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So is there? Is there a "me" or an "I" that will pass away? Where is it? Can you find it? Can you find the me that will die? This is a serious question if you believe in death. Don't get me wrong there is a death. There is a death of an experience, but who is the one that is experiencing? I am not asking you to think about this but to actually look, with awareness. You witness death every moment, because every moment an experience dies and a new one is born. Does the you that witnesses
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A Message of a Cross
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Those pesky Salem witches are at it again.
Roughly 300 years after they were put on trial in hard-hitting colonial Massachusetts, a modern-day cadre of sorceresses are joining forces to ensure Tom Brady and the Patriots will come out on top in Saturday's AFC divisional playoff against the Broncos.
The group plans to gather Friday (the 13th, mind you) to nullify any curses associated with Brady being splashed on the cover of past issues of Sports Illustrated. No Tim Tebow hexes are planned -- these are nice witches, with jobs and email addresses -- but the ladies are heavily into Patriots football and not afraid to toy with the outcome.
"I'm going to raise the energy of the universe and send out all the good mojo," a sorceress by the name Lorelei told the Boston Herald. "(Fellow witch) Lori will call in the Angels."
Fair enough.
These witches boast a deep resume. Last year, they attempted an intervention for Charlie Sheen, but attendance was spotty, according to Lorelei: "When we told them this Circle was for Tom Brady, oh, everybody will be there!"
One of the witches, hot on arts-and-crafts, has pieced together a Brady puppet, which will be placed atop an alter piled high with "mojo bags" containing herbs and stones for every member of the Patriots.
Lorelei then will move into Tebowing formation -- the logic here is sound -- and unleash the following chant: "Tom Brady will see what he needs to see, be where he needs to be and will take the Patriots to another victory!"
Can we back up a minute?
Right now, someone's floating around Salem with a Bill Belichick "mojo bag."
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The leading zoos and aquariums of Europe, through the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) will, together with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Arctic Action Team and other partners, raise awareness and stimulate behaviour change for the conservation of the biodiversity of the two Poles.
For the next two years EAZA will be running the Pole to Pole Campaign throughout Europe and the Middle East – a campaign about the two Poles, the wonderfully varied species living there and the threats they face. The campaign focuses on everyone and on how small changes in our behaviour can help saving polar species.
The "leading characters" in this zoo campaign, the Polar Bear and the King Penguin, are both highly charismatic ambassador species representing respectively the Arctic and Antarctica. Being present in zoos all over the world, their stories, as well as those of their "supporting cast" (including Arctic Fox, Beluga Whale, Muskox, Chinstrap Penguin, Albatross and Southern Fur Seal), are to inspire everyone to make small changes in their daily life that can save these species and their habitat for future generations.
The EAZA Pole to Pole Campaign focuses attention on one small individual action that is relatively easy to undertake. The "Pull the Plug Challenge" is very simple and straightforward: participants pledge to unplug at one or more electronic devices for a period of at least two months (this period can be extended when signing up). Pulling the plug is about promoting one small sustainable action that will generate a huge impact with the growing participation of many. This "gateway" behaviour is designed to get people interested in changing behaviours and also changing their perception of themselves into someone who cares about the environment. It highlights the effectiveness of collective action in reducing energy use and protecting biodiversity in the Polar Regions and beyond.
Many people don't realize that many appliances have a standby mode during which they are not providing useful output but still consume energy. Standby power is electricity used by appliances and equipment while they are switched off or not performing their primary function. Leaving appliances in standby mode consumes a significant amount of energy and is roughly responsible for 1% of global CO2 emissions.
It has been estimated that if all of the 140 million visitors to EAZA zoos with a mobile phone were to disconnect their phone charger after charging, this would save up to 29 million KW of energy which equals 422,149 oil barrels or 119,032 football fields of forest. The main aim of the Pole to Pole Campaign is to promote sustainable behaviour. Through the "Pull the Plug Challenge" it is anticipated that participants will come to realize that as an individual you actually can make a difference for a better environment. This realization will ultimately stimulate the engagement in more and other types of sustainable actions and as such create a snowball effect.
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TIME contract photographer Dominic Nahr is documenting the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Nahr, represented by Magnum Photos, arrived one day after the 8.9-magnitude quake hit on March 11.
From a post updated on April 3, 2011.
For the final days of his assignment in Japan, Nahr camped out at a Daiou temple in Minami Sanriku where survivors were living together and laying the dead to rest.
Most of the town was wiped out by the tsunami. But the temple, which is situated on a hilltop, was spared. "My translator and I had been sleeping in the temple for five nights along with dozens of other survivors," Nahr said via email. "It was one of the most important experiences I had since I had entered Japan because we finally had the chance to connect closely with people."
At night in the temple, he spoke to families that fed him and made sure he was safe following aftershocks. He described how the priority was to keep the elderly warm, and he photographed the Buddhist funeral ceremonies that were being done in groups and in an abbreviated form so they could accommodate all the families that lost loved ones, many without a body to mourn.
"The Japanese tradition is one of the most beautiful things I've seen in my life," Nahr said. "There is a collective dignity that survives any misery. Tradition is evident in every part of life, whether it's during the graduation ceremonies where children have their feet together, hands folded in front of them, or in the way they take leave at a grocery store with no groceries, bowing a graceful goodbye."
"In the end the hardest place to leave wasn't Japan, the northeast or Minami Sanriku," he said. "But it was leaving the friends I had made there. They took care of us selflessly within dire situations, not rattled by aftershocks or sickness. I am thankful and will always think of them."
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TIME contract photographer Dominic Nahr is documenting the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Nahr, represented by Magnum, arrived one day after the 8.9-magnitude quake hit on March 11, 2011.
Most recently Nahr has been covering the relief efforts taking place around the country traveling between Tokyo and hardest hit areas in the north. On a visit to Sendai he documented the crew of the USS Ronald Reagan as they worked to reach isolated parts of that region.
In a conversation late last night he described huge aftershocks rocking the 20th floor of his hotel in Tokyo when he was transmitting this work.
From a post first published on March 14, 2011
Nahr spent the first night with several other journalists on the floor of a house in Fukushima. "Quite a sight: six guys huddled together like sardines covered in blankets," he said.
The next morning, the group piled into two tiny cars and started driving. "We were on a small road toward the coast and passed a checkpoint," he said. "Suddenly we were in a wasteland of cars, debris and houses." Minutes later, he photographed rescue workers walking through the rubble with two victims covered in a blue tarp, a solemn scene that sadly will be repeated over and over as the rescue effort continues.
Nahr, who also covered the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti last year, said the situation in Japan is vastly different. "Haiti was very unorganized, but within the chaos, it was easy to move around and also easier to get supplies. Here both are difficult because of strict rationing and sections of devastated areas [that are] cordoned off or just unreachable."
"There are a lot more aftershocks here, some very powerful," Nahr, reporting from Sendai, said on March 14. "There must have been over 50 since we got to the hotel."
The fear of a nuclear meltdown continues to loom heavily on everyone in the region. "You never know. The wind changes," he said, referring to the threat of drifting radioactive clouds. "None of us knows what it means if one of these reactors goes."
