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Soaring Cabbagetown classic bay & gable Victorian. Extremely spacious with large rooms and 4 bedrooms. Stunning living and dining rooms; High ceilings; gorgeous trims & mouldings. The Master is extraordinarily large with 2 walk-in closets and a semi-ensuite 5 piece bath. (walk-in tub!). Huge third floor family has a stunning adjacent deck. Handsome kitchen with centre island combined with cheery sunroom. Main floor 2-piece bath. Very pretty rear garden and patio. Great Metcalfe Street location!
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Welcome to 34 R King Edward Avenue!
Truly Extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, Massive, Detached Residential Warehouse/ Loft Conversion. 3500 Sq Feet a/g w/ a 30 X 30' Studio w/ 14' Ceilings; 4 Bedrooms; 3 Baths, 2 Kitchens; Exercise Rm; 30 X 30' Roof Deck w/ an Outdoor Shower! 3-4 Car parking on a 98' Long Private Drive! Large Yard Space. Many Possible Uses & Configurations. Easy to Duplex. Seller Operated a Photography Studio for 25+ years. Unbelievable Space, Light & Privacy Steps to the Danforth!
Welcome to 47 Geneva Avenue!
Live in a park! This house overlooks & sides onto Riverdale Park West. Calling all dog lovers – the location is spectacular! Many renovations in 1999 & extremely well maintained. Originally a 3 BR it is presently a 2 + den upstairs; easy to re-vert. The main floor ticks all the boxes: Open bright living & dining rooms. Family sized kitchen connected to a sun-drenched family room & 2 – pce. W/O to sunny south garden. This is a dream location in Cabbagetown!
Welcome to 243 Berkeley Street!
** Calling all Renovators and Contractors!! *** This 1978 townhouse is square, plumb, solid and true. But it is in original condition and could use cosmetic attention! 3 Floors of living space; 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. Third floor skylight brings in the sunshine! Rare garage and long private drive will park 2 more cars. Great Cabbagetown Location; Just Steps to Parliament & Transit!
March 10th, 2017We sold our Cabbagetown house with Michael and Michael in late 2016 and, while I don't often write reviews, the experience was so overwhelmingly positive that I thought I'd provide a few reasons why we enjoyed working with them.First off, they were both professional every step of the way. From our initial chat and meeting, to the Listing Agreement, staging, other house preparations and open houses, Michael and Michael did exactly what was right and required every step of the way to represent our interests and obtain the best price for our home. We've worked with lots of Agents, good and not so much, but these guys are the best.Second, Michael and Michael genuinely valued our business, before and after the listing agreement was signed and after the sale was agreed. That matters! In fact, I can honestly say that they are the only sales agents we've ever used who called us after the sale "just to see how we were doing".Finally, Michael and Michael were easy to work with, offering a simple "one stop shop" that we didn't find other agents offered. They were always on the same page and, more importantly, did everything they said that they would do, exactly when they said they would do it. That matters too.Let's face it; selling a house in Toronto is a bit like falling off a log at the moment, but that doesn't mean it's always easy, especially if you want the best price and terms the market will offer.If you want all that and an easy, seamless and, dare I say it, enjoyable experience, in my personal opinion, Michael and Michael are your guys.Kevin & June Matte 319 Sumach Street
~~~~~November 1st, 2016It was my pleasure to list my home with Michael O'Brien. Throughout the entire process Michael demonstrated his vast experience and knowledge in the real estate market. With the assistance of his partner Michael Grant they professionally staged my home to enhance the floor plan. In addition to staging, the extras that were included such as home inspection, window cleaning etc., were very much appreciated. All marketing tools including a video were of thehighest quality and certainly contributed to a satisfactory sale. I would definitely recommend Michael and Michael to anyone.Ruth Kershaw 13 Sword Street
To Anyone Considering Michael O'Brien as their RealtorMichael O'Brien dispenses sensible business advice about how to sell or buy what is probably your most valuable possession: your house. We asked Michael to help sell our Cabbagetown home and he was on the mark about everything: what we should do before it went on the market, how much to ask, when, and how to handle offers in a market in flux. He was worth every penny we paid him, and he made it a pleasure all the while. He's a calm, reliable and highly experienced business person you can rely upon to give you solid business advice. You can take it to the bank. We did.These are reasons in themselves to hire him. However, he has made a study of a rare bit of real estate: that beautiful, historic, leafy-green neighbourhood known as Cabbagetown. He lives and works there and he knows its micro-market intimately. This makes him the right person to help you buy or sell a home there at the very best price possible.How we chose Michael to be our realtor is a story in itself: I am not a fan of unsolicited telephone calls, frankly, but on our first of several calls he was very polite - and he knew his business. Then I received his newsletter and I thought: "This is someone who knows how to sell his services. I bet he can sell a house." I didn't want to sell my house then, but several years later (and a call once or twice a year) I phoned him up and we got serious. Selling - andbuying - is a poorly understood business. It's tough - not just because it's competitive, but because it's an emotional event requiring good communication, a strong sense of the value you are selling, and careful attention to good business and legal practice.Once we had sorted out what we should and not should not change within the house, his partner, Michael Grant was invaluable in staging our house: not just decorating it in a particular style, but ensuring it looked as spacious as possible and open to a new owner and their imprint. As a side benefit, we felt we were no longer selling our home - we were marketing a clean slate to a new owner.Michael O'Brien helped us show our house in the best light possible, while being credible, open and honest. We were very pleased to have his attention throughout the process - even for little questions. He never lost sight of our interests and our objective, and we were very successful in that objective.We're very pleased to recommend Michael O'Brien to anyone and we'd be happy to talk to anyone about our experience. Go ahead: sit down and talk openly about what you need, what concerns, interests and motivates you about the home you want to live in, or the one you love (and from which you now intend to retrieve the most value). Michael O'Brien is an ethical gentleman who will make you smile during one of the biggest personal transactions most Canadians ever make. He has our enthusiastic recommendation and our sincere thanks.Kerry Young and Robin ton
June 10th, 2015We recently sold our house and used Michael O'Brien (MOB) as our real estate agent and his partner Michael Grant for helping us stage the house. Michael O'Brien did a careful analysis of the comparables, which all agents do, but he took the time to explain what was similar in each comparable and what wasn't and more importantly why. He discussed pricing strategy with us and provided the information we needed but he was careful to ensure that we made the decision on what to price at and not him. As it turned out we were very successful in getting what we wanted for our house so we obviously feel Michael's approach works.Selling your home is never easy but Michael made it as easy as it could possibly be. He explained everything carefully and succinctly and though we are talking about the biggest decision we have made in our lives he was always thoughtful enough to ensure that he used a touch of humour to allow us to keep our sanity. Michael Grant has an incredible sense of what works and what doesn't but more importantly he utilized a lot of what we had though we were both aware that "less is more" and we seriously de-cluttered. They provided us with staging furniture and we were lucky that Michael O'Brien has a wealth of contacts, one of who was able to help out wiring a lamp within 90 minutes of us reaching out. Getting ready to sell your house is a momentous task but both Michael's were diligent in making it as easy as it could be.Luce and I would strongly recommend this team to anybody selling their house. The results speak for themselves ($70,000 over asking).Gary Gratton and Luce BoucherCobourg, Ontario
June 18th, 2015Recommendation for Michael O'BrienMichael was a tremendous help during the sale of the home I had enjoyed for 24 years. Not only is he knowledgeable about the market, he is sufficiently flexible to focus on the unique strengths of each property. His team of house-preparation specialists are professional and creative. His support during this difficult decision made the whole process almost painless. I am very happy that Michael was my agent.Joan EvansLondon, Ontario
