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6 ways to flip your body-shaming script
I reposted an article on Facebook about moms putting on their swimsuits and getting out with their kids. Instead of hiding in the back ground ashamed of a body they aren't super happy with.
There are some days when that is easier than others. Sometimes the negative self talk can really mess with you and keep you from interacting or participating in life.
We can place part of the blame for body shaming on the media: "It's not enough to be skinny anymore — now you need to have visible ab muscles, super-toned yoga shoulders, a skinny waist and other social media-manifested benchmarks such as the 'thigh gap,'" says Chicago-based body-image expert Leslie Goldman.
Here are 6 ways to acknowledge the self-talk, work through it, and get past it.
1. Focus on the tangible.
Thoughts are just that, thoughts. Sometimes our perception of ourselves hazes reality. When you find that your are hating on yourself, stop, and focus on what you 'can do' rather than what you 'are.'
I know a common phrase in my vocabulary is 'I'm a hot mess!' Sometimes is jokingly, but others that's exactly what I feel like I am. So, in that situation, take a moment and concentrating on being strong 💪 or what I have accomplished that day ✅ can change the mindset and reminding me of what I can do!
Chances are the things you can do have nothing to do with your dress size. 😉
2. Put Thoughts in Their Place
It isn't easy, but it's helpful to reframe the concept of thoughts, which takes away some of their power to make us feel bad about ourselves, says Holly Parker, Ph.D., a psychotherapist at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts, Harvard University lecturer and author of When Reality Bites: How Denial Helps and What to Do When It Hurts.
To help people reframe how they view the thoughts that enter their minds, Parker suggests visualizing that you're walking through a grocery store and looking at all the products. "Do you buy everything? No," she says. "You might pull something off a shelf, look at it and then put it back. Try thinking about thoughts in same way." Not all thoughts are relevant or worth your attention, practice paying closer attention to your inner dialogue and decide what is truly relevant for you.
3. Separate 'Thought' from 'Judgement'
Most of us are wired to accept our negative thoughts without question but scrutinize and doubt positive ones, Parker says. So when you look in the mirror and think, "I'm gross," it can feel like you're stating a fact, but you're not. Being mindful helps you realize you're making a judgment, not stating a reality.
4. Don't Ignore the Negaive Self-Talk
If someone feels sad and another person tells him or her to stop being so negative, Parker continues, "It's invalidating and can make you feel worse and unheard." Rather than trying to silence that negative voice, acknowledge that the thought came up, she says. "Changing how [people] talk to themselves is about promoting more accuracy and self-compassion, because negative labels or statements can feel like facts when they're not."
5. Stop Comparing Yourself
I know what I just said about acknowledging negative self-talk, but you need to stop lamenting, "Why don't I look like Beyonce/Taylor Swift/(insert celebrity here)?"
For one thing, celebs, Instagram influencers, and even your Facebook friends who post "thinspiration" selfies on the reg, have learned how to position themselves in photos just right, so you're seeing them at their absolute best. Factor in Photoshop, filters and editing, and you've got a recipe for body envy.
Every person is on their own body journey, you are not them, so your journey does not and will never look like their's. So comparission is asinine, it's 🍎 to 🍊
6. Be a Friend to Yourself.
We tolerate talk from ourselves that we would never tolerate from another person. Think of it this way, the comments you make to yourself, would you look another person in the eye and say it to them?! Would you call your grandmother a 'fat pig' for eating an extra slice of pizza? I wouldn't (my grandma would whip me with whatever hard object was in reach 😉)
It isn't easy to retrain the brain to be compassionate and reasonable after a lifelong barrage of media and social pressure about how we look. But, everyday practice will help you become, and remain, aware of how you treat yourself on a daily basis.
If you are working on fitness and/or nutrition goals recognize your progress, even the little wins, each day. Find an accountability partner or group that can help you stay motivated on the days when your self-critiques are la little harsher than they should be.
As always leave your comments and questions below or on Facebook and Instagram.
See you on the other side!!
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The Advanced Diploma of International Business Management has been designed for people seeking or pursuing an exciting career specifically in international business. It has been developed by Australian professionals in their field to provide necessary information regarding international business management. It is recognised as an advanced qualification within the industry and endorsed by the Export Council of Australia.
The course structure provides an articulated learning pathway that ensures that students gain practical skills and knowledge of procedures associated with international business, the management of both internal and external relationships, and the theoretical constructs that underpin the international trading system. In the final unit students are required to demonstrate their capacity to integrate the knowledge and skills gained by the preparation and completion of an international market entry plan.
As an Australian Government accredited Registered Training Organisation (RTO), CCES has a reputation for delivering real world and relevant education by offering industry level vocational training as well as its undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees. Students seeking to continue their studies beyond the Advanced Diploma can gain credit in up to four subjects (32 points) in a range of Charles Sturt University Bachelor of Business courses. More Details can be found at Charles Sturt University Bachelor Of Business. More information is available upon request.
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Noting that vocational courses are run for agencies rather than individuals, please determine your agency's needs and select accordingly. In some cases agencies may wish to amalgamate some courses e.g. Customs Control & Cargo Control. Vocational courses are generally offered face to face, although we are planning an online capacity in the near future.
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Phytoplankton account for more than 90 per cent of the biomass of living organisms in the world's seas and produce 50 per cent of the atmospheric oxygen we breathe. They form the base of all marine food webs and play a critical role in shaping global climate. There is an increasing appreciation of their value as key biological indicators of ocean health and the impact of climate change on marine life, fisheries and humans.
Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters, the product of decades of research by Professor Gustaaf Hallegraeff and 11 collaborators, provides descriptions and illustrations of 541 species known from the estuarine, coastal and offshore waters of southern Australia. It includes more than 1100 photographs and drawings, and represents the first guide for the identification of these fundamentally important microscopic algae in the temperate Australasian region. The book, incorporating comprehensive bibliographies and a glossary of technical terms, will become an indispensable resource for oceanographers, fisheries biologists, aquaculture managers, as well as enquiring non-specialists


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How does paperwork take 4 years?
As if the agony of losing a loved one in the 26/11 terror attacks in 2008 in Mumbai was not enough, families are now suffering as they still await a chunk of the government compensation money.
As if the agony of losing a loved one in the 26/11 terror attacks in 2008 in Mumbai was not enough, families are now suffering as they still await a chunk of the government compensation money.
This paper reported on its front page yesterday, that 88 families of those killed in the attack were still awaiting Rs 3 lakh promised as compensation by the Union Home Ministry.
It is shameful that kin of victims are waiting for four years for a sum of Rs 3 lakh each. Considering that the sum is little, four years and the subsequent annual inflation, has succeeded in shrinking this money to even less than it was.
The reasons given for the delay range from the ridiculous to the tiresomely familiar: some paperwork still needs to be completed. Where have we heard this before? Unfortunately quite often, whenever there has been compensation to be given by the government there have been inordinate delays, confusion over statements made and promises given and sometimes, backtracking.
This though is 26/11 and given that the government takes first responsibility of a terror attack on its soil and death of the people, the process of compensation should have been much quicker and smoother.
The compensation machinery should have swung into effective, precise action. Victims should have been identified, amounts promised disbursed if not immediately then as soon as possible so that at least families who had lost their breadwinners, could take small comfort in the sum given.
The distrust has only deepened with this kind of apathy, pathetic procrastination and red tape by the government towards its people.
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Worked under 5 different ONC Leaders
Keynote Address – A Perfect Storm for Innovation
Dr. John Halamka, Chief Information Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2016 is becoming a perfect storm for innovation – changes in payment policy, new standards, and patient/family expectations are enabling an ecosystem of apps that will change healthcare IT capabilities. Dr. Halamka will review where we've been, where we're going, and how we'll get there.
Consistent Ideas:
- Interoperability
- Engaging Consumers/Patients
Meaningful Use:
MU V1 was useful
MU2 Pre-supposed infrastructures that weren't there.
eg. Using Direct protocols without a directory. Patient Consent.
Enabling Infrastructure is needed.
Now the push is to outcome-based approach rather than process-based.
More flexibility. Enabling Innovation.
CMS driving with MACRA and MIPS
Remember the CCR v CCD wars – is your XML better than mine….
Vocabularies and Crosswalks are now in place.
Problem lists and Medications can now traverse EHRs.
