text:
on October 28, 2010 - 12:01 AM
Editor's Note: The paranormal field is one of theory. The fundamental principles behind this study have not been proven by modern science and have caused extensive debate between skeptics and believers. Although evidence has been collected that suggests the existence of paranormal activity, there is always an opposing side to the argument.
Think back to October 2009, when the film "Paranormal Activity" thrust the supernatural into our homes. Shot with a hand-held video camera, it tells the story of a young couple plagued by a demonic spirit. Believe it or not, there is more truth to this story than most people realize. Although not common, some people believe demonic hauntings are a very real phenomena. Of course, this movie presents a very worst case scenario.
Television shows such as "Ghost Hunters" (on SyFy Network) shed light on the more common, less severe cases of paranormal activity. The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) approaches the urban legends from a scientific standpoint. Using specialized equipment and polished investigation techniques, TAPS is called to examine homes that are believed to be haunted. During the nighttime investigations, the team's main goal is to document evidence of alleged paranormal activity within a house. Although TAPS is the most widely recognized paranormal group, there are hundreds of smaller teams across the country with the same intentions, many of them created by teenagers.
The Western New York Paranormal Society (WNYPS) is one such group. Although it wasn't officially founded until 2009, the group's president, Jordan Bianchi, a senior at Clarence High School, developed an interest in the paranormal at a very early age. Like many other investigators, his story begins with a personal experience.
"When I was about 8 years old, I was sleeping over at my cousin's house," he said. "I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and when I started heading back to my room, I noticed a lady on the staircase. At first I thought it was my aunt, but I was also suspicious because she didn't look like my aunt and she wasn't yelling at me to get back to bed. Then, all of a sudden, she was just gone. Just like that."
Shaken up, Jordan went back to his room and fell asleep as quickly as he could. Over the years, Jordan read more on the subject and discovered the science behind the beliefs. When he was about 12 years old, he began to take his hobby to the next level.
"My cousins and I started using my dad's recording devices and did small investigations around their house," Jordan said. We were originally doing around two investigations a year, which increased as we went along -- and we gradually accumulated our equipment as we got more serious about it. We just got a K2 meter, and that's pretty huge."
K2 meters are devices used to pick up fluctuations in the electromagnetic field. It is believed that these abnormal fluctuations can indicate the presence of an entity.
"When you ask the spirits direct questions and you get a hit on the K2, it can sometimes mean direct communication, which is basically a clear response to the question you asked," he said.
One of the more common forms of direct communication is electronic voice phenomena. An EVP is an anomalous sound or voice caught on a digital recorder that was not originally heard at the time of the recording. On the opposite end of the spectrum, sounds that are heard during an investigation often avoid being detected by recorders, making them personal experiences. However, personal experiences can refer to anything seen, heard or felt that was not captured by the equipment.
Jordan recalls his most intense personal experience from inside the Patterson Library in Westfield.
"We were all sitting at the end of a hallway when someone asked any spirit that was present to knock on a wall," Jordan said. "A few seconds later, we hear this huge bang. It was the motion alarm. Keep in mind, everyone in the room was sitting still and those who weren't in the room were in a different part of the building. A few seconds later, it happened again. It was pretty intense."
Several days later, Jordan and the team returned to the library to try to debunk the incident.
"Debunking is pretty much investigating a personal experience and trying to figure out what could've caused it," he said. "It's such an important part of the investigation because if you're not able to debunk the experience, it's more likely to have been something paranormal."
Now 17 years old, Jordan is nearing his fifth year of paranormal investigation. With experience behind him, he sends this message to anyone looking to get involved in the field: "Before getting serious about investigating, you have to be really confident in your beliefs. People are always going to doubt what you do and you can't let their opinions affect your work. The key is being really sure of yourself."
Danielle Grimm is a sophomore at Clarence High School.


text:
This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
August 04, 2004
LED Traffic Lights Continue to Save Energy Nationwide
A growing number of municipalities are replacing their incandescent traffic lights with new energy-saving lights that use light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Back in January, the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA) announced that the City of Syracuse had installed LED traffic lights at 299 intersections, saving $225,000 in energy costs each year. In late May, ABM Industries Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Amtech Lighting Services, won contracts to install LED traffic lights at 1,100 intersections in Dallas, Texas, and at 243 intersections in Arlington, Texas. The project in Dallas should cut the city's energy load by 1,500 kilowatts. And in early July, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) announced that Elk Grove, California, is installing LED signals in 70 intersections. The project will reduce peak demand by 44.3 kilowatts and save the city about $30,000 in energy costs each year. See the press releases from NYSERDA, ABM, and SMUD (PDF 102 KB). Download Acrobat Reader.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the legal and financial aspects of our school. The Board currently meets monthly to deliberate over such topics as budget, fundraising, tuition, strategic planning and a healthy community life. The Board works collaboratively with the College of Teachers and the Administrator. The membership of the Board consists of up to nine community members, up to three College of Teachers members, and the School Director.
Please contact Susan Fouts, Board Chair, with any questions at firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Another dispatch from that hideous Hearst tower, but this one kind of takes the cake. The boob-shaped cake topped with body-paint icing, that is.
"I don't have balls enough to fwd the e-mail (maybe someone else does) BUT - I just got a company-wide message saying "happy holiday shopping from hearst brand development."
it offers savings on branded merch like good housekeeping cookbooks, etc.
one of the categories ("cds, cover art, books, calendars" all seem pretty straightforward) is "romance products."
I was in hopes I'd get to save 15% on condoms that say ESQUIRE on them, so I went to the site. it took AGES to load, but I finally got there, and was directed to click thru to HERE
employees can type in a promo code to save on "the naughty girl whipper/tickler," among other things. thought y'all should know."
Man, what the 'Toos is missing, huh?
Earlier: Hearst Makes Already-Tight Belts Tighter Just in Time for The Holidays


text:
'Celebrate Calm' is a world-renowned educational organization that works to train educators, parents and children. And the organization will soon host a couple of free events for parents in our area.
"Are You At Your Wit's End: Stop the Yelling & Power Struggles"
Monday, October 22
6:30 p.m.
North High School Auditorium
"You're Not the Boss of Me!: Motivating Strong Willed Toddlers to Teens"
Tuesday, October 23
9 a.m.
North High School Auditorium


text:
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on BJs Wholesale Club at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
Get it today!Shop Now
OrAdd to Wish List
For over 35 years The Peanut Shop has been producing the finest hand-cooked Virginia Peanuts. These tasty and delicious peanuts are lightly salted for a satisfying, savory snack. The crunchy, plump peanuts are roasted in 100% peanut oil with no additives or preservatives. Product Features: Hand-cooked for a distinctively nutty taste Crisp and plump for enjoyable snacking Roasted in 100% peanut oil with no preservatives added Product Warnings and Restrictions: Contains peanuts and peanut oil Product of the USA (Model 41001) Standard shipping included for continental US only. Must ship to a street address. For more shipping information, please call 1-800-637-3268, Monday - Saturday, 9 am - 6 pm EST.. Price: $19.99
© Copyright 2016 - Christmas.com. All rights reserved and protected by Christmas Spirit


text:
Manage Subscriptions
Log Out
Log In
The spirit of Woodstock came to Pocatello this weekend, but this time the paws were the ones pressing play.
No email address was supplied by
To complete your registration on this site, please supply an address.
Please confirm or modify the email address to which you will have subscription offers sent.
For a more personalized experience, please supply the following optional information.


