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He's silver-haired and distinguished. She's cute and toned. They're sitting in beach chairs watching the sunset, or maybe walking hand in hand along the water's edge. They're relaxed, contented, affectionate. They're retired.
We've all seen this stereotype in retirement planning ads and brochures. But with the baby-boom juggernaut now beginning to roll past 65, the authors of two perceptive new books say that advisors need to help clients prepare more realistically for what retirement will be like.
"I think our profession tends to paint retirement as being too pretty and unrealistic," says Robert Laura, president of Synergos Financial Group in Howell, Mich., and author of "Naked Retirement." "It's often depicted as an idyllic life of leisure filled with contentment and joy. But just like any other phase of life, it can come with a dark side that's not usually discussed and rarely planned for."
Laura's eyes were opened when he was discussing plans for his book with a local doctor. One of the biggest issues with retirees, the doctor said, was addiction.
When Laura did more research, he was stunned by the "hidden epidemic" he discovered in the shadows of retirement. Even though I've been a couples therapist for over 40 years and a money coach for more than 25 (and am a boomer myself), what he presents in his book shocked me as well:
- The proportion of older people treated for a combination of cocaine and alcohol abuse tripled between 1992 and 2008, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
- Nearly two million of the 35 million Americans age 65 or older suffer from depression, according to the National Institutes of Health. Depression is the most significant risk factor for suicide among the elderly.
- Suicide rates are highest among people over the age of 65, according to the American Association of Suicidology. In fact, white men age 85 and older have the highest annual suicide rate of any group.
"I've been in the retirement planning business for almost a dozen years, and nothing like this has ever come across my desk," Laura says. "Almost 100% of traditional retirement planning is focused on dollars and cents, instead of preparing clients for what everyday life in retirement may look and feel like, and actually lead to." The horrifying statistics told him that financial professionals need to help clients prepare for much more than just the financial aspects of retirement.
Step One on Getting Real: Ask These Questions
As Laura points out, the most familiar forms of retirement planning are left-brain-oriented. In "Naked Retirement," he advocates using the right brain to visualize retirement before crunching any numbers. For every hour invested in traditional retirement planning, an equal amount of time should be spent on discussing issues that will be important during those years, such as replacing one's work identity, establishing a healthy and active lifestyle, staying socially connected and involved, and resolving relationship wants and needs before they create tension and conflict.
Laura adapted George Kinder's popular three questions to help clients identify what's truly important about retirement. Those three questions:
- Imagine that you have enough money to take care of your needs, now and in the future. How would you live your life? Would you change anything?
- Imagine that your doctor says you have only five to 10 years to live. You won't feel sick, but you'll never know when death will come. What will you do? Will you change your life? How?
- Now imagine that your doctor says you have only one day left to live. Ask yourself: What did I miss? What did I not get to be or do?
Then Laura asks clients to write out what a perfect day, week and month would look like. For example, are they going to have lunch with their spouse every day? If they're single, how are they going to stay socially connected to the friends they used to work with? The most common response he hears is "I never thought about retirement like that."
"That's what it's all really about," Laura says. "Taking a different, more creative and intuitive approach to planning that truly helps clients plan for every aspect of retirement, instead of leaving them holding a binder full of charts and numbers on their first day of retirement."
To reinforce the shift in focus from dollars and cents to everyday life in retirement, he goes even farther by encouraging clients to prepare a "curious list" and a "saving grace account."
A Curious List, Not a Bucket List
Depression and addiction in retirees is often provoked by loss of their work identity and feelings of being unproductive or unfulfilled, which tend to lead to diminished self-esteem. Laura feels it's possible to head off this situation by developing a "curious list": a list of things that people are curious about and would like to learn more about during their retirement.
"A good curious list should support a balanced retirement, which includes mental and physical health, social activities and financial well-being," he says. Unlike a "bucket list," which suggests a definite commitment of time or energy, a curious list simply identifies subjects retirees would like to explore further at some point in their lives. Laura points out that curiosity creates motivation, leading to new experiences and knowledge that can be useful in increasing retirees' sense of personal worth.
An added benefit of going through this exercise in a group or workshop setting is that it can stimulate participants to brainstorm ideas and add to their own curious lists. Laura suggests that clients compile a list of at least 20 "curious" items before they retire.
The Saving Grace Account: Who Can You Count On?
Much like an emergency cash reserve, Laura's saving grace account is meant to provide security in the face of a challenge, such as the loss of a loved one, financial hardship, a medical diagnosis or a difficult decision. It consists of identifying three to six people who can be counted on for emotional, physical and spiritual support.
Who can the client turn to when times get tough? Who can they call when they're feeling down and need cheering up? Who provides wise counsel? Who might they turn to for financial assistance? Who could help them move into a retirement community or nurse them back to health after a knee, hip or shoulder replacement? "This support network may be just as important, if not more important, than a financial savings account," Laura says.
Current Retirees Need the Same Help
It isn't just pre-retirees who need help visualizing what they want their retirement to be about. "A lot of people who are already retired attend my Naked Retirement or Retirement Wellness workshops for community groups," Laura says. "They've thought about retirement as primarily a financial event, without considering all the other aspects of their everyday life." He recommends that these folks, too, write down their responses to the workshop exercises and discuss them with their partner or, if they're single, with friends.
The exercises in Laura's workshops are about clarifying what retirees want to do and communicating what they learn with friends and intimates. Getting input and commitment from other people is vital. "For example, you may want to visit the grandkids for a couple of weeks, but it may be disruptive to your children's lives to stay that long," he says. "So honest communication about this up front is crucial. If people don't communicate, they're going to get tripped up, and it will cause problems."
Surprise! Married Couples often Disagree
Communication about retirement is especially crucial for couples, who may have different time lines or expectations or want to pursue different paths. Transforming individual needs and wants into a shared vision is the focus of a comprehensive new guide, "The Couple's Retirement Puzzle: 10 Must-Have Conversations for Transitioning to the Second Half of Life," by Roberta Taylor and Dorian Mintzer.
The book came about because the co-authors realized that despite the economic downturn, many couples weren't talking together about finances and other issues related to retirement—a potentially major factor in the high levels of post-retirement depression and other negative behaviors noted by Bob Laura.
Although "retirement" appears in the title, Taylor and Mintzer don't believe that retirement is a well-delineated phase of life any more. "We use the term 'retirement transition' because it's a journey and a process, not a destination," says Mintzer, a psychotherapist and life transition and retirement coach who founded the Boomers and Beyond Special Interest Group to explore aspects of successful aging.
"Puzzle" is another key word in the title. "The 10 'must-have' conversations we've identified are like puzzle pieces that go together differently for each couple," Mintzer explains. "For example, finances will impact lifestyle decisions; health and wellness also impact many of the others. And couples need to puzzle it out together."
Taylor, a psychotherapist and coach, now specializes in retirement transitions. She points out that while it's important for a couple to talk about their retirement finances, they need to begin by focusing on what their goals, dreams and priorities are at this stage of life; when to retire; where to live; what responsibilities they will have to other family members; how they will take care of their changing health care needs; and how to find purpose and meaning in their lives.
In the absence of this communication, a relationship can flounder. Taylor tells the story of a good friend who believed passionately that her life's purpose was to live and work in Africa. When she had an opportunity to go to Uganda, she lived in a village, built a school and started a microloan program for women. Her husband, a physician who was still working, didn't share her dream. "They were able to work it out, but it was very difficult," Taylor says. "They spent many months apart, which for many couples could easily have resulted in divorce."
[Read more about ways to help couples get more in sync.]
The 10 Must-Have Conversations
Unlike a conventional "how to retire" book, "The Couple's Retirement Puzzle" is a user-friendly guide to help couples develop or enhance their skills in discussing potentially difficult subjects. Before writing it, the two authors conducted focus groups with couples. Themes that came up over and over led to the 10 "must-have conversations" that the book is structured around:
- If, When and How to Retire
- Let's Talk About Money
- Changing Roles and Identities
- Time Together, Time Apart
- Intimacy and Sexuality
- Relationships With Family
- Health and Wellness
- Choosing Where and How to Live
- Social Life, Friends and Community
- Purpose, Meaning and Giving Back
Each chapter ends with exercises that allow readers to clarify their individual vision for themselves, and then to create a shared vision with their partner that integrates what each one wants and needs for this next stage of life. Although it's best if both members of the couple are on board and agree to this process, it's not unusual that one partner needs to take the lead. In fact, a new approach from one of the partners can initiate a different pattern of communication between the two.
Taylor says, "We know that in committed relationships, people can get very polarized and only see their own point of view. When you're in that polarized place, you can't be creative about problem solving." So in Taylor and Mintzer's process, one person talks, the other one listens; and if they don't understand, they can ask for clarification. Once they know each other's individual vision, they can start looking at the places where they agree and the places where they diverge.
