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Last month the Brewers Association launched a new PR campaign promoting beer education.
Beer The Beautiful Truth's goal is simple – "to bust myths and communicate nutritional facts about beer". The campaign has several components. The first stage is a new beer information website, and new nutritional labelling on a selected range of Lion and DB brands as "99% Sugar Free".
Later stages will introduce a group of Beer The Beautiful Truth official spokesmodels, including Neil Miller, Beer Writer of the Year 2014.
Busting myths and providing information is laudable. But independent brewers say the campaign's launch was secretive and sneaky, and accuse BTBT of being anti-craft beer.
Campaign organiser the Brewers Association has just two members in New Zealand – Lion and DB. BTBT's New Zealand launch follows Lion's launch of BTBT in Australia in 2015.
The Association launched BTBT on Friday 24 February, with a media release and a simultaneous email to independent brewers inviting them to become involved. But many small brewers felt caught out by the surprise launch, and question the Association's motives and messages.
"There was no consultation, it's railroading us basically", says Invercargill Brewery's Steve Nally. "I don't see any value in it for me as a brewer. It's purely a marketing campaign. The whole idea of saying beer is 99% sugar free is just an absolute joke."
Kereru Brewing's Chris Mills: "My immediate response is that it looks like an anti-craft brewing marketing campaign. It's too early to tell how this will affect my business but I'm certain we will get queries from the public and we will have to prepare an explanation as to how we see it – it's a marketing campaign created by the larger brewers to potentially disadvantage smaller independent businesses like ourselves."
"If they were being genuine about wanting to counter the sway towards wine and spirits and the decline in the total volume of drinking, then I'd have thought they'd be more genuine, consult with other brewers first, and tell us they are wanting to lift the profile of beer," says Mike's Organic Brewery owner Ron Trigg.
"We can't argue with the fact that what we are selling is 90-something percent water and as a result we need to hold the value up and sell at a decent margin. They on the other hand are saying, 'What do you want to pay that extra money for a craft beer for? A bit of sugar?' It's just bad news all round but we should at least listen to what they want to say."
Epic Brewing's Luke Nicholas told Beertown.NZ he was caught out by the launch. "The industry didn't know before the media knew, so how could we engage or comment? Essentially it's a campaign to improve the image of big breweries' beers. I can't see much upside for small independent brewers to get behind it."
Brewers question the relevance of the 99% sugar-free threshold. For a beer to meet this threshold it must be highly fermented with few residual malt sugars, and consequently little flavour. Brewers believe the threshold is set to exclude most craft beer from the BTBT campaign. Luke Nicholas believes the 99% sugar-free status actually defines bad beer and bad drinking habits.
"People that drink craft beer are doing it for the flavour. They're not the people who sit down and drink a 24-pack. That's the problem with mainstream beers – you can sit down and drink 24 beers because it is 99% sugar-free and it's essentially like drinking water. Big flavours slow you down, but mainstream beer has no flavour so you can drink heaps of it and they can sell you more.
"If craft brewers got their beer tested, pretty much none would come out at 99% sugar free. Craft brewers aren't going to have beer that is fermented as dry as the big breweries' because they don't want to lose that flavour."
Chris Mills says, "Generally body and mouthfeel comes from complex sugars, and it would be surprising if most of the craft beers in New Zealand would fit into the category of 99% sugar-free."
For this reason it seem unlikely that many independently brewed beers will qualify for the BTBT labelling or a listing as a Beautiful Beer on the BTBT website (at $1000 a year).
Independent brewers also pointing out the costs will fall heaviest on small brewers with a broad product range. "It very much favours larger breweries that produce consistent volumes of lighter, lower bodied beers and who have substantial budgets to run the analysis," says Chris Mills.
Luke Nicholas: "My concern is that this will start out voluntary and then maybe three years down the track it will be mandatory. I don't know if that's the intention, but it's an opportunity for large producers to put pressure on small brewers."
This puts the Brewers Guild in a difficult spot. The Brewers Guild is a larger organisation than the Brewers Association. It includes (Association members) Lion and DB, but the majority of Guild members are independent craft brewers, and many have been calling on the Guild to unambiguously oppose BTBT. Both Invercargill Brewing and Kereru have announced they will drop their Guild membership over the issue, and other members are awaiting the Guild's response before deciding whether to remain.
Guild president Emma McCashin says the Guild executive was aware of BTBT before it launched, and at this stage the Guild does not have a position on the campaign. Its executive is meeting tomorrow morning to discuss BTBT and its members' reactions.
Brewers Association external relations executive director Kevin Sinnott told Beertown.NZ he is surprised at the negative response. "We've been approached by a number of independent craft brewers who are keen to be part of the campaign. No one involved directly with a brewery has contacted the Brewers Association with any negative comments."
Kevin says the campaign is driven by a demand from the public and regulators for more information about what is in our beer. Last month the Association commissioned Colmar Brunton research, which found 75% of Kiwis want to know about the nutritional value of their beer – the survey did not ask about wine, spirits or RTDs. At the same time, Fairfax ran this article Why doesn't alcohol feature nutritional information on labels?
"We know the public want more information and the Government is already moving in that direction", says Kevin. "We expect that within a year or two there will be voluntary guidelines for nutrition labelling (on alcoholic beverages). We know this is coming and we want to get ahead of it and get consumers to rethink the beer category. That will benefit every brewery."
Kevin argues that if the two largest brewers choose to provide nutritional labelling voluntarily, it will reduce pressure on other brewers to make it compulsory. He also urges any independent brewers with questions or criticisms to contact him directly.
"We welcome the discussion, and we welcome a re-evaluation of what's in beer, because we know the general public have misconceptions about beer being an unhealthy drink."
We asked, with years of industry domination, just how did the Association's two members let these misconceptions spread?
"That's a very good question. I guess all I can say is we've recognised there are misconceptions and that we are not giving consumers what they need when they decide whether to have a beer or not. Regardless of who is involved in this campaign, we believe the whole category will benefit because people will think again about beer."


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It's late, I'm tired, and I have to get up at stupid o'clock for work, but I need to get down what happened today before I start forgetting bits of it.
I've recently met someone who has blown me away with their perspective on life.
In my eyes, he's had more than his share of bad luck. Among other things, he lost his daughter and wife (the one great love of his life) in a terrible car accident several years ago. Right now he's going through daily radiotherapy. If anyone has a reason to be angry at the world, it's him.
We were talking today about life, racism, rudeness, etc., and I remarked that people are just a bit shit.
His reply blew me away:
"People are amazing! They do wonderful things every day. They hold doors open for you. They let you out at busy junctions. They jump out of their cars to help you push start yours. Everywhere you look, people are doing wonderfully kind things for each other. The world's an amazing place if you remember the little things are important too."
I'm not ashamed to say I had tears in my eyes. I felt completely humbled: here was a man who has been dealt so many bad hands, but he had the ability to see past that. To see wonder everywhere.


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Winter of Darkness Part II: the scene moves to deepest Cornwall, in the frigid grip of February. I'm standing in a primeval forest by a tidal river. Above me crows wheel and screech in alarm at the sound emanating from the stone walls of an ancient sawmill. It's the sound of some demonic machine, incredibly loud, a circular pounding and pulverizing that echoes around the glade and dies in the gnarled bark of the trees.
It's the sound of Swans having a run-through of their song New Mind.
At this point the band had 5 members. Michael Gira and Jarboe were joined by longtime guitarist Norm Westberg, with Al Kizys on bass and Theo Parsons on drums. These guys could kick up a racket like no other, but as this album demonstrates, they could also be pastoral as all get out. Together with the Skin material that was later included, this work represents the full flowering of the Gira/ Jarboe creative partnership.
Real Love may well be my favourite of all the songs I've recorded. The title track sung by Jarboe still gives me chills, as does much of the album to be honest. I fell into a bit of a depression after it was done; I think I knew I'd probably never work on anything quite as good again.
Al, Norm and Theo were fun loving guys who liked a drink. One night we took the studio boat (no road went there) down to the local pub at Fowey and got good and plastered. Then we took it out on the ocean waves, soon realizing even in our stupor that death was imminent. Somehow we got the boat back to harbour and up the river, where we crashed it into a buoy.


