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Drugs & Medications - American ginseng root oral
American ginseng root oral
American ginseng root oral Warnings
American ginseng root oral Uses
Ginseng has been used for improving overall health. It has also been used to strengthen the immune system and help fight off stress and disease. There are different types of ginseng. Asian ginseng (from Chinese and Korean sources) has been used for unclear thinking, diabetes, and male erectile dysfunction. American ginseng has been used for diabetes and for prevention of the common cold and flu. Siberian ginseng has been used for preventing colds and flu, and for reducing the severity of herpes simplex virus type 2 infections.
Do not give ginseng to infants because it may cause harm. This product is not recommended for use in children.
Some herbal/dietary supplement products have been found to contain possibly harmful impurities/additives. Check with your pharmacist for more details about the brand you use.
The FDA has not reviewed this product for safety or effectiveness. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details.How to use American ginseng root oral
Take this product by mouth as directed. Follow all directions on the product package. Dosage is based on the condition the product is used for and the type of ginseng. If you are uncertain about any of the information, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Since ginseng may cause trouble sleeping, do not take it near bedtime.
Ginseng should not be used for long periods. Asian ginseng should not be used for more than 3 months at a time, and Siberian ginseng should not be used for more than 2 months at a time. American ginseng has been used for up to 1 month, although certain extract products have been used for up to 4 months. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details about your product and how to use it safely.
If your condition persists or worsens, or if you think you may have a serious medical problem, seek immediate medical attention.
American ginseng root oral Side Effects
Trouble sleeping is the most common side effect. Less common effects include headache, agitation, upset stomach, menstrual problems (e.g., unusual vaginal bleeding), breast pain, and dizziness. An increase or decrease in blood pressure may also occur. Siberian ginseng may also cause drowsiness, nervousness, or mood changes. If any of these effects persist or worsen, contact your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Tell your doctor right away if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur: fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat.
A very serious allergic reaction to this product is rare. However, seek immediate medical attention if you notice any of the following symptoms of a serious allergic reaction: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
American ginseng root oral Precautions
Before taking ginseng, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to any other ingredients listed on the product label; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
People who are allergic to one type of ginseng should also avoid taking other types.
If you have any of the following health problems, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this product: high or low blood pressure, heart problems (e.g., abnormal heart rhythm, rheumatic heart disease), bleeding/clotting problems, a certain mental/mood disorder (schizophrenia), overactive immune system disorders (e.g., lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis), conditions that are affected by estrogen (e.g., endometriosis, uterine fibroids, cancer of the breast/uterus/ovary).
Ginseng may lower blood sugar levels too much, especially in people with diabetes. Siberian ginseng may lower or raise blood sugar levels. If you have diabetes, monitor your blood sugar more carefully while using this product, and report any unusual results or symptoms to your doctor. Your doctor may need to adjust your diabetes medications.
Liquid forms of this product may contain sugar and/or alcohol. Caution is advised if you have diabetes, alcohol dependence, or liver disease. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about using this product safely.
This product may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Limit alcoholic beverages.
This product is not recommended for use during pregnancy. Consult your doctor before using this product.
It is unknown if this product passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
American ginseng root oral Interactions
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug include: medications/products that may increase your risk of bleeding (including "blood thinners" such as warfarin and heparin, anti-platelet drugs such as clopidogrel, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, herbal products such as danshen/garlic/ginger), MAO inhibitors (isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine), drugs that weaken the immune system (including corticosteroids such as prednisone, drugs to prevent organ transplant rejection such as cyclosporine), "water pills" (diuretics such as furosemide, bumetanide), other herbal products (such as fenugreek, willow bark).
Aspirin may also increase the risk of bleeding when used with this product. If your doctor has prescribed low doses of aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke (usually at dosages of 81-325 milligrams a day), you should continue to take the aspirin. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
Caffeine can increase the side effects of this product. Avoid drinking large amounts of beverages containing caffeine (coffee, tea, certain soft drinks) and eating large amounts of chocolate.
Check the labels on all your medicines (such as cough-and-cold products, diet aids) because they may contain ingredients that could increase the side effects of ginseng. Decongestants (such as pseudoephedrine) and stimulants (such as caffeine, ephedra, ma huang) may worsen trouble sleeping, fast heartbeat, and increased blood pressure. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
If you are taking Siberian ginseng, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you also take drugs/other products that cause drowsiness such as: anti-seizure drugs (such as carbamazepine), medicine for sleep or anxiety (such as alprazolam, diazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants, narcotic pain relievers (such as codeine), psychiatric medicines (such as chlorpromazine, risperidone, amitriptyline, trazodone), other herbal products (such as kava, valerian), antihistamines in allergy and cough-and-cold products (such as diphenhydramine).
Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.
American ginseng root oral Overdose
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center.NOTES:
Keep all regular medical and laboratory appointments.
Different types and quality of ginseng may have different effects. Read the product label carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.MISSED DOSE:
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.STORAGE:
Refer to storage information printed on the package. If you have any questions about storage, ask your pharmacist. Keep all medications and herbal products away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.
Information last revised July 2016. Copyright(c) 2016 First Databank, Inc.
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Toby Keith Gets His Own Street and Day in Illinois
Toby Keith is smack dab in the middle of his Hammer Down Tour but the 'Red Solo Cup' singer and beloved country star made a pit stop in Chicago to host the private grand opening of a new Toby Keith I Love This Bar and Grill outpost in the region and to get both a day and a street named after him.
At the restaurant, located in Rosemont, Ill., Governor Pat Quinn greeted the singer and proclaimed Aug. 14, 2013 as "Toby Keith Day" in the state. Wow!
Rosemont's mayor Brad Stephens also unveiled Toby Keith Way, which is where the I Love This Bar and Grill is located.
So it was a banner day for Keith! He is certainly a part of the calendar and the geography of the great state of Illinois now. And his fans can feast on grub at his restaurant.
Check out photos from the day he got a street and a day christened after him! In the photo above, he poses with his Stephens, his sign and a WUSN radio staffer.
Below, he poses with Gov. Quinn.

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September 26, 2013
Brandon I. Brooks
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A new generation of excellence has taken fold at Los Angeles community treasure Harold and Belle's on Jefferson, but the quality and tradition of providing the best seafood in this part of the country has continued under the new ownership of Ryan Legaux and his beautiful wife.
"When we made the decision to take this business over, we decided that the status quo wasn't good enough," said Ryan Legaux, third generation owner of Harold and Belle's.
Right now, he and wife Jessica want to start in house at the restaurant's bar and lounge area, they want to build a banquet hall, and enlarge their existing group dining area, they said.
"Me personally, and I told my dad this too before he passed, I said, 'I don't have a problem taking over the restaurant but I don't want to spend the rest of my life just here. I'm either going to have multiple restaurants or different things going on.'"
"We turn down a lot of business because of people wanting big groups so we want to convert what is now our storage facility into a 100 seat banquet hall," Ryan said.
The young Legauxs officially took over the 43-year-old bastion of New Orleans cuisine on the west coast two years ago when his father Harold Legaux Jr. died of complications from pancreatic cancer. But even before then, Ryan had come from UC Davis with a food science degree eager to implement new ideas and bring the restaurant into the 21st Century. Jessica was excited and just as eager and wanted to help him, but the pair was confronted with reluctance.
"You have this generation that's like, 'if it ain't broke don't fix it,'" said Jessica.
"[So,] the fact that we were able to even get a website was huge. We got on Facebook, it was like just trying to maintain it and now we're like over ten-thousand fans on Facebook."
While here, Ryan began managing the restaurant at night but he soon became restless.
"After a couple of years, it got to a point where I didn't necessarily like what I was doing because like Jessica said, I had these ideas, these things I wanted to implement and I was getting a lot of push back from the four owners (his parents Harold Jr. and Denise Legaux and Al and Susan Honore)," Ryan recalled.
"They were set in their ways, 'if it ain't broke don't fix it. So I decided to leave and go get my MBA.
