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Go Play Outside! Outdoor Time Promotes Physical Activity in Youth
Cincinnati, OH, July 10, 2014
The World Health Organization recommends that youth participate in a minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) each day. Studies have shown that youth experience most of their MVPA during school hours. Therefore, it stands to reason that increasing outdoor time after school hours would increase MVPA. In a new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers confirmed that time spent outdoors after school was positively associated with MVPA.
Drs. Lee Schaefer and Jonathan McGavock, along with colleagues at the University of Alberta, studied 306 youths (9-17 years of age) enrolled in the Healthy Hearts Prospective Cohort Study of Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Health. During the winter and spring of the 2008/2009 academic year, participants wore an accelerometer and completed an online survey that included a self-report of time spent outdoors after school, including organized activities and free play.
The results showed that youth who reported that they did not spend time outdoors after school (17%) achieved 21 fewer minutes of MVPA daily, with an additional 70 minutes per day of sedentary behavior compared with those who reported spending most of their time outdoors after school (39%). In general, youth who spent most of their time outdoors after school were three times more likely to meet guidelines for daily physical activity and had significantly higher cardiorespiratory fitness levels than their peers who did not spend time outdoors; the positive effects of outdoor activity held true even in the winter months.
Although this study found that 34% of youth achieved the recommended 60 minutes of MVPA each day, more work is needed. These findings support calls for promoting outdoor activities as a means of increasing MVPA in youth. Because youth spend a substantial amount of time in school, school wellness policies should include plans designed to increase outdoor activity. According to Dr. Schaefer, "Schools and parents should consider structured time outdoors for children in an effort to boost physical activity levels and enhance [cardiorespiratory] fitness."
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"Outdoor Time Is Associated with Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth," by Lee Schaefer, PhD, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, PhD, Sumit R. Majumdar, MD, MPH, Rebecca Mollard, PhD, Meaghan Woo, BSc, Rashik Sadman, Randi Lynn Rinaldi, MSc, Normand Boule, PhD, Brian Torrance, MSc, Geoff D.C. Ball, PhD, RD, Paul Veugelers, PhD, Paul Wozny, EdD, Linda McCargar, PhD, Shauna Downs, MSc, Richard Lewanczuk, MD, PhD, Douglas Gleddie, PhD, and Jonathan McGavock, PhD, appears in The Journal of Pediatrics, DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.05.029, published by Elsevier.
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The Journal of Pediatrics is a primary reference for the science and practice of pediatrics and its subspecialties. This authoritative resource of original, peer-reviewed articles oriented toward clinical practice helps physicians stay abreast of the latest and ever-changing developments in pediatric medicine. The Journal of Pediatrics is ranked 4th out of 121 pediatric medical journals (2012 Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Reuters).
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A Patent Love Affair
In honor of Tide TIPS-day falling on Valentine's Day, we are doing an entire post about the intersection of love and our beloved TIPS. To kick things off, we have a couple of patent applications, that are, to put it bluntly, patently absurd. During my research, I found two patents that claim to help people find love, with one even claiming to help achieve immortality. Now, you might be thinking surely no one can get a patent on something like this, and that thought would be correct. This patent cannot be issued for a litany of reasons. The primary reason would be that love is a naturally occurring phenomenon—think gravity, and the patent office is staunchly against giving out patents for those things. One of the patents claims that it can help to achieve immortality. So, not only would this one be ruled out by a naturally occurring phenomenon, but it would lack utility. As far as anyone in the world knows, immortality cannot be achieved. Therefore, the patent office will not grant a patent unless it has usefulness to the public. For our patent nerds out there, the PAIR on these patents were particularly funny and worth checking out. Here they are in all their glory. Patent 1 and Patent 2.
In a similar vein to our first blurb, the folks over at Innography found some off the wall patented technologies that are used to find love. Unlike the first article, these are a little more legitimate and patentable. For example, did you ever consider that Match.com would have patents? Well, they do. eHarmony is the same way. They also found some interesting and crazy ones similar to the ones we found.
In our patent love affair, today, we have some patented love tech. This list comes courtesy of IPWatchdog.com. Some notable patents include printed flowers, Valentine's Day card design, a method of gamifying love, and a broken heart funeral urn. Not really sure the last one is totally for love, but I just report. You decide.
Finally, we have an infographic of the evolution of love and technology courtesy of PBS. It oddly begins in 1658 with the advent of the printing press. Because, you know, nothing says I love you more than a pressed piece of parchment. The timeline runs all the way up to today's current dating apps like Zoosk and Tinder. Oh, how far we have come.
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Living in So. Cal has it's perks! One of them is being able to get to watch TV show tapings! I'm off to see the "Ellen Show" today with two friends & my 14 yr. old daughter.
This is not my first time seeing her tape her show. I've been lucky enough, and it DOES take luck, to attend one taping per season for the last 3-4 years! I'll get to the "luck" part later!
The picture below shows just how fun and rewarding a taping to Ellen can be! During that taping, we all won the X-box 360 Kinect! Whoo hoo!!! The first time I went, we all won vacumn cleaners! You would've thought we won cars at how excited we were!
Last year, we went to a taping that featured Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony promoting their reality show "Q Viva". They gave us each a Samsung Tablet! Nice gift but I already owned an Ipad so I sold mine for full price, sweet! My sister still uses hers and loves it.
We don't always walk out with fabulous gifts and we don't always get "in" the show! Sometimes, we end up in Ellen's "Riff-raff" room. The Riff-raff room is the over flow room, it's where all the Ellen gear is sold and you watch the show being taped on closed circuit TV. The nice thing about the "Riff-Raff" room, is that you are guaranteed a future ticket back. They give you a calendar with open dates and you can pick. In this case, we went in September and were offered return dates in January or February. Also, if there is a gift give away, the Riff-raffers get it too!
People ask me all the time how I get tickets to her show and the answer is easy! Go to her website and request them!
The "luck" part is that you have to time it when there is open availability. That is where patience kicks in! I typically begin checking her site DAILY in August, knowing that the new season will begin soon. Once the calendar is open, you can see what dates have ticket requests available. To better my chances, I enter a request on multiple dates and also under the names of the 3 other people I would like to bring with me. The reason for this is because not every request gets fulfilled. So if I enter 4 names under multiple available dates, it increases our chances of at least one of us being contacted. That is how my friends & I have found success.
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It seems ages ago that Inkheart's first trailer premiered, and that's because, well, it was. Indeed, the fantasy film was to be originally released around Christmas 2007, but instead was delayed again and again, which usually isn't a good sign but might be explained by the trouble New Line Cinema was having at the time.
The story centers around 12 year old Meggie and her father Mo, who has the power to bring characters from books into the real world when he reads aloud. Turns out Mo discovered his power when his daughter was only a baby, and accidentally sent his wife into a book while reading Meggie a story. That, and an evil dude wants to use Mo's power.
Based on the first book of a popular German trilogy of fantasy novels written by Cornelia Funke (The Thief Lord), who serves as a producer for the movie, Inkheart was adapted by David Lindsay-Abaire (Robots) and directed by Iain Softley (The Skeleton Key). It stars Brendan Fraser (the new Mummy movies), Eliza Bennett (The Contractor), Andy Serkis (The Cottage), Paul Bettany (The Da Vinci Code), Helen Mirren (National Treasure: Book Of Secrets), Jim Broadbent (Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull) and Sienna Guillory (Eragon) among others.
I think the aforementioned first trailer was better made, but this still looks pretty good, I'm a sucker for (good) fantasy and I must say quite like some of the talent involved. What do you think? Does Inkheart have what it takes to join the closed circle of fantasy winners? The movie will premiere in Germany on December 11th, and will get releases in the rest of the world throughout early 2009.


