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LAS VEGAS—Filipino-American leaders are turning to other means to pursue their request a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Filipinos as their online petition is in danger of not gaining enough signatures.
Just 13 days are left before the Feb. 1 deadline to gather 100,000 signatures on the We the People petition to the While House and just 22 signatures have been posted. The TPS petition is vital to helping Filipino victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan).
But San Francisco lawyer Rodel Rodis and other leaders of the petition are not worried. "Mine is not the only White House petition for TPS I learned," Rodis said in a statement. "The other one, by Z National Association of Domestic Workers, is also gathering signatures."
Rodis said the White House petition is not the only avenue. State legislatures and city councils throughout the US have endorsed the TPS proposal. "We're dealing with it on multiple fronts, the WH petition is only one of them," he said.
With the Feb.1, 2014, deadline looming, the We the People petition on the White House website has generated too few signatures that it is not even publicly searchable.
A notice on the website says:
"It's up to you to build support for petitions you care about and gather more signatures. A petition must get 150 signatures in order to be publicly searchable on WhiteHouse.gov."
A number of Filipino-Americans have complained that they have not seen the petition posted on the website. The website's URL is https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/authorize-department-homeland-security-grant-temporary-protective-status-tps-philippines/T8t1ZZxqAmerican.
Another Filipino-American leader behind the TPS proposal, Arnedo Valera, said a more effective way to gain TPS is direct pressure on the Obama administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
"Raise our demand to a high level," said Valera, co-commissioner of the Washington, DC-based Migrant Heritage Commission. "Keep sending your letters."
Valera said that with political pressure and the support of some members of the US Congress, the Obama Administration will relent.
A bipartisan group of senators, including New York's Chuck Schumer, and Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III have endorsed the proposal.
A TPS designation provides a variety of benefits to Filipinos living in the United States, including a hold on deportation and faster adjustments of immigration status.
A country may be designated for TPS if it has been impacted by a natural disaster that has "result[ed] in a substantial, but temporary, disruption of living conditions" such that the country is "unable, temporarily, to handle adequately the return" of its nationals currently in the United States.
The US has provided the TPS designation to countries hit by disasters in the past, including Haiti, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Another online petition, initiated by Rodis, is posted on the change.org website, with basically the same demand as the White House petition.
It is asking President Obama to extend TPS to the Philippines for "Filipinos in the United States who are out of status and who lost their homes, offices, jobs, businesses, friends, families and communities when Yolanda struck their neighborhoods, their towns, their islands."
"(This) will provide temporary relief that will allow them to remain in the United States where they can work to earn income to remit to their families in the Philippines."
Source: Inquirer
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Lucas Irwin gaved his family the shock of their lives with a holiday gift they just couldn't believe: Without mentioning a peep about his determination to lose weight after years of struggle, the 300-pound young man slimmed down to a trim 170.
Keeping his year-long effort a secret from his family made his big reveal — caught on video now going viral —extra special.
"I only go home once or twice a year, usually once in the summer, once for Christmas," Irwin, 25, told TODAY on Wednesday's show. "And I made up an excuse not to go home over the summer just so they wouldn't see me."
Despite his success, he was feeling the jitters before the family reunion.
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"When I saw my parents for the first time, I was really nervous," he said. "I was shaking and … it was very surreal."
They were overjoyed, and the video shows their expressions of happy disbelief as they first laid eyes on him.
"All of the sudden, down the stairs he came," his father, Jeff Irwin, told TODAY. "And he looked just fantastic. I was more stunned than anything else. But inside, I was just beaming. I was just … I was over the moon."
"Just picturing it in my mind again, it brings back tears to my eyes again," Susan Irwin, his stepmother, said on TODAY. "I am so proud of him."
Irwin lost his 130 pounds by following a strict eating regimen. He stayed accountable to himself by keeping a food diary, writing down everything he ate for the year.
"I lost 95 percent of the weight just through changing my diet," Irwin said. "I only ate 1,350 calories a day. I didn't exercise at all until maybe seven or eight months in."
Though he didn't seek the support of his family, he did turn to the Internet for backup.
"Social media was amazing for my weight loss journey," Irwin said. "Especially the Reddit 'LoseIt' community. You can post your progress and they would help with diet tips and that sort of thing."
Irwin said he made the pledge to himself about a year ago to lose weight.
"It's something that I have struggled with all my life," Irwin said. "So I started December the 28th of 2012 and just went for a year."
Madelyn Fernstrom, the health and diet editor for NBC News, said there is some evidence to suggest that keeping your weight-loss goals private can be better than sharing them, so you are accountable to yourself, not to others. Relying on friends or family can backfire if you get off track, she said.
Irwin's story, she said, shows the importance of self-motivation and accountability.
"When you decide to lose weight and put your mind to it, that's the only key to success," Fernstrom said. "A parent or spouse can be nagging you, but it is only when you decide it's something important to you that you will get this result. That delight that his parents were expressing is that he took charge of his life."
Irwin took control over his weight, she said, and "was walking the walk."
"He was demonstrating, 'I'm accountable to myself alone,'" Fernstrom said. "That indicates real control over your lifestyle."
While watching the video, she said, she was nearly moved to tears as Irwin's family couldn't believe their eyes.
"It was wonderful," she said. "They were thrilled for his success not because he was skinny, but because they saw their son as healthy, as happy and in control. As parents, they were just thrilled for his success."
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There is a precedent for this. A couple of years ago Haiti was designated the TPS by the US government after it suffered a devastating earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of Haitians.
The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country's nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately. USCIS may grant TPS to eligible nationals of certain countries (or parts of countries), who are already in the United States. Eligible individuals without nationality who last resided in the designated country may also be granted TPS.
The Secretary may designate a country for TPS due to the following temporary conditions in the country:
During a designated period, individuals who are TPS beneficiaries or who are found preliminarily eligible for TPS upon initial review of their cases (prima facie eligible):
Once granted TPS, an individual also cannot be detained by DHS on the basis of his or her immigration status in the United States.
TPS is a temporary benefit that does not lead to lawful permanent resident status or give any other immigration status. However, registration for TPS does not prevent you from:
PLEASE NOTE: To be granted any other immigration benefit you must still meet all the eligibility requirements for that particular benefit. An application for TPS does not affect an application for asylum or any other immigration benefit and vice versa. Denial of an application for asylum or any other immigration benefit does not affect your ability to register for TPS, although the grounds of denial of that application may also lead to denial of TPS.
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) – Some Filipinos may soon be allowed to stay and work in the United States, in order to help their families affected by super typhoon "Yolanda" (Haiyan).
The Philippines has formally requested the United States government to designate the country under Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
In a statement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario said that placing the Philippines under TPS will allow eligible Filipinos to stay and work in the US to assist in recovery efforts.
The Philippines' request was officially conveyed by Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. to the Department of Homeland Security through a Note Verbale sent to the US Department of State.
A temporary protected status designation would provide temporary immigration relief to people from countries devastated by natural disasters.
If granted, TPS would allow eligible Filipinos to legally stay and work in the US so they could support their families back home while the country recovers from "Yolanda"
The Philippines is not the first country to ask to be placed under TPS after being affected by natural calamities. Four other countries previously granted TPS were El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Honduras.
However, the Philippines' request will be evaluated by US authorities and may take some time.
If approved, eligible Filipinos can start filing their applications which will be reviewed on a case-to-case basis.
TPS, as the name suggests, is only a temporary relief for a set period of time for Filipinos residing in the US who may be in danger if they have to go back home. But that also means that once the Philippines has recovered, they would eventually have to go home.
Source: ABS-CBN News]]>
Neistat gave Fox a heads up that his concept will be (and surprisingly, they had agreed to it). It's not like he's going to get a ton of lawsuits because of it. It's certainly not everyday you can spend someone else's cash however you like.
What gives the story more layers is that he says his original plan of connecting with an NGO in place fell through so he (and a team of locals) had to start his own relief mission instead. Neistat writes:
so on a whim we decided to launch our very own relief mission. it was complicated and at first improbable but with the help of an extremely loving group of locals, all who were total strangers, we were able to stretch the production budget really far. beyond the food distributed in the video we also worked with a local nurse and purchased a lot of medicine and medical supplies, as well as providing tools to village leaders to be shared within the village and aid in the rebuilding process.
