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Here's my newest vision board. I needed some clarity, a new direction for my life.
Last Friday, I made this with my MIL and an old/new friend. We looked through magazine and cut out things that spoke to us. After I looked over 10 mags, I pieced the clippings together to make my board.
I've been doing a lot thinking about where to spend my 40th birthday. On a beach somewhere reading a good book sounds good to me. After I made these, I counted 5 different beachy scenes on the board, so maybe I should call that travel agent and book my trip!


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In the early days of the web and even now, many people compared web design to print design, and designers would work tirelessly to make their websites look exactly the same on every platform and in every browser. As mobile internet devices like the iPhone came along, suddenly everyone wanted a mobile website in addition to their normal website. Now we have and an ever-increasing amount of pocket-sized mobile devices besides the iPhone and we also have tablet devices, like the iPad.
At the other end of the spectrum, there are massive, high-resolution monitors and televisions that can browse the web. So while print design and web design have a lot in common, print design deals in fixed layouts. Print designers can make a layout and know that it's going to be printed at a certain size. The web, on the other hand, has the presumed down-side of being variable because of all the different screen sizes out there. But this isn't necessarily a bad thing. If we embrace the variable sizes, we can actually turn it into an advantage and provide an experience that is better suited to our users and to their preferences. If a user has a computer, a tablet, and a smart phone, and they prefer reading articles on their tablet in portrait mode, for example, then our designs shouldn't just tolerate it–rather, they should accommodate the device and fill the page.
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A PGA Tour stop in Puerto Rico?
The still unannounced event would take place the same week as the World Golf Championship tournament at Doral beginning in 2008.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Several players left Innisbrook knowing they had nowhere to play on the PGA Tour for the next two weeks. The Arnold Palmer Invitational has a limited field, and Doral is now a World Golf Championship.
According to three tour officials, plans are coming together for a tournament next year in Puerto Rico, which would be held opposite the WGC event at Doral. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been completed.
The tour has been looking at Puerto Rico for the last year and had hoped to make it part of the 2007 schedule, but it could not make arrangements for a golf course. One official said the tournament likely would be played at Coco Beach Golf & Country Club, on the northeast end of the island. A security detail went to Puerto Rico earlier this month.
The tour has provided opposite-field events ever since the WGCs were created in 1999. This year, however, the old American Express Championship (held alternately in the United States and Europe) took on a new title sponsor and was folded into Doral, leaving those outside the top 50 in the world or top 30 on the money list with no place to play.
The PGA tour's non US stops are limited. Just to events in Mexico(a tournament that began this year), Canada and the United Kingdom. In comparison the LPGA plays in those countries plus France, Japan, Thailand and South Korea.
I'm all for a new tournament in Puerto Rico. You just have to wonder if the local senoritas will be too much of a distraction for players.(Sarcastic laughter time)
- PGA Tour's Doral tournament in need of a new sponsor
- HSBC Champions in China elevated to World Golf Championship event
- LPGA Tour adds China stop to 2008 Tour schedule
- European Tour to include FedEx Cup-style format in '09
- Will ESPN's Bob Harig please pick up the red courtesy phone
- Tour event in Atlanta discontinued due to lack of sponsor
- Samsung ends LPGA Tournament sponsorship
- For all the tea- LPGA China event canceled for 2009
- LPGA Tour to add Taiwan tour stop in 2011
- Doral is still Doral
- Eight is Enough- Edmonton beats Chicago 8-4
- Lydia Ko wins New South Wales Open
- The Comeback I- Pittsburgh Penguins beat NY Islanders 5-0
- Seattle Mariners Outfielder Greg Halman stabbed to death at age 24
- Hee Young Park wins CME Titleholders Championship
- Oklahoma State Women's Basketball Coach Kurt Budke dead at 50
- Costly mistake- Blackhawks waive Rostislav Olesz
- Manager Tony La Russa announces retirement
- Puck Drop- Florida Panthers start the 2011-12 NHL season
- 13-time PGA Tour winner Dave Hill dead at 74
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What We Can Learn From Mobile Health Care
There are many Boston neighborhoods where a person can get world-class health care—stately Beacon Hill, home to Massachusetts General Hospital, or the Longwood area, which houses five major hospitals and Harvard Medical School. But Roxbury, a community of 54,000 just southeast of Longwood, is better known for its health problems. Its rates of hospitalizations, emergency-room visits, and nonfatal gunshot wounds and stabbings are the city's highest. So it was a little jarring to hear one resident, 72-year-old John Jackson, recently describe a local program as the "poster child" for good health.
Jackson, who has private health insurance and a regular family physician, gets many of his medical needs met in his home neighborhood by choice. Every fourth Tuesday for the last several years he has trekked down Warren Street, ducked into an RV outside the local McDonald's, and received what amounts to a checkup, with an emphasis on keeping his blood pressure steady. To get such service from his regular doc he'd have to schedule each appointment six months in advance. Also, he would have a $10 copay. The people in the van don't charge him anything, and they let him drop in whenever he wants. This is how you get good, cost-effective, preventive health care, he says: "You drop your dignity and come to a free clinic in the ghetto."
This particular clinic—the Family Van, a nonprofit affiliated with Harvard Medical School—has been operating for 18 years now, but it is only in the last year that many people have begun to realize what Jackson figured out a long time ago: "mobile health clinics" like the Family Van don't just provide health care to people who don't have any. They also help a lot of people who can get traditional health care by other means, and they do so in an astonishingly cost-effective and efficient way. In other words, they solve one of the most pressing problems facing the new health-care-reform law: how to expand access while controlling costs. In Massachusetts the need is particularly acute; spending on health care has increased by 52 percent since the state enacted its own major health reform in 2006.
That number would be even higher if not for the Family Van. For every dollar invested in the van's operations, an estimated $36—in avoided ER visits, in prevention of diseases, in management of chronic illnesses that can spiral out of control—has been saved. The Family Van spared the health-care system more than $20 million last year, and it did that on a meager budget of half a million dollars.
When Nancy Oriol, now the dean for students at Harvard Med, founded the program, she wasn't trying to cut costs: her goal was simply to bring health care to the city's neediest. She and her cofounder, Cheryl Dorsey, hit the streets for two years surveying locals about their needs before buying an RV and outfitting it with basic medical supplies and equipment. Oriol hired some of those locals to staff the project and persuaded private investors such as Boeing to fund it.
Twelve years passed before one of the project's major funders, Putnam Investments, asked Oriol what kind of results the van might be delivering, financially speaking. "They wanted to know about the ROI—the return on investment," she says. "But I didn't know what ROI was. They don't teach you that in medical school." Oriol's students cobbled together an informal way of assessing the van's performance, but it took several years and some extensive number crunching before the Harvard group could come up with a more rigorous formula for measuring the cost-effectiveness of mobile health. It was published last year, and even the van's staffers were a little surprised at the 36-to-1 figure that popped out when they applied it to their own operation. (Investment in conventional preventive medicine tends to have an ROI more like 3 to 1.) The algorithm has now been applied to 10 other mobile health programs around the country. The data are as yet unpublished, but they're impressive: $20 saved for each dollar of funding.
Given how expensive most medicine is, how do mobile health clinics manage to save the system so much cash? Part of the reason is their sharp focus on a set of cheap, portable screening tools and questionnaires—for diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, alcohol abuse, and depression—that are proven money savers. (Not all preventive medicine saves the system money; some types of screening cost a great deal.)
Another part is the vans' emphasis on long, sometimes meandering conversations between patients and health-care providers, which are often the best way to suss out what's bothering a patient and what can be done about it. Conventional primary-care doctors often can't afford to discuss their patients' issues in depth, since they're not reimbursed for that time. Van staffers, on the other hand, don't have to worry about insurance and Medicare reimbursement: their salaries are paid by donations.
Still another reason that mobile health clinics succeed where traditional primary care fails is convenience. Once the Family Van has parked in a neighborhood for the morning or afternoon, it's there to provide whatever is needed. It takes only walk-ins. Some people simply swing by occasionally to pick up free condoms. Others, like Jackson, come regularly to get updates on chronic conditions. Because Massachusetts's health-care-reform law requires citizens to have health insurance, most Family Van patients—82 percent—do have coverage, and well over half have regular primary-care providers. In a sense, that should mean they don't need to come to the van. But having a relationship with a doctor isn't the same thing as having him or her on call for you reliably once a week.
Finally, there is the fact that the Family Van provides medicine without doctors. Instead, it hires people with some certification and trains them further to provide every medical service it offers. (If complex medical care is needed, it makes referrals.) That keeps labor costs low, and, more important, says executive director Jennifer Bennet, it puts patients at ease. "We have somehow, by bringing this care to the curbside, managed to avoid the barriers you see in traditional health care," says Bennet. "Think about it: in a doctor's office, you go in and get naked, and the other person's fully clothed and standing above you. There's a power dynamic. We're not doing that. We don't even wear white coats."
