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Hi readers, it's Monday again! Welcome to another day in the A to Z Challenge, in which I focus on autism. Today, I will discuss the two autism pioneers, Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger.
The term "autism" comes form the Greek word "autos", meaning "self", and describes people who are particularly withdrawn. The term has been in use for about 100 years. It was first used by Eugen Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist, to describe a subset of symptoms of schizophrenia.
Leo Kanner was born in 1894 in a small village in Austria-Hungary. He came to the United States and became a child psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University. In 1943, he published a paper called Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact. In this paper, he described eleven children who had a strong desire for aloneness and obsessive insistence on sameness.
Also from Austria-Hungary, Hans Asperger was born in 1906. In 1944, he published a description of "autistic psychopathy". Children with "autistic psychopathy" were described as displaying a lack of empathy, little ability to form friendships, one-sided conversations, intense absorption in a special interest, and clumsy movement.
Unlike Kanner's, Asperger's work remained largely unknown. In 1981, Lorna Wing did write about Asperger's Syndrome and thereby challenged Kanner's original definiton of autism. Asperger's work was eventually translated into English in 1991.
Despite common belief, Kanner's and Asperger's disorders as originally described were quite similar. Kanner's original children were mostly highly intelligent. One reason that Asperger highlighted this, calling his children "little professors", while Kanner didn't, might be that Asperger resided in then occupied Austria. Given that children with disabilities were often killed by the Nazis, Asperger might've had a motive to present the children he described in as positive terms as possible.


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Archive for January, 2015
29 Jan2015
Panel: Proposed Federal Regulations Could Have Negative Impact on Teacher Diversity
On Tuesday, January 27, the American Federation of Teachers and Howard University (DC) convened a panel at the National Press Club to discuss the potential impact of the proposed federal teacher preparation regulations on minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and their teacher pipelines. AACTE President/CEO Sharon P. Robinson was among the panelists who shared their concerns and urged the U.S. Department of Education to withdraw the regulations.
27 Jan2015
AACTE Welcomes Interns From George Mason University
AACTE is very pleased to welcome three new interns from George Mason University (GMU) in Fairfax, Virginia. Amanda Bush, Christine DeGregory, and Donna Sacco will be working through May 2015 with Rod Lucero, our senior director for membership engagement and support, and me, AACTE's senior director for performance measurement and assessment policy.
Over the next semester, the GMU interns will learn the dynamics of performance measurements, assessment policies, and clinical practice in the setting of a national association focused on continuous improvement and support. This is an exciting time for AACTE to guide the field while advocating for and building capacity for high-quality preparation programs. Cooperating with our member institutions to employ education interns has long been a goal for AACTE, and we are excited to see this aim realized.
27 Jan2015
NDACTE Meets With State Officials to Discuss Proposed Regulations
With the February 2 deadline fast approaching to comment on the proposed federal regulations for teacher preparation programs, the North Dakota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NDACTE) has wasted no time in developing comments and reaching out to our state officials to express our concerns with the proposed regulations. As questions and concerns mount regarding the proposed regulations, the members of NDACTE felt it was necessary to discuss them with officials in our state.
26 Jan2015
National Teacher of the Year Finalists Announced
On January 14, the Council of Chief State School Officers announced four finalists for the 2015 national teacher of the year. The finalists are state teachers of the year from Alabama, Hawaii, Indiana, and Texas.
26 Jan2015
Free Webinar From CEEDAR: 'Innovation Configurations in Action'
The Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform Center (CEEDAR Center) will sponsor a free webinar, "Innovation Configurations in Action," this Wednesday, January 28, at 1:00 p.m. EST.
Developed last year, innovation configurations are program evaluation tools that help determine the extent to which evidence-based practices are taught, observed, and applied in teacher preparation and professional development programs.
23 Jan2015
Member Voices: Rallying Faculty to Comment on Teacher Preparation
It is time for us to again be advocates for our profession. In response to the notice of proposed federal regulations for teacher preparation programs, we need faculty, students, and the community of PK-12 partners to respond and let their voices be heard.
This is not easy given the February 2 deadline for comment—comments are due just as faculty and students are returning for the spring semester!
20 Jan2015
Third Way Report on TEACH Grants Comes Up Short
A recent report by the think tank Third Way claims that the federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program is failing to meet its aims, instead burdening nearly 40% of recipients to date with converted unsubsidized loans after they failed to complete all program requirements.
The report calls for changes to the program, either through "short-term fixes" such as reducing reporting requirements and limiting grant use to "high-performing" programs (as proposed in the new federal regulations for teacher preparation programs) or, preferably, in a thorough overhaul that streamlines all federal assistance for teachers into a simple loan-forgiveness program.
20 Jan2015
Tips for Attending AACTE's Annual Meeting
Before we all head to Atlanta for AACTE's 67th Annual Meeting, I asked a few past attendees to share tips for what to do at the event. Here's some useful guidance from Jennifer Waddell, associate director of the Institute for Urban Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
20 Jan2015
Safeguarding Student Data Is Everyone's Business
This post also appears on the Public School Insights blog of the Learning First Alliance.
Last week, the White House announced a new push to protect students' digital privacy, as ever-expanding data collection efforts heighten concerns from parents and advocacy groups about appropriate uses of the data. Institutions of higher education share the administration's priority to protect elementary and secondary students and uphold diligent safety and privacy practices in preparing teachers for the classroom. Ultimately, safeguarding student data is everyone's business.
16 Jan2015
Member Voices: Join AACTE Twitter Campaign on #EDregs
With an intention of generating 100,000 comments to the U.S. Department of Education on its proposed regulations for teacher preparation programs, the members of the AACTE Committee on Government Relations and Advocacy are leading the charge with a Twitter campaign to spread awareness of the proposed regulations.
Remember, the deadline to comment is February 2, and the teacher preparation profession's voice must be heard! (See AACTE's regulations web page for more information.)
Please join our Twitter campaign at #EDregs to help us reach out to colleagues, public officials, students, organizations, and the public to help generate more conversation on Twitter about the regulations—leading, we hope, to more comments submitted to the government.
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Texas-based artists and musicians Julia Barbosa Landois and Erik Sanden are venturing into exciting new territory in their collaborative work. On April 3, 2014 they will debut a new original performance art piece, Live Ballast, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara.
The duo has previously performed original pieces "Culo de Oro", an emotional exploration of the sex trade on the Texas/Mexico border and "Buried, Not Dead", a study of one person's relationship with a tiny ant. These performances were close to home, within Texas. Now they will venture further: to Santa Barbara, California in April and to Montreal, Canada in June.
Landois and Sanden have received high praise for their past musical collaborations. This time they are working on original songs to set the score for a performance exploring the disorientation that comes with emigration. They began the project using dream journals and family narratives of travel from Mexico and Finland. Weaving music, narrative storytelling, surreal imagery and video projections, they aim to capture the sense of utter displacement that comes with a long journey into new and dangerous environs. The piece is tentatively titled "Live Ballast," -- a nod to how sailors' own bodies may be used as ballast to keep a ship upright in challenging seas.
Most of the budget will be used to record and release a CD, and to travel to Montreal to workshop the performance at the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics 2014 Encuentro. Performance art disappears when the night is over, but a recording will serve as a document to fix the music permanently.
