text:
Register now for free, or sign in with any of these services:
Want to set your local edition?
Select an edition for more focused local news coverage when you visit AL.com.
Don't worry. You can change this setting at any time to another local edition.
says the fan of the liberal news networks aka CNN/MSNBC/CBS etc etc. You libs are the most intolerant group of people on Earth.
Bravo to the fall of The News and the cleanup going on at APT. Both were spewing nothing but liberal drivel and were far from balanced or legit. The 8 hippie liberals that routinely comment on stories on here are the only ones in Alabama that are really upset over this. The rest of us applaud it.
Wallbuilders cites and provides numerous sources, unlike libs who spin and lie.
I'm famlliar with the Wallbuilders presentation and it is loaded with facts that are backed up. The liberals routinely use the Treaty of Tripoli and the wording of the first ammendment to twist and say the founding fathers didn't want any religion in government. It's a lie. The language of the day was deeply rooted in biblical terms, and the majority of the people at the constitutional convention were deeply religious. What they wanted was freedom of religion, meaning the government not telling them they had to be a member of the Church of England. They surely never intended that the American government should become atheist. Not the in the least. This group offers proof, liberals offer spin.
He belongs in prison with other convicted felons
Not speaking of Pitt, but do you think churches should continue to offer worship in a traditional format while sitting back and watching the numbers of saved and people that attend continue to drop?
FYI, tithing is in the Bible and Catholics along with Episcopalians have some pretty nice church buildings. Far more ornate and "fancy" than many "contemporary" churches.
I've watched you bash many topics including contemporary churches on here for a while. No one really stands up to you why, I don't know, because you really aren't that impressive or convincing in your arguments but you clearly have issues that you need to work through. Churches that are reaching people through biblicaly sounds theology are not your problem. It's something else.
You are completely incorrect in your assessment (which you've harped on here numerous times) There are 15 thousand or so people who attend or watch services every week. Obviously lives are being changed. I don't think he's treated or spoken of any different than any other Pastor, and what you call "showy" is what gets youth and young people in. The message is the same. What the old churches are doing as far as their presentation method, isn't working judging by the ever decreasing attendance numbers. During some point in history, a piano and organ were likely considered "new" and flashy" as were "hymns" People are being led to Christ and the message is the same. Sounds like something positive is happening. The Bible doesn't mention anything about not using guitars and drums in worship
So far as "questioning" the senior Pastor, how do you know they don't? I've read your comments on here before and you never attended long enough to find out, and it certainly doesn't appear you ever knew anyone that was closely involved with the church leadership. Besides, do the junior Pastors at your church constantly question the senior? Do you really think that would make for a good church? Sounds like conflict is what you like, and that's exactly what splits churches and turns people off to Christianity.
Church of the Highlands isn't the only church in Alabama or the world that is using contemporary methods to reach people, and they weren't even the first. It's working and the message is sound. You clearly do understand nor care to understand what the purpose of the Great Commission is. I suppose we should do it the "old" way and watch as the saved and attendance numbers continue to fall.
Third place in the west is a toss up between Arky and Auburn this year, and only because Petrino is gone. That was the best thing to happen to AU. They might be solid 3rd in the west every year for a while if Arky doesn't make a good hire and if A&M doesn't happen to have a good year. Lets face it, Aubies, your chances went down the tubes with Lowder's bank failing and Mcgregor's legal issues.
When a religious figure messes up, the vultures (media) are there to feed off the fallen. Nothing like some sensationalizing to make people feel superior. That's really all this is about, isn't it?
Even if Bush caused it (he didn't) Obama can't solve it.
Sounds like a couple of commenters have had a few run ins with the law.
Those terms are interchangeable, so yes.
"I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father (God) except through Me (Jesus)" John 14:6
You forgot that one.
Amen on the 32 Tahoes. Many Trussvillians feel as though they are Mountain Brookies or Vestavians. They are too worried about status and image and should be more worried about other things. Most people don't think that highly of people like that. When you die, none of that mess goes with you.
Degradation of society. How many of our Grandfathers are turning over in their graves right now over this?
With the other comments that this paper does not represent the views of the majority of the resident's of this area.
Regional cooperation is a nice buzzword these days, but what The News and the City of Bham think it means is that everyone do what they want. Bow to Bham. Not a chance. The vast majority of intelligent, common sense people that would be capable of moving this area forward, do not reside in Birmingham proper. It would better suit everyone if the entire area got go vote on the leaders of Birmingham. Since Bham is such an "influence" then why should we limit the people that decide it's leadership to people that live within the city limits? Clearly they aren't capable of getting people in office that aren't self serving, corrupt or simply inept. Why The News cannot see this is beyond me, other than it's elitist liberal attitude that it has.
