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Single-herb formula for Athlete's Foot, Part 1
Athlete's Foot is caused by a fungal infection called tinea pedia. It's often contracted by walking barefoot in public showers and locker rooms. It's usually treated with topical salves, creams, lotions or by bathing the feet in antifungal washes.
Chinese herbalogy takes a different approach somehow in order to treat athlete's foot. There are pills for elimination and also for preventing initial infection if taken in advance.
There are two single-herb formula for athlete's foot. I'll list the first one now and the second one in the next post.
PENG SHA (Borax, Mineral Salt)
10-15 grams of Peng Sha (buy it powdered)
This single-herb raw formula is used directly on the infected area to destroy the bacterial fungus found. It prevents putrefaction, detoxifies poison, kills bacteria and reduces swelling.
It clears pathogens, toxins and fungi from our body.
This powder can be sprinkled between the toes and on the infected area, or mixed with water to make a paste and apply to the infected area. Use as needed until the infection is clear.
This formula is for EXTERNAL use, do not use it internally!
(source: Chinese Herbal Medicine Made Easy, by Thomas Richard Joiner)
Wonderful water therapies – Swimming, Part 1
Mr. Chen, age 36, is a patient of gout. Since he started swimming, he couldn't stop this wonderful habit. Although he didn't know how to swim at first and his swimming postures were funny, after a few weeks of practices, he can already swim 700-800 meters. He felt a little shameful learning swimming at his age, but he found swimming is the first exercise ever that he really interested. Other than fulfilling his interest, swimming did help healing his gout problem. He's been taking medicines for gout for a few years. After he learned swimming, his gout seemed to have healed. The medicines were also cut to half of what he was taking by the doctor. His mom noticed that his health got improved a lot. Mr. Chen always got flu before but now he's much stronger and never caught a flu or even cold.
Mrs. Xiu was really negative after a motorcycle accident, especially her legs weren't able to walk, and she also lost her law suit against the person who caused the accident. All these made her turned very blue towards her life. She felt her life got ruined and even thought about committing suicide. After two surgeries on her legs and installed artificial joints, she started to learn how to walk again with a walking stick, trying to rebuild her life. However, her son and daughter had to take care of her in turns because they live and study far from home. She felt really like a burden to her family. Every day she wish she could take care of herself, but she can't even stand without support. A few days before her son go for military service, he brought Mrs. Xiu to swimming for the very first time. At first she wasn't interested, she was thinking to come back in an hour or two. However, once she tried, she loved it. She even asked her son, "Why didn't you bring me to swim earlier?"
Mrs. Xiu started to go swimming by herself since her son left. She didn't feel lonely because she found a new social life in swimming pool, and an interesting exercise that helped her legs recover. At first she started really slow, but after the help from the coach and other swimmers, she quickly learned all different styles of from breaststroke to freestyle. She started to walk better as well. At first her family just thought swimming helped curing her legs quick. Half year later, when Mrs. Xiu son went swimming with her, he found that her mom can swim almost faster than he could - a pretty big body swimming like a fish. He said her mom became a total different person, sort of like "resurrected". Mrs. Xiu, of course, really happy about the effects of this "therapy". Now she can go to the doctor's office by herself. She met another patient who replaced the joints at around the same time, still walking with a stick. She immediately shared her wonderful experience with swimming with that patient. Now she goes swimming everyday whether is sunny or rainy. She drives 30 minutes with her new motorcycle to the swimming pool. She doesn't mind that because swimming totally changed her life.
Wonderful water therapies – Spa, hot spring, etc, Part 6
(cont'd from part 5)
Healing with spa in hot spring definitely have certain ways when we take the bath. Some people think the hotter water the better, or the longer of the bath the better. However, these are wrong perceptions. Mr. Hong indicates that immersing in hot water for too long may hurt the skin, while the ability to dehydrate and calories burning is different from one to one. Taiwan and Japan are places that have mostly high temperature hot springs. The water can be as hot as 38-44 Celsius degrees. The extreme temperature one can resist in hot water is around 51 Celsius degrees, but Mr. Hong don't recommend that high because there's a disease called "spa-sick". Some guests never add cold water to sulfuric spring, because they think lower temperature isn't as enjoyable. They'll start going higher and higher without knowing it, and then the skin got irritated. If it's too itchy and they scratch it and hurting their skin, it's already quite serious. Another symptom is that they can't live without hot spring. If they don't go for a spa often, they find themselves sore, nausea and dizzy.
There's another spa called steam spa or Sauna which was originally from Finland. Now it's very popular in a lot of gyms and spa salon. Sauna room almost becomes a standard facilities in a lot of gyms, like a popular ways to maintain good shape and skin. Although Sauna room doesn't let people use lotion, but there are still people who'd use milk, baby oil or even yogurt and hopefully these nutrients will get absorbed into the body through steam.
(to be cont'd)
Wonderful water therapies – Spa, hot spring, etc, Part 5
(cont'd from part 4)
Although nobody ever found a real "Forever Young" hot spring, certain people after many centuries still believe that spa or hot spring those water therapies can keep one young. So many people at least find themselves spiritually refreshed, physically energized and stress relieved after water therapies; some even find that consistent spa can make them feel lighter, lose some weight and hence feel younger. It's somewhat true that most guests in those hot spring resort, swimming pool, spa salon usually leave lively and relaxed. However, these effects may be temporary as well. For example, when we immerse our body into water, blood pressure will go lower, but it goes back up to previous stage when we go back home.
In general, water treatments don't add anything to the water. So does different quality of water or hot spring come with different healing effects?
For a long time, spa in hot spring has been seen as a form of regulating our body. According to Mr. Hong, part of the healing effects is because of our body absorbs the minerals from the hot spring. These minerals activate our cells and strengthen our immune system. A strong immune system definitely help our health. So if minerals are that important for the healing effects, the quality of spring water becomes something to be carefully considered. For example, in Taiwan most hot springs are carbonate spring or sulfuric spring. Carbonate spring is more neutral towards alkaline, while sulfuric spring is more of weak acidic. Because long terms storage and delivery of water would change the state of carbonate spring, hot spring resort can't be too far from the water source. Also they don't add extra water to the spring water because only original water has healing effects, and that's why they'll need some facilities to lower the heat source. As for sulfuric spring, it's acidic so long immersion would hurt our skin. They'll have to add extra water to dilute the acid while making sure it won't lose the healing effects. So the control of pH value would be very important.
Wonderful water therapies – Spa, hot spring, etc, Part 2
(cont'd from part 1)
Water therapy is not necessarily a Chinese alternative healing. Considering hot spring is one of the biggest genre in water therapy, it's more common in Japan and Korea. It's also a popular activity in America and Europe as well.
General workers and housewives treat spa or other water therapies as a way to relax and relieve their stress, both mentally and physically. Retired people use water therapies as an effective treatment to relieve the accumulated pain, sore joints and muscles. Water therapy can heal a lot of different health problems from sprain, swollen feet, sore back, arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, rehabilitation of heart and lungs functions, to stress relief and energy refreshments. A lot of problems that hospital can't help or little problems that we don't even bother to go to hospital, many people choose to go to spa, swimming pool, hot spring and Jacuzzi for solutions.
In fact, the nature of water has been used for treating certain diseases and sickness even by mainstream doctors. For example, the rehabilitation department of many hospitals use the warmth and the floating ability to heal patients who have problems with bones and muscles. Some doctors also recommend swimming as a long term treatment for patients that have disorders of heart and lungs. In Europe, America and Japan, using water therapy as treatments can qualify to claim insurance upon doctor's approval. The major difference of attitude between mainstream doctors and water therapists is that the range of the treatments of the former is not as wide as the later. And water therapists are more aggressive and confident in using water in various areas than mainstream doctors as well.
Wonderful water therapies – Spa, hot spring, etc, Part 1
When we talk about Spa treatment, it reminds us the massage with a effect of calm and comfort; it also reminds us the Jacuzzi with strong water streams that gives totally refreshing experience; and reminds us a pair of strong hands slowly and precisely treat our painful muscles and joints. Water can be so wonderful when we use it for health purpose.
A housewife run to the swimming pool every day taking her daughter to school, not for swimming, but for the Jacuzzi next to the major pool. She works from home for some extra money, but the job requires her sitting all the time which makes her neck and back tight, sore and even painful. The 1-2 hour session getting massage by the water streams in Jacuzzi becomes her best leisure time every day. She can't resist this water treatment that relieves her sore and pain and totally addicts to it.
