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Built upon pillars of character and tradition, Elgin ranks as one of Illinois' premier cities. Even though it is only 38 miles from Chicago's Loop, Elgin's unique cultural identity sets it apart. Residents are rewarded with a high quality of life and a lifetime of memorable experiences. Excellent school systems ensure continued growth for future generations. Community hospitals provide the highest level of health and wellness care. Recreation opportunities abound at neighborhood parks and nearby forest preserves. Retail shopping is plentiful, varied and convenient. Come see Elgin's strong character and come to stay!
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On Sun, 2009-04-12 at 18:07 -0700, David Miller wrote: > From: Pavel Roskin <address@hidden> > Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:24:49 -0400 > > > On Sat, 2009-04-11 at 08:29 -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: > > > >> If we could build with -Werror, then it wouldn't be so hard to find the > >> warnings since the build would abort... > > > > It's also possible to redirect stderr to a file so that the build > > doesn't stumble on the first warning. > > I'm iffy about this. I meant that "warning hunters" can use it and have a choice what warnings to fix. I didn't suggest stderr redirection to be part of the build system. > There are some hard warnings to get rid of. > > For example when building certain grub-* tools there is no way > to get around the current redefinitions we get of LONG_MAX and > friends. (one comes in via grub headers, then the stdio.h include > gets us the system definition, we can't use ifdef guards because > the grub headers come in and define things first) I would explore the possibility of introducing GRUB_LONG_MAX. GRUB already duplicates a lot of libc definitions. Sure enough, forcing developers to keep the code warning-free could lead to ugly fixes that are worse that the original warnings. However, keeping the build system quiet will help more people notice the warnings. Somebody will come with a nice fix eventually. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin
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Veena Somareddy, B.S, M.A, (PhD)
Co-Founder, CTO, President
Veena Somareddy is a virtual and augmented reality software developer creating games and experiences for medical training and simulation. She has a BS in Computer Science and a Masters in Game Design and Development from UTDallas. She has many years of industry experience working for large and small start ups creating VR experiences. While leading the creation of therapy tools at Neuro Rehab VR full time, she is also pursuing her PhD with her research work concentrated in applications of VR in the medical domain.
Bruce Conti
Bruce Conti has many years of experience managing various companies from real estate, whiskey distilleries to physical therapy clinics. He founded the Neurological Recovery Center, the largest robotic physical therapy clinic in the U.S. He is now concentrating his efforts on expanding it further and also founding a physical therapy clinic for veterans. He is passionate about providing the latest equipment and the best experiences for the patients who are a part of his clinics. His enthusiasm for integrating cutting edge technologies in his clinics lead to the founding of Neuro Rehab VR.
Brian C. Wood M.D, M.S.
Dr. Brian C. Wood has more than 10 years of experience as a medical director, lead physician, and attending physician. A graduate of Syracuse University and SUNY Upstate Medical University, he has gone on to specialize and become an expert in non-surgical orthopedics, to traumatic brain injuries, pain management, spinal cord care, and clinical neurophysiology to name a few. As a doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, he is fascinated by the interface of neurological injury and its compromise with bioelectric technology. He believes this to be the future of neurorehabilitation.
Arik Yates
Physical Therapist Assistant
Arik Yates, PTA has clinical experience in acute, orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation. He graduated from the Weatherford College Physical Therapist Assistant program in May of 2017 with initial interest in pursuing pediatric physical therapy upon graduation. He has worked in pediatric home health physical therapy prior to coming to the Neurological Recovery Center in September of 2017. Arik has an interest in new VR technology and it's role in Physical therapy with CVA, TBI patients to improve upper extremity coordination/utilization as well as standing stability and balance.
Fei Tang, B.S, M.S, (PhD)
System & VR Developer
Fei Tang is a Computer Sciences Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Dallas. His research areas include Virtual Reality and Human-Computer Interaction. He has many years of work experiences as a software engineer in developing real-time 3D applications. His recent research and industrial projects are focused on creating VR devices and applications for medical therapy.
Henry Weber
Business Development
Henry Weber is a graduate from Ohio University with a BS in Communication, major in Integrated Media and minor in Business Administration. Henry has a background in working with companies and clients on various forms of digital multimedia, video productions, social media, web development, business development and virtual reality experiences. Henry found a passion in the intersection of VR and healthcare, and has previously produced a library of virtual reality training experiences for the main trauma center at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Non-sensitive actor demos of the training experiences were presented at SXSW 2018.


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AWT News Update: May 28, 2015/
Today in the world of Apple...
- Apple may announce a reward system for frequent Apple Pay purchases
- Augmented Reality company Metaio was acquired by Apple... and the world is just finding out about it
- Two more Apple Stores are set to open in New York, one in a few weeks, one later this year
- Guess what company will be the world's biggest Mac-supporting company soon? IBM
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I'm Steve Sande from Apple World Today, and this is the AWT News Update for May 28, 2015.
Apple Pay is a simple and fun way to pay for goods and services at a number of merchants in the US, but it will face some competition now with the introduciton of Android Pay at the Google IO Conference today. Of course, Apple has a lot at stake with the payment system, so the New York Times says that the company will announce enhancements to the service at the Worldwide Developer Conference early next month. One of the carrots that Apple will dangle in front of consumers is expected to be a rewards program. It's unknown exactly what the rewards will be, although the company will offer some sort of perk to frequent users.
TechCrunch today reported that Apple has acquired Metaio, a German augmented reality company that had it roots in a side project at Volkswagen. TechCrunch became aware of the acquisition through a Twitter post that showed a legal document confirming a transfer of shares from Metaio's holdings to Apple. The AR firm has also canceled its user conference next month, disabled its Twitter accounts, and posted a notice on its website that announced an end to product and subscription sales. Apple apparently has a team dedicated to AR deployments, so Metaio will be a good fit for the firm. Apple has a portfolio of AR patents already, including uses in mapping solutions, virtual displays powered by an iPhone, and transparent displays.
New Yorkers will soon have two more Apple Stores. First, the Upper East Side Manhattan store at 940 Madison Avenue — the corner of Madison Avenue and East 74th Street — will be opening on June 13. Apple actually created a web page celebrating the Upper East Side with amazing black and white photos taken with the iPhone 6. The second store, expected to open later in 2015, is at the Queens Center mall in Queens, New York. This store will be the biggest New York Apple Store in a mall, and the company apparently expects it to generate as much revenue as some of the flagship stores in the Big Apple.
Back when I worked for IBM for 9 years in the late 1990s and early 2000s, employees had one choice of computer manufacturer — IBM. Of course, the company sold off its PC manufacturing business to Lenovo late in my tenure, but that didn't matter - I always missed having a Mac. Big Blue's close ties with Apple are having a big impact, with the company announcing that starting today IBM employees have a choice of a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or a PC when they're getting new or updated workstations. All Macs come preloaded with VPN and security tools, and the company already has about 15,000 Macs deployed through its bring-your-own-device program. The company expects to deploy about 50,000 MacBooks by the end of the year, which will make IBM the world's biggest Mac-supporting company.
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PORTLAND — Nearly 200 downtown properties are now part of the city's newest historic district, a designation the City Council unanimously approved Monday following a couple hours of public testimony from historic preservation advocates.
The Congress Street Historic District encompasses about 75 acres along Congress Street and surrounding streets. The historic designation means that any changes proposed to buildings or lots in the district will be subject to the city's Historic Preservation review, either by staff or the Historic Preservation Board, depending on the scope of the project.
Planning the new district began in January 2006 at the direction of the City Council, following a burst of redevelopment along the city's main commercial street. Historic Preservation staff spent nearly two years researching properties in the proposed zone and coming up with a proposal. About a year ago the city began holding forums for property owners and spent several months tweaking the district boundaries to reflect concerns from those property and business owners.
The district was approved by the Historic Preservation Board and the Planning Board in January.
At the public hearing Monday night, historic preservation advocates and fans blitzed City Council Chambers and took turns at the podium, repeatedly promoting the benefits of designating Congress Street as historic.
Arguments in favor of the district ranged from historic preservation being connected to the creative economy and retaining Maine's youth, to property owners being able to take advantage of special tax credits.
Beth Humstone called the district a "catalyst for economic development." She said that rehabilitation is often better than new construction.
Humstone was also among several speakers who touted tax credits as a benefit for property owners within historic districts.
"More than 130 properties can take advantage of (the) tax credits," she said.