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'Who hurt you?' I asked aloud, referring to my uterus. I was tired of her tantrums. She behaved like an old bitter woman, who was trying to hurt me and cramp my style. Her negative attitude was like a pregnant dark cloud in my bright blue sky. My positive attitude was like the blaring sunshine before it rains. The proverbial 'Hii jua ni ya mvua.'
The mention of Eve's name would make me cringe. I blamed her for my uterus' monthly anger. Why did she have to listen to the serpent? Of all the trees in the garden, she chose the one that was forbidden. Curiosity killed the cat. Curiosity also harmed Eve and her descendants.
One day I woke up and called my uterus to a meeting. That morning, I blasted some worship music, wore the prettiest top I owned, sprayed some nice smelling perfume, and read up on how to deal with a hurting individual. Then I prayed and I set out, well, more like set in, to have the discussion of the day.
I had decided that nobody, or uterus for that matter, was going to dull my sunshine.
"Hi Missy! " I said in a high pitched voice.
"Hmmm!" she grunted
"First, I'd like to say sorry about all the mean things that I've said about you. I didn't meant to make you upset."
"Go on, I'm listening." She responded. My sandwich approach seemed to be working. I was apologizing before stating my case.
"I'd like to call a truce. Help me to help you to help me." I said, almost pleading.
"Y'know, you sound like a really nice person, when you are not talking badly about me. I think that I can help you, I'd like to give it a shot." Uterus said as the smirk on her face turned into a gentle smile.
The voices in my head shouted "Hallelujah!". I was excited that I was making some progress, but I needed her to tell me exactly how we could work together.
"What can I do to make your living conditions a bit better?" I asked.
"Thanks for asking. This is going to be a long response, you better get a pen and a paper." I quickly removed my notebook and pen, and put my phone on ringer. Nothing was going to disrupt my peace negotiation.
"What makes me most upset, Ess, is when you eat all that oily food, dairy and wheat and your stomach bloats all up in my business. It's difficult to breathe with your intestines in my face. How would you feel if you had balloons constantly poking at your face? Huh? Bananas make me happy, They relax my muscles, I'd like more of those. It wouldn't hurt, if you'd drink some more water. Chill out on the alcohol and coffee." Missy said then paused to catch her breath.
"Ess, Heat is bae. Snuggle up with hot water bottle, I'm cold. I want some love. Have a cuppa and warm me on the inside. I know you want to lie all day, but I need you to keep moving. Give me some endorphins. Boost your levels of fish oils and magnesium, those help me feel less cranky. Finally, if I cause you too much pain, please remember that it is not personal. Contrary to popular belief, I don't enjoy losing a part of myself every month. If you are in a lot of pain, please pop a painkiller. If it feels as though I am screaming each month, or cutting you from the inside, do us both a favor and see a doctor. Lord knows we need all the help that we can get."
"Oh Uterus, you had a lot on your chest. Thanks you sharing your thoughts and the tips. I will definitely take them into consideration. I want us to live in peace. I'm sorry you've been hurting so much all this time. Honestly, I thought you were just a grumpy old lady. But, it turns out that you are pretty cool. Let's hug and make up." I said as I stretched out my hands to embrace my fiend turned friend.
"Ess, I'd love to hug you but your intestines are all up in my space."
"Oh! I'm sorry about that. I'll work on the bloating. Now, let me eat a banana and make you happy."
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Mr. Pinard makes a number of the key points made by advocates for vouchers. Elements of this very important presentation are transcribed below.At 3:14 (3 minutes, 14 seconds): "It the same old song I hear. We've got to rescue public education. We've been rescuing it for 40 years! And where are we today? It's time that we began, instead of signing the same old song, let's begin to look at what the market can do. And I heard some statements before that I know that some people here hate and despise the market but believe me if you work in the markets you've got to produce the goods.
"And so if these schools don't produce the goods, they're not going to be there. Parents aren't stupid. The reason they keep sending their kids to public school is they have very little alternative."
"It is always within the context of some world view that education takes place. There's no neutrality in the public school system. The public schools of New Hampshire are no exception to this fundamental premise.
"And their reigning world view is that of a relativistic secular humanism which denies that there are any absolutes - which, of course, in a version of an ......
5:15 "Our nation, our state and our local communities are indeed facing a financial crisis of such proportion that it may well impact us negatively for generations to come if not dealt with in an appropriate and decisive manner. We cannot afford to continue with business as usual. We are confronting, educationally, an entrenched and bloated and centralized bureaucracy which holds us hostage to their world view.
"This must come to an end.
"We need leaders of wisdom and courage who will rise to the occasion and chart a new course by bringing freedom of choice and competition into our educational process so that such opportunities will extend beyond the province of the well to do.
"If not you, who; and if not now, when?"
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text: Barack Obama Visiting U.S. VA Secretary Says Veterans' Woes Weren't Unique To Pittsburgh By Megan Harris • Jul 21, 2015 Megan Harris / 90.5 WESA Months-long wait times between appointments, rampant Legionnaire's contamination, controversy over data manipulation and other problems plaguing Pittsburgh's veteran's affairs office were an unfortunate norm nationwide, the department head said Tuesday. Obama Talks VA Health Care, Iran Deal At VFW Convention In Pittsburgh By Liz Reid & The Associated Press • Jul 21, 2015 AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar President Barack Obama on Tuesday called the Legionella-related deaths of six veterans at a Pittsburgh VA hospital a "tragedy." "Whenever there are any missteps, there is no excuse," Obama told thousands of veterans at the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh. National Energy Lab Hosts Minority Educational Event By Sarah Schneider • Jul 18, 2015 More than 100 Pittsburgh students toured the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory in South Park on Friday to talk to experts about science, technology, engineering and math careers. The lab was one of four in the country selected to host the event as part of President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative, which challenges cities to focus on programming for at-risk youth. Obama To Grace The Steel City In Latest VFW Convention Address By Casey Chafin • Jul 17, 2015 AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli President Barack Obama hits the Steel City on Tuesday to address the nearly 12,000 men and women expected to attend the 116th Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States national convention, which takes place July 18-22. Joe Davis, director of public affairs for the VFW, said the organization hopes to hear from the president about national security, the recent Iranian deal and veterans' issues, including insurance and problems known to plague health care provided through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Peduto Talks to President Obama About Making Big Changes for the Steel City By Jess Lasky • Mar 18, 2015 Mayor Bill Peduto recently traveled to DC for the National League of Cities and while there, he had a chance to meet with the President for two minutes. The Mayor told 90.5 WESA's Essential Pittsburgh Host, Paul Guggenheimer, he wanted to make those minutes count, so he brought up two ideas for the city: autonomous cars, and localized energy. Peduto told the President that Pittsburgh is the city for the autonomous car. With CMU's research facilities, Uber's dedication to developing the car, and Bombardier's vehicle plant, Pittsburgh is the place to develop the technology. What's the Right Rhetoric for the State of the Union? By Essential Pittsburgh • Jan 20, 2015 Blatant World / Flickr Listen Listening... / 27:37 Tonight at 9 p.m., President Barack Obama will deliver the State of the Union address to Congress, the Senate and the rest of the country. But his office has already put forth many plans for the year. Before the president gives his address, we'll get some perspective on what he'll propose, from University of Pittsburgh presidential rhetoric and political communication professor Jerry Shuster. White House Moves to Create Methane Limits for Gas Drilling By Deanna Garcia & The Associated Press • Jan 14, 2015 The Obama administration laid out designs Wednesday to