted under this item. The report of the Secretary-General shows that since the beginning of the implementation of "the United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty", the world has seen some positive signs in the fight against poverty. However, progress is uneven across regions. The number of people living in extreme poverty continues to increase in the least developed countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, global problems caused by poverty continue to multiply. Facts prove that poverty is one of the major root causes of armed conflicts, terrorism, social upheavals, humanitarian crises and the spread of HIV/AIDS, thus constituting a serious threat to world peace and development. Therefore, poverty is the most daunting challenge facing the world today, and the eradication of poverty is thus our most pressing priority.
Mr. Chairman,
In recent years, the international community and the United Nations have made untiring efforts to eradicate poverty and to achieve development. All major UN conferences held in the last two years in the field of development, including the International Conference on Financing for Development (ICFD) and the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), listed poverty eradication as a key priority. The Millennium Development Goals contained in the Millennium Declaration have become an integrated set of goals to measure the level of development of various countries. But goals and plans for poverty eradication are not enough. The solution of the problem of poverty requires not only the efforts of the developing countries themselves, but, more importantly, the strong support and cooperation of the international community. Therefore, I would like to emphasize the following points:
1. The international community should take all necessary measures to create an international economic environment favorable to developing countries so as to help them to eradicate poverty and achieve development. The international community should effectively solve the problem of resources and speed up the implementation of the outcomes of the ICFD. Developed countries should make greater efforts in official development assistance, direct investment and debt relief. A fair and equitable international trade system should be established. This is of crucial importance to the eradication of poverty. The Cancun Conference taught us that the international trade system must reflect in a balanced way the concerns of all parties, including those of the developing countries. In addition, the international community and developed countries should, through the transfer of technology and other means, strengthen the capacity building of the developing countries so as to improve their ability to develop themselves.
2. Developing countries should, in the light of their own national conditions, explore poverty eradication strategies and road of development which suit their own characteristics. All countries should shoulder the primary responsibility for their own development. Therefore, developing countries should incorporate poverty alleviation into their overall program of national economic and social development, set realistic goals of poverty alleviation and development at various stages and gradually move from poverty eradication to development. At the same time, donor countries and international aid agencies should give importance to the recipient countries' ownership, so as to help them move along the road of development.
3. A comprehensive and multi-level partnership with national government taking the lead should be established and developed. Eradication of poverty is a multi-faceted undertaking in society and does not lend itself to any one-track approach. It requires the participation of the whole society and the cooperation of the international community. Therefore, all relevant departments and agencies in the UN system, all governments, non-governmental organizations and private sectors should establish a partnership, exchange experience, and strengthen cooperation as to solve more effectively the problem of poverty.
Mr. Chairman,
As the most populous developing country in the world, China's effort to eradicate poverty is not only conducive to its own economic development, but is also of important significance to world development. The Chinese government has always been devoted to economic development, poverty eradication and the improvement of the living standard of its people. Two decades into its reform and opening up, China is enjoying economic stability, rapid growth and markedly improved living standards. The problem of feeding and clothing over 900 million rural poor has been mostly solved. However, China is after all a low-income developing country with a population of 1.3 billion. The base figure of people in poverty is large and the development across various regions is uneven. For the Chinese government, poverty alleviation is still a long-term and arduous task. Therefore, the Chinese government has formulated new poverty alleviation strategies in the light of our national conditions. We are determined to vigorously promote poverty alleviation and development, consolidate the achievements in poverty alleviation and help the remaining rural population who are still in poverty to solve as soon as possible the problem of food and clothing, and gradually live a fairly well-off life.
Summing up China's experience in poverty alleviation, we are of the view that what is most important is to follow a road of development that suits national conditions. We are ready to enhance our exchanges and cooperation with all countries so as to lift more people out of poverty and achieve common development.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.


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Salem renews town manager's contract
SALEM - It looks like another four years for town manager Keith Hickey, who signed a new contract with the town of Salem during Monday night's selectmen's meeting.
Armed with Hickey's recently completed performance evaluation, the board had initially proposed a brief nonpublic session at the start of this week's meeting. Chairman Patrick Hargreaves said the reason for suggesting a nonpublic session was to address a concern that arose with Hickey's initial contract.
Selectman James Keller took issue with the suggested nonpublic session, noting that Hickey's evaluation was a public issue and therefore should be discussed during the public portion of the meeting. Hargreaves said the town's human resources department advised him that the evaluation, which was in a sealed envelope, be opened in private in accordance with personnel policies.