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When misfortune strikes me in such a way that I am forced to replenish stock and procure supplies, I do so out of pure necessity. Superstores aren't exactly my natural habitat. In fact, I think any time spent in one should be applied as advance payment on purgatorial punishment. My mission is simply to attain my goods and depart the premises post-haste. Instead, I find myself embroiled in a social experiment gone horribly wrong. As far as I'm concerned, Wal-Mart is nothing but a giant Petri dish of humanoid dysfunction.
My movements are such that I circumvent the crowds in a stealth-like fashion. Nary a blur is seen as I bob and weave through the mass of gluttonous consumers as they graze like demented cattle. As I swiftly navigate the jungle of Chinese plastic, I am in tune to the path of least resistance. At all costs, I will avert elbow-knocking with the gaggles of glassy-eyed gawkers.
My purpose is pure. My list is short and free of fluff. My visit is one of unadulterated functionality. Yet, most of those around me seem lost. They spin around in place eye-raping the shelves and drifting from aisle to aisle with strings of drool connecting their lower lip to their chest. The lack of certitude in their motion hints at a recent sale on Benadryl and wine coolers. The slightest breeze seems to move them along like farts in the wind carelessly aflutter.
Gizmos and gadgets are randomly plucked from the shelves, groped and prodded. Boxes are shaken and opened before being tossed askew from whence they came. Cancer-grade hygiene products are sniffed, sampled and slathered upon the necks of the vendees. With such a fondle fest going on, it's like a DNA Swap Meet at the local fairgrounds. With every item cuddled and caressed, customers expose themselves to a grab-bag of pathogens, surface yeast and crotch-crickets. Biological warfare could be waged with the microbial funk residing on a Wal-Mart shelf. Look with your eyes, people! Not every item needs to be fingered, fidgeted and fucked with!
I enter the final stretch only to find more ragamuffins loitering about in their baggy-ass sweat pants. I can never tell if they dropped a deuce or if they're trying to steal DVDs. If only shopping carts were rigged with cow catchers I could plow through the peeps like bowling pins sending them pell-mell to the wayside. I just have no patience for the shuffling dim-witted patrons of a dung gallery. I just want to pay for my AA batteries and make my escape to the great outdoors where I don't have to share my oxygen with anybody within sneezing distance. Thank you for shopping with us, folks. Come again!


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I need some help to wire an alarm (souder and one red light) with multiple sources.
I have my ignition sending a signal on an exit to power up an alarm souder up to 75ma, I want to use a sounder, and first of all I would like to set it with also on the same alarm (warning and led) a low oil pressure sensor, a low fuel level alarm. I was thinking about to use diode, but wich kind on diode could I use for this use ? (Because I have a big diode to power my essential bus from my main bus. And I will not set this kind of diode right ?)
Also, as master warning on other plane i want to be allowed to cancel the alarm. (Switch to push with instable position, to mute it) For exemple before start I will have after power up, the alarm (low pressure) and i don't want to stay with my Alarm all time that I will take an ATIS for exemple, but it's the same during a faillure.
And this point it's a bit difficult for me. I have wired a similar thing on a motor home there was 10 years.. but 10 years after. I don't remember how I wired it, just that I used relays.
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Lots of options and how smart you want this to be.
Cheap and easy way if you know a bit of C might be an Arduino... Depends on your input voltages and what IO you need...
It can turn on a bi-color LED - RED for bad stuff, yellow for alerts...
Even do voice messages with the addition of an appropriate wav module...
What do your inputs look like and what outputs do you need? (Voice, 1 LED, multiple LED's?)
Thank for your reply andy, i did not see it.
I was thinking about more easy and simply gadget. Just with buzzer and led.
I have done a drawing for my 3 systems alarm to begin, now I have to set it in a more conventional way. (to do not have 3 sounder, and 3 switch to mute them)
- Starter still engage
- Oil press low
- Sounder from my low/high voltage "idiot light" (has an option to wire a buzzer)
I was thinking to use simply diode in each entry and the only one switch/led/sounder ? But it's not my best matter electronic. Mainly to set it on a plane, don't want to do a mistake.
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Mall crossing: Not a done deal
Vehicle crossings on Charlottesville's downtown pedestrian mall are always contentious issues, and even though autos have been crossing 4th Street since May 1, 2006, opponents still hope to get it closed, starting with another nay vote by the Planning Commission at a joint public hearing with City Council tonight.
The Planning Commission nixed the crossing in January 2006, and was overruled by City Council, which okayed a business-pushed one-year trial crossing at 4th Street. A year and a half later, the Planning Commission is being asked to decide if the 4th Street crossing meets the Comprehensive Plan, and if so, whether the crossing should be on 4th or 5th streets, and which direction it should go.
Commissioner Mike Farruggio believes the mall crossing is a "mistake," he says in a letter to City Council and his fellow Commissioners, and he'd like to see the million dollars that a consultant recommends spending on hardscapes and utility undergrounding go toward a plan to have vehicles "motor around the mall" in a clockwise, right-hand pattern with coordinated signals that, along with improved signage, would send them circling from Market to 10th to Water streets to McIntire Road and back to Market in less than 10 minutes, while passing three parking areas and getting "teasing glimpses of the mall over 20 times" by bricking the side streets from Market to Water.
"Having more crossings are not good for the mall in the long run," says Farruggio.
Consultants RK&K conducted surveys after 4th Street was opened and PC Chair Bill Lucy says the results don't support the arguments that were used to open the mall to traffic in the first place: to make it easier for visitors to find the mall and parking and to increase parking at the Water Street Garage, while having no impact on pedestrian traffic on the mall.
Lucy points out that while the "methodology was inadequate," the number of pedestrians east of 4th Street declined 17 percent from April 2006 to April-May 2007, that of nearly 1,900 drivers surveyed on 4th Street, only two were tourists, and that the number of parkers in the Water Street Garage has declined.
He finds it "surprising" that 6 to 10 percent of cars crossing 4th Street also cross the original controversial 2nd Street crossing. "One might conclude that's good or bad," he says. "It could be shoppers– or employees looking for the next two-hour parking."
The RK&K survey indicates that one-third of drivers cutting across the mall got in their cars from within three blocks away. "I'm suspicious," says Lucy. "It seems unlikely it's accurate, but if it is accurate, it suggests people are using the crossing to leave downtown."
Bob Stroh, co-chair of the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville and head of the Charlottesville Parking Center, interprets the same information in a different way in his own letter to the Planning Commission. He's not sure what to make of the one-third drivers who originate their mall crossing from three blocks away, but doesn't have a problem with that because it indicates circulation. "That was one of the goals of this initiative," he writes.
Stroh sees the glass half full in the observation that 6 to 10 percent of cars use both crossings: "While these numbers may dismay [Lucy], we suggest we should feel pretty good that 90 to 94 percent of the vehicles observed actually used the crossing as designed. We wish all our efforts were as successful."
He calls the alleged reduction in the number of pedestrians on the east end of the mall "suspect," and contends that parking in the Water Street Garage increased over 20 percent in 2006, mostly after the crossing opened. The declines Lucy cites, says Stroh, were the result of ACAC moving and the Hardware Store closing– and parking rate increases in August 2006.
Since 7th Street closed to make way for the Pavilion and Transit Center, Stroh and downtown merchants have long pushed for an east-end crossing to replace 7th Street, and he thinks the odds that it will remain are good.
"City Council supported it and approved it," he says. "I've heard nothing that they're withdrawing from that position. I know the Planning Commission doesn't support it and is trying to overturn the view of their own City Council that appointed them."
City Council voted 3-2 June 18 to make the east end crossing permanent, with Kevin Lynch and Dave Norris the nay votes. When the matter finally hits City Council again, Lynch will be gone and new councilors Satyendra Huja and Holly Edwards will be weighing in.
Lucy says he hasn't decided and though he voted against the 4th Street crossing, "I didn't say there should never be a crossing anywhere," he clarifies.
And he suggests that with a $950K price tag for a permanent crossing, "Some who may be in favor of the crossing may not be in favor of spending $950,000."
The mall crossing hearing comes at the end of a packed Planning Commission agenda, and Lucy is dubious that anything will be settled tonight. "The crossing is already there," he says. "Our action won't change that. I don't think there's a rush."
Meanwhile, Sage Moon gallery owner Morgan Mackenzie-Perkins is loving the 4th Street crossing, and she urges that its success be measured by the number of people saying, "It's so much easier to get around and find parking."
Mackenzie-Perkins says the crossing has made a big difference for her. "We've gotten a lot of feedback from locals who said they were against it, but see that it hasn't seemed like it's been a negative impact."
She adds, "We're trying to encourage people to go to the mall and we don't want to make it difficult. Reality has nothing to do with perception. If locals perceive it's difficult to come downtown, they won't."