"What we want people to come away with is that it's possible to come up with solutions and a shared vision," Taylor says. "But it does require empathetic communication, commitment to the process and each other."
Mintzer advocates setting a time to sit down and follow the book's guidelines, which often leads to more productive and respectful communication, problem solving and creative compromises. The process is ongoing. "What you need and want at age 50 or 60 may be different from what you need or want as you get older," she says. "So your shared vision needs to be fluid with varying time lines."
How to Make Retirement Better
Life planners may find the holistic view of "The Couple's Retirement Puzzle" particularly useful. It can also be a helpful resource when things come up that investment advisors feel are beyond their expertise. "Let's say a couple is talking about whether to downsize," Taylor suggests. "One wants to move to Mexico, the other wants to stay where they are. They've got to find a way to work that out. The advisor could refer them to the chapter on communication, or the chapter on deciding where and how they want to live."
She notes that all the book's chapters are related to the financial, in the sense that no matter what it is that clients do individually and as a couple, they need to be creative and realistic about their money. Sometimes, it's important to ask, "How much is enough?" She adds, "Even though we have a chapter on finances, we don't purport to do any kind of advice-giving or counsel about money. The only advice we give is that you really need to be working with a financial planner."
[Read about a questionnaire you can use with your clients to determine their retirement readiness.]
So how can an advisor tell if a client is finding retirement rockier than they thought? Bob Laura says, "If a client is agitated, if they're gaining weight, if they're coming without their spouse, you can see warning signs that something problematic is coming up."
He suggests having a range of resources available and including some of them as part of your client newsletter ("This gym is offering free classes" or "Here's a yoga class you might want to check out"). It also helps to look beyond the customary network of attorneys and CPAs and incorporate the wisdom of professional therapists, doctors, nonprofit resource groups, and empathetic guides like Dori Mintzer and Roberta Taylor.
"I hope advisors get the training, find good tools and resources, or include other professionals in the retirement planning process to help clients learn how to replace their work identity, stay connected, and stay mentally and physically sharp," Laura says. "As a community, we as advisors have an opportunity to redefine retirement as not just about dollars and cents, but about the whole person and all the facets of their life."


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19.21 ▶ Questioner: Is this then the root of what we call astrology?
Ra: I am Ra. This will be the last full question of this session.
The root of astrology, as you speak it, is one way of perceiving the primal distortions which may be predicted along probability/possibility lines given the, shall we say, cosmic orientations and configurations at the time of the entrance into the physical/mental complex of the spirit and at the time of the physical/mental/spiritual complex into the illusion.
This then has the possibility of suggesting basic areas of distortion. There is no more than this. The part astrology plays is likened unto that of one root among many.
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53.3 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. During my trip to Laramie certain things became apparent to me with respect to disseminating the first book of The Law of One to those who have had experiences with UFOs and other Wanderers, and I will have to ask some questions now that I may have to include in Book One to eliminate a misunderstanding that I am perceiving as a possibility in Book One. Therefore, these questions, although for the most part transient, are aimed at eliminating certain distortions of understanding with respect to the material in Book One. I hope that I am making a correct approach here. You may not be able to answer some, but that's all right. We'll just go on to some others then if you can't answer the ones I ask.
First I will ask if you could tell me the affiliation of the entities that contacted Betty Andreasson.
Ra: I am Ra. This query is marginal. We will make the concession towards information with some loss of polarity due to free will being abridged. We request that questions of this nature be kept to a minimum.
The entities in this and some other vividly remembered cases are those who, feeling the need to plant Confederation imagery in such a way as not to abrogate free will, use the symbols of death, resurrection, love, and peace as a means of creating, upon the thought level, the time/space illusion of a systematic train of events which give the message of love and hope. This type of contact is chosen by careful consideration of Confederation members which are contacting an entity of like home vibration, if you will. This project then goes before the Council of Saturn and, if approved, is completed. The characteristics of this type of contact include the nonpainful nature of thoughts experienced and the message content which speaks not of doom but of the new dawning age.
53.4 ▶ Questioner: It is not necessary that I include the information that you just gave in the book to accomplish my purpose. In order to save your polarity, shall I say, I can keep that as private material if you wish. Do you wish for me to keep it unpublished?
Ra: I am Ra. That which we offer you is freely given and subject only to your discretion.
53.5 ▶ Questioner: I thought you would say that. In that case can you tell me anything of the "blue book" mentioned by Betty Andreasson in that case?
Ra: I am Ra. No.
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64.17 ▶ Questioner: Dr. Monroe*, I understand, brought a four-toed Bigfoot cast by here the other day. Could you tell me which form of Bigfoot that cast was?
Ra: I am Ra. We can.
64.18 ▶ Questioner: I know it is totally unimportant, but as a service to Dr. Monroe I thought that I should ask that.
Ra: I am Ra. This entity was one of a small group of thought-forms.
64.19 ▶ Questioner: He also asked— and I know this is unimportant— why there were no Bigfoot remains found, that is after the Bigfoot entities had died on our surface. He had asked why there had never been any remains of these entities found. Could you answer this for him? It's just of no importance but just as a service to him I ask it.
Ra: I am Ra. You may suggest that exploration of the caves which underlie some of the western coastal mountain regions of your continent will one day offer such remains. They will not be generally understood if this culture survives in its present form long enough in your time measurement for this probability/possibility vortex to occur.
There is enough energy for one more full query at this time.
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100.4 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. I feel obligated to ask the next, somewhat transient, question because of a request from Colonel Stevens. I also, for my own edification, [would like to] better understand the effect of the quarantine and first distortion. Would Ra comment on the purpose of the so-called Pleiades contact in Switzerland with Billy Meier— an entity known as Semjase and others.
Ra: I am Ra. It is not our practice to judge the value of a contact of metaphysical origin. We cannot confirm the contact referred to by the questioner as pure Confederation contact. However, we might suggest that there is some positive material within the recorded transcript of converse during this contact. As we have spoken previously to the various characteristics of so-called mixed contact, we shall not repeat, but note that all communication is of the One Infinite Creator in its infinite distortions.
100.5 ▶ Questioner: Is it all right for Colonel Stevens to receive the information that Ra just gave to us?
Ra: I am Ra. We find this information to be confirmation of already perceived ideas. Therefore, permission is freely given.
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61.3 ▶ Questioner: Can you expand on what you meant by the "cycling instreamings of energy?"
Ra: I am Ra. There are four types of cycles which are those given in the moment of entry into incarnation. There are in addition more cosmic and less regularized inpourings which, from time to time, affect a sensitized mind/body/spirit complex. The four rhythms are, to some extent, known among your peoples and are called biorhythms.
There is a fourth cycle which we may call the cycle of gateway of magic of the adept or of the spirit. This is a cycle which is completed in approximately eighteen of your diurnal cycles.
The cosmic patterns are also a function of the moment of incarnative entrance and have to do with your satellite you call the moon, your planets of this galaxy, the galactic sun, and in some cases the instreamings from the major galactic points of energy flow.
61.4 ▶ Questioner: Would it be helpful to plot the cycles for the instrument and attempt to have these sessions at the most favorable points with respect to the cycle?
Ra: I am Ra. To that specific query we have no response.
It may be noted that the three in this triad bring in this energy pattern which is Ra. Thus each energy input of the triad is of note.
We may say that while these information systems are interesting they are in sway only insofar as the entity or entities involved have not made totally efficient use of catalyst and, therefore, instead of accepting the, shall we say, negative or retrograde moments or periods without undue notice, have the distortion towards the retaining of these distortions in order to work out the unused catalyst.
It is to be noted that psychic attack continues upon this entity although it is only effective at this time in physical distortions towards discomfort.
We may suggest that it is always of some interest to observe the road map, both of the cycles and of the planetary and other cosmic influences, in that one may see certain wide roads or possibilities. However, we remind that this group is an unit.
64.10 ▶ Questioner: [In a] previous session* you mentioned the gateway of magic for the adept occurring in eighteen-day cycles. Could you expand on that information please?
Ra: I am Ra. The mind/body/spirit complex is born under a series of influences, both lunar, planetary, cosmic, and in some cases, karmic. The moment of the birthing into this illusion begins the cycles we have mentioned.
The spiritual or adept's cycle is an eighteen-day cycle and operates with the qualities of the sine wave. Thus there are a few excellent days on the positive side of the curve, that being the first nine days of the cycle — precisely the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth — when workings are most appropriately undertaken, given that the entity is still without total conscious control of its mind/body/spirit distortion/reality.
The most interesting portion of this information, like that of each cycle, is the noting of the critical point wherein passing from the ninth to the tenth and from the eighteenth to the first days the adept will experience some difficulty especially when there is a transition occurring in another cycle at the same time. At the nadir of each cycle the adept will be at its least powerful but will not be open to difficulties in nearly the degree that it experiences at critical times.
