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"Open innovation asserts that a company or organization should make greater use of external ideas in its business and allow its own ideas to go out beyond its own boundaries to others to use in their businesses" – Dr. Henry Chesbrough.
The concept of open innovation has been highly popular after the decade of its first introduction. It creates a single coherent framework out of several areas: R&D, licensing, and intellectual property, to name a few. Nowadays it has been extended to broader issues of corporate business models and the growing sector of the service economy.
Reluctance to make technical challenges public or to openly share sensitive information, are common traits for many companies. For example, major graphic cards producers NVIDIA and AMD will not share with video game developers what the GPU is doing to render the game graphics, thus making performance optimization really difficult. A correctly applied open innovation can, however, yield significant payoff. Several dimensions of value can be identified:
Faster, More Successful Technology Development
Open innovation allows companies to leverage in a new way a solution that already exists. Thus the innovation team can focus on finding answers rather than trying to create them. Learning within the organization will happen faster and technology development initiatives will have a higher probability of success.
Increased Probability of Breakthrough Ideas
By not limiting the human capital to a specific organization, lacking skill sets can be complemented and a fresh set of eyes can bring a new approach or solution to a problem. The probability of breakthrough products is increased by expanding the talent pool and by inspiring a team to continuously improve.
Improved Team Productivity
It is very appealing to work on important projects with talented people from other organizations or industries. Team productivity is boosted by keeping the top technical talent motivated and by engaging external sources of talent. Engaging in innovation activities is also a great way for top employee retention.
Expanded Revenue Opportunities
Open innovation enables additional revenue opportunities for intellectual property and technology developed within a company. They can be created in the form of licensing, selling, establishing a joint venture, setting up supplier agreements, or even starting up a spin-off company.
Case study: Partnering to Revolutionize the Laundry Category – Tide Pods®
Tide Pods bacame a $500 million dollar brand in its first year while available in only one market. It was possible because of a strategic partnership between P&G and MonoSol established over a decade ago. P&G brought a deep history of cleaning and surfactants, while MonoSol brought the world's leading experience in water-soluble film delivery systems. The video below tells the story of the collaboration.
The value of open innovation is substantial. Sourcing innovative ideas for faster learning, increasing the probability of breakthrough ideas, improving team performance and generating new revenue opportunities are just a few of the potential benefits.
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WHS May 18th Program
As a direct descendant of John Pray, the founder of Waterville, Pollie Young Miller has always been interested in local history. On Wednesday, May 18 she will present a program about her relatives, "The Farnsworth Family of Waterville," 7 p.m. at Wakeman Hall. At one time the Farnsworth Fruit Farms were the largest employers in Waterville and Northwest Ohio. Toni Stoma will assist with the Power Point presentation.
In preparation for her talk, Pollie met cousins she never knew and reconnected with others, even one in Australia. "Everyone has been so helpful," she said, "and I've learned so much." She already had family information fromher sister Debby, a DAR member, and her sister Cindy, who videotaped and narrated family history. Norton Young, Pollie's father had written his life story. His mother was Ruth Farnsworth Young. Pollie learned she is the 11th generation of Farnsworths and the 13th generation of Prays.
For 30 years Pollie taught in Waterville Elementary Schools, retiring in 2014. Last fall she was one of only five Individual Achievement Award recipients from the Ohio Local History Alliance for her efforts in involving her students in local history and the community.
Wakeman Hall is at 401 Farnsworth Road. The public is welcome to this free program sponsored by the Waterville Historical Society. Refreshments will be served.

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No mercy
Insult Pacific peoples of Aotearoa at your peril. Expect flashmob protests at your outlets. Prepare to lose a lot of customers who don't agree with your racist insults, "ironic" or otherwise.
I ignored the news when it was first reported because the cock-wipes who have run Hell pizza into the ground, especially in the marketing department, are only after cheap publicity. But now there is a great opportunity to make an example of them and give them negative publicity and real world consequences.
They will be punished for running racist advertising and the few thousand they forked out for billboards will end up costing them many-fold more in the damage about to be done to their struggling, shitty brand. Here's my email to the boss:
I sent that off yesterday and it's 1:30pm and I haven't been contacted. No mitigation. Which goes with the sides of:
No special promotions:
No media contact:
And no repentance either:
Stay tuned tomorrow for further developments. Rally against Racism facebook page has the details and how you can participate.


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TV preview: Grannyâs Moving In: A Wonderland Film looks at the constraints of caring for Britain's ageing population, the fourth season of Castle hits TV screens and we get a real look at one of the world's most beautiful cities in Venice 24/7.
Grannyâs Moving In: A Wonderland Film, BBC2, 9pm
Paddy Wivell, the film-maker behind the recent Two Jews On A Cruise, returns with an equally engaging documentary that shines a light on the demands of caring for Britainâs ageing population. Eighty-three-year-old Peggy is a ânever-ending source of worryâ for the family members she has now moved in with â daughter Sue and her husband Phil. Peggy is strong-willed, loves going out and is still keen on the opposite sex â but is also in the early stages of dementia. Will the arrangement test them all to breaking point?
Venice 24/7, BBC4, 8.30pm
With all those canals and 15th-century façades, itâs easy to forget that Venice is a living, working city. This trail alongside the cityâs emergency services is a vigorous reminder, and the differing pressures compared with those in Britain are clear. Allessandra is not only a female fire chief in a manâs world, sheâs also from the south of Italy, so has to work even harder to assert her authority. Her teamâs first problem isnât fire, but water. As the rain and snow pelt down, they have to duck numerous canal bridges to rescue one of the many boats that sink in winter.
Castle, Alibi, 9pm
The season three finale ended with Castle (Nathan Fillion) finally confessing his love for agent Beckett just after she was shot by a sniper. Season four picks up exactly where things left off, with Beckett being rushed into hospital. Will she pull through? Of course she does. Fast-forward three months and sheâs back on the job, though the emotional fall-out of recent events means everyone needs time to recalibrate.
Free Speech, BBC3, 10pm
This new series is like Question Time for the yoof: a live debate show that discusses the big issues of the day, with cool faces steering things along. To kick off, BBC 1Xtra fashionista Gemma Cairney joins the panel to discuss benefit cuts. Sports presenter Jake Humphrey hosts.
She Wolves: Englandâs Early Queens, BBC4, 9pm
When our current queen was crowned in 1952, it was all lavish processions and huge crowds. But 800 years ago, only men possessed the divine right to rule, which caused a problem for Matilda, who came within a whisker of the medieval throne. She and her daughter-in-law, Eleanor of Aquitaine, are the first of the ambitious âshe wolvesâ in this three-part series, their tales told by the serene historian Dr Helen Castor.
FILM CHOICE: Independence Day, E4, 10.10pm
Anonymous, a film by Roland Emmerich that exposes the ârealâ William Shakespeare, is now on DVD. Critics were surprised to discover that he had an interest in history at all after basing his career on demolishing precious historical monuments. First to go was the White House â obliterated by UFOs in this hugely popular sci-fi â and the highlight of a genuinely enjoyable first 50 minutes of wanton alien destruction. Only when the US citizens begin their fight back do things go downhill.


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Free skating on Family Day at the West Carleton Community Complex
I have sponsored two hours of ice time at the West Carleton Community Complex (Cavanagh Sensplex, 5670 Carp Rd) on Family Day, Monday, February 15. All residents are invited to take part in free staking between 11am and 1pm. Helmets are required. All minors must be accompanied by an adult and supervised at all times. The canteen will be open for business. I look forward to a great turn out and hope to see you there!
Hockey Day in Ottawa
On Saturday, February 6, from 1-3pm, lace up your skates and take to one of the City's outdoor rinks for a afternoon of fun. Enjoy a game of pick-up hockey, skating, and physical fitness while showing support for your community volunteers who work hard all winter to maintain your local rinks. Remember to dress appropriately and wear a helmet and applicable safety equipment. Visit ottawa.ca for mapping of all outdoor rinks throughout the city, including the 8 rinks in West Carleton-March.
Nominate someone as an Outstanding Young Farmer
Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers Program is designed to recognize young farmers that exemplify excellence in their profession. They are now seeking nominations for their 2016 Outstanding Younger Farmer recognition.
Nominees may be an individual, couple or managing partner/shareholder of a farm group. Nominees may also be two partners in a farming operation. Eligible nominees must be farm operators between the ages of 18 and 39 who derive a minimum of two-thirds of their income from their farm operations.
For more information including nomination forms, eligibility criteria and deadlines for submission, please check the following link: oyfcanada.com.
Spring/Summer registration starting soon
Mark your calendars! Registration will begin soon for the following City of Ottawa's Spring/Summer recreation programs:
- Swimming and Aquafitness Programs: Online and touch tone telephone registration (613-580-2588) starting on Monday, March 7 at 9pm or in-person on Tuesday, March 8 during regular business hours.
- All other Recreation Programs and Summer Camps: Online and touch tone telephone registration (613-580-2588) starting Wednesday, March 9 at 9pm or in-person on Thursday, March 10 during regular business hours.
The Recreation eGuide for Spring/Summer 2016 will be available on ottawa.ca starting Monday, February 17.


