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09 Feb Designing for Digital Health Engagement: The 'Modify' Factor
Post Written By Guest Blogger, Steph Habif
If you have ever taken a yoga class, you know some poses are harder than others. Some poses you can do. Some poses you can't. Some you can kind of, sort of, do. Whether or not a pose is "hard" for someone ranges from experience to motivation to social pressure to knowledge to mood to physical capacity to energy.
Any good yoga teacher will encourage a student to modify when a pose is "too hard." To modify a pose means to physically adjust your body so the pose is easier, and/or less painful, and/or, more enjoyable. The lesson in modify is to discover a slightly new and different way to move your body so it works best for you. Typically the decision to modify happens in real time, in that moment of the practice.
Modifying is vital for a quality yoga experience for many reasons, including but not limited to:
- decreasing pain
- increasing positive feelings and fun
- increasing ability and self-efficacy
and overall, empowering the student to practice ways to stay engaged in the class. Otherwise a student might have a negative experience, feel like they are "not good enough", end up in pain, and/or never do yoga again.
A great challenge in digital health is to figure out how best to design for the user's need to modify. Whether we are beginner or advanced, calm or stressed, motivated or lazy; sometimes we just need to modify. Being able to modify - because our teacher tells us to or because we decide we need to - in real time is a critical factor in sustained engagement.
How digital health products can better design for the modify factor.
Designing around real human interaction or customer service is key for a healthcare engagement experience.
Some start-up digital healthcare companies - like Sherpaa, Omada Health, Healthvana, Kurbo Health - are. Kurbo Health, for instance, provides health coaches with whom teenage users can interact via text, e-mail, video and phone when needed throughout a one, three, or six month program. Sherpaa enables their healthcare providers to use the combination of phone, messaging, photos and digital activity streams to stay on top of the multitude of updates a patient can face when managing a health issue. As Sherpaa founder Jay Parkinson wrote, "Health issues are stories that evolve over time and there is simply no better way to keep up to date and arrange care than this kind of communication." Until A.I. designers can match the expertise, empathy, and emotion of a real, human-to-human interaction (if ever), arming people with the latest and greatest technologies will continue to enhance engagement.
The main value of designing your technology around a human "authority" (a coach or some sort of figure who the user trusts) is that your solution will meet the user where s/he is at when they need to modify.
When a user enlists with Sherpaa, they are able to navigate the healthcare system with the guidance of an expert when they need it. Informed decisions made in real time. As you need to modify. As it says on their website, "That's what we're here for."
MyFitnessPal (acquired by Under Armour for $475 million) uses human coaches to assess which messages get a particular user to eat more healthfully and exercise more consistently. What we are learning is that it is not the same to hear an automated coach saying "You're doing a great job! I know you like positive feedback so that's why I'm giving it to you." The messages must be contextually relevant and personally meaningful in real time. Part of "meaningful" is a belief that the message is coming from a place of perceived authority.
Livestrong.org offers patients "navigation services to provide the support you need as you face your cancer journey." That happens through individual mentors who have deep experience with various aspects of cancer treatment. Like one Livestrong user told me, "When I found out I had cancer, I went to Livestrong and immediately logged in, and gave them all my details via an online health questionnaire. An oncology nurse called me 24-hours later...and depending on how many boxes I checked, I could be linked to as many "helpers" as I wanted e.g. a Financial, Mentor, Clinical Trials expert, etc. I got a call from someone responsible for matching me to a clinical trial. He gave me info for all the clinical trials around the U.S. relevant to my cancer. I didn't use clinical trial guy b/c I didn't want to lose my control over my treatment decisions. I wanted to choose my chemo drug and augment my services as needed as I went. But the oncology nurse was invaluable – she was half shrink/ half nurse. She provided the list of questions to ask my doctor. She knew….She helped me flush out questions and prioritize."
Social Trust
If you cannot integrate a human authority into your solution, consider building in a social network. A social network solves for the human need because by design, it is person to person. You know there are other real people on the other end of the interaction. This is one reason why patient portals - or Online Health Communities (OHCs) - help users make more empowered decisions and stay engaged in health. Because people who use OHCs trust the other members as authorities and have the chance to practice modifications.
The largest patient portal in the world is PatientsLikeMe (PLM). By 2015, approximately 230,000 patients were engaging with PLM. The latest statistics on the PLM website are impressive: 380,000 users, 2,500+ conditions, 70+ published research studies, and 31 million data points about disease.
I listened to Ben Heywood, also co-founder of PatientsLikeMe, at the 2014 Connected Health Symposium in Boston, and he said one big trend they are seeing is users better adhering to their treatments and better remaining engaged in their care. PLM published research in the Journal of Epilepsy that shows how PLM engagement increased adherence tied to outcomes by 19% among patients with epilepsy. "Prior to using the site, a third of respondents did not know anyone else with epilepsy with whom they could talk; of these, 63% now had at least one other patient with whom they could connect. Perceived benefits include: finding another patient experiencing the same symptoms, gaining a better understanding of seizures, and learning more about symptoms and treatments" said Heywood. Users of PLM trust other users.
SmartPatients, a start-up patient portal specifically for the cancer community, is also seeing an increase in adherence to treatments. SmartPatients co-founder Dr. Roni Zeiger, during 2015 Health 2.0 Demo Day, said "this portal is increasing adherence to treatments due to social support. People are showing up to treatments even though they don't want to because of their portal peer advice and encouragement." Point: a patient who intended not to go to treatment modified that decision and instead went.
According to a 2013 U.S. Healthcare IT report, the U.S. patient portal market is expected to reach $898.4 million by 2017 -- a 221% increase in just a few years. Nearly 50% of hospitals and 40% of ambulatory practices currently possess patient portal technology. How well those portals are designed for engagement is yet to be seen.
Like one patient recently told me, "I get on message boards to type in questions and it directs me to where people write about the answers. Some of it pertains to me, most of it doesn't. It's just some people talking, though I am not sure who these people are. I find out when I read responses on those discussion boards, I have to sift through so much riff raff. Then I wonder what to trust. In the end, I called ahead to the radiology department at the hospital where I am going for my procedure and he explained for me every step of the experience I am going to have. I had an expert tell me what I wanted to know. That helped."
What this is all about - and what is needed when you want to modify - is trust. Trust that your modification will make it better. So if you are going to build a social network into your product, make sure it allows for trustworthy interactions:
According to this study, The strongest finding was that "maintaining a highly cohesive network is necessary for building trusting relationships in OHCs" and that portal designers should design so "members easily recognize and reach others whom they can trust.....such as designing and installing member mutual rating systems (for members' contribution, caring for other members, and integrity)."
Even better, though, enable a meaningful 1-1 interactions. Build digital health technology that is an extension of what is already working in real life. I recently interviewed a cancer patient who was first diagnosed in 2007 and then again in 2012, and he said "The conversation where I received the most support during my treatment was right before my first stem cell transplant - I got a call from a friend who had been through it, and she told me what to expect. She talked me through the process and made herself available to me when I had questions. It helped with my decisions. It was so comforting."
To clarify, designing for the modify factor is not about getting users to your product or program for the first time - it is not about persuading a first time yoga student to enter the yoga studio. The modify factor is about designing the engagement experience once the student is there. Keeping your user engaged once they have arrived.
Remember: the point of modifying is to make the experience easier for your user.
What you can do:
- Conduct user research so you are clear about your target customer's needs and values. This will not only allow you to empathize and capture user behaviors, but also allow you to know what is needed to build trust. Health is social; we want other people to validate our decisions.
- Prototype often so you can test how well your solution is meeting the needs of your users. Too few healthcare companies do this. Health happens in real time - we need what we need when we need it. An ongoing prototyping plans enables you to build agility into your solution.
- Define clearly what engagement means to your business and integrate a way to measure that engagement over time so you can regularly pinpoint the modify factor.


