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Interview: IT union boss explains strike
Posted by By Angelica Mari at 18 March, at 14 : 58 PM Print
The president at IT workers union for the state of São Paulo Sindpd Antonio Neto talks to IT Decisions at the company's headquarters about a strike aimed to obtain increased salaries and benefits for sector professionals.
In this interview, you will find:
- Why the strike has been announced and the difficulties faced by the union so far;
- The union's take on the potentially negative perception from IT buyers abroad;
- Comments about boycotts to the union issued by IT firms based in Sao Paulo;
- The hesitation from employees around taking part in the strike;
- The negotiation and strike agenda for the coming week.
As the chief of São Paulo IT workers union Sindpd, Antonio Neto is facing a tough battle but remains unabated as he presses ahead with his plan to get what he wants from employers.
Sindpd is currently embroiled in a battle with Seprosp, the union representing the companies employing the technology professionals, for better pay and benefits for staff. The Labour Public Ministry has called the two unions into a formal audience today (18/03) to try and agree on some common ground. Meanwhile, Sindpd temporarily suspended the strike, which was due to start today.
According to Sindpd, there has been an advance in the negotiations with Seprosp, but a second round of discussions will take place on Tuesday (22/03) to finalize the discussions. If the conversations lead to a dead-end, the workers will go on strike and the matter will be taken to court.
Neto's argument is that, since IT firms in Brazil have posted average growth of about 30% in 2010 and the booming Brazilian economy promises a continued bonanza for these firms, they should share the success with their employees.
According to the union boss, there are no specific regulations for the IT workers in Brazilian labor laws, so having a union representing the class is essential to demand "what is right" on behalf of its 40,000-strong member base, the largest concentration of IT staff in the country. He cites the example of the reduction of working week from 44 to 40 hours, the result of another bargaining round with Seprosp last year.
"[In Brazil] we don't have rules that will make companies increase employees' salaries, so a union is needed to make that happen and negotiate it. In this case, they [the employers] want to only cover the inflation, but we know that they made a lot of money this year and that will earn more, so they can pay more," Neto told IT Decisions.
"When you introduce some rules like meal vouchers or a minimum wage for [IT staff], you create some equal rules for the market. If you don't do that, informal workers get more space in the market and employers pay less," he added.
"Look at the money involved in M&A [transactions involving IT companies] and the resources they are putting into expanding their businesses. The workers have made that money for them and that should be recognized."
Neto pointed out that the proposal for the 40-hour working journey was agreed in January last year, so the demands for a 11.9% linear pay increase and benefits such as meal vouchers, profit sharing plans and additional two months' leave on top of the existing six-month maternity leave period are all part of a new agreement and should be treated separately.
The Sindpd chief believes that the increases should be mandatory across the industry, regardless of the company's size and actual success in terms of profits, adding that the average Brazilian IT professional get paid a lot less then their counterparts elsewhere.
"I believe that [the pay increases] have to be valid for everyone. The salary levels in Brazil are too small compared to other countries – even at a moment when the Real is overvalued. Professionals in other countries doing exactly the same kind of work in other countries earn a lot more than Brazilians do," Neto said.
The union is demanding pay increases according to the positive perfomance of companies so far, but will it accept a decrease in case the good times end?
"Let's wait for that to happen. In 2009, GDP growth in Brazil was negative, but even then we saw good growth in the IT sector. When a good relationship and benefits for the workers are in place, I have no problem discussing things in the event of a crisis," said Neto.
"We did that in the past, we discussed what we could be done between companies, employees and the trade union movement to save jobs. But since the companies are experiencing growth, they have to share it."
Perception from buyers
Is Neto worried that his actions may be doing a disservice to the Brazilian IT industry as a whole, which is looking to gain more exposure abroad, by scaring off potential buyers with a unionized workforce?
"I do believe it works the other way round. I have some agreements with international companies who deal directly with us, not under the bargaining under Seprosp," said the union boss.
"In fact, we are trying to do this in a responsible manner: we have published articles on the newspapers to inform companies of our intentions and have been open to dicussions every step of the way," he added.
Neto mentioned that decision-makers at companies buying IT services from Brazil must be aware of certain working practices that some may adopt to avoid benefits or taxation, such as forming cooperatives and employing informal workers – which according to Brasscom's estimates, represent about 300,000 people out of an overall workforce of 500,000 people across the country.
"The decision makers also have to be responsible as someone who contracts the work. There is a debate around ethics going on as part of the agenda too and that is crucial to us," he said.
The union leader mentioned the case of one of the main Brazilian IT systems companies, which had to go through a process of "conduct adjustment" and formalize workers in order to undergo a merger operation. He also commented that he has seen companies in the verge of being acquired that were unable to go ahead with the deal due to irregularities concerning their workers.
"I am part of the [government's] Forum for Social Development and we look into things like ensuring that the production chain in areas such as meat production comply with standards around how they treat workers – and I am bringing this into the IT sector," Neto said.
"Decision makers must know what is happening at the bottom of the food chain. Employing professionals illegally is a crime here in Brazil and one can go to jail for that," he added.
According to Neto, what is really hampering progress in terms of getting more technology work from international buyers is the competition from other countries such as Argentina and Colombia, where incentives for foreign businesses are much more favourable.
The stumbling blocks
Sindpd is not getting what it wants so far and, according to Neto, several companies have tried to boycott the union's actions – for example, some firms have allegedly started the working day two hours earlier than normal, so workers could finish early, thus missing out on the union protests.
