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A 10-Week, Open-Label, Flexible Dose Adaptive Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Vortioxetine in Subjects With Panic Disorder
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The North Face Alpine Project ReviewJuly 10, 2012
The Good
- Excellent breathability.
- Excellent water-shedding.
- Good next-to-skin comfort.
The Bad
- Fit is a little roomier than expected.
- Orange color picks up stains easily.
Testers were smitten with this lightweight, but still well featured shell, especially in high output activities in the rain. Breathability, thanks to Gore's new Active Shell, was excellent without sacrificing weather shedding performance and it stood up to abuse. Cut short for climbing, hikers and general users may want a longer cut shell.
It's rare that a hood registers more than a brief comment or two, but on the Alpine Project, it sealed the deal for one tester. "The best hood I've ever used," he said. With a stiff brim, helmet friendly room and hidden cord locks, it is easy to adjust one-handed and provides ample cover.
The second most positive comment was about the Gore Tex Active Shell membrane used throughout the jacket. "The breathability is noticeably better than past waterproof breath-ables, (which is the limiting factor in waterproof shells in any high-output sport, so this makes a big difference!)," wrote anoth tester. In our test, we found Active Shell to on par with Neoshell and eVent in terms of breathability. Additionally, pit zips and mesh pockets helped ditch heat when the Active Shell became overwhelmed.
At 15 ounces, it feels much more substantial than most ultralight shells, which tend to feel like tissue paper. But the four or five-ounce difference with a true ultra-light is more than made up for in convenience (like two mesh hand pockets and pit zips) and durability.
The design is simple, but a little short for all around use. It sits right at belt level, which is ideal for wearing a harness, but lunge for a hold and it gets a little breezy. A little built in stretch in the Active Shell would help.
As for weatherproof, there wasn't a complaint despite several days of rainy use. When the weather really got nasty testers cinched down the hood and zipped up the fleece-lined collar. The front zip and pit zips are polyurethane lined to keep out drips.
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What is a Qun Kwa?
A Qun Kwa is a two-piece traditional Chinese wedding dress worn by the bride in Southern China, including Hong Kong. It is a two-piece garment, which includes a jacket and a long skirt.
Traditionally, the bride would wear the Qun Kwa throughout her wedding day, but in the modern age it is more common to wear a Qun Kwa during the tea ceremony and in the evening during a banquet, acting as a second dress to the Western bridal dress.
What colour is a Qun Kwa?
A Qun Kwa is traditionally in red. The colour red in Chinese culture symbolises good fortune, luck, prosperity and happiness. A fitting choice of colour to wear on your wedding day!
What's the difference between a Qun Kwa and a Qipao?
The traditional Chinese wedding dress in Southern China, including Hong Kong is a Qun Kwa. It is a two-piece garment, which includes a jacket and a long skirt. Brides from Northern China usually wear a one-piece dress called a Qipao. Both are made of red fabric with gold and silver threading.
Why is a Qun Kwa always embroidered with dragon and phoenix?
In Chinese culture, the phoenix symbolise virtue, luck and happiness. For these reasons, it is customary in Southern China to have the phoenix stitched onto the Qun Kwa. When the dragon and phoenix are placed together on a Qun Kwa, it symbolises the power balance between the groom and the bride, and shows their equality.
In Feng Shui, the dragon is the 'yang' and the phoenix is the 'yin', and they compliment each other in creating yin-yang balance, which symbolise the union of opposites, a perfect couple.
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COLUMBIA - An MU engineering assistant professor has developed a tool designed to improve care for patients in intensive care units by tracking the movement of nurses.
The device will gather data that hospitals can use to improve efficiency and ability to focus on patients.
Dr. Jung Hyup Kim's method tracks the location of ICU nurses within a certain range and picks up data on the actions they perform, such as attending to a patient or using a unit's computer.
The system uses Near Field Electromagnetic Ranging, and calibration points can be set anywhere within range of a monitoring device to pick up location devices worn by the nurses.
Kim said previous studies about nurse efficiency used in-person or video monitoring, which could influence the nurse's performance.
"This is kind of how we initiated this project, and by combining the manual observation and introducing new technology, so that we can clearly see the pictures of what's happening in hospitals," Kim said.
The results helped Kim create a flowchart of the various ways nurses' activities can be performed, which could help nurses and hospitals be more efficient with their time, and focus more on the patient.
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Public bathhouses can be intimidating. Having grown up in the states, the thought of public bathhouses was really odd to me. Sure, as a young child visiting relatives in Korea, I would go with my mom, grandmother, and aunts, and I suppose it wasn't THAT weird … no, actually it was still weird. It's not everyday that one parades around naked in front of a bunch of people, family or not. (Not for me at least.)
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On Quitting, Failure, and Eating Solid Food
I caved. And I didn't just go down, I went down in flames.
Just a few hours after I wrote about how hard, emotionally, it was to abstain from eating solid food, it all became too hard. As I went to warm up yet another bowl of pureed green vegetable soup, my wife and sister poured themselves a glass of wine and cut up a loaf of French bread to dip in some herb-infused olive oil, and the temptation got the best of me.
My wife did her best to keep me from making a rash decision, but I chased her around for a while and was eventually able to steal a piece of the bread. I smelled it, put it in my mouth but didn't let go, and finally said to hell with the cleanse. Down the hatch.
And once the dam was broken and the cleanse ruined, I binged.
Bread and oil (LOTS of bread and oil). A glass of wine. Some banana-nut granola that I had been craving. A stout. And two lentil sloppy joes. It was all so solid. So deliciously solid.
And just like that, the seven-day liquid cleanse came to an abrupt end. After only two days.
The Decision to Quit
I actually deliberated for a while before I ate that bread. I like to think that I'm reasonably strong-willed, but it was easy for me to decide that I'd rather accept failure than to go through the next five days of my life without solid food.
What made the decision harder was that I had written about my cleanse on this blog. Not because the public failure would bother me—failing to qualify for Boston in five consecutive races, after making it very clear to others that qualifying is your only goal, has a way of hardening you and squashing any fear of failure you might have.
But in this case, many more people than I expected had expressed interest in seeing the result of my experiment. I was a guinea pig, and I had the opportunity to publicly demonstrate the unbiased results (or lack thereof, if that were the case) of such a cleanse.
In the end, the bread, oil, and wine won out. I figured I could use the opportunity to write about failure, what went wrong, and what I learned.
Plus I could devour some wonderfully solid food and a few drinks. Win win win.
Why I Couldn't Finish the Cleanse
Let me first say that what follows are NOT excuses. Something else all those years of training to qualify for Boston taught me is that excuses suck. Take responsibility. So while these are explanations, they're all things that were within MY control, so I'm responsible for them.
Everything I've learned about how to create change says that you've got to get leverage on yourself. Willpower will only get you so far; once that runs out it comes down to how much you actually want to succeed.
My problem here, I think, was that I didn't want it enough. It was an experiment, so the reward for finishing would have been mere knowledge. It'd have been far easier if I'd have convinced myself beforehand that a cleanse would give me more energy than I'd ever felt in my life. That's a more exciting reward than just learning whether or not something works, and perhaps that would have been enough to get me through the tough times.
The other reason I failed is that I was unprepared. Not in terms of planning the liquid "meals," but in terms of knowing what to expect. Honestly, I thought the cleanse would be pretty easy: I know, from running, that I'm able to handle moderate physical discomfort for a long time. Getting past the mild hunger pangs was no problem.
But I was not prepared to deal with the emotional difficulty of not eating. As I wrote before I quit, you have no idea how comforting food is until you take it away. You're left to deal with emotions that you normally bury with food, and I was shocked at how extremely difficult that proved to be.
Lessons Learned
So even though the cleanse was technically a failure, it wasn't a total waste. I learned three important things about food and about myself:
- I learned that food plays a huge role in our emotions, and that a cleanse like this is an emotional test as much as a physical one (and perhaps an opportunity to grow emotionally).
- I learned that green vegetable juice with a little bit of lime is a perfectly drinkable. In the past, I always felt the need to sweeten it with other fruit, but even after quitting the cleanse I've kept the vegetable juice as part of my morning routine.
- I learned that this is something I want to complete, and that when I attempt it again, I'll have a better shot now that I know what to expect (and just how difficult it really is).
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I hope you spent your first day of May exploring and enjoying!
'It's never too late to be who you might have been.' George Elliot
When I reflect on my past year, it's hard to believe that so much as happened.
In 1 year I,
1. Became engaged.
2. Graduated with my bachelors degree (yay!).
3. Opened a store.
4. Broke off my engagement (don't be sad, this is a good thing).
5. Closed my store (bittersweet, but for the best).
6. Last but not least, took some much needed time for myself.
And I have never been happier.
Looking at my list, it's no surprise that blogging took a back seat, but it's really no excuse. Having "me" time is just as important as everything else that you do in your day. This past year was full (to the brim!) with lessons, some learned the hard way. By far, the most important lesson was that I needed to slow down and enjoy the present; stop looking to the past, and focusing too hard on the future. There's so much beauty in the simplicity of life, and I'm happy to say that for the first time in years, I have spent many evenings just watching the sunset that's in my backyard, feeling grateful for where I am today.
"NYC: Tolerant of your beliefs, judgmental of your shoes."
While New Yorkers are dying of heat, I must say that us Californians are enjoying some wonderful (and in some areas cooler than normal) weather. One of my dear friends made a pit stop in New York for a week before heading out of the country, and she was kind enough to send me some beautiful pictures of her sweaty vacation. And if you are curious about the title of this post, zoom in on the sign in the last picture.
The end of street style…says who?
Lately I've seen several articles that claim that they end of style blogging is near. Now, normally I don't try to dissect people's articles, because everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I felt so strongly (and a bit confused) about this one that I had to speak my mind.
For those who don't know, IFB (Independent Fashion Bloggers) is a website and community where bloggers can meet, discuss, and support other fashion bloggers. They often post articles about new and upcoming bloggers, blog related how-to's, and words of advice for newbies. However, when they posted an article suggesting that street style blogging is over-saturated and losing its "cool factor," I was baffled. I may be wrong, but I would assume that a large amount of their readers and subscribers are street style bloggers. Suggesting that their love (and possibly career) may be fading away, could seem like a little slap in the face to some people. Now I may be a little biased because I love street style, and I obviously write a blog that focuses on style in general, so in order to stay somewhat objective, I will point out that I agree with IFB on a few things:
IFB says that there are countless style blogs out there today, and that number continues to grow. I concur. There are many many many more style blogs today than there were even a few years ago, nobody can ignore that fact. The article also states that trends, especially fashion trends, are cyclical. Absolutely! Remember the Chanel clogs from 2010? Did I just have a 70's flashback? Yea, I will admit that I have expressed a lack of admiration for clogs in previous years..but those Chanels were looking pretty good after a while…
With the growing number of style blogs out there, people will have to figure out a way to differentiate their site from others, otherwise risk becoming lost in the sea of style. But in my opinion (and that's all this really is, just my own personal ramblings), street style will only become more popular as time goes on. It may fade for a little while, but will only come back stronger in future years. Won't it be cool for future generations, or even our future children and future grandchildren, to be able to look at countless photos of us during our "stylish" years. They will get to see not only our style, but the style evolution and cycle of so many other "fashionistas" who were kind enough to share themselves with the world. I only wish that blogs existed back when my grandparents and great-grandparents lived so I could check out street style from a time period that I have only glimpsed at through books, or a few yellowed family photos.
LA Fashion Market 2012
Too much has happened over the past few weeks for me to write about in detail (without going off on random tangents). So here's a quick summary: Graduated from college, check. Made a career choice to open my own retail store, check. Signed the lease for my new store, check. Went to LA Fashion Market less than 24 hours after graduating to buy for my store, check. Currently spending every waking moment on something store related, check check. And now here's a few photos that can explain the past few weeks better than I can.
Tassel switch!
Beautiful showrooms, Ocean, Park, etc…
Our lunchtime spot right across the street from the CMC, Nature Leaf Cafe.


