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Someone requested I post this recipe and I was more than happy to agree. Unfortunately I have no photos of the process – the next time I make this dish I will have to add some.
Gnocchi is probably my favorite pasta and it is surprisingly easy to make, although the process is time consuming so be prepared to spend a few hours doing it, especially if it is your first time!
I have found that the best potatoes to use are starchy, white fleshed baking potatoes. The ones we grew this year were perfect, even though they were small. Be prepared to start the process several hours before you plan on serving, as you have to bake the potatoes and use them hot. I have tried using old, room temperature baking potatoes for this and it was a horrible failure. Hot potatoes are a necessity for this recipe!
Note: I don't usually make things that require specific kitchen implements, but for this recipe you absolutely must have either a potato ricer or a large mesh strainer. This is really the only way to get the potato "flour" that you need in order to make these successfully.
Potato gnocchi
2 lbs potatoes
1 – 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
salt to taste
Begin the process by baking the potatoes until they are completely soft. I typically bake them at 350 degrees for 75 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the oven and let them cool just long enough so they can be handled without burning yourself.
Using the above mentioned mesh strainer or ricer, process all the potatoes through until you have a bowl of potato "snow". You want to remove the peels before you do this, unless your ricer is designed to keep peels out of the resulting mash. I tend to scoop the warm potato out of the jacket with a spoon before pressing it through my strainer.
Once you have finished this step, add the flour and the salt. I like to use a sifter so as to avoid any lumps. Go ahead and add the first cup, kneading the dough with your hands. If it seems exceptionally sticky, go ahead and add flour until it reaches the right consistency.
Turn it out onto a clean, smooth surface knead into a ball. Splitting it into hand sized sections (I usually end up with four) roll the dough out into a long rope. You want it to be no more than an inch around. Cut the dough into 1/2 inch sections and flatten slightly with the tines of a fork. This leaves you with an oblong shaped piece of pasta.
Immediately place into salted boiling water. Cook until the gnocchi rise to the top, usually around 5 minutes, and serve with your favorite sauce. I personally like pesto on mine, however any sauce will work, including a simple brown butter.


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Located on the 6th floor of main guest elevators between Purple Zebra and Club Tattoo.
The Spa and fitness facility are for patrons 18 years of age and over. An 18 percent gratuity is automatically added to all spa packages.
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Unique Amenities
Take music, for instance. While spas play the same calm, soothing sounds, here you can relax to jazz. Or even better - play your own music by connecting your player to the treatment room's speakers. (Sade and Sam Smith, please!)
And aromatherapy just makes every spa treatment better. This spa includes this element to your service at no extra charge. You get to pick the scent. If you're traveling with your soul mate, mom or best friend, the couples' room offers By My Side Packages.
One of the most unique amenities is this Las Vegas spa's Himalayan salt therapy cave. Natural salt caves have been used for centuries to help with congestion, asthma and other sinus conditions. This 45-minute session is open to those who book a treatment ($50 and up) and must be booked in advance.
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The spa includes separate men's and women's lounges. Both lounges have whirlpools, as well as eucalyptus steam rooms with cold, refreshing cucumber towels.Other neat perks include a coffee and tea bar, fresh fruit/snacks, and zero gravity lounge chairs. If you just want to rest and wind down from a wild weekend, spa day passes range from $25-$45 (or included with any spa treatments $50 or more).
The salon features a more upbeat energy with services like spray tanning, airbrush makeup, as well as beard trims. Take a piece of the spa with you - free trade accessories and organic goodies are available for sale.
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Keeping on top of interior design trends can be a challenge, especially as they can change throughout the year. We're now in 2018, and redecorating our homes with new trends is achievable — and something that is high up on our list of priorities!
Suppliers of bedroom furniture, Oldrids & Downtown turn time back to 2017 to see what we loved and predict what we will love in 2018.
What did home owners love in 2017?
It's important to reflect on last year's trends to gain inspiration for our home-décor in 2018. So, what were some of the best trends that transformed our homes over the past year?
You might have noticed the colour green growing in popularity last year. This was because 'Greenery' won the World's Colour of the Year award — influencing interior design across the globe. The colour green did well in general, as we saw the use of this colour in fashion and commercial design — making it an instant hit with the general public. Greenery represents refreshment and revitalization, which a lot of people could relate to during that time.
We were all a fan of untreated walls last year, bringing us that rustic yet edgy New York apartment feel — combined with a wood burning stove and built up logs, you couldn't go wrong. This trend was a brilliant way for homeowners to save both time and money when decorating, whilst giving them the flexibility to be versatile with their furniture.
Homes throughout the UK saw corked-furniture make an appearance, which added character to our rooms. The environmentally friendly material was commonly used throughout the year to make items such as vases, glasses and even lampshades. However, they were often accompanied by a metallic surround that gave off a youthful, yet premium, vibe.
Every homeowner had a mason jar as a cup in 2017 — and are still using them to this day. Young or old, everyone had one in their kitchen. This trend even caught on with restaurant owners, who discovered that they could use these to serve drinks as well as to store food and ingredients. Accompanied with a striped straw, mason jars are the perfect item to serve a cool beverage.
Those were just a few hits in 2017, but what can we expect to make its way into our homes this year?
Spotting 2018 trends
Remember when we had copper in our kitchens, dining area, living space — and practically every room in the home? Well, it's time they left for good. Gold and brass furniture will make its return and will become a household essential, although making it subtle is key to making it look good. Golden legs of a table accompanied with a white top will be the talking point of all of the dinners you host, for instance.
Forget heavenly white kitchens. This year we'll be a bit more creative by using a mixture of materials and colours for our counters and units. Everyone seems to have a white kitchen, white tiles and white marble worktops and, frankly, it's a bit repetitive. Mixing finishes will give it a cool, New York-like aesthetic that everyone will love.
Layers were huge in 2017, with countless cushions and blankets with cute patterns as well as long curtains making a spectacular appearance — but we're going for a plain rich colour this year. This can really benefit the furniture you have in your room and make it pop to any visitors. Don't go too wild with different colours, but at the same time don't be afraid to try something you haven't used before, such as a mustard tone — be the trend setter among all of your friends.
With green being the dominant colour of 2017, we're going for a darker tone this year to make our rooms fit for royalty. For those who opted for untreated walls last year, it's time to leave them there and generate something new in your living space. Picture grey walls with your mustard curtains — it's an interior designer's dream. Withhold the elegance in your home by opting for a palette of aged colours that will make the most beautiful backdrop.
Expect to see more wooden features in your home, as that vintage 70s look will be making a return. From units in your living room to your dressing table in your bedroom (accompanied by a long motel-like mirror), you will have plenty of storage space that will accompany the colour of your walls and threads beautifully.
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April 9, 2011
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — NATO refused to apologize Friday for a deadly airstrike it conceded may have mistakenly killed people it has pledged to protect, angering Libyan opposition leaders amid an increasingly frustrating campaign to oust Moammar Gadhafi.
British Royal Navy Rear Adm. Russell Harding told reporters that NATO forces may have hit rebel tanks during the airstrike near the eastern oil town of al-Brega Thursday.
