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A self-professed former fat kid stopped by Holladay Elementary School Sept. 20 to present an interactive assembly designed to help students avoid struggling with their weight as he did.
Austin Andrews, who lost more than 200 pounds as a contestant on NBC's Biggest Loser 2011, had HES third-, fourth- and fifth-graders singing, shouting and dancing as he peppered them with information and questions about exercising and making good nutrition choices.
The visit was sponsored by Wholly Guacamole, which brought the "guac mobile," a 55-foot trailer shaped like a bowl of guacamole, to Holladay from its previous visit to a Sterling school.
Wholly Guacamole staff members giggled as they described their travels down the East Coast in the brightly-colored, oddly-shaped truck.
"Driving down the highway, you see all the people hit their brake lights [as the "guac mobile" looms in their rear view mirrors]," said one staff member. "It's a trip!"
Although there were no guacamole samples to be had ("The Baltimore Farmers Market cleaned us out," said a staffer), students posed for photos with the truck and teachers were given coupons to distribute later.
From Richmond, the "guac mobile" was heading to North Carolina, where Andrews would take the "Check Your Choice Tour" and his presentation about healthy habits to additional elementary schools.
A finalist on Biggest Loser 2011, Andrews noted in an interview following the presentation that after feeling so badly about his size as a child, he can't imagine a more rewarding pursuit than helping to curb the trend toward childhood obesity.
While other children weren't necessarily cruel to him about his weight, said Andrews, "I felt bad enough just to go through that. . . . And I don't want to see students go through it."
He also pointed out that in addition to targeting children ages 6 to 14 "the range you have to make an impact" -- the campaign also is designed to educate parents and get them involved in anti-obesity efforts.
"If parents aren't modeling good behavior," said Andrews, "it's hard to get [children to cooperate]. It's good to see schools taking care of that."
During his presentation, Andrews had two student volunteers hold up a t-shirt and pair of pants that he wore when he weighed more than 400 pounds, and pointed out that the weight equaled that of several third-graders.
To loud cheers, Holladay Principal Angela Allen then presented Andrews with a considerably smaller HES t-shirt emblazoned with the school motto, and inducted him into "The Dream Team" as students shouted the motto in unison: "Dream, Lead and Inspire!"
Wholly Guacamole staff members reported afterwards that they immediately began getting feedback from viewers across the country who were inspired as they watched the presentation on the "Check Your Choice" blog.
One viewer posted the message, "What a wonderful school motto! That is the kind of school I want my kids to attend."
To see a brief video of Andrews' Holladay visit, visit http://checkyourchoice.tumblr.com
Short Pump Rotary volunteers help with rebuild, repair
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"It was a privilege to be involved in this project," said club president Melissa Abraham. "The homeowner kept thanking the volunteers, but I think all of us would agree we are the ones who actually benefited. It was an opportunity to help a community member, fellowship with great people and improve our handyman skills." > Read more.
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Alexander (pictured, at right, while Unity of Bon Air church member Harry Simmons interviews him) has written about what he considers to be his journey through the afterlife.
Tickets to this month's event are $25 and will support the new Bon Secours Hospice House being built later this year. > Read more.
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Behavioral disinhibition has been suggested as both a cause and consequence of substance use disorders. Many studies examining associations between behavioral disinhibition and substance use history have focused on individuals with alcohol dependence or non-dependent college students. In the present study, the relationship between behavioral disinhibition and cocaine use history in individuals with cocaine dependence is examined.
Forty-six non-treatment-seeking cocaine-dependent men and women completed impulsivity (Barratt Impulsiveness Scale; BIS) and novelty seeking (Temperament and Character Inventory; TCI) questionnaires at the baseline visit of an ongoing study. Unadjusted, and adjusted for gender and age, Pearson correlations were calculated between BIS, TCI, and cocaine use variables from the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and Timeline Follow-back (age of onset, quantity/frequency of past 30 day cocaine use).
As expected, elevated motor impulsivity and novelty seeking were each associated with younger age of dependence onset. Also, individuals with lower levels of persistence on the TCI reported more days of cocaine use over the previous month. Unexpectedly, increased novelty seeking and attentional impulsivity were associated with fewer days of cocaine use and less money spent on cocaine, respectively. Controlling for gender did not substantially change the pattern of observed associations.
The present study provides preliminary evidence for associations between behavioral disinhibition and cocaine use history in cocaine-dependent individuals. Given our relatively small sample size and the correlational nature of our findings, further research is needed to replicate and extend our results.