Referring to town ordinance 13:A, which states that town officials are subject to a criminal records and motor vehicle records background check prior to their hire, Hickey said he had no issue with having the report read publicly.
"I have nothing to hide," Hickey told the board, noting that he has no criminal record but was cited for a having an uninspected vehicle in 2008, which he said likely stemmed from his teenage son's use of the vehicle.
Hargreaves said the board opted to give Hickey a four-year contract with a 2 percent pay increase in 2014. The town manager earned $128,492 last year. Hargreaves said the new contract is "mainly the same as before" with major holidays off with pay and five annual sick days.
Hickey agreed to pay 25 percent of his own health coverage. His new contract ends in March 2017. At that time, the selectmen will again review Hickey's contract and performance.
Hickey, 48, was hired by the town in December 2010 and began his duties the following spring.
"He's been doing an excellent job so far," Selectman Michael Lyons said.
Prior to coming to Salem, Hickey, who lives in Merrimack, had spent a decade working in administrative positions for the town of Bedford, followed by four years as the Merrimack town manager. While he previously served on the board of directors for the Local Government Center, which offers health and retirement coverage for state and municipal workers, Hickey resigned from the board in mid-December.


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Right to know nothing? NH can learn from CMC's leadEDITORIAL
September 07. 2013 6:57PM
Gov. Maggie Hassan and state government officials could take a lesson in openness from Dr. Joe Pepe and Catholic Medical Center. Where CMC was candid and comprehensive in handling a sensitive, complicated matter last week, the state, in notable cases, seemed to have contracted lockjaw.
CMC held a news conference to inform the public that a brain-surgery patient who died this summer may have had an extremely rare and fatal ailment, Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease. The disease can remain present in surgical equipment no matter its level of sterilization.
CMC determined that several patients had undergone brain surgery using the same equipment and moved to notify them of the very slight chance that they might be affected.
CMC could have left it at that. But rather than let rumors spread, Dr. Pepe informed the news media and did a good job of educating the public about a little-known, little-understood disease.
To his credit, state Public Health Director Dr. Jose Montero was with Dr. Pepe at the CMC news conference. But he declined to identify another state or states where, he said, five more patients faced similar circumstances. (It has since been identified at a Cape Cod hospital.)
We don't know why Montero didn't say so, but we do know he also refused last week to quickly identify a New Hampshire company whose 600 workers may have been exposed to measles. Noting that measles is highly-contagious and potentially serious, Montero said company employees would not be allowed back to work until yesterday unless they could show proof of vaccination or previous measles contraction.
Pretty serious stuff. But if you wondered if you or a friend or family member might have been in contact with one of these 600 people or their families, you were out of luck. Dr. Montero refused our requests to identify the company.
We had to file a right-to-know request, which was unanswered as of Friday.
This from the same state government that oversees a state pension system that overpaid two retirees by more than half a million dollars. When a settlement of those cases was announced, we were refused the details until we filed a right-to-know request. Turns out, the pair will repay $40,000, just a fraction of what was overpaid.
We have heard from readers upset with this settlement.
They should be equally upset that their government keeps so much public information from them in the first place.
Information like the state knowing for months that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Obamacare offering will exclude a dozen hospitals and related physician offices across the state.
Rather than finding ways to let people know this, Gov. Hassan's spokesman tried to blame Republican opposition to Obamacare.
Hassan, captain of what she likes to call our "all hands on deck state," might set a better example of sharing information with the "crew" of the S.S. New Hampshire.


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Burned out vehicles and scattered bullets dot the streets of a central Malian town after radical Islamists retreated following days of French airstrikes. The Malian military announced late Saturday that the government was now controlling Diabaly, marking an important accomplishment for the French-led offensive to oust the extremists from northern and central Mali. Also Sunday, French forces extended their deployment northward up from the central town of Markala, reinforcing their presence in the towns of Niono and Mopti, said Col. Thierry Burkhard, a French military spokesman.
The AP's Africa chief photographer Jerome Delay has been the region covering the conflict. Here is a gallery of his striking images.
Follow Delay on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeromedelay


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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Although the ultimate goal of fugitives was to obtain freedom, many found themselves running away for only days or weeks at a time before they were caught, or returned of their own accord. In this Oppenheim, New York, notice, from 1824, Yett is a man who "won't stay at home, but runs at large, to and fro." It appears that he has run away on numerous occasions, but never strays very far. The small reward of $15 demonstrates the owner's confidence in Yett's return. It is noteworthy that Yett spoke "Low-Dutch and broken English" and that slavery still existed in New York State as late as the 1820s.