Scott Simons, president of the Portland Society of Architects, said his group also supports the proposal. The society questioned several elements of the proposal when it was first released, including height limitations it would impose on the tallest part of the city and confusion relating the the role of the Historic Preservation Board and the Planning Board.
"The modifications to the proposal have made us feel better about it," he said.
Three property owners spoke against the designation.
Chris Campbell said the district would stymie future development and freeze Congress Street in its current state.
Wan Park said he was concerned about added costs and process if he should pursue fixing up his properties on Congress Street.
Ric Quesada, who owns several properties within the district, said that although he is usually a proponent of historic preservation, he does not support the proposal. He said taking advantage of tax credits requires substantial up-front costs for property owners and meeting federal standards. He also expressed disappointment that three of his buildings are included in the district, including one that is surrounded by a parking lot.
The council, however, overwhelmingly supported designating Congress Street and the surrounding area, including a large part of Free Street, as historic. The district runs from Lincoln Park to Bramhall Square.
An amendment was made and passed requiring city staff to report back annually regarding development in the district.
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Patty Chang
Patty Chang was born in 1972 in San Francisco. Originally trained as a painter, she graduated with a BA from the University of California at San Diego in 1994 and shortly after moved to New York, where she became involved with the Performance scene. Her performances, recorded in short films, became notorious for testing the limits of endurance and taste. In Gong Li With the Wind (1996), performed at the New York University Film Center, she consumed and defecated a staggering quantity of beans. For Paradise (1996), an indictment of the international sex trade in Asia, she played a prostitute servicing a customer. In a series of performances titled Alter Ergo (1997), the artist balanced her body in a variety of torturously uncomfortable poses as a critique of female passivity. In recent years, she has incorporated photography and video into her performances. For Fountain (1999), Chang drank water from a mirror placed on the floor while projecting the performance onto monitors behind her and outside the gallery as though she were upright and "drinking" her own image. The photographs of Chang in seemingly impossible physical positions in the Contortion series (2000–02) were faked, adding an element of play while again commenting on exoticized images of Asian women in popular culture. Stage Fright (2003), performed at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, incorporated video projection, more excessive eating, and the 1950 Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. Chang's 2005 video installation Shangri-La examines the effect of the James Hilton novel Lost Horizon (1933) and the subsequent film by Frank Capra (1937) on China, since they catapulted the mythic utopia into the collective imagination and catalyzed the resultant competition amongst rural Chinese towns to declare themselves the "real" Shangri-la.
Chang has had solo shows at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid (2000), Baltic Art Center in Visby, Sweden (2001), Jack Tilton Gallery in New York (1999 and 2001), Hammer Museum in Los Angeles (2005), and Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, Maine (2008), among others. She has appeared in group shows and performances such as the Performance Festival at Kunstpanorama in Lucerne (2000), Quadrennial of Contemporary Art at the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst in Ghent (2001), Mirror, Mirror on the Wall at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams (2002), Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self at the International Center of Photography in New York (2003), Still Points of the Turning World at SITE Santa Fe (2006), Family Pictures at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York (2007), and New Directors/New Film Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (2008). She produced Revolver, a show for European cable television, in 2002. Chang has received grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts (1999), Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation (2000), Rockefeller Foundation (2003), and Tides Foundation (2005). In 2003, she served as resident faculty at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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Storm Rider just galloped into the shop today! The artists, Rod Barker and Lauren Reeser want us to imagine bolts of lightning that flash like jagged spears thrown by an angry mythological god while admiring this work of art. Then a sudden loud crack of thunder, rain, snow and hail pour from above, as Storm Rider charges across the landscape like a wild stallion.
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Leo M. Lambert led Elon's rise to national prominence from 1999 to 2018, promoting a student-centered culture that values strong relationships between students and their faculty and staff mentors. Focused on developing students as global citizens, ethical leaders and creative problem-solvers, Lambert led two strategic plans, creating a model for the modern liberal arts university.
Led by President Lambert, Elon built a national reputation for academic excellence across the curriculum, and for its innovative programs in study abroad, undergraduate research, leadership, interfaith dialogue, civic engagement and community service, and preparing students for meaningful careers and advanced study.
Under Lambert's leadership, the university established the Elon University School of Law in downtown Greensboro (2006) and created a new School of Health Sciences (2011). Earlier in his tenure, he supported a major academic reorganization that established the School of Communications, the School of Education and Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, which joined Elon's existing Martha and Spencer Love School of Business.
The academic climate of the campus strengthened through special initiatives to shelter a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and maintain top accreditations for Elon's professional schools, including AACSB International for the Love School of Business, ACEJMC for the School of Communications, NCATE for the School of Education and ABA for the School of Law.
In 2001 Elon College became Elon University, and Lambert led creation of the NewCentury@Elon strategic plan, advancing Elon's position as a national model of engaged learning. Upon that plan's completion, he led creation of the current strategic plan, the Elon Commitment, which will guide the university's development through 2020. Among the priorities of that plan are initiatives to enhance inclusion, diversity and global engagement; support a world-class faculty and staff; attain the highest standards of academic achievement; expand graduate programs, career services and alumni programs; continue growth of Elon's athletics programs; and continue development of the campus with special emphasis on transformation of the residential experience and growth of a vibrant Town of Elon.
Lambert also provided leadership for the successful completion of the Ever Elon Campaign in December 2011, which raised $107.3 million and was the largest fundraising campaign in Elon's history. Total fundraising during President Lambert's tenure topped $300 million.
With a priority on expanding partnerships with K-12 public education, Lambert was instrumental in the creation of the Elon Academy in 2007, an enrichment program for academically talented high school students in the Alamance-Burlington (N.C.) School System who have financial need or have no family history of college attendance. The program has become a national model of excellence, enrolling nearly all of its graduates in higher education.
Elon's campus grew tremendously during Lambert's presidency. New academic facilities constructed or acquired during Lambert's tenure include Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Lindner Hall and six additional buildings in the Academic Village, Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center, Dwight C. Schar Hall and Steers Pavilion for the School of Communications, Arts West, Scott Studios, Gerald L. Francis Center for the School of Health Sciences, H. Michael Weaver Building for the School of Law, and Inman Admissions Welcome Center.
Under Lambert's leadership, Elon invested heavily in developing its residential campus, building four major neighborhoods, integrating academic and residence life programs and nurturing a flourishing intellectual climate. Among the new residential facilities added to Elon's campus are the seven-building Oaks Neighborhood, the five-building Colonnades Neighborhood along with Clohan Hall, the 25-townhouse Station at Mill Point, and the 600-bed, six-building Global Neighborhood, including the 30,000-square-foot Global Commons Building and the adjacent Lakeside Dining Hall.
New athletics facilities included Rhodes Stadium, Alumni Field House, Robertson Track and Field Complex, Rudd Field for soccer, Worsley Golf Training Center and Hunt Softball Park.
Under Lambert's guidance, land was designated for the creation of the Elon University Forest, and the university created an environmental sustainability master plan to reduce energy consumption and set conservation standards for university construction and operations. In addition, the university created the Elon Environmental Center on the Loy Farm property as a hub for engaged learning, where students learn practical skills in sustainable agriculture, design and construction techniques. The Center includes a large solar farm and serves as a place for students to study the environmental, business, social, and political implications of renewable energy at Elon.
Lambert has written extensively about post-secondary education and is co-author of a new book, The Undergraduate Experience: Focusing Institutions on What Matters Most, published by Jossey-Bass. He was also co-editor of a book about university teaching that was published by the Syracuse University Press in 2005. His alma mater, the State University of New York at Geneseo, awarded him an honorary doctorate of humane letters in 2002 in recognition of exceptional achievements in higher education, and the Geneseo Alumni Association awarded him its Excellence in Education Award. In 1998, he was named by Change magazine as one of the nation's outstanding young leaders in higher education. In 2009, he received the inaugural William M. Burke Presidential Award for Excellence in Experiential Education from the National Society for Experiential Education. In 2010, he received the Periclean Service Award from Project Pericles.
As a prominent figure in North Carolina's Triad region, Lambert was named one of the "most influential leaders" for six consecutive years by the Triad Business Journal. In 2011 he was named the #1 large workplace leader in a survey by the Greensboro News & Record. He also received the Thomas Z. Osborne Distinguished Citizen Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Greensboro, N.C., Chamber of Commerce, and was named a "Father of the Year" by the American Diabetes Association Greater Greensboro Area Father's Day Council.