He's a good man, even better than he's more associated with Georgia now than Auburn
What's ok for other Districts isn't necessarily okay for Birmingham. We all know the performance level of the schools and the activity that goes on in the middle and high schools. Allowing any random color of shoes is only going to cause problems.
Obama skirts around Congress all the time. Dangerously. The Congress most certainly can say what Justice can spend it's money on. Hopefully by January, the Justice Dept will be cleaned out.
Call your Senators and tell them you want local decisions made by local people, not the guy in Baldwin County who is banking on a bigger campaign contribution from the tourism people.
The residents of the city of Birmingham and to a slightly lesser extent, Jefferson Co, are to blame for the decline of the Metro. Since what happens there affects the entire metro, the voters (white, black, asian, indian, creole, Samoan and Indian) of the entire area should be allowed to elect Bham and Jeffco's leadership. Clearly the people of Birmingham have failed not only Bham but the entire metro with their poor choice of leadership. This is a gigantic reason no one wants to pay the Jeffco income tax. Jeffco's government was too big and needed downsizing. I believe with further re allocation, they could make do on what they have now. Clearly all the waste and unnecessary things have not been cut. I hope this bill passes. There are plenty of places in surrounding counties for businesses to re-locate. The employees will be safer, and it will be cheaper to do business. Let Birmingham continue to rot unless the people of the Metro area are allowed a say so in electing it's leadership. Without this, Birmingham has no chance. It's just the cold hard facts.


text:
You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page.
Turn on more accessible mode
Turn off more accessible mode
Skip Ribbon Commands
Skip to main content
To navigate through the Ribbon, use standard browser navigation keys. To skip between groups, use Ctrl+LEFT or Ctrl+RIGHT. To jump to the first Ribbon tab use Ctrl+[. To jump to the last selected command use Ctrl+]. To activate a command, use Enter.
Site Actions
This page location is:
University of Colorado Denver
School of Medicine
Degree Programs
MD Program
Longitudinal Curriculum
Research Track
SOM Research Projects
Effect of DPP-IV inhibitors on glucose variability and various glycemic indices in patients with type 1 diabetes
Tab 1 of 2.
Tab 2 of 2.
Sign In
Version History
Manage Permissions
Delete Item
Research Track
SOM Research Projects
Effect of DPP-IV inhibitors on glucose variability and various glycemic indices in patients with type 1 diabetes
Top Link Bar
School of Medicine
Currently selected
Admissions - Medical School
Academy of Medical Educators
Center for Advancing Professional Excellence (CAPE)
Continuing Medical Education
Degree Programs
Education Community
Graduate Medical Education
MD Program
Medical Scientist Training Program
Physician Assistant Program
Physical Therapy Program
Student Life
Apply Now
Academic Affairs
Clinical Trials
Core Research Facilities
Faculty Affairs
Regulatory Compliance
PROFILES: Find a Researcher
Research Development
Research Newsroom
Space and Facilities
CV Bioimaging Core
Patient Care
Clinical Affairs
Clinical Trials
Find a Doctor
Partner Hospitals
Dean's Office
Academic Affairs
Administrative Offices
Business Affairs and Finance
Contact Us
CU Medicine Today
Diversity & Inclusion
Facts & History
Feedback Form
Maps / Tours
Medical Education
Office of Women in Medicine and Science
Postgraduate Medical Education
University Physicians Inc.
Contact Us
Faculty Development
Rules and Policies
Quick Launch
Students Applying to Medical School
Research Track Interest Form
Research Track Funding Opportunities
Phase I Students
How to apply
Helpful links
Student research
Class of 2012 Projects
Class of 2013 Projects
Class of 2014 Projects
Class of 2015 Projects
Class of 2016 Projects
Class of 2017 Projects
Class of 2018 Projects
For Research Track Mentors
Project Information Request From Mentor
Syllabus and expectations
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
Effect of DPP-IV inhibitors on glucose variability and various glycemic indices in patients with type 1 diabetes
Project Description
The project is a multi-center, prospective, randomized, double-blind, parallel, placebo controlled clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of sitagliptin in suppressing glucagon release in subjects with type 1 diabetes over a 16 week treatment period. The purpose of this study is to determine if sitagliptin (Januvia™) can decrease the paradoxical post-prandial glucagon release and can result in improved glucose control, and thus decrease A1c and improve MBG values as determined by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in adult patients with type 1 diabetes. This study will enroll a maximum of 140 patients with A1c values between 7.5-10% who will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion to either the study drug or placebo. The patients will attend 6 clinic visits and have 4 phone call visits. Laboratory analysis will be performed at various time points assessing glucagon, A1c, C-peptide, glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), and insulin levels. The CGM measurements will be obtained on all patients for one week during the run-in period (baseline), after start of study medication week 1, and one week prior to visits at 4, 12, and 16 weeks to assess for MBG values, time spent in hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic excursions, and other indices of glucose variability.
