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A Dose of Eastern Medicine
Finding Your Flair
She's the one friend who's singing Christmas carols in October. The one who actually looks forward to decorating for the holidays. She thinks that Santa in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is winking and waving only to her. She "Believes."
My friend, Marilyn, finds joy in holidays, birthday, family, friends, baseball and historical road markers. She learned the importance of patriotism by flying the flag at every holiday (of course she was born on Flag Day) and cries every time the national anthem is played. Marilyn has not always had an easy life.
Marilyn was born in 1951, the first girl in an Irish Catholic family of eight kids. The family moved around a lot because her father worked for the F.W. Woolworth Company (five-and-dime store). Because of the frequent moves the children played with each other and are still close today. The children did not know they did not have a lot of money.
The tradition of Marilyn's famous "flair" began when she started wearing vests to work. The day after Thanksgiving she begins to add a Christmas pin on her vest. This year's record was 37 pins (see picture for proof). The anticipation for Christmas and savoring the joy of the holiday was marked by the festive fair and helped sway office Humbug's. Next flair event... St. Patrick's Day!
Marilyn has endured and recovered from painful scoliosis, cancer, diabetes and divorce. This year she is looking forward to retirement after 51 years of working. Her first job was at the Woolworth's Luncheonette and her last job will be at a public behavioral health agency. At 67, she says she feels like she is 30 and intends to enjoy long walks, traveling, spending time with family and watching the fireworks show at Mt. Rushmore. And yes, there will be a Retirement Party!
How can we learn from Marilyn's example and create, anticipate and savor celebrations? Where is my/our flair? Please send me your comments.
Foot Massage: Heaven or HELL?
December 2015:
"Want to get a foot massage?" I was visiting a friend in New York City who has a WEEKLY foot massage routine. "What?! of course I do" (insert my images of heavenly foot rubbing with warm lotion and hot towels to sooth my barking dogs). We went to her local Chinese foot massage place in Greenwich Village where big comfy chairs are situated in a warm and inviting window store front. Please note I had no indication going into this that this foot massage experience would be anything but pure bliss (this deception was on purpose by my "friend)." "Reflexology is an alternative medicine involving application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a system of zones and reflex areas that reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body. There is no convincing evidence that reflexology is effective for any medical condition." (from Wikipedia)
We both sat down and our Asian foot massage experts went to town on our feet. Let me just say my experience was much different than my friend's. She was in heaven and I was in HELL. It was labor breathing and writhing-through-the-pain type of HELL. This was not the rainbows and kittens relaxing foot massage I was expecting. It was so bad my Foot Massage Therapist excused himself to go get a heating pad for my back because he immediately knew this Midwest middle-aged lady had big issues with her feet (and body) and told me exactly where on my feet was connected to what part of my body. He could tell me where in my foot actually led to my lower back pain and every other part of my body (reflexology). Pain, but good pain. The next day I could walk pain-free. The foot massage may not have felt good at the time but it was well worth it. I learned a lot about feet/body connection.
October 2016:
Beth and I visited the Chinese Massage Place in a local mall. Mary (the Chinese Massage Therapist) tried to convince us of a full body massage but we wanted the 20 minute foot massage option instead. Nothing says relaxing massage experience like a mall front shower curtain separating you from staring shoppers. Beth went first and all was going well until the right foot issue. Mary found a place on Beth's right foot that was troublesome and Beth found painful. I tried to get Mary to pinpoint the location of the foot to the location on Beth's body but she wouldn't/wasn't able to tell us. It was all fun and games until it was my turn on the table. Bad arches, bad back and fake hips, etc. I win the worst feet/body award.
Will we go back? Yes, but next time we want to go and soak our feet in hot water for 20 minutes at the store prior to the food massage for maximum benefit. I have tried other ideas for self-care of the feet including pedicures, compression socks and arch support inserts. Recently while I was in Santa Fe, New Mexico I got a Japanese Foot massage (Ashi Anma) that uses a foot scrub of rice bran, green tea and adzuki bean powder followed by a warm towel cleanse (highly recommend!). Whenever we need a new pair of tennis shoes we go to a sports store that has a specialist that measures your feet, looks at your arches, how you walk/run, knees, to fit you in the right shoe for your needs.
Have you tried foot massage? Thoughts? Experience? What were your connections to your feet and body? Do you believe in Reflexology? Other ideas for feet self-care? p.s. I want to try the baby foot exfoliant foot peel next. Please share your comments!
Caring for the Caregiver
I used to think that Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma only happened because of the work we do until reality slapped me hard across the face.
At the time I was a single Mom to three teenage boys ages 13, 14 and 19. My sons were going through legal, school and mental health/substance abuse issues all at the same time. Daily chaos and crisis. I struggled with how to help them and how to help myself. With my physical and mental health suffering I was one hot mess and I was a "Trained Compassion Fatigue Specialist." What a lesson life teaches you… that you really can't help others until you help yourself.
During this time I began to experience lower back problems. As I went from doctor to doctor and from test to test, I was never asked about my stress level at home or work (the mind and body really are connected!). I ended up having two hip replacements in the span of three years. I do have arthritis but I truly believe the compassion fatigue and stress excelled the process in my body at an alarming rate.
I am better now at recognizing my compassion fatigue signs and symptoms and catching them earlier so they don't progress. Am I perfect at it? NO. I try to do daily self-care. I am trying to say the word "no" because I know if I don't say "no," my body will say "no" for me.
As a recent empty nester I did one important project for myself and I don't feel selfish or guilty about it! I created a safe private place in my home just for me… a Lady Lounge (see pictures). As a mother of three boys it was time to regain my feminine side with the color white, expensive sheets, rose bud lights, lace and books (no TV). I love it!
How do you create an environment that relieves your compassion fatigue? I'd love to see pictures of "your spaces." Feel free to email them to me at email@example.com.


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On a high we wondered what else we could get so we headed for Venus Pool and got 2 Swift flying over the car park. The pool was not really giving us anything new so we got up and headed for Wood Lane NR just in case that had produced a wader. It had, but only in the form of Common Sandpiper. So off to Colemere just in case a tern was about but alas nowt of interest except a nice party of Sand Martins flying low by us.
En route home we had 2 lots of Red Legged Partridge running in front of the car but other than that the Dotteral were the star birds.


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28 June 2016
Today, with blue sky overhead for a change, CJ and I decided to see if the flood that gave Commando such problems getting home from work last week had caused any lasting damage. There was also a cutway I'd spotted on the map that looked as if it could do with some exploration and might provide an alternative route home. Continue reading Sholing wanderings, Spike Island and a hidden henge


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How safe are city streets?
We found that police collision reports underestimated the number of injured pedestrians by 21% (531/2442). Pedestrians treated at SFGH who were African-American were less likely then[sic] whites, and females were more likely than males to have a police collision report...