text:
by Susan Allport
If omega-3s originate in plants (as we know they do), and the green leaves of plants are the most abundant source of these fast-moving fats (in the form of alpha linolenic acid, the parent omega-3), then what happens in autumn when leaves turn color and fall to the ground?
Ive been asking myself this question as Ive been raking leaves this November.
Do these omega-3 fats, the predominant fat in the membranes of the chloroplasts of green leaves, fall to the ground with those leaves?
Or do plants have some strategy for salvaging their omega-3s?
They must, I think. Otherwise, dead leaves would be much more nutritious than they obviously are. And animals wouldnt leave them for humans like me to rake up.
But how does this salvage operation take place? Are the omega-3s in chloroplasts turned into omega-6s, a second family of polyunsaturated fats, and then shuttled into a plants developing seeds?
About Susan Allport
We are excited to introduce Susan Allport as an occasonal contributor to Vital Choices.
Susan is an award-winning writer who contributes to The New York Times and other publications and authored the acclaimed book about omega-3s, titled The Queen of Fats: Why Omega-3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them (University of California Press, 2006).
She is the author of two other highly praised booksThe Primal Feast: Food, Sex, Foraging, and Love, and A Natural History of Parenting and has appeared on Oprah & Friends Radio and NPRs "Science Friday" and "The Splendid Table".
Were sure youll find her contributions enlightening pleasures to read!
Omega-6s are slightly less fast-moving than omega-3s, but they are far less susceptible to attack by oxygen molecules, or oxidation. It makes sense that the stored fats in seeds contain many more omega-6s than 3s.
I was able to find the answers to some of my questions about leaves in an article in Plant Physiology, appropriately titled, Making Sense of Leaf Senescence. There, I learned that leaf senescence, that which gives us our incredible fall colors, is an orderly process and under strict genetic control. It is not simply a degenerative process but is, indeed, a complex system for recycling fats, as well as nitrogen and other useful building materials.
Proof of this can be seen with the naked eye, I was surprised to learn. In most species of plants, such as the birch whose leaves are shown here, aging begins at the edges of the leaf and proceeds inwards. The last areas of the leaf to senesce are those around the veins of the leaf: the leafs vascular system. Since the veins are necessary for exporting everything that can be exported out of the leaf, they are the last thing to go.
The leaf responds to changes in the environmentbe it light, drought, nutrient deficiency, infection, or woundingby expressing special senescing genes, genes that encode for enzymes that break down and rearrange all the useful, recyclable parts. Complex molecules such as chlorophyll and proteins are turned into smaller and more transportable molecules, which are then moved into a plants roots, seeds, stems and bark, and reassembled, or stored, as necessary.
But what exactly happens to the alpha linolenic acid in a chloroplasts membrane? Thats what I really wanted to know. For land animals, there is a shift in the availability of the two families of essential fats, the fats that plants can make but not animals, with the changing seasons. This shift has important health and metabolic consequences, as I explained in a previous article: Seasons of Fat, and I wanted to understand how it takes place.
Is the alpha linolenic acid turned into linoleic acid (the parent omega-6 fatty acid) in the leaf? Or are the omega-3s stored somewhere in the plant for use the next spring? I couldnt find the answer to these questions in the article in Plant Physiology and so I emailed John Ohlrogge at the Plant Lipid Metabolism Lab at Michigan State University.
Nothing so simple, Dr. Ohlrogge, emailed me back, since plants transport very little lipid or fat. Fats are sticky substances, and plants dont have the lipoproteins (HDL and LDL) that animals use to transport fats. So plants turn fats into sugars, which are highly soluble, before moving them around.
The alpha linolenic acid in the chloroplasts, as Dr. Ohlrogge explained, is broken down by a series of enzymes into two-carbon fragmentsa process called beta oxidation.
These fragments are turned into sugars, and the sugars transported to the seed (or any another tissue that needs them). In the seeds, they are turned back into fat (primarily omega-6s, as Ive said, as well as saturated and monounsaturated fats) or into starch for storage. Come spring, as seeds germinate, the process is reversed. Stored starch and fats are mobilized and turned into sugars, and sugars are transported into the germinating leaf, before being reassembled as fats.
But this time, of course, the sugar is turned primarily into alpha linolenic acid because this faster-moving fat is what plants use to surround their fast-acting photosynthetic machinery. It is the lubricant that makes that machinery run; the medium in which the proteins necessary for photosynthesis (some 75 of them) can twist and turn. (Similarly, the longer omega-3s, DHA and EPA, which humans and other animals make out of alpha linolenic acid, are necessary for an animals speediest functions: nerve transmission and vision.)
So heres the rub, or the kernel of the thing, as I see it. Since leaves have more omega-3s than 6s and seeds have more omega-6s than 3s, each falling leaf represents a slight loss of 3s and a slight gain of 6s on planet earth. Each germinating seed represents a slight loss of omega-6s and a slight gain of omega-3s.
These slight changes add up and represent a shiftfor animals out foraging in the wildin the dietary supply of these two families of essential fats. This shift then induces many physiological changes in those animals, including changes in their metabolic rate.
(Omega-3s affect metabolic rate, as the Australian scientist Tony Hulbert has shown, by increasing the looseness, or leakiness, of cell membranes and forcing membrane pumps, like the sodium and proton pump, to work harder at maintaining gradients across those membranes.
Omega-3s and omega-6s induce many other physiological changes, including changes in blood pressure, inflammation, cell growth and cell death, through potent cell messengers or eicosanoids made from these fats.)
The lives of plants and animals are tied together in ways were just beginning to understand. And the sound of a leaf falling in the woods, if you will forgive the poetic license, is nothing less than the sound of the earths dietary wheels shifting gears. This shift is a benefit to animals in the wild, by enabling their bodies to slow down in the fall and speed up in the spring. But it is not, necessarily, a benefit to humans, who wear clothing and live in heated houses and whose diet is already awash in omega-6s (from all the seed oils in the food supply).
We, who want our bodies to run optimally throughout the year, need to keep our menus green throughout the year (with greens and animals, like fish, that eat greens). But first we need to understand the important dietary implications of the changing seasonsand listen closely to the falling leaves.


text:
MySQL 5.5.37 was recently released (it is the latest MySQL 5.5, is GA), and is available for download here:
This release, similar to the last 5.5 release, is mostly uneventful.
There was one new feature added (Solaris-specific + obscure), and only 21 bugs fixed.
The new feature is this:
- On Solaris, mysql_config –libs now includes -R/path/to/library so that libraries can be found at runtime.
Out of the 21 bugs, most were benign, but there was one definitely worth mentioning …[Read more...]


text:
Posted in historical, portrait, Uncategorized, weekend Tags: cigar box, history, interesting, light, weekendville
Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
Join 141 other followers
Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.


text:
Padraig Amond is set to return to Accrington subject to international clearance.
The 24-year-old Irish striker spent last season on loan at the Crown Ground from Pacos de Ferreira and has agreed a one-year deal following his release by the Portuguese outfit.
Amond scored nine times during the campaign and was named voted Player of the Year by Stanley's supporters.
"I'm delighted to be back," he told Accrington's official website.
"I had to go back to Portugal and sort one or two things out. It was a bit weird going back over there for pre-season, the manager quite liked me but the president didn't want me."
- Accrington


text:
Remove Ads x
summerdriggs_shesellsseashells_seasideelements - download at 4shared. summerdriggs_shesellsseashells_seasideelements is hosted at free file sharing service 4shared.
| Uploaded via: 4shared site
Share Add to my account
Is owner
View only
Upload & Edit
Members may only view items in this folder.
Members may view, add, edit and delete items in this folder.
Checked by McAfee. No virus detected.
14 comments Add new comment View all
Wrong code entered. Please, try again.
Enter the code above to post message:
emilymillar28 3 years ago Reply Spam SpamCancel
lovely kit many thanks!
old4sync_silv... 3 years ago Reply Spam SpamCancel
Remove Ads x
Download all files from this folder
Download folder as:
This file will be created in your 4shared folder
File name:
Zip as:
Download as B1
summerdriggs_shesellsseashells_seasideel...File QR Code


text:
No ChexSystems Verification.Use referral code MUSIC or MYBABYLOVE
to get a $10 credit.Plus when you sign up for recurring Direct Deposit of $100 or more within 60 days of opening account and stay on Direct Deposit for 2 months,you will receive the EXTRA $25 Direct Deposit bonus.Referral codes on any application cannot be added or changed after the application has been submitted.
Send money to other accountnow customers free of charge.Pay Bills,build your credit,borrow cash,shop,direct deposit and more.Instant bank account number.Free debit card arrives in about 5-7 business days.You must be 14 and over to apply.
Posted: 5/17/2010 Expires: 12/31/2020Buy Now


text:
iPhone Nano
iPhone Nano Rumors Gain Steam as Macworld Approaches
By John Read - Published January 2nd 2009 - 14:20
Tagged: Apple • iPhone • iPhone Nano • mobile phones
Speculation about a possible iPhone Nano, a smaller version of Apple's top selling mobile device, has been gaining momentum in recent months. Reports of manufacturers listing accessories for the iPhone Nano among their products have bolstered the rumors.
Case manufacturer Vaja recently listed the iPhone Nano on its website as one of the devices for which it makes cases. Apparently, after reports of this spread, the listing was taken down. Chinese case manufacturer XSKN also listed the iPhone Nano among the devices for which it manufactures


text:
This article was co-authored by Alexandra Bell, Research Associate at Ploughshares Fund.
The giant hydrogen bomb detonated on the ABC hit show, Lost, in its season finale this week really existed. It really was called "Jughead." Constructed in 1954, it was never actually exploded, leaving space for Lost's writers to whisk it away to the mystery island.
As fans of Lost, we were amused to have the 40,000-pound thermonuclear device make its appearance in season five of the show. Jughead, first seen dangling from a tower early in the season, is detonated in the finale as the survivors attempt to change their history. The effect of a nuclear explosion on time travel is a bit outside our expertise, but Lost's writers got the basic facts of nuclear weapons right. These guys did their homework.
Jughead Dissected
The United States built thousands of hydrogen bombs in the 1950s. Each, many times more powerful that the atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Unlike atomic bombs that get their energy from fission, or the splitting of atoms, hydrogen bombs get their energy from fusion of hydrogen atoms. This is the basic energy force in the universe. It is what powers the sun and all stars. There is no theoretical limit to how big we could make a hydrogen bomb. It is just a matter of how large a quantity of hydrogen isotopes we wants to fuse, though the logistics become more difficult. In 1961, the Soviets planned to test a 100-megaton bomb (equal to 100 million tons of TNT), but settled for the 50-megaton Tsar Bomba. It was the largest bomb ever tested, twice the size of the biggest U.S. test.
The real-life Jughead was indeed the hulking behemoth depicted in Lost. It was designed to explode with a force of 8 million tons of TNT, or over 500 times more force than the Hiroshima bomb.
As accurately depicted in Lost, a fusion weapon like Jughead has two or more nuclear components in the same device that are ignited in stages. As Princeton physicist Frank Von Hippel likes to say, "Within each big bomb is a little bomb."
Although it is not clearly explained in the show, the Lost character Sayid takes out what would be the smaller fission "primary" that would be used to create the heat, pressure and radiation necessary to compress and ignite the separate fusion secondary, vastly increasing the explosive yield. This is the bomb he takes to the Swan site.
Would it look as compact as the device Sayid tucks in his backpack? Probably not, but it would not be too much bigger. Could he actually carry it without fear of radiation? Yes. As physicist Ivan Oelrich, also a Lost fan, details:
"People think that the fuel that drives an atomic bomb must be intensely radioactive, but in fact it's not. It becomes radioactive after the reaction."
Of course, the story is not entirely accurate - you cannot trigger a chain reaction by beating an atomic bomb with a rock, though props to Juliet for really following through. We can grant the writers of Lost a little leeway, since time travel and smoke monsters are not exactly hard physics either.
Nuclear Nuts
The fantasy and reality of Jughead illuminate the absolute insanity of the Cold War arms race. (For the best historical account, check out the Richard Rhodes trilogy: The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Dark Sun and Arsenals of Folly.)
While Albert Einstein and some members of the Manhattan Project, like chief scientist Robert J. Oppenheimer, were appalled at what they had created, others like Edward Teller pushed to produce the H-bomb. Oppenheimer and the entire scientific General Advisory Committee saw it as a weapon of genocide. They told President Truman:
"The use of this weapon would bring about the destruction of innumerable human lives; it is not a weapon which can be used exclusively for the destruction of material installations or military or semi-military purposes. Its use therefore carries much further than the atomic bomb itself the policy of extermination of civilian populations."
Truman, fearful of the political reaction to a US decision not to build the new bomb if the Soviets did, overruled the scientists. That is how we (and the rest of the nuclear powers) came to create these colossal Jugheads, capable of obliterating entire cities.
We went nuclear nuts in the 1950s, increasing the U.S. arsenal from 200 atomic bombs in 1949 to over 20,000 mostly hydrogen bombs by 1960. The Soviets raced to catch up, with both countries peaking at about 65,000 bombs in 1986.
The good news: we have cut the number of nuclear weapons by 63 per cent since then. The bad news: we still have around 23,000 left. Lost, intentionally or not, gives us the essential problem: the longer the bomb hangs around the island, the more likely it is that someone's gonna use it.
We have been exceedingly lucky to get this far without an intentional or accidental use of nukes. So the next time you think about how crazy Lost is, just think about how insane our nuclear stockpiles are.
Get top stories and blog posts emailed to me each day. Newsletters may offer personalized content or advertisements.Learn more


