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Welcome to the July 2014 homepage edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine.
At the commencement of 2014 i2P focused on the need for the entire profession of pharmacy and its associated industry supports to undergo a renewal and regeneration.
We are now half-way through this year and it is quite apparent that pharmacy leaders do not yet have a cohesive and clear sense of direction.
Maybe the new initiative by Woolworths to deliver clinical service through young pharmacists and nurses may sharpen their focus.
If not, community pharmacy can look forward to losing a substantial and profitable market share of the clinical services market.
Who would you blame when that happens?
But I have to admit there is some effort, even though the results are but meagre.
In this edition of i2P we focus on the need for research about community pharmacy, the lack of activity from practicing pharmacists and when some research is delivered, a disconnect appears in its interpretation and implementation.
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It started with "tablet" computers deployed on shelves inside the retailer Coles, specifically to provide information to consumers relating to pain management and the sale of strong analgesics.
This development was reported in i2P under the title "Coles Pharmacy Expansion and the Arid PGA Landscape"
In that article we reported that qualified information was a missing link that had come out of Coles market research as the reason to why it had not succeeded in dominating the pain market.
Of course, Woolworths was working on the same problem at the same time and had come up with a better solution - real people with good information.
Editor's Note: The understanding of a pharmacy's presentation through the research that goes into the design of fixtures and fittings that highlight displays, is a never-ending component of pharmacy marketing.
Over the past decade, Australian pharmacy shop presentations have fallen behind in standards of excellence.
It does not take rocket science - you just have to open your eyes.
Recently, our two major supermarkets, Woolworths and Coles, have entered into the field of drug and condition information provision - right into the heartland of Australian Pharmacy.
I attended the Pregnancy, Baby and Children's Expo in Brisbane recently.
What an eye and ear opening event that was!
Young Mums, mature Mums, partners of all ages, grandparents and friends……...many asking about health issues and seeking reassurances that they were doing the right thing.
It should be the scandal of the century.
It potentially affects the health of almost everyone.
Healthcare providers and consumers alike should be up in arms. But apart from coverage in a few credible news sources the problem of 'Marketing Based Medicine,' as psychiatrist Dr Peter Parry terms it, hasn't as yet generated the kind of universal outrage one might expect.
Government funding is always scarce and restricted.
If you are ever going to be a recipient of government funds you will need to fortify any application with evidence.
From a government perspective, this minimises risk.
I must admit that while I see evidence of research projects being managed by the PGA, I rarely see community pharmacists individually and actively engaged in the type of research that would further their own aims and objectives (and survival).
Most of us leave a tremendous impact on pharmacies we work for (as proprietors, managers, contractors or employees)—in ways we're not even aware of.
But organisational memories are often all too short, and without a central way to record that impact and capture the knowledge and individual contributions, they become lost to time.
It is ironic that technology has provided us with phenomenal tools for communication and connection, but much of it has also sped up our work lives and made knowledge and memory at work much more ephemeral.
This article was first published in The Conversation and was written by Wendy Lipworth, University of Sydney and Ian Kerridge, University of Sydney
In the endless drive to get people's attention, advertising is going 'native', creeping in to places formerly reserved for editorial content. In this Native Advertising series we find out what it looks like, if readers can tell the difference, and more importantly, whether they care.
i2P has republished the article as it supports our own independent and ongoing investigations on how drug companies are involved in marketing-based medicine rather than evidence-based medicine.
Editor's Note: This is an early article by Mark Neuenschwander we have republished after the soul-searching surrounding a recent Australian dispensing error involving methotrexate.
Hmm. There's more than one way you could take that, huh? Like Someday when I get around to it (I'm not sure) I may admit that I was wrong about something. Actually, I've been thinking about the concept of admitting wrong. So don't get your hopes up. No juicy confessions this month except that I wish it were easier for me to admit when I have been wrong or made a mistake.
Brian Goldman, an ER physician from Toronto, is host of the award-winning White Coat, Black Art on CBC Radio and slated to deliver the keynote at The unSUMMIT for Bedside Barcoding in Anaheim this May. His TED lecture, entitled, "Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about it?" had already been viewed by 386,072 others before I watched it last week.
Kay Dunkley - BPharm, Grad Dip Hosp Pharm, Grad Dip Health Admin, MPS, MSHPA
Most readers will be aware of recent publicity relating to dispensing errors and in particular to deaths caused by methotrexate being incorrectly packed in dose administration aids.
The Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA), in its Communique of 13 June 2014, described a methotrexate packing error leading to the death of a patient and noted "extra vigilance is required to be exercised by pharmacists with these drugs".
This same case was reported by A Current Affair (ACA) in its program on Friday 20 June http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/8863098/prescription-drug-warning
Have you ever had one of those days when all you could think was, "Gosh, do I need a vacation."
Of course you have – because all work and no play aren't good for anyone.
A vacation doesn't have to be two weeks on a tropical island, or even a long weekend at the beach.
A vacation just means taking a break from your everyday activities.
A change of pace.
It doesn't matter where.
Everyone needs a vacation to rejuvenate mentally and physically.
But did you also know that you can help boost our economy by taking some days off?
Call it your personal stimulus package.
This article was first published in the Conversation. It caught our eye because "peer review" it is one of the standards for evidence-based medicines that has also been corrupted by global pharma.
The article is republished by i2P as part of its ongoing investigation into scientific fraud and was writtenby Andre Spicer, City University London and Thomas Roulet, University of Oxford
We've all heard the phrase "peer review" as giving credence to research and scholarly papers, but what does it actually mean?
How does it work?
Peer review is one of the gold standards of science. It's a process where scientists ("peers") evaluate the quality of other scientists' work. By doing this, they aim to ensure the work is rigorous, coherent, uses past research and adds to what we already knew.
Most scientific journals, conferences and grant applications have some sort of peer review system. In most cases it is "double blind" peer review. This means evaluators do not know the author(s), and the author(s) do not know the identity of the evaluators.
The intention behind this system is to ensure evaluation is not biased.
The more prestigious the journal, conference, or grant, the more demanding will be the review process, and the more likely the rejection. This prestige is why these papers tend to be more read and more cited.
While dining out with an elderly friend, I noticed that he kept his false tooth plate in his shirt pocket. He had recently had seven amalgam-filled teeth removed, because he believed that their toxins were making him sick; but his new plate was uncomfortable. He had been treated by an 'holistic dentist'. Claiming to offer a "safe and healthier alternative" to conventional dentistry, are they committed to our overall health and wellbeing or are they promoting unjustified fear, unnecessarily extracting teeth and wasting our money?
We are now entering a new financial year and it's a great time to reflect on last year and highlight those things that went well and those that may have impacted negatively in the pursuit of your goals.
It's also a great to spend some time re-evaluating your personal and business short, medium and long term goals in the light of events over the last year.
The achievement of your goals will in many cases be dependent on setting and aspiring to specific financial targets. It's important that recognise that many of your personal goals will require you to generate sufficient business profits to fund those aspirations
Exoskeleton leader ReWalk Robotics announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the company's ReWalk Personal System for use at home and in the community.
ReWalk is a wearable robotic exoskeleton that provides powered hip and knee motion to enable individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) to stand upright and walk.
ReWalk, the only exoskeleton with FDA clearance via clinical studies and extensive performance testing for personal use, is now available throughout the United States.
Welcome to the new financial year in Australia.
For many in business the past year has been described as a challenging period.
Adjectives are a key feature of the English language. In the business lexicon their use can be, and often is evocative and stimulate creative images. But they can also contribute to inexact, emotional perceptions.
Throughout the financial pages of newspapers and business magazines adjectives abound.
References to "hot" money draw attention and comment. The recent wave of funds from Chinese investors, keen to remove their wealth from the jurisdiction and control of government regulations is creating a potential property bubble in Australia.
Pharmacy culture is dormant.
Being comprised of values, unless each value is continually addressed, updated or deleted, entire organisations can stagnate (or entire professions such as the pharmacy profession).
Good values offer a strong sense of security, knowing that if you operate within the boundaries of your values, you will succeed in your endeavours.
The following article is reprinted from The Conversation and forms up part of our library collection on evidence-based medicines.
At i2P we also believe that the current model of evidence is so fractured it will never be able to be repaired.
All that can happen is that health professionals should independently test and verify through their own investigations what evidence exists to prescribe a medicine of any potency.
Health professionals that have patients (such as pharmacists) are ideally placed to observe and record the efficacy for medicines.
All else should confine their criticisms to their evidence of the actual evidence published.
If there are holes in it then share that evidence with the rest of the world.
Otherwise, do not be in such a hurry to criticise professions that have good experience and judgement to make a good choice on behalf of their patients, simply because good evidence has not caught up with reality.
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, July 25, 2014
Laropiprant is the Bad One; Niacin is/was/will always be the Good One
by W. Todd Penberthy, PhD
