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Hollande's Top Ministers May Include Ayrault, Aubry, Moscovici
Francois Hollande, France's first Socialist president since 1995, will consider party stalwarts including parliamentary leader Jean-Marc Ayrault and Martine Aubry, author of the 35-hour work week, as top ministers.
"We have to get away from austerity in Europe," Ayrault said today in television interviews. "The election of Francois Hollande will allow the reordering of Europe."
Hollande has said he'll choose as prime minister a "uniter, who knows lawmakers well, knows the Socialist Party well and knows me well."
That describes Ayrault, 62, who has headed the Socialist group in parliament since 1997 and is the mayor of the western city of Nantes. Ayrault is also a member of the defense commission at the National Assembly.
"The next important signpost in France will be the selection of a prime minister," said Antonio Barroso, an analyst at Eurasia Group in London. "Whomever Hollande selects will set the whole tone for his government."
The French return to the polls June 10 and 17 for two-round legislative elections for lawmakers at the National Assembly, where the defeated Nicolas Sarkozy's party currently holds a majority.
"We can't set things right if we don't change the method," Ayrault said today. "We know the situation is difficult. We will start with an audit of the state finances."
Among Hollande's economic advisers and candidates for cabinet posts are former Finance Minister Michel Sapin and Jerome Cahuzac, a surgeon and lawmaker who heads the National Assembly finance committee.
Aubry's Future
One question mark is over the future role of Aubry, mayor of the northern city of Lille and Socialist Party chief. Aubry is best known for having served as labor minister twice, putting in place the country's 35-hour work week, which has been criticized for hurting French industrial competitiveness.
Running against Hollande in the Socialist primaries, Aubry suggested he would represent the "soft left" and accused him of having a right-wing bent.
Former Prime Minister Laurent Fabius may be a favorite for the foreign ministry, according to the Journal du Dimanche newspaper.
Other advisers to Hollande during the campaign were Manuel Valls and Pierre Moscovici, who could be potential cabinet members, while Jean-Yves le Drian, a regional representative in Brittany, is a possible defense minister, according to the JDD.
Hollande has pledged his cabinet will have gender parity so women who could be included are Socialist lawmakers Delphine Batho, who was a Hollande spokeswoman during the campaign, Aurelie Filippetti and Marisol Touraine as well as Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, another one of his spokeswomen who is deputy to the mayor of Lyon.

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> -Is it possible to configure pppd to return to the shell when it has
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Sure. See the 'pppd' man page, and read about the "updetach" option.
> so it can be
> included in a shell script which doesnt continues until pppd has
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> -Is there any easy form to ask linux if the ppp0 interface is up?
Something like this should work ...
if ifconfig ppp0 | grep UP >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo the interface is there
echo the interface is missing
(In general, though, you don't want to do this. Use the
/etc/ppp/ip-up and /etc/ppp/ip-down scripts to invoke actions that
should occur when the link goes up and down.)
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May 10, 2006
EIA: Costly Crude Oil to Buoy Gasoline Prices Through 2007
Retail prices for regular gasoline will average $2.57 per gallon through 2007, according to the latest report from DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA's "Short-Term Energy Outlook," released on May 9th, has also upped the EIA's projection for this summer's gasoline prices by nine cents, to an average price of $2.71 per gallon for regular gasoline. The EIA expects fuel prices to be lower by September, although any news of tropical storms or hurricanes that threaten Gulf Coast energy production "could add to volatility in near-term prices in the latter part of the summer." According to the American Automobile Association's "Fuel Gage Report," the average U.S. price for regular gasoline is currently at $2.90 per gallon.
The EIA blames the high gasoline prices on the elevated prices for crude oil, which is expected to average $68 per barrel through 2007. According to EIA, growing world demand for petroleum has reduced the world's surplus oil production capacity to about 1 million barrels per day, compared to 1.8 million barrels per day at the end of 2003. "Both the inability of world oil producers to increase production capacity to meet growing demand and growing concern about the security of supplies have contributed to rising crude oil prices," concludes the EIA. And unfortunately, "the prospects for significant improvement in the world petroleum supply and demand balance appear to be fading." See the EIA report, and for a closer look at high oil prices, see also the May 3rd edition of "This Week in Petroleum," another EIA publication.


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NEW DELHI: Good news for all IIT aspirants. The hard to crack entrance examination, IIT-JEE, is set to get simpler. This year, IIT-JEE candidates will be required to appear for two papers and not three. The IIT-JEE 2007 will be held on April 8.
Each paper will be of three hours' duration and will consist of questions on physics, chemistry and mathematics. Till now, students had to appear for three papers, one each on physics, chemistry and mathematics. The duration of each paper was two hours.


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Nate Smith in critical condition… Film of his accomplishments discussed
Even though Nate Smith is in critical condition, a film on his accomplishments were shown at Imani Christian Academy. He is currently in a hospice. Tim Stevens summed it up by noting that he wouldn't be where he is without people like Smith. NATE SMITH "As we speak, he is in hospice care and apparently not doing well, but maybe he'll fool us. He has before," he said. "But remember, when he did what he did, Nate wasn't the head of anything. He wasn't educated, but he moved this city and this country. He is you. And you are Nate Smith." Many of Smith's contemporaries are gone, and he himself is in very poor health, but thanks to film maker Erica Peiffer, long-time promoter Ed Meeks, and some remaining lights from the Civil Rights movement like Alma Speed Fox, his contributions to labor rights for African-Americans in Pittsburgh and across the country live on.


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A week ago Saturday we held our grand opening for The Covenant Store, Tulsa. We posted an update that included images and basic information about our newly launched store. In the months leading up to the big day (the grand opening), we talked about and considered many ways to involve our community members who have been with us while we were operating and growing exclusively online.
For the opening we had shirts printed with the highlights from our upgraded Phoenix (mock-up to the right). During the weekend we had a number of friends, family, and new loyalists who stopped by, bought some product, and picked up a t-shirt. Now that the smoke has settled and we have had some time to breathe, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to involve the community and offer a pretty epic deal.
To be fair, we don't have a ton of these shirts left. However, we do at least have a few left for each size (small through XXXL) at the time of this posting. Instead of just putting them up for sale, we wanted to do something to salute those of you who have been supporting us for a long time and couldn't make it to Tulsa.
For anyone who purchases at least one t-shirt, we are going to give you free shipping if your order total exceeds $50 (U.S. only, other countries can still select this options but will be billed at a discounted shipping rate).
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Hotel Arts Barcelona is a luxury hotel situated adjacent to the Olympic Port and approximately 16 miles from Barcelona International Airport. The hotel, managed by The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is close to attractions such as the Gothic Quarter, Picasso Museum, Las Ramblas, and Paseo de Gracia.This five star Gran Luxe hotel offers a full range of services including twice-daily housekeeping, valet parking, overnight laundry service, room service and business center. For recreation, guests can enjoy The Spa by Six Senses Spas at its stunning 43rd floor location and The Gym by Six Senses with a holistic fitness concept as well as an outdoor pool and whirlpool. Onsite dining options include Arola, Enoteca, Bites, Cafe Veranda and Bar Marina, offering open-air dining.Guest rooms all have stunning Mediterranean or city views and feature marble bathrooms, CD players, mini-bars, interactive television, high-speed Internet access, multi-line telephones, voicemail and in-room safes.
