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"CT scans can triple the risk of children developing leukaemia and brain cancer," The Independent has today reported. Computerised tomography, or CT, is a technique that uses advanced X-ray technology to build up a detailed picture of a patient's insides. Like regular X-rays, CT exposes patients to radiation that could potentially increase the risk of cancer.
Today's news is based on a 24-year study that investigated whether children and adolescents given CT scans had an increased risk of brain tumours and leukaemia in the years that followed. The research compared the risk among children who were exposed to high doses of radiation during the scans with that of children who were exposed to the lowest dose of radiation. They found that the risk of developing leukaemia or a brain tumour increased as radiation exposure went up. Children who were exposed to a dose of radiation equivalent to two to three CT scans had nearly three times the risk of developing a brain tumour in the next 10 years compared with children with the lowest exposure. Those who had been exposed to a dose equal to 5 to 10 scans had approximately three times the risk of developing leukaemia compared with those who received the lowest dose. However, it should be noted that the total number of cancer cases was low, and the overall risk of developing either a brain tumour or leukaemia remained well below 1%.
This study suggests that children who are exposed to higher levels of radiation during a CT scan may have an increased risk of developing certain types of cancer. This increase in risk is small in real terms, but should still be weighed up alongside the benefits of a scan. It's important to note that these risks don't apply to MRI scans, which are alternative scans that don't use the ionising radiation of X-rays. However, MRI scans don't always provide the same detail as CT scans and are therefore not always the most appropriate scanning method.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by researchers from Newcastle University and other institutions throughout the UK, US and Canada. The research was funded by the UK Department of Health and the US National Cancer Institute.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet.
The media reported the story accurately, and most news sources emphasised that the absolute risk of developing cancer remained low even after repeated CT scans. Absolute risk presents a person's overall risk of developing a condition, rather than how much a person's risk is raised by an event such as a CT scan. News coverage also reported that the benefits of scans generally outweigh the risks.
What kind of research was this?
This was a retrospective, cohort study of children and adolescents that examined the association between estimated radiation exposure during a computed tomography (CT) scan and the risk of developing a brain tumour or leukaemia.
CT scans are used to create images of the body that are much more detailed than those obtained by a typical X-ray. CT scans are usually used to diagnose a number of conditions, including cancers, and bleeding or swelling in the brain. They may be used after serious accidents to determine whether there are serious internal injuries. The amount of radiation absorbed during a CT scan depends on various factors including the body part scanned, the tissue or organ of interest, the age of the scanning technology used and the patient's age and sex. The researchers took these factors into consideration in order to estimate the amount of radiation each patient was exposed to.
This was a large, long-running retrospective cohort study. A study of this type can establish an association between exposure to CT radiation and cancer risk, but can't conclusively show that one causes the other.
What did the research involve?
The researchers examined the medical records of over 175,000 patients under 22 years old who had undergone a CT scan between 1985 and 2001. The researchers estimated the amount of radiation that the patients were exposed to during these scans and grouped the patients based on this estimated dose.
They then determined how many of the patients went on to develop a brain tumour or leukaemia (a type of blood cancer) and determined the risk of developing one of these cancers over an average of 10 years based on radiation dose. The researchers then compared the risk of developing one of these cancers in the higher radiation-dose groups with the risk in the lowest-dose group.
What were the basic results?
Among the 175,000 patients, 135 brain tumours and 74 cases of leukaemia were diagnosed during the follow-up period. The researchers found that the risk of both of these cancers increased with higher radiation doses.
Compared with patients exposed to the lowest dose of radiation:
- Patients exposed to a dose equivalent to two to three CT scans had over a three-fold increased risk of developing a brain tumour (relative risk [RR] 3.32, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.84 to 6.42).
- Patients exposed to a dose equivalent to 5 to 10 CT scans had over a three-fold increased risk of developing leukaemia (RR 3.18, 95% CI 1.46 to 6.94).
However, it should be noted that the risks of developing either cancer are generally low. Therefore, in absolute terms, the risk of developing a brain tumour or leukaemia following childhood CT scans was still small. The researchers estimated that if 10,000 children under the age of 10 each received one CT scan, this would be associated in a single additional patient developing a brain tumour or leukaemia over the next 10 years: a 0.01% increase in cases.
How did the researchers interpret the results?
The researchers concluded that, while the absolute increase in risk was low, "radiation doses from CT scans ought to be kept as low as possible."
This well-conducted research suggests that, among children, the risk of developing a brain tumour or leukaemia goes up as doses of radiation from CT scans increase. This absolute increase in risk, however, is small.
CT scans (like many other scans such as X-rays) expose the body to doses of ionising radiation, although it is not entirely certain that this exposure increases leukaemia or brain tumour risk. However, as the researchers rightly pointed out, when considering whether to conduct a CT scan, doctors should weigh up the benefits of the scan against its small increase in brain tumour and leukaemia risk. As with any other test or treatment, doctors must consider whether a CT scan is the best option for the patient and what the overall balance of benefits and harms is.
The researchers added that the radiation doses of CT scans should be kept as low as possible, and that CT should only be used once other diagnostic tests with lower or zero radiation doses (such as ultrasound or MRI scans) have already been used or ruled out.
The three-fold risk increases covered in the media headlines are relative increases, and the absolute risk increase of developing a brain tumour or leukaemia following childhood CT scans is well below 1%.
UK regulations already state that CT scans should only be used when clinically justified, and the UK is reported to have lower levels of CT scanning than other countries. CT scans are an invaluable diagnostic tool in many medical situations. Although this research suggests a potential link with brain cancers and leukaemia, the benefits of this accurate and fast test appear to outweigh the risks associated with radiation exposure.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
CT scans warning after study claims too many could lead to brain cancer
The Guardian, 7 June 2012
CT scans could triple risk of a brain tumour in children
The Daily Telegraph, 7 June 2012
CT scans 'triple risk of children getting cancer'
The Independent, 7 June 2012
Child's risk of brain cancer triples after just two CT scans
Daily Mail, 7 June 2012
Links to the science
Pearce MS, Salotti JA, Little MP et al.
Radiation exposure from CT scans in childhood and subsequent risk of leukaemia and brain tumours: a retrospective cohort study
The Lancet, June 7 2012 (early online publication)
Einstein AJ.
Beyond the bombs: cancer risks of low-dose medical radiation
The Lancet, June 7 2012


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Leah Giddings and Thomas Dunn, of Nottingham Trent University in the UK, set out to replicate some of the earlier work on atheism and trust, but with a twist.
They gave a group of 100 people a short story to read about Richard. It's the same story that's been used in previous research, and it goes as follows:
Richard is 31 years old. On his way to work one day, he accidentally backed his car into a parked van. Because pedestrians were watching, he got out of his car. He pretended to write down his insurance information. He then tucked the blank note into the van's window before getting back into his car and driving away.
Later the same day, Richard found a wallet on the sidewalk. Nobody was looking, so he took all of the money out of the wallet. He then threw the wallet in a trash can.
Half the participants were asked whether they thought Richard was a teacher, or a teacher and a Christian. The other half were asked whether he was a teacher, or a teacher and an atheist.
Now of course there's nothing in the story to indicate Richard's spiritual beliefs, so if they claim it does that's evidence of prejudice.
As expected, Christians were likely to be prejudiced against atheists. But once again, so were the atheists (albeit to a lesser degree – nearly 50% of atheists and over 75% of Christians associated atheism with untrustworthy behaviour).
So here we are in one of the most secular countries on earth, and even atheists think that other atheists aren't to be trusted.
To follow on from this, the researchers gave the participants some statistics on the number of atheists in the country. Some of them got accurate statistics, and some got statistics that inflated the number of atheists.
It didn't make much difference. Pro-christian prejudice went down, but anti-atheist prejudice did not.
As usual, this is only one study, so don't take it as the definitive say on the matter. It's more likely that this study is descriptive for the environment it was created in instead of it describing some fundamental human nature.
I only put that caveat there because I kinda get tired of people pointing to one study and claiming it is the be all end all of all argument. But this study is still interesting nonetheless!