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Drill instructor inspecting of dorm during boot camp
January 23, 2008
These poor boys in green army underwear just woke up in their dorm and had to stand in attention within second. Their drill sergeant will do a complete inspection. After this the guys should dress in their full uniform and another day or forced exercise, drills and basic army training will start. The fresh recruits will soon be real soldiers. Sir, yes sir.
Muscular soldier in uniform doing push-ups
January 23, 2008
Look at the arms and butt of this cute soldier. The army is good for him. And that green camouflage uniform really looks great on him. A good army workout goes everyday. Exercise every day and be good to your drill instructor. Push-ups are part of the routine. Work-out well and you'll improve your gorgeous body fast.
Muscled shirtless Polish soldier with gun
January 22, 2008
Look at the muscles of this tough Polish soldier. His big weapons penetrates anything in it's way. Don't mess around too much with thing skilled machine. He cute haircut (the typical flattop style, done frequently my an army hairdresser with a razor, buzz, buzzz). His worked-out abs almost pop out of his flat belly. His chest is exploding with power. Eastern European soldiers are the best.
Sweet young navy officer in white uniform shirt
January 20, 2008
The youngest officer ever. Why is this cute boy not just a sailor? We don't know and we don't care. He looks just gorgeous with his innocent looks and shiny white shirt. For now he can keep his hair, but soon the buzzer with also shave him. And the new recruit boot camp crewcut will look great on him too.
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Films in Italy are not always what they seem…or at least what they sound like. Although the Italian cinema is a small powerhouse of quality movies, the country also imports large amounts of foreign films, particularly the big Hollywood blockbusters whose release not only Americans, but also citizens of the world anxiously await. Let's take Superman: Man of Steel, for example. The previews have been circulating the Italian peninsula, and when the big day comes for the Italian premier (or anteprima) at Sicily's Taormina Film Festival on June 20, the lights will dim, the credits will roll, and the first words uttered will not be the sturdy sounds of English, but the musical notes of the Italian language.
So did Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe learn Italian for the debut italiano of the highly anticipated film? Not likely. Unlike most foreign movies that feature in the States with English subtitles, Italy prefers dubbing their foreign films, and has built up an entire industry to provide for this. This means that some of the world's biggest hits, including Gone With the Wind (Via col Vento), Titanic, and Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirati dei Caraibi) were experienced by Italy not with the voices of Clark Gable, Leonardo DiCaprio, and the kooky accent of Johnny Depp, but with the native-sounding Italian of an entirely different person.
Ask an Italian about this phenomenon, and they will proudly show as much allegiance to the dubber than to the actor him or herself. Italians know these people, who often consistently dub their actors, and love them. How do they watch Brad Pitt without his smooth yet rugged voice? Replaced with Sandro Acerbo, and Italians are happy. And George Clooney's sultry sounds give way to Francesco Pannofino, who believe it or not also dubs Denzel Washington, Kurt Russel, and Antonio Banderas.
Although this may sound (no pun intended) like the viewers are getting a completely different experience, there are in fact times when dubbers get the voice right on. Check out these two trailers for Gladiator. We'd say Luca Wards gets very close to Russell Crowe's rustic tones:
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Italian Version (for Russell Crowe's voice, fast forward to 1:00:
But then we've got the English/Italian lost in translation that inevitably happens with others, as in this clip from Eat, Pray, Love (Mangia,Prega, Ama). Julia Roberts doesn't quite sound like the Georgia girl that Americans have grown used to:
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But whether the doppiatore greatly resembles the voice of the original actor or not, it doesn't stop Italians from enjoying a slew of foreign films. In fact, this week's Taormina Film Festival is known to be one of the "tests" of the reception of foreign films in Italy, and has been in full swing welcoming greats such as Meg Ryan, Russel Crowe, Jeremy Irons, Rocco Papaleo and Giovanni Veronesi at the city's Antico Teatro, which also happens to be lauded as one of the most well-preserved ancient Greek theaters in existence.
The town of Taormina itself is a small city with a rich history, built in the cliffs of the eastern Sicilian coast about 45-minutes drive from nearby Catania. Not only does it enchant VIP and casual visitors today with its quaint streets, exceptional restaurants brimming with fresh seafood, high-class hotels, villas, and resort options, but the city has drawn people for its entire existence, including royalty, celebrities, and especially the famed German author, Goethe (known by some as Germany's Dante). In fact, Goethe made this location so popular with Germans that it is not uncommon to see German signage throughout the city.
Are you planning your romantic getaway to a historically significant, culinarily enticing, yet strikingly beautiful Italian vacation spot? Try our package that ports you to Taormina and the Aeolian Islands; and if you time it right, your visit to the Antico Teatro might include more famous sights than just the theater's ruins.
Know any really good, bad Italian dubbed films or translated titles? Been to Taormina? Share your experiences below!


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Here's The Colbert Joke Everyone Is Talking About
The latest inductee to the Internet Outrage Cycle Hall of Fame is Stephen Colbert, after a joke on Tuesday night's episode of The Late Show landed the comedian with a mess of Twitter critics — plus calls for his dismissal as host. Those who are not up-to-date on late-night TV might be wondering what Colbert said to make people want him fired.
The joke admittedly falls a bit more schoolyard than most on talk shows frequently watched by dads everywhere. While first framed as a defense of Face the Nation host John Dickerson, Colbert's colleague at CBS, his monologue quickly devolves into some less-than-palatable trash talk for most PG audiences. Addressing Trump directly, Colbert mocked his presidency as "Disgrace the Nation," called him " the glutton with the button" and the "presi-dunce," and then launched into some old-school putdowns like "you attract more skinheads than free Rogaine," "You have more people marching against you than cancer," and "You talk like a sign language gorilla who got hit in the head."
What got audiences angry came next, when he moved in a decidedly more sexual, controversial direction:
In fact, the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's c–-k holster.
Along with the flurry of viewers calling for CBS to #FireColbert for the joke come a few different approaches to it. The initial responses to his monologue ranged from pearl-clutching over such aggressive words thrown at the president to cries of hypocrisy over that same pearl-clutching to concerns over the vulgarity being used on a program that's not necessarily rated M-for-mature.
Along with that struggle of TV morals, there were also some pretty fair arguments that the joke made a homophobic low-hanging punchline out of the idea of Trump performing oral sex on another dude. While some could argue the punchline was less about laughing at Trump's hypothetical love of other dudes and more about his frequent praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin, illustrating their apparent connection or chumminess through their sexuality has been a go-to method for critics. And it has mixed results.
On one hand, it's easy to think "Come on, it's not an emasculating or degrading thing if all parties are consenting and having a good time," making it easier to believe that the only ones offended would be those who think kissing someone of the same gender is a bad thing. On the other hand, while the safety and well-being of LGBT people remains uncertain on a national and international scale, it's very possible that this kind of joke remains too imprecise to be considered "punching up" at Trump.


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Post Process-Plaintiff Attorney objected to a forensics exam of his computer hard drive, a computer which he used both personally and professionally. The court, though noting the validity of issues raised, ruled for Defendants. In doing so, it appointed two forensics experts to act as officers of the court, and issued the following protocol:
[T]his Court ORDERS:
1. Within seven days of the date of this Opinion and Order, Plaintiff's forensic computer expert shall mirror image both of Plaintiff's computer systems' hard drives and Plaintiff shall preserve this mirror image.
2. Plaintiff's forensic computer expert shall then remove only Plaintiff's confidential personal information from the mirror image of Plaintiff's computer systems' hard drives. Plaintiff's expert shall provide Defendants with the protocol he utilized to remove the confidential information.
3. Plaintiff shall then provide Defendants' computer forensic expert access to his computer systems' hard drives.
4. Defendants' forensic computer expert shall mirror image Plaintiff's computer systems' hard drives in approximately four to eight hours for each system. If the expert finds that this is not enough time, Plaintiff is expected to be reasonable in allowing some additional time. Defendant is expected to be considerate with regard to scheduling times that are less intrusive to Plaintiff and his business.
5. Defendants' expert shall review his findings in confidence with Plaintiff prior to making any findings available to Defendants.
6. Plaintiff shall identify for deletion any information that is irrelevant and create a specific privilege log of any relevant information for which he claims privilege. The computer forensic expert shall remove the information claimed as privileged and provide all other information to Defendants.
7. Defendants' expert shall provide Plaintiff with the protocol he utilized to remove the privileged information.
8. Forensic computer experts C. Matthew Curtin and Scott T. Simmons shall act as officers of this Court. Defendants shall be responsible for remunerating Mr. Curtin and Plaintiff shall be responsible for remunerating Mr. Simmons.
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Red/Cyan 3D Come Back (at NYFW at least)
Rebecca Minkoff, an American fashion designer, launched a line of garments featuring stereoscopic 3D fabric last week at New York Fashion Week. Show attendees were each provided a pair of red/cyan 3D glasses to view the final five looks of the her Summer 2015 ready-to-wear line.
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Closing the gap between lab and field
By Jordana Bieze Foster
Even if an injury prevention program is effective under controlled study conditions, that effectiveness doesn't always translate to the real world. That's why some researchers are now working to identify the most effective strategies for implementing prevention programs and the most common barriers to implementation.
One challenge in implementing a neuromuscular training program is finding qualified people to train the athletes. Coaches are often too busy or lack the physical fitness, and not all teams have access to professional trainers.
Researchers involved in the military-based JUMP-ACL (Joint Undertaking to Monitor and Prevent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury) project addressed this issue with a tiered "train the trainer" approach. Experts trained a "cadre" of 120 military upperclassmen in a neuromuscular exercise program, and those 120 were responsible for training 654 new cadets during basic training.
As part of a study presented at the IOC conference in Monaco, half of the cadre received training only during a single workshop; the other half received daily feedback from experts. Cadets trained by the cadre (two to three 10-minute sessions per week) were compared to another 659 cadets who did an active warm-up instead of the specified training.
The investigators found that the neuromuscular training was associated with significantly reduced rates of lower extremity injury compared to the active warm-up—but only when administered by the cadets who had the support of experts.
"With the proper training we can achieve injury rate reduction," said Lindsay J. DiStefano, PhD, ATC, an assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, who presented the findings in Monaco. "The problem is that this isn't sustainable."
Another challenge of implementation is that even coaches who do provide injury prevention training for athletes don't always follow established evidence-based protocols, Swedish researchers have found.
Three years after completion of a very high-profile randomized controlled trial supporting neuromuscular training for reducing ACL injuries in female adolescent soccer players, researchers from Linköping University in Sweden found that 91% of current coaches in the same association knew about the training program and 74% of current coaches were using it. But only 35% of coaches said they used the training every week, and only 25% said they used the training with no modifications.
"We don't know that the protocol is effective if it is modified," said Hanna Lindblom, RPT, MSc, an assistant lecturer in physiotherapy at the university, who presented the findings.
Part of the problem may also be that even players and coaches who have been exposed to injury prevention training don't necessarily believe it works, according to research from the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada.
They found that just 14% of 29 coaches in a youth soccer league believed a warm-up could prevent muscle injuries, and none believed it could prevent knee or ankle injuries. These beliefs were not significantly changed after one season of using the FIFA 11+ warm-up program for injury prevention.
"Participation in a prevention program doesn't necessarily change attitudes about prevention," said Carly D. McKay, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at the university's Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, who presented the findings.
Lindblom H, Walden M, Carlfjord S, Hagglund M. Implementation of a neuromuscular training programme in female adolescent football: 3-year follow-up study after an RCT. Br J Sports Med 2014;48(7):627.
Walden M, Atroshi I, Magnusson H, et al. Prevention of acute knee injuries in adolescent female football players: Cluster randomized controlled trial. BMJ 2012;344:e3042.
McKay CD, Steffen K, Romiti M, et al. The effect of exposure to the FIFA 11+ warm-up program on injury risk knowledge and prevention beliefs in elite female youth soccer. Br J Sports Med 2014;48(7):637.


