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Health for the Whole Family is a monthly series of articles sponsored by the AOA that physician may use in their practice and as a resource for patients. The authors of these articles have given permission for members to change the article for their own needs.
Getting ready to travel abroad? International trips require more than just a passport. Whether you're traveling for work or vacation, it always helps to have a checklist that includes resources to safeguard your health. While there is no way to completely guarantee an ailment-free trip Shari Glynn, DO, an osteopathic Occupational and Environmental Medicine physician from Chicago, IL provides tips that can lessen your risk and keep your next trip on a course to good health.
Pre-Trip Vaccinations
Before embarking on your international trip, consult your physician or schedule a visit with a local travel medicine clinic. "You want to make sure you're aware of the vaccination guidelines for your destination and are up to date on routine vaccinations like influenza, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, etc.," says Dr. Glynn. Since many travel vaccines require multiple shots and adequate time to become fully effective, Dr. Glynn recommends visiting a physician at least 4-6 weeks before traveling abroad. "Moreover, some vaccines provide partial protection after a single dose, your physician can counsel you on other ways to reduce your risk of illness," She adds. While reactions are typically minor and require only a pain reliever for low grade fevers or cold compress to relieve soreness at the injection spot, sometimes serious adverse reactions, such as shortness of breath, tightness in the throat, body swelling or rash, can occur. In this situation, Dr. Glynn recommends seeking medical attention immediately. She also advises travelers to take the time to educate themselves by visiting the following websites:
· Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( www.cdc.gov/travel )
· World Health Organization ( www.who.org)
· U.S. State Department ( www.state.gov/travel)
"These sites will provide current and detailed information as well as highlight any alerts in place for your travel destination." What You Should Pack
"While you can't predict what will happen on your next trip, you can prepare for minor health issues that may arise," says Dr. Glynn. She recommends packing the following key items:
· Prescription medication in the original bottles and in your carry-on luggage. Some countries do not let visitors bring in certain medications. Check with the American Embassy or Consulate to make sure that your medicines will be allowed into the country you are visiting.
· Copies of your passport and travel documents. Place a copy in each piece of luggage in case you lose the originals and leave a copy at home with a friend or relative.
· Photocopy of most pertinent medical information, including a copy of vaccinations record since some countries require it for entry.
· Health insurance card (regular plan or supplemental travel)
· Three-inch Ace-type bandage and regular bandages
· Disposable or digital thermometer
· Insect repellent (with at least 30% DEET for tick and mosquito protection) or picaridin (up to 15% for mosquito protection only)
· Pain/fever reliever (aspirin, ibuprofen, Tylenol)
· Topical antibiotic cream and hydrocortisone cream
· Antidiarrheal medication (i.e. Pepto-Bismol, Immodium)
· Antihistamine and/or decongestant
· Water purification tablets
· Antiseptic towelettes or hand sanitizer (at least 60% alcohol)
· Sunscreen, preferably with sun protection (SPF) of 15 or higher, which protects from UVA and UVB exposure
· Aloe gel (in case you get sunburned)
· Oral rehydration packets
"Don't let lack of preparation derail your travel plans," advises Dr. Glynn. "Having the right resources at your disposal for common ailments can keep a minor health issue from spiraling out of control."
The Road to a Healthy Trip "Staying informed and following proper health guidelines are essential to keeping your next trip on course," says Dr. Glynn. Travelers with a chronic medical illness should seek travelers insurance with assistance and evacuation coverage. For this type of insurance, She recommends the following resources:
Dr. Glynn also advises travelers experiencing unusual symptoms following a trip to visit their physician as soon as possible. "Preparation and immediate action are key points of defense against common travel ailments."
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Leland and Gray (L&G) Players' Summer Performing Arts Exploration 2015 (SPAE)
TOWNSHEND Leland and Gray (L&G) Players' Summer Performing Arts Exploration 2015 (SPAE) will present a culminating performance Friday and Saturday, August 7 and 8 in L&G's Dutton Gymnasium where the program began July 27th
SPAE is in its eighth summer offering workshops in music, design, dance, lighting, sound, and drumming. The program is directed and managed by Karlie Kauffeld, L&G '09; Abby Wicker, L&G '02, and Emily Fuller, L&G '08. SPAE's staff includes alumni Rachael Turner, Jesse Cannella and Madison Cannella and L&G students Nathaniel VanOsdol, Grant Cullen, Susie Francy, Sam Thibault, Adam Culver, Fairen Stark and John Butler. Workshop leaders include camp staff as well as L&G music director, Ron Kelley; percussionist and producerTodd Roach ; Choreographer Sarah Grasso; and Max Cramp '16.
The SPAE 2015 production is The Lorax adapted from Dr.Seuss' book and Universal's movie story by Kauffeld and Fuller. The story is this: Teddy and Audrey are sisters determined to find out what happened to the "real" trees after discovering a scroll on the ground while walking one day in Thneedville. O'Hare who sells purified air is out to stop them. Teddy and Audrey meet the Once-ler who tells them the story of his past when he discovered the Truffula trees and used them to make Thneeds. Discovering that "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not."
The performance incorporates skills in voice, design, lighting, music, sound, movement and production that have been introduced in the program. Kauffeld notes: "The culminating show is the tool to teach the children different skills-- acting, singing, dance, design, crew work." "The show is the reward;" Wicker adds, "but the process of working on it offers the richest learning."
Participants include past SPAE-ers, Veronica Stevens, Andrew Tolbert, Ellie Longo, Julia Assogba-Slowik, Alice Coyne, Christian Cannella, Nicolas Tolbert, Hope Thibault, Sydney Chase, Madison Chase, Avarie Fitzpatrick, Kristen Munson, Izzy Jarvis-Stores. James Jarvis-Stores. Sylvia Stark, Trey Crego, Peter Broussard, Deven Wicker, and Callie Wicker. They are joined by new SPAE-ers, Hannah Landers, Lily Clark, Abbie Hazelton, Annika Crego, Lyra Maiello, Jordan Persson, Emily Houle, Kate Petty, Rowan Perry, Jasmine Wilkins, Adler Pickering, Spencer Butinski, Evelyn Swim, Zoe Curry, Luc Parker-Jennings, and Ainsley Meyer.
Their show will be presented Friday, August 7 at 7 and Saturday, August 8 at 4:00, in the Dutton Gymnasium on Route 30 in Townshend. Admission is by donation to SPAE, a performing arts program for youth in West River Valley and beyond. For more information, contact Abby Wicker at firstname.lastname@example.com or 258-1161.

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WELCOME TO Kafé Strandro
Sip on a cup of delicious espresso while you are watching the waves breaking from the window of our little Cafe.
Norway's most western Surf Cafe lays directly at the picture perfect Hoddevika beach. White sand, peeling waves and food to warm your heart and belly.
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Mathilde and Espen are running Kafé Strandro and offers only fresh, seasonal picked food.
Coffee, sandwiches and homemade waffles are served everyday during July and August.
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Landforms Caused by Folding & Faulting
Stress on the Earth's crust causes it to deform and change shape, creating distinct landforms. A fault is a crack in the Earth's crust where one side drops, leaving the other side higher. Folding takes place when the Earth's crust is compressed together. When it bends and folds upward, it's called an anticline.
When it folds downward, it's called a syncline. Anticlines are good sites for finding oil reservoirs, and synclines are good for tapping groundwater aquifers.
Block Mountains
Block mountains form when the layers of the Earth's crust are forced upward near fault lines. Fault-block mountains have a steep, sharp front side and a gentler, sloping back. Examples of block mountains are the Teton Range of Wyoming, the Alps in Europe and the Urals. California's Sierra Nevada is a 350-mile long block of granite containing Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain peak in the lower 48 states. This granite mountain was lifted during the formation of the Basin and Range Province, centred in Nevada and stretching from southern Oregon to west Texas.
