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Food Tells a Story
The food service industry offers far greater experience than just knowing the difference between a filet and a sirloin. A server learns the difference between the many specialty dishes, but he or she learns far greater lessons than just that. I believe that everyone should work in a restaurant as a server at least once in their life. Waiting tables is an experience, and a lesson in patience and understanding people's emotions and personalities.
Any server has plenty of stories to tell about horrible customers and crappy tips. One day I was given a two-cent tip, another day I spilled a tray of food on a table, or I could explain all the stupid stuff that goes on in the kitchen. A server experiences so much from the time he or she clocks in to the time he or she clocks out. Customers get so easily frustrated with waiting for their food, it's ridiculous. Serving is a sense of understanding a person's emotions and learning to cater to each and every different customer. A server has to be able to relate to the people they are attending to and figure out how they can make their experience a good one, no matter what the situation is. In a sense a server isn't selling food, but rather they are selling themselves.
One psychologically learns to read the people ordering their food. Food can tell a story about the person ordering. For instance, if a person was to take a long time to order, it may mean that they are indecisive about the options, or that person may like to take time to consider their options before acting on them. Now if a person knows exactly what they want it means that they have decided before hand, or they know what they want and may be afraid of change. In the long run, I believe that this helps a server identify with how exactly people feel and try and solve the situation by paying attention to their personality. The server is made into a people person after being in the industry for a while. After serving they can identify how to handle many different situations, and identify themselves with different types of people.
Serving is definitely more than just food, it's a source of entertainment. Serving provides life lessons, and ability to understand people. Servers learn more about themselves and their abilities than most people do at other jobs. I believe waiting tables is by far the greatest experience of my life and will benefit me in the future. My job as a server has been a building experience of my life that will help me in the future. It will help me identify with people of different beliefs, cultures and personalities of those not of my own. Many people know me as a person they can talk to and who will listen. People appreciate the advice I give because of that. I wouldn't have that respect had I not gained the experience I had as a server.
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drives for not much more. Look for devices that are self powered rather than needing an external power hookup – makes them more portable. As drives increase in size there is some concern about whether you should put all your eggs in one basket with a single large drive or diversify with a couple of smaller drives.
A really useful and cost effective option to keeping your important files, music, video backed up is using a service by Carbonite. For a whopping $55 a year you get unlimited online storage in a really safe service. Initially all your files will be backed up and this could take a while even on a DSL connection, but once this is completed the software runs in the background and just uploads new or changed files.
After you have modified or added files the service syncs to the web and updates all devices when they connect to the Internet. The service also keeps older versions of files for 30 days in case you want to revert to an earlier version. Additionally, deleted files are also kept for a while for those who
like the delete button too much.
Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a commercial version of this available, but additional storage space is reasonably priced: $9.99 a month for 50GB storage. Syncing is fast because only the changes to a file are updated, not the entire file – well, unless it is a new file!
For team projects you can share folders/files and invite people to access those files. I really wish I could find some team collaboration software that would allow multiple people to collaborate on a document and show what changes each person makes! When sharing the files an email is sent to the person and they have to either have an account or create a Dropbox account. There is another option though where you can put files in your Public folder and then share a link with anyone. You can use this to create photo galleries to share with people. The file is accessible to anyone with the link, so to unshare a
file you would need to remove it from the Public folder.
Box.net is a similar service, but you only get 1GB free storage and doesn't give you file syncing unless you have a business account. This service does seem more directed to commercial applications giving the file syncing, document versioning and password sharing options. A Business account is $15 a month for 3+ users, 15GB per user and 2GB max file limit. Interesting to note, the free account only gives a user a max file upload size of 25MB. There is also an Enterprise option that gives unlimited storage and finally includes the file encryption security. I wouldn't really recommend this service for personal usage for documents because it will not be using encryption for transfers – use it to backup your music or photos.
I decided to use Carbonite to backup my work PC and then use Dropbox to keep all my other files on other computers backed up. As you can specify the folders Carbonite backs up, I have it backup my Dropbox folder too – double security! Carbonite by default does not backup your applications or Windows settings files, although you can manually specify them. Instead, I used my portable hard drive to make a full backup of my entire drive which will cover the applications too and then Carbonite will take care of keeping my other files up to date in the background.

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FOR RELEASE 1/16/2009, Friday
Bausch & Lomb Names Peter Valenti, III, as President, North America, Vision Care
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Bausch & Lomb, the global eye health company, announced today that Peter Valenti, III, will join Bausch & Lomb as president, North America, Vision Care, effective later this month.
"Pete possesses deep leadership experience, as well as considerable eye health and general healthcare expertise," said Stuart Heap, corporate vice president and global president, Vision Care, Bausch & Lomb. "His appointment further strengthens our existing team, which is focused on delivering innovation in the contact lens, lens care and vision accessories segments of the industry."
Mr. Valenti was most recently vice president and general manager, Surgical Devices (U.S.), for Covidien, where he led sales and marketing strategy for its $1 billion product portfolio. Prior, he spent 12 years with Johnson & Johnson, serving in a variety of U.S. and international roles across consumer, pharmaceutical and device businesses. These included positions as vice president, Global Strategy, and vice president, U.S. Marketing, both in Vision Care. Before his career with Johnson & Johnson, he held several brand management roles with Procter & Gamble.
Mr. Valenti earned an MBA from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University, and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut. He will be based in Rochester, N.Y.
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About Bausch & Lomb
Bausch & Lomb is the eye health company dedicated to perfecting vision and enhancing life for people around the world. Its core businesses include contact lenses and lens care products, ophthalmic surgical devices and instruments, and ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. Bausch & Lomb is one of the best-known and most respected healthcare brands in the world. Founded in 1853, the company is headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., and employs more than 10,000 people worldwide. Its products are available in more than 100 countries. More information is available at www.bausch.com


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A few days before releasing her Greatest Hits, Jo Dee Messina called CMT.com to answer questions from her fans. Here, she talks about the importance of sleep, her fondness for Tim McGraw and George Strait and her weakness on the carnival midway.
1. What is your favorite part of your tour bus?
My bed! I don't get to see it as much as I'd like to.
2. Do you pick out all your clothes, and what kind of places do you shop?
Ah! It is absolutely amazing how many people it takes to pick out an outfit! There is a team of people that try to decide on what I wear, as far as television appearances and photo shoots. But you know I picked it out if I'm wearing sweatpants. Like, right now, I'm wearing camouflage pants, New Balance running sneakers and a shirt that I think must be part of pajamas, actually. If it's rugged and baggy, I picked it out, and if it's fancy, the team picked it out! (laughs)
3. How do you pronounce your name? Is it like Jody, or is there a pause between Jo and Dee?
I once said it was JoDee, one word. And then my mother corrected me and said, "Your name is Jo Dee. You were named after your uncle Joseph Dunlop. And they used to call him Joe D."