(OMNS July 25, 2014) Niacin has been used for over 60 years in tens of thousands of patients with tremendously favorable therapeutic benefit (Carlson 2005).
In the first-person NY Times best seller, "8 Weeks to a Cure for Cholesterol," the author describes his journey from being a walking heart attack time bomb to a becoming a healthy individual.
He hails high-dose niacin as the one treatment that did more to correct his poor lipid profile than any other (Kowalski 2001).
Deep within all of us we have a core set of values and beliefs that create the standards of behaviour that we align with when we set a particular direction in life.
Directions may change many times over a lifetime, but with life experiences and maturity values may increase in number or gain greater depth.
All of this is embraced under one word – "culture".
When a business is born it will only develop if it has a sound culture, and the values that comprise that culture are initially inherent in the business founder.
A sound business culture equates to a successful business and that success is often expressed in the term "goodwill" which can be eventually translated to a dollar value.
Exoskeleton leader ReWalk Robotics announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the company's ReWalk Personal System for use at home and in the community.
ReWalk is a wearable robotic exoskeleton that provides powered hip and knee motion to enable individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) to stand upright and walk.
ReWalk, the only exoskeleton with FDA clearance via clinical studies and extensive performance testing for personal use, is now available throughout the United States.
The brave new world of health and wellness is not the enemy of Pharmacy, it is its champion.
Australian futurist, Morris Miselowski, one of the world's leading business visionaries, will present the Opening Keynote address on Pharmacy's Future in the new Health and Wellness Landscape at 2.00pm on Wednesday July 30.
Morris believes the key to better health care could already be in your pocket, with doctors soon set to prescribe iPhone apps, instead of pills.
Technology will revolutionise the health industry - a paradigm shift from healthcare to personal wellness.
Health and wellness applications on smartphones are already big news, and are dramatically changing the way we manage our personal health and everyday wellness.
Editor's Note: We have had a number of articles in this issue relating to pharmacy research.
The PGA has conducted a number of research initiatives over the years, including one recently reported in Pharmacy News that resulted from an analysis of the QCPP Patient Questionnaire.
Pharmacy Guild president, George Tambassis, appears to have authored the article following, and there also appears to be a disconnect between the survey report and its target audience illustrated by one of the respondent comments published.
I have asked Mark Coleman to follow through, elaborate and comment:
Neil Johnston
Neil Johnston is a pharmacist who trained as a management consultant. He was the first consultant to service the pharmacy profession and commenced practice as a full time consultant in 1972, specialising in community pharmacy management, pharmacy systems, preventive medicine and the marketing of professional services. He has owned, or part-owned a total of six pharmacies during his career, and for a decade spent time both as a clinical pharmacist and Chief Pharmacist in the public hospital system. He has been editor of i2P since 2000.
I was recently sent an email from ACNEM as a follow on from the Second Nutrition in Medicine conference at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne.
It seems that awareness is growing once again, about the usefulness of nutritional science and its application to the prevention and treatment of illness.
That this subject is not front and centre for any healthcare program has always been a bit bewildering to me.
Of course, you can't patent most nutritional products can you?
It's not that long ago pharmacists had their own college of clinical nutrition...and let it go.
I was recently sent an email from ACNEM as a follow on from the Second Nutrition in Medicine conference at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne.
If pharmacists are ever going to succeed in launching a preventive medicine program, clinical nutrition has to be a major component.
As well, pharmacists are well placed in the community to deliver such a program for patient benefit.
Clinical nutrition treatments can:
(i) Offset various side-effects of drugs including avoiding nutrient depletion caused by drugs.
(ii) In some instances provide an efficient alternative treatment for certain conditions.
(iii) In instances where conditions are progressive, clinical nutrition can slow down progression and offer safer solutions.
(iv) Side-effects are almost non-existent with the use of nutritional products.
The only other comment I would make about the ACNEM statement is that clinical nutrition should not become the exclusive preserve of the medical profession. Certainly, their current lack of training of medical practitioners is disruptive for those health practitioners who do have skills.
And there are a few pharmacists qualified to deliver nutritional consults.
Collaboration is the cornerstone for this discipline.
With that in place, turf wars may become a thing of the past.
The ACNEM Report follows:
Dear Colleagues
"Nutrition should be the domain of all medical practitioners, not the reserve of a few."
I am pleased to report that on the weekend of 4-6 May 2012, more than 550 doctors, scientists, academics, nutritionists and allied healthcare professionals attended the 2nd Nutrition in Medicine conference at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne. The conference was facilitated by Dr Norman Swan, of the ABC Health Report, and opened by the Hon Catherine King, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing.
By convening this conference with CSIRO Food & Nutritional Sciences and the Nutrition Society of Australia, we aimed to open up the field of nutritional and environmental medicine for closer scrutiny along with the science that drives it, and did not shy away from challenging views in our programming. I hope this was apparent from the weekend to those who attended.
World-leading psychiatrists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, and genetic and nutritional scientists, pointed to nutritional deficiencies and imbalances in conditions such as depression, Type 2 Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and colorectal cancer, along with the potential for nutritional interventions, education and public health policy to impact on and prevent these conditions.
Delegates heard calls from experts for an urgent paradigm shift, to translate nutritional science into medical training, practice and public health policy.
The conference provided me with a forum to call on the medical schools in Australia and New Zealand to urgently review their undergraduate curricula to ensure that future doctors receive training in nutritional and environmental medicine. Likewise, general practitioner registrar training must further develop doctors' knowledge and skills in this area since GPs are both primary care providers and the gatekeepers to the healthcare system.
You will be aware from the nature of the event, if not from the changes you have seen in the College in recent years, that ACNEM is on course to impact on the epidemic of chronic and lifestyle-related illness, much of which has an underlying nutritional and environmental aetiology.
I am pleased to be part of the team leading this challenge.
A/Prof Eugen Molodysky
Chair, Conference Organising Committee, &
Vice President, ACNEM
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Peter Meets Cornelius
Acts 10:24--48
a. What actions of faith are demonstrated in verse 24 from: Peter? ________________________
Cornelius? ____________________________________________________________________
b. How did Cornelius respond to Peter when he arrived? ________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
c. How did Peter respond? ________________________________________________________
d. Peter states that it is unlawful for him to enter the house of a Gentile…Why does he do it? ______________________________________________________________________________
e. Comparing notes about his own experience what do you think becomes clear to both men? ___________________________________ __________________________________________
a. How does Peter's statement in verses 34-36 show God has opened his mind to a new concept? ______________________________________________________________________________
b. How is Jesus central to Peter's message? ___________________________________________
c. What elements of the Gospel message does Peter preach? _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
d. What proof does Peter offer to the validity of his message? _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
e. What summary statement in verse 43 brings his message to the point of decision? _______________________________________________________________________________
a. While Peter was still preaching what happened with Cornelius and all who heard the word? _______________________________________________________________________________
b. Was it clear that Cornelius and the others were truly saved? _____________________________
c. Why does Peter include the other believers who accompanied him to Caesarea in the decision to baptize Cornelius and company? __________________________________________________
IV. Application: This marks a new beginning where the Gospel goes to the Gentiles also. Was this "new" or intended from the beginning? _________________________________________
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On September 30th 2011 the new Gibson Firebird X guitar will launch and will come packed with plenty of electronic wizardry. However Gibson insists the technology will not affect the guitar's "tube mojo."
The Gibson Firebird X guitar is supplied with a software editor that allows you to create patches and tweak the sound of the guitar to your exact requirements. Gibson has also enabled the new guitar to be used with third party applications enabling developers to use the processing power within the Gibson Firebird X. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action with Moby.
The Gibson Firebird X is also fitted with RoboHead tuners and the Tune-o-matic/Piezo robot which will automatically keep the guitar in tune, together with wireless pedal controllers.
As well as other effects including onboard, fader-fueled multiple effects such as distortion, EQ, reverb and compression and front facing toggle controls. Ableton Live 8 and Guitar Rig Pro 4 are supplied with the Firebird X, for digital tone processing via a PC or Mac and the whole package comes with a special FBX vinyl case.
Only 1800 Gibson Firebird X are to be made and each one will cost you a sweet $5570 when its launched on September 30th 2011.
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Day 82/ Sept 26 Wed Donaldsonville, Louisiana 🚣🏻♂
Canoe is still here. We did a good job of hiding it last night with the cop in Plaquemine who saw me pull up to shore. The weather alert sent me a thunderstorm warning right before I was ready to head out this morning. Ugh. I did make it to my destination about an hour before I was set to speak to the Donaldsonville Rotary Club. Rotarian Matt LeBlanc was waiting for me at the boat launch with a cold beer. I knew it was going to be a good night and it was! We brought the canoe over to the Kocke lumberyard for storage and they even gave me a t-shirt. Super fun having dinner with the club and then going out to see the town. I stayed at a really comfortable bed and breakfast and got my laundry done. Great time! @ Donaldsonville, Louisiana


