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Filed under: Beans, Eggs, Recipes, Vegetables | Tags: Beans, Deborah Madison, leafy greens, lentils, recipe, spinach, Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
Here's another dish I make regularly in my house, often at the request of my kids.
Serves 4.
1 cup green lentils, sorted and rinsed
Salt and freshly milled pepper
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 to 3 tablespoons butter
2 onions, cut into 1/4-inch rounds
1 bunch spinach, leaves only, cut into 1-inch strips
1 garlic clove, minced or put through a press
4 large thin slices toast made from country bread
2 hard-boiled eggs
Put the lentils and 1 teaspoon salt in a saucepan with water to cover by 3 inches. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer until the lentils are tender, about 25 minutes. Drain, reserving the broth. Meanwhile, heat a tablespoon each olive oil and butter in a wide skillet over high heat. Add the onions and saute until they're golden, about 10 minutes. Set them aside and add the remaining butter to the pan. Add the spinach, garlic, and a few pinches salt and cook until wilted.
Add the lentils to the pan with the spinach along with a little of the broth and an extra tad of butter if you like. Season with salt and pepper.
Make the toast and cut it into triangles. Peel and chop the eggs. Spoon the lentils into the middle of each plate. Cover with the onions and then the chopped egg. Add pepper and surround with the toasts.
(Recipe from "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone" by Deborah Madison)
Filed under: Food/Health Blogs, Vegetables | Tags: AOL's ParentDish, cabbage, leafy greens, lettuce, Safe or Scary, spinach, Vegetables, wild greens
Popeye and his spinach. George H.W. Bush and his (hatred of) broccoli. Mom leaning over you and admonishing, "Eat your greens!" The leafy green vegetables we're told more and more often to eat by the shovelful evoke strong feelings or memories for many of us. But are all greens as healthy as they've been made out to be? Check out my latest "Safe or Scary?" column over at AOL's ParentDish to find out.
Filed under: Beans, Oils, Recipes, Vegetables | Tags: Beans, cholesterol, leafy greens, Mediterranean diet, Men's Health, Olga's vegetable soup, olive oil
I want to share this recipe for Olga's vegetable soup–I've been making it for a few months now and it's a truly great dish. Not only that, but it's super good for you, packed with leafy greens and other veggies. Don't fear all the olive oil–it's part of what makes this soup so hearty and satisfying, and it will help lower your cholesterol!
Filed under: Beans, Books, Recipes, Vegetables | Tags: Beans, Daphne Miller, kale, leafy greens, lentils, Mediterranean diet, soup, stew, The Jungle Effect
This is one of my favorite recipes. It's a Cretan dish, and comes from an eye-opening book called "The Jungle Effect" by Daphne Miller. Miller is a doctor who researched how the healthiest people in the world eat, and this dish is part of a cuisine eaten by a people who, until the recent influx of American fast food restaurants onto their island, essentially never got heart disease. This is the kind of food that's at the heart of the Mediterranean diet (as opposed to the unlimited pasta bowl from the Olive Garden). I use kale when I cook this.
1 cup small dark lentils
8 cups chicken stock (or use water)
1 teaspoon salt
1 medium potato, peeled and sliced paper thin
1 cup sliced carrots
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 pound (1 packed quart) leafy greens (such as spinach, dandelion, arugula, kale, beet greens, or a mix)
1/4 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Plain yogurt and lemon wedges for garnish
Wash the lentils. Place the lentils in a saucepan and cover with stock (or water) and salt. Bring to a boil and skim off any foam on top. Add the potato and carrots, partially cover, and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet and slowly brown the onions. While the onion is browning, wash, stem, and chop the greens. Add the parsley and garlic to the skillet and saute for a minute or two, then stir in the greens and allow them to wilt, covered.
Scrape the contents of the skillet, including the oil, into the saucepan with lentils. Combine all ingredients, then continue cooking covered for another 20 minutes, or until thick and soupy. Garnish with a drizzle of yogurt and serve with a lemon wedge. Serves 4-6.
Variation: For a thicker soup, use less broth/water and mash some of the lentils and potatoes.


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About Bail
The word Bail is not defined in CrPC but it has to be understood as a concept. Bail means the release of a person from the custody of police and his delivery to the sureties who undertake to produce him in court upon appointed day.
Bail materially refers to the release of a person from legal custody on deposit of security and undertaking that he shall appear at the time and place designated and submit himself to the jurisdiction and judgment of the Court. Law Lexicon defines "Bail" as security for the appearance of the accused person on giving which he is released pending trial or investigation. The basis of bail lies in the principle that there is a presumption of innocence of a person until he is found guilty.
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About the bailable and non-bailable offense
Offenses under the Criminal Law are classified into a bailable and non-bailable offence.
Section 2(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, provides that "bailable offense" refers to offenses which are shown as bailable in the First Schedule or which is made bailable by any other Law and non-bailable offense means any other offense not specified in the First Schedule. A general reading of the bailable offenses in the Schedule indicates that by and large not so serious offences are considered as bailable and other offenses are considered as non-bailable.
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According to the First Schedule offenses under any Law other than the Indian Penal Code which is punishable with imprisonment for 3 years or more have been considered as "non-bailable" and offenses which are punishable with less than 3 years have been considered as "bailable" offenses. However, this rule is subject to any rule made to the contrary.
Can a person accused of non-bailable offense, be ever released on bail?
Yes, it does not imply that a person who is accused of non-bailable offense would never be released on bail. The release of a person accused of a non-bailable offense is left to the discretion of the concerned authorities whereas, in case of bailable offense, it is right of the accused to be released on bail.
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If bail application has been rejected, can the same be filed again?
Yes, bail application can be subsequently filed even after rejection. The principle of constructive res judicata does not apply to such applications [Gama v. State of U.P., CriLJ 242 (All)]. However, subsequent applications shall be placed before the same Judge who had passed earlier orders to prevent abuse of process of Court [Shahzad Hassan Khan v. Ishtiaq Hassan Khan (1987)2 SCC 684].
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If accused has been granted bail then can even similarly placed co-accused be granted bail i.e. grant of bail on parity?
At the very outset, it is stated that a Judge is not bound to always grant bail on parity. Such a decision would be taken by the Judge in view of the facts and circumstances of each case.
The judicial dicta in this context which expounds the issue are:
- Chander @ Chandra Vs. State of U.P. (1998 U.P. Cr.R. 263)– In this case, the Allahabad High Court enumerated the following for grant of bail on parity:
- That a judge is not bound to grant bail to an accused on the ground of parity even where the order granting bail to an identically placed co-accused contains reasons, if the same has been passed in flagrant violation of well- settled principle and ignores to take into consideration the relevant facts essential for granting bail;
- That failure of justice may be occasioned if bail is granted to an accused on the basis of parity with another co-accused whose bail order does not contain any reason.
- If the order granting bail to an accused is not supported by reasons, the same cannot form the basis for granting bail to a co-accused on the ground of parity.
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- Nanha v. State of U.P. (1993 CriLJ 938)– This case elaborately discussed the issue of grant of bail on parity and concluded that:
- Parity cannot be the sole ground for granting bail even at the stage of second or third or subsequent bail applications when the bail application of the co-accused whose bail application had been earlier rejected are allowed and co-accused is released on bail.
- That the Court has to satisfy itself that, on consideration of more materials placed, further developments in the investigations or otherwise and other different considerations, that there are sufficient grounds for releasing the applicant on bail.
- If on examination of a given case, it transpires that the case of the applicant before the Court is identically similar to the accused on facts and circumstances who has been bailed out, then the desirability of consistency will require that such an accused should be also released on bail.
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In which cases release on bail is mandatory?
