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Today(10/3,2006), under the heading "Failed writers and half-wits populate the blogoshpere", Shobhan Saxena has many disparaging things to write about bloggers in "The Times of India " :-
Net result:Failed writers and half wits populate the blogosphere
It is surprising that there is not one positive thing mentioned about bloggers or the blogosphere( Extracts from the article in Italics).:-
"Everyone has the right to express an opinion but a lot of people confuse it with meaningless fuming and ranting. Everyone has the right to be stupid but some people abuse the privilege"
I am no professional writer but having written sporadically for The Times of India(seven small write-ups; coincidentally one is under "Mind,body,spirit and you " today itself)and a couple of reputed magazines(four write-ups), I have to concede that when you work with professionals, it improves your focus tremendously and enables you to separate the wheat from the chaff in content. I am grateful to all my Journalist gurus for that more than anything else. However, to consider focus more important than the ideas is clearly putting the cart before the horse;what are you going to focus if the ideas iself are not there and ideas come from the unconscious mind- nobody has patent rights on them. In this context, being formally qualified can actually be a liability because it builds up the ego which is the biggest impediment to cretative ideas.
What I feel is that a professional should be circumspect in using certain words and adjectives( like "stupid" above) with amateurs in particular. Sometimes I feel that that the article written by Saxena is the kind of article I used to write before I interacted with journalist professionals(my association with all of them has been pleasent) – a one sided diatribe without perspective with expressions beginning with the title itself best avoided .
The whole tenor of the article is such that one wonders at the motives behind using certain expressions and statements such as :-
" A lot of people are sick of being nobody. A lot of people's lives have been reduced to inconsequential chatter with inconsequential friends. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions and their lives are a second hand mimicry of others' lives."
This could be true to a significant extent but "inconsequential friends" is a highly objectionable expression because no human being is inconsequential. Some bloggers may have opinions that are more insightful if not original than that of a journalist and some of them may have genuine first hand experiences to share from their own lives which maybe far more interesting at times than what a journo has to say. There is no point writing about "inconsequential chatter " but psychiatrists advocate social outlets as a means of overcoming mental and emotional problems and blogging serves as a good one. In fact writing is viewed as a kind of catharsis in that context.
Some months ago, on my other blog, I had spoken about the urge to write as a genuine need for some people- While stating that some famous writers-Horis-karl Huysmans, Henry Miller , Herman Melville, Sir Arthur Conann Doyle, Anthony Trollope ,Anton Chekov , Somerset Maugham all lived dual lives(as writers and their other occupation) , this post gives Indian examples of people from different occupations who were very keen to write. One person explains that "It is not so much about the inner need to be a writer as an inner need to write." Every journalist may not become a good writer or vice-versa but if people from other occupations can succeed as writers, there is no reason why some can't succeed as Journalists as well.:-
Schizophrenic existence of budding writers.
That apart there is a saying, " I write to know what I think". The so called inconsequential chatter becomes very consequential when one starts writing and exchanges views. Writing is actually a very good way to clarify your thoughts and even be centered..
There is then no justification for making statements in the article like:-
"They think they have something to say. They want to be read and heard and seen".
Some of them may actually have something to say. There is nothing wrong in being wanting to be heard and seen if you have the talent for it. One of India's foremost filmstars said in an interview " It takes a show off to be a show on". I read about one writer who used to sing and dance on the roof to attract attnetion;what could he do? There was no blogging in his time. Isn't blogging one of the most powerful means of self expression? During my nomadic excursions through the blogosphere, the creativity that I have come across at times is mind boggling. For instance, some of the cooking blogs- the pictures and the content is so good that this seems nothing but a labor of love since they are not being paid for it. They appear like professional cooking websites rather than personal blogs.
What are programs like "Nach Baliye" and "Indian idols" or for that matter "Laughter Challenge" doing? There are several sides to a human being's personality and the chupa rustams(latent talent) in them comes out only when there is a transparent platform. One of the judges in the musical show "Indian Idols" wrote in an article how much new talent was emerging and how it was giving the established singers a run for their money. Similarly, blogging is a transparent platform for writers and it is only a matter of time before the hidden "Khushwant Singhs and Shobha Des" emerge. Why should they not be seen and heard.?
Digressing a little, I would like to say that excellence in any field does not necessarily have to be a corollary of formal qualifications. Neither Amitabh Bachchan nor Rajnikanth are formally trained actors but have been long enduring superstars. Dhirubhai Ambani was not a naturally trained lateral thinker(to the best of my knowledge) but his out of the box thinking was brilliant. Japan, as a country did not have a formal business school for a long time but during that period, that tiny country gave the Americans a run for their money. In the recent Movie "Krishh", Naseeruddin Shah while complimenting Hrithik Roshan's abilities tells him " Others are trained but you are gifted" Therefore a gifted writer though not formally qualified maybe more than match for a journalist where sheer writing skill is concerned.
Elsewhere, it is written that "it looks like the revenge of the amateur who dreams of becoming a professional. And that's a cause for concern". At another place it is given ;" The pace at which the blogoshpere is getting cramped with half wits, religious maniacs, failed writers, sociopaths and cold blooded killers is scary" . I feel that this is a one sided view. One wonders whether the people described above are the rule or the exception. Is that scary or is something else scary?
Why should "dreaming of being a professional" be a cause for concern? It happens in the management world all the time. If a company in the unorganized sector like Nirma can take on a giant like Hindustan lever, what is so sacrosanct about Journalism? Management history is replete with stories of how lean and mean small companies(mouse) gave the established companies(Elephants) a run for their money. It seems more of a nightmare for the professionals – a fear of competition from unknown quarters.
Some formally qualified journalists may have the natural ability to excel in other fields as well and similarly some people in other fields maybe more gifted writers. To throw light exclusively on the negatives in the blogoshpere is an article without perspective in my view.
The expression "failed writers" or "Nobody" can be quite deceptive. The renkowned Hindi writer, Muinshi Premchand and even the great Shakespeare got posthumous recognition years after they died. Were they failed writers or the audience failed to give them their due? Who knows what could have happened had blogging been around to showcase their skills? Why discourage budding Sakespeares and Premchands with such articles ? Talking of commercial success, Govinda maybe far more commercially successful than a Naseerudin Shah but it is the latter who is deemed brilliant. Who decides success or failure and on what criteria?
"Their(bloggers) aspirations are blocked by the obnoxious monster called the editor and their high voltage facts mixed with slam dunk fiction with a lot of typos and commas and semi-colons in the wrong places, go down a drain called the editorial process".
One cannot deny the importance of the right punctuation but the most important thing in writing is creative ideas and expression and to give undue importance to commas and full stops would be missing the wood for the trees The book literary humor puts things in the right perspective ,"Commas and full stops are a convenience rather than an integral part of the language; its nuts and bolts rather than girders. Some very eminent writers have been careless in this respect- Somerset Maugham could not handle commas, Jane Austen got her quotation marks in a twist; Geroge Orwell hated semicolons so much that he wrote an entire novel without any. Gertrude Stein ignored punctuation. "
Similarly, the book states that many writers of the most elegant prose have been shoddy spellers- John Cheever, Ezra Pound, Scott Fitzgerald etc. I am not suggesting that this is excusable but more emphasis should be on expressive ability which comes from the depths of the soul:-
"Of all the arts in which the wise excel, Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well"
In the book "Editors on editing", eminent editor David Davidar says " The writer is the artist and editor the craftsman; the editor must never lose sight of this fact." Elsewhere, it is given that "Editors must reconcile themselves to anonymity, no matter how great their contribution to a text." This clearly puts the relationship in proper perspective. The blogosphere may have good writers all of whom need not go down the drain. On the other hand, many successful editors may have "gone down the drain" in the writing process or maybe some excelled at both. George Bernard shaw said once "Those who can, do. else they teach." It was further expounded by Steve Norbdy :-
Those who can do.
Those who can't teach.
Those who can't teach train teachers.
Those who can't train teachers write teacher training textbooks..
Some editors may not be good writers but very good editors. Why give over importance to the editorial process? Sometimes, a free for all write up can be more charming and cute like the raw talent of a natural cricketer like Mahendra singh Dhoni for instance.
"Blogs are an online stream of consciousness written by people who believe that they are under orders form someone to change the world". Blogging and websites are the only mass communication tools directly in the hands of the individual. Some of the greatest leaders in history like Lenin for instance orchestrated their movements from abroad. Gandhiji in his autobiography expresses surprise at being so popular in India for the work that he did in South Africa. Had blogging been around at that time, it would definitely have facilitated their work. Ghandhiji was a lawyer but has been described as modern India's greatest writer and editor in "Editors on Editing" and complimented on his mass communication skills by no less a man than Alyque Padamsee, former chairman of Lintas. Who knows what else he could have achieved with a mass media tool like blogging directly under his control?