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75 years later, climber Conrad Anker's life became intertwined with Mallory's after finding his frozen body with all his belongings intact. The only thing missing was a photograph of his wife, Ruth, which Mallory had promised to place on the summit. Haunted by Mallory's story, Conrad Anker returns to Everest with British climbing prodigy Leo Houlding to unravel the mysteries surrounding his disappearance.
This theatrical feature, directed by Anthony Geffen, was released in cinemas and giant screen theatres across the US by National Geographic Entertainment in August 2010, and in giant screen theatres around the world. Click here for cinema listings.
The Wildest Dream was released in IMAX theatres and cinemas across the UK, by National Geographic Entertainment and Serengeti Entertainment, on Friday 24th September 2010. It continues to play in cinemas around the UK – have a look at our 'Find A Cinema' section' for the latest listings.
The UK television premiere of The Wildest Dream took place on BBC Two on Wednesday 17th August 2011. The Australian television premiere of the film was on ABC1 on Sunday 21st August 2011, followed by the companion documentary Everest: Shooting The Impossible on ABC2.
The Wildest Dream is released in the UK on Blu-ray and DVD by 2 Entertain in September 2011. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in the US by Virgil Films and Entertainment in March 2011.


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Our space faring friends, the Russians and Europeans in a joint mission are setting out on the search for life on the planet Mars.
A new mission to Mars is blasting off this Monday from Kazakhstan and should reach Mars by October.
The ExoMars 2016 mission is super exciting for space enthusiasts because unlike other missions, it's primary purpose is to hunt for signs of past or present life on the Red Planet using specifically designed scientific instruments.
An orbiter named Trace Gas will circle the planet while a landing module named Schiaparelli will travel through the Mars atmosphere searching for methane which can be created by biological processes, AKA alien life.
The scientific data collecting, which as the potential to make the greatest discovery in the history of mankind, should last five years. This is going to be followed up by another ExoMars mission in 2018 which will land a rover on the planet.
The ExoMars 2018 rover will feature a drill capable of digging deep into the Martian soil, collecting samples which then will be pulled into an onboard chemistry lab, designed to detect signs of life. If you have ever hoped to live to see the headline "Life On Mars" it may be coming sooner than you think.
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Nevertheless, she persisted.
My story is mostly typical. When these things were said to me in person, from the pulpit and through writings, I did not question them. I thought they were all part of this truth.
God has given me an open and curious mind — on purpose, I think. Because of this mind, I can see the inequities I never felt before. And because I can see, I can hope for a better tomorrow.
I am not these things. I am not these conflicting messages. None of us are. We can do better than this. That's why I'm practicing sharing my voice now. In vulnerability. With love.