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Next, one selects a gossamer (i.e. delicate, light, or flimsy wings) Style to reflect ones mindset, with an Attitude expression that powers the message to float to its destination. That Style is like a fine film of cobwebs seen floating in the air from Gossamer wings bearing profound reflections on them. Out of this derived Style, framing the Contents, flows the ingredients' aura. When all are properly fit together, one is provided with Options pertaining to producing an unexpected, stupendous, and novel product. Such Preparation for Styles is to "Feel it"–noting accurately and in minuteness of detail–all that is "Felt". To imitate the exquisite work ethic of historical Masters, who verbally paint Stylish pictures, is to realize every real part is vital to the whole. Select language of the people which will convey precise and accurate ideas in most explicit and direct designs, hiding nothing. Put all in order by having everything in its place and a place for everything. Try to compress as much thought as possible into as few, simple, and plain words that will hit targeted Receivers' "Heart" bull's eyes. Keep reviewing what is to be conveyed so as to have the very least, if any, ambiguity in any statement and to avoid leaving Receivers' minds in suspense. Similarly, the order of the events are to remain unchanged; the arrangements are presented according to the surging change of events; and each event is to be recorded in its proper time. Everything significant about ones topic must be listed, for the neglect of one thing for a critical Listener may be the missing link blocking all understanding.
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Julie Delpy Apologizes for Hollywood Diversity Comments
Julie Delpy has apologized for comments she made at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on Friday (January 22) about women having a harder time in the industry than any other group.
The 46-year-old Before Sunset actress had commented to The Wrap, "It's funny – women can't talk. I sometimes wish I were African-American, because people don't bash them afterward… It's the hardest to be a woman."
Julie apologized in a statement to Entertainment Weekly, saying, "I'm very sorry for how I expressed myself. It was never meant to diminish the injustice done to African American artists or to any other people that struggle for equal opportunities and rights, on the contrary. All I was trying to do is to address the issues of inequality of opportunity in the industry for women as well (as I am a woman). I never intended to underestimate anyone else's struggle!"
Julie continued, "We should stay alert and united and support each other to change this unfair reality and don't let anyone sabotage our common efforts by distorting the truth. Again I'm so sorry for this unfortunate misunderstanding, people who know me, know very well that I can't stand inequality and injustice of any kind."


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Don't be surprised if the little antique shop you visit occasionally issues you a loyalty card.
A study by BIA/Kelsey and Manta reports that small businesses now spend more than half their time and budget on existing customers, recognizing that it can be up to 10 times more costly to acquire a new customer. In addition, a repeat customer spends 67 percent more than a new one.
The findings are in contrast to a 2012 BIA/Kelsey study that found that small businesses focused on customer acquisition, spending only 6 percent on customer retention.
Social media plays a part in this as more and more businesses use Facebook and email marketing to stay in touch with customers.
One of the findings of the study: a 5 percent increase in customer retention can lead to a 25 percent to 100 percent increase in profit for the business.


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Quebec reports 50 more COVID-19 deaths, 255 new cases
MONTREAL -- There are now 4,935 people who have died of COVID-19 in Quebec, health authorities announced Friday, as confirmed cases in the province reached 52,398.
That's up 50 from the 4,885 deaths reported Thursday; health authorities said 17 of the newly reported deaths occurred prior to May 29.
COVID-19 cases in Quebec rose 255 from the 52,143 announced a day earlier.
There are 1,030 people being treated for COVID-19 in Quebec hospitals as of Friday, down 46 from the 1,076 reported Thursday. Of those in a hospital, 131 are in intensive care, down 15 from the 146 reported 24 hours earlier.
The number of people in Quebec who have recovered from COVID-19 as of Friday is 17,764, up 428 from the 17,336 recoveries reported a day earlier.
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Quebec reported that it completed 12,490 COVID-19 tests on Friday, up 46 from the 12,444 it completed a day earlier. (Quebec reports its daily testing figures from two days prior).


