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New data for 2014 concerning the retreat of the calving front of the Jakobshavn glacier, Greenland, on the NASA Earth Observatory site.
Link to an article on the growing interest for the 2014 melting season.
Article on Bloomberg Magazine highlights the oil exploration in greenland (using our data to discuss melting !)
Here's an article appearing on Bloomberg Magazine on April 2014 discussing the implications of melting for oil and mining in Greenland.
Study points out to the link between iron from melting ice sheets and phytoplankton Growth
A study published on Nature Communications points out to the potential impact of melting over Greenland and phytoplankton growth in the surrounding sea. This might have potential implications for CO2 capture. The article is freely available here. The title, authors and abstract are here following:
Ice sheets as a significant source of highly reactive nanoparticulate iron to the oceans
Jon R. Hawkings, Jemma L. Wadham, Martyn Tranter, Rob Raiswell, Liane G. Benning, Peter J. Statham, Andrew Tedstone, Peter Nienow, Katherine Lee & Jon Telling
The Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets cover ~10% of global land surface, but are rarely considered as active components of the global iron cycle. The ocean waters around both ice sheets harbour highly productive coastal ecosystems, many of which are iron limited. Measurements of iron concentrations in subglacial runoff from a large Greenland Ice Sheet catchment reveal the potential for globally significant export of labile iron fractions to the near-coastal euphotic zone. We estimate that the flux of bioavailable iron associated with glacial runoff is 0.40–2.54 Tg per year in Greenland and 0.06–0.17 Tg per year in Antarctica. Iron fluxes are dominated by a highly reactive and potentially bioavailable nanoparticulate suspended sediment fraction, similar to that identified in Antarctic icebergs. Estimates of labile iron fluxes in meltwater are comparable with aeolian dust fluxes to the oceans surrounding Greenland and Antarctica, and are similarly expected to increase in a warming climate with enhanced melting.
Nature Geoscience Paper on submarine Glacial valleys beneath the Greenland ice sheet
The paper presents results concerning the detection of widespread ice-covered valleys that extend significantly deeper below sea level and farther inland than previously thought. This has potential implications for ice dynamics and how Greenland might contribute to sea level rise in the future, through the ocean thermal forcing. The paper can be found here. Here's the title, authors and abstract:
Deeply incised submarine glacial valleys beneath the Greenland ice sheet
M. Morlighem, E. Rignot, J. Mouginot, H. Seroussi and E. Larour
Abstract. The bed topography beneath the Greenland ice sheet controls the flow of ice and its discharge into the ocean. Outlet glaciers move through a set of narrow valleys whose detailed geometry is poorly known, especially along the southern coasts1–3. As a result, the contribution of the Greenland ice sheet and its glaciers to sea-level change in the coming century is uncertain4. Here, we combine sparse ice-thickness data derived from airborne radar soundings with satellite derived high-resolution ice motion data through a mass conservation optimization scheme5.We infer ice thickness and bed topography along the entire periphery of the Greenland ice sheet at an unprecedented level of spatial detail and precision. We detect widespread ice-covered valleys that extend significantly deeper below sea level and farther inland than previously thought. Our findings imply that the outlet glaciers of Greenland, and the ice sheet as a whole, are probably more vulnerable to ocean thermal forcing and peripheral thinning than inferred previously from existing numerical ice-sheet models.
A new study points published on PNAS highlights the synergy between the 2012 widespread melt event and forest fires. Here's the link and the significance of the study from the PNAS site:Through an examination of shallow ice cores covering a wide area of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS), we show that the same mechanism drove two widespread melt events that occurred over 100 years apart, in 1889 and 2012. We found that black carbon from forest fires and rising temperatures combined to cause both of these events, and that continued climate change may result in nearly annual melting of the surface of the GIS by the year 2100. In addition, a positive feedback mechanism may be set in motion whereby melt water is retained as refrozen ice layers within the snow pack, causing lower albedo and leaving the ice sheet surface even more susceptible to future melting.
Greenland documentary by CCTV
Here's a link to a documentary on Greenland featuring myself, Asa Rennermalm and Scott Luthcke (on the science side).
The documentary was aired on the Special Edition of Christmas Eve on CCTV - America's Now show (here's the link to the original CCTV site http://cctv.cntv.cn/lm/americasnow/01/index.shtml).
Most of the scenes of water rushing into the ice and other similar footage were collected by our team in the field in 2011.
Enjoy !
Animated plot of melting in Greenland
Here's a movie showing the melt extent over Greenland for 2012, 2010 (the previous record) and the 1981 - 2010 mean that Mauri Pelto put together using data provided by me.You can find the same figure on our most recent paper on the records in 2012 (see post below).
Thanks to Mauri and enjoy !
Here's the link to the updated results for the whole 2012 melting season in Greenland, including total mass loss from GRACE.
Overall, in 2012 ALL of the considered parameters (albedo, bare ice, surface mass balance, melting, total mass change, etc.) set a new record !
The paper has been published on The Cryosphere Discussion. Here's the abstract of the paper, together with the title and the co-authors. The Surface mass balance form the model and the total mass change from GRACE
Evidence and analysis of 2012 Greenland records from spaceborne observations, a regional climate model and reanalysis data
M. Tedesco, X. Fettweis, T. Mote, J. Wahr, P. Alexander, J. Box, and B. Wouters
Zachariae Isstrom ice loss and open water at the front. (originally posted on Cryolist)
I am re-posting an interesting message from Mauri Pelto on the Zachariae Isstrom ice loss. The original message is below ....
Dear Glacier Colleagues:
Petermann has got lots of attention this summer but the losses in area of Zachariae Isstrom and the open water currently at its front are worth noting. Below is a link to a post on the glacier with numerous Landsat images, this is meant only as a visual update not a substitute for the detailed research that has been conducted and will continue on this important outlet glacier.
Mauri Pelto


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Whether playing an advertising executive on television's "Mad Men" or a struggling sports agent in this Disney film, Jon Hamm doesn't need any help with pitching. With suave confidence, he throws marketable, high-concept ideas right into the strike zone. Hamm has what it takes. And director Craig Gillespie ("Lars and the Real Girl" and "Fright Night") knows star talent when he sees it, delivering close-up after close-up of the actor who makes every moment seem authentic. After more than 15 years working primarily in television, Hamm is ready for the big-screen league.
But the baseball movie is about as predictable as a box of Cracker Jacks. The nominal prize is the heartfelt sentiment that transcends the line-up of clichés. An underdog and fish-out-of-water tale, Thomas McCarthy's ("Win Win") screenplay revolves around J.B. Bernstein (Hamm) convincing an Asian investor (Tzi Ma) to mount a contest throughout India in search of cricket players with accurate fastballs -- million dollar arms. Bernstein also persuades USC's Coach Tom House (Bill Paxton) to develop the finalists into Major League Baseball pitchers. The stakes are high for Bernstein and his partner Ash (Aasif Mandvi), who need one big client to stay in business.
