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In which Jen Chaney and Web producer/"True Blood" recapper Paul Williams join forces in their weekly attempt to figure out what the heck is happening on "American Horror Story."
This week on "American Horror Story," we meet another one of Constance's children, Bo, who is severely disfigured and disabled and lives chained in the Murder House attic until Larry smothers him in 1994, providing our murder flashback of the week.
What's that? you say. Larry would have been in jail in 1994. Well, it turns out Larry has been less than completely honest about himself.
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Through some flashbacks and exposition by Ben Harmon, whose lack of patients gives him plenty of time to do research, we learned that Larry lived next door to Constance in the early '90s and fell in love with her. When he broke the bad news to Mrs. Larry, she responded by calmly walking upstairs and setting their children's room on fire. Larry spent the next several years in a burn ward and then a mental institution. That is, assuming Ben's information is accurate. We're pretty sure he found it by using Roundsearch, though, so yeah, rock-solid stuff.
Vivien and Marcie went on the Murder House tour and found out the full story about the house's first owners, Nora and Charles Montgomery. Turns out Dr. Montgomery succeeded in reviving their dead, dismembered child (victory!) but it wasn't so into nursing (uh-oh). A horrified Nora failed to kill it by stabbing it with a letter opener, and instead had to make do by shooting Charles and herself in the head.
Oh, and Viv's amnio results showed no sign of hooves. But she's having twins. Surprise!
On to the questions.
1. Why did Larry lie about killing his family?
Jen: As Larry put it: "They're not lies. They did die in that house." In his admittedly twisted mind, Larry feels responsible for the deaths of his daughters and wife. So even though he didn't literally light the match, he feels he did indirectly. So the previous flashback was misleading, but in his mind, not a lie.
Also, when he said he needs the house because "it's the only place I have a chance to be happy again with her," I assumed he was referring to Constance. That is supported by the fact that later in the episode he professed his feelings to the wonder that is Jessica Lange. But is it possible he meant Mrs. Larry, too? Because if his family perished in the house, they must be ghosts there, too, which also explains why he keeps hanging around there.
Paul: I took it he meant Constance. How are we supposed to reconcile his desire to save the house for her with him dousing it with gasoline on Halloween? Is Larry at war with himself or was that just inconsistent storytelling?
Props to Denis O'Hare, who often walks the line between being creepy and chewing on scenery. I thought he was effectively creepy this episode, especially while fondling the fireplace.
2. Why was Bo chained in the attic?
Jen: We know that Bo is Constance's son. We also know he was still chained in the attic after Constance had moved next door. I am assuming Constance seduced Larry so that he would be more inclined to continue caring for Bo — who probably did not want to leave the house, since I am guessing the spirits of other dead siblings remain there. He stayed in the attic, perhaps, so Mrs. Larry would not know what was going on. Although it seems like the kind of thing one might pick up on fairly quickly.
Paul: I think this episode was just an homage to "The Goonies." You have Bo as Sloth. You have the plucky gang trying to keep their house from being sold and torn down. We just need Anne Ramsey and the Truffle Shuffle and it's all good.
Since Larry killed Bo in 1994, I think we can assume that Larry moved in after Tate's shooting spree. I might be reading too much into this, but the football player and the cheerleader seemed to indicate that the shootings took place in the fall of 1994. If that's the case, Constance sure moves quickly.
3. Why does Tate hate Constance?
Jen: Well, let's see. She wasn't very nice to Adelaide, who Tate loved dearly. She may or may not also have kept Bo chained in the attic. (Not sure if that was purely a post-Larry development or not.) And I am guessing she may have slept around a little, which is generally not becoming behavior in a mother. Of course, there could be other reasons, too. These are really starter reasons.
Paul: Also entirely possible that the ghost of Moira or his father's ghosts told him that Constance was responsible for shooting them, which I suspect would not have gone over well, though it might have laid the foundation for his future approach to problem-solving.
4. We can consider gun-totin', tour-goin' Marcie a non-ghost now, right?
Jen: While I am inclined not to assume anything about this show — is it really called "American Horror Story" or is this actually just "Extreme Home Makeover" in disguise? — I am fairly sure Marcie is real. My only rationale for this is that ghosts can't enter houses in the MLS.
Paul: Agreed, I think Marcie is still among the living.
5. What was up with the odd, out-of-place dialogue between Tate and Violet?
Paul: Seriously, did Tate ask her if she believed in ghosts?
Jen: Seriously, he did. I guess the writers wanted to clearly establish that Tate has not come to terms with his spectral status. That, or he was asking that question for reasons that relate to our Question No. 6.
Paul: Thank you! That actually makes sense to me. Between that line, his behavior at his session with Ben and his comment to Violet about exploring the house after his sessions, I was wondering if this episode was shot before the last one and they were just shown out of order.
6.What does it mean that Violet is "evolved"?
Jen: Tate told Violet she was "evolved," which meant she could see all the spirits in the house but that they also would go away if she told them to do so. This ties back into my theory that Adelaide's spirit somehow entered Violet, embuing Vi with the same capacity to communicate with spirits that Constance's daughter possessed. It also explains why Tate is so protective of her but in a way that, since Addie's death, has seemed less romantic in nature. I could be wrong about that, but I am sticking with that theory.
Paul: Well she hasn't evolved to the point that I didn't feel the need to yell, "DON'T GO IN THE ATTIC!" Really, Violet? Really?
7. It seems — key word seems — that Larry is not a ghost or figment of Ben's imagination, given that we've now seen his apartment. But should we revisit our assumption that Constance is a mortal being?
Jen: In keeping with my refusal to assume anything, I just want to raise this possibility. Evidence that Constance is not a ghost: She has a hot young boyfriend. She leaves the premises of her home and Murder House and speaks to other people. Evidence that she could be: She continues to breeze into the Harmons' house despite the fact that the place is rigged up with a hardcore security system that should prevent her from just strolling in to chat with her son or orchestrate suffocations of potential homebuyers. And she's still very tied to the property — I know, the ghosts of her entire family are trapped here. And that could explain it. Again, just raising it.
Paul: Yeah, I think you can discount her fling with Travis, who could be a ghost himself, for all we know. But her trip to give the Armenian a lesson from the Southern Murderess's Historical Society handbook seems to mean she's still alive. Of course, I think there's about a 95 percent chance that those involved with the show aren't really paying attention to having a consistent internal logic, so your mileage may vary.
8. Does the fact we heard an urban legend version of the Montgomery story from the tour guide make it less reliable?
Jen: Excellent question. That's quite possible. I am sure there are elements to the story we still don't know. I also assume — hope? — we get to see the actual baby before season's end. I know, I'm a sicko, but I wanted a full look at that sewn-together little infant.
Paul: Oh, they have to draw that out a little longer. Plus one of the first rules of horror is that your imagination is worse than whatever they can show you.
I found it a little far-fetched that the tour guide wouldn't mention that notorious high school shooter Tate lived at the house too. Isn't it?
Jen: Great point. Seems like that story would have come up on the tour. Maybe Constance threatened to sue if her privacy was invaded by having that story spread?
9. Do the Harmons really live so close to Nicole Brown Simpson's condo in Brentwood?
Jen: The Murder House tour stopped outside Nicole Brown Simpson's condo to recount the O.J. story. Then it seemed like the tour drove a block down to get to the Harmons. If Ben winds up fleeing a scene in a Bronco at some point, don't say we haven't been warned.
Paul: Larry will be driving, on the phone with the cops. "This is Larry! You know who this is!"
10. Twins? What are we to make of this?
Jen: My initial thought is that one is Ben's and the other is Rubber Man's. Which will make Vivien increasingly bipolar during her pregnancy, a notion supported by the preview of next week's episode. Man, it's hard to raise just one baby. But one regular one and one demon one is just a nightmare. They never cover that situation in "What to Expect When You're Expecting."