Neto also mentioned that a large Brazilian IT services firm organized an all expenses paid barbeque last weekend, so that workers would not attend the general assembly where the majority voted for a strike.
The Sindpd president is mildly annoyed by the boycotts – the workers themselves inform the union about such attempts to divert staff attention from the strike via the union's website and social networking tools – but also thinks that such behavior from the companies is "quite normal."
As a counter-reaction, however, Sindpd is now using the surprise element to organize its actions – sometimes, protests are put together and happen within hours, with at least a couple of hundred IT professionals turning up.
High expectations
Neto refused to give estimates about how many professionals would join in the strike, but if the plans for a "technology blackout" go ahead, the Sindpd president has "high expectations" that a significant share of its member base will support the action.
"I have no illusion that we will stop the IT companies across the whole state, but I am very confident that we will have support of our members because they support our demands, which are completely fair and that is we are trying to discuss," said Neto.
"We will try to reach an agreement again, but if [Seprosp] is not offering more, the court will determine what will be the percentage of the increase. It is like that in Brazil – you exhaust all the options in terms of negotiation and when there is nothing else you can do, the tribunal will provide a figure," he said.
"Normally, what they [Seprosp] is offering would be the bare minimum we would get in case of a court settlement."
In Brazil, when a professional is employed for over a year, typically the termination of the contract is only valid when ratified by the union. Sindpd said it would reject all contract terminations taking place over the strike period, to encourage workers to participate in the protests.
"[IT workers] are cautious about the fact they may be "marked" by their bosses if they go on strike, but what I have been saying to them is that this market is in ascending, not descending. There is no such thing as an army of jobless IT professionals – they are important and their employers must value that," said Neto.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Teachers who have worked in three of Montgomery's public high schools say they witnessed or participated in improper grade changing for hundreds of failing students the last two years.
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Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Thompson called the alleged grade changing "rumors" on Wednesday. She said she is planning to ask the school board to approve the hiring of an outside investigator.
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As a child I used to love dressing up. It was encouraged at home, not just to keep us out of our parents' way while they did adult things like cook, argue, or lie down in a darkened room, but as a form of play which developed our imaginations.
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In my twenties I became an addict of charity shops. At an average of ten pence an item, you could drag home an entire ensemble from one jumble sale for less than a quid. Two deep cupboards in my room became repositories for costume. Sometimes I was Bette Davis, sometimes Annie Hall. Arranging myself inside these outfits turned me into a kind of 'tableau vivante & ambulante': dressed up, I could wander into a night club or theatre with assumed confidence, pretend not to notice being noticed. At this time, hanging out with art-student friends, life was a series of social events at which wearing 2nd-hand finery guaranteed invitation, and that half-life took the place of having to think about a real life, or indeed a career. Unwittingly, however, I was gradually finding my way towards performance.
In the meantime, I owned never fewer than six or seven black dresses at a time, and wore them frequently to parties and clubs. I remember one dress covered in rows of long tassels which shimmied spectacularly at the least shake of the hips. Another was created from whispers of mantilla-like lace over a full stiff skirt, with a deep décolletage. Another was a tight silky sheath with a wavy line of black chiffon falling off the shoulders. Another had a row of huge black grosgrain-covered buttons down the left side. Another was bias-cut crepe, ruched at the front, with diamante clips at the square neckline. Even when worn in a Leith living-room or on the dance floor of Buster Browns disco, these were garments which said 'I'm Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Claudette Colbert, Rita Hayworth... I'm someone else.'
Skip forward to the mid 1980s; I'm standing outside the artist's dressing room (aka performer's toilet and broom cupboard) of the Comedy Store in London's Leicester Square, waiting to go on stage. I'm dressed in black from head to toe: tapered 1960s slacks, black suede boots, and a boat-necked black wool top trimmed with black satin ribbon. Kohl outlines my eyes, and my lips are strongly defined in red lipstick. My hands are shaking, but as I step onto the podium and begin my act I forget myself. 10 minutes later, I discover I've survived the ordeal and am actually smiling.
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My on-stage persona developed into a young Glaswegian woman I named Marina McLoughlin. Naive but ambitious, Marina hadn't a clue about fashion or how to be cool, but she was eager to become a media personality. Her version of black clothing was leggings and floppy t-shirts. And beyond Marina, there were times when I inhabited or created other characters, or 'became' real people.
TV presenter Muriel Gray was famous as much for her style-sense and white-blond hair as for co-hosting seminal music show The Tube: in 1988, for a Live New Year Show on Scottish Television, I was kitted out with a 'Muriel' wig, and squeezed into the clingiest, costliest, most glamorous little black dress I'd ever worn.
Of course I looked nothing like her - our body and facial shapes are very different - but when the cue came to walk into the studio in front of the audience there were gasps, and ripples of whispered comment. I don't know if the assembled crowd were impressed by my vocal and postural impersonation; by the fact that I managed to walk in that outfit in 4 inch heels; or if they really thought it was Muriel Gray, forsaking her own Hogmanay pleasures to verbally decimate a male comedian (played by actor john Stahl) for his unthinking chauvinism.
In any case, what stays with me is the memory of that dress - of myself in a dress like that - and the later thought that it did exactly what the contemporary Little Black Dress is supposed to do. No longer associated primarily with mourning or uniform, the iconic LBD is desired by so many women in order to provoke a reaction which nothing else can bring; a mixture of 'wow!' and 'woh!': slightly scary, but powerfully seductive, a heady mixture.