Situational humor provides interest as Bernstein, accompanied by a gruff major league scout (Alan Arkin), travel to cricket-obsessed India. The two men wear poker faces and don't react to cultural differences. Instead the spectator is expected to laugh at everything from inadequate Mumbai office space to villagers bringing cows into their homes and endless Million Dollar Arm contestants throwing baseballs too slowly or completely out of control. Local baseball enthusiast Amit (Bollywood actor Pitobash) joins the search, infusing the movie with comedy and compassion.
The second half of the film takes place in Los Angeles and lacks a strong driving force. Amit and the pair of finalists, Rinku (Suraj Sharma of "Life of Pi") and Dinesh (Madhur Mittal of "Slumdog Millionaire"), move into Bernstein's bachelor pad, train for tryouts, suffer from a bad case of culture clash, and run into a rather tame worse-case scenario: If no major league team signs them, they get to return home to India and their loving families. Without a do-or-die dream, the protagonists deflate the movie's suspense.
Adhering to its tagline -- Sometimes to win, you have to change the game -- the Disney production isn't really a sports movie at all. The real story is about Bernstein transforming from a slick businessman into a human being, as the art of the deal gives way to matters of the heart, giving viewers a game changer both charming and uplifting.
Rated PG for mild language and some suggestive content. In English and some Hindi with English subtitles. Two hours, four minutes.

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About Ten Thousand People Attended A Rally In Dublin In Memory Of Savita Halappanavar
Today a large number of protesters took to the streets of Dublin in response to the unfortunate death of an Indian woman who was refused an abortion. The 31-year-old woman died following a miscarriage at University Hospital Galway.
The story behind my photographs has been well reported by international media including CNN, the BBC World Service, Channel 4 News, Sky News, the Sydney Morning Herald, France 24 and New Delhi Television (to mention but a few).
Zeenews New Delhi: "The death of an Indian dentist in Ireland, whose life could have been saved through an abortion on Thursday sparked outrage in India with political parties terming it as a violation of human rights while her parents demanded an international probe"
Halappanavar's parents demanded an "international probe" and said Irish law on abortion should be changed. "Only following rules, what about humanity? They killed my daughter to save a foetus. Only a mother knows the pain," said Halappanavar's mother, while her father urged the government to act accordingly.
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As the opening sessions at UCISA 2012 come to a close, and the social festivities are about to kick off, there doesn't seem to be a more appropriate place to be to make the following announcement. The post below from our Microsoft Office blog explains the announcement with much more clarity then I could, but in essence, in line with our longstanding commitment to education, we our making our "A2" service plan free to not only students, but also to faculty and staff. Exciting news!
"Customers continue to give us fantastic feedback on Office 365. Since we launched last summer, we've been happy to serve great companies like JetBlue, Patagonia, Campbell Soup Company, Groupe Marie Claire, and Tata Steel Europe. We're regularly delivering new value in the service, releasing updates now monthly, and recently brought Office 365 to another 22 new markets to grow our global footprint to 64 geographies - with more to come!
As we rapidly add customers, the cost to run Office 365 becomes more efficient. This is the beauty of the cloud where we can deliver economies of scale through our worldwide data centers and economies of skill with our engineers, administrators, and support teams operating the service.
With these efficiencies, we're able pass on savings to make it even more affordable for customers of all sizes to move to Office 365. So, I'm thrilled to announce that we're lowering the prices of most of our Office 365 for enterprise plans by up to 20%. These changes are effective today at Office365.com for new and renewing direct customers.
We are also excited to make pricing changes to Office 365 for education. In line with our longstanding commitment to education, we will make our "A2" service plan free to not only students, but also to faculty and staff. A2 includes the core capabilities of Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync and the Office Web Applications. Exchange Online and Lync Online are available today for academic institutions, and we'll launch the full Office 365 for education service starting this summer. You can get more information on our Office 365 for education offering here.
I want to thank all our customers and partners for making the last eight months a great start for Office 365.
Kirk Koenigsbauer
Microsoft Office Division"
For those at the UCISA conference, we look forward to answering your questions regarding the announcement on stand 22. Pop over and speak to Damon, Richard or Stevie.


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New Scientist publishes non-materialist neuroscientists' letter
Podcast: Mind over matter: Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Autism: Beware grand theories
Cognitive psychology: Simple test for diagnosing mild dementia
This blog provides stories that Denyse O'Leary, a Toronto-based journalist, has found to be of interest, as she covers the growing intelligent design controversy. It supports her book By Design or by Chance? (Augsburg 2004). Does the universe - and do life forms - show evidence of intelligent design? If so, Carl Sagan was wrong and so is Richard Dawkins. Now what?
New Scientist publishes non-materialist neuroscientists' letter
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November 08, 2012
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Texas Brine Co. LLC is burning off natural gas being vented from an aquifer near a Bayou Corne-area sinkhole 24 hours a day, company officials said Wednesday.
The gas was forced into the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer through a chain of events arising from a Texas Brine salt cavern failure, which scientists think also caused the sinkhole to form during early August in swamps between Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou in Assumption Parish.
The continuous flaring represents a greater rate of gas removal since late last week when Texas Brine initiated gas flow from a "vent well" in the aquifer and then set up a system to remove the gas from the aquifer during daylight hours.
But Commissioner James Welsh of the Louisiana Office of Conservation announced Wednesday a joint effort between his agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to test for methane in slab-built homes and structures in the Bayou Corne area.
Office of Conservation officials said in a statement that sampling results from 18 shallow monitoring wells, called Geoprobes, installed around the Bayou Corne community found gas in layers of sediment above the aquifer Texas Brine is now venting.
Five wells detected gas at low pressures, parish officials said.
The Geoprobes are 20 to 40 feet deep. The aquifer of permeable, water-bearing sand, gravel or rock, lies more than 100 feet deep.
A previous voluntary in-home testing program by DEQ found no instances of natural gas in 97 homes, but Office of Conservation officials are asking that residents grant permission for new testing.
"While analysis of the data we have available indicates that the risk of natural gas accumulation in homes is low, we want to have additional testing out of an abundance of caution. We will take no chances when it comes to public safety," Welsh said in a statement.
Sonny Cranch, spokesman for Houston-based Texas Brine, said the company flared off 70,000 cubic feet of gas between noon Monday and 7 a.m. Wednesday from the vent well, which is the first of four completed wells to remove gas from the aquifer.
Three other wells drilled by a Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure subcontractor working for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources are clogged.
A fourth is still being finished.
Office of Conservation officials said structures on piers, which create an open space between the building floor and the ground, allow air flow that prevents natural gas accumulation.
Natural gas is odorless and colorless and can be flammable at high enough concentrations.
Parish officials have said the fear of natural gas accumulation is one factor keeping an evacuation of the Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou areas in place.
Discovery of the sinkhole initially prompted the evacuation of 150 homes Aug. 3, following months of tremors and natural gas releases in area waterways. Gas was later found in the aquifer.
The Texas Brine cavern was mined from inside but near the western edge of the Napoleonville Dome, a 1-by-3-mile salt deposit that has been the focus of solution mining, gas storage and oil and gas exploration.
Now at least 7 acres at the surface but just 111 feet deep, the slurry-filled sinkhole sits off the edge of the dome, northwest of the cavern.