August 1st, 2015Dear Michael,Thank you so much for your terrific services as our Realtor in the sale of 35F Spruce Street. We were very happy with the listing, the staging, the photography (marvellous), the brochure, the showings, the cleaning and the overall way the sale was handled. You were very professional and careful and we appreciated your advice, guidance and savvy insights. We felt you gave great attention to detail and were very attentive to us. We also wish to say that the staging was incredible and made the property look fantastic! It was tasteful and sophisticated. Thank you and Michael for your neighbourliness, and friendship.We would certainly come to you again and again in the future if the need arises, in the meantime please do come visit us out in Prince Edward County and bring Ella.With warm regardsSarita and Erin
May 2014Working with Michael O'Brien and Michael Grant was a pleasure. We recently worked with this amazing team on both ends of buying and selling properties. They were very professional and patient and were always focused on understanding and fulfilling the needs of our family. Michael and Michael were able to accommodate our busy schedules due to work and our recent baby, to help prepare and stage our house for selling! Between them they had a great combination of market knowledge and experience along with a tasteful and modern aesthetic which was exactly what we needed to make the house we were selling shine. And then the team helped us find the perfect new home for our family! This is the second time we have worked with Michael O'Brien, over 4 transactions, and we would highly recommend his team!Tom & Elizabeth Koukodimos
February 2014Re: 14 Simpson AvenueAfter unsuccessfully trying to sell my Dad's house with another agent, we decided to hand the job over to Michael O'Brien at Bosley.We immediately noticed a difference in the way Michael approached the task. The other agent took a rather laissez-faire approach. Other than listing on MLS and putting up a "For Sale" sign, and bringing a few potential clients he already knew, he did little else. On the other hand, Michael and his team took every possible step to increase the exposure of the house, targetingthose who most likely would be interested. We were a bit skeptical when he suggested a listing price higher than what it was originally listed at. In retrospect that was the right move and is a reflection of his experience and depth of local market knowledge. Professional photography was done to highlight the architectural details of the house. The exterior was tastefully spruced up to increase its curb appeal. Thousands of postcards were sent out, followed by very successful open houses. The end result was there were multiple offers and we sold the house over asking price in less than 2 weeks.Needlessly to say we were very pleased with the outcome which exceeded our expectations.We would highly recommend Michael and his team of professionals at Bosley if you are in the market for buying or selling a house.Ivan and Allan Yee


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Every mile counts. Capture each one with the new Forerunner 10, Garmin's simplest GPS running watch. It accurately tracks how far and how fast you run, as well as your calories. It also keeps you motivated by identifying personal records and comparing current pace to your target with its Virtual Pacer feature. When your run's done, upload to the Garmin Connect site to see your run on a map, get more detail on each mile and share it with friends - all for free. Today's run is tomorrow's motivation.
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Eleven times as many people would rather be called vain than selfish (33% vs. 3%) and almost 17 times as many would opt for vain over unkind (50% vs 3%). Vain is even preferable to dull (13% vs. 3%). A fourth of respondents to the fourth Lifescapes online poll through America Dialogue-a whimsical but important qualitative pulse on how Americans live-admit to being vain about their looks.
But looks, they say, are also relatively unimportant. Given a choice between a large visible run in their pantyhose or a painful corn on their toe, only 20% of women would rather suffer and look good.
Vanity can be a positive force-to build self-confidence and lead to a healthier lifestyle-but it sure brands a person negatively. Some 42% of Lifescapers feel Nancy Reagan is more vain than Snow White's mom, while 58% thought the queen of "mirror mirror on the wall" fame is vainer. Michael Jackson is so vain he beat out even Donald Trump (6l% vs. 39%). Lifescapers would rather see the oh-so-vain Ivana exposed in Vanity Fair than the current Mrs. Trump, Marla Maples (56% to 44%).
Some 18% of Lifescapers admit to having spent more than $50 on a haircut (22% of women and 7.5% of men) and 38% either perm, body wave or color their hair (including 17.5% of men styling and 22.5% coloring.) Some 11% have had a body part waxed, 14% have had a facial, 3% have had a tooth capped (including 2.5% of men for all), and 9% a pedicure. Almost a third (31%) regularly pluck their eyebrows-including 43% of women and 7.5% of men. Some 24% have fasted for a day or more to shed pounds and 32% have popped diet pills.
But many would rather have their places look good than themselves. Just 54% would rather gowithout their blow dryer than give up their Dustbuster, and 35% would give up the microwave rather than the bathroom scale.
Stranded on a desert island with the choice of one makeup item to take, 37% of respondents would spurn them all. Mascara tied with lipstick as the grooming aid of choice: 16% chose each. Another 6% chose blush, 3% powder and 1.5% hair mousse or spray.
Yet certain accessories are more indispensable than others. Fewer than a third (30% of both men and women) consider contact lenses "unnecessary" while just 41% regard tummy control underwear as frivolous. Roughly half (52% of both sexes) say a wig or toupee is not at all necessary while 45% could happily dispense with hair dye. And though miracle push-up bras are a relatively new phenom-just 62% consider them unnecessary while 4% couldn't live without a Wonderbra.
And not all disfigurements are equal. Lifescapers would much rather have lifeless than frizzy hair (58% to 40%). But that's preferable to a wart on their nose (89%). And 69% would rather have an overbite than acne scars (27%). Given a choice between a polyester outfit that they'd have to wear at least twice a week or a pronounced "New Yawk" accent, 75% would opt for the irritating voice. The same numbers would rather break a front tooth as a leg but 78% of Lifescapers would rather have chronic dandruff than (20%) bad breath.
Acne is a big turn-off, no doubt (40%), but 46% think facial hair on women is more unappealing. Other turn-offs: a double chin (20%); a tattoo (34%); cellulite thighs (27%); flabby upper arms (18%); chapped lips (16%); and, Cindy Crawford notwithstanding, a facial mole (13%). An equal number-12%-shudder at skinniness and love handles.
More respondents considered their eyes their best feature (35%) followed by their smile (26%), and hair (15%). Just 4% gave top billing to their figure or physique, (none were women); 2% to their legs and 1% to their nose. But when sizing up a member of the opposite sex, 33% said the smile was the most important feature while 26% said it's the eyes, 15% their body, 4% their hair and 1% their legs.
Some 68% of respondents say they want to lose weight while 6% would like to gain it; 39% would like to be taller, and 10% shorter.
Among female Lifescapers, 42% would consider getting a tummy tuck-and if it were instant and painless and totally confidential, 59% might do it. One in four is toying with the idea of liposuction-and 39% would if it were easy. More than 90%, on the other hand, are interested in undergarments that promise liposuction without surgery.
Some 18% are considering a face-lift-take away the bruising and other side effects-and 24% say they might undergo it. More than three times as many women are considering breast reduction as augmentation, (10% and 15% if cheap, painless et al vs. 3% and 6% with incentives for implants).
Some 6% have considered bobbing their nose (7.5% with the added incentives), and 6% with piercing a body part other than their earlobes. No one wants collagen injections in their lips-unless it's painless and permanent-and even then fewer than 2% admit an interest. Some 31% wouldn't consider any elective procedures-but that drops to 15% if it's easy and painless.
Some 13% of men say they've thought about a tummy tuck and 20% would be more inclined if it were painless, instant and secret. Another 6.8% have considered liposuction, penile and pectoral implants (13%, 13% and 11%, respectively, with incentives). Some 2.2% have toyed with a nose job-a number that rockets to 9% if no one would ever find out. Another 13% have mulled a face-lift (18% with incentives). Some 9% have thought about a tattoo and 11% are more inclined if it's painless. And while none confessed to an interest in piercing body parts, 9% might do it with all the incentives. Some 45% of male Lifescapers wouldn't consider these procedures under any circumstances: the inducements swayed just 5%.
