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Carroll's Student Health Services offers convenient, affordable and professional health care right on campus. Our Wright Street office is staffed by board-certified nurse practitioners and a certified medical assistant. Our goal is to educate and involve students in making informed decisions that lead to healthy outcomes.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
In-person service hours Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Student Health Services Academic Year Hours
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*Physical exam services are available by appointment only from 2–5 p.m. on Wednesday afternoons and may include:
All charges will be billed to the student account and can be paid in the Business Office or by using Carroll Cash. The only exception is that for students enrolled in the WPS student insurance plan offered through Carroll University, the insurance company will be billed directly and covered charges will not be applied to the student account. Students who are insured under a parent's health insurance plan will receive a receipt for health services that they can submit to their private insurance to request reimbursement.
All lab tests and vaccines are charged according to our cost. The prices for prescription medicines vary. Some prescription medications are available on campus, while other prescriptions can only be filled at a local pharmacy.


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The LG-453 Laserguard® is Crimson Trace's first Springfield green laser sight and is designed to fit seamlessly on the trigger guard of Springfield Armory's popular line of XD and XD(M) pistols with Full-Size frames. The LG-453 takes the excellent low-light sighting capabilities of red laser sights to a new level. The human eye processes the color green more than any other color and Crimson Trace offers the brightest green laser available, making the LG-453 a versatile laser sighting system for all lighting conditions.
Providing over two hours of run time on a single (1) CR2 battery, such incredible battery life has never been offered by the green laser market. Additionally, the LG-453 Laserguard platform is the most lightweight and compact green laser sight available for Springfield XD and XD(M) pistols. The Laserguard is quickly and easily user-installed in minutes without gunsmithing.
In addition to the powerful green laser, great battery life, and compact design, the LG-453 offers windage and elevation adjustments (with provided wrenches), and a Master On/Off switch, allowing the user to completely power down the unit.
As with all Crimson Trace Laserguard models, the LG-453 features Crimson Trace's patented Instinctive Activation™. Instinctive Activation allows the operator to activate the laser by simply holding the firearm with a normal shooting grip. No other brand can claim that. No one else builds them close.
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|Trigger Guard
|Battery Type
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|Polymer Housing with Rubber Overmold Activation Pad
|User Installed
|Laser Battery Life
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|Activation Mode
|Pressure Activated
|Factory Sighted at 50'
|User Adjustable
|Windage and Elevation
|Three Year Limited Warranty
|Wrench Size
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LG-453 Review by Greg
I bought the LG-453 for my XDM full size 40 S&W. It was very easy to install and has worked flawlessly since I installed it. I have an LG-496, which is red on my XD MOD2 40 S&W and it will be replaced with an LG-496G as soon as they are back in stock. Would recommend this product to everyone. (Posted on 3/18/2018)
G.O.A.T. LG-453 Review by Thomas
I put this gem on my XDm 45 threaded 4.5 barrel and man let me tell you its surgical. I put the laserguard on in like three minutes. Super bright day or night . Fits my Alien gear IWB holster perfectly. I WAS A BIT SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS PRODUCT LIKE I KNOW SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE MAY BE .... ITS WORTH EVERY PENNY AND PLAN TO BUY AGAIN FOR MY OTHER PISTOLS AND I GOT MY EYE ON THAT LINQ SYSTEM NEXT. (Posted on 3/17/2018)
LG-453 and SA 3.8 .45 cal. a perfect match Review by Ronald J
I love my SA 3.8 .45 cal. The LG-453 just made it an even better firearm. I love the instinctive activation of the LG-453. I like the manual on/off switch, because sometimes I will shoot my carry gun in competition where lasers are not allowed. I've shot this laser at high noon and can still see the laser standing 15 yds from the target. I have a LG-469 on my XDS, but will be replacing the red laser for the new LG-469G. I have not had any problems with CTC lasers and the batteries for life program is AWESOME. (Posted on 8/15/2016)
XD Mod 2 Subcompact .45 cal Review by Bob
Quick install and secure fit. Protrudes 12mm past the front of the slide/barrel. Not an issue for me and still fits the holster (Crossbreed). Had a rail-mounted laser on it but did not like depending on my remembering to turn in on under stress, so I bought this one. Having the pressure switch on the grip is worth the protrusion in the front as it affects nothing. Boresighted it and took 3" difference out at 30 feet. (Posted on 8/28/2015)
Outstanding Review by Bill M.
Received my new LG-453 for my XDM 3.8 Compact 9mm. Attached in just a couple of minutes. Been working with the guns mounted sights and can hold a "Pretty Tight" grouping. Fired it with the new LG-453 and now I can say that I can hold "Tight" groupings. The laser made for very accurate shots while practicing holster draws from multiple positions. My wife was so impressed with it that she just ordered a LG-489G for her M&P Shield 9mm. (Posted on 2/18/2015)
Green Point Blank Review by DeathDfyD
Just got my LG-453 and installed it on my XDM 9mm 4.5" and the laser is very easy to see in daylight conditions or brightly lit rooms. It doesn't matter if the target is 10 feet or 50 feet and beyond. You are basically point blank with this laser and cant miss unless you have a sneezing/allergy attack or something, and even then I still think you would hit your mark. The fit feels solid on the gun when easily installed, and you don't feel like if you accidentally bang the weapon against something that the laserguard is going to fall off like some of the more delicate mounted lasers. Definitely inspires confidence for home defense when quick reaction time means everything. I highly recommend this product for both its quality and its capability. (Posted on 9/18/2014)
XD(M) compact Review by gstell
While the LG-453 is advertised for the XD and XD(M) full-size, I have a compact XD(M - 3.8) and the LG-453 fits the rails just fine. The only small issue is that it is it is about 1/4" longer than the barrel. But no problem, the weapon is still a very good concealed carry weapon. The green laser lights up the surrounding area at night and is visible at over 50 ft during the bright day light. Haven't had it on the range as of yet, but I am pretty sure it will improve accuracy. Were I to be lit up by the green laser, I would find it very intimidating. Now to get a new carry holster. (Posted on 6/26/2013)
GREAT!!!! Review by CrossDraw
I have a red laser for my sub compact 3", and now the green 453 for my XD 9mm V10 4". The green is the best and shows in bright daylight. Outstanding products from Crimson Trace. I am left handed and Crossbreed Holsters makes holsters for Crimson Trace lefties and it is an inside the waistband and is great!!! EP,Texas (Posted on 5/13/2013)
Fantastic laser Review by Michael
I have had mine now for about 6 months, it's mounted to my XDm 5.25 .40 very easy to install and adjust. Very tight shot groups every time, had to use it for real one night outside the house for a possible prowler, scanned across the front hedges with the laser and wow very intense. If the bad guy happened to see it, I'm sure he wet himself. I just bought an XDm 3.8 compact .40 and will be buying another LG453 for it. (Posted on 4/27/2013)
Great Review by Joe
I have both a LG448 for myXDM 3.9 and a grip laser for my 1911 and both have been and are great. Reason I purchased them is for accuracy during an emergency inside and outside the home. (Posted on 4/2/2013)
Ridiculous Review by Merlinstrik
Broad daylight 50 yards away? Ya, I see the green dot. Insane. Lights up the damn room in the dark (for that personal protection touch). I do not represent or know anybody who owns the green laser from Crimson Trace. All I know is, I did my research (so did Crimson Trace, obviously) and they proved my research correct. You will find no better green laser device. Buy it already, before you wish you wish you did. FYI, fits Springfield XD-40 nicely, now for a positive review on a holster. Crimson?!! (Posted on 3/19/2013)
Two Thumbs Up Review by Walter
I recieved my LG 453 Green Laser about 10 days after ordering online. The process was painless and exactly as advertised.
The Laser I attached to my XDM 3.8 Compact fit perfectly and was assembled by myself onto my gun in 5 minutes. The laser is very strong and the workmanship of the laser is outstanding. Be advised on the 3.8 compact the laser sticks about 1/8" out past the end of the gun barrel. This is not an issue at all with me and the gun performs wonderfully with the easy to activate strap button.
I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to put a laser on their XDM. I use mine with the supertuck cc made for it by CTC.
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makes my XD 9mm deadly accurate. Review by stigloc
Installed easily on my brand new Springfield xd 9mm. It's been years since I shot a pistol. I was able to group a 6 inch pattern at 40 feet without making any adjustment. My son was unable duplicate a pattern with his Smith- Wesson 9mm. Handed him mine and he was able to group the same pattern. Needless to say he's getting a Crimson Trace laser for his 9 mm. Looks amazing and intimating. Very happy with purchase. (Posted on 1/13/2013)

