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Yosemite National Park offers stunning views of mountain vistas during the day and star-filled skies at night. This view often includes the Milky Way -- invisible to almost one third of Earth's population due to light pollution.
Artificial lighting is restricted in Yosemite, but some areas in the park require lighting, such as parking lots and pathways between buildings. Light pollution can not only have a negative effect on visitors' experiences, but can also change the natural rhythms of the park's wildlife.
University of California, Merced (UC Merced) graduate student Melissa Ricketts has found a solution – by turning one of her professor's inventions upside down. In an article from UC Merced's University News, Ricketts describes what she calls "prescribed irradiance distribution."
Ricketts is a member of UC Solar, a multicampus research institute headquartered at UC Merced headed by Roland Winston, the inventor of nonimaging optics. His compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) is a key piece of solar-collecting equipment in the emerging solar energy industry. Ricketts has developed a way to make Winston's CPC emit light rather than gather it.
"It's the reverse of the solar collector," Ricketts said. "We can make a perfect square of LED light, or a circle, or whatever shape works best to illuminate only what needs to be illuminated.
UC Merced graduate student Melissa Ricketts sets up her LED
lighting solution in the Sand Pile at Yosemite National Park
Credit: Courtesy of UC Merced
Yosemite is cautious about introducing new technology into the park, but they have been supportive of Ricketts' research toward managing light by letting her use the area as a test where her work could eventually have global implications for wildlife and park visitors.
"We're hoping to show the park we can eliminate the unnecessary light," Ricketts said. She's currently seeking funding to make the project viable for Yosemite and other parks


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|Every single time. Every single star.
When my father was in the hospital and I was in denial, I interrupted him. I interrupted his conversation with me on what he wanted to do with some video clips he'd been saving. I stopped him from explaining his intents for those clippings. I was scared to lose him. I didn't like to even fathom that he wouldn't get out of that hospital bed. My dad. My big teddy bear of a man. My hero. There was no way he'd not make it out of there to continue on with what he wanted to do himself with those clippings. I put my finger up to his lips and shushed him... "I don't want to hear it, Dad", I said,"because you're going to have an opportunity to do all that yourself when you get out of here". Even though it wasn't even a remote possibility at the time, I also reminded him that I needed him around to walk me down the aisle when I eventually got married. He looked me in the eye with a pained expression, simply agreeing with me to appease my mind, and said, "Yeah". This conversation was even before we knew that it was cancer. Before we had known it had spread and that his outlook was dismal at best. Despite having no concrete proof, though, Dad had started that same conversation that day with, "You know a man shouldn't have to spend his final days like this...".
They say that you know when your time is nearing. Despite the others around you being in complete and utter denial, you know yourself. So you sometimes have that opportunity to express what your intents and wants are for any unfinished business you won't be able to take care of. To say what you need to say. I stifled it though. I could have finished up the clipping project if I'd taken the time to hear him out and let him fnish. I could have spent a longer time by his side that day and had a conversation with him when he still had his mind and his wits about him - before all the medication. I could have asked him so many questions about his thoughts, his childhood, his desire for how he wanted to be remembered. I had been given the opportunity but I'd strangled it off without a second thought because I was scared to think of the end. My final memory of my father talking to me was a simple, "Good bye", before his eyes filled up with tears. Everything else he'd said that day was inaudible because the medication had burned his mouth so badly that it made it impossible to understand. I'd lost my chance. Then, I lost my father.
Say whatever it is you want to say. Before it's too late. Call your father --- right now. Tell him you love him - before you no longer have the chance.
|In my heart always, xoxoxo
After Dad passed and we were going through some of his papers we'd come across a photocopy of the following verse. It helped, somewhat, and for any of you still struggling with your own losses out there, I can't say anything to make you feel better. It does suck. It will always suck on the 'special' days, and the anniversary days. Even the ordinary days when he's just more in mind and heart than usual. There will be tears. Let them flow. Perhaps these words might take a bit of the sting away, or at the very least, let you realize that the feelings you have right now are felt and understood by someone else out there:

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It was all going so well …
My mother is a wheelchair user and she wanted to see the Diamond Exhibition at Buckingham Palace. As a, sometimes, dutiful daughter I called their Access Booking Line and experienced five star customer service. Not only is there a special access route and shop but you can book to park inside the Palace forecourt – the bit where the soldiers march up and down. The thought and attention to detail for disabled visitors was impressive, we were made to feel like "guests" rather than "visitors". Even the ticket wording was dignified, my mother was described as a "Wheelchair User" and I as her "Companion" rather than the usual "Carer".
We had a lovely morning, banter with the policeman at the gate, oohing and ahhhing at just how much the exhibition of diamonds sparkled, a coffee in the garden and then it all went a bit soggy and the excellent customer service dissolved.
A confusing message about timings meant we tried to leave just as the guard started changing, efficiently marching around my parked car. I asked if there was somewhere we could wait: "well you could go to the cafe …" I explained that we'd just been there and got quite cold so would rather stay inside: "but there isn't anywhere … when this has happened before people go to the cafe … or you could just wheel up and down this corridor …" there was a note of desperate panic.
So we went back to a children's activity room – which was empty of children – and sat quietly looking at the books we'd bought. We were challenged five times in an hour as to why we were there and encouraged to move on. Each time we explained that we would love to move on but were unable to until the guard had finished changing. Between challenges there was a lot of whispering and pointing by staff who were highly disconcerted that we didn't want to go into the cold garden.
Look, if the room had been packed with children I could understand but it was empty. I could also understand if the staff had been sloppy and inexperienced up to this point but they hadn't. The Palace's planning had been so immaculate that they cannot have overlooked this scenario. So, why was there provision for children but not the elderly or wheelchair users? The staff were so courteous and considerate but didn't seem to have the initiative to adapt after all if they'd offered us "a coffee on the palace" I suspect we'd have gone away charmed!


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'Going to Market'
Signed & dated 1860
Oil on Canvas 24″ x 20″
James John Hill
British 1811 – 1882
James John Hill was a painter of landscapes, rustic genre and portraits but more widley known for his fantasy subjects of pretty smiling peasant or fishergirls, either singly or in groups with landscapes or seascape backgrounds.
James John Hill was born in Birmingham, where he studied before coming to London in 1839. He exhibited at the British Institution, being elected a member in 1842 and also at the Royal Academy 1854-1868. He enjoyed considerable success during his lifetime and one of his patrons was Lady Burdett-Coutts, for whom he painted many portraits, animal and dog studies. He frequently visited Ireland, inspiring him to paint his coastal scenes with fisherfolk at work on the beaches – mending nets, fishing, collecting cockles and oysters.
Going to Market is a lovely study of a fresh faced young mother, slowly making her way to Market, a cage of hens on her head, and with her rosy cheeked toddler, tugging at her clothes, hoping to be carried. The young woman, serenely looks ahead, ignoring the youngster's pleas, unable to carry both her child and the hens. In the background, her humble farmhouse, nestles behind her, overlooking the coast, and on this bright day the scene appears idyllic, but in reality life would have been very hard for the young mother and her family, especially in winter. Going to Market is a nostalgic painting of a time long gone, of peace and quiet solitude.
James John Hill's pictures were often reproduced lithographically for the Illustrated London News. He sometimes collaborated with the artist Henry Bright (1814-1873), painting the figures in his landscapes.
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Myringotomy; Tympanostomy; Ear tube surgery; Pressure equalization tubes; Ventilating tubes; Otitis - tubes; Ear infection - tubes; Otitis media - tubes
Children most often stay in the recovery room for a short time and leave the hospital the same day as the ear tubes are inserted. Your child may be groggy and fussy for an hour or so while waking up from anesthesia. Your child's provider may prescribe ear drops or antibiotics for a few days after the surgery. Your child's doctor may also ask that you keep the ears dry for a specific period of time.