Lifescapers think that overweight women are considerably more likely than balding men (61% vs. 38%) to worry more about their condition, that a gorgeous face is more potent ammunition than great legs (78% to 18%) and that rich folks tend to be better looking than poor ones (59% vs. 41%.).
They also think that good-looking people fare better in the workplace (90% vs. 10%), that unattractive women have a harder time than unattractive men (80% vs. 20%) and that overweight people are discriminated against (96% to 4%). Some 48% say they've been discriminated against because of the way they look, and 57% admit to discriminating against someone else for looks.
It may not carry as much weight as the Q score but a star's V score can help determine appropriateness as an endorser. Lifescapers regard Woody Allen as vainer than Mia Farrow (55% to 45%). Both sexes regard Don Johnson as more vain than Melanie Griffith (72% to 28%) and Bruce Willis far ahead of Demi Moore on the vanity scale (59% to 41%).
Hand the mirror to Warren Beatty; he's seen as more than twice as vain as Annette Benning (70% to 30%). Cindy Crawford gets 60% of the votes compared with Richard Gere's 40%; Julia Roberts 76% vs. 24% for Lyle Lovett; and Burt Reynolds snags 61% of the vote compared with Loni Anderson with 39%.


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This is from a breastfeeding supporter in Vancouver---
Today I was watching MuchMusic (Canada's MTV) with a friend and two of their VJs- one male, one female- started discussing the singer Gwen Stefani. The male said that she "just doesn't know when to stop" breastfeeding her fourteen-month-old. The female agreed, saying that she knew of someone who was still breastfeeding their four-year-old, and that "that's child abuse."Anyway, I don't know if anyone else will care, but I wrote MuchMusic a letter about it. So if anyone is interested, MuchMusic's contact email address is: email@example.com ... Even if you don't write, I thought you might be interested. I'm really not a vigilante! I just get annoyed when ignorant people make ignorant comments on nationwide television.
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Monday, August 13, 2007
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3 comments:
- Becks said...
Especially when they are making these comments to a young generation who are so easily swayed. When I found out Gwen Stefani breast fed til 14 mos. I was thrilled! Good for her!!
- August 29, 2007 at 6:15 PM
- JQ said...
Yeah, I know! 14 months is the equivalent of 5 years in celebrity land. lol
- September 8, 2007 at 1:49 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Maybe it's just because I'm not a part of the "MTV" demographic, but a VJ is the last person I'd take parenting advice from. So, if they think bf'ing a four-year-old is child abuse, what do they call the actions of Britney Spears?
I love that more celebrities are NIP, maybe they'll bring some positive attention to bf in the mainstream media.
- September 8, 2007 at 7:39 PM
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On 22 March, the International Herald Tribune (IHT) published an article entitled: Geeky gadgets get a shot of high-fashion bling
The article argued that there is a gap in the market for lifestyle electronics and unveiled an alliance between Philips, the consumer electronics giant, and Swarovski to entice women to use technology products such as cellphones, Ipods, flash disks and MP3 players.
I wonder whether these people actually did a thorough market research…. As a woman, I would never buy a cellphone full of Swarvoski crystal studs. A phone – be it a cordless or a cellphone – should serve its prime purpose: communicate with family, friends and colleagues… whether it has diamonds, emeralds, Swarvoski crystals, whether it has an embedded video camera or serves as an IPod is absolutely irrelevant.
The market research gurus seemed to have overlook or failed to understand WOMEN's PRAGMATIC NATURE.
These flashy objects may have a market within the neo-bourgeois and the nouveau riche segment of world population, but certainly not within the pragmatic women world! Maybe it is because as women we subscribe to HH Dalai Lama's thinking:
"much of our unhappiness, our suffering is caused by discrepancies between our perceptions and what is real"


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The Massachusetts Department of Health has ordered a precautionary closure of oyster beds in Edgartown in Katama Bay effective August 26, 2015. There are three confirmed cases of Vibrio food poisoning linked to consumption of raw oysters harvested in that area. Environmental conditions are conducive to the growth of the Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria there.
Harvesting and processing of shellfish from these areas for commercial use is prohibited for the next seven days. If more cases are confirmed, an extended FDA-enforced closure could be issued. This is the first time a harvest area in Massachusetts has been closed because of Vibrio contamination this year.
Vibrio bacteria grow in warmer waters, multiply as the temperature increases. The current water temperatures in Katama Bay are consistent with environmental conditions that were associated with Vibrio outbreaks in 2013 and 2014. The Vibrio season runs from May to October every year.
Any person at high risk for food poisoning should not eat any raw shellfish at any time. That includes the elderly, pregnant women, young children, and those who have compromised immune systems and chronic illnesses.
The symptoms of a Vibrio infection are watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills. The illness usually occurs with 24 hours of exposure to the pathogenic bacteria and usually lasts three days. About 10% of those stricken with this infection develop a blood infection and may require hospitalization.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health expanded their Vibrio control system to all oyster harvest areas in 2013 after continued reports of the illness. Consumers reported consumption of raw oysters in waters beyond Eastern Cape Cod Bay at that time.
If you have eaten raw oysters and have experienced these symptoms, see your doctor. Treatment isn't necessary in most cases, but in severe cases, antibiotics such as tetracycline or ciprofloxicin are used. The most important thing is to replace fluids lost to diarrhea by drinking plenty of water.
About 80,000 people contract Vibrio infections every year. And about 100 of those people die because their infections are so severe or they have underlying health problems. There has been a 75% increase in the number of Vibrio infections since 2008 in the United States.


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At first glance it appears that this is just a sweet little panda in the form of a USB drive. However, after glancing back you start to notice there's something slightly strange about the panda. It's actually a panda skull, sort of. At least the mouth part is, as for the rest of the panda, it's pretty much normal. It's not exactly the most cheerful USB drive out there. However, if you're on the lookout for something less than chipper, this is the USB drive to grab.
This Panda Skull USB Drive comes from Solid Alliance and is available in 6 different colors. Those include white, blue, yellow, green, pink and black. So at least you get a variety of options to choose from as far as color goes. These only come in one size though and it's not the largest out there. It's available with 2GB of storage. Which is a bit on the shabby side when you consider that it's going to cost you ¥ 3,900 or about $41. It's not exactly a bargain.
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The feast of Christ the King is one of my favorite in the liturgical year. It reminds me powerfully, through the confusion of daily life, that God reigns and rules. However, there are myriad other ways of looking at God, and one of the more unusual, and powerful, is courtesy of the patron saint of paradox, G. K. Chesterton, in his The Ballad of the White Horse.
"And well may God with the serving-folk
Cast in His dreadful lot;
Is not He too a servant,
And is not He forgot ?
"For was not God my gardener
And silent like a slave;
That opened oaks on the uplands
Or thicket in graveyard gave?
"And was not God my armourer,
All patient and unpaid,
That sealed my skull as a helmet,
And ribs for hauberk made?
"Did not a great grey servant
Of all my sires and me,
Build this pavilion of the pines,
And herd the fowls and fill the vines,
And labour and pass and leave no signs
Save mercy and mystery?
"For God is a great servant,
And rose before the day,
From some primordial slumber torn;
But all we living later born
Sleep on, and rise after the morn,
And the Lord has gone away.
"On things half sprung from sleeping,
All sleepy suns have shone,
They stretch stiff arms, the yawning trees,
The beasts blink upon hands and knees,
Man is awake and does and sees–
But Heaven has done and gone.
For who shall guess the good riddle
Or speak of the Holiest,
Save in faint figures and failing words,
Who loves, yet laughs among the swords,
Labours, and is at rest?
"But some see God like Guthrum,
Crowned, with a great beard curled,
But I see God like a good giant,
That, labouring, lifts the world.