Rift Valley
When a depression appears between two block mountains, that depression is called a rift valley, which can be thousands of miles long. In the United States, one example of these flat-bottomed valleys is Death Valley in California. Some of the largest rift valleys include the East African Rift Valley, Russia's Baikal Valley, Germany's Rhine Valley and the Red Sea. Ocean rift valleys occur where tectonic plates on the seafloor spread apart. The largest lakes in the world are all found in rift valleys.
Folded Mountains
Folded mountains form when crust and rock formations lift and fold after tectonic plates collide. These mountains are generally less rough-looking and are formed adjacent to the sharper, thrust-faulted block mountains. The Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States are folded mountains. Other examples include the Rocky Mountains, Himalayas in Asia, the Andes in South America, the Jura Mountains near the Alps, and the Zagros Mountains in northwestern Iran.
Strike Fault
A strike-slip fault happens where geologic stresses occur in two tectonic plates parallel to each other. The best known example of a strike-slip fault is the 800-mile long San Andreas fault in California, created by the Pacific plate colliding with the North American plate. The San Andreas and Garlock faults intersect in Southern California. At this point, the movement of the Earth's crust at the Garlock fault bends the San Andreas fault into an "S" shape. This pushing together of the crust has resulted in the formation of the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles.


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24 Jan 2018
Rugby in South Africa is gradually moving out of summer sloth and getting ready for action. The same is true for referees, who will be heading off to their camp later this month with the prospect of fitness tests. Jaco Peyper, one of the world's best referees, one of them and is taking time to answer readers' questions.
Name: Roy Sullivan
Question: Leinster vs Glasgow. A Leinster player kicks the ball long downfield it crosses the touchline direct at about 30 metres the rolls into touch and goes beyond the 22-metre line but off the field of play The opposition wing chases the ball picks it up takes a quick throw to himself collects and then kicks it 50 metres downfield but direct into touch for his teams throw in. Surely he took the throw in at the wrong place Gaining a lot of ground. Surely he should have taken the throw in front of the 22-metre line so as not to gain this benefit, he would have needed to kick the ball to stay in play in play The opposition lost the chance of a 30-metre attacking line-out
Jaco Peyper: Hi Roy,
I have not seen the incident yet, but the way you describe it, your observation is spot on. The fact that ball went into touch clearly short of the 22m line, means the Glasgow defender has chosen to take the quick throw-in behind the 'mark' and therefore carried it back into the 22m – therefore there should be no gain in ground.
Please, note though there was an interpretation up to the recent simplifications 'new law' adjustments in 2017, where a player that picked the ball up behind the 22m in touch (that went into touch clearly short of 22m as per your example and the rolled past the 22m line in touch area) – did not "carry the ball back into 22m" and therefore can gain ground if the quick throw-in was taken in the 22m and kicked directly into touch.
The 2017 simplifications in the new Laws then have made it clear that there will be no gain in ground in your example.
2. Name: Chris Russell
Question: I have a question about advantage. At an attacking 5m-scrum, the attacking Red scrumhalf fumbles the ball and knocks-on. As the referee calls "Scrum advantage Blue", the Red scrumhalf grubbers the ball into Blue's goal. Can Blue ground the ball in goal and claim a 22m drop-out as a 'tactical advantage gained'? Or, by grounding the ball, has Blue ended advantage and has to settle for the scrum?
Jaco Peyper: Hi Chris,
Really good question!
Advantage is probably one of the biggest tools a referee has to contribute to a game – and it comes with wide discretion see Law 8:
8.1(a) Referee is the sole judge if a team gained an advantage or not and
8.2 Advantage must be clear and real, not just a mere opportunity to gain advantage
BUT the law also states in 8.3(e) that advantage cannot be played after the ball has been made dead.
So that means that if the non-offending team has not gained a real and clear advantage yet at the point where the ball has been made dead – advantage cannot be played further to award the 22m – but a return to scrum for first infringement.
Hope it makes sense technically?
(However, philosophically I would like to give defending team the 22m option, especially if they don't have the best scrum on the field. Then surely the scrum is not an "advantage" as they may be under real pressure vs the 22m relief.)
3. Name: Steve Pearce
Question: (This question is from an ARU Law exam) - Red are in possession and a maul forms - Blue steal the ball, but the maul collapses legally - The ball is available to be played by blue, and the referee calls 'use it' - Blue fail to use it, and the referee blows the whistle and awards a scrum.
Question: should it be a scrum to Red, because Blue didn't use it when instructed? - or should it be a scrum to Blue, because Red were in possession on the ball when the maul commenced?
Jaco Peyper: Hi Steve,
Tough one!
Law 17 deals with the Maul and specifically 17.6 Uunsuccessful end to a maul (meaning the ball or the player with the ball did not leave the maul, nor did ball reach the in-goal area):
Now we have contradicting statements it may seem in law:
17.6(c) Scrum following a maul: Ball thrown in by team not in possession when the maul began…
17.6(g) When the ball is available to be played the referee will call "use it". If ball is not played within five seconds the referee will award a turnover scrum.
We do not have the ball available to be played in 17.6(c) and therefore it is my submission that in your scenario the ball is actually available to be played which makes 17.6(g) the appropriate law to award the turnover scrum after the 'use it' instruction
Hope the logic is easy to follow!
4. Name: Pat Dowsley
Question: This week we had news that Mathieu Bastareaud of Toulon had been cited and suspended for rudely insulting an opponent. Under what law may this happen. What sort of insult would meet the "red card" criterion?
Jaco Peyper: Hi Pat
Citing falls outside the referee's realm and independently administered by a citing body, therefore not something for referees to comment on the processes.
A referee can deal with these incidents under Law 10(4)(m) "Acts contrary to good Sportsmanship", should he have a clear incident with clear facts (not hearsay). And a serious degrading insult/derogatory remark may well, be judged a Red Card by the referee himself – but that does not equate to a citing – mere sanction during the 80 minutes.
In practice, citing is based on serious Law 10 Foul Play infringements as per our Law book (that is where the red card test is used), but there are additional grounds for citing taken up in Regulation 17 Discipline. This may include "bringing the game into disrepute" amongst others and the citing commissioner follows these procedures independently. See the link below for more details.
Ask the duty referee
Duty ref 556: Jaco Peyper
Duty Ref 555: Old Mountain Goat
Duty Ref 554: Marius van der Westhuizen
Duty Ref 553: Marius van der Westhuizen
Duty Ref 552 - Jaco Peyper
Duty Ref 551 - Jaco Peyper
Duty Ref 550 - Lourens van der Merwe
Duty Ref 549 - Marius van der Westhuizen
Duty Ref 547 - Marius van der Westhuizen
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Talk about your daring robberies. Unidentified thieves backed up their pickup truck to Haven Restaurant in Houston before dawn on March 10 and took off with a 500-pound beehive.
Co-owner and executive chef Randy Evans said the hive, which was worth about $1,000, held as many as 5,000 bees. He raises them to use their honey in his restaurant. Evans also grows his own fruit and vegetables in the small plot behind his establishment.
In addition to providing honey, the bees help pollinate the restaurant's lemon trees.
Surveillance cameras caught the pre-dawn robbery on tape, showing a truck with a camper cover back up to the hive with its lights off, remove the hive from its protective crate, and take off. The crime took less than a minute.
The hive-nappers seemed to know what they were doing, choosing a cold, rainy day when the bees would be less active and less inclined to fight back. "You can steal [a hive] without knowing what you're doing, but you'd be in for some problems," local beekeeper John Berry told local ABC affilate KTRK.
Jennifer Scott of the Harris County Beekeepers Association told TV station KHOU that bee thefts are on the rise. "Bees are in short supply right now," she said. "Beekeepers are very careful now where they keep their bees, because bees are stolen." Scott said that many beekeepers are now branding their hives and other equipment to protect themselves from what the industry now calls "bee-rustlers."
Whether they were looking for the bees or their honey, Evans had a message for the thieves: "Bring the bees back. Keep the honey."
