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Strawberry Hedgehog Soap Club Giveaway!
Calling all soapaholics! If you love pampering yourself with the most deluxe, heavenly, beautiful-smelling, all-natural soap—get ready to freak out!
In case y'all haven't been clued into my obsession with Strawberry Hedgehog, checkity check check it (here: ♥, ♥ & ♥)!
Btw, I recently got to sample some of Tracy's top-selling magical soap creations: Sweet Orange-Clove, Lavender-Vanilla, Sparkling Sapphire and Peridot Perfection—oh-em-gee! Not only are they insanely pretty-smelling, but they are beyond gorg! I just wanna sniff 'em and stare at 'em all day (and of course bathe with 'em too) ;)… Y'all are in for a treat!
Tracy, the mastermind and soap makin' diva behind Strawberry Hedgehog is giving away a 3-month Platinum Soap Club Membership!!! If you win, you'll receive three bars of fresh soap (a birthstone soap and two seasonal ones) the first week of the month for three months! This is an $87 value. The club itself is structured as a major discount, so it works out to $72.60 for 3-month Platinum Members (that's 20% off retail). ←i.e. If you don't win this contest, you should sign up for this soap club anyway (too good of a deal)!
To enter to win this 3-month Platinum Soap Club Membership, simply "like" Strawberry Hedgehog on Facebook, and comment below with your favorite Strawberry Hedgehog soap (if you're new to this uh-mah-zing soap company, head on over to the website and pick a soap that you're dying to try). A winner will be chosen at random and notified on Friday, Sept. 30th, 2011! Good luck! xx
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I haven't ever tried any of these so I looked through the store and can honestly say they all sound pretty fricken amazing to me!! Would love to try some. Any of them really! ^_^
Hmm…I've never tried this soap but it looks amazing! I would like to try the tea tree rosemary. 🙂
My favourite is Vanilla Spice!!
the coconut almond:)))
So hard to pick just one! I guess I'd like to try either Rosemary-Tea Tree, Bamboo Detox or Eucalyptus Lime. Creme Brulee seems like a pretty yummy & fall festive smell too 🙂
Ginger peach sounds wonderful!
blueberry lavender
The blueberry lavender sounds delicious!
Smooth operator!!!
My fave so far is vanilla spice,but I'm really looking forward to trying dark detox!
I love the Rosemary face soap, too. I really want to try the Oak Creek, Monsoon, Pina Colada, and a bunch more!
I'm a long-time lover of Tracy's Patchouli Orange soap. It's divine!!
I love everything Tracy makes her products are so amazing! All of them!!! lol Its hard for me to just pick one favorite soap but right now I am loving Peridot Perfection! It is super yummy!!! 🙂 <3 <3 <3
<3 ginger-peach! <3
I would love to try the blueberry lavender soap.
Mmm… the coconut almond sounds really good. I love creamy soaps and love the smell of almond. Coconut is so good for your skin too!
Definitely want to try the bamboo detox!
I found a few I'd really like to try: the seaweed wrap, the sweet orange clove, and the lemongrass ginger!
Oh, where to begin? I'd love the Tea Tree Rosemary, Ginger Peach and ANYTHING with lavendar!
I don't have Facebook, can I still enter? I'd love to try the Bamboo Detox!
Love the Tea Tree Rosemary face soap! I am looking at getting the Bamboo Detox and think I would like to try Peridot Perfection! Tracy rules 🙂
Imma go with Bamboo Detox since that's what I'm using right now. Big THANK YOU to Strawberry Hedgehog for supporting ARME and Beagle Freedom Project, and for being such a top-shelf company in general.
I absolutely LOVE Strawberry Hedgehog's Tea Tree Rosemary facial soap! Not only does my face feel squeaky clean and refreshed, but it's also helped a lot with acne around my jawline that I had for quite some time. I see a huge difference with my skin when I use Tea Tree Rosemary. Love love love!
sweet orange clove sounds pretty fab!
Was tough choice but would like to try the sweet orange-clove soap 🙂
three gifts sounds great , intl. resident
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It is IMPOSSIBLE to choose a favorite of all the fabulous soap this company cranks out! But my Strawberry Hedgehog love affair started with the Patchouli-Orange, so I'll go with that one!
I have not tried any of the soaps yet as I am fairly new to using natural soaps, but I'd love to try the pure peppermint! It is sold out right now 🙁 . I think I could even get my boyfriend to use it despite him being very picky!
Ginger-Blood Orange or Tahitian Vanilla! Yum yum yum!
Pumpkin spiiiiice o mggggg
I absolutely LOVE Strawberry Hedgehog products!! I would have to say my favorite soap is the Creosote one (I'm drawing a blank on the name). I can't get enough of it!!!!
It goes by Desert Rain at Whole Foods and went by Monsoon online! :c)
I love her soaps and have been using them for about a year now. My current fave is the new creme brulee…mmmmm! I use the tea tree-rosemary soap every day, too.
My favorite was the special v-day rose one!
Oooh thanks for featuring this company! I wasn't aware of it until now and those soaps look amazing! I would love to try Serenity right about now. (I'm in the midst of applying to grad school.)
These soaps look delish! Lavender vanilla for me! 🙂
I love trying her new soaps, though I love her holiday soaps, detox soaps, and shaving bars.
MMm, anything with lavender!
lovely! there are at least 5 or 6 that caught my eye. Peridot Perfection seems to get rave reviews (so would love to try that) or Witch's Brew.
Enjoying your blog! Thanks for the generous giveaway.
Love the coconut-almond, but haven't had a bad one yet that I have tried.
I have been DYING to try some SH soaps but just haven't been able to splurge on them yet. I'd love to try the Tahitian Vanilla one. Sounds perfect for my skin!
Bubbly bliss and Coconut Almond but I just ordered a bunch of new flavors so my faves might be changing!!
Sweet orange clove
Oh, hands down my favorite is Pumpkin Spice. I look forward to a new stock of them every fall (I just put the first bar of the season in my shower yesterday!). Starbucks makes a killing off of me in the fall since after a shower with that soap all I want to is a pumpkin spice latte 🙂
A very close runner up is Mintaccino. Thank you Tracy for so many great products!
I neeed bamboo detox!
Pure lavender 🙂
My favorite soap would have to be a tie between Blueberry Lavender and Coconut Almond YUM! 😀
I just stumbled upon the strawberry hedgehog page and cant wait to try these soaps! I'm so happy I found it too 🙂 I have liked it! I can't wait to try a lavender one to help me relax after a long day
OMG how can I pick a favorite? There's so many great soaps! I think it would have to be Pure Lavender though and Shout Out Loud.
I'd like to try the frankincense and myrrh
I haven't tried their soaps yet but Tahitian vanilla sounds amazing.
I haven't tried Strawberry Hedgehog yet,but I've meaning to.I'd love to try Flower Garden,even though it seems to have been discontinued:( Also creamy complexion,serenity,and pure lavender.Thanks!
Lemongrass ginger. Mmmmmm.
Every time I visit Whole Foods I am shoving my face in Strawberry Hedgehog's display of delicious soaps! I can't get enough! I can't tell you one, cause I love them all! My newest addiction is the coconut-almond! Been a fan on Facebook!
Lavender blueberry!
I've heard of these soaps before but haven't had a chance to try them yet. Vanilla spice would be my choice. BTW I love your blog!
I am dying to try the sweet orange-clove soap, sounds great!
I am so hungry after looking at all of Tracy's soaps! I would love to try the creme brulee. Liked Strawberry Hedgehog on FB.
My favorite body soap is bamboo detox, has such a refreshing and unique scent to it, and my favorite facial soap is the creamy complextion, it is seriously creamy and awesome!
I love the creme brûlée and Rosemary face soap! All of your soaps are amazing I like to cut them up and use different ones 🙂
Wow! Looks like some super fabulous products that are good for you, me, the environment and animals! If I had to pick one to try first it would be Berries and Cream, it just sounds yummy!
candy cane at the holidays!
LOVE Tracy and Strawberry Hedgehog! Peridot Perfection is my absolute favorite followed closely by Orange-Clove. The hubs is digging the Sparkling Sapphire with its cinnamon-y spiciness. Couldn't say enough great things about these products!


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Shpore wrote:rob55rod wrote:Shpore wrote:I don't have BP1 or BP2 data, I only have GA and the Bot Parts mod. I got the Arena files but I don't have dark injection, does this mod require DI?
No, it doesn't require DI.
Ok, but I don't have BP1 or BP2 data, only Spore and Spore_Ep1
That happens when you don't have Creepy and Cute or Bot Parts installed, respectively. Nothing to be worried about.