When I came to write my first LBD story Alma Martyr, a tale of revenge, I remembered that dress, that blonde wig, that effect, and gave my central character similar trappings. She employs them to overwhelm her ex-schoolmates when they meet for a posh lunch at Harvey Nichols. And just like me in my Muriel outfit, she relishes the experience of stepping into a role in which, just for once, clothes maketh the woman.
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HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- Rigs targeting oil in the U.S. advanced to a record this week as energy producers ramped up efforts to drill horizontally for crude in Texas' Eagle Ford shale formation. Natural gas rigs fell to a 19-year low.
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Gas rigs in the U.S. slid by 18 to 326, the fewest since May 1995, bringing the total count including miscellaneous rigs down six to 1,803, Baker Hughes said on its website.
The Eagle Ford region lost the most gas rigs, dropping 14 to 19, meaning some rigs previously labeled as targeting gas may have been reclassified as drilling for oil, James Williams, WTRG Economics in London, Arkansas, said by telephone.
"The drop in gas rigs was a surprise," he said. "I would have at least expected the count to remain flat."
Producers are redirecting rigs away from dry-gas plays and toward more profitable liquids-rich areas, Energy Aspects Ltd., a research company in London, said in a report. It said the price would have to reach $6 per million Btu to make gas drilling competitive.
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Butterball Turkey better then Store Brand ?
Is it worth the extra $$$ to get a Butterball Turkey?
I used to get premium fresh turkeys, thinking they would be better. But I've never had anything come out better than a Butterball. I've probably done 20 Thanksgivings. :)
if you get the premium fresh turkeys you can do the brining all the foodie sites are so big on. don't do that with a commercial turkey, because they are already injected with a salty (and sometimes sweet) liquid.
the most important thing is to get the internal temperature right. you really need a good thermometer. of course it's almost impossible to get all the parts of the turkey cooked ideally at the same time. by the time the joints around the legs and places like that are done, the breast tends to be overcooked and thus dry. dryness in meat has everything to do with getting to too high a temp where the protein fibers contract and exude their moisture. think of it like the turkey having an Atkins water weight whoosh which is bad bad bad! LOL
The best thing is just to buy the breast and other parts you want separately (or cut it yourself if you know what you are doing) and roast each to perfection. I know you probably won't do it, but that results in the best turkey! Plus, you get only the parts people like. We will eat breast and thigh and avoid the wings and drumsticks since no one around here really likes those things anyway.
if you aren't buying heirloom breeds and brining or shooting wild turkey--
my opinion is that all the store brands are about the same. the farms are the same.
get what is reasonably priced.
follow a really good recipe (Cooks Illustrated does a good one)
take out the stupid pop up timer, remove all the gunk, and you can pre-butcher (look for Jacques Pepin's tutorial if you can find it).
I've had hit-or-miss with other brands. Butterball and Honeysuckle White are pretty consistent.
I've had good Jennie-O ones and others from that brand that are so salty they're inedible.
I cannot stand Butterball!! There is a huge amt of some type of mystery fat injected.
I saw one cut in half once and it grossed me out.
I prefer fresh but any is better than those greasy birds....even the ones w 'solution', which I don't buy.
One of the problems w cooking is that the thigh/leg are protected by the sides of the pan so they don't get the heat as soon as the breast.
You can cook the bird in a pan w low sides or use the upside method.
The slow cook method is great.
I have a fabulous recipe somewhere....will try to find the link.
Here it is; bellaonline. How to cook the perfect turkey (or something like that).
Since DH can't eat this Thanksgiving, and it's a DD for me, I'm actually considering a meatless turkey/stuffing from Trader Joe's. Am I weird or what? :D
Same here.
I'm weird though - I don't like fresh Turkey at all. Butterball always tastes the best to me followed by Honeysuckle White.
I just got a store brand (meijers) natural (nothing added) turkey. Cut it up (I live alone and am going elsewhere for Thanksgiving) like you would a chicken. Froze the drumsticks raw. Removed the breast from the bone and cooked it in a dry crockpot with the wings. Ate the wings immediately. Sliced the breast for easy grab from the freezer. It produced plenty of good juices which I added to the broth and was as moist as I ever had. Not as pretty as oven roasted though. Put the carcass in the stock pot and produced 6 quarts of broth. Cleaned the carcass of remaining meat and have nearly 4 cups for salad. All this from a 10 pound turkey which ended up costing me $11 after discount.
We brine our birds and deep fry those babies! :) YUM! I typically buy the store brand fresh bird.
I cook mine upside down, the meaty thighs get done and the breast stays more juicy. I also use a rack pretty high up so it is roasting dryer. I don't stuff it in any way or put anything on it at all. I don't pay any attention to the pop-up thingy if it has one. I start off at 325 like it always says then lower the temp to 300 about half way through for the duration, I go by the pounds on the package and start checking 1/2 hour early. Just did a super cheap one that we had frozen because we are going out of town for Thanksgiving and it needed eating :)
Sure the breast has rack marks on it but I don't care!
We just buy the store brand smoked turkey since we like them so well.
I spent more money ($1.49/lb) to get a turkey grown without antibiotics or hormones. That's important to me. How it tastes? Well, I've never had one, but I hope it's ok. My parents always swore by Butterball, and they were good, but the natural turkeys just sound better to me since I try to stay away from hormones in my meat.
I've learned to weave a meat blanket of bacon on top of the turkey (or chicken) when cooking. It helps keep the meat moist and adds delicious flavor. I buy nitrite free bacon at TJs.
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stacey beck says
Thank you for this post! I know it is hard to talk about, but we have so much in common. I have a 5 3/4 year old son, who is now mostly recovered from autism. We also use a D.A.N! doctor, have chelated, and take a full schedule of supplements daily. The diet is essential as well, and when we have tried to be more lenient with the diet, the symptoms have come right back. We use your recipes daily! Today, after 1 1/2 years of this, he is in kindergarten, playing drums, computer, loves reading and math. It is amazing, I now have my child back! Life is so good and I am so grateful for his health, and will never take him for granted. I just thought I would share our story, and tell you thank you for all you do!