The 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported that approximately 1.4 million Americans had dependence on, or abuse of, cocaine (SAMHSA, 2009). Cocaine use disorders are associated with a number of serious negative outcomes, including impairment (Lozano, Domingo-Salvany, Martinez-Alonso, Brugal, Alonso, de la Fuente, & ITINERE Investigators, 2008), mortality (SAMHSA, 2010), and crime (ONDCP, 2009). Given the high prevalence and exceedingly negative consequences of cocaine use disorders, elucidating the factors involved in the development and maintenance of cocaine use is an important goal of health research.
Behavioral disinhibition, a broad individual difference factor that subsumes more narrow constructs such as impulsivity and reinforcement sensitivity (Dawe, Gullo, & Loxton, 2004; Magid, MacLean, & Colder, 2007), has been suggested as both a potential cause and consequence of substance use disorders (Winstanley, Olausson, Taylor, & Jentsch, 2010). Of the various facets of behavioral disinhibition, "narrow" impulsivity (or "rash impulsiveness"; Dawe et al., 2004) and novelty seeking have arguably received the most scrutiny in the literature. Impulsivity can be generally defined as the tendency to respond without forethought (Robinson, Eagle, Economidou, Theobald, Mar, Murphy, Robbins, & Dalley, 2009); in humans, it is typically assessed using psychometric measures such as the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11; Patton, Stanford, & Barratt, 1995), along with behavioral tasks that measure impulsive action or choice (Winstanley et al., 2010). Conversely, novelty seeking is the tendency to initiate exploratory behaviors in response to novelty and cues of reward; it is typically assessed using Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI; Cloninger, Svrakic, & Przybeck, 1993). Research has demonstrated that impulsivity and novelty seeking are non-redundant facets of behavioral disinhibition (Perkins, Lerman, Coddington, Jetton, Karelitz, Scott, & Wilson, 2008), with differential associations to substance use acquisition and dependence (Belin, Mar, Dalley, Robbins, & Everitt, 2008).
Individuals with substance use disorders are consistently elevated on psychometric and behavioral measures of impulsivity (Kjome, Lane, Schmitz, Green, Ma, Prasla, Swann, & Moeller, 2010) and novelty seeking (Lukasiewicz, Neveu, Blecha, Falissard, Reynaud, & Gasquet, 2008), relative to healthy control subjects. Among alcohol-dependent individuals, novelty seeking and impulsivity, along with "persistence" (another TCI scale measuring the maintenance of behavior despite adverse consequences; Arnau, Mondon, & Santacreu, 2008), have repeatedly been associated with relapse (e.g., Muller, Weijers, Boning, & Wiesbeck, 2008). In non-substance-dependent individuals (typically college-students), impulsivity and novelty seeking have been linked to alcohol consumption (Skeel, Pilarski, Pytlak, & Neudecker, 2008) and the development of substance use disorders (Sher, Bartholow, & Wood, 2000). Finally, impulsivity (Dom, D'haene, Hulstijn, & Sabbe, 2006; Dougherty, Mathias, Tester, & Marsh, 2004) and novelty seeking (Lim, Oh, Shin, Kang, Kim, Park, Kim, & Lee, 2008; Schuckit and Smith, 2011) have each been associated with early onset of substance use initiation and/or dependence.
Many studies examining associations between behavioral disinhibition and substance use history (e.g., age of onset, recent consumption) have focused on individuals with alcohol dependence or non-dependent college students. Less research has been conducted on the relationship between behavioral disinhibition and cocaine use history in individuals with cocaine dependence (Lejuez, Bornovalova, Reynolds, & Daughters, 2007; Tziortzis, Mahoney, Kalechstein, Newton, & De La Garza, 2011). Better understanding of these relationships may help to identify therapeutic targets for cocaine-dependent individuals. The present study examined associations between psychometric measures of behavioral disinhibition (e.g., novelty seeking, impulsivity) and cocaine use history (age of onset, recent cocaine use) in a group of individuals with cocaine dependence. We hypothesized that measures of behavioral disinhibition would be associated with increased cocaine use and decreased age of onset of cocaine dependence.
Forty-six non-treatment-seeking cocaine-dependent men and women were recruited as volunteers for a larger, ongoing investigation of the effects of yohimbine on cocaine cue reactivity (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00535002) through media advertisements in the local Charleston, SC area. All study procedures were performed in accordance with Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Declaration of Helsinki, with approval from the Medical University of South Carolina Institutional Review Board. Participants were nominally compensated for their time. Participants met DSM-IV criteria for Cocaine Dependence and indicated cocaine as their primary drug of choice. General exclusion criteria included: major medical (e.g., diabetes, HIV) and psychiatric conditions (e.g., affective disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder), psychotropic medications, BMI ≥ 35, synthetic glucocorticoid or exogenous steroid therapy within 1 month of evaluation, pregnancy or nursing, and DSM-IV criteria for non-cocaine substance dependence (except caffeine, nicotine, marijuana, or alcohol) within the past 60 days.