64.11 ▶ Questioner: Then to find the cycles we would take the instant of birth and the emerging of the infant from the mother into this density and start the cycle at that instant and continue it through the life. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is mostly correct. It is not necessary to identify the instant of birthing. The diurnal cycle upon which this event occurs is satisfactory for all but the most fine workings.
64.12 ▶ Questioner: Now, am I correct in assuming that whatever magic the adept would perform would be more successful or, shall we say, more to his design than that performed at less opportune times in the cycle?
Ra: I am Ra. This cycle is an helpful tool to the adept but as we said, as the adept becomes more balanced the workings designed will be dependent less and less upon these cycles of opportunity and more and more even in their efficacy.
64.13 ▶ Questioner: I have no ability to judge at what point, at what level of abilities the adept would reach this point of being, shall we say, independent of the cyclical action. Can you give me an indication of what level of "adeptness" that would be necessary to be so independent?
Ra: I am Ra. We are fettered from speaking specifically due to this group's work, for to speak would seem to be to judge. However, we may say that you may consider this cycle in the same light as the so-called astrological balances within your group; that is, they are interesting but not critical.
89.5 ▶ Questioner: Was this what I might refer to as an increase of ability to receive telepathically over a broader range of basic frequencies so as to include not only the Confederation but this particular entity?
Ra: I am Ra. This is incorrect. The high point of the cycle sharpens the ability to pick up the signal but does not change the basic nature of the carrier wave. Shall we say, there is greater power in the receiving antenna.
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16.43 ▶ Questioner: I want to ask a rather questionable question. I may not put it in the book. I was wondering if cattle mutilations that we now experience across the country and elsewhere could be explained by you.
Ra: I am Ra. The greater part of your so-called mutilations take place according to the ways of your second-density beings which feed upon carrion. A portion of these so-called mutilations are those which are of what you may call multi-dimensional type: a thought-form construct using various parts in order to have life and being in third density.
16.44 ▶ Questioner: Where do these thought-forms come from?
Ra: I am Ra. This is a very ambiguous question. However, we will attempt to answer. Firstly, they come from the Creator. Secondly, they come from what you may call, lower astral in plane, thought. Thirdly, in construct visualization complex they reside in part beneath the crust of your planet.
16.45 ▶ Questioner: Are these one form in particular?
Ra: I am Ra. These entities may take any thought-form associated with an emotion of fear or terror.
16.46 ▶ Questioner: Are these thought-forms able to attack only cattle or can they also attack human beings?
Ra: I am Ra. These thought-forms cannot attack third-density beings.
43.5 ▶ Questioner: I'll just try to pick up the last question left over from the last session. If you can answer it— I don't know if it is of any importance, but it just occurred to me that the parts removed in cattle mutilations are the same every time, and I just wondered if this was related to the energy centers and why they were important if that was so?
Ra: I am Ra. This is basically correct if you may understand that there is a link between energy centers and various thought-forms. Thus the fears of the mass consciousness create the climate for the concentration upon the removal of bodily parts which symbolize areas of concern or fear in the mass consciousness.
43.6 ▶ Questioner: Are you saying, then, that these parts that are removed are related to the mass consciousness of the third-density human form on the planet and this fear is being used in some way by the second-density entities or, correction, the thought-form entities that do the mutilations?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct as latterly stated. The thought-form entities feed upon fear; thus they are able to do precise damage according to systems of symbology. The other second-density types of which you speak need the, what you call, blood.
43.7 ▶ Questioner: These other second-density types need the blood to remain in the physical? Do they come in and out of our physical density from one of the astral planes?
Ra: I am Ra. These entities are, shall we say, creatures of the Orion group. They do not exist in astral planes as do the thought-forms but wait within the Earth's surface. We, as always, remind you that it is our impression that this type of information is unimportant.
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75.33 ▶ Questioner: You mentioned in an earlier session that the hair was an antenna. Could you expand on that statement as to how that works?
Ra: I am Ra. It is difficult to so do due to the metaphysical nature of this antenna-effect. Your physics are concerned with measurements in your physical complex of experience. The metaphysical nature of the contact of those in time/space is such that the hair, as it has significant length, becomes as a type of electrical battery which stays charged and tuned and is then able to aid contact even when there are small anomalies in the contact.
75.34 ▶ Questioner: Well, is there an optimum length of hair for this aid?
Ra: I am Ra. There is no outer limit on length but the, shall we say, inner limit is approximately four to four and one-half inches depending upon the strength of the contact and the nature of the instrument.
89.6 ▶ Questioner: This question may be meaningless but would a fifth-density entity of the Confederation who was positively polarized transmit on the same frequency as our negatively polarized fifth-density companion?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct and is the reason that the questioning of all contacts is welcomed by the Confederation of Planets in the Service of the Infinite Creator.
89.7 ▶ Questioner: Question two: Jim has also felt very strong conditioning which was unbidden while channeling Latwii recently and in his personal meditations. Would you also tell us what occurred in these cases?
Ra: I am Ra. The entity which has been your companion has a vibratory frequency but a small amount lesser than that of the social memory complex known as Latwii. Also, Latwii is the primary comforter of the Confederation for entities seeking at the vibratory complex level of the one known as Jim. Therefore, this same companion has been attempting the contact of this instrument also, although this instrument would have great difficulty in distinguishing the actual contact due to the lack of experience of your companion at this type of service. Nevertheless, it is well that this instrument also choose some manner of the challenging of contacts.
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33.3 ▶ Questioner: Thank you very much. The instrument has a device for so-called color therapy, and since we were on, in the past session, the concept of the different colors I was wondering if these in some way apply to the principle of color therapy in the shining of particular colors on the physical body. Does this have any beneficial effect and can you tell me something about it?
Ra: I am Ra. This therapy, as you call it, is a somewhat clumsy and variably useful tool for instigating in an entity's mind/body/spirit complex an intensification of energies or vibrations which may be of aid to the entity. The variableness of this device is due firstly to the lack of true colors used, secondly, to the extreme variation in sensitivity to vibration among your peoples.
33.4 ▶ Questioner: I would think that you could achieve a true color by passing the light through a crystal of the particular color. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This would be one way of approaching accuracy in color. It is a matter of what you would call quality control that the celluloid used is of a varying color. This is not a great or even visible variation, however, it does make some difference given specific applications.
33.5 ▶ Questioner: Possibly the use of a prism breaking white light into its spectrum and then screening off all parts of the spectrum except that which you wish to pass through a slit and use would be even better. Would this be true?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct.
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A light colored oil pressed from the "copra" (meat) of a coconut. It solidifies at room temperature and has a buttery texture. Coconut oil is very popular in India and Southeast Asia.
In the United States, coconut oil is most often used in commercially prepared products such as cookies, candies, ice cream, whipped toppings, and nondairy coffee creamers. However, because of the high level of saturated fat found in coconut oil (92%), many commercial bakers have switched to unsaturated fats to satisfy the increased concern of consumers requiring foods with lower levels of saturated fat.
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Despite all of the studies and individual testimonials, there are an equal number of health professionals and organizations that disagree with the claims of the positive effects associated with coconut oil. In promoting healthy food choices, both the USDA and the FDA recommend a diet low in saturated fat and the American Heart Association is skeptical concerning the studies indicating the health benefits of coconut oil. It is evident that more scientific studies will be necessary before the claimed health benefits of coconut oil can be proven.
There is little debate concerning the positive effects that coconut
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The Good Humor Fan Fest is located on the Concourse Level in center field, and is fun for the whole family. Centered around Mr. Met's Kiddie Field, a scale version of Citi Field, the Good Humor Fan Fest features a batting cage, dunk tank, video game kiosks and more!
Weather permitting, the Good Humor Fan Fest will be open when the first gate opens. Fan Fest closes after the final out of the top of the seventh inning.
Dates/Time: Opens when Citi Field gates open until the middle of the 7th inning. Gate Opening Times »
Where: Good Humor Fan Fest
What: Fun, free games and attractions for the whole family
Mr. Met Appearances:
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This week in Sweden the centre-right coalition government decided to ban biology teachers from teaching creationism or intelligent design alongside evolution in independent schools.
On September 25, Lisburn City Council in Northern Ireland voted to encourage schools in their district to make pupils aware of alternatives to evolution, such as intelligent design and creation.
The Council of Europe is reintroducing an inflammatory and inaccurate motion designed to vilify creationism and cover up the flimsy arguments for evolution.
The claim that the Bible has errors is frequently just an excuse for not believing. Few who make the claim have read the Bible and actually analyzed any alleged contradictions.
If scientific evidence causes a creationist model to change, we should not let that shake our confidence in the accuracy and authority of Scripture.
Britain's newspaper, The Independent ran a story on 25th August 2007 that Kettlewell's famed peppered moth experiments had been vindicated as evidence of evolution occurring in nature.