Stacey Beck
Julia says
I've been reading your blog for a few months and have enjoyed every entry!! ( : Thank you so much for sharing such an intimate picture of your life and your daughter's journey with autism. What an amazing story!
You have mentioned problems with candida and that the new supplements Ashley is on has done away with her symptoms. Do you think it was the OSR that did the trick?
Again–thank you for being so open about your family's story. Wonderful to hear and I wish your family the best!!
pslocali says
Hi there,
Thank you for this wondering and inspiring post. I have a daughter who is non-verbal and who also has autism and apraxia. She is going to be 4 in August and with diet (GAPS diet) and supplementation we have seen HUGE improvements, although we look forward to the day we hear her beautiful voice.
Funny enough we had our first appt with our new DAN doctor this afternoon. We haven't tried chelation yet, but are looking forward to trying it. We're hoping she will have similar successes as your daughter.
Thank you for sharing your triumphs and Ashley's success with us. It helps more than you know.
Arlyn says
Amazing post! I've also been doing biomedical with my daughter for 1yr. and she is a totally different child! I love to read and hear stories like your daughter.I try my best to inform friends about vaccines and nutrition.Thanks for sharing =)
Lisa G says
Thank you so much for sharing Ashley's story! I knew she had autism from reading some snippets here and there on your blog and in your book but it was great to read a post on the process of her recovery. My son also has an ASD diagnosis and has made enormous gains through diet and supplementation. He too takes about 15 supplements a day. I don't think he even knows what regular applesauce tastes like because his is always spiked with various supplements. He does see various therapists but I believe most of his gains have been achieved through his gfcf diet and supplements. I'm so happy that Ashley is doing so well. She is so lucky to have you as her mother. Please keep sharing her progress with us. Your family's story is such an inspiration!
Sincerely, Lisa G
Karin (an alien parisienne) says
It is so wonderful that you have shared this story. It is such a powerful testament to how natural means/biomedical treatments can be a help to people, to children, and especially children with a condition like autism.
Thank you for sharing Ashley's story in such detail and for explaining so thoroughly what Ashley's situation is and how it is that you came to giving her therapy through food and supplements. Thank you for the HOPE that is present in this post.
I also am without insurance, and have come to a gluten-free, dairy-free existence (and I *should* be sugar-free, too, but that one is a lot harder for me) because of symptoms I have experienced. It may be I have Celiac disease, it may be some other immune system or autoimmune condition I am experiencing. I don't really know because I can't afford to get tested and figure out what is going on in medical terms. But I do know that when I don't eat gluten, dairy, and cane sugar I am *better*, the quality of my life is improved. I don't need a doctor to know that.
Just as a disclaimer: I am not advocating that people ignore medical doctors and the tests and treatments that they recommend. I just know in my situation, where non-emergency care is not available to me right now, I have had to do *something* and the something I was led to was a GFCF way of eating.
I am just so excited to read how Ashley's life has improved through diet. I am thankful for this site, where you offer hope and options to people who choose to avoid the foods that make them sick. I am grateful that you have taken this challenge in your's and Ashley's life and proactively addressed what you *can* do — that you have become empowered and now that empowerment is shared with others through this site.
Here's to Ashley's continued improvement, here's to more success for this site, and here's to hoping that this story helps a lot of other people "out there" who may be looking for some answers.
Kirsten says
You are so brave- to live this, to share this and to soldier on. Congratulations on your many accomplishments and may there be many more.
Brandon says
This is such a beautiful post, as it shows how truly hard you and your family have worked to bring forth health to Ashley. My heart goes out to you, Kelli, and I know that the future holds promise, miracles, peace and love.
James and Nina says
What an amazing story Kelly. You and your husband are to be commended for taking an approach most are not willing or do not want to find the time to expend. You truly show your love for your family and willingness to do whatever it takes to help them. How inspirational!! Our best to all of you.
Leah says
I'm a frequent reader, but not a frequent commenter. I just had to come out of the woodwork and tell you thank you for sharing such a story. It's beautiful how your family has taken the research and experimentation (diet-wise) into your own hands. I'm always inspired by people who don't accept diagnoses at face value, but instead figure out for themselves what works.
I don't know much about autism-spectrum disorders, so thank you for sharing your story.
Anonymous says
Wonderful story, you have been through alot. What a great mom!! Have you ever considered not doing any grains at all for awhile? The GAPS diet is what I'm suggesting. Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride suggests that gluten/casein free helps but won't fully heal until you remove all grains. Have you seen her speak? Here's her latest speech…. http://vimeo.com/10507542
The 2nd half is where most of the info is at.
It's VERY interesting!!!
maggie says
Thanks so much for sharing Ashley's story and your journey. It will give so many people hope. She's lucky to have chosen you two to be her parents
Jody says
Amazing story! Thanks so much for sharing you and Ashley's experience.
Sara says
Your story is so inspiring, and also a reminder of why I don't want to immunize when we actually have kids. I can't even imagine the heartbreak that you have had to go through, but you have stuck with it and have seen the results. Good job on that!
Kelly, My heart swells with great joy at the wonderful healing miracles that you have seen. You are an inspiration! Love and hugs!
Jes says
kelly, all of you, are so brave! i have been truly in awe of your little family. and mostly in awe of you and andy. i love you guys.
