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2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Life is Beautiful
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Family, Women, Men, Under $100, Under $25, Under $250, Under $50, Under $500,
While it's definitely not the newest Blu-ray release out there, it's certainly one of the best. Life is Beautiful is a cinematic work of art, and you can get this one for the film buffs in your life for $6.99 on Amazon. Seriously, if you or someone you know is a fan of great films, this is definitely one to consider as a gift!
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2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 digital camera
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cameras, Features, Family, Women, Men, Under $500,
If you've got someone on your gift list that needs a new point-and-shoot camera that also takes great video, we'd like to recommend checking out the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8. This is the point-and-shoot that we've been using for the past 8 months or so, and the quality is great. Video recordings look superb in high definition, recorded in AVCHD Lite. You've got a 25mm ultra wide-angle lens with 16x wide-angle optical zoom, facial recognition, and other bells and whistles. What we love about this camera, though, is that it has GPS built-in to geotag your photos and videos automatically, on the fly, as you take them. The ZS8 retails for $279.99, but Amazon is currently selling them for just $194.99 - a savings of $85!
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2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Zomm Bluetooth smartphone leash
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Smartphones, Features, Wireless / WiFi, Family, Women, Men, Techies, Teens, Under $100, Under $250, Under $500,
We've spent some time with the Zomm "wireless leash" and have come away impressed by the simplicity of the device, as it's one of those things that make you wonder why a product like it hasn't been available until now. With that, we thought it would be a good inclusion in our 2011 Holiday Gift Guide. The Zomm can be attached to your keychain, and connects to your smartphone over Bluetooth. Once paired, it becomes your wireless alarm system for your phone. For example, if you walk away from your phone, Zomm will sound a notification alarm and start vibrating, letting you know that you've left your device more than 30 feet away. This way, you don't leave a restaurant without your phone, or spend forever looking for it because you left it in the car (or, that you are in your car driving and left your phone at home!) Cool enough, but it does more.
Zomm also has an integrated speaker and microphone, so it also acts as a hands-free calling device. If your phone rings, Zomm will ring as well, and you just press the Z button to take the call without having to fish around for your phone while driving. Zomm also has a built-in panic alarm. Hold down the Z button and the alarm will go off. Continue holding it, and the Zomm will use the Bluetooth connection to your phone to dial 911, and it will let you speak with the authorities right from the Zomm device. This is seriously a cool piece of technology that is a must-have for those people who constantly leave their smartphones behind in cabs and restaurants, or just anyone who wants an extra layer of security with them at all times. You can get a Zomm from Amazon for $76.
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Mothers Day Gift Guide: Barnes & Nobile Nook 3G deal
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Handhelds, Hot Deals, Wireless / WiFi, Women, Under $100,
We're been keeping our eye on gadgets that are worthy of being given to your mom for Mother's Day, and we've got another one for you. eBay has a deal where you get 50% off the Nook Wi-Fi + 3G e-reader. Original price on these is $199, and you get it direct from Barnes & Noble for $99 - and that includes shipping! There's a limit of one per customer. If you're interested, head on over:
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Mothers Day Gift Guide: Pink iPod nano deal
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Portable Audio / Video, Women, Under $250,
We're still on the lookout for gadgets that are worthy of being given to your mom for Mother's Day, and we've got another one for you. eBay has a great deal where you get 27% off the Pink 6th gen iPod nano. This specifically pertains to the pink model, which usually sells for $149, so this deal brings it down to $109, saving you $40. Even better? Shipping is free. They've got limited stock, so there's a limit of one per customer. If you're interested, head on over:
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Mothers Day Gift Guide: Sottomarino sapphire crystal ceramic watch
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Wearables, Women, Under $250,
We are kicking off our 2011 Mother's Day Gift Guide with a hot one! The Sottomarino ceramic watch with sapphire crystal typically sells for $499, but eBay has it for $159 for the next two hours and 45 minutes (that's 68% off!) Definitely a good-looking timepiece at an awesome price, and the ceramic is virtually scratch-proof. They're brand new and come with a three-year warranty. Oh, and it's the watch that Sandra Bullock rocks in The Blind Side, and we all know how much moms love movies like that.
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2010 Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway: Cisco Valet 802.11n wireless router
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Wireless / WiFi, Women, Men, Under $100, Under $250, Under $500,
The Cisco Valet wireless router is next in our 2010 Holiday Gift Guide, and we're giving away three of these home hotspots to your readers, but more on that below. First, the basics - we're recommending the Valet because, quite simply, it's simple. Cisco has made setting up an 802.11n network in the home super easy, with automatic security, guest access, parental controls, and more. This takes away the guesswork, which means less time for you to spend playing tech support specialist when your family and friends have network issues. See? It's like a gift to yourself as well! They typically sell for $99, but Amazon has them for $64.99, which is a killer deal.
Okay, now on to the details of the giveaway. We've got three Cisco Valet routers to give away, but as we said, they are meant to be simple. You set them up, and you are done. We know our readers are a bit more techie than that, so we've upped the ante a bit. Each winner will receive two Cisco routers - one Cisco Valet, and one Cisco Linksys E2000 Advanced 802.11n router! That way, you can keep the feature-packed Linksys for yourself, and give the Valet to a tech-challenged loved one as a gift.
Here's how to enter:
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- On Twitter, post this tweet about our contest: "Hey @gearlive hook me up with that Cisco Valet! http://gear.lv/cisco-holiday" (Click here to tweet this now)
That's it! Do that, and you are entered. However, this time we're giving our bonus entries. All you have to do is head to the Gear Live Facebook page and Like us, then leave a comment on our wall. That gets you a second entry. The contest will run through Friday December 17th, and is open to US residents. A winner will be chosen randomly from all eligible entrants.