A single colony of bees can produce 200 pounds of honey a year, potentially worth thousands of dollars. A bee theft in Florida in July 2011 was blamed on "industry insiders." The problem is even worse in the U.K., where organized criminals have been targeting beekeepers for the past few years as native honeybee populations have declined.
MSNBC has more on the hive theft from Houston affiliate KPRC:


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1918, Arnes, Aubencheul-au-Bac, Battle of Beaurevoir, Battle of Montbrehain, Battle of St Quentin Canal, Battle of the Hindenburg Line, Beaurevoir, Brimont, Champagne, fortress, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hundred Days Offensive, Montbrehain, Moronvilliers, retreat, Scheldt, Suippes
German retreat in Champagne on a front of 30 miles towards the Suippes and the Arnes; Moronvillers Ridge and Brimont Fort captured. British take Montbrehain, Beaurevoir, Aubencheul. Enemy retires from the Scheldt Canal.


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MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN is based upon the beloved characters that first appeared in in the late 1950s and early 1960s animated television series "Rocky and His Friends" and "The Bullwinkle Show," produced by Jay Ward.
Sit back and go WABAC to experience the ultimate joy ride and loads of laughs when MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN arrives on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on October 14. Jay Ward fans will want to get the 3D Blu-ray™ release which has everything for enthusiasts to celebrate the Jay Ward legacy including a 5-minute All New Rocky & Bullwinkle short and several original TV episodes.
Next weekend I'll be having a few nieces and nephews over for a Peabody Time Period Party. It will be based on the Ancient Egypt time period. I'm stoked to have the youngsters over to learn about Ancient Egypt and have fun with Mr. Peabody and Sherman themed merchandise.
Do you have any suggestions for party favors or games based on the Ancient Egypt time period?
Saturday, October 11, 2014
2 comments:
- Yona Williams said...
For an Egyptian themed party, I would definitely create a large pyramid of cupcakes - YUM!
- October 11, 2014 at 3:29 PM
- lil_lady_dz said...
A Peabody Time Period Party theme sounds awesome, can't wait to see pictures. Try pinterest for ideas.
- October 12, 2014 at 11:06 PM
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Had to reinstall Win10 OS - reinstalled WP X8 from DVD. On an external hard drive I a copy of (hopefully) all my files, including WP. What I would like to do is reinstall the WP X8 dictionary from this external hard drive if possible. All I need is the complete name of the dictionary (I'm thinking programs/wordperfect/dictionary). Can anyone give me the correct name?
The standard dictionary should have been installed when you reinstalled WP. Do you have an optional dictionary like Oxford? Or do you perhaps mean any customized words that you may have added whilst using WP? If so, the file will be WP18US.UWL. (Or correct country code if not US) You can search for that as I do not know where Win10 may put it.
You could also look for information at https://wptoolbox.com/tips/Updating_upgrading_or_reinstalling-Part_5_Migrating.html About half way down is info on the word lists.
http://WPUniverse.com also has information on migrating / reinstalling WP, as well as several gurus that are willing to help.
Thanks for all the info you provided. I did mean the customized words that I added. When I can get back to the PC that had to be reinstalled, I will look for the WP1US.UWL file. At the time that I made my inquiry, I added a couple of words to the dictionary. If it is there, I should be able to find the copy on my backup external hard drive and then can reload it, which will give me all my custom entries. I will let you know what happens.
You are most welcome! And thanks for reporting back. We will be waiting for your results. Fingers crossed.
Sorry it's been so long since I wrote on dictionary issue. I giving up on trying to restore a copy from my backup drive. Reason being, I didn't have one for WPX8. So tried restoring one which is on an older PC w/WPX5. Just could not get my backup copy name changed so WPX8 would recognize it. Just for info, WP names the dictionary not WP..., but WT... (so if looking for X8 dictionary, you have to search for WTX8US.UWL.
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Foals, Gallows and The Horrors are among the acts set to perform at the Underage Festival set to take place in London's Victoria Park on August 8.
Tickets will only be available to those aged 14-19.
Bonde De Role, The Teenagers, Ipso Facto and Operator Please will also play at the festival, as will Bombay Bicycle Club, Cheeky Cheeky And The Nosebleeds, Fryars and Florence And The Machine.
Count And Sinden, Poppy And The Jezebels, Scum, Sons & Daughters, Team Waterpolo, The Rifles, Those Dancing Days, Wild Beasts and XX Teens are also on the line-up.
Tickets are on sale now.
To check the availability of Underage Festival tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.


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Odyssey Systems Awarded ID/IQ Contract by US Air Force Space Command – Provides Ability to Compete for Up to $450 Million in Services
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd., a leading small business provider of technical and management support services for government clients announced today that it has been awarded a "Contract for Space and Missile Capabilities (CSMC)" ID/IQ Contract by the US Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Peterson AFB, CO. Under this contract, which has a ceiling value of $450 million, Odyssey will provide a broad range of Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) and Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) services to HQ AFSPC Mission Capability Teams and Directorates. Odyssey's support to AFSPC includes: Management and Professional Services; Studies, Analyses and Evaluations; and Engineering and Technical Services. This contract will serve as a vehicle to provide technical and analytical tools; support or improve policy development, management, and administration; and improve the operation of systems supporting the AFSPC mission.
Steve Sovaiko, Odyssey's Director of Space Programs said, "The CSMC contract win represents the continuation of Odyssey's strategy to bring over a decade of our award-winning technical and management expertise with complex technology projects to the DoD Space market and AFSPC in particular. I'm proud that AFSPC recognizes our Space expertise, and we're eager to work alongside the Air Force's Space professionals as we assist them in supporting their critical mission areas."
Mike Sweat, CEO of Odyssey Systems, added "This award is a major success in a five year effort to expand and extend our functional expertise to the space domain. We look forward to supporting AFSPC's efforts to rapidly develop and deploy integrated space and cyberspace capabilities that substantially enhance our national security."
Odyssey Systems Team members include: Apogee Engineering LLC, ARINC Engineering Services LLC, ASRC Aerospace Corp., ASRC Communications LTD, ManTech International Corporation, QinetiQ North America, Inc., Quantum Research International lnc., Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Serco, Inc, Special Aerospace Services LLC , Veteran Engineering Technology LLC, and Wyle Information Services LLC.
About Odyssey Systems: Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd., is an innovative small business headquartered in Wakefield, MA with offices in Burlington, MA, Colorado Springs, CO, Dover, NH, Hampton Roads, VA; Los Angeles, CA, Oklahoma City, OK, San Diego, CA and Washington, DC. Founded in 1997, Odyssey currently employs over 300 highly qualified technical, analytical, administrative and management personnel who provide exceptional advisory and assistance support services, engineering and systems integration expertise to government clients including the United States military services, Missile Defense Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and National Park Service.
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This was published 8 months ago
Dutch Resistance fighter risked her life to save Jews, shelter fugitives
It took decades for her to write of her exploits in the Dutch Resistance, rescuing pilots, sheltering fugitives and enduring capture.
For 50 years after her fiance was seized by the Gestapo and she became a fugitive, Diet Eman remained largely silent about her role in the Dutch Resistance during World War II.
After the war she abandoned Europe for the Americas to escape the memories of friends and families lost, of unspeakable barbarism, of spineless collaboration, of the moments her religious faith was tested to its very limit.
"I wanted to forget, to start a new life in a country where there were no memories and never talk about that time again," she said.
She became a nurse, learnt Spanish, worked for Shell Oil in Venezuela, married an American engineer named Egon Erlich, divorced and moved to Michigan, where she worked for an export company.
Her heroism was not entirely forgotten. After the war she was occasionally asked to speak about the Resistance. She privately received congratulations from public figures.
But it wasn't until 1978, after she heard a fellow Dutch Resistance fighter, Corrie ten Boom, speak in her Michigan home town, that she began to think she had an obligation to reveal her story about saving Jews, ferrying Allied pilots to safety and escaping the Gestapo.