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Mia Love endorses Marco Rubio
Citing his inspirational message and his foreign policy strengths, Utah Rep. Mia Love is endorsing Marco Rubio for president.
"When he came to Utah, I saw him inspire people," said Love, who said she appreciated Rubio didn't treat Utah as a "flyover state."
"He has a positive agenda moving forward," she added. And on the heels of the Paris attacks, she also cited Rubio's national security record: "We have to do everything we can to make sure that we strengthen our national defense, and do everything we can to make sure that this country and the people that are living in this country are safe - and Marco is the right person to do that."
"We're thrilled to have Mia join our fast-growing team," said Rubio campaign spokesman Alex Conant. "Mia is a next generation conservative like Marco who will help make this century a new American Century."
Love, who's 39, represents yet another pickup for Rubio from a younger member of Congress, and may help bolster his argument that he can bring "generational change" to the Republican party.
On the campaign trail, many of Rubio's supporters talk up his ability to bring a more diverse group of people into the GOP tent, and Love's support could help in that regard. She became the first African-American Republican woman in Congress when she was elected by Utah voters in 2014.
Conant continued: "Mia and Marco have known each for years, and we really appreciate her eagerness to help our campaign."
The two have known each other at least since the 2012 Republican convention in Tampa, when Love delivered a speech that, at the time, solidified her status as a rising star within the GOP.
Like Rubio, Love gained early support from the Tea Party movement. But she got some backlash from that group after her vote in support of then-House Speaker John Boehner earlier this year.
Still, her connections could help as Rubio looks to shore up support in the Tea Party lane and beat back attacks from rivals that he's become too "establishment," particularly in a campaign season where it's politically advantageous to be perceived as an outsider.
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Essomenic- adj, 1771 -1771, showing things as they will be in the future
The metal findings on these were linked together in a something-maggigie from Uruguay. One's silver colored and the other yellow.
Can we all appreciate pictures of earrings where the top part is 10x fatter than the bottom but it's all still visible even though the earrings are lying down...? Well, if you've ever tried this you'll know its a feat.
That Look of Otherness.
So here I was still in my Grandma Glam zone. Not that these are grandma glam, but the basic structure...
Your Sorrow Unmasked
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
-Kahlil Gibran
Which thank you guys for the support with my dumb self-questioning thing with the making stuff from scratch which I know I shouldn't even but I do even.
So here's an example of not-from-scratch. Y'all saw it a while ago but it took me forever to remove the rivets I'd originally finished this bracelet with so I could make it adjustable. Sheesh.
In fact, I'm pretty sure I was channelling her when I came up with these meteor comet things here.
Even though her stuff looks nothing like it, go look.
Anyways, it's her style of piling things up in overlapping layers which... which I think these are ok but I'm not doing anymore, I'm just not cut out for it. I'm like, "Each thing has to be clearly visible in its own allotted space with nothing left to chance!"
Oh, speaking of hammering shapes, these rings RomAntiqueSoul sent me have a similar look to my hammered shapes, except these are made from scratch, lol. You can tell cuz there's a patch of solder on each.
Oh and the amazing thing here is these buttons are the same design but one is flat and one is domed. I don't even think they came to me from the same source...
And I finally finished my kokeshi.
So that's it for ears and hands. Lets look at some lariats, shall we?
Oh! And I soldered the links- with a new soldering iron!!! Excitement in the studio!! So, I don't know what kinda piece of excrement I was soldering with before but holy excrement this is so much better! It might make me solder a lot more now that I don't have to struggle so much. Excrement.
And some more for my earring station... So yeah.
And finally, phew, this last one with an ornate medal I paid a whopping $25 for. Which it was well worth but knowing me and my cheaps... and Uruguay and its cheaps.... For some reason I spend a hundred times more money when it's cash for things in front of me than when it's paypal or credit cards for things on the internet and that is bass ackwards.
And I'm the anti-hoarder and I'm anxious to get rid of anything I make as soon as I make it... Also I swear like a sailor and... I... um... snort catnip? I'm trying to say I'm a special snowflake all kinds of different from all y'all. But not really at all. And I don't snort catnip, why would I, don't snort catnip kids.
If you are interested in any of the not-yet-listed guys, please inquire via etsy convo and save me from the bother of listing!


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The Ballets Russes, founded in 1910 by the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev, was one of the most dazzling creative movements of the 20th century. At Diaghilev's insistence, the company was never officially filmed, and although there are many contemporary accounts of its performances – reviews, reportage, reminiscences – it's always been assumed that there was no visual record. Until last week, that is, when Jane Pritchard, curator of dance at the Victoria and Albert Museum, had her attention drawn to a 30-second scrap of newsreel film on the British Pathé website. Having examined the clip, Pritchard said: "I think we now have to say there is a tiny fragment of film of the actual Ballets Russes."
For dance lovers, cultural historians and all those mesmerised by the company and its stars, this is sensational news. The silent, black-and-white clip shows a sequence clearly recognisable as part of Les Sylphides, a plotless ballet with music by Chopin and choreography by Mikhail Fokine. This key Ballets Russes work, whose Paris premiere starred Vaslav Nijinsky, Anna Pavlova, and Tamara Karsavina, was one of the pieces with which Diaghilev took the French capital by storm in 1909, the year before the company's official establishment. In the clip we see the corps de ballet forming a semi-circle behind a male dancer, who performs part of a solo. The performance takes place on an outside stage surmounted by a topiary arch, in a location described by the Pathé catalogue as "unknown". According to Pritchard, however, "there is absolutely no doubt" that this is Montreux in Switzerland, that the year was 1928, the month June, and the occasion of the performance the town's annual festival, La Fête des Narcisses.
The male dancer is Serge Lifar, a performer admired but not greatly loved by Diaghilev, who according to his company manager described the 23-year-old as "sly and scheming, too ambitious and too fond of self-advertisement". Here Lifar appears in a rather unfortunate blond wig, which Nijinsky had worn before him in the same ballet, and which the designer Alexandre Benois noted "seemed a trifle comic", making the dancer look "like a figure from some old beaded reticule or painted lampshade". From the steps it's possible to recognise the sequence as a mazurka. The steps are different from those danced now, but not that different, and if the style looks antique, this is in part due to the fact that Les Sylphides is very consciously danced in the Romantic style of the 1830s.
The informality of the performance – the corps look endearingly ragged, as if they're just going through their paces – suggests this short sequence might have been filmed at a rehearsal. Perhaps even at the secret request of the "sly and scheming" Lifar. It is, nevertheless, a unique fragment. Perhaps Diaghilev himself saw what we see. If he did, it's probable that he would have regarded it with a world-weary eye. The great adventure of the Ballets Russes had exhausted him, and he would die the following year. Of that extraordinary era, only this brief clip remains.


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Up-to-date medical news, always and everywhere
As a medical professional you don't always have enough time to stay up-to-date with the available medical and scientific news in your specialism. MedZine enables you to read the latest content from the most important medical sources.
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MedZine offers tailored content for over 53 specialisms. The app composes a medical magazine within a few seconds using over 4,700 (inter)national medical sources including (inter)national journals, societies and other medical media. The news can easily be shared through email and social media.
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An editorial board was assembled to assure the high quality of the media sources that are being used in MedZine. The board consists of 20 healthcare professionals, all with different specializations. Besides of being responsible for the approval of many used sources they are very enthusiastic about this progressive initiative.
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You are invited to join us Sundays at 10:45am and 6pm
We are a church that believes in Jesus, a church that loves God and one that serves people.
Welcome to Maulden Baptist Church. We're passionate about introducing, connecting and developing people's relationship with our living God. We strive to build a community of believers that have a passion for our Lord Jesus Christ, His people, and His works.
So whether it's to attend a service, check out one of our community activities, or even just to grab a coffee and have a chat, we offer a loving, warm and accepting environment for everyone.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.


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Watch Big Brother: The Big Picture (2008) : Full Movie Online The full video of the presentation David Icke recently did on July 6th 2008, regarding the Big Brother state and the real reason for the encroaching Police State and stripping of our Freedoms. Excellent video, a must see for those who want to understand the truth and how the pieces fit together.
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Reclaimed your POWER and had the courage to manifest your Creative and Financial Freedom?
Opened your heart to LOVE and allowed yourself to have greater intimacy with yourself and others?
Found the FREEDOM to follow your Bliss and the road map to your Life's Purpose?
Opened yourself to HEALING power of LOVE?
Each of these areas carries enormous potential for freedom, love and joy, as well as for healing & integrating our shadow. As we come to know all these aspects, we begin to see what it means to be awake, empowered, in community, and in service as love in the world.
The transformation is supported through multiple pathways using the best of the ancient temple arts including the wisdom of Tantra, Taoism, and different traditions of Shamanism. We add to this modern day techniques NLP, bioenergetics, guided visualization, emotional release tools, and conscious touch/ consent skills, and many other practices to dive deep into the inner realms. The inner masculine and inner feminine archetypes play a huge role and are explored because when they are fully integrated, a door opens
to a deeper knowing of the Self as whole and complete.
This event unfolds within a powerful group process based on unconditional love, intimacy and acceptance of what is arising. By the end of this event, you will feel more open, relaxed and present and be more in touch with effortless flow of life.
For Further Training Inquiries, prices and other Information please contact our Training Organizer:
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* Integrate wisdom from your body and heart.
* Provide powerful opportunities for healing core wounds – especially around lost love, sexuality, grief, self-love and mother and father wounds.
* To deeply understand the role of sexual life force in your spiritual path of wholeness.
Thousands of people on 5 continents have gone through this training worldwide, the individuals cover a wide age range from 18 to 80, varied backgrounds and professions, all sexual orientations, relationship styles and gender identities, from every world religion, nationality and ethnicity. As this training is a week long journey through life's core experiences and wounds as a collective human experience, bringing an open mind and heart will allow one to receive the gifts wisdom, healing and growth. No previous experience of sacred sexuality, tantra or shamanism is required to participate and everyone is welcome.
Some people take this training for their own personal evolution and healing. Others are interested in exploring how the training adds to their business or professional life. Many are interested, entering or already belong to the profession of Sacred Sexual Practitioner or Sexuality Educator. Optional nudity and safe intimate touch are a part of this training, however, you are always at choice and the facilitators will help you navigate what is authentic for you.
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Hurricane JOSE
ZCZC MIATCDAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM Hurricane Jose Discussion Number 34 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL122017 500 PM AST Wed Sep 13 2017 Northwesterly shear continues to affect Jose, with exposed low cloud lines over the northwestern portion of the circulation. Overall, the system is a little less well-organized than it was 24 hours ago, with less evidence of banding features. The intensity is kept at 65 kt in agreement with the latest Dvorak classification from TAFB. The global models continue to show significant shear over Jose for the next several days, and this shear is forecast to become quite strong by days 4 and 5. The official intensity forecast shows a little weakening in a couple of days, but it would not be surprising to see Jose drop below hurricane status sooner than shown here. Jose appears to be nearing the base of its anticipated anticyclonic loop while drifting slowly southward. The cyclone is expected to turn to the west and west-northwest over the next day or so. Later in the forecast period, a northward motion is expected as a mid- level high builds to the east-northeast. Jose is expected to move through a break in the subtropical ridge in 3-5 days. The official track forecast is similar to its predecessor and is about in the middle of the reliable guidance suite. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 13/2100Z 25.3N 65.6W 65 KT 75 MPH 12H 14/0600Z 25.1N 65.9W 65 KT 75 MPH 24H 14/1800Z 25.4N 66.9W 65 KT 75 MPH 36H 15/0600Z 26.2N 68.3W 65 KT 75 MPH 48H 15/1800Z 27.3N 69.9W 60 KT 70 MPH 72H 16/1800Z 30.3N 70.5W 60 KT 70 MPH 96H 17/1800Z 33.2N 70.0W 60 KT 70 MPH 120H 18/1800Z 36.0N 69.0W 60 KT 70 MPH $$ Forecaster Pasch NNNN