There are now more than 2,000 mobile health clinics across the country. But they can do only so much. Obviously, there's a limit to the services a van can provide without doctors, and to the amount of money that can be funneled into such projects, either through philanthropy or (as with some other vans) government grants. Still, it's worth looking at the advantages of the Family Van and asking why these can't be applied to conventional health care, too. It's great that John Jackson has access to cheap, convenient, effective preventive care in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Shouldn't we all?


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If a product is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and
composed of natural ingredients, would you assume it is safe to consume?
If the same product is an artificial sweetener, would you assume it helps
control your weight? Millions of people use aspartame, the artificial sweetener
known as NutraSweet�, with these assumptions in mind. Aspartame can be
found in thousands of products such as diet soda, yogurt, and over-the-counter
medicines to name a few. However, aspartame's tainted history of approval
and potentially toxic ingredients cast a serious doubt on the safety of
this sugar substitute. Furthermore, aspartame may actually increase your
appetite (Farber 52).
While FDA approval may signal the green light for safe consumption, 85 percent of all complaints registered with the FDA are for adverse reactions to aspartame, including five reported deaths (The Deadly Deception la). A closer look at the unscientific studies, suspicious approval methods, and its harmful ingredients, reveal the hidden dangers of this artificial sweetener. In reality, aspartame poses a public health threat. Let's examine the following three myths to conclude why you should avoid aspartame: first, FDA approval means aspartame is safe to consume; second, natural ingredients imply "not harmful"; and third, it helps control weight gain.
FDA Approval Means Safe
"Aspartame was the most studied additive ever approved by the Food and Drug Administration," argues Martha Stone, Nutrition Advisor and professor at Colorado State University. Stone, an advocate for aspartame, claims that "aspartame wouldn't have gotten to the market if it caused problems in humans" (qtd. In Castrone 12D). Does "most studied" imply safe for human consumption? More importantly, what were the results of these studies and how was aspartame approved? An in depth look at the history of aspartame approval reveals a trail of suspicious methods and possible collusion between the FDA and the G. D. Searle company, manufacturer of aspartame.
Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by a chemist from the Searle company (Farber 53). After researching their product to determine its safety, Searle submitted tests to the FDA for the approval of aspartame. According to The Deadly Deception, compiled by the Aspartame Consumer Safety Network, the FDA approved aspartame in 1974 for limited use based on the tests selected by Searle. After the approval, the FDA learned that some of Searle's other products had serious side effects. Also, a study done by Dr. John Olney, research psychiatrist from the Washington School of Medicine, revealed that holes in the brains of mice appeared after the consumption of aspartic acid, a major ingredient in aspartame. This study was submitted to the FDA after they had already approved aspartame for limited use. This new evidence prompted the FDA to organize an internal Task Force to investigate Searle's original research (7-8).
In their investigation, the FDA 1975 Task Force reviewed a study done for Searle in 1969 by Dr. Harry Waisman, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin. The study involved feeding aspartame mixed with milk to seven infant monkeys. After 300 days, five monkeys had gran mal seizures and one died. Dr. Waisman died before all of his studies were completed. The Task Force uncovered that when Searle had submitted the Waisman study to the FDA, all the negative data had been omitted (The Deadly Deception 6-7).
The Task Force also discovered that questionable lab practices had been performed by researchers from Searle. In a summary of their investigation, the Task Force concluded:
We have uncovered serious deficiencies in Searle's integrity in conducting high quality animal research to accurately determine or characterize the toxic potential of its products. . . . The cumulative findings of problems within and across the studies we investigated reveal a pattern of conduct which compromises the scientific integrity of the studies. (Qtd. in The Deadly Deception 8-9).
This investigation revealed that Searle researchers had cut out tumors in animals that had been fed aspartame and neglected to report all of them or check for cancer. Also, animals that were "reported as dead, were later reported alive again" (The Deadly Deception 9).
Other findings of the Task Force included "falsified data" from another Searle product, the Copper 7-IUD, a birth control device. This product had to be pulled off the shelves due to a $9,000,000 lawsuit. Searle lost even though they claimed the IUD was safe (The Deadly Deception 8).
As a result of the findings of the 1975 Task Force, a smaller Task Force was assigned in 1977 to investigate Searle's original research even further. This investigation uncovered that Searle had again falsified data by submitting inaccurate blood tests. Apparently, they had substituted unrelated animal tests because of instrument problems. In another study, a closer look revealed that uterine tumors had developed in some test animals. Searle "admitted" that these tumors were related to the ingestion of a breakdown product of aspartame, Diketopiperazine (The Deadly Deception 10).
Due to the 1977 Task Force findings, FDA ordered a grand jury investigation of Searle's aspartame studies. Assistant U.S. Attorney, William Conlon, and U.S. Attorney, Thomas Sullivan, failed to start any legal action against Searle concerning aspartame testing. Consequently, time ran out and the grand jury investigation terminated. Conlon was then hired by the law firm that represented Searle. It is interesting to note that this was not the first time Searle had been involved in a grand jury investigation. They had been accused of unreported tumors in the testing of their two drugs, Flagyl and Aldactone (The Deadly Deception 10-11).
According to an article in Technology Review, aspartame came up for approval again in 1980. This time the FDA recommended that a Public Board of Inquiry be created to dettermine aspartame's safety. The Board was composed of three scientists. They "recommended keeping aspartame off the market until further animal tests could show that it did not cause tumors" (Farber 53).
The disapproval of aspartame by the Public Board of Inquiry wasn't enough. The Deadly Deception states that a five member Commissioner's Team of Scientists was then formed to look at the results of the Public Board of Inquiry conclusions. Three scientists voted against approval and two scientists voted for approval. Inexplicably, a sixth member joined the team with a vote of "yes" to the approval of aspartame creating a deadlock. Dr. Goyan, the FDA Commissioner, decided not to approve aspartame at this time (13, 16).
In April of 1981, Dr. Arthur Hayes became the new Commissioner. Searle applied again for approval of aspartame. A few months later, Dr. Hayes approved aspartame for use in dry foods. In 1983, he approved aspartame for use in diet soft drinks (The Deadly Deception 14-15). One month later, Dr. Hayes left the FDA and within three months he was working for Searle's advertising agency, Burson-Marsteller (Farber 53).
Aspartame's history of approval speaks for itself. The Searle company, whose sales were 700 million in 1992 (Therrien 42), had much to gain from the approval of aspartame. After researching their own product, Searle selectively chose the tests and then submitted them to the FDA. How can Searle, the company who stands to profit, determine which reports are to be given to the FDA? An instant bias is created when this is allowed to happen. Even when independent researchers, such as Olney and Waisman, were approached by Searle to conduct safety tests, Searle withheld important information that these researchers had discovered. The Searle company's effort to produce a clear picture on the safety of aspartame is at best a weak attempt. Falsified data, unscientific lab practices, and a history of problems with some of their other products makes it hard to believe that Searle's concern for the public's health takes precedence over financial gains.
The FDA should be the objective source to verify if Searle's research is valid. The FDA has the final approval and the public depends on them to determine the safety of a product. In this particular case, the repeated reviewing of aspartame studies by forming two task forces, a Public Board of Inquiry, and two teams of scientists seems redundant if not suspicious. The research indicating tumors and falsifying of data resurfaced every time. It appears that all of these attempts were to ultimately get aspartame approved, not to determine it's safety. If the FDA had been really concerned, they should have insisted on reviewing all of the original research before it was approved for limited use in 1974. Even if the FDA's repeated attempts to investigate aspartame's safety were legitimate, ultimately, it was Commissioner Hayes' responsibility to determine if this product should enter the market. When he approved aspartame, it was more than questionable if his intentions were sincere. His employment with FDA was just long enough to get aspartame approved and then he conveniently quit and was hired by a Searle related company! How can we rely on the FDA to make the right decisions concerning aspartame approval if we are suspicious of their motives?
How does all this relate to the safety of aspartame? First we must explore what safe means. The FDA defines safe as a "reasonable certainty of no harm" (Farber 48). Searle's evaluation of aspartame's safety was compromised when they withheld negative data and supplied inaccurate test results. Without valid research, "reasonable certainty of no harm" is difficult to determine. How can aspartame be on the market if the FDA and Searle failed to determine whether it was safe or not?
Brain tumors and seizures in aspartame-fed animals indicate a possible risk to humans. The dictionary definition of safe means "not presenting or involving any danger or risk" (Webster's 877). Does this mean aspartame is not safe? The answer lies in the hands of the public. Although aspartame was not tested on humans before its approval, it now has been tested on the public by default. Over 200 million Americans consume aspartame products (Weininger 1/ZZ1). We have been the guinea pigs in the testing of aspartame without even knowing it. A look at aspartame's ingredients and its devastating effects on human beings provide the evidence for avoiding all aspartame products.