Note: This gallery will be updated regularly with more of Nahr's photographs from Japan.


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The Packers QB speaks his mind about Favre, Braun, Jennings, media saturation and the dream of disappearing
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers, halfway through his career? Already? This is his ninth NFL season. He turns 30 in December. With the best career passer rating in NFL history (104.9), he's already proved to be a worthy heir to Brett Favre. It was an active offseason for Rodgers, with a formerly rocky relationship with Favre recently repaired, a new $130 million contract, a split in his friendship with the Brewers' Ryan Braun over the latter's involvement with PEDs, and heavy criticism from former Packers receiver Greg Jennings. On Tuesday, The MMQB's editor-in-chief, Peter King, met with Rodgers in a Lambeau Field break room. Rodgers, downing a grape energy drink, was expansive. His thoughts on ...
"I've gotten to learn what's important in life and what's not important, and what to spend energy on and what not to. I don't have a family like some of my teammates, but I have a lot of things pulling at me that I have to put my energy into. I love my charity work. I love my privacy. I love my offseason. I don't have time to really worry or think about things that are just negatively based and negatively energized. They're draining. It's just not what I want to do. So, instead I try to focus on things that are uplifting and give me energy and give me life."
"I was very energized by seeing Brett at the NFL Awards at the Super Bowl, and being able to talk to him for the first time in forever. I think that was a good thing for him and me, for the future of the organization, and hopefully the fans as well. It was a time for healing. I definitely had trepidation going in. I just didn't know how he was going to be. But we talked on the phone the night before, and it was good to talk to him. I knew the second we hung up that it was going to be a good thing. He was joking around, I was joking around. We were remembering some funny old stories, and I just knew that we were both in the right spot mentally. I was backstage with him, Joe Montana and the Mannings—Peyton, Eli and Archie. And a bunch of other people walked in and out, but I got a really sweet pic from that night with Peyton, me and Brett. We've talked a few times since, and texted. We're good. I'm very happy about it."
"The thing with Ryan was very tough, because he and I were very close friends, and he let me stick my neck out for him and wasn't honest with me. That's not something you can let just wash over you—you have to sit with that and deal with that, and it's frustrating. I'm dealing with it."
"People taking shots at me who aren't relevant to this team and to this locker room doesn't mean a whole lot to me. Those comments do wash over with me without a reaction, because they don't matter."
"I take it really seriously. It's important to me. I look for my opportunities, not trying to go outside of my genuine realm, because leadership has to be genuine and authentic. I might pull a receiver aside and give him a little tidbit in the locker room, in the lunchroom. I think you need to be intentional at times about your leadership—where you're eating lunch, who you're interacting with, making guys feel like you're interested in what they're doing. If it's authentic, then it's going to be an easy conversation and easy hangout time. Nicknames and inside jokes go a long way with players, especially guys that maybe aren't on your side of the ball. Like, I just found out that Andy Mulumba, our new outside backer [full name Andy Leon Mulumba Kabaluapa; he was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]—one of his name means 'King of the Village' and the other one means, 'You're Not Welcome Here.' Instead of calling him You're Not Welcome Here, I've been calling him King of the Village.
I want to be the best. I want to be counted on by my teammates. I want to be counted on by this organization and the fans. I want to be someone they know is going to bring it every single week. I prepare to be the best. I train in the offseason to be the best. I take it very seriously, and I've still got a long way to go."
"Tom Brady told me after the '07 season—we got to play a little golf, and I picked his brain—that you should work on at least one or two things every offseason. So, I took that to heart and picked a few things every year to really try to focus on in the offseason. One year it was ball-handling; I wanted to be really good with fakes. One year it was eye control—making sure that I looked off every single time I threw. This season we went through the cutups in the spring, and one thing that stood out was deep balls. We weren't as efficient as we had been in the past this year on deep balls, so I really focused on my deep throws—especially to the left. I was missing some out of bounds. I also lifted heavier and harder than I have in probably six years."
The Opposition
"Jared Allen is probably the best pass rusher I face, but the two guys starting to give us real issues are Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley. Really good players. Bright futures."
"Nutrition's big to me. I don't want to give away all of my secrets. It's really not much—80 percent of the time eating every three hours with carbs and proteins. Smaller portions, less sauces, less sugars, and getting your metabolism up. The other 20 percent? Ice cream, and frozen mochas from Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf."
"I love going to the beach and putting my feet in the sand. I hike—there's some fun trails around North County, above San Diego. I love golf, and I got to play with Brian Urlacher at that American Century tournament in Tahoe last month. Brian was a blast. He shoots in the 70s—really good."
"I signed that new contract this offseason. Money's a blessing, but it can't buy you happiness. It can help with the burdens of future generations. With what we do, you have to find your identity outside the game, outside the fame. You have to have people outside the game keep you in line."
The Future
"After football? I'd like to semi-disappear. I love the game. The game's been incredible to me. But disappearing's good too. Disappearing to me is not being on TV, not being on the radio. I'd like to coach somewhere at a high school, trying to help the next generation, trying to help the next kid overcome the odds and be the best he can be."
The Media
"I love our game, but to me, there's too much access. It's way over the top. From the camera in the locker room, from the center being miked, to all the attention ... Everybody's watching. Everybody's listening. And social media: If I'm out, more than likely, there's going to be a camera on me, and a picture or video's going to show up somewhere.
"I feel bad for Johnny Manziel. I mean, he's made some decisions ... I just think, he's a 20-year-old kid, and I wish he could just live like a 20-year-old.
"Ten years ago, when I was in college, nobody was following anyone around. I could walk around campus [at Cal] and no one knew who I was. No Twitter. Facebook was just starting. I didn't even know what my Berkeley.edu address was. I couldn't get a Facebook page. So that's how things have changed.
"I don't do Instagram. I don't want people to know where I am."
The 2013 Season
"We open with San Francisco. [Big grin.] I'd like to open with a team that maybe wasn't as good. But it'll be good to see where we stand."


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Sawmill Operations: Compliance Resources
Information and forms for small business owners of sawmill operations in Texas.
- De Minimis–Determine if your site is covered under the De Minimis rule.
- Air Quality Standard Permit for Sawmills
- New Source Review Information
- Permitting a Septic System You must check with your local permitting authority, and you can use a septic system for toilet and kitchen wastewater only. Process water is prohibited.
- If you are connected to a sewer system, contact your local Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) before discharging to their system.
- If you are not connected to a POTW, you may containerize your wastewater for disposal, apply for an industrial re-use authorization, or apply for an individual permit.
- Instructions and Application to Use Industrial Reclaimed Water
- Industrial Wastewater Discharges: The Permit Process
- Stormwater Permit Information
- Water: What Is My Source?