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Meet with local Virtualization enthusiasts and talk about technology, theory, politics of the industry or whatever else gets your propeller spinning.
This is a great opportunity to meet with other virtualization enthusiasts and professionals and enjoy discussing all things virtualization, and in fact anything else that comes up in conversation…
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Date: Wednesday, January 22nd
Time: 6pm to 9pm — arrive and depart any time
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This vBeers event is sponsored by Nexenta Systems.
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1st April 2017 sees UK Road Tax changes which will affect all new cars registered after that date. Tax is significantly rising on many vehicle models and brands. In some cases the price rise is very high, so that buying a used car may well be the preferable choice for many drivers.
This is because the current road tax bands will not be changing for cars already registered. All the cars for sale at Imperial Cars are unaffected as they will all have been registered prior to 1/4/17.
Surprisingly some of the best selling models of Vauxhall Astra, Nissan Qashqai and Ford Fiesta will lose their current exemption from road tax if bought new after 1st April. Indeed in extreme cases some cars which are currently tax exempt will be charged almost £1,000 over three years.
Some Brief Notes on the Road Tax Changes
The current tax scheme is based on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Cars emitting an average of less than 99g of CO2/ km are currently exempt. However after April 1st, this will apply to mainly electric vehicles with zero CO2 emissions.
Drivers of any other new car will pay £140 in tax each year, apart from the first year that it's on the road, when tax will still be calculated on CO2 emissions.
New Cars with a ticket price of more than £40,000* will face a 'wealth tax' if registered after 1/4/17. Buyers could see a tax hike from say £390 to over £1100 per 3 year period for something like a Land Rover Discovery Sport. *This even affects new cars which are discounted, as the tax is based on the recommended selling price.
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As an example a BMW 320d M Sport along with added extras could easily be over £40,000 New. With the new road tax rules this would be around £450 per year to tax for the first 5 years.By contrast a nearly new BMW 320d M Sport registered for example in 2016, would cost around £30 to tax per year. That's a massive saving on the road tax alone! When you also consider that buying a used car means that you are protected from the initial depreciation of driving it fresh off the forecourt, you can see how attractive buying a used car from Imperial Cars really is! Find your next car on our website today!