Paul: Next the Emperor will seduce Ben to the Dark Side, he's going to kill all the padawans, etc.
It does set up some interesting opportunities. They could be told that one of the babies died during birth, when in fact the creepy Dr. Hill gave it to Constance. We could have one "normal" one ... not (like with Tate/Bo). In fact, if they go that way, I'm going to call it: The "normal" one will turn out to be the demonic child.
Jen: Or the twins could be ... the reincarnated Weasley twins. Oh my God!!
What did you think of "Open House"? Share your thoughts in the comments.


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The Lighthouse began in the fall of 2005. Pastor Steve had driven to the city of Sonoma to perform the music for the wedding of a friend. On the way there, he stopped in town for a coffee. As he exited the coffee shop, the burden of the Lord to reach the people of Sonoma fell on Steve and he began to pray for the city in earnest.
After praying, and still overwhelmed by the burden of the Spirit, Steve called his Pastor and friend Caleb Klinge in Novato - a city about 30 miles away. They both discussed the obvious burden the Lord was giving Steve for the city, and pledged to act as the Lord would lead them together. They prayed together over the phone, and pastor Caleb committed to see what New Life Christian Center could do.
Ten days later, Pastor Caleb attended a Leader's Advance in Redding, CA. Pastor Paul Shelly and his wife Tamara were seated in the same row as Pastor Caleb in one of the sessions, and they recognized him from sectional events. As they were seeking to transition to another ministry, when they saw Pastor Caleb, the Lord spoke to them during worship to give him their church in Sonoma. Later that day they shared what the Lord had spoken to them with Caleb, and asked if there was someone that he could send. Remembering the phone call with Steve just 10 days prior, Caleb recognized the confirmation of the Holy Spirit and said, "Yes; I believe there is!"
The church is an Assembly of God fellowship that was formed in 1961, and through the years many servants of God worked to establish a ministry in the valley. By this time, there were a just few saints left who faithfully held meetings, believing God would give the place another chance.
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Interactive Brokers TWS
[ ! -d /opt/home/herrold/trender/ib/ ] && \ mkdir -p /opt/home/herrold/trender/ib/ cd /opt/home/herrold/trender/ib/ mkdir temp cd temp wget http://www.interactivebrokers.com/download/unixmacosx.jar cd .. md5sum `find -name 'unix*.jar'`| sort # # inspect the md5sum result - is the version in ./temp/ new? #
# if stale rm -rd temp... but occasionally a new release appears. When it does, we need to find out what it thinks its version is. File permissions note: The directory hierarchy in which the TWS is run needs to be writable by the Linux userid in which it is started, to create a sub-directory tree, which sub-directory name is a 'hashed' value of the IB username in which the login to IB occurs certain persistent settings, and configuration files, such as chart parameters (which are shared between the various usernames of that TWS instance).
cd temp jar xf unixmacosx.jar cd IBJts java -cp \ jts.jar:jcommon-1.0.0.jar:jfreechart-1.0.0.jar:jhall.jar:other.jar:rss.jar \ jclient.LoginFrame .and note the version information in the banners in the console window (one need not supply credentials and authenticate):
[herrold@centos-4 IBJts]$ java -cp \ jts.jar:jcommon-1.0.0.jar:jfreechart-1.0.0.jar:jhall.jar:other.jar:rss.jar \ jclient.LoginFrame . 12:33:30:235 JTS-Main: Build 857.7, Apr 3, 2006 6:08:33 PM [herrold@centos-4 IBJts]$and them move back up into ./temp/ and rename the file more descriptively:
cd .. mv unixmacosx.jar unixmacosx-857.7.jar mv unixmacosx-857.7.jar .. # # clean up for a future pull cd .. rm -rf ./temp
mkdir tws_ver_857.7 mv unixmacosx-857.7.jar tws_ver_857.7 cd tws_ver_857.7 jar xf tws_ver_857.7 # # this will make the subdirectories IBJts and META-INF cp ../README .
[herrold@centos-4 tws_ver_857.7]$ cat README #!/bin/sh # # http://www.interactivebrokers.com/download/unixmacosx.jar # # jar xf unixmacosx.jar # JFREE="1.0.0" JCOMM="1.0.0" # rss.jar new at 856.5 JREST="jhall.jar:other.jar:rss.jar" # cd IBJts java -cp \ jts.jar:jcommon-${JCOMM}.jar:jfreechart-${JFREE}.jar:${JREST} \ jclient.LoginFrame . # [herrold@centos-4 tws_ver_857.7]$We use the script to act as a 'target' for another (more complex) script, in the regular executable path, and which attends to keeping debugging logs, and such on an automatic basis:
[herrold@centos-4 tws_ver_857.7]$ cat ~/bin/run-tws #!/bin/sh # YMD=` date +%Y%m%d ` cd /opt/home/herrold/trender/ib/ # cd tws_ver_857 # cd tws_ver_856.5 # pbm 060412 w 857.7 charting # cd tws_ver_857.7 WHR=` pwd ` # echo "$YMD" echo "start ${YMD} ${WHR} " # date >> transcript-${YMD}.txt echo "start ${YMD} ${WHR} " >> transcript-${YMD}.txt echo " -- view with fmt -tcs (file)" >> transcript-${YMD}.txt ( ./README 2>&1 ) | tee -a transcript-${YMD}.txt date >> transcript-${YMD}.txt echo "end" >> transcript-${YMD}.txt echo " " >> transcript-${YMD}.txt # # [herrold@centos-4 tws_ver_857.7]$This permits substituting various testing versions in and out with little effort, and also has logging collection within it. This does NOT however move over a live set of debugging configuration. We manually prepare those configuration (see the files: log.filter and subscribe in the tarball, in the ./bin/ subdirectory).
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Our dream has now become a reality…welcome to Beat 2 Beat Radio, our very own internet radio station! Here at Beat 2 Beat DJs, we strive to provide the very best Professional DJ services in the entire Mid-Atlantic region. Now we've decided to take our passion for music and mixing to the next level and have created our very own internet radio station! In additional to simply programming great music on our station, we really wanted to take it to the next level and stream live broadcasts from the clubs where we currently play. We always encourage prospective clients to come out and watch us spin live since we are always playing out in public at various bars and clubs. Now with our all new internet radio station, you'll be able to hear us spin live from the club, all from the comfort of your own home! Or even better, you'll hear how great the party is and want to come out and experience it first hand!
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Rural Housing Services Direct and Guaranteed Loan
We will be discussing Direct and Guaranteed Loans in this post. RD the Rural Development, a partition of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, formulates or assurance of loans for the purchase and production of single family homes in rustic areas. Loans are prepared to low- and moderate income houses under income plans that are recognized by RD. Direct loans, which are naturally finance, are made by RD to persons and are then renovate by RD's Central Servicing Center (CSC). Guaranteed loans are prepared and serviced by confidential banks all through the country.
RHS Direct Loans
Since direct loans are financed they normally serve lower income households than guaranteed loans, which are usually not subsidized. The subsidy systems used by RD in the direct loan plan vary depending on when the family capable for the loan. In general, they need the family to pay the higher of a sure percentage of wages for cover or the equal of a 1% loan amortized over a 33-year term. Families are requisite to recertify their earnings yearly and the amount of funding that the families receive is used accordingly. The funding received by direct house loan borrowers is matter to incomplete recall when the borrower trades or transfers the home to another person. When family income rises significantly or home impartiality becomes important, direct borrowers are necessary to refinance their loans in the confidential market.
