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N-Acetyl-Carnosine (NAC) Bright Eyes Drops Dissolve Cataracts Naturally!
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Ethos Bright Eyes Zeaxanthin with Lutein Capsules restore macular pigment density, which declines with age and also help to prevent the development of cataracts.
It is important to understand that these two Ethos Bright Eyes products work in unison to treat a whole myriad of different eye conditions, including glaucoma,cataracts and macular degeneration. Because of this, we have a very Special Promotional Offer available when you purchase the two products together. See our Promotional Pack Offer when you reach the checkout.
Eye Conditions
If you were asked which sense you would regret losing the most, you'd probably say your eye sight. Vision impairment is one of the most feared disabilities, yet according to the National Eye Institute, at least half of all cases of blindness can be prevented. Despite this the number of people who suffer from visual impairment continues to grow at an alarming rate.
Cataracts are the leading cause of decreased vision in adults older than 65 and is the most common surgical procedure for elderly people, although you can get an "age-related†cataract when you're in your 40′s or 50′s, although most likely it will be small and not rob you of your vision. Only 15% of people are affected with cataracts by age 55, but this figure jumps to 50% by age 75, and 90% by age 85. It's important to note however, that cataracts worsen over time … and so it's never too late – or too early – to try to prevent them and/or treat them!
What is a cataract?
A cataract is an opaque spot on the lens of the eye that you can't see through.
The lens lies behind the iris and the pupil, and works like a camera lens. It focuses light onto the retina at the back of the eye, where an image is recorded. The lens also adjusts the eye's focus, which allows you to see things clearly, up close, and far away.
The lens is made of mostly water and protein. But as we age, some of the protein may clump together and start to cloud a small area of the lens. This is a cataract. Over time, the cataract may grow larger and cloud more of the lens, making it harder to see.
The haze can vary in size, density and location, which means its effect on your vision, will also vary. At first, many people experience an overall reduction in their vision; they may need more light to read by, or may have difficulty reading street signs while driving. A cataract can also affect depth perception, which is particularly dangerous for the elderly who are more prone to falling.
Common Symptoms of Cataracts include
Cloudy, fuzzy, foggy, or filmy vision
Changes in the way you see colours
Problems driving at night because headlights seem too bright
Problems with glare from lamps or the sun
Frequent changes in your eyeglass prescription
Double vision
Better near vision (temporarily in farsighted people only)
Note: These symptoms also can be signs of other eye problems.
Free radicals-natural by products of metabolism-are highly reactive chemicals that cause oxidation, which in turn causes aging.
Physical injury to the vertebrae or neck, or any stress which reduces eye movement and increases muscle tension.
Toxins, pharmaceutical drugs, and smoking.
Diabetes (high levels of sugar in the blood contribute to cataract formation, so it's not surprising that diabetics are 3-4 times more likely to have cataracts).
The protein in the lens changes from the wear and tear it takes over the years, and hardens and loses its ability to focus.
What can help prevent and treat cataracts?
N-acetyl-carnosine eye drops (Ethos Bright Eyes EYE DROPS) have been proven a most effective treatment. N-acetyl-L-carnosine eye drops have been shown to delay vision senescence in humans, being effective in 100% of cases of primary senile cataract and 80% of cases of mature senile cataract (Wang et al. 2000). N-acetyl-L-carnosine eye drops are able to enter both the aqueous and lipid parts of the eye, and they have been shown to prevent and repair light-induced DNA strand breaks in the eye. In Russia, N-acetyl-L-carnosine eye drops are approved in humans for the treatment of many eye diseases. Ethos Bright Eyes is an advanced eye formula that contains 1% N-acetyl-L-carnosine in a soothing eye drop.
Ethos Bright Eyes is one of the most advanced topical eye formulas that offers protection to the lens of the eyes from free radicals because of its unique formulation of lubricants, an anti-glycating agent, and antioxidant that when topically applied can penetrate and protect the lipid tissues of the eye against light damage. Bright Eyes will help to diminish free radical damage and the harmful effects of glycosylation associated with degenerative eye disease.
Bright Eyes Ingredients
- Antioxidants: N-Acetyl-Carnosine (NAC) – 1.0%
- Glycerin (lubricant) – 1.0%
- Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose Sodium (lubricant) – 0.15%
- Sterile Water (ophthalmic grade isotonic solution, pH 6.3 to 6.5)
- Buffered with Boric Acid, Citric Acid and Potassium Bicarbonate
- And, as a preservative, Purified Benzyl Alcohol
Bright Eyes drops are safe to use alongside any other prescribed medication; just leave at least a thirty-minute interval between applying different drops.
Other Information
Bright Eyes is 100% hypoallergenic
Bright Eyes is 100% free of animal ingredients and may be freely used by vegetarians
Bright Eyes is 100% safe and suitable for use on pets and other animals
Also available for pets
The recommended course of treatment is to use one box containing 2 x 5ml bottles a week, for a period of six weeks and 80% of patients report seeing significant improvements within this time frame. Those with more severe conditions may need to continue their treatment for longer.
Apply Bright Eyes drops 6, 7 or 8 times per day to the affected eye(s) – ideally once every hour
Only one drop per eye is needed per eye for each application
To apply the drops, lie down or lean you head well back or, better still, use our unique EZ-DROPS applicator strips
Asking a friend, relative or partner to apply them for you also helps to avoid any wastage
Pull the lower eyelid down and then gently squeeze the bottle until a drop comes out
Instil the drop onto the centre of the eyeball and you will feel when it goes in
Press on the tear duct for 2 minutes after applying the drop to avoid it being flushed out
Leave at least a 30 minute interval between applying different types of eye drops
Bright Eyes NAC Eye Drops – Notes For Use
Unopened bottles should be stored in the dark and, wherever possible, in the refrigerator.
Once your condition has improved it is recommended that you continue using one or two drops a day to maintain continuing good eye health and visual acuity.
People without any eye problems should also apply Bright Eyes drops once or twice a day as a preventative measure to help ensure that they don't suffer with visual impairment in later life.
Unopened bottles should be stored in the dark and, wherever possible, in the refrigerator. Once your condition has improved it is recommended that you continue using one or two drops a day to maintain continuing good eye health and visual acuity.People without any eye problems should also apply Bright Eyes drops once or twice a day as a preventative measure to help ensure that they don't suffer with visual impairment in later life.It is also recommended that you take 2g or 3g of Ethos élan vital supplement in powder form daily.
Bright eyes drops are also especially beneficial to people who spend a lot of time in front of computer screens or who drive a lot at night, as they also help to relieve tiredness and soreness of the eyes. Simply apply one or two drops when discomfort is felt, for rapid relief.
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As Bruce Springsteen prepares to re-release one of his seminal works, fans can get ready to jam out to a massive collection of never-before-heard tunes.
On November 16, a deluxe version 1978's "Darkness on the Edge of Town" will hit stores with two full discs of unreleased material, reports Rolling Stone. Some of the songs will be familiar to listeners of popular music as several were given to other musicians to use, among them "Because the Night", popularized by a spirited "MTV Unplugged" performance by 10,000 Maniacs and "Fire," which was written for Elvis Presley but became a big hit for the Pointer Sisters in 1979. Other tunes, such as "Candy's Boy" and "Wrong Side of the Street" were reworked into other songs.
Over 70 tracks were recorded during the original "Darkness" sessions, but only ten made the released album, so Springsteen and his team had a treasure trove of material to sift through. Since discovering the outtakes, the Boss and his band have gone back to add vocals and instrumentation to fragments that were never completed.
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In addition to the two discs, the re-release also includes a remastered version of the original album and three DVD's of live footage recorded between 1976 and 1978. A full performance of the album with the E Street Band captured in 2009 will also be in the package.
And if Springsteen fans are still left wanting after all of that, they're in luck: "The Promise", a full-length documentary about the making of the album, was released last month.
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Junk-bond valuations are getting a little out of hand, so yield-hungry investors should shift some money out of junk bonds into bank loans and high-yield muni bonds. That's the verdict of George Rusnak, national director of fixed income for Wells Fargo Private Bank, in his latest weekly outlook piece. From Rusnak:
We favor diversifying high yield holdings equally between the corporate, municipal, and floating-rate debt (bank loan) sectors in the remainder of 2014. By actively diversifying in these sectors, we believe investors can mitigate risks. We also believe investors should avoid over-allocation to high-yield bonds and diversify income streams across fixed income, equity, real assets and complementary asset holdings.
