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The publication of the succinctly titled;
'International framework for examination of the cervical region for potential of Cervical Arterial Dysfunction prior to Orthopaedic Manual Therapy intervention' (Rushton, et al 2013)
... has highlighted the need for manual therapy clinicians to be cognisant with cervical arterial dysfunction (CAD).
BUT what is that? … and what does it mean to clinicians?
Let us start ... by dealing with what it is NOT
|Dissection of an artery
- Cervical arterial dysfunction is NOT cervical arterial dissection! That may seem obvious to some, but both acronyms are now in common usage and therefore some confusion may arise. The term dissection is specific to dissection events (see image) and therefore narrow. Cervical arterial dysfunction is a broader term which is all-encompassing of a range of pathologies which may affect the cervico-cranial vasculature.
- CAD is NOT vertebro-basilar insufficiency (VBI). However, it does incorporate it - as one of the component parts of a wider system based approach to thinking about haemodynamics and ischaemia
- Above all, CAD is NOT (in isolation) dissection of the vertebral artery. That would simply be a continuation of the narrow thought process which lead us to believe that a single test i.e. the vertebral artery test, could somehow allow us to decide whether cervical manipulation was 'safe' or not! That outdated concept has thankfully been de-bunked once and for all, as we move closer to science based practice.
So what is cervical arterial dysfunction then…?
CAD is a consideration of ALL of the potential arterial dysfunctions, which may present to, or ensue from a manual therapy intervention.
CAD is simply a way of thinking about an age old problem in a different way, and more importantly asking ourselves different questions about this familiar problem – linked to RISK and cervical spine management. The emphasis has moved firmly away from just 'manipulation', into a consideration of movement per se. This clearly widens the thinking into a consideration of ASSESSMENT (which incorporates movement) as well as intervention, which may incorporate ANY form of manual therapy or exercise prescription. This is then combined with a consideration of ALL of the potential structures and vascular 'dysfunctions'. Thinking is no longer constrained by one structure or pathology.
So why the shift from VBI and vertebral artery dissection …?
Well first of all, there is a lot more to the cervical vasculature than the vertebro-basilar system and there is a lot more to the range of pathologies than just dissection. Dissection or damage to the intimal wall of a vessel is a commonly cited vascular 'injury' thought to be associated with cervical spine manipulation in particular. However, an understanding of the basic science of haemodynamics allows us to incorporate many more conditions and pathologies into the paradigm.
There are a range of reasons why blood vessels may be compromised in the cervico-cranial region, from pre-existing underlying anatomical anomalies, vasospasm, atherosclerotic disease, through to arteritis (i.e. temporal). All of these may lead in different ways, to potential ischaemia which may manifest and a variety of ways, ranging from PAIN, through to blindness, stroke or at worst death.
Some direction for clinicians:
- Develop an understanding that there is more to cervical spine risk assessment than a consideration of 'VBI' or dissection of the vertebral artery.
- Consider a 'systems based' approach, incorporating the whole cervical vascular system, including the carotid vasculature (and branches) and the whole range of potential pathologies (NOT just dissection).
- Develop awareness, that whilst commonly cited vascular risk factors have not been shown to be associated with dissection pathologies, they are strongly correlated with atherosclerosis, hypertension and stroke … This is 'system based thinking'.
- Develop increased awareness that neck pain and headache may be the early signs of pre-existing vascular dysfunction.
- Develop an index of suspicion for cervico-cranial vascular pathology, particularly in cases of acute trauma or non-resolving/worsening conditions.
- Enhance subjective/objective examination by including vascular risk factors such as hypertension, and procedures such as blood pressure, cranial nerve testing and eye examination.
- Consider carefully the ORDER of your examination in the presence of potential vascular 'red flags'.
- Expand manual therapy teaching and practice to include haemodynamic principals and their relationship to movement, handling, anatomy and biomechanics.
Despite all this … when all is said and done, the 64m dollar question still seems to be … Should clinicians perform a 'vertebral artery test'?
Answer … If they believe it is clinically indicated AND if they understand that its sensitivity and specificity is very poor AND if they don't use it as their sole decision making point … Then it is just ONE of the things they may wish to incorporate into a balanced vascular assessment.
Note - that cranial nerve and blood pressure testing are additional objective measures to incorporate into the physical examination. Both feature prominently in the IFOMPT framework.
For a more detailed description of this paradigm change see:
A 'system based' approach to risk assessment of the cervical spine prior to manual therapy (Taylor & Kerry 2010) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1746068910000532
'International framework for examination of the cervical region for potential of Cervical Arterial Dysfunction prior to Orthopaedic Manual Therapy intervention' (Rushton, et al 2013)
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Hey everyone,
new project again , after temporarily halting my dark elves (for quite a few months until i stop hating them, the week before conflict scotland nearly killed me), i've decided to reboot another of my old armies, the vampire counts.
I've once again decided to start completely anew, rather than repainting my old minis, as I truly hate repainting, so far i've assembled a unit of dire wolves, nearly assembled a corpse cart (whilst accidentally slicing my thumb open), i've finished konrad, and i'm about halfway through vlad.
Heres the Von Carsteins so far;
I'll try and get better pictures at a later date, i'm not sure how to turn off the flash and you can't see the flesh particularly well with it on since its so pale. (I can assure you though the flesh looks much cooler in real life).
I'm hoping to finish vlad this week, then i'll be painting inq major jackson min fo rmy local store, then hopefully painting the female vampire i've had since december.
Thanks guys, C&C appreciated.