The circumstances under which grant of bail is mandatory:
- Where the person is not accused of a non-bailable offense is arrested or detained without a warrant. In such cases, the concerned police officer if he thinks fit shall if such person is indigent and unable to furnish surety discharge him on executing bond without sureties for his appearance as provided in Law.
- Where the investigation is not completed within the stipulated time period– Section 57 of CrPC provides that a person arrested without a warrant cannot be detained for more than 24 hours. However, if the concerned police officer deems it necessary to detain such person for more than 24 hours for purpose of investigation he can do so after obtaining Magistrate's order under Section 167 of CrPC.
- Where no reasonable ground exists to believe that the accused has committed a non-bailable offence- Section 437(2) of CrPC entails that if it appears to the concerned officer that there are not reasonable grounds for believing that the accused has committed a non-bailable offence, but that there are sufficient grounds for further inquiry into his guilt, then the accused shall be pending such inquiry, be released on bail.
- When the trial of a person accused of a non-bailable offense is not completed within a period of 60 days– Section 437(6) of CrPC.
- When the Court is of opinion that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the accused is not guilty of any such, it shall release the accused on Bail- Section 437(7) of CrPC.
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Can a bail once granted be cancelled?
Yes, the CrPC under Section 439(2) provides for cancellation of bail by a High Court or a Court of Session. The provision empowers the High Court or Court of Session to direct that any person who has been released on bail to be arrested and commit him to custody.
What are the grounds on which a bail can be cancelled?
The Criminal Law does not specifically enlist the circumstances or grounds on which High Court or Court of Session to cancel a bail. However, precedents indicate circumstances under which a bail can be cancelled.
In the case of Public Prosecutor v. George William, the Court listed 5 circumstances under which bail could be cancelled. They were:
- Where the accused during the period of bail commits the same offense for which he is being tried;
- Hampers investigation;
- Tampers evidence, like intimidating prosecution witness;
- Runs away or goes beyond the control of sureties;
- Commits acts of violence against police or informant
Other grounds as inferred from judicial dicta are as under:
- Misrepresentation of facts [Brijeshwar Dayal Verma v. State of U.P. [1992 Cri LJ 411 (All HC)]
- Improper exercise of discretion by Judges [State of Maharashtra v. Anant Chintaman Dighe (1991)3 SCC 209]
- Bail granted on the basis of irrelevant material [Rohit Bansal v. State & Anr. CRL.M.C. 844/2017 & CRL.M.A. No. 3554/17]
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About anticipatory bail and provision related to it
Anticipatory bail is bail that is applied for prior to one's arrest or detention by an authority but in anticipation of the same. Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code prescribes that a person may apply to an appropriate High Court or Court of Sessions for anticipatory bail when he has reason to believe that he may be arrested on the accusation of having committed a non-bailable offense (note that this provision does not apply in every state in India). The filing of an FIR is not a mandatory pre-condition for the filing of an application for anticipatory bail. When directing the grant of anticipatory bail, the Court may set such conditions as it deems fit. Anticipatory bail orders are usually time-bound and are not granted as a matter of right – they court must be satisfied that the person will not interfere with the investigation or hamper the inquiry into the crime and that the accused would be subjected to undue harassment or unjustified detention if the order were not to be granted. Anticipatory bail is usually not granted for heinous crimes (rape, murder etc) or for certain specific offenses under special statutes (such as the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Defence of India Rules, 1971, etc)
Pursuant to granting of anticipatory bail and the arrest of the person the person must be released upon fulfilling the conditions of the bail (depositing the mentioned surety).
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In general terms, bail means the temporary release of a suspect in any criminal offense who is awaiting court trial after paying the bail bond. It becomes applicable after arrest and becomes effective from the moment of the arrest. An offense is any act or omission made punishable by law for the time being in force. When a suspect is arrested, his statement is taken on record and personal information such as his name, birthplace, present residential address, date of birth, profession, the address of the family, mobile number, charges filed against him are noted. The police officer may also review the past criminal record if any in the police station and ask for his fingerprints to file a case against the accused.
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Using Infographics and Stories to Assess Student Understanding
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Looking for ways to reinforce and expand their students' understanding of the concepts within Biology 067, Lisa and Charlene decided to incorporate infographics and stories into three major projects in the course. In this session, Lisa and Charlene will describe these three projects, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each, and share student feedback on the projects.


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text: Curiosity has beamed back stunning images of Mars's surface, but now the NASA rover has turned its eyes skyward, recording the overhead passage of Phobos, the larger of the red planet's two moons. NASA took a series of 86 images from the navigation camera captured over the course of 27 minutes and assembled them into a brief 14-second clip. You'll have to look closely, though—Phobos is nowhere near as prominent as our moon. In this video, it's a small pinpoint of light hustling across the frame.


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Flowing with… @RTD 2017March 29th, 2017
This March Rocio and I had another second chance to hold our Stick Chart workshop (more info) and are very grateful for the efforts of our engaged participants! Please find some pictures of the artifacts created further below.
Our co-exploration of making as a means to learn about and represent our environment has gained many insights of which I'd like to share our very brief description of the outcomes:
After an introduction to the Polynesian stick-charts and related techniques we gave participants the task of exploring the things and flows that compose the National Museum of Scotland. We asked them to observe, listen, touch, smell and taste the environment, log their experiences and thoughts on paper, and prototype on site with some materials. Participants were then given time to work on their artefacts and present their outcomes to the group.
The stick-chart technique was used as a didactic device, and each artefact became a new expression of this technique while also reflecting the experiences, background, and interests of each participant. Discussing the importance of the maps for the Polynesian communities motivated participants to embark on their own explorations of the myriad of patterns available in the site, as well as to engage in the process of making an artefact that represented those explorations.
Using a restricted palette of materials (e.g. wool, foam-board, pins, cardboard, plasticine) to build the artefacts lowered the threshold for engagement and reduced friction during the making process. However, the expressive richness remained in the tensions between materials and makers, and within the materials themselves.
The capacity of the materials to convey the experience of being on the site was often discovered in the iterative process of playfully adding, removing, or replacing parts; the artefact and the representation of the observations (the model) co-created each other.
To summarize, we found that the stick-chart method proved to be a motivating framework to engage participants in discussions relating to mapping, and that by making material sketches of their observations they could refine their observations (sensing the environment) and express them in a nonverbal way. Furthermore, the tangibility and presence of the hand-made artefacts facilitated the communication of their observations and contributed to a shared understanding.
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This is a story with a few weeks history under its belt already in Australia, but for those outside the continent who may not be aware, the National Library of Australia's world envied TROVE database (http://trove.nla.gov.au), which provides free access to Australian newspaper content (amongst other materials), is currently facing a major budget crisis, due to Australian government cuts to funding. Potential job losses are to come, and no further content is to be added to the site for the foreseeable future. For more on the story, visit http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-12/future-of-national-librarys-trove-online-database-in-doubt/7242182 and http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-05/national-library-trove-project-not-funded-to-add-to-collection/7377634.
TROVE is a world class resource - when family historians beyond Australia are asked to name a database from down under, it is usually the one that most folk will name first. The Australian government has clearly taken leave of its senses. Here's hoping they have a change of heart, and very soon, before they let one of their most prized international collections fall to ruin.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Al Pacino, James Taylor and the Eagles were recognized Sunday at the 39th annual Kennedy Center Honors.
The event hosted by Stephen Colbert also paid homage to pianist Martha Argerich and singer Mavis Staples.
Notably, the night marked the last time Barack and Michelle Obama would be attending the event as president and first lady.