Rusnak says persistent high-yield fund inflows and rich valuations make the junk-bond market susceptible to pullbacks, adding that it's "unlikely that the currently tight spreads and lower yields in this sector can fully absorb the forecasted rise in interest rates." He points out that junk bonds have a high correlation with equities, so any stock market correction could cause a high-yield downturn.
By contrast, he notes that high-yield munis have a low correlation to stocks, and today they actually yield 30% more than high-yield corporate bonds, far higher than their historical average. But high-yield munis have a much higher duration (10-11 years on average) than junk bonds (3-5 years), meaning they're more sensitive to rising interest rates, and the market is much smaller and less diverse. To mitigate interest-rate risk, Rusnak recommends loans, which are floating-rate and also tend to have a low correlation to other types of bonds.


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When the Washington Nationals called on Wizards guard John Wall to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of yesterday's interleague game against the Baltimore Orioles, it was a decent nod to everybody within the same NBA market. When Wall threw the ball, though, it was an affront to physics and the properties of physics.
Of course, Colin Cowherd will probably just point to a perceived paucity of black pitchers since the J.R. Richard era as evidence of something coded.
The Nationals gave up 18 hits but won their seventh consecutive game 8-4.
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Quenched tool steel is too brittle at this point and needs tempering.
nice workthat method is one im planning on using again in the near future to make change gears for my lathe. last time i tried it didnt quite work, think my cutter wasnt very accurate. and had issues with working out the depth of cutcouple of questions:a multi tooth cutter would have been easier on your lathe surely? its just a series of v's at the correct spacing. cuting just one tooth as you have must have been quite clunky as it went round and id have thought harder on your lathe?also from memory you only need about 5 teeth, anymore dosnt help as they dont do any cutting ( unless your cutting a gear with hundreds of teeth.
Quote from: xo18thfa on February 22, 2017, 01:24:34 AMQuenched tool steel is too brittle at this point and needs tempering.In practice I've found that no tempering is needed when working with brass or other soft metals like aluminum.In fact, for a one-off tool that's going to see little use you can often get away without tempering the tool for most materials found in the home shop.
There are two steps to heat treating steel. 1) Hardening and 2) tempering. The first (hardening) takes the surface of the steel to a Body-Centered-Cubic crystalline form (which is why "hard steel" grows in size). And tempering "relieves the stresses" generated by such a transformation which makes it more resistant to breakage.
I spent hours last weekend making a cutter as pictured by the OP for 20DP gears. It did not work at all for cutting the actual gears. The cutter cut just fine, but the geometry of the finished teeth was, well, non existent. The teeth are pretty much triangular with no involute to them at all. I think I will try to replicate what this cutter does in a solidworks model. I should be able to see if this was doomed from the start, or it's a scale issue.Has anyone else tried this method with a larger pitch tooth? The gears made at 48dp look good. Wish I could say the same. Now I've cheated and bought an 8 piece cutter set off e-bay for $100. Completely against the spirit of Mad Modder...oh well, I gave it a shot.
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carlpgoodrich wrote:Cool map! I'm playing it for the fist time, and I think the legend is either not clear or there is an xml mistake. The words "Nicosia belongs to both factions" to me sounds like holding ANY territory in Nicosia will count towards BOTH the Greek and Turkish bonus. I just spent a while trying to figure out why I wasn't getting 4 troops next turn, and finally realized that it might just mean territories above/below the buffer zone. Assuming this is the case, I think the wording needs to be changed. Sorry if this was already discussed, I have not been following this map from the beginning.
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Aurora Shooting Suspect James Holmes Can Face Trial
In a ruling that comes as little surprise, the judge overseeing the Aurora, Colo., theater massacre has ordered that there is enough evidence against James Holmes to proceed to a trial.
In an order posted late Thursday, Judge William Sylvester wrote that "the People have carried their burden of proof and have established that there is probable cause to believe that Defendant committed the crimes charged."
The ruling came after a three-day preliminary hearing this week that revealed new details about how Holmes allegedly planned for and carried out the movie theater shooting, including how investigators say he amassed an arsenal of guns and ammunition, how he booby-trapped his apartment to explode, and his bizarre behavior after his arrest.
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Holmes is charged with 166 counts, including murder, attempted murder and other charges related to the July 20 shooting that left 12 people dead and 58 wounded by gunfire. An additional 12 people suffered non-gunshot injuries.
One of the next legal steps is an arraignment, at which Holmes will enter a plea. The arraignment was originally expected to take place Friday morning.
Judge Sylvester indicated through a court spokesman that he would allow television and still cameras into the courtroom, providing the outside world the first images of Holmes since a July 23 hearing. Plans for cameras in court, however, were put on hold Thursday afternoon.
"The defense has notified the district attorney that it is not prepared to proceed to arraignment in this case by Friday," wrote public defenders Daniel King, Tamara Brady and Kristen Nelson Thursday afternoon in a document objecting to cameras in court.
A hearing in the case will still take place Friday morning. In his order, Judge Sylvester said it should technically be considered an arraignment, but noted the defense has requested a continuance. Legal experts expect the judge will grant the continuance, delaying the arraignment and keeping cameras out of court for now.
Sylvester also ordered that Holmes be held without bail.
Holmes' attorneys have said in court that the former University of Colorado neuroscience student is mentally ill. The district attorney overseeing the case has not yet announced whether Holmes, now 25, can face the death penalty.


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Everybody has a different idea about the goals for your travel bugs. In my feeble brain The choices are lots of caches, quality caches or lots of miles.
I know there are a few others that I am not thinking about. I handled one recently that a navy family released in New York. It was called Surfing to Hawaii. The tag stated the were being stationed in Hawaii and wanted the bug to join them.
But my question is what is Your main desire/goal for the majority of your T/Bs.


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Steven Tyler is ready to walk this way, again: The 63-year-old singer is engaged.
Tyler's representative confirmed Monday that the Aerosmith frontman is engaged to Erin Brady.
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Tyler has been married and divorced twice.
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As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, a jewelry designer previously confirmed to Access that she had designed the engagement ring for the rocker.
Loree Rodkin — who designed the ring Steven gave to Erin — revealed the ring is a 5-carat diamond sparkler, set on a platinum band encrusted with glittering micro pave diamonds.
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At the time, reps for the rocker would not comment on the rumored engagement.
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Greendale police standoff ends peacefully
Man, 42, taken into police custody
A police standoff in a Greendale subdivision has ended peacefully.
Police on the scene told WISN 12 News that officers blocked off Oakwood Lane west of 60th Street.
Officers were called after a domestic argument between a 42-year-old man, his mother and his mother's boyfriend.
During the argument, the man armed himself with a pistol and fired into the floor, police said.
The mother and boyfriend left the home safely.
Police said the situation was resolved just after 1 p.m. and that the man was in police custody.
Officials at College Park Elementary School said the school had been placed on "hold" status as a result of the police activity.
The school is located about a half mile west of the police situation.
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Here's to each and every one of you today who answer to the sweetest sound in the world~ "Mama".
For those of you who are still waiting and who long to hear that sound~ this post is for you.
I have often sat across the table from a longing heart who desired more than anything to have a baby of her own. Each situation uniquely different, the sound however, is always the same. The unspoken sound that is recognizable within two seconds after meeting someone. Talking with someone. Listening to someone.
That sound is hope. There is another sound that quickly follows if that heart has endured the pain of waiting for any amount of time. That sound is hope deferred.
Because when you are waiting for a baby, the days feel like weeks and the weeks feel like months and the months ~ like years.
There is a scripture that comes to mind about this very sound.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the the desire comes, it is a tree of life.~ Proverbs 13: 12
I want to encourage those of you who are still waiting with this one little word.......
So I did what any good southern girl would do. I threw a baby shower for a friend. And then another one. And another one. And another one. And lost count with all the blessings....and loved doing so.
And then I started buying little baby things for my new baby~ by faith. I bought the girliest, fluffiest things and the sweetest and most precious little boy things and I even bought those tiny newborn diapers. Sure did. And I would sit and pray and ask Him for a baby of my very own. Even when the Doctors and nurses told me to "check with my insurance about infertility coverage"~ I bought little baby booties and bonnets and baby powder and you name it. I was preparing a place~ by faith.