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A chip used to attempt to fish a broken chip out of the dip.
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A chip you use to scoop up and retrieve part of another chip that has broken off into delicious chip dip. This is a dangerous manouver as you risk breaking the second chip in the second chip in the same dense area you lost the first. However, if done successfully, you are rewarded with an increased chip to dip ratio and optimized crunchiness.
"The guacamole is so thick it broke my nacho. Deploying Recon Chip!"
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As the original founder, Bruce works tirelessly with polymer chemists throughout the country to offer the most durable and the most aesthetically pleasing solutions to replacing ugly concrete. He sets the standard of excellence for all of GoldenLook. That is our way of doing business—from the initial consult to finished product—you will be pleased with choosing GoldenLook Premium Quality Resurfacing.
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
by T.S. Eliot
Stanza XVII Summary
Get out the microscope, because we're going through this poem line-by-line.
Lines 122-123
Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
- As one of the annotated guides to Eliot's poems put it, parting your hair behind was considered "daringly bohemian" at the time.
- Prufrock is still trying to make all kinds of tiny decisions, now that he has missed his big chance. As always, he's interested in the small pleasures of food and fashion, like the peach and the white flannel trousers.
- He's also going to check out the ocean – maybe he'll talk about how he wants to be a crab again.
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I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
- OK, so no crabs. Instead, he sees some mermaids.
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After two grueling 16-hour work days in a row, Chely Wright's job is finally done - or so she thinks. The sleek songstress has been lying on jagged lava rocks and scaling 100-foot cliffs on the picturesque Hawaiian island of Oahu. Now she's more than ready to start the long minivan trek back to her hotel in Honolulu.
"Oh, no no no," director Trey Fanjoy tells her. "You've gotta go lay in the sand."
And so she does, without complaint. "As long as the crew wants to keep going," declares Chely, "I'll keep going."
Chely is filming her exotic new video for "Never Love You Enough," and while the Hawaiian landscape looks like paradise, this is no vacation. "We've been fighting the elements," notes Chely with a laugh. "Fighting mosquitoes and bugs and mud and water and rain and sun and wind!"
The completed video will be photographically stunning, but such breathtaking beauty has its price. Chely sprawls on a gorgeous beach as waves crash dramatically just feet away from her - frosting her with a bone-chilling spray. She stands on a breathtaking cliff - after a long, hard climb. She frolics in a lush, green tropical forest - where she's bitten by a hoard of insects.
And then there are those knifelike lava rocks!
"They were poking into my back," she reveals. "There's really no comfortable way to sit on them."
Chely is going to all this trouble to bring the grand sentiments of "Never Love You Enough" to life with equally grand visuals. "The song is me saying to someone, 'Hey, I could kiss you in the rain, I could go grab some stars, I could do all these big, grandiose things, and it still would not be enough to show you how much I love you,' " Chely explains. "It's like, 'Nothing I could do would ever explain it to you. I could never put it into words.' "
So when the director originally suggested the expansive vistas of Hawaii would make a fitting backdrop, Chely immediately agreed. "I thought it would be a really neat way to depict that grand feeling," she recalls.
The song that started all these feelings and filming is the title track for Chely's new album, due out in September. "I've never really had much success with love songs," she confides, "but this one had an in-your-face feel, while still being quite intimate."
Chely spent a total of 17 months working on the album - "I just wanted to make sure it was right," she explains. But now, she believes the final result of those long months' toil has been worth it. "It's a definite step in a direction I want to go," she says. "Sonically, it's more interesting than anything I've ever done. It's definitely still me, though."
The key to her satisfaction is in the quality of the songs on Never Love You Enough. "If I've done anything in my five albums, I hope I've chosen good songs," she declares. "And I feel like this album is full of better songs than I've ever had. I was looking for music that moved me and lyrics that I could connect with - because if I can't identify with it, I can't expect anyone else to."
No doubt everyone can identify with the relief Chely's feeling after two hard days of filming. Even so, the months ahead won't hold much rest for Chely - she'll be on the road all summer touring, and she'll continue modeling for the fashion website www.fashionwindow.com. [1]
For now, though, it's back to the hotel for a good night's sleep - with the hope that the soothing sounds of those Hawaiian waves will serenade her like a lullaby.
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The multi-camera webcast will be presented live around the world at KFVS12.com, and then archived on the web site for users to watch at their convenience. Both the live presentation and the archived versions will be available free of charge with no subscription needed. The archived version will be posted several hours after the end of coverage.
According to Paul Keener, KFVS12's Director of Marketing, playoff games are a welcome addition to the original Webcast schedule.
"We love it when a local team is successful in the playoffs and we're able to follow them," said Keener. "We want everyone who can to go to the game, but for those who can't make it or don't live near Sikeston, the webcast will allow them to enjoy the game live."
Official title sponsor of this webcast is Southeast SportsCare, a service of Southeast Health. Other sponsors are Morlan GM Superstore in Sikeston; Burns, Taylor, Heckemeyer and Green; Garage Door Company of Sikeston; The Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety: and Animal Health Center. Play by play host for the game is scheduled to be former KFVS12 Sports Director Randy Ray.
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New York City's Trans Fat Ban
On December 4, New York City banned the use of all but trace amounts of trans fats in restaurant cooking. My first reaction was one of joy—one thing less to worry about when I go out to eat, knowing how guilty I'll feel later for ordering greasy and delicious French fries rather than sensible but tasteless steamed vegetables.
But restaurant owners, including chefs at some of the city's high-end restaurants, have warned New Yorkers not to rejoice. Without trans fats, they argue, it will be impossible to create the flavor and texture of many of our guilty pleasures. They also say the prices of many foods will rise, since the alternatives to trans fats are more expensive. All empirical evidence, however, suggests the opposite. The almost total ban of trans fats in Denmark had virtually no effect on the cost, availability or quality of food. Perhaps more worrisome is the risk that many restaurants will go back to saturated fats, which pose health risks of their own.
Unfortunately, being an economist means that almost no question—down to what oil to use when cooking fries—has a simple answer. First, one has to examine the costs and benefits. Trans fats are chemically modified fats that are often used in fast foods, baked goods, salad dressings and many other food products. Restaurant owners and chefs love them because they are cheaper and have a longer shelf life than butter, lard and some vegetable-based alternatives. Medical researchers hate them (and we should too) because trans fats increase cholesterol levels, thus raising the risk of coronary heart disease significantly more than alternative oils do.
Because of this health risk, some fast-food and packaged-food companies have already backed away from trans fats, anticipating a backlash once consumers became aware of the presence of trans fats in their food. (In 2003, the Food and Drug Administration ordered manufacturers to list trans fats on the labels of packaged foods.) Wendy's now uses cooking oil made from soy and corn in its restaurants, and even our beloved Girl Scout Thin Mints are trans-fat free.
Given the industry reaction, one has to question the wisdom of a ban when increasing public awareness may achieve the same goal. Some proponents of New York's ban have argued it is a logical next step after the success of the city's ban on smoking in public places. But secondhand smoke — what economists call a "negative externality" — was a major argument in justifying the smoking ban. This argument doesn't hold here. The only victims of trans fats are those consuming the food, unless one wants to consider the increased costs to the public health system as a negative externality.
