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Dean of the Law School
Darby Dickerson, J.D.
University administrators appointed Darby Dickerson as School of Law Dean July 29, 2011. She also holds the position of W. Frank Newton Endowed Professorship. Before coming to Texas Tech, Dickerson was at Stetson University College of Law in Florida, where she joined the faculty in 1995 as an assistant professor and moved through the ranks to assume the deanship in 2004. Dickerson teaches or has taught alternative dispute resolution, legal research and writing, federal pretrial practice, litigation ethics and torts. From fall 1995 until December 1999, she served as the faculty advisor to the Moot Court Board, and is a cofounder of Stetson's International Environmental Moot Court Competition. She has served as an advisor to the Stetson Law Review from 1996 to 2004.
Her research interests include higher education law and policy, legal citation and litigation ethics. Her articles appear in the Nebraska Law Review, the Stetson Law Review, the Maryland Law Review, the Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, the Toledo Law Review (Law School Leadership Symposium), and the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. Born and raised in Columbia, S. C., Dickerson holds bachelor's and master's degrees from The College of William and Mary, and her doctor of jurisprudence degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law. After law school, she clerked for a federal judge and then practiced commercial litigation at the predecessor to Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP in Dallas.
Dickerson also is an accomplished teacher and scholar, winning Stetson's top awards in both areas. She authored a leading book on legal citation, and writes and speaks regularly on a variety of topics related to law and higher education, including campus safety and security; risk and crisis management; academic integrity; alcohol and other drug prevention; cyberspace issues; and student mental health. In 2007 she was elected to the prestigious American Law Institute.
Active in the local and professional communities, she works with the Red Cross and chambers of commerce, has chaired the reappointment committee of a U.S. Magistrate Judge, led a local Inn of Court, and holds leadership positions within the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools. In 2010 she was named Business Woman of the Year by the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce; in 2005, she was named the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Business Woman of the Year in the Nonprofit and Social Services category.
- B.A., M.A. The College of William and Mary, 1982-1985
- J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1988
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Hey MyIGN, as you can guess from the title, I'm moving! As for where? Both my brother, Alex (aka DonGingie here on MyIGN), and I are moving in with our dad over in Snoqualmie, Washington. I mostly have three reasons for this being that:
1.) He lives A LOT closer to DigiPen than where I currently live
2.) My dad has over 30 years of programming experience and would thus be a VERY good resource for help.
3.) My dad happens to work at a company just up the street from DigiPen, so he would be able to give me a ride to school every day.
As for why I didn't choose to move in with him sooner? Because I am a stubborn ass and for a while my dad and I could hardly get along (thankfully that is not the case now....... save for the stubborn ass part, which I can be like that a lot of the time). As for my brother's reasons of moving as well? I'm not 100% sure why he is other than that his current high school isn't giving him a good enough education and I'm pretty sure another reason is to get away from our step-dad (granted he won't admit it, however it would make sense since they can't get along whatsoever...... heck if both of them are in the same room it turns into World War III). He has some other reasons as well, but honestly it's not my business to talk about his reasons on here anyways (ask him if you're curious, he has an account on here).
As for what I'm packing up, well since I intend on coming back home every once in awhile, I'm actually going to be leaving the vast majority of my furniture here, in fact the main pieces of furniture I'll be bringing are just my dresser and a few wood shelves that I call cubicles (besides, I already have a bed, desk, night stand, and entertainment center over at my dad's house, so I can just leave the ones that I have here).
As for games, I am going to be bringing my Gamecube and N64 (and I'm tempted to bring the Wii as well..... but since the majority of the games on there belong to my two youngest siblings, I'll be leaving it here until they can get a Wii of their own). Sadly though, I am not allowed to bring my PS3 since it belongs to the "entire family" according to my mom (granted all the games on it were purchased by either me or Alex save for Rock Band and three of the PSone games). Thankfully though, at my dad's house I have an Xbox and a PS2, and Alex is bringing his Xbox 360, and since we have a PS2 there, I can bring the two PSone games that are actually mine (being Final Fantasy VIII and Crash Bandicoot 2).
So far, I only have my games and most of my books packed up, and may need some additional boxes for the rest of my books plus the handful of figurines and music CDs I have. So yeah, this is what I'm going to be up to for most of the next week, and I look forward to fully moving in (however I'll still need to look for a new church to go to, plus I'll have to check the bus schedules in case I ever need to go on them.......... damn I wish I had a car XD).
Anyways, may you all have a good rest of the day, and I'm also intending on posting another short story in the very near future (maybe tomorrow), so keep an eye out for that!
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(July 2002)
An audit of the Office of Protocol Diplomatic Corps Services Division (XDC) was conducted during November-December 2001. The terms of reference for the audit were presented and accepted by the Deputy Chief of Protocol, the head of XDC.
XDC is a well managed, busy Division that works under pressure much of the time. Within XDC are three operating units: the Documentation Unit, the Accreditation Unit and the Privileges and Immunities Unit. The three units report to the Deputy Chief of Protocol.
A major initiative for the Division has been the seeking of incremental funding for additional positions. This will enable the Division to continue to deliver its primary services without relying on contract or term staff. If unsuccessful, the Division has stated it will need to face the reality of reducing service to clients.
Within this context, the Division has some priorities it needs to address. One is to more clearly define the role of the newly created Deputy Director position. Also, a classification review is underway to assess some of the existing positions deemed under-valued.
The information used for decision-making is considered reliable. The Division would benefit from an electronic "Country Summary" document or database indicating which countries have which privileges and immunities, with any exceptions, suspensions or special situations noted. This database will provide some much-needed corporate memory for the Division. Communications within XDC have improved; however, communications with external clients as regards the Privileges and Immunities Unit need to improve to increase client understanding of the roles and limitations in this area.
1.1.1 XDC is one of five divisions under the Office of Protocol (XDX). It has three main service components: the Documentation Unit, the Accreditation Unit, and the Privileges and Immunities Unit. The activities of all three involve a significant amount of knowledge, research, document control, and the sharing and coordination of information within the Division. XDC is staffed with twelve employees, plus an employee from each of the RCMP and CIC, both on secondments. Some XDC staff have determinate status, and there is one contractor. The total budget of XDC is $665,000.
1.1.2 The Division as a whole provides various services to the diplomatic community resident in the National Capital Region and elsewhere in Canada, which numbers approximately 8,000. The Documentation Unit provides documentation services (diplomatic identification cards, for example). The Privileges and Immunities Unit offers services with respect to issues of reciprocity, privileges and immunities, and administers Canada's legal obligations under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic and Consular Relations, as well as a number of other international agreements. The Accreditation Unit deals with all aspects of accrediting Canadian Heads of Mission going abroad, and foreign Heads of Mission coming to Canada. The latter also manages the processes of awarding foreign decorations and awards to Canadian citizens. In carrying out these functions, XDC liaises with other DFAIT organizational units, and with other government departments (most frequently with CIC, CCRA, Transport, and the RCMP). In addition, the Division deals with provincial and municipal governments, as required.