"Bloggers claim in their hifalutin tones that they want to give a voice to the voiceless and replace the papers with their journalism. It sounds good but look at the way they are doing it. Their vision is apocalyptic and their language is acidic. " This maybe true in some cases but all bloggers are not like that. Newspapers have been an enduring institution and even satellite television has not been able to replace them. Why be vary of the poor little blogger? Some elements from the media have been criticized for sensationalization but that does not imply that the entire mainstream media is irresponsible.
In my view, bloggers and the mainstream media can share a symbiotic relationship in the spirit of you scratch my back and I scratch yours but not in a derogatory sense. In his book "Differentiate or Die", the author Jack Trout states how essential it is for every established brand to continue to differentiate itself. National and international issues are well reported and hotly debated and there is not much scope of differentiation there. In a country like India where the judicial system is perceived as "ineffective", local issues being highlighted can go a long way in helping the affected party( the way it helped Jesicca lall) and also help the mainstream media differentiate itself which is where bloggers come in as the media cannot reach everywhere.
This reminds me of a scene from the famous "Yeh Dosti" song from movie "Sholay" where the side car attached to the motorcycle separates from the main body and then after straying in the wilderness merges with the main body on the main road.There maybe separate actions(bloggers and journalists) on certain issues , go it alone on certain issues and even joint action on certain issues. This may seem far fetched now just as a 24 hour news channel was deemed ridiculous when first introduced Who knows how a medium may evolve in the future? Some professional journalists have spoken in favor of "citizen journalism". The journalist gives news( at most times), the blogger gives views. Where is the conflict?
Even the song itself is not exactly a misplaced expression of what the relationship between bloggers and Journalists could be:-
The article states correctly that "Learning and mastering good journalism is tough. You learn it is libraries, on flooded streets, in front of a rioting mob, in the middle of ceasefire between the milita and the military,in war trenches, in the corridors of power and in the hamlets of deprivation. Sometimes, a reporter walks for miles in an area ravaged by a tsunami to get one quote from the man hanging on to a tree for a week. " This is wonderfully written and very correct and Journalists and Journalism should be respected for that but then the Journalist should also respect bloggers right to self expression instead of only being highly and blindly critical. It would not be out of place to mention here that Journalism is no rocket science, impregnable to outside perspectives.
The article continues ,"Bloggers don't worry about such inane things. They can learn history and politics from google. They can get their facts from newspapers and slam them with their half baked opinions"
That is exactly what I am doing at the moment but whether the opinions are half baked or not again is a matter of opinion. Everybody does not have to have hands-on experience. Some people do well as financial investors. Can you tell them " You must run companies and not merely invest in them"
Rather than use such expressions, Journalists should look at bloggers with a big brotherly attitude. Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has given a lot of credit for his success to encouragement by his elder brother,Ajit when he started playing cricket. Looking at the results, we hardly have much to complain out. To only see the negative side of a little brother is not correct- Shobhan, yeh aapko shobha nahin deta.
Now a giggly little, sweet little, little baby brother will only use google because he can hardly be expected to face the challanges faced by a formally trained big brother. Just the way the cute antics of an innocent child or the high sounding words of a management trainee(Fresh MBA) amuse , journalists as big brothers could pull the cheeks of us tiny little fellas and say "Kuchi kuchi koo" or "Gili gli gili" instead of some of the condescending, reprimanding and nagging wife kind of expressions used in the article.


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Dr. Melanie Hahn
I studied Environmental Science at University of Landau and obtained my diploma in 2009. My diploma thesis on "The diversity and abundance of nocturnal insects in the agricultural landscape with a focus on moths" (Untersuchung zu Diversität und Abundanz nachtaktiver Insekten – mit Schwerpunkt auf Nachtfaltern (Lepidoptera) – auf verschiedenen landwirtschaftlich genutzten Flächen) (more Info) received an University award (best diploma thesis with regional aspect in 2009). I started my PhD study at the Institute of Environmental Science in March 2010.
Research Interests
I am interested in biodiversity of the agricultural landscape and work in the fields of applied ecology linked with ecotoxicology.
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bap (biodiversity assessment of pesticides): Biodiversity protection in the regulation of environmental risks of pesticides (Research and development project funded by the Federal Environment Agency Germany) (more Info)
Recent Presentations
Hahn, M., Lenhardt, P., Vollmar, T., Brühl, C. A. (2010): Erfassung der Breiten von Saumstrukturen landwirtschaftlicher Flächen auf digitalen Orthophotos (DOPs). Oral presentation at the 4th joint Annual Meeting of the SETAC GLB and the GDCh (Section Environmental chemistry and Ecotoxicology) 2010, Dessau, Germany.
Hahn, M., Stahlschmidt, P., Brühl, C. A. (2009): Biomass, abundance and diversity of nocturnal insects – with a focus on moths (Lepidoptera) – in organic and conventionally managed vineyards. Poster Presentation, Young Environmental Scientist Meeting (YES-Meeting), Landau (more Info)
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Dipl.-Umweltwiss. Melanie Hahn
Institute of Environmental Sciences
University of Koblenz-Landau
Fortstraße 7, Building C I, Room 101e
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Traveling to Atlanta
Atlanta is a popular city in the state of Georgia, in the United States of America. Atlanta is the home of many large co-operations such as Arby's, Suntrust Bank, and many others. The city is also popular because of it music which is rap music. The music is called crunk (full meaning Crazy drunk).
With all these good and amazing things that you can find or do in Atlanta, wouldn't you like to visit the city? I guess you would, but the present cost of airfares is the main deterrence to your travel. But you shouldn't be deterred, there are many Cheap flights to Atlanta.
If you are looking for a cheap flight, you should heed this tips
1. Plan Your Vacation Early: If you are planning of traveling to anywhere, you should plan your trip early in time. The more time you plan, the better it is. That is, you would get a better deal if you plan 7 months early than 2 month early. Airline tickets are cheaper at the 7 months. I guess because it helps the airline to make better planning.
2. Search For Deals Online: Before you use put your credit card to reserve a seat on a plan, always search other sites for better deals. To search for a deal, you go to your favorite search engine and type "Atlanta Cheap flight". Then visit each page and see what they have to offer.
For those that have points on their credit cards, ask your card company how you can redeem the points. If you have enough points, yo can get a free flight, which is way much better than a cheap flight. Note: You must not have a balance on your card to redeem it.


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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon milk producer has sued to overturn the state's ban on advertising raw, unpasteurized milk for sale at the farm.
The suit was filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland and says the ban violates the free speech rights of Christine Anderson of McMinnville, owner of the Cast Iron Farm.
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California State University, Stanislaus
Established: May 5, 2000
Founding Mothers
- Fatima "FX" Khan
- Rocio "POPEYE" Mata
Gamma Chapter has two philanthropies which they raise money for and participate in their walks. One of the philanthropies is Relay For Life. For which they camp out at a middle school and take turns walking for 24 hours. The other philanthropy is March of Dimes. Which is a walk of a couple of miles, both of these walks are held during Spring semester.
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Gamma Chapter often goes to a convalescent home and play bingo with the residents or color with them. Where they enjoy going and spending time with them. Another thing that they do is donate blood and help the United Samaritans in an event where they participate in each year.


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Data acquisition overview
Before starting to build analysis in SRK, end users need to load their data into the system first. SRK provides various data acquisition mechanisms for users to do so – from record-by-record manual data entry to bulk import of large volume of data. Bulk import is the most frequently used data acquisition mechanism since it is the most efficient way to load data into SRK.
Begin with summary data
As a solution for business users to develop analytical centric reporting, SRK operates at the level of summary data, i.e., the data went into SRK is already aggregated to certain degrees per the analytical requirement such as operational reports, etc. To understand this better, think about how business users use Excel to build the analysis.
- Originally, there are multiple spreadsheets generated in various ways – manually put together, exported from a report in the ERP system, etc.
- Data in these spreadsheets are summary data in the sense that, business users can already use these spreadsheets as reports to present certain type of information.
- When there is the need to get more information out of existing spreadsheets (i.e., to create more aggregated and/or complicated analysis), business users then manually combine them into one larger spreadsheet based on certain criteria. These criteria are business rules for summary data other than database relationships for raw data therefore business users can combine data using spreadsheet without having to rely on IT to write SQL.
Using SRK, instead of manually combining data from one spreadsheet into another spreadsheet, users can import summary data residing in those spreadsheets into SRK. Each spreadsheet then becomes one data series. After that, users can develop their analysis by creating views to combine data from multiple data series and/or views using the same set of business rules they used in spreadsheet, building custom computation and aggregation, etc. On top of all these, users can take further advantages SRK and build their own dashboards, use tasks and notifications to improve collaboration efficiency, and much more.
Import data from a variety of data sources
1. SRK Standard Importer
For summary data that has been stored in CSV files and/or spreadsheets, user can utilize the SRK standard importer to import it. With the standard importer, mappings can be configured between columns in CSV files/spreadsheets and fields in SRK Data Series. Multiple CSV files/spreadsheets can be scheduled to load into SRK periodically, and notification can be configured to let user know the results of import – whether it is successful or not. The standard importer also provides error recovery functionality that allows invalid data to be corrected and re- imported.