Natural Ingredients Imply "Not Harmful"
"The building blocks of protein" and "your body cannot distinguish between the amino acids in aspartame and milk" (Deskins G1) are common phrases used to describe the ingredients in aspartame. These analogies are used to convince the public that aspartame is as safe as milk, or other protein foods. According to Dr. H. J. Roberts, who was listed in "The Best Doctors in the U.S.," it is true that aspartame is composed of the same amino acids that can be found in protein foods. However, there are only two amino acids, phenylalanine and aspartic acid, that are in aspartame while protein foods contain many different amino acids. When aspartame is ingested, it floods the bloodstream with these two amino acids while protein foods, on the other hand, have other amino acids which "neutralize" and eliminate this sudden flooding (30). Like taking words out of context, taking amino acids out of their natural form might cause problems. A closer look at aspartame's ingredients and the adverse reactions reported by thousands of people reveal the dangers of this artificial sweetener.
Dr. Roberts states in his book, Aspartame Is it Safe?, that aspartame's three components are phenylalanine (50 percent), aspartic acid (40 percent), and methanol (10 percent). When aspartame is exposed to heat or prolonged storage, it breaks down into metabolites. One of these breakdown products is Diketopiperazine, a toxic metabolite that is not usually found in our diet. The effects of these different metabolites are unknown (27, 38-40).
According to an article in Consumer Reports, food and beverages containing phenylalanine, the major ingredient in aspartame, must be labeled due to the genetic disorder, phenylketonuria (PKU). The U.S. carries a warning on all aspartame products to alert people with PKU (580). People with this genetic disorder lack the enzyme needed to metabolize phenylalanine and therefore it "accumulates" in the body and can "cause severe mental retardation" (Roberts 33). According to Steven Farber, Ph.D. candidate in brain and cognitive sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, there are an "estimated 10 million people who are carriers and may not know it." He states that these PKU carriers are also at risk because "they cannot degrade phenylalanine as effectively as normal individuals and may be sensitive to increased levels in their diets" (48).
Phenylketonurics and PKU carriers are not the only people that should avoid phenylalanine. Dr. Louis J. Elsas, II, Director of Medical Genetics at Emory University School of Medicine, "recommends that pregnant women avoid aspartame sweeteners" because it is unknown what quantity is considered safe (qtd. In Assc. Of Birth Defect Children 2). Dr. Roberts also suggests to avoid aspartame products during pregnancy due to increased levels of phenylalanine on the "fetal side of the placenta." Increases levels of phenylalanine may "interfere with the growth of the fetus brain" (181).
In an article published in the Association of Birth Defect Children, Karen Mills argues that aspartame may be responsible for her son's health problems. Unaware of the dangers of aspartame, she consumed four to six diet sodas a day and also took phenylalanine capsules to relieve fatigue during her pregnancy. She was in good health and did not smoke or drink during this time. Her pregnancy was considered normal and prenatal testing ruled out any genetic birth defects. Her delivery was also normal. When her son Brandon was born, he was severely retarded with serious neurological problems. All of his x-rays, genetic studies, and blood tests came back normal. Karen states, "I am suspicious that NutraSweet� could be a contributing factor in Brandon's situation since there are no physical or genetic causes revealed for his neurological problems" (2).
Aspartic acid (aspartame) and glutamate (ingredient in monosodium glutamate) have been labeled as excitotoxins, which Dr. Russell Blaylock, author of Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, defines as "a group of excitatory amino acids that can cause sensitive neurons to die" (226). An article in the Orlando Sentinel Tribune states, "according to Blaylock, a single meal may contain several of these additives . . . given a high enough dose can include brain lesions." Blaylock is concerned that "hundreds of millions of infants and young children are at great risk and their parents are not even aware of it" (qtd. In Bonvie and Bonvie G1).
The last component of aspartame is methanol, better known as wood alcohol, a "deadly poison," claims Dr. Roberts. The Environmental Protection Agency recommends less than eight milligrams per day of methanol. A typical liter of an aspartame diet soda contains approximately 55 milligrams. Complications of methanol poisoning include blindness, brain swelling, pancreatitis, numbness, shooting pains, cardiac changes, and death (28, 42-45). According to Aspartame Consumer Safety Network, when ingested, methanol breaks down into formaldehyde, "known to cause cancer, accumulating slowly without detection in the body" (The Deadly Deception 2).
Eric Soto was a victim of methanol poisoning. In 1989, when Eric was diagnosed with diabetes, he started consuming aspartame products to avoid sugar. Soon after, Eric complained of numbness in his fingers. After seeing a doctor for this problem, it was suggested that he have surgery to correct a wrist nerve. Before he went in for surgery, a black spot appeared over his left eye. After being examined by an opthamologist, Eric was admitted to the hospital for possible methanol poisoning. He decided to stop using aspartame products after hearing about the dangers from a friend. The damage to Eric's eyes was permanent, but the numbness in his fingers stopped even though doctors said it could only be corrected by surgery (The Deadly Deception B4).
Eric Soto is not the only person to suffer from aspartame related health problems. Mary Stoddard, president of Aspartame Consumer Safety Network, claims that nearly 10,000 complaints have been reported to this non-profit organization. The following symptoms are listed on the Aspartame Consumer Safety Network Fact Sheet:
headaches, nausea, vertigo, insomnia, numbness, blurred vision, blindness and other eye problems, memory loss, slurred speech, depression, personality changes, hyperactivity, stomach disorders, seizures, skin lesions, rashes, anxiety attacks, muscle cramping and joint pain, loss of energy, symptoms mimicking heart attacks, hearing loss and ear ringing, and loss or change of taste. (The Deadly Deception 1)
Included in these complaints are "hundreds of pilots who have reported life threatening adverse reactions due to aspartame," according to Aspartame Consumer Safety Network, in an article from General Aviation News. Michael Collins, former pilot, suffered from seizures whenever he drank diet soda. When he stopped using aspartame products, he remained seizure-free. Unfortunately, he lost his medical certification and can no longer fly (qtd. in Hicks 2).
While seizures are common among aspartame users, headaches are the most common complaint (Roberts 95). According to Caroline B. Kline, nutrition consultant, eighteen million Americans suffer from migraines. In her magazine article, "Migraine Makers," she suggests that diet could be one of the causes of these severe headaches. Aspartame was listed as possible culprit (207).
Americans are not the only people worried about the safety of aspartame. In 1988, the Mexican government issued a detailed warning to be put on diet sodas that contain aspartame (Bouleau 66). The label on these diet sodas reads:
This product should not be consumed by individuals who are allergic to phenylalanine. Consumption by pregnant women and children under 7 is not recommended. Users should follow a balanced diet. Consumption by diabetics must be authorized by a physician, (Bouleau 66).
If a product has to have this many warnings, how can it possibly be on the market?
The FDA has the answer. Thomas Wilcox, FDA spokesman, claims that "some people don't tolerate aspartame, but the reports to the FDA aren't sufficient to warrant a change in the product's classification. . . . Unless there is shown to be some very common serious effect . . . you don't want to deprive the entire population of the product" (qtd. in Bonvie and Bonvie G1). How serious do the side effects have to be and how many people have to be affected before this product is pulled off the market? When you start to add up the Phenylketonurics, the 10 million PKU carriers, migraine sufferers, diabetics, children, and pregnant women, who are all possible victims of aspartame poisoning, it seems significant enough to ban the use of aspartame. Don't these people who are at risk or have already suffered count? Depriving people of their health seems more serious than "depriving the entire population" of a sugar substitute.
What about the people who assume aspartame is safe? Is it fair to put these people at risk? Even cigarettes and drugs have warnings on them to alert the public of possible side effects and dangers. Aspartame only has one warning for PKU. How can people make a wise choice if they aren't even warned of the dangers? The warning label would have to be a very lengthy to properly warn all people. The only solution is to stop aspartame consumption by pulling it off the market. This would prevent people from unnecessary harm, especially those who are unaware of the dangers.
Even if you are aware of the dangers and are trying to avoid aspartame, you might have to spend more time reading labels. The familiar NutraSweet� logo might not appear on all aspartame products. The patent on aspartame held by Searle expired in December of 1992, allowing other companies besides the NutraSweet� Company to produce aspartame (Therrien 42). (NutraSweet� Co. and G. D. Searle are divisions of the Monsanto Company). The only clue now on some products is "aspartame" listed in the ingredients and a phenylalanine warning.
If you're still not convinced by the tainted history of aspartame or its harmful ingredients and are using it to help control your weight, think again. Studies show that this may not be the case.