A psychologist friend suggested that recounting her experiences would be therapeutic. Her son also urged her to write.
Finally, in 1990, after she appeared at a conference on suffering and survival held at Dordt College (now Dordt University), a Christian Reformed Church institution in Sioux Centre, Iowa, a professor there, James C. Schaap, persuaded her to write a memoir about what had gone unexpressed for so long.
Titled Things We Couldn't Say and written with Professor Schaap, it was published in 1994.
"When the war ended we all said, 'This can never happen again,'" Eman wrote. "But now polls show that 22 per cent of the US population does not believe there was a Holocaust. The story has to be retold so that history does not repeat itself."
Diet Eman died on September 3 at her home in Grand Rapids, Michegan. She was 99. Her death was confirmed by John Evans, a family spokesman, who directed the film The Reckoning (2007), which documented her experience in the Dutch Resistance.
In 1982, president Ronald Reagan hailed Eman in a letter for risking her safety "to adhere to a higher law of decency and morality". In 1998, Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Israel, granted her the title of Righteous Among the Nations, given to non-Jews for risking their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust; she was cited for her leadership in sheltering them. In 2015, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, during a stop in Grand Rapids on a promotional tour for Dutch businesses, lauded Eman as "one of our national heroes". (She became a US citizen in 2007.)
Berendina Roelfina Hendrika Eman was born on April 30, 1920, in The Hague to Gerrit and Johanna Maria Eman. Her father was an interior decorator. The couple could afford to send only two of their children to college and chose their sons.
Ms Eman, at 20, was living with her parents and bicycling to work at the Twentsche Bank in The Hague when, in May 1940, the Germans, hours after Hitler had vowed to respect Dutch neutrality, invaded the Netherlands. Her sister's fiance was killed on the first of five days of fighting. (A brother died later in a Japanese prison camp.)
Some of her neighbours, fellow churchgoers, argued that for whatever reason, God in his wisdom must have willed the German invasion. But Eman – herself so deeply religious that she would leave assassinations, sabotage and, for the most part, even lying to others – could find no justification for such evil.
She and her boyfriend, Hein Seitsma, joined a Resistance group (coincidentally called HEIN, an acronym translated as "Help each other in need"). They began by spreading news received on clandestine radios from the BBC, then smuggling downed Allied pilots to England, either by boat across the North Sea or more circuitously through Portugal.
By 1942, Dutch boys and men were being conscripted to fill factory jobs in Germany, and the harassment of Dutch Jews escalated to persecution and transport to the Westerbork camp, in the north-east Netherlands, from which they were deported to death camps in Germany and German-occupied Poland.
A plea for help by Herman van Zuidan, a Jewish co-worker of Eman's at the bank, prompted her Resistance group to focus on stealing food and gas ration cards, forging identity papers and sheltering hundreds of fugitive Jews.
She said of the German occupiers: "It was beyond their comprehension that we would risk so much for the Jews."
Eman delivered supplies and moral support to one apartment in The Hague that in late 1942 housed 27 Jews in hiding. The walls were paper thin. Crying babies and even toilet flushing risked raising the suspicions of neighbours, who knew only that a woman had been living there alone.
"'You're living on top of a volcano that's ready to erupt,' I told her," Eman wrote of the woman.
Each time some of the Jews there were smuggled out to isolated farms outside the city, Eman returned to find that the woman had taken in more refugees.
Finally, the Gestapo raided the apartment. A diary that contained her code name was discovered. She stopped in to see her boss at the bank.
"I stuck my head in his door," she recalled, "and all I said was, 'I have to go. See you after the war.'"
Eman remained a fugitive for months. She and Mr Seitsma decided to marry and even set a wedding date, but then delayed it until after the war.
In May 1944, while carrying false identity papers on a train, Eman was stopped, arrested and imprisoned – but not before she managed to ditch an envelope filled with even more incriminating evidence. She had hidden it under her blouse, but managed to toss it away while the arresting officers were distracted. They were admiring a raincoat belonging to a fellow officer that was made of a new synthetic material called plastic.
Eman was interned in the Vught concentration camp in the southern Netherlands, but after stubbornly insisting that she was simply a callow housemaid, she was released three months later, in August 1944. She immediately rejoined the Resistance and remained with it until May 1945, when she mounted a tank and directed Canadian liberators to diehard German snipers only days before Germany surrendered.
"Just like that, the Germans threw up their hands," she recalled. "There I sat on the top of one of those tanks. It was my own private triumph – I felt at that moment as if I'd actually won the war."
At Vught she had been assigned to wash the bloody uniforms of Dutch prisoners who had been executed, shot in the stomach to ensure a more excruciating death. She was in constant fear of recognising her fiance's uniform, she recalled.
She learnt in June 1945 that Hein Sietsma had been captured a month before she was and tortured to death at Dachau in Germany, barely four months before it was liberated.
By some miracle, a letter he had written on a single sheet of toilet paper and tossed from a train as he was being transported to the camp found its way to her.
"Darling, don't count on seeing each other again soon," he wrote, she said. "Even if we won't see each other on earth again, we will never be sorry for what we did, and that we took this stand."
He signed off with the Latin phrase that was engraved on the gold engagement ring that he had given her: "Omnia vincit amor." Love conquers all.
She is survived by two children, Joy Coe and Mark Aryeh Erlich, and a granddaughter.
The New York Times


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Jeepers!!!! Christmas is in the House…my House…
Stressed to the max! I was a happy camper listening to Christmas music, and decorating and decided to take a break…then .I saw my blog and noticed it was snowing on the blog! With a picture of a Thanksgiving memory. The Christmas music had to come to a complete stop, because I couldn't deal with what to do next. Here I am with a camera that tells me that the batteries are exhausted. What about me? No consideration whatsoever from the little mega pixels that live on the blip blip camera.
Who do these people (blog host) think are reading the blog. People with super scupper vision? I had to stop and change the font because I couldn't read what I was typing. Yeah, they want me to upgrade so I can have all the bells and whistles, but at a cost. Do I look like a central bank, anyone?
Oh oh…I am starting to sound like the scrooge guy…need to hum again to bring back the Christmas Spirit and be a happy, pleasant and in a total control person. Yeah…where are the Christmas candies and cookies I chose to ignore when I was at the store today. I could use some eggnog with plenty alcoholic stuff to put me in the spirit again. But then, alcohol kills brain neurons, and I cannot afford to lose not even one. Dilemma galore.
Why does this always happen to me when I think about all that I need to do? I was reminded also that there are only 25 days to most happy day of the year.
Hey, if you don't hear from me again…plenty to do and many places to travel to…I wish a very Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Feliz Navidad and Happy New Year!
First solo Thanksgiving in Florida 2011…by choice…
Looking back in life is most of the time a great thing. We can always learn from our story. I was cleaning my picture files on my computer, when I came across this picture. Instead of me interpreting it as a sad memory, it triggered in me a retrospective of how far I have become in my journey. It gave me a sense of the type of person I have become. Strong, decisive, so very self-confident, and knowing when to choose to be by myself. There's strength in solitude. Did I drink the whole bottle of wine? Frankly, I don't remember. I do remember it was a good German Riesling.
I always dress myself and my table even when it is a solo affair. I am the most important person in my life. Sounds selfish, but really, it is not. Self-importance is an indication of your inner and outer strength. It is the best education you can give your children, so they, in turn, become self-confident and self-reliant. Very important, because we are not going to be around forever. Always do what you want to teach your children, They do what you do, not what you say.
It was the best of times and it was the worst of times. It was the best because I had Thanksgiving the way I wanted and it was the worst of times because I had all the anxieties and excitement of being by myself in a new city. Life is always like that. Our lives are a tale of two cities, just as Mr. Dickens would say himself.
To the philosopher in each one of us.
To all our memories. I am grateful for each one of them.