text:
Kaufman Building Room 112
Dr. Strock uses modern aquatic ecology and fossil records contained in lake sediments, to explore issues that are critical to effectively managing freshwater resources. Her interests include freshwater and ecosystem ecology and paleoecology, ecosystem response to changes in climate and atmospheric deposition, watershed biogeochemistry, algal ecology, food-web interactions, and freshwater resource management.
ENST 335 Analysis/Mgmt of Aquatic Env
An interdisciplinary study of the aquatic environment, with a focus on the groundwater and surface waters of the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin. This course provides a scientific introduction to the dynamics of rivers, lakes, wetlands, and estuarine systems as well as an appreciation of the complexity of the political and social issues involved in the sustainable use of these aquatic resources. Students conduct an original, cooperative, field-based research project on a local aquatic system that will involve extensive use of analytical laboratory and field equipment. Extended field trips to sample freshwater and estuarine systems and to observe existing resource management practices are conducted. Three hours classroom and four hours laboratory a week. Generally offered in the fall in a two-year alternating sequence with 340.


text:
The Missouri Supreme Court has granted the State's motion to set execution dates for Allen Nicklasson and Joseph Franklin, both of whom have exhausted all appeals in their death sentences. The Court set Nicklasson's execution for Oct. 23, 2013, and Franklin's execution for Nov. 20, 2013.
"Last month, we renewed our request that the Court set execution dates for convicted murderers Joseph Franklin and Allen Nicklasson," Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said. "We are pleased that the Court has reexamined the issue, and granted the motions. The death penalty remains a legal punishment in our state. By setting these execution dates, the Court has taken an important step to see that justice is finally done for the victims and their families."
Nicklasson was found guilty in 1996 of first degree murder for the death of "Good Samaritan" Richard Drummond. Nicklasson was the trigger-man in the 1994 killing of Mr. Drummond, who had offered a ride to Nicklasson, Dennis Skillicorn and Tim DeGraffenreid after their car broke down on Interstate 70. The State executed Dennis Skillicorn in May 2009 for his role in the crime.
Franklin was convicted in 1997 for shooting and killing Gerald Gordon, who was standing in the parking lot of a St. Louis area synagogue after a bar mitzvah. Franklin also was convicted of shooting two other men who were in the synagogue parking lot. While Franklin will be executed for his crimes in Missouri, he also was convicted for the murder of two African-Americans in Utah, the murder of an interracial couple in Wisconsin, and the bombing of a synagogue in Tennessee. Franklin also has claimed responsibility for the shooting of Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
Discover a selection of top forums welcome candice on the internet. Come to share your passion on forums welcome candice and meet other fans of welcome candice. Then, why don't you create your own forum of welcome candice ?
The wrestling roleplay forum for wrestling fans everywhere! Relive, Create, Imagine.
wwe:, revolution, superstars, divas, monday, night, friday, smackdown, shield, natalya, #candice, michelle, chris, jericho, tyson, kidd, mcmahon, trish, stratus, rock


text:
Which sex is the worst about washing up? Why is it so important? We've got the dirty truth on how and when to wash your hands.
How to Detox Your House
The Biggest Problem continued...
To put a stop to growth, you have to control the moisture level in your home. Indoor humidity should be between 30 and 50 percent (buy a hygrometer at your local hardware store to measure your house's level). If your home is more moist than that, buy a dehumidifier and fix leaks right away (mold grows quickly under the right conditions).
Your Detox Duties
Scrub grout with a mix of 1/4 cup liquid chlorine bleach and six cups water (use a stronger solution if necessary), and rinse. Remember to wear rubber gloves and keep the room well ventilated.
Clean both sides of rubber mats with the bleach solution above, but first check the label: Some brands are machine-washable, so you can conserve your energy and save yourself precious time.
Put plastic shower curtains in the wash for five minutes on the gentle setting. If they're moldy, GHRI recommends adding 3/4 cup liquid chlorine bleach to the load.
Consider installing an exhaust fan that's vented to the outside, if you don't have one in the bathroom already. Ventilation is key to keeping this room dry and toxin-free.
Check cement walls (particularly near the floor, ceiling, and windows) and crawl spaces in the basement for mold. If you find patches, scrub them away (wearing gloves and using lots of elbow grease) with a stiff brush soaked in a solution of one cup liquid chlorine bleach and one gallon water. Do the same thing for painted walls. (Tip: If you have to repaint any areas, mix a mildew-resistant additive into the can first.)
The Biggest Problems
In your living room and bedroom:
Dust and dander. A buildup can cause flulike symptoms and respiratory problems. (That stuffy nose your son wakes up with every morning? Not a yearlong cold.)
Your Detox Duties
Get your air conditioner ready for prime time. A well-maintained unit can help filter out some allergens — but if the filter, drip tray, or other parts are dirty, the AC may actually spit new allergens into the house. If you have a room unit, remove the grill and wipe it with a wet cloth. Take out the filter; if it's reusable, submerge it in hot soapy water for a few minutes, then rinse with clean water and let dry. Before replacing any parts, wipe inside the AC with a damp rag and dust the evaporator coils (located behind the filter) with a vacuum attachment. Then clean the drip tray according to the manufacturer's instructions. Finally, fasten a damp towel over the front of the unit the first time you turn it on, to capture any hidden particles. Have a central air system? Replace your filter at least every three months; if you have the electrostatic kind, clean it. Hire a professional to inspect the system once a year. And, every five years, pay a duct- or vent-cleaning contractor to clean your HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning) system. The service is pricey ($450 to $1,000), but it's worth saving for (think of your family's health every time you sock away a $20 bill).
Hot Topics
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: How It Affects Your Joints
- Treatments for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
- Birth Control Options
- Multiple Sclerosis: Symptoms to Look For
- Are You Fed Up With Overeating?
- How to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
- What's Killing Your Concentration? 12 Culprits
- 19 Habits That Wreck Your Teeth
- Celebrities With Diabetes
- Alzheimer's Disease: Early Warning Signs
WebMD Video: Now Playing
Popular Slideshows & Tools on WebMD
Pollen counts, treatment tips, and more.
It's nothing to sneeze at.
Sending your email...
This feature is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.
Now check your email account on your mobile phone to download your new app.


text:
Howard Huskies get Coached by a Cap
Jurcina braved Washington area rush-hour traffic and 90-minute commute to skate with the team of nine- and 10-year-old boys and girls. During the practice, Jurcina participated in the team drills and scrimmages. He also took a team photo with the mites, who were sharing the ice with the squirts.
"I heard the Huskies will be coming out to our game against Edmonton next week," said Jurcina. "Hopefully I made a few new fans and they'll cheer really loudly for us."
At the end of practice Jurcina answered questions for the Huskies, passed out goody bags, signed autographs and took pictures with the players and families at the rink.
Coached by a Cap is part of the Capitals' Pucks to Bucks group sales fundraising program. Open to teams of all ages in the Washington, D.C., area, this program gives teams the opportunity to raise money for their team and get firsthand guidance from a Washington Capital.
Forwards Chris Clark, Matt Pettinger and Tomas Fleischmann and defenseman Jeff Schultz have all taken part in Coached by a Cap this season. To find out more about Coached by a Cap, visit WashingtonCaps.com or contact Tim Bronaugh at 202.266.2341 or email@example.com.


text:
Sunshine Act Meetings
Table of Contents Back to Top
Agency Holding the Meeting: Back to Top
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Time and Date: Back to Top
2 p.m., Wednesday, September 17, 2008.
Place: Back to Top
1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room.
Status: Back to Top
Matters to be Considered: Back to Top
Enforcement Matters.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Back to Top
Sauntia S. Warfield, 202-418-5084.
Sauntia S. Warfield,
Staff Assistant.
[FR Doc. E8-21111 Filed 9-8-08; 4:15 pm]


text:
9 Warm Weather DIY Hair and Skin Care Recipes
Be a natural beauty this spring/summer by whipping up these homemade beauty products
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup of hot water
Fenugreek Seeds
*Note: You can find Fenugreek Seeds at your local seed store or online.
Directions: Crush a little bit of each herb (rosemary, sage and fenugreek seeds) with fingers and put into cheesecloth. Tie the cheesecloth and steep in hot water for 10 minutes -- this will make a very potent tea. Next, warm the olive oil on the stovetop and add the tea, blend well. Once mixture cools, apply to scalp and massage in, working through dry hair. You don't have to use the entire amount, just use enough to coat every strand (it shouldn't be dripping with oil). Wrap your hair in a towel or hair wrap. Leave for 20-30 minutes, shampoo out.
Recipe courtesy of: Melinda Joy Miller and Carla Gentile Day
SEE NEXT PAGE: Cooling Antioxidant Skin Mist
Older comments
i will be using these super soon yay!
by rayshaviolet Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 04:41PM Report as inappropriate
can't wait for it to warm up so I can try this
by LittleBunny Monday, February 4, 2013 at 09:29AM Report as inappropriate
by EricaF123 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 05:18PM Report as inappropriate
love this
by aishak55 Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 03:50PM Report as inappropriate
So nice,
by Ada87 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 02:21AM Report as inappropriate
love this!
by michellefuentes Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 06:03PM Report as inappropriate
Great recipes! I'll have to try the hair mask...
by WiccanLady Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 01:05PM Report as inappropriate
I have just started to use natural methods for hair and body. I feel it will be much healtier for me this way since I know what I'm putting on me.
by tami80 Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 07:39AM Report as inappropriate
I could not find a source for many of the oils in the island lip gloss. sigh
by tami80 Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 07:18AM Report as inappropriate
i just use ice cube and rub it around my face to replace toner. it work really well for hot country like Malaysia.
by hazr_rayn_hashim Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 06:39AM Report as inappropriate
to top


