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Hanel Lozano, 18, of Bellflower, was killed in a Buena Park crash the night of Feb. 17, 2013. The Orange County Register reports that the fatal car crash occurred on southbound Valley View Street north of La Palma Avenue. Police say the driver of a black Jeep Cherokee lost control of the vehicle and struck at least two other vehicles and then hit a tree in the median near the intersection of Valley View and La Palma. The Jeep Cherokee then overturned. Lozano was a passenger in the Jeep. Other passengers, who were between 18 and 20 years of age, had to be extricated from the vehicle. None of the other passengers in other vehicles were seriously injured. It is not known if alcohol or drugs played a part in the crash.
Traffic Accident Statistics
According to California Highway Patrol's 2010 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there were five fatalities and 416 injuries involving traffic accidents in the city of Buena Park. In Orange County as a whole, 100 people died and 13,368 were injured as a result of car accidents during the same year.
Unanswered Questions
Based on this news report, it appears that the driver of the Jeep Cherokee lost control of the vehicle near a busy intersection and struck two other cars. It is unclear as to why the driver lost control. Were drugs or alcohol factors in this collision? Was the driver of the Jeep traveling at an excessive rate of speed? Was distraction a factor? I trust officials are looking into these and other issues in order to determine precisely what caused this fatal crash.
Rights of Victims and their Families
It is important for families of deceased passengers to remember that they have legal rights. In such cases, the at-fault driver can be held liable for the passenger's wrongful death. Families can file a wrongful death claim seeking compensation for damages such as medical expenses, funeral costs, lost future income and loss of love and companionship.
Injured victims and families who have lost loved ones would be well advised to contact an experienced Orange County personal injury lawyer who will stay abreast of the official investigation and ensure that the negligent parties are held liable. It would be best in such cases to refrain from rushing into a quick settlement with the other party or an insurance company. It is crucial to get a skilled lawyer on your side who will fight for your rights and look out for your best interests.


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When considering the immense size of the cosmos, it's pretty remarkable what scientists have been able to discover from our pale blue dot. For example, back in the 1990s, three astronomers used an analysis of so-called "type Ia" supernovae — binary star systems where one star triggers another into a supernova explosion — to determine not only that the entire universe is expanding, but that it is expanding at an accelerating rate. The discovery was granted the Nobel Prize.
The revelation was so profound that the idea of an accelerating expansion has become standard theory, but not without a hitch. In order to account for accelerating expansion, scientists have had to posit the existence of an invisible form of energy that permeates all of space: dark energy. But despite the spooky, elusive nature of dark energy, the idea enjoys widespread acceptance because of the respectability of the standard model of cosmology.
That whole model could soon be called into question, however. A team of scientists led by Professor Subir Sarkar of Oxford University has performed a new analysis on type Ia supernovae that seems to suggest that the original, Nobel Prize-winning research may have been in error. The universe might not be expanding at an accelerating rate after all, reports Phys.org.
It's a bold claim, but not one without ammo. Sarkar's analysis took into account 10 times more type Ia supernovae than the original research did. It's therefore possible that the difference in results could be one of sample size.
"We analyzed the latest catalogue of 740 Type Ia supernovae... and found that the evidence for accelerated expansion is, at most, what physicists call '3 sigma.' This is far short of the '5 sigma' standard required to claim a discovery of fundamental significance," explained Sarkar.
In other words, it's still possible that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, but the evidence we have is too weak to make a claim one way or the other. Of course, if an accelerated expansion isn't necessary to believe in, then neither is mysterious dark energy. Maybe dark energy is so elusive because it simply doesn't exist in the first place.
"So it is quite possible that we are being misled and that the apparent manifestation of dark energy is a consequence of analyzing the data in an oversimplified theoretical model," said Sarkar.
He added: "Naturally, a lot of work will be necessary to convince the physics community of this, but our work serves to demonstrate that a key pillar of the standard cosmological model is rather shaky. Hopefully this will motivate better analyses of cosmological data, as well as inspiring theorists to investigate more nuanced cosmological models."
The new data is humbling. It reminds us that regardless of whether the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, it's still a very big place. The things we've been able to discover from our tiny orb are remarkable, but for now we're simply going to have to keep looking up.

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Retreating from the world is harder work than you expect
Posted by Anna at 21:35 on Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Every organisation needs to take stock and regroup every so often, and believe me churches are no exception. Although I've been a Trustee of MCC Bournemouth for something like a year now, we've not had a chance to do that since I joined the Board.
Until this weekend, that is. On Friday we gathered at the Church to leave for a weekend retreat at Hilfield Friary near Cerne Abbas.
Hilfield is a Franciscan Friary, so it emphasises simplicity and being at one with its surroundings. To quote from the Hilfield Project website:
"At Hilfield Friary in Dorset, UK, the brothers of the Society of St Francis have established a project which brings together both a commitment to peace and justice between people and also a care for our natural environment. Rooted in the life and spirituality of St Francis of Assisi we are working to share the Gospel greeting of peace with those whom we meet and to find that harmony between ourselves and the world around us which we believe is God's desire for all. Hilfield is a place where others can come to join us in seeking peace, reconciliation and the integrity of creation."It most certainly is that. I've not been anywhere so peaceful for quite some time, and it formed a perfect backdrop to our musings and prayers this weekend.
On the Saturday evening we participated in a very moving night service in the Friary Chapel. Coming from an Evangelical background it was a very different style of service from that I'm used to, but it was absolutely beautiful and so, so tranquil. it's also the first time I've sung in Latin! *
* Salve Regina, if you're curious
Although we've been referring to it as "a weekend retreat", in practice we only had one evening and a full day as the aim was to be back in time for the 11am service on Sunday morning. As a result, our "weekend" was a very, very busy one, and by Sunday I was thoroughly exhausted.
The good news is that the brainstorming paid off and we now have a very good idea which areas we need to work on and where to take the Church next. Well worth the thumping headache and yawning which was the inevitable result of far too little sleep this weekend!


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Corrie Ten Boom once asked, "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" What a great question!
Intentional and consistent contact with our Creator is key to our survival and successful navigation through this flawed world. That doesn't mean we won't have hardships or trials. It means He will direct our paths and we don't have to go it alone. In fact, we were never meant to go it alone. So go humbly before the Lord with a thankful heart and listen to Him and do it often.
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"Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht,
Dann bin ich um den Schlaf gebracht..."(*)
The average German family struggles financially with large tax burdens and as a result have only 1.3 children per family, one of the lowest rates in Europe.
Meanwhile Muslim immigrants have as many as 3-4 wives, perhaps 6-7 children from each wife; all of this is funded by welfare as none of these wives work. 35 % of Muslims living in Germany have multiple wives, nearly all of them live on welfare funded by German taxpayers.
Germany is not alone though, nearly all of Europe faces the same situation, including the U.K: Muslim men take overseas trips to pick up multiple wives, marry them and bring them back to the U.K as legal citizens who then go on permanent tax payer funded welfare for themselves and their future children. source
Germany then...
the Germany of Heinrich Heine's "Lorelei"
(*) "When I think of Germany in the night
Sleep is taken from me.."
(from Heinrich Heine's poem "Nachtgedanken")
Update: 28.6.2013
Islamic Calls to prayers are starting to drown out the beautiful sound of our Church Bells.
Update: 28.6.2013
Islamic Calls to prayers are starting to drown out the beautiful sound of our Church Bells.