Happiest Thanksgiving! There's something to be thankful for. Always.
Here she is! My precious Nietecita…Juliette Isabelle…
The center of our Universe! She is that magical essence that when I think of her, it brings a smile to my face that I cannot describe. It is so much love, tenderness and at the same time my heart is swollen with so much gratitude.
Yes, she has both socks on. I was checking on her to make sure she did not make one disappear. She is this little bundle of joy, happiness and suspense. When Juliette Isabelle is happy, all of us on Planet Juliette are happy. When she is not, all of us are rattled. She is very powerful, and she doesn't even know it.
Why there's not a picture of me holding her? Long short story. I just forget everything when I am around her, and frankly, I look like that other version of myself from a parallel universe that does not allow pretty people. Get the drift? I am totally concentrated on Juliette, not on my good-looking self.
I had a marvelous time with the family and when Juliette is around, everything changes to a magical, marvelous, wonderful, and happy time. That's when she is not crying or wants to socialize after midnight. She's all awake and very engaging in keeping everyone awake. Then I look like a zombie before she finally decides that all of us should go to bed.
Happy times are here again!
Abrazos, Hugs,
What to write about when you have nothing to write about…
I have some free time between now that I am listening to my favorite playlist and going to exercise class at 11:30 am. Then I thought, after preparing my salad for when I come back home, very hungry, at least I will have something waiting for me to launch at.
Romaine lettuce, spinach, one apple, some green pepper and mango. When I am ready to eat, I will add EVOO, salt and some nuts. It's a humongous salad! It will keep me chewing until my jaw gets kind of tired.
I am making progress…93 words up to now. I just ponder, what do people from Russia, and other countries I didn't even know existed read on my words. How do they interpret some of my ever so nothing words. I just don't know, but my fingers are pressing on the keyboard, meaning, I am typing, and some people will be reading. Amazing!
Don't you ever misunderstand me. I love it that all of you read my stuff. A lot of effort and pondering goes into it. This one is extra special, because I had nothing to write about to start with. 190 words.
I know I owe you a picture of my nietecita (baby grand-daughter) and me, but when I visited recently I forgot to take a nice dress proper for the occasion. Next time I will be super ready!
She is so smart, only five weeks old and when I am holding her, she wants to impulse herself like wanting to walk. I could tell you gazillion stories, but I am stopping while you are reading with a nice smile on your face. She is just so precious and so beautiful.
Well, not that bad for having nothing to say. Must get ready to go and move the skeleton. Must.
The above picture was last week when I was getting ready to visit my nietecita and her family. I am taking the train again next weekend. One of the ladies on the train staff gave me a hug and said "welcome back, good to see you." Yep, my mileage account is doing pretty good.
O sole mio….beautiful song by Il Volo….so romantic! Listening to that one right now.
Abrazos, Hugs,
There's a new queen in my castle…it's not me anymore…
It happened! My priorities, and my whole universe have been shaken to the ground. I am a grandmother! Abuelita in Spanish. That's how Juliette Isabelle will be calling me.
I am so in love with my nietecita (grand-baby). When I have a recent photo of the two of us, I will share. The first thing I do now is take out my cell phone and put it in front of people's faces and show them her picture. She is in every screen saver there is in my tech world.
The questions are: should I let some, or more, gray hair show, should I behave a bit better, stop wearing stilettos, etc., etc. The answers are, no, no and no. I want her to know that age is just a number that is processed by the haters out there. My age is determined, on most days, by my private world of thinking that the universe rotates around me. Isn't that the way it is?
Now, when I go into any store, I automatically go into the Baby's Department and go "awwww, awww, and more awwww." Then I remember that her little closet is already looking fuller than mine. Nevertheless, she does need to wear certain cutest ever little dresses, and matching socks. She is a specialist at misplacing socks. She is so much fun to watch. Oh boy, don't I sound like a "certified totally nuts about her grand-daughter's grandmother?" Yes, I am.
Now, I have to keep maintaining my good looks because being a hot-hip-grandmother is not an easy job. It is not that easy when the clock is ticking and your body is listening.
Totally grateful to be an abuelita.
Hugs, Abrazos,
Megapixels…how many…again?
Life is just like a camera, but with a modern twist. The cameras now have a count of megapixels. The more the megapixels the more the details. Is that a good thing or a not such a good thing. It depends. Let me explain…Megapixels are the little extra terrestrials inside the camera that decide how good or bad you are going to look. It's good not to set them in a very bad mood, because you may end up looking like a vision from down there, you know, hell.
I used to love my little camera with 14 megapixels and I still do, but not when I am taking selfies anymore. I found out that if I use my telephone camera, with just 5 megapixels, voila, I look fantabulous! It erases my wrinkles and other stuff that I just don't care to bring up right now. I am in a great mood so far.
So…what does this have to do with life? A whole lot! When we have a challenge be it a good thing or not such a hot thing, if we have 14 megapixels neurons to interpret the situation, Oh goodness…we can torture ourselves to death analyzing and over interpreting the subject at hand. Then depression takes over or too much euphoria that then becomes a thing to worry about.
If on the other hand we just interpret the situation with just 5 megapixels neurons, we really could care less what the outcome may be, because it becomes not such a drama thing. Are we together as of now? Are you following me, or you are in the 20 megapixels mindset? Don't do that, please. Stay with as little megapixels as possible.
Trust me on this…it works so much better. Do you see how nice I look? At least I think so. Megapixels, dude, it's all about megapixels!!
Sending you a 50 megapixels hug and abrazo,


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Transcript: Chat With Peter V. Rabins on Caring For Loved Ones With Alzheimer's or Dementia
Missed the May 16 conversation? Read the transcript
Did you miss our May 16 online chat about caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's or other dementia-related diseases, hosted by Peter V. Rabins, M.D., coauthor of The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss? The transcript follows.
Comment from Guest: Is there a definitive, or rather, highly likely, set of behaviors that point toward Alzheimer's rather than simply aging?
Peter Rabins: Having difficulty doing something that you've always done easily, for example cooking a meal or filling out a checkbook, should raise concern that there is a significant problem. However, a specific diagnosis of Alzheimer's can only be made after a thorough evaluation.
See also: Caregiving Resource Center
Comment from Doug: My dad is 87 years old and was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and my mom is 82 years old. She has been experiencing difficulties with daily tasks such as paying bills, grocery shopping, household chores and we've noticed issues with her memory and would like to get her evaluated for Alzheimer's or dementia. The problem is she refuses to go to the doctor. It is becoming increasingly more difficult for her to care for my dad. She has resisted seeing a doctor or looking at assisted living facilities. What can we do to get the necessary care for my parents?
Peter Rabins: It sometimes helps to put it in the context of yourself. For example, "I would like to know if I'm worrying too much about you."
Comment from Alehandro: Banal questions: do exist drugs to heal dementia? Do Antipsychotic drugs help or not? Is it possible to heal from cognitive loss?
Peter Rabins: Right now, there is no cure for Alzheimer's.
Anti-psychotic drugs should only be used when other approaches have failed and the problems are very severe and upsetting.
People can dramatically recover from stroke; that demonstrates that the brain has a significant capacity to heal and recover.
Comment from Mary: My mother suffers from dementia; occasionally she gets a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) which exacerbates her symptoms of forgetfulness and confusion. Is this common and should we ask for a lab test on a regular basis to see if that is the cause for periodic flare-ups in her behavior?
Peter Rabins: Yes, it is common for infections such as a urinary tract infection or a cold to cause worsening of symptoms. However, routine testing is not recommended because many infections do not cause a worsening of symptoms.
Comment from Linda: My husband desperately wants to relearn the simple things he has forgotten how to do. Can someone with Alzheimer's learn or is this a hopeless task of repetition?
Peter Rabins: It is easier for people to learn physical activities compared to facts. That is one reason why we encourage people to stay physically active as long as they are enjoying it.