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February 11, 2013 13:09 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 11, 2013) - Gold Reach Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GRV) (Gold Reach and/or the Company) is pleased to announce an updated resource estimate for the Ox deposit on the company's 100% owned Ootsa property, British Columbia.
The new independent mineral resource estimate study was conducted by Giroux Consultants Ltd. and follows up a mineral resource estimate on Ox completed by Wardrop Engineering in 2008. The new resource is based on 11,090 meters of drilling in 44 holes and was completed in accordance with Canadian Securities Administrators National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") and the CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, and has an effective date of February 8, 2013. A technical report with details on the Seel and Ox resource estimates will be available shortly.
Results of the new resource estimate are summarized in the tables below.
At a 0.2% copper equivalent (Cu Eq) cut off the Ox deposit contains an indicated resource of 52.65 million tonnes grading 0.21% Cu and 0.022% Mo (0.32% Cu Eq). At a higher cut off of 0.3% copper equivalent the Ox deposit contains a resource of 27.7 million tonnes grading 0.25% copper and 0.026% Mo (0.38% Cu Eq).
Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and by definition do not demonstrate economic viability. There is no certainty that all or any part of the mineral resource will be converted into mineral reserves. An 'Indicated Mineral Resource' is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. An 'Inferred Mineral Resource' is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity and grade or quality can be estimated on the basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and reasonably assumed, but not verified.
The contained metals at a 0.2% Cu Eq cut are summarized in the table below.
Ox inferred contained metals at 0.2% Cu Eq cut off
Using a 0.2% Cu Eq cut off the new Ox resource contains 343.75 million pounds of copper and 25.5 million pounds of molybdenum along with 50,782 ounces of gold and 2.1 million ounces of silver.
Dr. Shane Ebert, President of the company stated, "We are extremely pleased that our 2012 drilling program at Ox has more than tripled the size of the Ox deposit from 16.1 to 52.56 million tonnes. The Ox deposit has now become a very significant copper and molybdenum resource which starts at surface and has potential to be exploited by open pit methods. The very large resource expansion the company has achieved in a short amount of time at our Seel and Ox deposits is a testament to the excellent exploration potential of the Ootsa property. Numerous untested exploration targets occur surrounding the Seel and Ox deposits, and the bulk of the Ootsa property remains unexplored. The company is confident that continued aggressive exploration in 2013 will lead to significant additional increases in the resource base on the property".
Results of detailed metallurgical testing from 3 samples from the Seel deposit are still underway and will be reported once complete. For more information please see our website at http://goldreachresources.com.
Resource Details
The resource estimation was carried out by Giroux Consultants Ltd of Vancouver, British Columbia and Independent Qualified Person Gary Giroux, P.Eng is responsible for the estimate. Surface mapping and drill hole geology at the Ox deposit was used to establish geologic continuity of the mineralized zone and formed the basis for modelling. Geologic modeling was done using GemCom software and mineralized domains (solids) have been defined based on alteration type and grades > 0.15 % CuEq. All assays outside the solids were considered waste.
Uniform down hole 5 m composites were formed from the drill data and a block model with blocks 10 x 10 x 5 m in dimension was superimposed over all of the mineralized solids. Grades for Cu, Au, Mo and Ag were interpolated into each block by Ordinary Kriging. Due to the poly metallic nature of the Ox deposit a copper equivalent based cut off was used for modelling. Copper equivalent values were calculated using $3.25 lb for Cu and 3 year trailing average metal prices for Au and Ag ($1500 ounce Au, $29 ounce Ag) and a price of $12 lb for Mo. Recoveries used were obtained from previous metallurgical testing done on the property (96% recovery for Cu, 87% recover for Au, 86% recovery for Ag, and 87% recovery for Mo).
All of our recent news releases can be viewed on the Company's website at http://goldreachresources.com/news/2013/.
PDAC Toronto and Mines and Money Hong Kong
Gold Reach will display core from the Seel deposit at the Core Shack during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2013 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto. Seel core will be displayed from 10 am to 5:30pm on Sunday March 3 and Monday March 4 at Booth 5002 in the Core Shack, level 700. Gold Reach will also have a display during PDAC in the Exhibitor Hall, level 800, at booth 2525.
