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Meet the Instructors
Abigail Steidley – Program Coordinator
I am a Mind-Body Coach who has long helped clients with pain and stress relief. More recently, my work has evolved into a delightful mix of coaching, channeling, and energy work. I work with coaches, therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, and other healers, helping them with their own well-being, owning their healer-ness, and stepping into their soul mission.
Jackie Gartman
I am a master certified coach, instructor and mentor for newbie coaches who want to stop getting in the way of their own greatness (and start changing lives already!) and a life coach for women who are ready to illuminate their self-limiting patterns, and stride into an ultra-bright floodlight of purpose and meaning – at home, at work, and everywhere that matters. For more specifics, please visit my web site at www.jackiegartman.com.
Susan Hyatt
As a Master Certified Coach, I dig entrepreneurs and weight loss clients. I'm a speaker, retreat facilitator, and author of Create Your Own Luck, Seven Steps to Get Your Lucky On and Jacked Up On Greens. I'm known for being lucky, full of energy, and being a "get things done" kind of mentor. Find me at www.shyatt.com.
Bev Barnes
My calling is to help people find and live their calling. I work with coaches who are creating their life's work and people who are unhappy at work – helping them to define their authentic niche, outwit their fears and get on with the business of changing the world. I live in Quebec, Canada and I also speak French. My website is www.bevbarnes.com
Jennifer Voss
As Chief Truth & Wellness Officer of the Truth Experience, I help others find their Ground Truth and follow their calling. Before becoming a coach, I earned an MBA and spent 20+ years in the business world. I love using my past experience to help others connect with the heart and soul of their business. My favorite part is nailing down a vision and watching a dream come to life in a whole, healthy and sustainable manner.
Indrani Goradia
I am the Founder of a not-for-profit foundation whose mission is to transform maligned women into powerful citizens. I became a triathlete at age 50, and an in-demand coach, speaker, Yoga therapist, and author of The Indrani Principle: Inhale Life, Exhale Joy. I use ancient principles in combination with life coaching to help you create sustainable change.
Christina Brandt
I'm a master coach who's helped hundreds of women determine their passions, values, strengths and skills, and coached them through the process of defining their ideal work and how to create it. In addition to coaching, teaching and speaking, I lead international adventure retreats that provide opportunities for deep personal work and connection with others. I excel at laughing at myself, know a divine wink when I see one, and have total faith in the restorative power of a good piece of chocolate and a great conversation.
Bridgette Boudreau
Some people have described my coaching style as tough and tender. I don't know about the tough part, but I do believe that helping you uncover your Truth without sugar-coating is the best possible thing I can do as your coach. It is a tender thing,this uncovering of the Truth, and so compassion, humor and respect are integral to that process. I believe that there's nothing wrong with you, the work I do with clients is about finding their deep rightness, not battling with their wrongness. I've been a Martha Beck Life Coach Training instructor for three years, served as Training Coordinator, and currently run the Master Coach training program. I'm also CEO of Martha Beck Inc. In my spare time, I get outside whenever I can, spend time laughing with friends and family and am trying to life-coach my dog Scruffy into barking less. The problem is, she doesn't think there's anything wrong with her. Damn, she's right again.
Terry DeMeo
Coaching and teaching is truly my calling. I specialize in relationships, career transformation, and coach mentoring. I do deeply transformational work and I love watching my clients and students learn to understand and appreciate themselves as they create richer, more satisfying lives. Prior to coaching, I was a trial lawyer. I live in Miami and practice yoga and expressive dance when I'm not writing my blog (www.terrydemeo.com), visiting my kids in the Big Apple or hanging out with Bruno, my black lab.
Amy Pearson
I help women lead their lives from a place of self-love and confidence so they can play big in the world. My core message is It Doesn't Have to be a Struggle! I believe that fun and play are requirements when it comes to finding your North Star. People say I'm warm, genuine, and funny (and I would have to agree). Click here to learn more about me.
Gretchen Pisano
Gretchen Pisano, is a coach, consultant, author, speaker and the founder of Sounding Board Ink, LLC., a coaching and consulting practice founded on using the best verbal and visual techniques available to drive positive change in individuals and organizations. Her expertise is in well-being, strength based leadership and strategic thinking. Her practice is made of tough-minded, tender-hearted individuals around the globe. Her passion is helping grown ups grow. Gretchen is a Master Coach, personally trained and certified by Martha Beck, and a graduate of UPenn's innovative Master in Applied Positive Psychology program.
Jessica Steward
Jessica Steward is a Master Certified Mind-Body Coach, Idea Amplifier, Business Witch, and Magical Mischief Maker. Having survived nearly fifteen years in the corporate world, Jessica combines her mad strategy & marketing skills with her spooky ability to see the future, plus a pinch of practical magic to help healing and creative entrepreneurs bring their work to the world. She loves teaching coaches-in-training by facilitating Coach-the-Coach classes as well as leading several of marketing courses. Jessica lives outside of Boston with her husband, dog, two cats, and two ukuleles. The cats can't play the ukuleles. Yet. www.stewardcoaching.com
CrisMarie Campbell
CrisMarie's has been a consultant and coach for over 17 years. Her passion lies in helping women professionals access and incorporate more of who they truly are into their relationships, work and life. She does this by helping people use their bodies and emotions to tap into their inner wisdom so that they show up authentically, creating results that make their hearts sing! In addition to her Master Coach certification, CrisMarie has her MBA and a Diploma in Counseling from The Haven Institute. www.thriveinc.com.
Jen Trulson
I help coaches and women live life 'turned on' by their senses to feel awake and alive. I believe it's all about loving life, being you, on purpose. Seriously, what's more wonderful than tapping into and experiencing your own magic, miracles, pleasure and purpose. Can you feel it? I can, and I love helping others feel it too. I live in the Pacific Northwest, married my high school love, have three crazy fun kids and can't live without my gal pals, my lifelines. Bottom line, I'm a lover of life. Come visit me at www.jentrulson.com, we'll hang!
Nona Jordan
I am a master coach, energy worker and former CPA supporting coaches and other spirit-driven entrepreneurial women who want to heal and strengthen their relationship with money to create a vibrant legacy of business success.
My heart gets 1,000 times bigger seeing women align intentions, energy and their practical, day to day actions with their true desires. I believe in your innate capacity to create wealth and abundance in energetic integrity with your soul purpose. Let's get it done!
Susan Beekman
My driving passion is to help clients learn how to declare peace on themselves. What I've learned in forty years of transformational work and a long teaching career is this: Curiosity, deep listening, and courageous questioning can clear confusion and open the door for life to flow in. A peaceful, kind life. I love the shifts that naturally occur when we ask questions and listen for our own freedom. I'm certified in The Work of Byron Katie, in counseling and in spiritual mentoring. My oasis is Oregon, where I live and lead retreats. My family, my friends, my dog Calvin, and my own mind teach me all I need to know about peacemaking. More at Oasislifedesign.com.
Jill Farmer
I LOVE helping people get more stuff done in less time… so they can experience more meaning and fun in this one amazing life we get to live. Teaching people new ways to dissolve their overwhelm, calm their frenzy and make procrastination a thing of the past truly lights me up! I'm an author, speaker, master certified life coach, wife, mom, and the unsuccessful herder of two incorrigible canines. Come say hi at www.jillfarmer.com.
Deb Droz
Deb Droz is a Master Life & Mind-Body Coach who loves to see women thrive by fostering a strong connection between the mind, body, and spirit. She'll show you how your brain interprets the amazing guidance that is always available from your body and soul. And as this dynamic trio of yours joins forces, you'll move fully into trusting your innate wisdom and personal brand of brilliance. You'll embrace and live your purpose, and life becomes more authentic and satisfying. It doesn't get much better than that!
Deb lives in California with her husband, dog, and mostly-at-college son. www.debdroz.com
Michael Trotta
I'm father, husband, storyteller, certified teacher, sculptor, survival skills expert, wildlife tracker, student of native cultures and the Hero's Journey, proud dyslexic, facilitator of initiatory experiences, community builder, founder of the Sagefire Institute for Nature-Based Coaching, and writer of really, really long sentences. My mission is to create a world where all people live deeply connected to what my elders would call, their "Original Medicine." In short, I reconnect people to their true nature, through nature so they can live their lives on purpose and share their gifts with the world.
Dixie St. John
I am a Master Certified Coach and a Koelle Simpson trained Equus Coach. With an M.A. in Thanatology (study of death and dying), I have extensive experience with loss, grief and end-of-life support. As a coach, I often refer to myself as a "transition tour guide"; my passion is supporting my clients as they navigate life's "in-between" places where transformation originates and new growth takes root. One of my favorites quotes by the English novelist George Eliot captures both my coaching and life philosophy: "It's never too late to be what you might have been." Let's get started, shall we?