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Lightning Extend Qualifying Offers to Six PlayersSubmitted by timothy on June 30, 2014 - 16:42
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have issued qualifying offers to six players, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. There were four players who were not qualified.
Players receiving qualifying offers were forwards Brett Connolly, Cody Kunyk, Richard Panik, and Philippe Paradis. Defensemen Dmitry Korobov and Andrej Sustr also received qualifying offers.
The deadline for NHL clubs to issue offers is today. By issuing qualifying offers to the aforementioned players, the Lightning are given the right of the first refusal or draft choice compensation should the player sign an offer sheet with another NHL club.
Players who did not receive qualifying offers are defensemen Keith Aulie and Charles Landry, forward Geoff Walker and goaltender Anders Lindback. They will all become unrestricted free agents tomorrow.
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AHL Game Night: 3-14-14 Bears at CrunchSubmitted by pete on March 14, 2014 - 20:48
Syracuse unleashes the secret weapon.
Kristers Gudlevskis allowed 2 goals on 33 shots for the victory. The Latvian rookie is now 4 games over .500 for the season and has inched his save percentage up to .901 for the campaign.
First Period
HER Brown, (15) (Newbury, Byers), 9:50 (PP)
SYR Landry, (1) (Paradis, Gourde), 14:04
Second Period
SYR Smith, (5) (Rankin, Langelier-Parent), 2:48
Third Period
HER Watkins, (10) (Kolomatis, Byers), 9:13
SYR DiSalvatore, (10) (Connolly), 1:50
Jon DiSalvatore and Gudlevskis were the game's first and second stars. But, who cares about that? After nearly 3 seasons in the organization, finally Charles Landry was let loose upon the league. Tonight the young defenseman finally scored his first ever AHL goal. Congratulations.
Also, as advertised, new signee Yanni Gourde had a helper in his Syracuse debut, keeping the forward at his point a game pace for the season.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
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Landry Provides Crunch with Depth on DefenseSubmitted by Anonymous on November 6, 2013 - 11:13
Charles Landry provides the Syracuse Crunch with something coach Rob Zettler believes is critical.
The defenseman, who has spent most of the last two seasons in the ECHL, gives the Crunch a dependable option in case of injury. Zettler knows what he can expect, even though Landry has played less than a dozen games in a Syracuse sweater.
"Whenever he's been in there and given the chance to play, he's played well," Zettler said. "He does nothing but be a professional out there."
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ECHL Game Night: 11-1-13Submitted by Anonymous on November 2, 2013 - 05:38
Florida Everblades 2 vs. Orlando Solar Bears 3 (SO)
FW Danick Gauthier, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 6 GP, 3-3-6, +3, 15 SOG, 17 PIM
G Kristers Gudlevskis, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 2 GP, 2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, 32 S / 35 SA (.914 SV%)
D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-0-0, +1, 2 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 6 GP, 0-1-1, +8, 5 SOG, 9 PIM
FW Maxime Langelier-Parent, FLA (AHL Contract): Did not play
Season totals: 2 GP, 1-0-1, +1, 5 SOG, 2 PIM
D Dan Milan, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-0-0, +1, 3 SOG, 2 PIM
FW Carl Nielsen, FLA (AHL Contract): 0-0-0, +1, 2 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 7 GP, 0-2-2, +2, 6 SOG, 9 PIM
Orlando erased two deficits to push play into extra time before snapping Florida's season-opening, six-game unbeaten streak in the shootout. The Everblades managed a slight 36-31 edge in shots but were largely stymied by John Curry, netminder for the Solar Bears. Jesse Deckert was solid as well for Florida, turning aside 28 Orlando shots. The Everblades had five opportunities and Orlando six but both teams combined to go 0-for-11 with the man advantage. Danick Gauthier joined Kristers Gudlevskis on recall to AHL Syracuse prior to Friday's match. Charles Landry was back in the lineup while Dan Milan was again scratched. Florida (6-0-1, 13 PTS) and Orlando (3-3-1, 7 PTS) play again Saturday night.
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The Five Biggest New York Shows Of The Summer
Thursday, June 5 at Barclays Center, The National, Youth Lagoon, $29.50
Having now released four great albums in a row, The National are celebrating with their largest hometown show yet. After spending years learning their trade in places like Mercury Lounge, these guys are now at the point where filling the Barclay Center won't be a problem, both in terms of fans and sheer bombast.
The Scene
Friday, June 7-Sunday, June 9, Kings of Leon, Guns N' Roses, Kanye West, Grizzly Bear, Japandroids, Azealia Banks, Twin Shadow, Dinosaur Jr., Erykah Badu, Deerhunter
Credit where credit is due. Most music festivals this year are revolving around a combination of Phoenix, The Postal Service and that band with the suspenders. Within that context, Gun N' Roses and Kanye West certainly are two unexpected headliners. There's no telling what Kanye might do (though let's hope he actually shows up and doesn't just have his performance projected on to a large wall or something) and there's no telling what time Guns N' Roses will actually play. So at least no one is playing it safe here. Solid undercard as well.
Saturday, June 8 at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Erykah Badu with Brooklyn Philharmonic, $35
We keep trying to come up with a joke, but honestly we're so curious about how this is going to go down that we got nothing. That said, if Badu makes "Green Eyes" even more epically sad, we might spend the rest of our lives crying.
Friday, July 19 at Yankee Stadium, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, $49
Considering that both Hov and JT have lately seemed more interested in acting like businessmen, investors, actors and walking brands than, say, musicians, consider yourself lucky that these two deign to even perform music for you any more.
Friday, July 26 at Pier a Park and Saturday, July 27 at Jones Beach, Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Beck (July 27 only), $39.50-$75.50
You probably won't be allowed to take a grill in to either of these festivals, which is a shame, because this is a perfect soundtrack for cooking up some burgers while spending some time with a cold one. Guess you'll have to settle for one of the great songbooks of all time and two of the best American bands of the past two decades. We think you'll manage. There's also Beck if you hit up the Jones Beach show, which is a really strong argument for hitting up the Jones Beach show.
But Don't Sleep On These Five
Thursday, June 13 at Death By Audio, Roomrunner, $8
Roomrunner's debut Ideal Cities is one of the dankest, murkiest slabs of psych punk you'll hear this summer. Like The Melvins with more caffeine, you could choke on the bad vibes these guys put out, and the live show will perhaps be even harsher. Just so we're clear, this is an endorsement.
Saturday, June 15 at Europa, Chance the Rapper, $15
If Kendrick Lamar had a little brother that liked to get tweaked up on helium, but then got morose about feeling alone in a harsh world after the come down, that brother would be Chance the Rapper. His Acid Rap mix tape is one of the year's most acclaimed mix tapes, and he will almost certainly never play a New York venue this small ever again. Presented as part of the Northside Festival.
Saturday, June 29 at South Street Seaport, Kurt Vile, Marnie Stern, Parquet Courts, The Men, White Lung, The Babies, Reigning Sound, Fat Tony, Heliotropes, Free
Lots of things could be said about the Village Voice these days, but hey, look at that line-up! This year's edition of the Voice-sponsored 4Knots is almost ridiculously stacked, from the good vibes god Kurt Vile, shred machine Marnie Stern, young punk godheads White Lung, The Men and Parquet Court and young rapscallion Fat Tony.
Friday, August 2 at Prospect Park Bandshell, Jamie Lidell, Dan Deacon, The Stepkids, Free
There's lots of quality free shows this summer, and we'll break them down for you at a later date, but if this isn't the best free show, then it's certainly the one that will feature the best dancing. Jamie Lidell is a classic showman that would have killed in the American Bandstand era and Dan Deacon is just spazz, straight up, and both of them will work hard to make sure the audience keeps moving.
Wednesday, August 14 at Irving Plaza, Baroness, Royal Thunder, $28.99
Last year the members of Baroness were involved in a van accident that cut short what should have been a triumphant tour for their Yellow & Green, one of the most expansive and acclaimed metal albums of this young decade. But the band has taken some time to heal, and this show stands to be a cathartic experience for everyone in the room. It will also be loud. Very, very loud.