In fact, the trans fat ban has more in common with seatbelt regulations, which seek to protect individuals from being victimized by their own bad choices. But if consumers are being victimized by their eating habits, why not ban the sale of countless other potentially harmful foods, like cholesterol-laden fois gras?
At a certain point, the costs of regulating behavior outweigh the benefits. In the case of banning a particular food, the costs depend on the availability of substitutes. While there seem to be good substitutes for trans fats, there are none for fois gras. Therefore, there is a good argument for banning trans fats but not fois gras — even if the fois gras is more hazardous to your health.
Why don't governments let consumers decide whether they want to eat themselves to death (provided they have been made aware of the risks)? One answer is paternalism. It might be reasonable to conclude, at least for some of us, that the government is better at making choices than we are about what is good for us. As some psychologists point out, even individuals who are fully aware of the risks of particular foods must master a level of self-control that may be out of reach. Assigning the government to help them cope with this problem might not be a bad idea.
There's another potential outcome of the trans fat ban that so far has gotten very little attention, and this has to do with the "compensation effect" described by Professor Sam Peltzman of the University of Chicago: sometimes, people engage in riskier behavior when they believe they are protected. For example, there is evidence that drivers who usually don't use seat belts drive more recklessly if they buckle up. Personally, I have tried very hard, though not always successfully, to order a baked potato or rice rather than fries with my meals. Once that I know trans fats are no longer in fries, I might give up this struggle and always order fries, which even without trans fats are not the healthier option.
The likely effect of the trans fat ban on public health is far from clear, since we don't know how the public will "compensate" by changing its consumption of certain foods. Before other cities go ahead with bans of their own (Chicago is already considering one), we need more objective research, not hasty conclusions from restaurant lobbyists or politicians.
After all, it wasn't long ago that public health experts told us that fat-free foods could help make us thin and that carbs were good, not evil. Ordering dinner seemed so much simpler then.
Nachum Sicherman is professor of finance and economics at Columbia Business School.
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Professor Sicherman analyzes the roles of education, job training, occupational and job mobility, moonlighting and retirement in the formation of careers. He currently studies the various effects of technological change on the U.S. labor market. In addition, Sicherman works with different medical groups on using cost-benefit analysis in medical decision making. A faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, he...


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Acute toxicity of firefighting chemical formulations to four life stages of fathead minnow
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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AbstractLaboratory studies were conducted with four early life stages of fathead minnow,Pimephales promelas,to determine the acute toxicity of five firefighting chemical formulations in standardized soft and hard water. Egg, fry, 30-day posthatch, and 60-day posthatch life stages were tested with three fire retardants (Fire-Trol GTS-R, Fire-Trol LCG-R, and Phos-Chek D75-F) and two fire-suppressant foams (Phos-Chek WD-881 and Ansul Silv-Ex). Fry were generally the most sensitive life stage tested, whereas the eggs were the least sensitive life stage. Formulation toxicity was greater in hard water than in soft water for all life stages tested. Fire-suppressant foams were more toxic than the fire retardants. The 96-hr LC50s derived for fathead minnows were rank ordered from the most toxic to the least toxic formulation as follows: Phos-Chek WD-881 (13a??32 mg/liter) > Silv-Ex (19a??32 mg/liter) > Fire-Trol GTS-R (135a??787 mg/liter) > Phos-Chek D75-F (168a??2250 mg/liter) > Fire-Trol LCG-R (519a??6705 mg/liter) (ranges are the lowest and highest 96-hr LC50for each formulation). (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.
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Translation of fond in Spanish:
adjective fonder, fondest
- 1 (predicative) fond
ofsomebody/something/ -ingshe's very fond of Suele tiene mucho cariño a Suehe was fond of chocolate
quiere mucho a Suele gustaba el chocolatehe's a bit too fond of criticizing other peoplees demasiado aficionado a criticar a los demásto grow fond of somebodytomarle cariño a alguien
encariñarse con alguienExample sentences
- The dead, as he is very fond of saying, don't care.
- She had grown rather fond of the European drink and found it to be relaxing to sit and sip.
- But over the years as he matured, she grew quite fond of him.
- 2 (before noun) 2.1 (loving)(gesture/look)they were locked in a fond embrace
cariñosoestaban tiernamente abrazadoswith fondest regardscon mi más sincero afectoExample sentences2.2 (indulgent)
(parent/husband)2.3 (delusive, vain)
- Do you have any especially fond memories of those times that you might share?
- He served from 1929 to 1955, leaving behind a legacy of material treasures as well as fond memories.
- Believe it or don't, but Levine seems to have some pretty fond memories from his visits.
demasiado complaciente(hope/illusion)
vanoExample sentences
- That fond hope never materialised and there was no reason to suppose it would.
- Even in defeat, he sees success and vows to contest again with the fond hope that he will emerge a victor one day.
- In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation.
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Definition of sun-grazing in English:
(Of a comet) having an orbit which passes close to the sun.
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- The video shows the Sun between December 22 and December 27, 1996 featuring a sun-grazing comet, a coronal mass ejection, and the Sun moving in front of the galactic center.
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Cesar Amaya wrote:
> Hello list,
> I have two Samba-LDAP DC's each in different networks, domain
> AMECC_SAL (192.168.40.0/24) and domain AMECC_GUA (192.168.42./24). I
> have established a inter-domain trust relationship in both directions.
> My problem comes when I try to log into a machine in the AMECC_SAL
> domain using any user from the AMECC_GUA domain. The machine´s name in
> which I want to sign in is cc03.
> The log for the machine account says:
> # tail -f cc03.log
> [2008/03/31 16:55:17, 2] passdb/pdb_ldap.c:init_group_from_ldap(2158)
> init_group_from_ldap: Entry found for group: 515
> [2008/03/31 16:55:35, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(309)
> check_ntlm_password: authentication for user [ricky] -> [ricky] ->
> [ricky] succeeded
> [2008/03/31 16:55:35, 1]
> rpc_server/srv_netlog_nt.c:_net_sam_logon_internal(1004)
> _net_sam_logon: user AMECC_GUA\ricky has user sid
> but group sid S-1-5-21-3360583363-2600074294-2199971840-513.
> The conflicting domain portions are not supported for NETLOGON calls
> Part of the pdbedit -L -v says:
> Unix username: ricky
> NT username: ricky
> Account Flags: [U ]
> User SID: S-1-5-21-2494724867-3922152549-500773586-3022
> init_group_from_ldap: Entry found for group: 513
> init_group_from_ldap: Entry found for group: 513
> Primary Group SID: S-1-5-21-2494724867-3922152549-500773586-513
> from this output we can tell that Primary Group SID is different from
> that group sid of cc03.log file:
> I am using the following software: FreeBSD 7.0 Release,
> samba-3.0.28,1, openldap-2.3.41 and smbldap-tools-0.9.4_2.
> Please can any one give some help???
> Thank you very much.
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D'Iberville police have arrested a 29-year-old Biloxi woman on charges of robbery and possession of robbery tools.
Lt. Terry Hines told the Sun Herald that Tiffany Wheeler is accused of shoplifting from the D'Iberville Walmart and using a stun gun on an employee upon leaving the store.
Wheeler surrendered to investigators Monday after police received numerous calls identifying her as the suspect in the robbery.
