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Even though they already have a line of watches for kids, LEGO has announced they'll complement that range with one made for grown-ups. Now everybody knows there's no such thing as grown-ups, but only kids wearing big boy pants. So we wouldn't be surprised to see some vigorous interest in these. Ranging in price from $85 to $185, these watches will have the added benefit (much like the ones made for kids) of having wristbands that disassemble and mix-and-match with those of other LEGO timepieces. This means that if you own more than one, you can further customize it… though if you get to the point where you're buying two of these just so you can screw around with the wristbands, you clearly fall in the "too much money" category. Or "serious, serious LEGO aficionado."
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by Jacob Kiernan
Regina Rex | 221 Madison Avenue | June 14–July 26th
Elizabeth Kley. Turquoise Birdcage with Roof Semicircles. 2015. Glazed ceramic. 24 x 15 x 14 inches.
What is a birdcage more than an ornamental set of fetters? An arabesque of soldered steal to house an avian companion. Unlike a menagerie, it does not try to imitate nature, providing comfort to the creature within. Instead, its ornate structure is a pleasure to those who look on from the outside. A birdcage is man's artful triumph over nature.
Elizabeth Kley's approach is different. In her show Translucent Threads of Dawn, she constructs beautiful, clay birdcages, now on display at Regina Rex. While the rolled steel of a utilitarian birdcage gives the illusion of freedom whilst entrapping its resident, Kley's earthen structures could scarcely contain a condor.
Two feet tall, each of the cages is constructed from slatternly columns, forming an extravagant, imaginary domicile. One is forged from muddled rectangles, another oblong circles, the third topped with triangles, the last made of kinky semicircles. The cages share an ornate and towering presence. Glazed on the outside in bright gold, lime green and turquoise, they remain undressed on the inside. Bare clay shows through the negative space. The cages possess a definitive pomp—erect and glamorous.
Translucent Threads of Dawn pairs Kley's cages with Conrad Ventur's colorfully, dark photographs of an elderly Mario Montez, one of Warhol's superstars, who acted in thirteen of his films. Considering Kley's own interest in drag, it is hard not to be reminded of the film that shares her subject matter's name. The brightly glazed exteriors juxtaposed with Ventur's photographs illuminates the pageantry of dress in each medium.
Likewise, just as the birdcages serves as an elaborate constraint, so can gender. Glamorous from the outside, an aviary ensnare a life within, as often does polarized conceptions gender. The conversation between Kley and Ventur's work highlights the boundaries of gender, constant negation in public and private space, and as interior and exterior perception. Like the columns of Kley's cages, dolled-up on the outside and raw on the inside, gender is a construction rife with pomp and pitted with significance.
Elizabeth Kley. Large White Three Part Lotus Bottle. 2012. Glazed earthenware. 22 x 22 x 32 inches.
Clay, itself, is a material that begins as malleable, and then solidifies to an rigid final form. And, the field of ceramics occupies a precarious middle ground between art and craft, sculpture and painting, function and beauty. Like a drag queen, ceramicists are constantly navigating where and how to situate themselves within these preconceived boundaries.
Yet, Kley's cages are little akin to Ilya Chashnik and Constructivist pottery, which applied plainer design to supplement functional objects. More so, she seems to harken back to Futurist ceramics, which emphasized speed of construction, or parody Bauhaus pottery, which attempted combining art and utility to find a higher form.
In his ontological investigation of the nature of the "Thing," Martin Heidegger takes as his essential example a ceramic jug. A jug is made of a material (clay), has form (that of a pitcher or carafe), and function (for pouring a fine Italian, or German, wine), but there is something more to the jug than just this. The jug, most essentially, contains something. And what it contains, Heidegger argues, is not just wine, but empty space, the void. He concludes, "the vessel's thingness does not reside at all in the materials of which it consists, but in the void that it holds."
What is most beautiful about Kley's cages not the way she combines color and clay, pomp and crudeness, function and form (though these elements are sublime). What is most wonderful about her cages are what they don't contain, a prisoner. The colorful glaze, elaborate structure, and gaping holes come together to imagine the bird that has flown free of its cage. They beauty of her cages are what they don't contain.
Kley is a New York based artist and writer, who's work has shown at Schema (2014), 39 Great Jones (2014), John Tevis Gallery (2012), the Georgian National Galley (2011) among many other locations. She has written for Art in America, Parkett, ARTnews and several other distinguished publications.

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1. Re: Using Parameter in Chart as an AxisJamieson Christian Feb 6, 2017 11:42 AM (in response to MJ Gellada)
I'm not sure if this is quite what you are looking for, but my interpretation of your requirement is that you want to see a line chart that shows every point for the current parameter setting and every lower setting (which does not form a straight line as shown in your mockup, so I'm not sure if I interpreted that correctly).
After putting together the solution, I wasn't even sure if the parameter was needed, so I didn't include it in the first sheet. There's a second sheet that shows how the parameter could be incorporated to filter the results.
Here's what I did:
1. Create a Bin called [Days bin], with size 1, from the [Days] value.
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3. Put CNT(Id) on the Rows shelf. (I used CNT and not CNTD because I didn't see evidence that CNTD was needed for this data.) Configure it as a Running Total over "Table (across)".
4. Voila.
For the parameter version, I created another calculated field:
And then replace CNT(Id) with the calculated field. (I also adjusted the formatting so that nulls are "Hide (break line)" to avoid warnings in the corner of the display.)
Workbook attached (version 10.1.4).
2. Re: Using Parameter in Chart as an AxisMJ Gellada Feb 6, 2017 12:42 PM (in response to Jamieson Christian)
Thanks Jamieson! This is exactly what I'm looking for. The line in my screenshot was more of a mock illustration if the distribution was even across the days.


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Goshen — An Orange County Court judge dismissed a felony assault charge against a high school soccer player, ruling that the charge took the concept of home-team advantage too far.
Goshen — An Orange County Court judge dismissed a felony assault charge against a high school soccer player, ruling that the charge took the concept of home-team advantage too far.
Wallkill High School's Jasmine Crespi was charged with second- and third-degree assault on Oct. 31. The 17-year-old from Plattekill was accused of punching Cornwall High's Ashley Thorpe in the face as the teams shook hands after a match in Cornwall on Oct. 31. The punch became fodder for sports-talk radio and Internet discussions.
Thorpe suffered a broken jaw, lost three teeth and required oral surgery for her injuries. Those injuries are the reason for the third-degree assault charge, which is a misdemeanor.
The second-degree assault charge was filed under a law passed in 2000, which made it a felony for a school visitor to attack a student who's attending his or her own school for "educational purposes."
Crespi's lawyer, Brandon Ozman of Walden, argued that a soccer game isn't an educational purpose. Judge Robert Freehill rejected that argument.
But in a decision made this week, he ruled that "there is no rational relation to safety or safe schools if an assault upon a visiting student is treated less severely than an assault upon an enrolled student."
Prosecutors said they'll likely appeal Freehill's decision to the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court. While they decide, Freehill postponed the case until Sept. 5. The misdemeanor charge is still pending.
Crespi is eligible for youthful offender treatment even if prosecutors win their appeal and the felony is reinstated.
If she's convicted of a misdemeanor, the law requires her to be treated as a youthful offender. She'd face a maximum of six months in jail and three years' probation. An adult could get up to a year in jail and five years' probation.
The felony assault charge carries a possibility of state prison time, but Crespi doesn't have a criminal record and it's almost unheard of for a first-time offender to get state time for an assault.