Helps Control Weight Gain
"I drank diet soda for the obvious reason--to avoid sugar and to avoid weight gain" claims a businesswoman in a case reported to Dr. Roberts (qtd. In Roberts 147). It's not unusual for people who are dieting to reach for an aspartame product verses a product containing sugar. Aspartame is "200 times sweeter" than ordinary sugar so fewer calories are consumed (Deskins G1). With a weight conscious society, fewer calories can be attractive. However, a closer look shows that aspartame may not help control weight gain.
Outlined in the following list are some reasons why aspartame might not be effective in controlling weight:
1. According to an article in Technology Review, "aspartame may actually stimulate appetite and bring on a craving for carbohydrates" (Farber 52). 2. An article in Utne Reader claims, "researchers believe that any kind of sweet taste signals body cells to store carbohydrates and fats, which in turn causes the body to crave more food" (Lamb 16). 3. From the San Francisco Chronicle, Jean Weininger states that "studies have shown that people who use artificial sweeteners don't necessarily reduce their consumption of sugar -- or their total calorie intake. . . . Having a diet soda makes it okay to eat a double cheeseburger and a chocolate mousse pie" (1/ZZ1). 4. "The American Cancer Society (1986) documented the fact that persons using artificial sweeteners gain more weight than those who avoid them" (Roberts 150)
Whether you are trying to lose pounds or maintain your weight, using an artificial sweetener such as aspartame does not seem to have any significant effect on weight control. Those extra calories you saved by drinking a diet pop won't make much of a difference if you still need to satisfy your hunger and indulge in several cookies later. If it is actually increasing your appetite, why use it? Common sense tells you that proper diet and exercise are more beneficial. Even if you believe that aspartame may aid in dieting, is this worth risking your health?
FDA approval and natural ingredients may signal safety at first, but the mounting evidence against aspartame reveals many hidden dangers and possible risks. If you are experiencing any of the adverse reactions, stop using aspartame and see if the symptoms disappear. Now that you are aware of the problems with aspartame, inform others of the symptoms of aspartame poisoning. Notify the FDA of any adverse reactions that you may experience and encourage others to do the same. Don't just stop using aspartame, but make a difference by returning any aspartame products you may now have. If sales go down, hopefully aspartame will be pulled off the market and put an end to the aspartame dilemma.
Association of Birth Defect Children. "The Aspartame Controversy." 14 Fall 1989: 1-2.
Blaylock, Russell L. Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills. Santa Fe: Health Press, 1994.
Bonvie, Bill and Linda. "What's Eating Kids? Maybe It's Their Diets." Orlando Sentinel Tribune 12 Mar. 1995: G1.
Bouleau, Cecilia. "Diet Coke Changes as Mexico Officials Sour on Saccharin." Advertising Age 23 May 1988: 66.
Castrone, Linda. "Favorable Research Sweetens Aspartame." Rocky Mountain News 24 Aug. 1994, Ed. F: 12D.
Consumer Reports. "A Question of Health." Sept. 1993: 580.
The Deadly Deception. Aspartame Consumer Safety Network. Dallas: 1994.
Deskins, Barbara. "Aspartame Isn't Linked to Cancer." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 21 Aug. 1994; G1.
Farber, Steven A. "The Price of Sweetness." Technology Review Jan. 1990: 46-53.
Hicks, Megan. "NutraSweet. . .Too Good to be True?" General Aviation News 31 Jul. 1989: 2.
Kline, Caroline B. "Migraine Makers." Ladies Home Journal Oct. 1994: 207.
Lamb, Lynette. "Just a Spoonful of Aspartame." Utne Reader July/Aug. 1988: 16-17.
Roberts, H.J. Aspartame (NutraSweet) Is it Safe?. Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1990.
Stoddard, Mary. Personal phone interview. March 1995.
Therrien, Lois. "How Sweet it Isn't at NutraSweet." Business Week 14 Dec. 1992: 42.
Webster's Dictionary. Encyclopedic Edition. New York: Lexicon Publications, Inc., 1989.
Weininger, Jean. "Sweet Talk." The San Francisco Chronicle 4 Jan. 1995, final ed.: 1/ZZ1.


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Confirmed Walkins on 24th Aug,2015 in Bangalore,#Chennai,Tamilnadu,Hyderabad,
""For getting #IT jobs …Use all #Approaches..!! Please don't #worry about #Future…Just #Concentrate on present and atleast #work #hard for getting one offer letter!."
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1.#Xerox Business Services Direct Walkin for #Java #Certified #Freshers.
Please find below the details
Designation : #Java Developer (#Certification is must in Java)
60% throughout in Academic
Criteria :BE/Btech(cse,it,ece, IS ,EEE,ET,EI), MCA, Mtech(cse,it)(60% through out)
Good communication skills
Date: 24th Aug 2015
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Contact person: Haritha
Xerox Business Services India Private Limited
Level 1, Aviator Building, Ascendas- ITPB SEZ,
Whitefield Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India-560 066
Please carry Hard copy of Resume and Original Photo ID Proof (Pan Card / Voter ID / Driving License to Enter into ITPL – Colour photo copy not accepted)
Thanks and Regards,
Haritha Garlapati
Recruiter – Talent Acquisition and Staffing
2.#Sasken Direct Walkin for Embedded Software Developer position on
24th Aug, 2015 Monday, at 10AM
Designation : Web Application Software Developer, Test Analyst
Eligibility Criteria: BE (CSE/IT/ECE/EEE/Telecom) 2014 & 2015 Pass outs only Scored Average 70 % and above in Graduation.
Salary : INR 3.15 L per annum.
Its a Paid Training program
In addition you will get 100% of the training fee as onetime bonus after successful completion of 12 months.
Venue :-
Sri Krishna Institute of Technology
No.29, Hesaraghatta Main Road Chimney Hills,
Chikkabanavara Post,
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560090
3.Caritor Solutions India Pvt Ltd : Fresher Manual Testing Engineers, bangalore
Company Name : Caritor Solutions India Pvt Ltd.
Designation: Testing Engineer-Trainee.
Qualification: B.E/B.Tech/M.E/ M.Tech/M.C.A/Any Degree.
Experience: 0.6-1.5 Year.
Skills :
Good exposure in Requirements understanding
Experience in Manual testing (Preparation, Review and execution of test cases, System,
Integration, Regression, Smoke & Sanity Testing)
Knowledge of Manual Testing Terminologies
Knowledge of Testing Techniques
Experience of writing test scenario's as per test plan & Requirement document
Experience of writing test cases and execution
Familiar with SDLC, STLC processes and models,
Knowledge in and Bug Life Cycles.
Experience in Functional testing, Performance testing, Load testing, Scalability Testing
Committed, result oriented and interested to learn new technologies.
Experience of web application, mobile app testing, Familiar with automation testing is a Plus.
Candidate Requirement:
Atleast 06 Months experience in Manual Testing.
Good Communication Skills.
Immediate Joiners as Urgent Position.
Salary negotiable for exceptional candidates.
Walkin Date : 24 August 2015 – 26 August 2015
Walkin Time : 11:00 a.m – 05:00 p.m
Venue :
Caritor Solutions India Pvt Ltd,
Sri Krishna Mansion,3rd Floor,
#147/10,9th Cross,
Sarakki,JP Nagar, 1st Phase,
Bengaluru- 560078.
Phone: +91-80-4905-5555 | Extn: 53 |
Land Mark: Opp to Aurobindo School (SBI Building).
4.Volen Walk-In : Associate Analysts : On 24-28 August 2015
Designation : Associate Analyst
Walk-In Location : Bangalore, Karnataka
Compensation : 1.68 LPA
Joining Time : Immediate Joinee
Qualification – Eligibility Criteria : (Mandatory)
# Graduates BCA, B.Sc, BBM, B.Com, BBA
# Graduates 2015 can also apply who are awaiting for results
Desired Experience : 0 to 1 Years
Job Description :
# Must have Good Communication Skills
# Knowledge on Microsoft Excel like V look up, H look up, Pivot Table
# 2015 Passout are also eligible.
Walk-In Date : From 24th to 28th August 2015
Walk-In Venue :
Volen Software Services Pvt. Ltd.,
1/1 Millers Road, 3rd Floor,
Contact Person : HR
Contact Number : +91-80-40574491
5.LanceSoft India Pvt. Ltd : US IT Recruiter
Job Description:
Identify and Search IT/Telecom Professionals in the US Market through different Sources.
Shortlist and Interview candidates according to the Job requirement.
Take care of Clients Requirements and place Software professionals.
Negotiate on Salary aspects and close the position.
Assist Account Manager (s)/Team Lead with urgent Pharma/Mechnaical requirements.
Update the Resourcing Application System routinely.
Excellent negotiation skills.
Willingness to work in NIGHT SHIFT(6.30 PM – 3.30 AM ) With Sat and Sun fixed off.