2010 Holidy Gift Guide: Freehands touchscreen-compatible gloves
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Wearables, Features, Women, Men, Techies, Teens, Under $100, Under $25, Under $250, Under $50, Under $500,
If you're looking for some inexpensive-yet-functional items from our 2010 Holiday Gift Guide, today we've got some gloves that any owner of a smartphone with a touchscreen might appreciate. Freehands makes gloves that allow the wearer to use their touch-enabled device, which keeping their hands warm. They have some models where the gloves have fingertips that can be pulled back for the thumb and forefinger, and others where the gloves have material in the fingertips so that you can tap away while keeping all your digits nice and toasty. Prices start at just under $20.
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2010 Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway: Alpaca from the Oxfam Collection
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Internet, Family, Women, Men, Under $100, Under $250, Under $500,
We've been listing a bunch of gadgets and toys in our 2010 Holiday Gift Guide, but we've heard it said many times that the holidays have become, like, "so commercial." Hey, we aren't ones to turn a shiny new gadget away, but we also understand that sometimes it's better to help those who are in serious need. That said, we wanted to point you to Oxfam America. The company allows you to gift a tangible charitable gift to a family in need, as their goal is to help put an end to poverty and injustice. We're talking about real animals here. You can donate a dozen baby chicks, a goat (or a full tribe of goats!), sheep, cows, honey bees, and more. Heck, you can even donate manure. We wanted to help get the word out, and to do so, we're gonna give away an alpaca.
Alpacas are doe-eyed with cashmere-soft fur and flourish at altitudes well over 10,000 feet. Because few other animals are as hardy, these camelids are vital to Andean communities. Your gift of an alpaca meadow ensures plenty of nutrient-rich grass to help herds weather tough winters. And that means a lot to families who rely on these critters.
Yeah, we also like them because they look absolutely ridiculous...and seriously, who gives away an alpaca? We do. The winner will receive a code that they can redeem on the Oxfam website, allowing them to donate an alpaca for free to a family in need. If you win, you can even gift that code to someone else, we just want it to be put to good use.
Here's how to enter:
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- On Twitter, post this tweet about our contest: "Hey @gearlive hook me up with that ridiculous alpaca! http://gear.lv/e-alpaca" (Click here to tweet this now)
That's it! Remember, you've gotta have a Twitter account (they're free), and you've gotta be following the Gear Live Twitter account so that we can send you a DM if you're the winner. This one is only open to residents of the US. We will be announcing a winner on December 10, so you've got the rest of this week to qualify.
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2010 Holiday Gift Guide: SleepTracker Pro Elite
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Wearables, Features, Women, Men, Techies, Under $250, Under $500,
Worn like an everyday watch, SleepTracker Pro Elite is ideal for anyone who wants to wake up alert and ready to start the day, such as frequent travelers across time zones, business people looking for an extra edge, students with fluctuating schedules, or busy moms who need to wake up easily (see our original SleepTracker review.) That sounds like just about everyone, so we figured it was a good candidate for our 2010 Holiday Gift Guide. SleepTracker may find multiple almost-awake moments within the sleep cycle. Almost-awake moments may also vary in frequency throughout the night. By monitoring your sleep cycles for optimal waking moments during the preset ALARM WINDOW, SleepTracker finds those almost awake-moments and gently wakes you when you're most alert. The result? You wake up refreshed instead of groggy.
You can pick up the SleepTracker Pro Elite for $175 on Amazon. There's a male version and a female version.
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DWTS Gleb Savchenko And Elena Samodanova Shoot Powerful, Beautiful Campaign Video For GS Underwear
Wow, what an amazing fashion campaign video this is!!! Pro dancers of Dancing With The Stars Gleb Savchenko and Elena Samodanova, are in Honk Kong, China currently shooting a video for "GS" underwear. Elena reports to us that what they filmed was a "Contemporary Rumba". They shot this video for two days at 5:00 am in the morning on the most beautiful beach as you will soon see. They flew in from Sydney, Australia just to shoot this video. The Video director is Alexey Balash. Elena said it "was a great experience" the both she and Gleb, but, it "was also challenging since they had to dance on the sand and the water with a 38 degrees Celsius." Amazing, sexy, and so powerful. Don't miss it below. Also, stayed tuned. The full video will be released August 20th. Let's hope we see these two in the new season of Dancing With The Stars!!!

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EU to Curb Bank Bonuses
The European Union has moved to slap a strict limit on the bonuses of bank executives, a move likely to be replicated elsewhere as politicians move to rein in pay and cut down on risk-taking in banks. WSJ's David Enrich reports. Photo: Reuters
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Phoenix police investigate domestic violence call involving Cards linebacker Daryl Washington
PHOENIX – Phoenix police say they're investigating a domestic violence call involving Pro Bowl linebacker Daryl Washington.
Sgt. Steve Martos says a woman called officers Wednesday and accused the Arizona Cardinals player of being involved in the altercation.
He says that as of Wednesday night, police hadn't been able to reach Washington to talk to him. He says there's no warrant out for Washington.
Washington led the Cardinals with 134 tackles — 108 of them solo — and nine sacks last season.
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VWR International, LLC and Thermo Fisher Scientific Sign Global Agreement
Sep 04, 2013, 09:05 ET
RADNOR, Pa., Sept. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - VWR International, LLC, a global solutions provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services, announced today it has signed a global distribution agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Thermo Fisher represents one of VWR's most important global suppliers with products supporting all of VWR's customer segments including pharmaceutical, biotech, industrial, educational, governmental and healthcare.