A retired couple goes to the hot spring 5 times a week. Driving their 25 years old Toyota to the hot spring for a spa is almost like their habit now. 50 minutes of driving seems to worth it. They said they don't have much to do after retired, going to hot spring seem to be the best way to relax. Some friends joke about them taking care of their health as well as taking care of their 25 years old car.
Swimming, water aerobic exercises, hot spring, cold padding, heat padding, bath, shower, Jacuzzi, spa, water streams and different kinds of water therapies actually means using water in any form including hot water and cold water in liquid, or ice and steam for health treatments. Almost we can do it everywhere from the bathroom, hospital, swimming pool to gym, hot spring and spa. Although water therapies are more for leisure than for curing, but the healing effects are pretty obvious that people start to make it as a healthy habit.
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Make alternative healing become mainstream, discussion part 1
My mom has been struggling getting an affordable health insurance lately after she got laid off from where she works at the age of 62. That reminds me the movie "Sicko" which talks about how the greedy medicine companies and doctors trying to keep their profits and ignore the health needs of Americans. This year President Obama has been fighting against some republicans and the powerful medical businesses for an affordable insurance proposal for everyone. It's a big challenge for Obama because the stubborn rich medical business profit takers are very powerful in Congress, let alone the noise from medical professionals. In fact, not all doctors or medical professionals are that greedy, over 65% of them support Obama's proposal. It's just those medical companies don't want to give up certain profits because many of them are public companies that have to make money for the investors, as well as saving some profits for research and development of even better medicines and equipments. However, these companies a sacrificing the health of public because of these financial issues. When one company does that, others have to follow, and then the medical cost goes up ridiculously every year.
While President Obama's proposal is getting stuck right now, certain people are trying to save the health of everyone by studying about "alternative healing" and "Integrative medicine". I'm going to paste an article written by these wise doctors last year. It's really, really worth to read if you're also thinking our health insurance system is ridiculous.
'Alternative' Medicine Is Mainstream
The evidence is mounting that diet and lifestyle are the best cures for our worst afflictions.
By DEEPAK CHOPRA , DEAN ORNISH , RUSTUM ROY and ANDREW WEIL
In mid-February, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and the Bravewell Collaborative are convening a "Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public." This is a watershed in the evolution of integrative medicine, a holistic approach to health care that uses the best of conventional and alternative therapies such as meditation, yoga, acupuncture and herbal remedies. Many of these therapies are now scientifically documented to be not only medically effective but also cost effective.
President-elect Barack Obama and former Sen. Tom Daschle (the nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services) understand that if we want to make affordable health care available to the 45 million Americans who do not have health insurance, then we need to address the fundamental causes of health and illness, and provide incentives for healthy ways of living rather than reimbursing only drugs and surgery.
Heart disease, diabetes, prostate cancer, breast cancer and obesity account for 75% of health-care costs, and yet these are largely preventable and even reversible by changing diet and lifestyle. As Mr. Obama states in his health plan, unveiled during his campaign: "This nation is facing a true epidemic of chronic disease. An increasing number of Americans are suffering and dying needlessly from diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and HIV/AIDS, all of which can be delayed in onset if not prevented entirely."
The latest scientific studies show that our bodies have a remarkable capacity to begin healing, and much more quickly than we had once realized, if we address the lifestyle factors that often cause these chronic diseases. These studies show that integrative medicine can make a powerful difference in our health and well-being, how quickly these changes may occur, and how dynamic these mechanisms can be.
Many people tend to think of breakthroughs in medicine as a new drug, laser or high-tech surgical procedure. They often have a hard time believing that the simple choices that we make in our lifestyle -- what we eat, how we respond to stress, whether or not we smoke cigarettes, how much exercise we get, and the quality of our relationships and social support -- can be as powerful as drugs and surgery. But they often are. And in many instances, they're even more powerful.
These studies often used high-tech, state-of-the-art measures to prove the power of simple, low-tech, and low-cost interventions. Integrative medicine approaches such as plant-based diets, yoga, meditation and psychosocial support may stop or even reverse the progression of coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, prostate cancer, obesity, hypercholesterolemia and other chronic conditions.
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that these approaches may even change gene expression in hundreds of genes in only a few months. Genes associated with cancer, heart disease and inflammation were downregulated or "turned off" whereas protective genes were upregulated or "turned on." A study published in The Lancet Oncology reported that these changes increase telomerase, the enzyme that lengthens telomeres, the ends of our chromosomes that control how long we live. Even drugs have not been shown to do this.
Our "health-care system" is primarily a disease-care system. Last year, $2.1 trillion was spent in the U.S. on medical care, or 16.5% of the gross national product. Of these trillions, 95 cents of every dollar was spent to treat disease after it had already occurred. At least 75% of these costs were spent on treating chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, that are preventable or even reversible.
The choices are especially clear in cardiology. In 2006, for example, according to data provided by the American Heart Association, 1.3 million coronary angioplasty procedures were performed at an average cost of $48,399 each, or more than $60 billion; and 448,000 coronary bypass operations were performed at a cost of $99,743 each, or more than $44 billion. In other words, Americans spent more than $100 billion in 2006 for these two procedures alone.
Despite these costs, a randomized controlled trial published in April 2007 in The New England Journal of Medicine found that angioplasties and stents do not prolong life or even prevent heart attacks in stable patients (i.e., 95% of those who receive them). Coronary bypass surgery prolongs life in less than 3% of patients who receive it. So, Medicare and other insurers and individuals pay billions for surgical procedures like angioplasty and bypass surgery that are usually dangerous, invasive, expensive and largely ineffective. Yet they pay very little -- if any money at all -- for integrative medicine approaches that have been proven to reverse and prevent most chronic diseases that account for at least 75% of health-care costs. The INTERHEART study, published in September 2004 in The Lancet, followed 30,000 men and women on six continents and found that changing lifestyle could prevent at least 90% of all heart disease.
In Today's Opinion Journal
That bears repeating: The disease that accounts for more premature deaths and costs Americans more than any other illness is almost completely preventable simply by changing diet and lifestyle. And the same lifestyle changes that can prevent or even reverse heart disease also help prevent or reverse many other chronic diseases as well. Chronic pain is one of the major sources of worker's compensation claims costs, yet studies show that it is often susceptible to acupuncture and Qi Gong. Herbs usually have far fewer side effects than pharmaceuticals.
Joy, pleasure and freedom are sustainable, deprivation and austerity are not. When you eat a healthier diet, quit smoking, exercise, meditate and have more love in your life, then your brain receives more blood and oxygen, so you think more clearly, have more energy, need less sleep. Your brain may grow so many new neurons that it could get measurably bigger in only a few months. Your face gets more blood flow, so your skin glows more and wrinkles less. Your heart gets more blood flow, so you have more stamina and can even begin to reverse heart disease. Your sexual organs receive more blood flow, so you may become more potent -- similar to the way that circulation-increasing drugs like Viagra work. For many people, these are choices worth making -- not just to live longer, but also to live better.
It's time to move past the debate of alternative medicine versus traditional medicine, and to focus on what works, what doesn't, for whom, and under which circumstances. It will take serious government funding to find out, but these findings may help reduce costs and increase health.
Integrative medicine approaches bring together those in red states and blue states, liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, because these are human issues. They are both medically effective and, important in our current economic climate, cost effective. These approaches emphasize both personal responsibility and the opportunity to make affordable, quality health care available to those who most need it. Mr. Obama should make them an integral part of his health plan as soon as possible.
Dr. Chopra, the author of more than 50 books on the mind, body and spirit, is guest faculty at Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ornish is clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Mr. Roy is professor emeritus of materials science at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Weil is director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.
(Source: Wall Street Journal)
5 advices dealing with backache for women
Back pain and sore or backache annoys more women than men. Men usually only have to change their sitting pose or have enough warm-up before doing exercise and these should avoid the problem. However, back pain of women involves their menstruation , shoes and even the design of their kitchen, if they're housewives.
The best way to deal with back pain or back sore is of course go see a doctor. But for those busy working moms or housewives who don't have time for a doctor appointment, there are still certain things they can do for a relief. If you are one of them, you can take some advice if you're in pain:
1. Sleep sideways, with a little curve. Adjust the hardness of the mattress so that it fits the curve of your body and help your back to keep straight. My wife had the same problem 10 years ago and went to see chiropractor so many times and still painful for about 2 years. I just bought her a new mattress (I was still her boyfriend back then) and that fixed her back in one week. If you're used to sleep with face-up, put a pillow under the knees to lift up the legs a little.