Qualification : Any Graduate
Location : Bangalore
Experience : 0 – 2 Years
Skills : Good Communication
LanceSoft Selection Process:
Aptitude Test
Technical Interview
HR Interview
Document Required (Original and Photocopies):
SSC Marksheet
HSC/Diploma Marksheet
Graduation & Post Graduation all years' mark sheets
Photo ID proof (Pan Card/ Passport / Driving License / College ID)
2 photographs
LanceSoft Walkin Details:
Walk-in Date: 24th August 2015
Walk-in Time : 11 AM – 12 PM
Interview Venue:
LanceSoft India Pvt. Ltd.
#7/1, Manohara Plazaa,
Near Kundalahalli GateBrookfield,
ITPL Road, Bangalore 560 066.
6.Company Name : #Technosoft Global Services Pvt Ltd
Designation : HROC Executive(Backend HR)
1) Audit and update incoming HR documents ensuring that each is complete.
2) Verify team member information
3) Utilize the on-line resources and process pages for fast, accurate information regarding job functions and procedural changes.
4) Maintain performance standards, both in production and quality of service .
5) Serve as a resource to other process team members.
Reporting/Working Relationships:
Reports directly to Team Leader – HROC
Works closely with all the HROC team members that support functions of this department
Minimum #Requirements:
Graduate in any discipline
Good written communication skills
Good organizational skills and ability to multi-task
Typing and computer skills; knowledge of the Microsoft Office Package
Flexible schedule
Team Player/Attitude
Attention to detail and the ability to maintain established team quality standards
Problem solving skills
Please come with an updated resume and an ID proof.
Contact Person: Vijaya
Cessna Business Park, Embassy Tech Square, Signet, building, West wing,
3rd floor Kadubeesanahalli,, Varthur Hobli,
Sarjapur Marathalli Outer Ring Road,,
BANGALORE, Karnataka – 560001,India
Landmark: Near New horizon college
7.DWise Solutions & Services Pvt Ltd
Job Code: DSS – SD – 24815
Work Location: Bangalore
Experience: Fresher
Qualification: BE/ B.Tech/ BCA/ MCA
Skills Required:
Candidates must have strong knowledge of DotNet, C#, SQL
Excellent Communication Skills.
Interview Details:
Date of Written Test: 24th Aug 2015, Monday
Written Test Time : 9:30 AM
#589, Vidyaranyapura Main Road,
Bangalore – 560097
8.Concentrix Daksh Services : Voice International
Hiring for Inbound / Outbound process.
– Voice International process
– 24* 7 work environment
– Candidates with customer centric approach.
– Any graduate / undergraduate with good communication skills can apply.
– Good customer service skills.
– Salary best in industry plus attractive incentives
– Candidates should be comfortable to work in rotational shifts including night shifts.
Walk In Drive – Monday to Friday
Time – 10 am to 5 pm
Venue –
Manyata Tech Park,
D4 building, 1st floor,
Nagawara Outer ring road, Bangalore
1. HCL Direct Walkin for Freshers – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Batch On 25th Aug 2015 for Chennai location.
Skill Sets: Technical Support International Voice
Good Communication in English (Must)
Basic Computer Knowledge
Candidates with upto 4 arrears are eligible
Education: Any Graduates, BE, B.Tech, B.Sc, BCA, MCA
Experience: Freshers / Experienced (2015 Batch also eligible)
Walk-in Date: 25th Aug 2015,
Time: 10 AM
HCL Technologies Ltd.
107 Harris Road,
Near Casino Theater,
First Floor Navin WSS Tower,
Mount Road, Chennai.
'CAREER #JOB #FAIR' : Off-Campus : Multiple Companies : On 30 August 2015 @ Chennai
# We are concentrating on IT/ITES/Non-IT Domain. This Free Job Fair across Tamilnadu is conducted to bridge the gap between deserving Students and the Companies.
# This Career Job Fair will be conducted in regions of Chennai.
Colleges In Participation :
# All Engineering Colleges
# All Arts and Science Colleges
# All Polytechnics
# All Management Schools
Categories Of Students :
# 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Pass Outs
# ME, M.Tech, MBA (All Disciplines) / Any Post Graduate (All Disciplines)
# BE, B.Tech (All Disciplines) / Any Engineering Graduate (All Disciplines)
# All Science Graduates (All Disciplines)
# All Arts Graduates(All Disciplines)
# Diploma Holders(All Disciplines)
# Research Students
# Management Students
# Open To All
Note :
# We have 15000 student database and they are expected to attend this Job Fair.
# We would be highly obliged if you would participate in job fair for recruitment.
# Looking forward for positive response.
# Spot Registrations Available on the day of the event.
For more : http://www.meraevents.com/event/career-fair-201
#iNautix #Technologies Pooled Off-Campus for Freshers : Software Trainee : 25th Aug 2015 for Salem location.
Skill Sets: Applications Developer Trainee / Analyst Quality Assurance Trainee – 60% in 10th, 12th; 70% in Graduation; No Standing Arrears
Education:BE / B.Tech (CSE / IT / ECE / EEE / MECH / CIVIL / AERONAUTICAL)
Experience: Freshers (2015 Batch)
Location: Salem
Walk-in Date: 1st Week of September 2015,
Knowledge Institute of Technology
Training and Placement Cell,
KIOT Campus, Kakapalayam (Po.),
Salem, Tamil Nadu.
For more : http://kiot.ac.in/click-here-for-registrationinautix-technologies-pooled-off-campus-interview-for-2015-passed-out-batch-on-1st-week-of-september-2015/
1.THOMSON REUTERS' : Walk-In : Trainees : On 24 August 2015 @ Hyderabad
Designation : Trainee Conversion Specialist
Walk-In Location : Hyderabad, Telangana
Qualification – Eligibility Criteria : (Mandatory)
# Any Graduate
Note: BE/B.Tech Graduates are NOT eligible.
Job Description :
# Candidate Should have excellent communication Skills.
# Should have knowledge on HTML and XML.
# Knowledge on MS – Word and Shortcut keys
# Should be able to modify the content, Tapping.
Walk-In Date : On 24th August 2015 (Monday)
Walk-In Time : 11 AM to 12 PM only
Walk-In Venue :
Thomson Reuters,
Solitaire Building, 3rd to 7th Level,
Plot no 14, Software Unit Layout, Madhapur,
Landmark: On the Way to Inorbit Mall
Contact Person : Priyanka Rawlyani
2.#Amazon Direct Walkin for Freshers – 2014 / 2015 Batch On 25th Aug 2015 for Hyderabad location.
Skill Sets: US HR Operations
*Students with backlogs will not be eligible
*Good Communication Skill
Education: BBM, BA, B.Com, B.Sc, BBA, MBA
Experience: 0 to 1 Yrs (Freshers 2014 / 2015 Batch)
Walk-in Date: 25th Aug 2015,
Time: 9 AM
Amazon Development Centre Pvt. Ltd,
Jaya Raj Orange Towers,
Financial District, Nanakramguda,
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0.#Wipro Direct Walkin for Freshers – Multiple Skills On 24th Aug 2015 for Delhi, Noida location.
Skill Sets:
– Customer Service
– Premium Voice Process
– International Voice Process (UK)
– UK Collections
Should have excellent command over English
Confident while communicating
Education: BE / B.Tech, B.Sc, B.Com, BA, Any Graduates
Experience: 0 to 3 Yrs (Freshers)
Walk-in Date: 24th Aug 2015,
Time: 10 AM to 3 PM
Wipro BPO (a division of Wipro Ltd.),
A-23 Sarita Vihar,
Near Sarita ViharMetro station,
2.#Compass Systems Direct Walkin Drive – Software Engineers (2014 / 2015 Batch) On 24th Aug 2015 for Noida location.
Skill Sets: Associate Software Engineer
Minimum 55% to 75% Marks Through out career. Good Communication Skills
Should have sound knowledge of UNIX,C
BE / B.Tech / MCA
Experience: 0 to 1 Yrs Freshers (2014 / 2015 Batch)
Walk-in Date: 24th Aug 2015,
Time: 11 AM
Compass Systems Private Limited
E -84,Sector 63,
Delhivery : Off-Campus : Technical and Non Technical Graduates : 2014 / 2015 Passout : On 24 August 2015 @ Haryana
Job Details :
# Positions: 250 positions
# Salary: INR 20k per month +Incentives
# Placement Process:
– HR Personal Interview
– Offer and Joining formalities
# Qualification:
– Technical Graduates: BE / B.Tech (Any Stream), BCA, MCA
– Non Technical Graduates: BA., B.B.A., B.Com, B.Sc, M.Com, MBA
# Batch: 2014-15
# Date: 24th August, 2015 (Monday)
# Time: 9.30 AM Sharp
Registration for Participation :
The students willing to appear in the drive are required to register online and must carry the copy of admit card generated by the website.