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Check out Math Hoffa Feat. John John Da Don "Unfinished Business Battle (4/20)" Video, the latest video from Math Hoffa, released on Thursday, May 16th, 2013. Math Hoffa's chances in this game are improving with each new release, and Math Hoffa Feat. John John Da Don "Unfinished Business Battle (4/20)" Video is no exception - quite the opposite, in fact. It's a nice addition to the impressive catalogue Math Hoffa has been building over the years. We're definitely anticipating the next move.SMACK and URLTV's latest Unfinished Business battle took place at SOBs on 4/20, and NY battle rappers Math Hoffa and John John Da Don squared off.
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We're wild about flowers at Kakadu!
Kakadu National Park is currently experiencing one of the driest wet seasons on record with hardly any monsoonal activity or rain since the start of Gunumeleng, the build-up season, late last year.
In an average monsoon season we normally get regular and heavy downpours resulting in widespread flooding. By now, the rivers have usually broken their banks, floodplains are up with water and roads are closed. Boat cruises would be leaving from the side of the Oenpelli Road with a gushing Magela Creek blocking public access to Arnhemland and Ubirr art site in the East Alligator region.
In a normal wet season, the native spear grass would already be standing over three metres tall, a green wall of grass blocking the view into the woodlands. But now the grass is growing so slowly that in most places it hasn't even reached a metre yet. That means seed-reliant birds and small rodents will have to hang in there until their favourite staple becomes available.
The park is looking gorgeous though. I'm in awe of all the colours - yellow arda is poking through the lush green grass in the woodlands while scarlet bloodroot, a tall herb used by Aboriginal women as a dye, adds red accents. There's also some blue from the beautiful wandering Jew too!
Visitors to the park can also still spot the ground orchid and a yam vine with showy pink flowers along the Mamukala walk. And there are many more interesting plants to discover in the rainforest on the Gungarre Walk.
The Oenpelli Road is currently still open to all traffic, so why not check out the sundew along the sandy Bardedjilidji wet season walking track? Or you can drive up to Ubirr after 2.00 pm, where carpets of native ginger still add a good splash of colour!
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As Sara has a design background she was very keen to get the colours for her wedding flowers just right, so that these would inject some soft colour into the otherwise neutral scheme. The bridesmaids wore dresses in a pale cappuccino colour with chair sashes and other decorative elements in taupe. Colours chosen for the flowers were in a range of muted pastel shades including lilac, dusky pink and soft peachy coral with cream and ivory.
Sara and Liam wanted their wedding to have a modern country garden feel, which was the perfect choice for a summer wedding at Orton Hall Hotel, which is set in beautiful grounds – perfect for wandering around and with lots of photo opportunities!
My thanks to Jo from Summer Love Photography for allowing me to share some of her stunning photos, as well as to Sara and Liam of course!


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a research database for projects about exchange. From unconventional dialogue to reciprocity systems, the Exchange Archive supports research about contemporary exchange practices.We aim to support artistic research by making legible the people, ideas, and materials that surround exchange-based work today.The Exchange Archive highlights connections between works.
The Exchange Archive was conceived, designed, and developed as a collaboration between the MultiAgency Collective and Caroline Woolard, as part of MoMA Studio: Exchange Café.
MultiAgency Collective: (in alphabetical order)
Amelia Winger-Bearskin is an Interactive Performance Artist living in Brooklyn. She has been a solo performer at numerous international performance festivals and art biennials since 2008 in cities not limited to: Beijing, China; Manila, Philippines; Seoul and Gwangju, South Korea; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Tasmania, Australia; New York, NY; and Washington, DC. Her newest works are audience experiences merging the worlds of computational media, physical computing and agent based software.
Corey Brady is a designer of technologies for collaborative knowledge building. He is president of Inquire Learning, LLC, and co-Principal Investigator on two grants from the National Science Foundation. He holds a PhD in mathematics education, as well as master's degrees in both mathematics (algebraic topology) and English (Victorian literature).
Pratim Sengupta is an assistant professor of Learning Sciences at Vanderbilt University, and recipient of the National Science Foundation's Early CAREER award. He designs multi-agent based and tangible computational systems for a wide age group of learners, and studies cognitive development of both children and adults. He directs the Mind, Matter & Media Lab.
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Mason Wright is a software developer at Vanderbilt University. He holds a master's degree in science education from Vanderbilt and has taught high school physics. As a programmer, he builds visual programming environments for students in grade school through high school, with funding from the NSF at the Mind, Matter & Media Lab. He has also used JavaScript and HTML5 to implement educational web games that can be played on mobile devices.
Exchange Café Organizer: Caroline Woolard
Caroline Woolard is an artist and organizer based in Brooklyn, New York. Making sculptures, furniture, events, and workshops, Woolard co-creates spaces for critical exchange, forgotten histories, and plausible futures. In 2009, Woolard cofounded three organizations to support collaborative cultural production: a studio space, a barter network, and Trade School. Woolard teaches at the New School and is a Fellow at Eyebeam.


