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I have custom post type called "artist" and a connection called "artist_to_document" as follows:
p2p_register_connection_type( array(
'name' => 'artist_to_document',
'from' => 'artist',
'to' => 'document',
'cardinality' => 'one-to-many',
'admin_column' => 'to'
) );
What I want is a list of all artists which have "artist_to_document" connections, but I only want them once each.
What I currently have is this:
$connected = new WP_Query( array(
'post_type' => 'artist',
'connected_type' => "artist_to_document",
'connected_items' => 'any',
'connected_direction' => 'to',
'nopaging' => true,
'posts_per_page' => -1
) );
Which gives me what I want, except each artist appears as many times as it has connections.
How do I fix this so I only get each connected artist once?


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"I've repeatedly tried to use in-ears over the years, as over-ears take too much space in my cabin luggage, but hated each and any model/make when walking or running because of the mechanical noise transmitted via the bone system. I've bought me a B&W C5 S2 after the shop staff at the airport surprisingly remarked the importance of a thorough listening test before any purchase, which is..." --rbbrnck

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Howdy...I've got a half-dozen 1/8th to 1/2 inch broken band saw blades for my itty bitty three wheel Grizzly G8976 62 inch bandsaw. The model has been removed from the current Grizzly list. I break the blades with great regularity.. I mostly saw soft pine and rarely use the machine. However, it is a savior for some jobs, like the odd dimensioned & angled TV cabinet shelf that I am working on now.
Due to the odd size of the blades, I wind up paying about ten bucks for each one, and they never last. Is there an inexpensive way to weld these things back together? I've kept the broken ones. Maybe welding five or six blades back together will help pay for the equipment. I've done a little web searching and most of the blade welder units are $150.00 or up.
I've seen small $89.00/$100.00 110 v plug-in welders at Harbor Freight. Will any of those units do the job, and maybe allow for some additional fun projects? Obviously, I am not interested in making a business of this, nor of doing anything on large size metal.
As you can already tell, I know NOTHING about welding. thanks, Rich
As an alternative, you can silver braze the joints. A number of the woodworking supply outfits supply a kit which consists of a rudimentary jig, flux and filler. Usually under $20. Of you can hunt up some aluminum angle and bulldog paper clips and make your own. In either case, supplying the torch is up to you. With proper filler choice, a propane torch could do the job. A bench grinder is also needed to skive the joint properly. Google for the kits.
A blade welder is pretty much limited to welding blades and really thin strap. Not a really wide-application tool. You CAN get continuous blade stock in configurations that aren't available in pre- welded sizes, that's what it's really good for. 110v blade welders are pretty limited in what they can handle, carefully look at the specs. I've seen one of the 110v HF jobbies in the store, it didn't go home with me. You can't see how they're made from just looking at a picture.
If you keep busting blades, you might want to consider thinner blade stock. A three-wheeler bends the blade a lot more than a conventional two-wheel saw of the same throat dimensions, one of the trade-offs. A thinner blade can flex through a lot tighter curve. If you're not using a brand name blade, you might consider Lenox or Starrett. These generally outlast no-name chink tomato-can blades by a large factor.
RichG wrote:
That is the curse of 3 wheel band saws, the small radius of the wheels flexes the blade too much and breaks them. Try to get thinner blades if you can. Or get a bigger bandsaw. :-) Welding the ones you have will only break again, SOON. ...lew...
Is this the sort of thing that I need? Sorry if I shouldn't be posting Ebay stuff., but it isn't mine ( obviously) Rich
Oh yes...would a propane torch or a Mapp torch be hot enough for that silver solder kit? I have both...Rich
"RichG" wrote: Oh yes...would a propane torch or a Mapp torch be hot enough for that silver solder kit? I have both...Rich ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'm sure Mapp would do it, and I'm pretty sure of propane. However, be sure to note that the kit does not include the clamp that holds the ends in alignment, or a means of skiving (I think it's called) the blade ends. You're buying some solder and flux.
OK Sounds like I am going after the right kind of material..
I'm checking with Northern Tool and Harbor freight to see if either stocks it...
re the "skiving" tool...it sounds like a couple of clamps bolted to a piece of metal??? Rich
"RichG" wrote: (clip) re the "skiving" tool...it sounds like a couple of clamps bolted to a piece of metal??? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ An electric blade welder makes a butt weld, and a little cleanup on the sides produces the kind of joint you generally get on a new blade. "Skiving" produces two long matching tapers on the blade ends, which then have to be overlapped in alignment for soldering. If you don't get this exactly right, especially with a three-wheel saw, the joint will have trouble going around the radius of the wheels. I can easilly imagine a silver soldered joint where the combination of two layers of steel and a little solder end up being stiffer than the rest of the blade.
So...Leo are you recommending an electric blade welder? And if so..any ideas as to source?, manufacturer? price ? etc. ? thanks very much Rich
Hi Rich, I work with steel, where blades are expensive and do snap on occasion. Most good bandsaws have a blade welder built in to the saw, but thats really only for vertical bandsaws.... horizontal ones rarely have them. While many people say that silver soldering is the way to go, the common practice in many shops i have worked in is simply to mig weld them, and people are none too concerned about precision! you will need to cut the two ends at a daigonal rather than meeting them at 90 degrees, then simply 'tack' weld them with a series of spots. youll need to get your heat pretty right. after that, a quick buff up with a flap disk will see you good. someone who knew what they were doing could probably weld and buff 5 broken blades in about 15 minutes.
Check this link for a brazing kit.
Thanks for the LINK.
After reading some of the wise advice on this site.... I decided that the three wheel Bandsaw was causing most of the problem. I donated it to a local charity thrift store ( I hope the new owner has a welder).
I bought a Delta home 9 inch Bandsaw this afternoon, on sale at Lowes for $79.00!. At least the two wheel arrangement shouldn't cause as many blades to break. My band saw needs are very limited, but it is the only tool that will do certain jobs, IMHO.
I am still thinking about trying to weld or silver solder some of the left over broken blades that I have. The new rig uses 59 1/2 inch. The broken ones are all 62 inch, so maybe I can make lemonade out of lemons yet.
Thanks for all the help and good advice here.. Rich
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the nation's agricultural trade surplus is also expected to increase to $19.5 billion for fiscal year 2017, up 40 percent from $13.9 billion for fiscal year 2016.
With 13 of the top 20 container lines reporting combined losses of $2.5 billion in the first half alone, industry losses will likely range from $8 billion to $10 billion for the full year, according to Lars Jensen, CEO of SeaIntelligence Consulting.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it is seeking to make speed limiting devices a requirement on all newly manufactured trucks with a gross vehicle rating of more than 26,000 pounds.
Registration takes less than 1 minute.
The proposed change would give NVOs and import buyers the ability to directly transmit the Importer Security Filing, which is expected to improve security and eliminate confusion over who should file.
The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, along with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, have released a new function in the Automated Export System that helps shippers keep track of their export license value thresholds.
However, the Department of Homeland Security waived the 100 percent scanning law for the third time, which was originally scheduled to be implemented four years ago in reaction to 9/11.


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Keep getting innudated with mail to join a wine club. Never wanted to until I got what sounds like a real deal from the Wall Street Journal Wine Club. Has anyone joined one, particularly WSJ, and what has been your experience?
Keep getting innudated with mail to join a wine club. Never wanted to until I got what sounds like a real deal from the Wall Street Journal Wine Club. Has anyone joined one, particularly WSJ, and what has been your experience?
"When my surgeon told me two years ago that I had cancer in my left breast, I started to feel like I was on borrowed time," says Laurel Kamen, now the co-founder of the Alloro Collection, a fashion brand for women who are suffering or have survived breast cancer.