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Bad Wildungen is a spa town in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of Hessen, Central Germany. It is located on the scenic German Timber-Frame Road in the foothills of the Kellerwald range, 10 km from Fritzlar, 35 km from Kassel & 60 km from Marburg.
Its first documentary mention came around the year 800 from the Hersfeld Monastery under the name "Villa Wildungun". Around 1200, a castle was built by the Thuringian Landgraves, around which Alt-Wildungen developed. In 1242, Nieder-Wildungen was granted town rights. From 1263, the castle and the 2 Wildungens were owned by the Counts and Princes of Waldeck, who only abdicated after WW1. In 1906, Nieder-Wildungen was given the new name Bad Wildungen. In 1940, Bad Wildungen was given the title of "Preußisches Staatsbad" ("Prussian State Bath"). In the time when alleged witches were persecuted, 78 people fell victim to witch trials. At the time, there were only 1200 inhabitants. The persecution came in waves in the 1500s and 1600s.
Europe's biggest spa park
In the 1990s, the Bad Wildungen spa park was connected by a "green bridge" – not natural but made to seem so – to the Reinhardshausen spa park, making one large park now regarded, at 50 ha, as Europe's biggest spa park.
Natural monuments
In the foothills are the Odershausen Waterfalls, which are well worth seeing. In the woods near the Jägersburg stand 3 very old dwarf beeches. The Bilstein Cliffs are great for climbers. Bad Wildungen's local mountain, the Homberg, affords a great panoramic view. Das Paradies near Albertshausen is not simply called this; hikers will also find this unique forest towards Gellershausen and Kleinern to be something of a paradisiacal treasure. The 167 km Kellerwaldsteig, awarded as 1 of Germany's 3 finest hiking trails, begins and ends in Bad Wildungen. In the former Hutewald (forest used for grazing) lies a centuries-old beech forest.
Culinary specialities & Health Spa
One speciality is Schepperlinge, a kind of potato pancake, traditionally served with bacon, onions, and black coffee. Bad Wildungen is a therapeutic spa town with springs that bring forth water containing iron, magnesium, and carbonic acid. The times when visitors would "partake of the waters" are somewhat bygone. More at the fore of medical rehab nowadays are orthopaedics, psychosomatic illness treatments, internal medicine, rheumatology, neurology, oncology, and urology.
The yearly number of overnight stays here was roughly 1.4 million in 2002, which made the town second only to Frankfurt among Hessian locations with the most overnight stays. As is true throughout Hessen's North, "Ahle Worscht" is an ever-popular sausage dish.


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I've been redoing a pine wardrobe that we're taking with us to the new flat. I just can't stand pine furniture, it has no place other than possibly ski cabins.
So the wardrobe had to be painted! But first, it had to be sanded. We found a sander for £10 at homebase, so we're now proud owners of a sander. I love tools.
Sanding took much longer than expected… but the priming and painting was fun!
And here's the final result!
I found these doorknobs from urban outfitters that I put on
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Our Lifestyle - Episode 38 - "The Scene Is Alive"
July 29, 2017
Shoutout to Sparkles Detail & Scrapin' The Coast for being OLP's title sponsors. Scrapin' the Coast family of shows includes Orange Beach Invasion, Scrapin' The Coast, SikNic & Slamber Party
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With Baby Boomers comprising the majority of drivers on the road today, a new Master of Clinical Science (MClSc) in Driving Rehabilitation Therapy will become essential training, according to program organizers.
"Drivers are getting older. Coming with being older – sometimes, not always – are medical conditions that might impact a person's ability to drive, whether it's visual changes, physical changes or diabetes where you might lose sensation in your feet," said Miriam Monahan, a clinical educator, occupational therapist and driving school instructor, who will be teaching in the Driving Rehabilitation program, starting this month.
"We have a real problem globally. We want to help people maintain their mobility as long as possible. But we also want to identify medically impaired drivers and then intervene and provide assistance. That means training professionals to do comprehensive driving evaluations so they can look at the person functionally – from cognition, vision and other skills – and then act accordingly," she explained.
This is where Driving Rehab steps in. Said to be the only program of its kind in the world, it concurrently focuses on the practice and development of specialized skills, advanced practice behaviours, leadership activities and critical appraisal of research in the area of driving rehabilitation.
Over the course of one year, through distance and on-site learning, as well as 40 hours of clinical mentorship, the program will train students to screen, assess and evaluate drivers who are medically at risk or unfit to drive.
McGill University offers similar training, although it is a certificate program, taught mostly in French, and available only to practicing occupational therapists.
"The uniqueness of our program, which is the online structure, really affords this opportunity for people across the world," noted Sherrilene Classen, Director of the School of Occupational Therapy at Western, professor and founding director of Driving Rehab. "If somebody wants to specialize in driver rehabilitation, it's not necessarily taught in OT (occupational therapy) school. It's a conference here, a weekend course there."
The new Driver Rehabilitation graduate program is based in empirical research and hands-on training – a combination of knowledge and expertise unavailable anywhere else, she added.
"There's this huge need within our profession. Medical doctors aren't trained to do this. The department of motor vehicles isn't trained to do this. This isn't about retesting someone for licencing. So, who is making these determinations that someone with a physical impairment can continue to drive or not? Occupational therapists and other health-care professionals are trained in the medical model and how impairments may impact function, and we are uniquely situated to make these decisions," Classen continued.
Unlike the certificate at McGill, Western's post-graduate professional degree is open to occupational therapists, as well as physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, clinical kinesiologists and other professionals working in hospitals, rehab centres and assisted-living facilities.
This is necessary specialized training, Monahan explained.
"Someone stopping a car abruptly could be because cognitive processing speed is delayed, or it could be a depth-perception issue, or a difficulty moving the foot from the gas to the brake. It takes a person with specialized training to discern what the source of the problem is and be able to provide the right intervention," she said.
These issues are global in nature, she continued, and while drivers in North America may have access to specialized technology in their vehicles that can accommodate and correct for driver limitations, the rest of the world doesn't necessarily have the same access to driving aids. The program aims to prepare graduates to be leaders in the field.
"Driving is an occupational enabler – it gets us from Point A to Point B. Without that, we're not shopping, we're not socializing, we're not going to doctor appointments, getting our prescriptions – we're not able to participate, and help out as well as receive," Monahan noted.
And facilitated by one of the program graduates could help drivers across a lifespan, not just elderly drivers with medical conditions, she continued. It could help a young person with cerebral palsy learning to drive, an individual with autism, or even a person who suffered a traumatic brain injury and is looking to return to driving.
A four-pronged model marks the need for a program such as this, Classen added.
"There's a gap in the educational system, pressures therapists experience to make these determinations, the fact that nobody is trained to do this, and it is also the result of societal pressures," she concluded. "The Baby Boomers are rapidly aging and we want to keep them on the road as long as possible. This program is no small feat."