City Hall was in such a big hurry to rush the 500-page Bicycle Plan illegally through the process it failed to take seriously an important recommendation in the Framework Document, which the Board of Supervisors voted to make part of the General Plan (It tried to hide the second volume of the Plan, the Network Document, at the SFCTA):
For the last several years, the San Francisco Department of Public Health has been working on an injury data linkage project using hospital admission data. Currently, San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) is not obligated to report bicycle injuries to the SFPD. This is left up to the injured parties. EMS (ambulance services)is supposed to report bicycle injuries, but many are not reported. Comparing police collision reports with SFGH emergency room visits or hospital admissions shows that approximately 20 percent of pedestrian injuries (caused by a collision with a motor vehicle) did not show up in police collision reports in 2000 and 2001. The rate for bicycle injuries is probably similarly under-reported (page 6-12, SF Bike Plan: Policy Framework, September 2004).
The city knew in 2004 that it had a problem counting both cycling and pedestrian accidents. Evidently the "injury data linkage project" was not completed or implemented.
That answers more completely the question I asked last year: What did City Hall know, and when did it know it?
But we still don't know why or how this failure happened. Maybe when the MTA releases its long-overdue Collisions Report there will be an explanation.
Labels: Bicycle Plan, City Government, Cycling and Safety, UC Study


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Have you ever wondered what support you can receive from you local community? The attached document highlights local groups and organisations that can cater for a wide range of special needs and provide support and guidance for parents.
Share is a parents group which meets each Monday at 9:30 am. This group works alongside the specialist teaching assistant Vicky Brown to help parents play an active role in their child's education. Share provides the opportunity for parents to come and discuss their child with others who understand what it is like to have a child with special educational needs. This group also takes an active role in sharing how parents can be supported in their local community, acting to signpost to other groups and organisations that they might want to be part of.
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Introduction: Ornament: Repurposed Light Bulb
Simple Dremel Project for Instructables.
Repurpose an old light bulb to create a lighted ornament.
Total Build Time: 35 mins
- Dremel work: 5-10 mins
- Wiring: 5-10 mins
- Customizing: 10-15 mins
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Step 1: Gather All the Parts Needed for This Project:
Dremel tool and cutting accessories
(1) medium light bulb
(3) LEDs
(1) 3V button cell battery
22 gauge wire
Heavy duty wire or string
On/Off switch
Solder and soldering iron
Electrical tape
Glitter glue
Window frosting
Safety glasses, gloves, etc.
Step 2: Dremel the Bulb
Using the dremel cutting/saw tool, cut off and remove the bottom ¼ to ½" off the light bulb base. Be sure to wear safety glasses and gloves as well as keeping something over the bulb, such as a heavy towel, in the event the bulb was to shatter. Carefully remove the components inside the bulb and carve out the inner channel so that you have a completely hollow bulb.
Step 3: Wire the LEDs
Before we begin soldering, please note we'll use a rocker switch as an interrupt for the negative/ground connection. Solder the (3) positive ends of the LEDs to the positive side of the battery. Next, solder together the (3) negative ends of the LEDs, but not to the battery.
We'll then create connections we'll use to solder to the rocker switch. Cut (2) pieces of 22 gauge wire, each about 2" in length. Solder one to the connected negative end, then solder those negative wires to the one of the rocker switch connectors.
Solder the other 2" wire from the other rocker switch connector to the negative side of the battery.
TEST: turn the switch on and off to make sure your wiring/soldering is done correctly.
Place a piece of electrical tape over the solder points, especially on the negative side of the battery so that the wires don't touch and create a closed circuit minus the switch.
TEST: test fit of the LEDs and battery to make sure they'll fit into the hollowed out part of the bulb.
Step 4: Add the Hanger
Before we secure the LEDs inside the bulb, drill a hole through both sides of the metal portion of the light bulb. Next, secure the wired LEDs and battery into the bulb. Obviously, you'll want the LEDs shining into the inside of the bulb. Carefully feed your wire or string through the drilled holes, making sure not to damage the LEDs. If using metal wire, it might be a good idea to solder the ends together.
Step 5: Cap the Bulb
If your LEDs and battery are able to fit inside the bulb without any problem, you can use the dremel to cut the middle from the end of the bulb (that you cut earlier) so it fits side by side with your switch or use Styrofoam to fill in the gaps. Definitely use electrical tape or hot glue to seal the bulb.
Step 6: Decorate the Bulb
You can get pretty creative with how you want to decorate your light bulb. Mine is fairly subtle, using glitter glue and window frosting.
Once decorated, you can hang your repurposed light bulb in a spot you want accented with light.
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Day 4: Morning Update
Good morning from the final day of the 2011 Formula Hybrid Competition. There's a light rain falling here as teams prepare for the endurance event. Due to the rain, teams have to pass an additional rain inspection before being allowed on the track.
This morning, GM presented their Best Engineered Hybrid Systems Award to the following 3 teams:
1) Texas A&M
2) Milwaukee School of Engineering
3) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Tech has a very interesting design this year. Their car features 4 in-hub motors with 40 hp each. The unsprung weight of each wheel is approximately 35 pounds per wheel.


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April 4, 2017
Join us this Earth Day for a variety of free services aimed at protecting our environment.
When: Saturday, April 22nd, 9am – 1pm
Where: City Hall, 333 90th Street
Free services:
Secure Document Shredding: Bring old bank statements, credit card offers, cancelled checks, old medical records, pay check stubs and anything with personal information for free shredding. Limit of 3 copy boxes or one large trash bag full of confidential material.
Electronic Waste Collection: TVs, monitors, computers, computer components, fax machines, printers, toner cartridges (in plastic bag), tapes, wire, video game consoles, laptops, cameras and camcorders, MP3 players, VCRs and DVDs, cell phones, servers, UPS, networking devices. NOT ACCEPTED: lighting, household batteries, appliances, business waste.
Donations: Gently used items are accepted, like housewares and clothing. NO bulky furniture, NO mattresses, NO household hazardous waste. For the full list of what is and is not accepted, click here for our flyer.
Compost Giveaway: Come full circle and use our nutrient-dense compost in your garden! The compost is created from food scraps and yard trimmings from Daly City households that are using their green compost cart. Bring your own container or bag; shovels will be provided. Limit of 1 cu yd per household, or more depending on supply throughout the day. Not using your cart yet? Contact the garbage company, Republic Services, at (650) 756-1130.
Used Tire Take Back: limit of 9 passenger or light truck tires, up to R19.5, with or without rims. NOT for farm, heavy duty, and commercial or heavy equipment tires. Must show proof of Daly City residency and sign a form stating the number and origin of the tires. NO commercial tire, auto repair, or salvage businesses.
Must show proof of Daly City residency!
No one will be admitted before 9am, so please do not show up to City Hall before that time.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Looking for ways to help out this Earth Day? We need you at our event! Help answer questions, unload items from vehicles, and more. Contact Stephen Stolte, Sustainability Coordinator, at email@example.com or (650) 991-8126.
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Clean Up Details:
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When we are young, happiness is easy!
Give us an icecream, and you can pretty much be assured we will be realitively pleased with the world.