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Global sukuk issuance is likely to maintain its positive long-term growth trends, says Moody's Investors Service in a Special Comment published this week, driven primarily by growing demand for Islamic banking assets and the increasing familiarity of both Islamic and conventional (ie non-Islamic) investors with these instruments. Additional drivers include the promotion of Islamic financial services by governments of Muslim countries and the increasing standardisation of unsecured sukuk structures.
The new report is entitled "Islamic Finance: Global Sukuk Market: Positive Long-Term Growth Trends Set to Continue".
"The strong growth and high likelihood of continued sukuk issuances reflects the growing investor comfort with these instruments as well as the increasing funding needs of sovereigns, corporates and banks particularly in Islamic countries across the Gulf and Asia," says Khalid Howladar, a Moody's Senior Credit Officer and co-author of the report.
"Existing issuers as well as new entrants — non-Islamic sovereigns, traditional corporates and infrastructure projects — will become increasingly at ease with tapping Islamic money alongside more conventional funding."
Moody's says that 2013 was marked by challenging conditions in emerging markets, and issuance of sukuk amounted to around $50 billion, lower than the record volumes of 2012. However, given the difficult operating environment, this level reflects positively on investor appetite for Sharia compliant instruments and that 2013 issuance will reach levels slightly in excess to those recorded in 2011, when $51 billion of sukuk were issued.
"Over the past decade we have seen structural improvements in the sukuk market, with the growing issuer and investor base bringing with it market breadth, liquidity and product innovation.
In particular, market depth is increasing with the emergence of new instruments, such as amortising structures and more equity-like features," explains co-author Rehan Akbar, a Moody's Analyst.
"Longer maturities in excess of five and seven years are now more common and sukuk are becoming a growing part of issuers' funding mixes for all types of borrowers," he says.
However despite the increasing volumes Moody's notes the market is likely to remain fragmented. "Although Malaysia and the Gulf will continue dominate new issuance, many jurisdictions have expressed their ambitions to become regional hubs for Islamic finance," adds Howladar.
"In addition to providing supportive legislation, those centres that establish a critical mass of sukuk supply and demand will be more likely to succeed in their goals".
source: Oman Observer
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Last Friday, in an attempt at humor, we shared a satirical note from The Onion suggesting that Hillary had already begun work on a follow-up book, entitled "What Also Happened," intended to define precisely who was to blame for the failure of her first book, "What Happened."
Alas, if prices are any indicator of demand, which they're pretty much universally accepted to be unless you're discussing minimum wages with Bernie Sanders, then Hillary may want to double down on efforts to rush out the sequel as both Amazon and Walmart have decided to slash prices of "What Happened" by 40% before the books even hit shelves.
After Hillary's publisher Simon and Schuster suggested a price of $30, Amazon slashed prices to $17.99 earlier today...
...and Walmart quickly matched...
Of course, the reviews have already started to pour into Amazon even though no one has a copy of the book yet. Isaac apparently hated the book because he's tired of hearing Hillary "blame her failure on sexism."
"What happened is she can not take responsibility for many of her own actions and blames her failure on sexism.
Ironically, it's things like this that cause people on the fence go to the other side just to spite her."
Meanwhile, DirtBird thought the book was great...at balancing out his uneven table...
Finally, for those who are interested in what Hillary has to say in "What Happened" but just don't have time to read a book right now, we found this summary to be a fairly accurate portrayal:
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For those who missed it, here is The Onion's uncanny prediction of Hillary's latest failure from last Friday...
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CHAPPAQUA, NY - Saying it would provide a candid account of her experiences writing an unsuccessful tell-all, sources confirmed Thursday that Hillary Clinton is already working on a follow-up book casting blame for the failures of her previous memoir What Happened.
"From my agent negotiating that underwhelming deal with Simon & Schuster, to the graphic designer's lackluster cover art, to my so-called supporters who couldn't be bothered to drop $17.99 for the hardcover copy - everyone had a hand in undermining my last book's success," reads a passage from the introduction to Clinton's What Also Happened, which repeatedly decries her prior book's "indecipherable" font and dedicates an entire chapter to lashing out at her copy editor for making her look like "an idiot third-grader."
"I'll never forget how Amazon buried me and how Barnes & Noble completely sabotaged me by displaying my book way in the back in that no man's land by the CDs. Frankly, it's obvious I got screwed on all sides."
Accusing them of stealing her spotlight, the book reportedly concludes with a long list of every other celebrity who published a memoir in the past year.