Gold Reach is pleased to announce that it will be attending the Mines and Money Conference in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibitor Centre from March 18 to 22. Gold Reach will have a display at booth L53, and will give a presentation on the Ootsa project at 12:50pm on March 19th.
About Gold Reach Resources
Gold Reach Resources Ltd. has made an important new and strategic Copper Gold Molybdenum discovery on its 100% held Ootsa Property located adjacent to the 16,000 tonne per day Huckleberry Mine currently producing Cu Au and Mo in central BC.
Gold Reach's Ootsa property is an advanced stage exploration project containing the Seel and Ox porphyry systems both with compliant resource estimates open for expansion. The Company has recently added the discovery of the West Seel Porphyry where drill hole S12-118 encountered 128 metres grading 1.01% Cu Eq. consisting of 0.43% Cu, 0.33 g/t Au, 0.076% Mo and 4.76 g/t Ag within a much larger interval of 537 metres grading 0.65% Cu Eq. consisting of 0.27% Cu, 0.19 g/t Au, 0.055% Mo, and 2.69 g/t Ag. The Seel deposit contains 67.8 million tonnes of indicated resources and 410.9 million tonnes of inferred resources at a 0.2% copper equivalent cut off. The Ox deposit contains 52.65 million tonnes of inferred resources at a 0.2% copper equivalent cut off.
The Company is well financed with over $2.26 million dollars in the treasury and holds a 2% NSR covering 23,000 hectares of mining claims located adjacent to the Blackwater Gold deposit in central British Columbia.
Dr. Shane Ebert, P. Geo. is the Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of this news release. Gary Giroux, P.Eng of Giroux Consultants Ltd has reviewed the portion of this news release pertaining to the resource estimate.
Shane Ebert, President/Director
Safe Harbour Statement: The Company relies upon litigation protection for "forward-looking statements." The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward- looking statements in the managements beliefs, estimates obligations or other factors should change.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Gold Reach Resources Ltd.S. Ebert604-718-5454 or Direct Line: 250 964-2699Toll Free: 888-500-4587http://goldreachresources.comB&D Capital PartnersDon email@example.com Strategic PartnersJay email@example.com
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By Karen Lightman, Managing Director, MEMS Industry Group
One of the most exciting things lately about being director of the MEMS Industry Group (MIG) is feeling the slow and powerful build of momentum that precedes a flurry of wins for MEMS technology in health and medical applications. Someday soon many consumers will use MEMS to monitor and maintain their health on a daily basis.
What's driving this revolution in health and medical devices? Beyond the prevalence of wireless networks — which is a key enabler — there is a convergence of factors that bring MEMS into this space. MEMS miniaturizes, and it improve safety and reliability. It also provides an integrated solution. Alone on an armband or embedded in a T-shirt, sensors are just a bunch of sad, lonely chips. But wirelessly connect these sensors (including MEMS) via Bluetooth to a cloud computing network, as well as to social networks such as Facebook, and these sensors open up a huge world of opportunities for health and medical providers, designers, integrators, suppliers, and innovators.
Consumers will be the winners here, with more choices and the ability to monitor and maintain their own health, medical treatment, and drug therapies. They will demand non-intrusive monitoring, which is the main reason that the market for wearable wireless sensors (including MEMS) is expected to grow to 400 million devices by 2014.
The time is right for MEMS. The top two healthcare issues in the US are controllable by lifestyle changes (Type II diabetes and heart disease). These are lifestyle changes that consumers could and will control through intelligent sensors that give them reliable, usable information on which their doctors can also rely. And while they may not know it, by demanding accurate, real-time diagnostics and simpler dosing — while caring more about their overall health — consumers are inadvertently creating a path for MEMS to play a bigger role in their suite of medical solutions.
There are already numerous MEMS-based products that blur the line between the consumer and medical markets. Here are a few of my favorite examples:
- Bodymedia FIT System acts as a "personal GPS" empowering consumers to monitor their overall fitness — measuring the intensity of their workouts and also the quality of sleep, an important factor in weight loss.
- LumoBack, a wearable device that uses sensor and biofeedback to empower consumers to improve their posture, reduce back pain, and improve their overall quality of life.
- Proteus Digital Health Feedback System gives consumers the ability to monitor and manage medication and physiologic data.
As we forge ahead with wirelessly connected health and medical apps, we must also grapple with medical privacy. Groups like the XPRIZE Foundation, which is helping lead this revolution of wireless digital, MEMS-enabled health and medical through their Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE and Nokia Sensing X Challenge, is embracing this issue. We also need you — the design community — to come up with the next new application of a health/medical product that may not cure cancer, but will help a cancer patient manage her pain as she suffers through radiation treatments. Or maybe you'll design ______ (fill in the blank with your imagination and your engineering talent).


