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Twitter - @liberaltruths | Google+ - http://gplus.to/wwtMask | Occupy TallahasseeWhen he dies, I hope they write "Worst Affirmative Action Hire, EVER" on his grave. His corpse should be trolled.
-Will Pfeiffer's H.E.R.O.; a comic focusing on the magical Hero Dial, which can give anyone superpowers, the series follows the journey of the artifact, chronicling the Monkey's Paw effect it has on people's lives for the first few arcs. Eventually, when the Dial falls into the hands of a serial killer, the former wielders of the object are forced to come together, and try to stop a sociopath, with almost God-like abilities.
You bastard I agree with far too much of this listjust gonna do a top ten
if you ain't agree you a jive sucka
10. Immortal Iron Fist
09. The Losers
08. Spider-Man's Tangled Web
07. Chew
06. Doctor 13
05. Greg Pak's Incredible Hulk/Herc/Hulks (Planet Hulk through current) Yes, I know this is a cheat
04. Blue Beetle
03. The New Frontier
02. Secret Six
01. Cable and Deadpool
the thing I realize is while Marvel feels as though it is always of consistent quality, ranging from good to awesome (at least the things I like), when DC has something good, it is always about a billion times better than anything you will read that week.
This reminds me: Top 10, and the rest of the America's Best Comics line. I always forget that stuff, but it's endlessly re-readable.just gonna do a top ten
This reminds me: Top 10, and the rest of the America's Best Comics line. I always forget that stuff, but it's endlessly re-readable.just gonna do a top ten
Blankzilla wrote: »Did Tangled Web have the Crusher Hogan done-in-one?
Because that was phenominal
Geoff Johns' run on the JSA relaunch


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Church + state= culture shock
Thanks for the cover story about Bible Schools in Waynesboro [May 27: "They break for Jesus"].
I moved to Charlottesville seven years ago and taught high school in Waynesboro for two years.
While it was already a huge culture shock after teaching in Boston, it absolutely blew me away how much religion was part of a so-called public school. When I questioned the large Christian prayer printed on the cafeteria wall or the paintings of three crosses on the ceiling of the main office, it was made quite clear that it was not okay to do so.
While part of me wanted to pursue the fight for separation of church and state, I chose to focus on my teaching instead– I could only swim up one stream at a time.
And then I left to teach here in Charlottesville. Your article reminded me why.
Louisa Wimberger

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Cediranib Maleate in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00458978
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 11, 2007
Last Update Posted : May 5, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma Recurrent Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Neck With Occult Primary Recurrent Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Salivary Gland Carcinoma Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic in the Neck With Occult Primary Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stage IV Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stage IV Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stage IV Major Salivary Gland Carcinoma Stage IV Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stage IV Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma Stage IV Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Tongue Carcinoma Untreated Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma to Neck With Occult Primary
|Drug: Cediranib Maleate Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
|Phase 2
I. Determine the objective clinical response in patients with recurrent or newly diagnosed metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with AZD2171 (cediranib maleate).
I. Determine the safety profile of this drug in these patients. II. Assess the early and late physiological and biological effects of this drug on tumor interstitial fluid pressure, pO2, and tumor microvasculature.
III. Assess the value of potential noninvasive biomarkers of response, including plasma levels of molecules involved in angiogenesis, circulating endothelial cells and progenitor cells, and functional imaging changes before and after treatment.
IV. Assess the gene expression patterns before and after treatment as predictors of clinical and biological response.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients receive oral cediranib maleate once daily on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients undergo dynamic contrast-enhanced CT imaging and blood collection periodically during study for research studies assessing plasma levels of angiogenic/antiangiogenic molecules, circulating endothelial cells (by flow cytometry), progenitor cells, and protein analysis of potential biomarkers.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|6 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase II Clinical Trial of AZD2171 Monotherapy in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients
|Study Start Date :
|February 2007
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|May 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2014
Experimental: Treatment (enzyme inhibitor)
Patients receive oral cediranib maleate once daily on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Drug: Cediranib Maleate
Given orally
Other Names:
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
- Tumor response (complete response [CR], partial response [PR], progressive disease [PD], and stable disease [SD]) as determined by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria [ Time Frame: Baseline to day 29 ]Compared using logistic regression.
- Adverse events, graded according to the revised National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0 [ Time Frame: Up to 28 days after last dose of study treatment ]Analyzed using binomial confidence intervals for these proportions.
- Distant metastasis [ Time Frame: Every 2 courses until progression ]Analyzed with binomial confidence intervals as well as Kaplan-Meier estimates for these proportions.
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: Up to 28 days after last dose of study treatment ]Analyzed with binomial confidence intervals as well as Kaplan-Meier estimates for these proportions.
- Progression-free survival [ Time Frame: Up to 28 days after last dose of study treatment ]Analyzed with binomial confidence intervals as well as Kaplan-Meier estimates for these proportions.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck meeting one of the following criteria:
Recurrent disease
- Previously treated with standard curative therapy, including surgery and/or radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy
- Newly diagnosed metastatic disease
Must be deemed incurable by all of the following:
- Salvage surgery
- Radiotherapy
- Measurable disease ≥ 1 cm by conventional techniques, flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy, or examination under anesthesia
- No more than 2 prior conventional or investigational systemic therapies for categorically incurable local-regional or distant disease
- No known primary brain tumor or brain metastases
- ECOG performance status 0-1
- Life expectancy ≥ 6 months
- WBC > 3,000/mm³
- Absolute neutrophil count > 1,500/mm³
- Platelet count > 100,000/mm³
- Hemoglobin > 8 g/dL
- Bilirubin normal
- AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
- Creatinine normal OR creatinine clearance > 60 mL/min
- Proteinuria ≤ +1 on 2 consecutive urine dipsticks taken ≥ 1 week apart
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- History of nonmelanoma skin cancer or other prior malignancy allowed provided the cancer has been in remission for > 3 years
- No history of allergic reaction attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to AZD2171
- No hypertension (i.e., systolic blood pressure (BP) > 160 mm Hg and diastolic BP > 100 mm Hg)
- No history of hypertensive urgency, hypertensive emergency, or end-organ damage (i.e., thrombotic stroke, transient ischemic attacks, intracerebral hemorrhage, myocardial infarction, aortic aneurysm, or aortic dissection)
- QTc ≤ 500 msec (with Bazett's correction)
- No history of familial long QT syndrome
No concurrent uncontrolled illness including, but not limited to, any of the following:
- Bleeding diathesis
Congestive heart failure, defined as New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV congestive heart failure
- NYHA class II congestive heart failure allowed provided there is increased monitoring
- Significant ECG abnormality
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Unstable angina pectoris
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Pulmonary edema
- Atrioventricular (AV) conduction abnormalities
- Sick sinus syndrome
- Second- or third-degree AV block
- Deep venous thrombosis
- No nonhealing ulcers, bone fracture, or wounds
- No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
- No traumatic injury within the past 7 days
- No known coagulopathy that increases risk of bleeding
- No history of clinically significant hemorrhages
- See Disease Characteristics
- Recovered from all prior therapies
- No prior antiangiogenic therapy
- No more than 2 prior chemotherapy or antineoplastic regimens for categorically incurable local-regional or distant disease
- At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy or major surgery
- At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C)
- More than 30 days since prior participation in an investigational trial
- No other concurrent investigational agents
- No concurrent drugs or biologics with proarrhythmic potential
- No concurrent anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin) or antiplatelet agents
- No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
- No other concurrent anticancer agents or therapies
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00458978
|United States, Massachusetts
|Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|Principal Investigator:
|James Rocco
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCI-2009-00148 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
06-264 ( Other Identifier: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center )
7309 ( Other Identifier: CTEP )
P30CA006516 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
R21CA119591 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|April 11, 2007 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 5, 2015
|Last Verified:
|April 2014
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Carcinoma, Verrucous
Salivary Gland Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Squamous Cell
Mouth Neoplasms
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Mouth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Salivary Gland Diseases
Maleic acid
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Protein Kinase Inhibitors