Laurel had already fought (and won!) against two cancer diagnoses. On her third brush with the dreaded C word, however, she was devastated. But she was also brave. She resolved to take control over her future. "I opted to increase my odds and go for a double mastectomy, rather than the recommended single," she says. She's not alone in her decision. The rate for women choosing to remove both breasts when only one has cancer increased from 6.7 percent in 1997 to 24 percent in 2005, according to a 2011 study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Plus, while total mastectomy rates have increased 33 percent since 1998, immediate reconstruction rates have decreased 56 percent, according to research published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology, Basically, that means every day there are more breast cancer survivors leading their lives without breasts–just like Laurel would be.
So on the night before her surgery, Laurel called her best friend–but not just for a sympathetic ear. Laurel had a business proposition for her. She wanted to launch a fashion collection of clothing and accessories for women dealing with breast cancer and treatment, be it surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. She knew her pending surgery would change how she looked and felt for some time–probably forever. As much as she hated going through her closet to find something to wear, she knew she would soon hate it even more–and she surely wasn't the only woman out there with the conundrum. "So are you in?" Laurel asked.
"I'm in!" immediately responded her friend, Christine Irvin, an astute Wall Street veteran and artist. Christine later confessed that she would have replied with the same gusto had Laurel suggested opening a car wash (not Breaking Bad-style, of course!), but fortunately for the both of them, Laurel's idea was one that would soon support thousands of breast cancer warriors–in style.
After undergoing a double mastectomy, Laurel learned that the surgery's pain and discomfort were more intense–and widespread–than she had imagined. Researchers from the State University of New York at Buffalo recently found that 19.5 percent of women who undergo mastectomies for breast cancer experience long-lasting neuropathic pain–many of them suffering for ten years or more. During a mastectomy, nerve damage can occur, leading to neuromas (abnormal nerve growths where scar tissue and nerves grow together) and hypersensitivity, so that normally painless (or even pleasant!) stimuli around the chest, sides, and torso is perceived as painful, according to Mayo Clinic. What's more, according to BreastCancer.org, radiation is associated with increased sensitivity of the skin, while chemotherapy can lead to widespread nerve damage that can result in pain, burning sensations, and tingling throughout the entire body, according to the American Cancer Society.
For Laurel–like many women of the women who have underwent breast cancer treatment–along with the physical pain following treatment came the psychological one. Her clothes didn't fit like they used to, and finding fashions that made her feel beautiful was a painful process. It's so important for breast cancer survivors to know how beautiful they are–whether they have two breasts, one breast, or none at all, Laurel says. They are still the gorgeous, phenomenal women they have always been. But some styles and clothing lines can make them feel anything but.
As Dr. Marie Pennanen, Laurel's surgeon, recently wrote, "Breast cancer patients actively engaging in efforts which made them feel good about their appearance have better social and psychological quality of life and lower levels of depression." For that reason, she noted, "doctors and nurses should… encourage patients to implement behaviors to improve or maintain their sense of physical attractiveness. This isn't being vain, it's being healthy."
That's where the Alloro Collection comes in. It strives to serve these and all women who are battling–or have won against–breast cancer. The line's 20 diverse design elements address the challenges women face after treatment, taking into account both the physical and emotional challenges that come with treatment. The styles are beautiful and show the world just how beautiful the women wearing them are. "Breast cancer–any cancer–drains the color out of women's lives," Laurel says. "We simply want to restore that color with beautiful fabrics and designs that make women feel beautiful again so they can move forward–in style."
Plus, the Alloro Collection strives to be sensitive to the financial toll that treatment takes on the women who must endure it. "Our goal was never just to sell clothing, but rather to find a way to raise awareness and give back to the community," says Laurel, who notes that 25 percent of the collection's profits go to cancer research and prevention organizations. The Alloro Collection's first beneficiary is the Prevent Cancer Foundation, which works to advance the prevention and early detection of cancer through research and education initiatives.
So, this Breast Cancer Month, let's show all of the amazingly strong and inspirational breast cancer warriors out there just how beautiful they are! The Alloro Collection is sold at trunk shows, fundraisers, and at allorocollection.com. Plus, you can enter to win this beautiful shimmering silk scarf the brand has donated for one lucky EllenDolgen.com reader. When your friends ask you where you got your new styles, tell them what the Alloro Collection is really all about!
Remember: Reaching out is IN! Suffering in silence is OUT!
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Many vibrant women have learned life lessons from Mary Poppins and Maria von Trapp, two characters made iconic by the one and only Julie Andrews. But even this famous Dame can stand to learn a few life lessons of her own. What can she learn from everyday vibrant women who aren't famous?
Looking Back
If you've ever dwelt on a failed relationship or held on to that size 4 dress you won't ever get into again, you know that looking back can be damaging. Spend too much time dwelling on what has been, and you won't enjoy the here and now. It's a lesson that many vibrant women have learned painfully.
It may be one that Julie Andrews needs to learn. She was forced to cut a Broadway run short in 1997, and suffered a botched vocal cord surgery that greatly reduced her famous soprano range and altered her singing voice. Andrews has not sounded quite the same since, though she did sing on-screen again in the 2004 Princess Diaries sequel.
Now, she is being treated by a doctor in an experimental procedure involving synthetic vocal cords. Andrews got involved in the organization through a charity she supports, and could be one of the first patients to benefit from new technology that synthesizes the vibration of a natural voice box.
The procedure could bring back her famous voice…or it may not. Sometimes, chasing the past isn't such a good idea. Every vibrant woman has to decide for herself if an operation to bring back the past is worth the risk…even the famous vibrant women.
Little Princess
When you think of someone who is classy and beautiful and well-spoken and smart, it's easy to think Julie Andrews. She's famous for playing royal characters and for bringing a hint of royalty to everything she does. Her classic good looks, her rich voice and her perfect carriage seem to set her apart.
That makes it a little bit hard for other vibrant women to relate. Julie Andrews keeps her short hair perfectly cut and styled, she's never without a pair of fantastic earrings and she's always dressed for an elegant cup of tea in the finest of establishments. Where are her sweatpants, her stray hairs, her menopausal moments?
Celebs are pretty good at putting on a persona for the public, and it makes lots of vibrant woman feel like they can't measure up. Julie Andrews could learn to loosen up a little and show her more natural side…and make it much easier for all vibrant women to do the same.
Moving Forward
Being vibrant means changing with the times and embracing your ever-changing self…but don't forget to hang on to the parts that make you you. Julie Andrews recently came up in a VN discussion, where members talked about happy childhood memories. It's likely that, in some way, Julie Andrews is part of yours.
VN member Bonnie McFarland says that "bad things happen…as we age." She still uses a trick she learned a long time ago from The Sound of Music to chase the blues away.
"Remember Julie Andrews as Maria Von Trapp?" She asked. One of her favorite songs in the movie "conveys deep wisdom, wisdom to lift us out of our doldrums."
"When you're feeling bad, remembering your favorite things can lift your mood," she says. "What are a few of your favorite things? Give yourself three minutes right now to think of, to make a list of, and to let yourself feel and focus on a few of your favorite things."
VN member Jender remembers another song from a Julie Andrews movie that meant a lot to her during childhood and today: "Climb Ev'ry Mountain." The song wasn't sung by Andrews on film, but it's one of the high points of the movie that helped make her a household name.
NBC plans to remake The Sound of Music with another actress in the lead role. Andrews told the Wall Street Journal that she won't be in the film, but she does support it. "It's all part of the process of those wonderful properties going out and reaching another audience," she said.