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Quality Indicators
The Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology include the specific quality indicators that were developed by focus groups and validated through research, intent statements that further explain each indicator, and a list of common errors for each of the eight areas. The eight areas are all important to the development and delivery of assistive technology services and include: Consideration of AT Needs, Assessment of AT Needs, AT in the IEP, AT Implementation, Evaluation of Effectiveness of AT, AT in Transition, Administrative Support for AT, and AT Professional Development . In addition, a set of self-assessment matrices have been developed for all of the Quality Indicators. These Matrices are designed to allow individual service providers and school districts to assess their current practices and plan for improvement.
When reviewing or using the Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology, it is important to be aware of some basic assumptions that pertain to all areas of QIAT.
First, it is essential that all AT services developed and delivered by states or districts are legally correct according to the mandates and expectations of federal and state laws and are aligned to district policies.
Second, AT efforts, at all stages, involves on-going collaborative work by teams which include families and caregivers, school personnel, and other needed individuals and service agencies. Third, team members involved in AT processes are responsible for following the code of ethics for their specific profession.
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Cloudcroft chief stops Israelis with suspicious cargo
Cloudcroft chief stops Israelis with suspicious cargo
CLOUDCROFT, NM ? That they were speeding through the school zone first got his attention.
That they had Israeli driver's licenses and expired passports made him suspicious.
Cloudcroft Police Chief Gene Green stopped the 2-ton van on Thursday, for speeding. Initially, Green thought the truck was commercial because of exterior markings. But when he found it was out of Chicago, he asked for documentation such as logs books and manifests.
"They said this is a U-Haul truck and handed me a rental agreement (for) in-town delivery only in Illinois, (which) had expired two days before," Green said.
He called for backup, and Otero County Sheriff's Deputy Billy Anders, who patrols the Sacramento Mountains, arrived, along with Capt. Norbert Sanchez and Det. Eddie Medrano.
"We got them out and started digging a little deeper," Green said, "got permission to search the truck. They claimed they were hauling furniture from Austin to Chicago."
When officers advised the men they were not exactly en route from one town to another, Green said the two men claimed they were Deming bound.
"But they couldn't give us an address in Deming they were going to," he said. "Once we got into the truck, they had some junk furniture I wouldn't have given to Goodwill."
Also inside the vehicle were, Green said, "50 boxes" they claimed was a "private" delivery, but the men insisted they had no "idea what was in them."
At that point, the officers called for drug-sniffing and bomb-sniffing dogs. The men were turned over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and U-Haul recovered the truck. Contents of the boxes remain unknown, pending investigation.


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Article: Kim Young Kwang under controversy for his interview "I hate girls with thick legs..."
Vogue Girl: What kind of physical appearance do you dislike?
Kim Young Kwang: I hate anyone that looks pathetic. Anyone that looks like Sung Joon (model), I don't mind if they show up without their hair washed or something but when someone whose physical appearance I don't like shows up like that, I don't even want to look at them.
Vogue Girl: I'm not that into short, stubby hands.
Kim Young Kwang: I hate thick calves!
Vogue Girl: That's right, you said before that you look at a girl's legs the first time, right?
Kim Young Kwang: I look at everything (laugh).
Kim Young Kwang: I've said this in almost every interview but whether they be a male or female, I like them to be pretty. I know that it's not necessary to say things like this but I'll look at someone's physical appearance and say, "I don't like that person. I don't think they'll match me." Then my friends will be like, "Hyung, you're really mean, you know that?"
1. [+1,433, -139] There's a clear difference between saying 'I like people that are pretty and handsome' and 'I don't like people that are ugly.' He's really thoughtless. He got all his height and good looks from genes but it seems he got his brains from nowhere.
2. [+1,294, -116] After reading the article, it seems that the specific "legs" statement isn't the problem, but the fact that he just judges anyone based on their appearance and hates them if they're ugly. That's worse to me than what he said about the legs. I hope he matures~ Let's see how handsome he is himself. I don't even know this kid so I better go search him up.
3. [+1,222, -88] So this is where the exit was (TN: When netizens fall in love with a celebrity or join their fandom, fans will usually say there's no exit!! or where's the exit!! meaning there's nothing about them to dislike or leave them for.)
4. [+489, -11] Even if Won Bin said this, it'd be bordering dangerous territory... how dare YOU say it?
5. [+417, -7] If Kim Young Kwang hates people that are ugly with thick legs, then that's up to him. And if I hate on him for saying those things thoughtless, then that's up to me. In the end, you're responsible for the words you spit out. Celebrities make money off of their popularity with the public so it's up to the public to judge him worthwhile of their attention.
6. [+301, -8] Hul, daebak, I've totally lost interest in him. If he was born in '87, he should've matured already. He seems like he lives for the thrill of being handsome. Even though he grew taller, his brain seemed to have stopped developing in elementary school. I'm sure some of his fans are ugly with thick legs, I wonder how much he swore about them under his breath while dealing with them. He doesn't even know a thing about them... What a sick man.
7. [+283, -8] Logging out from you
8. [+263, -5] Even more handsome people than you like Won Bin, Jang Dong Gun, and Kang Dong Won don't say things like this;;;
9. [+262, -7] You're living proof of the stereotype that models are stupid
10. [+253, -3] Imagine how much he made fun of his fans in his head during fan meets ㅋㅋ
Article: Kim Young Kwang clarifies "I did not intend to put down physical appearances... It's a misunderstanding"
"There's been a misunderstanding regarding the controversy surrounding Kim Young Kwang. At the time of the interview, he did not intend to put down anyone's physical appearance. It was his birthday the day of his interview so it was a very fun and comfortable environment. He said it as a half joke half truth statement, and did not intend to discriminate against looks. Every word counts and can change the meaning of everything in an article. Kim Young Kwang is not the type to normally speak disrespectfully."
1. [+419, -16] There's no one in the world that will criticize you anyone for saying they like pretty girls. What becomes the problem and the differentiating factor in this case is when he says that he specifically hates ugly people and doesn't want to be around them. That is absolutely different from saying he likes pretty girls. He basically means that he judges people by their physical appearance and deems them worthy of forming a relationship with him if they're pretty enough to his standards. Instead of calling it a misunderstanding, he should've just admitted that he was thoughtless and apologized.
2. [+357, -19] Your career's already over...
3. [+303, -11] I know that journalists are the ones that create a lot of these controversies... But this one was not started by the journalist. If he and his reps knew that every word in journalistic articles count, he should've been more careful. He knew that his interview would be read by many and potentially spread through articles.
4. [+123, -2] Your excuse is pathetic. Didn't you say you hate pathetic people?
5. [+102, -3] You're right, you didn't seem to have any intent. It just seemed like you hate any man or woman if they're ugly. Thanks for showing us your true side.
Herald News via Nate | Newsen via Nate | netizenbuzz
Kim Young Kwang apologizes, but another body shaming interview is revealed
Article: Kim Young Kwang writes a letter of apology "I'm shocked at the misunderstandings that are being brought about over my controversy... I'm sorry"
"I'm sorry. This is Kim Young Kwang.
First of all, I'd like to sincerely apologize over the controversy that came up today over my interview. I'm sorry for disappointing those that have loved and supported me. Unlike my intentions, a part of my interview has brought about some misunderstandings that have both shocked and upset me.
I believe that my fans will think just as I have that there must be a misunderstanding after reading the articles released today. I will make sure that this doesn't happen again and that I don't disappoint or worry the fans that support me."
Clarification from the fashion editor that ran the interview: "There has been a misunderstanding. The conversation was held in a half joking half truthful manner. While transcribing his words, we had to cut out a part of his explanations to fit everything onto a limited number of pages. It seems people believe that Young Kwang-ssi discriminates people based on their physical appearance but if he was truly such a person that believed so, we would not have ran his response in our piece."
1. [+202, -3] What misunderstanding is he talking about when he said similar things in other interviews? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It seems he's been this kind of person all along
2. [+172, -5] So he said that he hated pathetic people and that he only liked pretty men or women as a joke? Wow, what an amazing person.
3. [+168, -5] Farewell
4. [+56, -0] What's really scary to me is that I can understand his preference for pretty people but it disgusts me that he deems anyone who is ugly as pathetic. How thoughtless.
5. [+46, -0] You said all your friends said that you were mean... Then you shouldn't have said those things...
There is another one of his older interviews (2008) floating around right now that just hit the media:
"I plan to continue advancing onto European stages, but my final hopes is to become an actor. Recently, I shot a music video with Shin Hye Sung and Lyn's for 'It's You'. I also played the role of a hitch hiker in the shopping mall '11th Street' CF. I broke up with my girlfriend last September. The reason? Why are you asking me that, it's embarrassing me. My ideal woman is someone who's smart and cute. Someone who dresses well according to each situation, but doesn't overdo it. What I think is ugly is when women with thick thighs and short legs wear skinny jeans. Or those that wear leggings and a miniskirt and sit with their legs spread open on the subway... I sincerely ask those people to stop."
TV Daily via Nate | netizenbuzz
Kim Young Kwang makes first public appearance since controversy
Article: Kim Young Kwang's first public appearance since 'physical appearance controversy' "I'm sorry for causing a disturbance"
"I'm sorry to those that support me for having caused such a disturbance. I've written a post on my clarification and what happened on my fancafe, so please refer to that for background."
1. [+510, -28] This is why a person's image is so important.. No matter what he does, he's just ugly to me now..
2. [+404, -14] You can hate ugly people. It's not right, but you're only human so it's possible. What's wrong, however, is expressing those thoughts in a magazine interview. It's not a mistake if you've said it more than once.
3. [+359, -12] I don't know who he's kidding with this 'unintentional' stuff..
"So easy for a celebrity to ruin his career overnight..."
"He should've said he'll try to fix his views instead of saying it was a misunderstanding."
"Career's so over..."
"I really hate when models act like they're better than everyone and consider themselves celebrities when all they have to show for it is their body."
"For a public figure to lay out so explicitly the type of body he hates in a hypothetical woman is basically just an attack against his fans and the people who like him."
"People are pissed and he needs to salvage his career... I wonder what he's thinking right now. 'How pathetic of these losers to be pissing me off.'"
"This is why celebrities market themselves to be mysterious. It's so easy to expose yourself as being stupid or ignorant the more you talk on TV. Just shut up and do your job."
"He probably thinks the only people hating him are girls with thick thighs."
"The fact that he has physical traits that he likes and dislikes or prefers over others isn't the problem because everyone has their own standards of beauty. The problem is when he treats people differently based on just those physical traits alone."
Asia Today via Nate | netizenbuzz
I know Omona probably doesn't care about "this nugu" but OP is really sad and disgusted :C