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Review by Tina Gaisin
Steppin' Out Theatrical Productions is presenting" BYE BYE, BIRDIE", the 1960 musical-take on Presley & the Viet-Nam Draft. Last night was the opening… as with all of the Steppin' Out's efforts, this reviewer was excited to see how and what would be their take on this production!
We were in for a treat, the audience was toe tapping and singing along! The play and hero's original name was Conway Twitty without the creators realizing there is a singer with that name.
Thus the change to Conrad Birdie (a bit of wit and word play!) The book is by Michael Stewart, with lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse of Annie fame!
The overture sets the scene as the girls are screaming and a wire-service film reel shows all the girls going gaga circa 1957! The scene is the Almaelou Music Company in New York with 'Albert Peterson' and his assistant 'Rosie Alvarez'. Rosie comes up with a way to raise money for Albert with Conrad [a.k.a. Presley] having a kiss with one of his many fans! N.Y. becomes Sweet Apple, Ohio and the transition from one place to another is truly amazing. The wit of the musical, the freshness, and the youthfulness was incredible. The attention to small details with the telephone hour scene with the beautiful colourful costumes in period poodle skirts and the telephones with the twisting cords was a great touch! Even Randolph playing with a slinky on the floor!
This is an outstanding presentation… the sets are from floor to ceiling and are exceptional! Everyone in this production was phenomenal – the lighting, the conductor, the orchestra and most especially the young cast and production crew! Bye Bye Birdie appears well-rehearsed and everyone complemented each other on stage. There were some outstanding singers that need mentioning. Rosie played by Beckie Saslove (was also the choreographer) has a beautiful singing voice with great modulation and her stage presence is amazing. Kudos to her for the great choreography! Albert, played by Andy Ingram is well-suited to his role; his stage presence is truly amazing and audiences will empathize with him torn between two women! Kim, portrayed by Amanda Silcoff, is a gem, possessing vocal talent & stage presence!!Conrad is interpreted by Khalil Roelcke who has all the moves and also manages to contribute witticism to his rendering… The show stopper was the hilarious "Mom". Renee Stein, who the audience wants to hate, yet receives the biggest applause!! Her wit, humour and guilt that she instilled upon poor Albert is hilarious!
Special thanks to Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts who takes care of everyone in a beautiful location and the acoustics are great! This reviewer gives this play a huge 10 out of 10 and hopefully hasn't spoilt the show for those of you who want to see it. It is great for all ages, and it is the best show that Steppin' Out has done so far! March 2014 will bring us "Into the Woods"! This was a thoroughly enjoyable & fun evening.
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FOR RELEASE: June, 2015
Heights Arts presents interactive arts exhibition in collaboration with Mandel JCC
Cleveland Heights, OH: Where did we come from? It's one of the perennial questions that we ask as children, then again as adults seeking to understand our past. Here and There, Now and Then is a collaborative, community arts project between Heights Art, Lake Erie Ink, and the Mandel Jewish Community Center which addresses this question by gathering written and visual stories about how people got to Cleveland: where their parents and grandparents started out, and what brought them from that place, then, to this place, now. The community project and exhibition opens Monday, June 15 at the Mandel JCC and runs through Sunday, August 2.
A Heights Arts facilitator and staff from Lake Erie Ink began working with community and school groups in May. "We have created many offsite art projects before—such as Fencepiration and Knitscape—and we are thrilled to give people an opportunity to creatively explore their heritage," says Rachel Bernstein, Heights Arts executive director.
The Northeast Ohio community is invited to contribute to Here and There, Now and Then either individually, or through group art & writing workshops. Storytelling and illustration (creative writing, poetry, prose, and drawing in a variety of mediums) will be created in response to writing and visual prompts, then displayed on exhibition panels at Mandel JCC. Corresponding pins will be placed on exhibition maps to indicate where each participant's family/work originated. Written and visual stories from the exhibition will also be compiled into book format at the end of summer.
Individuals can contribute art or writing to Here and There, Now and Then by picking up a participation form at Heights Arts, 2175 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, at the Mandel JCC, 26001 S Woodland Rd, Beachwood, or by downloading a form at www.heightsarts.org. Free art & writing workshops may be scheduled for community and school groups, age 3+, by contacting Heights Arts at 216-371-3457.
Here and There, Now and Then opens Monday, June 15 with a community workshop from 5-8 p.m. at the Mandel JCC. A closing reception will be held Sunday, August 2, 5-8 p.m.
Support for Here and There, Now and Then is provided by a grant from the Mandel Foundation.
Heights Arts is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program/organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
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How Do I Get Muscles Like That?
One night after playing volleyball, I took off my shirt to change and one of my teammates pointed towards my shoulder and asked, "How do I get muscles like that?"
His question made me think. People will ask about things they want that they see in others, but they have no real desire to take action to get what they want themselves.
I could've answered my teammate in an unforgiving fashion, something like, 'Do you lift weights? How many days a week do you work out? Do you eat five or more meals per day? Do you know how much protein to eat to build muscle? Do you know how to lift properly? Do you have a long-term strength training program? Do you even know what the muscle is that you're pointing to is called? Have you ever hired a personal trainer?' Instead, I answered him in a general way, saying there is no single answer and results comes from many habits practiced over a long period of time.
I get asked questions all the time about health and fitness and how to build a particular muscle group. How often have clients asked me things like, 'I don't know how to lose weight. How do I eat better?' Or, like my friend, 'How do I get muscles like that?' or, 'How do I get a six-pack?'
Most of the time these questions are asked halfheartedly. It's easy to ask, 'How do I get ripped abs like yours?' What's harder to do is to commit to learning about the steps you'll have to take and the new habits you'll need to practice to make your goal reality.
It's easy to admire someone else's physique, fortune, big car, or huge house and wishing you could get the same results. However, wishing doesn't get results. The reason many people won't try to get what they want is their fear of failure.
We are all afraid of failure. For many, myself included, if we've failed often in the past it can be daunting to try something new, or to learn a new strategy we know is going to take great effort. The voices go off inside our head, screaming, 'Will I succeed?', 'How hard will it be?', 'If I fail, will my friends laugh at me?' We don't actively seek pain. Rather, we want what makes us feel good.
There is no magic solution: You need to get clear on why you want your goal, commit to achieving your goal, and plan a strategy to achieve your desire.
I'm not suggesting one day you decide, 'I'm going to lose 30 pounds' or 'I'm going to exercise four days a week every morning at 6 AM.' The first one is an end goal and the second is a habit. Both require an action plan.
Let's use the above example to create an action plan to lose 30 pounds of body fat. How do you accomplish that goal? Losing weight involves a number of habits, including increasing your physical activity level on a daily basis, eating frequent meals throughout the day, eating nutritious and nutrient-dense foods that are low in starchy carbohydrates, etc.
Without preparedness and an action plan your attempts would be futile. You will need to create many new habits over a period of time so that you don't become overwhelmed. A great place to start is to write out what you need to learn, the new habits you need to implement, and what actions you need to take to accomplish each habit. Attempt one new habit per week; possibly only one new habit every two weeks if the habit is more challenging.
Keep track of your habits and progress by using project planning software, a journal, a calendar, or a spreadsheet to plot out what you need to do over the coming months.
For example, committing to exercise four times per week every morning at 6 AM requires certain logistics, e.g. Where will you be working out? What type of activity will you be doing? How will you prepare the night before? Will you lie out all of your clothes and pack them in your gym bag and will you have food prepared to eat before and after your workout? Will you have a workout partner or a personal trainer who will help you stick to your plan?
In order to eat better you will also need a plan. To save time you will be best served by buying food once or twice a week and preparing as many bulk meals in advance and packing meals in containers and taking them with you to work or reheat throughout the day as necessary.
If you are committed to your goal then the journey is as much about delayed gratification as the thrill and pleasure of achieving that goal. There will be days or weeks when you feel like nothing is changing and you want to give up. This is when you need to look back at all of the individual improvements and new habits you have acquired. Recognize what you have changed and realize that getting what you want is a process that takes time. If you are off track, try to find out why. This may be the time to ask yourself how much you really want this goal. How will you feel when you reach your goal? Is that feeling worth it?
Develop a system of rewards along the way to celebrate milestones as you get closer to the end goal. Of course you should celebrate the end goal in style! You should also consider something else to achieve when you're about 80% of the way there. This is when you would start planning and strategizing for a future goal, but not its implementation. There's an important reason for doing this. When you achieve your goal you experience a short-term elation. However, when the excitement wears off we are left wondering what to do next. Having a new goal ready to implement keeps you on the path of constant improvement.
Change can be difficult because as human beings we like comfort. Getting what we truly desire takes effort. If your desire – your why – is big enough, get in touch with that feeling, see and feel yourself having achieved your goal and record that in your journal to look at whenever you feel that you're losing focus. Knowing how much you want your goal is half of the winning process!
Be well.
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Episode 58: Homonationalism and Pinkwashing
This episode features presentations from the recent Homonationalism and Pinkwashing Conference in NYC! Homonationalism describes when sub-sectors of specific gay communities achieve legal parity with heterosexuals and then embrace racial and religious supremacy ideologies. Homonationalism is increasingly present in Nationalist ideologies across the globe, as secular right-wing forces increasingly leave anti-gay politics to organized religion. The other focus of the conference was on "Pinkwashing," a practice by which a government or corporation points to or exaggerates gay rights in order to present itself as progressive or mask its own crimes – an example is Israel's promotion of sexual rights to obscure its occupation of Palestine.
We hear talks from Bashar Makhay about his work organizing LGBTQ Middle Easterners in Detroit and NYC, and from Dean Spade about anti-pinkwashing campaigns and prison abolition politics. Plus news and music!
Episode 28: Philly Stands UP and Cheri Honkala
This show, produced by collective members Mariama and Zak features Jenna Peters Golden of Philly Stands UP, a collective that challenges and finds alternatives to structural underpinning behind sexual violence. In addition we interview Cheri Honkala, who is running for sheriff in Philadelphia under the promise of ending foreclosure evictions, and as always wrapped with awesome music and indy news from around the world. Original air-date: 10-25-11.
Episode 26: Troy Davis, Occupy Wall Street and EmpowerDC
On this episode of Horizontal Power Hour, your hosts Mariama Eversley and Paul
will feature a remembrance of Troy Davis in his own words, and a letter from an anonymous anarchist blogger reflecting on his murder. Then we feature a report from Paul on the Occupy Wall St protests in NYC, focusing on personal narratives from the first day of occupation. We will also hear a special report from satellite Committee members Yael Chanoff and Diego Glusberg, who documented the occupation of San Francisco's financial district. Finally, Mariama presents a follow-up interview with Liane Scott from Empower DC, a social justice organization in Washington DC, discussing their new Grassroots Media Project. As usual, an excellent mixture of radical music and action news from around the world awaits. Original air-date: 9-27-11
Episode 22: Criminal Injustice System
Paul and Abe Bobman host the show, which will feature our regular action news round-up, a report on the recent Pelican Bay Prison hunger strike including a broadcast from political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, a reading of a communiqué from the anti-capitalist initiative Bay of Rage distributed at a prison abolition and anti-austerity action in Oakland and an interview with Chris Heneghan, co-founder of the Windham Harm Reduction Coalition, a non-profit organization in Willimantic, CT whose mission is to make a difference in the lives of injection drug users, commercial sex workers, their families and their partners by offering compressive harm reduction services in accordance with the principals of harm reduction. Original air date: 7-26-2011.
Episode 12: Dylan Rodriguez
This week's hosts Yael Chanoff, Paul, and Mica Taliaferro bring you Action News, songs from Bomb the Music Industry and Son of Nun. The show also includes a presentation by and interview with Dylan Rodriguez, by J.Kehaulani Kauanui and Paul, where he address radicalism, the racial politics of 21st century genocide, and the prison industrial complex. Rodriguez is the author of two books: Forced Passages: Imprisoned Radical Intellectuals and The U.S. Prison Regime (University of Minnesota Press, 2006) and Suspended Apocalypse: White Supremacy, Genocide, and the Filipino Condition (University of Minnesota Press, 2009). He is a founding member of Critical Resistance: Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex, a national movement building collective that seeks to fulfill the social and historical vision of abolition, and has worked closely with numerous organizations and scholarly collectives. Original air-date: 2-22-11.