Witnesses told CNN that two rebel fighters and two doctors were killed when missiles struck a rebel formation on the eastern Libyan battlefront.It was the second time NATO has been blamed for civilian deaths — last week, opposition leaders said NATO airstrikes killed 13 civilians in the al-Brega area. NATO is investigating that strike as well.
"I'm not apologizing," said Harding, the deputy commander of the NATO operation, about the latest incident. "The situation on the ground is fluid and we had no information the opposition forces were using tanks."
Harding said NATO had only recently learned that opposition forces had tanks. In the past, Gadhafi's troops had used tanks to harm civilians, he said.
"There's a lot of vehicles going back and forth," he said. "It is very difficult to distinguish who is operating the vehicles."
The airstrikes also injured 14 people and another six are missing, said Gen. Abdul Fattah Yunis, commander of the rebel forces.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called the incident unfortunate.
"I strongly regret the loss of life," he said, reiterating that in the past, NATO has seen tanks used by Gadhafi to attack civilians.
"We are conducting operations in Libya in accordance with the U.N. Security Council Resolution with the aim to protect civilians," Rasmussen said. "This is also the reason why our aircraft target military equipment that could be used to attack civilians, but I can assure you that we do our utmost to avoid civilian casualties.
Sorrow quickly turned to anger at a hospital where the wounded were taken, complicating matters for opposition fighters, already demoralized by the superior firepower of the Libyan army.
"NATO, NATO, NATO! They shouldn't hit the revolutionaries. We're helpless," one person screamed.
Ahmed Abu Bakr, a doctor who came to Libya from Germany to volunteer, said he never thought that he would be treating the wounded from friendly fire.
"I am very unhappy," he said. "They came here to help us, not injure us."
After the aerial attack Thursday morning, Gadhafi's troops pushed back the rebels, retaking territory and moving the frontline back further east, Yunis said.
He said the rebels notified NATO of their tank movement and of their presence.
"There is no tension between us and NATO; this is a war situation and we understand that mistakes are made," Yunis said.
Harding said Friday he did not feel NATO needed to strengthen communications with rebels.
"I have to be frank, it's not for us to improve communications. We have to see where civilians are being attacked and see if we can take action," Harding said.
A few hours after the strikes, civilians and rebels, fearing an approach by pro-Gadhafi forces, retreated from Ajdabiya, with hundreds of civilian cars and trucks loaded with rocket launchers and ammunition headed out of town in the direction of the opposition headquarters in Benghazi.
The strikes come amid a deadly stalemate between pro-Gadhafi forces and rebel fighters — and diplomatic maneuvering to end the conflict.
As the battle continues, some wonder if the outgunned rebel forces can prevail and if NATO has the correct strategy to help.
U.S. Gen. Carter Ham, who led the Libya mission before NATO took control, told lawmakers in Washington that the likelihood of rebel forces marching to Tripoli and ousting Gadhafi by military force — even with NATO air power — was "low."
Former CIA operative Robert Baer said NATO will have to put boots on the ground.
"First of all, the no-fly zone is not working," Baer told CNN. "Not a surprise to me that NATO bombed the rebels force. We sort of got one foot in this but not completely. The logic of this conflict is you have to put people on the ground."
On the diplomatic front, a former U.S. lawmaker who has been trying to meet with Gadhafi told CNN's "The Situation Room" that Friday will be his last opportunity.
Curt Weldon has said he will tell the leader to step aside and take other measures to end the bloodshed.
A former Republican U.S. House member from suburban Philadelphia, Weldon has been to Libya before in his work as a congressman. He said he came to the country this time with "a small private delegation."
Weldon said he has met with other Libyan officials, including the prime minister and Gadhafi's son, Saadi, conveying the Obama administration's stance on the crisis and reinforcing the importance of an immediate cease-fire monitored by the United Nations to protect civilians.
"I'm here only because I want to avoid war," Weldon told CNN. "I don't want to see American soldiers killed, and I don't want to see more innocent Libyans killed."
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme said one of its humanitarian ships loaded with food, medical supplies and doctors has reached the beseiged city of Misrata, providing what it called a "lifeline" for trapped civilians.
"This is a breakthrough for the U.N. humanitarian operation in Libya and allows us to reach tens of thousands of people who are caught in one of the fiercest areas of conflict," said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran. "It is vital that we get these relief supplies to the vulnerable."
CNN's Nic Robertson and Ben Wedeman contributed to this report
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/08/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T1


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Patients are encouraged to call the office with any questions or concerns for their medical safety.
Tarsal tunnel syndrome, also known as TTS, occurs when the posterior tibial nerve becomes compressed and damaged, in turn causing inflammation. This is usually caused by continual overuse of the foot and ankle such as prolonged walking, running, standing, or exercising. If left untreated, TTS can cause permanent nerve damage. Some common treatments are wearing specialized shoes and inserts, over-the-counter pain and anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy and rest. Strengthening exercises should be done to help prevent problems. These exercises include heel-toe raises, pencil toe lifts and balance exercises. If not treated right away, TTS can lead to the risk of developing other conditions such as flat feet, fallen arches, rheumatoid arthritis, varicose veins and the susceptibility to becoming overweight. If you notice any symptoms of TTS, it is important that you see a podiatrist right away.
Tarsal tunnel syndrome can be very uncomfortable to live with. If you are experiencing tarsal tunnel syndrome, contact one of our podiatrists of Riznyk Podiatry. Our doctors can provide the care you need to keep you pain-free and on your feet.
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Tarsal tunnel syndrome, which can also be called tibial nerve dysfunction, is an uncommon condition of misfiring peripheral nerves in the foot. The tibial nerve is the peripheral nerve in the leg responsible for sensation and movement of the foot and calf muscles. In tarsal tunnel syndrome, the tibial nerve is damaged, causing problems with movement and feeling in the foot of the affected leg.
Common Cause of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
The Effects of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
A physical exam of the leg can help identify the presence of tarsal tunnel syndrome. Medical tests, such as a nerve biopsy, are also used to diagnose the condition. Patients may receive physical therapy and prescriptive medication. In extreme cases, some may require surgery.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact one of our offices located in Orchard Park, and Irving, NY. We offer the newest diagnostic and treatment technologies for all your foot and ankle needs.Read more about Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome


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The inaugural meeting of North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA) was held on October 12-14, 2012 in Denver.
NAJGA asked the Ikebana International Chaper 66 (Denver Chapter) for flower arrangements at the dinner ceremony.
As a member of the Ikebana International Chaper 66, Kazuko made this 15th-Century-style Sunamono Rikka arrangement. This is not a Bonsai! The pine tree consists of branches cut from lodgepole pines by Kazuko's student, Bill Stufflebeem, from his land in the Colorado mountains. They are cut and assembled to look like a natural beauty of the tree, with screws and hidden nails.
It took about two days to prepare and build this arrangement, with a table saw for a sharp straight cut of the main trunk, an electric saw, an electric drill, an electric screw driver, and other power tools.
Kazuko does the final adjustment on site.