"We can agree that the White House has given us a leader who is passionate, intelligent and dignified," Colbert said onstage as Obama stood up and waved. "Sir, I don't know why you stood up, I was talking about Michelle," he further joked.
On hand to salute the honorees were Sean Penn, Garth Brooks, Aretha Franklin, David Letterman, Diana Ross, Kevin Spacey and Ringo Starr.
Taylor was given a surprise tribute from former president Bill Clinton who noted, "His music and lyrics are the seams in the fabric of our national life."
For Pacino, Spacey gave his best impression of the actor and lead the audience to do the same while explaining that The Godfather star has "created characters that are unforgettable."
The event concluded with a tribute to the Eagles who were supposed to to honored last year but had to delay due to the declining health of late founding member Glenn Frey.
"Well done, boys, and peace and love to everybody," Ringo Starr said before leading a collection of music stars including Kings of Leon, Bob Seger and Juanes for the evening's final performance.


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SOLIHULL Liberal Democrat MP Lorely Burt joined members of Shirley Royal British Legion to launch their poppy appeal at Shirley Library.
During this week members of the association will be making their final push with street collections.
They are also encouraging as many shops, schools and workplaces as they can to take part in the campaign.
Mrs Burt, a member of the Shirley branch herself, congratulated her colleagues on their efforts again this year.
The Solihull MP will attend the remembrance service in Shirley this coming Sunday.
Lorely Burt MP launches Shirley Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal with Branch Chairman Ernie Riley and President of the Club and Women's Section, Evelyn Jacobs. Branch Secretary John Barney and George Bagnall are the Standard Bearers.


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Chapter VIII.
Theodorus, 2584 successor to the grace and the headship of the above mentioned Abbot Pachomius, addressed to other monasteries letters written in the language of Holy Scripture, in which nevertheless he frequently mentions his master and teacher Pachomius and sets forth his doctrine and life as examples. This he had been taught he said by an Angel that he himself might teach again. He likewise exhorts them to remain by the purpose of their heart and desire, and to restore to harmony and unity those who, a dissension having arisen after the death of the Abbot, had broken the unity by separating themselves from the community. Three hortatory epistles of his are extant.
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Title: The One That Got Away (2nd Edition)
Authors: Rhianne Aile & Madeleine Urban
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Release Date: December 10, 2009
Genre(s): Contemporary/Friends-to-Lovers
Page Count: 220
Reviewed by: Gigi
Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5
Rating: 5 stars out of 5
When David Carmichael suffers a migraine and a broken shoulder, Trace Jackson, his best friend, simply moves in to take care of him. Their easy camaraderie is threatened when David discovers an undercurrent of heat and tension flowing between them. Despite knowing his best friend is straight, David is not-so-slowly falling in love.
Trace has never desired another man. He's a ladies' man with quite the reputation, considered a top prize around town. But his close, treasured friendship with David is intensified by the emotion and arousal, and the lure of having David so close is irresistible. Soon Trace makes it clear to David that he wants to know if they can make it work between them. Because Trace is sure he won't ever want anyone else—he already loves David.
Just finished my 3rd read of this one. Absolutely loved it all over again, but a few things bugged me this time around. For example, the author using words other than the MC's names when describing them. The word "blond" was used 29 times and "brunet" 33 times. Like, "The blond sucked on his lover's bottom lip." Instead of "Trace sucked on David's bottom lip." It just got weird after awhile, you know? I guess after 3 reads, those numbers are tripled and it just sent me over the edge.
Regardless of my nit-picking, this still ranks as one of my favorite friends-to-lovers and hurt/healing/comfort reads of all time.
Don't look at the ugly cover, just read it if F2L and H/H/C does it for you.
Highly recommended!
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There are various traditions, superstitions and beliefs regarding bringing blackthorn into our homes. Many rural families believed, and still believe, that bringing Blackthorn blossom into the home meant a death of one of the family would follow soon. At lit like the curse of the indoor Hawthorn.
Some believe that if a Blackthorn is scorched first, then it is ok, and in some rural areas scorched blackthorn twigs are brought in during midwinter and hung up with the mistletoe for good luck.
Blackthorn sticks and wands are legendary. They are said to be powerful for orchestrating mood and emotion swings. In the hands of a good shaman should aid the calming of anyone distressed around him or her.
With Blackthorn it tends to not be divination but caution. Fae people, called Lunantishees, are said to guard Blackthorn trees and have sacred days of 11th November and 11th May. Anyone cutting Blackthorn or taking material from a tree then will be cursed with bad luck for several years.
To extend that caution I would advise just do not touch them on any New Moon to New Moon phase that includes Samhain to 11th November, as well as the phase that includes Bealtaine to 11th of May.
It was also said to be bad luck to wear Blackthorn flowers on ourselves at any time.
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Organisers have hailed the return of Buxton's artisan market to Spring Gardens.
Over 60 traders lined the town's main shopping street on Saturday, featuring a range of artisan crafters and food producers.
The event, which has been operating in the town since a trial event in 2014, recently relocated to Spring Gardens after the market operators, The Market Co, claimed it was no longer viable being held on the market place.
High Peak Borough Council has granted a temporary licence for the market to be held in Spring Gardens, which expires after the next event on Saturday July 4.
Denise Valente, from The Market Co, was delighted with the success of Saturday's event, commenting: "It was very well supported by the majority of businesses, residents and visitors to Buxton, and the feedback from those attending is that they are very pleased to see us back in the centre of town."
The market ran the length of Spring Gardens, with a street food arena and entertainment near Turner's Memorial.
The council is looking to outsource the running of the borough's weekly markets and the procurement process is expected to be concluded soon.


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I'd bet that, as a kid, you heard the phrase "Hard work never killed anyone."
I can see why parents and teachers say it. After all, kids are prone to whining – about homework, chores, or anything that's not exactly a lot of fun.
As adults, we're sometimes averse to hard work too. Maybe we procrastinate, or we slack off.
Often, though, we work too hard. We put in long hours to impress our bosses, or simply to make a bit more money.
The thing is, Mom wasn't telling the truth. Hard work can kill. Think about:
- Stress-related illnesses, like migraines, high blood pressure and even heart attacks
- Poor lifestyle choices caused by busyness (eating on the run, not exercising) that lead to long-term consequences like weight gain, diabetes, even strokes
In some working environments, and some peer groups, there's a cult of busyness: you might end up feeling that you have to work long hours just to keep up with everyone else.
How Did We Get So Busy?
On the face of it, the long-hours culture seems odd. Over the past fifty years, technological advances mean that we've got all sorts of labor-saving devices that our grandparents didn't have, like washing machines, dishwashers, computers…
In fact, a generation or two ago, people believed that by now, our main problem would be too much leisure time.
It's not worked out like that. Some of that's for good reasons – like our innate need to do productive, useful work. But there are a lot of not-so-good reasons too:
- We work hard because advertisers convince us that we need to keep buying bigger and better products
- We take on debt because banks push credit cards and unaffordable mortgages
- We think that "frugality" is a dirty word
- We've been seduced by a culture that tells us "having it all and having it now" will make us happier
Perhaps we think that this way of life is inevitable. Our friends and colleagues all work hard, probably in jobs they don't like very much, and let off steam at the weekends. But does it really need to be that way?
What Really Matters to You?
Prioritizing money and work above everything else can be fatal. And even if it's not, it can come with a very hefty price tag. Do you really want to:
- Spend the majority of your life working at something you don't like?
- Miss seeing your kids grow up?
- Put money before your real values?
Your health and your happiness are important. Sure, working hard to reach your goals is a valuable trait … but it's not the only thing that matters in life.
