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How old were you when you started your specialty?
Dr. Pierce: I was nineteen years old. I started as an undergraduate at Stony Brook University in New York.
What got you interested at nineteen?
Dr. Pierce: To be honest it was a little bit random at that age. My roommate told me to do a research assistantship and I loved working with kids. So, on my first day in the lab I found out that it focused on autism and it specialized in a small subset of children that had no communication skills and as a result were severely aggressive. So, it was a really interesting population of teenagers. It's a really funny story. It was my first day of work and they were taking this one teenage boy, his name was George, out for ice cream because he had gone a whole week without punching anyone in the face or doing something aggressive. I went up to the front with him and we were looking at ice cream. All of a sudden he turned around, wham, he punched me in the face; I was out cold. The graduate student ran over to me and said, "Karen don't look at him, don't yell at him, don't even cry because you might reinforce the behavior." So they thought I was never coming back, but I went back the next day and I was really intrigued. Autism is a very interesting disorder.
Did you even really hear of autism before that?
Dr. Pierce: No I didn't even know what it was. I had to go to the library and look in an encyclopedia what it was. That's how long ago it was. I don't want to date myself, but that's how long ago it was.
After working all these years with kids what do you think when you think autistic kids?
Dr. Pierce: I think of how they are just so wonderful, lovable, and honest. You feel like it's a child that really needs your help because they don't have a voice of their own. They need someone to have a voice for them. I feel this sense of protection.
Is that what motivates you every day?
Dr. Pierce: It really does.
Can we talk about the eye test?
Dr. Pierce: I have a very big translational focus. I try to do something in the laboratory that will have an immediate impact on people living with autism and their families. I started out in the field of treatment and then I moved in to neuroscience. Now I do an interaction between neuroscience research and clinical research. So my goal is to try to identify autism at the youngest ages possible because I think that early identification is going to lead to early treatment, which is going to lead to a great benefit. How do you identify autism at the youngest ages possible? We have some good paper and pencil screens, but that is not enough. It's just going to tell you that your child is having a delay and there are lots of evaluations and it's a very complicated process. So what can we do to help that process along? I developed this eye tracking test, something I call the geometric preference test for autism, where a baby watches a movie and it's just a one minute movie and it shows children dancing and moving around on one side and then the other side of the movie shows geometric shapes moving around in repetition. A typical baby when they watch this movie they'll look back and forth, but they pretty much settle on the social side. They like to watch the children jumping around and moving their arms around. Babies at risk for autism and toddlers with autism spend more of their time looking at the repetitive geometric shapes; however, not all of them. This test will catch around forty percent of toddlers with autism, whereas, the remaining sixty percent look at the social side just like a typical baby does. It's this robust subgroup and I say robust because developmentally delayed kids don't do this. Children with other disorders seem to be specific to autism. It catches a good percentage, but it doesn't catch everybody. We're working on additional tests to try to catch that.
What age is the test for?
Dr. Pierce: Well we've been researching this test in children between 12 months and 42 months of age. It's been successful at young ages and it's a really nice dovetail with a big project that we've done at our center, something I call the 1-Year Well-Baby Checkup Approach. I started a campaign in San Diego and I worked with a 170 pediatricians. I've gotten them to screen for autism and other developmental delays using a simple pencil and paper screen. Mom goes to the doctor and checks in for the one year exam. Then, the receptionist says fill out this screen please and she fills out the screen. She will hand it back to a nurse and the nurse will score it on the spot, and write a number down. The doctor does the exam and will look at the chart and will be able to tell if the baby passed or failed. It's a great starting block for the doctor to decide what's going on with this baby. In San Diego, they come to our center and we do brain scans and blood samples; we do everything because we're trying to find a biomarker for autism. We also do my eye tracking test. So, that's how we've tested it on several hundred children between 12 and 42 months and we're thinking that will just be a really nice two tier approach. We do the screen with mom in the doctor's office. Then, if the baby fails, they can come to a specialized center to get this eye tracking test that takes just one minute. Right now it's about 99 percent accurate.
You're going to combine that right?
Dr. Pierce: That's right. We want to combine that with my concept. I call it the 1-Year Well-Baby Checkup Approach. Right now the CDC is showing that the mean age of diagnosis of autism nationally still is around four years in age. We know that's really too late. There's a lot of plasticity in the brain; it's really malleable at young ages. If you identify early and treat early, you have the best chance to affect outcome. I'm focusing on one year, I want people to think of autism as something you can find and detect by around the first birthday in many cases because the earlier you identify the better prognosis for the child. In Sand Diego, we are working with 170 pediatricians. We've gotten them to adopt a simple broadband screen called the CSBS. It was developed by Amy Wetherby and colleagues. The receptionist hands it out at the 1st year checkup. If the baby fails, they know they should probably get developmental evaluation for this child. So we do the one year baby checkup approach and then they come in and do eye tracking tests. We take blood samples and do brain scans because we want to find a robust biomarker. My eye tracking test finds forty percent, but we really want to find a hundred percent of kids and we want to make everybody aware that the one year mark is a really important age to try to start identifying autism.
Can you find those biomarkers by one year?
Dr. Pierce: There are some. Our center is on to quite a few. We're looking at different levels of markers in plasma; we have different gene expression profiles. Tiziano Pramapro is doing a lot of the gene expression work and we're finding that there are profiles in the blood genes that are in certain pathways that regulate the number of brain cells that a baby will have that regulate DNA damage repair, like how well cells can fix themselves. So there are different signatures that you can find in the blood and we're narrowing down on ways that we can make that one of our tests as well that could help identify autism early.
Is that what you're focused on next?