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Many of us declare ourselves tired of crowded places, so tourists have started to seek other desert places where they can find peace and serenity, where they can lie all day on a quiet beach, in a hammock or in the shade, without having to incur other disturbing elements.
Today's destination is in Romania, on the Black Sea shore, where you will encounter two of the last pristine beaches: Corbu and Vadu.
Although it still is what we might call a wild beach, Corbu certainly will not stay in this category for long. That's because local authorities have other plans for the future "newest resort at European level on the Romanian Black Sea coast", as declared on the official website. The project includes both the beach at Corbu, and the one at Vadu.
So who wants to enjoy the wild beaches of Corbu and Vadu should hurry up before civilization takes over. In a few years, it's very certain that things won't be the same.
Construction plans have already been finalized and the project is available to anyone who wishes to admire and "marvel" concieved after the taste of the authorities and investors. What will Corbu be like in the future? Well, think of hotels and villas of four and five stars (goodbye, tents), marina for boats foodie (no more wooden boats), an international circuit of golf, casino, sports park etc.
But let us stay in present times and see what Corbu has to offer now. When you go there, you will take a bite of true Nature, which will be a true blessing for those who want to enjoy the simple life by the sea, with just sand and sun. Corbu beach is included in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, and from here you can make day trips in the Delta, departing either from Tulcea, or Jurilovca.
Besides the beach, tourists can enjoy other eco-friendly activities, including windsurfing, water sports such as sailing, diving and amateur sport fishing in Lake Corbu. Also in this area, if you have binoculars or a camera with telephoto lens you can admire some special species of birds, including the tern or the silver seagull. Nearby, on Lake Sinoe, in a simple boat ride, you will meet with spoonbills, ducks and pelicans.
From untainted nature we are moving on to history. Two major cities are near the village of Corbu: Histria and Enisala. The first is the oldest Greek settlement in the country, built in 657 BC and the second dates from the late thirteenth century, the early fourteenth century.
Corbu is located at a distance of eight kilometers north of Mamaia, near Navodari. You can get there by car, but it is recommended to choose your route from home, depending on the location from which you start. The beach is near the village of the same name, and to get there you have to follow the paved road which goes to the right, located close to the indicator that marks the entrance to the village. The access to services is not easy, and near the beach there are no shops, therefore, a complete and correct supply will save you a ton of headaches.
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To John Adams from John Coxil, 28 December 1802
Dorchester December 28st. 1802
To the Honorable Mr. JOHN Adams Former President of the United-States
I have been vary anxious and try'd to send these Bricks that I engaged to you. I have obtained fair promissis from those with which I contracted to carry them, that they would be faithfull to come at those times they repeatedly set. After a multiplied series of disappointments the Bay thro' which they must pass has frozen over which cuts off the expectation of getting them freighted, (or carried by water) very soon: Unless the ice should be torn away by a thaw, and some particular friend should be kind enough' to [rofit] out a Lighter to carry them: for I am informed that lightermen have gotten home their Lighters and striped them for Winter.
Sir, I should be glad to have you take the Bricks. If you can think of any way that you can make it convenient to get them to the place you want them ...[. . .] But should you send me word, on the account of my disapointing you that you should not take them I should not be offended ...
Pray Sir! Be so kind as to let me Know what you think is best to do and whether I must keep them for thee or not.
N.B. I would beg leave to inform you that I am A going on a journey in about a months time to the District of Main and some expect to tarry the remainder of the winter; It would therefore be convenient for me to contrive some way for to deliver them either before I went or not till after I return, which I trust by the leve of divine providence will be some time in the first of April near evaning. As I expect to purchase some land before I Return if I can find a place suitable for my Business of making Bricks I would prefer to deliver them before I went.
I must beg leve to Subcrible myself your Humble Servant
John Coxil
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Korokee is the Japanese word for Croquettes. And these ones are delicious. They're usually deep fried but these baked ones are a lot lighter, they're perfect for a snack or a mid day pick me up.
Vegetable Korokee
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Serves 8
- 4 potatoes, boiled and mashed
- 2 carrots, finely diced or shredded
- 1/2 onion, finely diced
- 1 cup green peas
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
For Breading
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- Prepare all your vegetables, boil and mash the potatoes and dice the carrots and onions.
- To the mashed potatoes add the rest of the vegetables, the mirin, soy sauce, and spices.
- Heat an oven to 400° and line a baking sheet with parchment
- Prepare your breading station with the eggs and breadcrumbs in seperate bowls then roll the potato mixture in to shapes (I choose oblong) and coat with egg and then breadcrumbs and place on a baking sheet.
- Repeat the rolling and breading process until all of your mixture is used then bake for 20-25 minutes.
Adapted from Desi Khabar
Adapted from Desi Khabar
Mab Made Food http://www.mabdese.net/bento/