I know there aren't any easy answers. I know that you might be in a situation where you have to work incredibly hard just to make ends meet. But if you've got any sort of choice, I'd urge you to start looking for ways to enjoy life a little more. That might mean cutting back on what you spend on things that you don't really care too much about – and having more freedom instead.
If you'd like to explore some ways to get off the busyness treadmill, check out these great Pick the Brain posts:
- Time Flies: 5 Ways To Make Sure You Enjoy The Ride
- 5 Ways To Escape Overwhelm
- 4 Ways to REALLY Make Time Work for You
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Monday, July 6, 2009
A Day in the Life
But today I took my car to Broadway in Oakland and dropped it off. "Can I get you a courtesy Shuttle?" says the service manager. "No thanks, I'll take the bus". I walked through the showroom where everyone else was waiting for thier shuttle to take them to thier car needy areas and stepped out to the 51 bus stop. I hopped on and waited five minutes for the driver to load a wheelchair customer who almost ran him over. "Whoa, slow down man" he said to the motorized wheelchair owner who wanted to back over his feet while he held the seatbelt up for him. The rest of the trip to 14th and Broadway took about 6 minutes. Not long at all.
Later that evening when I got off work, I hopped on BART and rode to Powell. I got off and walked up stairs to the Muni Metro and hopped on the J Church LRV. I hopped off at Church and Market and walked into Safeway to buy groceries for the next few days. I walked back out and back onto the J to go home to 24th street.
That's pretty cool. I drove, took the bus, took the subway, took the Muni Metro and walked today while running a number of different errands that were on the way to my final destination. All possible because I live in a place that gives me options. I wish more people could do it this way and I know there are plenty of people out there who wish they could have the opportunity, but our leaders are denying them the option on the false premise of car superiority and lame numbers.
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There is also an aspect that people are lazy or that they have been conditioned to only think about traveling by car.
- July 7, 2009 at 12:57 AM
- W. K. Lis said...
Transit agencies should have a timed fare system, where for (let's say) 2 hours, one can get on and off the system for shopping or errands while on a trip. Otherwise, its an extra fare each time one gets off.
- July 7, 2009 at 5:04 AM
- MHJ said...
In NYC, if you pay a cash fare, you have up to 2 hours to transfer to another mode of transportation. I've used this system when paying with my cash MetroCard to stop and get a quick snack or go to the drugstore.
What I'd love to see is a cross-system card, where I could use MetroNorth, LIRR or MTA services with the same card, rather than buying separate tickets for MetroNorth and LIRR, then a MetroCard for the subway/bus.
- July 7, 2009 at 6:47 AM
- arcady said...
MHJ: almost, but not quite, true. What you're really talking about is paying with a pay-per-ride Metrocard. If you pay with cash on a bus, you can only get a bus-to-bus transfer, and if you buy a single ride ticket in the subway, you get no transfer at all. And it takes a minimum of $4 to buy a Metrocard. Thus, if you have $2, it will cost you $4 for a trip with a transfer, but if you have $4, it will only cost you $2. Unless you find a discarded empty Metrocard and refill it, in which case it's only $2. Thus, a Metrocard with no money on it can potentially be worth $2, in a certain very specific situation.
- July 7, 2009 at 8:24 AM
You're probably slightly exaggerating about the 5 minutes' delay, but I've seen it happen before.
Passengers in wheelchairs who need several minutes to load (or who are carrying large items, like one I saw on the 22 with a mini-fridge) should always call paratransit services.
It's just rude to slow 20 people's trips down by 5 minutes apiece just so they can save a couple minutes. I wouldn't accept it from kids messing around on the bus, and I can't accept it from disabled passengers either, especially when we provide them with an expensive full-service alternative to avoid exactly these types of situations.
To be clear, I'm saying they should choose not to ride because it's polite, not that they shouldn't be allowed to ride.
- July 7, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Reminds me of one of my early visits to MuniLand in the late 60's. Rode PCC cars, electric buses, cable cars, diesel buses, a gasoline bus, and SP suburban trains with Fairbanks-Morse locomotives. Just a few years ago, I had a day in port off a cruise ship, and rode Breda LRV's, Caltrain, VTA light rail, BART, and "F" line PCC's, so there's still a lot of variety there. Here in the LA area, we've gone from a bus-only traction desert to three light rail lines, seven diesel suburban lines, a subway, a heritage trolley and two battery powered short-haul streetcars.
Regarding the "people are lazy" comment: I once wrote an item about how it's no wonder automobiles are the dominant means of passenger transport--they cater to laziness, selfishness and impatience.
- July 7, 2009 at 8:38 PM
I always encourage people to get a monthly pass rather than talk about more fine grained stuff. People are happy to splurge $10k/year on a yearly pass for their car, but not pay $600 for a yearly pass for PT.
Fine grained payment systems don't have any benefit for the user (they usually involve complex check-in/check-out procedures, the possibility of people tracking, reliability problems, greater cost). Proof of payment and long term tickets work just fine, and encourage people to use PT like they would a car.
- July 8, 2009 at 8:47 AM


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Weekends just go too fast. I need a holiday!
Got up nice and early on Saturday morning, walked the pooches, cleaned the house, did the groceries etc, and then one of my girlfriends came over for lunch, along with her 9 month old son Joshua. He's growing up so fast, and really turning into a little man now, lots of personality! hmmmm, am I getting clucky?
Saturday night we watched a couple of DVD's, during which I had 3 glasses of bubbly and fell asleep on the lounge! Just cant keep up the pace anymore - jeez I'm getting old. I woke up on Sunday morning with the beginnings of my stomach pains again, but my "miracle cure" glutamine seemed to save the day - after a shot of that I seemed to improve dramatically. I really want to take my glutamine overseas with me, but I'm a bit worried about how I will go travelling with a "suspicious white powder"!!! Might have to switch back to tablets for the duration of the trip. I think it is really helping with my stomach issues though.
Not much else happened on the weekend - we went and looked at a car (for me), a Nissan Xtrail. I liked it, and the price was right too. We'll see what happens.
Anyway, another week beckons, I am at week 7 of my challenge now - how fast time flies! Weight went back up a little on the weekend, bugger. Did the bike class again this morning, I think there was something wrong with the bike I was on - the tension was stuffed or something, I kept turning up the tension and it didn't feel like I was working hard enough. I like to think that its just me getting fitter, but in reality I think the bike was faulty... Finished the class and jumped straight onto a treadmill for a 10 minute jog - jelly legs after that.
56 days til our trip! eeeeeeeeek!


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While it has been 5 years since we last got new studio material from Converge, the band has been extremely active with continuous touring as well as tons of output from respective members and their side projects. Frontman Jacob Bannon has been busy with his long festering and finally released project Wear Your Wounds while drummer Ben Koller was busy recording and playing with both Mutoid Man and All Pigs Must Die. Bassist Nate Newton had the double headed beast that was The Ape Of God and a new Doomriders album while guitarist Kurt Ballou was busy recording every cool heavy band in existence, as well as launching a drum sample library and a cool YouTube channel with Newton called DemoVids, which I highly recommend to any and all gear junkies. This newly released 7" caters to fans of Converge both new and old, and greatly displays the contrasting sound the band has honed over the past couple albums.
"I Can Tell You About Pain" is a fast and furious feedback-laden rager that should ease the nerves of anybody worried the band would venture down more experimental pathways. Koller's drumming continues to be an acrobatic yet pummeling assault that matches Ballou's sonic wall of noise and feedback. Did I mention there's a lot of feedback on this song? The ending breakdown is like the troublemaking cousin of You Fail Me jam "Last Light". The aforementioned experimental element has helped Converge diversify itself amongst a legion of bands influenced by their early work.