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Could Detroit's dilemma be the wave of the future for other atrophying U.S. cities? The New York Times reports that the Motor City is facing an urban planning crisis nobody expected: how to make the city smaller.
We ran some heart-breaking photos of Detroit's urban decay a while back, and mayor Dave Bing and urban planners have been talking about ways to cut back some of the dead tissue and wind up with a smaller, more viable city. They're going over the whole city, mile by mile, to identify the places with the most foreclosures and abandoned houses. The bottom line: The city may not be able to afford to provide trash, sewer and police services to areas where almost nobody lives any more.
Top image: Future Detroit by Richard Bartrop.
People who stay in the abandoned neighborhoods are just going to have to do without government services, says Bing. Eventually, the city hopes to bulldoze a lot of the abandoned real estate to make room for urban farms or other new projects.
Last week's New York Times article includes interviews with Marja M. Winters, an urban planner who thought she'd spend her career figuring out how to guide a city's growth, rather than shrinkage:
Puzzling through the best way to downsize a city it is not unheard of (it has been considered in Youngstown, Ohio, and Flint, Mich. and even, decades ago, in New York). And Mayor Dave Bing has made it a priority to deal with Detroit's fast-sinking population and crumbling infrastructure by steering those who remain into fewer neighborhoods, rather than leaving them scattered throughout the 139-square-mile city, whose boundaries made more sense when twice as many people lived here 40 years ago.
Actually carrying out such an effort, particularly in a city as vast as Detroit, is like solving a complicated set of interwoven puzzles, as Ms. Winters has discovered over many long days and some nights poring over thousands of pages of maps and statistics in her 23rd-floor downtown office.
How to reconfigure roads, bus lines, police districts? How to encourage people - there is no power of eminent domain to force them - to move out of the worst neighborhoods and into better ones?
Later this month, a team that includes Ms. Winters is expected to present a proposed - and certain to be highly controversial - map to guide investment in each of the city's neighborhoods. A final plan for a remade city is expected by year's end.
There's also a huge article in Time Magazine from last December, in which one woman talks about being the only person living on her block — and finding a charred human torso in the underbrush across the street from her house a while back.
With almost everybody agreeing that greater density is the way of the future for cities — and Detroit struggling with a population under 800,000 and 139 square miles of territory — scaling back a city may become the new urban science. [New York Times]


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- "... the largest of the witch-hunting hounds."
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Sabre is a minor fictional character in the tale Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump, written by Beedle the Bard. He was the largest of the Brigade of Witch-Hunters' black hounds.[2]
Brigade of Witch-Hunters
- "...commanded the head of his army to form a Brigade of Witch-Hunters, and issued them with a pack of ferocious black hounds"
- —The Brigade of Witch-Hunters[src]
The King wanted all the magic in the world for himself, so he created the Brigade of Witch-Hunters to gather all the wizards and witches. Sabre was among the ferocious black hounds that were given to the Brigade to help them doing this task, being the largest of them.[3]
- "Your Majesty, this very morning, Sabre died of eating a poisonous toadstool!"
- —Captain of the Brigade of Witch-Hunters[src]
Possibly while looking for wizards and witches with the Brigade, Sabre found a poisonous toadstool and ate it. He died shortly after, for the Captain of the Brigade's displeasure.
The King's "magic"
- "Bring him back to life, Your Majesty, with your wand!"
- —Captain of the Brigade of Witch-Hunters[src]
A Muggle Charlatan was fooling the King, pretending to be teaching him magic, while the King gave him many of his treasures. One day, the King wanted to perform his "magic" before a crowd of lords and ladies of the court. Babbitty, the King's washerwoman was a real witch, so the Charlatan placed her behind a bush, performing the magic, while the King simply waved his twig. When the Captain of the Brigade of Witch-Hunters arrived, he showed Sabre's lifeless body to the King, begging him to bring him back to life. The foolish King brandished his twig and pointed it at the dead dog. But inside the bush, Babbitty did nothing, because she knew that no magic can raise the dead.
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Manners Are Elementary
Addressing Them Is Important
Miss Johnson, would you please go to the board and solve the first problem? I ask. Do you ever speak this way with your students? I certainly did not in my first few years of teaching. However, I do it now without even thinking about it. Why? Because it fits my style, and I've learned it produces results - good manners and respect.
Every teacher and support staff - beginning with pre-kindergarten - teaches manners and respect. We teach our students daily through our phrasing of questions and responses and, especially, through our actions.
"Miss Johnson, thank you for correctly solving the first problem." For some of the students in my third grade classroom in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, this is the first time they've been called "Miss" or "Mister" or "Master." I discuss these titles in one of our first English lessons on abbreviations. The discussion winds its way into one of manners and the showing of respect. Why does Mr. Lessor call you by these titles? Has anyone ever called you by one of these abbreviations?
An interesting side-discussion revolves around the title "Master," which seems to have fallen by the wayside in our culture. (It used to be the written form of address for boys under the age of 13.) I relay the story that as a youngster I was sent letters by my grandparents that were labeled "Master Louis Lessor." This becomes a great mini-lesson on culture and language.
Students Mirror Adult Actions
After sixteen years in education, I'm still amazed at how my actions are mirrored by my students. Admittedly they aren't always the ones that should be mirrored! One year, I used the term "Sparky" after a less-than-successful, time-intensive response by a student. "Thank you, Sparky, for finally coming up with an answer." Eek…that one still haunts me to this day. But I realize I'm not perfect. I'm a good educator, but I'm also human. My students picked up on this cool new term and used it on that student and others until I redirected them with some better, and more respectful, terminology. Why is it that they catch that one mistake and yet miss the hundreds of positive cues you try to give them?
Positive Ways of Communicating
Here are some tips I've learned that are positive approaches, respectful of students, and helpful in eliciting better behavior and manners from students. At the beginning of the year, I discuss with my students the best ways to communicate with each other. I let them know that I want everyone listening to the lesson, so in each class, I make sure everyone is listening before beginning the lesson. I let them know how to signal to me—with a raised hand—that they want to talk or ask a question or answer a question. After that, I call on students (with their titles) if their hand is up. I discourage shouting out answers, and as the students "catch on," they, too, began to discourage their classmates from shouting out answers. Their lesson: When we communicate with each other using manners and respect, we work better together.
Through our daily activities, we demonstrate to our students the value of manners. Addressing them with respect and treating them with respect are two ways I use. It produces results—a pleasant working environment and people treating you as you treat them. And the bonus for students—they learn that with good behavior, they are likely to be given more opportunities to take on responsibilities and earn rewards. Well-mannered students are also a very kind and thoughtful gift to send off to next year's teacher!
About the Author
Louis Lessor, an educator for 16 years, teaches third grade in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. He currently serves as vice president of the Sun Prairie Education Association and he has been editor of local newsletter Speaks Out since 2000. In 2005, he was an affiliate nominee for the 2005 NEA Foundation's Award for Teaching Excellence.


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On 7/19/10 at 2:11 AM, aaronbramson at gmail.com (Aaron Bramson) wrote: >I would like to perform a 2-sample k-s test. I've seen some posts >on the archive about the one-sample goodness-of-fit version of the >Kolgomorov-Smirnov test, but I'm interested in the 2-sample version. >Here's a description of the method: >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov%E2%80%93Smirnov_test#Two- >sample_Kolmogorov.E2.80. 93Smirnov_test >I think all the necessary components are available; e.g. >Accumulate[BinCounts[_list_]] to get the ecdf of both datasets, abs, >max of a list, etc. But the data management is a bit above my >current skill level. Also, since all other software packages seem >to include this test capability, I would be really surprised if >there wasn't a package somewhere that included it by now, but I've >searched a lot and can't find it. Can anybody help me locate this >this? >Alternatively, would anybody like to work with me to build this in >case it can't be found? It is simple to create a function that will do what is needed. For example, ksTwoSampleTest[xdata_, ydata_] := Module[{nx, ny, k}, {nx, ny} = Length /@ {xdata, ydata}; k = Max[nx, ny]; Sqrt[nx ny/(nx + ny)] Max@ Table[Abs[Quantile[xdata, x/k] - Quantile[ydata, x/k]], {x, k}]] Note, while this is a simple implementation it may not be optimal for large data sets. My *guess* is by using Quantile and not pre-sorting the data, there is more work being done by this code than is really needed. i suspect that the approach I've used here has a complexity of order n^2 which should't be a problem for modest data sets but will certainly be an issue for large data sets.


