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This past week marked the one year anniversary of the revolution in Egypt. Back in 2011, the excitement was palpable and you could just feel the energetic optimism that comes with the prospect of change. That said, I sincerely hope that some sort of progressive and inclusive democracy takes root in that country.
The first Egyptian dish I ever made was Koshary (or Kushary or Kushari) from a Saveur Magazine article written by Anita Lo. That specific recipe came from an eatery in Cairo's now-famous Tahrir Square. This one for Egyptian Lentil Soup, or Shorbet Ads, comes from Food & Wine magazine and I first spotted it on My German Kitchen (though clearly the dish is not Germanic in origin).
Now, what do I like about this soup? Well, for starters it's a "one-pot meal"- it's incredible easy to make and there are only a handful of ingredients, all of which I had on hand. The soup also has some nice heat and a bit of acid from the lemon. And, it's healthy.
Serve this beautifully-hued soup with warm pita...and Bil hana wish shifa'! بالهنا و الشفاء
(Bon Appetit.)
Egyptian Red Lentil Soup (Adapted by My German Kitchen from Food & Wine...and tweeked a bit more by me!)
Yield: 8
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter (I used olive oil)
- 1 white medium onion, chopped
- 3 carrots, copped finely
- 2 celery ribs, chopped finely
- 3 garlic gloves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander, ground
- 1/2 teaspoon ancho chile powder
- 1 pound tomatoes, seeded and diced (I went with organic, BPA-free canned, diced tomatoes)
- 2 cups red lentils
- 8 cups water
- salt
- yogurt
- lemon wedges
- warm pita
- Melt the butter in a big soup pot on medium heat and add the vegetables (onion, carrots, celery, garlic). Cook until softened for about 5 minutes.
- Add the spices ( cumin, coriander, ancho chile) to the veggie mixture and cook for another few minutes until fragrant.
- Add the tomatoes and let them cook for two minutes.
- Add the lentils and water, season salt and cook the soup over lower heat for about 30 minutes or until the lentils are very soft.
- Puree your soup with a stick blender. Add some more salt to taste and serve with yogurt, lemon wedges and warm pita.

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Reassessing Japan and the Iraq War
By Kimberly Hughes
SNA (Tokyo) — When Ross Caputi was sent to fight in the Second Battle of Fallujah, Iraq, with the US Marines in 2004, he believed unquestioningly in the mission that he was told his unit was fighting for: liberation and justice for the Iraqi people.
Now, ten years later, Caputi has become a tireless champion for restoring sovereignty to the nation he says his country is responsible for destroying.
Caputi has dedicated his life to uncovering the true story of what actually transpired during the war from the perspective of Fallujans and other Iraqis themselves—while also educating himself on how the entire history of the US military is similarly one of brutalization, vested interests, and solidification of imperial power rather than benevolence.
In a voice that is both solid and principled, Caputi has continued to share his message globally via speaking engagements; articles in various newspapers and journals; an advocacy group and online resource clearinghouse for which he is the founding director, called the "Justice for Falluja Project"; and a documentary film titled Fear Not the Path to Truth, which explores his personal journey along with appearances by speakers such as Noam Chomsky.
Last month Caputi embarked on a week-long, six-city speaking tour in Japan that was aimed at collaborating with seasoned peace activists, as well as bringing his message to the Japanese public. Among his audience were numerous university students and other youth, who are increasingly being subjected to recruitment messages from the Japan Self Defense Forces (SDF)—a quasi-military organization which may be headed down the road toward eventual full militarized battle, if the presumed preferences of the Shinzo Abe administration take hold.
Speaking to some 350 people around the country during the speaking sessions—each of which was followed by lively Q&A sessions—Caputi's final event, held in Tokyo on November 26, was a symposium that also featured additional speakers. including Iraqi aid worker (and former hostage) Nahoko Takato as well as Kyoji Yanagisawa, who was a senior Defense Ministry official at the time of the war in Iraq.
Takato began the symposium with opening remarks, noting that the bloodshed presently taking place in Iraq at the hands of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters could have been avoided by an international outcry against the damage inflicted upon the country by the US-supported Maliki administration, which has been responsible for bombing that has resulted in several hundreds of thousands of internal refugees.
"We don't hear about this in the international news, although it is an extremely serious problem," Takato pointed out. "Sunnis have been imprisoned and killed by horrific torture inflicted by the Iraq government, and their bodies thrown out into the street—and it is still continuing."
Caputi next shared his story of having participated in the second siege of Fallujah, which he explained included subsequently facing up to what he called "moral injury"; that is, guilt, shame, and self-loathing among soldiers resulting from having participated in a war that caused killing, displacement, and destruction among people who were doing nothing other than aiming to defend their land and lives—something that Americans would surely have done similarly had the tables been turned.
"On top of having their city destroyed and having to live under US martial law for years after the operation, Fallujans have experienced extreme increases in the rates of birth defects and cancers as a result of the pollution from the weapons we used in their city," Caputi told the audience.
He added, "We were treated as heroes when we returned to the United States, which was very confusing for the men in my unit, because on one hand they believed everything that was being told about how heroic we had been, but I could also see that there was something very sad and broken in everyone."
Caputi explained that moral injury is a new concept, although it certainly must have always been around, but that veteran hospitals in the United States refuse to admit that such a problem even exists, since it would require admitting that an unjust war had been waged.
Caputi went on to say in conclusion that if Japan continued to ally itself with the United States through collective self-defense, it would make Japanese citizens complicit in the "aggressive, immoral foreign policy" of the United States. He also said he feared that SDF members could consequently face the same problems as those currently plaguing US veterans, such as depression, drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness, suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moral injury—along with similar social repercussions in Japan as those that are now reverberating throughout the United States.
Yanagisawa, who spoke next, appeared to be deeply affected by Caputi's words.
"Looking back over my forty-year career as a government official, I honestly never thought I would be invited to come listen to this kind of speech," Yanagisawa said in heartfelt and somewhat emotional tones.
"During the Iraq War, I was very afraid that there would be deaths among the SDF members in our humanitarian mission. And as I told Prime Minister Koizumi at the time, one of the reasons why we came away with zero fatalities is because we did not pick up weapons and fight," he explained.
He added, however, "I recently learned that 28 among the 10,000 SDF members sent to Iraq have subsequently committed suicide. This figure is far above the national average, so it is clear that the suicides must have been linked to PTSD from their experiences in Iraq."
Yanagisawa went on to note that many people in Japan tend to focus upon the country's victimization in World War II—Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for example—but that as the Japanese government now prepares to fight in wars alongside the United States, it is necessary to come to terms with the country's history of aggression. "This history as an aggressor constitutes our own moral injury," he said.
"Some people would say that Japan is cowardly for not having fought wars for the past seventy years, but in fact, I believe this is something we should be proud of," he added. "Unfortunately, however, in Prime Minister Abe's insistence to push for the right to exercise collective self-defense, he is not thinking at all about the negative repercussions that would result for the SDF members and for society as a whole."
"The exclusive priority of Japanese defense policy seems to be that of protecting the US-Japan alliance," Yanagisawa continued. "While conducting an inquiry into the war in Iraq, I discovered that the Japanese government never once opposed US military action. France—precisely because it was a US ally—clearly told the US that what it was doing was wrong. Japan, by contrast, has acted as an ally by simply going along with whatever the US proposes."
"If we don't change this situation, I am afraid that Japan's future is going to become very problematic," he added. "We need to seriously consider how Japan can engage in its own unique way of interfacing with the rest of the world from now on."
"I will continue doing everything I can to speak out against this situation," he said in closing.
The symposium's final speaker was Hiroshi Taniyama, President of the Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC), who similarly joked that he never thought he would be speaking on a panel alongside a former defense official and an American soldier.
"Once a policy of aggression becomes instigated, things escalate very rapidly," noted Taniyama, who was formerly based in Afghanistan. "There is a tendency to believe that militarism is the only answer to solving conflicts, and this perspective is exacerbated by the media, which usually does not begin reporting on problems until things have gotten completely out of control. However, there are numerous additional means for problem-solving that may in fact be employed prior to such a point being reached."
"Japan therefore has an important role to play in helping to achieve conflict through peaceful means," he concluded.
This point was echoed by freelance journalist Rei Shiva, who gave the symposium's closing remarks. The director of a citizen-led movement titled the Iraq War Inquiry Network, which has continued to urge Japan to reflect upon its role in the Iraq War, Shiva circled back to Takato's earlier point that the emergence of ISIS in West Asia was not a sudden development, but had rather expanded slowly as a result of the war in Iraq.
"And yet, here we are now, facing a situation whereby violence is again being put forth as the only method with which to counter violence," Shiva said. "It's sad."
This view has also been discussed by Caputi who has noted, "[ISIS] is not an isolated phenomenon. Their campaign of terror is happening in parallel with a very legitimate uprising against an oppressive government. But to understand how these two movements can be happening simultaneously, one needs to understand the illegality of the US-led invasion of Iraq, the brutal nature of the occupation, and the crimes committed against the Sunni population since the third siege of Fallujah began."
"Iraqis are in a very desperate situation and they need international solidarity on many levels," Caputi has also said. "As members of the international community, we have an obligation to stand in solidarity with Iraqis."
The Islah Reparations Project, for which Caputi sits on the board of directors, is an organization that sends medicine and other supplies to internally displaced people in Iraq, and encourages people of conscience to become involved by making financial contributions and raising awareness.
"We are not powerless, and we do not have to sit back and watch this bloodbath in Iraq," Caputi adds. "If we work together we can take real action to make a difference in Iraqis' lives."
Kimberly Hughes is a journalist, translator and community organizer based in Tokyo.