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Happy Memorial Day!
Memorial Mondays are not only a wonderful holiday for barbecuing, but they're also a time to remember the dead. It's one of those civic holidays when it's not a great man being celebrated, or even a monumental event, but people--people like you and me.
Last week I mentioned that we should think about expanding the roster of "American" soldiers to include all American soldiers, not just U.S. soldiers: particularly, Native American soldiers of every tribe who died protecting the same blanket of stars that we sleep under, the same rolling earth we sleep upon.
In expanding our honor roll we shouldn't lose sight of Memorial Day's traditional roster: all those soldiers who died in service to our country--all of them. We'll get to what I mean by "all of them" in a moment.
First, it's worth remembering that the holiday began as a way to honor the soldiers who died in the American Civil War, and was originally referred to as Decoration Day. The holiday probably got it's start in 1864, and continued to grow until it was officially recognized on May 30th, 1868.
After World War I, the holiday was expanded to include the recognition of all U.S. soldiers who had died in battle. Throughout the early- and mid-20th century, the holiday reached national prominence. It became attached to fireworks celebrations, the Indianapolis 500, and in 1968 moved from its traditional celebration on May 30th to the last Monday in May, giving working stiffs and students all over America one of our coveted three-day weekends.
Today, however, the holiday is quickly becoming an excuse to celebrate and relax unattached to the gravity of its meaning. How many of you, including myself, observe the traditional moment of silence at 3 p.m.? Not many I bet--but this year I resolve to.
Unfortunately, at the same time Memorial Day is losing its luster--my son wasn't even sure what the holiday was commemorating--we have, as a nation, also become increasingly jingoistic about our military and its service members.
What do I mean? I mean the way we throw around words like "brave," and "heroic." The way we lift our soldiers with inflated rhetoric and diminish their service and sacrifice alongside.
Not every soldier is brave. Not every soldier is a hero. And by claiming that troops are all selfless supermen and superwomen, ready to sacrifice their futures for a shot at preserving "domestic tranquility," we make the institution and ourselves ridiculous. The way our politicians and pundits pound their chests about military service only serves to create an unrealistic image of ourselves. Our national identity becomes a paper-thin brag sheet, a skewed and unrealistic self-assessment based on exaggeration that weakens our national character.
Military uniforms are a symbol of service, not bravery. In 2006, only 23 percent of the troops in Iraq were engaged in active combat. They are a symbol of individual sacrifice for the greater good, not heroism. Are some soldiers brave? Absolutely! Are some heroic? Yes! But not all.
Heroism and bravery can't be institutionalized. No profession can train what is, by its very nature, rare and precious. Heroism appears in a supermarket aisle as readily as it appears in a military uniform. Not often, that is.
Soldiers, the men and women who serve in our military, are, for the most part, just people. Just ordinary working stiffs that enjoy things like 3-day weekends. They are combatants and non-combatants, cowards and cavaliers, friendly and rude, generous and stingy, high-born and the low-born--every single one.
What we remember on Memorial Day is not heroism, but sacrifice. The sacrifice of those who went ahead of us into the land of the dead--that country which will finally claim all of us as citizens, and within which we will all share the same uniform and rank.

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CATEGORIES Comedy, Documentary, Horror, Independent, SXSW, Cinematical Indie, SXSW Film Festival, CinematicalOne of the most disarmingly clever genre deconstructions I've ever seen is Scott Glosserman's Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon -- which is just another way of saying "It's a horror mockumentary created by folks who definitely know their old-school slasher flicks, and aren't afraid of being a little irreverent while paying homage to the genre that Jason (and Michael and Freddy) built." I saw the movie with a very enthusiastic crowd back at last March's SXSW Film Festival -- and then once again at the Alamo Drafthouse on Halloween Night when I happened to be back in Austin for reasons of a more personal (to say nothing of curvier) nature.
And after two sessions with Leslie I can tell you: This flick really works, but only if, as a child, you used to love sneaking HBO peeks at Friday the 13th Part 4, Halloween Part 5 and Freddy Part 6 while your parents were off doing more, ahem, parental things. Bolstered immeasurably by the fantastic lead performance of Nathan Baesel (and kept consistently afloat by Glosserman's witty screenplay), Behind the Mask is a certifiable hoot for the horror crowd. If the "meet the hot young slasher" mockumentary idea doesn't sell you at first, I'd also remind you that Behind the Mask delivers genre veterans like Robert Englund, Scott Wilson and Zelda Rubinstein. And if you're still not curious, then fine: You're officially off my list of true-blue horror geeks.
So here's some good news: Not only has Anchor Bay purchased Behind the Mask for distribution, but they'll be doing it in a theatrical capacity! Yep, Anchor Bay is gonna bang out some prints and distribute the flick on January 5 -- although obviously it's going to be a fairly limited-style release pattern. But don't worry; I hear those Anchor Bay guys do some pretty fine horror-work on the DVD front as well.


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Laura Bailey went the opposite way to Liz Hurley's sexy look and opted for a more ethereal look at the ARK 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner in London last night.
She wore a nude Valentino Spring 2011 asymmetrical nude tulle dress with a ruffle neckline which cascades down the front of the gown.
The model teamed her dress with matching suede pumps and a pewter clutch.
Her look was completed with a loose ponytail similar to how the model wore her hair on the runway, but Laura opted out of wearing the runway belt.
Laura's gown is very similar to the Valentino gown Keira Knightley wore last year.
Credit: Style.com & Getty
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Some phishing attempts are so crude, they're laughably obvious -- but too often, otherwise savvy consumers are getting duped by fake email messages that convincingly emulate real correspondence from financial institutions. There are some steps you can take to vet a message before getting into trouble, though. First and foremost, treat all suspicious emails as guilty until proven innocent.Probably the best advice for avoiding trouble is to "browse to the sender's website directly." Don't click links in an email.
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The app will help you find internet access via Wi-Fi in any US state.The app contains more than 35,000 hotspots for more than a 8,000 US cities. The most exciting thing about the app is that you don't need internet to find the nearest Wi-Fi location. The database is already on you device.
In a particular city you can search wifi by location name, street name or zip code of the area near you.
Try it and it will work! ... and please add new Wi-Fi locations if you know one in your hometown.
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The Power of Positive FailureBy Paul Ballard
While it might seem a bit paradoxical to think that there could be such a thing as a "good" failure the fact is that some failures lead to better code, better developers, and ultimately a better product. On the other hand, some failures are only "bad" and lead to nowhere particularly pleasant. It helps to know which failures to fear and which to embrace, but of course first you have to be able to tell the difference.
The primary difference between good failures and bad, are the actions that arise as a result. If for example, you have a significant defect in production that causes panicked late night meetings, emailed threats from management, and teams overdosing on NoDoze then it's easy to get caught up in the frenzy to fix the defect and forget that this is an opportunity to learn. Sure, after the fire dies down and the executives all move on to other catastrophes you might do a root cause analysis and there may even be actions to take afterward. But many times without the intensity and focus that the defect caused even the best of intentions to improve can get lost in apathy and a "business as usual" mindset. That failure becomes only bad, leading to no improvements.
Defects however aren't the only cause of "bad" failures. Developer apathy or an unspoken acceptance of mediocrity can also lead to code that is destined for failure, whether it be defects, lack of innovation, or loss of a competitive edge. In these cases, most often the actions taken is nothing, a quick sweep of the code under the rug or into production and the assembly line of crap code keeps moving.
Good failures however, lead to immediate actions and long term benefits. For example, a team that is committed to adopting TDD could decide to create a defect based on the lack of code coverage for a particular bit of work. That defect could count against them in the short term, perhaps wrecking their sprint velocity or even causing a release to be delayed. But in this case, the failure of the immediate item will have the long term affect to galvanize the team to correct the coverage in the next iteration which will improve the quality and testability of the code for as long as that software exists. It will also work to create better, more disciplined developers. And that is a very "good" thing!
The way to make failure a good thing is to change the way the team thinks of failure itself. In fact, the very acceptance of a failure as a "good" thing by a team will create the opportunity for teams to challenge themselves and their own level of quality. Getting a team to hold themselves to a higher standard AND be willing to fail as a team for not meeting that standard is a powerful motivator and the best possible example of positive peer pressure. If for example, a junior developer causes the team to fail to meet their own standards for quality it's reasonable to believe that before the end of the next iteration everybody in the team is going to be looking to make sure that the junior developer is successful.
Context is decisive. If you can change the mindset of failure from one of negative impacts to positive action, you can exponentially improve the quality of your products and your teams. Now get out there and start failing!
About the Author
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Paul Ballard is a Chief Architect specializing in large scale distributed system development and enterprise software processes. Paul has more than twenty years of development experience including being a former Microsoft MVP, a speaker at technical conferences such as Microsoft Tech-Ed and VSLive, and a published author. Prior to working on the Windows platform, he built software using a vast array of technologies including Java, Unix, C, and even OS/2.
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for Logan Heastie. He is the only freshman to participate in Spring drills right? It seems like other freshmen are getting into the game. Is he not ready? Does anyone have any scoop? In an offense that has been airing it out quite a bit, I'd think that we'd want to look at all of our WR options. And has anyone noticed other freshmen getting in such as Snook, Alston, etc?
Also, not that I am holding my breath, but did I also hear rumblings about Big Foot supposedly showing up at some point soon?