The Challenge is that the basis is CCD/CCD-A. Straightforward to create but hard to parse (Too much optionality).
Need to simplify and reduce optionality. Argonaut is the result.
JASON – secret scientist group tasked to define how to fix healthcare.
Argonaut is making good progress.
Patients and Families are important for interoperability
Interoperability: Send to the Patient. Let them choose where they send it.
Patient mediated Information exchange is important.
Apple Strategy
- Health kit
- Research Kit
- Care Kit
All on your phone and in your home. You decide who you share what data elements with.
Care Kit – Includes subjective data.
Care plans and care plan tracking.
Too much data – not enough wisdom
What are the actionable issues that need to be addressed.
Collect data but only alert on actionable changes.
Focus on the wellness of the patient at home.
Requires Patient Generated Data as well as EMR data.
Cloud and Mobile
Doctors want Agile EHRs
Cloud-based, web accessible EHRs on a subscription basis is attractive.
AWS will sign a BAA.
Fixing MU
140 elements needed for Meaningful use certification for each encounter. Clinical Quality measures. 40% of clinicians feel burned out.
EHR 80% Adoption. But 453 clicks to admit a patient.
Value-based purchasing
Do we have the tools we need.
most tools are developed in PowerPoint….
Citrix is NOT a mobile app!
Cloud/Mobile – We need to accept that risk can never be zero.
Interoperability: We can do reasonable push but not enough infrastructure for pull.
What can we do better?
Patient Generated data going from device to phone to EHR.
I2B2 is available for Free. Querying datasets across systems exist today. Barriers are policy and politics.
Average cost of a data breach is $300 per record breached.
Meaningful Use
MU has run its course.
Doctors are burned out.
Doctors will consider – Pay for Quality. Give them flexibility.
Process does not equal outcomes.
Declare victory on MU and move to a focus on outcomes.
Certification has run it's course.
We now have such a burdensome level of certification that it takes 2-3 years to deal with certification criteria.
Innovation agenda has been co-opted by the certification rules.
Information Blocking
"like the Loch Ness monster"
What we need are the technology infrastructures.
- National Provider Directory
- Voluntary Patient Id
- Trust fabric
The Future
Team-based workflows.
Teams including patient and families.
Return innovation to the private sector.
Time for Government to define outcomes and hand over to private sector to innovate.
Outcomes need to include patient and family input
MA created Provider participation Agreement to enable a Trust Fabric. This is a great role for State organizations.
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The Royal Reed Dance
Once a year, in the heart of South Africa's Kingdom of the Zulu, thousands of people make the long journey to one of His Majesty's, the King of the Zulu nation's royal residence at KwaNyokeni Palace. Here, in Nongoma, early every September month, young Zulu maidens will take part in a colourful cultural festival, the Royal Reed Dance festival - or Umkhosi woMhlanga in the Zulu language.
For visitors to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa's most popular tourist destination, the Reed Dance festival offers the unique opportunity to experience the natural beauty and majesty of the Kingdom of the Zulu, combined with the vibrant spectacle of Zulu cultural life. The road to the Reed Dance festival runs north from the city of Durban, and winds through the green lushness of the North Coast sugar-belt, skirting through the Kingdom's world-renowed wildlife reserves of Zululand and Maputaland.
Finally, it leads into the gently rolling hills and valleys of Zululand, a landscape rich with the silent memories of the heroic clashes of the Anglo-Zulu War, which took place more than 100 years ago.
Steeped in the history of the rise of the Zulu kingdom under the great King Shaka, the Reed Dance festival has been tirelessly celebrated by countless generations, and attracts thousands of visitors from throughout the country and from across the world. A dignified traditional ceremony, the Reed Dance festival is at same time a vibrant, festive occasion, which depicts the rich cultural heritage of the Kingdom of the Zulu and celebrates the proud origin of the Zulu people.
The Reed Dance is also a celebration of the Zulu nation and performs the essential role of unifying nation and the king, who presides over the ceremony.
The festival takes its name from the riverbed reeds, which are the central focus of this four-day event. The reed-sticks are carried in a procession by thousands of young maidens who are invited to the King's palace each year. More than 10 000 maidens, from various communities throughout the province of KwaZulu- Natal, take part in the Reed Dance ceremony, with the rest of the Zulu nation helping them to celebrate their preparation for womanhood.
It is a great honour for the young women to be invited to take part in the Reed Dance ceremony, and its also a source of great dignity and pride for their families and communities.
According to Zulu traditon, only virgins are permitted to take part in the festival to ensure that they are ritually 'pure'.
The Reed Dance festival is a solemn occasion for the young women, but also an opportunity to show off their singing, dancing and beadwork, the fruits of many months of excitement and preparation.
The women of KwaZulu-Natal make some of the finest beadwork in Africa, and the Reed Dance is an especially vibrant and colourful occasion on account of the rich beadwork on display. For visitors to the Reed Dance, this exquisite handiwork can provide a unique souvenir or gift to take home.
From each region in the Kingdom comes a distinctive craft tradition, and the colours, patterns and styles of the beadwork luxuriantly displayed by the young women, as both ornaments and clothing attest to the region of origin of the craftwork.
As the Reed Dance ceremony begins, the young women prepare to form a procession led by the chief princess. One of the daughters of the Zulu King is also the leader of the group of maidens as they go through this important rite of passage.
Each maiden carries a reed which has been cut by the riverbed and it symbolizes the power that is vested in nature. The reeds reflect a deep mythical connection with origin of the Zulu people where, tradition tells us, the original ancestor emerged from a reed bed.
In everyday use, these reeds are the building material for the typical domed or beehive hut, iqhugwane, which is found particularly in rural homesteads throughout KwaZulu-Natal.
Zulu mythology has it that if a young woman who is not a virgin takes part in the Reed Dance ceremony, her reed will break and embarrass her in full public view!
And still, today an expectant hush falls on the crowd as the chief princess is the first to choose a reed. Shouts of joy and celebration greet her as the reed remains intact and, with bated breath, each of the young women takes it in turn to choose a reed.
Accompanied by jubilant singing and dancing, the stately procession winds its way up the hill to the palace entrance where the king awaits, flanked by his royal regiment.
As leader of the group of young women, the chief Princess kneels down before the king and presents him with a reed to mark the occasion, before joining the young women in a joyful dance of tribute to the king.
In recent times, however, the King has fittingly used the Reed Dance festival as an opportunity to educate the Zulu nation, and particularly the youth, focusing on vital social issues such as practicing sexual morals and behaviours which prevent teenage pregnancy and lower the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
The people of the Zulu nation are world famous for their impressive dancing and singing skills, and the dancing of the young women who perform for the King at the Reed Dance festival is both graceful and powerful.
By paying tribute to the king in this way, the Zulu nation, represented by the young women, bestows on the king the symbolic power to rule over the Zulu kingdom and its loyal subjects in the year to come.
To demonstrate his gratitude, the king responds with a sacrifice to the royal ancestors on behalf of all the young women and their communities throughout the Kingdom.
The chief princess, who wears the inyongo, the gall bladder of the principal sacrificial animal, which is a symbol of purity and an important symbol in any Zulu ritual, leads the procession from the palace.
Speeches and performers entertain the Zulu Royal family and their guests, the local Inkosi's and their subjects and other spectators. And , as the ceremony draws to a close, the King joins in the dancing and singing in celebration of the successful enactment of a traditional ceremony which has endured for centuries.
Each September, the Royal Reed Dance attracts guests From all over the world, and no visitor to KwaZulu- Natal should miss this unique opportunity to join in the festive celebration of the cultural roots and proud traditions of the Zulu nation.
However, a visit to the Kingdom of the Zulu any time of the year, will afford the visitor a glimpse of the rich cultural life of the Zulu people from exquisite craftwork to powerful dancing and singing, in traditional rural homesteads and in the vibrant urban township settlements.
Day 1: Assuming that your point of entry is through the city of Durban, depart from the city and travel along the scenic KZN North Coast into Zululand. Visit Dlinza Forest Aerial Boardwalk- it is built in the 250-hectare forest reserve – and it is the only indigenous forest completely surrounded by an urban setting.