"Wherefore was God in Golgotha,
Slain as a serf is slain;
And hate He had of prince and peer,
And love He had and made good cheer,
Of them that, like this woman here,
Go powerfully in pain.


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The team responsible for the Advanced Windows Debugging and Troubleshooting blog is looking for your "burning debug questions" that they hope to answer in an upcoming Q&A article. You can tweet your questions to @ntdebugging for consideration for the article. If your remotely interested in Windows debugging, and anything debugging related, I highly recommend checking them out!
Unfortunately, I am finding it particularly hard to frame my question into 140 characters this morning, and short of a vertigo-like experience where I realize "I know Kung-Fu", I thought I'd post my question here in hopes to get my question answered by the team that does know kung fu.
Realize that anything posted here, especially if false, is due to my imperfect understanding of experiences and knowledge imparted by Advanced Windows Debugging and Troubleshooting, Tess Ferrandez (and her many compatriots!), Jeffrey Richter, and the Godfather of the Debugger, John Robbins.
The Setup
.NET allocates memory for each generation's heap (0, 1, 2, LOH) in segments to get a continuous block of memory when it attempts to satisfy an allocation request, after a collection, and can't. This memory for each heap will likely level off as the application "warms up", except potentially for generation 2, and large object heap. During a garbage collection, each heap (0, 1, 2) is swept and compacted, except for the large object heap (LOH), which is just swept.
I understand the 'sweep' part of a collection to mean that the GC identifies which objects are no longer rooted and are available for collection (or finalization) and that 'compact' means that the addresses that are still alive in a heap are reorganized so that the heap has more continuous memory available to it. As the budget for each segment within the heap is exceeded, .NET will allocate another segment in order to fulfill allocations if it can.
The Question
My question comes down to what happens to that memory in each heap, that might not be used by the application (committed) any longer, but is still reserved by .NET? When is it released back to the OS?
I've heard of rituals such as forcing Windows itself into low memory condition so that it asks each process to give up any reserved memory, or minimizing a process, and then restoring it, which essentially does the same thing. These are just rumors and I'd prefer to know.
There are also rumors of something involving chickens, but I'd rather not go there…no one likes rituals, they are unreliable and often messy (think of the chickens!).


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I survived my first bikepacking trip…and I may even do another one!This past weekend I took on my first ever bikepacking trip. I had legitimately no idea what I was in for. It was a spur of the moment trip for me. My coworker and friend Lindsay invited me on a whim. I was hesitant at first because I have seen pictures from some of her past bikepacking adventures and felt ill prepared. I also have been off my bike for about a month due to a rib fracture from a bike crash so I didn't feel like I was in very good shape. That being said, I committed without having too much time to overthink it. Prior to this trip I had never been on a bike for longer than 40 miles in my life. Actually, that's a lie, last summer I rode approximately 125 miles over the course of 24 hours on a cruiser tandem with my friend Dan for a fundraiser. That was much more of a test of friendship and butt soreness than anything else. And actually, when I was 11 I rode 75 miles on a tandem with my Dad from Philadelphia to the Jersey Shore which I remember very little about other than we had a disc man strapped to the pack with speakers in the water bottle holders. After completion, I remember being completely dehydrated, eating a whole lot of pickles and pierogis, and passing out right away. So, maybe I have done a few long rides but nothing relative to 140 miles on my mountain bike loaded up with 15 additional pounds of survival gear. My point is, bikepacking isn't just for freak-animal hardcore riders who train day in and day out for upcoming trips. To my great surprise, it can be for anyone. The endeavor we took on was Kokopelli's Trail (west to east) from Moab, Utah to Loma, Colorado. We packed our bikes with the essential items, drove to Moab to camp the night before departure, had breakfast at The Wake and Bake and then it was all uphill from there. You know, from the second I began pedaling up Sandflats Road to the minute I put on my front break in the Rabbit Valley trailhead parking lot (because I totally burned through my rear break pads), I would say I was constantly thinking about how incredibly brutal the ride was. Yet, I was still able to maintain a fairly positive mindset at the same time. That may have been due to the clever complaining I was coming up with. In Colorado we commonly refer to these types of badass, painful and fairly inhuman experiences as type-2 fun, because while doing them you often question your sanity but afterwards, the feeling you get when you look back at what you just accomplished wipes your brain of all negative thoughts you had in the act and clears it to provide a positive perspective on an experience that -without a doubt- made you stronger, both mentally and physically. This trip showed me a new way to explore unseen land, made me a stronger rider and provided me with an escape from reality with enough time to collect my thoughts but not too much time to rework my entire future like I would have probably done on a less exciting (grueling) lengthy ride. That being said, there were some particularly brutal elements that I think are important to share. So, from first-time bikepacker to reader, here were the elements of horror… Climbing Miles It felt like we were constantly climbing. Mainly, because we were. I wish I would have kept track (not really), but I am willing to bet that 25 of the 30 miles on our first day were spent climbing. Maybe I just focused on the climbing, because it was so brutal. Overall we gained over 12,000 feet, though, so that confirms that we did indeed do a bit of climbing. The cool/awful thing about the climbing on this trip was that it varied in so many ways: paved climbs, dirt road climbs, techy climbs, steep climbs. You name it, we climbed it.
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Sounds like a lot of fun ,for a first time trip. Usually the type-2 fun is where you learn the most about yourself and what you can accomplish.
Great read! It sounds like you are now ready, perhaps after a bit more memory fade, to ramp-up to the next 'type' of fun. Make sure and invite John Krakauer… 🙂
Now that is a trip you will always know.I rode from Iowa through that country in 1972 on the way to San Francisco. I had a sweater and a poncho in July. A ride of 150 miles a day . we had no GPS, no topo maps,no ice creme,no beer and no fear. You just go for it.You'll find a lot out there,it's yours. Look's like you've pushed through to type 1 fun 🙂


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How can we challenge current practice wherein educators state what they want students to learn before they learn it -- standards-based instruction and assessment?
As a frontier beyond standards-based learning, I envision "Dynamic Learning" -- a process that takes the best of current student work and makes it better continuously. Dynamic Learning will help students, educators, parents, and stakeholders to learn more about what students learn by letting "learning" happen and then by analyzing what has been learned, post hoc. This process uses the best of what is learned and shared by students as the current standard of quality with no preconceived limits. And because of technology the current standard gets "refreshed" by dynamic student learning and not by a drawn out content standards development process.
How does Dynamic Learning work?
- First, Dynamic Learning helps all students to examine how other students have produced a quality product or performance.
- Second, it encourages students to match, if not surpass, those products or performances to create a new "best" for other students to emulate.
- Third, it applies technology to offer us all kinds of new ways to assess the best works of student learning, e.g., polls, likes, blogs, wikis, Web 2.0 editors, and feedback response tools.


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Subject: I have found a CD that I think you would enjoy
|Joan Armatrading
Back to the Night
Genres: Pop, Rock
CD Details
Similarly Requested CDs
CD Reviews
Alltime favorite!!
Robert Koerts Meijer | Brunswick, Maryland United States | 01/27/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's a shame that this album is so hard to find on CD; in my opinion this is one of her best albums ever.
She is a great artist with a wonderful voice!"
Amazing in 1975!
Michael Bolan | Trenton,MI USA | 04/08/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is my favorite Joan Armatrading album! I worked in a bookstore on Union Street in San Francisco in 1975 and we played LP's as the consumers shopped. Whenever I worked, this LP was played at least twice per shift-both sides. It has fantastic vocals, killer bass and drums, outstanding guitar, and listen to the lyrics if you dare. My greatest wish is that it would be released again some day soon."


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Friday, March 9, 2012
Country House Collection
6 comments:
- Hana - Marmota said...
