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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2017 The Woodlands, TX NYSE: HUN
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) announced today that Peter Huntsman, President and Chief Executive Officer, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, an additional role he will assume as of January 1, 2018. The Company's founder, Jon M. Huntsman, will be stepping down as Executive Chairman on December 31, 2017 and the role of Executive Chairman will be eliminated. After serving as Executive Chairman of the company he founded 48 years ago, Mr. Huntsman will continue to serve on the Board of Directors as a Director and Chairman Emeritus.
New Chairman of the Board and CEO Peter Huntsman commented:
"I am honored to be taking on this responsibility at a time when the Company has never been stronger and had more opportunities before it. This will be a smooth transition as our founder, my father, will continue in a valuable capacity as a Board member, maintaining vital relations with customers, suppliers, and policy makers as well as sharing his total 56 years of industry experience."
Jon Huntsman, Sr. further commented:
"It's a high honor to turn the chairmanship role over to Peter Huntsman, who I consider to be one of the world's outstanding CEO's. Huntsman Corporation will continue to experience its sound growth and strong financial controls under Peter's experienced oversight. It has been both a great challenge and a special privilege to be chairman for almost half a century."
About Huntsman:Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2016 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Ou
r chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 75 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in over 30 countries and employ approximately 10,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.
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The Nature of Irish Studies, M/MLA, Nov. 8-11, Cincinnati
How are Irish novels, poems, and plays indebted to nature? From Joyce's Ulysses to Heaney's "Flaggy Shore," Irish authors have privileged the nature motif in their works. Literary critics have historically aligned Irish literature with the urban and commercial growth of the industrial era, even though many authors—such as Beckett and Yeats—created symbolic literary ecologies. This panel will explore the influence of the nature motif in Irish novels, poems, and plays. We will begin by querying how Ireland's literary heritage is indebted to nature. Panelists will explore how the motifs of sky, soil, sea operate as nature topography in texts, as well as how vital and frivolous features of the material earth amplify textual themes. Panelists will consider both pastoral and aesthetic decay motifs, artistic movements, as well as the operation of ancient and modern ecosystems. We will ask: how do these aesthetic encounters of nature provide new textual readings? In what ways do Irish texts juxtapose industrialization with the preservation of nature? How does the concept of "transnational natures" operate in Irish texts?
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This is a clear indication that now more than ever women are entering the medicalprofession. "Mind you these women are here because of their merit", I emphasizes. In the highly competitive world of the medical profession over the years you can see that there has been a remarkable and notable increase in the participation and performance of women. Due to the nature of the profession there is less discrimination faced by women. The new-generation doctors are more assertive, freer and more open-minded than we were at that age. They are professional and most of them are quite career-oriented".


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It really comes as no surprise that supporters of demonic abortion would resort to firebombing a pro-life Catholic school bus. Fr. Vincent Miceli has said that, "...violence entered creation from the rebellion of Lucifer. This rebellion arose from the heart of pride. But the sin of pride is the offspring of the vice known as hatred of truth. Hatred of truth is the result of the creature's attempt to rearrange God's hierarchy of beings and values into an order which the creature prefers to the plan of God. This attempt immediately produces the violence of disorder, the chaos of falsity and immorality. For hatred of truth is really hatred of God who creates all things wisely and governs them lovingly. Lucifer, the Morning Star, was instantly deformed into the Prince of Darkness because he attempted to live a lie. He wanted to dethrone God and become God himself..."
We live in an environment where there is a "violence of disorder" because we have abandoned truth. And hatred of truth leads to violence. It is the very root of violence. Jesus said to the Pharisees, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I came not of my own account, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But, because I tell the truth, you do not believe me." (John 8: 42-45).
It is rejection of truth which leads to violence. And so we read in verse 59 of the same Chapter, "So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple." If there is exaggerated rhetoric and violence across our society, it is because many have rejected God's created order. But there is a consequence to this rejection of truth. As Dorothy Sayers reminded us, if we will not have Christ, we will have chaos.


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SIR, YOUR PLAN IS IN GROSS BREACH OF FIJIFIRST PARTY AND AIYAZ KHAIYUM'S 2013 CONSTITUTION ON EQUAL CITIZENRY: Jim Ah Koy plans to set up SCHOOL for unemployed youth, mostly for native Fijians!
DESPITE his laudatory announcement, Jim Ah Koy's plan to set up school for unemployment youth, mostly catering for native Fijians, is in BREACH of Aiyaz Khaiyum's much vaunted 2013 Constitution of Fiji. But neither Khaiyum, his side-kick Frank Bainimarama nor Education Minister Mahendra Reddy have pointed it out to Ah Koy. And what about the local media? They have run away with the story without reminding Ah Koy the contents of the Constitution, translated in the vernacular, and for the benefit of local journalists. Maybe the local journalists have not studied the Constitution, except Khaiyum's punitive provisions on the role of the media in 'New Fiji'?
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One dry season is enough to undo the growth which is possible this year. Growth ratio to debt is not in proportionate to long term development.
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So you continue to promote investment to foreigners and former residents in Fiji, while at the same time you're mounting up the ever-piling amount of debt that you've still yet to clear out eh Frankie?
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The state's deregulation officially starts on March 1. Not only does the deregulation law include a Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS), as championed by the American Wind Energy Association, but also a system benefits charge to raise money for renewables in recognition of their value on a supply system. The provision should raise a sum amounting to $30 million a year support for clean energy development. With the landmark law, Massachusetts becomes the fourth state to adopt a Renewable Portfolio Standard, along with Maine, Nevada, and Arizona. Vermont had passed an RPS last year but the measure was unfinished when the session of the state government ended.
Under the Massachusetts law, new renewables plants -- using clean power technologies such as wind, solar or low emission biomass -- must equal at least 1% of all electricity sold in the state starting in 2003. The percentage requirement would then increase by 0.5% yearly until 2009, when it would have reached 4%, and by 1% a year after that until some date that has yet to be determined.
The start date for the RPS percentage, however, could be sooner. This is unlikely to happen if the price of renewables can be shown to be within one-tenth of the spot market price for electricity. Renewables are thought to currently constitute some 6-7% of the electricity now sold in Massachusetts.
The legislation also contains a system benefits charge on electricity sales to be used to fund renewables projects and renewables research and education as a way of boosting jobs in the state. More than $30 million will be available yearly starting this year, for which wind is one of the eligible technologies. There is also a requirement that electricity suppliers disclose the fuel sources and emissions of their product.
"It's great for renewables. You've got money in the short term and a market in the longer term," says Mike Jacobs of Second Wind Inc of Somerville, Massachusetts, who has been watching the legislation closely for some time. "After all the politicking, it came out better than anyone expected."