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See the Edward Hopper Exhibition in Paris
15 October 2012
Edward Hopper Exhibition: See the work at the Grand Palais
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From October 10th 2012 - 28th January 2013 the Grand Palais, Galeries nationales is hosting a comprehensive showcase of Edward Hopper's work.
This retrospective exhibition covers the two main elements of his work; his formative years (1900 - 1924) and his mature years (through to 1966).
Emergence & American Realism
The formative section compares and contrasts his earlier efforts with that of his contemporaries and other Parisian influences; whilst the latter concentrates on his evolvement into what is widely considered to be the finest proponent of American Realism.
The exhibition will delve into the complex aspects of his work and analyse the contradictory ways in which his art has been interpreted over the years.
Hopper in Paris & Beyond
Hopper owes a great deal of his early development to his time spent in Paris; for a year in 1906 and shorter stays towards the end of the decade. The artist was heavily influenced by his surroundings, and by the work of Manet and Degas. The influence of Degas is particularly apparent in the originality of Hopper's angles, symmetry and his flair for poetic dramatisation.
During his stay in Paris, Hopper took up the mantel of impressionism, styling his techniques to explore harmonious balance and pleasure. Whilst back in the US he embraced the Ashcan School of which he had been a founder member. It was this collision of styles that drew out his version of American Realism and produced some of the most famous art works ever created.
How to Visit
The Galeries nationales is located just off the Champs-Elysées and is within walking distance of the the luxury Paris hotel, Hotel Balzac.
If you are looking to visit this exhibition, or any exhibition during your stay in Paris, our concierge will be happy to assist you.
Edward Hopper Exhibition
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Schneider pushes for unemployment benefits vote
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider Wednesday will push for a House vote on extending unemployment insurance benefits.
The move would require signatures from a majority of members of Congress, so the Deerfield Democrat would need at least some Republican support in GOP-controlled Congress.
Local Democrats have been pushing for an extension of benefits past the standard 26 weeks after rules allowing for longer-term benefits expired at the end of December. But Republicans point to the country's deficit and say they don't want to add to it.
"If my colleagues want to vote against the extension, I respect their right to disagree; but failing to even allow a vote goes against the very progress that families and our constituents demand," Schneider said in a statement.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican, has pushed his own version of an extension in the Senate, which would allow for five more months and make reforms he says will pay for the added benefits.
Kirk voted last month against allowing a benefit extension to move forward.
"Illinois has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, and it has been a priority of mine to find a financially responsible and commonsense way to extend unemployment benefits for those in need of them," Kirk said in a statement.
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Louis J. Budd's Our Mark Twain: The Making of His Public Personality does as its title implies; it attempts to define how Samuel Clemens created Mark Twain as well as how outside events and influences shaped the perception of that character. Therefore, the book primarily confines itself to the later part of Mark Twain's life, from the 1860s and 70s onward, when the character Mark Twain entered a state of prominence in American and even world culture. Budd's book is replete with cartoons, photographs, and replicas of posters that portray Twain as he was and Twain as he was perceived by the media at the time. As any book tackling this subject is obligated to do, Our Mark Twain goes beyond defining and exploring Twain's literary career and goes on to address the personal events in his life that shaped his behavior, the very courses of action his contemporaries used to evaluate him. Budd quotes extensively from newspaper articles and letters of Twain's time in order to give his readers an accurate representation of how the media, and in turn Americans, viewed Mark Twain over the course of his career, and the result is an informative book that accomplishes its task of conveying how Samuel Clemens and the environment and events of the time created Mark Twain.
In Chapter 1 Budd refers to the "shifting triangle formed by the effects of [Twain's] writings, the personae he tried to create in his other activities, and the image of him haphazardly constructed by the public" (10). This is the overriding pattern that would define Mark Twain in Samuel Clemens's lifetime and into the future. Budd's first chapter examines Twain's death and its subsequent effects on America so that in the remaining chapters Budd can explain how Clemens created the man who could have such a profound effect.
Samuel Clemens's primary ingredient for the construction of Mark Twain is that he "made his life a public spectacle, indeed a melodrama" (16); surely, if Mark Twain had been a very private man, we would have a far different perception of him today. Budd relates how Twain's lying, posturing, and irreverence helped establish him as a comic hero and even a public hero whose liberating humor broke both precedent and monotony. In Chapters 3 and 4, Budd provides some background on Twain's work on Innocents Abroad and Roughing It and talks about the critical reception of those two books, but he dwells more extensively on Mark Twain as a lecturer whose irreverent humor and sarcasm angered some and pleased others. Budd illustrates this point with the image of Twain as a dancer: "As a show dancer Twain was expected to go too far occasionally, to slip and disgrace himself. Exhilarated by the lively tempo, he could be excused for sometimes leaping over the inhibitions that restrained an orderly, well-disciplined adult, for barging into humor that might strike second thoughts as crude or cruel. Furthermore, he varied his steps so quickly that the public had too little time to sort out the causes for offense or to decide what outraged it the most (74)." Budd goes on to describe Twain's continued success on the lecture circuit, his gradual acceptance by the literary establishment, and his financial prosperity.
Twain's life was not without its pitfalls, however. In Chapter 7 Budd examines how Twain dealt with bankruptcy and the death of his oldest daughter in the 1890s. While a degree of criticism fell on Twain for his financial woes, Budd points out that due to his nearly lifelong ties with journalism and Twain's friends in that profession, Twain was able to indirectly put together a sympathetic view of his troubles through the press and in turn a sympathetic view of his situation back in the United States while he traveled in Europe. Twain tried to pay off the debts to his creditors and in so doing became a domestic hero by averting utter tragedy.
Affinity for the press is part of the reason that there are more than three hundred published interviews with Mark Twain; indeed, he seems to be the most interviewed American at that time in history. Budd cogently argues that it was Twain's unpredictability in the interview scenario that made it such a prominent facet of his public career--he could be serious one minute and sarcastic the next or calm one minute and angry the next. Regardless, interviewers would always have something interesting to print. Budd concludes that even if Twain were not in the mood for an interview, he would always rise above "no comment" and let his moods be known. Additionally, it is this same love of being interviewed and put in the public eye that led Twain to his love of being photographed at almost every opportunity, and the classic Twain frown stems from his belief that a smile would be damning to his posterity.
In the last few chapters of his book, Budd points out Mark Twain as a prominent social advocate and even reformer and even a "statesman without salary." On the one hand, Twain could delight everyone with his charitable efforts and contributions, but on the other he could infuriate almost an entire country with his outspoken anti-imperialist sentiment. However, Budd is certain to remind his readers that they should remember the image of the well-liked old man in the white suit who always had something interesting to say. Budd does express his worries about our modern perceptions of Mark Twain though: "As yet most Americans, anyway, have opened Twain's books with similar expectations, gathered from a seamless web of clues--word-of-mouth praise, textbook judgments, and Twainisms retreaded by wits or statesmen" (234). Budd warns us that we "also need to get beyond the classic boyhood novels. Making Huckleberry Finn carry so much of Twain's essence has put it under inhuman pressure and isolated it with a now deadening reverence that prejudices his other writings" (240-41). While Huckleberry Finn obviously addresses more than just boyhood, Budd is right--we need to continue appreciating Mark Twain for what every aspect of his life can teach us. Our Mark Twain successfully conveys who Mark Twain was based on the events of his life and the public's perception of him, and it shows us the necessity of appreciating Mark Twain in a context much larger than merely the novels he wrote.