Mentor Name
Garg, Satish
Mentor Location
Barbara Davis Center - 1775 Aurora Court
Mentor Contact Number
Mentor Contact Email
Enter Choice #1
Preceptor Name
Funding Department/Program
Area of Study
Metabolism and Endocrinology
Clinical Trials
Disease or Symptom
Faculty/Lab Website
Display on public listings?
Created at 10/26/2010 11:05 AM by Vetter, Stephanie
Last modified at 7/9/2013 2:03 PM by Watts, Katie
Use this page to add attachments to an item.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
10 October, 2013@7:53 am
0 comments
We wouldn't necessarily categorize Yolanda Be Cool's "We No Speak Americano" as being a catalyst for the stateside EDM boom, but more of a novelty record that rode it's incoming tidal wave, some three years ago. This fun, bouncy record was so unique in it's formula that it took the club world by storm, with such force that it put Yolanda Be Cool in danger of being branded as one-hit wonders. To avoid such a fate, in promotion for their album, Ladies & Mentalmen, the duo held a press conference banning all DJ's from playing "We No Speak Americano" from that point forward, "because the beats are no longer fresh".
Having a hit as massive as "We No Speak In Americano" is tough, naturally because the industry expects you to follow up with something equally as big. The struggle is evident on YBC's album, Ladies & Mentalmen, which plays around with different styles and sounds, but has a hard time finding its groove.
There's only one place where they really try to replicate "Americano", and that is on the bouncy, jazzy "Le Bump". It's a different song entirely, but clearly an attempt at creating another whimsical hit single, and it fares well thanks to it's catchy beats and vox from the legendary Crystal Waters. Also notable is "Before Midnight (Mentalmen Mix)", sure to light up any beach party on some far and away island.
However in an attempt to diversify their portfolio, the album is all over the place. Songs like "Change" (feat. Nola Darling) and "Juicy Fruits" (feat. FML) are driven by girl power raps, but fail to resonate. "Drunk", with rapper Fastlife, is a straight up club hip-hop track, which shows their versatility, but hardly holds up to the Jay-Z's and Kanye's of the genre.
Meanwhile, "Love Keeps" (feat. Barbara Tucker) and "Back To Trinidad" both kind of fall flat, while "A Baru In New York" (feat. Gurrumul) loses us completely. The blusey "Let It Go" closes things out with integrity, but hardly fits within the rest of the record. The "We No Speak Americano" piano solo outro sketch is a nice touch, but speaks very loudly about their plight.
The Yolanda Be Cool sound is present throughout the entirety of Ladies & Mentalmen, yet the different collaborators scattered throughout the record keep it from ever achieving the feel of a true album. Despite the duo's attempts to shed the stigma created by "We No Speak Americano", they haven't done it quite yet. Keep at it, boys.
Leave a Reply
- Alesso Signs To Def Jam And Releases "Tear The Roof Up" Single
- Kaskade To Release "Redux" EP
- Borgore Sets July 7th Date For "#NewGoreOrder" LP
- Deadmau5 Reveals Track Listing for 'while(1<2)' LP
- Deadmau5 Announces New Album 'while(1<2)' Set For Release June 17
- Questlove & Diplo Team For New VH1 Series, "Soundclash"
- DJ Dan – "Conjunction Funktion" [Remixes]
- A$AP Mob – "Hella Hoes (Thugli Remix)" [Free Download]
- Chris Lake – "Sundown (Chris Lake Remix)" [Preview]
- Flosstradamus – "Rebound" (feat. Elkka)
- Nicki Minaj – "Anaconda (Saint & Lambo Bootleg)" [Free Download]
- Deorro & D!RTY AUD!O – "Hit It" (feat. IE-Z) [Free Download]
- Ellie Goulding - "Goodness Gracious (The Chainsmokers Remix)"
Commented on by soundcloud.Com
- Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, Diplo & Fatboy Slim - "Eparrei (W&W Remix)" (feat. Bonde Do Role & Pin)
Commented on by boogie bored
- Afrojack - "Forget The World" (Review)
Commented on by boogie bored
- DJ Dan - "Nothing But A Party" [Review]
Commented on by boogie bored
- Alvaro & Carnage - "The Underground"
Commented on by boogie bored
- Kelis - "Food" (Review)
Commented on by Hodges


text:
- ‹
- 40 of 52
- ›
- Start Over
Kitchen With Contrast
A bold, espresso-stained maple island with recessed horizontal banding dominates the kitchen.