"Eve" is a 7.5 minute journey that trudges along at a much slower pace than the previous track. Menacing undertones dominate the intro until a creepy Ballou riff leads the song into a tom heavy verse with Bannon's clean and heavily effected vocals. The track shifts from droning to heavily accentuated dissonant chords and Bannon's signature bark before kicking into an upbeat passage of double kick drum and bassist Nate Newton's gruff yet melodic vocals.
While it is still unknown if these tracks will appear on the upcoming LP in a reworked fashion, much like Converge did with the track "Runaway" on their split with Dropdead, more new music is on the horizon. Converge's current tour with Neurosis has produced the debut of a new track entitled "Under Duress", so I anticipate an announcement sooner rather than later. The tour culminates TONIGHT at Union Transfer in Philadelphia and yours truly will be in attendance. The 7" is available for preorder now or at the merch table tonight in a limited band variant, that is if it's not already sold out. Watch the video for "I Can Tell You About Pain" below:
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Over the six years following his first hit, Never Gonna Give You Up in 1987, Rick Astley sold more than 40 million records, including eight consecutive number one singles. Born in Lancashire, he lives in south London with his Danish wife, Lene. They have a grown-up daughter, Emilie.
How did your childhood influence your attitude towards money?
I was the youngest of four kids, and Dad, who had a garden centre before he retired, came from a large Lancashire family. Every one of my uncles had their own business, including a post office, two fish and chip shops and a painting and decorating business. None of them were titans of industry who made loads of money, but they were grafters who had the spirit of being an entrepreneur within them. It also meant I grew up understanding the problems that came with being a small business owner, like bad debts, VAT and cash flow.
When I was still at school I'd help Dad at the concrete yard he had prior to the garden centre. I was doing things there, like driving the tractors and forklifts, that most kids my age couldn't. After I left school at 16, I was a driver for Dad's garden centre. Ironically, after Dad sold it the new owners pumped in lots of money and it's a massive going concern now.
Did getting signed to Stock Aitken Waterman when you were 19 spell big bucks?
Not right away. When I signed with them, they weren't yet the powerhouse trio and they already had several artists on their books ahead of me in the pecking order. Then all of a sudden they were making number one singles right, left and centre, and I wanted a piece of the action. But I had to sit tight for a year – I watched them in the studio, I was a glorified gopher, but it gave me a really good perspective on the entire recording process.
So when did you feel like you were sorted?
A year later, in 1986, Pete got me a deal with a major label, RTA Records as it was known then, and I got a £15,000 golden signing bonus. These days that might seem like peanuts, but it was enough for me to not have any money worries. I had a record out in August and by March the next year I was a millionaire. But I'm a typical Northern lad, I didn't go crazy with it.
The first car I bought was a two-door sporty BMW for £25,000 – it's not like it was a Ferrari, which I could have bought outright. When I found out how much the insurance would have been on it, I said forget it. Besides, I was so busy working, I rarely had the time to flash my cash like entertainers do nowadays.
Are you more cautious with your money now that you're older?
I've always been pretty cautious and I think that's my Dad and uncles' influence on me. Maybe it's slightly fear-based. I have a healthy respect for money. If someone says to me "you've earned £100" I say "no I haven't", because I know a large portion of that has to be put aside for the taxman. I do have a thing for eating out; that's one of life's great middle-age pleasures.
Is there anything you hate about dealing with money?
One of the bizarre things about being successful so young is that it does inevitably give you a distorted sense of achievement. Most people have goals when they're starting out in their career of where they want to be, say, when they're 30, 40 or even 50. I had eight top 10 singles in a row. But, without sounding pompous, I'd fulfilled my financial goals in my early twenties and my success then continues to pay dividends, so to speak, because of royalties.
However, it robbed me in a way, even though I appreciate that I've been unbelievably lucky. My success set me up for life and it meant that I could retire from the music industry at 27 to spend time with my newborn daughter and my wife. My time away from the spotlight allowed me to rediscover my love for music and I'm doing it for me now, and no one else.
What's been your best business decision?
Really it was taking a leap of faith with the man in red leather trousers who drove a Jag and said he was going to make me a star. At that point Stock Aitken Waterman hadn't hit the big time, but then within months they'd taken off and they were the biggest pop producers in the world. They were bigger than their roster of artists, really, and only a few, like Kylie, were able to transcend this. It was a bit like the Motown days. It wasn't always the smoothest ride with them, but I do appreciate that my success with them has provided me with a freedom many can only dream of.
And any caveats?
I've done the typical rock star thing of buying overpriced property and selling it at the wrong time, but who hasn't? More importantly, you have to make sure your team has your back covered and really has your interests at heart. You have to trust them 100pc or the relationship won't work. When your management starts to spread themselves too thin, the upshot is that you know they don't depend on you to be their bread and butter, but at the same time it's just a business deal, nothing more. I need to feel that from a manager down to your lawyer, you need to feel they care too. Plus, I find all that legal stuff mind-numbingly boring so I can't have someone screwing me over knowing that.
DO YOU PREFER cash, debit CARD or credit CARD?
I'm 46; I'm from an era where for most everyday things you paid in cash, like paying a cabbie or tipping in a restaurant so the person responsible for the good service gets the money. However, given how omnipresent card machines are, I don't know how some people get through the day without having a credit card as a backup. I went to Stockholm a month ago and I mentioned to someone in my group that I had to go change some money and he said not to bother, as they didn't really use cash there as much as we do in the UK.
Do you like investing in stocks and shares?
I do, but I tend to dip in and out of the market. Anyone who's a more seasoned investor than myself may think I'm a plonker for doing this, but I tend to invest in high street businesses, like Marks & Spencer. Yes, they've had wobbles but over a longer term they've consistently done well, but that's mostly due to the value of the real estate they own. Mulberry is another great British brand that's turned its fortunes around. I don't invest huge chunks so to me it's not really that different from gambling on horses, just that it's a more educated guess. I invest in brands that I'm familiar with, that are part of my world.
Do you bank online?
It's the only way to do stuff these days, I don't ever go into the bank at all now.
What are your financial priorities for the next five years?
Well, my daughter has just been accepted in to the Royal College of Art in Copenhagen and my Danish wife, who works in film, also has an office there, so I'm going to have to seriously consider relocating and following the girls' careers. It may seem funny, given I'm a millionaire, but I'm still a Northern boy at heart and I think I need to consider downsizing. My wife and I live in a big house – it's no mansion – but when it's going to just be the two of us I can't justify having all that space.
I made the bulk of my fortune from the age of 21 to 24, which is a luxury in itself compared to most people. But I think my greatest achievement is knowing when to walk away and live my life the way I wanted, without squandering my fortune. I'm happy tinkering in my home studio, playing in my punk band and doing one-off concerts of my old hits. I can relive the glory days and satisfy my fans, without selling my soul to the devil.
Rick Astley will be performing at 'Back to the Eighties' at the Tatton Park Picnic Concerts on July 29, tattonparkconcerts.com


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A push to get a vote on selling beer and wine in grocery stores on the November ballot apparently has ENDED.
A memo under the Your Choice Colorado logo on Thursday instructed employees at a King Soopers grocery store the petition-gathering has concluded. A spokesman for Your Choice Colorado, the campaign headed by King Soopers and Safeway, declined to comment Thursday evening. Click on the memo below:
The memo also highlights the details of a compromise aimed at avoiding the ballot initiative that Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law on June 10. After 10 years of failed efforts, the ballot proposal prompted the legislature to pass a compromise in May that would allow grocers adn major retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target to add up to 20 alcohol-selling locations over 20 years.
What this means?