It was not easy and I was incredibly discouraged at times. But with each little item that took up space in our home, my hope and my faith grew. And then. Suddenly. It happened. Those two long awaited pink lines appeared. And our precious baby girl was on her way. And then suddenly. Our sweet little boy.
And the after our son was born I was blessed with another pregnancy only to lose again but this time I was much further along. It was a devastating blow to our family and we were challenged in our faith but pushed through those difficult and painful times to see His hand in the end. Just when I thought it was over I was then blessed with two more sweet babies. Grateful, thankful, humbled me. Beyond my expectations.....
I share this to encourage you. Of course everyone has a different story and situation but faith and hope and encouragement fit each and every one. Some of you are believing for an adoption and I know that He has a plan to connect that precious heart with your loving arms in His time. His timing is perfect. It's the waiting that is so difficult. ~To my precious bloggy friend Lori with A Journey To Our Daughter, If you are reading this I am still praying for you sweet friend and will continue to do so until that glorious day! God has not forgotten you but is ever mindful of you and the desire for your precious Kate.~
Something that helped to stretch my faith was to purchase those diapers and those sweet, little baby things. I have often encouraged friends and readers to do the very same thing and even place those diapers in the middle of the kitchen table like a centerpiece. I encouraged them to just thank God for the baby that is on it's way with each meal~ with each time they sit at the table. Just thank Him in advance for the sound of a baby in their house, for all the diapers they will have to change and for the sweetest and tiniest loads of laundry they will have to wash.
It stirs our faith and stretches us in really beautiful ways.
It is always an honor to pray for women who are believing God for a child of their own. And it is a tremendous blessing when they share the "good news" with me months and even weeks later. I rejoice and celebrate with them! And it increases my faith as well.
So for those of you who are still waiting.....
This is my Mother's Day gift to you. A simple prayer. May it bless you. Minister to you. And stir you in the depth of your spirit today. I also highly recommend the book titled "Supernatural Childbirth." It is a precious book that helped me tremendously.
If you are waiting to adopt...
Father I thank you for the precious woman who is reading right now. I thank you for the desire that she has to become a Mother Lord. I lift up those desires to you and ask that you would bless her with children and give her the tremendous gift of Motherhood. I pray that as she is waiting and working through the process of adoption, that you would do a quick work Father. That you would pour out supernatural favor everywhere their name is written and on every piece of paperwork. I pray for favor with the agencies and with the approval process. I pray for their finances to be blessed and that you would make a way where there seems to be no way Lord. I pray that people would give generously to their adoption fund and that you would be glorified mightily in the process. I pray that you would bring comfort to the empty arms of the Mother in waiting when her heart longs for a daughter in China. I pray that you would pour out peace that surpasses all understanding when its too painful to think about the daughter she's never seen waiting for her in Africa. I pray that the families and friends and communities surrounding them would be stirred to action to help, give, sow and bless these precious families. I ask you that you would speak to her during the night time when she is too worried to sleep. I ask that you would clear up the extraordinary amount of red tape in supernatural, unexplainable ways. I pray that the time would be short, your grace would be sufficient and that in the end the blessing and the gift of this child would far outweigh the process in Jesus' precious name. May you be glorified.
If you are waiting for a pregnancy....
Father I thank you for the precious woman who is reading right now. I thank you for the desire that she has to become a Mother Lord. I ask you that you would give her the desires of her heart and open her womb and bless her with a healthy and whole child in the name of Jesus. I thank you that her body line up with your very word and that she is fruitful and can multiply. I thank you that every time her heart aches for this precious child, it moves you Lord. I thank you that every time she sees another baby and longs for one of her very own that you place your hand upon her Father. I thank you that the longer the delay the bigger the blessing, that her house will be full and so will her heart. I thank you for the conception of this precious child, for the positive pregnancy test and for the praise that will be yours and yours alone Lord on that glorious day. I thank you in advance and that eye has not seen, nor ear heard all that you have in store for those reading now Lord. I thank you that your goodness and your grace and your mercy are above and beyond what we can even imagine and I praise you for the good and perfect gifts of children that are coming to the families reading now Lord. May you be glorified........
Two pink lines are yours in Jesus' precious name.


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This is for testing ... on that motherboard the first mem slot is the one physically closest to the cpu.In the old days we always put the largest closest?
Yes, although you did go over much of what I said, with the problem of getting NO screen he really needed to start again.
nihil , in the old days we used solder to piggy-back the chips!


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Last April, Mayor Thomas M. Menino challenged Bostonians to lose a collective 1 million pounds in a year's time. So far we've lost 95,697 pounds. Only 904,303 to go. By April 23.
People, now would be a good time to start that juice fast.
Menino got the idea for a citywide diet after he met a very overweight 12-year-old boy while giving out Thanksgiving turkeys. "What chance does this kid have?'' Menino told the Globe. Plus, the mayor liked the idea of camaraderie. "[W]hat is daunting on our own becomes doable when we work together," he said in a State of the City address before launching the challenge.
Bostonians still have a month to trim down, but maybe the goal was too ambitious. Perhaps a call to gain a million pounds would have better tapped into our strengths. Or to rack up $1 million in parking tickets.
But let's take a step back and examine the goal. Why 1 million pounds? After all, Corpus Christi, Texas, officials challenged their citizens to lose only 50,000 pounds, and that community — population 308,000 — was so plump that it was branded "America's Fattest City" by Men's Health magazine.
Boston, by contrast, ranked fifth on Men's Fitness magazine's 2012 list of fittest cities. Even so, the Boston Public Health Commission figured that the city has about 200,000 overweight or obese adults, and if each lost five pounds, we would hit the million-pound goal. But the commission wasn't going to be picky. Each of our 625,087 residents could lose 1.6 pounds. Or one person could lose . . . a million pounds.
The city is tracking the weight loss through its Boston Moves for Health website , which keeps participants' information confidential, according to the Health Commission. Those who take part enter an e-mail address, birth date, height, and weight.
Actually, a dieter doesn't even need to live in Boston. Barbara Ferrer, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, said she would take a pound of flesh from anyone who "works, plays, or lives" in Boston. So, if you come into town for a Celtics game, and you've had the stomach flu, please log onto the city's site and share your loss.
The city has worked hard to promote Boston Moves for Health, which is funded with $310,000 from corporate donors, $50,000 of which went to marketing. The city has distributed promotional materials in community health centers, run upbeat ads urging people to "join the movement," and used social media and press events to get the word out. It is also offering free fitness classes and pedometers, deeply discounted memberships to Weight Watchers, coupons for healthy food, community walks, and other incentives to help residents get fit. The good news is that these and similar efforts will continue beyond April 23.
The bad news: Almost a year in, many residents don't know that by continuing to chow down, they're shirking their civic duty.
"I had no idea," said Bill Story, 48, a waiter at the Bristol Lounge. "I've got nothing against Menino," he said as he grocery shopped in Mission Hill, "but I do things independently."
He glanced at his midsection, noted that he wanted to lose 25 pounds but said that City Hall wouldn't be his motivation. "I see it every day," he said of his extra weight.
But Tanika Barton, 36, a personal care attendant from Dorchester, said she would have heeded the mayor's call — if she had heard it. "I need to lose 30 pounds," she said cheerfully as she left a Dunkin' Donuts carrying a bagel and coffee with extra cream.
At least Boston's not bingeing alone. Corpus Christi never did lose that 50,000. Louisville, Ky., also blew its 2010 diet (goal: 100,000 pounds; weight loss: 6,000 pounds). In Massachusetts, Walpole tried to lose 1,000 pounds last year but dropped only 100.
You can't blame cities and towns for trying. But without societal change, it's hard for a whole population — or an individual — to lose weight, said Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group in Washington, D.C., focused on nutritional education.
"The food environment makes healthy eating like swimming upstream," she said. "Without major shifts to reasonable portions sizes, more healthy options, and calorie labeling in restaurants, people's efforts are regularly undermined. People need more than just a diet club or website."
But there is at least one municipal weight loss success story out there: Oklahoma City, population 592,000, lost a million pounds.
The diet started in 2008, it took four years, and at one point the whole town hit a plateau. Mayor Mick Cornett got the scale moving by teaming with local corporations, and by regularly pushing the diet by posing with large objects — cargo planes, elephants, Santa — to show how much residents had lost or how much was left to go. "The zookeepers pointed out that elephants are big but not unhealthy," said mayoral aide Steve Hill.