- What to do with Used Oil, Batteries, Antifreeze, or Used Tires
- Used Oil Recycling Program
- The Used Oil Recycling Handbook (RG-325) — Guidance for Used Oil Handlers
- What Do I Do With It Now? (GI-288) — Short guide to recycling various items (including batteries and antifreeze)
- Requirements for Used and Scrap Tire Generators (RG-513)
- Industrial and Hazardous Waste Rules and Regulations for Small-Quantity Generators (RG-234)
- Classification and Coding of Industrial and Hazardous Waste (RG-022) –Assists generators of industrial and hazardous waste in meeting the requirements of self waste classification.
- Waste Designation Decision Matrix
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- Creosote: What Is It? What Are the Risks? (GI-285)
- Petroleum Storage Tanks
- RENEW Information
Compliance Overview Tools
- Wood Products Checklist (Help with PDF)
- Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC)–An excellent resource from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Texas Forestry Association
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Small-Scale Grain Raising
An Organic Guide to Growing, Processing and Using Nutritious Whole Grains for Home Gardeners and Local Farmers
More and more people are seeking out locally grown foods, including those they grow themselves, yet one of the main stumbling blocks has been finding local sources for grains. In this revised edition of his classic book, Gene Logsdon proves that anyone who has access to a large garden or small farm can (and should) think outside the agribusiness box and learn to grow healthy whole grains or beans alongside their fruits and vegetables.
Logsdon succinctly covers all the basics, from planting and dealing with pests, weeds and diseases to harvesting, processing, storing and using whole grains. There are even a few recipes sprinkled throughout, along with more than a little wit and wisdom.
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Program Goal
The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise.
These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to 126 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field. The 2019 Sloan Research Fellows will receive fellowships in the amount of $70,000.
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- Candidates must hold a tenure track (or equivalent) position at a college, university, or other degree-granting institution in the United States or Canada. Tenure track faculty positions at the candidate's institution must include a yearly teaching requirement.
- Candidates must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences, physics, or a related field;
- Candidates' most recent Ph.D. (or equivalent) must have been awarded on or after September 1, 2012. Exceptions may apply. See footnote** below.
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**The Selection Committees may make exceptions for candidates who were awarded their Ph.D. prior to September 1, 2012 if their careers were disrupted due to military service, child-rearing, or a change of field. The Committees may also make exceptions for candidates who are currently serving in their first faculty position and who were appointed to that position on or after September 1, 2016.
- In order to be considered for a Sloan Research Fellowship, a candidate must have a letter of nomination from a department head or other senior researcher. Submissions unaccompanied by a nomination letter from a senior researcher are not accepted.
- More than one candidate from a department may be nominated, but no more than three.
Nomination Letters and Letters of Support are important elements of the selection process and are read carefully by Selection Committees. The letters allow nominators and support writers to give Committee members insight about nominees that is not present in their other application materials (CV, publication list, etc.). Selection Committees recommend that letters of support be submitted by someone who can speak objectively and knowledgeably about the quality and significance of a nominee's work. Letters submitted by co-authors, personal associates, or professional mentors are, in this sense, less useful to Selection Committees than letters submitted by those with more professional distance from a nominee's work.
Who Should Be Nominated?
Successful candidates for a Sloan Research Fellowship generally have a strong record of significant independent research accomplishments that demonstrate creativity and the potential to become future leaders in the scientific community. Nominated candidates are normally below the rank of associate professor and do not hold tenure, but these are not strict requirements.
In keeping with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's longstanding support of underrepresented minorities in the sciences, the Foundation strongly encourages the nomination of qualified women and minority candidates.
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All materials must be uploaded and submitted through the Foundation's online application portal. See the Apply page for more information.
Nominations are reviewed and candidates selected by an independent selection committee of distinguished scientists in each eligible field.
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Tom Muir, Princeton University
Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan
Pavel Pevzner, University of California, San Diego
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Amy Keating, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Ronitt Rubinfeld, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sham M. Kakade, University of Washington
Andrew Atkeson, University of California, Los Angeles
Judy Chevalier, Yale University
Matthew Gentzkow, Stanford University
Anna Gilbert, University of Michigan
Christopher Hacon, University of Utah
Terry Tao, University of California, Los Angeles
Lynn Landmesser, Case Western Reserve University
Amita Sehgal, University of Pennsylvania
Terry Sejnowski, University of California, San Diego
Samantha Joye, University of Georgia
Lisa Levin, University of California, San Diego
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David Awschalom, University of Chicago
Gibor Basri, University of California, Berkeley
Catherine Kallin, McMaster University
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Stanford Mathematician and Former Sloan Research Fellow Akshay Venkatesh wins Fields Medal, Math's Highest Honor
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Britain's top fraud prosecutor is likely to face serious criticism over its handling of an investigation into the $600 million collapse of one of London's oldest hedge funds, a judge said on Tuesday.
Already smarting from a 300 million pound ($466 million) damages claim after a botched investigation into the Tchenguiz property moguls, the office is under pressure from politicians who say it has not done enough to bring bankers and other financial industry figures to book since the 2008 crisis.
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Judge Alistair McCreath set a provisional date for the criminal trial of Magnus Peterson, the founder of Weavering Capital, for October 2014 and a provisional date for an abuse of process hearing for November 8.
He said the office was likely to face "quite serious criticism" in the trial.
The SFO in 2011 suspended its 2-1/2 year investigation into Weavering before a civil case awarded $450 million in damages against Peterson and three other directors. The Office later reopened the investigation under new SFO director David Green.
"The SFO's decision in 2011 will be subject to scrutiny," said one lawyer not involved in the criminal proceedings, who blames Green's predecessor Richard Alderman for the "bizarre" move.
An SFO spokeswoman said she could no longer confirm the exact details surrounding the 2011 decision to drop Weavering, as its website had been updated since it re-opened the case.
Investors lost hundreds of millions of dollars when Weavering collapsed in the wake of the credit crisis in 2009. The SFO arrested two fraud suspects in May 2009, but later said it lacked the evidence to secure a conviction.
The decision to re-investigate Weavering marked a major u-turn under Green, who last April joined a demoralized and under-funded agency that narrowly avoided being rolled into a new FBI-style body by Home (Interior) Secretary Theresa May in 2011.
Green has also launched a criminal investigation into alleged rigging of global benchmark interest rates, known as Libor, following a political furor in the wake of a 290 million pound Barclays regulatory fine last year.
Weavering imploded in 2009 after it was discovered that the key assets of its main fund, Weavering Macro, were huge interest rate swap transactions with another offshore entity also controlled by Peterson.
Peterson has maintained his innocence throughout. "It's been years," he told Reuters as he left the court. "It's been a shambles."
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UtahRunning.com is going to be the go to place for finding out more about the dates and times of races in Utah. It is going to be a place where runners will go to find out more about running, training, tips, clothing, shoes and more.
Men and women in their 20s-40s that run in races on a regular basis. They are people that spend time and money on running shoes and clothing. UtahRunning.com is going to be a site where users can find out about races in Utah and can become members to learn more about racing.
We own the URL for UtahRunning.com and we would like the domain name in the logo.
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We would like something to do with Utah in the design maybe mountains or something that is related to the outdoors and Utah.
We think it would be good to have a runner in the design of the logo as well.