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"On the first day of winter,
the earth awakens to the cold touch of itself.
Snow knows no other recourse except
this falling, this sudden letting go
over the small gnomed bushes, all the emptying trees.
Snow puts beauty back into the withered and malnourished,
into the death-wish of nature and the deliberate way
winter insists on nothing less than deference.
waiting all its life, snow says, "Let me cover you."
- Laura Lush, The First Day of Winter
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
1st Day of December
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TUESDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- While thousands of Americans have benefited from hip replacements over the years, problems with metal-on-metal implants can lead to troubles requiring surgery to replace defective devices, experts say.
Specifically, experts say, tiny fragments of metal can shear off from these joints, causing chronic pain or infection and raising levels of metals in the bloodstream. Experts estimate that more than 500,000 Americans have received a metal-on-metal hip joint, mostly between 2003 and 2010.
Worry over the failure rate of the implants, and the speed at which they were initially approved for the U.S. market, has led to a special two-day session, beginning Wednesday, by experts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"Data from recent studies and from FDA's own review show some patients experiencing complications, including the need for additional surgeries, which could be attributed to metal-on-metal hip implant devices," said FDA spokeswoman Michelle Bolek.
Since 1999, almost 17,000 problems with these devices have been reported to the FDA. Of these, more than 12,000 were reported last year alone.
According to the agency, the problems with metal-on-metal implants are about the same as those seen with polyethylene and ceramic implants, except for the specific risks caused by the metal itself.
But others say that when it comes to complications, metal-on-metal implants are in a class of their own. Writing earlier this month in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Joshua Rising of the Pew Charitable Trusts, and colleagues said that "there is now compelling evidence that these implants fail at a higher rate than hip prostheses made of other materials; indeed, one type of metal-on-metal hip has a failure rate of nearly 50 percent at 6 years."
Responding to these concerns, the FDA panel is considering the risks and benefits of metal-on-metal implants and what might be needed to monitor the health of patients who have them.
Of the estimated 400,000 hip replacements done in the United States each year, 27 percent involve metal-on-metal devices, according to the FDA.
Critics, including an independent panel of experts at the Institute of Medicine, have noted that metal-on-metal implants may have been approved too quickly under the FDA's "fast-track" program for medical devices.
Responding to concerns, in May 2011 the FDA ordered manufacturers to carry out "post-market" studies, tracking the safety of metal-on-metal hip implants in recipients. But in the NEJM article, Rising and colleagues noted that most of these studies have yet to begin and their first results will take years to arrive.
The FDA's Bolek made it clear that the advisory panel meeting is not a regulatory meeting and is not intended to look at the process that brought the devices to the market, or to deal with any planned or current post-marketing studies.
Metal-on-metal devices have already been recalled twice. In 2008, a device from manufacturer Zimmer, the Durom Acetabular Component, was recalled because instructions were not clear.
And in 2010 a device from DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. was recalled because more patients than expected had to have new surgeries, according to the FDA.
Earlier this month, a device called the R3 Acetabular System from Smith & Nephew was taken off the market because the company said it was "not satisfied with the clinical results of this component."
In Europe these concerns have led to calls to ban metal-on-metal hip replacement devices. Writing in March in the journal The Lancet, British researchers concluded that "metal-on-metal stemmed articulations give poor implant survival compared with other options and should not be implanted." Metal-on-metal implants had a five-year failure rate of more than 6 percent, three times higher that seen with ceramic or plastic joints.
Banning metal-on-metal joints isn't an option being considered by the FDA panel at this time.
"During the panel meeting, FDA will discuss failure rates and modes for these devices, as well as any local and systemic complications that could result from metal debris and metal ion levels in the bloodstream from the device," Bolek said.
The panel will also discuss metal ion testing and soft tissue imaging, tools that can potentially be used in the clinical management of patients who have these devices, Bolek said.
"We will also review specific risk factors for specific patient populations and considerations for post-implant follow-up," she added.
Mindy Tinsley is a spokeswoman for metal implant maker DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., which is owned by Johnson & Johnson. She said that "DePuy believes that no single bearing surface meets the needs of all patients, and metal-on-metal implants provide the potential benefit of greater function and a lower risk of dislocation for some patients."
Tinsley also said that all metal-on-metal implants are not alike and they should not be grouped together if problems arise.
One orthopedic expert agreed. Dr. Joshua Jacobs, first vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, said that "metal-on-metal devices are not all the same. You have to go down to the individual product to fully understand the result. When you lump metal-on-metal together you miss a lot of important differences."
According to Jacobs, who is chairman of the department of orthopaedic surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, the advantages of metal-on-metal implants are that there is typically less wear on the joint, leading to less loosening and less bone loss over time.
In addition, he said, metal allows for a thinner, larger socket and head, which makes it less likely the hip will dislocate after surgery, which is a common failure of other types of hip replacement.
Still, given the problems with these devices, Jacobs agrees that patients need to be monitored.
"We are trying to learn the optimal way of monitoring patients with metal-on-metal implants, so we can understand when it is appropriate to intervene," he said. "Right now we are amassing clinical data to understand that better."
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Over on Think Progress, Jamelle Bouie explores the link between poverty and obesity. In the excerpt below, Bouie explains that the problem can't merely be linked to access to more nutritional food
It's not that healthier ingredients are absent or too expensive — even lower-priced supermarkets have plenty of fresh produce available — it's that preparing those meals requires more time and energy than is available to most lower-income people. Cooking takes time, and after a long day of hard work in low-wage employment, parents want to relax, and the incredible ease of fast and processed food is a powerful lure. Indeed, if there's any advantage to lower-income grocery stores Kroger or Wal-Mart, it's that calorie dense foods — cookies, frozen pizza, Easy Mac — are cheap and readily available.
That said, if there's anything I've learned from watching my friends attempt to navigate the kitchen, it's that cooking isn't obvious. Unless you're familiar with the basics of preparation and cooking, the act of taking a few ingredients — some cornmeal, a bushel of greens, an egg — and making a meal is mystifying. Poor people are simply less likely to have access to that kind of knowledge. Moreover, eating habits are generational, and if you grew up in a home where food was prepared from fresh ingredients you're far more likely to know what to do in a kitchen. By contrast, if you grew up eating processed and prepackaged food, then those are the first things you'll reach for when you're on your own.