Substance use disorder criteria (including age of onset) were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID; First, Spitzer, Gibbon, & Williams, 1994). Exclusionary Axis I disorders were assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI; Sheehan, Lecrubier, Sheehan, Amorim, Janavas, Weiller, Hergueta, Baker, & Dunbar, 1998). Cocaine use in the three preceding months was assessed using the Timeline Follow-back (Sobell and Sobell, 1992). Recent (i.e., past 30 day) cocaine use was represented with separate quantity (total dollar amount of cocaine used) and frequency variables (percent days used). Behavioral disinhibition was assessed using psychometric measures. The 125-item Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI; Cloninger et al., 1993) was used to assess novelty seeking and persistence, along with two other temperament dimensions, harm avoidance (tendency to inhibit behaviors, heavily influenced by negative affectivity) and reward dependence (tendency to maintain ongoing behaviors; Cloninger et al., 1993). The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11A; Barratt, 1994, prorated to BIS-11; Patton et al., 1995) was used to assess trait impulsivity; the BIS provides subscale scores for three non-redundant factors of impulsivity: motor impulsivity (acting without thinking), attentional impulsivity (ability to focus on the task at hand), and non-planning impulsivity (present orientation; Patton et al., 1995).
Coefficient alpha was calculated for all BIS and TCI scales and subscales. Because BIS and TCI items are ordinal and binary, respectively, we also included approximate internal consistency estimates adjusted for the presence of ordinal data (Zumbo, Gadermann, & Zeisser, 2007); the adjusted estimates are provided in brackets following the alpha estimates: TCI novelty seeking, α = 0.45 [0.60]; TCI persistence, α = 0.17 [0.30]; TCI harm avoidance, α = 0.30 [0.40]; TCI reward dependence, α = 0.41 [0.50]; BIS total score, α = 0.81 [0.85]; BIS motor, α = 0.64 [0.70]; BIS attentional, α = 0.41 [0.50]; BIS non-planning, α = 0.72 [0.80].
All procedures included in the present report were conducted at a baseline screening visit, prior to the application of any experimental manipulations.
In preliminary univariate analyses, all behavioral disinhibition, cocaine use, and sociodemographic variables were assessed to characterize the study sample and checked for outliers and implausible values. Continuous variables were assessed for normality, and log-transformed variables used where required for parametric statistical tests. Next, unadjusted and age-and-gender-adjusted Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to assess relationships between behavioral disinhibition and cocaine use variables. Statistical significance was evaluated at an uncorrected alpha level of 0.05 given the exploratory nature of the analyses; statistical trends (i.e., p < 0.10) were not interpreted. SAS 9.1 (Cary, NC) was used for all analyses.
46 cocaine-dependent individuals were enrolled into the study, ranging in age from 21 to 61 years. Demographic and clinical characteristics are summarized in Table 1. Briefly, the study sample was characterized by high levels of unemployment (67%) and low levels of marriage or cohabitation (11%). Over 40% of participants had attended at least some college. Participants were predominantly male (65%). However, female participants used cocaine more frequently and tended to spend more money on cocaine in the 30 days preceding the study. A small number of participants (n = 7) had co-occurring alcohol dependence at the time of the study.
Pearson correlations between behavioral disinhibition and cocaine use variables are presented in Table 2. Only age-and-gender-adjusted correlations are presented because women exhibited more extensive cocaine use in the 30 days preceding the assessment than did men. Motor impulsivity was significantly associated with lower age of onset (p<0.05). Furthermore, attentional impulsivity was inversely related to total dollar amount of cocaine used (p=0.01). In other words, individuals with higher attentional impulsivity scores tended to use less cocaine. Regarding the TCI, novelty seeking and persistence were significantly related to lower percent days used (p=0.02 and p<0.05, respectively). In addition, novelty seeking was significantly associated with lower age of onset (p=0.02). To clarify whether associations between motor impulsivity, novelty seeking, and age of onset of cocaine dependence were confounded with total years of cocaine use, we examined correlations between years of cocaine use and all behavioral disinhibition subscales. Unlike age of onset, total years of use was not significantly associated with any of the BIS or TCI subscales.
