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Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
Robert Gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique of Obama's leadership in 'Duty' — In a new memoir, former defense secretary Robert Gates unleashes harsh judgments about President Obama's leadership and his commitment to the Afghanistan war, writing that by early 2010 …
Discussion: Power Line, JustOneMinute, Yahoo! News, CNN, Politico, The Fix, The Daily Caller, Doug Ross, his vorpal sword, Guardian, Weasel Zippers, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Business Insider, Hullabaloo, TheBlaze.com, The PJ Tatler, Ed Driscoll, Washington Free Beacon, The Lead with Jake Tapper, Weekly Standard, Balloon Juice, Post Politics and National Review
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: Democrats' criminally cynical handling of war and peace issues confirmed
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: Obama Quit In Afghanistan
Yahoo! News: Obama and Hillary Clinton said opposition to Iraq surge was political, ex-defense secretary claims
Robert Gates / CNN: White House allies rebuke Gates criticism
Katie Glueck / Politico: Robert Gates: Obama White House 'offended' Hillary Clinton
Chris Cillizza / The Fix: How Bob Gates's memoir could haunt Hillary in 2016
Directorblue / Doug Ross: HIGHLIGHTS OF SECDEF ROBERT GATES' NEW BOOK: For Obama, Every National Security Decision Was Political
Hart Williams / his vorpal sword: The Reality Check bounced at the Memory Bank
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Former Obama Defense Secretary Robert Gates Slams Obama In New Book For Being Openly "Distrustful" …
Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo: Bob Gates Slams Biden As Being 'Wrong On Nearly Every Major Foreign Policy' In 40 Years
Noah Rothman / Mediaite: President's Former Defense Sec. Blasts Obama, Shows 'Contempt' for Biden in New Book
Geoffrey Ingersoll / Business Insider: Former Secretary Of Defense Bob Gates Basically Calls Joe Biden A National Security Risk
Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com: Bob Gates unloads on 'distrustful' Obama in new book
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Former SecDef Robert Gates Unloads on Obama
The Lead with Jake Tapper: Et tu Bob? Fmr. Defense Secretary slams Obama on Afghanistan in new memoir
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard: Gates: Obama, Hillary Said Opposition to Iraq Surge Was 'Political'
David Nakamura / Post Politics: White House responds to Gates's criticism of Biden
Alec Torres / National Review: Gates: Hillary, Obama Admitted They Opposed Surge for Political Reasons
Thom Shanker / New York Times:
In His New Memoir, Robert M. Gates, the Former Defense Secretary, Offers a Critique of the President — WASHINGTON — President Obama eventually lost faith in the troop increase he ordered in Afghanistan, his doubts fed by top White House civilian advisers opposed to the strategy …
Discussion: Yahoo! News, Politico, CNN, Talking Points Memo, WorldViews, ABC News, The Week, Weasel Zippers, Close Read, Liberal Values, Hot Air, Post Politics, Mediaite, NBCNews and Washington Free Beacon
Jennifer Epstein / Politico: White House backs Joe Biden against Bob Gates comments
Ashley Killough / CNN: Republicans use Gates' new book to hammer Clinton, Biden
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo: White House: Bob Gates Is Wrong About Biden
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News: Bob Gates Memoir Slams Joe Biden for Being 'Wrong' on Foreign Policy
Jon Terbush / The Week: 5 takeaways from Robert Gates' explosive new memoir
Amy Davidson / Close Read: Afghanistan Games: Robert Gates, Obama, and Karzai
Ron Chusid / Liberal Values: Robert Gates Memoir Critical Of Obama Administration On Afghanistan (But Was Their Skepticism …
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Bob Gates: Obama kept the war in Afghanistan going despite having lost faith in his strategy years ago
Aaron Blake / Post Politics: Gates: Obama and Clinton admitted opposition to Iraq surge was due to '08 campaign
Robert M. Gates / Wall Street Journal:
The Quiet Fury of Robert Gates — Bush and Obama's secretary of defense had to wage war in Iraq, Afghanistan—and today's Washington … All too often during my 4½ years as secretary of defense, when I found myself sitting yet again at that witness table at yet another congressional hearing …
Discussion: Washington Wire
Dion Nissenbaum / Washington Wire: Top 10 Revelations From Robert Gates's Memoir
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
White House Defends Joe Biden Against Book By Former Defense Secretary — "Joe Biden has been one of the leading statesmen of his time, and has helped advance America's leadership in the world," says the National Security Council spokesperson. — Tim Shaffer / Reuters / Reuters
Discussion: Mediaite
Yahoo! News:
Obama backs repeal of law that green-lighted Iraq War
Obama backs repeal of law that green-lighted Iraq War
Discussion: emptywheel
Gates Slams Biden in Memoir, Reveals He Nearly Quit
Gates Slams Biden in Memoir, Reveals He Nearly Quit
Discussion: Power Line, CNN, Weasel Zippers, Business Insider and Post Politics
Steven Hayward / Power Line: The Hell of Gates
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Former Defense Sec. Robert Gates: Biden "Has Been Wrong On Nearly Every Major Foreign Policy …
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: WHITE HOUSE: Bob Gates Is Completely Wrong On Joe Biden
Aaron Blake / Post Politics: Gates bashes Biden in memoir
Burgess Everett / Politico:
In surprise, unemployment benefits advance — In a surprise, several Senate Republicans on Tuesday morning joined with Democrats to break the filibuster of a bill to extend unemployment benefits for three months. — By 60-37, Senate Democrats secured the votes needed to advance the bill …
Discussion: Slate, CNN, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh, The Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
David Weigel / Slate: Republicans Will Revive Unemployment Benefits Only If They Get to Keep More People From Getting Medicaid
Paul Steinhauser / CNN: Bloomberg opens wallet for Senate Democrats
David Edwards / The Raw Story: Mitch McConnell to Dems: Kill Obamacare if you want unemployment benefits
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Unemployment Benefits Extension Passes First Cloture Vote
Robert Costa / Post Politics:
House GOP leaders coach rank-and-file on discussing unemployment — House Republican leaders sent a memo this week to the entire GOP conference with talking points designed to help rank-and-file Republicans show compassion for the unemployed and explain the Republican position on unemployment benefits.
Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Wonkblog, The Plum Line and The Fix
Dana Milbank / Washington Post: It's Obamacare all the time for Republicans
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo: GOP Memo Coaches Members To Show Empathy Toward Unemployed
Brad Plumer / Wonkblog: Congress is debating unemployment benefits. Here are seven things they should know.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line: A surprising step forward for unemployment benefits
Scott Clement / The Fix: How Republicans turned against unemployment insurance
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Michael Bloomberg gives $2.5M to Senate Majority PAC
Michael Bloomberg gives $2.5M to Senate Majority PAC
Discussion: Washington Wire and Weasel Zippers
Thomas Catan / Washington Wire: Bloomberg Puts Up Cash for Democratic Senators
Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
The Senate's Last Compassionate Conservative Tries to Help the Jobless
The Senate's Last Compassionate Conservative Tries to Help the Jobless
Discussion: NewsBusters and The Plum Line
Ken Shepherd / NewsBusters: Daily Beast Hails Sen. Heller (D-Nev.) As 'Compassionate Conservative' for Unemployment Vote
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Morning Plum: Republicans reframing fight over unemployment benefits
Morning Plum: Republicans reframing fight over unemployment benefits
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA: Mitch McConnell Offers To Extend Unemployment Benefits if Democrats Kill Obamacare
Steve Benen / msnbc.com: Jobless aid advances despite GOP obstruction
David Espo / Associated Press: SHOWDOWN SET ON UNEMPLOYMENT BILL IN SENATE
Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times: Senate vote on jobless aid postponed; bad weather strands senators
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: UI Extension Moves Ahead in Senate
Janet Shan / The Hinterland Gazette: Katherine Hackett at Obama Unemployment Benefits Presser: "Not at Home Living Good Life"
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Vote in Senate Starts Talks on Extending Unemployment Benefits
Vote in Senate Starts Talks on Extending Unemployment Benefits
Discussion: The World's Greatest … and National Review
Meredith Shiner / The World's Greatest …: Unemployment Insurance Advances in Senate
Patrick Brennan / National Review: Unemployment-Insurance Extension Gets Cloture in Senate
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama hits House GOP on unemployment benefits
Obama hits House GOP on unemployment benefits
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and ThinkProgress
Jim Acosta / CNN: White House: Judge us not by what passes Congress
Elise Viebeck / The Hill: House GOP sets vote on O-Care security bill
Catherine Taibi / The Huffington Post:
Rush Limbaugh's Polar Vortex 'Hoax' Comments Knocked Down By Weatherman (VIDEO) — Rush Limbaugh made headlines Monday when he called the "polar vortex" of dangerously cold conditions sweeping across the Midwest a "hoax," but now an actual weatherman is saying otherwise.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Riehl World News, The Right Scoop and Politico
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico: Rush Limbaugh slams polar vortex 'hoax'
Alan Duke / CNN:
What the heck is a polar vortex?
What the heck is a polar vortex?