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Drive with total confidenceNothing is more important than your family's safety. So when adventure calls, Escape gives you the confidence to say, "let's go!" In addition to seven airbags, the Escape offers real peace of mind with advanced safety features as standard.
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Cleaning Istanbul for the white Turks
The movie Wonderland (2013) by Halil Altindere shows a rappers' protest against the government's urban transformation project and gentrification in Sulukule, threatening its cultural heritage and destroying inhabitants' lives. The movie was on view in MoMAPS1 in New York.
Since several years … Read the rest
TTIP or not
Europe and America are set to sign a secret treaty called TTIP that will severely damage our quality of life. We would all vote against it, were it not that we are disallowed from doing so … Since there … Read the rest
Brussels, city in transition
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Prospective family physicians who are wondering about their role in an increasingly complex health care system, take note: According to one health policy expert, you are the hope for transformation of health care in the United States.
Primary care is playing a pivotal role in new and innovative health care delivery models, says health policy expert Paul Grundy, M.D. Grundy delivered the Opening Session Main Stage lecture at the 2014 AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students.
During the 2014 AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students held here Aug. 7-9, Opening Session speaker Paul Grundy, M.D., M.P.H., passionately addressed how new care delivery methods are changing medicine and placing the family physician at the forefront of care. He pointed out that advances in medicine made since Abraham Flexner's era have created a maze of complexity that frustrates physicians and does not improve health outcomes.
"As the level of knowledge increased, we've subspecialized and subspecialized more," said Grundy. "We reached a point where we can't connect the dots."
Yet despite those hurdles, patients continue to view their relationship with their primary care physician as one of the most important in their lives. "You are the second most trusted member of society," he said. "Family is No. 1 and the healer is No. 2."
Grundy, who is IBM's director of global health care transformation and founding president of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative(www.pcpcc.org), sought to encourage residents and medical students who face the daunting task of navigating patient care in an increasingly fractured health care environment. One key message he highlighted: Don't feel inferior to subspecialists.
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- A health policy expert who spoke during the 2014 AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students told future family physicians that they are the hope for improved health outcomes in the future.
- Communities that invest heavily in primary care and develop an integrated system to assist patient care see better health outcomes.
- A patient-centered medical home in Vermont reported huge gains in improving diabetes care management.
"You have no sense of how powerful you are," Grundy told them. He urged these future family physicians to think of themselves as the bridge between patients and the entire spectrum of care. However, he added, for family physicians to continue to serve as the focal point of care delivery, they need to take responsibility for all aspects of patient care; they need to become "comprehensivists."
A major problem with care delivery is the lack of organization and follow-up with patients, said Grundy. A veterinarian's office is more likely to send reminders that a family pet needs its annual vaccinations than a physician's office is to contact a woman who is overdue for a mammogram.
According to a recent Forbes magazine report, 14 percent of physician payments currently are not paid according to the traditional fee-for-service model, and that figure is expected to rise to 20 percent next year, said Grundy. Medicine has to move away from purchasing episodes of care from subspecialists and continue to develop a comprehensive care model in which the primary care physician and his or her team help patients make better decisions that enable them to live healthier lives.
"It's no longer acceptable to deliver an episode of care," he said. "You have to deliver care whether the patient visits or not."
Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has encouraged development and adoption of new models of care delivery, including the patient-centered medical home (PCMH), which emphasizes primary care and regular contact with patients. According to Grundy, communities that invest heavily in primary care are reporting the highest rates of success in reducing hospital visits and lowering costs.
Grundy described how in some areas, the entire community bands together to improve the health of its residents. Nationally, Ogden, Utah, and Dubuque, Iowa, are considered the excellent areas to receive high-quality, low-cost health care. Both communities invest heavily in primary care and utilize an integrated system. Other jurisdictions are following suit, as legislators in Rhode Island, for example, recently passed a law calling for increased spending on primary care.
A community health approach is also working effectively in places such as St. Johnsbury, Vt., where 2 cents from all sick care is transferred to community care. St. Johnsbury hosts a certified PCMH and is one of several health services areas included in the Vermont Blueprint for Health program.
The statewide initiative moves beyond the traditional model of disease management by linking institutions as diverse as community health centers, law enforcement and social services to assist with patient care. All major sectors in the community are involved, including the sheriff's office and the local Goodwill Industries International Inc. facility, which provides clothing for low-income patients.
When it comes to managing patients with diabetes, for example, a community care coordinator holds monthly meetings to discuss care for all patients, said Grundy. The health center schedules wellness events so patients with the disease can meet with a nutritionist one day and join a hiking group the next. And one day each week, a green grocer visits the community. In addition to helping relieve the burden on primary care physicians, this community approach has resulted in a 60 percent reduction in complications associated with diabetes.
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Sunday, March 11, 2018
Spring fever aka new purchase
So we had snow again for 2 days. It is a wet heavy snow, but the ground is melted, but not completely underneath. So the pellets of snow bounced off the ground and didn't accumulate until later at night. Ugghh. Those poor robins.
And I saw this kit online and couldn't resist the coordinating prints for the background. So bright and cheerful. I actually enjoy doing paper piecing hexies as well.
Well, is a print of hexigons for the flowers. I want to make them anyway. It will take a little planning, and prep work, but it shouldn't be too bad.
Next up some stitching. Here are some wool applique blocks started years ago. I needed something fast to pick up for school as I was the security office person while the school shut down to go to the state basketball finals for the girls. And I knew where this one was located.
The second one only needs the wheels, and acorns completed. Yeah!
One other block is done, only to do.
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According to the international experts, the project 'Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the Collections of the World' has no analogues in the world, in particular, by breadth of coverage. Only at the first stage of its realization, more than 35 museums of Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Mongolia were covered, active interaction with 26 of them was established.
Special attention should be placed on the fact that in the course of preparation for the publication of books-albums by well-known scientists, a serious research work was carried out to collect and generalize the best artifacts originating from the territory of Uzbekistan, including unique samples of archeology, ceramics, metal products, numismatics, textiles, Jewelry art and painting. This allowed us to reflect in the published media products all the richness and uniqueness of the cultural and historical legacy of the people of Uzbekistan. The results of these studies will be announced at the international congress by its participants.Read more


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Here's an easy Easter Craft if you're looking for one. I prepped all the materials ahead of time and it was easy for the kids to complete on their own while I did some cleaning.
All you need:
- Construction Paper
- Contact Paper
- Tissue Paper
- Scissors
- Cut a large egg shape out of your child's chosen construction paper color.
- After you have cut out the egg shape, fold in half and cut out the middle. This leaves an egg outline.
- Cut up tiny squares of tissue paper, use a variety of spring colors.
- Cut two sheets of contact paper large enough for your egg to fit inside.
- Peel and lay down your first sheet of contact paper in front of your child. Then lay down your egg outline.
- Let the kids fill in the egg using the tissue paper, for an older child they could do a pattern.
- After they have completely filled in the egg, lay the next sheet of peeled contact paper down on top to create a laminated effect.
- Admire your child's craftiness and hang in your window!
