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The words "Written and directed by Joss Whedon" appear before 35 episodes of Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and Dollhouse, and they suggest the promise—almost always kept—that the episode will be better than the rest—truly written and really directed. In them, there was a level of confident control in terms of image and rhythm that made the surrounding episodes pale in comparison.
It would be cause for celebration if The Avengers, which similarly credits Whedon as writer-director (with story credit split between Whedon and Zak Penn), turned out to be the most exemplary demonstration of the Buffy auteur's powers, a final destination for him, just as the movie is a point of convergence for the four Marvel blockbusters that preceded it. The stamp of his personality is practically unquestionable: There's a certain indirectness in many special-effects shots, a respect for capturing motion in an unbroken take, or—rarity among rarities—gluing together shots in a way that makes sense in terms of good, old-fashioned montage. He also demonstrates a strong understanding of depth of field. In an industry that systematically alienates everything that doesn't contribute to "impressive effects" and "an easy-to-understand, primitive story," what Whedon brings to the table is practically a miracle in and of itself.
Whedon trademarks also abound in visuals and dialogue. There's the "everyone arguing" scene, the "friends and confederates sitting around a table" scene, the "one in a cage, one out" interrogation/intimidation scene, and the scene where a hero and a foe have a palaver in the dark woods. There's the semi-likable supporting character who's killed in a supremely unfair manner, and the Hail Mary pass for redemption and self-sacrifice on the edge of an inter-dimensional breach. Some of the more peculiar, Whedon-esque dialogue trademarks are missing, but the characters' voices still seem to have been channeled through his control board. He also exerts a softening effect on many actors who've otherwise tended toward self-caricature; for example, it's been years since Samuel L. Jackson actually showed up for work, and it's a pleasure to see it here.
But while The Avengers exhibits exemplary craftsmanship, Whedon hasn't made a great film. The story seems unwieldy in scale, broken as it is into two parts: an entertaining Rio Bravo variation aboard an airborne aircraft carrier (!), and an epic "good few versus evil horde" showdown set in and above midtown Manhattan. Longish dialogue scenes, a Whedon specialty, are hobbled by an overall air of impatience (Loki and Thor's nighttime stroll and the Loki-Natasha face-off, in particular), as if the sequences of large-scale mayhem somehow mattered more. The second half, as some critics have already pointed out, is a more coherent do-over of Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Michael Bay's bizarro train wreck uses an astonishingly similar inter-dimensional battle as its primary crisis, but while Whedon is a better director, in a strange way he doesn't seem to have the hubris to lie to our faces that the big CGI circus is supposed to amount to anything, or to sociopathic bad taste—arguably Bay's redeeming quality.
Whedon—to some, the standard-bearer for fanboy culture—is a strong, classical stylist in the tradition of Joe Dante, John Landis, and Steven Spielberg, and while it's well-documented that his heart belongs to Marvel, and he's certainly a better director than Jon Favreau, Kenneth Branagh, and Joe Johnston, it seems debatable whether a good film can be made of Marvel's billion-dollar properties. Whedon has impeccable crowd-pleasing instincts (he can score a laugh like nobody's business), but in his best work, pleasure and pain are never far apart. Part of what makes him unique is the fact that he's never been one for uncomplicated emotion of any kind. You can see some of this bilateral emotional intelligence, the urge to de-amplify things, peeking through in The Avengers when Tony tries to reach Pepper Potts on the phone toward the end of the film, or when Thor tries to hide a painful injury as he lands in the street, steadying himself for half a second against an overturned car. Whedon's instincts to complicate, to mix it up, to vary the texture with half-seen moments, are fundamentally at odds with the blockbuster enterprise, the guiding—and dominant, even here—principle of which is to make sure the audience is safe in the knowledge of what they're supposed to think, at all times. For all of Whedon's creative and/or logistical empowerment, the boring blockbuster—sick with pixels and building-shuddering bass—gets the better of him.
It may be one of the most expensive (and successful) movies ever made, but there's something to be said about how The Avengers plays much better inside the confined area of your high-definition flat-screen TV than it did in theaters. Suddenly, dialogue scenes seem grounded rather than belabored, the acting filters better in and around the bombast, and the peak-valley ratio between megaton blockbuster spectacle and close-up/medium-shot-intensive "televisuals" (i.e. Joss Whedon's wheelhouse) is no longer quite so lopsided. The picture and sound, appropriately, is beyond reproach in every department, and I especially appreciated the razor-sharp dialogue presentation, most of which was lost in the multiplex bass and boom.
One of the main things that energizes The Avengers is Whedon's intelligent enthusiasm for the Marvel properties presently on loan to him, and this quality informs the Blu-ray release's supplemental features as well. The large selection of featurettes ("The Avengers Initiative," "A Visual Journey," and "Assembling the Ultimate Team") amounts to a grand tour of the film, though the Soundgarden music video can be passed over without comment. My favorite, and these are words I never thought I'd type, is the gag reel, which contains almost no bits of "Hey, we flubbed our lines and started laughing"; instead, in a lean four-minute compilation, the cast shows off their comic chops in inspired setups and off-the-cuff gags. It helps that a fair percentage of the frontline cast are natural comedians: Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., and Cobie Smulders.
Enhanced picture, enhanced sound, enhanced film: The Avengers feels like it's truly in its element on the small screen, and Buena Vista's impressive roster of supplements does the movie proud.


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Jan. 26, 1998
USC Athletics the Week in Review / Preview
LAST WEEK Sport Record Conf. Nat'l Rank Last Week Men's Basketball 6-11 2-5 lost to UCLA, 101-84 Women's Basketball 7-9 2-5 lost to UCLA, 68-64 Men's Golf 12th (Golfweek) none Women's Golf 20th (Rolex) none Men's Swimming and Diving 5-0 2-0 5th (Speedo) def. UC Santa Barbara, 213-85 Women's Swimming and Diving 6-0 2-0 2nd (Speedo) def. UC Santa Barbara, 250-45, def. Nevada, 211-88 Men's Volleyball 7-6 0-3 12th (VB Mag.) lost to Cal State Northridge, 3-2, lost to Hawai'i, 3-0 Men's Tennis 2-0 0-0 10th (Rolex) def. BYU, 7-0 Women's Tennis 2-0 0-0 26th (Rolex) def. UC Santa Barbara, 8-0 def. Utah, 7-2 Season Complete Record Conf. Finish National Finish Notes Women's Cross Country 6th 30th (Coaches) Penc 11th at District VIII Meet Football 6-5 4-4 (t5th) Kelly, Claiborne All-Pac-10 1st team Women's Volleyball 23-6 13-5(t2nd) 9th (AVCA) Marinkovic All-American 1st team Women's Soccer 16-3-1 7-2 (2nd) 23rd (Soccer Buzz) Clark All-American 3rd team Men's Water Polo 21-7 5-3 (1st) 2nd Cimerman All-American 1st team
This WeekWednesday:
Men's Volleyball, vs. San Diego State, North Gym, 7 p.m.