Your child's ear doctor may ask for a medical history and physical exam of your child before the procedure is done. A hearing test is also recommended before the procedure is done.
Always tell your child's provider:
On the day of the surgery:
Ear tube insertion involves placing tubes through the eardrums. The eardrum is the thin layer of tissue that separates the outer and middle ear.
Note: This article focuses on ear tube insertion in children. However, most of the information could also apply to adults with similar symptoms or problems.
While the child is asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia), a small surgical cut is made in the eardrum. Any fluid that has collected behind the eardrum is removed with suction through this cut.
Then, a small tube is placed through the cut in the eardrum. The tube allows air to flow in so that pressure is the same on both sides of the eardrum. Also, trapped fluid can flow out of the middle ear. This prevents hearing loss and reduces the risk of ear infections.
After this procedure, most parents report that their children:
If the tubes do not fall out on their own in a few years, an ear specialist may have to remove them. If ear infections return after the tubes fall out, another set of ear tubes can be inserted.
Risks of ear tube insertion include:
Most of the time, these problems do not last long. They also do not often cause problems in children. Your health care provider can explain these complications in more detail.
The risks for any anesthesia are:
The risks for any surgery are:
The buildup of fluid behind your child's eardrum may cause some hearing loss. But most children do not have long-term damage to their hearing or speech, even when the fluid is there for many months.
Ear tube insertion may be done when fluid builds up behind your child's eardrum and:
Ear infections that do not go away with treatment or that keep coming back are also reasons for placing an ear tube. If an infection does not go away with treatment, or if a child has many ear infections over a short period of time, the doctor may recommend ear tubes.
Ear tubes are also sometimes used for people of any age who have:
|Ear barotrauma
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|Ear tube surgery - what to ask your doctor
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Kerschner JE, Preciado D. Otitis media. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW, Schor NF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016:chap 640.
Klein JO. Otitis externa, otitis media, and mastoiditis. In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Updated Edition. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 62.
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Wallace IF, Berkman ND, Lohr KN, Harrison MF, Kimple AJ, Steiner MJ. Surgical treatments for otitis media with effusion: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 2014;133(2):296-311. PMID: 24394689
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currently, i have a form where a user can manipulate data. however, because i only want them to change "Supplier" of a product to a known one, i have created a second form. which they click (next to the supplier entry field.) this displays a list box ( with supplier id as an index). i have got it so that when someone lciks on an entry in the list box, the supplier is changed. however, my way of doing it seems ineeficient. here is the basics:
form1 : finds data relating to a product, searches the supplier table for the supplier name to display
open form 2>click supplier> click ok
form1 gets id from form2 and searches supplier table for name> displays name
is there a more efficent way of coding this?
i have 2 ideas for storing invoices
1) invoice# = primary key, all products listed in a text box, csv
2)primary key= auto number. single database entry made for every product sold (invoice# also repeated)
which one of these would be the best to use?
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I am okay with both travelling solo and in a group as I have been in both. From general views, there are many advantages of travelling with someone you are comfortable with and most important, you can trust and rely on each other.
However, travelling solo can give sparks in our heart for something we don't expect and by hook or by crook, we need to survive. Although travelling solo is always laced with thoughts of loneliness but... it is not that bad, actually.
If you happened to be travelling alone, you can try these ideas which I personally use. <3
1. People watching
Do you know that this is actually a real term? :D
I love watching people and try to figure out what are actually on their minds.
- Some people are rushing I bet maybe they are late for work or to catch any trains.
- Some people have fun chilling with friends and you can listen to their gossips and stories.
- Some are spending time with the family and you can see how different people treat their family members.
While the husband push the stroller, the wife will hold the forearm of the husband. Not forget to mention, small kids (age around 10-15 years old) holding hands with their grandparents. Fuh, I can go diabetic watching all these. Sweet sangat.
|Chatting with a couple from Brazil - it is all started with people watching | Postojna, Slovenia
Sometimes there are also awkward moments to watch people with PDA. Haha, yang single tu pandang tempat lain je lah. I witnessed few arguments as well... for example there was a time when a couple argue over something like "why don't you tell me it will be like this". The girlfriend even cry while the boyfriend walked away leaving her alone. :O
2. Take a lot of photos.
...of random things. ^_^ Sometimes words in different language can be interesting. So, go for signboards. Selfies are okay as well haha although it feels awkward to see your own face in the camera's gallery. Otherwise, walk along a group of family and usually they will surely ask you to take their group photos, that is amazing as you can ask them to take yours in return.
|Dania can be a Malaysian name :) But it can also represent Danish (citizen of Denmark) / Denmark. Observe the out-of-nowhere ATM. Hehe | Zakopane, Poland
3. Video calls with beloved ones.
I found this to be very effective, especially to feel like you are cafe-dating with someone or you are never alone. Hard to find good WiFi connection? Just drop by any restaurant or cafes. You don't have to order expensive food, maybe a cup of coffee.. just not to feel guilty to stay there.
|Whatsapp video call. | Zakopane, Poland
With Whatsapp video calls nowadays, everything is just few touchs away. And you can directly enjoy the views with them. For example in Zakopane itself, there is a street called Krupowki street which is quite famous among tourists. I could access to *Zakopane_Free_WiFi* along this street. Isn't it awesome? :D
4. Read books.
If you are tired of walking around or you are done for the day, lie down on the comfy bed at the hostel and read novel. I don't study when travelling unless I really feel I need to do so. Usually, I will bring a novel / any reading material (as I don't have any e-books).
I feel like it does not matter if I only managed to read 50 pages or I am not able to finish the whole book. Why? To finally read a book (other than anything related to my course) is an awesome achievement for me. Hahaha
5. Mingle with other travelers.
...or talk to the locals and ask what they actually recommend like hidden gems that travelers would have no idea about. Somehow it is even hard for me to talk to locals unless they speak English. :D
When we travel in a group among ourselves, there are other advantages like getting to know each other. But, now you are travelling alone, it is time to get dissolved in the society. But, mind the limit. After travelling to some European countries, I realized that the places where travelers love to hang out to meet new people are pubs or bars.
|With Julia | Ljubljana, Slovenia
It depends actually, some travelers who already know you are Muslims, they are being good enough to offer to opt for any pizzas or Chinese food (for example). You just need to order your own food and continue with the chit-chat happily :)
If you can keep in touch with them, it sounds better.
6. Free walking tours
I am not that familiar with free walking tours but I once used the Turkish Airlines transit city-tour service and it was amazing. You get free transport to- and fro- the airport, free breakfast and lunch, free entrance to tourist attractions and obviously free tour guide as well! :D
The best part of free walking tours is you can listen to history of every attraction you are taken to, you can try food recommended by the tour guide etc. Although it is free, you can give some amount of money as a token of gratitude or people call it 'tips'.
Travelling solo is okay, as long as we try our best to stay safe by taking all precautions, all safety measures and of course, do our reading about the places we want to solo-travel. :)
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Antec Unveils P150 Chassis / Neo HE PSU Series
Antec Unveils P150 Chassis / Neo HE PSU Series news post from TweakTown's online news computing and technology content pages
Two seperate announcements were made by Antec over the past 24 hrs, with one introducing a new member to their Performance One series of cases in the "P150" chassis, and the other informing us of a new energy-efficient line of PSUs in the Neo HE range. Pairing these two together is said to be a terrific combination for those that desire a silent yet powerful system.
P150 Enclosure:-
Fremont, CA - October 4, 2005 - Antec, Inc., the leading manufacturer of computer hardware and accessories for the upgrade and build your own (BYO) markets, has launched P150, the latest case in its innovative Performance One series. P150's quiet computing enhancements and gleaming white and brushed aluminum finish with blue front bezel LED accents make it ideal for a broad range of computing environments.