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I am on vacation this week. Rather than leave you hanging while I'm catching up on some much needed R & R, I thought I'd channel Linda Richman of Saturday Night Live "Coffee Talk" fame.
"Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a [link to a] topic. Discuss!"
Today's Link:
Has the trend towards gourmet cat foods gone too far?
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Luckily, our cruise the week before Easter wasn't as packed w/college kids as I thought, but there was a large contingent, mostly behaved.
The food as a whole has declined in the few years since I traveled on RCCL. The portions are much smaller, some nights better than others. The Caesar Salad was disgusting. RCCL needs to rethink that one. The other huge blunder is their "prime rib". Inedible, thin and seasoning almost non-existent. The waiter was fabulous though, his busboy, not so.
The other problem were the wine prices and the variety offered. Way too high and way too small.
Loved Labadee, but agree w/other critics that there isn't much for little ones to do. They also need to extend the lunch BBQ & offer a better variety of drinks. My other HUGE complaint is the charge for lockers, $8.00 for each small space is an outrage. Charges for lockers at other places, (train stations, etc) are much lower. Also the charges for the drinks....way, way over the top & the bars were not stocked appropriately.
But did appreciate the wheelchairs for the beach. and the tram system.
All in all, I would rate this cruise about a 7 or 8. But not for the food.


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text: My thanks to those who have replied already: Paul, Raffael, Gary. I'm loading the Quartz framework, which I think subsumes QuartzCore. Am I wrong? I'll look at the resources you have mentioned. Meanwhile, if anyone wants to look at the state of play, I have put my attempt into http://csiweb.ucd.ie/staff/acater/CCLProblem/layers3.lisp so as not to clog up everybody's mail. It is around 220 lines. I run it in a cocoa-application image. (TRY) makes it run. What I'm trying to do is get two layers in a view, one with a grid of lines and the other with a partially-transparent shaded area - just a proof of concept (well, disproof!) It does not crash my ccl 1.5-r13651 (DarwinPPC32) because the offending lines are commented out. It does provide logging messages, each with a 1-second delay, some printed to the listener and others to AltConsole, presumably because of involvement of different threads. I note that the drawRect: method I've written seems not to get called. Arthur