Hines said Wheeler is being held at the Harrison County jail on a $150,000 bond set by Judge Albert Fountain.
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Then someone asked me, How did you come up with the pattern language? How did you get the actual material? I said, "Well, it was not so very different from any other kind of science. My colleagues and I made observations, looked to see what worked, studied it, tried to distill out the essentials, and wrote them down" "But", I went on, "we did do one thing differently. We assumed from the beginning that everything was based on the real nature of human feeling and -- this is the unusual part -- that human feeling is mostly the same, mostly the same from person to person, mostly the same in every person. Of course, there is that part of human feeling where we are all different. Each of us has our idiosyncrasies, our unique individual human character. That is the part people most often concentrate on when they are talking about feelings, and comparing feelings. But that idiosyncratic part is really only about ten percent of the feelings which we feel. Ninety percent of our feelings is stuff in which we are all the same and we feel the same thing. So from the very beginning, when we made the pattern language, we concentrated on that part of human experience and feeling where our feeling is all the same. That is what the pattern language is -- a record of that stuff in us, which belongs to the ninety percent of our feeling where our feelings are all the same".
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Choosing wisely or beyond the guidelines
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- de Boer, M. & van der Wall, E.E. Neth Heart J (2013) 21: 1. doi:10.1007/s12471-012-0352-0
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Recently it was estimated that up to 30 % of care delivered in America goes to unnecessary tests, procedures, doctor visits, hospital stays and other services that may not improve people's health, and may even cause harm.
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and eight other US leading medical societies joined together to address these concerns about overuse or even misuse of health care resources in the United States. The largest independent nonprofit consumer organisation, Consumer Reports, is also participating. The primary goal is to promote 'wise choices' by clinicians and their patients to avoid unnecessary interventions, to improve health care outcomes and reduce costs, and to ensure patient safety. This campaign—very wisely—has been named: 'Choosing Wisely'.
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Don't perform stress cardiac imaging or advanced non-invasive imaging in the initial evaluation of patients without cardiac symptoms unless high-risk markers are present.
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Don't perform annual stress cardiac imaging or advanced non-invasive imaging as part of routine follow-up in asymptomatic patients.
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Don't perform stress cardiac imaging or advanced non-invasive imaging as a pre-operative assessment in patients scheduled to undergo low-risk non-cardiac surgery.
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Don't perform echocardiography as routine follow-up for mild, asymptomatic native valve disease in adult patients with no change in signs or symptoms.
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Don't perform stenting of non-culprit lesions during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for uncomplicated haemodynamically stable ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
These recommendations should not be mixed up with European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and/or American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines and are definitely no part of evidence-based medicine (EBM) as we have learned to know it and use in daily practice.
First of all: many redundant diagnostic procedures and interventions may be money-driven. This applies for both situations.
Second: considerable numbers of unnecessary interventional procedures may be induced by the obligatory minimum standards for volume of coronary interventions for institutions as well as for individual operators. Health care providers, the National Health Inspection Board (Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg: IGZ) and hospital directory boards are not equipped to monitor this worrisome situation.
Third: defensive medicine, defined as superfluous diagnostic procedures to prevent legal issues or even lawsuits is still of great concern, also in the Netherlands. Overtesting and overtreating is often performed to avoid malpractice suits.
Fourth: many imaging techniques, such as coronary CT angiography, performed on low-risk patients, carry a relatively high burden of radiation. It is without any doubt that this may be harmful, in particular in young women, and will not be outweighed by the net benefits of these diagnostic procedures. The number of diagnostic tests accounting for cumulative radiation exposure to individual patients has increased enormously over the past 15 years [1].
So, in general, the situation in both countries is comparable, although different recommendations may apply to the Dutch national health care system.
For instance, recommendation number 5 could be adjusted. Usually non-culprit vessels will not be stented in STEMI patients as it has no proven clinical benefit and may even carry an increased risk of worse outcome [2]. On the basis of the recently proposed concept of fractional flow reserve (FFR) guided therapy this could be replaced by: 'Don't routinely stent intermediate and angiographically more than 50 % stenosed lesions in elective PCI, but first measure FFR, and only proceed to stent placement when a significant value is found [3].'
Needless diagnostic procedures carry the risk of inappropriate medical findings that may lead to unjustified additional diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This may subsequently lead to extra costs and be a medical threat to our patients.
The concerns over the possible relation between radiation and cancer should lead to the principles of ALARA (keep radiation As Low As Reasonably Achievable) although there is still much controversy regarding the cumulative effect of low doses of iatrogenic radiation in the range emitted by diagnostic imaging devices.
However, it is obvious that we should use methods to reduce radiation exposure in cardiac imaging, whenever possible, including not performing such tests when limited benefits are likely. In this respect it is also good to realise that, in particular for imaging tests, appropriate use criteria (AUCs) have been launched in order to order these when they are truly needed [4]. It still turns out that the appropriateness ratings vary according to the clinical setting and the speciality, implying that there is ample opportunity for improvement over the years to come.
Another reason why many common tests and treatments are often overused is because patients too often ask for them (and because doctors are all too willing to order them). This is the reason why several consumer-oriented organisations have also joined 'Choosing Wisely', especially to help disseminate information and educate patients on making 'wise' decisions. In addition, they offer on-line helpdesk support and empower patients to actively participate in critical conversations about their care.
There is also serious criticism on the 'Choosing Wisely' campaign and program. One conservative monthly magazine made the following qualification: 'The definitive tone of denial repudiates the Hippocratic oath and replaces it with the spirit of The Hunger Games' [5]. The main objection is the perception that 'Choosing Wisely' is the first collective effort on the part of professional medical societies to decide how to practise medicine on the basis of cost first and foremost. Besides, low-risk patients are hard to identify on the basis of risk stratification alone, and the basic principles of 'Choosing Wisely' may interact with the primary objectives (cost-containment) of health care providers. Furthermore, each recommendation is preceded by the words 'Don't' and this strongly brings the 10 commandments (in this case 5) to mind, which may not be directly associated with modern medicine.
It would be a major first step to carry out a similar Q and A procedure between doctors and the consumers, our patients, to formulate five major issues that can be applied to our national health care system. Other medical professional societies and consumer organisations could join in to validate this procedure and to build a strong case against unwanted involvement of politicians and external parties. The doctor and the patient will again be in the lead.
There seems to be an important task for the Netherlands Society of Cardiology (NVVC) to consider a comparable program in the Netherlands and to place the serious points of criticism into the right perspective.


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The purpose of the program is to encourage children to think about the natural world from different perspectives, and foster a stewardship ethic that will secure the future for Maine's environment that they can be proud of.
Each year as many schools as our scholarship funds allow, are solicited for participation in an essay contest to determine the recipients of a one-week scholarship to Camp Tanglewood in Camden Hills State Park. The theme of the essay is the importance of State Parks and Public Lands to other entities in nature. The students are asked to take on the perspective of another entity in nature such as a tree, rock, mammal, bird, insect, etc and write about their adopted view point.
One of our goals has been to honor the dedicated park managers at Maine State Parks by erecting at each park a plaque which shows the managers from the first appointed steward to the present manager. So far we have accomplished half of our goal with several more plaques to be placed this spring.