issue the first regulations to cut down on methane emissions from new natural gas wells, aiming to curb the discharge of a potent greenhouse gas by roughly half. The White House set a new target for the U.S. to cut methane emissions by 40 percent to 45 percent by 2025, compared to 2012 levels. To meet that goal, the Environmental Protection Agency will issue a proposal affecting oil and gas production, while the Interior Department will also update its standards for drilling to reduce leakage from wells on public lands. Survey Finds Trust in Government 'Can't Get Much Lower' By Michael Lynch • Jan 7, 2015 Trust in the state and federal governments have hit "historically low levels," according to the Robert Morris University Polling Institute. Of the 1,004 voters and nonvoters polled across the country following the November 2014 election, 21.7 percent said they trusted the federal government, while 20.3 percent said they had confidence in the state. Local governments were seen as the most trustworthy with about 40 percent approval. Would You Like to Buy an Ambassadorship? By Essential Pittsburgh • Jan 6, 2015 Ryan McFarland / Flickr Listen Listening... / 29:37 In 2014, a number of President Obama's US ambassador appointees were confirmed by the Senate, despite their lack of diplomacy experience. Appointees such as Noah Bryson Mamet, the new ambassador of Argentina, have never visited the country where they will be stationed. While a president naming political appointees as ambassadors is not new, international policy experts such as Penn State International Affairs professor and retired U.S. Ambassador Dennis Jett are concerned. In his new book "American Ambassadors: The Past, Present, and Future of America's Diplomats," he looks at the various paths to becoming a diplomat. Jett joins Dan Simpson, another former ambassador and a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist, to discuss the role of ambassadors in this ever more globalized world. Campaigns Hit the Home Stretch, Bracing for Low Turnout By Mary Wilson • Oct 31, 2014 Call it a "prebuttal" — a chance for the state GOP to respond to President Barack Obama's visit to Pennsylvania before it happens. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf is scheduled to appear with Obama in Philadelphia at a rally on Sunday, and Republicans are treating it as an opportunity to make some of the president's low poll numbers stick to Wolf. Most polls show Wolf has a wide lead over Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, but indicate the president is far less popular. Can The House Sue President Obama? By Essential Pittsburgh • Aug 6, 2014 Listen Listening... / 14:25 As Speaker of the House John Boehner moves forward with an unprecedented lawsuit against President Obama, we checked in with University of Pittsburgh Professor of Law David Harris to explain what's going on. "This is the first time ... that the House of the Senate has actively moved to sue the president," Harris said. "There's been nothing like that before." He added that although anybody in the United States can sue anybody else, he does not believe this to be a legitimate legal action. "The major impediment to this suit going forward is what we call 'standing to sue,'" Harris said. "In federal court, which is where the suit will be, the Constitution requires what they call a 'case or controversy.' What that provision has been interpreted to mean over the many years and decades is that the person suing actually has to have a personal stake in the outcome, in the sense that they will be harmed, they will be personally affected." Obama Touts Manufacturing, Access For Entrepreneurs In Pittsburgh Stop By Deanna Garcia & Associated Press • Jun 17, 2014 whitehouse.gov American manufacturing was the focus of President Obama's visit to Pittsburgh Tuesday. The president stopped at TechShop in Bakery Square, a facility that allows start-up businesses, tinkerers and hobbyists to use high-end instruments they may not otherwise have access to. Obama said part of continuing the manufacturing boom in the country will be finding ways to make resources of the federal government more available to the general public. President Obama Wants to Model CCAC's Job-Driven Approach to Education By Heather McClain • Apr 17, 2014 Listen Listening... / 8:58 President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visited the Community College of Allegheny County's West Hills Center campus in Oakdale Wednesday to announce system-wide reforms of federal job training programs. Obama: When It Comes To Job Training, 'Roboburgh' Is A Model For The Nation By Liz Reid • Apr 16, 2014 Liz Reid / 90.5 WESA The Community College of Allegheny County's mechatronics program trains students to work in high-tech manufacturing jobs, and President Barack Obama said Wednesday it's the kind of program that should be available nationwide. "What we want to do is we want to replicate your model across the country," Obama said. "You're doing something right that is making a difference in people's lives, and we want to spread the word." Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were at CCAC's West Hills Center campus in Oakdale to announce system-wide reforms of federal job training programs. Obama Praises CCAC's Job-Driven Training Programs By Liz Reid • Apr 16, 2014 President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were at the Community College of Allegheny County West Hills Center campus in Oakdale Wednesday to unveil the administration's new job training initiatives. Obama called CCAC's mechatronics program an outstanding model of job-driven training that he wants to see replicated across the country. The program trains workers for high-tech manufacturing jobs in as little as six months. Obama, Biden To Speak In Oakdale Wednesday By The Associated Press • Apr 15, 2014 The president and vice president will be in western Pennsylvania on Wednesday to talk about job training. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are scheduled to speak at the Community College of Allegheny County West Hills Center in Oakdale on "jobs-driven skills training in a 21st century economy." The visit was originally scheduled to be held at Leetsdale about 15 miles away, but officials said the community college could better accommodate the event. Obama Offers Franklin Regional Principal Sympathy After Stabbings By The Associated Press • Apr 10, 2014 President Barack Obama has offered his sympathy and gratitude to the principal of a Pennsylvania school where a teenager stabbed 22 people. The White House says Obama called Principal Ron Suvak of Franklin Regional High School on Thursday as the president flew home from a two-day trip to Texas. White House spokesman Jay Carney says Obama offered his deepest sympathies to those affected. He says Obama talked about the heroism of students, teachers and staff whose actions saved lives. Obama Talks Income Inequality, Retirement Savings In West Mifflin By Deanna Garcia • Jan 29, 2014 Deanna Garcia / 90.5 WESA Reiterating themes from Tuesday night's State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama addressed a cold crowd of about 500 at U.S. Steel's Irvin Plant in West Mifflin Wednesday. Obama once again called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage and said "too many Americans are working harder than ever just to get by, let alone get ahead." He then went on to talk about his four-point "Opportunity Agenda." Presidential Rhetoric in the State of the Union Address By hmcclain • Jan 29, 2014 Listen Listening... / 17:15 President Obama spoke Wednesday afternoon at US Steel's Irvin Plant in West Mifflin, PA. The visit is part of a 4-stop tour in which he's emphasizing efforts to help the long-term unemployed and close the gap in economic disparity. Those efforts were initially highlighted Tuesday night in the president's state of the union address. University of Pittsburgh Political Communications Professor Gerald Shuster talked with us about the effectiveness of the president's messaging during the address. Especially when he put it to congress to raise the minimum wage by saying "So join the rest of the country, say yes, give America a raise." Local Reaction to State of the Union Mixed By Mark Nootbaar • Jan 29, 2014 Reaction from southwestern Pennsylvania's congressional delegation to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address has unsurprisingly been mixed. Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA 18) was pleased to hear the president say that he wanted to work with Congress but was a bit concerned with his willingness to "go it alone." The president spoke of using executive orders to make progress on pet projects as diverse as encouraging the increase of minimum wage to creating a new retirement savings option for working Americans. Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2


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Speaking at the Confederation of British Industry annual conference, Mr Brown also revealed that a new company would be created to deliver high speed rail links between the north and south, cutting the journey time from London to Scotland to just three hours.