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WINTERS, Calif. — The 10th Annual CNGA Field Day at Hedgerow Farms will be held Friday, April 21, 2017 at
Listen to grassland experts speaking during lunch-time in a 'speed-talk' session focusing on the future of grasslands based on lessons from the past:
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This year's theme is "Essential Elements: Lessons from a Decade of Field Days." We are bringing back some of our favorite experts who have joined us in previous years and they will be sharing some pearls of grasslands wisdom as well as showing us where grassland restoration is headed. The driving tour will be a new route in our back restoration area where we will see native plantings on ponds, canals, hillsides, and in a riparian zone. We will also be touring our demonstration garden which includes single species plots, a milkweed propagation trial, and a walk by a few of our fields.
The day begins at 8 am with registration, coffee, a light breakfast, and viewing of displays. Talks begin at 8:45 am and the day concludes at 4 pm.
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We hope you can join us for this fantastic event!
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Surrounded by views of the Smoky Mountains, this spacious and bright rental lodge just outside of Gatlinburg, TN, is the perfect mountain escape. Whether you are enjoying the view from a cozy spot next to the fireplace,taking in the sunrise from your bed, or relaxing on the deck in the hot tub, you always have access to a mountainside view.
For your next family gathering or couples retreat, this bright open cabin provides the feeling of exclusive comfort with the added tranquility of the mountains, no matter the season. Stretch out with the gang by the fireplace for a round of board games or challenge your competitive cousin to a game of pool. If you'd rather spend your time relaxing outdoors, head out to the covered gazebo or pick a spot on the expansive deck. If the heat is getting to you, cool off in one of the pools on the resort!
This is truly a getaway, with plenty of opportunities for exploring, shopping or eating, but also no requirements to leave your mountain cottage.
Sleeping arrangements: There are 4 bedrooms, each with a king size bed, and a queen sleeper sofa for any additional guests.
Turn this cabin into your own spa-like experience with the outdoor hot tub, one of the jacuzzis, then dry off in the sauna. Each bedroom has a king size bed and private TV, and 3 of the 4 have a patio door to the outdoors so you can spend the mornings waking up on the deck. Since this rental home has its own washer, dryer, full kitchen and wifi, there are truly no modern amenities that you lack!
The fireplace is the perfect place to plan your next adventure, or work on creating a culinary masterpiece in the full kitchen.
This cabin is nestled amidst the Smoky Mountain National park so spend the day exploring on horseback, by foot, snowshoe, or bike! The serene mountain air and rugged beauty make it the perfect place to explore, whether it be by park trails or zip lining and mountain biking at CLIMB Works.
If you are ready to explore more populated areas, head into Gatlinburg to find an endless array of attractions and notable stops. Gatlinburg's offerings range from the Sky Lift and Gatlinburg Space Needle to white water rafting, quirky, local shops, and amusement parks to culinary delights and locally brewed and crafted spirits. Good luck doing it all!
If you aren't quite ready to stray from you vacation rental, unwind on the deck-pool while you take in the beauty of the smokies before engaging in a game of pool. The full kitchen also makes it easy to create a meal masterpiece, ensuring you never have to leave this luxurious lodge. In addition, since this home is located within the Cobbly Nob resort area, you can enjoy services such as an in-home couples' massage or a lush golf course.
$183 - $560 night
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$183-$560; Year-round availability, 2 night stay minimum
Cabin was great! All enjoyed our short stay! Toilet in downstairs master bathroom would not flush. Kendall Duggin (Reviewed on 14 May 2018)
Check-in was easy, arrived after hours so we were able to go in the following morning. Large location with privacy but the pictures are somewhat accurate but do not allow you to see how outdated the property is. There is a mildew smell when you enter the property, the downstairs bedroom fan unit located outside made a loud noise and the fan itself was not spinning and it needed vacuuming but overall we had a great time. Mwajuma Ball (Reviewed on 14 May 2018)
I loved the views and the privacy of the cabin. It was a little out of date in some ways but nice.
It was very private and scenic. Nice amenities but I did not find the pool and some things were out of date on the interior of the cabin but overall it was a nice getaway spot. A vacationer (Reviewed on 05 May 2018)
Old style home with a home style feel
The property was very nice. 2 very large bathrooms and great bedrooms. Living room furniture could have been a little more comfy. Kitchen was very nice! Very much enjoyed our stay. A vacationer (Reviewed on 29 Mar 2018)
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Penetrating Damp
Penetrating damp or moisture ingress is an issue that can affect any building. It can look harmless but can be damaging to a property even if it does not penetrate all the way through a wall. It often leads to other damp issues such as wet rot, damp plasterwork, increased heat loss, damp musty smells, frost damage into masonry and unsightly water damage on both the inside and outside of a property.
How is penetrating damp caused?
Penetrating damp is caused by issues with the building or plumbing where a problem has allowed water to enter the property. It could be caused by defective pointing, cracks in masonry, broken gutters, defective plumbing, a broken down pipe or even from increased ground levels around the walls of your property.
Signs of penetrating damp include:
Fixing a penetrating damp problem
The first step to fixing a penetrating damp issue is to identify and fix the source of moisture that is causing the problem. Once the source of the moisture has been eradicated, it is possible to repair any plaster or damaged timber.
Willow Renovations can resolve the full range of external building defects which have caused penetrating damp, identify any timbers needing replacement and propose a specification for necessary repairs.