The present study investigated associations between behavioral disinhibition and cocaine use history in cocaine-dependent men and women. Consistent with past research (Najavits and Lester, 2008), cocaine-dependent women reported more frequent cocaine use in the 30 days preceding the study, relative to cocaine-dependent men. Also consistent with other studies in this area, various facets of behavioral disinhibition were associated with cocaine use history (Lejuez et al., 2007; Prisciandaro, McRae-Clark, Moran, Hartwell, & Brady, 2011; Tziortzis et al., 2011), controlling for gender and age. For example, elevated motor impulsivity and novelty seeking were both associated with younger age of cocaine dependence onset. Furthermore, individuals with lower levels of persistence on the TCI reported more days of cocaine use over the past month. However, there were also a number of associations that were unexpected given past research. Specifically, increased novelty seeking and attentional impulsivity were associated with fewer days of cocaine use and less money spent on cocaine, respectively. Importantly, past research on cocaine dependence and impulsivity has focused on differences in behavioral disinhibition between dependent and non-dependent individuals, or associations between broad measures of behavioral disinhibtion and cocaine use history (primarily age of onset), as opposed to associations between particular facets of behavioral disinhibtion (e.g., motor impulsivity) and cocaine use history (age of onset and recent use). However, given the preliminary nature of these findings, they should be considered tentative until replicated. With this caveat in mind, we could speculate that individuals high on attentional impulsivity may have difficulty recruiting the cognitive resources necessary to obtain cocaine or the money necessary to purchase cocaine. Regarding novelty seeking, it is possible that the habitual nature of cocaine use in cocaine-dependent individuals promotes behaviors that have proven in the past to result in drug use rather than untested behaviors aimed at achieving novel experiences. One potential limitation of the present study is that, as is typically the case in the literature, internal reliability estimates for the TCI subscales, as well as the attentional impulsivity subscale of the BIS, were low. However, internal consistency is not a necessary nor sufficient measure of the acceptability of a psychometric scale for correlational analyses because internal consistency statistics are greatly influenced by the dimensionality of the scale (i.e., unidimensional vs. multidimensional), the scale of measurement of the items (i.e., continuous vs. ordinal vs. dichotomous), and the number of items included in the scale. Although low alpha levels can attenuate correlations between scales and relevant outcomes, research has demonstrated that such attenuations are typically not substantial (Schmitt, 1996).
In conclusion, the present study provides evidence for associations between behavioral disinhibition and cocaine use history in cocaine-dependent individuals, extending similar research in alcohol-dependent populations. Although preliminary, this research suggests that individuals with cocaine-dependence and elevated behavioral disinhibition may particularly benefit from treatments that target impulsivity/aggression (e.g., dialectical behavior therapy, mood stabilizing medications). Because different facets of behavioral disinhibition, for example impulsivity and novelty seeking, each have distinct behavioral manifestations and unique neural fingerprints (Belin et al., 2008), better understanding the pattern of associations between facets of behavioral disinhibition and cocaine use may help to identify therapeutic targets for cocaine-dependent individuals. Given our relatively small sample size and participants' wide age range (21 to 61 years old), and the exploratory nature of our findings, however, further research is needed to replicate and extend our results before firm recommendations can be offered.
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I stayed here for 3 nights in January 2014. I had just come off a tour group and was looking forward to 3 nights of sleeping in a room by myself. I booked the single bedroom which had a great view out over the canel. Staff were friendly, it was a short walk along the canel to reach the man road and immediate tram lines. Short walk to the city centre it's self. Breakfast was fantastic, room was cleaned everyday, and I could watch the Australian Open (tennis). Be aware there is no lift and several stairs.
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Good Value
Good location, nice-sized room, friendly & helpful staff, sufficient breakfast. My wife & I stayed here for 3 nights in late June, and based on value received for the rate charged, the Bridge Hotel is better-than-average---especially when considering the overall higher costs of Amsterdam.
Good hotel
We booked a triple for 4 nights at the Bridge Hotel. The staff was very outgoing and friendly. Everyone spoke excellent English. They were very kind to my children and went out of their way to talk with them. They gave us maps and directions throughout our stay.
Our room was not fancy, but was very airy, clean and quite large. There were large windows that went from the ceiling to almost the floor. Our room faced the side canal. There wasn't a lot of traffic and it was fun to see the occasional boat and all the swans and ducks swim by. The drapes were easily pulled across the windows for privacy. The beds were fine...real pillows....you could control the heat....the bathroom was good, too.
We enjoyed the breakfast very much! A great selection of food....there was the traditional Dutch food, as well as British and American favorites. My children loved breakfast there because they got to add delicious chocolate shavings to their granola and yogurt every morning! The staff kept the coffee pot and food trays filled. Lots of fresh fruit, too.
We enjoyed the ice machine where you could get as much free ice as you wanted. None of our other hotels during our 6 week European trip had this feature.
There is no lift, but we only had to go down one flight of skinny steps so it wasn't too bad. The hotel is in the process of renovations right now. It didn't look as if they were putting in a lift though. It looked like a large staircase going up, but I could be wrong about that. There was quite a bit of banging going on, but they didn't start too early in the morning.
The hotel is off the beaten path, so you have somewhat of a walk to get to a busy street that had restaurants and the Internet. You aren't close to many sites, though you are near the Skinny Bridge.
We would definitely stay there again...and we would highly recommend it to friends.