1.2.1 Audit objectives included a review of the management control framework to ascertain if operations are being carried out effectively and efficiently, an assessment of the reliability of information available for decision-making, the determination of the extent of compliance with prescribed policies and procedures, and an assessment of the quality of services provided to Canadian Missions abroad.
1.3.1 The scope of the audit included an examination of XDC activities with respect to accreditation, documentation processing, privileges and immunities, and reciprocity. Linkages with the Management Services Division (XDM) were also the subject of review. This scope, contained in the terms of reference, was formulated during the planning phase, and was based on a preliminary review of XDC activities and services. Resource levels as well as records management were also areas of focus. Time constraints precluded a review of services to foreign missions in Canada.
1.4.1 The audit approach consisted of conducting interviews, documenting processes, reviewing file documentation, and analyzing work flows. Interviews were held with all XDC staff and managers, as well as staff and managers in the Bureau Management Services Division (XDM). The staff from CIC and RCMP were also interviewed. Several documents were reviewed, including the business plan, organization charts, job descriptions, country files for reciprocity requests, promotional materials, internal correspondence, and accreditation and documentation files. To assess the quality of service to Canadian Missions abroad in the area of reciprocity, a short questionnaire was sent to twelve Missions which have accessed XDC services within the past two years.
2.1.1 The organizational structure of XDC was reviewed. Both the Deputy Chief of Protocol (EX-01) and the Deputy Director (FS-02) are new to their positions. The Deputy Director position was staffed in the fall of 2001, after being vacant and frozen for the previous six years. The position was re-activated by the previous Deputy Chief of Protocol in order to provide back-up to the Deputy Chief, manage the Documentation and the Privileges and Immunities Units, and carry out policy work. Each of the Division's three Units is managed by an AS-02 or AS-03.
2.1.2 The current management sees an expanded role wherein the Deputy Director will manage the Documentation Unit but will also manage more of the day-to-day business of the whole Division and to be more involved in longer term policy work. An updated job description has not been completed.
Recommendation for XDC
2.1.3 XDC should update the Deputy Director job description, and finalize the organizational chart.
XDC Response
2.1.3 Although there is not yet a formal job description for this position, an outline was created by the previous Deputy Chief. The position of Deputy Director had long been lacking in the Division, and now that it has been filled, it has become apparent that the role is an important one. The job description will be finalized by December 2002, along with the organizational chart.
2.1.4 Of particular concern to management is the increased demand for services in recent years, as more and more countries are opening offices in Canada or increasing their staff complement. As a consequence, the delivery of timely services has become more difficult, although the Division receives few complaints because it has succeeded in meeting demands by using both term positions and contractors. The lack of continuity due to term positions and contracts is an issue for the Division. Three additional resources are needed in XDC, specifically one AS-03 for Accreditations, a second RCMP officer, and one CR-05 to assist with cases of debts. This is to cost a total of approximately $185,000 annually. This need is based on historical trends, statistics and work plans which reflect what the activities are and should be to fulfill the mandate. In a memorandum to MKM dated August 1, 2001, the Chief of Protocol clearly indicated that should incremental resources not be made available, some activities offered by XDC (for example, the Diplomatic Forum, the Northern Tour, or certain elements of outreach) would have to be curtailed or even eliminated altogether. The Audit Team agrees with the need for the three additional positions for XDC to fulfill its mandate as it currently exists.
2.1.5 The continuity of staff is important in an area that is almost exclusively service-oriented. Not only does continuity enable each Unit to deliver effective services, but it also allows for proper back-up. To some extent, current demand for service is being met with the assistance of three temporary employees working in XDC. All are fully occupied, based on interviews and observations by the Audit Team, and the hope is to regularize them. One is a contractor managing the Head of Mission accreditations, and the other two are working in the area of Privileges and Immunities assisting the head of this Unit. The uncertainty created by temporary employment status is affecting the morale of the individuals concerned.
2.1.6 For the Documentation and Accreditation Units, the number of resources is sufficient to meet normal demands for service, although in the fall when demand increases, extra contractors are usually needed. The work done by these Units is, for the most part, very transaction-oriented. For the Privileges and Immunities Unit, the workload is steady throughout the year. The addition of a term CR position has assisted the Privileges and Immunities Advisor, who was previously on his own, to respond much more quickly to requests, and to clear a backlog of filing. At the time of the audit, a contractor had been acting in the vacant position of the Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Protocol, but was also assisting in the Privileges and Immunities Unit. The staffing of the Administrative Assistant position is underway, and once filled, the continued, long-term need for the contractor in the Privileges and Immunities Unit is doubtful.
Recommendations for XDC
2.1.7 Review the need for the contractor in the Privileges and Immunities Unit.
XDC Responses
2.1.7 The need for the Contractor was reviewed, and due to the volume of work in the Unit, is now working full-time in the Unit. This resource is deemed essential in order to maintain reasonable service standards.
2.1.8 Reclassification of a number of positions has been an on-going issue in XDC for a number of years, but a lack of funding has prevented any concrete action. The view of management is that a number of positions are currently under-valued given their duties and responsibilities. A classification review, managed by the new Deputy Director, is underway. It will be important that this review include a costing and the identification of a source of incremental funding for the higher levels that may result. This will be a challenge for XDC and indeed the Bureau as a whole, since, according to the Area Management Office, neither the Branch reserve nor the Departmental reserve have any available funds. Given no alternatives, the only option is to review priorities from across XDX and attempt to identify funding alternatives from within the Office of Protocol.
Recommendation for XDC
2.1.9 Calculate the cost of the proposed reclassification, and identify a source of funding.
XDC Response
2.1.9 This exercise is now in the hands of a consultant, who is working on a Bureau-wide exercise. The first step is to determine what job classifications are required to accurately reflect the work being carried out by Bureau personnel. If it appears that some positions require upward reclassification, the cost will be calculated at that time and incremental funding will be sought from within the Branch after a review of priorities.
Planning and Directing
2.1.10 A performance agreement has not been formalized for the Deputy Chief of Protocol, however, its development was underway at the time of the audit. Flowing down from this, goals and objectives can be developed for all Division managers. These goals and objectives in turn can be shared with Unit staff, with Unit-specific goals agreed to and reviewed as appropriate. These should form the basis of annual appraisals for all employees.