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New York Loves Rom Com's More Than Any Other State?
New Yorker's secretly want those fairy tale endings after we treat people like pure garbage our entire lives.
Are we all suckers for love? Who doesn't love a good romantic movie? When I was younger I wouldn't be caught dead watching a romantic movie. since I've matured and by that I mean gotten older I have now changed my tune. It's not very masculine but I'll admit that some of my favorites are 'Must Love Dogs', 'Serendipity and 'Say Anything'. There's no coincidence that they are all John Cusack movies. He's just the man.
That's my favorite. It might not be yours but you do love you romantic movies just the same.
According to the Streaming Observer, New York streams the most romantic movies online. New York's favorite movie is 'Before Sunrise'.
What's your favorite? Do you secretly like romantic comedies?
Read more:
- Two Hollywood Actors Co-Own Hudson Valley Candy Shop
- Top 10 Hudson Valley Celebrities
- Study Claims New York Women Are the Meanest
- Hudson Valley Town Named One of America's Coolest Small Towns
- Where Is Oniontown and Why Is It So Dangerous?
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September 23, 2016
As companies are expanding worldwide operations, and sectors are consolidating in both established and emerging markets, executive compensation strategies have evolved as well. In addition to various regulations, companies must also consider the governance landscape and stakeholders in areas where they operate when it comes to constructing executive pay.
Equilar recently hosted a webinar with Christopher Dohrmann, Executive Director at Equatex, Arthur Kohn, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Gregg Passin, Senior Partner & North America Executive Rewards Practice Leader at Mercer, to discuss executive compensation strategies for multinational companies.
Executive Pay Philosophies
Over the last few years, there have been a number of changes in pay structure and philosophies. For one, there has been a shift from time-based options to performance awards since 2011, with performance awards reaching 80.5% use among S&P 500 CEO compensation packages in 2015. The panel identified three factors contributing to this shift: The influence of institutional shareholders, accounting and dilution.
Christopher Dohrmann
Executive Director
In terms of global trends, the panel noted that there is pressure to come up with appropriate performance measurements to ensure companies maintain their incentive plans. "The performance period in the U.S, as opposed to the rest of the world, has come down, and I think that [companies] are trying to narrow the scope," explained Dohrmann.
Considerations for Compensation Design
Arthur Kohn
Cleary Gottlieb Steen
& Hamilton LLP
Pay philosophies are the building block in overall compensation design, and as the global marketplace has become more competitive, a number of factors are taken into consideration when constructing executive pay. Overall, competition for global talent is an area focus for design—companies that desire candidates with the necessary skills and background required for the job must take quality of life and cost of living into account when recruiting. Another key point to consider for companies is whether or not currency variations and fluctuations affect pay, particularly in response to situations like Brexit. "The perceived value is really the understood value," suggested Dohrmann. "Sensitivity to currency and fluctuation is something that has to be explained to the recipients, as well as the underlying shareholders if they are going to have a say on pay."
Pay for Performance Strategies
Gregg Passin
Senior Partner &
North America Executive
Rewards Practice Leader
As mentioned earlier, the selection of performance metrics is critical in determining whether incentive plans are working. In general, the most commonly used metric among both U.S and non-U.S companies is relative TSR, according to Equilar data. While the U.S shares this commonality with their global counterparts, there are some differences in their pay for performance strategies.
"What jumps out is that the U.S uses revenue and return measures and the rest of the world doesn't," explained Passin. "There is no clear explanation for this, but it could be related to line of sight for executives—the most important thing in selecting performance measures is how does it align to your business strategies and what is the degree of difficulty [to reach them]."
Pay Ratio on the Global Level
In the U.S., the CEO pay ratio has placed much scrutiny on CEO compensation, and even executive compensation as a whole. However, it is still unclear whether this new regulation may also effect organizations at a global level. "Based on other regulatory factors that have occurred, such as 162m, Say on Pay or any other disclosure recommendations, it's probably not going to affect the level of pay, certainly not for the CEO, but maybe it affects pay programs for the rest of the organization," explained Passin. Considering that, it is important for companies to be aware of how to calculate their ratios. "There have not yet been established clear best practices for calculating the ratio, so I think it's time, especially if you are a multinational company with multiple payroll centers, to figure this out," explained Kohn.
To request to view the replay of the webinar, click here.
For more information on Equilar's research and data analysis, please contact Dan Marcec, Director of Content & Marketing Communications at email@example.com. Amit Batish authored this post.


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Himalayan Salt Licks
Nothing Added & Nothing Taken Out
Hilton Herbs Himalayan Salt Licks are obviously distinctive by their colour, however it's not just this that sets them apart from other licks. We like to describe them as salt licks with 'nothing added and nothing taken out' and we believe they are one of the purest forms of salt (sodium chloride ) available.
Hilton Herbs Himalayan Salt Licks have been analysed and have been shown to be predominantly sodium chloride, with other trace elements such as potassium and magnesium which are vital for maintaining health, and iron which is responsible for the distinctive rose pink colour. Himalayan Rock Salt Licks are literally rock hard, which means that horses and ponies are unable to bite chunks off, a problem that can occur with the softer 'pressed' salt licks. The licks are also much more weather-resistant and can be hung up in the pasture for horses and ponies to 'self dose' exactly as nature intended.
Quality is always our policy - In line with all Hilton Herbs products our Himalayan Salt Licks are ethically sourced from a fully accredited supplier whose facilities comply fully with FDA/NASC feed safety standards.
- Natural Pink Himalayan Rock Salt
- Himalayan Salt Licks can be used in the barn, shelter or pasture
- Smaller licks are suitable for placing in the feed bowl for horses or ponies that eat too quickly
- Medium sized Licks can be hung in the stall, barn or pasture
- Larger licks are best suited for use in the field
- Himalayan Salt Licks are more resistant to rain than ordinary pressed salt licks but will deteriorate if left sitting in water
- Rectangular block holders can be fixed as required and will fit with our 2 Kg Blocks
- 1.6 lb licks and 30.8 lbs licks do not come with a rope
- Restrict access to Licks in a stable if you find your horse or pony is taking too much interest : use in feed bowl instead
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Questions & Answers
Q: What is SmartRisk?
A: SmartRisk is Paygilant's secret sauce that includes Beahvioral Biometrics + Device Analysis + Transaction Data. Using Machine learning algorithms, the three main fraud indicators are combined and integrated to provide risk score that distinguishes fraudsters from legitimate users making the payment process smooth and frictionless.
Q: What are Paygilant's six intelligence sets?
A: Paygilant's six intelligence sets include: Device Attributes, User Data, App Interactions, Bio Markers, Device DNA, Transaction Data
Q: What are device attributes (1/6 Paygilant's six intelligence sets)?
A: Specif attributes that are derived from the device itself can contribute to the detection of fraudulent behavior and to the derivation of a device ID. Device model, screen, memory, UUID, OS, IP, geolocation, app permissions, and more are observed. Geolocation is probably the best example for a device attribute used for detecting fraud – if a transaction is attempted from Moscow a short while after the preceding transaction was carried out in New York, then that is a strong indicator of fraud. Restricted app permissions is another indicator that the user might be hiding something. Another example is app permissions that are restricted by the user – that, in combination with other things, night suggest that the user might be hiding something.
Q: What is users data (2/6 Paygilant's six intelligence sets)?
A: Intelligent, privacy preserving analysis of user data on the mobile device provides valuable insights into fraudulent activities. User data analysis is especially helpful in hard-to-analyze scenarios like new account origination, where there is no established history for the user/account. Some examples for how device data can be used include comparing user accounts on the device with the payment cardholder identity, or the identity disclosed on a new account registration form – a mismatch provides a strong indicator for fraud. No media on the device, empty contacts list, and sparse call logs are also examples of fraud indicators that can be collected from user data on the device.
Q: What are app interactions users data (3/6 Paygilant's six intelligence sets)?
A: App. interactions refers to the unique interaction between the user and mobile application usage to determine if the interactions are consistent with a legitimate user. For example, if a user navigates directly to a high-ticket item and immediately proceeds to check-out, then that suggests something fraudulent might be happening. If a user inputs his name and address on the payment form in a manner that is not consistent with how normal users would do it (i.e. slower than expected because typing-in unfamiliar strings), then that provides another clue that something fraudulent might be happening.
Q: What are bio markers (4/6 Paygilant's six intelligence sets)?
A: Paygilant observes bio markers to passively identify the user behind the transaction. Common bio markers Paygilant observes include touch time, time between touches, size of touch inputs, finger velocity, scrolling pace and drag length, typing biometrics, and more.
Paygilant's robust bio markers are just one of the several intelligence sets that make up the broader solution and is designed to augment the fraud/no-fraud decision that precedes any step-up authentication request.
Q: What is Device DNA (5/6 Paygilant's six intelligence sets)?
A: The ability to track and link devices with accounts has proven very helpful in detecting account takeover and other forms of fraud. In order to generate a robust device DNA, Paygilant applies proprietary techniques to derive a unique ID from a combination of device parameters and user data. The outcome is a unique identifier that is both hard to forge and robust against changes to the mobile device environment.
Q: What is Transaction Data (6/6 Paygilant's six intelligence sets)?
Paygilant employs propriety transaction behavioral maps. The Behavioral Maps represent the purchasing patterns/behavior of a specific customer and her nearest neighbors and are created using Paygilant's proprietary machine learning algorithms. The behavioral maps typically comprise a large amount of information but must be compact 9 enough since they are securely transmitted to the mobile device. To achieve this Paygilant utilizes its depth of field (DOF) approach from digital photography to compress the information so that complex calculations that do not require work intensive CPU and memory. A Behavioral Map shows a clear, high resolution picture of the different risk zones and is a key factor in determining the risk of a specific transaction and has the following key characteristics:
- User specific: each map is unique, calculated and maintained on a per user basis, therefore representing a transaction risk level for each customer's transaction.
- Lightweight: Resolution variations enable maintaining only the necessary data, reducing the map's weight to a bare minimum.
- Dynamic: As the purchase behavior changes, the map will be modified.