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A: There is no cure yet, but there are a number of good treatments available. Be sure to speak to your dermatologist about available options. Treatments include topical steroids, steroid injections, diphencyprone, anthralin, and pills such as methotrexate, prednsione, sulfasalazine. Treatments like ruxolitinib and tofacitinib are experimental and are not available yet
Q2: Is alopecia areata considered to be inherited or genetic?
A: Alopecia areata is an inherited condition. It's sometimes hard to believe that alopecia areata is so strongly tied to genetics when only 10-20 % of patients have a family history of the condition. But dozens of high quality research studies back up the statement: alopecia areata is "genetic."
Alopecia Areata is a Multifactorial Genetic Trait
There is not just one gene that is involved with the developing of alopecia areata- there are many. For this reason, alopecia areata is said to be a "multifactorial" genetic trait. If one of your first degree relatives is affected by alopecia areata, you have a ten fold increased risk of developing alopecia areata. But the inheritance patterns are complex - even if one identical twin develops alopecia areata - the other twin has only a 55 % chance of developing alopecia areata.
In general, current research suggests that 70 % of alopecia areata can be explained by genetics and 30 % is explained by environmental factors
We're learning more and more every day about the complex inheritance patterns of alopecia areata. We've come to learn that alopecia areata is likely much more closely related to type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis than we ever imagined. The exact genes and segment of genes that increase one's risk of developing the condition are slowly being worked out.
Right now alopecia is 'genetic' but is influenced to some extent by the environment too. That's why one twin develops aloepecia and the other twin does not. The exact environmental factors that contribute to alopecia areata are still being worked out as well.


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DIY Bar Cart Plus An Adult Dinosaur Party
The best kind of dreams are the ones with your favorite parts of reality and the best kind of parties are the ones you've seen in your wildest dreams. I've never been the one to throw a…View Post
An array of DIY projects by Delirium Style. From a jurassic park ranger costume to making your own statement necklace.


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Online Vehicle Scams
Recently there has been an increase in the number of frauds occurring, involving vehicles sold on web sites such as Craigslist and EBAY motors.
Typically the criminal will put up a false ad on one of these sites and attempt to get you to wire payment for the vehicle or for shipping the vehicle.
Remember once you have wired the money it's gone, the money transfer business will not refund your money even if it's fraud.
The best rule of thumb is to do the purchase transactions and receive the vehicle in person. This is the only way to guarantee that you won't get ripped off.


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Ok, it's confession time: some of my spirit relationships began from a place of ego.
It's true. At one point, I thought "If I want people to take me seriously as a spiritworker, I've GOT be working with this guy" and "If I want to be a badass, an altar to this spirit is necessary."
Perhaps it's not so much a shock. In the internet-age where photos of altars work as social currency amongst spiritual practitioners and there's greater access to knowledge about various world spiritual practices and the lauded entities associated with them than ever before, it's quite easy to let our consumerist habits rule the way we see, well, everything. As the main point of entry in my recent webinar on spiritual allies and magical power, the idea of "relationship" (and being in "good relationship" I might add) is the primary focus of my practice – not only with anthropomorphized spirits, but that of botanicals and minerals – though it took some time to get there.
First, there was paring back the "stuff" – from the many botanicals and curios I thought for sure I needed in order to do effective work to the statues of saints I was excited about working with due to their being known especially for helping in certain situations but whom I really didn't need to work with to be an effective practitioner.
Then there was specificity – making more room for the spirits in my life that building relationships with would be most helpful due to their resonance with my own medicine and their ability to help me bring that medicine into the world more fully.
And then, there was a lull – a pregnant silence that eventually gave birth to a sense of connection that, had I made room for it earlier on in my practice, may have helped me avoid some pitfalls.
The most obvious turning point came during a nine-day vegetarian fast I took under the tutelage of Saint Cyprian during which, each evening, I'd spend some devotional time with him, reading aloud scriptures he'd pointed me to – scriptures I was shocked to find speaking so clearly to my life. I'd made room for his presence to be stronger than ever and I found myself asking "Whoa — when did we become friends? When did things get so deep between us?" The rote practices that were stepping stones toward this moment fell away and I found myself moved in ways I didn't know were possible with this particular spirit.
And, honestly, I found myself crying. A lot. Not only at his altar, but at the altars of the few other spirits I've invited into my court as a spiritworker. Sure, it was an especially vulnerable time in my life for various other reasons, but having made room for my strongest allies, I was able to receive their love and support that much more fully.
And I didn't know that I could feel them so concretely.
And I found myself moved to sing.
My partner sings to his helping spirits in his shamanic practice all the time. I know beautiful chants from my Neo-Pagan path, a few songs from other traditions I work in, and am even aware of some of the role that icaros, or plant-spirit songs, play in the Amazonian shamanic traditions. But I'd never thought to apply the same technology toward the saints and spirits associated with modern American folk magick, with whom I'd been interacting solely through prayer, candles, offerings, and conjurations.
In so many traditions around the world, song calls the spirits down. Rattles are shaken, drums are beaten, and voices are sent like winged messengers to their ears, letting them know their allies and devotees seek to speak and work with them. It's so simple. It's so obvious. It's all around us. But I guess the Western bubble gets in the way.
When I took a cue from my clear-hearted significant other and began to sing to my spirits every time I opened a session with them, or even during the day as a simple act of connecting – words really can't express the shift that occurred. Stepping into that space of vulnerable full expression with them opened up so much that it was a wonder that I'd ever held back; that I hadn't even realized I was doing so.
The truth is that I began to have some questions about my plugging everything into a safe, altar-object-focused context when, during a Spirit Helpers Consultation for a client, a southwestern American Indian spirit that walks with her left me feeling a bit confused when he said he didn't want a statue, candles, or any other altar-ware for her to connect with him.
I listened closer, pulled a few more cards, and the obvious dawned on me – he wanted her to dance.
To make a special garb, sit by a fire, and dance with him. That the places he wanted to take her would not be a journey through the mind, but through the uncomfortable spaces she was avoiding in her body. That this would lead to the medicine she needed to cultivate for herself and her family. One of the helping spirits who'd chosen to accompany her in this lifetime was waiting for her to show up more fully than she had imagined and altar tools she could purchase weren't going to cut it.
Maybe the term "armchair occultist" doesn't only apply to non-practitioners who simply know a lot of stuff. Maybe it's applicable to those of us spending most of our practices sitting and kneeling, saying only the cool old traditional things and not the clear open-hearted things – some of which can't be spoken, but only sung, danced, laughed, and howled.
Maybe we need to do more getting off of our asses and out of our heads, even with the spirits we've imagined to be as stagnant, still, and pious as their statuary may lead us to believe they are.
I don't know any devotional songs to the popular spirits worked with in American folk magick today (aside from one for San Simon), but singing this simple song has been perfect for getting me to a deeper place with my spirits, both those chosen and those innately walking with me:
I've also found it to be very powerful to write your own tunes, even parodying popular songs on behalf of the spirits you work with. I actually really encourage it. Treating our spirits like lovers in nearly every sense I now feel is what sweetens the pot and makes our relationships with them that much more potent.
In short, if your spiritual practice is looking pretty object-focused or altar-bound – Sing. Dance. Drum. Choose spontaneity. Choose intimacy. You might be surprised by the spirits who love this form of devotion, even if all the high and might manuals about them say they only accept physical offerings on certain dates, at certain times, etc.
Let's be in our bodies. Let's give fully. The returns are tremendous.