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YONGEY MINGYUR RINPOCHE is a highly venerated teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in Nepal in 1975, and was recognized as a tulku by both His Holiness the Sixteenthth Karmapa and His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
When Rinpoche was nine, he moved to the hermitage of Nagi Gompa in Nepal to study mahamudra teachings, as well as instructions on the trekcho and togyal aspects of dzogchen with his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, one of the greatest dzogchen meditation masters of our time. When Mingyur Rinpoche was eleven, he was invited by His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche to study at Sherab Ling in northern India. There he learned the practical applications of the daily rituals of Karma Kamtsang and the tantras according to the tradition of Marpa. Rinpoche also completed all required studies at the monastic college or shedra.
At the age of thirteen, Rinpoche entered a traditional three-year retreat. At age of seventeen, he was asked by His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche to become the retreat master and at the age of twenty, Tai Situ Rinpoche asked Mingyur Rinpoche to become assistant Khenpo of Sherab Ling where a new monastic college was established under Mingyur Rinpoche's guidance.
One of his current projects is the building of Tergar Institute in Bodhgaya, India, which will server large numbers of people attending Buddhist events at this sacred pilgrimage site, serve as an annual site for month-long Karma Kagyu scholastic debates, and serve as an international study institute for monastic and lay sangha. The institute will also have a medical clinic for local people.
Mingyur Rinpoche teaches actively in the West and is known for his remarkable ability to convey the Buddhist teachings in a clear and skillful manner.
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A Night at the Shrewsbury
Reviewed Jul. 18, 2012 by Armin
Industry / Destinations
Located close to the Welsh border in Shropshire county in the West Midlands, England, Shrewsbury is a small town with a population of 70,000. What it lacks in human beings it makes up for in charm, with a town center still laid out in its medieval form with boutique shops and restaurants. Facing competition from other, nearby small towns with their own charms and looking to increase daytrip and overnight-stay visitors, the Shropshire Council and Shropshire Tourism decided it was time to establish a brand for the town and they worked with London-based & Smith and We All Need Words to design it. One of the town's attractions is its sixteenth-century Tudor architecture: houses with black and white timber facades in geometric patterns, which served as one of the main elements of the new identity.
The Original One-off shines a light on all the town's one-offs. The Tudor buildings (Shrewsbury has more original Tudor buildings than Chester), the surprises (you'll find a medieval cellar in McDonald's), and the new one-offs springing up all over the town. An independent coffeehouse, an artisan bakery that's open until the loaves sell out, a wine shop that's been in the same family since 1842, a 1500s home with 1990s carvings of Mick Jagger and Margaret Thatcher in its beams, a cartoon festival, a folk festival… and so the one-offs continue.
— Press Release, Provided
From the start, Shropshire Tourism made it clear that they wanted something local businesses could use. So the agencies created 'A Shrewsbury One-Off Since…' icon and stamp to promote one-offs across the town and in maps, brochures and advertising. The line can be used to show how old something is: since 1586. To show that something is new: since 2012. Or to say that a cake was baked earlier this morning: since 6.30am.
— Press Release, Provided
& SMITH created business cards cut from a large, original pattern. No two business cards have the same pattern on the back, so they're all one-offs. The black-and-white pattern nods to the town's Tudor buildings but with a modern, graphic update. This also stands out from the bright and breezy identities other towns and places use. The graphic pattern was also adapted to be a part of the Efra typeface (Shrewsbury's typeface for headlines).
— Press Release, Provided
One of the main reasons I am posting this project is to contrast it against Monday's Czech Republike project because this is how you do destination branding. You find something that is particularly unique to a place and then you bring it alive in a way that is not just a regurgitation but a contemporary interpretation. The main element of the identity — the Tudor architecture-inspired pattern — is stunning, bold, and flexible. I love how it looks as a whole background but I especially like how it can be broken into tiny bits and used as stand-alone squares and circles, working nicely as replacement for letters too. The typography is simple and unobtrusive, acting as a delivery mechanism for great photography and sharp writing. The other aspect of the bigger brand scheme, the "A Shrewsbury One-Off Since…" stamp, feels like it's a whole other project, with its own typeface and aesthetic; I like the idea and I love that businesses can use it without any expense and be part of the brand, but I wish it felt more integrated to the rest of the look. Nonetheless, this is very handsome, relevant, and appropriate work.


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This series had me from Hello. This was the first truly sad k drama I have seen and I cried 3 times in the first episode. So good, so sad…
The acting was amazing throughout the series and even the supporting cast were all really good. Shin Sung Rok as Choi Suk Hyun reminds me of a younger Cha Seung Won (City Hall). Gong Hyo Jin from Ruler of Your Own World was as good in this as she was in ROYOW, she was excellent in a lead role. Seo Shin Ae as the little girl, might seriously be the least annoying child actor I've ever seen. She was adorable. Jang Hyuk as Min Ki Seo was really good, an intense actor, he pulled me in and never let go. This is the first drama I've seen him in, but Chuno just made it onto my must watch list.
Basically this series was an acting showcase. Definitely not a drama for everyone, it could be slow at times and was what I would consider a quiet drama.
I would have put this up as one of my favorites, but it seemed to fizzle and lose its way a bit in the end.
Major spoiler alert: Did they have to kill off the grandpa? Just so sad and I'm not sure that was necessary. It seemed to distract from the story rather than add another layer. I also disliked how cheesy they got in the last episode, it just wasn't necessary. The ending, seriously that's it? They gave no romantic payoff. I guess it was as subtle as the rest of the series, but I would have liked to see a little more connection with the three of them. It felt like I had a great meal and then was served jello as dessert. Maybe knowing it doesn't have an amazing ending would make the whole ride better.
Here's a series compilation vid with the music by Hun, love this song, it haunts me….
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A home run in Major League Baseball is a pretty big deal. A few home runs in Major League Baseball is a pretty big deal. Hitting the most home runs in the 2008 Home Run Derby is a pretty big deal. Being the 2010 ALCS MVP is a pretty big deal. It comes as no surprise then, that hitting 4 home runs in one Major League Baseball game is a really big deal. Last night at the historical Camden Yards, in Baltimore, Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers hit 4 home runs in a single game and if you didn't think he made the record books already, he definitely did with that performance.
4 home runs in a game doesn't happen every day. Hamilton became just the 16th player to hit 4 home runs in a single game. I'm sure if you asked the Baltimore Orioles players and fans what the game was about they wouldn't tell you the winner or the final score, J0sh Hamilton was the game. Josh Hamilton is really one of those professional athletes who everyone strives to be. Clearly, one of the Most Valuable Players in the MLB right now, he also leads the American league in home runs (10), RBIs (28) and slugging percentage (.691). He really is just that much of a big deal.