2.1.11 A more formal process for planning and directing needs to be put in place that would document goals and objectives, and the activities and processes to achieve expected results. With the exception of the Bureau Business Plan, formal planning has not taken place. Managers have a good idea of objectives, but both short and long term plans have not been developed. Appropriate planning and priority setting are required to ensure that long term goals can be attained, and to identify and justify additional resource requirements. Work plans are necessary to ensure performance is measured against identified and measurable criteria.
Recommendations for XDC
2.1.12 Establish a performance agreement with the Deputy Chief.
2.1.13 Establish goals and objectives for all staff.
2.1.14 Develop Work plans and formalized priority setting.
XDC Responses
2.1.12 The performance management agreement and its components have been discussed orally between the Deputy Chief and the Chief of Protocol, and will be formalized by fall 2002.
2.1.13 This will be done annually and reviewed quarterly.
2.1.14 This will be done annually and reviewed quarterly.
2.1.15 Communication within the Division has improved over the past six months. Weekly meetings, chaired by the Deputy Chief, have been re-established for Unit managers, and these have been well received. However, Unit staff commented that relevant information is often obtained more informally. This is, in part, the result of not having regular meetings with their managers. Regular meetings, even short ones, are an excellent venue for the exchange of information. Additionally, the minutes from the weekly manager meetings could be circulated to all staff for their information.
2.1.16 Communication outside the Division should be improved. More effective communication with stakeholders such as Canadian Missions abroad and SRD are two examples. SRD management have stated that not all inquiries related to property issues are copied to that Bureau. A short questionnaire was sent by the Audit Team to a sample of Missions that has accessed XDC services within the past two years. The results indicated that, while resources are stretched, XDC has delivered satisfactory services over the period. Some Missions commented on an occasional lack of clarity in responses, a perceived lack of determination to take action, or their misunderstanding regarding XDC's ability to act as regards reciprocity. In cases where inquiries took more time due to a need for more research by XDC, the Missions were sometimes not provided with a time frame for a response, nor an acknowledgment of receipt or interim response. In these cases, the Mission had the impression that nothing was being done in the interim. Better communicating of the Unit's mandate, role and service parameters would create more realistic expectations for Canadian Missions abroad.
2.1.17 There are no formalized Departmental procedures for dealing with reciprocity issues. Such procedures would allow all Missions to understand the XDC mandate regarding privileges and immunities, and would thus reduce possible confusion and frustration by more closely aligning Mission expectations with XDC service capability. This could be added to the XDX website. The Bureau website is currently well organized and is an excellent forum for information and reference.
2.1.18 Given the nature of the work, the Privileges and Immunities Unit generates responses on a "as long as it takes" basis. The Unit should always notify clients when inquiries demanding research or consultation with OGD's or other outside agencies require more time, and a final reply should be sent to clients for all inquiries made.
Recommendations for XDC
2.1.19 Schedule regular meetings between Unit managers and their staff.
2.1.20 Formulate a communications strategy for inquiries from Canadian Missions abroad.
XDC Responses
2.1.19 Only the Documentation Unit has a sufficient number of staff to warrant regular meetings. Weekly meetings are now scheduled for the Documentation Unit. Meetings for other Units will only be on an "as needed" basis.
2.1.20 Efforts have been made in the past several months to better communicate with Canadian Missions abroad, and to advise them when it would take longer than expected to provide them with an answer. A more formal communication strategy will be completed by December 2002.
2.2.1 Information used for decision-making by the Documentation Unit is based on the documents that are submitted, and on consultation with other Units of the Division such as Privileges and Immunities, as well as the CIC and RCMP Advisors. Once cleared, the foreign representative and dependents are registered and issued a diplomatic identification card. This process is very clearly defined and there are few exceptions. A reporting system keeps management abreast of incidents for reference purposes.
2.2.2 Records management has been computerized in recent years, allowing more reliable information to be available for faster decision-making. The Diplomatic Registry System is an electronic database designed to provide a means of registering and issuing acceptances of diplomatic representatives in Canada. It is an inventory of information that has evolved recently to one that tracks information and activities of members of the diplomatic community. The system is easy to navigate and has an improved reporting module. Users expressed a high level of satisfaction with the database. Two years ago, an upgrade added a new field for tracking "incidents", and this works well, providing detailed information as required by management. Access to this field is appropriately restricted. Other needed upgrades to the system have been identified related to data integrity and further refinement to the access features. A total of $15,000 for the upgrades is in this year's budget.
2.2.3 Having information readily available has been a concern for the Division. To this end, the Privileges and Immunities Unit maintains paper-based files by country for reference purposes. This system works well, although part of the duties of the contractor is to assist with a high volume of filing. Paper-based filing remains important in an area that receives a lot of paper correspondence. Many of the country and subject files were reviewed and found to be in good order and up to date.
2.2.4 The Division's files contain no registry with country summaries. The development of such an electronic document would include a list of all privileges and immunities extended to each country, any exceptions or suspensions, and other major items, permitting easy reference by any member of XDC. This would be particularly useful in case the Privileges and Immunities Advisor is absent. The current system, where all documentation is filed by country but with no summary information sheet, means the Division relies largely on the memory of the Privileges and Immunities Advisor when seeking background or to recall case histories. Creating corporate memory in the Unit is important for back-up purposes, and for the longer term. A compilation of summary information, preferably in an electronic format for ease of editing, would increase response time and efficiency.
Recommendation for XDC
2.2.5 Develop an electronic summary sheet of privileges and immunities for each country.
XDC Response
2.2.5 This recommendation will be implemented during the current fiscal year, budget permitting.
2.3.1 The workload of the Division varies depending on the function. The Documentation and Accreditation Units have a well defined workload based on a relatively routine process that has been established to permit the smooth and expeditious processing of newly-arrived foreign representatives. The services offered include permission to enter Canada, issuance of identity cards, buying and selling of property and automobiles, licences, school registration, etc. This documentation process is supported by a desk book of procedures that is continuously reviewed and updated as needed. A service standard for document processing of five working days has been established, and this standard is always met, except in the fall peak season, when it can extend to as long as ten days. Clients are aware of this standard, are made aware of deviations, and are generally satisfied according to Division staff.
2.3.2 XDC has well defined services and service standards as regards documentation processing and accreditation of Heads of Missions. For the Privileges and Immunities Unit, an informal service standard exists, but because workload cannot be determined in advance, the response can be immediate or may take longer to execute. The turnaround time for an inquiry is usually within a week. For this Unit, there is no high season, and there are a great variety of inquiries and requests. These average over 50 per week, and are responded to on a case-by-case basis, with the priority set and often the decision taken, where required, by the Privileges and Immunities Advisor. The recent addition of support staff to assist with research and to generate more routine responses has permitted greater efficiency in the Unit. A published service standard would assist the Unit in making clients aware of how long a normal request takes to action, and provide a time frame for the Unit staff to work toward.