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Class of 2022
Sam Bruce
Sam, a native of Bergen County, New Jersey, has made New York City his home for over a decade, since graduating from Colgate University in central New York. He attended medical school at Columbia, way up in The Heights, and is now enjoying the sea level environs of the Upper East Side. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, making music, watching baseball, running in Central Park, and spending time with his beautiful wife, Rose, and their handsome cat, Socrates. His interests within neurology include neurocritical care and vascular neurology.
Moises Dominguez
Moises was born in the Dominican Republic and was raised in the South Bronx (Hunts Point) and subsequently Harlem. He attended medical school at Yale School of Medicine, where he wrote his thesis in medical education, specifically in neurology. His research interests involve using technology and active learning techniques to enhance student learning. He is interested in pursuing an academic career in medical education and headache medicine. During his free time he loves writing and recording music, sketching people, drawing anime and creating medical illustrations, and photography.
Virginia Gao
Virginia is from Upstate New York. She studied Neuroscience at Columbia, attended medical school at Mount Sinai, and worked on the molecular mechanisms of learning and memory during her PhD at NYU. She enjoys pasta and lap swim at the McCarren Park Pool. She is interested in Movement and is working on the biology of alpha-synuclein with Jacqueline Burré here at Cornell.
Alexandra Gewirtz
Alex was born in New York City and grew up in Connecticut 45 minutes away. She comes back home after going to college and medical school in Philadelphia. She is so excited to be back at Cornell and MSKCC, having worked in cancer research at MSKCC in between college and medical school. In her free time, she loves to explore different boroughs and spend time with her two dogs, Georgina and Isabella. She is currently interested in neuro-oncology.
Mu Ji Hwang
Mu Ji was born in South Korea but had the great fortune of growing up all over the globe. He calls many different places home: the bustling metropolis of Seoul, the sweltering tropical humidity of Bangkok, the dry desert heat of Doha (where he attended Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar) and now the cacophonous human orchestra of New York City. His goal is to foster his love of Neurology and to grow it into a blossoming career that encompasses clinical excellence, invigorated research and education. His other passions include the visual arts, playing the piano and traveling!
Joshua Kahan
Josh grew up in London, and obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience, before later completing a combined medical degree and PhD from University College London (UCL). His research employed neuroimaging to explore the mechanism of action of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease, based at the UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square. He worked as a Foundation Doctor in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) before joining us at Cornell. His accent is believed to be genuine.
Sarah Parauda
Sarah was born at NYP-Cornell (of all places!) and raised in Pleasantville, New York. She majored in Neurobiology & Behavior at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY before coming to Weill Cornell for medical school. Over the years she has done research in a learning and memory lab, a translational stroke lab, and more recently in Dr. Schiff's lab at Weill, studying emotional expressions in patients with disorders of consciousness. In her free time she enjoys playing soccer, cooking Mediterranean food, and playing board games. She chose to stay at Cornell for neurology residency because she knew she would get world-class training from a group of residents and faculty members who were brilliant, enthusiastic, warm and remarkably approachable. Sarah loves all of neurology, particularly in the acute setting, and is considering a career as a neurohospitalist after completing a vascular or EEG/neurophysiology fellowship. She also has a strong interest in medical education, which she plans to incorporate into her future career.
Sally Wang
Sally is from San Diego, CA and studied Biology and English at Duke University prior to medical school at the University of Rochester in upstate NY. She enjoys boba, free museum days, and reading with her cat, Béchamel. She is currently interested in neuro-oncology and neuroimmunology, but open to all specialties.
Class of 2021
Jasmin Harpe
Jasmin was born on the East Coast, grew up in California, and came back East for college. She studied Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, Public Health at Yale, and attended medical school here at Cornell. Jasmin is honored and extremely happy to stay here for residency. She enjoys exploring the culturally diverse city with her friends, drinking coffee, and walking her beagle, Macchiato.
Shamelia Loiseau
Shamelia may have been born in Queens, NY, but, she identifies as a "true" Long Islander. She attended CUNY Hunter College where she studied biology with a concentration in the neurosciences and philosophy. There, she had the opportunity to conduct research on breast cancer and adult onset neurodegenerative disease. She later moved to Rochester, NY where she received her medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. In her spare time, she enjoys music, dance, chile con queso and lots of reality tv! Her current interests include neuro-oncology, stroke, neuro-critical care, medical education and palliative care.
Melvin Parasram
Melvin was born and raised in the "Boogie-Down" Bronx. He traveled to Arizona for medical school and he is ecstatic to be back home in NYC for residency. Currently, he is interested in pursuing a career in vascular neurology or Neuro-critical care. On his spare time, he loves to Netflix, watch movies (he is a huge Star Wars fan), travel, spend time with family and friends, and cheer on the New York Yankees and New York Giants.
Kurt Qing
Kurt was born in China and grew up in Indiana. With a background in Neuroengineering, he is interested in electrophysiology and is currently considering epilepsy and movement disorders for fellowship. On his free time, he spends a good amount of time dancing. He also enjoys swimming, surfing, and the like, as well as hiking trips when time permits
Andrew Tarr
Andrew was born in NYC, grew up in NJ, went to college at Brown University, and attended medical school in Cleveland. His neurology interests are in Headache, Epilepsy, and MS. Outside of work he enjoys racket sports including tennis and table tennis, soccer, tai chi, video games, and TV.
Andrea Yoo
Andrea was born in South Korea but grew up in Queens, New York and considers herself a steadfast New Yorker. In her free time, she enjoys exploring different restaurants, eating her way through the city. She also likes to travel and loves being in the water, having been an avid swimmer all of her life. She is excited to be at Cornell and is currently interested in movement disorders.
Class of 2020
Mikel Shea Ehntholt, MD
Shea was born in Florida and raised in North Jersey and has traveled across the world by way of his military service. He enjoys being outdoors, running in Central Park, and exploring NYC. He is an enthusiastic NY Mets fan and was named after their old stadium. Within Neurology, he is especially interested in traumatic brain injury.
Neha Vijayvargiya, MD
Neha is originally from Sinking Spring, PA and is excited to explore the city one restaurant, musical, and city block at a time. She also loves picnicing in Central Park, travelling, dancing, and watching Netflix. She is interested in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology.
Kellyann Niotis, MD
Kellyann was born and raised Manalapan NJ and enjoys anything that involves being outdoors – hiking, running, and anything by the beach. When life permits, she loves traveling and being immersed in new cultures. She tries to go on one Scuba trip a year, most recently the Galapagos. She is excited to finally live in and discover NYC.
Stephanie Buchman
Stephanie was born and raised in Tampa, Florida and was excited to finally come to NYC for residency. She has a strong interest in medical education and also medical ethics for which she serves on the ethics committee here at NYP Cornell. After residency, she plans to pursue a vascular neurology fellowship and eventually a career as an academic neurohospitalist.
Ashwin Malhotra
Ashwin grew up in Long Island, NY. He enjoys lifting weights, playing basketball, and will always be a Knicks fan at heart. His academic interests have involved studying Glutamate receptor physiology, understanding mechanisms in major depression, and medical education. Within Neurology, Ashwin enjoys Epilepsy, General Neurology, Neuro-critical Care, and Neuromuscular Medicine. Most significantly, Ashwin loves Manhattan and is excited to explore NYC during his time here.
Bhavan Shah
Bhavan was born in Gujarat, India moved to Cleveland and trained at Cleveland clinic Foundation Fairview hospital. He did is MPH from Cleveland state university with majors in biostatistics. He is keenly interested in Vascular Neurology and Neuro Critical-care. Apart from academics he loves traveling and is passionate about traveling photography.
Saeedeh Azary, MD
Saeedah was born and raised Tabriz, Iran, and attended Tehran University Medical School and UCLA for an MPH. She performed post-doctoral research in MS at UCSF before coming here for residency. She is an avid swimmer and oil painter and is actively exploring her neurology interests.
Sarah Bobker, MD
Sarah was born in Long Island, grew up in South Florida, and comes to NYC by way of New Orleans. She is excited to have left New Orleans to move to her other favorite city in the world! Interested in Movement Disorders and Neuro-Oncology, she hopes to apply her understanding of the mind-body connection to her patients!
Class of 2019
Class of 2019
Darya Khazanova, MD
Darya is originally from Sumy, Ukraine, but she grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where she is a frequent flyer on the Volleyball courts of Brighton Beach. Since high school, Darya has been interested in neurology and education and is hoping to one day become a neuro-hospitalist, spending her time teaching medical students and residents.
Brian Andersen, MD
Brian grew up in Houston, Texas before attending college and medical school in Minnesota. He enjoys exploring the Big Apple by bicycle, making music, and traveling in his free time. He has been interested in neuro-oncology since medical school and is performing clinical and basic research at Memorial Sloan Kettering as a resident.
Mais Al-Kawaz, MD
Mais was born and raised in Baghdad and loves living life fully. She became interested in neurology during the brain and mind course in medical school and came to Cornell after working with our MS faculty on a research project. She hopes to pursue a career in academic neurology.
Ashley Aaroe, MD
Ashley majored in Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University and went to Northwestern University for medical school. She wanted to come to Cornell for many reasons - there is an incredible faculty to learn from, and she liked the structure of the residency itself - but far and away the most significant factor was the camaraderie that she saw between residents on her interview day. She is Mexican-American and has an interest in healthcare disparities. Outside medicine, Ashley loves ballet, soccer, and lemon meringue pie.
Christopher Brown, MD
Chris grew up in West Chester, PA and developed an interest in neurology while studying at Boston College. Prior to starting medical school in NYC, he performed research in autonomic and peripheral neurology and then spent a year touring the National Parks of the United States.
Jessica Wilcox, MD
Jess is originally from South Jersey, but for most of her adult life has considered Philadelphia her home. It is there where she first realized her interests in neuro-oncology and neuro-immunology through research in novel glioblastoma treatments.
Class of 2018
Jaclyn Burch, MD
Jackie grew up outside of Rochester, New York. She is currently conducting research on primary brain tumors and stroke with fellow resident, Neal Parikh, under the direction of Dr. Navi and Dr. DeAngelis. In her spare time, she enjoys playing and watching soccer, baking, and hiking. She is on the QI committee.
Radhika Jagannathan, MD, PhD
Radhika grew up in New York but spent medical school in the Midwest at Washington University in St. Louis before making the homecoming journey back to New York. She spends her free time exploring the exceptional food, drink, and theater scene of New York City (and playing Pokémon GO). She is considering a fellowship in neuro-oncology.
Matthew Mercuri, MD
Matt was born and raised in Scranton, PA. He studied English and philosophy as an undergraduate before receiving his medical degree from NYU. In his spare time, he enjoys playing drums, walking his dog Stella, and watching high-quality long-form television.
Caroline Miranda, MD
Caroline, a lifelong New Yorker, studied Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke before studying Parkinson's disease in Dr. Kaplitt's lab at Cornell, where she remained for medical school and residency! As a resident, she has contributed to a book chapter and researches gait and EMG analysis in CIDP. Her clinical interests include general neurology, EMG/NCS, and oncology. She enjoys traveling, good food, and boating. She is the wellness committee chair.
Antonio Moya, MD, MPH
Antonio was born in Manila, Philippines, and moved to Southern California, where he grew up loving jazz, music, and running. He also has worked with the Asian immigrant communities of LA and SF during medical school, traveling to Asia annually and conducting local and international stroke research. He hopes to carve a niche in neurology and public health for the prevention of neurologic diseases.
Yahya Atalay, MD
Yahya grew up in Ankara/Turkey, where he attended medical school. He went on to study the cognitive effects of subarachnoid hemorrhage at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He has a great passion for bass guitar and photography and currently enjoys every morning by watching the magnificent silhouette of New York City from the GW bridge. He is interested in going into neuro-critical care.
Trent Hodgson, MD
Trent grew up in Sugar Land, Texas. He studied the structure and function of potassium channels in college before moving to Chicago for medical school and San Diego for his intern year. He misses running on the beach and surfing. He regularly enjoys Central Park and exploring the bars and restaurants of NYC.
Class of 2017
Aaron Gusdon, MD
Aaron grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. He enjoys bicycling to remote parts of Queens and genotyping mitochondrial DNA. He is busy with a research project funded by the Chinese government. He will be pursuing a neurocritical care fellowship at Johns Hopkins next year.
Daniel Kurz, MD
Dan grew up in Ohio and moved to New York for medical school. He is a dedicated runner and puppy dad. Next year, he will begin fellowship training in MS/demyelinating diseases at Mount Sinai, where he will also earn a Master's in Clinical Research.
Evan Noch, MD, PhD
Evan is originally from Holland, PA and is on a quest to eat at every restaurant between his apartment and the hospital before he graduates. He has been interested in neuro-oncology since medical school and will continue as a neuro-oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center next year. He currently serves as Chief Resident for Research and Education.
Setareh Salehi Omran, MD
After living all over the world, Setareh decided to move to New York City in order to pursue her passion in Neurology. She developed an interest in stroke during residency and now serves as Chief Resident of Operations and Scheduling. Next, she will go to Columbia for a Vascular Neurology fellowship. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and hiking.
Neal Parikh, MD
Neal comes to New York City from Wichita, by way of New Haven. His only extra-curricular interests are his baby and cocktails. He is currently serving as Administrative Chief Resident and will be continuing his training as a Vascular-Neuroepidemiology fellow at Columbia, where he will also earn a Master's in Epidemiology.
Alyssa Rehm, MD
Alyssa will be pursuing a fellowship at Columbia in electrophysiology/EMG. She also loves the ocean, beach, and all water sports (sailing in particular). But most of all, she loves spending time with her husband, Kyle, and their new daughter, Keira Summer.
Krithiga Sekar, MD, PhD
Krithiga grew up in Australia and Africa and has travelled to 6 of the 7 continents of the world. She is interested in cognitive neuroscience and will be an epilepsy fellow at Columbia next year.