Dr. Pierce: One of our next major frontiers is looking at brain-outcome relationships. We also do what's called sleep MRI. We want to look inside the brain because autism is a disorder of how the brain grows and how the brain functions. Normally if a baby had to go get a brain scan a doctor would just order an MRI and they would put the baby under anesthesia. Well, we don't want to do that at our center. So what we do is sleep MRI. We tell the parent get their child really tired and come down for a brain scan. The baby is sleeping and we take structural images and functional images. We can look at how the brain is functioning. We actually put headphones on the baby and we read them a bedtime story. While they're sleeping we check to see if the language centers of the brain are being activated in a typical way. When a typical baby hears a bedtime story, even during natural sleep, the left side of their brain in a region called superior temporal gyrus is more active than the right side. Since that's the typical place, that's how you know language is left side dominant. Babies at risk for autism have a little bit more on the right side. If it's possible to use this functional architecture to detect this signature of brain function as an early marker, it's going to be great. The ultimate goal is to figure out the patterns of how the brain looks structurally and how it functions in the kids with autism who end up doing really well. We all know people with autism who've gone on to college and to have relationship; they're the success stories. What makes them different? It's really hard right now to tell in babies. That's why we're doing lots of our brain imaging work and blood work. Everything that we do is to try to identify biomarkers to get the kids in to treatment early, but also to figure out how these kids look so we can figure out who's going to do well. If we find somebody with a signature that says they're probably not going to do that well, we will try to make a new intervention for those kids.
You were recognized by Time Magazine?
Dr. Pierce: I was nominated as Time Magazine's top one hundred most influential people of the year. It's really not me it's, it's my early identification research on autism. I believe it's the first time an autism researcher has been nominated. It's really a vote for autism. It's kind of nice; it's a time to focus on this disorder. There's been more fundraising, more awareness, more services for kids in schools, and more treatments. So I think it's a nice honor for the field in general to get this nomination and that's what it means to me. It's a voice for autism so I'm super excited about it.
Can I ask you how old are you?
Dr. Pierce: I am forty-three.
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Libya's rival factions are in talks with the United Nations to ease certain sanctions on medical and other essential supplies as fears rise of an acute shortage, AFP reported.
Unnamed but "well-placed" U.N. officials talking to AFP said representatives from the Libyan rebel council and Moammar Gadhafi's regime held talks in Geneva last week with the World Health Organization to draw up a list of permitted items.
The meetings are a part of a broader effort to prevent a humanitarian crisis connected to financial sanctions on Libya: Because the measures froze the assets of the Libyan government and banks, and because companies are refusing to do business in Libya, items that are permitted into the country can't be paid for.
Aid groups have reported, according to the AFP, shortages of basic items such as vaccines and painkillers. They said stockpiles have been whittled down amid five months of war.
Diplomats told AFP that Tripoli's order for vaccines has been held up because Dutch bank ABN-AMRO won't accept a credit note from the Bank of Libya, for fear of running foul of sanctions or risking a public backlash.
Attempts by Corruption Currents to reach ABN AMRO were unsuccessful.
Aside from emergency deliveries by the U.N. and non-governmental organizations, the last shipment of medicine was delivered to Libya in January.
The details of an agreement have not yet been reached, AFP reported, but a deal could involve Libyan assets being unfrozen abroad specifically for the purchases or for cash to be transferred to the WHO to pay for them on Libya's behalf.
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In 1991, Kent Young invited a group of fellow cyclists to meet at University Bicycles, which he managed at the time, to talk about advocacy for the relatively new sport they'd taken up.
"Mountain biking was becoming more and more popular, but there was no voice in Boulder," he said. "And generally across the country, it was the beginning of mountain bikers trying to represent themselves as a legitimate user group."
Though BMA celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, the battles over bikes on trails in Boulder County started more than 20 years ago, when mountain biking was a fledgling sport, in the 1980s. A 1982 story in the Daily Camera reported:
"'Mountain bikers' lost their bout with the Boulder City Council Tuesday for open-ended riding privileges on city parks and open space trails and unimproved roads.
"The council voted ... to generally prohibit the non-motorized bikes on trails, fire access roads and other unimproved roads in city parks and open space."
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DeKALB, Ill. - One week away from kickoff of the 2013 season opener at Iowa, the Northern Illinois football team officially "broke camp" Saturday with a 90-minute workout in shorts and helmets at Huskie Stadium.
The Huskies went through their traditional "mock game" practice which included going through the pregame warm-up routine, coming out of the Yordon Center for the team entrance and even halftime. Every special teams unit, as well as the first and second team offenses and defenses, took the field although no passes were thrown.
NIU Head Coach Rod Carey, who completed his first preseason camp as the Huskies' head coach, said he was pleased with the progress the Huskies made over the last three weeks.
"Overall it was good," Carey said. "Like every camp, there were peaks and valleys. The guys worked hard and we started to figure out who we are as a football team."
Carey said several players and position groups stepped up during the preseason, including at running back, linebacker and wide receiver. The Huskies' lost their top two receivers and two of their three starters at linebacker from last year's MAC Championship team.
"There were a bunch of guys who came on and I don't even want to name them because I'm going to forget someone," Carey said. "I think [running back] Cameron Stingily had a great fall camp. [Wide receivers] Da'Ron Brown and A.J. [Angelo] Sebastiano, and [defensive backs] Dechane Durante and Jhony Faustin all played well. I'm really happy with Rock [Rasheen] Lemon and all the linebackers, and the defensive line is starting to come together."
Carey said the Huskies will enter game week relatively healthy.
"Knock on wood, we didn't have anything more than camp injuries," he said. "I expect everyone who went down during camp to be back and ready for the first game."