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Our true purpose at Castor
Castor is one of the leading platforms for data collection in medical research. We believe standardizing and reusing datasets is key to overcoming the healthcare challenges of the future.
How we operate
Our main Electronic Data Capture (EDC) application runs on a proven stack consisting of Ubuntu, Nginx, PHP and MySQL. For our cloud installations, we orchestrate these setups by using Terraform combined with Ansible for the server configuration management.
Due to the nature of processing medical data, we have clients in different regions across the globe, often with specific regulatory constraints around where and how their research data is stored. To meet these customer demands we combine both traditional as well as cloud-based hosting solutions.
Most of our clients prefer to run in Azure, but we're using Google Cloud Platform for things like Kubernetes hosting of greenfield projects, blob storage for scalable file upload storage and their Key Management System (KMS) to further secure our data.
For our metrics we've begun standardizing on Prometheus and we're moving towards Loki for log aggregation. We use PagerDuty for alerting, communicate via Slack and host our code on Github.
Why we're growing our team
With our recent expansion have come new challenges, both in how we organize ourselves and in how we manage and scale our infrastructure in the future.
To further these efforts we have formed a Platform team consisting of SRE and Software Engineering, which we are now looking to grow with the addition of an additional SRE.
Additionally, due to the sensitive nature of medical data, Castor is certified for both ISO/IEC 9001 (quality) and 27001 (Information security). In addition, we have to adhere to a number of other regulations, including Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
Our goal is to unite these requirements with emerging SRE practices around infrastructure as code and other principles to create a well designed and documented system, while still allowing us to remain flexible to change.
How you will contribute
Our absolute commitment to patient data security and privacy informs our vendor selection with certified datacenter and cloud providers. To achieve real impact in medical research, Castor needs to operate security around the world.
Historically, our production platform has run on top of managed hosting services. This model doesn't scale well for our global, international footprint, which is why we are currently expanding our in-house knowledge and transitioning to Infrastructure-as-a-Service providers.
As a Site Reliability Engineer, you'll have the ability to shape our operations and continuously deliver a working product. Working very closely with the development teams, you'll collaborate in supporting and structuring our efforts around automation, observability and security. With your help we plan to scale the Castor platform to the next level.
Some things we worked on recently
Whilst there are many operational challenges as we continue to grow and scale at Castor, our Platform team has made great improvements to a variety of our systems already. To give you some examples of what we achieved last month:
Your background
You have helped run web-facing services under production workloads and have experienced the challenges that come with maintaining and scaling these systems. Making and owning decisions about systems architecture together with your team is something you enjoy and feel comfortable with.
Qualities we're looking for include:
How we say thank you
At Castor we truly live our core values, believing we can achieve anything with a healthy and happy team. With this in mind, we offer the following benefits:
€45k - €75k
At FindHotel, we discovered early that travel is the one thing that opens people's minds to new ideas, cultures, and ways of thinking. Our team comes from a variety of countries and backgrounds, and share the same passion for traveling and discovering new worlds and unconventional ways of doing things. We're a bunch of independent thinkers, always looking to challenge each other and get better at what we do.
Our mission is to get every traveller in the world the best accommodation deal. From adventure and backpacking to honeymoons and family vacations, we give travellers access to all the information and the available offers for their accommodation of choice. We're a passionate and diverse team of amazing humans who value and respect each other. We're spread between our HQ in Amsterdam and the countries our remote folks work from. We're growing fast! In 2017 and 2018 we've been doubling our business year-over-year, and we've been helping one million customers in 2019 alone.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team. If you are looking to join us remotely, we'll need you to be located within UTC-4 to UTC+6 to reasonably overlap with your team members.
At our core, we build highly performant, scalable and reliable services and components. We work with modern technologies such as Go and Elixir - and, as we embrace the DevOps culture, our infrastructure-as-code in the cloud (AWS) is managed and run using tools like Docker, Jenkins, and Terraform. You will be a part of a squad of bright engineers with a passion for delivering great software, as well as team members from a broader range of disciplines - data analysts and scientists, product owners, UX experts, and marketing specialists.
What you will actually be doing / responsibilities
What can you expect at the beginning of this experience?
Typical day activities
Requirements: Who we're looking for
What we offer:
€60k - €70k
Will you join us on a journey to disrupt the trillion dollar travel industry? We are looking for the best and brightest who share our passion for travellers, data, and product.
FindHotel believes travel is the one thing that really opens minds to new ideas, cultures, and ways of thinking. Our mission is to get every traveller in the world the best accommodation deal. From adventure travel and backpacking to honeymoons and family vacations, we deeply care so that every traveller can make the best informed accommodation choice at the absolute best conditions for every trip.
We are growing fast and looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join us in becoming a global travel category leader.
We build highly performant, scalable services and components that power our product and provide our users with the best content and deals the accommodation industry has to offer. Scalability, reliability, and great performances are the core of what we build. We work with modern stacks (Go, Elixir, Node.js, Python) and, as we embrace the DevOps culture, our infrastructure-as-code in the cloud (AWS) is managed via tools like Docker, Jenkins, and Terraform.
Should you join us, not only you will get exposed to some bright engineers with a passion for delivering great software, you will also get the chance to collaborate with team members from a broader range of disciplines, including data analysts and scientists, product owners, UX experts, and marketing specialists.
What you will actually be doing / responsibilities
Work in a team to solve challenging problems, integrating accommodation providers and building blazing-fast services that serve their data Identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvements in terms of performance and code quality Help improving our infrastructure and scale it to support our continuous growth in a cost-effective way Support the growth of junior and intermediate engineers by coaching them in their daily tasks, as well as raising the bar of how things are done within both your team and the bigger engineering group What a day in the office might look like
In the morning, you and your fellow engineers sit down with the Product Owner to discuss the performance of a not-so-fast API endpoint. Comparing the ideal performance to the data collected by our monitoring systems, you brainstorm together a few ideas of how to improve the service's performance and design a scalable solution. After lunch, you jump onto an open issue and prepare a pull request that improves the infrastructure's reliability for one of the most delicate components. Before the end of the day, you put together some ideas on how to improve another component's design and organize an architecture review session with some engineers across teams to discuss the benefits and costs of your proposed solution.
Requirements Who we are looking for / requirements
You have at least 6 years experience in back-end development using a modern set up and tooling You have a great understanding of APIs, databases, data structures, queues, and all things back-end, with a strong passion for automation You have worked on a production system that was exposed to significant scale (whether traffic or amount of data) and you are excited by these kinds of challenges You have a sense of pragmatism, constantly finding the right balance between achieving technical excellence and delivering value to the end users You are flexible, curious, and data-guided in helping us decide what to work on next You engage with your team and all the engineering group actively, sharing knowledge and best practices in order to improve with them every day You have production experience working with AWS and you have taken care of CI / deployments / infrastructure in the past Production experience with Golang is a big plus Experience with Terraform is a nice to have
Why join FindHotel?
Lots of chances to learn and grow – you'll be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the city, be part of a culture which values sharing knowledge every day and have a budget to attend conferences and develop yourself. A profitable company with fast growth and a great scale opportunity. A competitive compensation package + perks and benefits. (including Stock Appreciation Rights) Flexible time off (take as many holidays as you need) and chance to work remotely - we measure results, not time spent in the office. You will be part of a highly international team in a fun work environment. We value good food, and offer catered lunches from various cuisines.
You can read about our hiring process here: https://blog.findhotel.net/2019/05/the-hiring-process-at-findhotel/Apply ⎘ Copy Link ↗ Visit Link
$36k – $60k
Please note: if you're a recruiter or a development company, don't waste your time contacting us. We are not interested for sure.
At Careibu we are aiming to build the best social care community by students in the world. We are looking for capable, creative developers who want to help us accomplish that goal.
About Careibu Careibu is all about social care. Through our platform, we connect students to people for help at home. Our students work as babysitters, home cleaners and elderly assistants. Careibu's Dutch community consists of 32.000+ students and 13.000+ clients. In Juni 2018, we officially launched in the German market (Berlin). Our mission is to bring all generations in society together and provide students a social side job.
Careibu was founded in student accommodation by two sisters, Lotte and Anne. They have grown the business from their student rooms to a team of 13 people which continues to rapidly grow. Our head office is located in Amsterdam.
Things we are working on We're still a small company with an even smaller development team (CTO, product owner, backend developer and 2 mobile developers). This means you will need to wear many hats in the beginning but it also means there are many interesting challenges ahead that you can specialise in if you like. Broadly we are: – Migrating from legacy platform which has some interesting challenges – Improving and expanding our iOS & Android applications
Our technology stack We still maintain a stack built in Angular 1 (web UI), PHP (backend) and MySQL (data), however we are incrementally migrating to a new technology stack based on a Golang backend with native mobile apps (Swift for iOS and Java for Android).
Since we develop, test, deploy and operate our systems, we do work with other technologies that automate such processes, like GitLab, GitLab-CI, Docker and AWS's ECS & RDS.
You should apply if – You want to be involved in building a product that has a social impact – You've worked in GoLang or you are a senior backend dev willing and able to learn quickly – You don't mind exploring our legacy PHP system & rebuilding functionality on our new platform – You like to also be involved in improving the devops aspects of our stack – Experience with any of AWS EC2 & ECS, Docker or JavaScript/NodeJS is a big plus – You have a proactive attitude and are not afraid of failing – You (want to) live in the Netherlands (remote is not possible) – You have a EU passport (we don't provide visa's)
You want to apply or you have any questions? Email Anne (anne[at]careibu.com).
€65k - €80k
We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our development team in Amsterdam. Job duties will include working on Stream's core API technology as well as designing and building high-performance software.
What you will be doing
Most of your day will be dedicated to software design, research, and coding. On typical projects, you will have a lot of freedom and you will be paired with another team member. Our team is made up of very experienced engineers, some with more than 10 years of experience. By working together you will learn from each other along the way. You will have an enormous impact on making our API service faster, more scalable and more flexible.
You will add new features to the service and find ways to make the existing ones perform orders of magnitude faster. Our customers have millions of users; they use Stream for mission critical features such as showing content and exposing core functionality of their application. Building stable and reliable software is not just an option: as a member of the development team, you will design and write state-of-the-art software, follow best practices, measure everything and be responsible for deployment to production. You will also spend part of your time talking to our customers and help them to use Stream in their app.
The challenges
Our tech stack
At Stream we use a wide collection of technologies to offer highly optimized and available features to our customers. Over the years we have experimented with different programming languages, frameworks, databases, and libraries. Here is a short list of the technology that we currently use. Do not worry if you do not master them all or if you do not see your favorite tool or language, you will have the chance to be exposed to most and to convince us to expand the list:
What we have to offer you
Stream employees enjoy some of the best benefits in the industry:
Our culture
Stream has a casual social culture, our team is diverse and we all have different backgrounds. Our Amsterdam team is very focused: you will see us heads down coding or drawing complex charts on whiteboards, until we pop up to have a chat or play merciless games of ping pong.
Our talented developers are highly technical and collaborative, which makes Stream a great place to learn and improve your skills. When it comes to software engineering our culture is oriented towards ownership and quality: our goal is to deliver stable software.
If you are interested in becoming a part of what we do, apply now!