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Nate and I are standing in the vestibule of a restaurant, waiting for his family to finish inside and catch up with is.
Me: Wanna bleep?
Nate: Uhh, what?
Me: Wanna bleep?
Nate: [nervous laugh] Umm, I mean, we're in public…
Nate: What kind of wine are you?
I'm a pinot noir – kind of new, kind of trendy, and a little sweet.
You're more like a chardonnay – classy, classic
Me: and a little bitter?
Nate: (smirks) yeah, and a little bitter.


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James Street, Corner of Crete Street, Beenleigh, Queensland 4207
Local war memorials hold a wealth of information that the National War Memorial's records cannot readily show: the impact WWI had on a community through enlistment, and death.
Beenleigh's war memorial was unveiled by Lieutenant Governor William Lennon on 21 November 1925. Its original location was at the road junction in the town centre.
This white sculpted slab, topped by the Australian Infantry Forces' 'Rising Sun' Badge provides a roll call, but look closely: it's not alphabetical. The slab, surrounded by a trough of water, bears the names of 61 soldiers, 10 are listed as killed ('K' stands beside their names); two died in service ('D' denotes their fate).
Nationally, Australia lost 60,000 from a population of about 4,000,000.
Buried where they fell (by decree of the British), Australia's outpouring of grief was demonstrated through a wave of memorials like this one.
A wall behind the slab carried plaques representing all the services and subsequent conflicts: WWII, Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam. The memorial was relocated to its present site in 1995.
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Uber taxi with delivery clone - The power of choice!
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- After this, ratings can be given independently by both parties.
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Soccer tournament to bring about 2,000 people to Columbia
COLUMBIA - Sporting Columbia will host the Mid-Missouri Classic, a two-day soccer tournament expected to bring about 900 players and 1,100 spectators to Columbia this weekend.
Sporting Columbia Technical Director Kevin Roderique said the tournament will have about 60 Missouri teams this year.
"It's a great event for local teams to travel from St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, all over," Roderique said.
He said, since the event will attract about 2,000 people to Columbia, it will be a great weekend for tourist attractions and local businesses.
"It's really good for local hotels, really good for local restaurants, all kinds of businesses," he said. "The sporting goods stores usually see a big boost after the weekend."
Age groups for the competitors range from the under-9 category to high school seniors. The competition starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and will go until the final game ends around 5 p.m. Sunday.
"It'll be a full jam-packed weekend," Roderique said.
Roderique said the games will be played at Cosmo Park, with only a small possibility that some games will move to Pride Park.
Sporting Columbia generally sees a profit from this tournament, he said.
"It is a nice money-making revenue for our club," Roderique said. "We're very happy to put it on, and also it gives an opportunity for local teams to not have to travel so much."
Medals will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place teams in each bracket.
"The kids generally don't care," Roderique said about the medals. "They just want to take something home with them that shows that they accomplished something."
Roderique said the looks on the athlete's faces after the games is what makes hosting the tournament rewarding for him.
"I just love to see the kids and how hard they try and what it means to them to come out here and put themselves to the test," he said. "They put themselves out there, blood, sweat and tears."
Roderique said Sporting Columbia hosts a Mid-Missouri Classic twice every year, and the next tournament will be in the fall.


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I want to say a big thank you to my readers who have followed along in my first full year of writing about things that matter to me. Looking back on this year of blogging, here are some of the most popular articles from my first year:
Motherhood question: Is it really this hard?
9 things I wish I had known before having a second baby
Effective discipline for toddlers and preschoolers
When your child says "go away mommy, I want daddy!"
The 5 unexpected postpartum physical changes you need to know about
5 best child care options: pros and cons
7 steps to finding a great nanny
Why I stopped buying educational toys for my children
Baby essentials for the new mom
New mom's guide to successful breastfeeding
Transitioning your baby to baby food: tips and supplies
Cute and comfortable shoes for babies and toddlers
I never had to drink coffee until I became a mom
Bath time fun for toddlers and eczema care
Career development and advancement for the working mom
The best networking tip I learned from my 18-month-old
Style and beauty:
Career mom's guide to dressing stylishly for work
5 Stylish and comfortable shoes for work
Worthy splurges that enhance a basic wardrobe
5 beauty products worth the hype
What to wear for holiday festivities and family pictures
8 tips for furnishing and decorating a toddler's room on a budget
Fun and fresh nursery without breaking the bank
Life tips:
7 simple tips for taking and preserving great photos
Fun and free activities to do with toddlers and little kids
5 Surprisingly good (and cheap) bath and beauty buys from Trader Joe's
Simple morning ritual: 7 steps to a happy and productive day
How to creatively organize and display your children's artwork
How to make hard decisions: simple coin toss with a twist
New year, new start: tips for accomplishing more in 2017
Before you subscribe to a food delivery service like Blue Apron, read this first
10 tips to help you survive the weeknight dinner challenge
Easy weeknight dinner: White bean chicken chili
Financial/Self Improvement:
4 great blogs to boost your financial I.Q.
How to easily set up a college savings plan
7 tips for success you can learn from Chip and Joanna Gains from Fixer Upper
Thanks for stopping by. I love to hear from you – please let me know if you have any suggestions for topics for new posts. Here's to a happy and healthy 2018!
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Vanderbilt Health
Role Summary:
The Surgical ICU Registered Nurse will apply the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. The Surgical ICU Registered Nurse effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborates in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards.
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The SICU unit specializes in caring for a critically ill patient population that may include liver, kidney, or pancreas transplants; as well as head, neck, thoracic, urologic, and GI surgical patients. Our primary focus is to provide our diverse patient population with excellent care related to any elective, urgent, or emergent major surgical intervention, as well as procedures that negatively impact normal hemodynamic stability. This is typically the immediate post-operative phase, but may also include the diagnostic, pre-operative, and extended post-operative phases of care. Our nurses work closely with the SICU physicians and nurse practitioners to provide care for patients with multiple system organ dysfunctions, ventilators, vasoactive drips and other therapies to ensure optimal sedation, analgesia, cardiac, and hemodynamic function. Our nursing team assists in coordinating the care between the multiple disciplines and physician teams to provide optimal outcomes for our critically ill patients. We pride ourselves on providing excellent patient care, with a focus on reducing the number of hospital-acquired infections from ventilators, central venous catheters, and urinary catheters.
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Cake. It's a four letter word that fills your brain with excitement, your taste buds with joy and your belly with hunger. In all my twenty seven years, I'm yet to find a cake which I don't like. Trust me when I say – and I'm sure you always do – that I have tried many cakes in my time! Working in an office always helps. It's constantly someones birthday, there's a never ending stream of charity bake sales and just when you thought it was safe to eat a salad, someone buys a yellow label Victoria sponge from M&S!!
Some of you may remember that back in May I handed over my blog to seven amazing bloggers to help raise awareness of food allergies. The series was incredibly eye opening, especially for me. Rory can be awfully fussy but reading the experiences of these incredibly honest parents really helped me to understand just how challenging their day to day lives can be. So when an email from Maggie over at Bakeit Freefrom arrived in my mailbox I was absolutely delighted.