The Channel Tunnel rail firm would be commissioned to lay on new routes beyond Paris, Brussels and Lille, with the German city of Cologne and the Dutch cultural capital among those due to be linked to London under plans to be set out within weeks.
The Prime Minister added that the Capital would not be the only starting point for journeys to Europe, with new high speed links beyond Birmingham allowing the whole of the United Kingdom to be put at the "heart" of the continent, rather than the "fringes".
He told delegates: "We will see a major announcement on these things."
Mr Brown hinted that Newcastle would be among a number of northern cities which would receive faster connections to the south, adding that the new lines would be designed to carry higher levels of freight as well as increased passenger numbers.
Mr Brown added: "Let me tell you what we could ultimately achieve: a European network of train service that takes us quickly not just to Paris and Brussels but quickly to Cologne and Amsterdam;
"And one that starts not just in London but in the north of our country.
"So from journey times today from Scotland to London of four hours 20 minutes, to three and a half hours, then three hours, and potentially even under three hours.
"Of fast rail travel not only within Britain but to and from the mainland of Europe - things within our grasp."
Speaking at the same conference, in central London's Park Lane Hilton Hotel, David Cameron, the Conservative leader, said that his party had outlined a commitment to roll out high speed rail before the Government.
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It looks like it's starting — NBC has picked up to series comedy Save Me starring Anne Heche with a 13-episode order. It was one of the pilots which were allowed to start making staffing offers and has been fast-tracked for an August launch. I've learned that Alexa Junge is in negotiations to come on board as showrunner of the series, from Original Film and Sony Pictures TV. The single-camera comedy, written/executive produced by John Scott Shepherd, stars Anne Heche as a woman who lets herself – and her marriage – go until she undergoes an "awakening" that transforms her spiritually and physically into a desirable and outspoken woman who just might be channeling god.
She's okay...she does comedy very well. I liked her last show 'Men In Trees' but it got cancelled...it wasn't great but it was good.


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Is it a Good Time to Be a Girl in India? (NYT, 10/11/12) India's "scuffled steps towards girls' rights and gender equality." Iraq records huge rise in birth defects (The Independent, 10/14/12) Compelling evidence that US and NATO munitions used in the conflict in Fallujah are linked to a "staggering rise" in birth defects among […]
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The temperature will approach 100 degrees today in New York City. Whew! Sweet William and I filled the wading pool first thing after breakfast. As I uncoiled the hose, I remembered HealthyStuff.org's recent study of lead and phthalates in garden equipment. Researchers tested 179 common garden products, including hoses, gloves, and kneeling pads. More than […]
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Hearing Voices Malta is based on curiosity…to explore the meaning of hearing voices and of having other unusual experiences. We know that a common explanation that is given to people who hear voices is a medical/psychiatric one. Whilst this view may work for some people, others may feel more comfortable in exploring other meanings such as spiritual, philosophical or creative ones. Of course, this is only to be expected seeing that as human beings, we tend to be so individually unique! We are not after trying to find the truth..that one perfect explanation that fits all. We are not after trying to change people.
Our aim is to get people together so that we can explore different perspectives and ways of living with hearing voices. We know that for some people, the voices/ unusual experiences may be positive whilst for others, these may be distressing…both types are welcome in the group. The act of sharing these experiences in a safe environment can help us to learn from each other and support each other in living a satisfactory life (whatever that means for each and every one of us). This is not a type of psychiatric treatment or therapy.
We like to think of our work as a combo of friendly support, love and respect for diversity. This is just the beginning of Hearing Voices Malta. Our plan is to reach out through this website and social media as well as to offer more direct support such as by forming a support group. See you around! 🙂
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FMF/KTM Riders Top Podium at Glen Helen WORCS
Both FMF/KTM riders Mike Brown and Kurt Caselli landed on the podium at the 9th round of the World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) held at Glen Helen Raceway with Brown taking the win and Caselli finishing a few seconds behind in 2nd position.Sep. 22, 2010
Husaberg Race Report WORCS Round 8
Husaberg Factory rider Nathan Woods arrived at the 8th round of the WORCS with confidence high after two solid finishes at the previous rounds but bad luck and bad weather would put a damper on his result at the conclusion of the Washington WORCS Week event.Aug. 10, 2010
Caselli Wins Second WORCS Race in a Row
FMF/KTM rider Kurt Caselli won his second straight race on Washington soil after he led every lap of the 8th round of the WORCS Sunday afternoon.Aug. 09, 2010
Woods Earns 5th Place at WORCS Round 7 Race
Husaberg Factory rider, Nathan Woods, earned a hard-fought 5th overall at the seventh round of the WORCS at Straddleline ORV Park.Aug. 03, 2010
Caselli Wins WORCS Round 7 and Carries Points LeadAug. 03, 2010
Husqvarna Announces 2010 Contingency of More Than $11 Million In Racing Support!
Husqvarna is backing 2010 racing in a big way by offering more than $11 million in contingency awards for 145 different U.S. racing series this season.Feb. 08, 2010
Maxxis Offers a Quarter of a Million Dollars in WORCS Cash Contingencies
ATV and motorcycle racers in the WORCS series know that choosing Maxxis can reward them with a spot on the podium - and in 2010, all racers can qualify for lucrative cash contingencies from the company.Feb. 08, 2010
FMF/KTM Riders Mike Brown and Kurt Caselli Make Podium at WORCS Season Opener
FMF/KTM Factory riders Mike Brown and Kurt Caselli had a great start to the season finishing second and third respectively at the first round of the WORCS at Speed World MX Park.Feb. 01, 2010
Nathan Woods Makes First Race Appearance on Husaberg at WORCS Round 1
Husaberg Factory rider Nathan Woods ran inside the top ten for the majority of his first race on his new Husaberg FX450 at the first round of the WORCS Series.Feb. 01, 2010
Suzuki Announces 2010 MX Contingency Plan
American Suzuki takes great pride in its longstanding support of motocross racers, and that support continues in the 2010 racing season with more than $2.2 million in posted contingency.Jan. 28, 2010
Monster Energy Kawasaki Off-Road Ready to Produce Championships in 2010
The Monster Energy Kawasaki off-road team is geared up and ready to collect wins and championships during the 2010 season.Jan. 21, 2010
Immediate Open Call for Racing Proposals from Royal Purple and Stark Motor Racing
Performance lubricant manufacturer Royal Purple and Stark Motor Racing today announced that they are seeking requests for racing proposals for the upcoming 2010 season.Jan. 05, 2010
KTM Announces FMF as Title Sponsor of KTM Factory Off-Road and Motocross Teams
KTM Motorsports is proud to announce FMF as the title sponsor of the 2010 KTM Factory Off-Road and Supercross/Motocross Lites Racing Teams.Dec. 29, 2009
Amsoil Joins WORCS for 2010
For the 2010 season, AMSOIL will be joining the WORCS Series starting Round 1 at Speedworld MX Park in Wittmann, AZ.Dec. 29, 2009
2010 KTM Off-Road Factory Team Announced
KTM Motorsports is excited to announce the 2010 KTM Off-Road Factory Racing Team riders for the National Enduro, GNCC, Hare and Hound, WORCS and EnduroCross Series.Nov. 10, 2009
WORCS Racing rolls into Mesquite, NV
The WORCS finals seem to be shaping up as Championships are up for grab in both the Motorcycle & ATV series. The WORCS series, which will start its 10th Anniversary tour schedule next year, looks to be ending the first decade with no disappointments.Oct. 14, 2009
Ryan Hughes Motocross Academy
He will be teaching his unique, modern approach to riding motorcycles that will include energy-saving-tips, improving technique and speed through corners, starts and much more.Oct. 08, 2009
Off Road Sports LLC Returns Western Hare Scrambles to the AMA
The AMA will again have control to issue events under the WHS program.Oct. 07, 2009
WORCS 10th Anniversary 2010 Schedule announced
WORCS will run the same number of rounds hosting 10 rounds on the Motorcycle side & 8 rounds on the ATV side. New tracks added to the 2010 schedule include- Temecula's Cahilla Creek, a TBA location in the Sacramento area for the Motorcycles & theSep. 25, 2009
Monster Energy Kawasaki Riders Endure the Heat at Glen Helen
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Destry Abbott and Damon Huffman pushed hard all the way to the end to finish eighth and ninth at the penultimate round of the WORCS series at Glen Helen Raceway.Sep. 22, 2009
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Campaign Finance: Cheat Sheet
Stuff you need to know:
- The regulatory group that governs the donations, spending and public funding involved in a political campaign is the Federal Elections Commission.