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Interview by Zack Rogow, senior editor at CIIS. His writings include a recent book of poems, "My Mother and the Ceiling Dancers," from Kattywompus Press.
Deirdre Visser is the curator of The Arts at CIIS. Prior to joining CIIS, Deirdre taught photography, digital imaging, and photo history and criticism at Mills College and the California College of the Arts. She is interested in non-traditional approaches to cultural production and cultivating collaborative relationships with communities. Deirdre received her MFA from the University of California, Irvine, in 2000.
Could you explain the Chroma program?
Chroma is both an exhibition and a publication program of The Arts at CIIS, envisioned to promote pluralism within contemporary photography by fostering the visibility of emerging artists of African, Latino, Native American, Middle Eastern, North African, Asian, and Pacific Island heritage.
Where do you see the need for this?
There are artists, curators, and writers who have done extraordinary work in this area, work that we want to promote and build on; one particularly vivid example is En Foco, a gallery and publication program in New York which is in the midst of celebrating 37 years of supporting a diversity of artists who are exploring and reinventing tradition.
But the need remains and is most starkly visible when one compares the number of photographic publications at large, and the number of those by artists of color. Or if you go to a museum bookstore and open the one that purports to reflect the 50 contemporary artists that you need to know, there might be two or three artists of color, and five women. Notwithstanding the period in the late 80s and early 90s when "multiculturalism" was somewhat more visible in the arts, there is still a dearth of publications and exhibitions by really interesting artists who reflect the pluralism of our country. I was in school in the late 80s, and it was artists like Carrie Mae Weems and Yolanda Lopez and Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie who helped shape my understanding of the arts. Artists of color have been doing important work all along. Chroma is about showcasing this work in all its complexity.
I believe that the work we're exhibiting is some of the most exciting work out there in lens-based media; it runs the gamut of conceptual concerns from looking at the historical and spiritual dimensions of the landscape, to artists who draw on the complexity and constraints of identity formation. Oscar Palacio's project History Re-Visited looks at American landmarks and the way they both reflect and shape our collective imagination about what this country is and has been. Suné Woods creates photos that are fictional narratives in a landscape, which draw on history and contemporary literature. I want to emphasize the breadth and the complexity of the questions these artists are asking.
Organizationally my interest as a teacher, artist, and curator is to expand and complicate the field of photography and foster the possibility of social change by including the richness and diversity of voices in our culture.
When does Chroma start?
On Sept. 10, 2011 we're officially launching the program, which has been taking shape over the past year and a half. The event will start at 6 pm in the Main Building of California Institute of Integral Studies, located at 1453 Mission Street in San Francisco. We're bringing together six amazing people in the fields of photography, arts education, and funding for a discussion. We want to talk about where the field of photography and lens-based media is today, and what innovations are moving us forward to a more representative and pluralistic field.
Will there be exhibitions of these artists at CIIS on the night of the launch, Sept. 10?
Yes, there will actually be three exhibitions on view that are part of the Chroma program. Megan M. Morgan's show Anthromorphosis is already open at the CIIS Minna Street Center at 695 Minna Street in San Francisco. Anthromorphosis is a made-up word which translates to the process of becoming human; Morgan is investigating the complexities and constraints of race, gender, and family history, the things that inform our identity construction. At the CIIS Main Building on Mission Street, there will be Lyssa Palu-ay's show called Places Left Unfinished. Palu-ay is drawing on cultural traditions as disparate as the Celtic and Tibetan to discover in the landscape both a spiritual and literal geography. Then three artists are collaborating on a show titled Home? opening that night. The artists are Jeanno Gaussi, Diala Khasawnih, and Ola Khalidi, who all met at a workshop in Shatana, Jordan. Collaboratively they will be exploring the nature of home that transcends place; the exhibition will continue to evolve over the duration of its run. After giving folks time to view the exhibitions, there will be a panel discussion on "Re-framing Pluralism in Contemporary Photography," including several leading figures in this field: Deborah Willis, Pato Hebert, Miriam Romais, and Darius Himes. Our project editor, Carla Williams, will be coming from New York as well.
Who would be interested in the Chroma shows and panel discussion?
Everyone, in a sense. We all live in a visual culture; we all have a relationship to the photographic image. But beyond that the questions we're discussing are broadly important within the arts and within arts education. We also want to cultivate an intergenerational dimension to the discussion by including student voices.