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prenatal care.
we provide everything you expect +more…
At Baby+Company, we make sure you have all the check-ups, prenatal testing, and ultrasounds you need. And we use the most up-to-date medical science and technology to do it.
But the focus of prenatal tests and check-ups is to look for problems. We want to do more than that.
We want do everything possible to make your pregnancy healthy, happy, and safe. So we dug into the research to design a whole-health approach to prenatal care that includes time to cover all the things that are proven to lead to great outcomes.
We created a center to talk about nutrition, fitness, sleep, and emotions. It's a space where you can involve your family and develop supportive connections with skilled midwives and a community of expecting parents, too – a place where you can learn about the pros and cons of your options and take charge of your pregnancy decisions with confidence.
So, yes, we'll be on the lookout for problems. And we'll give you the tools and support you need to build a healthy future for your growing family – a future that starts with your prenatal care. We'd love to be part of it.
benefits for you and your baby…
Common sense says that your pregnancy and birth will be healthier if you feel less stressed and get more involved in your overall wellness. And research backs that up!
Studies shows that our style of midwife-led care – care that has lots of of opportunity for learning and involvement, group visits, and doctor care, if needed – has real health benefits for moms and babies, including:
- lower chance of anemia (low blood iron) during pregnancy
- lower chance of serious blood-pressure problems during pregnancy
- more chance of carrying your baby to full term
- lower chance of having a cesarean birth
But we don't have to look at the research to know what works. Every day at Baby+Company, healthy babies and happy families are proving that the care that feels good really is good.
We want to make it as easy as possible to schedule a tour. Call us at: (615) 647-8220 or click the link below to self-schedule online. We can't wait to meet you!
prenatal visits in 3 'flavors'
During pregnancy there's a lot to learn and manage. 40 weeks can go fast!
But we're on top of it.
We've planned a series of appointments that includes 3 different types of visits that address your needs as they change in each stage of pregnancy.
We'll work with you to set up a flexible schedule of visits that fits your needs. And we'll help you decide which of our optional classes are right for you.
Read on to find out what's in store for you during each type of visit…
personalized care planning visits — 3 visits, 30 minutes each (read more)
Everyone is different. Your health history, work and home life, and dreams are all unique to you. Your prenatal care should be, too.
That's why we have 3 visits to focus on mapping out your own plan for learning, support, and action. We'll start by listening to your questions, concerns and goals. Then together, we'll work on a plan to tackle the wellness issues that are most important to you.
At the end of each visit, we'll come up with a to-do list of simple steps so you can keep yourself on track between visits. Each time you come in, we'll go over your progress and adjust your plan as needed.
You can bring along your partner or anyone you wish to include in the discussion. And don't worry about childcare. We welcome your kids to all of these care planning visits…
wellness planning visit — (early 2nd trimester)
what happens…
- Before you come in, we'll ask you to track your eating and exercise for 3 days. You might be surprised what you learn about yourself.
- We'll talk about your nutrition, fitness, mood, and how you manage any stress in your life. This discussion will help you see what could be better. Then you'll decide on your own wellness goals.
- We'll work on a to-do list to meet your goals – small steps that you feel ready to take. Maybe you'll decide to eat one more vegetable a day, sign up for a new fitness class or, or start using an app for relaxation and mindfulness.
Each item on your to-do list is a step toward a healthier you. And healthy families start with healthy moms. One day at a time, you're doing this right!
preparing for childbirth and after — (late 2nd trimester)
what happens…
- We'll focus on a plan that helps you:
- stay healthy during the rest of your pregnancy
- prepare for labor and birth
- get ready to care for a newborn at home.
We'll listen discuss which classes might be helpful along with other ways to prepare.
- This is the time to start imagining your labor and birth, so we'll talk about your dreams and concerns. You will have lots of decisions to make so we will work on helping you get the information and support you will need to make those decisions.
- We'll talk about where you want to have your baby — in our Baby+Company birth suites or at a partner hospital. We'll go over the pros and cons of your choices to see which is the best match for your preferences and health. Then you can make an informed decision that's right for you.
- We'll talk about preparing for all the changes that come with a baby. How do couples get used to being a threesome? If you have children, how will you introduce a new sibling? A new baby is a new chapter in a family's life and we want to help you get it off to a good start.
- As always, you'll leave with a to-do list to help you follow up on your plan.
late pregnancy, birth and beyond — (37 weeks)
what happens…
You're at the homestretch now and we're getting excited for you!
- Towards the end of pregnancy, you'll have more frequent check-ups and tests to make sure you and your baby are well. During this last care planning visit, we'll come up with a schedule of visits that's right for you.
- Now is the time to finalize your labor and birth plan and share it with your team. We'll confirm where you want to give birth – at our center or the hospital. And we'll make a record of the things matter to you the most, like who is with you during birth.
- We'll make sure you are as ready as possible to take your newborn home. Do you have your car seat and other things you'll need right away? Are you set for support at home? Have you found your pediatrician? There's a lot to get in order at this point, and the planning we've done over the past weeks will really pay off.
group visits — 3 visits, 60-90 minutes each (read more)
They say it takes a village to raise a child. A warm, supportive, group of expecting parents sure helps while you're growing one, too! These visits are for you and your partner or support person.
There's a group visit during each trimester of your pregnancy. Each group is usually about 8 to 12 people.
what happens...
- This isn't a class. It's a conversation led by a midwife or other member of our team. The topics relate to your stage of pregnancy, such as coping with nausea, how to make good, informed decisions about things like genetic testing, and getting ready for birth and parenthood.
- Certain group visits include private one-on-one time with a midwife and a routine physical check-up.
why they're so good…
- More learning. People in your group may share practical tips or ask important questions you hadn't thought about or were too embarrassed to ask. You simply learn more in groups!
- Low chance of preterm births. Studies show that moms who participate in group prenatal visits have fewer preterm births. Researchers think it has to do with the support network families build through group care, and with the ability to get more education and support around topics like nutrition and self-care.
- Fewer worries. Sharing pregnancy experiences can help you realize that those odd cravings and weird sensations in your growing body are pretty normal after all! And less worry means less stress – and better health!
- More motivation to stick with healthy habits. Being part of a group can inspire you to work toward your health goals.
- Future family friendships. After the baby is born, you'll be thrilled to have new friends who think good times together include diaper changes and feedings. Group visits often lead to supportive friendships that last long after the babies are born.
check-up/check-in visits — number of visits depends on your needs, 30-60 minutes each (read more)
You will begin your care with a complete health check up with a midwife and a full hour focused on your health and your questions. Later in your pregnancy, you will have a number of other individual visits with a midwife, including your personalized care planning visits and any more visits you need.
In addition to having personal attention to your health needs, you will also see these visits as a chance for you and your care team to get to know each other better. We often meet in one of our cozy birth suites. That way, if you choose to have your baby in our center, you'll be in a familiar environment with people who really know you. Of course you can bring your kids, partner or anyone else you want to be involved to these visits. At Baby+Company, pregnancy is definitely a family affair!
what happens…
- At your first visit, we'll take a close look at your health history to identify anything that could affect your health risks during pregnancy. We'll also do some lab tests and estimate your due date.