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In 2013, Emory University's Committee on Class and Labor, tasked with exploring how class functions on campus, recommended that the University should "seek to reduce significant differences between the circumstances of Emory's staff and circumstances of contracted workers." It is my firm belief that if Emory is truly committed to applying knowledge in the service of humanity, then it must begin to confront the vast disparities between subcontracted workers and those workers deemed worthy of direct employment.
In light of the impending expiration of the contract Emory has with the company that manages its dining operations, Sodexo, the question of renewal is being discussed. If one believes the statements made by the Sodexo Group, then it actually is the "world leader in Quality of Life services." Unfortunately, however, an examination of Sodexo's actions tells a very different story. Across the 80 countries in which Sodexo Group operates, "quality of life services" include constructing and managing private prisons (as "Sodexo Justice Services") and threatening workers who attempt to unionize or blow the whistle following human rights violations.
Several human rights reports unambiguously document Sodexo abuses. To name just one, the Transafrica Forum report found that "[t]he business model Sodexo employs keeps workers poor and locks their communities into seemingly endless cycles of poverty." Sodexo is known to cut hours and their policies exclude a large percentage of workers from benefit eligibility — in Atlanta they don't even get MARTA cards.
Sodexo has violently disrupted workers' attempts to freely assemble and exercise free speech. In the past, Sodexo workers, many of whom are laid off each summer, faced the likelihood that unionization would lead to unemployment. In New Jersey, amidst widespread overcharging and undelivered rebates from Sodexo's end, Tom McDermott of the Clarion Group, a food service consulting company, found that "In the [10] New Jersey districts, all competitive RFP [request for proposal] processes resulted in the incumbent retaining its contract, raising immediate questions about whether the bidding process is truly competitive."
It appears that the "quality of life" Sodexo is concerned with servicing is that of its executives and shareholders at the expense of the basic human needs of its employees. At Emory, "quality of life services" means a meal plan that nets a large profit for the University while under-paying and under-providing for workers.
In 2013, Emory's Committee on Class and Labor attempted an analysis on the quality of life for contracted workers on campus. The committee's findings were startling:
"The committee was frustrated that we could not engage with contracted employees as we wished, and as we usefully did with Emory's own employees. We could not gain independent information about important questions, such as whether some sets of contracted workers prefer part-time schedules, or whether employees find their company's grievance procedures problematic. More generally, we could not ascertain how Emory's contracted employees experience their situations on our campus. Notwithstanding the belief among Emory liaison officials that they have effective relations with these companies (exercising varying administrative styles), current arrangements limit the [U]niversity's review of these companies' labor relations largely to reviewing what the companies themselves report. The [U]niversity therefore cannot claim that it knows the status of the contracted workers' experience."
Emory's mission statement is "to create, preserve, teach and apply knowledge in the service of humanity." We cannot assure adherence to any of those values if the University has no means of knowing the workers' experience. For the University to assert the presence of a safe and ethical working environment while simultaneously acknowledging in an official capacity that they absolutely cannot know the status of subcontracted workers is to promote an incoherent policy that resembles Orwellian doublespeak. Our mission statement itself calls for both the preservation and application of our knowledge to serve humanity. This hypocrisy cannot be tolerated.
Several of my peers and I who have written other editorials on this issue have been assured that there are plenty of informal interactions between Emory administrators and Dobbs Uuniversity Center (DUC) workers. But when the University's own committee found that Emory "cannot claim that it knows the status of the contracted workers' experience," it seems reasonable to receive those assurances with skepticism. Absent a formal mechanism for enforcing standards on worker treatment, the University is relying on Sodexo to regulate and oversee itself.
In light of what we do know about Sodexo's treatment of workers, it seems grossly irresponsible for the University to uphold their current regulatory approach.
We need actionable mechanisms for workers to complain directly to Emory, not just informal interactions, and we need a regulatory body with teeth, not vague commitments to generic liberal values.
To me the obvious question is this: if Sodexo and Emory are both so confident that they have done everything possible to uphold the stated values of a liberal arts university, why are they so reluctant to let a third party — or even an official Emory regulatory body — talk directly with workers? Why should we trust Sodexo to internally manage worker complaints when we know they have demonstrated a vested interest in suppressing everything from unionization to Emory committee officials speaking directly with workers? Sodexo's track record speaks for itself — we cannot simply trust their word, and we can trust even less the idea that they will suddenly change their ways.
While we do need better oversight, the best thing that Emory could possibly do at this point is to say no to Sodexo when the food services contract is renewed in the coming weeks. It is clear to me that the presence of Sodexo on campus violates all principles and ethical commitments found in the University's mission statement. If we claim to apply knowledge in the service of humanity, we must do better than Sodexo.
I have heard no compelling reasons to retain Sodexo. We must strongly resist the notion that contracting Sodexo could possibly align with our community values.
Andrew Jones is a College sophomore from Macon, Georgia.