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The artist as conscientious objector is a cultural meme that many of us cherish. But throughout history, there's been no shortage of creative types who've traded their artistic integrity – not to mention their souls — to hobnob with the truly awful elites of their day. (Leni Riefenstahl, anyone?). You don't get more awful than the Soviet monster Joseph Stalin, who caused the death by starvation of millions of his fellow Russians, just for starters. The strange real-life association between Stalin and the novelist/playwright Mikail Bulgakov in 1938 Russia is explored in the National Theatre Live broadcast of John Hodge's satire Collaborators. Amphibian Productions presents a high-def video version of director Nicholas Hytner's recent London stage production at 2 and 7pm this Thursday (Dec 15) at The Modern. Tix are $10-$18.
Playwright Hodge, who wrote the script for the nighmarish 1996 Danny Boyle film Trainspotting, imagines similarly hellish if more cerebral comic scenarios in Collaborators. With good intentions, Bulgakov agrees to work with Stalin on a play that absurdly celebrates the dictator's youth. In doing so, the artist careens down a slippery slope into all kinds of grotesque compromises and temptations. Take a break from all that holiday good cheer and take in the Fort Worth broadcast of this lavishly praised play.


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From hunspell man page:
When in the -a mode, hunspell will also accept lines of single
words prefixed with any of '*', '&', '@', '+', '-', '~', '#',
'!', '%', '`', or '^'. A line starting with '*' tells hunspell
to insert the word into the user's dictionary (similar to the I
I tried something like:
echo "* my_word" | hunspell -a but the word is not in my dictionary as parsing sample file again shows it as misspelled word
How does this work, how can I add custom word?
Or with Aspell, or any "common" program that writes to compatible dictionaries read by Hunspell/Aspell?


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Possible new cameras and lenses
More on possible lenses
Sigma confirmed they will not announce any new DP camera at the Cp+ show which starts on March 1. But they will have many other new products. I guess they also tease the possible launch of their new FF lenses for mirrorless system (Sony and maybe also Nikon).
For Sony a full line up of fixed ART lens will arrive at cp+… they will be launched till end of year. For Nikon and canon users, they will have new 70-200 f2.8 ART and 70-200 f4 contemporary. Have a nice day. The FE lenses will be all new lenses and not adaptation from the existing one
- Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.5 FE. It will cost $1,299 and preorders will be open on February 14
- Laowa 9mm f/2.8 for APS-C E-mount. To be announced within the next days
- Sigma 50mm f/1.4 APS-C E-mount lens
- Presentation of a new Sigma FE lens line - ART primes, can be also one zoom
- New Samyang FE lens
- Tokina Super wide and Wide FE primes
Upcoming lenses again.
Panasonic ten years anniversary wall
Future of camera market:
Marumi Exus filters
Pentax lenses lineup
All focus on reviving full frame lenses.
Few lenses
Kipon adapters
More old stuff
More old
Cosina lenses
Measurement stuff
Large guys
Sony A7 III
Old stuff
Canon M50
Kiss X90
More A7 III
Used lenses
Old again
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Ideally, your healthcare organization will never see a major data breach. But realistically, given how valuable healthcare data is these days — and the extent to which many healthcare firms neglect data security — it's safer to assume that you will have to cope with a breach at some point.
In fact, it might be wise to assume that some form of costly breach is inevitable. After all, as one infographic points out, 55 healthcare organizations reported network attacks resulting in data breaches last year, which resulted in 111,809,322 individuals' health record information being compromised. (If you haven't done the math in your head, that's a staggering 35% of the US population.)
The capper: if things don't get better, the US healthcare industry stands to lose $305 billion in cumulative lifetime patient revenue due to cyberattacks likely to take place over the next five years.
So, by all means, protect yourself by any means available. However, as a recent legal battle suggests, simply buying cyber security insurance isn't a one-step solution. In fact, your policy may not be worth much if you don't do your due diligence when it comes to network and Internet security.
The lawsuit, Columbia Casualty Company v. Cottage Health System, shows what happens when a healthcare organization (allegedly) relies on its cyber insurance policy to protect it against breach costs rather than working hard to prevent such slips.
Back in December 2013, the three-hospital Cottage Health System notified 32,755 of its patients that their PHI had been compromised. The breach occurred when the health system and one of its vendors, InSync, stored unencrypted medical records on an Internet accessible system.
It later came out that the breach was probably caused by careless FTP settings on both systems servers which permitted anonymous user access, essentially opening up access to patient health records to anyone who could use Google. (Wow. If true that's really embarrassing. I doubt a sharp 13-year-old script kiddie would make that mistake.)
Anyway, a group of presumably ticked off patients filed a class action suit against Cottage asking for $4.125 million. At first, cyber breach insurer Columbia Casualty paid out the $4.125 million and settled the case. Now, however, the insurer is suing Cottage, asking the health system to pay it back for the money it paid out to the class action members. It argues that Cottage was negligent due to:
- a failure to continuously implement the procedures and risk controls identified in the application, including, but not limited to, its failure to replace factory default settings and its failure to ensure that its information security systems were securely configured; and
- a failure to regularly check and maintain security patches on its systems, its failure to regularly re-assess its information security exposure and enhance risk controls, its failure to have a system in place to detect unauthorized access or attempts to access sensitive information stored on its servers and its failure to control and track all changes to its network to ensure it remains secure.
Not only that, Columbia Casualty asserts, Cottage lied about following a minimum set of security practices known as a "Risk Control Self Assessment" required as part of the cyber insurance application.
Now, if the cyber insurer's allegations are true, Cottage's behavior may have been particularly egregious. And no one has proven anything yet, as the case is still in the early stages, but this dispute should still stand as a warning to all healthcare organizations. If you neglect security, then try to get an insurance company to cover your behind when breaches occur, you might be out of luck.


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AMC To Run 'Breaking Bad' Series Marathon Before Finale
Posted on Friday, September 20th, 2013 by Peter Sciretta
AMC has announced that they will be running every single episode of Breaking Bad in a marathon leading up to the series finale on September 29th. The event, titled "Countdown To Finale," will begin on September 25th at 8pm with the first episode of the show from Season 1. The marathon will go non-stop until it hits the end of Season 4 late on Friday September 27th. The network will then air Season 5 (parts a and b) beginning on September 28 at 11pm, which will leakin directly to the 75-minute series finale on September 29th at 9pm.
That finale will be followed by a one-hour live edition of Talking Bad hosted by Chris Hardwick featuring series creator/show-runner Vince Gilligan, alongside stars Aaron Paul, Giancarlo Esposito, Jesse Plemmons, RJ Mitte, Jonathan Banks and for some weird reason, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. So if you've missed out on Breaking Bad, AMC is giving you a chance to catch the entire thing leading up to what will likely be ONE OF the most talked about television finale's in history. They're even giving you a break to sleep on Friday night, so whats your excuse? Full press release after the jump.
Press release from AMC:
The Emmy Award-winning Breaking Bad, hailed as "Genius" (Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter) and "One of the greatest shows ever on TV" (David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle), will air its final episode on Sun., Sep. 29 at 9/8c. Following the final episode, fans can discuss and dissect the end of the most addictive show on television with an expanded one-hour episode of Talking Bad, the live after-show hosted by Chris Hardwick. Special guests on the final episode of Talking Bad include series creator Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul, Jesse Plemmons, RJ Mitte, Giancarlo Esposito, Jonathan Banks and Jimmy Kimmel.
Leading up, and to get fans ready for the highly anticipated series finale of Breaking Bad, AMC is airing the Breaking Bad Marathon: Countdown to Finale, beginning on Wed., Sep. 25 at 8/7c with Seasons 1-4 and running through late night Fri., Sep. 27. The marathon resumes with Season 5 on Sat. Sep. 28 at 11/10c and runs continuously up to the Series Finale on Sun., Sep. 29 at 9/8c.
Click here for a full schedule of the Breaking Bad marathon on AMC.
"We want to appropriately honor this remarkable series by delivering the ultimate, most immersive experience for Breaking Bad fans," said Charlie Collier, president, AMC. "From a five-day marathon featuring every episode across all five seasons, to an unforgettable finale rolling immediately into an expanded one-hour Talking Bad after-show, we are so proud of Vince Gilligan and everyone associated with this show, and believe this is the perfect way to send Breaking Bad from our air into television history."
During the last two episodes of the marathon leading into the Finale as well as the Series Finale itself, fans can also participate in amc.com's live, interactive experience, Breaking Bad Story Sync. Polls, trivia questions and a live "Watch & Chat" are all timed to coincide with the broadcast of the finale. Story Sync is optimized for Internet browsers, tablet and mobile devices all with the goal of connecting fans with each other and deepening their engagement with Breaking Bad's final episode.
On Twitter, fans and cast members will continue the conversation with hash tag #GoodbyeBreakingBad. The final episodes of the series have already generated significant activity on social media with Breaking Bad ranking #1 on cable for the week from Sep. 9 to Sep. 16 (Source: Trendrr).
AMC's newest drama, Low Winter Sun will shift to 11:15/10:15c, following Talking Bad on Sun., Sep. 29 only. In the episode entitled "Revelations," written by Dave Erickson and directed by Adam Davidson, Frank testifies in court and Geddes takes his family on a trip. Meanwhile, Damon and Maya start their new lives under Skelos.
To ensure that AMC pause to appropriately commemorate Breaking Bad, and also serve Low Winter Sun fans who want to watch on a regular schedule, this episode of Low Winter Sun will also be available to fans on AMC On Demand starting Mon., Sep. 23, 1-week prior to its linear premiere, on both VOD and TVE platforms. It will then repeat again on Sun., Oct. 6 at 8/7c, leading into the 2-hour finale of season one of Low Winter Sun.
The Breaking Bad Series Finale airs Sun., Sep. 29 at 9/8c. Click here for a full schedule of Breaking Bad on AMC.