As we grow up, we learn to doubt, fear, suppress, and take on board all the things that can pull us away from happiness.
Other people can do it through sheer spite or jealously, the world can do it through ill-fortune, ill-health, or plain bad luck….
Or, and most importantly, we can do it, by allowing ourselves to be weighed down by all the hundreds of millions of reasons why we may not be happy.
They say the "grass is always greener on the other side of the fence", and no matter who you are, or what you have, you will always search for more.
Searcing for more, or trying to achieve greatness, is fine, in fact it's healthy!
But saying to yourself, I am not good enough, I am not worthy, or strong, or well enough, or I will never be as good as someone else, and you will make that your reality.
I'm not saying this because I am one of those lucky people who can see the bright side in everything.
I'm saying this because for 10 years I had severe depression, and I know now, that NO-ONE, and nothing, could have saved me, but me.
Happiness, in the end, is a state of mind, and it took a lot of determination, and will power, to say "I can pull myself out of it"!
I did, in the end, and now I can see the good in most things, mostly because for a long time I could only see the bad.
However, you can not tell a person who is down, or beaten, or depressed, to just "be happy", or to see the bright side, it is something they have to pull out from within themselves.
Luckily now, I thank my mum everyday, that I am living my dream riding horses, and if I never win a single test, I am just so happy everytime I enter the stable, and see my beautiful horses, and the look on their face when they see me :)!
Happiness in dressage is not in winning, but in teaching your horse the flying change, and his proud expression when he knows he did it right!
Watching on a stormy day as the world drifts away from you, and in an arena full of chaos, you and your horse work in your own bubble.
And luckily for me, in addition to my horses, if you give me an icecream, i'm pretty much all set!!
Everybody wants it, but it's not so easy to get,
If you don't appreciate it, you haven't been hurt yet.
It comes and goes like the seasons, lifts us up when we are down,
you won't know how much you miss it, until it's no longer around.
Bad people try to buy it, or steal it from their friends,
but in the end they'll loose out, cause this is one thing that depends…
On forgiveness, trust and kindness, on going after the things that count,
Being good to others, is really what it's all about.
Some don't know they have it, until it goes away,
and will try to recreate it, with each new passing day.
If you think you cannot get it, try to share your neighbors pile,
It may not be the real thing, but it will keep you for a while.
It will come when you least expect it, although it may not stay so long,
The sorrow that follows this feeling, only much us that more strong.
Enjoy it when you have it, and care for those that don't,
But always believe "I will be happy", and never say "I won't".


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Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) have been shown to have a negative impact on both humans and wildlife. This article examines the various types of EDCs and the impact that these EDCs can have on the coastal environment, particularly within the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
Many pollutants in aquatic environment have received significant attention due to their potential estrogenic effects and are classified as endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). According to scientific and regulatory community endocrine disruptors are defined as exogenous substances or mixtures that alter the function(s) of the endocrine system and consequently cause adverse health effects in intact organisms, or their progeny or (sub) population. [1] [2]
Mechanisms of estrogenic action
EDCs interfere with the endocrine system in different ways: [2] [3]
- mimic or antagonize the action of endogenous hormones,
- interfere with the synthesis, metabolism, transport and excretion of natural hormones and
- alter the hormone receptor levels.
Effects on wildlife and humans
The occurrence of EDCs in the environment may pose adverse health effects, reproductive abnormalities and impaired development in wildlife species. Effects of endocrine disruption have been reported in mussels, crustaceans, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals. [4] [5] [6] Moreover there is a lot of discussion about possible adverse effects to humans. EDCs have been suggested as being responsible for changes in human health (decline in sperm counts and quality, impotence, increased incidence of genital abnormalities and increased incidences of certain types of cancer) observed over recent decades. [3] [7]
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds
EDCs comprise of naturally produced hormones and man-made compounds. [8] The first category includes endogenous hormones such as estrogens, progesterone and testosterone produced in mammals, phytoestrogens like isoflavones present in many plants and mycoestrogens produced from fungi. Man-made chemicals include synthetic hormones and industrial chemicals. Synthetic hormones are used as oral contraceptives, in hormone replacement treatment and as animal feed additives. Industrial chemicals include numerous compounds produced for diverse purposes and may exhibit sex hormone-like activities. Such compounds have been found in certain chemical classes e.g. phenols, halogenated substances and phthalates. Among the phenolic compounds produced by chemical industry, two classes, alkylphenols and bisphenols, present scientific and public interest as potential EDCs. Both are produced in large quantities and subsequently released into the environment. Alkylphenols are either used directly e.g. as antioxidants or released from alkylphenol polyethoxylates widely used as cleaning agents in the textile and plastic industry, for household and personal care items and in agriculture. The prototype of bisphenols, bisphenol A, is used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Polychlorinated compounds that show estrogenic activity are certain chlorinated pesticides (DDT, dieldrin, endosulfan etc), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), especially their hydroxylated metabolites and their conjugates, and polychlorinated dibenzo(p)dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs). Another class of widely used industrial chemicals that are potential EDCs are phthalates, produced and applied to plastics, cosmetics, adhesives, paints etc. Moreover, many compounds are under investigation since they are suspected to have estrogenic activity.
Analytical Determination
The analytical procedure for the determination of EDCs from environmental samples includes isolation of the target compounds through various extraction techniques and determination by employing mainly liquid or gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS, GC-MS/MS, LC-MS, LC-MS/MS). [9] Furthermore, bioassays based on various mechanisms (cell proliferation, ligand binding, vitellogenin induction, luciferase induction, antigen-antibody intervention) provide substantial information on the estrogenic activity of environmental samples. [10]
EDCs in European coastal environment
EDCs occur mainly in domestic and industrial wastewaters. They can enter marine environment through discharges of industrial and sewage wastewater, emissions from various marine activities, oil spills or indirectly through rivers, streams and canals that receive wastewater or surface runoff and end up in the sea. For this reason, the higher concentrations of EDCs are usually found close to sewage impacted areas, harbors and river estuaries. There are several studies on the occurrence of EDCs in European coastal environment. EDCs were found in seawater, sediments and suspended solids in the Mediterranean Sea [11] [12] [13] [14] [15], Baltic Sea [16] and North Sea. [17] [18] [19] Moreover, EDCs were also determined in various marine species, invertebrates and vertebrates such as molluscs, crustaceans, mussels and fishes. [20] [21] [22] [23]
The Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC establishes a framework for the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater. [24] The aim of this Directive is to prevent further deterioration of the aquatic environment and to protect the status of aquatic ecosystems through specific measures for the progressive reduction of discharges, emission and losses of priority substances. Among chemical pollutants of particular concern are endocrine disrupters (Annex VIII-group 4). Thus, the Member States have to take action to prevent human exposure to endocrine disrupting substances via the aquatic environment.