Northern Illinois will not practice Sunday or Monday. Classes begin Monday on the NIU campus and the Huskies return to the practice field on Tuesday.
Season and single game tickets for Northern Illinois' 2013 home schedule, which begins Saturday, Sept. 21 versus Eastern Illinois, are on sale now. The Huskieland Plan, which includes a ticket to all five home games (sections A and G) and $50 in Doggie Dollars good for parking and/or concessions, is just $50. All remaining season ticket locations for the 2013 Huskie Stadium home slate are just $100 while NIU Alumni Association members, senior citizens (62+), youth (3-13), NIU Varsity Club (former letterwinners) members and faculty and staff can see every game for just $88. Season tickets are available by calling NIU Athletics at 815-753-PACK (7225), or online at www.NIUHuskies.com.
Single game tickets are priced at just $15 for seating in the upper rows of sections A and G in Huskie Stadium, while seats in sections B, F and lower A and G are $24 for the general public and $18 for senior citizens (ages 62 and over) and youth (ages 3-13). Seats in section C, D and E, as well as seats on the East Side, are just $30 for the general public and $20 for senior citizens and youth. Single game tickets for the five-game home schedule can be purchased through the NIU Athletics Ticket Office in the Convocation Center, online via Ticketmaster and NIUHuskies.com and on the phone by calling 815-753-PACK (7225).
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Michael A. Reynolds, a Farmington Hills lawyer, has received a 30-day suspension from the practice of law in Michigan, the State of Michigan Attorney Discipline Board reported Wednesday. The suspension went into effect on Feb. 22, 2014.
Reynolds entered a plea of no contest to allegations that he failed to hold property of his clients or third persons separate from his own property, and deposited his own funds into a client trust account in excess of an amount reasonably necessary to pay financial institution charges or fees or to obtain a waiver of service charges or fees.
Reynolds and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for a consent order of discipline, which the Attorney Grievance Commission approved and ADB Tri-County Hearing Panel #56 accepted. Contained within that stipulation was the parties' acknowledgment that the Grievance Administrator had no evidence that Reynolds improperly used, converted or misappropriated client funds.
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The band's frontman, who faces an allegation that he was plotting to rape a baby, is remanded in custody.
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Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has appeared in court to face allegations of plotting to rape a baby.
The 35-year-old, whose band has sold more than 3.5m records worldwide, was arrested with two women earlier this month.
As well as being charged with conspiring to rape a child under the age of 13, Watkins faces five other sex abuse charges.
They include conspiring to engage in sexual activity with two young children as well as making, downloading and distributing child pornography and accessing "extreme pornography" relating to animals.
During a previous hearing at Cardiff Magistrates Court, Watkins' legal team said the Last Summer singer would be denying the charges against him.
He was remanded in custody over the Christmas period with two other women – who face similar child sex charges.
The pair, aged 20 and 24 from Doncaster and Bedford respectively, cannot be named for legal reasons.
Watkins and his co-defendants appeared in Cardiff Crown Court via video-link.
All three only spoke to confirm their names at the preliminary hearing, a formality in the legal process, which lasted less than 10 minutes.
Among those looking on from the public gallery was his mother Elaine.
Watkins was refused bail and remanded in custody with a plea and case management hearing scheduled at Cardiff Crown Court for March 11.


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Managing homework can be a nightmare for parents, particularly if their children have special needs. Homework can be a problem for many reasons including:
- Children's inability to get homework assignments written down.
- Children's exhaustion at the end of the school day.
- Children's problems with handwriting.
- Children not understanding instructions or taking them literally.
- Children forgetting to bring home the materials they need for homework.
Every child is different so what works for one child may not work for another. Here are some ideas which I found useful.
Talk to your children's doctors about homework expectations
At the outset, discuss your children's homework with their medical providers. They should give you guidance about what to expect from your children based on their diagnoses. Ask them:
- How much time your children should spend on homework?
- If they recommend any accommodations or adaptations to homework for your children?
You may need to ask for written reports to bring to your children's schools.
Find out if your school has a homework policy
Many schools and school districts have policies about the amount of homework teachers should give their students. The National Education Association and the National Parent Teacher Association both recommend that children spend ten minutes on homework per grade. So children in second grade should spend 20 minutes on homework and children in twelfth grade should spend 120 minutes.
Meet with your children's teachers
At the start of each term or school year meet with your children's teachers to decide:
- The maximum amount of time your children should spend on homework.
- What subject or subjects to prioritize.
- What adaptations to homework can be made - for example, instead of having children write complete sentences, adapt homework so children only have to fill in the blanks?
- If handwriting is an issue, can a parent or friend act as a scribe? Or, can the work be done on a computer?
- If your children have difficulty writing down homework assignments, can they be emailed to you?
Other tips
Ask teachers not to assign "busy work" if your children are struggling to get homework done.
Make sure your children have enough time at the end of the school day to organize their book bags with what they need for homework.
If there are ten questions on the same learning point, talk to the teacher about having your children do five. For example, if the homework assignment is to find the subject in ten sentences, can your children do five sentences instead?
If homework continues to be a problem, talk with your children's teachers about making additional accommodations.
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Multi-Agent Based Architecture for Robust Supervision Over Wireless Sensor Networks
The Wireless Sensor Networks have become an important issue in the research community. They can be used to detect and classify ephemeral events, such as alarm and fault detection notifications due to important changes in machine, process, plant security, operator actions, etc. Therefore, different process components with different behaviors have to communicate with each other for the sake of the global system teleonomy. Distributed Artificial Intelligence techniques, under the form of agents, can be used to improve performance of the overall system, in terms of autonomy, adaptability and robustness. The paper focuses on developing a wireless sensor networks based multi-agent architecture.