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Tonya Rapley is a Certified Financial Education Instructor and nationally recognized millennial money expert. In 2014 she was deemed the "New Face of Wealth Building" by Black Enterprise magazine. She is the creator of My Fab Finance, a personal finance lifestyle site that encourages readers to create lasting behavioral change. She created the #BanishTheBalance, a debt elimination challenge that helped more than 4,000 participants pay off over $200,000 worth of debt in 60 days. She is also the creator of Financially Preparing To Be Your Own Boss, a course that prepares aspiring entrepreneurs for the financial responsibilities of operating a business.
Because of her vast financial knowledge and relatable approach, Tonya is a highly sought after speaker for organizations, colleges and universities. She most recently spoke at Essence Festival 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her Money Lessons I Wish I Would Have Learned Before Graduation workshop has received rave reviews from both students and administrators. It is her life's mission to empower the leaders of today and tomorrow to live financially responsible lives.
Tonya's holds a Bachelors in Public Administration from Florida International University and a Master's in Urban Affairs from Brooklyn College. Tonya's expertise has also been recognized by popular media outlets such as, the NY Daily News, Yahoo! Finance, and Marketwatch. As a writer, Tonya has also contributed to Credit.com, Buzzfeed, and TheRoot.com, making a powerful influence on the financial lives of millions.
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As co-founder of NaturallyCurly.com, a website for curly hair she began with her business partner and friend, Gretchen Heber, Michelle Breyer helped create the leading community and resource for people with curly hair. Frustrated by the lack of information on curly hair and the limited products available in the marketplace, the duo launched the site in 1998 with the help of a 14-year-old web designer. When Procter & Gamble called three years later to advertise to the NaturallyCurly.com® audience, Breyer knew they had indeed created a force in the industry, providing helpful information and unparalleled expertise for what was then considered a niche market.
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René Daniella is originally of both English and American heritage. In her 26 years she has lived in 9 different cities across 4 countries, two of which were not English speaking. Travel is an integral part of her lifestyle; it's one of the biggest reasons why she is excited to get out of bed each morning and take on the day. Her numerous platforms are dedicated to highlighting the beauty of femininity as she has come to understand it, her international travels, unique style & beauty, big curly hair – and of course, building community & creating experiences through Femme In Bloom! She recently moved from London, United Kingdom to Washington, D.C., and she is traveling to new places around the world every month!
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Among other shortcomings, according to the Bank Negara report, was a RM13 million (US$4.13 million at today's exchange rate) loan to companies related to BTM Resources Group Bhd ‑ Besut Tsuda Wood Products Sdn Bhd, Besut Tsuda Industries Sdn Bhd and Gimzan Plywood Sdn Bhd. The name of Besut Tsuda Wood was earlier changed from Mizan Timber Industries Sdn Bhd to BTM Timber Industries Sdn Bhd. Mizan Zainal Abidin is the name of the current Malaysian king. Sources within the Exim Bank and other Malaysian financial industry sources say the group is headed by Mizan, who is also the Sultan of Terengganu.
Besut Tsuda Wood Products, according to the Bank Negara audit report, "suffered repeated losses, tight liquidity and was technically insolvent" and "appeared less efficient than the market because its competitors were making profit despite lower sales." The report described the firm as a "loss making company, (that) resulted to declining shareholders funds."
The loans were classified as "high risk lending that may expose Exim Bank to unnecessary losses" and "potential NPLs." Additionally, as valuation reports were not addressed to the bank, the auditors indicated, it might not be possible to claim assets pledged as collateral should the loans turn bad, which they apparently did.
Malaysia Today is seeing it from this angle here.
Mathias Chang has throw down the gauntlet here.
Round & round we go... the wheel keep on rolling and spinning.