text: I first met these two girls, about 2.5 years ago, when miss p was about 3, & her little sister miss s was about 8 mths old. Gosh they have grown, and into such gorgeous little girls too! Talk about cheeky and full of energy though! These two are definitely not your quiet sit in the corner type girls, mum & dad certainly have their hands full with these two, both so full of personality! m & P, it was great to see you guys again, your girls are gorgeous! enjoy the preview!


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First, why am I using 2008 R2 in year 2014? Well, because some of our applications are not supported on 2012 R2 and I cannot mix and match 2008 with 2012 in a RDS farm.
So here is the quick and dirty guide (no VDI, yet):
Here are the servers you need:
- RD gateway + RD web access (in DMZ)
This provides web access to RDS on the public internet.
- RD Connection broker (in internal network)
This routes everything. I am going to install the RD license server role on this one as well.
- RD Session Host (in internal network)
This is the actual terminal server where applications are installed
Once you have all these three servers in place, install the appropriate roles in them. I will just give a cheat sheet of things you need to do to make it all work.
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Both of my grandsons celebrate their birthdays in December so we decided to do the shoot at the studio this year, combining the usual birthday portrait of each little guy with the Christmas card photo of both. The boys showed up sporting cool little neckties, with shirts untucked, and baggy jeans, "in style." The session was very loose, as you can tell. They posed at first, and later ran, played, and opened birthday gifts. Lots of fun was had by all. I was lucky to get the "hug." It lasted only a moment and was gone, but it captures their relationship and personalities perfectly. The final photograph was finished in black and white. Click on any image to enlarge.
For the technically minded, I like to keep it simple, especially for kids. All of these were either shot with flash or window light. I used two soft box flash units, one on the white background sweep and the other feathered camera right. There is a large white wall camera left that softens the shadows. the exposure was f/ 9 at 1/125 of a second. The exposure for the bright window lighted image of the two boys was f/13 at 1/80 of a second, a risky shutter speed for these two moving targets. Camera was Canon 6D for all.


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Predictions of World Destruction
Theological Overview
Within the Brahma Kumaris theology, some murlis have been revised over the years, to remove predicted dates of 'vinash' or catastrophic world change that have not yet come to pass. See here for an example from 21.01.1969 three days after Brahma Baba passed away. The original and the revised versions are included, with the relevant text outlined in red. More examples of predictive statements in murlis are available below. Note that some have links to original documents, whereas others have yet to be verified.
As stated in Musselwhite's doctoral dissertation on the Brahma Kumaris, "God's teachings regarding the end of the Diamond Age have not been entirely consistent. The most senior member I heard speak on the subject suggested that the Diamond Age will last either 100 or 250 years." (Page 5).
Sakar Murlis
SAKAR MURLIS - (during Brahma Baba's life)
25.07.1967 "In 10 years, we will establish deity sovereignty here. If we don't do that, you can take all these house etc. One should argue, is not it? Tell that no one else can say like this, that if in 10 years we don't do that task, the house is yours. Even though you give this in writing, they don't understand. No one can give in writing like this."
(download original file, sourced from http://www.murli.info)
24.11.1967 (at 32 min.) "You say destruction will be there after 9 years. (Tum kehte ho 9 varsh baad vinash hoga.)"
(download original file, sourced from: http://bkdrluhar.com and http://www.murli.info)
18.09.1968 (in the beginning) "Confluence Age is very small. From 40 years 8 are left."
(download original file, sourced from http://bkdrluhar.com and http://www.murli.info)
09.07.1968 (second page) "Brahma's age is said to be 100 years. Father entered in 60 years. Remaining is 40, out of which how much time you have been doing purusharth? 42 years. Therefore 8 years are now remaining. Time is accurate, only 8 years are remaining."
(download original file, sourced from: http://www.murli.info)
13.09.1968 night class (at 3 min) "Eight years are hardly a big thing. The whole world is to be finished. (8 varsh koi badi baat thode hi hai. Sare duniya khatm ho jani hai.)"
(download original file, sourced from: http://bkdrluhar.com
Avyakt Murlis
AVYAKT MURLIS (after Brahma Baba's death)
21.01.1969 (Revised 16.04.91) "You must be wondering what to answer those who want to know why Brahma left before 100 years. This is a very simple question. His age was very near a hundred ( ninety-three years). Even if Brahma has left the body, his age of 100- years is not wrong. If something remains it will still be fulfilled through the sandeshi. Brahma's part in establishment is of 100 years. That must be completed. But the part of Brahmins in between must now begin. Why did Brahma create Brahmins? Will not Brahma see his creation? If the crown of responsibilty is not given in the confluence, how will you be the eight dieties? The responsibilty here is the foundation there. Whosoever asks you any question tell them that the task of establishment Brahma must continue. Seven or eight years remain for destruction to begin." (download original file)
21/10/69 "The final destruction of the whole world takes place within 6 years. Those who tell it to be 7 years have their position reduced." (unverified)
25.10.69 "When will destruction start? Will 75% (spiritual savings) be saved within 7 years? What will you do if destruction takes place before that? The plan has been made for 7 years. If destruction starts after 5 years, then? You tell others not to put off for tomorrow what can be done today. Why have you made a seven year plan for yourselves? The date of destruction is for changing the world. It was not given as the date for your changing." (download original file)
05/11/70 "From this journey it it 5 years till destruction." (unverified)
04/02/71 "Within 5 years this old world will become swahaa (burnt) in this yagya.Now a small amount of fire will occur. It will then stop: there is a small delay. All will fight among themselves. No one will be there to stop the fight. After river of blood river of milk will flow. This is called as game of bloodshed. Children also will get visions as before. Then you will see through these eyes." (unverified)
09/09/72 "Even those who are rich, even they live hardly for 3-4 years more." (unverified)
04/02/74 "From 10 years only 2 years are left. Soon Kaliyug will come to an end. The Drama is certain." (unverified)
9/11/74 "Rest, 2 years is left over. Don't think it will become 3 years. It may become one year but it can never become 3 years." (unverified)