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Conventional tools and their limitations
Really big data:
- Can you think of running a query on 20,980,000 GB file?
- What if we get a new dataset like this, every day?
- What if we need to execute complex queries on this data set everyday?
- Does anybody really deal with this type of data set?
- Is it possible to store and analyze this data?
- Yes, google deals with more than 20 PB data everyday (before some years back, as in 2008). Now they're dealing with more than 20 PB of data every day. Google is collecting lots of data everyday.
- Now running queries on one such data set which is off 20 PB on a SQL is very difficult.
Are there really big datasets?
- Google processes 20 PB a day (2008).
- Way back Machine has 3 PB + 100 TB/month (3/2009).
- Facebook has 2.5 PB of user data + 15 TB/day (4/2009).
- eBay has 6.5 PB of user data + 50 TB/day (5/2009).
- CERN's Large Hydron Collider (LHC) generates 15 PB a year.
In fact, in a minute…
- Email users send more than 204 million messages;
- Mobile Web receives 217 new users;
- Google receives over 2 million search queries;
- YouTube users upload 48 hours of new video;
- Facebook users share 684,000 bits of content;
- Twitter users send more than 100,000 tweets;
- Consumers spend $272,000 on Web shopping;
- Apple receives around 47,000 application downloads;
- Brands receive more than 34,000 Facebook 'likes';
- Tumblr blog owners publish 27,000 new posts;
- Instagram users share 3,600 new photos;
- Flickr users, on the other hand, add 3,125 new photos;
- Foursquare users perform 2,000 check-ins;
- WordPress users publish close to 350 new blog posts.
- There are many places, where data is generated in very huge amount within one day or within a minute.
- In fact, just in 1 minute, this much amount of data is being generated.
Conventional tools and their limitations
- Traditional data handling tools and their limitations
- Excel : Have you ever tried a pivot table on 500 MB file?
- If you try excel, it is a good tool for a ad-hoc analysis, but if you try to open a file which is 500 MB or even 1 GB then it starts hanging the system as you won't be able to handle the data more than 1 GB in excel on usual systems.
- SAS/R : Have you ever tried a frequency table on 2 GB file?
- SAS or R are the analytical tools as they tend to give it up when you try a data which is more than 2 GB file.
- Access: Have you ever tried running a query on 10 GB file?
- Access can handle data or query up to 10 GB, but beyond that it is not really going to help you.
- SQL: Have you ever tried running a query on 50 GB file?
- SQL on a supercomputer kind of system can handle up to 50 GB data, but beyond that, SQL won't be able to handle data.
- Thus, these are the conventional tools such as SQL, Excel, Access, R, SAS.
- The conventional tools won't be able to handle this type of data that is coming rapidly within a minute or every day.
- There is so much of data that is coming up and the conventional tools won't be able to handle this.
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Kwan Yin, the female Buddha of Compassion, often appears with 1,000 arms and hands, and in the palm of each hand, an eye. One thousand eyes scan the universe, ready to respond wherever suffering is found.When I reflect upon the work of Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) in New Orleans over the past 12 months, I wonder if maybe she also appears with a needle in each hand, poised to treat a roomful of trauma victims, still struggling to find the ground under their upended lives in the deepening aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
In the year since AWB quickly assembled its first response team, volunteer acupuncturists from around the United States set aside their families and private practices, paid their own airfare and joyfully entered a disaster zone in order to bring a little light, love and healing to a place of desperation, dust and chaos. Nearly 8,000 individual treatments have been offered, and behind each of these, a story is told, sometimes in words, sometimes transcending words.
Regardless of the language, the circle of healing, once set in motion, only keeps expanding, touching the hearts of everyone involved: volunteers, residents, responders, family members, the larger community and the world. I imagine that the desire to experience unity with the larger whole - the great circle of healing encompassing the planet and beyond - is the underlying motivation of every acupuncturist, and indeed probably is what brought them to the profession in the first place.AWB, in offering the powerful healing inherent in Chinese medicine to the Gulf Coast recovery effort, has certainly performed a great service to the people of this region. Everyone loves recognition and support, especially infant nongovernmental organizations working diligently to stand and walk on their own two feet, enabling them to fulfill their noble vision long into the future. The ultimate benefit in serving others, though, is the very gift of giving. Everything circles back upon, and in resonance with, the mind of the actor.
AWB offers individuals within the acupuncture profession, an incredible opportunity to participate in relief work, now and in the future; this is both heart-opening and holds vast implications for the future of our planet. Can you imagine living in a world based on compassion and healing, instead of war and strife? That reality is ours, right now for the creating. This precious gift has changed every acupuncturist who has gone to New Orleans. Some have even returned home and radically changed the structure of their practices, switching to a more community acupuncture-friendly model.
The voices of volunteers again and again confirm the richness of the AWB experience.
In July, a volunteer wrote: "Eleven people have come for treatment including some staff members. Many are trying acupuncture for the first time, having heard that it brings immediate relief for symptoms of post-traumatic stress as well as for insomnia, pain, and a wide range of other conditions.
"An hour later, as we pack to leave, a woman walks in and is obviously disappointed when she realizes we're on our way out. She asks us where she can get help. She is visibly shaking with despair. We invite her to sit down. After placing five tiny needles in each ear, she starts to unload:
"'My work is my refuge, my routine. By staying busy, I avoid my pain, which I don't know how to deal with alone. My family can't help. They call me and want to talk about their problems. My father is dying. Another family member was recently killed in a car crash. Many of my friends have left. A few weeks ago, I went online and found information about suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. I feel so desperate and depressed.'
"Tears begin to stream down her cheeks. I reach out and she squeezes my hand tightly. Another volunteer puts an arm around her shoulder."
AWB Executive Assistant, Sarah Tewhey wrote: "Last winter the people I was talking with were desperate ... looking for anything that could help them. I'd ask about Internet access and hear about waterlogged computers, ask about transportation and hear about cars turned over on the next block. I'd hear about missing family members and months spent sleeping on uncomfortable couches, lost pets. People were heartbroken, traumatized and angry, but somehow they sounded as though they had the strength to get on with life. It sounded as if they were going to be OK and that all of the material losses were secondary to the fact that they had survived.
"Based on more recent conversations with New Orleans residents, I think we are looking at a very dramatic second wave of trauma moving through the city. The people I've been on the phone with in the last few days are desperate. Many of these women are so busy taking care of their patients that they struggle to hold on to their own mental health. Several have confessed becoming addicted to drugs as a means of coping with the heartache and the enormous loss their entire community has experienced. There is a pervasive feeling of just barely hanging on. It hurts my heart to hear these things."
More recently, another volunteer wrote: "To see acupuncture work in the midst of such suffering was a great reminder of its power to help people heal."
A patient from the Musician's Clinic wrote: "Just knowing there are such beautiful souls who have us on their minds, and care enough to volunteer coming down here to love us, touches our hearts. So many of us feel that we've been forgotten by our countrymen, our government and everyone else. Y'all have been angels coming to spread your physical and emotional healing."
A woman at St. Jude's Community Center, who was homeless, said that she was able to go to a "safe place" inside of herself for the first time, maybe since childhood. The peace that this simple treatment gave her was immeasurable and the sparkle in her eyes at the end, priceless.
On the way to the airport, I asked our taxi driver if he was from here. "Born and raised," he said. "How have you been doing since the storm?" I asked. "Terrible," he replied. "I can't stop thinking about it, and I can't get my spirits up." He went on talking for a bit. By the end I had given him contact information and schedules to our clinics around town. "Thank you," he said. "Everyone has forgotten about us in New Orleans. Thank you for coming down here." He was eager to try acupuncture and said he'd tell the taxi drivers. When I paid my fare, he brought me my bags and gave me a hug. "Hang in there," I said. "Oh I will, baby," he said in his classic New Orleans drawl, "I will!"
AWB has a powerful vision of healing and promoting the acupuncture profession, but it can't happen without a steady influx of new volunteers. AWB offers a strong and active community of like-minded people promoting healing and wholeness, personally and globally, especially in times of disaster. This enables practitioners to feel personal power in times of crisis, as well as gaining confidence in the benefits of acupuncture in trauma relief work and in general. For more information, please visit www.acuwithoutborders.org, where you can subscribe to our e-mail list and learn more about the many ways, including donating monetarily, that you can participate in this golden opportunity. Please e-mail for information on how you can participate locally during the month of November by doing a community acupuncture event to support our project to benefit veterans (Veterans Day is Nov. 11).
Jordan Van Voast, LAc serves on the board of directors for Acupuncturists Without Borders. He lives in Seattle and is in the process of opening a community acupuncture clinic there.