"While I was doing that, my second year, my dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. And as soon as that happened, he and my mom immediately stepped out of the business. They were living in Palm Springs at the time. They decided they were not going to work and would just concentrate on his health."
That had been a tumultuous year, not only for the family but for the business as well. The economy was taking a nosedive and the neighborhoods surrounding H&B were some of the hardest hit. It came down to a decision: fight for the legendary restaurant, jobs and well-beings along with it or let it go.
"But we'd given so much of our lives to this place," Jessica said of why they chose to remain open.
To help them, they applied for and eventually secured an approximately $2,000,000.00 Section 108 Loan from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Department in 2011. The Legauxs got some backlash from the procurement. But, they said, they're using it to provide jobs and to do their part in keeping the community above water.
"We were a business that's been in the community for 43 years and we were just trying to save the jobs," said Jessica.
"Our employees are like family. We feel extremely responsible for the people who work for us.
Despite the proposed updates and changes, Ryan and Jessica will keep their menu, the fare that the community has come to know and love. Recipes like file gumbo, catfish strips and crawfish etouffe are what separate H&B from the pack. Those were his father's recipes.
"My dad was a kind and generous person. He loved hospitality and serving people."
He sees himself as the same type of person.
"That's part of the reason you see such big portions at Harold and Belle's. He would look at the plates and say, 'it doesn't look like enough. Just put more.' He was very big on presentation."
"Even when he made dishes at home," said Jessica, "they would be the prettiest plates you've ever seen."
"You've heard the saying, people eat with their eyes," said Ryan. "I'd like to take it a step further and involve all the senses. The food should be an overall experience."
Everything starts with good ingredients.
"There's no way around that," said Ryan.
"[For example] our scampi is not like any other scampi you're going to get," added Jessica.
"Creole food is a process," she said.
"You don't cheat the process."


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- Justice says it has cooperated extensively with "Fast and Furious" probe
- Issa's committee may vote on a contempt of Congress resolution
- The ATF operation allowed weapons to be purchased illegally
- The aim was to track the arms to senior drug cartel measures
The top Republican on the House Oversight Committee is moving to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate in the panel's investigation of the controversial "Operation Fast and Furious" weapons sting.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, sent a 17-page memo and a draft contempt resolution to members of his committee Thursday, outlining what he argued was Justice Department's "refusal" to comply with the panel's probe to get information about the sting. The program, run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, allowed weapons to be purchased illegally in order to track them to senior drug cartel members, but agents lost track of hundreds of weapons in the process.
Issa indicated the committee may vote on the measure in an upcoming session, setting up a major confrontation between the Republican-led House and the Obama administration.
The Justice Department firmly rejected the committee's publicly released document. In a letter to Issa, Deputy Attorney General James Cole wrote that the department hopes to find a "mutually acceptable resolution" to demands for documents, but Issa's resolution "appears to express a preference for confrontation over resolution."
"Viewed fairly, the disagreements between the Committee and the Department over the scope of the document to be produced stem not from a lack of cooperation, but from our sincere and unwavering believe that disclosure of materials related to ongoing criminal investigations and prosecutions could well jeopardize our core law enforcement mission, which must remain free from political pressure or even the appearance of political pressure," he wrote. "This is not a novel concept.
Cole told Issa the department has handed over 7,600 pages of material related to the botched probe, and Holder has testified about the issue seven times. But he said the committee needs to better define the types of documents it wants Justice to hand over.
When word leaked last week that Issa was working on such a resolution, the committee's top Democrat, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, sent the chairman a letter accusing him of pressing the issue for political purposes.
"Holding someone in contempt of Congress is one of the most serious and formal actions our committee can take, and it should not be used as a political tool to generate press as part of an election-year witch hunt against the Obama administration," Cummings wrote.
But in a Thursday interview on Fox News, Issa said, "We're running out of patience." He accused the Justice Department of a "coverup," but indicated he was still giving the department a chance to hand over the materials.
"If they don't, then I have the support of leadership to do what we have to do," Issa said.
If the Oversight Committee approves a contempt resolution, the measure could then go to the House floor for a full vote. But CNN has been told that Issa has no firm plans yet to hold a committee vote, hoping instead that the threat will pressure Holder to provide the documents the Republicans want.
"While there are very legitimate arguments to be made in favor of such an action, no final decision has been made about moving forward yet by GOP leaders," a senior House GOP leadership aide said when asked about the timing of a potential vote in the House on the matter.
Last week, House Speaker John Boehner deflected questions on any vote, deferring to Issa's investigation.
"I continue to support their efforts and believe that this Justice Department must be held accountable," Boehner said.
In an effort to paint Issa's efforts as politically motivated, a Democratic government source noted that Issa and other GOP lawmakers protested when the House voted to hold Bush administration officials in contempt in 2008.
But an Issa aide said the two issues are completely different: The 2008 dispute involved officials who worked in the White House and claimed executive privilege, the aide said, while Issa is seeking information from an agency over which Congress has oversight.
The committee memo accuses the Justice Department of "reckless conduct" and notes that it has pressed the department for answers for more than a year about the operation and how it related to the death of Border Control Agent Brian Terry in 2010.
Terry was shot near the Arizona border by an illegal immigrant. Two AK-47s recovered at the scene were traced back to a database of weapons bought by a straw purchaser and then smuggled into Mexico in an operation that resulted in the loss of hundreds of weapons.
After Terry's death, the Justice Department initially denied allegations in a letter to Congress that it was illegally allowing the flow of weapons to members of Mexican drug rings. But it acknowledged the program about a year later, calling it "fundamentally flawed." Holder has since vowed that guns will not be allowed to "walk" from gun shops near the border with Mexico.
In February, Holder told Congress the Justice Department was still doing its internal inquiry, but stated that officials could be fired for improper conduct.
"I can assure you those people will be removed from federal service," he vowed.
Issa's memo notes that while the Justice Department has provided some materials to Capitol Hill, most of the information about "Fast and Furious" came though whistle-blowers and media reports. The Oversight Committee approved a subpoena sent to Holder in October 2011 with 22 categories of documents it wanted to see, but the committee says it has only received materials relating to 12 of those categories.
"For over a year, the department has issued false denials, given answers intended to misdirect investigators, sought to intimidate witnesses, unlawfully withheld subpoenaed documents, and waited to be confronted with indisputable evidence before acknowledging uncomfortable facts," the memo states.
Cole said Justice has provided more documents to its Inspector General's office, which is conducting its own investigation of "Fast and Furious." And cited internal legal opinions dating back to the Reagan administration to argue against disclosing some documents to Congress.
Specifically, the committee is pressing for documents that shed light on why the Justice Department first denied and then acknowledged the program. It also wants more information on which senior Justice Department officials knew about the operation and who approved it, as well as why the various law enforcement agencies allegedly failed to communicate with each other about the operation.
Issa's committee has been holding a joint investigation with the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. Grassley said he supported Issa's move to press for a contempt resolution, and urged the Justice Department to "come clean."
"The attorney general and the Justice Department are thumbing their nose at the constitutional authority provided to the legislative branch to conduct oversight," Grassley said in a written statement.
The controversy over the operation has prompted some GOP members on the Hill to call for Holder's resignation, and more than 100 House Republicans signed onto a resolution of "no confidence" against the attorney general -- a largely symbolic gesture that is less serious than a contempt resolution.


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Monday, November 2, 2009
On the Street….The Chef, Rivington St.,NYC
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I don't like the fox.
that's right. she looks amazing.
Could do without the fox head…..
her stole is OOC!!!
Simply divine. And I love her cheek colour!
Talk about tongue-in-chic! Love my fashion with a twist of wit!
uh oh. prepare for an influx of fur haters. :s
oh my, she is beautiful and So feminine. I love it – including the old fox around her shoulders.
Oh so lovely!
Beautiful photo…love the bike. But argh, that stole…no good.
Finally!!!!! A real woman with some HIPS!!!!
Sexy as hell and she knows it. Good for her.
However I don't approve of the way she is carrying her "Pet". lol
She is beautiful, I love the color in her cheeks. I don't normally have such a visceral reaction to fur but here it is too much. I really could do without the fox. It grossed me out in an over the top "I wear fur for fashion" statement… ugh.
so ro-man-tic !!!!!!!!!
Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of fox muffler :( but I really like her bike! I have similar :)
If that a scarf
How can she ride a bike with high heel shoes and a tight skirt? Amazing! Love the composition of the photo – her cheeks matching the building on the left, her skirt matching the graffiti on the right.
hmm…the fox might be unnecessary, no?
Otherwise, beautiful!
Hmm, I'm OK with real fur and all, but the fox head (fake I hope) is a bit too much I think.
just a quick note before the influx of fur comments: Please remember that all leather based goods are animal skins. I bet almost everyone that reads the Sartorialist owns products that come from animal skins such as shoes, belts, wallets, bags, etc..
She looks really good and the fox fur really works well for her.
Although she might wanna lose the fox's head. I like fur, but this seems tacky to me.
I agree with Jou Jou the head is a little weired to me…however I really like the fur color and the way it wraps…Great means of transportation!!!
The photo is nice, just like all otherphotos posted here, but … I come from a country where people normally wear fur, because it is so very cold in the winter but fox's head on the shoulders is too much even for me… unless the lady hunted it herself… :-) this is just my opinion !
I love the fox! Very vintage. I'm sure it's been dead a long time and she's putting it to good use.
She looks great, and the fox looks incredibly chic.
She looks so great! I think the fur is ok, and I love that she rides the bike wearing high heels.
Brilliant. You find the most incredibly stylish people.
Now, there's a fox!
(And the young woman is pretty, though riding that bike with those heels doesn't show a good deal of sense. Hope she wasn't going far.
oooooo the fox is terriffffff
Such a stylish biker!!
Nice photo but that fox… egads!
it's so post war france. I love it, I'm not a fur person but believe that it's a personal choice, or we'd have vegeterians stuffing broccoli down our throats!! Democracy people!!!
Back to the look, she pulls it off wonderfully well and shows a lot of charisma.
That fox is crazy.
Whadda woman! And props to her for being able to ride a bike in that hip hugging skirt. She looks absolutely fantastic. AND she's a chef? This girl has to fight them off, I'm sure.
Well. She is certainly making a statement. It's not often that true fashion insanity is captured on this blog!
And if she, the chef, whipped that fox up for last night's dinner party then kudos to her for using every part of the animal.
Gorgeous. I love people that understand fur and wear it the way it's ment to be: extravagant, fearless and selfish. It's that decadent self-indulging attitude that people seem to rebel against these days. IN YOUR FACE GLAMOUR. She even has a Marlene Dietrich-ish expression going on that wraps up the whole look.
i love the morbidity of the fox. it's old school glamour, it's not like she killed it herself with an eyeliner pen!
She cooked the fox?
In the words of Roger Sterling "I don't know who's eyes I should be looking at."
Foxes fur was the first post on whereisthecool.blogspot.com !!!!!
I like the look, without the fox head…
hmmm… that fur is a really pretty color for her but i'm not sure i like how the head and feet are still attached to the fur. she literally has a fox wrapped around her neck and it looks a little odd.
I like the color of the skirt which I think looks great with the orange of the fox.
I'm not against furs, but the legs and the head of the fox are too "distracting".
hope the fox is vintage (that's really the only way you could justify the look).
but wow, love her 'vintage' figure (& I mean that in a good way)-her body looks amazing-the hips are SEXY…
The fox is maybe what makes the look so glamourous but also kind of creepy.
love the pale color her dress. mixed feelings about the funky fox. (Is there a scarf that would have a similar color-balancing effect?)
classic looking bike, though.
I absolutely LOVE the fox… so glamorous.
I hope it is faux fox. The color suits her very well though. But for her and the fox's sake – let's hope it is fake.
i love roger sterling. great quote. i cant decide if i love it or hate it, but it's getting a reaction out of me. i love her shoes.
I have a rabbit fur collar (with no head attached) on a coat of mine, and I quite enjoy wearing it. This woman looks lovely, but I seriously have the heebie jeebies looking at her. No way I could ever wear a head anywhere near my neck that wasn't mine!
I have a similar stole from my grandmother. I never wear it out of fear of receiving uninvited attention or getting splashed red paint, but it is draped over a loveseat in my house and always gets a rise out of people.
Hers definitely looks vintage and helps her look hearken old fashioned glamour and romance. Furthermore, it would be sad if the animal's life went to waste to only be used for a few year when instead here it has certainly been used for decades. It looks gorgeous here, especially with the color of her hair, cheeks and dress.
For those who have similar such furs they swear never to wear, many animal shelters accept old furs to be used as bedding for young animals because its resemblance to their mother comforts them.
In a word: HOT.
Daring. Love it.
lovely photo on the bike!
Hi,I totally love the style and the colors, very avant-garde.
Badass, contrary, feminine, tongue-in-cheek given her profession, amazing. This woman goes to the butcher shop, wears leather shoes and drapes vintage fox arond her neck with impunity. Love!
Whatever your feelings about foxes (and I find the idea of a headless stole even creepier!), she's truly a sartorialist. I would say she knows exactly what look she's aiming for, and that she hit it exactly — there is not one thing amiss. She wears the fox with a very appropriate hauteur that does it credit, and on a bicycle no less.
The anti-fur people had a point years ago when there was this giant industry breeding poor animals in horrible conditions and simultaneously convincing women that the ultimate proof of a man's adoration was some piece of fur. But now, when nearly all fur seen on the streets has been dead for 40 years or so, I think it's time to put the paint cans back in the garage.
Someone help she's being attacked by a FOX!!!!
the fox scarf looks nice.
Okay, that thing scares me:)
Vintage fur is totally an ethical option as far as I'm concerned, and that stole looks quite old. Better worn and enjoyed then thrown away.
Especially worn with such wit, bravado and elegance. Kudos.
She looks like street theatre in that stole, I love it.
Oh my goodness! What a character. I want her to be my friend.
She looks like she has a story to tell.
The shape and stance of her body, the rouge, the way she is defiantly staring directly into the camera seemingly challenging anyone to question what she is wearing or doing, reminds me of the photos of Eugene Atget. (Yes I am talking about the photos he took of Parisian prostitutes, of course not saying that is the case here. Just can't help but draw a parallel.)
very charming!
I just wish the fur would come from a nicer place..
Although her fox is probably is old, the use of fur strikes me as naive statement, knowing what we (should) do about the industry. Don't have to be a vegetarian to realise that..
I don't think it is faux…. in fact, when the fox saw this little hot number riding down the street I'm pretty sure he sacrificed himself… I mean, wouldn't you?
There is nothing sexier than a woman on a bike. Or should I say "foxier?"
I love her!! I want to marry her!! Give her my number it's
Love the fur!
fox? seriously ?!
all-in-the-silhoutte – what would you have her do – change to tennis-shoes?
What is this attitude that when you are going to ride your bike you should wear something "sporty". The bike for many people is their form of transportation….if they need to go someplace and they are wearing heels they go on the bike wearing heels. Simple as that.
Fur stoles used to always have the head attached. My grandmother had a muskrat stole similar to this, but there were two heads.
That dead animal really turns me off.
Even though it's kind of sick that she's wearing a full animal, I love the overall look. I wish it was faux though…poor fox.
If "understanding fur" means liking to wear a corpse around your neck, then you're right, I don't understand fur.
Otherwise a good look.
(Come on … no one thought of it?)
Yikes! The fox is distracting.
Very brave! A little creepy for me, but she rocks it, for sure & it works. I agree with a lot of other people-the next thing I noticed were her cheeks. Love the color, they look great! I would love to try that myself.
love the bike!
I like the look but it is a bit like roadkill.
Im against real fur, but love everything else!
Love the bike. Love the shoes. However I'm just not getting the bag (it's too plain) and the dress just looks too frumpy in my opinion. And, whilst i normally don't mind fur, I think the fox's head is a little too much.
However she's a very pretty lady :) this just isn't my favourite outfit.
Wow, the picture really seems to transport some of her personality!