Each year Friends of Maine State Parks purchases State Park day use passes and distributes them to appropriate local agencies for dispersal to families that would otherwise not be able to visit our state parks.
This year Friends has increased the amount allocated for this project by 25%. This will mean 5 more towns will enter the program.


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Support Green
Support Green
World Environment Day should be everyday. Or at least, that is what we believe here at Firefly. Global rise in temperature and unpredictable weather has become a constant reoccurrence in the world we live in today. Every little activity we do contributes to it. Public consciousness on the negative impacts of greenhouse gasses in the environment has generated a new form of civic responsibility among corporations big and small. The Kyoto protocol under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was formed to urge the communities of the world to take a more proactive stance. Countries that support the Kyoto protocol commits to reducing their carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases, or engage in emissions trading in the efforts of reducing their carbon footprint. This global effort is reaching greater heights as people around the world, including the aviation industry, is working towards a low carbon economy.
- Transport in general accounts for 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
- Studies show that the aviation industry is accountable for 2% of the total CO2 produced worldwide.
Granted, the aviation industry is not the biggest contributor in CO2 emissions but the real news is, the numbers are only going to go higher.
Although the aviation industry contributes a small portion of the cake in carbon emission, the effect is borne by all. Undeniably, air travel has become a way of life for many around the world. Looking for other means of travel to replace air travel would bring us to a head on wall collision. So how does Firefly help?
Carbon Policy
Firefly stands together with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in reducing carbon emissions in the environment by upholding our Carbon Policy. Our business model supports this initiative by MINIMIZING our carbon emission through:
- Burn less, save more
Firefly's core service is to fly secondary routes which have shorter flying distance. Our short haul flights mean less air time, which translates to less fuel burnt, and less carbon emission. And we also save on fuel!
- Use of smaller aircraft
Firefly will be the first to introduce the use of the ATR 72-500 in Malaysia for our domestic and regional flights. The aircraft is reputed to be one of the most economical and environmentally friendly aircraft in existence. Click here for more info.
- Day to day operations
Firefly's day to day operations of quick turnaround time and no frills service promotes our Carbon Policy. Our turnaround time of 15 to 20 minutes at every destination conserves not only time but also fuel. Our no frills service means lesser things carried on the aircraft. That means less weight when flying and so needs less fuel for burning.
Less is best: Think Globally, Act Locally
As part of our Support Green effort, we believe in adopting the practice of using the earth's resources in the most sustainable fashion in our working culture:
- Reduce
Firefly reduces wastage and goes paperless with the ticketless environment. This promotes a greener environment by using less paper and saving more trees.
- Reuse
Firefly flies to smaller non-city airports such as our base in Terminal 3, Subang, Kuantan and Koh Samui. Reusing existing airports is key as our operations are made to grow by using existing facilities and reducing wastage. We also adopt reusable manpower and resources that leads to less paperwork and work space.
- Recycle
Firefly aims to be fully rid of non-biodegradable materials in all aspects of our operations to promote recycling. We are working towards placing recycle bins to encourage our staff and passengers to be in the practice of recycling.
Noise Emission
Firefly's new aircraft the ATR 72-500 is a product of combined technology that not only is fuel efficient, but also "noise friendly". All ATR models are compliant with the standard noise regulations. We aim to emit as little noise as possible when flying to the neighborhood of our destinations.
The ATR is playing a major role in the growth of domestic and regional carriers. As a commercial air transport service operator, it is our duty to be acute with the choices we make while maintaining a balanced operations with regards to the environment. In line with the IATA fuel efficiency goal, Firefly supports improving fuel efficiency through technology by introducing the modern turbo propeller ATR 72-500 in Malaysia.
Firefly will be taking delivery of our first ATR 72-500 come August 2008. By year end, Firefly will be fully operated with five ATRs and another five in 2009.
Some hard core ATR facts:
- Regional aircraft such as the ATR operate at relatively low altitude, leaving the ozone layer unaffected and barely contributing to pollution of the upper atmosphere.
- Turboprops are highly efficient and operate at low altitudes, and ATR aircraft are fully compliant to ICAO Annex 16: Environment Protection requirements.
- ATR's short field capability, their optimum integration in air traffic flow, and their cumulative noise level margins to new potential regulations or airport restrictions make them welcome visitors at the smaller city airports and regional hubs with minimal environmental impact.
- ATR supports the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol as it is an opportunity to contribute to the prosperity of developing countries through the transfer of cleaner and greener technologies.
* Facts are provided by Avions de Transport Regional (ATR). For further information visit http://www.atr.fr
Carbon emissions are inevitable in the world we live in today. Activities like driving a car, use of air conditioning and open fire burning all contributes to the release of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. To counter this, countries and corporations are committing themselves to activities such as emission trading and carbon offsetting.
Emission trading is a national-level commitment in achieving emission-dissolving targets whereas carbon offsetting is practiced and achieved at a smaller scale through organizations and individuals.
A carbon offset is a financial instrument representing a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon offsets are typically measured in tons of CO2-equivalents (or 'CO2e'). This voluntary offset among individuals, companies, and organizations as well as investment in clean technologies, clean energy and reforestation projects around the world is increasing in use and is creating real impact in conserving the environment.
As an airline, we are doing our part to increase awareness and to contribute towards a greener environment in building a sustainable future in the aviation industry. Firefly is taking various practical measures to limit and offset our carbon emissions.
Firefly has joined hands with Malaysia Airlines and MASwings, by collaborating and enhancing a tool that invites you, our passengers, to voluntarily contribute your sum of carbon offsets every time you fly with us. Your contribution will be channeled to the Malaysia Airlines group fund that will see to a forestry project with Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM). The project will help fund selected United Nations sanctioned programs to protect the rainforests of Malaysia. Our very own Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) plays the important role as trustee of this fund.
Use our Carbon Offset Calculator when you make an internet booking and donate towards greener skies. For more information on Carbon Offset, visit our Carbon Offset FAQs.
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Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's immigration proposal calls for applicants to pass a rigorous background check, pay fines and application fees to receive a permit that would allow them to work, travel and pay taxes. After 10 years, applicants would be able to apply for permanent residency and an eventual path to citizenship.
Under the proposal the applicants would not be eligible immediately for any federal benefits such as health care.
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MONTREAL (NHL.com) - The Montreal Canadiens withstood a late rally by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third period and earned a 3-2 win at Bell Centre on Saturday night to extend their win streak to three games.
After Montreal made it 3-1 with two goals in the first 2:25 of the third period from Max Pacioretty (who finished the game with two goals) and Tomas Plekanec, Penguins forward James Neal scored the game's next two goals to cut the Montreal lead to 3-2. But Carey Price (29 saves) held the fort down once again for the Canadiens, stifling the late pressure from the Penguins and helping his team hold on for another win.
Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves in the loss. Pittsburgh's win streak was snapped at three.
Each of Pacioretty's goals came off Penguins turnovers. His first was the result of an Olli Maatta mistake; the rookie defenseman threw a blind pass across the middle while breaking out of the Penguins' zone. Pacioretty intercepted the pass, skated across the blue line and ripped one past Fleury for a 1-0 lead 1:53 into the second period. His second goal was a result of another Pittsburgh turnover that Montreal defenseman Raphael Diaz was able to intercept and dish to Pacioretty.