The case was designed from the ground up for silence, featuring sound-deadening polycarbonate side and top panels to reduce overall noise. P150 also comes with four removable hard disk drive (HDD) trays with silicone grommets to isolate noise-causing vibrations. For even quieter performance, the drive trays can be removed and Antec's pioneering HDD suspension system can be used for up to three hard drives, thus completely eliminating direct contact and resultant noise between the drives and chassis structure. The P150 also includes an Antec 120mm TriCool selectable-speed fan, which allows users to adjust the fan speed to their desired cooling level and quietness.
Neo HE PSU Family:-
Fremont, CA - October 4, 2005 - Antec, Inc., the leading manufacturer of computer hardware and accessories for the upgrade and build your own (BYO) markets, has launched Neo HE, a quiet and environmentally friendly PC power supply. With its unprecedented high efficiency design and ultra-quiet operation, Neo HE consumes up to 20% less energy than standard power supply units (PSU), making it ideal for virtually any PC use.
Available in 380W, 430W, 500W and 550W models, Neo HE features universal input with active Power Factor Correction (PFC). Its improved circuit design and 0.99 power factor result in an environmentally friendly power supply that saves energy and has positive effects across the power grid. Since the PSU generates less heat than traditional power supplies, a slow turning, single 80mm fan keeps Neo HE cool at a less than 18dBA noise level, as independently tested to ISO Standard 7779.
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Machine Men's "Falling" Song Posted Online
The youngsters Machine Men from Finland are happy about the great press their new album "Elegies" earns and look forward a successful release on July 25th 2005. To shorten the time until the CD is to buy in your favorite shop you should check out Machine Men's song "Falling" at this location.
The band is playing a lot of live gigs and maybe you want to check them out on one of the following festivals or shows:
Jul. 16 (FIN) Joensuu/Metelli Club Ilosaarirock
Jul. 22 (D) Geilselwind Earthshaker Festival
Aug. 06 (D) Wacken Wacken Open Air
Aug. 19 (FIN) Oulu Jalometalli Festival
Aug. 27 (FIN) Salo Bar Maksim
Oct. 15 (FIN) Deinäjoki Bar 15
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Vintage Slow Cooker Baked Beans Hawaiian – Sweet Baked Beans with pineapple chunks and smoky ham.
Hi slow cooker friends! I found this old ad for "Baked Beans Hawaiian" and knew it would be a perfect recipe for Vintage Slow Cooker Recipe of the Month. Before making this recipe I hadn't bought B&M baked beans before. I was pleasantly surprised what great quality they were, they are flavored great and the beans were very glossy and not smashed up.
I chose to brown the ham in a skillet in butter before adding to the slow cooker. It gives it a touch more flavor. If I was in a hurry or camping and didn't want to dirty an extra dish I would throw the ham in without browning, and it would do fine.
I arranged the pineapple on top of the beans after I stirred the rest of the ingredients together so they would stay sitting on top.
These beans turned out great. I did not add brown sugar like I usually do to baked beans. The pineapple cooks out some juices and sweetens the pot.
I hope you try this recipe for your next get-together. I will be back next week with a round-up of slow cooker sandwiches. Have a great week!
Slow Cooker Hawaiian Baked Beans
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker – 5 quart or larger
- 2 cups diced ham
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 56 oz. B&M Baked Beans (two 28-oz. cans)
- 1 cup minced onion
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 Tbsp. mustard
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- 20 oz. can pineapple chunks, drained
- Set a skillet on the stove-top over medium high heat. Melt the butter. Add the ham to the butter and stir around until golden brown. Add to the slow cooker.
- Add the beans, onions, barbecue sauce, mustard, and pepper. Stir.
- Arrange the pineapple chunks on top.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours.
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Wall*E & The Robot Protagonist
Quick question – is it possible to have a robot protagonist? I've always been intrigued by this question. Obviously, Wall-E's weekend success answers that, doesn't it? Perhaps a better question might be - Are there any limits to the idea of a robot protagonist?
Now there are, of course, many famous robots in cinema history. R2D2 and C3P0, naturally. There was Robby of the Forbidden Planet, Maria from Metropolis, The Iron Giant, Ash from Alien, Lt. Commander Data from Star Trek, The Terminator, The Transformers, perhaps the Fembots of Austin Powers, and Johnny 5 of Short Circuit.
None of them were protags, were they? I believe they were all supporting characters with the exception of one really cool antagonist. But can any of those characters actually carry a 90-plus-minute film in the lead role? How feasible is it to have a robot protagonist?
Matt Prigge over at the Philadelphia Weekly listed Six Movies Featuring Robot Protagonists. Here's his list:
Infra-man (1975): Robots have always been a staple of cinema, but it's a touch unnatural for moviegoers to follow around an artificial, non-carbon-based lead character incapable of real emotions. But it happened and it required baby steps—say, going to bionic hybrids first. Shortly after Steve Austin stormed America, Hong Kong was met with this colorful and cheerfully silly Shaw Brothers production—a proto-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in which a part-robotic superhero smacks around alien invaders, including skeleton bikers and guys in rubber demon suits.
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985): Long before Haley Joel Osment was even born, there was Barret Oliver, star of The Neverending Story and this family sci-fi about an android boy adopted by Michael McKean.
Making Mr. Right (1987): Right up there with the Lea Thompson-Howard the Duck romance in the realm of creepy cross-species film hookups, this Susan Seidelman comedy romantically pairs scientist Ann Magnuson with a space-bound android, played by a young and arguably never more eccentric John Malkovich.
AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001): Osment was already robotlike even when he was Murphy Brown's toddler, so casting him as an actual robot feels a bit redundant. Still, no film has so seriously treated an artificial lead with the sensitivity it would a human one, or played so intriguingly with audience identification figures. With a lead whose emotions are as artificial as the rest of him, AI—rather than such desecrations as Bicentennial Man or I, Robot—is the true filmic heir to Isaac Asimov.
Daft Punk's Electroma (2006): Hand it to the French electronica duo to make their film debut with a painfully slow and wordless portrait of a world just like ours populated only by metal-headed robots.
I might be able to think of a few more. I hadn't seen Bicentennial Man, but Robin Williams, the robobutler, WAS the protag in that film, wasn't he? There was also Robots (2005), which had a robot protag called Rodney Copperbottom. Robert John Burke, aka Robocop, was the protag, too, wasn't he? Not sure about that one. Of course, if they ever get around to making it, you can add to the list the Six Million Dollar Man (or Woman, whichever comes first – like the chicken or the egg). With respect to A.I., I used to be obsessed about the ideas (and the now famous Kubrick legends) at the time regarding the creation of that story. When I sat through the finished film, though, I was never fully won over by Haley Joel Osment as a robot protag, and if Spielberg and Osment can't win me over, it can't be done.
Here's my conclusion. Nowadays, robot protags are possible, but only if it's designed to be an animated film or CGI. Hence the reason I felt very strongly that they should've made Optimus Prime and his Transformers the protags. People can easily buy into it if it's CGI just as easily as kids bought into it when they were cartoons on television. There's just something about humans playing robots that doesn't work well enough to have that compelling lead you need for a film.
But then again, if you mix up the Six Million Dollar Woman with a bunch of Fembots... I don't know. That could be a really good show.
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You look in the mirror only to look away in disgust, "My hair is ugly, my body is ugly, I'm fat, ahh I'm just plain ugly." Words like this are spoken amongst our children, teenagers, women, and yes, even men! Imagine if these words were spoken to you everyday of your life or even worse, you spoke these unkind words to yourself. As a dietitian who previously worked with our military, I've seen this body dystrophy more times then I can count. Military servicemen are required to maintain strict weight guidelines or risk being discharged from the service. I saw day after day how someone's appearance became a measure of their self worth. Imagine if these words were spoken to you everyday of your life, or even worse, you spoke these unkind words to yourself. After a while you will start believing what you hear!