4. What's the last really good movie you saw?
I don't see a lot of movies when I'm working. It all depends on what you mean by "really good." Like, "really intense good" would be A Beautiful Mind. "Really good funny-wise" or a lighthearted chick flick would be … Just Married was kind of cute. I don't know, I'm not a big moviegoer. I just work too much.
5. What would you be doing if you hadn't become a singer?
I'd probably still be in the music business. A writer, producer or something. Because I've done music all my life. It's really all I know, and it's what I'm the most passionate about.
6. So many country artists are going on voice rest. What do you do to keep your voice in good shape?
I sleep. (laughs) It's weird because I've read about this, and it's so wild. When I was between 12 and 19, I'd sing four to six nights a week, for four hours a night. The one thing and only thing that I have found for me — and I don't want to upset any doctors. The lemon doesn't work. The sprays don't work. The cough drops don't work. Nothing works for me but sleep. The hot tea. Look, your voice is tired because it's tired. Sleep, and rest it. Sleep heals a lot of things.
7. Are you a morning person or a night person?
You know, I'm neither. I've been getting up early to run, but I can't believe my eyes are open at that point in the day. And then I can't get to sleep at all, so let's say I'm a night person.
8. Why didn't you get to release the new album you made with Tim McGraw?
The record label wanted to release a greatest hits package.
9. If you had a chance to do a duet with a female pop star, who would it be?
Bonnie Raitt. I love her. I think she's cool, too cool for school. She totally rocks.
10. Who is your favorite all-time country singer?
Ooh. Ooh. I may have to pass on that because the list is so long. Tammy Wynette … Patsy Cline … All the gutsy women. I would say all the gutsy women out there are the ones I've been drawn to for some reason, and it reflects in my music to this day. … Loretta Lynn — I know that sounds crazy, as sweet as Loretta is, but it's like "You ain't woman enough to take my man!" Oh yeah! So, all the gutsy women.
11. Which music video was the most fun to make?
The most fun … The most fun … Mmm … "Bye Bye," "I'm Alright," "Bring on the Rain" and "That's the Way." Those would be my four picks, and I can't just pick one. Sorry.
12. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I wish my legs were longer. I run six miles a day, and it takes me forever! My legs are like three or four inches long! So, I would lengthen my legs because I'm so short.
13. Do you set goals when you run, or do you just run until you get tired?
I will be very honest. I run not because I enjoy it, but I run to try to stay in shape. I do set goals for myself. I have a goal for the fall. I'd love to do, if not this year, then next year, a triathlon. But — big but, big, big, big but — I have to teach myself to swim that distance. It's over a mile.
14. Who do you think is the sexiest male country singer right now?
(whispers) Tim McGraw. Isn't that awful? That's like saying that about my brother. Wait a minute. That could be misconstrued. … Tim. I think he is! (laughs.) In a sisterly way! (laughs.)
15. What is it like being friends with Tim McGraw? Is he as nice in person as he is in front of a camera?
Oh, God, yeah. I used to always say this early on, in both of our careers, but the tough-guy image is … you'd be surprised to know how tender and kind he is. I think since he and Faith got together, and the girls have come along, the public has gotten to see that wonderful side of him, of being that loving, caring, passionate guy.
16. What did you enjoy most about touring with George Strait?
Just being a part of that show. I went to see George Strait when I was 13 years old. My best friend and I were actually talking about that just this morning. He was like a god — even back then! It was just a very proud spot for me to be touring with him. I was actually too scared to approach him many times. I'd just say hello every now and then, but I didn't want to bug him.
17. How many pets do you have and what are their names?
Oh, man, get your pen out. I have two cats, Midnight and Tiger, named by my fiancé's children when they were younger. I have eight dogs. Ready? Gizmo, Fancy, Travis, Buddy, Alicia, Bella, Russell and Willy. I got a rabbit, and I keep a couple of horses on my property. They don't belong to me, but I keep them all here. The rabbit was an Easter present the kids got me six years ago. I've got the oldest living rabbit, I think. I had this hutch made for him, but it's like eight feet long and three-and-a-half feet high. It's like a condominium.
18. In "Bye Bye," you sing about having your lead foot down on the accelerator. Just curious if you ever received any citations from the police.
I have gotten a few speeding tickets, and one time, it was really late at night — it was 3 o'clock in the morning, and there are always deer that cross the road. So I was creeping along because I didn't want to hit a deer. And I got pulled over for going too slow. (laughs)
19. What kind of cookies are your favorite?
If I had to pick a favorite, probably Oreos. Or M&M cookies or the half-and-half cookies. The kind you get at the bakery with half chocolate frosting. Please don't bring these to my show. (laughs)
20. When you play at the fairs, do you ever ride the carnival rides?
Sometimes I do. I try to stay away from the midway though because fried dough is my weakness.


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Edward Snowden's plan to seek sanctuary in Ecuador is falling apart
As whistle-blower waits in limbo, Ecuadorean frustration at the 'grandstanding' of ally Julian Assange has put in doubt his quest for asylum
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The plan to spirit whistle-blower Edward Snowden to sanctuary in Latin America appears to be falling apart amid tension between Ecuador's government and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
President Rafael Correa halted a bid to help Snowden leave Russia amid concerns Assange was usurping the role of the Ecuadorean government, according to leaked diplomatic correspondence.
He declared invalid a temporary travel document which could have helped extract Snowden from his reported location in Moscow.
Correa declared that the safe conduct pass issued by Ecuador's London consul - in collaboration with Assange - was unauthorised. Other Ecuadorean diplomats privately said the WikiLeaks founder could be perceived as "running the show".
Yesterday Correa said he had spoken with US Vice-President Joe Biden about Snowden, and that Biden had asked Ecuador to reject the fugitive intelligence leaker's asylum request.
Correa said the conversation took place on Friday and that Biden "passed on a polite request from the United States to reject the request".
According to the leaked diplomatic correspondence, obtained by the broadcaster Univision and shared with The Wall Street Journal, divisions over Assange have annoyed Ecuador's government.
The country's ambassador to the US, Nathalie Cely, told presidential spokesman Fernando Alvarado that Ecuador's role in the drama was being overshadowed by the WikiLeaks founder, who has sheltered in Ecuador's London embassy for the past year to avoid extradition.
"I suggest talking to Assange to better control the communications. From outside, [Assange] appears to be running the show."