RHS Guaranteed Loans
Apart from for regular tuning events take on by most confidential lenders, RHS does not need guaranteed lenders to expand any main foreclosure escaping servicing opportunities to guaranteed borrowers that are accessible to direct loan borrowers. This is right in spite of the reality that the same legal provisions relate to both programs. Freshly, guaranteed borrowers in Ohio and Michigan filed law go with challenging RHS' collapse to apply some legal loan servicing supplies that relate to both direct and guaranteed borrowers as well as more newly passed legislative loan loss improvement supplies that are purposely directed to guaranteed loan borrowers. To verify whether a customer has an RHS guaranteed loan, one should inquire the customer to carrying the loan closing package.


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A couple of times, people have accused me of writing really long blog posts. While I know that I have written some long ones, I think a blog ought to be more than a tweet or a facebook status update. This has been a problem for me because sometimes I want to write about a topic but I either can't quite write enough about it to justify making it a blog post or I just don't have the time to flesh out all my thoughts. So my blogger dashboard is littered with several unfinished blog posts that I started but didn't finished. For example, I had some really strong opinions on the Trayvon Martin case (back before Zimmerman was arrested). Mostly it was about how the case resonated with minority males (especially fathers) in a way in which non-minorities can't fathom. Not because they are insensitive but because they just can't do it. It's like expecting a 3rd world military dictator to understand the US Constitution.
Oh yeah, where was I? Right, about writing really long blog posts. Bottom line, it's not my intent to turn these things into lengthy reads but having collected your readership dues, I feel I have to provide a commensurate amount of content (you did pay your monthly dues for reading this blog, right?)*
* Looking back at this post, I wonder if this is just an excuse to post something even when I don't have a specific topic to write about :)


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9 TED Talks On Neuroscience That Will Inform, Inspire & Move You
by Buffy Owens
Neuroscience and neuroscientists seem to be a popular staple of TED. And as a Feldenkrais Practitioner, I'm pretty much interested in anything dynamically related to the nervous system — how we move, think, sense, and feel. Plus, I'm completely intrigued by ideas that explore the way we are shaped, and the way we shape, our internal and external environments. This makes TED basically brain-porn for me.
There have been so many excellent TED talks on the topic, and I wanted to collect some of my favorites in one spot (i.e. this post). Mind you, this list isn't complete, it's just representative a tiny taste of the TED goodness that stimulates my mind.
I Hope That You'll Join The Conversation
These talks span nearly 2.5 hours of delicious presentations. You're welcome to go on a bender and watch them all in one sitting, or bookmark this page and slowly work your way through them. Either way, I do hope that you'll join the conversation by leaving a comment below and/or responding to the comments of others.
The Real Reason For Brains
Daniel Wolpert | Length: 19 Min. 59 Sec.
This TED talk by neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert on how the brain controls movement is probably one of my favorite talks.
His illustration of the uselessness of a brain in a body without movement in the sea squirt, which spends the first part of its life as an animal moving around and the second part attaching itself to a rock, is the inspiration for my "Keep Your Brain, Keep Moving" design.
Lara Boyd | Length: 14 Min. 24 Sec.
In this T.E.D. talk, Dr. Lara Boyd describes how neuroplasticity gives you the power to shape the brain you want.
Dr. Boyd discusses three contributing aspects of neuroplastic change — chemical, structural and functional changes. She also delves into our individual uniqueness and the impact that can have on medical interventions.
Stroke Of Insight
Jill Bolte Taylor | Length: 20 Min. 11 Sec.
I have probably watched this video more than a dozen times and have a copy of her book, My Stroke Of Insight — which I highly recommend.
Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: a massive stroke. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.
The Divided Brain
Iain McGilchrist | Length: 11 Min. 47 Sec.
In this video, renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains what the 'divided brain' is and is not and how it has profoundly altered human behavior, culture, and society.
From a Feldenkrais perspective, this video can stimulate your own exploration — from one-sided Awareness Through Movement lessons to contemplating Moshe's writings about the cultural & environmental impact on individual development.
Your Body Language
Amy Cuddy | Length: 21 Min. 02 Sec.
There is no separation between body and mind. In fact, body language affects how others see us, but has a profound impact on both our endocrine and neurological systems.
In this talk, social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how "power posing" — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don't feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.
How To Make Stress Your Friend
Kelly McGonigal | Length: 14 Min. 28 Sec.
While chronic stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case.
In this talk, psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.
How To Stay Calm When You Know You'll Be Stressed
Daniel Levitin | Length: 12 Min. 20 Sec.
Your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion.
Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin thinks there's a way to avoid making critical mistakes in stressful situations, when your thinking becomes clouded — the pre-mortem. "We all are going to fail now and then," he says. "The idea is to think ahead to what those failures might be."
Food For Thought
Ruairi Robertson | Length: 14 Min. 30 Sec.
Our bellies and brains are physically and biochemically connected in a number of ways, meaning the state of our intestines can alter the way our brains work and behave, giving a whole new meaning to 'Food for thought'.
Ruairi Robertson is a nutritionist, microbiologist, and neuroscientist. He studies the link between our bellies and brains and how our diets influence our physical and mental health.
Why Do We Sleep?
Russell Foster | Length: 21 Min. 46 Sec.
Russell Foster is a circadian neuroscientist who studies the sleep cycles of the brain. And he asks: What do we know about sleep? Not a lot, it turns out, for something we do with one-third of our lives.
In this talk, Foster shares three popular theories about why we sleep, busts some myths about how much sleep we need at different ages — and hints at some bold new uses of sleep as a predictor of mental health.


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IRVING, Texas -- VHA Inc., the health care cooperative that serves not-for-profit hospitals and health systems nationwide, has surveyed infection control specialists at member organizations and discovered several factors that may contribute to an increased likelihood of patients developing infections while in the hospital.
We found that in some hospitals infection control resources are stretched very thin, said John Hitt, MD, vice president of clinical improvement for VHA. With an increased emphasis on hospital infections as part of a national emphasis on improving healthcare quality and the emergence of SARS, the potential for bioterrorism and concern about a flu epidemic, infection control is very important.
Industry experts say that hospital-acquired infections cost the nation $7 billion annually. Devoting more staff to infection control activities in hospitals will reduce infections and have a significant clinical and financial benefit, given that healthcare-associated infections have a significant economic, social and clinical cost, Hitt said.
VHAs survey indicated:
Approximately one in three hospitals had less than the recommended ratio of infection control staff to patient beds
Four areas consumed 64 percent of the infection control staff members time: surveillance (26 percent), communications/management issues (14 percent), transmission prevention (12 percent) and education and training (13 percent)
Surveillance was mostly frequently conducted monthly for catheter-related bloodstream infections, catheter-related urinary tract infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia, and less frequently for antimicrobial use and resistance
The most common areas of focus for infection control teams were: surgical infection prevention, hand hygiene, catheter-related bloodstream infection and ventilator-associated pneumonia
The two biggest obstacles to performing better were insufficient resources and lack of physician support.
VHA works with member organizations to establish peer networks that create a context for members to share best practices around infection control.
We educate members about operational issues, such as the importance of using the right types of supplies for central venous catheter insertion, and structural issues, such as formation of a dedicated IV team, Hitt said. Obviously, if hospitals can prevent infections in their patient populations, they avoid the complications that threaten patient recovery, discharge patients quicker and use fewer resources, both staff and supplies, in caring for the patients.
Hitt estimates that costs for a single patient developing a hospital-acquired infection costs the hospital and the U.S. healthcare system from several thousand dollars to more than $50,000 per case. Hitt said that reducing hospital-acquired infections by even 20 percent would save the health care system approximately $1.4 billion annually. By applying what weve learned, thats a very realistic goal, said Hitt.
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Archive for May, 2017
Three CPAP Mask Problems and How to Avoid Them
Individuals with sleep apnea are often advised to use a CPAP machine. One study found that 6 hours of CPAP use nightly reduces health risks of sleep apnea. A CPAP mask will be attached to this machine for the user to wear. In some cases, users may find that their mask isn't as comfortable as it should be. However, there are easy solutions to many of the common CPAP mask problems. In this post, you will learn about common CPAP mask problems and how to fix them.