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Really love the dimension and interest created by that reflective foil I placed behind my acetate. It has been in my stash for YEARS!!!!!!!! Saved this foil wrapper from a KitKat bar when Lost World was the movie to see!!
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Indirectly related to controlling the flow of a template is the ability to redirect a user's browser to another template. This is done using the CFLOCATION tag. The CFLOCATION tag takes two attributes
URL Specifies the URL of the template or HTML to which the user should be redirected.
ADDTOKEN Indicates if a client management token should be added to the specified URL. Discussion of client management takes place in Chapter 17, "Implementing the Cold Fusion Web Application Framework." Possible values for the attribute are YES and NO
For instance to redirect the user to new template. efm you could use the tag
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The real question is: When would you need to redirect a user to another document?
There are several application of this technique. Just a few of them are as follows:
• After processing a from submission, you may want to redirect a user back to a home page or a default page. Forms are discussed in Chapter 15 "Forms."
• If when processing a form submission, an error in the submitted information is wrong you m. want to redirect the user back to the original form.
• Based on the value of an expression it may be necessary to redirect the user to different parts of the site
Keeping in mind that after the CFLOCATION tag is executed the remainder of the current template will not be executed, you can use multiple CFLOCATIONtags within a template for example, as part of an If-Else structure or a switch-case test
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Using CFABORT and CFEXT:
Finally you need to consider CFABORTand CFEXIT. which provide ways to prematurely terminate the execution of a template..
The CFABORTtag causes the execution of a template to stop and any output generated up to that point to be displayed. For this to happen, no attributes are needed: Simply use <CFABORT>at the appropriate place in your template
CFABORTth, ough, also can be used in a slightly more complicated way. Using the SHOWERROatRtribute, you can specify an error message to be displayed at the point where CFABORTca used the template to terminate. For instance, consider the following code:
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This produces results ~e those in Figure 7.1.
To go one step further use the CFERROR tag. CFERROR allows the redirection to a specified error template when used with the CFABORT tag and its SHOWERROR attribute. The CFERROR tag is discussed in more detail in Chapter 18, "Implementing Error Control."
CFEXIT is, in many ways, similar to CFABORT in that it causes the premature termination of a template. Used in the context of a regular template (as opposed to a custom tag), CFEXIT has the same effect as <CFABORT>. CFEXIT though, is designed to be used within a custom tag. Custom tags are discussed in more detail in Chapter 31, "Building ColdFusion Custom Tags
Where Do We Go from Here?
In this chapter you crossed an important milestone: You learned how to create templates that do more than sequentially proceed from start to finish every time. You learned how to alter the flow of a template on the basis of conditions
This is an important ability and you will continue to build on it in Chapter 13, "Looping," which discusses another mechanism for altering the flow of a template .
In the next chapter you will look at how it is possible to include code from other templates in a current template. This ability makes it possible to reuse segments of code in "multiple templates while writing the segment only once and maintaining it in a single location. In large sites this ability is invaluable because it eases site development and management .