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Current: Our Relationship with Our Parents
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There is no such thing as a "typical" parent-child relationship. These days, many of us are the children of divorced parents. Thanks to cell phones, email, and even text messaging, we are able to be in touch with our parents more and more, whether we want to be or not. Some might think that we cut the cord later in life, or that we talk to them more like friends than authority figures. Some still relate to their parents in truly traditional ways. However you relate to your parents, Current TV wants to see your photos representing this enigmatic dynamic. Those selected will be included in Current TV's new weekly VC2 show!
Since its inception in 2005, Emmy award-winning Current TV has been the world's leading peer-to-peer news and information network. Current is the only 24/7 cable and satellite television network and Internet site produced and programmed in collaboration with its audience. To that end, Current pioneered the television industry's leading model of interactive viewer created content (VC2). Current connects young adults with what is going on in their world, from their perspective, in their own voices.Â
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Styling Sheer Pieces
Hi all,
I hope you're having a fantastic day! Did you know that sheer styling doesn't necessarily need to be risque? Yes! Let's take a quick look at how to style sheer pieces in classy, stylish, and chic ways.
Sheer Rules
I'm going to point out the obvious: If you don't wear anything underneath the sheer, you're going to be exposed. (I know what you're thinking: Christie, the rocket scientist!) But therein lies the trick: No matter what sheer piece you're wearing, be sure to layer over another piece of fabric. Below, we'll take a look at some examples in a second.
To balance the look, cover up in other places. For example, since I was wearing a sheet skirt, I paired it with a conservative top. You don't want to show too much either! For this outfit, I also wanted it to look more structured, so I decided to keep the cuffs of the top unbuttoned.
Where to Wear and How to Style Sheer
Sheer can be worn almost anywhere - yes even work (Well, maybe not this particular skirt!) How to make sheer office appropriate? Stick to sheer tops only and pair them with a great camisole or oxford top. Another option for work is to wear a sheer coat over a pair of wide-legged trousers and button-down shirt. The key when wearing sheer to work is to stay covered up. Remember sexy is not meant for the workplace!
Okay, so you're off work and on your way to a night out? Pair the sheer piece with a neutral colored midi skirt. That way your bottom stays conservative and your outfit balanced.
Perhaps you're considering a sheer piece for day time or for a brunch. Easy to style then: Look for a sheer floor-length top and style over denim with a camisole underneath. Finish the look with a fun pair of brogues.
Are you ready to wear sheer? What piece will you be styling? Let me know in the comments below!
As always, thank you for reading!
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Cisco Bolsters Small Business Portfolio With New Products, Programs and Services
Vendor extends SMB offerings to channel partners to mark anniversary of $100 investment in market.
December 4, 2009
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Cisco Systems Inc. unwrapped a lineup of new products, programs and services aimed at channel partners selling to small- to medium-sized businesses, extending its portfolio with networking, security and collaboration equipment, pre-sales design support and a hardware replacement service.
At the center of Ciscos multi-part announcement, which marked the anniversary of the vendors $100 million investment in its SMB practicethe company showcased a pre-sales, free design service available to channel partners worldwide, either by telephone or online, to huddle with engineers versed in the companys SMB technology.
A parts replacement service, which Cisco is calling the Pro Rapid Replacement Service, offers four-hour equipment replacement on the vendors Small Business Pro lineup. The program, aimed at mission critical products such as voice, is priced at $999 for a three-year contract, and includes access to Ciscos Small Business Support Center, located in Greenville, SC.
The Partner Design Support service helps partners in pre-design installation and configuration stages to design, sell and deploy the best solution possible for their customers unique business problem, said Andrew Sage, Cisco vice president, worldwide small business sales.
Its intended to give channel partners the confidence that what theyre proposing to their customers is the right solution, he said.
Sage said that the Partner Design Support program rounds out Ciscos folder of services for SMB-focused partners. The vendor struggles with a lingering perception that its products and services are geared for the enterprise at the expense of SMB customers.
We want to ease SMB partners concerns about working with Cisco, were trying to be easier to work with, he said.
Cisco expanded its networking equipment for the SMB market with an 802.11n dual-band, clustering access point, called the Cisco AP541N, priced at $499. It is intended to help small businesses quickly and securely set up high performance networks with multiple access points.
This is something that has been a little complex in the past but with this product weve highly simplified it here, Sage said.
For security, the vendor enhanced its SA500 Unified Threat Management solution with an intrusion prevention system to better secure SMB customers networks and data, and two services that extend virus protection to end points.
The ProtectLink Gateway service combines anti-spam, anti-phishing, content filtering and Web reputation monitoring to block attacks, and ProtectLink Endpoint scrutinizes Windows-based PCs to determine suitable security levels.
List pricing for the SA series begins at $550. The ProtectLink Gateway service is priced at $178 for a five-seat license and the ProtectLink Endpoint services costs $185 for a five-seat license. Both require a firmware update, scheduled for release late this month.
Cisco added MonitorView to its SPA525G IP phone, enabling live video streaming to the phone from security and video monitoring cameras used by small businesses. The phone provides VPN support, allowing tele-workers to connect to the business network by connecting the phone to a broadband network.
New products, services for service providers
For service providers, Cisco also is offering the Hosted Small Business Communications portfolio, a platform to deliver hosted IP telephony to SMB customers that includes Cisco switches, phones and the new SRP services-ready platform. Prices vary by region, configuration and number of users.
The switches, phone and services all work seamlessly together to deliver hosted services to small businesses, Sage said.
The SRP 500 Series Services Ready Platforms, allows service providers to easily create, provision and deploy managed data, voice and security services for small businesses. Pricing for the SRP Series services starts at $250, depending on the model, and currently is available in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
The vendor also broadened its Small Business Communication System with two platforms, the UC540 and the UC560, each priced at 25 percent less than six months ago, Sage said. Release 2.0 includes support for up to 100 users and is priced starting at $164 per user.
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Upper Body Lift Pensacola
Typical Timing/Age
19-64 years old
Excess upper back and chest skin & fat. This is usually caused by obesity and subsequent weight loss.
Through a horizontal incision on your upper back excess skin and subcutaneous fat are removed. The resultant scar is a horizontal scar across your upper back that continues around to your breasts/chest. Drains will most likely be used. The total operating room time varies depending on the number of different body contouring procedures performed and the number of intra-operative position changes. The procedure is often combined with liposuction, brachioplasty and/or mastopexy.
To improve upper body contour.
Surgery Center or Hospital
Patients should be at a stable weight and cannot be using any nicotine containing substances.
General anesthesia
Hospital stay
Some patients go home after surgery others choose to spend the first night after surgery in the hospital. Dr. Butler or Dr. Leveque will help decide what is best for you.
After an upper body lift you will need to avoid putting your hands above your head for 1 week.
You will need someone to help take care of you after surgery as you will not be able to lift children, heavy items, etc.
You are encouraged to walk around as much as possible to help reduce the risk of DVT and thromboembolism.
After 48 hours you should remove your dressings and take a shower.
2 weeks for light exercise. 4 weeks for regular exercise.
Wait 2 weeks because you don't want to stress your incisions or increase your blood pressure during the early healing period.
>1-2 weeks depending on your type of work
Can persist for 3-6 months
Usually subsides after 2-3 weeks
Follow-up Appointments
1-3 days after surgery, 7-10 days, 4 weeks, 6 months, 1 year.
Risks & Complications
Hematoma, Seroma, Infection, Poor scarring, Dehiscence, Delayed wound healing, Skin necrosis, Asymmetry, Numbness, Thromboembolism, Contour irregularities, Need for revision, Complications related to anesthesia.


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I moved to California recently and started school at CHYBA. CHYBA stood out to me because it was the first "self-paced" school I've seen and I felt I would do better. It was introduced to me from my brother, Aiden, who has been going to CHYBA since August.
CHYBA is such a great place to have a fresh start and make something of yourself. Coming from a place in my life where I was so broken and I was making horrible choices, CHYBA has allowed me to start new.
I've been making As and Bs and I am almost finished with a whole two classes, in only the two weeks I've been here. Getting my life straight has been an amazing accomplishment.
CHYBA has been there along the way! I see many other lives being transformed in the same way. If you're looking for a place to restart and work towards making someone of yourself, CHYBA is a great start, with an amazing staff that will support you.
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17th Tee
"Your pictures are so nice, you must have a really good camera." It's a bit of a back-handed compliment, as if any fool with a DSLR can grace the cover of National Geographic.
Professionals will tell you it's not about the camera, but about anticipation and perspective. I've heard photographers much better than me say the best camera is the one you have with you. For most people, including myself most of the time, it's the smartphone.
I shot this photo with an old iPhone and I'm quite pleased with the result, one of my favorites.