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Obesity obsession 'means other weight problems missed'
- Published
The issue of underweight school children is being missed because of an "obsession" with tackling obesity, a group of researchers has claimed.
An Essex University study, presented at the European Congress on Obesity and involving 10,000 children aged nine to 16, found one in 17 was too thin.
Researcher Dr Gavin Sandercock said weighing too little was more damaging to health than weighing too much.
He warned that society was focused almost exclusively on obesity.
The research team looked at nearly 10,000 children aged nine to 16 in the east of England.
The height, weight, age and gender of the pupils was used to work out how many were too thin.
They showed 6% of all children were underweight, but it was more common in girls (6.4%) than boys (5.5%).
There were also large differences between ethnic groups. Asian backgrounds had the highest prevalence of being underweight at 8.7%.
It can lead to a lack of energy, weakened immune systems and delayed periods.
Forgotten problem?
The problem of underweight children "may be more prevalent than we thought in the UK", said the scientists.
They said the fear of becoming obese, rising food prices, poor diets and a lack of muscle from low levels of exercise may all be playing a role.
"The fact is the UK is obsessed with overweight and obesity - yet it is now accepted that underweight may pose a much greater risk to health."
Dr Sandercock said attention had "absolutely" swung too far towards tackling obesity and warned children who were underweight could be being "missed".
He called for better training for GPs to spot the problem and new ways of helping parents.
Research published earlier this year showed that doctors may be missing the problem. University College London academics interviewed paediatricians at 177 hospitals in England and Wales and found a lack of knowledge about the warning signs of children being underweight.
Dr Hilary Cass, the president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: "Dietary related problems in children are not uncommon, and it's been well documented that childhood obesity is prevalent amongst the UK population.
"Of course we also have to take seriously the fact that there are some children who are under-nourished or struggle with eating disorders."
The Royal College has developed growth charts for children between two and 18 which helps doctors tell if a child has a problem.
Dr Cass said: "Where children are severely underweight, it's often due to an underlying illness for which they'll need specialist medical help.
"But for the majority of cases, if we can get our children eating, choosing and ultimately cooking nutritious food, then we have a much better chance of preventing all sorts of dietary related problems - whether that's being over or underweight."


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We provide a treatment approach which includes one on one treatment with constant interaction between the therapist, patient, and his or her family members.
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Our team of professionals includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, music therapists, and certified driver rehabilitation specialists.
We are committed to not only providing the finest care to our patients and serving our referring physicians, but also to educating the future generation of therapists through our many educational programs.
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An easy no-bake recipe for peanut butter bars with chocolate frosting.
Source: Bakerlady
Some days were made for baking. When it's cool outside, and you have lots of un-interrupted time and lots of fresh produce in your fridge, there is nothing better than spending a few hours creating marvelous meals and desserts. The kitchen gets all warm from the oven, and the house smells like brownies, or apple pie, or pot roast.
I believe in days like that. I can't remember the last time I experienced one, but I believe they exist.
More frequently, I find myself with a great desire to bake, but with an empty pantry and a full calendar. Some day, my life will be calm. Today, I struggle to put dinner on the table in the twenty minutes we are all together between karate classes and piano lessons and homework. So today, I am making a treat that requires NO baking, only a FEW ingredients, and can be done QUICKLY. It's the perfect weekday treat for a busy family.
I'm going to warn you now, though… DON'T lick the bowl. Just don't.
Did you know you can purchase graham cracker crumbs in a box? Gone are the days of putting crackers in a ziploc bag and smashing them with a rolling pin. Gone are the days of using the bulky food processor to turn crackers into crumbs. Welcome the days of buying them already crushed! It's a major time saver. Take your already crushed graham cracker crumbs and mix them with powdered sugar, butter, and peanut butter. The spread the mixture into a 9×13 pan.
Here's the thing… if you lick the bowl, I guarantee you will take a spoon to the 9×13, before you even get it frosted. You'll be tempted to eat the entire thing yourself, and hide the pan from your kids.
That's not what happened to me, I'm just saying it could happen. *ahem*
You'll frost these lovely bars with a combination of chocolate and peanut butter, which is a very lovely frosting indeed. These will need some time to cool and set up, but 30-60 minutes in the fridge ought to be enough. And that's it. Voila! You'll have a fabulous, no-bake, keep-them-coming-back, weekday dessert with only a few minutes of work.
I'll guarantee you they won't last into the weekend.
Want more? Try these fun no-bake treats!
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1½ cups chocolate chips
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- In a bowl, melt butter and peanut butter together. Add cracker crumbs and sugar. Stir to combine.
- Spread mixture evenly into a 9x13 pan.
- Melt chocolate chips with peanut butter in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth.
- Pour chocolate mixture over bars, and frost evenly.
- Chill for 40-50 minutes, until chocolate is set.
If you enjoy this recipe, you might also enjoy:
Nutella No-Bake Cookies from Jen's Favorite Cookies
Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake from Sprinkle Bakes
Golden Grahams S'mores Bars from Pinch of Yum