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Weasel Zippers, Blogcritics and Rush Limbaugh
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo: Limbaugh: Media Created Polar Vortex To Advance Global Warming 'Hoax'
Victor Lana / Blogcritics: Stop The Polar Express - I Want to Get Off Now!
Deirdre Walsh / CNN:
Trey Radel returns to Capitol Hill after cocaine bust, treatment — (CNN) - U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Florida, returned to work on Capitol Hill Tuesday for the first time after pleading guilty to cocaine possession last November. — He repeatedly apologized for his actions and insisted he's …
Discussion: Politico
Jake Sherman / Politico: Trey Radel returns, seeks Hill meetings
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Blocking Bipartisan Iran Sanctions
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Blocking Bipartisan Iran Sanctions
Discussion: Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and Reuters
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Blocks Iran Sanctions Bill In House, Urges Fellow Dems To Back Down As Obama Commands...
Timothy Gardner / Reuters: Iran sanctions bill opposed by Obama gains Senate backers
Tampa Bay Times:
Opening campaign against Radel, Paige Kreegel says voters need 'sober' representation
Opening campaign against Radel, Paige Kreegel says voters need 'sober' representation
Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo and Post Politics
Alex Isenstadt / Politico: Trey Radel draws primary challenger
Betsy Rothstein / The Daily Caller: Bath Time — The cocaine congressman gets a challenger …
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo: First Trey Radel Primary Challenger Emerges
Angry Dennis Rodman defends North Korea basketball game — (CNN) — Dennis Rodman defended his visit to North Korea with a team of fellow former NBA players in a combative exchange Tuesday, saying the trip was a "great idea for the world." — In an exclusive interview with Chris Cuomo of CNN's …
Lindsay Kalter / Politico: Eliot Engel: Dennis Rodman trip 'ill-advised'
Dennis P. Halpin / Weekly Standard: Rodman Brings Bread and Circuses to Pyongyang
Christina Coleman / Global Grind: If You Don't Know! News & Politics Roundup: Chicago Gun Ban Ruled Unconstitutional...AND MORE!
Barry Petchesky / Deadspin: Dennis Rodman's North Korea Trip May Be Falling Apart
Ericka Andersen / The Heritage Foundation: Dennis Rodman's Friendship With North Korean Dictator Is Not Funny
Janet Shan / The Hinterland Gazette: Dennis Rodman Gets Angry After Being Asked About Kenneth Bae Release
Janet Shan / The Moderate Voice: Dennis Rodman Defends North Korea Basketball Game, Gets Testy Over Kenneth Bae
Scared Monkeys: Dennis Rodman Defended His Basketball Diplomacy Visit to North Korea with Former NBA Players …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Video: CNN's mind-boggling interview with Rodman & Co
Geoffrey Ingersoll / Business Insider: Dennis Rodman Interview On CNN Devolves Into Incoherent Yelling
Taylor Berman / Gawker: Watch Dennis Rodman's Bizarre, Screaming Meltdown on CNN
Andy Towle / Towleroad News #gay: Dennis Rodman Explodes at CNN Host in Interview from North Korea: VIDEO
Taylor Bigler / The Daily Caller: Watch Dennis Rodman lose his marbles on CNN [VIDEO]
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Dennis Rodman Screams at CNN's Chris Cuomo, Implies Kenneth Bae is Guilty in Bizarre Interview
Dennis Rodman Screams at CNN's Chris Cuomo, Implies Kenneth Bae is Guilty in Bizarre Interview
Discussion: Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog, TIME, ThinkProgress, Washington Free Beacon, The Right Scoop and National Review
Juliette Ochieng / Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog: Never Follow a Lunatic
Andrew Johnson / National Review: Rodman: Kim Jong Un 'My F***ing Friend, I Love Him'
Kasey Babbitt / fox4kc.com:
Daisy Coleman hospitalized in Kansas City after suicide attempt — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Maryville Mo., teenager, who has been at the center of a rape case which made national headlines, was in a Kansas City hospital on Monday night after attempting to take her own life.
Discussion: The Raw Story, ThinkProgress, Daily Mail and Washington Post
David Ferguson / The Raw Story: Bullied teen girl in Maryville rape case hospitalized after apparent suicide attempt
Helen Pow / Daily Mail: 'Where are you and your super hacking skills now': Mother of 'sex attack victim' …
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Burglars Who Took On F.B.I. Abandon Shadows — Stealing J. Edgar Hoover's Secrets: One night in 1971, files were stolen from an F.B.I. office near Philadelphia. They proved that the bureau was spying on thousands of Americans. The case was unsolved, until now.
Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake: Activists Who Took FBI Files in 1971 Praise Edward Snowden, Defend How He Blew the Whistle
Arturo Garcia / The Raw Story: Activists who exposed FBI surveillance in 1971 heist reveal themselves
Michael Isikoff / NBCNews: After 43 years, activists admit theft at FBI office that exposed domestic spying
Jesse Walker / Hit & Run: FBI to Students: Watch Out! Socialists Are TOTALLY Gay.
Joshua Holland / BillMoyers.com: Forty Years Before Snowden, Burglars Blew the Roof Off Illegal Domestic Spying
Sarah Hedgecock / Gawker: Revealed: The Burglars Who Stole a Whole Office of Files from the FBI
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: Five Burglars Involved In An FBI Heist That Changed History Are Finally Coming Forward
Russell Brandom / The Verge: Whistleblowing FBI burglars come forward after 43 years
Amanda Wills / Mashable: 8 Activists Admit to 1971 Theft Exposing FBI Spying
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo: FBI Burglars Come Forward, 43 Years Later
Trevor Timm / Freedom of the Press Foundation: Amazing New Book Reveals Whistleblowers of J. Edgar Hoover's Illegal FBI For the First Time
Dave-Dr-Gonzo / Liberaland: Four Decades Before Snowden, Burglars Blew Whistle On J. Edgar Hoover's Spying
Greg Mitchell / Pressing Issues: Taking Credit for FBI Raid
Will Bunch / Philly.com: UPDATED: Meet the Ed Snowdens of Media, Pa.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Navy mistakenly sends FOIA plans to reporter — The Unites States Navy inadvertently sent a memo to a local NBC News reporter this week detailing how it intended to try and deter requests he had filed under the Freedom Of Information Act. — Scott MacFarlane, a reporter for NBC 4 in Washington …
Discussion: Hit & Run, Gawker, Mediaite and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »
Katherine Mangu-Ward / Hit & Run: Oops. Navy Sends Internal Memo About Dodging FOIA Requests to the Reporter They Were Trying to Thwart
Adam Weinstein / Gawker: Navy Accidentally Emails Reporter Its Plans to Deny His FOIA Request
Pamela Engel / Business Insider: This Leaked Memo Shows How The Government Strategizes To Keep Information From Reporters
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
How value judgments cloud social thought. — City Journal's Kay Hymowitz weighed in over the holidays with a response to our Dec. 16 column, in which we faulted the premise of her earlier article titled "Boy Trouble." She maintains that the main body of the article (which we described as …
Discussion: Shakesville
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: This is so the worst thing you're going to read all day.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Obamacare ads to hit the Olympic slopes — The Obama administration is planning an Olympic-size ad blitz to push health coverage during the Winter Games next month. — The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Tuesday that it has bought advertising time in markets with high rates …
Discussion: CNN
Jim Acosta / CNN: Obamacare ads to run during Winter Olympics
Austin Frakt / The Incidental Economist:
What happened to US life expectancy? — Here's another chart from the JAMA study "The Anatomy of Health Care in the United States": — Why did the US fall behind the OECD median in the mid-1980s for men and the early 1990s for women? Note, the answer need not point to the health system.
Discussion: Wonkblog, Washington Center … and Firedoglake
Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog: Think America has the world's best health care system? You won't after seeing this chart.
Brad DeLong / Washington Center for Equitable Growth: What happened to US life expectancy? | The Incidental Economist
Richard Pollock / Washington Examiner:
Surprise! Walmart health plan is cheaper, offers more coverage than Obamacare — WATCHDOG OBAMACARE HEALTH CARE ACCOUNTABILITY WALMART — New Obamacare health insurance enrollees may feel a pang of envy when they eye the coverage plans offered by Walmart to its employees.
Discussion: Ricochet Conversations Feed and TheBlaze.com
Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com: Sorry, liberals: Walmart health plans beat Obamacare
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Six-Year Itch Plagues Presidents in Midterms — History shows that midterm elections are usually bad for the president's party. — Second-term blues: Fatigue erodes a president's relationship with the electorate. (Kent Nishimura-Pool/Getty Images) — It is as certain as the sun coming up in the morning.
Discussion: American Power, Politico and First Read
Donald Douglas / American Power: Republicans Poised for Big Gains in 2014 Midterms
Larry J. Sabato / Politico: Republicans Really Could Win It All This Year
Bruce Schneier / The Atlantic Online:
How the NSA Threatens National Security — Our choice isn't between a digital world where the agency can eavesdrop and one where it cannot; our choice is between a digital world that is vulnerable to any attacker and one that is secure for all users. — Secret NSA eavesdropping is still in the news.