The Dixie dress's cut looks very similar to one of my favourite summer dresses - only mine has petal sleeves. So yes, it must be perfect for summer!
- Friday, March 09, 2012 9:31:00 AM
- a Matula ikrek said...
What a lovely dress again. I have a top in similar color-scheme with what I fell in love at first sight, although brown is not my color usually.
The bag is cute, too, I think you can hardly wait good enough weather to wear them. :o)
- Friday, March 09, 2012 12:05:00 PM
- Riah said...
Um, your links are only linking me back to this post?
- Friday, March 09, 2012 5:24:00 PM
- Atlanta said...
whoops! thanks so much for letting me know, Riah! They are fixed now. :)
- Friday, March 09, 2012 6:18:00 PM
- Miss Janessa Pogue said...
Hi Atlanta! Thanks for the information of the new collection at Ness. By the way, I love the new additions you made to your blog!
- Saturday, March 10, 2012 5:33:00 PM
- In His Wings said...
I have the opportunity to have a booth at a local 1812 reenactment. I saw your posts about your booth at the Jane Austen Convention & I was wondering if you could give me an idea of how many of the different Regency items that you made in preparation. I have no idea how much I should make & I thought that perhaps you could give me some direction.
Thank you & God bless,
Sarah Grace
- Monday, March 12, 2012 3:15:00 PM


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|Courtesy of Cohen Media Group
2013, 102 minutes
Rated R for some violent images, language and brief sexuality
Review by Joshua Handler
Ziad Doueiri's The Attack is one of the most enlightened and enlightening films I've seen in ages. It is one of those movies that only comes along once in a while and knocks me out. It is based on a novel and follows the story of an Arab surgeon, Amin (Ali Suliman), who lives in Tel Aviv and discovers that his wife was harboring a very dark secret, a secret that leads to the unraveling of Amin's world.
The Attack is a breath of fresh air because, while very bleak, teaches a lesson of tolerance and calls for peace in the Middle East. This film depicts a really humanistic view of both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It calls for both sides to lay down their weapons and work something out using non-violent actions. The recent films about the aforementioned conflict, while very good, are bleak with no message of peace. They all show how horrible life is in the Middle East and show that there is no hope for anyone. They never offer solutions, unlike The Attack which shows that there is no hope if both sides continue to want to destroy each other and the word "if" is a step in the right direction. At least "if" implies a suggested solution. Most films of this nature don't leave a message of peace and tolerance either, but this one does, making this an important film for people to view.
This film is masterfully executed by Doueiri and his cast. Doueiri's direction is very tight and he keeps the story moving at a relatively fast pace. It is completely compelling and unpredictable. The calmness with which he directs the devastating final scenes is something most directors nowadays do not show. Doueiri has a gentle touch that serves this movie well. He doesn't tell this story as if he's angry. The passion is obviously there. It's just calm passion. Doueiri is also a brave director for telling the provocative story that he did and for not demonizing either side of the conflict. Additionally, the film is very cinematic in that all of the elements come together in perfect harmony.
Ali Suliman gives an excellent performance as the conflicted Amin and makes us really feel for him. The score adds to the cinematic feel of the film. The movie is a love story at its heart, and the score emphasizes this.
Overall, I cannot recommend The Attack enough. It has serious dramatic heft and is a true gem that must be seen by everyone, old and young. Parents should take their teens to this. This film illuminates an oft-covered topic with a fresh perspective and is one of my favorite movies of 2013 thus far. The Attack is a masterpiece.


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MA in Computational Linguistics Starting in 1999, a new MA in Computational Linguistics will be offered at the University of Melbourne. This program is designed to provide advanced training in Computational Linguistics for students in linguistics, applied linguistics or computer science who wish to specialize in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP). Course objectives This course aims to provide an advanced understanding of the techniques and issues in computational linguistics. Students should gain familiarity with the current frameworks used in various types of NLP applications, such as parsing, text generation, machine translation, authoring aids, corpus linguistics, or human-computer interaction. Academic pre-requisites for entry Either a BA (Honours) with a minimum of H2A grade level or a Postgraduate Diploma in a cognate discipline (e.g. Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Computer Science, or Cognitive Science). Candidates who do not meet the entry requirements should seek admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Linguistics) and seek accelerated progress to the MA when they have completed three Postgraduate Diploma subject, at a level of H2A or above. Course structure Five subjects and a minor thesis (13,000 words) * 3 compulsory subjects: Issues in Linguistic Research Computational Linguistics Parsing & Natural Language Processing * 2 electives chosen from: Quantitative Methods in Language Studies Advanced Phonetics Advanced Syntax Advanced Semantics (offered by the Dept of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics) Engineering for Human Computer Interaction Text and Document Management (offered by the Dept of Computer Science) CALL Software Evaluation CALL Software Design, Implementation and Delivery (offered by the Horwood Language Center) one of the above may be replaced by one of: Natural Languages Computing for language and literature studies (offered by the Dept. of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics) AI Languages and Technologies (offered by the Dept. of Computer Science Dept.) The normal duration of the course is two semesters. For further information, contact: Administrative Officer Dept. of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics University of Melbourne Parkville VIC 3052 AUSTRALIA firstname.lastname@example.com Dr Dominique Estival Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3052 AUSTRALIA tel: +61-3-9344-4227 fax: +61-3-9344-8990 email@example.com http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/Dept/LALX/people/estival.html
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02 July 2008
If it wasn't bad enough
"...all anyone wanted to cast was the scrawny kid who looked like he got sand kicked in his face. The big, great looking models just stopped going to Europe. They knew they'd never get cast." NY Times, Vanishing Point
Male models are even experiencing pressure to be thin. Not just trim, but anorexic looking. I don't know what the designers are thinking, but these models are a complete turn off. I don't even want to look at their ads, little alone buy their goods. Maybe I'm not even in the demographics any more...
Are they targeting men or women? I don't think women have evolved past the point of wanting a strong male provider. Call me a cave girl, but I could never have married a man like this, which wouldn't have been an issue because I never would've dated a man like this. Give me tall, dark and handsome...even hairy . I want a spouse who's going to be a husband and father, not a cake topper.
Despite the earnings potential of these guys, they don't really appear to be husband material. If their modeling gig ever came to an end, I don't think they could run down to the local construction site and apply for a job without some serious snickers. And, from a woman's point of view, they don't look like they could hold down a desk job because those jobs typically require some independent thinking and these guys are completely caught up in someone else's idea of beauty and fashion.
This weekend I came across two men who had shaved their legs and obviously applied lotion to provide that "oh-so-supple" look. The first man was spotted at Sam's Club in the check out line in front of us. He was impersonating a metrosexual, wearing a blue tooth phone and all the other required accoutrements. But, the other was a married man who was eating dinner with his wife and young daughter. Things are really backwards when the man has to borrow his wife's razor to shave his legs.
If my husband suddenly started shaving his legs, I'd schedule an appointment with a mental health specialist. I'd even consult a canon lawyer. It has to be grounds for an annulment.
* The Vanishing Point
* Male models: Pressure to be thin (WSJ)
11 comments:
- ArchAngel's Advocate said...
And I was worried when the nurse wanted to shave my chest to attach EKG leads...
- July 2, 2008 at 7:37 AM
- swissmiss said...
At least she was using a razor and didn't plan to wax you :)
- July 2, 2008 at 7:46 AM
From one cave girl to another--give me a big strong hairy MAN. Preferably wearing a t-shirt and a big honking tool belt--I love to watch men work--they are so very attractive!
- July 2, 2008 at 2:13 PM
- Kit Brookside said...
Ick. If you have to wonder who weighs more, you or your scrawny boyfriend, well, EEWWW! And if there's competition for mirror time...yeah...that's just not working for me. And don't get me started on questionable male use of hair "product."