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On Friday talks opened between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Moscow, in an unprecedented moment where both sides have come together for formal face-to-face talks hosted by the Russian government.
Following a press conference wherein Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged "I am counting on you holding a serious and constructive conversation that will justify the hopes of the Afghan people," the talks commenced behind closed doors.
This is Moscow's first successful attempt to get all sides at the same table as a prior summit was deemed a failure when Afghan government authorities refused to attend. And while Kabul high officials are nowhere present for this week's talks, members of the government-appointed Peace Council are attending the event. Notably, among the dozen nations to send envoys to the event is the United States; however, the US has merely sent a diplomat from the American Embassy in Moscow as an observer.
This comes at a sensitive time for the United States and NATO mission in Afghanistan as according to the New York Times starting in 2017 the Taliban regained control of more Afghan territory than at any time since the 2001 American invasion. While the Kabul government has control over 65% of the population it remains that only 55% of Afghanistan's 407 districts remain under the government, with the rest largely under Taliban control or influence.
Speaking to reporters, FM Lavrov said further that Russia hopes "through joint efforts to open a new page in the history of Afghanistan." He especially played up the threat of ISIS expansion into Afghanistan, saying that through foreign sponsors the terror group is trying to "turn Afghanistan into a springboard for its expansion in Central Asia".
According to an AFP report citing Pakistan officials, a key power which many analysts blame for the Afghan Taliban's resurgence, would "definitely" attend. Significantly India has sent an envoy to attend the talks at a "non-official level".
The Moscow talks also come at a time when the US is itself holding controversial face-to-face dialogue with the Taliban, such as recent talks between the newly appointed US special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, and Taliban representatives in Qatar.
The State Department confirmed this recent meeting in a statement saying, "On his last trip to the region in October, Special Representative Khalilzad called on the Afghan Government and the Taliban to organise authoritative negotiating teams, and has been encouraged to see that both parties are taking steps in that direction."
The statement came as part of an announced plan for the US special to visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar from Nov. 8 to 20 to attempt to bring the Taliban to the table for formal peace negotiations. The statement continued, "The United States remains committed to a political settlement that results in an end to the war and to the terrorist threat posed to the United States and the world."
The State Department announcement came a week after the newly-appointed American general in charge of US and NATO operations, Gen. Austin Scott Miller, told NBC News that the Afghan war cannot be won militarily and peace will only be achieved through direct engagement and negotiations with the Taliban. "This is not going to be won militarily," Gen. Miller said. "This is going to a political solution."
However, there's no doubt the United States will only want to ensure this happens on Washington's terms and not in the context of the ongoing Moscow-hosted talks.


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\nMy first encounter with Michel Ocelot's work was in the form of "Princes et Princesses" (Princes and Princesses). I was a high school senior and it was homeroom period and I had not been expecting to be enchanted so early in the morning.

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But enchanted I was—with the concept of vivid colors juxtaposed by shadow puppet-style animation, so brilliant in its simplicity at the time. The backgrounds have a charming, flat silhouette quality to them and the characters are mostly seen interacting at profile view—think of black cartolina cutouts with colored cellophane filling in the spaces. I was also quite taken in by the fairy tale-esque narrative of "La Sorciere" (The Sorceress). Halfway through the short, I realized that this fairy tale was not going to end in the peasant boy marrying the princess—and that was all right. I asked to borrow the DVD in order to watch the five other shorts.

"La Princess des diamants" (The Princess of Diamonds), the Egyptian tale "Le Garcon des figues" (The Fig Boy), Japan-set "Le Manteau de la vieille dame" (The Old Woman's Mantle), the far-flung future of "La Reine cruelle et le montreur de fabulo" (The Cruel Queen and the Fabulo), and "Prince et princesse" (Prince and Princesse) are all either based on the fables of different cultures or are the products of Ocelot's imagination. Each one—with the exception of "The Old Woman's Mantle"—has royalty figuring in it in some way: getting into magical scrapes, passing judgment on the peasants or presenting rewards to them. While most shorts are morality tales, there are a few that deal with moral gray areas. All are tied together by a boy and a girl who come to an old cinema and its technician at night and draw up costumes and re-enact their fancies on a stage.

That Ocelot was meticulous about getting the tones and subtle artistic nuances of each culture just right makes the utterly charming "Princes et Princesses" that much more endearing and left me wanting more, especially when I heard that it was a compilation movie of six of the original eight episodes of the 1989 series "Cine si" (the other two are lost). I was all the more intrigued when I heard there was a sequel in "Les contes de la nuit" (Tales of the Night).

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Five years passed between my viewing of "Princes et Princesses" and "Les contes de la nuit," which is also a compilation movie of five out of ten episodes of 2010's "Dragons et Princesses" (Dragons and Princesses), with one new short thrown in.

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Within that time, my anticipation built up to fever-pitch, especially when a friend of mine who was traveling in France offered to buy me the DVD. She watched it first and told me that she was disappointed. Frankly, I was disappointed, too.

Again, royalty figures in every story except for the medieval European "The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son," which happens to be the new short. This time, it seems that most of the royalty are cruel tricksters and zealots, like the eldest princess in "The Werewolf," the Aztec king in "The Chosen One and the City of Gold," the king in the Caribbean-inspired "Tijean and Belle-Sans-Connaitre," and the rival king and his daughter in "The Boy Who Never Lied," which was set in Tibet. The only benevolent royal in this film is the African princess who encourages the protagonist to hone his talent in "The Boy Tam-Tam." Again, the shorts are bound together by the boy, the girl, and the cinema technician who are play-acting in the cinema.

I felt as if each short had a longer running time than their predecessors, which was a good thing as this allowed for elaborate. The colors, if anything, are even bolder, the patterns more sumptuous—I was especially taken with the labyrinthine cathedral in "The Doe-Girl and the Architect's Son" and the stunning Caribbean hues of "Tijean and Belle-Sans-Connaitre." I don't really like how the characters spend a lot of time facing the camera now and how their eyes are a little more expressive, but I guess that's just a matter of taste. They have better animation this time around, but I feel as if the strict shadow puppet aesthetic was violated in some cases.

But the real issue lies within the narratives themselves. I appreciate the effort to be more inclusive with regard to the fables and cultures of the world, but the plots were long-drawn out, and I could not find anyone to sympathize with in the first three tales ("The Werewolf," "Tijean and Belle-Sans-Connaitre," and "The Chosen One and the City of Gold"). The emotional resonance only began to pick up with the next three shorts—it makes me wonder if the five episodes not included in this compilation movie were any better.

I don't need my fairy tales to be flat morality stories—and thankfully, none of the shorts of "Les contes de la nuit" are. I just don't know if my expectations were set too high by "Princes et Princesses" or there really was some charm lost. — BM, GMA News<\/strong>

"Princes et Princesses" and "Les contes de la nuit" are two of ten animated films currently being screened at the Cinema in the Open-Air Film Cycle at Rizal Park<\/a>, courtesy of Ambafrance Manille<\/a>, for the entire month of March. <\/em>