Earlier last week, a senior foreign diplomat in the capital, Quito, told The Guardian that some - though not all - factions in the government were annoyed with what they saw as Assange's "grandstanding".
In a message attributed to Assange sent to Ecuador's foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, and top officials, the WikiLeaks founder apologised "if we have unwittingly [caused] Ecuador discomfort in the Snowden matter".
The note continued: "There is a fog of war due to the rapid nature of events. If similar events arise, you can be assured that they do not originate in any lack of respect or concern for Ecuador or its government."
Assange appears to have had a strong role in obtaining the travel document for Snowden, dated June 22. It bore the printed name, but not the signature, of the London consul, Fidel Narvaez, a confidante. By mid-week Narvaez was reportedly in Moscow.
The document could have helped Snowden, whose US passport has been revoked, leave the transit lounge of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, where he has reportedly holed up since fleeing Hong Kong last weekend.
On Thursday, Correa - who has previously hailed Snowden for exposing US spying and has earned kudos for defying Washington pressure over the affair - appeared to belittle Snowden's chances of making it to Quito.
Declaring the travel document invalid at a press conference, he said Ecuador would not consider an asylum request unless Snowden reached Ecuadorean territory.
"The situation of Mr Snowden is a complex situation and we don't know how he will solve it," Correa said.
But he ramped up defiance of the US by waiving preferential trade rights to thwart what officials called Washington "blackmail". Analysts said Correa had skilfully extracted political capital from the saga without drawing US retaliation.
Additional reporting by Reuters, Agence France-Presse
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Water ISAC
Water ISAC, a nonprofit organization established in 2002, is the information sharing and operational arm of the U.S. water and wastewater sector. WaterISAC helps members strengthen their physical and cyber security, recover from natural and man-made disasters and improve overall preparedness and resilience. Through a secure web portal, twice-weekly e-newsletters, alerts and webinars, WaterISAC delivers a rich and thorough library of physical and cyber threat information; guidance on risk management, mitigation and resilience; contaminant databases and much more. Members include hundreds of utilities serving more than 200 million people in the U.S., as well as state, local and federal agencies and consulting firms.
Sector-based Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) collaborate and coordinate with each other via the National Council of ISACs (NCI). Formed in 2003, the NCI today comprises 24 organizations designated by their sectors as their information sharing and operational arms.
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The prayer of humility in Matthew 6 from Jesus as He says "Not My will, but Your will be done." is depicted in this Matthew 6 Your Will Be Done Christian Bulletin and is perfect for encouraging your church to look beyond what their will for their lives may be and instead surrender and pray for God's will to be done. Fonts used: Authentico Rough, Nexa Rust Sans Book, Eveleth, Monthoers Vintage, Nexa Rust Slab Black 01, Rochoes


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Living the Dream: Creating 3D Visual Art
June 27, 2014
I love my job as a visual artist. My daily responsibilities and my professional goal is to create beautiful, exciting and cool artwork. When I was a child, I was really into art, fashion, music and dancing. My dreams were to become a dancer, architect or fireworks maker. I am happy to say that I am now living my dreams because I make lights dance on buildings! I am probably one of the most enthusiastic and biggest fans of projection mapping.
Image Caption : One of my early projection mapping works.
3D projection mapping is a technology used to turn non-flat surfaces such as buildings or sculptures into a display surface for video projection. We use software that can interact with multiple projectors to fit any images onto the surface of the object.My interest in 3D projection mapping began about four years ago when I was a professional dancer. I was a part of Deca Dance Theater in New York and we danced with LED suits in the dark. Around the same time I started seeing some artists making architectural projection mapping installations as well. I found that there was a huge opportunity to include LED lighting and projections in our dance shows. And that's how I got into the audio-visual world.
Image Caption : Fashion and Art installation with Zalez Studio and Haus of Love photographed by Dave Tada, model: Shawnee Badger
One of the most important skills to get into any industry, especially the audio-visual world is networking. A lot of people ask me if I went to school for visual arts. In fact, I went to Tokyo University of Foreign Language and majored in Portuguese so I didn't know many people in this industry. That's where LinkedIn came in. I've used LinkedIn to build my professional network. I researched the industry, found studios and other artists, and when I wanted to meet somebody I sent them an InMail to meet with them in person.
Mentors who will help you move forward in your career are also incredibly valuable. All of my mentors told me about the importance of networking and they didn't hesitate to help me connect with other professionals. Through Hiro Kamegawa, VJ and entrepreneur, I learned about video editing, visual effects, and VJing by working for his company Atelier O. Nick Smith, my mentor for 3D, is a top computer graphics artist and taught me 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, compositing and animations. He even took me on a field trip to several studios in Los Angeles to learn more about the industry first-hand.
Image Caption : Projection mapping onto Tipi at a music festival in Malibu
Once I had the right network, I had to learn about 3D projection mapping. It wasn't easy to start because I didn't even have a projector. So I decided to find other people in the area who were also interested in projection mapping. That's how Mapjacks, an artist collective was born. We do what we call "Maplabs", a freeform learning/experimenting lab for anybody who is interested in this technology. Through Mapjacks, I have met so many people in the field and gradually I started showing projections at various events. Within two years, I got to know a lot of people in audio-visual industry in Los Angeles and have done some amazing projects.
Image Caption : Rendered images of 10 second countdown for 2014
Here are some videos of works I have done.
NEW YEARS EVE LOS ANGELES from VT Production Design on Vimeo.
Greystone Mansion ceiling Projection Mapping from Akiko Yamashita on Vimeo.
Currently, I work at as a lead artist and I am creating animations everyday. My industry is really exciting with so much new technology - I have a lot more to learn and I still feel like my career is just getting started.
Editor's Note: This story was originally posted on Akiko's profile via LinkedIn's publishing platform as part of our Picture Yourself campaign. If LinkedIn has helped you transform your career or business, please share your story with us or write a post on LinkedIn with the hashtag #MyLinkedInStory. For more inspiration, check out more success stories.


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Hello bees!
I'm fairly new to the hive and I would like to celebrate by contributing a little bit of my own ring porn with all of you!
A while back we ordered a cushion cut peach champagne sapphire from EidelPrecious on Etsy. I was head over heels in love until I noticed a pretty large inclusion in my center stone and although I tried, I just could not get past it. Needless to say I returned the ring but because I was so in love with Eidel's work, I decided to give it another shot and ended up ordering an entirely different ring from her. She did not have another cushion cut stone to fit my setting so I decided to switch gears and go with a lovely oval shaped sapphire instead. And let me just say I LOVE it this time around. I'm so happy with it 🙂 Because it is a natural stone it does have some very very minor inclusions but you can't see them unless you're looking very closely…and I'm totally okay with it because I would much rather have a natural stone that is beautiful with character rather than a stone that has been treated and enhanced.