- ↑ EPA (1997) Special report on Environmental Endocrine Disruption: An Effects Assessment and Analysis. Office of Research and Development, EPA/630/R-96/012, Washington D.C. (http://www.p2pays.org/ref/07/06070.pdf).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 EC (1999) Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament. Community Strategy for Endocrine Disrupters a range of substances suspected of interfering with the hormone systems of humans and wildlife. COM(1999) 706 final. Brussels 17.12.1999. (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/committees/envi/20000418/123706_en.pdf).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Baker V.A. (2001) Endocrine disrupters – testing strategies to assess human hazard. Toxicology in Vitro, 15 413-419 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0887-2333(01)00045-5).
- ↑ Depledge M.H. and Billinfhurst Z. (1999) Ecological significance of endocrine disruption in marine invertebrates. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 39 32-38 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00115-0).
- ↑ Waring R.H. and Harris R.M. (2005) Endocrine disrupters: A human risk? Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 244 2-9 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2005.02.007).
- ↑ Canesi L., Lorusso L.C., Ciacci C., Betti M., Zampini M. and Gallo G. (2004) Environmental estrogens can affect the function of mussel hemocytes through rapid modulation of kinase pathways. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 138 58-69 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2004.05.004).
- ↑ Mendes J.J.A. (2002) The endocrine disrupters: a major medical challenge. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 40 781-788 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0278-6915(02)00018-2).
- ↑ Metzler M. and Pfeiffer E. (2001) Chemistry of Natural and Anthopogenic Endocrine Active Compounds. In The handbook of environmental Chemistry 3-L, Endocrine Disruptors Part I. Metzler, M. (Ed.), Springer: 63-80.
- ↑ Gomes L.R., Scrimshaw D.M. and Lester N.J. (2003) Determination of endocrine disrupters in sewage treatment and receiving waters. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 22 697-706 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-9936(03)01011-2).
- ↑ Campbell C.G., Borglin S.E., Green F.B., Grayson A., Wozei E. and Stringfellow W.T. (2006). Biologically directed environmental monitoring, fate, and transport of estrogenic disrupting compounds in water: A review. Chemosphere, 65 1265-1280 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.08.003).
- ↑ Pojana G., Bonfa A., Busetti F. Collarin A. and Marcomini A. (2004) Estrogenic potential of the Venice, Italy, lagoon waters. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23 1874-1880 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1897/03-222).
- ↑ Pinto B., Garritano S. and Reali D. (2005) Occurence of estrogen-like substances in the marine environment of the Northern Mediterranean Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 50 1681-1685 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.07.017).
- ↑ Arditsoglou A. and Voutsa D. (2006) Endocrine disrupting compounds in coastal and surface waters in the area of Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. 1st European Chemistry Congress, Budapest, Hungary, p. 179 (http://www.euchems-budapest2006.hu/).
- ↑ Gόmez-Gutiérrez A., Garnacho E., Bayona J.M. and Albaigés J. (in press) Assessment of the Mediterranean sediements contamination by persistent organic pollutants. Environmental Pollution (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.12.012).
- ↑ Micheletti C., Critto A. and Marcomini A. (2007) Assessment of ecological risk from bioaccumulation of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in a coastal lagoon. Environment International, 33 45-55 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2006.06.023).
- ↑ Beck I-C., Bruhn R., Gandrass J. and Ruck W. (2005) Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of estrogenic compounds in coastal surface water of the Baltic Sea. Journal of Chromatography A, 1090 98-106 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2005.07.013).
- ↑ Bester K., Theobald N. and Schroder H.Fr. (2001) Nonylphenols, nonylphenol-ethoxylates, linear alkylbenzenesulfonates (LAS)and bis (4-chlorophenyl)-sulfone in the German Bight of the North Sea. Chemosphere, 45 817-826 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00023-6).
- ↑ Jonkers N., Laane R.W.P.M. and de Voogt P. (2005) Sources and fate of nonylphenol ethoxylates and their metabolites in the Dutch coastal zone of the North Sea. Marine Chemistry, 96 115-135 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2004.12.004).
- ↑ Noppe H., Verslycke T., De Wulf E., Verheyden K., Monteyne E., Van Caeter P., Janssen C.R. and De brabander H.F. (2007) Occurrence of estrogens in the Scheldt estuary: A 2-year survey. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 66 1-8 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.04.005).
- ↑ Günther K., Dürbeck H.-W., Kleist E., Thiele B., Prast H. and Schwuger M. (2001) Endocrine-disrupting nonylphenols – ultra-trace analysis and time-dependent trend in mussels from the German bight. Fresenious Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 371 782-786 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002160101022).
- ↑ Ferrara F., Fabietti F., Delise M. and Funari E. (2005) Alkylphenols and alkylphenol ethoxylates contamination of crustaceans and fishes from the Adriatic Sea (Italy). Chemosphere 59 1145-1150 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.085).
- ↑ Porte C., Janer G., Lorusso L.C., Ortiz-Zarragoitia M., Cajaraville M.P., Fossi M.C. and Canesi L. (2006) Endocrine disruptors in marine organisms: Approaches and perspectives. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C, 143 303-315 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.03.004).
- ↑ Fossi M.C., Casini S. and Marsili L. (2007) Potential toxicological hazard due to endocrine-disrupting chemicals on Mediterranean top predators: State of art, gender differences and methodological tools. Environmental Research, 104 174-182 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2006.06.014).
- ↑ EC. (2000) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. OJ L 327,22.12.2000, p.1 (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2000/l_327/l_32720001222en00010072.pdf).
See also
Gagné F., Blaise C. and Hellou J.(2004) Endocrine disruption and health effects of caged mussels, Elliptio complanata, placed downstream from a primary-treated municipal effluent plume for 1 year. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C 138 33-44 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2004.04.006).
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The North West England, The Isle Of Man & North Wales Cleft Lip and Palate Network
The aim of the Network is to provide multidisciplinary specialised management for at least the first 20 years of life to produce the best outcomes for patients in terms of optimal physical function, psychological adjustment and aesthetics
What is a Cleft Lip?
A cleft lip is a gap in the upper lip on either one side (unilateral) or both sides (bilateral). It can vary from a slight notch (an incomplete cleft lip) to a longer gap extending up towards and into the nostril (a complete cleft lip).
What is a Cleft Palate?
The palate forms the roof of the mouth and normally separates the mouth from the nose. A cleft palate is a gap in the roof of the mouth. This gap may involve the soft palate at the back of the mouth or extend further forward into the bony, hard palate.
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An Interview With Trevor Sumner, Co-Founder and Head of Products & Marketing of NearSay
Trevor Sumner is the co-founder of NearSay, a personalized neighborhood news site. Pick your neighborhoods, pick your topics and get the best newsletter you've ever seen. It covers the best of NY media and brings deep local insight from their 150+ N-Siders including the Manhattan Borough President, city council, art & restaurant critics, etc. NearSay is looking for a talented engineering lead (Drupal), partners for distribution and revenue and contributors who want a column syndicated to our 35,000 readers. He will be presenting at the upcoming NY Tech Mixer Demo & Drinks event on January 18th.
Tell me how it all started, where did your vision/inspiration come from?