The fox suits the look, but it looks… still too much like a fox for my taste.
have been watching for a few months and feel compelled to write comment for this one…this lady is great! who needs to look at fashion magazines when there are such specimens on the street! good on you!!!
lovely fur!!
what a beautiful figure, so curvaceous, feminine
what a woman, so daring, elegant
what a fox, so orange, furry
Preferia que a raposa fosse falsa.
Interesting fox…
What is the curled up bit of it under her chin, and the thing sticking out? Looks suspicously like a leg, but surely not…
I like her blusher!
foxy lady
is that oona from nyu?
Her clothes (even the fox), her bike, her dress are all amazing, but you know it's her face that makes this an amazing picture.
Va-va-voom! Her face and shape are profound…she looks luscious in that dress.
I love this look, fox head and all. Her cheek color is so inspiring!
So glam! Not a fan of the fox head though…
I'm in the anti-fur camp, but that's been covered here.
My only original comment: She looks exactly like the young Carol Kane (the actress).
I can never condone wearing a sacrificed animal, but she looks beautiful otherwise. I personally can't bring myself to sacrifice safety for style. Where I live, bicycle helmets are the law.
This is very cool but i think she's missing a little hat!
This could be an amazing painting but it is difficult for me tolerate it as a photography
She has a gorgeous figure. Love it. Eye candy.
some true fur glamour :
or this!!!
Wow~! I love it so much~!
What would Fantastic Mr Fox say about this? Is she Mrs Bean?
oh no the fox head :(
its too much ….
i absolutely love fur…but the head is just too much…
She's FABULOUS in so many ways words alone fail to convey how dazzling this really woman is in the picture. Albeit, I vouch there is a handful of animal activists out there who this WILL shock lol her fox is tout a fait chic! And she wears it well. Ah yes those seductive hips and that dainty visage are to die for! I would willingly dine at her restaurant, her cuisine can only be as exquisite. Kudos Schumann
I love the contrast with the photo below. Paris after the war and Paid on 2010. You got them both and spot on.
Great Bicycle Chic
Sheer style. I don't mind the fox. It's obviously vintage and loooong dead. Why not utilize it rather than waste it. I wouldn't wear one but it looks fitting on this beautiful woman.
Very Bold, can't help but notice.
There is something wistful and ethereal about this girl. She looks like she stepped out of a story by D.H. Lawrence, or William Faulkner.
wow!! Love the Fox!! So glamourous!!!
My wife and I agree that we like this entire photograph. We enjoy the blush, the fox (in it's entirety) and especially the expression. It says, I am completely comfortable in my own skin.
We could not however resist the opportunity to point out the irony of bicycling roadkill.
We know that this is a poor attempt at humor, but hey, it's daylight savings…
I love the composition of the bike. The front wheel looks like it's going to come out from the picture. Your photographs always amaze me.
That fox is gorgeous. I'm intensely jealous.
looks good, but none of it makes too much sense.
I am a vegetarian and do not wear fur. However, I am shocked by the hypocrisy here–so many people are concerned about the fox head and feet still being attached to this (I assume) vintage stole, yet they wouldn't be bothered by other fur or leather clothing (and probably eat animal flesh). I think the head and feet make one respect that it is an animal that has died in order to be worn.
she is so adorable and refreshing. great post.
Scott, this reminds me of a shot that I saw long ago (possibly Bill Brandt's work, though, I'm not certain of that) of a woman during the London of the Blitz (btw, the bicycle and the street lamp in the background were the triggering props for the memory)-utterly unflappable, and losing none of her inherent dignity in spite of all the chaos surrounding her. I am delighted to see this post, and even though the animal heads will surely be a bit disconcerting to some, it was quite common during the 1930s and '40s to see them. Bravo to this woman for having the moxie and elan to assemble such a great retro outfit.
lots of good arguments for and against fur.. i totally see both sides.. i just wouldn't like the idea of the creepy head on my shoulder.. so i'm going to have to vote against the fox scarf..
PS: i don't think her outfit would be anything special without the scarf.. such a catch 58 or 59 or 49, whatever it is
I'm loving the fact that she has hips, how refreshing!.
And I really like her dress, it makes me think of sea foam.
I love her…such a "lady", beautiful, feminine, real…and on her way to somewhere interesting. I'd love to know…
Wonderful! superfantastic she's the fox!
Just for the record, I read The Sartorialist and I don't wear leather, suede, wool, angora, et al, in response to the previous poster. So, I'm assuming there are others as well and your point that those who post anti-fur comments here are hypocritical might not be 100% true. Maybe mostly true – but not 100%.
* for full disclosure I have one wool a.cheng red houndstooth jacket until it's worn out and then that's it
from some other time – from some other place….
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that better not be real fur!! ohh
but she looks so great.. nice curves :)
LOVE love love the fox,
way to go lady! If you want to wear dead animals (as most of us do) then that's the way to go. Arrogant, decadent and provocative. No apologies.
Wonderful face too, and oh that silhouette!
WONDERFUL!! I love it especially the fox which as others have noted adds wonderful vintage old school glamor and a bit of irony to the look. I always prefer whole fur stoles (ones were the whole animal is skinned) worn with country tweeds but it looks wonderful on her as she wears it with humor. I am surprised people are surprised to see a woman wearing high heels riding a bike. it is a common site here in Europe.
Actually it's less hard to bike in heels than it is to walk in them
just saying
I love the stole btw
I can read that many of the comments here are against the fox around her neck. Many of you doesnt understeand it. Mabye you dont know it, but in the past time it was normall to wear it like this. Im not the "fur for fashion" but i just underteand it. I come from the czech republic and i know that we have a very cold winter. In many households it was normal that womens have had fox scarf made like this and it was (and still is for me) a very chic and luxurious-like way of being dressed. Nowadays nearly noone wears it so in many cases this things just lays somewhere in the storage and noone cares of them. but i think its a pitty. I have got the same as this one on the photo from my grandmother, we have made a new silk-lining for it and i love to wear it. Very chic. And look sometimes at some old movies. All the chic and elegant womens in the 30┼ø and so used to wear some fur collar.
Oh Yes – She is fantastic – and so is the Fantastic Mr fox !
Work it, girl.
I wear leather… in the past (no longer however) I've had a fur… but having the entire animal around your neck to me is way over the top. Its not remotely feminine, it detracts from this entire look. I'd say she seriously wanted to make a statement because one can't really dress and look in the mirror and see an entirely whole dead animal around their neck and not know they are making a very clear statement. With that statement she lost me, otherwise she would have looked oh so feminine to me.
…..This is one of the sexiest women I've seen here for a while. The fox who perished long before the fur haters posting here were even thought of, looks great. And so does the bike. One would like to have a martini with her.
Besides the fox head, finally, a woman with HIPS in this blog!
I feel this is the natural beauty cannon.
This is old world glamour at its best. Glorious to see those shapely thighs.
Oh my gosh so fabulous in so many ways. First, the photo is genius – brilliant background, placement, love the bike. Love her stance, her gorgeous hips, her dress, the patent shoes, the hauteur as someone else said with which she wears the fur. This is true sartorialism. And I wish people would give it up about the fur. I remember when I was a little girl my step-father reminded me that animals die and suffer cruelly in nature. This fur is long-dead. Fur keeps those of us who live in perilously frigid climates warm. This lady wears a – long dead – animal with the finesse it deserves. Love, love, love. And bring back this kind of figure. Please. True, unadulterated gorgeousness.
People, most likely the stole is vintage 1930s or 40s at the latest. It is quite unusual to find a full fox stole made today.
1. an interest in matters of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.
As soon as I saw the fox I knew that a lot of people was going to complain about the fox. Although I am against fur, I am not going to complain about it, not because I liked it but because everyone decides what to wear and what to like.
What is funny is that someone said or implied that wearing fur is true sartorialism…duuuuuuumb!
It's a bit of wartime Paris in the present-day Big Apple.
Costumey, in a good way. But what threw me off initially was the rouge on her cheeks. A bit much. All the rest of her accoutraments are working. She went over-board with the blush.
Poor fox…………….