text:
Ironman Lanzarote Photo Gallery
- By Triathlete.com
- Published May 25, 2009
- Updated Apr 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM UTC
Both Belgium's Bert Jammaer and Great Britain's Bella Bayliss have proven themselves as two of the toughest competitors in the sport by winning one of the most difficult 140.6-mile races, Ironman Lanzarote, for the second year in the row.
Photographer Bob Foy shares photos from the beautiful, hot course in the Canary Islands.
[slideshow id=8]
FILED UNDER: Ironman / Photos TAGS: Ironman Lanzarote / Photo Gallery


text:
Skip to Content
Coronary arteries are blood vessels that provide
oxygen-rich blood and other nutrients to the heart muscle. The coronary
arteries attach to and wrap around the heart's surface.
The left
coronary artery branches off into smaller arteries. The most prominent ones are
The right coronary artery supplies the back of the heart. The right marginal branch usually extends from the right
coronary artery and supplies blood to the lower right side of the heart.
ByHealthwise StaffPrimary Medical ReviewerRakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, ElectrophysiologySpecialist Medical ReviewerStephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology
Current as ofFebruary 20, 2015
Current as of:
February 20, 2015
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
Rakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology & Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated, disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. Learn how we develop our content.
To learn more about Healthwise, visit Healthwise.org.
© 1995-2015 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated.
© Copyright 2016 Rush-Copley Medical Center • 2000 Ogden Avenue; Aurora, IL 60504
Main: 630-978-6200 • Physician Referral & Information: 630-978-6700 or 866-4COPLEY (866-426-7539)


text:
Definition of gulper in English:
(also gulper eel)
A deep-sea eel with very large jaws that open to give an enormous gape and with eyes near the tip of the snout.
- Order Saccopharyngiformes: several families.
Example sentences
- A hairy angler the size of my fist starts worrying at the meat of my calf and I can sense a giant gulper eel on its way over for a taste of delicious old me.
- Nearly all mouth and tail, the gulper eel also scavenges in the depths.
- Their names say everything - dragon fish, devilfish, viper fish, gulper eels, blacktail netdevils, ghost sharks.
Words that rhyme with gulperkalpa, pulper
For editors and proofreaders
Line breaks: gulp¦er
Definition of gulper in:
What do you find interesting about this word or phrase?
Comments that don't adhere to our Community Guidelines may be moderated or removed.
= trending


text:
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty broadcasts in 28 languages. Most of our programs are available on FM and medium-wave frequencies of local radio stations in the countries of our broadcast area. If you are having problems listening to programs on the internet, please read our technical help document.
July 15, 2014
Police in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, have detained several protesting homeowners who had threatened to stage a hunger strike.
Some 15 homeowners and activists of the Provide People With Housing movement gathered in front of the ATF Bank in Almaty on July 15, demanding revisions of their mortgage interest rates and challenging pending foreclosures and evictions.
The protesters demanded a meeting with the bank's chairman and threatened to stage a mass hunger strike in front of the bank's headquarters.
Police forcibly removed several of the protesters, including the movement's chairwoman, Sulubike Zhaqsylyqova.
Homeowners across Kazakhstan have staged a number of protests, demanding their loans be revised after the National Bank announced a 19-percent devaluation of the national currency, the tenge, in February.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty © 2016 RFE/RL, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


text:
Associate Professor
Emory School of Medicine
Adam Marcus received his PhD in cell biology from Penn State University in 2002 and went on to do a post-doctoral fellowship in cancer pharmacology at Emory University. In 2006, Dr. Marcus became an Assistant Professor at the Winship Cancer Institute and developed his own laboratory which focuses on cell biology and pharmacology in lung and breast cancer. Dr. Marcus was named a Georgia Cancer Coalition Scholar and was also appointed Director of the Winship Cancer Institute Cell Imaging and Microscopy Core. Dr. Marcus's laboratory is funded by the NCI, NCCAM, ACS, and private donations.
Dr. Marcus' laboratory studies how cancer cells invade and metastasize using a combination of molecular and imaging-based approaches. His work is focused on the lung cancer tumor suppressor protein and epithelial signaling protein, LKB1. This serine/threonine kinase is mutated in 30% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer; however, the functional significance of LKB1 loss is unknown. His group has shown that LKB1 plays a central role in cancer cell migration by behaving as a dynamic, actin-associated protein that regulates the canonical cdc42 cell polarity pathway. Since aberrant cell polarity is proposed to be a trigger for cancer cell invasion, these results suggest that LKB1 is an upstream regulator of both cdc42 activity and localization, and that LKB1 loss triggers aberrant lung cancer cell polarity. Dr. Marcus also focuses on developing natural compounds, therapeutic agents that preclude breast cancer cell motility and have minimal toxicity to normal cells. This work has identified the natural compound Withaferin A and its root extract as a potential anti-metastatic agent in breast cancer. His team envisions that this agent can be used in high-risk metastatic patients and/or combined with traditional cytotoxics to inhibit both metastasis and tumor growth.
Web Site(s):
View publications on PubMed


text:
The club had agreed a fee of £8million with Manchester United but the England international priced himself out of a move.
Cleverley is believed to have asked for £60,000-a-week and Villa ended their interest on Monday when it became clear negotiations had reached an impasse.
The 25-year-old also saw a proposed move to Everton collapse as he failed to link up with Roberto Martinez, who managed him during a loan spell at Wigan in 2010-11.
Hull were interested but Steve Bruce instead made a late move for Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa.
Cleverley had been made available by Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal and looks to have no future at United.
Villa boss Paul Lambert also failed with a bid for Real Sociedad's attacking midfielder Sergio Canales, with the Spain under-21 international not keen on the move.
He was a long-term admirer of Tottenham's Lewis Holtby but the midfielder joined Hamburg on loan.
Yet the cash Villa were prepared to spend on Cleverley represented a massive show of faith from chairman Randy Lerner.
The American is looking to sell and Lambert has previously been restricted to free transfers and bargain buys.
Villa signed Joe Cole and Philippe Senderos on free transfers earlier in the summer while also snapping up Kieran Richardson for around £600,000 from Fulham and Carlos Sanchez for an undisclosed fee from Elche.
The club also cleared out some of last season's purchases with Aleksandar Tonev, Nicklas Helenius and Antonio Luna all leaving on loan.
Villa had earlier sold midfielder Karim El Ahmadi back to Feyenoord for an undisclosed fee on Monday.
- Soccer
- Sports & Recreation
- Manchester United
- Cleverley


text:
Claremont sex offender not allowed to leave jail despite completion of sentence
If correctional officers released him now without an appropriate residence, Jasper could immediately start racking up violations as a sex offender.
To improve the chance of seeing your comment posted here or published in the New Hampshire Union Leader:
- Identify yourself. Accounts using fake or incomplete names are suspended regardless of the quality of posts.
- Say something new, stay on topic, keep it short.
- Links to outside URLs are discouraged, if used they should be on topic.
- Avoid comments in bad taste, write well, avoid using all capital letters
- Don't cite facts about individuals or businesses without providing a means to verify the claim
- If you see an objectionable comment please click the "Report Abuse" button and be sure to tell us why.
Note: Comments are the opinion of the respective poster and not of the publisher.Be the first to comment.
Post a comment
You must sign in before you can post comments. If you are experiencing issues with your account please e-mail email@example.com.


text:
ROCHESTER — A Farmington woman was arrested for shoplifting recently at the Rochester Walmart.
Donelle L. Smith of Main Street was charged with one count of willful concealment after store management reported a female shoplifter. She was released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled for arraignment on May 22 in Rochester District Court.
Comments are currently unavailable on this article
Location, ST | website.com


text:
The Cold Light of Day is a product-placement travelogue in search of a coherent thriller. A poor imitation of the best Bourne films, it's confusing and illogical, with plot lapses and continuity blunders.
It's yet another fiasco that could devalue Warner Bros.' considerable investment in Henry Cavill as the new Man of Steel.
Simply put, Day is a mess Cavill never rises above.
He plays Will, a failing businessman taking a distracted sailing vacation with his family in Spain. He gets along fine with Mom and his brother. Dad, played by Bruce Willis? Not so much. The guy's a martinet, a regular Captain Bligh on board the boat.
Will goes ashore in a huff, and when he returns, the boat's been moved and his family's gone. A rough encounter with corrupt Spanish cops has him convinced powerful forces have nabbed them. But who?
Since Dad is a CIA agent and not some embassy cultural attaché, as he's always said, that could be anybody.
Will is chased through Madrid's scenic plazas and parks, past the Benettons and in Audis, Land Rovers and BMWs. The bad guys — and it's hard to think of any real good guys here — want a briefcase.
It's a bad script, full of wheezing torture scenes. The chases are jerky, jumpy affairs in the Bourne mold, but not staged or filmed with nearly as much verve.
Cavill, game though he is, doesn't have the presence to make us ignore all the plot lapses and go along for the ride.
The Cold Light of Day
(D) Directed by Mabrouk El Mechri. PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action, and language). 93 mins. In limited release.


text:
Reload the page and try again.
Parking is pretty difficult at UVA and in Charlottesville in general.
Spots fill up quickly and best not to drive around the football games because parking is terrible and there is traffic and reroutes. Try to get off-campus housing with parking available because street-parking is available but can be annoying.
I don't drive, but my friends usually have difficulty finding spots around grounds.
Parking sucks--you can't park anywhere on campus without paying, even on the weekends.
Parking is expensive at the University of Virginia. What's more, the street parking spots are limited and during the day, parking permits are enforced. After 5pm however, there are some parking spots that you can take advantage of because they become free for all. One such place is the parking garage for the Memorial Gym (colloquially called Mem-Gym).
{{review.SectionLabel}} at {{review.EntityName}}:
Sorry, there are no reviews.
Students find that parking anywhere in Charlottesville is pretty atrocious. There aren't enough spaces for the number of cars that are on the road already, and the University population only gets bigger each year. Many students are incredibly frustrated with the steep price of a UVA permit that doesn't even guarantee convenient parking. The rest of Charlottesville is not much better—sometimes finding street parking is easier and safer than trying to park in your own apartment's lot! The parking enforcers are heartless and way too efficient. If you own a car in Charlottesville, then in all likelihood, you will have some sort of parking violation added to your record during your time at school.
Don't even think about driving to class unless you want to pay $1.70 an hour in the bookstore parking garage. Use the bus system, or better yet, just walk. Almost everything is within walking distance anyway. Try to avoid parking illegally, even for just a few minutes, because the parking enforcers will be quick to nab you. Also, be aware that special events, such as football games or graduation, can cause traffic and parking problems throughout all of Charlottesville. If you have a car, it's good to remember these dates and be prepared.
Non-registered users are limited to 5 school profile page views per month.
Register for free to gain full access!