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Helen Jeoung will be defending her dissertation proposal on Friday, Feb
3 at 1:30pm. The defense will be held in the Seminar room of
the Linguistics department (at a new address: 3401-C Walnut
Street, Suite 300. Enter the C-wing through the doors
located between CVS and Modern Eye Optical.)
The abstract is below.
*Title: Optional Morphosyntax in Derivational Grammar and Its Implications *
*Abstract *
This thesis examines optionality within the grammatical system of the individual, and how such optionality informs morphosyntactic theory. I examine variable constructions in which two or more forms are available to a speaker as grammatical. The data, drawn from Indonesian, Madurese and Javanese, include a range of syntactic environments and morphological forms, including verbal morphology marking voice, prepositions that introduce Initiators and wh-words used in disjunctions. These case studies show that apparently "free" optionality is constrained by the architecture of the clause; the structural, featural and semantic properties of syntactic objects; and autonomous syntactic processes. I will argue that these constraints on optionality (environments in which only one form is possible) yield important insights into the locus of the optionality and the nature of the construction itself. These conclusions are only possible if optionality is taken seriously as a component of individual grammar. While surface variability is the starting point of this investigation, this work is pre-variationist, as a formal theoretical account of the linguistic objects that participate in variability. Through investigation of these morphosyntactic constructions, I articulate a theory of derivational morphosyntax that incorporates possible loci of optionality.


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Front Porch Review, an online magazine, will publish my photo Double Blossoms in its July issue. This photo was taken in the rural town of Washington, New Hampshire. There is a flower garden across from the two room library that has unusual plantings.
In addition to photos, Front Porch Review publishes art, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. They have wonderful issues.
I will supply the link when the issue is available.


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There are all types of Kraft items included in this kit!
Vintage Kraft Kit
Quietfire - Mini Gothic Border from Mini Images Collection
Collage Sheet - Vintage Women 2
Sizzix Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers Die - Baroque
Distress Ink
Archival Ink - jet black
To Create is to Touch the Spirit Card
Distress Stain - rusty hinge
Distess Ink - walnut stain, rusty hinge
Archival Ink - jet black
Linen ribbon is colored with Distress stain as is the torn edges of the textured kraft paper.
The Longest Journey Card
Vintage Kraft Kit
Quietfire "The Longest Journey"
Quietfire "Flourishes 1"
Tim Holtz Trinket Pins
Sizzix On The Edge Townscape
Sizzix Big Shot
1/8" double sided tape
Distress Ink
Archival Ink - jet black
White Acrylic paint
The ribbon is colored with Distress Ink and attached to the card with double sided tape. Put the tape down on the card, use a toothpick to press down the ribbon in one spot, move forward on the ribbon and press down again right next to last spot - this creates a ruffle.
Butterfly Tag
Vintage Kraft Kit
Quietfire "Floral Thank You"
Spellbinders - Nested Butterflies Two, Classic Scallop Edgeabilities
Distress Stain - brushed corduroy (used on the corrugated card and on the ribbon)
Distress Ink - faded jeans
The ribbon is twisted before tying around the tag to get a narrower strip. The center of the butterfly is a paper bead created with the same paper but using the flip side.
Share your Vintage Kraft Kit creations with us on Facebook! We love to see what you've done.


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Monday, Aug 17, 2020
Please call before attending any community events. It is likely that they will be postponed or canceled as a result of the coronavirus. You can find CDC coronavirus information at cdc.gov/coronavirus; AARP has additional resources at aarp.org/coronavirus.
In 2016, the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program at the Connecticut Historical Society marked 25 years of documenting the state's diverse cultural traditions and sharing the artistic creations and community cultural practices of folk artists living here. To celebrate this achievement and honor their longtime partnership, the Connecticut Office of the Arts hosted a new exhibit curated by CCHAP: Connecticut Traditional Artists and Their Communities: Celebrating 25 Years of the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program. This exhibit displayed a fascinating variety of ethnic, occupational, and native arts that are thriving throughout the state. With support from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program is delighted to bring this exhibit online.
Additional Dates:
This event listing provided for the Hartford community events calendar. Community events are not associated with or sponsored by AARP, but may be of interest to you. If you have an event to share, let us know!
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Tuesday, Aug 18, 2020 at 10:00am Eastern Time
WEBINAR HOSTED BY University of Hartford
Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 at 1:00pm Eastern Time
Friday, Aug 21, 2020 at 8:00pm Eastern Time
You can find CDC's latest coronavirus information at cdc.gov/coronavirus; AARP information and resources are at aarp.org/coronavirus. En español, visite aarp.org/elcoronavirus.


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The Music from the BBC The Fall Ad
The music featured in the BBC advert for its new crime drama The Fall is Where Do You Go by the late American-born singer-songwriter Lhasa de Sela. The track is from her third album, titled Lhasa and released in 2009. The ad trailers a new series set to air this summer on the BBC, with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan both starring in lead roles.
Download Where Do You Go by Lhasa de Sela at iTunes here
Buy Where Do You Go by Lhasa de Sela on Amazon here
Watch the BBC The Fall ad here:


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As artists from Da Vinci to Banksy can attest, the canvas as is important as the art itself. And the right primer—which camouflages fine lines, dry patches, and deep pores—does the same for your makeup. This silicone-based formula does all that, plus extends the life and vibrancy of your color cosmetics, providing the perfect opportunity to indulge your inner artist and let your creativity reign free.
Previous to using this primer, my makeup just wasn't laying right on my face. I've noticed a huge difference since adding this primer to my routine. The make up goes on and stays in place. I have used other primers in the past, but not with the current makeup regimen I'm using now.
I also love that this item is oil free and a little goes a long way!
This is the best primer I have ever used. It goes on so evenly and leaves my skin feeling perfectly soft afterwards. It's a great base under liquid foundation, the foundation glides over so nicely and the primer helps hide larger pores. If you want that flawless airbrushed complexion I suggest purchasing this!5
I love this primer! I use bare mineral makeup and use the primer along with it, and it for some reason it always made me break out, I tried diff brands but when I got this one in my birchbox it hasnt made me break out once! I love it! It goes on so smooth and my makeup stays ALL day! Even through my sweaty workouts! I am very impressed with this primer!5