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The burn may be beginning to fade by now but not a few New Jerseyans found they had too much sun this past weekend. And although it may get tiring to constantly hear about sunblock, the fact is that the rate of melanoma cases is rising. A recent report by the American Cancer Society estimates that in 2016, New Jersey will see 2,470 new cases of melanoma skin cancer — up from the 2,250 confirmed cases in 2013.
Over the past 15 years, melanoma incidence has increased substantially in New Jersey, according to the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
The two major risk factors involved in getting melanoma are genetic predisposition and exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) radiation that comes from the sun. The best way to protect yourself is a sunscreen with a high sun protection factor (SPF)
New data from Consumer Reports shows that 43 percent of sunscreen claiming to be SPF 30 –the minimum level recommended by the American Academy of Dermatology — tested at much lower levels. The report shows that 28 of the 60 lotions tested failed to meet the SPF claim on the label. Consumer Reports says that this isn't an isolated incident. Over a four-year span, researchers found that half of the 104 products tested came in below the SPF number printed on the label, and a third registered below an SPF 30.


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text: The summer heat comes around this time every year but it seems many people just aren't ready for it. Climbing into a hot car after a long day at work is absolutely miserable. Thankfully, there are ways to keep your car cool and cool it off faster. Some of these ways may be obvious, but others are probably new for you. If your car just refuses to cool off, you should bring it in to our Service Center for a check up.


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Updated Studio 5000 Software Reduces Machine Design Time, Enhances Industrial Security 15 January 2019
Greater integration with third-party software can simplify design projects and reduce on-site delivery times by weeks
The latest release of the Studio 5000 integrated development environment from Rockwell Automation can help get smart machines to market faster with enhanced security. The software includes new digital design capabilities to reduce machine design, testing and commissioning times. It also introduces CIP Security support to bring industry-proven security technologies into the automation space.
To accelerate design projects, the Studio 5000 Logix Designer application now uses an AutomationML open data exchange. This allows the application to exchange data with engineering tools, such as EPLAN Electric P8. Now, engineers can design their system once and import that design data between tools, saving hours of rewriting and remapping work per project.
Also, a new Simulation Interface product uses the Functional Mock-Up Interface (FMI) standard to allow data exchange with modeling software, such as MATLAB and Simulink. Engineers can use this to virtually test machines and resolve issues before commissioning, potentially reducing on-site delivery times from weeks to days.
The Studio 5000 software is taking the industry into a new era of digital machine design, said Matt Masarik, marketing manager for design software at Rockwell Automation. Engineers can use these data-exchange capabilities to reduce rework and save time from design to commissioning. And the opportunity for savings will only continue to grow as we integrate more PartnerNetwork program members into our design software.
Other improvements that the latest Studio 5000 software release can deliver include:
Enhanced Defense-in-Depth Security: The Studio 5000 software will allow companies to use CIP Security to better protect their industrial communications with authenticity, integrity and confidentiality. The FactoryTalk Policy Manager tool, available in early 2019, will allow administrators to centrally manage secure communications policies within the Studio 5000 environment in compatible hardware. This will allow a CIP securable device to defend itself against a network or communications attack.
Enhanced Usability: New support for 64-bit math in the Studio 5000 software can help engineers be more precise in their calculations and, therefore, their applications. New enhancements to Logix tag-based alarms, such as new instructions and greater alarm visibility, can also help end users optimise productivity by more quickly identifying and troubleshooting problems during production.
Library-Based Time Savings: New library links in the Studio 5000 Application Code Manager tool allow for the auto-creation of parent-child objects in design projects. For example, an engineer can use this feature to quickly create a tank and its associated valves all at once, instead of creating all tank and valve objects individually. Library artifacts also allow engineers to add more content to library objects, such as user documentation. This can help machine designers create more efficient and consistent projects.
Expanded integration of the Application Code Manager tool, allowing engineers to access it from third-party design software, provides further time savings.
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HBO's 'Silicon Valley' Episode 2: Let's Make a Deal
On Sunday's episode of Silicon Valley, our protagonist, Richard Hendrix, a loveable but bumbling tech entrepreneur who has Mark Zuckerberg's hair from 2004, is on the cusp of raising his first investment. The only problem is – well, everything.
He bombs a meeting with his would-be backer, the powerful venture capitalist Peter Gregory. He then has 48 hours to put together a business plan, for which he needs Wikipedia. Then, he agonizes over whether to fire his best friend, Big Head, to appease Gregory's demand to cut costs.
It makes for pretty entertaining television, if mid-stakes venture-capital drama is your thing. Unfortunately it's not exactly accurate.


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On Wednesday night, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich surprised everyone by telling the media he would "be surprised" if star player Kawhi Leonard plays again this season. That's a shame, since Leonard is a regular MVP candidate when healthy and could be the difference between the Spurs challenging the Warriors or the Rockets for the Western Conference Championship when the playoffs roll around.
"I'll be surprised if he returns this season," Popovich said, according to Jabari Young. "Well, we only have X number of games left in the season and he's still not ready to go. If by some chance he is it's going to be pretty late into the season and it'll be a tough decision how late you bring somebody back. That's why I'm trying to be honest and logical. I'll be surprised if he gets back this year."
Leonard has been sitting out with a quad injury and has only appeared in nine games for the Spurs so far this season. But here's where things get weird. After Popovich's comments on Wednesday, reports are emerging that Leonard has actually been cleared by team doctors to play. So at this point, he's simply refusing to step back onto the court. Maybe he doesn't feel fully healthy yet. Or maybe it's something else.
From ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski:
"After spending 10 days before the All-Star break in New York consulting with a specialist to gather a second opinion on his right quad injury, All-NBA forward Kawhi Leonard bears the burden of determining when he's prepared to play again, sources told ESPN."
"Leonard has been medically cleared to return from the right quad tendinopathy injury, but since shutting down a nine-game return to the San Antonio Spurs that ended Jan. 13, he has elected against returning to the active roster, sources said. If Leonard returns, it will be because he has decided he can manage the pain of the injury, according to the sources."
It sounds like he's healthy enough to play, but might still be in some discomfort if he does. Leonard has one year left on his current contract, and may be weary of suffering a serious injury set-back before his "show me" year. Wojnarowski has previously reported that Leonard is "distant" and "disconnected" from the Spurs as a whole, which could be the early signs of an eventual breakup.
The Spurs are currently third in the West with a record of 35-24. They will easily make the playoffs again, but they might be heading into the postseason without their best player — who is healthy enough to play according to doctors, but not according to Leonard himself. What a strange situation.