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One of my favorite things to do when the weather gets chilly is to curl up on the couch with a mug of coffee or tea, and read a good book. I was very happy with the books I read over the summer, and I'm looking forward to some more good reads this fall. Here's what's on my fall reading list:
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, by J.D. Vance. I saw the author of this book discuss it on several news programs this summer, and it sounded like a very interesting look into a place (Appalachia) and culture (hillbilly) I know very little about. (Confession: I actually finished this book last weekend. Is including here like putting something you've already done on a to-do list, just so you can cross it off? I'm not saying I've ever done that, but I've heard that other people do…)
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, by Charles Duhigg. I read another book by this author – Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business – over the summer, and heard this book mentioned on the Afford Anything podcast. I'm generally a big fan of habits, so I'm hoping this book will help me make the most of this trait.
The Bucolic Plague, by Josh Kilmer-Purcell. I'm late to the Fabulous Beekman Boys party, but I'm on-board now! I watched the first season of the show on DVD this summer, and it fed right into my secret desire to be a gentlewoman farmer some day. Plus, who doesn't love a flock of adorable goats??
Columbine, by David Cullen. I heard about this book on the true crime episode of the Sorta Awesome podcast – one of my absolute favorite podcasts, BTW – and I was intrigued when one of the hosts said it gives a much fuller picture of that awful incident than is typically covered in the media. (I read the amazing book, A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy, by Sue Klebold, this spring, and could not put it down.)
I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, by Laura Vanderkam. I wasn't familiar with this author, until I heard her interviewed on the Afford Anything podcast. I found what she had to say about the effective use of our time, very interesting, and decided to read her books. I'm starting with this one.
The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate, by Susan Kaiser Greenland. I struggle with making mindfulness a consistent part of my life, but I understand the immense benefits it can provide. I want to help my daughter take advantage of these benefits, too, only earlier in life than I have.
What are you reading these days? Can you recommend anything else I should read?
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Sunway Lagoon – Q & A
Richard asks…
Can I just go to Sunway Lagoon without prior booking?
Hi. I'm taking my family to Sunway Lagoon in a couple of days and would like to know if we can just walk in and purchase tickets? Or do i need to get them from the tour operator in our hotel?
KL Local Boy answers:
Yes. Shouldn't be a problem. No need for a tour operator, just tell the taxi driver. No school holidays, so no need to book in advance. Bear in mind the Lagoon's closed on Tuesdays.
Sharon asks…
Where is The Resort Suite Pyramid Tower, Sunway Lagoon, Malaysia?
Is The Resort Suite Pyramid Tower, Sunway Lagoon, Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur or in Selangor?
How far is it (time) from Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur by taxi and how much will it cost?
Any reviews on it?
Thanks in advance!
KL Local Boy answers:
The Sunway Pyramid Hotel is located in Selangor.
From the Legend Hotel to Sunway Lagoon will take you of about 1 hour plus of journey by taxi and should be costing you somewhere around MYR30 per way but if you are taking a taxi from the Hotel it might cost you more. It is better to flag a cab down on your own rather than asking the bellboy to get you a taxi coz they will mark up the fare.
Lizzie asks…
How can I go to Ikea from Sunway Lagoon?
I'll be travelling to KL soon and I like to go to Ikea to shop.Are there any other transport beside using a taxi.For example by bus.What number to use,Which is Cheaper and convenient?Got train going there?
KL Local Boy answers:
From Sunway Lagoon, you need to take bus RapidKL bus no. U623 to Kelana Jaya then take bus U89 to Ikano (next to IKEA) or take the FREE Shuttle bus service of Ikano; as illustrates following http://www.ikano.com.my/gettinghere/freeshuttle.php
Hope the above helps.
Thomas asks…
Which one is worth in Kuala Lumpur… Sunway Lagoon Theme Park or Genting Theme Park?
We are planning a trip to Malaysia (KL) and like to have a day dedicated to theme park but a bit confused which one to go for. If anyone here have been to both could you suggest one that's the best… Sunway Lagoon or Genting? Thank you.
Just wanted to add to it. It will be a honeymoon trip to Malaysia, so what flavours this?
KL Local Boy answers:
Both are different and also depends on your budget. Genting is a hilltop resort while Sunway is a water resort. Both have theme parks. Genting is a bit futher away from KL (1+ hour drive) compared to Sunway. So decide if you want the hills or water and that will be your choice.
If budget is not and issue, why not try the villas in Sunway. See below for the website.
Betty asks…
Who is kind enough to share current route driving direction from Singapore to sunway lagoon and back please?
Found some but almost like 3 -4 years ago… thanks!
KL Local Boy answers:
Found this using google maps
Suggested routes
351 km, 3 hours 59 mins
Lebuhraya Utara – Selatan
Driving directions to Sunway Lagoon Club
This route has tolls.
1. Head east on Windsor Park Rd
53 m
2. Turn left to stay on Windsor Park Rd
41 m
3. Turn left to stay on Windsor Park Rd
750 m
4. Turn left onto Upper Thomson Rd
4.5 km
5. Slight left to merge onto Seletar Expy/SLE toward BKE/Woodlands
6.8 km
6. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for BKE and merge onto BKE
Partial toll road
Entering Malaysia
4.8 km
7. Continue onto Johor Causeway
130 m
8. Continue onto Singapore – Sultan Iskandar Ciq Jb
1.9 km
9. Keep right at the fork to continue toward Jalan Yahya Aldatar
200 m
10. Turn left onto Jalan Yahya Aldatar
750 m
11. Turn right to merge onto Lebuhraya Tebrau
5.9 km
12. Take the ramp onto Lebuhraya Utara – Selatan
311 km
13. Continue onto Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur – Seremban
1.6 km
14. Exit onto Lebuhraya Shah Alam
10.2 km
15. Take the exit onto Lebuhraya Damansara – Puchong
1.6 km
16. Slight left onto Jalan Lagoon Utara
300 m
17. Take the 2nd right onto Jalan Lagoon Timur (9/1)
Destination will be on the left
290 m
Sunway Lagoon Club
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The writing course is stimulating so much thought that I'm lying awake at night. It is an amazing journey but not a pleasant one. The idea is that after this week we all leave better prepared to describe a three dimensional character, but whether we can pull it off or not remains to be seen. Some of the writers in our class were pretty good in the first place.
The uncomfortable tendency for our tutor, the esteemed author Binyavanga Wainaina, to tell the assembled group that dreams of being a big selling author, fame and fortune simply won't happen, is humbling. He's obviously frustrated with his own career. He's bitter.
'These big name authors who churn out a book a year are not even writing them themselves. It is a marketing machine. Their publishers have invested in a focus group of ghost writers who construct stories in the author's style too keep up with demand. What is more, the author attained success because they are marketable. To succeed you must be white' (this is the second time he has said this, all eyes look down at the desk once again and as the only white person in the class, I feel like a villain). He continues …
'To sell books you must be attractive, so you look good on the dust cover of the book and in the newspapers and magazines that are pushing your novel, that is what is important. Therefore it is just not going to happen for an African writer.'
To be honest, I quite literally am the elephant in the room. Fellow students are young, in their twenties, they are cool and interesting. And interested in my blog, which is flattering. Then there is a retired headmaster and a very proper lady with grown up kids who is having a career break. I'm the only non-Kenyan in the room.
When we read out our descriptive pieces, the MauMau era is the theme for the latter lady. She's reading out loud, an account from the life of her father or grandfather, depicting him standing in a hole dug into the dirt, waist deep in water, shackled with other prisoners. The headmaster's piece is on the same theme. Torture during the MauMau. Terrific. I blush. I'm so not supposed to be here, the embodiment of early colonialist settlers. My story is about an old lady descending some steep steps to the sea along a coastal path in England. It's not setting the classroom or my tutor alight by any stretch. The students write about nightclubs.
There's a national holiday but our class is still on. A couple of students turn up late (I might also have been late by about 5 minutes). Binyavanga throws a fit and leaves the class in a huff without teaching us anything, making us all feel like we are 5 years old again. He comes back about 30 minutes later. Why is he there? He wants to teach Kenyans 'how to write about Africa' but not me. Hang on a minute, do I have 'bored housewife' tattooed on my forehead? I wonder at his seething, suppressed anger. He even though he studied at the same British university as me (University of East Anglia UEA). To be honest, I was not there to study the famed creative writing MA (which has spawned so many great young authors) but was studying something else, however, we could be having shared jokes about the student union. Maybe he hated the experience.
I applaud the success of 'blog to book' stories like 'Wife in the North' and 'Petite Anglaise' who seem to have had only to jiggle their blogs around a little to make a book, rather than face a combative writing course led by a Kenyan author who would really rather you weren't there. I wonder if they re-wrote their material seven times until reaching the final product as we are being told one must do to seek our best, most evocative writing? I guess that anything that stretches you is always worth doing. A fellow student said: 'you can be drowning in heaps of praise but only criticism will save you'
or something like that?! – Not that I am bitter or anything of course!
Binyavanga Wainaina – Short bio
- Caine prize winner for his satirical article: 'How to write about Africa'
- Co-founded Kwani? Trust which prodcues a quarterly publication which is a showcase for East African writing.
- Novel – 'One Day I will write about this place. A memoir' autobiography written about growing up in Nakuru
- How to write about Africa ii – another blasting on how ignorant 'westerners' refer to Africa. (which I kind of dig – and reminds me of my current favourite website: Barbie Savior – The Doll that saved Africa
*Note: I updated this post in Jan 2017. It took me that long to pluck up the courage to reveal my tutor's name and add a bit more detail.
Kwani? and Storymoja also organise writing workshops, festivals, open mic sessions and events.
Photo credit: Unsplash.com