text:
This piece at the Reuters blog got my attention this morning:
Life for the medieval peasant was certainly no picnic. His life was shadowed by fear of famine, disease and bursts of warfare. His diet and personal hygiene left much to be desired. But despite his reputation as a miserable wretch, you might envy him one thing: his vacations.
Plowing and harvesting were backbreaking toil, but the peasant enjoyed anywhere from eight weeks to half the year off. The Church, mindful of how to keep a population from rebelling, enforced frequent mandatory holidays. Weddings, wakes and births might mean a week off quaffing ale to celebrate, and when wandering jugglers or sporting events came to town, the peasant expected time off for entertainment. There were labor-free Sundays, and when the plowing and harvesting seasons were over, the peasant got time to rest, too. In fact, economist Juliet Shor found that during periods of particularly high wages, such as 14th-century England, peasants might put in no more than 150 days a year.
As for the modern American worker? After a year on the job, she gets an average of eight vacation days annually.
— Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you by Lynn Parramore
Not saying I'm looking to trade antibiotics for week-long wedding celebrations, but this should make us think about what we accept as progress.
When workers fought for the eight-hour workday, they weren't trying to get something radical and new, but rather to restore what their ancestors had enjoyed before industrial capitalists and the electric lightbulb came on the scene.
American society is guided by a strong commitment to capitalism and a Puritan work ethic that places moral value on physical work. Leisure is still seen as practically (or literally) sinful. (Just look at all the arguments put forth about "the welfare state" and its effect on "work ethic".) But because we view the present as a natural consequence of continuous social improvements, it's difficult to convince people that toiling away is actually harming us, both personally and as a nation, setting us backwards, not forwards.
Job stress is estimated to cost U.S. industry more than $300 billion a year in
absenteeism, turnover, diminished productivity and medical, legal and insurance costs
(Rosch, 2001).
More than half of adults report that family responsibilities are a significant source of stress and
55% of employees say that job demands have interfered with responsibilities at home in the
past three months. (American Psychological Association, 2009).
There is a lot of evidence that this stress is killing us, too.
Here's a taste of some of the protections that workers around the world enjoy and Americans do not:
- 163 countries around the world offer guaranteed paid leave to women in connection with childbirth. The U.S. does not.
- 45 countries ensure that fathers either receive paid paternity leave or have a right to paid parental leave. The United States guarantees fathers neither paid paternity nor paid parental leave.
- At least 96 countries around the world in all geographic regions and at all economic levels mandate paid annual leave. The U.S. does not require employers to provide paid annual leave.
- 139 countries provide paid leave for short- or long- term illnesses,with 117 providing a week or more annually. The U.S. provides only unpaid leave for serious illnesses through the FMLA, which does not cover all workers.
- 40 countries have government-mandated evening and night wage premiums. The U.S. does not.
- At least 98 countries require employers to provide a mandatory day of rest: a period of at least 24 hours off each week. The U.S. does not guarantee workers this weekly break.
There's no denying that many of us (as Westerners) take a lot of things for granted (though access is still *far* from universal); things that would have been miraculous not long ago. When we're sick, we go to a doctor who can probably prescribe something to make it better, or buy over-the-counter remedies for headaches and fevers at the local drug store. We have access to a variety of healthful foods and vitamins so we no longer have to worry about rickets or scurvy. Our public buildings and most of our homes have air conditioning in the summer and artificial heat in the winter. We are fighting to guarantee equal access to public education, something that was not even a possibility for nearly all of human history. But that doesn't mean we do everything better. Maybe there is still something to be learned from the serf lifestyle.
ETA: It has been brought to my attention that the point I was trying to make has been lost on a few people. I was definitely not saying I'd rather be a medieval serf, but just that our modern workday is not necessarily as progressive as we think, i.e. how much time we spend working or how much time off we get. While some people enjoy cushy benefits, keep in mind many people still work in physically laborious jobs, at minimum wage or below, all year long, for many hours per day, with no paid sick or vacation time or even medical coverage.


text:
While my normal camp blade is in the 4.5 to 6 inch range, that's
because of the simple fact tat more than 85% of what you do when
hiking or camping is food related.
When dealing with that, a longish, thin blade is really a serious
advantage. I'm not the only one who realizes this. Steve Dick, one of
the bigger names in the knife world, has a chef's utility knife he had
custom made that he carried in a field belt sheath- because he knows,
the decently long, thin spined blade is going to do the job better.
It's also one of the reasons I'm so happy with the .094-.096 (3/32)
thick 15N20 steel. dozens of people have been out beating on that
steel- splitting firewood and notching logs- for a couple years and
the knives just don't fail. It's a great steel, a perfect thickness,
and still provides a good food processing edge and blade geometry.
Still, what about when not camping? I say my normal camp knife is a
long blade, but I've also always got my EDC anyhow- and that's, in
various versions, what I'm talking about here:
a fat handle, and a short blade.
This is the knife for people who need to use a knife. The handle
doesn't need to be long, necessarily, I've got one of my favorites
The handle length is only 3 3/8 inches. But it's fat. it gives you
something to hold onto.
The blade length is 2.5 inches, and it has been around the block
a few times. It just plain works. Comfortable, cuts anything I
need it to in normal duty. And it's safe.
It's not safe because the blade is to short to stab a person or
anything silly like that. I've sliced myself open with it, you
betcha. It's safe because the leverage you have on the blade is
perfect. And that's the secret. You don't need 3 inches of edge and
point stick out out past what you are cutting- and carefully opening a
box with fabric or something else inside with a 6 inch blade is asking
for damaged goods.
I can get both thumbs on the spine when I need to, and can hang onto
the knife solidly for a pulling lever cut, too.
I go through EDCs- I like to get used to them and then sell them to
regular customers. Here's my latest-
The blade is a bit longer on this one. at 3 3/8 inches it is getting
into decent paring knife territory for the kitchen. I wanted a leuku
profile blade, and it just had to have a little extra length to get
that. The tip is very useful sometimes.
The handle on this one incorporates the handle-integral semi-guard
that I'm fond of in military themed and larger knives. Very, very
secure grip. Still, the handle is only 3 7/8 inches long, and it fits
in the hand just fine.
It's also a fat handle- 3/4 inch thick all the way through. Fat
handles help a lot.