2. Take a bath with warm water for no longer than 15 minutes. Use some spa oils or something similar to help relieve that back pain or back sore.
3. Check the shoes, put those pointy and high heel shoes (higher than 2 inches) back into storage. Wear round or square head, flat heel shoes, or multifunction tennis shoes would help. I know, they may not look as good as your favorite ones, but the pain is yours. It's all up to you.
4. For housewives who can stand in the kitchen for many hours, check the height of the kitchen top, or you may try the ones you can find in the shops like Home Depot or Lowes. Make sure you understand how the kitchen top affect your working pose in the kitchen. Replace a set if necessary. I know it's a lot of work, but if you stand there all day crooking up or the other way around, it's going to hurt more in the long run.
5. Increase the intake of calcium from the food. Tofu, milk and cheese are good sources. It helps the bone, and definitely the back bone. I'm pretty sure most housewives told their kids about it. But it's a reminder for the housewives themselves.
These can help only the back pain symptoms. After all, checking with a doctor will still be necessary. A chiropractor can help too. As for Healthy Check ways, acupuncture, acupressure, moxabustion and Qi Gong can help too.
Brief introduction of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment methods
About a week ago I had a post talking about Traditional Chinese Medical Diagnosis. At the end I mentioned a treatment plan being developed after the diagnosis. A treatment plan is designed with different appropriate therapies, usually includes one or a combination of acupuncture, herbal medicine, moxabustion, cupping, five star plum blossom, acupressure (also called "Tui Na" in Chinese), bathing and washing methods.
Acupuncture is a therapy that uses needles pinched into specific acupuncture points (or acupoints in short) to affect the flow of vital energy (Qi or Chi). There are a big web of acupuncture points and the collection is called Meridians system, which has 12 principal meridians (or called channels) that correspond to the yin and yang organs and the pericardium. (Yin organs mostly are those without an empty cavity, and include the heart, liver, lungs, spleen, and kidneys. As the opposite, Yang organs usually have an empty cavity such as the gall bladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and bladder. Pericardium is not an independent organ, it refers to the tissues surrounding the heart, or say it is a membrane that protects the heart.) Meridians work as a channel system that carries Qi and blood, but they are not blood vessels and there is no anatomical channel structure. There are 365 acupuncture points in our body, and each points belongs to a specific meridian channel that connects to particular organs.
Moxabustion is a form of heat therapy that uses the herb mugwort applied to specific points or areas of the body for healing purpose. Usually it's learned with acupuncture and combined as one expertise. Cupping is a skill that uses suction cups made of bamboo or glasses. There was I time I had a serious flu, the doctor used acupuncture and cupping at the same time, and then I got a lot better just the next day.
Herbal medicine involves the use of botanical, mineral, and zoological substances for the cure if disease. This blog will talk more about herbal medicines in the future, and what diseases they can cure. Of course, these are just like an introduction and let the readers know what's possible with TCM. The complex prescription will need a doctor or practitioner to design, or some patent remedies that have been tested for hundreds of years.
Acupressure, or called Tui Na in some translations (actually that's how it's pronounced in Chinese), is a Chinese therapeutic massage. There are a lot of different acupressure techniques, from pressing acupuncture points to fix the injuries of limps, from head to toe, acupressure can be applied.
"Five star plum blossom", or called dermal needles, uses five needles bound together to stimulate yang energy by tapping areas of the body.
Bathing and Washing, on the other hand, is quite common. There are water cures, cold baths, sauna and steam, and the one worth most noticing is herbal baths or herbal foot baths. Certain skin problems will use herbal baths as well. Other than herbal foot bath, Herbal pillow can also be used for better sleep.
While these are traditional Chinese therapies that are useful and complementary to one another, the most popular ones are acupuncture and herbal medicine. Most licensed acupuncturist will have to learn both, or even more including some acupressure.
Qi Gong, on the other hand, still can't be fully explained by science after all these years. The way it works is under the understanding of Qi, or vital energy control. Although the real Qi Gong master can heal many people, it's still not an official therapy for traditional Chinese doctor to learn.
(sources: Chinese Herbal Medicine made easy by Thomas Richard Joiner, www.shen-nong.com)


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I work for a brilliant fundraising organization called Pareto Fundraising. We exist purely and simply to help charities help their beneficiaries.
Right now I would argue that social networking as a way to raise money is an unwanted distraction.
Having worked with fundraisers around the world for the past 7 years one of my greatest sources of frustration is charities (and those within charities) getting distracted by things that just really don't make a difference. Or in other words, don't make them any money. Which in turn, doesn't help their beneficiaries.
One such recent example of distraction is fundraisers trying to use social networking sites to raise money.
Now there has been lots written about this in recent times. And everyone has their 20 cents worth. I believe in looking at facts. Data. Evidence. And the evidence so far shows that as a fundraising mechanism (I am not talking about activism, campaigning, lobbying etc) - social networking has not been the 'next big thing' that some suspected it might.
Take the 'causes' application on facebook for example. If you look at recent reports, over the last 12 months just $2.5m has been solicited in gifts for 19,445 charitable organizations. That's at an average of a mere $126 per organization! A pittance.
Now I could blog all day about other more effective fundraising efforts, but I won't. The point is, right now, social networks are not the answer for raising lots of money. The simple reason is there is no direct link between the charity and the individual and no real reason for them to support.
In time I may be proved wrong. But the point is, let's (as fundraisers) stop getting distracted or torn away from the stuff that 'helps us help our beneficiaries'. Let's get better at thanking our donors, let's meet more donors face to face, let's develop more brilliant stories to be able to tell our donors or others we may reach out to for support.
Let's get on with focusing our efforts where it really matters.

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Have you ever heard the phrase, "that person has a magnetic personality?" I think there's a LOT to process in that sentiment – but I think we can all admit that most effective leaders are powerfully magnetic people! Think about it – in one sense you are pulling people toward you or pushing people away from you all of the time. Beyond charisma, what specific traits are really magnetic? Here are a few of the things that I think really stand out:
Positive // Negative Attitude
Both positive and negative attitudes are incredibly magnetic! A positive attitude helps others believe, it helps your followers see clearly in the darkness, it gives people hope. One of the greatest gifts you can give your team is a positive attitude. There are already enough negative people out there (probably some serving on your elder board). You probably know a specific terribly bitter person in your church: they've just been hurt one too many times so they feel the need to attack. They kill good ideas. They do their best to infect others with their pessimism. Both sides of attitude are magnetic.
Clear // Unclear Vision
Unity isn't just bringing people together for a common cause, it is rallying people to a vision for what could be. It is standing back to back, fighting the enemy off. It is crossing the line in the sand and drawing your weapons to fight the enemy, not each other. Pick unity and you'll find people pulled toward you. If the vision isn't clear, people interpret it on their own, they poke holes. Both sides of vision are magnetic.
Fun and Laughter // Somber and Boring
Have fun with your people. Drop everything every so often to just have a good time. Plan a game night. Watch a classic movie together. A good belly laugh, a good laugh that goes all of the way to tears – your people will feel the pull of leadership magnetism. You've probably felt it before when you first came on the team you're on now. Laugh again! Change the office culture. It attracts great people.
Leave another one in the comments! What kind of magnetism is coming from you today?


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Apple can't always rely on the same products to bolster sales. Another version of the iPhone can't keep propping up the company for the next 10 years. Google has been doing some great things to further technology that is brand new. Samsung is also doing well on the smartphone front. Apple will have competition and hopefully it listens to consumers and gives them what they want.
I do not believe that Apple will always be a viable company. I believe they've had a good run and some excellent products to put out there, however there recent releases are just different sizes of the products they already have. I have a feeling the age of Apple is over.
Apple for the moment is the big cheese in the area of electronics and electronic devices and communication. But that does not mean for a moment that it will hold that position. There is just too much innovation going on within this market to be able to predict such a thing.
No, I do not believe that Apple will always be a viable company, because their products are not as cutting edge as they used to be. Apple loses market share each year to Google. Apple's products are becoming tired and out-of-date. Apple needs to make sure that its products stay current and innovative, or they are going to be a company of yesterday.
Currently, due to both the current level the economy is at and the current state Apple is in, I cannot say that it will always remain a viable company. When Steve Jobs dies the stock prices took a hard blow, but were revitalized due to the iPhone 4s. However, save for the introduction of iOS 7 and a fingerprint scanner on the iPhone 5s, there have been little to no notable changes to the companies ever popular products. If this continues, the company will eventually stop producing popular products and fall into debt of bankruptcy, causing it to lose its viability.