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Well, it happened as they said it would. My hair is no longer something to be styled. Sunday it began coming out in handfuls. It was more emotional than I expected so Bob and Rebecca were recruited to cut it. Rebecca chopped it off to an inch then Bob spent a half hour neatening it up. My hair has always been thick so even though I'm shedding like a scared cat there is still a lot attached to my head. I don't think it's actually falling out but rather breaking off at the root. Kind of creepy if you ask me. I asked the family to go ahead and pull it off but everyone is unnerved after the first handful. Still in the next couple days I expect there will be very little left. Oh, and gentle readers you are indeed fortunate the hair cutting picture was too blurry to share. Right now I look an awful lot like a short haired porcupine. Or maybe a Chinese Crested dog. In any case a scarf is in order.
I was looking forward to wearing my new stylish hats but thus far my head is too hot to wear anything but my one old silk scarf. Hot–I mentioned this to the doctor last week. "Good," she says, "Hot flashes…" I am waking up in the night roasting but to the docs this is a sign that the medicines are doing their job. Thank goodness it's not summer here, I would be miserable.
One thing I remembered to ask about during this last chemo treatment was whether the effects would be cumulative, getting worse each visit or stay the same. Fortunately, it sounds like each time the reactions will be similar. I don't think the nausea was as bad this time but I hate to say anything in case it suddenly gets worse. What I can say is that the nurse gave me one more anti-nausea pill so I'm up to four choices depending on how bad or ugly it gets. I'm hoping to float through this without taking those last level pills. The nurses say I may be more tired but that is likely due to the decreased blood counts as we go along. No argument there. Thirty minutes of work and I'm ready for a break.
People ask how the rest of the family is coping. My folks were a huge blessing keeping us on track. I think I can safely say we are adjusting to this new lifestyle where the rest really pick up the slack. Bob and Rebecca make sure the clothes are washed and folded, that the kitchen is cleaned each night and both are careful to see that bathrooms and germ areas are cleaned daily. Thankfully, Rebecca is still on break as we've come to rely greatly on her help. We'll have another adjustment once she goes back to school but by then we hope to have a good routine in place. Matthew, as always, likes to keep his routine and as long as it's not him to see the doctor he's okay. He has been much more inclined to help me and leaves his computer willingly to go for a walk every afternoon. Of course, he is more than happy to watch tv when I want a nap…as long as it's one of his favorite shows.
Next therapy is Jan. 15th. That means I should be good for at least a week. If you're in the area please stop by for a visit. Give me a call and I'll be sure to have my crazy head covered. And remember not to be offended if I start yawning.


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Going paperless 'would save NHS billions'
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants the NHS to be paperless by 2018 - a move a report says could help save the health service billions of pounds a year.
In a speech, Mr Hunt will say a first step is to give people online access to their health records by March 2015.
And by April 2018, any crucial health information should be available to staff at the touch of a button.
PwC suggests a potential £4.4bn could be put back into the NHS with better use of information and technology.
This information technology revolution has been long in the offing.
It was Mr Hunt's predecessor Andrew Lansley who first pledged in 2010 to start an information revolution to ensure patients could use the web to report their experiences, rate NHS organisations and access their records so there would be "no decision about me, without me".
A couple of years on and progress has been patchy, with some parts of the NHS offering a big digital presence and others lagging.
Previous attempts to transform NHS information technology have run into trouble. Labour's scheme, Connecting for Health, allowed X-rays and scans to be stored and sent electronically.
But other parts of the programme - launched in 2002 - became mired in technical problems and contractual wrangling and the national programme has effectively been disbanded and local parts of the health service asked to proceed with upgrading IT systems.
In a speech to think tank Policy Exchange, Mr Hunt will say hospitals should plan to make information digitally and securely available by 2014-15.
This will means that different professionals involved in one person's care can start to share information safely on their treatment.
"We need to learn those lessons - and in particular avoid the pitfalls of a hugely complex, centrally specified approach. Only with world-class information systems will the NHS deliver world-class care," he will say.
Mr Hunts comments come as a report by PwC suggests a potential £4.4bn could be put back into the NHS by using better use of information and technology.
Using electronic prescribing and electronic patient records would also give staff more time to spend with patients.
The John Taylor Hospice near Birmingham found that using laptops more than doubled the amount of time clinicians could spend with patients.
Labour says the public will struggle to understand why the government is making information technology a priority at a time when NHS spending has been cut.
Labour's shadow health minister, Jamie Reed, said: "As winter bites, the NHS is facing its toughest time of the year and the government has left it unprepared.
"Patients are waiting too long in A&E and being treated in under-staffed hospitals - they will not thank him for making this a priority. He should sort out the bread and butter issues first."


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Company profile - The past and the future
Of course, Eco-Point has had its ups and downs. One of the conflicting factors was the misguided view that existed about what was 'green', 'eco', and 'environment'.
On the other hand, these factors did offer us the opportunity to discuss our views with our customers and to prove ourselves. The decision to do things in an ecologically sound manner was made by more and more companies.
The decision was wider ranging than they realized at first, seen the fact that it also brought the benefits of: safety, comfortable working conditions, and the awareness of contributing to the environment. Eco-Point's strategic choice to focus on 8 specific industrial markets elaborates that: our experience in the field of ecologically sound solutions is being forwarded to specific fields of activity. The solution in front, knowing that you will always have the most safe and sound solution to your problems!
Eco-Point in the spotlights
The first was in 1996: a nomination for "Best product" in West-Brabant circles (as a 'Zeeland' company). Radio and newspaper interviews followed. Then, the annual prize of the Nature en Environment Society Bergen op Zoom in 1997 and the prize for best architecture of the city of Bergen op Zoom in 1998. Recognitions that we gladly welcomed! Growth is one of Eco-Point's major goals. Commercial growth and personal growth. Growth has been a constant factor, seen e.g. the expansions in new companies: late 1992 Eco-Point UK; 1996 Eco-Point France; 1997 Eco-Point Belgium. In the 1999-2003 years the company grew rapidly, had expansion of business and made important steps in professional levels. Multiple ISO 9001:2000 certificates were obtained and both supporting staff and sales force were expanded. The last major step in the history of Eco-Point so far was the opening of a new 100% Eco-Point company in Kleve, Germany in 2004. 2005 was the year in which Eco-Point had much free publicity in papers, magazines, on television and on the radio, that were highly interested in the innovative character of the company and its products. Growth from the first agent to a still growing international group of companies
From its current position in the market Eco-Point has great confidence in the future. Its basis is sound, motivation enormous and the conditions are right.
Eco-Point is convinced to have found a way to provide the future with an image: positive, safer, cleaner. Acting from and with respect and responsibility.
Growth targets
Eco-Point wants to grow further. Grow with a broadly based market penetration in the EC. Grow in export markets, where we already have a position: UK, Belgium, Germany, Scandinavia, Italy, France, The Middle-East. Expand into new markets. Professionalize its marketing approach to next levels.
It takes time to do all these things, but most of all it needs effort. The human factor makes it interesting and exciting.
Markets and divisions
Eco-Point recently made one of the biggest steps in its 15-year history: structuring the business in separate internationally organised business units, that each service our customers in the 8 branches that you have found in this website.


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FDA Fast Tracks Review of New Flu Drug
Baloxavir marboxil, a one-pill treatment to fight the flu, may be approved by year-end.
A new one-time, single-dose anti-flu medication may be hitting the market in time for next flu season. If approved, the drug would be the first of its kind greenlighted in the United States.
The Food and Drug Adminsitration last week accepted a new drug application (NDA) and granted priority review for baloxavir marboxil as a an oral treatment for acute, uncomplicated influenza in patients 12 years and older.
In a statement from June 25, 2018, Roche's Genentech said the FDA is expected to make a decision on approval by December 24, 2018.
According to the pharmaceutical company, baloxavir marboxil "has been shown in clinical trials to decrease the duration of symptoms with one dose, and demonstrated a significant reduction in viral shedding in just one day."
Baloxavir marboxil was discovered by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co., and is being developed globally by the Roche Group (which includes Genentech in the United States) and Shionogi. In Febuary 2018, the drug was approved in Japan for the treatment of influenza types A and B, and it is marketed there under the brand name Xofluza.
"If approved [by the FDA], baloxavir marboxil would be the first oral, one-dose antiviral and the first medicine with a novel proposed mechanism of action to treat the flu in nearly 20 years," says Mark Eisner, MD, vice president of product development, immunology, infectious disease and ophthalmology at Genentech. "We will work closely with the FDA to bring baloxavir marboxil to people in the United States as soon as possible."
William Schaffner, MD, a professor of preventive medicine and health policy at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, believes the drug shows great promise. "The data that I've seen so far really indicate that it works very, very well," he says "We anticipate that the drug will make it less likely that people will get the complications of pneumonia, have to be hospitalized, or die [from influenza]."
How Does the New Drug Compare to Current Antivirals?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently recommends three drugs that fight against the flu virus in your body: Tamiflu (oseltamivir), Relenza (zanamivir), and Rapivab (peramivir).
Like these medicines, baloxavir marboxilis is meant to be taken within 48 hours of flu symptoms appearing in order to be most effective. But Tamiflu and Relenza have to be taken twice a day for five days as opposed to the new one-dose drug. (Rapivab is a single-dose treatment, but it is administered intravenously over a period of 15 to 30 minutes.)
In a study of 1,436 individuals, researchers found that baloxavir marboxil reduced duration of fever and flu illness by about a day — similar to the effectiveness of Tamiflu. In the trial, flu symptoms lasted about 54 hours with baloxavir marboxil, as compared with 80 hours for those who were taking a placebo.
"But significant differences were observed in time to cessation of viral shedding, favoring baloxavir marboxil [over Tamiflu]," says Dr. Eisner.
Viral shedding is the timeframe during which an individual might be infectious to another person. Baloxavir marboxil cut the length of time that viruses continued to be released from the body to 24 hours after starting treatment, compared with 72 hours in people taking Tamiflu.
"So this new drug has both a clinical impact for the individual patient and a community impact," says Dr. Schaffner. "You're less likely to spread the flu around at work, at school, or wherever — and that's a good thing."
Eisner also points out that baloxavir marboxil was well-tolerated and had a lower incidence of adverse events reported, compared with a placebo or Tamiflu.
How Does Baloxavir Marboxil Work?
Baloxavir marboxil works in a novel way: It inhibits an enzyme, called cap-dependent endonuclease protein, within the influenza virus that is essential for viral replication.
"If you interrupt the multiplication of the virus, the person who is sick becomes less able to transmit the virus to people around them," says Schaffner.
Tamiflu, on the other hand, targets the neuraminidase enzyme and blocks the release of the flu virus from infected host cells so that new host cells do not get infected.
According to Eisner, baloxavir marboxil not only targets the influenza A and B viruses, but also Tamiflu-resistant strains and avian strains (H7N9, H5N1).
Severe Flu Season Highlights Need for New Treatments
The last flu season was the worst in nearly a decade, according to the CDC. More than 30,400 flu-related hospitalizations were reported between October 1, 2017, and April 30, 2018. In the latest data, released June 8, 2018, the CDC reported 172 pediatric deaths for the season.
"Vaccines are an important first line of defense in preventing the flu, but there is a need for new medical options for prophylaxis [prevention of a disease] and treatment," says Eisner. "Current treatments — including vaccines and antivirals — have limitations as flu viruses are constantly changing, so new antiviral medicines are necessary.