Men's Basketball, vs. Washington, Sports Arena, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball, at Washington State, 7 p.m.
Women's Swimming, vs. California, McDonald's Swim Stadium, 1 p.m.
Men's Tennis, vs. Arizona State, Marks Tennis Stadium, 1:30 p.m.
Baseball, vs. Long Beach State, Dedeaux Field, 3 p.m.
Women's Tennis, at Arizona State, 2 p.m. MST
Men's Tennis, vs. Arizona, Marks Tennis Stadium, Noon
Women's Swimming, vs. Stanford, McDonald's Swim Stadium, 1 p.m.
Men's Basketball, vs. Washington State, Sports Arena, 5 p.m. (FSW2)
Men's Volleyball, vs. UC San Diego, North Gym, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball, at Washington, 1 p.m. (FSN)
Baseball, at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.
Women's Tennis, at Arizona, 2 p.m. MST
Baseball, vs. Long Beach State, Dedeaux Field, 1 p.m.
Men's Basketball
The play of freshman forward Jeff Trepagnier was a highlight against UCLA last Wednesday at Pauley Pavilion, but it wasn't enough as the Trojans lost to the Bruins, 101-84. Trepagnier scored a career-high 18 points and had four rebounds and four steals. Senior forward Gary Williams had 15 points and junior forward Adam Spanich had 14.
USC led early, 7-2, but UCLA went on a 32-7 run over the next 11 minutes. The Bruins shot 72 percent en route to a 51-29 halftime lead.Women's Basketball
The Women of Troy lost to UCLA at home for the first time since 1991 with a 68-64 loss on Friday at the Lyon Center. Junior guard Kristin Clark had a game-high 25 points, including five three-pointers, to go along with five assists and four steals.
USC led at halftime, 38-30, and by as many as 10 early in the second half, but UCLA rallied and the Women of Troy saw two of their eight players foul out.Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving
The USC men's and women's teams swam to easy wins last Saturday, as the men defeated UC Santa Barbara, 213-85, and the women beat UC Santa Barbara, 250-45, and Nevada, 211-88.
On the men's side, the Trojans won all but three races. Junior Mark Kwok was a three-time winner, taking the 200 and 500 free and the 400 IM. Freshman Justin Dumais won the the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. The women were even more dominant, winning all but two races. Junior Lindsay Benko won the 100 and 200 back, sophomore Hillary Biscay won the 100 and 200 breast and senior Jean Ellis Todisco won the 100 fly and tied for first in the 200 fly with junior Karen Campbell. Junior Dorte Lindner won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.Men's Tennis
The Trojans whitewashed BYU last Wednesday at Marks Tennis Stadium and didn't lose a single set. Seniors George Bastl, Kyle Spencer and Fernando Samayoa and sophomores Fernando Samayoa, Akram Zaman and Christoph Poehler all won their singles matches.Women's Tennis
The Women of Troy opened the season 2-0 with an 8-0 win against UC Santa Barbara last Friday and a 7-2 victory over Utah on Sunday. Both matches were at Marks Tennis Stadium. Junior Ditta Huber and sophomores Veronika Safarova, Jacqui Boyd and Kara Warkentin each had two singles wins.Men's Volleyball
USC's losing streak reached four with a loss at Cal State Northridge (15-9, 6-15, 15-6, 11-15, 14-16) on Tuesday and two home defeats against Hawai'i (9-15, 11-15, 15-13, 1-15 on Friday and 8-15, 8-15, 11-15 on Saturday). Senior middle blocker Szilard Kovacs had a team-high 22 kills at Northridge and then 20 in the first match against the Rainbows. Freshman outside hitter Eli Fairfield had a team-high 15 kills in the second match against Hawai'i.
Athletes of the Week
Ditta Huber, Women's Tennis
Huber, a junior, won easily in her first two matches of the year at No. 1 singles: 6-3, 6-3 against Jill Katzenberger of UC Santa Barbara and 6-1, 6-1 against Anna Svedenhov of Utah.Mark Kwok, Men's Swimming
Kwok, a junior, won three races last weekend against UC Santa Barbara ~ the 200 and 500 free and the 400 IM ~ and had NCAA qualifying times in all three.

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Mexican Scribe Javier Sicilia Brings Campaign for Peace to U.S.
LOS ANGELES -- Javier Sicilia looks tired. The 56 year-old Mexican poet, essayist, journalist and novelist has been going non-stop since March 28th of last year, which is the day he acquired a distinction that is every Mexican's nightmare: to be a member of one of the roughly 60,000 families to have lost one or more loved ones to the accelerated violence that has gripped Mexico since President Felipe Calderon began his crusade against the drug cartels six years ago.
In the spring of 2011, Sicilia's son Francisco, 24, along with several of his friends, was killed after leaving a bar where witnesses said they had been talking loudly about the cartel-fueled violence in their country. Their dead bodies were discovered later that night in a car, accompanied by a note that read, "This is what happens to those who make anonymous calls to soldiers." The killings, which occurred in the town of Cuernavaca, were highly publicized on both sides of the border.
Since then, Sicilia has been roaming Mexico's northern and southern states demanding peace, justice and dignity for the families of victims of organized crime. And however tired and disillusioned by the actions of the Mexican government he may be, Sicilia doesn't plan to give up his quest anytime soon. To the contrary, after catching a red eye flight last week from Mexico City to Los Angeles to meet other family members of victims, he quickly lined up a series of meetings with community leaders and labor representatives to work out the logistics for the next phase of his campaign. Believing deeply that U.S. government officials share as much responsibility as their counterparts in Mexico, Sicilia plans to make his plea to the U.S. Congress this summer.
Between now and then, Sicilia will be spending his time organizing a caravan due to depart from the border town of San Diego in August, making stops in over twenty U.S. cities and finishing at the steps of the U.S. Capitol where he plans to repeat the message he's been spreading all over his native country: "!Estamos hasta la madre!" Roughly translated to English, the phrase means, "We've had it!"
In Sicilia's view, as long as both countries aren't making it a priority to stem the flow of weapons south from the U.S. to Mexico, instead keeping to their same policies of penalizing drugs and imposing fines for money laundering, the only winners will be the already bloated prison industry, and the Mexican Army. The latter, says Sicilia, has been the main beneficiary of the roughly $1.7 billion dollars in economic and logistical aid granted by the U.S. to Mexico and several countries in Central America under the Merida Initiative, a massive security agreement to combat drug trafficking, organized crime and money laundering. The initiative was authorized by Congress in 2008.
"The jails in Mexico and in [the U.S.] are filled with young people accused of the crime of drug consumption, while the real criminals walk freely, work for the government, or hold well paying jobs in white collar positions. The only thing we are achieving with these policies is to destroy a whole generation of young people in both countries,'' Sicilia concludes.