My Hair Is Starting To Fall Out Do I Need A Hair Replacement Treatment?
A full head of hair is considered a standard of beauty in the United States. When male pattern baldness or thinning threatens that, many Americans can spend thousands of dollars on quick treatments that don't yield long-term results. Why waste your money? A hair replacement clinic can pinpoint the source of your hair woes, offer you a variety of smart solutions with noticeable benefits and give you back your confidence all in one go.
What Causes Male Pattern Baldness?
The most common contributor to male pattern baldness and thinning is genetics. By the time American men reach the age of thirty-five two-thirds of American men will experience some form of hair loss. Likewise, nearly 85% of men over the age of 50 will have noticeably thinned hair. If you've noticed more hair falling out
Has Your Doctor Recommended Proton Therapy for Your Cancer Treatment Options?
Stem cell replacement therapy starts today. As you have been following your friend on social media it has been encouraging to see her strength, but difficult to see her struggle. When you read the post that indicated she was getting ready for the stem cell replacement therapy you thought of her throughout the day.
From stem cell replacement options to proton therapy for brain cancer, the medical world of cancer treatment can be both complicated and complex. Finding a doctor who can help you understand the available treatment options and a team who can help you make the best choices is both reassuring and comforting.
One of the treatment options that many cancer patients are using
Using Proton Radiation As a Viable Method of Cancer Treatment Therapy
All over the world, a lot of people suffer from health problems of varying degrees of seriousness. On the other side of the spectrum, scientists and medical researchers are continuously engaged in the activity of conducting research and finding out better solutions so that these diseases can be properly managed. There are very few diseases without a cure, and one of the most serious among them is cancer. Cancer is a disease where uncontrollable growth of tissues happens in a particular area of the body, which results in a number of serious complications, and can even be fatal if it is not detected in the early stages and treatment commenced immediately. Cancer is one of the major problems that the world is dealing with at this moment, and advanced cancer treatment options are available
Parathyroid Diseases and Other Important Health Implications of Your Child That Need to Be Dealt with Fast
As a parent, one of the most important responsibilities that you have is to ensure that your child remains in the best of health at all times. Parents all over the world spend quite a lot of their time and effort to ensure that their children remain in the best of health, and this is one of the most important duties that you have as a parent. During the childhood years, a number of health problems and diseases can happen to your child, and it is important that you take the right measures when it comes to seeking fast and easy cure for these disorders, as well as to enforce the right kind of preventive practices so that your child has a better immunity and does not fall victim to these disorders. In spite of the best measures, it might be the case that your child suffers from certain health problems at different p
Over the Counter Vitamin Needs for Aging Women
Our bodies require specific amounts of nutrients on a daily basis. We do not always obtain the recommended amounts of nutrients from the food and drink items that we consume. We can supplement these deficiencies with vitamins. However, if you have ever visited the vitamin aisle of your local store, it is likely that you quickly became overwhelmed. The vitamin aisle is filled with hundreds, sometimes thousands, or over the counter supplements. Each of them is for different purposes and it can be difficult to choose. Aging women in particular require a variety of health vitamins.
Vitamin D supplements
A lot of people are actually somewhat deficient in vitamin D levels. The most natural source of vitamin D is through the sunlight. The problem however, is that many people live in
Stop Hyperhidrosis with Iontophoresis Devices
Are you experiencing Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating? This condition equally affects both men and women, and tends to occur in adults between the ages of 25 to 64 years of age.
What Is Hyperhidrosis?
There are approximately 8 million people in the United States that sweat more than average. In general, people with Hyperhidrosis sweat 4 to 5 times more than the average individual. Basically, there are 2 to 4 million sweat glands in the human body. Since these serve as the body's coolant system to prevent it from overheating, people that experience excessive sweating tend to have overactive sweat glands. There is, of course, more involved with this condition.
Causes for Hyperhidrosis
There are different causes for Hyperhidrosis. The most common cause for 1% to 3% of the
The Evolution Of Child-Safe Pharmaceutical Packaging
When it comes to primary and secondary pharmaceutical packaging, one of the first questions asked is how safe are children from pharmaceutical drugs?
48.5% of the U.S. population has taken one prescription drug, at least, in the past 30 days. Keeping these drugs up and away from children is one of the best ways to protect a child against accidental overdose and poisoning; however, accidents do happen. Which is why primary and secondary pharmaceutical packaging options are provided in an array of child safe options such as caps, openings, and cartons.
In the past 40 years, child-resistant pharmaceutical packaging has evolved quite a bit. In 1970, the PPPA or Poison Prevention Packaging Act was enacted in the United States to protect children from the accidental ingestion of drugs such as as
Searching for Assisted Living Providers? Be Sure to Ask These 3 Important Questions
Assisted living providers are great for senior citizens. There are many assisted living providers in the U.S., but of course the quality of care varies. If your aging parent is in need of an assisted living center, you wouldn't want them to be living anywhere other than the best. So it's essential that you do plenty of research beforehand and know what to look for.
Ask What Kind of Activities Are Offered
Most assisted living facilities have amenities like fitness centers, libraries, entertainment areas, community centers, beauty parlors, and outdoor recreational areas. It's important that the center you choose actually encourages each resident to participate in the activities that are offered. Just because a living facility offers fun and engaging activities, doesn't mean anyone actually takes part. If the residents aren't nudged to try new things and participate in fun activities, they might not want to do it themselves. Find an assisted living facility that has a culture of participation.
Ask About Staff Experience and Talk to a Few Employees
You don't want your parent to be left with grumpy staffers or uninterested employees who would rather text their friends than spend time with the residents. When searching for quality assisted living providers, ask to speak with a few employees and observe them while they are actually doing their job. If you see them having fun with their residents, treating them with respect, and actually listening to their needs, you should feel comfortable with that particular facility. If the workers are rude, ignoring the residents, or just seem disengaged, maybe think twice about that place. Working in the assisted living industry isn't for everyone, and that's fine, but you should only feel comfortable leaving your parent in the care of employees who are 100% committed to the betterment of each and every senior in their care.
Ask Other Residents and Other Family Member
The best way to determine if a place is great or not for your parent is to actually speak with people in your situation. Talk to families with a loved one in nursing homes and find out what they like and or dislike about certain facilities. Speak to the residents themselves and really ask them if they enjoy living there or not.
The most important thing to remember when making this decision is that your parent is the one who will actually be living there. At any point, if they don't feel 100% comfortable with the particular living facility you're visiting, it's time to move on and check out somewhere that's a better fit.


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Guess what else? Advent is right around the corner! If we start now, we'll be all set with our Advent resources and supplies on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, which is when Advent begins!
My family's been loving the Jesse tree tradition over the past few years. For a little history on the tradition, click here to Catholic Culture. Each advent, the immersion into scripture and the general fun at witnessing their crafts, simple though they are, brighten and bring the season to life in the ornaments on the tree, have become a cherished ritual.
18" Mini Artificial Pine Tree with Wood Base
Our Advent wreath traditions as well as O Antiphon Days resources
will be coming soon.
I'd love it if you came back to visit!
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Studies are showing that more and more B2B and B2C companies are utilizing content marketing. Meaning they are blogging and generating blog articles that they hope will turn more people on to their brands and increase their sales and revenues.
It's smart, but according to an infographic that Nicole Karlis on Scripted Blog, the frustration around content marketing is mounting. But, I have some solutions that will help alleviate that frustration so be sure to read the whole article because there is help on the way!
In the following infographic that Nicole shared, 86% of B2B companies are using content marketing but the following statistics are staggering:
- 21% of marketers think they are successful at measuring the ROI of their content marketing strategies.
- 48% of marketers don't have a documented content marketing strategy.