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Because we all get nostalgic sometimes for Warped Tour, Hot Topic and Mountain Dew.
Upcoming Festival Appearances
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Nov 01 - Nov 03 2019
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So rampant overfishing is said to be devastating the world's fisheries, triggering collapse in certain fish populations and destabilizing the food web. What should that matter to terrestrial folk? What if you live far from the coast and don't much care for fish? I'm afraid you still can't afford to ignore the bad news. Declining fisheries, according to author Charles Clover in an interview in Salon.com, have dire implications even for birds:
I went to the Shetland Islands and a terrible thing was happening. The sand eels that live in the North Atlantic — the sand eels on which the Arctic terns that migrate thousands of miles depend — didn't come back that year. So the Arctic terns were starving and chicks were dying. It was all heartbreaking stuff.
As it turned out, fishermen were catching the sand eels, mashing them up and turning them into feed for salmon farms. And they were doing that right under the cliffs and on the beaches where the birds were starving. The sand eel at the time was the No. 1 forage fish for the fish industry and I heard via the bird network that they caught so much in Denmark that they were feeding the fish oil to power stations to make coal burn better.
The Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) is one of the most phenomenal migratory species of any order in the world, with a continuous, global, circumpolar breeding cycle. Elders of this long-lived species will, over the course of two decades or more, travel well in excess of 500,000 miles on migration, more than enough to take it to the moon and back. While this adaptation offers a tern access to prolific provisions everywhere it visits, the initinerant lifestyle also exposes a bird to a plethora of threats. If the migratory route of the Arctic Tern is envisioned as a chain that wends and weaves its way around the world, what happens when even a single link in a chain is shattered? Like it or not, it's all connected.
I need some good news about birds for once. This is very similar to the horseshoe crab dilemma here.
It's one thing, though still inexcusable, to overfish for human food. But to destroy entire populations to feed salmon? Or for industrial purposes? Argh!
Overfishing of the sand eel is contributing to both bird loss and climate change? Talk about killing two birds with one stone!
Fishermen in New England are victims of their own success. Check out these sad stories.
There is hope, however, some places are beginning to fix their problems.
© 2013 10,000 Birds. All words, images, and opinions are the property of their respective authors unless stated otherwise.


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Facial Countouring
Facial contouring is carried out as aesthetic correction and modeling of facial contours, skin leveling and rejuvenation, removal of unwanted wrinkles, which enables to look better. Now it is an efficient alternative methods to the standard plastic operations, that allows to do non-surgical correction of nasolabial folds, oral commissures and forehead lines.
Lip contouring is an injection method aimed at augmentation, changing the shape of the lips with certified, safe and approved preparations. Lip contouring can be performed only by experienced doctors, mastering the necessary methods in injection of the preparations. The effect can be visible immediately after the procedure.
Lip Contouring Counter-indications.
- Diabetes;
- Oncology diseases;
- Infection diseases, including herpes;
- Cardiovascular diseases (consultation with the doctor before the procedure is necessary);
- Allergy to hyaluronic acid preparations;
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Procedural Regularity
- Lip augmentation is recommended to do once every half year;
- Contour plastics can be done once every 8 to 12 months.
Advantages of Contour Plastics
After the contour plastics procedure the patient doesn't need rehabilitation period – the patient can live his normal life at once due to non-surgical treatment. The desired result is achieved after the first procedure: definite facial contour, lip volume, removed wrinkles and improved face skin. Using the safe injection preparations made of natural ingredients doesn't harm the organism. Achieved effect remains during half year or year.
Injection Techniques
Contour plastics enables to restore the previous or desired volume of the tissues, smooth skin with hyaluronic acid preparations. Particularly it is important for the facial lines. The amount of injected gel depends on the depth of the lines. The gel texture has definite density. The choice of the preparation completely depends on the set aims, health state and conditions. During one procedure several areas can be treated, e.g., lip augmentation and nasolabial folds correction at the same time.
Anesthetic cream can be used as local analgesic to avoid unpleasant feelings during the procedure. Massage helps spread the gel equally. The procedure can be repeated after the action period of the preparation is completed.
Results of Contour Plastics
- Removal of wrinkles around eyes and bridge of nose;
- Cheekbones volume augmentation;
- Nasolabial folds smoothing;
- Lip contour shaping and lip volume augmentation;
- Corners of mouth come up to a normal level;
- Scars are less visible.


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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev yesterday was at Number 10 Downing Street for a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron. The discussions focused on bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues.
The website of the President of Azerbaijan said that the two leaders highly evaluated the current state of relations between the two countries. The website added that "the United Kingdom and Azerbaijan enjoy successful co-operation in a number of fields, in particular energy and non-oil sector, adding that these relations have big prospects."
Commonspace.eu political editor said in a comment, "UK-Azerbaijan relations go back a long time and both sides see a lot of benefit in the current relationship which has seen large British investments in Azerbaijani hydro-carbon industry. Political relations are also good but could be better. Over the last year there were some strains in relations after intensive criticism in the British media of Azerbaijan's human rights record. Both governments however tried not to turn this into an issue. There is no doubt however that Britain wants to see more committment on the part of the Azerbaijani government with regards to the reform agenda. The British governmentr still hopes that President Aliev will personally lead the process, despite some resistence within his government. On its part Azerbaijan is not satisfied with British support for its position on the Karabakh conflict and wants to see more British engagement with the process to resolve the conflict. Both issues would have been touched upon at the Downing Street discussions yesterday.
source: commonspace.eu
photo: President Aliev and prime Minster Cameron at their meeting in London on 7 August 2012. (picture courtesy of the Press Service of the president of Azerbaijan.)
Most of the festivities were this year held outside Yerevan, in the city of Gyumri. The main event saw 13 citizens being awarded the title "Hero of our times".
Ahead of a scheduled meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan later this month, Ahmad Alili looks at the current state of the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, and argues that public opinion now requires answers and clarifications


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Give Now
Can you bend your thumb backwards until it touches your wrist? If you join your hands behind your back, can you lift them over your head without letting go?
Most reflexes do not involve the brain; they are fast, involuntary responses that travel over what is known as a reflex arc.
A small gluteus does fine at positioning the hip bone for tree climbing, but not for walking...
Skeletal muscles are attached to bone structures and cannot stay long in a flexed position without depleting their energy reserves.
Our doctors always test our knee reflexes, but why is it so important?
The octopus tentacle surprisingly acts in much the same way as the human arm when transferring tasty morsels from sucker to mouth.
Can men handle alcohol better than women? Find out on this Moment of Science.


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Round Robin 2016/17/
As our third season of broadcasting comes to an end, we would like to boast – sorry, recap – just how bloody well we are doing. This is essentially like a Round Robin that your mad old Nan would send… if your mad old Nan had a national award and 20,000 listeners a week.
We Won an Award…
I don't think we've mentioned it, have we?
After being nominated for a second year running, we won the Judge's Award for 'Best Football Podcast' at the prestigious Football Blogging Awards at Old Trafford in November. We beat competition from The Sun, Bob Mortimer and James Buckley. It was such an amazing night, an incredible honour and a genuine shock… hence Tom's acceptance speech.
Thanks to everyone that voted to get us nominated – no mean feat when you think about how many football podcasts there are out there – and thanks to the judges for voting for us, and that.
Asmir Begovic's 'Season of Sport' Podcast.
We were recently asked by Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to appear as guests on his new podcast to talk about Fantasy Football. Ash and Tom went to his studio in Victoria and had a great time talking to the big man about the UK's fastest growing pastime. Such a great bloke.
The podcast will be released in early July.
Once again, we've had some incredible guests on the podcast this season.
As we grow in popularity we get a lot of requests from lovely LOVELY people to be guests on the pod. We are sorry that we can't get around to having everyone on, but we feel that being a little bit more selective (and doing podcasts with just the 3 of us when we can – before Craig swans off to the 'I'm a Celeb' jungle again) are more important. So we have picked the cream-of-the-crop to appear as guests this season. We also have an incredible list of guests lined-up for next season already… watch (listen) to this space.
Moving into Fashion
We were asked to write a column by Fashion Beans, the number 1 website for Men's Fashion and Style in the UK, on fashionable footballers. Obviously the Fashion Beans guys know style when they see (hear) it, and knew who to call upon for content for their 5 million online readers. Below is a link to the article...
We'd like to thank our brand partners, friends and supporters alike:
Football Manager, The Odds Bible, Ron De Jeremy Rum, The Football Daily, Badger Ales, The FBA's, FantasyYIRMA, Play Togga, The Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin Podcast and The Football Annual for their support and love this season.
- Extra Big Shout Out to New Amsterdam Vodka and The Social Partners for hooking us up with exclusive tickets to the VIP Box at Selhurst Park to watch the mighty Crystal Palace – as you can see from the below picture, Doc Brown was ecstatic to finally meet his comedy idol, Tom.
Here's to an even bigger 2017/18 season!