text:
What Matters in the Week Ahead for Global Markets
Here are the most important macroeconomic political events for global markets in the coming week:
U.S.: 8:30 a.m. EST January Chicago Fed activity index [From 0.16 in December]
The search is on for evidence that recent economic weakness was just down to weather. But the Chicago Fed's January index is only likely to cloud the picture rather than cast light on it. (AM)
ISRAEL: 10:30 a.m. EST (6:30 p.m. Jerusalem) Bank of Israel interest-rate announcement [Benchmark rate at 1%]
The shekel's strength puts pressure on the central bank to trim rates after it gained nearly 10% during 2013. But taking steam out of the currency market through intervention is likely to remain the main policy tool. (AM)
GERMANY: 2 a.m. EST (8 a.m., Berlin) Fourth-Quarter final gross domestic product [Expected up 0.4% on the quarter and up 1.4% on the year, unchanged on preliminary estimates]
The German economy picked up during the fourth quarter. Survey evidence suggests the momentum has carried through to 2014. (AM)
FRANCE: 2:45 a.m. EST (8:45 a.m., Paris) February business sentiment [Expected 100 vs. 100 in January]
French firms are struggling. The latest purchasing managers' surveys showed a surprising dip though the business sentiment survey is likely to register a static outlook for February. (AM)
U.K.: 4:30 a.m. EST (9:30 a.m., London) January British Bankers' Association mortgage approvals (From 46,521 in December)
The U.K. housing market is booming, according to the price data, though mortgage approvals remain historically low. They're picking up too, however. (AM)
U.K.: 6 a.m. EST (11 a.m., London) February Confederation of British Industry retail sales balance (Expected +13 vs. +14 in January]
Consumption remains a primary driver of U.K. economic growth. But with earnings still not keeping pace with inflation, the expansion of demand is likely to slow unless things change. (AM)
U.S.: 9 a.m. EST December S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index [Expected 20-city index up 13.5% vs. up 13.7% in November]
The Case Shiller 20-city index softened marginally month-on-month in November suggesting the U.S. housing market's strong upward momentum earlier in the year is starting to run out of steam. (AM)
U.S.: 10 a.m. EST February Conference Board consumer-confidence index [Expected 79.8 vs. 80.7 in January]
The Conference Board's consumer-confidence index made strong gains in December and January. But some disappointing real data and bad weather could well have dented sentiment since. (AM)
SINGAPORE: Midnight EST (1 p.m. Singapore), January industrial production [Previous +6.2% on-year]
Industrial output rose unexpectedly in December, but data from around the region suggest the January figure will be lower. It could be that inventory build ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday in late January could have lifted activity, though with electronics bound for the West making up much of Singapore's output this is likely to have had only a modest impact. (MA)
GERMANY: 2:10 a.m. EST (8:10 a.m., Berlin) March GfK consumer sentiment [Expected 8.2 vs. 8.2 in February]
German sentiment has been solid, notwithstanding a poor set of retail-sales data for December. But with the service sector picking up, according to the latest purchasing managers' report, prospects are for improved domestic demand. (AM)
HONG KONG: 3:30 a.m. EST (4:30 p.m., Hong Kong), Fourth-Quarter GDP [Previous +2.9% on-year, +0.5% on-quarter] and budget announcement.
Hong Kong's economy was muted through much of 2013 but probably jumped into the year end and in 2014. The budget announcement will be closely watched for new measures to control the city's surging housing market–and for social support programs that can help boost troubled executive C.Y. Leung's popularity. (MA)
U.K.: 4:30 a.m. EST (9:30 a.m., London)
–Fourth-Quarter GDP second estimate [Expected up 0.7% on the quarter and up 2.8% on the year, unchanged from preliminary estimates.
–Fourth-Quarter Business investment [From up 2.0% on the quarter and down 5.3% on the year in third quarter]
–December services output [Expected up 0.4% on the month vs. up 0.4% on the month and up 2.6% on the year in November]
The second revision to the fourth quarter GDP numbers comes with additional detail. Business investment is expected to have picked up, though it remains nearly a quarter below its peak of 2008. A boost to investment and stable services should show that the economy is rebalancing slightly, even if it has a long way to go before consumer demand stops being the overwheling driver of growth. (AM)
U.S.: 10 a.m. EST January new home sales [Expected sales 401,000 vs. 414,000 in December]
Some of the recent housing numbers have been disappointing, and January's new home sales are expected to continue the trend, with forecasters seeing a decline of 3.1% after December's 7.0% drop. The question now is how much is likely to be weather related. (AM)
U.S.: 12 p.m. EST Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren speaks at the Boston Economics Club at the Boston Fed.
Mr. Rosengren will be speaking about the economic outlook.
BRAZIL: 4 p.m. EST (6 p.m. Brasilia) Central Bank of Brazil interest-rate decision [Benchmark rate is 10.5%]
With the Brazilian economy having slowed sharply, possibly dragging the economy into recession, while inflation has ticked down and likely to fall further during the year, the central bank is likely to relent on its tightening bias. (AM)
U.S.: 7:30 p.m. EST Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto speaks at the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio.
Ms. Pianalto will be reflecting on her 35 years with the Federal Reserve System as she looks to leave early this year.
–2 a.m. EST (8 a.m., Berlin) January import prices [Expected down 0.2% on the month and down 2.4% on the year vs. unchanged and down 2.3% respectively in December]
–3:55 a.m. EST (9:55 a.m., Berlin) February employment [Expected jobless claims down 15,000 vs. down 28,000 in January; expected unemployment rate 6.8% vs. 6.8% in December]
German inflation remains muted, while the employment backdrop remains positive. At least this is one economy the European Central Bank doesn't need to worry about. (AM)
EURO ZONE: 4 a.m. EST (10 a.m., Frankfurt) January money supply [Expected M3 up 1.2% on the year vs. 1.0% in December]
A small uptick in M3 money supply isn't going to stop worries about incipient deflation in the single currency region, but at least it is likely to be a move in the right direction. (AM)
EURO ZONE: 5 a.m. EST (11 a.m., Brussels) February sentiment [Expected economic sentiment 100.5 vs. 100.9 in January; expected industrial confidence -4.1 vs. -3.9 in January; expected consumer confidence -12.7 vs. -12.7 preliminary estimate; expected +0.2 vs. +0.19 in January]
The latest euro-zone purchasing managers' surveys were broadly positive, with France as a notable exception, and, on balance the sentiment surveys for the region are expected to show some stability. (AM)
INDIA: 7 a.m. EST (5:30 p.m., New Delhi), Third-Quarter GDP [Previous +4.8% on-year]
Once counted among the emerging world's high flyers, India's growth has fallen off a cliff over the past year, remaining below 5% for four-straight quarters where it once routinely clocked in above 9%. The nomenclature is a bit confusing since India releases GDP data on a fiscal-year basis–the third-quarter figure measures growth in September-December–but growth is thought to have troughed in the second quarter at 4.8%. After bitter medicine in the form of a plunge in the rupee and a series of rate increases to fight inflation, the Indian economy is expected to start to pick up though maybe not as soon as the year end 2013. (MA)
GERMANY: 8 a.m. EST (2 p.m., Berlin) February consumer-price index [Expected up 0.6% on the month and up 1.3% on the year vs. down 0.6% and up 1.3% respectively in January]
Germany's monthly consumer-price index is likely to turn higher, undoubtedly to the European Central Bank's relief, though year on year inflation is likely to have remained stable at a low level. (AM)
U.S.: 8:30 a.m. EST January durable goods orders [Expected total orders down 2.0% vs. down 4.3% in December]
Will the weather have played havoc with durables as much as it seems to have done with other data? Investors are either ignoring recent bad data as irrelevant or are using it as the basis to expect lower for longer Fed policy, thus the poor numbers have had little negative impact on markets. (AM)
U.S.: 8:30 a.m. EST Weekly jobless claims [Expected 335,000 vs. 336,000 in previous week]
Weekly jobless claims are expected to say relatively stable, broadly running at the previous weeks' rate. (AM)
U.S.: 10 a.m. EST Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testimony to Senate committee.
Ms. Yellen's weather-delayed testimony will undoubtedly focus on signs of softness in the U.S. economy and the Fed's incremental slowing of its asset purchases. (AM)
U.S.: 3:15 p.m. EST Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George will be speaking at the Atlanta Fed's banking conference.
SOUTH KOREA: 6:00 p.m. EST (8:00 a.m. Friday, Seoul), January industrial production [Previous +2.6% on-year, +3.4% on-month]
December's industrial production figure was the strongest monthly gain in more than four years and will be tough to match. But South Korea's economy is motoring along nicely, among the best-positioned in Asia to benefit from strengthening Western demand for high-end electronics. January figures should reflect that strength, and may benefit as well from a pre-Lunar New Year bump in demand from China. (MA)
JAPAN: 6:30 p.m. (8:30 a.m. Friday, Tokyo)
–January CPI [Previous +1.6% on-year, core CPI +1.3% on-year]
–January industrial production [Previous +1.1% on-year]
–January jobless rate [Previous 3.7%]
–January household spending [Previous minus 2.3% on-year]
–January retail sales [Previous +2.6%]
Policy makers in Tokyo have been desperately trying to drive up prices to change consumers' habits, after two decades of near-deflation have discouraged Japanese from spending. The Bank of Japan has pledged to achieve 2% inflation by April 2015, and core CPI, the bank's preferred measure of price pressures, showed its strongest gain in five years in December, up 1.3%. However, core CPI for Tokyo– which comes out a month ahead of the national data and often foreshadows the national trend–rose just 0.7% in January. Due at the same time is other data on employment, household spending and retail sales, which should give more insight into whether Japan's animal spirits are really reviving. Industrial production data will shed some light on the strength of Japan's manufacturing base after exports have disappointed, actually falling (as measured by volume) in January. (MA)
CHINA: 8:00 p.m. EST (9 a.m. Saturday, Beijing), February CFLP Manufacturing PMI [Previous 50.5]
A welter of data has suggested that China's growth is slowing to start the year, and HSBC's February flash manufacturing PMI, released Feb. 20, indicated further contraction. The official manufacturing PMI surveys far more companies than the HSBC one, and focuses particularly on large and state-owned enterprises. It has fallen for two-straight months and hit a six-month low in January, but remained barely above the 50 line that separates expansion from contraction. A move lower–especially below 50– could well rattle global markets already fearful that the world's second-largest economy is headed for a hard landing. (MA)
SOUTH KOREA: 7:00 p.m. EST (9 a.m. Saturday, Seoul), February Trade Data [Previous exports minus 0.2% on-year, imports minus 0.9% on-year, trade balance $740 million]
South Korea's trade has been volatile in recent months, alternately exceeding and disappointing expectations. The country is ideally positioned to benefit from a pickup in growth in the West, which should bolster demand for the high-end electronics like tablets and smartphones that South Korea produces. On the other hand, it is also highly exposed to China, where growth is slowing. Those two forces, as well as the Lunar New Year effect that often distorts data in the first two months of the year, make February trade a difficult one to predict. (MA)
GERMANY: 2 a.m. EST (8 a.m., Berlin) January retail sales [Expected up 1.0% vs. down 1.7% in December]
German retail sales were surprisingly weak in December. The January number should show some rebound, though growth remains dependent on exports rather than domestic demand. (AM)
FRANCE: 2:45 a.m. EST (8:45 a.m., Paris) January household consumption [Expected down 0.5% on the month and up 0.6% on the year vs. down 0.1% and up 1.4% respectively in December]
French consumption remains subdued as the economy flirts with recession. The government needs to do some significant restructuring to get growth going. (AM)
SPAIN: 3 a.m. EST (9 a.m., Madrid) February consumer-price index [Expected up 0.1% vs. up 0.3% in January]
The Spanish economy might be looking better, with growth picking up, but it is still flirting with deflation. (AM)
EURO ZONE: 5 a.m. EST (11 a.m., Brussels)
–February consumer prices [Expected up 0.7% on the year]
–January unemployment rate [Expected 12.0% vs. 12.0%]
The message remains that euro-zone inflation is too low and unemployment is too high. But there should be some comfort in the fact that inflation seems to have stopped falling while joblessness has stopped going up. (AM)
U.S.: 8:30 a.m. EST Fourth-Quarter GDP second estimate [Expected up 2.4% vs. First estimate up 3.2%] annualized; expected GDP prices up 1.3%, unchanged on previous estimate]
The GDP print for the fourth quarter is expected to be revised down substantially amid slower consumer spending, a wider trade deficit and weaker construction. (AM)
U.S.: 9:45 a.m. EST February ISM Chicago PMI business survey [Expected PMI 56.4 vs. 59.6 in January]
Once again, harsh winter weather is likely to have knocked another piece of data, in this case the Chicago PMI report. (AM)
U.S.: 9:55 a.m. EST February University of Michigan sentiment index [Expected 81.2, unchanged on preliminary estimate]
U.S.: 10 a.m. EST January National Association of Realtors pending home sales [Expected up 1.6% vs. down 8.7% in December]
After pending home sales slumped in December, the January number is likely to see a modest rebound, though the overall tenor for housing has been relatively poor. The question is, how much is down to severe weather and how much would have happened anyway? (AM)


text:
Natural Gas Bulls in the Driver's Seat as Market Rallies
Natural-gas futures are soaring Thursday, up more than 4% and on pace for a fresh 21-month high.
The spark for the rally came from this morning's weekly Energy Department data on U.S. natural-gas inventories, which showed a smaller supply increase in the heating fuel than most market watchers predicted.
Gas bulls look firmly in the driver seat of this market, which has gained more than 30% this year, after a cold end to winter pushed supply levels down below the five-year average for this time of year.
Additionally, today's price move also could mean further pain for any traders that entered a popular — and risky — bet earlier this year.
As reported in The Wall Street Journal Thursday, some high-profile natural-gas hedge funds were burned last month by the rally in gas prices.
Traders and analysts say one of the more popular trades put on during this time of year involve a so-called "spread trade," where an investor bets on a decline in gas futures that guarantee delivery of the fuel next month, while simultaneously betting that prices for gas delivered next year will rise.
The rationale: if there's plenty of gas available, prices will drop. But to convince other players in the market to store gas until a later date, they need to be offered a premium above today's price to pay for storage and other costs. Therefore, gas prices for delivery next year should rise compared to today's prices.
But in recent weeks that trade has been a loser, because front-month gas prices have risen sharply while prices for gas next year have barely budged. Today it got even worse.
Natural gas for May delivery in 2013 is trading at $4.397 per million British thermal units, while gas for delivery in May, 2014 is trading at $4.173/MMBtu, a spread of over 22.4 cents, more than double Wednesday's spread of 9.8 cents.
If you had bet on May 2013 futures rising and May 2014 futures falling, you're having a great Thursday. For anyone on the other side of that trade, well, better luck tomorrow.