But I like the rest of the outfit!
The fox is giving me the creeps! By no means am I saying she shouldn't wear fur (leave that to PETA), I'm just saying for me it detracts from the photo because it's all I focus on – shudder! That said, I love that she's all dolled up and going about town on a bike – now that's kewl!
There's a Spanish saying that goes "40 zorras para vestir a una". Well, in English I suppose we could say "one fox to dress another" and it wouldn't be too far from the truth either…
OH MY GOD! She rocks! She rocks the skirt, the dead fox, the bicycle, the make-up, the hair! Fantastic. Anyone who can pull off wearing that fox stole with this much glamour and make it work for daytime is a goddess. No, seriously– a GODDESS!
I don't mind fur necessarily, its just the intact head that freaks me out.
love the fox, I have a silver tip fox I wear in the winter.
The color palette is really beautiful, it's toned down but it still POPS! I like the fox, but I'd rather see it hopping through the forest… :-( It reminds me of the scene from The Duchess when Kiera Knightley is wearing the fox for the Fox lobby – also a very beautiful color palette. Maybe that orange is just the right color to add spice to an outfit.
@ya-ya, most dictionaries I looked up have a second definition related to clothing in general. And himself reguarly features portraits of subjects without a stitch of tailoring about them. I'm sticking by it, thanks.
Come to the Netherlands, everyone (at least most women and in Amsterdam sometimes a man) wears heels when they ride their bike! Also tight skirts, or even formal evening wear. Why should that be a problem? Green energy!
Simply gorgeous.
Love; Rosy cheeks, eyes, stockings and hips (especially hips!).
Like; Dress, hair, shoes, biking.
Don't like; Fox (because it's too much and not for Peta reasons.).
AnonymousJK said…
……The photo is about her not you
Love it.
I have a stole just like this, head and little feet. It was my great aunt's – totally normal in those days.
I must go look for it, I had forgotten about it.
I usually like fur, but the head… Rox & rouky… Do you remember that cartoon?
What I do admire is that she is on her bike wearing heels!
In London at night if you are walking home late, you are most sure to see a lovely fox out looking for food. I like her style she has fashion guts to wear what she feels…
This is one look I never expected to see on this side of the pond. Most of my aunts in Europe have fox furs with the head and feet attached, and this look seems quite Italian to me. A lovely young lady.
Beautiful picture, totally not like in 2009!
Although the animal head freaks me out a bit I must say that the fox MAKES this outfit happen.
Why hate it???
I absolutely love it – in an anonymous way of course.
so many great comments – love it when a photo gets people talking.
I think she is truely beautiful and the photo so evocative – I can just imagine her dancing the Argentinian Tango
Bwahahaa, the FOX! I love it! It's so barbaric and gothic, and the rest of her is so swishy and elegant! That is one kickass outfit.
I love everything about this!
There is something very classic, but in this day and age, I can't get past the fox. But she is delightful in on her bike.
I'm on the fence about the "ethics" regarding fur (vintage or otherwise), however the second thing that came to mind was: that stole is really meant to be worn at night.
i don't fancy the fox wear or any other animals…
She's absolutely great! Not many people could pull this look off…
Love this picture! But… what's wrong with the fox? He doesn't look too well…
I have no personal objections at all to people choosing to wear fur (I mean, nothing in the world bugs me more than a fur-hater toting a leather bag) BUT there is something unappetizing about the fox's head and feet and just dangling around her neck like that. She is beautiful however.
This to me looks like she has heard that the Sartorilaist is in town so throws together an outfit she would never wear just in the hope that she might be spotted
I disagree with the way animals bred for fur are treated, but *artistically* – the fox fur makes it! the color! the imagery! the unexpected! A beautiful picture.
Gah, the fox head D: Otherwise, she looks cute.
ooh, foxey lady
The fox is too morbid
love fur but this fox head looks weird.
The colors are great but I can't get past that piece of roadkill-taxidermy hanging around her neck.
Never thought I'd be one for a "whole" fur- but I love the look…on her. A fox is a fox is a fox. If you're gonna wear an animal you might as well wear the whole thing.
What a statement.
love it. all. the whole dang fox and her brick rouge are flawless. and to top it off, riding a bike in some serious shoes.
yes ma'am.
she looks incredible good,and the bike completes the whole outfit. i am not to crazy about the wolf on her shoulders. she could still look amaizing without it.
Stunning!! Bravo!
I just L-O-V-E the fox!
I clicked on the comments just to read the bitter ones, but I'm guessing the nastiest didn't make the list. I like the bicycle.
Lovely outfit and she looks so glamourous. I'm amazed by her capacity of wearing such high heels and ride a bicycle at the same time. I just hope the fur is vintage, we don't have the need to kill anymore.
I don't like the fox at all….how unappealing
Does anyone know if this dress is vintage or not? The color is stunning and the cut is so flattering – does anyone recognize it and know if I could purchase it somewhere if it's not vintage?
p.s. Love the fox. So Judy Dench ├Ā la The Importance of Being Earnest.
but…I don't like the Fox too…
It's a bit surrealist to me that's why i love it,
if i saw her i would definitely stop her for a shot …
Also would be a picture i would buy it to hang in a wall…
A lit said for the fox would be fun if it was a fake…
I love love LOVE this look. There is something so romantic about the mixing of the textures and, yes, the full head of the, um, deceased. The full stole really makes the look, I think. (love the exaggerated blush too!). With that said, Im totally against the fur industry and would never support it by buying a new fur.
if you find a piece like this in an antique store or something (and this is clearly a vintage piece which i think we've established), there is no reason to not put to good use. the poor guy died a long time ago, at least you can kind of… rescue it… if that makes sense… The only downside is that people think you support fur, and WILL harass you… but hell, people are going to make judgments about you no matter what so screw them…
I know her. Thats Flannery Klette-Kolton from http://www.biglittlenyc.com
i love the look and she looks really amazing. but i hate the fur and …
maybe those who find the head so disturbing do so because it reminds them that she's wearing something that was once alive and didn't really need to die to warm her. perhaps, you prefer it without the head and legs so you can pretend it's ok.
please spare me the hate replies. I love fashion as do you.let's just agree to disagree.
Perfect sans foxhead'. Love the cheeks!
The fox is a shame. And sad.
Admittedly there's something about her thats incredibly sexy, but it isnt that dead fox hanging around her neck which is utterly vulgar and grotesque


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Before studying clinical psychology, I thought I knew everything about interviewing that a journalist needed to know. Through coursework and experience as a reporter at AP and The Washington Post, I'd learned to get usable quotes from almost anyone, from grieving parents to recalcitrant bureaucrats.
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The number of people visiting Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales' sites is continuing to rise, with figures reaching a record high of 1.75 million visits in 2012-13 (9% above target).
Over the last 12 months, Amgueddfa Cymru's seven museums collectively welcomed over 50,000 more visitors than in 2011 – 12, with four of the museums enjoying their best years ever (National Museum Cardiff, National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, National Wool Museum in Dre-fach Felindre and the National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon).
National Museum Cardiff, which has developed its offer with a new National Museum of Art, refreshed natural history galleries and a strong changing programme of exhibitions and family events welcomed a record 477,399 visitors. The number of visitors to the city centre Museum has grown significantly over the last two years with an increase of 29% since 2010 – 11.
The National Waterfront Museum in Swansea with its strong events programme, reached a total of 271,452 visitors – 6% more than the previous year. Playing an important role in the local community, the industrial National Wool Museum in Drefach Felindre attracted an impressive 34,309 visitors – an extra 3,931 visitors. The National Roman Legion Museum also achieved its best ever visitor figures, with 71,992 people welcomed by the Museum in Caerleon.
St Fagans: National History Museum's successes came in July 2012 when it was given the largest ever grant awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund in Wales to redevelop the site, then in September when it was named the UK's most loved museum by the consumer magazine Which?. In addition, 2012 – 13 saw the National Slate Museum celebrating its 40th Anniversary and the Olympic Torch Relay at Big Pit: National Coal Museum.