- At every visit, we'll do a routine prenatal check-up. That includes measuring your growing belly, and listening to your baby's heartbeat – everyone's favorite part.
- And we'll check-in to see how you're doing with your to-do list from your last personalized care planning visit.
Curious about safety? Read up on the evidence showing impressive health outcomes at certified nurse-midwife-led birth centers.
stay in touch online…
We know things can come up between visits and we want to be there for you. You can always call us. We do like to hear from you. But we've also got a bunch of online options for staying in touch and getting the information you need when you need it.
video visits (read more)
When a phone call isn't enough, you can reach us with TouchCare, a video call app. It's a great way to get answers when:
- you have a cold, flu or other minor health problem
- you need assurance during early labor at full term
- you're home with your newborn and have questions about breastfeeding or your own care
your electronic health record (read more)
We like technology at Baby+Co. – especially technology that gives you more control. So say goodbye to filling out forms on a clipboard!
We've got an app that lets you input all your health history from home before you come in for your first appointment.
You can log in at any time to see everything in your health record, including midwives' notes, your vital signs and weight, lab results, and more.
Your online health record gives you another way to communicate with your midwife, too, and you can send a secure message from your health record to ask non-urgent questions whenever you wish.
health information you can trust (read more)
The Internet is loaded with information on pregnancy, labor and birth. But how do you know what's really accurate?
As part of the Baby+Company community, you have access to a deep online library of information we've approved. It's up-to-date, backed by evidence, and always growing.
So anytime a question pops into your head, you have a trusted place to go to find the answer.
your personal handbook
We love this feature of our care and think you will, too. The handbook helps you make the most of every prenatal visit.
Each section of the handbook is a guide to what happens at your next appointment. Before you come see us, you can read about what to expect. There are worksheets and forms that help you:
- organize information about how you're feeling so you don't forget anything you want to discuss when you meet with your midwife and other members of your care team
- think about what matters most to you before you make decisions about your care
- list the questions you want to ask
- keep your notes and To-Do Lists from each visit
We'd love to introduce you to our team and give you a tour of the center. Drop-in or call any time to schedule a visit.


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Do you have clear financial goals? Do you know if you have enough money to buy a car or house, if you can afford to take a cut in pay in order to go back to school, if you will have enough money to retire?
Do you know how much tax you will be expected to pay this year and next, or what you might be able to do right now that will lower your tax long into the future? Do you have enough insurance? Have you developed a household budget and are you sticking to it?
Will your assets be passed to your chosen heirs when you die? Do you know how your creditors judge you and do you know how to change your credit report to reduce your expenses and increase your financial security?
Are you confident you can choose stocks and mutual funds wisely and do you know how to decide how much money you should allocate to these types of investments? Do you know how to keep good financial records and do you know which types of records you should keep and for how long?
If your answer to any of these questions is "No," you need this course. This course will prepare you for a lifetime of worthwhile personal financial planning. The tools you will learn are useful, realistic, and easy to work into your regular routine. They will help you gain control over the financial impact of the choices you make.
You'll learn to create and use a budget, borrow and invest wisely, make intelligent decisions about insurance, and plan for your financial future. You'll develop a retirement savings plan, and you'll be better prepared to make large purchases and plan for taxes. You'll learn the essentials of household bookkeeping, record-keeping requirements, and much, much more.
Matt Crabtree, CFP ®, earned his Bachelor of Science in Business, Information Systems Management, in 1999, a mini MBA certificate from The School of Management at Yale University in 2004, a certificate in Financial Planning from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business in 2012 and has received the financial industry's most rigorous and prestigious professional designation of Certified Financial Planner ™. After many years in project management, office management, and business sales, Matt began training individuals and organizations in areas of business finance, leadership development, successful negotiations, sales management, and customer service excellence. Matt has trained individuals and various units within the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as corporate organizations including IBM (technology), Accuray (healthcare-technology), and Gen-Probe (molecular diagnostics). Matt is registered as a securities broker with the Financial Authority Regulation Authority (FINRA) and with the U.S. stock exchanges (NYSE and NASDAQ) and as an investment advisor with FINRA. Matt's natural aptitude for explaining his material in an easy-to-understand and enjoyable manner allows each student to gain insights into areas that are often considered challenging.
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First of all, for starters, you might be asking, "Sam, did you fall into Dizzyland and take a trip to Boringville?" Of course, if you say this, you lack a heart. But maybe I did, and maybe I didn't. And maybe I've never talked serious talk on this blog for months. But according to worldlifeexpectancy.com, did you know that the second-most likely death in African-Americans was cancer? And that's what I'm here to talk about…breast cancer, and how you can help stop it.
Geeks, scientists, or people-who-search-stuff-up-on-Wikipedia-due-to-extreme-laze kind of people know that breast cancer is bad. You may think it's nothing but a tissue cancer, when it's really something as severe as deaths worldwide. Scientifically, breast cancer comes from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply milk. Lots of foundations are bent on bringing breast cancer to its ultimate eradication. (just a fancy way to say "destroy; put an end to") My mom was a victim of that cancer in late summer 2010, and I haven't been able to shake it off since. For any of you out there whose parents have been victimized, don't mourn for the rest of your life! Stand up and fight back! Like me, the son of a victim! With just enough help, we can make a difference in this war and if we win…parents all across the globe win. (Sorry if I sound too Friends for Change-esque.) I took advantage of my Social Vibe widget and chose a foundation to sponsor. I could've sponsored wildlife (World Wildlife Fund, WWF) or humanitarian causes (Red Cross), but I chose Keep a Breast over all of those choices. On this blog's sidebar is a badge with an outline of pink. That's my Social Vibe widget in action. And so can you when you click where it says you can help for free. (Which is good, for all you penny pinchers out there.)
So, if you have a heart, click that button and help save that woman's life. If you don't, then you have no right to be on Sammwak! Go away. You should not be here. Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 dollars. Do you have parents tarnished by other causes? Comment me what you have to choke out, and I might have my sister blogs sponsor the foundations around them!
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Lake Somerset is just south of Kilcoy and is a very popular boating and recreational spot. Motorised and non-motorised watercraft are allowed on Lake Somerset along with waterskiing, jet skiing, and wakeboarding. Boat ramps are available at three locations across the lake and can be found at The Spit, Kirkleagh and Westvale road. The lake is also a great fishing spot either from your boat or along the shoreline. Don't forget to grab your boating and fishing permits before heading out or dropping a line.
If you would rather be in the water than on it, take a dip at the designated swimming areas at The Spit and Kirkleagh. These areas also provide picnic and barbecue facilities, along with Somerset Park, so make the most of if and enjoy the whole day by the water.
If you want to stay longer there are a number of private campgrounds, holiday houses and retreats close by. Find out more about the accommodation around Lake Somerset at the Kilcoy Information Centre.


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NSA's Alexander seeks cyber shield
Even as he defends controversial government surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency is asking Congress for another authority sure to inflame critics — legal immunity for companies that help the feds fight cyberattackers.