- 62% of marketers think their organizations content marketing efforts are ineffective…
Check out Nicole's full article and infographic
Why is it that content marketers are feeling the tension and struggle of content marketing and what are some things businesses can do to increase their exposure and sales in a three to six month period?
Three Practical Ideas To Help Any Business Be Better At Content Marketing and Earn More Customers
1. Know thy Business, Problems You Solve and Who You Solve Them For
For regular readers of my blog, you know I talk a lot about the need to lay the foundation of your business. Marketing is the most foundational part of your business because without it you will never earn enough sales of your products or services and there will be no need for a business.
Previous Article: Are You Marketing in the Year We Actually Live In? 3 Reasons Your Struggling to Earn New Business
Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of business owners are not really business owners.
What do I mean by that?
Well, you likely started a business for one or a combination of three reasons:
- It's a lifelong dream or passion.
- You were good at a skill or trade and felt you could do it better than the person you worked for and could make more money.
- You have been out of work for a while due to a layoff or you were let go and it seems like the only way to get your finances back where you want them.
As Michael Gerber in his popular book series on "EMyth" explains, most business owners essentially give themselves "JOBS" in their own companies because their skill set is what they know how to do. They are not really trained or equipped to be business owners.
I add to that by teaching my clients that you were trained to do a job as an employee. But as a business owner you must learn what you don't know. All successful businesses manage the five areas of a business or their business struggles:
- Marketing
- Sales
- Production
- Customer Service
- Administration
Starting and growing a successful business requires a lot of different skills and sometimes it's required all at the same time.
It's easy to do your "job" but it's hard to learn how to transition and think like a business owner instead of an employee.
So what does this have to do with content marketing?
You have probably not had anyone teach or challenge you on how to think like your consumers. They don't care much about anything other than:
- How much does it cost?
- Can you do the job right or does your product meet my need?
The job of your content marketing is not to sell them. Yet, that's what the overwhelming majority of businesses are trying to do in their content marketing. The job of your marketing is to learn how to identify with your target audience, do just that, and then allow the process of sales to start.
As I explained in this video, marketing and sales are not the same things.
In the most generic sense, marketing is building competency and trust and sales is simply the process of giving people the opportunity to buy from you. I encourage you to click the link and learn more (it will open in another tab).
Your marketing has to establish the following:
- You know what business you're "really" in – meaning you understand how the public views your company and they feel favorable towards the brand.
- You know what problems you "really" solve – meaning you understand your products and services and what role they meet in people's lives and how you can help them either solve a problem they have or fulfill a need or want in their lives or businesses.
- Who you "specifically" solve the problems or meet the needs for – When you write a content marketing piece (blog article or social media engagement) you are not writing to everyone. You write to one problem or issue and to one person.
- Understand how your products or services are a part of "a" solution without selling in your content marketing – That is a true skill and talent that must be learned. Even the most experienced marketers struggle in this area.
Content marketing will be hard if you don't lay the proper foundation. I find that most businesses struggle because they just jump right in. You cannot lay out a content marketing plan, strategies, goals and objectives without knowing your business first!
Unfortunately, 90% or more of the businesses I talk with on a weekly basis cannot tell me what business they are in concisely and quickly. They can only tell me what products or services they offer.
That's a recipe for both offline and online failure.
Just think about it for a moment. When you think of the following companies what do you think of?
- Tiffanies
- Saks Fifth Avenue
- Southwest Airlines
- Macy's
- Walmart
- Whole Foods
The great companies know their purpose, what business they are really in, and they understand why they exist and what they are fighting for.
Do you?
2. Content Marketing is Education and Being a Resource, Not Selling
Remember what I said about the difference between marketing and sales? In the generic sense, marketing is building competency and trust and sales is simply the process of giving people the opportunity to buy from you.
If that's the case, then content marketing is educating and informing people how you can help them solve a problem, make a difference in their lives and / or improve the quality of their lives or businesses. A simple way to say this is; IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU! It's about them!!!!!!
In order for that to happen you have to know:
- Who are you?
- Why do you do what you do?
- How do you make a difference for them?
- How do your products or services help solve their problems or make their lives better from their perspective?
- How does all of the information above relate to your audience and why should they buy from you over your competition?
In marketing, people are many times coming to us because they plan to buy. If that is the case many times, then we have to give them the answer as to "why" thought should by from us instead of our competitors. Content marketing when done well is one way to answer to their "why".
The key to great content marketing is to know thyself and thy prospects and customers.
A great study in a company not getting it right is JCPenney's.
Just recently their leadership chose to operate under the assumption that customers were tired of being inundated with coupons, promotions and sales, and just wanted good, fair prices.
They started a campaign using the premise "Enough is enough!" They stated that they weren't going to stand for their customers to be slammed with crazy promotions. They wrote as if they spoke for every one of their customers to say "Down with this sort of thing!"
And then JCPenney immediately saw sales drop 20%. It's kind of obvious why isn't it? They essentially insulted their customers.
It turns out that JCPenney's customers LIKED the inundation of coupons, sales, etc. They liked the promotions and the feeling of grabbing a special; it, in turn, made them feel special.
By saying "enough is enough" it just proved they were out of touch and didn't have a clue. They were not giving their target audience a reason to buy from them. Don't mistake this, they weren't going after a new or different audience either. That just makes it even worse.
But, the biggest problem they had is they had built a business based on discounting and then they took it away. They didn't know what business they were really in and as a result they began to flounder.
JCPenney's become known for offering products at a cheaper price than their competition via their in-store specials and coupons, and that's what the audience they garnered wanted. Instead of talking about how they could help their audience, the message ultimately became about the company and their needs. That turned off their customers and they left.
Remember why people buy. It's either based on:
- Price, or
- Solution and need
Now, contrast that with Fifth Avenue Saks. They clearly know their audience. I was in New York City this last Saturday and we walked through the department store. What an experience!!!!! It was nothing at all like being in a mall store. They cater to every customer, but you pay for it in both the quality of their products and in the service you receive.
Just looking at coats and dresses valued at $5,000. You won't see that at JCPenney's, lol… Just walking through the store was an experience. There is a theme… and more importantly an expectation of what you will receive.
When you glance at their website, you can see immediately what they are about:
- Glamour
- Beauty
- Luxury
- An experience
Check out their content… how many websites will show you various ways to wear one piece of attire? In this case it's lace. Notice it has nothing to do with price, just fulfilling a need or want!
They don't have to "sell" you, their content marketing is leading you to buy based on the experience they want you to have with them.
JCPenney has done a great job of going back to their roots. But they had to learn a hard lesson in order to get there.
Great content marketing, no matter your business, ought to be designed with your ideal customer in mind and then talk to them.
- What appeals to them?
- What do they want?
- How do they need or want to see it?
- How does the product or service help them or improve their lives?
3. Don't Rely on Google, Build Relationships and Partnerships with Other Content Marketers and Bloggers
I want to address for each us as small business owners why our content marketing is secondarily failing. It's because we are putting too much effort in the wrong places in my opinion.
In the title I said don't rely on Google. DON'T DO IT!
I didn't say don't pursue search engine optimization or try to get business from Google. What I'm saying is there is another tactic to consider in order to compliment SEO if that is important to you.
I have learned over the years that those who generally visit a website from a search engine are not likely to be repeat visitors. They are searching for one thing and when they've found it they are usually gone.
However, if you lay out your strategies, goals and objectives (another way of saying objectives is a task list of things to do) well and include building relationships you can create massive amounts of new exposure to audiences not searching for you today but may be tomorrow.
Here is what I mean by that.
Why do large companies like Southwest Airlines buy billboards in sports stadiums?
Are you going to buy a ticket during the game? Probably not…
But, their goal in mass marketing is to get you to think about them when you need them. In order for that to happen you have to see them over and over again. When you think of flying, they want you to think of them.
You and I cannot afford a $100 million dollar advertising budget.