In January 2001, in Hutchinson, Kan., a gas leak from a well tied to an underground salt storage cavern caused a major downtown explosion, fires elsewhere and two fatalities.
Similar fears after a gas leak from a well tied to a Gulf South Pipeline Co. gas storage cavern led to the evacuation of Grand Bayou in 2003 and 2004.
Much of the gas involved in the Grand Bayou incident was removed. Recent isotopic testing found that gas from the 2003 Grand Bayou leak is not involved in the Bayou Corne incident, but scientists think the gas is instead from natural pockets along the dome unleashed by the Texas Brine cavern failure.
Patrick Courreges, DNR spokesman, said the risk that gas could escape from the upper sediments and accumulate in homes in Bayou Corne is very low, but officials want to "absolutely rule it out."
"Let's make sure something is not happening," he said.
"We don't want to assume it is not happening."
John Boudreaux, director of the parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said the parish has been speaking with the Office of Conservation about installing methane detectors in homes, in addition to the testing.
Gulf South Pipeline Co. provided gas detectors to Grand Bayou residents in 2004 while gas was removed from the aquifer.
DEQ has advised the public to call (225) 219-3015 to arrange for residential air monitoring services in the Bayou Corne community..


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Justin Cogley's first career may have been as a professional figure skater with "Disney on Ice."
But these days, you can find him spinning circles around haute cuisine as executive chef of Aubergine at L'Auberge Carmel.
Cogley, who started his culinary career working at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago, developed a passion for fine food and wine as his skating career took him all over Asia, Australia and Europe. At Aubergine, a jewel-box of a restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea, he's so dazzled diners that he was even named one of Food & Wine magazine's "Best New Chefs 2013."
He's all about local ingredients, even going diving with his cooks to gather their own seaweed for beautifully composed dishes.
Late this summer, I had a chance to experience his skills when I was invited as a guest to stay overnight at the inn and enjoy dinner.
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The Entertainment Software Association, which represents the video game industry, said it told the president that "numerous scientific studies" show there is "no connection between video games and violence." In fact, Markey said his work shows when a new violent game is released, crime actually drops.
when a new violent game is released, crime actually drops.
its almost as if giving people harmless outlets for their aggression allows people who use that outlet to vent safely as part of their coping process, imagine that. perhaps we should be encouraging people who need to vent that they should actually go vent instead of telling them that safe venting is socially unacceptable
this is similar to when people were blaming edgy music- listening to depressing songs will not cause depression nor cause someone to kill themselves, but listening to them while writing bad poetry and wearing stylish yet r egrettable outfits may allow someone to work through an emotional time in their life better then listening to equally embarrassing in hindsight pop music
its entirely possible 'Doom' prevented someone with anger issues from killing someone, its entirely possible 'suicide solution' by ozzy has prevented suicides
let people have safe outlets for their emotions
Yo my psychiatrist encourages me to play video games when I'm dealing with PTSD related rage episodes. She's told me that it's one of the safest ways to decompress and sort my shit out. And you know what? She's right. By the end of an hour or so I'm chill again and can get on with my day. The alternative is doing real physical harm to myself via punching a wall or slamming my head into something. Video games negate that urge.
Video games. Play them for story, fun, and stress relief.
you can't deny the existence of rape culture when our judicial system is ran by these gross ass men who justify it
Male positivity? In my branding? It's more likely than you think
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AXE realized their target demographic are the preteen and teen boys who over-apply their product and decided to do something good for these impressionable youths
this is literally how i dance
This went from "wow that's pretty neat" to "WTF ITS ALIVE" real quick
she did that
Some of you might be waking up to discover the unfortunate news about the untimely passing of actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson. The vast majority of you probably know him as Lazytown antagonist Robbie Rotten, thanks in no small part to the silvagunner-led surge in popularity to the song "We are number one". Others might know him for his vast theater career, or even in the game For Honor.& nbsp;Regardless of how you came to know him, at only 43 years of age his death is absolutely devastating for a lot of people – the world is less without him.
Goodbye, Stefán.
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"For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack."
In case someone needs reminding on what these guys were in the very beginning and how they came to dominance with fierce loyalty to brotherhood and lupine savagery.
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Now that we can all rest easily knowing that in a few years, these bears, in fact, will not follow and maul any ladies who choose to go camping while on their menses, we are free to enjoy this adorable frolic with a clear mind.
Please note how Mama Bear photobombs over by the tree for a few seconds and then tiptoes away to write a click-baity thinkpiece about whether Mama Bears can, in fact, "have it all." (It All for bears = food, pooping.)
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In this report, we analyze the Emergency Ambulance industry from two aspects. One part is about its production and the other part is about its consumption. In terms of its production, we analyze the production, revenue, gross margin of its main manufacturers and the unit price that they offer in different regions from 2013 to 2018. In terms of its consumption, we analyze the consumption volume, consumption value, sale price, import and export in different regions from 2013 to 2018. We also make a prediction of its production and consumption in coming 2018-2023.
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3.2 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Emergency Ambulance
3.3 Trends of Emergency Ambulance Manufacturing Technology
4 Major Manufacturers Analysis of Emergency Ambulance
4.1 Wheeled Coach Industries
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4.1.2 Product Picture and Specifications
4.1.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
4.1.4 Contact Information
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4.2.2 Product Picture and Specifications
4.2.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
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4.3.2 Product Picture and Specifications
4.3.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
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4.4.2 Product Picture and Specifications
4.4.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
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4.6 Leader Ambulance
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4.6.2 Product Picture and Specifications
4.6.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
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4.7.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
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4.8 Horton
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4.8.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
4.8.4 Contact Information
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4.9.2 Product Picture and Specifications
4.9.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
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4.10.2 Product Picture and Specifications
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The only vice presidential debate of the election is over, and it's clear to anyone who watched that tonight's showdown was much more dynamic and spirited than the first presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney last week.
Using the cloud generator Wordle, we've put together a visual of each candidates' transcripts for a clear view of the focus of this debate.
With a lot more back and forth between Biden and Ryan, their language was more varied than the first Obama/Romney debate. They seemed to cover a lot more content over a wider range of topics in the same amount of time as their running mates.
From taxes to Medicare to foreign security, Biden and Ryan offered very opposing views, but one topic that seemed to bring them together was the idea of the American people. A look at the debate transcripts shows "people" was the most commonly used word in the entire debate, by both candidates.
Taxes were on the tip of both men's tongues as each argued how the other's plan would be harmful to the economy.
And as both Obama and Romney have said throughout the campaign, this election will be a choice between two very different paths for America. Romney once again defined the conversation with Ryan arguing for his polices and Biden arguing against them. The word "Romney" was uttered 47 times by both running mates. Note how infrequently the word "Obama" was used by both debaters.
For as many times as Biden called Ryan "my friend", that phrase didn't show up nearly as much as prominently was we would have expected. In fact, Biden addressed the moderator, Martha Raddatz, by name more than he addressed his opponent.