- The first politician to run an election similar to how we do so today was President Andrew Jackson.
- Abraham Lincoln nearly bankrupted himself by largely financing his campaign with his own money.


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Mask oil on canvas
A big thank you to Yonita Fairfax for sharing her wonderful piece of writing that evokes memories of childhood. It is a very vivid and inspiring piece – I love the ending!
Away from the boys: Miss Bignolds
My mother was highly amused when she had returned from a visit to their friends, the Roadnights in Kent, who were my brother's Godparents that their young daughter aged about seven on being asked what her interests were, had said 'Boys, Mummy, Boys. The grown-ups had chuckled. My mother was unaware that I would not have answered in a similar vein: I imagine that parents generally know little of the trauma of their offspring's childhoods. I heard very little about hers, except that she adored her father, and since he had been an engineer that they had travelled a great deal and that she had gone to various convents. Hence it was not without possibility that my first schooling, my nursery boarding school, was a Roman Catholic one. I was not aware of this at the time but on reflection have come to that conclusion. The school was a nursery school near Farnham in Kent to which my brother and I both went during the war years which we still call 'Miss Bignolds'. Although my mother used to tell of how she had been washed underneath a voluminous white shroud, and that she was kept in the dining room until she had eaten her revolting food, which she did by discovering that she could tip it out of the window!- my experiences were somewhat different; did not involve washing or food, but the sleeping arrangements and the teasing by the boys who were there with me, one of them being my brother.
The reason why I felt that it was a Roman Catholic nursery school was that every night without fail we used to climb up the dark wooden staircase as silently as possible and tiptoe round what seemed like a huge bed in which lay a very old wrinkled lady. We said 'good night' in hushed tones, one by one. Above her head on the wall hung a crucifix. Then equally silently we climbed down again and dutifully lay down on our mattresses which were placed under the slope of the stairs. We went to sleep with our gas masks next to us. They were such a very weird shape and quite heavy for little children. We had a practice run of how to put this thing on and how to take it off, like they do now in aeroplanes but the tight feeling it gave reminds me more of underwater goggles. Then the mask would be handed over every morning, and we watched how it was neatly packed away into the cupboard on the right hand wall next to the class room. It was solemnly done and we never played with them. I distinctly remember this although I must have been only about five years old at the time.
During the first years of the war, many parents sent their children out of London for their safety, little knowing that as the war progressed, bombs that were destined for London which did not hit their mark, often fell in Kent, so it became quite a dangerous place to be! Perhaps that is why we slept with our masks near us. It seems that gas was even more feared than the bombs. Masks of various sorts have been a good theme for artists throughout the ages but my painting of a gas mask refers to man's inhumanity to man and dates from this period of my life.
This time of my life at Miss Bignolds was probably full of unexpected terror. We might also have been out for an innocent school walk, ambling along a narrow country lane when an army convoy came roaring down on us, which forced a sudden scramble out of the way; the only way out, being up a steep muddy bank, clutching at tree roots myself flattened against the earth, and the recipient of a heavy scolding for getting my dress dirty.
I have a lasting impression that on one occasion we were taken right up to the edge to peer down a huge deep round hole, rather like a volcanic crater, but here no doubt, a bomb's crater. A bomb had probably fallen nearby. It could even have been on the property which was fairly extensive. What a silly thing to do, or perhaps the visit was to explain what was going on. It meant that for many years I had a very vivid re-occurring dream of being pulled up and out of just such a place, up just such a slippery slope, almost like being pulled up from Plato's well. Perhaps during a rough game I did fall into the crater, in which case I should be thankful to the boys at the school, that they pulled me out.
But what has most stayed with me, the effect which has been the most lasting, is that I learnt to defend myself from the vicious and unpleasant teasing that I had from the boys. I do not remember any girls. Perhaps I was the only girl, and hence ripe for teasing. I am sure I would have ganged up with another girl against those rough boys if there had been one, and remembered her- instead I had to fight it out alone.
The continual self-defence must have made me strong physically, or I drew on an internal strength; or one could say that unfortunately this is when I learnt to rise to a bait, a challenge, -that I could only be pushed so far before retaliating in my own defence. On this occasion, I had been locked into the rusty corrugated iron shed on the grounds and was being jeered at from the outside. There was no other way. I managed to lift up high what was for me, who was a thin smaller than average child, a very heavy boulder which I balanced on the opening where the window would have been. Did I warn them? If I had, would 'they' of the voices have taken any notice? I let it go. It fell onto the voices beneath the window.
As it turned out the boulder fell on to my brother's big toe. He lost his toenail. I am lucky that his toe was not broken. I am lucky it was not another child's toenail. I distinctly remember once we had gone back home to London for our holidays, that my mother painted the area with this red mercurichrome. She developed quite a ritual. 'You naughty girl' my mother would invariably say as she carefully painted the red on to the area of the missing toenail. I was always there watching this 'happening': fascinated by the way the wrinkled pale flesh gradually became red again. My brother was not in pain but with a quick but friendly teasing face, sticking his tongue out at me behind her back, as she bent down carefully to apply the red liquid, as she did not want any to spill, he also made sure that I would remember the incident, and I have.
My mother had not been put into the picture that I had acted in self-defence, and I felt that I had no support from her. Her favourite phrase was 'comparisons are odious'. With that one phrase she would shut one up if one tried to complain or say something in one's own defence.
Once we were back in London for our holidays, unknown to our parents my brother and I certainly jumped around as if on a beach amongst the rocks created by a nearby bombed house. We must have been very agile. I shall always remember how the cellulite light switch with its protruding knob hung in the middle of the empty house and the fun was being able to turn it on and off without being ticked off for wasting electricity. It was strange how the staircase still hung precariously in mid air. With a ladder we could have got on to it, but we did not have a ladder, and neither of us was tall enough to reach the bottom step.
Perhaps the boulder incident was the last time those rough boys teased me in that way, as my other memories are calm ones, of another type of self assertion. I found a place to hide. I remember that I could steal away, disappear by walking close to some bushes that must have made an uphill boundary on the right hand side to the school property. I often re-visit this journey in my dreams.