# Venue:
Near Toll Plaza Panipat,
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1.#Concerto Software Direct Walk-In for Trainee Software Engineers : On 24-28 August 2015 @ Mumbai
Designation : Software Developer
Technology : C, C++, JAVA, J2EE Framework, XML, UML
Number of Vacancies : 5
Qualification – Eligibility Criteria : (Mandatory)
# Bachelor in Science ( IT ) / Bachelor in Engineering / MCA
# Only from Reputed Institutes with 60%+ (Aggregate) Academic Grades in Highest Education (MANDATORY)
# Else will be NOT Considered for Further Rounds
Desired Experience : 0 Years
Key Skills : Base24 EPS Development, Technical Support, Testing
Technical Skills :
# C, C++, JAVA (OOPS Concepts Clarity is Must)
# J2EE Framework understanding and Multi-Threading
# Good Communication Skills and Aptitude
# Design Patterns (Optional)
Job Description :
# Candidate must have extremely good communications and interpersonal skills
# Should have positive and proactive attitude
# Must be clear with Basic Technology, concepts and Logic
# Candidates will be working and will be trained in Development (C, C++, JAVA), Implementation,
Testing and Support for Base24 – EPS Technology / BASE24 EFT Switching Application on
Tandem (HP Nonstop) is the best in the World and 85% of the banks across the world rely on BASE24 Application for EFT switching.
Selection Process :
# Tests: Basic Technical and Aptitude Test (Based on Logical Reasoning, Aptitude Test, Algorithm and Technical Logical Basic Programming)
# Code of Interview: Personal Interviews (2 Rounds)
# Interview Timings: Timings: 10.00 AM to 2.00 PM followed by Personal Interview
Important Points :
# Training Program : Shortlisted candidates will be provided with rigorous technology on the job training program by industry experts
# Note : Candidate has to sign 3 years of service level bond for pacific tenure with the company (Mandatory)
Date : From 24th to 28th August 2015
Time : 10.00 AM to 2.00 PM only
Walk-In Venue :
Concerto Software and Systems Private Limited,
Unit 311-313, Building 2, Sector I,
Millennium Business Park, Mahape,
Navi Mumbai – 400710
Contact Number : +91-22-27788598/99
2.KPIT Technologies Off-Campus for Freshers – Software Trainee (2013, 2014, 2015 Batch) On 26th Aug 2015 for Pune location.
Skill Sets: SAP Technical Support Trainee
Excellent communication skills
Good knowledge : either on Database concepts / Networking concepts/ Operating System
Good analytical skills
Education: BE / B.Tech (Comp / IT / ECE / Electronics) / BCS / BCA / MCA / MCS
Experience: Freshers (2013, 2014, 2015 Batch)
Walk-in Date: 26th Aug 2015
Pimpri Chinchwad college of Engineering (PCCOE),
Near Akurdi Railway Station,
Sector 26, Nigdi Pradhikaran,
For more : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14eGvoEDcv7g1CJZ731JEx509w1fW1VUVZsdOWFGLlTw/viewform
3.#LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES' : Walk-In : Technical Authors : On 24, 25 August 2015 @ Mumbai
Designation : Technical Author
Compensation : Less Than 50,000 – 1,00,000 P.A
Desired Experience : 0 to 1 Year
Key Skills : Computer Savvy, XML
Desire Candidates :
# Good Communication
# Computer Savvy
# Ready to work in shift [6am to 3pm and 3pm to 12am]
# Location: Airoli
Job Description :
# We Lionbridge India hiring fresher for the role of Technical Author.
# You will get a training on XML Tool.
Note: Candidates without meeting given eligibility criteria – Please do NOT apply.
Note: BEs please do not apply.
Walk-In Date(s) : On 24th, 25th August 2015
Walk-In Time : 10 AM to 1 PM only
Walk-In Venue :
Reliable Tech Park,
B wing, 3rd Floor, Airoli,
Contact Person : Sumedha S
Contact Number : +91-22-67567000
4.Crest Walk-In Drive For Graphics/ Artwork Specialist From 16th to 31st August 2015, Pune
Job Description :
We are looking for Graphics/Artwork Specialist
Education: Any Graduation + Multi-media
Experience: 0 – 5 Years
Soft Skills: Good communication skill in English
Salary: INR 1,25,000 – 2,50,000 P.A
Industry: Publishing
Technical Skill: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Coral Draw (Added Advantage) Knowledge of MS Office basic applications.
Walk-In Details :
Walk-In Date : 15th to 31st August 2015
Time : between 10 am to 4 pm
Wing A, 5th Floor,
Tower – 9, Magarpatta City
SEZPUNE, Maharashtra, India 411028
Accenture Direct Walkin for Freshers – Multiple Openings On 25th to 28th Aug 2015 for Mumbai location.
Skill Sets: Backend operations (NON VOICE) – Insurance / Mortgage / Brokerage / Claims / KYC / AML
Excellent verbal & written communication skills
Knowledge of Word & Good Excel Skills required
Basic Insurance knowledge preferred
Education: Any Graduates
Experience: 0 to 5 Yrs (Freshers / Experienced)
Walk-in Date: 25th to 28th Aug 2015, Time: 11 AM to 7 PM
Accenture MDC 3
Level 1, Tower 1 , Logitech Park,
Andheri-Kurla Road,Saki Naka
Andheri (East),
1.#HCL Direct Walkin for Freshers : Software Trainee : BE, B.Tech, BCA, B.Sc, MCA, M.Tech : On 24th Aug 2015 for Lucknow location.
Skill Sets: Associate Graduate Engineer Trainee
Min 55% and above in Class X, XII and 60% above in degree or equivalent.
BE / B.Tech (CS, IT, ECE, EEE), M.Tech, MCA
B.Sc (IT/ CS/ Physics) / BCA
Experience: 0 to 2 Yrs Freshers
Walk-in Date: 23rd & 24th Aug 2015
Roundpay Techno Media ,
Patrakarpuram , Above Rocket Drycleaners ,
Gomti Nagar Station Road ,
#TK20 (0-1 Years) Walk-In : BE / B.Tech / MCA / ME / M.Tech : Test Engineer Trainees @ Chandigarh
Job Designation : Testing Engineer
Qualification – Eligibility Criteria : (Mandatory)
# B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA or equivalent
Desired Experience : 0 to 1 Year
Key Skills : Testing, Test Scripts, Functional, Manual Testing, Black Box Testing
Desired Skills :
# B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA or equivalent in relevant discipline.
# Effective communication skills.
Job Description :
1. Execute manual functional tests according to the script.
2. Accurately identify application defects during the execution of test scripts.
3. Investigate potential application defects to determine if they meet the expected result when unclear.
Note: Candidates without knowledge/certification in 'TESTING' – Please do NOT apply.
Walk-In Date : On 2nd September 2015 (Wednesday)
Walk-In Time : 9.30 AM sharp
Walk-In Venue :
Plot J-7, FCS Building,
1st Floor, Chandigarh IT Park,
Contact Person : Megha Jain
Genpact Direct Walkin for Freshers : BE / B.Tech / BCA / B.Sc / MCA / Any Graduates : On 26th Aug 2015 for Allahabad location.
Skill Sets: Tech Support / Customer Care (voice)
– Excellent communication skill
– Excellent customer handling skills
Education: BE / B.Tech / BCA / B.Sc / MCA / Any Graduates
Experience: 0 to 5 Yrs (Freshers)
Walk-in Date: 26th Aug 2015, Time: 10 AM
3/3 A, Sardar Patel Marg,
Civil Lines, Allahabad.
1.#Capgemini Walkin Drive for #Freshers – On Aug 2015 for Kolkata location.
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Arrogance vs. Confidence
Posted by Shane Murphy on Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Arrogant vs. Confident… have you considered the difference in your presenting? Do you know how you come off to a potential client?
This distinction popped out at me as I was looking around the net for something great to blog. I found it at BidBlog:
"In short, arrogance kills listening skills. And where there is no listening, there is no learning. Where there is no learning, there is no way to determine the most meaningful way to differentiate your offering for the customer in question. Without meaningful differentiation, you are a commodity. When you are a commodity, you compete on little else but price."
I've learned in my days that when it gets to just competing on price, you're in trouble. If your price is the best, you get the business. But what happens when your price, when your rate isn't the best? Can you overcome that objection with confidence, or does your arrogance get the best of you?
I know, I know… you're sitting there thinking "I'm not arrogant at all!"
Well, I've made that mistake many times over in my career. It's still a struggle for me to keep my confidence appearing as such, and not spilling over into that ugly arrogant style. It usually doesn't rise up and slap me in the face until I lose a deal and review what the devil went wrong.