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Hot dog and fries. Isn't it a good combination? Yes, I think it sounds (and hopefully tastes) good. We have been passing by St Marks quite a few times recently and when I saw that Japadog and Pommes Frites were so close, I convinced Jodi to go to both places.
So, on a Saturday, we started our Food excursion (these two places were not the only one that day...) with Japadog, specialized in Japanese hot dogs. Well, after the Japanese burger at Kobeyaki, why not!
The place is pretty colorful!
You first order your food at the counter and when it is ready, they will call your number.
When they call your number, you get your hot dogs and then put whatever toppings you want, especially if your hot dog comes naked.
Jodi decided to get the veggie dog:
The sausage was quite good for a vegetarian one!
On my side, I went for the Yakisoba that has soba noodles and is made with the arabiki dog (sausage made from coarse ground pork).
I also tried the Terimayo that is composed of Teriyaki sauce, mayo and seaweed. It is their signature hot dog.
Between the two, I preferred the Yakisoba: tastier and more flavorful. On the second one, the seaweed were a bit too overpowering and...sticking to my lips!
Japadog was good and original, but it stops there for me. I liked it, but not to the point where I would have to definitely go back!
Then, after Japadog, we decided to go to Pommes Frites that is around the block from Japadog.
So we entered the place that is quite small, with just few seats.
Interestingly, every table or counter has a hole to hold the fries:
So, we ordered at the counter and could not miss the giant fryers:
So, there, you pick your fries and then decide what kind of sauce you would like with (you can either get the sauce on top of the fries or separately.
They have tons of mayonnaise: pineapple, roasted garlic (that would be aioli), sweet mango chutney...for a fee.
We decided to try the poutine:
Poutine is a Canadian specialty made of cheese curds and gravy on fries.
We also tried regular fries:
Both costed us $10. It was a lot of food! The poutine was good: a bit salted because of the cheese and very hot.
The fries were salty too and not that great in fact! I was a bit disappointed because they were not very crispy like good fries are.
I am not a big fan of Pommes Frites. The concept is fun, but their fries are definitely not up to the par with Minetta Tavern that has the best fries I ever had! Try the ones at Minetta Tavern and compare them to Pommes Frites: you will understand what I am talking about!
Enjoy (I did)!
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1A small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging enormously in size, are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits.
celestial body, heavenly body, sun
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- 'Fragments of asteroids and comets pervade interplanetary space.'
- 'We know very little about these families of asteroids following the same orbit.'
- 'Amateur astronomers have made many asteroid, comet, and supernova discoveries.'
- 'There may be other families of small asteroids within our solar system that, even now, remain to be discovered.'
- 'Both comets and asteroids are the left-over building blocks of the planets in our solar system.'
- 'Our knowledge of comets and asteroids has dramatically improved over the last 20 years.'
- 'Comets and asteroids also contribute to the near-Earth space environment.'
- 'In many ways asteroids and comets are likely to offer more varied and abundant natural resources than the Moon.'
- 'It has been suggested that impacts with comets and asteroids provided Earth with much of its water.'
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- 'Most of the larger asteroids and comets are also in stable orbits around the sun.'
- 'In our own solar system, asteroids have collided with Earth, the moon and other planets.'
- 'Dinosaurs may not have been killed off by asteroid impact dust blocking out sunlight, a geologist says.'
- 'When the asteroid hit, it was vaporized by the extreme energy of the impact.'
- 'Once an asteroid drifts into either of those regions, it's hard for it to get out.'
- 'It's just that you can't keep quiet about things like asteroid impacts.'
- 'You can also get asteroid hazard warnings and geomagnetic storm outlooks.'
- 'So to neglect the problem means that we are vulnerable to asteroid collisions.'
- 'These glaciers are spotted with craters caused by asteroid impacts.'
An echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, which comprises the starfishes.
- 'The asteroid is preserved with the dorsal surface exposed.'
- 'Available morphological data suggest no ecologic parameters that would be unusual among living asteroids.'
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- 'Both approaches will shed light on the adaptive significance and functional morphology of asteroids.'
- 'The fossil record is a potential source of needed data, although fossil asteroids are rare, and they tend to be poorly preserved.'
Relating to or denoting echinoderms of the class Asteroidea.
Early 19th century from Greek asteroeidēs 'starlike', from astēr 'star'.
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For those of you who were at Convention, did you happen to see Laila? :) She was there....twice!!!! I used this cute Instagram picture for my Hello, Lovely page. It just seemed to fit the stamps so well. I am SO not a scrapbooker even though I started out doing that and not cardmaking. I struggled to get my three pages made! To make it more scrapbookish I did go back and add a strip of journaling, but I forgot to retake a picture. My friend Mindy took some pictures of it at Convention, so here it is on the boards:
I'm waiting for her to wake up right now to get our day started. I just had a bit of time to relax, have a coffee, and do this post. Jason is working overtime today so it is just me and her. She was a bit rough yesterday, not wanting to nap and then fussy because she was tired. I hope it's better today. 12+ hours with no breaks wears me out! I can already tell that the toddler years are going to be hard ones for me. July is hard enough (my Eli's birthday is next Friday) mentally for me and adding in a cranky little girl doesn't help. Maybe we'll get out today and look for some flowers to take out to the cemetery next week. I'll let her grab the bunch that appeals to her even though she won't understand what we are doing yet. <3 nbsp="" p="">3>


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The Danger of
Small Teeny-Tiny Samples
Miguel Tejada's teammates once accused him of tipping pitches to fellow Dominicans. The evidence?
The Times said certain players started to wonder when in May 2001, Tejada and his close friend Tony Batista — then with the Blue Jays — each had a terrific three-game series. Batista was 6-for-13 with a home run and five RBIs, while Tejada was 4-for-10 with nine RBIs, including a home run in each game.
The failure to understand that events occur randomly is a failure to understand causality.
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You must have never had the pleasure of watching Tony Batista hit. Six hits in three games is immediately suspicious, and I love math.
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Cancer is over and getting back into life is just starting. The best part of cancer was learning to take the time for myself, to care for my health, learning to say NO...but I am finding that I am slipping back to over committing as my energy returns.
Sometimes we need a simple reminder to take care of ourselves. Jennifer McGregor, a pre-med student, gave me that reminder. She wanted to share a few tips for you all and asked me if I would post her article.
I already dropped the ball on #5 but I am ready to do better at caring for myself. I hope you are too!
7 Essential Health Tips for Women
Women have unique challenges when it comes to staying healthy. Not that men don't have their fair share of gripes as well, but let's face it: Many men are seemingly blessed with the metabolism of a teenager – for life. Then of course there's the juggling act of balancing family, career, home, and friends, which creates the perfect storm for putting yourself (and your health) last and everything and everyone else first. Make your health a priority with these essential tips.
Know Your Body Type
Women's bodies fall into several different types including ectomorph, mesomorph, or endomorph, and some women's bodies may be a mix of two different body types. Your body type plays a role in how easy it is for you to gain or lose weight, your shape and build, and your muscle tone. Understanding your body type allows you to make healthy choices that are right for your body.
Burn 100 Calories in 10 Minutes
Is your schedule overbooked? You're not alone. The good news is you can burn calories and boost your energy level by up to 18 percent in just 10 minutes using this rapid circuit training workout. This quick workout includes walking, running, or sprinting up a set of stairs, reverse lunges, and squats.
Combine Cardio with Weight Training
Many women believe that cardio exercise is the best way to burn fat, but balanced fitness is just as important as a balanced diet. Some women avoid weight training, mistakenly believing that it could cause them to develop large, bulky muscles. A balanced fitness regimen will help to build bone strength and prevent heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and other chronic diseases.
Eat a Fiber-Rich Breakfast
Afternoon hunger pangs lead to mindless snacking, and before you know it, the bathroom scale is once again your worst enemy. Never skip breakfast is rule number one; rule number two is to eat a healthy breakfast that's rich in fiber. Fiber helps you to feel fuller longer, so you're less likely to get hungry later in the day. Bonus: Fiber is great for digestive health.
Wear Sunscreen Daily
So much advice about women's health focuses on fitness and nutrition, but don't forget to take good care of your skin. Wearing sunscreen daily – at least on your face and other areas that may be exposed to the sun – will help to keep your skin healthy, reducing your risk of skin cancer and potential damage over time from sun exposure.
Get Regular Health Screenings
If you take good care of your health and feel great, skipping regular health checkups might seem like no big deal. But prevention really is the best medicine, and regular health screenings can detect early warning signs of serious illness long before you realize anything is wrong. Early detection for many types of cancer makes a dramatic difference in survival rates, so stay on top of all the unpleasant-but-necessary screenings such as a pap smear, mammogram, and even blood screenings and other tests that can pick up on irregularities that could indicate a more serious problem.
Don't Underestimate the Power of Fun
Taking the time to do things for yourself probably seems like a luxury, but it's just as important to maintaining strong health (and sanity) as a balanced diet. Have the occasional long lunch with a friend, or spend a Saturday afternoon at the dog park with your pet. Call a babysitter and plan an evening out with your partner, even if it's just dinner and a movie. Taking time for yourself gives you the opportunity to relax and recharge. It's much easier to tackle work deadlines, PTO meetings, and sunrise spinning classes when you know there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
Being a woman certainly has its pros and cons, but staying healthy is the best way to stay on top of your game and in charge of the crazy, hectic life you lead. Taking care of yourself first means you're at your best to give your all to your career, family, and whatever else you deem worthy of your attention.
Jennifer McGregor is a pre-med student, who loves learning about health and wellness. She wants people of all ages to have access to reliable health information and that's why she created PublicHealthLibrary.org with a classmate.