"We are excited to continue our long-standing relationship with VWR. Their experience and service excellence provides value and strength to the Thermo Scientific brand," stated Thomas Loewald, SVP and President of the company's Laboratory Products business.
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VWR International, LLC, headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, is a global provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services with worldwide sales in excess of $4.1 billion in 2012. VWR enables the advancement of the world's most critical research by providing product and service solutions to laboratories and production facilities in the pharmaceutical, biotech, industrial, educational, governmental and healthcare industries. With over 160 years of industry experience, VWR offers a well-established network that reaches thousands of specialized labs and facilities spanning the globe. VWR has over 8,000 associates around the world working to streamline the way scientists, researchers, medical professionals and engineers across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific stock and maintain their facilities. In addition, VWR further supports its customers by providing onsite services, storeroom management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration and technical services.
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Best Chocolate Mousse Ever!
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This is a great passover dessert. It can be served along side the strawberry fluff, and for all year around put it in a pie shell with whipped cream on top. IMPORTANT NOTE: This recipe is best made a day or even 2 ahead of serving.
Recipe Ingredients:
5 oz. Paskez chocolate chips (1 cup)
6 eggs separated
2 tsp vanilla extract
dash of salt
4 Tablespoons sugar
Melt chocolate over a double boiler.
Separate eggs. Beat whites and sugar. Set Aside.
Combine yolks, vanilla, salt, and slowly blend into chocolate.
Carefully fold chocolate into whites. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serving Notes:
I like to serve my mousse individually. Use any glass on hand.
Layer the mousse and whipped cream or just top the mousse with the strawberry fluff.
Garnish with a lady finger, chocolate shavings, or fresh strawberries.
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The Gohan Society, a non-profit that works to promote awareness and appreciation of Japanese cuisine and culinary history, is holding a fundraising food festival at the Brooklyn Brewery on October 4th. This should be a pretty spectacular event, because some of the best (and our favorite) restaurants in the city will be participating: Morimoto, Oceana, Sushi Zen, Gramercy Tavern, Takahachi, Red Rooster, Tori Shin, Blue Ribbon Brooklyn, Soba Totto, Sakagura, and Talde.
The contributing chefs aren't all Japanese, but they'll be using Japanese ingredients. Japanese whiskey, sake, and brews from the Brooklyn Brewery (naturally) will be served, and Iron Chef Masharu Morimoto is giving a demonstration. A taiko drum group, Soh Daiko, is set to perform, and there will also be a silent auction and raffle. Tickets are $125, and you can buy them here.
Can't make it yourself? Check back next Friday for a full recap!
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After spending an awesome few months travelling the length of Central America, from Cancun in Mexico to San Blas in Panama while taking in as much as I could of each country. I thought I'd run a little summary of my highs, lows and favourite picture from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
Just a small part of the trip due to cheap flights into the resort airport of Cancun. We took in Cancun and Tulum before heading to the border with Belize.
– An easy introduction into Latin America
– Gorgeous beaches of Cancun and using the pool/bar of the Ritz for free
– Scuba Diving at the Underwater Museum
– Swimming in a cenote (a crystal clear freshwater lagoon) where limestone rock has given way into an underground river
– Delicious sugar cane mojitos with free buffet in Tulum
– Cycling a very heavy bike in 40 degree heat turned out to be a bigger challenge than expected
Favourite Picture
Converted VW Beetle (an iconic car of Mexico) used to make sugar cane juice for mojitos in Tulum.
Such a relaxed country that feels so British Caribbean. The people really were the highlight of Belize, you will struggle to meet such friendly and relaxed souls anywhere else in the world.
– Hearing people shout "You got to Belize it!", "Unbelizeable", "Drink but don't get drunk" and "Woah man, it is hot today". Really made us laugh!
– Relaxing and reading on the beach in Placencia
– Luckily finding a tubing company to float through caves and appearing on local TV
– Despite 3 attempts, not being able to dive the Blue Hole due to weather and lack of numbers to make a trip
Favourite Picture
Many a day was spent relaxing in the beach town of Placencia on these colourful sun loungers. Bliss.
We popped into Guatemala as we travelled south through Belize to see the stunning Mayan ruins at Tikal before returning to the country after we'd visited Honduras. On our second stop we spent much of the time taking a crash course in Spanish, soaking up the town of Antigua and visiting Lake Atitlan.
– Climbing temples lost in the jungle Tomb Raider style at Tikal
– Cooling off in a bar in Flores watching the sunset
– Learning Spanish and attempting conversations about football with my fantastic tutor Rolando
– Staying in a Guatemalan apartment in Antigua and being able to settle in a place for a couple of weeks
– Foolishly jumping into a lake with my sunglasses on top of my head only for them to sink to the bottom
– Going from the high of speaking Spanish with my tutor with a clear accent to not being able to understand another person's accent
Favourite Picture
I've chosen this as the view from the tallest temple at Tikal where you can see others poking their heads above the canopy. I also loved Antigua where I became addicted to Instagram.
Honduras was a strange one. It really has the highs and lows of travel. One of the main reasons to visit was Katrina taking her PADI Open Water course while I took the rescue qualification. Sadly while here we had trips to the hospital and police station but still came away having loved the country.
– Qualifying as a PADI Rescue Diver – just one more step towards Divemaster
– Taking in the La Ceiba carnival, the largest in South America
– Zip lining in the jungle followed by a massage and a dip in natural hot springs
– Climbing underneath a waterfall in the morning and spending the afternoon relaxing at a brewery
– Katrina being taken ill and going to the hospital for an endoscopy
– My wallet being stolen in La Ceiba
Favourite Picture
I've chosen my picture of the amazing Pulapanzak waterfall which you can climb right behind and jump around pools underneath. Great fun!