The route takes one to the Zululand Historical Museum at Fort Nongqayi and the Vukani collection, the largest collection of Zulu Art and Craft in the world. Stop overs can be arranged for light lunch at Adams Outpost and proceed to the Martyr's Cross, the site of the death of the first Zulu martyr with a spectacular view of approx. 80 kms of coastline. At the end of the first route dinner can be arranged aboard a 'float' at Lake St Lucia
Day 2: Depart for a Zulu Cultural Experience - traditional Zulu dancing and buffet lunch at Eshowe. Marvel at the display on the prowess of spear throwing and experience life in a Zulu homestead. Travel to St Lucia village for an overnight stay and enjoy a traditional Ostrich Potjie dinner at a local establishment.
Day 3: Depart for a launch cruise on Lake St Lucia. This area was identified by the World Wildlife Fund as a 'site of ecological importance'. Marvel at the sightings of hippos, crocodiles, mudskippers, mangrove crabs and listen to the magnificent cry of the fish eagle. Lake St. Lucia is home of the greatest number of hippos and the magnificent Nile crocodiles.


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Segways and motorised self-balancing boards
Segways and various motorised self-balancing boards (commonly referred to as hoverboards) are two wheeled self-balancing personal transport vehicles. They are well known examples of motorised wheeled recreational devices or wheeled toys.
It is illegal to use a Segway on a public street, except as part of a commercial tour where the Department of State Growth has approved and issued a Short Term Unregistered Vehicle Permit (STUVP).
It is illegal to ride a motorised self-balancing board on a public street.
As Segways and motorised self-balancing boards and other motorised wheeled recreational devices are classed as a 'motor vehicle' under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 to be used on public street, they must be registered, and users must hold an appropriate driver licence. Segways and motorised self-balancing boards cannot be registered because they are not manufactured to the Australian Design Rules which are the national standards for road vehicles.
What is a 'public street'?
A 'public street' includes anywhere the public have access. Parks, beaches and recreational areas as well as roads and footpaths are included.
What will happen if I use a Segway in public?
If you use a self-balancing scooter or Segway (where a STUVP has not been issued by the department for that Segway), you can be fined for driving an unregistered vehicle, driving without a licence, and driving a vehicle that does not comply with the vehicle standards. Importantly you will not be covered for compulsory Third party insurance (ie MAIB) in the event of an accident.
Can I get a permit to use a Segway?
The department will only issue a STUVP to commercial operators to use Segways for tours, and conditions will be applied to ensure that Segways are used safely.
STUVP will not be issued to individuals, for work related purposes or any other reason.
I want to operate Segway tours. How can I apply for a permit?
Commercial operators wishing to run Segway tours should apply in writing to:
The Registrar of Motor Vehicles
GPO Box 1002
Hobart 7001
Segway Tours - Using a Segway
Is it legal to ride a Segway when on a tour?
Only if you are using the Segway as part of a commercial tour where the department has issued a STUVP for the Segway. (The tour group operators will be able to confirm this.)
What licence do I need to ride a Segway as part of a tour?
You don't need a licence to operate a Segway where a STUVP has been issued for its use.
What conditions are applied when I ride a Segway as part of a tour?
Riders must obey the conditions set out in the STUVP and follow instructions given by the tour guide. The conditions state that the rider must:
- wear a helmet
- travel under 12km/h
- be at least 12 years old
- weigh between 45 and 117kg
- have blood alcohol content of zero
- be of a height so their elbows are at least as high as the Segway's handle bar when standing on the platform
A number of other conditions are imposed on the tour operator. These are listed on the STUVP which the tour operator must have at all times when Segways are being used.
Why are conditions applied to Segways?
Conditions are applied to ensure the safety of riders, pedestrians and other road users. A Segway is not a toy - if not used safely, Segway riders may injure themselves or others.
If you are unsure whether you can use a Segway in a certain area or have any other questions please contact Service Tasmania on 1300 135 513 or international +61 3 6169 9017.


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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga begins a new tradition with the Blue and Gold Memorial ceremony, to remember students, faculty, staff, retirees, and alumni who have died during the last year. We invite everyone to join the UTC campus community at this ceremony on Monday, April 16 at 6 p.m. in the Quadrangle, outside Patten Chapel.
UTC's Quadrangle is the sight of the former Old Main, the first home of Chattanooga University.
During the University's 2011-12 celebration of its founding year, one story has been repeated at many events: a reporter described Old Main in its inaugural year by writing, "This institution is a light set upon a hill, in a literal as well as a figurative sense. It is lighted throughout with gas, and when it is illuminated in the evening, it is truly a light upon a hill, a thing of real beauty." When he wrote the words, he created an enduring legacy of the Chattanooga campus as a beacon of opportunity for the region.
The first Blue and Gold Memorial was purposefully planned for the space where Old Main once stood. At this beautiful spot on campus, those who have passed on will be remembered as part of the University's history.


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Nadia Correia's photography is stunning, and she knows it. She can say that with pride now — but confidence in her own work hasn't always come so easy. Made to doubt herself throughout film school, and often overlooked in her professional life, she spoke to us about her experiences as a woman working in the creative industries.
What did you rent from Fat Llama, and why?
I'm a producer and photographer, and the industrial fan I rented through Fat Llama was to support one of my photoshoots.
Your work is so beautiful — how would you describe your aesthetic?
Feminine. Striking. Very strong concepts. Very bold.
Who inspires you?
It all started with my grandad; he used to be a photographer, and I started photographing with him when I was 10. Then I diverged a bit from photography through film school. Unfortunately, sometimes when you go to a traditional school, some of the teachers, especially if they're men, aren't so welcoming to the fact that you have women trying to pursue camera roles. And that was always my deepest interest.
So you faced sexism at university?
Oh, definitely. There was a teacher who was bullying me, in a way — I'd be the best in class when it came to photography skills, but in weekly exams he'd give me the worst grade he could possibly give me. To this day I still don't understand why. It was so frustrating. So I definitely felt sexism from a very early stage in my career.
How did you cope?
There's no alternative — at some point you have to stop crying, so to speak, and start being a little bit more pragmatic. Like, I need to finish uni, so let's just do this.
Is this something that you still experience?
There are certainly still criticisms to be made, but fewer and fewer. You definitely feel more confident about achieving what you want to achieve, and I think today the world is more open to female photographers — we're free to experiment, free to use different techniques.
But as I said, I'm also a producer, so I know from the production side that you sometimes get comments like "men are less problematic". I can't name names, but I can guarantee you that.
It's very…. unfortunate.
How do you think we can tackle this?
It's definitely for production companies to make sure that whenever they're presenting professionals and talent to their clients, they're being diverse, and they think about gender. If you have male talent that's better than the female talent, that should still be put forward. But there should be more balance with it. I can assure that most of the presentations happening right now are very male-focused.
What advice would you give to young women who are starting out in photography or production?
I'd say to be fearless and pragmatic about things. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, and to ask for feedback. That's important — actually being able to take feedback.
What about networking tips?
Be a pain in the ass if you have to — invite them for a coffee, try to meet them and let them know that you're there. It's persistence, you know.
But also, try to bring some relevant conversation to the table; other people's time is precious, and it's a privilege to be given it.


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HR Magazine quoted Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Laura O'Donnell on the latest development involving a new federal threshold for paying workers overtime.
In August, Judge Amos Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted summary judgment to business groups challenging the 2016 overtime rule and declared the rule invalid, HR Magazine reported.
The court held that the department exceeded its authority by setting a minimum salary level so high — $47,476 per year — that it would render more than 4 million people nonexempt who are currently performing duties consistent with exempt status. …
The Department of Labor (DOL) appealed, but the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the DOL's motion to stay the appeal of the district court's ruling on Nov. 6, making it very unlikely that the rule will ever take effect in its current form, HR Magazine reported. While the department can raise the threshold, questions remain about how high it can go.
"The district court's decision explains that the current $455 per week salary minimum is permissible but finds that a $913 per week salary minimum is unlawful," noted O'Donnell, an attorney with Haynes and Boone in San Antonio. "It is unclear where in this range the level shifts from OK to too far. The DOL wants to preserve its right to have the 5th Circuit decide that it has the authority to set whatever salary level it ultimately selects."
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Vitamin D, whether produced in the skin from 7-DHC or absorbed from the diet, must be activated first to 25OHD and then to its active form 1,25(OH)2D. The production of vitamin D is not enzymatic but depends on UVB. The 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D can be accomplished by a number of enzymes, but the most important appears to be CYP2R1. CYP27B1 is the only enzyme responsible for the subsequent 1α-hydroxylation to 1,25(OH)2D. The renal CYP27B1 is likely responsible for most of the circulating 1,25(OH)2D, but CYP27B1 is found in a number of other tissues where 1,25(OH)2D is likely to serve a paracrine/autocrine function.