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US Army and Navy veteran Norm Cottrill '14 blends his patriotic calling with his career pursuits as an audio-visual production specialist for the Army at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. In this position, he produces training videos to assist modern-war fighters in their field roles. "My videos are making a difference in the lives of people who defend our country," he says proudly. "I am using my experience to help my military brothers and sisters."
Cottrill served with the US Navy during the Persian Gulf War and later as a parachutist with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division. He used his AA degree in Communications and Media Arts from RCC as a steppingstone toward a bachelor's, earning a BA in Media Studies/Film & Television from Marist College in 2016. While a student at Marist, Cottrill served as a communications intern at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, a nonprofit advocacy group, and as a production intern at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
At RCC, Cottrill volunteered at the Multi-Media Production Center, producing, hosting and editing segments for RCC-TV. He served as the College chapter's first president of the SALUTE veterans honor society. He graduated with a 3.55 GPA, earned induction into Phi Theta Kappa and Phi Sigma Omicron, and won the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence.
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The opportunity retail marketers are missing
At the heart of retail success is localization -- from product assortment to in-store marketing. However, when it comes to digital advertising, few retailers are thinking local. National advertising campaigns continue to push a corporate message without localizing it for each store. In addition, new research surprisingly shows that few retailers are using digital to create local campaigns that drive people into their stores.
Recently, Retail Systems Research (RSR) completed an evaluation of how well national brick-and-mortar retailers are using digital experiences to drive traffic to stores. Among the 20 retailers, analysts discovered two approaches: a broad-brush approach to all kinds of digital channels and a more specialized goal to make localization a priority. While there are a few examples of retailers who are starting to "get it" (e.g., Macy's, Kohl's), for the most part, national retailers are missing an enormous opportunity by not taking advantage of localized advertising.
Going local this holiday season
According to the National Retail Federation, holiday sales can represent anywhere between 25 and 40 percent of retailers' annual sales. Furthermore, U.S. Census data indicate that approximately 75 percent of all consumer spending occurs at retail locations within 15 miles of home. Together, the holidays and local customers represent huge numbers. As they plan their holiday media campaigns, retailers and brands (and the agencies that represent them) should evaluate their local digital advertising strategy in order to determine new ways to drive foot traffic and sales at physical store locations.
Here are a few tips:
Localize national campaign assets
In a recent report, RSR recommends that retailers rethink their video strategies. Retailers, and the brands they carry, can run campaigns in a locally relevant way by seamlessly changing creative -- in this case, video -- based on location, promotion, time of day, and more. For example, a retailer can extend existing TV campaigns and user engagement with dynamic online video ads.
Use local to move excess inventory in the final 72 hours to avoid post-holiday markdowns
Retailers are often focused on selling excess inventory ordered for the holidays before the New Year. Otherwise, they are forced to heavily discount items or return them to the manufacturer. By conducting local campaigns that leverage a wide range of datasets -- including demographic, interest, and purchase data -- to pinpoint neighborhoods where the qualified audience lives, retailers and brands can create highly customized advertising campaigns that reach a very specific audience, This can help them drive in-store sales of products that would have become excess inventory. This approach also helps to reach the last-minute shoppers who have run out of time to purchase gifts online in the final 72 hours of the holiday shopping season.
Create "just in time" demand
Most advertising programs require brands and retailers to create campaigns weeks or months in advance of when they'd like to drive traffic to stores. By creating a highly localized digital campaign, brands, retailers, and restaurants of any size can easily create and execute a campaign to drive "just in time" demand for their products or services. For instance, if in-store sales are slow, organizations can create campaigns that incentivize local consumers to come in and make purchases. In the case of local restaurants, their goal is to drive traffic into their establishment each day of the week. By creating highly targeted campaigns that reach a different demographic every day of the week, restaurants can create event-based promotions that drive traffic and build a diverse customer base. For instance, restaurants can attract a primarily male audience with Monday Night Football specials or families with Wednesday night "kids eat free" deals.
Use social to create local communities that encourage store visits
Walmart recently made headlines when it announced the launch of a Facebook app that customizes marketing messages for each of its nearly 3,600 U.S. stores; smart move, right? Now, Walmart is able to offer tailored marketing messages about deals and events at the nearest store location, thereby creating a more personal connection with its shoppers.
Retailers and brands are just starting to learn the basics of localized digital advertising, and there is certainly a lot of opportunity. By developing a highly targeted neighborhood-level digital advertising strategy to mirror local in-store marketing, retailers and brands can effectively drive store traffic that helps to increase revenue and create a more personal relationship with customers -- all while developing a more sustainable pattern of business.
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Your little one is running a fever, complaining of ear pain or has a hoarse cough. Does she need antibiotics?
The answer may very well be no. And while it's natural to visit your pediatrician hoping to walk away with a prescription, antibiotics are not necessary for every illness. That's especially true this time of year, since your child is more likely suffering from a seasonal cold or flu virus — which antibiotics can't fix.
READ MORE: Antibiotics and Kids: Avoiding Overuse
In fact, unnecessary antibiotics can do more harm than good. Our bodies are filled with all kinds of bacteria, most of them good. Using antibiotics when they aren't required can kill off these good bacteria while allowing tougher (and potentially dangerous) varieties to survive and grow stronger. Unnecessary use of antibiotics can result in some potentially harmful effects, including:
- exposing your child to a drug and its side effects when she doesn't need to be
- bolstering her own resistance to antibiotics — which means she may need a stronger antibiotic the next time she's sick
- contributing to the overall growth of new bacteria strains (i.e. "superbugs") that are resistant to antibiotics altogether, which has become a major public-health problem
Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed drugs, and their use is the single most important factor leading to antibiotic resistance around the world, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which runs an annual "Get Smart About Antibiotics Week" campaign to raise awareness about the issue. However, the CDC notes, up to half of antibiotic use in people is "not needed or not optimally effective as prescribed," increasing the risk of superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics. Every year, those bugs infect more than 2 million people in the U.S., with at least 23,000 people dying as a result, according to the CDC.
What's more, the CDC estimates, one out of five emergency department visits for adverse drug reactions are due to harmful effects from antibiotics (such as side effects and allergic reactions). In fact, antibiotics are the number one reason kids under age 18 head to the ER for adverse drug effects.
So if your doctor does prescribe antibiotics, be sure to ask if they're necessary. If they are, don't hesitate to take the full course to kill off the infection as quickly and effectively as possible.
Not sure if and when your little one should take antibiotics and want to know how you can care for your child without contributing to antibiotic resistance? Each year, the CDC hosts "Get Smart About Antibiotics Week" — and there's plenty to learn to help protect you and your family. Join the CDC (@CDC_NCEZID), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (@ECDC_EU) and CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD (@DrFriedenCDC) for a Twitter chat on antibiotic resistance November 12-18, 2017. Follow and participate using the hashtag #AntibioticResistance.
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The global direct energy medical devices market size is expected to reach USD 1.9 million by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 4.3%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The rise in the number of surgical procedures with the increasing prevalence of various chronic diseases globally is driving the market.
The rising incidence of chronic diseases as well as increasing preference for aesthetics has increased the number of surgical procedures globally. For instance, as per the statistics of Plastic Surgery Statistics Report, in 2018, a total of 10,607,227 cosmetic surgical procedures, and 12,659,147 nonsurgical cosmetic procedures were performed across the world. This has increased the demand for direct energy medical devices, thus, boosting the market growth.
Technological advancements associated with direct energy medical devices is stimulating the demand in the market. As the equipment utilizes laser, plasma, intense pulsed light, radiofrequency, and other kinds of heat, light, or sound energies to perform almost painless, quick, non-invasive, or minimally invasive treatments. Due to these advantages, direct energy medical devices are being adopted gradually, thus the market is growing considerably.
Furthermore, the incorporation of new technologies and the introduction of new products by market players are likely to boost market growth during the forecast period. For instance, in May 2019, Boston Scientific launched ESG-150 Electrosurgery Generator, which delivers high-frequency electrical current to power numerous endoscopic devices.
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|Posted by Cat Cartmill on February 28, 2018 at 8:40 PM
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My dream is to make the world a better place, but as an entrepreneur I am just one woman, and there's only so much I can do. Within these limitations I do what I've chosen with joy, and I'd like to keep on doing it, and doing it better. The best investment I can make is in me and my business. I've been self-employed since 2008 after being laid off from the job I took to pay the bills. I switched gears in 2015 and bought the lunch truck business. I took everything I had and bought an older truck with an older kitchen attachment. I discovered that driving around bringing affordable quality food to hungry people is pretty much my dream job. I get to work for myself, everyone is happy to see me, and I really like my boss. I get to bring my dog on occasion, play my favorite music and nobody is forced to hear me sing along.
My lunch truck fills a niche in an increasingly anonymous world by building personal connections. I hold a strong belief in building community, a better community, and doing my best to support those within that community. I believe in paying those that work for me a living wage. I believe in healthy food, and healthy customers, a healthy community, and a healthy lifestyle. I believe in supporting myself and my child comfortably and with hope for an expanding future.
I believe in leaving the world better than I found it. To that end I do my best to counter food waste, an incredible problem in our world. Like other forward looking entrepreneurs in the food industry, I am working on a no-food wasted goal. I have found diverse ways to do this. I distribute my leftovers to itinerant day workers (Cash Corner), stock the cooler at my local corner store to affordably feed those in my neighbourhood, and treat my friends and family.
I help my customers with micro-loans, feeding them now for payment later. In turn my suppliers help me out with micro-loans, supplying me now for payment later. It's a trust based relationship not often found today.
As I've been developing relationships with my suppliers and customers, I've also been refining my business model, seeking input from others business owners, streamlining workflows, and exploring options to expand beyond the standard work week. I recognize that to make this business model from the last century relevant to this one, I need to up my game. To that end, I started partnering with small to mid-sized festivals and events to bring food to their patrons. I'm developing relationships with emerging local food producers to bring their brands directly to my customers, and I'm not afraid to try new things.
However, due to its age, my truck has needed some love (and some money) to keep it functioning. It gets plenty of use; I bring food to the job sites and offices every work day, regardless of what the weather is doing, it has to be ready to go when I am. Over the last few years I've been repairing and replacing as things have reached the top of my to-do list, sometimes by way of emergency. Last year with 400,000 km on the odometer it got a new motor and transmission. I'd love to get to the point of routine maintenance and optional upgrades like I have with the century cottage I call home.
To be successful in a competitive, ever evolving food industry it's more than just the meal - image and marketing are critical. Customers used to modern food trucks with full vehicle wraps don't consider flickering lights from ageing wiring "quirky."
Receiving this investment from ATB would enable me to put a much needed new roof on the kitchen, and add attractive graphics to modernize the appeal of my business. I would be able to upgrade the wiring so the lights act as they should. I would be able to replace the tired speakers and keep my customers entertained while they're lined up. New tires and larger wheels would keep the truck safe in all weather, so I can reach those needing feeding no matter the conditions. A fresh paint job would make my 14 year old truck look young again. I'd be able to provide my staff with more hours and make my truck work for me, instead of always working for my truck.
This investment into my business will have broad-ranging expanding benefits to not only my truck and my bottom line, but the workers rebuilding Calgary's inner city, some of those still struggling to make ends meet, people who benefit from my unsold merchandise at the end of my work day, the festival arts community, the food entrepreneurs that I partner with, my employees, and my family.
I truly hope to be able to make use of this bounty from ATB to fulfil my dreams of improving the world, my goal of bringing good food to hungry workers, my aspirations of doing so as sustainably and ethically as possible, and my hopes for my family. $10,000 would make such difference to all of those.
This is what I am saving for.
Thank you.
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Eating well for seniors
My name is Catherine Cartmill; I am a Certified Senior Advisor and owner of Nature and Nurture Senior Concierge Ltd. I appreciate the opportunity to share with you today on one of my favourite subjects, food! As well as being a hobby of mine, food makes up the core portion of my business, we provide a grocery shopping service, meal planning & preparation as well as assistance in co-ordinating resources.
As we mature, our bodies undergo a number of changes; generally occurring gradually, over time. Internal food processing systems become less efficient as well as external food sensing; our sense of taste and smell is not as sharp as it used to be; our teeth aren't as sharp as they were either! Those experiencing widowhood undergo major changes in meal patterns, for others retirement has led to reduced physical activity and more opportunity to eat. Often diets adjust to accommodate medical conditions, with doctors adding to the list of foods that are forbidden. Somehow eating isn't as much fun as it used to be.
Sometimes the challenge is getting the food into the house. Physical challenges may get in the way of having sufficient food in the home. Those without their own cars rely on the food that is available in the neighbourhood stores which may be more expensive and less nutritious than food from a grocery store. No vehicle means groceries are limited to the amount that can be carried. Money is also a factor for many and those cooking for one or two can't take advantage of cost savings available for those buying in bulk.
We know that diet plays a major role in our quality of life especially in the 70+ age groups. The food we eat really needs to pack a punch to deliver the nutrients needed at the same time as it becomes more challenging to get adequate nutrition.
Sometimes we get stuck in a routine and it's difficult to make radical changes in our habits. Try making small changes to increase minerals, vitamins, fibre and water in your diet. Liquid is an essential part of any diet and drinks with caffeine or alcohol reduce the amount of liquid in our system. A good rule of thumb is to drink a glass of water for every alcoholic or caffeinated drink. Other small changes include focusing on color; choosing brown rice instead of white rice or whole wheat bread and pasta instead of white;
Fresh produce is tasty – especially when it comes from your own garden. Gardens don't have to be large; they can be as simple as herbs grown on a windowsill. Fresh produce can be found in greater variety at a farmers market and may be cheaper as well. There are a number of community gardens around Calgary you can get your own plot or just help out in exchange for some produce. Dandelion greens are free and plentiful, as long as you know they have not been sprayed. Pig weed is similar to butter lettuce when it's young. Have you seen the boxes of organic baby greens in the grocery store? $5 for a box of green stuff you can pick in your yard even when you don't have a garden!
Look for volunteer opportunities where a meal is served. Working at a casino or bingo can be a lot of fun and a good way to meet people. Volunteer Calgary has plenty of opportunities and not just in gaming establishments! You can go see the ballet or a play, work in a garden, play with children or animals, use your handyman skills or many other opportunities. When you are eating out, make sure that every bite counts. Avoid empty calories and junk food.
Make cooking and eating a social activity. Get together with friends to prepare single serving meals for the freezer. Create a grocery club with friends and neighbours or use a shopping service to take advantage of bulk prices. Get together with friends for pot luck meals on a regular basis. Have no cook meal options and heat and serve meals for days when you don't feel like cooking. Make your own heat and serve meals when you cook, just make extra to freeze. If you don't have a group of friends that is interested, check with your local seniors centre or contact Community Kitchens of Calgary.
There's all kind of information available. The US Food & Drug Administration developed a "Seniors Food Triangle" reducing the starches and encouraging fibre. We hear about "superfoods" and there are plenty of articles such as the following from News Canada published recently in the Calgary Herald.
Healthy diet, healthy brain
(NC)—More and more experts say that the daily diet—what you eat and how much you eat—plays a big role in mental alertness. Eating the right diet can help the brain make the right connections - at all ages. Foods play a big role in maintaining a healthy brain, like these:
The point is not to treat food as a prescription -although I did hear from one man who when he heard of the benefits of almonds counted out 23 almonds which is one ounce to eat every day. You need to focus on the foods that you can eat and food that you do enjoy and try to make it easier to do. I have given you a lot of information in a short period of time and would be happy to answer your questions at my booth.
No matter if you are 80 or just want to grow up to be 80 cook for nutrition and eat to enjoy!