But, perhaps the best part about Josh Hamilton isn't even his record setting baseball abilities as it is his life story. Everyone always knew he was good at baseball. Hamilton was the Number 1 overall pick by Tampa Bay in 1999 but wasn't able to show the world his baseball prowess right away. Hamilton spent a significant amount of years in the minor leagues while battling with a drug and alcohol addiction. He failed numerous drug tests and lost three years in the minors to drug suspensions. It wasn't until 2006 that he made a Major League Roster with the Cincinnati Reds. Things still weren't easy for Hamilton as he was then traded to the Texas Rangers in 2007.
2008 was when the world was really introduced to Josh Hamilton and when he finally got the introduction he truly deserved.
A true victim of alcohol and drug addiction, Hamilton doesn't deny his story and recognizes that its a struggle for him every single day. Despite battling recent injuries, criticism, and drug addiction, Hamilton is the model athlete who also relies on his faith.
As a fan of baseball, I am truly happy for guys like Josh Hamilton who have made it this far. Watching him succeed makes me feel like I am successful. What's so great about Hamilton, is we know he is not taking any performance enhancing drugs or breaking any rules of the game. Josh Hamilton is the reason we love sports. He is another example of the greatness of the game of baseball. Each night, you never really know what is going to happen and Hamilton is that reminder. Josh Hamilton is a true athlete who is really just that good.


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February Work Month
20 feb 2017 14:37
Another long period of silence since my last chunk of news, this month has been really busy so far. I started working on two projects with two different choreographers, one still untitled by Gerleen Balstra and the other Playstation by Art Srisayam. Also I decided to join in FAWM (Fabruary Album Writing Month), where you are challenged to write at least 14 songs within the month of February. I am glad to announce that I achieved that goal and that I am still writing, so a new album will be coming soon!
On top of that I did my first live gig in a long time for Music Movement Sessions in Amsterdam. I did an improvisation jam of material I gathered throughout the day. A very inspiring process and also a pretty cool result. The track underneath (also submitted for FAWM of course) is a little chunck of the music I made on that day.
Thanks for tuning in and you will hear from me soon!
Fresh Beats
18 jan 2017 08:07
After a long time of silence, a trip to America and moving houses I am back with some new music for all of you to enjoy! Let me start off by saying happy new year to y'all (that's you all in Texas). Hope all your wishes may come true in the coming year. On my way back from America I started working on the first track to come out of my new studio called 10.000. A combination of voice and a light inspiration by the future-bass style mashed with my own house style blended up. I hope you enjoy, put quite some jetlag time into this track and I'm quite proud of it!
Distant lights is song I put together in a little flash of inspiration. It might not be the most complex of songs but it does set a pretty strong ambience. Wasn't 100% sure if I wanted to sare it with you all since it comes out of my personal experimental bubble but I hope you enjoy it :).
Never Give Up EP
17 nov 2016 22:48
Today I gave myself the challenge of writing three pieces of music. I started by making 3 sketches giving myself 15 minutes for each one. Next up I elaborated on the arrangements taking 1 to 2 hours per track and eventually mixing and mastering all of them within 30 minutes per track. The result is this EP, created entirely on this stormy thursday.
The title Never Give Up is inspired by the learning process I had. The past few weeks I have been losing my focus very quickly whilst composing. Today I learned that just because the first idea that you come up with isn't the most exciting it doesn't mean it can't grow into something beautiful. Never Give Up was the track with the least potential after the 15 minute sketch time but it eventually turned out to be my favourite song off the EP. :) Thanks for listening!
(P.S. You can download this EP for free off my Bandcamp.)
20 okt 2016 11:48
Sometimes I wonder if my live is even worthwile if it is actually insignificant compared to the people that are in power. I am just part of their system and their rules. Somehow everything has become about money, earning it, spending it and living by it. Money has become the heart of western society. What happened to love? What happened to equality? It makes me feel sad to think about it all, but sometimes my mind just drifts off to these subjects...
Kalinushka is a Russian folk song about sailors fantasizing of their return during the spring. It describes soft white feathered snow bushes blooming upon steep cliffs. Will they come home to their loved ones or will they meet their makers? A question that remains unsanswered in this hymn.
New Track, The Warrior
12 okt 2016 16:09
It has been awfully quiet the past few days, I just started working my new day/night job delivering food all around Amsterdam riding about 70 kilometers a day through the most beautiful city in the world. I haven't been slacking though, I just finished mixing this track from my upcoming album (date still to be announced). It is called Warrior, a translation of my fathers name Gert.
It is a song about strenght, determination, focus and love. Of the many things my dad thought me, working hard to achieve your goals is one of the most valuable lessons. After years of lazyness I have finally gotten to a point where I feel like I am working as hard as I can to make my dreams come true. I hope you enjoy this song as much as I do.
New EP release on the first of November
8 okt 2016 15:41
I just passed the 100 followers mark on Soundcloud! And I am glad to announce that there will be a new EP coming soon! It will be a collection of collaborations with Thomas Walschot and Mats van Rossum. Also I added a new video to my theatre music portfolio, Within a Word by Heidi Vierthaler.
For everyone reading this and surfing on my site, thanks for being interested in what I create. An artist is nothing without an audience, it doesn't matter if it consists of just one person or millions. As long as there is someone who can relate to the creations there is a purpose for the artist to create. Don't forget to spread the love and inspire the people around you, a little bit of love can go a long way!
For now there is not much else to say then thanks for supporting my art and I hope you enjoy the first track of the new EP, Echoes.


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Alexander Ogletree might not be the bigger of the Ogletree twins, but he is the older of the two.
So when his baby brother Alec blitzed through the line during practice last week, Zander let him know who was senior (by a few minutes).
"It felt good to hit him and let him know the big brother is," Zander Ogletree said. "I always know when it's him out there that I'm going to hit and I look forward to it. Whoever wins that hit gets to talk the rest of the day."
Zander Ogletree, a 5-foot-10, 224-pound sophomore, has moved into the front-line rotation at fullback with converted tight end Bruce Figgins. Ogletree played primarily on special teams last season, but his blitz pickup on his brother was the talk of practice last Saturday.
"He popped his brother pretty good in the hole and everybody went crazy," Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray said. "Everybody was yelling, 'There's a new Big 'Tree out there now.' Because everybody calls them Little 'Tree and Big 'Tree. He kind of took over that Big 'Tree' spot when he made that hit. He was going nuts, yelling and screaming, and we all started yelling and screaming, too."
Ogletree is a vocal, excitable player and his enthusiasm feeds the rest of the offense. A fullback's job is to first and foremost provide blocking, which means lots of opportunities to knock defenders off their feet.