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Kids of Victory
Kids of Victory is the children's ministry for 1st-5th grade. They meet from 7:00-8:00 pm on Wednesday nights for service. Sunday mornings, the children are dismissed for their service after family worship (10:30-11:15 am). Here the kids have a service with high energy that consists of teaching the Gospel, crafts, games, and awesome leaders. Kids of Victory is run by a rotation of some of the coolest and committed members of Victory Church each week.


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MBA Programs
As part of our accreditation process, the Labovitz MBA Program has developed a set of program learning goals and objectives. Through a process of continuous improvement, we strive to ensure that all graduates of our program meet the following objectives:
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Learning Goal: Communicate effectively in business contexts.
Learning Objective 1A: Produce professional quality business documents.
Learning Objective 1B: Deliver professional quality business-oriented presentations.
- Learning Goal: Diagnose and evaluate business problems accurately to make effective managerial decisions.
Learning Objective 2A: Use appropriate quantitative tools and techniques to analyze business problems.
Learning Objective 2B: Apply quantitative information to make effective decisions.
Learning Objective 2C: Apply qualitative information, tools/techniques, and appropriate theories to make effective decisions.
- Learning Goal: Integrate ethical and global perspectives in managerial decisions.
Learning Objective 3A: Identify and resolve ethical and legal issues in managerial situations.
Learning Objective 3B: Identify and analyze relevant global issues in managerial situations.
Management Specific Knowledge and Skills
- Learning Goal: Demonstrate an advanced level of business acumen.
Learning Objective 4A: Know the core functional business areas from a managerial perspective: accounting, finance, management [human resources and operations], and marketing.
Learning Objective 4B: Integrate knowledge of the core functional business areas that reflect cross-functional aspects of management.
- Learning Goal: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to be effective leaders.
Learning Objective 5A: Explore their leadership qualities and identify opportunities for leadership development.
Learning Objective 5B: Apply knowledge of individuals, groups, and the organizational context to influence and direct the work of others effectively.


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Born and based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina tell Gwen Pew why it's so important that people do not forget how to have fun even as they grow up.
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Time Out Singapore: Guo Yixiu
The fourth edition of the Singapore Biennale – one of the largest events on the local arts calendar – has officially opened. In this first of nine video interviews with artists from various artistic and cultural backgrounds, Gwen Pew delves into the brain of multi-disciplinary artist Guo Yixiu and find out who the man in her colourful installation piece really is.
Time Out Singapore: Singapore Biennale 2013
Two curators tell Gwen Pew why art newbies should take the time to visit this year's Singapore Biennale.
5 Oct 2013: Founded in 2006 as a platform to stimulate dialogue between works by local and international artists, the Singapore Biennale quickly established its reputation as one of the largest art events on the country's cultural calendar. Held every two years, this fourth edition returns with a bold theme of 'If the World Changed' this month, and while the quality of artworks remains stellar, a lot of changes and improvements have also been made to the structure of the exhibition.
'This may be Singapore's fourth biennale, but it's a first in many ways,' says Tan Siuli, a curator at the Singapore Art Museum. 'For one, this is the first time we have done without an Artistic Director for the Biennale [and instead] have a team of 27 curators from around the region.' Among the curators are a number of notable local faces, such as Charmaine Toh of Objectifs, Tamares Goh, programming officer at the Esplanade, and Seng Yu Jin of Lasalle and The National Art Gallery.
Each curator proposed a few artists to work with for the Biennale, which means there's plenty for art lovers to feast their eyes on, from paintings to installations and photography to sculptures from over 100 artists around the world. One particular draw, says Tan, is the strong regional focus: 'This edition has a very strong focus on South-East Asia [and features many] artists who are not on the usual international biennale circuit, so this is going to be a biennale of discoveries.' Look out for works by President's Young Talent winners Zhao Renhui and Liao Jiekai, plus largescale commissions by artists such as Suzann Victor, who will create a rainbow circle at the National Museum, and Nguyen Oanh Phi Phi, who will take over SAM's chapel with a work of Vietnamese lacquer.
And even if you've never been to an exhibition before and don't know anything about contemporary art, the curators promise that it's still worth taking the time to go check out the Biennale. 'To quote the Dalai Lama, "Once a year, go someplace you've never been before",' says Tan. 'It is precisely the experience of exploring the unfamiliar that expands our mind and spirit; there is bound to be something to marvel at and something to fall in love with.'
Aware that contemporary art may be difficult for some to enjoy, curator Seng advises that one should 'approach contemporary art with an open mind and critical attitude, and be prepared to end up with more questions than answers, as contemporary art engages with the viewer as an active and critical agent rather than a passive one.'
'It is worth remembering that contemporary art is "contemporary" – it is very much a product of our time, and more often than not, [it] engages with the issues and ideas of our time,' adds Tan. 'Also, don't expect to like everything. There are bound to be some artists and artworks that appeal to you more than others, so take that as a starting point – find out more about the artist, his or her practice and other works, and from there it is easy to find other artists whose works or styles are similar to what you like. This will gradually broaden your knowledge and appreciation of the contemporary art world.'
Furthermore, there will be a range of activities on the side for visitors to gain a broader understanding of the artists and artworks involved (see sidebar), so there are many ways to help art newbies take their first steps. 'And don't worry,' concludes Tan reassuringly. 'The Biennale won't bite!'


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Last Year's Updates!
I can't believe my last update was in June last year! Then again, it doesn't feel like that long ago… Here are the highlights from last year: My parents came to live with us in London for 6 weeks, which was fantastic having them around. I spent a lot of indulgent time traveling around Europe … More Last Year's Updates!


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Lung Cancer: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition
Lung Cancer - Researchers at Genomac International target lung cancer. Report, "A novel high-resolution chipCE assay for rapid detection of EGFR gene mutations and amplifications in lung cancer therapy by a combination of fragment analysis, denaturing CE and IYILPA; is newly published data in Electrophoresis. 'There is a growing interest in evaluating molecular markers as predictors of response to new generation of targeted cancer therapies. One or such areas is biological therapy targeting epidermal growth factor receptor gene (EGFR) in lung cancer," scientists in Prague, Czech Republic report. The testing of tumor tissue is focused on specific EGFR mutations and EGFR gene amplification, since tumors exhibiting positivity of either of the two marker types are highly sensitive towards the treatment. Although traditional methods of DNA sequencing and fluorescence in situ hybridization are still in use for the detection of EGFR mutations and gene amphfication, respectively, there is a need for new dedicated techniques with the primary. emphasis on simplicity, sensitivity, speed and cost effectiveness_ The main purpose of this work was to integrate diverse assays for both EGFR tests onto a single platform to eliminate the need for different instruments and separate processing. We demonstrate a chip capillary electrophoresis (chipCE) application for EGFR mutation detection by a combination of fragment analysis and denaturing CE. along with multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) for evaluation of EGFR amplification. All separations are carried out in denaturing sieving polymer on a modified Bioanalyzer 2100 chi peE instrument running at temperatures of up to 65&.# I 76;C. The main strength of the resulting high-resolution chipCE application is in its simplicity, speed of analysis and minimal amount of sample required for complete testing of EGFR status: wrote M. Minarik and colleagues. Genomac International. The researchers concluded: 'Such an approach could potentially fit medium throughput laboratories providing molecular pathology services for clinical oncologists with fast turnaround times and limited consumption of tissue material." Mina.rik and colleagues published their study in Elearophoresjs (A novel high-resolution chipCE assay for rapid detection of EGFR gene mutations and amplifications in lung cancer therapy by a combination of fragment analysis, denaturing CE and MLPA. Electrophoresis, .201 031(2.1):3518-24). (2010-12-14)
For more information, contact M. Minarik, Laboratory for Molecular Genetics and Oncology, Genomac International, Prague, Czech Republic. (2010 DEC 14)
Biotech Week: Researchers from Genomac International publish findings in non-small cell lung cancer
A new study, 'Multiplicity of EGFR and KRAS mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors,' is now available. According to recent research from Prague, Czech Republic, "Concurrent presence of EGFR and KRAS mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients is relatively rare and their appearance is believed to be mutually exclusive. Tumours harbouring KRAS mutation are perceived as not being capable of response to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy." Link: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-231871710.html (2010-07-21)