It should be stored at room temperature away from light.
Steroid medications such as prednisone can interfere with vitamin D metabolism.
Most people do not commonly experience side effects with vitamin D, unless too much is taken. Some side effects of taking too much vitamin D include weakness, fatigue, sleepiness, headache, loss of appetite, dry mouth, metallic taste, nausea, vomiting.


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The Twins don't appear to be angry with Michael Pineda; that doesn't mean you can't be.
Pineda ran a short mea culpa lap Tuesday to accept responsibility for a 60-game drug suspension that officially ended his season and, one imagines, his brief career renaissance in Minnesota.
"I'm going to pay for my mistake," he told reporters.
Well, mostly the Twins will pay for it, on the balance sheet and in the playoffs. Minnesota already had written checks to Pineda totaling roughly $9 million when it learned its arguably best pitcher will not be pitching as they try to nail down their first American League Central Division title since 2010.
Twins players and coaches appear to have rallied around Pineda, suspended because he tested positive for a diuretic called Hydrochlorothiazide, a common blood pressure medication considered a masking agent by the World Anti-Doping Agency and banned by Major League Baseball.
Twins fans have been waiting 17 years for their team to win a playoff series; that became less likely this season because Pineda did something that was at best stupid, and at worst selfish — and probably both. It seems odd and, frankly, unreasonable for fans not to be angry about this development.
Major league teams have a cornucopia of medicines and potions available to players, all vetted to assure compliance with MLB rules. Pineda went elsewhere to find a ubiquitous over-the-counter supplement he got from an acquaintance.
The new wrinkle dropped Tuesday was the fact that Pineda had been appealing his suspension for "about two months." It didn't take Twins fans long to do the math and realize that Pineda knew before the July 31 trade deadline that he might, at any moment, be unavailable for the rest of the season. Maybe the Twins would have tried harder to acquire another starting pitcher.
But that's not the way it works; under MLB rules, a team is not informed of a drug suspension until after an appeal has been exhausted, and a player who knows his head is on the block probably isn't inclined to tell his employer to start looking for his replacement.
"Big Mike is not responsible for telling us those things, you know what I mean?" Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "I don't feel like Big Mike owes it to anyone to tell us. You play by the system, the way it's written, and this is the way it's written."
Those within the organization are likely to sympathize with Pineda. They know him and obviously like him; most have been major league players. And it helped that an MLB arbitrator reduced Pineda's suspension by 20 games, apparently moved at least somewhat by Big Mike's explanation that he wasn't doping but trying to manage the weight on his 6-foot-7 frame.
Teammates also recognize that Pineda played a large role in helping the Twins build a five-game lead in the Central. After striking out a season-high 10 batters in a 6-2, extra-inning loss to Cleveland last Friday — he left with a 2-1 lead — Pineda was 7-1 with a 2.76 ERA since June 29.
Unfortunately, so it will stay.
The Twins entered Wednesday's game against Washington at Target Field winners of 17 of their past 24 games despite a rash of injuries to regulars such as Byron Buxton, Nelson Cruz, Max Kepler, Miguel Sano and Marwin Gonzalez. At some point, that will make a bigger difference than it has, and second-place Cleveland will not go away.
The Indians have won five of the past seven games in the season series and cut what was an 11-game deficit on June 14 to five, so the Twins' biggest series of the season will be this weekend in Cleveland.
It's difficult to guess how banged up the Twins will be. Gonzalez (oblique) and Kepler (shoulder) don't seem close. Sano, bothered by back pain, has been lobbying to play but has missed three straight games. Jake Cave, a big help in the outfield of late, remains sidelined by a groin strain.
All we know for sure is the Twins will be without Buxton, whose season was ended Tuesday by season-ending shoulder surgery, and Pineda, who has only himself to blame.


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Missouri authorities discovered seven victims of a mass murder in a small, rural area of the state. The suspect in the gunshot killings, which occurred Thursday night, is believed to have shot himself to death, leaving a total of eight dead and only 42 left in Tyrone, Missouri, to mourn the victims. Although a ninth person was also discovered deceased by investigators, police believe this victim's death to be a result of natural causes.
Police have identified the shooter as Joseph Aldridge, 36. His limp body was discovered lying over the steering wheel of his truck, which was parked in the middle of a Missouri highway with the engine still running. His weapon is said to have been a .45-caliber pistol, for which he had plenty of ammunition. The truck was parked near the home of a man with whom Aldridge had once been friends.
Sheriff's deputies in rural Texas County, Missouri, discovered the murders after a 911 call was placed at 10:15 p.m. The young female told the operator that she had run from her home after hearing gunshots. When the deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered two deceased people inside the residence.
As authorities continued to investigate, news of the murders began to spread throughout the Missouri community. Concerned family members checking on their loved ones discovered some of the victims and notified police, who were checking door-to-door for victims.
The bodies were discovered in four homes located within three miles of each other in the unincorporated Missouri community of Tyrone, which is located approximately 95 miles to the east of Springfield, Missouri. One victim was still alive and was transported to the hospital. She was able to identify Aldridge as the person who shot her.
Four of the victims of the mass murder in Tyrone, Missouri, have been identified. All four are believed to be cousins of Aldridge. They are Garold Aldridge and his wife Julie Aldridge, 52 and 47, respectively; and Harold Aldridge and his wife, Janell Aldridge, 50 and 48, respectively. Garold Aldridge and Harold Aldridge were brothers.
The remaining three victims are not being identified until their next of kin have been notified, and their relationship to the shooter has not been released. Neighbors told the New York Times that they were a married couple and the man's father. The woman who survived, according to the neighbors, was the man's mother. They suspect that Joseph Aldridge targeted them because they had turned him down for a job at their cabinet shop, but Missouri authorities say no definitive motive has been discovered.
An elderly woman who is believed to have died naturally was found on the couch in a fifth home by police who were searching for the murderer. She has been identified as Joseph Aldridge's mother, Alice, who was 74. Coroner Tom Whittaker of Texas County, Missouri, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Alice Aldridge had been deceased for at least one day.
In light of no outward signs of trauma to Mrs. Aldrich's body, Sgt. Jeff Kinder of the Missouri Highway Patrol said police are not considering her to be a victim at this point. Whittaker told both KMOX and the Post-Dispatch that police believe the killings may have been triggered when Joseph Aldridge discovered the dead body of his mother.
Kinder said that the investigation of the door-to-door killing spree is one of the worst he has done. "In our job, we see a lot of bad stuff, and this is bad," he said. Tyrone, Missouri, had approximately 50 residents prior to Joseph Aldridge's killing spree, which leaves only 42 to mourn the dead.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post111348786297428013..comments2020-06-05T03:14:44.261-05:00Comments on A Veggie Venture: Roasted Asparagus with Feta ♥Alanna Kellogghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-38767268597104456462019-05-14T16:10:58.394-05:002019-05-14T16:10:58.394-05:00YUMMYUMMmydadsnameisharoldhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-6543941811384869782013-03-11T17:34:55.925-05:002013-03-11T17:34:55.925-05:00Anonymous ~ Ahhh, thanks for writing! I do read ev...Anonymous ~ Ahhh, thanks for writing! I do read every comment, even for recipes which have been around for a long, long time. This is totally one of my favorites for asparagus from the early times of A Veggie Venture. Are you as glad as I that asparagus will soon be in season again?!! Alanna Kellogghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-9249901701855977592013-03-11T17:30:29.589-05:002013-03-11T17:30:29.589-05:00I realize this recipe is rather old, but I just st...I realize this recipe is rather old, but I just stumbled across it and love it. I'm a vegetarian and have been having it with a poached egg on top for dinner. It's absolutely delicious, thank you for introducing me to my new favorite firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-34911184329528678412008-05-12T15:19:00.000-05:002008-05-12T15:19:00.000-05:00I admit it. At first I was skeptical - roasting a...I admit it. At first I was skeptical - roasting a vegetable without oil? It would dry out! But, I have learned to trust Alanna and ask questions later. I followed her instructions, adding fat free feta because it was the only feta in my fridge. DELISH! And pretty enough for company. Thanks Alanna!