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Kicked in the stomach, blindsided, broken hearted – yep, being dumped (or any kind of emotional breakup for that matter) physically hurts. And it's not just us imagining we're feeling the pain. An American neuroscientist has proven that breakups make our brains respond the same way they do to a red hot probe being placed on our arm (yes, really). Here at Cosmo we're calling it Breakup Brain. You know, that gut wrenching feeling when you look at an old photo of your ex and feel physically sick, worried or start to feel the devil horns emerge from under your freshly cut and dyed breakup hair. Ouch. It might be painful, but at least we finally know the meltdowns are beyond our physical control.
Writer Yasmin Alhibi-Brown says in today's Daily Mail that even the most level-headed women can turn into completely irrational bunny boilers when the pain of a breakup strikes. And research carried out by Edward Smith from Columbia University, who scanned the brains of people who had broken up with partners within the last six months, reveals why. The participants were shown pictures of their friends, then of their ex and finally had a hot probe placed on their arm. The same parts of their brain lit up when they saw the picture of their ex as it did to the pain of the probe but NOT when they looked at pictures of their friends. So it seems our brains uncontrollably process heartbreak in a similar way to physical pain. *Eureka moment*
A second piece of research by Lucy Brown, a professor from the Department of Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine also found in MRI studies that the areas which were activated when people looked at photos of their ex were the same areas linked to the release of dopamine – and this was the same as the reaction in the brains of drug addicts experiencing withdrawal cravings. So at last, it turns out it's not our fault we turn 'psycho' or feel physically sick when we break up with someone we once loved and feel that craving to text, begging them back after a bottle of sauvignon and a 2am meltdown.
My apologies to any former loves who might be reading this, but at least you know it's because I cared and it was beyond my physical control. Perhaps it's time to get 'Breakup Brain' recognised as a medical condition like stress or anxiety. That way we might be able to take a day off work to try and come to terms with the fact our bodies are reacting in the same way they do to being prodded by a scalding hot poker (rather than struggling into the office pretending that the nausea, panic attacks and utter inability to think of anything other than our relationship, is a sign of weakness). I mean, only neurotic women react to having their heart metaphorically stabbed with said poker, after all. Joke!
Ok, so I'm not totally serious about that, but we should be cutting ourselves some newly singleton slack. Accepting that it's normal to feel totally irrational, devastated, angry, and physically hurt might actual help us deal with the grief like emotions of heartbreak.
And in case you worried that you've ever behaved outside the breakup norm, author of Never Google Heartbreak, Emma Garcia, has come up with her six REAL stages of getting over him. Read, recognise and feel relieved you're TOTALLY normal...
1.Vodka –You attempt to drink him off your mind. You round your girls up for a big night out, the cocktails numb the pain. That is until you peel yourself from your pillow the next morning, clutching an empty kebab box and everywhere hurts.
2.Disastrous haircut – You chop of your flowing luscious locks in favour for Rihanna's jet black pixie crop. A moment you will spend the next 18 months regretting but hey, it's a rite of passage.
3.Mad- You find yourself composing e-mails to him with the subject: REASONS WHY YOU ARE DEAD TO ME.
4.Delusional- If you become really clued up on his favourite football team or suddenly know everything about the latest car... he'll see that you're his one true soul mate.
5.Depressed- You're suddenly convinced that your life thirty years from now will be a lonely one, surrounded by cats. Lots of cats.
6.Decisions- You realise who you are and what you want. You decide to only do what makes you feel good. You can think about him without pain. You are over it and a tiny bit wiser. Don't worry about your hair, it will grow.
Never Google Heartbreak by Emma Garcia (Hodder, £7.99) is out now and available on Amazon.