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Christmas in Argentina
While every family and country has its own traditions, here in Argentina there are a few Christmas customs that you're likely to find:
What To Do in Christmas in Buenos Aires Argentina
Spending Christmas in Buenos Aires have a very different atmosphere than many cities in the Northern Hemisphere, for example Chicago, my hometown. In Chicago, Christmas is almost stereotypical. It is freezing cold outside, there is almost always a lot of snow, everywhere is decorated for the holidays and everyone is in the holiday spirit!
In Buenos Aires, the atmosphere is a bit different… First, December is in the middle of summer in Buenos Aires and it is very hot, humid and sunny. Second, the city is very quiet as many porteños (Buenos Aires residents) are travelling for summer vacation. Many people prefer to get out of the city and head towards the beaches near Buenos Aires (like in Punta del Este of Uruguay or Mar del Plata, Argentina) or south to Patagonia to enjoy more temperate climates (like in Bariloche or Calafate, Argentina). That being said, there are still many porteños and tourists who stick out the heat and celebrate the holidays in the city!
This year I have tried my best to get in the spirit by decorating my apartment with Christmas decorations that I have purchased at various supermercados (supermarkets). I have had the best luck finding decorations in the larger supermercados, for example Coto or Carrefour. On Nochebuena (Christmas Eve), mis amigos extranjeros (my foreign friends) and I will have our own Christmas Eve celebration on the patio of my apartment building. Many apartments in Buenos Aires have common areas that you can reserve for parties and Christmas Eve presented a perfect opportunity to utilize it!
Christmas eve night we are planning on attending the midnight mass at Catedral Metropolitana (San Martín 27, Microcentro; next to Plaza de Mayo) where former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, led mass until being chosen as the new pontiff. If we don't end up making it to the Catedral, we will watch the numerous fireworks that go off at midnight on Christmas Eve!
Later in the night we plan to go to one of the many boliches (night clubs) in Buenos Aires. Many begin to open around 3 a.m. for Christmas Eve after parties. On Christmas day many businesses are closed until late in the day. Therefore my friends and I plan on nursing our wounds from the night before by exchanging small gifts and spending time by the pool to escape the heat!
One important note for visitors during Christmas: public transportation is very limited starting around 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Be careful not to get stranded too far away from home later in the night!
Argentine Christmas Food:
One of the best parts of any holiday is the food that comes with it – and Argentina is no exception! It's common to have a large meal for Christmas Eve and for Christmas Day as well. With large families, one meal may be spent with one side of the family and the second meal with the other. Here in Argentina an asado is a popular choice, although the meal that is prepared may vary from family to family.
Here you will find some traditional Argentine Christmas food:
This is is a peanut-based nougat treat that is available year-round, but is particularly popular at Christmas time. Go into your local supermarket and you'll see that all of the mantecol-based treats are out in force! Local heladerías (ice cream parlors) will even feature a mantecol-flavored ice cream.
This is a European import that is fiercely popular in spite of the heat in the summertime. It's a sweet bread often made with dried fruit and is always consumed at Christmas time. There are factory-made varieties available at every supermarket, but if you stop at a panadería (bakery) you're very likely to find pan dulce artesanal, which is homemade by locals!
This sweet treat is pretty much only available in supermarket during Christmas time. It has a Moorish origen and the kinds that we consume generally come in 2 types: the hard ones are like nougats, usually come in a big block of almonds tightly packed in a candy made with honey, sugar and egg whites, some also are sandwiched between two thin pieces of rice paper; the soft ones are where the almonds are ground down to a paste and made into a candy with sugar and oil. Originally it was brought over with the Spaniards. It's made by cooking honey with toasted almonds. Depending on the variety, it can be as smooth as peanut butter or as hard and thick as peanut brittle. This is something that is exclusively available at Christmas time, so get some now before the season has passed!
In a country that loves its dessert, ensalada de fruta con helado (fruit salad with ice cream) is a great summertime delight! It is sweet and refreshing, and it has obviously become the dessert of choice on a hot Christmas day.
This a caramel-coated peanut treat that is sold by street vendors all over the city year-round. Even though it's a good wintertime snack, they're very popular at Christmas time. You can also find them in Street fairs and weekend markets.
Some other popular Christmas foods are frutas secas (dried fruit) and maní con frutas (peanuts with fruit).
Argentines love their champagne. I'd go so far to say that this is the most important item in any kind of Argentine celebrations. The most popular brand is Chandon but there are a wide range to choose from, from cheap to expensive, and from traditional to pink ones.
Budín con/sin frutas:
They are cake loafs. The ones with dried fruits are like the western fruit cakes, but they could be of lemon flavor, plain vanilla, marble or so on, depending on personal tastes.
This is the sparkling alcoholic apple cider. Some come in non-alcoholic version, suitable for children. Keep it well-chilled and it's the drink to keep you 'bubbly' in holiday mood towards champagne at midnight.
For the fancier versions, you can also find wine, cheese, olives, olive oil, dried fruits, gourmet chocolates and other types of sweets and candies. If you are lucky to be invited to join a Argentine Christmas gathering, bring one of these baskets (or put one together yourself, you can find all these in the supermarket easily), you will surely impress them!
Lastly, we like to light a lot of fireworks on Christmas Eve/Christmas and also New Year's Eve/New Year. Since during these important occasions, it's all about spending time with families. The festivities are very family-oriented, we buy our own fireworks and light them up in the backyards, parks or rooftop. Oddly enough, there is no one place where people congregate. If you are in town, find a high place around midnight and watch the unorchestrated but still very entertaining firework displays light up the sky!
More Argentine Christmas Traditions:
The Christmas Tree
In public spaces like plazas, stores, and shopping centers you'll see decorations going up in November – this is so they can go on sale before everyone decorates theirs at home on December 8. December 8 is the day when everyone always puts up their decorations and trees, because it's the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción de Maria). Even for people who aren't necessarily practicing Christians, this day signals the start of the Christmas season here in Argentina. All of the decorations and trees then stay up until January 6, the day of Epiphany (el Día de los Reyes Magos), which is the day after the 12 days of Christmas has ended.
Argentina is not a country where people go singing from door to door in order to spread holiday cheer. While in many parts of North America and Europe it's common to hear Christmas tunes whenever you turn on the radio or walk into a store, that's not at all typical here! There will be many holiday decorations – trees, wreaths, garlands, lights, Papa Noel's, and anything else you can think of – but there won't be music.
What would Christmas be without fuegos artificiales? It's also very common during this time of year to send up spherical lanterns, known as globos. These little paper globes have fires lit inside them which causes them to float up through the air over the houses like football- sized hot-air balloons. These can actually be quite dangerous, though, since after a point they tend to catch on fire and fall out of the sky.
You'll see and hear 'Feliz Navidad' (Merry Christmas) and 'Feliz Año Nuevo' (Happy New Year) everywhere, but more commonly, especially when people greet each other around the holiday season, you'll hear they say 'Felices Fiestas' or 'Felicidades' (Happiness).
¡Felices Fiestas! For more information about Spending Christmas in Argentina contact Vamos Spanish Academy or call us +54-11-59842201 +1-888-808-1242 Volunteering Argentina Clases de Ingles en Buenos Aires