A huge side-by-side fridge and freezer, plus extra fridge and freezer drawers, are integrated into the flat-panel cabinetry of Roberts' kitchen. Chocolate brown granite counters with pearlescent inclusions and a mosaic tile backsplash with steel accents provide sparkle.
Comment Guidelines
We welcome your feedback on Houseandhome.com. H&H reserves the right to remove any unsuitable personal remarks made about the bloggers, hosts, homeowners and/or guests we feature. Please keep your comments focused on decorating, design, cooking and other lifestyle topics. Adopt a tone you would be willing to use in person and do not make slanderous remarks or use denigrating language. If you see a comment that you believe violates any of the guidelines outlined above, please click "Flag as inappropriate." Thank you.


text:
6/24 - Lee Ann Sinclair, 29, 618 Eastover Terrace, Clinton, communicating threats. Bond $1,000; court date July 15.
6/24 - Timothy James Murphy, 17, 5194 Ridge Ford Drive, Burke, W. Va., possession drug paraphernalia, giving fictitious information to a police officer. Bond $1,000; court date Aug. 13.
6/25 - Jaime Antonio Santamaria, 46, 280 N.C. Hwy. 55, Dunn, assault by pointing a gun, communicating threats. No bond set (written promise to appear); court date July 9.
6/25 - James Foster Wilson, 37, 865 Governor Moore Road, Clinton, simple assault (2 counts); no bond set; court date July 9.
6/25 - Dana Michele Smith, 32, 2928 Midway Lane, Autryville, failure to appear/child support. Bond $1,800; court date not set.
6/25 - Richard Leon Simpson, 33, 306 E. Jackson St., Roseboro, larceny. Bond $500; court date July 19.
6/25 - Shayna Tyeshia Mathis, 25, 428-A Royal Lane, Clinton, failure to comply; failure to appear on simple assault and failure to appear on communicating threat charge. Bond $715; court date July 17.
6/25 -Jennifer Lynn Alcorta, 30, 129 Heath St., Clinton, probation violation. Bond $5,000; court date July 10.
6/25 - Angelo Surles, Sunshine Lane, Clinton, reported that someone broke the window out of his vehicle and took a cordless drill valued at $150, a cell phone valued at $300 and a Saws-All valued at $200.
6/25 - Peter Bryant, Surrey, England, reported that someone removed an air condition unit valued at $3,000 and a water pump valued at $500 from a residence he owns on Mintz Road, Roseboro. Damage to a crawl space door was estimated at $40.
6/25 - Ashton Gatlin, of Fayetteville Street, Salemburg, reported that someone removed assorted items from property on Sessoms Road, Roseboro. Taken was a diesel engine from a camper valued at $1,000, a 350 engine valued at $200, a 350 engine and 400 transmission valued at $800; a flat bed trailer valued at $500; building materials valued at $200 and a steel engine hoist valued at $100.
6/25 - Tommy Smith, Tyndall Lane, Clinton reported that someone kicked in the door under his carport, entered his home and took two guns valued at $250.
6/25 - Kaitlin Harris, Hunter Road, reported that someone attempted to force the back door of her residence open. Taken was a .22-caliber weapon valued at $200 and a .380-caliber automatic weapon valued at $200.


text:
Primary Focus: School Board
Year of the Woman
The safest prediction in local politics is that 2010 will go down in Knox County Board of Education history as the Year of the Woman.
Six of the nine districts are on the ballot this year, and all of the incumbents in those districts are men. Two, Sam Anderson in the 1st District and Dan Murphy in the 4th, are not seeking re-election and will be succeeded by women who are running unopposed. Gloria Deathridge is the only candidate who qualified for Anderson's seat and Lynne Fugate will be Murphy's successor. Add Deathridge and Fugate to the three female incumbents whose terms are not up until 2012—Indya Kincannon, Cindy Buttry, and Karen Carson—and it's a certainty that five women will be board members come September 1. Women are also making strong runs in two of the three contested races. (Thomas Deakins is running unopposed.)