Maybe that's our excuse: We're not overweight. We're just big-boned.
While the Oklahoma City diet has yet to sweep the country, Boston health officials did seek advice from Hill last May, soon after the program launched.
"We learned that a million pounds is an ambitious goal," said Nick Martin, the health commission spokesman.
The Boston team also got a helpful tip: If the city were to team with local organizations, weight that would have been lost anyway could count toward the municipal goal. Indeed, the majority of the pounds lost locally is weight that was dropped by members of Weight Watchers, local YMCAs, and other groups counting pounds lost by all Boston members, not just those motivated by Menino, Martin said.
Even so, here we are in March, barely thinner. Are we retaining water?
The city offered another explanation, one that will be familiar to many a dieter: It's the scale's fault. Or in this case, the website's fault.
"It's a time commitment to exercise and an extra time commitment to go to enter how much you've lost," Martin said. "We suspect pounds are slipping through the cracks."
That's possible. Last April, Menino also challenged Bostonians to move 10 million miles in a year, a goal that has met with much greater success, Martin added. So far Bostonians have logged a very respectable 8,288,622 million miles.
The real issue is not meeting the attention-grabbing million-pound goal but helping people exercise and eat well, Ferrer said. "The challenge was meant to be inspirational."
One person who was inspired: the mayor himself. He's lost more than 20 pounds since last April (and also battled health problems). He may not look like a traditional diet guru, but it was his message that got through to Alicia Alves-Goodz, 31, a medical secretary from Dorchester, who wants to lose 30 to 40 pounds from her 5-foot 1-inch frame.
After hearing Menino's challenge, she sought out a nutritionist at Dorchester House, a multiservice center, and in turn learned about Weight Watchers' discounted memberships. "I track everything I eat, down to the water," Alves-Goodz said, noting that she's lost more than 10 pounds since Jan. 31.
With the April 23 weight-loss deadline looming like a high school reunion, what are the city's plans to mark the day? A group weigh-in on an enormous scale? Newly thin residents holding their baggy pants out from their slim waists? Alas, no.
Said the health commission's Martin: "There isn't an announcement planned."
Beth Teitell can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @bethteitell.


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I've recently been considering enabling Google Wallet on my cell phone, but I've been apprehensive about getting further into bed with Google. So I've been using searching through Google (YEAH I KNOW SO SUE ME) to see if there's any downsides I may have overlooked.
Instead what I've found is many comments along these lines:
I'm so deeply thrilled that Google Wallet is a working and available option that I'm willing to pretend I'm not hindered by a lot of the service's "cons." I can turn a blind eye to the fact that Google Wallet is limited to only six specified phones, and that it will probably never work with iPhone. My guess is Apple will have to partner with (or acquire) a company to put an NFC chip in its future handsets.
Can somebody explain to me how Google adding a feature to the Android environment counts as anything near a "con"? Is there a snowball's chance in hell that a technology reporter would consider saying that Apple adding a feature to the iPhone 6 was a "drawback" because Android users (who now outnumber iPhone users) wouldn't have access to it?
"Apple Rejects App Tracking Drone Strikes."
Thankfully, Apple decides for its users what "useful or entertaining" and "excessively objectionable or crude content" is.
Waiting for the new album...
"Apple v. Samsung: Whose lawyers are earning more in the smartphone wars?":
Clearly, neither side is wanting. Having said that, court records show that Samsung's lawyers in this case are commanding a higher rate than those representing Apple. The fee motions filed so far indicate that Apple's lawyers, from the firm of Morrison Foerster, are billing an average of $526 per hour [PDF]. On the opposite side, Samsung's lawyers hail from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, and they are charging an average hourly rate of $592 [PDF].
On Team Samsung, partners are billing a median rate of $821, while associates are billing a median rate of $448. Partners working for Apple are billing a median rate of $582 per hour, with associates billing $398 per hour.
CNN: Zimmerman balks at ABC interview after network rejects demands
The Inquirer: Google to remove 'torrent' from autocomplete search, says court
The New York Times: He's Watching That, in Public? Pornography Takes Next Seat
Think Progress: Corporation That Paid Nothing In Taxes For Four Years Tells Congress It Pays Too Much In Taxes
USA Today: Bachmann accuses Muslim House member of Brotherhood ties
The future won't have checkout counters.
An estimated 7,630 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the first three months of 2012, up from 6,720 deaths in the first quarter of last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
This is the whole point of my book, The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive. You don't have to agree with the whole story to agree with the basic point. We are not fighting over big or little government. We are fighting over whether government should serve the interests of the one percent or the broader population. We are doing the right's work for them when we allow them to pretend that the debate is over the principle of limited government.
"Carlos Slim's Remedy For World's Economic Woes: Lift Retirement Age To 70":
The world's richest man has urged struggling nations to lift workers' retirement age to 70 and privatize as many infrastructure assets as possible to help shore up their economies, Mexican press reported on June 12.
Mark my words, the right in this country is going to try to treat us as a "struggling nation."
Moreover, countries should have people work until they are older to reflect longer life expectancy rates, Slim reportedly said. He noted the ideal work schedule should be 10-11 hours three times per week for people over 60 to allow them to have more days to "innovate, create and cultivate themselves."
... and retired people can't do those things?
"Corsi: If Obama Wins, 'People Like You And Me Will Be In Thought Education Camps -- If They Allow Us To Live'":
[I]f Obama wins, we do not have a First Amendment, we won't have a Fourth Amendment, we won't have a Bill of Rights, people like you and me we'll be in thought education camps - if they allow us to live, our families will be destroyed, private property will be confiscated. People think this is radical. All the plans are laid out and signed in executive orders.
Of course, Obama has already won, and this nonsense did not come to pass.
Nobody in the conspiracy camp is smart enough to figure out that Obama has been in office for almost four years now. Why would Obama wait until after he lost his 59 vote "majority" in the Senate and the Democratic majority in the House to hatch his evil plan to usurp (White) America? Wouldn't a Manchurian Candidate President strike when the iron was hot instead of when his target may be heading out of range?
What's really happening here is that Corsi and Jones are offering his audience weak justifications for their irrational hatred of Obama. I'm very anxious to see if and how different the next white male Democratic President will be received by these crowds - Bill Clinton only had to deal with Fox News towards the end of his Presidency, and then before they'd figured out the full details of their game plan.
I've tried to like Colin Powell, but it seems like he was in on lying us into Iraq, which I consider an unforgivable sin:
This is insane, even for the Washington Times:
Adam Nathaniel Yauch died Friday. If you're age 16-66 — maybe 106 — you know him as MCA, one-third of the Beastie Boys. He was 47. Way too young. But gone.
Now, half-white Barack Obama (exactly my age) didn't say a word, even though he was talking to college kids that day, but make no mistake, MCA was no Jay-Z or Kanye West. This guy was the real deal, groundbreaker, up from his bootstraps, Brooklyn boy made good. Funny the "coolest president ever" doesn't say a word about the passing of MCA. Weird and kinda sad, actually.
"Yauch was born an only child in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Frances, a social worker, and Noel Yauch, a painter and architect," Wikipedia says. "His father was Catholic and his mother was Jewish." Kinda like Barack, all over the place, half this, half that, and a tough life ahead from the outset. But nothing from the first half-white, half-black president (MSM has made him black — he's not; he's half-and-half. No, Trayvon Martin wouldn't have looked like his son.)
The president took time from his busy schedule to comment on the passing of black musicians. When Whitney Houston, a longtime crack addict, died this year, the White House put out a statement. "I know that [Mr. Obama's] thoughts and prayers are with her family, especially her daughter," press secretary Jay Carney said. "It's a tragedy to lose somebody so talented at such a young age."
And when accused pedophile and drug addict Michael Jackson died in 2009, the White House weighed in with the president's thoughts. "He said to me that obviously, Michael Jackson was a spectacular performer, a music icon," spokesman Roberet Gibbs said. "And his condolences went out to the Jackson family and to fans that mourned his loss."
The finally have a movie with good action scenes. Although I liked the first fight scene with Whiplash in Iron Man 2, every fight in the Marvel Universe after Blade has been average at best.
Hulk vs. Loki is fight of the century.
Lots of laughs, almost all well integrated into the story. The conflict between the characters is really well done.