So here she is! My brand new peach champagne sapphire set in rose gold <3
* Oh! And my lovely flower eternity band too! Also from EidelPrecious.


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IT is clearly time to defuse the rising tensions between the United States and Nicaragua. Goodwill and determination on the part of both parties will be required. It will not be an easy task, but a deescalating of the war of words is worth the effort. Angry accusations and bellicose threats have characterized relations between the two nations in recent weeks; cool heads should now think through the situation and take the long view.
The latest round in this verbal sparring began Nov. 6, with Washington's disclosure of suspicions that a Soviet freighter headed for Nicaragua might be carrying sophisticated MIG fighters. There were instant denials from Nicaragua; after a week of angry words, Washington agreed that there were apparently no advanced fighter aircraft aboard the ship. The US then said Nicaragua was becoming an armed camp, which it is. Nicaragua responded by putting an additional 20,000 men and women under arms, announcing it still wanted high-performance MIG jets for its defense and launching a new wave of bitter denunciations of the US.
Many in the US were disquieted to hear their government next suggest that the current high-volume flow of Soviet arms to Nicaragua is much like the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. The Reagan administration says bluntly that it regards Nicaragua as a direct threat to the security of the US. Without much expectation that its words will prompt Nicaragua to lessen its ties with Cuba and the Soviet Union, the administration appears eager to curry US public and congressional support for new efforts to aid Nicaraguan rebels, the contras, in their struggle with the Sandinistas - and maybe some sort of direct US military action. (Earlier this year Congress cut off US funds for the contras, but it is expected to vote again on the issue in March.) In addition, US Army engineers arrived in Honduras this week to help repair and strengthen an air base used by the contras , and US naval vessels are much more in evidence off the Nicaraguan coasts than a few weeks back.
The US does have legitimate security considerations in the Caribbean and Central America. Nicaragua with its Marxist-dominated and increasingly authoritarian government understandably makes Washington uneasy. Moreover, it appears that the Soviet Union, in keeping up the flow of advanced weaponry to Nicaragua, even without the MIGs Nicaragua wants, is testing just how far it can push the US. Cuba, the longtime Soviet ally in the Americas, is also involved, with an estimated 3,000 military advisers in Nicaragua.
With this steady escalation of words and actions, the obvious question is whether a full-scale clash between Nicaragua and the US, with its ominous portent for US-Soviet relations, can be averted. The answer is yes. But it will take real statesmanship and quiet diplomacy, both of which appear in short supply at this time. One solution might be for Washington to make an urgent appeal to the Organization of American States for an emergency session in an effort to bring pressure on Nicaragua to pull back from its allegiance with the Soviet Union. Another would be for Washington and Managua to resume talking to not at each other. Still another option would be for a renewed effort by the four-nation Contadora group to draw up a treaty acceptable to all sides in the Central American drama.
Such alternative courses appear increasingly difficult with the passage of time - simply because neither side wants to back down from its increasingly fixed stance. All the more reason to press ahead promptly and vigorously on the path of peace.


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JAMES PRIVITERA, M.D. graduated in 1962 with a B.S. Degree in Biology and Chemistry from Canisius College, Buffalo, New York. Later he took Biochemistry at University of Buffalo Graduate School. He gained research experience at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, New York, but decided to go into medicine.
In 1967, he graduated with his M.D. Degree from Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, followed by a one year Internal Medicine Internship at Providence Hospital, Seattle, Washington. For the next year he took an Internal Medicine Residency at Presbyterian Hospital, San Francisco, California.
From 1969-1970 Dr. Privitera took a Clinical Fellowship in Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California. From 1970 on he entered a private practice of Allergy and Nutrition and practices in Covina, California.
Dr. Privitera has done original scientific research with the dark field microscope, analyzing and identifying 25 factors with various disease conditions and nutritionally deficient states. He has co-authored a book on the subject with Alan Stang, Silent Clots, Life's Biggest Killers.It deals with Lockstep Medicine's Conspiracy to suppress the test that should be done in emergency rooms throughout the world.
He may be contacted by calling (626) 966-1618.
Dr. Privitera will speak on Clots & The Inflamation (Clotting) Epidemic In Cancer & Heart Disease.


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It is that time of year again when I am at greatest risk of accidentally having my slightly hairy thigh make contact with a far hairier, far less conscientious thigh due to the careless proliferation of body parts that characterizes men on the subway (and also, everywhere). I think it's great that everyone is wearing shorts. I think body positivity is wonderful. But your thigh is just objectively gross, and keep it the fuck away from mine, k? As the age-old saying goes, "Your balls are not that big."
It's also the time of year when my comfort would be exponentially greater, given the sticky, sweltering heat that gathers all the streets of New York into a sweaty mass of metropolis that smells like an overturned garbage truck, if I could wear dresses every day, but when I still choose jeans and a t-shirt to avoid both the visibility of my crotch to everyone below me on any given subway stairway and unwanted attention from shitty dudes.
Sir, my ass is not there for you to ogle at like you're watching fucking Chef's Table. It is for me to sit on and for me to poop out of. Next time I see a dude staring creepily at a woman's ass I'm going to get really close to his ear and whisper, "She poops out of that." If he's really being gross, I'll be like, "She has explosive diarrhea out of that."
See also:
- Copious tourists, whose tanned arms emerging from singlets bearing the acronym "YOLO" inexplicably string across two poles on the subway, giving me the option of jabbing said singlet-bearing torso with my elbow or ducking under disgusting-ass, blond hair-covered armpits;
- forgetting my office sweater at home and attempting to covertly shove my hands under my armpits like Mary Katherine Gallagher in order to warm them up in the Arctic office atmosphere;
- Riding my bike to Coney Island, getting sand in my butt crack, riding my bike home from Coney Island with sand in my butt crack;
- Chafing


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UPPCL Assistant Accountant Recruitment 2016 notification posted for Sahayak Lekhakar with 256 vacancies apply online application form at uppcl.org.
UP Bijli Vibhag Notification 2016: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited has bring employment news for all aspirants who are probing for latest UP jobs. Total number of empty seats is 256 in post of Assistant Accountant so those who are interested must refer to www.uppcl.org. Organization has also published its official notification so after referring to it aspirants can apply till 28th October, 2016.
Let's have quick overview about Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited also known as UPPCL which was established on 14th Jan, 2000. It is an electricity Distribution Company located at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh working with government of UP. For smooth functioning of organization they do need man power. Based on necessity arising likewise they post job notification through its online portal.