Body acceptance is one of the most important things needed in raising a healthy family. We need to first teach ourselves how to embrace and accept what our bodies looks like so we can teach our children to accept their own bodies. Body acceptance is a pretty big challenge, but it is not impossible to overcome.
If you don't think how you talk about your body effects your children then read on. I once taught a class to a group of girl scouts on "Eating the Color of the Rainbow." When I asked the group why they think it's important to eat different food from the rainbow a little girl raises her hand and says, "To get skinny." I replied, "No, it's not about getting skinny." She replies, "Well, my mom is fat." The mom of this little girl was in the room and looked mortified, but my heart sank. How could a little girl say something like this about her mom? It took a night of reflection to realize that this little girl didn't come up with those words herself, she only repeated what she has heard most likely everyday.
If you can relate to this in anyway, you need to work on finding your unconditional worth, love and growth. Unconditional worth is not the same as self esteem. Self esteem is a learned behavior while unconditional worth is your self-love. It's what you were born with, it never goes away, but is often is reshaped due to outside influences. If you're needing to learn body acceptance it's important to learn to dig deep and bring back that unconditional worth that is deep within you.
Here are a few steps:
1. Learn to tune out outside chatter. Don't allow other people's opinions define you.
2. Don't compare yourself with things that you can not control. Your body may not be designed to be a size 2!
3. Stop criticizing yourself! Learn to embrace who you are. Practice everyday saying 10 nice things about yourself.
4. Forgive Yourself. Mistakes don't define you.
5. Take care of Yourself. This could be the reason that people who exercise and nourish their bodies feel better about themselves.
Learning to accept yourself the way you are can be pretty challenging and you can't expect it to happen overnight, BUT it's not impossible. When you find that self worth that has been hiding, it will open up the opportunity for your self-esteem to flourish. With self worth will come body acceptance and lead to the changes you have been looking for!
How can you overcome your poor body acceptance? Feel Free to Comment Below.


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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Huaxia Bank Co Ltd (600015.SS) may face some liability after a rogue employee sold unauthorized wealth management products which weekend reports claimed had stopped making payments, a bank official said on Tuesday.
An employee at Huaxia's Jiading branch, in a Shanghai suburb, sold the instruments issued by the Zhongding Wealth Investment Center without permission, and a police investigation is underway, the bank said on Monday.
A spokesman for the bank's Shanghai operations told Reuters that police investigators may assign some liability to the bank.
"Currently, investors think Huaxia Bank must take the responsibility and no matter what we argue, they won't listen to us. So we must let the police and judiciary decide the different responsibilities of all parties involved in this case," Huaxia's Shanghai division spokesman told Reuters.
"But it cannot be understood that the bank will pay for the default."
Huaxia has said it was "aware" of reports that the investments could not be repaid when the product matured, but has not confirmed those reports.
So far, there has not been a high-profile case of default by a Chinese wealth management product, many of which are marketed by banks and highly sought by retail depositors for their higher interest rates. Banks' liability for the performance of third-party instruments is therefore untested.
"We will take the responsibility that we should take, but there are some legal procedures to follow," Huaxia Bank's Shanghai division head Zheng Chao told investors assembled at door of his offices, according to the Securities Times on Tuesday.
Bankers and analysts worry that the proliferation of wealth management products, which promise higher interest rates than savings accounts, poses a danger to the Chinese banking system because of their opacity, and the risk that banks may have to cover any default.
Many of the products essentially channel money to the so-called shadow banking system, where they help fund real estate and other projects at very high interest rates.
Chinese investment bank CICC warned in an analyst report on Tuesday of the long-term reputational damage to Huaxia if its depositors lose money, although it acknowledged the Zhongding products were sold without principal or interest guaranteed.
CICC estimated the amount sold through the Jiading branch at 20 million yuan ($3.21 million), citing Chinese media reports. Even if Huaxia had handled all the full 160 million yuan raised by Zhongding, that would equal only about 1 percent of the bank's annual pre-tax profit, CICC said.
"Huaxia should take responsibility for lack of internal controls," CICC wrote. "Short-term pain is better than long-term pain."
Huaxia has not commented on how many depositors bought the products, the amount of money involved, nor what its exposure might be.
Investors' suspicions were raised when one of the wealth management products issued by the Zhongding Wealth Investment Center failed to pay out as scheduled on November 26, the Securities Times said. It said all four products issued by Zhongding have failed to make payments.
Zhongding wanted to raise up to 200 million yuan to invest in a pawn broking operation and an Audi sales company among other projects in Henan, and promised investors annual interest of 11-13 percent, according to its prospectus.
The company that guaranteed the product told Reuters on Monday that it would not honor that guarantee, claiming the documents provided by Zhongding were incorrect.
Huaxia's Shanghai-listed shares traded down 0.2 percent early on Tuesday, compared with a 0.4 percent fall in the broader market .SSEC. ($1 = 6.2279 Chinese yuan)
Reporting By Aileen Wang and Lucy Hornby, additional reporting by Hui Li; Editing by Daniel Magnowski


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Strange disappearances have been happening all over the area, with no trace of what happened to the victims. The same thing happens to Keon after he meets a stranger in a top hat and is given a strange board game. He is transported into a word of confusion and abnormality after being sucked in by a mutated board game. Now Keon must survive the wrath of Dice Vice, the ruler of this new world, and all of his game obsessed followers and get back home. So as Dice always says; "Welcome to the game!" BL GL and HL


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Either way, I suspect the date chosen for the Holiday Bowl was planned around the start of men's basketball conference play for the Pac-12 and Big East. For the Pac-12, conference play is expected to start on 12/27 & 12/28, so if FS1 has interest in any games over those two days, they could be targeting 12/27. Big East openers could be spread over the evening of Friday the 29th (Cotton Bowl at night) & afternoon of Saturday the 30th with the Fiesta & Orange Bowl games starting at 4pm ET, and FS2 or FSN could pick up a game or two if needed. CBS Sports Network could also take a Big East game through their sublicense with FOX Sports too.
As for the Big Ten, they appear to be playing non-conference basketball during much of the week between Christmas & New Years based on non-conference games scheduled for Wisconsin, Purdue, and likely Ohio St. but that doesn't mean FS1 couldn't try to take one if they can fit one in.
* I exchanged tweets a few weeks back with Joe Wright, the CEO of the Cayman Islands Classic requesting information about television rights for the tournament being played November 20-22 and released its bracket yesterday. Joe replied back that the information would be announced in eight weeks, which would peg the announcement to mid-July. So where could it air?
- ESPN's group of networks - This one feels less likely without using ESPN3 and ESPNEWS. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU are expected have basketball from the Maui Invitational, CBE Classic, Battle 4 Atlantis and Legends Classic, coupled with Monday Night Football, the possibility of the NBA on Wednesday and one MAC football game for ESPNU on Tuesday. The Men Who Speak Up Main Event has also had its championship game carried over this time frame in previous seasons too but the championship game has typically been at a time that would not interfere here.
- FOX Sports' group of networks - A large portion of the Big East's non-conference schedule is unknown, so I can't say that the schedule is open for their networks. Right now, I spot two non-conference games over those three days. EDIT: Per the comment at the bottom of the post, UEFA Champions League has a matchday scheduled for the US afternoon of 11/21 & 11/22, so there may be a conflict.
- NBCSN - With the NHL schedule not yet released, along with NBCSN's telecast schedule, I can't give you a yes/no answer on that one.