Gen. Keith Alexander has petitioned Capitol Hill for months to give Internet service providers and other firms new cover from lawsuits when they rely on government data to thwart emerging cyberthreats.
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That may be a powerful perk to persuade companies to work with Washington toward bolstering the country's digital defenses. But it's also a source of alarm for some civil liberties advocates, who are already peeved with the NSA's vast electronic spying regime. Those critics' new fear: Companies acting with the government's blessing in cyberspace could skirt legal accountability if they hit the wrong target.
"If the government asks the company to do something to protect the networks, or to do something and a mistake is made, and it was our fault, then they should have liability protection for that," Alexander told a Senate committee Wednesday.
Digital countermeasures in theory can encompass everything from the benign blocking of suspicious IP addresses to more aggressive and eye-opening efforts to poison hackers' home bases. Done effectively, these tactics can help companies stop attacks or remove spies from their networks. But there's always risk: Bad intelligence could lead a company to block legitimate Web traffic, for example, or perhaps kick perfectly legal Internet users offline. The most aggressive countermeasures — like actively hacking back a known hacker — are banned under current U.S. law.
As Congress rethinks the private sector's powers to defend itself, however, lawmakers have struggled to provide a clear definition as to what companies can do and what legal protections they should receive. Exactly what the Obama administration seeks isn't clear either. Alexander, for his part, has never revealed the full set of tools he believes companies should have at their disposal when acting on government intelligence. The NSA declined further comment — as did the Pentagon, where the general also leads U.S. Cyber Command.
A White House official speaking anonymously to POLITICO said the administration could support a change to law that allows companies to take some defensive countermeasures in cyberspace, with narrow legal protections and strong oversight. But the official said the White House hasn't put forward its own definition of what qualifies as a "defensive countermeasure" because it's not writing legislation.
In a separate statement, an administration spokeswoman stressed the need for limits on legal immunity given to companies that take "defensive action" based on "specific, tailored cyberthreat information" from the government that turns out to be faulty.
Most of official Washington is focused on the NSA now because of its broad phone record collection program and its Internet surveillance effort known as PRISM. Amid that controversy, lawmakers are engaged in a long-standing debate over how the government and private companies can work together to identify and defeat foreign hackers and spies.


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BMW F10 5 M5 Nurburgring laptime is in - 7:55 - 18 seconds faster than E60 M5, 5 seconds slower than E46 M3 CSLA BMW factory driver just clocked in a 7:55 Nurburgring lap time in the F10 M5. This makes the car 4 seconds faster around the ring than the CTS-V and 1 second faster than the Panamera Turbo, the only other 2 production sedans under the 8 minute mark. So, the F10 M5 is the new king of the ring for now until Porsche takes the time away from BMW with the Panamera Turbo S. What is also interesting is that the F10 M5 was faster by 10 seconds than the manual E92 M3 but slower than the E46 M3 CSL.
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True but I think the 5 series is bigger than the E class. It's not just about bragging about the extra space...it's actually, you know, useful. Nobody even fights for the front seat in our F10 any more, I'm 6'3" and I have room to spare in the back and we haven't come close to filling its trunk yet.
...so I guess my point is I wish it was smaller and better to drive to me, the E60 was the perfect size.
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Two New Jersey men have sued Subway, saying the world's biggest fast-food chain has been shorting them on its so-called footlong sandwiches.
The filing made Tuesday seeks compensatory damages from the company and a change in practices.
Plaintiffs' lawyer Stephen DeNittis says the company should either make their sandwiches 12 inches long or stop advertising them as footlongs.
He said he's measured sandwiches from 17 area shops and not one has been 12 inches long.
The issue got widespread attention last week when a man posted a photo of a sandwich and a ruler on the company's Facebook page.
Milford, Conn.-based Subway did not return a call to the Associated Press.


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Bean Curd Roll Recipe
I hope you all had a fun-filled New Year's Eve with your friends and families. What did you do to ring in the New Year? We had some family time at home. It may sound lame, but we watched "Murder on the Orient Express,"trying to solve Hercule Poirot's investigations (it's so much easier when you've seen the movie like a dozen times ) while enjoying all the baked goods the girls and I have been concocting all week.
2012 was an incredible year for me. I feel so blessed and lucky, watching my daughter grow into an adorable toddler. And then there's the publication of my first cookbook. I am so grateful for all the blessings that I have in my life. Thank you so much for your love and support. Here's to making 2013 as unforgettable as 2012!
Back to today's dish. The girls' resolution is to lose as much weight as I did last year when I was working off my baby weight. I'm helping them by cooking healthy, yet still flavorful meals. One such concoction is today's recipe: light red kidney bean patties wrapped in crispy bean curd. The filling is made of mashed kidney beans with panko breadcrumbs. The legume provides a sufficient amount of protein so the girls have enough energy throughout the day and the crispy outer layer provides a pleasant contrast of texture. For a healthy and complete meal, serve it with some brown rice and a dash of soy sauce. Enjoy!
Yields: 8 servings2 (15.5-ounce) cans light red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (4-sheet) package frozen fresh bean curd (see tips), thawed
⅓ cup panko bread crumbs
2 shallots, finely chopped
½ teaspoon red chili powder
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
2 cloves fresh garlic, freshly grated
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 teaspoon liquid lecithin
½ teaspoon white pepper, freshly ground
1 teaspoon salt
Preparing the filling:
Lightly oil the bowl of a food processor with a silicone brush. Add 1½ cans red kidney beans. Coarsely blend until a thick paste is formed. Season with red chili powder, salt and pepper. Add grated garlic, ginger and shallots and pulse 3-4 times. Add the rest if the kidney beans and pulse 2-3 times. Transfer the paste into a bowl.
In a bowl, combine the xanthan gum, 1 teaspoon of oil and liquid lecithin (or one lightly beaten egg with no additional oil, see tips). Add the xanthan gum / lecithin mixture to the puréed beans. The mixture will thicken. Add panko bread crumbs and the mixture to the bean paste. Mix well. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions.
Forming the bean curd rolls: Place 1 bean curd sheet onto a flat surface. Wet your hands with warm water and spread 1 portion of the red kidney bean portion on the bean curd sheet (forming a 3"-diameter log). Tightly and slowly wrap the bean curd sheet around the red bean log, Gently press so the mixture adheres to the bean curd sheet. The roll is made with the firm tofu as the outside. Press gently with both hands for about 10 seconds. Tie both ends with twine or string. Repeat with the rest of the bean curd sheets.
Steaming the bean curd rolls: Add water to the bottom of a steamer. There should be at least a 3"-high level of water. Place the rack in the steamer. Bring the water to a boil, then lower the heat to medium-high. Place the rolls in a 2-level steamer (to fit all the rolls), cover and steam for 20-30 minutes. The rolls should be soft and tender but still firm. Remove from the steamer. Let cool to room temperature. Trim and discard the ties. Transfer to a cutting board. Dip a very sharp kitchen knife in hot water and wipe it clean. Cut the rolls in thick slices.