That's the essence of what moving forward is all about. Things change. Even the past changes, in some ways. But vibrant women move forward, and that's what keeps them so vibrant.
The weather has been anything but spring-like in most of the U.S. lately. We are beyond cabin fever now. So, it's time to DANCE!
That's right, get out there and dance. Nothing makes one feel so alive and vibrant as a great night out dancing. Check out your local dance classes, and clubs with bands. Dancing isn't just for your parents or your college kids.
We boomers might seem stuck in the middle a bit – "sandwiched" is the buzzword. Our parents knew all sorts of great dances: fox trot, jitterbug and swing to name a few. Our kids are out there "grinding" and some are clever enough to know actual dances. Our latest favorite is – West Coast Swing – take a look at how the Canadian champions do it.
Dancing goes beyond providing exercise. It is an opportunity to connect romantically with your partner (or a partner) and participate in a communal activity that is centuries old. It appears that ballroom dancing is traced back to 16th-century French renaissance social dances. Dances in the ballrooms of Loire Valley estates are a far cry from the rage that swept the world last summer – "Gangnan style." The Wall Street Journal does a fabulous job of explaining the popularity of this song and the related dance in How "Gangnam Style" Went Viral.
We don't suggest you go out and get your Gangnam on, but we do propose a swing lesson, some two-stepping, or any steps that get you around the dance floor. Grab your partner and off you go and let's bring spring in with a dosey-doe!
Last Sunday, as Jodie Foster accepted Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes, the famously private actor and director gave what the Huffington Post described as a "rambling, heartwarming, intimate and just a tiny bit crazy speech" – in which she may or may not have also come out as gay. (As the National Post said, "Did Jodie Foster come out? It depends on who you're asking.")
The NY Times characterized the moment as a coming out that was "more elliptical than loud and proud" while the Wall Street Journal was more critical, saying, "It felt confrontational, defensive, disjointed" – and suggested it was a mistake to not make a more upfront statement.
But the NY Times suggested a sympathetic explanation for both the awkwardness and Jodie's need to make the announcement now, after decades of reticence, to which many vibrant women can probably relate:
The answer to the puzzle of Jodie Foster's rambling, raw, semi-confessional speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday may have been right there at the outset, when she skittishly quoted a lesser-known "Saturday Night Live" character and shouted: "I'm 50! I'm 50!"
Ms. Foster's outpouring could well have been one of those defiantly uncharacteristic steps some people take when they hit the last milestone of midlife. Like a 50-year-old who ends a marriage, takes up flying lessons, grows a beard or moves to Umbria, Ms. Foster publicly acknowledged, kind of, that she is, as anyone who cared already assumed, gay.
But possibly more powerful and poignant even than her coming out statement were Jodie's words at the close of her speech, on what it means to be 50:
"This feels like the end of one era and the beginning of something else – scary and exciting. And now what? Well I may never be up on the stage again, on any stage for that matter. Change – gotta love it. I will continue to tell stories, to move people by being moved – the greatest job in the world. It's just that from now on, I may be holding a different talking stick. Maybe it won't be a sparkly, maybe it won't open on 3,000 screens. Maybe it will be so quiet and delicate that only dogs can hear it whistle. But it will be my writing on the wall. Jodie Foster was here, I still am, and I want to be seen, to be understood, deeply, and to be not so very lonely. Thank you, all of you, for the company. Here's to the next fifty years."
What did you think of Jodie Foster's speech at the Golden Globes? Can you relate to the desire to be defiantly yourself before the whole world, especially at midlife?
It's always difficult to set boundaries with kids, but it becomes even harder to do it once they think they're adults. Lots of mothers are dealing with boomerang kids who have returned home after being on their own, and many of them are completely stressed out because of it. Learn how to set boundaries when your adult kids live at home.
Boomerang kids
The Huffington Post reports that 29 percent of young adults move back home. Boomerang kids are very common right now, largely due to the sluggish economy. Young adults may have trouble establishing themselves in the workforce, while others may have suffered layouts and other setbacks. There are lots of reasons kids might come back home, but just one very common result: parental stress.
They think they're adults and want to behave that way, but they're living in your house. Boomerang kids may have trouble respecting your space and your rules, and that creates trouble for you. As a parent, you've got to set boundaries with your adult children. These boundaries are particularly necessary when adult children are living in your home.
Setting boundaries
Many VN members have weighed in on the topic of boomerang kids and boundaries, and they've got lots of good advice.
"You have to be tough, determined, able to be the disciplinarian, be consistent and determined to set the rules," says VN member dynamomma.
If your adult kids need a little incentive to get out of your house, or maybe need a little more adjusting before they can live on their own, help them. Your boundaries are your guidance tools. "How about paying rent…How about you don't do their laundry? How about separate shelves in the refrigerator (like having a roommate)? If they don't have jobs, how about giving them jobs for room/board … paint the house, do repairs… stuff you might be paying for," suggests VN member New-name.
"Write up a contract when they move in, write down expectations, charge them some kind of rent," advises VN member rosesam.
"You can help but don't enable," reminds VN member Carol Orsborn. Let them do things for themselves. Don't try to help them find a job or advance their education unless they ask for your help. She adds that "trust and respect are non-negotiable." And by that, she means you both have to respect each other. Don't forget that legally, your child is an adult. Treat them like an adult, and expect their respect in return.
Putting your agreement in ink isn't at all a bad idea. A casual lease agreement between a parent and a child is easy enough to draft, and not at all legally binding, but it will create a record of your agreement and your kid's responsibilities. If they don't meet these responsibilities, find the reason why or tell them they are getting evicted from your home.
VN's Deborah Huchison (A Sane Approach) advises doing exactly this with boomerang kids. "Have them sign an agreement before they move back in!" She wrote.
"If you find yourself in a situation where your adult child needs to move back into the home be understanding and welcoming," she says. "Remember though first and foremost it's your house! So you be adult and set guidelines."
Don't forget to include the house rules you expect them to follow. If they smoke or drink, for example, make it clear you won't tolerate these behaviors in your home if they bother you. If you expect them to do some chores, like keep their room clean and see to their own laundry, include this in the agreement. You can even add a time limit to the deal – "in 6 months, you agree to have a bank account and a job. In 12 months, you agree to seek alternate living arrangements."
And if they don't follow through, make sure they have to face consequences. Do they have to pay a fine? Do extra chores? Get the heck out of the house? Include these clauses in your contract.
You Are Not Alone
If the stress of having your boomerang kid at home starts to get to you, remember this: you aren't alone. Statistics and studies show us that many, many parents are experiencing the same situation.
VN member Sandwiched Boomers points out that "not since the Great Depression have so many fledgling adults moved into the empty nest with mom and dad."
She adds, "the huge boom in boomerangs has generated its fair share of pop culture angst. This phenomenon really doesn't reflect failure on the part of parents or the laziness of kids today. Transition to adulthood just seems to be more fragmented and complicated. And who wouldn't take advantage of a warm, comfortable and familiar port in the storm?"
The Wall Street Journal says boomerang kids can be a positive influence in the home. They get to know their parents in a new way, which can be healthy for your relationship with them. In a survey conducted by Pew cited by WSJ, 72 percent of boomerang kids who were asked said the experience of living at home had a positive influence on their own financial situations.
Be there for your kids by providing them with a home when they need one. Be good to yourself by establishing clear boundaries, rules and guidelines. After all, it's your home first and foremost.
Despite opposition from some members of his Republican party, and despite 87% of the American population being unable to pronounce his name correctly, John Boehner today won a second term as US Speaker of the House. In another joyous development, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter have been deemed safe listening fare by the Pentagon, while anything considered LGBT is not.