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by Bo, March 25, 2013
What's a prepper? Over the last fifty years the term prepper has been used to describe a person who is prepared or has prepared themselves with material and funds to live independently in case of economic or social collapse, or even natural disasters. They plan and prepare a space where
they can, if they have to, become self-sufficient. Many of us don't naturally think about things that way, but here are five important financial behaviors we can learn from a prepper.
1. Get Organized
Getting organized should cover several areas of your life, from cleaning the house working out an efficient budget. When you're organized you can find things easier, control your spending, and deal more effectively with any financial crisis (or avoid them completely). Pay attention to
where every cent of your money goes. You may be surprised just how much of it is going toward frivolous things every month.
2. Save Wherever You Can
There are a lot of simple things you can do to cut back on your spending and save more. How much are you paying for heat and electricity every month? Could you raise or lower the temperature a degree or two and still be comfortable? You may be surprised at how much difference that makes on your bill.
This kind of conservation can extend to other areas of your life as well. Do you have a lot of food that goes to waste every week? Then maybe it's time to change your spending habits. Cut back on driving if you can and save a lot of money on gasoline costs. There are a lot of similar
opportunities that may seem small at first, but they all add up.
3. Stockpiling
Preppers are stockpilers, and they like to have many months of food and water stored up for a rainy day (or a natural disaster, or whatever). The same principle can apply to your personal finances. You never know when a crisis may hit. You could lose your job, the company could
go under, or a friend or a family member may need some monetary support from you. You'll be able to handle these and other similar situations so much better if you have enough money saved up live on for a few months at least.
4. Survival Training
There is a lot you can learn when it comes to survival training. In the financial world, though, it's not so much about first aid and self-defense as it is about being self-reliant and learning how to cut unnecessary things from your budget. If that time ever comes when your budget is suddenly fixed or limited, will you be able to get by on a lot less? Train yourself to recognize the difference between necessities and luxuries and be ready to cut some things out of the budget when the time comes.
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"I like to drink, and I like my dogs to have fun," Nancy Stall said with shy little Mickey on her lap and a cocktail in her hand. Mickey is still learning socialization after a rough puppy mill upbringing. Stall and her other dog, Cooper, seem much more adept at interactions. But Mickey is progressing.
They are regulars at the Bark Bar, a clean, well-lighted place in the lower Berkeley/Tennyson area. It might be the happiest bar in Denver. You can bring all of your friends, even your canine besties.
The Bark Bar has been delivering its special cheer to Denver dogs and their fans since Christmas of 2013.
There is a lot to keep a tail wagging at this place.
A large selection of craft brews, a full espresso bar, spirits, wine. Everything one would hope to find from a Denver bar or trendy coffeehouse. Wifi allows patrons to work from a space infinitely more inviting than their cubicle. Food is provided by a variety of local trucks and carts. Patrons are also encouraged to bring in their own munches.
In addition to all the best parts of other great neighborhood pubs, the Bark Bar offers an attached off-leash dog park. It's so much more than a dog friendly patio. Full frolics are occurring throughout the mulched area. Order your drink in a plastic cup, then join Spot in the yard to chase balls and puppies. Even if you don't have a dog of your own, grab an IPA and roll around with an excited St. Bernhard while chatting with the big guy's person.
It's a hell of a lot more fun than playing that golf video game other bars offer.
The Bark Bar began when owner Catherine Peters was accompanying her husband and dogs at the Berkeley dog park. Dog parks are pretty entertaining, but they lack a lot of attractions for the people. Like beer and mochas.
So Peters committed to creating a venue that was better than a regular dog park, and better than a regular tavern.
The dogs get their own entrance into the fenced in area, just like in the city run facilities. But there are noticeable improvements over the public spaces. The Bark Bar provides significantly more shade, as well as tables and seating. Water bowls are frequently refilled. Each owner is encouraged to pick up after their dog, but the staff also makes periodic sweeps of waste to insure the grounds are always up to their high hygienic standards. An attendant—or puppy bouncer—quells disturbances during the busiest times. There are also numerous water squirt bottles to help owners quiet their own animals.
And there's booze.
Peters knew how to make a great area for people and dogs, but she needed an experienced manager to handle the bar side of things. Fortunately, her commercial broker knew Michael Faber and introduced the two. Faber recognized a great idea and quickly committed his education and experience to the project. He built an efficient and welcoming bar area, while expanding his own dog pack at home.
The people only bar accommodates several customers with a long bar. Impressive pet portrait photography by Denver artist Ariane Delafosse decorates the walls. Oatmeal cartoons about dog ownership are displayed in the restrooms.
But it's not entirely about dogs. The Bark Bar is about building a community that includes dogs, but does not leave out the people.
Peters recognized that people at both dog parks and bars were reluctant to talk to each other. Dogs are an easy conversation starter, particularly with a little alcohol to tame inhibitions. But Peters went a step further to eliminate televisions in the bar. They were only a distraction from the people and pets in her establishment.
"People aren't all on their cell phones here. They're interacting," Peters said in recognition of the success in creating a friendly space for conversations.
The social aspect is important for people like Tora Troop, who is often at the Bark Bar with her two dogs. She works from home, but regularly drives past two other public dog parks to get Phoenix and three-legged Bay to this spot.
Not only does it provide important exercise and socialization for her dogs, it gives her an opportunity to get out of her Congress Park home and interact with others.
Even those who commute into an office recognize the importance of seeing others when the workday is over.
Abby Williams was at the Bark Bar with 7-month old Nash.
"It lets me go out and be social without leaving him alone," Williams said while hugging Nash closely. "…It's like going to a playground."