Researchers from Emory University found that mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia is more common among women under age 50 than men in the same age group. Myocardial ischemia occurs when the coronary arteries are blocked partially or completely, limiting flow of blood to the heart. This can lead to heart attack or abnormal heart rhythms, according to the Mayo Clinic.
"This is the first study to examine the cardiovascular effects of psychological stress as a possible mechanism for the greater mortality after myocardial infarction among younger women," study researcher Viola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D., a professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the university's Rollins School of Public Health, said in a statement.
The study was presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association, and included 49 men and 49 women ages 39 to 59 who had all had a heart attack within the last six months. Researchers tested the participants' responses to exercise stress (tested with a treadmill exercise) and mental stress (tested by having the participants do a public speaking task on an emotional topic).
There were no differences found in mental stress-induced ischemia between men and women over age 50, though men over 50 were twice as likely to experience exercise-induced ischemia.
However, 52 percent of women under age 50 experienced mental stress-induced ischemia, while only 25 percent of men under age 50 experienced the condition. In addition, younger women in the study had higher levels of inflammation (indicated by levels of interleukin-6). Their heart rate variability was also more likely to dip from stress, compared with men.
The researchers noted that the younger women in the study were more likely to experience stressors, such as being poor, being of a minority race or having a history of sexual abuse. But "if we look at the statistics, factors such as poverty, race and depression do not explain the difference," Vaccarino said in the statement. "Yes, women have more stressors. But our data show that women also may be more vulnerable to the effects of mental stress on the heart."
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The exploding popularity of meditation and yoga in the West — the physical and mental health benefits of which are supported by an extensive body of scientific research — have put ancient healing methods on the map. In addition to the more popular mindfulness practices, there are many more timeworn (but still science-supported) self-healing methods you may not have heard of that can work wonders in boosting your health and well-being.
As the early Greek physician Hippocrates said, "The natural healing force within each of us is the greatest force in getting well."
Here are five ancient self-healing techniques that may just be worth trying.
Like yoga, this calming, low-impact exercise comes with a host of scientifically backed physical and mental health benefits. Tai Chi was originally developed as a type of Chinese martial art and a moving meditation, with a focus on attention, breath and mindful movement. The practice is thought to unlock the Chinese concept of qi, the energy force that flows through the body, and encourage proper flow.
Studies have found that when used to supplement traditional treatment, Tai Chi can help improve quality of life for breast cancer patients, maintain bone density, reduce pain for patients with severe osteoarthritis in the knee, promote heart health, reduce hypertension and more.
"A growing body of carefully conducted research is building a compelling case for tai chi as an adjunct to standard medical treatment for the prevention and rehabilitation of many conditions commonly associated with age," Peter M. Wayne, Harvard Medical School professor and director of the Tai Chi and Mind-Body Research Program at Harvard, said in a statement.
Acupuncture may seem unappealing to some — it does, after all, involve pricking lots of little needles into your skin — but research has shown that the ancient Chinese medicinal practice can really work. Like Tai Chi, acupuncture seeks to balance the flow of qi in the body by inserting needles into certain pathways, or meridians, throughout the body. Western practitioners tend to view the practice as a way to increase blood flow by stimulating the nerves, muscles and connective tissue in various parts of the body, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Research has shown that acupuncture may be helpful in the treatment of headaches, hypertension, depression, back pain, nausea, rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions.
"Western doctors are beginning to embrace it, sometimes sending their patients to acupuncturists for specific conditions," The New York Times wrote in 2010.
"Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing," according to the International Center For Reiki Healing.
Although research on Reiki's benefits is limited (and conflicting) at this point, some studies have suggested that Reiki may be helpful in reducing anxiety, stress, and pain, improving symptoms of fatigue and depression, and boosting well-being. The technique has started to become more accepted in the West, and is increasingly used as part of an overall emotional care plan in disease treatment in U.S. hospitals, along with more conventional care, as well as holistic healthcare centers.
As the popularity of meditation and yoga have risen in the U.S., so has interest in Ayurveda, the 5,000-plus-year-old Indian "science of life" that deals with healing through food, lifestyle and herbal supplements. The theory goes that Ayurveda can help heal imbalances in the body's doshas — the three basic energy types — which include pitta (the principle of transformation; the fire element), vata (the energy of motion; the air element), and kapha (the principle of growth; the earth element).
Ayurvedic practitioners believe that each person has some vata, pitta and kapha in them, but that one or two is typically dominant, explains the University of Maryland Medical Center: "Many things can disturb the energy balance, such as stress, an unhealthy diet, the weather, and strained family relationships. The disturbance shows up as disease. Ayurvedic practitioners prescribe treatments to bring the doshas back into balance."
Although Ayurveda is understudied in the West, preliminary research has looked at the effectiveness of Ayurvedic programs in the treatment of depression, anxiety, hypertension, Alzheimer's and other medical conditions. Ayurvedic medicine should be used under the supervision of a trained practitioner — some may be harmful, particularly if used improperly.
By applying pressure to specific parts of the hands, feet and ears, reflexology is thought to improve health by using "body mapping," a system that links these pressure points with various organs and systems throughout the body.
Some studies have found reflexology may be helpful in reducing pain, anxiety and depression, as well as promoting relaxation and stress relief, the Mayo Clinic reported, but claims that reflexology can treat illness such as asthma and diabetes have not yet been supported.
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Instead, lesser known — and often cheaper — offerings will be available. Here are answers to some of the most common questions about the new marketplaces.
Who will sell insurance in the new marketplaces?
That is expected to vary depending on where you live. Nearly every state is likely to see offerings from local Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, and there could also be a variety of new players like not-for-profit co-ops and insurers that have previously focused largely on Medicaid. Some of the biggest insurance companies have said they will only initially participate in a limited number of the new exchanges.
How many choices will consumers have?
Obama administration officials have said that they expect around 90% of the seven million people expected to sign up for their own coverage through the marketplaces will be in states with products available from at least five different insurance companies. But some states or regions may have fewer carriers.
What will the plans look like?
The plans will be divided into tiers of coverage, ranging from "bronze" to "platinum." The basic difference between the metal levels is that consumers will have to pay more out of their pockets for care in the bronze plans than in the platinum—in the form of deductibles, co-payments and other charges. The bronze plan covers about 60% of a consumer's health costs, the silver 70%, the gold 80% and the platinum 90%. A more limited "catastrophic" plan is available for people younger than 30.
How will plans differ?
One important difference is likely to be the choices of health-care providers that different plans include. Many insurers, to keep premiums down, are using smaller networks of hospitals and doctors for plans they will sell in the new marketplaces. You may still be able to see other doctors or go to other hospitals, if you pay somewhat more. Or in some cases, the coverage may only apply when you see the providers that are in the plan's network, a "closed" approach traditionally associated with some health-maintenance organization, or HMO, plans.
How much will the plans cost?
According to a Wall Street Journal analysis based on filings of proposed premiums by insurance carriers, the least-expensive plan available to a 40-year-old nonsmoker in Richmond, Va., will be $193. In Ohio, carriers whose filings are available are proposing monthly premiums starting at $211 for a 40-year-old nonsmoker living in Columbus for a plan that covers 60% of costs. In Atlanta, Georgia, the least-expensive bid for such a plan is $212. In Olympia, Wash., a carrier has proposed charging $220 and in Hartford, Conn. early filings show such a plan could start at $242. In a few places, lower-cost options may be available.
What is a private employer exchange?
Generally, these are online marketplaces where an employer's workers can shop for different types of health plans, as well as other types of benefits such as dental or vision plans. They are operated by a growing variety of companies, including benefit consultants and insurance brokers.