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Cocktails anyone?
School is back in session and you're already wishing it were summer again! Does an endless summer sound like paradise to you? You CAN have an endless summer – you just have to know the secret….
Here's the secret! (You knew I'd tell you…….lol.)
An endless summer requires refreshing drinks – in endless supply! (You can do that, right?) I've compiled the ultimate list of my favorite refreshing summer drinks. I've even provided easy to follow recipes and videos. Just click the links and you'll have everything you need to have an endless summer.
Ok ladies, we are about to become mixmasters!
Refreshing cocktail recipes, just for you!
Red Wine Sangria. This is my absolute favorite summer drink. It is the perfect combination of refreshing and relaxing.
Mojito. I found the best recipe for mojitos on the side of a souvenir glass! Of course I tweaked it a little….
Here's a tip: Buying mint can get expensive, especially if you drink as many mojitos as I do. Mint is easy to grow. I suggest that you grow it in a container because it grows like weeds – which is good for drink making, but not so good for your garden.
St. Germain Cocktail. This is a very light and very sweet summer drink. It's perfect to help you remember hot days in the back yard.
Pina Colada White Wine Sangria. When you're craving the taste of pineapple and coconut but don't want to get the blender out, this drink is for you.
4. Pineapple Mimosa. Why settle for a regular old mimosa when you could have this? You don't need a recipe – just substitute orange juice with pineapple juice.
Before you make this drink, take this fun quiz to find out your Champagne I.Q.)
6. Lemon Drop Martini. This drink won me over. The jeckle/hyde nature of this sweet/tart drink is just what you need for a summer soirée.
7. Mint Julep. Don't relegate this drink to derby day – it's good any day!
Here's a tip: The same mint syrup you use for this recipe can be used to enhance the flavor of your mojitos too!
Champagne Punch. The ingredients in this recipe don't do it justice. You can't imagine how good this is until you make it! Keep some frozen mix in your freezer for an impromptu gathering.
9. Rum Punch – Barbados Style. Straight from Barbados, this easy to remember recipe is a summertime favorite. The VIDEO shows step by step how easy it is to make this batch of goodness!
10. Watermelon Martini or Punch. No summer drink list is complete without a watermelon drink and this one is YUMMY! To really make a statement, serve it in a watermelon dispenser! (The instructions are in the link for the recipe.)
Gracious Girls, don't drink alone, invite some friends and have a party!
Read my posts, Cocktail Party Commandments, and How To Be A Gracious Hostess
to help you throw the ultimate shindig!


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I was overjoyed to see I had 1400 fans on Facebook, so I hope many of you get to see this giveaway.
As my way of saying Thank You for being my fan and my friend, I want to get you ready for Halloween and the Thanksgiving season in style.
This giveaway is a pair of Sterling Silver and Swarovski Crystal earrings. They are my Pumpkin Patch earrings. I paired a Swarovski Crystal Hyacinth round with a Peridot cube. I separated the two with a delicate sterling silver Daisy spacer.
My darling Pumpkin Patch earrings are not listed for sale yet, so YOU will be the first to show them off.
To enter.....
Merely leave a comment on this blog. The winning name will be chosen at random Tuesday morning.


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Why We're Oh So Happy AT&T and T-Mobile Aren't Merging
Today is a good day for American consumers.
As of today, it seems AT&T has completely given up on its plans to buy out T-Mobile. The merger was killed after it was put under incredible security by both government and consumer watchdog groups. Ultimately, the failure of the merger is going to cost AT&T at least $4 billion.
The merger plans, which would have created an insane monopoly, were put through the ringer by both the FCC and DOJ. Even well-known senators like Herb Kohl argued on behalf of potential customers.
Chief among their concerns was the fact that the deal would stifle competition and hurt innovation. The merger would have put a whopping 80% of all cell phone contracts in the hands of AT&T and Verizon, leaving just Sprint and a handful of regional carriers as competition. Furthermore, without the smartphones of the big boys, these carriers wouldn't have been able to compete. Fewer phones on the market = less innovation = bad for consumers.
We're oh-so-glad that government agencies and consumer watchdog groups actually did their jobs to prevent a AT&T-Verizon duopoly.
Source: Engadget
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Agreed - & I'm so glad I left AT&T in 2010 (sure I joined AT&T 5 years ago after 9 years with Sprint was shot to hell over poor Customer Service, guess what? AT&T drove me to Verizon Wireless & as a consumer I want that option of more Carriers to choose from in case one decides they can get a better deal some place else) ...


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It's been three long years since being treated to new music from our favorite crooner — but Michael Bublé is officially back in action with his latest release, Nobody But Me. Michael explained to Karen Carson during his latest visit just what it was that kept him away all this time and what he'd like you, the fans, to take away from the effort.
"I really feel so strongly that this is such an intimate and personal record that I just want people to go and just give it a chance… go to YouTube if you want, it costs nothing."
See Also: Michael Bublé Talks New Album 'Nobody But Me' and the Art of Baby-Making
It was a focus on this intimacy and authenticity that Michael was shooting for while recording Nobody But Me.
"When I say 'intimacy', that's really important for me to have more of a personal take on 'the standards,' Michael told Karen.
"I wanted to have the authenticity that my idols had when I listen to their records. So, for those of you people sitting right now listening whether it's at home or in the car or at work — I never wanted to turn a 180 away from all of you beautiful people that loved the standards – the great American songbook – I just wanted them to be better. I wanted them to be more authentic, to be recorded in a more authentic way and I wanted the truth to come out.
"For example, for a song like "God Only Knows" it was very simple," says Michael. "I shut the lights off in the studio and I took my phone and took a picture of my two boys and I sang to them. And it was honest, and it was genuine. And that's what I owed the people out there, was the truth."
And then for the songs that I wrote," Michael explains, "they're great, just really catchy, fun pop songs. I have a duet with Meghan Trainor that [One Direction's] Harry Styles and Meghan wrote."
And it's that beautiful duet with Meghan on "Someday" that struck a nerve for Karen, and Michael explains how the collaboration came about.
"I was sitting at Max Martin's studio in Los Angeles," Michael says, "and one of his producers, Johann Karlsson is friends with her manager and he said 'is it OK if I play you this song?' and I said 'sure, of course' — and I knew. I heard her and Harry do it with a little ukulele, it was a really simple demo. But I know enough about music and I have enough of a gut feeling about songs."
Michael recently performed at fellow crooner Tony Bennett's 90th birthday party, which we will be seeing on TV sometime this December. Michael remembers the event vividly.
"That man is 90 years old. He got on stage and he was so present, he was so terrifyingly unbelievable," Michael remembers. "I was sitting next to Kevin Spacey — and both of us are huge fans of this genre of music, Kevin's a great singer — and we sat there when Tony came out and both of us just looked at each other and went 'OH MY GOD!' Listen there's a reason Tony Bennett is Tony Bennett — he's a master. He is the Apollo Creed of crooning! I can't wait until his 200th birthday special!"
Lady Gaga was also on hand at the birthday bash and Michael says he's a big fan of 'Mother Monster' as well.
"I had a really weird and cool experience with her that night," Michael says about Lady Gaga. "I had met her before, we had done something for the Queen of England… and you're not yourself when you meet the Queen… there's etiquette involved. It wasn't the most natural place to say [to Gaga] 'Hey, how you doin' dude?!?'
"But that night at the Bennett event we really got a chance to talk and, I don't know what else to say, I guess I got to meet the real person, you know? And I really liked her. I liked her warmth, I liked that she was empathetic and she was so sweet. She looked me deep into my eyes and said 'I just love what you guys do and Tony and I love this music and she said and I hope we can record one day…' And I looked at her and was like 'yeah 'yes and yes!'"
"This woman has consistently sort of had to fight her success. She's been so successful that people have said 'oh she's marketing and 'she's wearing a meat dress' – but when it's all stripped down… she blew everyone away."
See Also: Lady Gaga's Isolated 'SNL' Vocals Show She's in a League of Her Own
Watch the full interview with Michael and Karen above and keep up with all things Bublé on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter! Follow Carson and Cane on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as well.
–Joe Cingrana/WNEW