NearSay started when my partner David and I were talking about how amazed we were with all this new information we were getting. He was showing off his Tweetdeck with 10 different columns sorted by different lists and how plugged in he was. At the same time, we began to realize that despite all this information, we still had no idea what was going on in our neighborhood.
Everyone always asks me my recommendations on restaurants since I am a gourmand. I can tell you not only where to go, but what to order. But at the same time, even with Eater, Tasting Table, Grub Street and more, I couldn't keep up with the restaurant openings in the East Village where I live.
And this is the fundamental problem of the Internet. Too much data, and not enough information. It's a signal to noise issue. And everyone is optimizing to reach the broadest audience as New York news, but in doing so, they have ignored the most important news of all – what's happening in my neighborhood and the topics I care about.
And so NearSay was born. We started brainstorming about why previous models had failed because of the high cost of editorial content, how crowdsourcing like Yelp created too much noise and how there was a lack of trust and we created this notion of a local expert portal with reputation and scoring. We thought about how reputation here would be more meaningful than Foursquare while leveraging the same gaming dynamics. We thought it would be much cooler to be the mayor of the Chelsea Arts Scene than the Starbucks.
But we also needed to make sure we brought you all the other stuff people were covering. The best of the top of the news from major NY Media and newsletters like Thrillist, Urban Daddy and Daily Candy. And so we applied some aggregation and semantic analysis technologies to make sure we covered all the sources you might be scanning.
So now we had broad information from NY Media, deep information from local experts, now it was a matter of personalizing the experience to you, the reader. You pick YOUR neighborhoods. You pick YOUR topics. You follow the voices YOU love. And so that's NearSay!
What keeps you motivated?
I really love what I do. To have some product or service that you molded from scratch is a beautiful thing. And it's also about as frustrating as can be. I want to change the registration process. I want to update the settings page. I want to offer targeted coupons.
At any one time, there are a literally 20 things that are nagging at me and I think it's a fascinating process to think about what's important, knowing that you can tweak only so much. I constantly remind myself of the Reid Hoffman quote, "If you aren't embarrassed by what you launched, you launched too late." Frankly, it's the only reason I can keep my head up high.
So that quest to make NearSay something truly excellent is part of it. And as a native New Yorker, to think that I have a shot of creating a New York media property that is considered in the same light as some of the most notable news organizations in the world is thrilling.
But in the end, what motivates me most is my team. If you are getting into a startup, you better like the people. You better love the people! It's the people you are in the trenches with that keeps you going through the tough times. The knowledge that you cannot quit, it's just not a choice.
What keeps you up at night?
Not fast enough. We need more. We need better. We need faster. Did I mention more? It's a cloud over you as you race ahead. As an entrepreneur, you are constantly looking 6 months ahead. What's the business model going to look like in 6 months? What's the roadmap? I literally have 6 months of ideas on what I want to build. Most of them of course won't be built because there will always be something higher priority. There will always be new insights. New foci.
But that mentality is sometimes difficult when you contrast it with where you are. You have to be careful not to get ahead of yourself and focus on the path from now until then recognizing that there are some big holes in what you do now. And then I go back to Reid Hoffman to make sure I am not driving myself nuts.
What would you consider to be a successful result for your company?
On a daily basis, I get a successful result when people tell me how much they love the newsletter or that interesting event they got to see because of NearSay. Or we have a spike in Google Analytics that tells us what we did was smart. That keeps me going, seeing that you can mold the metrics with your strategy and tactics.
Longer term, we are trying to build a profitable media company that is a powerhouse in NYC. That would make me incredibly happy. I would also love to find an organization that wants to help take us to new cities and new markets. We've been able to out-position a lot of big players in this space and I would love to work with them to mix our technology and methodology with their distribution. We've built something really cool here, combining the breadth of aggregation and curation with deep expert content. I think there are a lot of interesting applications.
And of course, if we end up with a successful acquisition by a company, that would be nice. I am a scuba diver at heart and if I can find a way to a yacht with a compressor and do some diving, that would be pretty nice too.
What advice would you give to other aspiring entrepreneurs?
To me, starting my own business seemed like a real wall to hurdle. It turns out that creating a business is easy. Finding the right people for it is REALLY HARD. Chemistry matters. Skillsets matter. Determination, passion and smarts matter. And you have to have the right mix. I think the most important thing you can do in entrepreneurship (and in your career in general) is network. Find a mentor you love. Find people you respect and admire and plug in to their interests. Go to meetups. Take meetings with VCs if they offer. Get around town. If you start discussing ideas with great people, startups have a natural way of happening. It's a lot easier to have two or three people that both say, "We should do this," than trying to pull everyone in from scratch. And if you are not ready, find a small startup to join. Being an early employee at WePlay really made me realize that I could build my own company from scratch.
This upcoming gathering, being a Demos and Drinks event, we have to ask: what's your favorite drink?
Vodka tonics in the summer, Bourbon in the winter and wine with dinner.
Trevor Sumner will be providing a demo at NY Tech Mixer's January 18th event at Crimson. Visit NYTechMixer.com to RSVP.


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Building Generational Bridges
There is some disagreement about what age group defines the the Millennial generation, however, we think of generations in these terms: Millennials as those born between 1980 and 2000; Gen Xers, between 1965 and 1979; and Baby Boomers, between 1946 and 1964. But there is no dispute regarding the negative perceptions about Millennials in the workforce.
Time Magazine claims they are the "Me, Me, Me" generation, and according to a Pew Study, Millennials are less likely to be employed (63%) than Gen Xers (70%) or Boomers (66%) had been at the same age. Bruce Tulgan, of Rainmaker Thinking, a firm specializing in generational research, says, "this is the most high-maintenance workforce in the history of the world."
Wall Street Journal reported on a York College survey of roughly 400 human resource professionals that confirmed this trend is worsening with time. A third of their respondents said professionalism had dropped, 45% that work ethics had worsened and 52% that new hires displayed an entitled attitude. Employers are reporting difficulty integrating this generation into the workplace.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to overcome negative Millennial stereotypes by preparing women for the workforce. We are responding to employer demand for better soft skills, leadership skills and critical thinking capabilities. Living Vicky provides unique, career-oriented mentoring and workshops for Metro DC area women based on the best aspects of this generation: Vision, Integrity, Caring, Knowledge and Youthful Energy!
At Living Vicky, we:
- Provide tools employers need to to utilize the full potential their Millennial staff
- Prepare Millennial women for the realistic challenges and expectations of the working world
Why We Focus on Millennial Women
Nearly half of all Americans aged 18–29 earn under the poverty line. College graduates have more debt than ever. The recession hit Millennials the hardest, who report losing more jobs than any other generation because of the economic downturn.
It's worse for young women. The gap between men and women with full-time employment is largest at this age, and those women who are employed, are earning less than their male counterparts.