Let me start by telling you a bit more about Maggie and her delicious brand!
Bakeit Freefrom aims to provide scrumptious cakes everyone can enjoy regardless of their allergies. Every Bakeit Freefrom home baking kit is free from every EU listed food allergen. Allowing you to create delicious, allergen free cakes in the comfort of your own kitchen, without having to buy any ingredients because everything you need is included in the kit!
When Maggie's Bakeit Freefrom kit arrived, I was pleasantly surprised. Not only were the ingredients beautifully packaged, but by pure coincidence she'd also sent me the kit to make my favourite cake – a deliciously tangy lemon drizzle!
Now anyone who knows me will tell you that I love to cook. Over the past year I've tried my hand at baking on more than one occasion and whilst I am growing in confidence, I still have plenty of room for improvement. The fact that all the ingredients arrived individually sealed and measured not only made the task in hand incredibly easy, it also made it enjoyable – even for a novice.
I found the instructions clear and easy to follow. One thing which I especially loved is that the kit didn't require the use of any specialist equipment. I often find baking recipes complex and daunting but Maggie's Bakeit Freefrom kit was something different. Forget your weighing scales and ditch the rolling pin. Heck, if you don't own a measuring jug Maggie has you covered!
If I'm been completely honest there were several occasions where I doubted Maggie's recipe. I have a limited experience of baking but everything I do know told me that it was impossible to bake a cake without butter and eggs. At best I was sure it wouldn't rise or worst, would taste horrendous.
Maggie's recipe exceeded my expectations. With the help of her expertise, I managed to bake one of the lightest sponges I have ever tasted. For someone who is usually exceptionally critical of their own cooking I really struggled to find fault. And it wasn't just my own approval. Maggie's recipe received a great big thumbs up from not only my family (including my ridiculously fussy toddler) but also my team at work!
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Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Welcome to the website of the Institute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine of the German Heart Centre Munich.
Thank you for your interest in our institute. I hope you will find the information you are seeking in the following pages and links. Our staff and I will be happy to answer any particular queries you may have.
For patients wishing to register, tests in our institute can only be conducted through the outpatient clinic of our three departments or on a private patient basis.
The institute does not have a public outpatient clinic. Information on our equipment and research projects can also be found on our website. Allow me to draw your attention to our new fast cardiac CT that facilitates a wide range of examinations in the field of cardiac and vascular diagnostics.
Enjoy surfing around the institute.
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Here's something unusual from today's Siena poll: Alan Hevesi's approval rating
Hevesi's favorable/unfavorable rating is now 40-21 percent, from 40-14 percent last month.
This poll came after a period in which the story about Hevesi's use of a state employee as a chauffeur for his wife got more exposure, as both Eliot Spitzer and John Faso criticized the comptroller during their televised debate.
Either New York voters are surprisingly pro-chauffeur, or, as is more usually the case, they simply haven't found this story nearly as fascinating or meaningful as the press has.
The rest of the poll is here.
— Azi Paybarah
UPDATE: The mayor just took a pass on the Hevesi chauffeur scandal. Here's what he told reporters:
"I don't think it serves any purpose for me to get involved. Having said that, I do think that the most important thing is that the public believes that their government is honest. Now I've known Alan Hevesi for a long time and I've always thought that he was an honest, very hard-working elected official and I was just disappointed to read in the paper about this indiscretion or however you want to phrase it."


text: Diamonds betray their birthplace by their chemical composition. Researchers from the University of Ghent and the Diamond High Council in Belgium were able to figure out the chemical "fingerprint" of a diamond after making a tiny hole in it with a laser beam. The print helps them identify the mine from which it came because each precious stone has a chemical composition specific to an individual mine. Diamonds fund bloodshed Rebel groups in countries such as Sierra Leone, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo have used conflict, or blood diamonds, to finance wars and commit human rights abuses. It will take years to build up a global picture of the illegal diamond trade ... experts About 70 diamond producing countries have agreed to curb the trade and have a July 31 deadline to meet monitoring requirements or face a trading ban. The Diamond High Council, based in the world's largest diamond distribution center of Antwerp, said in a statement that the researchers would need years to get a global picture as they had to analyze samples from every operational mine in the world. So far they have analyzed diamonds from Russia, Botswana, South Africa and Canada, it said. To complicate matters, many diamonds are often found in river beds, hundreds of kilometers from where they originated. Last month the U.N. Security Council decided to drop diamond sanctions against Sierra Leone, first introduced in July 2000, although the ban on exports of the gem from Liberia remains intact. The research results will be published shortly in the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectometry, the council said. SOURCE: Agencies


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An attempted burglary at a New Orleans church Wednesday evening left one man wounded and another in jail.
Police responded to a report of shots fired at the Greater Morning Star Baptist Church around 5 p.m. Friends and family who at the scene identified the shooter as Pastor W.L.T. Littleton.
The two suspects allegedly came onto the church property to commit a burglary. However, Littleton, who is a former New Orleans police officer was armed and fired a total of eight shots at some point.
When police arrived, they located a pickup truck containing several bullet holes with the back window glass shattered a short distance from the church. One suspect was found with a gunshot wound to the head and he was reportedly taken to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition.
Officers also found the second suspect, 34-year-old Joseph Cross. He was arrested and charged with copper theft.
Littleton was questioned by police but released. Investigators also removed Littleton's handgun from his vehicle.
A witnessed stated she saw the pickup truck speed off, followed by Littleton in his Navigator.
Friends and family said Littleton acted in self-defense, but details of the incident aren't known at this time.
On Thursday, NOPD arrested Littleton and charged him with aggravated battery.


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In the Zone: Depression and Emotions
Introduction: This article proposes a non-drug treatment for depression in terms of hidden emotions. It appears that most depression involves the numbing of emotions, especially grief, fear, anger and shame. Depression occurs when these emotions loop back on themselves, having feelings about feelings, sometimes without limit. Feedback loops can produce emotions that are experienced as either unbearably painful or out of control, or at least anticipated to be. However, there is a zone between these two extremes that allows one to feel emotions and to also observe oneself feeling. This zone is possible because of the human capacity for role-taking; seeing one's self from the imagined point of view of another person. Some implications of these ideas for the treatment of depression are outlined.
Modern societies take a dim view of emotions. They are usually judged to be far less important than the material world, behavior, thought and most everything else. We learn both as children and adults: "Don't be so emotional! Or: "Don't get mad, get even!" We are taught two extremes: either hide or act out emotions. These two attitudes may be at the root of many of humanity's most trying problems, but difficult to change until we learn more about the emotional world.
Just as emotions sometimes cause havoc in our lives, the study of emotions is also in a state of chaos. Until recently, even in social and behavioral studies, it was a very small field compared to the attention given to behavior, cognition, alienation, self-esteem and many other topics. Grown larger in recent years, it is still preliminary in nature, with many different and often conflicting approaches. It seems to me, however, that there are occasional glimpses of clarity and light.