With Mexico's presidential elections quickly approaching, Sicilia's message could very well resonate on the U.S. side of the border, where a huge pool of Mexican nationals – an estimated 4 million -- are eligible to vote in their country's national election. If history is a guide, just a fraction of those will actually register to vote and participate in the election – only 33,000 did so in 2008. Nevertheless, the issue of violence is paramount in the minds of many Mexican voters, and the drug war policies implemented by current president Felipe Calderon and his ruling National Action Party (PAN) have increasingly been blamed for the years-long spike in gruesome cartel-related killings and disappearances.
"How could it be possible that during the past six years we have had more than 60,000 deaths, 10,000 disappearances and 160,000 displaced people, yet only two percent of those crimes have been resolved?" asked Sicilia to a group of Latino journalists who met him after his arrival to "La Iglesia de la Placita," one of the oldest Catholic churches in downtown Los Angeles. "It is clear that Mexicans have been living under a failed state. It's a national tragedy born of a wrong strategy."
Which is why, explains Sicilia, he is organizing the caravan bound for Washington D.C., something that no Mexican national, he points out, has ever attempted.
When asked if he expects actual results to come as a result of the campaign, Sicilia shrugs his shoulders and answers in a deep, calm voice.
"I am convinced that change will come from the bottom up of society, not from the top. If we the citizens don't voice our concerns and pressure the politicians, nothing is going to happen."
Posted Apr 29 2012
We can either ask the Tooth Fairy to stop people taking drugs or we can decide to regulate them properly. Prohibition is not regulation, it's a hideous nightmare for all of us and our families - except of course for the lowest lifeforms amongst us.
Because Drug cartels will always have an endless supply of ready cash for wages, bribery and equipment, no amount of tax money, police powers, weaponry, wishful thinking or pseudo-science will make our streets safe again -only an end to prohibition can do that! How much longer are we willing to foolishly risk our own survival by continuing to ignore the obvious, historically confirmed solution?
Posted Aug 5 2012
This notice of Secilla's Caravan in the U.S. is deeply angering and touching. Why has not the news media in the U.S. been writing loudly about this story??? That is only one facet of the U.S. side in this problem. .
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Repairing foundations
I live in a city center cottage in Dublin Ireland...and just discovered that our bedroom extention has really bad damp in the (outside) corner....I went outside and inspected the area... to my horror i found that the "cowboy" builders had not cemented or finished the lower corner....I removed some rubble and found earth....this is causing me lots of stress....how can I seal this area???....the gap is 8 inches by 4 inches and is between the ground level....it has a cement path wraping round the corner....I don't want to start a major job by breaking up the path....any one got any opinions on this ???? any advise will be greatly appriciated....
I don't think this is a DIY. but it doesn't sound like you could actually hurt it to bad. It would seem if they made the original construction that poor you can only help. I would think the best think would be to clear all the loose dirt and debris from the bad area. Build a form with wood and use a free flowing concrete mix such as hydraulic concrete to hopefully fill in your voids and give some structure back to the wall. I would think after this is set it would have to be better then what you have now. After if you still are getting moisture threw you will at least have a surface you could apply a water sealer to.
Make sure you have the ground grade slopping away from the structure as well. And gutters and down pipe are always good too to help keep the water from the building as well
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Jewellery can breathe life into the plainest of suits and help an outfit transition from day to night. The trick is knowing how to spice up an outfit without going too far.
Image consultant Annalisa Armitage's mantra when it comes to jewellery is "keep it simple".
"Whether that be glasses or rings or necklaces, first of all, there shouldn't be any more than one focal point," Armitage said.
She has worked with women from the likes of Ernst and Young, Westpac and CBA, helping them dress better for their particular roles and workplaces.
"First impressions are one thing and what people then like to do is find any kind of action that proves their first impression was right," she said.
"You can change an impression over time but it is easier to get it right first. The outer image has got to match what that person's abilities are."
Shine Communications owner Sue Currie consults with mid-range companies on impression management and corporate branding. She concurs with Armitage's motto of simplicity.
"I advise people it's quality rather than quantity," Currie said.
"Investment dressing includes investment accessories. Find a couple of good quality pieces that will last for years."
Materials that get her tick of approval are white gold, good quality silver, pearls, good stones and jade. Chokers are a no no.
On Armitage's banned list are wooden beads (too earthy), headbands (too Alice in Wonderland), long necklaces (too formal for work and can draw the eye to the chest area) and bangles (too noisy).
"The glasses you wear to work, people shouldn't even notice," Armitage said. "Avoid the bling if you want to be taken seriously and have credibility."
"It [the jewellery] needs to co-ordinate quite well with the rest of the outfit. Do something in silver, gold, rose gold or some kind of metal."
Corporate women who Currie believes get it right include Julia Ross, founder and managing director of recruitment firm RossJuliaRoss, and Diana Williams, founder and chairman of Fernwood gyms.
"She [Julia Ross] keeps it quite simple and wears quality pieces," she said.
"Someone who does it well but in a different way is Diana Williams. She often wears a statement piece like big pearls or a nice neckpiece. It is not overstated, it is not too over the top. She will wear it well because she will wear a very classic suit with it."
She recommends women spend 30 per cent of their work wardrobe budget on accessories – shoes, bags, belts and jewellery. You may not have that Omega or Raymond Weil watch from day one, but buy the best that you can afford and upgrade as your salary increases, she advises.
"You can build up a jewellery collection over time," she said. "They will last you a lot longer than clothes."
Tips from the experts
* Necklaces are about accentuating the face. Try to draw attention up to your face rather than down to your chest.
* Avoid jewellery that is too dangly or intrusive.
* If your ears are pierced, make sure you wear earrings; otherwise your outfit can appear unfinished.
*Have only one focal point. If you are wearing a striking necklace, wear simple studs in your ears and vice versa.
*Cuff links are a good way to add some individuality and colour to an outfit but avoid sparkles for during the day.


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Thank you Agnes for inviting me to this Le Baudruchage event by Chanel.
See her post here.
This event was held at the concourse level, KLCC.
Video of Le Baudruchage being played at the main screen.
Baudruchage is a technique perform entirely by hand to seal the bottles for air and water tight.
It also makes the product tamper-proof, so one can see that the bottle has never been opened.
In fact, this is a tradition of excellence.
However, this technique has gradually disappeared with the advent of screw-on tops.
The person performing this technique is called baudrucheuse.
An expert baudrucheuse is able to apply 100 baudruchages an hour.
While there are 8 baudrucheuses at Chanel, we are lucky being able to witness Madame Sylvie Gavet demonstrate this art in person.
First, placing a fine membrane of natural origin, called "Baudruche", over the neck of the bottle and holding it in place with two rows of black or white pearl-cotton thread.