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Faculty from Morocco on State Department Tour visit Libraries
Faculty members and the dean of Morocco's School of Information Science (ESI) visited Drexel University Libraries on Thursday, December 1, 2011, as a part of their tour of Philadelphia, sponsored by the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. The group toured W. W. Hagerty Library and the Legal Research Center and met with the director of library academic partnerships, Beth Ten Have, and iSchool and education liaison librarian, Tim Siftar.
Digital@Drexel Presentation and Showcase Event Highlights Digital Projects at Drexel
Over a dozen digital projects were on display at the Digital@Drexel Presentation and Showcase event on Friday, November 18th at W. W. Hagerty Library. The event, hosted by Drexel University Libraries and the Digital@Drexel Group, drew attention to some of the unique digital projects underway at Drexel University.
Health Sciences Librarians Work with 11th Street Family Health Services Center
A joint researching team from The iSchool at Drexel and the Drexel University Libraries, including Kathleen Turner, Linda M. G. Katz, Gary Childs and Lenore Hardy, participated in a grant-funded project entitled "Increasing Parental Health Literacy to Optimize Pregnancy Outcomes," from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region. The projected worked with the Philadelphia 11th Street Family Health Services Center to help educate pregnant women on health information.
Archival Outlook: Online Archives Internship
Megan Atkinson, a Drexel University iSchool student, shares the story of her online archives internship with the Drexel University Archives earlier this year. She shares her experience in the May/June 2011 issue of Archival Outlook.
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3/30/11 - ACRL Networking Event
The iSchool at Drexel & Drexel University Libraries invite you to enjoy an evening of conversation and refreshments with colleagues and future academic librarians.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Your questions about archives answered - on video
Colin Saunders of the iSchool at Drexel produced these videos about archives and the archival profession for Professor Susan Davis's class. They are all quite brief so check them out!
Question 1: Archives and Archivists: Perspectives, experience, and open discussion
Question 2: What do you enjoy most about being in an archives or working with archival collections?
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Shively police say they are searching for a suspect in a shooting outside an apartment complex that left one person dead and another injured.
The shooting occurred outside the Chalet Village Apartments near Matheis Lane and Dixie Highway.
Reports of the fatal shooting came in around 8:45 p.m.
Officials say both victims were found in a white, parked car and were not residents of the apartment complex. They could not say what, if any, relationship they had.
The Coroner confirmed that 23-year-old Tony Grady was pronounced dead at the scene due to multiple gun shot wounds.
A female was also injured and was transported to the hospital.
The female is in stable condition.
Det. Sgt. Josh Myers said the suspect took off running north toward Matheis Lane.
If you have any tips in this case, you are asked to call Shively Police at 448-6181 or Crimestoppers at 582-CLUE.
The coroner's office had not released the name of the person killed as of early Friday morning. An autopsy was likely to take place later on Friday.
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Boy, I painted this plate during prep of Kickass2 and am NOW taking the time to upload it. :) Time flies.
This plate is for Penny W at Ps. I painted this on the weekend between my prep and shoot day. It took about 1 hour or so to paint which is the LONGEST i have ever painted a plate. EEK! I remember Penny somehow liking the Indian culture so i decided to paint this plate in a Henna Style in HOPES she will like it :)
BTW She liked it! :) She was so surprised! I got to work earlier so I could surprise her! :)
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Every day is Memorial Day
(Washington Times – Ted Nugent) *Lead Story*
He Was Supposed to Be Competent
(Wall Street Journal – Peggy Noonan) *Must Read*
Will we have the resources to fight?
(Daily Caller – Gretchen Hamel)
And So It Begins: Michigan Considering Law To License Journalists
(NewsBusters – Noel Sheppard) *Must Read*
Tiger recalls flying high in WWII
(Boston Herald – Rich Thompson)
What Would a Euro Collapse Mean for the United States?
(Pajamas Media – Soeren Kern)
The things they carry in Afghanistan
(Denver Post – David Fennell) *Must Read*
Easy Money, Hard Truths
(New York Times – David Einhorn)
Another global test for Obama — Is Israel friend or foe?
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When Masculine Virtues Go Out of Fashion
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The annual program that helps prevent disconnection from utility services for low income residents of Louisville begins Wed., Jan. 4.
LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, is operated by the Louisville Metro Community Action Partnership. The crisis phase of LIHEAP will run from Jan. 4 - March 31 or until available funds are expended.
Residents wishing to apply must have an appointment. Appointments must be scheduled in person, Dec. 28-30, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Central CAP Office located at the Urban Government Center, 810 Barret Ave.
Applicants must be Jefferson County residents with a household income at or below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines (e.g. for a household of four, the gross monthly income cannot exceed $2,422). For the crisis phase, applicants must have received a brown, disconnection notice from their utility service provider, or an eviction notice if their utilities are included in the rent.
The following documentation must be presented when applicants arrive to schedule an appointment:
Starting Jan. 4, appointments will be issued at all three CAP offices listed below on weekdays 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. based on funding and appointment availability. Upon registering for an appointment, residents will receive an appointment slip verifying the appointment date, time and location.
Central Office - Urban Government Center810 Barret Avenue, Room 127, 40204502-574-1157
East Office - Newburg Community Center4810 Exeter Avenue, 40218502-574-1270
South Office - Southwest Government Center7219 Dixie Highway, 40272502-574-1272
The following documents must be presented at the time of the appointment:
• Picture ID for head of household • Proof of all household income (all members) for the preceding month (food stamp award letter, Social Security award letter, pay stubs, etc.). All individuals 18 or over in the household with no income – and who do not receive food stamps -- must have a Proof of No Income form completed prior to applying for benefits (forms are available at the CAP office at 810 Barret or at www.louisvilleky.gov/cap).•Social Security card(s) or official documentation with social security numbers or Permanent Resident Card Numbers for everyone living in the household. • Most recent heating bill or verification from landlord that heating expenses are included in the rent (i.e. lease agreements).
Benefits provided by this program are paid directly to the applicant's heating vendor.
Individuals who are unable to apply for this program in person may send a representative on their behalf with a note including the applicant's signature and phone number. Call MetroCall at 3-1-1 for more details on how this process works. Residents who are homebound -- which means a medical professional can verify they are confined to the home -- and who are unable to send a representative, may call 574-1274.
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Storm name squad for Penrith match
MELBOURNE Storm coach Craig Bellamy has named a 17-man squad for this Saturday evening's Round 6 clash against the Penrith Panthers. The game will be played at Olympic Park in Melbourne from 5:30pm.
Dragons\' Scott returns to face Storm
ST George Illawarra back rower Beau Scott will this week return from a foot injury to take on the Storm at OKI Jubilee Stadium this Saturday.
Storm run out convincing winners over Warriors
THE Melbourne Storm have easily won what many believed would be a tight tussle against the Warriors, winning 30-12 at Olympic Park on Sunday.
Hard-earned victory for Storm
MELBOURNE get home in a tough game, despite what the scoreboard says.
Storm Side to face Canberra
MELBOURNE coach Craig Bellamy has named his squad to face Canberra this Saturday night.
Bellamy names 20-man Storm side for Tigers match
MELBOURNE Storm coach Craig Bellamy has named a 20-man squad for this Friday night
2007 season preview: Melbourne Storm
THE Melbourne Storm enter 2007 after a spectacular, yet somewhat
Storm hammer Broncos in Melbourne trial
THE Melbourne Storm have thumped the Brisbane Broncos 46-0 in tonght's NRL trial at Princes Park in Melbourne
Sea Eagles comeback to defeat Storm on the Sunshine Coast
THE Manly Sea Eagles have staged a comeback victory to down Melbourne Storm 30-20 on Queensland's Sunshine Coast last night
Titans media release: Titans VS Storm Trial Match
JETSTAR Gold Coast Titans VS Melbourne Storm Trial Match (17/02/2007)
Storm down gallant Titans in Coffs
THE Melbourne Storm have defeated NRL newcomers the Gold Coast Titans 32-6 with a polished performance in Coffs Harbour overnight
Titans on the move!
THE Jetstar Gold Coast Titans are looking forward to their first trial match against the Melbourne Storm at BCU International Stadium in Coffs Harbour on Saturday night
Gold Coast Titans squad to play Melbourne Storm
THE Jetstar Gold Coast Titans squad to play against the Melbourne Storm in their first NRL trial match of the year
Gold Coast and Melbourne resolve Turner dispute
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DENMARK (WKOW) –A new Danish study printed Tuesday has found that drinking low to moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant may not have any damaging developmental effects on children years later.
But researchers say pregnant women should still be cautious and avoid alcohol altogether, since no safe level of alcohol consumption has been established.
Danish researchers statistically evaluated how different levels of drinking during pregnancy affected the five-year-old children of 1,628 women. Researchers compared women who drank various amounts of alcohol per week while pregnant. They also assessed their children's IQ, attention span and their capacity for "executive" functions, like organizing and planning.
The study found that children did not perform worse on tests measuring IQ and executive functions whose mothers reported having 1 to 4 or 5 to 8 drinks per week while pregnant. Pregnant mothers who reported having 5 or more drinks, also known as binge drinking, also did not have any significant effect on children five years later, according to the study.
In the Danish study, researchers defined a drink that has 12 grams of pure alcohol. In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a drink as having 14 grams of pure alcohol.
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Hundreds will be gathering on the Country Club Plaza on Saturday afternoon to remember the life and many accomplishments of local broadcasting legend Walt Bodine.
What's being called "A Celebration of Life," is being held at the Unity Temple on The Plaza, and what a remarkable life it was.
Among those speaking to Bodine's many accomplishments will be Monroe Dodd, a former Kansas City Times and Kansas City Star editor, and a co-host of some of Bodine's last shows on history.
In an open format, anyone who wants to share a comment about Bodine or tell a story will be welcome to speak, according to his son Tom who adds, "We're hoping for a diverse group of spontaneous speakers."
The family has arranged two opportunities to make donations in Walt's honor: The Walt Bodine Scholarship in Communications Studies Endowment Fund and Children's Center for the Visually Impaired.
Checks for the prior should be made payable to the UMKC Foundation and mailed to: Walt Bodine Scholarship Fund, UMKC Office of Development, 202 AC 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110
The second option, the visual center, readies children with visual impairments to reach their highest potential. Bodine, who lost his sight in his later years, and his late wife, Bernie, were supporters of the center's work.
To donate, make checks payable to CCVI with "in honor of Walt" in the memo line and mail to: Children's Center for the Visually Impaired, 3101 Main Street, Kansas City, MO
Bodine passed away on Sunday, March 24 at the age of 92.
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I'm guessing some of you have participated in a sports draft of some sort. Whether in a fantasy league or a mock draft of some sort, one feeling makes the effort worth the time. You announce your selection, and a rival selector drops into a torrent of language Al doesn't want us to use here.
You just took the guy they wanted. Great feeling.On the Minor League Ball sister station, Princeton performed as Team Theo, and represented well. He focused on pitching (California HS LHP Max Fried and Georgia lefty Alex Wood) and catchers (Miami C Pete O'Brien and Texas HS catcher Wyatt Mathisen), and grabbing Patrick Wisdom (3B from St. Mary's in California) to close out. While this draft isn't that strong for cinch MLB All Stars, there is depth. Quite a few swear words were tossed on Saturday.
Why, you may ask, does it seem there are so many college pitchers getting respect this year? Part of it is college baseball, like most things, runs in cycles. Part of it is the new bats. Part of it is.... I'll get to that later.
Last season, college baseball changed the bats to 'BBCOR composite bats'. What are those? Without using trajectoral velocity-speak, they're aluminum bats that represent more like wood. The people in charge of college baseball were tired of so many 4-hour, 18-15 games. By dumbing-down the bats, a fly that used to carry 385 to RCF off of or over the fence would travel 370, and get caught in the gap. Now, if a college kid has 15 homers, that's a solid, believable number. In the day, a 25 HR season left a team (like the Cubs, who didn't actually 'scout' players as much as most teams did) wondering if the 25 were legit.
Okay, you can see why hitters numbers would be 'lower', but why does that lead to a run on pitching?
On its own, it doesn't. Remember, though, pitching is a skill-set. Just because a kid can throw hard doesn't mean he can locate. Back when, going inside was a recipe for disaster. Not only might a 'slugger' (who with new bats might only hit 7 homers or so) take you deep to the opposite field, a ping hitter would be more likely to get a looping single on a great inside pitch when using bats that add distance to everything.
So, as well as the natural ebb-and-flow of trends, pitchers are now more skilled at possessing the inner-half of the zone. Since pitching is now encouraged, change-ups are now used more often. Pitchers that have actually 'pitched' for two years represent better to pro scouts than guys who only 'rared back and fired'.
The College Baseball Regionals start Friday. Sixteen sites with four teams in double-elimination play. It's a good thing the Cubs get the weekend off. What? They play this weekend? I guess you'll have to follow them for me. I have too many do-or-die games to tend to.
Hopefully, at next week's MLB Draft Tom Ricketts is there, saying "Draft the best player available" like last year. I don't want Al and the rest to be subjected to too many more rosters like this.