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In light of the success of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Same Love" song (which has become something of a gay-rights anthem and Sunday night's Grammy performance of the track that included the televised marriage of more than 30 homosexual and heterosexual couples) Houston-based Christian rapper Bizzle offers his own response over the same instrumental.
Bizzle's lyrics attempt to refute the comparisons of the gay-rights movement to the civil rights fight of African-Americans and proposes that disagreement on the issue does not equate to hatred of homosexuals.
The song is being offered as a free download at his website: GodOverMoney.com.
This is not the first time Bizzle has offered his take on the mainstream hip hop industry. He first gained national attention for saying Jay-Z had some "Explaining to Do" about his use of dark imagery. He's also released songs specifically targeting the media messages promoted by artists like Rick Ross, Kanye West, and Nicki Minaj.
Bizzle has also been recognized for his other work with his The Good Fight album (which included a song about his struggle with pornography) earning a Stellar Award nomination in 2013. That album contained production by Grammy-winning producer Boi-1da and features from The Clipse's No Malice and Lecrae.


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If you watched Super Bowl XLVII — and chances are you did thanks to its record ratings — then you probably were impressed with Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco.
Turns out, he was pretty impressed too. So impressed in fact that he couldn't resist dropping an f-bomb right on national TV to 100 million people. Oops.
Warning: Adult language … obviously.
That was Flacco saying "Holy s–t, f–king awesome" to his lineman Marshall Yanda if you couldn't hear it.
And of course those bastions of good taste, the Parents Television Council, has already come out and criticized CBS for airing Flacco's potty mouth.
"Despite empty assurance after empty assurance from the broadcast networks that they would never air indecent material, especially during the Super Bowl, it has happened again," PTC president Tim Winter said in a statement. "No one should be surprised that a jubilant quarterback might use profane language while celebrating a career-defining win, but that is precisely the reason why CBS should have taken precautions. Joe Flacco's use of the f-word, while understandable, does not absolve CBS of its legal obligation to prevent profane language from being broadcast — especially during something as uniquely pervasive as the Super Bowl."
Tough talk from Mr. Winter. Because I'm sure kids at school have never heard someone drop an f-bomb or two in the hallways.
Of course Winter is referring to Janet Jackson's NippleGate incident in 2004 when he mentions networks airing indecent material again. Get over it, pal. Your child hears worse language in school everyday of the week. Here, enjoy this bit of nostalgia:
Follow Metro New York Sports Editor Mark Osborne on Twitter@MetroNYSports. He's never used foul language ever before in the history of his time on Earth.


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Just had a match, both of us were awful first set, incoonsistent, it was cold, balls were like bricks, sun was low and problematic at one end...
Anyways after being down 2-0 and then fighting back to serve for the set, dropping my serve. I ended up winning the tie break pretty comfortably. The next two sets I upped my game to win 7-6 6-2 6-1.
Anyways my last game 5-1 up serving I hit an ace down the T, then hit an ace out wide in the ad-court, I started thinking about it which usually f***s it up. First serve to the deuce court hits the tape, so I hit a second serve slider on the line, no chance for my lefty partner, I started laughing and shouted that Ive never bagged the big 4 in a row game. I served right into the corner, i thought he'd have it but it clipped the line and shot through lower than normal and he was beaten by the pace.......hurrah !!
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Very cool! This is a moment to cherish. It is like a hole-in-one for an avid golfer. Did you dig up a piece of the grass court to put in your trophy case?
Nicely done. Truly like a hole in one. Congrats.
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Mission creep, what mission creep? Who are you going to believe, Robert Gates and Obama or your own lying eyes? Why, exactly, are we in Libya again?
U.S. will deploy Predators in Libya
President Barack Obama has given U.S. forces the go-ahead to use armed Predator drones in Libya after forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi changed their tactics in the fighting there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday.
"It's an evolving situation. We saw an opportunity here and recommended it to the president. He took it," Gates told reporters at a Pentagon briefing.
However, Gates said the use of the drones did not indicate that the U.S. was being sucked back into a military campaign that Obama has promised will be handled chiefly by other NATO countries and allied forces.
"This is a very limited addition on our part, but it does provide some additional capabilities to NATO," Gates said. "I don't think there's mission creep at all….The primary strike role has been turned over to our allies, our friends."
Now remember boys and girls, providing "additional capabilities to NATO" is not, I repeat, IS NOT mission creep. Um, it's been at least a couple months now, whatever happened to "days, not weeks"?
See also:
U.S. begins using Predator drones in Libya
U.S. Launches Drone Strikes in Libya
Obama authorizes Predator drone strikes in Libya
US deploys armed drones over Libya
Obama Approves Use of Predator Drones in Libya
U.S. Sends Predators to Strike Qaddafi Troops Fighting Rebels
Libya: US sends armed drones to shield rebels
Pentagon: Robot War Over Libya Begins in 3, 2, 1 …
US begins using armed drones in Libya
U.S. introduces armed Predator drones in Libya
Of course, the U.N. resolution we're operating under only authorizes humanitarian efforts, so I'm sure these armed Predator drones will only be used to deliver food to civilians and stuff like that.
The Council stressed the need to intensify efforts to find a solution to the crisis that responded to the legitimate demands of the Libyan people, noting actions being taken on the diplomatic front in that regard. It further demanded that Libyan authorities comply with their obligations under international law and take all measures to protect civilians and meet their basic needs and to ensure the rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian assistance.
In that connection, the Council specified that the flight ban would not apply to flights that had as their sole purpose humanitarian aid, the evacuation of foreign nationals, enforcing the ban or other purposes "deemed necessary for the benefit of the Libyan people".
I don't know, what supposedly started out as a limited "kinetic military action" sure as hell seems to have blossomed over the weeks into the United States and NATO openly taking sides in a Libyan civil war.
/how is that not mission creep?
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Australia Puts the Spotlight on Safety
Australia is taking the initiative to improve workplace health and safety (WH&S) through their annual National Safe Work Australia Week, kicking off 21 October 2012. This event is organised by Safe Work Australia, an Australian government statutory agency with the primary responsibility of improving WH&S and workers compensation arrangements across Australia.
This year's theme, "Safety begins with 'S' but starts with 'YOU,'" emphasizes WH&S as a companywide focus, in which all employees are responsible for improving safety in their workplace. Safe Work Australia presents employees with the opportunity to be recognised as a "Safety Ambassador" by their companies for their commitment to enhancing safety and increasing awareness.
During this week, companies have the opportunity to participate in events hosted by the WH&S agency for their respective state or territory. For example, WorkSafe Victoria is hosting over 100 free seminars and events across 15 different locations during this year's National Safe Work Australia Week. Statistics from the event last year indicated that 72% of the WorkSafe Victoria attendees made improvements to their company's WH&S protocols.
Additionally, many of the WH&S governing bodies award companies that exhibit exceptional records in the area of health and safety. With awards in categories such as "Best Workplace Health and Safety Management System," this week provides an opportunity for employers to showcase their exemplary safety programs.
By promoting improvements in workplace safety and recognising companies with outstanding safety records, National Safe Work Australia Week emphasises the concerted efforts made to improve safety across Australia.