The time of not knowing has ended!! The buying and selling of small liquor store businesses will be much more clear and concise. If you have been interested in buying a liquor store, I can assist you with finding the right location.
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In Leesburg, a small group of folks with questions and criticisms about the Leesburg Partnership are using social media to draw attention to their concerns and get some answers — and it's working.
The city has set up a meeting later this month for the Partnership to provide information and the residents to ask questions.
The Partnership is a nonprofit group whose mission is to promote the city and its local businesses in a variety of ways. It's most noted for its signature event, Leesburg Bikefest, which draws about 250,000 visitors. But the group also either sponsors or partners with other groups to put on another 18 events during the year, ranging from a scarecrow build-off at Halloween to the weekly Saturday market.
In 2012, the Partnership took in about $1.5 million and spent all but about $200,000 of it in putting on events and paying its expenses, according to an accounting filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
The Partnership's critics are suspicious of how the group handles money, but they haven't offered proof that anything is amiss. Rather, they say they've asked but can't get answers about how it functions.
Joe Shipes, the executive vice president of the Partnership who has built the organization into what it is today, said he's tried to keep the organization low key over the years. While he hasn't responded to the Facebook posts, he said that he has had only a handful of direct requests from citizens over the years and he's answered them.
Joshua Cauthen, 30, who is active on the Facebook page "Leesburg, Fl, Whats happening now," said, "Where's the money going? What positive is being done other than a few days of events? Why can other cities run their events without subbing them out?"
One of the page's administrators, Barb Cook, sent a letter in late April to the city posing even more questions: How much money does Leesburg give to the Partnership? In what ways does the city benefit from the Partnership? Why is the Partnership permitted to use the streets and utilities cost free?
The city has scheduled a meeting for 5:30 p.m. July 21 at the Leesburg Community Building. The residents' questions are valid and not surprising, even though the Partnership has been around for 20 years. This is what happens in private-public partnerships that government loves so much — things get blurry.
The folks questioning the Partnership may consider it an entity separate from the city, but city and Partnership officials have a different outlook. They see themselves as working together to achieve the same goals. City officials are bewildered by the questions. Why, they ask, would the city charge the Partnership for using the streets? The idea is to bring people to town, and the city wants to participate in any effort to do so.
Cauthen and others have suggested that the city could profit by taking over and running these events itself.
Whoa. That's not a decision to be made without vetting a lot more information than they have. First, let's look at some basic numbers, which is not simple because money and in-kind contributions flow both ways between the city and the Partnership.
Shipes said he doesn't know what how much the city contributes to the Partnership over the period of a year because so much of it comes in the time of workers that the city pays.
However, Leesburg's Finance Director Bill Spinelli said the city spends a total of $180,000 annually on all events, including $93,000 for the ones that the Partnership puts on. Leesburg pays, for example, for both regular hours and overtime for police and fire protection and for public-works employees to barricade and reopen streets.
The cost of Bikefest alone to the city is roughly $75,000, Spinelli said, but the Partnership remits about $40,000 back to Leesburg to cover some of the security for the event. Then, the city contributes about $15,430 to the Partnership when it hands out grants annually to community organizations.
So, for the equivalent of roughly $68,430 a year, the city gets the 18 events in which the Partnership is somehow involved, but most of the money goes toward putting on the big ones like Bikefest and Mardi Gras, City Manager Al Minner said.
Is it worth the investment? What might it cost for Leesburg to put on some of its own events?
Here's a sample from Tavares, which spends about $50,000 a year in the partial salaries of the two people in charge of festivals. City Administrator John Drury said the city couldn't possibly handle an event the size of Bikefest with only the two people it currently employs.
The recent Fourth of July event in Tavares cost $34,016 in "hard costs," such as $19,000 for the fireworks, $3,000 for bands, $3,350 for the company that provided an audio system for the bands and the national anthem and $2,900 for tents, lighting, tables and chairs.
The city shelled out $8,721 in overtime for workers in these departments: police, fire, recreation, parks, general services, solid waste and the propeller shop. That doesn't include the cost of workers from those departments already on duty anyway.
Subtotal: $42,737.
"In addition to these costs are all of the time the city council spends, I spend, finance spends, community services director, risk management department and the city attorney spends reviewing legal contracts, evaluating insurance coverage, putting budgets together and then managing the entire event from parades and floats to bands, fireworks, security, traffic and parking," Drury wrote in an email.
Any city that runs its own events should realize that they will cost more, he said, because it's difficult to get community sponsorships. Business people figure they're paying taxes and tend to shy away from contributing to a city. A private group like the Partnership is more free to cut deals to give them something in return, he said.
But a private group also is less accountable. In the murky world of private-public partnerships, the private entity doesn't have to open its board meetings to the public and doesn't have to provide detailed records — until it crosses a vague legal line in which it becomes a sort of arm of the governmental agency with which it's working.
Minner said he has confidence there is "no monkey business" in the way the Partnership handles money. He said the exposure the city gets is "returned threefold" for the amount it contributes.
There are plenty of pros and cons to consider before the city makes any dramatic changes. The critics should use the upcoming meeting to learn as much as possible about the Partnership and how it operates.
The Partnership, on the other hand, would be most likely to build community support by laying out as much solid information as possible.
Both sides would be well-served to come in with open minds and a determination to keep the discussion civil.
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When Worlds Collide: Prop 8 and Sotomayor
The marriage ruling would have gotten wall-to-wall coverage today if it weren't for the White House's Supreme Court surprise announcement because the ruling and the arguments upon which it were based touch upon virtually every controversial legal topic we are going to see debated, relentlessly, until Judge Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed to the Court sometime this summer.
Reckless charges of "judicial activism"? Check. Had the California Supreme Court Justices blown off Prop 8, you would have heard the cry from conservatives from San Diego to Rockland, Maine. After all, what was Prop 8 if not the expressed word of a majority of voters in California who decided that they don't want same-sex marriages legal there? And what would a court reversal of such a democratic thing be but not "judicial activism," the silliest phrase in a season full of silly ones?
Expressions of "empathy" and "compassion" from sitting judges? Check. The California court could have tossed out all same-sex marriages in California — you would also in that situation have heard a great hue and cry -- but by a unanimous vote decided to let lawfully married couples stay so despite the import of Prop 8's future ban on such unions. And what was that vote if not an expression of compassion for the thousands of same-sex couples who were lawfully wed?
Worries about judges making "policy" decisions from the bench? Check. Well, this is actually an easy one. Every time a judge votes in a case, he or she is expressing a policy choice. That choice in this case was to back the constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage going forward but at the same time declare it limited only to future same-sex marriages and not past ones. It was a unanimous choice from the same justices who so bitterly were divided 4-3 on the matter last year, before Prop 8 passed.
The battle over same-sex marriage also tracks the Sotomayor nomination fight because both stories highlight the hypocrisies of the eternal struggle between ideologies and parties forced to take internally inconsistent views to support the issues of their day. Conservatives who don't accept decisions supported by the majority (like the one electing President Barack Obama or the one supporting abortion rights) suddenly are all for democracy when it works their way (like it did with Prop 8). And liberals, who wanted so desperately to harken back to Justice Alito's salad days, and who borked Robert Bork, now seek a quick hearing and coronation for Judge Sotomayor.
Whether the next battles take place in court or in voting booths, the war over same-sex marriage isn't over in California. And whether the next battles take place behind the bench or in a Senate hearing room, the war over the political, partisan make-up of the Supreme Court also remains endless. It's nice to see the theory and the practice in harmony, if only for a day.
- Liberals Concerned About Sotomayor's Abortion Views
- W.H. Urged To Address "Racist" Charge
- Who Could Lose In A Confirmation Vote?