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Editor's Note: Each Thursday leading up to Eagan's Funfest, Eagan Patch will publish profiles and photos of each of the at least eight Eagan Funfest Ambassador candidates. Check back weekly for more information regarding the candidates.
Name: Cassidy Beyer
Sponsor: Family
Category: Junior, 10-12 years
Age: 10
Parents' Names: Kris and Calvin Beyer
Why do you wish to be an Eagan Funfest Ambassador?
I really love living in Eagan because there are so many nice people here. I would have fun being a Junior Ambassador because I would like to tell everyone how great Eagan is. I like the idea of going to parades and festivals in Eagan and other cities. I really will especially enjoy all the service projects I would get to do if I was chosen as an Ambassador.
Favorite Eagan Activities:
Eagan has so many fun things to do. I love to go to with my friends and family. I love my teachers and my school. I like to go to the parks and go geocaching around Eagan. I like to walk around and visit Schulze Beach.
I also love the good restaurants in Eagan. My favorites are , and . I love going to and making cool gifts. One of my favorite activities is fishing clinics in Eagan. They taught me how to catch my first fish. I like the Eagan Community Center and Market Fest. I like all the fun summer camps that Eagan offers especially summer in the park.
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I enjoy playing a lot a different sports my favorite right now is volleyball and swimming. I played EAA soccer and basketball too. I like to play my flute and enjoy being in the band at school. I also like to sing in the choir of school, I enjoy school but I like summer more. I've been a Girl Scout for six years and will continue with them next year. One of my favorite volunteer activities is packing meals at Feed my Starving Children.


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Welcome to 6th Grade Art!
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Practice of the arts is essential for the development of rich perceptual capacities of the individual student and provides an excellent basis for thematic group work and problem solving. It also contributes significantly to the following areas of development: 1) Increasing precision of manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination, 2)...[read more]


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New Music: Lil' Kim – 'I Am Not the One'
In addition to her fiery remix of Uncle Murda's "Warning," Lil' Kim dropped a second song on DJ Kay Slay's radio show. The Queen Bee gets gruff on the street record "I Am Not the One," rapping in a baritone that will take listeners back to her Hardcore days. "Bitch you was just a child o' mine and I'm Casey, I'ma get off scot-free," she boasts, while asserting her dominance. "I live the life of a queen/ I'm royalty, bitch/ Bow down, kiss the ring."
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Could your friendship with someone who is late in making payments affect your ability to get a loan yourself?
Paul Durso from Durso Capital Management visited WBTV News Saturday Morning to talk about this new trend he is seeing and offers the following advice:
· Option 1: Consider Credit Unions
· Option 2: Consider Your Peers
· Option 3: Consider a Cosigner
· Option 4: Consider Your Home
· Option 5: Boost Your Score
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This piece was written by Rich, and first appeared in Research Live in January, 2011
Glance over the shoulder of any commuter reading a self help book, and you'll learn that the foundations of success in business and life are built in large part upon the strength of our relationships. So as well as reaching for the phone and making clumsy apologies to most of the people they've ever met, qualitative researchers should consider the relationships they have with clients and the ad agencies they use.
The client, their ad agency and the qual research team are supposed to work together to ensure the best possible campaign is created. But the relationships bonding this trio can fail to satisfy and, sadly, the qual researcher is the one typically left as the odd man out in this disappointing ménage à trois.
Diplomatic relations
Ad agencies often pull in a different direction to qualitative research companies, and they're not afraid to show it. The moments immediately after the research is conducted often reveal an ad agency's indifference to qual. Let's assume those in the viewing room actually found the time to watch the session rather than conducting an informal meeting about something else with their backs to the screen. If the research demonstrates that the ad ideas are on the right path, you might get a nod of appreciation. However, if the participants were grey with apathy, the complexion behind the screen will almost certainly be unappealing too. It doesn't mean there was anything wrong with the research or the moderation – it might just be that the material you asked the audience to debate and assess wasn't up to it. Nevertheless, you can expect to return to the viewing room just in time to hear a dismissive voice informing the client that this research (or for extra flair, all qual research) is basically a waste of time, and that the reason the ideas have not been well received is because consumers can't be trusted to tell us what's what when it comes to ads, qual researchers are invariably useless, the ad agency's vision has gone over everyone else's heads and 'it's all in the execution anyway'.
And it doesn't end there. The research may culminate in a report full of genuine actionable insights and all the other sexy things that qual research should be packed with, and yet the negativity of the ad agency types remains relentless. They're covering their backs and frustratingly, they're probably doing it rather well. Even if the findings and recommendations are explained clearly and politely, the client seems unable or unwilling to challenge them. Why aren't they pushing back? How is the ad agency able to wield such power when the client makes the decisions and holds the purse strings?
These clients haven't truly bought into the need for qual research, otherwise they would have assessed the views of their audiences at the outset of the development of the campaign and continuously from there. Furthermore, the ad agency has to be a genuine part of the research. We need them to buy into our research as much as the client if all three parties are to work together to unlock consumer insight and create an ad campaign that will achieve its goals. If an ad agency is able to develop and test its ideas with consumers as they draft them they'll stop viewing qual research as an irritant and be less likely to attempt to derail it. If we all get closer to the customers in the early phases of development, rushed research on shoddy ad concepts when it's too late to make meaningful revisions would be most likely be avoided.
How things should be
I'd like qual research teams to be part of the debrief meetings in which the ad agency and the client discuss the implications of the research, which is not always the case. But we can't really expect the ad agency to buy into the value of the research team via some hastily arranged groups as the campaign nears its launch – it's not fair on them or anyone else. We need clients, and perhaps the industry as a whole, to start embracing innovative methodologies much more.
We read in industry magazines and hear at many client meetings that the focus group is on its last legs and has been for years, but I'm not sure I believe the hype. In reality, clients regularly turn down challenging methodologies in favour of the standard group option (which the research team only put in the proposal in case the client was too nervous to take a risk on anything a bit fresher).
Focus groups still have a valuable role to play and we shouldn't dismiss the technique simply because it has been used for years. Nevertheless, if we want to gain ad agency buy-in and do better quality ad research, we should be engaging consumers in much more interesting ways, together, continuously and much earlier in the life of an ad campaign.