- CBS Sports Network - They should be tied up with final day of the Paradise Jam on Monday and the Cancun Challenge on Tuesday and Wednesday. They could certainly be involved in the afternoon portions each day.
- STADIUM - Same as NBCSN. No real idea what programming they could have planned for those dates.
- AXS.TV - I threw them in here because they are partial rightsholders for the Battle 4 Atlantis.
- The field - Turner Sports? beIN Sports? Paid streaming of the event by a 3rd party?


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Hi Komal, Yes, it looks like there is an error in this xml.xsd schema. If you absolutely can't upgrade to Xerces 1.4, I think the best thing you can do in the short term is make a local copy of the schema and correct it (by adding the use="default" attribute), and import that copy instead. Priscilla -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]On Behalf Of komal mangtani Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 1:31 PM To: email@example.com Cc: 'xml schema' Subject: Re: what is the replacement for xml:lang in CR version? Priscilla, I tried the one that you mentioned for schemaLocation, but get the same error: Schema error: Globally-declared attributes containing values MUST have "use" present and set to "FIXED" or "DEFAULT".> org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Schema error: Globally-declared attributes containing values MUST have "use" present and set to "FIXED" or "DEFAULT". at weblogic.apache.xerces.framework.XMLParser.reportError(XMLParser.java:1090) this is the xsd snippet : <?xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF-8"?> <xsd:schema xmlns:xsd = "http://www.w3.org/2000/10/XMLSchema" xmlns:xml = "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" > <xsd:import namespace = "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2000/10/xml.xsd" /> ........ Komal. Priscilla Walmsley wrote: Komal,If you change the schemaLocation to:<xs:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2000/10/xml.xsd"/>it should include a previous version of xml.xsd which conforms to the CR rec.Priscilla WalmsleyVitria Technology -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]On Behalf Of komal mangtani Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:10 PM To: Dave Carlson Cc: xml schema Subject: Re: what is the replacement for xml:lang in CR version? Assuming you are talking of xml schema specs, I am using xerces 1.3.1 which supports CR and not the final REC. I cannot upgrade to latest versions 1.4 for product-reasons, so does that mean I cannot use xml:lang until I move to REC supported parser? Komal. Dave Carlson wrote: Which schema validation tool are you using? It appears that you are not using a validator that is updated to the final recommendation. The use attribute with default or fixed was removed from the final spec. ----- Original Message ----- From:komal mangtani To: Eddie Robertsson Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com ; xml schema Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 11:30 AM Subject: Re: what is the replacement for xml:lang in CR version? when I import www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd, i get error saying global attribute in xml.xsd should have use with value being default or fixed. Komal. Eddie Robertsson wrote: Hi, Simon Cox wrote: > xml:lang is /not/ a part of XML Schema, it is part of the XML instance language. > Thus, there is no change resulting from the evolution of the XML Schema specification. > > komal mangtani wrote: > > > > I have a schema that conforms to WD version and it has references to xml:lang. > > what is the equivalent in CR? > > > > here is the snippet: > > <element name = "FreeFormText"> > > <complexType content = "textOnly"> > > <attribute name = "xml:lang" type = "string"/> > > </complexType> > > </element> This is not the correct way of using it though.... If you want to use the xml:space or xml:lang attributes in your schema you have to declare them by reference and import the XML namespace from W3C. You can't "redeclare" the attributes as in the above schema. So, first you have to import the XML namespace using the import statement like: <xs:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd"/> You also have to add a namespace declaration on your xs:schema element. Like: <xs:schema ...xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"...>... No, you can reference the attributes defined by this namespace in your own schema using: <xs:attribute ref="xml:lang"/> Hope this helps. /EddieReceived on Friday, 17 August 2001 11:43:13 UTC
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Monday, 16 March 2015
White versus Neon?
Well, things have changed.
Today, I was over in Mainz for a vendor fair, and came to this one booth. Neon yellow, neon green, neon pink, etc.....were all available. Not just for women, but for guys as well.
After joining the Air Force, I got use to green t-shirts, and a couple of years later.....I got use to black t-shirts.
But this multi-color thing? It's hard to say that I can buy off on the forty different colors, especially for a guy.
I suspect if you cornered most guys.....they'd admit a preference to just white underwear, and maybe three colors for t-shirts (white, grey, and black).
A trend? No. I think in five years.....we will have done the forty-color thing and retreated back to some simple basic colors.
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During and after our trip to Norway, I have been thinking about the path my photography has taken through the last several months: I have enjoyed taking portraits and meeting new people, but I have also missed the landscape. It's time to give the landscape more importance in my photographs — the way it had before I came across the Petzval lens.
Let's see where this thought will take me. For now I will try to make the most of the remaining light, before the winter comes. I hope you all had a lovely start of autumn!
Photographs by Jacopo
Camera Nikon Df
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FireWire 1600 and 3200 has been approved
To compete with USB 3.0 (4.8Gbps)
Although USB and eSATA are the most dominant peripheral connectivity standards these days, FireWire isn't dissapearing without a fight. Word's come in that the 1394-2008 spec has just been approved which includes FireWire 1600 and 3200 and should become available to manufacturers as early as October.
Where todays fastest FireWire is still based on an old 2002 standard with a limitation of 800Mbps (100MB/sec) and most devices only carrying support for half that rate at 400Mbps, the IEEE 1394-2008 spec will allow for connections at up to 1.6Gbps (200MB/sec) or 3.2Gbps (400MB/sec) whilst still being backwards compatible with existing FireWire hardware (both the cables and ports).
More details here.
Piscataway (NJ) - IEEE 1394, better known under the brand names of Firewire and i.Link, will get a speed bump before the end of the year: The IEEE has approved the new IEEE 1394-2008 specification that provides support for a bandwidth of up to 3.2 Gb/s.
Firewire has come a long way. From the initial development by Apple in the late 1980s, to the technology's completion in 1995 and surge in popularity in the early 2000s, the technology has become a serial bus interface common in Sony and Apple computers as well as a range of consumer electronics devices such as video cameras.