A playground with an impressive draught selection.
The bar also actively promotes itself to relevant community groups. Aly Aga has been bringing her golden doodles Otis Redding and Hank Williams since she found the place through a Denver Doodles meetup group. The three of them make the drive up from City Park.
"There's dog parks over there, but they're not fun. I like to have fun, too," Aga said.
In addition to social groups, the Bark Bar frequently partners with local pet support organizations to promote their missions. They have frequent rescue events, where local shelters bring in dogs who need homes and educate the patrons about their work. They also work with places like No Kill Colorado and Orthopets—makers of prosthetics and orthotics for animals. Tuesday are Tripod Tuesdays, offering discounts for each leg a person's dog is missing. If your pet is missing 25 percent of her legs, you get 25 percent off.
They also recycle and compost, trying to keep the earth friendly for all the animals on it.
But making the place welcoming to all does require some enforced rules. It's a dog park, so they comply with all of the rules established for public dog parks in Denver. It's also a bar, so they must comply with all ordinances regulating drinking establishments.
You'll find the list of specific guidelines on the Bark Bar's website. Also check their Facebook for frequent special events and discounts.
The bulletpoints:
• The Bark Bar, 4132 West 38th Ave., Denver.
• 10 am-10 pm Sunday-Thursday, until midnight Friday and Saturday.
• Full bar, and complete espresso bar.
• Food available from outside vendors.
• Off-leash dog yard.


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A bit about myself: 20 years old, college grad (Double major in Anthropology and History). I plan to make a career of archaeology and hopefully travel (much of) the world in my days. I enjoy many things, including gaming, reading (history and fantasy books mainly), watching anime, and painting miniatures.
Getting into finer loose leaf tea, still a noob, but excited to begin my journey :) All of my reviews are from drinking tea gongfu style, unless stated otherwise.
When I give a number rating it's totally arbitrary and only represents how I enjoyed the tea that time I was drinking it. I'm not gonna go back and edit all my previous rankings if my tastes change or anything like that. Taste and enjoyment are subjective, so I find no reason to try to objectify my ratings.


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I wonder if other fancy chocolatiers make prickly pear flavored truffles too, or if it's just Meeteetse Chocolatier, from Meeteetse, Wyoming.
You can't tell from the picture, but the description says,
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On New Year's Eve 1944, American pilot Mike Clarke inadvertently bets Al Capone's nephew $10,000 that he can shoot down five enemy aircraft. Later, forced to land near a remote village in Ireland after running out of fuel, Mike learns that he is cut off from the rest of the world with no way to rejoin the war and shoot down his fifth plane, which is the only way he can win the bet and save his own life. With nowhere to go, he eventually befriends the colorful villagers and meets a fiery red-head named Maggie who shows this pilot that combat can take place on the ground just as well as in the air. It doesn't take long for Mike and Maggie to grow close as she helps him figure out how to win his bet while winning her heart in the process.
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A: Cocktail attire and casual chic are completely different looks; however, when wearing them together, you will definitely turn heads. Cocktail attire is dressy but definitely not formal. Trends such as one-shoulder mini dresses, sequin embellishments and a little black dress will work. Think a more relaxed look for casual chic, but one that is definitely fashion forward — fitted black leather jackets, skinny jeans and boyfriend blazers. To wear both at once, try a sleek mini dress with black opaque tights, black leather ankle boots and tons of necklaces. Find the pieces to create this casual chic/cocktail hybrid at Style Lounge downtown, Kilgore Trout at Eton Chagrin Boulevard and Guess in Beachwood Place.
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A: I love the idea of changing the belt to update your look. It can make it feel brand new. Try adding a contrasting color such as a striking red leather or gold satin belt. Just make sure the coat is fitted around the waist to avoid adding too much bulk and disrupting its flow and elegance. I would also suggest consulting with your furrier (check out the fur salon at Saks Fifth Avenue at Beachwood Place and Alberts at Eton Chagrin Boulevard) as they may have great belting ideas and options as well.
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It's Melanie Amaro vs. Josh, Chris for $5 million
Melanie Amaro is right where she belongs, in the finals of "The X Factor."
She was destined to be there since her first scintillating performance in Coral Gables last spring. After hearing her audition, Simon Cowell said talent like hers is the reason he brought the hit British series to America. He reiterated this after Melanie performed on Wednesday.
The hiccup when Simon didn't put her on his orignal four-women team only to later reinstate her might have been for dramatic effect. If it was, Melanie wasn't in on it. A sincere, religious woman, she said as much. One of her closest friends, Kim Sobol, a teacher at Plantation High who is close to her, backed her up. Sobol said when Melanie came home from London, she thought her run on the show was over and was stunned when Simon showed up at her house to invite her back.
Speaking of Plantation High, the dream is still alive for a double that might never be matched. In addition to 2010 graduate Melanie singing for $5 million next week, baseball coach Albert Destrade is still in the running for the $1 million grand prize on "Survivor: South Pacific." The winner will be disclosed Sunday.
Gambling sites have made Melanie an overwhelming favorite to win the title. However, the odds are stacked against her in another way. Women have not fared well in recent years in talent competitions settled by a public vote.
The past four "American Idol" winners have been men. The past five winners of "America's Got Talent" have been men. "The Voice's" first winner was a man.
Melanie will be up against two men, Josh Krajcik and Chris Rene.
An interesting sidelight to Thursday's unforgivably padded results show was Simon's mocking critique of Nicole Scherzinger's first performance on the stage.
The caustic Brit moved into Nicole's chair to offer an imitation of how the dithering former Pussycat Doll might have assessed the performance. "I believe in you. You believe in me. You transcend the universe. God is smiling on you. Life is a waterfall and you are the ultimate rainbow."