Pacioretty now has seven goals, with five of them in his past three games.
Neal's two goals extended his point streak to three games; he now has three goals and three assists during that span.
Meanwhile, after breaking a 15-game goal drought on Friday, Evgeni Malkin extended his point streak to four games assisting on both Neal goals. Malkin now has a goal and six assists in his past four games, but he paid the price on his second assist. Malkin went crashing into the end boards with 2:55 remaining in regulation and needed help getting back to the bench, but he returned for his next shift and almost tied the game in the final minute on a wraparound that was denied by Price.
The Penguins finished the game 1-for-3 on the power play; the Canadiens went 0-for3 with the man advantage.
Prior to the game, Penguins coach Dan Bylsma announced that forward Beau Bennett, who was injured in the second period of a 4-3 win against the New York Islanders on Friday, could be out for a while.
"Longer than days now right now," Bylsma said. "Right now longer than that."
Matt D'Agostini replaced Bennett in the lineup and skated on a line with Brandon Sutter and rookie Brian Gibbons.
For the Canadiens, Ryan White remained in the lineup for a second straight game, filling in for injured forward Rene Bourque (upper body). On defense, Francis Bouillon was back in and Douglas Murray was a healthy scratch.


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Flu Cases Up More Than 50% In One Week In Dallas CountyIf you haven't gotten a flu shot already, doctors say now's a good time to do it.
Experts Advise Getting Vaccinated Regardless Of Flu Season SeverityIt's time to get your flu shots! The precautionary measure is important, but health experts seem to be in disagreement about how bad the 2105 flu season will be.
Fort Worth Leaders Roll Up Their Sleeves For Flu ShotsHealth officials across Texas have been urging residents to get their flu shots and Wednesday leaders from Tarrant County and the City of Fort Worth set out to lead by example.
Family Warning Others After Wife & Mother Loses Flu BattleA North Texas mother of three has died from the flu. Now her family is sharing their traumatic experience and encouraging others to take this year's dangerous strain of influenza seriously.
Doctors Warn Vaccinated Patients To Watch For Flu SymptomsAs the flu virus continues its deadly spread across North Texas, health officials are telling those who have been avoiding flu shots that there is still time to get protected. And many hold outs are beginning to listen.
Firefighters Taking Flu Prevention Message Door-To-DoorThe small lobby of the Neighborhood Clinic on Collins in Arlington was cramped with patients Monday, many of them suffering flu-like symptoms. When asked if the number of patients was larger than normal a doctor said, "Oh goodness, yes!"
Fear Of Flu Leads Many To Get Vaccinated As Hospitalizations, Deaths RiseDallas County and other North Texas health departments are overrun with people -- who are only now getting vaccinated for fear they'll get the flu. The rush comes even though health officials have urged people to get their shot since last September.
PSA Urges Texans To Get Flu Shots Texas first lady Anita Perry has joined forces with state health officials to urge people to get flu shots.
Flu Fears Spreading Across The MetroplexThe flu has gotten so bad across North Texas that some events have been canceled, and hospitals are changing old habits to stop the virus from spreading any further.
As Kids Head Back To School, Flu Worries FollowThe flu is spreading rapidly in North Texas. Late last week, there were seven hundred cases. As of Monday, the number has grown to more than 18-hundred confirmed cases.
Study: High-Dose Flu Shot Better Protects Seniors A new high-dose flu vaccine for seniors works better than the standard shot in that age group. Regular flu shots tend to be only about 30 to 40 percent effective in people 65 and older. Sanofi Pasteur's Fluzone High-Dose vaccine boosted that to 50 percent.
DFW Doctor Talks Flu & Bacteria StudyDr. Crystal Foster looks ahead at the upcoming flu season, and discusses a study about how the bacteria inside of humans could impact a person's weight.


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Dry your eyes, child,
What are you frightened of?
You miss the beauty here
If you've forgotten love.
Look for truth in your heart, child,
Though the light may blind
Seen with more than your eyes.
Take a deep breath
For breathing can be a shallow thing,
And hearts break easily.
I know.
There are no happy endings
For nothing ever ends,
And I know that you feel like you've fallen,
But you'll find your feet again.
I know.
Dry your eyes, child,
You need all the strength.
I know it's been hard so far,
But that's the path of sums you overcome
And find a star in every blackened sky,
And I have seen you shine.
Look for the good in every soul
No matter what they do
To try to swallow you.
Let you faith be your sword, child,
And it will fight for you
In everything you do.
I know.
Cause there are no happy endings
For nothing ever ends,
And I know you feel like you've lost it all,
But you'll find yourself again.
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SEBRING — County commissioners passed an animal control ordinance Tuesday but again could not find a way to help a man who wants to drive his golf cart on Avon Park Lake streets.
The animal control ordinance was devised by a committee of veterinarians and Humane Society President Judy Spiegel.
There are five new laws:
Dogs, cats and ferrets four months or older must be vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian and revaccinated every 12 months. Animals can be exempted if a vet certifies the animal's life could be endangered because of age, infirmity or disability. Dogs, cats and ferrets must be registered. Animals that are not microchipped must wear a collar and tag.
People are not allowed to strike or interfere with an animal control officer, provide false information, take an animal control trap or damage animal control property.
People can feed feral cats on their own property but they are not allowed to feed on public or private property without the permission of the owner, filed in writing at Highlands County Animal Control.
People are required to humanely treat pets and provide "sufficient quantities of good, wholesome food, water and exercise on a daily basis."
Next, the county must do something about overpopulation, Spiegel insisted. On Saturday, she turned away the owners of 10 cats and three dogs.
"What do you want me to do with them?" she was asked. She sent them to the animal control shelter, where euthanasia is a likely outcome.
"We need to reconvene another committee," Spiegel said. "We have got do something with overbreeding."
"I invite any of you to spend a day at animal control or the humane society and see what we to put up with," Spiegel said. "You would be astounded."
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Peggy Bennett asked again, and Highlands County commissioners wanted to help her son drive his golf cart in Avon Parks Lakes, but County Attorney Ross Macbeth insisted that the county cannot grant a special exception to state laws.
Brandon Bennett, who has medical issues, is 42 inches tall and weighs 90 pounds. Unable to walk far, he drove a golf cart to get to a pier, where he fished, until a deputy pointed out that golf carts are not allowed on public streets.
Macbeth said he and County Engineer Ramon Gavarrete met with the association president. The dock and some of the streets are currently under water. Macbeth's suggestion is to start a special benefit district to tag the golf cart and add lights and other options so it would be street legal.
Certain streets could also be declared golf-cart safe, but Commissioner Don Elwell liked that solution least.
If roads are open to Brandon's golf cart, they're open to all residents, Macbeth said. "It's not an ADA statute, it's an anybody statute."
Bennett insisted that the federal Adults with Disabilities laws allow the commissioners to grant an exception, which state law allows by making a community golf cart friendly.
Macbeth suggested that Brandon switch to a mobility scooter, but Bennett said it is not a safe device because it's small and not as easily seen as a golf cart.
Current law allows scooters on roadway shoulders, but Bennett said that wouldn't work because Brandon would be riding through yards.
"He can't get past the mailboxes and the driveways," Chairman Greg Harris agreed. "I don't think he can get down those streets."