There is absolutely nothing like the love of parents with their conviction and determination that there has to be a full meaningful life for their child. Reading your story and Ashley's story in detail like this is phenomenal. Like others have said, I can never get enough of these stories. They always fill me with such joy, but to hear your story with Ashley moves me so much, Kelly. My heart goes out to you and I applaud you for everything and celebrate your success. I hope with all my heart that Ashley will continue to improve and delight us all. I always loves seeing her and hearing her in your photos and videos!
Much love,
Stephanie says
Thank you so much for sharing this! I find it so amazing how much can be done through nutrition. Reading this, only reinforces my desire to become holistic nutrition.
I've also been giving my son some omega supplements, along with monitoring his diet. About a year an a half ago, I really thought he had ADHD, and a lot of those symptoms have dissapeared or diminished. After reading your post, now I'm convinced I really NEED to see a ND to adress the last few symptoms.
Thank you for sharing Kelly!
Jennifer R. says
Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing Ashley's story. Wow! You have been through so much and what a great mother you are. Like you, I will do whatever it takes to get my kids well, even if it does take some time. Hang in there and keep plugging along. Do update us in the future with how she is doing.
Jennifer R.
fullsoulahead.com says
Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad your little girl is doing well.
Lexie says
Thank you, thank you! For those of us living it day-to-day … the loving and caring for a child with a neurological disorder … SHARING helps. No one has to be alone in this. Everything shapes us. My heart is with each mommy who celebrates the first word at 4,5 or 6 or a week of normal stools! It's the little victories and in it the lesson to take life one day at time. Kelly, thanks for being a great mom and for all you do to inspire others to keep on keeping on.
Ricki says
Such an amazing story–and so glad to hear about Ashley's recovery! I totally believe it's possible that all her autism symptoms will disappear one day, especially since you began treatment so quickly. It just astounds me that allopathic doctors can continue to say that (a) vaccines are harmless and (b) holistic treatments don't work (because they haven't undergone huge, corporation-financed, double-blind studies). Grrr! Your daughter is living proof of what good, healthy food, a healthy environment and a loving family can do. Congratulations.
HannahHandpainted says
Thank you do much for posting this.
I have been pondering testing and chelation. I'm going to ask the integrative guy we're seeing. He has her on several supplements and I'm ding a GFCF diet, but I am struggling a bit with it. My goal is to be very consistent with it (consistency being a very hard thing for me).
My daughter did not have a lot of delays, but had extreme sleep issues, stimming and sensory issues (sound sensitivity). And worst of all…seizures. She had her first last year in October (as far as we know). It has been the single most horrible experience of my life.
Because we could not get her seizures to stop naturally she is on medication (temporarily). We really want her to get off of the medication as I worry what it's doing to her, but currently it's too dangerous for her to be off of it, even according to the naturopath/integrative professional.
I applaud you and thank you for the info. It is not easy to deal with.
Stacy (Mama-Om) says
Thank you for this post. Thank you!
OrganicMama says
This is an amazing story. Thank you for sharing it!!
Jamie says
Hi Kelly,
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I have an 18 month old son who is severely effected by eczema and more allergies than we can count. When he was born he was a perfectly porcelain skinned, healthy baby and 2 days after he had is vaccines at 2 months old he broke out in the worst eczema and has been miserable ever since. I have started him on Biocidin and he has gone from bad to worse. He is just inconsolable I am worried that I am doing more harm than good. I did read up on the ingredients and learned that tea tree oil i s toxic if ingested and that is one of the ingredients in Biocidin. Could he be going thru detox. Did you have an experience lie this? Please let e know your opinion on this.
Kelly says
I want to thank everyone for your comments and for sharing with me I'm sending you all my love.
Jamie, I don't have personal experience with that, but I have heard of lots of other similar stories. Are you with a really great DAN! doctor, naturopathic doctor or nutritionist? What are their thoughts? Praying for you and your family.
Jamie says
We have a Naturopath and see a great chiro regularly, but they have never heard of Biocidin. They are kind of following my lead at this point and I feel kind of using us as guinea pigs.
Jamie says
Thank you for your prayers btw. We are doing the same for you and the other families out there struggling for answers and healing.
God Bless,
Janelle says
First, congrats on the new family addition!
I've been following your blog and tweets for a couple months now, and I have a new and elevated level of respect for you and for your resolve after reading this post.
We have walked a somewhat similar path as you. Our son has experienced some developmental challenges resulting from a traumatic birth (full-term asphyxia) and we've seen miraculous results from a combination of aggressive therapies and dietary changes. What you have done and what you are doing gives others the tools, the hope, and the encouragement that is needed during those times when it feels easier to give up than to move forward.
You and your family are a great example of making GREAT lemonade from your lemons.
Best wishes!
Anonymous says
Our household is in the process of eliminating grains and sugar. I'm finding your site to be very helpful. Thank you. I realize your family is involved with a wide range of health and wellness care, but I'd just like to ask if you're aware of or have ever been tested for pyroluria. My son was recently diagnosed with pyroluria, and treating it appropriately can be totally life changing. Basically, pyroluria is the result of a flaw in the way a body synthesizes hemoglobin that over time causes the individual to become deficient in both vitamin B6 and zinc. Being deficient in those areas causes serious problems. I first became aware of pyroluria when I read Joan Mathews Larson's book, Depression Free Naturally. Dr. Larson operates the Natural Recovery Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her books as well as her center have truly been a blessing for my family.
Anna says
You have amazing recipes! I just wanted to say we have been traveling a similar path. What has made a world of difference for us is homeopathy. We have a homeopath whom we love and use for all complaints. I can not tell you what I have seen homeopathy do…the list is to long. My son just took carcinosin and he went from sullen/moody child to happy engaging, sweet boy. coffea cruda, nux, arg nit, love the remedies. Ferr to help absorb iron. Zincum metalicum to absorb zinc and so many for exzema to asthma. Just AMAZINg. Diet is huge but an energetic shift makes the healing complete. THe key – finding an AMAZING homeopath. OUrs is Kate Birch out of Minneapolis.