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Nas Opens Tribeca Film Festival With 'Illmatic' Film, Concert
In 1994, Nasir Jones shifted the rap world with an album that captured a New York neighborhood engulfed by crack cocaine and violence that had killed his best friend. Twenty years later, his cinematic portrait of Queensbridge was celebrated at the gala opening of the Tribeca Film Festival.
On Wednesday night at the Beacon Theatre, the premiere of a documentary film about the album "Illmatic," and a performance of it by Nas, functioned as a live retrospective of his early career. The 40-year-old rapper paced the stage and sent...
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We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from Bill Belichick emphatically challenging the officials to A.J. Green exploiting New York's defensive holes. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned.
New England 37, Buffalo 31: It was the Owski show in New England today with Stephen Gostkowski kicking 4 field goals and Rob Gronkowski Gronking his way into the endzone. The Bills gave the Patriots a scare at the end but New England escaped at the last minute with an interception in the endzone. But all that pales in comparison to Bill Belichick's contempt above for field turf, red sand-filled bean baggies and poor officiating.
Tennessee 37, Miami 3 Yikes. Luckily for Miami fans, they weren't at the stadium to watch this one. Jake Locker had two touchdowns, Chris Johnson had a 17 yard touchdown run and the Tennessee defense added a 49 yard interception return. The Titans thoroughly dominated the Dolphins but this Jake Locker reaction to a a seemingly bobbled catch and eventual drop involving both Kendall Wright and Kenny Britt is good for the laughs.
Cincinnati 31, New York Giants 13: Another blowout. Andy Dalton had four touchdowns on 199 yards passing. A.J. Green caught a 56 yard touchdown two minutes into the game and the Bengals never looked back. Well, that's not entirely true. A.J. Green had to look back on this touchdown run to see the Giants defenders.
Minnesota 34, Detroit 24: Adrian Peterson continues to amaze coming off knee surgery. He ran for 171 yards and one touchdown but we bring you two GIFs that do not feature AP because excellence is boring. Here is a weird play that was initially called a touchdown and then reversed. Antoine Winfield wound up with the ball in his hands and was not sure he had caught it until he did not hear a whistle. Then he decided to run to the endzone unabated.
This is just some weirdness. Enjoy.
New Orleans 31, Atlanta 27: Good news, Atlanta: got that pesky loss out of your system. Now you can get back to business. The Saints are now 4-5 thanks to three touchdowns from Drew Brees and a powerful running attack from Chris Ivory and Mark Ingram. Ingram had 67 yards and Ivory had 72—56 of which came on this one touchdown. Special points for a perfectly devastating stiff arm.
The Falcons, despite the loss, won the hearts and minds of fat guys everywhere with a fat guy touchdown to eligible-lineman Mike Johnson. The pass to Johnson was Ryan's first of three touchdowns. Neither the touchdowns nor his 411 yards passing were enough to beat the Saints, however.
Tampa Bay 34, San Diego 24: San Diego continues to spiral and now has a sub-.500 record. Rivers had 337 yards and three touchdowns, but he also had two picks—one an 83 yard touchdown return in the fourth quarter. And the Bucs also blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown. Not a recipe for anything delicious like success.
Rivers and Danario Alexander did at least have a nice hookup for an 80 yard touchdown thanks to some poor tackling. This has been your one nice thing said about the Chargers of the week.
Denver 36, Carolina 14: Well, Peyton did not pass Marino, but he did tie his record of 420 touchdown passes. He also threw for over 300 yards. Cam Newton had two interceptions, including one returned 40 yards for a touchdown by Tony Carter in the third quarter. Denver also got some special teams help with this 76 yard punt return by Trindon Holliday at the very beginning of the second quarter.
Baltimore 55, Oakland 20: [pukes]
Here's Anquan Boldin speaking for the rest of us with one well-placed finger-point at the scoreboard.
Seattle 28, New York Jets 7: The Jets didn't score an offensive touchdown. Mark Sanchez went 9/22 with an interception—a back-breaking interception, with the Jets on the Seahawks' 6-yard line—for a passer rating just north of 40. He was sacked three times for cumulative losses over 30 yards. His backup, Tim Tebow, went 3/3. That interception was the only time the Jets saw the red zone today. This is their worst start in five seasons. It's Mark Sanchez's birthday.
So, uh, let's focus on the Seahawks: this is where it started for them today, Golden Tate with a great 38-yard touchdown grab in the first quarter to put them up a score in the first quarter. The last points of the game? Tate throwing a touchdown to Sidney Rice, to give him a passer rating, ahem, about four times higher than Sanchez's. Happy birthday, bud.
Dallas 38, Philadelphia 23: In the battle of probably doomed, underperforming NFC East teams, the Eagles came away looking doomed-er. Things started off strong for Philly, with this acrobatic catch from Riley Cooper putting them up 7-0 after their first drive of the game:
But if you watched, you know how things went south: Michael Vick was injured at the end of the Eagles' first drive of the second quarter, out with a concussion and vision problems, serving as fodder for the always weird Yahoo Answers. Nick Foles performed admirably in his stead—the Eagles actually retook the lead and then built on it going into halftime—but this maybe, maybe not touchdown catch from Dez Bryant (ruled a score after review) just before the end of the third quarter tied it, and the Eagles didn't score again. Romo proves something, to someone, somewhere, and the Cowboys move up to a less depressing 4-5.
St. Louis 24, San Francisco 24: Uhhh...it doesn't look like they're going to play another overtime? I...
Following a three-minute intermission after the end of the regulation game, play will be continued in 15-minute periods or until there is a score*.
OK, but see—
*Exception: In preseason and regular season games there shall be a maximum of 15 minutes of sudden death with two time outs instead of three. General provisions that apply for the fourth quarter will prevail. Try not attempted if touchdown scored. If there is no score in the 15 minutes, the game shall end in a tie.
Oh...well. OK. This hasn't happened since Eagles-Bengals in 2008 (when Donovan McNabb forgot the rules) and possibly shouldn't have happened today: in two instances, refs let long stretches of time tick off the clock while doing a spot—over a minute in the first half, and later in the game, about seven or eight crucial seconds while the Rams tried one more time to score. For a game that ended with no resolution, a little more time would have been welcome.
The futility and desperation—the collateral damage of this essentially pointless game included an Alex Smith concussion—was captured well by Jeff Fisher, desperately signaling for his team to spike the ball. They eventually got around to it, but it wouldn't matter. Rams win, relative to expectations, but players on both sides will the spend the next week getting strangely competitive with daily household tasks, just to fill the void.


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The feature works fine if you select a single document and gets disabled as soon as you select a second one.
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While the technical press spent most of last month fawning over the new iPad and its "retina" display, my retinas were enjoying a much deeper level of techie satisfaction. I was running full scale Windows apps, such as Visual Studio, on the Samsung Slate 7. The Slate, an Intel-based tablet, was recently released with these hardware specs: an Intel Core i5 Mobile processor, 4GB RAM, and 128 GB SSD. It's an 11.6-inch LCD display (1366 x 768), so somewhat larger than an iPad. Unlike the iPad or, in fact, most other tablets, it has an HDMI and a USB port. The Slate also has a docking station with two USB and an Ethernet port. So, as you can tell, it's a true PC in the form factor of a tablet. The picture below confirms this.
The docking station is the hardware interface of choice when you're using the Slate as a PC, as the various ports enable me to plug in a regular-sized keyboard and mouse. (The latter two components can also connect via Bluetooth.) And if the display is too small for me (although it's quite legible as is), I can use the HDMI port to drive a monitor. Then when I'm ready to go mobile, I can unplug everything and use the Slate as I would any tablet: to check mail (from within Outlook), surf the web, listen to music, and watch films. The one big difference from the other tablets is the software. I don't have to use iTunes to access my music. In fact, because the filesystem is not obscured by the UI, I can manage my music and videos as files and play them as I wish with standard Windows players and tools.
I'll stop giving you hardware envy, and now discuss the downsides. The Slate weighs about 7 ounces more than the iPad 1, which still puts total weight under two pounds. This is great for a PC device, but limits the product's use where holding it for long periods is typical (book reader, photo viewer, etc.) Without a keyboard, it's very hard to do right-clicks and frequently difficult to zero in on specific tabs. For this problem, Samsung includes a stylus that helps you accurately tap on what you want. More to the point, when the Metro UI of Windows 8 is used, it obviates all these problems: The big, blocky, colorful design of widgets and apps mean that navigating is easy without having to take careful aim or right-click.
So, what does this tablet have to do with software development? Lots, actually. If you subscribe—as I do—to the belief that high-end tablets will inevitably overlap with PCs in terms of performance and capability, then the Slate represents the future today. It also means that insofar as tablets are concerned, the current model of downloading mobile apps will be supplanted in favor of using regular desktop apps. Mobile apps will return to their original venue, the smart phone, which due to its form factor, cannot push into the same domain as the PC.
Interestingly, the laptop or tablet-as-PC cannot displace the smartphone either, again due to the form factor. Note that despite the availability of Google Voice and other similar IP telephony services on tablets, few (if any!) users have abandoned their cell phones to pursue a tablet-only path. Consequently, it's safe to assume that mobile apps will continue to thrive on handsets. The question is to what extent those apps will be different in terms of coding and design from the apps on tablets.
The company that has embraced the tablet-PC convergence most clearly, in my estimation, is Microsoft. The Windows 8 release runs on both x86 and ARM processors and the Metro UI brings mobile-style UX to the desktop. (As I found out by running Win 8 on this tablet though, the Win 7 UI is still very much available for users who prefer the traditional desktop metaphor. I expect that for coding, this metaphor will generally be preferred.) By bringing the OS and the UIs across laptop/desktops, tablets, and smart phones, Microsoft is wisely hedging its bets in multiple directions, but especially that tablets like the Samsung Slate will emerge as the new PCs. The bet does extend to phones, however. As described in the immediately preceding editorial, the cross-over between Windows apps for the phone and those for larger devices is significant. That editorial, by Dino Esposito, concluded "If you're coming to Windows Phone with a .NET background, you will feel right at home." I believe Microsoft's Windows 8 goal is to make this true across the entire line of user devices.