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If the United States wants to go green, do we need to invest more in nuclear power — and not less? President Obama seems to think so. In February of 2010, he announced $8 billion in loan guarantees to build two nuclear power reactors in Georgia — the first to begin construction in this country in more than 30 years. This past spring, even after the nuclear disaster in Japan, he once again embraced nuclear power.
Is the president right to include nuclear energy as part of a broader strategy that also has to take into account the nation's energy security, consumer costs and public safety? We visit Cambridge, Mass., and MIT, where Need to Know reporter Win Rosenfeld met recently with Dr. Richard Lester. He's one of the nation's most prominent advocates for nuclear power.


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Eating out tonight? In NJ, healthy, local and natural options are growing
The next time you dine out in New Jersey, you'll probably notice several healthy options on the menu.
"The farm-to-table (movement) is still hugely popular — very locally sourced food, as well as wine and craft cocktails," according to Marilou Halvorsen, President of the New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association.
The desire for organic and gluten-free foods that are in season and made with simple, basic ingredients, also remains, according to Halvorsen.
"And actually kale has kind of become the new bacon. People put kale on everything," Halvorsen said. The leaf cabbage is considered one of the healthiest super foods.
Customers like to balance healthy meals with a really good desserts too —also made with basic ingredients, according to Halvorsen.
"People love simple, but yet elegant," she said.
Small plate, tapas-style portions provide good options for those looking to try a variety of items, but Halvorsen added people like to get their money's worth too when they dine out and order main entrees.
The dining experience these days also is about having the right beverage to go along with a good meal, and restaurants that offer a creative cocktail program attract customers.
"You'll really find some innovative things and people putting things in cocktails you really never would have thought," Halvorsen said. That includes cocktails infused with pork roll.
New Jersey has about 18,000 traditional restaurants so establishments have to distinguish themselves from their competitors to remain successful, Halvorsen said.
Excellent customer service, including how visitors are greeted, to the interior design and outdoor seating, are important — and Halvorsen said the overall dining experience and reputation of a restaurant are what draw repeat customers.


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Item description: Letter, dated 10 January 1864, from Duncan Cameron to his grandfather, Thomas Ruffin. Duncan was a pupil at the Bingham School in Orange County, North Carolina, and writes about how the school nearly closed during the Civil War.
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Item Citation: from folder 459 in the Thomas Ruffin Papers #641, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Item transcription:
Oaks Orange Co.
Jan. 10th 1864
Dear Grandfather,
I will write you a letter to day thanking you for that nice present you gave me. I mean those fine apple trees you gave me. By and by when you are gone those will make me think a great deal about you. How happy it will make me feel to think my dear Grandfather gave them to me. Sam Patterson told me that you staid all night at our house Friday evening. I would of liked very much to have seen you but you know I was learning more here than I would if I had been there. You must not be uneasy about me because I will do my best for you and my parents. I hope I will please them both. If any thing like trying will do I will do it. Mr. Bingham thought he would have to stop the school but he worked so hard trying to get the boys back and get the land lords to keep boarders. I have got to go to some school and some where and I had just as well go here rather. Will you please Aunt Patty to write to me an I will be sure to answer it. Tell them all they have treated me very badly. Tell Nannie she must answer my letter that I write her. Give my love to Uncle Sterling and Uncle Willie. I would like to get a bite of one of your good apples.
Give my love to all all my people. Write soon
Your affect and beloved Grandson
Duncan Cameron
More about this item: Duncan Cameron was the son of Anne Ruffin and Paul Carrington Cameron. The "Mr. Bingham" this letter refers to is likely William Bingham. This letter would have been written in the last year the Bingham School was located in Oaks, North Carolina. Later in 1864, the school moved to the Hillsborough area, where it would become Bingham Military School.


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Rocker Jeff Beck returns to Australia
After 32 years Jeff Beck, one of rock's greatest innovators, returns to Australia.
ALI MOORE, PRESENTER: After an absence of more than 30 years one of rock music's great innovators is returning to Australia.
Jeff Beck is widely considered the guitarist's guitarist; breaking musical boundaries and experimenting with hard rock, jazz and even dance music.
His latest tour will cover much of his varied career but he's promising his dedicated audience a few surprises along the way.
Hamish Fitzsimmons reports.
(Guitar instrumental)
JEFF BECK, MUSICIAN: Some of the stuff is so trippy and so out there that people might find it a little bit abrasive or they've lost the groove. Whatever, but then, I couldn't be happy playing four in a bar, you know, just to please public.
HAMISH FITZSIMMONS: In a small Perth theatre Jeff Beck is putting his band and his guitar through their paces, preparing for his first Australian tour in three decades.
He's promising a few surprises in a show reflecting his long career as a musical maverick, spanning hard rock and jazz.
JEFF BECK: You don't know what's going to happen. Given certain songs that will be in there, I'm open to, I've opened a can of warms regarding musical taste.
I have never made a record or a track, even one track, to patronise anybody or to try to make a hit.
So it's important to find just a comfortable zone that I can still draw enough people and make a payable tour and still enjoy playing.
HAMISH FITZSIMMONS: Jeff Beck first made his name in the '60s when he replaced Eric Clapton as lead guitarist of The Yardbirds. Beck's unique guitar style paved the way for what became hard rock.
When The Yardbirds appeared in the film Blow Up, which captured London in the swinging '60s, the director asked Beck to do the unthinkable with his prized electric guitar.
JEFF BECK: You can imagine what I thought, you know. He said,"We'll get some old guitars, some cheap guitars."
And I thought, wait a minute, this is a bit Who. I mean, and I said to him right away why didn't you get The Who, they're the ones that do it.
And he wouldn't answer so I thought that they maybe turned it down and we were the second option, you know?
But I had fun for four days jumping on guitars and smashing them.
HAMISH FITZSIMMONS: After Jeff Beck left The Yardbirds, his old friend Jimmy Page took over. Page later went on to form Led Zeppelin.
In the '70s, as hard rock turned to heavy metal, Jeff Beck made a radical move into jazz.
JEFF BECK: I just didn't want to be part of the big parade, you know. And I got some reviews saying that I was leader of the parade, and now I seemed to be content to watch it go by.
And I wrote to the guy and said, "Exactly, thank you very much".
You know, I didn't really want to be part of something that I may have created or been part of creating and just be part of a rolling circus around the world, you know, it's not my cup of tea. I've done that.
HAMISH FITZSIMMONS: While he collaborated with artists from Jimmy Hendrix to Rod Stewart and the White Stripes, it's a little known fact that he also provided the musical inspiration for the Stevie Wonder classic Superstition.
JEFF BECK: I picked up one of the drum sticks and I started playing a drum groove, which was about the only pattern I could play.
And he came back from lunch and said, "Keep playing, keep playing".
And I shouted out, "Stevie, it's me, I'm not the drummer."
"I don't care, keep playing." And he played the rift and that was the embryo of the song.
HAMISH FITZSIMMONS: He's excited about the backing band for his latest tour, which includes his long time drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and 22-year-old bass player, Australian Tal Wilkenfeld who Beck says is musically wise beyond her years.
JEFF BECK: It's interesting to have some amazing players in my band like Tal, who is about, you know half, a quarter of the age of either Vinnie or me. Tal is so, she's a genius. She will pick up mistakes that we, even Vinnie and I miss. So she's a great anchor as well.
HAMISH FITZSIMMONS: In 1992 Jeff Beck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Yardbirds, but this year his individual contribution to music has been acknowledged by his peers with an induction of his own, and his passion for performing remains as strong as ever.
JEFF BECK: It's the best job in the world if you are prepared to take a bit of misery. I could write a book that can prove to you that I have had the best life ever and nobody could ever have more fun than I have.
You know, it's very rewarding, 99 per cent positive, and one per cent negative.
ALI MOORE: Hamish Fitzsimmons with that report.