Selling isn't about just being the best. It's not about being the best-priced. It's about caring for the needs of the client. It's about giving the client what they want, not just what we want. It's about creating those win-win opportunities and working them out together.
It's a little bit preachy, I know…


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I'm sure that you have heard of this quote widely attributed to Einstein:
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by it's ability to climb a tree, it will live it's whole life believing it's stupid."
It's quite apt in a situation where we tend to compare ourselves to others. Perhaps we don't think you are stupid, but comparing our lives to others' is a sign of looking externally for validation of our abilities.
I've been in the workforce, as have many others, for longer than I have been in college. Anyone of us can tell you that grades do not matter as far as ability to lead a successful life goes.
To live a successful life, some of the things you need are:
- empathy
- emotional intelligence, and
- an ability and willingness to prioritise the needs of you and those around you
- and a host of other things
Ask yourself this question: why are you comparing yourself to others? Is it because it gives you a sense of satisfaction that you have done well? Is it because it's very important to you that you have a better life than others?
If you answered yes to one or both the questions above – then consider this:
It's great that you know that grades are important to you and want what they have. You would do well to focus on getting the best life you possibly can. Comparing can lead to temporary depression and it is just unnecessary stress you don't really need.
Comparing your life and wanting it to be better than others is like saying: I don't want to just win, I want others to fail.
Alternatively, compare your life and be happy when you get better grades than others. And when you don't, make a mental note that you have another chance next time and you'll do better.
These are the different alternatives you have. No one way of thinking is the best possible thought – life is subjective.
In most of life you will do well if you are able and willing to invest time into what you do. But you will do even better if you are able and willing to take others along with you on your journey.
In my opinion, comparing isn't necessary. Life is a team game and we, the human kind, are one team.
PS. I had originally written this as an answer to a quora question on grades. I liked the question so much, and it was so apt to life, that I decided to answer it as a question on life.


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[E]Lif[D]e goes on day after day (chords alternate E/D throughout first two lines)
[E]He[D]arts torn in every way
So fer[E]ry 'cross the [Abm]Mersey
'cause this [A]land's the place I [B]love
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[E]Pe[D]ople they rush everywhere
[E]Ea[D]ch with their own secret care
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and [A]always take me [B]there
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Director: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace, disturbing images and some sensuality
I love going to the movies. I love standing in line, listening to the pre-show buzz in the auditorium, the aroma of stale popcorn, the coming attractions and the hush that sweeps over the audience when the lights go down. Above all, I love it when a film surprises me, and by this criteria, Mission: Impossible III is one of my best theatre experiences so far this year.
The Mission: Impossible franchise has always been a take-it-or-leave-it affair for me. Brian DePalma's first installment was entertaining, but not worth a second viewing. John Woo's follow-up looked so insipid that I waited for the DVD–and then wished I hadn't bothered. The premise of the franchise (lifted, of course, from the classic television series) is a blend of science-fiction and spy thrillers, and intriguing enough that you'd think the writers could come up with more interesting plot lines. So it was with measured nonchalance that I settled into my seat for the latest episode. What followed was a vibrant and engaging thrill ride that knocked my cynical socks off.
I could describe the plot, but that really wouldn't be much help. It's something to do with a stolen weapon, a secret identity, and a double-cross or two. What matters is that this Mission gives us something to care about in the midst of all the stunts and explosions. Once again, our hero is Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise with so much emoting it looks like his head's going to pop), but this time there's a twist: Hunt's retired from active duty and is engaged to be married. The whys and wherefores of this arrangement are debated within the film, but the point is that with this development, the villain has someone to threaten, and when Hunt is leaping precariously along the roofs of Tokyo's highest skyscrapers, we have a reason to care.
And speaking of the villain, those nefarious shoes are filled by none other than recent Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, the best actor working actor in Hollywood. Unfortunately, he's not given enough to do, but every second that he's on screen is juicier than the last, and he colors his menace with a cool vitriol that'll make you weak in the knees. I guess I never thought we'd see Hoffman flailing about in a brutal mono a mono throwdown with Tom Cruise, but this is Tinseltown, where wonders never cease.
It's all very silly, yes, but director J.J. Abrams (making his feature film debut) pushes the buttons and pulls the strings in perfect time, carefully measuring exhilaration with angst, and the result is a near-flawless summer action film. There's been no word as to whether there's another Mission in the works, but if this is the final installment, the series couldn't hope to go out on a higher note.


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Spring is coming, but Winter seldom goes quietly, relaxing its grip on the land. Ideally I'd like to see pictures that show signs of both seasons, the remnant of winter paired with the promise of spring.
(Oh, why do I assign challenges that are almost impossible to do in Tucson? But that's my problem, not yours!)
You know how this works, right?
1. RSVP below with your name or handle, blog name and URL.
2. WAIT until the Challenge date, Saturday, March 26th, to post your entry. Yes, you can post a few days later if you must, but please don't post it early. And please don't forget to post at all! We've had a few no-shows lately, and that diminishes the fun as we go looking at each other's entries!
3. Please mention the Round Robin Photo Challenges and link back to this blog in your entry, so others can join in the fun!
That's it! Go be photographers! Happy hunting for the juxtaposition of winter and spring!
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Henry's Neurosurgeon Visit.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital is the friendliest, easy to navigate hospital I have ever been to. We were quite impressed!
They are so organized and helpful. There are even security guards standing by the elevators that only allow people with passes from the front desk to go up onto the floors.
The entire hospital was incredibly clean too. Everything in it was child friendly!
It was hard seeing so many sick kids there. My heart hurt. I saw multiple young children with cancer, bald and frail. Babies with tubes and somber parents holding them. Why? Oh, I am so blessed with three healthy children.
First we had to get Henry's head x-rayed. Henry is a very cheerful baby. He absolutely loved smiling and cooing at every single person he saw in the busy hospital. He liked the x-ray techs quite a bit. They took three x-rays and he only cried at the last one because he was annoyed that he had to lay flat on the table for another minute.
After that we saw Dr. Stephenson, the neurosurgeon. He was very kind and patient. I'm so glad we waited for an appointment with him. I could tell right away why he was so highly recommended.
Dr. Stephenson said Henry's metopic suture, the one that goes down the forehead, is already fused. It's supposed to begin fusing at six months. Henry's is closed at six months old. That's what's causing the ridge in his forehead and the point at the top of his head.
The good news is that Henry still has a nice rounded forehead. That means his brain is still able to grow normally. If the closed suture was causing any serious damage then his head would take on a triangle shape when looking at it from the top down.
Since his head is still rounded the metopic ridge is only a cosmetic issue. The doctor said it should smooth out as his head grows. No surgery needed for that!
The crookedness of his head is caused by positional plagiocephaly. One ear is moved forward farther than the other ear, one side of the forehead bulges causing the eye on that side to bulge, and one part of the head is flatter than the other.
The doctor thinks this was caused by the torticollis and C1 vertebrae being out of place from birth. The chiropractor was able to correct the out of place vertebrae when Henry was twelve weeks old, and his torticollis is gone now. (!!!)
Dr. Stephenson said the plagiocephaly sometimes requires a helmet to fix the head shape, but he thinks that Henry's head will improve on its own. Henry's head shape has been drastically improving over the past month. The doctor said that the forehead bulge should flatten out over the next couple of years and eventually he will look completely normal!
On Henry's head x-rays we saw that his eye sockets are actually both the same size. One eye looks smaller than the other on his face, but apparently that's just due to the bulging forehead from the plagiocephaly. Once the bulging side of his forehead goes back down then the eye on that side will look normal sized because it is normal sized.
The neurosurgeon said we could get out of his office and never come back. Henry is a giant healthy boy! At six months old he's 20 pounds, 28 inches long, and his head size is in the 88th percentile. He's wearing 12 and 18 month clothes right now.
Overall good news. We're so relieved!!
Tyler is texting his mom to tell her. Check out how big Henry's hands are! They are like bear paws. His feet are huge also.


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The Sports Xchange
By Jack Etkin, The Sports Xchange
DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies had an opportunity to inflict major damage on St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright in the first inning Wednesday night.
Instead, the Rockies had to settle for two runs, as Wainwright quickly regrouped and found his pitching groove as the Cardinals beat the Rockies 4-3.
The victory enabled the Cardinals to extend their lead in the National League Central to two games over the Pittsburgh Pirates, who lost their third straight game at home to San Diego, falling 3-2 when the Padres scored twice in the ninth inning.
Wainwright (17-9) gave up four straight hits and two runs to open the first. At that point, he had runners on first and second. But Wainwright, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored, snuffed out that rally and pitched 7 2/3 innings.
Wainwright allowed three runs and 10 hits with eight strikeouts. After 121 pitches, and 89 strikes, he gave way to Trevor Rosenthal with runners on first and second. Rosenthal got Charlie Blackmon to ground out.