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Physical Therapy in California Part 3 - the National Physical Therapy Exam
Ok, so I've finished and passed. I am now able to practice Physical Therapy in California!
It has been an incredibly challenging experience for me. I began my first course Jan 11 and finished my final exam October 27th and between that time I pretty much have been studying full time. Initially I wondered if it was all going to be a waste of time - proving that I have the knowledge of something I previously learnt. Honestly though, this was a mindset I needed to let go of and realise that the journey and new knowledge gained was the reward. If you are considering following a similar path as me, you need to enter the process with an open mind and a positive outlook on what you might learn. I would be kidding myself if I said I could remember everything I learnt at university the first time, or that I was paying attention in every class. Going through this process was a brilliant and unique opportunity to backfill any knowledge I previously didn't know and also expand on my current knowledge. I particularly enjoyed (in a painful way) learning about pharmacology again and the system interactions between cardio, neuro, musc diseases and metabolic/endocrine diseases. As a primary care practitioner in Aus, I could have definitely solved some problems more quickly by understanding the overlap and interactions that go on within the body. I was shocked for instance to find out how many medications have the side effect of headaches. Or how many metabolic conditions cause carpal tunnel syndrome. And why it is so important to know how to complete a thorough and accurate neurological examination.
The timeline
The one thing everyone asks "how long did it take?". Since my last blog about the subjects I had to complete to gain my certificate of professional equivalency, this is how long it took to get through the NPTE.
- June 27th I received an email notifying me that I had met the educational requirements to qualify for a certificate of professional equivalency. That certificate arrived in the mail one week later.
- July 5th I submitted my application to sit the NPTE through the PTBC
- Live finger print scan
- Photo
- Cheque for application fee
- Certificate of professional equivalency
- Application form
- July 22nd received a letter from the PTBC called "Initial acknowledgement letter". What I misread from this letter is that I was to wait for the Authorisation to Test letter before I could register for the exam.
- August 9th called the PTBC and clarified that I first had to pay for the test and register before I would receive the ATT.
- August 11th received ATT for Cal Law exam and scheduled via Prometric for September 16th 2016. Study material for this exam taken from the Physical Therapy board of California website. Study material for the law exam.
- August 16th received the ATT for the Physical Therapy exam and scheduled via Prometric for October 27th. I was relieved in this regard to get the ATT so early as there are deadlines for how late you can apply for and be approved to sit the exams. Technically I had until September 22nd to register for the NPTE and until September 29th to be approved. Always keep an eye on these registration deadlines when planning for the exams. This is another great resource for the application process and deadlines.
- September 16th sat the Cal Law exam (and passed).
- October 27th sat the NPTE.
- November 2nd notified online that I passed.
This is a one hour multiple choice exam covering the laws and regulations of the Physical Therapy Practice Act. I found this one a little tricky to prepare for but I am so glad that I was required to take such an exam and learn about the local laws, responsibilities and expectations of Physical Therapists.
It is helpful to know for example, that you have to do 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years, 4 of these hours are basic life support training, 2 of these hours are ethics, and you can get hours from teaching, studying and writing research papers.
Another example is that you need to be aware of the signs of child/elderly abuse and neglect. That it is our professional responsibility to immediately report any concerns to the police and file a report within 2 days. Failure to do so is punishable by $5000 and up to six months in jail.
I used the links on this page to prepare for the exam and also used the summarised points on these Quizlet pages.
Study courses for the NPTE
When preparing for the NPTE there are many online courses available which either help you to study independently or as part of an online classroom. I am so glad that I decided to take an online course and be guided through my study period. This is not an exhaustive list, just the few that I thought offered the most for my learning style based off their description and reviews.
- PT final exam mastermind study course (the one I chose).
- Therapy exam prep.
- PT final exam home study bundle.
- TherapyED weekend course.
What the PT final exam mastermind study course offered was:
- 8 weeks of intensive lectures, assignments and mentoring,
- directing students to key content covered in the exam,
- helping us understand what the expectations of the exam really are,
- and how the questions are structured.
You aim to take a practice exam every week for 8 weeks leading up to the exam and complete and submit your assignments. I actually couldn't keep up with the pace of this course as felt like I was starting from scratch, with no notes or lectures to go off and reading everything again from the beginning. It felt like I was relearning 3-4 years of PT in 12 weeks. It was tough but also really helpful to be pushed along and guided in the best direction. The formal lectures finish 4 weeks out and by that stage it is expected you've developed a lot of study notes and can spend the final weeks focussing your learning on your weakest areas. The 4 final weeks are bonus lectures covering content that is directed towards the needs of the study group. Honestly, these lectures saved me. As a foreign trained PT - I would highly recommend taking a course like this just to understand where your knowledge is strong or deficient, where countries have different approaches to examination and treatment or even just different terminology and medical standards.
Books that I used to prepare for the NPTE rented from Amazon ($250 in total). This was based on a 2010 survey by the FBSPT on the most commonly used texts in Physical Therapy courses. Having these books was incredible as every question on the NPTE has to come directly from the textbook. So if there is a topic on the exam you don't fully understand - you can go back to original source and work out what the exam question is trying to ask you.
- Physical Rehabilitation by O'Sullivan
- Therapeutic Exercise: Foundation & Techniques by Kisner
- Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice by Shumway-Cook
- Orthopaedic Physical Assessment by Magee
- Differential diagnosis for Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral by Goodman
- Physical Therapy for children by Campbell
- Netter's Clinical Anatomy by Hansen
- Wound care by Sussman
- Pathology by Goodman
- A guide to Physical Therapy Practice by the APTA
- Pharmacology in Rehabilitation by Ciccone
- Neurologic interventions for Physical Therapy by Martin
- Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy by Frownfelter
I also downloaded the Scorebuilders PT app onto my phone which gives you a more summarised version of the content in study guides and provides you with 750 multiple choice questions. I found this super helpful and could practice questions in sets of 25 anywhere and review the content that the question was founded on.
Where to find practice exams:
- In the O'Sullivan & Siegelman NPTE study guide there are 3 exams.
- The PT final exam course I took included one.
- Scorebuilders offers 2 practice exams online
- PEAT (via FSBPT) also offers 2 practice exams online.
- There is also a kindle e-book available through Amazon which has 300 NPTE questions.
- Every exam includes a rational for the correct answer and reasons why the other answers were incorrect.
In total, I sat 8 practice exams in the weeks leading up to the NPTE and reviewed 2750 multiple choice questions prior to the exam, read brief sections from the text books, read the O'Sullivan guide and PT final exam guide thoroughly, which took me 12 weeks to complete. It was a very busy time indeed.
Where to now?
My hope is that by sharing these blogs (part 1 and part 2) many more physios can follow in my path and more easily make the transition overseas. I've hit many bumps in the road that I hope others will now avoid. And most importantly, I hope that I've shown it is possible.
They say it is about the journey and not the destination right? It has been an incredible journey. I am so relieved to have got through the exam, but, I fear it is not over..... time to find a job and a probably a supervisor for my 9 months of clinical internship. Where my future path takes me, I'll be sure to let you know. Until then.... keep on keeping on.
Apparently I like eating while I study??


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– I didn't realize the 50,000 point offer from Southwest Airlines was gone, but apparently it was gone for a bit. Now it's back and it's worse than ever :) What started as a card with a bonus with no minimum spend, then moved to a $1,000 minimum spend is now offering 50,000 Rapid Rewards points after $2,000 spend in 3 months. That's still quite a good offer, but it's reflective of the higher minimums we're seeing more broadly. Personal card app and business card app.
– View from the Wing explains how to get a Hyatt Credit Card with 2 free nights AND a $100 credit (that part is new) after $1,000 spend (basically, don't be logged in; search for a reservation; go to the page where you enter your details and you'll see the offer there).