No, Simon still has not gotten over Nicole allowing Rachel Crow to go home last week. If Nicole, who wasn't Simon's first choice for the job, is invited back next season, it will be the upset of the year.


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Monday, January 14, 2013
"It ain't about how hard you get it, it depends on how hard you can hit and keep moving forward." Weight kicked my ass; I'm not going to lie. There was the actual weight, the physical weight, the weight that kept me from getting moving to get it off. There was the psychological weight, the depression, the sadness that came from not having things to wear. There was the emotional weight of divorce, of losing out on a relationship with my daughter from that marriage. I lacked the confidence or the wherewithal to have one. She didn't deserve me and I didn't deserve to be happy. It was my fault…all of it, for everything. I failed. I failed at a lot of things growing up, after I reached adulthood and left the house. The only thing worse than my lowest was death. Taking my own life was a distinct possibility. I thought about ending it all and leaving this mortal coil; my lasting impression being one deep ass foot print.
Who would that serve? How would that make things any better for anyone? I had never taken the easy way out before. When I was 17-years old, I went to an intensive wrestling camp. It was run by University of Minnesota J. Robinson. It was 14-days of pure hell. The first day, after our work outs were done, I called my parents (10-hours away) and told them I wanted to come home. I told them this was too hard. I cried a little. My Mom was sympathetic, but my dad got on the phone and told me to tough it out and there was no going back. 212 campers started, 109 finished. There were no refunds. That is over half of the campers gone because it was too hard. This camp was more than wrestling. It was about hard work, dedication, respect and everything I learned from those two weeks helped me tremendously on and off the mat. That year, I was an All-League center for football, I placed 5th in regionals (top 4 go to the State tournament) and I was one of the top 40 high school baseball players in the State of Washington, playing in the All-State series. I attribute that all to the wrestling camp and the things I learned there.
As I looked through dozens and dozens of photos this weekend, a lot of them throughout my sports career, it hit me that I am not any different, at least mentally, than I was then. In fact, I have more knowledge than I ever did then. Life is a little more stressful, of course, as I have more responsibility. However, I never said can't back then. There was never an option of not finishing what I started. This weight, both emotional and physical, is only temporary. I will drop the weight. I will get healthy. I will have a relationship with my daughter. I will show my loved ones who I am and always have been, even if it is under a blanket of flub. I will be an example. I have put so much off for so long. When I got into Nursing school, I had certain expectations I set for myself. I wanted a 4.0. I ended up with a 3.83. I don't consider that a failure. I wanted to pass my boards on the first try. I did that. I committed myself to success, and I met that. How much different is nursing school to weight loss? It isn't. It requires discipline and dedication. If I can conquer school I can conquer my weight. I was healthy once. I can be healthy again.
I don't have a number on the scale that motivates me. I don't have a waist size I am shooting for. I am more interested in trends. I want the right numbers to go down. At this point, I want those trends to occur every week until it is normal. One week at a time, one day at a time, one pound at a time. I am on my way towards being a better person, a better father, and better husband and a better nurse. I suppose being better replaces my number. Being better involves being healthier; developing good habits. Doing those two things, I know the number will be there, whatever that ends up being. I am accountable to myself. I was once before, and I now know I can be there again.
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We are so, so pleased to see that Forever 21 has finally gotten it together and launched their plus size line, Faith 21. It's about time that these fun, fashionable, reasonably priced threads are available for those of us who are a bit curvier. While their selection isn't as extensive (yet), Faith 21 still has quite a few cute pieces, like this work-chic Belted Pinstripe Blouse ($20). Flirty, not frilly, ruffles frame our décolleté and the belt gives us a perfect hourglass frame - whether or not we actually have one!
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The impact of social media on (Digital) Literacy
Two weeks ago, I was invited to take part in a Panel on Digital Literacy at UCLan. It was indeed interesting and thought provoking. As it often happens in this kind of events, so much was left to say. I especially liked the way the audience progressively got involved and we briefly touched some of the current worries considering literacy in the 21st Century. Does it have the same meaning as it did 50 years ago? How are we to define literacy in this day and age? Is education keeping up with it?
Jonathon Westaway kicked off the debate by highlighting some of the hot themes concerning this matter, and off we went to jointly reflect about issues around the following questions:
- Is Social Media changing the way we read and write?
- What are the advantages of learning and teaching in the digital environment?
- What are the problems associated with information overload?
- Who has authority in the digital landscape?
Too many questions for such a short period of time, but we sure tried to get across as many ideas as possible.Educators in generally are still very worried the "little Johnnies" are not reading as much as they should! Not to mentioned their writing and spelling skills which are just getting worse by the minute. But is it really so? Are we reading less? Are our writing and spelling skills really that bad? Steven Johnson presents some counter arguments about it, and I must say I like what he says. We are not reading less; we have just started reading differently. I myself read more (blog) articles than ever, and have access to much more literature in my filed than when I was restricted to paper books and local library access. The web has opened the doors to a new world where the literacy concept is being reshaped into different dimensions. Professor David Crystal's recent article also underlines very pertinent issues concerning the new writing and spelling habits (maybe styles?). They are away from being new, yet they are becoming more visible as social media, and micro digital communication devices and applications, such as mobile phones, micro-blogging, instant messaging, etc have become widely accessible in the latest years. They represent the main channels for written communication and also reflection. I have recently blogged about the twitter phenomenon and how it has impacted in my learning. It has increasingly contributed to my knowledge and increased my learning network. Despite the rather short length of twitter messages, true communication is achieved through this channel. And just like we were already doing with mobile phones, and also with lecture note-taking (remember those?), we do use a lot of abbreviations to convey the message. That's how things have evolved. They are not bad or good. They are just different.