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Hello and welcome. We have lots of good Faceoffs today, including campaign songs, campaign attacks and campaign staffers.
Better campaign song for Mitt Romey: A) "Margaritaville" or B) "Money"?
Is Michele Bachmann more likely to A) attack Mitt Romney directly in the coming months or B) let an also-ran like Tim Pawlenty or Rick Santorum do it for her? From Josh in Manhattan, KS.
What is more true of staff resignations -- A) the staff resigned because the candidate wasn't investing enough in the state or B) the staff resigned because they got a better offer from another campaign?
When will the Republican nominee be clear? A) Super Tuesday or B) Later? John in Charlotte, NC.
Bachmann looks like the frontrunner in Iowa, while Romney is strong in New Hampshire (and probably Michigan and Nevada). Who is in the best position for South Carolina? Romney, because he'll probably have the momentum or Bachmann because of her ties to social conservatives?
Yes or no - Michele Bachmann's husband's views on issues like gay rights will become an issue for her campaign going forward?
Which Republican ticket would have a better chance of beating Obama? A) Romney/Bachmann or B) Bachmann/Romney? From Arthur in Miami, FL.
Who is more likely to be disappointed with politics today and the direction of America? George Washington or Abraham Lincoln? From Christopher in Charlotte, NC.
Better science fiction show: The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits?
Who is your favorite cartoon dog -- Scooby or Snoopy? Obviously, we all hate Scrappy Doo.
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"I cant believe 3 weeks is nearly up, one more day to go. Cale has worked his hardest, never really complained and never gave up. Carol, you are amazing at what you do and you have made a real difference not only to Cale but our whole family and for this we are grateful. Before Cale started this therapy, he would have never been able to sit on the stool by himself, he would have lost his balance and fallen off. He is so proud of himself and so happy. Super effort Cale"
Janine (Cale's mum)
"A big thank you to The OT Clinic for a wonderful 3 weeks. You made therapy and hard work lots of fun. We couldn't be more impressed with what you helped Charlie achieve. He has become more stable is concentrating more on his small steps and balance. We cannot believe how long you got him to stand independently. We can't wait to come back for another intensive! Our big journey from SA was well worth it" "Hi Carol, thought you might like to see this. Charlie has never been able to pedal his bike on his own. He has just learnt this last week. Thank you for making his legs stronger, this is amazing"
Ali (Charlie's mum)
"I was referred to The OT Clinic by my paediatrician and would like to state how impressed I was with the dedicated team. My 5 year old son has enjoyed every moment he spent working with Jessica. She can make even the most boring task fun and exciting. Jess is engaging and has this positive energy about her that my son loves. The Social Skills Bootcamp program that The OT Clinic offers is fantastic and I cannot thank them enough for helping my son transition to school and for everything they have done for not only my son, but my whole family. My son has come such a long way, he has overcome leaps and bounds and I am so glad we met the team at The OT Clinic who helped us with our journey. My son adores Jess and we will be forever in debt to her"
George's mum
"My daughter had some serious sensory issues. After Carol's 'sensory diet', she can focus and regulate her sensory needs. It has been extremely helpful for her everyday situations and school work. Now Jessica is helping my girl with further focus and with the ability to work independently. After working with the team at The OT Clinic, my daughter does lots of independent work at school, and was even offered a placement in a satellite class at school for next year. We are so fortunate to have the help we do from The OT Clinic"
Yukari (Abbey's mum)
"To The OT Clinic and Carol: I would like to say a big thank you again! We were not sure what to expect with our first intensive therapy or if Sharni (4) would gain anything from it. Coming all the way from Darwin NT, I have all sorts of worries, but after our very first day, I just knew that this was going to be an amazing opportunity for Sharni. And it was.. Before Sharni started your programme she could not weight bear independently through her feet AT ALL. She just wasn't strong enough. But after all that hard work Sharni for the first time ever, stood independently for about 10 seconds. In that moment, I felt a wave of emotions. I was so excited, so proud and so full of hope. In just 3 weeks I cannot believe how much her balance and strength has improved. Not only are you an amazing therapy, you are also an amazing person. Your knowledge, enthusiasum and the way you kept Sharni motivated just blew me away. Now back at home, Sharni has been showing off her new tricks – who knew hard work could be so much fun. I am so grateful for all your hard work and we look forward to working with you again next year"
Michelle (Sharni's mum)
"To The OT Clinic, we would like to thank you again for all your hard work with Henry. We are continuing your home program and we love seeing Henry's progress. He is so happy and we cannot believe how much he loves to stand now. Here are a few photo's of the first time Henry has ever been able to play football with his brother and sister standing on his own two feet, a very special moment. The excitement on Henry's face say it all. We are so grateful for everything that you have taught us and all the hard work you put into Henry. It has made our life easier already and this is just the beginning of our new journey. Thank you"
Dani (Henry's mum)
"Dear Carol, What a success, it has been an awesome 4 weeks seeing Emma improving in strength, gaining confidence in her own abilities and wanting to learn new skills. Your energy and enthusiasm makes all the difference motivating Emma to fight through fatigue and completing the exercise. I am blown away by your expertise and positive attitude, always wanting to get the best out of Emma. We can't wait to see you again"
Doreen (Emma's mum)
"My son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 11 months. Our journey has been a long and hard one but we have always managed to come out on top. I heard about The OT Clinic through a friend who highly recommended not only their programs, but also the team as a whole. My son completed a 4 week program and the changes we saw were amazing. Prior to his intensive, we were told he will need botox injections to help with the spasticity in his hamstrings.. Fast forward 4 weeks and we no longer require any botox!! Has learnt to transition from being on the floor to sitting, as well as sitting independently for the first time in his life. I am so proud and excited about his new learnt skills and will be back for more intensives in the future"
Luis (Jake's dad)
"My son started therapy at The OT Clinic after being referred by his teacher. Before starting therapy, he was unable to focus on one thing at a time or finish a set task. He was all over the place with his sensory needs. He was unable to write anything and would scribble at the age of 6. After a few months of therapy, he is now writing his name independently, sitting in class and completing all set work and is thriving in a mainstream classroom. His communication and social interactions have improved immensely. I am so grateful for the team at The OT Clinic and would highly recommend them"
Leena (Adel's Mum)