El Salvador
Our stay in El Salvador was relatively brief. We came here for a bit of surfing and to see a lesser travelled part of the region. We turned out to be pretty poor surfers but enjoyed the chance to cool off thanks to some less sunny weather. San Salvador gave us a taste of urban metropolis for the first time in a while.
– Taking in the incredible scenery of the Pacific coast
– Sampling some great food in Juayua
– Making the most of western life in San Salvador's malls and cinemas
– Finding out I'm not very good at surfing while getting caught in a riptide
Favourite Picture
I love this shot of a surfer meeting his match on this wave in Playa El Zonte. Watching other people fall off made me feel slightly better about my own performances.
A fertile land of volcanoes and lakes would sum up Nicaragua pretty well. We took in Leon, Managua, Masaya, Granada and Ometepe. Despite being bogged down with a mysterious fever like illness I loved my time there, so that must say something for the country.
– Climbing an active volcano, sliding down in on a sled before climbing another, sleeping on the summit and descending the next day for a refreshing lake swim
– Scuba Diving in a volcanic crater lake
– Playing 'Quetzalympics' with a random bunch of people we'd just met
– Getting over my paranoia of horse riding amongst the beautiful scenery of Ometepe
– Feeling incredibly ill when all I wanted to do was explore
– A strangely high number of incidents of waiters trying to exploit tourists
Favourite Picture
Upon arriving at the peak of the El Hoyo where we to camp for the night we could not see the sunset as the fog rolled in. Thankfully sunrise in the morning made up for it!
Costa Rica
The jewel in the crown of Central American tourism, Costa Rica is where you will find many holiday makers. We spent just a week here but enjoyed the experience back on the beaten track.
– White water rafting on Class III & IV rapids near La Fortuna
– Watching all kinds of wildlife like Attenborough in Tortuguero
– Randomly finding a softball game in Puerto Limon being played by some very out of shape players gave us a good laugh
– Spanking our budget with the highest prices we've had so far
– Being a little disappointed by other tourists behaviour when watching turtles lay eggs on the beach
Favourite Picture
I love my photo of this lizard blending into its habitat in Tortuguero. This part of Costa Rica was like a mini Amazon rainforest.
Central America saves the best till last. Panama has gone straight into my top 5 favourite countries. We took in Bocas del Toro, David, Santa Catalina as well as longer stays in Panama City and San Blas. A combination of stunning scenery and the buzzing capital city kept us well occupied.
– 'Glamping' on the pristine Red Frog beach in Bocas del Toro
– Scuba Diving with sharks, rays, eels and countless fish in Coiba, part of the same chain of islands as the Galapagos
– Celebrating Katrina's birthday in the luxurious Trump Hotel in Panama City, the tallest building in Latin America
– Getting stuck in the paradise that is the San Blas islands while waiting to sail to Colombia
– Going to visit the Baha'i temple outside Panama City to find it closed for renovation work
Favourite Picture
I went a bit photo mental in Panama as I'm sure my Instagtram account will show. However the one I keep looking back on is this incredible island in San Blas. Will I ever see paradise quite like this again?


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Monitoring Blood Sugar With Type 2 Diabetes
Testing blood sugar levels is a daily ritual for people with type 2 diabetes.
People with type 2 diabetes need to know, on a daily basis, how well they're doing with medications, diet, and lifestyle changes.
Kathy Honick, RN, CDE, a diabetes educator at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, explains that not only does regular blood sugar testing tell you if you're doing well, it can "identify a pattern of highs and lows, which may be out of range," if your levels are not well-controlled.
Type 2 Diabetes: When and How to Check Blood Sugar
Usually, testing occurs before meals, particularly before breakfast, but your doctor will tell you what's best for your situation. You may test after meals or in the evening to check for low blood sugar levels before you go to sleep. Your doctor will tell you what numbers you need to be concerned about and when you should get in touch for more treatment or advice.
If your medical team has decided it's okay for you to decrease the number of times you test each day, it's essential you resume testing more often if you're sick or your body is particularly stressed. Honick says people with diabetes should monitor their blood glucose levels at least four times per day when they're sick and should report the results to their doctor.
To test your blood sugar level, you must first wash your hands with soap and warm water, and dry them thoroughly. Then you'll prick your fingertip using a small device called a lancet — just a drop or two of blood is needed for the test. After putting the blood on a test strip, you insert the strip into a small machine or reader, called a glucometer. The glucometer tells you how much sugar it detects in your blood.
Type 2 Diabetes: Getting a Glucometer
There are many types of glucometers to choose from — in fact, deciding on one may be overwhelming. But, there are ways to help you do that.
For example, diabetes educators or nurses at diabetes clinics have glucometers that they are most familiar with and may recommend. Other times, companies may have promotions and will give away free monitors so you'll try their product.
Phoebe, a registered nurse in Baltimore who has had type 2 diabetes for a few years, says she has no preference and has tried many different glucometers. "I use whatever my doctor gives me when I go for my yearly check — it's free!"
Regardless of which type of system you use, a logbook is an important tool. You should be using a logbook to record your blood sugar readings according to the times of day you check them. You can use a small notebook, or track your numbers online. Whatever method you choose, be sure to bring the notebook or a printout of the online chart with you to your medical appointments. Your doctor or nurse can look at it to check for patterns or problems.
Type 2 Diabetes: Does Blood Sugar Testing Hurt?
While pricking your finger isn't pain-free in the beginning, it does become easier as your fingers become used to it. And the monitoring systems have improved greatly over the years, requiring less blood so that the smallest of pinpricks will often do the job.