Stay through the credits. There are not one but two scenes, one midway through the credits, and another after they end.
Why can't we Americans have nice things?
FiveThirtyEight: Is Obama More Popular Than He Should Be?
On the Economy: Economic Models Need to Include Leverage…(duh)
The Nation: The Beltway Continues to Ignore GOP Radicalism
The National Memo: How The GOP's Golden Boy Works His Con
TIME: Why Being Overweight Could Earn You a Lower Salary
"Assuming that [House Republican Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's budget] keeps military spending in its historic range (he has indicated that he would), this implies the elimination of almost the whole federal government. His budget would leave no room for federal support of education, roads, bridges and other infrastructure, the federal court system, the Food and Drug Administration, the national park system and everything else associated with the federal government. It would have been useful to point this fact out to readers in a lengthy piece that attempted to give readers a sense of Representative Ryan's vision."
"Years before [George Zimmerman] stood at the center of an international storm over the killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, the Florida man used his page to complain about "mexicans" and celebrate a victory in a criminal case against him."
Saturday afternoon doesn't see so far away now, does it?
"Teenagers drinking hand sanitizer to get drunk" reports USA Today:
Teenagers are showing up in Los Angeles emergency rooms after drinking inexpensive liquid hand sanitizers to get drunk.
Cheap and easily accessible hand sanitizers contain 62 percent ethyl alcohol.
The Los Angeles Times says six teenagers have shown up in two San Fernando Valley emergency rooms in the last few months with alcohol poisoning after drinking hand sanitizer.
Some of the teens used salt to separate the alcohol from the sanitizer, making a potent drink similar to a shot of hard liquor. Distillation instructions can be found on the Internet.
Although there's only been a few cases, county public health toxicology expert Cyrus Rangan says it could signal a dangerous trend.
A very dangerous trend! Los Angeles county had a 2010 population of 9,818,605, 25% of which are 18 or under. Once six teenagers have gone astray, they all start to look guilty.
Al Franken says "There are no death panels." The resulting Fox Nation headline? "Al Franken Misinforms."
The Avengers has gotten a stellar review from the Associated Press.
I have midnight premier tickets.
The AP reports "Romney says Obama's jobs record a failure":
Mitt Romney on Thursday visited a factory shuttered when George W. Bush was in the White House, and said its lingering idleness marks a failure of President Barack Obama's economic policies.
"Had the president's policies worked it, would be open again," the Republican presidential contender told a small audience seated in the cavernous space. Obama visited the factory — then open — during his 2008 campaign for the White House, and Romney's aides chose the site specifically for its presumed political advantage.
So we should return to Bush-esque Romney economic plans? This guy can't articulate what he's going to do different than Bush economically. All he has articulated is a repetition of Bush: tax cuts (for the rich), deregulation, etc, etc.
Except for the political symbols brought in for Romney's speech — among them an American flag and a big sign that said "Obama Isn't Working," — the factory is a nearly empty, dusty shell of a plant where workers once turned out sheets of wall board used in housing construction.
I suppose we should blame Obama for the housing crises that shuttered this factory too. This guy has no chance.
Beat the Press: Robert Samuelson Shows that the Post Has no Fact Checkers on Its Opinion Pages
FAIR: A Racist at National Review? Do Tell
The New York Times: U.S. Tightens Rules on Antibiotics Use for Livestock
Reuters: U.S. sues Apple, publishers in e-book price scheme
John McNeil killed a white man who assaulted him in his home. But, unlike George Zimmerman, he's serving life.
Mitt Romney will be the only presidential nominee since 1996 who left the primary season with a negative net approval rate.
Allen West later said "he's heard" up to 80 U.S. House Democrats are Communist Party members, but wouldn't name names.
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This document describes some of the requirements and guidelines to configure Cisco CallManager in a Cisco IP Contact Center (IPCC) environment.
Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:
Cisco CallManager Administration
The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:
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Cisco CallManager versions 3.0 and later
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.
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An Automated Call Distribution (ACD) line is an extension (directory number) that is under the control of Cisco CallManager, which automatically distributes calls based on a predefined set of rules. An ACD line is used for business purposes.
The Call Waiting parameter under the Directory Number Settings section in the Directory Number Configuration screen can be set to Off, On, or Default. When you configure an ACD line, you must set the value to Off (see Figure 1).
You must point the Forward Busy parameter under the Call Forward and Pickup Settings section in the Directory Number Configuration screen to an alternative directory number in case the ACD line is busy (see Figure 1).Figure 1 – Set the Call Waiting and Forward Busy Parameters
A computer telephony integration (CTI) route point designates a virtual device that can receive multiple, simultaneous calls for application-controlled redirection. When you configure a CTI route point, Cisco recommends that you redirect Forward Busy, Forward No Answer, and Forward On Failure in the Call Forward and Pickup Settings section on the Directory Number Configuration screen (see Figure 2).Figure 2 – Redirect Forward Busy, Forward No Answer, and Forward On Failure
When you configure a private line (directory number), you must set the Call Waiting parameter under the Directory Number Settings section in the Directory Number Configuration screen to On (see Figure 3).Figure 3 – Turn On the Call Waiting Parameter
Cisco recommends that you set the recovery method of the Cisco Message Interface task to Restart the Service for First failure, Second failure, and Subsequent failures. In order to do so, complete these steps:
Start Microsoft Windows 2000 Services Manager.
In order to open Services, click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Services.
Right-click Cisco Message Interface, and select Properties from the shortcut menu.
The Cisco Message Interface Properties screen appears.
Select the Recovery tab.
Select Restart the Service from the First Failure, Second Failure, and Subsequent Failures lists (see Figure 4).Figure 4 – Set the 'Restart the Service' Option for All Failures
Click Apply.
Click OK.
All phones have to register with CallManager. A phone can be registered through automatic registration, manual configuration, or the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT).
Note: For security reasons, automatic registration is turned off by default.
The capabilities of the Cisco CallManager are based on the available CPU and memory resources. Each configured device has a "weight", which consumes a set amount of these resources. Devices such as gateways, conference resources, voice mail, and other applications consume device units based on their relative device weights. This table lists the weights for various devices:
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The total device units of all devices configured cannot exceed the maximum device units that the Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS) can support. The maximum device units that the MCS can support depends on the server model. The Cisco MCS 7835-1000 supports up to 5000 device units.
Cisco does not recommend that you run Web Publishing on CallManager. In order to disable Web Publishing, complete these steps:
Start the Microsoft Windows 2000 Services Manager.
In order to open Services, click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Services.
Right-click World Wide Web Publishing Service, and select Properties.
In the General tab, select Disabled in the Startup type field (see Figure 5).Figure 5 – Disable Web Publishing
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Removing the fruit from palm seeds by the easiest, quickest and most cost effective method
The link to buy Juania australis seeds is here: Buy Juania australis seeds
The fruit would eventually rot away in soil, but the problem is that most palm seeds don't stay viable for any length of time, it is therefore imperative that the fruit, which is often a germination inhibitor, is cleaned off the seeds in a fast and efficient way, so that the seeds can then be germinated as quickly as possible in the nursery.
In this guide we're focussing on rare and valuable seeds (Juania australis and Pinanga tashiroi), for which care is required to not damage these very expensive seeds. You should note that seeds of many species of palm are incredibly tough and cannot be crushed even with a hammer, an example would be Acrocomia, Parajubaea or Butia ssp., and fruits of these can be easily placed in a bag then trampled under foot until the fruit comes away from the seed, well, the Acrocomia would need a bit more work than that! Nevertheless so many species don't produce such indestructible seeds, and here we show you how to remove the fruit without damaging these more delicate seeds.
The first step is to try to harvest the seeds when they are fully ripe, picking only the ripe ones and leaving the rest. If you have time at hand, then placing a suspended sheet under the infructescence (bunch of fruit) and waiting for the ripe fruits to fall into the sheet would be the best method. But, in reality we seldom ever have the luxury of time and collection is usually done quickly. In this instance it is far better to cut the whole infructescence and allow the unripe fruits to finish ripenning while still on the infructescence.
The unripe Pinanga tashiroi infructescence (fig 1) was left together with the fully ripe one for 3 days in a warm room, during which time the ethylene gases produced from the fully ripe fruit goes to speed up the ripening process of the unripe fruit. At the same time the unripe fruit draws the remaining water and nutrition out of the green infructescence, had the red fruits been picked off separate then they would have dried out and not gained that remnant nutrition that they needed. All of these fruits went on to fully ripen and the germination test was 100%.