"I love to hit, I just love it," Ogletree said. "I feel like to play fullback or linebacker or any position between the lines, you've got to just love hitting. When I play fullback, that's just me. I was just born to play fullback."
One of Georgia's primary goals this season is to improve its goal-line efficiency. In 2010 Georgia had to settle for 15 field goals inside the opponent's 20-yard line, so turning those kicks into extra points has been a item of emphasis, especially for Ogletree, who delivered another big hit during goal-line drill early in preseason workouts.
"Last year when we got down to the goal line, we didn't do as good as we should have," Ogletree said. "This year, when we get down to the goal line, it should be like another gear and everybody should turn it up to another gear. I wanted to show with that block that we're going to do it this year. When we get into the red zone, we're going to put it in there."
Ogletree spent most of his freshman season on special teams while seniors Shaun Chapas and Fred Munzenmaier rotated at fullback. He took the opportunity to learn how to play the position from the seniors and hopes to take those lessons to the field this year.
"They were great role models," Ogletree said. "They taught me a whole lot about blocking and catching the ball out of the backfield and doing all the fullback things.
"Some people probably wouldn't like it because you're not going to get that much playing time. But I feel like it was good for me because I had somebody to look up to at my position. When I was a freshman, I really didn't know too much about playing fullback."
Because the seniors have departed, Georgia's fullback rotation has little game experience at the position. Figgins spent his entire Georgia career at tight end before shifting to the backfield this year. Ogletree is a sophomore who played few offensive downs in 2010.
"It's very different compared to last year," Georgia running backs coach Bryan McClendon said. "Obviously those guys last year gave us something in experience that we don't have now. But are those guys from last year more talented? Not at all. Both of those guys (Figgins and Ogletree) are very talented in what they do. I'm very pleased with both of them right now."
Ogletree is a talker who doesn't keep his feelings to himself. But Murray likes the motivational attitude Ogletree brings to the huddle.
"Zander is a wild man," Murray said. "He's one of those guys who's always talking and getting people riled up. That's what you want out there, somebody to get the team going and get them riled up. He's improved so much on his blocking, just like all the freshmen from last year. He's really learned how to play the position and he's a good guy to have out there."


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'Indian Bride' is a sketch I did on my last trip to India, trying to capture something of Indian culture and custom.
An Indian Wedding as a celebration is the mainstay of the Indian social calendar for the whole community. Hospitality in abundance. They are colourful, lavish affairs.
And so often, it all comes together at the last minute, just like the Delhi Commonwealth Games
(I came across this poem along the same lines and some great pictures.)
The painting is based on a photograph used by an Indian NGO and it suggests something quintessentially 'Indian', indigenous. Maybe a little is 'lost in translation' but there is a sense that somehow this reflects the culture of organisation
Chetan Bhaghat's book '2 states: the story of my marriage' suggests that an Indian wedding is not so much about the coming together of 2 individuals, but more the coming together of 2 families, 2 cultures, 2 states..... As the book cover suggests:
Love marriages around the world are simple: Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. They get married.
In India, there are a few more steps: Boy loves Girl. Girl loves Boy. Girl's family has to love boy. Boy's family has to love girl. Girl's Family has to love Boy's Family. Boy's family has to love girl's family. Girl and Boy still love each other. They get married.
Welcome to 2 States, a story about Krish and Ananya. They are from two different states of India, deeply in love and want to get married. Of course, their parents don't agree. To convert their love story into a love marriage, the couple have a tough battle in front of them. For it is easy to fight and rebel, but it is much harder to convince. Will they make it?
It feels a bit like that as we consider the future of CMS in Asia. The coming together of 2 different cultures. Socially as well as organisationally. East and West. The desire for AsiaCMS to be indigenous, culturally appropriate. Clearly Eastern in all its structures, governance, leadership, projects, programmes. But with people from different cultures. even just within India - North and South, East and West. So many languages and cultures.
Somehow it is about embracing the best of all worlds. A sort of fusion
In Monsoon Wedding (2001) the film culminates with a great dance sequence: young and old, male and female, all celebrating and dancing to the same colourful tune.. Maybe that's as good a picture as any.
And like an Indian Wedding, we plan and trust that it will all come good on the actual day. But there is an awful lot to do in the meantime....
It is often quoted: 'East is East and West is West and ne'er the twain shall meet' and it is left there ... that there is somehow an unspanable gulf between the two...
But Kipling's poem goes on to suggest the possibility of mature relationship, before God, standing face-to-face:
East is East and West is West
and ne'er the two shall meet
Til Earth and Sky stand presently
At God's great judgement seat
But there is neither East nor West
Border nor Breed, nor Birth
When two strong men stand face to face
Tho' they come from the ends of the earth


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Film Review: House at the End of the Street (2012)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over. REVIEW: "House At The End Of The Street" (HATEOTS from now on) has a really generic …Read More »
Film Review: Hush (2008)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver following a near accident REVIEW: It isn't something I am used to when I am made a bit uncomfortable by dialogue in a film. It is an even rarer one when this happens within the first …Read More »


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Got Rewards? Stay Motivated…
August 8, 2010
Got Rewards? Stay Motivated…
If you are unhappy with your health or fitness status try adding something challenging that you will find rewarding just for doing it!
All too often I will see clients who complain that they are not getting enough out of their routine or find that they are simply bored by the process.
My suggestion is to revamp your normal routine for a few weeks by adding something fun & different- but more importantly challenging!
Challenging ourselves brings more than just shaking things up; it provides us opportunity for REWARD! Reward is not only necessary but without challenges we tend to ignore our NEED for reward altogether.
We need rewards that are both obtainable and available to us in order to stay motivated, otherwise why should we continue? This is why motivation is a direct function of effort not interest.
Confusing motivation with interest is a common mistake made by those who complain about lack of motivation; they blame "not being into something" as the cause of their diminished motivation rather than accurately access how much direct effort is the culprit.
Further without effort our performance will undoubtedly diminish; inadvertently undermining our belief in our own ability to meet our health goals (through learned hopelessness) and/or the health process we are actively trying to utilize. Either way it's likely that this diminished confidence will further reduce our effort and make it less likely we will be successful in our health routine or for that matter, in any area of our life.
For more on how these effect overall functioning www.askthecbt.com
The bottom line is that if rewards are not available or obtainable in the environment we have a tendency to stop exerting effort (energy). Therefore, we give in.
Some suggestions are:
• Enroll or create your own boot camp, take a dance class, hire a trainer or health coach for 4 to 6 weeks (contact us at email@example.com) or sign up for a performance race.
• Create challenges that are different to shock both your physical and mental systems.
• Do something you can feel good about for the effort you put in and not necessarily be dependent on whether or not you are good at the activity.