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New City art editor, Frieze contributor, independent curator and culture essayist Jason Foumberg has a new website, designed by Ryan Swanson, that kicks ass. Professional writers know how important it is to have all of their written material online in an easy to access format. Foumberg's site shows an eye for typography and design and has tons of flair. It's actually fun to navigate – check it out for yourself! Bravo to Ryan Swanson for his bang-up job here, and to Foumberg for reminding us that writers and other culture workers deserve to have gorgeously designed personal websites too.
Claudine Isé
Claudine Isé has worked in the field of contemporary art as a writer and curator for the past decade, and currently serves as the Editor of the Art21 Blog. Claudine regularly writes for Artforum.com and Chicago magazine, and has also worked as an art critic for the Los Angeles Times. Before moving to Chicago in 2008, she worked at the Wexner Center in Columbus, OH as associate curator of exhibitions, and at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles as assistant curator of contemporary art, where she curated a number of Hammer Projects. She has Ph.D. in Film, Literature and Culture from the University of Southern California.
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How to find the perfect songs for your Playlist
"You're a better DJ than you think"
The thought of playlists excites you, but you're afraid your DJ skills are not adequate? Or maybe your niche taste of acid jazz will not please your audience? We've got you covered — here's a cheat guide on how to find the perfect tracks for your playlist in no time.
Keep in Mind
The song search and curation doesn't need to be time consuming or complex. Here are a few bullet proof tips to guide you in the process: 15 tracks is largely enough. There is no need for the playlist to be all in the same genre. Unless there is a special connection, don't put two songs of the same artist in a consecutive order. Have fun but make sure there is a common theme!
Understand your listeners
Knowing your audience's listening behaviour will help you where to look and what kind of music the playlist should include. As a starter:
- Analyze which of your latest articles about Music have worked, take notes on what artists and genres triggered the most engagement.
- Find out if there is a specific time when your audience visits you most. If it's in the morning, you might do well with a playlist filled with happy pop songs, if it's during work time you might opt for chillout/concentration music.
- No previous music content to analyze? Music data service Nextbigsound got your back! Unveil artist fanbases demographics and geodata to identify what to focus your effort on — who knows, maybe your audience detest Beyoncé?
- After following these steps you will have sufficient info to build patterns — E.g. most of your audience are born in the 60's and like rock, the highest point of engagement is in the morning during weekdays — make a "6 o'clock it's 60's rock" playlist!
First track first!
A lot of listeners decide whether or not they should keep listening to your playlists after hearing a few seconds from the first track. Make sure this first track sets the tone for your playlist since its intro and is relatively pleasing to the ear. THEN you can progressively add more rare and specific tracks. You can even A/B test this first tracks with a few people around you before sharing your playlists everywhere.
Sneaking is not Cheating
Head to your favourite streaming service and check out popular playlists for inspiration. Search by keyword, genre or mood — to find what you're looking for, and add what you like. You can also find inspiration from sources like playlists.net, topsify.com, digster.fm and mixing.io.
Intelligent Taste
Feeling lazy? Take advantage of the SMART RADIO features on platforms like YouTube and Spotify. Launch a radio using an artist, song, or genre as a keyword and save the tracks you like along the way. Not much effort really, all you gotta do is press next.
You've probably heard about Spotify's Discover Weekly, that creates playlists based on what you like, Unfortunately you don't have your audience login, but if you believe you know what they like, you can automate a playlist here.
Stay in the loop
- Follow the charts to find out what the world is listening to, add a few top tracks: Billboard Hot 100 list knows what's up!
- Add some trending tracks from up and coming artists to make the playlist more personal, and mention them when sharing your playlist for a chance of a re-post!
- Check out Hypemachine to see what's buzzworthy at the moment.
- Make it local with tracks from Spotify's interactive map — generate playlist with music popular in specific areas.
Simple Terms:
1. Know your audience music habits
2. Check existing playlists featured on streaming platforms & playlists websites
3. Search for specific niche playlists with keywords
4. Use smart radios/playlist automation
5. Check the charts to see what's on the top
.. And add whatever sounds good
The tools above are some of our favourites, however there are millions of ways to discover music so be creative! Just make sure you have the audience in mind and not only your own taste when curating the playlist. Now all you gotta do is share your music, there's a whole crowd waiting for you!
Check out our guide on how to optimize your promotion strategy, and get one step closer to playlist stardom!
PS. No need to stop working! Listening to music is multi-task friendly, all you gotta do is hit next or push save, so please continue with what you were doing!
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Since 1999, Germany's intelligence agency (Bundesnachrichtendienst) BND has spied on journalists of various news outlets and their sources, including employees of the BBC, Reuters and The New York Times, Der Spiegel magazine reported on February 24, citing the documents of the German parliament's commission investigating the US surveillance in Germany and the US cooperation with local intelligence. BND's selectors lists used to spy on worldwide communication included at least 50 telephone numbers, fax numbers and e-mails of journalists and newsrooms around the world. The German government, which likes so much to lecture others on human rights and freedom of speech, has made no comments.
German lawmakers are investigating the case. Media rights group Reporters Without Borders labelled the alleged surveillance «a monstrous attack on press freedom», and said it was planning legal action. The BBC has voiced dismay over alleged German spying on foreign journalists. «Our journalists should be able to operate freely and safely, with full protection for their sources. We call upon all governments to respect the operation of a free press», a BBC spokesperson said.
Under the legislation passed in October, the BND is permitted to direct espionage operations on foreign nationals as well as EU institutions if they aim to gather «information of significance for foreign policy and security». The legislation is widely criticized for not providing specific safeguards for journalists.
Since 2015, the BND has been under widespread criticism for its mass surveillance which has reportedly also targeted embassies of several of its EU partners and NATO allies, including the ministries of interior of Poland, Austria, Denmark and Croatia; US diplomatic missions at the EU and UN, as well as the US Treasury Department and Department of the Interior in Washington. Inside Germany, the embassies and consulates of France, Great Britain, Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, and even the Vatican, were tapped.
Back then, German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under harsh criticism over a proposed no-spy agreement with the US, including allegations that Germany's BND spy service co-operated with the US the American National Security Agency (NSA) in the surveillance of European targets.
German media have reported that the BND spied on the NSA's behalf in Europe and elsewhere – accepting from the US millions of so-called selectors or internet contact details, such as email addresses.
Last December, Wikileaks made public over 2,400 documents related to the German parliamentary inquiry into the surveillance activities of BND and its cooperation with the NSA.
Germany's domestic and foreign intelligence agencies have both recruited refugees as informers on security issues. Between 2000 and 2013, 850 asylum-seekers were asked by the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) to provide security-related information, according to the report from Der Spiegel.
It's not Germany only. The same year, another snooping scandal hit media headlines. According to the Guardian, the documents released by whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that Government Communications Headquarters' (GCHQ) bulk surveillance of electronic communications had scooped up emails to and from journalists working for some of the US and UK's largest media organizations. Emails from the BBC, Reuters, the Guardian, The New York Times, Le Monde, the Sun, NBC and the Washington Post were saved by GCHQ and shared on the agency's intranet as part of a test exercise by the signals intelligence agency. The disclosure came as the British government faces intense pressure to protect the confidential communications of reporters, MPs and lawyers from snooping.
The United States' NSA has been involved in the scandals while applying efforts to control each and every electronic communication. The British GCHQ is doing the same thing. Commercial spy software FinFisher (also called FinSpy) monitors citizens in at least 20 other countries. Global Information Society Watch's global report indicates that communications surveillance is a global trend.
It all takes place in the countries where leaders the leaders routinely deliver highfalutin speeches on human rights and freedom of press. Article 10 of the European convention on human rights gives journalists a strong right to protect their confidential sources of information. Snooping by intelligence agencies is a sure way to deprive people of their right to have aces to the stories governments and big business may not want them to know.
Surveillance practices are strongly resisted. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has joined an international alliance of human-rights organizations, journalists' associations and media, to protect foreign journalists from surveillance by the BND. The campaign, launched last August by Reporters Without Borders, aims to include in the revised BND law a clause protecting journalists. The signatories of the appeal consider the global mass surveillance by the BND to be a violation of human rights and they regard the surveillance of foreign journalists in particular as a serious encroachment on press freedom worldwide. The initiative is joined by Amnesty International, the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), German Federation of Journalists (DJV), German Union of Journalists, Netzwerk Recherche, Weltreporter, Freelens, Journalistinnenbund.
Despite all the spy stories and scandals surrounding the intelligence agencies activities, the German government has not done anything to address the issue. 2017 is the election year in Germany it the vote scheduled on September 24. No doubt, the Der Spiegel revelations will prompt many questions the government will have to answer. Looks like the migration policy is not the only issue Chancellor has failed to address.