Tammy Sommers and Pam Trainor are challenging incumbent Robert Bratton and perennial candidate Max Houser in the 9th District, and Kim Sepesi and Charlotte Dorsey are running in the 7th District for the seat now held by incumbent Rex Stooksbury, who is not seeking re-election. This is an interesting turn of events for a school board that has been embarrassed twice in recent years by male board members being accused of sexual harassment (Bratton) and domestic violence (Bill Phillips, who resigned earlier this year under pressure after pleading guilty to assaulting his wife in 2008).
School board races are non-partisan, and unless a candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote in the May 4 primary, the top two finishers in each district will face off in the August general election. There are lively contested races being waged in the 7th, 8th, and 9th districts.
The 7th district encompasses Powell, Halls and most of Fountain City. Stooksbury, the incumbent, is hanging it up after serving one term. He is a retired principal. In addition to Dorsey and Sepesi, Matthew Jones and Bill Warwick are also candidates. Jones, 31, is a juvenile probation officer and a graduate of Maryville College who was spurred to run for a County Commission seat two years ago by the Black Wednesday scandals. He is married and has two children who will be attending Knox County schools this fall. Jones has been visiting every school in his district. Warwick, 71, is a retired city firefighter who has long been active in Democratic politics. He prides himself on his stability—he's been married for 58 years, lived in the same house for 38 years and held down the same job for 35 years. He is a past president of the Fulton High School Alumni association and says he wants to be an advocate for Career and Technical education.
Dorsey, 66, is a retired principal who started her career in education as a PTA mom and became so involved with her children's school that she went back to college and earned three degrees, including a doctorate. She has experience running both urban and suburban schools and is soldiering on with her campaign despite the April 7 death of her husband, Dr. Larry "Doc" Dorsey.
Sepesi, 40, is a Powell resident who probably has the most district name recognition of the four candidates. She is a married mother of two young children, a graduate of the University of Tennessee and the public information officer for Rural Metro, which has its main office in Powell. She was a founder of the Teen Driver Awareness Program at Powell High School, which was a community response to a long and tragic string of traffic accidents involving Powell High students and young alumni.
These four candidates are running the most amicable race imaginable. Jones says he's grateful that he's gotten to know the others as friends. Sepesi says if she is elected she'd like to invite the other candidates to be on her advisory committee. The tone they have set is respectful and even friendly.
This is not the case in the 8th District, which wasn't supposed to have a school board election this year. Bill Phillips took office without opposition two years ago, but he soon found himself embroiled in controversy after he was charged with pulling a gun on his wife in December 2008. He resisted calls for his resignation, and a recall movement fell short of getting the signatures necessary to force a referendum, but he was censured by his colleagues in 2009 and resigned under fire earlier this year. His appointed replacement, Patrick Richmond, is not seeking election.
Candidates for this seat are retired administrator Roy Mullins, retired principal Tommy Everette, former County Commissioner Mike McMillan, and Harvey Boles, a retired railroad engineer whose main issue is getting a middle school for the Gibbs community. This far-flung east Knox County district stretches from Gibbs southward through Corryton, Ritta, Carter, and over to Thorn Grove and contains many communities with distinctly different (and sometimes competing) needs and desires.
Mullins, who lives in Corryton and has 45 years experience as a teacher, principal, administrator, and interim superintendent of Knox County Schools, has all the major endorsements and is generally considered the favorite, although he could be hurt by lingering resentment over the Gibbs middle school issue. McMillan, who served three terms on Knox County Commission after being appointed to serve out the unexpired term of his late father, Joe McMillan, taught school in Knox County for nearly 35 years, most of that at Gibbs High School. He resigned after being notified that his tenure had been revoked in 2008, and said that Mullins "was the one who made the decision." But that's not why he's running, McMillan says.
"When it comes to running a school system, there's no school board candidate who could even come close to having the credentials that Roy's got," McMillan says. "But we're talking about somebody representing a district and carrying the concerns of the people to the board."
McMillan enjoys the support of former board member Steve Hunley in this election, something that was not the case when McMillan was a county commissioner. "Like they say, politics makes strange bedfellows and Hunley and his group were going to support somebody other than Roy, so why should it not be me?" McMillan says. "I got a petition, had a week to get it back and thought I'd get negative feedback, but it was quite the contrary."