Lambert assumed the title of President Emeritus on March 1, 2018, and is spending a sabbatical year working on a new book project with Elon faculty member Peter Felten. He will teach in the university's master of higher education program when he returns from sabbatical.


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I truly enjoy the online classes at Pattern Play... the only issue is given my schedule I am running late so trying my best to come up with cards based on the tips and techniques I understand at the class
Since this was a tri-fold card did some basic stamping and used a PP and Twine to finish off
Jennifer Mcguire taught us 4 simple techniques which we could could on cards with pattern paper.
So with a selection of 4 pattern papers you could get 4 different looks..
I tried out the matting effect and here is what I came up with...
I cant believe that I used 4 papers on this one and it still looks so clean...
This sentiment I selected because I wanted to dedicate this card to the crafter's who inspire me and I cant imagine my crafting journey with out them
Paru Mahtani of Paru's Perception - for the genuine person you are, ever ready to share
Tejal Mehta of Creative Expressions - from you I learn every day... What would I do without you..
Seema Luthra of Passion for Creation - you push me to do more and add value to whatever I do
Meghna Sakhalkar of Kraft Angle - you are genuine in whatever you say and do and I really appreciate that.
Thanks guys.
Since this was a tri-fold card did some basic stamping and used a PP and Twine to finish off
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"I was smiling yesterday,
I am smiling today
and I will smile tomorrow.
Simply because life is too short to cry for anything."
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Crime - Sacto 911
Child stabbed, suspect arrested at Arden Arcade apartment
A 26-year-old man is in jail, accused of stabbing a 2-year-old child at an Arden Arcade apartment.
Sacramento County sheriff's deputies responded about 7 a.m. Friday to an apartment in the 1800 block of Morse Avenue regarding a report of an injured child. While en route, deputies learned that the mother had locked herself and the child in a back room and that the suspect, identified as a roommate, was still inside the apartment, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.
Deputies arrived and forced their way into the apartment, where they found and apprehended the suspect, and recovered a kitchen knife allegedly used as a weapon.
The 2-year-old boy was transported to a hospital with substantial cuts. Sheriff's officials said the youngster is listed in fair condition and is expected to survive.
Johnroy Aguilar was booked into Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of attempted murder.
Sheriff's officials said Aguilar and his family have shared the apartment with the child and the youngster's mother, and no previous incidents of violence have been reported.
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Tom and I saw O Rei Leão at the Teatro Renault on Saturday night. What a spectacular show!
We'd seen it ten years ago in New York, in a much larger theater, but though this was a smaller theater, it no less less enthralling. Such a treat for the eyes! Of course, we know the story so well, it made no difference that it was in Portuguese. In fact, I think that added to my enjoyment.
This being the broadway production, the costumes are the same as you will see in New York or London, or wherever the Broadway production is performed, and the costumes are magnificent.
Here's a picture of Mufassa and Tio Scar. The masks rode above their heads, until they bent in combat and the masks lowered. Simply amazing to see.
The lioness costumes were beautiful and elegant in their simplicity.
It was a small cast, compared to the one was saw on Broadway, but the grandeur was little diminished as a result. The eye was still filled with colors and motion, and the sound system was flawless, doing justice to the perfect voices.
I simply have no criticism. It was a perfectly delightful evening!
One oddity was the concessions stand in the lobby, and people bringing tubs of popcorn and large sodas into the theater for a play. Maybe we do that in the States now, I'm not sure. It's been a while since I went to a play at home. On the other hand, one custom I would suggest at home if it doesn't already exist are the cushions for little kids. These solid blocks of foam raised the kids to adult height, thus allowing them to see easily. Such a great solution.
If you get a chance, either here in Sao Paulo or elsewhere, treat yourself to an evening with the Broadway production of the Lion King. You won't regret it.
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"Skirt size increase linked to breast cancer risk," BBC News reports. The story comes from a UK study of nearly 93,000 postmenopausal women that looked at whether changes in skirt size since their twenties was associated with increased risk of breast cancer.
It found that going up a skirt size every 10 years was associated with a 33% increased risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause. As an example, this could be going from a size 8 at 25 years old to a size 16 at 65 years old.
It's important to stress that the initial risk of developing breast cancer, the baseline risk, is small, with only 1.2% of women involved in the study going on to develop breast cancer.
This large study used skirt size as a proxy measure for "central obesity" – the accumulation of excess fat around the waist and stomach. While overweight and obesity is known to be a risk factor for several cancers, this study suggests that a thickening waist may be an independent measure of increased breast cancer risk.
The good news is that the "skirt size effect" appears to be reversible, as losing weight and trimming your waist size may help reduce your breast cancer risk.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by researchers from the Universities of London and Manchester, and was funded by the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK and the National Institute of Health Research, as well as the Eve Appeal.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal BMJ Open. As the name suggests, this is an open-access journal, so the study can be read for free online.
The paper was widely covered in the UK media. Coverage was fair, if uncritical.
Several headlines gave the impression that going up a single skirt size would raise breast cancer risk by 33%. Such a rise in risk would only be expected if a person went up a dress size every decade from their mid-twenties to when they were over 50 years old – the youngest age of the women recruited to the study.
Several media sources included useful comments from independent experts.
What kind of research was this?
This was a cohort study that looked at whether changes in skirt size between a woman's twenties and the menopause was associated with increased risk of breast cancer. Skirt size was used as a proxy measure for central obesity (an excessive amount of fat around the stomach and abdomen – sometimes known as a "pot belly" or "beer belly").
The researchers say that both overall and central obesity are associated with an increased breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, yet no studies have looked at the relationship between breast cancer risk and changes in central obesity alone.
Skirt and trouser size, they say, provide a reliable estimate of waist circumference, which may be predictive of risk, independent of body mass index (BMI), which is based on the individual's height and weight.
What did the research involve?
The researchers recruited to their study women taking part in a large UK trial of ovarian cancer screening. The women were aged 50 or over and had no known history of breast cancer when they entered the study, between 2005 and 2010.
At enrolment, they answered a questionnaire providing detailed information on height and weight, reproductive health, number of pregnancies, fertility, family history of breast and ovarian cancer, use of hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) – all of which influence (confound) breast cancer risk.
They were also asked about their current skirt size (SS) and what their SS had been in their twenties. Women could choose from 13 SS categories, ranging from size 6 to 30. These answers were used to calculate an increase in SS for each 10 years gone by. A "one unit" increase in SS would mean an increase from, say, 10 to 12 – as odd sizes do not exist in the UK.
The women were followed up three to four years after recruitment, when they completed a further questionnaire, providing information on education, skirt size, continuing use of HRT, smoking, alcohol use, health status and any cancer diagnosis.
The researchers used official health records to identify those women who had a diagnosis of breast cancer during the follow-up period.
They used standard statistical methods to analyse their results, adjusting these for confounders such as BMI, HRT use and family history.
What were the basic results?
The researchers report that 92,834 women completed the study and were included in their analysis. The average age of participants was 64. Participants were mainly white, educated to university degree level, and overweight at the point of entry to the study, with an average BMI of just over 25.
At the age of 25, the average skirt size had been a UK 12, and at 64 it was 14. An increase in skirt size over their lifetime was reported in 76% of women.
During the monitoring period, 1,090 women developed breast cancer, giving an absolute risk of just over 1%.
Researchers found that for each unit increase in skirt size per 10 years, the risk of breast cancer after menopause increased by 33% (hazard ratio (HR) 1.330, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.121 to 1.579).
For those with an increase of two SS units every 10 years, the risk was increased by 77% (HR 1.769, 95% CI 1.164 to 2.375).
They also found that a reduction in skirt size since the twenties was associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer.
Changes in skirt size, they say, was a better predictor of breast cancer risk than BMI or weight generally. It should also be noted that the association of skirt size with breast cancer risk was independent of BMI.
How did the researchers interpret the results?
The researchers conclude that a change in skirt size is associated with a risk of breast cancer independent of a woman's height and weight. They estimate an increase in five-year absolute risk of postmenopausal breast cancer from one in 61 to one in 51 with each increase in skirt size each 10 years.
Their findings, they say, may provide women with a simple and easy to understand message, given that skirt size is a reliable measure of waist circumference, and women may relate to skirt size more easily than other measures of fat, such as BMI.
They theorise that fat around the waist may be more "metabolically active" than fat elsewhere and may increase levels of circulating oestrogen – an established risk factor for breast cancer.