'In 2012, we celebrated 1.69 million visits as the highest total ever recorded since free entry was introduced in April 2001,' said David Anderson, Director General, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales.
'I am delighted that we've succeeded in breaking yet another record this year, which is testimony to the quality of the service delivered by the Museums and the true value of the Welsh Government's free entry policy.
'Breaking records such as these motivates us to continue to deliver for the people of Wales. We must remain relevant to all, not only appealing to our existing audiences but also attracting new visitors to interact with the national collections, which, after all belong to the people of Wales!'
Minister for Culture and Sport, John Griffiths, added:
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'Free entry to the sites of Amgueddfa Cymru was introduced to enable everyone to enjoy the nation's rich heritage of arts, sciences and social and industrial history.
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Amgueddfa Cymru is looking forward to another exciting 12 months, not least with the start of the work on redeveloping St Fagans into a National History Museum for Wales, which has attracted nearly £12million of Heritage Lottery Fund support and £7million from the Welsh Government. Over the next five years, a new entrance hall, gallery spaces and a medieval Welsh Prince's hall will be added to its collections of over 40 historic buildings.
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales operates seven national museums across Wales. These are National Museum Cardiff; St Fagans: National History Museum; National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon; Big Pit: National Coal Museum; Blaenafon, National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre; National Slate Museum, Llanberis; National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.
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To drink pure water from a shallow pond, one should gently take the water from the surface without disturbing the mud at the bottom. If you desire to be pure, have firm faith and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Keep your mind like clear water, for God is above all arguments. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Look at your mind dispassionately; this is enough to calm it. Only when it is quiet can you go beyond it. Do not keep the mind busy all the time, stop it and just be. If you give it a rest, it will settle down and recover its purity and strength. Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981), Hindu sage
Transformation is more important than information. Sri Sakthi Amma, head of the Narayani Peedam of Malaikodi, Tamil Nadu, India
God defined is God denied. To define is to limit. Yet, the deepest of my consciousness calls on Him as pure love. Sadhu Vaswani, (1879-1966) founder of Sadhu Vaswani Mission
The caste system is opposed to the religion described in Vedanta. Caste is a social custom, and all our great preachers have tried to break it down. Every sect has preached against caste, and every time it has only riveted the chains. Caste is simply the outgrowth of the political institutions of India; it is a hereditary trade guild. Interaction with the West has broken caste more than any teaching. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir? John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), British economist
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We can do whatever we want to the environment and no harm will come, because the Bible says God won't allow the earth to be destroyed. John Shimkus, Republican congressman from Illinois, member of the Energy and Commerce Committee
Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?
When we were young kids growing up in America, we were told to always finish dinner. Our mothers said, 'Think of the starving children in India.' But now I tell my children: 'Finish your homework. Think of the children in India who will make you starve if you don't.' Thomas Friedman, columnist for The New York Times
Being upset reflects the lack of a strategy. Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today
Worry is like a rocking chair. It keeps the mind occupied, but doesn't get you very far.
We are all bubbles in the ocean. The bubble is in the ocean; the ocean is in the bubble. Satguru Siva Yogaswami, (1872-1964) Sri Lankan mystic
Silence is not the absence of communication. It is saying everything without words.
Offer oblations in love, light golden lamps. Spread incense of fragrant wood and lighted camphor in all directions. Forget your worldly worries and meditate. Worshiping thus, there is nothing that you cannot attain. Worshiping thus, you shall inherit the wealth of Indra, heaven's king. Worshiping thus, you shall gain miraculous powers. Worshiping thus, you shall attain moksha. Tirumantiram, verses 1005-1006
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian poet
Siva's devotees know a society is only as free as the freedom enjoyed by its minorities. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today


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Why We Support Green Mountain Care
February 26, 2014
The Caledonian-Record - St. Johnsbury, VT
By: Martha Allen, of Canaan, is a K-12 school librarian who is president of Vermont-NEA
Many people may have been surprised and a little curious about the announcement last week that Vermont-NEA was backing the move toward universal, publicly funded health care. After all, the thinking goes, members of the state's largest union already have comprehensive and affordable health insurance, so why on earth would they support Vermont's efforts to become the first U.S. state to go down this road?
The answer, of course, is that the creation of Green Mountain Care is good for Vermonters. A universally available, comprehensive, fair and publicly funded health care package would serve all of us better than the private insurance system we have now. And, besides, my union has been a strong advocate and influential player in the health care reform movement since the 1990s.
We have long endorsed decoupling health coverage from employment, freeing workers and businesses from the burdens imposed by today's piecemeal, often confusing patchwork of a system. Our history of advocacy and our health care principles demonstrate an abiding commitment to making access to affordable health care a right of every Vermonter.
We know that most of our members are satisfied with the health coverage they get through the Vermont Education Health Initiative, the unique and highly successful program jointly run by Vermont-NEA and the Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust. For two decades, it has provided the kind of health care coverage and security that allows our members, their families, and retirees to remain healthy and focus on other aspects of their lives.
Green Mountain Care can accomplish the same thing. Indeed, if done correctly, this publicly financed program can extend quality care to all Vermonters. If done correctly, Green Mountain Care can ensure that all Vermonters, regardless of where they work or what they earn, will have comprehensive health coverage they can afford and never have to worry about losing.
Too often, I and my fellow members see what happens to children whose families are struggling: at low-wage jobs, in substandard housing and in providing enough food to eat. Too often, we see families who don't have adequate health insurance, and we see children in those families worried about parents and relatives who are sick and lack health care. Too often, these children are struggling to keep up and learn along with their peers.
Vermont-NEA is proud to support Vermont Leads, and we have already pledged more than $100,000 to see that its advocacy for Green Mountain Care is dogged, effective and, ultimately, successful.
In their responses to a poll we commissioned, Vermonters overwhelmingly support the publicly financed health programs that already exist: Medicare, Dr. Dynasaur and Catamount Health. Vermonters also support the creation of Green Mountain Care, especially if it bars denial of service for pre-existing conditions; has reasonable co-payments and deductibles; and if there were no annual or lifetime caps on benefits.
Many have said that Vermont can't do this alone. But isn't that always what we hear when committed leaders and people set out to change an unjust status quo?
Over the next two years, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do something truly revolutionary about health care in Vermont. We understand the skepticism expressed by some, particularly given the rocky start of enrollment under the Affordable Care Act. But we also understand that we must not allow momentum toward a universally available, comprehensive, fair and portable health benefit to stall.
Vermont-NEA's members have been at the forefront of social justice issues for more than a century, and have done great work to ensure that working people and their families are treated fairly, compensated justly and allowed to live with dignity. We pledge to continue that great tradition and will not waver in our commitment to making sure Green Mountain Care brings comprehensive, affordable benefits for all of us.


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Gosh Darn It People in Washington Swear the Least…Where do they Swear the Most?
It's about time the state of Washington won an award! We're PROUD to announce that the state of Washington is the Politeness CAPITAL of the United States.
A customer research firm called Marchex analyzed how often people in all 50 states cursed in recorded phone calls to businesses over the past year.
People in Ohio were MOST LIKELY to swear. They're followed by Maryland, New Jersey, Louisiana, and Illinois.
People in Washington state were LEAST likely to swear. We finished just below Massachusetts, Arizona, Texas, and Virginia. Nice!
The study also found two out of every three curse words come from men and people are twice as likely to swear in the morning (when the alarm goes off I guess) as they are in the afternoon or evening. Read more from Marchex


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NEWLAND, N.C. --- The Lees-McRae College men's soccer team continues to maintain a strong presence in the local community, sending a group of nine players to Yellow Mountain Enterprises in Newland, N.C. on Thursday, December 5 in an effort to reach out and help local businesses who make a positive impact on the surrounding area.
Captains James Smith (Eastbourne, England) and Thomas Rusling (Sheffield, England) organized and coordinated the trip, and along with teammates James Abraham (Maidstone, England), Jordan Wright (West Lothian, Scotland), Marvyn Rieger (Frankfurt, Germany), Taylor Morton (Pinehurst, N.C.), Alex Hasler (Browns Summit, N.C.), Avery Varley (Raleigh, N.C.) and Jacob Copeland (Raleigh, N.C.), took time out of their busy class schedule to spend time with a cornerstone of the local community.