In the 9th District, three challengers are seeking to unseat two-term incumbent Bratton, a former county commissioner who served two terms on that body before mounting an unsuccessful bid for the state House of Representatives. He made an unsuccessful run for trustee in 2008 and was hobbled by a school custodian's 2007 sexual harassment claim that was settled for $24,000—$21,000 of which was paid by Knox County Schools and $3,000 by Bratton.
Max Houser is making another run, as are Sommers and Trainor, both strong progressives who have long been active in PTA issues. Trainor, 47, may have a name recognition edge, since she is a lifelong South Knoxvillian. She also made a run for County Commission in 2004 against Paul Pinkston. She is a graduate of South-Young High School and the president of the Knox County PTA Council. She owns River Dog Bakery, which bakes confections for pets, and is the mother of two teenagers.
Sommers, 39, is the chief operating officer of a downtown commercial real estate brokerage. A former teacher and guidance counselor with master's degrees in education and educational psychology, she has been involved in education, professionally and as a parent, for nearly two decades. Common wisdom in this district is that Bratton, who has a reputation as a tough campaigner, isn't as visible this year as is his usual wont, but that Sommers and Trainor might split the Southside progressive vote.
It's not a stretch to say that Sam Anderson is one of the most influential school board members in history, nor is it a stretch to say that Gloria Deathridge—former Austin-East PTA president and secretary of Project Grad, a real estate broker, married and a mother to two children—is Anderson's handpicked successor. Anderson, who has served five terms and in 1993 became the first African-American elected as chair (he would subsequently serve in that capacity 1993-1996 and 2002-2006), has decided to retire. He has been a champion for the children of his inner-city district and Deathridge is expected to pick up that torch.
Lynne Fugate, a banker who ran the Nine Counties, One Vision project, is running unopposed for the 4th District seat that will be vacated when Murphy steps down. Fugate is married, has two sons at West High School and is president of the West High School Foundation.
School board vice-chair Thomas Deakins is running unopposed for a second term representing the 6th District.


text:
Rowan County Students Build Rain Gardens
by admin — last modified 2011-04-07 10:50
Ten Rowan County Middle School School spent the first part of the day learning about rain gardens. The students immediately put their knowledge to work by constructing a rain garden on the school grounds.
The project was funded by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service's Extension Associate for Environmental and Natural Resource Issues with support from MSU's Center for Environmental Education.
For more information, check out the links below:
Rainwater Harvesting
Backyard Rain Garden
NCState - Backyard Rain Gardens Website -
Rain Garden Plant Recommendations -


text:
Remember the skills and strategies that you are learning today are not only applicable to romantic relationships, but also friendships, roommates, co-workers, family members, etc.
A time-out is a plan for what to do when you feel yourself getting too angry to continue a discussion or resolve a disagreement. It's a tool to keep relationship conflicts from turning into destructive interactions. It is also a way to respect yourself and your partner, family members, friends, etc. A time-out is NOT a tool to be used to avoid talking about difficult topics, to manipulate others, or to get revenge.
When we are quickly rising up that anger scale, our thinking becomes narrowed and we often can't see the whole picture. Therefore, it is essential that we have a plan in place ahead of time that can be immediately implemented in these cases. Here are a few things to think about as you develop your plan for taking a time out:
- Develop a way to express that you need to take a time-out. Find a way that is comfortable for you and respectful of your partner, parent, friend, etc. ("I am starting to feel too angry to keep talking now," "I need some time to cool down," etc.).
- Set a specific amount of time that you will be gone (30 minutes, 1 hour, etc.) and where you will be (the gym, the beach, etc.).
- Leave respectfully. No door slamming or rude last minute remarks.
- While you're away, refrain from using alcohol or drugs or doing other things that could make the situation worse (i.e. going to a bar, calling an ex- boyfriend or girlfriend).
- Do something calming to help you de-escalate. People do things differently to calm down, such as taking a long slow walk, listening to music, or just sitting quietly. You may also want to talk yourself down to a calm state. Use soothing statements like, "Everything will be okay," or "We can work this out." It is important that you do things that calm you down.
- Come back when you said you would. If you find that you are still too angry it is your responsibility to call your partner and say, "I am still too angry. I will be home in another hour."
- Once you've returned, decide together how and when you will resolve the issue. You have three options:
- Finish talking about it now.
- Drop it because you realize that it wasn't that important.
- Decide to talk about it later and agree when "later" is.
Calming Down
- When you are feeling overwhelmed with anger, or extremely upset with your partner, you are more likely to say things that you will later regret. Learning to calm your self down at those times is a crucial skill.