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Out of Balance
by Carolyn Chase
nvironmental Impact Reports, known as "EIRs," are the only way that anyone can get a handle on the impacts of projects or major policy initiatives such as the Zoning Code Update, the city's water repurification plans, or any other substantive projects which will significantly impact the environment or form of a community.
While many outright exemptions from review are often dictated by the legislature as a political decision without any environmental review most locally-driven projects require review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Projects that could have environmental impacts, but where the city believes the impacts will be negligible, may request a "Negative Declaration," stating that they have determined that the impacts are insufficient to require a full EIR. Projects that really have no impacts can be declared exempt.
But now that boom times are back and the taxpayer-funded savings and loan industry bailout has been forgotten, this isn't enough for those who believe that the job of city government is to "streamroll" projects through the permitting process.
On May 5th, the San Diego City Council voted 5-4 to reduce the period for public review of both Final EIRs and Negative Declarations to a mere five calendar days. They passed the developer's agenda over the objections of the Planning Commission, the Community Planners Committee and other environmental groups, including the Sierra Club.
To get a sense of how biased this is, consider that EIRs are almost always 300 pages or more, and community planning groups only meet every 30 days.
The purpose of an EIR is to identify and disclose impacts to decision makers and evaluate alternatives to a project that may reduce the environmental and social impacts. EIRs consist of a technical alternatives analysis of a number of areas of impact including air quality, transportation, land use and biology.
When EIRs are initially released for review as a "Draft EIR," everyone has 30 days to review and submit comments in support or against the proposed project design and alternatives. Sometimes 45 days are required and sometimes extensions are granted.
Once the comment period is over, the lead agency takes all the comments and responds to them. They then re-release a "Final EIR" which responds to input, answering questions or further explaining the project or mitigation details. This can be the only time to get questions answered. Substantive project changes are supposed to trigger another draft, but often they go straight into the final EIR directly.
In case you haven't gotten the picture yet, this is all extremely important work if you care about the urban form around you, or how natural spaces are turned into developments. The final environmental document is nearly always the single most important source of information.
The other piece of this picture is how much of this work of public comment and review is currently handled by an increasingly overwhelmed and disrespected set of community volunteers. The reigning ethos at City Hall, led by Mayor Susan Golding, is "projects over people."
The 14-day review period was part of a City Council action in May 1993 when the building industry wanted the review period reduced from 30 days to seven. Community and environmental groups wanted the 30 day period to remain. The compromise was down to 14 days. That is, until Mayor Golding decided to take the next wish list from builders and shove it down the throats of the community. She almost got away with it.
On May 18th, when the ordinance change came back for its required "second reading," I was downtown by 1:50pm, putting in speaker's slips in the hopes of begging them into a motion to reconsider. The day began with pleading on the phone with the Mayor's office. Michael Beck, Endangered Habitats League and Gerri Stryker, Chair of the CPC and I cooled our heels though three hours of items, before it became patently obvious that the Mayor was manipulating the agenda just to push us to the end of the session.
In every other public meeting I attend, agenda items are pulled in order but not in this town by this mayor. She pulls items based on her own personal whim. At 5pm I'd had enough, said as much, and left. A sympathetic mayoral aide came running after me stating, "She really does care Carolyn, she really does." But I persisted as well. If the Mayor cared even in the slightest, she would have pulled our item in the noticed order, oh, an hour ago, or even ten minutes ago. Not only does she not care, but she is sending a message of utter disregard for any community or public process except that of paid lobbyists who are able to get private meetings and privileged agenda placements. It's streamlining for them and steamrolling for us.
So I hit the road, hoping I had made my point. A half-hour later over "Dial-a-Council" [ that lets you listen to council proceedings over the phone] I tuned in just in time to hear Juan Vargas making the motion to reconsider. At least someone was paying attention. But even as the mayor said she would support the motion, she was speaking against it. She asked Juan to amend it so that the time was reduced for Negative Declarations but not EIRs. Thank God, he held firm. Her next idea was to ask staff to come up with a way that projects did not have to be "held up." Maybe projects would not be "held up" if they did the right things to begin with.
The more she talked, the more it became obvious that she has probably never seen, much less worked with, a Final EIR. She was also oblivious to the fact that in the past the city has issued illegally both Negative Declarations and exemptions; usually, the only time they are caught is when some community volunteer takes the trouble to care - really care. But if you're only interested in greasing the wheels for more projects, regardless of their design or impact, you wouldn't really care about those things now, would you?
In the end, Byron Wear joined Vargas and the mayor in reversing their ill-informed votes of the prior week. The mayor's aide made a point to call me and make sure I'd heard that she had, in the end, done the right thing. Yes, I had indeed heard more than she thought, as I let her know I heard the Mayor continuing to try and water it down. "But she's just trying for some balance." I was told. Right. How many times has she had to tell her herself that? Things are so out-of-balance now, it's a joke.
Yes, I would say the mayor does care, but only about delivering the goods to project proponents, certainly not about community members, due process, fairness or the environment. If this vote reversal signifies anything, perhaps it shows that some of them are figuring out that the voters will care.
|Carolyn Chase is Chair of the San Diego Chapter of the Sierra Club, Chair of the City of San Diego Waste Management Advisory Board, and a founder of San Diego EarthWorks and the Earth Day Network


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The Lancia Stratos has a mythical status among car enthusiasts, particularly those whole follow the World Rally Championship. Homologated for Group 4, this Bertone styled sports car was a wild looking beast with the heart of a Ferrari; the Dino V6 to be exact. These Dino engines which found their way into the Stratos were the last built by Ferrari, as they phased the engine out in 1974. The car went on to solidify Lancia's legacy as a World Rally Champion, capturing the constructors title in 1974, 1975 and 1976 and winning the famed Monte Carlo Rally in 1975, 1976 and 1977. Both road going and rally-prepped examples are highly prized by collectors today. This example for sale in Milan has undergone a recent restoration.
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The Stratos is not for your average collector. With under 500 built, values for street and competition examples parallel Ferraris and Lamborghinis of the era. At around a quarter of a million dollars, this Stratos is about right in line with current values. The only thing that has left me wanting with this one is the lack of Alitalia livery, possibly one of the best schemes since the myriad of Martini racers, most notably, the Porsche 911.
A few seasons ago, Top Gear aired a feature highlighting some of the greatest Lancias. True to form, they did a good job highlighting this legendary car in a short amount of time.