"Having worked with the group over the past semester, I thought that as a team, it would be a great experience for the team to meet some of the people at Yellow Mountain and interact with the local community," said Smith. "As student-athletes, we know we are in a privileged position, which makes it even more important to give something back. I'm sure it will be a bond and a friendship between Lees-McRae men's soccer and Yellow Mountain that will last for many years."
Smith and Rusling have been working with them throughout the semester as part of their Adaptive PE class, where they've been coming in weekly when we've been teaching PE classes. Went over there and joined in with activities such as video games, craft making, and a facility tour.
"It's great to keep in touch with the community and we're going to try to make more of an effort from now on," said Rusling. "The lads enjoyed themselves and it was a really humbling experience. The folks at Yellow Mountain are a great group of people, and we want Lees-McRae men's soccer's role in our community to continue to grow."


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Pursuant to this section, the General Services Administration may compromise statutory penalties, forfeitures, or claims established as an aid to enforcement and to compel compliance, if the Agency's enforcement policy in terms of deterrence and securing compliance, present and future, will be adequately served by the Agency's acceptance of the sum to be agreed upon.


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Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III has said this offseason that he'll be ready to go on the first day of training camp, but even being physically ready may not be enough for him to start practicing fully right away.
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports that the Redskins have not made any decision regarding Griffin's status for the start of camp, but that we can look to the schedule followed by Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in his 2012 return from a torn ACL for guidance about how things will play out. Peterson started camp on the PUP list and remained there for a short spell while the team made sure he was set to resume a full workload.
Griffin could go down the same path, throwing on the side and doing other work to assure everyone that he's ready for everything. There's not much to gain by going all out on day one, but there's plenty to lose and it is hard to find much fault with a plan that errs on the side of caution with a player coming off such a serious injury.
Peterson didn't play in any preseason games last summer and Rapoport makes no mention of whether or not that's also something under consideration in Washington. If he does play, we'd expect to see Griffin doing just enough to knock off rust without putting himself at undue risk of missing time in games that count.


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SAS technology enables blind to 'visualize' graphs
As demand for people with the skills to fill jobs in analytics and data science continues to outpace supply, Cary-based software giant SAS wants to ensure that no one gets left out of these fields – including the blind and visually impaired.
SAS's Graphics Accelerator software, which was released last month, allows people with visual impairments to interact with charts and graphs created with SAS software in a new way: "visualizing" them through sound.
"We created technology that enables blind and visually impaired users to access charts and graphs, and we do that by displaying charts and graphs using sound," said Ed Summers, senior manager of accessibility and applied assistive technology at SAS.
The Triangle native knows first hand how this technology could help students and professionals looking to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. As a child, Summers was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative retinal disease, and gradually lost almost all his vision over the years. Now he navigates the hallways of SAS with the assistance of a cane and a guide dog named "Chewy," after the popular Star Wars character Chewbacca.
The free internet browser plugin that he helped create alerts users if there is a SAS-created graph on the webpage they are viewing and then converts the visual graph into alternative formats, including text descriptions, tables and sound.
Using speakers or headphones, the sound pans from the listener's left ear to the right ear as he or she navigates along the X-axis of the graph using the arrow keys on their keyboard. The pitch represents the value, like the height of a bar in a bar graph, with higher pitch indicating a higher value.
As Summers demonstrated the technology, he sat facing a wall with two speakers – one on the left side and right side. His head shifted from left to right as he followed the sound across the wall between the two speakers.
"That entire wall becomes the canvas for where we can paint graphs," he said.
Text descriptions of the graphs also are available and can be picked up by screen readers, software programs that verbalize text on the screen.
Amy Bower, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, was a beta tester for the technology before it was released. During her more than 30 years in oceanography, her vision has steadily declined, and now she is legally blind. About 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired, according to the World Health Organization.
"As my vision has declined, I've been constantly looking for ways to access graphics," she said. In particular, Bower often uses line graphs for tracking information like the temperature in the ocean at a particular location over time.
Screen readers have made it possible for her to read and write at work, but she said there has been a barrier for using graphics without the assistance of another person.
"This was the first tool of its kind that I felt like I could actually use in my research," Bower said. "I'm very excited and starting to work it into my own research. It is really a cutting edge contribution to this really big need."
The Graphics Accelerator software also works in conjunction with SAS University Edition – a free product that allows students and educators to access the company's software and learn quantitative skills.
The goal of the SAS University Edition is to encourage further interest in STEM fields, particularly as demand for the skills grows. The average salary of a data scientist nationally is $113,436, according to recruitment agency Glassdoor.
"That is employers – SAS customers – sending a signal that we need these skills," Summers said. "Our vision for this technology moving forward is that students of all ages and professionals can use the technology to learn quantitative skills and also acquire one of these high-paying jobs in STEM fields."
Kathryn Trogdon: 919-829-4845: @KTrogdon


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2013 NCAA Tournament — Bucknell Wins Patriot League Championship, NCAA Tournament Bid
Patriot League Championship: Bucknell 64 — Lafayette 56
Center Mike Muscala scored 20 points, including six points during a big second-half run, and Bucknell beat Lafayette, 64-56, in the Patriot League tournament championship at Lewisburg, PA. on Wednesday night. With the victory, Bucknell (28-5) claimed an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Muscala was named the tournament MVP, as the Bisons secured their third NCAA appearance since 2005, the year they upset heavily-favored Kansas.


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Times West Virginian
Reilly Tar and Chemical, Local Plant, Plays Major Role In New Era of Coal
Fairmont Refinery Is One Of 16 in America Which Process Tar From Coal
April 7, 1940
Reilly Tar and Chemical, Local Plant, Plays Major Role In New Era of Coal
Fairmont Refinery Is One Of 16 in America Which Process Tar From Coal
Editor's note: This is the ninth in a series of articles on coal, its by-products, and its possibilities for future developments, prepared by The Times West Virginian and the Upper Monongahela Valley association. Today we learn about one of northern West Virginia's own leaders in the chemical field, a maker of by-products and derivatives from black lumps of coal. That company is the Reilly Tar and Chemical company, of Fairmont.
In the hills of West Virginia are buried great chemical treasures, still potential to a large degree, yet none the less real. Let us think of these treasures, and of the chemistry of them, which are bound up in our State's greatest single product, bituminous coal. We normally think of coal only as a fuel to heat our homes and run our industries. We seldom credit it as being the source of important health giving medicines, of superior dyes, of powerful explosives, of those new molded resin plastics now finding wide usage, of fertilizers, and of a variety of other valuable chemical products. Yet those products and many more are derived from coal. They are of large industrial importance today and will be of tremendous value in the future as more of our coal is processed for its chemicals before it is burned as fuel. Without coal many of our present day inventions would be impossible.
In the Upper Monongahela Valley are located industries which carry on the processing of coal a considerable step farther than mining. Located at Fairmont is a coke plant which consumes a large portion of the coal mined in that vicinity and after its destructive distillation through coke ovens, produces products of great value such as coke, coal tar, ammonium sulphate, gas and light oils. Per ton of coal these products are recovered as follows: 1,500 pounds coke, 12 gallons of coal tar, 10 gallons of ammoniacal-liquor, 3 1-2 gallons of light oil, 11,000 cubic feet of gas. Of these by-products, coal tar is the most valuable and from which are derived essentials necessary to our well being. The crude tar is shipped to the coal tar refinery of the Reilly Tar and Chemical corporation, also located at Fairmont and one of 16 such plants well distributed throughout the country. At the refinery the tar is stored in large tanks from which it is later put through a process of distillation in stills.
Various steps in the distillation are carefully controlled so as to collect the different fractions of distillate bearing certain derivatives which are further processed for extraction and are converted by chemical processes into alcohols, ammonia, urea or even into the new fibre products, Mylon.