But, we can have the same effect through content marketing and blogging when we connect with other influencers who serve the same audience we do and in a different way.
How do you build a relationship with an influential blogger who will share you with their audience?
Do it for them first!
I connect with new bloggers daily who have access to business owners who need help learning how to lay the foundation for their business marketing and messaging so that their content marketing (blogging), social media marketing, search engine marketing and offline marketing will resonate with their audiences.
Every week I connect with people who I value what they share and write on and I share it with my social media audience and more importantly I include them in my blog articles.
Some of those influencers include:
Deborah Tutnauer – Entrepreneur's Business Coach
Ryan Biddulph – Blogging from Paradise
Adrienne Smith – Relationship Blogging Expert
Donna Merrill – Blogging Expert Coach
Andrew Warner – Business Owner of Several Companies
Sheryl Perry – Keep Up With The Web.com
Enstine Muki – Making Money Online
Mi Muba – Be a Money Blogger
And, never count out the power of your offline contacts to help you meet new people through your blog. In fact, Adrienne Smith has a great article today titled "What Do Offline Relationships Have To Do With Blogging?"
Here is the real point: Don't rely on a company that has no interest in you or you in them to help propel your marketing.
That happens through relationships and in a short time you can gain access to so many more people interested in what you do by meeting them in places they hang out like:
- Other blogs – engage the blogger and their audience with real meaningful comments (fyi this may also really help your search engine presence for those whom this important). I can't tell you how many amazing people I've met just through blog commenting that have become business friends and referral partners.
- Social Media – Share their articles and tell your audience why their articles are really worth reading. I've met a lot of new people and my social media audience and blog readership is growing as a result. You can also meet people in groups or communities.
If you want your content marketing to work, you have to start at the beginning and work your way through the process:
- Know your business and your prospects and customers.
- Write content that solves their problems or meets their needs.
- Connect with influencers online who have access to your audience but they serve them in a different way and start networking and helping one another.
- Don't wait on Google. Market and promote your articles through high quality blog comments, social media engagement and on forums.
Thank you to Donna Merrill who graciously and of her own will made this video one day after it went live!!!
For some reading this article, you might be a business owner who has given yourself a job in your company and you really don't understand or are unsure of how to make the necessary changes to improve your marketing which in turn will make sales easier and help you live your dream and fulfill your purpose.
Are you ready for a change? Are you ready to make your marketing work for you?
If so, check out the Begin Here page and learn the secret to great marketing and easier sales!
If you have an idea, thought or question, please engage with me below in the comments. I would love to hear from you!


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Yesterdays, a progressive rock band based in Transylvania, Romania, recently released Senki Madara, a fascinating recording where Hungarian traditional music meets with state of the art symphonic progressive rock.
The band talked to Progressive Rock Central in December 2018:
What do you consider as the essential elements of your music?
I think is important to listen many styles of good music. For us, classical music, jazz, fusion and traditional music are the ingredients and this helps keeping the sound and the ideas fresh. Prog is just the final form, we communicate on this "language" best.
Who can you cite as your main musical influences?
We grew up listening to The Beatles, Yes, Gentle Giant, Pink Floyd, but from the classical side renaissance music is essential for us, the usage of polyphonic vocals are very important to us.Of course Debussy, Ravel, Bartók and Stravinsky are also our favorites. Later we got to love Pat Metheny, Chick Corea's works from the seventies and of course Hungarian bands like East and Faxni, and also some obscure folk/jazz bands like Makám and Kolinda.
How did your musical ideas evolve throughout the years?
We started Yesterdays at a young age, so we were experimenting with prog, even bossa nova. Now after more than 12 years we are still experimenting, but everything got more conscious. You know, we love prog because here we can do musically everything we want. We are not part of any big label, so we don't have to deal with compromises, which is a fantastic thing.
Tell us a little about the band members and the background.
The main "old" elements of Yesterdays are still present, me on guitars and keys, Enyedi Zsolt on keyboards, synths, Kósa Dávid percussion, we were present on all the 3 albums. Kecskeméti Gábor, flute virtuoso, got involved with our second album and since then he is also with us. While Zsolt and I are the main progheads, Dávid is more a funky guy, Gábor comes from the jazzy, bossa-nova fields, he is an amazing fusion guy with perfect pitch! Stephanie Semeniuc is the lead singer on the new album, she also has classical training, but she comes from jazz and funk, she's a pro, handles prog very easily. Our drummer is Szűcs József, who plays with us for years now.
What's the connection between progressive rock and Hungarian folk music?
Well, you can find connections everywhere. Hungarian folk music is such a rich and ancient source, it's been "used" by Bartók a lot. It has beautiful melodies, texts, deep meanings, sums up the Hungarian traditions and history. Progressive rock is such a nice and forgiving style with integrating the "old" into the "new". Just look at the classical renditions by Nice, ELP or Gryphon's and Gentle Giant's renaissance connections. We did the same thing with Hungarian folk music and it felt very natural. I think one can feel it by listening to the Senki madara album, it's been only 1 and a half months since the release date and we are almost sold out. It feels good!
Although you are a Hungarian band, you are based in Romania. What's the reason for this?
Yes, it's correct. Transylvania, where we are living now was part of Hungary for a few hundred years. The 20th Century brought changes with the World Wars, so Transylvania is now part of Romania. Our grandparents were born in "Hungarian times", we were born in "Romanian times", so right now we live in Romania as Hungarian minorities along with many others. It's a historical thing. Our roots belong here, our past, our traditions tie us to this land, we are at home here.
What musical instruments do you use?
Yesterdays is s symphonic prog band, so we are using all those instruments and samples from the seventies which made this sound unique. Many types of acoustic guitars, electrics, steel guitars, distorted bass, fretless bass, mellotrons, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, piano, flutes and many many vocals.
Do you have plans to continue the great fusion of progressive rock and Hungarian music?
Of course, although this album started out as an experiment, looking at the current success and positive responses we decided to play as many shows as possible in 2019 with a minimal setup (voice, guitars and flute, in a trio line-up), but of course you can expect many sound-wizard things as well. We are planning to shoot a DVD with this material in the Summer of 2019. But near this, a brand new concept album is in the making, my long-time dream, a classical story from literature…
How's the progressive rock scene in Hungary and Romania?
Right now it's not in a good shape… the classic bands like Solaris are doing a few comeback shows every now and then, but that's all. Barbaro is over, After Crying isn't active as far as I know. In Romania it's the same. Yesterdays is the only active prog band in Romania (it's safe to say).
If you could gather any additional musicians or musical groups to collaborate with, whom would that be?
We have many special friendships with Flamborough Head (played with them 3 times in the past), with Paidarion (from Finland) and with Argos (+Yacobs). In 2019 we'll play a few shows with Argos in Germany.
As for recordings, we have many wishes to play with Patrick Moraz, Pálvölgyi Géza (East), maybe Dan Andrei Aldea (from Romanian band Sfinx), just to name a few, but Canadian singer/songwriter Marie-Pierre Arthur got under our skin with her recent album, she got near the progressive rock territory… it would be nice to collaborate with her (she is also involved in the recent Harmonium tribute in Canada… check her out!)
Aside from the new album, do you have any additional upcoming projects to share with us?
Yes, we are working on a new single/song right now and in 2019 hopefully will bring our first DVD/live CD, and in the meanwhile we'll keep on working on the 4th album, hopefully it won't take this long as the 3rd…
Holdfénykert (Rockszerviz Records, 2006), re-released enhanced and remastered in 2008 (Musea Records)
Colours Caffé (2011)
Senki Madara (2018)
website: www.yesterdaysband.eu


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Streaming video channel Crackle is adding a new animated series starring Bryan Cranston and a one-hour scripted drama with Dennis Quaid.