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The Vice President of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Honorable Justice Sophia A.B Akuffo has said that the success of the Court as a human rights protection mechanism would require a 100 percent ratification of the Protocol by Member States.
Speaking at the 49th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Right in Banjul, The Gambia, he said this will require their acceptance of the competence of the Court by making the Declaration under Article 34(6).
"This "universal" ratification will give the court the legitimacy it needs to effectively discharge its mandate. It will also demonstrate the commitment of State Parties to the protection of human rights and bring renewed hope to the people of Africa, that perhaps, the protection of Human Rights is no longer a half-hearted business as usual," he said.
According to him, anything short of 100 percent ratification will limit the jurisdiction of the African Court and the legitimacy of the protection system, as some Member States would not benefit from the "insurance cover" the Court is established to provide where the remedies available from the African Commission are adequate.
He note that the effective protection of human rights on the continent requires the involvement of all key stakeholders, including the general population, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), National Human Rights Institutions and African Union (AU) Member States.
For reasons of political and diplomatic relationships, Justice Akuffo said Member States are reluctant to bring each other before an international human rights Court or Tribunal. Thus, the responsibility for shaping and nurturing a credible human rights system and instructive human rights jurisprudence rests with human rights advocates like NGOs, Bar Associations and national human rights bodies.
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Justice Akuffo recognises the pivotal role of the African Commission as the "principal source" of cases to the African Court, and believes that through the relationship built over the past years, there is enough reason for an assurance that the Commission and the Court will not suffer the fate of other regional human right systems.
He said other regional human rights systems where marred by competition rather than cooperation at their initial years to the detriment of their mutual stakeholders.
"Indeed, we are not rivals, but rather, complementary organizations, established to work hand-in-hand to protect human rights," he said of the relationship between the Commission and the Court.
Adding that they recognize that the Commission has powers to do things which the Court can never do, and the Court has powers to do things which Commission has never been able to do.
He explained that the Protocol establishing the Court gives the Commission unlimited access to the Court, whereas individuals and NGOs may only access the court directly upon the deposit by states of a declaration permitting them to do so.
The court has been ready to receive cases since the adoption of its Interim Rules of Procedure and the recruitment of Registry Staff in 2008. With the adoption and entry into force of the new rules of procedure of the Commission, the way is now open for cases to be referred from the Commission to the Court, he added. Source - The Voice


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"Show me what democracy looks like!"
"This is what democracy looks like!"
A small group of people belonging to Houston United staged a protest in front of Sheriff Adrian Garcia's office.
Garcia continues to support the 287(g) program, even as the president's proposed budget would trim funding of its use in smaller locales around the country. 287(g) is the portion of federal immigration law that deputizes local law enforcement to check the immigration status of those in custody.
Maria Jiminez is with Houston United.
"We feel that there's enough evidence to show that these programs damage communities and so, we wanted to put those concerns before the sheriff, and ask him to desist from this effort to give credibility to the 287(g) program."
She claims the law empowers local law enforcement — trained by federal immigration authorities — to intercept, interview and hold foreigners, who are suspected of being in this country illegally.
"Our concerns deal with the fact that 287(g) has been a very harmful program to communities."
Alan Bernstein is with Sheriff Garcia's office. He says the policy under question is standard operating procedure.
"Every one of the 120, 000 inmates or so, who are booked through the front doors of the Harris County Jail, and released out the back door in the space of a year, gets some kind of screening, concerning their legal immigration status or country of origin."
Berstein says that the legal status of anyone in custody is determined by ICE, and only after their local case has been completed. He adds that Garcia will discuss the group's concerns at a meeting with them on Monday.
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3 Lambretta's from the LCGB/BSSO Production class took 1st, 2nd and 3rd position at the UK's first endurance test, after 6hrs on track the RB20 kitted production class specification scooters took the top 3 honours in the race class and overall, closely followed by SLUK UK's Vespa small frame team (the scooter not the team) who won the road class finishing 4th overall.
The event run by the newly formed British Scooter Endurance Club (BESC) was a resounding success, with a good turnout both on the track and off of LCGB participants as well as teams from Europe and Ireland.
Here's a few pics and links relating to the Teesside 6!
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Not that it can possibly be a secret at this point, but the word is Brett Favre wants to come back and play again. The Packers don't want him, they don't want to release him either. They want him retired. Sorry Brett, should've thought of this before you announced your retirement. Bummer for Brett, but that's life, right?
Who knows… Even if the Packers want Favre back, you'd think they would put a big front on to make sure Brett really truely wants to come back. You don't want to take the guy in and have him change his mind week 2 of pre-season. You also don't want your future QB, Aaron Rodgers, to think that you'll just cast him aside one more year without a second thought if you can get any hope of Favre being around. And if the Packers don't want Favre back, that makes sense too. They've invested a lot in turning over the franchise and eventually you have to see that plan into action.
So what are we supposed to make of this? There's decent reason for the Packers not to take Favre back. There's probably better reason to take him back. Granted he made some mistakes in that Giants game, as well as several other games, he still did get the team pretty close to a Super Bowl. He's also coming into a team that has hopefully improved from last year. So in theory, taking Brett back puts your team as a top 5 team in the NFL with expectations of making the Super Bowl. Going with Aaron Rodgers puts you as an expected 2nd place team in the division. In the end, it's probably worth giving the old guy another shot. I guess if he falls apart mid-season you bench him and bring in Rodgers and Favre tarnishes his career a bit but gets some extra assurance that he is done with football. If you tell him "no" and end up with an 8-8 season, you'll always be wondering.