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Have you ever wondered what is in the gift bags the celebrities get at big events like the Teen Choice Awards?
We were invited to the Backstage Creations Gifting Lounge at the TCA's this past weekend and we had the chance to check out all the free swag stars like Demi Lovato, Tyra Banks, Sterling Knight, Sean Kingston, Chord Overstreet, and David Henrie took home.
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Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino announced his endorsement of Michael Kicinski for Congress, New York District 22.
Kicinski stands for a limited government, fiscal responsibility, and free markets. He will work toward a practical balanced budget and lower taxes with real budget cuts. He would work to reduce or eliminate onerous government regulations and mandates – to result in business and job growth. "New York lost two seats in Congress due to people moving out of the state because of job loss," Paladino said. "Mike knows smaller government is the key to business improvement and job growth, which will return prosperity to New York."
"In 2010, the TEA Party supported and campaigned for their present representative," said Paladino. "But it is clear from the incumbent's voting record that he is not listening to or representing the people of the district," Paladino continued. "Mike can be trusted because he knows he is accountable to those who support him."
Mike Kicinski has been married for 23 years to his wife, Cathy, and they have 12 children. He has over 25 years of involvement in local and national issues and has been on the front lines these last 3 years as a local coordinator with the Norwich TEA Party Patriots.
Carl Paladino stresses the need for all Republicans to get out and vote for Mike Kicinski in the June 26th primary election. "I know Mike will represent us with honor and integrity," Paladino said, "and be the peoples' voice for New York, 22nd District."
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Stories don't come as big as they do in the case of United States slider Noelle Pikus-Pace.
Pikus-Pace was not even supposed to be competing in the skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Having been injured at the 2010 games in Vancouver, she had retired from the sport to concentrate on being a mother. Yet, it was her husband and children who urged her to come out of retirement for the games.
Standing in her way however, was British slider Lizzy Yarnold. Yarnold and Pikus-Pace created somewhat of a rivalry at the World Cup competition, having duked it out right to the finish. Sochi was to decide how this soap opera would play out since it was clearly to be Pikus-Pace's final competition. As drama built through the three qualifying runs, it came down to the final heat.
As Russian slider Elena Nikitina overtook American Katie Uhlaender to secure a bronze, it came down to the final two leading sliders — who just happened to be Yarnold and Pikus-Pace.
Despite turning in an absolutely flawless 58.28 second run, Pikus-Pace finished 0.19 seconds behind Yarnold to take the silver. While the rivalry ended with Yarnold taking the gold, it was the story of Pikus-Pace that made the day. As she celebrated, she climbed into the stands to kiss her husband. Scenes like this that are what the Olympics are all about.
All things being considered, there was not much Pikus-Pace could do about Yarnold. In the penultimate third heat, Yarnold turned in a track record time of 57.91. For Pikus-Pace to head into the final heat at +0.78 is huge. Merely keeping her place would be a fight. Simply put, even a perfect run could not have take the gold. Yarnold is just that good.
Both sliders' final runs were things of beauty. Both of them were able to yank their sled into turns that seemed impossible. Pikus-Pace held one of the most aggressive lines of the day's competition, almost daring Yarnold to follow her path. Many of her sharper turns were dangerously close to out of control, yet it was nothing but pure experience that kept her on the track.
Pikus-Pace's celebration was a perfect end to her rivalry with Yarnold, as both women hugged on the podium and celebrated their victory. Yarnold absolutely earned the gold medal, while Pikus-Pace gave us the story we all wanted to hear. The only problem was knowing there would not be another chapter to the rivalry.
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I'm a plain jane, I have a round face and wear glasses, and basic but sometimes unique clothes when I can afford it. I'm only considerd pretty when I wear makeup/contacts and have my hair straight and long. I'm quiet around people that I don't know but I'm talkative and loud around my friends, it's like I have two sides. I'm usually that one girl that reads in the corner when there is no one that she knows well in the room. People that don't know me will label me as quiet, sweet, pushover, innocent, naive, soft spoken, awkward, weird, loner, strict. The negatives usually come from people that are rude in general and don't know the real me. My friends label me as cool, funny, kind, creative, intelligent, cute. I guess I would be considerd both a girly girl and a tomboy since I like to do girly things but also play action video games.
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After a dusty home win Toov's and the boys flew north for a Broncos Friday night showdown determined to swoop a vital pre origin two points.
1st half:
Football is all about attitude and it was never in doubt we'd throw absolutely everything at this game just as we did for the Friday night Desdogs war a fortnight ago. An intriguing balance of missed stars set the scene with us once again missing Keiran Foran and Tony Williams, but having that more than offset by Brisbane's damaging loss of Wallace and Hodges.
The opening sets to a game after often a telling factor and it was more than clear we meant business tackling hard and setting our right side attack of DCE, Glenn, Lyon and Wolfman to work with great effect. Just 3 minutes in and this potent mix sliced open the Brisbane left edge with a brilliant attacking move that saw Glenn and Lyon put Wolfman away with precision before receiving the perfect inside return pass to race over and score. Talk about a great kick start.
Attacking their line 5 minutes later we looked set to double the dose but a penalty in front spared Brisbane and we took the obligatory 2 pointer for an 8-0 lead. You had the feeling the Broncos might buckle under this early pressure, but they did just the opposite grinding their way back into the match with some heavy metres. In the 20th minute Reed put a hole through some soggy right side defence to beg one back, but Parker's conversion was a shocker leaving the score at 8-4.
Dangerous cross goal kicks became their prime assault pressuring our left side troubled border with Matai and Taufua seemingly a little unsure of their defensive posts. The Broncos were now piling on the heat and looking the stronger side for it with two more tries in the 26th and 30th minutes, but another two conversion shockers from Parker were an incredibly fortunate lifeline keeping the score at just 12-8.
Sensing the reprieve we came back strongly with a lovely left side Brett ball out to Matai who pieced the hole perfectly to score. With half time arriving in a flash our 14-12 lead was an unexpected bonus and set up an exciting second half.
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This game was set for a titanic struggle and just 4 minutes into the 2nd half Brisbane took the lead once again with Gillett prizing another cross field ball to steal back the lead, but Parkers 4th conversion shocker was yet another lottery win leaving it again just a 2 point lead at 16-14 despite Brisbane's 4 tries to our 2.
More titanic battles ensued and both sets of forwards were working overtime. Parker, Thaiday, Hannant and the very impressive brute Josh McGuire all causing destruction. On our side Kingy was forging great metres as was the workaholic Watmough with his non stop barrages. A game so intense and evenly matched it was impossible for anyone to predict the out come.
Toovs was like a jack in the coaches box leaping up and down, snatching the headphones and shouting instructions. Even Dessie watching on from the sidelines must have cracked a smile. Another lovely right side play saw Brett lob a nice ball out to Lyon, whose god given instincts straightened the attack to perfection before effortlessly flicking a behind the back ace to the ever alert Wolfman, who in turn brilliantly crushed his way through a Broncos barrier to seal the try.
Once again we'd hit the lead at 20-16 in the 55th minute, and just like the early first half lead you sensed we might again break the Broncos shackles and pull away, but the 40,000 strong crowd were urging the match to go to the wire. Both sides stepped up the artillery with the Broncos continuing their left to right cross field granade kicks to scary effect, with our uncertain defence allowing Gillett to pluck yet another try in the 62nd minute. With Parker relieved of his kicking woes Norman slotted the Broncos first conversion of the night them take a 22-20 lead, unbelievably the 6th lead change of the night.
The next 17 minutes continued the heart in mouth battle with the minutes flying by. In a flash there was just 7 left on the clock as Gould ominously forecast how long they would be for Brisbane, yet how incredibly fast they would be for us. Anything could happen, but the one thing you'd bet a million dollars against would be not one but two calamitous Brett Stewart errors. One a fumbled play the ball in our critical 10 metre defensive zone, and minute later a mid field knock on shocker. Brett threw his head to the heavens in sheer disbelief and we all looked up with him to say a final prayer, but the minutes were beating us. Worse still Watmough received a crushing blow from behind leaving him stunned with a limp arm, shuffling off the field head down to everyones shock. It's not often you see the human tank succumb to injury.
The final minutes ticked by and with it seemingly the match. A deep Broncos kick was fielded just 10 metres out by Wolfman and the postscripts were already beginning. A gallant effort from Manly but a bulldozing win by the Bronco, but as this season has shown 90 seconds is a long time in football. With one last almighty throw of the dice we chanced our left side attack and the unbelievable Stevie Matai pierced a hole scorching downfield as we all leapt to our feet. Brought down 20 metres out the Broncos defence was in disarray as we teased to the left before expertly re directing to the right for our magnificent captain Lyon to rip the last line to shreds and time the perfect pass for Wolfman to dive in the corner.
Toovs thew the water bottle at the window with a smile rarely seen. The Brett prayers were answered, a try from the football heavens on the stoke of full time and a magnificent win to savour. Manly 24 Brisbane 22.
Player ratings:
Brett Stewart: Yes he's still not at his best and yes they were two never seen before (or likely ever again) errors but his presence and influence on the team is priceless.
Jorge Taufua: The ability is definitely there, but more defensive mis reads and a zero tackle count raise some alarms, is the massively improved Whare a better option?
Steve Matai: Another match winning sensational line break right when it was so desperately needed, what a player.
Jamie Lyon: Man of the match. Say no more.
Wolfman: Must have sunk a six pack of Red Bull's, inspired performance with 19 runs and 173 golden metres.
Liam Foran: Doing the job to the best of his ability and will be a very important back up for the remainder of the season.
Daly Cherry-Evans: A little too much of the running in circles but nothing to much to worry about,and you can bet he can't wait for Keiran to return.
Glenn Stewart: The Rock of Gibraltar. Magnificent.
Anthony Watmough: Superb workaholic game so unluckily stifled by the late injury.
Daniel Harrison: Improved performance worked hard and didn't panic with his pass for the winning try.
Jason King: 22 tackles and 120 metres. Big effort.
Matt Ballin: 57 tackles. Say no more.
Brent Kite: Good when out there but only 33 minutes, presumably the pace of the game needing the rotation.
Jamie Buhrer: Not sure we needed those grubbers, but the other 99.5% of his game was fantastic. Love his energy.
Joe Guluvao: I'm totally in the dark with Joe's minutes, just 13 tonight, can someone explain? Is he not match fit?
Darcy Lussick: Needs more game time but steadily improving, just like to see some bigger charges.
George Rose: Still looking like, well you know, but took some big hit ups and so much fun watching the defenders struggle to get a hold of the rig.
It's not often you win a game scoring less tries, and on top of that after 7 lead changes. The GREAT thing about this team is they never ever give up and tonight that attitude has landed a howling win.
Brett's two mistakes so rare they're barely worth discussing, a little more worrying being the defensive lapses and high ball surrenders.
Choc's injury. Let's hope it's only a burner.
Footy's a funny game. We've lost to Parra and Gold Coast yet chalked up superb wins over the Dogs and Broncos, this one a truly fantastic effort to continue our amazing Suncorp run and post 2 critical pre origin points. Toov's and all the boys take a bow.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PressExposure) January 20, 2012 -- On Saturday afternoon of Valentine's Day weekend, pianist/vocalist Andy Kahn will delight guests at an intimate concert entitled "In the Mood for Love." Well-known for the hit record he produced in the 70's "Hot Shot", Kahn will sing and play some of the most romantic tunes from the Great American Songbook. This FREE performance takes place on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 2 to 3 p.m. at the historic Jacobs Music flagship store at 1718 Chestnut Street in Center City Philadelphia. Kahn will perform on the concert grand Steinway in an exceptional setting --- the Art Deco recital hall in a building designed in 1936, and now the last surviving showroom in the city's once-famous "piano row."
This highly successful pianist/vocalist performs throughout the Philadelphia region in such venues as World Café Live, Resorts Casino, where he had a show this summer, and Hedgerow Theater in Media, PA. Kahn, who is also an Artist in Residence at Jacobs Music Company, will fill the hall with famous melodies that have "romance" and "love" in their titles, honoring Cupid's presence at this time of the year. Valentine-inspired light refreshments will be available after the performance.
Seating is limited and reservations are requested. For more information on this and other performances at Jacobs Music Company in Center City, call 215-568-7800.