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Creativity that changes lives
Cookies, a 32 member dance crew, just one the VIBE XX dance competition. More importantly they used their artistic talents to join with World Vision in helping spread awareness about the 85 million children who are forced into 3D – dirty, dangerous, and degrading jobs.
How might you use your artistic gifts – music, dance, spoken word, writing, design, videography – to help not only create beauty in the world but also create social change? Find out more about joining our World Vision Youth Creative Collective.
Your talents matter, and they can help change our planet.
Consumptivism: kənˈsəm(p) təˌvizəm/ – The art of aligning what we believe with what we buy.
I read an article last week that really made me think. It talked about the inconsistency between advocating for the poor while buying products that keep them poor. The article argued that living this way is like "protesting a politician while donating to his campaign." This illuminates the insanity of saying you believe something while behaving in a way that betrays that belief. As someone who has committed the last 5 years of my life to ending extreme poverty and mobilizing young activists for this cause I've been wrestling with the ways that my behaviour doesn't align with what I say I care about and believe.
Perhaps the area I wrestle with this the most is in buying products. Buying something is much more than just an economic exchange; it is a value statement and a sacred act with profound implications that we don't often consider. One of my favourite authors, Ravi Zacharias, often says that "money is congealed life", meaning that how we spend money is an extension of who we are and reveals what we really value and believe about ourselves and the world. If you want to know what someone cares about just look at their bank statement.
So here is my question. Do the things you buy affirm and align with what you say you believe and care about or do they conflict? If you consider yourself an activist and are passionate about changing the world does that filter down into the decisions you make at the mall or on Amazon? After thinking about this for about a week I posted something on Facebook that has created a bit of a stir. I said: "It is impossible to love someone while actively participating in their oppression. Cheap for you comes at great cost to those who are vulnerable and easily exploited." This whole realm of conscious consumption and supply chain ethics is a complex one but worthy of careful consideration for those who desire to lead an authentic integrated life where there is integrity and alignment between belief and practice. Changing the world is not about causes, issues, and policy it is about people and loving people enough to fight for their liberation and flourishing.
This is where things get real and practical: there are always people on the other end of the products that we buy! Your purchases directly connect you to those people and either contribute to their empowerment or to their oppression. If we say that we care about people and are against their oppression and exploitation then we have to be courageous enough to start asking ourselves how the things we buy affects the people who produce them. This isn't easy and it can get really frustrating. I have a friend who committed to only buying products that were made in Canada for a year and it was incredibly frustrating and difficult, especially since many products that say they are made in Canada use materials that are sourced overseas with no transparency. But we can't simply plead ignorance and bury our heads in the sand pretending like our consumption doesn't affect real people.
I am profoundly aware of how far I still have to go in this area and my own hypocrisy as I type this on a computer that likely contains metals unethically mined in DR Congo where I lived as a boy.
So what do we do? Here is my suggestion for a way forward: become a Consumptivist (yes I made that up but roll with me). Consumptivists combine their activism with their consumer power to create a ripple effect that impacts their own lives, the lives of the people and communities that make our stuff, and changes the way companies behave. Here are a few ways to get started…
1. Humanize: Restore the human element to our consumption by constantly reminding yourself that "someone made this" and asking the question "how does this purchase affect their life?"
2. Simplify: Live a simpler life by buying less stuff, selling stuff you don't need and refusing to buy into the culture of more. Carefully define need and want and focus on buying things you actually need with the occasional indulgence.
3. Analyze: Have a look at your bank statement over the last 3 months and see what your spending says about your priorities.
4. Vote with your $$$: Buy products from companies who are transparent about their supply chain and where their products come from and how they affect who made them. Don't buy products from companies who are not transparent about where their products come from. Companies can and will change quickly if their current practices are no longer profitable.
5. Educate: Learn about the importance of Fair Trade and share what you learn with your friends. Use resources like Made in A Free World, the Free 2 Work app, the Better World Shopper app, and others like these to guide your purchasing decisions.
6. Pay the price: We can't keep demanding cheaper prices on the products we buy from companies while punishing them for using unethical means to provide them to us. Cheap is costly! Someone pays the price for cheap goods and if it's not you it is almost always the producers on the other end who are easily exploited because poverty makes them vulnerable. We have to be willing to pay more and adjust our budgets to make this possible.
7. Advocate: Use your voice to advocate for people who are exploited by unjust labour practices and exploited by corporate greed. Check out World Vision Canada's No Child for Sale campaign at www.nochildforsale.ca for resources and opportunities to get involved and start a fundraising campaign of your own to help victims of child labour and exploitation in Thailand.
8. Don't go solo: Invite others to become a consumptivist with you! You will need the support and accountability when making hard choices and when you're tempted by convenience over doing what's right.
I would love to journey with you on the road to becoming a consumptivist and share more of my journey. You can find me on Facebook at or join our community of young activists
Dear World Vision Youth Community, Friends and Supportors,
On August 7th, 2014 a bright light was taken from our world, youth community and family. Alex Foto (19 years old) was killed in a tragic accident in London, Ontario when a cement truck collided into her as she was biking. We are in shock and our hearts are broken at the news of this tragedy.
If you had the opportunity to meet Alex, travelled with her, or have been impacted by her life, you would undoubtedly know that her generosity, love and selfless nature were among but a few of the characteristics that described this amazing young woman.
A few highlights from Alex's journey with World Vision:
– Going into her second year of University at Waterloo University, studying International Development
– Led 6 consecutive 30 Hour Famine events
– World Vision Brand Ambassador
– Participated in World Vision Leadership Trip to the Dominican Republic
– Leadership on the National Famine Team
– Hosted Girl Rising screening
– Participated in World Vision's North American Regional Forum
– Launched University of Waterloo World Vision Club
– Youth Ambassador Program Graduate
– Received Ontario Volunteer Award 2014
– Participated in World Vision Cup advocating event in Brazil
– Speaker at numerous events such as: Count Me In Conference and Today's Teens
– Participant of the open space retreat which created the youth engagement strategy for World Vision Canada.
– World Vision Heroes for Children award recipient
Alex was a beautiful, compassionate, devoted advocate, dear friend, creative leader, encourager, beloved daughter and champion of the poor. All who knew Alex, knew that she was a world changer, in reality, now we see that she was one who was placed on this planet to change multiple worlds.
In Alex's own words from her Youth Ambassador application, of why she is passionate about justice and helping others:
"The question of why do I do what I do is often one I get, but seldom have an answer for. I do it because this is what I feel I am meant to do. I truly believe I was put on the Earth to do, so I do it."
Before the world lost Alex, she had a dream of gathering people across the country to participate in a water walk that would raise awareness of the global water crisis. In 2015 we made that dream a reality raising over $80,000 towards life changing World Vision water projects.
Alex's family have requested that all donations be towards World Vision Canada.
If you've been inspired by Alex's life like we have been, we want to challenge you to #LiveLikeAlex
We've also setup a permanent page to gather reflections and responses to Alex's life.
Alex did many great things in her time on earth. Here are some ways you can take making a difference to the next level the way Alex did with World Vision.
- Lead a 30 Hour Famine
- Become a World Vision Youth Ambassador
- Join a World Vision Leadership Trip
- Start a World Vision club
- Create your own fundraising campaign
Share your story of how you're responding in memory of Alex with hashtag #LiveLikeAlex or send us your story and we can help share your story as well at firstname.lastname@example.com
OMG I'm Starving
… a phrase that I'm certain many of us are guilty of saying once or twice a day.
I've always been somewhat of an overly dramatic individual; hyperbole language being a character trait since I was a child. I would be forced to wait forever; I always had a million problems and a ton of homework to get through.
As an "adult", I've come to learn how to tone down my vocabulary to appropriately address my needs. Perhaps it's coming to learn and understand the intense effect on the world that our words can have, or maybe because I'm finally growing out of that stage of my life that the overdramatic flares are no longer necessary to get my point across. But for some reason, the word starving has never been able to leave the depths of my personal vocab.
What does it mean to be starving? In my world it means that my morning bagel from Tim Hortons wasn't enough. That the "All You Can Eat" sushi bar near the office wasn't as appealing as I wanted it to be. That a commute home took longer that I had wanted it to and my evening routine has been pushed back. That I'm too lazy to walk to the grocery store so my cupboard holds nothing but stale crackers and 19 different and opened packages of pasta.
"omg I'm starving, so I ordered a pizza" – is always how that text message finishes reading. Like the rest of the world, I'm wonderfully addicted to pizza and am interested in learning about how to make pizza consumption my full time job. When I'm starving, the Dominos guy is typically banging on my door with a pizza I've ordered from the comfort of my couch.1
Did you know that when your body is actually starving, it begins to attack itself? Desperate for any kind of valid nutrition, the body has no choice but to investigate nutrients and protein that our muscles are using to keep us going.
At World Vision Youth Canada, we take hunger seriously. We provide emergency food to make sure children and families get the essential nutrients during a time of crisis. We also help families strengthen and improve their ability to produce or purchase their own food. This helps communities to be better equipped to handle future food challenges.
Families in rural areas often grow or raise their own food. They rely on crops and animals that grow locally as well as traditional recipes that may not equal balanced, nutritious meals. We focus on providing nutrition for pregnant and lactating mothers, along with mothers with children under 5, who are most vulnerable to the long-term impact of malnutrition.
I'm not sure how we've hijacked this word and turned into a declaration of personal status. How often are you telling people that you're starving? Does the word come across your lips easily? What are the circumstances? Is it because your full fridge appears to be empty, or because your home has been devastated by natural disaster, war or an economic collapse?
I ask you to be deliberate with the words that you're choosing each day – think about what you're saying, who might actually be experiencing those feelings, and what you can do to actually stop those feelings of hunger. Challenge yourself to learn more about the issues, raise awareness, and fundraise for the cause and fast for 30 hours to experience it all.
When you join the 30 Hour Famine, you are joining a global movement dedicated to tackling and ending extreme hunger and poverty.
"omg I'm starving… for change"
1 Fun Fact: Once, I documented the entire pizza journey on Snapchat to one of our Youth Ambassadors because I take my mentoring job a little too seriously.
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Legacy One
Legacy One is a non-profit organization that seeks to impact students through the urban arts.
Using artists trained in hip-hop dance, spoken word poetry, legal graffiti art, and dj'ing, we offer a variety of programs and workshops that encourage students to find their unique voice. We define voice as the element that makes students come alive and gives them hope and purpose – it is their gifts, passions, and potential. Legacy One challenges students to use their voice to influence their communities and to leave a positive legacy.
The Legacy One artists have been mentored and trained by respected dancers, spoken word and graffiti artists, and DJ's from Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, France, and New York – artists such as Kaze, Gemini, Sweepy, Nick Demoura, Shaun Evaristo, Johnny "J Blaze" Erasme, Jonathan "Jonboogie" Rabon, Lunacee, Lady-C, J-sik, Kid David, Luigi, Y-not, Bobby Mileage, Flexum, Propaganda, Jonny Williams, and Jeff Goring. Over the last four years, Legacy One has performed and taught in schools across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New York, England, and Malta!
Overcoming Fear
Do you remember when you were six or seven years old? I remember growing up and not being afraid of anything (except for spiders because everyone knows they are gross). I rode my bike down steep hills and wouldn't let scrapes and bruises stop me from going even faster. I would swing from the monkey bars and wouldn't let blisters on my hands stop me from going again and again. I wrote stories and dreamt up make-believe worlds and shared it with every person that would listen.
But as we grow older, we let our fears take over. We start doubting ourselves and stop trusting in what we are capable of. We get into routines that are comfortable instead of pushing our limits. We stop believing we can do great things because we compare ourselves to others and immediately think we can never be as good as them. We stop thinking outside the box because we value more on what society deems as acceptable than our own freedom of creativity. We stop standing up for things that matter because we feel that one voice is insignificant. We stop trying new things because we are scared to fail. We stay down when we fall because giving up is far easier than trying again. We spend more time worrying than dreaming big. We allow our weaknesses to overshadow our strengths and achievements. We let our fears and failures define who we are.
We begin to forget the bigger picture. We all have hopes and dreams. Each one of us is blessed with different characteristics, even little quirks, which make us unique. Every individual has the freedom to chase after our dreams. We are going to fall down sometimes but we only grow by getting back up on our feet and learning from our mistakes. It is with encouragement and support that we can be taken to new heights.
Find something that brings you hope and gets you going each day. For me, I know that the children I met in the villages of the Dominican Republic or the orphanages in Thailand need someone to share their stories. Those children are not projects, but real people with hopes and dreams like you and me. Although I am just one person, it doesn't mean I can't make change happen. My voice can inspire others to join the movement for change, but only if I choose to use it. There are seven days in a week and someday isn't one of them.
We only have one lifetime to do the things we love. I don't want to live a passive life led by fears. I don't want to settle for comfortable or good enough. I want to work hard and pursue what I desire. I want to go on adventures that scare me and embrace the unknown. I want to live a courageous life not bound by fear. I want to learn new things and do the impossible. I want to change the world.
I hope you do too.
Let's step fearlessly into a new year.
- How do I sign up to do Famine?Click here!
- Do I have to register online?Yes, every person participating in the Famine must register online. This is great news! The online registration system is less hassle than collecting cash and doing endless hours of paperwork, and helps us save 50% in paper processing costs which means we are able to give more resources to fight hunger! If you think about it, famine is caused by drought, drought is linked to climate change, climate change comes from waste and pollution…we're breaking the cycle by going green!
- How old do I have to be to do the Famine?The minimum age is 13.
- When is the global Famine date? Can I change my date?Join the Global Movement and do your Famine April 29th, 2016. However, you can choose to do Famine whenever you want. To change your date:
- Click here to login to your account.
- Click on "profile" tab at the top of the page.
- Click "Change my Famine date & more" on left side of the page.
- It will then ask you when you will be doing your famine and you can manually enter your own date.
- Where do I go if I want more information on how to do the Famine?Get the Famine Guide and other resources here.
Change the World
This is a clip from the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, 20 years ago.
He decided not to live the life that was handed to him, but to carve his own path. He realized that "Everything around you that you call life, was made up by people no smarter than you." You can influence, shape and change.
Steve went on to change the computer, music, and phone industry, while capturing the imagination of millions around the world.
What would it look like if the same genius that helped spread smartphones across the planet, was applied to spreading hope, justice, and peace?
In the words of Mary Oliver – what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
Maybe one day you'll work for World Vision, maybe you'll start your own social enterprise, or maybe you'll find yourself living on the other side of the planet caring for orphans.
What's for certain is, if you fully embrace the fact that your life is yours to shape, you will never be the same, and neither will our world.