The typical approach is likely to be a "defined contribution," or a set sum of money from the employer for workers to use in their shopping. The amount will often be larger if the worker is covering a family. If the employee wants a plan that costs more than the set amount, he or she would pay the difference. If the worker finds a plan that costs less than the contribution, some employers may let the employee keep at least part of the difference. But employers can also use these private exchanges without taking the set-sum approach, and a number of them are likely to do so, particularly initially as they are trying out the new setup. In that case, employees could see a variety of approaches to the funding.
How will the Affordable Care Act affect retiree health benefits?
The act mainly affects health coverage for retirees who don't yet qualify for Medicare. Companies may legally be allowed to terminate their coverage for early retirees and provide a subsidy, or voucher, for them to buy their own coverage through a public health-insurance exchange, with enrollment starting Oct. 1 and coverage starting Jan. 1, 2014.
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Insurers are slashing payments to medical practices in many of the plans they sell through the new health-law marketplaces—sparking worries that Americans signing up for coverage will have fewer doctors to choose from if low fees spark an exodus from the plans.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH +1.14% sent some New York City physicians contract amendments as recently as this month setting rates well below what doctors normally see from private insurance, including less than $40 for a typical office visit and about $20 for reading a mammogram, according to confidential documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
"We have heard from a lot of physicians the rates [insurers] are offering them are very low, and physicians are questioning whether they are going to participate," said Sam Unterricht, a Brooklyn ophthalmologist and president of the Medical Society of the State of New York.
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Some of United's rates fall close to what the state Medicaid program for low-income people pays for the same services. The fees for some office visits are less than half of what doctors in the city say they receive for treating people covered by employer-sponsored insurance. Six doctors elsewhere in New York reported lower rates from a range of insurers, including United, but declined to specify rates citing confidentiality agreements.
"Our goal is to provide exchange members with a robust choice of providers," said a statement issued by United. The insurer added that it would "offer physicians the choice of participating at rates that are above Medicaid and comparable to historical rates." Few New Yorkers have historically purchased coverage on the individual market, and doctors say their rates for most employer-sponsored plans are much higher. The company initially notified doctors of new rates in April.
WellPoint Inc.'s WLP +1.03% Anthem unit in Connecticut offered Steven Levine, an ear nose and throat specialist in Trumbull, rates for exchange plans he said "were not what a reasonable person would consider acceptable." He says he declined the contract.
A spokeswoman for Wellpoint said that in designing its exchange plans, it "focused on affordability to allow the maximum number of individuals to purchase coverage."
The exchange plans are expected to cover more than 20 million people by 2016. Doctors have long protested declining or stagnant rates from government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, and had looked to the exchanges to usher in more privately insured patients.
More physicians may leave the plans as awareness of the new rates spread, doctors and experts said. Many doctors surveyed in September by the Medical Group Management Association said they weren't aware of the fees they would be offered for treating patients gaining coverage on the exchanges. Of those that had heard, 37% said the rates offered were lower than Medicare, and 18% said they were lower than Medicaid rates, according to the survey.
The 2010 health-care law itself doesn't include any requirements limiting physicians' payments or restricting insurers' arrangements with doctors. But in order to keep prices low for exchange plans, many health insurers cobbled together narrow networks of doctors who agreed to lower their fees.
But United's move, affecting plans designed around broader physician networks, is meant to rein in costs, too. Some doctors said they had learned of the fee cuts even as consumers began picking health plans. As a result, consumers may end up selecting doctors who haven't yet agreed to participate in the plans. United is giving doctors who don't want to accept the rates 30 days to opt out.
State-run Medicaid programs are being expanded in some states under the law. The program has long grappled with problems in patients' access to services because not all doctors are willing to accept the generally low reimbursements.
Experts worry that a stratified system could emerge for the insured, where people who get health insurance through their jobs can go to a broad slate of doctors, while those newly covered in the exchanges get fewer choices. Depending on their plan, people may be able to see an out-of-network doctor and get some level of reimbursement. But many plans on the exchanges are HMO-style closed networks.
"It is going to be very tough for consumers to have accurate information about which physicians they really have access to," said Paul Ginsburg, president of the Center for Studying Health System Change, a Washington think tank.
But Joanne Peters a Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman said, "there are now new patient protections that require qualified health plans to offer sufficient networks of providers."
Under some contracts, doctors don't have to agree to the new rates—they are automatically enrolled in the new networks. Other contracts give doctors as many as 90 days to opt out. Also, some plans are still offering the same rates as before.
How much leverage plans have to push down rates for physicians could depend in part on the number of consumers who sign up for coverage in the exchanges, which have gotten a slow start due in part to technical obstacles and a troubled rollout. If few people enroll in coverage, insurers may not need broad networks, but if enrollment soars, they may have to return to the negotiating table.
Blue Shield of California sent doctors contract amendments allowing them to opt in to treat exchange patients earlier this year. The health plan asked doctors to accept fees up to 30% lower than their normal commercial rates, according to doctors and the insurer.
"We said, this doesn't make a whole lot of sense for us," said Richard Thorp, an internist in Paradise, Calif., and president of the California Medical Association. Too few doctors agreed to the change in some mostly rural areas, so Blue Shield had to agree to continue usual rates for some doctors, said Steve Shivinsky, a spokesman.
Meanwhile, community health centers, long accustomed to treating the uninsured, are ramping up. Lone Star Circle of Care, a federally funded health center in Austin, Texas, is adding 80,000 square feet of clinic space next year, said Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee, its chief medical officer, and is participating with all seven insurers serving its market.
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About seven out of ten Filipino seniors in the Greater Toronto Area live in poverty and those who immigrated to Canada from 1991 and onward and are female are more economically vulnerable, the study found.
Seventy percent poverty-stricken Filipino seniors in Toronto are six times more than the recent national statistic of 11 percent of Canadian seniors living in poverty. And three times more than the 17 to 23 percent of seniors living in poverty in Toronto in another poll.
"'Life is really hard here': The living conditions and needs of Filipino elderly in the Greater Toronto Area" is a study on 250 Greater Toronto Area residents of Filipino ancestry, at least 65 years of age and are Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
The comprehensive, first-of-its-kind study of Filipino seniors in Canada was conducted between fall of 2011 until August this year by University of Toronto Associate Professor Roland Sintos Coloma, his student Dr. Fritz Luther Pinto and Filipino Centre Toronto board member Frank Villanueva.
Most of the 250 Filipino respondents have either high school or college diploma or both. Some even had graduate degrees. Dr. Coloma said, "But at their age, they were targets for de-skilling and de-professionalization."
The research explained, "The realities of Filipino elderly must not be separated from the rest of the Filipino community in Canada. The de-skilling and de-professionalization of Filipinos – which have racial, gender and class dimensions – lead to downward mobility."
For instance, engineers in the Philippines become machine operators in Canada, dentists become dental hygienists, university professors become supply schoolteachers and nurses become live-in caregivers.
Even though many immigrants from the Philippines fulfill Canada's point-system requirements for English language proficiency, educational attainment and work experience, they confront a mismatch between their previous employment in the Philippines and what is made available to them in Canada, the study found.
"Their educational degrees and work experiences in the Philippines are usually not recognized as legitimately on par with normative standards by employees and accrediting associations in Canada."
Many Filipinos resort to survival jobs to make ends meet. They receive low pay and with little to no fringe benefits. Many work overtime or take an additional part-time employment to earn more money. In their place of employment, "they also confront the harsh realities of subjugation due to race, gender and class."
Also, seniors support their working adult children by taking care of grandchildren and by babysitting other children as a small but additional source of income and household contribution.
Poor by Canadian standards
The study adopted Statistics Canada's Low Income Cut-off (LICO) to measure economic vulnerability. It explained, "LICO is an income threshold below which families are likely to spend 20 percent more of their income on food, shelter and clothing in comparison to the average family, therefore leaving less income available for other expenses such as health, transportation and recreation."
According to Statistics Canada 2013, LICO for a typical Canadian household for a family unit of one person in Toronto was CA$23,647 and CA$43,442 for a family unit of four, both in 2012.
In stark contrast, the study found that 33 percent of senior Filipinos in Toronto earned individual income from $12,000 to $18,000, and only four percent earned $48,000 or more.