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Hi! Welcome to Living Streams Goldendoodles and Labradoodles. I'm Crissy and together with Angela Dicken and Jodi Rio (Living Streams Labradoodles) we have been richly blessed, in friendship and in our dogs!
We feel that God has led each of us to this wonderful art of breeding doodles. We do not take this opportunity lightly, and approach everything prayerfully!
In our program we strive to provide you with only healthy, socialized and beautiful puppies. Our parent dogs are tested clear with the highest testing possible.
Our puppies are socialized from day one and live right in our homes with us. Our animals are an extension of our families and are so loved.


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Monday, May 23, 2011
Breakfast with Santa
Every year in Blackfoot they have a "Christmas Tree Fantasy" and part of that is that you can buy tickets for a breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Clause. We went with Misti, Summer, and their kids and brought McKinley's friend Marin along with us. The girls LOVED it!
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Sending back Elder Wahlen
The night before my mom died, Garrett came home from his mission in Tempe, AZ to say goodbye to her. I think she was waiting for him and she was always very insistent that Garrett would have the chance to mourn his mom with this brothers and sisters and I think she was right. After the funeral my dad and Tanner drove him back to Arizona. The night before he left we went to eat at Red Lobster to say goodbye to Garrett for 14 more months. I am so proud of Garrett and the courage he has shown to serve the Lord during a hard time when it would have been easy to quit, love that Elder Wahlen.
My sisters and I went shopping on Black Friday morning and this is the haul we made in the back of my van! It was great to be together and do something fun and get our minds of of things.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
'Til we meet again....
On July 17, 2009 my life changed forever when my mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer. I was devastated and heart broken of course and the next year and a half was a roller coaster of highs and lows, dread of what was coming, test results, and tears. On November 15, I went to the doctor with my mom and dad and my mom told the doctor she was done and he agreed there was nothing left to do and gave her 2-4 weeks to live. My mom fought a good fight and tried so hard to be around for her family but the Lord needed her more with him and my mom passed away on November 23, 2010 at 9:25 in the morning and I was by her side when she went. I will miss my mom more than words can say and I am still grieving for the lost time together, she was my best friend and THE most Christ-like person I have ever and will ever have the privilege of knowing. Her love for the Savior showed in everything she did. She loved me for who I am and understood me so well and I am really missing that and probably always will. Most of all, I grieve for my children who miss their Nana so much and have lost out an opportunity to be grandmothered by my mom, and I know that would have enriched their lives greatly.
I am grateful for my testimony of the Gospel, a loving Heavenly Father, a great husband and kids and the chance I will have to be with my mom again. I love you mom, can't wait until we meet again.
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1st Grade Thanksgiving
So during a very crazy time in our lives, came the 1st Grade Thanksgiving Program. It was a much needed break and so fun to see my little girl up there singing and doing her part. What a great little girl!
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
This year for Halloween McKinley was Pippi Longstocking, Halle was Little Bo Peep, and Quincy was her sheep. It was a fun night, the ward carnival and trunk or treat, a stop at Grandpa and Grandma Daw's and a trip around the neighborhood.
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Down on Grandpa's Farm
In October we made our ritual Spud Harvest Visit to Kim Wahlen Farms, you know, educational benefits, etc., etc. The girls loved picking potatoes and getting to see their Grandpa's operation. They took turns riding the tractor with Uncle Tanner and we had a great time!
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Good public policy comes from sharing ideas
The Green Mountain State is home to some of America's most thoughtful and hardworking people. Vermonters deserve good policy that addresses the issues closest to them, and there is no better way to find good policy solutions than by sharing ideas with others. One way to do this is through membership at ALEC.
The American Legislative Exchange Council provides a forum where legislators, business leaders and policy experts can come together to share ideas about state policy from a limited government, free market perspective. ALEC legislative members have the opportunity to meet with other state lawmakers from across the country, discover what ideas are working in other states and learn from others' mistakes so they aren't repeated.
ALEC members also work with the business and policy communities to learn how state policies can help increase jobs and opportunities for all Americans, including those in Vermont. ALEC is a valuable educational resource, and Vermonters should know that good policy discussions are taking place that can help our state's economy.
Take, for example, ALEC's annual Rich States, Poor States report that ranks states' economic competitiveness based on 15 tax policy variables. The states that rank highest often have low-tax policies to attract businesses and people to their state. Vermont is currently ranked last in the state economic index and our lawmakers could learn from this report to develop a more attractive business climate and help secure the financial stability we all want. At ALEC meetings, Vermont legislators can work with their counterparts from Maine to California to find ways to make our state more competitive.
Constituents expect policymakers to be well-informed when they cast a vote. ALEC memberships provide valuable policy education and the common-sense sharing of ideas. People go on the Internet to find solutions to fix their sink or their car. Students use tutors to help them succeed in school. Teachers attend conferences and workshops to learn how to be better educators. Sharing good policy ideas is smart and resourceful, and ALEC members come together to provide each other the information and resources they need to make informed policy decisions. The best part is, all of ALEC's resources are online, so even if you're not a member, you can easily see what good ideas are taking place in the states.
Independent thinking is integral to the democratic process, and Vermont's motto is a good reminder of this fact. Freedom and Unity can be achieved through thoughtful discussion and debate, and using all available people and resources to solve state policy solutions is a smart idea.
Good policy is not created in a vacuum, and by using the tools ALEC has to offer, Vermont state legislators are better equipped to address the issues Vermonters care most about.
Bob Helm of Castleton is a Republican state representative.


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The Glogster EDU staff is on the road again! We'll be at the Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA) annual conference on Sunday, March 4 and Monday, March 5 at the Hyannis Resort and Conference Center in Hyannis, MA. Deena and I will be in the exhibition hall in booth #29 – so stop by to learn what's new, discuss your licensing needs, learn more about our reseller program, or just to say "hello"!
If you work in or with school libraries, the MSLA conference is an excellent professional development opportunity — the schedule is packed with big names.
Sunday will feature Ross Todd, Associate Professor in the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University; Alan November, international leader of education technology; author and motivational speaker Tim Green; AASL President-Elect Susan Ballard; and Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. On Monday, we'll hear from well-known teacher-librarian-bloggers Joyce Valenza, Chris Harris and Buffy Hamilton; 2010 AASL School Library Program of the Year winner Michelle Luhtala; author Jarrett Krosoczka; Karen Brennan of MIT's Scratch project; Universal Design Specialist Lori Cooney…the list goes on!
There will also be informative breakout sessions and discussions on both Sunday and Monday. View the MSLA 2012 Conference website for more information, or view the complete schedule here.
Are you heading to Cape Cod for the festivities? Considering the strange weather we've had this winter, you may want to bring your beach blanket and sun screen – it might just be warm enough to catch some rays after the event!