Uttar Pradesh Sahayak Lekhakar Jobs 2016: Candidates who are searching for latest jobs should have a look at this job notification especially those who prefers UP location. Before you make yourself engaged into current employment notification make sure that you have referred to its official job notification. Because all details of eligibility criteria such as educational qualification, age limit, selection procedure etc. will be mentioned there.
UPPCL Assistant Accountant Recruitment 2016
Name of Organization: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)
Job Role: Assistant Accountant
Total number of Vacancies: 256
Category wise Vacancies:
- General :- 129
Job Location: Uttar Pradesh
Job Category: Sarkari Naukri
UPPCL Assistant Accountant Vacancies 2016
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification:
- All Graduate possessing candidates in relevant stream from well recognized university are eligible to apply for it.
Age Limit:
- Lower age limit of candidate should be 21 years.
- Upper age limit of candidate should be 40 years as on 1st July, 2016.
Selection Process:
- Registered candidate has to apply for written test & personal interview their selection will be done based on their performance on above mentioned rounds.
Application Fee:
- General category candidates have to pay 900/-
- SC/ST candidates have to pay 600/-
Pay Scale:
- Appointed aspirants will get 5200 to Rs. 20, 200/- with grade pay of Rs. 3600/-
Important Dates to Remember:
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No book review this week, but a book trailer! Tansy Hoskins writes about eco-fashion, sustainability, and worker's rights for websites like Business of Fashion, The Guardian, and Counterfire. Her book, Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion, was released in February and I'm looking forward to reading it!
The New Yorker says book trailers are awkward; you may already have heard how absurd Jonathan Franzen thinks they are.
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Have you ever wanted a day off?
I have.
I'd really love a day off. One whole day.
But not from work. I actually have a great job and work with some fantastic people.
Nor do I want a day off from being a husband. My wife is incredible.
I don't want a day off from being a dad. Oh hell no. My son makes me laugh every day.
And I certainly don't want a day off from being alive. I even love my drive to work, especially when I turn the radio off.
No, what I'd love a day off from is being sick.
A day off from waking up and checking to make sure everything still works. As time progresses this is something I have started to do more and more. Wiggling my toes, touching my thumb and fingertips and smiling in the mirror have become a part of my daily routine.
A day without seeing what I like to call "the look". I should probably explain "the look" here. It is what I frequently see when people look at me – "I'm just checking to make sure you are ok" also known as "I'm checking to make sure everything is working". I know it is a look of love and compassion, but there are days I just wish I didn't have to see my MS mirrored in the eyes of those around me.
A day off from being so tired it isn't funny. In other words, a day on. Where I can help more around the house, kick a ball around for longer with our son and enjoy a beer on a Friday night with friends more than once in a blue moon.
A day without wondering when or where the next relapse will come from and what it might affect.
This morning I woke up (good start) and after doing my normal self-checks (passed them all) I had every intention of calling in sick to work and having what our son referrers to as a "day off day". He's an odd child and to him "day off days" are all about family, Lego, playing and Lego.
Maybe not such an odd child as he has a great point. A "day off day" is a day to enjoy what you have got and to enjoy those around you. So what I ended up doing was deciding today needed to be a "day off day". So I got up, did some exercise and headed to work. The sky was beautiful, the drive was relaxing, and when I got to work I found out that #BonJovi have just released a new song. And then I wrote this.
So yes, I'd love a day off being sick. But I can't. I have MS and while it won't kill me, short of a medical miracle I will die with it. Someday. But not today. It's a "day off day".
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The term "baby steps" has been bugging me lately. I think it's because it's absolutely everywhere. The concept is a good one. Break large tasks, projects, and so on into chunks you can easily manage. But "baby steps"? Can't we figure out some grownup thing to call it?
Probably not. It seems that if we call it something grownup, it will end up sounding like work. "Work?"-choke, as Maynard G. Krebs used to say. (OK--how many of you know who that guy is? lol He was a character on a very old TV show, Dobie Gillis. The guy, Bob Denver, who eventually became super-famous for being Gilligan on Gilligan's Island played the character. I was too young to watch it, but I got to see the reruns when Nickelodeon started running really old TV shows. Great show!!)
Back to "baby steps". I can't think of a better term for it. I'm thinking that my problem with it isn't really what it's called, but that I don't seem to be able to do it. My brain sees the whole project and wants to get there--NOW!! I can break things down into little chunks, but I can't seem to do "today's chunk" and be happy with that. I want to do all the rest of them, too. Thus, my problem with doing habit-changing projects. Their nature is "baby steps" because they don't have a time when they're "done".
Our houses will always have something that needs cleaning. We will always have to exercise. We will always have to make food choices. We will always have to deal with that kind of thing, whatever our particular thing is. And the nature of that bugs me. I like being "done".
Life doesn't work that way. Many projects are never done. So, it's something I have to deal with. And many projects don't get done fast. Many, like writing a novel, making a movie, writing a symphony, and so on, by their nature, take months or even years of small steps to complete. But we can finish the small steps. If I plan to polish my sink, as the Fly Lady suggests for her first day's baby step, and I do it, I've finished something and it doesn't matter if I didn't do other things that weren't one of today's baby steps.
It's so easy to only see what didn't get done and not realize what did. We're all too prone to beating ourselves up because we didn't blah, blah, blah. But do we give ourselves credit for what we did get done? Rarely. That's why most systems of habit-changing suggest we reward ourselves. Or at the very least, pat ourselves on the back. Notice when we do what we want to do, instead of whatever thing we used to do that got us in the mess we're in. Paying attention to the good stuff, instead of the bad stuff is a powerful tool to help us make changes in our lives.
One of my new baby steps is to note in my journal when I do those baby steps. And to stop complaining when I don't do them. I think good planning is the key to being able to do what I want to do. And paying attention to when I follow the plan will make me more likely to keep doing it. I tend to get too hard on myself, like a lot of people do.
Anyway, baby steps, for lack of a better term, do work. If I don't plan more than I can reasonably expect to do and pay attention to the successes, I should make progress. And progress is all anyone can hope for. None of us can ever be perfect and trying to achieve some mental picture of perfection guarantees failure.


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Talk on Science, Evolution & Creationism Set at SWOSU
Southwestern Oklahoma State University's Department of Biological Sciences is hosting a presentation on "Science, Evolution, and Creationism: A Discussion of the Nature of Science and the Evolution/Creationism Debate."
The talk by Dr. Joseph D. Maness will be this Tuesday, February 12, at 7 p.m. in Room 313 of the Old Science Building on the SWOSU campus. Admission is free and the public is invited.
February 12 is the 199th anniversary of the birth of Charles Robert Darwin, co-discoverer of the theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. In recognition of this event institutions and groups around the world are celebrating Darwin Day with various activities.