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Hotel del Principado Tijuana is situated only a short distance from the numerous shops at Plaza Rio. Delicious local restaurants, entertainment options and much more are also easily accessible from the hotel.
Guests at the Tijuana Hotel del Principado can enjoy free on-site parking, and purified water. The hotel also features an on-site restaurant and free wireless internet access.


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wear the trousers
To be in charge in a relationship or family. The phrase is typically applied to a woman. Trousers were historically only worn by men, who were traditionally the decision makers. I think it's pretty obvious who wears the trousers in that family—Grandma Helene. Actually, in our relationship, we both wear the trousers—we make decisions together.
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If one person in a couple wears the trousers or wears the pants, they make all the important decisions. She may give the impression that she wears the trousers but it's actually Tim who makes all the big decisions. My father said he wanted to discuss the investment with my mother, to which the salesman demanded, `Who wears the pants in your family?' Note: This expression is usually used about women who seem to control their husbands or partners.


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One of the ways we raised our money for our Race for Life run was using Facebook
Here are some great tips for making your FB business page rock!
1) Don't use a 'dummy' personal account for your business page
Its strictly against FB rules and you miss out on all of the fabulous features you get with a real business page.
2) Add a fabulous and highly recognisable profile picture
This could be anything from a company logo for a big brand to a headshot of yourself if you're a consultant. Being recognisable is important to getting found and liked — especially in Facebook Search. When choosing a photo, keep in mind that Facebook requires your profile picture dimensions to be 180 pixels by 180 pixels.
3) Choose a really engaging cover photo.
Since your cover photo takes up the most real estate above the fold on your Facebook Page, make sure you're choosing one that's high quality and engaging to your visitors.
Keep in mind that Facebook cover photo dimensions are 851 pixels wide by 315 pixels tall.
4) Optimise the descriptions of your profile picture and cover photo by adding links
Depending on your goals for using Facebook, you may want to consider including links to your website in the descriptions for your profile picture and cover photo.
5) Bonus: Integrate your profile picture with your cover photo
If you want to get extra creative and feel confident about your design skills, try coordinating your profile picture and your cover photo in a creative way. For example, check out how Coca-Cola does it on its Facebook Page:
The possibilities are endless!
6) Add a call-to-action (CTA) button to your cover photo
Back in December 2014, Facebook launched a new feature that allows you to add one of seven pre-made call-to-action buttons to your Facebook Page's cover photo. Pages can choose from one of the following options — "Sign Up," "Shop Now," "Contact Us," "Book Now," "Use App," "Watch Video," and "Play Game" — and customise it with a destination URL of their choosing.
7) Customise your Facebook Page with apps — then organise your tabs
You can add apps to your Facebook Page as one way to customise it and arrange them in an appropriate way. To customise your Facebook Page with apps, visit the Facebook App Center and search for apps you want to add to your page.
8) Fill out your 'About' section with basic information, and add company milestones
Don't forget about one of the most important sections of all: your 'About' section. A preview of it lives on the left-hand side of your page beneath your profile picture, and it's one of the first places people will look when they're scanning your page.
9) Post photos and videos to your Timeline
Why photos and videos? Because they're proven to be the most engaging types of content on Facebook, according to a study conducted by Quintly.
10) Post other content types as well
If you're only posting photos and videos, you may notice a decline in your Facebook reach and engagement. While photos and videos are proven to be the most engaging content formats on Facebook, too much of a good thing can be bad for your Facebook Page.
11) Promote lead-gen and non-lead-gen content
Even if one of your main goals is to generate leads from Facebook, you shouldn't use every update to promote lead-gen offers like webinars, ebooks, premium downloads, etc. Make sure you have a healthy balance of lead-gen posts and content meant for engagement alone.
12) Determine the ideal timing and frequency for your posts
An important consideration in your Facebook content strategy should be how frequently you post, and when. We often advise around 4-5 times a week but this can vary so keep any eye on it and determine what works best for you.
13) Leverage Facebook's publishing and targeting tools.
Did you know you can schedule posts on Facebook, either through an external publishing tool or through the Facebook interface itself? Scheduling posts allows you to save time and help you balance the types of content you share.
14) Pin important posts to the top of your page
When you post new content to your Facebook Page, older posts get pushed farther down your Timeline. But sometimes you may want a specific post to stay at the top of your page for longer – even after you publish new updates. To solve this, Facebook offers the ability to "pin" one post at a time to the top of your page.
15) Decide whether you want Facebook fans to message you privately
We recommend enabling messaging on your page to make it as easy as possible for your fans to reach out to you – but only do so if you have the time to monitor and respond to your messages.
16) Monitor and respond to comments on your page
Speaking of monitoring the interactions your fans have with your page, don't forget about comments. You can monitor and respond to comments via the 'Notifications' tab at the very top of your page.
17) Promote your page to generate more followers
Now that you've filled your page with content, it's time to promote the heck out of it.
Add FB buttons to your website and your emails so it's easy for your website visitors and email recipients to find and connect with you on Facebook.
18) Measure the success of your Facebook efforts
Uses Facebook Insights so you can track Facebook-specific engagement metrics. Here, you'll be able to analyse things like the demographics of your fans and (if you have more than 30 Likes) the demographics of the people who are actually engaging with your page. You'll also get insight into how people are interacting with different posts on your page – which you can use to modify your Facebook content strategy to publish more of what works, and less of what doesn't.
19) Try some Facebook advertising to amplify what works
Now that you know what works for you on Facebook, it might make sense for you to put some additional oomph behind posts you know resonate with your audience.
Putting a little bit of your budget into Facebook ads can go a long way — especially if you're making data-driven decisions.
20) Stick with it
Don't give up, it doesn't always happen in an instant, you need to be relentless. Keep following these tips and your audience and business WILL grow. Good luck!
The tips were based on a publication by Hubspot – one of our favourite social media information sources.