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LAPD chief: Review of cop firing vital for public trust
- Christopher Dorner%27s angry manifesto had an impact on police public image
- Gunman %27did his homework%27 in tracking potential victims%2C chief says
- Four deaths attributed to Dorner%27s revenge-driven shooting spree
LOS ANGELES — Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday it is critical for public trust that his department fully review the firing of Christopher Dorner, the former officer who killed himself last week after a rampage that left four people dead.
"I want to make sure that we address these allegations, which have become so public, in a public way," Beck said.
Dorner wrote in a rambling online posting that he was motivated by anger over his dismissal from the force in 2009.
Beck said the review, announced while a manhunt was underway, will be completed and made public in several months. He said the department often reviews personnel actions, and that it was important for police relations with the community to be open about the review.
"Nothing should be considered closed and done," Beck said. "It's about fairness, and doing the right things for the right reasons," he said.
Dorner's claims of racism and abuse within the department prompted some people to voice support or to sympathize with his complaints. Some labeled him a hero in online postings.
Dozens of protesters held signs in support of Dorner outside police headquarters Saturday, and others have signaled support on a Facebook page titled "I support Christopher Jordan Dorner." The page says it is "not a page about supporting the killing of innocent people. It's supporting fighting back against corrupt cops and bringing to light what they do."
Some have protested the way the manhunt ended: in a fire after officers shot pyrotechnic tear gas into the mountain cabin where Dorner was believed barricaded. Dorner's body was found inside the destroyed cabin, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon has defended the tactics used in the shootout. One of his deputies was killed and another wounded.
"I don't for a minute discount the effect that Dorner's manifesto has had on the reputation of the LAPD," Beck said. "I do not believe that is justified, but it needs to be addressed."
The Los Angeles Police Department has long battled charges of racism and excessive force, especially after the Rodney King case in 1991, when a videotape showed police taking him from his car and beating him. The force has gone through a major restructuring over the past decade in an effort to improve its reputation and relations with residents.
"We are only as good as the public thinks we are," Beck said. "Confidence in law enforcement is our stock in trade."
Beck said it appears that Dorner, who declared war on Los Angeles police and prompted the department to provide security for over 50 families he threatened, stalked some of his potential targets at their homes.
"We believe, based on our investigation, Dorner did his homework," he said.
Dorner was accused of killing Monica Quan, the daughter of a former LAPD captain who represented Dorner at his dismissal hearing, and her fiancé, Keith Lawrence, outside their Irvine apartment. It was also that alleged he shot and killed a Riverside police officer and wounded his partner, and as they were stopped at a light in Corona and wounded two LAPD officers in a separate incident.
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One of the original small ranches in the area. Horse coral and small fenced pasture. Small tack shed, rabbit house, ranch hand house, and a garage. The 1920's 2 story farmhouse would be great for a large family. House has 4 bedrooms, but only 1 bathroom, living room, dining room, kitchen with large pantry, large laundry/utility, enclosed back porch for stacked firewood, 2 wood stoves, & forced air furnace. Extra spaces for storage throughout the house. Metal roof, newer windows & vinyl siding
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UPDATE: Mom Thanks Hero Bus Driver Who Saved Girl in 3-Story Plunge
An MTA city bus driver says he was thinking of his own young daughter when he rushed to catch a 7-year-old girl plunging three stories from a Brooklyn building Monday.
"Please let me catch her, please let me catch her," Stephen St. Bernard, 52, recalled thinking. "That's all I could say. Let me catch the little baby."
"I think about my daughter, and you know, she's a little kid," he said.
St. Bernard, an MTA bus driver of 10 years, was returning home to Coney Island from his job at about 2 p.m. when he heard screams coming from a building courtyard.
He rushed toward the commotion and saw a girl standing on top of a third-floor window air conditioning unit. He immediately ran underneath the window.
"She just stood up there teetering, teetering," he said.
Amateur video shows St. Bernard shouting up to the girl, trying to talk the girl into going back into her apartment. Suddenly, the girl falls, eliciting horrified screams from neighbors.
But St. Bernard catches her in his arms, stumbling slightly forward to the ground with the girl still firmly in his grasp.
"I picked her up and carried her, and I was holding her, rubbing her, and she just more or less kept looking around," he told NBC 4 New York. "She never closed her eyes, she didn't lose consciousness."
The girl was not wearing pants, and St. Bernard wrapped her in his MTA uniform shirt as he waited for paramedics to arrive.
She was taken to Coney Island Hospital with very minor injuries.
"He's my hero," said the girl's aunt, Monique Harding. "He definitely did our family a favor today."
Police sources said the girl has autism. Her mother was inside the apartment watching her other child and did not see the girl standing outside on the A/C, the sources said.
St. Bernard sustained a torn tendon in his shoulder but he is expected to be OK.
His daughter, who is also 7, called her father a hero.
"The child was like almost like my age, so like he always carries me, so I guess he'd probably be able to catch her," said Tahaani St. Bernard.
The girl's mother did not want to speak with reporters Monday.
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Andy Murray wins Wimbledon, ends 77-year British drought
- Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4%2C 7-5%2C 6-4 in the Wimbledon final
- It%27s first win here for a British man since 1936
- %22I understand how much everyone wanted to see a British winner at Wimbledon%22
WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray's long-awaited Wimbledon victory against Novak Djokovic could signal a tilting of an entrenched dynamic.
Murray, though it took him a while to break through, has become a significant force in the chase for majors.
Playing with a calm sometimes lacking in previous campaigns, No. 2 Murray knocked off top-ranked Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 on a brilliantly sunny afternoon — thus ending a cloud of anxiety that has hung over Britain.
Scotland's Murray is the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years, since Fred Perry won the last of three in a row in 1936.
"I still can't believe it," Murray said a couple of hours after sending the Kingdom into collective delirium. "Can't get my head around that."
Djokovic remains No. 1 in the rankings. It could be said, however, that at this moment Murray is at the top of the game.
The two 26-year-olds, born a week apart, have upped the physical stakes with Rafael Nadal and are threatening to separate themselves from Roger Federer, who turns 32 in August and has dropped to No. 5, his lowest ranking in a decade.
"You're looking at a bit of the changing of the guard," John McEnroe said Sunday. "Roger is one of the greatest, if not the greatest ever, but it's going to be harder for him to hang with these guys in long matches now. And Andy's really come into his own."
One year after a crushing defeat to Federer in the Wimbledon final, Murray returned to the All England Club lawns to capture his second Grand Slam title. He broke through in September at the U.S. Open, where he beat Serbia's Djokovic in a rousing five sets.
Murray, who also won the 2012 Olympic gold medal at Wimbledon, ran his unbeaten string on grass to 18-0 since.
"I understand how much everyone wanted to see a British winner at Wimbledon so I hope you enjoyed it," Murray told the crowd at Centre Court, where the year before he broke down into tears in his on-court interview. "I tried my best."
Grueling groundstroke rallies
Meeting in their third major final in less than a year, the world's top two players and defensive standouts exchanged many grueling groundstroke rallies. A few went 30 shots or more.
Murray was quicker around the court and steadier in the clutch, taking advantage of Djokovic's lackluster serving and bouts of error-prone play.
"The bottom line is that he was a better player in decisive moments," said Djokovic, the 2011 Wimbledon winner. "He was all over the court."
Murray had a better ratio of winners (36-31) and unforced errors (21-40) than Djokovic, and also smacked more aces (9-4). But the biggest difference was his ability to put return after return in play — 77% in all.
"Even though when I was putting my first serves in he was always getting them back in the court and making me play an extra shot," Djokovic said. "That's why he won this tournament."
Murray, too, seemed energized by the nearly 15,000 screaming fans on sold-out Centre Court and thousands more watching the big screen from the grounds.
With them at his back, he recovered from a break down in the last two sets and shook off the loss of three match points when he was serving for the match at 40-0.
"At the end, mentally, that last game will be the toughest game I'll play in my entire career, ever," Murray said.
When Djokovic netted a backhand, Murray's racket and cap went flying as he pumped two fists at his box.
Soon he was there himself, hugging his coach of the past 18 months, Ivan Lendl, his girlfriend Kim Sears, his father Bill and other members of his team and family.
The Dunblane native nearly forgot the person most responsible for putting a racket in his hand and shaping his game before reversing course to give her an embrace — his mother Judy, Britain's Fed Cup captain and a former top player in her native Scotland.
Murray credited hard work and resolve for his win — making the incremental improvements from which champions are constructed.
"I think I persevered," he said. "That's really been it, the story of my career probably."
He also learned from his losses, particularly last year's four-set defeat to Federer.
"I think it was a turning point in some ways," Judy Murray said. "He had chances in the final last year and let it get away. I think every time you have a really tough loss, a loss that really hurts you, you learn a lot from it about how to handle the occasions better going forward."
Eight-time Grand Slam champion Lendl, who like Murray lost his first four major finals, provided the voice and mind-set to help him turn the corner.
"I think he believed in me when a lot of people didn't," Murray said of Lendl, who reached two Wimbledon finals but never left with the trophy. "He would have loved to have won here, but it's the next best thing."
Murray, who skipped the French Open with a bad back, ran his record in Grand Slam finals to 2-5. He lost to Djokovic in January in the Australian Open final. Djokovic fell to 6-5.
Together, they have contested four major finals and are tied 2-2, with Djokovic beating the Scot two of the last three years in Melbourne and Murray winning here and in September in New York.
Djokovic leads their head-to-head 11-8, but meetings in the latter stages of Slams seem likely in their budding rivalry.
"I could see them playing another four times over the next three years," ESPN's Brad Gilbert said.
Hardcourt summer ahead
With the season shifting to North American hardcourts, Murray and Djokovic won't slow down. Both defensive whizzes excel on cement.
If Nadal's knee is not a problem, it sets up a tantalizing summer between the trio that will culminate at the year's final Grand Slam in New York.
The fourth-ranked Spaniard tore up the tour after returning from a seven-month absence in February, winning seven titles and a record eighth French Open. But the 27-year-old limped out of Wimbledon's first round with his chronic knee issues again flaring up.
Federer, the all-time leader with 17 majors, appears to be in slow decline. He owns one win against a top-10 player in 2013 and has captured only one small title at Halle, Germany, last month on grass.
Perhaps to get more match play, the Swiss is competing in two minor claycourt events in Europe as he prepares for the summer swing.
"It's definitely a three-horse race for the year-end No. 1, but everything depends on how Rafa's knee is," Gilbert said. "Then we get the hardcourt season that we want."