Also absent from this graphic is the amount of time Biden spent laughing during his opponent's remarks. His physical language was not lost on viewers though. The hash tag #ThingsThatMakeBidenLaugh was trending nationally on Twitter, just after the debate was over. Ryan's seemingly never-ending thirst was a topic of discussion as well.


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La Jolla cosmetic surgeons Dr. Jeffrey Umansky and Dr. Charles Umansky provide patients from the San Diego area and beyond with the highest quality plastic surgery procedures, including breast enhancement, body contouring, and facial procedures, including facelift. The doctors are extensively trained in all aspects of plastic surgery and continue their education to remain at the top of their field and provide the best possible surgical results for their patients.
Medical degree, with Alpha Omega Alpha distinction, University of California at Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2001
Bachelors degree, with Phi Beta Kappa distinction , University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1997
Plastic surgery residency, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2004-2006
General surgery residency, University of California at Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, 2002-2004
General surgery internship, University of California at Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, 2001-2002
Cosmetic and Aesthetic, Boston Center for Ambulatory Surgery, Boston, MA, 2006
Board Certifications:
American Board of Plastic Surgery
· Medical degree, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 1963
· Bachelors degree, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1959
· Plastic surgery resident, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, 1968 1970
· General surgery resident, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1964 1968
· General surgery intern, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1963 1964
Board Certifications
· American Board of Plastic Surgery
· American Board of Surgery
· Medical Affiliations
· American Society of Plastic Surgery
· California Society of Plastic Surgery
· San Diego Plastic Surgery Society
· California Medical Association
Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation at our La Jolla plastic surgery center will enhance the size and the shape of a woman's breasts. There are many reasons why a woman may consider breast augmentation with implants. Whatever the reason, women who come to us for breast augmentation will achieve larger or fuller breasts that are more visually pleasing. Dr. Charles Umansky, Dr. William Umansky, and Dr. Jeffrey Umansky have extensive experience with this procedure.
Breast Lift
Pregnancy, weight loss, or the natural aging process can leave a woman with breasts that sag and lose their shape. A breast lift, or mastopexy, at our San Diego-area practice is a surgical procedure that reshapes and cosmetically improves a woman's breasts. After a breast lift, a woman will have breasts that are firmer, better shaped, and more youthful looking. The procedure is often combined with the use of an implant to achieve greater fullness and improved shape.
Breast Reduction
Breast reduction, also known as reduction mammoplasty, is offered at our La Jolla medical center for women who desire smaller breasts. These women may have symptoms of back or neck pain, shoulder grooves, or rashes. The procedure is effective in relieving the symptoms of large breasts and can also eliminate the self-consciousness some women feel about the size of their breasts.
Gynecomastia and Male Breast Reduction
The appearance of visible breasts in men, or gynecomastia, can be treated at Umansky Medical Center to restore a more masculine chest, primarily through liposuction. For further information about liposuction,
Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
A tummy tuck is a surgical procedure to remove excess fat and tissue from the abdominal region. A tummy tuck is most commonly performed at our La Jolla practice for our San Diego-area patients who have been left with loose abdominal tissue due to pregnancy or weight loss. A tummy tuck will leave the patient with a flatter, more contoured, and more visually satisfying abdomen.
Inherited traits can sometimes prevent people from achieving their desired body shape. Even diet and exercise may fail to improve difficult areas of fat deposition. For many of our San Diego-area patients, the answer is liposuction, a surgical procedure performed at our La Jolla center to remove fat from specific areas of the body. The best areas for liposuction are those that have good skin tone.
Umansky Medical Center offers facelift surgery at our San Diego-area practice in order to reverse the effects of aging, gravity, sun and wind exposure, and daily stress. A facelift can provide excellent results for patients with excess skin hanging from the neck or jowls. We do this by removing excess skin and fat, tightening facial muscles, and repositioning the facial skin. A facelift is frequently performed in combination with other facial procedures such as a forehead lift (brow lift), eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty), or nasal surgery (rhinoplasty).
A facelift at our San Diego-area medical center is carefully customized to compliment each patients unique bone structure, skin texture, and underlying muscle tone. Facelifts do not generally improve fine wrinkles, although excellent results can be achieved when a facelift is followed up with procedures that do improve skin texture, such as chemical skin peels.
Brow Lift (Forehead Lift)
Browlift is a procedure used to elevate droopy eyebrows and to reduce forehead wrinkles and frown lines. It is often performed in conjunction with a facelift or eyelid surgery.
Because many people feel that the size or shape of their noses doesnt fit the rest of their faces, nasal refinement, also known as rhinoplasty, is one of the most common facial cosmetic procedures. An appealing facial profile, with a well-proportioned nose as its centerpiece, can greatly enhance a persons self-image and self-confidence. The rhinoplasty procedures offered at our San Diego-area center can reduce or increase the size of the nose, narrow its width, or change the profile of the bridge or tip.
There are a number of variations on rhinoplasty, depending on a patients unique needs and desires. Your consultation with one of our experienced surgeons will help you decide which procedure will achieve your goals.
Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
The area around the eyes is particularly important to the overall appearance of the face. Puffy or wrinkled skin under the eyes and loose, sagging upper eyelid skin can make a person look tired or years older. Droopy upper eyelid skin can also interfere with vision. At Umansky Medical Center, we offer a procedure known as blepharoplasty to refine the upper and lower eyelids.
Ear Shaping (Otoplasty)
Otoplasty is the reshaping of the ears, correcting ears that protrude noticeably from the sides of the head. Protruding ears can result in psychological trauma to children who endure teasing by their peers. Adults are not immune to the embarrassment of protruding ears, either. Reshaping of the ears can provide emotional and cosmetic benefits at any age.
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They came, they lobbied, and they brought buñuelos: San Antonio business leaders spent Thursday at the Capitol, reminding legislators to remember the Alamo City.
This year's VIVA! San Antonio day attracted about 150 members of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, along with city and county economic development staffers, to meet with lawmakers in Austin.
Among the group's priorities are restoring education funding, health care and ensuring that the state's special events trust fund – which reimburses communities that incur expenses in order to host major events like the NCAA Final Four, NBA championship or even major conferences – is not eliminated or depleted.
While tourism is not the No. 1 industry in San Antonio, it is vital to the area's economy, said Richard Perez, president and CEO of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. He said the group encouraged lawmakers to keep the fund healthy. After lunching with Texas Tribune President and CEO Evan Smith, the group met with several lawmakers and Gov. Rick Perry's chief of staff.
"We are making it a point to say that this is a big deal for us," Perez said. "If that fund goes away, it makes our job of hosting something like that infinitely more difficult, and then the state and city wouldn't get the bump in sales taxes."
"The challenge that we have in a state as big as Texas is to make sure that we remain relevant. It's very easy to forget San Antonio," Perez said. "How we do that is by coming to Austin and really telling our story."
And, he said, the group's biennial efforts are working. Each session on VIVA! San Antonio day, participants hand out buñuelos to every elected legislator, and many recipients require an explanation on the doughy balls of sweetness. This year, only a few seemed confused when handed the tasty treats.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation took steps this week to correct a fault that critics have raised about the agency charged with creating and retaining jobs.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation took steps this week to correct a fault that critics have raised about the agency charged with creating and retaining jobs.