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Summertime Start
May 18, 2009
Ok, so it is only 58 degrees and cloudy right now in New York City, and I may be wearing a cotton turtleneck sweater; BUT the forecast does call for the weather to be 80 degrees and sunny by Friday, AND it's Memorial Day weekend! This may be the first time you have put on a swimsuit in a year, or at least a long time. The good news is you have five days left until Saturday when you may hit the pool or beach. Although I would never suggest crash dieting, I do have a few slightly drastic recommendations that you can follow this week to prep your bikini body to look its best:
1. Skip the white flour and sugar. You may even want to stop the sugar substitutes as they may continue to intensify your sweet cravings.
2. Include whole grains (such as oatmeal and brown rice) in appropriate portions. Yes, carbs are ok and necessary to fuel your muscles through long workouts. Whole grains also increase satiety and will help give you the willpower to pass the candy bowl on your co-worker's desk.
3. Avoid alcohol this week. Especially if you know you will be celebrating this weekend, remind yourself that each glass of wine, beer, or 1.5 oz of alcohol in your drink has at least 100-150 calories.
4. Get your 8 (or more) glasses of water each day. This will ensure you are not feeling hungry and eating when you are actually thirsty!
5. Limit your fruit intake to 2 servings per day. Yes, fruit is good for you but anything in excess can add up in calories and pack on the pounds. One serving is 1/2 cup or 1 small-medium piece of fruit.
6. Load up on (the right) vegetables. Salads take a long time to eat and they are high in fiber so they will fill you up. (Remember it takes at least 20 minutes for your stomach to communicate to your brain that you are actually full.) Peas, carrots, and corn are digested like starches in your body. You may want to avoid them this week, count them as the carb at your meal, and/or just make sure you are having a small potion. Celery and cucumbers are high in water-content and low-calories. They are great snacks to chomp on when you get the munchies.
7. Sacrifice the salt. Sodium holds onto water in your body and may make you retain fluid, feel bloated, and even weigh more on the scale (even if it is just "water weight"). Salty foods can also be more "addicting", which is why it is so hard to eat just one chip or just one French fry. So, select foods sans salt.
8. Keep the good fat. Get rid of the cholesterol by avoiding butter, cream, egg yolks, chicken skin, fried foods and the like. But a bit of olive oil, avocado, nuts, and fish high in Omega-3 fatty acids are good for your heart, skin, and hair. In moderate amounts they also help you feel fuller longer.
9. If you want to cut back on your carbohydrates, do so at dinnertime. Carbs do hold 4 times their weight in water. Studies have actually shown that those who have low-carb dinners are less likely to wake up feeling bloated in the morning. Those who have high-carb dinners are more likely to wake up with pillow and sheet creases on their face and body. So NOT cute in a swimsuit!
10. Choose only no-calorie drinks. In addition to drinking your water, exchange your lattes and chai teas for plain coffee and tea. Yes, skim and low-fat milk are healthy, but the 175 calories in grande skim latte are still extra fluid calories.
If you want us to help customize your last-minute swimsuit slim-down diet, email us at email@example.com or view our contact information on our www.SculptNYC.com website!
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May 18, 2009
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Learn how to eat and exercise to meet your personal fitness goals. Challenge self-defeating habits and negative or distorted attitudes about your body, diet, and exercise, while successfully replacing them with positive, healthy behaviors. Effectively manage stress and emotions so they no longer interfere with your well being.
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We had the best Valentine's Day this year (I vote it should officially be changed so that it's always on a Saturday every year)! We've been so busy with Radiant lately that we've kind of let holidays just slide by. We're wanting to fix that soon but we still weren't ready to stress and plan a huge V-day. So it wasn't that we did anything super spectacular. It was just that we had a great time hanging out together and relaxing.
We decided to start the day by making a fancy breakfast (which we never do because we both have strange cooking complexes and usually eat like college students). So we made delish lemon-blueberry scones with some avacado/bacon scrambled eggs and some fruit/honey/granola concotion. We just listened to records and enjoyed our beautiful meal with a few hot pink candles lit on our table. Oh yeah and my cousin surprised us with some Kona coffee when he came back from Hawaii so instead of buying individual Valentine's Day gifts, we decided to just get ourselves a nice coffee maker so we could really savor the Kona (the one we registered for when we got married doesn't even pour let alone make good coffee). So our coffee extraordinare was the perfect finishing touch… especially since I my favorite mug is a Valentine's Day one. I was happy.
After that we handed out Valentine's Day Candy Grams to people who sent them to their family and neighbors in the complex. If you're confused about why we did this…. we work for an organization that allows us to plan community activities in our apartment complex in exchange for free rent! So we put cute little cards in the front office for people to personalize and then we attached bags of candy and hand-delivered them around to everyone. My favorite was one sent from one tiny child to another that said (written by mom) "I haven't seen you at the park lately, happy Valentine's Day!" complete with a picture of who knows what on the back. It was so cute. The ones from parents to child were really sweet too. It was really nice to see people caring about one another and planning a special surprise for their loved ones. It made for a really nice touch for our Valentine's Day.
Those were the highlights for us, we also split up for awhile to buy each other cheesy Valentine's memorobilia (so lame that we were too busy to buy each other presents!!) and went to see a flick. So it wasn't a good day because of what we did necessarily, but it was just such a fun, chill day. It gets so easy for us to begin to treat each other as roomates or business partners, this day kind of reminded us that we are best friends and that we really like hanging out together!


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We are on the hunt for some chocolate goodies to fill up our Easter Hampers.
As part of our Easter celebrations we are looking to put together some scrumptious hampers which the Easter bunny will be delivering to businesses, schools and community groups throughout the North East. The aim is to raise money by raffling Easter hampers in support of St Oswald's. The organisations that take part will receive a hamper or bundle of Easter eggs, a raffle book and the support they need to raise money for the work of the hospice.
The hampers will be filled with kind donations from businesses and we are on the lookout for some seasonal goodies to fill them up, such as chocolate, wine or cuddly toys, towards the Easter Hamper Raffle.
St. Oswald's Fundraising Coordinator, Matt McKenna, said:
"At this time of year, we are on the hunt for donations for our Easter Hampers, which are a great way to raise funds for the vital work of the hospice. These will be raffled by local businesses, schools and organisations in support of the vital work of St Oswald's. Any donations will be very gratefully received."
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Are Investors Inattentive to SEC-Mandated Corporate Reports?
A six-fold increase in the length of 10-Ks since 1995 has made much new information available to investors, but stock prices seem unresponsive to some potentially significant disclosures.