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Pauline Hanson is an Australian Member of Parliament. She has her own political party, "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party," and often speaks out on immigration and related issues.
This week she spoke out on autism. Specifically, she is calling for autistic children to be separated from other children, so that the others are not held back in their education.
Our eldest grandson, Aubren, who is five, is autistic. I drive him to school most days and collect him from school seven hours later. Because of this, I interact with his teachers a great deal.
All are aware of his autism. Their approach is very different to Ms. Hanson's.
About half of the pupils in his pre-kindergarten class do not have special needs. Those who do have special needs participate in everything. In addition, they have private sessions with speech therapists and others to help them keep up with the other children. From what I have seen, this works very well.
There could be a case for separating autistic children if it is found that they will benefit. What Ms. Hanson is suggesting is that autistic children be educated separately as their presence in the classroom is having a negative effect on non-autistic children. Again, I've not seen any evidence for this. And with so many children with autism, normal children need exposure to this to understand it, handle it, and see these children as potential friends, not objects of scorn and derision.
Nobody knows for sure what causes autism. There are plenty of theories. Some of these are put forward quite volubly by their adherents, but it remains the case that nobody knows for sure what causes the problem. What is known is that the number of autistic children is increasing. It is now one in 68.
The correct name for autism is Autism Spectral Disorder. There is a wide spectrum when it comes to autism. Many autistic children function well in different areas; but there are others, at the other end of the spectrum, who find it difficult to carry on a conversation, or indeed, speak at all. Communication is a major challenge for autistic children. So are emotions and affection. In addition, many autistic people need "sameness" – they do not adjust well to a different environment or any change to their routine. We are anxious about Aubren's first day at kindergarten in August – new school, new teacher, new environment; he may bolt, trying to escape from it as it could be overwhelming for him. His teacher, Miss Sue, from the last school year has volunteered to regularly take him to his new school and new playground to familiarize him with his future environment. The right teachers make all the difference!
Aubren is a delightful boy. Everybody loves him. He plays well with other children. He's affectionate and loving. I for one am very much against the idea that autistic children should be separated from other children of the same age. After all, when they finish school at 18, they are going to have to mix with others in the working world. Why not start now?
The news from England can be quite discouraging, with terrorism and Brexit dominating everything. Britain's position on just about everything reminds me of a verse in the Old Testament about Ephraim. In Hosea 7:8 we read: "Ephraim compromises with the nations; he's a half-baked cake." (International Standard Version.) A half-baked cake is of no use to anybody.
Julius Caesar put it somewhat differently, when he described Britain as "perfidious Albion." England is no longer ruled by those ancient Britons, having been taken over by Angles and Saxons shortly after the Romans left the country. Perhaps it's the weather, which is very unpredictable.
Whatever the reason, Mrs. May is perfecting "compromise." It's been the British way all my lifetime.
Consider the following:
After a "terror" attack outside of a leading London mosque, she had the opportunity to boldly speak some badly needed truths. The attack was by a "lone wolf," a man from Cardiff in Wales who was obviously upset about recent terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists. He drove his car into a crowd outside of the mosque. Nothing can excuse this, but it provided Mrs. May with an opportunity to say that people are understandably scared after the recent terror attacks. Instead, she condemned "Islamophobia" and said the government was going to stamp it out. Islamophobia is a natural and reasonable response to Islamic terror – the only way to defeat Islamophobia is by Muslims themselves doing something about terrorism.
Also, was the driver of the car really a terrorist? He had no links to any terror organization, domestic or foreign. Describing him as a "terrorist" puts his act on a par with the real terror attacks that have taken place, when they are very different. His was motivated by a fear of Muslims.
Thirdly, Mrs. May is promising more security for mosques. There is no such protection for churches. What the prime minister is doing is inadvertently giving Islam a special status.
Today, there was yet more compromise, this time with the European Union, as Britain negotiates itself out of the 27-member organization.
Mrs. May announced this morning that 3 million people from other EU countries can remain in Britain after Brexit. Jean Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, responded with: "It's not sufficient." Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, was equally dismissive. Neither man was elected by the people. They are professional bureaucrats — with all the arrogance that comes with it.
The UK is going to find that compromise doesn't work with the EU – or with Islam! Britain will keep on compromising with both, until another Winston Churchill arises – if there is one.
It's surely a depressing time for the Queen. The multicultural dream she has spent decades developing seems to be crumbling. It's not just Islamic terrorism. Even the fire at the 24-storey apartment block in London brought it out. Most of the residents were from other cultures with no understanding of the way Britain works. After an incident like this, there's usually a government inquiry and then changes are made based on recommendations received.
On this occasion, residents were quick to protest and even riot, storming the local county offices who are responsible for building safety. Mrs. May had to quickly promise new accommodation in a luxury apartment block. The taxpayer will have to foot the bill.
It turned out the fire was started by a faulty fridge. It spread quickly because of the insulation used.
In view of all these problems, it's not surprising that nobody in the royal family wants to be king, according to Prince Harry in an interview this week.
I don't know if the Queen has ever been to Georgia, a colony (now a state) named after her ancestor, George II, who reigned from 1727-1760.
Georgia was the center of attention this week due to a by-election in the 6th Congressional district.
As the election got nearer, TV news people were ecstatic at the prospect of a Democratic victory. It had to happen as Donald Trump is so unpopular! The election was even described as "a referendum on Trump."
The party that represents the wealthy elite, the Democrats, spent more than eight times as much money contesting this seat, as the Republicans, now the party of the working man. In spite of this massive outlay of cash, the Democrats lost. If this truly was a referendum on Trump, he must be doing ok.
The BBC was totally discombobulated. Commentators kept repeating that the president has less than a 40% approval rating, so how could this possibly be the result? It won't happen again when the mid-term elections take place in November next year, they assured viewers.
Haven't they learned yet that polls are not reliable?
"The southern neighborhoods of Tel Aviv have been overrun in recent years. The number of African asylum-seekers and economic migrants now living there is approaching 100,000.
Some have been repatriated. But most remain in the country illegally.
Israel finds itself in a conundrum – how can it turn away or deport those in need considering the Jews' own history? At the same time, how can the tiny nation of Israel absorb such numbers without taking a serious hit to its economy?
And time's running out to find a solution.
According to Oved Hugi, a social activist from southern Tel Aviv, the "infiltrators' birthrate stands at 10,000 per year. That means 50,000 children in five years, and that should cause the Prime Minister to lose sleep. South Tel Aviv is a ticking time bomb." (Israel Today)
On June 8, 2017, the Saudi national football team met the Australian national team for a match in Adelaide as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The match began with a minute of silence for the victims of the London Bridge terror attack on June 3, among whom were two Australians. However, while the members of the Australian team observed the minute of silence, the Saudi players appeared to ignore it and continued moving around the pitch. (MEMRI 6-21)
Why are people surprised, when Wahhabism is the official religion of Saudi Arabia? Wahhabis support violence against infidels (non-believers) and believe violence is justified to spread Islam.
Canadian sniper makes record kill shot A sniper with Canada's elite special forces has shot and killed an Isis fighter in Iraq from a distance of 2.1 miles, shattering the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot previously held by a British sniper. The shot took 10 seconds to reach its target and the sniper would have had to consider distance, wind and the curvature of the earth when taking aim. (Globe and Mail)
Refugees in Germany to be jobless for years Up to three-quarters of Germany's refugees will still be unemployed in five years' time, according to Aydan Özoğuz, the country's commissioner for immigration, refugees and integration. The stark admission of the challenges Germany faces in integrating its huge migrant population comes as Angela Merkel seeks a fourth term as chancellor in elections in September. (FT)


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Verizon CFO: People Like Free iPhones
Verizon activated a record number of iPhones in its fourth quarter — 6.2 million. It was the carrier's strongest quarter for iPhone sales since it first began offering the handset in 2011, one in which Apple's handset accounted for about two-thirds of its new smartphone activations. The iPhone 5 was a key driver of these sales, but not just for its promise of 4G LTE speeds and Apple's latest handset design. Its debut on Verizon allowed the carrier to offer the iPhone 4 free-on-contract.
Fielding questions at the Deutsche Bank 2013 Media, Internet & Telecom Conference this week, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said the iPhone 4 drove a lot of the company's fourth-quarter activations.
"… This past fourth quarter, you … had really one thing happen that never happened before, especially with Verizon Wireless, and that was for the first time ever, because of the iPhone 5 launch, we had the 4 at free," Shammo said. "So it was the first time ever you could get a free iPhone on the Verizon Wireless network."
And just as the iPhone 5 helped spike LTE subscriber numbers, so, too, did the iPhone 4 drive 3G subscriber numbers.
"[The iPhone 4] produced a lot of volume for us," Shammo said. "We had a lot of new customers come into Verizon who took that free phone, and that was great for us, because, again, if you think about — we sold a lot of LTE product in the fourth quarter. We sold a lot of 3G product from the iPhone products in the fourth quarter."
That's a point worth noting. By offering less-expensive legacy iPhone models along with the latest iteration of the device, Apple is expanding its addressable market. A smart move. The caveat here is that those lower-priced models will inevitably grow their share, as well. And that may have implications for the company's revenue and profit, because a free-on-contract iPhone 4 compresses the iPhone's average selling price.