However, it doesn't mean that we are getting worse at spelling; it just means we are developing additional communication registers.
One can argue that sometimes students tend to overreact and use such "tribal spelling" in their assignments. It's in their nature, and role as students, to push boundaries; it's our mission as educators to guide them to consider the different contexts in which they are involved in – that is to say, to prepare them for real life! . [I think sometimes we just tend to generalize something that happens less often, especially if it is something that we are not used to. It's so much easier!!!]. The fact is that students often distinguish which kind of register belongs to which context, and if they don't, then it tells a lot of the educational system they have been in. It is our job as educators to help them realize which register to adopt according to the situation they are in.
Times are changing. Generation conflicts are old as the world. We always try to do things differently from our parents, as our parents have done things differently from theirs…
I strongly believe that digital literacy is more than reading books and writing exam papers. That might have been the literacy ideal of the industrial age. These days, literacy is also related with how we use the digital media to search, access, read, critically think and make sense of what we read in our areas of expertise and interests. It is also how we show evidence of what we learn by communicating it through different means and ways. Today it is as important to know, as it is to know-how. And our kids sure know how to know when they feel they need to know something. Furthermore, they adapt more easily than most of use to those venues, where they engage into knowing whatever they want to learn. If it takes to learn a new spelling code, then they do it, because they want to feel part of it.
So why can't we accept it? And why can't we just familiarize our students with academic writing without despising their tribal writing? It would be easier than trying to ban the web because it is bad for your spelling!!!!


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Pronovias Barbate dress, Size 2 for sale.
This dress was worn only once for my wedding in early 2013 and bought from a local bridal store. It is in absolutely like new condition.
Included is a hand made Swarovski belt I ordered from Etsy. I bought the belt for $180. A similar belt would have costed me $450 at a local bridal store. The belt was professionally stitched to the waist line.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons water
- 4-1/2 teaspoons meringue powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- Food coloring, optional
- In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water, meringue powder and cream of tartar; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high for 4-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Tint with food coloring if desired. Keep unused icing covered at all times with a damp cloth. If necessary, beat again on high speed to restore texture.
- To decorate, place icing in a pastry bag. For border decorations and dots, use #3 round pastry tip. For small detailed decorations, use #1 or #2 round pastry tip. Yield: about 1 cup.
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"I'm looking for an icing/frosting that I can decorate on my cookies and then freeze.The ones I've tried discolor after I defroz the cookies."
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By David Gillum, assistant director, EH&S July 21, 2010
In a continued effort to introduce our team to the campus community, we are featuring a short article about an EH&S staff member in each of our newsletters. We hope this will allow you to
get to know our staff a little better. This month the spotlight is on Brian Cournoyer, occupational health and safety coordinator.
How would you describe your role in EH&S?
As the occupational health and safety coordinator for the campus I am responsible for the health and safety of faculty and staff. As part of maintaining a safe and healthful working environment I am routinely investigating indoor air quality complaints, conducting health and safety training, reviewing accidents/incidents, managing existing health and safety programs, revising and/or developing programs, and conducting ergonomic assessments. In addition, I work closely with Human Resources on various workers compensation issues.
How long have you worked at UNH and in your field?
I have been at UNH for one year. Prior to coming to UNH I was an environmental health and safety consultant for 17 years. During that time I gained valuable experience in a variety of
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Why did you choose your current profession?
I had the opportunity to get into the occupational safety program at Keene State College during my junior year. I quickly learned that the field of health and safety encompasses many
different practice areas that intrigued me. The ability to be involved in different types of projects -- to ensure that when people come to work, they go home at the end of the day with all
their fingers and toes, they can hear, see, and most importantly enjoy the things in life that bring them happiness -- I thought would be rewarding.
What do you like best about working for the university?
I enjoy the diversity of the university and the people associated with it.
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When I am not playing with my kids and family, I enjoy training for triathlons or playing music. Come fall it's 'Full Tilt, Full Time," "Let's Go Patriots!!!"
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RICHMOND — Some Virginia taxpayers mistakenly charged fees for using the state's new tax refund card are getting reimbursements from the state.
This is the first year that taxpayers could use the Way2Go card to get their refunds. The refunds are loaded onto the card, which works like a debit card.
Use of the card is supposed to be free. But some taxpayers reported being hit with unexpected fees.
Virginia Department of Taxation spokesman Joel Davison tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch that most issues have been resolved. He says fewer than 10 reimbursement checks have been mailed to taxpayers so far.
More than 1 million Virginians opted for direct deposit of their refunds. Nearly 350,000 taxpayers chose the Way2Go card.
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Dawdee wrote:This is a nice thing to come home from school to. I had no idea this would start today.
Ooh, kinda glad I didn't compete this time around. That twist surprised me! In a good way, though.
Glad to see you competing, Dr. Lincoln. Your pictures are always a blast to see. And I'm still against you in Stars. Yikes! Can't wait to get started again.
And hey, I see your reserved Gloria. Can't wait to see your model!
Oi, and nobody laugh at my judge pic. He looks like a roid'ed up wrestler. Eeek!
NikkiBeth20 wrote:Sorry I cannot do this comp...I will finish the ones I entered and that is it. I have responsibilites at home now (work, hubby sick again...)
Evergreen226 wrote:Still thinkin' whether I can join. Sensation and Berry are almost done and Girls is winding down...
leylajade wrote:This looks good! I wish I could join, but I'm already in four other comps I'll deffo be lurking!
drew10player wrote:
leylajade wrote:This looks good! I wish I could join, but I'm already in four other comps I'll deffo be lurking!