Let's now leave Boehner, Limbaugh, and Coulter to their private celebrations and talk about something a lot more pleasant: death. If you are personally anticipating death at some point in your life, this post is for you.
First off, the funeral home. Frank E Campbell (the company, not Frank himself) has been burying the rich and famous for 115 years. According to the website, "Service styles have varied from the most formal funeral mass to services featuring a single work of art or, once, an airplane tire." A suggested list of services includes: •A Bagpiper at the Funeral Service or at the place of final rest. •A Bugler at the Interment Service. •A Horse-drawn Hearse and Livery Coachman (distance and weather permitting). •A Memorial Release of Doves. •Cremation Ark
Now that the service is over, it's time to decide where you want to be buried. Remember that comfort in death is even more important as comfort in life. If the hotel room sucks, you can complain and get another room. Once you are in the ground, it's tough to get anyone to pay attention.
Donald Trump to the rescue. Trump announced this week that he is considering building a 1.5-acre cemetery next to his high-end golf course in Bedminster, NJ, where members pay a lifetime fee of as much as $300,000. If they want to stay beyond that, they most likely will pay a membership fee that includes burial. For a larger sum, your mausoleum will be wired for sound, and you will have the benefit of listening to Trump Talk, Trump's new post-death talk show, piped in 24/7. Along with Trumps daily musings on life, there will be daily updates on the birther situation.
If Trump isn't your thing, you can choice from several other luxury cemeteries that will cost upwards of 3.5 million dollars for a historic private mausoleum.
It's unlikely that anyone will come close to Ronald Reagan (If you don't know who Ronald Reagan was, you are forbidden to ever read this blog again, unless you pay the blogger a huge sum of money).
Reagan spent his entire political life advocating for lower taxes, but when he died, his funeral cost US taxpayers $400 million. The funeral was "$56,800-per-hour" to operate, so it may have cost at least $1 million just to transport the body. The federal holiday and closing down of Wall Street that accompanied the funeral bumped the price tag up to around $400 million. It has also been suggested that factoring in the price of the funeral itself, security, media attendance, etc. would increase the price into the billions range.
This blogger, committed to cremation and subsequent scattering of the ashes, most likely won't need the services of either Donald Trump or anyone else. But, just in case she changes her mind, she has stored an old car tire in the garage.
This year both Prevention magazine and Adweek (an ad industry trade publication), published articles on over-50 women referred to as "Alpha Women." Alpha women over 50 are often discussed in our media, but not everyone is in agreement as to what defines an "Alpha" woman. In fact, Adweek received complaint letters saying that marketers only wish women over 50 were as hip and happening as the magazine reported.
Who ARE those complainants? Have they watched a TV show lately? Have they seen the powerful women over 50 who are leading the charge to rebuild in the face of one of the most devastating storms this country has ever witnessed? Do they read the Wall Street Journal and not notice how many women are not only running Fortune 500 corporations, but some of the most respected nonprofits in the world?
To me it's simple: Alpha women over 50 are finally getting their due! If you have any doubts about that, let me remind you that Janet Napolitano, Kathleen Sebelius and Kirsten Gillebrand have all demonstrated a powerful Alpha presence on television and elsewhere in the face of Hurricane Sandy, promising to help the New York/New Jersey areas survive and move on.
The term "Alpha women" is defined by Dictionary.com as "the dominant female in a pack," while The Urban Dictionary.com states: "The Alpha woman is "Self-confident, assertive, a natural leader, a woman both Beta women AND men tend to follow. [i] In summary, the traits of leadership, low introversion, healthy self-esteem, and high emotional intelligence seem to be the common factors in the definition of the Alpha woman. And, who better than confident women over 40 or over 50 to personify that kind of conviction and commitment!
Women today have more positive role models than ever before, even if they never expect to become Secretary of State, a partner in a law firm, or CEO of a Fortune 500 corporation. In fact, the current TV season has at least a dozen Alpha women in leading roles that are all so realistic it renews my confidence in the medium. (Leave the melodramatic "Stand By Your Man" stereotypes to opera sopranos!)
Here is just a partial list of Alpha women over 40 to inspire you, from entertainment to corporate to politics.
Thank the universe that Alpha women are well represented in our lives.
Check in soon for the next installment of this blog – there are just so many powerful Alpha women in politics, the corporate world, and in our entertainment media, that I could go on and on!
[i] The Urban Dictinary.com: "Alpha female" http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=alpha%20female
When I conjure an image of a caregiver, I picture a woman. I know I'm being sexist but I always think female. Why?
First, I don't personally know many male caregivers. In fact, I can only think of one or two. Also, in my family, the women did all the traditional "female roles" of running the home, raising the children and taking care of those who were sick or elderly.
Even if the women worked outside the home, the lines were clearly delineated and men in my family didn't do "women's work."
Thankfully, that stereotype is changing — evidently faster than many of us realized.
The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted this shift in an interesting article written by Kelly Greene, "Men at Work — As Caregivers," citing a Pew Research Center report which reveals as many as 45% of our nation's caregivers are now men.
Citing changing social norms, the study points out that the societal lines of men's and women's roles has become blurred. It's no longer unusual for a dad to stay home to care for the kids while his female partner is the main breadwinner. Also, smaller families means there are fewer adult children to care for elderly parents and siblings are often scattered geographically. Much like a game of tag, the kids who stuck close to home will be "it" when it comes to taking care of aging parents.
From my own experience, you can't phone in caregiving duties.
So, gentlemen, welcome to the caregiving club. You may not want to be a member, but you no longer have a choice.
Tag. You're it.
It's been 11 years since the attacks on 9/11. Many today, including myself, are reflecting on those lost and honoring those heroes who emerged out of the ashes of Ground Zero, the Pentagon and the fields in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We also honor our men and women around the globe fighting terror.
But there is another group who deserves our praise and support today – a group who had no choice in their role and who were the unwitting recipients of the fall-out of the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks: caregivers.
Since that unbelievably sunny day in New York City 11 years ago, the dark shadow of death has visited 1,000 families. These were not the more than 3,000 victims trapped inside the burning, collapsing Towers – these are the post-9/11 deaths linked to environmental hazards from "the pile" at Ground Zero. Many of the first responders – those firefighters, police officers, Port Authority officers and others – who worked endless hours amidst the dust and debris that became the gaping hole in New York's Wall Street district have since been suffering from respiratory and pulmonary problems.
Yesterday, the National Institute of Safety recommended 50 types of cancer be covered for 9/11 responders – more than 70,000 surviving first responders who will get aid and health care support for their heroism. According to John Howard, the administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program, they have announced the long-debated coverage for first responders diagnosed with more than 50 types of cancer will be covered including lung, colorectal, breast, bladder, leukemia, melanoma and all childhood cancers.
According to ABC News report yesterday, "Those who worked at the WTC site seem to be at increased risk of cancer, especially thyroid cancer, melanoma and lymphoma. According to a study released of nearly 10,000 New York firefighters (half of whom worked at the WTC site), those from the site are 32 percent more likely to have cancer."
More than 12 million Americans are battling some type of cancer today according to the American Cancer Society. While many cancers are treatable and survivable if caught early, the impact of caring for a loved one through radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, etc. can also takes its toll on the family caregiver.
Since I view America's family caregivers as the first responders in the health care and long-term care crisis in this country, here are my thoughts on how to prepare to care:
1. Never fail to communicate – One of the Monday morning quarterback elements of September 11th was the appalling breakdown of communication between the various agencies established to safeguard our citizens. Communication breakdown can also occur when you face a family caregiving situation.