(FYI: This applies to several attys I used to know in So. Cal. By way of contrast, I had to gently censure the Beloved today, because he came to the dinner table with clean hands, face, and feet...but evidence of freshly mown grass and recently trimmed hedges in his hair!)
I love REAL men!
- July 2, 2008 at 8:43 PM
- Mairin :o) said...
I agree. Men should look like men.
My very proper mom absolutely drooled over Tom Selleck - hairy gent that he is. It was shocking to me to hear her practically pant over him. My dad was a stick when he was young, but hairy.
- July 2, 2008 at 8:49 PM
- Terry Nelson said...
Thanks for using my photo in my Ferrari - I've always loved that car.
As for the anorexic models - it's part of the no-gender movement.
- July 3, 2008 at 8:39 AM
- swissmiss said...
The only hair product my hubby uses is shampoo and he does goofy male things like you mentioned...grass in his hair but the rest of him is clean. Real men, yup. Got my vote!
Tom Selleck scores pretty high on the scale. A lot of the men in Hollywood would be more attractive if they weren't such liberal nut cases.
Can you swing by and pick me up?
- July 3, 2008 at 12:42 PM
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- July 3, 2008 at 12:42 PM
- gemoftheocean said...
Here's one to pass on to your daughter:
"Dear, never date a man who has nicer earrings than you do. It will only come to grief!"
Ditto if you can beat him arm wrestling. ;-D
- July 4, 2008 at 2:45 AM
Yeah....as a woman who has worked in several manly fields, let's just say it'll take quite a guy to sweep me off my feet. And the males models need not apply. Even BEFORE they got skinny I didn't see them as real men.
- July 6, 2008 at 8:48 PM
- WhiteStoneNameSeeker said...
Whenever I see those adverts with the skinny kids in them - the Catholic mum in me just wants to take them home and give them a proper meal!
The fashion industry is nihilistic it seems to me.
And these models are just starved kids-WHERE are the parents?
- July 7, 2008 at 7:33 AM


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22 October 2016 – 29 January 2017
Gregor Hildebrandt
Die Kerze
Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, Germany
The Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden/Germany is holding an exhibition devoted to the motif of the candle in 20th and 21st century art. Starting with one of the most important works in the Collection Frieder Burda, the "Kerze" (Candle) by Gerhard Richter from 1982, paintings, sculptures and installations from important museums and galleries around the world, as well as works gathered from private collections, will be shown to illuminate the motif of the candle in greater detail.
As a pictorial object, the candle has deep cultural and art historical roots. In addition to its practical function as a source of light, its use is also replete with symbolism: candles can stand for transience and death, illustrate biblical scenes and charge them with emotion, express feelings such as grief or melancholy, illuminate portrayals of science and the arts in the true sense of the word or subtly add an erotic layer to the scenes depicted.
The exhibition will attempt to examine how artists in the 20th and 21st centuries use and vary the motif of the candle, with its diverse visual traditions, and place it in new contexts of meaning.
For further information please visit www.museum-frieder-burda.de


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Rates and reviews on some of my favorite children's book. Also, how I could implement them in my future classroom!
The Great Kapok Tree is a sweet book to read with children. The illustrations are great and the story is even better. The author of this book actually wrote this book sitting in the rain forest so you can grasp a feel for what an actual rain forest looks like. You could do many, many things with this book, but I might would use it in my classroom when talking about the rain forest in Science. You could also use this book when discussing photosynthesis or the life cycle in your classroom, because the child tells the man he can't chop down the tree because everything that is living, depends on that tree. I would use this book in my 3rd grade class. The intended audience for this book is K-3.


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Over at Street Watch: Notes of a Paramedic, there is an excellent post about airway management. Beach Ball Bellies. The discussion is about the common problem of stomach inflation. Stomach inflation is almost always followed by vomiting. One solution proposed is to allow BLS (Basic Life Support) to use the LMA (Laryngeal Mask Airway) to ventilate cardiac arrest patients.
First I want to comment on one other skill change Peter mentions. CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). I do not see any problem with adding this to the BLS scope of practice. If the dividing line between BLS and ALS (Advanced Life Support) is seen as BLS cannot perform invasive procedures, then CPAP is certainly not invasive. CPAP is only to be used for patients who can control their own airways. The airway is in the control of the patient, not in the control of the basic EMT, not in the control of the medic, not in the control of respiratory, not in the control of the nurse, not in the control of the doctor. So, where is the objection to CPAP use by BLS?
Back to the main problem.
In medicine, there is a lack of airway management skill.
Not just first responders. Not just basic EMTs. Not just intermediate level EMTs. Not just paramedics. Not just nurses. Not just doctors. Everybody.
There are some people with excellent airway management skills, but there are plenty with such pathetic skills that they should wear this patch.
Why do we tolerate incompetence?
We are no different from the rest of the world in overdosing on Cognitive DissonanceTM.
In paramedic schools, do we require that paramedics demonstrate excellence in BVM (Bag Valve Mask) use? Some places do, but many do not. It is usually just a quick demonstration of inflating the lungs on Fred the Head (an intubation mannequin - the head in the picture on the right in the link is Fred, or a relative). The person evaluating the future medics probably isn't even interested, because it is not an effective evaluation and it is not considered important.
It used to be that paramedic candidates had to use a BVM to ventilate a patient through an entire surgical procedure, but that kind of attention to BVM skill does not seem to be important any more. After all, if the NR (National Registry of EMTs) can certify medics for you, why worry about skill? If NR says they have what it takes, they must have what it takes. Too bad what it takes is only the ability to memorize and regurgitate material with no understanding of relevance to patient care. Patients are still regurgitating, because of NR certified airway mismanagement.
There is a demand for people with patches that end with a P, as in EMT-P, P for Paramedic. In order to provide those patch wearers, we need to lower the standards? Maybe. Maybe not.
Fire departments, private ambulance companies, volunteer organizations, hospitals, . . . all demand more employees. The public demands paramedics. The school administrators demand high pass rates. The standards get lowered to satisfy these customers.
We have a problem with the instructors, too. Do they have the ability to perform the skills? Do they understand when the skills are indicated? Do they understand how to teach? Are they being pressured to just run them through the program, because the NR will weed out the bad ones? The last reason was the main one for me, when I stopped teaching paramedic school.
Too many clueless medics being passed, because the final exam is a test that we think will weed out the ones who never learned. But we have been spending more time on test preparation. Test preparation is just how to make it seem that you know what you are doing, even though you do not. We spend a lot of time on test preparation, because the students are not being educated. The less prepared the students are, the more time we spend on gaming the system.
Maybe we should hand out ruby slippers and teach the medics to say, There's no place like trachea. There's no place like trachea. There's no place like trachea.
At the end of paramedic school, there is the NR exam. This is the equivalent of Professor Marvel handing out diplomas. Suddenly, the possession of the paramedic card is expected to produce the competence that the paramedic school could not in all of the hours of training they provided? Sounds reasonable.
There is an excellent article[1] by Kelly Grayson at EMS1.com. This should be read by everyone involved in airway management. In hospital (respiratory, nurses, doctors), out of hospital (first responders, basic EMTs, medics, flight crews), everywhere (if you have anything to do with airway management, you should read this article).
If we do not begin insisting on BVM excellence at the first responder level, we need to teach it over again at the basic EMT level. It is hard to get people to stop using bad habits. If we do not begin insisting on BVM excellence at the basic EMT level, we need to teach it over again at the paramedic level. It is even harder, by then, to get people to stop using bad habits.
I do not have a problem with putting LMAs, King LTs, CombiTubes, . . . in the hands of first responders and basic EMTs. I do have a problem with substituting one form of misunderstanding for another. If they are not competent with the BVM, will they be competent with any alternative airway?