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BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ)—A proposal to sell county land could mean major improvements for Baltimore County schools.
Jessica Kartalija explains how it would work.
County Executive Kevin Kamenetz says he's focusing on three properties with a lot of commercial value.
Baltimore County schools need help, and in an effort to make necessary improvements without raising taxes the county executive has an idea.
"We are asking people to consider purchasing three county-owned properties that are currently on heavily traveled commercial corridors," Kamenetz said.
He's talking about the North Point Government Center on Wise Road in Dundalk, the Randallstown Police Substation on Liberty Road, and the Towson Fire Station and Public Works building off of York Road.
"Rather than spend taxpayer dollars to rebuild on the existing site, we think we can market these properties for sale and generate enough profit to then pay for the replacement of these buildings," Kamenetz said.
Kamenetz says income from the sale of the properties would give the green light toward improving schools in Dundalk, Randallstown and Towson.
Those projects include adding air conditioning to schools that don't have it and technology upgrades.
Kamenetz says his staff decided on the three properties because they are all in highly visible areas that could be privately re-developed.
The county plans to put out bid requests within the next few weeks.
Kamenetz also says the sale of the Towson fire station, which was built back in 1958, would expedite the move to a brand new state-of-the-art facility.
Buyers need to submit their offers within three months. The County Council will then review the proposals and approve the land sales.
Proceeds from the sales of the three locations will benefit schools in those specific areas.


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Dr Dawn Harper, health expert on the award winning British TV show 'Embarrassing Bodies' talks us through what we should and shouldn't eat or drink before, during and after a hot date.
Take a probiotic
If you know that you suffer from wind, taking a probiotic (as a supplement or in your yoghurt or cereal) will help with your digestion.
Beat the bloat
…Constipation causes bloating. If you have a tendency that way, increase the fiber in your diet by eating more fruit and vegetables two to three days before the date.
Fill up on H20
…Drink plenty of fluids throughout date day. A dehydrated mouth is a smelly one.
Don't drink on an empty stomach
…But if you're going for dinner, you can't afford to be too full either. Have something small, like a cookie and a glass of milk to line your stomach.
Count your units
…A couple of drinks will help you relax and enjoy your evening. Five will impair your judgment.
Avoid gassy foods
…Our body produces around 2 liters of bowel gas a day…but you don't want to be burping or breaking wind when you're trying to have a romantic evening- do you? Foods such as beans, pulses, onions, cabbage, sprouts, cauliflower and artichokes increase production of gas- avoid any awkwardness by removing these foods from your diet for a while.
Skip the spaghetti
… If I were going out to impress, I wouldn't order a pasta-based dish- I've yet to meet somebody who could eat spaghetti easily- it may dribble down your face. Choose something you know you can eat relatively elegantly.
Watch your mouth
…Spicy or garlicky foods can cause bad breath. Be conscious of what your other half is eating and follow suit. Tip: if your dish comes with a parsley garnish, chew on that as it will help get rid of any nasty smells in your mouth.
Pace yourself
…Eat slowly! It can take 20 minutes for the hormones secreted in your stomach to get the message through to the brain indicating that you're full. If you eat too fast, you may have overdone it by the time your brain goes, 'wait, slow down!' And then you'll be left with that horrible feeling you've got a breezeblock lodged in your stomach.
Skip the espresso
…End the meal with a peppermint tea or sweet. This will freshen your breath and help ease digestion.
Don't say we didn't warn you…
…If you were a complete pig at dinner, then you're probably going to want to want to lie down, hold your belly and groan. You won't be up for a night of passion.
Practice safe sex
…The nicest people can and do get sexually transmitted diseases. You might be out with Mr. or Miss Wonderful- but genitals don't know that…and neither do the bugs that party down there. Make sure you use protection- if you're not crippled by stomach cramps from eating too much food that is.
Other health issues you might want to be aware of:
Teeth. According to Dr Harper, we should all be brushing our teeth twice a day and flossing at least once. Doing so will remove the tiny particles lodged between the teeth, that can become a source of bad breath when broken down by bacteria. You can also use a tongue scraper to get rid of any micro debris.
Alcohol. "Drinking alcohol before the date isn't recommended because that's only going to add to your total tally for the night," explains Dr Harper. "If you can't trust yourself to watch what you drink, then make sure that you drive as then you will have be forced to count your units and abstain."
Food hygiene. Avoid buffet style meals warns Dr Harper: "Food that's been out hanging around at room temperature for a long while is more likely to be contaminated than if it's been properly refrigerated and prepared in a clean kitchen."
Body odor. You sweat you wash- makes sense right? Ironically- that's actually the worse thing you could do. "Fresh sweat doesn't smell- pungent BO is the result sweat being broken down by the bacteria on your skin," says Dr Harper. "This is because the skin is slightly acidic, so when you use a normal perfumed soap, which is slightly alkaline, you're changing the PH of the skin and creating an environment that's better for the bacteria to grow. It's a vicious cycle. The bacteria have had a chance to replicate and proliferate and now there are more of them breaking the sweat down, making the smell worse. Be very conscious of using PH balanced soap so slow down the production of bacteria," she adds.
Still nervous? Wear dark colored clothes to hide any potential sweat marks.


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How To : Play a piano song using three major chords for beginners
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A colourful day
Today Nursery, Infants and Juniors all got dressed up in red, white and blue in support of the men and women of the Armed Forces. Red, White & Blue Day is a national fundraising campaign that raises money in support of The Soldiers' Charity, The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, and The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity.
The children donated £1 and wore colourful red, white and blue clothes that brightened up the classrooms and brought lots of smiles and laughter.


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How does the view of Chris Rock relate to treatment?
Watching and listening to Chris Rock is very informative. He said: 'bullying' is good. The audience was uncomfortable/ I was uncomfortable. Yes he said: Bullying is good! The audience awkward. What would he say next. He mentioned a few people that he presumed were bullied – Bill Gates and others. Then he said further: They became successful because they were bullied. Again the audience was uncomfortable. He then carries on: Hugs are no good. Hugs don't help you. The audience are slack jawed but waiting. Then he drops his magic line: A piece of coal becomes a DIAMOND through PRESSURE. The audience get him now……… Then he drops the final line: If you hug a piece of coal all you get is a dirty shirt!!! At this point the audience burst out laughing. They understand. He smiles white teeth gleaming. Is this something we could learn from regarding treatment. That clients need to explore themselves and their relationship with their substance/s of choice in order to achieve their goals. A little pressure over time may not go amiss! Of course Chris Rock with his own personal history was not recommending bullying, but he was asking the audience to step outside of their comfort zone and consider more thoughtfully, what facilitates change. I guess if you don't like to be hugged and you challenge yourself in that direction, and then recognise the benefit of that – then I presume that is the kind of pressure required to create your diamond! It made me think anyway!!
Ref: Chris Rock: Tamborine: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OHoVvr9R6QU (if you wish to listen it is 24 mins and 02 secs in to the show – If you find Chris Rock's language difficult, then try and listen to 26 mins and 20 secs)