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Snapchat's S-1/A Risk Factor Summary: An exposing and honest report - "the growth rate of our user base will decline"
Over the past 6 months growth has slowed for Snapchat. The release of Instagram stories, a Snapchat clone inside the Instagram app, has promoted a slight but significant loss of users.
Snapchat has made no claim that there are not risks associated with investing in their company. They made this clear in their S-1 filing.
An S-1 filing is used by companies planning on going public in the stock market. These documents are boring to read. However, the S-1/A filed by Snap Inc. (Snapchat) on February 24th 2017 is a very interesting read.
Despite the risks, Snapchat has around 150 million daily active users. Their revenue has grown tremendously quick as well. Snapchat made it's first dollar of revenue in late 2014. Now they are doing over 400 million dollars a year in revenue.
Snapchat Risk Factory Summary:
Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those highlighted in "Risk Factors" immediately following this prospectus summary. These risks include:
• Our ecosystem of users, advertisers, and partners depends on the engagement of our user base. We anticipate that the growth rate of our user base will decline over time. If we fail to retain current users or add new users, or if our users engage less with Snapchat, our business would be seriously harmed.
• Snapchat depends on effectively operating with mobile operating systems, hardware, networks, regulations, and standards that we do not control. Changes in our products or to those operating systems, hardware, networks, regulations, or standards may seriously harm our user growth, retention, and engagement.
• We rely on Google Cloud for the vast majority of our computing, storage, bandwidth, and other services. Any disruption of or interference with our use of the Google Cloud operation would negatively affect our operations and seriously harm our business.
• We generate substantially all our revenue from advertising. The failure to attract new advertisers, the loss of advertisers, or a reduction in how much they spend, could seriously harm our business.
• Our two co-founders have control over all stockholder decisions because they control a substantial majority of our voting stock. The Class A common stock issued in this offering will not dilute our co-founders' voting control because the Class A common stock has no voting rights.
• If we do not develop successful new products or improve existing ones, our business will suffer. We also invest in new lines of business that could fail to attract or retain users or generate revenue.
• Our business is highly competitive. We face significant competition that we anticipate will continue to intensify. If we are not able to maintain or improve our market share, our business could suffer.
• We have incurred operating losses in the past, expect to incur operating losses in the future, and may never achieve or maintain profitability.
• The loss of one or more of our key personnel, or our failure to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future, could seriously harm our business.
• We have a short operating history and a new business model, which makes it difficult to evaluate our prospects and future financial results and increases the risk that we will not be successful.
• If our security is compromised or if our platform is subjected to attacks that frustrate or thwart our users' ability to access our products and services, our users, advertisers, and partners may cut back on or stop using our products and services altogether, which could seriously harm our business.
• Our user metrics and other estimates are subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies in those metrics may seriously harm and negatively affect our reputation and our business.
• We are not aware of any other company that has completed an initial public offering of non-voting stock on a U.S. stock exchange. We therefore cannot predict the impact our capital structure and the concentrated control by our founders may have on our stock price or our business.


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I used to live in the Southern Highlands community and would drive by the Southern Highlands Golf Club entrance all the time. Because it's a private golf club, I never actually drove inside. I had always heard that it was a beautiful golf course but it was not open for non members for weddings. That recently changed. Last weekend, I attended a bridal open house put on by the Southern Highlands Golf Club. On my drive in, I was blown away by the beauty of it. Check out the photos below and see for yourself! We're hoping to book the right couple at Southern Highlands this year for their wedding!
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Tag Archives: library
This post is about books (because I can't think of a better title)
I went to the library last week and came home with four books. Only four? Well…I still had four on my desk that I hadn't read yet. And they're going to be due soon, so I thought I'd better limit … Continue reading
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Today is our Anniversary! I cant believe that another year has already slipped by. We had big plans this year..... We were going to go to the Vally, stay the night, eat good food, and do some shopping (would have been sooo nice). But we had to postpone those plans because of a sick baby. darn
Instead I skipped church (so that I could take care of Jacob (who just got out of the hospital yesterday) and Tyler who I'm pretty sure has strep throat). Then we went and ate a yummy dinner at a friends (who was forewarned that we were all sick). (Thanks Tiff it was better than Ruth's Chris:)
So, now to by wonderful husband:
Dear Brian,
Thanks for choosing me to be your wife. Thanks for hanging in there when times got rough during those first few months. Thanks for always making me laugh, even when I'm mad at you. Thanks for doing spontaneous things with me (even when we end up spending way more money than we would have if we would have planned it out). Thanks for being a good dad. Thanks for making me so happy. Thanks for being such a good example to me. Thanks for loving me!
I love you,
Sunday, February 28, 2010
~Another Year~
Today is our Anniversary! I cant believe that another year has already slipped by. We had big plans this year..... We were going to go to the Vally, stay the night, eat good food, and do some shopping (would have been sooo nice). But we had to postpone those plans because of a sick baby. darn
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
From the mouth of Eric
I love the stage Eric is in right now. It seems as if he is making the big transition from toddler to kid. To him, it seems as if the world is spinning for him and him alone, and he has the task of figuring it all out.
The other day as I was feeding him breakfast, he turned to me and said:
"Mom, I want to be dirt."
"Dirt?" I question.
"Yes, dirt. So that a bobcat can pick me up."
I thought I was going to die laughing! I questioned him a few times, just to make sure I understood him.
Later on that day I heard him say to himself, "I want to be a bat..... no I want to be dirt".
Today the pore little guy is a tad bit under the weather. Its probably just a cold, but it has given him all sorts of aches and pains. As I was making lunch he told me that his toes hurt. Poor guy. Shortly after that I told him to come and eat his lunch. He came into the kitchen with the saddest look on his face and said, "my piggies are broken!". (piggies = toes)
He is so cute, even when he's sick.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
My Pity Party
So, I'm having a little pity party for myself. The reason for such an occasion you might ask?
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
These words are ones I'm going to live by from here on out.... (excluding the alcohol portions)
This is from a Chinese Doctor so it must be true. Right?:
Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Heart only good for so many beats, and that it... Don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speed up heart not make live longer; that like say you can extend life of car by driving faster. Want live longer? Take nap.
Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does cow eat? Hay and corn. What are these? Vegetables. So, steak nothing more than efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef also good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And pork chop can give 100% recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.
Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine. That means they take water out of fruity bit; get even more of goodness that way. Beer also made out of grain. Bottoms up!
Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: If you have body and you have fat, ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, ratio is two to one, etc.
Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Cannot think of single one, sorry. My philosophy: No Pain...Good!
Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU NOT LISTENING!!! .... Foods fried in vegetable oil. How getting more vegetables be bad for you?
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise muscle, it get bigger. You should only do sit-ups if want bigger stomach.
Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: You crazy? HELLO ... Cocoa beans! Vegetable!!! Cocoa beans best feel-good food around!
Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming good for figure, explain whales to me.
Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is shape!
Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.
For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies:
1. The Japanese eat very little fat
And suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat
And suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine
And suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
4 The Italians drink a lot of red wine
And suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats
And suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
For the past few months we have been working on potty training Eric. I know he is capable of being totally potty trained by now. But because of lack of desire on his part, and lack of not being in to big of a hurry on my part, we haven't quite gotten the job done. We have been working on it though.
Yesterday he went to his Grandma and Grandpa Biglers house for a few hours to play, and when I picked him up he had a Pull-Up on. Well, shortly after we left I noticed he had pooped in his Pull-Up. Our conversation that fallowed went something like this:
Me: Eric did you poop in your Pull-Up?
Eric: Yep
Me: You are not suppose to poop in your Pull-Up!
Eric: I didn't poop in MY Pull-Up! I pooped in Pappo's (aka Grandpa's) Pull-Up.
Capability: 100% Desire: Not so much :)
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Poor Brian
Monday was such a crazy day! It started out with my sweet husband surprising me by bringing me home lunch. (He dropped it off and then went back to work.) About 20 minutes after he left I was at the sink washing my hands when I noticed there were emergency vehicles at the school where he teaches. (Its just down the road from our house.) So I decided to call Brian and and ask him if everything was okay. As I reached for the phone, it started to ring. It was the school calling to inform ME that Brian had choked on his lunch, and that he still had some food stuck in his throat, and they were getting ready to transport him to the hospital. Poor Brian, he told me later that he was eating alone in the teachers lounge when it happened. So he stumbled out and motioned to some kids for help, but they thought he was teasing and ran off. (He is normally so sarcastic; even the first teacher who saw him didn't believe he was really in distress!) Anyway, while he was being transported to the hospital I quickly found a couple really great people to help with the kids so that I could go to the hospital too.
Shortly after Brian arrived he was given some medication under his tongue which helped relax his esophagus mussels, which in turn made it so that he could clear his airway. Up until this point he was not able to swallow, and for part of the time he was only able to breath out of his nose. Then the Doctors decided to put a scope down his throat to see why he has such a hard time swallowing. They found that he has scar tissue built up around his esophagus due to acid reflux (which he didn't know he had). They also stretched out his esophagus so that his food can pass easier. Then they did a biopsy to make sure that the extra tissue was really only scar tissue.
Needless to say it was a very scary ordeal. I'm so glad everything turned out okay. From what I hear he will be getting a hard time from his co-workers. I guess he deserves it, especially because as I was trying to let everyone know that he was okay, he was in the background saying, "tell them that I passed".
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Lately I have been saying the dumbest things. It seems like nearly every conversation I walk away from I am left with my foot in my mouth.
My goal for the week: Keep my foot on the floor where it belongs.
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How to Sync Video & Audio in Final Cut Pro X
When you record audio separate from a video camera and you have to sync the files later during editing, there are a few ways you can do so.
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I'm kind of late with the update from the weekend.....
Friday night started with me doing a 6 mile run/walk. I've really been focusing on my breathing - taking deeper breaths. It seems to help me from getting too winded. I was able to do the entire 6 miles, maintaining 1/1 running/walking intervals. I couldn't do that on my 5 miler the week before. So, I was pretty psyched about that. The weather was great for me, too.
Saturday morning we left for the northern Chicago suburbs for some hockey games. L's team played 4 games throughout the weekend. They lost all 4. L had 4 penalties in the first game. Luckily he didn't have any more for the rest of the weekend. C and I pretty much hung out all weekend. We skipped the second game so she could swim in the hotel pool. Then we drove around and found a nice beach on Lake Michigan. Again, the weather was beautiful.
The highlight of the weekend, though, was how good C was for me ALL weekend. I told her that several times. When I thanked her on Saturday night for being so good, she said that she was going to be good tomorrow, too! And she was. She is so much more fun to be around when we're not arguing!!
Planning on a 3 mile run tonight, hopefully the rain will hold off.