The EDC board has agreed to pay $84,939 for a new software system to allow employees to keep track of their interactions with businesses.
When the EDC came under intense scrutiny in 2012 for its failed loan-guarantee deal with Curt Schilling's video-game company, 38 Studios, the agency's inability to keep track of business interactions drew criticism.
The new EDC system, called Salesforce.com, is expected to help the agency maintain a reliable database of companies, ensure that people throughout the agency know who's working with which companies, provide information on demand and increase response times and efficiency within the agency.
The agency has also hired Buan Consulting Services of Annapolis, Maryland, to help implement the new "customer relationship management" system.
The Salesforce system is considered on the high end of such "CRM" programs, according to Gene Marks, a consultant who helps clients use such software and who writes about technology and business issues for Forbes, The New York Times and other publications. In a Forbes column last year, Marks praised "CRM" systems, yet cautioned that they're only as good as the data entered into them. He stressed that companies using them must convince their staff to enter the data about clients so it can be tracked.
In the fall of 2012, as the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council issued its extensive report about the EDC and recommended changes, Executive Director John C. Simmons noted that the EDC had no such tracking system. Simmons said that if two different EDC employees contacted the same company, there was no agency record of either interaction, hampering efforts to be helpful.
Simmons said the agency needed such a tracking system and that it should be "broadly used by everyone" so that all interactions could help inform the agency's next step in assisting any company.


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52 College Seniors Will Take Part In Combine In January
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale men's soccer coach Brian Tompkins has been selected as a coach for the 2012 adidas MLS Player Combine. Fifty-two college seniors from 31 Division I schools have been invited to the annual player combine, which will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 6-10.
Tompkins joins Princeton's Jim Barlow and Washington's Jamie Clark as coaches at the combine. Additional coaches will be announced at a later date.
"I am honored to be asked to coach at the MLS Combine," Tompkins said. "It will be an exciting opportunity to observe and work with some of the very best collegiate soccer players in the country as they prepare for the upcoming MLS Draft."
Tompkins, who just completed his 16th year, has firmly established the Bulldogs as one of the most successful programs in the Northeast. His 129 victories are the third most in school history. In 10 of his 16 seasons, Yale has had a .500 or better record in Ivy League play.
In 2005, Tompkins guided Yale to its first Ivy League title since 1991. The Bulldogs finished with a 10-4-4 overall record, were 5-1-1 in Ivy play and advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the sixth time in school history. In 1999, Tompkins led the Bulldogs to a school-record 13 wins, an appearance in the College Cup and a final national ranking of 18th.
Eight of Tompkins' players at Yale have gone on to play professionally, including Ryan Raybould '05, who spent three seasons with the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer before playing professionally in Sweden. Brian Roberts '04 spent three years playing for the Wizards. Roberts became the first Yale player to start an MLS game when he played 79 minutes against Real Salt Lake in July of 2005. Brian Lavin '01, a three-time first team All-Ivy selection, was picked by the Wizards in the fifth round of the MLS SuperDraft in 2002. Jay Alberts was chosen in the fourth round of 2004 draft by the Wizards and spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons with the A-League Minnesota Thunder. He also played with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the A-League. Matt Schmidt '01 played with Alberts with the Thunder and also was a member of the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League, earning All-Star recognition in 2006.
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Protect Your Kids with Cell Phone Keylogger
Want to find an effective cell phone keylogger? As for cell phone usage, generally speaking, girls who have cell phones are more likely to chat on the social networks or watch videos on the websites, while boys who own cell phones are willing to play games or surf on the internet. They can choose what they like according to their preferences. However, too many kids are indulging themselves in the abuse or improper usages of the cell phone which worries you a lot. Cell phone tracker or cell phone keylogger is able to help you solve all the terrible problems you faced whether you have a daughter or a son.
Cell Phone Keylogger Is Necessary for Parents
Maybe the most important things in girls' life are talking something happened around them, such as the famous brand clothes they like, the newest movies they are willing to see or the funniest person they meet. They would like to share it with their friends on the social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter or YouTube so that their relationships can be continued even if they live in different cities, however, paying too much time on social networks turn out to be time-consuming. Not only that, their attentions can be dispersed that they can't concentrate on their studies or their work. In order to avoid the terrible situation, you need to apply a phone spy app for your daughter's cell phone.
When mentioned about the likeness of the boys, playing games can be the most common interests that they have. Many boys would like to play games on their cell phone at anywhere they like. It should be admitted that playing games have some benefits. But if they are playing the violent games, the disadvantages far outweigh its advantages. If your son is fond of play violent games on their cell phone. At that time, you need to apply a cell phone keylogger to block the blooding games or pornographic pictures from your son's cell phone.
Some Useful Features of Cell Phone Keylogger
- block certain games or apps
- Log SMS, WhatsApp and Calls
- Record Audios of Surroundings
- Remotely View the Live Screen
- Track Mobile GPS Locations
- Remotely Lock Mobile Phone
- Get Keyword Alert
In brief, cell phone monitoring is necessary. A cell phone keylogger, or we can say, cell phone tracker should be one of the most important applications in your kids' cell phone. It also helps you record the time that your kids uses on the social networks or how long your children spend on games. After that, you can guide them how to manage their time effectively or how to choose educational games. With the mobile phone spy, the advantages of the cell phone can be maximized; the disadvantages of it can be minimized.
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Houston-based Christian rapper Bizzle has launched a new website to catalog the various social media threats and insulting messages he received after the release of his song response to Macklemore's "Same Love" track that has become something of a gay-rights anthem.
After my original blog entry about the record was featured on the front page of the Houston Chronicle's website it also got linked to and picked up by bloggers on sites like The Huffington Post and BuzzFeed.
The extra attention appears to have provided some readers with "keyboard courage" to send aggressive e-mails, Tweets, and Facebook messages to the rapper.
And in a bit of an ironic twist on the story, the Internet bullying phenomenon is also something Macklemore complains about in his original version of "Same Love" with the lyrics:
"If I was gay I would think hip hop hates me / Have you read the YouTube comments lately?!?"
'Man, that's gay' gets dropped on the daily / We've become so numb to what we're saying."
Some of the cleaner messages to Bizzle that I can post here include:
- "OMG! Please go and kill yourself, seriously. Your God is ashamed of YOU!"
- "SOMEONE NEEDS TO BIBLE BASH @MyNameIsBizzle OVER THE HEAD"
- "Is there anything more gay that Jesus and the twelve minor prophets???"
In an e-mail sent to his God Over Money record label supporters titled "What Happens When the Tolerant Become Intolerant?" Bizzle wrote:
Over the last couple of years, I have noticed how anyone who disagrees with homosexuality is considered full of HATE and INTOLERANT…….simply for calling it sin. From ESPN announcer Chris Broussard to Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy, it has been become apparent that there are no words nice enough to use when expressing disagreement.