Comment from Guest: Physician and professional staff development needs to be a priority on educating them about the caregiver burden.
Peter Rabins: I agree. Being a caregiver, whether as a professional or as a family member can be very challenging. It is important to remember that there are many learning resources that caregivers can use to improve how they care for someone with dementia.
It is also important to remember that caregiving can be emotionally taxing. It helps to have someone to talk to and it is very important for family caregivers to stay socially engaged with friends, family, church, etc.
Comment from Linda: My husband is 5 years into (from diagnosis) early Alzheimer's. Statistically speaking, he probably doesn't have many years left. He has never wanted to hear about the specifics of what is happening to him and so is unaware of the short amount of time he may have left. I haven't shared those statistics with him. Should I? Or is it kinder to let him slip, unaware of this, into whatever the next few years bring.
Peter Rabins: Many people with Alzheimer's disease live longer than nine years.
Unfortunately, the disease blocks many people's awareness of their impairment. If a person does not recognize how severe their symptoms are, it is not helpful to try to make them appreciate the depth of the problems.
Comment from Linda: Is there a point at which Aricept no longer helps and should be stopped?
Peter Rabins: A recent study demonstrates that some people can benefit from Aricept (and presumably Exelon and Razadine) in the third or severe stage of Alzheimer's. However, there are some people who do not have a benefit even at the beginning of the disease.
Comment from Christine: I don't even know where to begin in getting necessary care for my 72-year-old father who has had dementia for the past 4 years. Neurologist is saying now that it "may likely be becoming Alzheimer's" and we need to develop a plan for serving "his best interests," which I understand to mean assisted care, psych services, etc. None of which Dad can understand and of course, reasoning with him is beyond us now. Where do I even start????
Peter Rabins: Think about what he would have wanted if he knew in advance that he would develop dementia.
If he has an advance directive, review it.
Many people with Alzheimer's disease can express some wishes even though they are very forgetful.
Comment from Guest: How are the stages determined?
Peter Rabins: There are several different conceptualizations.
I favor one that identifies three stages: in the first stage, difficulty learning new information is the predominant problem.
In the second stage, people develop difficulties with language and communication, doing every day activities such as using a knife or tooth brush, and in accurately seeing the world, for example not recognizing their own home.
In the third stage, people develop physical problems and become unsteady and fall, lose bladder and bowel control, have trouble swallowing, and may lose the ability to speak.
Comment from Guest: Are there any specific tips that you could give regarding getting through a typical day?
Peter Rabins: Having a scheduled day often helps the person with dementia and therefore also helps the caregiver.
For example, give medications at the same time every day, read the newspaper with the person at 11 a.m. and then have lunch. Go for a walk or a drive in the early afternoon.
Comment from Bobbi G: Makes me feel guilt when I have to sneak out of the facility. Any suggestions on dealing with this situation and the guilt from sneaking out?
Peter Rabins: Guilt is very common in caregivers of people with dementia. I speculate that many situations such as the one you describe make people feel guilty.
Unfortunately, it is often necessary to "sneak out" or even tell a person that their mother will be coming to pick them up later when, in fact, their mother has been dead for many years.
I think it is helpful to discuss this with other caregivers because you usually find that almost everyone in this situation finds themselves doing similar things.
Comment from Guest: What is an example of sundowning behavior?
Peter Rabins: Sundowning is a term used to refer to the fact that many people become more active or restless in the late afternoon or evening.
Other people, though, are more restless in the morning. The time of day is less important than trying to figure out what is occurring in the environment or in the person that is leading to restlessness.
For example, are they becoming tired or fatigued? Is the environment more noisy or less stimulating? Is the caregiver so busy that he pays less attention to the person?
Comment from Guest: I have recently placed my husband in an Adult Care Home. He receives excellent care but when I visit he always tells me to take him home. I tell him this is his home. He says he doesn't know what our home looks like; where it is; how far it is.
Peter Rabins: This is an example of the stage two symptom I described earlier, in which a person loses the ability to recognize familiar places.
It's usually best to try to change the subject, to reassure the person that she is safe where she is, to distract them by asking them to help do something else such as folding clothes or to ask them their favorite memory about the house they grew up in.
Comment from Christine: What is the best way to handle the angry fairly threatening ways that Dad acts out his frustrations at not being able to communicate or understand much of the time?
Peter Rabins: Try to remain calm and not raise your voice, be reassuring that everything is OK, don't physically restrain your dad unless there is a major safety concern and try to distract him by getting him to talk or do something else.
Comment from Guest: What would you say is a prime example of when a person should be placed in a more protected facility?
Peter Rabins: There is no single right time or single indicator that a person should be placed outside the home.
The decision should include such factors as whether the caregiver is overwhelmed, whether the caregiver is able to meet the person's medical and safety needs (for example, are they falling frequently and at risk of hurting themselves), or are their behaviors dangerous to themselves or others.
Comment from Guest: What is the appropriate industry response for the caregiver saddled with a spouse diagnosed and lacks understanding or training in self evaluation (what am I capable of doing) or management of the time, finances, estate or obligations of job (the tasks are daunting for a housewife who embraced her role without a thought about lifting a spouse or filing a power of attorney or getting a brake job).
Peter Rabins: While clinicians and facilities should inform people about the importance of addressing these problems, some family members are emotionally ready to do so.
It is sometimes helpful to wait weeks and bring up the issue again.
Offering people lists of resources might also help. Encouraging people to bring up the issue in a support group sometimes helps them recognize what needs to be done because it comes from a person in a similar circumstance rather than from a professional.
Comment from Guest: What if a loved one does not want to do any of their normal daily activities during the day?
Peter Rabins: Often a person is no longer able to do things they've done in the past. If that is the case, it is better to try to find some other activity that they are still able to do.
Apathy, a severe lack of initiative, is one of the most common symptoms of dementia.
Some people are unable to start or persist in an activity even when they still have the ability to do it because apathy deprives them of this initiative.
Comment from Shannon: What are some ways to balance working and caregiving?
Peter Rabins: This is a very important question. While it is often hard to find the right balance because of the many demands on the caregiver, it is definitely worth trying to carve out some time for yourself.
Finding friends or family who can relieve you, having the person attend a day program, and having the person with dementia participate in a support group are some ways to find time for yourself.
Keep in mind, that a physically and mentally healthy caregiver can better serve the needs of the older person than a caregiver who is frustrated, demoralized, tired, or overwhelmed.
Comment from Guest: What is the best way to greet a relative that has Alzheimer's?
Peter Rabins: For a person with early dementia, nothing out of the ordinary needs to be done. For a person with more advanced disease, it often helps to say, "Hello, Dad, it's Peter, you look wonderful today."
Comment from Guest: What if a person has trouble remembering the correct word for something. Like sweep, they may say vacuum or some other word. My dad has Alzheimer's and my sister and I worry when we do things we have seen dad do.
Peter Rabins: It is normal to have difficulty coming up with a word or name occasionally, and the older we get the more frequent this becomes.
If you are really worried or developing symptoms such as getting lost in a familiar place, having difficulty doing these you've done easily in the past or never remembering the name or word, then you should talk with a doctor.
Most people have the normal experience that the word or name floats into their head a minute later, often after they have stopped thinking about it.
AARP: Thank you Dr. Rabins for answering these great questions today. We appreciate this invaluable information.
Peter Rabins: I really enjoyed the experience. Thank you for having me.
AARP: Dr. Rabins routinely answers questions on our website. You can find them right here.
Or for more caregiving resources, we have a Caregiving Resources Center.
You can also find the Caregiving Resource Center on our AARP iPad app too.
Thank you and have a great rest of your day.
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Keeping with that train of thought, Google has announced the acquisition and Wavii has announced the shutdown. So, a former iOS only app being purchased by Google — what does this have to do with Android? Well, Wavii was a news summarization app, however according to details coming from the former Wavii team, they will be continuing their natural language research at Google.