Don't get me wrong, I love the products Apple has out right now, I use an iPhone daily and I wish I still had my MacBook Pro, but just because Apple put out these amazing pieces of technology does not mean they are destined to remain viable forever. I believe Apple had a rough time prior to Steve Jobs and I believe they will have a rough time again.


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Anatomy scan went well yesterday. Everything looked completely normal and on track for 18w2d. Baby is currently breech, placenta is anterior. They weren't able to fully visualize all of the spine (baby was lying on his back) so when I have my next appointment in a month I'll have another scan (yay! says u/s-addicted me) to check it out. My doc also had my blood drawn for an AFP test just to be on the safe side and if there's anything concerning about those results they'll have me back for a scan sooner.
I also got the cootercam for a cervix check. Cervix measured a whopping 5.37 cm, so doc is pretty unconcerned about preterm labor at this point, though I will get another cervix check at the next appointment. They even had me bear down during the scan to see if there was any change in my cervix, and everything held firm, so all looks good.
I'm a little freaked out by the prospect of having a boy, to be honest, even though I kind of knew it all along. I know girls! I love girls! Boys have penises and totally unfun clothes! But I know I'll get to know and love my son just like I did my daughter.
Now the challenge: to come up with a boy's name. Bat Girl is voting to name the baby Poopiehead or Peepeehead (yes, we are at the delightful potty humor stage), but I don't think that's going to work.
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One such is Working in Canada It does provide hyperlinks to the Canadian Job Bank However, most of its content material is information about native labour markets (in Canada), necessities for working in varied occupations, details about relevant legal guidelines and rules, authorities providers and grants, and so forth. Most gadgets could be of curiosity to people in numerous roles and situations including those contemplating career choices, job seekers, employers and staff.


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It's only right that Local Governments Undersecretary Rico Puno should tender his resignation. Not just a courtesy resignation, made perhaps in the hope that the President would reject it, but an irrevocable resignation. In just a month Puno has been implicated in two big controversies, the Black Monday botched hostage-taking where he was the highest official in supervision of the police forces; and the other day at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, where retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz implicated him and other administrative and police officials in jueteng. Over the early evening news the other evening, a young TV reporter quoted Puno as saying that despite the two episodes quite damaging to him, he still enjoys the confidence and trust of President Noynoy. But this reporter correctly riposted: the question is, does Puno still have the trust of the public?
Question of public trust
On the question of public trust he doesn't have it, for it's his word against that of Archbishop Cruz. While this aging prelate has gotten on everyone's hair at one time or another in the past, he still enjoys tremendous credibility with the public; one reason is that, to borrow a favorite phrase of a major TV-radio network, wala siyang kinikilingan. In fact, it might be rightly asked what the outspoken retired prelate has to gain from getting into this fresh controversy---and at the public hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee at that. Cruz is putting his life in danger in a business where there's a lot of payola, including for silencing the media and outspoken critics. Let's pray that he'd be safe from harm.
Grand demolition job?
An internet reader has raised the observation that with Puno's resignation, it's "one down. Who's next?" He opined that the problem is that P-Noy's appointees are based "on palakasan, (or are) classmates or as bayad-utang na loob, not on character or personality." In fairness to those being branded as involved in the illegal numbers' game, we ought to give allowance for the fact the allegations being raised could be part of a grand demolition job against these officials, as Puno has asserted. It could be that Oscar Cruz was taken for a ride, although that possibility is remote, considering that he has been looking at this problem for quite a while.
Obama and P-Noy have a lot in common
P-Noy fell back on the memory of Ninoy and Cory. Like him Obama began his administration by recruiting people who had helped his political campaign over the years, such as his Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel, and senior adviser David Axelrod, his chief campaign strategist. But Obama had the good sense to ask the Defense Secretary of the Bush administration, Robert Gates, to stay on in the light of the critical Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and his bitter Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to be his Secretary of State. He saw the intrinsic value of experience in certain critical fields.
By the same token, it is natural that P-Noy tends to trust only people he knew from way back, given his limited administrative background (more experienced administrators get to develop this knack for spotting talent). But in the process P-Noy has kept out experienced hands and the neophyte character of his government is taking a heavy toll. Sen. Joker Arroyo put it quite vividly when he queried whether or not a "student government" is in the Palace, which it denied quickly.
Actually, if and when the two Presidents finally meet in the US , they'll realize they have more in common than just kicking the smoking habit.
Shining star of Aquino administration
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has emerged as one shining star in the Aquino administration. When I was still in the Inquirer, I endorsed in my column this former election lawyer's appointment to head the Commission on Human Rights in the GMA administration. One factor that impressed me truly was the fact that her various colleagues in the election lawyering field came as one to endorse her. At first I felt that she was too lime-light seeking, but in the hearings of the "incident-investigative" committee that Aquino constituted to investigate the hostage-taking fiasco, De Lima impressed many as no-nonsense and sensible, out to do a good job. Certainly there was less of the circus attending the Senate in hers, and P-Noy termed the IIRC report, which listed eight major blunders by the authorities and the personalities who ought to be charged administratively and/or criminally, "comprehensive."
Worrying handling of IIRC Report
But one aspect of the handling of the IIRC report is worrisome. The President, before he left for his one-week official visit to the US the other day, said that the report is "recommendatory in nature" and that he has sent it to his legal team composed of the Executive Secretary and the Chief Legal Counsel, for a thorough review and recommended course of action. He stressed that he had ordered it disseminated to the public in the interest of transparency and that a copy was turned over to Chinese Ambassador. But he also said he would decide on whether to approve the filing of charges against the recommended individuals when he gets back from the US .
The problem is that the report had already been turned over to the Chinese authorities and while they praised the completion of the initial report, the autonomous Hongkong government urged Manila to take action versus the negligent officials, and to continue working "until the call for justice can be answered." The HK government knows what the IIRC report wants done. Secretary De Lima was quoted as saying she hopes the President does not deviate too far from its recommendations. But what if he does deviate, given the nature of his friendship with some personalities mentioned? Would that worsen the relationship with HK?
Implications for Mayor Lim
One of those who could be adversely affected is Manila Mayor Fred Lim, who was quite instrumental in Noynoy's victory in the capital (recall how he allowed the Cory/Ninoy yellow banners in the city for many months on end, defying the Comelec's ban on propaganda material). His startling emotional outburst before nationwide TV last night shows how much he has been affected by all the criticisms that have assailed him and the Manila police he once headed.
Ironically, Fred Lim suffered his worst drubbings in the two Aquino administrations he helped install (his pot-bellied policemen guarded the government TV station during the first coup attempt against the Cory government in August 1987).. The first was the Mendiola Massacre of Jan. 22, 1987, which saw the MPD forces under him mowing down demonstrating farmers at Mendiola in the first major crisis of the Cory administration, a huge blow to her touted comprehensive agrarian reform program. Then came the botched rescue operation of Aug. 23, 2010. A third disaster for Lim could be the historic electoral recount in Manila between him and longtime rival Lito Atienza---the first formal protest filed after the first automated elections in this country. More about this on Friday.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
At A Local Supermarket
Banana's only 90p.
There were also "Tomato's" and "Potato's".
Do any schools - apart from mine - still teach children how to use an apostrophe correctly ? Or even what a plural noun IS ?
I despair. We are a nation of darn-nearly illiterates.
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- Meg said...
*That's* sad, considering that it's your nation that is the source of our common tongue. I thought only the States had it that bad.
OTOH -- I bet you didn't know that "whom" is the plural of "who." Yep, some kid in my daughter's high-school English class came up with that one, and that was fifteen years ago.
- 2:27 pm
- Unknown said...
You have never heard the English language destroyed like it is by the English (or the Welsh).
The litracy skilfs off the childrens is well bad, innit.
- 6:51 pm
I love it when it's random. My local sandwich shop sells coffee's and teas. Panini's and filled rolls. Baked potatoes and smoothie's.
And the dentist I pass en route to work has a banner asking, "Fed up of your smile?"
- 8:09 pm
- ::Sylvia:: said...
Oh don't get me started! I gave a clerk $6.03 for a bill that was $5.53 and she looked at me like I was nuts before dragging out the words FIIIFFTTYYY THHREEE cents. I said yes and you'll be giving me fifty cents change. :P Lord help us! :)
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Monday, March 14, 2016
Eyes Upon Amaras : Mouse Guard : Dungeons and Dragons 5th ed
Eyes Upon Amaras
Mouse Guard
Using Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition
A one-shot 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons game for the Gamers & GMs Philippines mini-convention.