Financial market prices move on information. Changing regulations as well as corporate reporting norms have increased the amount of information available to investors, raising questions about the capacity of investors to process it. By 2014, for example, 10-K reports were more than six times longer than in 1995. Are investors more likely to miss useful information as the volume of required disclosures increases?
The Impact of School Quality on the Transmission of Inequality
The abnormal returns continued to accrue for up to 18 months after the date of the regulatory filing and they were not reversed subsequently. They were not related to firm size, time, industry, or one-time firm events. The authors conclude that changes in the language used in the reports contained important new information for investors, information that was gradually incorporated into asset prices. They suggest that the excess returns occur because investors failed to recognize the systematic and rich information contained in simple changes to a firm's annual reports.
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I have worked to support children and adults with learning disability, and their families for over 35 years. During all of that time I have passionately believed in the rights of the person using the support, and the knowledge and expertise of the family as those who know the individual best.I have worked at local, regional and national levels during my career. Starting as a student nurse and specialising in the support of people with complex disabilities. For the last 15 years of my career I was Chief Executive of Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust, leading the development of that organisation's delivery of integrated health and social care. This included the development of supported living and person-centred support for individuals, and specialist health services for people with the most complex needs. I have contributed to government policy within health and social care, and was an external advisor to the Healthcare Commission in the investigations into services both in Cornwall and later Sutton and Merton.
Having retired from the NHS, I now work part-time as an independent consultant and volunteer for a small number of organisations all of whom are user led.
Jan Roast ~ Trustee & Chairperson
The youngest of my three adult children, Gemma, has profound and complex learning difficulties. Over the years I have had many struggles on behalf of Gemma including a Judicial Review against the Local Education Authority, a Special Educational Needs Tribunal and various challenges involving Health and Social Care.
I was directly involved in supporting my daughter and another young lady to live independently in their own home. Using person centred planning and direct payments to employ a care organisation, we accomplished a successful supported living arrangement. I was also co-founder of a small charity which successfully sought to secure further education for young people with profound learning disabilities in West Oxfordshire.
I have worked as a consultant for Paradigm, a national organisation in the field of learning difficulties and now sit on the local Learning Disability Partnership Board and on the Joint Management Group. My passion is to share knowledge and experience in the hope of helping families get better lives for their sons and daughters.
Jessica Patton ~ Trustee
I have three children and my oldest, Imogen has severe learning disabilities and autism. As a baby and toddler, Imogen had to have lots of tests and assessments. She started off in mainstream school but it was quickly clear that she needed the more specialised environment of a special school, where she thrived. Imogen is now 20, living at home and going to college during the day. Just like her siblings, she loves to be out and about doing things, especially swimming.
Being the parent of a child with special needs can feel very overwhelming and I quickly realised how important it is to understand the system and how it works. I was a governor at Imogen's special school for 8 years, and Chair of Governors for some of that time. I learnt a huge amount from that and also enjoyed being able to 'give something back' I have found OxFSN an invaluable support as Imogen has moved in to the complicated world of adult services. The organisation has really helped me make sure that Imogen has the support to do the things she enjoys and get out and about with her friends.
In 2017 I took part in the OxFSN Family Champions Course with Charmian, Mena and other family carers. I would strongly recommend it to other parents as a great source of information and way to meet other family carers.
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Mena and her husband Clive have three children, of whom the youngest, Jamie, has learning and physical difficulties as well as a medical condition. Jamie has needed extra care since birth, and Mena has worked hard to get the right provision for Jamie from Education, Health and Social Services. She is proud of what Jamie has been able to achieve. Getting the right support for Jamie has been a struggle for her, as it is for so many parents. She does not believe it should have to be a struggle. She has found that knowledge is power, and knowing how the process works is a key issue in getting the right provision.
Mena looks forward to the time when Jamie is able to live more independently in some sort of supported living. Through helping Jamie draw up a person-centred plan, Mena learned that he wanted to go to college just like his older brother and sister. Why not? thought Mena, and she is now working through the process of getting Jamie a place at a residential specialist college. Mena is also a parent governor at Iffley Mead special school, a trustee of Oxford Mencap, and is on the board of the Children's Integrated Therapies Reference Group.Mena and Clive helped found a house of hospitality in East Oxford called St Francis House in 1993, which is a home to asylum seekers. Mena is part of a community which strives to create a more just world and her faith is important to her.
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I have two children, and the youngest, Sebastian, has an acquired brain injury following an accident as a baby. Sebastian has always been in mainstream education with a lot of support and is now starting the transition to post-16 – a whole new world! I became involved with OxFSN in order to learn more about how adult services work and have been inspired by the expertise and experience amongst my fellow Trustees. I am particularly interested in post-16 education and feel strongly that a learning disability should not limit a young person's aspirations and choices. I am a parent representative on several OCC groups concerned with SEN and disability.
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WASHINGTON (CBS News) - Get ready for some big changes in your mail service. After losing $16 billion last year, the postmaster general will make an announcement Wednesday that the Postal Service intends to halt Saturday delivery of first-class mail by this summer, Aug. 1, CBS News has learned. That means most mailers, letters and catalogs would not arrive on Saturdays, ending a 150-year tradition.
The plan to shrink delivery from six days a week to five would only affect first-class mail, while packages, mail-order medicines, priority and express mail would still get delivered on Saturdays.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says the move will save the struggling postal service $2 billion a year. "It's a proper business decision and (in the) long run, good for the Postal Service and good for Americans."
The Postal Service has lost $41 billion dollars over the past six years as more and more Americans turned to private shippers, email, and online banking.
To save money, the Postal Service slashed hours of service at about half the nation's 26,000 post offices and trimmed its workforce by 35 percent.
But it wasn't enough. David Walker, a former government watchdog, is part of a panel looking at possible postal reforms. Walker told CBS News the new measure "won't come close to solving the postal service's problem. It's got to look at more fundamental changes in its infrastructure, its compensation costs, its retirement obligations, and also what it does and who does its business."
But there's just so much the Postal Service can do without congressional approval. Despite years of begging by postmasters general, Congress never passed a reform bill that would have given the Postal Service more flexibility to modernize and streamline its service.
Asked whether the Postal Service is making this announcement because they're trying to force Congress to act, Coburn said, "No, I don't think so at all. Look, they're in survival mode. You're not going to have any post office. I mean, here's the alternative: They're losing $25 million dollars a day. A day. They have to do something."
WHNT News 19 asked people on the street what they thought about the first-class postal reduction.
"A lot of times I do get stuff--sixty percent of it is junk mail--so it's really not a real issue for me," says Huntsville resident Curtis Akins.
"I think the Saturday thing may be an issue with some businesses and people who are expecting mail on Saturdays so that maybe an issue with some people but maybe not everybody."