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The Bridge Hotel was an excellent, hospitable hotel in Amsterdam. The location was beautiful--canals in front and back. Our room was spacious and quite comfortable. The staff did everything to accomodate us, and were very friendly. I would definitely stay here again.
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A great place to stay on the Amstel River right near the skinny bridge.
Room overlooking th river was very clean, staff extremely helpful.Excellent location to catch trams to central area. Breakfast was excellent. Would stay here again without question.
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The hotel is located right beside the Carre Theatre on the Amstel River about a block from the famous Magere Brug, or Skinny Bridge. It is easily accessible by trams from Centraal Station. I had a double room with huge windows that opened onto the Niewe Prinsengracht canal. It was quiet and clean, and the service during my stay was excellent. The price of the rooms includes ALL taxes AND breakfast! I'll be staying here when I return to Amsterdam!
The Bridge Hotel is ideal for a short or longer stay
I've stayed at the Bridge Hotel on three occasions and have every intention of staying again. It's situated on the Amstel right next to the Theatre Carre. It's clean, the rooms are roomy and simply but attractively furnished. It's usually only about 79 euros per night. The staff are friendly without being overbearing. It's within a stones throw of Rembrandt Plein and the Hortus Botanicus. Booking is easy. Just call and they'll sort out your reservation and email your confirmation.
65Euros! Great location! Impressed!
I am in graduate school and I really researched prices. I called over 100 hotels and this was the best price with the highest rating. I used tripadvisor to get the numbers of the hotels to call directly. I spent 2 nights in Amsterdam with my boyfriend.The room cost 65 Euros and this included all taxes and breakfast. The hotel has its own web site with pictures....The rooms had private baths which was important to us. The bathroom was very modern and clean. The hotel is on a MAJOR canal called Amstel(our room had a view of the side canal, with a small boat docked right outside)The hotel is in between 2 subway stops that are both less than a 5 minute walk: waterlooplein and weesperplein.The tram stop is right next to the waterloplein stop. I never got around to using the tram(day card 5.20E and for 3 days 11.30E)After using both subway stops I prefered to use waterlooplein because it was only 2 stops up to central station (nieuwmarkt stop was in between)(price is 6.20E for 15 strips about 6 rides depending on what zone you go)In the end we WALKED around alot instead of using the train and tram. Nieuwmarkt was a 10 minute walk,central station was a 15 minute walk,rembrandtplein 5 min., leidseplein 10 min.walk.I was VERY HAPPY and IMPRESSED with bridge hotel. It turned out better than I expected. I was nervous because the price was so good.In retrospect, the only slight negative was the room is small. It had 2 beds, a table with 2 chairs, and 2 end tables. We only slept and ate breakfast so that did not matter. You really can't beat the price though.I would highly recommend it if you are looking for a GREAT price. It is safe, clean, great location, and the hotel staff was friendly (they are open 24 hours and they keep the key everytime you come in and out).Email me and under the subject put: Bridge Hotel, Amsterdam if you have any other questions.
Clean, friendly hotel
Had a great stay in the Bridge Hotel. It was basic but very clean and good value for money. The central location was brilliant and we were able to walk to most of the attractions or catch the tram (easy to use and very frequent). Would definitely use the hotel again for future trips
A great place to stay in Amsterdam!
Great location in Amsterdam, right on the Amstel River near the "Skinny Bridge". Staff is friendly, place is clean and price includes breakfast. Good value. This is not a 5 star hotel but a very solid place to stay. Would definitely recommend the place and stay there again.
Very clean hotel
te words clean, safe and freindly describe the Bridge nicely. Stayed for weekend and was not dissapointed with anything, I would even have my mother-in law stay there. For the price I have not seen a nicer hotel.
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In my hungover pursuit for omelettes and smoothies at Dell's CES press release, I was a bit confused about the Adamo. It was true that they displayed an absolutely gorgeous prototype of an ultra-thin luxury laptop, held aloft by the thin, sinewy forearm of an ebony goddess. But the way Dell's guys were talking, it sounded like it wasn't a specific machine, so to speak, but an entire line of luxury laptops: Inspirons for oil shieks. It seems the answer is both: the prototype held up will be the first of an expanding Adamo line of luxury laptops by Dell. And without the bleary-eyed occular effect of too many Casino Royale rum-and-cokes, it is even more beautiful than I had first thought. This looks significantly better than the MacBook Air, in my opinion. Shame it's a PC... and a PC without announced specs or battery life estimates at that. Dell Grants Exclusive Photo Shoot of New Adamo Line of Luxury Notebooks [Bub.blicio.us]
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CTECH Europe company that is committed to supporting the waste water treatment industry with a wide range of tailor made solutions for effluent treatment. Solutions too, that are created to ensure cost effective operation and to maximize waste water treatment system uptime. So the customer remains productive and profitable in today`s and tomorrow`s competitive world. ...