Adal, a Tenderpaw Rogue from Barkstone.
Played by Maki.
Kole, a Ranger from Sprucetown.
Played by Jann.
Finn, a Tenderpaw Fighter from Lockhaven.
Played by Paolo.
Cale, a Tenderpaw Fighter from Glasslake.
Played by Chester.
Euwan, an Oldfur Fighter from Ivydale.
Played by Karl.
Leorand, a Tenderpaw Rogue from Copperwood.
Played by James.
1154, Winter
The story begins with the mice being given a mission by the Matriarch. Euwan meets with Gweldoyn, the Matriach, as they discuss the importance of the mission that needs to be accomplished. She explains how she doesn't really have a choice given the insurgency that has been happening in Lockhaven. She stresses the need for Amaras, an old friend of hers, to be brought safely to a specific destination. Euwan knows Amaras to be an oldfur who had long stopped being part of the Guard after speaking against the Matriarch publicly. While Euwan has handled other duties before, such as maintaining the scent lines and escorting farmers, he is surprised to hear the Matriarch seems adamant that the oldfur's safety is that paramount of importance. Amaras used to speak a lot about how peace with the weasels can be found through conversation. A knock on the door announces the arrival of a white mouse named Meryl, a Bard whom Euwan had trained with in the past. She, like Euwan himself, had once been trained by Amaras. Euwan learns to his surprise that Meryl herself is taking part in the mission, despite no longer being one of the Guard. "It seems like you already made my decision for me," Euwan groans. "Of course not," Gwendolyn replies, "Although it seems like Meryl is already going." Meryl teases Euwan that she will keep him safe. When Euwan tries to counter that the mission might need more than just two of them, Gwendolyn merely smiles. She had anticipated this response.
The mice move through the snow, on their journey from Lockhaven to Pebblebrook. Finn travels at the front of the line, his eagerness clearly evident. Leorand and Kole are at the rear, both trying to be the one watching the back. Adal is nearby, quietly travelling ahead of the two. Cale follows after Finn, with Meryl and Euwan at the middle of the line. Amaras walks between the two fighters, as the third person in the line, keeping pace with them despite his peg leg and his missing eye. His left arm is barren, while his right hand hold the sturdy staff to use as a walking cane. The group moves in single file, traveling nicely despite the cold. The snow is deep, but the fall is still light.
Amaras snorts, realizing Euwan would be the one assigned to bring him to Pebblebrook. As he berates Euwan as the one student who disappointed him, Adal slows her pace further, not wanting to be within the oldfur's judgmental eyes. He asks Euwan about the "whitefur he was so in love with" and Euwan glances at the rear of the line to check on Meryl, while asking who is guarding the rear. Kale raises his hand in response. Leorand moves up ahead, closer to the oldfur, curious to hear more of what he has to say. Amaras tells them of the stories of how Euwan had once fought against a chicken - a living tower of talons and claws - fought it to pluck one white feather before running off to a tomato patch to hide. Leorand asks if Euwan had run to hide inside a tomato. He did; Euwan hid in a tomato, got stuck and was red for a week. The stories amuse the young tenderpaw, but amuse Meryl a bit more than she would admit. Meryl tries to converse with Adal, sharing how she found it a bit too violent for her tastes. "When you worry about others too much, you lose sight of what you should focus on." Finn, hearing her statement, calls out from the front, "And who might that have been, Meryl?" The white mouse blushes. Adal admits she just wants to contribute to the community.
As the group moves, with Amaras conversing with Kole and Cale, Euwan and Meryl talk about how he should let go of his own grudges against Amaras. Adal's sharp senses, however, pick up a sound in the wilderness. She walks up to the others to whisper that she senses trouble ahead. Euwan draws his steel. The others begin to draw their weapons as well, though not certain where the trouble is. Euwan gestures for all to circle Amaras and he calls out to Leonard if he sees anything. Adal sees a golden eye staring back at her. The other eye, however, is blood-shot and red. A burst of white from the treetops, and it takes to the sky!
"We're too open! To the tree line!" Cale calls out and runs for the treeline. The others break into a run as well, save for Adal and Leonard, who both draw their ranged weapons and try to track the enemy. When Euwan grabs Amaras to run, he finds the oldfur's walking staff on the ground and his hand trembling. Euwan and Kale grab the oldfur to bring him to the treeline. "My cane! My cane!" Kale hurries back to grab it. The others reach the treeline and bring out their bows. "Guys, the water mill is just nearby," Finn yells at them, realizing its barely a 100 yards from their position.
The mice continue the battle against the owls, with Euwan readying his longsword for any owls that get to close. He calls out repeatedly, hoping for Meryl to answer. Adal leaps atop the downed owl and uses the higher vantage point to try and find her as well. Adal finds Meryl hiding at the far opposite side of the clearing, hiding by the other treeline! Their surge of aggression forces "one-eye" to begin to withdraw, and the other owls withdraw as well. The mice hear something crash into the woods further ahead as they vanish. Finn runs for Meryl. While the others regroup by the downed owl, Kole rushes into the forest to look for the owl that fell. Kale and Euwan check on Amaras and find the oldfur to be unharmed, but clearly distressed. Adal scans the surroundings and thankfully declares the area to be safe.
"I guess some old sins will always find their way back to you," Amaras mutters to himself as the others help him back to his feet. When inquired, Amaras admits he can speak owl and he told one-eye that he "remembers." The group clearly learns "one-eye" does recognize him, and when Leonard inspects the walking staff, he discovers it is more than just a cane. It has a catch which allows a part to detach. Euwan groans how this was supposed to be a simple escort assignment. Finn gets to Meryl and discovers she hid because she was terrified - courage was a large part of what she lacked and in many ways was the reason she left the Mouseguard. Finn decides to keep to himself the fact she looked up and first thought it was Euwan to came to look for her, or assumed that Euwan sent him to look for her. They rejoin the others. They hear a click sound and turn to see Leonard having clicked open the walking staff. A hollow is revealed with a rolled up parchment resting inside. Amaras tries to retrieve it, but Leonard returns only the staff and opens it. All look with curiosity at what seems to be an old map of the territories, with strange blue scribbled lines added to it connecting certain settlements and cities to each other. "Tunnels," Leonard muses aloud despite Amaras demanding it be handed back. Euwan, however, asks the oldfur to explain what they are.
They learn of the former weasel tunnels that criss cross beneath the warrens. They learn of the map's existence which stands as proof that the MouseGuard may have taken the communities from the weasels. And they learn that this may be why the map is being brought the huge distance. The Matriarch desires to have the map verified.
In the woods, Kale finds himself audience to the owls who have been waiting for him to arrive. The owls warn him that there is nothing but danger in their path, and attempts to bargain with them. "Give us the old one, and we will let the rest of you live." Kale returns to the others, uncertain what to report.
The group arrives at the Mill to find it empty. There is no sign of Leland, and there is no sign left of the precious oil. The group meets by the fire place, to determine the course of action they are to take. The option soon comes to them: the tunnels. Though likely dangerous, the group decides it would be safer and less treacherous to navigate the darkness as it would allow them to avoid the owls. At first the journey seems to have been the best choice, as the group travels in the near complete darkness of the warmer tunnels. They move quickly, and soon encounter what they assumed were weasel guards only to learn are statues. They make camp in the darkness, hoping to recover from the exhaustion of their long journey.
But soon, they learn the darkness is not without its own share of dangers. Hoping to feed on their warm blood, striges swarm in hoping to sate their thirst. The predators swirl at them, seeking to sup on their very strength. The group hurries to leave, using their torches to force the things away, as the move deeper into the tunnels in search for a way out. They find old rafts and broken debris which they rapidly fashion into serviceable rafts to escape. Kole leads one raft, with Adal, Meryl and Finn riding with him. Cale steers the other raft, with Amaras, Leorand and Euwan onboard.
And once off, a terrible encounter with a hungry armored reptile forces them to consider searching for a means to get back to the surface. They find a crack in the walls leading back into the snow, but the concern of the owls still being on their trail forces them to find alternate routes once more.
A final tunnel leads them to an unexpected chamber, one massive structure of stone and bone. The great chamber is filled with hundreds of bones and remains. And the sounds of taunting whispers fills the air. "This is a chamber rules by the bats," a voice murmurs in the darkness, "And you are not welcome among us, little ones."