Discussion: Washington Post
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post: The NSA is collecting too much information
Theresa Vargas / Washington Post:
Agency rejects trademark of 'Redskins Hog Rinds,' calling term 'derogatory' — The same federal agency that will determine whether Washington's professional football team gets to keep its trademark registration recently struck down a request for a company to sell pork rinds with the name "Redskins."
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Deadspin


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Great Britain claim dressage silver at the World Equestrian Games
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Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro secured a silver for Great Britain's dressage team at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy.
The pressure was on as Charlotte knew they had to score a minimum of 83.333% to overhaul Holland and secure second place behind Germany.
Once again Charlotte and Valegro were amazing. They received ten 'perfect 10' marks from the judges and posted a huge 85.271% ensuring she sealed another major medal alongside team-mates Carl Hester, Michael Eilberg and Gareth Hughes.
All three teams on the podium became the first nations, in any sport, to secure qualification for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
''I had such fun'' said Charlotte, ''I went out there to do my very best and wanted to try to get us (the team) into a medal position. He (Valegro) did his best, and I am so lucky as he has just felt fantastic all week. He did try to stop on the centre line, but apart from that I was really, really happy. To go out there and get the welcome I got was fantastic. It's such a great feeling to have that many people behind you.''
Carl Hester, Michael Eilberg and Gareth Hughes completed the British team. Between them they received three 'perfect 10' marks from the judges.
Britain scored a total of 231.343 with the German team taking gold with a score of 241.700 and the Dutch team taking bronze with 227.400.
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Lets start off with a bit of honesty here. As professional photographers, we love our equipment. We love upgrading our camera bodies and flashes for the best we can afford when we outgrow our current equipment. And, whenever others ask us how they themselves can take stronger images… our answers many times consist of advising a better camera than they own, most of the time more than they wish to afford, and eventually we circle back around to, "Photography isn't about what equipment we own, its how we use what we own." The fact remains, better equipment, once learned, provides better images.
That said, there are times no matter how much someone knows or is willing to learn, they cannot afford "the good stuff." So today I want to talk about ….
The Simplest, Cheapest Trick for Better Phone Photography
Light Diffusion.
Seriously! Mommies going into the hospital next week don't have time to learn Manual and RAW on their $800 cameras, and certainly not to then teach husbands! The man who's car just broke down, refrigerator shut off, and dryer shot out sparks doesn't have $500 for a new DSLR. And, families out at the beach don't have energy to run back and forth to the hotel to grab the point & shoot to photograph their babies but keep the camera out of the sand.
But for all of us who have phones…. they easily slip into ziplock baggies and pockets!
Grab a peice of clear tape, and tape a peice of wax paper out of your kitchen over the flash.
Seriously, that's it! Look at my results!
I picked a very simple object is a super awkward cluttered place with lots of things that reflect light. Many tips suggest moving subject to a better light source. This isn't always possible or feasible. The lighting in my house sucks. The flash of my camera bounced off the cradle and the wall (see that big huge light patch on the far right? Look how concentrated the light is on the white of the cradle and just left on the wooden box. See how it evens out considerably on the right with the tape and wax paper added?
&& its so simple and cheap, you can do it 1000 times, or you can just leave it on your camera until it falls off and replace it at that time! 🙂


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Skincare Review: Facial Cleansers - the Unsung Heroes
I have tried a lot of facial cleaners at different stages of my life and around different periods in my skin health journey. It is important to find the best facial cleanser for your particular skin type. However a lot of people focus on the more sexy parts of their skin care routine, like serums and luxurious creams. A good facial cleanser is one of the key elements for happy skin. You need it as a good base - a stepping stone to all those lovely treatment products that will change your skin for good!
A good cleanser should feel easy to dispense into your hand to use, it should feel cooling while you're applying it in circular motions & not too harsh on your skin and MOST IMPORTANTLY - it should wash off well. After you have washed your face, your skin shouldn't feel tight or sticky - both of these feelings are linked to a product that is not quite right for your skin. Feeling too tight means the cleanser is too harsh and it is stripping your skin. While the sticky or greasy feeling is linked to product being left on your skin - this product is not rinsing off well enough.
When looking for a good cleanser, people often forget that cleanser rinses off and washes down the drain. There is no need to spend lots on a cleanser. You need a product that works to clean your face properly, not treat your face as it doesn't stay there for very long. Cleansers targeted at acne prone skin, for example, often have active ingredients. These are a bit of a waste as they go down the drain before they have had time to work!
What Type of Cleanser Should You Use?
So what type of cleanser should I use? My answer is that I don't know! There are lots of different types of cleansers out there; cream cleansers, gel cleansers, foaming cleansers, liquid cleansers, oil cleansers... A lot of the time it is personal preference as to which type of product you lean towards. However there are general rules that you can follow, outlined by people such as Paula from Paula's Choice. Problem products can often mask your real skin type.
• If you have oily skin, you should only be using products with a light fluid, liquid, thin lotion, or gel texture. Any other texture will make your skin feel oilier and risk clogging pores.
• If you have dry skin, you should only be using products that have rich lotion, cream, or velvety serum textures.
• If you have combination skin, you may need to use a mix of products for the dry and oily areas. For dry skin, you would need more emollient products and products with the lightest weight texture are for the oily areas—but can be layered beneath products for the dry areas.
For ages, I was convinced that I needed a cream cleanser, and I often wondered why my skin seemed to get bumpy and pimply. Cream cleanser gave me clogged pores.
Unfortunately, finding the best cleanser for your skin is a LOT of trial and error. However, I will list a few that I have used and tell you what I think of them below.
I find the multitude of natural cleansers on the market with essential oils in them to be way too heavy and pore clogging. Especially for someone with combination sensitive skin. I feel like I am doing a good thing by buying natural and organic, however they are far from gentle facial cleansers most of the time. I can put essential oils on my hands, feet and in my hair but not on my delicate face.
Alpha H Balancing Cleanser with Aloe Vera
I received a vitamin C sample in my Elle and Vogue Beauty Boxes and loved it so I thought I would give some of the Alpha H cleansers a go. This Balancing Cleanser is a cream cleanser which smells lovely that doubles as a makeup remover. You are supposed to apply it and take it off with a wash cloth. This is were my tip in Tips and Tricks: Clarisonics are too Harsh for me comes in handy. Use some gauze to take it off! At first this cleanser worked really well for me. It smelt nice but wasn't too overpowering, it rinsed off well and was sort of cooling when you dried your face. It worked wonders on my sort of red cheeks too. It also didn't seem to strip and dry my face. However, after about two weeks of use my skin around my chin and just under my chin started to get little bumps like it was blocking my pores. This cleanser was out for me.
Comedogenic Rating:
Found 3 acne causing ingredients
Cetyl Alcohol is mildly comedogenic
Ethylhexyl Palmitate is highly comedogenic
Sorbitan Stearate is mildly comedogenic
Skinceauticals Gentle Cleanser
This cleanser is pretty pricey; over $60 for 240mLs, so I had high hopes for this one. I loved the bottle because it had sort of like a matte soft touch finish to it and the cleanser smelt amazing like oranges. Turns out it has orange peel oil in it. This cleanser wasn't as cooling as the Apha H Balancing Cleanser. It also felt stripping and left a residue on my skin. Seems like two opposites, however it was drying and seemed to stay there after rinsing. The orange oil is a big no no for my skin and was SUPER IRRITATING. Super expensive and super ineffective I found.
Comedogenic Rating:
Found 4 acne causing ingredients
Carbomer is mildly comedogenic
Cetyl Alcohol is mildly comedogenic
Glyceryl Stearate is mildly comedogenic
Triethanolamine is mildly comedogenic
Dermalogica Ultracalming Cleanser
Loved the bottle on this cleanser and the write up was promising. This ph-balanced, non-foaming cleanser helps calm and cool the redness associated with reactive sensitised or over processed skin... This product is semi thick like Cetaphil and seems to rinse off really well. I love the fact that it has cucumber in it but hate that it also has lavender. The thing with this cleanser was that it didn't feel very much different from using Cetaphil and Cetaphil is a LOT CHEAPER.
Comedogenic Rating:
Found 2 acne causing ingredients
Butylene Glycol is mildly comedogenic
Cetearyl Alcohol is mildly comedogenic
Muji Milk Cleansing Cleanser
I love shopping at Muji so I had high hopes when I tried some of their skincare products out. The ingredients list on this product is like a bible and it includes orange, peach and apricot oils and extracts. I tried this around the time that I was trying the Skinceauticals Gentle Cleanser and I decided I didn't like both of them because of the smell. I am not sure that this Muji Milk Cleansing cleanser is something I could recommend for long term use. For a company that sells simple and amazing classic items, their beauty products are not very simple - the list of ingredients was just too long for me to feel comfortable.
Comedogenic Rating:
I didn't use this for long enough to bother with a rating...
Alpha H Triple Action Cleanser
Since I really loved the Alpha H Balancing Cleanser with Aloe Vera I decided to try their Triple Action Cleanser. This was the first gel cleanser I had ever used. (Now I am trying out gel cleansers if you are interested)... I loved the consistency of this gel cleanser, it felt amazing and cooling. It washed off well. The cucumber and thyme really felt like they were doing a good job at keeping my redness and oil at bay during the day too. This cleanser is a solid one. It didn't break me out and I think it is the best one out of the bunch so far.