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Episode 22 – The Irony of Fate – Ironic Isn't It?
Episode 22 · December 10th, 2017 · 25 mins 56 secs
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The minute 39 min and 44 sec into the movie "The Irony Of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!"
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Controversy Over Development of Toxic Richmond Site Continues Into New Year By RICHARD BRENNEMAN
To Richmond officials, it looked like a much-needed boost to an ailing city and a major source of new city revenues. -more-
To Richmond officials, it looked like a much-needed boost to an ailing city and a major source of new city revenues. -more-
The year just ending added some stellar landmarks to the city's architectural pantheon, while triggering some feisty showdowns before the Berkeley Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). -more-
Proponents of Berkeley's medical marijuana Measure R have filed a state lawsuit contesting the recount of the proposition. -more-
In Berkeley, a new year will mean the clock has struck midnight for more than a dozen community agencies dependent on city funds. -more-
In November's election, Berkeley voters decisively rejected four City of Berkeley tax measures, while giving solid support to Measure B, a parcel tax for the schools. -more-
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Ohio Republican Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell refused to appear at a deposition on Monday, Dec. 27. The deposition was part of an election challenge lawsuit filed at the Ohio Supreme Court. Meanwhile John Kerry is reported to have filed a federal legal action aimed at preserving crucial recount evidence, which has been under GOP assault throughout the state. -more-
Bay Area social and political activists have scheduled two actions in the next few days in support of a pending Jan. 6 Congressional challenge of the Nov. 2 presidential election. -more-
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Most Oaklanders—crossing racial, ethnic, age, community, and class differences—want a significant end to the murders in their city. Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown—deep in his run for California attorney general in the election two years away—needs for it to appear that Oakland murders are ending. There is, you can guess, a significant difference between the two positions. -more-
We are parents of a current Oakland School for the Arts junior. She is a member of the first class to begin the school. Not only will we sign our letter, so as not to be speaking out anonymously, we can provide you with any number of parents you choose, who would like to be interviewed regarding specific information about the benefits their child has received from being at the school, and our hopes for other children who will benefit from the school in the future. -more-
While I share Brian Edwards-Tiekert's frustration at KPFA's messed-up elections ("Democracy Derailed at KPFA," Daily Planet, Dec. 28-30), he has mischaracterized the issue as factional. I believe the real question is: What should the Local Station Board do under Pacifica's bylaws in the case of an elections challenge to insure that the election is legally certified and the proper winners are legally seated? -more-
BHS Rat Pack Robbers -more-
Alerted by the smell of burning clothes and plastic, residents of a home at 813 Addison St. called the Berkeley Fire Department after discovered their dryer ablaze. -more-
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High on a bluff in the Marin Headlands, breathtaking views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific Ocean surround me in panoramic splendor. Fog drifts through the Golden Gate, the foghorn sounding its mournful call, and the wind blows through my hair and the trees. I breathe in the sea-scented air as I watch the play of light on the currents below. -more-
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City officials are threatening to shut down Iceland, Berkeley's World War II-era ice skating rink, if the rink's management doesn't act fast to address dozens of code violations. -more-
Was 2004 the East Bay's Year of the Casino? -more-
Followers of Berkeley news over the past year might rightly conclude that town suffers from an edifice complex. -more-
New Year's Eve, the biggest party night of the year, and UC Berkeley Junior Adam Weiss knows where he'll be hours before the clock strikes midnight. -more-
I know where old sportswriters go when they die. They become the creative muses of publicity writers for college football teams. -more-
Debra Smith, 55, has watched over Thousand Oaks Elementary for 16 years. As cafeteria supervisor, she keeps the school's kitchen and dining area polished to an immaculate gleam. She also teaches a cooking class to kids in the after-school program, and puts flowers on the tables in the warmly elegant, oak-paneled cafeteria. -more-
Workers in the Sacramento area will soon be voting to ratify a new union contract at three large California supermarkets, but Bay Area markets are still in doubt, according to Matthew Hardy, a spokesperson for the United Food and Commercial Workers' union. -more-
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Christmas day at our house. Sixteen adults, one 7-year-old, a toddler, and two babies gather around a food-laden table in the dining room. Kanna Jo Nakamura-Parker, six weeks old, and smaller than a bread basket, lies quietly in her mother's arms. It is her first visit to our home, her first Christmas, her first time competing for attention with an overcooked, over-stuffed turkey. -more-
In Silicon Valley folklore, a typical project goes through five stages: unwarranted enthusiasm, unmitigated disaster, search for the guilty, persecution of the innocent, and promotion of the uninvolved. Evidently, the Kerry-Edwards "project" has advanced to the fourth stage where many, including Berkeley's MoveOn.org, are being blamed for the Nov. 2 loss. -more-
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Two weeks ago I was elected to KPFA's Local Station Board (LSB) with 43 percent of the KPFA staff's first-place votes—more than twice what any other candidate received—in an election that, though unquestionably flawed, had the second-highest staff turnout in the five-station Pacifica Network. This Saturday, at what was to be the first meeting of the newly-constituted LSB, I was kept from assuming my position by what I believe to be an illegal move by the majority faction of the old LSB. -more-
It was a rare moment in modern Arab political history. Earlier this month in Egypt, 1,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the country's Supreme Judicial Court, protesting President Hosni Mubarak's plans to run for a fifth six-year term. -more-
The saddest thing about California has to be its pathetic winters. Winter here is virtually meaningless. Whatever we may say about the East, at least there winter meant something: Crashing to the ground on ice-coated sidewalks, skidding happily across tractionless freeways, freezing to faintness as the bitter early morning cold cut off circulation to fingers and toes, friends calling from apartment windows before dropping snowballs in our faces, long hard afternoons of snow shoveling, Santa Claus hurtling through the slush in a one-horse open sleigh to Grandmother's house to munch potato latkes. Like everything back East, there was so much to relish in retrospect, no matter how hard it may have been to take at the time. -more-
If you think being locked in an aluminum shack on a hot afternoon with a life insurance salesman sounds more interesting than celebrating New Year's Eve by going to a classical music concert, you don't know Benjamin Simon, the music director of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. He wants people to feel that "Classical music is fun, accessible and not stuffy." -more-
Chris Odell's created the perfect job. -more-
"Why do you have four books by Bukowski?" She seemed disturbed as she closed The Most Beautiful Woman In Town. -more-
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I'd been hearing it all day, as I worked: an odd, low, chuckling call, from somewhere outside my house. Not a bird, or at least none I could remember hearing; a dyspeptic cat? A toy? A really odd phone? A musical instrument, played badly? -more-
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This week we got a voice mail message directed to the "editor-in-chief" from a woman asking us for a public apology for running a "Kwanzaa commentary" that was deeply offensive. She said that we should have known it would be offensive, and that the author "Mr. McGruder" should be fired. I couldn't remember running any Kwanzaa commentary—for a moment I thought one could have slipped by me in the readers' contribution issue we published on Christmas Eve. And we don't have anyone named McGruder working for us. -more-
News of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Asia has shocked and scared those of us who live with the knowledge that it could happen here. When 3,000 Americans died suddenly in the World Trade Center, it seemed like an unimaginable number of deaths, but in Southeast Asia 23,000 deaths had been counted by Monday morning, with more to come as information continues to trickle in from remoter regions. For many Berkeley residents who have come here as students and stayed to become citizens, the fate of friends and family members back home caused immediate anxiety. Others of us have made friends through our travels to these countries and are worried about them now. Former Berkeleyans have settled in the affected countries, too—a good friend now lives in Bangkok, but often goes to beach resorts for vacations, and we haven't heard from him yet. We heard from another friend who was on an island off the coast of Thailand that she was safe because she was on the landward side of the island, and we didn't even know she'd gone there for a vacation until she e-mailed that she was all right. -more-