2. SRK Advanced Importer and Data Acquisition Framework
Summary data may not always be stored in CSV files or Excel spreadsheets. Therefore SRK also provides an advanced importer that allows users to import summary data into SRK from a variety of data sources. The advanced importer is built on top of the SRK data acquisition framework that allows easily addition of new/custom data source support. A large number of data sources are supported out-of-the-box. And the flexible architecture of SRK data acquisition framework enables the advanced importer to be easily extended to support user-specific data sources and data import requirements.
3. ETL Tool
For those source systems that are not able to export summary data into CSV files and/or spreadsheets or when users choose to extract either raw data or summary data by their own data extraction mechanism, they can follow the "Guidelines to Populate SRK Data Series" provided by DrivenBI and populate data directly into SRK Data Series' with an ETL tool. The process to load data into corresponding SRK Data Series is generally less complicated than traditional ETL, as SRK is designed to perform data transformation and filtering during view creation thereby centrally manages business rules inside of SRK rather than outside as well as providing maximum flexibility.
Performance considerations
In normal use, SRK deals with gigabytes of data rather than terabytes or petabytes. That is because it is working with summary data rather than raw data. With the ever-increasing size and volumes of data sources in business, however, even summary data can become quite large. To keep pace with this anticipated growth, SRK is designed and continually refined to address performance; for example, all custom views that users create in SRK are not virtual database views but are materialized views which
reside in physical database tables. Thus when users are building analysis across multiple views a much better query performance can be achieved.
Once data is imported into SRK, users can develop their analysis by creating views to combine data from multiple data series, building custom computation and aggregation, combining views to create further aggregated views, creating dashboards to deliver interactive and real- time content navigation, using tasks and notifications to improve
collaboration efficiency, and much more.
Data Linkage & Just in Time Analysis Overview
Through various data acquisition mechanisms, users' data come into SRK and reside in Data Series. Starting from there users can link data from multiple Data Series and build their analyses using Custom Views. Furthermore, Custom Views can also be built on top of other Custom Views so as to take advantages of others' work and produce more useful and more sophisticated analyses. All these can be accomplished without the need of any IT expertise or programming skills, allowing SRK users to produce analysis at a fraction of the time and cost of other conventional BI solutions where ETL and data warehouse are inevitable.
Combining Data from Multiple Sources
Data Series is the centralized data storage in SRK. Data from various external sources are consolidated in this one place serving as the source for building analysis. Using Custom Views, users can easily link data from multiple data series and analyze them all at once thereby accomplishing the purpose of combining data from multiple sources and building useful analyses to reveal a bigger picture. More importantly, all these are done without the need of ETL or data warehouse.
Just in Time Analysis
Custom Views in SRK is a powerful yet easy to use feature for users to build their analyses, either on top of multiple Data Series or based on the Custom Views other users have built. Featuring functions such as matching field that allows user to define flexible criteria on how to combine data from the selected sources; compute field and aggregate field that support free form mathematics calculation, string manipulation and date calculation; data grouping and aggregation functions; advanced filtering and, last but not least, highlight and chart that allow users to produce useful and intuitive visualizations for their analyses.
Once a Custom View is set up, it will automatically refresh upon import of new data and/or change of existing data. This guarantees the analysis is always up-to-date. Users are also allowed to make changes to their Custom Views on the fly and they will see updated analyses right away. All these can be accomplished without the need of any IT expertise or programming skills. All in all, SRK helps business users to get their analyses just in time.
Multi-dimensional Analysis Overview
The next generation analytical engine of SRK empowers users with the ability of building multi-dimensional analysis without the need of building a data warehouse or knowing data modeling technique. SRK brings powerful data analysis capabilities such as drilldown and rollup to the users while not requiring any IT expertise or programming skills.
Pivot View
Unlike other BI tools, the Pivot View feature of SRK allows users to build multi-dimensional analysis without having to deal with those data warehouse nuisances such as building data models, figuring out facts and dimensions as well as the relationship among them, etc. Pivot View provides an easy-to-use UI with which users can create their desired multi-dimensional analysis by simply picking the fields from SRK Data Series and/or Custom Views containing the data they want to analyze via drag and drop, and configure aggregations via point and click. Using Pivot View, users can perform drilldown, rollup, and slice and dice their data whichever way they want. Chart capability is also available on Pivot View, providing stunning and interactive visualizations. Moreover, Pivot View is seamlessly integrated with other SRK features such as Page, Report, and Task, making the already powerful analysis fully actionable.
Embracing the Power of Big Data
Behind the scene, the OLAP cube that is essential for supporting multi-dimensional analysis is dynamically generated on the fly, thereby taking away the necessity of building a Data warehouse and the demand of ETL. The analytical engine that backs all these is built on top of Hadoop – the most mature Big Data solution out there. By utilizing Hadoop technology, plus DrivenBI's proprietary technique and fine-tuning, SRK is able to process enormous amount of data and support analysis scenarios that are hard to accomplish using relational database technology, and at the same time offers superior performance.
By embracing the power of Big Data, SRK provides not just dynamic cube generation, but also excellent scalability and a great deal of analysis possibilities.
Page overview
Page is a dashboard-like feature of SRK where users can put tabular data and/or charts of multiple views into a single place. With Page, users can configure their own dashboards to display multiple analyses in a customized layout and in their preferred visual presentation (table or chart). When it comes to displaying analyses from different perspectives (for example, by region) or at different granularities (for example, daily, monthly, and YTD), tables and charts can be organized using hierarchical menus which makes it very flexible and at the same very easy to navigate. With all these, Page allows users to produce an informative overview of their analyses. Getting the big picture at a single glance.
Customizable Content & Layout
Page allows users to display multiple views in a grid layout with customizable number of rows and columns. What to be displayed in each "cell" of the layout grid is also fully customizable – users can pick any view in the organization and put it any where on the Page. Each of those picked views can be configured to present themselves as either table or chart. This offers a very flexible layout mechanism using which users can put any views onto the Page and arrange them however they like.
Hierarchical Content Organization
Views displayed on one Page could present analyses from different perspectives (by region) or at different granularities (daily, week, YTD, etc.). In this case, Page offers hierarchical menus for better organizing these views. Users can add multiple menus to a Page, each of which can then be associated with one or multiple views. With menus on Page users would only see views associated with the menu that is currently been selected. To switch to a different set of views is as simple as selecting a different menu. Using the example above, users can create menus representing region, product, weekly time scale and so on and so forth, and then associate them with corresponding views. Menus can be organized hierarchically to clearly illustrate the different perspective/granularity of each set of views. Using menus to organize views on a hierarchical way further extends the capacity of Page and allows users to perform cross-functional analysis, getting the insights that would not be obtained easily when looking at each view independently.
Collaboration & Data Sharing Overview
Powerful analysis translates into action. However, getting the right information to the right people has traditionally been a manual and time- consuming process. Therefore, SRK features centralized, intuitive, and actionable information sharing to facilitate coordination and collaboration among team members.
Besides just presenting information, reports in SRK are also bundled with rich collaboration features that allow team members to work together effectively.
● Sharing
Reports are meant to be shared, and the report feature in SRK is designed from the ground-up to facilitate actionable sharing among team members. SRK users can easily publish their reports to an entire organization, which would make the reports accessible for all users in that organization. Or, in the cases where more exclusive access is required, reports can be shared with designated users only.
● Comments and Annotations
A shared report serves as a centralized virtual forum for all users who have access to review, discuss, and coordinate tasks. Annotations can be added to each record in a report. Allowing for easy and effective interaction among team members. Comments are threaded to enhance collaboration and also support linking to specific records in the report. Allowing for comprehensive and detailed discussions.
● Scheduling
Users can automate their reporting process by setting up schedule for report generation. Reports can then be generated automatically at user- defined intervals – no matter it is quarterly financial reports, weekly operational reports, or daily status reports.
● Email Notifications
Email notifications will be delivered to users once their scheduled reports have been generated. Users also have the option to have the content of the report attached with emails in the format of PDF for ease of access. Email notifications in combination with scheduling features enable a completely automated reporting process for SRK users.
● Export
Reports, including users' annotations, can be exported into PDF, XLS, or CSV format. This gives users more flexibility in terms of sharing their analysis with others and/or incorporating these reports into their
PowerPoint slides, and so on and so forth.
SRK provides a centralized task management system to facilitate team collaboration. With tasks, team leaders can assign, monitor, and coordinate team members' work using a user-friendly interface.
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SRK users can create tasks directly from a report, which allows the task assignee to easily trace back to the exact piece of information in the report that is relevant to the task.
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Comments allow task assignee, users on the CC list, and task reporter to communicate with each other in real-time. Email notifications will be sent out when a new comment is posted to a task. Comments also serve the purpose of keeping track of all the updates to a task.
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Tasks allow users to attach any time of files. Providing more means of sharing task related information among team members.
Security Overview
SRK ensures the security of users' data from multiple angles – data transfer, data storage, and system functionality. Offering comprehensive protection while still allowing flexible and easy access to the data.