- Rigorous Questioning Hasn't Fazed Nominee
- Battle Lines Form Over High Court Pick
- Limbaugh, Gingrich: Sotomayor Is "Racist"
- Ad Supporting Sotomayor Released
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- Jeff Greenfield: A Political Matter
- Mark Knoller: How Obama Picked Sotomayor
- Steve Chaggaris: Obama Pick Leaves GOP In Difficult Spot
- Obama Taps Sonia Sotomayor For High Court
- Sonio Sotomayor's Biography
- Early GOP Reaction
- Full Text: Obama And Sotomayor's Comments
- Do Judges "Make Policy"?
- Sotomayor - A Three-Part Harmony
- The First Day Of The Rest Of Her Life
- When Worlds Collide - Prop 8 and Sotomayor
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|Gamma knife radiosurgery is a successful adjunctive treatment in Cushing's disease.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 17218730 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|OBJECTIVE: Though transsphenoidal surgery remains the first-line treatment of Cushing's disease, recurrence occurs frequently. Conventional radiotherapy and anticortisolic drugs both have adverse effects. Stereotactic radiosurgery needs to be evaluated more precisely. The aim of this study was to determine long-term hormonal effects and tolerance of gamma knife (GK) radiosurgery in Cushing's disease. DESIGN: Forty patients with Cushing's disease treated by GK were prospectively studied over a decade, with a mean follow-up of 54.7 months. Eleven of them were treated with GK as a primary treatment. METHODS: Radiosurgery was performed at the Department of Functional Neurosurgery of Marseille, France, using the Leksell Gamma Unit B and C models. Median margin dose was 29.5 Gy. Patients were considered in remission if they had normalized 24-h free urinary cortisol and suppression of plasma cortisol after low-dose dexamethasone suppression test. RESULTS: Seventeen patients (42.5%) were in remission after a mean of 22 months (range 12-48 months). The two groups did not differ in terms of initial hormonal levels. Target volume was significantly higher in uncured than in remission group (909.8 vs 443 mm(3), P = 0.038). We found a significant difference between patients who were on or off anticortisolic drugs at the time of GK (20 vs 48% patients in remission respectively, P = 0.02). CONCLUSION: With 42% of patients in remission after a median follow-up of 54 months, GK stereotactic radiosurgery, especially as an adjunctive treatment to surgery, may represent an alternative to other therapeutic options in view of their adverse effects.
|F Castinetti; M Nagai; H Dufour; J-M Kuhn; I Morange; P Jaquet; B Conte-Devolx; J Regis; T Brue
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|Type: Journal Article
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|Title: European journal of endocrinology / European Federation of Endocrine Societies Volume: 156 ISSN: 0804-4643 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Endocrinol. Publication Date: 2007 Jan
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|Created Date: 2007-01-12 Completed Date: 2007-03-07 Revised Date: -
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|Nlm Unique ID: 9423848 Medline TA: Eur J Endocrinol Country: England
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|Federation of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases and Nutrition, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Marseille and Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, 264 rue St Pierre, cedex 5, 13385 Marseille, France.
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Can you grow your business with one simple sentence?
Yes, if that sentence is sincere.
Contrary to popular belief, you don't need a complex marketing template to talk customers into a sale. There's no secret formula to mass-market your way to growth. Of course, many salespeople try everything and anything before buckling down to the essential work of prospecting: Take my advice: forget all those shiny things promising leads Nothing works better than good, old fashioned honest prospecting.
To paraphrase Winston Churchill said: We can always count on salespeople to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.
For most salespeople, their profession is built one customer at a time. (It's a different game if you're selling lightbulbs; but the service professional is selling an outcome.) Certainly marketing can play a role , like promoting thought-leadership, information and stories of clients who benefited from your help. But don't confuse marketing with prospecting.
Prospecting requires a dialogue. It hears before it speaks. It's not one-size fits all, and it's not easily summed up in a script. For many salespeople, it even requires doing the work before getting paid.
Prospecting, as they say, builds business the old fashioned way: It earns it.
Yet, it's actually very easy. It can start as simply as this email exchange I recently had:
Once a day, I dive into my "important people" folder in my Outlook. I write a short, personalized message – typically one or two lines – to a prospect (I consider them very important people) or a past client. This was one I sent just last week:
A one-line email, sent to someone I'd like to work with again someday. It didn't remind him of how amazing, accredited, award-winning or sought-after I am. It simply and sincerely asked how I could help him.
Within few minutes, this was his response:
Now, how may replies like that do you get from a mass-emailed brag-template?
If you want someone to stop, look up, and talk to you, why not just sincerely talk to them. Offer them something they don't get frequently: a willingness to listen. We live in an era of self-declared marketing: gurus, top dogs, masters-of-the-universe, who have the secret, the superb, the one thing everyone needs….. Yawn. It's increasingly rare for a salesperson to start from the other end:
Hello. How can I help you, if at all? I'd like to listen.
So what happened? It turns out my one-line prospecting message itself was of value. My client wrote back to say he would be sharing my email with his sales team at his next meeting. He wanted to show them how a simple follow up can catch attention and create a conversation.
In effect, I was already contributing to his success.
Yes, but did I make a sale? Of course. A follow up conversation became the basis of some training work to help the entire organization rethink it's approach to what it means to be a salesperson of value before you can be a valued salesperson.
So how would this work for you? Do your prospecting actions – whether by call or email or social messaging – invite conversations by listening? What would it take to skip the humblebrags and the hyperlinks and truly focus your attention on listening?
As my friend Ron Willingham used to say: You can almost never talk your way into a sale, but you can almost always listen your way into one.
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Essential points of topics selecting
Once the students have received the task of writing an essay on a specific topic, almost everyone asked just a natural question – what topic would suit me the best? And how do I know which topic is good, and which – is not? Yes, the situation is quite complicated … What point should I start from? First of all, calm down! Excitement, as a rule, doesn't contribute much to the logical decision making!
Now, first of all, you have to decide – what type of essays you prefer? That is – in which manner or style you like writing. It is very important because there are many different types of written work, such as Evaluation essay, Definition essay, Argumentative essay, Classification Essay.
And, respectively, after the decision on essay type is made, you can approach the choice of topics.
List of well-becoming essay topics
Here are few good essay topic examples for an argumentative essay-
- Multilevel Marketing: Real way to become wealthy or financial fraud?
- To what level has the influence of Dianetics changed the conscience of the Americans
For a persuasive essay good topics –
- Human cloning and religious ethic.
- Compulsive on-line disorder may cause the autism problems
- Technological accidents jeopardize the entire environment survival
For an evaluation essay –
- With reference to the history, evaluate the role of outstanding personalities in Europe in 16-17th centuries
- Evaluate the up- and downsides of the use of personal gadgets in the everyday communication in modern society
For an Cause Effect Essay-
- The effect of multicultural environment to the religious tolerance in the USA and EU countries
For a classification Essay
- Rate basketball players of the Western Conference from the snipers to the least accurate in year 2010.
- Rate the USA-made roadsters according to their motor power.
Please never forget – the correct balance between good essay topic and type of essays means the success of further work. Unfortunately, not all students can quickly and sensibly find it. That is the reason that very often the desire to write a refined essay with an exceptional topic turns into another failure and disappointment.
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When 3 or more bobbles of same colors are matched together, the bobbles blow out and the player gets points. One important thing to keep in mind during gameplay for the players is that you have limited bobbles to throw via bobble firing gun. Because with each fire, the rows of bobbles comes down slowly and the player is supposed to smash all the bobbles before the bobbles reach the firing gun.


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At CBCC our mission is to change lives through hope and innovation.