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Medical Editor: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
Nembutal (pentobarbital sodium) is a barbiturate that acts as a depressant, or sedative, used short-term to treat insomnia. Nembutal is also used as an emergency treatment for seizures, and to cause patients to fall asleep for surgery. Nembutal is available in generic form. Common side effects of Nembutal include:
- problems with memory or concentration,
- excitement,
- irritability,
- aggression (especially in children or older adults),
- confusion,
- loss of balance or coordination,
- nightmares,
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- constipation,
- headache,
- drowsiness,
- "hangover" effect (drowsiness the day after a dose),
- agitation,
- nervousness,
- insomnia,
- anxiety,
- dizziness,
- low blood pressure,
- injection site reactions, or
- skin rash.
Seek medical attention immediately if you suffer from any serious side effects of Nembutal such as:
- hallucinations,
- weak or shallow breathing,
- slow heart rate,
- weak pulse, or
- feeling like you might pass out.
Dosage of Nembutal is determined by the patient's age, weight, and condition. Nembutal may interact with other medications, including blood thinners, doxycycline, other seizure medications, MAO inhibitors, griseofulvin, birth control pills, hormone replacement estrogens, or steroids. Tell your doctor all medications you are taking. Do not use Nembutal if you are pregnant. It could harm a fetus. Nembutal may cause addiction or withdrawal symptoms in a newborn if the mother uses the medication during pregnancy. Nembutal can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breastfeeding. Nembutal may be habit-forming. Do not stop using Nembutal suddenly after using it long-term, or you could have withdrawal symptoms.
Our Nembutal Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have:
- confusion, agitation, hallucinations;
- weak or shallow breathing;
- slow heart rate, weak pulse; or
- a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out.
Side effects such as confusion, depression, or excitement may be more likely in older adults and those who are ill or debilitated.
Common side effects may include:
- drowsiness, dizziness;
- loss of balance or coordination;
- nausea, vomiting, constipation;
- overactive reflexes;
- sleep problems (insomnia), nightmares; or
- feeling restless or excited (especially in children or older adults).
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Read the entire detailed patient monograph for Nembutal (Pentobarbital)
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The following adverse reactions and their incidence were compiled from surveillance of thousands of hospitalized patients. Because such patients may be less aware of certain of the milder adverse effects of barbiturates, the incidence of these reactions may be somewhat higher in fully ambulatory patients.
More than 1 in 100 patients. The most common adverse reaction estimated to occur at a rate of 1 to 3 patients per 100 is: Nervous System: Somnolence.
Less than 1 in 100 patients. Adverse reactions estimated to occur at a rate of less than 1 in 100 patients listed below, grouped by organ system, and by decreasing order of occurrence are:
Nervous system: Agitation, confusion, hyperkinesia, ataxia, CNS depression, nightmares, nervousness, psychiatric disturbance, hallucinations, insomnia, anxiety, dizziness, thinking abnormality.
Respiratory system: Hypoventilation, apnea.
Cardiovascular system: Bradycardia, hypotension, syncope.
Digestive system: Nausea, vomiting, constipation.
Other reported reactions: Headache, injection site reactions, hypersensitivity reactions (angioedema, skin rashes, exfoliative dermatitis), fever, liver damage, megaloblastic anemia following chronic phenobarbital use.
Drug Abuse And Dependence
Pentobarbital sodium injection is subject to control by the Federal Controlled Substances Act under DEA schedule II.
Barbiturates may be habit forming. Tolerance, psychological dependence, and physical dependence may occur especially following prolonged use of high doses of barbiturates. Daily administration in excess of 400 milligrams (mg) of pentobarbital or secobarbital for approximately 90 days is likely to produce some degree of physical dependence. A dosage of from 600 to 800 mg taken for at least 35 days is sufficient to produce withdrawal seizures. The average daily dose for the barbiturate addict is usually about 1.5 grams. As tolerance to barbiturates develops, the amount needed to maintain the same level of intoxication increases; tolerance to a fatal dosage, however, does not increase more than two-fold. As this occurs, the margin between an intoxicating dosage and fatal dosage becomes smaller.
Symptoms of acute intoxication with barbiturates include unsteady gait, slurred speech, and sustained nystagmus. Mental signs of chronic intoxication include confusion, poor judgment, irritability, insomnia, and somatic complaints.
Symptoms of barbiturate dependence are similar to those of chronic alcoholism. If an individual appears to be intoxicated with alcohol to a degree that is radically disproportionate to the amount of alcohol in his or her blood the use of barbiturates should be suspected. The lethal dose of a barbiturate is far less if alcohol is also ingested.
The symptoms of barbiturate withdrawal can be severe and may cause death. Minor withdrawal symptoms may appear 8 to 12 hours after the last dose of a barbiturate.
These symptoms usually appear in the following order: anxiety, muscle twitching, tremor of hands and fingers, progressive weakness, dizziness, distortion in visual perception, nausea, vomiting, insomnia, and orthostatic hypotension. Major withdrawal symptoms (convulsions and delirium) may occur within 16 hours and last up to 5 days after abrupt cessation of these drugs. Intensity of withdrawal symptoms gradually declines over a period of approximately 15 days. Individuals susceptible to barbiturate abuse and dependence include alcoholics and opiate abusers, as well as other sedative-hypnotic and amphetamine abusers.
Drug dependence to barbiturates arises from repeated administration of a barbiturate or agent with barbiturate-like effect on a continuous basis, generally in amounts exceeding therapeutic dose levels. The characteristics of drug dependence to barbiturates include: (a) a strong desire or need to continue taking the drug; (b) a tendency to increase the dose; (c) a psychic dependence on the effects of the drug related to subjective and individual appreciation of those effects; and (d) a physical dependence on the effects of the drug requiring its presence for maintenance of homeostasis and resulting in a definite, characteristic, and self-limited abstinence syndrome when the drug is withdrawn.
Treatment of barbiturate dependence consists of cautious and gradual withdrawal of the drug. Barbiturate-dependent patients can be withdrawn by using a number of different withdrawal regimens. In all cases withdrawal takes an extended period of time. One method involves substituting a 30 mg dose of phenobarbital for each 100 to 200 mg dose of barbiturate that the patient has been taking. The total daily amount of phenobarbital is then administered in 3 to 4 divided doses, not to exceed 600 mg daily. Should signs of withdrawal occur on the first day of treatment, a loading dose of 100 to 200 mg of phenobarbital may be administered IM in addition to the oral dose. After stabilization on phenobarbital, the total daily dose is decreased by 30 mg a day as long as withdrawal is proceeding smoothly. A modification of this regimen involves initiating treatment at the patient's regular dosage level and decreasing the daily dosage by 10 percent if tolerated by the patient.
Infants physically dependent on barbiturates may be given phenobarbital 3 to 10 mg/kg/day. After withdrawal symptoms (hyperactivity, disturbed sleep, tremors, hyperreflexia) are relieved, the dosage of phenobarbital should be gradually decreased and completely withdrawn over a 2-week period.
Read the entire FDA prescribing information for Nembutal (Pentobarbital)
© Nembutal Patient Information is supplied by Cerner Multum, Inc. and Nembutal Consumer information is supplied by First Databank, Inc., used under license and subject to their respective copyrights.


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Kings: Schenn, Westgarth out; Clifford, Lewis in; Bernier to start Wednesday
Four days between games gave Kings Coach Terry Murray plenty of time to tinker with his linep for Wednesday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Staples Center--not that he normally needs much time at all to juggle things.
But sometime between his team's victory over Vancouver last Friday and Tuesday's practice at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo he decided to reconfigure his fourth line by taking out rookie Brayden Schenn and enforcer Kevin Westgarth and replacing them with Kyle Clifford and Trevor Lewis. The center on that line will be Brad Richardson.
Murray also said he plans to kick off a seven-game, 11-day stretch by starting Jonathan Bernier in goal Wednesday and switching to Jonathan Quick in net Thursday at Glendale, Ariz., against the Phoenix Coyotes.
"The way I look at it in the early part, when I penciled these games in on the goaltending side of it, I look at our No. 1 goaltender, Quick, being the goalie that I want to have in division games," Murray said.
The changes on the fourth line are a reward for Lewis, who has yet to play this season, and Clifford, who played the first two games but was scratched for the next two.
"I want to get Lewis into the game. He's been coming out of the training camp and sitting there patiently waiting to get going," Murray said. "I'm going to put Clifford back in. ... You have young players who have gone through the summer, the training camp, put in a great amount of work and had real good camps so I want to give them that opportunity.
"Same thing with Clifford. He played a couple games, I took him out. I needed to address a couple areas with him and now the same scenario pops up with Schenn, which I talked to him about this morning -- about parts of the game that we'll just keep giving him a push on the days off, on the ice and through video review."
Those parts Murray mentioned are the defensive aspects of the game, saying he felt Schenn was overmatched by Vancouver's Daniel and Henrik Sedin last Friday. "They recognize a young player and there were some situations there that we needed to address," Murray said. "Get him to close faster, be more firm in those situations."
Schenn said his confidence hasn't been damaged by being scratched.
"I thought I played fairly well in the games that I did play. A few breaks here or there it would have been a different story," he said.
"You just have to keep working hard and don't let it bother you and try get back in. I don't know how long I'll be out and hopefully I'll be back soon. Main thing is just keep working hard and not let it bug you."
I'll have more later at www.latimes.com/sports, including a chat with Anze Kopitar about the zero next to his name in the goalscoring column.
--Helene Elliott


text: This dark comedy is set in a town that is being regularly attacked by arsonists. Disguised as hawkers, they talk their way into people's homes and settle down in the attic, where they set about the destruction of the house. Written in the years following World War II, as a metaphor for Nazism and Communism, the play shows how "normal" citizens can be taken in by evil. The central character, a businessman called Biedermann, is seen at the outset reading newspaper reports of arson, convinced that he could never be taken in. Within minutes, the first "hawker" has appeared (Schmitz), and through a combination of intimidation and persuasion he talks his way into spending the night in the attic. As the play unfolds, a second arsonist appears (Eisenring), and before Biedermann can do anything to stop it, his attic is piled high with oil drums full of petrol. He even helps them to measure the detonating fuse and gives them matches, refusing to believe the full horror of what is happening. He soon becomes an accomplice in his own downfall. The action is observed by a Greek-style chorus of "firemen", and the increasingly surreal flavour culminates in a final scene when Biedermann and his wife Babette find themselves at the gates of hell. Here they once again meet Schmitz and Eisenring who turn out to be Beelzebub and the Devil respectively. The name Biedermann is itself a play on the German word "bieder" meaning conventional, conservative, worthy, upright and is frequently used in a pejorative or ironic context. Thus the name equates to der biedere Mann or the worthy man.