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The Porvair Filtration Group (Microfiltrex, Porvair Technology, Filters for Industry and MF&T) are a specialist porous materials and filtration systems group. We design and manufacture filters and filtration systems for the most demanding environments in industries including aerospace, biosciences, chemical process, power generation, pharmaceutical, environment and food ...
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Ion Enterprises Ltd. - Company OverviewION Enterprises Limited has been trading since 1990, in 2012 had amalgamated with newterra Ltd. The company manufacture a range of environmental water treatment devices (physical water conditioners, electrostatic, water conditioning devices) under the trademarks of ScaleBuster® and ISB®. Over the past years our technology has been ...
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There are no championships or regional berths on the line in the fall, but that doesn't mean this time of the year is any less important for the Mississippi State softball program.
Seven games have been scheduled for the Bulldogs over the next three weeks and coach Vann Stuedeman wants to use those outings to introduce the newcomers to the game at a higher level.
Homecoming on a college campus is usually a special time.
This year's Mississippi State homecoming is especially special for head coach Dan Mullen.
Mullen leads his Bulldogs (2-3) into a homecoming showdown with the Bowling Green Falcons (5-1) this Saturday.Â
The Starkville Yellowjackets weren't as sharp as they could have been on offense last Friday night, but in a winning situation, there can be a reason to smile.
After a 35-0 homecoming victory against Northwest Rankin, the Jackets improved their records to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in Class 6A, Region 2.
Earlier last week, Jamarcus Bradley said teams had better watch out for Choctaw County this season because their time was now.
The Chargers quarterback was speaking in reference to those that said with the area schools combining, it might take a while for success to come their way.
After starting out the season 5-1, it seems as though Bradley's prediction might be coming true.
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The Bulldogs dropped a 59-26 decision to No. 10 LSU for their 14th-consecutive loss to the Tigers.
Tyler Russell has been one of the best quarterbacks Mississippi State has ever seen.
On Saturday night, he took another step in that direction.
The senior signal caller threw for two touchdowns in a 59-26 loss to No. 10 LSU to give him 39 in his career, the most ever by a Bulldog quarterback.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are still having trouble reaching the next level.
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Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.'s Project Management Office (PMO) resides within the Management Support Directorate.
The PMO maintains and implements state-of-the-art tools, templates, standards, processes, procedures,
and FNL-wide training programs that include pharmaceutical and biotech industry best practices for managing projects.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
ATRF Auditorium
This event qualifies for 8.00 PDUs*.
Presented by Lee R. Lambert
Abstract: "How Did I Get to Cleveland"
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) continues to expand in "epidemic like" proportions in each of its four year improvement cycles.
At the heart of the profession remains the fundamental concepts of project management that are realistically not all that complex. The plethora
of automated tools used to support those longstanding basic concepts is increasing at an exponential pace providing an endless opportunity for
rationalizing why projects are challenged and often times considered failures--it's the system's fault or it's the organization's fault. It
seems we often lose sight of where responsibility and accountability rests -- with the people! Good people. Fun people. People who want to
be successful in the world of PM AND successful in life must take it upon themselves to establish and follow a plan for success. In the project
world we call this plan a Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB). In the world of personal /professional development I call this a --- Performance
Measurement Baseline (PMB)!! Are they the same? Are they mutually exclusive? Remember, if you don't know where you're going, any road will get
you there.
This workshop will make you think about the PMB like you never have before. You will see how and why you should capitalize on the potential
power of the PMB in achieving your professional AND personal life objectives. Real world examples of the role the PMB plays in projects, in
the profession of medicine, in the success of athletes, and even the world of vacation travel will confirm value add. Upon completion of this
workshop you will fully grasp the importance of the PMB and how it can be created and used to take you to levels of performance and success
that you may never have dreamed possible. You will spend a day in the world of NO fault, NO blame where ownership has the mantra: Git R Dun!
You will go forth and reap the rewards! But, if you don't "git it", there's a high probability you could end up in Cleveland!
Seating is limited to 30. Please email your interest in attending this seminar to Teresa Stitely at
Course Outline:
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Lee R. Lambert, PMP, CEO
Lee Lambert takes the saying; "been there, done that, got the T-shirt" to new heights in project management training, by incorporating a
pragmatic perspective and a unique use of personal analogies to help bring the subject matter to life. No other Project Management educator
can contend with his uncanny technical knowledge, material content and refreshing delivery - not to mention his humorous, engaging,
CommonSense style that has mesmerized more than 40,000 students in 21 countries. Lee has been an honored and distinguished member of the
project management community since 1968 and was part of the original team that formulated and implemented the PMP Certification Program.