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Reel Muzik Werks is a full service music rights management company in Los Angeles. I designed their logo and business cards for them. Below is a variety of presented ideas created while I was exploring the design of their logo. The owner had 3 adorable dogs at her house, and that's why I explored some ideas with dogs as well :-) – 302: Art Direction / Design


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"There will always be free enterprise, private practice for the caring dentist that seeks excellence for his patients through the exercise of the greatest care, skill, and judgment at her command. For those of you who are concerned, do not worry, for they will seek you out!" – F. Harold Wirth, D.D.S.
Mike Robichaux, D.D.S.
Dr. Robichaux has been practicing dentistry in Slidell, LA since 1974. His passion is in learning and finding better ways to serve his patients. He has amassed over 4,000 hours of continuing dental education. His hobbies are golf, golf, and golf.
Mae is the wife of Dr. Robichaux and mother of their two sons, Myles and Hal. They have been married for 49 years and she has worked in the practice since 1974. She serves as receptionist, office manager, chief bottle washer, etc.
Nancy has been with Dr. Robichaux since 1982 as a dental assistant. They have virtually "grown up" together within their dental careers. She has been married to Rick for 39 years and has one daughter.
Lisa has been a hygienist for Dr. Mike since 1987. She says that she really doesn't work for him. Her real "bosses" are her patients. She has been married to Bill for 35 years and has 3 children
Maureen has been with us for over 13 years. She began as a dental assistant, retired, and came back to help us at the front desk. She has been married to Dale for 41 years and has one son and a granddaughter.
Joani serves primarily as a lab assistant, keeping track of quality of everything that comes and goes to the lab. She has been employed by Dr. Mike since 1989. In addition to these duties, she also serves as a dental assistant. She has been married to Mike for 44 years and has one son and 2 granddaughters.
Thoughts from Dr. Robichaux…
Dr. Wirth was my first real mentor, with our first encounter in my senior year in dental school. His message was that each person should be treated as an individual, and with respect and dignity. He taught us to get to know our patients and to find out what they were most concerned about and to help them get what they wanted. When we were granted permission to deliver their care, it was our moral and ethical duty to provide the best care we could at the time.
His real message to us was to love our patients. He was a giant in dentistry and his ideas and concepts are still celebrated today. A room in his honor at the LSU School of Dentistry still remains and I'm proud to serve on the F. Harold Wirth Committee, dedicated to the ideals he professed.
It seems appropriate for a prospective client/patient who is entertaining the thought of entering a new firm or practice, to have some idea of the belief system within that organization.
Our Top 10 Practice Beliefs
- That all who enter our practice will be treated with respect and dignity
- That each person who enters will be treated as an individual, with unique goals and desires.
- That given the correct information within a caring relationship, we will make decisions about our health that are in our best interests.
- That each individual should know:
- The state of their oral conditions
- The choices for treating those conditions
- The consequences of those choices
- The cost of the treatment prior to beginning
- That our teeth are meant to last a lifetime.
- That in general, all dental disease is preventable.
- That it is better to prevent than to treat a problem.
- That it is better to treat the cause and not just the symptoms of a problem.
- That the health of the mouth can affect the overall health of the body.
- That we are responsible for our own health.
Making a Difference
One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked, what are you doing?
The youth replied, Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them back, they'll die.
Son, the man said, don't you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can't make a difference!
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish,and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said… I made a difference for that one.
The Starfish Story
Original Story by: Loren Eisley
Mike Robichaux, D.D.S., M.A.G.D., F.A.C.D.
- 1965-68: Louisiana Tech and University of Southwestern Louisiana
- 1968-1972: Graduated charter class LSU School of Dentistry
- 1972-Present: Accumulated over 4,000 hours of postgraduate training
- 1983: Achieved Fellowship status in the Academy of General Dentistry
- 1999: Achieved Mastership status in AGD (awarded to those dentists who have achieved Fellowship status and have completed a challenging course of hands-on study in 16 dental disciplines, totaling 600 hours of continuing education.
Honors and Positions
- 1968: President of the first class at LSUSD
- 1972: President of the student body at LSUSD
- 1972-Present: Member in good standing of the New Orleans, Louisiana, and American Dental Associations
- 1975: First president of the LSUSD Alumni Association
- 1976-1993: Held numerous positions within the New Orleans Dental Association
- 1991: President of the New Orleans Dental Association
- 1992: President of the Louisiana Academy of General Dentistry
- 1992: Inducted into the Pierre Fauchard Honor Society
- 1994: Inducted into the Academy of Dentistry International
- 1994-1998: Chaired Master Track four year program designed to make one eligible for achieving Mastership status in the AGD
- 1994: Served on the search committee as a practicing dentist to select a new dean for LSU School of Dentistry
- 1996-Present: Lectured nationwide to practicing dentists
- 1994-Present: Board member and chairman of the curriculum committee for the Louisiana Academy of Continuing Dental Education (the independent arm for LSUSD Continuing Education department)
- 1997: Inducted into the American Academy of Dental Practice Administration Assistant clinical instructor at LSU School of Dentistry
- 1998-Present: Worked closely with H. L. "Sam" Queen while he taught me about the oral/systemic connection
- 2000: Selected Alumni of the Year by LSUSD Alumni Association
- 2001: Elected Fellow of the American College of Dentists
- 2001: Inducted into the American Equilibration Society
- 2002: Member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
- 2003: Received the Mark Locantro Award from the Louisiana AGD
- 2005: Katrina struck Slidell and the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida
- 2005-Present: Lectured yearly at the Schuster Center on the relationship-based practice of dentistry
- 2008-2011: member of the National Study Club; a group of like minded dentists, organized by Dr. Bob Frazer; purpose was to promote personal and professional growth in the health-centered arena of dentistry
- 2009-2012: Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dental Practice Administration; an academy dedicated to leadership, life balance, and success; comprised of dentists that are seeking cutting edge ways to deliver high quality dentistry within quality relationships with their teams and patients.
Hobbies: Golf, golf, golf, etc.


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(As part of the Global South Center's conference on 'Social Ecologies')
We live in a time where even our passing curiosities are monetized. Yet, there remains the persistent need for coalitions, cliques, groups, chapters, subscribers, districts, cabals, covens, boards, teams, task forces, think tanks, gangs, and trustees. Identity-making by committee.
I wonder, did we always know ourselves only in relationship to other people? And, if so, is this an inherent vulnerability of human connection? Has friendship become a lifestyle marketing tool? What is a friend, when a curated portrayal, via social media, is preeminent?
Chile... I. Do. Not. Know. But I can speculate. Join me for an in-the-round-discussion, moderated by a voice modulator and featuring The Cashmere Bouquet.