Comedogenic Rating:
Found 0 acne causing ingredients!
Muji Oil Free Liquid Cleansing Cleanser
So I bought this Oil Free Liquid Cleansing Cleanser when I bought the Muji Milk Cleansing cleanser. Unlike the Milk Cleansing cleanser the Oil Free Liquid Cleansing cleanser doesn't smell much at all. After I bought it I went online to check out some reviews and people mostly comment on the Muji Oil Cleansing (Sensitive Skin Series) cleanser. There are mixed reviews for the cleansing oil, mostly people say it has quite a few acne triggers in it. I actually stopped using this Oil Free Liquid Cleansing cleanser pretty quickly because I didn't like the liquid format, but I also felt like it wasn't really cleaning my skin properly.
Comedogenic Rating:
I didn't use this for long enough to bother with a rating...
My Best Facial Cleanser Recommendation for 2017?
I have to say that at this stage the Alpha H Triple Action Cleanser wins hands down for me. Although there are still some things I would change about it but more on that later!


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How to handle first-day jitters — Part 2
Career Advisor
Dear CG:
Last week we looked at general strategies to survive the first-week jitters on the new job. As promised, this week we will look at immersion techniques that a new manager or team leader should consider using in the first week or month to help in the successful transition into the new role.
Regardless of your technical training and experience, navigating the choppy waters of the human factor, that is, establishing your social credibility as the team leader, is often the biggest hurdle a new manager will face. Research has shown that many new managers are ill-prepared in respect of people management skills, and often there is little or no training to prepare you for the challenges of leading and motivating people. This is true whether the incumbent is new to the company or new to the management strata. The key strategy, then, is to prepare yourself.
Decide on the key things you need to engage in during that crucial first week and do a bit of advanced planning as a means of strategising how and when you will accomplish these tasks. Here are a few things that are likely to be on your top 10 list.
i. Orientation
Your induction is vital; make the most of it. The awareness and knowledge of the person conducting this exercise is of importance. Make a mental note of any heads-up you are given about members of your team, but do not become overly concerned about hints of negative personalities or performers. Purported lemons can become your lemonade.
ii. Know your role
Become thoroughly conversant with your task and your performance criteria.
iii. Get to know your supervisor
A clear understanding of your supervisor's expectations, personality type, and communication style will be valuable to your success.
iv. Get to know your team
Get to know each direct report personally. Know who are the informal team leaders or influencers. Remember though that your aim is to build strong professional relationships, not personal friendships.
v. Inspire your team
Your team needs to know early in the game that you believe that collectively the goals can be achieved. Affirm and acknowledge past accomplishments. Outline expectations and group norms.
vi. Learn the culture
Learn the culture of the organisation, the social norms, and existing alliances. Don't set out to impose yourself into or disintegrate established informal groups. Observe the dynamics and try to determine how you may capitalise on these existing relationships.
vii. Identify your management style
Determine what leadership or management styles will be suitable for the team collectively, and for individual outliers.
viii. Be visible
Do not hibernate in your office. The more visible and accessible you are, the easier it will be for your team to connect with you.
ix. Do not mask your vulnerability
Do not retreat to your office when a challenge you are not sure how to handle arises. Show that you are a team player by asking for suggestions.
x. Dress like a leader
This does not mean that you should buy a new wardrobe. Remain authentic, but step it up a notch.
Develop your own schedule for every day of your first week. Without a clear operational strategy, it is very easy for you to be swamped with tasks and meetings. Try to determine what will be your primary focus for each day, especially during the first week. I hope that you will follow through with this until it becomes your habit for success.
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Sculptor uses wood, glass and steel to make one-of-a-kind creations
From his home studio in Mooresville, sculptor Dana Gingras creates unique pieces of art that can be found throughout the Southeastern United States, from the South Carolina coast and North Carolina mountains to all around the Lake Norman area. One of the newest venues to showcase his work is the Andre Christine Gallery and Sculpture Garden, which Gingras and his parents opened in Mooresville last year. The gallery features the work of dozens of local artists, including Gingras' large-scale sculptures and custom interior pieces made from steel, wood and glass. "I really enjoy creating pieces that integrate with the surroundings, as if they were always there," says Gingras. "Maybe a tree seems striking for some reason. Or maybe I find a scrap of steel on the floor that intrigues me. Inspiration can come from anywhere." Gingras, 35, says that while growing up in Connecticut, it was his carpenter father who first got him interested in working with his hands. He spent his childhood tinkering with his father's tools of the trade, dabbling in woodworking and building whatever his mind created."There was always a creative side, a need to express myself and make things, but I didn't really think in terms of art," he says. "I always built things, but never considered anything sculpture."His creative fires were really stoked when he spent time studying abroad at the University of Essex near London in the mid-1990s. Inspired by the rich and historic art scene, he visited museums throughout Europe. "It was then I started to realize what I wanted to do," he says.When he returned to Connecticut in 1998, Gingras says he spent about three years studying sculpture under the tutelage of noted glass and metal artist Larry Livolsi, who helped him sharpen his skills and focus. "I discovered glass, steel, and wood are my favorite mediums," says Gingras. "They are all elemental, very natural and basic." Gingras has since dedicated himself to art full time, and over the past decade has created dozens of pieces for galleries, parks and private residences. He moved to Mooresville in 2009, and along with his father built the Andre Christine Gallery and Sculpture Garden. His latest project is "The Queen," a large-scale sculpture standing 17 feet tall and weighing 8,000 pounds. Once complete, the piece will be available for public display in his gallery.
More information: The Andre Christine Gallery and Sculpture Garden (www.andrechristinegallery.com) is located at 148 Ervin Road, Mooresville. To learn more about Gingras, go to www.danagingras.com.


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Delia Harding
Delia has lived in Bishampton since 1990. In 2011 she became a licenced Lay Minister. She now provides home communion to those unable to come to church and works with bereaved families in preparing funeral services. She is also the administrator for the Flyford Family.
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Why do people seek therapy?
In my experience people are now more willing to seek therapy than in past years because efforts to destigmatize it have paid off so people don't have the degree of embarrassment they once had. Nonetheless most have to reach a significant level of mental pain to seek help. Some of my patients seek my help entirely of their own volition. Others enter because of the urging of a family member, employer, or some other person who has influence in the person's life Basically the person is confronted with a problem such as a phobia and they have decided that they now want help to deal with the problem.
What can I expect in a therapy session?
In your initial session, it is important that I take an adequate history to elicit a comprehensive understanding of the problems that brought you to see me. You may not be aware, at least initially, of the significance of things that you have experienced that can be contributing to your present problems. You may be harboring long held beliefs and fears which need to be expressed and dealt with. These may not come out in the first session but my aim is to create a climate of discovery where it is safe to look inward, encounter your distressed feelings, share them when and if you become comfortable to do so, and thus grow. Although many people come to me for hypnosis I seldom introduce it in a first session. I must get to know you first. Note: Since I may administer some paper and pencil tests for assessment purposes, please bring glasses if you need them to read.In subsequent sessions I use hypnotic techniques after dealing with misconceptions. I always teach self hypnosis. It is essential that you practice self hypnosis and other skills regularly so that you can develop the confidence you need to handle the problems you bring to me. My aim is always to foster collaboration because I believe that is the best way to come to understand the nature of your problems and how to resolve them.
What benefits can I expect from working with a therapist?
My aim is to help you reduce your stress and all the attending problems so that you can clear up what has usually been a painful muddle for you. You can thereby often gain a new perspective on your life situation and relationships… Most patients I have don't really understand that they can learn TO CHOOSE, which is a major accomplishment for them.
What if I don't know my goals for therapy?
That usually is part of the therapeutic process. That is, a patient comes in with announced distress. Reducing that distress involves establishing goals, both short and long term. that are consistent with the patient's needs and values
How many sessions are required to treat my problem?
I am asked that question a great deal of the time by new patients. That is especially true with hypnosis because they have the belief that they will be "hypnotized" and "fixed" quickly. Besides the fact that is not my view of hypnosis, the thing I stress is that my treatment involves learning new skills and behaviors. Everyone learns at their own pace. I aim for it to be as efficient as possible but I can't predict in advance haw quickly a given patient will learn and integrate the necessary skills. Some can achieve what they need in just a few sessions. Others, because of the nature and complexity of their problems, will take considerably more time.
Do you accept insurance? How does insurance work?
I accept the majority of commercial insurance and am a Medicare provider. There usually is a co pay which I can determine from your insurance carrier when I obtain your insurance information-Name, ID number date of birth, etc. I do not accept Medical Assistance for patients living in Allegheny County. I am however on the insurance panel for medical assistance for counties surrounding Allegheny.
Is therapy confidential?
What you tell me in therapy is confidential and I will release nothing about you without your signed consent. The only possible exception might be if what you convey indicates that you may harm someone else. That raises the issue of my Duty to Warn which I will discuss with you and may require my action. Fortunately, in my many years of practice that has almost never been a problem with my patients…


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11/26/2013 UPD: How to cleanly remove CouponBar and fix your hijacked browsers?