You mention arts education. What is the relationship between Chroma and the schools?
The Arts at CIIS is developing a relationship with Marshall Elementary School in the Mission District in San Francisco. We feel this is particularly important at a time of budget cuts to arts programs in schools. We're involved with a group of students who have now moved from fourth grade to fifth and we're working with the teachers, students, and their families to make the arts integral to their education. Exhibiting artists go into the classroom to do workshops with the students and Marshall students come into the gallery to respond to the art. This past spring we had an exhibition at CIIS of work by the students and their parents done in collaboration with the local artist and cartographer Shizue Seigel about their immigration stories. Not only do we seek to develop best practices in arts integration, but we want the students to feel the gallery is their space.
For more information, visit The Arts at CIIS.


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With so many titles to choose from, Netflix Instant's library can be overwhelming. So we bring you this biweekly column as a tool to cut through the clutter by highlighting some now streaming titles that pair well with the latest theatrical releases.
Looking to Carrie, 12 Years a Slave and Escape Plan for inspiration, we've pulled together a selection of classic horror, historical epics, and escape thrillers.
Kimberly Peirce re-imagines the Stephen King novel about a bullied teen girl whose incredible powers of telekinesis enable her to wreak a terrible and bloody vengeance at prom. Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore star; Peirce directs. Read our full review here, and our book to movie comparison here.
With Halloween just around the corner, it's the perfect time to make a marathon of some seriously gory and scary cinema. Whether it's De Palma's nightmarish look at high school, Polanski's terrifying maternity tale, or Alfredson's chilling first love story, these movies are spine-tingling and hair-raising.
Carrie (1976) In the first adaptation of King's first published novel, Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie White, the titular telekinetic girl whose horrified discovery of her first period leads to a cruel prank that will have deadly repercussions. Spacek and co-star Piper Laurie earned Academy Award nominations for their portrayals of the White family. Brian De Palma directs.
Rosemary's Baby (1968) Mia Farrow fronts this devilish tale about the young wife who moves with her husband into a beautiful New York apartment building. Sure, the neighbors are a bit strange and her nightmares have gotten pretty intense but at least she's having a baby! As her pregnancy goes on, she begins to suspect this baby isn't exactly what she wished for. John Cassavetes and Ruth Gordon co-star; Roman Polanski directs.
Let the Right One In (2008) This harrowing horror story out of Sweden centers on a lonely young boy who is tormented by bullies. But his life changes forever when he meets a mysterious girl who only comes out at night. Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, and Per Ragnar star; Tomas Alfredson directs.


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Bacterial vaginosis is an infection of the vulva and vagina. It is associated with an imbalance of bacteria in the vagina.
A mix of good and bad bacteria is normally found in the vagina. Bacterial vaginosis occurs when there is an increase in the amount of bad bacteria. The increase in bad bacteria causes a decrease in good bacteria. This imbalance can lead to symptoms.
It is not clear exactly what causes the increase in bad bacteria.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of bacterial vaginosis include:
- Antibiotic use
- Smoking
- Douching
- Having a new sexual partner or multiple partners
- Having sex without a condom
- Using an intrauterine device (IUD) for birth control
Any woman can get bacterial vaginosis, including those who have never had sex.
Some women with bacterial vaginosis do not have any symptoms.
Symptoms that can develop include:
- Itching around the vagina
- Vaginal irritation
- Burning feeling while urinating
Abnormal vaginal discharge:
- Color: white or gray
- Consistency: thin, foamy, or watery
- Odor: fish-like, especially after sex
There are several different conditions that can cause these symptoms. Your doctor will help you determine the cause of your symptoms.
You will be asked about your symptoms, and medical and sexual history. A physical exam will be done. This will include a pelvic exam.
Fluid from your vagina may be tested to look for specific bacteria or other infectious agents.
Bacterial vaginosis can lead to complications such as an increased risk of:
- Sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, gonorrhea, or chlamydia
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Premature birth
Treatment is important even if you do not have any symptoms. The main course of treatment is prescription antibiotic pills or vaginal creams. Finish all medication as prescribed by your doctor even if the symptoms have gone away. This can prevent the infection from recurring.
Avoid sexual intercourse during treatment. If you do have sexual intercourse, use condoms. Usually, male sexual partners do not need to be treated. Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you.
To help reduce your chance of bacterial vaginosis:
- Abstain from sex or remain monogamous.