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Last night, John Oliver made a surprise return to his old Daily Show stomping grounds to complain about their current representation of British people (Jessica Williams in a monocle) and rub in how great life has been since leaving the show to produce and host Last Week Tonight at the magical TV land (where you can swear and show boobs!) known as HBO.
"I'm only doing one show a week now and you know what that means," Oliver bragged to his former boss Jon Stewart. "I get to go outdoors everyday...and instead of being stuck in the office, I get to see my, um...wife! and I've been doing that thing where you lie down on a cushion and everything goes black for 8 hours...Sleep!"
The taunts about his new and improved lifestyle didn't stop there.
"Paid cable is amazing! No advertisers! You can do whatever you want," he rubbed in. "...HBO will let me say whatever the fuck I want."
Of course, Comedy Central had to bleep his swearing out, but over at HBO, Oliver can say fucking anything that he wants.
Pretty stoked for Last Week Tonight, guys.
The Daily Show
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That's right, it's been two years since the launch of The Only Way Is Suplex, and to celebrate, here is a competition!
The prize is a set of Pitch Publishing's wrestling books –
'Who's the Daddy?' by Ryan Danes
'A Battle Royal in the Sky' by Rich Tarantino and Jon Chattman
'Wrestling's 101 Strangest Matches' by Oliver Hurley
…and of course 'Spandex, Screw Jobs and Cheap Pops' by TOWIS editor Carrie Dunn.
So to enter, all you need to do is answer the following question:
When TOWIS interviewed Mad Man Manson in May 2013, which touring musical had he recently seen?
Send your answer by email before the deadline of 12 noon on Friday 4th October, and you could be in with a chance of winning the prize.
Good luck!


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MUSIC BASED CLASS A low impact exercise class. Designed for the Over 50's. Perfect for beginners. individuals returning to fitness, or Individuals wanting to continue a active lifestyle, but at a lower intensity pace.
EXERCISE TYPE Cardio Strength Training (hand weights provided ) Core Strength There is no floor (mat ) component in this class
INTENSITY Low /Moderate
FITNESS LEVELS All
RESULTS Increased cardiovascular endurance Increased Muscle strength Improved joint mobility and flexibility Improved Core Strength Improved co -ordination Reduced stress and anxiety
'Marion makes ageing fun!'
Marion Claridge has been teaching a variety of Group Fitness classes for over 11 years, including having owned and operated her own fitness business for 3 of those years. Along with her permanent teaching positions at various Fitness Clubs, Marion also teaches Senior Fitness at Community Centres and Weight Training at High Schools during the school terms.


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Goodies To Go! Newsletter #327
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March 7, 2005 -- Newsletter # 327
This newsletter is part of the internet.com network.
Please visit http://www.htmlgoodies.com
Featured this week:
* Goodies Thoughts - A Feedback Request
* Q & A Goodies
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* Windows Tech Goodie of the Week
* And Remember This...
A Feedback Request
I'd like all of you to know that I very much appreciate the opportunity to communicate with you via this newsletter, and the loyalty you show by reading it each week.
This week, however, this lead piece is going to be short. It's a request, so I don't want to be long winded about it. I would like your opinions about the newsletter: which sections do you like, which don't matter to you and which would you like to see disappear? Are there things you would like to see added?
Please send your input to our feedback address (mailto:email@example.com) with the words "GTG Feedback" in the subject line (so that the emails will be correctly filtered.
When the responses are in, they'll be analyzed, tabulated and I let you all know what you had to say!
Thanks for Reading!
- Vince Barnes
Q & A Goodies
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Q. I am a beginning web designer working for a non-profit organization and I've inherited the job of maintaining the organization's website. I've been asked to make an online shopping cart to market our secondary school curriculum and supplementary materials.
HTML Goodies has been extremely helpful in getting me up to speed to be able to maintain the website and tackle this project. I followed the "So you want a shopping cart"
tutorial and installed the cart and the CGI successfully. I've customized it to include all of the elements that we are listing. It works beautifully in Netscape 7, including sending the correct item and price information to the CGI. However, in Internet Explorer
6 and Mozilla Firefox it won't display the list of items ordered on the order page or send it to the CGI. I've been trying to debug it for weeks, and I'm just not fluent enough with JavaScript to be able to figure out what IE and Firefox don't like. (URL
A. I noticed in this bit of code :
if (parent.item_num > 0)
for (i =1;i < parent.item_num;i++)
{ if (parent.itemlist[i].quan > 0)
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document.write(' review :
<input size=10 type=text name= ' + parent.itemlist[i].code + '
value= ' + parent.itemlist[i].code + '><input size=6 type=text name= '
+ parent.itemlist[i].code + ' value=' + parent.itemlist[i].price +
'><input size=20 type=text name= ' + parent.itemlist[i].code + ' value= '+ parent.itemlist[i].desc + '><input size=2 type=text name= ' + parent.itemlist[i].desc + ' value= '+ parent.itemlist[i].quan + '>
');
You are getting an error that says the variable index is not defined.
Q. (Question was posed as a JavaScript question) How do I (or can I at all) use a button in frame A to send the page in frame B to a specific E-mail address?
A. Unfortunately JavaScript cannot send HTML emails. You will need to use a Server Side language such as Perl, PHP or ASP. The best you could do with JavaScript would be to send a link to a Page, but in your case that would not work as you want them to build the document and then send it.
Q. My website uses frames and I was wondering if there was a code (which I was guessing uses JavaScript) that refreshes a page/frame automatically every X minutes?
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Writing is my outlet for everything. Bad day? Write it down. Amazing moment? Write it down. My emotions always parallel the ink in a ballpoint pen or come out seamlessly in just minutes at a keyboard. Writing and I have always been on the same page.
Until now.
I've been having a lot of trouble writing lately. Everything I write seems to have a halfhearted conclusion—I've come to think it has to be because where I am in my life right now, nothing is certain. I think my writing is reflecting that. It is a mirror into my life in every aspect.
I haven't found myself able to express my emotions in the longest time. The last time I actually sat down and wrote something that seemed close to reflecting the way I felt was months ago and it has only gotten worse since then. Being disconnected from my passion has driven me into a frenzy of nights on end drowning in Netflix binges and staring blankly at my ceiling fan. My life is at a crossroad, change has been suffocating me and when things like this happen I turn to writing, but it just hasn't been working. Nothing seems to come out. Because of this I feel like I have been taking steps backward instead of forward. My bright and eager self has shrunk into a skeleton of a person and I have found myself cowardly shying away from interacting and embracing my summer ambitions. Nothing has been going the way I thought it would.
I usually write with a conclusion in mind: This is what I'm thinking and this is how I want it to end. That's how I view my life as well. I know what I want—I'll get it. But lately, I have come to see that I need not think of the conclusion as the goal but that the entire experience as something to hold onto. I normally find a solution or try to comprehend how I should continue but in my life right now, I see no end outcome. And although that scares the living hell out of me, I think it is a good thing.
I think there's a reason my writing has not been coming easy to me lately. I have failed to accept that nothing is going the way I had wished it would. I have put that acceptance off to the side. I have procrastinated on taking this new path and running with it. Writing doesn't need an end point in mind. There is no guideline for how to express what you want through words, or for what needs to be expressed—it simply is a way of communication. Just as in life.
There is no strict plan dictating what will occur in my life. I don't get to pick the end outcome as much as I want to. Letting the failure of reaching what I thought I wanted stall me from moving forward and living is a waste of my time. I deserve to try again and again. I need to and I should be trying.
I'm 19. I'm a college sophomore. I'm ambitious and bright. I'm caring. I'm optimistic. And I have no idea what's going on in my life or what's going to happen and I'm finally accepting that it is okay and that I have time to grow into this person I am becoming.