The thread is wound once around the upper part of neck of the bottle, twice around the lower part.
Then excess thread is cut off using scissors.
Finally, a wax seal is placed centrally at the neck of the bottle and Chanel double C is being stamped.
This process was done twice.
Free goodie bag from Chanel.
This L'Univers Des Perfums event at concourse level is to celebrate the opening of the new chanel espace parfum at Level 1, KLCC.


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I am SO thrilled to be starting this piCture pOlish #ManiMonday mini-series! Starting today I will have one beautiful piCture pOlish shade to share with you every Monday for four weeks. The first shade I'm sharing with you is a newer color from the Inspire Collection called 'Believe'. The Inspire Collection is a trio of polishes that are dedicated from one of the PP girls, Jules, to all of the friends, family, and piCture pOlish fans that have helped her on her nail growing journey (and stop biting her nails! yay!). I used to be a nail biter and hangnail picker before getting into polish (like many nail fanatics, actually) and I very much echo the sentiment of HOORAY! It's so nice to finally break the habit :)
There's no 'official' description of the color, so you'll just get my take on it. Believe is a 'blackened violet' type color - rich, eggplant purple base with green-blue shimmer laced through it. The shimmer gives it a lot of dimension indoors; it's like an inky and mysterious chameleon. I used 3 thin coats of Believe for these swatches, it dried quickly and didn't drag between coats and was very shiny sans top coat.
Personally, I am a HUGE fan of colors like this and I am always drawn to them! Plus I love that the tone of this polish is fairly dark indoors, but it never reads as black (because let's be honest, how often do we get to sit outside in full sunshine all day to be like "no no, this isn't black it's just really really dark whatever?!"). The flat piCture pOlish brush makes it easy to paint with and I had no problems with the formula (not too thin, not too thick). I also love square bottles because I am obsessed with my Helmers :p
Because I rarely wear a polish by itself, I did some quick and easy galaxy nail accents using some of the other piCture pOlishes from my collection. I thought that galaxy nails would go well with the sentiment behind 'Believe' because it reminds me of "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars." [I can't be the only one that had that as a motivational poster up on the gym walls in junior high, right?!] I sponged on a little of Attitude, Honey Dew, and Jealousy then topped it with a single coat of Mask-a-Rade before adding some star details in white.
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What size or type of yarn/thread do you use to tie a quilt? Cotton, polyester, wool or a blend?
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
What size or type of yarn/thread do you use to tie a quilt? Cotton, polyester, wool or a blend?
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Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. ~Franklin P. Jones
I've tried so many different things. Wool shrinks down into a little ball that never comes loose. Embroidery thread will sometimes slip out. Pearl cotton is slick and will eventually slip out of the knot. Cotton sport weight frays over time but doesn't come loose. Acrylic knitting yarn stays put. Baby weight acrylic stays put. Does this help?
Life is made up of bits and pieces. You won't know how it'll turn out till its done.
It depends on the look you are going for and on the recipient. Some people like embroidery floss or crochet cotton or yarn etc. Make sure whatever you decide on is colourfast. If the recipient is a small child keep the string/thread ends short so they don't cause a choking hazard (if they come off) or a circulation problem if wound around a tiny finger or toe. Some people like to use the zig zag tacking feature on the sewing machine.
Recently someone posted on QB a tied prayer quilt where the ties are left long and a person ties a knot when they visit and say a prayer. Some people leave them longer for Alzheimer (sp) lap quilts so they have something to keep their hands busy. Good luck on your project!
I use embroidery thread and double knot it.....I don't hsve a problem with it comming loose.
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My quilting club uses cotton croquet thread with a square knot.
I bar tack. this has always served me well.
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Des Moines University has once again received the Platinum level from WELCOA for worksite wellness! This is DMU's second straight Platinum certification, which is the highest level of designation available in the workplace health promotion arena.
Des Moines University is the first university/college in the nation to receive the distinctive, Platinum Well Workplace award.
Platinum represents the pinnacle of result-oriented worksite wellness programming. The Platinum award is granted to organizations forging new ground by linking health promotion objectives to business outcomes. The Wellness Department is grateful for the dedication of the WELLNE$$ PAY$ committee members and those who have contributed to making Wellness at DMU a great success!
The Iowa Psychological Association (IPA) named Des Moines University the 2010 Iowa Psychologically Healthy Workplace. Presented in October 2010 at the association's fall conference, the award is given annually to recognize an Iowa organization that promotes a healthy work-life balance and provides a healthy work environment for employees.
"Des Moines University has a long standing and pervasive focus on the wellness of its employees and their families," said DanielEarle, Psy.D.,chair of the IPA selection committee, at the award event. He is a psychologist with Glen Haven Counseling Resources in West Des Moines. "Plus the University maintains a focus on improving wellness through employee surveys, its state-of-the-art wellness center, comprehensive wellness programs and employee recognition."
Award applicants are evaluated on workplace practices in those areas and in employee involvement, health and safety, employee growth and development.
"Studies have long demonstrated that recognizing achievements, providing good working conditions, offering educational opportunities and giving workers a sense of ownership in the workplace all contribute to employees' psychological well-being," Earle noted.


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Situated on 134 tropically landscaped acres, DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari - San Jose Costa Rica is centrally located near shopping at the Plaza Real Cariari mall and a 10-minute drive from downtown San Jose's major businesses and attractions.
Home to a casual dining restaurant with a poolside terrace, the hotel also has a lobby bar with a great atmosphere for a snack or a drink or to watch televised sports. On-site spa services include facials, manicures, pedicures, and massages.
A beautiful outdoor pool area features a sundeck with a fountain, a swim-up bar, a children's pool, and a nearby sauna. Onsite shops include a jewelry store, an art gallery, and a beauty salon. A fitness room and a 24-hour business center are also on site. Events can be scheduled in the hotel's 9 meeting rooms, and WiFi is available throughout the hotel.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 3
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Casino
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- 24-hour health club
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Billiards or pool table
- Tours/ticket assistance
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Computer station
- Meeting rooms 9
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 222
- Garden
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Conference space size (meters) - 1301
- Number of meeting rooms - 10
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 14000
- Free self parking
- Sauna
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Children's pool
- Outdoor pool
- Swim-up bar
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( USD 10.00 per 24-hour period ), Wired internet access ( USD 10.00 per 24-hour period )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( USD 10.00 per night )
Free self parking
Room Amenities
DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari - San Jose Costa Rica offers 222 air-conditioned accommodations with MP3 docking stations and safes. 37-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Ciudad Cariari hotel provides wired and wireless Internet access for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room safe
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- MP3 docking station
- Premium TV channels
- Room service (24 hours)
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Las Tejas Restaurant - Casual dining. International cuisine with local specialties. Terrace dining with views of the pool. Breakfast and À la carte lunch and dinner.
Chiriqui Bar - Located off the lobby. Light meals and cocktails. Live entertainment nightly. Open late morning till late night.