Well, this job may vary depending on the way how you installed it. Some users may have direct installed the add-on to the Web tools; while others got this riskware by running the standalone installer program. Anyway, the professional uninstall tool below can effectively help you troubleshoot such PUP troubles if the provided manual instructions do not work on your personal device.
No.1 reason why you must remove CouponBar
- File name: Couponscom.exe
- Detection ratio: 3 / 47
- ByteHero: Virus.Win32.Part.a
- TrendMicro: PAK_Generic.016
- TrendMicro-HouseCall: PAK_Generic.016
- MD5: 95ec8385df0e8445c368521d603a1b34
In event that you accidentally have CouponBar installed in Windows Internet Explorer (v9/v8/v6), Mozilla Firefox (v13.0.1/v12/10/more other versions of it) and/or Google Chrome, the below sections will present you the detailed steps to thoroughly & completely uninstall CouponBar. As usual, for more computer newbies, it's highly recommended you download this perfect & smart Windows uninstaller to effectively get rid of CouponBar by automatically detecting and removing its leftovers in Registry Editor.
How do I manually uninstall CouponBar?
NOTE If you just cannot follow the steps below, please run and keep the recommended uninstall tool to force uninstall CouponBar and other unneeded programs you installed in your system.
Recommended Step: Please save and close all the running Windows applications and your personal files
Section 1: Remove or uninstall CouponBar from Windows Internet Explorer
- Run the current version of IE installed on your machine.
- Click the Settings icon on right top of IE window. Scroll down till you locate the Manage add-ons entry on the menu; then enter it.
- In the Add-on Types portion, you first highlight the Toolbars and Extensions in it; scroll down to get the detailed information for the items on right pane.
- You will then see the below TWO projects related with CouponBar – you can click the More information link on them for more details. See the details below.
- Coupons.com CouponBar
- Type: Toolbar
- File: thecore3.dll
- Folder: C:\Programs Files\Coupons.com CouponBar
- TBSB07898 Class
Section 2: Remove or remove CouponBar from Mozilla Firefox
- Similarly, you save and close any running Firefox windows.
- Scroll down and then select the Manage Search Engines… entry
- You then could first remove (Bing) Web Search from the Manage Search Engine… to fully uninstall CouponBar; and then delete the AVG Secure Search to completely uninstall CouponBar. Click OK on the Manage Search Engine List window to exit it.
- Click the expand menu on left top of Firefox; you then enter the Options >> Options on the menu. See the screen shot below.
- Click on the General tab on left top of Options window; apply the Restore to Default option to uninstall CouponBar and reset your Firefox's Home Page setting.
- Click OK on Options.
- Then you need to enter the Add-ons on the menu I reviewed above.
- Click the More link on the following Coupons.com CouponBar 184.108.40.206 item to get more information about it. Launch the Remove option for it to uninstall CouponBar from your Firefox program.
- Click "Restart now"; then you may also need to remove AVG Secure Search engine provider again to entirely uninstall CouponBar.
Section 3: Remove or uninstall CouponBar from Google Chrome
- Similarly, open your Chrome program.
- Please then click on the wrench icon on right top of Chrome browser. Scroll down the menu, then you click the Tools entry >> open up the Extensions entry in the subfolder.
- Locate the Coupons.com Toolbar 126.96.36.199 by Coupons.com; click on the recycle bin icon behind it, then you click the Remove button on Confirm Removal ("Remove 'Coupons.com Toolbar'?") to remove or uninstall CouponBar from Chrome.
- Shut down Chrome; re-open it to check the changes made to it.
Section 4: Steps to get rid of CouponBar from Windows XP's programs list
- Save your personal items then close all of browser software.
- Go to the Control Panel entry on Windows start menu then choose Add/Remove
- Locate the annoying CouponBar project (10.68MB), hit Remove button.
- Windows should help you silently uninstall CouponBar. Close the CouponBar™ page again.
- Repeat the above instructions to restore your browser settings.
You should take a clean backup of Windows Registry Editor; find and clean those remnants associated with CouponBar and AVG Secure Search to thoroughly uninstall CouponBar and associated software traces
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233}, FaviconPath – C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\favicon.ico; FaviconURLFallback – http://isearch.avg.com/favicon.ico HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\Statistics\Volume{8174a88e-8f6e-11e1-9973-806e6f6e6963}, AvgFragmentsPerFile – 0; AvgFreeSpaceSize – a73 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\Statistics\Volume{8174a88f-8f6e-11e1-9973-806e6f6e6963}, AvgFragmentsPerFile -64; AvgFreeSpaceSize -5a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Diagnostics\Performance\Shell\StartStop\StartMenu, MinAvgToConsider_ms – 64; HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\CMF\SqmData, AvgCountDiff -c6; AvgFileCount – 178 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1C950DE5-D31E-42FB-AFB9-91B0161633D8}\LocalServer32, Default – "C:\Program Files\Coupons.com CouponBar\TbHelper2.exe" HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3BDF4CE9-E81D-432B-A55E-9F0570CE811F}\InprocServer32, Default – C:\Program Files\Coupons.com CouponBar\TbCommonUtils.dll HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{57CADC46-58FF-4105-B733-5A9F3FC9783C}\InprocServer32, Default – C:\Program Files\Coupons.com CouponBar\tbcore3.dll HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8660E5B3-6C41-44DE-8503-98D99BBECD41}, Default – Coupons.com CouponBar HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8660E5B3-6C41-44DE-8503-98D99BBECD41}\InprocServer32, Default – C:\Program Files\Coupons.com CouponBar\tbcore3.dll
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Review: VirusTotal Information for CouponBar
That's why you might must remove CouponBar ASAP!
- SHA256: 1cf0768270fc31e4dd1c0cf3b5c03d97106e3b032121e7b5ab9dd584f8ed5f6b
- SHA1: e7f11d7083c629061637e7e6eba016e322fa758f
- MD5: 5e5a72ed233255e0adddd819b9813ac7
- File size: 1.4 MB ( 1469472 bytes )
- File name: CouponBar.exe
- File type: Win32 EXE
- Detection ratio: 13 / 42 (See the detailed report right below)
- Analysis date: 2012-07-14 03:26:03 UTC ( 1 minute ago )
- Antivirus & Result
- AntiVir, ADSPY/Agent.1469472
- Avast, Win32:Adware-AH [Adw]
- ByteHero, Virus.Win32.Part.a
- Comodo, Heur.Suspicious
- DrWeb, Adware.Coupons
- Emsisoft, Riskware.AdWare.Win32!IK
- GData, Win32:Adware-AH
- Ikarus, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32
- Kaspersky, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Coupons
- NOD32, probably a variant of Win32/Adware.Softomate.AD
- PCTools, Heuristic.ADH
- Symantec, Heuristic.ADH
- ViRobot, Adware.Coupons.1469472
- (Other) File names
- CouponBar.exe
- 41D4DF31207748EE6C5216089C472E002F4C0838.exe
Need some simple & quick tips to identify and then remove or uninstall CouponBar riskware/adware?
So, here's some home computer/PC security advice for you: to quickly identify any system process or computer file that might be associated with virus/malware/Trojan horse/other known types of malicious threat or not, you just need to check out the following steps:
- DO NOT run your downloaded file at once (as an administrator in your Windows).
- If you just do not have any Anti-Virus program/security suite installed on your machine, you then go to VirusTotal, upload it to it for FREE Antivirus scan. See the newest report by VirusTotal, shown below.
- And if your system is protected with any functioning antivirus software, you then upgrade it to the newest edition of it, scan the official CouponBar installer file; then your virus protection device may warn you and help you automatically prevent the installation of CouponBar on your computer.
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We often attempt masking our anxiety. There is some merit to this approach, but it depends on how one goes about it.
Driven by anxiety, you do something to get you mind off of a negative situation. This can be effective if used correctly, but it's usually not. There are several categories of masking, including:
- Addictions–drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, sex, food, excessive exercising, etc.
- Getting caught up in a good cause–the cause might be excellent, but the driving force behind it might be somewhat suspect if examined carefully.
- Hoarding
- Excessive involvement in hobbies–gardening, reading, sports, etc.
Several of the activities listed above are not problematic. If you choose to pursue a deep passion on your own terms and value system, you are creating alternate neurologic pathways that are very powerful in improving your mental health. Being deeply connected to your own value system and pursuing your passion is an important strategy in neurological reprogramming. However, pursuing a passion is a completely different process than being driven by anxiety. It's impossible to outrun your anxiety without paying some price.
Masking strategies, even when anxiety-driven, might be slightly more effective than suppressing them, because they are not feeding the negative circuits. They are not slowing them down, either, though. When you are done with that particular activity, the repetitive negative thoughts are still there.


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It Gets Better is a grassroots campaign in America launched by sex columnist Dan Savage in response to a horrific spate of teenagers killing themselves after being victimized for being (or being perceived to be) gay. There were 5 suicides in September alone. After another one of these tragedies Savage wrote in his column that he wished "I could have talked to that kid for 5 minutes and been able to tell them it gets better." In that same column, on September 15, he announced he was setting up a YouTube channel for those who were bullied but survived to tell their story, to tell those going through hard times that it gets better. Since then the channel has had more than 1.8 million views and 21,000 subscribers, making it the fastest-growing channel on YouTube right now.