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By Katie Linehan - Co-Founder of LEARN and Middle School Teacher at Success Academy Harlem West
The LEARN Coalition advocates to improve the quality of education children receive in our public schools.
We believe every child deserves a high quality, world-class education that prepares him or her to compete in the global economy and lead productive, fulfilling lives. Indeed, the promise of a high quality education is a bedrock of fulfilling the American dream and one of our best tools to improve social and economic prosperity.
So, why does LEARN advocate for charter schools and how can opening the door to high performing public charter schools improve the quality of education in Omaha and throughout Nebraska? Simply put: because charter schools work for students and are particularly effective for children being failed by traditional systems.
The evidence overwhelmingly shows that high performing, public charter schools not only address the achievement gap (the difference in student outcomes based on race or economic status) but have the power to reverse the gap altogether. We cannot afford, nor should we tolerate, depriving our students of such opportunity.
Nebraska has one of the largest achievement gaps between black and white children in the Nation. Nebraska ranked last on the most recent National Assessment in Educational Progress (NAEP) in math for black eighth graders.
There are far too many schools in Nebraska where less than 50% of students are proficient in reading and less than 20% proficient in math or science. North Omaha has the greatest concentration of such low performing schools. The students in these schools, and the families in North Omaha, desperately need and absolutely deserve better options now. Charter schools, if approved by the Legislature, would provide that option.
While a new concept two decades ago, we now know how to replicate the success of high performing charter schools and networks. Recently, I left Omaha to teach at a charter school in Harlem. My school is part of a larger network of public charter schools serving nearly 10,000 students at 32 schools in the poorest neighborhoods of New York City. Though the portion of our students that qualify for free or reduced lunch and/or are a member of a minority race surpasses that of Omaha Public Schools, our students outperform their peers attending schools in much more affluent districts.
In fact, Success Academy students perform in the top 1-3% of all students in New York in math and reading and 100% of our students passed this year's science exam. These results are remarkable, but not impossible to replicate with a high quality public charter school law. Furthermore, the same extraordinary outcomes exist in charter schools across the country. According to a recent study out of Stanford University, charter school students experience as many as 200 additional days of learning per year compared to their traditional school peers.
In my career, I have worked in North Omaha and specifically worked with youth in the community. I know, without a doubt, that the children in Omaha are absolutely as capable of success as the children in my current school in Harlem, or any school in Nebraska. Charter schools can lift the bar for all public schools, while delivering an immediate reprieve for thousands of children stuck in failing schools.
The inability to open high performing charter schools in Nebraska hampers needed progress and prevents many children from reaching their full potential. We at LEARN intend to change that. Together, we can improve education for all students in Nebraska.
Educators like Katie are making an enormous difference in the lives of children and families by teaching at public charter schools. Let's create these opportunities in Nebraska, too! Join our parent-powered school choice movement:
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In Monday's Washington Post, media reporter Howard Kurtz reported on the latest study on Obama coverage from the Center for Media and Public Affairs. The results are as expected:
The networks have given President Obama more coverage than George W. Bush and Bill Clinton combined in their first months -- and more positive assessments to boot.
In a study to be released today, the Center for Media and Public Affairs and Chapman University found the nightly newscasts devoting nearly 28 hours to Obama's presidency in the first 50 days. (Bush, by contrast, got nearly eight hours.) Fifty-eight percent of the evaluations of Obama were positive on the ABC, CBS and NBC broadcasts, compared with 33 percent positive in the comparable period of Bush's tenure and 44 percent positive for Clinton. (Evaluations by officials from the administration or either political party were not counted.)
CMPA tabulators also studied some programming on the Fox News Channel to compare and contrast:
On Fox News, by contrast, only 13 percent of the assessments of Obama were positive on the first half of Bret Baier's "Special Report," which most resembles a newscast. The president got far better treatment in the New York Times, where 73 percent of the assessments in front-page pieces were positive.
A striking contrast: Obama's personal qualities drew more favorable coverage than his policies, with 32 percent of the sound bites positive on CBS, 31 percent positive on NBC and 8 percent positive on Fox.
MRC will also have some research on the first few months of Obama TV news coverage this week.


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Paradise Group had a strong ambition to be a regional brand and to position as an innovative Chinese cuisine restaurant, operated by the parent group.
We looked into the development of a brand portfolio strategy to better manage Paradise Group and incorporate customers' expectations. This helped in the creation of various brands, revolving around the master brand of Paradise Group.
We further fine-tuned the brand enhancement work on Paradise Inn and Paradise Seafood. This later co-created the brand with the other brands like Paradise Dynasty, Pavilion Paradise and Canton.
Now Paradise Group has an icon-symbolising quality, innovation and repute. Over the next few years, it became a prominent restaurant in Singapore, and in the Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Australia.