A common misconception made by skeptics of the Bible is to assume that Genesis 1 and 2 are separate creation accounts without looking carefully at the text.
Further to my article of July 2,2007, the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly decided to withdraw their resolution, entitled "The Dangers of Creationism."
Paul F. Taylor examines God's Design science curriculum. This biblically based curriculum can be used for homeschooling or for supplemental teaching at home for children in state schools.
A committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe—Committee on Culture, Science, and Education, which reports to the Council of Europe—has published a report, with a draft resolution,
Paul Taylor recently debated Michael Weekes, a theistic evolutionist, on a radio program. Weekes attempted to cover his weak theology and lack of scientific knowledge with inflammatory rhetoric.
Have we seen the start of a trend that will lead ultimately to British Christians once again paying with their lives for their faith?
"A more logical argument would be that a religious position, which by definition transcends logic, absolves the holder from ANY rational restriction on their actions..."
A writer complains about our connecting evolution education with school violence.
"Just because human beings are from "one blood" doesn't mean that the bible is anti-slavery..."
"I wish you people would focus on the important matter of maintaining an independent moral authority..."
The fast succession of irrelevant questions is a well-known logical fallacy known as a "loaded question."
Dawkins, the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, is arguably the world's best-known atheist.
As we read Job, we need to keep in mind that not all statements—with the exception of God's own words in chapters 38–42)—necessarily express divine truth, but all are correctly recorded.
John Humphrys is a household name in the UK. He is one of the principal anchors of BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, which broadcasts every morning of the week except Sunday.
Poland is the largest of the ten new countries that joined the European Union in 2004.
It is said that a British newspaper headline once announced "Fog Over Channel—Continent Isolated." The headline aptly and amusingly sums up Britain's ambivalent relationship with its neighbors.
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(AP) — Walgreen Co. won't allow individual pharmacists' personal religious beliefs to prevent customers from filling birth control prescriptions, two New Mexico advocacy groups have announced.
The Deerfield-based company told the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southwest Women's Law Center that the company will take steps nationwide to make sure customers received prescriptions regardless of employees' beliefs, ACLU of New Mexico said in a statement this week.
The announcement comes after an Albuquerque Walgreens pharmacist last year refused to fill the birth control prescriptions for two women due to his religious beliefs. The ACLU said that Walgreens pharmacists in Georgia and Alabama last year also refused to sell men emergency contraception.
One of the women, Susanne Koestner, said an Albuquerque Walgreens pharmacist refused to fill her prescription for Mononessa, a common birth control pill, citing his religious beliefs. Koestner later filled the prescription at another Albuquerque Walgreens.
In a statement, Walgreens said its company policy is to fill all prescriptions, including birth control medications. "Having said that, we must recognize that there may exist pharmacists who object to filling certain prescriptions based on their religious, moral or ethical beliefs," the company said. "To balance the needs of our pharmacists and our customers, Walgreens has developed appropriate policies and procedures for our pharmacies to assure that these prescriptions, for example, birth control, are handled as efficiently as other prescriptions without imposing any burden on the customer."
The company will provide training to store personnel to ensure they understand of the policy, Walgreens said.
Michael Polzin, a spokesman for the Illinois-based company, told The Associated Press that Walgreens is reiterating to employees the company's current policies and will work to clarify its current police with pharmacists.
The advocacy groups said Tuesday that they were satisfied with the company's assurances.
"We applaud Walgreen Co. for their good faith efforts to ensure that women are not refused medication because of an individual employee's religious beliefs," said ACLU of New Mexico Executive Director Peter Simonson. "Individual pharmacists certainly have a protected right to exercise their religious beliefs, but those beliefs cannot cause a company to discriminate against its customers."


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Over the coming days prepare to have it drilled into you that the "most depressing day of the year" is on the horizon – but should we really battening down the emotional hatches?
The very concept of Blue Monday, which this year falls on January 18, riles up scientists and media commentators as being a blatant falsehood and nothing more than pseudoscience.
But it is difficult to argue that the start of a new year is often a bit of a come-down. The weather is terrible, the highs of Christmas are replaced by the lows of credit card bills and the days still seem way too short.
It's easy to dismiss the random labelling of Blue Monday, based on the claim there is an equation that takes into account variables including things like 'weather' and 'time since Christmas' that are believed to negatively influence mood. It is not based on any significant research.
The idea of Blue Monday is, however, something that is pounced upon by charities and health organisations to spread key messages about mental health – it may be a questionable concept but it does at least have some worthy by-products.
For example seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a depressive illness thought to be triggered by a lack of sunlight in winter that affects the body's hormones, affects around two million people in the UK.
Dr John Nehaul, consultant psychiatrist at Spire Leeds Hospital, believes it is easy to hit an emotional slump in January and feels giving yourself things to look forward to can help stave off negative thoughts.
"It's important to remember that when things feel bad there are always opportunities," he said. "We just need to keep an open mind to see them. So the January blues could be used to make positive changes."
Research at the University of Exeter's Mood Disorders Centre (MDC) has yielded evidence-based advice for those who are feeling glum in the new year.
Dr Ed Watkins, director of the MDC, said: "There is good evidence that being more active, physically and mentally, connecting with other people, getting absorbed in interesting activities, becoming more concrete and specific in your thinking – by asking how – rather than thinking about meanings and implications – asking why – all help people to feel better."
Nevertheless if January does seem to have an adverse impact on your mood, it is immensely important to recognise the difference between feeling down and more serious issues like depression.
Symptoms of depression include fatigue, apathy, disturbed sleep or becoming withdrawn.
For those experiencing more constant issues, more than a mere bout of winter blues, you should visit your GP.
Top tips to boost your mood in 2016
- Consider the achievements of the previous year – build on the past for the year ahead.
- Set ambitious (but achievable) targets to work towards.
- View the new year as a time to shine and a fresh opportunity.
- Eat well and exercise more after indulging over the festive period.
- Be patient and know that you are moving towards where you want to be.
- Always have something to look forward to – book a break or tickets to see a band.


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He gazes at the world from an exalted place, much as earlier believers might have envisioned the Olympian gods looking upon human affairs.
He gazes at the world from an exalted place, much as earlier believers might have envisioned the Olympian gods looking upon human affairs.
Yet he is in outward appearances a very human figure– albeit with a regal bearing and trappings, and at once peaceful, just and omnipotent.
The image is of Christ as Byzantine artists imagined him – first, on the ceilings of hidden places of worship carved in caves, and later, adorning magnificent churches such as the Hagia Sophia of Emperor Justinian.
Yet this depiction is about a millennium removed from Justinian's time, the symbol of faith and of a vibrant school of art that paralleled the western European Renaissance.
He is "Christ in Majesty," a 16th century icon symbolizing an effort to preserve the glory of Byzantine art, and his image is among more than 20 new icons included in a temporary exhibit at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton.
The icons join the museum's collection of more than 340 Russian icons collected from around the world.
The icons and the temporary exhibit exemplify what art historians consider a unique period in the history of icons, in which artists rediscovered the techniques – and secrets – of the art form's beginnings.
"They are mostly 16th century. It is a return to the Byzantine style. It's really called, The Old Believers style of icons, which means, these are traditional Orthodox style icons," said Kent dur Russell, the museum's curator and chief executive officer.
The Old Believers artists evolved a school of art in their own right in 16th century Russia.
Russell said the artists "worked hard to preserve the ancient Byzantine culture in the Slavic world."
He said their legacy became even more precious when Peter The Great brought western ideas about art to Russia in the 18th century – triggering a decline in the ancient style.
Nowadays, the Old Believers style is enjoying renewed national appreciation.
Any icons remaining in Russia reflecting this style and dating to the period cannot be removed from the country and are considered national treasures, Russell said.
A style preserved
There is no reliable census of the number of Old Believers icons, either in Russia or scattered around the planet in museums, auction houses, private collections or unknown places.
Standing nearly six feet in height, the icon, painted about 1580, "Christ in Majesty" was purchased from icon authority Richard Temple, owner of the Temple Gallery in London, and is considered the essence of the eastern icon.
The icon, also known as "Christ the Pantocrator," was painted in 1580 and was a focal point of an iconostasis – a wall of icons in an important religious site in northern Russia.
Two Berlin art dealers directed museum owner Gordon Lankton to Temple, and from there, the icon made its way to the Clinton museum.
Some are quite graphic in their unadorned elegance. For example, one icon depicts John the Baptist – a prophet in the New Testament portion of the Bible, believed to be a relative of Christ – as he is about to be beheaded on the orders of King Herod.
Other icons tell the story of the lives and deaths of holy men and women. An icon dedicated to St. Alexis shows him surrounded by detailed images of moments from his life, in miniature.
Alexis is a figure western and eastern Christian traditions and remains sacred to both.Near and far
Already a destination point for anyone fascinated by icons and Eastern art, the museum has expanded its space – built in what was a 178-year-old post office – by 3,000 feet.