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A friend of mine just called me today to tell me that she finally, after years of searching, found a job. It's just a retail job in a second-hand clothes shop, but she and I were both thrilled. In the evenings after work she brings her four-year-old daughter with her to night school. Her daughter's daycare is closed by the time her evening classes begin, but B only has another month of schooling before finishing the certificate she is working on, and she's determined to complete it despite the new job.
I met B almost exactly 4 years ago, shortly after she had come to Montreal as a refugee from West Africa. I met her as a volunteer for a small organization called "Action Réfugié de Montreal", which pairs volunteers with newly arrived refugees as a source of support and friendship. When we first met, B had only been in Montreal for a few months and her daughter was three months old. Our volunteer relationship blossomed into a friendship, which has continued although the official volunteer "contract" finished a couple of years ago when B was finally allowed to move beyond refugee status to become a Canadian resident.
Now that I also have a daughter, our relationship has changed and deepened. While in the past she often came to me for advice or explanations about paperwork, procedures, and logistics, she is now the one who has more experience than I do in one very important area of life: motherhood.
B's strength, determination and joy despite everything that has happened to her are an inspiration to me. She has faced many challenges. She was forced to leave her child's father behind, in West Africa, when she escaped to an unknown city on an unknown continent. She arrived in a francophone city unable to speak a word of French. She had her baby shortly after arriving, and dealt with having a newborn while still trying to find a place to live, still bewildered and very alone.
B was only able to complete grade 5 in her home country, since after that her mother could no longer afford her school fees. This made finding a job in Montreal almost impossible, especially considering the language barrier. I have watched her struggle to improve her reading, both in French and English, so that she could understand all the important documents sent to her by mail. She managed to find an apartment, prepare her defense for the stressful court case that would decide whether she would stay in Canada as a permanent resident or be deported back to her country, apply to educational programs and jobs. A girl from a small African town has learned her way around Montreal, has acquired functional French, and has discovered organizations and programs that help new immigrants such as herself that I never knew existed. She has survived, despite all odds.
She has done more than survive; she has raised a beautiful daughter. Her little girl is her pride and joy, and has been her companion through all the challenges she has faced over the last few years. Despite her very limited financial resources, B always manages to make sure that her daughter has whatever she needs. When her little girl was still a baby, I watched B skillfully bargain the price of getting her ears pierced to an amount she could afford. She set up a small savings account for her future education, even though she can barely afford to pay the rent and buy groceries. Every year she scrapes the money together to throw daughter a birthday party, complete with a fancy dress for the birthday girl, cake, balloons, and as many friends as their little apartment can hold. B makes sure her little girl gets to talk on the phone with family members including her father on a regular basis, and they have met other West Africans in Montreal who have provided them with a sense of community and extended family. B's daughter is sweet and beautiful, and she calls me "Auntie".
I am thankful that when I think about all that I wish for my child, I don't need to hope that she can meet her father one day, or that I will be able to somehow find the money to provide her with healthy food, a home, and clothing. But my relationship with B has shown me that many aspects of motherhood are the same no matter what culture the mother is from, or what her situation is. Mostly what babies need is love, and all mothers, no matter where they are from, know how to give that to their children.
Maro Adjemian lives in Montreal, Canada, with her husband and 10 month old daughter.


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This article describes how to use the cURL program to transfer files from the command line.
If you need to transfer a file quickly from the command line, the cURL program is often the easiest way to do so. For example, you might need to download a .zip file or .tar.gz file that contains a code library for a project you are working on. With cURL, you can download the file directly to your account, instead of having to use an FTP client to download and transfer the file to your account.
To start cURL, log in to your A2 Hosting account using SSH, and then type the following command:
However, this command by itself does not accomplish much. Let's download a page from the example.com test domain:
curl -O http://example.com/test.html
Curl downloads the page to the current working directory. The -O option instructs cURL to download the output and save it in a file name that has the same name as the source document. In this case, it is test.html. If you open the test.html file on your account, you can see the HTML source page for example.com/test.html.
If you want to download a file and assign it a specific filename, use the -o option. For example, to download the example.com/test.html file to a file on the local account named download.html, type the following command:
curl -o download.html http://example.com/test.html
There are many more options available for the cURL program. To learn about them, type the following command:
man curl


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Earlier this season, Washington Capitals defensemen Karl Alzner and John Carlson welcomed us into their bromance. This weekend, we were given another chance to see into the lives of professional hockey players on the road in another segment of "Caps Roommates." Watch them play cards, walk down the drunken streets of Chicago on St. Patrick's Day and look out for a cameo from a former Cap.
I'd like to recommend a new pairing for "Caps Roommates": Brooks Laich and Jeff Schultz. I'm interested to see Schultz's television knowledge put to the test.
Adam Vingan is co-founder and editor of Kings Of Leonsis, a Caps-centric blog, and is the Capitals Editor for SB Nation. Follow him on Twitter @Adam_KOL and e-mail your story ideas to adamvingan (at) gmail.com.


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I will be attending the Brigham Young University (BYU) Family History Technology Workshop on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 before the RootsTech Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Conference Center where this Conference is being held is only 5 minutes from my home. So far I see the following list of Lightning Talks:
- Wesley Eames, AncestorCloud
- Jeff Haddon, HistoryLines
- Charles Knutson, Kinpoint
- Kent Andersen, A Life Story
- Steve Pedersen, RootsBid
- Charles Glancy, Peer Trees
- Jed Wood, Generasi
- Kimball Clark, kindex
- Nathan Brakke, Soal
- Dan Rodziewicz, BYU Family History Technology Lab
- Doug Kennard, Historic Journals
- Aaron Shelley, Family Feats
- Glen Chidester, ScanStone
- Jessie Young, One Page Genealogy
- Bill Harten, Puzilla
- Robert Ball, Where Am I From? Showing Geospatial Location of Ancestors Through A Generational Perspective
- Ben Baker and Joel Thornton, Viewing Closest Relatives in the My Relatives View of FamilySearch Family Tree
- Joohan Lee & Geoffrey Draper, Timeline-Enhanced Portrait Charts
- Curtis Wigington, William Barrett, Virtual Pedigree
- Alan Cannaday, Auto-Zoning Newspaper Articles for the Purpose of Corpus Development for Training OCR Systems
- Peter Ivie, Evan Ivie, Record linkage confidence through top match score analysis
- Brian Davis, William Barrett, Scott Swingle, 3D graph cut: Extending min-cut segmentation to handle overlap of cursive handwriting in tabular documents
This ought to be very interesting. I know a few of the people on the list and hope to meet more of them during the conference. The Speaker at the the BYU Conference is Curt Witcher of the Allen County Public Library.
Thursday, February 11, 2015 is the Innovator Summit at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah. There are some other people that I would hope to meet at this conference including the speakers:
- Harrison Tang, cofounder and chief executive officer of Family.me
- Mike Davis, cofounder and chief executive officer of StoryPress
- Robert Charles Anderson, FASG, director of the Great Migration Study Project at the New England Historic Genealogical Society
I have been reading Robert Charles Anderson's recent book, "Anderson, Robert Charles. Elements of Genealogical Analysis. 2014," and will have a lot more to say about the book when I finish it. So far, I have been reading it one paragraph at a time and it has proved to be a source of a lot of thought.
Of course, RootsTech itself starts on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah and I will be there with my laptop clicking away on the keyboard to bring you my impressions of the Conference through its conclusion (and my presentation) on Saturday evening.
As I usually say, Stay Tuned. I used to say, "write if you get work and hang by your thumbs" in tribute to Bob and Ray, but no one seems to know what that means anymore. So just for today, I will remember my old tribute and say, as did Ray Goulding and Bob Elliott for most of the years I was growing up and listening to the radio, "Write if you get work and hang by your thumbs."