- For most people calming down takes about 20 minutes, so take a time out. Get away from each other and do something that you find soothing.
- Examples for calming down may include: deep breathing, sitting quietly, listening to music, calling a friend, exercising, etc.
Listening and Responding
- Be intentionally both verbal and non-verbal…listening requires effort.
- Show understanding and empathy by putting yourself in your partner's shoes and imagining how they feel, and not trying to talk your partner out of those feelings.
- Be fully present, don't plan your responses while the other person is talking.
- Avoid interrupting, ask open-ended questions, and use "I" statements.
- Reflect and clarify content and feelings.
- This includes taking responsibility for your own behavior, apologizing for mistakes, and complimenting your partner on handling a situation well.
Rules for Fair Confrontations
- Remember that sometimes you have to agree to disagree.
- 31% of all conflict are solvable and 69% are unsolvable problems (Gottman, 1999).
Rules for Fair Confrontations
- If possible, arrange to fight when you are feeling good about yourself.
- Choose the right time and place.
- Get away from the win/lose concept.
- Be direct and specific.
- Know what you are asking for and what results you desire.
- Bring up one item only and stick to it.
- Focus on the behavior – not the person.
- Do not hit below the belt – don't bring up topics about which the other person is especially sensitive.
- Don't agree with something the other person says which you don't believe to be true.
- Do not use character analysis or psychoanalysis.
- Don't try to mind read. ASK.
- Avoid Stereotyping – women's liberation, male chauvinist pig, autocrat.
- Avoid storing up small grievances until you explode.
- Avoid playing "archeologist" – don't dig up past history.
- Do not generalize – "you always", "you never."
- Do not "drop the bomb on Luxembourg" – don't threaten divorce for failure to pick up socks.
- Avoid "round robin" fights – don't let it become a repetitive, stale argument.
- Emphasize the positive along with the negative.
(Based on the list of rules extrapolated from Bach's The Intimate Enemy by Holmberg, and by Osborn and Harris's Assertive Training for Women – p.187)


text:
(WILX) When Ed Delaney told his wife he found a surprise for her. She thought she was getting flowers, but when she came downstairs Ed was holding this.
"I walked in and his arms were literally filled with this huge, disgusting white mass," said Amy Delaney. "I had this mushroom the size of two basketballs, and it kind of shocked her," said Ed Delaney.
A few days later, Amy found an even larger mushroom in their yard in Leslie. And then, two more of the giant masses popped up. We talked with an expert at Michigan State University to find out what it might be.
"Well, they're pretty clearly giant puffballs, Calvatia Gigantea, an appropriate Latin name for this monstrosities. And they are, to the best of my knowledge, the biggest mushrooms in the world," Jonathan Walton, Professor of Plant Biology, MSU.
But when Amy searched the web for pictures of giant puffball mushrooms this big, and had no luck. "I hadn't ever heard of anybody finding one this big," said Amy, And it's very possible no one ever has.
Copyright 2013 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


text:
Declining births, rising costs raise question of sustainability for Chebeague Islanders
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — In 1997, six babies were born to island residents – as many as in the past five years combined.
That's a problematic, downward trend for any town, and one with ramifications a new Sustainability Coalition is expected to consider as it tries to find ways to ensure this island town's long-term survival.
The coalition's first meeting will be held at the Island Hall at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. Rob Snyder, president-elect of the Island Institute, will facilitate the event.
"Only one (Chebeague) baby has been born ... in the last three years," according to Eldon Mayer of Central Landing Road, who called himself "one of several community-minded individuals" who came up with the idea of the coalition last November.
"What this portends for our school is of concern to just about everybody, because we've developed our school over the last half a dozen years to the point where it's generally considered excellent," Mayer said last week. "If we stop feeding pre-schoolers into the school ... enrollment will decline possibly pretty sharply."
The school has kindergarten through fifth-grade classes, and then sends its students to Yarmouth and Cumberland schools.
Ever since Chebeague seceded from Cumberland in 2007, "we've been consistently around 23, 24, 25 students at the K-5 level," Alton Hadley, the island's school superintendent, said Monday.
Even though a student or two have moved into the system every year, the declining birth rate is a concern.
"I don't know how you address that, other than the fact that you try to make your island community and school system as attractive as you possibly can," Hadley said, "so that younger people move to the island."
The coalition is also concerned about whether the island is "generating the people who are ... going to make Chebeague run 30 or 40 years from now," Mayer said. "We need a lot of people to be selectmen, and firemen, and School Committee people."