Fruits of Juania australis (fig 2) have a waxy coating over the skin of the fruit impeding water penetration of the fruit. This also acts as a barrier to oxygen, and therefore slows the oxygenation and decomposition of the fruit by the natural enzymes (pectins) in the fruit. When fruit decomposes it is an effect of oxygenation of the natural enzymes in the fruit to digest it, so when it's eaten, the animal extracts those nutrients of the fruit, or the fruit decomposes. The skin is the natural barrier to slow this process. We therefore need to damage that skin of the fruit, by bruising or cutting in a process called scarification. Juania australis is the most sought-after cool-tolerant palm species in the world and its seeds are therefore amongst the most expensive seeds in the world. We don't just knock them about to try to damage the skin, we take great care to not damage the seeds contained. I've used a sharp knife to cut away slices of skin and fruit (fig 3) taking care not to cut too deeply and avoiding the seed contained. Once scarified the fruits are left in a warm room for several hours to oxygenate, this starts the decomposition process of the fruit.
The next step requires soaking the fruit in warm (not boiling) water. Some fruit has naturally high levels of pectin enzyme, and therefore decomposes faster. The Pinanga tashiroi seeds were cleaned of fruit within one day after scarification. This was easily done by rubbing the pre-soaked seeds between my hands, then rinsing the cleaned seeds in fresh water, and allowing to become touch-dry in the air. Juania australis fruits are naturally poor in pectin enzyme and therefore require several days soaking and fermenting to remove the fruit. I add additional pectin enzyme to the water, which you can usually buy in a wine-making shop as a white, crystalline powder. One tablespoon full will usually suffice. Normally, when soaking seeds to hydrate them before planting I would say that the water needs to be changed every day. This is because it stagnates (de-oxygenates) and drowns the emerging embryo in the seed. Seeds need oxygen for respiration during germination. Fermenting fruit is different, we don't change the water, otherwise we would be throwing our pectin enzyme away and slowing the rate of decomposition. The seed, for the most part is protected from the water by the surrounding fruit, and as soon as the fruit falls away we remove, wash, and dry (to touch-dry) the seeds. The cleaned Juania australis seeds (fig 4) should never be allowed to fully dry out.


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Phewf! 2015 was a crazy year in music. Justin Bieber, Diplo and Skrillex made a hit. Ryan Adams covered Taylor Swift's 1989 and it was awesome. Fetty Wap introduced trap queens to the mainstream, Silentó made us want to nae nae, and Adele reminded us all of our first heartbreak (and we cried more than a little bit about it).
And the momentum is only growing in 2016. With so much goodness happening in music, this January we're inviting you to step up your listening game. Expand your sonic boundaries. It's a new year, we've got new ways to listen and millions of songs — old and new — waiting for you at the touch of a screen.
Join us this month as we take on a new listening challenge every day for the month of January. As you play along, tweet us @sonos with your selection using #ListenMore and check back here for inspiration and to see what your fellow Sonos listeners are playing. We'll curate the best of the best (guilty pleasures encouraged).
Make music your 2016 New Year's resolution — we'll keep you on task.
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Jan 1: Start the new year with an album or playlist on a music service you've never used before. Perhaps 2016 is your year to de-stress. Give CalmRadio a look. We've got services for days.
Jan 2: An album released in 1950. John Coltrane's Blue Train and Miles Davis' Kind of Blue (1957 and 1959, respectively) would be mighty good choices. Jazz not your thing? One word: Elvis.
Jan 3: An album in a foreign language.
Jan 4: An album released when you were in high school.
Jan 5: An album released in 1960. The options are limitless — Dylan, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Stones … pick any of those out of a hat, and your day just greatly improved.
Jan 6: Your favorite pop album of all time.
Jan 7: An album with no lyrics. Might we suggest Aphex Twin's Select Ambient Works V. 2?
Jan 8: An album released in 1970. How about slowing things down with some Cat Stevens or Simon and Garfunkel?
Jan 9: Your favorite album to use as your alarm. There are two types of people in this world: Those whose alarm music needs to be chill and quiet, and those who need blaringly loud music to rise and shine. For those in need of some soothing morning jams, what could be better than Morrissey's crooning ("Last Night, Maudlin Street" perhaps?) to start the day? Or if you need to be audibly shaken out of bed, Public Enemy's "Louder Than a Bomb" seems apropos. Just don't forget to set it the night before.
Jan 10: Your favorite hip-hop album.
Jan 11: An album released in 1980.
Jan 12: Your favorite guilty pleasure song. "Call Me Maybe"? "Since U Been Gone"? Biebs? No shame here — wear it proud.
Jan 13: Your favorite love song. There's no shortage of love songs out there. Perhaps start with Marvin Gaye's Let's Get it On or Sexual Healing. Or hey — for you this may end up being something like Love Stinks by The J. Geils Band. That's cool. Crank it.
Jan 14: An album released in 1990.
Jan 15: An album by an actor turned musician. This might be the toughest challenge of the month, and will earn you extra cred depending on your answer.
Jan 16: Your favorite album to listen to while cooking. Music and cooking is something we applaud. Do you let your recipe determine your soundtrack? Or do you have a go-to band/genre while cooking? How about a little "Chop Suey" by System of a Down?
Jan 17: An album released in 2000.
Jan 18: Your favorite song to turn a party up. When you want to make things lively, sometimes all it takes is the right song at the right time. What's your jam?
Jan 19: An album by a solo musician who used to be in a band or group. You could go tried and true with Beyonce, JT or Paul McCartney. But we dare you to aim for the deeper cuts, with something like David Lee Roth's Crazy from the Heat, or, if you remember Tony! Toni! Tone! from the 90s, you'll be happy to know that Rafael Saadiq went out on his own and made some sweet, sweet music.
Jan 20: An album released in 2010.
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Jan 21: Your favorite songs or album to listen to when it's snowing. Let's do some snow wordplay. The Clash's "White Riot," Black Sabbath's "Snowblind," Foreigner's "Cold as Ice" … keep it going.
Jan 22: The first album you ever bought. … and what medium was it? Cassette? Vinyl? CD?
Jan 23: Your favorite album released in 2016, so far.
Jan 24: Your favorite album to listen to while dancing around the house. Have yourself a Tom Cruise in Risky Business moment — song choice and pants are your call.
Jan 25: Your favorite jazz album.
Jan 26: A song that your entire household can jam to.
Jan 27: An album that reminds you of someone. Hello — it's Adele calling. She is declaring this category hers.
Jan 28: Your favorite movie soundtrack. Breakfast Club, Grease, Good Will Hunting, or anything produced by Hans Zimmer will do the trick.
Jan 29: An album you love from a genre of music you don't like. Paging all indie rockers with a soft spot for One Direction.
Jan 30: A song inspired by your home (country, state, or town). Hopefully Sufjan Stevens has gotten to your state for this one, and all New Jersey residents are required by law to choose Bruce Springsteen.
Jan 31: An album by your favorite new artist. "New" can mean new to the scene, or even new to you.


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WRI examines current insurance proposals under discussion in the UNFCCC and considers options for a global agreement in promoting insurance as a climate change solution.
The last several decades have seen growth around the world in economic damages from extreme weather events. Most of these losses are attributable to global population growth, the greater concentration of people and economic value in urban areas, and the worldwide migration of populations and industries into areas like coastal regions, which are particularly exposed to natural hazards. However, the increasing severity of climate forces has also contributed to this rising trend. Poor people and poor countries – those least able to cope with such damages – are likely to suffer disproportionately as these trends intensify under a changing climate.
Effective adaptation to climate change will require risk management strategies that can reach vulnerable people in the developing world. Insurance – a financial mechanism through which a policy-holder pays a premium to transfer the risk of future losses to an insurance provider — could be an important component of these strategies. But to provide the adaptation benefits that vulnerable people need, insurance schemes must be designed carefully.
Insuring Against Climate Change: A Challenge for Public and Private Decision-makers
As the climate changes and more people experience weather extremes, the insurance industry will be called upon to provide products and services to a large new set of customers. At the same time, the current supply of insurance could be negatively affected if insurers are unable (or unwilling) to cover climate-related losses under changing risk profiles. Insurance providers will have to develop innovative products and delivery systems if they are to expand coverage to the poor and vulnerable while simultaneously covering growing weather-related losses among those who already have access to insurance.