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West Virginia University has taken top honors for the first time in Playboy Magazine's Top 10 Party Schools list featured in the October 2013 issue of the magazine.
This year's list was ranked by Playboy editors who used feedback from social media, along with data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the NCAA, and the US Economic Census. This is the eighth time the magazine has published party school rankings.
WVU was named a top party school by the Princeton Review in 2012, although it has slipped in its ranking, coming in at number four in 2013. The Princeton Review also ranked WVU the highest for "Lots of Beer" in 2013.
The Playboy's Party Schools list ranking is as follows:
1. West Virginia University
2. University of Wisconsin
3. University of Colorado
4. University of Southern California
5. Florida State University
6. University of Texas
7. Louisiana State University
8. University of Georgia
9. Arizona State University
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I've never been much of a holiday guy. New Year's creeps me out, Valentine's Day is usually far more depressing than it is romantic, and even as a kid I didn't understand the appeal of traipsing around town to get Halloween candy when my mom was dishing it out from our own front porch. And last week, when it seemed like everyone I know went home for Easter or Passover, I chose to stay in College Park rather than take a bus home.
The way I figured it, I didn't have a reason to go home — I don't like candy, and the resurrection of Christ can be just as easily acknowledged in Maryland as it can be at home in New Jersey. But that's not really what the UMd. exodus was about, was it?
Most of the people I know who went home did not do so out of any deep religious belief or obligation — they went home to eat ham with their families. (Or, in the case of my Jewish friends, bitter herbs and celery. Yum.) It wasn't about the holiday; it was about the company.
Though there is myriad evidence for it, this is not a screed about the godlessness of 21-year-olds. I'm just humbled by how many college students, who don't typically care about anything, cared about going home.
In high school, everyone lectured us about how much different college was going to be: They told us we'd have a lot more homework, and we'd have to manage our time better, and we'd probably drink a whole lot more. But nobody really told us about how we'd come home to find someone else's clothes in our closet, or how we'd have to hear our parents say "happy birthday" over the phone instead of over a bowl of cereal. They told us we'd start to get along better with our siblings, but they left out that it was because we'd only ever talk to our siblings on Facebook.
This campus is filled with people who are, at varying rates, growing up. My rate might be lagging behind, but the people ahead of me are all physics majors and not much fun to be around. I just hope that, however we all end up turning out, we don't grow up so much that we forget about the people who got us growing in the first place. College is weird and does weird things to relationships, especially when you spend your summers working at the university instead of the corn farm back home. But I learned something from last weekend — I miss my folks.
And next year, I think I'll go home for Easter.


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Endocrine System Celiac Disease Symptoms
Celiac disease can affect your hormones and other functions of your endocrine system. In fact, celiac disease is found in 2 to 5% of patients with either thyroid disease or type 1 diabetes, and also appears frequently in patients with Sjogren's syndrome (an autoimmune condition in which your mouth and eyes become dry).
Patients with Addison's disease (when your adrenal glands fail to produce enough of two essential hormones), hypophysitis (inflammation of your pituitary gland), or multiple endocrine diseases all carry a higher risk for celiac disease.
Reproductive health issues, including infertility, skipped periods, late puberty and early menopause also can signal undiagnosed celiac disease (although again, there are other potential reasons for these symptoms).
Women with celiac are significantly more likely than other women to experience pregnancy problems and repeated miscarriages.
And, celiac can affect your sexuality, too.
More on endocrine system-related symptoms of celiac:
- Celiac, Thyroid Disease Often Found Together
- Celiac Disease and Sjogren's Syndrome
- Celiac Disease and Diabetes
- Infertility in Women
- Infertility in Men
Skin Disorders Linked to Celiac
Up to one-fourth of people with celiac suffer from dermatitis herpetiformis, an intensely itchy skin rash. If you have dermatitis herpetiformis plus positive celiac blood tests, you have celiac disease -- no further testing required.
However, people with celiac also suffer from a variety of other skin problems, including psoriasis, eczema, alopecia areata, hives and even such common problems as acne and dry skin. Although there's no firm evidence that gluten ingestion causes these problems, a gluten-free diet helps clear them up in some cases.
More on celiac skin symptoms:
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- Celiac Disease Linked to Many Skin Symptoms
- Celiac and Psoriasis
- Celiac and Eczema
- Celiac and Alopecia Areata
Symptoms Related to Bones and Joints
Osteoporosis, in which your bones become thin and weak, frequently appears in concert with celiac disease, since when you have celiac you can't absorb the nutrients needed to keep your bones strong.
But other bone and joint issues, such as joint pain, bone pain, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia also occur with regularity in celiacs. It's not clear what the connection is, but in some cases the gluten-free diet can alleviate pain from these conditions.
Children with undiagnosed celiac disease often fall behind the growth curve, and this delayed growth or "failure to thrive" may be the only symptom of celiac disease in a child. If the child gets diagnosed prior to puberty and begins a strict gluten-free diet, she often can make up some or all of the height. Adults with undiagnosed celiac often suffer from short stature.
More on bone and joint disorders that may be symptoms of celiac disease:
- Celiac Disease and Joint Pain
- Osteoporosis and Celiac Disease
- Short Stature in Celiac Disease
- Short Stature Often Overlooked in Girls
- Gluten-Free Diet and Fibromyalgia
Celiac Disease and Dental Issues
People with celiac disease often have terrible teeth and problematic gums.
In adults with undiagnosed celiac disease, frequent cavities, eroding enamel and other recurring dental problems can signal the condition. Children with undiagnosed celiac might have spots on their new teeth with no enamel, delayed eruption of their teeth (either baby or adult), and multiple cavities.
Aphthous ulcers, also known as canker sores, occur in both adults and children with undiagnosed celiac disease (and in diagnosed celiacs when they ingest gluten accidentally). These painful mouth sores frequently crop up on the inside of your lips in areas where you've had a very minor injury (such as a scratch from a sharp piece of food). Once they start, they can take up to a week to subside.
It's also not unusual to find undiagnosed celiac in someone with periodontal disease or badly receding gums. In some cases, the gluten-free diet can help to reverse some of the damage that's been done.
More on celiac disease and dental issues:
Cancer and Celiac Disease
In very unusual cases, the first obvious sign that a patient has unrecognized celiac disease is the frightening diagnosis of celiac-related cancer. Fortunately, cancer cases remain very rare, even in people who have had celiac symptoms for years but remained undiagnosed.
Celiac disease can raise your risk for lymphoma, adenocarcinoma of the small intestine, carcinoid tumors and gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Symptoms of these types of cancer include abdominal pain and unexplained weight loss -- two symptoms that also can signal celiac disease. However, even if you have those two symptoms, it's still highly unlikely that you have one of these cancers, which are not at all common.
It's not clear whether people with celiac disease (either diagnosed or undiagnosed) suffer from an increased risk for colon cancer, although a recent study found that celiacs are no more likely to be diagnosed with colon polyps, considered a precursor to colon cancer.
More on celiac disease and cancer:
- Celiac Disease and Your Cancer Risk
- Lymphoma Risk in Celiac Disease
- Does Celiac Disease Increase or Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer?
- Does Having Celiac Disease Affect Your Odds of Having Colon Cancer?
- Colon Polyp Risk in Celiacs
Bottom Line: Symptoms Are A Guide, But Not Definitive
Celiac disease can masquerade as many, many other conditions (for example, I've heard of more than one person misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis when in fact they actually had celiac). However, just because you have any of these symptoms (or even lots of them), it doesn't mean you necessarily have celiac disease -- it just means you should consider being tested for it.
As I said before, the good news is you may notice many minor health complaints disappearing once you're diagnosed and on the gluten-free diet — symptoms you never would have thought were related to gluten.
Keep current on celiac and new gluten-free products by signing up for my free celiac disease-gluten-free diet newsletter!
Celiac Disease Symptoms Can Be Elusive. National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. Accessed April 16, 2011.
P. Collin et al. Endocrinological Disorders and Celiac Disease. Endocrine Reviews. 2005; 23 (4): 464-483.
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference on Celiac Disease, June 28-30, 2004. Accessed April 16, 2011.


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That was fast.
Two players hit the rail Thursday in the $50,000 buy-in Players Championship at the Rio, not long after the World Series of Poker event began its final table action.
Michael Mizrachi knocked Bill Chen and Bruno Fitoussi out of the event on the same hand of no limit hold'em. Mizrachi is the chip leader and gave himself some separation from second place Andy Bloch in the hand, collecting another 1.452 million in chips. He now has more than 5 million in chips.
Chen of Pennsylvania was eliminated in seventh place and earned $205,856. Fitoussi of France was eliminated in eighth place and earned $169,879.
Six players remain in the event, which pays the winner $1.45 million.
This year's Players Championship drew 108 competitors. The event requires participants to play a rotation of eight poker variations — Limit Hold'em; Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or better; Seven Card Razz; Seven Card Stud; Steve Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better; No Limit Hold'em; Pot Limit Omaha; and 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
In addition to the prize money, the winner collects a gold bracelet and earns his name on the Chip Reese Trophy.