Recommendation for XDC
2.3.3 As part of a communications strategy, establish and publish services standards for the Privileges and Immunities Unit.
XDC Response
2.3.3 XDC will develop and publish service standards for those elements within its control. It should be recognized that this unit depends on other divisions, other Departments and other levels of government in order to provide answers to privileges and immunities inquiries.


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Subject: Re: RSC Hamlet in NY
In response to John Walsh, the Brooklyn Academy of Music sent out a
membership renewal press release which said that the RSC was bringing
productions of Hamlet, Cymbeline, Henry VIII and Everyman to BAM in the
Spring. Unfortunately, that is all the information they supplied.
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I pray someone else reads this before starting out on the rockets you people are advising. I'm 53 and have been on motos my whole life. Started out on a Briggs mini-bike. Currently in the stable are a Lawson 1000R, '82 GPZ 1100, '01 Ninja 250 (Daughter's), '05 CBR 6RR (Son's) and numerous dirt bikes. My son's and daughter's Dojo is a 5th Degree Black Belt, 29 years old, drives an RX8 (sweet) and is a very coordinated and athletic individual. He decided he wanted to get a bike. He asked advise. Then he asked to ride the 250. I thought...sure. I schooled him a bit and put him on it on a slight downhill grade and said just to slide the clutch easy and stay in first gear for the short piece of road. He popped the clutch, panicked, grabbed the front brake while holding the throttle and gassed it. He held the brade for all it was worth and with the back wheel burning out due to the throttle position I was able to hit the kill switch before he jetted straight into the neighbor's house. My advise to you? Get a used dirt bike and learn to ride before you go scraping up the pavement. A 250 Ninja in the hands of a kneedragger will school the burnout crowd on litre' bikes in the twisties. The 250 is a 14grand screamer and will turn on a dime. Don't discount a little Ninja. And don't ride it on the interstate either. Learn in the dirt...keep your feet in the street.
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My dream is to become a Food Service Manager in the hospitality field. I love the idea of helping others voluntarily and unconditionally. After obtaining an A.S. degree, my goals are to transfer to UCF's Rosen College of Hospitality Management to achieve a B.S. degree and furthermore to feed myself with knowledge from various professors, who had been in this particular career field. Plato asserts, "The direction in which education starts a man, will determine his future life (qtd. in Ehrlich and DeBruhl 185). I certainly confirm Plato's quote and the significance of setting goals. Further school will direct me and reveal my true identity of becoming the "[wo]man" to make a change in this world. With "direction" there comes purpose and motivation that will help me fullfill my "future" path and influence other "m[e]n". All it will take is teaching and showing them to find their "determin[ation]", so they will successfully "start[…] [their] future life" and hopefully "education" will lead them to enduring a "life" with a "direction". "[I have] made leadership about changing the world [because] there are only six billion understandings of it. And if [I] change one person's understanding of […] how powerful an agent of change [people] can be in this world, [I have] changed the whole thing" (Dudley). I will help the government to reduce the unemployment rate by creating a referral program with various easy jobs in different restaurants that will offer homeless and less fortunate people the chance to be self-sufficient.


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This article was published 25/3/2009 (3041 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The snow had started falling on Friday evening. On Saturday, I went out to run some errands. By the time I got back to my car I had trouble getting it out of its roadside parking spot. It would be the last time I was able to drive for several days.
On Sunday, I was on the phone in my living room. Its centrepiece was a wonderful marble fireplace. As the blizzard raged outside, flames from the burning wood suddenly shot horizontally into the room as a gust created a tremendous downdraft.
So, for me, began the events leading up to the 1997 Flood of the Century. I have to pinch myself to realize that it was 12 years ago. My stepdaughter and son have turned from children into adults. Time has dulled and possibly altered memories. I couldn't swear that the sequences of events that I described above are accurate. I do remember walking to work the next day in ski goggles and being picked up by a lone taxi and I remember also getting my future partner to promise that we wouldn't live forever in a city that had blizzards in April.
We're still here, at least for half the time and part of the reason might well be that blizzard and subsequent flood. If I were to look for a defining moment when Winnipeg and Manitoba shook off the malaise that had afflicted them for decades, it would be the flood of 1997.
There are many factors for the turnaround. Gary Filmon was still premier during the flood. Susan Thompson was mayor of Winnipeg. Both had managed with fiscal prudence, setting the groundwork for the strong economic performance of the city and province over the past few years.
Both had also worked hard to change the image of the city and province. Famously, Filmon said in his annual State of the Province address to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce that you could tell when a plane arrived from Winnipeg in Ottawa because when the engines stopped you could still hear the whining.
He, like Gary Doer who followed, and Glen Murray who followed Thompson, worked tirelessly to put the complaining, victimized stance of the city and province behind them.
The change has been step by step; Mayor Sam Katz's determination to build the finest small-market ballpark in North America, Mark Chipman's building of the MTS Centre, the deal to build the new Hydro headquarters on Portage Avenue, rising immigration -- all have led to a new confidence.
It may be a coincidence that defeatism began to change to "can-do" at the time of the flood, but I don't think so. The city and province faced a tremendous challenge and came through with flying colours. It was not just the physical challenge, the potential danger and the superhuman effort to build dikes, sandbag homes and evacuate communities, it was also overcoming the mental anguish that the flood brought.
All of this is brought back, of course, by the snow this week, the winter storm warnings from Environment Canada, the water lying in fields and across roads and the real danger of major flooding across the border. No one who was in Winnipeg can forget the devastation the 1997 flood wreaked on Grand Forks, nor the fear that it raised for Winnipeg itself.
So far, no one expects a repeat. But then, no one expected the April blizzard that created the flood of 1997.
Winnipeg came perilously close to a city-wide flood 12 years ago. Much closer than we thought we were at the time. As a result, dikes have been built higher and the floodway has been expanded -- a job not yet finished but good enough to handle a bigger volume of water than 12 years ago.
We are prepared for the worst, but the worst is unlikely.
What is worth remembering is the spirit the flood created. People lost their homes. Grand Pointe went underwater, so did Ste. Agathe. Mistakes were made and the aftermath left damaged houses, displaced people and terrible heartache.
All that was overcome. The determination that rebuilt Grand Forks also affected Winnipeg and Manitoba. The flood was like a cold shower: a bracing wake-up call. The army, the emergency services and the people of the province responded to potential disaster with a determination that would bring a new-found confidence across the province. We are unlikely to be tested in that way this year, but if we are, we are more ready than we were 12 years ago. They say that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Manitobans came together in the Flood of the Century and haven't looked back.