Even with household incomes combined, only 30 percent of Filipino seniors in Toronto were in households earning between $12,000 to $24,000, and only seven percent lived in households earning $84,000 or more.
The study showed that both female and male Filipino seniors in Toronto have the same median individual yearly income between $12,001 to $18,000 – still below Canadian LICO.
Pivotal year 1991
The research pointed to 1991 as the time when the conditions of Filipino settlement in Canada started to vary. "Today's Filipino elderly who arrived prior to 1991 came primarily as independent immigrants. However, those who arrived from 1991 onward came mostly through the family sponsorship program."
Prior to 1991 Filipinos immigrated to Canada when they were considerably younger compared with those who arrived in later periods. Of those who came before 1991, the average age ranged from 29 to 45 years old. However, of those who arrived from 1991 onward, average age ranged from 60 to 70 years old.
Nevertheless, the research found that Filipinos who came to Canada prior to 1991 also experienced financial hardship in their senior years.
The research identified three factors that put Filipino seniors at a disadvantage. "First, they have comparatively fewer private assets and pensions to draw from as monetary resources during their elderly years. Second, Filipino elderly have ongoing financial responsibilities to their family members in Canada and in the Philippines. Third, (seniors) who have recently immigrated to Canada need to wait ten years before becoming eligible to receive Old Age Security (OAS) benefits."
Of the 250 respondents for the research, about 82 percent receive OAS and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits (about $516 and $500 respectively every month).
Toronto – gateway to immigrants
Coloma said, "Toronto is the third largest city in the North American continent, next to New York and Los Angeles. But the cost of living in Toronto is almost like in New York and Chicago."
The research focused on the Greater Toronto Area because it is "recognized as a major gateway for immigrants to Canada and the most racially diverse region of the country with visible minorities comprising 49 percent of those living in Toronto and 30 per cent of those living in the rest of the GTA."
Moreover, the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) has the largest concentration of Filipinos with 37 percent of all Filipinos in Canada residing there.
"In fact, the number of Filipino residents in Toronto is greater than the combined Filipino population in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Calgary, the next three top-ranked cities with sizable Filipino inhabitants," stated the report.
"Third, the Toronto CMA also has the largest concentration" of Filipino elderly, with 44 percent of all Filipino seniors in Canada residing in the area.
Coloma added, "For most Filipinos, Vancouver has the best weather and Winnipeg has the coldest, but Winnipeg has the oldest Filipino community. There's no Canadian retirement haven like Florida. Retirees who leave Canada go to Florida."]]>


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On evenings that the library is open until 2:00 a.m., circulation, reference and computer lab services end at 10:00 p.m. Holiday, interim and summer hours vary.
Rejuvenate Your Retirement: An Educational Course for RetireesContact: Faruk Tanyel, or (864) 503-5587Retirees or those getting ready to retire, to plan and protect investments are invited to learn how they can enjoy retirement without worrying about money during one of four courses at the Rampey Center. Whether planning for years in the future or looking for immediate answers to financial concerns, this course will provide invaluable information.
Grantsmanship: Research, Write and Secure Grant FundingContact: Elaine Marshall, Director of Sponsored firstname.lastname@example.com or (864) 503-5331Community members, and USC Upstate faculty and staff, are invited to attend this special eight-week course on how to research, write and secure grant funding. The course will include how to search for grant funding; a grants "toolbox" and standard forms; a two-part discussion on writing grant proposals; developing grant budgets; foundation letters and proposals; federal proposals; and submission and follow-up. There is no cost for USC Upstate's faculty and staff to attend the program; however, members of the general public must pay $50 per session or $375 for all eight sessions. All attendees are responsible for purchasing the course's two required textbooks, How to Say It: Grantwriting by Deborah S. Koch ($17.95), and Grant Writing DeMYSTiFieD by Mary Ann Payne ($22), available at the USC Upstate Bookstore or online.
The College of Arts and Sciences offers the following programs:
The Spartanburg Writing ProjectContact Tasha Thomas, Director of the Spartanburg Writing firstname.lastname@example.com or (864) 503-5653Founded in 1982, the Spartanburg Writing Project is a professional development organization committed to the mission of improving writing and the teaching of writing by providing services and resources to the teachers, students, schools and school districts in our service area. The Spartanburg Writing Project is an affiliate of the National Writing Project, a national model for professional development with more than 180 sites across the United States and the world.
Reflections: Foreign Language Teachers Workshop Contact June Carter, Director, Center for Teaching firstname.lastname@example.com or (864) 503-5881Regardless of the textbook, methodology, or curricula, all world language teachers share the goal of moving their students forward so they can effectively perform authentic tasks in the target language. This yearly conference offers inspiration and ideas to foreign language educators from across the state.
Thursday Afternoon Acting Group (TAAG) and Youth Summer Drama CampContact Richard Robinson, Associate Professor of firstname.lastname@example.com or (864) 503-5621The Thursday Afternoon Acting Group is offered for children ages 8-18. The after-school program meets on Thursdays from 4-6 p.m., during the fall and spring semesters. Participants should be serious about learning acting, voice work and physicality.
Child Advocacy ConferenceContact Jennifer Parker, Professor of email@example.com or (864) 503-5761The Center for Child Advocacy Studies hosts an annual conference and provides other educational and evidence based training opportunities for a broad range of professionals serving the needs of our children.
Certified Innovation Professional ProgramContact Ron Fulbright, Chair, Department of email@example.com or (864) 503-5683The Certified Innovation Professional Program is an 8-lesson module sequence teaching the fundamentals of the theory and practice of I-TRIZ, an advanced innovative problem solving methodology. All work is done online in a self-paced format.
The School of Education offers the following four programs:
Piedmont Region III Science FairContact Sonya firstname.lastname@example.com or (864) 503-5157Involves students in grades 1-12 who represent public, private and home schools located in Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster, Spartanburg, Union and York Counties. Projects are divided by grades into the following academic categories during the competition: Elementary Level (grades 1-4), Middle Level (grades 5-8), and Secondary Level (grades 9-12).
Braille Training Grant Contact Tina Herzberg, Director of Special Education Visual Impairment firstname.lastname@example.com of (864) 503-5572In collaboration with the South Carolina Commission for the Blind, South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind, and other members of the SC Vision Education Partnership, the project will accomplish the following: (1) Develop braille training materials; (2) Recruit and train a minimum of 90 percent of VR service providers and educators in improving their knowledge of the braille code and how to teach braille; (3) Provide programs and activities for youth and adults who are blind to improve their knowledge of the braille code and nonvisual access technology and/or promote the use of braille; (4) Develop a fully accessible webpage about the importance of braille literacy and strategies for infusing braille into everyday life for VR service providers, educators, parents, youth with visual impairments, and adults with visual impairments; and (5) Conduct project accountability and quality assurance evaluations.
Project Create - Special Education Contact Holly Pae, Associate Professor of Special email@example.com or (864) 503-5556USC Upstate is one of eleven colleges and universities participating in the CREATE (Centers for the Re-education and Advancement of Teachers in Special Education) consortium. This initiative funded by the South Carolina Office of Exceptional Children provides course scholarships and textbooks to more than 500 public school teachers completing their special education licensure.
Math and Science CampContact Gary Bradley, Director, Teacher Education Programs at University Center of Greenville firstname.lastname@example.com or (864) 503-5570The camp is a week-long experience for rising 1st through rising 5th graders. The camp provides an opportunity to immerse the students in math and science through experiments, projects and outdoor exploration. As they participate in this camp the students learn not only the value, real-world application, and interconnection of math and science, but they also learn that fun can be found in learning itself.
The George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics offers the following program:
Retail Management Certificate ProgramContact Faruk email@example.com or (864) 503-5587Participants are introduced to the world of retailing with focus on the changing characteristics of retailers, building a sustainable competitive advantage, and increasing retail profitability. During the second semester, participants are introduced to the dynamics of managing personnel, with focus on change management, managing diversity and building a team. In addition, participants learn basic Spanish phrases for helping Hispanic customers. Taught upon demand.