The following, for example, is a precise description of a zone needed for dealing directly with intense emotions, and some of the difficulties. It is focused on a single problem, how fear is experienced in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but it might have wider implications.
[In PTSD there are] cycles of flashbacks and numbing. It can be exhausting to fall into flashbacks or to feel like everything, all feelings, are shut down and inaccessible. In working with trauma, it's critical to develop a healing zone, a space between flashback and dissociation where memories can be felt and also known to be in the past. (Danylchuk 2011. Also Siegel 1999)
This comment contains several important ideas. It first points to two non-healing states, flashbacks that merely relive episodes of violent emotion, and the numbing and dissociation that can hide these episodes. But it also points to a zone between the two undesirable states: "memories can be felt and also known to be in the past." This sentence implies that when "in the zone," one is both feeling an emotion and observing oneself feeling it. Such a zone might provide the feeling of safety and assurance necessary to explore all of one's emotions, even those sensed to be overpowering or unbearably painful.
Finding a midpoint between too close and too far from emotions is at the heart of classic theories of drama. The audience must feel the emotions that are being enacted, but at the same time, must realize that they are safe in the theatre. They are neither too close, repeating their own flashbacks, nor too far, not involved. At this middle distance, these theories suggest, the audience response, such as laughing or crying, is cathartic, helping its members resolve their own unresolved emotions, whatever their origin (Scheff 1979).
Most emotion researchers assume that the theory of catharsis has been disapproved repeatedly in experiments. But these experiments all involve the acting out of anger (venting), rather than remembering anger in "moments of tranquility" (Wordsworth). The idea of a zone of healing, the reliving of unresolved emotion at the right distance, has not been precisely tested. Confounding venting with tranquil reliving has resulted in a grossly erroneous rejection of catharsis, throwing the baby out with the bathwater (Scheff 2007).
Out-of-Control Emotions
The passage quoted about a healing zone for fear is quite helpful in itself. Yet it also involves issues that are much broader than only healing fear: the references to raw flashbacks (too close) and to dissociation and shutting down (too far). The phrase shutting down (of all emotions) seems particularly apt for describing the experience of depression: depressed persons often describe the experience as feeling blank, empty or hollow.


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Late night's comics devoted Monday evening to eulogizing Herman Cain's halted presidential campaign — and looking curiously ahead to future frontrunners.
Jimmy Kimmel looked back at some of Herman Cain's most memorable Cain-isms — from his Libya flub to his gibberish to his sage advice ("take a chill pill") to his never-ending chants of "9 9 9" — with a wistful message: "Thanks for the memories!"
(What Kimmel said he really meant: Thanks for the material!)
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And Jon Stewart, after getting in a few last jabs at Cain (and especially at his speech ending his campaign), looked forward to what was still to come in the GOP race:
Newt Gingrich.
Gingrich had said in an ABC News interview that he believed he'd be the GOP nominee. His reason: "I'm the guy who's been around forever," he said.
"That's Newt Gingrich's pitch: 'I'm the thing that has been in your pantry forever,'" Stewart joked. "'You don't remember buying it, yet you have no recollection of ever being without it. And now you have no choice but to elect it president. I'm Newt Gingrich, and I approved this message.'"


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Joe Biden wasted no time in affirming American security assurances to South Korea's President Park Geun-hye during his meeting in Seoul, stating that it has "never been a good bet to bet against America . . . and America will continue to place its bet on South Korea."
The words were not new, but they were no doubt welcome in Seoul, given that South Korea suddenly finds itself directly affected by dual regional security crises from both an internally fluid North Korean leadership situation and from South Korea's southern maritime flank following China's unilateral assertion of an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on November 23. The Chinese declared zone overlaps with South Korea's own zone and intersects with South Korean maritime claims that are outside of South Korea's proclaimed ADIZ. South Korea had previously viewed East China Sea disputes between China and Japan as a bilateral problem that did not affect South Korean security interests, but China's ADIZ assertions have drawn South Korea into the dispute as a concerned party for the first time, creating a situation in which South Korea feels security threats from all sides. A strengthened U.S.-ROK security commitment provides the only viable antidote to this situation.
Moreover, China's ADIZ declaration has set back positive momentum in China-South Korea relations. China's announcement caught South Korea short because South Korea's declared ADIZ does not cover its existing territorial and maritime claims. South Korea's unilateral declaration of its own expanded ADIZ is viewed as a necessary corrective in Seoul, but it might run the risk of further escalation, compounding China's unilateralist mistake. South Korea's announcement of an expanded ADIZ would both increase the area of conflicting Chinese and South Korean air zones and bring South Korea's zone into conflict with Japan's ADIZ. It would also run the risk of inducing additional ADIZ claims by China on South Korea's west and by Japan on South Korea's east. Any South Korean declaration of an expanded ADIZ will benefit from being informed by prior conversations on the issue in Tokyo and Beijing.
South Korea's ADIZ dilemma exposes the dangers that accompany the current disconnect in Japan-ROK relations on three counts: 1) effective South Korean bureaucratic coordination with Japan is necessary to manage issues such as the declaration of a new ADIZ that overlaps with that of Japan, 2) poor management of Japan-ROK relations weakens the U.S.-led alliance network that underpins the Obama administration's rebalancing strategy, and 3) South Korea and Japan have differing diplomatic strategies toward and relationships with China, making the prospect of a fully coordinated U.S.-Japan-ROK approach toward China unlikely for now.
Park's reported response to this message from Vice President Biden was more diplomatically phrased than her emotional statements on Japan to Secretary of Defense Hagel in early October, which set off alarm bells in Washington. But they still squarely communicated the expectation that the ball is in Japan's court to take the first steps to address historical issues that prevent the improvement of Japan-ROK relations. Unless Park and Abe can muster the statesmanship to frame a win-win political formula for addressing the issues that divide their two countries, all bets are off; the fraught South Korea-Japan relationship may remain the Achilles' heel of the U.S. rebalance that Biden so energetically championed in Seoul.
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So today was more about watching sport than actually doing any. Yep the world's longest junior rugby league season in history continued (it started last March and is still going on) , not that I'm complaining, I love rugby, but I think this ' Summer rugby' needs renaming 'All year rugby', then at least we know what to expect. Today was Yorkshire Cup semi – final day and what a day it was. They won, and won in style, the opposition turned up assuming they already had the game won – how wrong they were. So the U16′ final beckons , and I for one can't wait. Having been there twice before with a different team, this time, win, lose or draw, I will actually get to enjoy it.
With the rugby and uploading the match photos to Facebook taking up more of the day than I intended Janathon ended up being a quick mile and a quarter walk, had it not been for Janathon I probably wouldn't have bothered but something is better than nothing – maybe!!!!
Another 'proud mum' moment
Back on the bike tomorrow
Bring it on.