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When I was 12 or 13, I spent a few weeks one summer helping to run a nursery at a local Presbyterian conference. Among the children our youth group watched was a little, chubby girl with curls. I cannot remember her name now, but I can remember the weight of her in my arms, the way she laughed when I made goofy faces, and the absolute wrenching process it was for me to leave her the last night, knowing I would never see her again.
Of course, I was a hormonal nightmare at that age, and a great deal of the pain of parting from that child came from my own struggles with loneliness and an awkward physicality that I allowed to isolate me. But there was also something else at work there – my desire to have a child.
To this day, more than 25 years later, that desire has not been fulfilled. My first husband and I had planned to adopt, but he left before that was possible. (And I'm grateful that a child was not a part of the divorce.) Then, I spent several years single or in dating relationships that didn't turn into marriages. By the time I met the gift of my lifetime in Philip, I was already 37 – far past the risk-free years of child-bearing – and I still didn't know if I was capable of having a child.
Now, in year two of our marriage, Philip and I are still childless – and I'm 40. I'm not sure I'm ready to own the term "infertility" yet, but I certainly am childless. And that is heart-breaking in many ways, even as I realize it may be our way of being in the world for the rest of our lives. I hope not, but I must realize that this may be the case.
I just finished reading Matt and Cheri Appling's powerful book Plus or Minus: Keeping Your Life, Faith, and Love Together Through Infertility, and honestly, I'm pretty stunned by how applicable the book was in my life. In particular, their way of breaking down the pain of childlessness at a time when almost all of your friends are having children sounded a resounding gong in my chest.
They say, and I wholeheartedly agree, that children are now status symbols. They signal a certain level of "fulfillment" or "adulthood" to people who have them, and sadly, often those people judge the lives of childless people to be of less value or to be less fulfilling. I've heard women say that they understand the plight of children in a richer way because they are mothers. I've heard people say that the most fulfilling thing a person can do is be a mother. I've had people imply that the way I spend my days has little to no value because I don't spend it raising children. In all manner of ways, people place parenting at the pinnacle of human existence.
So when I read Matt and Cheri's book, I felt myself soothed because they see these things, too, because they also felt left out of a big portion of their friends' lives because their friends had children and they did not, because like me, they have carried guilt and responsibility and burden for not having children.
This book lifted some of that weight, and it gave me greater compassion for people struggling through the hard days of infertility while also reminding me of the way that parents' struggle with judgment, with unreasonable culpability for the choices of their autonomous children, with guilt and shame I cannot understand. The book is rich with insight and lessons.
I don't know where life may take Philip and I. We hope for children, but we will come to peace if we cannot have them. Our lives will be rich and fulfilling and meaningful with children or without because as Matt and Cheri reminded me, children are not about creating meaning for their parents. They exist to build their own meaning and purpose in our world.
Sometimes, I think of that little chubby girl – who may be old enough now to have her own chubby baby. I am grateful that she opened this ache in me because, no matter if the ache is assuaged or simply settled into part of the shape of my heart, she taught me that the richness of love for children is not limited to those who parent them.
If you've walked this hard road of wanting children but not having any, of having chosen to remain childless, or of having been gifted with children, I welcome your stories here.
Note – please do not post advice or suggestions about alternatives to giving birth to children. Those of us who want children know those options more than we might like, and those of us who have chosen to live without children have made informed choices that are best for us. Thanks. Out of a desire to respect and spare the feelings of childless people, I will delete those types of comments.


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With the US elections over, some Americans have joked about moving abroad.
In the early 1900's, quite a few Americans did just that and Italy was a favorite destination. Among these expats were Hortense Mitchell and Arthur Acton. They settled outside of Florence and dedicated themselves (and Hortense's wealth) to restoring an old villa and its gardens - Villa La Pietra.
The Villa was built for a prominent banker in the 1460's; in the Italian renaissance style, formal gardens and terraces would have surrounded the house. When the Actons arrived around 1900, the original landscape had been replaced by a picturesque one with rolling hills, asymmetrical clusters of trees, and borrowed countryside views.
The Actons spent nearly 30 years creating a new garden. They worked with Colombian landscape architect Diego Suarez, who had already completed a number of similar garden "restorations." The design combines traditional historic renaissance elements with arts and crafts garden features: formal terraces set on axes, intimate garden rooms, the use of sculpture to define space, and effusive plantings.
Intrigued by what I had read about this garden, I set off on a rainy Florence day to see it for myself.
A short taxi-ride from Florence, the journey ends at a long cypress lined driveway. This avenue marks the separation between the outside world and the Villa, giving one time to decompress from the tensions of the city. Breathtaking olive orchards blanket rolling hills. This place is justly famous for its inspiring views.
When I arrive everything is closed. No one else is wandering around; the house is shut tight, no sounds of life. The rain starts to fall harder. I knock on the front door not realizing that it is no longer an active entrance. My taxi leaves. I wonder how I will get back. Then, I am excited that I might be stranded there, wandering the gardens alone.
At the appointed tour time, there is a rush of activity. As if on cue, a series of other cars arrives down the long drive to drop off passengers anxious to see the garden. The house comes to life. Loud voices can be heard inside. Doors swing open, office workers greet us, and a tour guide emerges.
The rain comes down harder now, but the tour goes on! The fuzzy spots on the images above are good old-fashioned rain drops on my lens.
The first garden space we come to, the Prima Vasca, is set on an axis to the house. Its central fountain is ringed by cylinders of Irish yews – a reference to the name of the Villa, La Pietra, which means stone pillar. Criss-crossing paths lead to other garden rooms. These first rooms show how the arts and crafts garden elements of flowering borders and intimate spaces work well with the renaissance style elements: geometry, repetition, and stonework. Openings in hedges and sculptures invite visitors to venture deeper into the landscape.
The work at La Pietra set off a revival in Italian renaissance garden. Its success led to more work for Suarez including the famous garden Vizcaya in Miami, Florida.
The Actons left La Pietra to their son, historian and writer Harold Acton, who in turnleft the villa to New York University. Harold's vision was to preserve the "intellectual, cultural and artistic life" of the villa. NYU maintains the estate as if the Actons still lived there. The Villa, art collection, and gardens are considered Cultural Heritage by the Italian Ministry of Fine Arts.
If you were to leave the country, where would you live? What type of garden would you create there?


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I've hosted a few Round Robins before and they are a lot of fun! so I want to do it again
Now the question is; should it be "planned" or just "anything goes"?
Here's the last RR I got back and finished, this one was "planned"
and another one that was "planned"
Now what is "planned"?
First you start of with a certain sized center and mail to the next person like any other round robin and then add a specific sized border around the next top/block you receive and keep going. With the "plan" everyone has a finished top the same size at the end.
we can do a center and send it on and maybe have a certain "total amount of inches" (Michelle has hosted a RR like this before)
Where maybe we have to add 16" to it, so that can either be 4" border all the way around OR 8" to two opposite sides.
we can have NO rules and add whatever we want…..
a ROW BY ROW Round Robin? would that be a Row Robin?
anyways, if you are interested, comment below and let me know what/if you prefer and we'll do the most popular choice!
(and I'm thinking 6 months or so- so that would end in the Spring of 2017)
And I would say US only to save postage for everyone!