Private insurers alone are unlikely to succeed in this dual challenge of expanding and deepening insurance coverage in response to climate change. For this reason, a growing number of public entities – including the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – are considering their own role in helping to make insurance an effective adaptation option.
How Can Insurance Help in a Changing Climate?
Insurance is a form of ex-ante preparedness for economic losses and can help build resilience to shocks such as storms, floods, or drought. If designed and operated well, insurance can provide immediate financial relief when a climate hazard strikes, providing several resilience benefits that are becoming increasingly important as the climate changes:
At the household or business level, insurance can help prevent an extreme climatic event from leading to long-term reduction in assets. This helps to prevent a household from falling into a poverty trap, and enables a business to continue to grow.
At a government level, insurance can help prevent extended gaps in government services after an extreme event, and can speed reconstruction of roads, energy systems, and other important infrastructure. Doing so can help, broadly, to maintain economic, social, and political stability.
Parameterized insurance, where insurance payouts are tied to a physical parameter (or an index) like rainfall – rather than to actual losses – can be especially effective in addressing large weather-induced losses. Parameterization reduces the administrative costs involved in calculating insurance benefits, and speeds delivery of payouts to clients. It is also an important design element in insurance products for small farmers and other low-income consumers. Typical loss-based insurance products rarely reach these customers, due to the high transaction costs involved in providing a large number of very small insurance policies.
Types of Insurance for Negotiators to Consider
The adaptation stream of the post-Bali negotiations has seen extensive discussion of whether and how to address insurance through the UNFCCC. Types of insurance that have been discussed include:
Post-catastrophe Resource Fund: The global community pays into a fund that directly supports the governments of vulnerable countries in contending with large-scale catastrophic losses caused by climate change. This is not true insurance, as there is no risk-based premium pricing. Solidarity funds (like the EU solidarity fund for disasters) and the proposed compensation mechanism both would function this way.
Subsidized Global Risk Pool: The international community establishes a global risk pool and pays the premiums on behalf of vulnerable countries to insure them against the large-scale catastrophic losses related from climate change.
Sovereign Risk Pool: Vulnerable country governments themselves share the risks of weather-related catastrophic events by paying into regional or global sovereign risk pools. (The Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility is an example of this type of risk pool.)
Commercial Insurance: Individuals and companies purchase private insurance to cover extreme weather and climate change related risks.
Micro-insurance: Poor and vulnerable individuals purchase specially designed insurance products that cover small-scale household- level losses due to weather extremes.
Insurance Proposals Under Discussion
Several proposals have been made regarding possible insurance programs in the UNFCCC:
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has actively called for the Copenhagen agreement to include insurance. They have submitted a detailed proposal for creating a new global insurance mechanism that would include "windows" for increasing insurance coverage for climate impacts and for supporting countries in promoting commercial and micro-insurance.
AOSIS recognizes that insurance can have limits. Beyond insuring for weather related damages, they ask for compensation and rehabilitation funding to address catastrophic climate losses that insurance will not be able to cover, such as the inundation of entire island nations.
A consortium of organizations called the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), which includes private insurance companies, NGOs and universities, has also submitted a detailed proposal for a UNFCCC-led insurance program. Instead of asking for compensation, MCII imagines a multilayered insurance system with a subsidized global risk pool that pays out to affected countries if they are hit. Annex 1 countries would be expected to put money into such a pool.
Like AOSIS, the MCII proposal includes a "pillar" addressing commercial and micro-insurance.
Risk Reduction Proposals
Parties are also exploring ways through which insurance can be integrated into larger risk reduction and management strategies that are vital to adapt to a changing climate. The AOSIS proposal leaves the nature of non-insurance risk reduction activities at the discretion of participating Parties; MCII makes risk reduction a condition of access to the insurance mechanism.
Some Parties (mostly Annex I countries) see insurance as just one element of risk reduction and have not supported the creation of a special UNFCCC insurance mechanism.
The Next Step on Insurance: Deciding What Role the UNFCCC Should Play
The costs of insurance programs under discussion have only been roughly estimated, and the overall pool of adaptation finance available through the post-2012 regime remains unknown. The initial level of finance may constrain options for insurance program design, and may force some difficult trade-offs between insurance programs and other adaptation activities that could be supported through the UNFCCC. This situation calls for concrete and specific discussions about options for the roles the UNFCCC should play in the promotion and provision of insurance, and for the institutional arrangements needed to support each option.
The role of a global institution like the UNFCCC in supporting the provision of insurance may vary depending upon:
- which type(s) of insurance Parties prioritize
- the scale of finance available
- Parties' decisions about what roles are appropriate and feasible
- Parties' expectations regarding the roles of the private sector and national governments


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Nominations for CAAWS/COC Carol Anne Letheren International Leadership Award
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS), in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), is calling for applications for the fourth Carol Anne Letheren International Sport Leadership Award. The award recognizes a Canadian woman who has made an outstanding contribution in the area of international sport leadership and has had a profound impact on sport and physical activity.
The award recognizes and pays tribute to the unparalleled career and legacy of Carol Anne Letheren, former CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee and International Olympic Committee member who passed away in 2001. Previous recipients of the award include Vancouver advocate Marion Lay, long-time gymnastics volunteer Slava Corn of Toronto, and rowing athlete and leader Tricia Smith of Vancouver.
Nominate your candidate for the Carol Anne Letheren International Sport Leadership Award if she:
is a Canadian citizen;
is a current or retired female sport administrator, athlete, coach, volunteer, official, etc;
has made an outstanding contribution as a sport and physical activity leader demonstrating ground breaking innovative leadership which has had a positive impact on sport and/or physical activity at the international level;
is an acknowledged achiever in her endeavours in sport.
Nominations must include:
completed application form (available at www.caaws.ca/e/awards/letheren/application_forms.cfm) including a CV describing the applicant's background and involvement in international sport and physical activity fields and the influence and impact she has had;
two personal letters of recommendation, one from an international colleague and one from a Canadian colleague, both of whom are familiar with the applicant's work internationally; these letters should address the individual qualities and successes of the applicant;
a maximum of two letters of support, from an International Federation and/or from a National Sport Organization with which the applicant has been associated; these letters should address how the candidate has had a positive impact on their sport and organization.
Submit your applications via mail, e-mail or fax to the address indicated on the application form. Deadline for nominations is Friday, March 28, 2008.
A joint committee of COC and CAAWS designates will review all nominations and make the final selection. The award will be presented at the COC Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, April 11-13 in Calgary.
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(Portland, Ore.) June 8, 2011 – "La Casa Latina," a support center at Portland State University (PSU) for Latino students opened Wednesday in a ceremony that included about 150 visitors.
The room, designed to be an inviting meeting place for Latino students to study and meet with advisors and mentors, is a product of "¡Éxito!" an initiative begun in 2009 to advance Latino student success at PSU. An ¡Éxito! task force in 2010 recommended construction of the support center as one of several ways the university could help the Latino student population. The new space will have a staff person and is filled with original art, comfortable furniture and three new computer stations.
"The space is a wonderful thing, but it's only a visual manifestation of the many programs we're promoting for Latino success," said PSU President Wim Wiewel during Wednesday's grand opening ceremony.
In addition to opening La Casa Latina, other goals of ¡Éxito! include doubling the number of Latino faculty, advisors and administrators at PSU, offering bilingual family orientation, and providing more scholarships for Latino students.
The speakers at the ceremony included Mario Quintana, a PSU International Studies major who grew up near Hood River, and Maria Bartolome, a Roosevelt High School senior who will enter PSU in the fall. Both have received guidance through PSU's Office of Diversity and pushed for the creation of La Casa Latina.
"Being part of La Casa Latina will be a guiding force in my college career," Bartolome said.
Latinos make up 20 percent of students in Oregon's public schools, and are the fastest growing population in Oregon. PSU's Latino student population is about 1,600. Boosting the number of Latino college students is one of the goals of ¡Éxito!, which is Spanish for "success."
The grand opening came a day after the demise of SB 742, which would have allowed the non-U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Oregon's seven public universities. Wiewel encouraged the crowd to look on the positive side, saying the support of the bill by PSU and the Latino community was a great organizing effort that can bring the issue of "tuition equity" for Latino students to the national level.