Yay! Lurkers are more than welcomed! <3
brilldoc wrote:Sorry, don't think I'm going to be able to do this after all :/ good luck with it though ;D
brilldoc wrote:Np. Shocked at how few people have signed up though :0
Hopefully will be able to join Staged when it comes back around
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For beauty professionals in the south, The 2012 Image Expo will be a great experience to learn new techniques and trends in the beauty industry. The two-day event will feature well-known artists in the beauty industry, professional seminars/continuing education classes, hands-on opportunities, and exhibitors. Attending a beauty show is good for networking and finding deals on products. Your entry ticket to the Image Expo will also serve as admission to the Image Spa show which focuses on healthy skin care. The show will be held July 15-16 in Houston, TX at the Houston Reliant Center. Tickets can be purchased online at: theimageexpo.com
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Austin, TX (June 28, 2012) – Tabatha Coffey, Bravo T.V. star and beauty industry legend, is headlining IMAGE Expo, the largest beauty event in Texas, on July 15th & 16, 2012 at the Reliant Center. After an extremely successful 2011 event with over 6,000 attendees and 200 exhibitors, IMAGE Expo show management is expecting an increase in attendance and exhibitors in 2012.
The event will feature world-class education with over 200 seminars and workshops covering every segment of the hair, beauty, salon, and spa industry. IMAGE Expo is proud to welcome well-known artists such as Brenton Lee, Dee Adames, Mike Karg, Sherry Ratay, and The Teals to the main stage. Other master artists that attendees will learn from in the classroom include Eve Pearl, Naja, James Wealthy, and Chuck Caple. License cosmetologists will have the opportunity to satisfy their yearly CE requirements at the event with 1, 2, 4, and 6 hour classes available. CE courses will also be available in Spanish and Vietnamese.
Hundreds of the best and most recognizable beauty industry suppliers are exhibiting at the event. Similar to the diversity offered in the education program, exhibitors will cover all aspects of the industry. "We want to ensure that we brand this event so as to display that IMAGE Expo is a full-service beauty event, catering to all beauty professionals. We believe that with the level of quality and diversity in our education program and exhibitor list, we have achieved that", says Paul Bryant. Featured exhibitors include Cinderella Hair, Christrio, Hot Heads, Novalash, Profashion Hair, Dreamcatchers International, Eve Pearl, FI Hair Gear, Hattori Hanzo Shears, Evalash Beauty Corp, Crisace Hair Extensions, and many more.


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A first encounter with Eric Swenson's very personal garden.
I spent an afternoon recently in one of the strangest and most personal gardens I've ever visited, a collection of sacred spaces and garden rooms fully envisioned and slowly being born from endless hours of meditative toil and the soaring depths of Eric Swenson's yet-childlike imagination. And though many finished aspects of it still exist only within the poetic psyche of its creator, when you are in his presence listening to him lovingly describe each completed vision I swear you begin to see it in its completed form, too.
My visit grew out of telephone conversations between Eric and myself as we sorted out the particulars of a garden photo workshop I will be offering and a related garden photo contest I'll be judging at the Kruckeberg Garden in early September. Somehow we began comparing life notes and garden notes, and soon he had inivited me to visit his very private wonderland, a surreal landscape of pure imagination that defies description and, to this observer's mind, requires a sort of complete surrender in order to really even begin to appreciate it. His descriptions over the phone intrigued me and I immediately said yes.
Below: Eric is standing in the pit he has carved into the ground, and within which he intends to create on one side, a ten to fifteen foot waterfall that his adoring grandchildren will be able to stand behind and on the other, believe it or not, a subterranean sweat-lodge. That magical rabbit hole Alice tumbled into had nothing on this unfolding wonder.
As rough as certain aspects of Eric's wondrous imagination garden still seem around their edges, I was still utterly delighted, again and again by the many unexpected, whimsical, meditative surprises his collection of botanical and spatial koans offered.
Following his introductory nickel tour (which was worth far, far more), and a bit of time then wandering this garden's corners by myself, it dawned on me that for perhaps the first time in any garden, many of the pictures I was seeing really wouldn't make much sense without Eric's vital presence within them, for in this garden it is the picture of 'what might be' emanating so effusively from his very being that makes the garden work as it does, and that gives it much of its magic.
I have never quite experienced a garden like this and at first was a baffled, trying to sort out a way to communicate something of its essential 'story' simply by picturing the spaces and the plants within them. Then it dawned on me to just ask him, which I did, tentatively, if he'd walk with me and let me picture him in a handful of his sacred places within the garden as a way to try to begin explaining a few of those essential threads of it to others who have never visited and might never get the chance. His answer to my request is self-evident, and now I ask you as viewers to try to imagine any of these images without the man in them. They just wouldn't quite make sense, would they? Or is it just me?
Above: Eric sits beside an arching footbridge he has built atop his immense excavation and backed by a forest of different types of bamboo. From my vantage standing on a narrow ledge within that carved ravine where the waterfall will someday flow, listening to him explain his grand vision felt strangely like sitting at the feet of a great teacher or wizard in an enchanted wood. Below: This is just one of perhaps twenty meditation spots within Eric's garden that contain a rustic bench, chair, stump, stool or seat of some other imagining from which to sit and contemplate, and watch the birds which are numerous, everywhere and very curious.
For this first visit, I just had a few hours to begin to get acquainted and begin to find the story of the place, but those hours were a surreal treat. Somehow, I thought you might enjoy a peek at this lush garden of Eric's imagination and yet another attempt on my part to find that elusive path to telling better stories…


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