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Bake Peanut Butter Cookies Todayby Kirsten Vala in Recipes, March 1st, 2011
When you think of the perfect peanut butter cookie what do you see, taste and smell? Sugary criss-crosses, the crunch of peanuts, warm baked goodness, grandma's kitchen, City Bakery in New York City (where the most intensely peanut butter-y cookie in the world is baked)? These nostalgic, everyday cookies are true favorites appropriate for any occasion, any season, anytime whatsoever. But today they're especially appropriate — celebrate March 1st, National Peanut Butter Day, by baking a batch of perfect peanut butter cookies.
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LINE-out expert Chris Jones believes the Worcester set-piece is returning to top form in time for tonight's Aviva Premiership trip to Leicester Tigers (7.45pm).
For so many years the cornerstone of Warriors' successes, the line-out has not been as dominant as usual in recent games, and it was bec-oming a cause for concern.
In the recent top-flight clashes with Bath, Saracens and Harlequins, Worcester's line-out was a major weakness.
Although Warriors beat reigning champions Sarries and were only just edged out by Harlequins, the line-out problems were painfully obv-ious in all three clashes as Worcester struggled to win even 50 per cent of their own ball.
However, after plenty of soul-searching at Sixways during the recent two-week break from action, Jones feels they are now back on track – a point emphatically backed-up by the demolition of the Newcastle Falcons' line-out in Worcester's 19-9 victory last time out.
Jones and Co stole no less than seven of the Falcons' 16 throws in that game, which bodes well ahead of tonight's daunting trip to Welford Road.
Clearly, Falcons and Tigers are different animals, but former Sale Sharks lock Jones believes Worcester should take plenty of confidence from their latest outing.
The 31-year-old said: "We had struggled with our set-piece in recent games, but we worked really hard on it during the two-week break and it came together against New-castle.
"We were able to give the backs the ball they deserve and the half-backs, Goodey and Pezza (Andy Goode and Shaun Perry), controlled the game well.
"We were really happy with the way it went and we set the benchmark against Fal-cons – we knew we are better than we had been recently, so it was good to prove that."
He added: "We have a point to prove tonight. We are setting benchmarks at the mo-ment and when Leicester came to Sixways just after Christmas, we didn't perform – in fact that was probably the last time we didn't perform at home – so we want to make up for that. We will take confidence from the Falcons win and roll on to Welford Road.
"Are we a different team to the one that lost at home to Leicester? Yes and no. Yes, because we have some more confidence. We made some simple mistakes that day and let them score easy tries, so we are different in that respect.
"However, we are not different from then in that we are still a good, tight-knit team with some great players and on our day we can beat anyone."
After the trip to the Tigers' lair, Worcester return to Sixways for back-to-back home clashes with Exeter and London Irish as the Premiership run-in gathers steam and Jones has been impressed by Warriors' home form.
He said: "We have a great record at Sixways in 2012 and we are making the place into a fortress. The fans always get behind us and we knew against Newcastle we just had to pull a win out of the bag.
"From one to 15, we put it on the line and we know that, if we turn up and everyone does their jobs, we can beat anyone."


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Comic World Seoul, in Seoul, is supposed to happen every month at the AT Center, you can find more info on their website. Comic World Busan, in Busan obviously, happens every other month. I've been to CWS twice, it was fun but they have some restrictions on cosplay to note. I know there is another big convention, but I can't remember the name though I want to say international animation something.
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37: The Job That Takes Over Your Life
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Radio producer Scott Carrier quit his job at a low moment in his life. His wife left him and took the kids. And he got a job interviewing schizophrenics for some medical researchers. After doing it a while, he began to wonder if he was a schizophrenic himself. And more stories.
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"We have a number of options and one of those options was for a new plant in Western Australia of a similar scale to Wollert [Victoria] but we're still making up our mind," he said.
Brickworks rationalised its Victorian operations, reducing the total number of brick kilns from six to two and marketed the sites to developers.
The group closed down its Scoresby factory and sold part of the land to Mirvac. It then shut its factories in Craigieburn and Summerhill, which yielded another 180 hectares of development land. Brickworks has submitted its proposal to rezone the land for residential purposes, which should be completed in the next 12 to 24 months.
The group has received $117.3 million from the sale of Victorian land to date. "In some cases the land was worth more than the assets on them," Mr Partridge said.
Yesterday, Brickworks lit the second brick kiln at its state of the art facility in Wollert West, north of Melbourne's CBD.
The new kiln doubles Brickworks production capacity at the Victorian site where works were first commissioned by Brickworks in 2004 at a cost of $125 million.
The Wollert site replaces the Scoresby, Craigieburn and Summerhill factories, which were legacy factories from its purchase of the Bristile business in 2003.
The strategy reduced the number manufacturing staff from 154 to 58 and cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent.
"These new kilns use in the order of 50-60 per cent less fuel than the previous kilns," Mr Partridge said.
The combined Wollert plant can manufacture up to 170 million bricks a year and is far more efficient than the older works, which could produce more bricks but with more wastage. Fewer bricks would need to be produced overall to make the same number of "first quality" bricks, Mr Partridge said.
Victoria is one of the group's best-performing states for sales: one in three new Australian houses is constructed in the state.
"We have confidence in the future of the Victorian market," he said.
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|Every day spend at least an hour in a forest to stay healthy, and much more than this, to stay sane in this insane world!
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|Every day we have a special reason to make a good celebration! And that reason is our very existence!
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|Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.
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The week before school, I took my 13 year old son Ren to NYC for our mother/son 13th year extravaganza. I wrote about the importance of Rites of Passage and Tips for a Mother-Teen Trip 2 years ago when I took my daughter Kai to Kauai for her 13th year celebration (you can read about what we did and talked about here, here and here). But for this post I'm sharing the best ways to save money and get great quality in NYC.I'm more than a little obsessed with getting a great deal. My business fr … [Read more...]
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Budapest teaser videos (FZ150)
I recently moved to Budapest, Hungary and this change made me explore more the FZ150. The difference that I am starting to see in the pictures is great but I am also starting to experiment more with video. Since I really liked the results and mood I decided to share them.
The camera it's excellent on both fields even if you don't use PP but my workflow it's based on RAW+Jpeg and the idea of working on the pictures later so video follows the same approach. Exploring my portfolio or these videos isn't good to have an idea how the files will look straight from the camera but more about the possibilities of what we can try do with little.
I used a small Canon IXUS 60 before and nevertheless some photos were at exhibitions and some short films were selected for festivals so the idea is similar with the FZ150 now, trying to use what I have the best way. The FZ150 was at the limit of what my budget allowed me to spend.
Since my laptop can't edit AVCHD 1080p/50 files I am using for now the MP4 1080p/25 option. I am testing both IA and Creative Movie modes and the last teaser reflects an evolution of that, experimenting with Aperture option, disabling continuous autofocus and using the Focus touch button for those focus/out of focus effects. All the videos have minimal PP so they looked really great straight from the camera already.