After a county commission meeting two weeks ago, Bennett said she talked to the federal Department of Justice, which she said advised her to file a complaint against the county.
"We don't want to," Bennett said.
Two weeks ago, Gavarrete and Sheriff Susan Benton opposed Brandon's request, saying it would be unsafe to drive a golf cart on some Avon Parks Lakes roads. The speed limit is 25, but cars are going faster.
"To bring the speeds down," Gavarrete said, "we could try 'traffic calming.' We have to do something physical to the road." That could include speed tables, but they will also slow the response of emergency vehicles.
"I think we all want to do something. I say ride," Harris said. "But I have no legal authority to do that."
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County Veteran Service Officer Denise Williams, Chairman of the Florida Medal of Honor Memorial Harry Oakley and Construction Superintendent Don Laycock requested to use 7,200 square feet of vacant land behind the Veteran Services office for a Florida Medal of Honor Memorial.
"Nothing will exist in the United States like this," Oakley said.
Facilities Manager David Flowers said he supports the projects but had detail and logistical issues with the relocation of a county generator, the absence of a restroom, who would mow the grass and clean the outdoor memorials, and whether all that concrete would require a water management permit and a retention pond.
Also, the proposed area has little parking, and the health department overflow "is a hike for some of our guys," Flowers said.
Commissioners wanted a master plan study of the area first, and they were concerned about giving away too much space to a project that seemed to need about half that much.
"But let's don't kill the project, let's find a way to make it happen," Harris said.


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Upcycling isn't new to us in this house at all.
We save almost anything that comes through this door in the hopes to somehow use it in an upcoming activity (even though it drives my husband insane). But a lot has come in handy and plus it shows the boys how to reuse many common objects for more than its original intention. (Be inspired to save your recyclables for upcyling with plenty of ideas!)
And then, of course, we recycle what we can!
As well as upcycling and recycling, how else can you be earth-friendly, and model that to your kids?
There were a couple posts that absolutely caught my eye on It's Playtime! A couple nature posts that can give you the opportunity to show your kids how to take care of the earth. I also included some good upcycling posts that you'll love!
- (on left) Explore nature and find some sticks to have some fun with! The Good Long Road has 10 ideas to play with sticks!
- (on right) Make ice boats and float them away in a river or pond. Reading Confetti shares a completely earth-friendly ice boat so there's no littering!
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- Reuse all your pop bottle caps for some learning play! (From Stay At Home Educator)
- We eat the fruit from these fruit cups daily! I never thought to reuse them until I saw these recycled jellyfish from Sugar Snips!
- Upcycle some tin foil to make constellations! Love this idea from Crafty Moms Share.
- NurtureStore recycles a box and makes a sailor a boat!
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A young hare in its first year.
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The summary below is from the full reports titled "Screening for Depression: Recommendations and Rationale" and "Screening for Depression in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force." They are in the 21 May 2002 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 136, pages 760-764 and pages 765-776). The first report was written by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; the second report was written by MP Pignone, BN Gaynes, JL Rushton, CM Burchell, CT Orleans, CD Mulrow, and KN Lohr.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a group of health experts that reviews published research and makes recommendations about preventive health care.
Depression causes sadness that interferes with daily life. Depression is a medical condition, not a normal reaction to a life situation such as the death of a loved one or the loss of a job. About 1 out of every 5 people suffers depression at some time in his or her life, and depression is common among patients who see primary care providers. Common depression symptoms are lack of energy and loss of interest in things previously enjoyed. Sometimes depression goes away on its own, but many depressed people need treatment with counseling or medication to speed recovery. Often, people with depression do not realize that their feelings are due to a medical condition and do not seek medical care for depression.
Some experts think that doctors should screen patients for depression. Screening involves looking for a disease in people who do not report symptoms. Patients found through screening can begin treatment. Screening works best when doctors' offices have systems in place to support accurate diagnosis, prescription of effective treatment, and careful follow-up of depressed patients. Benefits from screening are unlikely to be realized unless such systems are functioning well.
We know that depression is common and that asking patients about sad feelings can identify patients with depression. However, it has not been clear whether screening for depression by routinely asking patients about its symptoms improves patient outcomes.
The USPSTF reviewed published research to evaluate the benefits and harms of screening for depression.
Good evidence suggests that health care providers who routinely ask patients about sad feelings will identify more adults with depression. There is no evidence that one method of screening for depression works better than another. It does appear that two questions—1] Over the past 2 weeks, have you ever felt down, depressed, or hopeless? 2) Over the past 2 weeks, have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?—can identify patients with depression as well as longer sets of questions can. Good evidence shows that treating depression with counseling, medications, or both improves patient outcomes. Research on how frequently depression screening should occur is lacking. There is limited evidence about how well depression screening works in children and adolescents.
Adults who visit doctors for routine care may find that their doctors ask them about depression symptoms. If their answers to these questions suggest that they might have depression, the doctors should arrange a more thorough examination. Patients who are troubled by unexplained sadness, lack of interest in life, constant blue mood, and low energy should tell their doctors about these symptoms.
The USPSTF found limited evidence on how well screening for depression works when clinicians don't have tools to help improve diagnosis and treatment and allow appropriate follow-up. There is little information about which screening questions work best and how often they should be asked. The recommendations may become more specific as more studies are done.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
22 comments:
- The Sacco's - Our Life said...
I don't know if I could resist this face. So cute.
- February 19, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Bloggin bout my Boys said...
Just found your blog and love it. I would SO have to let that sweet kitty face in!!!!
- February 19, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Dan said...
How cute! Poor little kitty is cold! ~Dan~
- February 19, 2010 at 12:02 PM
- Mandy in Mayberry said...
That looks a lot like our spolied kitty!
Oh, and you peanut butter puffs look great! I'll have to try them out1
- February 19, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Linda ★ Parker's Paradise said...
1. I would definitely FEED that cat!
2. The chocolate syrup is a bit messy so we tried the coating instead and it was divine.
3. I have to admit that spring will definitely be sweeter this year after such an awful long winter.
4. Have a super weekend and enjoy that cat!
- February 19, 2010 at 2:10 PM
- Lisa said...
You'd better let that precious pus in!!!
- February 19, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- Julie Harward said...
Ohhhh, I'm afraid the answer at my house would be YES...do come in sweet kitty kat! :D
- February 19, 2010 at 9:46 PM
- Dog Trot Farm said...
Ah, let that poor putty cat in, who could resist that sweet face.
- February 19, 2010 at 9:49 PM
- City girl turned Country Girl said...
Oh that makes me giggle thinking about one of our cats! She was put out in the barn and then one cold winter night last winter she appeared on the porch looking through the window! We felt so sorry for her she has become a "garage" cat because she hates it outside LOL!
- February 20, 2010 at 3:20 AM
- Twisted Fencepost said...
Poor kitty is cold. Let him in! tee hee
- February 20, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- Steph said...
Hey! Thanks for visiting my blog! :)
- February 20, 2010 at 5:39 PM
- Beth E. said...
*Achoo....aaaaaaachoooo!* So sorry, kitty, *sniff*, but I'm allergic to cats! You'll have to stay with Farmchick. ;-)
- February 20, 2010 at 5:50 PM
- cottonpicker said...