Among those visiting the museum recently were Sasha Sotirovic of Long Island and Kaliope Parousis, of Worcester.
Sotirovic, who is originally from Serbia, said they came to the area specifically to see the icon museum.
He recalled seeing a rich array of icons both in homes and churches while growing up in Serbia.
"Icons should be in a church, ideally, but the next best thing is a museum," said Sotirovic, who also collects icons.
He said the museum afforded the opportunity to see icons made at various points in time, and to appreciate the differences among various schools of icon art.
Their meanings are both religious and personal, he said. "In Serbia, every family has a saint. For my family, it was the archangel, Michael."If you go
"Christ in Majesty" is on view at the Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St., Clinton, through Sept. 5.
Admission: $5 adults; voluntary donation seniors 59 and over; students and children 16 and under free. $4 per person for school and civic groups;
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Docent tours: noon daily.
For more information: Call 978-598-5000 or visit www.museumofrussianicons.org.
Lecture available
The Museum of Russian Icons will present "The Iconography of Christ in Majesty:
History, Symbolism and Function," Tuesday, June 16, 7 p.m. With Richard Temple, iconographer and owner of Temple Gallery in London. Free to museum members, $10 nonmembers. For more information, call 978-598-5000 or visit www.museumofrussianicons.org.
Margaret Smith is Arts and Calendar editor at GateHouse Media New England's Northwest Unit. E-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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As the most powerful economy in Europe, Germany has traditionally had a proud place at the heart of the European Union. But the signs – from protests to newspaper editorials – are increasing that its less-powerful neighbors are growing weary of receiving dictates from Berlin.
Founded to ensure an end to war in Europe, the EU is descending into a war of words as many worry that what might be good for Berlin is bad for others. And the debate over how to proceed is coming into sharp focus on the eve of an EU summit starting Thursday that is aimed at preventing the collapse of the euro. After months of promises, demands, claims and counterclaims, the EU is now being led toward something approaching a fiscal union, a move proposed and primarily designed by Germany and France.
Gerry Feehily, a journalist and novelist based in Paris, says Germany is bearing the brunt of criticism over the handling of the debt crisis. "The Germans are damned if they do, and damned if they don't," he says. "Everyone is waiting for the Germans to come up with the solution to the crisis, and at the same time [is wringing] their hands about the increase in German power to dominate Europe."
Others are not ready to condemn Germany, saying that if anything, the country's inaction is a greater worry than its flexing of muscle.
"I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity," said Polish lawmaker Radoslaw Sikorski in a speech on Nov. 28 – an almost unimaginable sentiment from a country that suffered so much under foreign domination.
Stephen Kinsella, economist at the University of Limerick, Ireland, says it's important to see it from Germany's point of view: "Germany is considering the downside," he says. "What if it gets its taxpayers to pay for what they see as the debts of profligate banks in profligate countries? Will this repair the imbalances in the eurozone? Will this stop it happening again? Clearly not."
But German actions so far, including blocking Eurobonds issued by the European Central Bank (ECB) and demanding stringent austerity measures from other countries, are verging on inscrutable, says New York-based economics commentator Doug Henwood.
"It's kind of hard to see what Germany wants. I've been asking lots of smart people what they're trying to do for months and there's no consistent or convincing answer. Ideology? Material interest? Habit?... Why would an export-driven economy want to drive its nearest markets into deflationary depression?" he asks.
Britain has always been suspicious of Europe, with powerful Euroskeptic blocs in both the Conservative and Labor parties. But the new wave of anti-German feeling is coming not from rehearsed ideological positions or memories of World War II so much as from newfound experience of Germany's reach into its neighbors' national economies and politics.
Sentiment is not uniform across the EU, or even the afflicted economies of the so-called PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain). German Chancellor Angela Merkel, however, has become something of a lightning rod for criticism.
Tonia Mastrobuoni, an economics commentator for the daily newspaper La Stampa, believes the criticism in Italy leveled at Germany is tempered both by a Europhile tradition and by the nation's awareness of its own faults. "Italians feel somehow guilty for their nation's finances. They are well aware they brought the crisis upon themselves by living for a long time above their means, which makes German criticism acceptable," she says. "On the other hand, we must remember that here people trust Europe and understand the EU has made things better for Italy."
Despite this, Chancellor Merkel is unpopular among former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's supporters, who blame her for their leader's fall and were angered by her display of disrespect toward him.
Similarly, in Spain, criticism is largely restricted to Germany's leaders – mixed with criticism of Spain's own outgoing government.
"There isn't an anti-German feeling in Spain, but there is a very sharp criticism of Angela Merkel's leadership and her negative role in this crisis," says José Ignacio Torreblanca, head of the Madrid office at the European Council on Foreign Relations, a Pan-European think tank. "It's important to differentiate both things. Germany is a successful and admired country."
In Italy and Spain, new governments have recently taken over. If, as is the case in Ireland, the honeymoon period ends with the sense that they are powerless in the face of German political and economic might, discontent is likely to follow.
"There is a new problem in Europe and how it operates. One cannot ignore that," says Olaf Cramme, director of the London-based think tank Policy Network.
Mr. Cramme, himself German-born but a longtime resident of Britain, says too little recognition is given to Merkel's strategy of making European countries reform by the only means she sees: the markets.
"There is a deliberate attempt to fail to recognize why she is doing what she is," he says. "The institutional pressure available [within the EU] is so low that if you remove the market pressure, nothing will happen in some of these countries."
Anti-German sentiment is strongest in Greece, where it appears to be inflamed by memories of World War II. Merkel has been depicted as a Nazi in political posters and street protests have seen Greeks dressing up in Nazi uniforms and as Hitler.
"Greece has a very particular history with Germany that we don't," says Ben Tonra, a security specialist at University College Dublin in Ireland.
Speaking to Euronews in October, protest organizer Dimitris Kollatos said: "Germany has taken over the power of Greece. Our grandfathers and fathers fought Germans and suddenly the Germans are coming and buying Greece at humiliating prices."
With Germany's strong influence on ECB policies now clear for all to see, this motif of a rising Reich, however overstated, is popular with many newspapers and politicians in Europe. Against this, calls for measured assessments are coming from unexpected quarters, including Irish businessman Declan Ganley.
Mr. Ganley led the "no" campaigns in Ireland's referendums on the EU's Lisbon Treaty in 2008 and 2009. The treaty effectively created an EU Constitution, but Ireland's own Constitution demands a referendum on any changes. Despite the support of Ireland's political mainstream, the Irish voted against the treaty in 2008. Asked again in 2009, faced with the messages of "Yes for jobs" and "No means a two-tier Europe," they voted in favor.
Ganley went on to found the unsuccessful Pan-European political party Libertas and is routinely portrayed as a Euroskeptic, but his answer to the crisis is "more Europe" – albeit configured differently. "We need a federal union, or Europe will collapse completely," he says. "We need total reform of EU governance in order to do that – we need a Europe of Edmund Burke, not Robespierre."
He says the decision to protect banks at the expense of national economies is the root of the problem. "It was done to prop up insolvent banks across Europe, but particularly Germany, France, and the UK. The failure of those banks was transferred to the taxpayer. That is what has produced an understandable – and unnecessary – resentment toward foreign governments."
That resentment came to the fore in Ireland after news broke on Nov. 18 – just a year after Ireland's humiliating bailout from the "troika" of the EU, the ECB, and the International Monetary Fund – that the country's forthcoming budget was passed to the German parliament (and from there, to other EU states) before Ireland's Parliament had a chance to debate it.
"How dare the Germans get to discuss our budget before we do ourselves!" was the mood in Ireland. Opposition politicians thundered and angry calls flooded talk radio. Sinn Féin party leader Gerry Adams, speaking in Parliament, mocked the government by asking a question in Gaelic and broken German.
Ireland, not a traditionally Euroskeptic nation, has grown wary of the EU in recent years, with a growing sense that the country was bounced into a bailout it didn't need in order to protect German banks.
Award-winning novelist Colm Tóibín, noted for his pro-European stance, says Ireland's attitude toward the EU has been one of getting what it can: "We saw Europe as a gravy train, [and] when treaties came along that had no benefit to us, we rejected them. Public sentiment [on the EU] is very easy to affect, with benefits or threats."
Nonetheless, Mr. Tóibín says it is easy to understand how the anti-EU mood could morph into an anti-German feeling. "There is a sense that the German government is not involved in any 'give' on this, [that] it's just looking after German interest rates," he says. "There may be some stupidity around, but that is a legitimate concern."
• Evangeline O'Regan in Madrid and Anna Momigliano in Milan, Italy, contributed to this report.


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The 1Gbit DRAM chip has replaced 512Gbit DRAM as the mainstream memory capacity for PCs according to DRAMeXchange. It's a sign that most PCs coming off production lines can now use Microsoft's Vista OS.