Pan-frying the bean curd rolls: Heat a large, non-stick pan with the oil. Once the oil is hot, place the bean curd slices into the hot pan. Make sure to space them apart so they don't touch each other. Lower the heat to medium-high and pan-fry until all sides (both the bean curd and the red bean filling) are golden. Cook for about 4-5 minutes until a golden crust is formed on the outer layer of the rolls.
Serve immediately or at room temperature with bowls of brown jasmine rice drizzled with soy sauce.
Bon appétit!
You can find bean curd in most Asian markets. It's also called tofu skin and yuba. It's sold in 4-sheet packages; it's a very large oval folded into quarters. You could also use the dried version. Simply moisten it with a warm, damp towel.
Xanthan gum is a fine powder used as a binder and emulsifier. If you look at the list of ingredients for salad dressings and ice cream at the supermarket, you'll find they contain xanthan gum. I use it for texture and as an egg white substitute. You can find it online or in any specialty food store such as Whole Foods.
I use liquid lecithin as an egg yolk substitute. You can also find this online or in specialty food store like Whole Foods. You can replace both the xanthan gum and lecithin with one lightly beaten egg.Published By: on January 2, 2013.


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Jef Aerosol
Street art has had more 'street' moments: for the last few years, the stars of spray paint and stencils have become more and more common in galleries and museums, occasionally calling themselves 'interior artists' for the sake of the official milieu of contemporary art. A slow phenomenon of institutionalisation which, seen in a positive light, seems to offer new opportunities and the possibility of recognition to a field of expression too little valued at its true worth (and completely ignored, between the 70s and the 2000s, by 'the establishment'). But from another point of view, it's easy to predict that the trend could end badly, in corrupting, for example, the 'underground' status of street art, and in so doing tipping the balance of the counter-culture into the favour of the mainstream.
Like any other artistic 'movement' that installs itself comfortably in the official museums, street art has been establishing its own history for a decade or so, defining its pioneers, honouring its 'masters'. Amongst them is Jef Aerosol, a self-taught French artist who has been daubing walls in Toulouse, Tokyo, London, New York and Barcelona since the 1980s with his life-size figures and his trademark red arrow. And so, to confirm his stature as founding father, Aerosol signs off his first big one-man show this winter, at the Maison des Arts de Créteil. On the programme: new stencils on the artist's favourite themes, he who printed his 'Sitting Kid' on the Great Wall of China. He portrays stars of rock, punk and cinema as well as historical figures and anonymous people from the streets (the homeless, travellers, musicians). It's an opportunity to see the work of the artist in a new way, while hoping that it doesn't lose its force, and that it will be able to hold its own in the MAC gallery space as it does in the urban environment. Fingers crossed that this little entry in the history of the museumification of street art will be an occasion for celebrating marginal cultures, rather than domesticating them.
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I was born and raised in New Orleans, the son of a world-traveling sea captain. It wasn't difficult to develop a thirst for knowledge of world and local events.
My own adventures began immediately after high school. I spent 4-1/2 years in the U.S. Air Force in a Civil Engineering Squadron. Two of those years were spent in Europe at Rhein Main Air Base Germany. While there I canvassed some 14 countries, and I even got a look behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany and Czechoslvakia.
In 1984, I went from the Alps to the Rockies, accepting an assignment at the U.S. Air Force Academy. It was there I realized "Man's flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge." I don't remember who said that, but it impressed me at the time and still does. In 1987, I left a promising military career to pursue journalism at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
I graduated LSU in 1991 after completing an internship at CNN's political unit in Washington, DC. I got my first "real" start in TV news in Hattiesburg, MS. My hats then were many. I anchored, reported, wrote, shot video, edited and produced. Several months later, I was promoted to state-wide correspondent and Bureau Chief for Mississippi News Tonight. The first state-wide newscast in Mississippi proved to be a risky venture. It folded in just under a year.
After the Mississippi experience, I accepted an anchor/reporter position in Beaumont. From there I went to KNOE in northern Louisiana where I plowed a fertile field of news for two years. After winning a series of state-wide awards for anchoring and reporting, I traveled back south again. Working for WAFB in Baton Rouge put me back on familiar territory in the Louisiana's capital city. While there I chased hurricanes on the ground and in the air with the U.S. Air Force. There you can't help but cover a multitude of plant explosions, storms, and crime scenes, mixed in with other stories that included the state legislature.
In April of 1997, I came here to KDFW, better known as FOX 4 News. I was lured by the station's strong commitment to news. My first taste of North Texas news was covering the story of several Klansmen threatening to blow up half of Wise County just to rob a local bank. That was followed by Rick McLaren and The Republic of Texas standoff in West Texas, and the so-called "rohypnol rapist".
Coming to North Texas was a welcome opportunity for me professionally and personally. Dallas is my mother's birthplace, and I still have a slew of family here, including seven first-cousins in the Metroplex alone. I am very much considering calling this my home for life.
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The 28 year old actor/model/producer is already taping scenes according to Soap Opera Digest. The magazine also put to rest rumors of the soap moving to a new studio.
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When we're by ourselves, we all play music that we normally don't play when others are around. In your solitude, what secret musical passion causes you to crank up the volume?
I'm a sucker for The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, and disco!
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May we all be secure in our sexuality, and acknowledge hotness when we see it. Big LOL :)
Okay, here's an embarrassing song and the version is from an embarrassing/nerdy television show. I love it. Enjoy.
Dude, I loved Angel. I thought it was better than Buffy. Just wish it had had a chance to end better, you know?
Yes, I agree. The writers wanted to leave us with the idea that the eternal battle continues. My friend Tim told me the story continues in the comics and all the characters that died end up coming back do to a superman flying around the world type plot resolution.
That sounds kinda lame to me dude. I've always noticed that translating from books to movies or vice versa usually doesn't turn out to well. Interesting idea, I guess. Will have to look it up and see if they executed it well.
It does sound lame. That's why I appreciate the ending that the TV writers gave it.
Yeah, I guess sometimes it's best to leave it as it is. Still, gonna check out the comics. If anything like the continuation of Jericho in the manga series though, I'll just....well, it won't be pretty. lol
Here's one that's bombastic, cheesy, and really over the top.
Total Eclipse of the Heart.
This one's for you.
From Sons of Anarchy. Enjoy my friend.
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LR parser generators are powerful and well-understood, but the parsers they generate are not suited to provide good error messages. Many compilers incur extensive modifications to the source grammar to produce useful syntax error messages. Interpreting the parse state (and input token) at the time of error is a nonintrusive alternative that does not entangle the error recovery mechanism in error message production. Unfortunately, every change to the grammar may significantly alter the mapping from parse states to diagnostic messages, creating a maintenance problem.Basically, you can take a list of syntactically incorrect programs and error messages for them, and the tool will run the parser to figure out which state the LR automaton will get stuck in for each broken program, and then ensure that whenever you hit that state, you report the error message you wrote. I like this idea an awful lot, because it means that even if you use the full power of LR parsing, you still have a better error message story than any other approach, including hand-coded recursive descent!