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New Lenox Community Television (Channel 6) is a volunteer based organization dedicated to covering the happenings of our town. We are a group of approximately 20 people who go to various government meetings, school activities, and special events to record, and then broadcast it to the Village and Township Comcast subscribers. We even produce a few recurring programs like "In New Lenox", "New Lenox Eats," and "In the American Kitchen". We are always looking for fresh ideas and new people. Everyone is welcome.
NLCTV is always looking for videos from the community. However we are not ABC and we do have a few limitations.
NLCTV is always looking for fresh faces. Whether you're talent or a techie the more the merrier. We are constantly working on new projects, looking for ideas, or continuing some of our legacy shows.
It's a great way to try new things, get some experience, and meet new people. New Lenox residency is preferred, but exceptions have been made in the past. If interested email us at email@example.com.
We also have regular meetings for all the volunteers every other month, new people are welcome, so give us an email and come to a meeting. Also we have recurring classes that range from newbie to expert. It does not matter what experience (if any) you bring to the table, we have a spot for you.


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Lately it seems that everywhere I look on social media, women are embracing and celebrating curvy bodies. The old ideas that one must strive towards achieving a stick-thin supermodel body seems to have become a thing of the past and, though it's clearly not completely gone, the pressure to meet that unrealistic standard is being taken off of women by women. This is a beautiful thing!
However, Pumpkin's recent post on the body positivity movement really got me thinking about the downside of the push to accept and empower curvy bodies. Are we trying so hard to accept all bodies that we are in danger of crossing over into encouraging overweight and even obese bodies? Furthermore, are we putting down and skinny shaming those who happen to be thin by way of a lifestyle of intense exercise or merely by genetics?
Social media, and Instagram especially, is overflowing with posts about how so-and-so decided to stop striving for an unnatural super-model body and instead embraced their normal body. The comment sections are always filled with others encouraging, congratulating and celebrating the woman on her body and her bravery because "real bodies" are much more beautiful than skinny bodies. This always leaves me shaking my head a bit.
Why isn't a skinny body considered a "real body"? I have seen #strongnotskinny more times than I can count and it makes me wonder why it has to be one or the other. Why can't I be strong AND skinny?
The top US female marathoners are confirmation that strong and skinny can and do belong in the same sentence. Those women have devoted their lives to building incredible amounts of physical and mental strength that never cease to inspire me.
Likewise, many of us aspiring runners are on the thinner side merely by way of a lifestyle of training, not because we made a conscious decision to run to lose weight or to stay thin. I don't run twice a day because of a compulsive obsession with weight-loss, but rather to become strong and fast enough to crush my running goals! Being a small person is a by-product of pursuing what I love.
Another thing about skinny shaming that never ceases to amaze me is the double standard there is in regards to making weight-related comments to a skinny person as opposed to any other body type. Here at Salty Running, we don't really think fondly of unsolicited advice, about our running or weight or otherwise, so this really grinds on me. Recently I had an awkward moment in the airport on my way to a race when a man clearly looked me up and down and said, "You must not eat anything! How much do you weigh?"
I wondered to myself what would happen if he were to ask that question to an overweight person. It would undoubtedly be taken as an insult and he would probably receive a less-than-kind response. So why does anything go when it comes to the weight of a thin person?
Shouldn't all healthy body types be respected and celebrated the same? Shouldn't we extend the body positivity movement to include both skinny and curvy bodies? I am proud to be part of this Salty Running community where we lift up and support women for who they are and what they do, rather than what they look like.
**Our goal here at Salty Running is to not take the easy way out by riding the coattails of cliche assumptions, but rather to show how we all have complicated relationships with our bodies at some point in our lives. We hope to demonstrate the many ways we can be brave and vulnerable and empowered and STRONG AND SKINNY, because it's just not as simple as a matter of weight. We will be sharing more stories of body positivity and how complicated that goal can be in the coming weeks.**
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November 12, 1950 - November25, 2013
Wallkill, NY
Glenda M. Wensley of Wallkill, NY passed on from this life Monday, November 25, 2013, at home, surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with breast cancer.
The daughter of the late Victor and Dorothy Garzione of Wallkill, she is survived by her husband, Ken; daughter, Dawn and husband, Ralph; son, Guy and wife, Nadia; and by her grandchildren, Catherine and husband, Robert; Christopher and wife, Cassandra; Grace; Timothy and wife, Gabrielle; Cheyenne and husband, Tim; Tyler, and Willow. Glenda is also survived by brothers, Paul; Victor and wife, Mary; and by six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Glenda was a very active member of Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God. She was a Sales Consultant in several industries. She volunteered at nursing homes for the Elderly.
There will be no visitation, but the family invites everyone to an ECK Memorial Service to honor the continuation of this Soul and celebrate eternal life. It will be held at the social hall of the Walden Fire Station, 230 Old Orange Avenue, Walden NY,12586 on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 1:30. A reception will follow immediately from 2:30 to 5 p.m..
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to New York Satsang Society (a chartered affiiate of Eckankar), P.O box 531, Saugerties, NY 12477.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Robert C. Engel of the Engel Funeral Home, Inc., Newburgh, NY. 845-562-1144.


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Love him or hate him, Steve Albini has probably worked with at least one of your favorite bands. The audio engineer/singer/guitarist/Big Black, Rapeman, Flour, and Shellac frontman/journalist/asshole's credits include Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Jawbreaker, Cheap Trick, and, um, Bush, among hundreds and hundreds more. (He doesn't ask for royalties for his work, only a fee for using his studio, which is one of the many reasons artists love him.) In 2012, he's added his distinct production sound (think booming drums and dry, aggressive guitars with somewhat buried vocals) to two of the year's finest albums, Cloud Nothings' Attack on Memory and Screaming Female's fifth record, Ugly, released today.
Here are 11 of the finest (but not necessarily the 11 finest—you could probably listen to nothing but Albini albums for an entire year and never repeat a track—slightly-more-obscure-than-"Pennyroyal Tea" songs he's worked on.