Data Security
SRK uses HTTP (SSL) as the communication protocol thus all the data being transferred back-and-forth between client and server is encrypted. Users' data is automatically backed up and stored in multiple distributed locations, offering extra reliability.
SRK also enforces strong user passwords via configurable password policy. Additional security measures such as periodical password expiration, if needed, can be set up as well.
Role-based Record Level Access Control
SRK supports several different types of users with which administrators can easily provision functional level permissions for each user account. For instances, power users have access to all system features and can be granted with administrative privilege; view users can access the majority of system features and have restricted access to other users' data; report users can only subscribe to scheduled reports; etc.
More significantly, SRK offers a role-based record level access control mechanism. Administrators can defined any number of roles, set up access control criteria for each role, assign roles to users and then associate access control criteria with Custom Views so that users would only see the data they are allowed to. For example, roles and access control criteria can be set up in the way that department managers are only able to see the records pertaining to their own department, even when the Custom View actually contains records from all departments.
This role-based record level access control mechanism operates at a much finer granularity than other BI tools out there. It offers great flexibility and is capable of supporting nearly any access control scenario imaginable.
SRK Advanced Importer
Among the three ways of importing data into SRK, the Advanced Importer is the most powerful and flexible one for users to import their summary or raw level data from different sources such as web services, SQL databases, PLC, and CSV files/Excel spreadsheets reside in their local computers. In addition, further transformations on their data can be performed – such as value substitution, string truncation and concatenation, date calculation. The Advanced Importer is capable of automatically populating the mapping between for example columns in CSV files/spread- sheets and fields in SRK Data Series while also allows users to do further adjustment. After installation, users can use the Advanced Importer from within the web-based UI of SRK. The Advanced Importer also provides result notification for the import and error recovery functionality that allows invalid data to be corrected and re-imported.
SRK Standard Importer
The SRK Standard Importer is specialized in handling CSV files and Excel spreadsheets to be imported into SRK. It is a Windows-based application that provides the conventional user experience which could be appreciated by certain groups of users. Similar to the SRK Advanced Importer, mappings are automatically populated and users are also allowed to do their own configuration. The results of the import – whether it is successful or not – is shown to the user during the import process and sent to the user via emails after import is finished. The Standard Importer also provides error recovery functionality that allows invalid data to be corrected and re-imported. As also its specialty, the Standard Importer is able to handle Excel spreadsheets generated by very earlier versions of Microsoft Office (e.g., Office 95).
Express Import
The Express Import is a built-in feature of SRK and requires absolutely no installation of extra application. Users would be using the web-based UI of SRK to import CSV files from their local computer or import reports from Salesforce.com. The Express Importer also supports creating new Data Series automatically based on the file/report structure that being imported therefore further saves users the effort to create the Data Series separately.


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summary Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, series Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, pdf Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 8bbead27ed Harry Potter S Life Is Miserable His Parents Are Dead And He S Stuck With His Heartless Relatives, Who Force Him To Live In A Tiny Closet Under The Stairs But His Fortune Changes When He Receives A Letter That Tells Him The Truth About Himself He S A Wizard A Mysterious Visitor Rescues Him From His Relatives And Takes Him To His New Home, Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And WizardryAfter A Lifetime Of Bottling Up His Magical Powers, Harry Finally Feels Like A Normal Kid But Even Within The Wizarding Community, He Is Special He Is The Boy Who Lived The Only Person To Have Ever Survived A Killing Curse Inflicted By The Evil Lord Voldemort, Who Launched A Brutal Takeover Of The Wizarding World, Only To Vanish After Failing To Kill HarryThough Harry S First Year At Hogwarts Is The Best Of His Life, Not Everything Is Perfect There Is A Dangerous Secret Object Hidden Within The Castle Walls, And Harry Believes It S His Responsibility To Prevent It From Falling Into Evil Hands But Doing So Will Bring Him Into Contact With Forces Terrifying Than He Ever Could Have ImaginedFull Of Sympathetic Characters, Wildly Imaginative Situations, And Countless Exciting Details, The First Installment In The Series Assembles An Unforgettable Magical World And Sets The Stage For Many High Stakes Adventures To Come
❰KINDLE❯ ❆ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Author J.K. Rowling – Saudionline.co.uk
10 thoughts on "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
Can you hear me screaming As expected, the illustrations brought this book to a whole new level I legitimately want to buy another copy, solely to take it apart and frame it Each page is just bursting with new life Honestly, how could you not love such beautiful images I just can t get over how much detail is present in these pictures I think at this point, everyone and their great great grandmother has heard of this book.Harry Potter, orphaned before he was one, was sent to live with his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon He was always a bit of an odd child much to his family s dismay Things just happened around him Like when he was running from bullies and jumped to the school roof Or when he got an atrocious haircut courtesy of Aunt Petunia and all of his hair grew back in a single night.On his eleventh birthday, a letter comes to him and a whole new world opens in front of his eyes.In short I LOVED THIS ONE I thought I loved the Harry Potter books when I first read them, but when I bought the illustrated versionwell, that love instantly quadrupled.The fully illustrated Philosopher s Stone still has all the wonder and amazement as the boy turned wizard embarks on a harrowing 7 book adventure and the illustrations bring a whole new dimension Seriously, I can t emphasize enough how much I love this book Just look at these images they re magnificent Hogwarts, Hogwarts Hoggy Hoggy warty warts.Ahh Just look at sad, tiny Harry Don t worry kid life will get better Not only are these full color, high quality images but there are so many of them.Often, illustrated books have a picture here or there but not HP There s pages and pages of pictures like this and often the pages without full sized images will have a small illustrations here and there between the large ones Words cannot express how highly I recommend this one If you haven t read HP recentlyI strongly urge you to check out this book.Blog Instagram Twitter
I m going to keep this brief since there isn t much to say that hasn t already been said clears throat I think the reason I waited so long to read this series is because I just couldn t imagine myself enjoying reading about an eleven year old boy and his adventures at a school of wizardry I thought it would be too juvenile for my taste I was wrong, of course.I can honestly say that I loved every minute of this It s a spectacular little romp with funny, courageous, and endearing characters that you can t help but love.It has talking chess pieces, singing hats, a giant three headed dog named Fluffy, a hilarious giant with a dragon fetish, a master wizard that s just a little bit crazy, mail carrier owls, goblins running a bank, unicorns, centaurs , trolls and probably much that I m forgetting And then there s the lead characters Hermione, the young scholar who starts out prim and up tight but soon becomes a true friend Ron, the boy who has little money but who has an abundance of family and loyalty to his friends to make up for it and then there s Harry, the boy who starts out sleeping in a closet and ends up being a hero Harry is kind to those that deserve it, fearless when it counts the most, and wonderfully intelligent What s not to love In regards to the ending view spoiler I feel silly saying this about a middle grade novel, but I didn t suspect Quirrell a bit If there were hints that he was the true culprit and not Snape, I obviously missed them hide spoiler
My original review was a comparison of sorts between Harry Potter and Twilight However, this is stupid as the two are incomparable Honestly, its not even worth discussing Its not just that Twilight doesn t come close, it is the fact that Harry Potter transcends other similar works Its peerless To quote Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction It ain t the same fuckin ballpark, it ain t the same league, it ain t even the same fuckin sport There was a day when I thought I needed to defend Harry Potter, in the midst of the now dead Twilight craze, and you can see that below in what was my original review It is a testament to the power of this series, that while various other franchises Twilight, Hunger Games have surged into popularity and then faded, Harry Potter remains unwaveringly strong after nineteen years It is clear readers hold just as much admiration for these books as they always have Time has not dimmed that.I will, one day, write an essay about what these books mean to me Eternal, this is the one that started it all Original review circa 2010 A note in regard to the on going Potter vs Twilight debate Go ahed, tell me Twilight is better Tell me that James is scarier than Voldemort, That the Cullens are a better family than the Weasly s That Edward is cooler than Harry, and Bella is smarter than Hermione Tell me that Stephenie Meyer is talented than J.K Rowling Go ahead, I dare you Those who think the topic of Harry Potter or Twilight is worth debating and arguing over, are utterly stupid Quite frankly this book is amazing.
Rereading for the 3rd time for the group read.Once upon a time, there was a 10th grader named Khanh who didn t get along with people very well She wasn t an outcast in school, and all the bullying and teasing stopped with the commencement of high school, but she had always been a bookworm and has generally preferred the company of her own thoughts.Lunchtime had always been dedicated not to eating, but to sitting in the library, browsing through books Not to worry, she got her nutrition in 5th period in the form of a giant 6 inch MM studded cookie and a package of Sour Patch Kids and or a package of Reese s Pieces Ah, the effortless metabolism of youth One day, there were shiny new books on her school library s New Releases shelf Harry Potter, books 1 through 3 She had heard of the books before, of course, since they were a constant presence on the NYT bestsellers list, but she had always avoided them, thinking of them as children s novels.At the grand age of 14, surely she was too old for a little kid s fantasy novel She had read the Outlander series earlier that year, after all And it had sex in it SEX She didn t really quite understand everything in the book, but the point is, she had read them Surely, at 14, Khanh was ready for mature novels.And that did not include Harry Potter Harry Potter is 11 Khanh is 14 There is a vast difference in their ages Khanh was a teenager, dammit.But the Harry Potter books were new Brand new They were shiny, they had never been touched by another reader And Khanh was tempted.She picked up the first book in the series Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone.The end.Or rather, the beginning.