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I've worked in a plethora of venues over the years – from tired, damp church halls and remote corners of wet, muddy, windy fields in the middle of nowhere to plush function rooms of five-star deluxe hotels and conference suites in top executive corporate offices in the City – they all have their own individual charm!
My trusted kit has been dragged on trains, across car parks and fields; squeezed in and out of lifts and heaved up a myriad of staircases – and my poor back and shoulders have taken the brunt of it!
As the years go by, my back gets weaker and I get wiser; my kit gets gradually smaller and smaller but I know I can still do better! One day I hope to start a trend in "monochrome facepainting parties" … just think "painty friends" …. a Grimas cake white, a Wolfe black and white and a bag full of sponges, three brushes, some glitter, a mirror and I'd be all set!!!
Over the last few months I've started keeping a photographic diary of my painting locations! For all the jobs I moan about, I get twice as many that are just idyllic and I find myself in settings that make me very grateful for the business I'm in.
Each photo, as always, tells a story! So here's a glimpse of my favourites to date. As always, in no particular order!
The first was a set up on the edge of the River Thames in the grounds of a beautiful mansion. The party itself was being held on a riverboat moored up beside the house and the interior of the boat itself even resembled something out of Surrey Life Magazine! I was set up in the boathouse on the river bank overlooking this wonderful view!
It was just me, the booze table and an amazing buffet spread! The PA who had organised the party had so much planned and the guests were in for a fantastic event. Unfortunately, half way through the afternoon, the Heavens opened and the pelting rain set in for the rest of the day. The band rushed all their equipment into the boathouse in a panic and I dragged my set up further and further into a corner! Before I knew it, the band and I were squashed up together at one end and all the sodden party guests filled the rest of the space! It turned out to be a rather intimate afternoon!
One of my favourite bookings was a weekly Sunday carvery at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel in Guildford, sadly now ended but hoping they'll have me back one day soon. Every Sunday I'd rock up at their glamorous foyer and wheel my kit through to their beautiful restaurant. The staff were so welcoming and I always felt like part of their team. My view at this job was very decadent –
– a stunning restaurant, with a very grown up feel but one that welcomes children! Not bad eh?
A great place to work, however, if I turned 90 degrees to my right the view that presented itself was positively torturous ….
My mouth watered and my stomach positively growled through every minute of the 2 hour booking each week! They spoiled me on a couple of occasions and plated up a delicious roast for me to enjoy after I finished! Yum! Their restaurant, the Scoff and Banter, still offers a great choice for breakfasts or brunches to three course business lunches, weekend roasts and indulgent afternoon teas. Definitely worth a visit, even without the face painting!
Jubilee weekend in 2012 brought one of my wettest, windiest but memorable jobs to date!! I found myself set up in a vast expanse of field, surrounded by acres of more fields, under a flimsy gazebo with no sides and then the rain came down!
I found two little helpers to cart my kit across the soggy grass …
… but as you can see the field was rather lacking in guests as they were still quaffing champagne and canapés at their street party 500 yards away!
So I twiddled my thumbs for half an hour and admired the view ….
… eventually everyone started to ramble up the hill to the party area and I got ready with my red, white and blue! Once again, as is the British weather's want, the Heavens opened and the rain was lashing into the gazebo horizontally. Fortunately, I had my wonderful assistant with me (my Mum!) and also some family members who were camping nearby who surrounded me with golf umbrellas and the show went on!!! As you can imagine the paint didn't last long once exposed to the elements and there were a few bedraggled Union Jack faces wandering around all afternoon!
My fourth favourite has to be one of my old haunts in my twenties, The Black Swan in Ockham. A fabulous pub in a stunning setting – I highly recommend it any time of the year, but especially on a warm summer's afternoon.
Take your family for a walk in the beautiful Surrey Hills followed by a lazy, leisurely Sunday lunch in their cosy, welcoming restaurant or partaking in their mouth-watering barbecue in the idyllic beer garden. I've already featured this pub in another blog so you can read more about it here.
And last but by no means least … the totally fabulous Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire!
We are proud to be the preferred suppliers for this luxurious, glamorous hotel and have been working with them for the last couple of years. Unlike many other elegant top class hotels in the UK, the Four Seasons welcomes families with young children with open arms.
Bank holiday weekends and special holidays are especially magical as they put on the Kids for All Seasons programme with an activity itinerary that fills a small brochure! Parties, craft activities, pony riding, bike rides, treasure hunts, movies and of course face painting plus much more! Rose Cottage, in the grounds of the Hotel, is a haven for small children; staffed by a wonderfully caring team, there are toys and games galore to keep the kids occupied whilst Mum and Dad enjoy a few hours peace indulging in treatments in the hotel's opulent spa! As I write, they have just been awarded the Real Critics Guide Award for 'Real Outstanding Country Retreat' 2013 and check out this fabulous review on Conde Nast Traveller! Watch this space for an up-coming article specifically dedicated to this wonderful hotel. And maybe one day I'll find a weekend spare to actually book in and indulge with my own daughter!!!
So there you have it …. sure beats commuting to a stuffy office every day!
Where's the best place you've ever worked?


text: Yep, another 80's horror movie. I'm sorry, I can't help myself. But come on, this is The Lost Boys here. This is Peter Freakin' Pan for the horror crowd. This movie is what Twilight WISHES it could be. This is teen vampire angst done right. The storyline follows a newly divorced mother and her two sons moving into a new beach town looking for a fresh start. Unfortunately for them, this new town, which is dubbed "the murder capital of the world", just happens to be crawling with vampires. There are so many things to love about this movie that it's pretty difficult to list them all, but I'll try. First off, the actors involved. This is the 80's encapsulated in actor form. Corey Haim, Cory Feldman, Jason Patric, Jami Gertz, Dianne Wiest, Alex Winter, and of course, Kiefer Sutherland. Come ON! He's so awesome in this! Then all the amazing music ("thou shall not kill…) The soundtrack is fantastic. And that concert scene with the ridiculous, buff, greased up, saxophone-playing lead singer might be one of my favorite concert scenes in a movie EVER. Plus, I swear you will never see another film with more helicopter or swooping shots in it. Watch it again, you'll see. It's a quirky studio film with some fantastic little twists and turns along the way. There actually isn't that much violence until toward the end, and then it's just awesome. And the finale vampire battle is just top notch. Funny story, I grew up going to the Santa Cruz Beach & Boardwalk every summer, where this movie is filmed. And the one thing that ALWAYS disturbed the hell out of me as a child was that on their Sky Ride, they would put these weird random caveman-like mannequins on a few of the chairs. They terrified me. They haunted my dreams. Well, if you watch the opening montage of this movie where it shows numerous clips of the boardwalk, there's actually a glimpse of one of those damn Sky Ride dummies. For me, that just guaranteed this movie was always going to stick with me. Anyway, stupid Sky Ride dummies aside, this movie rules. The amusement park setting. The biker gang aspect. The incredible vampire "lair". Everything about this film is just magic. Go see it again. It really does hold up.


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The Gathering Clouds of War
Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved troops into the Crimea area of Ukraine and has officially annexed that area to Russia.
Not many years ago Russia agreed by treaty to respect the sovereignty of all of Ukraine.
Russia however has always wanted and needed a warm water port and Sevastopol in the Crimea fits the bill. The real concern is whether Russia's ambitions are fulfilled or are only encouraged by their supposed success.
The civil war continues to boil over in Syria. More than 100,000 people have been killed with almost no news coverage, and with lots of outside fighters taking positions for and against the sitting government. Importantly this is a testing ground for the Russian -- and Iranian -- backed Shia Muslims versus the United States -- and Saudi Arabia-backed Sunni Muslims.
Casualties are rising in Afghanistan. Iraq is seeing more violence and bombings are becoming more common. North Korea is rattling its sabers occasionally, continuing to mistreat its people and threaten its neighbors. China has become more aggressive with regard to neighboring territories, especially those historically claimed by Japan.
Venezuela is in upheaval as its economy fails to provide basic everyday commodities and inflation destroys the economics of a country otherwise rich in resources. More than a year has passed since the American ambassador to Libya was murdered by terrorists and no one has been brought to justice.
There was no status of forces agreement (SOFA, an agreement between a host country and a foreign nation stationing military forces in that country) in Iraq at the end of that conflict, allowing Iran to freely overfly Iraq and supply terrorists with weapons and supplies in Syria.
The status of forces agreement in Afghanistan is not complete, potentially leaving that area prone to relapse into tribal warfare. I worry that any of these developments could lead to wider armed conflicts and increased acts of terrorism.
On the home front, two developments appear to be leading us in the wrong direction yet again. Despite continuing cutbacks in the Defense Department's budget, defense stocks are soaring to new heights.
What do the investment markets understand that Main Street doesn't? The current administration continues to reduce American forces, now scheduled to be reduced to the smallest level since just before World War II. We make no political distinctions about those whose goal it is to destabilize the Western world through acts of terrorism.
Terrorists, those with evil intent and actions who promote death and destruction, are either ignored or excuses are made for them. I recall President Reagan during his administration citing the "global campaign for freedom" which eventually led to the fall of the Iron Curtain and the introduction of free market capitalism and democracy in many formerly Communist countries. The axis of good in those days included Pope John Paul, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. The world changed under their leadership.
It seems to me that the world is falling back into isolation, fear, and feuding. We don't have the enlightened leaders, here or abroad, who can make the world a safer place for everyone.
All of the above developments have consequences for investors and the investment markets. The notion of risk-on or risk-off markets signals whether investors are willing to fund new companies and technologies or are retreating to the safety of bonds and precious metals.
Certainly more conflicts could lead to risk-off investing, especially if we lack credible leadership showing the way to a better future with expanded possibilities.
Perhaps all of this is just part of the ebb and flow of human behavior worldwide. I hope so. I would not want my grandchildren to have to live through another period of dark ages and would prefer that they live in a world of development and enlightenment.
I do know that things are changing rapidly and that technological developments are changing what it is to be human. While we have lots of short term problems, the very long term looks potentially wonderful.
Now, if we can just get over this rough patch without more armed conflict.
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August 26, 2019
ICC Brazil partners with swine farm for research
To demonstrate the effectiveness of animal nutrition products in practice, ICC Brazil has partnered with a commercial swine farm located in the countryside of São Paulo, in Leme.
"This partnership will allow ICC to carry out even more advanced scientific research related to their products. This is quite important since experiments carried out under actual field conditions improve the reliability of experiment results," says National Sales Manager at ICC Brazil, Ricardo Barbalho.
The farm has about 1,700 swine and three installations for the nursery phase: the first has 48 stalls, and the other two has 50 stalls each. The farm also has maternity installations, as well as facilities for growing and termination phases, its own feed manufacturing plant and silos to distribute feed to the nursery installations. The automated feeding equipment installed on the farm allows for simultaneous experiments and the use/evaluation of different diets.
"This equipment feeds up to 120 stalls, and we can accurately have up to four dietary treatments in different phases. This will be important for research within ICC, precisely to have an environment that simulates all commercial challenges of the field, and to have a large number of animals in each experiment," explains R&D Manager at ICC Brazil, Melina Bonato.
ICC Brazil invests R$1.5 million (~US$0.36 million) in research and development of new solutions for animal nutrition per year and is expanding its staff of researchers and technicians to enlarge its product line. The company has also partnered up with universities in Brazil and abroad to prove the effectiveness of each item and confer credibility and reliability to the studies and experiments performed.