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text: Many are critical of Portugal's prime minister's remarks that unemployed citizens should find work outside the coutry, seeing it as the government giving up on fixing the country's devastated economy [Reuters] Lisbon, Portugal - Hounded by the economic crisis that shows no signs of letting up and by political leaders of all stripes, Portugal's conservative Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho sent out an unprecedented message to his fellow citizens: Emigrate.A wave of indignation was triggered when Passos Coelho, in the face of the growing unemployment that is hitting young people and educators extremely hard, suggested to teachers on December 18 that as an alternative they could move to Portuguese-speaking countries like Brazil or Angola. The next day, several ministers applauded the prime minister's remarks, saying his suggestion was a valid solution, especially for teachers. But the governments of Angola and Brazil quickly responded, saying they had no immediate need for teachers. Surveys indicate that young people between the ages of 25 and 34 are the most interested in moving abroad. Joao Peixoto, a researcher at the School of Economics and Management (ISEG), told the Publico newspaper that in order to emigrate, "it's not enough for things to be bad here; it's also necessary for us to have a place to go".The decision to leave one's country "is not easy, it's painful and difficult, and people don't emigrate just because some political leader says they should," said Peixoto, who described Passos Coelho's remarks as "odd for a prime minister to make".Ana Maria Gomes, a member of the European Parliament, said that when she heard what he said, "I felt furious, because that is the last thing a prime minister should say.""Worse than feeling impotent is giving up, because no matter how complicated things are, we can and must pull out of this, because we have qualified young people, the result of the investment in education made over the last few decades," said Gomes, one of the most prominent leaders of the so-called left wing of the Socialist Party. Stalled economic growthPassos Coelho has accepted the impositions of the "troika" of creditors - the EU, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund - and of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, "without even trying to negotiate anything to benefit Portugal's people," Gomes said. In her view, the conservative government "has put aside the development of a strategy of economic growth and job creation, and is focusing only on financial austerity measures," with the aim of paying off the US $110bn financial bailout granted by the troika. "But without economic growth or jobs, it will be impossible to pay off the debt," the lawmaker said. "The strategy of the right is to convince people that solutions cannot be found and that they must resign themselves to living outside what one secretary of state called the 'comfort zone'," she added. Fernando Gomes, president of the Council of Portuguese Communities, an independent body that advises the government on migration issues, criticised the prime minister's remarks as "embarrassing for the country's international political image".Emigration figures continue to climb, although no precise statistics are available because within the EU there is no requirement to register the cross-border movement of European citizens. But the estimate is that some 120,000 Portuguese moved abroad in 2011, continuing "the growing tendency of the last few years," the secretary of state of foreign relations for Portuguese communities, Jose Cesario, said on Tuesday December 27. The most significant flow has been to Brazil, which has been a constant destination for the Portuguese for centuries, even after the South American giant declared independence in 1822. A country of emigrantsAccording to Brazil's National Secretariat of Justice, the number of applications for permanent residence filed by people from Portugal rose from 276,703 to 328,856 between December 2010 and June 2011 - apart from the numerous temporary work, study and research visas that were issued. And according to the latest available figures, from 2010, 91,900 Portuguese citizens are living in Angola, Portugal's biggest former colony in Africa. "The government's incredible message leaves floating in the air the idea that Portugal is not worth it." - Publico newspaper editorial Sociologist Manuel Villaverde Cabral, vice-chancellor of the University of Lisbon, said that Portugal's modest development has historically been due to its empire, in first place; then remittances from Portuguese citizens living abroad and finally EU structural funds. Portugal has been a country of emigrants since the 15th century, which has affected it throughout its history. Up to the 16th century, the Portuguese mainly headed to the coastal areas of North Africa, and to island colonies in the Atlantic - the Azores, Madeira, Sao Tome e Principe, Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, when it was still a Portuguese colony. But after the discovery of the sea route to India, in 1498, Portuguese emigration began to expand towards the east, until the late 18th century, when the flow shifted heavily towards the until then nearly forgotten Brazil. And in the modern era, 1.5 million Portuguese emigrated between 1960 and 1974, with the outflow falling later to 230,000 between 1974 and 1988. Portugal's leaders "are becoming a laughing stock, starting with the prime minister, when he suggested that emigration was a way to deal with the crisis," said a December 20 editorial in Publico. If skilled workers and professionals continue to leave, the situation in this country "will be even more miserable", and "the government's incredible message leaves floating in the air the idea that Portugal is not worth it," the editorial added. A version of this article was first published on Inter Press Service. SOURCE: IPS ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mario Queiroz Politics Latin America Angola Brazil Cape Verde


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Introduction: How to Roll Back to Any Previous Version of the Apps in Adobe Creative Cloud Adobe Cc
Another little how to that I have published in my blog
Well. It seems as if having a subscription based model has made Adobe stop the Beta Testing program and lately they seem to be having issues releasing new versions of their apps without proper testing and the apps being either not very nicely welcomed or plain buggy.
First it was Lightroom and its previous update which changed the import window to something new, but lacking some of the features that professionals were used to, but the worst part is how it made importing files slow, very slow. I just put up with it and let it slip. After all Adobe was quite quick in admitting that they were wrong and promised to bring back the import panel with the next update, which they did.
Now the have done it again, releasing a new version of Photoshop which changes a bit the visual look of the program, but the real problem here is that they managed to break one of the oldest filters they have in the program. Liquify.
Now every time you try to apply Liquify in a 16-bit image it creates a square with a lighter colour around it when you go back to the main Photoshop envroment.
The workaround they offered me was to press the ALT key (option for all those using fruit boxes) when clicking Liquify to go into the filter window with graphics acceleration disabled. The problem here is that every time I do that in my laptop photoshop crashes.
Yes I know. I am still using a 2011 laptop but I can assure you that it is still capable. Even though its GTX570M is looking a bit long in the tooth these days.
My solution and what many people may find easier is to roll back to the previous version of Photoshop, but it is not very clear how to do that in the CC dashboard.
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Well the procedure is not that hard. And it is as follows
Open the creative cloud dashboard and go to the "apps" tab.
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Then scroll down to the "Find additional apps" section and change the drop down menu on the right from "all apps" to "View Previous Versions"
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Once you select that you will see the list of all the applications and is you click on the arrow next to "install" it will open a menu showing the available versions of each app. Select the one you want to install and that is it.
You are able to hopefully keep working normally until Adobe fixes its bugs.
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Mike: Well Cynthia, we have two columns under our belt now. One thing I've learned is that some people seem to take this way too seriously. Have we lost the ability to good-humoredly laugh at ourselves and each other in the political arena?
Cynthia: Lots of people are still laughing about my 2012 U.S. Senate race, but, to your point, I'm disappointed the "Aroostook Watchmen" haven't gotten more play. Codgers talking to Gov. Paul LePage with cans and string, plotting world domination by "remonstrance?" There's a treasure trove of untapped comedic material there!
Why the Debbie Downer zeitgeist, in your view?
Mike: Because, like we wrote about in the first column, polarization puts all sides in their corners, and they assume the worst motives from everyone else, whether you are a Republican, Democrat, independent, Green, or Bull Moose!
Couple that with the fact that media representations of elected officials turn them into caricatures with questionable intentions, and what do most people see? Paul LePage becomes the Hulk; Eliot Cutler only likes barn coats; and Mike Michaud is pro-shoes. You know all three of them — isn't there more to each than that?
Cynthia: Hulk, Barn Coat and New Balance are all decent people with a sense of humor. On the campaign trail, however, they don't run the show. Breathless professional fundraisers and handlers focus on raising money — constantly — and the war chest is used to define their candidate as the mirror image of what polls well. Leftover money is spent defining their opponent as voters' worst nightmare. Joking is too risky in this high-stakes calculus. The 24-hour news cycle and social media can turn a quip about welfare in to a gaffe about Social Security on a dime. Or in a Tweet.
So the more money elections suck up, the more melodramatic, inhuman, unfunny candidates get spit out. Thank God for Jon Stewart.
Mike: And Al Diamon in Maine. But you're right — the consultant class doesn't like scratched veneer. Candidates are merely blank slates on which they apply their craft. That is why it is great to see real, true unscripted moments where individuals in politics can be themselves, and why local elections are so key — you can actually speak with, laugh with, and discuss issues with the candidates.
But obviously on the statewide or national level, there isn't an ability to have those interactions — although with those nicknames we can probably start calling the candidates for governor "the Dirigo League." So how do we shift things in our everyday lives to bring humor back? I mean, this column is fun, but I don't think us trying to be light-hearted will save the day.
Cynthia: Mike, your modesty is refreshing. I've never before met a Republican guy who isn't convinced he can save the day, and you're probably right. Mere mortals like us can't restore the Dirigo League's funny powers. It will take drastic measures to get regular people laughing again about politics.
The first thing we do, let's kill all the political insiders. Know-it-alls who bark out policy talking points and quote political speeches throw a wet blanket on any playful conversation. They forget regular people are busy working and raising kids. Most don't have details of the fiscal year 2014 budget at their fingertips, for example, but care and have views about government spending.
Republican activists seem especially hypervigilant. If some schmuck blurts out, "at $300 million each, F-22 Raptor planes should at least come with oxygen," GOP killjoys slap down the "you are not a patriot" card, putting a kibosh on the kibitzing. Imagine the faux moral outrage if New Balance or Barn Coat got caught watching M*A*S*H re-runs.
Mike: I thought Shakespeare started with killing all the lawyers? Although that would disproportionately impact your side of the aisle … and Barn Coat. And M*A*S*H was before my time, so I'll let you share that joke with our readers. But don't blame Republicans if your side isn't patriotic enough! Because 'merica.