- Use condoms when having sex.
- Do not use douches.
- After bowel movements, wipe from front to back, away from the vagina.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Karli-Rae Kerrschneider, RN
- Review Date: 12/2015 -
- Update Date: 12/11/2015 -


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How to Stop Heartburn Naturally
By Michael A. Smith, MDheartburn symptoms such as burning, burping, or indigestion at least once a week. The most common triggers are food, medications, and stress, although a number of things can trigger heartburn for people.
This recurring, low-level regurgitation of harsh stomach acids and food from your stomach into your esophagus can actually damage the delicate lining of your esophagus and increase your risk of problems in your upper digestive tract. So, heartburn can be more than just annoying — it can be destructive as well.
Without a doubt, knowing and avoiding your own triggers is the first step in stopping the burning. However, we know that this sometimes isn't enough. So, what do you do when heartburn sets in and you need relief? These are the typical things that people reach for:
- Calcium pills
- Aluminum pills
- Prescription drugs
That's where limonene comes in. Limonene is an all-natural ingredient from orange peels, and we'll take a look at this powerful nutrient below.
Limonene Puts Out the Fire of HeartburnLimonene is a novel, all-natural solution for heartburn. It comes from orange peel and has been shown to provide fast-acting and long-lasting relief from the horrible burning sensation that we've all learned to hate.
Limonene is thought to coat the stomach wall and supports normal muscle contractions in the intestines. a healthy resting tone of the smooth muscles of the esophagus.1
In an unpublished study, 89% of participants reported resolution of heartburn after taking 1000 mg of orange peel extract every other day. Yes, you read that right ... every-other-day dosing provided significant relief.2
In a controlled, double-blind second phase of this same study, 83% reported significant relief after two weeks of using orange peel extract. No adverse effects were reported, and some participants even reported relief lasting up to six months.2
Keep in mind, limonene is all natural and doesn't contain any potentially harmful compounds, such as aluminum. Also, it doesn't impair your body's absorption of critical nutrients such as calcium or shut down the production of the stomach acids you need for normal, healthy digestion.
A Two-Step Approach to Finding ReliefThe first step is to identify your triggers. For this post, we're going to focus on two categories of triggers — food and medications.
Here are the top 10 heartburn-inducing foods according to WebMD3:
- Tangy citrus fruits – oranges (NOT the peel), grapefruit
- Tomatoes
- Garlic and onions
- Peppers – all colors and heat level
- Peppermint – especially after a rich meal
- Cheeses
- Avocados
- Nuts
- Alcohol
- Caffeine
- Aspirin and ibuprofen
- Bisphosphonates – like Boniva™
- Blood-pressure drugs – like beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers
- Sleeping pills and sedatives – like Valium™
- Iron replacement
- Potassium replacement
- Antidepressants – like Elavil™ and Deprinol™
- Antibiotics
The drug triggers can be harder to deal with though, since you may not be able to avoid certain medications. Ask your doctor about alternative medications, but don't be too surprised there aren't any. If this is true for you, limonene might be your only hope in finding relief.
If you want to try limonene, start by taking it every other day for the first two weeks, then decrease it to 1-2 per week. Let us know how it works for you!
- Altern Med Rev. 2007 Sep;12(3):259-64.
- Willette RC, Barrow L, Doster R, Wilkins J, Wilkins JS, Heggers JP. Proprietary study. WRC Laboratories, Inc. Galveston, Tx.
- http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/features/top-10-heartburn-foods


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators criticized border security provisions in a new immigration bill Tuesday, arguing that the landmark legislation can't pass Congress unless the measures are strengthened.
"If in fact the American people can't trust that the border is controlled you're not going to be able to pass this bill," said Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. "You're going to have to do a lot more on border control."
Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., voiced similar concerns at a committee hearing to examine border security provisions of the bill, which is to face its first votes on Thursday before a different panel, the Judiciary Committee. Amendments are expected to be offered during the Judiciary session to boost the border provisions of the bill, which was introduced last month by four Democratic and four Republican senators.
One of the legislation's authors, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has already acknowledged that the bill will face a tough road to passage if the border security elements are not improved.
Paul, a tea party favorite who's voiced support for a comprehensive immigration overhaul, insisted his goal in raising questions about the bill is to make it better so it can pass not just the Democratic-controlled Senate but also the Republican-run House. He denied that he's out to oppose the bill or slow it down.
"I want to be constructive in making the bill strong enough that conservatives ... will vote for it," Paul said.