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Physical Therapy Treatments & Rehabilitation Treatments
What is Physical Therapy?
Physical Therapy is a non-surgical treatment used for numerous pain conditions and injuries to help improve mobility, strengthen the body, promote healing and endurance, decrease pain and prevent future injury.
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation are designed for each patient at New York Pain Care and may include:
- Advanced manual therapy techniques
- Joint mobilization
- Trigger point therapy and myofascial release
- Electromyography
- Joint fluid replacement
- Muscle energy techniques
- McKenzie exercise programs
- Postural training
- Balance/proprioception training
- Strengthening, flexibility and mobility training
- Post-operative rehabilitation
- Modalities (mild electrical stimulation and ultrasound)
- Cold laser therapy
- Therapeutic exercise
- Home exercise programs
When is Physical Therapy Appropriate?
While each case is different, Physical Therapy can be appropriate for every condition that is treated at New York Pain Care. Physical Therapy can be helpful in the treatment of back pain, for example, but back pain comes in many different forms and varies in severity for each person.
There are many factors that come into play when determining the most appropriate plan of treatment for a patient. For this reason, it is essential to work with expert Physicians and Physical Therapists to fully evaluate your individual condition and pain.
The combination of Physical Therapy and other rehabilitative services may be determined to be a good fit to treating your condition.
To see a full list of conditions treated, click here.
New York Pain Care's Physical Therapy Programs
At New York Pain Care, our highly trained physicians will invite you for an initial consultation with you to determine which course of treatment will best suit your individual needs. If your physician recommends Physical Therapy, you will begin a customized physical therapy and rehabilitation program with our skilled Physical Therapists.
New York Pain Care emphasizes Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation so strongly that we have a dedicated facility to it!
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A White Elephant in the Room: Holiday Gift Giving at Work
It's that potentially awkward time of year again—the season of holiday office gift giving. This time of white elephant gift exchanges and Secret Santa parties will fill some of your coworkers and staff with holiday cheer and make others mumble "Bah humbug!" So what's an employer to do? When cash is tight and ideas are in short supply, here are some helpful tips to ease the holiday tension of gift giving at work.
Follow the Rules and Stick to a Budget
Before setting up a gift exchange or buying a gift, check the company's employee handbook for basic gift giving dos and don'ts. It's important to follow these rules, as neglecting to do so can result in a violation of company policy. Alternatively, speak with your HR department representative. Chances are good they'll have the answer to any gift giving questions that may arise.
Another important tip to note before purchasing a gift is to stick to a budget or pre-determined spending limit. These help make exchanging gifts at work fair and affordable for everyone involved, no matter an employee's salary.
Give to Those You Know
Aside from the anonymous gift exchanges, like a white elephant exchange or Yankee gift swap, consider buying only for those coworkers that you work most closely with on a regular basis. Doing so can help eliminate the pressure to buy a gift for everyone, while also strengthening the relationships of those to whom you are closest. When purchasing gifts for specific people, be mindful to keep the exchange private in order to help avoid any Grinch-like feelings at the office.
Also make sure that the gift is in good taste, whether given directly to a coworker, or through an office gift exchange. For example, a safe idea may be to purchase a coffee mug or someone's favorite variety of coffee. Save the gag gifts for close friends and family outside of the workplace. Again, be mindful to stay away from the possibility of offending others with a potential misunderstood joke, and violating company policies.
What about the Boss?
Buying for your employer or manager can be tricky territory. Giving a gift to your boss may be seen as trying to gain favor over your coworkers, and may be strictly forbidden at the workplace. However if it is not, remember to keep the gift small. A nominally valued gift card to their favorite coffee shop or restaurant would be a good choice. Keep in mind that the best gift you can give to your employer is to be an outstanding, hard-working employee.
Don't Feel Obligated
Remember the old adage that it's the thought that counts. Give because you want to, not because you have to. If you receive an unexpected gift and have nothing in return to give, simply respond to the gift giver with a thoughtfully written thank you card. Chances are good that knowing they are appreciated is the best kind of return they could get. It may also be practical to give something to the group as a whole, like a baked good, or a shareable basket of edibles. This allows an employee to give to everyone equally during the holiday season, without overly stretching their budget.


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Take the 1:5:10:365 challenge: Do one thing – for 5 to 10 minutes – 365 days a year to make our home and planet environment better.
1:5:10:322 EcoTip: Radon doesn't always enter a home from the soil. Homes on wells or small community based water cooperatives should check their water for radon if elevated levels are identified in the home's air. In some cases people have spent a few hundred to couple of thousand dollars to unsuccessfully fix their home's radon problem – only to find out the source was their water – requiring a completely different fix. Municipal systems are required to monitor radiation levels – so they shouldn't be an issue.
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A variety of methods are available for removing radon from water. One method involves aerating the water and venting the radon gas to the outside before the water is brought into the home. Another method uses activated carbon to "scrub' the radon from the water. Since the half life of radon is a little less than 4 days, two whole house carbon filters are used and alternated at 4 day intervals. This prevents the radon level from building up too high.
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It is past mid-October and like always the school year continues at break-neck speed. This is about the time where the circles under the eyes begin to take on a bluish/charcoal colour. Noses start running. Stomachs cramp up.
Okay, maybe that's just me. But still, I think it is good to remind our students (and ourselves) of the importance of sleep. Below is an interesting article that links different parts of the sleep cycle to different "sleep study skills". Intrigued? Read on!
Sleep is learning, of a very specific kind. "Sleep Study Skills" can help our teenagers game the system — and get enough sleep.
Source: parenting.blogs.nytimes.com
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It's always seen that worldwide degree holding students acquire high respect and dignity. I did it. I achieved my aim. This part of ECDL Course deals with presenting data and ideas in an effective manner, incorporating texts, photos, graphs, audio and several other other components.


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Psychism is the art of predicting future events through the reading of different divine props or through visions. Indeed, many people master perfectly this beneficial practice, however, we can always recognize the true experts in the field of others. But how do you know they will be able to help you then? And what is a psychic really capable of doing?
An extraordinary capacity
First of all, it is necessary to specify that a psychic is a person who exercises his profession in the divine and spiritual domain, in the field of clairvoyance and various predictions; Also, it can be said that he has a unique gift that could help many. What is he really capable of? He would be able to unveil all the information about your future but also those that affect your present: undisclosed secrets, mysteries, obstacles, tests of destiny, people who want you harm, etc. Through his predictions, you will be able to ask him anything that bothers you and ask for answers to all the questions that disturb you lately. In addition, this professional will also help you to be in contact with the world of the dead to resolve certain conflicts or to be at peace with yourself.
A recognized professional
The abilities of a psychic have always been recognized by many. Indeed, many of them are in the field of clairvoyance and spiritual, and they are also able to meet all your expectations. A free psychic reading by phone which will facilitate you access to divine sessions and often miraculous, you will not have to worry about your present but especially your future. A psychic will help you to fight all the evils and will direct you towards the taking of a wise and adequate decision, he will support you and will also advise you in your choices and will support you in the difficult moments. The most important is that you know that this professional will not be a psychic for you, he will also be a friend to whom you can tell everything, he will also be a trusted person who will give you the specific instructions that will help you find your way.


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So theres a London festival of Photography on this June – who knew? I didn't see any adverts about it anywhere. So at the end of June I see the link. Figures. Since there's still this week left of June I made a mission to see at least one exhibition. Luckily the Frederick Wilfred exhibition of London Photographs is in the Museum of London (until 8th July), which despite being only minutes from my office I have never been to. For shame. I went yesterday lunchtime. The exhibition itself is only small, less than 10 photos but it was lovely to see the old views of London. I especially liked the one with the butcher staring out at the photographer past all the meat in his shop window.
My tutor sad I should try some street photography, so on the way there and back (and cheekily inside the museum) I took some shots with my iPhone.
Make Love Not War:
As I came back I saw a bunch of dressed up Army guys with massive guns crossing the road, called Love Lane. I wanted to get both the sign and the group of men in the shot.
Museum of London:
The architecture around the museum is quite nice, this view of the museum is from the foot bridge over the road. I like all the zigzags lines and many block shape windows. Pity the iPhone blew out the sky, but it was pretty sunny.
Inside the museum they had this amazing 1930s Bronze lift that used to be in Selfridges. This part of it caught my eye.
There were quite a few little school parties of kids all being taught about our great cities history. These guys are learning about the time before the Romans got here.
GuildHall Flags:
They were having some fancy todo at the guildhall (I asked someone and thought thought perhaps a flag was being raised). All the preparations were out, ambulances, union jacks, microphones, chairs for the old folks etc etc. Unfortunately I couldn't stay for the main event as I had to get back to work.
Anyway, I hope to bring you more lunchtime wanders. You never know I might even get to more of those exhibitions this week!