This study suggests that while obesity generally is a risk factor for breast cancer, an increase in waist circumference, as shown in skirt size, between a woman's twenties and after the menopause, may be an independent measure of increased risk.
Keeping to a healthy weight is important for overall health, and for reducing the risk of several cancers. However, few women in their 60s have the same waist size as they did in their twenties – in this study, for example, the average skirt size at 25 was a 12, but at 64 it was a size 14.
The 33% increased risk of breast cancer after menopause calculated by the researchers was based on an increase in skirt size every 10 years, which could mean increasing from size 12 aged 25 to size 18 by age 55.
The study had several limitations that may affect the reliability of its results. For example, it had a short follow-up period (three to four years) and it also required postmenopausal women in their 50s and 60s to recall their skirt size in their twenties.
In addition, while researchers adjusted their results for several factors that might influence the risk of breast cancer, it is always possible that both measured and unmeasured confounders affected the results.
Finally, most of the women were white, well-educated and also overweight when they were recruited. The results may not be generalisable to other groups of women.
It's important to maintain a healthy weight, but it would be sad if women in their sixties started needlessly worrying that they should have the same waist size as when they were in their twenties. Surely all of us are entitled to some degree of middle-age spread?
Other ways you can reduce your breast cancer risk include taking regular exercise, choosing to breastfeed rather than bottle feed, and attending screening appointments if invited.
Read more about breast cancer prevention.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
Skirt size increase linked to breast cancer risk, says study
BBC News, 25 September 2014
Expanding waistline for women 'is a predictor for breast cancer risk'
The Guardian, 25 September 2014
Women who go up a skirt size 'raise breast cancer risks'
The Daily Telegraph, 24 September 2014
Long-term weight-gain increases women's risk of breast cancer by a third, study suggests
The Independent, 25 September 2014
Going up a dress size raises breast cancer risk 33%: Danger of gaining weight every decade
Mail Online, 24 September 2014
Increased breast cancer risk for women who go up a skirt size as they get older
Daily Mirror, 24 September 2014
Links to the science
Fourkala E, Burnell M, Cox C, et al.
Association of skirt size and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in older women: a cohort study within the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS)
BMJ Open. Published online September 24 2014


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Evergreen shrub/ground cover, stiff habit, stoloniferous. Leaves dull blue-green, pinnately compound, 3-7 broad leaflets, 2.5-6.5 cm, spine toothed, bronzy or purple in winter. Deep yellow flowers on 2.5-7.5 cm racemes (spring). Black fruit covered with blue bloom, 5 mm diam. (fall).
Sun to partial shade.
Hardy to USDA Zone 5 and protected parts of Zone 4, best with good snow cover (Snyder, 2000). Native range from British Columbia to California and northern Mexico, eastward to the Rocky Mountains and in the Black Hill of South Dakota.
: after Bernard McMahon (born 1816), American nurseryman.
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text: Share: Comments Print February 1, 2014 at 1:17 AM Saturday links: The day before Posted by Bob Condotta Well, it finally is REALLY the day before. Hard to be any more day before than the day before the Super Bowl. Almost seems crazy that it is Seattle's Seahawks that are the focus of so much of the attention in New York. But it's a testament to what the Seahawks have done this season. Here are links to everything in our paper. And here are a few more. … — Seahawks.com wraps up the day; — Seahawks.com on the inspirations for Earl Thomas and Bobby Wagner; — Seahawks.com with a mailbag; — NFL.com with a preview and predictions; — The Sporting News says this is one of the most difficult Super Bowls to handicap in recent memory; — Here are five keys to the game for the Seahawks from USA Today; — And here are five keys for the Broncos to the game from USA Today; — The Simpsons predicted a Seattle-Denver Super Bowl in 2005; — The Wall Street Journal defines four plays that will decide the Super Bowl; — Interesting stuff from the Green Bay Press-Gazette on Peyton Manning; — Philly.com with 48 reasons that this Super Bowl will be different; — Newsday picks the Seahawks; — President Obama is neutral; — DenverBroncos.com on the veteran disparity between the two teams; — The New York Daily News says the Broncos will have to throw sideways to beat the Seahawks; — Radio.com on the best songs for coaches and players from each team. Comments | More in News & Notes


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The British government is easing up on its gambling laws, loosening their grip on the restrictions surrounding playing card games, including poker, for money in pubs and bars.
Beginning next year, pubs in England and Wales will be permitted to hold poker games for cash under reforms to the existing gambling laws. At present, only those pubs with permits from their local council are permitted to hold such games.
Although the amount of loss is restricted at the pegged 10 UK Pounds a night, many are concerned that the government is wagering the public's safety and well-being.
The relaxing of the gambling laws comes amid the rising popularity of poker. Recent research suggests that almost 6 million people now gamble online in the UK alone. Another study suggests that for the average Joe, 1,000 UK Pounds a year is allotted to gambling online, much of it going to poker.
Under the British law that dates back to 1968, pubs and bars must first seek permission from licensing authorities before they can house poker, bingo, bridge and other "equal-chance" games or games of luck. Dominoes and cribbage however are exempt from this law.
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Sizing Information
One of the things that sets Hale Pet Door™ apart from its competitors is the wide variety of standard sizes we offer to fit almost any animal and almost any application. Many pet door companies only offer small, medium and large sizes but we have 12 standard sizes that are designed to work with not only the size of your pet but the size of the installation location.
We also offer custom made doors of almost any size. For more information on custom sizing pricing and ordering, please follow the link below. We are pleased to be able to provide you with the following information to make choosing the correct pet door easy.
Standard Sizes
|Passage Opening
|Rough Opening
|Tip to Tip
|Pet Weight
|Pet Shoulder Height
|Sample Breeds
|5 1/2" x 7 1/2"
|7 3/8" x 9 3/8"
|8 3/8" x 10 3/8"
|Very small cats up to 8 lbs.
|To 7"
|Cats (only very small)
|Small Medium
|6 1/2" x 9 1/2"
|8 1/2" x 11 1/2"
|9 9/16" x 12 9/16"
|Most cats, small dogs 6-12 lbs.
|Cats, Chihuahua, Dachshund, Mini Poodle
|Tall Small Medium
|6 1/2" x 12 1/2"
|8 1/2" x 14 1/2"
|9 9/16" x 15 3/8"
|Small, tall dogs 12-25 lbs.
|Mini Pinscher, Some Terriers, Maltese
|8 1/2" x 12 1/2"
|10 1/2" x 14 1/2"
|11 9/16" x 15 3/8"
|Dogs 10-35 lbs.
|Terriers, Pug, Corgi, Shiba Inu
|Tall Medium
|8 1/2" x 16"
|10 1/2" x 18"
|11 9/16" x 19 1/16"
|Tall Dogs 30-45 lbs.
|Cocker Spaniel, Sheltie, Beagle
|11" x 16"
|13" x 18"
|14 1/16" x 19 1/16"
|Dogs 40-55 lbs.
|Basset, Chow, Keeshond, Husky
|Tall Large
|11" x 19 1/2"
|13" x 21 5/8"
|14 1/16" x 22 9/16"
|Taller Dogs 50-95 lbs.
|German Shepherd, Labrador Retriever
|Tall Large Plus
|11" x 23 1/2"
|13" x 25 5/8"
|14 1/16" x 26 9/16"
|Tall slender dogs to 110 lbs.
|Standard Poodle, Irish Setter, Greyhound
|Extra Tall Large
|11" x 27 1/2"
|13" x 29 5/8"
|14 1/16" x 30 9/16"
|Very tall, slender dogs to 120 lbs.
|Afghan, Irish Wolfhound, Borzoi
|Extra Large
|Extra Large
|14" x 19 1/2"
|16" x 21 5/8"
|17 1/16" x 22 9/16"
|Large dogs to 120 lbs.
|Rottweiler, Akita, Bulldog
|Extra Large Plus
|14" x 23 1/2"
|16" x 25 5/8"
|17 1/16" x 26 9/16"
|Larger dogs to 150 lbs.
|St. Bernard, Newfoundland
|15 1/2" x 27 1/2"
|17 5/8" x 29 5/8"
|18 9/16" x 30 9/16"
|Most Giant Breeds
|Great Dane, Mastiff, Great Pyrenees
How to Measure for your Pet Door
If you have limited space for your pet door, you need to take into consideration both the rough opening size (the hole cut into your door, wall, etc. represented in green above) and the tip to tip size (the outermost frame measurement represented in beige above). Using the graphic and chart above as a guideline, measure your available area and see which standard size best fits your situation, keeping in mind the size of your animal (see section below about how to measure your pet). If necessary, we can supply a custom size door made to fit your available area while providing the largest possible passage opening for your pet.