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What i am recommending that we do is the same method used (very successfully) by the corposystem to do dishonorable and sometimes illegal things. Only we will be hones and honorable. They keep saying the same lie. You might hear that same lie using the same words maybe 10 times a day or however many depending if you listen to the TV — for months, even years, and polls show that the general population believes the lies they are told if they are told often enough.
We are trying to talk about truths, so we assume everyone, or at least everyone on our mailing list, knows the truths. All I am trying to say is that we need to repeat and repeat and repeat the truths more than they repeat the lies — we need to have our own good goal sentence or truth sentence — even when writing to our own people or especially to our own people, so we can remain focused. Otherwise people tend to wander off or misunderstand or forget there is a more important reason for standing on the corner than just the one thing we are pinpointing on this one day.
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It was announced today that Ken Levine, co-founder and creative director for Irrational Games, will be receiving a lifetime achievement honor at this year's Golden Joystick Awards recognizing his work from 1999's System Shock 2 to this year's critically acclaimed BioShock Infinite. It is the first time such an honor has been given to an individual in the history of the Golden Joystick Awards.
Tim Clark, group senior editor of publisher Future Games and of the Golden Joysticks, said in a press release:
Best known for the critically acclaimed BioShock series, his exploration of player choice and consequence, as well as his dizzying imaginative design work and storytelling, [Levine] continues to be a huge influence on game makers around the world. As this year's BioShock Infinite proved, Levine is one of the most interesting creators working in games — and it's fitting that he should be the inaugural winner of our Lifetime Achievement award
In response to the news, Levine had this to say:
In most fields, people begin their careers being inspired by others. In turn, they hopefully end up inspiring others. The great thing about the still-maturing nature of video games is you get to be inspired by the work of novices and veterans alike. We're all figuring out day by day exactly what the medium is capable of.
The 2013 Golden Joystick Awards will be taking place on October 25th at the Westminster Park Plaza in London.


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May 10, 2018-- Following the United States' withdrawal from the highly flawed nuclear deal, reactions from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, supreme leader Ali Khamenei, members of Iran's parliament chanting "Death to America" while burning the American flag and documents representing the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), all provide a very telling image of the intense crisis Tehran is now engulfed in.
"America's rude and insulting president withdrew from the JCPOA in violation of international laws," according to a parliamentary statement.
"I express my gratitude to my colleagues who torched the JCPOA," said Iranian MP Nader Ghazipour.
"Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left the president's office without responding to reporters," according to the Fars news agency, linked to the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
A number of IRGC Basij paramilitary members rallied outside Tehran's Azadi Square setting fire to the JCPOA & American flag while chanting, "Our demand in one word, torch the JCPOA."
IRGC chief Mohammad Ali Jafari, concerned about the near and distant future, provided an interesting input.
"It is quite obvious that the Europeans cannot independently choose between Iran and the U.S., as they are dependent to the U.S. The JCPOA's fate is quite clear," he said.
Zarif, in shock of the recent developments, desperately said Iran will be discussing the possibility of continuing the JCPOA cooperation with other accord members.
Rouhani has ordered the Foreign Ministry to carry out the necessary cooperation and negotiations with the European, Russia and China in the coming weeks. All the while, figures close and loyal to Khamenei are emphasizing there is no use for Iran's regime to remain loyal to the JCPOA.
All said and done, the Iranian regime understands best how it is the only party suffering deeply in the light of such unprecedented developments.
Khamenei, the man with the last word in this regime, has vividly expressed his distrust in the European Troika.
While there is word that France, Germany and the United Kingdom are seeking methods aimed at safeguarding the JCPOA, it is quite obvious that no country in the world will choose to tolerate heavy consequences imposed by U.S. sanctions for the sake of maintaining relations with Iran's economy.
The French BNP Paribas international banking group suffered a whopping $8.9 billion fine for violating U.S. sanctions. And this goes back to the Obama administration. Rest assured the administration has drastic measures in store for the Iranian regime.
As talks further about Iran's future, the best viable solution lies in standing alongside the Iranian people's by supporting an intact regime change policy represented by the Iranian opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
The Iranian people have shown time and again they completely loath this ruling regime and the Middle East will never experience peace and security as long as Tehran's mullahs are sitting on the throne.
The reactions seen from inside the Iranian regime following the U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA, and mentions of this policy evolving into regime change, has Iran's rulers on their toes. Imposing sanctions aimed at crippling the regime and all its entities inside the country and abroad will pave the path of supporting the Iranian people and their legitimate resistance seeking regime change.


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I was recently extending
redcarpet (a Markdown rendering library) to
render a
CHANGELOG.md in a nicer way. The idea is that markdown like this:
- [fixed] that one bug
- [added] that one feature
- [removed] that other thing
- this one doesn't have a tag
turns into this HTML:

fixed that one bug

added that one feature

removed that other thing

this one doesn't have a tag

Notice that the main transformation is the "tag" inside square brackets
is turned into a
span element with a class of the same name.
Extending the rendering of list elements in
redcarpet specifically involves
overwriting a method that looks like this1:
def list_item(text)
text argument in the method signature is a single list item,
stripped of the identifier (in this case "-"). So, inside this method,
I have to parse
[fixed] that one bug and turn it into my desired HTML.
First Regex Approach
My first regex approach was to capture everything inside
[], and use the
captured group to create the span tag. This seemed straightforward:
def list_item(text)
matched = text.match(/^\\[(.*)\\] (.*)$/)
tag_type = matched[1]
note = matched[2]
"
#{tag_type}#{note}
"
The important part of this regex is
- The double backslashed
]characters match literal square brackets in my string
- The
(.*)between the square bracket literals match ALL characters inside the square brackets
The second part of the regex
(.*) simply captures the rest of the string in
another capture group that we can assign to the
note variable.
(I've omitted the handling of list items that don't contain square brackets for the sake of simplicity.)
The Edge Case
This solution worked pretty well, but I ran into an issue. When I attempted to
render a list item that contained a second pair of
[] literals, the HTML
output was all messed up.
For example, this markdown:
- [fixed] [something] happened here
SHOULD be rendered as:
[something] happened here
But instead, I was getting:

fixed] [something happened here

At first glance, this looked like garbage text to me, but then I realized that
the first capture group of my regex, between the
[] literals, was capturing
from the first
[ to the last
] in the input string.
So, my first capture group was capturing:
fixed] [something instead of
This was strange to me, because I assumed that the
.* in
would capture UNTIL it reached the first
But it turns out that the
.* is "greedy". That means that that it will match
all characters to the end of the entire string, and then work backwards to find
the next match for the remaining regex.
To break it down.. here's what happens:
\\[finds the first literal open square bracket
(.*)captures the rest of the string
\\]starts at the end of the string and goes backwards one character at a time until it finds a literal close square bracket.
(.*)takes the remaining string after that closing square bracket and captures that in a group.
So in step 3, the wrong square bracket is found :(.
There are two ways to fix this:
.* NOT greedy
The first way is to change the behavior of
.* so that it doesn't gobble up
the entire string, like the greedy monster it is. So I can change the regex
matcher to:
Notice the extra
Although this works, the way this Regex has to work now is instead of capturing
a bunch of the string, it has go character by character until it finds the
next closing
] literal. This makes the regex a lot slower. Since I was rendering
user submitted
CHANGELOG.md files, I didn't want to rely on the size of user
text being small.
[] literals from the first
Another solution is to exclude
[] literal square brackets from the first
(.*) capture group:
This looks confusing to read, but if you break it down, it makes sense:
\\[marks the opening literal square bracket
(marks the beginning of the capture group
[marks the beginning of a list
^means NOT
\\[\\]are again the literal square bracket characters
]is the end of the list
*means any number of characters
)marks the end of the capture group
\\]marks the ending literal square bracket
Numbers 2-8 in this list are the replacements for a
(.*) and mean "capture
0 or more characters that are not literal square brackets in a group".
So now, my regex will match my "tag" after the first open square bracket until the first closing square bracket.
The final regex is:
^\\[([^\\[\\]]*)\\] (.*)$
Note that this will still break in some (many) cases, but I'm not addressing those here.
Here's some links with the regex explained here:
- I've omitted the second argument that allows handling of ordered and unordered lists for simplification.
- I'm not entirely clear in regex land when double backslashes are needed for escaping and when a single backslash will do. For example, the regex101 links at the bottom of this article have regexes with only single backslashes for escaping.


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Christmas 2009: Meema + Dampa's, Wolf Creek
Dampa's fudge, board games galore, myriad drummers drumming, applets and cotlets and, of course, the unwrapping of many presents—Christmas in Bellevue was a lot of fun! Though we were sad to leave, we were excited to stay at our new favorite: the Wolf Creek Inn—a historic stage coach stop which became a favorite of Mary Pickford, Jack London, Orson Welles, Clark Gable and more. The Inn is a gem and the food is amazing.
Click through for a few more photos . . .
spring trip: bellevue and port angeles
Rock skipping, pizza, glacial lakes, snow-covered mountains, easter golfball hunts, stuffed polar bears, card games . . . We had a wonderful stay with Meema + Dampa. We spent the first night in Bellevue, before heading up to Port Angeles to visit Grandma. The weather was incredible in Port Angeles and we took full advantage of being in a beautiful setting in gorgeous weather. After a couple nights there, we returned to Bellevue for one more night. Elliot had so much fun with her Meema and Dampa, especially the latter who was bed-ridden the last visit and was really enjoying making up for lost time.
Click through for more . . .