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*Be sure to click on "User" when the login prompt opens (not Admin)
STEP 2: Although you see options to send eFax through email, you may NOT use email to send PHI. If you are sending PHI you are only authorized to use the eFax portal. See below for instructions to use the eFax portal:
Sending a secure eFax via the portal:
STEP 1: After logging in, click on "Send a Fax" located on the right hand side of the homepage
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Country Strong
A movie about a recovering-alcoholic country music star, eh? Let's see how this goes. Star's producer-husband pulls her out of rehab early to push her back onstage in pursuit of money. Star drags along aspiring singer-songwriter she met in rehab for support. Star competes with bubble-headed pretty young up-and-comer, who producer-husband is nailing on the side. Star gets support from — and falls in love with — singer-songwriter. Star and singer-songwriter come out on top, leaving greedy producer-husband and pretty ditz in their wake.
Well, at least that's the obvious path a lesser movie would take. With Country Strong, writer-director Shana Feste takes it in pretty much the exact opposite direction, and she deserves commendations for her efforts in what could have been a very predictable late entry in Oscar season.
The general outline does hold. Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow) is the appropriately-named alcoholic country music star. She's a year out from a disastrous performance in Dallas where, with a BAC of 0.19, she fell from the stage. The incident brought her career to a crashing halt, along with her five-month pregnancy.
So as the film opens she's in rehab, and shes made friends with an orderly, Beau Hutton (Garrett Hedlund). He spends his nights playing in working-class country bars around Nashville, and he's got a pretty weary thing going for himself. He's pretty much a fixture of the local scene, which means brushing up against pageant queen Chiles Stanton (Leighton Meester). Chiles wants a country singing career for herself, despite a colossal and long-running case of stage-fright.
Enter Kelly's husband James (Tim McGraw), who decides to pull Kelly out of rehab for an "encore" three-city tour through Texas, trying to salvage her career before it's too late. Beau objects that she's not ready yet, but he can't do much to stop it. James wants Chiles as an opening act, while Kelly asks that Beau come along. When Beau manages to snap Chiles out of her deer-in-headlights expression at an audition gig, they both get their way. And the whole crew careens not-so-merrily off onto the road.
The impressive thing is the way the script cuts almost directly against the usual narrative expectations. Just for starters, Beau is not motivated out of some high-minded concern for Kelly's well-being; he's been sleeping with her and wants to keep her around. And despite heavy hints that some people have their suspicions, there's no evidence that James and Chiles are having an affair of any sort.
Beau is not the noble, admirable man we — and Kelly — expect him to be. But he's not really a complete jerk either; he's just self-interested first and foremost. James is too, in his own way, though he really does believe that the encore tour is the best thing for Kelly and not just for his account balance. Chiles is the most honest person around, with much more depth and insight than we might expect, though it's still tempered with an ingenue's naïveté.
Kelly, though, is the star, and she's the most fleshed-out character around. She's also the one furthest from our expectations. This is no hillbilly heroine, who's gotten knocked around and yet makes a spectacular recovery. This is a profoundly damaged person, with a lot of un-dealt-with pain still haunting her, and ultimately she's the one responsible for her own problems. It's to Paltrow's credit that she can take on a character who starts by looking washed-up and washed-out, and who never really redeems herself. She also performs admirably on the essential musical numbers, showing off the pipes that we haven't heard since Duets, with the exception of a promotional guest appearance on Glee.
In short, if you expect the same movie we see every year around this time, you'll be disappointed. If you want to see a common premise taken in a new direction, you could do a lot worse. I, for one, am looking forward to Feste's next offering.
Worth it: yes.
Bechdel test: pass.


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Christmas Island is a remote island community with a diverse culture. PRL are strongly committed to providing financial stability and support to the individuals, groups and organisations that make our Island home.
Since 1900, phosphate mining has been the foundation of the local economy and to this day remains the main employment option on the Island. Whilst other entrepreneurial ideas have been pursued mining has remained the reliable and consistent pillar of the Island economy.
Read articles on Diverse Culture here.
Read articles on Supporting Economic Development here.
Read articles on Mining's Long Term Future here.
Read articles on Economic Sustainable Development here.
Phosphate Resources has an active policy of providing financial and technical assistance to the community, charity and religious groups. Our program is formalised by a committee with a set criteria, policy and application process for the allocation of all funding which is available from the Christmas Island office.
Christmas Island Phosphates is committed to supporting the cultural, social, sporting and future development of Christmas Island and its residents. We are pleased to announce that Sponsorship and Donation Submissions are now open for the 2020-2021 Financial Year! We've optimised the process by offering two intakes per year for applications; May and October. For more information download the sponsorship flyer.


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Monday, September 14, 2009
miss usa 2004Posted by the crown keeper at 2:24 AM
1 MO - Shandi Ren Finnessey
2 SC - Amanda Helen Pennekamp
3 NC - Ashley Rachel Puleo
4 OK - Lindsay Hill
5 TN - Stephanie Culberson
AL - Tara Darby
FL - Kristen Michele Berset
GA - Caroline Suzanne Medley
ID - Kimberly Glyn Weible
OR - Jennifer Murphy
Shandi Ren Finnessey (born June 9, 1978 in Florissant, Missouri, U.S.) is an American beauty queen, model and television hostess. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She had previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America where she won a preliminary award.
Finnessey won the Miss Missouri USA pageant on her third attempt. She represented Missouri in the nationally televised Miss USA 2004 pageant. In the nationally televised pageant, she became the first woman from Missouri to win the Miss USA title.
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Learn a new skill or perfect your talents in newly added programs at the iLAB in the Wescott Library. The programs, open Jan. 4-May 25, include state-of-the-art equipment for crafts, video, sound, 3D printing and more.
In the iLAB Media Suite, learn how to set up microphones in the sound booth and get an introduction to recording and editing audio tracks in GarageBand® for Mac. Also, learn the basics of recording a video using a green screen, importing the video into iMovie® for Mac, editing the video, and saving and sharing your work.
Craft nearly any project imaginable in the iLab Creative Suite. Discover ways to create your own 3D designs using CAD tools, 3D printers, and a 3D scanner. Get an introduction to using the Silhouette Cameo® paper cutter and Silhouette Studio software to import, resize and cut images. Become familiar with the Janome Schoolmate® sewing machine and the Accuquilt GO! Big® electric fabric cutter. Learn sewing machine basics to work on your own future projects, and practice cutting fabric using die-cutter shapes. Lastly, master how to convert your old photos, slides, negatives and film to digital formats.
Registration is required for all classes. For more information or to register, please visit www.dakotacounty.us/library or call 651-450-2900.


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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors are working with the Red Cross to provide clean, safe drinking water to the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Anheuser-Busch said in a statement that it is in the process of donating 150,000 cans of drinking water to help communities in Louisiana and Texas. One truckload containing around 50,000 cans has already been delivered to the Red Cross in Baton Rouge, La., and two more truckloads - around 100,000 cans - are expected to arrive by Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.
MillerCoors is shipping 50,000 cans of drinking water from its Shenandoah, Va., brewery to its Texas brewery to be distributed by trucks under the direction of the Red Cross.
Anheuser-Busch said it periodically pauses beer production throughout the year at its Cartersville, Ga., brewery to produce emergency canned drinking water ready to help when disasters hit.
Chicago-based MillerCoors launched its water program this summer, providing the first cans of water to flood victims in Southwestern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois in July.
Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors can water to help Hurricane Harvey victims
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