No one ever found me in my secret hiding place into which I would crawl, nor did they come looking. It was a place for myself far away from those rough boys. The evergreen branches of a wild prickly tree were interwoven above me like a canopy. Through them came some patches of light into this tent so that I could read safely away from their teasing. My brother remembers our parents saying: 'Look at your sister, she is always reading. Reading became a refuge from the world as I then knew it'.
That way I practised invisibility. It was the only way I knew how to protect myself without entering into the defensive/attack mode. Once on a desultory Sunday afternoon, as a grown up when we were doing one of those quiz style analysis exercises you find in newspapers, and I was asked 'what animal would you be', I found myself surprised that I had chosen a white leopard, which blended in so well with its background, invisible against the white snow. I feel sure that it came from this time of hiding into my tented overgrowth to protect myself, away from the boys.
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11 Ways To Avoid Altitude Sickness
If you are planning to travel to a city located in a high altitude or trekking a high mountain, you probably have heard about the Altitude Sickness, so did I, in the first I visited Peru, but obviously, I totally ignored the warnings because I thought that my well prepared body, treated to the finests pizzas and years of pure lazyness, wouldn't feel it…guess what? I was wrong.
11 Ways to Avoid Altitude Sickness
Altitude sickness is a response from your body to both high or low altitudes were there is a huge variation of air pressure and oxygen. Although it can affects you in a altitude of 1.500 above sea level, it is more commonly felt when you reach 2.400, but of course, it varies from person to person.
Althought there is no cure for Altitude Sickness, and also, impossible to avoid the symptons until your body get used to the altitude variation, there are means to softenit.
- Headaches
- Vomiting
- Fatigue
- Weakness
- Diarrhea or Constipation
- Breath difficulty
- Nose bleeding
- Dizziness
- Insonia
I suggest you to spend at least the first day or even the second as well, in your hotel room, resting. Normally this is the time your body takes to acclimatize. This is the first advise everybody hears but most of people don't believe that Altitude Sickness can hit hard. Don't go on hikes and trails in your first days in Cusco, and if you are planning to go to Machu Picchu, make sure to rest some days before visiting the ruins, even if you are going on a one day trip.
Take it easy
It is normal to feel weak and unwell when you are in a elevated altitude, specially in the first days, so when you finally feel prepared to walk around and visit the city, go slow, take your time, you will notice that you get tired easier than you would in the your normal altitude and will lose the breath more often, and this is because of the lack of oxygen. Avoid climbing stairs, streets and hills and don't rush.
Breath more often
Due to the lack of oxygen, it becomes hard to breath normally, you will notice that your lungs will not get full like it does in the normal altitude, and you will need to take deeper breaths, calm down, it is all part of the disease. Especially if you are doing any exercise, or just walking around the city, stop and take deep breaths more often.
Smell something strong
If you are having difficulty to breath, try smelling something strong, you can buy in any pharmacy in Peru something called Agua de Florida, which is a small bottle of a yellow cologne made of a mix of different herbs, it is a famous medicine amoung the South American tribes and cures many things, between then, the headaches and the breath difficulty, drop it on your hand, place your hands close to your nose and smell it, if you wish you can pass it on your forehead, face and neck.
If your breath difficulty is giving you a serious issue, then you should buy oxyshot, if you are in an elevated city, they can be easily bought in any pharmacy, many trails or hike companies also offer then during the tours. They are small plastic tubes filled with oxygen.
Watch out what you eat
Avoid eating heavy and salty food, instead, go for something light, like rice, chicken, soups, bread. Avoid red meat, pasta, milk, and anything creamy. If you got diarrheayou should also avoid fruits, salad and anything raw, stick to the boiled vegetables.
Drink Water
Drink TONS of water! Although it doesn't soften the effect of the Altitude Sickness, it relieves the headaches, as in many cases you will get headaches due to dehydration as high elevations tend to be dry. So, even if you are not thirsty, force yourself to drink as much water as you can to hydrate your body.
Coca Tea
You probably already heard about Coca tea, it is important to remember that although it helps a lot, it is not a curative measure, rather it is preventive. So, definitely you should drink alot of Coca tea, but bearing in mind that it wont make you feel better right the way, but perhaps in the next day, you will start feeling its effect. The idea is to drink the tea along the day. Of course, you won't find coca tea anywhere in the world, but if you are in countries like Peru or Bolivia they can be easily find. Besides the tea, you can also buy coca candies and leaves, both will work just like the tea.
Muña Tea
While Coca tea is great for the altitute sickness and headaches, Muña, another famous herb, easily found in some countries of South America, is great for stomachache and nausea. You can mix both leaves to make the tea and drink it during the day.
Another way to avoid nause and vomiting is drinking coke, as you probably saw on those facebook videos, coke cleans the sink, imagine what it doesn't do to you stomach! Be aware, this is not a bad propaganda, this is elevating coke to a medicine level!
Avoid alcohol
I know that sometimes when we travel, all we want is to party hard. But in high altitude, avoid alchohol. Not even a glass of wine to with my pasta? Yeah, not even a glass of wine, sorry. Due to the low pressure, you will feel the effects of the alchohol faster than you normally do, even if you drink just a little bit, so prepare to wake up in the next day as if you have been beaten up!


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Abbot of Croyland, Lincolnshire; d. there 17 December 1109. he is first heard of as secretary to William the Conqueror, in which capacity he visited England in 1051. After making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem he entered the Norman monastery of Fontenelle, or Saint-Wandrille, under Abbot Gerbert, who appointed him prior. The English Abbey of Croyland falling vacant, owing to the deposition by Lanfranc of Abbot Ulfeytel, Ingulf was nominated to the office in 1087 at the special instance of King William. he was not only an able but a kindly man, as was shown by his successful efforts to obtain his predecessor's release from Glastonbury, where he was confined, and his return to Peterborough (the house of his profession), where he died. Ingulf governed Croyland for twenty-four years, and with success, though in the face of many difficulties, not the least being his own bad health, for he suffered greatly from gout. Another of his troubles was the partial destruction by fire of the abbey church, with the sacristies, vestments, and books. An event of his abbacy was the interment in Croyland church of the Saxon Earl Walthe of Northumbria, who was executed by William's orders, and was a martyr as well as a national hero in the popular estimation.
ORDERCIUS, VITALIS, Historia Ecclesiastica, pars II, lib. IV (ed. MIGNE, Paris, 1855), 364 [ORDERICUS is the onlly extant authority for the few fact known about Ingulf's life. the chronicle known as his Historia Anglicana, containing many autobiographical details, is a fourteenth-or fifteenth-century forgery]: see also FREEMAN, Conquest of England, IV (Oxford, 1871), 600, 601, 690.
APA citation. (1910). Ingulf. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08010a.htm
MLA citation. "Ingulf." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08010a.htm>.
Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Beth Ste-Marie.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. October 1, 1910. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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Kix Country Gives Way To El Gallito In Bakersfield
Lotus Communications dropped the Country format on "Kix 92.1" KVMX Bakersfield CA on July 1 in favor of a simulcast of Ranchera "1010 El Gallito" KCHJ Delano as KCHJ-FM.
KVMX was unable to create any momentum against Buck Owens Broadcasting's market leading powerhouse 550 KUZZ/107.9 KUZZ-FM. In the Winter 2016 Nielsen Audio ratings, KVMX held a 0.8 share of the market to KUZZ's 8.3. Bringing the Ranchera format to FM creates flankers for sister Regional Mexican "Radio Lobo 102.9" KIWI and Spanish Adult Hits "Concierto 96.5" KPSL-FM.