The Center for International Studies - World Languages Institute offers language training programs:
Contact Deryle firstname.lastname@example.com or (864) 503-5769The Center offers short term language training programs to adults. Courses run for six weeks and meet one hour per week, usually between 5 and 7 p.m. Teachers are usually native speakers from the community or university.
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A key aim of Shafiifiqh.com is to revive and support the madhhab founded by Imam Muhammad b. Idris al-Shafi'i, as well as traditional Islamic scholarship as a whole. The legacy of our predecessors, from the time of Imam Shafi'i until today, transmits the madhhab through three main efforts. Hence, our principle focus areas are: (1) ifta', (2) tasnif, and (3) tadris.
- The first, ifta', overseen by the Fatwa Department, is in the form of a Question & Answer service. This initial step taken by Shafiifiqh.com was a first in providing an online Q&A service specific to the Shafi'i Madhhab.
- Tasnif or "writing and compilation" comprises of increasing access to quality works. The Bookstore focuses on distributing valuable and reliable publications. The online Library gives our readers quick access regarding a number of subjects. Furthermore, the research center strives to support improving material availability, specifically focusing on the Arabic and English languages, by way of gathering, translating, editing, writing, and producing various much-needed articles and larger works.
- The effort of tadris – education – is covered by two faculties:
-The Imam Shafi'i Institute focuses on teaching the 'ulum shar'iyyah. In al-Fawa'id al-Makkiyyah, Sayyid 'Alawi al-Saqqaf related that the 'ulum shar'iyyah are three: (1) fiqh, (2) tafsir (Qur'an), and (3) hadith.
-The Kuttab Center provides instruction on the Holy Qur'an and the Arabic language.
Sacred Knowledge is an entire way of life – a life in accordance with the message Allah subhanaHu wa ta'ala revealed to His Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم , the Sunnah, taught to the Sahabah and from them teacher to student until today. Shaykh Taha Karaan (may Allah protect him) discusses the twin objectives of preservation and progress while facing the challenges of our age,
"The study of Islam is not simply an area of academic investigation. It is the continuation of a legacy—a legacy that was initiated with the revelation of Iqra', whose foundations were laid over the 23 years of Prophethood, and whose edifice was raised by successive generations of keenly devoted scholars for well over a thousand years. The type of individualism that places the investigator in the centre and ignores the legacy of the discipline is foreign to Islam. Knowledge is handed down through a legacy of scholarship. The student, as the recipient of knowledge, becomes heir to that legacy. By inheriting the legacy he becomes part of it, and it is then through him that the legacy is perpetuated.
The legacy itself transcends time. But every subsequent age brings with it unprecedented challenges. It is only when the challenges of an age have been met that the claim of preserving a tradition becomes tenable. The dynamism inherent within the legacy of knowledge in Islam makes it possible for it to meet all challenges. Every instance of interaction between challenges and the legacy adds to the wealth of the legacy itself. Thus does the legacy progress and develop. And in this way do preservation and progress go hand in hand."
We welcome you to the site, and invite you to participate with us on this path. Our partners have worked on our translated fatawa sites, in Dutch (Nederlands) and French.
May Allah help us all in our endeavor to learn, and give us success in living and carrying the beautiful Sunnah of our blessed Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم


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Academic Student Employee Recruitment (Unit 11)
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Academic Student Employee (ASE) Classification Standards
Vacancy Announcement
- Instructional Student Assistant (ISA) (Excel)
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Description of Duties
- Form 630: Description of Duties (Excel)
Must be given to Academic Student Employee (ASE) at time of appointment; send electronic copy to Academic Personnel Services to be kept on file.
Evaluation Criteria
- Form 640: Evaluation Criteria (Excel)
A written assessment for Academic Student Employee (ASE) performance. A blank copy of this evaluation form must be given to the ASE within the first fourteen (14) days of appointment if an evaluation is to take place.
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Ideal Protein Diet
I am on day 3 of the IdealProtein diet. Doing well! Just wondering if anyone has any opinions on it. I havent done anything low carb for about 5 years. I went off of it because I enjoyed beer too much. I am not drinking anymore,so I thought I would give this a shot. I am currently 260 pounds and feel good in the 200 pound range.
Glad you are liking the diet. I'm reading Protein Power and hope to start soon. So far, I've just been cutting down on carbs in general.
real protein
I start tomorrow..Just in time for Lent. LOL
JLTJLT... How is it going now?
Excited but worried ..It looks like so little food allowed...
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You shouldn't assume you have gout because you are having big toe pain and other possible gout symptoms of the big toe. I was having toe pain and swelling in my foot and everybody told me it was gout, but it turned out to be bunions. The doctor said the bursa sac in my foot was inflamed and causing the problem. I was happy it was not gout.
I had to wear special foot supports and I started wearing wider shoes. Sometimes bunions have to be treated with surgery. I was glad I didn't need surgery. There are also other foot conditions that can look like and feel like gout.


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Want to do good in your community and get a regular furry-friend fix? Become a volunteer at the Dumb Friends League!
Whether you'd like to help pets or people, work with cameras or computers, or assist our veterinarians or educators—we have a way for you to make a difference in the lives of homeless pets and horses. Compassionate, dedicated volunteers are needed in all areas of our shelters. And with more than 70 volunteer positions, you're sure to find something that suits your talents, interests and schedule.
When you volunteer at the Dumb Friends League, you're joining a family of volunteers and staff committed to providing love and support for the homeless pets and equines in our care. As a volunteer, you'll be rewarded for your efforts through recognition events and awards—and best of all, you'll be helping homeless animals receive the loving care and second chances for happiness they deserve.
Together, we can end animal homelessness and suffering!
For more information, please call (303) 751-5772, Ext. 7311.
Want to volunteer at the Buddy Center? Complete your online application between Jan. 5–12, and then attend our Buddy Center volunteer orientation on Jan. 14 from 5:30–7:30 p.m., and your application fee will be waived.
Volunteers must be at least 16 years old (some positions require individuals to be at least 18 years of age) and be able to make a commitment of approximately three hours per week for six months at our shelters in Denver or Castle Rock, or three hours a week for three months at our Harmony Equine Center in Franktown.
- Complete the application - If your availability and interests coincide with available volunteer positions, we'll contact you to schedule you for a volunteer orientation.
- Attend orientation - Each volunteer attends a two-and-a-half-hour orientation where we provide an overview of our services, philosophies, an introduction to our volunteer program and a tour of the shelter.
- Interview - Prospective volunteers interview one-on-one with a Dumb Friends League representative to discuss personal goals and determine the most suitable volunteer assignment.
- Attend training class - To learn about safety procedures, pet adoptions, animal behavior and the League's many programs, volunteers also participate in a hands-on training class.
Volunteer opportunities
With more than 70 volunteer positions, we have opportunities for everyone who wants to help the animals. Here are just a few:
- Work with patrons and pets as an adoption counselor
- Work with cats, dogs and small mammals in grooming, animal care, health care and surgery care
- Work with horses and other equines, mucking stalls and providing enrichment
- Are you a licensed veterinarian? Become a volunteer veterinarian on one of our mobile spay/neuter units
- Become a Junior Volunteer Club mentor, mentoring youths age 12-15
- Assist in writing biographies and taking photos of the homeless pets available for adoption
- Provide administrative support in any of our departments, including human resources, volunteer services, accounting, development, communications, customer care, behavior and health care
- Fulfill community service requirements
Are you interested in fostering a pet in your home? Learn more about fostering.
Under 16? Become a Junior Volunteer!
The Junior Volunteer Club introduces young people to the benefits of volunteering in an animal shelter. Junior volunteers must be between ages 12 and 15, dependable and responsible, have good communication skills, be willing to take on a variety of tasks and have an enthusiasm for working with people and animals.
Junior volunteers will work alongside adult volunteers for two hours each month, cleaning animal enclosures, socializing and working with dogs, cats and small mammals, and learning about animal welfare issues.
They will meet one Saturday each month for two hours at the Quebec Street shelter. There is a $100 fee to join, which is due at the time of registration. The fee covers a six-month membership in the club.