I m on page 27 I can already tell this is going to be a big hit someday Everyone take note of this author He s going places Couldn t find him on Twitter, though Wanted to tell him how great I thought page 23 was.
I ve FINALLY read a Harry Potter book Watch my review here
I will never ever rate this lower than 5 stars BEAUTIFUL.
Why the heck did I not read Harry Potter before nowits flipping magical literally


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Written by: Larry Foster, Head of Product Strategy
As a mobile society, we're accustomed to on-the-go access, to everything, and have that preset expectation for solutions and apps to deliver. This instant gratification applies to every aspect of our professional lives, especially for those of us who are constantly connected. As such, organizations are moving toward SaaS solutions and away from on premise solutions. It's critical to understand how your own organization would benefit from making the same move for improved collaboration and savings.
Why the Cloud
Simply put the cloud provides instant, anywhere, anytime access. We can update our reports and spreadsheets on mobile devices, make banking transactions from our phones and attend a video conference call from anywhere in the world. Cloud computing is what affords us our mobility and efficiency. As a business, the cloud offers:
Empowering employees with this type of flexibility not only offers a work-life balance but enables stronger collaboration. According to one study, "73% of knowledge workers collaborate with people in different time zones and regions at least monthly." These benefits, among others, will support business growth, savings and efficiency.
On-Prem versus Licensed Hosting
On premise solutions are hosted within the organization and can be accessed from the internal network or Virtual Private Networks (VPN). Though effective, these solutions require more support and technical staff to maintain its functionality. We've found that often times there are struggles to stay on top of these manual updates and reserve a dedicated time from IT staff, which can hinder the user experience for you and your team. Licensed hosted solutions have been trending because of their flexibility and simplicity when it comes to managing upgrades and enhancements, not to mention their affordability. We look at it this way, your team is busy, and IT is always busy, so why not try to rely on trusted behind the scenes support from experts?
Each on-prem solution varies, however, they tend to have commonalities including some of the following:
The alternative to on-prem solutions are Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions which are applications that are deployed over the internet.
In the example of Calero's PINNACLE licensed hosted solution, it combines the license ownership and delivery concepts of premise and SaaS where the client acquires a perpetual license and then pays a subscription for Calero to manage the infrastructure hosting the PINNACLE solution (e.g. servers, storage, firewalls, etc.). The most common application is when a premise customer decides to move their PINNACLE application to a Calero hosting facility. The client retains perpetual license ownership and can migrate back to premise if desired. Another scenario is when customers purchase a license and selects to have Calero host the solution.
Making the Move
The benefits of licensed hosted surround efficiency, simplicity, and savings, both time and financial. It allows your team to experience a smooth transition while still focusing on your main objectives. Some of these benefits include:
With the growing demands of our industry and roles, our connectivity is what drives our success. When that connectivity, to our essential workplace tools, is simplified through automatic updates, a reduction in resources behind the scenes, and streamlined efficiency, our objectives are clearly more attainable.
Moving to a licensed hosting SaaS environment makes all the sense in the world for organizations that are interested in keeping things simple. Whether you're on our latest release, or on a previous version, you have the ability to make the move. And we're here to help.
If you're interested in learning more about making the move to the PINNACLE hosted solution, view our Licensed Hosted brochure or view our on-demand Top 5 Reasons to Explore PINNACLE's Licensed Hosted SaaS Solution session.
Source: https://www.salesforce.com/uk/blog/2015/11/why-move-to-the-cloud-10-benefits-of-cloud-computing.html
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Yesterday, House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) said that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is the "best thing that's happened to the Pentagon in 25 years." He said, "Let's not take the problems in Iraq, the tough fight that we're in there and blame it on anyone."
Today on MSNBC, Boehner stood by his effusive praise for Rumsfeld. Asked whether he really believes Rumsfeld is the best the military has had in 25 years, Boehner said, "I think he's done a marvelous job."
Watch it:
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In another appearance this morning on Fox News, Boehner repeated, "Let's not take the difficulty we see in Iraq and blame it on Rumsfeld or anyone else."
Full transcript:
O'DONNELL: Let me ask you about how to win and what the strategy should be to win. You have a number of candidates, Sen. Mike DeWine in Ohio who says Secretary Rumsfeld should resign. You have Anne Northrup, a congresswoman, who says he should resign. Congressman Shays in Connecticut, a Republican, Congressman Steele — he isn't a congressman, he is running for the Senate — he says Rumsfeld wouldn't be my secretary of defense. And yesterday you said Secretary Rumsfeld is the best thing that has happened to the military in 25 years. Why?
BOEHNER: When you look at the transformation that has occured over at the Pentagon, a lighter, quicker force, it would not have happened without the leadership of Donald Rumsfeld.
O'DONNELL: What about the management of the war in iraq?
BOEHNER: The management of the war in Iraq is being handled by the generals on the ground. Gens. Casey and Abizaid are doing the best they can given the situation. You understand that the terrorists coming out of al Qaeda have made Iraq the central focus in their war with us, and they're also out there stirring up sectarian violence. This is the central front, and to blame it on Rumsfeld —
O'DONNELL: But the best the military has had in 25 years?
BOEHNER: I think he's done a marvelous job.


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Finding strength from others
December 27, 2011
The ugly truth about breast cancer is not an easy one to share, but it is an important mission that many beautiful women take seriously.
Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall, whose struggle with breast cancer began in 2010 and ended with her death last week at age 28, allowed a photographer to document her physical transformation during treatment.
"I hate to see photos in which I come out ugly. … But you know what? Nobody ever said cancer is pretty or that I should look like Miss Venezuela when I have cancer," Ekvall said during an interview last year with El Nacional, a Venezuelan newspaper.
The photos published in Ekvall's book, Fuera de Foco ("Out of Focus"), showed how treatment can turn a gorgeous, strong woman into a fragile, ghostly figure.
"It's painful to look at yourself in the mirror," she said during an interview with the Guardian in February. "Your face gets swollen. You lose every single hair on your body — your eyebrows, your eyelashes. You become some weird animal."
The third runner-up of the 2001 Miss Universe pageant, who also worked as a news anchor, wanted to motivate women to get mammograms. She said in numerous interviews that she wanted women to spend less money and time on their appearance and more on their health. Yes, shoe addicts, she was talking to us.
In another effort to raise awareness, Katie Huttlestone, a literature student in England, posted a video on YouTube earlier this year titled "Breast Cancer at 21." Chemo had not touched her beauty yet. Her skin was flawless and her shoulder-length orangy-red hair made her blue eyes glimmer.
"I cried. I was in shock. I thought I was dreaming," Huttlestone said about the day she found out she had cancer. She added that she was concerned "because in young women breast cancer is more aggressive."
As I followed Huttlestone's vlog, I related to some of her frustrations: "Some times my brain is going a little bit crazy and I am feeling anxious about what I am going to do with myself each day. I find it hard not working. I was really driven before. I really wanted to make some crazy good career for myself and be really independent, but now I find myself back home. … It's a world upside down."
Losing my breasts and having to show my chest with its scars to handsome medical students at the University of Miami has been one of the most uncomfortable experiences of my life, so I was surprised to find out there were women who had undergone bilateral mastectomies who were willing to bear it all on YouTube.
"It's not like it's my body anymore. That's why I had no problem being in these videos and showing you these scars … These are not my breasts," Michele Martineau said in her vlog. She chose to do prophilactic mastectomies at age 37, after learning she was at high risk for breast cancer.
Thousands of people watched Martineau topless, as she showed her breast reconstruction journey on her CourageIsMyStrength YouTube channel. I really identified with her struggles.
"I miss being soft, and I miss being curvy and I miss feeling feminine and I miss feeling real," said Martineau in her vlog. "It's very hard to look in the mirror every day and see what I look like."
Last week, I connected with three young women, who were recently hit with the dreadful diagnosis. Account manager at the Miami Heat Jessica LaBonte lost her mother and grandmother to breast cancer. She is sharing her diary on JustBeatItJessica.com. The delightfully irreverent Susannah Breslin, a former sex reporter for Playboy, is telling it like it is on the Pink Slipped blog for Forbes. Xeni Jardin,co-editor of Boing Boing, says Breslin saved her life by inspiring to get a "funny stiffness" in her breast checked. She live-tweeted the mammogram to her 52,350 followers @Xeni.
"Been following your story with great interest," Jardin said on a tweet directed to me @miamicrime."Your story about the motherhood issue hit home in a hard way. Same. Much empathy and wishes of strength."