KVMX had been the Bakersfield affiliate for the syndicated Bobby Bones Show.


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"How did you remember that?" If you have a great memory, you've probably gotten this reaction from friends and colleagues — and if you have a great memory, people often think you're a genius (so to speak). Marketers of brain training games try to promote the connection between memory and intelligence and lead you to believe that while you're working on improving your short term memory you're also increasing your IQ.
New research fromthe Georgia Institute of Technology, described in Medical News Today, tells us it's more complicated. Memory and intelligence are not the same thing as the brain training promoters would have you believe.
Increasing Your IQ
Working memory capacity – or short-term memory – refers to our ability to keep information either in mind or quickly retrievable, particularly in the presence of distraction. General fluid intelligence is the ability to infer relationships, do complex reasoning, and solve problems.
The study showed that the benefits of training in improving working memory did not transfer over to fluid intelligence.
Dr. Randall Engle gives us an example that helps us understand the issue:
Height and weight in human beings are also strongly correlated, but few reasonable people would assume that height and weight are the same variable. If they were, gaining weight would make you taller and losing weight would make you shorter – those of us who gain and lose weight periodically can attest to the fact that that is not true.
You can read the entire article here.
More study needs to be done but in the interim, you can still enjoy doing puzzles and word/number games. Perhaps there are some hidden benefits yet to be discovered that show while you're improving your short term memory you're also increasing your IQ.
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Danger lurks in 'shadow' IT
It flies under the radar of the normal IT operation. It probably has the best of intentions. It can cripple an enterprise in a heartbeat. Welcome to the shadow IT organization.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The dearth of IT funding and subsequent backup of computing projects in the past few years have created an expanding number of rogue IT projects in the enterprise that are difficult to secure.
These so-called shadow IT organizations usually operate under the radar of the IT staff, and as such, create potential security headaches for administrators who are trying to build a wall of protection around the enterprise, according to Dennis Moreau, chief technology officer at Configuresoft Inc., of Colorado Springs, Colo., who spoke Wednesday at the Information Systems Audit and Control Association's annual conference.
"They are the principal place
where denial-of-service attacks take place," Moreau said.
The main problem with IT projects formed outside of the IT department is that IT does not know they exist, and therefore, they invite network breaches because they are unprotected. The big worry in enterprises today is that these projects don't comply with government regulations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which deals with public accounting reform.
"For me, it comes down to the back end, to cost, and more and more, to compliance," said L. Kent, a security architect at Monsanto Co., the global agricultural and biotechnology company based in St. Louis. "Shadow IT is not cognizant of the compliance world."
It springs up to meet a need
Moreau said that to deal with IT projects that don't go through proper channels, IT security officers need to understand why they exist. "There is a gap between the abilities of [the information technology department] and business needs, and that gap has to be closed," he said.
Further, there is
a lot of effort put forth to protect networks at the operating system level, but unfortunately, not at the network-transport level. This is where most of the risk occurs, Moreau said.
Moreau said that even though Microsoft is getting better at securing its OS and is providing more and better patching, the number and type of exploits are increasing. Also, traditional means of fighting security breaches, such as locking down an environment, central provisioning, central policy enforcement and taking a defensive posture, don't work in the case of protecting against attacks on systems that are not sanctioned through normal IT channels.
Moreau said IT managers must acknowledge these projects and accommodate them. He suggests offering help to shape them and provide transition planning. And he recommends aligning IT standards and processes with emerging needs.
Ways to uncover an unauthorized project
Moreau suggested that IT managers use tools already at their disposal to discover these projects within the enterprise. Some tried-and-true methods include checking buying activity in purchasing departments, and through network scanning.
But there are some richer forensic methods, as well. Passive approaches involve reviewing domain controllers, logs, directories, address resolution caches and directory logs. Active methods include ping sweeps and network address translation (NAT) filtering.
The benefits of bringing shadow IT projects into the corporate fold can be greater cost savings and improved service levels, Moreau said.
Administrators and managers don't expect the problem to go away overnight. Rather, the existence of shadow IT will likely be ongoing for a long time.
"We just have to keep our eyes open for it," said Wilfred Sin, a security expert for Banca di Roma, in New York. "We have to keep on monitoring [the situation]."


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Ah, Playdough.
We've all been here, right?
Mixed colors being stuffed back into containers, texture hardening because it was left out from the night before, and little fingers forcing endless amounts of Playdough into the cracks of our kitchen table.
"Do we really want to take out the Playdough again?"
Consider this.
What is a childhood without Playdough?
In my opinion, it is the foundation of every young blooming mind. I am not here begging you to mix your colors. To each their own on that. But what I am asking you to do is to break out your playdough and consider integrating some every day items to the mix.


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Super Bowl Commercial Preview & Insights from Adworkers Agencies
Sunday February 4, 2018
Here are Super Bowl commercial insights and previews from some of our United Adworkers agencies.
Join in on the liver conversation during the game by using #Adworkers and visit TweetupBowl.com.
This game day, a lot of people are just as excited about the commercials as they are for the Super Bowl.
Garth Cramer with Boelter + Lincoln showed TMJ4 what's hot in commercial trends this year.
Hype building for this year's Super Bowl commercials. TMJ4 sat down with the team at Laughlin Constable. Watch HERE.
Got what it takes to advertise during The Big Game? HY weighs in with 10 factors to consider.
Adworkers President, Dan Fietsam, and Chief Creative Officer of Laughlin Constable contributes to Adage.com with "How brands can avoid Super Bowl-induced temporary insanity."
GMR Marketing has 200+ team members in Minneapolis at the Super Bowl. Check out this preview of some of the activations their team is working on from TMJ4. Much of it you'll see while watching tonight's game. Good luck, GMR!
Who's ready for the big game? ICYMI: B+L VP Andy Larsen talked through what we can expect during the Super Bowl on the B+LOG:


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What We Grow
Zinke Farms grows their almonds on 515 acres in California's Central Valley. They have devoted themselves to preventing harm to the environment and their crop by reducing the amount of insecticide spray they use on their trees. Instead they use beneficial insects to prevent the damage caused by harmful pests.
Who We Are
Zinke Farms has been a family owned and operated since 1950. The farm was started by John Zinke's grandparents, Henoch and Alma Zinke. Harvey Zinke, John's father, grew up on the farm and learned how to grow and care for almonds. In 1996 John took over the farm. Harvey continued to expand the operation and started Zinke Orchards for the direct marketing of the farm's almonds in 1984.
Henoch Zinke early 1950s
In 2008 Zinke Orchards, Inc. was formed for the manufacturing and processing of all almonds grown by Zinke Farms
Zinke Orchards, Inc. has finished building their new, state-of-the-art
processing facility with new electronic eye sorter, new sorting lines, new dry roaster and cooler.
You are assured a clean, peanut-free environment for all our almonds and almond butters.
Zinke Farms respects their stewardship of the land and natural resources. Recently Micro-Sprinklers were installed to irrigate the Orchards, reducing water usage and promoting orchard growth uniformity. This benefits the land, and also increases nut size and quality.
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Unruly PaperArts blogozine, I thought I would make a little art in honor of my new venture.
I gave each letter a nice base coat of Lumiere Super Copper paint. I gave a nice sheen to everything and a great shine to the piece.