Honick says newer machines claim to be more convenient and comfortable because they don't require that you draw blood from your fingertips, but she warns, "It's recommended that the fastest and safest way to perform blood glucose monitoring is with a finger stick — particularly when monitoring for episodes of low blood glucose."
Phoebe agrees; she's drawn blood from her forearm. She explains, "The only thing that I can say is that while the forearm is a much 'nicer' place to check, I feel it isn't as accurate — my blood sugar readings are always 10 points off. So I use my fingers."
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It has been a week long on fun, and short on quality photos. There's a lot to be said about having such a great time that you forget to record anything for future reference. What was all the fun about?
T@bazona! An annual gathering in the Arizona desert of fun-minded folks who share a passion for camping in their T@Bs, T@Gs, and T@DAs, T@B and T@DA share a common heritage, as they were both manufactured by Dutchman – T@B from 2004-09, and T@DA from 2008-10. Dutchman then got out of the small trailer business, and the T@B line was picked up by Nucamp. It's more of a traditional teardrop shape than ours is, but loaded with charm and features. A T@G is an even smaller version – about the size of a queen-sized bed, most (?) with a clamshell kitchen.
We registered to join T@bazona last summer, and were fortunate to snag a site in the Usery Park group campground (no electric/water), where we camped with 25 other campers adjacent to the main campground, home to another 30 or so nestled in gorgeous sites with electric/water, firepits, and picnic tables. There were probably 80 people in all. This gorgeous county park in Maricopa County (Phoenix) is a a treasure – a maze of hiking/biking/bridal trails encircle the campground.
It's beautifully maintained – kudos to the folks here who support this wonderful park system with their tax dollars. We've stayed at other Parks in the County, and they are all places to which we would return.
T@bazona is socializing with like-minded campers, sharing food, campfires, and the occasional adult beverage, and (of course) camping stories, tips, and tricks.That's the #1 reason we enjoy these rallies so much – avid campers trick out their rigs, and are proud and happy to show off the results. It's all about solar, storage, decorative tips, towing, WiFi, and awnings/shelters. We had campers from as far away as Maryland, two rigs from Michigan, and from all points inbetween – everyone has their own style.
We have an organized sort of Parade of Homes, where we traipse from camper to camper looking at all the cool stuff everyone has done. Most of the attendees were in T@Bs, along with a handful of T@Gs. We were the sole T@DA this year. Here are a few things that I'd never seen before (remember, I warned you that I took very few photos)…
Solar oven. There were cookies baking inside. Not sure how great this would be in Michigan, but it seems tailor-made for Arizona.How about this nifty propane radiant heater? Never seen one of these before. This could heat up our little awning on a chilly night.We're not big on game playing, but who wouldn't love T@B checkers?Our next project may be to develop some kind of aerial pole thingy to boost our wifi cell service. In areas where we have a weak signal, we usually wind up putting one of our phones on the roof of the Campsh@ck to boost the signal for our hotspot. I've been campaigning for John to mount a flagpole holder on the camper, and put a fishing pole in the holder. We could put the cell phone in a baggie on a hook and raise it up above the roofline to boost signal. Not pretty or elegant, but hopefully effective. John took a bunch of photos of possible projects, but he's being pretty secretive about sharing them (for now, anyway).
We did get in a hike to the wind cave at Usery, with camping pals Mickie and Kim. It was a gorgeous morning for a hike, and we wound up and up along the trail to the cave, about 1000′ elevation over a two-mile hike. Perfect morning to hit the trail, and I'm happy we got our hike done by the time the afternoon furnace-like heat kicked in.
After four days, it was time to leave. We were excited to head to Catalina State Park for a rendezvous with our Vermont friends (and former T@DA owners) Cathie and Jay. They've since moved on to an Airstream, but retain a small-camper enthusiasm for the outdoor life. We hoped for a more sedate experience in Catalina than the last time we visited.
Go for a hike? Sure? We wandered up the trail with Jay to Romero Pools, which we have visited a few times in the past. It was shocking to see how little water there was. Where's the pool? Other times we have visited, we've been treated to the delightful sound of running water down the mountainside into the pools, and dozens of hikers cooling off hot feet in the cool flowing water. This was a very different experience. Nearly barren. It was hot on the trail – we suffered.Everything here is so dry – we are one matchstick away from a catastrophe, it seems. In the seven or eight years I've been coming to this area, this is the first time where there has been ZERO snow in the upper elevations. Mount Lemmon has an elevation of about 9200′ – there should be some snow up there in January. Seems like this is a bad sign for the area in the coming months.
Ahhhh….we're now in the comfort of our Madera Canyon cabin. If you are a reader of this blog from a year ago, you'll recognize this view. Yep. For the next month, we are stretching out. Hike. Bird-watching. Coatimundi. Time with my sisters (who are both in the area for this month). SuperBowl. Cycling. If you want to find me in the next month, I'd suggest you look on the porch swing on the right.
We began our first day here with the most incredible views from of the supermoon eclipse. Set our alarm for 4:30 am, and sat outside with coffee, watching the eclipse develop over the mountainside. For the second time in a year, I was very sad not to have photography equipment up to the challenge of a celestial event. It was magnificent.
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Campaigns focus on NH with days before election
Obama, Romney to appear in state
Both the Obama and Romney campaigns are lining up big visits to New Hampshire in the days leading up to the election.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will make two stops in New Hampshire before Tuesday and President Barack Obama has announced he will hold a rally on Sunday.
Capital City Democrats are buzzing with the news that Obama is planning a Sunday rally in Concord, and be accompanied by former President Bill Clinton.