Music always plays a major part on setting the mood and I like to do that to help promoting bands in the process. Without further delays, link for the playlist here:
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Robert L. Holloway, Jr., holds the position of Senior Counsel at MacLean Holloway Doherty & Sheehan, P.C. His practice focuses on the resolution of complex litigation matters for business and individual clients, in a wide range of substantive areas. He has successfully litigated shareholder derivative actions, securities fraud, lender liability, partnership and close-corporation dissolution matters, trade regulation and consumer protection matters, land use, construction, commercial and banking transaction matters, products liability, employment and discrimination claims, as well as creditor and debtor disputes in the Bankruptcy Court and elsewhere. His representation has included both plaintiffs and defendants in these and many other civil litigation matters. Mr. Holloway's trial and appellate experience has included federal and state courts in Massachusetts, as well as courts in other jurisdictions.
Mr. Holloway is a graduate of Amherst College (B.A., 1968) and Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1973) and has practiced continuously with MacLean Holloway Doherty & Sheehan, P.C. since 1973. Mr. Holloway was admitted to practice in Massachusetts in 1973, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 1974, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in 1979, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1979, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in 1992. For more than 30 years Mr. Holloway also has served as a "neutral" -by court appointment and by selection of parties -as a mediator, arbitrator and master, in a wide variety of cases.
Active in professional, civic and charitable activities, Mr. Holloway served for many years as a member of the Board of Editors of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly; Director and past President of the Essex County Bar Association; past President of the Massachusetts Bar Association; and as a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association Ethics Committee, Civil Litigation Council, Complex Commercial Litigation Council, and the Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Nominations. He was a member of the Topsfield Board of Health and also served three terms as an elected member of the Masconomet Regional School Committee (1990- 1999). For many years he served as a director of the Topsfield Athletic Association and also served as that organization's president. Prior thereto, he served as an appointed member of the Danvers Recreation Committee, and as chairman of that Committee. He was a founding member of Hospice of the North Shore and president of that organization and served as a corporator of Beverly Hospital. Mr. Holloway received in 1993 the Massachusetts Bar Association's Community Service Award.
Mr. Holloway also regularly judges moot court arguments at Boston University School of Law and Harvard Law School and acts as a trial advisor in the Harvard Trial Workshop program. He is a regular panelist on continuing legal education programs, including the recurring MCLE program, "How To Try A Civil Case In Superior Court."


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Doriathrin or the language of Doriath, was a form of Sindarin used during the First Age which preserved many archaic forms.
From Ardalambion:
- "All that is known of the language of Doriath is some eighty words found in the Etymologies in LR:347-400, plus one or two words from the Silmarillion chapter 21. Yet this was once the language spoken at the court of King Thingol, who ruled Beleriand for four thousand years of the Sun and sired "the fairest of all the Children of Ilúvatar that was or shall ever be" (Silm. ch. 4). Doriathrin must have been the mothertongue of Lúthien Tinúviel. When she later learnt Beren's native Mannish tongue, he indeed asked her why she bothered, "since her own tongue was richer and more beautiful" (PM:369). . ."
- ― Ardalambion, [1]
One difference from Sindarin was the plural form. Unlike Sindarin, the plural suffix is -in, as in Dor Lómin (lómin is the plural of lóm).


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The history of the Northeast, an area whose past is little known in the rest of the country, will now find a place in NCERT textbooks, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has said.
"There can be no history of India without the history of the Northeast. The glorious chapters of the region's history will be incorporated in NCERT text books," Singh said in Guwahati on Wednesday.
A committee of historians will be constituted for deciding the material to be included in the books, he said.
The All Assam Students Union and the banned United Liberation Front of Asom have been protesting against the absence of the region's history from books, particularly NCERT ones.
The AASU said that the omission gave a feeling of alienation among the people and the Northeast's glorious role in the freedom struggle remained unknown outside.
The outlawed ULFA has repeatedly claimed that India "has no right to claim the N-E as its own when its history is not considered to be a part of the country's history".
Earlier, at Shillong, Singh said an Indian Institute of Management would be set up in the Northeast mainly to cater to the students of the region.


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EPIC Aviation says it has begun a major cooperative effort with CNAF to create the China Aviation Services Network, deploying facilities and services modeled after "the finest in North America" while embracing the best traditions of business in the world's most populous nation. EPIC's cooperation is through CNAF Global Jet Service Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNAF, which will be responsible for GA fuel, customer services, charter and aircraft management services at all of China's airports.
Serving a popular corporate retreat destination and a high-end seaside resort, Golden Isles Aviation at SSI (McKinnon, Brunswick GA) announced on Mar 15 that it has joined the Phillips 66 Aviation-branded dealer network. The sole FBO on the field, Golden Isles Aviation features a NATA Safety 1st PSLT-certified linecrew and offers government contract fuel, overnight hangars, lavatory and GPU services. Pilot amenities include a quiet room, kitchen, showers and concierge service.
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GENEVA (Jul. 28)
Representatives of 23 Jewish organizations from around the world, all of them members of the board of directors of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, will gather here tomorrow for a two-day session of the 12 year-old organization. Attending the meeting will be representatives of major Jewish organizations from North America, South America, Europe, Australia and South Africa.
The Conference, which uses chiefly monies from West Germany received on the basis of the Luxembourg Agreement, reached in 1952, between the Bonn Government, the State of Israel and the Conference, will have allocated to Jewish communities around the world, for relief, reconstruction and rehabilitation of surviving Jewish victims of Nazism, a total of more than $111,000, 000 by December 31, 1964.
Of the total amount, $86, 000, 000, or over 77 per cent, will have gone to European Jewish communities; The largest single allocation to a Jewish community in any one country, amounting to $22,100, 000, went to the Jewish community of France.
Conference expenditures for relief and rehabilitation in Europe and Australia have been supervised by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, which supplemented the Conference's aid with funds received from other sources.


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Jockey Shane Sellers and Bridget Parker of Parker View Farm will host the All-Star Jockeys' No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament, scheduled to be held Oct. 6 at The Castle Post in Versailles, Ky.
Among the champion jockeys scheduled to participate in the tournament are 1977 Triple Crown-winning rider Jean Cruguet; three-time Kentucky Derby winners Calvin Borel and Kent Desormeaux; 2013 leading female jockey Rosie Napravnik; Hall of Fame inductees Pat Day, Gary Stevens, Mike Smith, and Edgar Prado.
The cost to play is $250 for a buy-in, $100 for re-buys (2), and $100 for an add-on (1). The cost to attend the event as a non-player is $50 per person.