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Mike's direction on fine art has changed over the years. Just like most artists, who continue to push for perfection of their style of art, go through several changes. Being introduced to the mixed medium process, Mike has taken his previous visual look into a new plateau. Pushing the boundaries of the human form, with his use of acrylic paints, mediums, and his painting techniques, He is redefining his work to a level fine art has not seen. Invoking an emotional connection between the art and its viewer is Mike's approach to his fine art. Experimenting with his new abstract series, Mike is exploring a new style to fit the wider scope of the artistic expression. This collaboration of area and color will be something refreshing, opening Mike's fine art into new avenues.
From portraits to surrealism, abstract to mixed media, no style is out of my visual expression. Mike's use of materials brings a new dynamic to the fine art scene. If you're looking for something unique for your home or business, and there is nothing out there that you see in the art world, let Mike create something for you that will not only touch your heart and express you, but touch those who view your fine art piece.


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Automatic forwarding of your email to another email address has now been deactivated as default. It is possible to forward your email to another address, but you must get permission from your supervisor.
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This decision is based on official guides to Information Security at NTNU.
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There was so much activity that the synchronized flushing of the toilets sounded as if they were being led by a conductor bringing the rhythm into harmony.
Leaving the stall a lady brushed by me and said, "It's like a concert." Trying to be quick witted I sounded off, "Yeah, like Rembrandt" and walked over to the sinks.
Now what I meant to say and what came out were two very different things; one would have been correct and obviously one was "off beat." Now I could have gone into a long speech with those standing in line that heard me, about how I hadn't slept in over 24 hours, but I didn't. Instead, I immediately began to laugh.
While washing my hands I glanced into the mirror looking over my shoulder to see what the by-standers were doing. I expected a remark about my comment and perhaps correction, but no one said anything. Maybe they were in tune with the music industry and thought I was referring to the not so popular 90's group The Rembrandt. Somehow I doubted it.
Grabbing hold of the restroom door my laughter started to increase. My husband was waiting outside the door (like a good hubby) and noticed my sudden burst of joy. I told him what I said and his comeback was, "You didn't!" With a chuckle ..."Oh, yes I did!" I replied and then we both started laughing. We laughed so hard we couldn't stop and laughed our way out the door all the way to the car.
It wasn't just the fact that my faux pas was funny, but that no one knew the difference.
How long has it been since you had a really good belly laugh at something you did or said? We cannot take ourselves so seriously that we fail to see human error in things or ignore when life just gets "stupid" funny.
The Bible tells us that a merry heart (including laughter) is good for us and acts like medicine or an element for healing. So take a bit of your own medicine and go make someone laugh. It will do you both good.
Scripture References:
- Proverbs 15:13 "A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken."(KJV) New Living Translation says it like this: "A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit."
- Proverbs 15:15 "All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast. (KJV) "For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast." (NLT)
- Proverbs 17:22 "A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones." (KJV) "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength." (NLT)


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|Butler College basketball squad in 1905 was coached by Edgar Wingard (black suit). John Kaylor Kingsbury is located in the top row and at the far right. We are currently searching for the names of the other players.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Butler Basketball Team--1905
The Indiana College Athletic Association was in its infancy when Butler College (later University) joined in 1905. Coached by Edgar Wingard, the team had two winning seasons in 1904 (9-1) and in 1905 (7-3). The men played against both local high schools like Shortridge and Manual and against colleges like Indiana University and Wabash College. In this photograph, the squad posed with their coach and championship trophy. The only known names at this time are Coach Wingard (black suit) and John Kaylor Kingsbury (top row upper right). Mr. Kingsbury was a talented athlete and student. He grew up at 348 North Layman Avenue and later became a physician. He made history in 1925 when in his role as a doctor he rushed to the bedside of Madge Oberholtzer, who had been brutally attacked by D.C Stephenson, the Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan. As she grew weaker, he summoned a stenographer to take what would later be her deathbed confession. Her words helped to bring down not only Stephenson, but also the power of the Klan in the United States. In 1905, however, young Kingsbury knew nothing of these events as he was merely celebrating a great winning season at Butler College. Mr. Wingard left Butler in 1906 for the University of Pittsburg.
The historic photograph is courtesy of Kelly Wheat, a descendant of John Kaylor Kingsbury.
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I realize that I'm likely the last foodie to read this. I was also last to the Kite Runner party, I assume I was busy reading Bon Apetit and perusing cookbooks. But I have to say, I really love this book....I mean, obviously I tend to like books that are about food in some way, but I think that the author really does a great job of educating about eating locally and sustainably without sounding preachy. This book encouraged me to visit my farmers market - and buy most of my food for the week from local vendors.
I went to the farmer's market without any recipes planned - I just grabbed whatever looked fresh or interesting and planned my meals around what I had in my fridge and pantry. These purple peppers are a perfect example of how I was able to plan my food around what I could get from my local farm, and be inspired by unique items.


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Hypnotic words are similar to hot words in terms of conjuring up emotions in people, but differ in the type of emotions. They can be used at any stage of the hypnotic process and they're designed to cause trance or begin a trance process in someone. They include words such as:
- Fascination
- Hypnotized
- Mesmerized


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Tuesdays are always "Teaser Tuesdays" at Alf Hana. We try out other people's recipes and share our impressions and recommendations with you.
Oh, last night we had a special treat! We were craving something with chocolate, creamy, and COLD!!! Ice cream would fit the bill!!!
We found this amazing recipe on Lindsay Nixon's happyherbivore site. It's really a superb site with lots of low (or no) fat recipes and amazing pictures to tempt you!!!
Here's a picture of the smoothie we tried (this is Lindsay's picture):
Actually, we didn't take our own picture because it was SO AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS we were distracted! It was so much like soft-serve chocolate ice cream we couldn't believe ourselves!!! We ate it with a spoon!!! MMMMMMMM!!!! Go get the recipe now and try it yourself!!!!
Now one word of warning: If you do not have a high-power blender, you will need to blend this one for quite a while – it took us about 10 minutes. You may also need to add some extra milk (we added about 2 tablespoons extra). But it is definitely worth it!!!!
Alf Hana!!!
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Came across gallery space/book shop Land while in Portland last week. Picked up these animal portrait prints from illustrator Ryan Berkley, as well as a zine/catalog based on his last show called "What You're Into," where he interviewed his friends about their latest obsessions and penned the results. Amusing stuff.
Also grabbed a few notecards from artist Jill Bliss – one octopus-themed and one elk, to make up for me not seeing any of the wild steeds while exploring Oregon. After checking out her site I learned she works with vegetable-based inks on 'reincarnation paper' – which is like the even-holier version of 'recycled' (no chlorine, part consumer-waste).
Environmentally-friendly, nature-themed work. Go Portland. Well done.
For more go here:
Ryan Berkley's Shop
Jill Bliss' Shop


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Management performs several roles within an organization. Even though almost all managers perform multiple roles within an organization, some roles are performed by specific set of managers at certain levels. Before understanding the roles played by the management in an organization we must appreciate that management is the life blood of an organization. Managers get things done efficiently and effectively (mostly by others) thereby adding value to the organization. An organization without managers would have no cohesion, no purpose and no direction. It will simply collapse. Management helps in not only getting things done but also ensures that the organization works towards a common purpose and remains organized in this endeavor. Several management thinkers have dealt with this subject of role of management.
A study (Minztberg 1980) and other studies have shown that the roles of management can be divided into three major categories; interpersonal, informational and decisional. In fact, ten roles of management have been pointed out in the three categories but the most important has always been decision-making. The roles of management under different categories are:
All managers perform these roles in their regular course of work but some managers are biased towards certain roles that they perform with great elan.
Management professionals and management as a profession is highly specialized: In an organization managers are required to play different roles of a leader, mentor, follower, etc. they do so under a particular domain. These functional domains are required as the tasks that management professionals execute require specialized skills that can only be honed after years of experience. MIS requires the understanding of this functional classification of management to provide meaningful information to managers. Functionally, management can be segregated into the activities that an organization needs to perform to stay afloat in business namely, finance management, marketing management, operations management and human resource management. These are the functions of management that can again be sub-classified into more specialized activities.
Functionally, management can be segregated into several compartments each with specific specializations. Normally, management is a term loosely used to identify people within an organization who have the authority and capability to take· decisions (mostly functional for middle and junior level but strategic for top level). The various functions are given briefly below. It may be worthwhile to point out that managers play their required roles under each function.
Marketing is the activity of reaching out to customers, communicating the offerings of the organization to them, selling the product or service and ensuring their satisfaction. It is the activity through which an organization can keep its ears close to the pulse of the market.
It generally encompasses the following sub-activities:
No organization can survive without management of its finances. Finance is the function that manages the financial resource of the organization. It is responsible for management of receivables and payables, management of capital expenditure, costing and budgeting, accounting for all activities of the organization, management of taxes, etc. In short, finance is the function that helps us measure the value of the organization in monetary terms using several accounting, costing and mathematical tools. Financial management includes:
Every organization has an objective for existence, an offering in the form of a product or service. Management of other activities is meaningless without any offering. Operations management is the function that helps an organization to manage the various activities related to the creation of a product or service. The various activities associated with the operations management are:
The most precious asset of any organization are its people so, managing them well leads to growth and prosperity and mismanagement results in losses. In fact, most of management literature is about managing this precious resource. HRM consists of:
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