El Chapuzon - Swim-up bar. Cocktails. Open from late morning till late.
Room service - Available 24 hours a day.
Nearby Things to Do
Doubletree Cariari by Hilton San Jose has an adult pool with swim-up bar, a children's pool, and a poolside sauna. A small fitness center contains state-of-the-art cardio machines and strength-training equipment.
Enjoy a special rate at the adjacent Cariari Club Golf Course.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby this Costa Rican hotel; fees may apply.
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 16.95 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 16.95 per night.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 57.00 per pet, per stay
- 1 per room (up to 25 lb)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No elevators
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 22.00 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 10.00 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room wired Internet: USD 10.00 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 10.00 per night (rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 50 per vehicle (roundtrip)
- Pet fee: USD 57.00 per pet, per stay
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 16.95 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 16.95 per night
Hotel Name
- DoubleTree Hilton Cariari Jose
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
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With Hillshire Deal, Tyson Eyes Breakfast Businessby
In a bidding war for prepared foods maker Hillshire Brands, Tyson Foods appears to have emerged the victor. Competitor Pilgrim's Pride has withdrawn its offer. Hillshire, which would have to terminate plans to acquire Pinnacle Foods as part of the deal, had not accepted Tyson's $7.7-billion offer as of Monday morning.
Meat producer Tyson views the acquisition as a way to expand its presence in higher-margin prepared foods and expressed specific interest in breakfast. "The combination of Tyson and Hillshire Brands would reposition Tyson as a clear leader in the retail sale of prepared foods, with a complementary portfolio of well-recognized brands," Tyson said in a release. "In particular, the strength of Hillshire Brands' products in the breakfast category would allow Tyson to capture opportunities in this attractive and fast-growing day part."
As Americans eat less cereal, both prepared food makers and quick service restaurants have been trying to get those consumers hooked on new morning meals. Tyson sees handheld breakfast foods (no utensils required) as the fastest-growing segment in frozen foods, and this is an area where Jimmy Dean is strong.
Hillshire's chief executive, Sean Connolly, has referred to Jimmy Dean as its "power hitter" and expects growth in the breakfast sandwich business. "Jimmy Dean has got to be one of the top-performing frozen food businesses in all of the United States in breakfast," he said at an event last month. "Clearly, it's a billion-dollar brand. It has been doing extremely well."
Tyson—which launched its own line of frozen breakfast sandwiches, called Day Starts, early this year and Wright-brand breakfast sausages in 2013—points out in a presentation that Hillshire's Jimmy Dean has the No. 1 position in both breakfast sausage and "frozen protein breakfast." (Jimmy Dean makes frozen omelets, breakfast sandwiches, and breakfast bowls.)
"Breakfast is the probably the fastest-growing category in prepared foods," said Tyson's president of prepared foods, Donnie King, at a conference in March. "Well, protein is a meaningful part of breakfast, and so Tyson is a meaningful name in protein." It seems sausage and bacon have never looked tastier to food companies.


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Recipe provided by Epic Roots
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 pound green or yellow wax beans,
trimmed and blanched
1 cup red cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup oil cured olives, pitted and sliced
4 (6 ounce) salmon filets
salt and black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 ounces mâche, washed and dried
Whisk together lemon juice, mustard and extra virgin olive oil. Set aside. In a medium-sized bowl, combine wax beans, tomatoes and olives. Toss with 2/3 of the dressing. Set aside. Season the salmon filets with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over high. Place salmon, skin-side down, in pan for 4-5 minutes then flip and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes until cooked to desired temperature. The center should still be soft.
Add mâche to bean mixture, toss to coat evenly and season with salt and pepper. Arrange salad on the center of each plate, dividing beans, tomatoes and olives equally. Set salmon filets on each salad and drizzle with remaining dressing. Garnish with lemon slices.
Makes 4 servings
Mâche Salad Recipes (from Epic Roots)
Seared Pacific Salmon with Salad of Mâche
Salad of Mâche with Artichokes and Niçoise Olives
Salad of Mâche with Roasted Beets and Orange Vinaigrette
Salad of Mâche with Warm Wild Mushrooms
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Located in Mission Valley, Super 8 San Diego Hotel Circle is within a few miles (5 km) of popular sights such as University of San Diego and San Diego Zoo. This 144-room motel has free breakfast along with conveniences like free in-room WiFi and free self parking. Also close to this San Diego motel are Balboa Park and Old Town San Diego State Park.
Free hot/cold buffet breakfast is offered each morning.
All of Super 8 San Diego Hotel Circle's 144 air-conditioned rooms provide microwaves, refrigerators, and coffee makers. Guests can expect free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries. Other amenities include free weekday newspapers, free local calls, and ironing boards.
At Super 8 San Diego Hotel Circle, guests have access to a fitness center, free WiFi in public areas, and a business center. There's free parking if you drive. The 24-hour front desk has staff standing by to help with luggage storage, and answer any questions about the accommodations. Additional amenities include coffee/tea in a common area, express check-in, and express check-out.
Property features
- Free hot/cold buffet breakfast
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Fitness center
Super 8 San Diego Hotel Circle
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Circle Inn is one mile from historic Old Town San Diego, and four miles from both downtown and beaches. The hotel offers complimentary wireless Internet access and a complimentary hot buffet breakfast. On-site laundry facilities are also offered. A microwave is available in the breakfast room.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 144
- Number of floors - 4
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free breakfast
- Fitness facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Free WiFi
- Express check-in
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Business center
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
Super 8 San Diego Hotel Circle offers 144 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary weekday newspapers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This San Diego motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Free weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
Where to Eat
A complimentary hot buffet breakfast is provided each morning.
The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
Gordon Biersch Brewery
Hunter's Steakhouse
King's Market
Nearby Things to Do
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 10 children 1 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Only service animals are allowed
- Deposit: USD 100.00 per stay
Hotel Name
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Up to 10 children 1 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.


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A combination of a Horse Back riding adventure and a beach barbeque… An excellent way to spend a morning.
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Please be advised that the Government of St. Lucia has imposed a VAT tax of 10% on all Travel/Tourism related services, including excursions, from 1st April, 2014.
Horse Back Riding & Barbeque Excursion
- Round trip transfers
- Horse and riding equipment
- Barbeque lunch
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#1 Tue 09 Jun 09 6:57pm
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fan assisted oven vs. no fan?
When roasting I've noticed that some meats seem to prefer 'no fan' when roasting. Does anyone have any handy tips or rules?
#2 Wed 10 Jun 09 9:07am
- Forum champ Occupation Mother, Best Friend, home trained cook.
- From Melbourne Australia
- Member since Sat 22 Dec 07
Re: fan assisted oven vs. no fan?