All proceeds from the event will go to The Simunye Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization established by Bridget Parker to aid the impoverished people primarily in the KwaZulu-Natal area of South Africa.
A short documentary pertaining to the mission of The Simunye Project entitled "Shane Sellers: We Are One", filmed during the group's visit to the villages of South Africa, may be viewed online via this link:
Full-field prize amounts will be $10,000 (1st place), $5,000 (2nd place), $3,000 (3rd place), $1,500 (4th place), $1,000 (5th place), $250 (6th through 10th place), $200 (11th through 15th place), and $100 (16th through 20th place). Payout is based on 200 players and will be adjusted if there are fewer players.
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Exclusive! The FBI Deputizes Business
By Matthew Rothschild
February 7, 2008
Today, more than 23,000 representatives of private industry are working quietly with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. The members of this rapidly growing group, called InfraGard, receive secret warnings of terrorist threats before the public does–and, at least on one occasion, …


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Rosie's Story
Monday 14 July 2014
It was a crime that left Australians horrified. Eleven-year-old Luke Batty, brutally killed by his father during a mid-week cricket practice, his mother Rosie and others nearby.
"For some reason I thought he was safer in an open space with people around and then you realise that you're not safe." Rosie Batty, Luke's Mother
Within hours, Luke's father Greg Anderson was also dead - shot in the chest at the scene when he threatened police.
This week on Four Corners, Geoff Thompson reports on the often hidden scourge of family violence that was laid bare in a very public way in an outer Melbourne suburb earlier this year.
For years, Rosie Batty struggled to manage the increasingly violent behaviour of the father of her son. She called for help - loud and clear. She involved the police, the courts, child protection and social workers to keep her son and herself safe. But this didn't happen.
"His behaviour was never going to… put him away, but you can't help but think that some intervention may have been just enough for him to rethink, or maybe enough of a red flag for me to understand what acute danger Luke and I were in." Rosie Batty
Did these agencies do enough to help Rosie and Luke? Could Luke's brutal death have been prevented?
"...when you need to look someone in the eye like Rosie and hear how the system dealt with her and understand how the system may have let some of those people down, it's very, very confronting." Ken Lay, Victorian Police Commissioner
Rosie's Story, reported by Geoff Thompson and presented by Kerry O'Brien, goes to air on Monday 14th July at 8.30 pm on ABC 1. It is replayed on Tuesday 15th July at 11.00 am and 11.30 pm. It can also be seen on ABC News24 on Saturday 19th July, ABC iview and at abc.net.au/4corners.
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What Breast Feeding Complications are Associated W/ Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation?
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Breast augmentation with implants does not affect nursing.
Breast augmentation with implants does not interrupt connections between breast glands and the ducts leading to the nipple, and so does not affect the ability to nurse. Fat grafting to the breast is a new, hot procedure but is not yet well studies regarding long term safety, durability and outcome. No study has looked at breast feeding after fat graft augmentation, but unlike implant insertion in which all work is done deep to the breast, fat grafting involves many large needle sticks into the breast tissue, and logically has the potention to injure the breast gland and ducts, affecting breast feeding. More importantly though is that changes caused by fat grafting may make detection of cancer much more difficult with screening mammography. Implants are not a perfect solution, but they are proven and safe. The jury is still out on the safety of fat grafting to the breast for augmentation.
Learn more: http://www.artfulsurgery.com/procedures/breast/augmentation/index.php
Fat Transfer and Breast Feeding
The impact of fat transfer on breast feeding is not known. If you are doing a breast augmentation with fat transfer you will probably need multiple sessions and still not get to the size that an implant can give you. After multiple sessions of fat transfer and some expected fat absorption there is no study to determine what the impact on breast feeding will be. We do know that there is very little impact on breast feeding when an implant is placed below the muscle.
Best Wishes
Dr. Peterson
Fat transfer breast augmentation and breast feeding
Good question, but to my knowledge there are not enough cases to do a statisticly meaningful study.
In my experience in 37yrs. I have not seen any problems with breast feeding with any type of implant , in any incision, in any position.
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Breast Feeding After Augmentation
You certainly can breast feed after undergoing an augmentation using implants. There is not a large volume of experience with fat transfer at this time, but there is no reason to suspect that this would have an adverse effect on future breast feeding. The main concern with fat transfer has been calcifications in the transferred fat that might be confusing on mammography, but that seems to be of a theoretical than a real concern at this time.
Silicone Implants Safe for Breast Feeding
Silicone implants are also safe and have the advantage of being predictable and allowing you the size you want. It should not interfere with breast feeding. Silicone Implants Are SafeDespite three decades of safety testing and monitoring of silicone breast implants, there is still a public perception that silicone breast implants are more toxic or dangerous than saline implants. The truth is that there has no known toxicity from silicone gel breast implants. In fact, silicone is one of the most common materials used in medical devices and implants. There is no known toxicity from silicone gel breast implants. It has been studied by the FDA for more than three decades to establish its safety. Silicone is the most common material used in medical devices/implants. Examples include shunts that go from the brain to the abdomen (for hydrocephalus) which are left in for a lifetime, artificial finger joints, syringes, IVs, catheters (including ones that go next to the heart), surrounding pacemakers, and even oral anti-gas tablets.
The one possible exception may by the PIP implant made in France (generally not available in the USA). Most of the concerns about the PIP implant were about the use of non-medical silicone and manufacturing problems, and do not relate to implants used in the United States by board-certified plastic surgeons. This is not to say that breast implants, like any implant, can have problems; they may have to be removed and are not meant to last a life time. Common reasons for replacement include: capsular contracture, rupture, infection, change in breast size, and pain—but not for toxicity.
To answer the perceived toxicity of Silicone by the general public—this is quite a different matter.
Breast implants have been around since the 1960s. About 15 years ago Connie Chung ran an exposé, Face to Face with Connie Chung, claiming silicone implants were responsible for different health problems. This led to lawsuits, a huge windfall for lawyers, and the subsequent ban on silicone implants for first-time breast augmentation patients went into effect. They were always available for breast reconstruction (e.g. after mastectomy) and replacement of existing silicone breasts. Also, please note that saline implants are still covered by a silicone envelope.
Soon after, a ban on silicone implant use became worldwide. This lasted for years until more than 100 clinical studies showed that breast implants aren't related to cancer, lupus, scleroderma, other connective tissue diseases, or the host of other problems they were accused of causing.
June 1999, The Institute of Medicine released a 400-page report prepared by an independent committee of 13 scientists. They concluded that although silicone breast implants may be responsible for localized problems such as hardening or scarring of breast tissue, implants do not cause any major diseases such as depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
The Institute of Medicine is part of the National Academy of Sciences, the nation's most prestigious scientific organization.