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Medication Consent Form - Parent
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Allergy Action Plan Form
Health Care Accommodations Plan


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Sunday, August 2, 2009
Two audio pieces for your listening pleasure!!
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Sounds like it was a great opportunity to participate in this program. What all did you have to do to produce this story?ReplyDelete
Mark Webber
Laredo, Texas
I can't say enough good about this program. I was soooo lucky to have two wonderfully productive seminars this summer.ReplyDelete
As for the work at Duke, it was about four hours of interviewing (Marantz PMD 660) and zillions more navigating Pro Tools, cutting away excess tape, shaping the narratives (we got at least five from our subject, Mr. Kerr), negotiating with the partner you were paired up with and the people you dragged over to the computer to hear your piece again and again, etc. When it worked, you high-fived and whooped it up. It was a great reminder that that is what you want your students to be doing this year, too. It is absolutely addictive to work so hard and have so much fun.
I feel so fortunate to have met all of you this past summer. Jeff's amazingly timely response to me about the cameras is like money in the bank. I really feel like I have people in my corner who can help me figure out things and man, that is invaluable.
Yeah all you!!!!!
Same for me, Joanna. I had my first newpaper job in 1978 and am starting my 17th year teaching high school journalism. Converging media makes it a new ball game. I am starting over again by adding audio and video components to the program! Yea for techonlogy!ReplyDelete
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Laredo, Texas
Joanna! I listened and it was awesome! I understand how much work you must have gone through. You are so lucky, and I am so lucky to have such a great association with all of you. I start school tomorrow, and am really kind of nervous to get this started. This will be my second year doing online newpaper. (Really, first! The first one doesn't count! Wish me luck!ReplyDelete
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Brian Stilwell is a Project Manager for the Geo-Interactive Project at the UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative, which is bringing the World Climate simulation and sustainability education to low-income, first-generation-in-college students around the US. He holds a B.S. in Natural Resources and Biology & Society from Cornell University and brings more than 10 years of experience working in the fields of youth climate education, leadership development and activism with organizations like Sunrise Movement, the Alliance for Climate Education, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Sierra Club.
Brian believes in the power of young people to bring about the social change we need to create a more just, fair and sustainable world. When not working at UMass Lowell, Brian can be found organizing with Sunrise, where he holds a national position building and growing the youth climate justice movement.