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Two employees of a South Loop restaurant co-owned by Chicago Bear Israel Idonije filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, claiming they were not properly compensated.
Plaintiffs Chastity Beasley, a bartender, and Matilde Chittanavong, a server, claim they were promised $6 to $10 per hour plus tips when they were hired to work at Alain's Restaurant at 1355 S. Michigan Ave.
Instead, restaurant operators failed to pay them anything for some hours they worked, and withheld tips from bills paid with a credit card, according to the suit, filed in U.S. District Court.
Chef Alain Njike, who previously worked at Charlie Trotter's and the Peninsula Hotel, helmed the kitchen at the Cameroonian-influenced American fine dining restaurant, according to its website.
Alain's celebrated its grand opening in September but closed shortly afterwards when an eviction notice was posted on the door, according to published reports. No one at the restaurant could be reached Wednesday to comment on either the lawsuit or plans for the restaurant's future.
The three-count suit claims violations of state and federal labor laws against Idonije, Njike, and the restaurant's parent company NDE Restaurant Ventures LLC. The plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount in damages, including compensation for lost wages.
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What does the new Safeway add to Pleasanton?
Original post made by mystified about the new safeway on Dec 17, 2011
on Dec 18, 2011 at 6:50 am
I agree! I walked in the store and thought what's the big deal. It is like any other Safeway store.
I think in this town Safeway gets to do whatever it wants. It's nice to have a grocery store in that part of town but it certainly is nothing special. Just more of the same at high prices.
I hope Walmart does open one of their Neighborhood Markets in the empty Nob Hill building. At least the prices will be affordable.
It will be entertaining to watch the whole city council try everything they can think of to stop them!
on Dec 18, 2011 at 8:08 am
I am not a big Safeway fan, but am glad Safeway chose to add one more store. If it succeeds, congrats to them. If not, then this is the free market at work.
Until our Communist U.S. President nationalizes the grocery stores like he did the car companies and the student loan business, and then closes the ones that didn't contribute to his marxist democrat party, we should consider ourselves fortunate that Safeway even wanted to expand here. In fact, we're lucky that they want to keep their headquarters in the Socialist State of California ... and Pleasanton in particular.
So quit your effing whining.
If you don't like Safeway...here is a novel idea. Don't shop there. It is your choice ... for now. If Obama is re-elected, your only choice may be to go to the government groceries.
on Dec 18, 2011 at 8:32 am
Gee milton....why turn a safeway discussion into a political rant.
We are all aware that if we don't like Safeway we don't have to shop there.
You should be standing on a corner downtown 'sharing' your political views, not adding them to discussions about grocery stores!


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Much has changed since this series began. It was unclear at the time of the first post whether publicly funded film research of the kind undertaken by the UK Film Council had any real future. Now it seems there's reason for hope.
I've been told research was one of the topics discussed at the first Ministerial Film Forum chaired by Ed Vaizey. Meanwhile, attendees at last Thursday's BSAC Film Conference learned the UK Film Council Research & Statistics Unit (RSU) is transferring to the BFI. This is a welcome development, for all the reasons given by contributors to earlier posts.
More dispiriting is news there's no money attached to the transfer, which means the BFI's shrinking pot will have to be further eked out. Unfortunately, research is an expensive business. The last UK Film Council three-year plan earmarked £500k for the task, a figure that looks fancifully high now. To do a half-decent job you'd need a low six-figure sum annually…but even that looks like a stretch too far in the present circumstances.
But we are where we are, and there's no point bemoaning the fact. In any case, I think there are two reasons for remaining positive.
First, the moment is right for a fundamental rethink of publicly funded, and industry sponsored, research activity. There's an opportunity in this transitional moment to consider how best to utilise available resources and prioritise those areas of most pressing need.
It makes sense for the future direction of research activity to be considered in parallel with development of the next iteration of film policy. The forthcoming film policy review, flagged last Thursday by the Minister, will look at 'improving the sustainability of the industry'. Research ought to feature prominently, not least in setting terms of reference for judging industry sustainability against agreed measures.
Furthermore, as contributors to previous posts have argued, UKFC has done much to be commended on the research front, but more is always needed to meet existing and future requirements.
Viewed from another angle, filmmaker Chris Atkins once described UKFC's research output as 'a running joke among friends' in an article in The Times. This points to a breakdown in trust among certain sections of the industry that should be tackled directly, and now's the time for the BFI to start afresh.
As expressed by contributors to earlier posts, top priorities include addressing the information asymmetry between the biggest companies and the smallest, promoting awareness of market trends and audience behaviour, and making accessible the types of data needed for investor-friendly business plans.
None of this will directly address the trust deficit Chris Atkins alludes to. That's largely a presentational matter, and so I'd add to the list of priorities the need for greater care over the way research is mobilised in news stories about changing industry fortunes. The current practice of using statistics-heavy press releases to trumpet home grown successes misses a trick, as Arvind Ethan David described in last Friday's FT ('The King's Speech and British Cinema'). Puff pieces may garner column inches in the red tops but nobody in the industry really buys into them. And given the UK Film Council's premature demise, it seems this kind of cheerleading doesn't always wash in Westminster either.
The second reason for optimism poses a more fundamental challenge to the established way of doing things, driven this time by developments in information technology.
A recurring theme of previous posts is the desire for ready access to free (or low cost) data. This in turn requires greater openness on the part of public and private sector providers, and a willingness to do things differently. One possible solution is to strike a more appropriate balance between 'push' and 'pull' in making data accessible.
The current model operated by UKFC is classic 'push': research reports and summary statistics are published at regular intervals or on an ad hoc basis during the year. In this scenario, the RSU acts as a gatekeeper, deciding how and when to release information based on its assessment of need and mindful of institutional factors (like communications planning). This approach enables the RSU to observe any restrictions placed on the publication of commercial data, and ensures information is quality checked and analysed in ways deemed most appropriate. Which is all well and good…
…But as several contributors have argued, users want access to more raw data (not just statistics) in readable formats so they can generate their own analyses.
Benefits of such an approach include:
- Increased transparency (summary statistics only direct the eye to where the analyst is pointing, and they can also mislead by omission. Here's a quote I never tire of: 'Statistics', A.E. Housman once noted, 'are like a lamppost to a drunk: used more for support than illumination');
- Greater relevance (open disclosure has the potential to serve a wider range of needs beyond those envisaged by gatekeepers);
- Harnessing all the talents (users can analyse, 'mash' and share data in any way they choose, bringing more minds to bear on the task);
- Encouraging user involvement (push= passive reception; pull= active engagement).
Some vestige of the push model may still be desirable, in the form of, for example, an annual summary of key indicators linked to the main struts of film policy, or a 'Yearbook lite' that draws on RSU's expertise in presenting market overviews. Nonetheless, the default should surely be pull not push, as information technology suited to the task is already widely available. At the most basic level, a pull model can be operated much like the Guardian's Data Store; all that's needed is an online platform and a willing community of users.
There are challenges, and they should not be underestimated. For one thing, the RSU cannot unilaterally decide to make its data holdings freely available. It is bound by commercial licenses that impose strict conditions on disclosure to third parties. And in the case of UK production data generated through UKFC tracking and certification records, the publication of individual film budgets is currently prohibited.
But this is where a public-private partnership approach could yield genuine benefits, by involving trade associations, public agencies and the main commercial data providers in a thoroughgoing conversation about how to liberate data for mutual gain. That really would be a radical development.
While we're at it, let's not confine this partnership approach to the UK. Existing networks have a role to play, notably the European Film Agency Research Network coordinated by the European Audiovisual Observatory, which brings together the research interests of public bodies across the continent. Europe is certainly a key market for UK film and television, as a paper authored by the Observatory for the BSAC conference makes clear ('The Importance of the European Market for the UK Film and Television Industry'). But just as significant in the present context is the fact that European agencies face common data acquisition challenges. In the search for UK-based public-private solutions, there's good reason to remain attentive to creative thinking wherever it hails from, and to collaborate across borders wherever the common good can be served.
How to bring this series of posts to a close? We've covered such a wide terrain. Let's follow up Housman's quote with another inebriated fellow, who's looking for his house keys under a lamppost. A policeman comes over to ask what he's doing.
"I'm looking for my keys," the drunk says. He points across the road: "I lost them over there".
The policeman looks puzzled. "Then why are you looking for them all the way over here?"
"Well obviously," the man slurs matter-of-factly, "because the light's much better."
This drunken encounter is a reminder that doing something for convenience, rather than because it's the best course of action, can have certain logic; and that extends to film research provision. But there really is no point in simply going through the motions, especially when public money is at stake. In straitened times the temptation is to become fixated on means (or rather, the lack thereof), yet it's ends that really count.