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In October 2007 the UK alternative rock band Radiohead shocked the music industry by providing a free mp3 full album download of their new album In Rainbows. Fans were asked to donate whatever they felt the album was worth. The standard CD release didn't follow until weeks later.
No other commercially successful band had ever done this before. Nevertheless, In Rainbows entered the UK Album Chart and the U.S. Billboard 200 at number one. It became one of the best albums of 2007 and won two Grammy Awards in 2008.
Despite this roaring success, only a few major bands followed track. Offering free single mp3s, however, has become an important marketing tool for both new and established artists. For example the Dave Matthews Band has released free tracks to catch attention and promote upcoming record releases.
Here are five mp3 albums from acclaimed artists and other great bands that you can legally download for free.
Nine Inch Nails – The Slip
The Slip was released in 2008 and continues to be available as a free download. It contains 10 tracks, available in high-quality mp3, flac, m4a or wave format. All download links are emailed upon request.
The album is licensed under a Creative Commons "attribution non-commercial share alike" license. Other artists are welcome to remix the album and share their work.
Coldplay – Left Right Left Right Left
As a thank you to their fans, Coldplay started handing out a free live EP during their concerts earlier this year. Left Right Left Right Left contains nine tracks and has also been available for download through their website. After submitting details, the zip file can be downloaded directly. It contains the mp3 files and front cover album art.
iLL-Literacy – iB4the1.1
In November this year the US funk band iLL-Literacy released the first chapter of their new album called iB4th1.1. The five tracks can be downloaded for free through their website. They plan to "always provide a free option for people to obtain our music, forever." iLL-Literacy's open-source music scheme is described in detail on their DIGIT.ILL Network page.
To download right-click each song and select "Save Link As…" from the menu.
The Crimea – Secrets of the Witching Hour
The Crimea are a British indie band that has toured with several big artists, including the Stereophonics, Travis, and Kings of Leon. Their last album, Secrets of the Witching Hour, has been available for free download since 2007. It recently reached 100,000 downloads.
The zip file contains 11 tracks and a PDF with the entire album art.
Across Tundras – Herds of the Fathomless Valleys
The US rock/metal band Across Tundras released their free record Herds of the Fathomless Valleys in August this year. The zipped mp3 album is available through Mediafire. It contains six demos, three live tracks, a Pink Floyd cover, and cover album art.
Smashing Pumpkins
In September, Smashing Pumpkin's Billy Corgan announced that the new 44 tracks counting album Teargarden by Kaleidyscope was going to be released one song at a time starting Halloween 2009.
Corgan wrote:
Each song will be made available absolutely for free, to anyone anywhere. There will be no strings attached. Free will mean free, which means you won't have to sign up for anything, give an email address, or jump through a hoop. You will be able to go and take the song or songs as you wish, as many times as you wish.
He has yet to keep his word as not a single song has been released to date. We will keep you posted!
Do you know of any other online places where you can download free and legal music? Maybe you're an up-and-coming band who would like to give out free samples of your work? Let us know in the comments.
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[First published April 5, 2006] It was a prime strategic concept during the Cold War and helped carry us to victory. Once America was fully engaged in the Vietnam War, it became the prime justification for fighting to win. It is at the heart of peacekeeping. And it was ignored during the senior Bush and Clinton Administrations, with the predictable result that we ended up in a war against Iraq. Now, opponents of this war and democratization are destroying it, with dire consequences for the future.
This is about credibility, one of the elements in an Iron Triangle of Power and is so important in itself as to be enshrined within a strategic principle of action.
Its crucial importance is well revealed in Saddam Hussein's official documents. Consider this revelation from Saddam's official documents (see here):
Saddam never believed such war with the U.S. would ever occur—he believed that the United States was casualty-averse to an absolutely incredible degree. Saddam based that on several factors: the fact that he received only a diplomatic note after Iraqi Mirage fighters fired on the USS Stark in 1987, that the United States left Somalia after losing 19 troops, and its failure to commit ground troops early on in Kosovo.
And also there are the revelations of Georges Sada, one of Saddam's top generals and insiders (see here):
In 1990, Saddam ordered a poison gas and chemical attack on Israel with 98 of Iraq's best fighters. No warning would be given, nor would permission be requested to use Syrian and Jordanian airspace. He could not be dissuaded from this even when Georges argued that all 98 would be shot down before reaching Israel. Saddam was willing to gamble that at least 10 aircraft would be able to drop their bombs. He also ordered a similar attack on the capital of Saudi Arabia. The launching of the Gulf War by the United States caused him to cancel these plans.
As to what the U.S. would do if Israel were so attacked, "everyone" thought the U.S. would rattle its papers and do nothing. This estimate was based on Clinton's weak response to attacks on American ships, bases, and citizens. Saddam believe that the Americans were afraid to fight.
The invasion of Kuwait was predicated on the belief that American Ambassador April Glaspie had given Saddam a free hand regarding Kuwait, or to do whatever else he planned. So, after Saddam invaded Kuwait, they thought the American military buildup in Saudi Arabia and threats were for show.
Then there is the interview with Bin Laden:
BIN LADEN: ….We believe that the defeat of America is possible, with the help of God, and is even easier for us, God permitting, than the defeat of the Soviet Union [in Afghanistan] was before.
Q: How can you explain that?
BIN LADEN: We experienced the Americans through our brothers who went into combat against them in Somalia, for example. We found they had no power worthy of mention. There was a huge aura over America — the United States — that terrified people even before they entered combat. Our brothers who were here in Afghanistan tested them, and together with some of the mujahedeen in Somalia, God granted them victory. America exited dragging its tails in failure, defeat, and ruin, caring for nothing.
President Bush and his top people understand the principle involved and have followed it. But, now, its incredible and strategically stupid violation by the American demagogic and "realist" opponents of the Iraq War and Bush's Forward Strategy of Freedom are reaping the expected cost. The best gauge of this is what Amir Taheri wrote in his The Wall Street Journal article, "The Last Helicopter:
Hassan Abbasi…,"The Dr. Kissinger of Islam,"…is "professor of strategy" at the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guard Corps University and, according to Tehran sources, the principal foreign policy voice in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's new radical administration. For the past several weeks Mr. Abbasi has been addressing crowds of Guard and Baseej Mustadafin (Mobilization of the Dispossessed) officers in Tehran with a simple theme: The U.S. does not have the stomach for a long conflict and will soon revert to its traditional policy of "running away," leaving Afghanistan and Iraq, indeed the whole of the Middle East, to be reshaped by Iran and its regional allies.
To hear Mr. Abbasi tell it the entire recent history of the U.S. could be narrated with the help of the image of "the last helicopter." It was that image in Saigon that concluded the Vietnam War under Gerald Ford. Jimmy Carter had five helicopters fleeing from the Iranian desert, leaving behind the charred corpses of eight American soldiers. Under Ronald Reagan the helicopters carried the corpses of 241 Marines murdered in their sleep in a Hezbollah suicide attack. Under the first President Bush, the helicopter flew from Safwan, in southern Iraq, with Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf aboard, leaving behind Saddam Hussein's generals, who could not believe why they had been allowed live to fight their domestic foes, and America, another day. Bill Clinton's helicopter was a Black Hawk, downed in Mogadishu and delivering 16 American soldiers into the hands of a murderous crowd.
According to this theory, President George W. Bush is an "aberration," a leader out of sync with his nation's character and no more than a brief nightmare for those who oppose the creation of an "American Middle East." Messrs. Abbasi and Ahmadinejad have concluded that there will be no helicopter as long as George W. Bush is in the White House. But they believe that whoever succeeds him, Democrat or Republican, will revive the helicopter image to extricate the U.S. from a complex situation that few Americans appear to understand. Mr. Ahmadinejad's defiant rhetoric is based on a strategy known in Middle Eastern capitals as "waiting Bush out." ….
He used that message to convince Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to adopt a defiant position vis-à-vis the U.N. investigation of the murder of Rafiq Hariri, a former prime minister of Lebanon….According to sources in Tehran and Damascus, Mr. Assad had pondered the option of "doing a Gadhafi" by toning down his regime's anti-American posture. Since last February, however, he has revived Syria's militant rhetoric and dismissed those who advocated a rapprochement with Washington….