Sensitivities to having those uncomfortable conversations about long-term care with your loved one, denial our loved one is ailing or declining, lack of communication or agreement between family members involved can all lead to a lack of unpreparedness. This puts us in a similar situation as the first responders for 9/11 – dealing with a crisis. By having the conversation with your loved one and other family members prior to the crisis, you can then have a plan in place to take some of the stress out of the situation and make your caregiving journey Iess fraught with emotional fall-out.
2. Come together – what is so inspiring about the reaction to September 11th was the spirit of Americans to put aside their differences, their selfish needs and care for strangers during a time which connected all of us.
When it comes to caring for a loved one, many caregivers have told me they feel like they are "all alone." What 9/11 taught us is we are not alone – we are in this together. Not only are you one of 65 million caregivers, but there are family, friends, neighbors, co-workers who can help you in your caregiving responsibilities. By connecting with your social network on tasks they can help you with – it will take some of the burden off of your shoulders, help you avoid the typical caregiver "burn-out" and give you the resolve and stamina to continue to care for your loved one. Two of the online communities that help connect circles of care for caregivers are Lotsa Helping Hands and CaringBridge. Both sites provide a place for caregivers to receive help from volunteers and post information about their loved one. Lotsa also has communities dedicated to veterans, Alzheimer's and other types of caregivers working with more than 50 non-profit partners.
3. Messages of love – one of my favorite movies, Love Actually, opens with a wonderful story about how the terrorists of 9/11 sought to create hatred and divide us when in actuality they brought us together as one nation and one world. All the messages on 9/11 to friends, family and even the heroes on the plane United Flight 93 to their loved ones before they took on their hijackers – were about love. Love does have the power to conquer evil – we have seen it firsthand.
When it comes to caring for a loved one who is ill, aging or has a disability, there are many feelings: concern, sadness, confusion, anger, frustration, guilt, helplessness, exhaustion. What is amazing to me is in the face of all these complicated emotions, the one that stands out, the one that almost all the caregivers I have worked with express is, "I do this out of love." There is something rewarding about being a caregiver and the ability to show and give love is one of the most powerful and life-altering experiences we can go through.
So today, out of all the days in the year, take time to communicate your message of love and come together with those you care about. And if you know a family caregiver – give them a hug or a call and just say, "thanks."
A very bright woman I know asked me to review an article titled "Economist Caution: Prepare for Wealth Destruction." Most of the time, my friends' questions are more interesting than mine. Let's see what this article says, and whether the purveyors of doom are correct in their assessment.
First of all, I get most of my information from the Wall Street Journal, Barron's and academic papers from the University of Chicago and Wharton. Each of these sources has been reliable, unbiased (mostly) and seem to attract the best economic minds. I know that Rupert Murdoch owns the WSJ and Barron's, but I also have followed and been in contact with high level contributors who have said that they have received no pressure to do anything other than outstanding reporting. I've read these papers long before Murdoch bought them and agree that the reporting has been consistent over time.
It goes without saying that economic publications tend to take a conservative bent, if not politically, then definitely economically. Newsmax, Inc., the publisher of the article that my friend ask be reviewed, actually characterizes itself as a "conservative publication." Right off the bat, that takes the article from fact-based, to potentially biased. Economic reporting should not be "conservative" or "liberal."
It should be accurate.
Next, I look at which economists are warning the rich that they're about to lose half their wealth.
The first is Marc Faber. I am very familiar with him through CNBC and his participation on various "round table" financial discussions. His nickname is "Doctor Doom."
As a writer of weekly financial articles, I find myself characterized as a "capitalist pig" about half the time. The other half, I'm a "bleeding heart liberal." In reality, I go where the data lead me. I don't solve for a particular answer. As long as this country is closely split politically and I make half my readers angry all the time, I feel that I'm doing my job.
Back to Marc Faber. His nickname is "Doctor Doom" for a reason. As a "contrarian" investor, or one who goes against the herd, some negative bias is understandable. The market is up more than it's down. But, to predictably land in a negative outlook makes his reasoning suspect.
Peter Schiff, another economist that agrees with Faber, is a strategist for a mutual fund. His economic training is from the "Austrian" school of economic thought. The financial aspect of Ron Paul's libertarian platform would be closest to describing this point of view. We'll leave it at that, to ensure you will stay awake.
Robert Wiedmer manages a fund for investors with $200 million or more in assets, and accurately predicted the 2006 economic downturn. He disagrees with Bernanke's handling of the economic crisis, and has been predicting a further, serious recession in his book "Aftershock."
And, finally, Donald Trump chimes in. Donald is not an economist. I'm not sure what Donald is, but I find myself almost never agreeing with anything he says. Over time, that has worked out well for me.
So, four gloomy guys think the sky is falling.
Let's see if their reasoning holds up.
According to Faber, "somewhere down the line" we'll have massive wealth destruction where "well to do" people will lose 50% of their wealth. I guess if you think that no one is going to do anything about deficit spending growth, the economy does not recover, the European Union dissolves and rattles the global financial markets and China's growth continues to fall precipitously, that is a reasonable assumption, but he places the odds at 100%.
I am not 100% sure the sun will come up in the east tomorrow. I don't take people seriously when they present their probabilities as absolute fact.
Peter Schiff, says the crash we just had was not the real crash. The real crash is coming. He bases his conclusion on the same data as Marc Faber. We'll take absolutely no action on growing deficit spending, our economy is permanently stalled, and we won't reform Social Security or Medicare. If you agree with the fact that we will take no action, he's probably right.
Robert Wiedmer, hawking his book "Aftershock," says "The data is clear, 50 percent unemployment, a 90 percent stock market drop, and 100 percent annual inflation… starting in 2013."
Okay. First of all, the data "are" clear. Data is plural, unless he's only looking at one thing.
I look at 26 things. From capacity utilization to durable goods orders to sentiment to valuation, I study the trends for a wide variety of economic indicators. Nowhere do I see 50% unemployment, a 90% stock market drop and 100% annual inflation, much less next year. I think this guy is trying to sell his book.
And the Donald. Please don't ask me to respond to the Donald. He's ridiculous.
So there you have it, Maggie. Things aren't great, but the sky is not falling.
I'm in the camp that says the US will take proper action – once we've done everything else.
If you're a mom over 40, it seems all the talk, blogs, TV shows, magazine articles, books, and other media output in mid-August are about back-to-school topics, and attention must be paid. While you're still trying to get all the sand out of your Spanx-enhanced "maillot," you're being bombarded in every direction with must-see info about what schoolchildren will need or want in order to be in step, in style, in the loop or whatever "in" they're in or want to be in!
Even if you're not a mom about to send her boisterous brood back to campus, this time of year brings with it the shorter days that are the sure signs of fall and the wake-up call that vacation is definitely over. Maybe you're thinking that this fall could be the start of something new – for YOU too.
If you're a woman over 40 longing to DRIVE and ADVANCE something new for you this fall, but not sure where to start, you're not alone. Starting something new over 40 can be anxiety-inducing. Believe me, I know! But there are scores of women over 40 who are crafting new dreams and desires, dealing from their strengths, and designing a plan to get there. Here are just a few of the books that have helped me and other women over 40 DRIVE and ADVANCE something new. Not a definitive list, but it's a Start.
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Worried that a trip to Japan might be ruined by the stench of feline halitosis? Convinced that a weekend break in Paris will be all the more memorable for a sniff of herbal soap? Time, then, to consider membership of the Smell Club.