Maness is associate professor of biology at SWOSU. Following his talk, a question/answer period will follow.
Plans are currently underway for a week-long celebration of Darwin Day 2009 on the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth in February 2009 as well as recognition of the sesquicentennial of the publication of "The Origin of Species" in November 2009.


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Celebrating Easter has always been a huge deal in our family. When I was a little girl, my mother would let me pick out a special Easter dress (usually frilly and pink) along with a special pair of pretty white shoes. To top it all off – had a matching hat and white gloves. We went to Easter mass on Sunday and afterwards was the big, huge family meal. Growing up in a large Italian family, my grandmother would host the dinner for all of the family and there was always a delicious baked ham (and homemade ravioli to make sure dinner was "Italian-ized") of course, my grandmother made her homemade Almond Biscotti and Poppyseed Rolls for dessert.
The desserts are almost the best part of the meal and being that I am ME (and I am always the host these years) – I always focus more on what I will be making for the desserts rather than focusing on the meal itself. Sure, I can make a really awesome macaroni and cheese (my oldest son called me the other day for the recipe! Score!) and mashed potatoes that would make you wanna come back to my house for every year afterwards (maybe that's why I am the chosen host haha) but the desserts are just ultra special. Every year I am trying to find some inspiration on how to make something "new" for my special Easter dessert and this year I have chosen this awesome dessert from Southern Living. Its called Strawberry Mousse Cake and if you have been following me for a while, you know my son Charlie is a strawberry maniac (birthdays are always a strawberry overload with strawberry cakes topped with strawberry icing + strawberry ice cream) so I am going to try to score some major Mom points this year 🙂
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Right around the time of the iPad announcement, the lack of Flash support on Apple's mobile products came to the forefront. Adobe painted Apple as tyrannical, keeping their customers from enjoying the full extent of the internet. Apple fired back, criticizing the Flash platform as unreliable and outdated. Things got heated enough to spark rumors of a lawsuit against Apple. Now Steve Jobs has published an official letter, explaining the six reasons why Apple doesn't want Flash on their mobile devices.
First of all, Jobs sees Flash as a closed platform. The tools needed in order to create Flash content are held exclusively by Adobe. "While Adobe's Flash products are widely available, this does not mean they are open, since they are controlled entirely by Adobe and available only from Adobe," he explained. And while Jobs admitted the iPhone OS is also a closed platform, he thinks web content should never be closed. "We strongly believe that all standards pertaining to the web should be open. Rather than use Flash, Apple has adopted HTML5, CSS and JavaScript – all open standards."
Next, the Apple CEO dismissed claims that their devices are denying users access to a majority of web content. "Adobe has repeatedly said that Apple mobile devices cannot access 'the full web' because 75% of video on the web is in Flash. What they don't say is that almost all this video is also available in a more modern format, H.264, and viewable on iPhones, iPods and iPads." He cited websites like YouTube, Vimeo, Netflix, Facebook, CNN, ESPN, The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, and National Geographic as providers of H.264 content.
Flash's performance and stability issues were his third criticism. "Symantec recently highlighted Flash for having one of the worst security records in 2009," he said. "We also know first hand that Flash is the number one reason Macs crash." There have yet to be any mobile devices that run Flash well, according to Jobs.
Battery life would also be reduced, since mobile devices can currently only decode Flash video via software acceleration - a more energy intensive process. H.264 encoding, meanwhile, can be run using hardware acceleration. "The difference is striking: on an iPhone, for example, H.264 videos play for up to 10 hours, while videos decoded in software play for less than 5 hours before the battery is fully drained."
Finally, allowing Adobe to act as an intermediary between developers and the iPhone OS platform would worsen the quality of App Store. "It is not Adobe's goal to help developers write the best iPhone, iPod and iPad apps," he said. "It is their goal to help developers write cross platform apps." Additionally, having Adobe act as a middleman would put developers under their control. "If developers grow dependent on third party development libraries and tools, they can only take advantage of platform enhancements if and when the third party chooses to adopt the new features. We cannot be at the mercy of a third party deciding if and when they will make our enhancements available to our developers."
Jobs ended the letter with one final jab: "Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating great HTML5 tools for the future, and less on criticizing Apple for leaving the past behind."
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Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I have a very special post for you...
Today I am sharing some of my art journaling with you. I got the ooohs and the aaahs on as I was playing with the lovely PaperArtsy Fresco Chalk Finish paints, Sara Naumann's journaling stamps and one of the gorgeous TCW stencils. I had a real blast, made an almighty mess and ended up with another colourful page spread in my file journal.
I truly hope that you find some time to hop over to the PaperArtsy blog to check out my post there. What more, I am crossing my fingers that you will enjoy it and maybe even share it with your crafty buddies out there. For now, I shall leave you with a few sneak peeks... enjoy!
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Richard Caplan
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Richard Caplan is Professor of International Relations and Official Fellow of Linacre College. His principal research interests are concerned with international organisations and conflict management. His current research is focused on post-conflict peace- and state-building. He recently completed a project on 'Exit Strategies and Peace Consolidation' that examined the empirical experiences of, and scholarly and policy questions associated with, exit in relation to four types of international operations where state-building has been a major objective: colonial administrations, complex peace operations, transformative military occupations and international administrations. (For details, see: http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/research-projects/measuring-peace-consolidation.html.)
Professor Caplan is currently engaged in research on how the principal peacebuilding actors within the United Nations system differ in their understandings of the characteristics of and requirements for a consolidated peace, and the implications that these differences have for the formulation and implementation of coherent peacebuilding strategies. The project will focus on the technical, organizational and political challenges of devising operational measures of effectiveness, in particular measures of progress towards the achievement of a consolidated peace.
Professor Caplan has served as a Specialist-Advisor to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs in the UK House of Commons; a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS); Editor of World Policy Journal; and New York Director of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR). He has also served as a consultant to the UN Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and to various national governments. From 2009-13 he was a UK representative on a European research consortium examining new challenges to peacekeeping and the EU's role in multilateral crisis management, and from 2009-11 he was a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Fragile States.
- International Organisations and Conflict Management
- Peacekeeping Theory and Practice
- Contemporary European Security
- Western Balkans (Yugoslavia)
- Humanitarian Intervention
- Nationalism and Ethno-nationalist Conflict
Books and monographs
- Exit Strategies and State Building, New York: Oxford University Press, 2012 (ed.).
- Europe and the Recognition of New States in Yugoslavia, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005 (ppbk 2007).
- International Governance of War-Torn Territories: Rule and Reconstruction, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005 (ppbk 2006).