karen says
you're such a good mom!! keep it up. Let's go Ashley!!!
Cherie says
Thank you for sharing your story.
I also have a child on the Autism Spectrum.
Hugs <3
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I pretty much hated it, felt like a slower, rougher, more beta-esque version of COD4 if you ask me.
Tryarch didn't have the best COD reputation going into this (COD3, anybody?) and yet again prove to be a less able developer than Infinity Ward.
Roll on COD6, IW know how to get it right, COD2 was a better WW game than WaW I reckon.
I do like it but yeh its not as good as COD 4. I just wish they had co-op and a longer single player in cod 4.
Yes I have it but the problems with multiplayer co-op are an absolute killer. I haven't managed to host a single game successfully yet...
Quite amusing reading the COD forum threads on it though... You'd expect that level of passion if someone had decided to kill every single firstborn...
I got it and absolutly love it, prefer it over COD4.....but then again i dont see whats so wrong with COD3. To me COD3 and 5 have more action packed levels than COD4 did..
colourgolden on xfire
Its pretty awsome.. but does not beat COD 4 ..
I have it, its different to COD4 but after a while you get used to it. I think online the guns are lot better balanced then COD4.
Cod 4 beater it is not, but the tanks man! Scary stuff. Also the damage to the models is a right laugh. Lost the whole side of my body the other nite to a Bouncing Betty.
check out www.britishroguewarriors.com for mature gaming. We have CoD4 and CoD5 servers up and running and the are punk buster streamed too.
Fair standard of play as well, so come test yourself :P
its pretty impressive, not much change since cod4 but still a decent game.
I love it, i've been playing it since it first came out.
Ranked up to lvl 32 then I decided it's time to reinstall Windows. I virtualised my old installation, reinstalled windows.
reinstalled the game, it found my account ( must use the CDKEY ) only im at rank 0! I figured it'll be stored online. Anyway - I mapped my virtual HDD of my old OS, found that most of my game settings was stored in My Documents for max payne etc. BUT NOTHING FOR COD!!!
Anyway, word of warning - theres a tool available that backs up your rank. Use that before reinstalling the game.
I've lost all interest in it now. Lost the will to live
one thing i detest about it is the fast rank servers. IF we had to rank up properly in COD4, then we should in COD5.
www.lutoniansuk.co.uk < my friends clan, I am a member and we play every night on COD4, or COD5. We also have 10 servers (various custom map servers, match servers, game servers).
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Im a huge COD fan, been playing the origional and the rest since it came out.
I got told COD5 would be coming with santa and so promptly bought a 8800GTX fully loaded, and made gaming sound. Then after XMas I decided the 17" acer didn't cut it any more and bought a 26" LG (AWESOME), which was purchased 3 days ago.
I then decided I NEEDED a razor 3G mouse, obviously a new headset, and im sick of using a pvc floor tile as a mouse mat and got one for laser mice.
now ....
I mention the chair is giving me back ache, and I could do with another and there was a silence where a normally sympathetic response would follow. I fear the festive spirit wore off quicker than normal, and feel my need for a new mobile phone may have to wait.
At least I have COD 5. Love it.
On a different note, what are the hardware requirements for both COD4 & COD5?
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- Creation & Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
Friday, January 25, 2013 to Sunday, April 14, 2013
- This exhibition provides a historical narrative of Inuit art, from 1949 to the present.
- All in the Family
Saturday, December 1, 2012 to Sunday, March 10, 2013
- Photographs from the WAG's collection reframe the family and the family album's nostalgic half-truths, reminding us of photography's own fallacies and fictions.
- The WAG Century
Saturday, August 25, 2012 to Sunday, August 11, 2013
- The story of the WAG's first 100 years through archival materials, videos, photographs, architectural blueprints, and works of art.
- Snapshot: Selections from the WAG's Photography Collection
Saturday, June 23, 2012 to Saturday, February 9, 2013
- A tantalizing taste of the WAG's photography collection.
- Highlights of Inuit Sculpture
- Tuesday, May 4, 2010 to Thursday, December 31, 2015
- An exhibition featuring some of the outstanding Inuit sculptures in the WAG collection.
- Modernist Traditions: 1900-1950
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 to Wednesday, November 5, 2014
- The invention of photography had a lasting impact on how artists in the latter-half of the 19th century came to view the world as shown by these works from the WAG's collection.
- The Academic Tradition in Europe & Canada, 1700-1900
- Wednesday, March 3, 2010 to Saturday, January 30, 2016
- From Rome to Utrecht, European artists in the 17th and early 18th century created the emotionally charged work of the Baroque era. In reaction to the Protestant Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church strove to entice believers back to the fold with gripping and beautiful vignettes of biblical drama
- European Renaissance and Baroque Art: 1500-1700
- Wednesday, March 3, 2010 to Saturday, January 30, 2016
- From the WAG's collection, art produced between the 16th and 18th centuries, originating from the leading artistic centres of Europe.This period is marked by important social and political changes, and art itself underwent a major transformation
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- Wednesday 11am-5pm
- Thursday 11am-5pm
- Friday 11am-9pm
- Saturday 11am-5pm
- Sunday 11am-5pm
- Closed Monday
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|Sun, 02-24-2013 - 1:08pm
The youngest female Fortune 500 CEO ~ Yahoo's Marissa Mayer ~ banned WAH for all employees, including full-time customer service reps, those who WAH just 1 or 2 days/week, even those hired on the condition they WAH.
<<"Speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home," says the memo from HR director Jackie Rees..."We need to be one Yahoo!, and that starts with physically being together.>>
Apparently the fact that all of the "tools" can be at home, accessing the main offices remotely, is not enough.
Wouldn't we expect a new mom especially to "champion" combining work and family? Some WAH employees say they get more done at home, due to a shorter "commute", fewer interuptions at the watercooler and cubicle. For those who WAH part-time or f-t, are you as/more productive at home as in an office? Will this backfire as the top talent can WAH for Yahoo and other companies?
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For PKA for tomorrow as I don't want her to miss it:

pumpkinangel wrote:
 I wasn't thinking of the glass ceiling in only the traditional feminism way only. I was thinking of it more in a way of how Jam and hardy are limiting the options of their children (both boys and girls) by already telling them at a young age, they can't have it all. Perhaps not the right comparasion but it came to mind with the limits that those posters are describing to their children.

Do you agree with Puss bouquet that she has it all?

Yep, I was spending time with one of my children last night supporting a dream in the making. I believe in that you know. :)
|Fri, 03-01-2013 - 12:53pm

bordwithyou wrote:
What are you saying, Jams, that a woman who doesn't have a "real job" is incapable of being a role model for younger women?

Do I think women without real jobs are incapable of being role models for young women? Absolutely not. But when you're a walking hypocrite like Hilary Rosen you should be prepared to get called on it, Lol.

Who exactly are you calling a walking hypocrite, Jam?
|Fri, 03-01-2013 - 12:53pm
Dd was going to become a vet, then get a boat with a vet office onboard, and then she would go from island to island taking care of all the sick and mistreated animals. I discussed with her completely seriously how she would go about organizing fundraisers for such a project. Why not? It was a good idea.
This has always been my experience as a parent. Kid has dream, parents and kid talk about dream and how to make it a reality.
|Fri, 03-01-2013 - 12:51pm

Like you my friend says that too, She gives speeches to her girls, she attends a thousand dollar a plate dinners, etc. You get it and I call that politics, Sort of like the Hilary Rosens that tell women what they want to hear too...... But does she have a real job? I am influenced by people that practice what they preach and my hope is that my children will be too.

reginageorge2005 wrote:

jamblessedthree wrote:
<p>That's pretty much what my friend says about her sorotiy too.</p>

As an advisor, I always tell my women, "If you leave a better woman than when you started, we've done our job." Most of them do.

I don't understand how encouraging other women and wanting to empower young women while working in retail makes her a hypocrite. But silly me, I'd also call retail a "real job."
|Fri, 03-01-2013 - 12:47pm

bordwithyou wrote:
Well, Thardy, it looks like I didn't have enough time home with my children to satisfy YOU. But I had enough to satisfy ME. And since I am living my life, and you are living yours, that's just fine and dandy.

It's not about you, it's what's best in SAH for the kids. Rushing back to work, it's not enough time for the baby. Stay at-home too long and one loses traction in her career. No one can have it all. Not men, not women.

I don't agree. based on that very limited scope of "having it all", I did quite nicely balancing the two. I am not unique in that balance, but it does take work.
|Fri, 03-01-2013 - 12:40pm

See, Having it all equals perfection, And I agree. But why raise a child to believe life is perfect?

Who said perfection?
|Fri, 03-01-2013 - 12:37pm
<<And how can you claim to have had it all when you had to return to work after you had your babies? And if you're going with...you had more than enough time at-home when they were children, I'd disagree. I've SAH more years, and I still want to SAH more with my children. And if one SAH, she necessarily loses traction in her career. Again, no one can have it all.>>
Well for me, I chose to go back to work when I did, each time. I've had lots of time home with my children and still have time home with my children and I haven't lost traction in my career, I'm right where I want to be at this moment. I've been very luck and with a lot of hard work, I think I have it all. It's not impossible but you can't wait around for mummy and daddy to pay for it, you have to go out and work for it. Of course, not everyone is willing to work for their dreams.
But really....work and kids are the only way you define having it all? That seems rather limited, imo.


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W+K Offers Cute Take on Modern Romance for Facebook
W+K crafted a cute little 30-second broadcast spot for Facebook taking on the subject of modern romance in a promotion of Facebook Messenger.
Entitled "Say Love You Better," the spot shows a young couple attempting to bridge a long distance to communicate their love for each other. Beginning with a simple "I miss u" message, the spot uses the couple trying to find better ways to say "I love you" as a means to demonstrate the different ways Messenger lets you communicate: audio, photos, video, various emoji, etc. The couple, initially separated on opposite ends of the screen, fly towards each other and embrace, symbolizing how Messenger helped bring them together, ending with the "Say love you better" tagline. It's an effective way to deliver the message, and perhaps rebuild the reputation of Facebook's often-maligned mobile service (without addressing any of the criticism).
The campaign will also include OOH elements, a first for Facebook, with billboards in Los Angeles and Chicago rolling out next month.


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Jessica Biel's Workout
"There's no pill, there's no diet, there's no magic drink." Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel from Blade Trinity and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry shows you can still be toned and firm and not lose your femininity. She is a perfect example of in shape Hollywood.
Warm Up
- 5 minutes of on the treadmill
- 3 to 5 minutes of light stretching (warm-ups was the walking lunge 8 to 10 repetitions per leg).
Cardiovascular exercise
- Jogs for half a mile to warm up
- intervals with 6 sprints(Rests about a minute between each sprint:
2 sets of 200 meter sprints
2 sets of 150 meter sprints
2 sets of 100 meter sprints
Plyometrics training
- Plyometrics training is specialized, high intensity training techniques used to develop athletic power (strength and speed).
Jessica Biel jumps from the bottom step of a flight of at least 20 stairs with 3 flights in total
Another plyometric exercise she has done was the jumping squats. (She did 12 repetitions) exercise tightened up her legs and core muscles.
Weight Training
- Her weight workout that changed from week to week such as shoulders, opposing body parts, chest, back, biceps, triceps, quadriceps and hamstrings.
- leg raises with Russian twist and crunches.
She was able to loose 10 pounds(4.6kgs) and reduced her body fat by 10 percent before shooting Blade Trinity.6 com