The group has found themselves trapped in a bat lair. Though it is hard to know for certain, what may be dozens or hundreds of the bats watch from the ceiling as the group slithers in the shadows and search for a way out. Adal separates from the others, her keen senses leading her to a sealed doorway which may prove to be a way out. Euwan and the others address the bats, attempting to parley with them and find some level of accord. Adal however determines that the passageway is the best way out and opts to bring Amaras with him. "Best that one fulfills the mission," Euwan tells the others, "While the rest of us ensure its completion."
And as the bats challenge Euwan and the rest, the Mouseguard remind them that it is only together can they find survival - with the mice needing the bats to leave, and the bats facing the owls to no longer be trapped and forced to feed merely on stragglers that fall into their trap.
And so it is that the tale ends.
Adal arrives at Pebblebrook, with the old man Amaras, and the mission brought to completion. The old man tells them of the map and the Matriarch is informed that the rumors of the tunnels being once owned by the weasels to be nothing but merely rumors. The tale ends with Adal wondering how fared her friends, but understanding that some tales are never told.
It is on a late morning when Adal hears the ever familiar cry of the Red-Eye. She watches as the Guard prepare to fight, but is surprised to see the oldfur Amaras telling them to lower their weapons. Amaras tells Adal that enough time has passed, and that old debts must be paid. He tells her that she now represents the future of the Guard, thanks her for saving his life, but now admits it is time for him to end the long feud. She finds Amaras walking out into the snow. She watches as the oldfur stands and readily accepts his fate. Red-Eye appears in the sky, flying closer with each beat of its wing.
But then, behind it, she sees a band of mice flying in the sky upon wounded bats. She realizes that her old friends have somehow defied the odds and found their way home. And their triumphant return is one which legends will someday speak of and songs shall someday sing. But for today, she is content knowing she is witnessing the end of one story, and the birth of a legend.
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Today is a historic day for Technology in general and Apple in particular. In the afternoon trading session, Apple Computers – makers of iPhones, iPads, iPods and Macs – blew past energy giant Exxon Mobil to become the most valued company.
At around 2:30 p.m, Apple's stock (AAPL Ticker) was $366.62, up $10.66, or 3.02%, giving it a market valuation of $337.11 billion whereas Exxon Mobil was $68.90, down $1.45, or 2.07 percent, with a market valuation of $333.54 billion.
This made Apple hold a $4 billion lead over Exxon Mobil in terms of it's valuation.
Charles Golvin, an analyst tracking the mobile technology sector at Forrester Research reflected on this historic moment.
This all goes back to Apple's distillation when it changed its name from Apple Computer, to Apple, and their role as a technology influencer in everything we touch. Over the years Apple has become a massive force on our digital lifestyles, and they way that we connect with each other.
–Charles Golvin @ Forrester Research. Aug 9, 2011
[ via nytimes blog ]


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Runescape 2 becomes the focus of the update today
As Runescape gradually popular nowadays, the origin of it equally grab the attention of the players who are curious about the runescape. In the meantime, as time goes by, the game has been adjusted in some extent.
Runescape 2, which is also known as Runescape, was released in March, 2004. And it has won the support of a large great number of fans. What's more, Jagex announced additional intense changes and updates to the game coming at the final of 2012 and beginning of 2013.
The graphics are exactly different and presumably will change even further with the RuneScape. Eight new skills you will be required, including slayer, farming, construction, hunter, summoning, dungeoneering, and the rest two are unknown at present. Combat is now nothing like it was back then because of both the evolution of combat and all the different new types of equipments, weapons, spells, prayers, and potions released over the years. 140 new quests have been released and five have been removed.
Fortunately, stats and quest history of players' were copied over to RS2, which became known only as RuneScape to reflect its status as the main game, one last time. A few RuneScape 1 servers were also left online, which was usually named RuneScape Classic. Players were given the choice as to which game they wanted their items to be transferred to.


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Recognizing the interdependency of the three pillars of sustainable development - social, economic and environmental, IUCN's work in Eastern and Southern Africa underscores the fact that sustainable economic development depends on sound environmental management. ESARO, in line with IUCN's Global Programme goals, focuses on five global thematic areas, namely biodiversity conservation, climate change, sustainable energy, human well-being and green economy. Working within these themes, the region has the following programmes:
Conservation Areas and Species
IUCN engages directly in biodiversity conservation in the region through its innovative thematic programme, Conservation Areas and Species Diversity (CASD).
IUCN has a long history of engagement in water and wetlands conservation in the region.
The People & Landscapes Programme takes the lead in work to effectively manage and conserve the drylands, forests and woodlands of the region to provide multiple benefits to society with a focus on Community-based rangeland management, Reducing forests loss and Forest landscape restoration
The Climate Change Programme provides the knowledge, tools and support required to reduce people's vulnerability to climate change and enhance their capacity to adapt to its impacts.
Drylands—from hyper arid to dry sub humid —cover over two thirds of the Eastern and Southern Africa region and are home to more than 60% of the region's population.
The Resilient Coasts Initiative
Addresses the high level of vulnerability of ecosystems and livelihoods using a "resilience framework" that integrates four components: (i) Ecological and Social Diversity, (ii) Innovative and sustainable infrastructure and technology, (iii) Equitable and resilient governance systems, and (iv) Data and information for adaptive management.
Biodiversity, economics and business:
The value of biodiversity and ecosystem services to human well-being is increasingly being recognized in Eastern and Southern Africa.


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Zara Cox's Top 5 TV Couples
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- Denny & Izzie (Grey's Anatomy) because even though it was doomed, their love was strong and heartbreakingly beautiful.
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Claire and Jamie (Outlander). They're the definition of star-crossed lovers and yet continue to defy the odds. What more can I say?
Carrie and Mr. Big (Sex In The City). Because…Mr. Big!
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Great excitement last night. We (Abbeyview Day Centre) were invited to pitch to the Dragons' Den at the Round Table, for the Dementia Garden we've been planning. I went along to lend moral support; the star pitchers were Kirsty and Paul. Kirsty, full of enthusiasm, had fired in an application and then thought I would be the one to face the dragons! No way. She and Paul did a sterling double-act – Kirsty the mad-but-passionate advocate for isolated older people, and Paul the deeply grounded organic gardener. The picture below is from Tatton Park Flower Show – a design not dissimilar to ours but alas I'm having camera problems again and can't show my own photos of last night's event here.
There were four other local charities pitching, and they were all really good: the 'Talking Tandems', a cycling club where sighted 'pilots' ride in front of the tandem and visually impaired 'stokers' ride at the back and add the power – they've done some amazing rides, and were pitching for money for saddle-bags with logos. Then there were the Street Pastors, who do an amazing practical job on Saturday nights in Dunfermline Town Centre, helping young people take better care of themselves and sometimes saving lives. They also reckon they lower the crime rate dramatically, and save a lot of NHS expenditure. They wanted money to buy foil blankets, flip-flops, and little plastic tops which make it impossible for someone to spike your drink. Then it was us. Then there was a lady pitching on behalf of her niece who has contracted an extremely rare and debilitating stem cell disease, which can only be treated in America, and is completely unavailable in the UK, either on the NHS or privately. And finally, the Depute Manager from Furniture Plus, a social enterprise which recycles furniture donations to provide a cheap way of furnishing your home for the people of Fife (the desk on which I'm typing this right now was purchased from Furniture Plus two years ago, for the princely sum of £30). She specifically wanted funding for their project which runs up-cycling workshops for young carers, and which has been massively popular, providing practical skills as well as much-needed social support.
I would have given money to all these charities, if it was me with the purse-strings. Every one was a worthy, creative and dynamic cause. The Round Table chairperson told us they get most of their funds from an annual big event in the Glen (Pittencrieff Park) in Dunfermline – a beer festival. Last year they raised quarter of a million, all to be disbursed to local charities. It's a magnificent effort.
We were all shooed off to partake of a nice buffet and this being Garvock House, the sausage rolls were most superior! This is, unusually, the only foodie bit of this post. They'd made mega sausage rolls which were then sliced across – loads of sausage with just a thin crisp circle of tasty pastry holding it in. The veggie ones were really savoury and I detected mushrooms and nuts in the mix.
Anyway, back came the Dragons to announce their decisions. And guess what? Every one of us came away with a fantastic contribution to our respective causes. Ours was the single biggest amount – we were awarded £2,000 towards our Dementia Garden funds, which is fantastic. We've already raised £2,800 by our own efforts and we reckon we need £10,000 to achieve our plan. We've approached various other charities and businesses so with any luck, those will now come good and we'll be able to get started straight away. The Dragons liked our project, not only because of its obvious benefit to older people, but because of its longevity – it'll be there for decades to come, brightening up the townscape in Duncan Crescent and brightening up the lives of our service users.