All of the premium versions of Vista require more DRAM per PC to ensure smooth operation of the OS, which is more complex and requires more hardware power than its predecessor, XP.
The changeover in the DRAM market has taken longer than many companies expected. Several DRAM makers built new factories in anticipation Vista would take the PC market by storm this year and antiquate XP. That hasn't happened. Instead, the adoption of the new OS is moving along at a steady pace, albeit slower than the DRAM industry expected.
The heavy investment in DRAM factories, however, has caused a massive oversupply. Prices of most DRAM chips have fallen by over 70 percent so far this year, and are currently near or below the cost of production for most companies.
The contract price of 1Gbit, DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) DRAM chips that run at 667MHz fell 12.5 percent from two weeks ago to US$2.63 each, a new low for this year according to DRAMeXchange, which runs an online trading site for the chips. The most recent DRAM slump hit in early October, as prices fell by 25 percent. Analysts said the market may not turn around until late next year, and possibly later if companies keep building new production lines.
"We do not expect memory chip makers to show any improvement in profitability at least until [the second half of 2008] unless there is stabilisation or a recovery in pricing," said Warren Lau, chip industry analyst at Macquarie Research.
Samsung had already increased its production line spending plans 23 percent this year, he said, and the aggressive stance will likely cause rivals such as Elpida Memory and Hynix Semiconductor to follow suit so they can protect or increase their DRAM market share.
Increased spending amid a chip glut should keep DRAM cheap for a while. Market prices normally take about a month to filter down to users, according to one DRAMeXchange analyst, and users can benefit from lower prices in a few ways. PC vendors often increase the amount of DRAM per computer when prices are low, or offer additional DRAM as an incentive to buy a new PC. Also, the price of DRAM modules found in stores will fall as retailers clear out their older, more expensive inventory.
Contract DRAM prices are renegotiated every two weeks between DRAM makers and PC vendors such as HP and Dell. Around 80 percent of all DRAM is sold by contract, while the rest is sold on a spot market similar to commodities trading in oil and gold.


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Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A public official whose responsibility is to determine whether a death is natural or requires criminal investigation.
Notes: Today's word stands pretty much alone in the English vocabulary. We may designate the office of a coroner as a coronership, but no derivation beyond this works. In determining whether a death is natural, accidental, or criminal, coroners hold a coroner's inquest where the primary evidence comes from the (chief) medical examiner, who performs the autopsy on the deceased.
In Play: The job of the coroner is to weigh the evidence from the medical examiner's office along with any other relevant evidence, and determine if a death is natural or nor: "Kaye Largo weighed 240 pounds; I don't think the sheriff's finding that she died of starvation will survive the coroner's inquest." Sometimes the cause of death is obvious, other times not: "The coroner determined that Izzy Badenov died of lead poisoning—from a .45 caliber slug in his heart."
Word History: Coroner comes from Latin corona "crown". It originated in the phrase custos placitorum coronae "guardian of the crown's pleas". It was reduced to the one word coronae and then foritfied with the suffix -er, associated with professions like baker, manager, and teacher. In the 12th century, the coroner kept records of legal proceedings involving the crown (king or queen) and funneled the properties of executed criminals into the crown treasury. He also investigated suspicious deaths, since they could lead to more of the monies so funneled. Over the years the coroner's responsibilities slowly diminished to the investigation of crime, then to deciding whether a death deserves criminal investigation. (The coroner's decision is that the Good Word Paul Jeselsohn suggested for today didn't die of natural causes because it is still alive and well today.)
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A solid, clear victory. Likely going to be a larger Electoral College margin than I predicted; the President is still favored to take Colorado and Florida, and may take Virginia as well, which would mean a 332-206 split, a larger margin of victory than 2004, 2000, 1976, 1968, 1960 or 1948.
Gonna stick around a bit longer to see how my other predictions pan out. Anyone want to make a prediction about concession/victory speeches? I expect not to like either.


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Goodrich Corporation is one of the world's largest aerospace and defense suppliers, with annual sales nearing $7 billion. Goodrich has been in operation for 140 years and employs 25,000 people in 80 worldwide manufacturing and service sites.
With one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the aerospace industry, Goodrich provides aircraft operators and manufacturers around the world with quality products, integrated system solutions, and services. The company's position in the industry is a reflection of its advanced technology, unrivaled systems integration expertise and relentless customer focus.
Within the aerospace industry, Goodrich has a strong presence in the helicopter market and a long history of improving reliability, operational cost, functionality, and safety for helicopter operators and manufacturers around the world.
From industry-changing rescue hoists to advanced ice protection systems, Goodrich's innovative technology continues to propel helicopter capabilities to new heights.
Goodrich Corporation's broad portfolio of field-proven products for the helicopter industry includes, but is not limited to, the following:
* Vehicle health and usage manage- ment systems (HUMS),
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* Flight control actuators,
* Rescue hoists,
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Strategic acquisitions have further increased this company's helicopter product mix. They include Skyline Industries, adding lightweight, crashworthy seating and floor armor to Goodrich's portfolio; and TEAC Aerospace Technologies, adding mission data recorders and debriefing systems. Acquisitions of Cloud Cap Technology, a leading provider of stabilizing imaging microgimbals, and Sensors Unlimited, Inc. has helped to advance Goodrich's innovative portfolio of lightweight intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for helicopters and fixed-wing platforms.
Goodrich's extensive experience, innovative advances and continually evolving product lines have positioned the company as a frontrunner in the development of mission-critical helicopter technology.
However, its commitment to the helicopter community does not stop at product development—Goodrich is dedicated to providing comprehensive lifecycle support of its products.
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- All > Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Monitoring and Evaluation
- All > Medicine Programme Coordination > Country Pharmaceutical Profiles
- All > Medicine Programme Coordination > Programme Coordination
- Keywords > assessment
- Keywords > country data profile
- Keywords > data collection
- Keywords > evaluation
- Keywords > indicator-based approach
- Keywords > indicators - pharmaceutical assessment
- Keywords > monitoring and evaluation
- Keywords > pharmaceutical country profile
- Keywords > pharmaceutical sector - assessment
- Keywords > Pharmaceutical Situation Assessment (PSA)
- Keywords > évaluation de la situation pharmaceutique
(2012; 114 pages)
The 2012 Pharmaceutical Country Profile for Trinidad and Tobago has been produced by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
This Pharmaceutical Country Profile provides data on existing socio-economic and health-related conditions, resources, regulatory structures, processes and outcomes relating to the pharmaceutical sector of Trinidad and Tobago. The aim of this document is to compile all relevant, existing information on the pharmaceutical sector and make it available to the public in a user-friendly format. In 2010, the country profiles project was piloted in 13 countries (http://www.who.int/medicines/areas/coordination/coordination_assessment/en/in dex.html). During 2011, the World Health Organization has supported all WHO Member States to develop similar comprehensive pharmaceutical country profiles.
The information is categorized in 8 sections, namely:
- Health and Demographic data,
- Health Services,
- Policy Issues,
- Medicines Trade and Production,
- Medicines Regulation,
- Medicines Financing,
- Pharmaceutical procurement and distribution, and
- Selection and rational use.
The indicators have been divided into two categories, namely "core" (most important) and "supplementary" (useful if available).


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Target Suffers 29% Drop in 1Q Net, Cuts Forecast
Target (NYSE:TGT) revealed a 29% slump in first-quarter profits on Wednesday, prompting the discount retailer to trim its full-year forecast.
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Shares of the retail giant, which blamed the profit drop in part on poor weather, retreated more than 2% in the wake of the disappointing results and gloomier guidance.
Target said it earned $498 million, or 77 cents a share, last quarter, compared with a profit of $697 million, or $1.04 a share, a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, it earned 82 cents a share, which is below the Street's view of 85 cents.
Revenue slipped 1% to $16.71 billion, trailing consensus calls from analysts for $16.78 billion. Same-store sales shrank 0.6%.
"Target's first quarter earnings were below expectations as a result of softer-than-expected sales, particularly in apparel and other seasonal and weather-sensitive categories," CEO Gregg Steinhafel said in a statement. "While we are disappointed in our first quarter performance, we remain confident in our strategy."
In another negative, Target downgraded its 2013 non-GAAP EPS forecast to $4.70 to $4.90, compared with $4.85 to $5.05 previously. However, even the low end of the new view would exceed estimates from analysts for EPS of $4.48.
For the ongoing second quarter, Target sees non-GAAP EPS of $1.09 to $1.19, which is above the Street's view of $1.06.
Target said it repurchased about 8.5 million shares of its common stock during the first quarter at an average cost of $64.04, equaling a total investment of $547 million.
Minneapolis-based Target saw its shares decline 2.15% to $69.73 ahead of Wednesday's opening bell, putting them on pace to trim a 2013 rally of about 20%.