Since releasing the "Same Love" response to Macklemore's record I have had a few dope conversations with people who consider themselves gay or lesbian; some disagreed respectfully, a few agreed and even thanked me. But MOST of the responses I have gotten have shown hate beyond any degree one can claim to have heard in my song.
The media seems to paint a picture of one-sided tolerance from the LGBT community. The fact that everyone in the country seems to know about the one small Church in Topeka Kansas screaming "god hates fags" only speaks to the manipulation in effect by the media.
I have NEVER met a Christian who liked or agreed with those people, yet they seem to represent the Church's stance on gay people to the world. But being black, I am not new to seeing the media hand pick the worst representatives of a people group and painting a tainted picture of them for the world to see.
Most of my music speaks to the hood, and when I'm telling black people about their actions and lifestyles, no one seems to have a problem with it. In fact, a lot of the people who feel that my song is full of hate, tend to be the same ones who dance to songs about black people killing each other with no problem.
But let's not make this about race.
This is about media manipulation and lack of accountability. So I launched this website using screenshots of replies and responses to my record, to show what hate really looks like coming from those who wave the "tolerance" banner so proudly.
Visit the website at letthetolerancebegin.com for more details. And heads up – it contains some explicit and vulgar language.


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Rules and codes are essential to clubs today.
It'd be nice if all members were courteous at all times during their workouts and if they automatically knew not to hog a machine during busy hours, but the truth is that members — especially new members — must be advised of a club's rules. While no club owner wants to spend his or her time "policing" the members, you should have codes in place and you should enforce them for the good of your members and your club.
Joe Hotwagner, owner of Pulse Fitness & Health in Dorr, MI, has rules in place at his club even though he says the small-town atmosphere of his market and the smaller size of his club often mean his members are courteous and rule abiding.
"We are fortunate enough to know most people here so you get a little bit more respect on how they treat your establishment," says Hotwagner.
However, some club owners aren't so lucky. For them, here is some guidance about rules.
Spell out codes. Include your codes with the membership agreement form and go over the codes with each new member. Include in that review any consequences for violation of the codes. Make it clear that when the contract is signed, the member has agreed to abide by these rules.
Explain the purpose of the rules. Let your members know that the rules and codes are for their benefit. They may be more likely to follow them if they are reminded of this. Hotwagner says his members understand the need for the codes and appreciate that they are there for their benefit.
Make sure your employees know the codes. Codes do you no good if your employees don't enforce them, which they won't if they don't know them. Not that employees should be roaming the floor with the specific purpose of seeking out code violators, but if they see someone leave a machine without wiping it down, they need to know that that is a code violation.
Spell out consequences and have a system for keeping track of them. Members must know that you take your codes seriously. Therefore, if a serious-enough violation occurs, you must be able to track it to provide backup should you need to expel a member in the future. If someone forgets to put weights back, it shouldn't mean an automatic suspension from the club, but if someone never puts weights back, there needs to be some sort of action taken. Often, a manager or staff member can politely remind the member of the rule without taking any sort of disciplinary action. If that still does not help, the manager could have a formal discussion with a member about the rules and let the member know that another violation could lead to some sort of action, such as suspension or a revocation of membership. Some violations are so serious (i.e., use of steroids or other illegal drugs) that a one-time occurrence could be reason enough to revoke an individual's membership.
Review the codes occasionally. As technology and society changes, codes must keep up. Just a few years ago, who would have thought that a mobile phone might come with camera capability? Nowadays, that capability is real. The Physical clubs in Hong Kong have responded by prohibiting the use of any cell phones in locker rooms since camera phones are difficult to distinguish from regular mobile phones.
Know your members. Some codes, such as wiping down equipment, are just common sense, and they apply to any gym. However, some codes that work in one club, may not be appropriate for others. A women's-only club may want to ban revealing clothing, but for a "trendy" club, more revealing clothing may be perfectly acceptable. It's important that you are in tune with your members and that you set the codes according to their tastes.
Safety rules are the most important. For liability reasons, you should have safety rules listed along with other rules, and you should post them inside the club where they are seen by members every day. If you have a pool, make sure to post safety rules in the pool area. Rules for child-care facilities also need to be posted.
Picking the right music for your club.
Music is the pulse that sets the tone for your club. The right music for the right audience at the right volume is essential.
For Melanie McClusky, owner/manager of Ladies Workout Express in Lockport, IL, the music is important in her 30-minute circuit training club for women only.
"The circuit revolves around the music," she says. "Every 40 seconds they change stations."
Shawn Fongemie, manager at the Gold's Gym in Bristol, CT, agrees that the right music is essential for a club. "It's the vive, the energy," he says.
To get the right feeling rolling in your club, Fongemie and McClusky suggest the following:
Consider a music service. Some clubs subscribe to a music service that is either piped in over a satellite or sent to them over the Internet. Fongemie gets his music via satellite from the Gold's Gym corporate headquarters. The club manager gets to choose the style of music that the club receives but not the specific artists. As the song plays, members can view the song's video on the 30 TV screens located throughout the club.
Consider playing your own music. For smaller clubs, investing in a music service may not be feasible. Instead, buying a CD player with a good speaker system may be all you need. At Ladies Workout Express, which is a small club, McClusky plays the 20 CDs of her own selection on a 300 CD changer/player. She also exchanges CDs with other clubs in her franchise.
Play the right type of music for your members. Twenty-somethings generally won't appreciate music from the 1950s, but seniors generally would so keep your members' tastes in mind. Because McClusky's members span a wide age range — from mid-30s and up — she tries to mix up the music so that during a circuit, each member will hear some music that she likes.
Since Fongemie began choosing the music, he has been playing pop, dance and techno music at his club. His members, most of whom are 28 to 45 years old, have been pleased with his selections, he says.
"I have people who have come in here and they join after their seven-day trial because of the music," Fongemie says. They preferred the cutting-edge music at Fongemie's club to the music at their old club.
Poll members. If you want to get a feel for whether you're playing the right type of music, just ask the members. Members generally have strong opinions about what they listen to every day at the club, and if asked, they usually won't hesitate to share those opinions with you.
"You can't please everyone all the time, but at least ask," McClusky says. "They are paying to be members of your club."
Decide where you want the music to play. You must decide whether you want music blaring throughout the club or whether certain areas of the club should be designated as "quiet" spaces. Some club owners like to keep the locker rooms or lounges free of music so that members can more easily visit or relax. A club with a spa may want a separate music system from the rest of the club so that it can play soothing and relaxing music.
At Fongemie's club, the music plays everywhere except the aerobics rooms where the instructors use CD players to play their CDs.
Ensure the music's pace fits the workout. When trying to get members to pump up their heart rate, you would be advised to have up tempo music playing rather than the slow, soothing sounds of New Age artist Enya. McClusky only plays music that has 138 beats per minute. Fongemie varies the music depending on the time of day. During busy times at the club, he plays more upbeat music. He slows down the music a bit during less busy times.
Words can be important. Something as small as whether a song has words or is instrumental only can be a big factor at some clubs. McClusky tried playing classical music at her club, but the members didn't respond.
"They like to hear people singing words," McClusky says. "It takes their mind off of what they are doing and makes the time go by faster."