Eventually, a federal judge dismissed/rejected the lawsuits, declaring them junk science and ended for the most part the barrage of lawsuits. This led to the present reintroduction of silicone implants years ago and their approval by the FDA. Interestingly enough, most of the rest of the world reintroduced them many years prior to the United States
Learn more: http://drnichter.com/silicone-implants-toxic/
Fat transfer is NOT a good way to enlarge breasts.
Neither implants (silicone or saline) nor fat transfer should have any effect on ability to breast feed, or cause any change in the quality or safety of the breast milk. This has been looked into exhaustively (as related to silicone breast implants--1999 study by US Dept of Health and Human Services, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences) and the conclusion was that "evidence for health effects in children related to maternal breast implants is insufficient or flawed."
Fat grafted breast tissue, however, while not causing concern related to breast feeding, DOES raise concerns with mammographic detection of breast cancer. Specifically, some of the grafted fat does not survive, and can cause the development of calcifications that could mimic calcifications associated with breast cancer, potentially interfering with cancer detection. Grafted fat that does not survive can also cause scar densities that further interfere with mammography. Though these may be described as "potential" or "theoretical" concerns, breast implants (particularly submuscular ones) do not cause these concerns (though some would argue that periareolar incisional approaches with dissection through the breast tissue could also cause these confusing scar densities or calcifications much the same as fat grafts.)
'There is a reason that "traditional" breast augmentation is recommended by the vast majority of experienced, ABPS-certified plastic surgeons (and fat grafting is NOT), and that is because implants still represent the best and safest way for a woman to enlarge her breasts.
Learn more: http://www.mpsmn.com/html/implants-silicone-safe.html#subhead
Affect of fat injections on breast feeding are unknown
There are no available studies or information on breast feeding after fat transfers to augment the breast. There are plenty on breast implants and they will have no effect on breast feeding. Fat transfers to the breast are controversial because of liquid cysts and calcifications produced and the literature is not trending in a 'positive' way. Be careful.
Best of luck,
Learn more: http://www.peterejohnsonmd.com
Fat injection
I would not reccomend fat injection for breast enlargement. It has nothing to do with breast feeding, I do not feel it is a good procedure. The fat can die, be replaced with calcification and it is not as good as a standard augmentation.
Learn more: http://www.wrmd.com
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Australia had no specific warning about the Bali attacks, a spokesman for Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.
It has been revealed that Mr Downer knew the holiday island was a possible terrorist target four months before the deadly blasts killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.
Officers from the Office of National Assessments (ONA) met Mr Downer on June 18 and 19 last year and told him Bali, the Indonesian province of Riau, and Singapore were attractive targets for the al-Qaeda linked Jemaah Islamiah terrorist network.
The ONA made the revelations in submissions to a Senate inquiry.
Mr Downer's spokesman said the reports confirmed there was no specific intelligence warning of the Bali blasts.
"What this was, was one officer saying in a briefing in response to questions from Mr Downer on what sorts of places could be targets, he identified Bali among other places," he said.
"When Mr Downer then asked whether travel advisories should be adjusted, he was told no, there's no specific intelligence."
Mr Downer was told hotels, nightclubs and airlines were high on the list of possible terrorist targets.
But the advice was not a specific warning, his spokesman said.
"Our travel advice for Indonesia said at that time that there was the threat of terrorist attacks and bombings," he said.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, in its last advisory before the October 12, 2002 Bali bombings, said that tourist services outside of the remote islands of the archipelago were "operating normally, including Bali".
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If you and your friends are eager to dive into a monster-filled dungeon -- and who isn't -- then Bethesda has a thrilling announcement for you: The publisher is handling a new co-op fantasy action game, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, developed by Interplay founder Brian Fargo's InXile Entertainment.
Fargo describes Hunted as an "upcoming release that takes us back to our roots," and the screenshots (in our gallery below) paint a pretty clear picture of what that could mean: warriors and archers putting holes in orc-looking things with sharp objects and magic.
Hunted: The Demon's Forge is in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and Games for Windows (PC). We'll have some impressions of the game later today.


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Calcium: Are You Getting Enough?
Protect your bone health by ensuring the right daily dose
Calcium is an important mineral that your body uses not only to build strong bones, but to keep your muscles and nerves working and your heart pumping, according to the Mayo Clinic. Are you getting enough?
Many people aren't getting enough
Many people, particularly children, adolescent girls and adults over age 50 are falling short, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) recommends that adults between the ages of 19 and 50 get 1,000 mg of calcium per day, and that includes women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Children need less, between 200 and 700 mg between the ages of 0 and 3 years. Children ages 4 to 8 need about 1,000 mg, and adolescents also need a boost of about 1,300 mg per day.
As women and men age, they also need more calcium. Women should get 1,200 mg starting at age 51, and men should increase their intake to the same amount when they reach age 71.
Calcium deficiency
A lack of adequate calcium in the diet may lead to weak bones and low bone mass, and children might not grow to their full potential, according to the Mayo Clinic. Low calcium can also lead to a bone disease called osteoporosis, which could put you at high risk for bone fractures, according to the National Institutes of Health.
How to ensure more calcium in your diet
So how do you make sure you're getting the right amount? It's important to understand which foods contain calcium and when it might be a good idea to add a supplement to your diet. Some of the best known sources of calcium are milk, cheese and other dairy products. An 8-ounce glass of skim milk has about 299 mg of calcium, and an 8-ounce serving of yogurt weighs in at 415 mg.
Other good sources include the following:
- Salmon, 3 ounces, 181 mg
- Sardines, 3 ounces, 325 mg
- Mozzarella cheese, 1.5 ounces, 333 mg
- Broccoli, 1/2 cup, 21 mg
- Fortified cereal, 1 cup, between 100 and 1,000 mg
- Tofu, 1/2 cup, 138 mg
Some individuals might have a tough time getting all the calcium they need from their diet, such as vegans, people who are lactose intolerant or people who eat a lot of salt and protein, which can flush calcium from your body. Certain medical conditions may also affect calcium absorption.
If you can't consistently get the calcium you need from food sources, talk to your doctor about adding a supplement to your diet.
There are four different kinds of calcium supplements, including the following:
- Calcium carbonate
- Calcium citrate
- Calcium gluconate
- Calcium lactate
Your doctor can help you choose the right supplement based on your dietary needs, potential side effects and whether you take medication.
It's also important to make sure you're not getting too much of a good thing. There is some evidence that excess calcium raises heart risks, according to the AARP. The maximum daily limit for adults is between 2,000 and 2,500 mg per day.
Take a few minutes to focus on how much calcium is in your diet to make sure you're getting just the right amount to protect your bone health and keep your body healthy.


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