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Sports Sermon: Whittington the unsung key for Hoyas
Unprompted praise from an opponent. In life, it comes rarely enough. In the sporting world it's almost unheard of, which is what made Indiana Head Coach Tom Crean's praise of Georgetown sophomore Greg Whittington last week slightly surprising.
"I think Whittington is one of the underrated, undervalued future stars in college basketball," he said. "Everyone knows Otto Porter right now, but Whittington is going to be tremendous."
This is big coming from Crean, the man behind the country's No. 1 team. But it doesn't come out of nowhere, the 6-foot-8 guard has been a mainstay in the Georgetown rotation since his arrival on the Hilltop back in 2011. Really, the surprise is the route he took to get there.
Whittington never emerged as an elite college prospect until he turned heads during his senior season at Maryland's Oakland Mills High School. His recruitment picked up slightly, with interest from Clemson, DePaul, and local rival Maryland. The Columbia native quietly committed to Georgetown and was, to be frank, quite the afterthought of John Thompson III's recruiting coup that brought Otto Porter Jr. to campus.
But the potential was always there, as Whittington emerged with the All-Met Player of the Year award as a senior, averaging 23.5 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.4 blocks, 3.0 steals, and 2.7 assists. For Thompson, Whittington's recruitment is just another example of his line of thinking. A lengthy guard or forward who could potentially play three positions was quite unconventional only a couple of years ago. It's a testament to innovative thinking that, according to Thompson, it's now the standard around the Hilltop.
As with Porter's relative obscurity last season, Whittington has flown largely under the radar for over a season now. After all, his freshman campaign was largely predicated on the defensive end, where he shut down smaller guards with his seemingly endless wingspan. Every so often, he would take the Hoyas out of an offensive rut with a three, but that's about all we got.
And so this season has been a trial by fire for Whittington—given the starting role and a laundry list of responsibilities from Thompson, he just had to be a top contributor for the Hoyas to have success this season.
"Greg Whittington has a lot of responsibility this year," Thompson said after the sophomore picked up 15 rebounds in a full 40 minutes against Duquesne. "Some days he looks at that responsibility as a burden, but it is what it is. He has a lot of responsibility to do a lot of different things for us. Most days he's going to have a very difficult defensive assignment, he's going to have to rebound the way he did today, he's going to have to have to get his teammates shots, and he's going to have to score."
He has been able to contribute in that manner without all the brouhaha surrounding Porter. Ironically enough, though, it was Porter's absence from the lineup after suffering a mild concussion that initially thrust Whittington into the spotlight. Since then, they have been part of a balanced Hoya attack on both sides of the ball—spreading the scoring load around while utilizing that length on the defensive side. But the two players have co-starred in spearheading these efforts, filling up the stat sheets thus far this season. For Whittington, it's something he always knew he would need to do.
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Whittington , since freshman year, signs off Twitter before most games with "HoCo on my back", a reference to his native Howard County. Funny enough, just a few games into his sophomore year, he has the Hoyas on his back too.


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The Great American Beer Festival is a mecca for beer afficianados--but curiously, it seems to be home to something else, as well: The Great American Beard. Continue reading for photos of our favorite chin-growers from the three-day booze-a-palooza.
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Adoption of 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan
On December 16, 2013, InspireMD, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2013 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders approved the InspireMD, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2013 Plan"). The 2013 Plan had been previously adopted by the Company's board of directors (the "Board"), subject to stockholder approval, and is described in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting.
The purpose of the 2013 Plan is to provide an incentive to attract and retain employees, officers, consultants, directors, and service providers whose services are considered valuable, to encourage a sense of proprietorship and to stimulate an active interest of such persons in the Company's development and financial success. The 2013 Plan provides for the granting of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards, dividend equivalent rights, and other awards, which may be granted singly, in combination, or in tandem. The 2013 Plan is administered by the Company's compensation committee. A total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock are reserved for awards under the 2013 Plan.
The 2013 Plan is intended serve as an "umbrella" plan for the Company and its subsidiaries worldwide. Therefore, if so required, appendices may be added to the 2013 Plan in order to accommodate local regulations that do not correspond to the scope of the 2013 Plan. Attached as Appendix A to the 2013 Plan is the InspireMD, Inc. 2013 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "Israeli Appendix"), for the purpose of making grants of stock options, restricted stock, and other stock incentive awards pursuant to Sections 102 and 3(i) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 1961 to Israeli employees and officers and any other service providers or control holders of the Company who are subject to Israeli Income Tax.
Election of Class 2 Directors and Reduction of Board Size
As previously reported in the Company's definitive proxy statement dated November 7, 2013 (the "2013 Proxy"), the term of the Company's Class 2 directors, Michael Berman, Asher Holzer, Ph.D. and Eyal Weinstein, was scheduled to expire at the Annual Meeting and the Board (a) nominated Mr. Berman and James J. Loughlin, a Class 3 director, for election at the Annual Meeting as Class 2 directors and (b) reduced the size of the Board to seven members, effective immediately following the Annual Meeting. As such, each of Dr. Holzer and Mr. Weinstein ceased serving as members of the Board following the Annual Meeting.
In connection with the Annual Meeting, and effective immediately prior to the meeting, Mr. Loughlin resigned as a Class 3 member of the Board. At the Annual Meeting, Mr. Loughlin and Mr. Berman were each elected as a Class 2 member of the Board to serve for a term expiring at the Company's 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.
For more information about the matters above, see the Company's 2013 Proxy, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The description of the 2013 Plan above and such portions of the proxy statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2013 Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
At the Annual Meeting, the following three proposals were submitted to the Company's stockholders:
(1) Election of two Class 2 directors to serve on the Board for a term of three years or until their successors are elected and qualified, for which the following are nominees: Michael Berman and James J. Loughlin.
(2) Approval of the InspireMD, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(3) Ratification of the appointment of Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the six month transition period ending December 31, 2013.
For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company's 2013 Proxy. Holders of the Company's common stock were entitled to one vote per share. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below:
(1) Election of two Class 2 directors to serve on the Board for a term of three years or until their successors are elected and qualified:
Director For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Michael Berman 14,216,636 5,514 13,742,630 James J. Loughlin 14,216,670 5,480 13,742,630
(2) Approval of the InspireMD, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 14,040,120 161,594 20,436 13,742,630
(3) Ratification of the appointment of Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the six month transition period ending December 31, 2013:
For Against Abstain
26,147,991 1,772,948 43,841
The results reported above are final voting results. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the meeting.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
10.1 InspireMD, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.


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Magnaflow vs. Flowmaster: Which Mustang Exhaust is Better?
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