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Woman chased for outstanding Poll Tax bill
it's 20 years ago this year since the controversial community charge which became known as the poll tax - was abolished.
Yet amazingly many councils are still chasing residents for back payments.
Liverpool City Council is still owed millions of pounds of poll tax and says it has a legal duty to collect all the outstanding cash.
But many of the people they're targeting say they still can't afford to pay.
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8: Conclusion & GalleryNext
HTC One M8 Camera Review
Lars Rehm | Published: May 27, 2014 at 18:14 UTC53
Conclusion - The Good
Conclusion - The Bad
Overall Conclusion
There is a lot to like about the HTC One M8. With its excellent build quality, all-metal body and vibrant screen it immediately feels like a premium device when you hold it in your hands and use it. It's loaded with imaging and non-imaging features alike and thanks to top-notch hardware components always feels snappy and responsive in operation.
Unfortunately the HTC is being let down by the image quality of its 4MP camera module. It delivers decent exposure and color across the ISO range but cannot match the level of detail captured by its peers and is plagued by a variety of image quality issues and artifacts that we would not expect to see even on cheap compact cameras.
The DuoCam is a unique new feature that makes the M8 stand out but cannot make up for the sensor's image quality problems. Ufocus and the other DuoCam features need more work to improve the image results and turn DuoCam from a gimmick into a genuinely useful function.
Overall the HTC One M8 has a lot to offer for gadget lovers and users who like to spend time playing with and testing features, but mobile photographers who are concerned about image quality are better served elsewhere. Samsung's, Sony's and Nokia's current high-end models, the Galaxy S5, Xperia Z2 and Lumia 1520, have to make do without the DuoCam but otherwise offer similarly comprehensive feature sets and are clearly ahead in the image quality department. Apple's iPhone 5s comes with a more streamlined imaging feature set but in terms of image quality is still one of the best options.
Features & Operation
The One M8's camera app is easy to get to via shortcuts on the home screen or the volume rocker and opens up swiftly, giving you a good chance to capture that decisive moment. Once you've opened the app its abundance of modes and parameters can, especially for novice shooters, feel a little overwhelming at first.
The menu structure is not always quite intuitive either but the One M8's camera app offers a degree of user control that is matched by very few competitors. You get control over image parameters, such as saturation and contrast, you can create your own custom modes and there is a proper manual mode that allows you to set shutter speeds that are fast enough to freeze motion or slow enough to create blur effects when you want them.
In terms of the sheer number of imaging features there a very few smartphones that can keep up with the HTC. Its abundance of cameras modes and functions will keep you busy for a while but the One M8's headline feature is of course the DuoCam. While it's fun to play with the subject isolation effects offered by the Ufocus and Foregrounder functions, the image results are rather sobering.
The system struggles to properly isolate subjects from the background and the focus transition is very abrupt, giving the images a "fake" look. In its current state of development Duo Cam is not more than a gimmick and if you want to shoot a portrait with perfect subject isolation and smoothly blurred background no alternative to an APS-C or full-frame DSLR and fast prime lens.
Further imaging features include the Zoe camera we had already seen on the original One and the Dual Capture function that allows you to take an image with front and rear camera at the same time. The Pan 360 mode offers the best UI of a spherical panorama app that we've seen so far but, like in the sweep panorama app, the stitching of the image output is far from perfect.
Image Quality
Unfortunately the One M8's camera shows many of the flaws that we also saw on the original One and the image output cannot match the device's excellent build quality or comprehensive feature set. The camera maintains good exposure and color across the ISO range, with only occasional slight underexposure in bright lighting conditions or when shooting with flash. However, when viewing images at larger magnifications it's obvious that in good light the HTC's 4MP sensor cannot resolve the same levels of detail as its higher resolution peers.
In addition the images are blighted by strong moiré and fringing and on sunny days portions of the sky frequently turn cyan, presumably caused by channel clipping. The small image size also means that you have very little flexibility when cropping a photo, for example for posting on Instagram or similar image sharing sites, and that the digital zoom is virtually unusable.
In lower light the M8's "ultrapixel" sensor has no discernible advantages over the competition's 13, 16 or 20MP chips either. Both noise and softness through noise reduction are visible from low ISO levels and become more intrusive as you go higher up the range. From ISO 1250 upwards very little fine detail is left and the highest settings should be reserved for emergency use. The lack of a focus light means that the focus gets very slow in very low light, with an increased risk of out-of-focus images.
The Final Word
Since their introduction with the original One HTC's "ultrapixels" have not been able to convince us in any device. The One M8 is no different and the underwhelming image output from its camera stands in stark contrast to the phone's otherwise excellent performance, build quality and comprehensive feature set.
In the recently announced One Mini 2 HTC has already swapped the predecessor's "ultrapixel"-sensor for a more conventional 13MP unit. We can only hope HTC will make the same decision for the One M8's successor, so that we get to use HTC's innovative imaging features in combination with an image sensor that is more adequate for a phone of otherwise such high caliber.
Sample Gallery
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If you are looking for Oklahoma music recommendations, we did that here.
I can't come up with even the flimsiest of pretexts to tie the music topic du jour to the Oklahoma Thunder, so I'm just going to plow ahead and damn the torpedoes.
What song has been your Great White Whale? That fantastic tune you heard only once, had no idea who performed it or what it was titled or anything else - and had no way of easily finding out?
Or one that you heard and knew what it was, but, in the days before you could google anything and find everything on youtube or for sale on eBay or streamable from Spotify, etc., could never find a copy - it was not on CD or cassette, you rummaged through used vinyl, but came up empty?
I don't know. Does this even happen any more? You have apps on your phone that listen to music and ID it for you. There's a long tail of reissues. There's so much music freely available everywhere that you can readily be distracted from any such quest.
I dunno.
But I'll share one of my longest musical treasure hunts with you in a moment. First, another example.
As a lad, I heard a song called "Psycho" on Dr. Demento's weekly radio show and loved it for being such a weird country song. But I had no way of hearing it again and so it took on mythical proportions in my mind. I spent years trying to get a copy... and then it finally appeared in, of all places, the soundtrack to a lesser Bill Murray film:
And then a version by Elvis Costello was included with the additional material on the reissued version of his "Almost Blue" CD. Here it is:
I still like the song, but after years of trying to get my hands on a copy, it wasn't like I'd found a Crystal Skull. I was satisfied, even if it was a tad anticlimactic.
I've always had a fondness for novelty songs like "Psycho." Which brings me to another personal musical mystery I recently solved. Twenty or so summers ago someone had the radio on and we heard a rap version of "Green Eggs and Ham" and thought it was hilariously cool. But I didn't hear who did the song and couldn't find out. Over the years a lot of folks have done something similar, but they weren't THE ONE I HEARD and, as far as I can tell, none predated "my" version.
At one point, I found out that a satirical folk/pop band from Canada named Moxy Fruvous did a GE&H rap and thought I'd reached my El Dorado. But then I heard their version...
Nope. Not what I was looking for.
Along the way, I saw this, which was not the song, obviously, but is still my favorite SNL moment:
Now, it's not like this quest was burning me up inside. I didn't obsessively search. But from time to time I would try to find it, asking people if they'd heard it, thumbing through used CDs, searching online. Hadn't thought about it for a couple of years, though, until the other day. And, after a little digging - voila! I came across this page. Not the whole song, but enough of a sample to confirm I'd landed my Moby Dick.
From what I can glean, it was produced by WLOL (which is a station we would have had on that summer way back when) and played only four times. Which would explain why no one else knew what I was talking about and why I couldn't find it - though the notes indicate there was some kind of hard copy release, so I can still pursue locating one of those babies, I suppose.
Anyway, that's my tale. I'd love to hear your stories of songs desperately sought and, after many years, finally found. And who know? Maybe some of us are still looking - and what better source for answers to your musical treasure hunt than your comrades here at CH?