My eyes filled with tears and I smiled. There is no way to describe the camaraderie one feels with women who are too young to be struggling with this merciless monster.
On Friday at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in Weston, I sat in silence with tears rolling down my cheeks. I drove there in pain from Miami Beach, because I wanted to pay my respects and honor Ekvall's memory. She was cremated in Houston, but her family and friends brought her remains to Florida, before taking them to Venezuela, where the country mourned the death of their courageous beauty queen.
Ekvall, who is survived by her husband John Fabio Bermudez and their 2-year-old daughter Miranda, was an extraordinary woman who didn't suffer in vain. For some of us, mirrors and cameras are too painful to deal with. I am glad that Ekvall and others like her have had that courage. Their images, which will live forever, make shy, tortured patients like me feel less alone.


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"Put me in, coach. No, wait, don't." – Dodecahedron Jones
September 8th, 2014 · Found Images, Humor, Jaded Brechtian Ennui, Retro, Sports
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If he keeps that up, he's going to wind up like Vince Ayala.
August 20th, 2014 · Humor, Idiots, Jaded Brechtian Ennui, Words
Who's Vince Ayala?
I don't know. But his name is forever burned in my memory because a foot-long hank of his hair (with skin attached) was hanging, like a trophy, on the wall of my 7th grade shop class, with a neatly printed little sign below it that read "DONATED BY VINCE AYALA, 1973."
It served as a warning to tie your hair back (and use safety goggles, etc.) when operating the machinery. And it worked.
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My Parents Open Carry
August 19th, 2014 · Idiots, Jaded Brechtian Ennui, Politics, Propaganda, Words, WTF
"Come join 13-year-old Brenna Strong along with her mom, Bea, and her dad, Richard, as they spend a typical Saturday running errands and having fun together. What's not so typical is that Brenna's parents lawfully open carry handguns for self-defense."
You know what else is not so typical? The hysterical reviews Amazon readers have left for this piece of, um, literature. (H/T: Marta)
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August 14th, 2014 · Food, Humor, Jaded Brechtian Ennui
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Strike a Pose
August 14th, 2014 · Found Images, Humor, Idiots, Jaded Brechtian Ennui, WTF
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall – José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros
August 14th, 2014 · Art, Found Images, Jaded Brechtian Ennui, Movies, Remixes, Sex
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Holy Shit! Is that a Lexion 570??
August 14th, 2014 · Found Images, Jaded Brechtian Ennui, Sex
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Six Months Since
August 13th, 2014 · Words
So much has changed and nothing has changed since the morning my husband last tapped on the bathroom door to say goodbye before he left for work. Since he last called me while I waited for the kids at the dentist, to check in (as he always did) to tell me he was heading for the beach.
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You're gonna need a bigger boat
August 12th, 2014 · Art, Critters, Found Images, Memes, Movies
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Shark + Surface Tension
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New breaking ad campaign from RKCR Y&R London for the 2015 Poppy Appeal. The 2015 Poppy Appeal campaign recreates portraits of First ...
New breaking ad campaign from RKCR Y&R London for the 2015 Poppy Appeal. The 2015 Poppy Appeal campaign recreates portraits of First World War soldiers to remind the nation that both veterans of the past, and those of today, need to be remembered.
To create the work, modern servicemen were photographed by Tom Reeves in the world's oldest running photography studio. The images were captured using the exact same camera, technique, and hand-painted background as Tom's grandfather, Benjamin Reeves, used to photograph First World War soldiers in 1915.
The photographic series will also be exhibited at the British National Media Museum.
The video takes us behind the scenes of The Royal British Legion's 2015 Poppy Appeal campaign to rediscover the story of the poppy and how it is a symbol of both Remembrance and hope.
It is a symbol of Remembrance as it is worn to remind people of the cost of conflict and those who are fallen. But it is also a symbol of hope for those who need support.
When you wear your Royal British Legion poppy it helps to support thousands of modern veterans, Service men, women and their families, just like Alan, Corie and Linda.
Creative Credits:
Advertised brand: The Royal British Legion
Advert title(s): The Story Behind the Poppy
Advertising Agency: RKCR Y&R London
Agency website: http://www.rkcryr.com/#!/work
Creative Director: Psembi Kinstan
Art Director: Alex Bamford
Copywriter: Psembi Kinstan
Photographer: Tom Reeves
Read more and images: http://psembi.com/The-Story-Behind-The-Poppy


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If you haven't had a chance to see the beautiful Holiday House in Water Mill this year, here's a look at what you're missing! There are so many gorgeous and amazing rooms on display. These photos from my recent visit are only a glimpse into what the Holiday House Hamptons has to offer.
The Holiday House is a designer showhouse dedicated to providing funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, a worthy cause. The design spaces are each themed around a special moment in life or a holiday that inspires the designer.
I encourage you to spend an afternoon exploring the rooms. I'm sure you will take away some great design ideas for your interiors.
I recommend checking out the garage by Barbara Ostrom, and upstairs take a look at the room by Melanie Roy! A fun surprise is the tennis court on the roof – a concept that I found very unique and original!


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Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas Are Married
30 Rock star Alec Baldwin married the yoga instructor, who's 25 years his junior, in NYC
Alec Baldwin
is a married man again! The 30 Rock star, 54, wed 28-year-old yoga instructor Hilaria
Thomas at the St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York on Saturday (30 June).
The Catholic ceremony, performed by Reverend George Deas, also included
readings in Spanish in recognition of Hilaria's upbringing in Spain.
The bride wore a silk magnolia
trumpet Amsale gown with cap sleeves and a keyhole back neckline accented with
crystal buttons while the groom wore Tom Ford.
Alec's close
pal Matthew Hiltzik confirmed the wedding news telling People magazine,
"Hilaria Thomas and Alec Baldwin were married this evening at St.
Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York City with family and friends sharing in the
joy of the occasion."
included Alec's actor brothers Stephen and Billy, his daughter Ireland, his 30
Rock co-star Tina Fey, Woody Allen and Mariska Hargitay.
The wedding celebrations continued at a reception at New York University's
Kimmel Center.
Details of
the couple's nuptials were kept a secret right up until the big day, with the
groom's brother Stephen Baldwin telling the New York Post earlier this week,
"I'm going. I haven't been told the location yet. That's about all I can
say, because he (Alec) can still kick my butt."
In the days leading up to the wedding,
the bride shared her happiness on Twitter. "Being a bride is stressful....
ayyyyyyy," Hilaria tweeted on 28 June.
On 29 June she
wrote, "If I buy one bride magazine, which should it be?". Finally, a
day before the wedding on Friday, she thanked the exercise program Physique57
for "making me bride ready, physically and mentally!"
This is Alec's
second marriage. In 1993, he married Kim Basinger, the mother of teenager
Ireland, but they divorced in 2002.


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Issue 49 is well on target and will be announced in the coming days (I hope!). The interviews are now all in and we're just formatting the pages (cut n paste to you old school zinesters out there!). Full content details to come very soon…
We are really proud to announce that the issue will have an interview with Turbulent Hearts. The three piece LA rock n roll punk bans are in the UK later this month for a run of shows that includes Rebellion. Fronted by Suzi Moon who was part of the incredible Civet, we loved this lot at Lights Go Out HQ and it's so cool we can put them into the pages of the zine.
Full details on what you can expect to come soon. But for those regular readers who are of course aware of "Gadgie @ The Flicks" – the movie column by the legendary Marv Gadgie, we are pleased to announce that we have not one, but two Gadgie family members in the next issue! Marv's daughter, Charlie has very kindly submitted her artwork for the front cover of the zine, exciting stuff! It looks amazing and we can't wait for you all to see it!
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This page contains links to some papers produced during the academic year of 2004-2005. It is our intention to regularly update this page, so if you know of any new links/references please let us know. Also, this year turned out to be even more interdisciplinary than usual, and many papers are hard to classify within "complexity", "algorithms" or "combinatorial" categories. Thus, unlike previous years, we even do not attempt such a classification. We still try, however, to identify a few topics on which the communication between the program's residents was particularly intense. All other papers are listed alphabetically.