Here's Dan's original video with his husband Terry:
On MSNBC last week I saw Joel Burns, a member of the Fort Worth Council in Texas, share his story, a story he told us he had never told anyone before, in a speech before the council. It's a speech unlike many you will ever hear from a politician. It's raw, personal and courageous and had me in tears.
It Gets Better is another inspiring example of the possibilities of social media to aggregate individual actions, share otherwise-unheard stories and to connect us across borders, classes and generations. This campaign wasn't cooked up in a strategy session and launched with fanfare by a national gay rights organization. It wasn't backed with millions of dollars in funding. It didn't even require its own website. It was one person's idea, a single video uploaded online, and an invitation to participate.
Now, yes, this particular person had a mainstream media platform from which to promote his idea, but without the enabling environment of the internet he would simply have expressed his sadness and, presumably, moved on. Thousands of readers would have nodded in agreement but then what? Now, instead of just an expression of grief there was a call to action, an invitation to participate in something, and a simple, humble, personal video to get things started, and show how it could be done.
As Dan said in his column:
"Gay adults aren't allowed to talk to these kids. Schools and churches don't bring us in to talk to teenagers who are being bullied. Many of these kids have homophobic parents who believe that they can prevent their gay children from growing up to be gay—or from ever coming out—by depriving them of information, resources, and positive role models.
"Why are we waiting for permission to talk to these kids? We have the ability to talk directly to them right now. We don't have to wait for permission to let them know that it gets better. We can reach these kids."
He's right. Thanks to social media, we can.
Six weeks later the videos continue to roll in and the conversation around the issue continues. Employees at Google and Facebook have contributed videos, as have Project Runway's Tim Gunn, American Idol's Adam Lambert and Star Trek's Zachary Quinto. Videos have come in from Muslims and Mormons, gays and straights, teenagers, parents and grandparents. And hundreds of thousands of teenagers have found out that whatever their situation they are not alone, that others went through difficult times and survived and that they need to stick around and give their lives a chance.


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Kids discover their inner actors at camp
Clayton Stephenson, for only a second, slips out of character and starts playfully wrapping himself in a stage curtain during a rehearsal.
The brief slip didn't get by the director's eyes.
"Are you Clayton, or are you Willy Wonka?" Kellie Brown says. "I don't see Willy Wonka right now."
For 30 kids ages 7 to 15 from all around the area, the NoDa School of Arts offers a six-week crash course in the performing arts, culminating in a full show. This year, the group will perform "Willy Wonka Jr."
For the kids, many of whom have little experience and don't have the money to go to other acting camps, it's a chance to join a group of others just like themselves.
"I'm around people doing the same thing that I like to do," said Clayton, a ninth-grader at the Northwest School of the Arts. "I was really shy before I came here. When I came here, everybody welcomed me."
As for many others, the show will serve as Clayton's first. After more than a month of rehearsing and practicing five days a week for five hours a day, though, the timidity is gone for many of the performers.
During one rehearsal last week, the kids projected their voices, danced confidently and asked Brown to critique their performance when they finished. Brown obliged by pointing out things they did well and things they need to improve.
"It's not a fun summer camp play kind of thing," said Amanda Bullen, executive director and creator of the nonprofit NoDa School of Arts, which opened in 2005.
The summer camp costs $25,000, which covers professional show equipment such as lighting and lapel microphones. Grants, donations and money from past shows cover most of the costs. The kids pay between $100 and $300 to participate, and they take it seriously.
They have to memorize a one-minute monologue before getting accepted to the cast. Prominent roles change if a kid has to miss too many rehearsals for other commitments.
"Every year, we have kids saying, 'I was supposed to go (on vacation), but now I can't,'" Brown said.
Not that they don't enjoy it. Eight-year-old Andrea Ellerby, who will play Charlie, spent last summer at a cheerleading camp. But she says she likes this summer better because of the chance to dance and perform.
And Brown's doing her best to mold a wide range of kids into performers in just two months.
After the same rehearsal last week, one girl said to Brown, "You said before that our performance was like trudging through mud. What do you think now?"
Brown didn't hesitate.
"Now, it's like trudging through water," she said. "You've graduated from mud to water."


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Financials & Pricing - Understand your costs and price your products - We will discuss the fundamentals of financial recordkeeping, intro to cash flow planning and managing money and setting prices for a successful business. Guest speaker from the NCCC Small Business Development Center
Cost: $15 per workshop or $50 for entire series. Booklets and worksheets included in registration fee. A minimum of 10 participants must register for the class for it to be held. The deadline to register is April 17th.
If you're interested but can't attend due to schedule conflicts, you can still reap the benefits of registering! Registered participants can attend the workshop in person OR watch it via webinar. The webinar can be watched live or at a later time. If you have any questions, please contact us at 433-8839.
Participants must register online here. Participants must register for this class by April 17th. Online registration is required. You can elect to pay online via PayPal (does not require PayPal account) or pay in advance at CCE-Niagara. We cannot complete your registration until we've received payment. Please call us at 433-8839 if you have any questions.
The WNY Food Incubator business series is comprised of 4 workshops:
April 12: Business Planning Workshop
April 19: Financials & Pricing
April 26: Marketing
May 3: Recipe Commercialization
Amanda Henning
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(716) 433-8839 ext. 231
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"A cellist of extraordinary technical and musical gifts" (San Francisco Chronicle), Joshua Roman brings his wide-ranging répertoire to the Downtown Concert Series stage on September 26th at historic St. Peter's Church at 33 Throckmorton Street, Freehold, NJ. He has earned an international reputation for his wide-ranging repertoire, a commitment to communicating the essence of music in visionary ways, artistic leadership and versatility. As well as being a renowned performer, he is recognized as an accomplished composer, curator, and programmer.
An Oklahoma City native, Roman began playing the cello at the age of three on a quarter-size instrument, and gave his first public recital at age 10. Home-schooled until he was 16, Roman then pursued his musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Richard Aaron. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Cello Performance in 2004, and his Master's in 2005, as a student of Desmond Hoebig, former principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra.
Before embarking on a solo career, Roman spent two seasons as principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony, a position he won in 2006 at the age of 22. Since that time he has appeared as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the BBC Scottish Symphony, the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, the New World Symphony, the Alabama Symphony, and Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Ecuador, among many others.
A complete musician who is dedicated to performance, artistic leadership, and creation of new works through collaboration, Roman's work as Artistic Director of Town Hall's TownMusic Series in Seattle has showcased his eclectic musical influences and inspirations from chamber music favorites to a host of newly commissioned works. Under Roman's guidance, the series has offered world premieres of compositions by some of today's brightest young composers and performances by cutting-edge ensembles.
For his ongoing creative initiatives on behalf of classical music, Roman was named a 2011 TED Fellow, joining a select group of next generation innovators of unusual accomplishments who show potential to positively affect the world. "We're excited to bring to our series an extraordinary musician who shares our commitment to connecting to audiences. He's the new face of classical music - completely engaging and thrilling to watch" says Mark Hyczko, Artistic Director of the concert series.
Joshua will be joined on stage by Grammy nominated pianist Andrius Žlabys. Andrius has received international acclaim for his appearances with some of the world's most renowned orchestras.
Tickets for the concerts are $25 and $10 for students 18 years and younger. A Season Subscription is available. Seating is limited and tickets should be purchased in advance. The concert will begin at 7:30 pm. A reception honoring the artists will be hosted by Investors Bank (21 West Main Street, Freehold) following the concert.
The Downtown Concert Series is committed to bringing extraordinary musical artists to the intimate and historic venue of St. Peter's Church located in downtown Freehold at 33 Throckmorton Street, Freehold, New Jersey 07728. For additional information and to purchase tickets please visit our website at DowntownConcertSeries.org or call 732~431~8383.


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Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently busy shooting for his upcoming film "102 Not Out", says he never had the privilege of prosthetics, green backgrounds, VFX, 'post' touch ups and face replacements during his time.
The 74-year-old actor also said that it takes three hours for his make-up for "102 Not Out".
"The '102 Not Out' continues unabated. And involves a good three hours in make-up and removal after for an hour. The pains taken by a host of artists that specialise in the craft is so commendable," Amitabh wrote on his blog.
The "Wazir" actor added: "And now this be the norm… The young and the agile give way to the old and the prosthetics, to the green backgrounds, to the VFX, to the 'post' touch ups and face replacements… All part of film making today, but never had such privilege in our time."
Amitabh also spoke about the 2001 film "Aks" and called it a "unique concept".
"'AKS'! a film made with great conviction and care. Unique in its concept and its execution. Valid in the times of today, and its value in ascendent," he wrote.
Big B also wrote about director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who was then called Rakeysh Mehra.
"Rakeysh Mehra, the director before he started spelling his name thus, was the one that did an ad with me for Pepsi and then came the film…We sat on it for days and we still do on many ideas and thoughts," he said.
Amitabh said that "Aks" was always special and different.