La Casa Latina is located adjacent to PSU's Multicultural Center, and features art created by students under the direction of PSU art instructors Kanaan Kanaan, Hector Hernandez, and Mandee Schroer. They include a three-panel mural depicting Latinos progressing from migrant labor to college life and academic success, a large mixed media panel combining college themes with Latino folk symbols, and a collection of paintings by high school students.


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Pirwa Colonial Backpackers Hostels - 库斯科(Cusco), 秘鲁 (Peru)
类别: 旅舍
地址: San Francisco Square nº 360 - 库斯科(Cusco), 秘鲁 (Peru)
Our hostel is managed by its owners, you can feel the heart and energy they put in their work to make it a unique and unforgettable place. It is a comfortable, friendly place with a homely and welcoming atmosphere.
This building was listed as a national monument in 1584. Pirwa Hostels Backpackers Colonial certainly doesn't lack in character. The 15th century colonial building has a variety of social areas to enjoy the sun and a light breeze or the stars at night, including a BBQ area, a TV lounge with a pool table, a self-catering kitchen and an in-house bar. These are perfect places to socialize with other travelers and exchange experiences. There are two patios with twelve stone arches. The stairs are made of stone are original handicraft, including the hand rail and an encrusted stone lion. All these features make it a unique place with its own character.
Security is of the outmost importance to us. We offer every guest a locker. We also provide you with a storage room to keep your backpacks, while you are on a track.
Our in-house bar offers guests a wonderful chance to socialize with our friendly, out-going staff. They are always willing to answers any of your queries. Pirwa Backpackers Hostels Colonial is a perfect place to hang the backpack up for a few days, relax and have a good time.
It has a total capacity of 70 beds with a mixture of dorms for 4, 6 and 9 people. To fulfill the desire for more privacy there is an availability of private double rooms (married*) with private or shared bathrooms. You will enjoy the comfort of 24 hour hot showers.
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Yanks would trust Cervelli at first in a pinch
TORONTO -- Francisco Cervelli swapped his catcher's mitt for a first baseman's glove on Sunday morning, taking some ground balls on the artificial turf at Rogers Centre.
Cervelli has never played first base, but with regular first baseman Mark Teixeira on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring, Yankees manager Joe Girardi has tossed Cervelli's name into the mix as a backup to Kelly Johnson.
"I catch ground balls everywhere, because I'm, like, the 26th man," Cervelli said. "If anybody got hurt, we don't want that, [but] I've got to do it. If he asks me to play, I'll play."
Girardi said that he could also use infielders Dean Anna and Yangervis Solarte at first base, but he does not consider catcher Brian McCann or outfielder Alfonso Soriano to be options there at this time.
For Girardi, Cervelli fits the bill because he has shown the ability to be an emergency infielder. Cervelli has appeared in four games at third base and two games at second base during his big league career. He played an inning at second base last season.
"Cervy has taken a lot of ground balls, and he has played infield before; not recently, but he has played infield before," Girardi said. "He takes a lot of ground balls. He looks pretty competent at it."


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Wall Light - Chrome - With Holophane Glass Bell Shade - 6in
Our aim is to supply what is generally difficult to find. In this case, we have commissioned a very simple chrome wall light based on a design supplied by Simplex from the 1880s. It is fitted up exactly as it might have been with a prismatic shade and an oak pateras.
Prismatic Shades - 'Holophane'
During the early 1890s Andre Blondel, a French engineer and physicist, known for his work in electrical research and an attache to the Lighthouses and Beacons Service, and Spiridion Psaroudaki, a Greek engineer, conceived an idea in a Paris laboratory to cover a glass globe with horizontal glass prisms properly positioned to control light. Patents were awarded to the two inventors in Europe and, upon the granting of US Patent 563836 in 1893, an American, Otis A. Mygatt was introduced to this work. He saw the potential for both domestic and industrial lighting and began to collaborate with Blondel and Psaroudaki.
The advantages of prismatic shades very quickly became clear to a European public demanding brighter light. The prisms effectively focused the dim bulbs output to produce clear, bright, clean illumination and proved very popular in shops, schools, factories, lighthouses and homes. So much so that Mygatt bought the worldwide rights to Blondel and Psaroudaki's invention in 1894 and formed the Holophane Glass Company in 1898 in London to capitalise on his purchase. That same year Mygatt transferred the company to No.1 Broadway, New York.
The term 'Holophane' was derived from the Greek - 'Holos' and 'Phanein' - to contrive the meaning 'to appear completely luminous'. In 1900 Holophane was manufacturing a large range of globes and reflectors and described them thus: [they are made of] 'perfectly clear glass with prisms scientifically constructed in such a manner as to both direct the rays of light in downward and outward directions'.


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Richly Replenishing Cocoa & Cupuacu Butters Body Lotion 12oz
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Butter meets beauty when our Dermatologist-tested blend of rich Cocoa and Cupuaçu Butters mingle with botanical moisturizers like Sunflower and Olive Oils in our best lotion for dry skin. Clinically proven to make your skin feel soft, smooth and super healthy for up to 24 hours. (Yep, we did the test!) This non-greasy natural body lotion is specially designed to absorb quickly. So all you're left with is the delicious aroma of Cocoa Butter and Vanilla. It doesn't get more luscious than this!
• Clinically proven to moisturize for up to 24 hours
• Dermatologist Tested
• Softens with Cocoa and Cupuaçu Butters and botanical moisturizers
• Designed to be non-greasy and absorb quickly
• Our best moisturizer for dry skin
• 100% natural fragrance
Buttery Richness
Cocoa butter is a super rich, naturally effective emollient that really knows how to soften your skin while helping smooth away the appearance of wrinkles. Making it one butter beauty.
Ingredients: water, decyl cocoate, glycerin, fragrance*, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate citrate, polyglyceryl-3 stearate, beeswax, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, tocopherol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, honey, rosmarinus o fficinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, lactic acid, citric acid, xanthan gum, sucrose stearate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, magnesium aluminum silicate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, canola oil, phenoxyethanol, limonene *natural fragrance


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Patrol car hits a vehicle stopped at red light.
A Manatee County sheriff's deputy totaled her patrol car as she rear-end one vehicle which then rear-ended a vehicle in front of it as they waited at a red light.
According to a Sheriff's Office report:
An officer referred to only as Deputy Dugan was driving her patrol car Tuesday evening west on U.S. 301 when she looked down at her computer in response to a call for service. When she looked up she saw a vehicle stopped at the red light. Deputy Dugan then "attempted to apply the brakes in the pool car that she was driving but they appeared, in her opinion, not to be working properly."
The deputy then drove into the vehicle in front of her, which in turn caused the second collision. All four occupants in the two vehicles, including two people in their 70s, were taken to area hospitals and treated for minor injuries.


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Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman, narrated by Kathe Mazur
Published in audio by Random House Audio, published in print by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, both imprints of Random House
November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly set off to travel around the world in less than eighty days, an attempt to break the record set by Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg from the novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Bly's travel was paid for by the paper she worked for, Joseph Pulitzer's World paper in New York. Although the idea originated with her, by the end of the day Nellie Bly was not the only young woman traveling around the world. The publishers of The Cosmopolitan decided to send Elizabeth Bisland, who wrote a books column for the magazine, on her own journey heading west instead of east, in at attempt to beat not only Phileas Fogg, but Nellie Bly as well.
Thoughts on the story:
I love it when authors find fascinating historical events about which I know nothing and tell it really well. I knew a bit about Nellie Bly before Eighty Days, but interestingly not about her race around the world. My knowledge was limited to her expose on the insane asylum on Blackwell Island, a reference it is possible I learned from my massive The West Wing marathon earlier this year. Goodman lays his story out very clearly, alternating between the two women's stories in a way that is faithful to the timeline while still maintaining a good flow. While the book itself is rather long, it has a good pace and is continually interesting.
Thoughts on the audio production:
Kathe Mazur does a wonderful job narrating. Like Goodman's writing itself, she maintains a good pace and, while she doesn't do much vocal differentiation between the stories, it isn't really necessary or called for here, and there is no problem keeping the narrative straight.
For more, please see my review for Audiofile Magazine.
A long book, but well worth the read. Fascinating and highly recommended.
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