Technically, the Postal Service is not allowed to its reduce service unless Congress changes the law, but lawyers for the Postal Service think that they have figured out a way around this. Even President Barack Obama has endorsed the plan to cut Saturday service. It was part of his deficit reduction plan last year.


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THIS is Glasgow's gallus Games – as drawn by legendary Scots cartoonist Malky McCormick .
After 12 days of brilliant Commonwealth competition sandwiched between memorable opening and closing ceremonies, veteran artist Malky, 71, had no shortage of material to draw on.
Malky – renowned for his Billy Connolly cartoon strip, The Big Yin, picked out his own personal highlights from Glasgow 2014.
Take a look at the characters and see if you can name them all.
If you get stuck, here is a list of the names to help you out:
From top left: Usain Bolt in tartan bunnet, the Duke of Wellington with golden cone, a scene-stealing Scottie dug, gold medal-winning swimmer Ross Murdoch, Billy Connolly, gold medal bowler Alex "Tattie" Marshall, the Queen, double gold cyclists Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean, kilted swimming champ Dan "Freedom" Wallace, nation's sweetheart Erraid Davies, Oz sex thimble Kylie, Sir Chris Hoy, the marked absent Mo Farah, Games mascot Clyde, boxing mailman Charlie Flynn, Tunnocks Tea Cakes, football legend Sir Alex Ferguson, violinist Nicola Benedetti and, of course, Rod Stewart.


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In most modern homes, you are very likely to find plain, white doors. These might be suitable for most homes but for some they can be painfully boring. If you are into interior design and want to make your doors more of a talking point, check out these six inspirational ways to make your white interior doors less boring.
Chalk board doorsPerfect for kitchens, children's bedrooms and playrooms, a chalk board door is a great way for kids to get creative, without doing so all over your beautiful, newly painted walls. They can also be suitable for kitchens to write notes to other family members to remind them to do certain jobs or write the shopping list upon.
When it's not being used for reminders, you can add quotes to inspire the rest of your family in fancy writing to make it a piece of artwork like the image to the left.
Artwork doorsIf you are good with a paint brush, then a great way to show off your skills in your home is to use your plain white doors as a blank canvas. You could paint anything you wish, such as your favourite TV character or cartoon, or even a more abstract painting. You could also paint your door in colours that you love or will match the theme you are running through your house.
MaterialInstead of a traditional white wooden door, how about removing your white door altogether and replacing it with a long drape, like you can see in the image to the left. You can choose materials that best describe your personality, or complements the room. Depending on the size of your door frame, you could have a drape either side or just one on the left or right that pulls across when you want more privacy.
Book shelf/hidden doorwayWe think this door or bookshelf, depending on what you want to call it, is really cool! If you want to create a secret doorway, maybe to an office or your garage, this is the perfect way to do so. It is also a brilliant space saver.
If you've not got space to put a book shelf, then this not only makes a much more interesting door than your current white one, but also gives you space that you thought you didn't have to put all of your books. For this one, you'd have to make sure the shelves were deep and that you opened the door with care.


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HuffPo's gotten all commercial and crass on us in the past few years, so if somebody writing for them (probably without pay but that's a different story) is coming out against this latest bit of commercial crassness you know what's up is bad.
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by Timothy Stenovec
You're probably already thinking that the merger of the two biggest cable companies in the United States isn't going to turn out great for regular people.
Guess what? You're on to something. If Comcast's proposed $45.2 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable actually happens (and that's a big if), then the giant company would have 30 million customers and dominate cable and Internet service throughout the U.S.
Here are some fairly terrible things that could happen if the deal goes through:
1. The End Of Unlimited Data At Home:
As Gigaom notes, Time Warner Cable broadband customers don't have monthly data caps — they can stream as much video, download as much content and surf the web as much as they like without worrying about going over any sort of monthly allotment. Comcast, however, is testing out data caps in cities in at least six states.
Customers in these areas who pay for Comcast's Xfinity service are limited to 300 gigabytes of data per month, meaning they can only use 300 GB worth of Netflix, YouTube, Facebook and iTunes. For many people, that's enough. But considering thatan hour of HD video on Netflix uses about 2.8 GB, or an Xbox One game downloadcan be a whopping 44GB, the allotment can go pretty quickly for some people. If they go over that, they are charged a fee of $10 for every 50 gigabytes used. With control of even more markets through the Time Warner Cable acquisition, data caps for Time Warner Cable customers could be on the horizon.
"The era of abundance in the broadband market is over," said Derek Turner, the research director for Free Press, a nonpartisan advocacy group. "The era of artificial scarcity is now upon us."
2. Slower Netflix:
For months, the average speed of Netflix video during primetime has been slowing on Comcast and Verizon networks, leading some customers to complain about poor quality and long load times. This is the result, experts say, of congestion: Comcast and other ISPs are not investing in enough network infrastructure to handle the massive amounts of data Netflix is sending them.
Netflix has a program called Open Connect that gives ISPs the option to connect to Netflix-dedicated servers, which would help with congestion — but neither Time Warner nor Comcast participate. A company like Comcast, which has its own video-on-demand and pay TV services, and says Netflix is a competitor, may not be interested in improving Netflix quality. ISPs also don't want to cede control, and according to the Wall Street Journal, say Open Connect is a way for Netflix to get around paying fees.
If Comcast doesn't address network issues, and people continue to stream more and more, the quality of Netflix on the network could continue to suffer.
Because of its merger with NBC, Comcast for now has to follow the Federal Open Internet rules, also known as net neutrality, which say that it can't treat traffic from one service, say Netflix, Google or Facebook, differently from another service. A Comcast takeover would extend those open Internet protections to Time Warner Cable customers. But if Netflix, or any competing service, for that matter, is streaming poorly on Comcast — not because of net neutrality, but because of congestion — or the competing service doesn't offer what people want to watch, then customers could be more likely to turn to Comcast's service.
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The Australian Academy of Science is using this infographic to spread awareness about the dangers of smog, smoke and particles to human health. Although Australia's air quality is better than many other countries, it's imperative that steps are taken to ensure it stays that way in the future. Deaths that occurred as a result of poor air quality raised from 882 in 2005 to 1,483 in 2010.
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The CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network understands the severe harm that air pollution is causing throughout the world. This infographic explains how particles in the air like dust, dirt, soot and smoke have been linked to overall increases hospital visits, decreased lung growth in kids, lung caner and even early deaths.
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This air quality infographic explains some of the statistics behind diseases caused by polluted air, types of pollution agents, a risk map for cancer from toxic air in the United States and more.
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The OECD has released an infographic on the cost of outdoor air pollution and the health impacts of road transport.
This main data points include 3.5 million people globally killed each year, 50% of deaths caused by road transport, and the cost on the economy is valued at $1.5 trillion dollars for premature deaths as a result of outdoor air pollution.