In an email message to residents, coalition organizers noted that "most young couples have difficulty financing a home if it costs more than $200,000. ... If interest rates return to more normal levels, the difficulty will worsen. There are many other barriers to settling here as you know – jobs, transportation, reliable high-speed computer and cell phone service, and the high cost of living, to name a few.
"We have also been hearing increasingly about how difficult an active social life has become for our small cohort of young adults."
With lower birth rates, "the implications for our school, and down the road for our island, are concerning," the coalition organizers said. "... Without fanfare very few of our high school and college grads have returned here to settle. At the same time, not many young families have moved here. The result of these dual phenomena is the recent birth drought, just one in the last three years.
"As today's pre-schoolers begin matriculating at our island school at the rate of about one a year, replacing today's classes of three to four per grade, unless we see quite a few young families arrive on our shores, our school enrollment will topple," the statement continued. "At a rate of one baby per year we are heading toward an average of one student per grade at our school, not counting children from new families."
The coalition is hoped to be a forum for the development of ideas that could help make Chebeague a more attractive place to live, especially for younger families, according to Mayer.
Chebeague's year-round population in 2010 was 341, a number that swells to an estimated 1,600 during the summer, according to the Island Institute.
Many of the island's leaders, including elected officials and those heading volunteer groups, are involved in the coalition, according to Mayer, who has lived full-time on the island since 1998 after buying a seasonal residence in 1970.
His great-grandfather moved to Chebeague in the late 19th century to be pastor of the island church.
Whether family histories like his continue to flourish could rest, in part, on the work of the Sustainability Coalition. Mayer said ideas and suggestions for the coalition to consider can be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
|Four Seasons Hotels Southlake properties are provided below. Search for cheap and discount Four Seasons Hotels hotel rooms in Southlake, TX for your upcoming meeting or individual travels. We list the best Four Seasons Hotels Southlake lodging so you can review the Southlake Four Seasons Hotels hotel list below to find the perfect place.
Our search will list below Southlake, TX hotels & motels that have a comparable rating of a Four Seasons Hotels.
All Four Seasons Hotels in or near Southlake
Hotels like Four Seasons Hotels
Next: Show All Available Comparable Hotels with Pricing >


text:
Animal Protective Association's 23rd Annual Carnival
Be a part of the carnival where the dogs play the games and win the prizes! Come out to Tilles Park in Ladue on Sunday, October 6 from 11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. for a day packed with dog games, adoptable pets, prizes, kids' activities, vendor booths, food trucks, and much, much more!
This year the APA's Carnival is changing its layout and expanding to include additional children's activities, more adoptable animals, a raffle, and adult beverages. There's something for everyone in the family to do!
Looking to shop for yourself or your pet? Check out the APA's new retail store and stroll down Vendor Road to peruse the goods for sale. Come to the Kiddy Korner for games, face-painting and other children's activities, or swing by Adoption Avenue to find your new companion!
There will be plenty for Fido to do, too! In addition to games, you can enter your pet into one of celebrity-judged contests! Does your dog pucker up better than the rest? Enter her in the "Best Kisser" contest! Show us your dog's amazing duds in the "Best Costume" contest. Does your pup have a face only a dog-mother could love? Find out in this year's new "'Ugliest' Dog" contest!
The Carnival is going to be bigger and better than ever this year! Make sure you plan to bring the whole family for a full day of fantastic fun!
Saint Louis, MO 63124
Google Calendar
Yahoo! Calendar
Windows Live Calendar
Comments powered by Disqus


text:
I think when we lend a game, we should keep it on the list but put (borrower's name) next to it.
I think when we lend a game, we should keep it on the list but put (borrower's name) next to it.
Added my games to the list.
If I might make a suggestion, this might be better suited for a spreadsheet where it lists the games and the owners for each one. Your call Scield though. Thanks for setting it up!
Also, a link to the doc should probably be on the OP.
OK, I updated mine with a few more games (finally). I've got such a massive backlog right now of my games I'm afraid to put some up there in the off chance I'll want to play them but I did it.
Anyone have Lego Lord of the Rings or Transformers Fall of Cybertron up for trade for the 360?
I'm not sure about sending valuables across the country to strangers is a good idea, but hey video games!
Its all about trust. Obviously if something does go bad they would be shunned by the community and have lots of gay porn magazines sent to their house.
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk 2
So if i want the gay porn mags sent to my house borrow a game and keep it right?
Anyway once i can Pm i have a few games i could add to the list.