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Rochester, NY – Leave the babysitter at home. Families looking for a holiday concert that they can experience together need look no further than the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. On Saturday, December 23 at 2 p.m. in the Eastman Theatre (60 Gibbs Street) [editors, please note location], Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik leads the RPO in An orKIDStra Holiday concert filled with traditional favorites, special surprises, an audience sing-a-long, and lots of holiday fun. Although ideal for children of all ages, orKIDStra concerts are geared especially toward families with young children ages 3-9. The orKIDStra Series is sponsored by Wendy's Restaurants of Rochester.
This year's concert celebrates the season with Leroy Anderson's traditional Sleigh Ride, Silent Night, Tyzik's own Chanukah Suite arrangement, Victor Herbert's charming March of the Toys, the ever-popular Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Joy to the World, among others.
General admission tickets for this concert are $15 for adults and $10 for children, available online at www.rpo.org, by phone (454-2100) and in person from the RPO Box Office, and at all Wegmans Video Departments. RPO Box Office Hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (non-concert Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.). The Wegmans Video Department is open seven days a week, 10:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. A convenience fee may apply.
Now in its 84th season, the RPO inspires and enriches the community through the art of music. The Orchestra is passionately dedicated to outstanding musical performance at the highest artistic levels, and has a unique tradition of musical versatility, commitment to music education in the broadest sense and a deep and enduring engagement with the community. The RPO has been honored with the New York State Governor's Arts Award, and two ASCAP awards for adventurous programming in recent years.
RPO performances are made possible in part with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; the State of New York; Monroe County; the City of Rochester; and American Airlines, the official airline of the RPO.


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"Adventures of Setren" is a game set in medieval fantasy. What makes it different is that it doesn't focus on graphics because games don't need to have the best graphics to be fun.
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.


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OPSEU is encouraging its members to participate in upcoming G20/G8 events. complete information is available on the OPSEU website via the link here: http://www.opseu.org/campaign/G8andG20/index.htm
Additionally, our Sisters on the OPSEU Executive Board are organizing an action (thank you sisters!) around the G8/G20 on June 26th. As you know there will be a rally and march. Women are to be at the front of the march to demonstrate against Harper's position on reproductive rights/maternal health. Your Board Sisters have arranged for the ordering of black aprons (black to illustrate the mourning of the loss of rights)-on the aprons will be the slogan "We won't shut the f@#k up!" (in response to Nancy Ruth's disgusting comments). Underneath the writing will be a coat hanger. We will also have magnets with the same message/design that we can hand out along the route.
(For those of you unaware, Nancy Ruth is a Canadian, Conservative Senator in Ottawa whose "strategic" advice comments to maternal health advocates in early May included the comment that they should just "Shut the —- up." this advice was poorly received to say the least…..Canada has taken a hard-right stand against abortion in foreign aid.)
OPSEU has also arranged for billboards and transit shelter adverts during the summit, "A Better World is Possible" and "People Need Good Jobs…All Around the World". Copies for posting can be downloaded from the OPSEU website.
there was an open forum held on Saturday June 19th and the march and Rally on Saturday June 26th .Time: 1:00 p.m.Place: Queen's Park – Toronto
I encourage any Region 3 women and their friends and family to attend the march on the 26th, join hands with women around the world and wear an OSPEU apron with pride and hand out magnets and share the message of social justice and that a better world is possible. This is OPSEU in action.
These are your hospital services – the medium is here to voice your concern over hospital cuts.
Community leaders cannot do this alone – your participation is significant.
THURSDAY, June 17, 2010 5 p.m.
At Millenium Park (south end of Water St.)
Rally-followed by a (peaceful) march along downtown sidewalks,stopping at MPP office
Contacts: 745-2446, 742-4826, 742-5326


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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.(NASDAQ:GMCR) late Tuesday reported its fourth quarter results that best market estimates, sending its shares surging 24 percent in after-market trades.
The company earned $91.9 million, or 58 cents per share, for the quarter that ended Sept. 29. That's up from $75.4 million, or 47 cents per share, earned in its first quarter last year.
After adjusting for costs related to a regulatory inquiry the company earned 64 cents a share. That was much more than the 48 cents that the analyst polls had predicted.
Green Mountain's total revenue increased 33 percent to $946.7 million from $711.9 million on stronger sales and price increases for its single-serve coffee packs. Analysts were expecting revenue of $902.7 million.
The company has been struggling a little bit in recent years with competition as well as a regulatory probe into its accounting practices that slowed down decision making.
But it hired a new boss recently, added new brewer models and introduced more single-serve coffee packages that has been its USP.
The company's revenues from sales of its brewers and accessories rose 45 percent on year while revenues from its single-serve packs rose by nearly two-thirds, though royalty revenues fell.
President and CEO Lawrence Blanford said that the strong quarter speaks to the company's "continued strategic progress." He said the company's management team also believes it points to the significant opportunity still ahead for the company.
For the current quarter, the company expects to earn 62 to 67 cents per share. It said its sales would increase 14 to 18 percent over the same period in its prior fiscal year. That calculates to a revenue forecast of $1.32 billion to $1.37 billion.
Analysts had forecast earnings of 57 cents per share on revenue of $1.28 billion