"The shoot in Budapest and the first brush with the french beard, which then because permanent and has never been disturbed since," he added.
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Some financial vehicles provide the opportunity for you to donate funds to help the mission of The Salvation Army while providing income for yourself. These vehicles include:
For an effective, interactive way to see how one of these vehicles can benefit you, we encourage to create a personal gift plan to see what your income and tax benefits could be.
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Inmate roster added to BCSO website
The Barry County Sheriff's Office has added a new feature, the current list of inmates, to its official website at www.barrycountysheriff.com.
"Having the roster online will allow the public to view booking photos and details for each inmate in the detention area as well as those released within the past 48 hours," said Barry County Sheriff Mick Epperly. "The website is a good tool for the public.
"The website also has answers to frequently asked questions concerning reports and procedures for civil process and concealed carry permits," Epperly said.
The site features information on the Barry County Sheriff's Office jail and administrative staff, hot cases, criminal investigations, the Southwest Missouri Drug Task Force, the history of the sheriff's office and Barry County's most wanted criminals. The site also offers a current list of registered sex offenders living in Barry County.
"We have Barry County's most wanted list on there, and when people see them traveling around the area, they can call in and give us tips," Epperly continued. "The sex offender list allows residents to see who may be living next door to them. The sex offenders who do not register within the allotted time are subject to arrest."
The Barry County Sheriff's Office also works in conjuction with the Barry-Lawrence Chapter of Crime Stoppers, and information about that organization may also be found on the website.
"There are frequent updates to the site," Epperly said. "We're proud of it. It's a great tool for the public."


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Help the cyborg to stop the quakes and fix the palace! Can you stop the the Tamaranian Invasion?
Use the arrow keys to move around, and use the space bar and the side arrow keys to shoot.
Weird, got to the bottom and now it won't end or keep going.
Who the heck is halfway done on a monday? Well, I guess modern work weeks aren't just mon-fri anymore...
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Jochen from Germany as some might remember is here for his 3rd visit. Like Stu, Janell and Skyla, Jochen is at Motohank's to start his journey south to Brazil for the World Cup games. Jochen is a veteran traveler so for him most of his time here was to visit and connect with other travelers.
It takes Jochen about two hours to get ready for a long trip like this.


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Shawn Hubler
Will someone help Greta Gerwig make her ode to Sacramento?
"I have always wanted to make a feature film in Sacramento," Greta Gerwig was saying. "I wanted to make more than one feature film in Sacramento. But right now, I'm just going to try to make this one."
The 32-year-old filmmaker and actress was on the phone a few days ago from Brooklyn, where she lives now. I'd tracked her down to ask about the coming-of-age movie that may or may not pencil out for her to shoot here, though Sacramento is a character and she wrote it especially as a kind of valentine to her hometown.
You couldn't see her face, but if you did, you would have recognized her as the luminous indie star of such films as "Greenberg" and "Frances Ha," part of which was shot here. Or you might remember her from Sacramento's River Park neighborhood, where she grew up, the child of Gordon and Christine Gerwig and a graduate of Phoebe Hearst Elementary, Sutter Middle School and St. Francis Catholic High School.
Listening to her, though, you could see where she came from.
"There are specific streets and houses and places and theaters that I have very deep feelings for," she was saying. "I love walking on the levee beside the river. I love Burr's ice cream. I love Vic's, too, but I love Burr's more. I love the McKinley Park Rose Garden.
"I really love midtown, just the vibe of midtown, and the coffee shop at the Weatherstone. I love the houses in there, and the way it feels, charming but 'city,' it reminds me of Brooklyn, of Park Slope, but much less outrageously expensive. And the theaters that I associate time with – the New Helvetia Theatre. I loved that theater. The 24th Street Theater. The Memorial Auditorium? And the little theater off to the side of the Memorial Auditorium?"
She goes on, the list taking on a cinematic life of its own, her life. A kid at the zoo and the Railroad Museum. A Catholic schoolgirl with her pals on the sidewalk, singing show tunes from "Rent."
"Also State Fair was a huge thing for me. I loved the livestock competitions. There was always a cow that was about to give birth and it always took sooo long, and you'd just keep checking back."
Her voice was like her home: so earnest and down-to-earth that you just kind of wanted to do something for her. Write her a check. Give her a name. Buy her a sundae at Burr's. Or at least Vic's.
But clearly, charm has nothing to do with the formula by which California distributes its film incentives. Otherwise the California Film Commission would have given her the film tax credit she applied for and, perhaps unfortunately for Sacramento, didn't get.
California's 7-year-old film incentive program, aimed at curbing runaway production, was tripled in size last year to $330 million. So far it has worked well, luring big-ticket films and nearly a half-dozen TV series back from other states.
Still, filmmakers struggle to stay here. Even with incentive-rich states like Georgia alienating the creative community with attempts at anti-gay legislation, and the Koch brothers campaigning to dismantle show business tax credits in red states, other places are still a bargain for filmmakers compared to California.
"We're still facing intense competition," said Amy Lemisch, executive director of the California Film Commission. "Almost 40 states offer some form of credit or rebate. Canada has very, very good credits. The U.K. has a huge program."
And, she said, the incentives California has are in very high demand.
Gerwig's labor of love, a comedy called "Lady Bird" starring Saoirse Ronan, was among 174 entries in the January round of tax credit applications. After 15 projects, the money was gone.
Her project had a lot going for it, including its non-L.A. locations and lots of openings for crew and local spending. ("My dream for the catering was just to every day have Tres Hermanas," joked Gerwig.) Drawn up with considerable input from organized labor, the mathematical formula the state now uses ranks projects according to economic impact and job creation, particularly for typically unionized, "below the line" employees.
Not to be too mystical about it, but being in a place informs what a film becomes, not to mention the light is different.
Greta Gerwig
But with so many contenders, it was a long shot, even with scores of letters of support from local politicians, business people and arts leaders. Gerwig's category, independent films, had enough incentive money for only three projects. One was a Coen brothers comedy directed by George Clooney, one was something called "Save the Cat," said to be set to shoot somewhere in "Central California," and one was a film called "Beautiful Boy." Each got $2.5 million.
Knowing now that she won't get a credit like that has left the young filmmaker crunching numbers. A certain amount of her project must be done in Sacramento: "Not to be too mystical about it, but being in a place informs what a film becomes, not to mention the light is different."
But it's not clear she'll be able to afford to shoot much more than exteriors here, a disappointment not just for her, but for Sacramento. Movies are like circuses, and when they come to a town, everything they touch becomes more interesting and vivid, just for having been beheld.
She said everyone she has spoken to locally has bent over backwards to be helpful. But the local arts infrastructure is limited, in ways that are penny-wise and pound-foolish, in my opinion.
Sacramento's film commissioner, the hardworking Lucy Steffens, is funded only half-time in the position. The mayor's long effort to expand Sacramento's creative workforce came to naught on the film front when it became clear that it would cost money. And the city lacks the financial incentives offered by, say, San Francisco.
Gerwig plans to start shooting in August. Her fingers are crossed that Sacramento will inform more than just the outdoor scenes in the movie. Mine are, too. A girl shouldn't have to hire a stand-in for a hometown valentine.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Wichita Police Department recruit after a weekend arrest.
Just after 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 11, police were contacted by a 21- year-old woman at the patrol west police station, according to officer Paul Cruz.
She reported an incident in which she was battered and her property was damaged by her 21-year-old boyfriend.
Police arrested and booked the boyfriend, a WPD recruit, into jail for domestic battery and criminal damage to property.
The recruit began his employment in January 2018 and has been attending the police academy. This recruit is no longer employed with the WPD, according to Cruz.
The investigation is being handled by the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office as part of an agreement to investigate potential criminal cases involving WPD personnel.
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GREEN BAY, Wis., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Aaron Rodgers hurled four touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, and Green Bay held on for 28-27 win over New Orleans Sunday.
Rodgers (31-of-41 passing, 319 yards, interception) found Jordy Nelson on an 11-yard scoring strike with 7 minutes left to put the Packers (2-2) ahead for good.
New Orleans, however, then got a break when the referees ruled the Saints' Darren Sproles didn't fumble the ensuing kickoff, determining instead that he was down by contact.
The call allowed New Orleans to retain possession and begin a do-or-die drive that reached the Packers' 25-yard line.
Garrett Hartley kicked what appeared to be a go-ahead, 43-yard field goal, but it was called back when the Saints' David Thomas was flagged for holding.
Hartley's subsequent 48-yard attempt was wide, and the Saints fell to 0-4 to begin a season for the first time since 2007.
New Orleans' Drew Brees went 35-of-54 for 446 passing yards and three touchdowns without an interception.


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Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis is a real-time strategy game combined with a global turn-based tactical mode, thrusting gamers into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962. Cuban Missile Crisis offers an alternative interpretation of the events that followed the infamous nuclear stand off between the United States and Cuba. As the stalemate collapsed, the two superpowers unleashed their nuclear arsenal on the world, levelling its metropolitan expanses and leaving scorched radioactive deserts. The cities that managed to survive the disaster realised that the most precious resources were now clean earth and water. The remaining world citizens found themselves in a war fighting for their very survival. Cuban Missile Crisis provides an interesting mix of real-time battles and a turn-based global strategy mode, forcing players to use tactical troop movements while managing resources and armies. Conquer new resources, track new borders, create a new map of the world.