Set the volume appropriately. You want the volume to be loud enough that members can easily hear it and get motivated by it, but you don't want it so high that they can't interact with staff and other members. Some cardio and free weight equipment can be loud, especially when it's a room full of the equipment. Fongemie turns up the volume in the free weight area.
The volume level may change depending on the time of day. McClusky has found that members who attend classes in the morning prefer a lower volume level.
Make a point to go around occasionally to each area of the club to check the volume and the ease with which you can carry on a conversation without screaming.
Source of extra income. If your club plays music that isn't mainstream, then you may want to consider selling CDs of some of the artists' music in your pro shop, particularly if your club isn't located near a music store that sells anything but mainstream music. Fongemie plays music not found on Top 40 stations. As a service to members who like the music and want to play it at home but can't find it in local music stores, Fongemie's pro shop sells some CDs from the artists they play.


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The Week 4 Challenge details are up! This week's focus is Bentos for Others. This may not apply to you if you are just making bentos for yourself, so feel free (as always) to focus on your own goals this week!
Week 4 officially starts on Monday, Feb. 2.
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Not everyone drinks in response to stress. A number of factors, including genetics, usual drinking behavior, experiences with alcohol or other drugs, and social support help determine whether a person will drink during a stressful situation.
What is it about stress that makes some people turn to alcohol? Does alcohol help you relax, or can it make matters even worse? What else can you do to cope during a stressful situation?
Drinking in Response to Stress
Stress is not just the psychological feeling you have after you bounce a check or lose your job. Stress is a physiological response to certain stressful stimuli, including illness, injury, extreme temperatures, and fear.
When your body perceives or experiences stress, it responds by secreting hormones into your blood in an attempt to cope with the stressor. This stress response affects the way your body functions and alters your body temperature, appetite, and mood. This is one reason some people turn to alcohol after a stressful event.
In many cases, people will turn to alcohol when a stressful situation feels out of their control. Studies have also shown that stressful situations can lead to relapse among alcoholics.
People who do not have the resources—such as a social support network—to cope with stress are more likely to drink in response to a stressful situation. They use alcohol to help buffer the effects of the stressor.
Other Ways of Dealing With Stress
Alcohol is not a healthy way of dealing with stress. Drinking to deal with stress can interfere with work, relationships, and finances. It can also lead to more serious problems, like alcoholism and health complications. If you turn to alcohol often enough, your body will build up a tolerance to it. Over time, it will take more alcohol to get the same effect.
If you find yourself in a stressful situation, it is important to have coping strategies that do not involve drinking. Symptoms of stress include feeling tired, headaches, stomach aches, and having difficulty sleeping. To reduce or control the stress you are experiencing, try the following strategies:
- Learn to say no —If you are overwhelmed with responsibilities, make a point not to take on more than you can handle.
- Schedule quiet time —Take 10-20 minutes each day to quietly reflect. Listen to music, relax, and clear your mind of stress.
- Take one thing at a time —If your workload seems unbearable, pick one urgent task at a time to work on. When you finish that task, choose another.
- Exercise regularly and eat healthfully —Get 30 minutes of physical activity on most days of the week and focus on eating a healthy diet. Limit your intake of caffeine and alcohol, both of which can interfere with your sleep.
- Share your feelings —Talk to a friend, family member, or healthcare professional about what is causing your stress. A friend or family member's love, support, and guidance can help you through a stressful situation, and a professional is trained to assess levels of stress and recommend coping strategies.
- Learn to breathe —When stressed, we frequently forget how to breathe properly. Our breaths become rapid and shallow. Learning a few breathing techniques might become a useful tool in combating stress.
In addition, you may want to take supplements. A supplement with vitamin B complex and magnesium may help to offset the effects of chronic stress on your health. Talk to your doctor first. Some supplements can interfere with medication you are already taking.
If you are feeling stressed, it may help to talk with a counselor who can advise you on other coping methods. Do not wait until things feel out of control. By that time, you may no longer know that you need help.
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 02/2016 -
- Update Date: 03/31/2014 -


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As a leading liberal arts institution, Saint Michael's College has a proud heritage of providing students with the broad context and practical knowledge to address the professional challenges of our time. It is the foundation of what we do and what we are passionate about. We also recognize that our outstanding education must be complemented by a well-defined, hands-on post-graduate preparation program. Helping our graduates secure a rewarding career upon graduation is a mission we take to heart and why we developed the St. Mike's Career Launch Program: Your path to transitioning from college to the professional world and beyond.
In the first year of LAUNCH, you will meet with a career counselor and be introduced to the program. This is the time when you will lay the groundwork and begin to understand how to prepare to successfully launch into your chosen profession. Guidelines for your first year include:
In year two, you will obtain practical experience that allows you to apply your classroom learning in a professional environment. Guidelines for your sophomore year include:
In this year of LAUNCH you will gain experience in your chosen field and work closely with the Office of Career Development to hone your skills in searching for internships, jobs, and graduate programs. Guidelines for your junior year include:
As you approach take-off, this last year of the program is when you fine-tune skills that allow you to move from college to career or graduate school. This final year's activities will help you secure the opportunities you seek. Guidelines for your senior year include:
The Career Launch Program provides the framework for you to transform your classroom learning to a career in your chosen field.


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Sterling silver, paint and steel.
Size of Hans fish: 4,8 x 2 x 0,3 cm.
Size of steel including fish: 45 cm.
Hand made.
*I can make the steel in different sizes. Please ask me if you have any question.
You can pick up your purchase in Girona for free.
All jewels are handmade so may exhibit slight variations from those pictured.
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I created "The Sparkling Fishes" beetwen Formentera and Girona. Hans the fish was born in 2010, Giulietta one year later and in 2013 they turned into "The Sparkling Fishes" series that I have been making continuously ever since. I have been incorporating both designs into different pieces like earrings, necklaces, pendants, rings, and brooches while working them in diverse techniques. "The Sparkling Fishes" can be combined with any of these other collections: "Irregular Circles," "Impossible" and "Delicious Geometry." So, I have also been using the fish in jewels related to each of these other topics.
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Aside from a light walk-through practice today, the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks are finished with the physical aspect of preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
"And now we wait," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll told pool reporters after putting his team through a normal 77-minute Friday practice, their last complete workout of the season.
"We had a great day," Carroll said. "We finished like I hoped we'd finish, and I thought our execution today was very good."
All 61 active and practice players participated Friday, including Percy Harvin (concussion) and Doug Baldwin, who is nursing a hip injury. Both practiced without limitations for the third consecutive day.
Afterward, Carroll thanked the New York Giants for use of their training facility in East Rutherford, N.J., and the hospitality the Giants showed throughout the week.
"The Giants have been fantastic in opening the doors for us. They've treated us great," Carroll said. "Anything we've needed, we've gotten. So we're grateful to them for everything they've done."
Meanwhile, the Denver Broncos wrapped up their final practice before Sunday at the New York Jets facility in Florham Park N.J., working out outdoors for the first 30 minutes before retreating inside for the remainder of the one-hour, 25-minute practice after again deeming the outdoor turf at Atlantic Health Center too hard.