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Wilmington Maternal-Fetal Medicine
About Us
Wilmington Maternal-Fetal Medicine provides specialized care for women with high-risk pregnancies. With over 25 years combined maternal-fetal medicine experience, a team of high-risk sonographers, board certified nurse practitioners, genetic counselors, and diabetic educators, we bring high quality maternal-fetal care to Southeastern North Carolina, including Wilmington and Jacksonville. Our practice is the only practice in the region accredited by the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine in both obstetrics/gynecology and fetal echocardiogram.
Most women self refer or are referred to our practice from their obstetrician because they are experiencing complications in their pregnancy. Our maternal-fetal medicine specialists work with OB/GYNs to provide detailed ultrasound, consultation and co-manage complicated pregnancies. We offer a wide range of services including early prenatal care, targeted ultrasound, fetal echocardiogram, prenatal diagnosis and screening, including chorionic villus sampling (CVS), amniocentesis and percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS), genetic counseling, diabetes education and management and preconception consultation. Our multi-disciplinary team is well prepared to care for all high-risk pregnancy needs.
Wilmington Maternal-Fetal Medicine is accredited in obstetric ultrasound and fetal echocardiography by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). We are the only maternal-fetal medicine practice in Wilmington to receive this voluntary accreditation in obstetric ultrasound and one of only two in the state in fetal echocardiography. Through a rigorous review process, we have demonstrated our adherence to nationally recognized standards. Our patients and referring providers can take comfort in knowing that:
- Our practice has policies and procedures in place to ensure patient safety, comfort and privacy.
- Our ultrasound equipment is properly maintained and calibrated.
- Our providers have the appropriate credentials, training and experience to perform ultrasounds, and receive continuing medical education to keep their skills current.
We are proud of our achievement and we look forward to partnering with you during pregnancy.
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Questionnaire mailed to all Milton households by next week
MILTON, GA., March 11, 2010 - The City of Milton asks residents keep an eye on their mailboxes next week, because a vital planning document is on its way.
Called the Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment Survey, this simple and confidential 5-minute questionnaire is an extremely important look into what residents want from the city's burgeoning Parks and Recreation Department. This is the first time such information will be gathered for Milton, and the completeness and quality of responses will determine the direction for an issue many in Milton, including City Council, consider among their biggest concerns.
In short, the responses from this survey will lead directly to long-range planning and developing funding for those projects. It is being mailed to every residence in the city, so everyone will have an opportunity to have their voice heard.
"I cannot stress enough the importance of this survey," said Cyndee Bonacci, Milton's Parks and Recreation director. "It will be the absolute bedrock for everything the Milton Parks and Recreation Department will become - the types of programs it offers, the styles of parks it runs."
The survey must be returned to the City of Milton no later than April 12, as explained in the packet being mailed out. Once residents have completed the survey and mailed it back in the pre-addressed, stamped envelope, the results will be sent to a third-party research firm to ensure complete confidentiality.
"Your responses will lead to the creation of a long-range comprehensive plan that will meet the needs of you, your children and generations to come," said Mayor Joe Lockwood. "We appreciate your support of Milton and this important parks and recreation research initiative. Thank you for taking your time to provide input."
Incorporated on December 1, 2006, the City of Milton is a distinctive community that embraces small-town life and heritage while preserving and enhancing the city's rural character. The City of Milton is committed to maintaining the unique quality of life for its constituents while efficiently delivering essential services to residents and businesses in an interactive community environment. For more information, visit www.cityofmiltonga.us, or call 678-242-2500.


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British EU exit 'not the answer': Cameron
(LONDON) - Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday warned that quitting the European Union was "not the right answer" to Britain's problems, but that he would "do everything to make that work" if the country voted to leave.
Cameron told BBC's Andrew Marr Show he was "close" to agreeing deals to reform the union, and was open to alternative solutions to the sticky issue of welfare payments to migrants from the EU, which he wants to tighten.
The prime minister said his proposal of a four-year ban for migrants for top-up benefits for low-paid work was "still on the table" but he could agree to an "equally powerful" plan to tackle so-called benefit tourism.
"We have a welfare system, unlike many in Europe, that you have immediate access to and it is that that creates many of the difficulties," he explained.
The British premier said he was optimistic of securing a deal at an EU summit in February, and that an in/out referendum -- promised by the end of 2017 -- could take place soon after.
However, he said that the vote could be pushed back if he failed to secure satisfactory concessions from Brussels.
"I have to have this referendum by the end of 2017," he said. "If I can't get the right deal in February I will wait and I will keep going."
Assuming agreements are reached, Cameron will campaign to stay in the union, saying "I don't think that (leaving) is the right answer."
Asked whether officials had plans for a "Brexit", Cameron said "we would need to do everything necessary to make that work", but did not reveal if any contingencies had been made, angering those campaigning to leave.
"David Cameron's lack of a plan for withdrawal tells the EU -- and voters -- that he has no intention of leaving, guaranteeing that the deal he does finally produce won't be worth the paper it's written on," said Arron Banks, co-founder of the Leave.EU campaign.
A "Brexit" would be a huge blow to Cameron's reputation, but the prime minister again declared his intention to stay on, whatever the result, saying the referendum was not about "this politician's future or that politician's future".
Recent polls have shown growing momentum for those wanting to leave, although bookmakers still have a "stay" vote as narrow favourite.
Cameron last week met with leaders from Germany, Hungary and the Netherlands as he swung through Europe as part of his diplomatic efforts to secure a deal.


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I'm developing a NetworkExtension. I use an NWUDPSession to maintain a connection (of sorts—UDP is connectionless) with a server. I watch the session's hasBetterPath property and construct an "upgrade" session when it's true. You can prompt this behavior by switching off WiFi. The problem is this: after WiFi is switched off, the new session's `viable` property never becomes true, and it ignores all datagrams written to it.
That's the specific problem I'm tracking at the moment, but it's symptomatic of a set of problems with NetworkExtensions and network interface changes, such as switching the WiFi off.
- `NSURLSession.dataTaskWithRequest()` when called from the NetworkExtension times out after a long delay.
- POSIX UDP sockets created within the NetworkExtension successfully `connect()`, but `send()` fails with "Cannot allocate memory."
- As of iOS 10.0.2, the WiFi icon in the status bar remains gray after switching off the WiFi button in Settings. WiFi really does seem to be off and data from apps are routed through the WWAN device. The icon will remain in this state until the NetworkExtension is disabled (i.e. turn off the VPN switch in Settings) or WiFi is switched back on.
In general it appears that switching off WiFi on an iPhone causes NetworkExtensions to lose the ability to talk over any network interface until WiFi is switched on again. Is this the intended behavior? If not, how can we "upgrade" an NWUDPSession such that it becomes `viable` again? If so, how should NetworkExtensions continue operating on a WWAN context?
Significantly, if the NetworkExtension starts in a WWAN context (no WiFi), it communicates happily across cellular. If you then switch WiFi *on*, the NetworkExtension continues to communicate happily with no interruption. But if you then switch WiFi off again, the NetworkExtension fails in the ways described above, except that the WiFi status bar icon does successfully disappear in this context (even on iOS 10; this particular symptom never appears on iOS 9).