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Clearly only Apple is immune...
Wow, when Nokia was riding high with an unprecedented 40 per cent mobile phone market share in January last year it seemed the Finnish giant was unstoppable. Well, perhaps someone just managed to find the brake pedal…
For Q4 period the company has reported profits fell 69 per cent to 576m euros compared to the year ago period. Overall sales dropped off 19 per cent to 12.7bn euros and market share fell more than eight per cent to 37 per cent – though it remains considerably ahead of second place rival Samsung on approximately 20 per cent.
Now Nokia naturally remains in pretty good shape despite this but the results aren't out of the blue. Not one, but two profit warnings had been issued since mid November and the Q3 Results were also pretty depressing. Perhaps more pertinently, aside from the superlative E71 (above) there has been a distinct lack of innovation in its handsets over the last 18 months and the continued success of Apple and RIM – plus a likely strong comeback from Palm – look set to only damage it further.
That said, with its immense resources it will take a lot more than a bad year or even two or three bad years to see Nokia knocked from its lofty position at the head of the mobile phone table.
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The Big 3 Manga
|hst, holy shounen trinity
|See also:
|Weekly Shounen Jump, One Piece, Naruto, Bleach
|Click here for related articles on Fanlore.
The Big 3 Manga is English-language anime/manga fandom shorthand for referring to the three largest Weekly Shounen Jump titles. The term is generally used only by English-language fandom although some fans have noted that Japanese lurkers on 2ch know what it means and have begun to use it in Japanese fandom. Some fans also use the term, Holy Shounen Trinity (or HST), to refer to the Big 3 although HST is meant to refer to currently running shounen titles rather than series that have been completed.
Currently, the Big 3 are One Piece, Naruto and Bleach and have been since 2004. [1]
The Concept of Big 3
Many fans point out that the idea of a "Big 3" is false because the gap in rankings and sales between One Piece and Naruto, and then Naruto and Bleach are usually very large. Often times, Bleach ranks much lower than the top 3 in the weekly polls conducted by Weekly Shounen Jump. Other fans, however, say that while that may be true in Japan, when talked about in an international context, the discrepancies change since One Piece is often not the most popular of the three, as is in the case of North America.[2] Nevertheless, many One Piece fans jokingly reference the wide gap in Japanese sales rankings:
- Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, was asked how it felt to be a part of the Big 3 of Shounen Jump. When asked, he replied, "Big 3? Who're the other two?"[3]
Some fans have wondered if a manga series not serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump could ever become one of the Big 3. Many fans agree that a title serialized in monthly installments could not due to a lower publication frequency, which encourages less fan discussion from week to week. It has been suggested that a Big 3 title could come from Weekly Shounen Magazine, which is Weekly Shounen Jump's closest rival. In this case, the most often cited candidate tends to be Fairy Tail.
Some fans have pointed out that other Big 3s have existed in the past. In the early 90s, the Big 3 was said to have been Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, and Yuu Yuu Hakusho. This era is thought of by many people as the Golden Age of Weekly Shounen Jump, when its circulation was at its peak. A few fans have said that One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, and Hunter x Hunter were the Big 3 of the late 90s. Most people admit though that no other three titles have dominated for as long as the current Big 3.
Criticisms of the Big 3
Some people have suggested that the lengthy dominance of the current Big 3 is unhealthy for the manga industry, and Weekly Shounen Jump in particular. Many readers seem to feel that the editors of Weekly Shounen Jump encourage the mangaka to draw out their storylines unnecessarily.
Recently, Bleach has begun to sink down the weekly rankings[4]. In 2010, it was ranked #5 in sales, coming behind Kimi ni Todoke, a shoujo manga serialized monthly, and Fairy Tail.[5] In 2011, it slipped even further to #8[6] and then to #12 in 2012[7]. Fans often speculate about the reasons Bleach continues serialization even though its performance is no longer as strong as in previous years and wonder if the Weekly Shounen Jump editors simply won't let Kubo Tite end the series. Others think that "it seems kinda sad to see a series that once did so well crashing and burning like this." [4]
As a result of Bleach's apparent decline, some fans of Naruto and One Piece have taken to poking fun at the other title's supposed flaws, implying various reasons why the series is sliding down the ranks. Some fans point out that the other two titles are not without their own flaws. Many readers say they refuse to read One Piece because they find the art style off-putting and the premise of a boy with a rubber body childish. Some readers criticize Naruto for the treatment of its female characters.
Top 10 Manga of 2012 (based on November 2011 to November 2012)[7]:
- 1. One Piece by Oda Eiichiro: sold 23,464,866 volumes
- 2. Kuroko no Basket by Fujimaki Tadatoshi: sold 8,070,446 volumes
- 3. Naruto by Kishimoto Masashi: sold 6,495,240 volumes
- 4. Space Brothers by Koyama Chūya: sold 5,413,899 volumes
- 5. Fairy Tail by Mashima Hiro: sold 4,128,665 volumes
- 6. Kimi no Todoke by Shiina Karuho: sold 4,039,715 volumes
- 7. Silver Spoon by Arakawa Hiromu: sold 3,603,710 volumes
- 8. Hunter x Hunter by Togashi Yoshihiro: sold 3,439,839 volumes
- 9. Magi by Ohtaka Shinobu: sold 3,437,182 volumes
- 10. Bakuman by Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi: sold 4,399,938 volumes
- ↑ Weekly Shonen Jump history: Top 3 manga 2/2 : a video of the top 3 Weekly Shounen Jump titles from 1989-2007 (Accessed May 24, 2011)
- ↑ What constitutes the Big 3? (Accessed May 24, 2011)
- ↑ An unconfirmed example found on Tumblr. (Accessed May 24, 2011)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Weekly Jump Readers (Accessed May 25, 2011)
- ↑ Top-Selling Manga in Japan 2010 (Accessed May 25, 2011)
- ↑ "One Piece" Tops 2011 Manga Sales (Accessed December 19, 2011)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 30 Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2012 (Accessed December 20, 2012)


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"The only client you can't satisfy is those who have unrealistic expectations." ~ Patricia Fripp, CSP, CSAE ~ Public Speaker, Coach, Author
During the sales process, it's very tempting to say 'Yes, we can do that.. no problem…' or almost any overly affirmative response to a prospect's question. That is the root of unrealistic expectations.
Good advice from Patricia in just a one sentence quote.
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Danang City, Vietnam - VNAH arranged for two senior American health professionals to visit the University Dong A (UDA) and lead a seminar on Quality Improvement (QI) for nursing faculty and other members of the University and health services community. Dr. Mary Segall, a Nurse Educator specializing in Quality Improvement and Prof. Mellen Tanamly, a Public Health Nutritionist were the invited speakers. The seminar was held at the main UDA campus conference hall in Danang City, Vietnam, on January, 2017. This event was part of the VNAH and UDA partnership to introduce American practices into the Nursing Department curriculum.
Improving the quality of health services provided in the private and public health sectors in Viet Nam is one of the aims of ASHA support to VNAH and UDA. The project was implemented during period from 10/2014-9/2016, with a goal to improve capacity to meet the growing needs for quality higher education services and market demands for skilled workers in the central region of Vietnam. The project specific objective was to improve the capacity for, and access to higher education and vocational training to ensure young people and the vulnerable populations receive industry-driven training and needed skill sets for employment.
The UDA now is able to offer training at its own facilities equipped like a real operation or business, which gives students practical work opportunities which prepare them for jobs in the industries for which they have been trained. As a result, the UDA has seen steep increases in enrollments, especially in the three majors that the ASHA has provided commodities to. The new enrollment in this school year (2016-2017) increased by 65% (from 915 to 1,510 students) in nursing program; and 88% in the electrical program (from 199 to 375 students); and 14% in the hospitality management (from 277 to 315 students), compared to previous years. Prior to the project, these programs have an average increase of 10% annually. These results are strong indicators of the project successes in capacity building for the UDA.
The speakers introduced American quality improvement concepts to nursing faculty and other invited guests. Dr. Segall presented "Building a Foundation for Improved Quality at Hospitals and Health Centers: The Role of the Nurse". This was an overview quality improvement processes and tools that are used globally to strengthen health care services for better patient outcomes. Session Objectives were: to increase knowledge about safety and quality improvement; how to initiate a QI project in your setting: a review of selected priorities from data about Sustainable Goals & indicators of a package of health care services; to increase appreciation for the importance of measurement and monitoring in QI; to learn about a culture of innovation; learn about the Role of Quality Improvement Teams, the Role of the Nurse, & Use of Improvement Collaborative; and to learn about resources faculty can utilize for teaching QI. Ms. Tanamly discussed the application of quality improvement approaches to infant and young child feeding programs in Viet Nam.
The seminar was well attended by all senior and junior nursing faculty, other UDA officials, representatives of Ministry of Health and private health facilities, and UDA nursing students. Following the event, the consultants met with the President of the University and the Dean of the Nursing School to discuss faculty development strategies.


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Elmhurst Dental Care
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Among the places students can receive free coding training are the websites Code Academy, Udacity, Code Racer, Computer Clubhouse and Coder Dojo. Other websites that offer free coding tutorials include Girl Develop It, Tree House, Girls Who Code and Black Girls Code, as listed by TED.com.
Code Academy is a good place to start learning how to code with lessons on simple commands in HTML and CSS, JavaScript, Python and Ruby. Udacity is Stanford University's initiative to make college courses, such as Introduction to Computer Science, available online. Code Racer takes tutorials in coding a step further by structuring them in a multi-player live coding game format, where participants race to build a website.