The new shows were announced Tuesday at the Sony-owned channel's upfront presentation to advertisers in New York.
Cranston will provide the voice for the leader of a group of has-been superheroes in a stop-motion animated comedy called "Supermansion." The 13-episode series will premiere in the fall.
Cranston was at the Crackle upfront last year to tout a film-noir-style live-action comedy called "Tightrope." But that series never appeared.
Quaid is the star of "The Art of More," a drama set in the world of premium auction houses. The 10-episode series is set to premiere in the winter.
Crackle also announced a July 16 premiere date for "Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser," its made-for-digital sequel to the 2001 theatrical that starred David Spade. It has also started development on a second digital feature, a sequel to "Dead Rising: Watchtower." The film franchise is based on a hit video game.
Crackle set a premiere June 6 premiere date for the new season of Jerry Seinfield's "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee." Guest stars will include Bill Maher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stephen Colbert, Steve Harvey, Jim Carrey and newly named "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah.


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The second-most anticipated weekend of wrestling is upon us, and we hope you're ready for it! That's right, it's Friends Cup kickoff weekend. Andy's been holding his trophy close...will Erik and Blake get a good head-start to prying it from his icy clutches?
It's been almost a month and a half since Andy officially won the first annual Friends Cup...and now his honeymoon is over! This year's competition kicks off with a DDP-style BANG! as Blake and Erik come loaded with predictions, final fours and bonus points for the 2015 Royal Rumble. But what tears them apart also brings them together as they envision a world gathering together to play some fun Royal Rumble games! Gather around the ol' radio and listen in for ideas to play with your own Wrestling Friends.
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The Shops Sale is back! Join us Sunday March 11th from noon-4p at Temescal Brewing Company in Oakland as we pop up with a group of other locally owned shops for a super sales shopping experience. Each shop will be bringing a rack of past styles marked at a steep discount. Help us all make room for our new Spring merchandise in our shops and snag beautiful tops, dress, jackets and more for a steal. Men's and women's items will be marked 50-80% off! This bi-annual event is not to be missed!
RSVP in Facebook and tell all your friends. What could be better than an afternoon of sales shopping and beer?
The Shops Sales
Sunday March 11th from noon- 4p
Temescal Brewing Company
Here are a list of shops participating. Check back for updates:
Covet - covetsf.com
Dandelion Post - dandelionpost.com
Field Day - fielddayandfriends.com
gather – gathersf.com
Hygge Design – hyggedesign.xyz
Lacson Ravello - lacsonravello.com
Lindsay Robinson - lindsayrobinsonstudio.com
Neeko - shopneeko.com
Nooworks – nooworks.com
Oak Common – oakcommon.com
Obey - obeyclothing.com
Resurrect - resurrectoakland.com
Seedstore - seedstoresf.com
Stance - stance.com
Tonlé - tonle.com


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Lets face it, being a victim, at least in most cases, really stinks and the folks at Joomla understand this just as much as the programmers who charge you a ridiculous fee for their content management systems. Only Joomla is open source yet just as soon as the vulnerabilities where discovered the Joomla team went to work squashing some 30 different bugs and plugging no less the 2 critical exploits, including one medium severity and the other dealing with an inadequate user validation issue. The good folks at Joomla would also like to remind you that v1.7 will reach ELO in just 2 weeks (Feb.24th 2012), so you should upgrade to the current release v2.5.1 as soon as you can.
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As a boat dealer you have many areas that can generate losses. The area that creates the greatest loss possibility is your liability to the public. Customers can get hurt around your property, getting in and out of boats, walking on docks, taking demo rides or sea trials. After the boat is delivered, your liability continues until the expiration of the state of repose. This is called product liability. Commercial liability insurance is the foundation of your insurance program. This form of insurance can usually be obtained as a combination policy,which Commercial Liability Insurance, Product Liability, and Protection and Indemnity (an insurance term used to describe a specialized form of insurance for maritime exposures).
Since your product can result in severe injuries and even multiple deaths, very high limits of insurance are usually recommended. A Bumbershoot is the recommended type of coverage to satisfy the need for high limits. A traditional Umbrella or excess limits liability policy will not do as good of a job as the Bumbershoot as it specifically addresses maritime exposures. Look out for the inferior forms when shopping for this type of insurance.
If you have employees, you will need workers compensation insurance to cover your obligation to protect employees when injured on the job. You may also need Jones Act and USL&H coverage, which are Federal Laws.
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This article was reported by David E. Sanger, John Markoff and Thom Shanker and written by Mr. Sanger.
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When President
And the Pentagon has commissioned military contractors to develop a highly classified replica of the Internet of the future. The goal is to simulate what it would take for adversaries to shut down the country's power stations, telecommunications and aviation systems, or freeze the financial markets — in an effort to build better defenses against such attacks, as well as a new generation of online weapons.
Just as the invention of the atomic bomb changed warfare and deterrence 64 years ago, a new international race has begun to develop cyberweapons and systems to protect against them.Continue reading the main story
Thousands of daily attacks on federal and private computer systems in the
But Mr. Obama is expected to say little or nothing about the nation's offensive capabilities, on which the military and the nation's intelligence agencies have been spending billions. In interviews over the past several months, a range of military and intelligence officials, as well as outside experts, have described a huge increase in the sophistication of American cyberwarfare capabilities.
Because so many aspects of the American effort to develop cyberweapons and define their proper use remain classified, many of those officials declined to speak on the record. The White House declined several requests for interviews or to say whether Mr. Obama as a matter of policy supports or opposes the use of American cyberweapons.
The most exotic innovations under consideration would enable a Pentagon programmer to surreptitiously enter a computer server in Russia or China, for example, and destroy a "botnet" — a potentially destructive program that commandeers infected machines into a vast network that can be clandestinely controlled — before it could be unleashed in the United States.
Or American intelligence agencies could activate malicious code that is secretly embedded on computer chips when they are manufactured, enabling the United States to take command of an enemy's computers by remote control over the Internet. That, of course, is exactly the kind of attack officials fear could be launched on American targets, often through Chinese-made chips or computer servers.
So far, however, there are no broad authorizations for American forces to engage in cyberwar. The invasion of the Qaeda computer in Iraq several years ago and the covert activity in Iran were each individually authorized by Mr. Bush. When he issued a set of classified presidential orders in January 2008 to organize and improve America's online defenses, the administration could not agree on how to write the authorization.
A principal architect of that order said the issue had been passed on to the next president, in part because of the complexities of cyberwar operations that, by necessity, would most likely be conducted on both domestic and foreign Internet sites. After the controversy surrounding domestic spying, Mr. Bush's aides concluded, the Bush White House did not have the credibility or the political capital to deal with the subject.
Electronic Vulnerabilities
Cyberwar would not be as lethal as atomic war, of course, nor as visibly dramatic. But when
The scenarios developed last year for the incoming president by Mr. McConnell and his coordinator for cybersecurity, Melissa Hathaway, went further. They described vulnerabilities including an attack on Wall Street and one intended to bring down the nation's electric power grid. Most were extrapolations of attacks already tried.
Today, Ms. Hathaway is the primary author of White House cyberstrategy and has been traveling the country talking in vague terms about recent, increasingly bold attacks on the computer networks that keep the country running. Government officials will not discuss the details of a recent attack on the air transportation network, other than to say the attack never directly affected air traffic control systems.
Still, the specter of an attack that could blind air traffic controllers and, perhaps, the military's aerospace defense networks haunts military and intelligence officials. (The saving grace of the air traffic control system, officials say, is that it is so old that it is not directly connected to the Internet.)
Studies, with code names like Dark Angel, have focused on whether cellphone towers, emergency-service communications and hospital systems could be brought down, to sow chaos.
But the theoretical has, at times, become real.