text:
February 29, 2012
Hadassah feminists
Amid all the boozing, smoking and jumping from bed to bed in "Mad Men," there's a certain 1960s persona that's missing from the popular TV show — and that's the sort of dedicated young woman who devoted herself not just to her husband and family, or even to her work, but to causes.
The type who may have been a stay-at-home mom, but nevertheless spent virtually all her time working — in service to her community. In Judy Wilkin's case, that cause was Israel, and Hadassah. That's who Wilkin was and still is — a Beverly Hills champion of Hadassah for 50 years, a member of a group dubbed Elana, originally just 12 women who met in 1962, all of them legacies of their mothers' involvement in the volunteer Women's Zionist Organization of America.
I caught up with Wilkin last Friday morning; she was baking for a family wedding coming up but answered her phone to tell me, "This is a good day!" Not because it was about to be Shabbat, or in view of the upcoming nuptials, but because it was, in fact, the day of the 100th birthday of Hadassah's founding in New York by a small group of women led by Henrietta Szold. And there's another anniversary celebration coming up, too, Wilkin noted — the 50th for Elana, scheduled for March 4, this Sunday afternoon, at the Culver Hotel in Culver City.
It's clear, even after her five decades of active involvement, how much joy Wilkin derives from Hadassah; her words spill out fast and furious as she remembers the day when a group of about 12 newlywed women in their 20s met and were told they would be founding a new Beverly Hills Hadassah chapter. Some, unbeknownst to them, were already members — signed up as lifetimers by their mothers, sometimes almost at birth. The idea, initially, was to create a social group, but with a purpose. One early charge was to sell $1 tickets to a Hadassah luncheon — and anyone who sold 18 tickets got a free lunch for herself. "Some of us could afford the full $18, others just $10 or had to raise it all," she said. And it was a foray into fundraising that would pay forward.
There were lessons that came with their charge, an education in what Hadassah did — and still does to this day. "We learned about youth in need, because we sold our tickets through our knowledge," Wilkin told me. In the early years, one focus was on teen survivors of the Holocaust living in Israel; later they worked to help Ethiopian refugee children there, and now they're helping a wide range of Israeli at-risk teens. Over the years, they also learned to raise money for Hadassah's extraordinary medical services, both at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center at Ein Kerem and the Hadassah University Hospital at Mount Scopus. And they learned how to be community leaders.
Being part of Elana, Wilkin said, "taught us how to speak up — how to speak in public, how to chair committees." In addition to her work for Hadassah, Wilkin became a PTA president at her children's schools and a board member of the academic decathlon, while others have served as docents at the Skirball Cultural Center and the Hammer Museum, among many local organizations and cultural institutions.
I asked Wilkin how her membership in Hadassah differed from, say, involvement in a synagogue, and she explained that Hadassah involves a great deal of exposure to people who, while all Jewish women, nevertheless can represent great diversity. "It's interdenominational — we have Democrats, Republicans, observant and non-observant," she said. But one thing they make sure of: "We are non-political."
Starting with those $1 donations, the Elana group has gone on to raise more than $4 million over the years, and today about 300 women are on the books as Elana members, Wilkin told me, with many offshoots into other groups for different ages, including younger women. It's just one of a variety of Hadassah groups that exist locally. There are currently 7,300 members of Hadassah in the greater Los Angeles region, and 300,000 nationally, a number that gives the organization considerable clout in its advocacy on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
I asked Wilkin what Hadassah is doing to enlist those younger women, at a time when so many work full time, whether mothers or not. She said that Hadassah has formed groups specific to the interests and needs of many particular cadres, including for young professionals, such as a nurses council, where lectures offer continuing education hours, and a medical professionals council. There are also very active groups specifically for Iranian women, and a new group is forming for Iraqis.
"I always say that Hadassah members were the first feminists," Wilkin said, and she calls herself a "professional volunteer."
"We were a feminist organization before the word was invented."
I have to admit, I was a bit in the dark about Hadassah — not its good deeds, but about what might be in it for me. But hearing Wilkin talk about the friendships she's formed over the years, the book groups, movie groups and other social activities that have developed out of that first involvement, I felt a little jealous. So I went to the Web site to look into what it costs. It's very reasonable, only $212 for a lifetime membership; I signed up.
If it sounds like I'm won over, it's because of Wilkin's subtle salesmanship — all learned through Hadassah. It's also been her ticket to witness history. In 1959, Wilkin's Hadassah-member mother brought her to Israel to look at a hole in the ground that would become the world-renowned medical center. Now, she said, she's looking at a huge new tower, the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower at Hadassah Medical Center, opening as part of the centenary celebration this year, and Sunday's event will benefit the mother-child center there.
Hers is a story with none of the "Mad Men" decadence, but it's a pretty good yarn, never-
JewishJournal.com is produced by TRIBE Media Corp., a non-profit media company whose mission is to inform, connect and enlighten community © Copyright 2016 Tribe Media Corp.
JewishJournal.com is produced by TRIBE Media Corp., a non-profit media company whose mission is to inform, connect and enlighten community
© Copyright 2016 Tribe Media Corp.


text:
East Gulf Coastal Plain
From McComb and Hattiesburg south to the Gulf of Mexico, this area occupies the lower third of Mississippi and is also found from Louisiana to Florida. Hardwood forests, swamps an marshes are part of the Pearl and Pascagoula watersheds, and are home to an incredible diversity of plants and animals.
Historically, frequent fires kept trees and shrubs from dominating the landscape, and plants became adapted to—and dependent upon—fire to complete their life cycle. The Nature Conservancy works with a large number of partners across the southeastern United States to use prescribed fire to mimic naturally-occurring fires and maintain healthy plant and animal populations.
Home to some of the state's most endangered reptiles (the gopher tortoise) and amphibians (the gopher frog, no relation), these areas are also home to familiar creatures such as the American alligator and monarch butterfly.
Explore more about this incredibly diverse landscape, and take part in outdoor activities and events available throughout the region!


text:
OUTSOURCING!!It may be interesting to note how many statesmen there are who believe that the cost of living can be reduced by making the people of other countries help to feed and clothe us.
Charles Lindbergh (1902 - 1974)
Source: Banking and Currency and The Money Trust
Contributed by: Michael
Copyright © 2016 Gaiam, Inc.


text:
Early predictions are that Mississippi budget talks could be the toughest yet for legislators.
Despite higher than anticipated tax collections for July and August, Rep. Greg Snowden told officials at the Council of Governments meeting Monday, there is still reason for caution.
"We'd like to think that's the start of a trend," said Snowden. "Revenues are beginning to uptick and hopefully that's the case. Unfortunately we still have a very challenging year ahead of us, because so much of money we've had available this year, federal stimulus money, we won't have next year. So, it's going to be a very tough budget year."
As lawmakers prepare to deal with the upcoming year's budget, one local business owner we caught up with is also preparing for the future.
About 18 months ago, amid the recession, 26-year-old Marquis Easley opened his own business in Meridian.
"The economy wasn't doing that great and employment wasn't great,' said Easley.
That's when Easley, who was and still is a business student at MCC, opened his own business, Supply & Demand Shoes and Clothing.
"The last couple of months have been great because of back to school, Fourth of July, things of that nature," Easley said.
As with the state, although Easley's business has experienced some slight gains recently, he's still preparing for the worst while hoping for the best.
"For these three months that are coming up will typically be the tougher months, and then after Black Friday and Thanksgiving, once Christmas comes around, sales will pick back up," he said. "Income tax sales will pick back up."


text:
Order Reprints
Journal: Nutrients, 2011
Volume: 3
Number: 929
Article: Differential Mammary Gland Development in FVB and C57Bl/6 Mice: Implications for Breast Cancer Research
Authors: Mira B. MacLennan, Breanne M. Anderson and David W.L. Ma
Link: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/3/11/929
MDPI provides reprints in high quality with convenient shipping to destinations worldwide. The articles are printed in on premium paper with high-resolution figures. Our covers are customized to your article and designed to be complimentary to the journal. These reprints are ideal additions to your portfolio. Copy details: 135g/m2 paper, 2x stitched, full colour and glossy finish, orderable in quantities from 10 to 1000.
If you have any questions, or special requests, please write to firstname.lastname@example.com; we are happy to provide you with the information you need.