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Or: everyone is a dick.
Groupthink's patron saint of Mainpage has taken exception with a thing I wrote. I wrote it because I read this bizarre/hilarious/depressing article and had to share with like minds. For the next little bit, I will be ignoring my notifications because the mainpage commenters are animals.
First, I would like to apologize for an honest mistake. I've been called out for writing 'transgendered' instead of 'transgender'. I didn't realize this was a thing, but some people have pointed it out to me. I wasn't sure if I could edit it after it was shared but it seems like I can, so I did. Special thanks to Kyosuke and Athena51813 for getting me on the right track. A middle finger to those who called me transphobic. Not knowing every detail of every oppression is a far cry from acting in malice. At any rate, I still can't find any resources on the issue (or debate, as Kyosuke framed it) so if you know of one, I'd appreciate if you could share.
Second, what I wrote was about one article about one public meeting. It was not meant to be commentary on all facets of the issue. I'm glad people are chiming in to give context, as not everyone knows that it's really a vocal minority of pigheads who are pushing for this. But again, the snark is overwhelming. Don't talk down to me because you're The Most Canadian.
I'm thinking about putting a quick blurb about me at the end of the article. I've lived in Canada my whole life – in rural Southwestern Ontario until I moved to Ottawa at 18, intermittently in Montreal and finally here in Toronto. I minored in Canadian Studies and was taught by some professors who basically created the interdisciplinary study. All these people giving me shit about not knowing the good parts of Montreal (which I do, thank you very much), are trying to win the Best Canadian award and so forth – please take a long walk. Away from me.
Anyways, thanks to you nice people for being nice. Not everything written has to be the alpha and omega on the topic. Those sorts of articles can be overwhelming to read and difficult to write. I'm not going to start Fuck It Friday because FluterDale has taken up that torch and has been doing a good job, but… Fuck this shit. Bosses are out of the office today and my workload is light so I'm going to keep reading Atwood's The Year of the Flood for my CBC Radio One Canada Reads bookclub (see, I really am Canadian!). Biggie has started working in Hamilton again and might stay at the studio tonight so him and his coworkers can go out drinking. Which means tonight I'll be drinking wine by myself, reading more Atwood and watching Revenge on Netflix. So excite.
This gem just in:
Judy knows. This mimi person has been my own personal troll. Dearest mimi, I couldn't in a million years have come up with this garbage policy on my own. If anyone is Quebec bashing, it's their leading party.


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In a city as well loved and heavily trodden as Paris, you'd think every little nook and cranny had been discovered and exploited already. To a large extent, this is unfortunately true – there are few truly "hidden gems" left in Paris. However, all is certainly not lost for the adventurous sybarite. Awaiting you is a plethora of fantastic views, unparalleled gastronomy, and evocative museums and galleries that only the savvy, bon-vivant parisien frequents. So here's a few of my favourtie Paris destinations, delicacies, and other unequivocally delectable delights that the wonderful city has to offer.
Let's start with my take on Paris' Best Bars 'n Bites. First up has to be one of the most picturesque summertime bars/restaurants in the city. Boasting a panoramic view over the Paris rooftops, "La Terrasse" Restaurant/Rooftop Bar at Galeries Lafayette is an elegant, contemporary, open-air rooftop restaurant that is perched atop the ever-popular, always-busy Galeries Lafayette. The cuisine comprises fresh and quality ingredients with a unique Japanese twist – a real 'fine dining in the skies' experience. While it isn't exactly the cheapest place to eat in Paris, I must urge you to have a "pot en terrasse" there during the summer months, as the view is simply spectacular.
Next up, tucked away in the heart of Saint Germain des Pres, Huîtrerie Régis is snug shop-front table with a gleaming white façade and interior. Many seafood lovers have proclaimed it the best place in Paris for a fix of impeccably fresh oysters, which are delivered directly from France's Marennes-Oléron region on the Atlantic coast. Depending upon availability, prawns, clams, and sea urchins can also be added to your extravagant plateau de fruits de mer. A nice selection of mostly Loire valley white wines complements the delicious menu, and a convivial atmosphere is created by the jovial oyster shuckers and many local regulars. If availability for indoor seating is low, the restaurant also offers a takeaway option – very worth doing as the food is THAT good!
Unfortunately, Paris is just one of those places where paying an arm and a leg for a meal comes around far too often. But that's certainly not to say that there aren't a number of affordable eateries that serve fantastic quality French food. Take Bistrot Victoires for example. This authentic Bistrot with vintage décor simply serves no-nonsense, quality French food at generous prices. The steak-frites are exemplary, featuring a slab of entrecôte topped with a smoking sprig of thyme. The plats du jour such as blanquette de veau (veal in cream sauce) are equally comforting and most certainly won't break the bank. Another decadent delight with a more than reasonably priced menu which is charming, unpretentious, and refreshingly authentic is Les Galopins in Paris' chic region of Bastille. A restaurant which is surprisingly unfrequented by tourists boasts beautifully prepared both classic and slightly quirkier French staples. With delightful staff, great service and a fantastic menu, this is a restaurant which simply doesn't disappoint. The highly recommended dishes are the salmon ravioli and the courgette tarte tatin.
But, as we all know, it's not just the food that we come to Paris for. Another main feature of this richly historic city is its numerous picturesque attractions. Take, for example, Sainte Chapelle. This royal chapel sharing Île de la Cité with Notre Dame has a history that is even more incredible than its stunning Gothic stained glass windows. It was originally built in the 1200s to house religious relics from Christ's crucifixion, including the Crown of Thorns and pieces of the cross. The building was badly damaged in the revolution but rebuilt in the 19th century. Most of the original windows have survived. The chapel is split into two chambers: the ornately carved and painted downstairs for royal servants, and the kings' chapel with its jaw-dropping elongated stained glass. Combining history, elegance, and unparalleled beauty, this is an absolute must-see when in Pairs.
Paris is also infamous for its many breath-taking public parks which are beautifully dotted around the city like oases of tranquility. Ranging from delightful greeneries to grand Royal Palatial Gardens, there are countless spots for you to choose from to spend a lazy afternoon. I've decided to select what I see as the most picturesque park in Paris. The Jardin du Luxembourg, situated in the 6th arrondissement and originally owned by the Duke of Luxemburg, boasts a whopping 55 acre coverage. At the center of the park is a beautifully constructed octagonal pond, known as the Grand Bassin, where children can rent small boats to play in on the pond. The park also features various incredibly detailed fountains and sculptures of Greek mythological figures, which are complemented by the scenic overhanging branches of nearby trees. In the north end of the Jardin is the striking Palais du Luxembourg which currently houses the French Senate, and which, during the French revolution, surprisingly also served as prison. Its masterful construction is immediately obvious and its powerful historic value continues to captivate each and every one of its visitors.
Think you've seen all of what Paris has to offer? Think again… Why not give yourself a dose of goose bumps at The Catacombs. This is easily Paris' most bizarre tourist destination, but it has been attracting visitors for more than a century, and it's an experience that you may find humorous, shocking or even frightening… Essentially, you are taken through a series of underground streets decorated on all sides by human bones that have been precisely stacked by workers with a somewhat macabre sense of 'interior design'. Les Catacombes are a legacy of Paris cemeteries becoming so overcrowded by the 1700s that decaying human matter had started to leach through the soil and contaminate the city's water supply. The solution was to create new cemeteries outside of the city for new burials, and to dig up the old bones and place them in the distant unused stone mines (what are now "Les Catacombes").
If that doesn't tickle your fancy, maybe you feel like getting a little more personal with Paris. There's no better way to do this than a guided walking tour of Montmatre. A walking tour allows you to fully experience the incredible history of each location in an almost tangible manner. Your tour of Montmatre starts outside the Moulin Rouge, the most famous cabaret show in the world. From here, wander through the cobblestone streets as you slowly climb from this bohemian district to the summit of Montmartre. Your expert guide will bring the history of the area to life and at the summit you will discover some of the finest views in Paris, including the impressive Sacre-Coeur Basillica that dominates the Paris Skyline, and also visit Place du Tertre where you can buy paintings from some of the local artists. Your walking tour then moves to the picturesque North Slope, where you can see Van Gogh's house. Other highlights include the Dali Museum, the famous windmills of Montmartre, and the renowned Montmartre Cemetery. If Montmatre isn't your desired tour destination, choose from many others here.
So, those are some of my personal recommendations for keeping yourself busy and entertained in Paris.
Please know that these are only a slither of the attractive elements that this city of lights and romance has to offer. There are simply an unquantifiable amount of fantastic things to see, taste, and explore. So use this as a starting block, and find out what's around every corner!!