How to Measure Your Pet Door for Replacement Flaps
If you need to purchase replacement flaps the size listed on the replacement parts page is the approximate passage opening. The actual flap size is a little narrower and a little taller (due to the top metal bar attachment). If you are not sure of your door size, the easiest measurement to take is the tip to tip size. Measure the outermost frame distance as shown in beige in the graphic above. Use the chart above to translate the tip to tip measurement into a door size and order the appropriate size flaps. If you have a custom size pet door or require further assistance, please call us at 800-646-4773.
There are three measurements to take into consideration when choosing the correct size door for your pet: 1) the width of the passage opening, 2) the height of the opening, and finally 3) the "rise" or the lip at the bottom of the door that the pet must step over to use the door. Use the following guidelines to ensure a proper fit for your pet.
Measurement 1: Width – This is the easy one. Simply measure your pet at the widest point and add an inch or two for safety. If your pet is long haired, don't forget that this may make them appear wider than they really are. Alternately, you can open a door just wide enough for your pet to pass through and measure the width of the opening, again adding an inch or two for safety.
Measurement 2: Height—The pet door flaps should be at least an inch or two above the top of your pet's back not the head. To get this length, measure your pet from the withers (top of the shoulders) to the floor. Remember that your door won't be placed completely at floor level.
Measurement 3: Rise—This measurement is only applicable for panel models which come with the rise built in. Door, wall, screen, and window models can be mounted at whatever height is comfortable for your pet. If you have a short-legged dog or an older dog that can't lift his feet very high, or if the door is installed with a step on either side, consider ordering a "no rise" door. Our standard rise is 5" or 10".
Alternate method: You can also make a sample door opening out of a large piece of cardboard based on the above size chart. Place it in a door opening and experiment with height placement. Order the size most comfortable for your pet.
Points to consider when choosing the correct size
and type of pet door
Older pets don't like to use pet doors that are uncomfortable. Make sure you get a door that your pet will always be able to use. If you currently have a kitten or puppy, remember that they will grow.
Mount the pet door so that it is low enough for your pet to comfortably step over. Young pets can raise their legs up to their chest but older pets may have trouble with this.
Make sure the pet door is tall enough for your pet. Hunching over can be hard on your pet's hips, especially as they age. And the flaps on your door will last longer if your pet isn't rubbing against the top of the door as he passes through.
If you have more than one pet, make sure you get a door that will work for all of them: low enough for the shortest one to step over but tall enough for the tallest one to fit through comfortably.
Don't forget that your pet needs access from both sides of your pet door. If you are installing the door in an area that has steps outside, please take into consideration how your pet will have to get through the door. This is especially true of our panel models. They have a standard rise of 5" but can be ordered with no rise (actually about 1" of frame to step over) instead to make it easier for your pet.
For more sizing suggestions, please see our breeds page.
If you need a custom sized door, please see our custom orders page.
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Artist: Crispin Hellion Glover
IT IS FINE! EVERYTHING IS FINE and WHAT IS IT?
A SHIP IN THE WOODS presents Crispin Hellion Glover's Big Slide Show, a two night event at La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas, CA. Each night includes a live one-hour performance in which Crispin Glover performs a dramatic narration with projected images from eight different profusely illustrated books, Q&A, and a book signing (books for sale on site).
The series begins with Part 2 on Friday, which goes into uncharted cinematic territory with screenwriter Steven C. Stewart starring in this semi-autobiographical, psycho-sexual, tale about a man with severe cerebral palsy and a fetish for girls with long hair. Part horror film, part exploitation picture and part documentary of a man who cannot express his sexuality in the way he desires, (due to his physical condition), this fantastical and often humorous tale is told completely from Stewart's actual point of view, that of someone who has lived for years watching people do things he will never be able to do.
Here, Stewart's character is something of a lady killer, seducing a troubled, recently divorced mother (Margit Carstensen), her teenage daughter and any number of other ladies he encounters along the way. According to Crispin Glover, Stewart "wanted to show that handicapped people are human, sexual and can be horrible." He also states that "IT IS FINE! EVERYTHING IS FINE" will probably be the best film he has anything to do with in his entire career. Crispin Glover and his co-director David Brothers wanted to bring Stewart's story to the screen.
Saturday night features Part 1 in the series. Known for creating many memorable, incredibly quirky characters onscreen as an actor, Glover's first effort as a director will not disappoint fans of his offbeat sensibilities and eccentric taste. Featuring a cast largely comprised of actors with Down's Syndrome, the film is not about Down's Syndrome. Glover describes it as "being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are snails, salt, a pipe and how to get home as tormented by a hubristic racist inner psyche." In addition to writing and directing WHAT IS IT?, Glover also appears in the film as an actor in the role of "Dueling Demi-God Auteur and The young man's inner psyche." Actress Fairuza Balk voices one of the snails.


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Tribeca Film: "Booker's Place A Mississippi Story"
In 1965, filmmaker Frank De Fellita interviewed Booker Wright, who talked candidly about his life as an African-American waiter in Mississippi, forever changing the life of Wright and his family. De Fellita returned recently to Mississippi to examine the repercussions of the fateful interview.
We don't waste our time on anything not worth your time. We celebrate the best of what's coming on film and TV. We cheer when our expectations are met and criticize when we're let down.


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Due Diligence
This course provides a basic understanding of due diligence and how it works for you and your organization. A discussion of the rights and responsibilities of all employees/employers in the workplace and what they mean. This course provides participants with an overview of the Nova Scotia Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations. Participants will receive the appropriate tools to view safety in the workplace as a continuous practice. The objective of this course is to develop Due Diligence as a workplace standard.
Course Outline
- Defining Due Diligence
- What are the three Rights of Employees?
- Establishing and understanding why safe work practices are important
- Identifying the difficulties of proving due diligence
- Establishing the foundation required to develop a systematic structure to build due diligence as a standard within the workplace
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It's old country knowledge that when a cow has a calf, she often gets stiff in the backsides and can't get up. If you don't make her get up, it only gets worse, 'til nothing can be done. The farmers of Pulaski county know to cover the mouth and nostrils of the cow that's down, and once she gets short of breath, she'll jump right up again healthy as ever. That's all Jeb was trying to do—treat his brother like a cow. He was just trying to make him get up and go.
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How to Prepare and File 1099s - Small Business CPA The Woodlands
Last week, we talked about the penalties the IRS charges for not complying with all 1099 reporting requirements. The penalties range from $30-$100 per 1099 for filing late and up to $250 per 1099 if you intentionally fail to issue them. You also run the risk of facing perjury charges which could cost you your freedom.
Filing a 1099 is a labor intensive process. Computers and QuickBooks can only do a portion of the work. There are several informational steps you will have to go through before a 1099 can be prepared.
Let's Recap.. Do I need to file a 1099-MISC?
If your business spends $600 or more for services from a business or individual contractor during a tax year, you may have to report the amount on a 1099-MISC. All types of businesses are eligible to receive a 1099. S-Corps, LLCs, LLPs, sole proprietors, etc should receive a 1099 from your business.
Below is a listing of the most common types of transactions you must issue a 1099 for your trade or business. The contractor must be an individual or partnership; payments to corporations currently do not require a 1099, except for noted below.
- Professional fees to an attorney, doctor or other professional are included, as long as they are made in the course of your trade or business. Do not issue a 1099 for payments that are for personal expenses.
- Payments to corporations are included only if they are for medical, health care, legal or fishing activities (yes, fishing!).
- Payment of $600 or more in rent for office space, machines, equipment or land in the course of your trade or business will also require a 1099-Misc if the payment was made to an individual or partnership, not a corporation.
- Payments include commissions, fees, interest, rents, royalties, annuities and any other type of compensation or income to a single recipient.
Gathering Information
In order to issue 1099's to your vendors, you will need their Federal EIN or social security number, full legal name, and correct address. This information should be given to you on Form W-9, completed by the vendor BEFORE you pay them for any service. If you do not receive this information, the IRS states you must begin backup withholding of 28% immediately and continue until you receive the required information. If you do not you could actually become liable for any uncollected amounts!