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North Coast Redwood Interpretive Association hosts an afternoon of dunes exploration and education Sunday with California State Parks Ranger Dick Goss.
Called andquot;Hidden Ponds andamp; Habitat 4-mile Hike,andquot; the walk winds through lesser-visited areas of the northernmost part of the park.
Participants can assemble at 12:30 p.m. at Tolowa Dunes State Park Visitor Center to enjoy a cup of organic coffee and browse the nature store. The hike meets at 1 p.m. with car-pooling to the trailhead.
Wear long-sleeved pants and shirts, and sturdy walking shoes, and bring drinking water, snacks, sunscreen and insect repellent.
- Triplicate staff


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Man, has it already been a year? It has. For the second time, Hand-Eye Supply is sending a float to the Starlight Parade in honor of Portland people who make things: artists, builders, designers, etc. Public voting has closed, but tonight the shop is throwing a party at which the honorees will be announced, so you should go vote with your hearts if any of the nominees float your boat. A couple of the standouts in my book include illustrators Kate Bingaman-Burt, Nicole Georges, BT Livermore, and Tripper Dungan, printer Carye Bye, clothing designers Elizabeth Dye and Holly Stalder, painter Chris Haberman, OMFG Co designers Fritz Mesenbrink and Jeremy Pelley, Tanner Goods' leather goods manufacturers Mark Perusich and Sam Huff—god, I'm actually glad voting is closed because I would never be able to decide, and other nominees include robot builders, comedians, jam makers, and brewers. I think they need more floats. Anyhow, it's gonna be a real cliffhanger, and a party with a super-rad guest list. Kickoff's at 5 at the store, with drinks, food, and fascinating mingling until 9.
- Hand-Eye Supply