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Over on the Insane Clown Posse social media pages they have been posting updated flyers for the multiple upcoming Fearless Fred Fury release parties that are happening on February 15th.
The guest hosts include:
- Kegan The Creep
- Psychostick
- Clownvis
- DJ Carlito
- Rude Boy
- Wolfpac
- Project Born
- Ouija Macc
Check out the flyers below to see exactly which show has which host. As more are announced we'll try to keep you informed.


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Single malt whisky
Hi - newbie here. How are you? You seem like a fair bunch!
My girlfriend was in bed at 9.30 with a cold - "and sooo tired" apparently. I'm thinking of heading off to watch the Rough Trade thing skyplussed off BBC in a bit with a new present - a bottle of Jura 10 year old malt whisky. Anyone got any opinion? I'm a fan of the peatier drops like Laphroaig, but I've been told this is a cross between that and Highland Park, another fave.
i drank a lot of it when i was in edinburgh
because it was cheap in the pub.
i thought it was rather lovely.
My dad's a fan of Laphroaig and we recently got him some similar peatier type whisky
not a massive whisky man myself but i do enjoy certain types, mainly ones like Laphroaig.
Why the two capital letters for your username?
No idea
I like whiskey but don't actually know much about it, that Laphroaig stuff is well nice but gave me a terrible hangover :)
because I wasn't able to put a full stop after my first initial!
Are you my father?
He's big on Laphroaig. In his local, the barman gives him a sponge with it when he orders it and says 'Your turps and sponge, sir'. Old people can be funny. I'm not such a fan of Laphroaig though. I quite like Bowmore, that's nice. There's a distillery just down the road from my house that distills (and possibly brews?) it, but I've not been on the tour yet. I should look into that.
Quite nice.
Big fan of Speyside, in particular The Macallan which is, at the moment, my favourite. Not that I've any for a while.
yeah. As I get older the hangover is the thing that scares me the most. Nothing compared to a gin hangover though. I've thought I was dying before with one of them.
I'm drinking Dalwhinnie at the moment and it goes down a treat.
It's a really soft one, easy to drink a lot of it. I normally drink Oban, but I'm a bit of a newcomer to whiskey anyway so I don't know much about it. I do like all the Edradour ones, and the distillery is beautiful, had a lovely day there once. They produce all the whiskey for the houses of parliament too.
the same joke every time?
Pure class.
Laphroaig is an absolute thug, it's like drinking pure soil.
Great stuff though. Pretty much destroys taste buds. I'm a big fan of Jura as well, good choice.
Every time he pours a glass.
Well, y'know, if you've got a good joke...
you're all dicks
i really want whisky now when i have none :(The_Living_Year this'd this
laphroaig tastes like domestos
my dad is a tullibardine man. he doesn't drink whiskey, of course, but his pub mates force him into it, apparently. on a weekly basis.
i often try to get into whiskey, but i got horrendously drunk on some when in my early teens and since then the mere smell of a wee dram makes me shudder.
petrol, actually.
Laphroaig tastes like petrol. The first and first ten times you drink it but I got a taste for it. Lovely stuff.
Mmmm, I've been on the Talisker tonight
Top stuff
I never made it to the BBC show. Just a (three?) few large whiskys and a couple of Bishops Finger chasers. The Jura is quite subtle, a little too placid maybe - I'll see how it feels tomorrow, when the dulcet tones of a Mr R. Youngs die down..... Oh and - giggle.
I've got a bottle of...
Yamazaki! Japan's oldest single malt distillery. It's pretty good - not much at the front but performs very well on finish.vamos this'd this


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If I ever meet the Skins music director — I think his name is Kyle — I am going to kidnap him and extract his magic powers because the music on this show is just a whole other story. It's the same story, actually, but different. You know what I'm saying. And they're both so good. JJ always gets the most eclectic mix, which suits him of course. (And anyway, I'm still holding onto my Temper Trap theory about Naomi and Emily.)
So, JJ and Thomas have both gotten jobs at Bristol StuffMart, and JJ is in love. The object of his affection is Lara, and as he assists a grandmotherly customer, she reads it all over his face and tells him to get in there. Back during the war, her brother fell in love, but by the time he plucked up the courage to do something about it, a bomb had blown off his face.
Every night, JJ records his thoughts in his Captain's Log. He's an alien here, and it's cold in the day and the night. Lara is the most beautiful creature on this (or any known) planet, and he promises himself every night that tomorrow is the day she'll smile at him.
Luckily, JJ's got Thomas because Lara doesn't even know his name. On their break, she's sneezing all over the place, and JJ remembers something about the only time he ever got a girl to sleep with him and he drops a tab of vitamin C in her water. She's rightly weary because of the ubiquitous MDMA floating around Bristol like horny fairy dust, but JJ explains that it will help her cold and keep her bowel movements regular.
When she leaves, Thomas says that if JJ doesn't ask her out in ten seconds, he's going to do it, so JJ chases Lara through StuffMart and asks her out over the loudspeaker. She's like, "Yeah? Sure?"
At home, JJ kind of panics, but not as much as he should be, because just as he's really working up a good pace, Freddie shows up with a smoking bag of James "Jimmy" Cook.