Pinch hitter Dexter Fowler opened the ninth with a single against closer Edward Mujica. Corey Dickerson sacrificed Fowler to second. DJ LeMahieu flied to right. Pitching carefully, Mujica fell behind Troy Tulowitzki 2-0 and then intentionally walked him.
Charlie Culberson hit a bad-hop single off third baseman Daniel Descalso, loading the bases for Todd Helton. Mujica struck him out to earn his 37th save in 40 opportunities.
In 11 games, including six starts, against the Rockies, Wainwright is 6-1 with a 1.50 ERA. At Coors Field, he is 2-0 with a 2.21 ERA in three games, two starts.
The Rockies cut the Cardinals' lead to 4-3 in the sixth when Helton led off with a double and scored when Blackmon poked a ball inside third base for an opposite-field, two-out double.
Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood (7-5) gave up eight hits and four runs in six innings and got 13 outs on ground balls.
Rockies right fielder Michael Cuddyer left the game after the sixth with a right forearm contusion and is listed day-to-day. He went 1-for-3, keeping his average at .331 and his lead over Atlanta's Chris Johnson in the National League batting race at four points.
Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams left the game in the seventh with right elbow soreness.
Yadier Molina gave the Cardinals a 4-2 lead with two outs in the fifth when he rifled a ball into the gap in right-center, scoring Matt Holliday, who had doubled with one out. Molina was thrown out, trying to stretch his hit into a double.
Adam Wainwright entered the game with three RBI in 64 at-bats this season and drove in a run on each of his first two at-bats. He put the Cardinals ahead 3-2 in the fourth with a two-out single that scored Molina, who led off with a double.
The Rockies began the first with four consecutive hits off Wainwright, which netted two runs. The Cardinals did the same with one out in the third, stringing together four straight hits off Tyler Chatwood for two runs.
Wainwright doubled home the first St. Louis run after Daniel Descalso's ground-rule double. Matt Carpenter followed with a run-scoring single and took third on Jon Jay's single before Chatwood got two ground outs.
Troy Tulowitzki singled home two runs after Corey Dickerson led off the first with a single and DJ LeMahieu doubled. After Michael Cuddyer singled, Helton grounded into a 3-6-1 double play, and Wainwright stranded a runner at third when Jordan Pacheco lined to first.
Wainwright piled up seven strikeouts over the next four innings, the biggest coming when he struck out Dickerson to end the fourth with runners on first and second.
NOTES: Cardinals RF Carlos Beltran was given the night off. In 12 games since moving from the No. 2 spot in the order to cleanup, following a foot injury to Allen Craig, who typically bats fourth, Beltran has hit .171 with a .280 on-base percentage and .244 slugging percentage and just three extra-base hits. ? Neither Cardinals RHP Joe Kelly nor manager Mike Matheny expect Kelly to miss his next start. He came out after five scoreless innings Tuesday due to soreness in his right calf near his knee. ... Rockies C Wilin Rosario and 3B Nolan Arenado are expected to be out of the lineup for a few days. Rosario left Tuesday night's game after the second inning with a right calf strain. Arenado has been dealing with a bone bruise on his right thumb and left Monday night's game after batting once. ... Rockies RHP Rafael Betancourt underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. The operation was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla., and will sideline Betancourt, 38, for the entire 2014 season.


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Pattaya One News reports that a young couple from Belgium have gone on viral social media claiming that they were robbed by "Thai Police" whilst holidaying in Bangkok. Maxime Kempeneer and Noël Borgs, both 28, from Hove, have told local media how their dream trip to Thailand quickly turned into a nightmare following the robbery which is believed to have taken place last Thursday, 10 August. Maxime told AD how the couple had been backpacking around Thailand and were in Bangkok the day before they were due to fly home. Maxime said the robbery happened after her and Noel were surrounded by a group of men at a crossroads. The men then started pulling at the couple and led them away to an unidentified location.
It was here where Maxime says they were thrown into a dark room and surrounded by seven men. The men then said that the couple would be thrown in jail unless they paid them 40,000 baht. The couple explained that they did not have that kind of money and were held in the room for about an hour, only being released after handing over around 100 Euros. Maxime also said that the men gave back her necklace when she said told them it was not real gold. Maxime describe the incident as "terrible" and said that they were not robbed by criminals but by men claiming to be Bangkok police.
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Balancing Roles
How do you balance work and family?
Our Daddy MD Guide's reply: I work, teach, invent, consult, play golf, did tae kwon do, travel, coach kid's basketball, and the list goes on and on. I have the ability to organize my schedule in a way that is conducive to doing these things. I try to incorporate many of my activities with my kids so that I am able to do things that I like and spend time with them at the same time.
For example, I rarely play golf with other adults. I tend to play with my son and then meet the girls at the pool afterwards. This turns a fun golf outing with my son in the morning into quality family time in the afternoon. I really cling to the saying, "work hard and play hard!" Not much interest in golf from my girls, but I'm still trying.
We try to be the best doctor that we can be to our patients, so it makes sense that we do the same for our children. And who knows, they might just be the doctors of tomorrow. Regardless, no matter what they do, or who they choose to become, they are my children, and I love them unconditionally. After all, to a child, the initials MD don't mean medical doctor, they mean so much more: My Daddy!
— Paul R. Lucas, MD, a dad of 13-, 11-, and 8-year-old children and a surgeon with the Vascular Center at Mercy in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Our Daddy MD Guide's reply: I always tell everyone that you can change your work, but you can't change your family. I see a lot of doctors going through divorces, changing wives, and destroying their families and creating new families. You don't walk away from your children … no matter what. They are always going to be your children, and people should be more understanding of the stressors in the modern world. Financial stresses are prevalent much more today than in the previous generation. We have both parents going to work, and we are more dependent on nannies. Make sure both spouses are equally busy with their careers. Otherwise, it will be really tough.
Marriage has a lot of compromises, so use your negotiating skills, and don't bury your anger. Talk it over: Being parents is a team effort. Help each other out, and remember that your kids are watching the both of you, which will be their role model for the future.
— Carson D. Liu, MD, a dad of nine- and five-year-old daughters and the founder of SkyLex Advanced Surgical, Incorporated, a bariatric surgery clinic in California
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Our Daddy MD Guide's reply: As a divorced father and self-employed practitioner, I control my schedule. That said, I'm late frequently! My patient load changes with emergency patients and calls. I try to give patients the time they need, as well as my children. There simply isn't enough time in the day. But in moderation, it all gets accomplished!
—Stephen Soloway, MD, a dad of an 18-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old son and a rheumatologist in private practice at Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates in Vineland, New Jersey
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Ariana Ray was writing an article on 'Appreciation' recently and whilst writing it she had a surprising experience. She looked at herself in the mirror when she was passing and was so blown away by what she saw, the words were out before she could stop them –
'Oh my, I am so gorgeous I don't know why this mirror isn't bursting into flames'.
For Ariana, her appreciation of herself was not always this way. She once struggled with self-loathing and low self-esteem, with anger and grouchiness, but these no longer feature in her life.
Ariana recognises just how important appreciation is in our lives and knows from her own experiences that life allows very little space for appreciation, of ourselves and of others, yet when it is given space, appreciation can support us to see life differently, to take care of ourselves and to value our selves. These qualities are essential for us all as we age from child to teenager and from adult to elderly.
Valuing and appreciating ourselves is crucial to good health and well being, it sets us up for a future we start living today.
Ageing starts young – for how we are today will impact enormously on our elder years.
Ariana is a 63 year old with 4 children and 7 grandchildren, she is gluten free, dairy free and sugar free. She takes care of her health and wellbeing, goes to bed around 9 pm, is deeply engaged in her local community with volunteering. Ariana works full time as a Child Protection Social Worker and is working for the best employer she has ever worked for – and they absolutely love and value her. Ariana loves people, loves work and love life, she is vital and active and has deeply loving relationships with the people she lives with. Ariana feels that her life is something she deeply appreciates.


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Gilbert & George at the Milwaukee Art Museum
Bloody Life No. 3, 1975If you're looking for a quick escape that takes you indoors and surrounds you with art, the British duo Gilbert & George has a summer exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Here, a few select images from the show, highlighting the artists' London environment:
From the museum's foreword: Often described as the quintessential London artists, Gilbert & George take their subject matter from their immediate environment, the liminal border between the City (the financial and commercial district of London) and the East End. The fusions and tensions of the area, between local and global, privilege and exclusion, migrant populations and cultural traditions, are at the heart of their art.
The Glass 2, 1973
Dead Boards No. 7, 1976
Deatho Knocko, 1982
Twenty-Eight Streets, 1982
Visit the Gilbert & George MAM online gallery here. Show runs through September 1.