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wyntersgrace replied to wyntersgrace's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsIt's so nice to not feel alone anymore. This journey gets lonely. Before my heart attack everyone just treated me like I was lazy. I *knew* I was really sick, but couldn't get anyone to listen to me. I even put a note in my desk at work with emergency contact information in case something happened. At the time, I felt like maybe I was being dramatic - after being treated like a hypochondriac for so long, you start to wonder if it's true - but at the same time was worried because I was feeling so, so terrible. Even my son, who was 15 at the time would tell me that I was lazy and selfish. I was barely functioning, but that was ALL I could do. So, when I had the heart attack - when I should have been scared and upset - I just felt validated. And now it's like deja vu. Everyone was putting all of their hopes on the rheumy and when the 'only' thing he found was vitamin D and totally dismissed all of my pain, swelling and immobility I felt like I was right back where I started before the heart attack. I couldn't stop crying. I felt so amazingly wonderful right after the angioplasty. I don't care if I have to eat worms, I'm determined to get back there. Thank you for listening to me. It's very cathartic just getting this out.
New, Frustrated, Confused And At Wits End
wyntersgrace replied to wyntersgrace's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsThank you for all the responses. You have given me a lot to think about. I have had other levels checked often since my heart attack, including potassium and my neurologist is actually checking my B levels. Seems the only issue is the vitamin D. I find that odd because I never wear sunscreen and while I don't spend a ton of time outside, I do get outside some everyday. My insurance won't cover a bone density test at this point because of my age - even though my vitamin D is so low. Ridiculous, eh? I have talked to my cardiologist about taking magnesium supplements and he said that was fine as excess potassium and magnesium are easily excreted by the body as long as one does not have impaired renal function. (BTW, my heart disease is not myopathy - it's arteriosclerosis.) I have found some info re: a link between vitamin D deficiency and heart disease. So, if it is indeed celiac and that is causing the vitamin D deficiency it could possibly all be related. The thing that has always thrown me is how all of my symptoms went away with the angioplasty. All of it. I was like a new person. Now that I think of it, when I had the 'mono relapse' is when all of my other symptoms returned. What's interesting is that my physical symptoms match exactly Ankylosing Spondylitis which is an autoimmune, systemic rheumatic condition. However, I don't have the genetic marker and the x-rays showed my joints are fine. You could have knocked me over with a feather at that one because I have so much pain in my hips I was sure we were going to be looking at hip replacement. I can't stand to walk for more than a few minutes at a time. I'm also researching lyme disease. I'm going to exhaust all traditional medical methods and try the gluten free diet. If that doesn't take care of it, then I'll be finding an LLMD. My new doctor, a DO, is one that I really like and trust and she listens to me. I still have more neurological testing and once I'm done with that I'm going to gather my information, take it to her and say, 'ok. put this together for me.'
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wyntersgrace posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsThis is going to be long and I apologize in advance, but I hope you'll bear with me. I am so frustrated and have been in tears since my doctor appt earlier today. Let's see....where to start. I'm 34 years old. Until 2004, I was always thin - never bigger than a size 6 and one of the lucky ones that didn't have to work hard to stay that way. In fact, I always had to work to keep weight on. In 2004, I started gaining weight slowly but steadily and my health was deteriorating - severe and daily headaches, body aches, muscle weakness, incapacitating fatigue, confusion, etc, etc, etc. Doctor would just pat me on my hand and send me on my way. February, 2007 I saw a new doctor who did some bloodwork and, when it showed prior mono, told me I had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and that I was just going to have to learn to live with it. 6 weeks later, on March 12, 2007, I had a heart attack requiring 4 stents and a team of cardiologists scratching their heads saying I should have had a massive heart attack resulting in death or permanent disability and they don't know why I didn't. Fortunately, I had a minor heart attack with no permanent heart damage. Of course, we now know that it wasn't chronic fatigue; it was heart disease. I also managed to hemorrhage following the angioplasty - to the tune of 4-5 pints of blood. I never do anything half-way. BTW, there is very little family history of heart disease and none at such a young age. No one really knows why I have such advanced, premature coronary artery disease. For the next 3 months, I felt better than I ever had. No more fatigue, no more body pain, tons and tons of energy. I had some med reactions and got sick easily - had a mono relapse and an ear infection that almost landed me in the hospital on IV antibiotics - but I felt wonderful. I could walk and breathe and do everything that a healthy then-33 year old woman should be able to. Then the body pain came back. It started in my knees and ankles, which was new. It had always just been my back and hips before. It just kept getting worse. Doctor said fibromyalgia. New doctor said no to fibromyalgia and was thinking rheumatic. By this time the cognitive issues were back in full force, as well as balance issues. She referred me to both a neurologist and a rheumatologist. I'm still in the process of the testing with the neurologist, although he told me that the balance portion of my brain had shrunk, but he's not sure why...maybe my age, he said!!! I'm 34 years old, for crying out loud, how much shrinking of my brain should there be?!!! None, according to my regular doctor. Neurologist went on to say that he thinks my problems are rheumatic and that if not, they'll be scratching their heads. Argh!!! Rheumatologist did a ton of blood work - 9 vials total - testing for lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, among other things. Apparently, the first lupus test came back positive, but when they ran more it was negative. That confused me because I've had the basic lupus test before by my regular doctor and it came back negative, so I thought it would be the same. However, no lupus. No nothing. Except extremely low Vitamin D. Levels should be 30 or higher; mine are 4. So, he wrote a script for 50,000 units of Vitamin D twice a week. This was today. Until I pushed him to find out why I would be so Vitamin D deficient, he was just happy writing the script. After I pushed him, he's testing for celiac. I should back up a bit. Before my heart attack and subsequent angioplasty I had horrible IBS. My life was controlled by my gut. However, since the angioplasty I've had no IBS - none, zero, zip, nada. Anyway, he seems to be pushing all the problems onto the Vitamin D deficiency and possibly celiac's, but it doesn't explain everything. It doesn't explain the nerve involvement in my left hand, or how my right hand swells with very little use. It doesn't explain why everything stopped for 3 months then suddenly returned. I'm so frustrated. If anyone here can relate to any of this, I'd be thrilled to hear from you. I feel like the doctor has found merely another symptom, but he's treating it like it's the cause of everything. I currently have debilitating body (joint and muscle) pain - lower back, hips, upper back, neck, shoulders, and lesser knees and ankles - incapacitating fatigue, confusion, memory issues, tingling and numbness in the 4th and 5th digits of my left hand that will spread down my entire hand and has been constant since early December, constant ringing in my ears (for years), visual disturbances, restless leg like symptoms that involve all of my limbs and my back...and I'm sure there's more. Isn't that enough? LOL Even if you can't relate but can give me ideas on how to get the doctors to communicate and treat this seriously as it greatly affects my quality of life, I would appreciate it. I just feel like I'm being blown off every where I turn. I never cry. I've been crying all day. Thanks in advance.