We thought the solution to the problem was insistence on OPA (OroPharyngeal Airway)and NPA (NasoPharyngeal Airway) use. We demand that these devices be used in airway management. But why do we really need them? Sometimes the tongue will continue to obstruct the airway, even with good head positioning. OK, then use these, when they are indicated. They are not indicated for every use of the BVM.
Put an OPA in your mouth. Some of you may not have a gag reflex, but for those of you, who do have intact gag reflexes, didn't it make you want to vomit? For the patients with bad airway management, the OPA really just helps the stomach fill up with air even faster, while stimulating any gag reflex that is present. If I were to write a recipe for vomiting, a recipe that does not include ipecac, this would be it. Fill the stomach, while stimulating the gag reflex. That should not be our goal. Good airway management means using what is appropriate to manage the airway. It does not mean using everything, just because it is in the bag.
Some instructors will tell you that you need to use an OPA (NPA when you cannot open the mouth) whenever you are using a BVM. Airway management is about continual reassessment of the airway. If you cannot tell where the air is going, it does not matter what device you are using. OPA, NPA, LMA, endotracheal tube, . . . it does not matter what the device is. The skill of continual reassessment of the airway is the only essential in airway management.
Airway management is about being able to outsmart the airway. Why are we constantly losing this battle of wits?
It appears that the solution to the problem of Beach Ball Bellies will really come from the elimination of ventilation from the initial management of cardiac arrest. This is something that is overdue, but it is not the solution to airway management problems. This just hides the problem a bit. This just decreases the incidence of the problem.
Removing ventilation from the initial management of cardiac arrest is good for the patient. The AHA (American Heart Association) and ARC (American Red Cross) should be as aggressive in promoting this important change to CPR as they were in promoting fibrinolytics for stroke.[2]
We do not need to lower any standards. We need to raise standards. We have too many paramedics. When there are more paramedics than patients, we usually have too many paramedics. Only in very busy systems do we need to have two medics on a call. Two medics in busy systems, only so they can alternate being in charge of patient care. To minimize burn out. We need to oppose these attempts to make everyone a paramedic, because this leads to a dilution of skills and a lowering of standards. The standards are already too low in too many places. Or are your medics intubating over 95% of patients successfully and managing the airway adequately by alternative means in the rest of cases?
^ TM Cognitive Dissonance
How to harm people with a clear conscience. Fool yourself.
^ 1 The Airway Management Continuum
Kelly Grayson
^ 2 EMS mythology. EMS myth #2. Thombolytic therapy is the standard of care for acute ischemic stroke.
Bledsoe BE.
Emerg Med Serv. 2003 Apr;32(4):63-5. No abstract available.
PMID: 12705219 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Redrow's share price jumped five per cent in morning trading after the housebuilder announced a record set of results.
The figures
Redrow's revenue was up 20 per cent to £1.38bn, which the company said was down to a 17 per cent increase in completions and a seven per cent increase in the average selling price of units.
For the year ending 30 June, the housebuilder made a pre-tax profit of £250m, an increase of 23 per cent on last year's figure.
6 September 2016 @ 8:30amRedrow (RDW)
In the first 10 weeks of the year, sales were up eight per cent.
Why it's interesting
The government's Help to Buy scheme boosted Redrow's completions, the company said, helping it to continue to deliver growth.
Anthony Codling at Jefferies Bank said: "Once again Help to Buy takes a leading role in today's results. Help to Buy (for those with access to it) is a fine antidote to Brexit Blues."
Read more: Berkeley Group's home reservations hit by stamp duty and the Brexit vote
The good news from Redrow comes as Berkeley Group - which has been relegated from the FTSE 100 due to its share price tumble after the Brexit vote - said its customers had become less committed due to stamp duty tax changes and the EU referendum.
What Redrow said
Steve Morgan, chairman of Redrow, said: "I am delighted to report that for the third consecutive year Redrow has delivered a record set of results.
"Our strategy of continued growth for the business is on track and I am confident this will be another year of significant progress for Redrow."


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In April, 2014, John Zorn organized a memorial concert for Stephanie Stone at the Stone in New York. Inspired by Stephanie's warmth and generosity of spirit – her first words were always to ask after my partner and children — I wanted to make something really special in her honor and created an improvisational piece on the contrabass flute. Shortly afterwards, John asked me to make this CD. I had originally thought of playing on a variety of flutes, but John kept encouraging me to focus on the contrabass. His vision was for me to go deeper into the deepest flute than ever and to break through to new musical terrains. I must admit I didn't think I could do an entire CD on the contrabass and the recording session was a true voyage of discovery, for which I thank John profoundly. Our Cells Know is the best, most original solo improvising I have ever done!
Thanks also to Ned Rothenberg for his supportive, clear eared presence in the studio and to James Dellatacoma, who engineered and got the recorded sound of my dreams. And thanks and deepest love to my daughter Leonie Schlicht, who made the paintings on the front and back covers.
Improvisation has been central to my musical life since childhood. Rather than write pieces for this CD, I just practiced on my low flutes and allowed myself to go where the music wanted. I'm unconcerned with expectations of what a flute should sound like and what a flutist should play. To me, all instruments can be treated as human-powered synthesizers, embracing their traditions but not enslaved to them.
In this music, I have striven to be my most essential self. I thought of myself very little while playing, letting the music speak as unselfconsciously as possible. The contrabass flute offers expanded sonic dimensions in several ways, especially in its extraordinarily rich tone, husky down low and contralto up high, and its amazing percussive realms and surprising rhythmic impact. This is surely the first flute recording of any kind with a piece dedicated to the great rock drummer Ginger Baker, one of my musical heroes.


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Zoom Zoom!!!!! This past weekend we went go karting to celebrate our mate Debs' birthday. Fun was had by all and no one ended up crying. Win/Win.
Chris explaining the finer points of driving victoriously to Amy
This was an excellent birthday activity and really highlights the better parts of being a grown-up. If you aren't going to do all the fun stuff you weren't able/allowed to as a kid, what is the point of growing up? Ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Why not?
We topped the day off with a barbeque at Kat and Webs' and feasting on a delicious, psychedelic cake that Amy and James made for Debs.


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Hello dear readers!
Oops ... !! Today is 6th of January 2017
and I am late to kick off my new year blog post :D
In real life I have a lots things to do but so far I enjoy all the moment of this new year moment, I haven't too much goals that I wish to reach this year and also I am afraid to write a resolution due the actual of my life is never flat .. LOL!!!
But I still have a wish ..
and I try to more consist with whatever I want to do.
and for the crafty life, I have a thing that I want to share with all of you today, just a small thing but this is my hope that I can cook more on this year .. hee hee hee ..
Actually this is a fridge magnet, I adhere a piece of magnet on the back side of this decoration.
and the stove is cut from Magnolia DooHickey that I've got from Magnolia Advent calendar - Christmas Box. but you can buy it from Magnolia web store now as they released it together with Recipe Card collection
here more closer ..
I swear this oven is super super cute in real life!!!
and I adore how detailed it was.
All parts is include on just one dies set! so, it is a MUST have if baking and cooking is your fave activity!
but, this can be use on many occasion too :)
Ok folks, that's all from me today and see you again on another post.


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Holocaust Memorial at the Mandell JCC in West Hartford and plaster model of same sculpture. Elbert Weinberg collection, Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library.
HARTFORD HISTORY CENTER DIGITAL REPOSITORY – Explore digital images of Hartford. Currently contains two collections, Hartford: The Making of a City, 1900-1930 and Reflection of the Times (images from the Hartford Times photo morgue).