And, come October, there will be a cheery crowd from Abbeyview Day Centre supporting the Round Table's next Beerfest in the Glen!


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So far I have covered the fun parts of Service Dog ownership but it isn't always easy-going. All through Riley's training I have been enduring kidney stones that had torn up my tubes so scar tissue has started to block tubes in my kidney which cause the kidney to swell and become blocked. In February of this year I underwent surgery to correct this. They had to cut my tubes our and create new tubes by stretching up pieces of my bladder and re attach them to my kidney and bladder. I came home and was unable to work with Riley for a time.
While I was healing Riley had to be crated when I wandered down from my room for some exercise and my husband Jim was in charge of taking her for walks and caring for her until I had healed enough to start training again. ..
Now I can't stress this enough if you have a service dog you should teach it crate training.
The reason I stress this is because if something happens and you are too sick to look after your dog or you have an operation you have already taught the dog that if it is not with you the crate is a safe spot so your dog can relax quietly while your on the mend. Service dogs that have not been crate trained can be destructive when their owners disappear to get medical procedures done because of the stress of being without its owner. This can happen even if you have someone else living and looking after the dog while you are sick.
The other reason crate training is important because we teach our dogs to open doors and open cupboards and the fridge in an effort to help us. While you are training and the pup/dog is learning these traits they don't always know what the training is for. All the dog knows is this is a great game to play and the dog still wants to play it long after you want to stop. So take Riley for instance her favorite game is fetch if she is on the lead she will happily pick up what ever you want and she will bring it back as long as she is on the leash. When she is loose and picks something up she will bring it to me and dash away in attempt to play her most favorite game fetch up and then chase. Untill Riley really understands the command fetch up means to give it to me and the game is over she will spend the whole day stealing things and getting into way more mischief than an ordinary dog trying to get me to chase her. In order to avoid this when I can't be around to watch what she is doing I crate her so I know that she is not going to take something that might hurt her if I was not around to stop her.
Riley managed to pull in the blanket Indy laid on. When Jim crated her before he went to work he did not think she could reach the blanket and pull it in with her. I was upstairs sleeping on pain killers and did not hear a thing. she also ripped up the plastic tray that she pushed out side of the crate. This was done out of boredom. She was used to going out with me everyday before the surgery as well as regular training exercises. After this Jim made sure he took her out for an hour of play before he left to tire her out. Imagine what my house would have looked like if she was not crated. Riley had also learned to open the door by pulling on a strap and she soon learned to let herself outside the door and into the cold porch to eat the cats food. As soon as we seen this her training on opening the door was phased out for a while.
Now if I was just training the family dog you would scold or discipline them in a way they understood that they should not pick up things up or not to open that door but this is where service dog training gets hard. I want Riley to pick up things up and in order for her to be effective in training she not only has to understand the game she has to love to want to play that game so if I started scolding her I could turn her off the game and she might refuse to pick up things. I could give her a harsh command and that would stop from going out the door but it would also stop her wanting to open the door when I commanded her to. So I use the crate as a control untill Riley really understands all the commands and teach what her boundaries are.
Riley also has a gift for looking really guilty and sorrowful at the same time but I can assure you this all goes away the second I open the door and let her out.
Another part of training a service dog is always being in the public eye. somedays when Riley is being good and doing what she is told it feels great to have a service dogs. On days when you don't feel so good and your service dog is not listening it can be very stressful.
When in a very crowed mall where children are running wild and left unattended and the aisles are full of people not watching were they are walking it sometimes feels like your navigating your dog through a mine field. You have to constantly watch your dog to make sure they are healing and unstressed, you somehow have to keep looking ahead to see what is coming and be aware of the cart you have behind you in case they are not watching where they are going .Sometimes it can be a great day and others you just can't wait to be out of the store as fast as possible.
I know people for the most part are fascinating with Service dogs and they don't mean to cause you trouble when they croon her puppy puppy. Or when they barge up and start petting your dog even though you have please don't pet all over her harness. I am always polite and I always make the effort to explain that just talking to a medic alert dog could distract him from his owner long enough to miss a signal that a epileptic seizure is going to occur and that person could be hurt. I don't believe the majority of the people do it on purpose they just don't realize the outcome of their actions can prove detrimental to a person with seizures.
The kind of people who drive me the most crazy are the ones that watch you and they have just seen you put the dog on a down stay and they wander over and stand right in front of the dog and try to make the dog break his stay. Suddenly their hands will become cold and they will feel the need to clap them . Or they suddenly discover while standing in front of your dog that there leg has gone to sleep and they feel the need to stamp their foot alot lol.
But I think the actual worse person to run into is the kind of person who thinks they know it all and has a service dog of their own and they just decide that it becomes their job to police your service dog and you must prove to them that you are legit and not fake. They are usually very loud and overbearing people who will demand to see your id and scream the halls down because they just love a scene. After that they will follow you all over the store trying to make your dog break by letting their dog run up the back of you or dropping items to scare the dog. Please know this is harassment it is not your job to convince the public that you have a legitimate service dog. If you have shown the management your paperwork than you do not have to produce it to anyone else that asks. If the person starts following you around the store I would go to management and ask management to ask them to leave because they are harassing you in a public place. These people actually post on the service board that they did these things and they feel proud of harassing an individual. I actually love it when they post it on-line and are kind enough to mention the store and where it is so people can avoid them in the future.
If you suffer from anxiety training a service dog can be a daunting task but not impossible, because you are dealing with the general public who forget to be kind sometimes. If you start to feel anxious stop with your dog and do deep pressure therapy if that doesn't help I would just call it a day and go home and give it a try some other time. If your anxiety does often overwhelm you in pubic than a dog that is already trained as a service dog might be the way to go.
Riley riding in the back of the truck on our way to Walmart.
You will find there are days when you think you just dont have enough energy to deal with shopping and taking the dog but I always push myself past these days. Alot of times it is just anxiety talking and I go on to have a much better day because she was there
Being a Christian on the day that I go out it doesn't hurt to say a prayer before we go its a way of inviting the Lord into your day. Actually I had involved the Lord to help me pick Riley out of the litter. I figured there was no one more qualified than the Lord to help me pick a pup since he made her mother and all creation was his in the beginning. And even with all the up and downs in our journey I still think she is the best dog for me.


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Years after his 2011 retirement, Leonard W. Sandridge remains one of the most respected administrators ever to serve at the University of Virginia. The former executive vice president and chief operating officer and his wife, Jerry, became integral parts of the UVA community in the 44 years he worked on Grounds.
This spring, in recognition of the Sandridges' years of dedication to UVA, professor Larry J. Sabato, founder and director of the UVA Center for Politics, has donated $100,000 to the University to launch the Leonard and Jerry Sandridge Bicentennial Scholars Fund.
"Over many decades, Leonard and Jerry have helped to build the modern University of Virginia in very significant ways," Sabato said. "They have always put the institution first, and done the right things to push us forward. Their positive imprint is found everywhere on Grounds."
Of the many efforts he spearheaded at the University, Leonard Sandridge is well-known for his advocacy for access and affordability; he was one of the chief architects of the AccessUVA financial aid program. He and Jerry Sandridge remain committed to opening the doors of UVA to students of all backgrounds.
"We are honored to be associated with Larry's commitment to the support of undergraduate students," Leonard Sandridge said. "We have been privileged to work with outstanding individuals over the years who are devoted to the University, its students and the teaching, research and health care accomplished here. Larry has been a generous member of that group consistently since his days as a student."
The new Sandridge Bicentennial Scholarship is a powerful nod to that commitment. It will provide need-based scholarships to out-of-state undergraduate students, making a world-class UVA education available to even more young minds.
"I'm a native Virginian and was an in-state undergraduate here," Sabato said. "As a student, I benefitted enormously from the diverse perspectives of out-of-state students. As a teacher, I've long seen bright out-of-state students add a great deal to the classroom, enriching the educational experience of in-state students. Over time, the Sandridge Bicentennial Scholarship will encourage more of the very top out-of-state students to choose UVA – and we'll all profit from that."
Sabato's gift sets the foundation for a lasting fund and is eligible for the Bicentennial Scholars Fund Matching Program. The Bicentennial Scholars Fund is a new, permanent endowment established by the Board of Visitors to support student scholarships. It could reach up to $300 million through a combination of philanthropic support and the UVA Strategic Investment Fund.