Merr is a tool that allows a compiler writer to associate diagnostic messages with syntax errors by example, avoiding the need to add error productions to the grammar or interpret integer parse states. From a specification of errors and messages, Merr runs the compiler on each example error to obtain the relevant parse state and input token, and generates a yyerror() function that maps parse states and input tokens to diagnostic messages. Merr enables useful syntax error messages in LR-based compilers in a manner that is robust in the presence of grammar changes.
Recently, Francois Pottier has studied a generalization of this idea, in his new draft Reachability and error diagnosis in LR(1) automata.
Given an LR(1) automaton, what are the states in which an error can be detected? For each such "error state", what is a minimal input sentence that causes an error in this state? We propose an algorithm that answers these questions. Such an algorithm allows building a collection of pairs of an erroneous input sentence and a diagnostic message, ensuring that this collection covers every error state, and maintaining this property as the grammar evolves. We report on an application of this technique to the CompCert ISO C99 parser, and discuss its strengths and limitations.Basically, in Jeffrey's approach, you write broken programs and their error messages, and Pottier has woroked out an algorithm to generate a covering set of broken programs. Even more excitingly, Pottier has implemented this idea in a production parser generator --- the most recent version of his Menhir parser generator.
So now there's no excuse for using parser combinators, since they offer worse runtime performance and worse error messages! :)


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Roundup for February Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger
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Spoon Salad, Hot Mamas, Biscuits
Smores Cheesecake, Peanut Butter Blondies
Emily at Gluten Free Expedition adopted Jill of Hey that Tastes Good! and made her Spicy Peanut Noodles with Thai-Style Meatballs
Spicy Peanut Noodles with Thai-Style Meatballs Recipe
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Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Egg-Free Vegan Baked Indian Samosa Recipe
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A Los Angeles man was sentenced to six years in prison last week for his role in a power wheelchair scam, topping what prosecutors say has been a series of Medicare fraud cases.
David James Garrison, 50, a former physician assistant, was found guilty by a federal jury for his role in submitting $18.9 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for power wheelchairs and other equipment.
The wheelchair case is the third time Garrison has been accused of Medicare fraud. In 2009, Garrison pleaded no contest to tax evasion for his role in what prosecutors described as a fraudulent medical clinic. He pleaded not guilty in October to charges that he forged prescriptions as part of an OxyContin ring that sold 1 million pills on the streets. That case is ongoing. Garrison's attorney did not return a call for comment about the cases.
Garrison's physician assistant license lapsed in 2009, said Russ Heimerich, a spokesman for the Department of Consumer Affairs, which oversees many state licensing boards. He said the board examined the tax evasion case and did not see it as grounds for discipline.
According to court documents, Garrison's cases involved the use of "cappers" or "marketers" who recruited Medicare beneficiaries to submit to unneeded care or hand over their personal information. That information was used to bill the program for medications, services or supplies that the patients didn't need.
In the wheelchair case, prosecuted by the Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office, one witness testified that marketers had to recruit beneficiaries as far as 300 miles from Los Angeles because so many local people had already been used in other fraud schemes.
In the first health fraud case linked to Garrison, he was described as an "at large" suspect in October 2007 when then-Attorney General Jerry Brown announced arrests in a $1.5 million health fraud scam. "The suspects create a fake healthcare clinic to line their own pockets rather than help the sick and elderly," a 2007 statement from Brown said.
In that case, Garrison was accused of ordering medically unnecessary diagnostic tests at Scott Medical Center in Burbank, where he had worked since 2003. Medicare and Medi-Cal beneficiaries were recruited to go to the clinic, where expensive tests were ordered and billed to the government.
Garrison pleaded no contest to tax evasion in 2009 related to his earnings from the clinic.
When federal authorities arrested Garrison in the wheelchair scam in 2010, he was also charged for keeping a .357 handgun in an unlocked hatbox near the front door of his Inglewood apartment. Garrison pleaded no contest in 2010 to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Heimerich said while the gun case was prosecuted by the state, it arose from a federal arrest that did not trigger a notice to the physician assistant licensing board. Also, he said a state court clerk was required to notify the board but did not. During a two-week trial, evidence showed that Garrison worked at Van Nuys and Los Angeles clinics where he wrote prescriptions and ordered tests on behalf of six doctors, including one whose photo he couldn't identify. With Garrison's prescriptions in hand, co-defendant Edward Aslanyan sold them for $1,000 to $1,500 to owners of about 50 different medical equipment firms. The medical supply companies used the prescriptions to buy the chairs from wholesalers for about $900, then billed Medicare for up to $5,000 per chair.
The hefty profit margins have made the wheelchairs a major target for Medicare fraud throughout the U.S. Garrison and Aslanyan wrote and sold the prescriptions from March 2007 to September 2008, prosecutors said. A jury found Garrison guilty of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, six counts of health care fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Aslanyan pleaded guilty to his role in the scam and was sentenced to six years in prison as well.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney David Kirman, the medical equipment firms included one run by a pastor, Christopher Iruke, who relied on members of the Arms of Grace Christian Center to perpetuate Medicare fraud. Court documents show that two Garrison acquaintances told a defense investigator that he was their children's track and field coach and was honest and well-liked. One parent said Garrison's "integrity is unshakable."
In November, Garrison faces trial on drug charges related to a clinic that allegedly forged prescriptions for the addictive and powerful painkiller OxyContin, which was sold on the street for up to $30 per pill. Prosecutors say he worked there from the summer of 2009 to February 2010. He has pleaded not guilty.
In that case, federal prosecutors allege that Garrison worked as a physician assistantat an Eighth Street clinic in Los Angeles where recruiters offered Medicare and Medi-Cal patients cash or free medical care to go to the clinic. There, Garrison and others met briefly with patients and issued prescriptions of 90 top-strength OxyContin pills. Other members of the alleged drug ring went with the patients to obtain the pills from pharmacies and gave them to another man who sold them on the street.
Garrison told investigators that he issued the prescriptions if he felt the patients needed pain medications or had been taking OxyContin.


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Wealthy Hiring Disabled To Cut Lines at Disney
The New York Post reported that some wealthy people are hiring a disabled person to pose as a family member so that they can jump to the front of the long lines for rides at Disney World.
Disney allows each guest who needs a wheelchair or motorized scooter to bring up to six guests to the front of lines, and these people are taking advantage of that policy for a price of $130 an hour or $1,040 for an eight-hour day. The Post says the information about the guides that can be hired through Dream Tours Florida has been spreading among Manhattan's wealthy.
The newspaper cites one mother who said she hired a guide through the company to escort her, her husband and their two young children through Disney World in a motorized scooter with a 'handicapped' sign on it, and was able to go straight to the front of all the lines.
"My daughter waited one minute to get on 'It's a Small World.' The other kids had to wait two-and-a-half hours," she bragged. " You can't go to Disney without a tour concierge. This is how the one percent does Disney."
Dream Tours Florida is run by Ryan Clement and his girlfriend, Jacie Christiano, who the Manhattan mother indicated was her family's guide. Clement denied to the Post that his girlfriend uses her disability to bypass lines. He said she has an autoimmune disorder, and acknowledged that she uses a scooter on the job.