I cant give much wisdom here but only my own experience. I had a fan forced oven years ago was very excited by the prospect. The apparent attribute of a fan forced oven is its ability to circulate the air around the oven evenly, you need to drop the temperature 10 celcius from normal cooking temp so you food wont be over cooked.
After cooking with fan forced and regular I found little difference. I only got 6 months use out of mine before moving so could be wrong in my opinion, I cant see an even temperature in a oven is a bad thing though.
As for roasts, all I can think of is the better browning that occurs, so perhaps for pork and chicken it would be useful. Im hoping some members with much more experience come in with more than my small 2 cents worth, Im interested to know the cons/pros too.
#3 Thu 11 Jun 09 11:19pm
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Re: fan assisted oven vs. no fan?
Fan ovens seem to dry food out more than non-fan.
Have tried all sorts of ovens - rayburn coke fired or wood fired, electric fan, electic no fan, gas no fan.
I prefer either Rayburn/Aga, or gas oven for succulent roasts and perfect cakes and bread.
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Is Strategic Philanthropy Yesterday's News?
Wed, 2014-06-11 12:35
As I read the lead article in the latest issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review, "Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World," by John Kania, Mark Kramer, and Patty Russell, I tried to imagine what it would feel like to do so from the vantage point of the director of a small nonprofit.
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What's Your Flava?
What does your musical taste say about you? That's what researchers at Scotland's Heriot-Watt University are trying to find out. They've surveyed over 36,500 people from around the world, comparing music preferences to personality traits. Here's what the scientists have tuned into so far:
If Ya Listen to Lotsa…
Coldplay Is mainstream rock and pop your thing? That screams volumes for your stellar self-esteem and industrious nature. You might lack a creative edge, but you make up for it with your likeability factor.
Taylor Swift Hey, country lover! You are one hardworking, conscientious gal. You get along pretty well when kickin' it with the crew, but what people don't realize is that you're secretly shy.
Slayer If you like to thrash to heavy metal, you have a rebellious side and could be a bit of a lazybones. But while people think you're a little hard-edged, you've got 'em fooled. You're really such a softie.
Beyonce You can just feel the vibe of R&B and soul running through your veins? Let your artistic sparkle shine on. This shouldn't be a problem since you're packing major mojo and self-assuredness.
Hayley Westenra Do you chill out to classical music or even opera? You're quite at ease with yourself but not particularly outgoing. You're actually a bit of a recluse, who's well-read and deeply contemplative.
Toots and the Maytals You love reggae, right? No worries, mon! You're upbeat and sociable, but you still keep it chill. You take life as it comes, and you're always real. Your mantra: Relax, be happy.
The Derek Trucks Band A girl who grooves to jazz and blues is creative, confident and comfy in her own skin. You're extroverted and sensitive rolled into one, so you probably have a lot of friends!
Kanye West Do you lean toward rap beats, rhymes and rhythms? You might have a tendency to bend the rules. But you have too much self-worth to take it too far. Still, you're often the life of the party!
Farhan Akhtar If you dig Bollywood-spun tunes, you're probably very spirited and quite a force on the social scene. We're betting you could stay out and dance all night if you didn't have to worry about curfew.
What Else Is New?
Listen Up!
No matter what your musical tastes, CDs aplenty are sprouting this spring. Here are some picks.…
Pop Kelly Clarkson All I Ever Wanted
Country Neko Case Middle Cyclone
Heavy Metal Papa Roach Metamorphosis
R&B Ciara Fantasy Ride
Classical Faryl Smith Faryl
Reggae Jah Cure The Universal Cure
Jazz Diana Krall Quiet Nights
Rap Flo Rida R.O.O.T.S. (Routes of Overcoming the Struggle)
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It makes perfect business sense even if the football sense is murky at the time of the pick.
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wondering how to remove blinds...
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I have a beautiful bay window but unfortunately my cat seems to think the blinds are obstructing her view outside and she decided to chew them up.I was wondering if someone could tell me how to remove them.They are not the typical blinds you would get from Walmart the seem to be built in.They've got the name Nanik on them.I've contacted the manufacturer and have gotten no response yet.I'll post a few pics if it helps.
If you lift the blind out of the way is there any sign of a bracket on the back side of the headrail. Is that ring shown in your 2nd pic attached to the end of the headrail?
In the middle picture is a rail that goes from the turn button to the top of the blinds covered by a plastic piece.
In the bottom picture the ring I think you are referring to pulls the blinds up and out of the way.
I've taken the two screws out that are on top in the bottom pic and nothing moves.
these are Ninik metal blinds if that helps...
By the way I still have not heard back from the manufacturer yet.Of course on their website it says they only make wood blinds.These are probably 20+ years old...
I'm thinking I may have to take a crow bar to the top piece of window frame...
2 ideas:
1. In the pic with the little rings, can the end of the blind be opened to reveal anything?
2. Have you tried carefully unscrewing the piece of wood directly above the blind? Maybe the blind was attached to that and then installed in the window.
Good luck. Too bad you have to take them down, your window looks really nice.
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Hi looking for a good trustworthy garage close to Stoke on Trent to remap my 330d m sport e46 anyone have any suggestions as it's my pride and joy I don't mind spending extra cash for a good job.
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Witness helps return stolen property
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A witness helps police after car break-ins in the parking lot of a Colorado Springs business, according to police.
Officials said two men were had gotten into two cars in the parking lot of Kelly O'Brians on North Academy Boulevard at about 2 a.m Saturday morning.
Police said one of the men fired a shot as he was running away from the scene. Officers said they searched the area, but were not able to find the men.
A man who witnessed the break-ins chased after the suspect for a short time and was able to recover some stolen property, according to Colorado Springs police.
The men have not yet been caught.
Police said they were both described as Hispanic or black men, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, with an average build. Officials said they were both wearing dark-colored hooded sweatshirts and black pants.
If you have any information, call police at 444-7000.


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Dale JamiesonDepartment Chair and Founding Director of Environmental Studies; Professor of Environmental Studies, Philosophy; Founding Director of Animal Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Affiliated Professor Law; Professor of Environmental Studies, Philosophy, Law; Founding Director of Environmental Studies and Animal Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Affiliated Professor Law
Office Address:
285 Mercer Street, Room 907
New York, NY 10003
Fax: (212) 995-4157
Areas of Research/Interest:
ethics, environmental philosophy
Affiliated with other departments or programs
Founding Director of Environmental Studies and Animal Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Affiliated Professor Law
External Affiliations
Member, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College, London, UK
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Dale Jamieson is Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy, Affiliated Professor of Law, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, and Chair of the Environmental Studies Department at New York University. He is also Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College, London, and Adjunct Professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Formerly he was Henry R. Luce Professor in Human Dimensions of Global Change at Carleton College, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he was the only faculty member to have won both the Dean's award for research in the social sciences and the Chancellor's award for research in the humanities. He has held visiting appointments at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Cornell, Princeton, Stanford, Oregon, Arizona State University, and Monash University in Australia, and is a former member of the School of Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
He is the author of Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle to Stop Climate Change Failed--and What It Means For Our Future (Oxford, 2014), Ethics and the Environment: An Introduction (Cambridge, 2008), and Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature (Oxford, 2002). He is also the editor or co-editor of nine books, most recently Reflecting on Nature: Readings in Environmental Philosophy, 2nd Edition (Oxford, 2012) with Lori Gruen and Chris Schlottmann, and has published more than one hundred articles and book chapters. His most recent book is Love in the Anthropocene (OR,2015), a collection of short stories and essays written with the novelist, Bonnie Nadzam.