For each letter, I laid out my design in layers with all my bits, pieces and collage images. I started with the base papers I wanted to use.
Here are the finished letters!
This one's theme is "Longing" as I felt that these ladies all seemed wistfully pensive.
The final letter, A, is dedicated to "Faith". I think it is expressed on each of the women a bit differently but then again that is the nature of faith - we all express it individually.
Here's how the whole thing will look on my wall!
Unruly PaperArts! It's going to be a ton of fun! Come by on Sunday to see our Schedule of Contents and find out about our Reader Art Quests.


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Yesterday while at a meeting with the gentlemen from Plumb's Market (my sponsor), we started talking about some of the latest news on foods being removed from a school. The food that I"m talking about is Flamin' Cheetos. Finally someone looked at the back of the package and noticed there were about 24 grams of fat in one small bag! Hello….
The news reporter claimed it was not just the fat content that had the school pulling the product off the shelves but also the sodium. There were also claims the Flamin' Cheetos were addicting. Another funny piece to the news report was that the school was not removing the "regular Cheetos" from the school lunch program! Not sure I understand that rational at all.
When I got back to the Test Kitchen, I started thinking about something I could come up with that would not be too loaded with fat, be a snack and you could consume/bring it to the big parties this weekend for the Michigan/Michigan State rivalry game. I knew that I had some turkey bacon in the frig (let's fact it men like bacon) and I had a bit of popcorn kernels left in the pantry. Hummmm, the creative thoughts were developing.
Last December I purchased a popcorn popper that I used to make lots of the treats for the holidays. I believe it's by Orville and is electric. The base is t-fal coating, with a stirring mechanism in the bottom. It took a couple of tries but eventually I made it work and even though I am not a bacon fan this was pretty darn good….addicting? Probably not but who knows 🙂 Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!! For comments/questions email email@example.com
Cut up at least 3 pieces of turkey bacon in small pieces (chopped almost). Plug in your popcorn popper. Remove the top piece and once the bottom feels warm to the touch add the bacon pieces. As the popper heats up, your bacon should start cooking. About half way through, add about 1 -2 tsp. of olive oil and the amount of corn the popper calls for (1/4 cup – 1/3 cup), quickly place cover over the top. Gently shake the popper to make sure everything is even on the bottom. You may have to shake it a couple of times during the popping cycle.
When the corn appears to be done popping, quickly up plug the popper and invert the popped corn into the top of the popper. Shake the corn/bacon mixture. I added Cajun seasoning to the mixture and it was awesome!!!!! Just keep shaking so you get the seasoning mixed in well. Delish! Even for someone who does not like bacon.
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Global ReLeaf
Four Quarters. Ten Dimes.
Sometimes a dollar doesn't sound like much. But at Eddie Bauer, this small change can buy a lot. When you "add a dollar" to the Eddie Bauer Global ReLeaf tree project, we will plant a new tree in North America on your behalf. It's part of the continuing partnership with American Forests to reforest areas that have been devastated by natural disasters and plant trees in and around urban areas. Because Eddie Bauer is committed to this tree-planting program, we've made it easy for you to get involved. You can "Add a Dollar, Plant a Tree" through our catalog or on-line at eddiebauer.com. Just ask to add $1 or more to your purchase total.
Eddie Bauers "Add A Dollar, Plant A Tree" program helped fund the planting of 2,000,000 trees for Mountains to Sound Greenway near Seattle, WA.
The Difference We're Already Making
Since the "Add a Dollar, Plant a Tree" program began, Eddie Bauer has collected nearly $5 million. Our partnership with American Forests has created the most successful reforestation project by a non-forest-related business in the United States.
Eddie Bauer also collected $500,000 to help fund the "Memorial Groves" program, which planted a tree in honor of every victim of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Places where Eddie Bauer Global ReLeaf is already in action
United States
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Ten projects from the Savage River in western Maryland to the Pocomoke River watershed on the eastern shore
Sandy River Delta, undeveloped Columbia River floodplain 25 miles east of Portland
King County Sammamish River Park restoration project in Redmond, South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Project along stream banks east of Tacoma
Inglewood Wildlands Reforestation in the east end of Calgary
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Manning Provincial Park in southwestern B.C., 30 miles east of Hope
Reforestation projects will help communities here, in Quebec, and in the Atlantic Provinces where trees were devastated by the January 1998 ice storm - the worst in Canadian history
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May 11th - Sheenagh Pugh and Daniel Hardisty
Sheenagh Pugh was born in 1950 and lives in Shetland. She is the author of several poetry collections, including Id's Hospit (1997); Stonelight (1999), winner of the 2000 Arts Council of Wales Book of the Year Award; The Beautiful Lie (2002), shortlisted for the 2003 Whitbread Poetry Award; and The Movement of Bodies (2005), shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize. Her Selected Poems was published in 1990; Later Selected Poems was published in 2009.
Sheenagh Pugh also translates poems, mainly from German but also from French and Ancient Greek, and is the author of two novels: Kirstie's Witnesses (1998) and Folk Music (1999). Her book, The Democratic Genre, published in 2005, is a critical study of fan fiction as a literary genre.
"Pugh is a cool, elegant poet. Her often quirky elisions and voyages have a quiet poignancy" – Poetry Wales
"Pugh's poetry evinces that fine quality of light which makes you feel while it lasts a special sense of freedom" – W S Milne, Agenda
Daniel Hardisty was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1978. He studied English and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia from 1996 to 2000. His poems have appeared in Poetry Ireland Review, The Rialto, New Welsh Review, Orbis, Envoi, UEA's Reactions series and elsewhere. He is currently working on his first collection.
[Tuesday 11th May 2010, Michaelhouse, Doors 7.30pm Readings 8pm £5/£3]
from "Murat Reis"
That city: brick, grey stone.
When the wind was right,
it breathed the sweetness
of brewery malt.
Each winter, canals froze
under heavy linen skies;
boys' skates scribbled
grisaille on the ice.
A street brazier's red
warmed his hands, stung his eyes.
Sheenagh Pugh; taken from Long-Haul Travellers (Seren 2008)
I am so temporary
even the mayfly laughs at me.
I leave myself on towels,
my fingerprints raise like steam.
My houses are hotel rooms.
My marriages hotel room rentals.
My biography an answerphone message,
or a label on a jar.
My children floating dandelion pods
that play in the summer gusts,
and come to rest
on the earth's brute cheek.
Every word I speak is the detune
before the radio's clear pitch.
I drop like a stone through
the mirror's ripple.
Daniel Hardisty
May 11th - Sheenagh Pugh and Daniel Hardisty


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Mix Stripe Tulle Sheer Crew
Our Mix Stripe Tulle Sheer Crew may appear to be a labyrinth of lines, but it's far from complicated! Clear, graphic, and flattering on the feet, these were one of the biggest hits of last season so we decided to introduce a new colorway for Spring!
As a member of our "Made in Japan" series, this style has rather impressive features: top-notch quality, a rare high needle count for detailing, and a hand-closed toe for extra comfort.
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A summer dress from vintage inspired King Louie, made of structured woven cotton with vintage pineapple print. The top is fitted with thin shoulder straps and the flared skirt has two pockets. This dress with button through front is made of stretchy fabric.
68% cotton, 27% polyester, 5% elastane
Length in size 38: 105 cm
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Structured woven cotton with vintage-feel pineapple print