In recent visits to several regional capitals, this writer was struck by the popularity of this new game from Islamabad to Rabat. The general assumption is that Mr. Bush's plan to help democratize the heartland of Islam is fading under an avalanche of partisan attacks inside the U.S. The effect of this assumption can be witnessed everywhere.
In Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf has shelved his plan, forged under pressure from Washington, to foster a popular front to fight terrorism by lifting restrictions against the country's major political parties and allowing their exiled leaders to return…. In Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, arguably the most pro-American leader in the region, is cautiously shaping his post-Bush strategy by courting Tehran and playing the Pushtun ethnic card against his rivals.
In Turkey, the "moderate" Islamist government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan is slowly but surely putting the democratization process into reverse gear….
Even in Iraq the sentiment that the U.S. will not remain as committed as it has been under Mr. Bush is producing strange results. While Shiite politicians are rushing to Tehran to seek a reinsurance policy, some Sunni leaders are having second thoughts about their decision to join the democratization process. "What happens after Bush?" demands Salih al-Mutlak, a rising star of Iraqi Sunni leaders. The Iraqi Kurds have clearly decided to slow down all measures that would bind them closer to the Iraqi state. Again, they claim that they have to "take precautions in case the Americans run away."
….Saudi Arabia has put its national dialogue program on hold and has decided to focus on economic rather than political reform. In Bahrain, too, the political reform machine has been put into rear-gear, while in Qatar all talk of a new democratic constitution to set up a constitutional monarchy has subsided. In Jordan the security services are making a spectacular comeback, putting an end to a brief moment of hopes for reform. As for Egypt, Hosni Mubarak has decided to indefinitely postpone local elections, a clear sign that the Bush-inspired scenario is in trouble. Tunisia and Morocco, too, have joined the game by stopping much-advertised reform projects while Islamist radicals are regrouping and testing the waters at all levels.
….Running away from Saigon, the Iranian desert, Beirut, Safwan and Mogadishu was not hard to sell to the average American, because he was sure that the story would end there; the enemies left behind would not pursue their campaign within the U.S. itself. The enemies that America is now facing in the jihadist archipelago, however, are dedicated to the destruction of the U.S. as the world knows it today.
Those who have based their strategy on waiting Mr. Bush out may find to their cost that they have, once again, misread not only American politics but the realities of a world far more complex than it was even a decade ago. Mr. Bush may be a uniquely decisive, some might say reckless, leader. But a visitor to the U.S. soon finds out that he represents the American mood much more than the polls suggest.
What is most important about this misreading of a post-Bush American foreign and defense policy, is the risk for more wars that it entails. Need I mention Iran, North Korea, and China over Taiwan?
The principle that opponents of Bush have not only ignored, but shredded in a time of war, is this:
Maintain or enhance one's credibility for action.
Maintaining the credibility of America's commitment to defense alliances and containment was what powered strategic support for the Vietnam War. Maintaining the credibility that we would respond in kind against a Soviet nuclear first strike against the United States was the strategic core of American Cold War defense policy. Now, in Iraq, Bush has signaled in many ways that the U.S. is committed to staying the course, to the defeat of terrorism, and to a democratic Iraq. He has bolstered the credibility of this by putting the lives of American soldiers at risk, spending billions of dollars on this war and the democratization of Iraq, and displaying his dedication through speech after speech.
But, his political opponents and those of the war have shown in many ways that if they gain power over Congress and the presidency, which our enemies who are unsophisticated in American politics, see as likely, they will not only force a last-helicopter-out-of-Vietnam defeat, but weaken the war on terror (or turn it over to the UN, which is the same thing) and return to a "realist" emphasis on supporting the thugs that promise political stability at the cost of democracy.
Credibility is part of the peacekeeping triangle of power, which is capability for action, interest, and will (or credibility/resolution). Capability is not only military, but also involves the people's morale, the type of political system, leadership qualities, and so on). The interest of the leadership and public is equally important. If one loses or does not have interest in a certain action, then this affects one's power to do something about it, such as the lack of interest in stopping the Rwandan genocide, or the current one in Sudan. Then there is will power, or the will to use one's capabilities when one's interests are threatened. It is that will that confers credibility, the most important element of this triangle.
To sum all this up by a political equation:
Power = capabilities X interest X will
If any of the elements on the right are zero, power is zero, no matter how strong the other elements. If interest and capabilities to defeat an enemy are great, but will appears weak, then so is power.


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Banks may seem like an odd place to look for free services, but the advantage of being a full service customer with one of the Big Five is that the more business you give them the better the deal.
It's helpful to know what else your bank can offer besides a basic chequing and savings account, especially if it comes without a cost. Some banking freebies are obvious, like bundling your accounts to save $130 or more on monthly fees. Others, like a new account bonus that can save you up to $250, might require a bit more investigation.
Here are some things you might have to ask about or go looking for:
New account bonus
One of the best ways to get something from your bank is to open a new account. Banking has never been more competitive, and sometimes banks offer generous incentives for new customers. Here are three new customer incentives currently being offered:
TD offers a $250 welcome bonus if you open a Select Service, Value-Plus or Infinity account
CIBC offers 15,000 Aeroplan points if you open an unlimited chequing account. Make one direct deposit and one debit transaction. Add overdraft protection.
ING is offering a $50 bonus if you open a chequing or savings account with an initial deposit of $100.
These types of promotions come around from time to time, so it's always a good idea to ask about new customer incentives before you switch banks.
Most major banks and credit unions also have free chequing account options available for seniors, post-secondary students and children under 18.
Unlimited chequing accounts
With an unlimited account you pay a higher monthly fee to avoid getting nickel-and-dimed with additional charges. You should expect these types of accounts to include unlimited debits and withdrawals — including non-branch withdrawals — free email money transfers and some overdraft protection.
All of the big banks offer an unlimited chequing account option for one monthly fee, and most will waive the fee when you maintain a minimum daily balance.
TD spokesman Tamar Nersesian says their Select Service account offers a number of free services and products if the minimum monthly balance of $5,000 is maintained.
These include:
Free small Safety Deposit Box
Free certified cheques
Free Canadian and U.S. dollar drafts
Free preferred US Bank account which includes a free US Dollar credit card
Free debits (no branch fee) from almost any ATM in the world
When you add it all up, there's over $500 a year in products and services available for free. Other banks have similar programs.
Bundling your banking
The advantage of using a full service bank for all of your banking needs is that you may qualify for a multi-product discount on fees, or a better interest rate on your line of credit or mortgage.
RBC offers rebates for clients who hold multiple RBC products. For example, RBC's No Limit Banking customers can get a full rebate of their monthly bank account fees when they have a rewards Visa, an investment and mortgage with RBC. That's a savings of $131.40 per year.
The CIBC Total Banking Rebate gives you the opportunity to receive a rebate of 30 to 50 per cent off your monthly chequing account fees for clients who hold multiple banking products with CIBC. Depending on the account, you can save anywhere from $23 to $88 a year.
When you bundle accounts you can often get the annual fee waived for a premium credit card, which can save you up to $170 a year.
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Banking on the go
Mobile banking technology is making it easier for Canadians to do their banking on the go. More than 2.5 million Canadians have downloaded a mobile banking app on their smart phone.
CIBC is a leader in mobile banking technology and now allows clients to sign up for free text message alerts to let them know when their bills are due, or if a scheduled payment did not go through, along with other text message alerts to help them manage their day to day finances.
CIBC and Rogers recently announced that clients will soon be able to use their Rogers smart-phone to pay at the checkout with their CIBC credit card — this service will be available later in 2012 — and there will be no additional fees for clients to use this service.
The discount brokerage arm of a full service bank offers a number of advantages for clients looking to invest, including free market information, research reports and online tools to help manage your investments.
RBC offers free "practice accounts" where self-directed investors can learn the ropes of online investing without risking their own money. Clients can buy and sell a wide range of investments with $100,000 of "practice money".
CIBC was the first major bank in Canada to launch a mobile stock trading app, and since then other banks have followed suit. Sean Hamilton from CIBC says there is no added cost for self-directed clients to trade on their mobile device when compared to online trading — and mobile trading provides an added convenience for those who wish to trade while on the go.
Budgeting and planning
Your bank should be providing you with the right tools and advice to help you meet your long term financial goals.
There are a number of free tools available for customers, if you know where to look.
RBC's myFinanceTracker is an online money management tool that makes it easy to stay on top of your finances. The RBC Advice Centre is an online resource with advice on banking, home ownership, saving and investing.