Look, at the end of the day, I'll say what I say to people who ask me about my experience working with the Afghan police. That experience reinforced my perspective that, no matter how bad things appear to be in Maine or the United States, they are still really, really, really good. And yes, we should be able to laugh about it.
Cynthia: Shakespeare, my contemporary, would definitely kill the website, "Because 'merica." I'm sure of it. But I agree with you, Mike. Americans are blessed and should exercise their right to laugh out loud at what's funny in the pursuit of happiness.


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text: Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) is the winner of the 2009 Innovation Award for Innovations in Health Human Resources. The $10,000 achievement grant was presented by Deb Matthews, minister of health and long-term care, during a health conference by the Ontario Hospital Association and the Ontario government in November."We are proud to have received this prestigious award. Innovation is at the core of many of our employee-led improvements at Rouge Valley, and we are delighted that this successful program is being celebrated in this way," says Janet Harris, vice president, quality, risk, professional practice, and chief nursing executive. Both the project and exhibit, Neonatal and Paediatric Orientation Program Designed for the New Graduate, were created by Rose Owen, clinical practice leader, neonatal intensive care unit and special care nursery, and Minette MacNeil, clinical practice leader, paediatrics and surgery at Rouge Valley. "We are pleasantly surprised and honoured to receive this award. We are proud to have our project celebrated among such an innovative group of other exhibits all aimed at improving the quality of health care given to our patients," says MacNeil. The program, designed to go along with the province's 2007 New Graduate Initiative, gives new registered nursing graduates a comprehensive knowledge base to enhance caring for the sick neonate child and their families. The new nursing graduate initiative allows extended time to learn the knowledge and skills to be practiced in a lab setting. Learning is enhanced by working alongside an experienced mentor in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and paediatric specialty areas. The initiative will also increase cross-training opportunities and improve recruitment and retention of nurses through the acquisition of knowledge, experience and confidence. Also on display was One Stop Shopping at Rouge for Preoperative Screening, a presentation created by Catherine McConnachie, change management specialist, transformation management office; Julie Baker, manager RVAP surgical program; and Dianne Power, charge nurse, pre-operative assessment clinic. The presentation highlighted the results of two improvement projects that took place in the ambulatory care unit (ACU) at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital campus in west Durham Region. The presentation showed how teams from various areas of the hospital were able to decrease wait times for patients in the ACU. Both Rouge Valley presenters were among two hundred exhibitors at the conference to present in one of six categories: meeting community needs through integrated care; improving quality and patient safety; improving efficiency through process redesign; innovations in health information management; health human resources; and health promotion.


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Tips and Tricks: Google Your Business (February 2018)
by Margie Beilharz
Have you noticed that sometimes when you google a well-known person or a business you'll get a box with a summary of relevant information on the right of the screen? This is the knowledge graph (like the one below on editor and author Sophie Cunningham), which contains information grabbed from various sources on the internet.
Having your website and, ideally, curated information come up in a knowledge graph when people google your name or business is a good way to stand out as a freelancer. It can even help people find your website if it isn't the top link in a google search.
If you're not a famous enough to have an entry in Wikipedia, for example, one way of getting a knowledge graph for your business is to register with Google My Business. This links your google account with your business, which must be registered at a particular address. Even though location isn't particularly important for freelance editors – we don't get a lot of drop-in clients – there are still benefits in showing up in a map search or in a knowledge graph (you can show suburb rather than specific house address).
I found out about this in a recent episode of The Recipe for SEO Success podcast by Kate Toon, and I recommend you listen if you are interested.
The cute thing is that to register your address, Google will post you an actual letter with your verification code. Enter the code and set up your info and some relevant pics; you can even post updates. With this bit of DIY, very soon you too can look extra professional in the google results (sadly, 'desktop publishing professional' seems to be the closest business category for editors - we need to campaign to Google on that!). You can see how my new knowledge graph shows up below.
Margie Beilharz


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Contact the owner by clicking here
(for sale as of )
Asking: €125,000 (Euro)
Location: Cartagena, Spain
S/V Barracuda 3 is a Spain based 1996 Prout Escale Catamaran for sale by owner
This Boat Owner requires financial settlement only ... trades will not be considered!!
This boat features double watch berth forward of the saloon, Double cabins in each stern One Forecabin with single berth, 2x heads with WC, basin and Shower. Her Galley is in the Starboard hull with a Nav station in the Port Hull.
Barracuda 3 was one of the last Prout Catamarans to be built in the Canvey Island Yard in the UK. She is built for blue water cruising and is easily sailed by a couple as all sails can be handled without leaving the cockpit. She is a pretty boat and has been the subject of much comment here in Spain. When we were looking for a Prout she was the one we wanted as she has wooden galley and chart table areas rather than the plastic ones and a square shaped saloon (reupholstered September 2018) not the more usual horseshoe.
- Two stern double berths.
- To starboard comprises athwartships double bed, 2M x 1.5M foam mattress, wardrobe, drawers, cupboards, storage bin/seat, LED lighting and twin, dual speed 12v fans. Access to starboard engine and bilge
- To port comprises athwartships double bed, 2M x 1.5M foam mattress, wardrobe, drawers, cupboard, heads (electric flush sea toilet, sink, shower), access to port engine and bilge, toilet seacocks.
- Single berth forwards on starboard side with 5'4" (1620mm) bed, wardrobe, cupboard, shelves, wall mounted mirror fronted cupboard. Storage lockers under berth.
- Double berth, 2M x 1.5M forward of saloon.
- Saloon has seating for eight, table, two corner storage bins, storage under all seating.
There is a head forward in port hull with electric flush toilet with 100 litre holding tank, shower, sink, two cupboards, access to toilet seacocks, door to forward storage area and holding tank. Another head is Ensuite to rear berth with sink, shower cupboards and sea toilet.
She had a full out of water survey in September 2015 and no serious issues were found. The Owner has replaced the saloon windows with custom made windows, bonded in place without bolts. Over the past three years these have been thoroughly tested in breaking seas and heavy thunderstorms, Barracuda has stayed dry throughout. An example of the meticulous maintenance performed on this boat. All recommendations except the installation of electric bilge pumps have been carried out.
Like many Prouts she has in the past suffered from leaking windows, however in January 2016 these were replaced with custom made windows bonded in without bolts. Over the past three years these have been thoroughly tested in breaking seas and heavy thunderstorms, Barracuda has stayed dry in these bad conditions. She had a full out of water survey in September 2015 and no serious issues were found. All the recommendations have been carried out with the exception of the installation of electric bilge pumps. An example of the meticulous maintenance performed on this boat.
She has been lightly used from new with only 8713NM on the log. She has been well maintained, the engines have been regularly serviced since we purchased her, they start easily and run sweetly.
She comes fully equipped and ready to provide her new owners with adventures. All in all we will be very sorry to say goodbye to her.
|G. Prout and Sons
|John Underwood design from Prout Snowgoose Elite
|Prout Escale 39
|Year Built:
|To Lloyd's ISO 9002/BS5750
solid fibre glass below water line, foam/balsa cored above water line
|Cartagena, Spain
|Length Overall:
|39 ft (11.9m)
|35 ft (10.7M)
|18 ft 3 inches (5.55M)
|3 ft 3 in (1m)
|15,679 lbs./ 7111 kgs
|Mast height:
|58 ft 0 inches (17.67M)
battened 243 sq. ft. slab reefing main
|2 X Yanmar 3GM30 diesel engines 29hp coupled to Yanmar SD20 saildrives.
|Cruising speed
|5 knots @1800rpm
|Hulls: 6.90 ft / 2.10m ........ Saloon: 6.24 ft / 1.90 m
|2 double. One small single. Plus one double watch berth forward of saloon
|7 total. 3 double berths plus 1 single berth
|Fresh Water Tankage
|158 gals (600 ltrs)
|Fuel Tankage
|2 x 150 litre fuel tanks / 80 gals (300 ltrs)
|Holding tank
|26 gals (100 ltrs)
Boat Inventory
- To Lloyd's ISO 9002/BS5750
- Hand laid solid fibreglass below the waterline.