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Jackson's life experiences and varied artistic influences contributed to his overall success as an important 20th-century American artist.
Cody, WY (PRWEB) March 19, 2014
"Harry Jackson was an art pioneer because he rejected abstract styles and returned to realism for his paintings and sculpture that focused on themes of the American West," explains Mindy Besaw, Whitney Western Art Museum Curator at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. "He brought deserved attention to art that had been largely dismissed as mere illustration and left an impressive legacy for today's western American art."
Born in 1924 in Chicago, Jackson ran away from home at a young age to become a cowboy at the Pitchfork Ranch, near Meeteetse, Wyoming, a move that inspired so much of his artwork about the American West. He served in World War II as a Marine combat artist, studied art in New York after the war, and then returned once again to Wyoming, making Cody his home until his death in 2011.
Jackson trained as a painter and experimented with many different styles, including Abstract Expressionism. At first, Jackson's sculptures were only studies for his paintings. After studying in Italy, however, he began devoting more time and attention to sculpture than to painting.
"Without a doubt, Harry Jackson, can be credited as the artist who, more than any other, resurrected a dying genre of figurative art based on western subjects in the 1950s and 1960s," Besaw continues. "To categorize Jackson simply as a contemporary western American artist, however, is shortsighted…[his] western bronzes were only one aspect of his astonishing career. Jackson's life experiences and varied artistic influences contributed to his overall success as an important twentieth-century American artist."
The "Art of Harry Jackson" is on view through March 2015. Read more about Jackson on the Center's website. For additional information, contact Besaw at mindyb(at)centerofthewest(dot)org or 307-578-4053.
Since 1917, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has been committed to the greatness and growth of the American West, keeping western experiences alive. The Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, weaves the varied threads of the western experience—history and myth, art and Native culture, firearms, and the nature and science of Yellowstone—into the rich panorama that is the American West. The Center is currently operating its spring schedule, open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For additional information, visit the Center's website of its pages on Facebook and Google+.


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Lots of people think hipsters ruin everything, but really, they only ruined fixed-gear bikes. Everything else is still fine: tight pants were never really cool, those big sunglasses are clearly dumb, and the hair is pretty self-condemning. But you can't swing a cat in Seattle without hitting some joker on a fixie, even though this city is in no way fit fixed gear bikes. They're fun to ride, but no person of sense does any more, for fear of being mistaken for a hipster. This quick-switch hub might be the solution.
Now, there are already some switcheroo hubs out there (okay, they're not switcheroos, they're flip-flops) but you have to get off and dechain in order to switch between fixed and free. There's a time to get chain grease all over your hands, but in the middle of a ride is not it.
It looks like this one will let you pop between fixed and free with just a twist of the hub. You might get some grease on your fingertips there, but no one will notice. Too bad this hub costs $270!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (!!!!) though to be fair there are much more expensive bike parts out there that aren't as cool, and these are precision parts. Order yours at Ben's Cycle or elsewhere if you don't like Ben.
[via Doobybrain]


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GO Launcher EX For Android Gets Its Own SMS Widget
And they're back. Its been only a few weeks since the GO dev team began releasing widgets for their acclaimed home replacement app, GO Launcher EX. The developers have just released yet another good-looking GO Widget to the Android Market, bringing the total count up to three, the other two being the previously reviewed Contacts and Task Manager widgets. Message GOWidget for GO Launcher EX is a smart and efficient SMS widget. The widget, like every thing else from the dev team, is absolutely free and can be downloaded directly from the Market or from within the launcher itself.
Message GOWidget comes in two sizes (4×2 and 4×4) and bears a certain amount of resemblance to Launcher Pro's Messaging widget. However, GO Launcher's SMS widget comes packed with quite a few extra, handy features. Said features include the option to choose the maximum amount of SMS displayed within the widget, an SMS counter and mark as read button on the 4×2 widget, the ability to reply with a call directly from within the 4×4 widget and last but not the least, the option to reply to messages from a pop-up on the homescreen.
The last of the above mentioned features gives Messaging GOWidget a definitive edge over its Launcher Pro counterpart. It might not be skinnable like the latter but is certainly more efficient.
You can grab the widget for free from the Android Market via the provided link or QR code.
Update: The newer version is called GO SMS Widget and has more features. The download link has been updated.
Message GOWidget GO SMS Widget