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Birthday: 2004 January
Size: 20" LONG 16" TALL 8" WIDE
With its movable beak, this Raven puppet will crow "Nevermore!" from the treetops until the dawn breaks. This highly intelligent bird is a prevalent figure in traditional mythology and fairy tales around the world. Often depicted as a trickster or a creator, this Raven will make a perfect storytelling companion.
Special Features: Movable mouth and wings
Recommended for ages 3 and up.
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Kids love it and I do too.
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Kids at church love the Raven. Puppet team excited about competing with this unique puppet.
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great puppet; wonderful and fun gift. Good quality!
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I gave the raven puppet to my friends, who are adults. They loved it.
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Finngården Skifsen
Newly built Finn farm, beautifully situated by Lake Skifsen.
Walk, swim, make coffee in the cookery cabin or experience the smoke sauna, occasionally heated throughout the summer. A 22.5-kilometre walking path starts from Säfsnäs homestead in Fredriksberg. The Skifsen day is held during the annually organised Säfsen week.
Info: Föreningen Skifsens vänner
Skifsens vänner >
A unique, long-term and non-profit project aims to build a Finn farm in Skifsen, the way it could have looked in the 1750's.
The site is chosen with care. It is one of the six first settlements in Säfsen, where the forest Finns settled around 1620. Thereafter, the place was inhabited until the middle of the 1940's, when the two remaining farms were demolished. Fir trees now cover the area, but the foundations of the buildings remain.
Buildings and houses that were typical of a Finn farm are being built next to the original site. The buildings are to some extent adapted for modern use. There is a smoke sauna, a cookery cabin with stove, a provision-shed built on posts, a barn and two further buildings – a kiln and a traditional Finnish cabin.
The farm is managed and developed by the local Skifsen's vänner society.


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The terms "fitness" and "health" are typically used interchangeably these days, but, there are vital differences between them. Some people believe just because you have the fitness to run a 10K you must also be healthy.
But here is the thing folks, fitness, and health is not the same things. These two terms mean very different things, and are, in reality, separate states of physical being.
Plus, these two terms are most often used erroneously and get lost in the industry jargon.
The fact is, you can be very healthy but not fit; and you can be really fit, but not healthy.
With that said, worry no more. I got you covered, buddy. Today I'll teach you how to tell the difference between the two. As runner, I'm also deeply interested in anything that's fitness or health related.
So are you excited? Then here we go.
What People Believe
Most believe, if you are physically fit, you're healthy.
But it's not always the case. Being fit influences a person's overall health, but that does not inherently mean that the person will be healthy.
In fact, even if you run, lift weights, swing a bat, jump, etc. and you did it consistently, it does not mean that you're healthy. Fit people get cancer, too.
On the flip side, bing healthy does not intrinsically mean that you're fit. And we all know of people who never ran a mile or lifted weights in their lives, but seem disease-free and healthy.
Yes, as we will see, there are a few similarities between the two, but the differences are far greater.
Fitness Vs. Health
Why? It's quite simple.
People are different and come from different backgrounds.
Although we share the same genetic makeup as Homo sapiens, the little variations in genetic structure, muscle tissue, lifestyle, environment, and overall health and well-being can influence your personal fitness and health profile.
So, what is fitness? What is health?
Fitness Demystified
Fitness refers to one's ability to perform a particular physical movement, be it running, weight lifting, jumping, etc.
Measuring Fitness
Fitness is defined by the level of agility, speed, strength, explosive power, mobility and cardiovascular conditioning and endurance, etc.
What's more, being fit for one sport doesn't mean you will be fit for another (of course, I still believe in the benefits of cross training).
So, for instance, being extremely fit for endurance running may not translate over well to Olympic weightlifting, or boxing.
That's why runners are fit for running, MMA athletes are fit for MMA-type fighting, mountain bikers are fit for mountain biking, etc. You get the picture.
Fitness Factors
The main way of increasing fitness is through physical activity. It involves some type of activity that stimulates different systems of the body and keeps a certain condition within the body.
Lifestyle choices, such as diet, are also vital. But it boils down to the amount and quality of physical activity that determines your fitness level.
For most people, fitness can be within the control of the individual. If you are not fit, then often-than-not. You're responsible.
Fitness as it Relates To Health
Research shows that increasing one's fitness can lead to a health boost in so many ways—lowered risks of cardiovascular ailments, reduced risks of cancer, stronger immunity, etc.
So, your fitness level does have an impact on your health status. But, all in all, it does not define it. Fitness can be considered a measure of the amount of physical aptitude than a measure of health and well-being.
What do I mean? Keep on reading.
Health Demystified
Health, on the other hand, is the general term used to describe the overall well-being status of a person.
As a general rule, being healthy entails being free from diseases or illness and not suffering from any pain or injury.
But that's not the whole story.
According to the World Health Organization, health is not merely the absence of illness or disease. The WHO defines it as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. I couldn't agree more.
Measuring Health
Health is measured by a certain number of different elements that conventional science has produced. These include insulin levels, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, oxygen intake, hormonal metrics, cardiovascular fitness, basic mobility, skin health, etc.
In other words, true health involves having a balanced approach to things.
Health Factors
Your health status can be affected by many factors, including genes, environments, food, disease, social structure, etc.
So, it might not always be under one's control (but that's no excuse to let your health deteriorate).
Some of the best ways to increase your health include physical activity (or fitness), balanced nutrition, stress management, reduction of environmental pollution, proper sleep, etc.
So, you can improve your fitness by getting healthier, and can get healthy by improving your fitness. The two are interlinked. But, as we have just seen, they differ from each other greatly.
And now you know the difference.
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Happy Monday!
I hope you all had a beautiful weekend – isn't it lovely now the weather is getting just a little warmer? I swear summer will be here before we know it!
We had a lovely weekend catching up with friends and enjoying plenty of time relaxing at home – the first chance we've had to do that since returning from holiday. And you know what? It was perfect.
Here are five things to get your week off to a great start – including a chance to win a copy of LeeAnn Yare's gorgeous book, Rooms to Love…
– Let's kick things off with this video of a hamster having the best day ever at Disney World, complete with miniature rides, food and treats. Too much cuteness in one video!
– I'm a bit of a magpie and LOVE anything shiny, and these gorgeous glitter resin teaspoons are no exception. Yip, glitter teaspoons.
– Speaking of shiny, I can't wait to pick up a couple of these gorgeous brass cactus planters soon – they even come with a plant so you don't need to do a thing!
– With summer not too far away (yeah, I'm rounding forward quite a bit) I'm beginning to hunt around for some new summer dresses. This beautiful cosmic print dress is a current fav – check out the colours!
– Shore City's gorgeous Art of Cake exhibition has officially kicked off again and the creations from this year's finalists are truly stunning – we have some seriously talented cakers in Auckland! Each of the five finalists' creations were inspired by mood boards created by fashion and design personalities, including the amazing LeeAnn Yare. If you're in Auckland, be sure to pop into Shore City in Takapuna this week and check out the cakes yourself. If you spend $5 in the mall you can vote for your favourite and be in to win a whole bunch of awesome prizes – good, huh?
I have a copy of LeeAnn Yare's book, Rooms to Love, to giveaway to one lucky reader! To enter, simply let me know which of the five cakes (above) you love the most.
Entries close 11.59pm Sunday 30 August. The winner will be chosen at random and notified on Monday 31 August. Sorry – this giveaway is only open to New Zealand residents.