How cute is that...I would so let him in and give him a warm bowl of milk... :)
- February 20, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Sweet Blessings said...
:) I am such a Cat lover...or as my Mr. calls me a crazy cat woman :D I bet you found a way to keep your kitty warm!
I'm so sorry to report, we had a change of plans & I didn't get to make your blueberry muffins at preschool yet :( Hopefully, soon! I absolutely LOVE blueberries :D
And, as for painting your living room..how fun...I bet it feels so new & fresh...just the right pick me up on a LONG Winter!!! What color did you choose! I think you should post some pictures so we can all see :D
Hope you have a wonderful, perfect weekend! Thanks again for being such a sweet girl..and all you share with us! Sweet blessings!
- February 20, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- Liz Revit said...
I love this photo. Beautiful cat!
- February 20, 2010 at 9:40 PM
- Old Centennial Farmhouse said...
She reminds me of our JuneBug...so CUTE! Who could resist such a little beggar?!
- February 22, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- Midlife Mom said...
Hi Farm Chick! I've seen your name on other blogs so had to stop by and check out your site. LOVE the recipe for the peanut butter puffs! Gotta try that one!
We have two kitties already but if I saw that face I'd have to let him in!! :o)
Nice blog!
- February 22, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- amber waves of grain said...
I enjoy reading your blog. I've chosen you for a Beautiful Blogger Award! http://simplemoments126.blogspot.com/2010/02/beautiful-blogger-award.html
- February 22, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- Traci @ The Bakery said...
Awwww, that is precious!! I am allergic to cats...so, ours are all barn cats! I'm sure the hay is warmer than my house...yah, that's what I tell myself!!! Have a beautiful day you sweet sweet woman!
- February 23, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- Lynda said...
Thanks so much for popping over to visit me on our farm in the foothills of Mt. Kilimajaro ... wow, although we live worlds apart it seems like our lives are so similar in many ways ... I've become a follower of your blog & will check back often ... lovely to 'meet' you ! Bye for now from a fellow farm girl ....
Lynda, Kilimanjaro, East Africa
- February 23, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Carol............. said...
What a hoot! Beautiful markings!
- February 24, 2010 at 4:18 PM
- Bizy Janes said...
Aw! This cat looks like the cat I take care of. I work at an antique mall, and he comes home with me at night so he doesn't have to be lonesome.
~ Heather, from Bizy Janes
- February 25, 2010 at 1:24 PM


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As if its sweeping ocean views, tasting menus and beach cottages weren't luxe enough, Newport's Castle Hill Inn has teamed up with green skincare brand Farmaesthetics to launch a pop-up spa.
Now through May 22, resort and outside guests can receive treatments using the brand's botanical products in one of the Relais & Chateaux property's suites.
The service menu includes facials, therapeutic massage using aromatic oils, acupressure treatments for the face, head and neck, and essential oil tub soaks. Prices range from $65 to $190.
For the last two years, Newport-based Farmaesthetics has provided the resort with in-room amenities such as herbal body wash, honey bar soap and lavender lotion. The pop-up was a natural extension of the relationship, said Farmaesthetics founder and CEO Brenda Brock.
Castle Hill Inn staff frequently direct visitors to Brock's Bellevue Avenue shop and spa. But now, she said, "there will be no reason to leave."
Appointments are available daily from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. For more information, call (401) 849-3800.
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Overheard in the Courthouse: 'just like a real court'
"If you object, they're either going to get sustained or overruled — just like a real court."
– State District Judge Andy Chatham to Dallas County prosecutor Josh Healy
Chatham's words come after several days of contentious arguing between prosecutors and defense attorney Michael Levine during the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon trial of Nathaniel Tumbwe.
Chatham laughed as he spoke but also seemed frustrated.
After repeatedly sending the jury out of the room or having discussions at the bench this week, Chatham finally ordered the attorneys to his office today.
Want updates on what's happening at the courthouse? Follow @dallascourts on Twitter.


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Discusses social animals and how they cooperate with each other.
How do wolves work together to take down other animals? Learn more about this social behavior.
Find out how scientists are determining that ''Homo sapiens'' are not the only animals that have "aha" moments.
Learn how the trait of loyalty extends to canines outside your home.


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social fabric
The composite demographics of a defined area, which consists of its ethnic composition, wealth, education level, employment rate and regional values.
Use social fabric in a sentence
The social fabric of the area was valuable to the marketing team as we wanted to target potential customers with a large amount of disposable income.
You need to make sure to keep the social fabric of your business clean so that others will always trust you.
While some are drawn to suburbia, some to the big city, and others still to farms and pastures, what they are really being drawn to are the different underlying social fabrics that exist in these locations.


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All about fresh, flavorful food
by Robin Donovan and Juliana Gallin
The Lazy Gourmet, Salsa, Cilantro, Robin Donovan, Juliana Gallin, Lemon Raisin Salsa, Recipes
Robin Donovan and Juliana Gallin are the authors of The Lazy Gourmet: Magnificent Meals Made Easy—a hip, fun, and practical guide to cooking strikingly sophisticated, yet surprisingly simple dishes. You can visit the authors' blog at www.twolazygourmets.com, like them on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter.
This sweet, tart, colorful salsa is one of our favorite condiments over here at Two Lazy Gourmets. It's a surprisingly complex medley that transforms simple and familiar flavors into something really special—but takes only about ten minutes to prepare. This description, I might add, pretty much sums up the theme of our new cookbook The Lazy Gourmet: Magnificent Meals Made Easy—a hip, fun, and practical guide to cooking strikingly sophisticated, yet surprisingly simple dishes. We wrote the book to help conquer the misguided belief that preparing an elegant meal requires spending hours in the kitchen, sweating over elaborate and cumbersome recipes—and our Lemon-Raisin Salsa could be the poster child for this philosophy. Use it to transform everyday chicken or fish into an extraordinary entree, or plain old bread and cheese into a sublime sandwich.
Lemon-Raisin Salsa transforms chicken, fish, veggies, and sandwiches into something extraordinary.
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Lemon-Raisin Salsa
From The Lazy Gourmet: Magnificent Meals Made Easy (Viva Editions, 2011).
One of the best things about this unusual and versatile salsa is that you get to jam-pack it with your favorite garden herb. We suggest cilantro, but you can use basil, parsley, or mint if you prefer. Serve it with baked or pan-fried fish, grilled or roasted chicken, smoked salmon or lox, hamburgers, vegetables and rice, dolloped onto crostini with goat cheese, or on our signature Prosciutto and Taleggio Sandwich (also in the book). MAKES 1 CUP SALSA
• 2 whole medium lemons
• 1/2 cup minced raisins
• 2 tablespoons minced onion
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup loosely packed minced cilantro
1. Slice off and discard all the lemon rind and bitter pith. Chop the remaining lemon flesh into small pieces.
2. Remove seeds and discard any thick pieces of membrane.
3. Scrape the chopped lemon and any juice that has collected on your cutting board into a small bowl.
4. Mix in raisins, onion, olive oil, sugar, salt, and cilantro.
Make it ahead: While it will stay delicious stored, covered, in the fridge for a couple of days, this salsa looks most vibrant and colorful within the first couple of hours after preparation. If you want to make it ahead and have it look great, add the cilantro (or another herb) just before serving.
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