- A New Trusteeship? The International Administration of War-Torn Territories, Adelphi Paper No. 341, Oxford: Oxford University Press/International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2002.
- Europe's New Nationalism: States and Minorities in Conflict, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996 (ed. with John Feffer).
- Post-Mortem on UNPROFOR: Lessons of UN Peacekeeping in Former Yugoslavia, London Defence Study No. 33, London: Brassey's/Centre for Defence Studies, 1996.
- State of the Union: The Clinton Administration and the Nation in Profile, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994 (ed. with John Feffer).
Recent articles and book chapters
- 'Why Peace Endures: An Analysis of Post-Conflict Stabilization' in European Journal of International Security, forthcoming (with A. Hoeffler).
- 'Some Implications of the ICJ Advisory Opinion for Resolution of the Serbia-Kosovo Conflict' in M. Milanovic and M. Wood, eds., The Law and Politics of the Kosovo Advisory Opinion, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015 (with S. Wolff).
- 'Measuring Peace Consolidation' in Rethinking State Fragility, London: British Academy, 2015.
- 'European Organizations and the Governance of Ethno-cultural Diversity' in Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 20:3 (July-September 2014).
- 'United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)' in J.A. Koops, N. MacQueen, T. Tardy and P.D. Williams, eds., Oxford Handbook on United Nations Peace Operations, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
- 'The Recognition of New States and the Protection of Minorities Rights in Yugoslavia' in L. Foisneau et al., eds., Spheres of Global Justice, Vol. 1: Global Challenges to Liberal Democracy: Political Participation, Minorities and Migration, Dordrecht, Springer, 2013.
- 'International Interventions in Nationalist Disputes' in J. Breuilly, ed., Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
- 'Regional Approaches to Statebuilding: The European Union' in M. Berdal and D. Zaum, eds., The Political Economy of Statebuilding: Power after Peace, London: Routledge, 2013 (with S. Economides and O. Anastasakis).
- 'Devising Exit Strategies', Survival: Global Politics and Strategy 54:3 (June-July 2012).
- 'The Normative Underpinnings of UN Peacebuilding' in J. Mayall and R. Soares de Oliveira, eds., The New Protectorates: International Tutelage and the Making of Liberal States, London: Hurst, New York: Columbia University Press, 2011 (with R. Ponzio).
- 'Seeing the Responsibility to Protect in Perspective: A Reply to Gareth Evans' in Ethnopolitics 10:1 (March 2011).
- 'The Western Balkans: On the Path to Stability' in M. D. Cavelty and V. Mauer, eds., The Routledge Handbook of Security Studies, London: Routledge, 2010.
- 'Transitional Administration' in V. Chetail, ed., Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: A Lexicon, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
- 'The Security Council and the Administration of War-Torn and Contested Territories' in V. Lowe, A. Roberts, J. Welsh and D. Zaum, eds., The UN Security Council and War, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
- 'Governance: Rule and Reconstruction after War' in D. Grenfell and P. James, eds., Rethinking Insecurity, War and Violence: Beyond Savage Globalization? London: Routledge, 2008.
- 'From Collapsing States to Neo-Trusteeship: The Limits to Solving the Problem of "Precarious Statehood" in the 21st Century', Third World Quarterly 28:2 (March 2007). Reprinted in M.T. Berger and D.A. Borer, eds., The Long War--Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and Collapsing States. London: Routledge, 2008.
- 'The ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Kosovo' PeaceBrief 55, United States Institute of Peace, 17 September 2010.
- 'Managing Transition: Exit Strategies and Peace Consolidation' in Managing Complexity: Political and Managerial Challenges in United Nations Peace Operations, New York, International Peace Institute, July 2009.
- 'Measuring Peace Consolidation and Supporting Transition', Briefing Paper prepared for the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office, March 2008.
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ICE Excel Add-In templates give you the tools needed to build simple to complex real-time market analysis spreadsheets. The historical data feature provides access to ICE Data Services' deep historical databases.
ICE Excel Add-In integrates seamlessly into your existing Microsoft Excel environment, providing fast access to real-time and historical market data. It takes advantage of the flexibility of Excel to provide users with an environment to perform complex market data analysis.
Getting Started
Learn about the most common features offered in ICE XL, with how-to guides and examples for each of the following tools; Quote Table, Data Points, Time Series, Time and Sales and Options.
Continuous Evaluated Pricing (CEP)
Continuous Fixed Income Evaluated Pricing extends our industry leading end-of-day evaluations to intraday by using market information to create a continuous evaluated price. Our innovative approach combines both quantitative and qualitative assessments, overseen by our global evaluation team, to generate an independent, continuous stream of fixed income evaluations that can be used to support trading, transaction cost analysis, and best execution.
Data Point
The Datapoint template showcases some of the flexibility within the application. From monthly averages to unit and currency conversion, the Add In can output nearly any request into a single cell.
Dynamically change technical indicators in the formula chart in Excel. Formulas can be used for simple cracks and spreads, as well as advanced statistical functions.
Forward Curve
Plot the forward curve of any future on a selection of days. The Forward curve tool is flexible for both outright futures as well as expressions and spreads.
View the historical data year-over-year in this seasonality output. Our seasonality functionality allows for rolling years, distinct ranges in time, and even intraday seasonality which outputs day-over-day.
Time Series
Retrieve deep Daily, or intraday history directly into excel. Advanced parameters for removing weekends, holidays, and advanced fill mechanics to manage disparate datasets.
Quote Table
Output a flexible array of live data. The Quote table is easy to generate or modify, either directly in Excel or through our advanced Add In windows.
Volatility Skew
The Options window generates a dynamic options board directly in Excel. The strike prices and expirations update dynamically and allow the user to create robust analytical sheets with definable Black-Scholes parameters.
Note: Excel templates for 3.x versions of FutureSource available here.


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I believe that each person has a song in their heart. I believe that music is universal and culturally acceptable to a diverse population.
As a social worker, working with the older adult population, I try to use the strengths perspective when working with my clients. I believe musical talent or the love of music or humming a tune brings out the best in all of us.
I recently had a client, "Mrs. M" who appeared to be depressed, upon observing her during a home visit. She lives with her daughter and is somewhat limited in her mobility, yet more so in her zest for life. As I was assessing this client I made a few suggestions to uplift her, because as a social worker I try to give my clients at least one other referral that will benefit them, for another service or for an activity.