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Global Commission: Second UN Member States Consultation (New York)
The Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance held a consultation with representatives of UN Member States in New York on 2 April 2015. This gathering was co-hosted by the German and Brazilian Missions to the United Nations.
Humanity faces a growing range of problems – from an sudden uptick in political violence and environmental decay to cyber-insecurity and cross-border economic shocks – with global security and justice implications that need urgent attention but far exceed state and global institutional capacities alike.
To overcome this capacity deficit, The Hague Institute for Global Justice and The Stimson Center have brought together a Commission on Global Security, Justice, and Governance – a select group of eminent statespersons and public intellectuals – to craft reform recommendations for release before next September's 70th Anniversary Summit of the United Nations.
To learn more about The Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance, visit: GlobalSecurityJusticeGovernance.org. Follow the Commission on Twitter: @BetterGlobalGov


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I will continue with posts on Carla Bley, I'd written a review of her Christmas album, unfortunately my brother didn't turn me on till the middle of January. I might post that as part of it.


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Role of Dialogue in
What is Dialogue?
Dialogue is a conversation animated by a search for MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.
While distinct from problem solving, it often supports problem solving. In contrast to debate, participants are typically asked to set aside the urge to persuade.
In diverse groups of 8 - 12 people dialogue supports:
SPEAKING in ways that are
LISTENING for what one wants to understand better, rather than what one wants to rebut
ASKING genuine (not rhetorical) questions
REFLECTING on others' perspectives as well as on one's own.
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Advocacy Priorities 2017
2017 Priorities
The New York School-Based Health Alliance strongly urges the adoption of these priorities. The combined financial impact of the carve-in ($16.3M) and the State Budget proposal ($21M) will cripple SBHCs and force statewide closures. SBHCs are already underfunded, with a reduction of $4 million in funds since the Great Recession. Since then, 20 SBHCs have closed.
There are 244 School-Based Health Centers in New York State, serving over 200,000 students. SBHCs are on the front lines promoting children's health in communities with limited access to health, dental, and mental health services. SBHCs are child-centered providers that bring services directly to where the kids are- in school.
Many of the young people that we serve live in communities with a high incidence of drug and alcohol abuse, violence, teen pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. The majority of children served statewide are African American (33%) and Hispanic and Latino (44%). Fourteen percent live in rural areas where geography and shortages of health and mental health providers make access to services extremely difficult. For some youth SBHCs are their only source for counseling, health screenings, reproductive care and immunizations
Repeated studies have shown that SBHCs improve the health and mental health of children and save the State money. SBHCs prevent unnecessary hospitalizations, reduce emergency room visits, improve school attendance and avoid lost workdays for parents. For example, one study shows that SBHCs reduce ER use and hospitalizations by half for asthmatic students.
Please support this vital health safety net for children!


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The holiday season is rapidly approaching, so let's remember that while we're filling our bellies this Thanksgiving, we shouldn't be filling landfills with perfectly good food! Here are a few tips on how we can move towards a zero waste holiday.
1) Bring to-go containers. Ask your dinner guests to bring a tupperware and send them home with some leftovers. This way, you won't be stuck with a month's worth of food, and everyone gets to enjoy an extra slice of pumpkin pie.
2) Your freezer is your friend. Freeze leftovers and enjoy a nice treat next month when you want a delicious meal. Read more about how to store your leftovers and how long they will last here.
3) Plan out your meal. Sounds simple, but holiday stress is usually just the thing to prompt us to unnecessarily triple every recipe for fear of running out. Try to make only what you need, wasting food not only has an extreme environmental impact, but can cause you to blow your budget or over eat as well. Read some tips about how to shop smart, store food properly, and use up some food scraps on Food Shift's reduce your waste page.
4) Repurpose your leftovers. Check out some recipes that will help you use up those leftovers from Food Network and Martha Stewart.
5) Go zero waste. Aside from wasted food, try to keep other resources out of the waste stream too. The EPA has a great list of tips that includes opting for reusable dishes and napkins and washing and reusing jars and containers.
6) Compost your food scraps. Directing scraps away from landfills reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Read more about the environmental impacts of food waste here.
7) Reach out to your community! Consider giving your leftovers away to someone who may be in need of extra food. One in five people in the U.S. don't have adequate access to food, so consider bringing your extra food to a friend, neighbor, or make a post about your surplus food on freecycle, an online sharing platform.
8) Food businesses can take action too. Companies, grocery stores, restaurants, or entities with leftover holiday food can donate it. Businesses are protected from liability, and food with approaching date labels is often still good. If you have leftover food in the Bay Area, we recommend contacting SF Food Runners, Peninsula Food Runners, ExtraFood.Org in the North Bay, and Food Shift in Oakland to make a donation.
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Sunday, 3 February 2013
Endogenous retroviruses and the placenta
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My mind was blown in my virology class in college when my professor mentioned that a expression of endogenous retroviral genes was responsible for the development of the placenta. You mention here that six syncytin genes have been discovered (mice and primates), and that they are not orthologous (very cool!) Question: must all mammals have syncytin genes in order for live birth to take place? If so, is it likely that all these genes are endogenous retroviruses?ReplyDelete
Syncytins are by definition endogenous retroviral envelope genes. Since I wrote this post, several more have been described. The quickest way to find these papers is by a literature search for Dupressoir and Syncytin. There are many mammals for which evidence of syncytin genes is lacking. However, since establishment of a placenta often involves invasion by syncytial trophoblast, and syncytium formation is promoted by syncytins, some believe that capture of a retroviral envelope (syncytin) gene occurred early in the evolution of placentation in mammals. I find this an interesting hypothesis, but am not convinced. Thank you for your interest in my blog.ReplyDelete


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ADL after LA synagogue attack: Jews most targeted religious group
The Anti-Defamation League has expressed deep concern over Thursday's shooting at the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic synagogue in North Hollywood.
"While we have not confirmed the motive behind this horrendous act, we obviously take a shooting at a synagogue very seriously and ask for the community to contact LAPD or ADL with any information," said ADL Regional Director Amanda Susskind. "We commend the Los Angeles Police Department for immediately committing resources to vigorously investigate this crime and for their continuing commitment to the protection of all religious institutions."
"Statistics consistently show Jews to be far and away the most frequently targeted religious group, with 74 percent of hate crimes motivated by religion being perpetrated against Jews in Los Angeles County," added Susskind, citing the most recent Hate Crime Report of the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations.
Los Angeles police were still searching Friday for the assailant who shot and wounded two men as they entered the synagogue, in what officials are calling a senseless act of violence.
Category: Synagogue/Jewish Security