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Are you looking forward to repainting your midcentury ranch or contemporary home once the weather warms up? I recently connected with the nice folks at The Eichler Network, and saw that they have identified a palette of original exterior paint colors and accents used on Eichler homes, which were built from the late 1940s through the early 1970s.
The 11,000 homes that Joseph Eichler built in California have been very collectible, and The Eichler Network runs a website and magazine to connect Eichler homeowners with service providers specialized in helping them with sensitive updates. This paint color research is particularly helpful – because the Eichler experts also have translated them into Benjamin Moore (BM) colors easily available today.
Do you love Eichlers? Be sure to read my other posts about readers and their Eichlers:
- Troy rearranges his collections – in his new Eichler
- Mid-century modern landscaping
- A great bedroom design for an Eichler home
Eichler Network links:
- Eichler paint palette and other color stories
- All about Joseph Eichler
I love this resource, Pam! My husband and I daydream on a regular basis about painting our exterior. So far, the very 90s, light gray paint is holding up far too well to justify the expense, but there will come a time! And when it does, we have these great colors to choose from. I particularly like the Red Cedar and the Aspen Green.
Eichlers are full of high ceilings and glass. However, they suffer from a serious problem : both the floors and the roofs are nearly impossible to modify, and moreover the houses had almost NO overhead lights or bathroom fans, and suffer greatly because of it. The roof is basically a wooden deck and to run new lights or ventilation you have to pierce the roof and run wiring or ductwork haphazardly across the roof before piercing it again. The floor is a concrete slab that by now is in a hundred pieces and is uneven and if your radient heating hasn't failed yet it's a miracle – it will fail soon. The mahogony panels bow greatly after many years of earthquakes and the laundry areas only fit traditional smaller washers and dryers. Most houses by now have the wood accents ruined because the owners painted them. As a result, the only thing I am hoping to keep original in our eichler is our joists. Seriously.
You've been misinformed about the longevity of the radiant heating in Eichlers. The original radiant heating system in our 1962 Eichler works perfectly, as do the water pipes (also embedded in the concrete slab). In the 23 years we've lived in this house, we've had two small pipe leaks, which were surprisingly easy to fix. We also replaced the old boiler with a new, energy-efficient one. Our gas bills are consistently reasonable, even in winter, and we enjoy the even heating, toasty warm floors, and best of all, no heating ducts or vents to worry about. Unless there's a specific problem with the system in your house, I would urge you to leave your radiant heating system in place for at least one winter — you may find that you love it.
Hi Virginia,
I realize this threat is a bit old but I was wondering how they fixed the small pipe leaks in your radiant floor system? Our has sprung a *hopefully* small leak and we really want to fix it if possible. Thanks!!
Eichler houses are SOOOOO fantastic, I would love to have one! But they are SOOOOO very expensive, esp. the ones near San Fransisco!
I got lucky and bought one in a suburb. My neighbors quailed when they heard the price. Now, the housing prices are increasing.
If you want one, build one. You can put in all the energy conserving improvements (like well insulated walls in the bedrooms, double pane glass, and a really good foam roof), site it to pick up southern sun for the living room, and build in some kind of shading system for the atrium.
Eichler built for those days, when you cooled the house by opening all the doors to the atrium in the summer. And you burned lots of gas and ran the house cooler in the winter. And he usually built in areas with mild weather, mediterranean.
Because I am in one of the areas with colder winters and warmer summers than most…someday I'll rebuild all the walls with structurally insulated panels and put a foam roof on the house. For now, I have a bedroom as a winter den, to be kept over seventy (warm enough for inactive pursuits like reading).
Love that Turquoise/Neptune Green paint color!
Thanks for posting this, Pam, and yep, I'm going to paint the trim on my brick ranch this summer.
Pam! This is the BEST!!!! We are deciding on exterior paint colors now and this is incredibly helpful!!!!! Thank you so much!!!
I must be color-challenged because I cannot "see" what color we need to paint our brick-veneer ranch. Right now it is mostly deep-red brick with some white siding spots. The white is just AWFUL to me. We will be repainting our small concrete porch and steps brick red, but for the life of me I cannot see what we should paint the siding. My home was pictured on this site on October 16, 2008 and if anyone has suggestions, we appreciate them!
Note: We will be planting a Japanese Maple soon in the front yard which will also "accent" the red on the house most of the year.
I use the Benjamin Moore visualizer and it has helped greatly in deciding trim colors for my brick ranch. It costs $10.00 one time, but I think it's worth the price. Also, you can use this off-line.
I have some original Revere Ware that belonged to my mother, a Farberware tea kettle, plus some Mirro cookware from my mother-in-law. What we would have dumped ages ago for being old/out of style, we're now keeping these treasures. Have you noticed the better quality of the cookware back then compared to what's on the market now?
I plan to work on our exterior trim this year. I seem a bit stuck on what to do, similar to Kristin (we have a vast amount of white trim with the mostly maroon brick). We need some other color. I love the spark in the colors in the lower chart, but the muted shades in the top chart are great too. Trying to decide — what a fun problem to have.
Can anyone suggest a site where I can find some pictures of houses painted in these colors? I need some help figuring out what goes best with what. Thanks!
We live in an Eichler in Sunnyvale and recently re-painted. Here's a picture of our paint scheme: extremely dark brown (almost black), white ceilings, black beams, and the greenish/turquoise door and fascia boards. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=lf#!/photo.php?pid=285460&id=1527829960
Sherwin Williams also has paint color collections you can check out that are specific to certain eras i.e. 50's, Craftsman, Victorian, etc. and they give examples for interior and exterior schemes. Their ideas were very helpful when we painted our interior!
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Topic: Sunday School (10/25/07)
TITLE: Precious Memories
By Janice Cartwright
I have written my speech and rehearsed it 384 times standing in this exact same spot. In spite of this I sense I may not use it after all. If I am to express the gratitude I feel so deeply, the Holy Spirit must come to my rescue.
Eighteen years ago today, Lakeview Baptist Ladies Adult Victory Class made a commitment to a red and squally infant. That was me. While giving birth to her first and only child, my mom, Marybeth Miles, died at age thirty-nine. As her spirit sped to Jesus, a deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism laid waste to her flesh.
I can imagine my Dad, through choking grief and pain, sending up this plea, "Oh, God, what will I do?" My mother's untimely passing had lumbered onto her husband a broken heart and a newborn babe. If he and his baby daughter were to eat and keep a roof over their heads, he knew he still had a job to perform. It must have seemed a towering challenge. But after a hurried, late-night meeting twelve ladies that comprised my late mother's Sunday school class emerged with the answer.
"Marybeth gave so much of herself to our class, Reagan. She taught us scripture, provided sweet counsel, rejoiced with those who rejoiced and wept with those who wept. In the truest sense of the word she was our sister. We want to give something back!"
Yes, they were sure. They would help Dad raise me.
On a number of issues the ladies agreed as one. They would nurse me under my own roof when at all possible. They believed this would impart to me a greater sense of security. So that she would be firmly planted in my consciousness, they would speak often of Marybeth and show me pictures of her. For the first year they would refrain from burdening my father with anything they could themselves handle. They would bring me up in the nurture of the Lord. They would try; really try, not to spoil me. I like to think they succeeded with the latter; that they did with the former, my life offers proof.
In any event, the result of their loyalty stands here trembling before her mirror. If there's a smidge of pride that lurks beneath the surface I pray it is for my surrogate, Sunday school moms. They delight to tell me that although I'm a bit on the serious side - a blonde with a brunette heart, they call me - I'm still a young woman intact who loves the Lord with all her heart. I don't mind the teasing but if they wax too grandiose on my good points I'm apt to blush.
And now I hear the Humvee rumble to life in the garage. Can you imagine a mission's director driving a Humvee? By the way, Dad never remarried. But when I see how he glances at a certain lady I sense all that may soon change.
On the way out I crumple my speech into a ball and toss it. The reason is that I have just experienced an epiphany in the form of a scripture. The passage in Luke 24 - Cleopas and Lucas on the road to Emmaus – flares up in my heart, so much like the Lord's words burned in those of His disciples'. When He unveiled the messianic scriptures that afternoon it was still the day of His Resurrection. That would make them His first Sunday school class!
Woo-hoo, Lord! You taught the first ever Victory class! And it's because of my mom's Victory class that I am where I am today, on this Resurrection Sunday. Today, Jesus, those precious ladies will stand with me and pray over me, while Dad lowers me into the water. But first, Lord, I will be sure to tell them what you have shown me. Oh, how I wish my Marybeth Mom could be there. But I know she will be watching.
"I'm coming, Dad!"
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Many skeptics frequently hurl the charge that God is just a projection of your own imagination…God is just a crutch, and Christians have psychologically projected God to fulfill their needs…(But) the Biblical God is not the type of God we would make up. People create a god in their own image…The average secular American creates a god who is a mellow combination of Santa Klaus, Bewitched, The Force, and Shirley McClain. The holy and awesome God, who makes men tremble, is not the type one would invent.
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One way I occupy my copious free time is to talk to community groups about health disparities. Disparities in the health care that people receive are only a part of the explanation for why some groups of people suffer worse health, not even the biggest part, but they still matter, and they are offensive to a society premised on equality.
Last night I spoke, as it happens, in my own neighborhood, which has a large Latino population. A woman from the Dominican Republic, who I will call Malena, told us that last June she found a lump in her breast. She went to her primary care physician, who speaks Spanish, and he sent her on to una especialista, who I presume is an oncologist. The specialist conducted a physical examination, and without ordering any imaging or a biopsy, told Malena through an interpreter that she had a benign cyst, and sent her on her way.
Malena told us that she was still very worried, because her sister died of breast cancer, her grandmother died of ovarian cancer, and her mother had breast cancer. As soon as she could get another appointment with her primary care doc, she went back to express her fears. He again sent her to the specialist, who this time ordered a mammogram, and then reported that Malena indeed had a benign cyst. It was now November.
By February, the lump had grown, and was painful. Malena's primary care physician sent her to the same specialist, for the third time. La especialista said, through the interpreter, that there must be liquid in the cyst, and she would draw it out with a needle. But all she got was blood. So she now conducted a more thorough physical exam and found another lump near Malena's armpit. This time she ordered a biopsy. The verdict? Malena has Stage III B breast cancer. She is scheduled for an MRI to look for metastases. While she was telling this story, her 8 year old daughter came into the room and sat quietly, and sadly, beside her.
Now, I haven't spoken to the oncologist, and I didn't witness any of this. I don't know what might be the outcome of a malpractice suit. Perhaps something about the presentation of this lesion on physical examination and imagery was so atypical of cancer that the oncologist's actions are defensible -- although they probably made the difference between life and death. However, I can hypothesize about a few things that may have gone wrong here.
First, communication through the interpreter may have discouraged taking a thorough history. I have to think that if the onocologist had known about Malena's family history, she would have had a very high index of suspicion. Second, for cultural reasons, and perhaps also because of the language barrier, Malena was obviously very unassertive with the oncologist. I doubt that most women of our dominant anglophone European settler culture would have settled for the answers Malena got without insisting on a biopsy. Clearly she was able to express her fears to her primary care physician, with whom she had a trusting relationship, and he took them seriously.
Finally, we have to consider the question of racism. Would the oncologist have been so casually dismissive and careless of a woman with a similar presentation who seemed more like her friends at the country club in Weston? Just a nasty, suspicious thought.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
One way I occupy my copious free time is to talk to community groups about health disparities. Disparities in the health care that people receive are only a part of the explanation for why some groups of people suffer worse health, not even the biggest part, but they still matter, and they are offensive to a society premised on equality.