I called Mrs. "M" a few days later to ask a question and I talked with her daughter, Melba. Melba stated that her mother was sad and feeling unhappy. I asked what some things were that her mother used to do when she lived in her own home. She told me that her mother loves to entertain people by playing the piano. (I did not see her piano, because they had it in her bedroom). A light went off for me and I said oh, I have the perfect place for your mother; she needs to contact her local senior citizen center. They are always looking for someone to play the piano. I quickly looked up the number for her, as I was just as excited as she was. I also suggested that she contact some local nursing homes. Melba was so happy and very thankful for my suggestions.
I don't know if Mrs. "M" ever contacted these resources, but I had placed a glimmer of hope in her life; a sparkle with a melody attached to it. Often times in the past when I have visited a senior center or nursing home I am asked if I play the piano and I do.
Now, when I visit one, I will have a new song in my heart and I will imagine that Mrs. M is playing somewhere and making beautiful music.
As a social worker providing services to our clients is what we do best. I am blessed and rewarded as much as my clients are when I am able to give them hope, not only physically, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually. My reason for visiting Mrs. M that sunny day in March was to assess her need for a ramp to be built on her front porch. This provided her much needed access to the outside world, physically. I believe the other referrals I made enhanced her mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
At least I hope so, because that is what music does for me. It puts a smile on my face and a song in my heart.
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2007 Vanderbilt Commodores Basketball Preview
After missing the NCAA tournament in 2005- 2006, the Vanderbilt Commodores (22- 12 overall, 10- 6 SEC) tied for second in the SEC East and for the third time in four years won at least 20 games. Coach Kevin Stallings (144- 108 in eight years at Vanderbilt, 267- 171 in 14 years overall) has gotten his team to the Sweet 16 NCAA brackets twice in the past four years. With five seniors, three of them starters, returning and some good new talent upfront, Vandy should be back in the tourney mix again.
Offensively, the Commodores were solid, finishing fourth in the SEC, averaging 76.3 PPG and first in assists, averaging 17.0 per contest. Important factors for college basketball betting. Ball control was good too as Vanderbilt averaged 12.4 TPG, placing them third in the SEC. But off the rim and defensively, Vandy was weak, as they were 11th in rebounding margin (minus-2.2 RPG) and 10th in scoring defense (70.2 PPG).
Upfront, the Commodores should get some much-needed help from freshman center A.J. Ogilvy. Ogilvy, who was a member of the Australian national team, is a major force at the low post and will probably start immediately. It's hoped that senior forward Alan Metcalf (2.6 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 44.2 FG%) can finally become a factor on the court and in the. Senior forward Ross Neltner (9.2 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 52.9 FG%) is the team's leading returning rebound man. He's an excellent scorer upfront.
The backcourt features senior swingman Shan Foster (15.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.3 APG, 44.9 FG%). Foster is one of the best shooters in the SEC. Starting at the point, it will either be sophomore Jermaine Beal (3.8 PPG, 1.8 APG, 33.7 FG%) or senior Alex Gordon (7.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 39.6 FG%). Last season, Gordon showed fine ball control and leadership, while Beal proved to be an excellent defender.
The Vanderbilt Commodores return enough talent and have found some promising freshmen to continue to be a NCAA tournament participant. The Sweet 16 is certainly a possibility and the Elite Eight could be within Vandy's reach. Stallings has managed to make the Commodores a perennial contender and this year will be no exception.
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December 12, 2016ABC 7: San Jose adds fluoride to water, aims to expand dental hygiene efforts
by Katie Utehs San Jose is adding fluoride to its water starting Monday. It affects 230,000 people in East San Jose, Almaden Valley and Santa Teresa who are customers of the San Jose Water Company. Parts of Campbell, Milpitas and Lose Gatos are also involved. Dr. Shakalpi Pendurkar showed ABC7 News dental x-rays of a…
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If you don't like ugliness, it might be best to stay away from internet discussion of the Blazers for a couple of days. In tonight's loss to Denver, Greg Oden had two foul shots with less than five seconds left in the game and the Blazers down 1 point.
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I'm Actually in Pain From Laughing at Young Vin Diesel Breakdancing in This Vintage Video
Stop. I'm so happy this amazing vintage video of Vin Diesel breakdancing back in the '80s has resurfaced, and the rest of the world should be happy, too.
In this bizarre and painful music video, we can see a teenage Vin Diesel dressed from head to toe in a sweet Adidas tracksuit showing off his best (and weirdest?) b-boy moves.
Something about the slow beat, the heavy use of overly fluid motions, and the sheer '80s-ness of it all makes this old footage an absolute gem.
And lest we forget, at 0:51 seconds, Vin Diesel absolutely gets kicked in the nuts by the other kid's out of control worm. What a time to be alive.
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Fellow Swanwick regular Val Penny shares her thoughts about how to go about that thing we call plotting…
Plotting is central to writing a novel, but it is a highly individual process. No two authors plot in the same way. Some plot organically while others plot in a very orderly fashion. Many writers even plot differently from one book to another.
Some write scenes: hundreds of scenes that interest and excite them and then they stitch the scenes together to from the novel. While others visualise the way the book will take shape using dozens of bits of paper laid out on their desk or even on the floor. It must be important to make sure the windows are closed if you plot this way! Some authors use tree diagrams, spreadsheets or mind-maps to plot and there is software available to download online for this.
However you plot your novel, the goal is the same, to allow the journey it is about take that will last several months on the road with a novel. It is important that you, as an author, choose between the 'organic' and 'orderly' methods of plotting so that you are comfortable that your choice works best for you and the book you are setting out to write.
I plotted my first novel Hunter's Chase organically but, after attending a course run by Sue Moorcroft at last years' Swanwick Writers' Summer School, I plotted the sequel 'Hunter's Revenge' using diagrams and spreadsheets. Neither is wrong. Both have strengths and weaknesses, and either can be successful for crafting a novel.
Writers who follow an organic way of plotting approach the outline largely as a form of awareness of the story, rather than as an actual document to be followed strictly. Many view the the outline not so much as a planning device but more of an analytical tool that helps strengthen the final draft by indicating the flaws in the story-line.
Some authors begin with an idea and just jump in to tell the story. They write steadily and regularly until they have written tens of thousands of words. Then they go through the organic draft and delete large chunks and add other pieces until the final manuscript is complete.
Other authors, like Sue Moorcroft, plot meticulously and there is no doubt that plotting an outline is hard work. However, having undertaken an outline on Hunter's Revenge, I found myself into writing my novel with confidence. I was happy that one chapter followed another in a sensible sequence. My characters retained their identities. Of course, at the end of the first draft there were flaws, but I found I was able to repair those readily.
Whether you plot organically or in an orderly fashion, the important issue is that you can tell the story to your readers and that you, and they, are satisfied by your novel.
You can find Val Penny in any of these online locations:
On her website here;
On Facebook here, and also to follow progress with her detective series here;
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