The amounts paid to each vendor for the entire year must go on Form 1099-MISC. In theory, you will be able to get this information quickly from your accounting software. However, if your expense accounts are not properly set up for 1099 preparation, your 1099's will not be accurate. We have several clients we prepare Form 1099's for, and making sure all accounts that make up 1099 type transactions are properly mapped, is one of the first steps we have to do. If new accounts and vendors are not setup properly during the year, this process can be extremely time consuming at year end.
The amounts paid to your vendor must be listed in the appropriate box. There are 14 different boxes on a 1099-MISC, including rents (1), royalties (2), other income (3), medical/healthcare payments (6), nonemployee compensation (7), gross proceeds paid to an attorney (14), etc. You must also enter any amount withheld for federal income tax in Box 4.
Your Information & Submitting
For each 1099-MISC you prepare, you will need to include your Federal Employer ID Number, your Business Name, and your Business Address. One your prepare and print your 1099s, you will need to prepare a Form 1096 Compilation Report. This form totals all information from the 1099 forms. After checking for accuracy, please mail 1099s to your vendors by January 31st. The 1096 Compilation Report is due to the IRS by February 28th.


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It's surprising how well the internet goes together with politics.
In general internet on politics has enabled people to connect with others and thus result to increase the influence of extreme views in the political debate. It has also contributed to the exposure of a diverse range of views of most internet users. It plays a large role in governance, campaigns and activism. What I am trying to say is, social and digital media are changing politics.
Social Media also offers the rare example of a marketing strategy on which politics isn't twenty years behind. Candidates and elected officials have been quick to adopt and leverage social media to engage and educate voters. For example, Barack Obama had dozens of social network profiles, for example : Facebook and BlackPlanet. And, President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and 2012 campaigns showed, an online army can be a powerful source of funds.
However, not everyone is Barack Obama. He was the once-in-a-generation-type candidate who had the type of celebrity appeal that made people excited to actually be his friend and network online with him.
OK! BACK TO THE TOPIC! *sorry, I get distracted very easily*
Politicians uses social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube , and Flick. I like to call these networks the Big Four. They're the fastest growing and farthest reaching of social networks; also, they represent four distinct ways of publishing to and connecting with voters.
- Facebook is comprehensive and allows you to post pictures, add videos, send detailed mass messages, publicly interact on Walls, and more.
- Twitter excels in short message bursts, event updates, blog post pushes, and breaking news. It allows a campaign to instantly send a succinct message to 1000's of followers and also lets the campaign interact with other people in a one-on-one manner.
- YouTube is purely a video medium. However, its reach cannot be underestimated. The service's search engine is second in use only to Google! This staggering number of searches makes it essential to own your candidate's name for search on this platform.
- Flick should be used to publish campaign photos. With more than 4 billion images and over 30 million monthly visitors, it's an important place to be and exposes your campaign to an important network.
As you can see, each network is totally unique and allows you to connect with a huge audience. Voters would expect every campaign to be on these media. These media helps connect the politicians to their voters in a more personal level. This helps greatly when it comes to the election day.
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Spread over two days, the Forum will begin with a plenary session, including a panel discussion with leading political and civil society figures in Russia and the EU. Working groups will then focus in detail on key aspects of the Europe-Russia relationship, and how to deepen that relationship at a people-to-people level, despite current tensions. The Forum will conclude with a plenary session to summarise participants' contributions, and consider ideas for the future.
Coming just two months after the Duma elections in Russia, the Boris Nemtsov Forum will also showcase a new generation of progressive, open-minded Russians who aspire to political and intellectual leadership, and who will be at the vanguard of Russia's eventual transformation into a genuinely democratic country and partner of Europe.
The forum will start with a plenary session "Getting back on track: policy and priorities for a new relationship." The discussion will take place at the European Parliament on November 16 at 14.00.
If you want to attend plenary sessions, please
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Zhanna Nemtsova
Martin Schulz
Guy Verhofstadt
Working groups
The event will include four working groups covering a broad range of important topics for discussion:
The Economy, Trade and Energy
Governance and Politics
Values and People
EU and Russia in the World
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For more information about the event in Berlin, please contact:
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On the promotion and defense of marriage
Humanum Series
View this awesome six-part video series on marriage and the family put out by the Vatican!
- Part 1: The Destiny of Humanity: On the Meaning of Marriage
- Part 2: The Cradle of Life and Love: A Mother and Father for the World's Children
- Part 3: Understanding Man and Woman
- Part 4: A Hidden Sweetness: The Power of Marriage Amid Hardship
- Part 5: Challenge and Hope for a New Generation
- Part 6: Marriage, Culture, and Civil Society
The Domestic Church
These videos have discussion questions at the very end which invite parents to consider how they are living their faith and passing it on to their family at home during the week. These videos are produced by Outside Da Box and provided as a free resource thanks to funding by the ACTA Foundation for the Strong Catholic Family National Initiative aimed at helping the Church partner more closely with parents to bring home the faith. View in Spanish.


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MapMyFitness syncs workout data to Apple Health, which can then sync to Lose It!. The following steps explain how to enable this integration.
1. Setup the MapMyFitness to Apple Health Sync
- Enabling the MapMyFitness data sync to Apple Health must be done within the MapMyFitness app. If this is not already enabled, please follow the instructions outlined in this MapMyFitness FAQ.
2. Setup Lose It! to read data from Apple Health
- Open the Lose It! app > tap Me > More > Apps & Devices > MapMyFitness > Connect For Free
- A pop-up should appear requesting permission to access Apple Health data. Make sure to enable at least Workouts under 'Allow Lose It! to read data'. This will allow workout data to be sent from Health > Lose It!
- Log a workout in MapMyFitness, and you should see it appear in Lose It!
Having trouble or workouts aren't syncing?
1. Make sure MapMyFitness data is in Apple Health
- Open Apple Health and tap Health Data > Activity > Workouts > Show All Data and make sure your MapMyFitness data has synced here
- If it hasn't, please see the MapMyFitness FAQ linked above to set-up the MapMyFitness/Apple Health sync. If you have trouble with this, please contact MapMyFitness support here.
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- Open Health and tap Sources > Lose It! > make sure 'Workouts' is toggled on under 'Allow Lose It! to read data'
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Geneva, 1 June 2012 – Themed, "Better Quality of Life",
ITU's second IPTV Application Challenge is inviting innovative IPTV solutions
from individuals, small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and corporations to
improve social welfare through services in fields such as e-health,
e-government, e-learning, ICT accessibility and all aspects of Smart Living.
The winning application in the individual/SME category will be awarded a cash
prize of 3,000 USD. There is a separate category for corporate entries. Winners
will be announced at the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
(WTSA-12), in Dubai 20-29 November. WTSA is a quadrennial event gathering around
1000 representatives of the ICT industry's most influential policy makers,
regulators and private-sector enterprises. The winning and most promising
applications will be showcased at this and many subsequent ITU events,
maximizing global visibility and attracting investment in their development.
Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General, ITU: "ITU's IPTV standards are providing
secure end-to-end solutions for broadcasters and service providers around the
world. These application challenges are a proven platform to drive innovative
use of the medium and tapping into the minds of engineers around the world. I
look forward to some excellent results."
Following a very successful Challenge in 2011, the 2nd Challenge will add
further fuel to an already vibrant IPTV market today serving over 60 million
IPTV subscribers. Supported by deployments of high-speed broadband networks, the
industry is growing at roughly 25 per cent annually. Additionally, the average
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In a recent speech, Gavin Barwell, the MP for Croydon Central and Minister for Housing, urged people to leave their estates to their grandchildren rather than their children. His suggestion was aimed at helping grandchildren to get on to the property ladder.
He revealed that his mother had chosen to leave her estate to her five grandchildren rather than to him and his brother. Putting politics aside for a moment this would seem a perfectly reasonable suggestion and one which many people would consider to be quite logical. However, several studies have shown that those people who would be effectively excluded from their parents Will by this suggestion are not necessarily as financially secure as their parents might think.
Unfortunately the days of generous salary-based pensions are almost certainly over. As a result, many of the generation who Mr Barwell has suggested do not need the money as much as their children do, are often relying on a windfall from their parent or parents to ensure that they have enough on which to comfortably retire.
From a legal point of view excluding your own children can lead to claims being made against your estate, potentially pitting mothers and fathers against their own children. In some cases it is also possible that the courts may agree that the skipped generation should have received something.