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Anytime a person would like to succeed at a task, it is important to set goals that are able to keep. When a goal is made that can not be followed through with, the feeling is of great disappoint and less motivation for future plans. Reasonable goal setting that can be attained, will instill a greater confidence in a person. Once the plans have been made and followed through with, a sense of accomplished follows. A person will feel more capable of establishing greater expectations of themselves in the future. If you are a person that would like to establish a goal and keep it, here are a few things to keep in mind to be successful.Credit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ AJ Cann
Specific Goals:
When deciding what your goals need to be, it is important to be as specific and clear as possible. Unclear or undetailed intentions are hard to work toward and leave you with little to no direction. Make clear expectations of what you want to accomplish. For example, saying you would like to save more money isn't a goal. Deciding how much money you need to save and then designate a manageable and specific amount of money to be set aside each month gives you a specific plan. When these kind of clear expectations are made, then you have an attainable end result.
It is important to break your goals down into smaller, more manageable tasks. Create milestones that you can check off on your list. Once you pass a milestone, celebrate the accomplishment. Even if you only achieve something small, make sure you acknowledge the success and share the news with others. Reaching any small accomplishment will give you the motivation to keep going. When there are milestones in your plan, if helps you feel less overwhelmed with the long term result. Your focus will be on just the next step which will be a much closer achievement than the end goal.
Allow Time:
It takes time to implement new routines that are necessary for attain your desires. On the onset of making changes that have to take place, give yourself grace when you fail. Take each day as a new start on your task list, and forget how you handled the progress of your goals the day before. Even if you don't accomplish what you planned to do one day, does not mean that you have failed. Pick back up on your task list as soon as possible.
Once you're past your first milestone, it is time to re-evaluate your priority list. At this juncture, be sure to make an honest evaluation of your progress and re-adjust your goals accordingly. If you are working ahead of schedule, increase your expectations and output. However, if you are not where you thought you would be, change your plans and increase the amount of time you expect to reach your hopes.
To have the greatest success rate with meeting your goals, establishing community and accountability with friends and family is vital. By sharing your intentions with others, you are more likely to keep yourself on task. On the days you don't feel like working through your plan, having other people involved will help to hold you accountable. You are no longer just doing the task for yourself, but you are working to meet the expectations of others. It can also be beneficial to find other individuals that are working toward the same things you are. This further establishes community as you have someone to work with.
You are capable of setting ambitious goals and keeping them. By implementing these helpful tips and keeping the right attitude, you are sure exceed in your intentions. When it is hard to keep going, just remind yourself of where you want to be and keep pushing on.


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SOLD! $35,000 – Sept. 2017
Solid family home in a quiet little village!
Very well maintained three-bedroom home on two lots. Plumbing and electrical updated, newer heat and central air. Detached 1 Car garage. This home has nicely painted kitchen cupboards and a cute little utility/porch area. Basement is unfinished but has two nice rooms for use or storage. There is good Berber carpet in living room, dining room and hall. The kitchen has newer laminate flooring. Refrigerator, Stove, Washer, Dryer and large Entertainment Wall Unit included as well as some miscellaneous furniture left in the house. The garage has an additional area on the front of it for storage or workshop with an Air compressor and Floor Jack included.


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Happy Spring! Please note that we will be closed on Sunday for Easter.
We have two concerts this weekend – Johnny Winter on Friday night and Enter the Haggis on Saturday night. The Winter concert is sold out, but we still have tickets available for Haggis. It's sure to be a rollicking show!
Our next film, or rather films, start on Monday night. We will show this year's Oscar-nominated Live Action Shorts (147 min) on Monday and Wednesday and the Animated Shorts (92 min) on Tuesday and Thursday.
On Saturday at 2pm we're showing our annual St. Patty's Day film, Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) starring Sean Connery. Next week, we have another of our favorite shows — The Segal Puppet Theatre & Co. will present Silly Circus Sideshow. Tickets for this show will be $5 and will be available at the door.
There will be no classic film this Sunday, as we will be closed for Easter. The last Bond film of the month will be The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) on Sunday, Mar 30 at 12pm. (The earlier show time is to allow for the New Holland Band to come in and set-up for their concert that afternoon.)
We've got two great Point Entertainment events coming up in the next few weeks and there are still some tickets available for all of them: Enter the Haggis on Mar 22, and The Second City (comedy) on Apr 5. Tickets available at our box office or online at www.ticketweb.com.


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…Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplications for all the saints…
Ephesians 6:18
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
Jude 20
When an unbeliever repents of sin and trusts in Jesus Christ as Savior, he or she is born again and given the gift of the Holy Spirit. The new Christian is to rely upon the Holy Spirit for power to live the Christian life.
The new believer will soon learn the need for more grace, more strength to resist temptations, and greater inspiration for worship and prayer. The sense of need should cause him/her to ask for the fullness of the Spirit (Luke 11:13). Unless a believer is filled with the Spirit, they will never be able to pray with the power and wisdom available for prayer.
Praying in the Spirit is needed in every life, every church, and every community. How desperately we need Spirit-filled prayer warriors in our nation at this period in our history.
Allow me to describe what it means to pray in the power of the Holy Spirit:
Praying in the Spirit is when the Christian intercessor is clothed with the might of God in holy intense intercession.
Praying in the Spirit is the highest and holiest and most powerful effort a child of God is capable of.
Praying in the Spirit is when we have been entrusted with Jesus' burden to pray and weep over lost souls and carnal saints.
Praying in the Spirit is God's plan to bring heaven's power and heaven's resources and heaven's angels into action on earth.
Praying in the Spirit is when the Holy Spirit's intercession in us here on earth agrees with Jesus' intercession in heaven to bring the will of the Father to pass.
Praying in the Spirit is effectual, fervent praying by sanctified hearts that gets YES answers.
Praying in the Spirit is a holy partnership of intercession with Christ and the Holy Spirit for the extension of the Kingdom of God.
Praying in the Spirit is immersing oneself in a Spirit-assigned burden that sacrificially continues until heaven's power is released and God's will is done on earth.
Praying in the Spirit is the conduit through which the power of heaven is brought to earth.
Praying in the Spirit is the glorious ministry that unites us with the heartbeat and passion of our Lord Jesus.
Praying in the Spirit is the privilege, the responsibility, and the glory of prevailing prayer.
Praying in the Spirit is the most demanding, challenging, and spiritually opposed kind of praying, yet still the most anointed and rewarded kind.
May God forgive churches and Christian leaders for not training more believers for Spirit-anointed prayer.
Our only hope for revival in the church and the salvation of the masses is Spirit-anointed intercessors.