Super Sunday
10 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
in Camera, Janathon, Photos, Rugby League, Walking Tags: BARLA Cup, Barla Cup Final, Janathon, junior rugby, walk photos
So today was more about watching sport than actually doing any. Yep the world's longest junior rugby league season in history continued (it started last March and is still going on) , not that I'm complaining, I love rugby, but I think this ' Summer rugby' needs renaming 'All year rugby', then at least we know what to expect. Today was Yorkshire Cup semi – final day and what a day it was. They won, and won in style, the opposition turned up assuming they already had the game won – how wrong they were. So the U16′ final beckons , and I for one can't wait. Having been there twice before with a different team, this time, win, lose or draw, I will actually get to enjoy it.
Dry January
05 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
in Janathon, Running, School, sport injury Tags: dry weather, Greeks, Janathon, rain, Run
Day five of Janathon and 'dry January' took on a whole new meaning – nothing to do with giving up alcohol and more to do with finally completing some Janathon exercise without getting soaked, covered in mud or both it felt strange arriving home as dry and clean as when I'd set off!!! I'd like to say I'd stayed clean all day – alas no!!! The joys of turning the class room into a Greek temple saw me covered in white paint and PVA – the temples looking good – wish I could say the same for my new work dress.
6 Greek columns painted
1.1 miles run
The knees holding up
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Janathon day 3 and the amazing waterproof shoes!!
03 Jan 2016 3 Comments
in Cycling, Janathon, weather Tags: cycling, Janathon, rain, waterproof
OK, so maybe going out for a bike ride after 24 hours of non-stop rain wasn't one of my better ideas, but what's a girl to do when there's a Janathon to complete? I knew there would be some puddles but did they really have to be THAT deep, a canoe would have been more use. Still at least I had my mega waterproof shoes to keep my feet dry……
You've got it, they didn't work, but to be fair it was the deepness of the puddles rather than the shoes that caused the problems. They do usually work, but then I'm not usually knee deep in water while trying to cycle (slight exaggeration, but if the rain continues who knows). Today, however, I discovered my shoes had other capabilities – like keeping the water in – yep once my feet were swimming – they stayed that way. It was like cycling in water filled wellies,and as for my wooly socks!!! Still that's another six miles in the Janathon bag – I'm sure the shoes will dry out eventually.
Day 3 done
Work and Janathon tomorrow
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This Girl Can……
01 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
in Cycling, Janathon, Running Tags: Janathon, New Year, running shoes
So, having missed out on Janathon last year due to recovering from knee surgery, I'm back for another go. I'd like to say the knee is fully recovered and I'm back to long runs – but I'm not. After a year of heeding the surgeons advice and avoiding running altogether, I've had enough. The gym is not for me,varying reasons, not least because when it comes down to it, I'm an outdoor kind of girl. So 2016 is the year I get my runners back on, granted my long distance days are over but I'd rather run a mile every other day than not at all. So that's my aim – to run, walk or cycle everyday in January – bring it on.
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Budgie Bother…..
20 Jan 2015 2 Comments
in Gym, Janathon, Swimming, University Tags: budgie smugglers, Janathon, study, Swimming
There are some things you don't need to see at 7 in a morning – a man in overtight speedos is one of them. Just to add to the fun he was sat poolside, in line with my eyeline, and very nearly my hands as I touched the side – Urghh! David Beckham in budgie smugglers I can deal with, some middle aged jelly belly, who should know better – no thanks!!! Still, on the plus side, for the second morning in a row I swam faster than usual.
Swim done
Back to the studying
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19 Jan 2015 2 Comments
in Janathon, Swimming, University, weather Tags: cold, frozen, Janathon, swim
Well I was soon awake this morning, with the temperature of the pool I had little choice. It would have been really helpful if someone had actually said 'we've had a power cut – it's not very warm' instead of letting me jump in. Still, on the plus side ( there always is one) I swam a whole lot faster than I usually do.
Swim done
Same again tomorrow (but warmer)
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Busy, Busy, Busy ……
17 Jan 2015 3 Comments
in College, Janathon, University Tags: Janathon
Not quite sure how I failed to miss 2 days blogging, but I suppose working, exams, University and exercise don't leave much time for anything – hence another short blog!!
Still the exercise has continued, even if I haven't logged it yet, I will, but not tonight, after a fab but long day at Uni, it's time to chill with a glass of vino – cheers!!
Lots of swimming, studying and working done
Sleep- in in the morning.
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An even quicker quickie!!
14 Jan 2015 Leave a comment
in College, Gym, Janathon, Olympics, School, Walking Tags: Janathon, P.E, Rebecca Addlington, sport
You'd think an inspirational speech by Rebecca Addlington would be enough to motivate me into exercise, actually it was, but a full day at a PE conference and then an evening at college means the only exercise I've done is walking to and from places – about a mile. Still it's better than nothing – if only you could log talking about sport.
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13 Jan 2015 Leave a comment
in College, Janathon, Swimming Tags: Janathon, science, study, Swimming, Uni
A quick blog as another night of study looms, the science revision is done so it's on to reading about a creative curriculum next – who'd be a student, the to do list is never ending.
Fortunately I squeezed in another pre work swim this morning, I'm just about managing to fit everything into one day!!
Swim done
Off to meet a real life swimmer, Rebecca Addlington tomorrow
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Wahoo its Monday……That can't be right!!
12 Jan 2015 2 Comments
in College, Gym, Janathon Tags: college, Janathon, Monday, Swimming, University
Well actually, it is. Granted I don't normally celebrate Mondays with that much enthusiasm but today was slightly different. Firstly I got on the scales, great news 2.5lbs lost -the healthy eating and exercise is paying of. Next, I plucked up the courage to check my feedback from my first assignment, I was going to leave it until after work just in case it hadn't gone to plan!! I'm glad I checked, subject to a second opinion due to scoring over 70%, I've passed – I'm just a little bit chuffed, at least the 'not having a life' due to studying is paying off. So with all that good news I went for a pre-work swim to celebrate I really do know how to have a good time!!!
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A chimerical force has been rampaging through global markets in recent months, wreaking widespread havoc. Cobbled together from myriad agreements, assumptions, and transactions by academics, financiers, and marketers, this labyrinthine creation was once seen as an unmitigated success of new age financial alchemy.
But now, with changing economic and financial conditions exposing the derivatives-securitization monster to the harsh light of day, the nightmare of Frankenstein finance is coming home to roost.
For years, industry insiders and so-called experts have proclaimed the virtues of slicing, dicing, and repackaging risk. They waxed on about how borrowers and savers, and society as a whole, could only benefit from such machinations. They suggested any sort of exposure could be disbursed and dissipated to the point where it essentially disappeared. Some even claimed that the crises of the past would no longer exist.
Yet amid the hype and assurances, few supporters spoke of the dark side of wanton and widespread risk-shifting. They didn't seem -- or want -- to acknowledge that by combining complicated risks in unfamiliar and unnatural ways, the end result could be an uncontrollable monstrosity -- one that eventually turned on its masters.
Nor did they heed the notion that by scattering risk into every nook and cranny of the global financial system, the vast web of overlapping linkages virtually guaranteed that serious problems in one sector, market, or country would trigger far-reaching shockwaves. Much like, for instance, the allegedly "contained" meltdown in the subprime sector has done.