(The following sites are not maintained by the Hartford History Center)
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
Antiquarian and Landmarks Society
Connecticut Explored Subject Index – Quarterly magazine of history, culture and the arts for Connecticut, formerly the Hog River Journal; the Hartford History Center holds volume 1, number 1, Fall 2002 to present. Index covers 2002-2010.
Connecticut Historical Society
Connecticut Humanities Council
Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens
Hartford Black History Project
Hartford, CT – Landmarks, History and Neighborhoods
Hartford Preservation Alliance
Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Hartford Collections, Trinity College
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford
John E. Rogers African American Cultural Center
"The Names of Hartford's Public Schools and other historical notes" and "West Middle School"– Research by historian Bill Faude
Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford
Stanford University Libraries – Copyright and Fair Use
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
University of Connecticut Map and Geographic Information Center
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Wallace Stevens Walk
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Toe 3's with Trevor Hansen
Sequence: Cortese
I think that if you were to ask most pro riders they would all say the same thing about a Toeside 360: It is the most fun 360 you can do on a wakeboard. There are so many different ways to do a toe side 360. You can grab it pretty much anywhere with either your front or back hand. The toe side 360 is the easiest 360 to make look really cool and unique to your riding style.
Here are some of the things that you will want to work on before you start trying the toe side 3. First make sure you can do a solid and controlled toe 180. Practice doing your toe side wake jumps and then starting to turn your 180 about half way through the jump. This will help you control the start of your 360 so that you don't spin to early and go off your axis. It is also really important to be able to land a switch back side 180 with comfort and control. Try doing the switch back side 180's off the inside out. Being able to land in that position comfortably is very important for the toe side 3.
1. Game time. Take a wide approach. Edge in with a slow to medium cut.
2. Ride up to the top of the wake and make sure that you stand tall with your chest up. (also make sure you puff your cheeks out like I did. If you don't you're doing it wrong)
3. Don't try to spin right off the top of the wake. You want to get up in the air first and then pull the handle to your back hip to begin your rotation. (If you are going to grab the board remember that no matter where you are going to grab bring the board up to you. Don't lean over to far to get to the board bring it up to your hand)
4. Notice how I am already 3 feet off the wake and I haven't started to spin yet. You don't need to be in a hurry to get your self spinning just stay relaxed and in control and do the 180 first then worry about the 3
5. Grab
6. Start pulling the handle across your body and towards your back hip.
7. Once the handle come across. Start to turn your head away from the boat to continue your rotation.
8. Take the hand that is on the handle and try to place the back of your hand into the small of your back.
9. Keep turning your head and try to look straight out in front of you with your eyes up (I realize that I didn't do this but I did it wrong)
10. Once you come all the way around stay relaxed and pass the handle keeping your eyes up and out in front of you. Bend your knees and ride away!
Once you land a couple try throwing a grab on your new 360. You can grab it just about anywhere and with either hand. Just figure out which grab is the most comfortable for you and try that one.
Have fun shredding!
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Comeback Mustache of the Year
Before he went to the Yankees, I was a big Russell Martin fan. An athletic catcher, he both threw and ran well, leading to some of my favorite in-game scenarios where he would both throw someone out bunting then bunt himself and beat it out (doesn't that just always seems extra, extra awesome for a catcher?). He was bad for the Yankees. His homer total was inflated, as would a four-year old's, by Yankee Stadium Redux so, statistically, and as catchers go, I suppose he was serviceable. I happen to think he's a better player.
Here are Bill James' projections for My favorite Martin in 2013:
//112 hits// 22 2B // 16 HR // 64 R // 60 RBI // 8 SB // .242 AVG //
Leading to a deep "MEH," from all concerned. Where is the fleet of foot Martin, the .280 -. 300 hitter Martin? Who is this manicured man?!
Martin is in obvious need of a mustache makeover (tv rights pending on that one, folks). I understand that players deteriorate over time blah blah blah but this guy was pretty nifty not even 5 years ago! So I fired up the math machines and the facial composite sketchers andWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!?!?!!?
Russ beat me to it! He is obviously not only a ballplayer, but has a keen understanding of the mysticism of the mustache. Let us reconsider his projections, now knowing he has reconsidered his look. I'll bet Mr. Bill James doesn't have a way of computing mustache value-added, but I sure do:
//177 hits// 30 2B // 19 HR // 88 R // 77 RBI // 22 SB // .333 AVG // PLUS 4 TRIPLES!
As you can see, Russell got his groove back. Freed from the shackles of the hair-hating Yankees, Martin can be himself once more. With his smoothly Gatsby-esque new fur, Martin will undoubtedly make the leap to an upper-class season. Just look at that careful constructed cookie-duster. He will regain not only his stroke but his deceptive quickness. Again, I point you to the devious flavor saver. Is that not the look of a man capable of swiping double-digit bases? Is that not the look of a man who will find clever means to get on base? Is that not the look of a man who would make an excellent addition to your barbershop quartet (alto, duh)? Of COURSE it is, that is a mustache of confidence, a mustache of class – a mustache of redemption.
Martin is poised, nay groomed, for a better 2013. And he knows it is due to his upper lip. That is the smile of a man who knows the future is out there, a single green light, if you will, and Martin is ready to take it… even if it's in Pittsburgh and not West Egg.
If you don't get the reference, that's okay. There's a movie coming out soon.
Tomorrow I'll tackle the mustache sleepers. If Russell Martin is any indication, the future is bright for potentially moustachioed ballplayers.
Stay groomed,


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"Homesick" is a song performed by Big Bird in the Sesame Street special, Big Bird in Japan.
Lost from his tour group, Big Bird sings the song, missing his home back in New York City and stating if he ever gets well, he'll never leave home again. He later reprises the song at the special's end, optimistic about returning to Japan one day.
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Candy buffets and dessert tables seem to be standard at every birthday party, shower or wedding these days. I've seen my share of them at the amazing weddings I've worked and everyone loves a good candy buffet. They are always a hit and it's nice to take home a little bag of sweets to enjoy later. A lot of sugary treats were already planned for The Gaines Bros. Vintage Carnival, but a candy buffet was a still a must for my boys' party! So after loading kids up with cotton candy, sweet tea, cupcakes, etc…we sent them home with bags of candy, just two weeks before Halloween. Sorry, Parents!!! I should point out that just as many "big kids" filled up treat bags as "little kids"…and we did not have any leftover candy after the party. 🙂
The Gaines Bros. "Good Old-Fashioned Sweet Shoppe" was set up with glass containers from Walmart; tiered trays made from glue-gunned silver platters and plastic cups from Dollar Tree; cookie jars borrowed from my sister, Julie; gum ball machines from the 99 Cents Store and some borrowed from my sister, Mary; and striped paper ribbon from Paper Mart. We chose classic candies that would go with the vintage theme (Salt Water Taffy, Good & Plenty, Red Vines, Jelly Belly, Bit 'O Honey, Smarties, Butterscotch, Spice Drops, Cherry Slices), and my boys' favorites: Ginger Snaps and their daddy's homemade Salted Butter Caramels (each painstakingly cut and hand-wrapped by Nana Sue). Love Paper Paint created coordinating custom tags and signs for each item, a hand-cut "Sweet Shoppe" pennant banner, as well as labels for the bags.
All the fantastic photos of the party were taken by my sister, Julie of Lot116 Photography (unedited shots), and our friend, Hughes of H3 Photography (vintage edit). Our friends, Jenny and Cho, helped set up the candy buffet while I scrambled to get ready for the party.
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Today I want to welcome five new members! - Sorry, that I let you waiting so long!!
I am delighted that you are here and I hope you
can find some inspirations!
With these incredibly mild temperatures, I have not yet had the opportunity to make a winter photo,
but I captured this beautiful maple in its magnificent autumn glory as a welcome for you.
A big merci, to have stopped here! <3
Photgraphed with Nikon Coolpix P 520


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