Fox was hoping to practice outside to better simulate the blustery conditions expected for Sunday's 6:30 ETA kickoff. But the field didn't cooperate.
"I just wanted to see what shape the field was in," Fox told pool reporters. "We came back in here, just for the same reason as yesterday. It was just a little too hard, so we came back in."
The Broncos are relatively healthy, with only defensive tackle Sione Fua not practicing with a calf injury. Fua is listed as doubtful for the Super Bowl.
"I feel good about where we are," Fox said. "Our guys have worked hard all week and the preparation has been good. Excited to play the game."
Happy commissioner
A beaming NFL Comissioner Roger Goodell held his annual State of the League address/press conference on Friday in Manhattan and announced Super Bowl week in New York/New Jersey a rousing success.
Goodell had a point, the weather holding up for the most part — it's cold here but hardly unbearable — and with forecasters predicting 40-degree or so conditions for Sunday's kickoff, it looks like Mother Nature is cooperating fully.
Meanwhile, Manhattan was bustling late in the week, with football revelers out and about in abundance and Super Bowl Boulevard on Broadway packed with fans.
Two days before the big game, it looks like everything is going to work out just fine for the first outdoor Super Bowl ever in a cold-weather city.
And Goodell could not be more proud.
"There's been a lot of planning for a lot of months and even years in making this Super Bowl successful, and that's in large part because of the broad metropolitan area that we're in," Goodell said. "It's more complex being in a larger area where you're crossing over states and different jurisdictions, but everyone has been fantastic.
"I can't say enough great things about the people that have been working on this, planning this, the officials who have supported every effort. Super Bowl Boulevard is an incredible opportunity for us to share this with our community here in the New York/New Jersey region. I think people are feeling the excitement and the energy, and that's a great thing for us. That's what football's all about. That's what the Super Bowl's all about."
Getting defensive
The Seahawks and Broncos players wrapped up their media obligations on Thursday, leaving only Fox and Carroll to talk one more time before Sunday. The two coaches shared the stage at the Rose Theater in Lincoln Center.
In an era in which offenses are exploding, it's worth nothing Carroll and Fox are both defensive-oriented coaches.
"You've got a couple old DB coaches here, and it's interesting that's how it turned out," Carroll said. "It is an offensive era that we're in, and with all the passing game, it's gone crazy. Maybe it's fitting that we've been fighting our whole life trying to slow this thing down, and we get a chance to do it here on the biggest stage."
Fox agreed.
"I take tremendous pride," Fox said. "I came up with a guy, Chuck Noll, who is a defensive guy, who I learned a lot from. I've been blessed to be around a lot of great people from ownerships on down to general managers, front office people, as well as coaches. You always take pride. This is a prideful thing to be in this position and play in a game like this with such great history. Don't forget about those defensive guys moving forward."


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PARIS (ESA PR) — When it comes to innovation, the sky is not the limit – this month sees the 200th new start-up company launched through ESA's Business Incubation Centres.
Whether it's for quick mapping of disaster-stricken areas by crowdsourcing, offering smarter transportation solutions, alternative energy handling or improving production technologies, these start-ups benefit local economies while promoting the use of space technology in terrestrial applications.
All of these start-ups nurtured at the ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) have one thing in common as their winning key driver: innovation.
"The knowledge and technology that are available in our space programmes are open for entrepreneurs and, with ESA investing in those brilliant minds, we can rest assured that our technology will reach far," said Franco Ongaro, ESA's Director of Technical and Quality Management.
"We must continue to boost the European competitiveness, and continue to think globally while investing locally. By innovating through using space technology means that we are investing in our most important asset – planet Earth."
During their two-year incubation periods hosted at the ESA centres, start-ups receive financial and technical support, leading to the launches of new companies, new products on the market and new jobs for their regions.
The new tool for pilots, SkyLiberty from Belgium, is one example of an ESA-supported start-up, developing a useful app for preparing flight paths quickly, taking into account all aircraft types, weather, airspace situations and airport factors. The app provides a greater accuracy and efficiency for small aircraft flight planning.
From the Netherlands, a computer game has been developed with a serious application: helping rescue workers when they enter disaster-stricken areas. The Cerberus game, developed by an ESA BIC Noordwijk start-up, combines input from thousands of users through crowdsourcing techniques to quickly generate a detailed situation map of an area based on satellite data from ESA.
In Germany, the revolutionary AppJobber smartphone app became a hit by providing a smart system to monitor hundreds of Deutsche Bahn's railway stations – not by company-employed inspectors, but rather by regular commuters, providing situation reports and earning money as they go about their normal days.
By allowing this satnav-based app from a start-up in ESA BIC Darmstadt to do their routine monitoring, companies in five countries now save time and money, and also reduce their carbon footprints.
"We started to prepare the operations of the business incubation initiative in 2000 with our first centre here in the Netherlands because we believed that the leading-edge technologies we developed for Europe's space programmes can provide innovative solutions here on Earth," says Bruno Naulais, ESA BICs manager at ESA's Technology Transfer Programme Office.
"The ESA BIC welcomes innovative entrepreneurs, supporting them through their initial phase of getting started and mature their space technology spin-offs to new terrestrial solutions. Since the first incubatee selected in late 2003, we just crossed the mark of 200 new companies, which means thousand of jobs across Europe."
Part of ESA Technology Transfer Programme, the eight operating ESA BICs across Europe are based in the Netherlands, Germany (Bavaria and Darmstadt), Italy, UK, Belgium (Redu and Flanders) as well as the most recent one in southern France. By the end of 2013, a ninth centre will be launched in Barcelona, Spain.


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Family Health and Preparedness
The Division of Family Health and Preparedness consists of the Office of the Director, which supervises Bureau and Office Directors over:
Many of these programs work in partnership with Local Health Departments and others in the community to provide effective and efficient programs to the public. The Office of the Director assures that all programs in the division are effectively pursuing optimal health outcomes for Utah's most vulnerable populations in selected areas, including programs for women, infants, children, disabled, elderly, those needing emergency services, low income, and populations facing health disparities; and, assuring a high level of readiness and preparedness for potential disasters (natural or human caused). The office consists of the Director, the Administrative Secretary, and the Financial Resources program. The Financial Resources program provides basic support services to the Division's numerous programs, grants, and contracts.
The mission of the Division of Family Health and Preparedness is to assure basic levels of quality care for the most vulnerable citizens of the State of Utah. This quality assurance is accomplished through the use of regulatory standards, processes, and authorities. The division additionally works to achieve continuous improvement and evidence-based decision making both internally to the division, and externally through the numerous programs that we operate.
Paul R. Patrick
Division Director
PO Box 142002
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2002


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Friday Cat Blogging with Pepper the Crazy Cat
I make my triumphant return to Friday cat blogging with this portrait! Mom has a new digital camera to replace the old broken one. She told me she really needed the camera so she can take pictures of documents (she is going to someplace called England to look at these document things) but so far she has just been laying on the floor taking pictures of me. Aren't I cute?