He is recognized as one of the most effective project management educators in the world.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015, NOON – 1PM
Building 549, Café
Taking a look into the crystal ball. One of the steps forward in risk management in the past few years has been a focus on futures thinking. That's the concept that if we can identify the range of possible futures, we can better shape the world to create a higher probability that the most desired future will become reality. In this session, participants will look at their own futures, identify impediments to the desired future and examine what it will take to get to that optimal outcome.
Teamwork divides the task and double the success.
PMI Global Congress 2015 - North America
Orlando, Florida
October 11-13, 2015
More information will be posted!
Congratulations to Evelyn Obot of the Clinical Monitoring Research Program for earning her PMP certification!


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Q&A: John Legend on music, wedding, Kanye, Syria
LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Legend has one more thing to do before launching his fall tour: get married.
The 34-year-old R&B singer is engaged to 27-year-old model Chrissy Teigen, the subject of most of the romantic songs that make up his new album, "Love in the Future," released last week. The wedding will be some time before he kicks off his tour Oct. 20 in Mashantucket, Conn., and marks a turning point for the piano-playing crooner, who since 2004's "Get Lifted" has been crafting songs about hook-ups, cheating and heartbreak as well as long-term commitment.
Appropriately, the nine-time Grammy winner's latest takes an overall more optimistic perspective on affairs of the heart, so much so that he says he's already considering how married life will affect his writing: "My fans probably don't want to listen to everything being awesome all the time."
Legend reconnected with longtime collaborator Kanye West for his fourth solo album, which includes hip-hop drum patterns and moments of humor the singer credits to West. "I finally got to take the night off, so we can make some little tax write-offs," he sings in "Caught Up."
Legend recently sat down with The Associated Press to talk about fame, stability, wedding plans and international policy.
AP: Your fiancee is very witty on Twitter, and you slide some jokes into many of your songs. How important is humor to you?
Legend: Chrissy is hilarious and I'm a big comedy fan. We go to comedy clubs ... I wish I was funnier myself ... I surround myself with people who are different from me. Obviously, people always ask me, `How are you and Chrissy together?" And then people also ask me, `How are you and Kanye working together for so many years because you're so different?' But I think I gravitate toward people that are a little more outrageous than I am. And we complement each other well.
AP: Do you want Kanye-level fame?
Legend: I want Kanye-level success. I don't think I'm craving any more fame. But success and being recognized for making great work all around the world, I think it's a great thing. And I'm already not far from there. But Kanye has been a really singular artist that's made a unique contribution to pop culture, and I respect that and I wouldn't mind being known for that as well.
AP: What's your vision for your wedding? What do you want from it?
Legend: I'm excited to get married, but I look at it as just a fun party where I want my friends to have a great time. ... I guess we should look good, too, so the pictures come out nice. But other than that, I feel like it's no pressure.
AP: Are you going to sing?
Legend: We've got a DJ and most of the night, it'll be a DJ. But we do have a piano set up at dinner. So I'll probably sing a song or two. And who knows who else will jump on the piano?
AP: Some songwriters make their best music when they're not in a stable relationship. It can also go the other way. Is that something you've thought about?
Legend: I've written some of my better songs about the ups and downs of relationships. ... I've thought about, you know, what am I going to do two years from now? ... But I imagine that we'll have some ups and downs too, so I'll tell those stories, too.
AP: You're a supporter of President Barack Obama, but covered several anti-war songs from the 1960s and 1970s on the 2010 album you created with The Roots called "Wake Up!" Are you worried about U.S. military intervention in Syria?
Legend: I am not anti-war in general. I am just anti-wars that I think are not a good idea. I didn't think the Iraq war was a good idea. ... I do understand the impulse to want to punish countries for using chemical weapons. I do understand the humanitarian impulse when you see 100,000 people getting slaughtered ... but we have to be very cautious about getting into another long conflict in the Middle East. ... We know that al-Qaida's infiltrated the rebel forces in Syria. We know that either way, no matter who wins, there are significant groups within each side that might not be pro-America. So I think it's a very difficult decision to involve ourselves militarily in Syria.
AP: After doing "Wake Up," do you wish there was more political pop music today?
Legend: Looking at the radio right now, you just hear nothing that's the least bit socially conscious or aware, and I think artists are doing that because they don't feel like the fans want to hear it. So what we have to ask ourselves (is), `Why don't the fans want to hear it?' ... It's not like there's nothing going on. We had the war in Iraq, which you could parallel to the war in Vietnam. Perhaps the biggest difference is there's no draft- because when there was a draft, everyone felt the war.
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The Catch of the Moment: White Salmon
Published: September 20, 2000
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Christer Larsson, the chef at Christer's in Midtown, rubs a hot plate with olive oil and cooks the fish with the heat of the plate for just a few minutes. Andrew Carmellini, the chef at Cafe Boulud, and Eric Ripert, the chef at Le Bernardin, both slow-roast it on a plate in a 200-degree oven for about 10 minutes.