So my question: Am I doing something wrong? Or is it true, as it appears, that there is a set of operating system bugs surrounding NetworkExtensions and the loss of WiFi?


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We offer competitive inspection reports for Landlords, from Visual Reports to Electrical Installation Condition Reports. We also fit smoke alarms in line with BS5839.
Do I require a Landlord's Electrical Safety Certificate?
It is your responsibility as a Landlord to ensure that your property's electrical installation is safe. An up to date Electrical Installation Condition Report will provide you with the best solution.


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It is difficult to reconcile Islam's claim that Jesus was a prophet with the clear statements that he made regarding himself: "He that has seen me has seen the Father." "I and the Father are One." "All authority has been given to me in Heaven and on Earth." "No one comes to the Father but by me." Jesus clearly claimed to be more than a mere prophet or a great teacher.
It is also difficult to reconcile the attitude and actions of professing Christians with Jesus' words and instructions. When I was eighteen, I worked in a warehouse that shipped products to stores where they would be sold. I worked with older workers who, like me, worked for minimum wage. Some of my co-workers, who were professing Christians, heard that I planned to become a "preacher." They tried to be nice and encouraging. They told me it was a good thing for me to become a preacher, but reminded me that those things "don't work here."
I interpreted their comments to mean that they believed in Jesus but the teachings of Jesus were out of touch with the real world. They were like many Christians I have encountered over the years. Dallas Willard calls them "vampire Christians." They want a little of Jesus' blood, just enough to forgive their sins and assure they are going to heaven, but they don't think Jesus knew what he was talking about when it comes to everyday life.
Jesus said, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." Clearly, he thought he knew what he was talking about, and he expected that anyone who placed their faith in him would do everything they could to obey him. It was apparently inconceivable to Jesus that someone could think they loved him, and, at the same time, ignore or disobey his instructions.
Either Jesus was the smartest person who ever lived and knew better than anyone else how life should be lived on this earth, or he was a delusional pretender who has misguided millions for more than two thousand years. If Jesus' instructions for living will not work in the courtroom, the schools, the factory and the family, neither will they work to get us to heaven.
Our personal conclusion about whether we believe Jesus was right will not be reflected in what we profess about who He is, but in what we do when we are going about our day to day activities at work, at school and at home. Are we bringing our lives into alignment with his life and teaching? Do we act like Jesus acted? Do we forgive like Jesus forgave? Are we truthful and faithful like Jesus was truthful and faithful? Do we love like Jesus loved?
Following Jesus' instructions has nothing to do with earning our way to heaven. It has every thing to do with loving Jesus and living a meaningful life. If you want to know what Jesus expects, you can find his instructions in Matthew chapters 5-7.
Jesus told us how to know whether He was right or not. He said, "If you abide in My word [hold fast to My teachings and live in accordance with them], you are truly My disciples. And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free." (John 8:31-32. Amplified Bible).


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BACKGROUND: The A. Flores Serie Privada was released in 2012 in two wrapper types: the red label sports an Ecuadorian Habano and the blue label an Ecuadorian Habano Maduro. Both cigars are comprised of Nicaraguan Habano binders as well as Nicaraguan Habano and Dominican Corojo filler.
The cigar band has the year 1975 stamped in the center, which signifies the year that brand owner and master blender Abe Flores was born.
Said Flores, "[The Serie Privada] offers the consumer a great smoking experience in terms of blend, packaging, and pricing."
The Serie Privada cigars are all boxed-pressed and are available in 24 count boxes featuring three vitolas. The line carries an MSRP range from $9.75 to $12.75 per stick.
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When the innovative Bassmaster Elite Series was first announced last fall, the excitement of the limited-field, lucrative top-tier circuit was tempered by one over-emphasized fact.The entry fee for the 11 tournaments totaled $55,000.
Never mind that nearly half of the 106-angler field would be invited to compete for free in the three Majors, where the winner would earn $250,000; or that the Elite Series anglers were fishing for a total of $11.2 million in cash (no product prizes); or that since 50th place was worth $10,000, each pro had a 50/50 chance of cashing a check.
Still, the $55,000 investment brought out the naysayers.With the completion of the Elite Series season on Missouri's Table Rock Lake last week, we now have a clear picture of the financial impact of BASS' premier tournament scene.
Alabama's Gerald Swindle summed it up best when he said, "The Elite Series made a lot of people rich."
Of course, a number of anglers failed to cash enough prize checks to offset their investment with winnings alone, but the whopping majority of Elite Series competitors will tell you that they made a wise investment with their entry fees.
Consider that the top 11 pros in the Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings topped the $200,000 mark in earnings in 2006. Impressively, the top 36 made $100,000 or more. And the top 65 performers at least made their $55,000 investment back.The big winners were newly crowned Angler of the Year Michael Iaconelli (whose AOY bonus was $125,000) at $382,015 and the three Majors winners: Peter Thliveros ($374,046), Dave Wolak ($342,430) and Scott Rook ($327,397). Louisiana's Greg Hackney had a heck of a year without such a huge windfall, banking $269,557.
Kevin VanDam did not win a tournament and even missed one event because of disqualification, yet still pocketed $241,680. And Angler of the Year runner-up Steve Kennedy earned $239,420 without getting into the winner's circle.
In addition, Shaw Grigsby, Brent Chapman and Preston Clark didn't perform well enough to qualify for the 2007 Bassmaster Classic, but each earned more than $100,000 in tournament winnings "This year with the Elite Series, there was a lot of money to be made," Iaconelli says, "especially for the cream of the crop that rose to the top."
Marty Stone, 55th in 2006 earnings with $62,810, believes that the Elite series has lived up to its ambitious billing as the premier league for pro anglers."I hear people talk about the good old days," the North Carolina pro notes. "When I got started about 10 years ago, the entry fee was $1,200. The last paying place paid $1,000."People say, 'It was nice back then.' Heck no, I was starving to death. Now, I pay $5,000 for an entry fee, but half the field makes $10,000 or better. Back then, winning the Classic paid about $50,000. Now, it's $500,000. And we have Majors that I don't have to pay an entry fee for. Back then, Angler of the Year paid $10,000 and there wasn't anything for second through 10th place." Now, the winner earns $125,000 and the next 49 anglers split $475,000."People don't realize how things have improved over just a 10-year period. We're talking about increases of many multiples. In the old days, I was sometimes in the red if I made a check. Now I'm at least $5,000 in the black. It's going to keep going and we're going to have even more guys show people how to make money out here."And that's just the tournament winnings! Any discussion of the Elite Series would not be complete without mentioning the big dollars that come from sponsors. The Elite Series encouraged its competitors to concentrate on branding themselves and their sponsors through specially wrapped boats and other means. And BASS and ESPN offered training and marketing data designed to help the pros obtain better sponsorship deals.As a result, there has never been more endorsement/sponsorship money in the sport, not to mention more non-endemic companies from all walks of corporate America. In an upcoming issue of Bassmaster Magazine, a ground-breaking expose will reveal, for the first time, the sponsorship riches of the top Elite Series pros, including six that earn more than $350,000 a year before they make their first cast!