For more information on our Junior Volunteer Club, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Community service opportunities
The Community Service program is for individuals looking for short-term volunteer opportunities in the Denver metro area. This can be for court-ordered community service, to complete volunteer hours required for high school or college, or for people who want to help at our shelters but cannot make the six-month, three-hours-per-week, full-time volunteer commitment. We offer community service opportunities seven days a week in either four- or eight-hour shifts.
Since community service volunteers do not go through our full volunteer-training process, they have no direct interaction with the pets at our shelters. However, there are many other important ways to help homeless pets in our care. Community service volunteers assist with administrative and custodial duties, such as washing pet carriers, doing laundry (we go through lots of bedding and towels!) and helping with mailing projects.
Please note that to perform community service for school, you must be at least 16 years old. To perform court-ordered community service, you must not have been charged with violent, drug-related, theft or felony crimes.
Volunteer at Furry Scurry or Wag 'n Trail
Keep our dog-walking events working smoothly and enjoy a day out with the pooches and people who love them. See our events calendar for more information about the Furry Scurry in Denver and Wag 'n Trail in Douglas County, and sign up on each event's website when it becomes available.


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Hello everyone… I've finally gotten around to doing a length check. My hair has grown I think but I'm not fully brastrap yet. It might be because I'm almost 5ft 9 inches but I don't mind: I'm just happy where I am right now. (If you want to enlarge any picture, please click on it).
I also trimmed off about an inch off my ends. I did a video of how I trimmed but it's basically similar to how Jeni from Justgrowalready.com does hers. The video didn't come out quite as nice as I wanted it to. That's one reason why I don't do videos..but I'll put it up soon.
After the trim, I was happy that my hair didn't look much shorter. In the picture before the trim, my hair was only blow dried. However, in the picture after the trim, I had stretched out my hair by rollersetting and wrapping afterwards.
To show how happy I am, I've decided to have a small giveaway. However, it's only for my readers in Nigeria. I have 3 length check t-shirts to give out: (1) Small, (1) Large and (1) Extra-large. . If you are interested, leave a comment on any post on my blog (not this one!) and make sure you indicate your interest in a t-shirt and what size you want. I will accept comments till midnight on Sunday the 11th. Afterwards, I will randomly pick the winners. Take care.
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The redemption of the annuity called for the inquirers client to receive quarterly payments until the annuity and accrued interest was repaid. The insurance company has been making monthly payments. The inquirer advises that the complaint contains facts which put the insurance company on notice of the nature and the amount of the claim against the insurance company and the amount of the periodic payments that the insurance company was to be making to inquirers client. The payments made and retained thus far by inquirers client have been sufficient to fully compensate him for all damages sustained plus attorneys fees and costs through the filing of the Complaint.
Since that time, the payments have been placed in a joint interest bearing escrow account pending the adjudication of the claim against the insurance company.The inquirer has requested an opinion as to whether he has an affirmative obligation to inform counsel for the insurance company that monthly payments continue to be made over and above the compensatory damages claim. In addition he asks whether disbursements can be made from the escrow account for additional compensatory damages that become liquidated. Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct (the Rules) 1.6 Confidentiality of Information provides in part that:


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Young attorneys come out of law school with little experience in handling any type of case and no experience in managing clients. Attorneys new to family law are often blindsided by the extensive written and unwritten rules of family law. Other attorneys and judges are rarely sympathetic or helpful to the new attorneys. Attorneys taking on their first few family law matters need help from experienced attorneys to meaningfully train them and assist on their cases. Without a program set up to facilitate such training, modest means clients aren't going to get much help from brand new attorneys and the new attorneys aren't going to get much meaningful experience. To bring in experienced attorneys to assist in this way will require programs to be set up, oversight, management, and money. And new attorneys, unless they are already independently wealthy, need to make money to pay their rent and their student loans. Even if they are still training, they deserve to make money for their work. New attorneys don't know how to value their work, and they have difficulty even figuring out a reduced rate to offer to clients; they shouldn't have to do this on their own.
The only solution is to set up a program of free and low-cost legal assistance which will train new attorneys in family law. Setting up a program like this is never going to organically happen on its own. It will have to come from an expansion of services already offered in a limited manner such as self-help clinics and the Legal Aid Society, or through the funding and creation of new programs. But this is only one part of what is needed in the family law court.
In family law, like in many other areas of law, legal problems are often symptomatic of other problems that the litigants are going through such as depression, unemployment, and substance abuse. Often these problems are related to the family law proceeding and they usually have the effect of increasing the level of antagonism in such cases. If the underlying problems are not addressed, these cases take disproportionate resources from the family law courts, which are not well equipped to address or assist with such underlying problems because, after all, that is not the purpose of any court. In my first couple years practicing family law I began keeping a file of resources for drug rehabilitation, suicide prevention, housing assistance, and anything else that came up. Many of my clients have had such issues and other issues for which there are few resources available. Social workers or other appropriate staff (acting independent of the court but available to all) would be an enormous help to family court litigants and could help ease the load on the family law courts. Attorneys are not trained or well equipped to help such people out or even know what resources are available to help them.
Funding family law programs only captures the public's attention in regard to certain issues. People sympathize with and want to support domestic violence victims and children, but other family law litigants are not particularly sympathetic. After all, they have at least contributed to their own problems, and their complaints often seem petty to others who have gone through divorces and custody disputes. When we don't want to fund basic assistance, these people end up wasting public money by coming back to court over and over again often because they just don't know how to finalize their cases or don't know how to properly seek the assistance they need. When people don't know how to use the courts they also resort to self-help, which can be even more expensive to the public. The police are called, Amber Alerts are issued, and law enforcement and the public become increasingly desensitized to domestic issues that should have/could have been resolved through the courts.
This short post only briefly touches on a couple of the issues involved in providing better access to justice in family law. Until we commit to funding assistance to family law litigants, people of limited means are not going to get the assistance they need and are going to increasingly view the courts as unjust and only serving the needs of the rich--which is not entirely untrue.


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The biggest paper in Sweden reports that during the last four years sales of low fat margerine in Sweden has plummeted by more than 50 percent. Meanwhile sales of full fat dairy is going up like crazy.
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The biggest paper in Sweden reports that during the last four years sales of low fat margerine in Sweden has plummeted by more than 50 percent. Meanwhile sales of full fat dairy is going up like crazy.
Good times.
More about the free updates that people get.
If I had not found the low-carb lifestyle back in 1999, I'm reasonably sure that I would be dead now. Or maybe worse; disabled and useless.
Has anyone been tracking the obesity, diabetes, and other health stats of the Swedish population over the last few years? Just as you compared obesity rates to butter consumption in your presentation at the Ancestral Health symposium, it would be really interesting to see overall health stats vs. the drop in sales of 'plastic' butter.
The numbers from 2011 should arrive soon and I'm looking forward to seeing them.
Also, I've found that if I eat 6 or 7 oz of beef, I'm still hungry. But 2 hours later, I feel like I just ate. If I eat 16 oz of steak, I'm immediately full. But hungry again in 2 hours.
Any rate, I think I'll go have some Kerry Gold now. Just to taste it melting in my mouth (YUM!).
The new paradigm isn't quite here yet - I've been using The Eatery app, and it's amazing how many people rate my meals "fattening" when they consist largely of meat, eggs and fish (salmon and mackerel sashimi got a rating of only 74% "healthy," while chicken wings - not breaded or anything - got 34%!). According to the ratings, my healthiest "meal" this week was kale chips.
P.S... "Low-fat" margarine? (@Howard: "plastic butter" lol)
When it comes to health statistics: I have not heard anything out of the ordinary yet. Nothing bad seems to be happening so far.
Because to me, margarine is a concoction that doesn't taste anywhere near as good as butter, doesn't smell as good as butter, and isn't as healthy as butter. Someone has gone through a lot of effort to get us to buy and use something when we would have been much better off just using butter in the first place.
Same thing for the people who invented egg substitutes.
We call those people "inventors."
(That's not to say that every invention is a good one, though!)