Senior Campaign Adviser Robert Gibbs said the Obama camp is confident going into the election.
"We feel pretty good about where we are politically, and I would say this: I wouldn't trade places with the other guys for anything right now," Gibbs said.
Romney's local operation said they feel the same way. They said they like their chances to flip New Hampshire back to a red state, especially with their candidate making two visits in the final four days of the campaign.
"We've always known New Hampshire is an important place when it comes to the Electoral College," said Phil Calenziano, New Hampshire state director for Romney for President. "We know it's going to be a close election here."
Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Kelly Ayotte will attend a get-out-the-vote event in Manchester on Thursday.
On Friday, Caroline Kennedy will stump for Obama in Rochester.
Romney will hold a victory rally at the Portsmouth International Airport in Newington on Saturday, while presidents Obama and Clinton will come to Concord on Sunday.
Romney will be back in Manchester on Monday, with Kid Rock, at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
Political analyst Dean Spiliotes said the visits mean both campaigns are counting on New Hampshire next Tuesday.
"I think it's a testament to how important our four electoral votes will be in a close race, and also to the fact that we're one of the few states that is still, possibly, up for grabs," Spiliotes said.


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Q: "I'm 23 years old, and the thing I regret most is putting that first cigarette in my mouth. I've been smoking for three years, 18 to 25 cigarettes a day. Today, I decided to quit. In three years of smoking, how much did I damage my body? Is there any chance of becoming as healthy as a lifelong nonsmoker?"
Answer provided by Rachel E. Sanborn, M.D., thoracic oncologist, Providence Cancer Center, and co-director of the Providence Thoracic Oncology Program
Congratulations on making the decision to quit smoking! Most people who start smoking have no idea how many aspects of their health can be affected by smoking, and how quickly and easily they can become addicted.
So, how much damage has been done? This is difficult to answer with any specifics, because most of the data we have on smoking is based on long-term smokers, and every person's situation is unique. However, we do know that any amount of smoking – even just breathing someone else's cigarette smoke – causes harm. My surgical co-director at the Providence Thoracic Oncology Program – a program that specializes in treating people with lung cancer – wrote an excellent answer to another person's question about the harm caused by smoking just one cigarette. It should give you a good idea of the potential harm that may have occurred during your three years of smoking.
Once you quit, can you ever become as healthy as a lifelong smoker? Not quite, perhaps, but close. Again, we don't have statistics comparing three-year smokers to people who have never smoked. But computer models estimate that if a person quits after only a few years of smoking, the risk of dying from a tobacco-related cause (such as heart disease, stroke, and many other diseases besides cancer) will eventually approach that of a nonsmoker. According to the National Cancer Institute, a person who stops smoking at age 30 reduces his or her chances of dying prematurely from tobacco-related diseases by more than 90 percent.
The risk of a tobacco-related death goes down the most within the first few years of quitting. That means that, in general, the earlier people quit, and the longer they stay free from tobacco, the closer (and faster) they come to the overall risk level of a lifetime nonsmoker.
That being said, although the risks of developing cancer do go down over the years as a person continues to abstain from smoking, they will never get down to exactly that of a nonsmoker. This is particularly true for women, who develop lung cancer earlier and with less tobacco exposure than men.
This much is clear: As soon as you quit, your body starts to repair itself. Quitting smoking is one of the most important things you can do for your health, so I hope you'll stick with your decision. If you need help, Providence offers lots of resources to help you quit.


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In the first half of the fifteenth century, sculpture in Florence broke new ground in the field of expressive naturalism. Although Donatello's sculpture best demonstrates this, this article suggests that the impulse for it came from Brunelleschi whose few new surviving sculptures were seminal for its development. The achievement of both sculptors is identified as a new awareness of the relationship between the sculpted figure and the viewer. This can be seen in the way the placement of figures was used to enhance both naturalism and meaning. Naturalism was achieved partly by adapting their forms to give the illusion of actual presence particularly when viewed from below, and partly by taking into account their relationship to their environment. Meaning was achieved by reassessing the physical and spiritual import of each individual figure. The combination of these innovations encouraged the viewer to seek a new immediacy and depth in his religious experience.
Donatello's Ascension of St. John the Evangelist belongs within the larger sepulchral iconography of the Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo. In Donatello's relief, there is a donor-like figure that has not been discussed by scholars. This article argues that this figure most probably represents Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, the original patron of the sacristy, and that Donatello's Ascension formed part of a posthumous commemoration of Giovanni ordered by his sons. In establishing this identification, evidence is presented that suggests that Brunelleschi's supposed disapproval of Donatello's work in the sacristy arose less from problems of stylistic incompatibility than from the position of the sacristy as a monument caught between two generations of Medici with differing conceptions of Giovanni's commemoration.


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Just potatoes tossed with olive oil, salt, and pepper, then roasted until tender.
Slathering small young potatoes in olive oil and roasting them with salt, pepper, and herbs brings out their mild, earthy flavors. This side dish from Chef Mark Peel, of the now-defunct Campanile restaurant in LA, complements so many mains.... Read More
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Tonight's challenge from Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings asks us to dive a little deeper into our genealogy software - by counting surnames. Randy asks us to determine how many surnames we have in our database, how we accomplish this, which surname has the most entries, and optionally, giving a top-5 or top-10 list.
My primary software is Reunion (v.9.0c). I found this feature pretty quickly. Under the "List" menu, click "Last names", then "All people". The result was a list in alphabetical order, but I was able to do a descending sort by clicking on the "usage" column. The result was the table below, which is also my top ten.