When the fish is cooked this way, the oils warm up, the flesh softens and the whole thing seems to melt in the mouth. Mr. Carmellini intensifies the effect by spreading a spoonful of osetra caviar on top and laying it in a shallow puddle of cucumber sauce thickened with creme fraiche.
Slow roasting in a low oven guarantees that the fish won't overcook from one minute to the next; you can monitor it carefully. It also allows you to enjoy the fish in a pure way. It does not color, so there are no caramelized edges, and it is rare in the center, so it is very much like sushi.
Blue Ribbon Sushi, in fact, serves white king salmon as sushi and sashimi, both with a mustard and basil vinaigrette. Eaten this way, the difference between the white and red is even more striking. White is sweeter and more moist than red king salmon -- a flavor altogether more nuanced.
Another easy way to cook the fish is to poach it with just enough fish broth and butter to cover the bottom of a shallow pan. As it simmers you can spoon the pan juices over the fish, or gently turn it. The fish cooks in just a few minutes.
Because the fish is oily, it needs some kind of acidity. Using Mr. Carmellini's idea of a cucumber juice sauce, I made a watercress sauce, first wilting the greens in butter, then pureeing them with oil and rice vinegar and straining the pulp, so I got a leaf-green sauce. Just before serving, I thickened it with creme fraiche, which, with the rice vinegar, gave an edge to the fish.
White king salmon also sautes beautifully and, surprisingly, can handle hearty flavors, as red salmon can. Mr. Marshall serves it with oxtail risotto and squash puree. Regular salmon often releases much of its oil when sauteed and becomes dry, but white king salmon becomes richer and juicier. I seasoned fillets generously with sea salt and coarse black pepper, heated butter and oil in a nonstick saute pan until it was almost smoking, then placed the fish skin side down and let it cook until the skin was brown as a hazelnut and covered with bubbles from the heat. I made a kind of succotash with corn, green beans and snap peas -- sweet and unobtrusive accompaniments -- and served a lemon wedge on the side to counter the richness.
Mr. Carmellini sautes white salmon without skin and serves it with a stew of lentils and bacon and a tart red wine sauce. It is rare to find a fish that can handle both bacon and cucumber.
If you prefer not to chase after your fish purveyor day after day trying to get white king, you can always taste it smoked from Petrossian. The white salmon there is mellow and tender, like a salmon and butter pate. I cut the crusts off black bread, toasted it, spread a horseradish cream on it and laid a little salmon on top. It made dark, delicious little sandwiches. Petrossian also sells what it calls Jamaican white salmon. Avoid this. It is as subtle as beef jerky.
A fish as fine and rare as white king salmon is best unencumbered by strong flavors. Its taste of sea and krill and the Pacific should be as unmistakable as its color.
Time: 45 minutes
4 ears corn, husked
Sea salt
4 ounces green beans, trimmed
6 ounces sugar snap peas
4 5-ounce fillets white king salmon with skin
Freshly ground black pepper
6 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon peanut oil
2 tablespoons thinly sliced chives
4 lemon wedges.
1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add corn, turn off heat and let sit 5 minutes. Drain and cool. Cut kernels from cobs into medium saucepan, scraping off as much juice as possible. Set aside.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add green beans and cook until tender and slightly crisp, about 3 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and cool. Bring water back to a boil and add snap peas. Cook until tender but slightly crisp, about 3 minutes. Drain and cool. Halve green beans, and slice snap peas diagonally into 1/2-inch pieces. Add to corn.
3. Generously season salmon fillets on both sides with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter with the oil. When bubbles subside, add fillets skin side down. Cook until very brown and crisp, about 4 minutes. Turn once and brown other side 3 minutes; fish should be slightly rare in center.
4. Add remaining butter to corn mixture, place pan over medium heat and stir until thoroughly warmed. Add salt to taste, and stir in chives.
5. To serve, make a bed of corn on each of 4 plates, and place a fillet on top, skin side up. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
Yield: 4 servings.
Time: 40 minutes
4 tablespoons butter at room temperature
1 pound watercress, trimmed and washed
Sea salt
1 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons creme fraiche
8 3-ounce pieces white king salmon, skin removed
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Safco Products Company 31 Quart Square Wastebasket
Safco Products Company 31 Quart Square Wastebasket
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|Product Type: Trash bin
|Shape: Square
|Room Use: Office
|Primary Material: Steel
|Odor Seal: No
|Lid Included: Yes
|Curbside: No
|Locking Security: No
|Multi-Compartment: No
|Pull Out/Under Counter: No
|Rain Protector: No
|Side Access Door: No
|Step On: No
|Gallon Capacity: 8 Gallons
|Application: Indoor
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