"We need a more nuanced debate about what is healthy food. Above all, it is important to reduce the consumption of butter and cream, says Annette Jansson."
*irony meter asploded*
So "more nuanced" means "more propaganda?"
The biggest health blog in Scandinavia, with over 50 000 daily visitors, now has an English version: DietDoctor.com.
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Category: Juvenile Fiction
Oh, the Places You'll Go! and The Lorax
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
For out-starting upstarts of all ages, here is a wonderfully wise and blessedly brief graduation speech from the one and only Dr. Seuss. In his inimitable, humorous verse he addresses the Great Balancing Act (life itself, and the ups and downs it presents) while encouraging us to find the success that lies within us.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
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The Lorax
Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty.
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Richard Davenport is a recruiting columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Marks makes three
Defensive lineman Ke'Tyrus Marks, 6-2, 285, 4.9, seconds in the 40 yard dash, of Riviera Beach (Fla.) Suncoast has committed to Arkansas. He chose the Hogs over Wake Forest, Florida International, Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky and Massachusetts.
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The temperary bridge at Carrie Ann Drive and Bradlee Creek Road, that the Town of Union put in for us has washed away once again. At about 3:00 am 9-29-2011 The temperary Bridge colapsed once again!!! Leaving us with No way in or out.
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Student professes love for Athletic Training program in national professional journal
Monday, January 07, 2013
"I became interested in athletic training when I took a basic principles of athletic training class," says John Jewell. "My professor's love for athletic training was evident, and her excitement for what she did made me want to see what athletic training was all about."
"Once I started, I couldn't imagine doing any other major," he adds.
Innovative Month courses expand students' worlds
Monday, January 07, 2013
Why study about the cruise industry in a land-locked classroom when you can experience it at sea on board a cruise ship?
Why try to learn Greek history and culture in Colorado when you can immerse yourself in both in Greece?
Why dream about someday helping people in need when you can make real change right now in Africa?
To the winter 2012 graduates: "We have been waiting for you."
Monday, December 17, 2012
The undergraduate academic careers of more than 170 Fort Lewis College students came to a triumphant end at Winter Commencement 2012. The graduates assembled with their families, friends and professors to celebrate their graduation into the next phase of their lives.
Student wins big with Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway
Monday, December 10, 2012
Imagine if you could win a substantial college scholarship—by making a video and throwing some great football passes.
That's exactly what happened to Jacob Desatoff, of Costa Mesa, California. Desatoff, a 22-year-old transfer student who will be enrolling in Fort Lewis College's Adventure Education program this fall, won second place in the Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway and was awarded a $23,000 tuition scholarship.
Desatoff entered the competition with a self-made one-minute video, titled "I'm a future educator,"
2012 draws to a close with Winter Commencement at Fort Lewis College
Monday, December 03, 2012
DURANGO, CO - For 175 seniors at Fort Lewis College, Winter Commencement will mark a triumphant end to their undergraduate academic careers. Fort Lewis College's Winter Commencement takes place on Saturday, December 15, 2012, in Whalen Gym. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m.


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And then came war . . .
Today. Sera James spends most of her time arranging auctions for the art world's elite clientele. When her search to uncover an original portrait of an unknown Holocaust victim leads her to William Hanover III, they learn that this painting is much more than it seems.
Vienna, 1942. Adele Von Bron has always known what was expected of her. As a prodigy of Vienna's vast musical heritage, this concert violinist intends to carry on her family's tradition and play with the Vienna Philharmonic. But when the Nazis learn that she helped smuggle Jews out of the city, Adele is taken from her promising future and thrust into the horrifying world of Auschwitz.
The veil of innocence is lifted to expose a shuddering presence of evil, and Adele realizes that her God-given gift is her only advantage; she must play. Becoming a member of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, she fights for survival. Adele's barbed-wire walls begin to kill her hope as the months drag into nearly two years in the camp. With surprising courage against the backdrop of murder and despair, Adele finally confronts a question that has been tugging at her heart: Even in the midst of evil, can she find hope in worshipping God with her gift?
As Sera and William learn more about the subject of the mysterious portrait—Adele—they are reminded that whatever horrors one might face, God's faithfulness never falters.
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Four Georgia Tech research hubs have launched a new "chalk & talk" brown bag lunch series on Big Data. The weekly series, sponsored jointly by the Institute for Data & High Performance Computing (IDH), Institute for Materials (IMaT), Center for Data Analytics (CDA) and Center for High Performance Computing (HPC) will be held on most Thursdays during the Fall and Spring Semesters and feature a mix of topics, including those related to big data for materials and manufacturing, as well as other topics critical to the broader area of big data.
All meetings are held on Thursdays during lunchtime.
Date: January 16
Topic: "Scalable, Interactive, and Comprehensible Tools for Data Analytics"
Presenters(s): Polo Chau
Massive datasets now arise in virtually all domains. Yet, making sense of these data remains a fundamental challenge. At the "Polo Club of Data Science," we are innovating at the intersection of data mining and human-computer interaction (HCI) to combine the best from both worlds to create scalable, interactive tools for making sense of graphs with billions of nodes and edges.
I will briefly describe some of our latest work, both on-going and published, that aims to tame big data through scalable algorithms, interactive visualization, and comprehensible models (machine learning/data mining) that users can more easily understand and work with.
Duen Horng (Polo) Chau is an assistant professor in Georgia Tech's School of Computational Science and Engineering and an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Interactive Computing. Polo received his Ph.D. from the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and his Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from CMU.
Chau solves large-scale, "real world" problems that impact society. His NetProbe auction fraud detection system was featured in The Wall Street Journal and on CNN. His patented Polonium malware detection technology (with Symantec) protects 120 million people worldwide.
Chau's thesis work received an honorable mention in Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science Distinguished Dissertation Award competition. He is the only two-time Symantec fellow, and he received a Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Award. Chau contributes to the PEGASUS peta-scale graph mining collaboration, which won an Open Source Software World Challenge Silver Award. He is also an award-winning designer and created Carnegie Mellon's most recently used ID card design.


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THE ATHEIST'S COMPLAINT:Was John the Baptist Elijah? Sometimes yes (Matthew 11:13-14; Matthew 17:12-13; Mark 9:13), and sometimes no (John 1:21). Is there a contradiction?
RESPONSE:Was John the Baptist Elijah? The answer is both yes and no. Those who questioned John sought to know who he was. He told them he was not the Christ (v 20). They asked, "Are you Elijah?", to which he said, "I am not." (v 21). How can he say that, when other verses clearly identify him as the Elijah who would come?
Malachi had foretold that "Elijah" would come (Malachi 4:5), and the New Testament applies this to John (Matthew 17:10-13). We are told that John would come in the spirit and power of Elijah (Luke 1:17). He was not (nor did he ever claim to be) the actual person of Elijah.
It would appear that as the representatives of the Pharisees questioned whether he was Elijah or not, they thought that Elijah was to literally return to the earth. He denied being Elijah come back to earth, just as he denied being the Christ or the Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:15). What did he confess of himself? That he was "...the voice of one crying in the wilderness...", spoken of by Isaiah. That is, he was the one who would come in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the people back to the Lord.
There is no contradiction.
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AirTalk for January 17, 2014
Northridge Earthquake Anniversary: Queen of quakes, Lucy Jones exploits lessons learns to help California prepare for the Big One
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A car rests in the midst of a collapsed house in the hills north of Los Angeles, January 18, 1994, one day after Northridge earthquake.
Today, we mark the 20th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake - a 6.7 magnitude quake that killed at least 57, injured more than 9,000 and rendered about 125,000 people homeless.
This week, Los Angeles Mayor announced a plan to make LA "earthquake resilient." Chosen to lead it is long-time seismologist Lucy Jones. She recently gave a presentation entitled "Imagine America without Los Angeles." She's long been warning that the more complex our city and society become, the more vulnerable we are.
How long will it take to create "earthquake resilience strategies" for LA? What about neighboring communities? Fault line maps of Hollywood and Sierra Madre faults have been released recently by California Geologic Survey – how should those be used? An early warning system is in development? Is there enough funding and political will to make it happen? What's the timeline?