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Alfred Métraux was part of a prolific moment in which French sociology and ethnology were enlarging their scientific scope and advancing toward new fields. Following the colonial expansion of France, Métraux participated in establishing ethnographic methods for codifying social life, material culture, and artistic forms. Through his own transatlantic voyages and personal exchanges, Métraux left personal documents in different parts of the world. Consequently, many are the archives that hold parts of his personal collections, letters, and published or unpublished materials. In addition, because of Métraux's own cosmopolitanism, studies on the ethnologist's life and works can be found in different languages. Métraux meticulously collected artifacts and documents from different cultures, and these items are now part of collections in museums in Argentina, France, and the United States. The multiplicity of themes Métraux dedicated himself to during his life reveal logics and developments of his work, as well as the importance of fieldwork to his making as an anthropologist, or a "man of the field," as he used to describe himself. His intense and long-term relationship with Haitian Vodou was central in his career as it arose from his early interest in vanishing civilizations, religious systems, and material culture, and defined his personal agenda for future research.
Keywords: Alfred Métraux, cosmopolitanism, Atlantic world, Haitian Vodou, applied knowledge, ethics, ethnographic collections, human rights, UNESCO
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More information about the UNGASS review
A drug-free world: could we do it?
In 1998, the representatives of governments gathered in New York at the United Nation's General Assembly's Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS). The meeting was dominated by the slogan: "A Drug-Free World: We Can Do It". Governments adopted a 10 years action plan with ambitious targets, including a significant reduction in the demand and supply of drugs. Today a drug-free world seems more distant than ever before: heroin production has doubled, cocaine production has grown by 20%, and the prevalence of illicit drug use has been increasing in almost all countries since 1998.
What is even more appalling is the terrible cost we are paying for unsuccessful drug control efforts: millions of drug users are behind bars and hundreds of thousands of injecting drug users are infected with HIV and Hepatitis C (because goverments are concernd with punitive measures rather than harm reduction). There has been an escalation of violent crime on the streets of our towns because of the drug black market. Corruption has infected law enforcement agencies and political institutions because of the profitability of illegal drugs. In many countries the human rights of people who use drugs are violated not only in the name of drug control, but also in the name of treatment and care: they are too often placed in labor camps, forced detoxifications, and other punitive, inhumane facilities in the name of "drug treatment". Access to effective forms of drug treatment and Hepatitis C and HIV prevention (for instance opiate substitution treatment or needle and syringe exchange) is very low in most regions of the world. Potential users of such services suffer not only from criminalization but from stigmatisation, discrimination and social exclusion.
High Level UN meeting on drugs: what is at stake?
Recently, governments are reviewing the global drug control efforts of the past ten years. High level government officials from around the world will meet in Vienna from 11 to 12 March, 2009 to draw conclusions and adopt a new Political Declaration. Altough a radical (policy) shift is unlikely (like drug legalization), the new declaration can shape future drug policies to be more responsive to the needs of our communities or something. The document must reflect the need for the respect of human rights of drug users and growers, broader access to harm reduction services and a greater and meaningful involvement of civil society.
Global NGO Forum: the voice of civil society
The Vienna NGO Committee organized a global NGO forum with the purpose of monitoring the implementation of goals set by the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs in 1998. In July 2008, more than 300 NGOs from all over the world were invited to the Beyond 2008 Forum to discuss three objectives: NGO achievements, NGO involvement, and drug policy principles.
Where can I learn more?
The UNODC has a website where you can find the official documents related to the 1998 UNGASS, the sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and the 2009 High Level Segment. Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, the head of the UNODC has his own blog, Costa's Corner, with his personal views on the international narcotic control system – unfortunately, he does not allow comments.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNAIDS produced many documents in favor of harm reduction and the human rights of people who use drugs.
A number of non-governmental and academic initiatives from all corners of the world are now attempting to articulate the problems of current drug policies on the global and national levels. Their analysis will be made available for to governments and the UN itself. NGOs and researchers have made excellent reports and other papers highlighting the anomalies of the international drug control regime.
The Transnational Institute (TNI), a Dutch drug policy think tank, created a website on the UNGASS review. On this site you can find the key documents of the 1998 UNGASS on drugs, reports on the International Narcotic Control Board (INCB) and NGO responses to its annual reports, and a lot of information on harm reduction, and the control of coca leaf, opium and cannabis. It is also the best news update on the UNGASS review process.
The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) is a global network of NGOs that specialize in issues related to illegal and legal drug use. Its website is an outstanding knowledge hub with a lot of information on UNGASS issues. The HCLU is also a member of this network.
The International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD) of the Open Society Institute works to reduce HIV and other harms related to injecting drug use, and to press for policies that reduce stigmatization of illicit drug users and protect their human rights.
The International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) recently published a global report on the state of harm reduction and many other important documents related to the UNGASS process. Their harm reduction & human rights blog (hr2) provides very interesting news. Paul Hunt, the human rights commissioner of the UN made a powerful speech on the drug control system at IHRA's conference in Barcelona – watch our video and learn more!
Principles for a future drug policy
Following a review of currently available evidence, the International Drug Policy Consortium members have agreed to promote the following 5 principles in our advocacy work with governments and international agencies.
In order to illustrate what the implementation of these principles mean in practice we attached a short video to each point.
1. Drug Policy Decisions Should be More Informed by the Best Available Evidence.
2. Drug Policies Should Shift Focus and Priority from Reducing the Scale of the Drug Market to Reducing its Negative Consequences.
3. Efforts to Reduce the Supply of Drugs Should Not Focus on the Punishment of Growers.
4. Efforts to Reduce the Demand for Drugs Should Not Focus on The Punishment Of Users.
A video about the terrible impacts of the war on drugs in the U.S.
5. The UN System Should Develop a More Co-ordinated and Cohesive Approach to Drug Policy Issues.
What can the HCLU do?
There is a very moderate interest by the media about the UNGASS review process. It is imperative that a broader public understands of what is at stake to be manifested: will future global drug policies doomed to failure or can they shift to a more humane and evidence-based approach?
It is important that we reach out to the national and international press to inspire a discussion about the failures and successes of the last 10 years.
The HCLU initiated the following actions – please take part and add your support to those who have already raised their voices:
• We provide scholarships for journalists from EU countries to report on the UN High Level Meeting in Vienna and its side events;
• We launched a poster and video contest to collect materials illustrating the unintended consequences of global drug control efforts – the best submissions will be be exhibited in Vienna;
• We are organizing a demonstration and press conference at the Vienna International Center (VIC) on March the 11th to raise awareness on the failure and costs of global drug control efforts. As a part of this event, we ask activists from different countries to send emails to the UN, as an act of protest against the violation of human rights of people who use drugs;
• We are organizing press conferences in several EU countries with the help of local NGOs before the High Level Meeting to provide the media with basic information via fact sheets and press releases;
• We created an online campaign space which includes videos and multimedia material to mobilize people to provide their video comments to national governments and the UN on restrictive drug policies.
• We created a YouTube profile for those who want to send their videos and messages to the governmental delegates of the High Level Segment and the CND.
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Forsythe impresses Maddon with acumen
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Logan Forsythe said he spent most of his first few hours with the Rays just trying to get used to his new surroundings, but he managed to leave a strong initial impression on manager Joe Maddon.
"He's a very self-confident guy. I think he's very self-aware. He knows himself. He just understands himself well," Maddon said Tuesday, the day Forsythe reported to camp. "We put a lot of stuff out there in the meeting. The sheet that we put out there is one of the more impressive sheets I could possibly read at these meetings regarding what he's capable of doing.
"You bring some things to his attention that he had not been aware of before, and you tell him what you think. We always give the guys a chance to verbalize back at us. Very precise, very erudite kind of guy. He understands. It was good, because when you get somebody like that and you really think highly of him, to know that he also supports his physical abilities with his mental abilities, that's kind of nice. He kind of rang true on all accounts today."
Forsythe, who played five positions last season, said he was excited about the idea of being a super-utility man for the Rays. Tampa Bay values versatility, particularly on defense, and Forsythe believes the Rays were a natural fit considering his skill-set.
"It's definitely a new start, new team, new philosophy. I spoke with Joe and I'm real excited about the versatility aspect, kind of relieved to know that's what I'm going to be used for," said Forsythe, who was acquired in the seven-player trade that sent left-handed reliever Alex Torres to the Padres. "Now, it's just go out there and get my work in."
Forsythe, 27, hit .214/.281/.332 with six homers in 75 games last year. He hasn't been told where he'll spend most of his time defensively, but he came prepared -- with three gloves and two more on the way.
"I kind of knew in advance that Tampa was on me a little bit," Forsythe said. "I didn't know it was going to go as quickly as it did, but yeah, with San Diego, it was a little stressful -- not too stressful -- but the stress kind of went to ease when I got here and that's what I knew I was going to be used for, my versatility."