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Source: Deadline.com, Yahoo
ABC is in very early stages of development of a live-action series adaptation of the popular Marvel comic book character. There is no writer on board yet.
Read more HERE.
Also – a few more Marvel titles/characters in line to be brought to the small screen from Yahoo:
[A] second hot property is "Cloak and Dagger," which is being developed as a possible show for ABC Family.
"Heroes for Hire" (focusing on ex-con Luke Cage offering to take on bad guys for a price);
"The Eternals" (a race of superpowered beings live amid humanity in secret, inspiring legends);
"Agents of Atlas, Alter Ego" (private investigator Jessica Jones takes on cases involving superhumans);
"Moon Knight, the Red Hood" (a low-rent criminal discovers a cloak that gives him superpowers);
"Ka-Zar" (a Tarzan-type and his saber-toothed tiger must journey to the concrete jungle to seek justice);
"Daughters of the Dragon" (a dynamic female duo, one with a bionic arm and the other a granddaughter of a samurai, open a private-detective agency); and
"The Punisher" (one man wages a war on crime; already adapted as two feature films).


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Undercover Boss Dutch Bros. Coffee president works under cover on a coffee plantation in El Salvador in this new episode. 8 p.m. CBS
The Carrie Diaries Carrie (AnnaSophia Robb) pitches Larissa (Freema Agyeman) an article on Adam Weaver (Chris Wood), an acclaimed young playwright, but he turns out to be a difficult interview in this new episode. 8 p.m. KTLA
Styled to Rock In this new episode the designers are challenged to create a sexy club look for Miley Cyrus. 8 p.m. Bravo
Hawaii Five-0 McGarrett and Grover (Alex O'Loughlin, Chi McBride) serve a warrant on a young computer hacker (Nick Jonas) in this new episode. 9 p.m. CBS
America's Next Top Model The first coed season comes to an end as the finalists face off in a runway show and a photo shoot —with Tyra behind the camera — in the season finale. 9 p.m. KTLA
Shark Tank A California entrepreneur pitches a product that allows people to know who's at the door, even when they aren't home. 9 p.m. ABC
Raising Hope Burt and Virginia (Garret Dillahunt, Martha Plimpton) investigate a when strange man keeps popping up in the Chances' lives, while Maw Maw reveals a secret about Virginia and Sabrina (Shannon Woodward) saves Jimmy's (Lucas Neff) in the season premiere. 9 p.m. Fox
Great Performances Hugh Jackman stars in the National Theatre's production of "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!" in this new episode. 9 p.m. KOCE
Sweet Home Alabama Kelsey Smith begins her search for love by meeting 22 would-be suitors — 11 from the country, 11 from cities — in the premiere of this unscripted series. 9 p.m. CMT
Dracula Grayson (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) continues courting Lady Jayne (Victoria Smurfit) in this new episode. 10 p.m. NBC
JFK: For the Record This new special offers a first-hand account from judge John R. Tunheim, who chaired the Assassination Records Review Board that released secret JFK records. 8 p.m. REELZ
CBS This Morning Mitt and Ann Romney; Robert Evans. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Adam Levine. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America Sam Claflin and Jena Malone; Joey Fatone. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. Karl Urban and Michael Ealy ("Almost Human"); Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave"); Lee Brice performs. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Live With Kelly and Michael Adam Levine; Cobie Smulders; Daughtry performs. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View Josh Elliott; Ethan Hawke; Joan Collins; Kate Hendricks. (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Talk Ana Gasteyer. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Queen Latifah Show Taye Diggs; Sanaa Lathan; Martha Plimpton; chef Antonia Lofaso. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL
The Dr. Oz Show The cast of "The Best Man Holiday" discusses men's health; Deepak Chopra. (N) 2 p.m. KABC
Dr. Phil (N) 3 p.m. KCBS
Katie Christie Brinkley; Lady Antebellum performs. (N) 3 p.m. KABC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Chris Pratt; Channing Tatum; The Killers perform. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC
The Doctors Shiny, healthy hair; things people do that put them in the ER. (N) 5 p.m. KCAL
Charlie Rose — The Week (N) 7:30 p.m. KOCE
Washington Week With Gwen Ifill The Affordable Care Act: Dan Balz, the Washington Post; John Harwood, the New York Times; Jeff Zeleny, ABC. U.S./Iran negotiations: Indira Lakshmanan, Bloomberg. (N) 8 p.m. KOCE
Real Time With Bill Maher Radley Balko; Casey Affleck; Mattie Duppler; Ezra Klein; Reihan Salam. (N) 10 p.m. HBO
The Arsenio Hall Show Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Regina Hall and Melissa De Sousa ("The Best Man Holiday"). (N) 11 p.m. KTLA
Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; midnight KOCE
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Bill O'Reilly; Guy Fieri; Lee Brice performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Late Show With David Letterman Connie Britton; Lady Antebellum performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Dr. Phil McGraw; Erin Andrews; Florida Georgia Line performs. 11:35 p.m. KABC
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Tom Selleck; Jena Malone; Johnny Marr performs. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Steven Yeun; Summer Glau. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS
Tavis Smiley Stanley Crouch. (N) 1 a.m. KOCE


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Trial to Evaluate the Safety of Lovastatin in Individuals With Neurofibromatosis Type I (NF1) (NF1)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00352599
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 14, 2006
Last Update Posted : November 22, 2016
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is a genetic disorder that affects approximately 1 in 3500 individuals. Half of people with NF1 inherit the condition from a parent, and half have a new occurrence of the condition. The manifestation of NF1 is highly variable and multiple organ systems are typically affected. Some of the more common symptoms include benign neurofibromas, café au lait spots, Lisch nodules (tan spots on the iris of the eye). Some individuals with NF1 also exhibit more severe associated conditions, such as optic pathway tumors (gliomas) or bones bending or curving. Neurocognitive deficits and specific learning disabilities occur in approximately 30 to 50% of individuals with NF1 and are regarded by some observers and sufferers to be among the most troubling features of a disease. The most commonly reported findings are deficits in visuoperceptual ability, motor coordination, expressive and receptive language, and executive functioning, which requires intact short-term memory and attention. Patients with NF1 also show a slight depression in mean IQ scores compared to healthy adults without the disorder.
While cognitive deficits are now a widely-recognized feature of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), the precise cause of these deficits still remain to be determined. Dr. Alcino Silva, a co- investigator on this study, has developed an animal model of NF1 in which mice have a specific mutation of the *NF1* gene. These mice are physically normal but show specific learning impairments. Dr. Silva's lab found that treatment with a medication called lovastatin, a drug typically used for high cholesterol, reversed some of the spatial deficits seen in these animals. Lovastatin is a medication commonly used to treat high cholesterol and has been proven to be relatively safe and tolerable in humans.
The investigators are now conducting a randomized, double-blinded, placebo- controlled, trial of lovastatin in patients with NF1. Participants will be randomly assigned to lovastatin or placebo and treated for approximately 14 weeks with baseline and follow-up assessments to evaluate safety and any effects on neurocognitive test performance.
|Condition or disease
|Neurofibromatosis 1
|Drug: Lovastatin Drug: placebo pill
|Phase 1
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|44 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Trial to Evaluate the Safety of Lovastatin in Individuals With Neurofibromatosis Type I (NF1)
|Study Start Date :
|September 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|March 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|March 2014
Active Comparator: Lovastatin
Drug: Lovastatin
Drug: Lovastatin
Lovastatin capsules daily for 14 weeks (titrated up from 10 mg to 40 mg)
Placebo Comparator: Placebo pill
Placebo pill
Drug: placebo pill
- Non-verbal learning /working memory [ Time Frame: 14 weeks ]
- attention [ Time Frame: 14 weeks ]
- tolerability of medication [ Time Frame: 14 weeks ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|10 Years to 50 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- a diagnosis of NF1 by NIH criteria
- between 10 and 50 years of age
- no evidence of a comorbid neurological disorder (e.g., epilepsy, encephalitis)
- not currently taking a statin medication
- not suffering from hypercholesterolemia based on self-report, collateral information from physician, or initial medical workup using National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP, JAMA 2001), guidelines accepted by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA)
- does not have any of the aforementioned conditions that contraindicates use of statin medications (such as pregnancy, lactation, liver disease, or use of other medication not recommended for use in conjunction with lovastatin). A negative pregnancy test will be required if the patient is a female in reproductive years.
- not mentally retardation (i.e., IQ greater than 70)
- no evidence of significant and habitual alcohol or drug abuse or dependence
- sufficient acculturation and fluency in the English language to avoid invalidating research measures of thought, language, and speech disorder, and verbal abilities.