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Bear tees. Yes, I love them. Especially if they are cute.
And well, recently, I came across this online store - Heehoo Fashion, selling a wide range of colourful polar bear polo tees.
|My favourite colour - blue!
In their website, they have up to 42 different colours! Yes, 42 colours - from different shades of yellow, to different shades of blue and so on.
And I chose a few bright coloured ones - a blue, a yellow and a pink (can I say red? haha). Oh but amongst the bright colours, I also got one darker one - a black. All of them have the small bear on its left - and yes, that makes all the difference!
Btw, I took a few photos with all the different polo tees, and here they are.
|Somehow, pink is always cheerful :)
|Black can look good
|The yellow polo tee is so bright and nice! My favourite amongst them all!! :D
Well, I guess now I don't need to worry on what to wear on semi casual Fridays anymore. A polo tee a Friday.. for one whole month! Haha!
*Heehoo Fashion is available online at Heehoo Fashion. They actually have other stuff for Men, Women, and Kids too!


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Canada: I'ma change your life, I'ma change it.
USA: I don't think so.
Canada: No for real, we're implementing an anti-spam law tomorrow that's going to help you guys ooot too, eh!*
USA: Hell yeah! God Save the Queen or something!**
Canada: Typical.
USA: Take back Beiber and we will stop taking credit for at least 50% of the things you do.
Canada: No dice. We don't really care that much.
And scene.
*No, I'm not appropriating Canadian or US culture. I'm a dual citizen, so I get to talk smack about all the Americas north of Mexico, thank you very much.
**I have an embarrassing story about Canada Day: I went to college in Canada for a year. I found myself dating a city director on Canada Day and somehow ended up on the stage in front of an entire town trying to sing "Oh Canada!" but, having spent most of my life in Europe and the U.S. (I've lived in Canada a total of 3 years), I didn't know the words. I resorted to the old "watermelon cantaloupe" trick that was probably very unconvincing. I learned the words to Oh Canada! immediately after that and promptly forgot them upon returning to the U.S.
Back on point.
So, tomorrow Canada has a really tough new anti-spam law going into effect (C-28; Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Bill). As the U.S. is want to do, we haven't really paid a lot of attention to Canadian laws, so we are little unprepared. The good news is that your gmail spam folder may no longer have 10,000+ emails every six months.
Under the new measure, which is commonly referred to as Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, or CASL, companies that send commercial electronic messages to or from a computer located in the country will be bound to a set of stringent notice and consent requirements that generally prohibit the transmission of a wide range of electronic communications, unless a user has expressly agreed to receiving the message. If they fail to comply, they can be hit with regulatory fines of up to $10,000 per violation.
Per violation. Although, they will be apologetic about enforcing it.
Can you imagine what kind of fees CanadianPharmacies4U would rack up if this were in place now? This could easily bankrupt companies that violate it. Despite the law's expansive reach and substantial risks, attorneys say that many U.S. companies and some Canadian companies are either unaware of or just now scrambling to comply before tomorrow. If I were giving them advice, it would be to just not send any spam. At all, for like a really long time, until we really figure it all out. Which will be never. I think this is soooond advice, eh?.
The effect of the legislation will be felt well beyond Canada, given that a range of companies that have clients or operations in Canada are likely to be sending communications that fall within the statute's broad definition of covered messages, which is crafted to encompass any type of encouragement of commercial activity, whether it is explicit or only hinted at, eh?
Impromptu Review of a Teevee Show I Watched Last Night
Also, speaking of things that remind me of Canada, Mapletown is the name of the town on The Leftovers, or something like that, which I watched last night. It's also the name of a TV show that I watched as a kid that involved anthropomorphic woodland creatures. The show has a really good soundtrack on that show, some Amon Tobin with a good drop at the beginning and really haunting music throughout the entire show. It also has a super freaky Heaven's Gate like cult and some messed up stuff going on with the teenagers. Obviously, my film as literature class is paying off here…so…
In honor of Canada Day, which is tomorrow, I will continue my tradition of leaving a bottle of Maple syrup on my doorstep so that Celine Dion doesn't come down my chimney and serenade me.
tl; dr
Canada is fixing a lot of our email spam problems. We're like:
Yes, I will find a way to use this gif every chance I can.
Also, here are the lyrics to Canada Day, in case you feel compelled to learn them. In English et en Francais.
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.


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I have a special post for you today: I'm taking part in the Strategic Sorcery group's first Blog Hop! This month's topic is Planetary Magic. If you click on the links above that say "Previous" and "Next" you will be taken to the blogs of other people that participate in the Blog Hop where you can read what they have to say about Planetary Magic.
In a previous post I talked about the different masks we wear and how we can take advantage of these masks and even create new ones to suit our purposes, instead of letting the existing ones define us and limit us.
For most people though, this is easier said than done.
The most limiting thoughts, behaviors and attitudes tend to be the ones we're most blind to.
There have been situations in my life I spent years trying to change, trying everything I could think of to no avail, only to realize (or have a spirit point out to me) one simple attitude/behavior that was what was keeping me stuck.
Most of the times when this happens, it's something so obvious that I cannot believe I couldn't see it for so long. Everybody else would probably be able to see it right away if I had asked for someone else's help, but for me it was so ingrained an attitude that I just couldn't see it at all. It wasn't even taken into consideration, it was a default system setting I wouldn't even have thought to examine.


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The last time I spoke to Art Linkletter was in 2007. He and Chicken Soup for The Soul author, Mark Victor Hansen appeared on my radio show to talk about their book, How To Make The Rest Or Your Life The Best Of Your Life.
At 94, Art told that he was averaging 80 to 90 speaking engagements a year. In fact, he joked, "My wife recently gave away my skis because she feared for my safety."
Now, that's living good to the last drop.
It seems only fitting that that man who brought his own brand of laughter and joy to the world, himself led a live filled with adventure and wonder.
As a kid, I can remember walking home for lunch from school and watching Art Linkletter's House Party with my mom. It was my first glimpse of how television could get people to laugh at themselves, rather than having others laugh at their embarrassing expense.
It was reality TV with a strong dose of kindness.
Perhaps best known for his segments with kids and best selling book, "Kids Say The Darndest Things," Art knew how seize those spontaneous gift-from-God moments.
Even in later years, when the network brought back the show's concept under the same name, new host Bill Cosby paid the highest tribute to Art when he gave him what is truly one of the most touching surprises in television history:
This week we bid farewell to the man who showed us all how to laugh at ourselves without getting hurt.
No doubt, he's busy selling the Supreme Producer on a new show, "Angels Are Funny."


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Thanks to thousands of hours donated by volunteers annually, production at our seed nursery has grown steadily since its establishment in 2005.
Rare and hard-to-collect seeds of different native species are carefully grown here. The nursery gives our restoration ecologists access to these rare plants that were previously cost prohibitive or unavailable. We use the plants grown here to restore native habitat through the forest preserves.
The greenhouse is used in late winter and spring to jump-start plants for the nursery grounds. Many species in the nursery are sensitive and do better when started in a controlled environment where it is possible to make the most of the small quantities of seeds.
Seeds are separated from unwanted plant materials, known as chaff, mixed and stored until time to reintroduce them into the preserves. Seeds are also collected in the preserves and brought to this facility to be processed and stored.
A 5-acre mix of woodland, wetland and prairie plants is located just outside the greenhouse. This area is surrounded by deer fence to protect the growing plants.


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Blog: Brian Wexham, Chair WorldSkills Australia
WorldSkills continues to grow as an international organisation, with new member countries joining this past year that include Kingdom of Bahrain and Chile.
The ever-increasing number of member countries joining the WorldSkills family is indicative of the role WorldSkills plays and importantly its potential to influence skills learning and excellence globally through collaboration.
Vocational education and training is fast emerging as an important area of focus, evidenced by the well-publicised needs of the emerging economies in Asia and South America.
WorldSkills can play a critical role in fostering the exchanges of ideas, technological developments, the establishment of partnerships and the adaptation of new teaching methods.
Education delivery is in itself changing as it adapts to new age sophisticated teaching platforms. There is much that can be learnt.
WorldSkills Australia is well placed to make a significant contribution to the Asia Pacific region. Our achievements in the world arena can support Australia's exports and assist marketing Australia's education, now recognised as Australia's fourth largest export valued at over $15 billion dollars annually.
WorldSkills Australia is a strategic asset as well as being a benchmark for excellence within our own vocational system.
Find out more about WorldSkills Australia at www.worldskills.org.au.