Derandomization, Pseudo-Randomness and Applications
- B. Barak, G. Kindler, R. Shaltiel, B. Sudakov, A. Wigderson, Simulating Independence: New Constructions of Condensers, Ramsey Graphs, Dispersers, and Extractors, Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on the Theory of Computing, 2005, pages 1-10
- R. Gradwohl, G. Kindler, O. Reingold, A. Ta-Shma, On the Error Parameter of Dispersers, Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Randomization and Computation (RANDOM 2005), pages 294-305
TCS/DM Methods in Statystical Mechanics
- D. Galvin, Slow Mixing of Local Dynamics for 3-Colourings on Regular Bipartite Graphs
- D. Galvin, Bounding the Partition Function of Spin Systems, Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 13(1): R72, 2006
- D. Galvin, P. Tetali, Slow Mixing of Glauber Dynamics for the Hard-Core Model on Regular Bipartite Graphs, Random Structures and Algorithms, 28: 427-443, 2006
- F. Martinelli, A. Sinclair, D. Weitz, Fast Mixing for Independent Sets, Colorings and Other Model on Trees, Random Structures and Algorithms, 31: 134-172, 2007
- D. Weitz, Combinatorial Criteria for Uniqueness of Gibbs Measures, Random Structures and Algorithms, 27(4): 445-475, 2005
- D. Weitz, Counting down the tree
Grothendieck-Type Inequalities
- N. Alon, K. Makarychev, Y. Makarychev, A. Naor, Quadratic Forms on Graphs, Inventiones Mathematicae, 163: 499-522, 2006
- S. Arora, E. Berger, E. Hazan, G. Kindler, S. Safra, On Non-Approximability for Quadratic Programs, Proceedings of the 46th Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, 2005, pages 206-215
Other papers
- S. Aaronson, Oracles Are Subtle But Not Malicious, Proceedings of the 21st Annual IEEE Conference on Computational Complexity, 2006, pages 261-273
- S. Aaronson, NP-complete Problems and Physical Reality, ACM SIGACT News, 36(1): 30-52, 2005
- S. Aaronson, Quantum Computing, Postselection, and Probabilistic Polynomial-Time, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 461(2063): 3473-3482, 2005
- S. Aaronson, The Complexity of Agreement, Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on the Theory of Computing, 2005, pages 634-643
- R. Aharoni, E. Berger, Menger's Theorem for Infinite Graphs
- R. Aharoni, E. Berger, The Intersection of a Matroid and a Simplicial Complex, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, 358(11): 4895-4917, 2006
- M. Alekhnovich, S. Arora, I. Tourlakis, Towards Strong Nonapproximability Results in the Lovasz-Schrijver Hierarchy, Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on the Theory of Computing, 2005, pages 294-303
- M. Alekhnovich, A. Borodin, J. Buresh-Oppenheim, R. Impagliazzo, A. Magen, T. Pitassi, Toward a Model for Backtracking and Dynamic Programming, Proceedings of the 20th Annual IEEE Conference on Computational Complexity, 2005, pages 308-322
- M. Alekhnovich, S. Khot, G. Kindler, N. Vishnoi, Hardness of Approximating the Closest Vector Problem with Pre-Processing, Proceedings of the 46th Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, 2005, pages 216-225
- M. Alekhnovich, S. Khot, T. Pitassi, Inapproximability of Fixed Parameter Problems
- N. Alon, Ranking Tournaments, SIAM J. on Discrete Mathematics, 20: 137-142, 2006
- N. Alon, B. Bollobas, A. Gyarfas, J. Lehel, A. Scott, Maximum Directed Cuts in Acyclic Digraphs, Journal of Graph Theory, 55: 1-13, 2007
- N. Alon, E. Fisher, I. Newman, Testing of Bipartite Graph Properties, SIAM Journal on Computing, 37: 959-976, 2007
- N. Alon, M. Krivelevich, J. Spencer, T. Szabo, Discrepancy Games, The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 12:R51, 2005
- N. Alon, M. Krivelevich, B. Sudakov, Embedding Nearly-Spanning Bounded Degree Trees, Combinatorica, 27: 629-644, 2007
- N. Alon, I. Newman, A. Shen, G. Tardos, N. Vereshchagin, Partitioning Multi-Dimensional Sets in a Small Number of Uniform Parts, European Journal of Combinatorics, 28:134-144, 2007
- N. Alon, R. Radoicic, B. Sudakov, J. Vondrak, A Ramsey-Type Result for the Hypercube, Journal of Graph Theory, 53: 196-208, 2006
- N. Alon, A. Shapira, A Characterization of the (natural) Graph Properties Testable with One-Sided Error, , SIAM Journal on Computing, 37: 1703-1727, 2008
- N. Alon, A. Shapira, B. Sudakov, Additive Approximation for Edge-Deletion Problems, Proceedings of the 46th Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, 2005, pages 419-428
- B. Barak, R. Canetti, J. Lindell, R. Pass, T. Rabin, Secure Computation Without Authentication, Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Cryptology Conference (CRYPTO 2005), pages 361-377
- B. Barak, S. Halevi, A Model and an Architecture for Pseudo-Random Generation and Applications to /dev/random, Proceedings of the 12th ACM Conference on Computing and Communication Security, 2005, pages 203-212
- B. Barak, A. Sahai, How to Play Almost Any Mental Game Over the Net - Concurrent Composition Using Super-Polynomial Simulation, Proceedings of the 46th Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, 2005, pages 543-552
- P. Beame, T. Pitassi, N. Segerlind, A. Wigderson, A Strong Direct Product Theorem for Corruption and the Multiparty NOF Communication Complexity of Set Disjointness, Computational Complexity, 15(4): 391-432, 2006
- E. Berger, R. Ziv, A Note on the Cover Number and Independence Number in Hypergraphs
- F. Bonomo, M. Chudnovsky, G. Duran, Partial Characterizations of Clique-Perfect Graphs I: Subclasses of Claw-Free Graphs, Discrete Applied Mathematics, 156(7): 1058-1082, 2008
- F. Bonomo, M. Chudnovsky, G. Duran, Partial Characterizations of Clique-Perfect Graphs II: Diamond-Free and Helly Circular-Arc Graphs
- M. Chudnovsky, W. Cunningham, J. Geelen, An Algorithm for Packing Non-Zero A-paths in Group-Labeled Graphs
- M. Chudnovsky, Alexandra Ovetsky, Coloring Quasi-Line Graphs, Journal of Graph Theory, 54(1): 41-50, 2007
- N. Goyal, G. Kindler, M. Saks, Lower Bounds for the Noisy Broadcast Problem, Proceedings of the 46th Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, 2005, pages 40-49
- A. Razborov, On the Minimal Density of Triangles in Graphs
- A. Wigderson, D. Xiao, A Randomness-Efficient Sampler for Matrix-Valued Functions and Applications, Proceedings of the 46th Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, 2005, pages 397-406


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SILVER LAKE - Several new projects that will benefit the community are either underway or about to begin installation near the Silver Lake Recreation Center and Reservoir Complex, Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell announced today.
The following projects are taking shape in the area:
- The Department of Recreation & Parks will begin installation to replace the chain link fence at the Silver Lake Dog Park, with a new vinyl-coated fence along Silver Lake Boulevard. Both small and large dog parks will be temporarily closed to allow crews to regrade the dirt along the border and complete the installation. Construction will take place from January 15th to January 26th. Please remember: Dogs are not allowed in other areas of the park at any time.
- The Councilmember funded a new pedestrian-activated warning beacon (a flashing yellow light for vehicular traffic in both directions) next to the Silver Lake Recreation Center at Silver Lake Boulevard and Van Pelt Place. This dangerous stretch of road will now be safer for residents who want to access the dog park, as well as the soon to open South Dam walking path (more info below). Construction should wrap up by the end of the month, and should be activated in the coming weeks.
- Working with local residents, City Plants, the Los Angeles Beautification Team, and the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, the Council office will fund the planting of 30 Chinese Flame Trees and African Sumac along West Silver Lake Drive. The Council office received requests from nearby residents to plant the trees to provide much needed shade along the walking path. The trees will be planted later this month to take advantage of the remainder of the rainy season.
- The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will open the South Dam of the Silver Lake Reservoir. This will provide greater access to the facility, enhance the pedestrian experience at the complex, and allow park-goers to have closer access to the water which is something the community has desired for a long time. The Council office and LADWP will host a community celebration and grand opening for the pedestrian access on February 10.
While there is a temporary inconvenience on some of these projects, especially the dog park improvements, Councilmember O'Farrell says the area will re-emerge vastly improved.
"The Silver Lake Reservoir and Recreation Center are special gathering places, and I am thrilled to partner with the community on enhancements in the area," said Councilmember O'Farrell. "The work taking place over the next several weeks will improve safety, accessibility, and help green the area and clear the air we breathe. These are all things I have fought for during my time in office, and I will continue to do so on your behalf in the years ahead."
More information on the Grand Opening of the South Dam will be announced in the coming weeks.


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Macro Lager
- Country: Thailand
- Style: American Adjunct Lager
- Serving Type: 330ml Bottle
- Price: Inexpensive
Chang have only recently begun to challenge Singha both at home and abroad. The beer rose to international fame in 2004 when they became the front of shirt sponsor for English soccer team, Everton. I've had this beer quite a few times and normally end up very drunk so I can't really remember what it tastes like, it might be time to find out (again!).
When you crack the top off there is a beautiful hiss of carbonation escaping. The pour is a nice golden yellow colour with plent of carbonation rising to a fast disipating brilliant white head. The head has rather large bubbles throughout it and is gone less than a minute after pouring. In it's natural environment this wouldn't be a problem as it's so hot and humid in Thailand that the beer would all be gone by then!
The nose is very light, there's hardly anything there at all like almost any South East Asian lager I've ever had. The overall aroma is slightly sweet with some very faint grassy hops towards the back end. As I say with almost every tropical lager, as long as the beer doesn't smell offensive then the nose is fine. So by that scale Chang is a fine smelling beer.