He is on the editorial boards of several journals including Environmental Humanities, Environmental Ethics; Science, Technology, and Human Values; Science and Engineering Ethics; Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science; The Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics; and the Journal of Applied Philosophy. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Office of Global Programs in the National Atmospheric and Aeronautics Administration.
Media - Articles & Videos
- Trailer for 'Adam Ruins Everything' (2016)
- Reason in Our Dark Time 3:AM Magazine (2016)
- Ep. #26 on The Cultures of Energy: The Energy Humanities Podcast (2016)
- Dale Jamieson and Peter Singer in Conversation:Reason in a Dark Time (2015)
- The rise and fall of America's climate deniers: How politics hijacked the fight against global warming. Salon (2014)
- Age of Un-Enlightenment? Why We Just Don't 'Get' Climate Change (2014)
- The right's new climate change lie: It's all the scientists' fault. Salon (2014)
- Philosophy Bites Podcast on 'Green Virtues' (2013)
- Living with Climate Change (2012)
- Culture of Energy (2012)
- Geoengineering As a Response to Climate Change: An Urgent Problem Meets a Bad Concept. (2010)
- UNESCO Climate Change & Ethics Conference (2010)
- Philosophy TV (2010)
- Can Space Reflectors Save Us? Why we shouldn't buy into geoengineering fantasies. Slate (2010)
- Take Climate Change of Back Burner -- and do it now. Daily News OpEd - co-authored w/Peter Singer. (2010)
- Big Think (2009)
- Fox News- Geoengineering, a Controversial Solution to Global Warming (2009)
- How Do We Change Our Behavior to Address Climate Change? (2008)
- What Challenges Do Solutions to Climate Change Pose? (2008)
- Science, Ethics, and the Animal Protection Movement (2003)
- Ethics Updates Interview with Dale Jamieson (2000)
- Environmental Justice Conference, Princeton University, Global Warming and the Ethics of Climate Change
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- Love in the Anthropocene. OR books, 2015
- Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle to Stop Climate Change Failed--and What It Means For Our Future. Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Reflecting on Nature: Readings in Environmental Philosophy. Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Climate Ethics. Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Morality's Progress—Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature. Oxford University Press, 2003.
- A Companion to Environmental Philosophy. Wiley-Blackwell, 2003.
- Ethics and the Environment: an Introduction. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- Book Review: Environmental Ethics Vol 31, Fall 2009.
- Book Review: Bendik-Keymer, J. Ethics, July 2008.
- Book Review: Singer, P. "Right, Wrong and Green." Times Literary Supplement, 2008.
- Book Review: Van den Berg, F. Think, Vol. 8. 2009: Cambridge University Press
- "Adaptation, Mitigation, and Justice". Sinnott-Armstrong, W. and Howarth, R.B. (eds.), Perspectives on Climate Change: Science, Economics, Politics, Ethics. Advances in Economics of Environmental Resources, Vol. 5. Elsevier (2005), 217:248.
- "Against Zoos." Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature. Oxford University Press, USA 2003.
- "An American Paradox." Global Warming: The Psychology of Long-Term Risk. Climatic Change. Vol 77. No 1-2. Springer, 2006: 97-102.
- "Animal Liberation is an Environmental Ethics." Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature. Oxford University Press, USA 2003.
- "Carruthers on Nonconscious Experience." Co-Author Marc Bekoff. Analysis, Vol. 52, No. 1 (January 1992), pp. 23-28. Oxford University Press on behalf of The Analysis Committee.
- "Climate Change, Consequentialism, and the Road Ahead." Dale Jamieson. Chicago Journal of International Law. Vol. 13 No. 2, Winter 2013, 439-468.
- "Climate Change and Global Environmental Justice." P. Edwards and C. Miller (eds.), Changing the Atmosphere: Expert Knowledge and Global Environmental Governance. MIT Press, Cambridge 2001: 287–307.
- "Climate Change and Global Justice: New Problem, Old Paradigm?" Dale Jamieson and Marcello Di Paola. Global Policy, Vol. 5 (2014), 105–111.
- "Climate Change, Responsibility, and Justice." Science and Engineering Ethics. Singer Netherlands, 2009.
- "Climate Ethics At a Multidisciplinary Crossroads: Four Directions for Future Scholarship." Climate Change. Accepted April 2, 2015.
- "Constructing Practical Ethics." Dale Jamieson. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Ethics. Roger Crisp (ed.), Oxford University Press, 2012.
- "David Lewis on Convention." Dale Jamieson. Canadian Journal of Philosophy. Vol. 5, No.1 (September 1975), 73-81.
- "Duties to the Distant: Aid, Assistance, and Intervention in the Developing World"
- "Ecosystem Health: Some Preventive Medicine." Environmental Values , 4 (1995), pp.333-344.
- "Energy, Ethics and the Transformation of Nature." D. Arnold (ed.), The Ethics of Global Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, London 2011:16-37
- "Ethics and Intentional Climate Change". Climatic Change. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands 1996: 33, 323:336.
- "Ethics, Public Policy, & Global Warming." Science, Technology, and Human Values. Sage Publications, Inc. Vol 17, No. 2 (Spring, 1992), 139–153.
- "Grappling for a Glimpse of the Future." Michael Glantz (ed.) Societal Response to Regional Climate Change: Forecasting by Analogy. Westview Press, London 1988: 73–93
- "Is Applied Ethics Worth Doing?" Morality's Progress: Essays on Human, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature. Oxford University Press, USA 2003.
- "Is There Progress in Morality." 2002. Utilitas (14) 318:338. Cambridge University Press.
- "Jack, Jill, and Jane in a Perfect Moral Storm." Philosophy and Public Issues (New Series). Vol 3, No. 1 (2013).
- "Junk Science and Environmental Policy:Obscuring Public Debate with Misleading Discourse." Philosophy and Public Policy Quarterly. Vol 21, No. 2/3 (Spring/Summer 2001) 11–16.
- "Managing the Future: Public Policy, Scientific Uncertainty, and Global Warming," in D. Scherer (ed.), Upstream/Downstream: Essays in Environmental Ethics (Philadelphia: Temple University Press 1990): 67
- "On Aims and Methods of Cognitive Ethology." Co-Author Marc Bekoff. Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, Vol. 1992, Volume Two: Symposia and Invited Papers (1992), 110-124.