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Durham CountyHome
Joint Committee Presents Recommendations for Confederate Statue
Comprehensive Report, Including Feedback from Residents Available Online
DURHAM, N.C. – The Durham City-County Committee on Confederate Monuments and Memorials presented its recommendations for the Confederate Statue toppled outside the Old Courthouse at today's City-County Joint Committee Meeting. In addition to the Committee's recommendation to preserve the toppled statue, the 12-member group selected by the City Council and County Commission released a comprehensive report of their overall findings. To read the Committee's complete report, visit www.dconc.gov/ccmc.
According to the Committee, co-chaired by Dr. Charmaine McKissick-Melton and Robin Kirk, Durham leaders should re-locate the Confederate statue in its current condition to a secure exhibit inside the County building nearest the base. The Committee also noted that the statue exhibit should be accompanied by interpretive text explaining its origin and the history that led to its fall. In its new location, the statue and its base would be accessible to those who wish to honor veterans.
Other highlights from the report and presentation include:
The Committee reached a consensus on all of its recommendations. In the report, the Committee noted that the statue, erected in 1924 and toppled in 2017, remains as much a historical artifact of current times as it is an artifact of the period when it was planned and erected. The report recommends that the statue should be displayed in its current condition so that whole history of race relations and the fight for civil rights in Durham may in part be illuminated through this object.
During its six-month deliberation, the Committee engaged in robust public conversations and collected information from a range of experts. Reflecting the public at large, Committee members brought views that covered a spectrum. "However, we shared a commitment to crafting recommendations that communicate Durham's values and our shared sense of how public memorials can best reflect them," said Co-chair Robin Kirk.
"As an educator of Mass Communication, I teach that the keys to a functioning democracy are a free press and free speech," co-chair McKissick-Melton said. "This Committee exemplified the free speech process by allowing as many City and County residents as possible to be heard. This process provided the Committee with the diverse perspectives we used to shape our recommendations. I am proud to have been a part of the process."
The Committee recommended that the City and County commission a new piece of public art incorporating the existing statue base remaining outside the Old Courthouse. The proposed new art, they said, should provide a more holistic understanding of the experience of the Civil War in Durham. According to the report, this expanded memorial should continue to honor the sacrifice of military veterans and include those from Durham who fought for the Union as well the Confederacy. This expanded memorial should also recognize and honor enslaved people, those who worked for a more equal and just society, and the women and children who suffered at home. A redesigned memorial could look to the Unity Monument at Bennett Place as a model.
"Our goal was to look to the future, not re-fight past battles," co-chair Kirk noted. "Central to our recommendations is that we accept all of our past, to paraphrase Pauli Murray, both the dignity and the degradation of our ancestors. Above all, we see this as an opportunity to deepen our commitment to education and the values that unite us, including a commitment to learning and embracing our increasingly diverse community."
The Committee also prepared a catalog of all known Confederate monuments and other remnants of the Confederacy or the history of enslavement existing in Durham. Of those sites, the Committee highlighted the North Carolina state highway historical marker to Julian S. Carr on West Chapel Hill Street. The Committee recommends petitioning the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Advisory Committee to rework the language used in the Carr marker and in the accompanying online essay. According to the Committee, recognition of Carr's business successes and philanthropy should be accompanied by information on his membership in the Ku Klux Klan and his white supremacist views and activities.
The Committee also collected ideas on people, events, and locations missing from Durham's historical narrative, a rich trove that reflects the community's desire for more inclusive and diverse sites. Often mentioned was the contributions of workers, mill, tobacco, and agricultural, civil rights leaders, and women. The Committee felt strongly that the City and County should invest in new public art and memorials that honor a broader range of Durham achievement.
For more information about the City-County Committee on Confederate Monuments and Memorials, visit https://www.dconc.gov/government/departments-a-e/board-of-commissioners/boards-and-commissions/-fsiteid-1. The full report completed by the Committee is available on both the City of Durham and Durham County websites. Copies of the report are available upon request by contacting the Durham County Clerk to the Board or the City Clerk's Office.
About the Durham City-County Committee on Confederate Monuments and Memorials
The City Council and County Commission jointly formed the City-County Committee on Confederate Monuments and Memorials. The purpose of the committee is to engage the Durham community in an expansive and transparent public process regarding public monuments and other remnants of the Confederacy present in Durham; make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding disposition of the toppled Confederate statue as well as the remaining monument outside of the Old Courthouse/County Administration Building; and catalogue any other public Confederate monuments or symbols of the Confederacy in Durham and make recommendations as to their future disposition to the City Council and Board of County Commissioners.
The Committee began its work on May 10, 2018, and hosted eight public meetings between that date and October 13, 2018. Each meeting included a speaker with expertise on an element of the Committee's charge. Throughout, the public engaged eagerly, demonstrating a deep desire to have a say in how Durham moves forward in many areas. The Committee maintained a Facebook page, Twitter feed, the email address firstname.lastname@example.com, and physical address to collect opinion. To further facilitate public engagement, a Google survey was circulated via a link posted on Facebook, and email and on neighborhood list-serves.


text: Sir_Substance 36 Posted November 17, 2016 I have grown out of time for games, and so I think that this might be a good time to totally switch to Linux. Since I also want to play around with Python etc. What I still use a lot is the Adobe products for work, but I do have a beast of a laptop that work has purchased for me, and that runs all that. Should I look into getting a new GPU? An Nvidia one and throw away my current one? Would I also need a new CPU for better linux support? I use Xubuntu as my primary OS, and I definitely use it for gaming. It's less of a compromise than people think, although I'll grant it's not parity. The primary toll is in first person shooters, most strategy games are being released with native linux ports these days. The open source AMD drivers that ubuntu can install for you work tend to work fine. They're probably not as optimized as the windows AMD ones, but you're unlikely to notice the difference without an FPS monitor. I've been running it since mid-2015, whenever it was windows 7 started bitching at me to upgrade. I've had a functional windows partition since then, but haven't booted it for over a year, I just don't need it. You'll definitely find linux better for development. It's a marked improvement over OSX for dev work, and windows isn't even comparable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Proof of the most general multiple-scalar field theory in MinkowskiVishagan Sivanesan
space-time free of Ostrogradski Ghost [PDF]
We give a proof of the most general multiple scalar field theory in flat space-time free of Ostrogradski ghosts. We start from the assumption that the action is a functional of the scalar fields and their derivatives of order upto two (which in general can have field equations of derivative order up to four), and arrive at the most-general field theory that can be constructed such that the field equations are of derivative order up to two. Naturally, this theory includes all physically viable multi-scalar field theories in flat space-time, in the sense that they don't suffer from Ostrogradski instability \cite{ostro}.View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1307.8081


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The Significance of the Herb Sage
According to ancient herbalists, people who drink sage tea never grow old. Native to the Mediterranean region, both herbalists and cooks prize the long silvery-green leaves of the culinary sage plant, which grows as a small shrub and sends up stalks of pale purple flowers in the spring. Sage belongs to the genus Salvia, meaning "to save," and with varieties found around the world, it is not surprising that this medicinal herb has a storied history.
The earliest records of culinary sage occur in ancient Egypt, where it was used to promote fertility in women. From there, according to Spiridon E. Kintzios of the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, it was brought into Rome, where its medicinal properties were celebrated by notable writers, such as Pliny the Elder. To demonstrate its esteem to the ancients, simply picking sage in ancient Rome required a ceremony, clean clothes and special tools. Sage continued its northward migration, becoming an essential component of herb gardens in the Middle Ages. In the New World, native species of Salvia were prized by the Aztecs, who used the leaves and seeds as a food source and medicine and to produce face paint used to denote an individual's rank in society.
Wisdom and Immortality
According to traditional Celtic lore, sage signifies wisdom, and eating sage provides immortality in wisdom and in body, the latter of which is likely attached to sage's numerous medicinal uses. In traditional medicine, sage is used as a drying agent, clearing mucous congestion and relieving night sweats, while its astringent properties make it valuable in treating wounds and sore throats. In the Middle Ages, the belief that sage prolonged life was expressed in the proverb, "Why should a man die if sage grows in his garden?"
Banishing Evil
In addition to promoting physical health, sage was also regarded as valuable in protecting spiritual sanctity. It was believed to ward off evil spirits, and sage was used also to treat snakebites in recognition of both its antiseptic and protective properties. Modern Pagan practitioners use sage brooms to cleanse spaces of negative influence.
Virtue and Vice
The ancient Greeks and Romans had complex, sometimes contradictory, beliefs about the significance of sage. Sage is associated with the planet Jupiter, which the ancients believed represented domestic virtue. At the same time, it also belonged to the satyrs, half-man, half-goat mythological creatures that enjoyed drinking and debauchery.
Eastern History and Lore
Varieties of sage native to China were also highly valued for their medicinal properties. The first mentions of medicinal uses of sage occur in Chinese writings from 206 B.C. Similar to its uses by other cultures around the world, sage was believed to impart physical strength and wisdom to those who consumed it. In the 17th century, Dutch traders discovered that the Chinese appreciated sage to the extent that they would trade three chests of tea leaves for a single chest of sage.
Related Articles
- "Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening"; Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, and Ellen Phillips, editors; 2009
- "Living with Herbs"; Jo Ann Gardner; 1997
- "A Druid's Herbal"; Ellen Evert Hopman; 1995
- "Sage: The Genus Salvia"; Spiridon E. Kintzios; 2000