The related matching program is a commitment by the University to provide matching University funds for donations made to endowed undergraduate scholarships. Under the program, UVA will match any commitment to eligible endowed undergraduate scholarships of $100,000 or more with a 50-cent match on every dollar. If a donor wishes to commit $1 million or more and pay the total within one year, the University will match the commitment dollar for dollar. Sabato's gift will receive $50,000 in matching funds from the Bicentennial Scholars Fund.
"Larry has a long legacy of supporting the University and has contributed more than $4 million to a variety of UVA causes over the years," said Mark Luellen, vice president for advancement. "It was only a few days after the Bicentennial Scholars Fund was established that he said he wanted to participate.
"The fact that Larry wants to honor Leonard and Jerry with his most recent gift is fitting because the leadership that both the Sandridges and Larry continue to provide the University inspires us all on a daily basis."
The Leonard and Jerry Sandridge Bicentennial Scholars Fund is the second need-based scholarship fund established in the Sandridge's name. It will be a counterpart to the existing Leonard W. and Jerry S. Sandridge Scholarship, which currently provides need-based scholarships to the children and grandchildren of UVA employees.
"Together, these scholarships assist families of our hard-working employees and allow us to attract worthy out-of-state students who add much to the educational experience for Virginians," Leonard Sandridge said. "This gives us confidence that a UVA degree will be even more accessible to deserving individuals in the years ahead."
Sabato would like to see the Sandridge Fund not only provide aid to more out-of-state students, but also serve as encouragement for his fellow alumni to make their own donations in support of UVA scholarships.
"The Bicentennial Scholars Fund is designed to make UVA's third century even more successful than its first two," he said. "To me, the fund represents what the Sandridges have consistently stood for: excellence. I hope all of our loyal alumni will think about joining this effort and supporting the Bicentennial Scholarship Program, so that we can continue to bring the nation's best students to Charlottesville."
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Every day in America, staff working with electricity suffers fatal accidents by profession who have chosen cable installers of utility, industrial electricians or electrical contractors.
In fact, based on recent statistics from the Labor Department of the US, we can say that electricians have chosen the third most dangerous profession. Many workers are electrocuted, ie through direct contact with electricity. But there is another reason that many people are unaware of: explosions arc.
What is an explosion of Arc?
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How do we protect ourselves? At present there are several standards that ensure
a safe workplace. The NFPA has published a standard called NFPA 70E,
Standard for Safety Requirements in the use of electricity in the Workplace.
The NFPA is not an agency that enforces laws, however OSHA often refers to
this document should be evaluated as a workplace.
This standard requires the employer to conduct a Risk Assessment at work when
the voltage exceeds 50 volts. The worker has two effective defenses: his
knowledge and the PPE has placed. NFPA 70E requires that all employees are
properly trained and protected for the work to be done. Still, accidents happen.
His last defense is the PPE (the clothing and wears gloves). The NFPA 70E
requires the electrician use protection that is suitable for potential arc, which he
will be exposed energy. In the same way that a police officer used a bulletproof
vest to protect against bullets, Electricity worker must wear special clothing and
head protection that has been tested and rated for the level of risk of arcing
which could be exposed.
Protection against electric arc is a fire retardant!
A large number of companies have a program to ensure that all employees use
fireproof clothing (FR, fire retardant). Fireproof means that the material is designed to go off by itself when the exposure to a fuel source (fire) ends. Fabrics are not flame resistant and will set fire to burn, causing serious injury to the user. Moreover, fire retardant clothing is manufactured fabrics which were specially treated (as fireproof fabric cotton) or with elements that are naturally flame retardant (such as Nomex® Dupont®). There is currently a lot of fire retardant clothing brands on the market. In almost every magazine you can see ads for some manufacturer announces that its fabric is the "solution". It is true that all PPE against electrical arc are fireproof, but it is important to note that not all the fireproof clothing is necessarily PPE arc. The Arc Flash PPE is more effective than fire retardant clothing !. Protective clothing against electric arc is designed and tested to isolate the user from harmful energy, not only to go off by itself. What differentiates clothing against electric arc flame retardant?
Protection Classification or ATPV Arco.
The NFPA 70E and ASTM F1506 standards require that the electric arc clothing
specified on the label classification arch protection. This clearly establish the
level of product protection features against arc energy. The classification of the
arc is determined by a specific procedure (ASTM F1959), where an electric arc is
created in laboratories to simulate real life conditions. Under these conditions, it
is determined protection feature of the material, which is made clothing. Without
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used as protection against electric arc.
Always work energized. Why do I need protection?
How you do an employee who is de-energized the team? To establish that this in
fact is de-energized, the employee should be tested for the absence of voltage
by a meter. For this test, you must enter a prohibited or restricted area. To cross
these limits, the person conducting the test should:
• have specific training
• have a documented plan justifying the need to work within the restricted area.
• perform a risk assessment
• have a work plan and approved by an authorized person analysis
• use PPE rated for risk
Once the worker has verified the absence of voltage, there will be no more
danger. But suppose you can not work energized or has multiple sources of
energy; then you must continue to use PPE for electric arc while performing their
activities. Returning to the previous example of the police. An officer uses vest
only when the possibility of a risk. A worker electricity should use protection when
there is a possibility of an accident. And in the same way that the police do not
use a free vest for a bb gun and it aims to protect a burst of .57 caliber bullets.
So should the Electricity worker protection insist that you are using is rated and
tested for the level of risk they could be exposed.
How does the level of risk is calculated?
NFPA 70E requires the employer to perform a risk assessment before they
perform any work. The objective of risk assessment is to determine the level of
risk present and ensure that workers are trained and protected level of risk. At
present there are several resources available to help the employer to carry out
the risk assessment. The Duke Power Heat Flux Calculator is a DOS shareware
program written by Alan Privette that calculates electricity arc potential based on
existing conditions. In addition, there ArcPro, a software developed by Ontario
Hydro Testing Laboratory, which costs around US $ 2,000. For the option of total
service, whether the employer needs additional help to perform risk assessment
of electric arc also has security consultants and teachers who can come to the
facilities, by paying fees, for evaluation and update training programs.
We are all heroes. . . for our families and friends who depend on us!
Although an explosion of electric arc does not occur every day in a particular
installation, and hopefully it will never happen in the life of a professional,
electric arc incidents happen every day somewhere in North America. Although
none of us is considered a hero for our families and friends who have our love
and financial support, we are all heroes. We all have responsibilities.
The work we do every day is dangerous. All deaths and serious burns,
which occur as a result of an explosion arc, has no reason to be and are
preventable. If the work is done by a trained and experienced electrician,
and if used for electric arc clothing suitable for the risk of the activity, all
electricians can expect back home safely with his family, with only fatigue a
long day of work.
Randell B. Hirschmann, Director of Product Development for Oberon Company
a division of Paramount Corp, which has over 60 years experience in personal
protection products. For more information on PPE for electric arc Safety
Standards for Electricity or Risk Assessment Resources available.
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Troop 350 was founded in September of 2001 and meets on Monday nights from 7:00 to 8:30 at Faith United Methodist Church on Pinnacle Road in Henrietta NY. Troop 350 is chartered to the Ely Fagan American Legion Post 1151,and we often help the veterans with the Memorial Day Parade, Veterans Day, and other different events that the American Legion puts on.
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Overview of Hostel
Book a few days in Bru and see what Cork has to offer. Great pubs (we have one on the ground floor!), restaurants, festivals and 50,000 students always looking for a good time. Historical sites, famous tourist attractions and the best weather in Ireland.
We have live bands/solo artists on stage
From the train station, turn left and continue walking until you see the LeisurePlex in front of you. Bru Bar & Hostel is across the street.
From the bus station, cross the bridge and walk towards an old church up on the hill in front of you. When you pass the LeisurePlex on your left, walk around the corner and you will see Bru Bar & Hostel across the road.
From Air Coach, City Link drop off. Cross the street and walk up the small one way lane by the Metropol Hotel to MacCurtain street. Turn right and you will see the flags of the Hostel 100 meters away on the other side of the street.
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I'm a "people watcher", but I'm also an "animal watcher." I always notice when someone has a service dog. I tend to watch them to try to pick up ques to see if they seem happy. I wonder if anyone else notices them. If anyone else worries about their well-being as much as the person's well-being.
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"A novel of bewitching ingenuity. . . . Trenton Makes boasts the force of real freshness." —The New York Times Book Review
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