Although Mr Barwell's suggestion recognises the fact that house prices have risen dramatically, his suggestion may have the unwanted effect of increased litigation and a decrease in the availability of funds for an ageing generation to fund such things as social care.
Therefore before we all decide that we will disinherit our children in favour of our grandchildren we should probably consider first if any other members of our family need any funds to assist them in their later years. The obvious thing of course is to have a discussion with family members before making a decision on your Will or if you wish to keep such matters private, to discuss it with your solicitor before you finalise your wishes. This will at least give you the opportunity to discuss not only the legal aspects of skipping a generation but also the practicalities of selecting your beneficiary.
James Trescothick-Martin is a lawyer in our Wills and Probate team, based in our Bath office.
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Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are all believed to be in talks to join a 'European Super League'.
Top officials from all five clubs were pictured meeting American billionaire Stephen Ross this week, apparently discussing the new tournament.
It could potentially replace the Champions League, with The Sun reporting that an agreement is close with England's elite clubs.
But what do we actually know about the competition, and how likely is it to happen? Here's everything you need to know.
What is the new European Super League?
The Euro Super League would be a 20-team tournament made up of England's biggest clubs, plus teams from Spain, Italy, Germany and France.
It would be five groups of four teams with the two group winners advancing to the knockout phase.
It's roughly based on the current Champions League, but would be invite only – so you wouldn't miss out if you had a season.
The whole thing is the brain child of billionaire Stephen Ross, who has experience in running pre-season tournaments in other sports.
Who would take part?
Arsenal, United, City, Chelsea and Liverpool would automatically be included.
Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan and PSG will also be involved.
Five other places would be up for grabs as wildcards, but all the above teams would be guaranteed inclusions, wherever they finish in the league.
A second league, made of teams from Scandinavia could be added later.
What do the clubs say?
United and Arsenal have already come out and denied that they're in talks, saying the meeting was to discuss pre-season matches.
That could be true, but you would also expect all the clubs involved to deny the existence or talks until it has been finalised and completed.
Will it actually happen?!
The simple answer: It seems unlikely, especially for the time being.
Even though the idea has been thrown about for a while, all those involved are still in very early discussions about it.
Bookmakers William Hill have the project at 16/1 to happen before 2021, and 10/1 that it would come in before 2025.
It seems more likely that clubs will play games abroad before they even consider this – or moving away from the riches of the Champions League.


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Mental health at work
We are highly experienced in mental health at work issues. Feel free to use the contact form or call us on 020 7100 5256
Mental health at work
What is mental health?
There is no legal definition of mental health, but is generally understood to be the emotional state in which you are able to cope with the normal pressures of everyday life. This will include your mental health condition and mental illness.
Your mental health can fluctuate at any time, either due to personal circumstances like an illness or family bereavement, or because of work issues such as being bullied by your line manager (there is more on this below).
Very often, a mental health condition can result in stress, anxiety and depression.
What factors at work can cause mental ill health?
The most common issues causing a mental illness at work include:
- Not coping with workloads or demands;
- Being bullied or harassed by your line manager;
- Being on the receiving end of performance allegations and/or a performance improvement plan (a "PIP");
- Facing disciplinary proceedings for misconduct;
- Not receiving the appropriate support or training.
What are your employer's legal obligations where you have a mental health condition?
An employer is usually able to assume that employees can withstand the normal pressure of working life- unless it is on notice that there is a particular vulnerability, for example a history of mental illness.
Your employer does, however, have specific legal obligations where your mental health condition amounts to a "disability" under the Equality Act 2010. This would be the case where you have a "physical or mental impairment" which has a "substantial and long-term adverse effect" on your "ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities".
You should note:
-the impairment does not have to be clinically recognised, nor does it need to be caused by an illness. It is the effect of the impairment you have which is most important.
– Long-term" means more than 12 months, likely to last more than 12 months, or likely to last for the rest of your life.
– Substantial" is a low hurdle and means more than minor or trivial.
-"Normal day-to-day activities" includes normal day-to-day work activities.
Certain conditions are excluded from protection, such as addiction to alcohol or any other substance, but they may be covered if accompanied by another underlying condition such as depression which does meet the definition.
Assuming your mental health does amount to a disability, it will amount to unlawful discrimination if your employer treats you unfavourably because of your disability, or something arising in consequence of your disability. This is known as "disability discrimination".
A failure to provide "reasonable adjustments" to help you continue in your role can also amount to disability discrimination under the Equality Act. Whether the adjustment is reasonable, or whether one is made at all, will depend on the size and resources of your employer. Reasonable adjustments (which should be regularly reviewed) would include the following:
- Allowing a more flexible working pattern;
- Working from home;
- Changes to your role (perhaps with less responsibilities as a temporary measure);
- Removing you from close proximity to working with any colleagues who are bullying or harassing you;
- Increased support;
- Extra training.
Can stress resulting from difficulties at work amount to a disability?
If your stress has been caused only by a reaction to difficulties at work, it is unlikely in itself to be classed as a disability. This is because your unhappiness, or a grievance against your employer is not automatically considered to be a mental impairments that affects your day to day normal activities. The position will be different where you have impairments such as low mood, anxiety or clinical depression, which is more likely to be classed as a disability.
Ultimately, the question whether there is a mental impairment will be one for an employment tribunal to determine. The tribunals have made it clear, though, that labels such as "stress", "depression" and "anxiety" cannot be relied upon alone to substantiate that an employee suffers from a disability within the meaning of the Equality Act. There will often need to be appropriate medical evidence and each individual case will be different.
For more information about stress at work, and your legal rights, please click here to access the stress at work page.
What claims can I make?
The main claims available are:-
- disability discrimination;
- constructive dismissal (this is a claim resulting from a breach of the implied term of trust and confidence);
- a claim for personal injury for losses flowing from your employers' lack of duty of care towards you- and that it was reasonably foreseeable that such losses would occur.
How long do I have to make a claim?
There is a strict time limit of 3 months less one day from the last act of discrimination by your employer, to commence a tribunal process. There can be a continuing act of discrimination (as opposed to a last act) if there is a permanent adverse treatment against you by your employer.
For constructive dismissal claims, there is a time limit of 3 months less one day from the date that your paid employment ended. This will depend on whether you resign with immediate effect, or work your notice.
For personal injury claims, the time limit is 3 years from the date you became aware of the personal injury.
Click here to access the mental health charity "MIND"
Click here for the Stress at work page
Click here for the Office Bullying page
Click here for the Sickness page
Click here for the Disability Discrimination page


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Dollar strengthens on rate talk
The major currencies moved comparatively little overnight, although there were positive markers surrounding the dollar amid news on the interest rate.
The dollar stood at 1.2011 to the euro this morning, while it was at 1.7679 to the pound.
Hovering around the two-month highs it has enjoyed against the euro, the dollar's momentum was based largely on commentary from Federal Reserve officials.
US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and San Francisco Federal Reserve president Janet Yellen both intimated that the rate could yet rise further last night, with the US economy currently offering some solace for investors as UBS analyst Adam Myers explained.
"The US dollar is being held firm by short-term rate expectations and until there is some sign of visible weakness in the US housing market, or receding inflation expectations, then euro/dollar will likely remain under pressure," he told Marketwatch.
In the UK meanwhile, the pound was down after revised growth estimates for the year indicated a lower than expected rate of development.


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If you are new to Thailand, and want to know more about this wonderful land in a short time, this tour will your perfect option. Thailand is a country with a long and rich history, Before you end this tour, you will find more beyond her numerous attractions.
Dear ClientsThis tour is ready to be booked or tailored to fit your personal requirements,please contact us for quotation and custom details.
Most countries in Asia can be visited throughout the year. Taking all factors into account, such as weather, traffic, cost..., there are always good places worthy visiting whenever you travel Asia. According to your personal schedule, we will arrange the proper and suitable itinerary of your targeted countries.
Bangkok - Khao Yai National Park - Pak Chong - Lopburi - Sukhothai - Chiang Mai - Lampang - Phitsanulok - Uthai Thani - Bang Pa-in
Upon arrival at Bangkok International Airport in Thailand, be met and drive to your hotel for check-in. No tours are arranged, we leave rest of the day for you to relax, recover from Jet lag. Overnight in Bangkok.