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A team of 15 people are going out for a group lunch. Some organizing maven has everyone meet outside Sally's office at 11:30 AM to figure out the carpools. What follow is 10 minutes of mind-numbing micro-decision inanity to develop the perfect carpool assignments. Nobody noticed the pained look on Stephen's (that would be me) face leading up to the scream, the breaking glass, and the inevitable thud.
Choice is Stressful
You are probably stressing yourself out, wasting time and mental energy, and generally sabotaging your success and happiness by making too many decisions. When our biology evolved, we had few choices. Eat or die. Run or die. Hide or die. Kill or die. Our minds were built to look for patterns and make quick decisions in order to survive.
In our modern lives we are suffocating from an avalanche of choice. Choice is generally good and it gives us the freedom to make our lives better. However, we have limited bandwidth and we need to preserve our mental energy. Expend it on the truly important decisions where sober reflection is appropriate and has a decent ROI. We must stop wasting energy on the decisions that don't really matter.
Rational Decisions Aren't That Effective
Finally, and I know this is hard for most people to admit, but spending all that time doesn't lead to better decisions anyway. Your gut instinct or intuition is a far better guide than all the analytical tools in the world.
Less is more effective
You can put effort into the perfect decision and stew about whether it was the right decision or you can just make a quick decision and run with it. Put 1% of the energy into the same decisions and get 90% of the results. Your life is valuable so don't throw it away on the irrelevant.
Here are some things that you can do to preserve your mental energy and get a lot more important things done.
- Put your decisions on autopilot by making them in advance. Operate with guiding principles and spend your time and mental energy developing those principles. Then operate your life by those principles. Don't decide to eat or not to eat the cookie at the time of temptation. Decide what is on your diet and what is not. It's really as simple as that. If you choose to cheat (I wouldn't), then cheat and move on and forget it.
- Give up your choice to someone else and don't gripe, care, regret, or even think about their decision. I have the phrase "I don't care" on continuous loop and I mean it. Just ask my wife. I have chosen to care about big decisions and I give the rest to someone else. The lunch or dinner company is what I care about and I usually don't remember what I ate.
- If multiple people want to be involved in a decision, then alternate instead of making joint decisions. Truly give up your right to decide when the other party's turn comes up. My wife and I have total control over the vehicles we each primarily drive. You can alternate restaurant choices, movies, vacation choices, how to spend the discretionary budget or whatever.
- If you don't have to ponder then take the first choice you have. I pick option "A" every time. At the supermarket I grab whatever I recognize and move on to the next item as fast as I can. You might save $0.50 on the crappy tasting peanut butter, but I'm at home reading a great book eating my JIF while you're still there deciding.
- If you must ponder a decision, then put it on a clock. For any decision that isn't life changing, commit to spending no more than 2 minutes choosing between the various options. To my female readers I must say: I'm sorry but we guys are not looking at the clothes (please note that I did NOT say we are not looking). So it really isn't worth the effort you put into the decision on what to buy or wear.
- For bigger decisions, but not yet life changing decisions just create some rules. Only visit n stores. Only review n brands. Only spend n days (e.g. car, furniture, housing choice).
- Just stick with what has worked before. I buy JIF. I'm happy with JIF. I've always bought JIF and I have no interest in spending energy making the perfect decision on peanut butter. You don't have to try every new thing that comes out. You are unlikely to improve. If something better is out there you'll hear about it from people you trust.
- Don't offer others choices if you are the final decision maker. This may be counter intuitive, but they will be happier as a result and so will you. Do you want 9 out of 10 of your team members disappointed because you went with the suggestion of number 10? Your kids will be happier if you tell them you are going to Macdonald's rather than asking them where they want to go and then having a kids free-for-all. At minimum make them alternate who gets to decide.
- Stop being a perfectionist. Don't expect every decision to be perfect or the best possible one. You don't have to be the perfect mate, mom, employee, etc. Trying to be perfect makes you much less effective. The time and stress you save will make it all worth it. Remember the 90% benefit for 1% of the effort (OK, I made that up but it certainly is better than 80/20).
- No regrets. Don't worry; be happy. Accept what you have without worrying about what you could have had. You also could have had less but you tend to not consider those scenarios. The past is the past. Worrying about it or stressing over irrelevant decisions will not make your life better. It will make it worse.
Do you have any more ideas on how to stop wasting your life on unimportant decisions?
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Viewzic + Minju Kim (2nd day)
Geschreven door Minju Kim
After the 1st meeting with H&M; The next day I visited their showroom in Cheongdam to discuss things with them further. 1s we talked about the prestation of the collection in the store and 2nd about the styling of the models during the Vogue's Fashion Night Out Seoul event. So we went through all the samples and chose the styling for every model. This is actually my favorite part.
For the in store presentation, I suggested to put a special drawing on the huge glass window, only for this big event. I promised the H&M Korea team that I was going to finish it by the next day. So in the evening I went to my friend's place in Hong-dae. Her home is an amazing colorful appartment. I love to work at her place because it makes me really focus on my work. This is also the place where I spend most of my time during my stay in Korea. It truly is 1 of my favourite places in Korea.
We worked all night, listened to nice music and chatted a lot. It was a fun night.


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Foxon, M., Richey, R. C., Roberts, R., & Spannaus, T. (2003). Training Manager Competencies: The standards (3rd Ed.). ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, Syracuse, NY.
In this third edition of "Training Manager Competencies: The Standards," the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (IBSTPI) presents an updated definition and discussion of the competencies of training managers.
It is an expanded view that reflects the complexities and pressures of current practice and technological advancements. It also reflects the globalization of the training and performance field and the global responsibilities of training managers.
This book is intended to contribute to the training and performance knowledge base and enhance the performance of all training managers in their key roles, benefiting those who work for them and, ultimately, the employees, customers, organizations and associates who learn and improve their performance as a result of the efforts of a professional training organization.
The book contains the following chapters:
- Introduction: The Training Manager Today
- The 2003 IBSTPI Training Manager Competencies and Their Development
- Discussion and Analysis
- Use of the Training Manager Competencies
- Applications for Special Training Manager Roles
- The Competency Validation
- Appendices include:
- "IBSTPI and Its History"
- "The 1989 IBSTPI Training Manager Competencies And Performance Statements"
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- "The IBSTPI Code of Ethical Standards for Training Managers"
- a list of professional associations for training managers. (Contains 91 references)


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Sometimes/Randomly I just act like a complete assh**e, I don't mean it...
i'm not usually a dick but I just get in dicky mindset and I become a dick to everyone abha
alit of dick,
any suggestions what to do whilst this phase continues?
Most Helpful Guy
Learn to think about things before you open your mouth.
It's difficult to do this because most people act in such a way that they provoke immediate response from you, immediate answer.
Remember that you can take as much time as you like to think about responding to people, before you respond.
If they don't like that you are thinking before you speak, then they don't deserve an answer anyway.
Thinking this way will help you avoid saying hurtful things that only an asshole would say normally.
Good luck man.10|10|0


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Client Support Technician
Client Support Technician
Chickasaw Nation Industries is one of the largest tribally-owned contractors in the United States. With more than 20 years of experience, we provide cutting-edge services for federal and commercial clients across the country. We are proud to support the economic development of the Chickasaw Nation and to contribute to the tribal mission of enhancing the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people. As a tribal owned organization, CNI fosters a diverse culture. We focus on building integrated teams that offer innovative approaches and customer-centered services. At CNI, our work is not only successful and profitable, but employees know they make a difference as a portion of our profits help create scholarships, develop educational programs, and establish health care facilities and senior centers for the Chickasaw Nation. Work for more than yourself, work for a Nation!
CNI has anticipated openings for several experience levels of Client Support Technicians in Oklahoma City, OK. The Client Support Technicians will be familiar with Information Technology (IT) concepts, practices and procedures and work with customer counterparts to provide the following services: Provide hardware/software/network/peripheral and mobile device technical support. Document issues in trouble ticket system. Respond to/monitor/resolve issues/problems and log resolution into knowledgebase. Install/de-commission hardware/software. Implement software patches. Manage user accounts. Maintain equipment accountability/disposition.
Specific requirements and responsibilities are forthcoming. A Secret Clearance or ability to obtain a Secret Clearance is required. Security + is required with enrollment into the CE program within 6 months. An anticipated position denotes that we are currently evaluating the work or preparing a proposal. In the meantime, we have started looking for outstanding talent to leverage our efforts.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.


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The authors argue that natural disasters are not so natural. Surveying the rising damage caused around the world by floods, draught, cyclones, earthquakes and tidal waves, they conclude that these events are "disaster triggers," magnified by the three major contributors to disasters in the Third World: poverty, environmental degradation, and rapid population growth. This book offers new directions and planning for a more sustainable world community.
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