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Redesigning from the inside out.
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Casshern (2004)
Kazuaki Kiriya's 2004 adaptation of an anime series that first aired in the mid-Seventies contains the feel of a comic strip in places but the overall theme is of a future depiction of our world devastated by war. Two forces, the Eastern Federation and Europa, have fought for 50 years, with the Eastern Federation prevailing and holding sway over a ruined world. Amidst the aftermath of this endless struggle appears a new kind of hope for the future but one that only brings further carnage rather than the intended benefits.
The focal point to the film is the Azuma family. At the start, Dr Kotaro Azuma (Akira Terao) reveals research he has conducted into neo cells, found only in a small ethnic group, but capable of being manipulated and transformed into any organ or part in the human body for donation purposes. Dr Azuma is eager to make his research work to save his ill wife, Midori (Kanako Higuchi), but also has to contend with his son, Tetsuya (Yusuke Iseya), who against his father's wishes joins the army to help clear up lingering insurgence against the Eastern Federation. When Tetsuya is killed a year later his body is brought to Dr Azuma's lab for a funeral procession. After a year of work, Dr Azuma has created body parts from the neo cells but hasn't made the necessary breakthrough to adapt them to humans. When a mysterious bolt of lightning strikes the lab and filters down into the lab, the body parts join together to form undead people who emerge from the red pools and proceed to escape into the city. The group leader, Burai (Toshiaki Karasawa), declares war on mankind and dubs his race "Neoroids." The only hope for mankind is Dr Azuma's son, Tetsuya, who is revived by his father after immersion in the same red pools the Neoroids emerged from. What follows is another bloody war for an already exhausted world.
Casshern boasts some impressive effects but also plays out like a comic. The battles themselves are plentiful but the film plays out mostly as a drama, reflecting the impact war has upon the land and its people. In one beautiful scene, Tetsuya and his fiancé, Luna (Kumiko Aso), are alone in a beautiful forest when Luna speaks of the events that have unfolded and questions why there is the need for war. It's a brief moment of poignant reflection amidst the fast-paced action. Throughout, the image of the future is bleak, offering no glorifying element to war and reminding us it leaves behind only misery for those that have lived through it.
Women are portrayed as angelic in Casshern with Tetsuya's mother, Midori, being hailed by Neoroid leader, Burai, as their saviour. Luna is constantly caught in the midst of the conflict, never resorting to violence herself, but always questioning the reason behind the atrocities. The men who take centre stage are all flawed. Dr Azuma is aiming to do good with his research but in the end he is driven to obsession in saving his wife, forsaking his son in the process. Burai only appears tender when speaking to Midori who tries to ground his hatred and need for revenge, and make him try and feel compassion. Tetsuya may be the hero of the film but he carries a dark secret, one that is revealed right at the very end. Casshern combines some great effects with a very sincere depiction of war in all its brutality. It's a truly unique film, harshly marked down by critics but more than worthy of a place as one of my masterpieces.
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EMAN's Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, June 11th, at 7 PM, in Hagan Amphitheater on the Lutheran Seminary Campus (7301 Germantown Ave.). Our President, Kent Reichert, will summarize our activities since September (we "officially" operate on an academic year basis, because people's schedules in the Summer often preclude meetings and such), and outline some of our goals for next year. New/continuing Board members and officers will be elected. Our special guest will be Capt. John Fleming of the 14th Police District. He will describe how the 14th is working to keep the neighborhood safe, and will be able to answer a few questions. Several other community leaders will make short presentations about their organizations, activities and projects.
The meeting is open to the community, and light refreshments will be served.
We're having a picnic! Thanks to a Philadelphia Activities Fund grant which will cover some of the expenses, EMAN and our partners at Awbury Arboretum will co-host "Picnic in the Garden" at Awbury'sHaines Field, on Saturday June 22nd, from 11 till 2 PM. (Rain date is June 29th.) The field is located along the 6200 block of Ardleigh St.
On-street parking will be available across from the rec center, 6101 Ardleigh St.
Bring a blanket and join friends and neighbors for a delicious low-cost lunch provided by Little Jimmie's Bakery Café. The lunches will be provided FREE for current paid members of EMAN and/or Awbury; for non-members, $4 for adults, $2 for children age 10 and younger.
There'll be information about activities and services from other community organizations, free kids' games and crafts --- fun for all ages! Spaces are limited; to get more information or reserve a spot, e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 215-849-2855, ext. 25.
Many thanks to Councilwoman Cindy Bass for helping us, through the PAF grant!
Overlapping with the picnic, Depaul USA will be having a 5K Walkabout at the Arboretum. Depaul provides transitional housing, job counseling and other vitally needed services to homeless men in the Germantown area.
Registration for the walk/run is at 9AM. Participation is free, but Depaul is hoping participants will raise at least $100 in pledges, which will directly support their programs. For info, go towww.bit.ly/depaulusawalkabout
Our friends at Awbury would like you to know that there are alimited number of scholarships available to low-income residents of zip codes 19119, 19138 and 19144, for 3 of their Summer Camps, ("Bee & Bug", "Build It", and "Lazy Days of Summer" --- you can find descriptions of these programs at www.awbury.org). These will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Education Director Heather Zimmerman at 215-849-2855, ext. 21, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com if you're interested.
News from Friends of the Wissahickon:
The FOW website is the place to go for details about the many activities offered in the beautiful Wissahickon (www.fow.org). There will be several nature walks this month, exploring different parts of the area, and there's something for almost every interest (and every fitness level).
Here's something we should all know --- the Upper Valley Green Parking Lot will be closed from July 1st through September30th for a 2-phase improvement project. Among the many needs addressed by the project are stabilization of the stream bank, improvement of water quality, restoration of native vegetation, and repaving/improving the parking area.
FOW urges park users to bike, walk or take public transit to the Park. There are maps and suggested alternatives to the parking lot at www.fow.org/about-park/maps
The Mt. Airy Art Garage (11 W. Mt. Airy Ave.) is looking for artists to participate in their upcoming "Summer Show Off", a.k.a. "a hot Summer of cool art". Artists in all media are invited to submit work for possible inclusion in the show. Send a jpg of your work firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also bring your submissions to MAAG on Saturday 6/15th from noon till 6 PM, or Sunday the 16thfrom noon till 5. You can get details or download an application atwww.mtairyartgarage.org
Mt. Airy USA is working on revitalizing the underused Lovett Park space, next to the Lovett Library. The Friday night "Moonlight Movies" have been a popular Summer family activity (dates and movies are on our website calendar), featuring food trucks and films. The tables and chairs that were in place last Summer were well-used every day of the week, drawing more people into the space. But, alas, they were not durable outdoor furniture, and they didn't make it past the Summer.
So, MAUSA has launched a fundraising campaign through "crowdsourcing", complete with perks for donating, to raise $6,000 to purchase quality, durable outdoor chairs and tables for the space. To donate, go to: www.indiegogo.com/projects/dining-at-lovett-park?c=home Or check out www.GoMtAiry.com for more information about Lovett Park or Moonlight Movies.
Speaking of better use of public spaces………..On June 22nd, there will be a Night Café and Block Party on Maplewood Mall, featuring free music and other entertainment, and food available to purchase. This is the kick-off for discussions about re-imagining and re-designing the Mall. The party will start in the late afternoon and run through evening.
A new and much-praised public space is now a major attraction along the Schuylkill River. Congratulations to East Mt. Airy resident (and EMAN member!) Josh Nims, who spearheaded the effort to create a public skateboarding park in the City. The fruit of Josh's vision and decade of work opened at the end of May --- Paine's Parkhas been lauded by city planners, designers and skaters alike. It's a mixed-use public space that's designed with skating as the featured activity. It's welcoming to pedestrians and has seating that offers a great view of the River.
Special Community Meeting:
Vacant buildings bring down surrounding property values and increase the risk of crime. We can all help by referring reliable developers, entrepreneurs and potential home owners to our neighborhood. On Thursday, June 13th at 7:00 PM, there will be a community meeting at St. Michael's Lutheran Church (6671 Germantown Ave.) chaired by Rep. Cherelle Parker to discuss plans for a baking facility for High Point Café and a proposed Wing Stop sit-down restaurant in one of the vacant buildings on Germantown Ave. near Westview St.
There have been rumors swirling around these proposals; this is your opportunity to get reliable information, to ask questions and to have your opinions heard by elected officials, community associations and planning organizations.
It's Not Too Late…..
But time's running out, as we approach the July 1st application date for businesses to participate in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.
The Mt. Airy Schools Initiative --- EMAN and our partners at MAUSA and WMAN --- has been officially approved as an Educational Improvement Organization that's eligible to participate in PA's EITC program. We thought the work was important before the new School District "doomsday" budget was made public. Now, it's critical, as our schools are facing draconian cuts.
In summary, businesses that pay certain PA business/corporate taxes can re-direct those tax dollars to the 5 public elementary schools in Mt. Airy, instead of letting Harrisburg decide how to allocate your money.
Abby Thaker at MAUSA has worked tirelessly on this process, and we are grateful for her energy and persistence! Now, she'll help interested businesses see if they qualify, and will help complete and submit the form necessary to apply. The application can be filled out ahead of time, but the "send" button must be pushed on July 1st.
Contact Abby at email@example.com, or 215-844-6021.
School's Out Soon!
This means more children out on bikes and skateboards, playing games in the tree-lined streets……………..Please watch out for them. Drive carefully. (That includes not texting!)
In other neighborhood school news, we've just learned thatHouston School Principal Kim Newman will be leaving us at the end of the year, to accept another position. (Houston draws students from both East and West Mt. Airy.)
Ms. Newman has been both successful and popular, and Houston School has benefited enormously from her energy and vision during a time of great difficulty for the school system. We'll miss her passion and positivity. We wish her well at her new school.
Our regular Community/Board Meetings stop for the Summer, and resume in the Fall. (The September meeting will be on the 10th.) But EMAN's work continues throughout the year, as does our need for your support. We urge you to become a member.
Membership is rolling, and you can join at any time of year. Visit our website (http://www.eastmountairy.org/membership.cfm) to join using PayPal, or to print out a membership form to mail with payment.
We hope your Summer gets off to a good start, and look forward to seeing you around the neighborhood.


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Manchester City manager
Roberto Mancini has leapt to the defence of
Gareth Barry after the England midfielder was ridiculed by Newcastle rival
Joey Barton.
Barry captained England in the friendly draw with Ghana last week but has been dismissed as a 'teacher's pet' by Barton.
'Did you see the game against Germany at the World Cup?' said the 28-year-old.
'If you watch the fourth goal, when [Mesut] Ozil was up against Barry, it was like the hare and the tortoise.
'Barry's got a very good agent. He's also discreet and always agrees with the manager. He's like the guy who sits in the front row and listens to the teacher. I certainly don't lose any sleep when I play against him.'
But Mancini responded: 'Joey Barton is a good player but Gareth Barry is a fantastic player. I can say only this. It is a situation that is not important to me.'
Barry was rested for last week's win against Sunderland but will be back in contention on Monday night when City travel to Anfield to face Liverpool.Mancini's men will be looking for a boost ahead of their FA Cup semi-final with Manchester United the following Saturday.
United will be without Wayne Rooney for that game as he completes his two-match ban for swearing into a TV camera.
But Mancini expressed genuine remorse the England striker will be absent.
He said: 'I am disappointed because when we play a game like this it is important all the best players play.
'Should the FA punish players in this way? I do not know. I think the managers and players here have a lot of respect for the referee and the FA.'


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Dems moonwalk the Jackson minefield
At about 3 p.m. Tuesday, civil rights hero John Lewis (D-Ga.) rose in a nearly empty House chamber to express his support for a resolution recognizing the slaves who toiled and died while building the Capitol.
At almost the same moment, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) took the stage at the sold-out Staples Center in Los Angeles, where she vowed to bestow a similar honor on the King of Pop.
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Jackson-Lee's 1,500-word resolution honoring Michael Jackson as a "global humanitarian" may be symbolic and heartfelt, but it's causing some nonsymbolic heartburn for the Democratic House leadership.
Between high-stakes fights over climate change and health-care reform, Democrats will now have to moonwalk through the minefield of Jackson's oddball behavior, drug abuse and relationships with young children — all in the politically perilous geography of race relations in America.
"There's no appetite for this," one House Democrat told POLITICO. "We have too many other things to deal with right now."
But it's not as easy as that.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) needs to stay in the good graces of the Congressional Black Caucus. And while CBC members were reportedly lukewarm on Jackson-Lee's resolution initially, they now may have little choice but to rally around it.
Staffers say CBC members don't want to be seen as caving in to Rep. Peter King, the New York Republican who called Jackson a "lowlife" and a "pervert" in a widely viewed YouTube video. And it will be hard for caucus members not to back Jackson-Lee's resolution after she held a framed copy aloft during the late pop star's nationally televised memorial service.
Still, Democrats from conservative districts are almost visibly queasy about the prospect of honoring Jackson further. When CBC members called for a moment of silence for Jackson on the House floor last month, Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) walked out. He said he was "nauseated" by the tribute — and that he was hardly the only Democratic member who felt that way.
"The cloakroom was pretty well packed," Yarmuth told a Los Angeles radio station. "I think there were a lot of people who were disgusted by it."
Democratic aides said privately Tuesday that it's unlikely the House will pass Jackson-Lee's resolution, which includes a recitation of nearly every charitable contribution Jackson made in the past quarter-century. And King vows to make the process as painful as possible by demanding a roll call vote.