TD Helps is an online resource where you can get answers on home ownership questions from buying your first home to renovating.
The SmartSteps program is a way BMO says it helps clients save on fees and interest costs. SmartSteps includes some on-the-spot money saving tips.
CIBC CreditSmart is a free service where you can set customized budgets and receive alerts if you exceed your planned budget for the month, or alerts if you approach your credit limit, helping you stay on top of your everyday budgeting and saving.
Diane Hart from Scotiabank says, "Our full list of online tools is available at http://getgrowingforbusiness.scotiabank.com/tools. They all are helpful in different ways, but we recommend business owners look at the Scotia Plan Writer and Scotiabank Better Business Banking tool."


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Withdrawing From the Client Who Owes You Money
Everyone wants to be paid for their services. If a lawyer has a client who has fallen behind in payments, and future payment does not appear to be forthcoming, a lawyer may try to withdraw from the representation. If you withdraw, how much information should you share about the reason for your withdrawal? Consider the following scenario.


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Bollywood's best and worst dressed celebs this awards season
The just-concluded awards season saw Bollywood stars making a range of sartorial statements — glamorous, intimidating, exaggerated and underwhelming. We pick the best and the worst dressed
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Priyanka Chopra
Where: Star Guild Awards
Style file: It's difficult to take our eyes off from this Toni Maticevski number. From the colour to the fall, the pleats and the length, we love everything about it. PeeCee's choice of accessories, which include Mawi neckpiece and glittering Louboutins, in addition to a sleek ponytail and the maroon lip stain, make it one of her best looks till date.
Jacqueline Fernandez
Where: Stardust Awards
Style file: Jacky looked stunning in a rather dramatic Amit Aggarwal gown. The structured trail, the midi ring and bracelet from Valliyan, plus the cherry-red lips add to the elegant look.
Kriti Sanon
Where: Filmfare Awards
Style file: The debutante sure knows how to make heads turn. The plain Gauri and Nainika aqua blue gown with nothing but a big flower at the bottom is sizzling. The French plait and pink lipstick are perfect accompaniments.
Sonam Kapoor
Where: Filmfare Awards
Style file: That the actress knows her style is no news. She proved it yet again with this black Anamika Khanna number. The outfit stood out at the event. Though we dislike the oodles of jewellery she had on, the hair and make-up pretty much made up for it.
Alia Bhatt
Where: Big Star Entertainment Awards
Style file: While the 21-year-old made quite a style statement during this awards season, we especially loved her in this look. The plain black halter neck Halston Heritage gown is gorgeous. The emerald green House of Chic ring, wavy hair pinned on one side and the red puckers add to her look.
Randeep Hooda
Where: Star Guild Awards
Style file: Contrasting colours when put together can do wonders to one's outfit. Randeep gets it right in this bandhgala teamed with jodhpuri pants. The yellow tint of the handkerchief goes well too.
Tiger Shroff
Where: Star Guild Awards
Style file: The newbie gave tough competition to his female contemporaries in a velvet Manish Malhotra outfit. Extra points for the perfect fit and the colour.
Lisa Haydon
Where: Star Guild Awards
Style file: 'The Shaukeen' actress wore a turquoise Gauri and Nainika gown. The beachy waves gave this one-shoulder gown an extra edge. Though the actress stood out among other celebs, we wish she had paid some attention to her hair too.
Sidharth Malhotra
Where: Filmfare Awards
Style file: Blending casual and formal in the right proportions is a skill that only a few possess. Sidharth pulled it off with a casual printed round-neck tee under a formal black blazer, with matching trousers and loafers.
Sophie Choudry
Where: Life OK Screen Awards
Style file: Pure white is a difficult colour to wear. But singer-actress Sophie Choudry carried this one-shoulder Mayyur Girotra couture gown with red detailing on the side with flair. Soft waves, red lips and a white Halston Heritage minaudiere completed her look.
Ileana D'Cruz
Where: Filmfare Awards
Style file: The cape seems to be the latest favourite of the Bollywood divas. Ileana looked fab in this outfit by Nikhil Thampi which included his signature metallic belt and a cape. The plunging neckline, the sleek ponytail and the pumps balance the dramatic outfit perfectly.
Deepika Padukone
Where: Filmfare Awards
Style file: This white floor-grazing gown by Ashi Studio is out of this world. The waves which begin mid-thigh and flow along the back make for a great fashion statement.
Varun Dhawan
Where: Filmfare Awards
Style file: In his true 'hero' style, Varun Dhawan made quite a style statement in this all-white tux by Emporio Armani. The rose on the side is a good addition. Ain't it?
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Aditi Rao Hydari
Where: Life OK Screen Awards
Dressing down: She opted for a Falguni and Shane Peacock waterfall dress, but it wasn't quite impressive. It starts off well with the alternate sheer and black panels making an impact but phases out towards the end. Too much happening with it. Don't you think?
Dia Mirza
Where: Stardust Awards
Dressing down: This is an outfit that confused us with its many layers. The shimmering Rohit and Rahul sequin maxi dress was plain drab and the hair was so not fun. We hope Dia comes back with a bang.
Where: Life OK Screen Awards
Dressing down: While we agree that 'unusual' looks work for some people, it might not work for everyone. Kajol's golden kaftan dress by Rocky S is ill-fitting and just too plain for the red carpet.
Sonakshi Sinha
Where: Big Star Entertainment Awards
Dressing down: The actress could take advantage of her weight loss, but misses the opportunity time and again. This black-laced Tanieya Khanuja gown is an example. The lace
and the protruding side pleats would have looked so much better as separates.
Gauahar Khan
Where: Life OK Screen Awards
Dressing down: The Anjalee and Arjun Kapoor orange gown made us cringe. And what's with the tightly tied hair? A big disaster, we say.
Kalki Koechlin
Where: Filmfare Awards
Dressing down: We like her quirky sense of dressing, but she seems to have got carried away this time. This Nikhil Thampi sari with a churidaar underneath makes her look like an actress out of a war drama.
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The mother of a 19-year-old college student who died of alcohol poisoning during a fraternity hazing ritual has filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, a national fraternity.
The New York Times reports that George Desdunes of Brooklyn, NY, was a student at Cornell University when he participated in a "mock kidnapping" and was forced to drink alcohol until he passed out. The lawsuit alleges that Desdunes had his hands and feet bound with zip ties and duct tape during the hazing.
The lawsuit, filed by Marie Anfre, Desdunes' mother, alleges that the fraternity members did not seek medical attention for her son after he passed out several times. Desdunes was found unconscious on a sofa the morning after the event and he was pronounced dead at a hospital. His blood alcohol content was five times the legal limit for driving at 0.409%.
Frat members allegedly removed the zip ties before the police arrived.
In filing the wrongful death lawsuit, Anfre is fighting against fraternities and the dangerous drinking rituals which results in the death of one student every year on average. Her attorney, William Friedlander, says that the wrongful death lawsuit is "not about the money" but about bringing change to fraternities.
A wrongful death lawsuit can be filed by the family of a person who has died due to the negligent or wrongful act of another. Wrongful death statutes allow the family to recover damages against the person or entity whose negligent or wrongful act caused the family member's death. Wrongful death cases can arise from car accidents, medical negligence, criminal activities or activities such as sports or school activities.
In a case such as this one, not only may individuals be found liable but the organizations including the local fraternity chapter as well as the national parent fraternity may be included in the lawsuit.
This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We are a personal injury law firm with more than 40 years representing families with their wrongful death claims.
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Australian winery Calabria has promoted Emma Norbiato to the role of chief winemaker.
Norbiato, who takes over from Bill Calabria, will in her new role take on responsibility for the winemaking and stylistic direction of the Calabria Family's wine portfolio, working together with its team of winemakers and grape growers.
Taking on the role with immediate effect Norbiato, who joined Calabria in 2009, takes over from Bill Calabria. During her time with the winery, she was named Australia's Women in Wine 'Winemaker of the Year' in 2016.
The appointment reinforced the "strong investment" Calabria would be making in its portfolio moving forward, said Bill Calabria, adding her passion had allowed Norbiato to shine through the ranks at Calabria Family Wines right up to chief winemaker.
"Her extensive knowledge of the Australian wine industry, together with the strength of her award winning winemaking will be a credit to our brand brand and I know that she will continue to nurture the future direction of our portfolio," he said.