- lives in Southern California area (or can arrange ~5 visits to Los Angeles over 14 weeks)
Exclusion Criteria:
- comorbid neurological conditions
- significant drug or alcohol abuse
- non-fluency in English
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00352599
|United States, California
|Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|Principal Investigator:
|Carrie E Bearden, PhD
|University of California, Los Angeles
|Responsible Party:
|University of California, Los Angeles
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00352599 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|July 14, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|November 22, 2016
|Last Verified:
|November 2016
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Neurofibromatosis 1
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Nervous System Diseases
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms
Nervous System Neoplasms
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lipid Regulating Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors


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Do fall's falling temps have you feeling parched? These drugstore wonders will take you from dehydrated to darling in no time flat.
Instead of accepting all things itchy, flaky and chapped as an inevitable side effect of autumn's arrival, this year, I've decided to side step dry skin and take a preemptive approach. By adding some nourishing proven winners into my daily beauty rotation, I'm combatting dry skin before old man winter even arrives. The best part? Each product costs $10 or less! Bye-bye alligator skin.
1. Yes to Carrots Hydrating Shower Gel ($8)
Infused with a mix of melons and carrot seed oil, this hydrating body wash soften skins thanks to a potent antioxidant combo found in (who knew) honeydew, leaving it with a soft scent and major glow.
2. eos Smooth Lip Balm Spheres ($3.29)
Sneak a peek in any of my purses and you'll find I've stocked them all with one of eos brilliant bauble-like balms. Long-lasting, paraben-free and oh-so emollient, this balm is truly the bomb. At $3 a pop and with an array of flavors (Sweet Mint and Strawberry Sorbet are my faves), it's easy to understand why stocking up is smart.
3. Eucerin Intensive Repair Extra-Enriched Hand Creme ($4.79)
My mom, a diabetic who suffers from chronically cracked heels, swore by the healing powers of this stuff, and it only took one use for me to see why. All business (i.e. no flowery fragrance or pretty packaging), what this grease-free moisturizer lacks in frills, it more than makes up for in overall effectiveness.
4. Boots Botanics Rosewater Toning Spritz ($8.39)
When my face starts to feel more raisin-like than radiant, I look to this glorious organic toner for a quick spritz. A natural clarifier and redness-reducer, rosewater imparts a lovely suppleness to skin in distress. Budget-minded bonus: Even with daily use, the five-ounce bottle will last months.
5. Nature Made Burp-Less Fish Oil Liquid Softgels ($9.74)
Effortless beauty blooms from the inside out, and by upping my daily dose of omega-3 fatty acids, I'm giving my skin a much-needed boost. Why? Omega-3s, responsible for the health of cell membranes, can influence our skin-cells' ability to hold water, which can mean moister, softer skin, if properly nourished.
6. Cococare Cocoa Butter Body Oil ($5)
When body lotion can't cut it anymore, it's time to turn to body oils. A die-hard fan of cocoa butter, this affordably priced oil leaves freshly showered skin insanely soft. The fact it works wonders on lessening the appearance of stretch marks doesn't dock it any points in my book either.
7. e.l.f. Daily Moisture Stick ($6)
With its graphic packaging and super-soothing formulation, this multi-purpose balm feels like it should cost four times what it actually does. Made for eradicating those first-to-chap dry patches (think "your knuckles in January" dry), this clear gel-stick is packed with a host of anti-aging ingredients, including shea, avocado, aloe, cocoa and chamomile. An ideal mess-free option for your glove box, gym or travel bag.
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The Sintesi Duo 1 Door shower enclosures stand out for the simplicity of the pivot door opening system and for the handiness ensured by this system. 6mm thick toughened safety glass, high quality glass and gaskets, and young and practical lines to connect design, functionality and longevity.
- Shower enclosure 700x900 MM composed of a 700 MM fixed side panel and a 900 MM side with 1 pivot door
- Pivot door opening system on fixed pivot with outside opening
- Item height: 1850 MM
- 6mm toughened safety Clear glass
- Door opening: 590 MM
- Anodized aluminium frames with chrome finish
- Magnetic door seal
- Gaskets with anti-leaking sealing flap on the doors
- Chrome steel handle in modern look
- Reversible for left or right hand installation (Eg. 700x900 or 900x700)
- Adjustable up to 20 mm for a correct installation ([$VAR1x900 ]MM can be adjusted up to 680x880 MM )
- Shower tray not included CE certified product according to the new European Regulation No. 305/2011


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Stationery Online offers beautiful pregnancy and birth announcements to share your proudest moments with friends and family. We also offer wonderful Christening, Baptism or naming day invitations and stationery. There are hundreds of styles and options to suit every budget.
Fully Printed and Personalised
You can select everything online - your design, wording, fonts, styles and colours. Before printing you can even view your invitation or announcement so you can make sure everything is as you expect. Your stationery is delivered to your door.
Include your own photographs on your pregnancy and birth announcements. A truly personal touch that friends and family will love. Choose from fantastic designs and verses to create the sentiment
Kits are an easy and low cost way to prepare announcements, invitations and more. All you need is a laser or inkjet printer. Alternatively Stationery Online can do the printing for you. A "fill in" range is also available.
Friends and family can proudly display their magnetic baby announcements or invitations on the their fridge for all to see! Magnets are lasting momento that will be kept for the long term. They are a truly practical solution that won't get lost or accidentally thrown out. Select your style, wording and fonts online and wait for your fully printed magnets to be delivered to your door. Envelopes are included.
DIY papers, cards and envelopes
You can design your own stationery with our wide range of paper and accessories. Let your imagination run wild with our colors, textures, ribbons and cute accessories!
We accept Australian Baby Card. For more information visit www.abcbaby.com.au
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A mother and childs love reflected in this gentle image.
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RAPAEL Smart Glove for Hand Rehab
RAPAEL Smart Glove is a high-tech rehab device. Starting the training is as simple as wearing the glove, connecting to the "RAPAEL" app and proceeding to play the rehabilitation games.
The Bending Sensor is a variable resistor that changes as it is bent. The sensor is a 9-axis movement & position sensor that consists of 3 acceleration channels, 3 angular rate channels and 3 magnetic field channels that measures wrist movements. They are connected to a computer system which can accurately compute the amount of individual finger movements.
RAPAEL Smart Glove is lightweight and can be worn effortlessly so it allows for various joint movements with ease. The elastomer material is easy to clean and maintain.
RAPAEL Rehab Solution provides various kinds of motion tasks such as ADL-related tasks with entertainment while considering both clinical effectiveness and fun factors. The learning schedule algorithm automatically adjusts to the optimal level of difficulty as you play to balance challenge and motivation.
· National Rehabilitation Center Clinical Test· Published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (JNER, 2016, 13:17 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-016-0125-x)· Four-week training program: random assignment single blind research· Control Group: conventional intervention group (n=22)· Experimental Group: RAPAEL Smart Glove intervention group (n=24)· Experimental Group (with RAPAEL) Results (Fugl-Meyer score & Jebsen-Taylor test)· Continued training efficacy even after completion of training (examined one month later)
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Making Sense of Business-Dinner Table Settings
The table settings for business dinners can range from a basic table setting to a complex formal-dining table setting. To get your business-dinner table manners up to par, you need to know what table-setting items appear where and for what you're supposed to use them.
At every meal, your table setting includes
A plate
A napkin
Several utensils (usually a knife, fork, and soup spoon)
Forks are to the left of the plate, and knives and spoons go to the right. If your setting has more than one of each kind of utensil, start by using the utensils placed farthest from the plate and work inward with each course.
At least one glass: Glasses are placed to the right of your plate.
Your setting may also feature
A bread-and-butter plate: To the left of the main plate and above the forks.
A salad fork: In the United States, this is normally the farthest fork to the left because the salad course comes first, but not all cultures start with the salad.
A salad plate: If salad is served first, this will probably be on top of the main dinner plate, or place plate.
After the meal, these items may appear (if they're not already on the table at the beginning of the meal):
Dessert utensils
A dessert plate
Coffee or teacups and their spoons
This figure shows an illustration of a basic table setting.
The basic setting is an abbreviated version of a full or formal place setting (like the one in the following figure), which can have any number of other utensils, plates, and glasses.
If you're unsure which utensil to use or do not know how to eat a certain food, it is best to delay by having a sip of your beverage and watching what the others are doing.


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This likely will sound like sour grapes, whining, narcissism and greediness. It is all of the above.
Yet, after another year and another round of buying presents for engagements, wedding showers, weddings, baby showers, kids' birthdays, graduations — high school and college — and then for other friends' kids' weddings and babies, I marvel again at how one-sided all this celebrating, congratulating and commemorating really is.
I'm single. I write about this because it might be instructive for those married people with children who somehow lack the imagination and/or empathy to know that their unmarried, childless friends also mark occasions that are special to them. It's just not de rigueur that anyone else join them.
Married people feel entitled to gifts and plaudits for their big days. They send out invitations and announcements. They tell you where they're registered for their preferred gifts.
Unmarried people apparently don't have any big days.
Well, we think we do.