- Dozens of missions, through the four sides of the conflict (USSR, the French and German alliance, China, the American and British alliance).
- New types of weapons and equipment including helicopters, rockets, reconnaissance troops, etc.
- Radioactive contamination zones that have an influence upon military equipment and troops
Minimum System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
- Processor: Pentium III 1GHz
- Memory: 256MB RAM
- Video card: 3D-accelerator AGP 4x with 64MB RAM
- Sound card: DirectX-compatible sound card
- Hard disc: 2 GB of free disk space
Recommended System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
- Processor: Pentium IV 1.8GHz or higher
- Memory: 512MB RAM or more
- Video card: 3D-accelerator AGP 4x with 128MB RAM
- Sound card: DirectX-compatible sound card
- Hard disc: 2GB of free disk space


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We are happy to accommodate the dietary needs of all our customers. Please don't hesitate to ask one of our friendly staff for assistance.
We are happy to accommodate the dietary needs of all our customers. Please don't hesitate to ask one of our friendly staff for assistance.
All meals are available takeaway.
Two Slices of Bread with Conserves
Turkish Toast $4.49
Wholemeal Bread $3.99
Gluten free Bread $5.99
Two Slices of Raisin Toast with Conserves
with Maple Syrup and Ice Cream
Add Fresh Strawberries $2.99
Add Banana $2.99
Baby Spinach, Poached Eggs and Hollandalse Sauce served on Turkish Bread
Add Mushrooms $2.99
Add Bacon $3.99
Add Ham $1.49
Poached, Scrambled or Fried Eggs with Turkish Toast
Two Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Mushrooms, Baked Beans and Hash Brown served with Toast
Two Fried Eggs, Bacon and Spinach topped with Tomato Relish on Turkish Bread
Choose 3 Options to Create Your Own – Spinach, Mushroom, Bacon, Ham, Tomato, Onion, Mozzarella Cheese or Fetta
Half serve Pancakes served with Maple Syrup and Ice Cream
Bacon, One Fried Egg, Toast and Hash Brown
Turkish Bread upgrade
Maple Syrup
Hollandaise or Gluten Free Bread (upgrade)
Baked Beans
Hash Brown (2)
Sausage (2)
Most meals available Gluten-Free on request
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Bowl of Chips served with Tomato Sauce and Aioli
Bowl of Wedges with Sour Cream and Chill Sauce
Warm Chicken and Rice Noodles with Mint and Coriander, crushed Peanuts finished with Chilli and Lime Dressing
Warm Caramelised Chicken in Honey and Sweet Chilli, with Mixed Lettuce Leaves, Soy Mayonnaise and Crispy Noodles
House Made Beef Pattie, Lettuce, Aioli, Cheese and Tomato Chutney served in a Toasted Bun with Chips
Add Egg $ 1.99
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Add Cheese $ 1.49
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Hickory BBQ Glazed Pork Belly Bites with Slaw and Chips
Golden Chicken Schnitzel with Napolitano Sauce and Melted Mozzarella Cheese served with Garden Salad and Chips
Add Pineapple $ 0.99
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Traditionally Battered or Grilled Fish seasoned with Lemon Pepper with Chips, Fresh Garden Salad and Tartare Sauce
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Mac and Cheese Balls (4) served with Garlic Aioli
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Chicken Wings coated in a Sticky BBQ Glaze
– Roasted Pork Belly with Mashed Potato, Broccolini, Apple Cider Puree finished with Red Wine Jus
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Grilled Fish Seasoned with Lemon Pepper and topped with Tiger Prawns in Creamy Garlic Sauce, served with Crisp Garden Salad and Beer Battered Chips
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For Test One, all of the data describing the
perceptions recorded in the remote-viewing session are displayed
together with the matches with respect to the SAM data set for
the target. Those target attributes that are not observed by
the remote viewer are also presented.
Following the description of the session and target data, a variety of
counts are presented. Two important proportions (labeled "A"
and "B") are then presented. Proportion A is the total matches
between the session and the target as a proportion of the total number
of target attributes. If one considers the total number of target attributes
as representing the total variance in the target, then proportion A tells
us how much of this variance is described by the session. When proportion
A is high, then a session has described most of the variance in the target.
Proportion B looks at this from a mirror perspective, and it is the total
matches between the session and the target as a proportion of the total
number of session entries (not target attributes as with proportion A).
Proportion B tells us how efficient the viewer is in describing the target.
Of course, in an extreme and offending case, one can always match all
of a target's attributes by entering every possible attribute available
in SAM when inputting session data. Inaccuracies in this dimension are
revealed by proportion B. When proportion B is low, then a viewer did
not do a good job describing the unique characteristics of the target,
and the best one can say is that accurate target perceptions may be mixed
in with erroneous perceptions. An ideal situation is when both proportions
A and B are high, which means that a target was well described with very
few erroneous perceptions. The average of proportions A and B is called
the "correspondence number" for the session, and it is a general
measure of the correspondence between the observed remote-viewing data
and the actual target attributes.
Below proportions A and B, a chi-square test
is presented that evaluates the general correlation between the
remote-viewing data and the actual target's attributes. To calculate
the chi-square statistic, a 2X2 table is constructed that associates
a 1 for every session entry or target attribute, and a 0 for
the lack of a session entry or target attribute. An alternate
and more conservative version of the chi-square test which is
based only on the observed session entries is also presented.
The basic interpretation of the chi-square statistic is as follows:
1. If the value of the chi-square statistic
is equal to or greater than the chi-square value for a desired
significance level, and if the correlation between the session
data and the target attributes is positive, then the session's
data are statistically significant descriptors of the target.
2. If the value of the chi-square statistic is less than the
chi-square value for a desired significance level, then the remote-viewing data for the session are not statistically significant.
This normally means that there are decoding errors in the data.
3. If the value of the chi-square statistic is equal to or greater
than the chi-square value for a desired significance level but
the correlation between the session data and target attributes
is negative, then the session either has major decoding errors,
or there may be conscious-mind intervention and/or invention
in the data gathering process.
Following the chi-square analysis, a heuristic
comparison is presented. With this comparison, a pseudo target
is constructed that has the same number of target attributes
as the real target. But with the pseudo target, the attributes
are selected randomly. This heuristic comparison offers a general
idea of how well the remote-viewing data correspond with the
real target as compared with a bogus target. Of course, this
heuristic comparison is an added procedure used for illustration,
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Rick Merrill <email@example.com> wrote: -------------------------------------------------- Are there any "major' web sites that validate? If not, which ones have the fewest errors? I'm thinking of google.com yahoo.com altavista.com msn.com comcast.net What are the top 100 web sites? Do any of them validate?! -------------------------------------------------- Jens Meiert wrote: > > (Not sure if this should be discussed on this list though.) [not sure either, although it is an interesting data point to have in the argument about "why you should validate your documents"] One popularity measure (among many) is Alexa. It has some caveats, but in January I had the validator run through 487 of its Global Top 500 list. 32 of those URLs passed validation (6.57%). That is actually considerably higher than the average pass rate I found with the majority of the Open Directory Project URLs (DMoz). I have a complete list of those Alexa 500 that validated, but of the ones you mentioned, only msn.com passed validation. HTH, -Brian Brian Wilson --------------------------"Those aren't Sex muffins! -Coach firstname.lastname@example.com ---------------------Those aren't Love muffins! http://www.blooberry.com ---------------Those are just BLOOberry muffins!" Creator of Index DOT Html/Css: http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/Received on Monday, 30 June 2008 18:04:25 UTC
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15 July 2011
Diagnosis of Plant Disease in Agricultural Crops
With a course in Diagnosis of Plant Disease in Agricultural Crops you can help to change, optimise and define the terms and conditions for tomorrow's food production for the benefit of your own and future generations. In a world with a changing climate and a growing population, agriculture and society face huge challenges. Many issues must be taken into account. The food supply must increase and food production must be more efficient. There is also a need to improve animal health and welfare and to protect our natural environment and resources. Course offered by the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, AU.
Course leader
Mogens Støvring Hovmøller, Aarhus University
Target group
Agro-microbiology or similar course within microbiology and/or plant pathology is recommended.
Course aim
The course aims to mediate basic knowledge, methods and techniques to enable you to diagnose and quantify plant diseases and other stresses in agricultural crops, using an array of diagnostic methods and assessment techniques.
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By Gaurav Sharma
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said India is responsible for the latest border row and asked it to withdraw troops from Doklam, which Beijing calls Chinese territory.
This is the first time a top Chinese government official has reacted to the festering border dispute in Sikkim sector, where the armies of the two sides are locked in a stand-off since over a month.
"The rights and wrongs are very clear, and even senior Indian officials have openly stated that Chinese troops did not enter into the Indian boundary. So India has admitted it crossed into the Chinese territory," said Wang.
"The solution is very simple. India must conscientiously pull back its troops," said a statement in Chinese quoting Wang.
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