Lucy Jones, Ph.D., Seismologist, U.S. Geological Survey & Caltech - who was a critical resource during the Northridge Quake in 1994; Jones is working with the City of Los Angeles to develop earthquake resilience strategies


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Scotty McCreery Gives Love To Florida Georgia Line, Heads Into The Studio
Scotty McCreery has come a long way since his American Idol win in 2011. Currently enrolled at North Carolina State University, the singer is also hard at work on his follow-up to his 2011 debut, Clear as Day.
In a recent interview with Billboard, McCreery revealed that he's finishing up his next album.
"We're in the studio right now and we've got about 12 songs cut," he said.
McCreery splits his time between class Monday through Wednesday and then tours Thursday through Sunday. His new track "See You Tonight" is a song he's particularly excited about, due to his involvement in the songwriting process.
"I had a hand in writing it," he said. "That is one of those things I didn't have a chance to do on the first record because coming off Idol as the winner, you have a deadline for the first record. We were on the Idol tour as well so we were trying to squeeze it all in."
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Sons of Anarchy Round Table: "Aon Rud Persanta"by TV Fanatic Staff at . Updated at . Comments
Rest in peace, Clay Morrow.
Or not. It depends on your point of view.
But the death of this long-time character was clearly the main takeaway from Sons of Anarchy Season 6 Episode 11 and it's our main focus below.
Join TV Fanatic staffers Matt Richenthal, Christine Orlando and Carla Day as they breakdown "Aon Rud Persanta."
What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Matt: I'll just gush over Katey Sagal here. It's silly and played out at this point to wonder how she hasn't been nominated for an Emmy... but how has she not been nominated for an Emmy?!? Her entire reaction to Clay's death, highlighted by her breakdown in the car, was simply terrific.
Christine: All of it was so good, but I truly loved the scene between Unser and Gemma. There's a big difference between being grandma one day and mom the next. Unser tried to pull her out of her fantasy land by pointing out that this life was dirty and sad and only bound to get worse. Then he told her he was in love with her as he walked out the door. That was a lot of truth from a dying man who has nothing left to lose.
Carla: I loved the entire episode. It was filled with so many favorite moments. Clay's "Where the hell are the Irish?" and Tara's "mob doctor" comments cracked me up. SAMCRO's execution of Galen and the Irish shocked me. Unser's declaration of love for Gemma was depressing. The Clay's dead man walk through his execution will be the scene that was the most memorable. And, Jax's touching declaration of understanding about Tara's actions was heartfelt and hopeful.
React to Clay's death.
Matt: Tara said it best: Clay Morrow should have died a long time ago. It definitely says something that the one-time President and former co-lead was killed off... and it wasn't on a season finale or even the concluding scene of the episode. The drawn-out, quiet set-up was extremely well done in the moment, but the event itself felt anti-climactic after all the contrivances SOA needed to keep Clay alive for so long.
Christine: I'm still trying to pick my jaw up off the floor. I really thought he was getting on a plane. But it was the quietness of it all that shocked me the most. They all just stood there, Clay included and waited for Jax to pull the trigger. Clay's final look at Gemma was so sad and having her and Nero and Tara watch from the window gave it all an eerie almost clinical feel. I never would have expected it to go down that way. SOA surprised me once again.
Carla: Agreed. Reprieve after reprieve, I wasn't sure Clay would ever die. In the end, Clay was killed when it best fit Jax and SAMCRO's plan and for that reason it worked for me. I actually felt for Clay from the moment he realized his time had run out, during his dead walk, when he was told the vote was unanimous and then finally when he looked at Gemma for the last time. It was a deserved execution and brilliantly choreographed.
Will Tara really turn on SAMCRO?
Matt: I don't see it. I say she ends up telling Jax about the deal and they somehow come up with a plan that still sets SAMCRO free.
Christine: I wish I knew. For the sake of her boys and her self she should take the deal, but when it comes down to it, I'm not sure she'll be able to send Jax and all of SAMCRO to prison to buy her freedom.
Carla: She's a wild card right now. I'm not sure if she would actually go through with it or not. I have hope that Jax's words of understanding and his actions to get the Club out of guns is enough to convince her to stand by her husband. Jax's arrest would not be the best for her or for their family. If she goes through with it, she will certainly regret it.
Will Nero stick with Gemma?
Matt: Yes. But I think Nero gets killed off before Sons of Anarchy Season 6 comes to an end. I pray that I'm wrong, but SAMCRO can't afford to lose any more members and I foresee another major death on the horizon.
Christine: I hope so just because I LOVE the character. Nero adores Gemma but he's not blind to the reality of her and her life, which makes him even more interesting. At least he knows not to marry her. As he said, what happens to her husbands, "it ain't pretty."
Carla: Yes. I don't think they will get married any time soon, but they will stay together. He loves her in spite of her flaws. Also, he brings out a side of her that no one else ever has. She trusts him and her honesty will keep him by her side.
Where does Patterson rank among all-time SAMCRO foes?
Matt: Near the top because she's actually intelligent and competent. Toric was a crazy mess and past antagonists have included skinheads and members of the IRA, villains who made SAMCRO look good by comparion. But Patterson is very much in the right here, creating some serious grey areas when it comes to rooting on the MC.
Christine: There have been so many that I think I've lost track. She's certainly formidable because she's not about to let go and walk away. Plus she's got Tara in her sights and she's this close to getting her to give up the club. I don't think anyone's ever gotten someone from the inside to flip before. We'll have to wait and see how successful her plan will be.
Carla: She's probably the one that's stuck closest to the law and hasn't turned to highly illegal activities in an attempt to bring them down. She's used negotiation and manipulation to varying degrees of success so far. SAMCRO should fear her, but not to the same extent as their other foes. Patterson's not going to kill them.
I think Tara will die next. She will definitely die by the end, like Ophelia. Jax might be the last man standing and will have to live with his choices. I forget if Hamlet's mother lives. Maybe Nero will die as well. Or Gemma could go after Tara but kill Nero by accident instead?
I see the very last show ending with Patterson visiting Jax in a small cell. Everyone else is dead. Then the Irish blow up the prison. The End.
Matt is so right, Nero will likely get killed off this season. And probably by Gemma. That is the kind of sick twist that Collins and Kurt are known for. Anytime you find someone getting likeable, it's a foreshadowing of a grisly death coming up. Look at Lem. They might dig him up so they can blow him up one more time. Bastards.
I get tired of the "Her Boys" line. Actually, its Jaxs other son and "Their Boy". Jax is the boys father, like it or not, and Tara sending their father to prison to 'save' them from a life SHE CHOSE is ridiculous. Think over the seasons how many times Jax tried to get her to leave, but she chose to stay instead. Now she acts as though that life was forced on her, and she must "save" children, one of which is not ever hers, by somehow removing them from their father.
This ep. was INSANE 4rm start to finish! YES, Katey Sagal NEEDS to get an emmy for this season! Those people are fucking stupid. Anyhow the scene btw Clay and Juice was chilling i did not know what he was going to do or say to juicy. I'm nervous on what he's going to do next i think that MOMENT is going to send off the EDGE again. I really don't think Nero is going to die by season's end he's just TOO GOOD of a charater and as much as Gemma being the Ruthless Queen B he's a good fit for her. But hey this season is part of the FINAL ACT of Hamlet ......so anything can happen.
Loved the whole sequence when Clay dies from the calm arrival, Juice's hug, Galen shot so shockingly, then Clay realizing what the real plan is...
Clay's demise is more shocking after chewing on it for a few days. To finally have something we've wanted for so longyis almost surreal. I hope Tara doesn't rat. sending Jax to jail to save her sons is like Jax killing her to save his sons. And Patterson? Nero? To soon to tell. I'd like them to stick around so we know more but at the same time Jax has to lose his moral compasses so he can live with his choices not excuse them bec he has people like Tara and Nero in his corner. Gemma doesn't do well alone and neitherdoes Jax. That's why he got so close to Nero after opie died and cheats on Tara when she shuts him out. And doesn't Hamlet end up alone?