We strive to offer you quality treatment and care, exceptional service through our patient-first philosophy, a commitment of compassion from our people, a community of support that extends beyond our own organization, and an innovative environment that encourages continuous improvement and embraces the latest technology.
At CBCC our mission is to change lives through hope and innovation.
We strive to offer you quality treatment and care, exceptional service through our patient-first philosophy, a commitment of compassion from our people, a community of support that extends beyond our own organization, and an innovative environment that encourages continuous improvement and embraces the latest technology.
At CBCC our mission is "Changing lives through hope and innovation." To that end CBCC was established on a foundation that includes five pillars of excellence.
Dedicated to continuous improvement in all areas
A patient first philosophy
Committed to providing compassionate care to everyone always
Caring that extends beyond our own organization
Embracing the latest technology
CBCC has treated thousands of patients since we first opened. We have continually expanded and have earned the recognition as the largest free standing, privately held cancer center in the nation.
During our evolution, some of our major milestones are listed below.
when Dr. Ravi Patel opened a 1200 square foot cancer clinic to bring his vision of providing cancer patients with specialized medical and emotional care to Bakersfield. From the very beginning our purpose has been the same – we believe you shouldn't have to travel for state-of-the-art cancer care.
Our office expanded into a 3,500-square foot office with 14 stations and a staff of 14.
We began participating in our first clinical trials.
It was in this year that our name Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center was introduced. In 1996, CBCC also became affiliated with the UCLA Community Research network.
We again responded to the needs of our patients by hiring our first non-oncology specialist. That same year, construction began on CBCC's brand new 28,000 square foot cancer center at its current location on Truxtun Avenue.
When construction was completed, the new center was opened, offering a full-service laboratory and CT scans that were able to be performed on site. For the first time, CBCC was truly a "comprehensive" cancer center designed to provide maximum patient comfort and convenience.
Over the past few years, CBCC continued to expand at a rapid pace. More specialists, oncologists and hematologists were brought on staff, and as technology improved, CBCC took full advantage, investing heavily in cutting edge services. CBCC began offering PET and PET-CT scans, radiation treatments, including Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy [IMRT], Brachytherapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MRI] scans, Dexascan, Ultrasounds, and more. We also began offering patient and community education, genetic counseling, social services, occupational therapy, nutritional counseling, nuclear medicine, clinical laboratory services, pathology, and patient and family support groups.
CBCC acquired its first satellite facility, Radiation Therapy Associates.
CBCC again finished construction on its most ambitious expansion to date. Now a 70,000-square foot facility, we became the largest free-standing cancer center on the west coast, including The CBCC Breast Center, The CBCC Skin Cancer, Dermatology and Laser Center, and much more.
CBCC broke ground on campus for a brand-new center—The CBCC CyberKnife® Center, home of the CyberKnife® System, the first and only robotic radiosurgery system, and the only one in the world located at a free-standing cancer center. The CyberKnife® delivers high doses of radiation to tumors with unprecedented accuracy and precision, allowing us to now treat patients with once inoperable tumors.
We continued to invest in the best technology and treatment options by acquiring a HDXT MRI, which is primarily used for breast cancer diagnosis and reduces patient discomfort with increased precision. We also added more Mind-Body Medicine components to our treatment options.
CBCC announces its partnership to outsmart cancer alongside Dignity Health.
The Women's Breast Center at CBCC was opened as the first comprehensive breast center in the area focused on the specific needs on women with breast cancer. The Breast Center allowed women, for the first time, to receive all the facets of diagnoses and treatment under one roof.
In yet another expansion, we added 14,000 square feet to the existing campus faculty to house additional offices to support the growing clinical operations. The Health and Wellness Café also joined the CBCC campus to offer the Bakersfield community a healthy and wholesome restaurant choice.
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One of the things I find really annoying in Visual Studio 2012 is how hard it is to get to the Source Control Explorer in Team Foundation Server. Because of the new "drop down" interface, you have to go to "Home" and then choose Source Control Explorer. This is rather counter intuitive, and somewhat annoying.
Fortunately, there is an IDE Command: View.TfsSourceControlExplorer. You can map this to a short cut key in Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard.
As an added bonus, you can change the shortcut that launches the Visual Studio 2012 IDE to show the Source Control Explorer by default – just add
/Command View.TfsSourceControlExplorer as a parameter to the command
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August has been nothing short of a whirlwind of hiking, mountain running, organizing, race sign-ups, and trip planning. All great things, just busy as every. Heinz and I have big trips coming up next month and to top if off we are headed to Portland, OR to celebrate my best friends wedding. This summer couldn't get any better and I can't wait to share more details about our upcoming adventure's.
Hiking with my favorite partner - On the top of Mt. Wolverine.
Rainy, trail run at the Canyons Resort in Park City, UT.
Trail running (Riking) at the Bird.
You guys it finally happened! After 20 months of growing his hair out, Heinz chopped it off and was able to donate over 8 inches.
What a babe!
Anniversary Hike - Up to Hidden Peak and over to Mt. Baldy and down around through Mineral Basin and through the Peruvian Tunnel with a very cold ride down on the Peruvian Express chairlift. 4 years and counting...
My next adventure.
Shot by Heinz
Heinz running into a Bull Moose near Lake Blanch.
A challenging run/hike (rike) up to Hidden Peak, back down the mountain, and then back up to Hidden Peak again. Over 9,000 ft. of elevation gain/loss over 10 miles. Steep!
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*Poster by Jess Rotter
We will be hosting our first ever official event outside of North America in Todmorden, England on Sunday August 24th!
The Unitarian Church in the town centre (2 minute walk from Todmorden Station) will play host to an evening with the local folk maverick MICHAEL CHAPMAN. Also on the bill is JULIE BYRNE who will be in the town on her first trip UK tour. Julie's recent debut album Rooms With Walls and Windows is a stunning slice of front porch psych folk and live she's even more enchanting.
Our very own Matt Sullivan will also be spinning records throughout the night. Doors will be at 6pm and the live music will be over by 10pm (plenty of time for last trains to Manchester and Leeds).
For those of you who aren't in a rush to hope a train, the after party (it's a bank holiday afterall) will be down the road at the 3 Wise Monkeys. Live Dj set from local favorites White Rabbit, aA and Duende.
For additional information and to purchase a ticket visit http://www.wegottickets.com/event/282715.


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Apple Slams Proview Over iPad Name Suit
Apple this week spoke out regarding its iPad name battle against Proview Technology, arguing that its tablet nemesis is "misleading" consumers and court officials.
"Proview is misleading Chinese courts and customers with claims that the iPad trademarks cannot be transferred, or that mistakes were made in handling the transaction," Apple said in a statement provided to the AP. "We respect Chinese laws and regulations, and as a company that generates a lot of intellectual property we would never knowingly abuse someone else's trademarks."
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
At issue is who owns the rights to the iPad name, which Proview has been using in China since 1998. Apple bought the rights to the brand from Proview, a computer monitor maker, in 2009, but the Chinese company claims that that deal only applies to Taiwan, not mainland China. A court ruled in Proview's favor in December, and that reportedly led to the seizure of iPads from stores in cities throughout China.
Last month, Proview brought the fight over the trademark to U.S. soil, filing a lawsuit against Apple in California Superior Court. Proview later amended that complaint to accuse Apple of several counts of unfair competition and fraud.
More recently, Proview issued a stern warning to Chinese retailers in the wake of the new iPad release via an open letter.
Apple's statement comes just days before the release of its new iPad, which will hit stores on March 16. For more, see PCMag's hands on with the new iPad and the slideshow below.
For more from Chloe, follow her on Twitter @ChloeAlbanesius.