The coal tar, of which we think primarily, because its value is so little realized, contains a multitude of chemicals and from those are derived many more. The tar is not suitable for use as it comes from the coke ovens, but must be processed, and that processing comprises the work of one of the principal chemical industries of the country, the coal tar industry.
By distillation of the tar and subsequent refining we obtain carbolic acid and cresylic acid, both of which are used for medicinal, in the manufacture of synthetic resin plastics and for anteseptics and disinfectants. We also obtain the anthracene from which the fast anthracene dyes are made, and carbazole from which an unusually high quality blue dye is produced. In the coal tar distillation, we get creosote oil used for treating railroad ties, telephone poles, and lumber, preserving them against decay and insect attack. Creosoted piling and dock timbers are not attacked by rot or sea worms which very soon destroy exposed untreated wood. Creosote, as you may know, has no equal in the field of wood preservation.
It is one of the most important products of the coal tar industry. It comprises the distillates of coal tar properly combined to give the best preservative qualities and to meet specifications established for the wood preserving industry. Untreated exposed wood decays so rapidly and termite attack is so prevalent that it is becoming increasingly necessary that all exposed wood be creosoted. Refined creosote is now available that imparts no color or odor to the wood and permits the wood to be painted.
Another of the coal tar products is pyridine, which has heretofore been used primarily to denature or poison alcohol used for industrial purposes. Not it is the starting point for making sulfapyridine, the newly discovered cure for pneumonia. It is entering another new and important fields as a chemical raw material. These include the manufacture of resins, rubber accelerators and anti-oxidants.
An interesting use of pyridine bases is in the manufacture of inhibitors for the pickling of steel. In the manufacture of steel it is necessary to remove the scale from the steel. This is done by dipping the steel into a bath of dilute sulphuric acid. Unfortunately the sulphuric acid, while it removes the scale, also attacks the steel, thereby destroying some valuable steel. By the addition of a minute amount of coal tar, pyridine bases to the sulphuric acid, the action of the acid is changed so that it removes the scale but does not attack the steel; thus both steel and acid are saved.
Meta cresol is converted by chemical reaction into the powerful germicide and fungicide, thymol, that originally came from oil of thyme; and into isothymol which prevents the development of rancidity in vegetable oils. Para-cresol is the starting point for oil soluble resins. Ortho cresol is another such product from which synthetic vanillin, or vanilla flavor, is made.
Benezene finds extensive use in motor fuel and also as a chemical intermediate. Toluene is used as a solvent and also as a chemical syntheses. From it is manufactured trinitro-toluene which is of particular significance in the mining industry, and as a war chemical.
Vitamins K1 and K2, the new blood coagulants, are made from the coal tar material beta methyl naphthlalene. From phenol is derived picric acid, the powerful high explosive. Roofing and water-proofing pitches are coal tar distillation products, as is naphthalene, best known in the form of moth balls or moth flakes. Naphthalene is the starting point for the production of many dyes, waxes, solvents and resins.
Phthalic anhydride is made from naphthalene and in turn is used to make resins of great importance to the manufacture of modern paints. A large group of dyestuffs are made from naphthalene and other hydro-carbons from coal tar.
Stock dips are of coal tar origin. A pure form of carbon used for making graphite, carborundum, and carbon electrodes is the resultant product from the coal tar distillation. It is also used for recarburizaing and case-hardening steel.
A new apple tree spray has been developed from coal tar oils for controlling the apple crop from one year to the next. Chinch bugs are are [sic] eradicated with coal tar oils.
Coal tar is such a permanently stable product that it is the basic material for the production of enamels for coating the inside and of water lines to prevent corrosion, encrustation and tuberculation, and to increase water flow by decreasing friction. These coatings have been found in good condition after 50 years of service. Coal tar enamels are standard outside protective coatings on oil and gas lines buried in the ground. These resistant coatings are used on all sizes of pipe from the smallest gas pipe to the immense water flumes of Boulder Dim [sic] and the Colorado river aqueducts. Structural steel is also protected by coal tar compositions. Coal tar paints, pitches and enamels afford protection against acids, alkalis and the atmosphere.
In conclusion, we should not fail to recognize the widespread and important use of coal tar in building roads. By suitable refining, coal tar becomes a building material that has no equal for the construction of black top roads. No other bituminous binder has the adhesiveness to stone, the non-skid characteristics, and permanence, of coal tar. Roads in which coal tar is the binder are economical to build and have long life.
It is indicated that to produce one 10,000 gallon tank car of crude coal tar it is necessary to mine 17 fifty-ton carloads of coal, therefore, it can be readily noted the importance of using coal tar in the construction of West Virginia roads as there is a very direct correlation between coal mining and coal tar production and its use in road building.
The high melting point coal tar pitches are used in the manufacture of skeet targets, or clay pigeons, as binders for fuel briquettes, carbon electrodes and battery boxes, and for foundry core compounds.
Thus we have the chemical treasures of the coal which is lying quietly in our hills ready to yield all of the products we have considered and numerous others. You may, then think of coal, not merely as a black mineral that burns, but as a rich natural resource of our country and state that enters into the every day life and welfare of our people, yielding, as it does, medicinal, perfumes, dyes, flavors, plastics, paints, preservatives, road construction materials, explosives, ore flotation reagents, photographic chemicals and a wide range of other essential chemical products.
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With the unveiling of the PSA campaign, the Big 12 also introduced the new microsite Big12MakingaDifference.com further recognizing member university scholarly performance. The site will serve as an online library of information, videos and PSAs providing up-to-the-minute stories about important academic successes and notable research efforts undertaken by Big 12 faculty, students and universities.
In addition, next summer in conjunction with Big 12 Football Media Days, the Conference will host the first in a series of scholastic conferences featuring distinguished faculty, students, graduates and researchers from across the Big 12. The event is designed to further enrich the educational and research programs at the universities by continuing to foster an open, collaborative culture of scholarly exchange throughout the Conference.
"When considered collectively, Big 12 universities educate more than 293,000 students annually, giving them the skills and knowledge to contribute to a better workforce, build stronger communities and tackle local and global challenges," said Burns Hargis, president of Oklahoma State University and chairman of the Big 12 Conference Board of Directors. "This campaign is our opportunity to celebrate the significance of that mission while showcasing the vibrancy of our conference-wide academics – as evidenced by the unique accomplishments of each school."
"The strength of the Big 12 Conference combined with the preeminence of our member universities provides the perfect context to launch this initiative," said Big 12 Conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby. "We have a lot to be proud of in the Big 12, and we are eager to spread the word about our collective accomplishments and demonstrate how Big 12 member institutions are making a difference."
Some of the programs and achievements featured in the campaign include:
Baylor University
Developing pioneering techniques to measure pollutants using the earwax of the 100-ton bowhead whale to track historical levels of pesticides, PCBs and other contaminants seeping into the world's oceans;
Iowa State University
Advancing the use of bio renewable resources for a more sustainable world using its BioCentury Research Farm, the nation's first full-scale research and demonstration site for biomass production and processing;
Kansas State University
Discovering new technologies to balance water and soil resources with the world's need for food and energy to one day feed a world of 9 billion by 2050;
Oklahoma State University
Shaping the world through developments in unmanned aerial systems, advanced wheat development, smart garments and countless other initiatives;
Texas Christian University
Using bright lights to help diagnose cancer which may someday illuminate tumors to help doctors make earlier, and more meaningful, detections of cancer;
Texas Tech University
Making warzones safer for American soldiers by using its Center for Pulsed Power and Power Electronics to research how to disable improvised explosive devices before our troops are harmed;
University of Kansas
Making discoveries that change the world, including in its School of Pharmacy, which is ranked second in the nation for drug discovery research and is home to studies into treatments for everything from diabetes to cancer;
University of Oklahoma
Supporting more state funding for higher education to ensure public higher education remains an affordable option in the future;
The University of Texas
Testing drugs on worms, that are genetically similar to people but have a much faster life cycle, to close in on new therapies to slow the advance of Alzheimer's disease;
West Virginia University
Working with the world's largest movable radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia, creating an environment where anything is possible and inspiring tomorrow's scientists.