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Project: Biometric Identification System for Access Day Worker system.
Challenge: To enable biometric registration and screening in the field for day workers at U.S. facilities.
Solution: BISA DW extended biometric enrollment and screening capabilities to portable equipment that could be used in the field and could rapidly interact with Defense Department and FBI databases.
Impact: The impact of this project is difficult to measure because much of the information is classified. However, anecdotal reports indicate that the project has been extremely successful.
Duration: 2009 to present.
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Cynthia is a three time New York Times best selling author, columnist and practitioner, with master's degrees in both nutrition science and public health. One of the first registered dietitians to become Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD), she consulted for the New York Yankees for five seasons (2015-2019). She previously consulted for the Brooklyn Nets (2017-2019) and the New York Rangers (2010-2015). Cynthia also served as the nutrition consultant to the Tampa Bay Rays from 2007-2014, and worked with the Philadelphia Phillies from 2007-2009. She proudly rooted for both the Rays and the Phillies (she was a consultant for both teams at the time) as they faced each other in the 2008 World Series.
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Cynthia has appeared on numerous national TV programs, including The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning & The Early Show, The Rachael Ray Show, The Martha Stewart Show, The Doctors, The Dr. Oz. Show, The Biggest Loser, Nightline, The Nate Berkus Show, The Revolution, CNN, ABC World News Tonight, Extra, The Insider, Access Hollywood Live, Fox News, and others. For more about her media work please click here. View her TV reel here.
Sass has also authored or co-authored six books. Cynthia's newest book, Slim Down Now: Shed Pounds and Inches with Pulses - The New Superfood, was released by Harper Collins March 10th, 2015. Her previous book S.A.S.S! Yourself Slim: Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds and Lose Inches (formerly published under a different title) was released by Harper Collins January 1, 2011. It soared to #1 in all books on amazon.com by January 5th, debuted at #3 on the January 23rd New York Times best sellers list, and made the January 13th Wall Street Journal nonfiction best sellers list, in the company of George W. Bush, Glenn Beck and Keith Ablow, Keith Richards, Steve Harvey and Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa. Previously Cynthia co-wrote the #1 New York Times best selling book Flat Belly Diet! and she is the creator of its deliciously slimming eating plan. She also co-authored the Flat Belly Diet! Cookbook, another a New York Times bestseller. Additionally Sass is the co-author of the unique personalized food journal entitled The Ultimate Diet Log, as well as the relationship book Your Diet is Driving Me Crazy: When Food Conflicts Get in the Way of Your Love Life, which received a glowing review in the New York Times.
In January 2013 Cynthia joined HEALTH magazine as the contributing nutrition editor. She was a contributing editor at SHAPE magazine from 2008-2012, and previously served as the nutrition director at Prevention magazine. Check out the archives of her Weight Loss Coach blog on SHAPE.com on Cynthia's Pinterest page, and for Cynthia's weekly blog on Health.com (which are often syndicated to other major media outlets, including CNN, Huffington Post, Fox News, and ABC News), please check the 'buzz' section here. To view Cynthia's full bio, please click here.
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Who Am I?
I adamantly believe in the power of food to optimize health and wellness, prevent disease, and maximize the way you look and feel – inside and out! I have a passion for nutrition and can't imagine doing anything else for a living. In the two decades I've been counseling and educating people of all ages, I've seen amazing transformations, from successful weight loss without "dieting" to reversing the side effects of chronic diseases, surges in energy and athletic performance, younger looking skin and hair, improved sleep and digestion, fewer aches and pains, and untangling unhealthy relationships with food.
My specialties include
- Plant based nutrition (including for athletes)
- Sports and performance nutrition
- Natural and organic eating
- Eating for optimal wellness and disease prevention
- Sane, sustainable weight management
- Overcoming disordered and emotional eating
- Creative recipe and menu development
What Sets Me Apart
My Professional Journey
I'm continuously a work in progress! Every day I strive to deepen my nutrition and wellness knowledge. I fell in love with the marriage of food and health in high school, and headed off to college to study nutrition. I earned my bachelor's and master's degrees with highest honors in nutrition science from Syracuse University and became a registered dietitian (RD).
This foundational training included extensive course work in anatomy and physiology, microbiology, biochemistry, human metabolism, and clinical nutrition (how to prevent and manage health problems, ranging from heart disease and cancer to type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, digestive disorders, food allergies and more), as well as classes in food chemistry (the natural chemical makeup of foods, including vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants), environmental nutrition (the study of how food production and processing impacts our health and the health of the planet) and nutrition in the life cycle (the unique nutritional needs of humans, from infancy all the way through older adulthood).
My Clinical Roots
Registered dietitian training requires a 1,200 hour post-college internship that includes a broad spectrum of hands-on, supervised experience. My placements were amazing. They included working in an acute care hospital, state public health agency, cooperative extension program, a university, food pantry and soup kitchen, and a farm. I had the chance to work with: children, high school athletes and college students who were well; sick and injured people who required medical nutrition therapy; underprivileged people in need of food; and farmers.
I'm so grateful that I become a registered dietitian. My classes and hands on experience gave me a deep, broad understanding of how the human body works, and how to tailor a nutrition program to the unique needs of an individual. In my experience, there is absolutely no amount of self-teaching that can replace this kind of formal education. Everyone eats, and nutrition has exploded in popularity; but being a true nutrition expert is not the same as being a nutrition enthusiast. It's like any other specialized field – you can love animals, take care of them, and read a lot about animal health, but it's not the same as going to veterinary school. I can not only tell you with confidence why a particular nutritional intervention will help (or hurt), but also accurately explain the science of why, and the physiological impact on the body (for more info on nutrition enthusiasts versus experts, please click here).
Beyond Nutrition
As part of my master's degree in nutrition science, I earned twenty-one graduate credits in counseling, to improve my personal "coaching" skills. And because I wanted to talk to my clients about physical activity and how to select and cook healthful foods, I also earned a personal training certification and completed formal training in organic, plant-based culinary arts.
But as I began to work with people one-on-one, I saw the influence of friends, family members, occupational settings, communities, and even the government on my clients' abilities to successfully live healthy lives. So, I went back to school again for a second master's degree in public health, specializing in community and family health education. This extensive program not only included classes in epidemiology, biostatistics, the environment (climate change, agriculture, infectious diseases, etc.), health care policy and research, but also training in how to develop holistic interventions that encompass every dimension of wellness: physical (nutrition, fitness, alcohol and drugs, disease prevention, sexual health, and sleep), environmental (green living), spiritual (the many ways that can be defined), emotional (psychological well being), occupational (how your job/career impacts your wellness), intellectual (your health knowledge and beliefs) and social (support and resources).
School of Life
I'm incredibly proud of my degrees and training, but every day I spend at least one hour reading new studies to keep up on the ever-expanding body of nutrition science, and I'm constantly reviewing new products and ingredients, speaking to other experts, attending conferences, learning about other cultures, and developing wisdom from my own personal results, as well as those of my clients.
I'm a member of several professional practice groups, including Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine, a subgroup the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND, formerly the American Dietetic Association), which focuses on integrative, functional, and holistic medicine, nutritional genomics, whole foods, dietary supplements and natural healing methods. I also belong to AND's Vegetarian Nutrition practice group, and the Hunger and Environmental Nutrition practice group. The latter works to promote sustainable agriculture and food security. I was one of the first RDs to become Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) and I'm a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the AND's Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists practice group. Each of these groups is an important part of my ongoing continuing education and specialization in holistic nutrition and wellness.
I know I'll never stop learning. I have completed mindfulness classes through UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center. And who knows, maybe I'll go back to school again for fourth college degree, or complete a certification in another health-related field. Today, I'm excited to use all of my education, training, and experience to help people look and feel their best, eat all natural, delicious foods, lose weight (if needed) in a safe, healthy, sane, sustainable way, optimize athletic performance, prevent disease, and develop a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. One of my favorite phrases: kitchen cabinet, not medicine cabinet!