The club's website (Japanese language), is the brainchild of a Japanese firm with an overdeveloped interest in all things nasal, and tags different odours around the world, pinpointing them on a map.
Since its launch last month, the site has gathered more than 160 odours in 68 locations, submitted by 200 members who call themselves "smellists".
The smells submitted so far range from the decidedly fetid cow dung and old socks to the quirky, including freshly aired futons and the steam from a rice cooker.
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7. Smells go on as long as they have to.
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Favorite smells? Ocean breezes. New car. Least favorite? At my house the kids call it patootie patootie.. the smell of the unwashed. And the smell that brings back memories.. the smell of an open lunch box always takes me back to second grade.
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"...your father smelled of elderberries"
You'll need internet tubes for that.
"Everybody knows that it makes no sense that you send a kid to the emergency room for a treatable illness like asthma, they end up taking up a hospital bed, it costs, when, if you, they just gave, you gave them treatment early and they got some treatment, and a, a breathalyzer..." - Obama gaffe, 2008
Obama in the morning, according to his Daughter.
For me, Obama's policies have a stench to them. The stench of Fascism.
The smells submitted so far range from the decidedly fetid cow dung and old liberals.....fixed it
Cow Pies? That's perfume compared to a deer repellent spray I used on some shrubs yesterday. It's main ingredient is something called "putrescent egg solids" and it's potent.
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I have a recommendation for an entry in the "worst smell" category...
The grandfathered-in Paper Factory in Mosinee, WI. You can literally smell it and KNOW it's bad for you to be breathing it in... I doubt people who have lived near it for any length of time realize how bad it really is though - from what I've heard it's possible to actually get used to it.
As for Cow Dung being in a list of bad smells... While I agree that it can be overwhelming at times (particularly during a hot summer), for me personally it isn't a bad smell. I guess that has to do with my fond memories of visiting relatives when I was a child though - as soon as you smelled the cows you KNEW you were very close to celebratory cake and ice cream (as long as we weren't showing up unannounced! LOL).
One of the worse smells for 2008 would be the ACORN voter registration drive.
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Worst smelling city in Germany is Munich. On the streets you get diesel fumes from the buses and smoke from the huge population of smokers there. It was weird. I was there 2 days in October and Munich absolutely stinks on ice!
New Orleans smells bad, too.
THE best smell on earth.......Puppy breath! Jessica McClintock perfume is a close second.
They are solitary animals by nature and necessity, but when put together in captivity they loves each other!!!
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Algeria Davis Cup team
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|Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine
|ITF ranking
|78 8
|First year
|Years played
|Ties played (W–L)
|77 (38-39)
|Years in
World Group
|0 (0-0)
|Davis Cup titles
|Best finish
|Europe/Africa Zone Group II Round Two - 2004, 2006, 2008
|Most total wins
|Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine (37-32)
|Most singles wins
|Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine (30-17)
|Most doubles wins
|Noureddine Mahmoudi (16-6)
|Best doubles team
|Noujeim Hakimi/Noureddine Mahmoudi (9-2)
|Most ties played
|Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine (46)
|Most years played
|Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine (17)
The Algeria Davis Cup team represents Algeria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Algerienne de Tennis.
Algeria currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have reached the Group II quarterfinals each of the last three years.
Algeria competed in its first Davis Cup in 1976.
Current team (2014)[edit]
- Mohamed Amine Kerroum (amateur player)
- Mohamed Hassan (amateur player)
- Hichem Yasri (amateur player)
- Mohamed Nazim Makhlouf (junior player)
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External links[edit]
- Team page on DavisCup.com
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I was wondering if you guys had any good ideas for an ideal strength and conditioning workout to get you ready for a fight. Ive heard that doing it 5 x 5 minute rounds (or something similar) is probably the best way to go about it, because its like simulating an actual fight. I had a few ideas of exercises to do but wasnt sure on how to set them up one after another that would make it as hard as possible and still get good gains from it.
Any help and advice is greatly appreciated.
I think high intensity circuit training is a good way to go to improve fight conditioning mixing resistance exercises with cardio. Working for 5-6 minute rounds is a good idea when training for an MMA fight. Some ideas below that may help. Do 30 seconds per exercise and repeat twice through for a 5 minute round with 1 minutes rest between rounds.
Round 1
Jump lunges
Press ups
Squat thrusts
Round 2
Dumbbell squats
Ground and pound
Dumbbell push press
Hanging leg raises
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Side lunges
Box jumps
Dumbbell snatch 30 seconds per arm
Medicine ball russian twists
Tuck jumps
the closet thing that is going to get you ready for a fight is actual simulating the FIGHT ITSELF and I think you acknowledged that so #1... if you can do what you can do to simulate a fight because...
You dont get ready to fight brock lesnar by chopping down a tree (but it could help) but even still...
the best way to simulate a fight is do something that combines heavy weights & cardio at the same time like a tire flip workout, sledgehammer workout, circuit training etc.
see the video below for an example of a sledgehammer workout that would help you get ready for a fight...
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WWJD encourages group discussion by providing questions and answers to 600 moral and ethical dilemmas. Be the first to collect W, W, J, and D and you win the game!
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text: Repositório Colecção: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/88 2016-08-30T01:23:20Z 2016-08-30T01:23:20Z Increased frequency of the autism broader phenotype in mothers transmitting etiological CNVs to sons affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Asif, M. Conceição, I.C. Kwiatkowska, K. Rasga, C. Café, Cátia Sousa, L. Oliveira, G. Couto, M.F. Vicente, A.M. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3852 2016-06-22T02:00:36Z 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z Título: Increased frequency of the autism broader phenotype in mothers transmitting etiological CNVs to sons affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Autor: Asif, M.; Conceição, I.C.; Kwiatkowska, K.; Rasga, C.; Café, Cátia; Sousa, L.; Oliveira, G.; Couto, M.F.; Vicente, A.M. Resumo: Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a frequent and complex neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by impairments in social communication and repetitive behaviors and with a high male to female ratio: ~4:1. Genetic factors, including rare Copy Number Variants (CNVs), have a substantial impact in ASD risk 1, and are associated with specific phenotypic manifestations 2. Recent studies reported that rare inherited CNVs are enriched in mothers of ASD children compared with mothers of controls and are preferentially transmitted from mothers to ASD children suggesting a sex bias in CNV transmission; further, the imbalanced transmission of small pathogenic CNVs from unaffected mothers to their sons with ASD has been described 3, 4. An increased prevalence of autism - like personality traits is found in unaffected relatives of ASD children, suggesting a genetic liability of a broader autism phenotype (BAP) 5. The BAP in parents of autistic children can be assessed by the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) 6 and Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire (BAPQ) 7 reports . The SRS is 65 - item questionnaire to identify sub - clinical social impairments and interpersonal behaviour in individuals . The BAPQ is a 36 - item questionnaire measures social aloofness, rigid personality, and pragmatic language deficits in both parents and children. 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z Diabetic vascular disease and Maturity-onset diabetes of the young Mafra, J.M. Gaspar, G. Bourbon, Mafalda http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3851 2016-06-22T02:00:17Z 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z Título: Diabetic vascular disease and Maturity-onset diabetes of the young Autor: Mafra, J.M.; Gaspar, G.; Bourbon, Mafalda Resumo: Aim: Vascular disease such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, or retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy are common in diabetes. Maturity - onset diabetes of the young (MODY) describes a clinically heterogeneous group of familial diabetes characterized by monogenic, autosomal dominant inheritance that generally results from beta cell dysfunction. This study aims to assess the presence of vascular complications on Portuguese patients with a clinical diagnosis of MODY. 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z Looks Like FH But it's not FH: Extended Lipid Profile of Paediatric Clinical FH Patients Reveals a Different Lipid Profile in FH Negative Patients Medeiros, A.M. Aguiar, P. Bourbon, Mafalda http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3850 2016-06-22T02:00:25Z 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z Título: Looks Like FH But it's not FH: Extended Lipid Profile of Paediatric Clinical FH Patients Reveals a Different Lipid Profile in FH Negative Patients Autor: Medeiros, A.M.; Aguiar, P.; Bourbon, Mafalda Resumo: Aim: Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal dominant disorder, caused by mutations in genes involved in cholesterol's clearance (LDLR, APOB, PCSK 9). Clinical diagnosis is usually based on high total cholesterol or LDL-C levels and family history of premature coronary heart disease. Using an extended lipid profile of paediatric dyslipidemic patients, we aim to identify biomarkers for a better diagnosis of FH in clinical settings. 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z Will Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Cohorts Hide Many More Lisosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency Patients? Chora, J.R. Alves, A.C. Medeiros, A.M. Mariano, C. Lobarinhas, G. Guerra, A. Mansilha, H. Bourbon, Mafalda http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3849 2016-06-22T02:00:31Z 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z Título: Will Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Cohorts Hide Many More Lisosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency Patients? Autor: Chora, J.R.; Alves, A.C.; Medeiros, A.M.; Mariano, C.; Lobarinhas, G.; Guerra, A.; Mansilha, H.; Bourbon, Mafalda Resumo: Aims: Lisosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency (LALD), historical known as Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease (CESD), is an autosomal lisosomal storage recessive disorder and an unrecognized cause of dyslipidaemia. Mutations in LIPA gene are the underlying cause of LALD, being a mutation in the splice site of exon 8 the most common cause of the disease. Patients with LALD present dyslipidaemia and altered liver function. The aim of this work was to analyze LIPA gene in patients with unexplained dyslipidaemia. 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z


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Produced by Creative Scotland award-winning filmmaker Sue Bourne with the financial backing of BBC Scotland, Jig is the combined journey of more than a dozen World-qualifying Irish dancers leading up to the 40th Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne in 2010.