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John Medina, in his 10 Brain Rules states "Vision trumps all other senses" and he quotes studies that show that recognition doubles for a picture compared with text.
So why does PowerPoint take such a prominent position in training, especially slides, which contain predominantly words? Too many times trainers use the PowerPoint slides not as a visual aid, but as a prompt for their presentations.
Moving away from a presentation style and making learning more interactive, allows us to use visuals much more to enhance the learning experience. By using activities and making training learner-centred as in accelerated learning sessions, we make it more memorable.
As a starting point, we can add relevant pictures to the PowerPoint slides – sometimes using quirky and humorous pictures can make the learning stand out more and make it stick. A PowerPoint slide presentation, though very portable and flexible, is fleeting. The slide appears and then the next one comes along. They also only cover one part of one wall. To make your training room look appealing , inviting and exciting, using flip charts and posters on the wall can provide an extra dimension to the learning.
Because we are drawn to pictures, even whilst doing other activities, we will take in what is on the walls. We can use part of the wall space by means of an introduction as in the photo to the right. We can also use the walls during the initial coffee time to get people to write down what they would like to get out of the session.
At the last Brain Friendly Learning Group in Leeds, I ran a session called "Flipchart Frenzy" where we spent two hours learning how to:
- Draw a simple cartoon character
- Use facial expressions on a simple face to convey emotion
- Draw some simple frames for flipcharts
- Draw some simple but useful symbols
- Develop their own simple font
- Put it all together to make a visual out of a well used learning model
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The flip chart below shows the feedback from the session. (WWW stands for "what went well" and EBI stands for "Even Better IF")


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Monday, 12 April 2010
Last stop: QANNO
For example, I'm using FREE INTERNETZ RIGHT NOW TO TALK TO YOU! Yay!
I also am doing work, so hence the joining up as well. My other work colleage will join me soon too and probably be my 'guest' so he'll get the free stuff too.
Anyways! I wanted to share with you my first stop over:
Alice Springs!
It was our first destination for work, and now I'm at Melbsie Airport in the Qantas Club blogging to you at the end of my tour for work duty. Yay! It went really quickly though, but whilst Melbs is adorable, I just wanna be at home and not have all my life in a stupid big suitcase.
Some quick thoughts:
COMEDY FTW*: Pajama Men (USA theatre comics), Sam Simmons & David Quirk (Australian guys) and gorgeous Aussie Celia Pacquola were excellent. And, of course my darling friend Tom Ballard (Melbs peeps, I would totally go and see him, he's a very funny young man indeed) was tremendously funny and totally FTW LOL style too)
CROCHET HOOKS: Are NOT allowed on planes. A while back I thought the laws had changed, but I think it was an article about them going to change. No Granny Squares on the plane for me. SAD FACE
SEWING ROOM ANXIETY: I cannot WAIT to make some clothes again! It's been too long! Not sure what I'll make first, but think it'll have to be something from Amanda's Vintage Pattern collection!
DOGGIE DARLING: Husbie came down to Melbs for our friends' wedding (which was just gorgeous btw!) so I got to gush with him, but I miss Doggie Darling heaps and heaps!
Have a lovely rest of Monday, and hopefully tomorrow I'll have some sewing news!
*FTW = "for the win" xoxo
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looks so cute and sounds so fun!ReplyDelete
Awesome dress. Stuff that feels like it's free is almost as good as actual free stuff.ReplyDelete
Cute dress! It sounds like your having fun. Bummer about the crochet hooks on planes. I was looking for some info after I asked you the other day and saw an article that said the law would be changing in June 2010. Hopefully that is still going to happen.ReplyDelete
Haha, love the facials in this photo...you look like you're having fun!ReplyDelete
Virgin let you take knitting and crochet hooks on board (see: http://www.vaustralia.com.au/before-you-fly/baggage-dangerous-goods/baggage-allowance/index.htm - third from the bottom in Personal Items), I recently whipped up some crocheted love-hearts on a flight. I did have a plastic hook though, but the link above doesn't make a differentiation.ReplyDelete
Qantas Club rocks. I used to have membership, but alas no longer. Now I hate hanging out in the normal part of the airport so much, I usually show up about 5 mins before my flight boards. V naughty.ReplyDelete
Cute photo!
I was going to say, I have taken plastic crochet hooks and knitting needles on flights, tho I have not managed a flight to your hemisphere yet, sadly!! I find its best not to ask cos then they always say no, with a sharp intake of breath but if you leave it in your carry-on they don't see plastic on the scanner and away you go!!ReplyDelete
Hello darling! A word of advice - put a Bamboo or Wooden hook IN YOUR HAIR when you go through security and you should you fine ;)ReplyDelete
Also, now that you're hooked on crochet I highly recommend buying a book called "200 crochet blocks" by Jan Eaton. It's AMAZING! You won't be able to stop crocheting!
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Our 12 year old mini poodle has been treated 4 times this year for corneal ulcer on his left eye. His vet treated him the first three times with eye drops (Atropine Sulfate Opth. Solution)and an ointment. Each time the condition improved for a few weeks, treatment was stopped and then the condition returned
The fourth time this year that the ulcer returned was about a month ago. Since then, the vet has continued the eye drop treatment and also begun to make a serum from the dog's blood that is put into the dog's eye daily.
There is no sign of improvement.
It should be said that the dog had a back injury early this year and was prescribed a steroid (pill form) that he took fo rquite some time. He also was presribed Tramadol.
This dog is the beloved pet of my 80 year old mother. My mother doesn't recall the exact medications given to the dog.
The vet recently told my mother that the dog should possibly be treated for dry eyes.
My mother has spent almost $2000 on this condition this year and is beginning to worry about the ongoing expense of this condition.
Can holistic treatment possibly improve our dog's condition and is there something that we could do to get to the bottom of this heartbreaking condition as soon as possible?
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The results are in! Two of our stations have returned! The Wolverine Watch has observed numerous critters in their natural habitat, including: some squirrels, a few deer, a martin, and one fat and determined fisher!
In honor of our furry friend, here are a few facts about fishers:
- The fishers' scientific name is Martes pennanti. The subspecies M. pennanti columbiana occurs in Idaho.
- They were once hunted for their lustrous, chocolate-brown fur, and the range of this species has been reduced greatly in the United States. They were thought to have been extirpated from Idaho during the early 1960s.
- Individual fishers were translocated to three north-central Idaho sites during the early 1960s in order to repopulate the area.
- Fishers are among the few predators able to kill porcupines! They do it by biting the face, where there are no quills, until the animal is too weak to prevent being rolled over and attacked in the soft underbelly.
- Despite their name, fishers rarely eat fish!
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March 3rd is our End-of-Season Party! Come celebrate with all of your fellow volunteers! We'll kick off the festivities at 2:00pm at Eichardt's located at 212 Cedar St. in downtown Sandpoint. We'll share a summary of project results, hand out awards to exceptional volunteers, and enjoy the stories of backcountry adventures from our wolverine stations. We'll wrap up by 5:00pm with the hope that we'll see everyone again next season!
We want your nominations for the 2nd Annual Badass Award! This award will be given to the volunteer whose backcountry efforts this season were super-human and over the top. You can nominate your station leader, you can nominate a fellow volunteer, heck, you can even nominate yourself! Send the name of the nominee along with a one-sentence description of why they are this season's "Badass" to firstname.lastname@example.com by February 27th to have them entered! We'll select the top 5 suggestions and descriptions to be voted on by the Wolverine Crew before our March 3rd bash!
Feb. 23, 2013 – Winter Ecology Hike! Study winter ecology with biologist Brian Baxter for an in depth look at the adaptations of plants and animals that enable them to survive winter in the Northwest Rocky Mountains. Classroom session at Heron Community Center defines botanical and biological terminology focused on identification of evergreen species of trees, shrubs, and forbs. We will also discuss winter adaptations of animals and birds, including Snowshoe hare; Canadian lynx; White tailed Ptarmigan; Rocky Mountain Elk; Long tailed weasel; Boreal Owl; and of course, wolverines! Moderate level field session on pack boots or snowshoes. We'll take it all in! Dress properly for weather and bring lunch, water and your camera. Smiles welcome! The hike and course are free. There is a $5 charge for class materials. For more information, or to sign up for the hike email Brian Baxter @ firstname.lastname@example.com.