"If it's not any stronger than this I don't see it getting through the House," he said.
Echoing concerns raised by a number of Republicans, Paul said that the bill relies too much on setting goals and requiring studies about border security, instead of insisting on actual accomplishments. Under the bill, "You have to have a plan to build a fence, but you don't have to build a fence," he complained.
The bill allocates $5.5 billion for border measures aimed at achieving 100 percent surveillance of the entire border and blocking 90 percent of border crossers and would-be crossers in high-entrance areas.
The Homeland Security Department would have six months to create a new border security plan to achieve the 90 percent effectiveness rate. Also within six months, the department would have to create a plan to identify where new fencing is needed. Once that happens, people living here illegally could begin to apply for a provisional legal status.
If the 90 percent rate isn't achieved within five years, a commission made of border state officials would make recommendations on how to do it.
After 10 years, people with provisional legal status could apply for permanent residency if the new security and fencing plans are operating, a new mandatory employment verification system is in place, and a new electronic exit system is tracking who leaves the country.
Among other things, Rubio has discussed strengthening the "triggers" that require certain steps to be taken before a path to citizenship can begin.
Officials with the Department of Homeland Security testified Tuesday that the U.S.-Mexico border is more secure than ever but they said the provisions in the bill would help them make it even stronger. They praised the pending legislation for directing more resources to the agency for surveillance equipment and for authorizing 3,500 new Border Patrol officers.
The hearing touched briefly on the Boston Marathon bombings, which exposed some failures, including an apparent lack of communication among federal agencies when one of the alleged bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, traveled to Russia last year. A student from Kazakhstan accused of hiding evidence for one of the bombers also was allowed to return to the U.S. in January without a valid student visa.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., an author of the immigration bill, said the legislation could be amended to address any such problems. "There are some obvious areas on student visas and humanitarian visas that need to be looked at," he said.


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Thank you, Lynn, for your previous post. I have reinforced in my first blog posting on SSC about certification as a good method to keep up with technology. Instead of commenting directly to your post, I'm elaborating here below.
Absolutely, as you've said, share(!), it's the best way to create a productive environment, and, in turn, the reason why SSC has always been a great site for progressive DBAs or Database Developers in general. However, in this crisis, people are not always so nice at work, especially if you are a minority. What you describe in the second paragraph sounds like the company is just running for the money, very common considering the current climate – hard to fight against executives who are, rightly so, really just trying to keep their companies alive.
Resembling many contributors to SSC, best practices are a sought after by the never stop studying types or those who espouse Kaizen, to name a few Ideologies, and this is nothing novel. Over a thousand years back, Charlemagne became very successful at uniting Western Europe by not only the sword, but due to his constant desire to study and improve how his domain was governed. He never stopped studying and notice where that got him, hence why should we. There's an audience of a million DBAs here now, let's continue to study and push each other along and see what happens – who knows, like Sir Isaac Newton said, all he did was stand on the shoulders of giants (such a humble professional and genius at the same time). There are plenty of good minds contributing to SSC, collectively we're already doing a great job for the community. I'm still very happy just to take part in this space.
Despite the above optimism, territorialism in some organisations means that your peers will possibly not be returning you the favour or you might not feel appreciated. In fact, the info/power you give them may be used to against you later if they are militant separatists. If you act too smart, then the resentment sets in and the vexatious behaviour follows, so best to lay low right(?), which is rather hard when you are over six feet and blond.
I don't want this to be a windge fest, just a reminder that sometimes, with certain types of people whose goal is only to get themselves ahead (not long term thinkers, like you and I), you should be sure to cover yourself by informing the stakeholders of the exact actions you are taking, and get written approval, before a knife falls on your head to cut costs. You can be as altruistic as you want, I and trust me I'm not leaving this attitude anytime soon, but the lowest common denominators will try and trip you up to justify their salaries.
Regarding what works in production - I've had the argument with territorial DBAs before who wanted to keep a process running for 16 hours because he knew that it works. Even if I could make it run in forty five minutes in test and disaster recovery, they would still block me from fixing things (even be told that they would quit before you are allowed to optimise processes), because production is theirs' and not yours; so funny, thought we left that behind in the kids' play yard honestly – we've only come so far...
I can tell you are a perfectionist (in a good way) T-SQL coder, and thanks for tweaking my backupset query! I shall do my best to return the favour when the time comes, or maybe something in my previous blog postings can help you indirectly. Look forward to your upcoming offerings!


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