- "Political Theory for the Anthropocene." Dale Jamieson and Marcello Di Paola. Global Political Theory, Vol. 2016, 254-278.
- "Progressive Consequentialism." Dale Jamieson and Robert Elliot. Philosophical Prospectives (23) Ethics, 2009, 241-251.
- "Science and Policy: Crossing the Boundary." Dale Jamieson, Naomi Oreskes, and Michael Oppenheimer. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Vol. 71, No. 1 (2015) 53-58.
- "Science, Knowledge, and Animal Minds." Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, New Series 98 (1998): 79-102.
- "Scientific Uncertainty and the Political Process." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 545, Challenges in Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Sage Publications in association with the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1996), 35–43.
- "Singer and the Practical Ethics Movement." (Jamieson ed.), Singer and His Critics.(Malden, MA:Blackwell Publishing, 1999), 1-17.
- "Slavery, Carbon, and Moral Progress." Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Springer. Accepted June 13, 2016.
- "Societal Response to Hurricane Mitch and Intra-Versus Intergenerational Equity Issues: Whose Norms Should Apply?" Risk Analysis, Vol. 20, No. 6, 2000.
- "Soft but Significant Power in the Paris Agreement." Nature Climate Change 6, 643–646 (2016).
- "Some Whats, Whys and Worries of Geoengineering." Climatic Change. Vol 121. No 3. Springer, 2013: 527-537.
- "Sustainability and Beyond"
- "Talking About the Weather." BioScience. Vol 60. No 8. (2010) pp 639-642.
- "The City Around Us." Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature. Oxford University Press, USA 2003.
- "The Moral & Political Challenges of Climate Change." L. Dilling and S. Moser (eds.), Creating a Climate for Change: Communicating Climate Change & Facilitating Social Change. 2006. 475–482
- "The Post-Kyoto Climate: a Gloomy Forecast". Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, Vol. 20, No.4 (Summer, 2008), 537-551.
- "The Question of the Environment." Stefano Rodata & Mariachiara Tallacchini, Ambito E Fonti del Biodirito. 2010, 37-50.
- "The Rights of Animals and the Demands of Nature." Environmental Values 17 (2008), 181–189.
- "The Social Construction of Acid Rain." Co-Author Charles Herrick. Global Environmental Change, Vol 5. No 2 (1995) 105-112.
- "Theology and Politics in Laudato Si'." AJIL Unbound Vol. 109, (2015) pp 122-126.
- "Two Cheers for Climate Justice." Social Research: An International Quarterly, Vol. 82, No.3 (Fall, 2015), 791-809.
- "What do Animals Think?" The Philosophy of Animals Minds. Robert Lurz (ed.), Cambridge University Press, USA 2009.
- "When Utilitarians Should Be Virtue Theorists". June, 2007. Utilitas Vol. 19 (2), 1-24. Cambridge University Press.
- "Zoos Revisited". Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature. Oxford University Press, USA 2003.


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What would be a good brand of puppy food for a Miniature Dachshund puppy?
We've been on Purina Puppy Chow but we think its time for a change. We need a good healthy food thats not too expensive. What do you think?
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Are you limited to normal pet store kind of brands? If so, then Avoderm or Blue Buffalo are good, some Petsmarts carry them. If you can find a specialty pet store (or Petcos I think have a better food selection) then I'd rec Merrick or Nature's Variety.
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I try to feed a 4-5 star food, in my opinion most dogs don't need a 6 star (totally grain free) diet.
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I have my Malti-Poo on Wellness Small Breed. He has done really well on Wellness as well as Summit.
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Depends on what you consider "not too expensive."
I feed my German Shepherd Taste of the Wild, which is a grain free food. A big bag (I think it's 25 lbs, but am not sure off top of my head) is $46. That's pretty affordable for a grain free. I'd assume that, with a dog as small as a Dachshund puppy, that bag would last you FOREVER. *laughs*
A good "cheap" food is Blue Buffalo. Others to try are Natural Balance and Nutro Ultra, if your only options are chain pet stores. Costco's Kirkland brand food is also decent and very cheap.
If you have quality dog stores (like small stores), they carry better foods like Fromm's, Orijen, Taste of the Wild, etc. Considering you feed LESS when you feed a quality food, the price is about the same, if not less, than the cheap stuff!
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My guy likes Artemis dog food. Mix it with some wet food some times so they don't get bored with any food.
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I asked this same question about 6 weeks ago. I am now feeding mine Blue Buffalo Puppy formula. I get it at petsmart for 25.99 a 17lb bag. The dogs love it and seem to be happier and healthier. I am on a very limited income, so I was worried about price too. Since it's a better food they eat less of it. You should look the Blue Buffalo food up online, their process it really interesting. They use a cold process that keeps the nutrients in the food.
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28th Jan 2013- N Club fire kills 250- Brazil?
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28th Jan 2013- N Club fire kills 250- Brazil?
greed $$$$$$$$$$$............. had doors chained shut so nobody snuck in . heard only 1 entrance/exit open
Often happens with doors locked shut, but also a stampede for the doors (when they are not locked) can cause the same problem. Leave in an orderly manner, and don't panic.
I could explain more.
@ Lh- Ridiculous scenario, I wont ask 4 more, too hard to except; to irracional.
@ bubbatie- They think moneys all that matters, someone outta lock them in a room
with the take & lite em up! seriously.
Same thing happened her in us at a great white concert a few years back . what happened to learning from past mistakes ?
How does a tragedy like this happen?
As Mike posted; $$$$$$$$$$$$$ or ££££££££££££ or €€€€€€€€€€€€
It's about money in general without any concern about safety aspects.
Different countries have different control regulations but they don't talk to share with the rest so that this sort of venue structure has a risk assessment as part of 'duty of care'
The toll of this travesty is absolutely disgraceful.
This is not the first terrible event and I'm pretty sure it will not be the last
One has to send much heartfelt condolences to family and friends
Another disgrace that now rears an ugly head, 96 people died and 766 injured.
Tis now under judicial review
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My two year old boxweiler had a swollen eye this afternoon. He's quite clumsy and often bumps into things so I assumed it was a normal knock. Over the last hour the swelling has covered more of his face and when you touch his skin the surface is hard and lumpy around both eyes, his muzzel and forehead. He has started scratching it and the skin is raw under his fur where its swollen. What is this?
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It's hard to say and that it's his eye is concerning. Probably my first thought would be an allergic reaction, and I would give benadryl using the guidelines in these articles:
To discourage scratching, I'd put an e collar on him (that "cone of shame" you can get at the pet food store). If I didn't see improvement within one to two hours of giving the benadryl, or if he has breathing or vision problems, I would make a trip to the emergency vet. Either way, I'd follow up with my regular vet tomorrow.
Best of luck!
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