The results list not only a count by surname, but also the number of living people, as well as the earliest and latest dates for each. The earliest dates are probably correct based on what I've entered, but the other two numbers are questionable. The numbers for living people are probably correct given my data entry, but since I'm a bit lax at keeping up with living family members, probably not a true reflection of living people in my lines with these surnames. The latest date baffles me a bit - mainly because the top 4 entries all have the same latest date, which is today. I didn't make any updates in the software today, so I'm not sure where this date is coming from.
I could not find an easy way to count first names used. I've done a similar report in the past, though, by exporting my data as a text file and then doing further analyses, but found no feature native to Reunion to do this.
Reunion does have some interesting statistical snapshots, largely various age reports broken out by gender:
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I have a generic 32GB flashdrive formatted as Fat32 which, for some unknown reason, Windows 7 is unable to format as NTFS - the formatting fails every time. So I struck upon the idea of using BootIt NG (ver 1.87) to Slide & Align the partition and then use the command-line function: convert X: \fs:ntfs to format the drive and voila ! the drive formatted as ntfs with the "right" 4096 K cluster size.
I tried to repeat the procedure using BootIt Bare Metal (ver 1.09) which has a seperate Align tab (as compared to BING which combined the Slide and Align commands). Now when I convert to ntfs, the formatted drive shows a cluster size of 512 K.
Does anyone know why this would happen ? Are the default parameters for "Align" different in BootIt BM vs NG? How do I ensure a cluster size of 4096 K using the Align function in BootIt Bare Metal?


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Muni, the subway that's part of San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit system, shut down Thursday morning after an alleged drunk driver drove his Ford Escape two blocks into a train tunnel. According to reports, the SUV was traveling at about 40mph as it entered the tunnel, and was heading against train traffic.
"It appears he just drove into the tunnel and his vehicle got stuck when it hit a concrete step," said polise spokesperson Albie Esparza of the incident. "We believe he was under the influence of alcohol. It's very fortunate that nobody was injured."
In addition to the DUI, Scott Mitchel of Sebastapol, CA was also charged with driving on train tracks and failing to obey a traffic sign, HuffPo reports.
Either because the tunnel entrance is confusingly marked or because drivers in San Francisco are too high on life to pay attention, it seems that cars entering this particular subterranean passage is a fairly common occurrence.
Damage to the tracks was minor enough that crews could repair it even as Muni resumed regular service.
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In 2010, the United States imported 24 million 60-kilogram (132-lb.) bags of coffee. It's the second-largest importer in the world, after the European Union.
And here is where that coffee came from. The top five, in order, are Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia and Guatemala – all regions that share, aside from similar weather patterns, developing economies. Coffee is the second-most valuable commodity exported from developing countries, after oil.
However, the majority of coffee that you see on supermarket shelves is sold at a steep markup that increases the profits of the company selling it to you, without helping the farmer who grew the beans and harvested them under the hot sun.
By now, most people have heard of "fair trade." But the real-life, on-the-ground effects of the model are often overlooked. So here's a quick breakdown of what fair trade really means:
Rather than rely on the fluctuating, often low prices that the global commodity market tends to offer, Fair Trade International (FLO) guarantees farmers a minimum per-pound price for their product. That means they can sell beans into a market that promises them a "fair" price, which right now for coffee in the United States is $1.40 a pound, and five cents above market price if the conventional market surpasses the fair trade price. Here are detailed fair trade standards for the United States.
On the whole, fair trade is widely praised not only because it boosts impoverished farmers' income and marks a small step toward equalizing the very imbalanced global economy, but also because it frees up resources for the greater communities in which farmers live.
By earning a better price for their crops, farmers are often able to afford goods and services that are considered necessities in the developed world, but are still a form of luxury in developing economies – such as the ability to send children to school.
Fair trade can also involve companies reinvesting in the community in the form of development projects that benefit entire towns or villages, not just individual families. Because fair trade companies are often built upon principles of providing a high-quality product to the consumer while also benefiting the product's origin community, you'll often see that kind of reinvestment being made to build a school, recreation center, or even a hospital, for example, or to help with other needs identified by the community.
Fair trade really established itself in the world marketplace through coffee, but has since expanded to other foods – chocolate, tea, bananas, and some spices are among the most common – as well as to nonedible goods like artisan-made clothing and jewelry.
Critics' main qualm is that fair trade, at least for the coffee industry, doesn't live up to the theory behind its model. They argue that little data exists about its actual results; that the model overlooks multinational companies that may treat producers well; that regulations restrict fair trade to small farmers and overlook the poorest segment – migrant laborers; and that price standardization, coupled with a rising market price for commodity coffee, often results in low-quality fair trade coffee.
The farmers sell their high-quality goods on the commodity market, and leave the dregs for the Fair Trade price – which, in turn, roasters don't want to buy.
"Fair Trade coffee has evolved from an economic and social justice movement to largely a marketing model for ethical consumerism," says Peter Giuliano, president of the Specialty Coffee Association of America and a green coffee buyer based in Durham, North Carolina.
One solution to the discrepancies? Cut out the middle man and purchase beans directly from farmers you've visited.
That's the approach for the young founders of the Bicycle Coffee Co., which delivers coffee by bicycle to local businesses in the San Francisco Bay area that is not only fair trade, but is also organic and locally roasted. It purchases from farmers the employees meet on their travels through Central and South America. And it makes its zero-emissions deliveries by bike.
The company has advantages over other fair trade companies because with minimal overhead costs, it can sell its coffee at the same price as its non-fair trade competitors. That means a consumer does not have to make the choice to spend a premium for a fairly traded product. (Although to be fair to consumers, at least one study has shown that such a premium does not stop customers from choosing the fair trade option, even if it's more expensive, and even during a recession.)