Jig opens June 17th at select theaters in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, having already met great success in Toronto and throughout Europe. A 90-minute documentary profiling courage, athletic skill, family, grace, sacrifice and the unique cultural connection of Irish dancers across the globe, Jig will delight all audiences. Indeed, those least familiar with competitive Irish dancing may find it among the most entertaining films of the year.
Julia O'Rourke's parents liked the idea of Irish dance lessons for their shy 5 year-old daughter. A few months' into classes with the Petri School of Irish Dance, Julia was not yet confident enough to 'step to the line' and dance the steps she had been taught, so when mom Annelyn O'Rourke told the Petri sisters that she had registered Julia for a competition, they were shocked. Annelyn remembers, "I knew nothing about these competitions but some of the other moms mentioned a local feis, and we went to check it out, watching the beginners. I asked Julia, 'would you like to dance at a feis and maybe win a medal?' and she said, 'I can do that'. Lisa Petri, ADCRG, remembers the call from her sister and fellow teacher Karen the day Julia danced her first feis and won first place. "She said, 'We've got a live one!'".
This moment is one of the many touching and humorous details that comprise the feature-length film, Jig. In Julia's case, her story begins in her bedroom at home in Long Island where she shares that her greatest competitor for the coveted World title is Brogan McKay from Derry, Northern Ireland. Two little dancers, passionate and driven, with an ocean between them, are headed to the World Irish Dancing Championships for the first time, and Bourne brings the viewer along for the journey, while never losing objectivity.
Feis America had the chance to speak with Julia, and learned that she likes light dances because she can 'jump around and feels more free' and that her mentor in Irish dancing is Gabriella Wood, one of the Petri School's most decorated dancers. Julia's smile is contagious and she speaks passionately about the commitment it takes to do what she does. She cross-trains with track at school, and practices 2-3 hours a day leading up to a major competition like the upcoming North American National Irish Dancing Championships. Julia is thrilled that Jig will help many more people understand the athletic skill and sport that Irish dancing is, and was delighted to be a part of the story.
Visit Jig and put in your request for a showing in your area today. If you are an Irish dancer, make it a social event with your friends and share the beauty and brawn behind this amazing cultural endeavor!
Stay tuned for more Meet the Stars of Jig blog posts right here on Feis America Digital at IrishCentral.com by Kathleen O'Reilly-Wild, Publisher, Feis America LLC


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STATE CHAMPION ONCE AGAIN - Rayne's Tristan Mouton participated in two events for Saturday's 4-A State Track Meet held on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. She captured top honors in 300-meter hurdles and runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles, a repeat of last year's 2014 state meet. (Photo Courtesy/Jason Faul)
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Montreal Canadiens General Manager Marc Bergevin has been able to maintain a strong system in terms of prospects while continually improving the big league team. He recently re-signed Jeff Petry, who was acquired at the deadline, ensuring that the two draft picks given up in the deal (2015 2nd and 4th) won't be for naught. Read more»
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While the folders and backpacks are purchased, and new clothes ready to be worn, one of the last things parents might be thinking about is a string of headaches their children might get after returning to school.
Though there are many causes of headaches, Barbara Piehowicz, director of nursing for the Washington County Health Department, said there could be a few more specific to the area.
"For one thing, if they have a daily headache, it may be due to an infection," she said. "Living in this area, the Ohio Valley Crud, as many call it, leads to a lot of sinus infections...Ear infections (are also) frequent causes of headaches in children."
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Piehowicz said eye strain is also a common headache trigger.
"A lot of times when children complain of headaches, they need to have their eyes checked," she said. "They may be straining their eyes. (During the school year) nurses (should) do routine eye exams. If (a child is) having problems reading the chart, (nurses) send a note home to the parent to make sure they go see an optometrist."
When it comes to headaches, typically the summer is easier for children, said Dr. Jack Gladstein, professor of pediatrics and neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and director of the pediatric headache program and member of the National Headache Foundation.
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Causes can include: eye strain, low electrolytes, dehydration, lack of sleep, certain foods, some infections like sinus and ear and stress/anxiety.
Prevention: Plenty of fluids, lots of rest.
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For information on headaches, visit the National Headache Foundation at headaches.org.
"Kids with headaches often get better during the summer," he said. "There's less stress, they eat better and get lots of sleep."
Gladstein said that changes once school starts up, when children are getting less sleep and are affected by more stressors.
"You need to make sure they eat before they go out," he said. "Getting kids to finish their homework and get to bed earlier (is also important). Middle school is the worst time: there's a lot of social pressure, kids are meaner. Kids are going through stress getting through school."
Gladstein said it's important to make sure that parents address stressors before they get out of hand.
"Find out why they're stressed," he said. "Deal with that if at all possible."
Some children do get migraines, which Piehowicz said many don't realize can happen.
"Sometimes if a family has a history of migraines, a child can have it too," she said. "I think a lot of people think you have to be an adult, but you don't."
Gladstein said if a child does have migraines and is on medication, it's important they take it right after a migraine starts.
"The longer you wait, the harder it is to treat the headache," he said. "(It's important that parents) work with teachers and nurses...and make sure everyone understands getting the migraine medicine (is important)."
Piehowicz said a few other triggers can include food and drinks.
"Certain foods can cause (headaches), those rich in nitrates like bacon and hot dogs," she said. "Or drinks with a lot of caffeine...Sometimes kids get dehydrated and their electrolyte level might get low. They can also become hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) if they don't eat or drink enough."