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This business was started in 1999 on my parent's computer where I sold Pokemon cards (Fossil & Jungle) on eBay. It took me four years to go from that to a store front in Rogers, AR. Then we joined the convention circuit and expanded into a larger location. In 2006 my child was born and I decided to close the store and shifted to selling online. Unfortunately, everytime my site started to produce money and I felt we were making headway, we would run into trouble and my site would be shut down. It was very frustrating, so in 2012 I took a break. In September of 2016 I relaunched my site and began selling again.
I am very excited to be back and have been enjoying being an entrepreneur again.
I am an avid Anime collector. My favorite series are Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, & Kuroko no Basuke. You will not find any KnB merch on the website. So, far I have kept everything for my self =D
The first Anime I remember watching was Sailor Moon, but at the time it was just another cartoon. The show that made me an anime fan was Iria. The OVAs were played on the SciFi Channel for a special anime weekend. After that I raided the local video store and watched every anime available. The best memories were of Ranma 1/2 and Slayers.
In Non-Anime, I am a rabid fan of The Teen Titans (Marv & George), especially Raven. She is my favorite fictional character of all time, bar none. The first comic I ever purchased was Raven's Origin, I was 11 years-old and it was in the 10 cent bin at Comics N' Stuff, Rogers AR.
Of course Pokemon holds a special place in my heart. It was the first item I sold and I adore the games. I own all the games up to the 3DS (don't own that system) and still play when I have a chance. My favorite Pokemon is Kabutops, then Scyther & Pinsir.
Currently the-couch-potato has an inventory of over 6000 items. Only a fraction of that is available on the site (up to 33% now), so feel free to contact me about any items you are looking for, we might just have what you want.
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Safety is a top priority in Calvary Kids. To ensure kids' safety, we perform a complete background check on anyone who serves in Calvary Kids. Serving teammates are trained on the policies in place to keep kids safe from check-in to check-out. Each child receives a name tag with a unique alphanumeric code that is changed each week that ensures we can contact families during service and children are returned to their rightful guardians after service.
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* We provide 10-12 minutes for students to eat a snack.
* We are not able to reheat or cook anything at school.
* You must provide for any utensils (spoons or forks).
* There are NO PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, OR CANDY of any kind for snack time. Please limit cookies to 1 at a time.
* Healthy snacks are encouraged (see the snack ideas below).
* Juice or water bottles are NOT encouraged because they often do not get closed properly and leak in the cubbies.
*Fruit--Melons, strawberries, grapes, apple slices, fruit cups
*Dried Fruit
*Vegetables-raw or cooked (nothing to reheat)
*Grains and Breads-English Muffins, tortillas, crackers, rice cakes, granola bars, cereal bars, pretzels, breadsticks
*Popcorn (pre-popped)
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Every year a bunch of browser makers, standards setters, web developers and graphics experts get together to share the latest developments around graphics for the Web. Google's Alex Danilo interviews some of the main influencers in modern web browser implementations to find out what the future of web graphics will be.
In this episode of Google Developers, you will learn about:
– Colorful Fonts in OpenType with Mozilla's Cameron McCormack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EA35…
– Web Hardware acceleration with Neil Trevett from the Khronos Group and NVIDIA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdUHu…
– Web Animations with Brian Birtles from Mozilla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpDqc…
– O/S compositing and Image optimization in IE with Frank Olivier from Microsoft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC6p2…
For more information, the full schedule, presentations and video can all be found at http://graphicalweb.org/2014/
00:00 Welcome to The Graphical Web
00:43 Colorful fonts with Cameron McCormack from Mozilla
03:31 Web H/W acceleration with Neil Trevett from Khronos Group
06:10 Web Animations API with Brian Birtles from Mozilla
08:49 O/S compositing & Image optimization with Frank Olivier from Microsoft
10:58 SVG vs. canvas & SVG2 with Erik Dahlstrom from Opera
14:13 Wrap up