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Tinna Traustadóttir and Ríkarður S. Ríkarðsson have been appointed as the Executive Vice Presidents of the new Sales and Customer Service and Business Development and Innovation. The Marketing and Business Development Division will no longer exist.
Tinna Traustadóttir and Ríkarður S. Ríkarðsson have been appointed as the Executive Vice Presidents of the new Sales and Customer Service and Business Development and Innovation. The Marketing and Business Development Division will no longer exist.
Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland, and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to perform a pre-feasibility study of exporting green hydrogen from Iceland to Rotterdam. According to the MOU, the parties also agree to the exchange of knowledge, with the aim of exploring new opportunities of cooperation related to hydrogen.
Among the first companies globally to adopt a new approach to finance green assets.
Landsvirkjun's results for the first half of the year reflect the difficult economic conditions throughout the world.
Hörður Arnarson, CEO, Landsvirkjun, explains how the power company's ongoing innovation allows it to maximize the sustainable harvest of natural resources and add value to the economy in an interview with Country Reports in partnership with Newsweek.
" The current economic situation has shown us that supporting innovation and improving the utilisation of natural resources in Iceland is more important than ever" says Kristín Linda Árnadóttir, Deputy CEO of Landsvirkjun.
Landsvirkjun, Norðurorka (Utility Company), Húsavík Energy and SSNE have signed a new contract to continue their cooperation on the EIMUR innovation project which was formally established in 2017.
Landsvirkjun has started the process of developing a hydrogen production facility at Ljósifoss Hydropower Station.
Acceptable first quarter results under challenging external conditions.
At Landsvirkjun's board meeting, on April 20, 2020, the board of directors agreed on a new dividend policy for the company.
Landsvirkjun has exercised an issuer call option to redeem a bond on 28 October 2020 of the amount of USD 50,000,000.
Landsvirkjun's contribution to reigniting the economy.
Jónas Þór Guðmundsson re-elected chairman of the board.
Landsvirkjun and MýSilica join forces to support innovation and development in the Mývatn area.
The offering was very well received, with an order book which was multiple times oversubscribed.
Landsvirkjun will deliver 100% certified renewable energy to the high-performance computing data center.
The visitor center is temporarily closed due to COVID-19. This is only a precautionary measure.
The ratings apply to long- and short-term commitments, with and without the guarantee of collection.
Acceptable results in challenging external conditions.
Landsvirkjun's Autumn Meeting was held on November 15 and was attended by about 400 guests.
Landsvirkjun announced yesterday at its annual fall meeting that it currently offers 43 USD/MWh on up to 12 year contracts to industrial companies.
The meeting will take place in the Silfurberg hall at Harpa, Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Center on Tuesday, 15 November, from 14:00 - 16:00.
There has been international cooperation in the field of hydropower to develop a sustainability assessment protocol for hydropower stations
Agreements are made with the engineering companies Mannvit hf. and Verkís hf. for the tender and final design for the power stations at Bjarnarflag and Þeistareykir
An analysis of the outlook for Landsvirkjun from 2025 to 2035.
Today, Landsvirkjun signed a 7 year private placement amounting to USD 63.2 million.
Today, Landsvirkjun signed a 10 year private placement amounting to USD 70 million (some 8 billion ISK).
Strong liquidity position and increased cash flow
Tenders for engineering consultancy services for the planned geothermal power stations at Bjarnarflag and Þeistareykir were opened on 9 August 2011at 14:00 in Landsvirkjun´s headquarters in Reykjavik. The call for tenders was advertised in the European Economic Area.
Landsvirkjun Power, a subsidiary company of Landsvirkjun, and Verkis Consulting Engineers signed a contract with Dariali Energy Ltd on July 15 2011.
Landsvirkjun Power, a subsidiary company of Landsvirkjun, has recently signed a contract with Greenland´s Nukissiorfiit on operational assistance and maintenance.
The exhibition was opened on June 11th by Landsvirkjun´s CEO Hörður Arnarson and is intended to educate visitors about renewable energy in an entertaining and interactive way.
Landsvirkjun and Theistareykir ehf. have advertised a call for tenders for consultancy work for the planned power stations at Bjarnarflag and Theistareykir.
Landsvirkjun has recruited three new staff members to strengthen its base as a leader in marketing and sales of renewable energy in Europe.
The eruption in Eyjafjallajokull has until today had very limited effect in Iceland and no impact on Landsvirkjun's operations.
Landsvirkjun was a national sponsor for Global Entrepreneurship week 2009 in Iceland. The company also initiated a local project in Norhtwest Iceland.


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Journal Article
Strategically Developing Intellectual Capital Effectiveness: A Conceptual Model for Innovative Companies pp309-324
© Nov 2013 Volume 11 Issue 4, ECIC 2013, Editor: Lidia Garcia Zambrano, pp280 - 392
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Abstract: Developing intellectual capital at companies often results in large numbers of patents filed with little results other than protection of firm historical patents against intellectual property intrusion by current competitors or future competitor s. This paper presents exploratory research to classify into those patents filed in past years by several major technology companies as well as measuring the business results of the patents which shows the need for the new strategic conceptual model pres ented in this paper. A new approach to align corporate resources toward patent strategies, management capability and process with strategic intent is presented which enables firms to assure that all needed considerations are present in a comprehensive te chnology and patent strategy of intellectual capital development, especially at technology firms.
Keywords: Keywords: technology development model strategy, intellectual capital strategies, innovation and patent myths
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Historically, alternative investments, such as hedge funds, have offered return enhancement, risk mitigation and correlation benefits to a diversified investment portfolio, but many investors have been unable to access these investments due to high minimum investment hurdles and high qualification standards. Even those who overcome these obstacles face subsequent illiquidity, special tax procedures and opaque investment reporting. As a result, advisors have only been able to provide the potential benefits of alternatives to a select sub-set of their client base.
The solution for a more broad-based asset allocation model lies in "liquid alternatives." Liquid alternative mutual funds may offer liquidity, low investment minimums, no investor qualification standards and the general ease and familiarity of mutual fund structures.
The growth and availability of liquid alternative mutual funds also allow advisors to rebalance client portfolios at appropriate intervals. Efficient rebalancing offers advisors the flexibility to use alternatives within model-based portfolios as well.
The Challenge
The challenge is how to introduce hedge fund behavior—such as risk mitigation and increased diversification—into a liquid portfolio of traditional asset classes. Many existing choices are single-strategy, single-manager mutual funds, and selecting appropriate single-strategy hedge fund managers is a labor intensive process.
In lieu of investing in one specific hedge fund strategy, some advisors have chosen to create a basket of varying single-strategy, hedge fund-like mutual funds. Additionally, over the last few years, funds have been developed to incorporate multiple managers within one fund or portfolio. Regardless of which direction investors pursue, rigorous due diligence is required.
Investment Strategies
A liquid alternatives fund that allocates to a broad range of hedge fund strategies offers the potential for diversification and return enhancement similar to that of a traditional hedge fund. It also provides exposure to various underlying hedge fund strategies in a structure that provides the daily liquidity and portfolio transparency of mutual funds registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a multimanager or "fund of funds" approach, managers also add value through active strategy and manager allocation decisions in a defined process.
Well-constructed, diversified investment programs can now include alternative investments regardless of an investor's near-term liquidity constraints. Advisors appreciate that rebalancing may occur when desired. In traditional, liquid portfolios, advisors have been able to offer periodic rebalancing to ensure adherence to a predetermined asset allocation mix. The constraints of longer lock-up periods and less frequent liquidity periods made timely and appropriate portfolio rebalancing quite difficult for advisors. The introduction of hedge fund strategies in a mutual fund structure allows for such benefits.
Many advisors utilize model-based investment programs for certain types of clients. Within such a model, centralized asset allocations are made that automatically alter a group of investors' portfolio allocations. In these programs, traditionally structured alternative investments may be inefficient because of the aforementioned liquidity constraints. Today, liquid alternative mutual funds offer a solution whereby model-based investing can still offer its efficiency and broad scale, while also delivering the potential benefits of hedge fund investing.
Liquid alternatives enable advisors to rebalance on a regular, strategic basis or utilize the efficiency of model-based programs, while delegating the associated search, selection, due diligence, portfolio construction and risk management activities to full-time, experienced professionals.
We believe that investors should use a diversified pool of liquid alternative strategies in conjunction with exposure to more traditional hedge fund structures as a core allocation in an overall asset allocation program. Hedge fund strategies have offered superior risk-adjusted returns versus long-only strategies over the last two decades, and therefore, we believe they should play an important role in portfolio allocation going forward. The growing universe of liquid alternative strategies gives investors the opportunity to increase their exposure to hedge fund strategies and receive many of the potential risk/return benefits without compromising liquidity.


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I love your program and use it a LOT (yes, a paypal contribution will be coming soon). I was hoping that in one of the new releases that you could add a feature that would REALLY make my life simpler. I know on startup TyTool displays the free space available on my PC's drive. That's useful, but I also need to know how much space is left on my TiVo (both drives). Often I don't know what kind of space is left on the TiVo and therefore how soon I need to pull the recordings and burn them to DVD.
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