She said hypoglycemia can occur even if a child is not a diabetic.
"A lot of times too, (headaches are even caused by) emotional factors," Piehowicz said. "They can get stress and anxiety from peers and teachers."
She added that over-the-counter drugs can be used to treat headaches if necessary.
Gladstein said there are a few ways to prevent headaches in children, including making sure they stick to a sleep regimen, get exercise and have plenty of fluids.
"Changing the sleep pattern can be a migraine (or headache) generator," Gladstein said. "When you get the kids up for school early, (don't allow them to) sleep in on the weekend. Sleepovers (wind down) at midnight and then they're up at 8 or 9 (a.m.)"
He added that one thing parents should be concerned about is a pattern change in the headache itself.
"If somebody had headaches twice a week last year and it's every day (this year), they need to make sure everything's OK," said Gladstein. "It may trigger more evaluation (on a child's condition)."


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A house explosion in Flora on Friday was blamed on a natural gas leak.
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People who live nearby said the explosion shook the entire neighborhood.
Utility crews were working Friday night to cap the leak.
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The minimum fee for a smart card is QR100, the same charged for the old ID cards. However, to avail of the various electronic
DOHA: The Ministry of Interior yesterday launched smart ID card for expatriates allowing the holder to avail of various government services such as renewal of driving licence as well as residence permits online.
Residents can apply for the new card from today, which will be available at the Immigration Department in Al Gharafa for two weeks and later at all service centres of the Ministry.
The smart ID card, however, has not been made mandatory for expatriates, senior Ministry of Interior officials said at a press conference yesterday.
Director of the Information Systems Department Brigadier Saleh Khamis Ghanim Al Kubaisi, Assistant Director of Borders, Passport and Expatriate Affairs Brigadier Mohammed Al Atiq and Assistant Director of Public Relations Department at the Ministry, Lt Col Mohammed Majid Al Sulaiti attended the press conference.
The new card allows the holder to enter into transactions with the government online. Residents can use the card to obtain exit permits and renew residence permits online for those sponsored by them.
The smart ID card will be more helpful to owners and authorised representatives of companies to complete the visa and residence permit procedures for their workers and to obtain exit permits.
The new card comes with an electronic chip where personal data will be stored. The data can be accessed only by entering the personal identification number (PIN) or through a fingerprint matching.
Those holding a valid ID card can replace them with the smart card on request. They may also obtain a smart card while applying for a new card or while renewing the old card.
The minimum fee for a smart card is QR100, the same charged for the old ID cards. However, to avail of the various electronic services, the applicant should pay QR250 for a period of up to three years, depending on the validity of the residence permit. The fee for replacing a lost or damaged card has been fixed at QR200.
The smart ID card can also be used at the e-Gate available at the Doha International Airport. Using the e-Gate card that is incorporated in the smart ID card, passengers may bypass the immigration formalities at the airport by punching their cards at the gate and pressing their index fingers on an electronic scanner.
To avail of the e-Gate service through the ID card, the applicant must pay a fee of QR100 for one year, QR150 for two years and QR200 for three years.
The applicant should specify the services required while applying for the card. Residents already holding an e-Gate card will be able to transfer the validity of their card to the new smart card, explained the official.
Using the new card, residents can avail of the various services of the Ministry of Interior at the self-service kiosks at various shopping complexes. Heealth services will also be incorporated in the smart ID card at a later stage. The Smart ID Card project costing approximately QR40m was developed by the Mnistry in collaboration with local companies specialising in the field.
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Awarding of IDIQ contracts could signal a new phase in evolution of IT at DHS
DHS woos small businesses for new IT buying programs
The Homeland Security Department announced that awarding 25 new contracts will save the agency $40 million a year in information technology contract administration fees that it now pays other departments. But the contracts' greatest value will be to help DHS achieve interoperability, standardization and compliance with the department's enterprise architecture, said Charlie Armstrong, DHS' deputy chief information officer.
DHS announced June 29 that it had awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts to 25 companies for Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge solutions. EAGLE contracts have a five-year base with two one-year options for renewal, for a total estimated value of $45 billion. The vehicle establishes a departmentwide acquisition program for IT services in five functional areas: infrastructure engineering design, development, implementation and integration; operations and maintenance; independent test, validation, verification and evaluation; software development; and management support services.
DHS weathered a lot of criticism to get the new IT contracts in place, Armstrong said. Through EAGLE, the department expects to reduce the time it takes to identify program requirements and award task orders, he said. "We think this will really get us to solve problems quickly" and establish new programs, he added.
The EAGLE program is based on a decentralized model, said Soraya Correa, director of DHS' procurement operations. Components of the department will order through their own procurement offices, and a central office will coordinate the purchases. The central office will also handle purchasing for the Office of the CIO, she said.
As part of the program, DHS will upgrade its procurement systems to process electronic purchase orders.
Industry officials said EAGLE is significant not as a contract vehicle but simply because DHS awarded it.
EAGLE is well-designed and should operate smoothly, said Ray Bjorklund, senior vice president and chief knowledge officer at Federal Sources Inc. The question is whether people will use it, he said.
Other industry officials said they have some reservations about EAGLE. Phil Kiviat, a partner at Guerra Kiviat, said the program will be good for DHS because it limits the number of companies with which DHS does business to a small group of well-known systems integrators. However, by handing all the business to large integrators, DHS made it difficult for midsize companies to participate in its programs, he said.
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USA Today just released a list of its version of the top 25 NLF players of the past 25 years.
1. Joe Montana
2. Jerry Rice
3. Walter Payton
4. Lawrence Taylor
5. Reggie White
6. John Elway
7. Emmitt Smith
8. Ronnie Lott
9. Tom Brady
10. Barry Sanders
11. Dan Marino
12. Peyton Manning
13. Anthony Munoz
14. Brett Favre
15. Bruce Smith
16. Deion Sanders
17. Mike Singletary
18. Ray Lewis
19. Marshall Faulk
20. Troy Aikman
21. LaDainian Tomlinson
22. Rod Woodson
23. Terry Bradshaw
24. Steve Young
25. Eric Dickerson
Got to say I agree with much of the list. Deion seems a little high to me. Would penalize Barry Sanders more for walking away early.
Steve Young seems low to me, although overall there are too many Niners.
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Thanks to the ongoing drought, it is the best of times and the worst of times for the cattle business in South Texas. On one hand, cattle prices are high; but there are fewer cattle.
Rodney Butler, owner and manager of the Beeville Livestock Commission, said the cattle market is strong due to the fact that there's not a whole lot of cattle in the area. Simply put, the supply is short and the demand is high.
Butler said he has seen the head count of cattle being sold at auction go down and down in recent years, with lots of empty pens come auction time. He said lots of cattle ranchers have sold down their herds by half, or they've sold out completely and gotten out of the business; and because cattle prices are so high, the cost of restocking and getting back into the business is so high that many simply are not doing it.
Butler added that many ranchers figure it is too much of a gamble to buy the expensive cattle on the hope that we will get enough rainfall, because what happens if we don't?
"If we get the rains and the grass comes back and the pastures recover, maybe you know in, I don't know, maybe four to five years, six years maybe, we'll have, the land will be stocked again with cattle and we can go from there," Butler said. "But time will tell."
Butler has been owner and manager of the Beeville Livestock Commission since 1989. He said he used to be constantly busy working cattle, and now it's extremely slow; and for a man who makes his living in the cattle business, he calls this a scary situation.
Even though the prices are high right now for cattle, which is a good thing for Butler's business, he knows that is a short-term benefit, and not sustainable over the long term if the volume of cattle doesn't begin to rise.
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