Lager connoiseurs stop reading now, this isn't the beer for you! This beer is designed to quench thirsts in disgustingly humid weather not be a technically perfect or interesting lager. Much like the nose it's a very simple beer, with flavours of mostly sweet grain and just a hint of bitter grassy hops at the end of the palate. The finish is crisp and dry and very refreshing.
Chang is best described by the last word of the previous paragraph: refreshing. The beer pairs very nicely with spicy thai food and would make a good session beer. It has a tongue tingling amount of carbonation, which some would say is a little over the top. I also sampled Thailand's most sold beer, Singha, in the same sitting and have to say that it is a far superior beer. If I had to recommend a Thai beer it would be Singha, still Chang is very drinkable and cheap so wouldn't be your worst option...
Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!


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Food, Health, and Eco-news
Omega-3s, Vitamin D, and More
Fresh from the cool sea
to restore body and mind
nature's healer comes
– Original Haiku by "Vital Choices"
reader Ginny Eash
Omega-3s and Human Health
Fish—especially fatty fish like wild Salmon, Tuna, Sardines, and Sablefish—are the only abundant food sources of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids known as EPA and DHA.
Fish—especially fatty fish like wild Salmon, Tuna, Sardines, and Sablefish—are the only abundant food sources of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids known as EPA and DHA.
The results of countless studies indicate that these vital food factors promote optimal health. (The short-chain omega-3s in plant foods are not as beneficial as the omega-3s in seafood... to learn why, click here.)
The American Heart Association (AHA) says that the ways in which omega-3s reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease are still being studied, and that research shows that omega-3s have the following effects:
- Decrease the risk of arrythmias, which can lead to sudden death
- Decrease triglyceride (blood fat) levels
- Decrease growth rate of atherosclerotic (arterial) plaque
- Lower blood pressure (slightly)
- People without documented coronary heart disease: Enjoy two servings of fish per week.
- Patients with diagnosed coronary heart disease: Consume 1,000 mg (1 gm) of omega-3s daily, preferably from fatty fish or fish oil supplements.
- Patients who need to lower triglycerides: Take 2 to 4 gm of omega-3s daily.
- Patients taking more than 3 gm of omega-3s per day from fish oil capsules should do so only under a physician's guidance.
Excess intake of omega-6 fats can blunt the benefits of omega-3s
The health benefits of dietary omega-3s are blunted when diets are high in omega-6 fatty acids, because both kinds of fat comp0ete for absorption through the same metabolic pathway.
The health benefits of dietary omega-3s are blunted when diets are high in omega-6 fatty acids, because both kinds of fat comp0ete for absorption through the same metabolic pathway.
Omega-6 fatty acids predominate in the most comonly used vegetable oils (corn, safflower, soy, canola, cottonseed), the packaged and restaurant foods made with these oils, and livestock or farmed fish raised on feed that is naturally high in omega-6s (corn, soy, etc.).
The ratio of omega-6 fats to omega-3 fats in the American diet has risen drastically since the 1800's, due to changes in eating patterns, and is now 20 to one or higher, versus the nearly equal ratio (about two or three to one) typical of ancient humans and modern hunter-gatherer societies.
Recent research ties this "omega imbalance" to increased risk of cancer, dementia, and diabetes, and to autoimmune disorders.
To see the ratio of omega-3s to omega-6 fatty acids in various foods, click here.
See the Vital Choice White Paper for a detailed summary of research on omega-3s. You can also visit our newsletter archive and search for articles by health condition (e.g., "heart", "diabetes", "brain").
Vitamin D (and more) from Ocean Fish
- VITAMIN D—Wild salmon, albacore tuna, sardines, and mackerel are the richest food sources of vitamin D, which possesses critical bone-building and anti-cancer properties. To see the vitamin D content of various fish species, click here. For more information on this overlooked nutrient, go to our news archive and search for "vitamin D."
- ASTAXANTHIN—Wild salmon gets its characteristic red-orange color from astaxanthin... a powerful carotene-class antioxidant.
- SELENIUM—Almost all ocean fish (including the species we sell) are rich in selenium. This elemental mineral is an essential component of key enzymes critical to the body's internal antioxidant network (e.g., glutathione peroxidase). Selenium also binds to and substantially detoxifies the mercury in ocean fish, which is why children and adults from cultures that eat large amounts of seafood show no signs of mercury toxicity. (Fresh-water fish are generally not rich in selenium.)
The subject of fish safety is plagued by exaggeration, imbalance, and distortion. We sell only exceptionally pure wild seafood that's naturally low in mercury and manmade pollutants (For more on this, visit our Purity page).
But the preponderance of published research suggests very strongly that the well-documented developmental and preventive rewards of fish-rich diets outweigh the minuscule, hypothetical risks to adult, child, or fetal health.
For more on this topic, see "Seafood: Weighing the Risks and Benefits," "'More-Fish-for-Moms' Report Affirmed," "Mothers and Kids Urged to Eat More Fish," "Findings Verify Safety and Value of Higher Maternal Fish Intake," "Fight Over Mercury Risks Muddied by Bad Science," and "Mercury-Fighting Mineral in Fish Overlooked."
Notable Quotes
Here's what some experts say about the importance of diet and omega-3 fatty acids to your health:
"Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids can stop arrhythmia before it triggers sudden death from heart attacks. That makes fish such as salmon as potentially potent as any high tech heart drug and considerably cheaper to stock up on." –Dr. Alexander Leaf, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University"Omega-3 fatty acids have so many biological roles because they are a primary element of health for virtually every cell and organ system in the body. Along with their partners, the omega-6 fatty acids, they keep our bodies in balance, modulating such basic physiological functions as inflammation, cell signaling, blood pressure, immune response, and the electrical excitability of heart and brain cells." –Andrew Stoll, Faculty, Harvard Medical School"By far, the best type of omega-3 fats are those found in fish. That's because the omega-3 in fish is high in two fatty acids crucial to human health, DHA and EPA. These two fatty acids are pivotal in preventing heart disease, cancer, and many other diseases. The human brain is also highly dependent on DHA, and maintaining high DHA levels can help deter depression, schizophrenia, memory loss, and Alzheimer's. Omega-3 is also very important for pregnant women and children, as researchers are now also linking inadequate intake of omega-3 to premature birth and low birth weight, and to hyperactivity in children." –Joseph Mercola, D.O., founder/director, The Optimal Wellness Center"My anti-aging patients often start out eating fish two to three times a week. When they see how quickly their skin improves, they are quick to increase their intake to five to seven fish meals a week." –Nicholas Perricone, M.D., author of The Wrinkle Cure, The Perricone Prescription, The Acne Cure
Health and Wellness Resources Dietary Supplements (vitamins, minerals, nutrients, herbs, nutraceuticals)
For full omega-3 information, also consult the sources below, our Omega-3s White Paper, and our searchable newsletter archive.
- MedLinePlus: all supplements and herbs (Natural Standard Research Collaboration)
- Essential Fatty Acids in Health and Chronic Disease (Artemis P. Simopoulos, MD)
- Understanding Omega-3s (Reprinted from the Washington Post)
Omega 3s and Cardiac Disease
Ask DrSears.com ("America's Pediatrician")
Mental Health
American Psychiatric Association 2006 finding on omega-3s for depression and mood disorders
Clinical potential of omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of schizophrenia
General Health
American Heart Association A comprehensive overview of fish oil and omega-3 fatty acids from a source you can trust.Ask Dr. Weil A wonderfully rich website with advice, healthy recipes and answers to hundreds of health related questions from Dr. Andrew Weil, one of America's most respected health and wellness experts.Weil Foundation All proceeds from Dr. Weil's website and newsletter go to support this non-profit organization which promotes optimal health and wellness through a holistic "integrative" approach.Mertcola.com One of the world's most visited health sites. Founded, directed and edited by Dr. Joseph Mercola, an internationally renowned physician trained in both natural and conventional medicine and author of The No-Grain Diet. Mercola.com is known for its incredible depth of information on proper diet and nutrition for fighting and preventing disease, losing weight, and living longer.DrNorthrup.com Christiane Northrup, M.D, is internationally known for her visionary, empowering approach to women's health and wellness. As a practicing physician for over 20 years, Dr. Northrup is a leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body, as well as the powerful role of the human spirit in creating health.USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center Excellent resource providing RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) and DRI (Daily Recommended Intake) and for dietary nutrients.HealingWell.com A thriving community and information resource for patients, caregivers, and families coping with diseases, disorders and chronic illness. Intended to help people on their way to "healing well" by offering health resources and interactive tools that enable patient's to take control of their illness and start the healing process.Intellihealth Aetna Insurance site with information from Harvard Medical School's Information Servicewww.health.gov A portal to the Web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal departments and agencies.Web Md Comprehensive health website.
NOTE: The statements on this Web site have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and are not intended to treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Information on this site is provided for informational purposes. Consult a health care professional in regard to the personal use of any health-related products, especially if you have any existing medical condition.