Bangkok - Khao Yai National Park
Start your tour in the early morning, and drive to Nakon Nayok. At the fruit market you can stock up on fresh fruits. Continue to the entrance of the Khao Yai National Park.After the formalities you travel up the well-maintained park road.At the Heio Nayok waterfall you have a longer stay. From the parking lot you walk along a fairly good path for about 20 minutes to reach the first tier of the three-tiered waterfall, one of the largest in Thailand.Continue to the park's headquarters, and from there drive through thick jungle to the beautiful Heio Suwat waterfall.Lunch will be served at the restaurant next to the local museum.After a visit to the Park Museum leave the National Park.Overnight stay at a Resort, located between the National Park and Pakchong.
Pak Chong - Lopburi - Sukhothai
After breakfast continue your trip to Lopburi, the "City of Monkeys". They almost stay everywhere in the centre of Lopburi, often hindering the traffic. You will visit the Monkey Shrine and the adjacent ancient Khmer temple Prang Samyoth. Passing Nakorn Sawan and Kamphaeng Phet you continue to Sukhothai. Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant along the way. In Sukhothai visit the "Historical Park of Old Sukothai" with rented bikes.The most important temples of the first capital of the Kingdom of Siam include Wat Mahatat, Wat Sra Sri and Wat Si Sawai. Check-in and overnight stay in Sukhothai.
Sukhothai - Chiang Mai
After breakfast you travel north, passing Sawankhalok in direction Denchai and there you visit the widely unknown, but beautiful temple Wat Mongkol Kiri Phratat Sunthon. At the foot of a mountain range approx. 20 km north of Lampang, the interesting Tungvien Market is held daily. The residents of the surrounding mountain villages come here to sell herbs, vegetables and exotic animals to eat. Arrive in Chiang Mai in the late afternoon. Overnight in Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai
In the morning visit the Elephant Camp in Mae Rim, about 15 km outside of Chiang Mai. Later visit an Orchid Farm and a Hmong village.Return to Chiang Mai for lunch. In the afternoon visit the handicraft villages of San Kamphaeng and Borsang, about 5 km northeast of Chiang Mai. You will see the traditional creation of Thai Silk, Lacquer ware, Silverware, Paper Umbrellas and precious Wood Carvings.In the respective stores these products can then subsequently be purchased. Return to your hotel in Chaing Mai later on. Overnight in Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai - Lampang - Phitsanulok
After breakfast check out and visit the most beautiful mountain temple Wat Doi Suthep, the symbol of Chiang Mai about 14 km outside of Chiang Mai. In good weather you have a very nice view of the city of Chiang Mai and its surroundings. Then the trip continues south through the mountains to Lampang, where the temple Wat Lampang Luang Phratat is definitely worth a visit. Enjoy your lunch in Lampang and then continue on a little travelled road to Phitsanuloke. You arrive the late afternoon and before checking in at your hotel visit Wat Mahatat, which is very well known and highly regarded by the locals. Overnight in Phitsanuloke.On foot only a short distance from the nightly Food Market along the river.
Phitsanulok - Uthai Thani - Bang Pa-in - Bangkok
This morning you travel from Uthai Thani to Phitsanuloke, home to a mountain temple opening beautiful views of the surroundings of this small provincial capital. Next visit the "Glass Temple" Wat Thasung. The last stop before reaching Bangkok is Ayutthaya, the last capital of the Kingdom of Siam. Here you explore Wat Si Sanpeth and Wat Mongkolbopitr. Return to Bangkok, either to the airport or hotel.
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The lighting of a beacon at the top of Scoulag Moor on Thursday evening brought to a close a day of events to mark the Queen's 90th birthday.
Organised by Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute, Stewart Shaw, with assistance from Bute Estate and the Rotary Club of Rothesay, the beacon - which had been built earlier in the day - was set alight by the Deputy Lieutenant's wife, Fiona Shaw.
Prior to the lighting of the beacon, Mr Shaw read a statement from the Duke of Rothesay which said: "Iam delighted that so many people throughout the United Kingdom are coming together to light beacons in celebration of my mother, the Queen's, nintieth birthday. It is a wonderful gesture which I know has deeply touched Her Majesty.
"Beacons are to be lit on mountaintops, on beaches, in farmyards and on church towers, uniting us all in our heartfelt appreciation of the Queen's lietime of service to the United Kingdom and other Realms, and to the Commonwealth.
"Since time immemorial, the light of beacons has relayed important messages across the land. This message we proclaim with the greatest pride and affection: Your Majesty, we all wish you a very Happy Birthday!"
With refreshments for the toast provided by Bute Brew Co. and the local branch of the Co-operative, those present raised their glasses and participated in a rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.
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MPF Walk Events
Upcoming Walks
2019 SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN WALK - Saturday, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 @ Binder Park Zoo
2019 Lansing Area Walk - Saturday, October 5, 2019 @ MSU Campus, The Auditorium Building
"I Gave My Sole for Parkinson's" Walk is a team/pledge walk event that raises critical funds for the Michigan Parkinson Foundation. The walk events are offered in Metro Detroit, East Lansing and Portage, Michigan. The funds raised from the walk enables us to continue offering patient education programs throughout the state, support groups, updates on the latest treatment options, research grants, legal assistance, referrals, financial assistance for medication, and respite care. Our goal is to ensure that every person with Parkinson's and related disorders will receive responsive, compassionate, and quality care.
Whether you have a family member or loved one who lives with Parkinson's, or are simply looking to participate in a walk event for charity,
MPF's "I Gave My Sole for Parkinson's" is a fun day of comradery and a great way to MOVE in support of a worthwhile cause!
Recruit your family, friends and coworkers and form a team OR walk as an individual…either way sign up today! We need your support!
Contact the MPF office for more information to volunteer and support our events! Call (248)433-1011, Toll free (800)852-9781 or email email@example.com
Completed Walks
2019 METRO DETROIT WALK - Saturday, June 8, 2019 @ Seaholm High School


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Birds of Paradise
Whenever I get stuck on a headpiece, or my imagination runs dry of inspiration, I watch a documentary on Birds of Paradise. These birds, most species found only in New Guinea, are the epitome of "living art." There are around 41 different types of these birds, and each one is SO unique in its appearance, it's hard to think they all evolved from the same type of bird.
Take a moment to bath your eyeballs in the symphony of colors the Birds of Paradise proudly display. They are the fearless fashion icons of the animal world.


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High Performance Resin Transfer Molding (HPRTM)
Originally the components of this procedure were all heavy metallic devices that interfered with X-ray imaging. Occasionally, they would even heat up and cause patient discomfort during operations. One of the primary international suppliers of these products asked GCi to create a product capable of meeting the critical structural and thermal requirements, yet also be radiolucent. GCi went on to develop its high performance Resin Transfer Molding (HPRTM) cells. Combining these cells with traditional prepreg molding concepts, we were able to create a hybrid process that met all of the structural and cosmetic requirements in one operation. Sixteen years later, these products are still an industry standard.
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Karen Bechtel Is ED at Concord Carlisle Community Chest
Karen Bechtel
She succeeds Astrid Williams, executive director of the Concord-Carlisle Community Chest for the last 16 years, who recently retired.
Bechtel is responsible for the operation, growth, and development of the organization, responsible for fundraising, maintaining agency relationships, community outreach, and administration.
Karen brings to the Community Chest extensive experience in marketing communications and business management and a passion for working with great people to support those in need, said Amanda Young Hickman, board president. The board is very enthusiastic about Karens skill, experience, and style, and looks forward to her leadership in the next chapter of our 67-year history of serving the residents of Concord and Carlisle.
Bechtel, an overseer at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, joined the Community Chest from Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program, a Lincoln nonprofit where she managed daily business operations and participated in strategic planning. Prior to joining Lovelane, she was manager of marketing communications at National Grid.
I greatly look forward to getting to know the Community Chests donors, Board, Overseers, community leaders and particularly those who lead the agencies we fund, who do so much good in this community, every day, said Bechtel. It is an honor to be a part of an organization and community that has such a long and consistent track record of community support. I look forward to continuing that good work.
Founded in 1947, the Community Chest today distributes more than $500,000 each year, raised through its annual campaign. The nonprofit recently completed a five-year strategic plan and implemented a planned giving program to help ensure its long-term financial stability.


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When you finish your training
you are not forgotten. We have outstanding technical
support that is offered to all. When we say, "We are dedicated to the success of our
customers," we really mean it.
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