"We have seen Chinese network operations inside certain of our electricity grids," said Joel F. Brenner, who oversees counterintelligence operations for Dennis Blair, Mr. McConnell's successor as national intelligence director, speaking at the University of Texas at Austin this month. "Do I worry about those grids, and about air traffic control systems, water supply systems, and so on? You bet I do."
But the broader question — one the administration so far declines to discuss — is whether the best defense against cyberattack is the development of a robust capability to wage cyberwar.
As Mr. Obama's team quickly discovered, the Pentagon and the intelligence agencies both concluded in Mr. Bush's last years in office that it would not be enough to simply build higher firewalls and better virus detectors or to restrict access to the federal government's own computers.
"The fortress model simply will not work for cyber," said one senior military officer who has been deeply engaged in the debate for several years. "Someone will always get in."
That thinking has led to a debate over whether lessons learned in the nuclear age — from the days of "mutually assured destruction" — apply to cyberwar.
But in cyberwar, it is hard to know where to strike back, or even who the attacker might be. Others have argued for borrowing a page from Mr. Bush's pre-emption doctrine by going into foreign computers to destroy malicious software before it is unleashed into the world's digital bloodstream. But that could amount to an act of war, and many argue it is a losing game, because the United States is more dependent on a constantly running Internet system than many of its potential adversaries, and therefore could suffer more damage in a counterattack.
In a report scheduled to be released Wednesday, the
The advent of Internet attacks — especially those suspected of being directed by nations, not hackers — has given rise to a new term inside the Pentagon and the
It describes a conflict in which attacks through the Internet can be launched as a warning shot — or to pave the way for a traditional attack.
Early hints of this new kind of warfare emerged in the confrontation between Russia and
The computer screens of Estonians trying to do business with the government online were frozen, if they got anything at all. It was annoying, but by the standards of cyberwar, it was child's play.
In August 2008, when Russia invaded
Every few months, it seems, some agency, research group or military contractor runs a war game to assess the United States' vulnerability. Senior intelligence officials were shocked to discover how easy it was to permanently disable a large power generator. That prompted further studies to determine if attackers could take down a series of generators, bringing whole parts of the country to a halt.
Another war game that the
To prove the point, Mr. McConnell, then the director of national intelligence, spent much of last summer urging senior government officials to examine the
"We were halfway through the study," one senior intelligence official said last month, "and the markets froze of their own accord. And we looked at each other and said, 'Our market collapse has just given every cyberwarrior out there a playbook.' "
Just before Mr. Obama was elected, the
What alarmed the panel was not the capabilities of individual hackers but of nations — China and Russia among them — that experts believe are putting huge resources into the development of cyberweapons. A research company called Team Cymru recently examined "scans" that came across the Internet seeking ways to get inside industrial control systems, and discovered more than 90 percent of them came from computers in China.
Scanning alone does no damage, but it could be the prelude to an attack that scrambles databases or seeks to control computers. But Team Cymru ran into a brick wall as soon as it tried to trace who, exactly, was probing these industrial systems. It could not determine whether military organizations, intelligence agencies, terrorist groups, criminals or inventive teenagers were behind the efforts.
The good news, some government officials argue, is that the Chinese are deterred from doing real damage: Because they hold more than a trillion dollars in United States government debt, they have little interest in freezing up a system they depend on for their own
Then again, some of the scans seemed to originate from 14 other countries, including
Bikini Atoll for an Online Age
Because "cyberwar" contains the word "war," the Pentagon has argued that it should be the locus of American defensive and offensive strategy — and it is creating the kind of infrastructure that was built around nuclear weapons in the 1940s and '50s.
Defense Secretary
But Mr. Gates has concluded that the military's cyberwarfare effort requires a sharper focus — and thus a specific command. It would build the defenses for military computers and communications systems and — the part the Pentagon is reluctant to discuss — develop and deploy cyberweapons.
In fact, that effort is already under way — it is part of what the National Cyber Range is all about. The range is a replica of the Internet of the future, and it is being built to be attacked. Competing teams of contractors — including
In short, the Cyber Range is to the digital age what the Bikini Atoll — the islands the Army vaporized in the 1950s to measure the power of the hydrogen bomb — was to the nuclear age. But once the tests at Bikini Atoll demonstrated to the world the awesome destructive power of the bomb, it became evident to the United States and the Soviet Union — and other nuclear powers — that the risks of a nuclear exchange were simply too high. In the case of cyberattacks, where the results can vary from the annoying to the devastating, there are no such rules.
The Deterrence Conundrum
During the cold war, if a strategic missile had been fired at the United States, screens deep in a mountain in
In the rare case where the preparations for an attack are detected in a foreign computer system, there is continuing debate about whether to embrace the concept of pre-emption, with all of its Bush-era connotations. The questions range from whether an online attack should be mounted on that system to, in an extreme case, blowing those computers up.
Some officials argue that if the United States engaged in such pre-emption — and demonstrated that it was watching the development of hostile cyberweapons — it could begin to deter some attacks. Others believe it will only justify pre-emptive attacks on the United States. "Russia and China have lots of nationalistic hackers," one senior military officer said. "They seem very, very willing to take action on their own."
Senior Pentagon and military officials also express deep concern that the laws and understanding of armed conflict have not kept current with the challenges of offensive cyberwarfare.
Over the decades, a number of limits on action have been accepted — if not always practiced. One is the prohibition against assassinating government leaders. Another is avoiding attacks aimed at civilians. Yet in the cyberworld, where the most vulnerable targets are civilian, there are no such rules or understandings. If a military base is attacked, would it be a proportional, legitimate response to bring down the attacker's power grid if that would also shut down its hospital systems, its air traffic control system or its banking system?
"We don't have that for cyber yet," one senior Defense Department official said, "and that's a little bit dangerous."Continue reading the main story


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Thursday, 3 July 2008
RAF fly in for Family Day fun at Ayr Racecourse
By: Iain Ferguson
FUN for everyone… that's totesport Family Day at Ayr Racecourse on Sunday 6 July when not only will there be some very special visitors from the RAF but also a personal appearance from children's entertainer Magic Malky.
There's a bouncy castle, bucking bronco, inflatable sumo wrestling, beat the goalie, pony rides, face painting and fun fair rides. And the great news is that all children under 16 accompanied by an adult gain free admission to the course.
The RAF will be out in force during the day as part of its 90th anniversary celebrations. There will be a static display of helicopters featuring a Griffin, Gazelle and Squirrel (pictured above), a display from HMS Gannet's search and rescue team and a field hospital unit plus many more interesting displays.
Away from the military action Magic Malky will provide his own special brand of entertainment in the Ayrshire Suite from 12.30pm when he will be performing his award winning Magic Show, at 1.30pm he will be back on stage with his Punch & Judy Show and at 2.30pm Malky will host a Game Show, with another Magic Show at 3.30pm and a Talent Show at 4.00pm.
And in addition to all the off-course fun there's the small matter of seven competitive races with the feature race, The Campbeltown Bar Stewart Scott Memorial Handicap over a mile at 4.50pm.
Racing gets under way at 2.20pm with the Bet totepool On All UK Racing Handicap over six furlongs while the final action of the day is The WaterAid Ladies Night 9 August Amateur Riders Handicap over five furlongs at 5.20pm.
Ayr Racecourse marketing manager Lindsey Smith said: "This should be our best ever Family Day, and we are indebted to the RAF for coming along and bringing so much with them. The static display of helicopters looks like being the busiest place on the racecourse.
"And the children all love Magic Malky and he will be performing five shows throughout the afternoon."
Special Family Grandstand tickets are on sale for £19.50 and entitle two adults and four children to entry and these can be booked in advance on www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk or 0870-8505666.
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2019 Land Use Board Membership Roster
Joseph H. Mancini, Mayor
Ralph H. Bayard, Commissioner
Vilma Applegate
Ronald Pingaro
Jeffrey C. Konnor, Vice Chairman
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