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An analog telephone adapter (ATA) is a device for connecting traditional analog telephones, fax machines, and similar customer-premises devices to a digital telephone system or a voice over IP telephony network.
An ATA is often built into a small enclosure with an internal or external power adapter, an Ethernet port, one or more foreign exchange station (FXS) telephone ports. Such devices may also have a foreign exchange office (FXO) interface for providing alternative access to traditional land line telephone service.
The ATA provides dial tone, Ringing Generator, DC power, caller ID data and other standard telephone line signaling (known collectively as BORSCHT) to the telephone connected to a modular jack.
The digital interface of the ATA typically consists of an Ethernet port to connect to an Internet Protocol (IP) network, but may also be a USB port for connecting the device to a personal computer.
Using such an ATA, it is possible to connect a conventional telephone to a remote VoIP server. The ATA communicates with the server using a protocol such as H.323, SIP, MGCP, SCCP or IAX, and encodes and decodes the voice signal using a voice codec such as G.711, G.729, GSM, iLBC or others. Since the ATA communicates directly with the VoIP server, it does not require a personal computer or any software such as a softphone. It uses approximately 3 to 5 watts of electricity, depending on model and brand.
An ATA is connected between an IP network (such as a broadband connection) and an existing telephone jack in order to provide service nearly indistinguishable from public switched telephone network (PSTN) providers on all the other telephone jacks in the residence. ATAs are used by many VoIP companies selling a telco-alternative VoIP service, where the device is used to replace a user's connection to a traditional telephone company. When sold in connection with a VoIP service, the ATA is often locked so it cannot be used with a competing service, and the user can only partly change its configuration. Some providers do sell devices that are not locked and can be used with any compatible provider. This type of service, which is fixed to one location, is generally offered by broadband Internet providers such as cable companies and telephone companies as a cheaper flat-rate traditional phone service.


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The most coveted gadget in the country is going on sale at the nation's largest retailer.
On Sunday, just in time to avoid the holiday shopping season, Walmart will begin selling Apple's iPhone. The 8-gigabyte iPhone 3G, which holds roughly 2,000 songs, will fetch $197, while the 16-gigabyte model will go for $297.
The new partnership will allow Apple to expand their reach to approximately 2,500 Walmarts around the country.
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Best Buy sells the same iPhones for $10 less, but some Walmart stores will be matching local competitor's prices for a limited time. AT&T sells the phones for $199 and $299.
There had been chatter in cyberspace that Apple would unveil a 4-gigabyte iPhone for sale at Walmart, but it was not to be.


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Genesis 1:1-27 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth...
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The Search for Significance is Dr. Kroll's series this week on Back to the Bible. Now if you've ever wondered about your place in this world, your value to God, your purpose--then you'll definitely want to tune in and learn about why you and I are significant to God.
So read Genesis 1:1-27 with this in mind: How are we different than the rest of God's creation? What did this passage convey to you about who you are in God's eyes? Tami W.
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Woman Walks Across Tracks At Metro Center | News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - A woman walked across the tracks at the Metro Center station on Wednesday night, according to Metro spokesman Dan Stessel.
Stessel said that at about 9:30 p.m., the woman decided to walk directly across the tracks from one side of platform to the other. She did not use the escalator or walkways, but instead cut straight across the tracks on the upper level of Metro Center.
Midway across the tracks, she changed her mind and decided to cross back to where she had been. Metro employees told her to stay in the middle of the tracks while they cut power to the electrified third rail, which they did for about four minutes.
The unidentified woman left the tracks unhurt. She was taken into custody by Metro Transit PD. it is unclear what charges the woman faces.
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Robert Menendez paid $250,000 to a Washington law firm and set up a legal defense fund to help pay costs related to investigations by the Justice Department and the Senate ethics committee, according to documents filed Friday.
Menendez also paid $11,250 to Dr. Salomon Melgen, a close friend and donor who lives in Florida, to reimburse him for another flight Menendez took on Melgen's private airplane.
The New Jersey senator came under fire a year ago for making several flights aboard Melgen's plane that he had not reported or paid for. Menendez's office immediately paid $58,500 for those trips, which his office said were personal in nature.
The office said the additional payment made last month was to cover a Jan. 28, 2011, trip to Miami for a series of campaign fundraisers and meetings.
"Due to an oversight, the campaign did not reimburse Dr. Melgen for the cost of that flight at the time," spokeswoman Trisha Enright said. "When that oversight was discovered at the end of 2013, Sen. Menendez directed his campaign to immediately reimburse Dr. Melgen."
In addition to the flights, Menendez has drawn attention for intervening with federal officials on Melgen's behalf.
The $250,000 payment was to the Chicago-based McDermott Will & Emery law firm, according to a campaign finance report filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission. Enright didn't specify what work the firm did.
"Over the past year, we have incurred significant expenses to respond to the smear campaign that was launched by right-wing operatives," Enright said.
A conservative website had accused Menendez of flying in Melgen's plane to the Dominican Republica, where it said Melgen provided him with underage prostitutes. The latter allegation was later debunked.
"To help alleviate those expenses in the future, we are opening a legal expense fund consistent with Senate Ethics Committee rules and approved by the committee," Enright said. "This fund will allow Sen. Menendez to raise funds, all of which will be publicly disclosed, to pay for legal expenses."
The FBI raided Melgen's West Palm Beach, Fla., offices a year ago but have not said why. No charges have been filed.
The Senate ethics committee investigation is looking into whether Menendez inappropriately accepted gifts from Melgen. Reports also have surfaced indicating Menendez contacted U.S. officials several times on Melgen's behalf. Menendez has maintained he did nothing wrong.
The Washington Post reported last year that investigators were looking into several cases in which Menendez intervened in matters affecting Melgen's financial interests.
In those cases, the Post reported, Menendez pressured officials in the Dominican Republic to honor a contract with Melgen's port security company and intervened on the doctor's behalf in a dispute between Melgen and U.S. health care officials over Medicare payments.
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The Nook Simple Touch is an android-based eReader. In their interface for reading books, you can highlight a word or set of words, then attach a note to that.
The notes are limited to 512 characters, but you can have an unlimited number of notes for a book. I currently work around the limit by highlighting a word, writing the note, then highlighting the next word and continuing the note.
Is there a way to remove the limit of 512 characters, or increase it to a very large number? My nook is fully rooted, so I imagine it is a simple config file or sqlite entry somewhere, but I don't know where to look.


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Wieland, Luebke appear to be in mix for starting spots
Hurlers showing signs of emerging from Tommy John rehabs
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Padres are hopeful that left-hander Cory Luebke and right-hander Joe Wieland will be strong enough to vie for spots in the starting rotation when Spring Training opens this coming February, general manager Josh Byrnes said on Tuesday during the second day of the General Managers Meetings.
Both were top pitching prospects in the organization before undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2012.
"Luebke's been good," Byrnes said. "He's thrown off a mound a couple of times, and he's probably going to come out to San Diego in a week or two and throw to some hitters. Wieland threw in the Arizona Fall League the other night. They both appear to finally be where they need to be in their rehab.
"Now, including the six guys who finished the season in the rotation, we have two more to compete for starting spots. That area has been getting better and deeper for us."
The Padres finished with Ian Kennedy, Andrew Cashner, Tyson Ross, Burch Smith, Eric Stults and Robbie Erlin all starting games. Byrnes added Kennedy in a July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline deal for left-handed reliever Joe Thatcher, making it less likely that Byrnes will be back in the market this offseason for starting pitching.
Last winter, the Padres stood pat in the market, only re-signing free-agent right-hander Jason Marquis, and their starting staff was considered a bit short as they opened the season 5-15 for the second consecutive year.
This year, Byrnes considers it to be one of his strengths as he begins searching the market to upgrade a team that hasn't made the playoffs since 2006.
"We're pretty deep," Byrnes said. "Our pitching is starting to get there. We need some left-handed help in our bullpen. Maybe we could use a left-handed bat that can play a few positions. That covers us. We're kind of in a mode of where, how can we get better? We're just narrowing our focus to guys who can bring us up a level. We're looking at more depth than impact in certain areas. We have a chance to get better by just being healthier, but we're looking for a piece or two or three."
As far as Luebke is concerned, he was one of the brighter lights to emerge on the Padres' scene in 2010, but his elbow broke down after making five starts early in 2012 and now hasn't pitched in a big league game in nearly two years.
The usual rule of thumb is that it takes a year to 18 months to fully recover from Tommy John surgery, and Luebke now is at the outer limits of that timeframe. That's why Byrnes is hoping Luebke will be ready to compete again before he turns 29 on March 4.
"You know, I've talked to a lot of GMs," Byrnes said. "His surgery was May of 2012. Based on the Tommy John timeline, yeah, he should be ready. Based on how he's recovered, we're not sure. Some guys have taken 20 months. I asked those GMs, 'When did you know?' Suddenly the guy goes out in Spring Training and he's back. Hopefully, that's the case with Cory.
"The past month is the best he's felt. 'Now I feel like myself again,' he told me. This is his 18th month. It's taken that kind of time."