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The European Environment Agency release this infographic to demonstrate the air pollution cycle from emissions to exposure.
There are many pollutants that are emitted from man-made and natural resource into the air we breathe. These toxins are considered to be primary particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOX). Secondary PM forms in the atmosphere as a result of these emissions.
The cycle shown in the graphic below demonstrates the process of emissions > formation > dispersion > concentrations.
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This air pollution infographic was a collaboration between Good Magazine and Column Five media. Based off data from The Natural Resources Defense Council, it reveals the top twenty states that have the most toxic air. Additionally, it explains how toxic particles are emitted into the air and the health effects air pollution exposure.
Surprisingly, electricity generation accounts for 44% of total toxic air pollution that we breathe.


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Oy. Good thing I didn't get my hopes up. I do have to give the neurologist some credit, she didn't run from the room after 5 minutes like usual, but I also need to give myself some credit because the only reason she didn't is because I peppered her incessantly with questions. She didn't answer 95% of them, but well, I tried.
When I was first diagnosed with chiari malformation, my neurologist, who was grossly undereducated on chiari, sent me to physical therapy because he decided it must have been a problem with my neck muscles. Definitely not from my brain hanging down too low (he had seen the MRI, he just didn't believe in symptomatic chiari). I went, it didn't help, and eventually I found a slightly more educated neurologist and neurosurgeon and they realized that muscular manipulations were not the key to the headaches. And that's how we ended up where we are today.
At this afternoon's apointment I asked about the tethered cord, she said she really didn't know. Her only experience is with those who have had symptoms their whole life (and by the way, should we start a sacral dimple club? I feel like there are enough people to have one).
I asked about increased intracranial pressure and she said that the other chiari patient she's seen who had a recurrence of headaches had very similar symptoms to mine and a lumbar puncture (the best way to check for this) was normal. And therefore, it's low on her list of possibilities. (Because, you know, every patient is exactly the same, therefore one test works for two people!)
I asked about the eye stuff (the nystagmus, the weird dilation when in the worst pain and the most recent shifting of my whole visual field) and she told me to see an eye doctor. Gah.
I asked about the headache clinic and she said that unless I want narcotics its unlikely to be hugely useful. It's better to be followed by a neurologist (which is ironic since she didn't ask me to make a follow up appointment, so I'm not actually being followed by a neurologist).
What she did give me was a prescription for biofeedback physical therapy. Twice a week for 2 months, to teach me how to relax my muscles. Because the only thing I have more of than pain is free time. And also, she and I even discussed that I did not have muscular pain, which is really what biofeedback is best for. Hey look, physical therapy for brain problems. My God, is April 2006. My time machine works!
It genuinely feels like I've been banging my head into a wall for the past month. I am running in circles and getting nowhere.
So tomorrow we seek a second opinion with a different local neurologist (as in call one, I don't actually have one scheduled. Sorry for the confusion). Because I'm not really sure what else I can do.
This, my friends, is called coming "Full Circle"Posted by Overflowing Brain at 3:39 PM Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Oy. Good thing I didn't get my hopes up. I do have to give the neurologist some credit, she didn't run from the room after 5 minutes like usual, but I also need to give myself some credit because the only reason she didn't is because I peppered her incessantly with questions. She didn't answer 95% of them, but well, I tried.
12 comments:
- Becs said...
(From the Other Becs...) I know it's hard. I know there's not enough money and energy is running out - but is there The Best Neurologist In The World out there somewhere?
Call. Email. Petition. Stage a sit-in.
I do not like your snotty little neuro and would come there just to squash her like a bug.
- October 21, 2008 at 4:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
I lurk here reading your blog all the time and have posted once or twice in the past. I have a friend with a daughter who has a tethered spinal cord. If you would like I can hook her up to you and she might have some insight that may help. Please let me know if you would like to speak to her and I can get her to your blog.
Hoping you find the answers you need.
Laurie in NJ
- October 21, 2008 at 5:17 PM
- Ness said...
I figured your present neuro would put on her professional Dr. coat and give you some real help---NOT!
Saw that one coming as well as you did but hope springs eternal...
Yeah on the 2nd opinion. If this one is also useless, I'm gonna demand to see their shingles to see if they went to the same medical school.
You asked some intelligent and spot-on questions and she failed you miserably.
- October 21, 2008 at 6:33 PM
- The Floydster said...
Good for you for standing up for yourself with the questions. Here's hoping the next neuro has more experience with what you suffer from and will have answers.
- October 21, 2008 at 6:59 PM
- Flea said...
Yay! A second opinion! I can't WAIT to hear what this neurologist says! Sorry, Katie. How horribly frustrating. Time to kick back with Dr. Horrible maybe?
You did really well, BTW. Don't let an inept doc keep you from being just as thorough tomorrow.
- October 21, 2008 at 8:11 PM
- Lanny said...
Glad you've got a second opinion tomorrow. Fingers crossed that this one has more answers.
- October 21, 2008 at 8:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yeah, Oy. rrrr.
- October 21, 2008 at 8:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
okay that really really sucks. hopefully 2nd opinion will be much much helpful.
- October 21, 2008 at 9:01 PM
- Overflowing Brain said...
Apparently I worded this badly- I'm going to be calling about a 2nd opinion tomorrow. I don't actually have one yet.
My bad.
- October 21, 2008 at 9:02 PM
- Lipstick Jungle said...
I had such great hopes for you today. I am sad, yet not surprised, that it went the same as the last bazillion appointments!
GL with the call to get a second opinion! Hopefully it goes better than the past few idiots!
My offer still stands for a trip to Mayo! :)
- October 21, 2008 at 10:09 PM
- Kristine said...
I am seriously just in shock by the crap treatment you are getting! I'm glad you are getting a second opinion.
I'm just shaking my head here, this is so crazy. I'm so sorry!
- October 22, 2008 at 6:43 PM
- my life said...
no. 1 if you have been diax already you should see a Neurosurgeon not a Neruologist. you are just wasting time and money . See a Neurosurgeon . email me if you want further .
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Help Protect The Next Aaron Swartz
On Jan 11, 2013, Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old internet pioneer and defender of online freedom, tragically took his own life. Aaron was facing 35 years in prison and relentless persecution for downloading too many articles, too fast from an online library of academic journals.
Aaron was treated like a dangerous criminal because the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) gives absurdly broad powers to corporations and prosecutors to criminalize an array of online activity. That includes, among other things, making the breach of a website's terms of service (the fine print we never read) a potentially serious felony. As members of Congress reconsider the CFAA, we need to speak out now to protect the next Aaron, and all of us, from the CFAA's dangerously broad criminalization of online activity.