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The Google Phone has arrived, except that it's not a phone. It's an open source operating system for handsets that's based on Linux and that will be released under an Apache license. Google has lined up an impressive list of handset makers and carriers who will be adopting Android.
This really is great news. It's wide open, it's got enough big names behind it that it's nearly certain to take off, and it puts pressure on Apple to open up the iPhone. I expect that we'll remember 2007 as the year when the mobile phone industry underwent a fundamental change, shifting power away from carriers and toward the people who actually have to use the phones.
Update: A lot of people are pointing out that the Android is vaporware. If the carriers don't buy handsets with Android or the handset makers decide not to install it on their devices, then of course this announcement won't amount to much. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes Google to release an emulator like the Symbian emulator that's available.


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Just in case you missed my Oscar fashion review on NBC5 (or as I like to call it "Monday morning fashion quarterback") here's your chance to catch up.
You might want to start the clip at about 1 minute in but make sure you watch to the very end. Keep in mind I had to follow a story about a pregnant woman who tweeted during her entire 19 hours of labor, including her epidural.
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Wake Forest Basketball
Basketball season has begun, not only in college, but also high schools, and that's my excuse for the lack of posts lately. I've been busy with my own basketball season. But here are a few pictures from the Wake Forest vs Winston-Salem State game that I attended.
This is probably the last match up between these cross town rivalries and probably a good thing for Wake. This game seems to be a troublesome one on the schedule. Even though Wake always pulls it out, WSSU comes out scrapping and its usually a really messy for the players, and restless for the fans. However, this year's game was boring because the Deacons showed up and put away the Rams pretty early.


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On November 12, 1889, Ernest Friedrich Karl Groh was born in Altenburg, Missouri. I have learned that you have to be careful when looking at the Groh family. There are plenty of men named Ernest and Friedrich and Karl (Carl) in that family. This one had all those names, but he would later mostly be called Ernest. This Ernest also had an Uncle Ernest who moved to Jacob, Illinois and raised a Groh family over there. Today's Ernest, however, was the son of Carl Ernest August and Louise (Rauh) Groh. His mother, Louise Rauh, was the daughter of John, Jr. and Maria (Lang) Rauh who were mentioned in yesterday's blog, Lang-Rauh Connections. The story of Ernest Groh's father was told in the post, Groh-klahoma!.
I will repeat a few of the facts about Ernest that were told about his father because they are shared by them. Ernest was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. When the next child, Wilhelm, was born into this family, he was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. Sometime between 1889 and 1892, the Grohs moved from Altenburg to Frohna. This family photo was taken during their time in Frohna.
As noted, Ernest is on the far right. On Thanksgiving Day in 1907, this Groh family moved to Alva, Oklahoma. Ernest would have been 18 years old at that time. It was in Alva that Ernest met his bride, and on October 8, 1913, he married Anna Brehmer. Here is their marriage license.
Let me backtrack to tell Anna's story. Anna was born in Sioux Valley, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Henry and Gretchen (Wiebener) Brehmer. She was born on September 2, 1890. Her father, Henry, was a farmer in Minnesota and there were two Brehmer children, Anna and Christian. We have this photo of Anna and Christian when they were quite young.
This photo notes that it was taken at a studio in Iowa, but Sioux Valley is located right along the Minnesota/Iowa border. Sometime between 1900 and 1910, the Brehmers moved to Alva, Oklahoma. We have another photo of Anna and Christian, probably taken in Oklahoma prior to Anna's marriage.
I think this Brehmer family photo was taken in Oklahoma also.
So it was the movement of two families, one from Missouri and one from Minnesota, that brought Ernest and Anna together in Oklahoma. Here is their wedding photo.
After they were married, Ernest and Anna had two children, both boys. When Ernest filled out his World War I draft form, they were still living in Oklahoma and Ernest was farming.
They were not there long after that, because we find the Grohs, along with Anna's parents, living in Visalia, California in the 1920 census. Visalia is in the fertile San Joachin Valley, and both Ernest and his father-in-law, Henry, were farmers there.
The Grohs would spend the rest of their lives in California. Evidently, though, Ernest must have gotten back to Alva for a family photo later in his life. Here we see him with all his Groh siblings.
Another photo we have is one taken around 1941 in California which shows both Ernest and Anna.
Ernest died in 1953 at the age of 63. Anna would live to be 107 years old. Here is a photo of her celebrating her 100th birthday.
Anna died in 1997. She and Ernest are buried in the Visalia Public Cemetery. Here are their gravestones.
Ernst Groh moved from Missouri to Oklahoma……Anna Brehmer moved from Minnesota to Oklahoma………and they found each other. Together, they moved to California. I have this feeling that sometime during their married life, Ernst and Anna realized that God had brought them together in a wonderful way.
I have the same thoughts about my life. I moved from Missouri to Florida and then to Tennessee……my wife moved from Minnesota to New York and then to Tennessee. In Tennessee we found each other. I, too, feel that God took a Missouri boy and a Minnesota girl and guided us to another state to bring us together in a wonderful way.