text:
For over half a century, Barbara Miller has been doing just that with the students she's encountered -- first as a teacher then as a guidance counselor -- in the Charleston R-1 School District.
Today Miller began her 52nd and likely her final year working in education as classes resumed for the Mississippi County school. Miller's first-day-of-school duties usually consist of directing students to class and comforting those who are weepy or scared, she said.
"I'm just there to help ... because counseling is a helping profession," the 71-year-old said.
As a part-time guidance counselor, Miller works about 15-1/2 hours a week at the school.
Miller spent the first half of her career teaching elementary grades and the latter part working as a guidance counselor. She retired in 1996 but has worked part-time for the school district ever since.
"In 1954, there weren't many other avenues open for women (career-wise)," Miller said about her decision to become a teacher.
Miller received a scholarship and had a little bit of money so she was able to attend college, she said. She began working in the Charleston R-1 School District in 1954 when it included several smaller, segregated school districts like Wyatt, Bertrand and Mark Twain.
"All of Charleston schools were consolidated (and integrated) into one district in 1969, and I came here," said Miller, referring to Hearnes Elementary which was also built in 1969. "The main reason I came was it was a time of change. Team teaching was being tried, and I was anxious to learn more about it."
Team teaching is when two teachers are assigned a large group of children to teach, and teachers work together to try to meet the children's needs, Miller explained.
Meanwhile, Miller went back to school to finish her master's degree in counseling and continued to teach in the classroom.
"When the current counselor retired, I applied for and was given the position of elementary classroom counselor in 1988," Miller said.
Miller remained at that position until her retirement. She also acquired her psychological examiner's certificate to help with testing students in the district.
"I've always loved working with children," Miller said. "In the classroom, the children in my room belonged to me, but when I became a counselor, I was responsible for all the children in the school. I enjoyed very much going into the classrooms and working in groups, which kept me in touch with the children and the parents."
Counselors work with the rest of the staff and administration to ensure the services are provided to the children, Miller said of her duties.
"It's difficult sometimes managing all the hats because a counselor wears many hats. It's almost like being a parent except sometimes you're dealing with adults," Miller said.
Miller recalled a moment from her career when a fifth grader came to visit her.
"She said, 'Mrs. Miller, I can't do anything. I don't even like myself,'" Miller said.
Miller and the student counseled and talked.
"The first thing I asked her to do was write up a list of all the things she could do, and then I asked her to write a list of things she might like about herself," Miller said. "We continued on with that, and she's now a teacher and has excelled all the way through school."
The girl didn't have a sense of self worth, Miller noted. Many children don't know the power they have within each other, she said.
"The technological explosion has changed our children, and we have to continue to look for better ways to impart knowledge to them in order for them to compete in the future. We need to make them lifelong learners -- teach them a sense of self and how to learn. Those two things will get them through life no matter what they encounter," Miller said.
Miller said parent involvement is also important.
Besides working in the school system, the award-winning educator supervised student teachers for Southeast Missouri State University and Central Methodist University for 10 years and worked with Parents as Teachers.
Over the years, Miller has taught every K-8 grade except fifth. She's never missed a year of working in the district except for an illness in 2005.
Hearnes Elementary Principal Becky Stewart said in a back-to-school workshop conducted earlier this week, faculty and staff were asked to post their heroes somewhere in their classrooms or on office doors.
"You're supposed to put up pictures of your heroes so the children ask about these pictures. I said Barbara is one of my heroes. She's one of the people I want to promote. She's been in education for 52 years because she wants to be."
Everyone in Charleston knows Miller since she has taught and counseled generations of families. She even works with former students.
"I appreciate the fact the community has trusted me with their children, and I've enjoyed every minute of watching them succeed," Miller said.
Stewart said it's very unique for someone to be working in education for so long, especially after they've already retired.
"Barbara is one of these people who always puts others first, and she never forgets to do something special for people. She always thinks of other people," Stewart said.
Meanwhile, Miller said it's the children she will miss most next year when she retires -- a concept that's difficult for her to grasp.
So, for now, Miller said she's learning to live in the moment.
"I'm just excited to be back for one more year," Miller said. "It's been home to me, and I'm comfortable here."


text:
Hungarian Swimmer Honors Memory of Norwegian Rival
After winning the 200-meter breaststroke event at the London Olympic Games, Hungarian swimmer Daniel Gyurta said he would be sending a replica of his gold medal to the family of Alexander Dale Oen who died shortly before the Olympics.
Mr. Dale Oen was 26 and the defending world champion of the 100-meter breaststroke event and one of the hyped contenders for Olympic gold. He died in May during training as a result of a heart condition.
"We became very good friends this year," Mr. Gyurta told reporters after his victory. "I'm sure that he would have won the 100 here in London. This is the least I can do to pay respect to my friend."
His gesture was much appreciated in Norway and received extensive media attention there. Per Rune Eknes, head of Norway's swimming federation, said he was touched by Mr. Gyurta's gesture. "It's great! This is fantastic," he said.


text:
Only hotels in 48325 zip code are listed below. Search for cheap and discount hotel rates in West Bloomfield, MI for your upcoming leisure or conference / group travel. We list the best 48325 hotels and motels so you can review the West Bloomfield hotel list below to find the perfect lodging. Hotels in Oakland county and area code 248 are also listed.
Enter your stay dates and any discounts you qualify for to see 48325 rates found only on HotelPlanner!
How should we direct your call?


text:
- Library Card Application
- Homebound Service Program
- Book a Librarian
- Do Research
- Guide to the Library
- Events & Photos
- Best Reads / Reader's Advisory
- Employment & Volunteering
- I Love NJ Libraries
- MTPL Blog
- Contact Us
- Site Map
Depression Resources
Books you can take with you are in this number range:
When searching our catalog use these subjects:
- Depression, Mental
- Postpartum depression
- Depression in adolescence
Suggested online databases:
Health Reference Center--Facts on File
Facts On File's Health Reference Center is a comprehensive encyclopedic database containing thousands of hyperlinked entries organized into four major categories: conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and body systems.It provides clear information on the causes, cures, key research, medical terms, symptoms, treatments and trends, and organizations in each field of study.
Health Source:Nursing/Academic Edition-Ebsco
This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Featuring Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.
Psychological Tests:
- Psychology Today - Professionally developed psychological quizzes to see how happy you are with your life.
- Authentic Happiness Questionnaire Center - This site offers nineteen surveys to measure your happiness and level of satisfaction.
- Happier.com - Take clinically validated tests and learn techniques for being happier.
- Articles and Videos About What Makes Us Happy:
- Why Are We Happy? Why Aren't We Happy? - In this video, a Harvard psychologist explains how your brain predicts what will make you happy.
- The Science of Happiness - This site explains how happiness can make you healthier and longer-lived.
- 18 Ways Attention Goes Wrong - An article about how paying attention relates to psychological ills.
- How to Choose Happiness: Combat Decision-Making Biases - An article about how we make decisions based on emotions.
- The Neuroscience of Compassion - An excerpt from a radio interview with a psychology professor about fearful reactions.
Instant Relief:
- Portable Guide to Stress Relief - Follow these suggestions from Harvard Medical School to help cope with stress.
- Eight Tips for Making Yourself Happier in the Next Hour - Blog post that offers tips for a quick mood makeover.
- I Can Has Cheezburger? Network - Browse LOL cats, dogs, the Fail Blog, or Engrishfunny.com from here.
- Falling Sand Game - Sand falls and you draw lines to manipulate it. Very zen.
- Drift - You get to be a bunny frolicking in a sunny meadow hopping around balloons.
Faking Happiness:
- Imposter Phenomenon - This article explains how some people feel a disconnect between outward success and inward anxiety.


text:
RSS News Feed
Aberdeen Airport
Belfast Airport
Birmingham Airport
Blackpool Airport
Bristol Airport
Cardiff Airport
Edinburgh Airport
Gatwick Airport
Glasgow Airport
Heathrow Airport
Humberside Airport
Leeds Airport
Liverpool Airport
London City Airport
Luton Airport
Manchester Airport
Newcastle Airport
Nottingham Airport
Prestwick Airport
Robin Hood Airport
Southampton Airport
Stansted Airport
RSS News Feed
See Maps
> Quick Links
Flight Information
Contact Numbers
> Airport Information
Terminal Information
Online Check-In
World Time
Booking Flights
Lost Luggage
Lost Property
Airport History
> Airport Facilities
Terminal Facilities
Business Facilities
Disabled Facilities
Children's Facilities
Airport Lounges
> Shopping & Duty Free
Duty Free Allowances
Duty Free Services
> Before You Leave
Travel Tips
Departure Checklist
Currency Exchange
Travel Insurance
Travel Health
Flying With Children
Mobile Phones Abroad
> Getting To The Airport
Maps & Directions
Rail & Coach Travel
Airport Taxis
Airport Parking
Car Hire
> City Directions
City Directions
> Local Directory
Airport Hotels
Local Amenities
Living Near The Airport
Travel links
Duty free at Leeds Airport provides a good selection of discounted shopping. Leeds Airport duty free and tax free shopping purchases are also part of the BAA Worldpoints loyalty scheme.
Leeds Airport Duty Free ...
Enjoy some duty free at Leeds Airport, and tax free shopping, before your flight from Leeds Airport. Packed with holiday essentials and a mixture of high street and designer shopping.
Shopping Services ...
Treat yourself to a massage or manicure at Leeds Airport before your flight. Or shop till you drop in the Travel Shopping Tax and Duty Free shop with its wide selection of perfumes, cosmetics and health care, confectionery, fashion clothing and accessories, plus electronic equipment.
Leeds Airport also offers complimentary shopping services under the World Shopping Promise and Refund Guarantee.
World Shopping Promise & Refund Guarantee
Personal Shopping
Shopping, Collection & Delivery
BAA Worldpoints
World Shopping Promise & Refund Guarantee ...
Leeds Airport duty free offers passengers a shopping promise called the World Shopping Promise & Refund Guarantee. This promise guarantees a higher than average level of customer satisfaction from all the airport's bars, restaurants and shops.
The Refund Guarantee also allows passengers to return goods purchased in the Airport, for a full refund, free of charge, from any airport in the World. Terms and conditions do apply.
Personal Shopping ...
If you are shopping for that special gift or just after something a little bit different for yourself use The Promise's free personal shopping service. The airport's personal shopping consultants have the very latest deals and special offers, combined with their expert shopping knowledge will mean you get exactly what you're after.
Shopping, Collection & Delivery ...
Any passengers flying within the EU* can take advantage of the airport's Shopping, Collection & Delivery service, when buying bulky or heavy goods at the airport.
Goods are put by until the passenger returns, who then simply collects their goods from the Shopping Collection point that's located in International arrivals.
BAA Worldpoints ...
All purchases made in the departure lounge are bought with the collection of BAA Worldpoints. To start collecting BAA Worldpoints today, redeemable for shopping vouchers and AirMiles, should visit the BAA Worldpoints website -
BAA World Points Website
> How can we help?
> Airport Information
Flight Info
Help Me Park
Copyright © Helpme Ltd.