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TADAAA!! And here are my deco nails! ;D nice right?? right? My middle finger was inspired by one of Kanako's nail design, and the rests are just random. I think these are the longest nails I've ever worn/made. Lol kind of hard to type too.
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Wis. heads top gubernatorial races
Next week, Democrats will choose gubernatorial nominees in a pair of marquee states where the incumbents are under siege and fanning off the whiff of scandal.
In the Wisconsin recall, it looks increasingly likely that voters will order up a repeat of the 2010 campaign between Tom Barrett and Scott Walker.
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The embattled Republican governor's polling rebounded this month, despite an ongoing investigation into his tenure as county executive that's resulted in a flurry of charges against his former aides.
In North Carolina, meanwhile, the atmosphere couldn't get much worse for Democrats. A sex scandal involving the state party's former executive director is forcing Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls to flee from party leadership as well as departing Gov. Bev Perdue, whose unpopularity prompted her to opt against seeking another term.
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Last month's assessment can be found here.
1. Wisconsin
The House of Labor that fueled the petition drive against Walker may have to settle for their second choice in their bid to oust him.
While the activists and their money remain aligned with former Dane County executive Kathleen Falk, the broader Democratic electorate appears more comfortable granting the less ideological Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett another shot at the governor's post.
Falk is attempting to sharpen the contrast with Barrett — accusing him of being too timid on restoring workers' rights and a Johnny-come-lately on the recall effort itself — but the risk of appearing too negative is blunting the force of the attack.
Even Falk's allies acknowledge it would take a major turn of events to topple Barrett, as polling shows her down from high-single digits to low-double digits.
"There are people out state who think that a Dane County liberal can't win a statewide election," a Wisconsin-based ground warrior working closely with labor explained. "He's the more centrist candidate than she is. And the only thing anyone cares about really is who's the best candidate to beat Scott Walker."
Already Democratic operatives are wondering whether Barrett is ready for the onslaught that likely awaits him May 9.
"Barrett's response in the primary has been to run to the press and say 'I'm being attacked.' Well, what do you think Walker's going to do?" He's going to have to get a little tougher to go toe-to-toe with Walker's people. This s—- is beanbag," lamented the labor source.
Who Won April: Walker
Latest poll: Walker 50% Barrett 45% (Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos 1,136 likely voters April 13-15)
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Republican Bill Maloney continues to press the argument that Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin isn't fighting hard enough to halt Obama administration regulations — and the offensive may be leaving a mark.
Tomblin blasted out a release to campaign supporters last week under the headline, "I'm Suing the EPA," pledging to "stop the Obama administration's war on coal." Maloney has gone even further, calling for the head of EPA chief Lisa Jackson.
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Few days late on posting this one. But i'm really liking this jersey, would like to see it worn a bit more than a one off or annually TBH. Anything that recognises our first nations people is great to see IMO, and should be celebrated more and more. Just wish the ARU can get their shit together so i know whether i am going to buy one or not!
Kurtley Beale breaks out into corroboree dance while unveiling new Wallabies indigenous jersey
JAMIE PANDARAM, The Daily Telegraph
July 17, 2017 7:22pm
KURTLEY Beale finally has the indigenous Wallabies jersey he has campaigned the ARU for years about.
Now he wants it worn annually.
Australias only current indigenous rugby international, Beale was inspired to push for recognition by union of Aboriginal culture after seeing the reaction to the NRLs indigenous-All Stars match.
His request was heeded, and the Wallabies will become the first Australian team to wear an indigenous-inspired jersey in an international fixture when Australia host the All Blacks in the third Bledisloe Cup Test on October 21 in Brisbane.
I saw that movement, to have the first indigenous-All Stars game, what a great celebration, that was awesome to see everyone from the communities coming to support their team, Beale said.
That really inspired me to push forward for this jersey, its great now we can do it.
Im hoping now we can stick to it and make it a yearly thing, Ill be supporting that all the way.
Beale kickstarted the jersey idea last June when he addressed the entire Wallabies playing group and staff about the meaning of the welcome to country ceremony, and his personal pride at representing his culture.
It was clear to all at the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence in Redfern on Monday what this means to Beale, as he performed an impromptu corroboree dance with members of the Tribal Warrior group before choking back tears speaking about the jerseys value to him and others.
Afterwards, he told The Daily Telegraph how the snowball leading to this jerseys creation began.
Beale was asked by Australian coach Michael Cheika to explain the meaning about the welcome to country ceremony, which is now done when both Test teams are on the field, whereas previously it was performed while the sides were in the sheds and most spectators were queuing for food and drink.
Beale walked into the rooms and presented the Wallabies squad with his own indigenous-designed national jersey.
Ive always had an idea to play in an indigenous Wallaby jersey, this was the first time we spoke about that, Beale said.
It was pretty emotional. Whenever we talk about it, its a touching subject for me, a real powerful thing, it stems from the gut, comes up and takes over.
For me to be able to speak about it to my teammates was special, it was well received.
Its about paying respect to our culture, recognise a culture thats been around for many, many years.
For indigenous people to have that type of recognition, it means we feel a part of this new world.
We feel more accepted and that people understand us and our culture.
At the end of the day, ultimately, its a great way of having indigenous and non-indigenous people coming together and moving forward.
We try to express that a lot, because in our history there were a lot of tough times; the Stolen Generation, the assimilation policy, going back many years.
Sport is a great vehicle for us to do that and in our game Im very passionate about that type of stuff, for us to be able to do that and for the boys to accept that was very special.
Now that weve got the jersey and Cheik and the boys are behind it, its going to be an amazing experience.
It doesnt matter if theres no indigenous players at that level of the game in the jersey, because I think its just important as a union that we recognise and pay that respect to the players of the past that have played the game, and the current.
It just paints a really good picture for the people outside looking in now that the ARU are getting this jersey done.
And that jersey Beale presented the team with last June painted with a Wallaby and three waterholes representing the past, the present and the future indigenous players and the Aboriginal culture has been hung in the teams changerooms in every match since.


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The Moto E3 Power Smartphone supports 5-inch HD IPS display screen with set resolution of 1280*720 pixels. it is powered by a 1GHz Quad-core CPU and MediaTek (MT6735P) processor along 2GB of RAM. The phone has 16GB internal storage and expandable up to 32GB storage via microSD card.
The Moto E3 Power is a Dual Sim device and runs on the Android v6.0 marshmallow OS. The phone packed 8-megapixel AF back camera with LED flash light and it also has 5-megapixel front facing selfie camera with Beautification mod.
The Moto E Power gives you 3500mAh battery power to play games, Watch Video, call to friends and family without any problem to battery charge. The phone also offer you 10W rapid charger (included in box) that can give you 5 hours battery life in just 15 minutes of charging.
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Written by Lara Gricar, Central Cascades Community Coordinator
Photographed by Brian Mize, Central Cascades Forester
On a rainy winter day in the Central Cascades we began the adventure to find and replace all of the old Plum Creek Timber Company signs scattered across the Cle Elum Ridge. The Nature Conservancy purchased 47, 921 acres of forestland in the Central Cascades from Plum Creek Timber Company in December 2014 to connect, protect and restore the land for people and nature. A little over a year later we are posting signs as a continuation of our efforts to help people understand what land we own, how it can be used, and where to find more information about our work in the Central Cascades.
Brian Mize, Central Cascades Forester, and I took on this task, and let me tell you, it is not always easy to attach a 24 x 18" sign to a tree surrounded by soft snow and deep voids. At lower elevations there was very little snow so it was quite a stark difference as we traversed up and down the land. Thankfully we had our trusty snow machine to stand on when needed!
The best part of the day was when we had the unique opportunity to see a set of cougar (mountain lion) tracks. They were located about a mile east as the crow flies of the Cle Elum-Roslyn schools off SR 903. Several key clues were the larger track size, lack of claw marks which are visible in tracks left by members of the dog family, and the tail drag marks in the snow between prints. I learned that it is really helpful in the field to take a photo of the track next to a familiar object such as a glove so that you have a point of reference to use when evaluating track size.
Alas, after a full day of crisscrossing the land we finished installing all of the new signs on the Cle Elum Ridge. Now, onto the next tract of land!