Proponents also discounted the fact that peaks and troughs would be amplified to stomach-churning extremes by technology and networks that ensure the smooth functioning of such complex systems. In the new age, point-and-click computing power and fiber-optic networks are a substitute for physical proximity when it comes to promulgating an old-fashioned rush for the exits.
Another problem with this synthesized latticework is that it enables toxic fallout to flow unimpeded and puddle in places with widely varying rules, regulatory standards, political regimes, and moral codes. This all but ensures that when defensive measures have to be taken, solutions are not only hard to find, but impossible to implement.
What's more, with loans and other easy-to-understand financial products squeezed through the sausage-grinder of structured finance into cash-flows, tranches, and other nebulous constructs, few regulators, politicians, or industry leaders will be able to ring-fence, let alone identify, the source of any systemic toxicity.
The transformation of illiquid obligations into tradable securities and the emergence of markets for all sorts of exotic derivatives have created a dangerous illusion of rampant liquidity. In truth, with energy and resources drawn away from public exchanges and plain-vanilla products into a splintering array of pseudo-markets, the stage is set for these phantom trading venues to disappear -- suddenly, and all at once.
Unintended consequences have also stemmed from the popular belief that the "system" is a lot safer than it used to be. Many new age operators have been motivated, even compelled, to take on far more risk than they might have when unlimited cheap finance, safety nets, and instant-exit strategies were lacking.
And even with the added exposure, Wall Streeters have been much less worried about circumstances going awry than in the past -- until recently, at least. That is because they believed they had passed the risk along. No point in paying too much attention to what they were dumping into the global financial system - it was somebody else's problem now.
Of course, the innovations and efficiencies of modern finance enabled all comers, regardless of acumen or resources, to grab their share of the pie, no matter how overpriced, dangerous, or misrepresented the stuff that Wall Street was churning out happened to be. There's nothing like having plenty of weak hands in the game when the going gets tough.
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Even the notion of splitting risks into simple parts proved fallacious. While those who traded mortgage-backed securities, for example, thought they were mainly dabbling in credit risk, the reality now seems altogether different. Aside from liquidity, correlation, counterparty, and other risks, many have, like Bear Stearns, been confronted with another form of exposure -- reputational risk. They have been forced to backstop legally separate operations or face having their own viability threatened.
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In the real estate, for example, what many once believed was the gold standard of collateral has lost its luster. For strapped commuters living in an age of digital money, it seems that automobile loan and credit card payments now have greater priority than the monthly mortgage bill. With the lax standards of recent years leaving many borrowers with little skin in game, is it really all that surprising?
Regardless, now that the man-made monstrosity has emerged from dormancy with a destructive, self-perpetuating momentum, it's too late, of course, to go back and try to repair the mistakes of the past. All we can do now is batten down the hatches and steel ourselves for a powerful and rapidly expanding global threat: the revenge of Frankenstein finance.


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Last week, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook co-founder and CEO testified on Capitol Hill before the House Energy and Commerce Committee due to the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The scandal, which involves the collection of personal information of 87 million Facebook users, brought back to light the old "online privacy" discussion. Facebook privacy settings have changed and are likely to change even more. Here is how you can set your Facebook privacy settings for live streaming, to make sure you are reaching just who you want to reach.
One of the privacy issues discussed on Zuckerberg's testimonial and around the world is what people can see on someone's profile. How much information can someone gather when they access a person's profile? Apart from Facebook's terms, conditions and privacy terms, they also make it easier for users to choose who is allowed to see a specific post or content.
Facebook privacy settings when posting:
- Public
- Friends
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- Specific friends
- Only me
- Custom (specific lists, include friends and exclude others)
- Location
For example, when you want to share a photo, you get many options. To see them, click on the "Who should see this?", the section next to the "Post" button. First option is Public, which means anyone on or off Facebook can see your content. You can also select all your Friends, only specific friends or choose exceptions that will not see the post. More importantly, you can customize it and choose specific lists, while including and excluding friends. Also, if you want, you can choose to post privately. In this case, the publication will only be visible to yourself. The platform allows users to share content to their specific location too, which means only people around that area will be able to see it.
Facebook will probably make more changes to these settings soon. For now, this how you can control who sees your content when posting.
Within Facebook's settings, you'll find another few tweaks you can do to your account. Make sure you're reaching who you want to reach and that you're safe.
Here is the link to access your Facebook Privacy Settings.
Facebook Privacy Settings for Live Streaming
If you plan to go live on Facebook using another software or encoder, like ManyCam, you can still manage who will be able to view your live video.
Going live on ManyCam
On ManyCam, when you choose to broadcast to Facebook, you can add a title and description to your live stream.You can also choose where it will be posted and the privacy settings.
Within the privacy settings, you can choose between:
- Public
- Friends
- Friends of Friends
- Only Me
Download ManyCam for free here.
Soon they will be updated to match Facebook's changes.
The great thing about being able to choose the privacy setting on ManyCam first is the control you have over your live stream. For example, you can start your live stream on private mode (Only Me) and make sure everything is working correctly. Then, once you're ready to go live, you can change it on the actual live stream on Facebook and take advantage of all the choices they give you.
When it comes to live streaming, privacy plays a big role and it's important to choose the right settings for you. Different types of live streaming videos will require different privacy settings. If your goal for going live is to reach a big audience and create shareable content, you'll need to make it public. Which means, even people not linked to Facebook will be able to see your live stream. On the other hand, if your content is personal and focused on a specific group of followers, you can select them before going live.
In Summary
There are a lot of settings when it comes to live streaming on social media. Facebook privacy settings are an important part of it. If you go live without realizing you've set it to "Only Me", no one will be able to see your live video. Every time you go live, chose the right privacy settings and you'll be able to reach the people you want. Just as importantly, you'll be able to avoid sharing your live stream and content with those you don't want to.
Here are other blog posts that you might like:
Best Live Streaming Settings for Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and other platforms
Among the many technical aspects surrounding live streaming, there are a few things every streamer should now be able to choose the best live streaming settings for Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and any other platform. The best settings for live streaming are not… (Continue reading)
YouTube Live vs. Facebook Live Comparison – Which is best for live streaming?
Live streams are now, mainstream. Live video has grown faster than most mediums, because it establishes a real-time connection and facilitates a conversation between the streamer and the audience. Nowadays, most social media platforms and video platforms allow you to stream live video. But, between the 2 major platforms, YouTube and Facebook… (Continue reading)


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City of Lights Jazz and R&B Festival
Bauhaus Walstein Saxaphone © Tom Oates
The annual Las Vegas City of Lights Jazz and R&B Festival takes place at the Clark County Government Amphitheater, where festivalgoers can enjoy getting out into the Nevada heat to listen to some good old rhythm and blues.
Those looking for a good time should pack a camping chair, their sun hat, some snacks, and refreshments, and head on down to see live acts such as Will Downing, Euge Groove, Karen Briggs' Soulchestra, and Fattburger. Craft and food stalls are also available. For a full programme and more details, check out the official website listed below.
Venue: Clark county Government Amphitheater.
Date: 18 - 19 April 2020
Website: www.yourjazz.com


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