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Usage reports update: New export capabilities
'We're adding new export capabilities to the usage reports in the Office 365 admin center. Admins can now export the data from the organization wide activity charts at the top of each usage report. By clicking or tapping the Export link, the data for the selected time period will be exported into an Excel .csv file, enabling admins to get this data into a csv to further analyze or easily share the chart data with others. The export will contain data for the selected reporting period.'
Microsoft Teams released to eligible Enterprise subscriptions
'Microsoft Teams is the chat-based workspace in Office 365. It is a smarter way of working as an essential hub for your chats, content, people and tools to keep the team connected. Microsoft Teams was released to eligible Enterprise subscriptions on March 14, 2017 and Education subscriptions on March 21, 2017.'
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Office 365 Groups: Invite To Join
'We are introducing a new feature for group users to create an invite link for any group they are part of and share it with others. The invite link can be emailed or can be copied and pasted to any other channels. The users who click on this invite link will join the public group automatically and will join private groups on approval from group owners. This feature is available only on Outlook on Web.'
Advanced Security Management – App Permission Alerts
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Usage reports update: Reporting role
'We continue to update the usage reporting experience to provide you with a complete picture of how your organization is using Office 365. The new reporting role is meant for those who are tasked with Office 365 reporting and data analysis as well as those driving usage and adoption within their organization. This new reporting role gives a user access only to the usage reports in the Office 365 admin center and the data responsible for those reports under the Microsoft Graph API.'
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Viddictive by Mario Brown Review : Discover How To Create Professional, Highly Engaging Animated Video Ads With The World's First 100% Facebook Integrated Video Promotion AND Video Ad Creation Engine On The Planet
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TESSA hosting volunteer training
TESSA, the local rape crisis center and domestic violence shelter, is hosting its tri-yearly volunteer training June 6-8.
The training will cover a range of topics and focus on the facets of domestic violence and sexual assault.
The cost of training is $30. After the program is completed, TESSA asks for a minimum of a six-month commitment from new volunteers.
For more information, or to enroll, contact Angela Schilaci at 785-6809 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
NRCS hosting drought workshop
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is hosting a workshop, "The 2006 Drought: Management Tips to Sustain Recovery," from 1:30 to 3:45 p.m. June 8 at the 4-H Building at the Fremont County Fairgrounds in Canon City.
Topics to be covered include continuing to manage for drought recovery, an update about local conditions, managing risk to safeguard natural resources, financial resources and well-being, the 2006 Non-insured Crops Assistance Program and other programs that can assist with drought recovery.
Groups hosting work force planning meeting
The American Society for Training and Development and the Society for Human Resource Management are hosting a meeting about strategic work force planning from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 at Embassy Suites Hotel, 7290 Commerce Center Drive.
Strategic work force planning is a process for defining and addressing the most critical staffing and capability implications of business strategies and plans with the aim of creating a longer-term strategy that best eliminates the most critical gaps/surpluses across planning periods.
Colorado Springs Utilities will introduce their model for strategic work force planning and illustrate how it has been addressing staffing and development business needs.
To make a reservation, call 457-0015 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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May 24, 2019Reviewer: Jenni in Colorado* Very good!This review is specific to Sugar Free Candy, Fruit Chews
December 18, 2018Reviewer: keith in New Hampshire* Nice to have something sweet without the low carb guilt.
January 18, 2018Reviewer: Anna in California* Very good for those sweet cravings. Great
1 of 1 people found the following review helpfulJune 13, 2014Reviewer: A customer in South Carolina* Recently tried the fudgie rolls, assorted toffees, vanilla caramels, and fruit chews. All were really good, especially the vanilla caramels which are just a traditional tasting caramel and the peanut butter toffees (in the assorted toffees)....they really need to offer those as a single variety because they taste just like those orange and black peanut butter toffees that come out on Halloween. The strawberry fruit chews are as good as strawberry Starbursts also. If you are like me with some sugarfree stuff though you have to enjoy them in moderation. I scarfed down nine or ten of them and experienced very bad gastrointestinal discomfort. It was pretty rough.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpfulFebruary 13, 2013Reviewer: Scott in California* I was initially skeptical about how these things were really going to taste, since pomegranate is so unique on it's own, and I've never heard of it being used as candy flavoring. However, to my surprise, it tastes quite a bit like juice (not really as sour as the fresh fruit, though). The flavor is really nice, sweet and a little sour, but not overwhelming or "sickly sweet" - perfect, IMHO, for hard candy. They also don't stick to my teeth or inside of my mouth like some others do, and their shape is nice if you want to suck on them without tearing up the roof of your mouth. I'll definitely be buying them again.This review is specific to Sugar Free Candy, Pomegranate Hard Candy
June 24, 2012Reviewer: Kristen in Louisiana* Delicious! I love taffy and chewy candy (much more so than chocolate or hard candies) and it's hard to find a product that's both low-carb and tastes good. These treats hit the spot!This review is specific to Sugar Free Candy, Fruit Chews
May 11, 2011Reviewer: Denise in Mississippi* I love these! You forget that they are sugar-free!This review is specific to Sugar Free Candy, Creme Doublers Chocolate and Creme Chews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpfulOctober 03, 2010Reviewer: A customer in California* Very nice low carb treat from time to time. Also works well as a breath freshener.This review is specific to Sugar Free Candy, Starlight Mints Hard Candy
May 13, 2008Reviewer: Frances in New York* I have tried the creme doublers chocolate and creme chews, the fruit chews and the fudgie rolls. All are delicious with a chewy consistency and rich flavor. The fudgie rolls have a richer chocolate flavor than the SF Tootsie Rolls.
March 21, 2008Reviewer: Robert in Georgia* Go ahead and cheat!! You will think you are cheating with this candy. They are great for a quick "taste" in your mouth when you are craving candy. Wonderful Product!This review is specific to Sugar Free Candy, Fudgie Rolls
March 16, 2008Reviewer: Diana in Washington* I really enjoyed the flavor and variety of this treat. I am a big fan of Mamba's and these are a great sugar-free alternative (and they didn't hurt my stomach!). If you're looking for something sweet to curb a craving this is worth a try.This review is specific to Sugar Free Candy, Fruit Chews
February 24, 2008Reviewer: Janis in Wisconsin* If you miss Tootsie Rolls this is the candy for you! I waited and waited for Tootsie to come out with a sugar-free version but found it so awful I had to throw it out. The Go Lightly Fudgie Rolls are amazing!!! You won't be sorry if you try them.This review is specific to Sugar Free Candy, Fudgie Rolls
1 of 1 people found the following review helpfulAugust 09, 2007Reviewer: Jaclyn in Pennsylvania* These are VERY good. The fruit chews are like a very chewy Starburst candy. I would not recommend them for anyone with bridgework or caps. The Fudgie rolls really do taste like Tootsie Rolls. An excellent product. Give them a try.