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The article below I wrote for the SCIENCESS Bulletin named Erudition. Get your copy now!
Erudition here I come again. Aah… It's been long since my last words in this bulletin of SCIENCESS. I still remember the time when I first publish the first edition of this bulletin when I was the Head Committee of Information and Communication Bureau in SCIENCESS 2006/2008. I am glad the current Erudition backbone still uses the name. Thanks!
This is my last semester in this campus. My life has been fun and great towards the years as a degree student in IIUM. If given more time to continue studying here, I believe it'll never be enough as there are many great friends, lecturers, staffs and other people who have made my days colorful and joyful. I still remember the first time I was informed that the kulliyyah was about to move to Kuantan campus when I was in Gombak. That time, I thought life was going to be dull as I heard so many bad news about this campus than the good ones.
Now, I've spent 5 semesters in Kuantan and I am happy to say, I love Kuantan campus more then Gombak. Not to discredit Gombak, but I found the real meaning of life here in Kuantan. I found myself developed so fast when I am outside of my comfort zone. Yes, it was the comfort zone that made me and my life dull and inactive.
My point is; we have to challenge ourselves with different things each and everyday. I don't have to quote the saying that means it's such a disastrous waste if we learn nothing from yesterday. To do that, we have to be brave to expose ourselves with new things all time and that need a lot of courage and motivation from inside of ourselves.
Other than that, don't blame other things if you don't find your life here. It's us ourselves who need to figure out how we can make our days beautiful and meaningful where ever we put our body and mind. It is the mindset that is important to be positively configured. As in case our life in Kuantan here, people might have a comparison between Gombak and Kuantan campus especially for those who have experience studying there. But believe me, if you are looking for a peaceful life, you can find it here in Kuantan.
Speaking more about this matter, this is going to be my last few months spent in this very peaceful campus. There is a room in my heart that feels hard to leave the campus and the life as a university student but the fact is that, I have to move on. I can't stay here all life long as life needs changes as the clock and the globe spin.
For all students of my batch, I would like to congratulate for our graduation in advance and we'll see in the 25th Convocation of IIUM. Note the number 25 there. It comes along with a word named "jubilee". It's a hint for the newly appointed SRC members to make it somewhat unique and special for the coming convocation of ours. Hehe…
And for the juniors, I wish you all the best in your life as degree students and enjoy your each and every day challenges as those are the teachers that would make ourselves grown up.
With tears,


text: Dust Mite Allergies affect tens of thousands of people in the UK alone, and are one of the most common allergies we get asked about here at Breathing Space. The dust mite itself is not the allergen, believe it or not it is dust mite's faeces which contain the actual allergen ( known as DerP1 ) and causes the allergic reaction. When you walk across the floor in your home, you unwittingly disturb these faeces and grind them into a fine dust which floats up into the air and becomes ripe for inhalation. These fine dust particles are so small they actually can pass through many Hepa filter type air purifiers. This is why and Airfree air purifier which actually destroys ALL particles no matter how small, is absolutely the most effective air purifier to buy if you suffer from dust mite allergies.


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Spending close to a month split between Australia and New Zealand, I came across some really special finds and discovered a whole bunch of new (to me) brands that are way too good to keep to myself!
• Ruby: I found this striped knit sweatshirt (now sadly sold out) at Ruby that was love at first sight — I'm always skimping on wardrobe basics but those are what I end up reaching for the most often so I'm trying to step up my game! Though Ruby's pricing can seem high at first compared to similar U.S. brands, I was blown away by the quality and attention to detail. Manufactured in New Zealand, this sweatshirt has a gold zipper up the back and a perfectly slim (but not tight) cut. The brand does streetwear right, managing to keep it modern yet feminine.
• Mi Goals: To be fair, I didn't actually buy this awesome set of notebooks (Mi Goals was a Blogcademy sponsor) but if I'd come across it in a store, I would have! Mi Goals stationery has goal-oriented sections with prompts to help you plan out your life and I especially love the no-nonsense design of the Get Shit Done booklet.
• MT Tape: I have an embarrassingly large stash of washi tape in my office but that didn't stop me from going crazy at the pop-up shop inside Melbourne Central. Hundreds of varieties of the tape alongside crafting tables lured me in — I've always bought my rolls of MT Tape online so experiencing the brand in person was really exciting.
• Leonard Street: I nearly walked right past this Melbourne shop, quickly dismissing it as not being my style. But I am so glad Kat and Gala convinced me to stop in! Full of stylish and contemporary basics, I unexpectedly spotted my ideal dress, something I'd been dreaming of for years. Resembling a twill apron, the Braces Mini Dress in black fulfills my uniform fetish and is a great utilitarian, everyday basic. I throw it on over a black tee and skinny jeans and I'm ready to go!
• Glassons: I have to stop myself from reaching for these pants every single day. They're my absolute favorites and best of all, they cost less than $30.00! I am obsessed with the perfectly narrow cut and ankle zips — they remind me of J. Crew but without the sticker shock. Glassons is an affordably priced chain store across New Zealand and I was drawn in by the deep selection of on-trend basics. Though these pants seem to be sold out, they have a lot of other great options! Now, if only they'd ship to the U.S.
• Typo: Being obsessed with office supplies, it didn't take me long to discover Typo. Full of the coolest stationery and decor around, this place is a treasure trove if you're in the mood to dress up your desk. I grabbed a bundle of the Pencil Pens which come in a rainbow of colors.
• Grown Alchemist: Never in my life have I spent $20.00 on hand lotion. But that all changed when I came across this vanilla and orange peel scented concoction. Tired of having dry skin from too much traveling, I gave it a go. All I have to say is that it's worth every penny. I've since done some more research on the line and between the stylishly minimal packaging, bio active organic ingredients and the lack of harsh chemicals, animal products and parabens, I am a super fan. It's now on my desk at all times.
I loved wandering the streets of Australia and New Zealand and not spotting the same old American chain stores! Are there any other brands I missed that you'd recommend checking out?


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Cardinals to play in State Farm Stadium
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The stadium, which was formerly known as University of Phoenix Stadium, will be called State Farm Stadium after a new 18-year naming rights agreement with the insurance company. The team announced the stadium's new name on Tuesday.
"We were intent on finding a relationship that was an ideal fit with our organization and this community in terms of values, priorities and culture," Cardinals president Michael Bidwill said. "With State Farm, we absolutely did that. While this is a comprehensive marketing agreement, there will be a major focus on community programs that will have a positive impact across our state. State Farm is one of the most-respected and recognizable brands in the world and Phoenix is fortunate to be one of its three hub markets."
The Cardinals' stadium will have a new name for the first time in 12 years, as it had been known as University of Phoenix Stadium since 2006.
"State Farm is committed to making a difference and so are the Arizona Cardinals," State Farm chairman and chief executive officer Michael Tipsord said. "Working with them gives us the chance to build even stronger communities in Arizona and helps us build our brand nationally."
In additional to Cardinals home games, the stadium has hosted two Super Bowls and will host a third in 2023. It also hosted the 2015 Pro Bowl, three college football national championship games and an NCAA basketball Final Four in 2017.


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If you're still dreaming about raising outside capital for your business before you have any paying customers, I've got a nice big bucket of ice water to throw on you. Wake up! The cold reality is that investors aren't interested in your business idea unless you can demonstrate that you've got customers who are actually willing to buy. Before you try raising outside capital, you should focus on building your Customer Capital.
Customer capital is the value you create for your company and your idea by getting real customers to buy your product or service. Let's take a look at why customer capital is so important in the early stages of a business.
Paying customers validate business models
Even the most cynical investor will agree that a paying customer is the most powerful way to validate a business model. Anyone can debate whether or not your business will make money when it's still a bunch of wild ideas on a piece of paper, but few people can contest a steady stream of paying customers. Finding a handful of paying customers early on will provide a firm foundation for the future value of your company.