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Readers, I want to begin this review with something witty or interesting to say about Suicide Squad. Maybe I could have discussed how this was DC's third chance to try and get their cinematic universe off the ground, with a fantastic film that would rival Marvel's offerings. Perhaps I could have talked about the movie's complicated development, from the several reshoots it underwent, to complications on set between the actors, or the directors affinity for throwing vulgarities at Marvel Studios. I could say plenty about Suicide Squad, but after spending 2 hours with the film, I'm honestly loathing the possibility of remembering any of this poorly written, under-acted, offensively boring thud of a motion picture.
It's disappointing that a concept rich with opportunity, where in a team of known super villains are forced by the government to complete missions or die, is frankly lost under the muddled desires of Warner Brothers and their cinematic universe. Much like Batman V Superman, Suicide Squads story is tasked with putting the origins of many new characters, a team film, a Joker side story and set ups for Justice League all in one script, causing all parts to fall flat. What 10 minutes of the Joker we see feel completely disconnected from the rest of the film, and feel like they could be excised with little to no impact on the plot. The lack of time divided amongst the Squad themselves causes the film to focus on only 4 of the 8 members, with the other 4 serving no purpose in the overall plot.
This lack of emphasis on certain characters would be fine if they were at least compelling in some way, but the films script is often more concerned with what these characters do then who they are. All we ever know about characters like Katana, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang or Slipknot is that they are good at hitting thing, and only ever hints at further depth, without actually exploring anything. The only exceptions to this come from Will Smith as Deadshot and Margo Robbie as Harley Quinn, but even this is undercut by how simplistically written the characters are. While they are the stand out stars of the film, this exclusively comes from the fact that Will Smith and Margo Robbie are charming, and not from the depth their characters posesess.
Surprisingly, the low bar of quality our main characters present is quickly shattered when presented with our main villains. Actress Cara Delevingne may deliver an Oscar-worthy performance in her other movies, but her turn as The Enchantress in Suicide Squad is a level of bad overacting not seen since the Schumacher batman films. Her one note is to constantly sway back and fourth comedicly, followed by whispering or shouting her every line. Her partner, an equally powerful god that's never explained, fills every box of a generic henchman, lumbering about and shouting every word to try and seem more intimidating. You have seen these characters done better in super hero films made years ago, as have Suicide Squads scores of generic grey bad guys, and third act blue beam shooting into the sky.
So all of the pieces of Suicide Squad don't work, but even a movie made of cliches can put itself together to at least work on a basic storytelling level. But the script has enough plot holes to drive through, with major questions like why normal people are the best choice to face off against meta-humans and the Sumerian god-like being that the Enchantress is. The squad's first encounter with the faceless grey henchmen is begun with their intelligence operative telling them that the grey beings can't be killed, and is immediately followed with a firefight where they mow down scores of them, with no explanation. In the final act, the main antagonists are defeated with normal explosives, proposing the real question of why the suicide squad was needed in the first place, which is the last question you want to ask in a movie that tries to convince you on how cool the suicide squad is. On every level, it seems like someone just didn't try, and the result is an exhausting, overly long film that will leave you asking yourself why you're still watching it long before the credits begin rolling.
My last notes on this film is actually a legitimate warning to audiences who are offended by racially insensitive content, because in David Ayers attempts to make Sucice Squad more "urban", he often turns to offensive, outdated stereotypes. While small examples come out in the portrayals of captain boomerang (an Australian who is constantly getting drunk), and Katana (a Japanese woman who we only know as someone good with her literal katana), most of the problems arise from El Diablo. The lone Latino character, El Diablo is a former gangbanger, covered in tattoos, who is only referred to as "Esse", and lives in the projects with his wife and child he can't provide for (it's important to note that his wife also refers to the pair having sex as "we can kick it", which is equal parts hilariously outdated and incredible stereotypical).
Not wanting to be outdone by its subtle racism, the film also portrays women in an exceptionally negative way as well. The only female characters are either victims to make male characters more interesting, motivation for male characters to be more interesting "badasses", or objects to be sexually exploited (no joke, killer crocs reward is BET on the tv in his cell, which he then uses to watch women shake their butts). Making matters worse is the films glorification of the Joker's abusive relationship with Harley Quinn, which never portrays him as a bad person despite his torturing and mentally abusing of Harley. This is even more troubling as Ayers goes so far as to end the film on their reunion and tries to spin it as a happy ending, which is an awful message to send to young women who will see this movie. Simply put, Suicide Squad is offensively bad in both its message and content as a film, and should be avoided at all costs.
Arbitrary Numerical Rating: 2 Likable Actors in an Awful Film out of 10


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27 November 2008
Citylights #35, Fisher Building, SOLD
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Citylights #35, Fisher Building, oil on canvas panel, 7"x5"
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This daily oil painting is from the Citylight Series, this scene is of the Fisher Building as seen from Woodward Ave.
2 comments:
- innisart said...
Thanks for coming by to visit my blog. I'm glad you've enjoyed my posts; it has been hard devoting the time to them that I would like, so it's nice to know they are still striking a chord with people (especially with an artist of your caliber).
I'm a big fan of Wyeth too, and many others of the Brandywine School. I go through periods where my feelings for them fade, then I end up at the Delaware Art Museum and the Brandywine Museum, and my love comes flooding back.
All my best to you,
Matt Innis
- 27.11.08
- Solvay said...
That is a WAY COOL painting - a new take on "photo realism"? I really like it a LOT.
I found you from Frank Gardner's blog, whom I found from Marc Hanson's (Painting My Way Through Life), quite a long time ago, but I don't think I've ever commented on your work.
But, this painting grabbed my eye and made me smile in that "now THAT'S WITTY" kind of way.
Thanks for the eye-intelligence!
Solveg (pronounced, solvay)
- 29.11.08