Ultimately, the founders of Bicycle Coffee Co. aim to build a "micro-replicable business" that's easy to sustain from city to city. Check out the video to see how they're doing it.
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In 2010, IFLA's Governing Board drafted a Strategic Plan for years 2010-2015. This plan sets out IFLA's Strategic Directions and Priority Activities for the long term. Each IFLA Professional Unit has its own Action Plan and at least one of the activities of each Professional Unit connects to the overall Strategic Plan.
5 Key Initiatives for 2011-2012: practical and tangible actions
To transform all of this 'strategy thinking' into practical and tangible actions, IFLA's Governing Board has formulated and endorsed 5 Key Initiatives on which IFLA will focus in 2011-2012. These Key Initiatives are closely connected to IFLA's Strategic Plan, and also elaborate and enhance activities that are already taken up in various Sections, SIGs and Core Activities. They also provide IFLA with strong and important topics to enhance cooperation with its Strategic Partners.
IFLA's 5 Key Initiatives for the years 2011 - 2012 of the Strategic Plan 2010 - 2015 are:
- 1. Digital Content Programme: Driving access to content, and digital resources, for library users.
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- 3. Outreach Programme for Advocacy and Advancement of the Profession: Connecting, collaborating, representing strategically.
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Although Diprivan is widely used every day in hospitals and surgery centers across the United States, very few people, outside of medical personnel, were familiar with it or had even heard of it prior to its being found in Michael Jackson's home after his untimely death. And while we still don't yet know if it was related in any way to his death, many people want to know more about Diprivan and what its potential effects might have been.
I worked for ICI, now Astra Zeneca, the pharmaceutical company that originally developed Diprivan, in the mid-80s during the time it was being prepared for market launch. I was part of the team helping to train the sales people who would later be selling the product. But Diprivan was unlike any product previously sold by these representatives because it was going to be used by anesthesiologists in the operating room before and during surgery (eventually another use was studied for keeping people in ICUs unconscious for long periods of time while they recovered from severe illness or trauma). Working with a number of academic anesthesiologists we developed a program whereby the sales reps would spend time in actual operating room (OR) settings watching and learning from anesthetists - of course they didn't actually touch or do anything - but they needed to see for themselves how complex the anesthesia process is, just how many different drugs and pieces of equipment are used on each patient, how closely the patients must be monitored, and just how dangerous and potentially life-threatening the whole anesthesia process is.
Diprivan (its generic name is propofol), is a drug that rapidly puts you to sleep. Once you become unconscious you'll stay that way for as long as it's being given to you. When the drip is turned off, you wake up just as quickly (unless some other anesthetic also is being used). Diprivan is an emulsion made from the propofol mixed with soybean oil, egg lecithin and glycerol. It is milky white due to the fat content, and, because it is used in anesthesia, it is often jokingly referred to as "milk of amnesia" (as a play on the laxative Milk of Magnesia).
Diprivan is, like most agents used in anesthesia, a highly effective but, at the same time, highly dangerous drug. Its dangers are minimized when it is used by individuals trained both in its use as well as all other aspects of anesthesia including patient monitoring and resuscitation. Its dose must be carefully individualized for each patient depending on their medical condition, their age, and what other drugs they have taken or will be receiving. It is a complex drug that has profound rapid effects on the body, which can quickly cause physiologic changes that must be recognized, monitored and treated. For a trained anesthetist, surrounded by anesthesia equipment, patient monitors and a wide variety of instantly available drugs, this is routine procedure. But as the saying goes, "don't try this at home."
In fact, it's extremely difficult to obtain Driprivan outside the hospital setting, which is a good thing. You can't get a prescription and walk into your local pharmacy expecting to receive it because it simply has no use outside of sophisticated medical settings (including some dental surgery). There's very little known abuse of Diprivan although there is some by anesthesiologists and anesthesia residents. A paper in 2007 reported on some 25 individual reports of abuse in academic anesthesia training programs, which included seven deaths, six of which were in residents.
What can go wrong with Diprivan, most commonly, is that a person can stop breathing or have a profound drop in blood pressure. This would be particularly likely if the dose were too high for that particular person, which could be the result of their having other drugs, particularly narcotics or tranquilizers, in their system. If these facts are known they can be taken into consideration in planning the dose and the problems can be avoided. If someone is secretive about their drug abuse behavior, the sedative effects of the drugs can be additive to those of Diprivan causing rapid and profound depression of critical bodily functions. Again, however, when this occurs in the OR or in a setting where resuscitative drugs and equipment are readily available, it can nearly always be treated quickly and efficiently by properly trained individuals. This is surely not the case in most homes.
We can easily see how the use of Diprivan in a home setting could go very wrong very fast. The person administering the drug (it's nearly inconceivable for it to be self-administered) would need to be well trained in either anesthesia or critical care medicine. The patient's medical condition would need to be well understood, in particular exactly what other drugs (and/or alcohol) the person had recently taken (including an understanding of whether the person was a frequent or infrequent user of narcotic drugs and/or alcohol). The starting dose would have to be carefully determined based on these factors. Drugs and equipment would need to be immediately available at the bedside, opened and ready to go, in case of a drop in blood pressure and/or a decrease or cessation of breathing. The unconscious person would need constant careful monitoring for the entire time that the drug was being administered.
As I've mentioned, in an OR or surgery center, for trained anesthetists, this is all routine procedure. Diprivan is safely used countless times a day across the country and around the world because the people who use it know what they are doing and have the training, drugs and equipment readily available quickly and easily to rectify untoward situations. It is highly unlikely that this would be the case in someone's home, and the abuse of Diprivan easily could lead to a tragic outcome.
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