- Above the waterline cored with Airex/Divincell or balsa.
- Two stern double berths.
- 2 double berths.
- One small single berth.
- Plus one double watch berth forward of saloon
- Saloon
- 2 heads
- Prout triple sink with mixer tap
- Three burner hob
- SMEV gas oven and grill
- 75 litre fridge with freezer compartment
- Six drawers, four double fronted cupboards, three lockers
- Double 13A three pin socket (shore power only)
- Gas cut off switch
- Gas alarm
- Fire blanket
- 1Kg powder fire extinguisher
- Access to forward bilge and starboard water tank (300L).
- Toshiba satellite 15" laptop with OpenCPN chart plotting software and CM93Med charts.
- AIS overlay with GPS data from Digital Yacht AIS class B transponder.
- Furuno radar.
- Three double fronted cupboards
- two single cupboards
- three drawers,
- 135 litre chest fridge.
- Horizon explorer VHF radio with DSC and GPS
- Digital Yacht AIS class B transponder with separate antenna
- HF radio receiver
- Furuno radar
- Pioneer radio/CD player with saloon and cockpit speakers
- Spanish TV with indoor antenna
Electrical Equipment:
- Magellan handheld GPS
- 200W solar panel on tilting frame with autotilt
- 60W flexible solar panel on long lead
- 20A charge controller
- 4 x Trojan 27TMX deep cycle 105Ah batteries (fitted new June 2017)
- Battery charger
- 2 x 95Ah (710 CCA) engine batteries, each with 10W solar trickle charger
- 800W inverter, continental style sockets
- 150W inverter, British style socket
- 1KW water heater. Shore power only
- 2 x 12V 'cigar lighter' outlets
- 12V 'cigar lighter' extension lead
- 2 x 12V 10A fused 'Dri plug' outlets
- 8 x 230V outlets. British 13A style. Shore power only
- 2 x Jaycar ultrasonic antifouling systems.
- 12V bilge pump
- 3 x waterproof torches
- Magnetic compass
- Autohelm ST50 Log ,depth, wind strength, wind direction (true, relative), VMG
- ST7000 autopilot
- Engine tachometers
- fuel gauges
- warning lights and alarms.
Sails & Rig:
- Prout mini rig with battened 243 sq. ft. slab reefing main
- lazy Jacks and zip up bag
- 125 sq. ft. furling self-tacking staysail
- 475 sq. ft. furling genoa. Jeckells sails
- Profurl furling.
- Two Lewmar 46 ST two speed winches
- Lewmar 16 winch.
Engines & Mechanical:
- Two Yanmar 3GM30 to Yanmar SD20 saildrive.
- Two blade fixed propellers.
- Two separate fuel tanks, each 150 liters
- Both engines heat single central calorifier.
- 2 x Automatic fire extinguisher
- Fresh Water Tankage 1287 ltrs
- Fuel Tankage 300 ltrs
- Holding tank 100 ltrs
Safety Equipment:
- Global Profix EPIRB
- VHF radio with DSC
- AIS transponder
- Radar reflector
- 2 x 150N automatic adult lifejackets with integral safety harness.
- 3 x manual inflation adult lifejackets.
- 100N foam filled child lifejacket
- Safety harness
- 2 x 1.5M Seago safety lines
- 30m throwing line
- Grab bags x2
- Gas detector and alarm
- 6 x 1Kg powder fire extinguishers, fire blanket
Ground tackle:
- Simpson Lawrence electric windlass
- 20Kg Delta with 30M of 10mm chain and 30M of 22mm warp on bow roller
- 20Kg CQR
- kedge with 5M of 8MM chain and 15M warp
- Nylon bridle
- Walker Bay 10 rigid dinghy on Simpson Lawrence davits.
- 6 ft. wooden oars.
- Bison 12V 62 lb. thrust electric outboard, 40Ah battery.
- Three part aluminium mast, plus boom, bowsprit, mainsail and jib. Dagger board and rudder.
- bilge pumps (manual)
- Simpson Lauwence davits
- Grab bags fenders
- boat hooks
- Bosun's chair
- all linen and cooking equipment, crockery and cutlery


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Frustrated by the inaction of state GOP leaders, a Democratic senator introduced another bill to expand Medicaid yesterday, this one including many Republican-sought changes to the health-care program for poor and disabled Ohioans.
Frustrated by the inaction of state GOP leaders, a Democratic senator introduced another bill to expand Medicaid yesterday, this one including many Republican-sought changes to the health-care program for poor and disabled Ohioans.
The nudge likely won�t spark legislative action soon but it did ignite another round of debate about how much progress has been made.
Sen. Capri S. Cafaro, D-Hubbard, says Republican leaders are all talk and no action.
�This talk is simply a way to feign interest without doing anything at all,� Cafaro said, referring to repeated statements by GOP leaders in the House and Senate that the issue would be addressed following last month�s passage of the state budget.
�Leadership in the House and the Senate has no true interest at this time in moving forward on this issue. ... Hundreds of thousands of Ohio lives hang in the balance simply because they are part of a population that is caught straight in the cross hairs of political marksmanship.�
In the spring, House Republicans stripped from Gov. John Kasich�s budget plan an expansion of Medicaid to an estimated 275,000 uninsured Ohioans earning as much as 138 percent of the federal poverty level. Under the federal health-care law, expansion costs would be paid entirely by the federal government for three years beginning on Jan. 1 and 90 percent or more for seven years after that, bringing billions of dollars of federal aid to Ohio.
The expansion has wide support from business groups, hospitals, advocates for the poor and others, but it is opposed by conservative groups fighting Obamacare and concerned about the cost to the federal government and impact on the nation�s deficit.
Cafaro said her legislation, Senate Bill 166, addresses those concerns. For example, it would cap the growth of Medicaid cost to 3.5 percent a year (annual growth currently is about 7.2 percent) and study strategies to coordinate workforce-development programs for recipients without jobs or earning low wages.
�Under this bill, more people will be insured and Ohio will be spending less money,� she said.
Republicans didn�t bite, insisting more time is needed to study the issue.
Sen. Dave Burke, a Marysville Republican who has been working with Cafaro, applauded her �vigor� but said the legislation was premature and would not likely be supported by a majority of senators.
�We don�t want to get ahead of our constituents and leadership,� Burke said, noting polls show growing opposition to the federal health-care law.
Burke announced last week that a Senate subcommittee would begin hearings on Aug. 13 on a Medicaid cost analysis conducted by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio.�Until we deal with (curbing costs), Medicaid expansion doesn�t work,� he said.
House Democratic Leader Tracy Maxwell Heard said Republicans continue to push back deadlines for action. Lawmakers must act by mid-September for the administration to have time to implement expansion on Jan. 1.
�I think we�re all starting to become a little more frustrated every time one of these false deadlines is paraded about,� the Columbus representative said, referring to recent comments that the House may act around Oct. 1 on a series of Medicaid bills.
�Rep. (Ron) Amstutz�s announcement is the seventh time in three months that he or Speaker (William G.) Batchelder have changed the deadline for action on Medicaid this year.�
Amstutz fired back, saying, �The fact that we have not met previously articulated schedules for acting on this does not diminish the value of setting action dates. This, too, is a form of self-imposed pressure to help us focus on moving forward on this very important but high-risk policy project.