In some cases it may be difficult to find a paying customer before a product or service is fully mature. In this case getting a formal commitment (a Letter of Intent) or a contingent purchase order based upon meeting a customer's conditions is a powerful first step. Either way, demonstrating that a customer is willing to say "yes" and write a check goes a long way toward validating your business idea.
The value of a dollar earned
A dollar earned from a customer is worth twenty raised from an investor. When raising capital you are really putting all that money to work so that in the end, the customer will pay for your product. A paying customer alleviates that risk and capital and gets straight to the foundation for why you are running a business to begin with – to make money. Not only does this offer a more direct impact on the value of your business, it also keeps you from diluting your equity position in your company.
Netscape's $4 billion "blunder"
Netscape Communications found an effective way to use customer capital in their heyday. In a time when software companies were judged on the strength of their sales, Netscape did the unthinkable – they actually gave away their software for free. While industry pundits laughed at their strategy Netscape ultimately had the last laugh. They quickly developed a market share in the Web browser market of over 90%, launched one of the most successful IPO's in history, and sold to AOL for nearly $4 billion, all based on the massive amounts of customer capital they raised.
While I'm not advocating giving your product away for free, it's important to understand how Netscape leveraged their customer capital in a most ingenious way. Consider how much it would have cost them to bring a paid version of their product to market and drive customer acquisition that way. Now consider the cost to Netscape if another company had offered it for less (or for free!) or if they had not achieved market dominance at all. In the end Netscape's customer capital was so valuable that even after losing the browser wars to Microsoft's Internet Explorer they were still able to sell the company to AOL for $4 billion.
Flip the script
As you're building your business, consider every alternative to raising investment capital. If you're worried that a customer won't buy your product for reasons that more money or a larger customer base would cure, consider offering them a discount or other incentive to do business with you. The relative cost to acquire early customers might be nothing compared to the amount of time and equity it could cost you to raise outside capital. Remember that, unlike customers, your outside investors will demand equity for their investment, and they don't plan on giving it back!
Send in the Investors
If you've truly exhausted all possibilities to leverage your customer capital, then maybe it's time to call in the outside capital. Be certain, though, that if there's any angle you've overlooked to drive the company without needing capital, your investors will be quick to point it out and question your resourcefulness in the process.
Forcing your attention toward acquiring customers will not only uncover ways to increase the value of your business in the short term, it can also generate the cash flow you need to alleviate your investment capital needs. Learn to leverage your customer capital and you can leave conversations with bankers and investors for your IPO!


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Fans heading to the shops today (March 25) to by 'The Consolers Of The Lonely', the new album from The Raconteurs, have been giving their reactions to the event of the release and the album itself to NME.COM.
Staff at HMV in London's Covent Garden told NME.COM that the album has been a big seller today, despite the fact that its release was only announced last week (March 17).
"The album has been fantastic since it hit the shelves and people seem genuinely surprised that the band actually have an album out," said one shop supervisor. "But it has got great reviews, so that could explain its success so far."
Fan Leah Boyd, however, explained that she didn't even know the album had been released before she saw it in the shop and bought it. "I had the last album and I loved it," she said. "I don't know what to expect with this one as I only just found out about it."
Another fan who had just bought the album, James Ranyard, said: "I'm a really big fan of The Raconteurs. However, I'm not sure what my feeling are about the quick release of the album. Maybe it's just a publicity stunt, but I am intrigued."
Did you pick up a copy of 'The Consolers Of The Lonely' today? Did you only find out about it by seeing it on the shelves? Sign into MyNME and leave a comment below.


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Residence Sonnnleiten's holiday apartments invite you to spend relaxing holidays in the idyllic Tyrolean mountain village of Berwang.
Berwang, the highest mountain village of Tyrol's Zugspitz Arena, is situated on a sunny plateau high up in the Tyrolean mountains at an altitude of 1.336 meters.
The quiet, natural location of our cosy vacation rental is the ideal starting point for outdoor activities such as walks, hikes, climbs and, of course, all lovers of winter sports will find their personal paradise on the sunny side of the Zugspitze.
From 1.000 to 3.000 meters: The Zugspitze, at 2.962 meters above sea level Germany's highest mountain, offers spectacular views and is easily accessible by the "Tiroler Zugspitzbahn", an outstanding cable car which covers a difference in altitude of 1,750 m covered in just 10 minutes.
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The nearest ski lift of the "Skiing Area Berwang" is right on our doorstep and only 200 meters away!
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About the hip hop duo Shabazz Palaces. The most recent music albums of Shabazz Palaces are made from the viewpoint of 'Quazarz', an alien from another galaxy. Quazarz visites the land of 'Amurderca', a clear reference to America, where shootings and murders are an everyday reality.
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Eiken is an 18 volume Harem genre manga about Densuke Mifune. A weak and untalented boy who on club day at his school suddenly find's himself forced into the mysterious Eiken club. The club's activities are hardly structured and it's reason for even existing is a mystery but most of it's activities tend to involve wearing bikini's, and when half the club have 'asset's' bigger than their head's and modesty is a foreign concept it's going to be trouble for him to keep all his blood from rushing to his head and out his nose.


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Saturday, 10 September 2011 10:50 PM
The 124-foot booster soared off its seaside launch pad at 9:08 a.m. EDT, arcing over the Atlantic Ocean as it raced into orbit.
Less than two hours later, both probes were flying freely from the rocket's upper-stage motor and were communicating with NASA's Deep Space Network.
"I couldn't be more pleased," Jim Adams, deputy director of NASA's planetary division, told reporters after the launch.
Liftoff of the Delta 2 rocket occurred two days later than planned due to high winds at the launch site and because of time required to review data on the rocket after its tanks were drained of fuel following an earlier launch scrub Thursday.
The twin satellites on board are headed to a point in space 932,0570 miles away where gravitational pull from the Sun and Earth balances out.
From there, the NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, satellites will make a long, slow approach to the moon, arriving on Dec. 31 and Jan 1.
The twin GRAIL probes are designed to precisely map the moon's gravity so scientists can learn what lies beneath the lunar crust and whether the moon's core is solid, liquid or some combination of the two.
Combined with high-resolution imagery, ongoing analysis of rock and soil samples returned by the 1969-1972 Apollo missions and computer models, the gravity maps are expected to fill in the biggest missing piece in the puzzle of how Earth's natural satellite formed and evolved.
The small boxy probes are designed to fly single file over the lunar poles, mapping the dips and swells in lunar gravity.
Linked by radio waves, the spacecraft will be able to detect changes in the tug of lunar gravity as small as one micron -- about the width of a red blood cell.
Pockets of terrain with more mass will cause first one and then the second satellite to speed up slightly as they fly over, changing the distance between the two probes in minute, but measurable amounts. Less dense regions will cause the probes to slow slightly.
The measurements are so precise that scientists have to factor out a myriad of other forces, including the pressure of sunlight and the gravitational influences of all other planets in the solar system, even the dwarf planet Pluto, currently about 2.9 billion miles away.
Scientists believe the moon's building blocks were large chunks of debris jettisoned from Earth after a collision with an object as big as Mars.
The moon's ancient face reveals a history of impacts over the eons and other events, such as flowing rivers of molten lava. The GRAIL researchers' job is to determine how all these processes impacted the moon internally.
"Large impacts deposit a great deal of energy into a planet. They heat the interior. They potentially could cause the convection pattern to change. They can contribute to the way a planet de-gasses," said Massachusetts Institute of Technology planetary scientist Maria Zuber, lead researcher and manager of the $496-million GRAIL mission.
Besides unraveling the moon's history, GRAIL scientists expect to extrapolate their findings to other rocky bodies, both in our solar system and eventually to those beyond.
United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing, manufacture and provide launch services for the Delta 2 rocket. Lockheed Martin also is the prime contractor on the GRAIL satellites. (Editing by Pascal Fletcher and Sandra Maler)
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