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Yeah, so you might say this is a biggie for us.
Wanye Gretz: Ever since our crew personally oversaw the invention of the written word, electricity, hockey, the internet and finally both nations we have had one goal on the horizon. One goal that was so much in the forefront of everyone's mind that bingofuel actually broke up with his girlfriend this week to make sure nothing distracted him.
For the first time in the 6 billion-year history of the Earth, Oilers fans and Flames fans can come somewhere and chirp at one another during a Battle of Alberta game.
Now just like when playing nude Jenga there are rules here too. No male on male accidental contact for starters. No personal attacks, profanity laced tirades or other offside nonsensery if you please. Is this because we are boring? No. It's because if we don't have some rules of engagement we will probably start a war that will eventually end in Red Deer with Kent W and Willis brawling with Klingon Bat-leths over who has the ability to really lay claim to the last initial "W." But funny/witty commentary? Oh yeah. Pointing out the obvious like the fact that Calgary turned it's back on all forms of cerebral logic and signed Todd Bertuzzi? Good to go.
And so now I hand it to our colleagues at FlamesNation and see a Wanye Life Dream™ fulfilled. Next to achieve? Three-way with Natalie Portman and Carrie Underwood.
I have waited for this day for over two years!!!!!!
TLP: Man, I love Battle of Alberta games. The rivalry, the drama, the easiest two points Calgary will earn all season. It's just magical.
Now, I don't know how many Oiler fans mosey over to FlamesNation to check out what Kent and I have to say (it's all really great, believe me!), but since this is being posted on both sides of "The Nation," I will make certain concessions to our neighbors to the north, namely first explaining myself in a normal way, then dumbing it way, way down for all you clods that can't get a job in a real city that people want to live in.
Now, let's be honest with ourselves and say that the Oilers have been going through a bit of a rough patch the past few years in terms of players not wanting to come to your city or stay there, a general manager that was widely regarded as "borderline retarded," and a coach who lost his team three months ago and still, somehow, has a job.
(Trans.: Edmonton bad! Players hate! Lowe dumdum! Coach mean!)
Meanwhile, Calgary (you might know it by its other name: Not-Loserville) has had its cup run over with success and happiness. Players want to come here, Darryl Sutter makes good decisions, and Mike Keenan.. well, at least he's not Jim Playfair.
(Trans.: Everyone like! Big wins! Fun times! Happy all day no sad!)
We at FlamesNation understand that you're probably a fan of the Oilers because of, say, the 1980s. Can't blame you. We know it's hard not to root for a winner. But guys, the 1980s were like 30 years ago almost! It's time to start living in the here and now. And if you want, we'll even take you in down here if you're among Edmonton's best and brightest. We've been looking for someone to clean up all the stables down at the Stampede Grounds anyway.
(Trans.: Cup Days gone! Flames fan good! Sweep poop yes?)
Seriously though, the Flames are going to annihilate you.
All my love,
Kent W: At the conclusion of George Orwell's 1984, Protagonist Winston Smith comes to the realization that he loves his nemesis – the State. I think that's about where I'm at with the Oilers these days, although I come by affection more honestly: there was no room 101 or psychological torture required – I just honestly enjoy watching the Oilers play.
I love watching Dustin Penner lumber around. It always brings a smile to my face to think of the draft picks it required to grab him, or his absurd $4.25M/year albatross of a contract.
I giggle when I see the 'C' on Ethan Moreau's chest. It gives me pleasure to check the Oilers ever-full injury list. I laugh whenever I remember that Jeff Drouin-Deslasarasrfasdfsadfasdrsdfs is the only goalie the club has signed through next year.
The negative goal differential, the constantly being outshot, the worse than average special teams, Kevin Lowe's comb-over; I love it all. MacTavish's post game press-conferences are frequently delightful. Zach Stortini's cartoonish countenance and laughable "fighting" style – it's all good. Oh, and thanks for Curtis Glencross by the way…
I think what I love most, however, is the continued mediocrity. Edmonton doesn't suck like, say, the Islanders or the Thrashers. There's always the faint possibility of making the play-offs on the horizon for the Oilers. That chance, however slim, like the distant scent of baking bread to the staring, drives the organization stumbling forward each off-season and trade deadline, salivating and half crazed, desperate for the taste of success.
As such, they're never a big threat to get any better. To take the big leap. Like a hopeless junkie, the Oilers never seem to reach their "bottom" so there's never any real chance of a recovery. Blow it up and start anew? Move veterans for draft picks? It's hard to do when 8th in the conference is spitting distance away, isn't it?
It won't bother me if the Flames lose this evening. Calgary is 12 points up on Edmonton and have little to gain by a victory. Edmonton, on the other hand, can scratch closer to the final play-off spot and move another step nearer to becoming a buyer at the trade deadline. And I would love that too.
It's win-win for me tonight gents. Im going to crack a beer and cheer for every single goal that's scored.
Kent Wilson


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Las Rocas Garnacha Vinas Viejas 2007
Winemaker Notes
Critical AcclaimAll Vintages
Although the D.O. is quite young, vines have been grown in the zone for some time. About one eighth of the vineyard land's production has been bottled at one of Spain's best and most progressive cooperatives, San Alejandro. With an abundance of amazing raw material, Eric Solomon was able to commission several bottlings of very old vine fruit into what has become one of the most sought-after estates in the portfolio. Calatayud benefits from a continental climate with vast temperature differences between night and day. Harvests are much later than in other parts of Aragon, and the acidity/maturity/alcohol ratios tend to be more balanced.
As most of the vineyards lie on what was (thousands of years ago) an old river basin, the soil is comprised of brown limestone and loam over slate and gypsum. This particular soil is also ideal for production of olives, cherries, and other fruits. Jean-Marc Lafage (of Domaine Lafage in France's Roussillon) is responsible for the Las Rocas cuvees.


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Trying to play a course called Stonewater this weekend. Keep your fingers crossed for me. The theme of the year has been wet and I'm hoping to buck the trend. I think I've played like 4-6 rounds so far this year and only one of said rounds has been dry. I love Ohio and all, but this needs to change. Southern Ohio is all blooming and warm, but we're still gray and gloomy in Northeast Ohio. Sweet.
Today's tee time for Quail Hollow (PGA Tour)
Some picks for the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow (PGA Tour)
Some possible sleeper picks for Quail Hollow (PGA Tour)
There's a pretty loaded field at Quail Hollow (Golf)
Will Shoal Creek host another major? (Golf)
Is the fight for the World #1 ranking good for golf? Blitzkrieg says yes (Golf)
Fred Couples has only played two rounds of golf since the Masters (Golf Digest)
Charles Barkley says the tornado damage to Alabama is the worst he's ever seen (Golf Digest)
Speaking of Chuck, he broke a club in a Pro Am (Golf Digest)
Sean O'Hair still endorsing Sean Foley on his website (Waggle Room)
Arnold Palmer played the Quail Hollow Pro-Am from the tips. Boss. (Waggle Room)
Tiger says he'll be back for the US Open (and he's gonna win) (Devil Ball)
Justin Rose or Anthony Kim (Devil Ball)
Dustin Johnson has picked out a new caddie (Devil Ball)
Douche bag supreme Rory Sabatini says he won't be punished (Wei Under Par)
Rory McIlroy says he's gonna be making some changes (Wei Under Par)
Oak Lane Country Club sells at auction (Geoff Shackelford)
Apparently the tiff between Sean O'Hair and Rory Sabatini is over slow play (Geoff Shackelford)
Olympic golf tournament? (Geoff Shackelford)


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