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Acknowledging Hang-ups to Cannabis
The cannabis high is something that a lot of people worry about.
They say, "It's a medicine, but I don't want to get high off cannabis." This is a real concern. A very small amount of THC can enter the body and make you feel so uncomfortable that it's a very scary feeling. If you're used to the active chemical of cannabis in your system, then it's not such a big deal. You develop a tolerance for it.
But acknowledging that the high is a real and pronounced feeling for many people is important.
Cannabis can get us so high in a very specific way. Over the centuries we've been for and against cannabis many times because some people feel the effects of it and it's really scary to them. They might say, "Well, I'm the mayor of this town, and we're going to make this illegal because I don't want to feel this again." It's important to empathize and acknowledge that some people do not have a positive experience.
If we say, "The high of cannabis isn't so bad," then we're in a debate and might ask ourselves to compare it with other things. Alcohol, opiates, benzodiazepines such as Valium, nicotine, and caffeine can all be considered substances that get us high or alter us. They're psychosomatic. They alter our state of being.
Alcohol can be an extremely uncomfortable feeling if you've never been drunk before, but moderate use of alcohol is pretty reasonable. It's the same for cannabis. You can take a moderate amount of cannabis and feel completely safe, normal, and cognitively aware of your surroundings. It's a very similar comparison.
Opiates get us high
Same with opiates. Many people get high from opiates, so although the high of cannabis is real, there are plenty of legal drugs that get us high. In fact, opiates get us high and the body becomes addicted to that high. The body becomes physically dependent upon it and it's extremely difficult to get off these drugs. It's the same with benzodiazepines like Valium used for things such as anxiety and pain where cannabis is a viable alternative. If you're in a state where there's medical marijuana, it's certainly something to engage in conservatively in case you can benefit from that and reduce the potential harm of benzodiazepines or opiates.
Then nicotine. We're all pretty much engaged with the reality of cigarettes. They're very dangerous. If you've never smoked a cigarette before and you smoke one, you will feel the nicotine coursing through your body. It's very strong. Caffeine's the same way. If you've never had caffeine and you take a double espresso, you will be so revved up you may even be shaking.
They're not all exactly the same. They definitely feel different. But the high of cannabis isn't some greater, more pronounced, more scary feeling than the other drugs that are common and available.


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As with most aspects of the law, this very simple question, "How long do I have to file a medical malpractice claim in Tennessee?" can be quite complicated to answer. If you think you or a loved one may be the victim of a medical malpractice, the best advice we can give is that you should contact an experienced Tennessee medical malpractice attorney immediately. If you delay in contacting a competent malpractice attorney, you may never be able to file your claim.
The Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice
An injury that involves negligent care and treatment from a doctor and/or hospital will generally fall under medical malpractice. Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuits must be filed within a specific time period. This time period is known as the statute of limitations. Additionally, Tennessee law requires that the medical providers be given 60 days advanced written notice before a lawsuit can be filed. The written notice must meet specific requirements, but if done correctly, the statute of limitations is extended 120 days. The written notice must be given within the statute of limitations, which is typically one year from the date of injury.
Exceptions to the Statute of Limitations
The safest way to proceed in a medical malpractice case is to assume that the statute of limitations is one year. If circumstances do not allow for this, there may be exceptions that you can rely upon.
The Discovery Rule – In circumstances where the injury is not discovered at the time the medical malpractice is committed, the statute of limitations is one year from the date you discover or should have discovered the medical malpractice. This is known as the "discovery rule." For instance, if a doctor performing a spinal fusion surgery operates on the wrong disc and you do not become aware of the mistake until two months after the operation, the statute of limitations may be extended for two months.
Minors and Incompetent Persons – Another exception to the general rule is when the injured patient is a minor or is mentally incapacitated. Under these circumstances, the statute of limitations can be extended until one year after the minor reaches the age of 18 or one year from the date the mentally incapacitated person becomes competent. Both of these exceptions are subject to the statute of repose, which acts as an absolute deadline for the filing of a medical malpractice case.
The Statute of Repose
The statute of repose for medical malpractice lawsuits is three years from the date of injury. The statute of repose bars lawsuits filed after three years regardless of the discovery of injury, age, or mental incapacity of the patient. For example, in the case of a child birth injury, the parents or guardian of the child have until the child's third birthday to send written notice to the medical providers and then must file a lawsuit on behalf of the child within 120 days.
Exceptions to the Statute of Repose
The only two exceptions to the statute of repose are if the negligent medical provider fraudulently conceals their wrongdoing or if the case involves an instrument left inside a patient and the patient is unaware. Under these circumstances, the three year statute of repose does not apply and the medical malpractice lawsuit can be initiated, beginning with the written notice provision, within one year from the date of discovery.
If you believe you or a loved one is the victim of medical malpractice, you need to speak with a proven medical malpractice attorney. Memphis Tennessee lawyers at Bailey & Greer have extensive experience and expertise necessary to protect your rights.
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Room hire at St James's
reasonably priced flexible space for hire in the heart of the West End
Additional facilities
A a video projector may be hired for £25. If needed we can provide a laptop at an additional £25. Both subject to availability: please ask about this at the time of booking or contact Tracy Mckeever (contact number above right, or use the email contact form below)
NB We occasionally have issues connecting a Mac laptop and the projector, we do have a VGA cable and an HDMI adapter but we advise you check compatibility in advance
Without any additional charge we can provide WiFi, a good quality piano and a hot water urn for tea and coffee.
For all enquiries about room hire and to arrange a viewing please email Tracy Mckeever on Room Hire or call on 020 7292 4861 (enquiries about events in the church itself to our Concerts and Events Manager David McCleery 020 7381 0441)


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