Norbiato said she was "truly excited" about the upcoming wine developments Calabria had planned for 2018 from multiple regions around Australia.
She also paid tribute to Bill Calabria's legacy: "Bill has been a great asset of our region and mentor to many and I am deeply honoured to take on this position and share the Calabria family story and wines."
With 18 vintages of winemaking experience, Norbiato is also a senior wine show judge with over 15 years' experience across both regional and capital city shows.


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An Adult Macaulay Culkin Stays Home Alone With The Google Assistant
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This one is currently #1 on YouTube's Trending videos, with more with 7.5 million views since being released yesterday. And for good reason…it's a wildly entertaining Home Alone parody, with the now 38-year-old Macaulay Culkin. My personal favorite part is "Operation Kevin" with the Kevin Durant figure. Well done, Google.


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As well as running our payroll and company secretarial services, Elaine is also our office manager and has the unenviable task of keeping us lot in check. After all, hell hath no fury like Elaine when she spots a messy desk.
Over 20 years spent in HR have made tasks such as payroll, appraisals, training and personal development plans second nature for Elaine and when the working day is done, Elaine just wants to have fun…which very often means wine.
If Elaine isn't in the office, she will most probably be on holiday (we're pretty sure she has a loyalty card for Turkey) or spending time with her grandchildren.


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Hearty WELCOME to JUNE forms the content for this week's Sunday Story in Envius Thoughts! Children and elders were enjoying a nice vacation in the last two months! School holidays mean children can enjoy a larger sleep, no need to get up early, prepare themselves for the school/college, get up as they liker, have frood as they wish, play as they feel in the hot sun notwithstanding! Naturally when the children are not in a hurry, parents too feel a little leisurely! Visiting friends and relatives, kith and kin, local and away-in fact a great time in a year to enjoy- no matter Sun is at his worst in May! Parks and play grounds, private and public full of activities all through the summer vacation! Cool drink shops- ever the people in que- requesting cold Apple juice, Banana milk shake, carrot juice, grape juice, ice cream of any flavor, jack fruit juice, keerani juice,lemon juice, mango milk shake, mulaampaza juice, orange juice, pomo juice,rose milk, sweet lemon juice, water melon juice and what not!
Coconut water, sugar cane juice and palmyra tree gifted NUNGU will do enormous good to our health during summer.
Sommer coming happily water scarcity scaring at the society! Very hard to believe that a tanker of water normally available for Rs 800 or so, shot up to 3000 rupees-horrible indeed! When the Government says there is no water for supplying, where do these thousands of private water tankers get water uninterruptedly- a million dollar question! Government's apathy, insensitivity, in efficiency?????????????????????.
Summer season travel horrible again-notwithstanding extra fleet of buses, long distance bus standing travel! In spite of advanced train bookings, non availability for those who have to make urgent journeys! People standing in the toilets in the second class compartment! Not imaginasry but the actual experience of this blogger!!!
When children go out for play under the hot sun, on the one side parents feel relieved that the children are not making life horrible sitting at home- on the other worried that playing in hot sun may affect the health of the children!
But look at the pitiable condition of the sweepers, cleaners -street beautifiers who have to work in hot sun or otherwise! There are similarly placed workers everywhere.
There is a period called AGNI NATCHATHIRAM -this year it was from May 3rd to 29thy during which period sun rays will be at the worst and no fan, Ac etc can be of much help!When the sea breeze sets in the coastal areas, evenings may a little pleasant. I use to enjoy for a few minutes intermittently when I go for my morning walk between three and four and evening 5 and 6 in our Youth World in Jeevan Bima Nagar , Chennai where I live.
This June has a special significance for all of us- the residents of JEEVAN BIMA NAGAR which is celebrating SILVER JUBILEE on 15th and 16th in a magnificent manner- bringing out the talents within the colony and from outside to provide wholesome joy to the inmates of the colony.
A rare and happy occasion for all of us especially the seniors like me as we can enjoy GOLDEN JUBILEE only from our HEAVENLY ABODE!
I recollect my Haiku poems on SUMMER which I give below though a repeat of long back:
Among the seasons Four
Summer has its own charm
Here are some Haiku nice
Enjoy/suffer along with summer!
Summer and winter
Part of Nature – God made sure
Accept with heart pure!
Summer is pleasant
To write "Mid summer night's dream"
Sky throws a crescent!
Summer and winter
Brings out the great truth of life
Hot and cold glitter!
Sure the world needs both
Hot summer and cold winter
Ensure peoples' growth!
Hot summer brings joy
To my children, the schools close
Nice time to enjoy!
Summer has glory
For all of us to enjoy
Can make a story!
Summer is pleasant
To all those who have a mind
To taste the crescent!
Summer can be cold
As cold as Himalayas
Mind to be quite bold!
Great summer showers
Bring mice relief, joy and cheers
Nature's strong powers!
Summer gets flowers
Exotic and excellent
People in great cheers!
Summer knows no discrimination. It is equally harsh for all-big or small, rich or poor, men or women, employed or unemployed, well read or ill read!
Well June has just arrived bringing cheers and responsibilities, activities and attendant duties. Monsoon is expected to arrive shortly. Schools and colleges are to be opened for yet another onset of academic year. Payment of heavy fees, purchase of loads of books and notebooks for children. For my entire studies from Class one to University course, I would not have spent a lakh! Today a school nearby is collecting a couple of lakhs of rupees for PRE KG/LKG.! Is it education has become so costly and quality proportionately increased! Parents paying capacity increased!
I remember in late fifties I walked 16 miles a day for to-fro college in Karaikudi for want of 2+2 = 4 annas for college bus! Today boys and girls of elementary and high school classes go by school bus for a school that is just 500 meters from home in my colony! Naturally we find 4th or 6th standard boys and girls awkwardly OBESE!
One thing I have to admit is that the present day students in all ages are much more intelligent and better general knowledgeable than what I was at that stage!
Well wishing a happy and successful new academic year, we end this sunday story at this stage. Till we meet tomorrow as usual may GOD BE WITH YOU!


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Uterine sarcoma treatment options vary based on:
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Doctors should describe the uterine sarcoma treatment options available and the expected results of each. Patients should work with their doctor to develop a treatment plan that meets their medical needs and personal values. Choosing the most appropriate uterine sarcoma treatment is a decision that ideally involves the patient, the family, and the healthcare team.
Many women with uterine sarcoma want to take an active part in making decisions about their medical care and learn all they can about their treatment choices. However, the shock and stress after a uterine sarcoma diagnosis can make it hard to think of everything to ask the doctor. Some patients find that it is helpful to make a list of uterine sarcoma questions before an appointment.
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It's strange and hard and beautiful when life takes unexpected turns and you find yourself offering and agreeing to do things that didn't really seem on the radar just a few years before. I have received a few emails over the months asking whether I do any kind of public speaking or workshops or guest preaching. And, well… I do.
I am located in the Boston area and am committed to sustainability and the use of public transportation. If you are outside Boston Public Transportation (T/Bus/Commuter rail) we can work something out.
For ANY engagements please contact me using the form at the bottom of this page! If you are unable to see the form please click here.
Guest Preaching
If you're interested in having me join you on a Sunday morning please contact me. I am immensely more familiar with Unitarian Universalism but if you're from another denomination go ahead and contact me and we'll chat!
Speaking Gigs and Workshops
- Want me to speak at your event? Awesome! I can do that! Use the form at the top of the page and please provide as much information as possible about the event. Fees vary, sliding scale available
- I am trained through The Trevor Project to lead their Lifeguard workshops. The Trevor Project operates our nation's only 24/7 LGBTQ youth suicide prevention lifeline. I facilitate workshops on bullying and suicide prevention, LGBTQ youth inclusion, and tailor each workshop to the individual needs of the group I am presenting to. These workshops are great for any age – I have presented to 7-year-olds up through adults of all ages. I facilitate Lifeguard Workshops for free. I do ask to be compensated for travel and expenses. Donations to The Trevor Project are always welcome!
- If you are interested in a different kind of workshop please let me know. I have some "set" workshops that I've done multiple times (Occupy/Protest Chaplains, Queer History, Trans Identity 101) and I'm happy to work with you on developing other workshops on other topics. $100-$150 per hour + expenses, sliding scale.